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India's Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 requires that the appropriate Government shall take measures to promote and protect the rights of all persons with disabilities to have a cultural life and to participate in social and recreational activities equally with others.
Thus in 2017, Magic Academy, in partnership with the Government of Kerala and its Anuyatra (Walking together) Program, a comprehensive rights-based life cycle approach in disability management, began its journey to integrate differently abled children into its programs. This note briefly summarizes Magic Academy's journey toward an inclusive society and towards empowering differently abled community to join the mainstream.
Inspired by the highly successful performance of the children, Magic Academy decided to establish a permanent performance platform for them -Mpower centre in 2017. This Centre trains and develops their talents, while ensuring life skills to make them more confident and self-aware. The assessment by the Child Development Centre found that the Program had several positive results on the children, and this provided a huge boost for the entire members associated with Mpower program. According to the CDC report, the Mpower program has helped these children and their parents in improving the mental health status and social development. The report also recommended similar programs based on art to reach more differently abled children.
Based on CDC recommendation, Magic Academy and Kerala Social Security Mission, Government of Kerala have joined hands to build a Comprehensive Art Centre at Kazhakkuttom, Thiruvananthapuram for differently abled children to explore their artistic talents thereby an overall development of differently abled community.
Different Art centre aims to empower and educate 100 differently abled children with various disabilities -not just intellectual-and expand the focus of training from concentrating on magic to art forms such as music, dance, drama, cinema making, painting and skills in various musical instruments blended with a magical touch. The centre aims to empower these children by sharpening their raw talents through sheer conviction and determination and empowerment of marginalized community to stand on their own legs. The appreciation from the audience reaching the centre from different parts of the world has given new enlightenment to their life.
Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan formally inaugurated the Different Art Centre at the Kinfra Film and Video Park premises in Kazhakuttam on Thursday, 07 November 2019. He termed the Different Art Centre at the Magic Planet, founded by magician Gopinath Muthukad, as an exemplary model for the intellectual and mental progress of differently abled children.
Art therapy could play a significant role in bringing positive changes among differently abled children. Shri Pinarayi Vijayan added that the project has become a proud initiative of the government which has been working on transforming the State into a differently abled friendly one.
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Big Block on the Corner of Westheimer and Montrose Goes Up for Sale
Commercial Real Estate, Houston Architects, Houston History, Land for Sale, Montrose
The real-estate fund that's owned the half-vacant strip center at the southwest corner of Westheimer and Montrose for the last 4 years has put the entire 2.86-acre block up for sale. On the site now: Half Price Books, Spec's Liquors, Papa John's Pizza, and the 3-6-9 China Bistro in a stuccoed-over 41,838-sq.-ft. building once known as the Tower Community Center (to match the Tower Theater, now home to El Real Tex-Mex, across the street). Also included: the standalone Jack-in-the-Box on the corner of Montrose and Lovett. No list price, but broker HFF is indicating "price guidance" of $10 million or higher.
The Art Deco building still lurking beneath was designed by architect Joseph Finger in 1937, 2 years before he completed work for Houston's city hall. Here's how the shopping center looked then-ish, with a Walgreens on the corner of Yoakum St.:
Offering Overview — Westheimer and Montrose [HFF]
Tower Community Center [Houston Deco]
Photos: HFF and Houston Metropolitan Research Center, Houston Public Library, via GHPA
77006, Buildings for Sale, Commercial Real Estate, Houston Architects, Houston History, Land for Sale, Montrose, Strip Centers
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gary March 8, 2012 at 11:29 am
wow so many changes in that area, lived on Avondale in the 70ies…the fun days….
TacoTruck March 8, 2012 at 11:41 am
I have always wondered why that place has been half-empty for all these years when it is in such a prominent location.
kjb434 March 8, 2012 at 11:48 am
I've always would like that block to house something similar to Post Midtown or West Ave. It's a big intersection along Westheimer and would be nice addition to an urban inner loop.
corey March 8, 2012 at 12:05 pm
No wonder why schlotzkys always has a rank moldly odor, of very old bathrooms. Though they do make a fine sandwich, I just can't wait to leave…
Houston Native March 8, 2012 at 12:27 pm
Great old photos. Note they had diagonal street parking right on the Westheimer in addition to the off-street lot. In the 70s, Republic of Texas Savings and Loan occupied the entire northwest corner.
TheNiche March 8, 2012 at 1:04 pm
That'd be a fantastic highrise site.
John Forsyth March 8, 2012 at 1:10 pm
Been thinking about this place lately. With all the Resturant/Bar activity and focus around here lately. A great opportunity to create a real public focused development on an area defining location…maybe some sidewalk cafes. Just please lord not an office max or cvs (or the like). Some apartments above would be really interesting.
roadchick March 8, 2012 at 1:43 pm
If you're heading north or west, that strip center is hard to reach because there's no dedicated turn lane and limited driveway access. They need to fix that longstanding problem if they want to keep businesses there.
West Ave has the same access issues, and I hear rumors that the development is not doing well because people can't figure out how to get in.
corey March 8, 2012 at 2:06 pm
Fantastic high rise site? Are you nuts?!? You can be forgiven if you don't live in the area, but the traffic is already horrendous so too with the current density.
Big Developer March 8, 2012 at 2:28 pm
Knock it down and make highrise condos with no ground floor retail.
j March 8, 2012 at 2:52 pm
As soon as I move away, the neighborhood gets even better. I cannot wait to read what goes in on this corner.
cwize March 8, 2012 at 2:53 pm
How long would it take for your ROI on nothing but a parking garage there? Lord KNOWS it is needed. I mean, it's not a very hipster thing to do, but…
Bernard March 8, 2012 at 3:25 pm
This site has amazing potential. Full city block. Streets on all sides. I wonder how long Jack-In-Box's lease runs. Getting them out is the key to the deal. Residential. Retail. Restaurants. All of the above. $10 million is $80/SF to the land. Sounds reasonable to me.
shadyheightster March 8, 2012 at 3:26 pm
Great location for another Wal*Mart?
Calm down, just kidding folks!
Dana-X March 8, 2012 at 3:38 pm
I really would like to see the 1937 facade restored but $10 M would indicate something scaled and designed for the "New Montrose".
Another Tuscan raze-n-rise perhaps.
joel March 8, 2012 at 3:47 pm
3-story bar/restaurant complex with open-air patio's up top. or you know, a Food Town or another big apt. complex.
just bulldoze the jack in the box is all i ask
anon March 8, 2012 at 3:48 pm
All four corners of that intersection are ripe for redevelopment.
Texasota March 8, 2012 at 3:49 pm
Wait, putting aside the fact that building an enormous parking garage on one of the most important intersections in the city, how is it "needed"? parking is really not that bad as long as you know which streets tow.
Agreed food poisoning in the box needs to go.. Shoot the old Taco Cabana across Montrose made me sick less often, that JITB is batting a 1000..
kjb434 March 8, 2012 at 4:10 pm
Why can't Jack-in-the-Box be incorporated into a new structure? It's a heavily frequented establishment. If financially possible, why not figure a way for the existing tenants to have a place in new structure if they would like one.
Putting in only high end or idiot hipster approved places speaks of condescension and arrogance.
What would be wrong with CVS or a Walmart Neighborhood store at the base with apartments/offices above?
Any dense structure would require several floors of parking anyway.
Patrick March 8, 2012 at 4:14 pm
Finally! I've been waiting for years for someone to redevelop what has to be a high-value property. Anything would be an improvement, even a high rise apartment tower (and I do live a few blocks away), but what would I most like to see?
Hmmm… let me think. I'd have to go with a med-small boutique hotel at a lower price point than ZaZa. Let's go with $150 in place of ZZ's $220. Needs to have cool bar / restaurant / nightclub / parking garage / Alfa Romeo dealership on the lower floors.
After the Lovett Inn turned hostel, there's no nice place nearby for me to house out of town guests.
Back of the envelope: $10M property costs plus $10M for the building = $20M = $120k per month. Figure on 50 rooms with an occupancy rate of 70% @ $150 per night = $160k income so your profit is $40k per month if the restaurant / bar / nightclub rents pay your overhead / taxes / other expenses. The Alfa dealership doesn't even need to sell a single car, but the ground level display window would bring in customers.
Sold! Where's Cody?
No where in Monstrose would be a fantastic site for a highrise for god sake.
kilray March 8, 2012 at 5:08 pm
So many possibilities. Here's your chance, Cody. I hear most of the tenants have moving notices in the window. Are they throwing out the tenants to level it?
question1 March 8, 2012 at 5:24 pm
Wow a rare bird this site is.. probably one of the few in Houston that can justify mixed use. Office highrise/Residential midrise/ground floor retail/resturant
Cody March 8, 2012 at 6:19 pm
This is great for the area. Montrose is on fire. I think prices are going to continue to rise as it becomes more and more of a desirable place to live.
Matt Mystery March 8, 2012 at 6:25 pm
Something wrong with the Jack in the Box? Some of us do eat there occasionally. And at Wendy's and McDonalds. Or do some want Montrose to just offer "chi-chi" food at "chi-chi" prices to lend a more "chi-chi" aura to their vision of Montrose? Those of us who walk would rather see Covenant House go. I suspect HPD would as well.
As for the comment about the 70s and the "fun days" yes, they were fun. When Montrose was "bohemian." Before the Guppies and Yuppies arrived to save us all from "bohemian" lifestyles. Odd how back then no one minded the drug dealers. Of course not that many really mind them today. They just like pretend that they do. In order to appear "chi-chi."
chelly March 8, 2012 at 7:38 pm
I'd love to see what the City Centre developers could do here. Obviously it would have to be a lot different to fit the size of the site, but I really like what they did at Town and Country. Considering the article about the "River Oaks area" housing in Montrose, I feel like its not totally out of the question. Regardless of who buys it, I hope they keep both the history of the neighborhood and its future in mind as they develop it.
LarryDeirker March 8, 2012 at 8:08 pm
Whu do Houstonian NIMBY's always complain about traffic when it comes to highrises.
as if the parc buildings are causing some big traffic jam.
This is a great spot for a highrise.
movocelot March 8, 2012 at 8:57 pm
I like Patrick's dream.
Also, you know our civilization is totally freakin doomed when we choose between the least bad food-poisoning option . . .
TheNiche March 8, 2012 at 11:38 pm
Because of my tongue-in-cheek comment, Montrosians are already pissed about the prospect of a highrise… Mission accomplished.
No, in all seriousness, this is a good site for a six-to-eight-story apartment project without retail. The footprint is just right. Grocery store across the street. High-visibility, imperfect accessibility. It's an apartment site.
houstonalle March 9, 2012 at 5:46 am
Yuk, West Av? Montrose is not upper Kirby. Corey is right–too much traffic and poor ingress/egress. A high-rise would be a nightmare. Whatever it is it needs plenty, not the usual inadequate, parking. The usual excuse for inadequate parking is based on the "walkable" fantasy. Yes those in the neighborhood might walk but most establishments in the 'hood attract people from outside walking distance.
Udunno March 9, 2012 at 10:12 am
Keep Half-Price Books!
I'm betting on a Petco.
leftyjonno March 9, 2012 at 10:12 am
Can we get rid of the sketchy valero on the other corner as well, please?
John March 9, 2012 at 10:50 am
WoW the comments on this blog always amaze me. This would be the perfect site for a high-rise mixed use concept. It's a huge block with plenty of room in a very desirable area with plenty of visabily at a intersection of two major thoroughfares. You people complain about traffic but I mean come on you act like there is always going to be a mass exodus of people leaving and entering the site all at once. We live in Houston traffic is just a part of it and it's not going to get any better any time soon it's just going to get worst so accept it. You guys complained about the Ashby high-rise causing traffic because it was in a neighborhood on neighborhood streets well this is on two major thoroughfares so get over the traffic. Bring on a high-rise mixed use development for this iconic intersection. It's such a waste to have a half empty hideous suburban style shopping strip at this site.
darogr March 9, 2012 at 11:22 am
My first choice would be restore to original Art Deco glory.
Wait for laughing to die down.
Second choice would be a high-rise. Sorry but it really is a good location. The views would be spectacular.
As you may be able to tell, I have given up. Houston is Houston and what will most likely go there will be some mock Tuscan midrise. It will be ugly and the residents will drive to Kroger. Just sayin…
joel March 9, 2012 at 12:02 pm
Matt, don't worry, we still eat fast food in the 'trose. it's just that that specific JITB has always been pure crap (although this applies to most of our fast food joints in the 'trose). i'd feel sorry for the place if my card hadn't got skimmed there before the big remodeling and changeover last spring.
i love me some artery-clogging JITB, but i refuse to go to that location.
Ok lower Westheimer while 4 lanes is extremely narrow. There is NO chance 4 city buses could use that street simultaneously, unless the city comes in and widens these roads via eminent domain, but kiss Uichi (sp?) goodbye as it darn near sits on the curb as is (previously Felix Mexican). Now take into account Montrose, while significantly wider as a street, the street is very poorly maintained from W. Dallas, all the way to W. Alabama. During Rush hour there is a traffic pile up from Westheimer all the way to Allen Parkway, right now. You want to build upwards, and create apartments, you need room for amenities, like swimming pools, weight rooms, etc, while the lot itself is of good size it's far too small to accommodate both a parking garage, retail, and enough room for an apartment or condo complex. Grocery store, sure would be ideal, refinish to it's former art deco glory would also bring in new business. I have my personal issues with that Jack in the box, but actually quite like the Vallero, it's clean well stocked, and the employees are nice, not to mention BB's next door rocks. Not to mention look at the vacancy rates, and ROI of the average AMLI complex, and the level of bureaucracy they employee, it's not quite the ROI that you might imagine.
They employ, not employee.. I need some lunch, sorry.
Mike March 9, 2012 at 2:56 pm
Looked pretty sharp back in the day. Weingarten must have got a hold of it at some point…
Old School March 9, 2012 at 3:46 pm
@Mike: extra credit for working in a Weingarten slam.
Whatever happens to this property will be of little consequence to the rest of Westhiemer in Montrose. As noted above, this lot is a rare bird for Westheimer as, with the exception of the JITBox pad, it encompasses the entire block. Almost very other lot from Shep to midtown on Westheimer is split with residential lots behind the commercial lots that front Westheimer. Unless you can buy out a block of single family homeowners, you will never have another chance to build on a complete block like on this lot. Thus, whether it is a high rise, mid rise, or low rise mixed use or Walmart, it will not mean that the rest of the neighborhood will be likely to follow suit.
I do not think that a high rise will go in because the capital markets are still risk adverse and would prefer something that will go up faster and provide a safer and faster return. Look for another 4-6 story apartment complex, hopefully with some ground floor retail. If the JITBox is an issue, it may end up staying a strip mall. There are plenty of people in town who could make a quick buck by sprucing it up and filling it with the usual junk. This is Houston afterall. Expect the worst, hope for something slightly better.
Hellsing March 9, 2012 at 3:47 pm
Corey says it very well! "New" now equals luxury and amenities out the wazoo. Also, where will the dog area go, a feature in every new residential project I've seen come in for insurance for the past ten years? There's no place for a pool, green area and parking, unless they go underground for floodtime fun or on the roof for a helluva hurricane party pad. Atrium style would make for some apartments of a size that might be welcome in Tokyo or Paris, but I don't think we're at that mindset yet. I'm afraid the building is doomed to fall before a 2-story Lifetime Fitness or something similar. On to Half-Price in Rice Village.
@mike: *SNORT*!! Good one!
celadon9 March 9, 2012 at 3:53 pm
I remember when this was Liberty Bank. It's wonderful to see these old photos.
PLEASE NO HIGHRISES!!! NO CONDEMMINIUMS!!(sic)
I am in favor of the old Town & Country village style re-hab on these four corners. Jack in the Crack, Vallero, Aladin and Smoothie Move are s**t hole establishments, riddled with tranisents (not to be confused with transvestites,which in my opinion are ALWAYS welcome here)pan-handlers, and yes; drug dealers & prostitutes. Again, the issue is esthetics!! NO ONE wants to see another FUGLY highrise, nor do we want to see anymore cheap-a** looking/smelling/dirty drug dealers& hookers!! Clean it up,and get the dealers and the hookers back into the bars and restaurants like it used to be in the seventies and eighties!! Let the door men kick you out or keep you out if you mis-behave or are unseemly in some way!!
And yes, Half-Price books should be able to stay!!
And No, I'm NOT JOKING!!
sarah March 9, 2012 at 4:14 pm
I'd be sad to see this go; when I lived in Monstrose I spent so many hours in that HPB (and Specs). #1 shopping destination. Always full, too. Even the Jack in the Box was a haven a few times. I would much rather see the center restored and the vacancies filled in than having some frilly apartments or the like take its place.
I still remember when soundwaves was there… Many moons ago, and an office depot if memory serves where HPB is now?
Or, the purchaser of this property could just sit on it for a long time.
GoogleMaster March 9, 2012 at 6:01 pm
@Corey, I do believe it might have been OfficeMax.
Lee March 9, 2012 at 6:23 pm
I agree no high rises, but shops and restaurants like town and country would be nice. More jobs are never a bad thing, and getting more business to Westhiemer couldn't hurt.
I love the old pictures.
@ movocelot: Holding costs will be too high for any purchaser to just sit on this parcel. If it sells, it will have to be developed.
@ the folks advocating a Town & Country-style redevelopment, you are all insane. This is a little over two acres, about enough space for one of City Centre's parking garages. Nearby parcels are not in play and Houston is not your Sim City scenario. (If it were, I'd have summoned an alien invasion to implode the Mercer condominiums by now.)
J.V. March 9, 2012 at 7:26 pm
Let's get the Ashby Highrise built here instead. They can even add more floors than before.
The Niche, always proving he isn't 40 something.. Lol..
doofus March 9, 2012 at 9:20 pm
It would actually be a PERFECT spot for the Ashby Highrise. 280 or so rental apartments. Incredible views of downtown. Ground floor retail and restaurant pad. Disco Kroger in your back yard. Intersection of 2 major streets. Walking distance to Uchi, Indika, El Real, Anvil, Hay Merchant, Pacific Street, Niko Nikos, etc… and neighbors that would most likely welcome you with open arms (see all the businesses just listed)
TheNiche March 10, 2012 at 12:04 am
I wasn't aware that 40-something was a panacea of demography.
ikoihil March 10, 2012 at 7:03 pm
Take a look at West Ave on Kirby, and the surrounding area. Now envision that plopped on Montrose and Westheimer.
And if Upper Kirby doesn't need fast food, why would Montrose?
Cody March 11, 2012 at 9:29 am
Bernard: that's some "insider info". How do you know that?
kjb434 March 12, 2012 at 7:52 am
ikoihil,
How does Upper Kirby not have fast food?
-Beck's Prime on Kirby
-JitB on Richmond
-Chik-fil-a
-Everything between 59, Westbpark, Kirby, and Edloe (which is mostly fast food).
Upper Kirby is not the just the area on Kirby between Richmond and Westheimer.
If you take the Montrose area, existing fast food is more prevalent than even Upper Kirby.
Nothing wrong with fast food because there will always be an audience for that style of eating.
PB March 12, 2012 at 9:38 am
Whatever they do with this, it would be GREAT to make a multi-level parking. This neighborhood needs parking badly!!!
cruellaD March 12, 2012 at 10:26 am
Bye bye 3-6-9. Hello expanded Spec's…just sayin'.
darogr March 12, 2012 at 11:54 am
On second thought, what's wrong with restoring this building to be an art deco treasure?
It has two solid tenants – Half Price and Specs. Specs would probably love to expand and upgrade if the center did.
It has a fun restaurant, 3 6 9 and a fast food place too Scholtskys. Jack in the Box can go as far as I'm concerned. It's horrible.
An upgrade and restoration would attract high-end tenants.
Surely the owners would make a buck on it?
I also concur – move the Ashby to this location. It's perfect, with everything the modern upscale apartment dweller needs in their own backyard. The views would be unsurpassed. The neighbors would be welcoming.
Someone said above, it's Houston, expect the worst and hope for something better. That's all we can do.
and LOL at the Weingarten comment…so true.
j March 12, 2012 at 6:04 pm
Please Please … let's set up a petition to get the Ashby here!! I lived in the Parcs and being the most walkable neighborhood in Houston is Fantastic! With all that planned, Westheimer might get moved up the priority list to be resurfaced or even possibly rebuit within its current boundries. Look at what the city is doing to the streets around the hated Walmart.
Hanabi-chan June 19, 2012 at 11:09 pm
Corey, there was an HEB in that strip center some years back. I also recall an Eckerds and maybe a Blockbuster Video also.
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2014 T20 WC: Tournament Fixture and Results
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32 Group matches are scheduled for the 2014 T20 World Cup at Bangladesh. Three venues, Dhaka, Chittagong, and Sylhet will host the 35 matches, including the two semifinals and the final. Out of 16 teams, 8 teams play Round 1 and 6 bid goodbye, as the top two teams qualify for the Round 2 where they meet the top 8 seeds of ICC T20 ranking. Round 1 has 12 matches, while Round 2 has 20 matches. Netherlands and Bangladesh qualified for the main round. Check the complete schedule.
2016 T20WC: Complete Fixture and Results
Lowest T20 Scores
Round 2 Matches: Top 8 Teams with Winners of Group A and Group B from Round 1
13.	Mar 21 19:00 IST, Group 2 – India v Pakistan
Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur
Result: Ind won by 7 wickets, MOM: Amit Mishra (2/22)
Score: Pak: 130/7, Ind: 131/3 (18.3 overs)
14.	Mar 22 15:00 IST, Group 1 – South Africa v Sri Lanka
Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong
Result: SL won by 5 runs. MOM: Kushal Perera (61 runs in 40 balls, 6 4s, 3 6s)
Score: SL: 165/7, SA: 160/8
15.	Mar 22 19:00 IST, Group 1 – England v New Zealand
NZ won by 9 runs (D/L), MOM: Anderson (2/32)
Score: Eng: 172/6, NZ: 52/1 (5.2 overs).
16.	Mar 23 15:00 IST, Group 2 – Australia v Pakistan
Result: Pak won by 16 runs , MOM: Umar Akhmal (94 runs)
Scores: Pakistan 191/5; Australia 175 (20 overs)
17.	Mar 23 19:00 IST, Group 2 – India v West Indies
Result: India won by 7 wickets, MOM: Amit Mishra (2/18)
Scores: WI 129/7; Ind 130/3 (19.4 ov)
18.	Mar 24 15:00 IST, Group 1 – New Zealand v South Africa
Result: South Africa won by 2 runs, MOM: Duminy (43-ball 86 runs)
Scores: SA 170/6, NZ 168/8
19.	Mar 24 19:00 IST, Group 1 – Sri Lanka v Netherlands
Result: SL won by 9 wickets, MOM: Angelo Mathews (3/16)
Scores: Netherlands 39, SL 40/1
20.	Mar 25 19:00 IST, Group 2 – West Indies v Bangladesh
Result: WI won by 73 runs, MOM: Dwayn Smith (43-ball 72 runs)
Scores: WI 171/7, Ban 98
21.	Mar 27 15:00 IST, Group 1 – South Africa v Netherlands
Result: SA won by 6 runs, MOM: Imran Tahir (4/21, 9* runs)
Scores: SA 145/9, Netherlands 139 (18.4 overs)
22.	Mar 27 19:00 IST, Group 1 – England v Sri Lanka
Result: Eng won by 6 wickets, MOM: Alex Hales (116*)
Scores: SL 189/4, Eng 190/4
Preview, Centuries in T20 Internationals
23.	Mar 28 15:00 IST, Group 2 – Australia v West Indies
Result: WI won by 6 wickets (2 balls remaining), MOM: Sammy (13-ball 34* runs)
Scores: Aus 178/8, WI 179/4
24.	Mar 28 19:00 IST, Group 2 – India v Bangladesh
Result: India won by 8 wickets, MOM: Ashwin (2/15)
Scores: Ban 138/7, Ind 141/2
25.	Mar 29 15:00 IST, Group 1 – New Zealand v Netherlands
Result: NZ won by 6 wickets, MOM: Brendum McCullum (45-ball 65 runs)
Scores: Netherlands 151/4 ; NZ 152/4 (19 ov)
26.	Mar 29 19:00 IST, Group 1 – England v South Africa
Result: SA won by 3 runs, MOM: AB de Villiers (28-ball 69* runs)
Scores: SA 196/5; Eng 193/7
27.	Mar 30 15:00 IST, Group 2 – Pakistan v Bangladesh
Result: Pak won by 50 runs, MOM: Ahmed Shehzad (62-ball 111* runs)
Scores: Pak 190/5, Ban 140/7
28.	Mar 30 19:00 IST, Group 2 – Australia v India
Result: Ind won by 73 runs, MOM: Ashwin (4/11)
Scores: Ind 159/7, Aus 86
29.	Mar 31 15:00 IST, Group 1 – England v Netherlands
Result: Netherlands won by 45 runs, MOM: Mudassar Bukhari (3/12)
Scores: Netherlands 133/5, Eng 88
30.	Mar 31 19:00 IST, Group 1 – New Zealand v Sri Lanka
Result: SL won by 59 runs, MOM: Herath (5 wickets, 3 runs, 2 maidens in 3.3 overs)
Scores: SL 119, NZ 60/9 (15.3 overs, Anderson unable to bat)
31.	Apr 1 15:00 IST, Group 2 – Australia v Bangladesh
Result: Australia won by 7 wickets, MOM: Aaron Finch (45-ball 71 runs)
Scores: Ban 153/5, Aus 158/3 (17.3 overs)
32.	Apr 1 19:00 IST, Group 2 – Pakistan v West Indies
Result: West Indies won by 84 runs, MOM: Dwayne Bravo (26-ball 46 runs)
Scores: WI 166/6, Pak 82 (17.5 overs)
Semifinals and Final
33.	Apr 3 18:30 IST 1st Semi-Final – Sri Lanka v West Indies
Result: SL won by 27 runs (D/L), MOM: Angelo Mathews (23-ball 40 runs)
Scores: SL 160/6 (20 overs), WI 80/4 (13.5 overs)
Preview, Match Summary
34.	Apr 4 18:30 IST 2nd Semi-Final – India def South Africa by 6 wickets
Score: South Africa 172/4 (20/20 ov); India 176/4 (19.1), MOM: Virat Kohli (44-ball 72*)
35.	Apr 6 18:30 IST Final – Sri Lanka def India by 6 wickets
Score: India 130/4 (20/20 ov); Sri Lanka 134/4 (17.5)
Round 1 Matches – For Qualification of Top 2 Teams
1.	Mar 16, 15:00 IST, Group A – Bangladesh v Afghanistan
2.	Sun Mar 16 19:00 IST Group A – Hong Kong v Nepal
3.	Mar 17 15:00 IST Group B – Ireland v Zimbabwe
Sylhet Stadium
4.	Mar 17 19:00 IST Group B – Netherlands v United Arab Emirates
5.	Mar 18 15:00 IST Group A – Afghanistan v Hong Kong
6.	Mar 18 19:00 IST Group A – Bangladesh v Nepal
7.	Mar 19 15:00 IST, Group B – Netherlands v Zimbabwe
8.	Mar 19 19:00 IST, Group B – Ireland v United Arab Emirates
9.	Mar 20 15:00 IST, Group A – Afghanistan v Nepal
10.	Mar 20 19:00 IST, Group A – Bangladesh v Hong Kong
11.	Mar 21 11:00 IST, Group B – Zimbabwe v United Arab Emirates
12.	Mar 21 15:00 IST, Group B – Ireland v Netherlands
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Political Op-Eds Social Commentary
Pass law to expose unfair pay
Mariko Chang and Special to CNN
Updated 3:00 PM EDT, Tue June 5, 2012
Betty Dukes, from left, Patricia Surgeson and Edith Arana sued Walmart, accusing the retail giant of pay discrimination.
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Paycheck Fairness Act would keep employers from firing employees for discussing pay
Mariko Chang: Secrecy keeps people from discovering they are paid less than others
Act would prevent employers from paying women less just based on gender, she says
Chang: The act would close loopholes that make it easy for employers to discriminate
Editor's Note: Mariko Chang is a former associate professor of sociology at Harvard and the author of "Shortchanged: Why Women Have Less Wealth and What Can Be Done About It." She is a featured expert at the National Council for Research on Women, a member of the Insight Center for Community Economic Development's Experts of Color Clearinghouse and an affiliate scholar at the Women of Color Policy Network at NYU Wagner. The piece was written in association with The Op-ed Project.
Imagine sitting at your desk at work and overhearing a co-worker sharing the good news about his or her latest raise, bumping his or her salary to $50,000. You have worked at the company five years longer, in the same position and your salary is $5,000 lower.
On top of that, your sales have always been higher than those of your co-worker. Given the questionable history of some of the company's practices, you suspect that discrimination may be at the root of the pay discrepancy. You get together with your closest friends at the company, all share their salaries and decide that a pattern of pay discrimination based on gender may indeed be evident.
The next week, you are fired because your boss found out that you were discussing your pay with your co-workers.
Think your employer can't lawfully do that? You're wrong. This prohibition of talking about pay keeps discrimination secret and is an effective way to keep women and minorities from discovering they are being paid less than white male colleagues who work the same jobs.
That will change if the U.S. Senate passes the Paycheck Fairness Act, expected to come to a procedural cloture vote on Tuesday. The Paycheck Fairness Act would prohibit employers from retaliating against employees who discuss their pay with co-workers. It would also close loopholes in the existing Equal Pay Act that deny victims of sex discrimination the same legal remedies as victims of discrimination based on race or ethnicity.
To illustrate, returning to the scenario above, you later learn that two of your former co-workers still at the company are going to sue the company for pay discrimination. Although the company engaged in pay discrimination based on gender and race, your female co-workers cannot sue to recover the more lucrative compensatory and punitive damages, like people who sue over discrimination based on race or ethnic basis can.
The Paycheck Fairness Act would ensure that victims of sex discrimination have the same legal remedies available to them as victims of racial or ethnic discrimination.
Think we don't need the Paycheck Fairness Act because sex discrimination is a thing of the past? Just tell that to the women at Walmart who have been fighting the retail giant for more than a decade, with evidence of widespread sex discrimination in pay and promotion.
The Paycheck Fairness Act would help prevent employers from paying women less for no other reason than because they are women. The pay gap is especially detrimental to low-income families and families of color who are more likely to rely on women's earnings to make ends meet or as the sole source of income.
Women make on average 77 cents for every dollar men make. The wage gap is even greater for women of color. Black women earn 69.5 cents and Hispanic women 60.5 cents for every dollar earned by their white male counterparts.
The average 77-cent pay gap results in a difference of almost $11,000 per year. This extra money could almost cover the average housing costs in 2010, such as rent or mortgage and property tax, of $11,223, or could completely pay for the average annual combined cost of utilities, food, transportation and broadband Internet access of $10,360. What family wouldn't benefit from this additional money each year?
Over a lifetime, the lost income is staggering, estimated at between $400,000 to $2 million per woman.
The Senate failed to pass this bill last year, coming two votes short. Don't let this happen again. It's time to put an end to loopholes that make it easy for employers to engage in discrimination that hurts women and families.
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The opinions in this commentary are solely those of Mariko Chang.


Thank God for your life this is a wonderful piece of work.Thank u so much.
I spent so many years of my life waiting for a deus ex machina to come fix my life it's scary! Luckily I'm beyond that now. Humility and responsibility are great factors in this I believe.
That was a very inspiring article, as I found it Googling for Inspiration. I've read and heard similar advice before, but the more one hears it, the more it sinks in.


A preschool assessment portfolio contains all the work a child has completed over a pre-determined amount of time. The portfolio may contain artwork the child has created, pictures taken of the child during school hours, and anecdotal notes recorded by the teacher.
Four key areas should be documented in a preschool portfolio. These include fine and gross motor skills, social and emotional development, cognitive development, and language and literacy skills. Keen observation and gathering of work samples will allow the teacher to develop the portfolio into a highly useful assessment tool.
The easiest way to organize a preschool assessment portfolio is by sorting work into the four key developmental areas. By organizing the portfolio in this way, it will be easy to spot the areas in which the child is excelling, as well as they areas where the child may be encountering difficulties or need extra attention.
Motor Skills: Often broken down into two groups, gross motor and fine motor development. A rubric for motor skills should include the skill being observed, the quality of performance, and the frequency at which it is performed. ALso included in this section of the portfolio should be photos of the child performing basic motor functions as well as teacher observations. Observations should be complete with dates as well as the child's age at the time of observation in years and months. When assessing fine motor skills, be sure to include examples of the child's writing and artwork.
Social and Emotional Development: Examples to be included in the portfolio include teacher observations of social skills as well as documented assessments regarding typical preschool milestones. Document the milestone, the age of the child in years and months, and an example that led you to the assessment that the milestone had been reached.
Cognitive Skills: Cognitive skills are often harder to document through pictures. In this case, be sure to include examples of the types of cognitive activities the child enjoys participating in, such as pattern and sorting activities, or block building. Observe and document the milestones associated with these activities, as well as the age of the child in years and months.
Language and Literacy Development: Observe and document the child's understanding of stories, as well as their receptive and spoken language development. Measure these milestones using your knowledge of child development, and document your observations. If possible, make a sound recording of the child's voice as further documentation of language development to be included in the preschool assessment portfolio.
It is important to leave teacher bias aside when observing children. Do not assume a child is happy/sad/angry. Document facial expressions and body posture rather than assuming emotion.
Observations do not have to be fully documented immediately. Instead, keep a pen and some scraps of paper in your pocket during the day. Jot down notes of behaviors and activities you observe during the school day. When the children are napping or gone for the day, go back over your notes and write the longer version of the observation.
Always be sure to document the child's age in years and months when making an observation.
Rewrite observation notes to include in a preschool assessment portfolio. Always keep copies of observations for yourself.
Creating an individual preschool assessment portfolio for each child in your classroom can be a lot of work, but it an also be a lot of fun. It is your chance to share your classroom experiences with parents.


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← Park City reaches Treasure deal, but what about an appraisal?
Park City approves $64 million Treasure buyout →
The Park City Planning Commission discussions about the Treasure development proposal have extended for more than a decade with gaps that sometimes lasted more than a year.
If Park City voters on Election Day reject a ballot measure that would fund most of the cost of a City Hall acquisition of the land for conservation purposes, the Treasure partnership would return to the Planning Commission in 2019 for more discussions.
That round of talks, though, would not extend indefinitely as has been the case with the project thus far. As part of an agreement approved by the Park City Council on Thursday evening, officials pledged that the Planning Commission would rapidly complete its deliberations and cast a vote.
Should the ballot measure fail, a City Hall down payment of $6 million would be used to reduce the Treasure proposal by 10 percent. The Treasure partnership, consisting of the Sweeney family and a firm called Park City II, LLC, would put the reduced project before the Planning Commission.
According to a City Hall report outlining the agreement, the Planning Commission at that time would restart at the same point where the panel was in its review of Treasure in December. The Planning Commission appeared to be preparing for a vote by the end of 2017 prior to Park City's elected officials intervening with the prospects of a conservation deal.
The agreement outlines that the Planning Commission would hold a maximum of three meetings about Treasure prior to a vote if the project returns. The schedule calls for a decision by the panel by the end of March of 2019.
For the rest of this article click on the link below:
https://www.parkrecord.com/news/park-city/park-city-agrees-to-fast-treasure-vote-if-conservation-deal-fails/


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Q: How to echo  using php and ajax to appear inside   I am currently studying ajax and php. What I want to do is to echo table rows from the php file. Here is my code.
HTML code:

        Product ID
        Product Name
        Price
        Terms

<-- I want the new table row to appear here -->

PHP code
<?php
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    while($x > 0)
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        echo '

                    '.$x.'
                    '.$x.' Name
                    '.$x.' Pesos
                    '.$x.' Years

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        $x--;
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Ajax script

Where to put the ID so I can make what the php file wants to echo appear when I call it using ajax?

A: In the table you can use e.g. if using jQuery.
 $('#tableid').append($yourtr);

I would also put your header in a
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Without jQuery you can use
 document.getElementById('tableid').appendChild(yourtr);

A: You can use below codes

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in ajax get the data and append it to table by
document.getElementById("result").appedChild(xmlhttp.responseText)

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When making an online trade, every second counts. In alphabetical order, the winners from Monday are Charles Schwab, E-Trade and Fidelity Investments. Their sites had the fastest online trades, according to data from website monitoring site Gomez.com. On Monday, the average response time to buy or sell a stock was 9.4 seconds, according to data released to Pay Dirt exclusively by Gomez. The fastest time was 3.1 seconds, but the slowest was 20.8 seconds.
Still, Gomez says the average trade was faster – 8.3 seconds – for the previous three Mondays. "When measuring the performance of a key business process such as making a stock trade, a response time of 8 seconds is consistent with providing users with an acceptable online experience," said Jonathan Ranger, Gomez Benchmarks Practice Director at Compuware. When a broker's website performs poorly, customers will further clog up the phone lines, he says.
Ranger say web and mobile sites that are slow to load or crash when traffic soars gradually erode investor trust in a company's brand. Put bluntly, a 20.8-second wait will seem like an electronic eternity when you want to unload or buy a stock fast, especially given the recent heart-stopping stock movements. (Gomez declined to say whose site was the slowest.) Fidelity topped the list as the fastest website at 4 seconds in SmartMoney's 2011 Broker Survey.
Have you been frustrated by the speed of your online trading?


Note that on the full list, the Queen to abdicate thing is at the bottom, way after the Loch Ness monster and Kate Moss silliness, but has significantly shorter odds. Also note that Harry Potter gets as many entries as Posh and Becks.
Also? The Sun says Tennant to leave Dr Who. The BBC denies it. Given Tennant is the biggest fanboy ever, I'll go with the Beeb version for now (via). Right, 2am. Time to go to bed. I have Torchwood DVDs to (re)watch.
beau_bo_d_or_fd is working on the website for Tony Blair International Airport (formerly Glasgow Prestwick). The ads page is, um, interesting. A little late, but the Murdoch owned Sunday Times really is the scum of the earth, no more one_track_girl thanks to them.
Oy, journalists. Some people blog anonymously because they need to. Some people don't want their writing associated with their professional life. Get a clue, please?
So here it is: Daniel 'Harry Potter' Radcliffe is all set to staras Alan Strang in Equus when it comes to the West End next year.
In case you haven't read it, we aren't really spoling anything for you if we say that Strang's favourite hobby is sneaking around stabbing horse's in the eyes with big metal spikes. Not exactly quidditch is it?
There's also a scene in the play which requires the actor playing Strang to ride a horse naked.
For the Harry Potter fans and those who loath it, capping the 'dore, and Da Big Snape Dogg.
There are probably some spoilers in there somewhere, but I wouldn't know. Besides, if you're a fan and haven't finished reading it already, WTF are you doing online? It's been out for ages.


I attended (with my field rep Toby Uptain-Villa) an emergency trail construction briefing this morning at the Pfeiffer Bridge bypass project. We joined State Parks Superintendent Brent Marshall, Chief Martha Karstens (Big Sur Volunteer Fire Brigade), business owner Basil Sanborn (Glen Oaks/Roadhouse), and community volunteers from Ventana Inn, Post Ranch, and others. The community volunteers have been integrated into the State Parks and California Conservation Corps worker teams to build a safe and passable trail. The terrain is steep with about a 600 foot elevation change. Falling rocks present a hazard to workers while weather conditions are perfect for strong progress on the trail.
Cal Trans will begin demolition of the Pfeiffer Bridge on Monday and community leaders are working with Cal Trans, Parks, and CHP to identify the best turn around points at the north end in anticipation of Hiway One reopening between Monterey and Big Sur (north) soon.
Thank you for your daily updates and information… so valuable to the community and all of us working to restore safe access for all.
~ by bigsurkate on March 11, 2017.
thank you community volunteers and agencies in working on the trail. a challenging task. be safe.
SJMN: Plenty of photos and detail with video in this column of the past month….
….. You're right on the Big Sur State Parks availability…..
Please continue to update everyone on the trail. There are a number of groups that bike from Northern California to So Cal during the summer that would love to see the trail come to fruition. Thank you in advance and be safe!
The trail is NOT open to the public. It is intended for urgent resupply access and for a way for the children south of the bridge to go to and from school. It has not been determined whether it will ever be open to the general public, so best to make alternative plans for this summer. Big Sur needs a break. If you love her, give her the chance to heal – all of you.


Economic manslaughter occurs when you recurrently tax a captive and contained tax base without liberalizing and expanding the investment opportunities and the economic canvas with an even playing field. Pakistan has become a classic example of an economy that cannot cease borrowing and cannot in the same stride cease taxing an evaporating capacity, (in economic terms) which can pay the taxes. Then, comes the focus on the heads of accounts that can be taxed and we see something more foolhardy: Taxes are only extorted from electric consumption, petroleum and gas products representing energy, imports, individual income, and communication. These are all controlled and regulated by a glorified bureaucracy the inheritors of the Raj to perpetuate our colonized status. Where are these amounts going and by whose consent, is an issue totally evaded! Responses are based on unarticulated political rhetoric representing utter nonsense. Still worse, the taxpayers are getting nothing but an assurance that rewards are in the hereafter as a heaven awaiting us, and death is the only barrier in between!
With this nonsense in place the essential writ of the people who employ a government and their functionaries as their servants, is absent. With governments in succession and with this government in place just as much, one can witness the same old soap opera in place with slander as the bedrock for actions and inactions. Where are our ideological moorings and its fine moral fiber that can serve as a benchmark for all governmental deeds? We will follow Allah but we will subscribe to the devil, we will not praise oppressors and yet allow ourselves to remain neutral on all principal issues that challenge the rison d'atre of our existence. I am not suggesting anything beyond 'means to an end have to be as valid as the means itself'. It is abhor able to see politics in my country placed above principal. The reason for decadence in our societies is simply one: The institutions of the state are not doing their respective jobs. It is a grand muddle of authority and principals. The colonial laws are being applied to a pseudo monarchy and the servants of the state are playing with this scenario to their total benefit at the cost of us the people.
These are not superfluous statements as one can see evidenced from the fact that what needs to be taxed is being ignored and what can generate resources is being brushed aside for more borrowing. The army has to be cut to size by legislatively restricting them to the defense of the country and not landlords in a feudal order of the state; the judiciary has to be mandated to mind their business of adjudicating in line with constitution read with the Hudood and stop meddling with the Executive; and finally the Executive has to look straight into the eyes of merit and legislate for the independence of us the people free from the dragnet of the bureaucrat of the Raj mindset. Having said this these institutions still have to work together to make up for what should be the so-called 'establishment'. All institutions of the state are guilty of being in denial of their professional roles, all-seeking to play landlords. The army will not research and produce the weapons for defense, the judiciary will not streamline it reach and reform the process of law and the Executive will not change the laws back integrating the bureaucracy into civil society. This is our fate for decadence sealed for progeny!
Reverting back to the caption of this article one must seek that there be a hundred percent urbanization in the country with our own resources. There must be a blank cheque for enterprise in identified areas of our territory for the purpose, guaranteed free from the oppressive manipulation of the bureaucracy and the politician. There must be a Standards Act to 'settle for only the best and nothing but the best' (Al-Quran). There must be a social contract that the deeds of the government are subject to audit by the people and for the mother of all reforms land in the country must be nationalized across the board for all to pay including institutions that have made it their trade in place of their actual business. Another major factor that surfaces from the perspective of our ideology is the disparity in the medium of exchange. It is imperialistic and supports the cause of slavery or servitude. Foreign trade has to be restricted to a medium of exchange that has the same value between trading partners. We do not need more US Dollars to survive we need more rupees in circulation with a tariff free barrier for trade. We have to import in our currency and export in the currency of the buyers or else use gold units as the balance for trade settlements.
The feel of the old policies without any tangible change whatsoever, being marketed by a new face is the impression one is evidently getting from what is happening today. God alone knows who is behind this mess but it is certainly the continuation of the same rot totally in denial of our ideology.
Be it Kashmir, the domestic price hike or the foreign policy of boot lickers, the principals that make a nation have been restrained to an agreed position of the under-dog. Freethinking and acting people would use the religion of Islam to bring glory and respect to themselves and not abuse it as a shield to enjoy a comfort zone for a select few, at the cost of their own brothers in faith. It is indeed disgusting, as was in the times of the Raj, to not be heard and to not follow what Pakistan represents or stands for.


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Download sheet music for Your Love Is Extravagant by Darrell Evans, from the album Freedom. Arranged by David Bauer/David Shipps in the key of E, Eb. Products for this song include chord charts, lead sheets, and the orchestration.


See the full story from CNN here.
More teenagers embracing watered-down Christianity, author argues in new book.
American teenagers are embracing "moralistic therapeutic deism." Translation: It's a watered-down faith that portrays God as a "divine therapist" whose chief goal is to boost people's self-esteem.
Most American teens who called themselves Christian were indifferent and inarticulate about their faith.
Who's responsible for inspiring teens? Parents and pastors are, author says.
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The John B. Judkins Company of West Amesbury, Massachusetts, carriage and automobile body manufacturers built their first automobiles in the 1890s. West Amesbury, since re-named Merrimac, was an early center of American carriage-building.

Carriageworks established
John B. Judkins and Isaac Little established themselves in Amesbury as coachbuilders in 1857. Various new partners joined with Judkins and the firm's name changed to match but eventually two Judkins sons took charge after their father died in 1908.

Packard
Boston's Packard distributor, Alvan T Fuller, bought special bodies for the new Packard Twin Sixes that Packard put into production in 1915.

Lincoln
They also built coupés and berlines for Lincoln during the 1920s and during the Great Depression.

Trailers
During the 1930s Judkins added trailers to their product line.

1938 saw their last coachbuilt body and in 1941 trailer production stopped and the business was liquidated.

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First of all, the place. Kheerganga, the last so called village of the Parvati Valley, is located at 2960m high. In Hindu religion, Parvati is Shiva's wife - and mother, and Shiva is one of the main God for Hindu believers, know as the destructor.
This place is famous since Shiva blessed his elder son Kartik after 3000 years of meditation with the hot water coming from the mountain springs.
Each 12 to 14 years – according to the stars – a special celebration happens in this place. Hundreds of Indians come from all over the valley to celebrate Baghati, one of the numerous Parvati's reincarnations. Men are wearing the local caps called POTI and women the traditional scarfs and blouses, DOTU and PATU. These pilgrims install their camps, make bonfires, dance, play music and sing, while the BOTI - holy cooks no one is allowed to touch - are cooking for about 2000 people. Everyone is welcome to join, even if they don't believe or celebrate.
The last day, the DEULU - holy monks nobody is allowed to touch either - are carrying their Mathaji (Godess) "PATHATI MATHA" (usually based in Rajasthan). The Goddess is symbolized by a silver construction covered of colorful clothes installed on a Palanquin. The DEULU, followed by the pilgrims, walk all the way up to the Shiva temple behind the sheep which will soon be sacrified.
When the procession is done, all the believers – men and women - are having a hot bath in seperate places but all in the same holy water before heading back together, carrying the Mathaji for a 2 days walk till Jari, located down in the valley.


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Aqua Engineering GmbH in Mondsee, Austria, is a subsidiary of,  BWT - Best Water Technology, Europe's leading business in the field of water treatment with an annual turnover of app. 350 million € and a workforce of more than 2500 people.
The fields of activity include drinking water and industrial water supply, seawater desalination and wastewater treatment.
Aqua Engineering recently completed a 560,000-litre/day seawater desalination plant at Bay-Gan Island in Taiwan where Grundfos pumps play an important role in the treatment processes as well in moving the water through the system.
The mother company of Aqua Engineering GmbH, Best Water Technology dates back as far as 1823. For almost two centuries treatment and distribution of water has been a cornerstone of the business. Through "organic" growth and a series of amalgamations the business has grown to become Europe's' leading in its field.
For the seawater desalination plant at Bay-Gan Island in Taiwan Grundfos supplied a full package of booster units, feed pumps and service pumps as well as a range of dosing pumps, each dedicated to dosing a specific chemical/additive.
The pumps supplied include two Grundfos BMET 17-12/8 highpressure boosting units, capable of delivering at maximum pressure of 700 m with a maximum capacity of 95 m3/h. In order to feed to booster units Grundfos CRN 32-2 pumps were installed. Additional CRN pump types were installed to handle permeate transportation, membrane flushing, cleaning operations and service water.
The highly advanced Grundfos Dosing pump range comprises two basic types, DMS and DME. The DMS models are mechanical dosing pumps fitted with a synchronous motor that varies the stroke frequency to meet demand. These pumps combine high throughput with reliable operation.
The Grundfos DME diaphragm pumps offer state-of-the-art digital dosing, which makes setting and operation difficulties to a thing of the past. The suction/discharge diaphragm is screwed into a crankshaft, which means that the diaphragm is fully controlled throughout every suction/discharge cycle. The operation range of the DME pumps is 2.5 ml/h to 150 l/h.
With the all-in-one solution provided by Grundfos, Aqua Engineering achieved not only efficient and trouble-free operation of all pump systems – and, thus, the entire seawater desalination plant at Bay-Gan Island in Taiwan. Logistics and the training of staff members have also been greatly simplified.
In addition to the actual pumps Grundfos supplied all the necessary accessories in order to ensure optimum operation from day one. These included pulsation dampers, pressure relief valves, injection units, level switches incl. section pipes and mixers as well as tools, spare parts and service kits.
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Q: mvvm - PropertyChanged not updating GUI with list modification, but does if I assign a new list - C# silverlight My ViewModel contains a List<string> SelectedActions and a method AddSelectedAction(string addMe)
If I have the following code the GUI doesn't update when the method is called:
SelectedActions.Add(addMe);
OnPropertyChanged("SelectedActions");

But if I use this then it works:
SelectedActions.Add(addMe);
List<string> li = new List<string>();
foreach (string st in SelectedActions)
li.Add(st);
SelectedActions = li;
OnPropertyChanged("SelectedActions");

Where I have the following utility function
protected void OnPropertyChanged(string propertyName)
{
  this.PropertyChanged(this, new PropertyChangedEventArgs(propertyName));
}

As well as implementing INotifyPropertyChanged
Note that the code I posted that works does not if I remove the OnPropertyChanged call, so I know it's at least doing something

A: I would recommend changing your List<string> to ObservableCollection<string>. It's the standard/recommended way of storing collections that need to notify when they have been updated/changed.
This will handle all of the change notification for you and you won't need to explicitly call OnPropertyChange()

A: That is because the object that has been given SelectedActions is doing a minor optimization. You told it the property has changed, but it did a quick call to Equals() and found it's still the same object, so it short circuited updating the value. When you assign a new list to SelectedActions, then the control sees it's an entirely new object and therefore does the update.
The easiest fix is to use an ObservableCollection, which implements INotifyCollectionChanged, which is the interface designed to handle this situation.

A: I would guess that what you want here is an ObservableCollection, rather than a List.  I'm not sure what kind of UI you're expecting to see updated, but adding an object to a list doesn't change the list itself, so the UI wouldn't see that there's anything to update.
Th reason that your second piece of code works is that, by assigning the variable to a completely new list, the databinding engine sees all of the values as new and binds them accordingly.
If there are other things that need to be done on the adding or removing of items from your collection, ObservableCollection supports a CollectionChanged event that gets fired whenever an object is added or removed from the list.  By default, this event also fires the NotifyPropertyChanged event to update your UI, so you don't need to add this manually.

A: You need an ObservableCollection<T> for what you're trying to accomplish. A list does not raise any events when items are added or removes, so the UI has no way to know it needs to be updated.


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Vegas musicians team for Carpenters tribute
By Carl Hoover | Entertainment editor for the Waco Tribute-Herald, Waco, TX | July 11, 2019
The audience at Friday's "The Carpenters Tribute" at the Waco Hippodrome will experience something many fans of pop duo Karen and Richard Carpenter in the 1960s and 1970s never saw: a live performance.
In fact, the show that's recreated by Sally Olson and Ned Mills comes from the Carpenters' 1976 tour of the United Kingdom after they had worked with stage professionals to make their concert more than a string of pop ballads.
"It's their most lively and entertaining show," explained Olson, who sings and drums as Karen in the tribute, with Mills on keyboards and singing Richard's harmony vocals.
That means movement on stage, patter between songs and a musical variety that shows off the Carpenters' musical skills. "A lot of people never had the opportunity to see the Carpenters live," noted Mills, a veteran music director and conductor in Las Vegas. "The takeaway for many who see our show is, 'I had no idea they could do so many different things.'"
For Olson, that meant learning how to drum. Karen, known for her silky, arresting alto, started as a drummer in her brother's pop-jazz combo The Richard Carpenter Trio and for many years preferred to sing from behind a drum kit when onstage.
"Karen started out on drums and considered herself a drummer. For me, I'm doing it in the opposite order," she said.
For Mills, who studied piano at North Texas State University, the tribute meant some brushing up to get Richard's arrangements and playing style down. "I had to step up my chops a couple of notches," he said. "He was so eclectic in his style."
He also plays a tribute to pop arranger, trumpeter and producer Herb Albert, the man who gave the Carpenters their big break, and wanted to do justice to the arrangements of pop composer Burt Bacharach, who had written several of the Carpenters' hits. "It took time and dedication to get it right," he said.
For many Carpenters fans, it was Karen's voice that was the duo's signature, a voice that comes to mind when one runs through the titles of their best-known songs: "(They Long to Be) Close to You," "We've Only Just Begun," "Rainy Days and Mondays," "Superstar," "Top of the World," "Sing," and "For All We Know."
That part only needed polishing, said Olson. "For me, singing the Carpenters' music was a natural and easy fit. The range and timbre of my voice is similar to Karen's," she said. "I had to study and be aware of all the inflections in her voice to fine-tune it . . . You can imagine she had experienced all these things she was singing about."
The Carpenters' time in the musical limelight ended abruptly in 1983 when Karen died of heart failure at age 32.
The tribute that Olson and Mills will lead debuted this spring before an exacting audience: a Carpenters 50th anniversary celebration in Thousand Oaks, California. Not only did they win acclaim for their performance, but subsequent shows sold out.
The two crossed paths after Olson, a Vermont native, had developed a 2015 cabaret show with Karen's songs and secured the part as Karen Carpenter for the "Legends in Concert" show in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, beginning in the fall. Mills, a seasoned arranger and music director who's worked in Las Vegas for 19 years, connected with her to create the tribute for the Carpenters 50th annual celebration, a tribute they're now taking on the road until "Legends " begins.
Joining the two in Waco are Texas musicians - guitarist Dave Lincoln and horn player Greg Bashara, and Vegas drummer John Plows . Author Randy Schmidt, who wrote the Karen Carpenter biography "Little Girl Blue: The Life of Karen Carpenter," also will be at Friday's concert to meet fans and sign books.
Being Karen Carpenter: Olson channels iconic singer for tribute show
By B.J. Lisko | Staff writer for The Repository - Ticket Magazine, Canton, OH | Posted Aug 9, 2017 at 3:56 PM
Technically, Sally Olson was a child of the '80s and '90s. Spiritually, though, she found herself gravitating toward the music of the '60s and '70s. Olson's mother exposed her to the likes of James Taylor, Carole King, The Mamas and the Papas and The Carpenters. Later on, as a student of vocal teacher and musician Bill Reed, Olson found her connection to the latter of those groups — specifically their singer Karen Carpenter — was far greater than she ever knew.
Sally Olson's Carpenters Tribute Concert is set for Aug. 18 at the Meyers Lake Dinner Theatre. The Vermont native has toured the show nationally, earning rave reviews for its authenticity and meticulous attention to detail. Olson is backed by a full band, and the show features video segments and multiple costume changes.
"In all the research I did, I realized what a huge connection I had not only to The Carpenters but to Karen as a person," Olson said of originally putting the show together after Reed's suggestion in 2013. "I can relate to her story and her struggles. That's a big component of the show."
Olson is the managing director at Bill Reed Voice Studio, but as her tribute act gains acclaim, she is inching toward a full-time career honoring The Carpenters.
Olson recently discussed the origins of her show and her connection to all things Karen Carpenter ahead of her Canton appearance.
Q. How did this show come together?
A. "I had been taking voice lessons with Bill Reed for a few years, and in 2013, he suggested I put together a one-woman show. I had been auditioning for a lot of things around the Burlington, Vt.,area. I would get some things, but a lot of the time I wouldn't, and, by and large, I really wasn't inspired by the projects or opportunities that were going on. Bill always encouraged his students to create their own opportunities. At some point, we started reading through The Carpenters' music, and it was clear that it was a great fit for me."
Q. How has the show evolved since you started?
A. "Two years ago, I connected with Randy Schmidt. He wrote 'Little Girl Blue: The Life of Karen Carpenter.' It's the most recent and honest bio on her. Having read his book and having that dialogue with him, it gave me even more insight into her personal story. Being able to access her own experiences has informed the emotional and acting side of my show as well."
Q. How do you personally relate to Karen?
A. "Karen died at the age of 32 from heart failure due to compilcations related to anorexia nervosa. I developed anorexia starting in 1998 as a senior in high school and continued to struggle with the disorder throughout my twenties. Having that common ground with Karen made me feel all the more connected to her and the music. It's kind of eerie actually. I can really get into her mindset more than the average person, knowing what she went through physically, mentally and emotionally. Karen was also a drummer first, and because I'm so keen on being authentic, it only made sense I would learn to play the drums. I can also totally relate to Karen's dry sense of humor. Studying her so much, I've also inadvertently acquired some of her speech patterns. When it comes to sounding like Karen, it has actually served me quite well."
Q. What is your favorite part of the show?
A. "There's more than one, actually. I've spent a ton of time with the costuming. I always loved vintage clothes shopping in high school, but that hobby has really been a positive influence on my show, because now I have an excuse to do it! (Laughs) When I started, the costumes were of the era and looked like something she might have worn. In the last few years, I've done a lot of work in re-creating exactly the iconic costumes she wore. That's really satisfying for me, and people who are really diehard Carpenters fans, they recognize those costumes.
"The other part is being able to get up on stage and be in that moment — letting the songs tell the story. Because I am in a way becoming Karen Carpenter and telling her story through the words in the song. After a show I'll talk to the audience, and they'll say how I was able to bring them back to the '70s or to a Carpenters concert they had seen. A lot of those people also met The Carpenters, and it's been fun hearing those stories, because I was obviously too young to have met them."
Q. Do you have a favorite Carpenters song? Or perhaps one that hits home for you a little more than others?
A. "It's 'I Need To Be In Love.' It strikes a really personal chord. It's that universal struggle that so many people go through in finding that right person and feeling like you'll never find that right person. Also, I know how personally Karen connected to that song. It was a fact that she felt that it was written for her personally, because she was on tour all the time, it was very difficult for her or her brother to have lasting personal relationships. It's an interesting song for me to sing, and one where I'm able to get into character as her the most."
WHO: Sally Olson Carpenters Tribute Concert
WHEN: Aug. 18, 6:30 p.m.
WHERE: Meyers Lake Dinner Theatre, 3218 Parkway Drive NW, Canton
TICKETS: $34 includes dinner and the show. Reservations required. Call 330-327-2087.
MORE INFO: carpenterstributeconcert.com
Reach B.J. at 330-580-8314 or bj.lisko@cantonrep.com
On Twitter: @BLiskoREP
6 Questions for Carpenters Tribute Show Star Sally Olson
Nite Life Exchange, April 27, 2017
By Rob Lester
"We've only just begun" to learn about Karen Carpenter and Carpenters' music. At The Triad Theatre, Sally Olson's April 29 show brings more info. We had some questions!
1. Of the many songs Karen and Richard Carpenter recorded, which is the first one you heard that piqued your interest in their music?
It was actually the first Carpenters song that I ever heard! –"(They Long to Be) Close to You." I first heard it when I was a high school freshman in chorus back in 1995. It was part of a Carpenters medley that we performed for a spring concert. That was my first impression of the Carpenters and it made an indelible mark on my psyche. While it's true that the song had been recorded by others – including Richard Chamberlain, Dionne Warwick, and even Herb Alpert — who signed Karen and Richard to his label, A&M Records, in 1969 and shortly thereafter suggested to Richard that they cover the song. It was the Carpenters' rendition that really took off, with their unique shuffle tempo. Richard said of recording it,"Herb Alpert just gave me a lead sheet, and he said, 'I have a recording of this, but I don't want you to hear it. I don't want anything to influence what you may come up with. Just keep, at the end of the first bridge, two piano quintuplets.' " Those elements — the shuffle tempo, two piano quintuplets and, of course, Karen's pure and soulful voice that got me hooked, with this classic Burt Bacharach/Hal David song.
2. Costuming authenticity is a major part of the production. How did you go about putting together the wardrobe you use for your portrayal?
Yes, costuming authenticity is a huge part of the production! When I was in high school, I became addicted to vintage clothes shopping. While I don't wear vintage clothes on a daily basis, like I did in high school, it's something that has served my show very well. Burlington, Vermont has a wonderful collection of vintage stores and I've also found online vintage stores to supplement my costume search. When I started out costuming my show, I was finding dresses that were "of the era" and looked liked something that Karen might have worn or they were close approximations. But as I further developed my show, I realized that I both needed and wanted to recreate costumes that Karen wore on-stage. So, that is when online vintage stores started to become very useful, because I can type in keywords and find exactly what I am looking for. To date, I have four costumes that are exact replicas of outfits that Karen performed in: 1. The yellow "Rainy Days And Mondays" dress; 2. The "Close to You" peach chiffon blouse/black corset vest/red skirt outfit; 3. The strapless "There's A Kind of Hush (All Over The World)" aqua dress with sequined rainbow scarf; and 4. The 1972 Grammy Awards black dress with white ruffled collar and cuffs. These are the four costumes that I am currently using in my show, but I'm always working on the next costume idea!
3. You've done several performances of this show out of town. Up to this point, what would you say the audiences for this show have been, age-wise?
So far, the audiences have been mainly from the Baby Boomer generation, which makes sense. These are the people who grew up listening to the Carpenters. However, I am always surprised by the younger crowd that tends to come out and is discovering the Carpenters' music for the first time, or they are vaguely familiar with it because it's something they heard their parents listening to in their childhood. Since I debuted my show in 2015, I've been aware of a resurgence of popularity in the Carpenters' music. For me, this is really great timing. I'm not totally sure why this is happening, but perhaps is it a return to interest to songs with real musical integrity. Also, it will be 50 years in 2019 since the Carpenters came onto the music scene, so perhaps that has something to do with it. Music, and art for that matter, that is timeless never dies. Dan Levine, Broadway composer, arranger and owner of Such-A-Voice, a voice-over training company, deftly explains the timelessness and musical integrity of the Carpenters' work as conveyed in my show: "Sally takes us on a carefully crafted journey back to a time when melody, harmony, and well-conceived composition ruled the music scene. Sally has captured the essence and beauty of that era in her show in a way that one rarely sees today. A thoroughly enjoyable evening of song."
4. You've become so immersed in the part and have obviously spent a lot of time researching and studying Karen Carpenter. Is there anything that you have you learned about her that you feel you've incorporated into your own life?
Yes, I have spent the past three and a half years totally immersing myself in all things Carpenters. It's really a labor of love and so, it's not really work to me. I look forward to my evenings because that is when I delve into archival Carpenters videos on YouTube and other online research. In doing so, I've made connections with key people in the Carpenters' world, including Randy Schmidt, the author of Little Girl Blue: The Life of Karen Carpenter. I had the pleasure of meeting with Randy in November of 2015 in Dallas, TX to "talk Carpenters." Additionally, I've become a member of 15 or so Facebook Carpenters fan groups and have connected with hundreds of Carpenters fans who are very interested in what I'm doing with my show and how I am preserving Karen's memory and the legacy of the Carpenters music. In regard to what I have learned about Karen that I have incorporated into my own life— Well, first of all, Karen died at the age of 32 from heart failure due to compilations related to anorexia nervosa. I developed anorexia starting in 1998 as a senior in high school, and continued to struggle with the disorder throughout my twenties. Having that common ground with Karen made me feel all the more connected to her and the music. It's kind of eerie actually. I can really get into her mindset more than the average person, knowing what she went through physically, mentally, and emotionally. Also, I've taken up the drums since I launched my show. Because I am so keen on being authentic, it only made sense that I would learn to play the drums. Karen was a drummer first, and always considered herself "a drummer who could sing"….as crazy as that sounds, because she is, without a doubt, one of the best and most recognizable female voices of the 1970s and probably of all time. However, she was also a formidable and very accomplished drummer! In addition, I totally relate to Karen's dry sense of humor. And, I've also noticed that I've inadvertently acquired some of her speech patterns. She was born and raised in New Haven, Connecticut, before the family moved to Downey, California; but, there is something about her speech that suggests a certain dialect and is also a bit tomboyish. As a born-and-raised Vermonter, I've always been a tomboy and spent my childhood playing outdoors, much like Karen. And my upbringing and surroundings have deeply influenced my speech patterns and regional dialect. It is something that I've had to be aware of and "correct" as a singer. But, when it comes to sounding like Karen, it has actually served me quite well.
5. You've put together a solid production group from the Burlington, Vermont region. What is the cabaret/theatre scene like up there now?
It is quite eclectic. It really runs the gamut from national tours and large names being presented at the Flynn Center for the Performing Arts to community theatre groups— ie. Lyric Theatre Company and Stowe Theatre Guild— to Equity groups– ie. The Commons Group at The Skinner Barn and Vermont Stage Company— to burlesque, ie. Spielpalast Cabaret and Green Mountain Cabaret. However, tribute acts are quite rare in the area. To my knowledge, there is a Prince tribute with DJ Craig Mitchell and an Elvis tribute with Mark Shelton, but that's pretty much it. I actually stumbled into the tribute genre by accident. Bill Reed, renowned singing teacher and founder of the musical theatre program at NYC's acclaimed Circle in the Square Theatre School, my vocal coach and boss — I am the managing director at Bill Reed Voice Studio in South Burlington— suggested in 2013 that I consider putting together a one-woman show. I had been studying voice with Bill since 2009. We started reading through music and at some point came across the Carpenters songbook. It was immediately very clear that this was a perfect fit for me, both vocally and emotionally. I'm a contra-alto, like Karen, and I relate to her life story and struggles on a very personal level. I am thrilled to have found my niche as a tribute artist, as I feel that it speaks to my personal affinities for nostalgia, music of the '70s and vintage clothes, and it allows me to fully express myself artistically. Burlington is a great place for artists. No matter what you are interested in — or obsessed with!— there is a place for you.
6. Of The Carpenters songbook, which is your favorite song and why does it hold that position for you?
It's really hard for me to pick just one Carpenters song from their very prolific songbook. I love so many of them. Richard Carpenter co-wrote many of the songs with John Bettis, in addition to covering many songs and imbuing them with that signature overdubbed "Carpenters sound" with stacked harmonies. However, if I had to choose just one song as my favorite it would be "I Need to Be in Love," written by Richard Carpenter, Albert Hammond, and John Bettis. This song was Karen's favorite Carpenters' original, as she felt that it was written for her and she would actually tear up while singing it. It is my favorite Carpenters song because I relate to it profoundly. It echoes my own romantic ideals and the desire to "keep believing there's someone in this crazy world for me." This song hits very close to home for me and it's really not that hard for me to "become Karen" when I'm singing this song and feel those same emotions of insecurity and longing that are so integral to the human experience. In essence, I think that is what makes the Carpenters' music so accessible. Their songs give a voice to those raw emotions that are at the core of what it means to be human.
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Vermonter honors Karen Carpenter
Article published Jan 14, 2016
By Art Edelstein
Arts Correspondent - Rutland Herald/Times Argus
Sally Olson as Karen Carpenter. Provided photo.
Several factors have led South Burlington singer and actor Sally Olson to the concerts she will perform Jan. 16 at Spotlight Vermont in South Burlington and Jan. 23 at the Unitarian Universalist Church in Middlebury. A strong resemblance to the late singer Karen Carpenter in both looks and vocal ability, as well as a keen understanding of Carpenter's affliction with anorexia, have given Olson a deep feel for the songs this popular singer made famous during the 1970s.
Olson, at 34, isn't old enough to have heard Carpenter sing live — she died Feb. 4, 1983 — but Olson says she has a voice and range similar to Carpenter, and has copied her mannerisms, intonation, phrasing and hand gestures in her role as an actress. All this work has created two tribute shows that will give audiences the opportunity to hear a very good facsimile of the famous and troubled singer.
Olson's two tribute shows will delve into the Carpenters' songbook, and the Middlebury show will also offer commentary on the history behind the Carpenters' music, Karen Carpenter's rise to fame and her sudden and tragic death at the age of 32, due to complications of anorexia nervosa.
"I become her," explained the Rutland native, who has studied voice and theater and is also an accomplished visual artist. "I use a lot of my acting background to get into it," said Olsen, who has appeared in musicals in Vermont and elsewhere.
However, Carpenter shies away from describing her role as impersonator. "I wince; it sounds cheesy," Olson demurred.
The impetus for her Carpenters tribute show began after Olson started studying at the Bill Reed Voice Studio in South Burlington. She said Reed suggested she put together a one-woman show as she didn't enjoy the auditioning process.
"We started reading through music and looking through Carpenters songs and realized I had the same vocal range, a contralto, as Karen Carpenter," Olson said.
Because of an extensive archive of videos, Olson got drawn into the music and formed a strong emotional connection to Carpenter as a person.
"Her story and struggles resonate personally," Olson said. "From a young age I've always been very driven to succeed, as Karen was also a perfectionist. In high school in Rutland I developed anorexia as well. I struggled throughout college and into my 20s." Olson has since overcome that affliction.
Olson said she was also drawn to Carpenter because, "beyond the musical integrity of the Carpenters, their musical arrangements and her velvety haunting voice, you can also hear that cry from her soul that she was suffering and trying to survive. Music was a way for her to express her struggles. It was an emotional release for her."
Olson said she was also drawn to Karen Carpenter's singing because "she was never formally trained. She was a born natural talent." Olson describes the singer's voice as having "purity, simplicity and the way she communicates with the audience, it's not about her. It's about making the audience happy."
According to Olson, Carpenter didn't like being the center of attention. "It was hard for her to front the band from being behind the drum kit." (Karen Carpenter started her musical career as a drummer, not a singer.)
Olson gives a lot of credit to Richard Carpenter, who played piano, arranged and co-wrote many of the hits, with bringing out the best in his sister's vocal abilities.
"Richard was an expert on choosing songs that were perfect for her," explains Olson. "He wrote simple but touching songs for her. She didn't do vocal acrobatics."
Of Carpenter's voice Olson says it worked well with the covers she did.
"She was a great interpreter of songs. She had the quality of voice where she was singing to you as if no one else was in the room."
Accompanying Olson at the Jan. 16 concert are Reed on piano, Arthur DeQuasie on bass and Nicola Cannizzaro on drums. For the Jan. 23 show in Middlebury she is accompanied by Timothy Guiles on piano and backup vocals. This Middlebury concert is a benefit concert for Charter House Coalition.
Sally Olson in concert
Saturday, Jan. 16: South Burlington – $20, $10 under 12, Spotlight Vermont, 50 San Remo Drive, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, Jan. 23: Middlebury – $15, Unitarian Universalist Church, 2 Duane Court, 7 p.m.
Midd Alumna Sally Olson '03 presents Carpenters Tribute Concert
Announcement in Middlebury College's MIDDPOINTS
Vermont singer, actress and artist Sally Olson makes a special appearance in Middlebury to present "A Song For You" on Saturday evening, January 23, 7:00 p.m. at the Champlain Valley Unitarian Universalist Church. Proceeds from the concert will benefit the Charter House Coalition, providing emergency shelter housing during the winter months and free community meals every day of the week throughout the year.
Sally is a graduate of Middlebury College (class of 2003), Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and the Florence Academy of Art in Italy. She has been acting and singing since childhood. Sally has also attended the acclaimed Circle in the Square Theatre School. She can be seen in local/regional commercials, theatre and cabaret performances.
This unique program draws on the Carpenters Tribute Concert that she originally performed in early 2015 with the Bill Reed Voice Studio, and has taken on tour throughout the state. In her tribute show, Sally performs the brother-sister duo's greatest hits and covers. She also offers commentary on the history behind the Carpenters' music, as well as Karen Carpenter's rise to fame and her sudden and tragic death at the age of thirty-two, due to complications of anorexia nervosa. The Middlebury performance will be accompanied by Tim Guiles, who also provides back-up vocals, well known locally as music teacher, musical theater director, and accompanist of the College Community Chorus.
Through her tribute concert, Sally desires to honor Richard Carpenter's musical genius and Karen Carpenter, one of the greatest female singers of all time. She incorporates authentic vintage costumes into her show to help recreate the world of the Carpenters. Reviewers of the show have noted that Sally Olson's voice, appearance and stage-presence bear an uncanny resemblance to that of Karen Carpenter. Sally accepts this wonderful compliment and feels deeply honored to be able to pay tribute to the Carpenters through her singing. Sally notes "her strong affinity for the music of the Carpenters" and that she "relates to Karen and her soulful voice quality and sincerity. When Karen sings, it sounds likes she is experiencing everything for the first time." The original production was conceived by Bill Reed (musical director & piano) and Sally Olson (artistic director & vocals). The set list includes many beloved Carpenters' hits and covers that you're sure to recognize, such as: Top of The World; We've Only Just Begun; Rainy Days And Mondays; (They Long To Be) Close To You; When I Fall in Love; At The End Of A Song; A Song For You; and Thank You For The Music.
Proceeds from the program (suggested admission $15, but any amount is welcome) will help the Charter House Coalition continue to provide ermergency overnight housing on frigid nights, and longer term housing at the Charter House in Middlebury for up to four families throughout the winter, in a warm, welcoming environment. Its meal programs – provided by area congregations, organizations and volunteers – serve more than 25,000 meals throughout the year, including homemade lunches every Monday through Thursday, Friday or Saturday evening suppers, Saturday morning breakfasts, and Sunday afternoon grill dinners. The Coalition also supports community housing on North Pleasant Street in Middlebury with five fully-furnished apartments, open all year, to help families in transition into independent living. The Coalition's Farm-to-Table initiative raises and distributes about 5000 pounds of produce each year, used in the Charter House meal programs and donated to local food shelves. The Coalition extends sincere gratitude to CVUUS, one of the many area organizations that support its meal programs, for hosting this concert. Limited parking may be found at the Church; plenty of parking nearby adjacent to the high school football field.
You can catch a preview at www.carpenterstributeconcert.com on the web. Please join us for a wonderful evening of song and support this important community organization!
Arts Beat - Addison Independent, January 18, 2016
Vermont singer, actress and artist Sally Olson makes a special appearance in Middlebury to present "A Song For You" at 7 p.m. on Saturday at the Champlain Valley Unitarian Universalist Church. The performance will be accompanied by Tim Guiles, who also provides back-up vocals.
Proceeds from the concert will benefit the Charter House Coalition, providing emergency shelter housing during the winter months and free community meals every day of the week throughout the year.
This unique program draws on the Carpenters tribute concert that Olson originally performed in early 2015 with the Bill Reed Voice Studio, and has taken on tour throughout the state. In her tribute show, Olson performs the brother-sister duo's greatest hits and covers. She also offers commentary on the history behind the Carpenters' music, as well as Karen Carpenter's rise to fame and her sudden and tragic death at the age of 32, due to complications of anorexia nervosa.
Through her tribute concert, Olson desires to honor Richard Carpenter's musical genius and Karen Carpenter, one of the greatest female singers of all time. She incorporates authentic vintage costumes into her show to help recreate the world of the Carpenters. Reviewers of the show have noted that Sally Olson's voice, appearance and stage-presence bear an uncanny resemblance to that of Karen Carpenter.
Olson is a graduate of Middlebury College (2003), Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and the Florence Academy of Art in Italy. She has been acting and singing since childhood.
Suggested admission IS $15, but any amount will be welcome. Limited parking may be found at the Church; plenty of parking is available nearby in the lot adjacent to the high school football field.
Seven Days - Magnificent Seven, January 13, 2016


It is true that in recovery we must work on the inside first. It won't help us to obsessively exercise, dazzle ourselves up with makeup, jewelry, tattoos, piercings, expensive clothes, hair, tans, etc…while we rot on the inside. Vanity has led many addicts and alcoholics to dissatisfaction with themselves and others, which led to failed expectations and resentments, which led to the inevitable relapse. This ego and pride filled person must work on their insides first before they go about trying to fix and control their outsides. What they don't know is that they are slowly dying, and they are doing it clean and sober.
Why Keep Calm & Exercise Then?
Keep calm and exercise is about balance. It's important to work on the inside, but it's also important to stay healthy on the outside. If you have balance in your life between your recovery program, affairs outside the rooms, and in your daily exercise; you will find peace. Exercising can be a wonderful tool in recovery when done in a healthy manner. This will help build a healthier lifestyle by building healthy eating habits and physical habits. When we exercise we release endorphins which help the body, we can also release tension and stress. We will gain more energy because we are not foolishly wasting it in unhealthy areas of our lives. We will be inclined to eat healthier because it's difficult to work out while eating unhealthy foods, smoking cigarettes, and engaging in unbalanced sleeping habits. When we exercise our bodies and our minds, we found we grew more. When we didn't want to exercise and we did it, we felt better. The same goes with meetings, steps, and our recovery. When we didn't want to go to meetings, do steps, or help others we had to just do it! We saw that we always felt better after we did.
Many times addicts/alcoholics are either full of high energy where they don't know what to do with it, or they are isolators and become increasingly lazy as the days go on. A good rule of thumb is, if you are doing anything in excess or trying to control circumstances in order to get what you want you may want to take another look at your motives. If our motives are pure, our actions will be too. If our actions are pure, our recovery is in shape. Let healthy exercise habits become a part of your journey into building a stronger foundation for recovery so that your mind, body, and spirit are always full of positive energy and happiness. Keep calm and exercise on!
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BRIDGEWATER, N.J. -- The Bridgeport Bluefish defeated the Somerset Patriots 12-8 in front of 5,752 fans at TD Bank Ballpark on Tuesday evening.
Bridgeport broke an 8-8 tie in the top of the eighth inning after designated hitter Brandon Sing singled, right fielder Ryan Radmanovich singled, and second baseman Todd Davison singled to score both runners for the 10-8 lead. Bridgeport added two more runs to their lead in the top of the ninth inning on an RBI single by Lopez and a sacrifice fly by Hoorelbeke.
Bridgeport reliever Jonathan Plefka (4-1) picked up the win with a scoreless 1 1/3 innings pitched. Patriots reliever Casey Cahill (5-1) suffered the loss, allowing two earned runs on two hits in two innings pitched.


The PR that shocked even me.
I got myself another lil PR! Woo Hoo! I know, I can't even believe it. All of the training that I missed in lieu of shopping and I still got a PR, unbelievable. I am starting to rethink my strategy. Mind you, I didn't get the sub two that I was secretly working on but I came in at 2:02:11, 4th place in my age group. Not bad but I'm still eyeing that sub 2…..hard. And I'll get another chance next weekend.
Yes, I was a sailor girl.
I will have a full race recap report tomorrow but it was a really fun race and I finally got a chance to meet this girl, one of the sweetest people you will ever meet and cute as can be.
After the race, I had to leave pretty quickly because my Mom wanted to do some more…say it with me….Shopping!
And can I just say that running a half or even a full marathon does not even compare to the shopping that my Mom can do. If there was a sale at Macy's and my Mom had to run a marathon first, Paula Radcliffe would be in jeopardy because my Mom would shatter her record, no lie. She'd kill it. You DO NOT mess with my Mom and a sale, ever.
Needless to say, I am exhausted. All the shopping has worn me out. Mom is making a huge Pasta dinner so we can refuel and get out there again tomorrow. After all, I am training for another race next weekend….
Did you race this weekend? How'd you do?
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Love your costume! And congrats on such a great PR! You'll be sub-2 hours in no time!
Awe, thank you. I'll get another chance this weekend so we'll see….
Awesome new PR!!! Congrats! That medal cracks me up!
Thanks! I was hoping the medal would glow in the dark but no such luck…oh well.
You're gonna get that sub-2 next time, I just know it!