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Q: How to join tables in mysql with different column These are my tables:

If I use table 2 left join table 1 then I only have from 3 - 7 .. what kind of join do I need in this case ?
Thank you

A: Unfortunately, MySQL doesn't support FULL OUTER JOIN. But still, you can emulate it.
SELECT  a.ID1,
        b.ID2,
        b.var1,
        b.var2
FROM    TableA a
        LEFT JOIN TableB b
            ON a.ID2 = b.ID1
UNION
SELECT  COALESCE(b.ID1, a.ID2),
        a.ID2,
        a.var1,
        a.var2
FROM    Tableb a
        LEFT JOIN TableA b
            ON b.ID2 = a.ID1

*

*SQLFiddle Demo

A: You need a full outer join. See this article by Xaprb for emulating in MySql:
http://www.xaprb.com/blog/2006/05/26/how-to-write-full-outer-join-in-mysql/

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Mile High (novel)
Mile High (disambiguation)
Denver (officially, The City and County of Denver) (/ˈdɛnvər/; Arapaho: Niinéniiniicíihéhe') is the capital and most populous municipality of the U.S. state of Colorado. As of 2014, Denver is also the most populous county in Colorado. Denver is located in the South Platte River Valley on the western edge of the High Plains just east of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains. The Denver downtown district is located immediately east of the confluence of Cherry Creek with the South Platte River, approximately 12 mi (19 km) east of the foothills of the Rocky Mountains. Denver is nicknamed the Mile-High City because its official elevation is exactly one mile (5,280 ft or 1,610 m) above sea level, making it one of the highest major cities in the United States. The 105th meridian west of Greenwich, the longitudinal reference for the Mountain Time Zone, passes directly through Denver Union Station.
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Mile High is a British television drama based on the lives of the cabin crew members of Fresh!, a budget airline based in London. The name of the show is a reference to the Mile High Club. The show was broadcast on Sky1 from 2003 to 2005 and then aired again on Sky Three. In 2012, CBS Drama obtained the rights to the series.
A Hewland International production, Mile High is a mix of drama, sex and comedy. The show is based around the flight crew of a young budget airline, in and out of uniform, in the air and on the ground. The series follows the flight crew as they travel and live in the London home they share.
In August 2005, shortly after the series two finale, Sky 1's controller announced that the show would not return for a third series.
In an interview with Digital Spy, executive producer and creator Jane Hewland said "Then finally, to make things worse, the policy at Sky changed 180 degrees right as we were in the middle of the 19 ep series. The previous boss had been pushing us to be more sexually explicit. That was the message. Sky had had lots of programmes like Naked in Westminster and Ibiza Uncovered which had done very well by being quite raunchy. Suddenly that went out of fashion. This wasn't anyone's fault. Times just change. I don't think the audience was ever comfortable with the more explicit things we did. It's not what people want in their living rooms. But the whole show got branded as tacky – the title MILE HIGH does encourage that. By now everybody but us had lost faith. I really enjoyed making the final episodes. I thought we'd come back and found our way again. But creatively I was knackered from having had to produce 58 hours of drama in a single year."
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Mile High, first published by Dial Press in 1969, was the eighth book by the American satirist and political novelist Richard Condon. Internationally famous at the time of its publication, primarily because of his 1959 Manchurian Candidate, Condon had begun to lose the respect of critics with the publication of his last few books and the one-time, so-called Condon Cult was mostly a thing of the past. Like his fifth book, An Infinity of Mirrors, Mile High is a consciously ambitious work, primarily concerned with the establishment of Prohibition in the United States, and Condon researched it thoroughly. The first two-thirds of the book, in fact, reads as much like a lively history of New York City gangsterism from the mid-18th century through 1930 as it does a novel.
Mile High is a three-generational story, beginning with Paddy West, a penniless, totally amoral immigrant from Ireland who through shrewdness and brutality makes himself into the most powerful political boss in New York City; with Paddy's death in 1911 as a Tammany Hall leader, his even shrewder and more brutal son, Edward Courance West, becomes the center of the story, as, at age 20, he conceives, full-blown, a scheme for imposing Prohibition on the United States—purely as a means of making himself an unsurpassed fortune; and finally, in 1958, with Eddie West now the richest man in the world, but also criminally insane, the story shifts to his second son, Walter, a non-criminal architect, and his beautiful new black wife—a woman that the murderous racist Eddie West intends to torture and kill. The book is divided into three parts: "The Minotaur" (the longest); "Theseus and Wife"; and "The Labyrinth".
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Mile High is a British television show about airline employees.
Mile High may also refer to:
Mile High club, an expression for people who have had sex in an airplane
The Illinois, also called Mile High Illinois, a proposed supertall skyscraper by Frank Lloyd Wright
Mile-High Tower, a supertall skyscraper to be built in Saudi Arabia
Denver and the Mile High Orchestra, a Christian jazz group
Mile High (novel), a novel by Richard Condon
Related to Denver and Colorado
Denver, the "Mile High City" (elevation 5,280 feet, or one mile)
Mile High Stadium, in Denver, and its successor Sports Authority Field at Mile High, home of the Denver Broncos
INVESCO Field at Mile High (RTD), a light rail station at the stadium
The "Mile High Salute" of Broncos player Terrell Davis
Mile High Comics in Denver
Mile High Newspapers in Golden, Colorado
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Mile High, Curiosity Killed The Cat
Mile High, John Hiatt
Mile High, Morphine
Shifting and on myself make the feel like you're
playing a game burstling sounds from all around
the DJ gonna throok our face
Watching all those clows go by fascination then
entertain singin':
Won't heart you won't heart you won't heart you back
won't heart you won't heart you won't hear you back
Neither friends or neither form moving fast that moving
slow I ain't got that time and walkin'all fellas
my heart get to your soul
Watching all those gablers by I made and make not sound
to blame with all those sounds from all around
I really can't take it no more but guys sweet the score
is for me before cars seems to claim singin':
Won't heart you won't heart you won´t heart you now woo
Won't heart you won't heart now you won´t heart you
Neither friends nor neither form moving fast than movin
slow I ain't got that time I walkin on fellas my heart
get to your soul to your soul
Neither friends nor neither form I'm begin you please
(moving fast than moving slow) you got on my knees
I ain't got that time I'm walking on fellas my heart
fellas my heart fellas my heart get to your soul get to
The clowns gather around and the questions back
like why doesn't snow from the from the sky
their open just to prove yourself
To any looking now from no one else

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Experiments investigate time symmetry violations
January 13th, 2021 Posted by Harrison Tasoff-UC Santa Barbara
Time symmetry implies that the laws of physics look the same when time runs forward or backward. (Credit: Jon Tyson/Unsplash)
Researchers report progress on synthesizing and detecting ions that are among the most sensitive measures for time symmetry violations.
Every field has its underlying principles. For economics it's the rational actor; biology has the theory of evolution; modern geology rests on the bedrock of plate tectonics.
Physics has conservation laws and symmetries. For instance, the law of conservation of energy—which holds that energy can neither be created nor destroyed—has guided research in physics since antiquity, becoming more formalized as time went on. Likewise, parity symmetry suggests that switching an event for its mirror image shouldn't affect the outcome.
As physicists have worked to understand the truly bizarre rules of quantum mechanics, it seems that some of these symmetries don't always hold up. Professor Andrew Jayich of the University of California, Santa Barbara focuses on investigating these symmetry violations in an effort to shed light on new physics.
Time symmetry implies that the laws of physics look the same when time runs forward or backward. "For example, the path of a pool ball on a table simply retraces its course if the arrow of time is reversed," Jayich says. But that does not hold for all physical interactions.
Understanding when and why time (T) symmetry breaks down could provide answers to some of the biggest open questions in physics, such as why the universe is full of matter and lacks antimatter. "The laws of physics as we know them treat matter and antimatter on equal footing," Jayich says, "yet events in the early moments of the universe favored matter over antimatter." These are tough problems to crack, with close to a century of work behind them.
Trapping dark ions
To address these questions, Jayich and his team have controllably synthesized, trapped, and cooled radioactive molecules, RaOCH3+ and RaOH+, that provide large improvements in sensitivity to T symmetry violation. First author Mingyu Fan, a doctoral student in Jayich's lab, discovered a technique to detect dark ions in their electromagnetic trap. These particles don't scatter light, which means the researchers can't detect them with a camera.
While adjusting some of the experimental parameters, Fan noticed the trapped ions, which normally sit very still, were oscillating rapidly at a large yet fixed amplitude. He figured out that this behavior provides a strong signal for detecting these elusive ions.
"This controlled amplification of the motion allows us to measure the ion's motional frequency, and thus its mass precisely and quickly," Fan says.
Time symmetry violations
Jayich and Fan reported their success in laser cooling radium ions in a previous study, which was the first to achieve this feat for the heavy element. The lab's recent breakthrough brings them closer to their ultimate goal of using radioactive molecules to test time symmetry violations.
The researchers used radium-226, which has 138 neutrons and no nuclear spin, in their recent work. They plan to use the slightly lighter isotope, radium-225, which has the necessary nuclear spin, in their planned symmetry violation experiments. Other members of the lab are working on efforts to laser cool and trap radium-225 ions and perform optical spectroscopy on the radioactive molecules that contain it.
"These results are a clear breakthrough for our planned 'big' experiments," says Jayich. "We have made these incredibly sensitive detectors, where a single molecule has the sensitivity to set new limits on T-violation. This opens up a new paradigm for measuring T-violation."
The findings appear in the journal Physical Review Letters.
Source: UC Santa Barbara
Original Study DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.126.023002
Axions could unlock the mystery of why you exist
Classic idea clarifies weird quantum action in ultracold gas
Cosmic rays may be behind life's mirrored molecules


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The decision about whether to perform percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in patients with advanced stages of chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a challenging one. The well-established risk of contrast-induced nephropathy (CIN) and the chance of precipitating dialysis leads to fear and hesitation on the part of patients, families, cardiologists, and even nephrologists. Balanced against this fear is the knowledge that patients with advanced CKD are at much higher risk for cardiovascular events than the general population, so deferring a cardiac intervention in a CKD patient due to fear of dialysis is one that could potentially lead to serious or fatal outcomes for the patient.
Preemptive initiation of dialysis therapy followed by PCI.
Figure 1 from Khattak et al, AJKD, © National Kidney Foundation. Conceptual model of the decision analysis. (A) Patients are assigned to 1 of 3 treatments as shown in the decision tree. (B) Following an initial treatment choice, participants cycle through the possibilities shown in the Markov model.
The authors used a Monte Carlo simulation and previously published data about expected outcomes, including risks of death on hemodialysis, risks of catheter infection, and anticipated course following medical management or PCI, in order to generate a predictive model for anticipated Quality Adjusted Life Years (QALY) in each of the three strategies.
Khattak et al made several important assumptions about the patient population. The model was designed to evaluate patients with stable angina and factors amenable to a possible PCI (limited disease, discrete areas for intervention). Dialysis initiation was assumed to take place via a tunneled catheter, with patients transitioning to use of a permanent access in 12 months. Data regarding risk of CIN, risks of catheter infection, and risks of death either on or off dialysis were obtained from established literature.
In the simulation model, preemptive initiation of dialysis therapy followed by PCI fared worse than the other two approaches. PCI followed by dialysis only if needed versus medical management were fairly comparable in terms of mean QALY expected (1.103 vs 1.088, respectively; 0.67 for the pre-emptive hemodialysis approach). The authors also made modifications to the simulation to see if these would affect the results. Alternate scenarios included earlier arteriovenous fistula placement or using a lower probability of dialysis dependence following contrast nephropathy, but results were fairly consistent, with the PCI-first approach having a slight advantage, and the preemptive dialysis approach always substantially worse than the other two strategies.
Table 2 from Khattak et al, AJKD, © National Kidney Foundation.
Although it will ultimately take a prospective trial to settle the issue of optimal timing for PCI in patients with advanced CKD, Khattak et al provide very useful information based on expected outcomes in a very well-simulated model. The model predicts no evidence of a reduction in QALY if PCI is undertaken versus medical management. It also does not suggest that PCI in a stable patient improves survival. It may improve symptomatology compared to medical management although that is not proven by this study. Nonetheless, one would hope that a predictive model will help alleviate some of the fear associated with undertaking PCI in this high-risk patient population if medical management is unsatisfactory. Not accounted for by the model is the potential for earlier PCI, reducing the risk of morbidity and mortality after initiation of dialysis therapy, which, if true, would give an advantage to the PCI-first approach.
To view the Khattak et al article abstract or full-text (subscription required), please visit AJKD.org.


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#define LIBMINIFI_INCLUDE_CORE_STATE_NODES_QUEUEMETRICS_H_

#include <sstream>
#include <map>

#include "../nodes/MetricsBase.h"
#include "Connection.h"
namespace org {
namespace apache {
namespace nifi {
namespace minifi {
namespace state {
namespace response {

/**
 * Justification and Purpose: Provides Connection queue metrics. Provides critical information to the
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 *
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class QueueMetrics : public ResponseNode {
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  QueueMetrics()
      : ResponseNode("QueueMetrics") {
  }

  virtual std::string getName() const{
    return "QueueMetrics";
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  void addConnection(const std::shared_ptr<minifi::Connection> &connection) {
    if (nullptr != connection) {
      connections.insert(std::make_pair(connection->getName(), connection));
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      datasize.value = std::to_string(connection->getQueueDataSize());

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Thank You from the DigiWriting Team!
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Our family – everyone from Client Services, Accounts, Branding, Graphics and Strategy & Planning – would like to express our overwhelming thanks to those who have helped us grow from concept to reality. Since our launch, DigiWriting has experienced rapid growth and we could not have done it without the help of countless people – too many to specifically name here.
Anyone who provided us with technical support and know-how when we didn't know how.
Fearful of forgetting anyone, we'll say this: If you've come into contact with DigiWriting or a member of our staff, you have helped us learn, grow and achieve things we never thought possible. For that, we are grateful.
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Rwanda's Gorilla Naming Ceremony- Kwita Izina to be held on World Gorilla Day
Home Rwanda's Gorilla Naming Ceremony- Kwita Izina to be held on World Gorilla Day
The Rwanda Development Board is pleased to announce that this year's Kwita Izina Gorilla Naming Ceremony will be held on World Gorilla Day on 24 September 2021.
The 17th Kwita Izina ceremony will be held under the theme 'Conservation and Sustainable Tourism – A Foundation for Future Generations'.
The event will feature a virtual naming ceremony of 24 baby mountain gorillas born in the country's Volcanoes National Park over the last 12 months. 328 baby gorillas have been named since the first Kwita Izina held in 2005.
This year's namers will include notable partners, conservationists, international celebrities, dignitaries and friends of Rwanda.
On the same day, Rwanda will join the rest of the world to mark World Gorilla Day, the day renowned gorilla conservationist Dian Fossey established the Karisoke Research Center in Rwanda in 1967. It is a day that encourages people around the globe to celebrate conservation of the mountain gorillas and honour those who protect them daily in their habitat.
The virtual ceremony will feature updates on Rwanda's conservation efforts including the population growth of the mountain gorillas and the need to expand their habitat, and community support to improve community livelihoods while enabling wildlife conservation.
Speaking during her remarks at a press conference held on 27 August, RDB Acting Chief Tourism Officer Ariella Kageruka said:
"We are excited to hold the 17th Kwita izina event despite the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic. This year we celebrate the gains made in our conservation efforts, notably the increase in our gorilla population and the newly opened Gishwati-Mukura National Park, Rwanda's fourth National Park and UNESCO biosphere reserve. We also celebrate the park communities whose lives have been transformed through the Tourism Revenue Share Programme."
Commenting on the importance of Kwita Izina and conservation efforts, Dancila Nyirarugero, the Governor of the Northern Province said:
"Thanks to the benefits of the Tourism Revenue Share Program, communities living around the parks today understand the importance of tourism and conservation. Today, these communities minimise human-wildlife conflict and poaching and other illegal activities are at the lowest levels in Rwanda's national parks. They are ready to join the Government and other partners in expanding the habitat of the mountain gorillas through the expansion program of Volcanoes National Park and look forward to participating in this year's Kwita Izina ceremony."
Concluding on the role the private sector plays in Rwanda's tourism and conservation, Bonita Mutoni, the Chairperson of the Rwanda Travel and Tour Association said:
"Kwita Izina is a fantastic conservation event which the private sector has always participated in and we look forward to inviting a lot of travel agents and other partners to come and learn about Rwanda's conservation story and contribute to that. Our key message to them is that when you choose to visit Rwanda, you choose conservation."
Additionally, RDB, in conjunction with the African Leadership University, will organise the 2021 Business of Conversation Conference, a virtual session that brings together scholars, researchers, conservationists, policymakers and the private sector to discuss, debate and find solutions to today's conservation challenges. The conference will take place from 22-23 September 2021.
About Kwita Izina
The Kwita Izina gorilla naming ceremony is modelled off a centuries-old tradition in which Rwandans name their children in the presence of family and friends. For three decades before the first official gorilla naming ceremony, park rangers and researchers named Rwanda's mountain gorilla babies to monitor each gorilla in their family and habitat.
In 2005, Rwanda began officially naming mountain gorillas in what has become a global celebration of nature. By giving a name to these majestic animals, they are given the value they undoubtedly deserve.
The ceremony is, first and foremost, an opportunity to thank the communities that live around the gorilla habitat, Volcanoes National Park, research partners, vets and the dedicated conservationists, rangers and trackers who protect the gorillas daily.
Over the last sixteen years, more than 300 mountain gorillas have been named. Today, Kwita Izina forms part of an ambitious strategy to preserve Rwanda's natural heritage and further expand the role of tourism in the country's transformation. As a result of the naming ceremony, Rwandans from all walks of life understand the intrinsic value of gorillas and their contribution to the country's development.
Learn more about this year's Kwita Izina ceremony at https://www.visitrwanda.com/kwita-izina/ and download photos from today's press conference at https://www.flickr.com/photos/kwitaizina/albums/72157719740867301
For any media enquiries, please contact Paul Ntambara at communications@rdb.rw or on +250 788 871 866
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Performances are the culmination of hours and hours of practice and training and therefore it is crucial that all our young musicians are given suitable performance opportunities to enable them to learn and experience the ultimate goal of sharing and communicating their passion for music. Learning how to perform and becoming comfortable performing, whether as a soloist or part of a small or large ensemble, is vital at every stage of a musician's development.
In all my travels I've never seen so many young people playing such difficult repertoire to such a high standard as the students at Wells Cathedral School.
Howard Klug, Professor of Clarinet at Indiana University
There are more than 250 student performances each year, ranging from solo showcases and a lunchtime concert series to symphony orchestra and chorus concerts. As well as concerts at school, it is important to expose our students to a variety of venues and wider audiences so students have recently been to Kiev, Tallinn, The Hague, Budapest, Germany and Switzerland and Hong Kong. Various ensembles also have been invited to take part in both Cheltenham Music Festival and Bath International Music Festival.
Our students also take part in festivals and competitions around the country, from the Mid-Somerset Festival held in Bath and the Two Moors Festival in Devon to BBC Young Musician of the Year and Choir of the Year.
Please click here to find details of our students' forthcoming free concerts.
Through Cedars Hall, which offers beautiful acoustics with its 300 seater auditorium, Eavis Hall, we have the wonderful opportunity to run a professional concert programme alongside our own. The ability to bring world-class music to Wells has opened up a myriad of opportunities and greatly benefits our students and the local community.
Quilter Hall, located in our Music Building, has 100 seats, and is perfect for our solo lunchtime concerts and intimate chamber music. Our students also perform in Wells Cathedral, perhaps the most beautiful of the great English cathedrals, which offers the scale required for many symphonic works.
Examples of Performances
One of the many benefits and joys of receiving a musical education at Wells is the opportunity to take part in weekly orchestral and ensemble rehearsals. We currently have over 80 ensembles of varying sizes and genres. Our top-performing ensembles include some of the following...
Rarely have I found such talent in one place. The students at Wells were already mature players at the age of twelve! They have devoted and expert teachers that ensure a level of coaching that I have never seen in any other school, and all this in a magical surrounding, which is extremely inspiring.
Thomas Demenga, international soloist
Our Symphony Orchestra performs at least three times a year with eminent guest conductors, and we have most fortunate in recently welcoming Jac van Steen, Duncan Ward and Christopher Adey. Recent repertoire has included Shostakovich Symphony No.10, Saint-Saëns Symphony No. 3, Arutunian Trumpet Concerto, Britten Sinfonia da Requiem, Gershwin Cuban Overture and Korngold Violin Concerto. Weekly rehearsals enable thorough preparation for intensive courses before each major performance. The orchestra has been fortunate enough to have toured China and Hong Kong and performs regularly in concert halls across the country.
Wells Virtuosi
Wells Virtuosi is selected from the very highest level string players at the school. It rehearses for three hours per week and is directed by Matthew Souter, head of strings. It has an extensive concert schedule, which includes performances across Europe and the Far East. In July 2016 they toured across Germany and Switzerland to sell-out auditoriums. Recent repertoire has included Elgar Serenade for Strings, Holst St Paul's Suite and Finzi Romance.
Choralia
This elite female choir of 24 voices was founded in 2012 by Christopher Finch. In 2013 Choralia successfully entered the Grand Finals of 'Let the Peoples Sing', an international competition involving the best choirs from across Europe and North America. Choralia was placed among the best three youth and children's choirs in this global showcase and sang to an international audience. Choralia was a finalist in the youth category of 'Choir of the Year 2016' at Symphony Hall, Birmingham.
Choralia's performances have been broadcast regularly on BBC Radio 3. The choir has also performed at the Sage Gateshead, LSO St Luke's, The Barbican, St George's Bristol, the Philharmonie Luxembourg, Hong Kong Academy for the Performing Arts, City Hall, Hong Kong, and at its home in Wells Cathedral.
In June 2015 Choralia released its debut CD on the Naxos label. Entitled 'Song of the Stars', it was awarded the Editor's Choice accolade by Gramophone Magazine.
Jazz Orchestra (previously Big Band) was formed in 1986 by Paul Denegri, head of brass. In 1991 the band won 'The Daily Telegraph Young Big Band of the Year competition', followed by third place in the 'BBC Big of the Year Competition' in 2000.
Their first commercial CD 'Papa's flying Home' was produced in 2003 followed by an invitation to record a second album at Peter Gabriel's studio, Real World, in 2008. In 2010 they returned to Real World Studios for their third album 'Kaleidoscope' which was a collaboration between the Big Band and students from South West Music School. The Jazz Orchestra has been very fortunate to perform and work with renowned professionals such as Pee Wee Ellis (saxophone), Ralph Salmins (drum-kit), Kenny Ball (trumpet), and Chris Barber (trombone). Jazz Orchestra is currently directed by Andy Tweed.
Cathedral Brass
Cathedral Brass is just one of many ensembles within the brass department, and it is conducted by Paul Denegri, head of brass. Since its inception in 1990 it has toured extensively USA, Malaysia, Finland, Sweden, Denmark, Holland, France, Germany and Belgium, performing a variety of works such as Eric Crees's arrangements of Bernstein West Side Story, Copland Hoedown, Rimsky Korsakov Cortège that were written for the London Symphony Orchestra brass section. Other standard repertoire includes Mussorgsky arr. Elgar Howarth Pictures at an Exhibition, Dukas Fanfare for La Peri, Copland Fanfare for the Common Man.
Cathedral Brass rehearses for two hours a week as a full ensemble and also has weekly sectionals. It is an orchestral brass section that performs one to a part. The group also performs on period instruments using natural trumpets, natural horns and baroque horns. Cathedral Brass has within its library a large private collection for large forces of period brass instruments; some is extremely rare and dates back 450 years.
It performs regularly as part of the school Premiere concert series and the unique Brass & Percussion Promenade concerts in Wells Cathedral and also joins forces with other departments – recently for performances of Rutter Gloria, Walton Coronation Te Deum, Willcocks From Darkness to Light.
Wind Ensemble is one of the wind department's premier groups and is under the direction of BSO conductor and bassoonist Pete Harrison. The Wind Ensemble rehearses for two hours every week and performs regularly in Wells and across the country. Recent performances have included works by Gordon Jacob, Richard Strauss, Jean Françaix and John McCabe. The Wind Ensemble has over time commissioned three new works from Malcolm Binney, Colin Touchin and most recently a piece for Winds by Malcolm Ellerby.
Ferio
This versatile and exciting percussion ensemble is directed by Jayne Obradovic, head of percussion. Not only has it been fortunate enough to have recently toured Hong Kong, Budapest and Malaysia, it has also been privileged to have undertaken some remarkable outreach work with hearing impaired students both in the UK and abroad. It has had numerous masterclasses with eminent artists such as David Hocking (BBCSO), Sam Walton (LSO), Patrick King (WNO), Eric Sammut (Paris Conservatoire), Nebosja Zivkovic, Arthur Lipner and a Reich day with Colin Currie.
Please see our instrumental department pages for other opportunities available…
Practice is one of the key components to becoming an outstanding musician - without it progress will be limited and potential unfulfilled, which is why we ensure that students have enough access and time for quality practice. For certain instruments, senior students will need to practise for four or five hours every day.
All specialists have access to practice time before and after school, with rooms allocated in advance as required. Senior School pupils are also able to use the practice facilities during the evening as well as through the weekend. Practice facilities are of course available all through the weekend.
Lower School and Junior School pupils have daily practice periods built into their academic timetable. Our team of graduate music assistants supervise them to ensure that good practice habits are instilled at a young age and that they make use of this valuable time. Specialists can receive up to two hours of tuition on their first study instrument so it is crucial that regular daily practice is supported in this way.
Apart from the brilliant standard, what really impresses me about the pupils at Wells Cathedral School is that despite all the dedication and long hours of practice, they always seem to be such well-balanced folk.
Nigel Kennedy, international concert violinist
We offer specialist musicians a broad and varied range of academic subjects. We aim to provide every student with the right balance of subjects for them as they journey through the school, which leads to a very individual and tailored approach.
One cannot fail to be impressed by the Wells Music Department. There is so much variety and yet the opportunity to specialise and prepare for the challenge and enjoyment of a career in music. I would encourage any parent to choose Wells Cathedral School for their talented musical son or daughter.
Peter Manning, Concertmaster, Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
The life of a specialist musician is a busy one with scheduled daily practice, weekly lessons and rehearsals, many exciting concert opportunities and tours so time needs to be available for all of these activities to take place. Every student will have slightly different needs dependent on their age, instrument, ability and aspirations so heads of department and tutors play a crucial role in advising and supporting both parents and students as choices need to be made.
The Lower School (Years 7-9) curriculum is carefully designed to ensure all subjects are given the appropriate time whilst enabling practice to be incorporated into the school day. However careful selection is vital later on if students wish to be high class professional musicians. Time and space is always necessary in their weekly schedule. Academic music at GCSE and A level is a compulsory subject for those following a specialist programme.
This careful selection of subjects does not mean that a different career path is not possible if circumstances or desires change. On the contrary, we have had specialists decide to become doctors or lawyers (amongst other professions!) both before and after attending music college.
A team of eight specialist academic music teachers deliver the curriculum side of music at Wells. Academic music is delivered to all students in Year 7 through to Year 9 and is a popular choice at both GCSE and A Level. GCSE music is a required course of study for specialist and special provision musicians entering Year 10. Specialist musicians are expected to take A Level Music and are encouraged to take a course in Music Technology. Special provision musicians are strongly advised to take A Level Music.
GCSE music is a required course of study for all specialist and special provision musicians entering Year 10. Specialist musicians are also required to take A Level Music and are encouraged to take a course in Music Technology. Special provision musicians are strongly encouraged to take A Level Music as one of their choices.
Years 7-9 Music Form
The 'M' forms (Music forms in Years 7-9 for specialists, special provision students and choristers) follow a slightly reduced academic load to provide additional time within the school day for instrumental lessons and practice. These students follow a specific course, which also includes separate theory and aural training. Associated Board theory exams will be sat to at least Grade 5 level, and some students will also go on to sit the higher grades during their Lower School years.
Broadly the aim of the 'M' form course is to develop a sound understanding of a series of concepts and topics each year, while encouraging a creative and individual response through improvisation and composition. We place an emphasis on developing:
skills for the craft of composition
a secure understanding of their own
confidence with aural work that will support each student's development in performance.
By doing this, the 'M' form helps to create musically intelligent and creative performers.
Music for all other Lower School forms is taught as part of the integrated arts programme, which takes a thematic approach to the study of music, art, drama and dance.
Students study music through the integration of performing, composing, listening and appraising with many opportunities for the use of music technology. The music covered within the syllabus falls into four areas of study, including instrumental music, vocal music, music for stage and screen, and fusion. The course has the flexibility to allow students to capitalise on their personal musical interests.
A-Level Music
A-Level Music students will study music with an integrated approach through performing, composing and listening extending the skills developed at GCSE learning to appraise in ways that emphasise their interdependence.
There are no limits on the instruments (or voices) and types of repertoire that may be presented in performance, and we encourage the study of the widest possible range of music.
A-Level Music Technology
The course aims to develop the knowledge, musical and technical skills required to produce music using modern production techniques. The music technology department houses two suites of Apple Macs that run Logic Pro as well as a separate recording studio/live room. Cedars Hall offers further opportunities with its state-of-the-art equipment.
Three main areas of study underpin work are:
The principles and practice of music technology
Popular music styles since 1910
The development of technology-based music.
Studying music technology provides the opportunity to embrace recent developments in the field. IT involves much practical work and encourages the cultivation of a wide range of skills. Students will have the opportunity to sequence MIDI, record live instruments, produce CD's and compose using music technology.
Destinations of Leavers: Specialists
10 Royal Academy of Music
4 Royal College of Music
1 Birmingham Conservatoire
3 Royal Northern College of Music & Drama
5 Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama
1 Trinity Laban
1 Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
2 Guildhall School of Music & Drama
1 Berklee Conservatoire (USA)
1 Mannes Conservatoire (USA)
1 Julliard Conservatoire (USA)
1 Oxbridge (Music)
2 University (Music)
2 University (Other)
9 Royal Academy of Music
3 Trinity
3 Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama
1 Royal Scottish
2 Trinity College
3 Royal Northern College of Music
1 Royal Holloway
1 Julliard, New York
1 Berne Conservatoire, Switzerland
1 Mannes, New York
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Isn't it weird how some bands falls through your interest zone even though you know you'd probably like them if you just give them the time of day? This has happened to me many, many times during the years and I curse myself every time it does because I know I have missed out on something really good for far too long. A good example of this is Swedish four piece Sideburn. In their case it's even more strange as I have crossed paths with their guitar player Morgan Zocek many, many times during the past twenty years or so and it's not like I have never heard them, it's just that I have never listened to them, for some stupid reason. So shame on me for that. But better late than never, right? So why not bring matters to a head and see if their new album holds up to the critical acclaim it has gotten so far.
It does and then some. What we get here is some high quality hard rock that borders to metal at times, that takes us back to a time and age when bands played music for the sake of nothing but just writing great songs, from the heart. A time where hit singles were the last thing on their minds and the thought of going multi schmulti platinum didn't even occur – the seventies. Sideburn wears their influences on their sleeves and their love for bands such as Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath shines through a lot, but never in a way that makes them copycats or clones. No matter how much you can hear their influences, it's never without the personal touch that runs like a stream throughout the whole album.
First song out is "Diamonds", a real killer that takes us back to 1972 and the Black Sabbath album Volume 4 in style, "Fire And Water" is a heavy and hard blues rocker that makes me think a little of Free, not just because of the title, there's more Sabbath in "Tomorrow's Dream", this time it hits the 80's and Mob Rules and in "Crossing The Line" they give us a slow, almost a ballad, but heavy tune. "The Last Day" is some heavy shit. I hear influences from both Ozzy and Dio era Sabbath and also a touch of Candlemass. Or maybe Krux? "Silverwing" is a semi acoustic thing that makes me think of the first Badlands album and also Led Zeppelin, which kind of figures. It turns into a more heavy thing after half the song. "Bring Down The Rain" also makes me think of Badlands, but it's faster and more in the 80's metal vein. They end this splendour with the title track, a heavy, epic, melodic and quite catchy tune and this just have to be one of the greatest songs of 2012. In fact, this album is worth getting your hands on only for that song. Brilliant!
Once again, I have to smack myself in the head asking why I haven't checked them out properly before because this album is quite stunning. The production is rootsy and raw, but still clean, heavy and in your face. Also, the musicians needs to be mentioned here. The rhythm section of Martin Karlsson (bass, also on organ) and Fredrik Haake is tighter than a camel's arse in a sandstorm, Zocek is a real guitar hero without overdoing anything, keeping his rhythms exactly where they belong and singer Jani Kataja is a real find with a wide range voice that could be described as Glenn Hughes, Ozzy Osbourne and Ian Astbury in a blender with a whole lot of his own personality to go with it. If your heart belongs to the 70's and the bands mentioned here takes up some good space in your record collection, you'd be fool not to make this album yours. IV Monument was a wake up call for me. Great stuff!
1. Diamonds
2. Fire And Water
3. Tomorrows Dream
4. Crossing The Lines
5. The Last Day
6. Silverwing
7. The Saviour
8. Bring Down The Rain
9. Monument


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DREAM (escrito en mayúsculas como si fuesen siglas) fue una promoción de artes marciales mixtas dirigida por ex ejecutivos de PRIDE y por la ex promotora del K-1, el Fighting and Entertainment Group. Su último evento fue financiado por Glory Sports International.

Historia

Los inicios

Los propietarios de Dream Stage Entertainment deciden vender la promoción PRIDE a la empresa propietaria de UFC Zuffa, LLC. llevándose a cabo una fusión entre UFC y PRIDE con su correspondiente transferencia de la mayoría de los mejores luchadores de PRIDE hacia UFC dejando a Japón sin una organización de artes marciales mixtas referente como había sido hasta entonces PRIDE.

Todo comienza a raíz de Yarennoka!, un evento organizado para la víspera de año nuevo que inicialmente iba a ser el evento de despedida de PRIDE que es organizado en cooperación de las organizaciones japonesas Shooto y Fighting and Entertainment Group y la europea M-1 Global. En vistas del éxito obtenido con el evento y viendo la gran demanda de los aficionados japoneses de las artes marciales mixtas Dream Stage Entertainment y el Fighting and Entertainment Group deciden unirse para crear una nueva promoción japonesa de artes marciales mixtas.

El comienzo de DREAM

DREAM es fundada el 13 de febrero de 2008, teniendo en cuenta el declive financiero de la promoción Hero's dirigida por el Fighting and Entertainment Group deciden disolverla y que los campeones y los mejores luchadores de Hero's como Norifumi Yamamoto, Yoshihiro Akiyama o JZ Calvan pasen a formar parte de la recién creada DREAM junto a nuevas adquisiciones como Mirko Filipović, Shinya Aoki, Kazushi Sakuraba, Mitsuhiro Ishida y Hayato Sakurai. Otro anuncio destacado fue el acuerdo de colaboración entre DREAM y M-1 Global consiguiendo un acuerdo que permitiría al último campeón de peso pesado de PRIDE, Fedor Emelianenko, luchar en los eventos organizados por DREAM. Fedor Emelianenko estuvo presente en la rueda de prensa en la que informaron acerca del acuerdo entre las dos entidades.

El 2 de mayo de 2008 DREAM se emitió por primera vez en los Estados Unidos con la repetición del evento "Dream 1" a través del canal HDNet. La repetición del evento "Dream 2" se emitió al día siguiente, mientras que "Dream 3" fue transmitido en vivo y en directo el 11 de mayo de ese mismo año. Todos los futuros eventos de DREAM se emitirían en HDNet como parte de la serie "HDNet Fights".

Alianza con EliteXC

El 10 de mayo de 2008 DREAM anunció un acuerdo con la promoción de artes marciales mixtas norteamericana EliteXC. Las dos promociones acuerdan intercambios de luchadores entre sí y eventualmente organizar eventos entre ambas promociones, sin embargo el 20 de octubre de 2008 EliteXC se disuelve al haber entrado en quiebra disolviéndose así también la alianza entre ambas promociones.

Alianza con Strikeforce

El 5 de agosto de 2009 desde Strikeforce se anuncia que las dos promociones firman una alianza formal, un acuerdo que se había hablado desde hace bastante tiempo y que finalmente había llegado a buen término. Las condiciones principales de este acuerdo son que las dos organizaciones intercambiarían sus luchadores entre sí y trabajar unidas para ofrecer a los aficionados de las artes marciales mixtas las mejores peleas posibles. Además, debido al reciente acuerdo de Strikeforce con Fedor Emelianenko y M-1 Global es presumible que estarían involucrados en la alianza también. En octubre de 2009 desde Strikeforce proponen una unión de los campeonatos entre los dos promociones, por su parte DREAM todavía tenía que dar una respuesta pública. Es probable que todos los planes de unión se hayan dejado de lado debido a que Zuffa, LLC., la empresa matriz del UFC, firmara la adquisición de Strikeforce.

Nuevas alianzas

Tras las importantes pérdidas de las asociaciones entre EliteXC y Strikeforce DREAM trata de encontrar nuevos aliados para poder fortalecer la organización, el 23 de noviembre de 2011 DREAM anuncia una nueva alianza, esta vez con ONE Fighting Championship comprometiéndose a organizar eventos e intercambiar luchadores entre ambas promociones. Apenas dos meses después del acuerdo con ONE Fighting Championship, el 17 de enero de 2012, DREAM firma una nueva alianza con ProElite bajo las mismas circunstancias.

Cese de operaciones

El 16 de mayo de 2012 Sadaharu Tanikawa declaró oficialmente la quiebra del FEG y a partir de entonces la promoción comenzó a ser gestionada por la empresa Real Entertainment Co. Ltd. pretendiendo que la marca DREAM resurgiera pero el 3 de junio de 2012 se confirma de nuevo la bancarrota de la marca manteniendo durante un periodo el cese de operaciones.

El 31 de diciembre de 2012 se organiza un nuevo evento conocido como "Dream 18: Special NYE 2012" bajo el respaldo financiero de la empresa promotora de kickboxing Glory International Sports. El evento incluyó combates de artes marciales mixtas y combates de kickboxing en el Saitama Super Arena en Japón continuando así con la tradición del evento de fin de año que se organizaba cada año por lo menos durante un año más.

El evento "Dream 19" había sido programado para mayo de 2013 en el Saitama Super Arena pero finalmente no se llegó a organizar debido a la falta de apoyo económico llegando así al cese de operaciones definitivo de la organización.

Reglas

Categorías de peso

DREAM cuenta con 7 categorías de peso. A diferencia de HERO'S, cada categoría de peso tendrá un campeón con un título defendible. Inicialmente DREAM contaba con 6 categorías de peso pero en 2011 decidieron crear una nueva clase de peso gallo en 61 kg (134 libras), y la clase de peso pluma se elevó a 65 kg (143 lb).

 61 kilogramos (134 libras) - Peso gallo
 65 kilogramos (143 libras) - Peso pluma
 70 kilogramos (154 libras) - Peso ligero
 76 kilogramos (168 libras) - Peso wélter
 84 kilogramos (185 libras) - Peso mediano
 93 kilogramos (205 libras) - Peso semipesado
 Sin límite de peso - Peso Pesado

Asaltos

Cada combate se divide en tres asaltos de cinco minutos de duración cada uno.

Jueces

Los combates que no terminan durante el tiempo reglamentado son decididos por tres jueces puntuando sobre la base de las reglas comunes en las promociones de los Estados Unidos de "round-by-round" y "ten-point-must". Siempre tiene que ser declarado un ganador, los empates no están permitidos.

Indumentaria de los luchadores

DREAM otorga bastante libertad a los luchadores en la elección de la vestimenta pero obliga a llevar los guantes reglamentarios de las artes marciales mixtas abiertos por los dedos y el protector bucal. Se permite utilizar esparadrapo en ciertas partes del cuerpo, el Keikogi, zapatos de lucha libre, rodilleras, coderas, tobilleras y otros complementos que cada luchador decida ponerse por su propia cuenta aunque antes del combate el luchador debe de ser revisado por el árbitro para asegurarse de que nada de lo que lleve puesto le pueda otorgar una ventaja durante el combate.

Faltas e infracciones

 No se permiten pisotones y patadas a la cabeza de un oponente que se encuentre en el suelo (a menos que ambos luchadores se encuentren en el suelo) pero si se les permite en el resto del cuerpo.
 Golpear con los codos en la cabeza está prohibido.
 Si hay unos 15 kilogramos (33 libras) o más de diferencia de peso entre los luchadores los rodillazos a la cabeza al oponente cuando se encuentre en el suelo no están permitidos.
 No está permitido dar patadas en la cabeza a un oponente que se encuentre en el suelo en una en una posición "three-point", es decir, si un luchador tiene, por ejemplo, las dos rodillas y una mano sobre la lona no está permitido que su rival le propine patadas en la cabeza.
 Los golpes en la parte posterior de la cabeza no están permitidos.

Sustituciones en los torneos

En el caso de que se produzca un "No Contest" o una lesión el luchador que pueda continuar pasará a la siguiente ronda, si ninguno de los luchadores es capaz de continuar los promotores elegirán a un luchador de reemplazo.

Campeones

Últimos campeones en cada categoría

Historial de campeones por el título

Peso pesado

  Alistair Overeem derrotó a  Todd Duffee el 31 de diciembre de 2010 en Dynamite!! 2010 por el título interino.
  Alistair Overeem deja el título interino vacante tras haber sido contratado por UFC.

Peso semipesado

  Gegard Mousasi derrotó a  Tatsuya Mizuno el 25 de septiembre de 2010 en Dream 16.
  Gegard Mousasi defendió el título frente a  Hiroshi Izumi el 16 de julio de 2011 en Dream 17.
  Gegard Mousasi deja el título vacante tras haber sido contratado por UFC.

Peso medio

  Gegard Mousasi derrotó a  Ronaldo Souza el 23 de septiembre de 2008 en Dream 6.
  Gegard Mousasi deja el título vacante al subir a la categoría de peso semipesado.
  Ronaldo Souza y  Jason Miller disputaron el título el 26 de mayo de 2009 en Dream 9 resultando el combate cancelado por un golpe ilegal.

Peso wélter

  Marius Zaromskis derrotó a  Jason High el 20 de julio de 2009 en Dream 10.
  Marius Zaromskis defendió el título frente a  Kazushi Sakuraba el 31 de diciembre de 2010 en Dynamite!! 2010.

Peso ligero

  Joachim Hansen derrotó a  Shinya Aoki el 21 de julio de 2008 en Dream 5.
  Shinya Aoki derrotó a  Joachim Hansen el 6 de octubre de 2009 en Dream 11.
  Shinya Aoki defendió el título frente a  Tatsuya Kawajiri el 10 de julio de 2010 en Dream 15.
  Shinya Aoki defendió el título frente a  Satoru Kitaoka el 31 de diciembre de 2011 en Fight For Japan: Genki Desu Ka Omisoka 2011.

Peso pluma

  Bibiano Fernandes derrotó a  Hiroyuki Takaya el 6 de octubre de 2009 en Dream 11.
  Bibiano Fernandes defendió el título frente a  Joachim Hansen el 22 de marzo de 2010 en Dream 13.
  Hiroyuki Takaya derrotó a  Bibiano Fernandes el 31 de diciembre de 2010 en Dynamite!! 2010.
  Hiroyuki Takaya defendió el título frente a  Kazuyuki Miyata el 16 de julio de 2011 en Dream 17.
  Hiroyuki Takaya defendió el título frente a  Takeshi Inoue el 31 de diciembre de 2011 en Fight For Japan: Genki Desu Ka Omisoka 2011.

Peso gallo

  Bibiano Fernandes derrotó a  Antonio Banuelos el 31 de diciembre de 2011 en Fight For Japan: Genki Desu Ka Omisoka 2011.

Campeones y finalistas de los torneos

Eventos

Referencias

Promociones de artes marciales mixtas

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Added January 2010: It is now possible to ship both Small and Large Flat Rate Boxes with PayPal, as long as you do so through eBay rather than PayPal directly. For my guide on doing that, check out Print Shipping Labels Directly With EBay.
Most sellers choose to ship via the United States Postal Service because of their relatively reasonable rates and easy access to free shipping supplies. One of USPS's best products is underutilized by many sellers who aren't familiar with how USPS rates work. Introduced in November 2004, the original USPS Priority Mail Flat Rate Boxes measure 13.25″ by 11.75″ by 3.25″ or 11″ by 8.5″ by 5.5." The benefit of the Flat Rate Box is that the cost is the same to ship any weight up to 70lbs. The cost is also the same to all destinations within the United States no matter how many zones the package travels. They originally cost $7.10, but the price has increased dramatically to $10.70 in 2010. Nonetheless, it is still cheaper to ship an item that weighs three pounds or more in a Priority Mail Flat Rate Box than in a package with a variable rate (such as a regular envelope or box) for most destinations. USPS variable rates are based on both weight and the package's destination. As you might have guessed, the farther away the package is going, the more expensive it will be. One other thing, USPS rates only change for every full pound i.e. the cost is the same for every weight between 1lb 1oz and 2lbs or every weight between 3lbs 1oz and 4 lbs so you can round up to the nearest even pound when entering shipping weights. To put it another way, there is a significant price change between a 2 pound package and a package weighing 2 pounds 1 ounce but there is no price change between an item weighing 2 pounds 2 ounces and one that weights 2 pounds 15 ounces. Let's look at an example of how the Priority Mail Flat Rate Box can save you money.
For the sake of argument, let's assume you're shipping a three pound statue from Seattle, Washington zip code 98105 to Detroit, Michigan zip code 48201. The cost for Priority Mail variable rate packaging would be $12.70. With a Priority Mail Flat Rate Box, the cost would be $10.70, a savings of $2.00. For a two pound package the variable rate to Detroit would be $9.55 and the flat rate box would be the same $10.70. For two pounds, variable rate is always cheaper.
Now, let's say you're shipping that same three pound statue from Seattle to Los Angeles, California zip code 90001. The cost in Priority Mail variable rate packaging would be $9.00. Of course, the Flat Rate Box still costs $10.70. Here, you actually save $1.70 by shipping the same statue in your own envelope or box rather than using the Flat Rate Box. If the statue was four pounds then the cost in variable rate packaging would be $11.90, so the Flat Rate Box becomes cheaper at four pounds for this destination.
As you can see the cost changes significantly depending on where you are shipping. Familiarize yourself with how much it costs to ship to different areas so you will know when it's cheaper to use a Flat Rate Box and when it's cheaper to use variable rate packaging without having to check both for every address. As a rule, variable rate packaging is always cheaper than a Flat Rate Box for a package weighing 2 pounds or less. For two pounds one ounce or more, the Flat Rate Box is often the cheaper choice, unless the package is traveling a relatively short distance.
So far I have discussed the two Flat Rate Boxes that USPS originally introduced in 2004. Since then, USPS has introduced two other sizes. First introduced in March 2008, the "Priority Mail Large Flat Rate Box" measures 12" x 12" x 5-1/2" and costs $14.50 to ship domestically and $12.50 to ship to APO/FPO addresses. APO/FPO addresses are military addresses. To show support for the armed forces, USPS offers a discount on the Large Flat Rate Box when shipping to these addresses which makes the Large Box the ideal solution when shipping to APO/FPO addresses. Personally, I do not have a lot of use for Large Flat Rate Boxes because they are only slightly larger than the regular Flat Rate Box, but if you have an item that does not fit in to the regular Flat Rate Box be sure to check out the Large Box.
Finally, USPS introduced the Priority Mail Small Flat Rate Box in January 2009. It measures 8-5/8 x 5-3/8 x 1-5/8 inches — about the same size and shape as three stacked DVD cases. The cost is $4.95. If you have an item that small that weighs more than 1 pound then it may be wise to ship in this Small Flat Rate Box. There is also a Flat Rate Envelope that also costs $4.90 that may also be useful for smaller items that weigh more than 1 pound.
The USPS medium flat rate box is the old small flat rate box, but is now twice the price! The medium box used to be called "small" & was $4.95, and now it's over $10. This new small flat rate box is now the $4.90 box, but it's waaaaaay smaller in size. USPS has totally jacked up the prices, but they're playing it off like they just introduced a new box – yeah, for the same price as the former "small" box, only it's half the size! Prices have DOUBLED, basically.
That isn't really true. The original flat rate box was $7.10 at its time of release and is now referred to as the medium flat rate box. The original flat rate box was the only size available for about four years. The price has increased each year and currently costs $10.70. The small flat rate box is only about a year old.
I could show you a photo of the original small flat rate box, and the current small flat rate box, if you have an email to which I could send. It would demonstrate that yes, the USPS is – as usual – pinching pennies by "sneaking" changes in (there is absolutely no press release announcing any change in sizes, after doing a Google search, so yes, this is sneaky). I'm sorry to bash your friends at the USPS, but unfortunately, "ugh" is also correct. The USPS has shuffled around their definitions as "ugh" described, in ADDITION to shrinking the smallest flat rate box to 2 inches smaller on each edge (once again, I have photos). Further still, if you try to mail a flat-rate box and have underestimated the weight, you will be charged for the extra weight – on a FLAT RATE box. Explain that one away, please. Yes, I have emailed the USPS asking for some explanations that would make all of this make sense. I was ignored. It's a difficult endeavor to call into question the anecdotal experience of another. Well, it's impossible, because the experience EXISTS. You can't attempt to invalidate something that actually happened, even if you don't want it to be true. I don't want my experiences with USPS to be true either – unfortunately, they are. To argue over something that is prove-able and experienced first-hand by me (and not you, apparently) is just silly.
Alas, as UPS interprets the "fragile" sticker to read, "kick me here," I am forced to use USPS. So, everyone can stop the alarms: Yes, I will bend over and take it. You don't have to defend yourself so hard.


Like Act III, scene i, Act III, scene ii serves a mainly developmental role in the plot structure of A Midsummer Night's Dream, focusing on the increasing confusion among the four Athenian lovers. Now that both men have been magically induced to switch their love from Hermia to Helena, the vanities and insecurities of both women become far more pronounced. Helena's low self-esteem prevents her from believing that either man could really be in love with her. Hermia, who is used to having both men fawn on her, has her vanity stung by the fact that they are suddenly cold and indifferent toward her. She reveals a latent insecurity about her short stature when she assumes that Helena has used her height ("her personage, her tall personage") to win Lysander's love, and her quick temper is revealed in Helena's fear that Hermia will attack her (III.ii.293). The men's exaggerated masculine aggression leads them to vow to protect Helena from the dreaded Hermia—a ridiculous state of affairs given that they are two armed men whereas Hermia is a tiny, unarmed woman. Their aggression betrays Helena, however, as the men refocus it on their competition for her love.
The potion is responsible for the confusion of the lovers' situation; thus, Shakespeare links the theme of magic to the motif of imbalanced love, which dominates the scene. Had the love potion never been brought into play, the Athenian lovers would still be tangled in their romantic mess, but they would all understand it, whereas the fairies' meddling has left both Hermia and Helena unable to comprehend the situation. Additionally, Puck's magical ventriloquism is what prevents Lysander and Demetrius from killing each other at the end of the scene. Thus, magic both brings about their mutual hostility (to this point, Lysander has not been antagonistic toward Demetrius) and resolves it.


By which also you are saved, if you hold fast that word which I preached to you—unless you believed in vain.
Each doctrine within the Christian faith must be held in a balance. We are in great danger of error whenever we overemphasize the importance of one truth to the demise or neglect of others. However, it is impossible to overstate or overemphasize the preeminence of the gospel. We cannot become too extreme with the gospel. This truth is seen in the fact that the gospel is the greatest revelation of God to man, and it is the only message by which men might be saved. Consequently, it is also the one message we must hold onto tenaciously. Although even the most minor departure from biblical truth is dangerous, we may misunderstand many things without putting our eternal destinies in jeopardy. However, to be wrong about the gospel is to be wrong about everything! Not giving the gospel preeminence is to misunderstand it altogether!
According to the apostle Peter, salvation is the very outcome or goal of the believer's faith.9 It is the purpose behind all that Christ has done for His people, and it ought to be the believer's great longing and the goal toward which he strives. God can give no greater gift and the believer can have no greater hope or motivation than that of final salvation through the gospel of Jesus Christ.
When we realize what we were before Christ and what we deserved in that state, it further magnifies the enormity of the gospel for us. We were sinners by nature and deed, and we were corrupt to the point of depravity. We were lawbreakers and criminals without excuse or plea before the bar of God's justice.10 We deserved nothing less than death and eternal condemnation, but now the blood of God's own Son saves us. While we were helpless sinners and enemies of God, Christ died for the ungodly.11 Through Him, we who were far off have now been brought near.12 In Him, we have redemption through His blood, and the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of His grace.13 We are saved from our sin, reconciled to God, and brought into fellowship with Him as sons! What more could we desire, or what more do we need? Is not the gift of salvation through the blood of God's own Son enough to fill our hearts to overflowing for an eternity of eternities? Is it not enough to motivate us to live for Him who died? What need do we have of other promises? Will we live for Him with great zeal because He promises us not only salvation but also healing, ease of life, wealth, and honor? What are any of these things compared to the gift of salvation and of knowing Him? Away with those who would seek to coax us to devotion by promising us things other than Jesus Christ. If everyone you have ever loved was taken from you, and your body lay rotting on a dung heap, and your name was slandered by friend and enemy alike, you should still find all the devotion you need to love, praise, and serve Him in this one thing: He shed His own blood for your soul. This one holy passion fuels pure and undefiled religion.
Why is it then that the promise of eternal salvation alone no longer seems to have as much power to attract men to Christ? Why is modern man more interested in how the gospel can help him in this present life? First, it is because preachers are no longer preaching about the certainty of judgment and the dangers of hell. When preachers teach these things biblically and clearly, men begin to see that their greatest need is to be saved from eternal condemnation, and the more "practical" needs of this present age become trivial in comparison. Secondly, we must understand that the great majority of men on the street and in the pew are carnal, and carnally minded men cherish this world above the next. They have little interest in the things of God and eternity.14 Most would sooner attend a conference on self-esteem and self-realization than listen to one sermon on sanctification, without which no one will see the Lord.15 Many would cross land and sea to find their best life now, but they would not walk across the street to attend a series of meetings on the infinite worth of Christ or the sufferings of Calvary!
The doctrine of the perseverance of the saints is one of the most precious truths to the believer who understands it.18 It is the greatest comfort and encouragement to know that He who began a good work in us will finish it.19 However, this doctrine has been grossly perverted, becoming the chief instrument of false assurance for countless individuals who are yet unconverted and still in their sin. This is a "hard saying" but is true nonetheless.
In the text at the beginning of the chapter, the apostle Paul writes, "You are saved, if you hold fast that word." The word if introduces a conditional clause that we must not ignore and we cannot remove. The logic is clear: a person is saved if he holds fast the gospel, but if he does not hold fast, he is not saved. This is not a denial of the doctrine of perseverance but rather an explanation of it. None of those who truly believe unto salvation will ever be lost to eternal destruction. The grace and power of the God who saved them will also keep them until that final day. However, the evidence that they have truly believed is that they continue in the things of God and do not turn away from Him. Although they will still struggle against the flesh and be subject to many failings, the full course of their life will reveal a definite and notable progress in both faith and godliness. Their perseverance does not save them or make them objects of grace, but it reveals that they are objects of grace who are truly saved by faith. To put it plainly, the proof or validation of genuine conversion is that the one who professes faith in Christ perseveres in that faith and grows in sanctification throughout the full course of his life. If a person professes faith in Christ and yet falls away or makes no progress in godliness, it does not mean that he has lost his salvation. It reveals that he was never truly converted.
These warnings are especially relevant in light of the present state of evangelicalism in the West, and they have tremendous and far-reaching implications for many who profess faith in Christ. There are many who believe they are saved and thoroughly Christian because they once prayed a prayer and asked Jesus to come into their hearts. However, they did not continue on in the faith. They never came out of the world, or if they did, they quickly returned. They possess no practical reality of the fear of the Lord. There is no fragrance of divine grace in their lives. They show no outward evidence of inward transformation. There is not even a hint of the divine discipline that God provides to all His children.25 Yet they stand assured of their salvation because of one decision in their past and their belief that their prayer was truly sincere. No matter how popular such a belief may be, it has no biblical grounds.
We would do well to follow Paul's lead in the counseling of supposed converts. They must know—and we must teach them—that the evidence of a genuine saving work of God in the past is the continuation of that work into the present and until that final day. We are saved if we hold fast to the word that was preached to us. We can have little or no assurance of salvation if such is not the case. This one simple biblical truth, if properly preached with conviction and compassion, would demolish the false assurance of countless multitudes in the pew and result in the salvation of many.
Oh, that God would raise up men who understand that false assurance is one of the great maladies of the age and the blight that all but ruins the testimony of the church. When will we realize that one of the greatest mission fields in the West is the pews of our churches every Sunday morning? When will we acknowledge that our superficial treatment of the gospel, our ignorance of the nature of true conversion, and our refusal to practice compassionate church discipline led to this great and deadly deception?
This is chapter three from Paul Washer's book The Gospel's Power and Message, available at Monergism Books. Also available in Kindle format.
1. David E. Garland, 1 Corinthians, Baker Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament (Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, 2003), 682.
16. This call did not originate with the author, but he heard these words many years ago while attending a series of meetings held by Leonard Ravenhill.


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NAOS est une entreprise multinationale française qui conçoit, fabrique et commercialise dans le monde entier des produits pour le soin et la santé de la peau sous les marques Bioderma, Institut Esthederm et État pur. Les produits de ces trois marques font l'objet d'études cliniques, publiées dans des revues à comité de lecture.

NAOS .

La société est détenue intégralement depuis 2018 par un fonds de dotation à visée philanthropique, la Jean-Noël Thorel Foundation.

Historique

Jean-Noël Thorel, pharmacien biologiste, fonde en 1977 à Rungis le Centre d'études et de recherche en esthétique et dermatologie appliquée (CEREDAP). Il se rend ensuite à Manosque puis Aix-en-Provence une dizaine d'années plus tard, pour sa proximité avec l'industrie pharmaceutique montpelliéraine. Son but est de faciliter l'introduction de la biologie dans les cosmétiques.

En 1985, Jean-Noël Thorel fonde la société DIPTA (Développement Industrialisation et Promotion de Technologies Avancées). Aujourd'hui, les 3 marques Bioderma, Institut Esthederm et État pur sont réunies sous une seule entité, NAOS. Son nom commercial est NAOS Ecobiology Company.

En 1995, Bioderma développe une nouvelle technologie de démaquillant grâce aux micelles. Ces dernières permettent de capturer les salissures sans détruire le microbiome. L'eau micellaire Créaline H2O de Bioderma est inventée. Elle est devenue le produit de beauté le plus recommandé au monde selon Vogue.

En 2002, la société se lance sur les marchés internationaux. Huit ans après, Bioderma est la troisième marque la plus prescrite en France par les médecins derrière Avène des Laboratoires Pierre Fabre et La Roche Posay de L'Oréal.

En , Jean-Noël Thorel coorganise avec Miroslav Radman le premier sommet de l'écobiologie, en Croatie. Des chercheurs provenant de 30 pays, dont plusieurs Prix Nobel, ont pris part à cette rencontre. L'écobiologie est définie comme une approche au service de la nature, des êtres humains, du vivant ; comme un moment fondateur concernant la biologie humaine en général et le processus de vieillissement en particulier.

En 2019, le laboratoire Bioderma de NAOS s'est associé avec l'Institut Curie pour ouvrir un centre de soin et de recherche sur les effets secondaires sur la peau des traitements contre le cancer.

NAOS finance depuis 2019 un programme de recherche  visant à développer pour un pansement favorisant la régénération de la peau sur les zones brûlées, en collaboration avec une équipe de l'Institut national de la santé et de la recherche médicale de Nantes.

En 2020, NAOS publie une étude sur les effets des gels hydroalcooliques, qui dé-sèchent la peau. 84 % des utilisateurs se plaignent de dessèchement. NAOS commercialise un soin contenant une phase lipidique qui permet de limiter ces effets négatifs. Les bénéfices tirés de la vente de ce produit ont été reversé durant toute l'épidémie de Covid-19 à des fondations œuvrant pour prévenir la pandémie.

Organisation et données financières
L'unique site de production des produits des trois marques du groupe est situé en France à Aix-en-Provence dans les Bouches-du-Rĥone.

Le premier marché de NAOS est la France. Elle réalise cependant 77 % de son chiffre d'affaires à l'international, notamment en Asie où elle est bien implantée. Son business model est basé sur la prescription par les dermatologues. Tous les produits sont conçus en partenariat avec eux, et commercialisés via un circuit de distribution médical.

Selon le magazine Beauty INC, NAOS en 2020 est classé à la 47 place des groupes industriels de la beauté et est en progression moyenne constante avec 12 % de croissance organique en autofinancement depuis 20 ans.

En 2018, Jean-Noël Thorel souhaite clarifier et pérenniser la finalité de l'entreprise. Avec Céline Nebout, ils cèdent 100 % de leurs actions chez NAOS à la Jean-Noël Thorel Foundation. Le contrôle des activités NAOS est alors détenu par ce fonds de dotation (structure philanthropique) dont la mission est la réalisation du potentiel humain.

Marques et produits
Les trois principales marques de produits commercialisées par NAOS sont Bioderma (1977 ; produits dermatologiques), Institut Esthederm (1978 ; produits esthétiques), et État pur (2011 ; produits de soin personnalisé). État pur a obtenu le prix d'excellence de la beauté Marie Claire en 2012.

Les eaux micellaires font partie des produits best-sellers de l'entreprise. Et notamment la Créaline H20 de Bioderma, dont un exemplaire est vendu toutes les deux secondes dans le monde. En 2017, 60 Millions de consommateurs classe ce démaquillant en n° 1 dans son comparatif.

471 produits de la marque Bioderma font l'objet d'évaluation par Que Choisir. Bioderma fait partie, avec Vichy, des deux marques de cosmétiques vendues en pharmacie les plus suivies sur les réseaux sociaux.

NAOS dans une volonté de transparence vis-à-vis des consommateurs met à disposition l'outil ASK Naos qui permet de connaître toutes les compositions de ses formules des produits de trois marques, en flashant par exemple le QR code présent sur chaque produit.

Notes et références

Annexes

Bibliographie

Ouvrages

Publications académiques

Articles

Articles connexes
 Cosmétique biologique

Liens externes

 Site officiel

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The Healthy Homes and Schools Act, a state ballot initiative still in need of signatures, would establish a $2 billion bond to remove lead dangers from homes, apartments, schools and senior citizen housing.
Lead paint is a substantial risk, particularly to young children. A pediatrician with the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health testified in one lawsuit that of all the environmental health problems facing children, lead was "No. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8."
However, how this measure has come about offers a look into how far paint companies will go to avoid liability for exposing millions of children to their dangerous compounds.
Lead can cause nervous system damage, stunted growth, kidney damage and developmental delays. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission banned lead paint in 1977. California lawmakers have passed a host of legislation aimed at getting property owners to clean up the dangers, including the Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Acts of 1986 and 1989; and the Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Act of 1991.
Still, as of 2018, the government estimates there are 37 million homes and apartments with lead paint in the United States. Peeling lead paint is expensive to remove and often found in older, low-income housing.
While the law already provides significant protections for tenants, it's often up to tenants to force removal and cleanup. Too often, this does not happen until a child is diagnosed with lead contamination. Such cases may involve either real estate law or a premises liability claim for dangerous property conditions.
Recently, a column by Julian Canete in the Sacramento Bee alleges the measure is being pushed by trial lawyers and will hurt low-income families who've "achieved the American dream of homeownership," as he put it. Canete is executive director of the California Hispanic Chambers of Commerce.
But the real problem is with the paint companies. Faced with pending liability, they have decided it will be cheaper to change the law and push liability onto the backs of a taxpayer-supported cleanup fund.
An earlier column by Dan Morain reports the act is in response to a ruling by a California Court of Appeals, declaring lead in thousands of homes built before 1980 a public nuisance. That ruling was in response to a decade-old lawsuit by 10 California jurisdictions, including Alameda, Santa Clara, San Diego and Los Angeles counties, and San Francisco and Oakland, which sought to hold several corporations responsible for producing lead based paint commonly installed in houses decades ago.
Potentially on the hook for billions in remediation costs, the companies put $2 million in a campaign account called Californians for Safe and Affordable Housing, seeking a ballot initiative to establish a taxpayer-supported fund for cleanup.
These can be complex cases often involving multiple residents of an apartment building or complex. Seeking a law firm experienced in both real estate law and premises liability claims is the best bet when it comes to protecting the health and safety of you and your family.