POWELL RIVER, B.C – Powell River has secured federal cash to work on climate change mitigation.
According to a news release from the Federation of Canadian Municipalities, Powell
River is one of 58 communities that have received funding from Ottawa, which is meant to supplement the salary of a new or existing municipal employee.
That employee is meant to work on initiatives that will improve adaptation to local climate change impacts, or reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
“These grants, which are allocated over two years, help municipalities address climate change by training staff on ways to reduce pollution and improve energy efficiency in the operation and maintenance of their public infrastructure,” read the release.
Powell River is getting $120,000 out of the grant program for a full-time sustainability employee for a period of two years.
The new sustainable planner will work on specific municipal initiatives focused on greenhouse gas emission reductions, help initiate energy-efficiency upgrades to civic facilities, and work with the city on preparing for climate change adaptation and mitigation.
City councillor and chair of the Sustainability Committee CaroleAnn Leishman said this FCM grant is exciting.
“I am thrilled that we are one of only two communities in B.C. to be awarded this grant,” she said.
“The City has a number of plans and assessments we have been working through to try and lower our carbon emissions for our corporate operations and these initiatives will also lower our operating and utility costs in a lot of cases. We need staff resources to accomplish this work.”
Powell River Mayor Dave Formosa said the city is “very pleased” to have won this grant from the FCM.
Formosa spoke about process of finding the right candidate: “(The city) will now have a professional, once we interview and find the right person, to work with our sustainability committee.”
Powell River can use the funding to assign dedicated staff to activities such as developing strategies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions or developing infrastructure plans that aim to adapt to or mitigate the intensifying effects of climate change.
Formosa said these kinds of professionals have the ability to find and create projects that will save the city money.
“For instance, reclaiming heat from our boilers and then heating our pool, or looking at our lighting, or maybe solar energy will help in this particular area, or things that we are doing with our vehicles,” Formosa continued. “What we can foresee-ably see using an electric vehicle for, that will work all year round… not with a dump truck or a backhoe but maybe in another usage.”
Leishman said that having this staffer is key to shifting our culture into looking at all our operations and tasks with a “sustainability lens,” and start making some real progress.
“As a local government it is our duty to take the threat of climate change seriously and to step up and begin to make serious reductions in the amount of carbon we are putting into the atmosphere,” she said.
“We also have a lot of work to do in preparing for potential extreme climate impacts. We are on the hook when our infrastructure becomes damaged with extreme weather events so the more prepared, we can be to try and mitigate some of the damage, the better.”
Leishman said we have the ability to be bold and innovative in our approach to facing climate change, which can boost the economy and create new job sectors while we tackle the impacts.
“We need to start looking at our 100-year plan for the community and where we want to go, so we leave this a better place for the next generations.”
Other communities will be the beneficiaries of Powell River’s knowledge gained through the FCM grant process.
Leishman said communities pay attention to what each other are doing.
“We share stories when we meet at conferences and conventions, so the more exciting projects we all do will benefit the rest to take a leap,” she said.
The City of Powell River has allocated $30,000 for its portion of the funding of the new two-year staff position from the Community Works (Gas Tax) Fund. The job posting for the sustainability planner will be found on the city’s website under ‘employment opportunities’ in the coming weeks.


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Published at Tuesday, December 26th 2017. In Bookcases. By Mia Morin.
Built in bookcases are a great way to accommodate space according to your specification. They can be more personalized making them similar to custom built bookcases. The main characteristic that characterizes this bookcases is the fact that they are immobile. They are therefore great fixtures that can enhance the decor of your home.
Built in bookcases can be built anywhere and in this regard, they are extremely flexible. The following are some of the favorite places where you can find built in bookcases.
There are very many other places where you can have this kind of bookcase and your dining room is one of those places. You can built a wall of bookshelves from the floor to the ceiling around your dining area. They can be built in contemporary styles which will leave your home simply elegant.
First, you need to analyze the size of your bookcase then, leave about 3 inches for the crown from the ceiling. You will also require additional inches for space which can be about 30 inches. The bead board will constitute the back of the built in bookcase. You need to polish every visible surface before building the boxes.
Have a fixed shelf between the top and bottom shelf. Before you attach bead board backs, glue the edge bands to the face of the book case. You need to paint your crown molding and bookcases. To prevent sagging, shelves are edged with wide bands of hardwood.
One of the the greatest advantage of this bookcase is that they utilize space in the home which would never have been utilized. Books will be displayed well without there being competition of space. They are very easy to install and they are easy to manageable. You can take pride in a personal library that will not only provide you with great convenience but also style and beauty.
It is vital to make the shelves more adjustable and this is very easy to do with the use of pins. There is no doubt that you will find the bookcases a wonderful additional to your home where even visitors will be delighted to view the display of some of your greatest book collections. This will also boost your culture where you place great value in books.
When you compare the bookcases with others, you are bound to realize that nothing can be compared to the built in bookcases because of their uniqueness. They do not require a professional to build them therefore, if you have a bit of space, there is no excuse as to why you do not have one yet.
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Tank car is a tank shaped transport vehicle, which is used to transport all kinds of liquid, liquefied gas and powder goods. The aluminum alloy tank car body is composed of coaming, wave plate, tank mouth and other parts.
The aluminum plate commonly used in the market is generally less than 12.5m long, less than 2.2m wide, and the common thickness is generally 5, 6, 7 and 8mm. A complete tank body generally needs 4-6 aluminum plates to be welded.
5083 mirror finish aluminum plate for oil tank
is adopted for the tank body. The tank covers on both sides need to be bent. 5083-O aluminum plate is adopted, which is softer in o state, and 5083-O state is adopted for the diaphragm (wave plate).
In addition, 5454 h111 mirror finish aluminum plate for oil tank can also be used to produce tank cars.
Henan Chalco aluminum supplies 5083 mirror finish aluminum plate for oil tank
, such as 5083, 5052, 5754, 5454, 5182, etc. in addition, the company can produce 1-8 series products. Aluminum plates with thickness of 0.12mm-500mm and width of 500-2600mm are distributed all over the country and exported all over the world. The delivery time is short and the price of aluminum plates is reasonable. Fumigation free wooden brackets are used for export products, which can be purchased at ease!


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Writing a Business Plan for your next entrepreneurial endeavor is crucial. One of the reasons that having a business plan is essential is that it will help you to consider the details of your business and its’ future. Many describe products, services, retail or new business development ideas that otherwise might be exciting. Financial Plans – This is very crucial section.
This is the marketing plan for the brand. If you are planning to venture into a new business, but find it risky to invest in a retail space before testing the product in the market, a pop-up store will come to your rescue. A detailed description of the product or line of products or services including target consumer and features and benefits of the product.
You have to remember that a business plan is something that you may have to present to your business partners, financial firms and banks. Typically, active investors, angels, venture capital groups and investment bankers are deluged with business plans. The executive summary should establish a product or business concept.
Next, you should include a specific marketing breakdown. Very often external business plans are prepared for people who are providing capital or finance to the business. The aforementioned products would be manufactured in regionally based plant, and would be shipped in the early morning hours, with proper refrigerated logistics.
Also outline your plan for marketing directly to your customers or end users. 2. It should include a market research that identifies your competitors, their share of the market and the range of the products they produce. Instead of opting for high interest loans, people who have a sizable amount of investments in the form of securities like stocks and bonds, IRAs, CDs and 401(k) plans, can liquidate them to fund their residential property investment.

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In multiple moves, House Democrats signaled they are about to turn up the heat on the Trump Administration and try to further sway public opinion.
President Trump's false accusations of treason took on new meaning this week as Attorney General William Barr's investigation of the investigators took off.
President Trump is taking on major court losses, the public's support for impeachment is rising, and Trump's corruption is being highlighted every day.
Speaker Nancy Pelosi's methodical approach has yielded a favorable court ruling, but there is a growing call among Democrats for immediate impeachment.
President Trump, who once claimed the Mueller report totally exonerated him, is now doing everything in his power to hide it.
Mnuchin and Barr are protecting Trump on two of his most vulnerable fronts: concealing the potential fraud in Trump's tax returns and shielding him from accountability for obstructing justice.
While Democrats consider whether to impeach President Trump, the Democratic base, the Constitution, and history weigh down on their decision.
The Mueller report adds to a mountain of evidence that highlights President Trump's corruption and unfitness for office. It's time to uphold our democracy.
Behind us, Mueller's investigation. Ahead of us, AG Barr's review, a fight over making the report public, and several ongoing corruption probes of Trump.
Jared Kushner's reported use of private communication methods to conduct government business is not only hypocritical, it's a national security risk.


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Mohandas K. Gandhi was born in 1869 to Hindu parents in the state of Gujarat in western India. He entered an arranged marriage with Kasturbai Makanji when both were 13 years old. His family later sent him to London to study law, and in 1891 he was admitted to the Inner Temple, and called to the bar. In Southern Africa he worked ceaselessly to improve the rights of immigrant Indians. It was there that he developed his creed of passive resistance against injustice, satyagraha, meaning truth force, and was frequently jailed as a result of the protests that he led. Before he returned to India with his wife and children in 1915, he had radically changed the lives of Indians living in Southern Africa.
Back in India, it was not long before he was taking the lead in the long struggle for independence from Britain. He never wavered in his unshakable belief in nonviolent protest and religious tolerance. When his Muslim and Hindu compatriots committed acts of violence, whether against the British who ruled India, or against each other, he fasted until the fighting ceased. Independence, when it came in 1947, was not a military victory, but a triumph of human will.

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Chinua Achebe, the Nigerian author recognised as the father of modern African literature has died, aged 82.
African papers first reported the news; with an unnamed source stating that his death followed a period of illness and a hospital stay. His British publisher Penguin Books later confirmed his passing and Simon Winder, the company’s publishing director, called him an “utterly remarkable man”.
Achebe authored over 20 books, and received a number of accolades including the 2007 Man Booker International Prize for Fiction in addition to numerous honorary degrees in various countries. His first novel “Things Fall Apart” is considered his magnum opus, and is the most widely read book in modern African literature, also providing the title for The Roots’ fourth album.
“Things Fall Apart”, set in pre-colonial Nigeria, tells the story of Okonkwo, a famed clan leader who struggles to protect his traditions amidst rising pressure from colonisers. The book is considered a pivotal milestone in African literature, and went on to become required reading in schools across the continent, featuring in a number of literary courses around the world.
Achebe’s novels tackled a number of multifaceted issues, from the importance of African values, to the effects of colonisation, giving them even more prominence. Outside of his novels, the poet also criticised corruption and spurned the Nigerian government’s attempts to name him a Commander of the Federal Republic in protest of political issues.
R.I.P. Chinua Achebe (16 November 1930 – 21 March 2013)

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For most workers, the offer would give them one week’s pay for each year of service, up to a maximum of 26 weeks. Boeing would also continue paying health insurance benefits for most of the laid-off workers for three months. (The exception to this: Machinists Union members will get six months of extended health benefits under the terms of an agreement negotiated in 2016.)
Workers have until May 4 — one week — to decide whether they’re going to apply for the buyouts. In a message sent to its members, SPEEA, the engineers’ union, said Boeing management will decide who gets to take them, and warned its members they might be required to train their replacements before leaving.
Union sources said Monday it wasn’t clear how many people Boeing is looking to cut from its payroll. However, the Machinists said that Boeing wants to eliminate jobs in 140 job codes in what would be a sweeping restructuring.
Workers who get the buyout packages would be notified in mid-May, and leave the company in June, a Machinists spokeswoman said.
The announcement was likely to be seen as good news for many of the older members of the Boeing workforce, who’ve been looking for the buy outs as a way out of their current Covid-19 conundrum: go back to work and risk infecting themselves and their families, or stay home and risk financial hardship.
About a quarter of Boeing’s unionized workforce – both engineers and mechanics – are older than 55. For them, the buyouts “may be a positive opportunity for those who are ready to retire to utilize additional benefits that were not otherwise available to them,” Machinists Union district leaders in Seattle told their members. Boeing under ex-CEO Jim McNerney froze defined-benefit pensions for all workers, however, most of the workers who’d be taking these buyouts still would have modest pension benefits coming that they accrued prior to the freezes. And since they’re being laid off, the workers might qualify for unemployment compensation from the state of Washington, the Machinists told their members Monday night.
The news from Boeing comes as at least a half-dozen aerospace suppliers and aviation companies across Washington state announced both temporary and permanent job cuts over the past month.
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Welcome to the greatest Australian family vacation resource! Australia is the best place for a family holiday due to its various landscapes, bustling cities, and many outdoor activities. Adventure, leisure, or quality time together—this lovely country has it all.
However, with four seasons, choosing when and where to go can be difficult. We created this guide to assist you navigate Australia’s seasons and locate the right resort for your family. Just relax and let us inspire you to make great memories on your next Australian family holiday!
What is family gateway?
Family gateways are more than just vacations—they’re chances to bond with loved ones. You detach from work or school and chalet perisher t in a new setting. A family gateway lets you bond via natural wonders, exhilarating experiences, or beach time.
Choose destinations that suit everyone’s tastes. If your family loves nature, visit national parks to stroll across picturesque paths and see distinctive species. Choose destinations with snorkelling, surfing, or zip-lining for adventurers. Find resorts with relaxing spas or lovely beaches to relax while the youngsters create sandcastles.
When planning a family vacation, consider Australia’s seasons. For snow fun in June–August, visit Thredbo or Mount Buller. Beachgoers love Byron Bay and Port Douglas in summer (December–February).
Before booking, investigate accommodations thoroughly. Look for resorts with roomy accommodations, pools for all ages, playgrounds, and kid-friendly activities.Of course, budget determines where and how long you stay during your family gateway. Consider saving aside finances for this vacation to avoid overwhelming expenses.After covering the foundations of a fantastic family holiday – bonding time with loved ones in interesting destinations – let’s explore each season’s attractions!
Where to go in winter, summer, and autumn
Families may enjoy winter in Australia at several locations. The Snowy Mountains in New South Wales and Victoria’s alpine region offer snowy activities. These places have great ski resorts and beautiful scenery for skiing, snowboarding, and tobogganing.
Queensland’s Gold Coast is suitable for winter mildness. Its bright weather and beautiful beaches offer limitless family pleasure. Swim in the ocean, create sandcastles, or visit Dreamworld and Sea World.Summer in Australia is beach paradise. The Great Barrier Reef in Queensland offers amazing snorkelling and diving for all ages. For sun and surf, visit Sydney’s Bondi Beach or Melbourne’s St Kilda Beach.
Tasmania offers coastal beauty and colder summers. This island state has beautiful Freycinet National Park and Wineglass Bay. Hike paths with your family in tranquil environments away from cities.Oz has something for every season! Planning a family vacation year-round offers many alternatives, from icy experiences to seaside bliss.
How to select the perfect family resort
Choosing the ideal destination for a family getaway could create lasting memories. But how can you decide when there are so many options? Here are some tips for selecting the ideal family resort.
The place is first. Do you prefer the mountains or the beach? Interested in hiking or water sports? Your search will be guided by the experience you are looking for.Think about the comforts and luxuries. Does the hotel have a playground or a kiddie pool? Exist nearby restaurants or grocery stores? Select a home based on the requirements and tastes of your family.
Reviews and recommendations are very important in chalet perisher choosing the perfect resort. Look up reviews of the resort from other families. Their insights can shed light on what each location has to offer.Keep an eye on your spending. While we all desire opulent lodging, we must avoid overpaying. Set attainable goals without compromising on quality based on your financial situation.
Reach out to resorts that appeal to you. Inquire about their offerings, events, and special rates for families. You might be able to judge if it’s ideal for your vacation thanks to this personal touch.
Find a place to stay and enjoy
The choice of a family holiday destination is crucial to creating lasting memories. Australian attractions cater to a wide range of preferences, making family vacations memorable.Beach vacationers love the eastern coast’s beautiful coastal communities. White-sand beaches and a vibrant surf culture appeal to varied people. Find hidden gems in Byron Bay or other tourist attractions.
via the diligent undertaking of thorough study and the adept application of efficient budgetary planning techniques, individuals can guarantee a profoundly gratifying vacation experience distinguished by the formation of enduring memories forged via communal engagement in various activities. Explore a variety of sites in the present era and begin an extraordinary journey in Australia with your family.
To enhance the overall sense of relaxation and leisure, it is advisable to contemplate the option of lodging in either Margaret River or Hunter Valley. Engage in an immersive experience centred around the investigation of great wines, scenic vineyards, and delightful boutique accommodations.When strategizing for a family vacation in Australia, it is imperative to ascertain that the selected accommodations align with your specific needs and preferences. Kindly conduct a search for resorts that include amenities such as swimming pools, supervised children’s programmes, and a diverse range of attractions that cater to guests of all age groups.The seasons of Australia possess unique appeal, encompassing the snow-clad mountains of winter that afford opportunities for skiing, to the sun-soaked beaches of summer that have limitless possibilities for participating in aquatic activities. Formulate an appropriate strategy that is in accordance with the distinct requirements and inclinations of your household.
Budget and arrange your trip
Knowing your budget and planning your trip are crucial to a successful family vacation. Consider your budget and plan your journey to maximise your vacation.
Budgeting for a family vacation should include lodging, transportation, meals, activities, and any other expenses. Determine your total budget and set budgets for each trip component. Prioritising your priorities will help you avoid overspending.After determining your budget, plan your trip. Research Australian sites that match the seasons, such as icy adventures in winter or sunny beaches in summer. Look at family-friendly resorts offering kid-friendly entertainment or childcare.
Location, accessibility to activities and amenities for children, proximity to food options, and resort or hotel employee safety precautions can substantially effect how pleasurable and stress-free your vacation will be.Additionally, use online reviews from other families who have visited these destinations. Firsthand experiences can teach you what works for them when travelling with kids.
Last but not least, plan ahead! Inform the family of the itinerary so they may mentally prepare for an amazing adventure. Pack clothes for warm and cool temperatures, snacks for long trips, cushions, blankets, etc.By knowing your budget and carefully arranging your trip, you’ll create wonderful family memories without breaking the bank! So start planning and prepare for a great Australian family vacation.

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The explosion of fintech innovation and the mass migration to digital channels drove a new need for regulatory compliance. From crypto and payments to cross-border transactions, startups and financial institutions face significant compliance challenges and operational scaling needs. Join Flourish Investor Kabir Kumar when he sits down with the co-founders of Regtech rising star Hummingbird.


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Former Sri Lanka player Chamara Silva has been banned for two years for misconduct during a domestic first-class match, Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) announced on Sunday.
SLC said the match between Panadura Cricket Club and Kalutara Physical Culture Club in January this year had not been played in keeping with the spirit of the game and that players and officials on both sides had been penalised. Sri Lanka Cricket’s announcement came after a seven-month inquiry into events of the third day of the match played from January 23 to 25.
The SLC had initiated a probe whether the match between two clubs of neighbouring towns was fixed after 24 wickets fell on a day and in 13 overs of play while a run rate of over 10 had been maintained. The two sides had scored 587 runs on the final day despite only 180 being scored over the first two days, prompting an investigation which continued for seven months.
The captains of the two, Chamara Silva and Manoj Deshapriya were banned for two years from all cricket-related activities while the other players and managers were barred for one year, SLC said in a statement. Both clubs will also have to pay a fine of rupees 500,000 each. The match was declared void and the points table has been adjusted.
Silva, who played in all formats of international cricket for Sri Lanka up to 2011, has been banned for from playing, coaching and administrating. He played in 11 Tests and 75 ODIs between 1999 and 2011.
There had been allegations of match-fixing after Panadura won following unusual scoring on the third day of their match, but SLC said there had been no match-fixing.
“Please note that the two teams have been found guilty of misconduct and not playing to the spirit of the game, and not of match fixing,” the statement said.
Both clubs have influential members of the current SLC administration headed by Thilanga Sumathipala.
The complaint of alleged match fixing was lodged by the Sri Lanka Ports Authority, which was under Arjuna Ranatunga, the former world cup winning captain, at that time. Ranatunga was then the Minister of Ports and Shipping before becoming Petroleum Minister in May.
Ranatunga and Sumathipala are currently involved in a public slanging over the poor state of Sri Lanka’s cricket. Sumathipala has come under pressure to resign as the SLC boss after India whitewashed Sri Lanka in both Test and ODI series last month.
In another related development, the SLC last night announced a new selection panel. Graeme Labrooy, an international in the mid 1980s, has been made the head of the panel. Other members are Gamini Wickramasingha, a former Test wicket keeper, Asanka Gurusinha, the current cricket manager, and Jerry Woutersz, an international from pre-Test era in the 1970s.


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When an organ is obtained from a cadaveric donor, patients on the transplant waiting list are ranked (with the sickest patients placed at the top of the list in their respective regions), and the organ is offered by phone to patients with matching blood type and their doctors in descending order. Despite the scarcity of organs suitable for transplant, 45 percent of livers and similarly high percentages of other types of organs are rejected by the first surgeon to whom they are offered. It appears that surgeons reject low quality organs (for example, from patients who die of stroke versus trauma) for organs from relatively healthy patients in the hope that they will be offered a better organ in the future, explains David H. Howard, Ph.D., of Emory University.
For the study, which was supported in part by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (National Research Service Award training grant T32 HS00055), Dr. Howard used data from the U.S. national transplant registry to develop a model of the surgeon's decision to accept or reject organs. He specifically analyzed data on all liver transplants performed between April 1994 and the end of 1997, excluding pediatric patients, previously transplanted patients, and multiple organ recipients. During this period, the United Network for Organ Sharing used a three-level status system to rank patients on the waiting list, with status 1 being the sickest patients (expected to live less than a week without a transplant) and status 3 being the least sick.
The author used this system to characterize the health status of patients at the time they were transplanted in order to capture surgeons' subjective judgment about patients' level of time-varying health. Status 3 patients, who are placed at the bottom of regional lists, received fewer low-quality organs (38 vs. 43 percent) than status 1 and 2 patients, reflecting the propensity of their surgeons to reject poor quality organs. Dr. Howard suggests that surgeons may have an incentive to reject organs that would lower their hospitals' survival rates. However, he notes that the problem may be self-remedying, since an ever-growing waiting list provides new incentives to accept poor quality organs.
See "Why do transplant surgeons turn down organs? A model of the accept/reject decision," by Dr. Howard, in the Journal of Health Economics 21, pp. 957-969, 2002.
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Moscow has retaliated against sanctions imposed by the United States and Canada last month by expanding its lists of American and Canadian officials barred from Russia, but will not name those affected, the Foreign Ministry said on Thursday.
"Sanctions are not our method in general, but unfriendly actions force us to respond. The most recent sanctions (imposed by) Washington and Ottawa are no exception," ministry spokesman Alexander Lukashevich said in a statement.
On April 28, the United States slapped visa bans and asset freezes on seven Russian officials close to President Vladimir Putin and imposed sanctions on 17 companies, saying Moscow had failed to abide by an agreement to defuse the crisis in Ukraine.
The United States had imposed sanctions on 31 individuals and a Russian bank in March, and Canada has also announced successive rounds of sanctions over Russia's annexation of the Crimea region and its role in the Ukraine crisis.
Russia answered the first round of U.S. sanctions with a tit-for-tat response, barring 11 U.S. officials and lawmakers including Senator John McCain and House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner.
But Lukashevich said Moscow was not seeking to mirror the U.S. and Canadian sanctions in terms of the number of people affected, and would not reveal the new names on the lists.
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DMH SNMP Agent on Texas-Instruments TI-RTOS SimpleLink Platforms
DMH Advanced SNMP-Agent SDK is available for the various Texas-Instruments TI MCU Platforms. Specifically the TI Wireless/IoT SimpleLink systems. All SNMP versions are fully supported: SNMPv1, SNMPv2c and the full SNMPv3.
DMH SNMP-Agent is fully integrated with the TI SimpleLink MCU C software platform: TI-RTOS kernel, and the TI-RTOS/TCP-IP (IPv4, IPv6) Protocol Stack. The Agent is available as a Source Code SDK, and as a Binary SDK.
The SimpleLink platform offers the broadest portfolio of differentiated wired and wireless ARM MCUs with a single development environment that delivers flexible hardware, software and tool options for customers developing Internet-of-Things (IoT) applications.
With the DMH Advanced SNMP-Agent on TI Wireless systems you can manage Internet-of-Things (IoT) devices by the industry standard, SNMP protocol.
The TI SimpleLink platform consists of TI-RTOS kernel, and the TI-RTOS/TCP-IP Stack. It is designed for real-time embedded systems. Systems include the CC3xxx family with built-in single-chip MCU and WiFi connectivity. This family is created for the of Internet-of-Things (IoT) devices.
Please see more information about TI SimpleLink platforms here SimpleLink Platforms. For testing and verification, DMH used the IAR and TI ARM C/C++ compilers. We built the SNMP-agent for the TI ARM SimpleLink platform using the SimpleLink SDK with TI-RTOS OS and TCP-IP Stack.
In the integration project, we built and tested the SNMP-Agent on the TI SimpleLink Wi-Fi CC3200 LaunchPad The CC3200 wireless microcontroller ARM Cortex-M4. For software tools we used IAR ARM Embedded Workbench (8.11.1), and the TI CSS (7.1) with the TI ARM C Compiler.
The SimpleLink Wi-Fi CC3200 LaunchPad development kit is an evaluation development board for the CC3200 wireless microcontroller (MCU), the industry's first single-chip programmable MCU with built-in Wi-Fi connectivity.


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A 2004 Athens Olympic Games bronze medalist, Uchenna Emedolu, on Friday appealed to the Federal Government to fulfill the promise made to him by former president Olusegun Obasanjo.
Emedolu said in Lagos that Obasanjo had promised him a plot of land and naming a street after him for winning the 9th IAAF World Cup in Spain in 2002.
He told the News Agency of Nigeria in Lagos that the appeal had become necessary because the promises made to the Super Eagles for winning the 29th Africa Cup of Nations were fulfilled.
“The promise was made by former president Olusegun Obasanjo, after I won the 9th IAAF World Cup in Madrid, Spain in 2002.
“I was told that a street will be named after me and that a piece of land will be given to me.
“And up till now, I have not received anything. I use this medium to ask the Federal Government to look into the promise of the former president in 2002,” he said.
The Olympic bronze medalist said that he was glad that some of the promises made to the Super Eagles were being fulfilled and hoped that something similar should be extended to him.
Emedolu added that other sportsmen and women should also be encouraged like the Super Eagles.

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It was a night dedicated to America’s pastime in downtown San Diego — but that night my political world collided with baseball.
The only worry that crossed people’s minds was if they’d grab their beers in time to catch the next pitch. But this ballpark experience taught me something that goes well beyond the diamond.
If you ask any fan, baseball is more than a game. We rally behind our teams and they lift us up in something that becomes greater than life. There are ups and downs, but the teams always play and the fans always cheer. We’re our biggest fans and our biggest critics, but we always love our team, and no matter what, we respect the game.
There is another game, however, that has become America’s hobby. This game doesn’t make us better, it doesn’t bring us together, and it certainly doesn’t enhance our collective experience.
This new game consuming the heart of our nation is a game many of us don’t even know we’re playing: it’s the game of tweets, 24/7 news, and never-ending elections. It’s the game of the left, the right, and everything in between.
This game has no end, it has no goal, and it most assuredly has no winners.
But that Friday night, I had to decide which game I wanted to participate in.
Right there behind home plate, I sat next to two men who I can only describe as a manifestation of my old soul, and one quick glance at them was enough to put me at peace.
Their charming white hair didn’t age them but revealed how much they’ve learned, and their highlights of gray showed how much more they have before them.
Their smiles weren’t painted on for the jumbo screen, but their radiant expressions were the result of the air of baseball.
Their arms were folded over their chests as they slightly slouched in their seats. Their posture said there was nowhere else they’d rather be, and their chatter made them kids again.
For those sacred nine innings, I joined them on that journey back to our youth — a nostalgia for our own, uniquely individual past, but one where we are united behind the same team. For the short time being, all that mattered was the San Diego Padres.
We talked about the players that amaze us, the prospects that give us hope, and the love that keeps us cheering.
Little did I know I was just a seat away from the editor of one of the most prominent left-wing publications in the nation, and little did he know, I was an intern for one of the most right-wing television networks in the country. When we accidentally stumbled across our twisted paths, we found that not even politics could come between us and baseball.
When I told the man who I worked for, he chuckled and said, “I know them, I’ve written a few hit pieces on you”, and we laughed. We laughed at how our associations have guns pointed at one another, but for some odd reason — a reason only baseball can explain — that only made it easier for us to let our guard down.
We shared many more laughs, and not the awkward ones of desperation nor the forced ones of courtesy, but the kind that make you feel at home with a complete stranger; the kind that leaves your heart with the tingling feeling of peace; the kind of laugh that comes more naturally than breathing, but you rarely experience it.
We paused our conversation at the occasional knock of a bat, or cheer of the crowd, but went back to where we left off like old friends.
The pundits would say our differences hinder our ability to interact, our leaders would say we are obstacles to one another’s success, and our parties would say we are enemies — but baseball said otherwise.
The man in Section I, Row 10, Seat 1 showed me not only what it means to be a baseball fan, but also what it means to be an American. In the spirit of the Padres, he showed me who I want to be.
The ongoing game that we all tune in to in D.C. is nothing more than that: a game. It’s a game of division and lies, a game of disappointment and filibuster. But baseball is more than a game. It sparks joy, creates hope, and unites communities, and the only bias of baseball fans is that we carry a little too much love in our hearts.
Baseball is America’s pastime, not politics — and it’s about time we go back to the game that makes us a little better.
It’s about time we decide who we want to be and that starts with what games we choose to play.


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By Mary Jo Rapini, Licensed Relationship and Family Therapist on March 24, 2014 at 9:15 PM
Everyone differs on their opinion of what emotional cheating is, but everyone will agree it can ruin a relationship. No one can tell you exactly where to draw the line, but a line must be drawn between couples. Preferably, this line is drawn earlier rather than later. Emotional cheating has one variable that runs deep and every couple understands it. This one cord of truth is that when you are overstepping your emotional attachment to someone you don’t want your spouse to know. The secrecy is the first real symptom.This article helps you prevent an emotional affair and helps you exit one. …


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Determining the selection criteria of yield for durum wheat Triticum durum under rain-fed conditions in the western coast of Libya.
Khaled A. Aisawi
Abdulhamid M. Zlitni
Tahani A. Owhaida
Nagwa A. Abdallah
Abstract A field experiment was conducted during the 2014-2015 and 2015-2016 agricultural seasons at the Field Crops Research Unit, Research Station of the Faculty of Agriculture, University of Tripoli, with the aim of identify the important selection criteria of yield under rain-fed conditions for a set of genotypes derived from the International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA). In this experiment, eight genotypes were used and they were compared to the standard durum wheat variety “Karim”. Results showed significant differences in yield (grain weight per square meter) between the two seasons, where the average yield in the first season was 235g per square meter, which is almost double of the yield achieved in the second season, which did not exceed 110g per square meter. In addition, the genotypes differed from each significantly in yield as an average of the two seasons. The only yield component in which the genotypes showed significant interaction wi.
Efficiency of biological and, chemical control of black scurf disease caused by Rhizoctonia solani Kühn and their effects on productivity of potato crop in Libya
Black scurf disease on potatoes Solanum tuberosum L. caused by Rhizoctonia solani Kühn was considered as destructive disease due to its effect on tuber quality by producing dark brown to black coloured hard masses of sclerotia, irregularly shaped and superficial, varying from small, flat, barely detectable blotches to large and raised lumps adhering tightly to the tuber skin. Five field experiments were conducted on Jafara plan research station at Zahra area which is far with 65 km from Tripoli /Libya during spring 2006 up to spring 2008 seasons. The objectives of this research were to control the black scurf disease by using biological products (Biocont-T), prepared suspension of Trichoderma harizianum and selected fungicides Rizolex (Tolclofos-methyl (%50, Rovral (Iprodione 50%), Miltox special (Zineb 37%+Copper 20%), Remalten (Cymoxanil 64%+Mancozeb 8%), Tachigreen (Hymexazol 30%) and their effects on productivity of potato crop through tuber dressing and soil treatment before plan.
Evaluation of infant’s milk in Libyan market: ingredients, preparation procedures and microbial flora
Nasreddin R. Rhouma
Aisha M. Aburowias
Karayem J. Karayem
Abdullatif A. Abushoufa
Abdulghani A. Emshiheet
Faraj A. Abushaala
Pediatric infant formula (PIF) is the used food to replace the breast milk. PIF is implicated with outbreaks around the world as it is not a sterile product. It is recommended by WHO to prepare the formula at 70°c. In this study, PIF tins were collected from the local market. Microbial flora was counted and identified, ingredients were compared to the Libyan standards and preparation method was assessed whether they fit Libyan codes and FAO/WHO recommendations. Antibiotic sensibility test was applied for all isolates. The ingredients were similar in each level, However, different brands recommended different temperatures to add the powdered formula in. some pathogens were isolated such as Cronobacter sakazakii, Staphylococcus aureus, Staphylococcus epidermidis, E. coli, Enterobacter cloacae, Citrobacter spp. and Klebsiella Spp. which responsible for diseases worldwide. This study, insists that mothers should be informed about the risk could be caused when PIF is un-correctly prepared,.
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Well-being during apprenticeship promotes positive career development, studying which factors favour it is therefore important. However, there are still few studies that have looked into the well-being of this population. To fill this gap, Camilla Zambelli's doctoral thesis investigated contextual and individual variables and the reciprocal relationships between these and well-being in a sample of first- and second-year apprentices, also considering factors such as the perception of having a decent job.
The study used a quantitative methodology and employed a longitudinal approach with the administration of three questionnaires. In addition, a qualitative in-depth study with the interview of 17 practitioners of the Città dei Mestieri della Svizzera italiana made it possible to explore the concept of decent work and the possible resources that, according to these practitioners, enable access to good working conditions.
Camilla Zambelli's doctoral research was conducted at the Competence Centre for Innovation and Research on Education Systems (CIRSE) of the Department of Education and Learning / University of Teacher Education (DFA/ASP) in collaboration with and with the support of the Divisione della formazione professionale (DFP) of the Dipartimento dell'educazione, della cultura e dello sport (DECS).
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Emily Mailloux struck out eight and walked just one as she shut out the Crusaders in the quarterfinals.
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Celebrity chef and former principal of Kerala Law Academy, Dr P. Lekshmi Nair, talks about the just-concluded students’ agitation and the controversies surrounding her and the institution. In an interview with Minu Ittyipe, she claims people in Kerala’s “male chauvinistic society” are “jealous” of her being “bold and smart”. They want to break her down, but she won’t succumb to it, adds Dr Nair.
How many students of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes are there in the Academy?
Ten per cent. It is the university norm. From 1968 to 2012, this institution’s students from backward communities were getting concession and grants. The (previous Congress-led) UDF regime in 2012 took away all these concessions. I went to the court and, in 2014, I got an order in favour of them. Instead of considering the students, the (Oommen Chandy) government went for an appeal. We now have to go to the Supreme Court. The students are alleging that we are taking the money and not giving them. This, when I am the one who is fighting for them.
A criminal case has been registered against you under SC/ST Prevention of Atrocities Act for calling a student by the caste name. Your response?
This is a false allegation and a false case. That is one case that is non-bailable; so they want to threaten me with that. The allegation was made a year ago. The complaint, too, was given around that time. The student who filed the case is a leader of the AISF (affiliated to the Communist Party of India). He is at the forefront of the strike. He had the capacity to take it up then also. Only a week or two after the agitation began, the case got registered.
There is an allegation that you made a Backward Class student to clean the restaurant/canteen and to serve food. What do you have to say?
All this is utter nonsense. See, 99 per cent of the allegations they are making are false. How can we run a canteen with a group of students? We have trained people for that service. They don’t have any proof. These are just allegations.
There are claims about internal marks that you decrease them. Is it?
That’s another false allegation. The internal marks are given by the teacher concerned, and it is published on the notice board after every semester. They are given time to request for review. That request is taken to the teachers concerned. As an appellate authority—I can only increase the mark, not decrease them. I give marks for the academically brilliant students.
There is a complaint that some of the students who don’t attend class still get attendance.
Only the students who lose class for attending academic activities like seminars and moot courts are given attendance. We are very clear on this.
When and how was the land given to the Academy?
See, the history of the Academy is like this: The land was given as a lease in 1967 for the first three years, then it got extended for 30 years. Before the 30-year lease expired, the land was assigned by the then government and the market value was paid by the college management. The only condition is that we cannot reassign the land for any other purposes or sell the land.
This is only used for educational purpose. The bungalow of P.S. Nataraja Pillai (freedom fighter and former Kerala finance minister) is not here. They are talking about over 90 acres of land that was taken by the government. We don’t have any connection with the Pillai family. There is no hotel on the campus; all we have is only a college canteen. The bank building is for the convenience of the Academy students. The bank is for academic purposes. There are five or six quarters for the director and the guest lecturers.

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Tension between wrestling, MMA
Iowa State coach Kevin Jackson acknowledges there is a somewhat strained relationship between mixed martial arts and wrestling.
"Without a doubt, the two sports are going to have to work together," said Jackson, who spent eight years as USA Wrestling's freestyle coach before taking over as coach at Iowa State. "MMA is a force that isn't going away; it's gaining popularity. It is an opportunity for some wrestlers to use the skills they've gained to support themselves and their ...
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The basement is one of those areas of the house, which can benefit substantially. We saw some ideas to give different applications and today we focus on Christmas celebrations, these encounters with family and friends for those who need to have a spacious and comfortable to be together space. What about the basement? It is generally open space that offers many possibilities. Also, you will not bother anyone. But to receive your guests you must have a nice Christmas decoration that room this space as it deserves. Let’s see some proposals to achieve this.
Usually basements have little light and Christmas plays acclimate the place where celebrations take place with a lighting special. One way may be placing wreaths of large bulbs or fairy lights, slightly smaller, to give a warm touch to the place. No shortage of candles on the tables to make it more welcoming and good general lighting to make everyone feel at ease while enjoying the Christmas menu.
There can be no Christmas celebration Christmas tree. If your basement is not particularly large you will have to draw on your creativity to put a smaller tree. You can also get out of the traditional and make one with a wooden slats as you see in the image on the left. It does not take place and sure to amaze your guests.
If you already have a mounted living in your basement you can decorate for the occasion by placing blankets and cushions with typical Christmas colors, such as red, green and white. Only with these little touches and you’ll be changing the look of the room.
You may also like to read another article on houseilove: Ideas for decorating with fairy lights
Ornaments for stairs
When your guests get home and access to the basement a nice Christmas decorations can be found on the stairs that give access to the bottom of the housing. It is a way to announce what will be found later. Hang a wreath on the wall leading to the basement and if you can put some tinsel railing or colored balls. Or even if the ladder has missed a corner can put a small Christmas tree. Of course, when you reach the basement it is important that you find also decorated so that there is continuity with the setting of the ladder.
One of the things I like when decorating any room is to create a special and unique place .Rather than cluttering the room of things and things that may not have much sense. Therefore, in the basement also it is very cool if you design a different space, with ornaments placed on a dresser, a table with appetizers or on a chair. Look how beautiful can remain in your basement these ideas with the animal inspiration. Not long ago missing, with bulbs, some textiles and some green leaves have a nice winter decoration list.
If you have decided to celebrate Christmas lunch or dinner in the basement to maximize the available space you have to decorate the table for the occasion. You can put some white tablecloths with silver stars, for example, and bet on a Nordic decoration in these tones, both for the tablecloth and napkins to the rest of ornaments to put on it, like candles or fresh flowers. If you prefer something more traditional, red and white will always be a success. You can put a table centerpiece made with pine cones and have everything ready to enjoy a menu rich in good company.Tags: Christmas, Ideas for decorating


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Halloween and oral health
By Staff Sgt. Shannon Allison, 42nd Aerospace Medicine Squadron
/ Published September 15, 2015
MAXWELL AIR FORCE BASE, Ala. -- The kids plan for it. They talk about it. They pick out their costumes and candy well in advance ... it's Halloween!
The holiday changes many parents' normal, daily food routines for their families and gives adults permission to snack on their kids' candy after they have gone to bed. All this sugar consumption causes a silent war in our children's' and our mouths. What can we do to prevent cavities?
Moderation is the key in keeping children and their teeth healthy during the holidays. According to Dr. Warren Brill, president of the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry, "Many parents may not realize children's dental health depends less on what they eat and more on how often they eat it."
Here are some healthy tips for this Halloween season:
- Snack on candy no more than three times a day. Brush your teeth after eating candy; however, if that is not possible, swish with water. Rinsing with water will help clean the mouth so food particles do not stay on the teeth, which allows more acid production by the bacterial plaque in your mouth. This bacterial plaque coating normally leads to tooth decay
- Brush twice daily for two minutes at a time. Parents should supervise their children brushing their teeth until they are 7 or 8 years old.
- Be mindful of sour candy, as it tends to be very acidic, some with a pH, also known as acidity level, close to that of battery acid. If you or your child indulge in sour candy, wait at least an hour to brush because the dissolved tooth structure the acid creates can then be brushed away easily by the abrasives in toothpaste.
- Use a soft-bristled toothbrush which fits in your child's hand. At the direction of your dentist, children can begin the use of fluoride toothpaste with the American Dental Association's seal of acceptance, meaning the ADA has evaluated the product for safety and effectiveness. Flossing should begin when the second tooth emerges and is just as important as brushing to prevent gum disease and decay between the teeth. Dental visits should begin by the child's first birthday.
- Ask your dentist about dental sealants, which are protective plastic coating and can be applied to the chewing surfaces of the back teeth to help prevent decay from those areas hard to reach with toothbrush bristles.
Have a happy, healthy and safe Halloween with your little critters.


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HCA Florida Trinity Hospital has announced the addition of Matthew Johnston as chief operating officer (COO). Johnston will oversee daily operations with direct supervision of the hospital’s essential departments, according to a news release.
Johnston comes from The Medical Center of Aurora, an HCA system in Colorado, where he was vice president of operations and chief staffing officer. His executive leader responsibilities included rehabilitation services, respiratory therapy, laboratory, wound care, facilities, construction, environmental services, food services, security and guest services with more than 500 caregivers across five campuses, including a Level II trauma center, behavioral health and wellness facility, a boutique surgery hospital and a free-standing rehabilitation facility, the release said.
He joined HCA in 2012 as an administrative resident, and quickly rose through a variety of positions and responsibilities within the Colorado hospitals.
Johnston joined HCA Florida Trinity Hospital on Aug. 15 of this year.
Orthopaedic Institute adds staff
The Florida Orthopaedic Institute (FOI) announced the addition of Dr. Karen Derr and Dr. Thomas S. Stang to its practice, as it continues to grow across Florida, according to a news release.
Dr. Derr cares for all conditions of the spine and extremities. Her special interests include the non-surgical management and rehabilitation of intervertebral disc-related conditions, such as disc degeneration, disc bulging and disc herniation syndromes.
As a trauma osteopathic orthopedic surgeon, Dr. Stang takes a holistic approach to patient care, recognizing that all body parts/systems are interconnected, and that the musculoskeletal system is fundamental to well-being and the quality of life.
For information, visit FloridaOrtho.com, or all 813-978-9700.


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The Ministry of Health has clarified on staff recruitment following reports that prior to getting the new structure, the top ministry officials handpicked a Director Curative/Clinical Services, four commissioners; the Commissioner for Ambulance, the Commissioner for Quality Assurance and one for Clinical services.
Health ministry spokesperson, Emmanuel Ainebyona, said the Permanent Secretary, Dr Diana Atwine never handpicked any staff to fill any of the above key positions.
He said all staff currently occupying Key positions at the Ministry of Health were recruited by the Health Service Commission, through well laid down processes and procedures as enshrined in the Public Service recruitment rules.
The vacant positions were advertised, applicants shortlisted and successful candidates ones who sat interviews were forwarded by the Health Service Commission for appointment.
For example, Dr. Charles Olaro, a Senior Consultant Surgeon, was appointed upon emerging successful for the position of Director Curative/Clinical Services. Similarly, Dr. Joseph Okware, a former District Health Officer for Luwero District attended and successfully passed interviews by the Health Service Commission before being appointed the Commissioner Quality Assurance and Inspection Department (QAID).
The current Commissioner in charge of Clinical Services, Dr Jackson Amone, and formerly assistant Commissioner Clinical Services also successfully sat and passed interviews for the position. He replaced Dr Jacinto Amandua who had officially retired from Service.
Dr John Baptist Waniaye Nambohe, formerly in Mbale district was appointed Commissioner Emergency Medical Services in the Ministry of Health upon successfully completing a recruitment process by the Commission.
It is suffice to note that the recruitment process was already in its final stages when Dr Diana Atwine was appointed as the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Health towards the end of the year 2016, Ainebyona explained.
“The Ministry of Health would like to reiterate that the accounting officer, Dr Diana Atwine, did not handpick the 11 officials for appointment by the Health Service Commission as alleged by the author.”
“The Ministry would also like to state that so called handpicked 11 officials were merely officers who have been serving at the Ministry of Health and have worked exceptionally well and not handpicked as alleged.”
Dr Atwine felt that if they are assessed and found suitable, they would be given an opportunity to serve in the positions where they had been in acting capacity.
The matter was discussed and endorsed by entire senior Top Management thus not a decision by the Permanent secretary alone.
“Kindly note that the Permanent Secretary does not work alone but with the entire management.”
In an addition, the Ministry of Health has contract staff who are regularly recruited upon clearance by Ministry of Public Service to bridge gaps in areas that have limited capacity within the structure.
Some other contract staff are supported by development partners as part of the strategy to strengthen the Health care system.
In the same vein, the Health Service Commission is still undertaking a validation exercise for all Ministry of Health staff as part of the process to implement a new staff structure.
The Ministry of Health follows all the requisite Human resource guidelines in the recruitment process of cadres at all levels as stipulated within the approved structure.


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Chemical Soil Conditioner Effects on Sand Soils and Turfgrass Growth1
- E. McGuire,
- R. N. Carrow and
- J. Troll2
In recent years new chemical soil conditioners have been utilized for agricultural purposes. However, limited information is available on their potential for improving the moisture and/or nutrient retentions of sand soils subjected to compaction under turfgrass conditions. Two bitumenous emulsions, five polyacrylamides (PAM), and one polyvinyI alcohol (PVA) were evaluated in a greenhouse experiment and/or two field studies. The greenhouse soils were a washed concrete sand and a mesic Entic Fragiorthod, while the field studies were on a constructed golf green utilizing an urban lald, flood plain sand. Recommended rates were applied by injection (greenhouse study) or mixing prior to turf establishment (field studies). The influence of these chemical soil conditioner treatments on soil physical properties, cation-exchange capacity (CEC), and growth of ‘Manhattan’ perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne L.) or ‘Penncross’ creeping bent, grass (Agrostis palustris Huds.) was determined. In the field studies compaction was applied periodically with a power roller. Hydrophilic bitumenous emulsion did not retain a hydrophilic nature but became hydrophobic, which decreased moisture retention by 12.5 to 30.0% by volume at 0.10 bar tension. Turf quality was decreased. Hydrophobic bitumen emulsion treatment resulted in similar responses. With minor exceptions PAM materials did not significantly affect the soil physical, CEC, or turf growth parameters in these studies, irrespective of molecular weight or presence of a cross-linker. The PVA material also did not influence these parameters. Under conditions of these studies, where sand soils were subjected to compaction, chemical soll conditioners used did not benefically affect soil physical properties, CEC, or turfgrass growth. In some instances the influence was detrimental to turfgrass quality and growth.Please view the pdf by using the Full Text (PDF) link under 'View' to the left.
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Tomb found of ancient Chinese female 'prime minister'tags: China
Archaeologists have discovered the tomb of a 7th-century female politician who was one of the most powerful women in China's ancient history, local media said on Thursday.
Shangguan Wan'er -- who lived from 664 to 710 in the Tang dynasty -- was a trusted aide to China's first empress Wu Zetian and is sometimes described as effectively her prime minister.
She married Wu's son, while having relationships with both the ruler's lover and her nephew....
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Shamrock McShane, one of Gainesville's premier actors, takes you inside seven Shakespeare plays to reveal the Bard's connection to Hogtown and your heart. Written by and Starring Shamrock McShaneDirected by Tom Miller
Fri, Feb 28 2020 8:00 PM — Sun, Mar 8 2020 3:30 PM
A musical retelling of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice, set in modern-day New York City. He’s a greeting card writer jilted by another, she’s a flighty photographer, and they are all wrong for each other. This feel-good romantic comedy celebrates an unlikely love that flourishes because of diff...
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A father and daughter in a horror-movie-obsessed family learn to live without the mother in the months following her death. The mother learns to live with being dead. This poignant and funny play was a standout at our 2018 Gainesville Homegrown Playwright’s Showcase. Written and Directed by Mich...
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It’s Christmas Eve and Santa has abandoned Mrs. Claus and the North Pole for a Florida condo and his mistress. But all is not as it appears in this madcap adult comedy that lampoons familiar stories even as it affirms the holiday spirit in us all. By Robert Hugh BrownDirected by Anne Rupp Polo a...
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A Florida Man, wracked with guilt, digs up his dead father to give him the proper Viking funeral he always wanted. Inhabiting the world of the Florida Man headlines that have consumed the nation’s attention, this dark comedy by Michael Presley Bobbitt is a complement to his recent hit Sunset Vill...
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Based on Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic thriller, Jekyll & Hyde is the gripping musical tale of a brilliant mind gone horrifically awry, set to a powerful pop-rock score. In an attempt to cure his ailing father’s mental illness by separating good from evil in the human personality, talented phy...
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Twinkly lights, delicious food, stunning theater and great company – what better way to spend a summer Saturday night in Gainesville? Acrosstown Season Gala“I Am Florida Man”Celebrating our 39th Season6:00 PM Cocktail Hour; 7:00 PM Show Enjoy scenes from the ART’s upcoming 2019-2020 season, gre...
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Exploring themes of prophesy, ambition, crime, and betrayal, with a healthy dose of sex and the supernatural, the eerie play, Macbeth, is considered cursed, and its name reviled in theaters. Under director Carolyne Salt’s deft hand, expect brilliantly entertaining cool chills on a hot summer’s ni...
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Dapper in Blue wants to be your hair's new best friend! He cannot wait to be the final touch to your lovely polished ensemble. Take him with you on a lovely night out swing dancing or out at the art gallery; he is dainty, but will certainly turn heads wherever you go! His favorite sound is an old-fashioned car engine, and he particularly enjoys admiring a well tailored suit. Take him home with you and he will be sure to be a most classy and fun-loving companion.
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classical-music.com | Mon, 14 Jan 2019 16:52:26 +0000
Classical music consumption in 2018 increased by more than a tenth on the previous year, as stated by the BPI in new figures released this week. Sales and streams of classical music have grown by 10 per cent in the past year, outperforming the overall 5.7 per cent rise in UK music consumption as a whole.
The rise in classical music consumption was primarily driven by a 6.9 per cent increase in the sales of CDs, which account for nearly 60 per cent of the UK’s classical music. Streaming now accounts for 25.2 per cent of classical music consumption, which is an increase on previous years but is still lagging behind other musical genres. The BPI has suggested that this could be as a result of the difficulties in search functions on streaming platforms.
The combined sales of the top-30 albums increased by 69 per cent on 2017, showcasing the wide-reaching success of albums including Andrea Bocelli’s Si and In Harmony by Aled Jones and Russell Watson, which were the two best-selling classical recordings this year.
Sheku Kanneh-Mason’s appearance at the Royal Wedding helped put classical music on a wider stage, with his debut album Inspiration reaching the top of the classical charts for 14 weeks.
Ludovico Einaudi was the most popular classical artist on streaming platforms, accounting for 8.6 per cent of all classical music streams. This was closely followed by a handful of film music composers.
Dowland Come, Heavy Sleep (Grace Davidson, David Miller)
Schumann Humoreske Op. 20: II. Hastig (William Youn)
RO Morris Love Came Down at Christmas (arr. Stephen Cleobury) (Stephen Cleobury, Henry Websdale, Choir of King's College, Cambridge)
Tchaikovsky The Seasons Op. 37a: XII. December. Christmas (Barry Douglas)
Berlioz Roméo et Juliette: Pt. 3, Finale - Oath of Reconciliation (San Francisco Symphony Orchestra & Chorus/Michael Tilson Thomas)
Elgar Chanson de nuit (Hallé Orchestra/Mark Elder)
James Burton Tomorrow Shalle Be My Dancing Day (Jack Hawkins, Michael Bell, James Adams, Joseph Wicks, Choir of St John's College, Cambridge)
Julian Anderson Heaven is Shy of Earth: III. Gloria (With Bird) (Susan Bickley, BBC Symphony Orchestra & Chorus/Oliver Knussen)
Richard Strauss Horn Concerto No. 1: III. Rondo. Allegro (Live) (William Caballero, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra/Manfred Honeck)
Derek Bermel Murmurations: I. Gathering at Gretna Green (ROCO)
Frank Martin Ballade for Flute & Piano (Bridget Bolliger, Andrew West)
Debussy Violin Sonata in G minor: III. Finale. Très animé (Isabelle Faust, Alexander Melnikov)
Anonymous Now May We Singen (ORA Singers/Suzi Didby)
Rachmaninov Prelude in G minor Op. 23 No. 5 (Live at Philharmonie, Berlin/2018) (Yuja Wang)
James Newton Howard Violin Concerto: II. Andante semplice (James Ehnes, Detroit Symphony Orchestra/Cristian Măcelaru)
Sally Beamish In the Stillness (Sonoro/Neil Ferris)
Parry Suite moderne (arr. J Dibble for Orchestra): III. Romanza. Lento (BBC National Orchestra of Wales/Rumon Gamba)
Jonathan Dove A Brief History of Creation: X. Whales Return to the Sea (Hallé Children's Choir, Hallé Orchestra/Mark Elder)
Purcell King Arthur, Act 1: 'Come if You Dare' (Robert Buckland, Vox Luminis/Lionel Meunier)
Rachmaninov Piano Concerto No. 4 (Live at Kimmel Center, Philadelphia) (Daniil Trifonov, The Philadelphia Orchestra/Yannick Nézet-Séguin)
Fagerlund Höstsonaten, Act 1: charlotte Andergast! Vilken konstnär! (Krista Kujala, Mari Sares, Jere Martikainen, Jarmo Ojala, Finnish National Opera Chorus, Finnish National Opera Orchestra/John Storgards
Julian Anderson Heaven is Shy of Earth: III. Gloria (With Bird) (Susan Bickley, BBC Symphony Chorus, BBC Symphony Orchestra/Oliver Knussen)
Zemlinsky Albumblatt (Erinnerung aus Wien) (William Youn)
Schreker The Birthday of the Infanta: Suite I. Reigen (Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra/JoAnn Falletta)
Mozart Violin Concerto No. 1 K.207: III. Presto (Nikolaj Znaider, London Symphony Orchestra)
Tchaikovsky The Seasons, Op. 37a, TH 135: XII. December. Christmas (Barry Douglas)
Holst In the Bleak Midwinter (Sheku Kanneh-Mason, Isata Kanneh-Mason)
Glazunov The Seasons ‘L’été: No. 9, Scène de l’été (Zagreb Philharmonic Orchestra/Dmitri Kitayenko
JS Bach Prelude & Fugue BVW 855a: Prelude No. 10 in B minor (Vikingur Ólafsson)
Magnus Lindberg Tempus fugit Pt. 1 (Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra/Hannu Lintu)
Gurney Since I Believe in God the Father Almighty (Tenebrae/Nigel Short)
Tchaikovsky The Nutcracker Act 1: No. 6 Clara and the Nutcracker (Los Angeles Philharmonic/Gustavo Dudamel)
Ravel Ma mère l’Oye Suite, M. 60: V. Le jardin féerique (Prague Philharmonia/Emmanuel Villaume)
Eric Whitacre Deep Field: Earth Choir (Eric Whitacre Singers, Virtual Choir 5, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra/Eric Whitacre)
classical-music.com | Wed, 09 Jan 2019 10:00:00 +0000
‘The awakening of joyful feelings upon arriving in the countryside’
Beethoven’s sub-title for the opening movement of his Sixth Symphony must have been far from the thoughts of those Viennese citizens who had braved the winter weather on 22 December 1808 to attend a mammoth all-Beethoven concert in the Theatre an der Wien.
His warmest symphony was first heard in joyless conditions as the theatre’s heating had broken down. Whereas the Fifth, also premiered that day, epitomises the defiant side of Beethoven’s personality, the Sixth is its antithesis, both an expression of his love of Nature and a hymn of thanksgiving.
Musical imitations of rural life include the drone of a bagpipe, a babbling brook, the unlikely trio of nightingale, quail and cuckoo, a rustic dance, a summer thunderstorm and the carolling of a shepherd’s pipe.
Otto Klemperer’s radiant recording of the Pastoral Symphony may be over 50 years old, but once the taste for it has been acquired, it’s addictive.
Yes, it has its idiosyncrasies. Take, for instance, his view of the Scherzo – his insistence that it’s a Ländler, a heavy footed Austrian dance, is possibly inherited from his mentor Gustav Mahler, who it is documented conducted this movement at a similarly easy-going tempo.
Never intended as fleet-footed Arcadians, Beethoven’s merrymaking peasants, as portrayed by Klemperer, even more resemble those grotesques found in the paintings of Flemish artist Pieter Breughel. But Klemperer’s tempo for the Allegro ma non troppo first movement strikes one as ideal, measured but purposeful.
In the Andante, the water in the brook flows naturally and the birdsong cadenza shows off the Philharmonia’s woodwind trio to charming effect. Taken at a quickish tempo, the Shepherd’s Hymn is a real Ode to Joy, both euphoric and strong.
There is no noticeable slowing for the Coda, no nostalgic glancing back; the symphony’s spell is finally broken with a peremptory ‘Amen’ from full orchestra. Klemperer, as always, divides his violins left and right, opening up the texture, and the 1957 stereo recording sounds better than it has any right to.
Until the 1980s, Beethoven symphony performance was largely the preserve of the standard symphony orchestra. Next up was period instrument performance, removing excess varnish but sometimes risking damage to original paintwork.
But now hear what the 25 players of Musica Viva Moscow – a chamber-sized orchestra playing on modern instruments – can do. Suffice to say, they are a class act. The opening chord is struck rather than gently insinuated: this Pastoral is unique in being kick-started.
In the Thunderstorm of the fourth movement, cellist conductor Alexander Rudin keeps his brass and timpani in check – thus delivering more of a summer shower than an elemental deluge.
Throughout, there are countless wayside details to stop and admire, making this live, imaginative and finely recorded Pastoral, complete with violins divided either side of the orchestra, a hugely enjoyable one.
Should the Pastoral Symphony be thrilling? This one certainly is. The sound that this young chamber orchestra produces is dazzling. With fresh, incisive string tone, wonderfully bucolic horns in the Scherzo, vibrant woodwind (the ravishing oboe playing in particular is deserving of a special mention), Giovanni Antonini’s Pastoral is a joy from start to finish.
For those attuned to the Old School of Beethoven Conducting, exemplified by the likes of Bruno Walter or Karl Böhm, Antonini’s tempo for the first movement may sound merely breathless; however, in context and on repeated hearing, it makes perfect sense.
Even without antiphonal violins, this beautifully recorded disc must feature on any shortlist.
Like Nikolaus Harnoncourt and the Chamber Orchestra of Europe (Warner Classics, 1992), Paavo Järvi opts for a medium-size ensemble playing on modern instruments. Interpretatively, they are quite similar and both can be warmly recommended, but Järvi’s decision to divide his Bremen Chamber Philharmonic violins ultimately gets him my vote of the two.
In addition, he offers beautifully judged tempos, transparent orchestral textures and a real sense of engagement with the score. This Pastoral really does seem to be lit from within.
Järvi’s marvellously played and recorded account, free of any interpretative quirks, is true both to the letter and spirit of Beethoven – though, ultimately, no single recording can tell us absolutely everything about this inexhaustible score.
Herbert von Karajan made several recordings of the Pastoral. The earliest and best was in mono with the Philharmonia Orchestra in the 1950s – a beautifully played, invigorating performance with plenty of fresh air in its lungs.
However, his 1970s digital re-make is a dull run-through with a jumbo-size Berlin Philharmonic machine on autopilot. If you crave a BPO Pastoral, it must be André Cluytens’s wonderful 1960 recording.
classical-music.com | Fri, 04 Jan 2019 16:03:54 +0000
Hungarian Rhapsody No. 6
My favourite piece to perform by Liszt is the Hungarian Rhapsody No. 6. I started to play this piece at a very early age (around 10 years old) and it really helped me to build confidence at the keyboard.
It helped me enormously with my technique, especially because of the famous octaves, and is a good way of teaching students how to play rubato (in the middle section).
I think it is extremely important for young artists to learn these skills, particularly when performing Liszt. It taught me a key and invaluable lesson – how to make a difficult piece feel and sound easy. This work has stayed with me for years and even after all this time, I never ever tire of it.
Liszt’s B minor Sonata is, I think, one of the greatest works of the 19th century, and probably the one work in which he completely fulfilled the potential of his youth. It’s an exploration of human experience, a mountain, an ocean. And yet it’s interesting that Liszt, who gave poetic titles to most of his music, simply calls this one ‘Sonata’.
The work holds together so well that giving it a title would perhaps have limited it. Anybody can press the keys of the piano and make it sound, but this piece is difficult because you need to keep the tension of the architecture.
A performance of it has to have two things: it has to sound like you’re improvising, but also feel like every single bar is inevitable. I can only compare it to a great novel or play, in which everything is a surprise but when you look back at the end, everything seems to fit.
I would say the Mephisto Waltz No. 1 has most inspired me as a pianist. People often think it’s just about virtuosity, but actually he tells a strong story. That’s difficult to do in a ten-minute piece, but Liszt does it here.
Based on Lenau’s Faust, it’s set in the Dorfschenke, a village inn where there’s a wedding. Mephisto plays the violin – a waltz – while Faust starts to dance with Gretchen. It’s an emotional, rather than erotic, love story, though there’s also this dark Mephistophelian side. Of course the piece is difficult to play but for me it’s all about emotion and telling a story.
s a pianist, Liszt took a lot of risks and in his music there are always huge jumps between registers. But you have to play Liszt without fear, and with total freedom. With Liszt the power doesn’t come from totally clean, planned playing but from the crazy and diabolic.
In general, the image people have of Liszt is loud, fast, bombastic, virtuosic and pyrotechnical. There is a lot of that, it’s true, but he was a much deeper composer than that.
The Deux Légendes (St François d’Assise: la prédication aux oiseaux and St François de Paule marchant sur les flots) show Liszt as a poet and are incredibly powerful spiritually, too. When you play them in concert, you find that there is something completely magical that happens every time.
For me, St François d’Assise is like time is completely stopping – plus you have all those incredibly beautifully written birdsongs and the trills and tremolos: very difficult to render, but incredibly touching and moving, and inspiring to play. St François de Paule is also very intense and very powerful.
It also shows the orchestral side of Liszt on the piano – he had a mastery of transcribing the orchestra to the piano and you really find that here.
I’d have to say the B minor Sonata has most inspired me, because it’s Liszt’s towering achievement, in any form. He broke so much ground with this piece; it’s a fantastic piece of architecture and the ideas have such quality and depth.
There’s been so much debate as to whether it’s one, three or four movements, yet it’s incredibly cohesive. It seems, well, the best word I can come up with is ‘inevitable’. I like to think that, in a good performance, the listener should be aware, at least instinctively, of how long the piece will last and what’s likely to be said or expressed. It’s very much like telling a story.
Some pianists, unfortunately, seem to treat it as a virtuoso vehicle first and foremost. Some listeners, too, I think. But to me thinking of it like that is like tearing a page off a Gutenberg Bible and using it to wrap carrot peelings.
The B minor Sonata is Liszt’s most complete work for piano. You sometimes feel in other pieces that – inspired though they might be – there are slightly weaker passages or extraneous notes that don’t fulfil a genuine musical purpose, but no one could ever say that about the Sonata.
As a player, it offers huge challenges: at almost 30 minutes without a break, there’s a lot of stamina needed; you have to try to keep an overview of the whole piece so you don’t lose its shape or narrative; and, of course, you have to display a spectrum of emotions that ranges from the spiritual to the demonic.
It’s a work I’ve played for almost the length of my career. Recently, I played it at my own festival, and felt it was one of my best performances. It was great to know that, at 58, I can still play that piece!
I’ve been studying and playing the Années de pèlerinage a lot this year. From the Troisième Année, the ‘Jeux d’eau à la Villa d’Este’ has struck me as being so incredibly adventurous. This piece really heralded 20th-century pianism – all the pianistic ideas of Ravel, Debussy and Messiaen are already present here.
The fluidity of the pianistic style of it didn’t exist before, and it also must have sounded almost shocking at the time as it has so little feeling of functional harmony. It is tonal, but even the relationships between dominant and tonic are blurred. Liszt loves to add so many tones – an added sixth, a seventh, a ninth – to the chords so they always sound suspended, which is one of the tricks of Impressionism.
Technically it is challenging due to the fact that you have to barely touch the keys – on a modern piano it’s really difficult to get the fluidity and transparency that you want in all the tremolandos that accompany the main theme. It’s such a wonderful piece, though. I’m always in awe of it when I play it.
It’s an easy choice: Liszt’s oratorio Christus is simply the best piece of music he wrote. I get inspired as a musician, and then play the piano. Fortunately, though, he did arrange four numbers from it for solo piano, and I’ve been lucky enough to conduct the whole thing. I think it’s far and away the best Romantic oratorio, and it’s criminal that it’s little known here.
Wagner went to the first performance, and he stole bits of it for Parsifal – he also used bits of Liszt’s The Bells of Strasbourg Cathedral. If I had to pick one inspirational piece from Christus as far as the piano goes, it’s the ‘March of the Three Holy Kings’.
It’s kind of a symphonic poem in itself and the piano version is beautifully done. When Liszt does piano versions of orchestral pieces, like his Beethoven Symphony arrangements, he manages to get the spirit and sound absolutely right.
classical-music.com | Thu, 03 Jan 2019 11:19:27 +0000
Following on from the successes of 2018’s live orchestral film screenings, we’ve compiled a list of the film, silent film and television performances of 2019, and where to find them. There’s sure to be something to suit everyone!
classical-music.com | Wed, 02 Jan 2019 10:00:00 +0000
Fate didn’t look kindly on Bruckner.
His symphonies cruelly attacked, or subjected to disastrous cuts by his well-meaning students, he was mocked by his many detractors for his quaint country manners and odd behaviour. His life seemed beset by ridicule and disappointment.
Only his unwavering belief in God, to whom the Ninth Symphony was dedicated, provided him with the determination to persevere during periods of crisis. Even so, towards the end, he still had moments of doubt.
Tragically, he failed to complete his Ninth Symphony, struggling with it even on the day he died. Just as tragic was its first performance in Vienna in 1903 in a severely mutilated form concocted by Ferdinand Löwe, one of Bruckner’s pupils.
It wasn’t until 1932 that what Bruckner actually wrote was heard in Munich at a private concert. Its first public performance was given later that year by Clemens Krauss and the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra.
For many listeners, Bruckner’s Ninth is the most visionary of all symphonies. I first heard it as a teenager in Bruno Walter’s classic 1959 recording with the Columbia Symphony Orchestra, and have been under its spell ever since. The list of great recordings is a long one, and still growing.
The fact that even legendary Brucknerians such as Sergiu Celibidache, Otto Klemperer, Eugen Jochum, Herbert von Karajan, Bernard Haitink, Stanislaw Skrowaczewski and Günter Wand – all superb in their different ways – don’t make the shortlist here is testimony to the Ninth’s continuing fascination.
It’s to Carlo Maria Giulini that I’m drawn again and again – one can never tire of his profound realisation of this wonderful score. His live Vienna Philharmonic account from 1988, beautifully recorded, is a humbling experience.
From its misty opening, clearly indebted to Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony, to the ethereal ending of the Adagio, this performance is just about perfect. Giulini’s terracing of Bruckner’s unorthodox orchestral structure, quite unlike that of any other symphonist, is a wonder of internal clarity, no detail overlooked, no texture smudged.
The Vienna Philharmonic is the Bruckner orchestra par excellence, its burnished string tone a special glory, woodwind and brass superbly alert and to the fore. In climaxes, the sound of the orchestra at full throttle is simply overwhelming, horns and trombones waging antiphonal war to hair-raising effect.
Even within his own outstanding list of recordings, Giulini’s Bruckner Ninth Symphony is possibly the most precious gift this great conductor has.
Some would reckon that Wilhelm Furtwängler is the echt Bruckner conductor, and this recording, set down in Second World War Berlin, is like no other.
It’s as if Furtwängler were mirroring the devastating world events unfolding beyond the walls of the Beethoven-Saal where this Berlin Philharmonic recording was made – tempos in the first movement are often frenetic, he unleashes the dogs of war in the Scherzo and the Adagio’s dissonant climactic chord becomes an agonised scream.
Excellently remastered, this 1944 recording is now available on the Praga Digitals label.
What is it about Italian conductors? On the evidence of their recordings, they simply seem to ‘get’ Bruckner’s Ninth.
Fabio Luisi’s beautifully recorded live 2003 recording with the Dresden Staatskapelle is the third by an Italian in my chosen quartet.
The first movement heaves like a mighty ocean, its uneasy ebb and flow flawlessly managed; the Scherzo has all the savagery demanded of it; and the Adagio, with its vast mood swings between faith and despair, is simply superb.
classical-music.com | Mon, 31 Dec 2018 10:00:00 +0000
As we nurse our heads and stomachs after several days of overindulgence, we all need a little help rallying for the next big event – welcoming in the new year. Whether it’s a tune for New Year’s Eve, or merely one that suits the melancholic first few days of the new year, the BBC Music Magazine team have got you covered.
To coincide with our New Year playlist on Apple music (available here), the BBC Music Magazine team has chosen the pieces they feel best suit this time of year.
‘In dir ist Freude’, BWV 615 from Orgelbüchlein (JS Bach)
There's no more joyous start to the new year than ‘In dir ist Freude’ (In Thee is gladness) from JS Bach’s Orgelbüchlein, a collection of chorale preludes marking various points in the liturgical year.
This ingenious two-and-a-half-minute gem sees the cantus firmus chorale theme shoot back and forth between the hands, over the top of a recurring bass motif. It’s utterly thrilling.
Once you've got over the hangover of 1 January, the New Year means going back to work in the dark, filthy weather and a dwindling post-Christmas bank account as the next pay day takes forever to arrive.
The grey misery of Schubert’s Winterreisematches this vile time of year to perfection. Our recording of choice is by the masterful Christian Gerhaher, baritone extraordinaire.
John Cage’s Dream is a meditative meander of a piece, written for the dancer-choreographer Merce Cunningham. A quiet solo piano line wanders from place to place, while the pedal is used to create a gently shimmering halo of resonance.
The effect is otherworldly, hypnotic. It’s the ideal music if, as the old year turns to the new, you want a moment or two to reflect on the past and imagine the future.
Catching the Vienna Musikverein concert on TV is a great way to start the new year. Johann Strauss’s Radetzky March (1848), one of the most famous regular fixtures, always has a festive touch, with the encore’s snare drum introduction beginning before the conductor has returned to the podium.
It is traditional for the maestro to direct the audience’s clapping and Daniel Barenboim did this (in 2014) while shaking hands with each member of the Vienna Philharmonic.
Any piece that starts with a whip-crack is sure to get any party started. After a lively Spanish-inspired opening, the movement then transitions into a more reflective, melancholic piano solo, but it seems incapable of repressing the merriment, with blues-influenced flourishes continually interrupting.
Ravel admitted outright that he wasn’t trying to do anything profound or complex with this piece, and it is exactly this sentiment we look for on a night like New Year's Eve. Simple, unbridled fun.
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Former governor of Alaska, Sarah Palin was a keynote speaker at the National Tea Party convention. Her address was directed at assailing Barack Obama and his administration. She mocked at his falling poll numbers but offered no real alternative policies.
To add to the incongruity of the occasion, Palin had actually scribbled notes on her hand, almost akin to something an eighth grader would do. Even her replies to some of the questions asked were not credible for a seasoned politician but more like those of a high school student.
When asked how she would handle terrorism she replied with, “we win they lose.”
Her response to what the three top most policies would be if the Republicans took the house, was equally stunning. For her the three most important policies would be: (quote)
- Reign in spending.
- Devote resources to coal and oil as sources for energy.
- Focus on divine intervention for the country.
Hmmm…If these could bring America back on the track, what has been the Obama administration doing for the last year or so? Her Address had nothing of substance except that it was aimed at provoking the audience against the president, an audience which was in any case there to root her.


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Have you ever acted quickly in an urgent situation, because it was urgent, only to later discover there was a better choice?
High performance leaders do need a sense of urgency. They also need a clear view and careful analysis before acting recklessly.
Time provides perspective that urgency can not.
Take a breath. Take some time. Make your best call.
-- doug smith

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Ukrainian General urged “to cut off” the Crimea
MOSCOW, 15 Nov — RIA. News. Former chief of the General staff armed forces of Ukraine Anatoliy Lopata stated that Ukraine needs to turn Crimea into an island, and dig a channel at the border. He told about it in interview to “Observer”.
“We can come up with a completely different side, cutting off the Crimea from the land. And make it an island. This idea I like,” said the General.
Therefore, the commander decided to fight the “domination” of Russia in the water area of the Crimean waters.
According to him, non-existent until the canal shall pass any vysokotochnye ships. The military said that the channel should be about one hundred meters in width.
According to the Shovel, this will allow Ukraine not only to gain access to the sea, but also to control the territory “from Mariupol and on.”
This is not the first such initiative of the Ukrainian authorities. So, in may 2015, Arseniy Yatsenyuk, who served as then Prime Minister, announced the beginning of construction of “real border” with Russia. The project called “the Wall” and later at the suggestion of the Prime Minister was renamed the “European Val”. Despite the loud name, a fortification is a wire mesh fence, barbed wire and ditches. In Parliament the “Wall” Yatsenyuk dubbed the “garden bars” and “hole worth four billion”.

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