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Pearce Hire collaborates with major UK arena
UK - East of England Arena Events Centre (EEAEC) has announced a collaboration with Pearce Hire. The EEAEC is one of the UK's top event venues, hosting over 300 events, conferences and meetings a year. The multi-purpose events complex sboasts over 9,000sq.m of indoor space and over 250 acres of outside space. With significant and ongoing investment in the venue and its infrastructure, the venue has appointed Pearce Hire as a preferred contractor working throughout the complex.
"With our HQ based in Peterborough we are ideally placed geographically to offer an outstanding level of service and support to the venue, to the organisers putting on events at the venue, and to the exhibitors at all the major trade and consumer exhibitions which take place here throughout the year," observes Shaun Pearce, managing director, Pearce Hire.
"Having provided services for many years to the EEAEC, we are familiar with the venue, and understand the requirements of many of their regular event organisers coming through the doors year on year. We are delighted to have now stepped onto a more significant footing and to be linked more closely with the venue."
Jason Lunn, venue director for EEAEC, explains: "Pearce Hire and EEAEC share the same goal to provide the best services possible to our customers. We consider Pearce Hire's overall production services to be a faultless and wide-ranging offer. We note with pride that the touring productions which come into our venue always rate them very highly."
(Jim Evans)
Olympia London to receive a £1bn make-over
UK - Olympia London, the home of the PLASA Show, will undergo a £1billion transformation that will turn the exhibition centre into a 'world-leading cultural hub'.
The plans, which include two major venues and a host of arts, office and retail spaces, were approved by Hammersmith & Fulham Council on 31 January. The venue will remain open throughout the works, Olympia London has confirmed, with "no disruption to any trade show" held there.
Peter Heath, PLASA managing director, comments: "We wholeheartedly welcome this news from Olympia and are excited to see how the classic venue evolves and expands over the next few years.
"We have seen PLASA Show rapidly grow each year since it moved to the west London venue in 2016. This announcement provides more opportunity for growth and secures the show's place in the international calendar for the long-term."
The project, set to be carried out over the course of five years, will see upgrades to the existing spaces and the creation of a 1,500-seat theatre, a 1,000-seat performing arts venue, two hotels, a cinema, a 200,000sq.ft logistics centre and 670,000sq.ft of office space.
The scheme is financed by Olympia owners YOO Capital and Deutsche Finance International, with architects Heatherwick Studio and SPPARC leading the design and implementation.
PLASA Show returns to Olympia London from 15-17 September. For more information, please visit www.plasashow.com.
Burdekin Theatre upgrades with Clair Brothers
Australia - The Burdekin Theatre is the home for arts and entertainment in Burdekin, playing host to a diverse range of live performances including musicals, plays and rock concerts. The venue also hosts conferences and seminars, plus local events such as dance recitals, school award nights, and more.
The theatre features a 473-seat auditorium with proscenium arch and orchestra pit, supported by a professional technical staff. When it came time to upgrade its sound system, Clair Brothers topped the list after a competitive review of major loudspeaker brands.
David Luscombe, theatre technician, at Burdekin Theatre, explains: "As time went on, I knew our old system was reaching the end of its life expectancy. It just wasn't keeping up with our ever-rising standards. I saw it as an opportunity to upgrade, so I took a listen to several top brands before I got the opportunity to experience an in-person demo with Wayne Grosser, the Clair Brothers' audio and design consultant here in Australia. After hearing the system Wayne proposed, I was sold."
The proposed configuration was an LCR system which would give the venue and its engineers total flexibility and headroom, while using Dante to drive the system from their Allen & Heath iLive console. Grosser says: "My design approach was to use the same speaker elements in all three main hangs horizontally arrayed, which fitted within the theatre's proscenium.
"The new system's top kiT12s on each hang are 60 x 40 degrees and the bottom kiT12s were 90 x 40 degrees. Each kiT12 is in bi-am
L-ISA for Moscow Musical Theatre
Russia - Since being founded 2012, the Moscow Musical Theatre has earned a considerable reputation for its original productions and unusual approaches to classic stories.
Just in time for the 2018/19 season, the Musical Theatre has made a new home for itself in the remodelled and refurbished Rossiya Theatre on Moscow's Pushkinskaya Square - one of the most frequented squares in the world. This new venue has an opportunity for the sound department to push the creative potential of the theatre to a new level by installing the first permanent theatrical installation of L-Acoustics' L-ISA technology.
The theatre's repertoire ranges from a rock opera production of Dostoevsky's Crime and Punishment to a fusion of circus performance with operetta and musical genres in The Circus Princess, and a re-telling of Cinderella.
The new sound installation will enable the sound department to take advantage of object-based, multi-dimensional mixing, with realistic and distinct localisation of audio objects, driven natively from its DiGiCo SD10 console using Desk Link L-ISA integration.
Head of sound Maria Lenarskaya sees this new chapter as a natural evolution of the sound department's culture of innovation: "Our theatre is growing rapidly. New productions appear regularly, and every year we always try to do something new, to step forward somehow."
The challenge of specifying the PA system for the new venue was given to Stage Audio, a long-standing partner of the theatre. Along with the client's creative requirements, maximum a
Budapest theatre upgrades with dLive
Hungary - Madách Theatre (or Madách Színház), one of the most popular musical theatres in Budapest, has recently undergone a major audio upgrade with several Allen & Heath dLive digital mixing systems.
The 800-seat venue holds around 350 performances a year, in front of approximately 500,000 visitors and stages some of the biggest international musicals, including works by Andrew Lloyd Webber, and is currently premiering dLive's capabilities in Lloyd Webber's School of Rock production.
Supplied by Allen & Heath's Hungarian distributors, Audmax, the installation features three dLive Surfaces, three MixRacks, eight Expanders and several ME Personal Monitoring systems, which allow for the independent mixing of vocals, orchestra and IEM / stage monitors.
"The requirements of this installation were quite complex. Madách needed a system that allowed for four independent mixing systems, which could also work together. This meant we needed something with a very high level of flexibility, a large number of channels and a common "language" for inter-connections. Allen & Heath's dLive system has so many options which allow for a flexible and easy workflow, it was the perfect solution," comments Krisztian Varga, system designer and managing director at Audmax.
FOH comprises two dLive S7000s; one controlling sound for the orchestra and the other handling vocals and additional musical performers. Tamás Ditzmann (leading sound engineer at Madách) adds: "dLive was chosen for many reasons. The ability to have a l
Spant celebrates with Yamaha QL consoles
The Netherlands - Fifty years ago, 't Spant was established as the first theatre in Bussum, a town 30km from Amsterdam. The venue now hosts a wide range of theatre, live music and television productions, as well as conventions and other corporate events. One of the few unsubsidised theatres in the Netherlands, it is celebrating its golden anniversary with a new, completely updated Yamaha digital mixing system.
't Spant was built in 1969 as a home for local music, theatre and operetta associations. This was replaced by a new building in 1980, which was further refurbished and renamed simply Spant in the 2000s, before the venue was bought by its managing director Paul Haighton and financial director Bert Dijkstra.
Spant has two theatres, the 780-seat Podium 1 and 275-seat podium 2. It hosts around 100 theatre performances and 200 conferences and other events each year. These include many well-known Dutch productions and corporate events for local, national and international businesses.
Most productions use Spant's own technical inventory. For many years, the sound in Podium 1 was mixed on a Yamaha M7CL digital mixing console and on an 01V96 in Podium 2. Both were always very reliable so, when upgrading the audio system was planned for the end of 2018, Spant technical manager Marcel Scheewe and head of sound Jan-Willem van Vorst had no hesitation in choosing Yamaha again.
Marcel, Jan and sound engineer Frans Grollé looked at a number of options, choosing a system of two Yamaha QL5s and a QL1, two Rio1608-D2 and one Rio3224-D2 I/O units an
Rat Sound chooses Outline Newton
USA - California rental company Rat Sound Systems has decided to purchase some Newton 16+8, Outline's FPGA-based processing platform.
Jon Monson, project manager at Rat Sound Systems states: "Rat Sound has been searching for several years for a solution to drive our festival sound systems and Outline has met the challenge with an elegant solution. With the Newton we can combine consoles and drive outputs in a multitude of popular formats, and we appreciate all the various clocking options.
"Our system engineers instantly appreciated the intuitive, easy to use software control. Rat has immediately started deploying Newtons on a multitude of festivals, and we plan on utilising them on all our festival events in 2019 and beyond."
Top bands, performers and venues serviced by the company from Camarillo, including Red Hot Chili Peppers, Pearl Jam, R.E.M., Warped Tour, Weezer, Queens of the Stone Age, Jack Johnson, Coachella, Ben Harper, Bryan Adams, Jimmy Eat World, Paramount Studios, Macy's and The Pomona Fox Theater.
Adlib gets down to EartH
UK - Adlib's installation division are part of a team which has helped to deliver Europe's first installed L-Acoustics L-ISA Immersive Hyperreal Sound system at EartH (Evolutionary Arts Hackney), a vibrant new arts centre for live music, mixed arts, and performance located in the former Savoy cinema in Dalston, east London.
Adlib worked closely with client Auro Foxcroft and his team, with support from L-Acoustics' sales manager, Paul McMullan and applications engineers, Jeff Woodford (installation) and Sergey Becker (touring) to specify and install the 360° L-ISA system with the aim of delivering an all-round audio experience for audiences and artists alike.
EartH is the brainchild of Auro, champion of Hackney nightlife and founder of Shoreditch venue Village Underground, a commercially successful, sustainable and community driven initiative that also provides affordable workspaces for artists and creatives.
Adlib director John Hughes comments: "When we first made contact with Auro, we were looking at a standard left-right configuration for both upstairs and downstairs spaces". However, when Auro met Paul and Jeff from L-Acoustics on site, they highlighted how perfect the venue was for an L-ISA configuration.
Having an exceptional sound system was always central to Auro's plan to reinvent the building as he understands the importance of sonic excellence and in making a performance something truly memorable rather than just a show, a gig or a night out!
"After a visit to hear L-ISA in action in Highgate, the EartH team w
INEC Killarney praises Prolights installation
Ireland - Early last year the INEC Killarney venue, the largest music and multi-purpose venue in Ireland outside Dublin, worked with AC Entertainment Technologies to fit a complete new lighting rig which featured a full fixtures range, cabling infrastructure and lighting control console.
Since Gavin James, the first artist to use the rig, many other big names have played at the INEC. Snow Patrol, Nathan Carter, Una Healy (the Saturdays), Jimmy Carr, Walking on Cars and Jake Carter have all subsequently performed at the INEC, with their production teams enjoying the benefits of a full existing rig at their disposal.
Mark Egan, director of corporate and leisure events at INEC says: "The lighting rig has been incredibly well received. The feedback we've had from LDs has been fantastic."
The Prolights fixtures form the cornerstone of the rig, which uses a variety of moving lights including Pixie Wash and Diamond 19 RGBW LED wash lights, Luma 1500 LED profiles and Ruby discharge beam lights. These were supplemented with StudioCOB FC full-colour LED pars and Solar IP65-rated LED wash lights.
AC-ET supplied all lighting fixtures, complete with flight cases, clamps, safety bonds and replacement lamps, plus the lighting control console - an Avolites Arena - and DMX signal distributors. Power and DMX signal cabling was supplied by Tourflex Cabling, AC-ET's in-house cable manufacturing service.
Yamaha adds to National Theatre presence
UK - As one of the UK's premiere performance venues, the National Theatre (NT) presents a wide-ranging programme. In 2018 a new permanent structure for corporate and other events was added to the roof space known as The Deck. A flexible audio system based on the Yamaha MRX7-D matrix processor has been installed, thanks partly to the unit's success in providing show relay throughout the NT's three theatres and other spaces.
Previously occupied by a pavilion-like tented structure, The Deck's views across the River Thames to the City of London make it a popular rental space for corporate gatherings, product launches, parties and weddings. Last year, the NT redeveloped the space by installing a bespoke permanent structure with state of the art sound and lighting. The audio solution is based on the Yamaha MRX7-D, with control via an iPad running a custom-designed ProVisionaire Touch interface.
The NT has relied on Yamaha equipment for audio processing and routing for many years. Ten years after they were first installed, several DME series digital mixing engines are still reliably working at various locations, while MRX7-Ds on a Dante network play a key role in show relay and audio routing throughout the NT's complex of three theatres, studios, foyer, bookshop, restaurants and bars.
"There is an MRX7-D in the central control room and one each in the Olivier, Lyttelton and Dorfman theatres, all installed to provide a flexible and reliable system for show relay," says Dom Bilkey, the NT's head of sound and video.
Controlled by both iP
Yamaha and Nexo in Arena Pays d'Aix
France - Arena Pays d'Aix is a modern, multi-purpose venue which can house audiences of up to 8500. Designed to host a wide range of events, a Yamaha and Nexo audio system delivers quality, flexible audio throughout the arena complex.
Located close to the southern French city of Aix-en-Provence, the outside of Arena Pays d'Aix presents a futuristic vision, its clean, sweeping lines contrasting with the surrounding countryside of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur. It has quickly become a popular destination for sport and entertainment from throughout the region, including nearby Marseille, France's third largest city.
Designed by architect Christophe Gulizzi, the vision of the future continues inside, where a modular format allows the 4000m2 interior space to offer 17 different configurations, depending on the type of event being hosted.
The main space (Grande Salle, unofficially nicknamed The Cauldron) is the home of the Pays d'Aix University handball club, which competes in Division 1 of the Ligue Nationale de Handball. Featuring an audience capacity of up to 7000, it can be configured to host a wide range of other events, including tennis, wrestling, indoor motocross, live concerts, ballet and much more.
Arena Pays d'Aix also features a secondary arena (Salle Annex) with room for up to 1500 spectators, as well as three exhibition / event spaces which can hold up to 450 people each, bars / concessions and a press room. The main concourse (La Coursive) can also be used to host events, with a capacity of 1,800 people.
The venue's interior d
Stage Electrics wins Riverside Studios contract
UK - Stage Electrics has announced it has won a £2m contract for the supply and installation of specialist production lighting and audio-visual infrastructure for Riverside Studios, Hammersmith.
The broadcast, arts and entertainment venue closed in 2014 for demolition and redevelopment and is scheduled to fully reopen its doors again in 2019. The new 90,000 sq. ft. Riverside Studios will comprise three studios, small, medium and large, as well as public and community spaces including a two-screen cinema, rehearsal space and a number of restaurants and bars.
The design of the medium studio is particularly flexible allowing for the easy alternation between theatre, music, events and television. During the consultancy phase of the project, Stage Electrics advised on the supporting infrastructure to allow it to function as a multipurpose space. The smaller studio is intended to be mainly used as a theatrical space, with broadcast facilities being integrated into the audio-visual facility panels.
The package also includes a high-quality PA system for the public areas of the building, rigging systems for the smaller studio & the Cinema.
Starting on site in early 2019, working for main contractor, Mount Anvil, Stage Electrics' work will facilitate the installations of the broadcast systems integrator, ATG Danmon and TV lighting hoist integrator, DeSisti.
Blumano launches Netherlands operation
The Netherlands - Blumano, engineering consultancy for design and safety in the entertainment Industry is expanding its operation with the announcement of Blumano Netherlands. This prime west European base will work in close collaboration with the existing offices of Blumano in the UK and in Italy.
Michiel van der Zijde is joining the ever-expanding organisation, who in addition to his extensive knowledge of stage machinery, brings a background in project management to the dynamic equation. He is an industry professional and has an impressive track record in production design and product development spanning over 20 years with experience working as a technical producer with industry leading brands.
"We share the same core values - a commitment to excellence, a passion for what we do and a dedication to making our industry a safe working environment. It's the art of finding the optimum balance between creativity and pushing the envelope in safe and practical scenarios" commented Michiel.
The team worked with Michiel on several projects including the 2018 Beyoncé and Jay-Z On the Run II tour, which is where they noticed his erudite approach to project management and substantial knowledge of technical co-ordination, calm character, and the ability to source cost-efficient engineering solutions that do not compromise on safety.
Blumano is specialised in atypical technical frameworks - all of the areas that standard engineering companies might choose not to handle. This often includes dealing with performer flying, moving elements above aud
St Charles arts centre chooses L-Acoustics
USA - Named after local businessman and philanthropist Jerry Scheidegger, the J. Scheidegger Centre for the Arts on the campus of St. Charles, Missouri's Lindenwood University, is a $32m educational and performing arts complex.
The 138,000sq.ft facility's main theatre, the 1,200-seat Lindenwood Theatre, can be a challenging acoustical space, with its high interior and ceiling weight load restrictions. The school's ambitious theatre programme also adds its own specialised requirements. An L-Acoustics Kara sound system recently installed there by St Louis-based Logic Systems addresses both the acoustic and artistic requirements with ease.
According to Logic Systems president Chip Self, the Kara system was both the venue's choice as well as his recommendation. "We have a long-time relationship with the school as their rental systems vendor, so we've been able to show them a number of different systems in the theatre over the years," he explains. "When they heard the Kara, they knew that was the one they wanted to go with."
The new system consists of a LCR front array, with nine Kara enclosures topped by three SB18 subs for the left and right hangs, and six Kara topped by a pair of SB18 in the centre, all powered by five LA8 amplified controllers. The PA, which is designed to be a 5.1 system, also has two pairs of self-powered, coaxial 112P speakers as left and right surrounds for the balcony and the main floor areas, while ultra-compact 5XT speakers are used as front fills and are powered by an LA4 amplified controller.
Danley solves problems for Louisiana church
USA - Covenant Presbyterian Church in Monroe, Louisiana had a welcome problem: its congregation had outgrown the 175-seat sanctuary that had served as its home for over 60 years years. The church is philosophically opposed to holding multiple services every weekend because that solution would sever many of the community connections that come with a single service attended by the entire congregation.
Overflow into the Fellowship Hall served as a stopgap measure, but it would not engender the right kinds of connections and togetherness in the long run. Thus, Covenant's new 400-seat sanctuary solves its most pressing problem, but the new sanctuary's generous reverb created another potential problem: intelligibility.
The AV integration division of Matt's Music, also of Monroe, solved that potential problem by using Danley Sound Labs loudspeakers.
"Covenant wanted a cathedral-type space with a lot of ambience that would match the aesthetics of its older, smaller sanctuary," explains Tony Cortellini, manager of the contracting division at Matt's Music. "There was going to be a lot of stone, brick, and wood, which was going to look amazing. However, I was concerned that the space was going to be too reverberant. The church opted not to bring in an acoustical engineer and they declined my suggestions for acoustical treatments in favour of the visual aesthetic. In the end, we agreed to do the best we could without any adjustments to the acoustics, and we could revisit the issue if the best wasn't good enough."
Cortellini continues:
Martin solution for Seoul Dragon City
South Korea - Seoul Dragon City is Seoul features upscale accommodations, fine dining and world-class entertainment. The hotel complex wanted its luxurious facilities to benefit from a new lighting solution suitable for a wide range of upscale events.
To achieve this, Seoul Dragon City hired lighting specialists Hansam System, who deployed a comprehensive Martin lighting solution comprised of RUSH MH 5 Profile, RUSH MH 6 Wash, RUSH PAR 2 CT Zoom, RUSH PAR 2 RBGW Zoom, MAC Aura XB, MAC Quantum Profile, MAC Quantum Wash and MAC Axiom Hybrid fixtures.
"Seoul Dragon City wanted to build their facilities with cutting-edge LED fixtures to create more versatile and dynamic lighting effects," says Sun-Gyun Kim, sales manager at Hansam System. "The biggest challenge was protecting the Mac Axiom Hybrid and Quantum Wash fixtures on the Sky Beach's rooftop lounge from external weather conditions - we had to install a specialised dome housing for their performance outside."
Hansam System outfitted both ballrooms at the Seoul Dragon City with RUSH PAR 2 CT Zoom and RUSH PAR 2 RBGW Zoom fixtures capable of creating bright, colorful lighting displays with minimal heat output. New MAC Aura XB fixtures were installed for their superior colour mixing and tight, powerful beams. MAC Quantum Profile fixtures provide fast, smooth CMY color mixing, crisp gobo projection and unique beam animations for creating immersive lighting effects.
Hansam System equipped the top-floor Sky Kingdom facilities with MAC Aura XB and MAC Quantum Profile fixtures, as well as
Imperial Theatre upgrades with DiGiCo
Japan - Japan's Imperial Theatre, located in central Tokyo along with a host of important facilities such as the Imperial Palace and the Congress, was built in 1911 and gained popularity as the first European style theatre in Japan. During the summer, as part of a refurbishment project, the theatre's audio system was upgraded and now includes DiGiCo SD7T and SD10T consoles.
The theatre sees famous Japanese actors and actresses performing in original shows, West End productions such as Les Miserables and Miss Saigon and Broadway musicals. Known locally as 'Teigeki', the theatre is now owned by Toho Co., a Japanese film, theatre, production and distribution company.
Last July, Teigeki finished its refurbishment, which included the installation of the DiGiCo SD10T, SD-Rack, SD-MINI Rack and SD-Nano Rack with new 32Bit ADC/ DAC cards, which were supplied by DiGiCo's Japanese distributor Hibino Intersound Corporation and added to the existing SD7T and SD8 system.
Akiyama, an engineer from flicpro co., ltd. to which Teigeki entrusts its audio operation, comments: "DiGiCo consoles and the theatre version software are essential for our work in musical theatre.
"In musicals, it is common for more than two actors to play the same role. Before we had the DiGiCo theatre specific software, we used to look at the cast lists to check which role was performed by whom, and then recall a library to set up EQ and so on and so on. Now, we don't have to go through this process because the Players function allows us to set up EQ, co
White Light takes the stage at Capitol Theatre
UK - White Light recently supplied a range of ETC ColourSource Spots to the Capitol Theatre as part of the venue's ongoing lighting upgrade.
The Capitol Theatre is a multi-purpose arts venue in Horsham, West Sussex. Originally built in 1923, its art deco style auditorium features more than 410 seats on two raised levels.
The day-to-day running of the venue is overseen by operations manager Matthew Effemey, who is also the production manager for the venue's in-house productions. He comments: "Part of my role at The Capitol is to ensure the equipment we have is industry-standard, offering shows as many options as possible. This was the biggest criteria when we were looking to upgrade the lighting equipment in our main theatre space."
Matthew approached WL regarding the upgrade and worked closely with WL's Antony Vine who visited The Capitol to demonstrate a range of fixtures he felt were most suitable. Matthew explains: "For the purchase to be beneficial, I knew what we needed had to achieve a full stage wash, which was around 14 units. As the theatre is run by the council, we also have to be aware of budgets and ensure we spend sensibly whilst also obtaining equipment that fulfils its artistic purpose."
Having been shown a variety of products, Matthew decided to invest in the ETC ColourSource Profiles. He comments: "Alongside the Profiles being great value for money, they are also an extremely versatile unit. The colour range is a huge benefit for the variety of big, bright shows we host at the Capitol, including our annual pan
New studio complex planned for North East
UK - The Northern School of Art is one step closer to realising its vision of establishing a major film and TV production facility in the North East.
A planning application has been submitted for The Northern Studios - a Hartlepool-based, 30,000sq.ft film and TV studio and production facility designed in partnership with Logic Architecture.
The new development would provide the North East with its first dedicated production facility capable of housing large-scale film and TV production. It will support specialist technical and skills training for undergraduates on a range of creative degree programmes available at The Northern School of Art, but will also be available for commercial studio use, allowing business users to take advantage of the specialised technical equipment for stage, screen and events production.
Pat Chapman, vice-principal (employability and external relations) at The Northern School of Art, comments: "As the specialist provider of education and training for the creative industries in the region, we are delighted to have taken this important next step in bringing about a new chapter of ambition and regeneration for the North East. The Northern School of Art has a clear role in championing the growing creative sector in the region and taking positive steps to help it grow in value and employment.
"The Northern School of Art is a long-established provider of degree programmes in the screen and stage industries, if approved, the development of the new studios will provide much-needed commercial studio space to accommodate
Danley reinforces Infinite Energy Arena
USA - For the past 15 years, the Infinite Energy Arena has served the greater Atlanta, Georgia area as a state-of-the-art venue for concerts, graduations, and sporting events of all types, from basketball to ice hockey to professional lacrosse. Depending on the nature of the event, the arena holds between 11,000 and 13,000 people.
After its original sound reinforcement system fell out of date and beyond repair, the Infinite Energy Arena management chose AV integration firm Logic Systems Sound & Lighting, of St. Louis, Missouri, to install a cost-effective Danley Sound Labs system. The Danley system reuses existing wiring & rigging and far exceeds the design criteria for fidelity and sound pressure level, all while simultaneously slashing the system's energy budget in half.
"The old system relied on obsolete technology and discontinued products," explains Chip Self, president of Logic Systems Sound & Lighting. "Components were failing and there was no way to repair them. The arena needed a new sound reinforcement system. Instead of hiring someone to design and spec a system for bid, the management team took a different approach. They specified the performance criteria - such as maximum SPL, maximum SPL variation from seat to seat, frequency response, and intelligibility - and then allowed the integrators to bid on design/installs that would meet those criteria.
"In an arena, a lot of the money goes to rigging and pulling speaker cable - stuff that no one cares about. But those are also the components that don't go bad . . . in
All Elation LED for Upper Manhattan's Bar 151
USA - Tirso Lighting has installed an all-LED Elation lighting package for another Wahi Group club opening in northern Manhattan, this time Bar 151, an upscale lounge and performance space in the neighbourhood of Inwood, a quieter and more affordable enclave of New York City that has become increasingly popular of late.
Tirso Lighting has been around since 2009 and has been using Elation lighting since its inception. Nevertheless, Bar 151 was the design and integration company's first all LED lighting project. "I was really looking forward to doing an all LED project and this was a good chance to realize that," says Tirso Lighting owner Tirso Pelaez, who served as lighting designer on the project and suggested the green approach to the client. "Elation's choice of products allowed us to put together an all LED lighting package for Bar 151 that can stand on its own."
Bar 151 is an intimate venue with a capacity of about 300. Because it is tucked in a narrow space, Pelaez says it was important to keep patrons moving away from the entrance once they enter the club. His design therefore sought to draw people to the back of the club where the stage is, which doubles as a VIP area.
"We wanted to attract guests to the back, near the stage, and then fill the club in backwards from there," the designer said. "We covered the stage and the area in front of the stage, which is the dance floor, with lighting to entice people to move deeper into the club and avoid congestion near the door." As the ceiling height in the back of the club is high
Allen & Heath on song in Port Harcourt's Shed
Nigeria - Based in Port Harcourt, Chicoco Studios is housed in The Shed, a community space built by the young residents of the city's waterfront slums. The studio was designed and installed by the Collaborative Media Advocacy Platform (CMAP) in conjunction with the musicians from Chicoco Collective and is home to both recording and radio broadcast spaces.
Directed by ex-BBC engineer Ana Bonaldo, with technical mentoring and support from another ex-BBC engineer Colin Neal, Chicoco Radio is powered by a pair of Allen & Heath XB-14-2 compact broadcast mixers chosen, according to Neal for their "incomparable value and versatility. We found no other desk at this price point which features broadcast functions such as TELCO channels with clean feed, talkback and remote starts for playout channels."
While Chicoco Radio was devised to give the residents of Port Harcourt's waterfront their own voice, the studio and live performance area of The Shed offer a creative outlet for local singers, DJs and musicians. Both feature Allen & Heath digital mixing set-ups, with a Qu-16 model at the heart of the recording set-up and Qu-24 mixer and AR2412 AudioRack for live use.
"The Qu-16 was the first Allen & Heath desk we installed," says Neal, "and I found it to be really well thought out and I liked the amount of facilities that it offered - the on-board effects, gates and compressors and so on. To get all these things in something so small and portable is impressive.
"The guys using the Chicoco music studio were soon quite at home
La Seine Musicale networks with DAD and Dante
France - La Seine Musicale is a venue in Paris that resides on a small island in the middle of the Seine. From its inception, there was a desire to have studio recording and rehearsing space facilities integrated as a permanent part of the building that hosts concerts, musicals, ballets, comedy and corporate events.
It quickly became clear that the best way to ensure easy connectivity from every potential recording space to the control room would be to install a building-wide network of Ethernet cables and connection ports. It was simply the ideal way to route high counts of audio channels between locations. An IP Audio solution was a must - and following careful considerations, the team decided to go for Audinate's Dante protocol.
Arnaud Kalmes, the head engineer at the Riffx Studios in the La Seine Musicale building comments: "The implementation of a Dante Network was decided upon as soon as the building was conceptualized in full. All studios, rooms and concert halls needed to be linked through Ethernet.
"The Dante protocol simply seemed to be the ideal solution, as it would allow us to record in any room or concert hall in the building via a single Ethernet cable. If we had chosen a fully analog configuration, it would not only have been much harder, but also more expensive to be able to offer the same possibilities for our clients."
To support this completely networked infrastructure, two rolling racks were put together, each holding a DAD AX32 and XLR connector panels, virtually making each rack a portable stagebox with high-qua
Allen & Heath energises Church at Viera services
USA - Located in Melborne, Florida, Church at Viera holds four modern worship services in two different venues each week using Allen & Heath dLive, GLD and SQ Series mixers for FOH and streaming broadcast and a ME-1 Personal Mixing System for monitoring.
Production director Eli Higginbotham, alongside technical director Brock West, leads Church at Viera's production team. "We had an older digital mixer with reliability issues," says Brock. "So, when I came on board, I looked for a replacement. We considered several brands but there wasn't another console in the same class and price range as the dLive."
The church has standardised on Allen & Heath digital mixers for FOH, broadcast and their Youth Centre. "The architecture is very similar so it's easy to train a volunteer to mix in one space and then move them to another," says Eli.
Church at Viera's dLive includes an S7000 Surface and DM64 MixRack both located at FOH. Two DX168 Expanders accept sources on stage. Wireless mic receivers, audio from video and Ableton Live tracks connect to the DM64 at FOH. An SQ-6 Digital Mixer serves the church's Youth Centre supplemented by an AR2412 AudioRack. A GLD-112 Digital Mixer mixes streaming broadcast for the church's website. Dante cards in each mixer implement audio networking throughout the church's systems.
Twelve ME-1 Personal Mixers with a ME-U Hub are what Brock and Eli describe as "a killer rig" monitoring system. Six ME-1s, located backstage, feed wireless IEM's for vocalists who can adjust their mix du
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Albert Király was a Hungarian noble and Transylvanian military captain who participated in a few battles in the 16th century. He was a mercenary captain at the Battle of Călugăreni. Király was captain of 6,000 Székely troops who went to battle alongside the Wallachian troops. The Wallachian army achieved a victory at the Battle of Călugăreni.

In the winter of 1594–1595, he was commander-in-chief of the Transylvanian army sent to Wallachia in collaboration with Michael II of Wallachia, and defeated Hadım Hafız Ahmed Pasha at Silistra, and at Brăila the army of Grand Vizier Koca Sinan Pasha. As a deputy commander he took part in the battle against Sinan led by Stephen Bocskai at Giurgiu, then on 26 October 1596 in the Battle of Mezőkeresztes.

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Mercenaries
People from Transylvania
16th-century military personnel
Székely people
Place of birth missing
Year of birth missing
Year of death missing
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My name is Vannak. I am currently a Youth Star volunteer based in Changkrang Village, Changkrang Commune, Chetborey District, Kratie Province. I have been working there for six months. In 2014, I graduated from Royal University of Phnom Penh in Khmer Literature.
Upon my graduation, I had no idea of next steps in my life should due to the lack of working experience. I had been wandering around and seeking employment in different places but I found that none of the jobs fitted my interests and inspiration. The type of work I wanted was to develop my personal and professional ability and to contribute the society. I was encouraged by my sister, Uch Sithea herself a former Youth Star volunteer, to become a volunteer. It did not take long to decide and I made up my mind without any hesitation and joined Youth Star.
In the first six months of my service in the community, I could not believe how much I have developed in my thinking and understanding. The work taught me basic planning and communications skills including skills in report writing and how to be flexible in difficult situations, all of which built my self–confidence. My activities were very practical I was given the opportunity to mobilize and cooperate with young people in the community to successfully organize International Women's Day.
In addition, I work closely with the school and community partners to identify the kids who are slow learners and I offered extra classes for them. In the extra class, I play the role of a teacher to inspire their passion to learn and to help them solve homework exercises. I also keep track with both students' parents and teachers to see how their learning progresses. A major and remarkable change, as reported by school principle, is that most of the slow-learner students have started to attend the class regularly and they perform better at school. Through all the work, the local people have started to build more trust in me and allow me to form children club and launch the idea of vegetable yard.
One day my bike was deflated by students of mine who wanted me to have dinner with them at their home. Then I had to walk my bike for more than 7 km back home. I was not angry with them yet actually in fact I was very happy as I knew they really wanted me to stay. I am so proud that the community values me as an important resource to improve the education of children and youth. I have become more confident in myself and in the ability of others. I would like to wholeheartedly thank Youth Star Cambodia who provided me with such an opportunity to develop my practical skills, increase my experience and bring about positive change in the marginalized communities.


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Q: Creating a new Java List of Object with fewer filed from Li Let Us say that I have Object Book
class Book
{
   String name;
   String bookId;
   String author;
}

My getBooks will return a List of Books (from a different layer) but with Objects with fields like name,_id,_date,Auth,etc
I need to create a new List with books but with only few field and also mapped as different filed names .Need only name,_id and auth as name,bookId,author.
I understand we can achieve it through iterations,but what is the best way to do it with minimal steps.Using java 1.8

A: You can Use Dozer to achieve this. You can define the fields need to be mapped from one to another and also can define how should it mapped using Dozer.
or if you want so solve using streams
    CollectionType mappedCollection = yourCollectionToMap.stream().map(b -> {
    MappingBookClass newBook = new MappingBookClass ();
    //set values needed
    newBook .setName(b.getName());
    ...
    ...
return newBook;
    }).collect(Collectors.toList());

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BC Housing is a provincial government agency that offers subsidized housing. There are also programs that can help seniors who own their home, such as programs that offer property tax grants and deferments. As well, there are programs that can help pay for changes to a home to make it more accessible.
When I'm 64: Services for Seniors, from People's Law School, has a section on "Housing." It covers housing benefits available to you if you are renting or you own your home.
BC Seniors' Guide, from the provincial government, has a list of provincial and federal programs for seniors and a directory of resources and service providers. It includes a chapter about housing.
Benefits Finder, from the federal government, is an online tool that helps you make a customized list of Canada-wide and province-specific programs and services.
Subsidized Housing, from BC Housing, has information about subsidized housing, including who is eligible, how to find subsidized housing, and how to apply.
Find an Advocate, from PovNet, provides a list of community advocates who may be able to provide information or assistance regarding your rights and government benefits.


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Lycia Naff (born August 29, 1962) is an American dancer, actress, and journalist. She is best known as an actress for a two-episode role as Ensign Sonya Gomez on Star Trek: The Next Generation and for an appearance as a three-breasted prostitute in Total Recall. Her journalism career includes early work on the Bill Cosby sexual assault cases story in 2014 with her interview of actress and rape survivor Barbara Bowman.

Biography

Acting
Her acting career began as a dancer in the 1982 television series Fame. Her later roles included a 2007 guest starring role in Without A Trace, Ensign Sonya Gomez on two episodes of Star Trek: The Next Generation a role she would return to in 2021 to voice Captain Sonya Gomez on the animated series Star Trek: Lower Decks, Dixie, a prostitute in the hit 1987 film Lethal Weapon, TC in Troma's Chopper Chicks in Zombietown and Mary, a triple-breasted mutant prostitute in Paul Verhoeven's 1990 motion picture Total Recall. She also appeared in recurring episodes of St. Elsewhere, Hunter, General Hospital and The Young and the Restless.

Journalism
In recent years she has worked as an investigative reporter and journalist, writing for several newspapers and magazines, including Vogue, People and OK! magazines, as well as holding a lengthy staff position at the Miami Herald.

Lycia Naff interviewed the first of Bill Cosby's rape victims and survivors, actress Barbara Bowman.

Television appearances
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| 1982 || Fame – "Metamorphosis" || Season 1, Episode 1 || Moira || Guest Star
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| 1983 || The Jeffersons – "I Do, I Don't" || Season 10, Episode 4 || Donna || Guest Star
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| 1984 || Masquerade – "Five Days" || Season 1, Episode 6 ||  || Guest Star
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| 1985 || St. Elsewhere – "Saving Face" || Season 3, Episode 16 || Maddy || Guest Star
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| 1985 || St. Elsewhere – "Give the Boy a Hand" || Season 3, Episode 17 || Maddy || Guest Star
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| 1985 || St. Elsewhere – "Any Portrait in a Storm" || Season 3, Episode 18 || Maddy || Guest Star
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| 1985 || Hunter – "The Snow Queen: Part 1" || Season 1, Episode 13 || Sally LaPone|| Guest Star
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| 1985 || Hunter – "The Snow Queen: Part 2" || Season 1, Episode 14 || Sally LaPone || Guest Star
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| 1985 || Hardcastle and McCormick – "Mirage a Trois" || Season 3, Episode 10 || Ali Casir || Guest Star
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| 1985 || Hell Town – "A Wedding in Hell Town" (a.k.a. "A Simple Wedding") || Season 1, Episode 12 || Kate || Guest Star
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| 1986 || Fame – "Judgement Day" || Season 3, Episode 13 || Susan || Guest Star
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| 1987 || Max Headroom – "The Blanks" || Season 1, Episode 6 || Jaxy || Guest Star
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| 1988 || The Equalizer – "The Child Broker" || Season 6, Episode 4 || Amy || Guest Star
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| 1988 || Duet – "Baby Talk" || Season 2, Episode 14 || Natalie || Guest Star
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| 1989 || Hard Time on Planet Earth – "Battle of the Sexes" || Season 1, Episode 6 || Connie Russo || Guest Star
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| 1989 || Star Trek: The Next Generation – "Q Who" || Season 2, Episode 16 || Ensign Sonya Gomez || Guest Star
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| 1989 || Star Trek: The Next Generation – "Samaritan Snare" || Season 2, Episode 17 || Ensign Sonya Gomez || Guest Star
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| 1989 || General Hospital'" || || Phoebe Dawson ||
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| 1990 || Baywatch (1989–1999) – "Home Cort" || Season 1, Episode 13 || Wanda || Guest Star
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| 1990 || The Flash – "Pilot" || Season 1, Episode 1 || Lila || Guest Star
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| 1990 || ABC Afterschool Special – "The Perfect Date" || Season 18, Episode 6 || Bernice Sherman || Lead actress
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| 1991 || Father Dowling Mysteries – "The Missing Witness Mystery" || Season 3, Episode 13 || Michele || Guest Star
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| 1991 || Shades of L.A. – "Cross the Center Line'|| Season 1, Episode 15 || Cherry || Guest Star
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| 1991 || Law & Order – "Asylum" || Season 2, Episode 4 || Mimi Sternhagen || Guest Star
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| 2007 || Without a Trace – "Connections" || Season 5, Episode 18 || Lynn Neyer || Guest Star
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| 2008 || Denise Richards: It's Complicated – "Denise vs. Tabloids" || Season 1, Episode 2 || Herself ||
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| 2008 || Redemption Song|| Season 1 || Herself ||
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| 2008 || Ghost Whisperer – "Pieces of You" || Season 4, Episode 9 || Butcher || Guest Star
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| 2021 || Star Trek: Lower Decks – "First First Contact" || Season 2, Episode 10 || Captain Sonya Gomez || Guest Star
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Filmography

Awards and nominations
Awards nominations:
 1989: Daytime Emmy: Outstanding Performer in a Children's Special for the ABC Afterschool Special'' episode 'The Perfect Date'

References

External links

1962 births
American film actresses
American television actresses
American women journalists
American female dancers
20th-century American dancers
Living people
Actresses from Las Vegas
20th-century American actresses
21st-century American women


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package com.github.dnvriend.scaffold.play.enabler.buildinfo

import ammonite.ops._
import com.github.dnvriend.scaffold.play.enabler.{ Enabler, EnablerContext, EnablerResult }
import com.github.dnvriend.scaffold.play.util.{ FileUtils, PathFormat }
import play.api.libs.json.{ Format, Json }

import scalaz._
import Scalaz._

object BuildInfoEnablerResult extends PathFormat {
  implicit val format: Format[BuildInfoEnablerResult] = Json.format[BuildInfoEnablerResult]
}

final case class BuildInfoEnablerResult(settings: Path, plugin: Path) extends EnablerResult

object BuildInfoEnabler extends Enabler {
  override def execute(ctx: EnablerContext): Disjunction[String, EnablerResult] = for {
    _ <- check(ctx.enabled)
    settings <- createSettings(ctx.baseDir, Template.settings)
    plugin <- createPlugin(ctx.baseDir, Template.plugin(ctx))
  } yield BuildInfoEnablerResult(settings, plugin)

  def check(enabled: List[EnablerResult]): Disjunction[String, List[Unit]] = enabled.collect {
    case x: BuildInfoEnablerResult => "BuildInfo already enabled".left[Unit]
    case _                         => ().right[String]
  }.sequenceU

  def createSettings(baseDir: Path, content: String): Disjunction[String, Path] =
    FileUtils.writeFile(baseDir / "build-buildinfo.sbt", content)

  def createPlugin(baseDir: Path, content: String): Disjunction[String, Path] = {
    FileUtils.writeFile(baseDir / "project" / "plugin-buildinfo.sbt", content)
  }
}

object Template {
  val settings: String =
    """
      |enablePlugins(BuildInfoPlugin)
      |
      |buildInfoKeys := Seq[BuildInfoKey](name, version, scalaVersion, sbtVersion)
      |
      |buildInfoOptions += BuildInfoOption.ToMap
      |
      |buildInfoOptions += BuildInfoOption.ToJson
      |
      |buildInfoOptions += BuildInfoOption.BuildTime
      |
      |buildInfoPackage := organization.value
    """.stripMargin

  def plugin(ctx: EnablerContext): String =
    s"""
    |addSbtPlugin("com.eed3si9n" % "sbt-buildinfo" % "${ctx.buildInfoVersion}")
  """.stripMargin
}

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After registering the @blonded handle on Instagram in April of 2017, Frank Ocean began to use the account, being followed by just a few of those closest to him, closed off to eager fans. Today, Frank, following in the footsteps of Tyler, The Creator, has opened his account up to the world.
Included in the archive are photos of major moments in the last few years of Frank's career, singles, songs, and a Summer festival tour are documented amongst various selfies and shots of the world and people around him.
You can follow Frank Ocean on Instagram here.


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Woodhead Publishing Series in Biomaterials
Biomaterials in Translational Medicine
Editors: Lei Yang Sarit Bhaduri Thomas Webster
Published Date: 7th December 2018
View all volumes in this series: Woodhead Publishing Series in Biomaterials
1 Translational medicine and biomaterials: Basics and relationship
2 Regulatory aspects of medical devices and biomaterials
3 The translatory aspects of calcium phosphates for orthopedic applications
4 Cardiovascular engineering materials in translational medicine
5 Delivery systems for biomedical applications: Basic introduction, research frontiers and clinical translations
6 Biomaterials and scaffolds for the treatment of spinal cord injury
7 MoS2-based biomaterials for cancer therapy
8 Surface modification of medical devices at nanoscale—recent development and translational perspectives
9 Nanotechnology and picotechnology: A new arena for translational medicine
10 Advanced biomaterials for biosensor and theranostics
11 Biomedical applications and biomaterial delivery strategies of growth factors
12 3D printing in the research and development of medical devices
13 Adipose tissue regeneration: Scaffold—Biomaterial strategies and translational perspectives
Biomaterials in Translational Medicine delivers timely and detailed information on the latest advances in biomaterials and their role and impact in translational medicine. Key topics addressed include the properties and functions of these materials and how they might be applied for clinical diagnosis and treatment. Particular emphasis is placed on basic fundamentals, biomaterial formulations, design principles, fabrication techniques and transitioning bench-to-bed clinical applications. The book is an essential reference resource for researchers, clinicians, materials scientists, engineers and anyone involved in the future development of innovative biomaterials that drive advancement in translational medicine.
Systematically introduces the fundamental principles, rationales and methodologies of creating or improving biomaterials in the context of translational medicine
Includes the translational or commercialization status of these new biomaterials
Provides the reader with enough background knowledge for a fundamental grip of the difficulties and technicalities of using biomaterial translational medicine
Directs the reader on how to find other up-to-date sources (i.e. peer reviewed journals) in the field of translational medicine and biomaterials
Materials scientists and biomedical engineers; clinical researchers, surgeons, and other medical professionals; postgraduate students of biomedical engineering, biomaterials science and translational medicine
Lei Yang Editor
Professor, Orthopaedic Institute and the Department of Orthopaedics, the First Affiliated Hospital, Soochow University, China
Sarit Bhaduri Editor
Professor & Director, Multi-functional Materials Laboratory, Departments of MIME and Surgery
Thomas Webster Editor
Department of Chemical Engineering, Northeastern University

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The new Audi Q3 SUV is a relatively small but classy family car that is good to drive. It represents an interesting alternative to the Mercedes GLA and the BMW X1. This car is part of Audi's new selection of Q-badged crossovers, SUVs and SUVs, and is derived from the former A3 hatchback, which explains its somewhat conventional aesthetics. It's priced quite highly when compared to rivals that essentially do the same job but which are not premium, such as the VW Tiguan. Is badge appeal enough to convince you to opt for this one? OSV investigates with our Audi Q3 SUV review.


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Volkswagen Buys Land for its Battery Giga-Factory in Parc Sagunt II for €63 Million
The land acquired by Volkswagen spans around 1.3 million square metres and the price of the operation amounts to 63.66 million euros.
The President of the Generalitat, Ximo Puig, has announced the sale of a plot of land in Parc Sagunt II to PowerCo, the battery company owned by the Volkswagen Group, on which the German OEM is going to build a giga-factory for battery cells. The plant will be the benchmark in Southern Europe and will place Spain at the forefront of the electric mobility industry.
The operation was closed on Monday after approval was granted by the Board of Directors of Espais Econòmics i Empresarials (EEE), a public company owned 50% by the Generalitat and 50% by Sepides, and the subsequent signing of the deed of sale between the management company of Parc Sagunt and PowerCo.


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Belize + 4 more
WFP ODM Emergency situation report 11 Oct 2001
1. Belize: Hurricane Iris
The Government of Belize has declared most of the southern half of the country a disaster area and has issued an appeal for international assistance following the aftermath of Hurricane Iris, which struck Belize on October 8.
Widespread and extensive wind damage to housing, schools, community centres, hotels and communication infrastructure in dozens of southern towns and villages was reported by October 9. The Stann and Toledo districts were most affected by Iris, where the majority of the population is made up of Mayan and Garifunas communities. These ethnic groups experience the highest rates of poverty of the country. Particularly hard hit was the department of Toledo, with a poverty rate of 58% compared to the national average of 33%. According to NEMO reports, three-quarters of all houses in this district have suffered some degree of damaged. An estimated 19,000 people have been affected by the hurricane. Villagers are requesting the provision of shelter, water, food, and fuel to help them cope with the disaster.
Significant damage to agriculture and industry in the area is being reported. Almost all the banana crop has been destroyed, and there has been significant damage to citrus, extensive damage to rice, corn and bean crops, and to shrimp farms that are located in southern Belize. Water and sanitation and health services have also been affected. 15 schools have been totally destroyed and another 22 damaged, representing an estimated loss of USD 2 million.
The Government of Belize, through the Ministry of Human Development, is presently covering immediate food aid needs of the affected population. Some international organizations and donors, including Mexico, Norway and the U.K., are providing cash and in-kind assistance. The organization Food for the Poor has contributed USD 1 million to relief efforts.
At the request of the UN community in Belize, WFP dispatched on October 9th a staff member to participate in a UNDAC assessment mission organized by UNDP. WFP has no country office presence in Belize. The mission is currently carrying out a general evaluation of the food needs situation in affected areas and is obtaining relevant information from actors involved in the emergency. WFP has met with UNDP, UNICEF, PAHO, the Red Cross, the Ministry of Human Development, and technical staff of the Government Food Committee. WFP has attended meetings with the Foreign Assistance Committee of the National Emergency Management Organization (NEMO) and the United Nations Disaster Management Team (UNDMT). WFP also participated in a fly over of affected areas on October 10th.
The UN-DMT (PAHO/WHO, UNICEF and UNDP) remains activated. A PAHO/WHO health assessment team arrived on October 11th to assist the Ministry of Health with their assessment. PAHO/WHO and UNICEF have each made US$50,000 immediately available for disaster relief activities, and UNDP ERD has contributed $100,000.
ODM submission compiled with extracts from UN Belize Situation Reports
2. Central American Drought
A meeting of Country Representatives of Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua and Guatemala and WFP Regional Bureau staff was held in Managua on October 10 to discuss the post-drought situation. The discussion emphasized how WFP could better meet the immediate and long-term needs of the population most vulnerable to food insecurity.
The severe malnutrition problem, especially among children, combined with recurring natural disasters is of immediate concern. Consensus was reached that the urgency of the problem requires a well-defined strategy to improve people's nutritional status and secure their livelihoods. The strategy could eventually take the form of a follow-on protracted relief and recovery programme. ODM's course of action will be based on in-depth assessments planned for October and January and donor interest.
Caribbean: Hurricane Iris - Oct 2001
Central America: Drought - Jul 2001
Disaster types
Pan American Disaster Response Unit Appeal No. 01.18/2002 programme update No. 1
Honduras: Annual Report (Appeal No. 01.28/2001)
El Salvador + 3 more
A wake-up call on Central America
Central America: Annual Report (Appeal 01.26/2001)


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Romance is the intensity of adventurous emotion which forgets the present and future.
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Submitted by Energy on Thu, 07/09/2009 - 23:03
Romance in Indian Movies
Some relationships start off on a note of opposition and dislike and then move on to richer, fulfilling levels. When arranged marriages take place due to external influences or as a compromise or when two people of diverse cultural or religious backgrounds enter into matrimony, there is a huge difference, mental gap or a vacuum to be filled. If both the partners do not take that extra step to tolerate, accept and appreciate each other's likes, dislikes, desires and feelings, the vacuum may just keep growing and prove very difficult to fill. In practice, arranged marriages provide an equal or better opportunity for process of mutual self-discovery to mature. When two people with the right positive attitude enter into an arranged marriage, they gradually learn to complement one another and develop their relationship from the true depth of their inner self. They learn to love their partner not only for the qualities they see externally but for the real person inside who they gradually discover. Incidentally, they also gradually come to understand and respect one another and their families' values.
Jodhaa Akbar is a sixteenth century love story about a marriage of alliance that gave birth to true love between a great Mughal emperor, Akbar, and a Rajput princess, Jodhaa. Through a shrewd blend of tolerance, generosity, and force, Akbar won the allegiance of the Rajputs, the most belligerent Hindus. But little did Akbar know that when he married Jodhaa a fiery Rajput princess, in order to further strengthen his relations with the Rajputs, he would in turn be embarking upon a new journey the journey of true love. The daughter of King Bharmal of Amer, Jodhaa resented being reduced to a mere political pawn in this marriage of alliance, and Akbars biggest challenge now did not merely lie in winning battles, but in winning the love of Jodhaa a love hidden deep below resentment and extreme prejudice. Jodhaa-Akbar is their untold love story.
Gradually as they started to live together, she came to feel an awe inspired by his bravery, his fair and just methods of ruling a vast empire, and his strong personality. At the same time, she was amazed by his kindness, goodness of character and respect for her. Akbar in turn was impressed by her beauty, poise and compassion towards others. He fell deeply in love with her but waited for her to reciprocate his love. He built a small temple for her inside her quarters and did not interfere in any of her activities. She learned his language, cooked for him in spite of being the Queen of Hindustan, and when he fell ill, she nursed him with true devotion. They fell deeply in love and their true union took place mentally and physically. They complemented one another and what started as a marriage for political and social obligation turned into a lifetime of eternal love and true devotion.


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Randolph man pleads not guilty to murder charge
Joe DiFazio The Patriot Ledger jldifazio
May 6, 2019 at 4:35 PM May 6, 2019 at 4:37 PM
DEDHAM — A Randolph man accused of fatally shooting his friend in the face after a heated argument about mental health has pleaded not guilty to a murder charge.
Justin Gaston, 32, was arraigned in Norfolk Superior Court and held without bail Thursday. He is due back in court May 31.
Police say that Gaston shot 33-year-old Haki Sanders to death at their shared home on Petipas Lane in Randolph March 4.
Gaston's mother, who lived with Sanders and her son, told police she ran out of the home and called 911 after hearing her son and Sanders discuss a gun. Once outside, she heard several gunshots, she told police, then saw her son leave the house and take off in a rented SUV, sparking a manhunt that ended 20 hours later when Gaston was arrested in Lynn the next day.
Gaston has a history of mental illness and was committed to a mental health facility for three days this past December after he was found acting erratically in New Hampshire, according to a police application for a warrant for Gaston's arrest. Police said in the application when officers found Sanders's body in a bedroom with the door knocked off. He was shot at least twice, police said.
Gaston was arraigned in Quincy District Court March 6 and indicted April.


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Westeregeln è una frazione (Ortsteil) del comune tedesco di Börde-Hakel, situato nel land della Sassonia-Anhalt.

Appartiene al circondario (Landkreis) del Salzland.

Fino al 31 dicembre 2009 Westeregeln era un comune autonomo.

Note

Altri progetti

Collegamenti esterni

Comuni della Sassonia-Anhalt soppressi
Frazioni della Sassonia-Anhalt


If you've seen ex-MP, Michael Portillo on TV, you may be familiar with Bradshaw's Railway Companion published in1840. But it is not just ex-MPs who are obsessed with out of date timetables and maps. I recently bought a 1916 Ordnance Survey Map as a prop for a talk about how human beings get stuck in out-of-date maps of reality. Most of the people who talked to me after my presentation were more interested in the 97 year old map than in improving the quality of their own lives.
Of course, no-one in their right mind (in their right mind) would attempt to travel around the UK using an 1840s railway guide or a 1916 ordnance survey map and yet that is precisely what many people do in their personal lives and careers.
We all have an internal map of reality which we form at a young age. At first we update the map as we continue to learn and develop. Paradoxically the brakes go on when we start school. For some, by the time they leave formal education the train has ground to a shuddering halt somewhere in a rusty siding. All too often this is where it remains until the fateful day when the dreaded scrap merchant turns up.
So just how rusty are your rails? How long has the grass been growing under your wheels? Can you even find the engine, never mind remember who the engine driver was?
In the Thomas Tank Engine stories, by the Rev W Awdry, The Fat Controller appears at crucial moments in the narrative to admonish the bad engines and to congratulate the very useful engines. Sometimes, as in the case of Thomas himself, usefulness is rewarded with the gift of a new branch line and a set of your very own carriages. The message is clear; what matters is not whether this is the way the world is, but whether the beliefs you have about the world are useful or self-limiting.
When was the last time you forged a new route, laid down some new track or at the very least, changed your own points?
As the world changes, our well-worn timetables, metaphorical route maps, and habitual rail networks become obsolete more and more quickly. In real life, as on the Awdry's fictional railway island of Sodor, you do not have to accept your lot as a long discarded troublesome truck or obsolete steam engine. You do not have to end your days bricked up in a tunnel like Henry the Green engine. You can recognise and accept your true role as The Fat Controller in your own story. And do be sure to choose the most useful interpretation of that ambiguity.The Fat Controller is the controller who controls the fat.
You can create new networks, update rail routes and discard old cargoes, trucks and engines that no longer serve a useful purpose. You can even branch out into other modes of transport. The exemplary Fat Controller of today knows no limits and runs a company like Virgin Galactic or Space X. Forget Sodor; some of us are heading for Mars.
Any system of transport and communication is only ever limited by its owners. The destinations are limitless and a journey of a thousand miles begins with (i) a chosen destination and (ii) the first step.
For more train stories follow this link. To change your map talk to me about the next NLP Practitioner Programme or book a FREE initial consultation now.


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Naftogaz has estimated losses from prevention of transit of the Russian gas
Date: 11 months ago 2018-08-29 14:46 Category: Politics
In a conversation with representatives of the press the commercial head declared Naftogaz: "It will actually leave the Ukrainian state without an opportunity to supply with means defense". But at all this Ukraine pumped the gas acquired on a reverse in the European countries in storages. Thus, the lack of the Russian transit of natural gas through the Ukrainian GTS will turn back that Kiev will lose an opportunity to supply with means defense. — For the Ukrainian GDP it is approximately so much how many Ukraine spends for army, it will actually leave Ukraine without an opportunity to supply with means defense — Vitrenko has reported. Authorized Naftogaz of Ukraine has added that three percent of GDP of the country — are more, than the Russian Federation loses because of all anti-Russian sanctions. If Gazprom has finished transit of the Russian gas through the Ukrainian territory to Europe, then losses of Ukraine would make not less than 3 percent of GDP. Besides, this issue is discussed in connection with construction of the Russian gas pipeline "Nord Stream-2" which provides creation of two branches of the gas pipeline from the Russian Federation to Germany on a bottom of the Baltic Sea, bypassing the territory of Ukraine. "The same as we have won the Stockholm arbitration, and Russians will pay Ukraine losses in $4,6 billion, the same as one thousand days as we live without the Russian gas were a few days ago executed" — his words RIA Novosti reports. So dexterously, as if the conjurer, sir Poroshenko tries to show off that to the Ukrainians fooled by local media and flag-wavers, sure that our natural gas isn't in cathedral. At the moment the Russian Federation continues to deliver gas to Europe in transit through the Ukrainian state, despite of judicial proceedings between Gazprom and Naftogaz and geopolitical disagreements.
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URL: http://wellnews.us/articles/naftogaz_has_estimated_losses_from_prevention_of_transit_1535543173_54040


Lovely tulle t-shirt with a mission, remember that u are beautiful, not wrong and power in your body!
The focus is respect and work on yourself!
Non dobbiamo vergognarci o sentirci in colpa per essere "curvy", prendiamone coscienza e miglioriamoci con il sorriso, senza più odiare il nostro corpo!


When it comes to home decoration, your choice is infinite. To create a cozy and elegant atmosphere in your home, you can use different arrangement of color, formation and furnishings. Have you ever realized before that your home decoration can convey your own style and taste?
As mentioned above, choosing the right home accessories will give a unique character to your home. Currently, proper indoor lighting fixtures are already becoming significant part of home accessory. You can use various home lighting to add a new touch to every room in your home. Since home lighting fixtures option is also limitless, your choices of home lighting in your home will reflect your own personality!
Have you installed mini chandeliers in your guest and dining room like I have done in my home? Chandeliers will give you romantic and elegant impression! You can also apply pendants to beautify your home. To find the right mini pendant light fixtures that match with your style and requirement, you can visit and browse the online stores that specialize in lighting products. Before buying any lighting item, make sure that you have chosen the reliable and reputable lighting retailer.
If I search for home lighting item, I'll choose one that has simple and elegant design. What's your style anyway?


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MCAT Content / Light And Electromagnetic Radiation / Visual Spectrum Color
Visual spectrum, color
Topic: Light And Electromagnetic Radiation
A small part of the electromagnetic spectrum 380 ~ 750 nm includes its visible components.
Red light has the lowest frequencies and longest wavelengths, while violet has the highest frequencies and shortest wavelengths. Colors that can be produced by visible light of a narrow band of wavelengths are called pure spectral colors. They can be delineated roughly in wavelength as violet (380-450 nm), blue (450-495 nm), green (495-570 nm), yellow (570-590 nm), orange (590-620 nm), and red (620 to 750 nm).
The divisions between infrared, visible, and ultraviolet are not perfectly distinct, nor are those between the seven rainbow colors. Each color can come in many shades since the spectrum is continuous. The human eye is insensitive to electromagnetic radiation outside this range. Blackbody radiation from the Sun peaks in the visible part of the spectrum but is more intense in the red than in the violet, making the Sun yellowish in appearance.
Visible wavelengths pass through the optical window. The Earth's atmosphere allows this region of the electromagnetic spectrum to pass through mostly unattenuated, while most UV wavelengths are absorbed by oxygen and ozone in Earth's atmosphere. The optical window is also called the visible window because it overlaps the human visible response spectrum.
The portion of the EM spectrum used for photosynthesis by organisms is called the photosynthetically active region (PAR). It corresponds to solar radiation between 400 and 700 nm, substantially overlapping with the range of human vision.
Sample Test P/S Section Passage 9 Question 51
• Visible light is the range of EM Wave which wavelength varies between 380 ~ 750 nm.
• The Earth's atmosphere only allows a region of the electromagnetic spectrum to pass. Visible light coincides with this optical window.
• The portion of the EM spectrum used for photosynthesis also overlaps with the range of human vision.
visible light: the part of the electromagnetic spectrum, between infrared and ultraviolet that is visible to the human eye.
spectral color: a color that is evoked by a single wavelength of light in the visible spectrum, or by a relatively narrow band of wavelengths.
optical window: the optical portion of the electromagnetic spectrum that passes through the atmosphere all the way to the ground. 300 1100 nm, parts of Ultraviolet to Infrared.
photosynthetically active region (PAR): 400 and 700 nm
blackbody radiation: the spectrum of light emitted by any heated object


Let's start with a DYU option, a quadrilateral mesh structure on which a series of small branches or straw were placed. This solution produces a soft shade, with some transparency, where you can have breakfast for example, avoiding direct sunlight but being able to feel its presence.
You can choose a pergola with a climbing plant, a more classical but timeless solution and always beautiful… Besides shade you can enjoy its beauty and follow its seasonal growth cycles. Talk to a landscape architect to choose the plant that best fits your pergola, there are lots of options according to your taste, color, flower, seasonality. Some of the best known and used are the vine and bouganvilea, a common sight in portuguese gardens.
If you are looking for more modern solutions there are numerous awnings in the market. From triangular awnings with a very current design to retractable awnings that turn out to be very practical since you can regulate them to your will and according to the weather. The main advantage of this solution is to protect from rain, in case you enjoy your terrace even on rainy days.


Adrian Juarez's research objectives include contributing to existing knowledge regarding the health status in historically marginalized urban population groups. His current focus consists of understanding facilitators and barriers to HIV testing access in specific Hispanic population groups such as migrants/immigrants, transgendered individuals, etc.
Additionally, he would also like to advance current understanding regarding Hispanic identity and classification in relation to community-level health disparities.


An innovative tri-partite partnership between leading property development and investment company, PAYCE, community housing provider, Bridge Housing Limited and Women's Community Shelters will provide transitional housing for women and their children who have been subjected to domestic violence or homelessness.
Pathways Home aims to provide those women and children who had been in crisis accommodation after experiencing domestic violence with a stable, safe and secure home environment in order to recover and rebuild their lives. PAYCE Director, Dominic Sullivan said PAYCE would provide five properties in north-west Sydney and undertake modifications to ensure the properties were safe and comfortable.
"The PAYCE Foundation will provide seed funding for the Pathways Home Project Fund to support maintenance and other costs," he said. "PAYCE is extremely proud to be a partner in this initiative, which is only possible through the shared commitment of our project partners, Bridge Housing and Women's Community Shelters.
"We plan to have the first beneficiaries' transition from emergency shelters to the new tenancy accommodation and be settled well before Christmas," he said.


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Newsroom | Press Releases
PHOENIX (May 1, 2022) – As temperatures climb, it is important to remember that heat can be deadly. The Maricopa Association of Governments (MAG) wants residents to know how they can find shelter from the heat, and how they can help others who might be vulnerable.
More than 330 people lost their lives to heat last year
For Immediate ReleaseContact: Kelly Taft, MAG, 602-452-5020
Kelli Williams, MAG, 602-452-5060
The Heat Relief Network, organized each year by MAG, launches today with warnings that all residents are at risk, no matter their age or circumstance.
More than 330 people in Maricopa County died from heat-related illness in 2021, according to the Maricopa County Department of Public Health. The region has seen a disturbing increase in heat-related deaths over the years, from 61 confirmed deaths in 2014 to 338 in 2021. While most of the deaths occurred in July and August, anytime the heat starts climbing into the triple digits, residents are at risk.
"We are entering the summer months, and a period of time when high temperatures can significantly threaten health for all Valley residents," said MAG Regional Council Chair John Giles, mayor of Mesa. "We want residents to know the Heat Relief Network is a resource for them to find locations where they can go to find relief by getting water, shade and other resources."
MAG coordinates with partners throughout the region to implement the Heat Relief Network, and produces an interactive regional map detailing locations and times of cooling centers, hydration stations, and donation sites for those in need. The Heat Relief Network includes participation from hundreds of regional partners. The map is available online at the Heat Relief Network.
"We are especially concerned for vulnerable populations, like those experiencing homelessness and older adults on fixed incomes who can't afford to turn on their air conditioning. Even those in good physical shape can die in the heat," said Rob Podlogar, co-chair of the Continuum of Care Board and chief community development and engagement officer with Valley of the Sun United Way.
Partners can join the network as a cooling center, an indoor and air-conditioned building where people can get out of the heat and cool down; as a hydration station, an indoor or outdoor location that provides water; or by collecting donations for network partners. Last year, 260 organizations participated in the network. Organizations of any size can sign up on the Heat Relief Network. Individuals can assist by donating water.
Below are tips that everyone can take to avoid heat-related illness.
Never leave infants, children or pets inside a parked vehicle
Increase fluid intake regardless of activity level. Staying hydrated is extremely important.
Limit exercise or outdoor activity between the hours of 11 a.m. and 3 p.m.
When outdoors, wear a sunscreen with a minimum SPF 15 and reapply often. Wear a hat, lightweight clothing and sunglasses.
Rest frequently in shady or cool areas to give the body's temperature a chance to recover and cool down.
Respectfully check on older or vulnerable neighbors to make sure their air conditioning is working and in use.
Take advantage of free air-conditioning by visiting locations like shopping malls, the library or other heat refuge locations provided on the map.
As Temperatures Rise, MAG Launches Heat Relief Network
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Q: how to pass commandlinearguments from to a Running Application i'm working on application that gets files names from Sent-To menu and add them to a listbox using this code:
 For i As Integer = 0 To My.Application.CommandLineArgs.Count - 1

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and it works very well when the application is closed and reopen it with a "Send-to" click
but if kept the application running and clicked Send-to Nothing appear
so how to pass command line arguments while the application is running??
Update: my application is single instance so it will not open a new app


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Brother of Toulouse Jewish school killer will spend 30 years in jail for 'complicity'
The bodies of the victims of Monday's shooting at a Jewish school in Toulouse, France, during their joint funeral service in Jerusalem, March 21, 2012. Photo: Uri Lenz/FLASH90
(JTA) — The brother of the gunman who killed four at a Jewish school in France in 2012 will spend 30 years in jail after being found guilty of being an accomplice in the murders.
Abdelkader Merah, 36, on Thursday received the three-decade jail term from a Paris appeals court after being found guilty of complicity in the slayings by Mohammed Merah at the Toulouse school, as well as three soldiers.
In 2017 he had been ordered jailed for 20 years being part of a terrorist conspiracy but had been cleared by a lower court of having a direct hand in his brother's shooting attack. The appeals court determined that he was complicit in the slayings. The prosecution had asked for a life sentence.
Mohamed Merah killed Rabbi Jonathan Sandler and two of his children as well as another girl in March 2012 at the Otzar Hatorah school in Toulouse. Days earlier, Merah killed three French soldiers in two attacks in the suburb of Montauban, France. He was killed in a shootout with police in his Toulouse apartment where he hid after the school killings, which he said in a video he perpetrated as part of jihad and to avenge the suffering of Palestinian children.
Born to a family of four children, Mohammed Merah was "raised to be an anti-Semite because anti-Semitism was part of the atmosphere at home," his youngest brother, Abdelghani, said in 2013.


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We want to help you improve yourself through a number of fun and engaging practices. At Japan Karate Academy, we promote a healthy lifestyle, a balanced mind, and we teach our students patience and how to trust in their physical abilities. We work with all different age groups and fitness levels. Our instruction will teach you a number of useful skills sets under the supervision of a trained instructor. Our classes are aimed at increasing physical fitness, balance, coordination, and discipline.
Our martial arts studio is located in Toledo, Ohio and also servicing the surrounding area of Bedford, Lambertville and Temperance, Michigan.


LUMBERTON - Police are looking for a Robeson County man who is accused of robbing a Lumberton bank Thursday.
Warrants for common law robbery and being a violent habitual felon have been issued for Michael Dewey Butler, 43, of Sequoria Drive in Lumberton.
The robbery was reported at 4:22 p.m. at First South Bank, 3000 N. Elm St., said Capt. Terry Parker of the Lumberton Police Department.
No weapon was displayed and no one was hurt, Parker said.
Butler left the bank with an undisclosed amount of money, Parker said.
Police searched for Butler most of the night, Parker said.
"We were behind him by about 30 minutes," Parkers aid. "We checked five different places last night and we were always about 30 minutes behind."
Butler also has past convictions for manslaughter, robbery, aggravated assault and driving while impaired, records show.
Anyone with information on Butler's whereabouts is asked to call Lumberton police at 910-671-3845.
The N.C. Banker's Association is offering a reward for information leading to Butler's arrest.


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Lamar City Sales Tax Turnaround?
For the second straight month, the Sales Tax Revenue for the City of Lamar has posted a gain. January 2015 Sales Tax collected in February shows a $20,511 gain of 9.32% and Total Sales and Use Tax posted an increase of 6.69% for a gain of $16,247 on the year. Total collections were $258,989 for the two months of the year, compared to $242,741 for the same period in 2014.
Year to Date figures show an increase of 4.71% for City Sales Tax and Total collections show a 4.53% boost over 2014. Year to Date figures are $610,450 for 2015 and $584,009 for 2014 for a gain of $26,440 on collected taxes.


Had a nice dinner, crashed hard, then woke up and off to the early morning saws all event. This is a day of note since John is the first guy other than me to actually cut his own jetta tdi in half for the smyth diesel kit car project. When you cut a running car up you are officially committed(there is a great play on words there that definitely applies to both John and I) to the new life the jetta will lead as a sports car. At over 250k miles on the clock, John's car is the perfect candidate for a reboot. I have talked before about the core strategy that drives Smyth Performance...we create a product that allows people to justify rebuilding these old "end of life" cars. Cars that would normally be winding down and headed for the scrapyard(who spends 7 grand rebuilding a 300,000 mile car?) are given a kit makeover and are worth it to rebuild since the new transformed car has enough panache to justify the rebuild.
The basic environmental and fun factor in these transformations are not lost on my customers. An incredible statement from gearhead straight to the so called greenies thinking they saving the world with production of new products....rebuild the old diesel, run it on biodiesel maybe, get 60 miles per gallon...and most importantly have a bloody ball building and driving a rippin fast sports car. A magical story that is just now real since John cut his car...Kim and I wouldnt miss it.
So a quick mod of the rear directions and a few more sections typed in the build manual and we are good for Clint to do his car in Ohio. John has plenty of clean up and prep to do as I make his frame out here out of the first production batch of laser cut steel. I have plenty to do finalizing the new tube steel cutting station in the new building here...and we all will be building our cars together in july as Kim wants to be driving hers in short order...hey its summer after all. Good times around here indeed.


In CURRENT CIRCULATION, David Hykes and the Harmonic Choir expand beyond the scope of the traditional tantric Tibetan Buddhist chant, in which the singer holds one steady note and one unmoving harmonic. They also expand beyond the traditional Mongolian Hoomi singing, in which the singer projects soaring harmonic melodies from the overtone series of the steady fundamental. In CURRENT CIRCULATION, the singers create new melodies and chords by simultaneously moving both the harmonic and fundamental notes, sometimes in converging directions, or by holding the high harmonic while varying the fundamental. This kind of harmonic chanting is very demanding for the singers, and can be for the listener as well. The listener may choose to focus on the complicated tunings between harmonics and fundamentals, and the chords between the singers as they move among the notes of the inverted harmonic scale. Or, the listener may choose to let his mind soar through the architectural spaces created by the intangible energies emanating from the Harmonic Choir. The vibrations both define the space and inhabit it, shimmering through the air in a timeless dimension.


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No, grade 12 students in South...
No, grade 12 students in South Africa won't have 5% added to marks
A message posted on Facebook in January 2021 claims that grade 12 students in South Africa will have an extra 5% added to their final marks.
"If you got a 35% in your English, you get 5% boosting you to 40% … and that'll be done in all your seven subjects," it reads. This is according to "a very reliable source".
The post has been viewed more than 50,000 times so far.
Students in their final year of high school who wrote the national school-leaving exams in November and December 2020 are still waiting for their results. This delay is due to disruptions to the 2020 academic year because of the Covid-19 pandemic .
But are extra marks being added to these results?
Extra 5% for grades 4 to 9 only
In November 2020, the South African department of basic education did say it would give learners up to 5% extra if this would help them pass the 2020 academic year. But this was only for students in grades 4 to 9, and the extra 5% could only be added to the marks of three subjects.
The decision received mixed reactions from education experts.
But there is no evidence that an extra 5% will be awarded across all subjects to grade 12 students. If the claim were true, it would have been covered widely in the media. It hasn't been.
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