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Rayman Origins Coming to 3DS and Vita, Plus Screenshots
Ubisoft announced today that Rayman Origins will be arriving on the Nintendo 3DS on March 20th, 2012, shortly following the previously announced PlayStation Vita release on February 14th.
Indeed, the limb-less Rayman and his pals will be bringing their remarkably fun platforming to the handheld realm. While no details have been offered as of yet on the mobile versions, feel free to check out our console review.
If what I hold to be true is in fact reality, then the mobile offering shouldn’t differ far from what’s offered in the console packages, which a handful of fun.
Get it? Handful? Because he has no ha….no wait. It’s arms that he lacks, not hands. He has those.
Ahem. Here are some screenshots from the 3DS version itself:
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State Thruway officials are preparing to scale back a proposed toll hike for certain trucks, which were facing rate increases as high as 100 percent under a systemwide toll increase plan due for final approval later this month.
The Thruway Authority, under a plan released in December, is looking to raise passenger car fares by 25 percent and truck fares by an average of 35 percent. The toll hike, intended to help pay for a new capital program, will bring toll revenues from about $440 million in 2004 to $608 million by 2006.
But the plan also includes simplifying the 43 different rate structures to nine, a change that would boost fares for many trucks significantly beyond the 35 percent average increase.
Michael Fleischer, executive director of the agency, confirmed Wednesday that the final toll plan will likely do something to cap the overall truck toll increase at about 35 percent on average. "We're looking at the best way to mitigate that impact," he said of the increase that has angered the state's trucking industry.
Fleischer would not say if he expected any changes in the proposed passenger fare increases. The Thruway board is slated to vote on the plan at its April 25 meeting.
William Joyce, president of the New York State Motor Truck Association, which represents 800 trucking companies, said many trucks would be hit with toll hikes of 60 percent to 100 percent -- not the 35 percent that was characterized by Thruway officials when the plan was first released.
The trucking group has already opposed a differential toll increase for cars and trucks.
"Our feeling is it's bad enough with their 25 percent plan for cars and 35 percent for trucks, but if you say it's going to be 35 percent then it should be 35 percent," Joyce said.

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Who cleans the cabin?
Guests are expected to clean and take care of the cabin during the length of their stay, leaving it tidy so that others may have a pleasant wilderness experience. If the final cleaning is available, at an extra cost, it is mentioned in the cabin details. We hope that you show respect for nature by using our recycling and garbage-collection system.
How to manage with mosquitoes?
To adequately prepare for the mosquitoes, gnats and other insects that are a natural part of a Finnish summer, bring along some mosquito spray and insect repellent, incense or outdoor candles, medicated creams, and netted caps. The mosquito season in Lapland lasts from around midsummer to the beginning of August. Wild Nordic Finland takes no responsibility for any discomfort or harm caused by insects.
How to use outside toilets?
A part of traditional cabin life is the outhouse. Located in small huts in the cabins´ garden, outhouses typically do not have running water or electricity. And they also serve as nature-friendly compost sites.
How to bathe in the wilderness?
Almost every cabin has a sauna for washing. Saunas are either electric or wood-heated, with guests taking responsibility for heating the sauna. Holiday cabins (4-5 pinecones) may also contain a shower.
How to get help
Cabins are often several kilometres away from neighbours and do not come equipped with telephones. For these reasons, we highly recommend taking a mobile phone along for the length of your stay. The cabin´s information book contains relevant contact details for people who can provide assistance should you need it. It is also wise to pack a first aid kit for treating small cuts and injuries. With common sense and the proper supplies, your stay in nature will be safe and memorable.
When fishing in Finland you have to buy fishing permits and pay pure-fishing fees. If, however, you only intend to ice fish or angle with hook and line there is no need to pay anything, because this is covered by public right of access. Fishing is prohibited, however, in some rapids and channels in salmon and whitefish rivers, and in certain other protected waters.
A person who is 18-64 years old and wishes to practise lure fishing must either obtain a permission from the holder of the fishing right or pay the provincial lure fishing fee. The national fishing management fee must also be paid.
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WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) — For decades, economic growth in America was driven by a powerful and sustainable force: increased consumption paid for by the rising incomes for middle-class and working-class Americans.
But somewhere around 1980, that model broke down. Wages flattened out, but consumption didn’t. Americans cut back on their savings, and took on more debt — mostly mortgage debt — to satisfy their needs and desires.
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It’s not a sustainable model, but it did persist for nearly 30 years until the credit bubble burst in 2007. Millions of Americans lost their jobs, and millions lost their homes when the credit spigot was shut off, forcing average families to cut back on their consumption and live within their means once again.
And now, with the economy only partially healed, it seems we’re going back to the lend-and-spend economy that failed us before.
For the past six or seven years, most of what the Federal Reserve has done to fix the problem has been focused on getting the credit spigot turned back on: cutting interest rates and hectoring banks to start lending again, even though demand for loans was weak.
It’s a surreal policy because, while the proximate cause of the Great Recession was the collapse of borrowing in 2007 and 2008, the ultimate cause was the growth of unsustainable debt over many years, culminating in a doubling of debt between 2000 and 2007.
True, leverage can get you out of a ditch, but it was leverage that got us into that ditch in the first place.
I don’t want to sound too moralistic about this. Debt isn’t a sin. Borrowing to finance investments that will pay off in the future is smart. Stretching out the payments for things that last a long time, such as homes, cars or appliances, can also make a lot of sense. But borrowing to pay for immediate consumption is usually a dumb idea.
Note also that for the past five years the public and our political leaders have been worried about the wrong debt. They’ve been intently focused on reducing the federal government’s debt, not on household debt.
We’ve had a big debate about whether the nation can survive with a government debt-to-GDP ratio above 90%, but almost no discussion about what it means for private-sector debt to total 240% of GDP.
The broad outline of how private debt destroyed the economy has been known for years. Indeed, economists like Thomas Palley and Dean Baker had been predicting for years that the growth in private debt was unsustainable.
Since the Great Recession, there’s been a flurry of research digging deeper into the details, giving us a better idea of just how it played out.
Atif Mian and Amir Sufi’s epic “House of Debt” shows that the recession wasn’t a banking crisis that could be easily fixed by bailing out banks so they could lend again.
Instead, the crisis was caused by the protracted accumulation of debt by households until it reached a breaking point. And when households could no longer service their debts, it turned into a banking crisis.
Barry Z. Cynamon, Steven M. FazzarResearch by economists Barry Z. Cynamon and Steven M. Fazzar links stagnant income growth for middle-class families from the mid-1980s to 2007 and the explosive growth in their debts.

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Nashik: Two Teachers Arrested for Demanding Sexual Favours
The two accused had reportedly been demanding sexual favours from students of the institute since 2015.
Two teachers were arrested for allegedly demanding sexual favours from a student in exchange for good marks in the HSC exams, police told Hindustan Times on Wednesday, 19 September.
The two teachers, Pravin Suryavanshi and Sachin Sonavane, were arrested following a complaint filed by the Class XII student in Nashik.
According to the investigating officer in the case, Y P Jadhav, the accused had allegedly asked the victim for sexual favours, in return for which they would ensure the latter received high marks in various subjects of the HSC exams.
According to preliminary investigations, the two accused had reportedly been demanding sexual favours from students of the institute since 2015, IANS reported.
The police are looking into the case to check whether any similar complaints had been filed against them earlier.
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Recently, the pathobiology, causes, associated factors, incidence and prevalence, and natural history of chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) have been debated. Data from retrospective case series and high-profile media reports have fueled public fear and affected the medical community's understanding of the role of sports-related traumatic brain injury (TBI) in the development of CTE. There are a number of limitations posed by the current evidence that can lead to confusion within the public and scientific community. In this paper, the authors address common questions surrounding the science of CTE and propose future research directions.
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Police undertook operational activity last night to locate and arrest terrorists who threw rocks, Molotov Cocktails, set garbage cans on fire and blocked roads during the Jewish holiday season.
Security forces acted in the Jerusalem Arab neighborhoods of Silwan, Jabel Mukaber, Issawiya, and Shuafat. By the end of the operations, Israeli Police and Border Police had arrested 19 suspects - five of them minors.
Police reported: “These arrests add to the list of systematic and determined operations and arrests undertaken during the whole [holiday] period and represent a central aspect of the general police initiatives [during the holiday period of the Jewish month of] Tishrei.”
“Police will continue to act with determination against lawbreakers who seek to interfere with police activity and endanger the lives of citizens and security forces - and will act to bring them to justice,” the Jerusalem police district reported.


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Do Beatrice and Eugenie Get Criticized More Than Meghan and Kate?
The royal family is under constant scrutiny from tabloids and members of the public. While being wealthy and famous certainly seems like it would be enjoyable, the tradeoff for privacy and peace would be difficult to maintain.
For Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie, who have been in the spotlight ever since they were born, finding balance has been hard. As granddaughters of Queen Elizabeth, the princesses have all the privilege that their station demands – but has it really been worth it?
What do Beatrice and Eugenie do?
Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie are the daughters of Prince Andrew, one of the queen’s sons, and Duchess Sarah Ferguson. When the princesses were born, Beatrice in 1988 and Eugenie in 1990, it was cause for national celebration.
Everyone loved the royal couple and their children and thought Prince Andrew and Duchess Sarah Ferguson were the perfect couple. Sadly they split in 1992 after a huge scandal involving the duchess and her financial advisor. While the incident caused the royal family a good deal of shame at the time, both Prince Andrew and Ferguson have been able to move past it and co-parent their daughters successfully.
Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie are not working royals. This means they don’t represent the royal family at events like charity balls and media events.
They both have careers outside the royal family and have even lived in the United States for a time. They also aren’t photographed very often. When they are, it’s usually when they attend a legitimate family function like a wedding or baptism ceremony.
For this reason, the public doesn’t feel like they know Princess Eugenie and Princess Beatrice as well as they know other royal women like Kate Middleton or Meghan Markle.
Beatrice and Eugenie receive a lot of criticism
Sadly, members of the public and press have not always been kind to the princesses over the years. Their fashion, in particular, has drawn some comments from trolls online, especially after Prince William and Kate Middleton’s wedding, when they arrived at the ceremony wearing fascinator hats.
Part of royal protocol dictates that members of the family not get too candid with the press, but a recent report reveals that Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie have been affected by the negative attention.
The report states that while the princesses have found it difficult to deal with comments about their weight and fashion choices over the years, they have finally started to accept that it’s part of the package – even if they do choose to stay under the radar most of the time.
Meghan Markle and Kate Middleton get even more attention
Both Meghan Markle and Kate Middleton are working royals, and thus, appear at many more royal functions than Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie. They long ago committed to being in the spotlight much more than the two princesses and have to deal with a lot of criticism as a part of that.
On the flipside, since they are more public figures, both Kate Middleton and Meghan Markle have legions of fans that sing their praises online and on social media.
All in all, the lives lived by Princess Eugenie and Princess Beatrice seem to be a worthwhile tradeoff – they get to enjoy a lot more privacy in their private lives than either Meghan Markle or Kate Middleton, although they are less “famous.”
The bullying they have experienced online is regrettable, but it seems to be the price that anyone who is moderately in the spotlight must pay. As the years progress and Princess Eugenie and Princess Beatrice continue to grow and evolve into their roles, it will be interesting to see how (and if) the public’s perception shifts.

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The RAAF requirement for a powerful twin engined fighter was evident as early as Feb 1939. As the Bristol built Beaufighter seemed to be the best choice, it was ordered in June of the same year. The intention was always that the aircraft would eventually be built locally, but that did not happen until 1944.
The Australian aircraft were based on the British Mk X, with some notable differences, 144 in total. The most obvious of these were the replacement of the 6 x .303 guns with 4 x .5in Brownings, the bulged nose for the Sperry autopilot, removal of the torpedo gear, a new gunners canopy and the deletion of the dorsal fin. The first was completed on 26 May 1944, and the last of 365, A8-363 on 10 Jan 1946.
The Beaufighter Mk21 served in the South West Pacific Area, replacing the British built Mk Ic & VIc with 30 and 31 SQN. It was also used with 22, 92 and 93 SQN. The aircraft proved to be a formidable strike aircraft against Japanese shipping and ground forces. Ground attack missions usually used 60lb rockets or bombs, plus the heavy four cannon armament. The type was not included in the postwar RAAF plans and the DeHavilland Mosquito replaced it for most duties. However, 15 were converted to target tugs and the last was retired in 1956.
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The owner greeted each of our party of 4 with a handshake as new friends. He didn't speak much English but between French, Italian and Google translate we all had excellent dishes and in large portions. We finished off the meal with very good limoncello. It was the most expensive meal we've had in Europe (Paris, Switzerland, and Germany) but it was the best meal we've had during our travels.
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In September, the University of Virginia’s Board of Visitors endorsed several goals articulated by UVA’s Racial Equity Task Force and requested that UVA leadership develop a plan for funding, implementing and measuring progress toward those goals.
Faculty members, students and staff have made significant progress toward those goals even amid challenges posed by the pandemic. Special focus has been on efforts to increase the diversity of the student body and faculty, consistent with the University’s 2030 Strategic Plan.
Some of the most notable achievements to date include:
“These steps are encouraging, and I believe they will provide both immediate and long-term benefits for the University,” McDonald said. “I am looking forward to working with President Ryan and many others across the University community to sustain this progress.”
McDonald and his colleagues are creating a website, which will launch this month, that will track progress against the University’s goals.
“The progress we have made toward improving equity and opportunity at UVA is heartening, even as we recognize we have more to do,” Ryan said. “I am grateful to all those across the University who have brought these initiatives to life. Our community will benefit from this work for generations to come.”


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Teach English in Turkey
Teach English in Turkey and enjoy an incredibly rewarding travel and teaching experience. Turkish people are known for their warmth and are welcoming, and eager to learn, which can create a very positive classroom atmosphere. There is a high demand for ESL teachers in Turkey, which means that job opportunities are plentiful. Whether you’re looking to work in a private language school, university, or as a private tutor, you’ll find a job that suits your skills and interests.
Turkey is a beautiful and culturally rich country, with a fascinating history, delicious cuisine, and stunning natural landscapes. As an English teacher, you have the opportunity to explore all that Turkey has to offer and immerse yourself in a new and exciting culture. You will be provided valuable professional development opportunities when you teach English in Turkey, such as learning to work with diverse student populations and developing your communication and intercultural skills. Another great thing is that you’re on the doorstep on Eastern Europe, so you can explore the EU as a tourist and there’s a direct 4-hour flight to London.
Istanbul is a city that straddles two continents, with one foot in Europe and the other in Asia. With a population of over 15 million people, it is the largest and most populous city in Turkey, and one of the most important cultural and economic hubs in the region. Formerly known as Byzantium and Constantinople, Istanbul has a rich and diverse history that spans thousands of years. It has been home to many civilizations, including the Greeks, Romans, Byzantines, and Ottomans, all of whom have left their mark on the city’s architecture, art, and culture.
- Visit the Hagia Sophia: The Hagia Sophia is a stunning architectural marvel that has been standing for nearly 1,500 years. Originally built as a church, it was later converted into a mosque and then into a museum. Visitors can admire the building’s intricate mosaics and frescoes, as well as its massive central dome.
- Explore the Grand Bazaar: The Grand Bazaar is one of the oldest and largest covered markets in the world, with over 4,000 shops selling everything from spices and textiles to jewelry and ceramics. Visitors can get lost in the maze of colorful stalls, bargaining with vendors and sampling delicious Turkish treats along the way.
- Take a Bosphorus Cruise: The Bosphorus Strait is the narrow waterway that separates Europe and Asia, and a Bosphorus Cruise is a great way to see the city from a different perspective. Visitors can take a leisurely boat ride down the strait, taking in views of the city’s stunning skyline and iconic landmarks along the way.
- Visit the Topkapi Palace: The Topkapi Palace served as the primary residence of the Ottoman sultans for nearly 400 years and is now a museum that showcases the palace’s stunning architecture and the Ottoman imperial treasures. Visitors can wander through the palace’s ornate courtyards and gardens, as well as its many rooms and halls filled with historical artifacts.
- Sample Turkish Cuisine: Istanbul is known for its delicious and diverse cuisine, and visitors should be sure to try some of the city’s signature dishes and coffee. From savory kebabs and meaty stews to sweet baklava and sticky Turkish delights, there’s something for every palate in Istanbul’s vibrant food scene.
Ankara is Turkey’s capital city, and a cultural and economic hub. It is located in the heart of Anatolia, and is home to a number of museums, theaters, and galleries, as well as government offices and diplomatic missions. The city is also known for its lively shopping districts, including the Kızılay neighborhood, which is home to numerous stores and boutiques. Ankara is also home to a number of historical landmarks, including the Anitkabir mausoleum of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the founder of the modern Turkish state.
- Visit the Anıtkabir: Anıtkabir is the mausoleum of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the founder of the Turkish Republic. This impressive structure sits atop a hill overlooking the city and is a must-visit for anyone interested in Turkish history and culture. Visitors can explore the museum inside the mausoleum, which contains many artifacts related to Atatürk’s life and legacy.
- Explore the Citadel of Ankara: The Citadel of Ankara, also known as Ankara Castle, is a historic fortress that has stood for over a thousand years. Visitors can wander through the castle’s winding streets and take in panoramic views of the city from its walls. The castle also houses several museums, including the Museum of Anatolian Civilizations, which showcases artifacts from the many civilizations that have called Turkey home over the centuries.
- Wander through the Old Town: Ankara’s Old Town is a charming and atmospheric neighborhood filled with narrow streets, Ottoman-era architecture, and lively markets. Visitors can shop for traditional textiles and handicrafts, sample Turkish coffee and street food, and admire the city’s many mosques and historic buildings.
- Visit the Kocatepe Mosque: The Kocatepe Mosque is one of the largest and most impressive mosques in Turkey, with a massive dome and four minarets that dominate the city skyline. Visitors can admire the mosque’s intricate tile work and architecture, and even climb to the top of one of the minarets for a stunning view of the city.
- Explore the Atakule Tower: The Atakule Tower is a modern landmark in Ankara, offering visitors panoramic views of the city from its observation deck. The tower also houses a shopping mall and several restaurants, making it a great place to relax and take in the sights after a day of sightseeing.
Antalya is a coastal city on the Mediterranean Sea, known for its beautiful beaches, clear waters, and warm climate. It is a popular tourist destination, with numerous resorts, hotels, and restaurants, as well as historical landmarks like the ancient city of Perge and the Hadrian’s Gate. Antalya is also home to the Düden Waterfalls and the Antalya Museum, which showcases artifacts from the region’s rich history.
- Explore the Old Town (Kaleiçi): The Old Town of Antalya, also known as Kaleiçi, is a charming and picturesque neighborhood filled with narrow streets, Ottoman-era architecture, and lively markets. Visitors can explore the ancient Roman walls and gates, wander through the old bazaar, and admire the many mosques and historic buildings.
- Visit the Antalya Museum: The Antalya Museum is one of the best museums in Turkey, showcasing artifacts from the many civilizations that have called the region home over the centuries. Visitors can admire ancient Greek and Roman statues, intricate Roman mosaics, and much more.
- Swim at the Beaches: Antalya is known for its beautiful beaches, with crystal clear waters and stunning views of the surrounding mountains. Visitors can swim, sunbathe, and enjoy water sports like kayaking and parasailing at popular beaches like Konyaaltı and Lara.
- Take a Boat Tour: Antalya’s coastline is dotted with picturesque coves and hidden beaches that are best explored by boat. Visitors can take a leisurely boat tour along the coast, stopping to swim and sunbathe at secluded spots along the way.
- Visit the Düden Waterfalls: The Düden Waterfalls are a stunning natural wonder located just outside the city center. Visitors can take a short walk through the lush greenery to reach the falls, which cascade over cliffs into pools below.
The Cats of Turkey
Cats are a beloved and integral part of Turkish culture, and Turkey has a long history of association with these furry feline creatures. In fact, cats have been a part of Turkish culture for thousands of years and are widely respected and adored by both locals and visitors alike.
One of the most famous examples of the Turkish love of cats is the city of Istanbul, where cats are a common sight in nearly every corner of the city. These furry creatures can be found lounging on windowsills, wandering through the streets, and even snoozing in the corners of popular tourist attractions like the Hagia Sophia or Topkapi Palace.
Cats are considered to be good luck in Turkish culture, and many people believe that feeding and taking care of them can bring blessings to their homes and businesses. As a result, it is common to see bowls of food and water set out for the neighborhood cats, and many locals will go out of their way to ensure that these feline friends are well-fed and cared for.
Turkish cuisine is a rich and diverse culinary tradition that has been influenced by many cultures over the centuries, including Arabic, Persian, and Mediterranean. Here are some of the most popular Turkish dishes:
- Kebabs: A staple of Turkish cuisine and come in many different varieties, including shish kebab (marinated meat grilled on skewers), döner kebab (thinly sliced meat roasted on a vertical spit), and adana kebab (spicy minced meat grilled on skewers).
- Meze: A variety of small dishes that are served as appetizers or snacks, often accompanied by rakı, a traditional Turkish anise-flavored liquor. Meze dishes include hummus, stuffed grape leaves, grilled eggplant, and many others.
- Börek: A pastry made with layers of phyllo dough filled with cheese, spinach, or meat. It can be served as a savory snack or as a main dish.
- Pide: A type of Turkish pizza, typically made with a soft, chewy dough and topped with cheese, meat, or vegetables. It is often served with a side of salad or pickles.
- Baklava: A sweet pastry made with layers of phyllo dough, nuts, and honey syrup. It is a popular dessert in Turkey and can be found in many bakeries and sweet shops.
Turkish culture is a rich and diverse mix of influences from many different civilizations, including the Ottoman Empire, Byzantine Empire, and various Middle Eastern and European cultures. The people of Turkey are proud of their unique cultural heritage and are known for their hospitality, warmth, and generosity. Despite some social and economic challenges, the people of Turkey are resilient and optimistic, with a strong sense of community and a deep appreciation for their cultural heritage. They are known for their warm hospitality, their passion for learning, and their commitment to family and community, making them one of the most welcoming and interesting cultures in the world.
- Hospitality: Turkish people are known for their warm and welcoming nature. They are quick to offer a cup of tea or coffee to visitors and often go out of their way to make guests feel comfortable.
- Family Values: Family is very important in Turkish culture. Family ties are strong, and respect for elders is deeply ingrained. Families often gather together for meals and celebrations, and they take care of each other during difficult times.
- Love of Food: Turkish cuisine is famous around the world for its diversity and delicious flavors. Food is an important part of Turkish culture, and meals are often enjoyed with family and friends. Many Turkish people take pride in their cooking skills and love to share their traditional recipes.
- Sense of National Pride: Turkish people are proud of their country and its rich history. The Turkish flag is an important symbol of national pride, and many holidays and celebrations are centered around the country’s history and achievements.
- Love of Music and Dance: Music and dance are important parts of Turkish culture. Traditional Turkish music includes classical and folk styles, with instruments such as the saz, a stringed instrument, and the darbuka, a type of drum. Turkish folk dances are also popular, with many different regional styles and costumes.
You will need an internationally recognised TESOL Certificate to teach English in Turkey.
To work as an English teacher in Turkey, you will need to have a valid work visa. Most schools will help you obtain the correct visa and guide you through the process with visa assistance. Some students will originally enter on a 3-month holiday visa. The process of obtaining a work visa can vary depending on your country of origin, but generally, you will need to provide proof of your qualifications, a valid passport, and a criminal background check. It is important to check the specific requirements for each country and your language school for up-to-date advice.
Enrol in a TESOL course and travel to Turkey for a great opportunity to experience a rich cultural heritage, learn about a diverse society, and improve your teaching skills. With a high demand for English as a Second Language, opportunities for ESL teachers are abundant, and the cost of living is relatively low. Additionally, the Turkish people are known for their warmth and hospitality, making it a welcoming and enjoyable experience for those who choose to teach English in Turkey.

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We were asked to create a solution for monitoring street cabinets for a large Dutch operator. The desired solution consists of measuring the temperature and humidity both at the bottom and the top of the cabinet.
We also measure the current for fluctuations or failures. Miggy designed and produced the hardware and delivered it in combination with a data subscription and portal with API connection.
The objective is to establish a link between outages and climate conditions and/or power failures.
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Gambling is a popular pastime for many people across the country. As such, it’s not surprising that many people are curious to know if they can gamble online legally. The answer is yes, provided that you follow the laws in your state. However, it is important to understand that gambling laws vary from state to state.
As a result, it’s critical to research your state’s laws before placing any wagers. In this article, we will provide an overview of gambling laws in each state and discuss how they pertain to online gambling. We will also touch on federal legislation that could affect your ability to gamble.
Legality of online gambling depends on a number of factors, including whether the activity is legal at the federal level. The United States has a long history of prohibition against most forms of gambling, but since the advent of the Internet, there have been efforts to regulate online betting. The first attempt to do so came in the form of the Wire Act of 1961, which was meant to work alongside antiracketeering laws. However, the law was outdated when it was written and doesn’t entirely apply to digital wagering.
In addition, the legal age to gamble varies by state. For example, some states require you to be 21 to enter a casino while others allow those under 21 to purchase lottery tickets or place bets on horse races. It’s crucial to check your state’s laws before you start gambling, and it’s also a good idea to consult with a qualified attorney if you’re in trouble with the law.
While some states have been slow to change their stance on online gambling, they are starting to catch up. New Jersey, for example, launched its iGaming industry in 2013 and has seen massive revenue growth since then. Its success has encouraged lawmakers in other states to take note and consider introducing their own iGaming initiatives.
Even though the federal government has a skewed view of gambling, individual states are more likely to adopt their own policies regarding legality of online gambling. This trend is largely fueled by the growing popularity of sports betting. As more states approve this type of gambling, the trend is expected to continue. If you’re facing charges related to online gambling, you need a knowledgeable lawyer by your side. Contact the Rodriguez Law Group to schedule a free consultation today. We can help you fight to protect your freedom and your livelihood.

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There is nobody in popular culture who occupies a space as unique as Weird Al Yankovic. For decades, the accordion player has been charming the pants off just about everyone, crafting pop-parody hits that, in some cases, have outlasted their original targets. If anything, it’s surprising that it took this long for a biopic about him to make it to the screen, but then how in the world could anyone make a movie about a guy who’s just fun and likable and more than a bit goofy, with no real drama to be mined? The answer director Eric Appel and Weird Al himself have found is, hilariously, just making it all up. And that’s how we’ve ended up with Weird: The Al Yankovic Story, which brought down the house at the opening of the Toronto International Film Festival’s Midnight Madness program this year.
To be sure, the audience largely composed of Weird Al superfans (I lost count of the people donning wigs and mustaches) was primed to eat it all up, and admittedly, so was I. But regardless of any you-had-to-be-there energy, Weird delivers exactly at the level required, doing for Yankovic what the artist himself has done for the artists he’s spoofed over the years. Walk Hard may have already gotten there 15 years ago, savagely skewering the rock star biopic, but Weird finds its own voice by, as the character of Weird Al in the film puts it, fulfilling the dream of making up new words to a song that already exists.
It’s probably safe to say that most people who love Weird Al discovered him when they were kids. His sense of humor is childish and warm-hearted, his parody songs puerile as they are clear. Though he has occasionally produced original comedy songs, and sometimes simply covered existing ones in the style of polka, his bread and butter is transforming songs lyrically to be about everything from bologna to detailed plot recaps of movies. His 1999 parody of Don McLean’s epic “American Pie,” turned into a hilariously precise retelling of Star Wars: The Phantom Menace — ”Ahh, do you see him hitting on the queen/Though he's just nine and she's fourteen” — was my first real introduction to Weird Al. Finding him at the perfect age of 10, delighted by his stupid creativity. I was a fan for life, as were so many others, often people who would never have expected to enjoy a novelty artist turning Michael Jackson hits into songs about food. Amazingly, Weird Al had already been around, doing his thing and winning fans — Kurt Cobain purportedly called him "America's modern pop-rock genius” — for 20 years when “The Saga Begins” came out, marking another resurgence in his career, with his biggest hit, the Chamillionaire parody “White & Nerdy” becoming his first Top 10 hit nearly a decade later still.
Based on a 2009 Funny or Die sketch starring Aaron Paul as Weird Al, the Roku-produced feature film casts Daniel Radcliffe, who brings all the good will he’s earned with audiences in his post-Potter years to the role of one of pop music’s most likable figures. A sign of exactly what the film is up to comes when Radcliffe opens his mouth to sing and Weird Al’s own voice comes out instead, with absolutely zero attempt to hide the fact. Nearly every aspect of the movie plays this way, winkingly ignoring the tropes of the genre in order to tell a better story. This is a Weird Al who gets arrested for playing an accordion at a polka party as a teen; who becomes more successful than the Beatles; who carries on a torrid, career-destroying relationship with a conniving and evil Madonna; and who takes a Rambo-esque jaunt down to Colombia for a violent face-off against Pablo Escobar.
Weird excels in its fealty to legends from Yankovic’s life story and its brazen disregard for anything resembling a factual accounting of said legends.
The movie establishes its style quickly, in its opening moments, letting the audience know that this is exactly the Weird Al biopic we didn’t know we needed all these years. Launching in media res, the singer is rushed into the ER after some terrible accident, clearly the low point of his career. His doctor is Lin-Manuel Miranda, which somehow works. Looking like he’s about to die, Al suddenly wakes right up, demanding a pad of paper and a No. 2 pencil. Inspiration has struck. If you know Weird Al, you know what song will result. The movie then flashes all the way back to his childhood, a young Alfred Yankovic hides under his bed covers, secretly listening to the Dr. Demento radio show, when his mom walks into the room and tells him to stop listening to that filth. Sending him off to get ready for school, she makes his bed and discovers tucked away against the wall… a Hawaiian shirt. Cut to title.
Weird excels in its fealty to legends from Yankovic’s life story and its brazen disregard for anything resembling a factual accounting of said legends. The jam session that led to his parody of “My Sharona” is rendered as a near-mythic moment of inspiration, his roommate asking him to “open up a package of my bologna” while the Knack’s hit plays on the radio, Radcliffe’s expression lost in sudden divine genius, the lyrics to “My Bologna” coming together leading to the infamous first recording of the song in a public bathroom. He mails the demo tape off to a radio station, which magically puts it on the air, declaring it a hit, literally minutes later, sending Weird Al and his friends into a frenzy, trashing their apartment. Things only become more silly from there, in the best possible way.
After learning about the so-called “Weird Al Bump” experienced by the artists he parodies, Madonna, here played by a hilariously game Evan Rachel Wood, gets some ideas. She’s the villain of the story, and not just because she seduces Weird Al and gets him addicted to drugs and alcohol, destroying his friendships and nearly tanking his career. She also becomes something like a Bond villain. That’s not a joke. That as far as anyone knows, Weird Al and Madonna have never met makes the sustained joke hilarious in itself. That the joke stems from the fact that Madonna did actually suggest replacing “Like a Virgin” with “Like a Surgeon” to a mutual friend makes it that much better. The film is full of deep cut nods like that, none of which require a specialized knowledge of Weird Al’s history, but all of which carry that feeling of real care for the subject. Another wildly conceived joke about the provenance of “Eat It,” Weird Al’s parody of Michael Jackson’s “Beat It,” starts funny and gets funnier and funnier simply because it never lets up.
The whole movie plays like that, really. That’s not to say it’s some new masterpiece. It’s no Walk Hard at the end of the day, but that’s a high bar. It’s a little long, there are moments when the sincerity of the story, necessary for the movie to function as more than mere over-extended sketch comedy, nevertheless slows things down in a less-than-ideal way. Not every joke lands, either. But the relentless flood of them means one bum punchline will inevitably be followed by three or four great ones, and if anything the constant assault of jokes and gags and movie references (everything from Boogie Nights to A Star Is Born) is occasionally exhausting. It’s hard to complain about a movie having too many good jokes, though. And that feels true to the spirit of Weird Al: a persistent will to entertain, with unfiltered silliness, layers and layers of references and nothing but heart. It’s one for the fans, but who doesn’t love Weird Al?
Corey Atad is a writer based in Toronto. His work has appeared at Esquire, Hazlitt and The Baffler and he has an unhealthy obsession with Air Bud.

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Chardon Science Olympiad sent three teams to the Regional Science Olympiad competition that took place at Case Western Reserve University on Feb. 22.
Two Division B teams (sixth through ninth grade) and one Division C team (ninth through 12th grade) competed. The Chardon teams took second and third place, respectively, which advances them to the state competition held at The Ohio State University in Columbus on April 26.
The teams competed in 23 events related to social science, earth and space science, physical science and chemistry, technology and engineering and inquiry and nature of science.
Medals were given to the top three standings per event and trophies to the top three teams. The Division B team took second place overall and the Division C team took third place overall.
The regional event had 24 teams competing from 15 northeast Ohio schools in Division B, and 23 teams in Division C from 16 schools.


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Conflict has been raging in Yemen since 2015, yet people from Somalia, Ethiopia and Eritrea remain undeterred to thread on the perilous routes only to encounter dangerous conditions when they get there. To paraphrase the Somali-British poet Warsan Shire, they continue to flee their lands, as home won’t let them stay.
Just how dangerous this journey can be was made clear last month, when a boat carrying 150 Somali refugees was attacked by a helicopter and a military ship near the Yemeni port of Hodeidah. At least 42 were killed.
Between January 2006 and April 2016, more than 700,000 persons reportedly crossed from the Horn of Africa to Yemen, with Somalis mostly staying in Yemen as refugees and Ethiopians travelling onwards to Saudi Arabia and other Gulf countries.


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Anti-Zuma marches are part of a coup - KZN ANC
6 April 2017
Durban – Friday’s marches to get President Jacob Zuma to resign before his term ends are part of a coup by opposition parties who lost the national elections in 2014, the KwaZulu-Natal ANC said on Thursday.
Zuma was elected by voters in 2014 and would serve until his term ended in 2019, said provincial ANC secretary Super Zuma.
KwaZulu-Natal is the ANC’s largest province, and includes the Ethekwini region, which is the largest ANC region in the country.
Zuma told News24 that the leaders of the anti-Zuma marches, and those who were calling for him to step down, were people who never voted for the ANC.
"The attempts to get Zuma to resign are part of a coup by those who never voted for the ANC, including the DA and the EFF. They contested the elections in 2014 and were defeated, but now they are trying to get the country through the back door."
He said the anti-Zuma marchers had left them with no choice but to defend the country "from those who are trying to destroy it".
The protests and marches have been sparked by the president’s recent Cabinet reshuffle.
Super Zuma said it was up to the president to recall ministers.
"People are appointed by the president, after consultations with the ANC, to become ministers. Indeed it is his priority to recall them," he said.
Since 1994, there has never been a problem with Cabinet reshuffling, even during the times of Nelson Mandela and Thabo Mbeki, said Zuma.
"Why this time?" he asked.
"People are deployed to be ministers, but they must expect that there’ll be a time where the president wants to deploy someone else in their roles," he added.
Provincial ANCYL secretary Thanduxolo Sabelo earlier said there would be marches to defend President Zuma across the province, but that the main march would be in Durban on Friday.


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This is an old self portrait, I had completely forgotten about it. I just happened to come across it while I was cleaning out some boxes in the basement. I painted it about eight years ago.
I was trying to copy a photo, taken of me in a hotel room. In the photo, my mouth is still swollen from having four wisdom teeth pulled the week before. I can't remember what town we were in, but it was about ten hours NW of Flagstaff.
We checked into the hotel and I went for a walk while she took a bath. On the walk I dropped five dollars into a slot machine and won fifty. She snapped this picture of me right after my walk, just before I took a bath.
Here's the original photo. Do you still have your wisdom teeth? Do you want to leave me some love?
In my last post, I said this piture was so bad I wasn't going to post it, but then I had a beer and decided, what the Hell.
This was my original concept for the Illustration Friday theme moon. If you want to know what it has to do with the theme, you'll have to read my last post.
OK. Because I know you're going to read my last post, here's a little treat.
A picture of cute, cute, Pepe, enjoying some fresh air and art. Enjoy!Did you read my last post? Did you leave me some love?
This is my picture for Illustration Friday, the theme is moon. "Moon" was drawn on a piece of scrap paper, with my Gel-Roller, then colored in PhotoStudio. This illustration is actually a clipping from my last post.
Just yesterday, I was thinking, that this is probably the best moon I've ever drawn. Then, when I found out today's IF theme was moon, I thought this is a no-brainer.
OK. In truth, I tried to drawn a picture of my old, Chevy Corsica, but it looked so awful I didn’t want to post it. (When I don’t want to post bad art, on a bad art blog, it must be really bad.)
Why was I trying to draw a picture of my car if the theme is moon?
Before my Corsica stopped running, it traveled 477,992 miles. That's what some people call "Lunar Mileage", because it's enough mileage to get to the moon and back.
Do you have a car with lunar mileage? Even though, I have lots of mileage, are you going to leave me some love?
When Cats Dream
This is a goofy illustration I did today, on a piece of scrap paper, with my Gel-Roller. I colored it with Photostudio.
I must have been inspired by Pepe. He likes to sleep upside-down on the desk whenever I'm on the PC. He twitches a lot while he's sleeping. I think this must be what he's dreaming about.
By the way:
Gorky is starting to think about blogging more often. In Fact, right now, she has a new post up. It's about how she's leaving for Poland soon. I don't know what I'm going to do for two weeks while she’s gone. Just me and the twitchy cats. Ahhhhhhhhh!!!
Anyhow, please go read her post, and leave her some love, and let her know how nice everyone is on the internets.
Do your cats dream? Do you dream about leaving me some love?
This is my picture for Illustration Friday the theme is poem. "Poem" was drawn on the back of a page from my "Get Fuzzy" desk calendar, with my new, Precise Grip, Extra Fine, Gel-Roller.
AH! I have betrayed my Gel-Roller!
I whipped this picture out in about 20 minutes. It’s supposed to be Edgar Allen Poe.
It's a Poe-ehm!
I didn’t want this weeks illustration to take as long as last weeks. (Which I finished just last night at about 10:23.) Besides that, I have a big show tonight and not a lot of time.
Who’s your favorite poet? Who you going to leave some love?
This is my picture for Illustration Friday the theme is discovery. "Discovery" was made with watercolor pencils and my Gel-Roller on watercolor paper.
I got this one in just under the wire. It's supposed to be a picture, of one of those moments, when you discover things aren't exactly the way you thought they were.
Originally I was going to do a bunch of small sketches depicting moments like the one above, in all sorts of different locations, but I got so into the first picture, I decided to do a big watercolor of the first sketch.
This is the original sketch.I'm pretty happy with the way it turned out. Even if it did take me all week to finish.
It's been a pretty emotional week for me. I think I had a moment like the one above. I was going to go into a lot of detail, but I'm tired and I have a big show tomorrow.
I did learn; Beware who you go into business with. (this refers to "Knife", not LW.) I also got a small raise this week and a heavy dose of, wake-up-dumb-ass and I sold a painting at a silent auction to benefit FFRT. It sold for $40.00.
Feet and Bonus Footage. This is the painting that sold.
Anyhow, Loves, I need some sleep.
When was your last moment of discovery? When was the last time you left me some love?
This is my picture for Illustration Friday the theme is geeky. "Geeky" is a watercolor pencils and ink drawing on watercolor paper.
Blah! I don’t know what’s wrong with me. This is too cute. I need to go punch a pony, or kick a puppy.
I'll have to come up with something mean soon or I'm going to lose my edge.
Well, I have to run. I have to get to the silent auction.
I’ll post something tomorrow and let you all know how it went and what two pieces I donated.
Do you still have an edge? Do you still want to leave me some love?
Face Mask of Love
This is a plaster-cast of my face. I made it a several years ago for a production of "Hair". This production of "Hair" is where I first met Gorky. She was the choreographer and she used to yell at me because I couldn’t remember the dance steps. Hee, hee. Have you ever passed out by the PC? Have you left me some love?
I love you sweetie.
Gorky and I are going on vacation for a week. I'll most likely be off line until then, I leave you with this picture of Pepe, passed out by the PC.


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About 3 Days Unforgettable North Sikkim Tour
Longing for a peaceful holiday in the mountains? Look no further; get ready for a 3 days unforgettable tour of North Sikkim, one of the most beautiful tourist destinations in India. A tour of North Sikkim is a magical journey which lets you disconnect from your hectic schedules and reconnect with your soul.
Located close to the Eastern Himalayan range, North Sikkim is known for lofty mountains, alpine meadows, alluring valleys, picturesque rivers and exotic flowers. Our North Sikkim tour starts with a refreshing early morning drive from Gangtok to Lachen. The drive itself is an amazing experience as you will cross laid-villages and splendid landscapes on the way. Only a few families lives in Lachen village and it is the best place where you can experience the warm hospitality of the natives. Moreover, you will be bestowed with sceneries of breathtaking landscapes dotted with small wooden houses adorned with strings of Buddhist prayers flags.
The sacred and amazingly beautiful Gurudongmar Lake is just 55 kilometres away from Lachen. It is one of the most heavenly places to see in India. The view of the lake bathed in the morning sunlight is a wonderful sight to behold. It amuses the visitors for even in harsh winters, a part of this lake remains unfrozen. It is believed that Guru Padmasambhava, the founder of Tibetan Buddhism visited this lake in the 8th century. The lake is fed by glaciers and it is gorgeous to see reflections of the surrounding Snow Mountains on the crystal clear blue waters.
On the way to Gurudongmar Lake, you would also visit the verdant Chopta Valley and Thangu Valley for a short break. Both destinations are splendid for photography as you will get closer views of the Tibetan plateau. You can do a small hiking in the woodlands and enjoy a cup of tea with the locals here. Further, you will be halting in Lachung village for a cozy quiet night’s sleep. On the next day, you will visit Yumthang Valley which is famous for rare species of flowering plants and numerous varieties of Rhododendrons. Spring is the best time to visit this valley as it is the peak blooming season.
Whether you are looking for a solo backpacking journey, a relaxed family trip or a fun group tour with friends, North Sikkim is a wonderful holiday destination in India. We have carefully planned this itinerary to cover all must-see places in North Sikkim without compromising on the comfort factor. So, switch off your mobiles for 3 days; let’s breathe in fresh air and tune into nature’s extravaganza during this North Sikkim tour. If you have any queries feel free to contact us.
GANGTOK - LACHENEarly morning drive to Lachen from Gangtok which is (Approx 107 km / 4 h 30 min). It is located at an elevation of 2,750 metres. On the way visit Tashi view point, Seven Sister Waterfall and Singhik View Point. Overnight at the hotel in Lachen.
LACHEN - GURUDONGMAR LAKE - LACHUNGToday early morning after breakfast we will start our unforgettable tour to Gurudongmar Lake (17,200 ft.) via Chopta Valley and Thangu. After visiting the lake, return to Lachen and further drive to Lachung. Overnight at the hotel in Lachung.
LACHUNG - YUMTHANG - GANGTOKAfter early breakfast drive to Yumthang Valley (11,800 ft. / 24 km / 2 hours) popularly know as valley of flower. Back to Lachung and departure for Gangtok.
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Every year in Ethiopia, more than 300,000 babies are born too soon—less than 37 weeks of gestation. These babies are at increased risk of death, long-term disabilities and ill health later in life. Yet, there are a range of interventions that target women before they are even pregnant and during pregnancy that can prevent preterm birth and, most preterm babies can survive with basic care including drying, warming, immediate and exclusive breastfeeding, hygiene and cord care. Given Ethiopia’s success in reducing deaths among children less than five years old, a higher proportion of under-five deaths are occurring among newborns within the first 28 days of life (29 deaths/1,000 live births). Complications due to preterm birth, infections and breathing difficulties are the top three causes of death among newborns in Ethiopia.
To reduce newborn deaths, the Federal Ministry of Health (FMOH) and partners in Ethiopia are working together to implement health care interventions that are known to save lives. Building on the existing primary health care structure in the country, the FMOH is supporting expanded access to care during pregnancy, labor and delivery, and the postnatal period as well as community-based neonatal care, and the initiation of newborn corners in health facilities among other interventions.
In an effort to learn what works better to improve the survival of babies born too soon, the FMOH has partnered with the USAID-funded Every Preemie-SCALE project and St. Paul’s Hospital Millennium Medical College to study the implementation of current preterm birth and low birth weight programs and interventions across the primary health care system. “This is a unique opportunity for Ethiopia to learn from our experience as a country and to strengthen interventions and the health care system for improved newborn health care,” said Dr. Wendmagegn Gezahegn of St. Paul’s Hospital.
This implementation research study will take place in three unique geographic locations of Ethiopia representing an urban setting, an agrarian/settled area and a semi-settled/pastoral area, ensuring representation of the main geographic categories. Dr. Jim Litch, the Research, Evidence and Learning Lead representing the Global Alliance to Prevent Prematurity and Stillbirth (GAPPS) on the Every Preemie—SCALE project explained that “Studying these different settings will give us the opportunity to understand gaps in implementation and uniquely characterize what can be done differently to improve outcomes for early and small babies.” Lessons learned will be shared widely in Ethiopia and will be used to inform programming well into the future. At the same time, Ethiopia will share its insights with partners working in other countries to strengthen newborn health programming and interventions.
The work in Ethiopia will complement implementation research supported by Every Preemie in Bangladesh, India and Malawi. Judith McCord, the project’s Senior Director emphasized that “because the project is mandated to explore challenges and solutions for newborn programming, we need to understand what works, and what doesn’t work, to ensure that early/small newborns have the services and interventions they need to survive, and live healthy, productive lives.”
 Every Preemie—SCALE, Ethiopia Profile of Preterm and Low Birth Weight Prevention and Care, November 2015.
 Central Statistical Agency (CSA) [Ethiopia] and ICF. 2016. Ethiopia Demographic and Health Survey 2016: Key Indicators Report. Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, and Rockville, Maryland, USA. CSA and ICF.
 Democratic Republic of Ethiopia Federal Ministry of Health. National Strategy for Newborn and Child Survival in Ethiopia. 2015/16-2019/20. Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. March 2015.
Every Preemie-SCALE is a five-year project awarded by USAID/Washington to a consortium of partners comprised of Project Concern International (PCI), the Global Alliance to Prevent Prematurity and Stillbirth (GAPPS) and the American College of Nurse-Midwives (ACNM). The project is designed to catalyze action for preterm birth and low birth weight across 25 USAID maternal and child health priority countries predominantly in Africa and Asia. Every Preemie is supporting implementation research in Bangladesh, Ethiopia, India and Malawi and is also working in Malawi to improve newborn care vis a vis the recently launched Family-Led Care model. See more on Every Preemie here.


To the untrained ear, jazz music may sound like a sort of “pleasant chaos”, and even those who have been playing music for a while might strain to understand how it works.
Fortunately, there is method behind the madness, and like any other musical style, it’s just a matter of studying the form.
Although jazz guitar is the one of the most challenging genres there is for guitarists, you don’t need to be the best player on the planet to get started. If you have a basic understanding of music theory, and you know your barre chords and 7th chords, you’re ready to give it a try.
Here’s how to up your game with these online jazz guitar lessons. You can also check out more general guitar lessons no matter what style of guitar you want to be able to play.
Quick Lesson Review: The Major Scale
The major scale is a diatonic scale, which means it’s made up of seven notes.
In the key of C, they would be: C, D, E, F, G, A, and B.
Each note also has a chord attached to it. The formula is as follows: major, minor, minor, major, major, minor, diminished. So you would end up with: C, Dm, Em, F, G, Am, and Bdim.
It’s important to know this in every key. In the key of G, your notes would be: G, A, B, C, D, E, and F#. The chords would therefore be: G, Am, Bm, C, D, Em, and F#dim.
There are numbers attached to the chords as well. These are usually displayed in roman numerals like this: I, ii, iii, IV, V, vi, vii. Jazz progressions are often written out using these values, so get familiar with them.
Quick Review: Barre Chords In Jazz Music
If you want to play jazz, you should familiarize yourself with barre chords.
Some chords can be played in the open position, but because of rapid chord changes, key changes and unusual chords (like m7b5, 7(#9), dim7, and so on), you’ll ultimately want to be able to shift effortlessly from one chord to another, and even know the various voicings that exist across the neck. This is easier said than done, and will take time to master.
It also helps to learn the fretboard and where your root centers are (i.e. where all the A notes are on the fretboard).
Quick Online Lesson Review: 7th Chords
There are basically three types of 7 chords beginner jazz players should be aware of: dominant 7, major 7, and minor 7. These are the building blocks of jazz progressions.
A dominant 7 chord is characterized by a flatted seventh. G major is made up of the notes G, B and D. In the key of G, the seventh is F#. Turn that F# into an F, and you have a G7 chord (G, B, D and F).
A major 7 chord is characterized by the seventh. Nothing unusual here – add the F# in, and you have a Gmaj7 (G, B, D, F#) instead of a plain G.
In order to create a minor chord, we have to flat the third, so the B in the G chord becomes a Bb. Add in the seventh (F), and you have a Gm7 (G, Bb, D, F).
Try this with every chord in every key, and we’ll be ready to play some jazz!
Quick Review: The 12-Bar Blues
There are many similarities between the jazz and blues genres. Understanding the basics of the 12-bar blues will help you with jazz as well.
Most blues songs have 12-bar repeating patterns, and only use three chords: I, IV, and V. For all intents and purposes, you can think of these as dominant 7 chords: I7, IV7, and V7. Transitioning between these chords shouldn’t prove very difficult, since they’re all the same type.
Most blues songs are structured like this:
| I | I | I | I | | IV | IV | I | I | | V | IV | T | T |
In the key of C, your chords would be: C7 (I), F7 (IV), and G7 (V). In the key of G, they would be: G7, C7, D7. And so on.
“T” stands for “turnaround.” The turnaround section is where interesting things can happen. Sometimes, players will just hang on the V chord. But at other times, they will play a little riff that sets the band up to start back at the beginning of the 12-bar pattern. This helps the band to know where they are in the pattern, if they happen to get lost. But most of all, it adds a bit of ear candy to the song.
Here is an example of a turnaround:
Some jazz songs are essentially blues songs. That’s why it’s so helpful to understand this form and ingrain it in your mind.
The ii-V-I Progression When Playing Jazz Guitar
In jazz music, the ii-V-I (or iim7-V7-Imaj7) chord progression is an old standby. Anyone looking to learn jazz guitar should learn it.
In the key of C, the ii chord would be Dm, the V chord would be G, and the I chord would be C. But this doesn’t sound very jazzy, does it? We need to turn all of these into 7th chords.
So the Dm would become Dm7. The G becomes a G7 (yes, a dominant chord). This is because Gmaj7 contains a sharped note (F#). There are no sharps or flats in the key of C, so it simply doesn’t belong. The C becomes a Cmaj7. Now we have a set of chords that sound pretty jazzy together.
First, here’s how to play that in the open position:
But it’s pretty rare that any jazz guitarist would play these chords in the open position. So, here’s how to play the same progression using barre chords:
Congratulations! You just played your first jazz progression. Many jazz players, however, will use their fingers to “pluck” chords instead of using a pick to strum them. What this means is that you’re generally just playing four notes out of the chord at any given time instead of five or six.
The I-ii-V-IV Progression
Here’s another chord progression you will often hear in popular jazz music: I-ii-V-IV, or Imaj7-iim7-V7-IVmaj7. Most players who’ve played jazz for any length of time will tell you that the ii-V-I progression gets boring. Knowing some variations can help you in jam sessions.
It’s important to etch this sound into your mind because of how common it is in the jazz genre.
In the ii-V-I example, each chord lasted a bar. In this example, the transition from I to IV is really what we’re emphasizing, so the ii and V chords only last half a bar each (remember what I said earlier about rapid chord changes in jazz?).
But there’s something else you need to know, because it could end up confusing you. We established that the second in the key of C is D, and that the fifth is G. But in this example, the ii is Gm7, and the V is C7. What gives?
Basically, there’s a key change taking place. So Gm7 would be the ii chord in F major, and likewise the C7 would be the V chord in F major. Although we’re starting in the key of C, we’re shifting to the key F, in a manner of speaking (the key of F isn’t that different from the key of C). Incidentally, the last chord in the progression is Fmaj7
Let’s take a look at this example in the key of C. We’re not going to use chords in the open position anymore. It’s all barred chords from here on out.
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By Wu Ni in Shanghai (China Daily)
Rusty gears, springs, various types of nails, generator rotors and a series of commonly seen deserted scrap metal are being exhibited in a hall in 1933 Shanghai, a landmark hub for creative industries in the city.
The exhibition is part of a "trash to treasure" competition that invites those interested in artistic design and environmental protection to visit and touch these scrap metal items and come up with creative ideas of transforming them into artwork.
Launched by Volvo Construction Equipment and the China Resource Recycling Association, the event intends to "offer ordinary people and everyday artists a platform to unleash their creativity and imagination while putting environmental protection into action", according to Lawrence Luo, Volvo CE China president.
Yang Mingjie's City Garden is made from recycled parts. Provided to China Daily
Visitors can find inspiration from the deserted machinery parts and send their design sketches before Dec 31. A panel of judges will choose 20 finalists who can turn the blueprint into genuine art work in a special working studio with the help of professional artists.
The designs can fall into four categories including posters, accessories, furniture and installations.
The work should be creative, easily made and conveniently transported, with aesthetic value and a concern for environmental protection and sustainable development, according to organizers. The finalists will all have cash rewards.
Yang Mingjie, a renowned Chinese product designer, created the first work of art named City Garden, which is composed of a flower terrace, trees and posters that were made of machinery parts such as piston tubes, nuts, axle bearings, steel balls and so on.
"When I observe these parts carefully, I find their lines and structures are beautiful. We can represent their beauty by recycling them," he says.
Actually, 1933 Shanghai itself is a renovation of deserted architecture. The four-story concrete maze built in the early 20th century, designed by a British architect, was formally the biggest slaughterhouse in Asia. It was renovated into a center for the creative industry in 2006, housing various avant-garde exhibitions, dramas and plays.
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Talmi et al. (2005) found that recognition out-of earlier servings off a list, although not the previous few affairs, triggered components during the hippocampal program which is generally for the long-label recollections recovery. This can be similar to the interested in, stated prior to, one to memory for the past few number products are conserved during the Korsakoff’s amnesia (Baddeley and Warrington, 1970; Carlesimo mais aussi al., 1995). Within these training, the fresh new an element of the recency impact according to small-term recollections you will definitely mirror a primary period of time anywhere between presentation and you may recall of last few items, otherwise it could mirror the absence of disturbance anywhere between speech and you can remember of last couple of activities. Hence, we are able to say that small-name memory exists, however, tend to as opposed to high understanding about whether the restrict is actually a period limit otherwise an amount potential restrict.
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Kaun Banega Crorepati 11
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Sudha Murty told Big B she had decided to become an engineer in 1968. Her decision was met with resistance by her family members, who thought no one in the community would marry her, if she did the course.
She further added that she was the only woman in the college which had 599 boys. She was told by the Principal that they will admit her since she had scored well, but she was asked to wear a sari, and advised not to go to the college canteen or talk to the boys.
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There is a general agreement that global warming will increase the productivity and fish stocks in the Arctic Ocean and benefit the fisheries industry by facilitating fishing vessels’ access to areas previously covered by ice. However, recent research is less optimistic about the potential impacts of climate change on fish stocks and fishing conditions.
November 21 was World Fisheries Day. The end of November also marked the start of this year’s winter fishing season, which begun later than usual in some of the Arctic regions, such as Kotzebue in northwest Alaska, due to a late freeze-up. Perfectly timed with the beginning of the United Nations Climate Change conference in Paris (COP21), questions arise about the impacts of global warming on fish and fisheries in the Arctic.
Lack of data and need for more research
Based on a report on “Fisheries Management and the Arctic in the Context of Climate Change”, which was commissioned by the European Parliament and published in June, the EU officially recognized the necessity to conduct more research on Arctic fisheries and ecosystems. The report pointed to a conspicuous dearth of information and knowledge gaps regarding Arctic fish and the impacts of climate change on the Arctic Ocean’s ecosystem.
Arctic fish species are extremely well adapted to the highly variable Arctic environment. This means that they can only tolerate a narrow temperature range. Most of the species are bottom dwelling and do not undertake long distance migrations.
As a consequence, they are heavily affected by climate change, the fishing industry and invasive fish species that extend their habitat northward. The majority - 60 percent - of the commercial fish species of the Arctic Ocean and Adjacent Seas (AOAS) are therefore classified as having low resilience, whereas only 16 percent of the species are considered as being highly resilient.
Considering the shortfall of information, in the last few years Canada has been accused of expanding its Arctic fishery without understanding the consequences. Acknowledging the need for more research, Canada’s Federal Environment Minister Leona Aglukkaq vowed to promote research on Arctic fisheries with $7 million in funding at the beginning of this year. The money will be spent on studying Nunavut’s commercial clam industry, turbot, northern shrimp and Arctic char fisheries.
Arctic states agree on fishing limits
The lack of knowledge about the Arctic Ocean’s ecosystem and dynamics also motivated the five Arctic coastal states to discuss a fishing moratorium with non-Arctic nations, in particular China, Korea, Japan, and the European Union. The moratorium would ban fishing fleets from fast-thawing seas around the North Pole until more research has been carried out. The meeting took place in Washington, D.C., from December 1 to 3 and followed up on a declaration of intent signed in July by Canada, the United States, Norway, Denmark and Russia. Iceland was also invited to the talks, but before the meeting it was questionable whether the country would cooperate, given its shipment of slaughtered endangered fin whales to Japan this summer.
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The impact of climate change on Arctic fisheries is also a matter of concern at the United Nations Conference on Climate Change (COP21), which currently takes places in Paris and lasts until December 11. In the run-up to the conference, the World Forum of Fisher Peoples urged the participants to implement the United Nations Voluntary Guidelines for Securing Sustainable Small-Scale Fisheries. The forum fears that “false solutions” will result in “ocean grabbing” and the privatization and commodification of common property land and water under environmental conservation schemes. Instead, the socially and ecologically just visions of small-scale fisheries could make up a part of the “right” solution to climate change.


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Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff will announce the country’s official farm credit plan on Friday with the stated aim of supporting the wave of agriculture investment in South America.
As is normally the way with the annual plan, the Agriculture Minister and his officials have already leaked most of the details.
The government will increase the farm credit budget by 7% next season to R$107 billion ($67.7 billion) and raise the volume of subsidized credit to R$64 billion.
According to Agriculture Minister Wagner Rossi, the priority is to promote modern practices on the farm by facilitating the purchase of new farm machinery and financing the greater use of farm technology. Brasilia also wants farmers to diversify their crops, reducing the dependence on soybeans and, to a much lesser extent, corn.
To that end, credit ceilings for food staples such as rice and beans have been brought up to the level offered for soybeans at R$650,000 per farmer.
Raising the limits also helps medium sized farmers, a group that has been neglected in recent years, according to Rossi.
“We have paid great attention to small family farms, offering them special credit lines, and the big exports, orphaning those in the middle,” said the minister.
The government will also promote new machinery and storage purchases by raising the credit ceiling on investment lines to R$300,000 per farmer from R$200,000.
Brazilian farmers have enjoyed excellent results over the last two years and have plowed much of their profits back into their businesses. But producers remain starved of credit as commercial loans are difficult to obtain and expensive, while official credit is not sufficient to cover operating expenses. Trading companies such as ADM, Bunge, Cargill and Louis Dreyfus end up filling the gap.
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A mum has lashed out at the motorcyclist who left her son for dead after knocking him off his push-bike and fracturing his skull.
Theo Andrew, 11, was knocked unconscious and suffered a severely broken leg, swelling on the brain and cuts and bruises.
He remains in Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital where doctors say his leg injury could be ‘life changing’.
His mother, Siobhan Doyle, 31, said Theo swerved on his bike to avoid wasps swarming around some bins when he was struck on Friday, August 23.
Witnesses near his home in Oldham, Greater Manchester, told police the motorcyclist initially dismounted his vehicle, which police suspect was stolen.
But seriously harming Theo and sustaining bloody injuries himself, he reportedly picked up some debris, got back on his bike and drove away.
Police launched a manhunt and found the alleged rider in a local hospital.
Residents have complained of a plague of reckless bikers in the area.
Mum-of-three Siobhan told the Manchester Evening News: ‘I was in my bedroom and I heard this smash.
‘I looked out of the window and could not see my son because he was knocked out behind a car.
‘I just thought it was another d** head whose smashed his bike.
‘Then I heard banging on my door and everyone is screaming “it’s your Theo”.
‘I was shocked. I was being sick and I was screaming.’
She says she went outside and found her unconscious son, who later came round and asked his mum: ‘Where am I? My leg’s snapped in half.’
Speaking from her son’s hospital bedside, Siobhan added: ‘It’s disgusting, for someone to see a child like that on the floor with two bones sticking out of his leg and then run off.’
Slamming the biker for leaving her child ‘for dead’, she added: ‘Any human with a heart would not do that’.
She says her son’s autism and ADHD has complicated his treatment while in hospital.
But Siobhan says Theo was conscious and was ‘doing quite well considering’.
She had to cancel her infant son Hugo’s first birthday party the day after the hit-and-run.
A Greater Manchester Police spokesman confirmed no arrest had been made.
But they said a 19-year-old man would be summonsed to appear in court for failing to stop at the scene of a collision, having no licence and having no insurance.


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For months we’ve been tracking what we’re calling the All-in-One Chef: chefs who not only preside over the kitchen but also design their restaurant interiors, arrange the flowers, and make their own soap for the guest WC. But we particularly like a small, singular new breed: the Chef Ceramicists, who see tableware as an important frame for their food, and take sourcing local ceramics to the next level by making it themselves. It makes sense: There are parallels to draw between clay and dough, the tactility of cooking and pottery. Ceramics, like cooking, combines a high level of detail (something chefs are famous for) with artfulness. Plus, when it comes to how tableware looks and functions, chefs can design exactly what they require, down to the last detail.
Take a look at the pioneering chefs and restaurateurs we’re noting—and their tableware.
Above: Alexa first noted the work of Cuban-born, New York–based chef/ceramicist/stylist Marité Acosta back in 2014, when she spotted a few vases of hers at an event (see Painterly Pottery by a New York City Chef). Acosta’s culinary and pastry training—as well as time spent in the fashion and textile industries—influences her simple ceramics, such as the Large Stoneware Bowl ($225) shown. For more ceramics that could (and do) appear on restaurant tabletops:

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My dill and sage have been growing awesomely. When they first started growing they were both kind of ugly, so I didn’t take any pictures. They were brownish and wimpy looking. Luckily, that quickly changed. Apparently dill grows really tall in a short amount of time. One day they were just peeking out of the soil, and the next they were like 2 inches high! I might have to raise my grow-light if they keep up like this.
Some of the sage kept the seed shell on for a while after they busted the soil. I wanted to just pluck it off, but I figured it’s probably a natural thing so I left it. It’s cool to watch it though because the stem is all fuzzy and weird. You can see one in the middle with the seed shell still on the top.
It’s so interesting how all the herbs look so completely different, and the shapes of them remind me of the seeds. Dill, for example is really long and thin. The sage is very round and fat. Basil is round and thin. The parsley is long and very delicate looking. Maybe I’m looking into it all too much, but I think its fascinating.
On a completely unrelated side note, I just finished making Runsas (beef and cabbage buns) today and they are FANTASTIC. Savory filling wrapped in a lightly sweetened soft bread? Yeah, doesn’t get much more delicious than that. I plan on using the bread recipe and inventing my own filling with various herbs. You should be excited, because it’s going to be epic.

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KUCHING, Sept 13 — Alister Cogia, 22, will now spend six years of his life in prison instead of 10 after he was found guilty of insulting Islam and the religion’s prophet on Facebook.
High Court judge Azhahari Kamal Ramli today reduced an earlier prison sentence, but maintained the RM50,000 fine imposed by the Sessions Court after taking into account the timing and frequencies of the offence.
He said the accused had committed a serious crime which could undermine racial harmony in Sarawak, adding that all religions must be respected.
The judge also noted that Alister was sane when he pled guilty to all the charges and when he posted the offensive remarks on his Facebook page.
On March 8 this year, Alister was sentenced to 10 years jail and fined RM50,000 after he pleaded guilty to the charges of uploading on social media offensive materials about Islam and the prophet.
He faced five charges under Section 298A (1)(a) of the Penal Code, and five charges under Section 233 of the Multimedia and Communications Act 1998.
All the offences were committed in February and he was arrested on March 3, this year.
Francis Teron, one of the defence counsel, said it is up to Alister to decide whether he wanted to appeal to the decision against the reduced jail term.
He said the accused has 14 days to file an appeal.
“We are ready to file the appeal if he instructs us,” said Teron, a member of a legal team which represented Alister on a pro bono basis.
He said the legal team had argued that the accused had mental problem when he uploaded the offensive materials and did not know the consequences of pleading guilty to the charges.
He added Alister was not represented by a lawyer when he was charged, and subsequently, pleaded guilty.
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