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Sarah Collins: Wonderbag's founder explains how her invention is changing lives
The Wonderbag is made from an insulated material in which people can cook anything without the use of additional energy and so significantly reduces carbon emissions. Climate Action sat down with Sarah Collins, Wonderbag's founder, to find out more.
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Sarah Collins has worked in social development for over twenty years. She spent the majority of her early career in the field of community-based ecotourism, founding two projects in Botswana. She founded an NGO, Take Back the Future, which trains young people to take ownership of their natural resources, game reserves and parks. Sarah also started Woman Forward, a political party in South Africa focused on rural development for women.
Since 2008, the Wonderbag has been her passion and focus. The bag is made from an insulated material in which people can cook anything. Food that has started cooking is placed in the Wonderbag and the insulating properties allow food that has been brought to the boil to finish cooking without the use of additional energy and so significantly reduces carbon emissions. Climate Action sat down with Sarah Collins, Wonderbag's founder, to find out more.
Having been involved with community-based ecotourism, founding the NGO, Take Back the Future, and founding the Wonderbag business, what has given you the inspiration and drive to achieve so much?
I think the answer is that I grew up in apartheid South Africa- which was quite traumatic in some ways- I became political from a very young age. We were an entrepreneurial family too- my dad said you never say "no" you say "I'll make a plan", so that's how we grew up. We grew up in a solutions based family- instead of looking at something as just a problem we always saw a solution. In Africa we were fortunate to have travelled a lot and spent time in the bush – you become quite resilient. I always wondered why I was constantly involved in social development and my father said I was like that as a young child; I questioned the discrepancies in South Africa. I just deeply care about people and I knew the only way to be successful was to turn my ideas into a business.
Can you explain the inspiration behind the Wonderbag?
It was very simple really, I had my own business in community based tourism in Botswana and everyone there cooks on open fires, the issue was really a lack of firewood. And cooking all day on fires, what worried me was smoke in people's homes; children were exposed to a lot of fumes. And in 2008 in South Africa we had load shedding; we had no electricity for 4 months- so we had a very intermittent electricity supply. I thought "there has to be something". My grandma used to cook with cushions; she used to bring food to boil and then put the food inside them. Heat retention cooking is really an age old thing- and I knew there has to be a way we can do this on a big scale- so I made my own cushions and started to experiment. I brought them into communities and really saw the impact they could have. I bumped into a woman on plane- she was wearing a beautiful dress and she said could make them as she had particular contacts at NGO's - I explained to her about these cushions and she came to me the next day with my first bag! She had spent the whole night having interpreted what I'd said and she'd turned it into the bag! So that was the first of the Wonderbag and she's now my manufacturing partner and has 2,000 people making them.
The Wonderbag uses significantly less fuel than other forms of cooking and reduces emissions. Could you expand on the environmental benefits?
The bag can reduce the amount of fossil fuels that people use for cooking by 90 per cent. It has a massive impact on carbon released into the environment through cooking. When 7 billion people are cooking you realise the impact something like the Wonderbag can have. Business model we have is selling carbon credits- we harvest the carbon and the energy saved from bags is converted into credits; we save one carbon tonne per bag per year- a really significant amount. We sold our first carbon offset to Microsoft at the end of last year which was a big day for us; it's taken me 4 years to get verified carbon. So we sold that to Microsoft who announced in May last year that they're going carbon neutral as an organisation. There's a huge saving on water as well as the bag uses a quarter of the water you would normally use. So the environmental benefits are absolutely massive.
"The bag can reduce the amount of fossil fuels that people use for cooking by 90 per cent"
Unilever are a now a distribution partner; how did that come about and what are you hoping they will bring to the partnership?
That was quite a chance of luck really. I met with a brand manager from Unilever but there wasn't much interest initially. But Paul Polman (Unilever's CEO) saw the bag at the 2010 South Africa World Cup by chance and thought it was an amazing product. They gave it a go and the bag increased its rate of sale to 247 per cent which is the highest increase ever of a Unilever operative sale; it's unbelievable. Paul called and we met in London and have really developed that partnership- it's been fantastic from a Unilever perspective because the Wonderbag drives their bottom line. That's why we went to Davos (for the World Economic Forum); this is a solution that all corporations should be incorporating into their strategies in some form or another. So as one of our distribution partners- it's helped us get traction and they have huge brand loyalty; they're trusted and they wouldn't put something into the market that doesn't work and isn't good for consumers.
What was you experience at Davos and what do you think world leaders will come away with from this years Forum?
We went with Paul Polman and he got us in front of the right people at the right time. My experience was extremely positive; on the last evening we were invited to cook a private meal for Muhammad Yunus (Chairman, Yunus Centre, Bangladesh- Pictured Right) and all the people who work around him, we had a dinner with them with the Wonderbag- all of these people are working on really amazing social businesses and social solutions so that was fantastic. People have realised that the time has run out to talk and it's what you do that matters. If everybody gets together you can make a substantial difference if you back the right things. I was interviewed by a German radio station and they said what can be achieved at Davos or was it just talk: for me the experience wasn't at all like that, people genuinely want to make a difference. Having been to so many conferences in my life I really felt that this had traction and when people make commitments they are in a position where they have to see them through. I've had a lot of contact from CEO's we met at Davos and they've said they are really interested by the Wonderbag and want to get it into peoples homes. My experience has been very positive and people are really looking for innovations that are going to change things.
How successful is the Wonderbag in developing countries and what are the benefits of it becoming widely available there?
My primary focus are the people who live on a dollar a day in the developing world. They can't afford these products- so I've spent 2 weeks in Jordan and Syria looking at expanding our partnership with certain agencies. They help to feed millions of people around the world- so we're looking at the humanitarian side and getting bags into the poorest and most rural communities in the world. The business model we have in the UK is that consumers buy one and subsidise one in the developing world. If you look at Rwanda where they use charcoal and they've run out of trees from deforestation, the Wonderbag is a great option and really helps to solve these issues. Fuel costs are going up all over the world - while I was in Jordan there were riots at the cost of gas. One of the issues that encouraged me to begin the business is that in Africa girls are sent to get firewood and 68 per cent of rapes occur when they are collecting wood - so there are multiple benefits.
How do you feel the industry is shaping and developing, and what do you feel governments can greater do to help business within this sector?
For me, it's time for governments to put away quibbles and personal agendas and start supporting things on the ground. The government in South Africa needs to stimulate sustainable development and promote innovative solutions and social entrepreneurs. Governments need to start talking and listening to some of the 'smaller' people as there are some incredible solutions out there that are being ignored. I hadn't had any South African business or government representatives that were supporting me and I laid my cards on the table at Davos; I asked these people where the support has been. It's the same with other people who have innovated and have really important products and ideas- governments need to start supporting them.
"it's time for governments to put away quibbles and personal agendas and start supporting things on the ground"
What have you found to be the biggest challenges in the industry?
Money, and the volatility of carbon market. When I started carbon was €34 a tonne and it's now below 50 cents. I'm lucky because we're not about purely carbon credits. To sum it up it's been the 'crash'- the last 4 years- and starting business in this climate has been really tough. My advice to aspiring investors and entrepreneurs is that things take longer than one thinks - plenty of people will say "no" and there will be negativity but you've got to be fearless and find a way. I thought I'd be a global player in 6 months and it's going on 5 years.
One of the barriers is getting it to people and communities that don't have the money and can't afford these sorts of products. We're looking for businesses that will promote the bag and get it to people at right the price. A big challenge for the next 2 years is Kenya and Nigeria, also South East Asia. India is also a big market that would really benefit. We to get the right partner in the right countries- most important thing for us is really distribution.
One of the challenges we have in the developed world is the perception that the bag represents a 'behaviour change'. But there is no demand for any real change. It's a non electric slow cooker-slow cooking has been around for hundreds if not thousands years. In the western world there's a big drive to slow cooking and one pot cooking, and health and nutrition. The Wonderbag really caters for this; keeps it all in one bag, doesn't boil off and promotes healthy eating. It surpasses all cultural barriers; I never thought I'd produce product that could appeal to so many people!
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The Scavengers Strike Back
By: Marcus Emerson
Narrated by: Josh Hurley
Series: Diary of a 6th Grade Ninja, Book 9
Categories: Children's Audiobooks, Literature & Fiction
Spirit Week Shenanigans
It's Spirit Week, and that means costumes, competitions, and chaos. And it's only Monday.... I've got to step up and win the Spirit Week games or Wyatt's red ninjas will have free rein to take over the school. But no matter how hard I play, Wyatt keeps beating me. It's gonna take all my ninja skills to get through this week. My name is Chase Cooper, and I'm a sixth grade ninja.
AMAZING, LISTEN TO THIS SERIES
By Danny Maurice on 06-24-20
My Worst Frenemy
The name's Chase Cooper, and this is my 10th diary as a 6th grade ninja. If I had a penny for every time trouble came knocking at my door...I'd have 10 pennies. A few days have passed since the green ninja clan appeared, but that's more than enough time for them to give me a headache. It doesn't help that my attention is stretched between a crazy robotics competition, an annoying pirate poser, and the ex-leader of the red ninja clan.
By Hallie on 04-05-20
Scavengers
Chase Cooper back with my seventh diary as a 6th grade ninja. Buchanan School is holding an election for a new president and my cousin, Zoe, is in the running. In the midst of helping her prep, a group of students calling themselves The Scavengers invited me to join their club. Of course, I didn't join, but telling them "no" was the clap that started the avalanche. Now the Scavengers are out to destroy my life, and they're winning. The entire school hates me, my friends want nothing to do with me, and a reporter is determined to expose my secret ninja clan to the school.
Beware of the Supermoon
Chase Cooper here, and I'm back with my 11th diary as a sixth-grade ninja! Craziest. Week. Ever. It's the week of the supermoon, and the Astronomy Club is hosting an overnight on Thursday. Sounds like an awesome time, except for the fact that the red and green ninjas, a.k.a. the holiday ninjas, have secretly planned a finishing move for Wyatt that would destroy him forever. As if that weren't enough, some kid name Chris Moss, a.k.a. Christmas, makes me an offer that's hard to refuse.
Buchanan Bandits!
Chase Cooper here, and this is my sixth diary as a sixth grade ninja. As always, there's trouble brewing in the halls of Buchanan School. A bandit is on the loose who's stealing from innocent students, and as each day passes, the bandit's reach grows even further. As if the situation wasn't bonkers enough, help has come in the unlikeliest of places - Wyatt. But I have sick feeling in my stomach about the whole mystery, like something far worse is going on than anybody realizes.
By Patrick Pezeshkian on 11-17-20
Terror at the Talent Show
It's been one disaster after another lately, and things aren't slowing down. During talent show rehearsals, someone trashed the stage and set a penguin loose. (Seriously!) Now I'm on the hunt for a pet penguin and the kid who set him free. This week is gonna be wild. My name is Chase Cooper, and I'm a sixth-grade ninja.
Great for all ages
By Matt Smith on 07-04-20
A Game of Chase
My name is Chase Cooper, and this is my fourth diary as a sixth grade ninja. A few weeks have breezed by since my last entry, but things don't stay quiet at my school for long. The science fair is coming up, and everyone's been working crazy hard to get their projects finished on time. But at the beginning of the week, projects started disappearing, only to be found later completely destroyed. Did I mention the anonymous invitation I got that sent me on a messed up treasure hunt in search of the missing projects?
By Jill Pierce on 04-15-20
Rise of the Red Ninjas
My name is Chase Cooper, and this is my third diary as a sixth grade ninja. Another month has passed since my last entry, and things have been pretty quiet up until now. It all started when some kid stole my book bag. The mudslide of disaster that followed has made this the worst week of my life. From being number one on Buchanan School's most wanted list to the discovery of the red ninja clan, I can't seem to catch a break! But as much as I want to give in, I know that ninjas never quit...unfortunately, neither do their enemies.
My name is Chase Cooper, and this is my second diary as a 6th grade ninja. It's only been a month since my last entry, but in a school as crazy as mine, a month is an eternity. My school recently had a day where everyone talked like a pirate, but it didn't stop after that! It became worse as the week went on, and pretty soon there were rumors of a massive pirate invasion. I ignored the warnings because I thought they were a joke. Turns out...I was wrong. Now my entire school is in danger, and I'm the only one that can save it.
By Anonymous User on 05-24-20
Diary of a 6th Grade Ninja
My name is Chase Cooper, and I'm a 6th grade ninja. It's my first day at a different school and the only person I know is my cousin, Zoe (but she might be a little too cool for me). I was just another scrawny kid until a group of ninjas recruited me into their clan. It was a world of trouble I wasn't prepared for, which is why I kept this diary (or "chronicle" as my dad would call it) - to warn other kids about the dangers of becoming a ninja. They say history is destined to repeat itself...well, not if I can help it.
Amazing boo
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Narrated by: Ramon De Ocampo
It all started with a peanut butter cup...which leads Ben Braver to a secret school for kids with super abilities. Ben has never had any special powers - and maybe never will. But could this be his chance to become the superhero he's always dreamed of? The Super Life of Ben Braver is the first book in a hilarious adventure series about the greatness that lies within any middle schooler who dreams big from Marcus Emerson, the author of the smash hit Diary of a 6th Grade Ninja series.
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When the baddest of bad guys threatens the world with a giant black hole, Ben Braver is the only one who can stop it. Ready or not, he's about to learn what it really means to be a hero.
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Even though Ben Braver saved Kepler Academy from total destruction last year, he knows he still doesn't fit in at his secret middle school for kids with special abilities. Ben's been hiding his lack of super skills, but it's getting harder as his classmates' powers are getting stronger. Will Ben be able to power up before his enemies at school take him down? And will he risk everything to become the ultimate superhero?
Diary of an 8-Bit Warrior: From Seeds to Swords
8-Bit Warrior Series, Book 2 (An Unofficial Minecraft Adventure)
By: Cube Kid
Narrated by: Michael Gallagher
Pet slimes. A potion brew-off. A creepy forest that no one will explain. What's a 12-year-old warrior-in-training to do? As Runt and his friends continue their battle preparation, they face their biggest challenges yet - and it's not just those zombies decked out in body armor (which is really weird, by the way). Runt's got a brand-new nemesis who will stop at nothing to claim the top spot in the warrior competition at school. And, to make matters worse, there's a strange girl following him around wherever he goes.
I like the first one
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By: Dustin Brady
Narrated by: Kirby Heyborne
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Epic Zero Series Collection: Books 1-3
By: R.L. Ullman
Narrated by: A.W. Miller
All Elliott Harkness wants is to be a superhero. His parents are superheroes. His older sister is a superhero. Heck, even his dog is a superhero. But Elliott has a problem - he's a "zero", which is super-speak for powerless! So, while his family is off fighting crime, Elliott is stuck muddling through middle school. But when danger strikes, and Elliott is Earth's last hope, will he find the power to be the epic hero he's always wanted to be? Or will he always be just an epic zero?
Diary of an 8-Bit Warrior
The first volume of this best-selling unofficial Minecraft adventure series begins with Runt, our 12-year-old hero, about to choose his future vocation at the Minecraftia school. His options are less than thrilling: farmer, crafter, miner. But what this noob really wants is to be a warrior like his hero, Steve. So when he learns that the five best students in school that year will get the chance to start warrior training, it's on.
Amazing! Absolutely Amazing!
By TFBenitez on 06-15-20
Trapped in a Video Game
By: Dustin Brady, Brady Jesse
Jesse Rigsby hates video games - and for good reason. You see, a video game character is trying to kill him. After getting sucked in the new game Full Blast with his friend Eric, Jesse starts to see the appeal of vaporizing man-size praying mantises while cruising around by jet pack. But pretty soon, a mysterious figure begins following Eric and Jesse, and they discover they can't leave the game. If they don't figure out what's going on fast, they'll be trapped for good!
By Stacie Landry on 02-14-19
By: Dustin Brady, and others
The Scavengers are back, and if you've followed my story up until now, then you'll know it's not all gumdrops and lollipops over here. If it were just The Scavengers, I might've been all about the challenge, but this time they've brought their leader - an eighth grader named Victor. He's everything that Wyatt is, only a bajillion times worse. Victor won't rest until he takes away the most important thing in my life, and guess what? He's doing a bang-up job of it. As if that wasn't enough, let's also toss in the fact that my best friends are getting framed for the destruction of the new Buchanan statue! Time's running out, and now I have to finish what The Scavengers started a couple weeks back, but as cray cray as they are, I'm freaked that this could actually mean the end of my rockin' ninja lifestyle.
Diary of a 6th Grade Ninja 9: The Scavengers Strike Back is a funny thriller that's entertaining for kids, middle school students, and adults.
©2014 Emerson Publishing House. (P)2019 Audible, Inc.
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At the heart of our traditional French bakery is Olivier Favrel. With more than three decades of experience under his belt, our master baker and pastry chef is committed to crafting products made using only the best ingredients. Raised on the noble Brittany diet of buttery croissants and crusty bread, the young Olivier was a passionate soul, with a taste for the finer things in life. His love for quality food began early on, developing into an uncompromising commitment to excellence.
Olivier then pursued a career as an apprentice patissier, learning the myriad inherited skills and techniques that go into this art form.
In 1999, Olivier packed his bags and crossed the Channel to London, embarking on a new adventure. He worked for some of the biggest names in the capital, from the renowned Patissier 'Didier' to the then newly refurbished 'Bluebird' in Chelsea. In 2001, he was head-hunted by Flour Power City where he worked his way up the ranks, becoming one of the core team players behind the business' dazzling achievements.
Opened amidst London's autumnal mahogany shades in 2011, Olivier's Bakery was an immediate success, with markets sprouting up across the city including the capital's most renowned food and drink hub and hallmark of quality, Borough Market.


Defending champions Seve Jarvin, Sam Newton and Tom Clout retained their Australian Champions crown despite finishing second in Gotta Love It 7 in Race 5 of the SP HighModulus-sponsored regatta on Sydney Harbour today.
NSW champions Michael Coxon, Aaron Links and Trent Barnabas took today's honours by 54s in Thurlow Fisher Lawyers and tied the pointscore with Gotta Love It 7, but had to be content with second placing overall after a countback.
Gotta Love It 7 recorded two wins in the championship to Thurlow Fisher Lawyers' one win to decide the victor.
Former Australian champion John Winning (Yandoo) finished a further 1m54s back in third place today, ahead of Project Racing (Andy Budgen), Rag & Famish Hotel (John Harris) and Appliancesonline.com.au (John Winning Jr.).
Final overall pointscore was Gotta Love It 7 on 9 points, Thurlow Fisher Lawyers also on 9 points, Smeg (Nick Press) third on 17, followed by Rag & Famish on 20, Slam (Grant Rollerson) on 25 and Project Racing also on 25 points.
A 12-15 knots ENE breeze prevailed for the last race of the championship which drew a maximum crowd to the club spectator ferry. Thurlow Fisher Lawyers won the start and sailed a perfect course to take full advantage of the run-out tide. At the windward mark the skiff held a 25s lead over Gotta Love It 7, with Thurlow Fisher Consultants (Bruce Savage) in third place ahead of Yandoo. There was no change at the wing mark and Thurlow Fisher Lawyers maintained a 30s advantage at the bottom mark.
With the leading pair establishing a break over the rest of the fleet it was obvious that Gotta Love It 7 was going to get the title. Rag & Famish Hotel was placed fourth for most of the course, but Project Racing sailed superbly over the latter half of the race to grab fourth place by just 13s - after being 18th at the first wing mark.
Behind the first five skiffs there was a great battle amongst a group, including Appliancesonline.com.au, Pure Blonde (James Francis), Smeg, Thurlow Fisher Consultants, Slam, Asko Appliances (Archie Massey), Gill (Dave Alexander), De'Longhi (Simon Nearn) and Kinder Caring Home Nursing (Brett Van Munster).
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Lewiston Tribune: Will Idaho's lame duck governor extend his reach?
Will Idaho's lame duck governor extend his reach?
Idaho was hardly the only party to sign the so-called fish accords. Along with the states of Washington and Montana as well as the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation, the Confederated tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation, the Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation and the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation, the Gem State agreednot to challenge the federal government's salmon and steelhead recovery plans in court - in exchange for millions of dollars to run hatcheries, restore streams and improve fish passage screens and spillway weirs on some dams.
In any event, why would Idaho voters want a lame duck governor precluding them from that making that call?


"Highest Viewpoint on planet Earth"
Mt Everest climbing has proved to be a benchmark of climbing achievement. The mountain receives around 1000 summit attempts every year. Everest can be climbed both from the southern side Nepal and northern side Tibet. After the Cultural Revolution in the 1950s, China closed the Tibet borders to outsiders and Nepal began welcoming foreigners to the Everest Region. Since then the southern approach to the mountain via the Khumbu Valley became popular among the climbers. Mt. Everest was first summitted in 1953 by Tenzing Norgay Sherpa and Edmund Hillary via the South Col. Climbing Mt. Everest is certainly a lifetime opportunity. However, this expedition encounter many seen and unseen obstacles including high altitude, harsh weather conditions and even sheer exhaustion. Therefore, we strive hard to conduct the best expedition program putting high importance on the safety aspects of the climb.
Despite being the highest mountains on planet Earth, the Himalayan range of mountains including Mt. Everest are relatively younger than their American and European counterparts like the Andes, the Alps, and the Rockies. The Everest has fascinated the mountaineers all over the world since the European climbers discovered the Everest when Tibet was opened to outsiders in the 1920s. During his lecture tour to the U.S. in 1923, George Mallory gave the reason behind his interest in Everest climbing quipping, Unfortunately, Mallory and Irvine disappeared high on the mountain in 1924 probably due to a snow storm similar to that documented by Jon Krakauer in his book Into the Thin Air. We believe that our planning, logistics, staffing and experience coupled with your enthusiasm, patience, and perseverance would help you achieve your lifetime dream.
Why Expedition with Alliance Treks & Expeditions ?
Going on any adventure trip will require a substantial sum of money be paid in advance. Yet trusting a company you have no prior experience with involves a risk. We, however, are a fully bonded trek operator authorized by Nepal Government, Tourism and Civil Aviation Department, Nepal Tourism Board, Industry Department, Company Registration Office, Nepal National Bank and the Taxation Office. We are also affiliated with such prestigious regulating bodies as NMA, TAAN, KEEP, NTB, GTEAN and GHTDC.
Service, quality and fair prices - is the motto of our business. The packages we have offer unbeatable value for money. But you don't have to take our word on it - we just ask our clients shop around to other adventure companies to try to find a similar package at a better price. However, we do not compromise on quality to cut down the costs. Our edge over other international operators is that we are a Nepal based business that allows us to keep our overheads to a minimum. So we can offer the same facilities as those provided by a Western company at literally a fraction of the price. That about 40% of our bookings come from repeat business proves our performance when it comes to client satisfaction.
Alliance Treks observes responsible and sustainable tourism practices. The company works closely with all stakeholders including the local communities to protect and conserve natural environment. We ensure that all our adventure programs leave least possible carbon footprint. We are also aware of the corporate social responsibility; hence we maintain highest ethical and professional standards as well as transparency in our business practices.
Alliance Treks employs and trains local staff so that the local communities benefit from our adventure operations. However, we never compromise on our high safety and quality standards. All of our leaders and guides are carefully selected based on their aptitude, experience, and leadership skills. Most of our guides have been continuously working with us for more than 10 years. Our guides are trained for remote emergencies and are well versed in local politics, culture and customs. Please check out the personal records of our guides who have scaled the Mt. Everest several times, including hundreds of other lesser peaks. Thus, we guarantee that all our guides, cooks, and other crews members are qualified and experienced professionals who make it sure that you're always safe, sound, and happy.
Our website contains as much information as possible about this trip. However, if you wish to discuss any aspect of this trip or your suitability for it please contact us by email;- kul@gototrek.com or . If you want to talk to us directly feel free to call us at: telephone: 00977-9851022814. While packing for "Mt. Everest climbing" certain gears are essential to be considered. As we have shown you above you may consider from the same however we do welcome you to write us for the details.
The spring season of March to May is considered the best time for Everest climbing. Spring is also the most popular season for the expedition. The months of April and May and then again October and November are the classic climbing period. The summer months of monsoon rains and the winter months from December to February are the most unfavorable time for this Expedition.
Trekking days also help the body to respond and acclimatize with the high altitude environment. It's always advisable to go slow in the beginning stopping at villages that sit increasingly higher in the range. We would trek a few miles and then rest for the night, letting the body reconfigure to the thinner air. In the remote countryside, the 'early to bed and early to rise' schedule proves most suitable. A typical trekking day starts at around 6 or 7 am. Enjoy the hearty breakfast and begin trekking. Carry your pack containing personal items you need for the day. The porters and yaks carry all the loads. Walk at your own pace, enjoy the scenery, chat with the natives, and take photographs. The lunch time depends upon the terrain and is prepared by our catering team. Generally you stop for lunch after about 3 hours of walking. The lunch hour also helps in acclimatization. The aim would be to reach next stop by the sunset. After reaching the overnight stay point, the crew members fix the tents. You may relax with a cup of tea or coffee or take a pleasure walk around the camp site. The dinner would be ready around 7 PM. Enjoy the dinner while sharing the day's experience with team members.
The Base Camp of Mount Everest at 5,200 m (17,500 feet) on a glacial field lies higher than most of the tallest peaks in the Alps and the Andes. It's necessary to spend enough time at the Base Camp to allow your body for high altitude acclimatization. You must feel fully comfortable before embarking further from the Base Camp. You can ascend a smaller peak, Kala Patthar which gives the views of Mount Pumori and the stark black pyramid of Everest itself. There will be a puja at the Base Camp with the Buddhist chants, prayers, and incense and prayer flags for the successful passage.
Total cost per person for the entire torus.
- Glacier glasses (w/ side covers or wrap around). 100% UV, IR, high quality optical lenses designed for mountain use Ski Goggles, 1 pair.
- Bandanas (2). Used to shade your neck.
- Expedition Backpack. 3,500 - 4,000 cu. In.
- Sleeping Bag. (Expedition quality rated to at least -20°F).
- Self Inflating pads (2). Two 3/4 or full length pads. Make sure to include a repair kit.
- Sunscreen. SPF 40 or better.
- Lipscreen. SPF 20 or better.
- Water Bottle parkas for the big bottles.
- Pee Bottle (1 Liter). Large mouth, clearly marked water bottle for use in tent.
- Pee Funnel (for women).
- Camp Knife or Multi Tool.
- Trash Compactor bags (4).
- Ice Axe w/Leash. General mountaineering tool. Sizing is important: under 5'7" use a 60cm tool; 5'7"- 6'1" use a 65cm tool; over 6'1" use a 70cm tool. (Too short is preferable to too long). Make sure you have a leash that is designed for use on a glacier axe. Please no technical leashes.
- Alpine climbing harness. Harness should fit over all clothing, have gear loops, adjustable leg loops and be reasonably comfortable to hang in. Make sure you can get into the harness without having to step through any part of it.
- Carabiners (3) Locking; (3) Regular. 2 Twist lock & 1 small screw gate locker; 3 standard ovals recommended.
- Climbing helmet. Alpine climbing helmet with sizing adjustments.
- Ascender (1). One right or one left.
- Prussiks. Or bring 40 feet of flexible 6mm accessory cord to make into prussiks.
- Adjustable 3 Section Ski or Trekking poles. Optional but highly recommended. Helpful for non-snow covered ascents and descents if you have knee problems.
- Lightweight Synthetic gloves. 1 pair. Should fit comfortably inside mitts or gloves. Lighter capilene preferred.
- Heavyweight Synthetic/Soft Shell gloves. 1 pair.
- Expedition Shell Gloves w/ insulated removable liners. 1 pair.
- Expedition Shell Mitts. 1 pair. Should be big enough so that synthetic gloves fit inside pile liners.
- Hand warmers and Toe Warmers: Bring 3 sets of each.
- Tennis shoes or low top shoes. For international travel and town days. Optional. Booties. Optional.
- Camp Boots. Optional. Insulated boot for Base Camp.
- Double Plastic Climbing Boots w/ altitude liners. Good quality plastic shells with inner boots. Avoid tight fit with heavy socks.
- Fully Insulated Over boots. Not needed with Millet Everest or Olympus Mons Boots.
- Gaiters. Not needed with One Sports or Olympus Mons.
- Trekking Socks. 3 pair.
- Wool or Synthetic Socks. 4 pair heavyweight wool or synthetic socks (wool is warmer) to be worn over the liner socks.
- Liner Socks. 4 pair of smooth thin wool, nylon or Capilene to be worn next to the skin Vapor barrier socks. Optional. Helps reduce moisture buildup in your boots, also keeps your feet a little warmer.
- Lightweight Long Underwear. 2-3 pair tops & bottoms.
- Heavyweight Long Underwear. 1 pair.
- Lightweight Nylon Pants. 1 -2 pairs.
- Short Sleeve Synthetic Shirt. 1-2 pairs.
- Insulated Synthetic Pants. Full separating side zippers.
- Expedition Down Parka. Fully Baffled, Expedition Weight.
- Insulated Synthetic Jacket. Optional. Allows you to leave your down parka up higher on the mountain as we establish higher camps.
- Hard Shell jacket w/ hood. We recommend a waterproof breathable shell material with full front zipper, underarm zips, and no insulation. This outer layer protects against wind and rain.


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The Friends of Charles Darwin
Charlie is our Darwin
Mini Biographies
About the Friends of Charles Darwin
About Richard Carter, FCD
John Stevens Henslow
I fully believe a better man never walked this earth.
—Charles Darwin to J.D. Hooker
If anyone could lay claim to being one of the greatest Friends of Charles Darwin, it was the Reverend Professor John Stevens Henslow. Not only did this good-natured academic and clergyman teach Darwin much of his scientific technique, but he also arranged a place for his favourite pupil aboard HMS Beagle. The rest, as they say, is history.
In his autobiography, written towards the end of his life, Darwin described his friendship with Henslow as the most important circumstance in his whole career. Their friendship began in 1828 at Cambridge University, where Henslow was the popular Regius Professor of Botany. Darwin, an undergraduate at the university, had heard of Henslow's brilliance from his brother, Erasmus, who revered the professor as a man who knew every branch of science. Although he was supposed to be studying for an arts degree in Theology, Euclid, and the Classics, Darwin soon secured an invitation to attend one of Henslow's scientific soirées. In no time at all, he was a regular visitor at Henslow's house, rubbing shoulders with fellow undergraduates and more senior members of the university's scientific community, including the Reverend Professors Adam Sedgwick and William Whewell.
Henslow's popularity as a teacher was due largely to his progressive teaching techniques, which relied heavily on field- and garden-work, and on encouraging his students to make observations of their own, rather than simply having them spoon-fed. Darwin attended Henslow's field trips assiduously, and was soon taking long, almost daily walks with his tutor. Indeed, Darwin was to become such a regular companion of the professor that some of the university's other dons began to refer to him as the man who walks with Henslow.
After Darwin had completed his final examination in 1831, Henslow persuaded him to begin studying geology, and made arrangements for him to accompany Adam Sedgwick on a geological trip to North Wales. Little did any of them realise just how soon Darwin would be putting his new geological training to the test.
While Darwin was traipsing around Wales, Henslow received a letter telling him that Captain Robert FitzRoy was once again looking for a gentleman companion on a planned two-year trip to survey South America aboard HMS Beagle. Henslow had previously been offered the post, but had been dissuaded from accepting by his wife. The place had then been offered to Henslow's brother-in-law, Leonard Jenyns, who had initially accepted the offer, but had changed his mind at very short notice.
Perceiving a perfect opportunity for his protégé, Henslow immediately dashed off a letter to FitzRoy, saying he knew the ideal man for the job. Almost as an afterthought, he also wrote to Darwin to ask him if he wanted it.
Darwin eventually managed to persuade his father that he should be allowed to go on the voyage, and, a few short months later, he set sail for South America—the first leg of what turned out to be a nearly five-year circumnavigation of the world.
During the Beagle voyage, Darwin and Henslow corresponded as often as the primitive postal system would allow. Henslow became the main recipient of Darwin's massive collection of scientific samples, despatched home at irregular intervals during the voyage. He saw to it that these samples were passed on to the appropriate experts for analysis, and took it upon himself to publish extracts of Darwin's letters in respectable scientific journals.
By the time Darwin returned home in 1836, his scientific credentials and future scientific career were assured—largely thanks to Henslow.
The year following Darwin's return to England, Henslow secured the rectorship of the neglected parish of Hitcham in Suffolk, where we was to remain for the rest of his life.
Surprisingly perhaps, the great university lecturer made only a mediocre preacher. His first congregation in Hitcham Church was not big enough to fill a single pew. He decided to concentrate, therefore, on improving the well-being of his parisioners through scientific, rather than spiritual, enlightenment. He encouraged local farmers to take part in experiments into crop diseases and fertilisers (derived from coprolites!). Indeed, two farmers he met while on holiday in Felixtowe were so impressed with his advice that they set up their own fertiliser company: Fisons. He founded a village school (giving some of the lessons himself) and the Ipswich Museum, administered local charities, introduced garden allotments for parisioners, and organised educational excursions to various venues, including the 1851 Great Exhibition.
National Figure
Henslow's activities did not, however, become entirely parochial: he still found time to carry out archaeological excavations, tutor Queen Victoria's children, and keep in touch with the wider scientific community, including his celebrated former pupil, Mr Charles Darwin, Fellow of the Royal Society.
Indeed, in 1860, the year before his death, Henslow chaired the legendary Oxford meeting of the British Association for the Advancement of Science, in which Thomas Henry Huxley and Henslow's son-in-law, Joseph Dalton Hooker, crossed swords with Bishop 'Soapy Sam' Wilberforce over the subject of Darwin's On the Origin of Species.
The following winter, Henslow became seriously ill with a heart condition. His health continued to grow worse. Realising that the end was near, with Hooker standing vigil, he bade farewell to numerous visitors who had been called to his bedside. Conspicuous by his absence was Charles Darwin: a virtual invalid himself, Darwin did not feel well enough to make the journey to Hitcham, wretched though the decision made him feel. Had the tables been turned, one suspects that Darwin's old tutor would surely have made the effort.
Henslow died after a bronchial attack on 18th May, 1861. Shortly afterwards, his brother-in-law, Leonard Jenyns, edited a tribute entitled Memoir of the Rev. John Stevens Henslow, to which Darwin contributed a chapter.
Darwin's Mentor: John Stevens Henslow 1796–1861
by SM Walters & EA Stow.
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10 thoughts on "John Stevens Henslow"
Anne Henslow says:
08-Apr-2007 at 02:02
This was a very full brief account and I thank you for it. John Stevens Henslow was my great great grandfather and I have the Memoir book and some other memorabilia but I thought that picture on the front of the book, Darwin's Mentor was my great grandfather, John Stevens son.
But when you are as far away as Vancouver, B.C. Canada, you can get mixed up about such things. Thank you. Anne Henslow
Richard Carter, FCD says:
It's wonderful to hear from a Henslow. I've always had a major soft-spot for your great great grandfather. He was a thoroughly good egg, and, as Darwin's tutor and travel agent (re. the Beagle voyage), his contribution to science was massive - albeit often overlooked.
It's funny you should say that about the picture on the front cover of the book: I always thought it looked nothing like J.S.H., but the picture credit clearly states that it is.
Rose Daniel says:
17-Feb-2008 at 22:24
I am doing a project on Charles Darwin for my High School Bio class and it was wonderful to find some great information on the man that was such a huge influence in Darwin's life and his research! Thank you very much!
Heather Kiegel says:
07-Mar-2008 at 14:33
I am taking an organic evolution course in college right now and am writing a paper about how Darwin was influenced by Henslow. This site has been very helpful. Thank you.
Charles Pettus says:
15-Jul-2009 at 16:34
Darwin had a pupil that came right after his death. This pupil (I cannot call his name but I believe it starts with an H) came up with drawing of one cell creatures he believed were the beginnings of life. Do you know who I am talking about? He was featured along side Darwin on a History Channel special 7/14/09 about Darwin's visit to the Galapagos. Please let me know, via email, if you have his name. Thanks.
Charles is probably talking about Ernst Haeckel. I have emailed him.
Eric A. Kent says:
Interesting to see the 1861 UK census returns for Hitcham where all the Henslowe family are gathered just prior to his death. I am vaguely related to J.D.Hooker.
Clarissa A. Bryant says:
07-May-2013 at 08:35
Thank you, this was a big help for my spring term paper on Charles Darwin 🙂
Cambridge Library Collection says:
You might like to know that as well as reissuing Jenyns' memoir of Henslow and several of his own books, the Cambridge Library Collection has published a selection of his periodical articles, with an introduction by Professor John Parker, until recently Director of the Cambridge University Botanic Garden. http://www.cambridge.org/gb/academic/subjects/general-science/history-science/selected-papers-182138?format=PB
Steve Shipton says:
Darwin first met the Rev Henslow on Friday evening soirees for budding naturalists at Henslow's house.
Henslow's Friday evening meetings attracted would-be naturalists like Charles whose main interests lay outside the subjects taught in the Bachelor of Arts degree.
Darwin quickly discovered how much he had in common with the "good natured and agreeable professor". For his part Henslow was impressed with Darwin's enquiring mind and was one day heard to exclaim,"what a fellow that Darwin is for asking questions."
Henslow was very quick to recognise the special talents and amazing scientific brain that Darwin possessed.
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On 29th January 1839, after a short courtship and engagement, Charles Darwin married his cousin Emma Wedgwood at St Peter's Church, Maer, Staffordshire.
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On 14 May 1856, Charles Darwin recorded in his journal that, on the advice of his friend Charles Lyell, after almost 20 years exploring the subject, he had finally begun writing a 'sketch' of his ideas on species.
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Semiconductor Lab
Automated driving, powertrain electrification, and the increasing networking of cars with one other and their surroundings – all these innovations are based on powerful semiconductor technologies. "More than 80 percent of all innovations in today's automobiles are made possible by microelectronics," said Stefan Simon, semiconductor expert at Quality Assurance. "All told, a car today includes as many as 8,000 active semiconductors in up to 100 interconnected control units. Every single one of them has more computing power than the first moon rocket."
The Audi Semiconductor Lab works according to the principle of preventive quality management. As a central point of contact for the topics of semiconductor quality and analysis as well as assembly and connection technology, it fulfills an important interface function. This applies both within the company and in contact with external partners from industry and research.
As a competence center, the Semiconductor Lab supports the cross-business and interdisciplinary assessment of components and assemblies as well as manufacturing and production processes. Another core task is the qualification of employees in all specialist areas. This spectrum of topics makes Audi's Semiconductor Lab unique in the European automobile industry.
The experts at the Semiconductor Lab assess the individual components – the inner workings of the control units – for suitability, reliability and production quality. Early in the development process, staff check the requirements that a semiconductor chip has to meet for use in automobiles. And these clearly differ from those for other applications. While the average life of a smartphone is two years, it is about 15 years for a car. What's more, the use and strains to which a car is subjected cannot be compared to those of a smartphone. "A semiconductor has to be designed and manufactured differently to account for the temperature differences, moisture and vibrations that occur in an automobile," explained semiconductor expert Oliver Senftleben.
Components can be tested in the lab for aging mechanisms as they can occur in the car. Aging in a climate chamber is one such a test. Physical analyses are also used to investigate aging behavior and production qualities. Among other things, the Semiconductor Lab is equipped with a modern x-ray machine and a scanning electron microscope. For special analyses of semiconductor chips, the experts work closely with the colleagues of the Lab for Materials Engineering, e.g. on sample preparation using the focused ion beam (FIB), a scanning electron microscope with a focused ion beam. This can be used to examine control units for possible series and process errors.
Priorities have changed dramatically in recent years. Although drivers continue to compare the performance of vehicles whilst also keeping a close eye on design aspects, they also expect new technologies such as live traffic data via Audi connect, as well as problem-free connection of their smartphone with the vehicles and the latest driver assistance systems.
To meet these customer requirements, the automotive industry must increasingly turn to new, trendsetting technologies. Previously, components were only deemed suitable for use in the automotive industry after several years of use in consumer electronics. Nowadays, such components rapidly make their appearance in vehicles. To ensure that the electronics deliver the desired high performance, they are validated in advance. To safeguard Audi's high quality standards, the Semiconductor Lab performs such tasks as the definition of requirements and a technology assessment. Standards that are customary in the consumer sector (0 °C to 40 °C) are compared with the standards of the automotive industry (-40 °C to 125 °C) and lifetime requirements are checked. For example, the Audi MMI connect app can be used to query the current status of the vehicle, operate the interior climate control system or check the charge status. The car is thus constantly connected to and in communication with the environment, resulting in significantly increased uptime of the connected components. These can be active for as many as 30,000 hours and more in a vehicle life cycle. And some future applications will have to be equipped as "always-on" solutions.
autoSWIFT – tailored electronic components for the automobile industry
In order to come up to the high innovation tempo in the industry and to be able to rapidly react to new developments, AUDI AG collaborates with leading partners in the semiconductor segment and the electronics industry. Together with FZI Forschungszentrum Informatik, Globalfoundries, HOOD GmbH, Infineon Technologies AG and Robert Bosch GmbH, the fundamentals for a standardized technology assessment will be established. The "autoSWIFT" research project stands for "rapid innovation cycles for electronics systems throughout the automobile added value creation chain". It has set its sights on getting innovative and high-quality electronics components based on the latest manufacturing technologies much quicker and in a much more appropriate way than before into vehicles. For future requirements placed on this development process, it is currently being investigated how the value creation chain can be turned into a value creation network.
"The cross-company and interdisciplinary joint development of automotive components is intended to enable the suitability of future technologies to be assessed during their development phase and incorporated into the product development processes sooner than before," explains Helmut Lochner, expert from the Semiconductor Lab and autoSWIFT overall project leader. This will bring the latest semiconductor technologies into harmony with the high quality standards of the automotive industry.
For the new Audi A8 and the Audi TT RS (combined fuel consumption in l/100 km: 8.5 - 8.2*; combined CO2 emissions in g/km: 194 - 187*), the brand with the four rings optionally offers tail lights with OLED technology (OLED: Organic Light Emitting Diode). Unlike single-point light sources, such as LEDs, OLEDs are so-called surface light sources. Their light takes homogeneity to a new level. They do not cast any harsh shadows and require no reflectors, light guides or similar optical parts. This makes the OLED units efficient and light – with minimal space requirements. The division of the OLEDs into small, individually controllable segments with a three-dimensional arrangement enables completely new lighting scenarios, which give the designers additional creative freedom in design and animation.
In each OLED unit, two electrodes – at least one of which is transparent – incorporate numerous extremely thin layers of organic semiconductor materials. A low voltage causes these layers, which are 200 times thinner than a human hair, to illuminate. This has allowed the traditional Audi genes to be transposed into a new technology.
The employees of the Semiconductor Lab were part of the multi-stage validation process to which this innovative lighting technology was subject prior to its series-production introduction. This ranged from the creation of specific implementation profiles to the validation of the basic technology and the OLED module, right up as far as the testing of the complete tail lights. The focus was on the unique aspects of use in the automotive sector, e.g. aging behavior due to environmental influences and passive aging.
The first-ever use of OLEDs in the automotive sector required the derivation and review of specific parameters of this technology. Audi's Semiconductor Lab, in conjunction with Technical Development, carried out a complete technology assessment for each application during the pre-development phase. Weak points in the technology and in the manufacturing process were identified and addressed. These specific requirements for OLED technology have been defined for future projects and anchored as a standard.
Audi is pressing ahead with the electrification of its drive systems across a broad front and is developing sustainable mobility concepts. As part of this, the power electronics form the beating heart of every electrified vehicle. Their core is formed by the pulse width modulating inverter – from a technological point of view, this is one of the most demanding components.
It converts the DC voltage from the high-voltage battery into three-phase alternating current for powering the electric motor. The high-performance semiconductors within the pulse width modulating inverter have a surface area of around 1 cm2 (0.4 sq in). Each of them must switch a current of more than 100 amps at a frequency of 10 kHz. Despite efficient cooling, the resultant in-chip power losses lead to rapid aging of the electrical contact connections.
Beginning with the Audi Q5 hybrid quattro (2011), then the Audi Q7 e-tron quattro (2016; combined fuel consumption in l/100 km: 1.9 - 1.8*; combined energy consumption in kWh/100 km: 19.0 - 18.1*; combined CO2 emissions in g/km: 50 - 48*) and the up-coming fully-electric Audi e-tron (2018), the employees of the Semiconductor Lab have supported and ensured the progression of the technological development in the power electronics. Examples of their work include evaluating the technological connections between the individual chips and the heat sinks, and subsequently ensuring the necessary thermal connections. In doing so, the aging mechanisms were focused upon just as much as the specificities of the process involved in the individual technologies. Among these were soldering, wire bonding and sintering – the so-called mounting and connection technologies. The results were of fundamental importance for the creation of a Group-wide norm, which was partially converted into a German industrial standard in 2017.
RoBE – Robustness for Bonds in E-Vehicles
To enable a reliable service life prognosis for each individual bond during production, Audi has teamed up with partners from industry and research in the joint RoBE (Robustness for Bonds in E-Vehicles) project. The goal is to at least double the bond life typical for consumer electronics. The project, which also includes the Fraunhofer IZM and Fraunhofer ILT research institutes, strives for a deeper understanding of the variables and the mechatronic relationships of bonding technology. Alternative production techniques such as laser beam welding are being developed and new wire materials investigated in order to overcome today's process limits.
The most important lever for the collaborative research of innovative solutions by industry and research institutes is the pooling of competencies along the entire development and creation chain. Assessment criteria and test standards for novel technologies often do not yet exist. The Semiconductor Lab is therefore involved in the development of Group-specific quality specifications at very early project and pre-development stages, and even drives their development across industries.
The new Audi A8 is the world's first volume-production car to be designed for conditional automated driving at Level 3 in accordance with international standards. The Audi AI traffic jam pilot takes charge of driving in slow-moving traffic at up to 60 km/h (37.3 mph) on highways and multi-lane roads with a physical barrier dividing the opposing lanes. During piloted driving, a central driver assistance controller (zFAS) now permanently computes an image of the surroundings by merging the sensor data. In addition to the radar sensors, a front camera and the ultrasonic sensors, Audi is the first car manufacturer to also use a laser scanner.
The scanner expands the long-range radar's field of view from a narrow 35 degrees to 145 degrees. Thanks to the wide coverage, the car will be able to identify other road users and interpret their behavior, such as moving into and out of the lane, much sooner in the future. "You can think of the laser scanner as a beam of light scanning the car's surroundings in fractions of a second," said Robert Kraus, an expert in production technologies at the Semiconductor Lab. A rapidly rotating mirror inside the compact housing guides the beam of the powerful laser diode in small increments across the area to be scanned. The new laser scanner doesn't just detect obstacles, it can also determine the exact distance to them. It does this by measuring the time between the emission of a laser pulse to its detection at the photodiode.
The employees of the Semiconductor Lab have been preparing for the successful first use of the laser scanner in the new A8 since 2014. In collaboration with Technical Development, they defined comprehensive specifications and requirements of the part and its individual components. Before being used for the first time in the automotive branch and having previously only been used in consumer electronics, the laser diode was subject to numerous reliability tests and detailed analyses as part of complex laboratory trials. On the basis of these results, optimizations in the manufacturing process for diodes were brought about in order to fulfill the quality requirements needed of them.
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Monday, May 10, 2010 - 11:40pm
EMSC Committee
John B. King
Grades 3-8 ELA & Mathematics Testing Program
Issue for Decision
In response to the call for resetting the cut scores on the Grades 3-8 Testing Program to raise standards and to ensure college and career readiness for New York's students, do the Regents approve the request to push back the release of test scores for an additional month to ensure that all necessary research and due diligence are completed?
Review of Policy
The item will come before the Regents EMSC Committee and the Full Board of Regents for approval at the May 2010 meeting
In May 2009, the Regents directed that the Grades 3-8 ELA and math tests be moved from January (ELA) and March (math) to late April/early May beginning in 2010 so that the tests could cover more performance indicators. Results from those tests were slated to be returned to schools by June 24, 2010. The Regents asked that the cut scores be adjusted to reflect higher achievement standards and ensure that the Testing Program produces valid and reliable test scores that reflect the appropriate level of rigor that will ensure college and career readiness.
Throughout the course of the past year, the Department has been working on the research to reset cut scores for 2010; this included working with the Department's vendor, CTB, to design an audit function to inform the decision-making process for resetting cut scores and to track possible score inflation. During its spring meeting, the Department's Technical Advisory Group (TAG) approved the methods that CTB proposed, but emphasized it would be significantly better to allow an additional month to collect, analyze, and utilize data from the audit study to also inform the cut score revision process. Without this extension, it will not be possible to use the audit function results to inform the resetting of cut scores. Dan Koretz and Howard Everson agreed to conduct a series of studies concerning resetting the cut scores; these include analyzing the relationship between: 1) Grade 8 ELA and math scores with Regents cut scores; 2) NYS cut scores and NAEP; and 3) Regents exam performance with post secondary remediation rates. This research is currently underway.
The Department is requesting an additional month to complete the research and analysis to equate and reset rigor cut scores for the Grades 3-8 ELA and Mathematics Testing Program. Rather than returning test scores to schools by June 24, 2010, we propose returning the test scores no later than the week of July 26, 2010. Adding an additional month to the test scoring timeline ensures that we can use the best practices recommended by the Department's Technical Advisory Group (TAG).
A decision is needed by the Board of Regents in May so that both the field and USED can be informed of the delay as soon as possible. Psychometric analysis, equating, cut score analysis, data reporting, score report generation, and NYstart accountability verification timelines must be reset and all impacted parties need to plan their work according to the established timeline. Staff needs to alert USED to delayed accountability determinations to ensure that the State is not penalized. School Districts need to know so they can plan their summer work for student scheduling and accountability verification accordingly.
The Board of Regents approves the recommendation below:
Given the importance of the Grades 3-8 Testing Program and the need to ensure that the tests return valid and reliable information to the States, School Districts, parents, and students, the Department will delay releasing the scores by June 24, 2010, and will release them during the week of July 26, 2010 after completing all the necessary research and due diligence.


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But the area in which I work – Property Rights – has a serious storytelling problem. Let's admit it: we're pretty terrible at conveying the human impact of insecure property rights in a way that would stop people in their tracks, and make them feel like they have to care about this cause. When we do write about property rights, we spend our time citing esoteric reports, describing "project beneficiaries" and drowning in acronym stew. We argue with each other over small technical differences ("customary" vs. "commons" vs. "communal") that leave mainstream audiences scratching their heads and shrugging their shoulders.
It's no wonder then that even though more than a billion people around the world lack secure property rights, the topic isn't seeing as much attention as social and environmental causes like human trafficking, climate change, and forced labor. In the global march towards progress and development, property rights is being left behind.
But it doesn't have to be that way. Increasingly, the people who tell stories best - journalists – are starting to train their pens and lenses on this topic.
Last month, journalists from the Thomson Reuters Foundation and from the Pulitzer Center screened powerful documentaries at the Conference on Land Policy in Africa, held at the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa in Addis Ababa.
The first, called "Green: At What Price", told the story of how a large agroforestry investment devastated a poor community in Uganda, taking viewers through the tough choices that governments, companies, and communities have to make when land becomes commercially valuable.
The second, called "A Widow's Torment", produced for National Geographic, gave a visceral account of what happened to one woman and her son when her husband died, and the in-laws swooped in to take her property. You could have heard a pin drop in the large United Nations plenary room, as the audience watched the woman recount her former family beating her cows to death, uprooting her crops, and digging a makeshift grave for her still-alive son.
A third journalist, Pulitzer Center grantee Bukola Adebayo, presented a multi-media story she penned for The Punch in Nigeria about the devastating impacts of sand dredging on coastal communities. The audience let out an audible gasp as Adebayo scrolled down the page – from a "before" photo of a vibrant community of stilted homes dotting a shallow plane, to the "after" photo of a trash pile of collapsed metal and wood, slowly being dragged away by a sandy tide.
That gasp – the "aha" recognition of the impact that the difference between secure and insecure property rights can make on individual lives – is what we need in our field. But until we learn to convey the human impacts of property rights, it will continue to be a topic not enough people know or care about.
1. Grab them with the headline. Advertising guru David Ogilvy famously said: "On the average, five times as many people read the headline as read the body copy. When you have written your headline, you have spent eighty cents out of your dollar." Stop your reader's scrolling finger by mastering the art of the headline. The best headlines are punchy and provocative. They use numbers, for example by calling out a striking statistic. Or, they use trigger words like "why" or "how" – these words promise to answer a reader's question. Many successful headlines contain a 'call to action' by including words like 'try' or 'click' or 'go'. And of course there's no substitute for a bold statement that shocks the reader into wanting to know more: Paola Totaro's PLACE article "Dying for a Pee" is a great example.
2. Get to the point. After the headline, the first paragraphs of an article are the most important. You got your reader to click – now, keep them reading with a strong first paragraph (or 'lede' as journalists call it). The lede should pique the reader's curiosity, and invite them to read further. Straight news ledes answer as many of the classic "5 Ws and H" of journalism as possible: What happened? Where did it happen? When did it happen? Who was involved? Why did it happen? How did it happen? Alternatively, a descriptive lede will paint a picture or set a scene to draw the reader in, and an anecdotal lede will use an example to illustrate what the story is about – but remember, the 5 Ws and H can't be too far behind. Check out Michael Taylor's PLACE article "'Borneo Atlas' to help Palm Oil Buyers Check on Forest Damage"for a straight news lede that gives us the Who, What, Where, Why, and When, right up front.
3. Highlight a human. People respond to people. We are hardwired to empathize with the triumphs and struggles of our peers. Where possible, use a human example to tell your property rights story. Instead of abstractly describing legal property rights challenges that widows face, tell the story of a widow who lost her property, and what happened to that widow. Amy Toensing and Cynthia Gorney demonstrate this masterfully in "A Widow's Torment", which ran in National Geographic.
4. Ditch the acronyms and inside baseball. Think about how you would tell a story to your grandfather or to your next door neighbor. The rule of thumb is: if a term or concept would confuse the layperson then it has no place in your article. This one is tough because we work in a technical field, and it's tempting to assume that everyone knows industry jargon like "Voluntary Guidelines" or even "land tenure". But there's no surer way to lose a reader than presenting them with an incomprehensible concept. If we want to grow our audience, we must use simple, accessible language and include examples to illustrate what we mean (e.g., "property rights in the form of land titles, deeds and building registrations"). Read the Wall Street Journal to see this in practice—you'll notice how business journalists break down financial concepts in a way that you are able to understand.
5. Keep sentences short, simple, and active. Simple stories are the ones that spark social movements. People need to be able to digest and remember your story if you want them to share it with others—and that starts with sentence structure. A journalism professor once told me: unless you're making a list, if you have more than three commas in your sentence, you're doing too much. Resist the urge to cram a dozen concepts and caveats into a single sentence. That means using short, declarative sentences. It also means using active voice: instead of saying "a report was published by Oxfam" say "Oxfam published a report". Check out Bukola Adebayo's article "Shifting Sands: Lagos Communities Count the Cost of Dredging" in Nigeria's The Punch newspaper, an excellent example of keeping it simple.
The Conference on Land Policy in Africa showcased the incredible amount of hard work and progress happening in the property rights field. As journalists help raise the banner for us, we must also do our part in telling stories that educate, inspire and empower more people to act. It's time we tell the stories we already hold close to our hearts—the stories that compel us to wake up every day and fight for the more than 1 billion people without property rights.


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Brad Pitt asks astronaut: Who was better? Clooney or me?
by: MARCIA DUNN, Associated Press
In this image taken from NASA video actor Brad Pitt, left, star of the new space movie "Ad Astra," speaks from NASA headquarters in Washington, to astronaut Nick Hague abroad the International Space Station, on Monday, Sept. 16, 2019. (NASA via AP)
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Brad Pitt, star of the new space movie "Ad Astra," had a burning question for a real-life astronaut.
"Who was more believable? Clooney or Pitt?"
In a televised call Monday, NASA astronaut Nick Hague answered Pitt — "absolutely" — getting a big laugh. Pitt's Hollywood pal George Clooney starred in the 2013 space film "Gravity."
Hague and the rest of the International Space Station crew previewed "Ad Astra" a few weeks ago. The movie opens Friday down here.
Pitt portrays an astronaut who travels through the solar system to find his father. The film includes actual NASA shots of the moon and Mars.
"How'd we do? How was our zero-G?" Pitt asked from NASA headquarters in Washington.
"I got to tell you, it was really good," said Hague, six months into his own 6 ½-month mission. "The depictions, the settings all as you can tell look very similar to the type of setting I've got around me. I got to imagine it was a lot easier for me to kind of enjoy the zero-G than it was you," he added, flipping in weightlessness.
Pitt noted the movie's spaceship was "a bit cleaner" than the station. After asking about spacewalking and seeing Earth from space, Pitt said, "Most important question: Who controls the jam box?" Answer: The astronauts take turns. With three Americans, two Russians and an Italian on board, the music has an "international flair," Hague said.
The 20-minute chat ended with Pitt sharing, "I can't wait to brag to my kids."
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by DAVID BAUDER, Associated Press / Jan 16, 2021
NEW YORK (AP) — While monitoring online chatter about protests at state capitols in advance of next week's presidential inauguration, the Seattle Times came across a chilling description for journalists: soft targets.
The phrase drove home the importance of safety precautions being put in place by news organizations across the country this weekend, including those planned by Times managing editor Ray Rivera and his colleagues.
by LARRY NEUMEISTER, Associated Press / Jan 16, 2021
NEW YORK (AP) — Justice Department lawyers asked a federal appeals court Friday to replace President Donald Trump with the United States as the defendant in a defamation lawsuit brought by a woman who says he raped her in the 1990s.
The lawyers filed papers in an appeal of a lower-court Manhattan judge's ruling denying the substitution in a lawsuit brought by E. Jean Carroll, a columnist who in a June 2019 book described her encounter with Trump at an upscale Manhattan department store.
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September 2013 Catalogue
Notes for September 2013
All of you are probably getting pretty sick of the poor quality of releases on offer the last two months (as am I). Finally, there are a few dim signs that things are going to slowly improve.
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RICHARD FLURY (1896-1967): Symphony No. 1 in D Minor, Violin Concerto No. 2 (orch. Urs Joseph Flury [b.1941]), Overture, Introduzione pastorale and Marcia Svizzera from the Opera Casanova e l'Albertolli.
MARCEL TYBERG (1893-1944): Symphony No. 2 in F Minor, Piano Sonata No. 2 in F Sharp Minor (Fabio Bidini [piano]).
JULIUS ROENTGEN (1855-1932): Cello Concertos Nos. 1-3.
JOSÉ ROLÓN (1876-1945): Piano Concerto, Op. 42, The Feast of the Dwarfs, Op. 30, SAMUEL ZYMAN (b.1956): Piano Concerto.
The Romantic Piano Concerto - 61
THEODOR DÖHLER (1814-1856): Piano Concerto in A, Op. 7, ALEXANDER DREYSCHOCK (1818-1869): Morceau de concert in C Minor, Op. 27, Salut à Vienne "Rondo brillant", Op. 32.
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FRANZ LISZT (1811-1886): Hungarian Rhapsodies Nos. 1-6 (arr. Liszt & Franz Doppler [1821-1883]).
FRANZ VON SUPPÉ (1819-1895): Extremum Judicium.
CHRISTOPHER GUNNING (b.1944): Symphony No. 5 (Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Christopher Gunning), String Quartet No. 1 (Juno String Quartet).
KEVIN PUTS (b.1972): Symphony No. 4 "From Mission San Juan", for Chorus: If I Were a Swan, To Touch the Sky (Conspirare; Craig Hella Johnson).
CHARLES DENLER (b.1965): An American Symphony No. 1 "Portraits of Colorado", 6 Variations for Violin and Piano.
JOHN JOUBERT (b.1927): Concerto for Oboe and Strings, Op. 160, KENNETH LEIGHTON (1927-1988): Concerto for Oboe and Strings, Op. 23, JOHN MCCABE (b.1939): Concerto for Oboe and Orchestra, CECILIA MCDOWALL (b.1951): The Gentle Dove for Oboe and String Trio, BENJAMIN BRITTEN (1913-1976): Phantasy for Oboe and String Trio, Op. 2.
POUL SCHIERBECK (1888-1949): Fête Galante.
JOHANN KUHNAU (1660-1722): Frische Clavier-Früchte - 7 Harpsichord Sonatas.
LORENZ CHRISTOPH MIZLER (1711-1778): Dass die Freiheit besser sei, Die Zufriedenheit, Die unglückliche Liebe, Von der Selbstzufriedenheit, Das Lob der edlen Freiheit, Als er im Lieben vorsichtig sein wollte, Soldatenlied, Lob der Musik, Kurzer Begriff eines glückseligen Lebens, Die Gelassenheit, Die Mittlemäßigkeit, Die Bildhauerkunst, Ein guter Freund, das beste Vergnügen, Schweigen und Hoffen, Die verworfne Liebe, An Margis, An Cölestinen, An Florabellen, Als er sich endlich wagte, Als er das, was er liebte.
CARL PHILIPP EMANUEL BACH (1714-1788): Solo Keyboard Music, Vol. 26 - "Forsetzung" Sonatas Nos. 1-3, Wq 51/1-3, Sonata in C, Wq 65/35 (first version of Wq 51/1), second movements - embellished versions from Sonatas, Wq 51/2 and 51/3.
GEORG WAGENSEIL (1715-1777): Quartets for Low Strings - Sonatas I in D, II in F, III in C "Suite des pièces", IV in A, V in B and VI in G.
PIERRE-ALEXANDER MONSIGNY (1729-1817): Le Roi et le Fermier.
JOSEF MYSLIVECEK (1737-1781): Cello Concerto in C, JOSEPH HAYDN (1732-1809): Cello Concertos in C and in D.
LUIGI BOCCHERINI (1743-1805): Guitar Quintets, Vol. 3 - in G, G450, in E Minor, G451 and in C, G452.
VENANZIO RAUZZINI (1746-1810): String Quartets in E Flat, Op. 2/1 and in A, Op. 7/1, Violin Sonatas in F, Op. 1/6 and in C, Op. 15/1, Songs: Ah! Dearest Laura, Ah Touch Again that Plaintive Strain, Clora behold that Beauteous Rose, The Rose, Cease to Blame my Melancholy, Aria for Madame Mara "Di te scordarmi e vivere".
DOMENICO CIMAROSA (1749-1801): Overtures, Vol. 3 - Le astuzie femminili Nos. 1 & 2, Artemisia, regina di Caria, Il mercato di Malmantile, Cajo Mario, I due barone de Roccazzura, Le stravagnze d'amore, I Nemici generosi and L'eroe cinese.
MANUEL BLASCO DE NEBRA (1750-1784): Complete Piano Works, Vol. 1 - Sonatas Nos. 107-112, Pastorelas Nos. 1-6.
MANUEL BLASCO DE NEBRA (1750-1784): Complete Piano Works, Vol. 2 - Sonatas Nos. 1-10.
FRANÇOIS DEVIENNE (1759-1803): Oboe Sonata in C, Op. 70/1, 3 Oboe Sonatas, Op. 71.
JAN LADISLAV DUSSEK (1760-1812): Piano Sonata in D, Op. 69/3, Fantaisie, Op. 76, from Recueil d'Airs connus variés, Suite No. 2: Variations on "Vive Henire-quatre", Op. 71/5, first movement of Sonata in A, Op. 32.
GIAMBATTISTA CIMADOR (1761-1805): Double Bass Concerto in G, DOMENICO DRAGONETTI (1763-1846): Double Bass Concerto in A, Andante and Rondo for Double Bass and Orchestra, Concerto for Double Bass and Strings, JEAN-BAPTISTE LORENZITI (1749-1811): Gavotte, GIOVANNI BOTTESINI (1821-1889): Concertino in C Minor, Tarantella, SERGE KOUSSEVITZKY (1874-1951): Double Bass Concerto in F Sharp Minor.
SOPHIA DUSSEK-CORRI (1775-1831): Piano and Harp: Sonata in A, Petit Tambour, Air with Variations and Rondo, A Garland of Love, Solo Harp: Variation on the Overture to Lodoiska by Kreutzer, Introduction and Waltz, 2 Favourite Airs, Les us be merry, Variations on 2 Favourite Airs of Rossini.
NICOLÒ PAGANINI (1782-1840): Complete Guitar Music - 43 Ghiribizzi, MS43, 37 Sonatas, MS84, Grande Sonata, MS2, 28 various compositions, MS85-105.
FERDINAND RIES (1784-1838): Piano Sonatas and Sonatinas, Vol. 6: Music for Piano Duet - Sonatas in B Flat, Op. 47 and in A, Op. 160, Sonatina in C, Op. 6.
GIOACHINO ROSSINI (1792-1868): Ciro in Babilonia.
GAETANO DONIZETTI (1797-1848): Caterina Cornaro.
ROBERT SCHUMANN (1810-1856): Arrangements for Piano Duet, Vol. 2 - String Quartets in A Minor, Op. 41/1 and in F, Op. 41/2 (arr. Otto Dresel [1826-1890], rev. Schumann), 6 pieces in canonic form for Pedal Piano, Op. 56 (arr. Theodor Kirchner [1823-1903]).
RICHARD WAGNER (1813-1883): Piano Sonatas in B, Op. 1 and in A, Op. 4, 7 Kompositionen zu Goethes Faust, WWV 15.
STEFANO GOLINELLI (1818-1891): Piano Sonatas in D Flat, Op. 30 and in E Minor, Op. 53, 2 Concert Studies, Op. 47.
PETER CORNELIUS (1824-1874): Complete Lieder, Vol. 1 - 6 Lieder, Op. 1, Trauer und Trost, Op. 3, 3 Lieder, Op. 4, 6 Brautlieder, An Bertha, Op. 15, 4 Rheinische Lieder.
Bizet CD Premieres!
GEORGES BIZET (1838-1875): Variations chromatiques (orch. Felix Weingartner [1863-1942]), Symphony in C, Jeux d'enfants, Op. 22 (orch. Bizet, Hershy Kay [1919-1981] and Roy Douglas [b.1907]).
JOSEF RHEINBERGER (1839-1901): Die Wasserfee, Op. 21 and Lockung, Op. 25 for Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Baritone and Piano, Op. 21, Aus verborgnem Tal for Baritone and Piano, Op. 136, Am Seegestade for Tenor and Piano, Op. 158.
ARTHUR FOOTE (1853-1937): Complete Piano Music - 3 Morceaux, Op. 3, 5 Pièces, Op. 6, A Pedal Study in F, 2 Pieces, Op. 8, Suite No. 1 in D Minor, Op. 15, 2 Pieces, Op. 18, Suite No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 30, 9 Studies, Op. 27, 5 Bagatelles, Op. 34, 3 Pieces for the Left Hand, Op. 37, 5 Poems after Omar Khayyam, Op. 41, 2 Pieces, Op. 42, Little Etude in A Minor, 20 Preludes (in the form of short technical studies), Op. 52, Serenade, Op. 45, An Irish Folk-Song, 2 Compositions, Op. 60, Meditation, Op. 61, 2 Pieces, Op. 62, 5 Silhouettes, Op. 73, Octave Study in G Minor, Rondo in G, From Rest Harrow.
IGNAZ JAN PADEREWSKI (1860-1941): Manru.
ALEXANDER ZEMLINSKY (1871-1942): String Quartets, Vol. 1 - No. 3, Op. 19, No. 4, Op. 25 "Suite", 2 Sätze.
PABLO CASALS (1876-1973): Collection, Vol. 1 - Complete Piano Works: Allegro in F Sharp Minor, Balada, Pàgina íntima, Petita masurca, 3 preludis orgànics, 4 romances sense paraules, Instantània, 2 cançons de bressol, poema de bressol, Cor de pastors, Alla menuetto, Prélude.
SIGFRID KARG-ELERT (1877-1933): 4 Gedichte, Op. 62, Stimmungen und Betrachtungen, Op. 53, An mein Weib, Op. 54, Nos. 2, 4 & 5, 10 Epigramme, Op. 56, 2 Gedichte, Op. 43, 8 Gedichte, Op. 52, 3 Lieder from Op. 59/II.
LOUIS AUBERT (1877-1968): Poemes arabes, Chants hébraiques, Chansons françaises, Nuit mauresque, Aigues-marines, De Ceylan, Au Pays, Pays sans nom, Vieille chanson espagnole, D'un berceau, La Berceuse du marin, Tendresse, La Mauvaise prière.
GUSTAVE SAMAZEUILH (1877-1967): Le Chant de la Mer, Suite in G, 3 Petites Inventions, Naïades au soir..., 4 Esquisses, Évocation.
NIKOLAI MEDTNER (1880-1951): Violin Sonatas No. 1 in B Minor, Op. 21 and No. 3 in E Minor, Op. 57 "Sonata Epica".
GEORGE ENESCU (1881-1955): Complete Works for Violin and Piano, Vol. 1 - Sonatas No. 2 in F Minor, Op. 6 and No. 3 in A Minor "Dans le caractère popularie roumain", Op. 25, Sonata in A Minor "Torso", Impromptu concertant.
ARNOLD BAX (1883-1953): Rhapsodic Ballad for Solo Cello, Cello and Piano: Sonatina, Folk-Tale, Legend Sonata in F Sharp Minor.
BENJAMIN DALE (1885-1943): Suite for Viola and Piano in D, Op. 2, Phantasy for Viola and Piano, Op. 4, Introduction and Andante for 6 Violas, Op. 5.
JACQUES IBERT (1890-1962): String Quartet, Jeux for Violin and Piano, Ghirlarzana for Solo Cello, Trio for Violin, Cello and Harp, Aria for Viola and Piano, Caprilena for Solo Violin, Entr'acte for Violin and Harp, Souvenir for String Quartet and Double Bass.
ARTHUR HONEGGER (1892-1955): Jeanne d'Arc au bûcher.
Brazilian Music for String Orchestra
ALBERTO NEPUMUCENO (1864-1920): Suite Antiga, Op. 11, Serenata, ERNST MAHLE (b.1929): Suite Nordestina, MARLOS NOBRE (b.1939): Desafio III for Violin and String Orchestra, Op. 31/3, ERNANI AGUIAR (b.1950): 4 momentos No. 3, BEETHOLVEN CUNHA (b.1978): 3 Paisagens Brasileiras for Violin and String Orchestra.
MANUEL ROSENTHAL (1904-2003): 8 Bagatelles, 6 Caprices, Sérénade, Valse des pêcheurs à la ligne, Les Petits Métiers.
HELMUT WALCHA (1907-1991): Chorale Preludes, Vol. 4 - Nos. 1-20.
JERONIMAS KACINSKAS (1907-2005): Nonet for Wind Quintet and String Quartet, Reflections for Piano, Chamber Fantasy for Flute, String Quartet and Piano, String Quartet No. 3.
HARALD GENZMER (1909-2007): Organ Works - Festlisches Präludium, Osterkonzert, Finale (Fantasie über den Choral "Hinuter ist der Sonne Schein", Pfingstkonzert, Sinfonisches Konzert No. 2.
VADIM SALMANOV (1912-1978): Complete String Quartets, Vol. 2 - Nos. 4-6.
KRZYSZTOF PENDERECKI (b.1933): Suite, Violoncello totale (World Premiere Recordings), Capriccio per Siegfried Palm, Per Slava, IANNIS XENAKIS (1922-2001): Kottos, Nomos alpha.
GONZALO DE OLAVIDE (1934-2005): Works for Orchestra - Índices, Sine Die, Clamor II for Electronics and Orchestra, Symphony "Homenage a Falla", Cante in memoriam García Lorca for Chorus, Mezzo-Soprano and Orchestra, Estigma for Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra, Oda II for Baritone and Orchestra , Orbe-Variations, Tránsito, Concertante-Divides for Mezzo-Soprano, Chorus and Orchestra.
TOMÁS MARCO (b.1942): (S)otto voci(e) for 8 Mixed Voices, Concierto Coral No. 1 for Violin and 2 Choral Groups, Mysteria for Orchestra, Necronómicon for 6 Percussionists.
DAVID MATTHEWS (b.1943): Music for Solo Violin, Vol. 1 - 3 Studies, Op. 39, 15 Fugues, Op. 88, Winter Journey, Op. 32.
PETER LIEBERSON (1946-2011): The Coming of Light for Baritone, Oboe and String Quartet, ELLEN TAAFFE ZWILICH (b.1939): Quintet for Alto Saxophone and String Quartet, JOHN HARBISON (b.1938): Twilight Music for Horn, Violin and Piano, SAMUEL BARBER (1910-1981): Dover Beach for Baritone and String Quartet.
LAURENT PETITGIRARD (b.1950): Suite from the ballet The Little Prince for Mixed Choir, Clarinets, Harp and Percussion.
STEPHEN WHITTINGTON (b.1953): Music for Airport Furniture.
GUSTAVO LEONE (b.1956): String Quartets No. 1 (Beatriz Elena Martinez [soprano]) and No. 2, Una voz, un grito, un lamento for String Quartet, Scenes for String Quartet, Red Quintet for Harp and String Quartet (Marta Liliana Bonilla [harp]), Q-Arte String Quartet.
MAGNUS LINDBERG (b.1958): Violin Concerto, Jubilees, Souvenir.
CHRYSTEL MARCHAND (b.1958): Piano Sonatas No. 1 "in memoriam Nadia Boulanger" and No. 2 "d'après fragments de 'Vie et destin' de Vassily Grossman", 2 moments musicaux, 2 pièce narratives, Allégories, Digressions, La valleuse aux fées for Piano Four Hands.
FRÉDÉRIC LEDROIT (b.1968): Requiem, Op. 50.
MIKOLAJ GÓRECKI (b.1971): Works for String Orchestra - Concerto notturno for Violin and Strings, Overture, Divertimento, 3 Fragments, 3 Intermezzos for 2 Clarinets and Strings, Farewell.
JAAKKO KUUSISTO (b.1974): Violin Concerto, Op. 24, Leika for Orchestra, Op. 28, JOHN CORIGLIANO (b.1938): Violin Concerto "The Red Violin".
CARL DAVIS (b.1936): The Lady of the Camellias - Ballet.
Piers Lane Goes to Town
KATHARINE PARKER (1886-1971): from Four Musical Sketches: Down Longford Way, ALAN LANE (1932-2002): Toccata, ANTHONY DOHENY (b.1938): Toccata for Piers Lane, JOHN IRELAND (1879-1962): Ballerina, JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH (1685-1750)/MYRA HESS (1890-1965): Jesu, joy of man's desiring, BILLY MAYERL (1902-1959): Marigold, LEO DELIBES (1836-1891)/ERNÖ DOHNÁNYI (1877-1960): Naila Waltz, SERGEI RACHMANINOV (1873-1943): Daisies, Op. 38/3, ZEZ CONFREY (1895-1971): Dizzy Fingers, MARK SAYA (b.1954): Barcarolles (operatic paraphrase after Offenbach and Chopin), MANNING SHERWIN (1902-1974)/REGIS DANILLON (b.1949): A nightingale sang in Berkeley Square, FRANCIS POULENC (1899-1963): Nocturne No. 4 in C Minor "Bal fantôme", ALEC TEMPLETON (1910-1963): Bach goes to town, ARTHUR BENJAMIN (1893-1960): Jamaican Rumba, ROBERT KEANE (b.1948): from Save the Animals Suite: The Tiger Tango, ANTONY HOPKINS (b.1921): Variations on a well-known theme, DUDLEY MOORE (1935-2002): Beethoven Parody: "And the same to you", SIGFRID KARG-ELERT (1877-1933): Arabesque No. 1 in G Flat, Op. 5 "Filigran", PERCY GRAINGER (1882-1961): Irish tune from County Derry.
La Tarantella nel Salento
ATHANASIUS KIRCHER (1602-1680): Antidotum Tarantulae, Taratella tono hypodorico, Tarantella Ottava siciliana, SANTIAGO DE MURCIA (c.1682-c.1740): Tarantelas, TOMMASIO MARCHETTI (17th. cen.): Tarantella, CRISTOFORO CARESANA (c.1640-1709): Tarantella, GAETANO GRECO (c.1657-1728): Tarantella con varie partite, DIEGO FERNÁNDEZ DE HUERTE (1635-1713): Tarantela, STEFANO STORACE (1725-1781): The Tarantula Tune, MUZIO CLEMENTI (1752-1832): Tarantella, FERDINAND HÉROLD (1791-1833): Tarantella précédé du chant des Zampugni, GIOACHINO ROSSINI (1792-1868): La Danza. Tarantella napoletana, LUIGI VECCHIOTTI (1804-1863): Pastorale, Pifarata napoletana, ANON. & FRANCISCO XAVIER CID: Varias Tarantelas, ANON.: Tarantella pugliese, Pizzica taranttata, Pizzica tarantata minore, La vera tarantella napoletana, Pastorale con i Flautini. Canzona, Pastorale in C, Pastorale in E Flat, Pastorale gallipolina, Pizzica pizzica tarantina, Tarantella calabrese, Pastorale in B Flat, Tarantella napoletana (2).
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Need to discover which full range mild can certainly cure your very own seasonal melancholy? This straightforward review instructions have one choosing good light treatment lamp within a few minutes.
upsetting is a crazy acronym for this type of anxiety, also known as the 'cold Blues'. Seasonal Affective Disorder is a type of Depression that occurs over repeatedly each year starting up in the autumn months and that can continue via the winter season. This disease is not a straightforward someone to foresee, it could remove your of your energy and bring a heavy problem on your emotions.
Symptoms is generally critical and they'll normally shed light on since the times change. If you live in part of everybody where in actuality the cold time tend to be much shorter or where discover large changes in the actual quantity of sunlight, you'll have a larger probability of this influencing your. But, there is certainly also slow Seasonal Affective Disorder (RSAD), this is just the opposite as it happens because of the start of summer time. This is simply not as common, since it is the deficiency of sunlight this is certainly primarily in charge of the start of SAD. Which means that RSAD is kind of a contradiction of ideas.
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Currently, the two most widely used manufacturers are the Biobrite luxurious mild Visor 88110 and Northern Modern technology's consider shiny lamp Visor. Even though visors are extremely comparable, you'll find variance.
In recent years, procedures using lights seems being a beneficial healthcare alternative to a number of afflictions including sleep problems, suffering, acne attacks, SAD (seasonal affective disorder) and moderate depressions. One very good place when it comes down to alternate will be the results compared to additional kinds of remedy when it comes of simplicity of use, bills, commitment.
Additional things thought about are information and facts that light-weight treatments are non-invasive and drug-free at most. For upsetting and minor melancholy, there's no considerably need to buy anti-depressant drugs which can be occasionally contra-indicated because of the customers otherwise unfamiliar health problems and may also result in problems. There is no more need to get for this practices as shots and the like to medicate these conditions such as the aged strategies in managing pimples, as an instance.
The lamp used in remedy are generally five to twenty energy better than regular lighting, and football around 10,000 (lux) an average of. This is often helpful if you like a lot quicker results in your very own sessions. It is only natural that patients display advancements subjected to natural lighting. Nevertheless, in significant circumstances, a device has to create improved luminosity degrees of mild to work.


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