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For my séance session I held all of them in the top floor flat or what used to be a flat, the two end rooms are the strangest with odd sensations being felt by guests over several events that we have hosted here.
This time though we were joined by a male spirit called Robert who was a Council Official in 1950s and 60s who was run over by a car on the high street. This particular spirit made those who encountered him feel dizzy, disorientated and made the room feel oppressive.
We were also joined by a spirit called Peter who was from 1902, he was aged about 15 and was responsible for touching some people's bums and making odd noises.
There was also a spirit who was from Harwich and a Fishmonger who sold his fish in the weekly market.
This was an excellent ghost hunt with all guests having some form of paranormal encounter with the spirit present.


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BAS > News & media > Science > The world's largest iceberg
The world's largest iceberg
21 May, 2021 News stories
An enormous iceberg has calved from the western side of the Ronne Ice Shelf, in Antarctica. The iceberg, newly named A-76, measures around 4320 sq km in size and is floating in the Weddell Sea – currently making it the largest iceberg in the world. The calving is considered a natural event and not attributed to climate warming.
The 'megaberg' was spotted by British Antarctic Survey (BAS) researchers in recent images captured by the Copernicus Sentinel-1 mission on the Polar View portal. The iceberg is around 170 km in length and 25 km wide, and is slightly larger than the Spanish island of Majorca or the UK county of Somerset.
The enormity of the iceberg makes it the largest in the world, taking first place from the A-23A iceberg (approximately 3880 sq km in size) which is also located in the Weddell Sea. In comparison, the A-74 iceberg that broke off the Brunt Ice Shelf, near Halley Reseach Station in February earlier this year, was only 1270 sq km.
The iceberg was confirmed by the US National Ice Center using Copernicus Sentinel-1 imagery. The Sentinel-1 mission consists of two polar-orbiting satellites that rely on C-band synthetic aperture radar imaging, returning data regardless of whether it is day or night, allowing year-round viewing of remote regions like Antarctica.
Icebergs are traditionally named from the Antarctic quadrant in which they were originally sighted, then a sequential number, then, if the iceberg breaks, a sequential letter.
Dr Kaitlin Naughten, an ocean modeller at British Antarctic Survey, explains:
"Calving is an essential way for ice shelves to stay in balance. Large calving events only occur occasionally, and they can be very dramatic, but they are not necessarily a sign that the system is changing. There is currently no evidence that the Ronne Ice Shelf is calving more often as a result of climate change."
Sea smoke early morning off the Ronne Ice Shelf
Dr Alex Brisbourne, a glaciologist at BAS, has worked on the Ronne Ice Shelf. He says:
"Iceberg A76 is huge, about the size of the county of Somerset in the UK. It wouldn't make the top 10 list of the biggest known icebergs of all time though. This calving is part of the natural cycle of the Ronne Ice Shelf. The ice shelf is constantly being fed ice from the Antarctic continent, and eventually chunks break off the ice shelf in this way, forming these big flat icebergs and maintaining a balance. Because they are already floating, as they melt, icebergs do not contribute to sea level rise in a significant way. They have been known to eventually get stuck in places like South Georgia in the South Atlantic, disrupting the feeding of seals and penguins.
"We know that the ocean around Antarctica is warming as a result of global heating but the Weddell Sea, where iceberg A76 sits, is not currently experiencing this warming. Elsewhere around the Antarctic continent however, the warming ocean is melting other ice shelves and this is allowing the ice to drain more quickly off the continent, increasing the rate of sea level rise. Of course, this sea level rise isn't restricted to Antarctica, it affects sea level around the world, including here in the UK, increasing the frequency and severity of storm surges and coastal flooding."
Polar Oceans team (Team)
Ice Dynamics and Palaeoclimate team (Team)
Science (Discover section)
Study shows melting ice sheets will disrupt climate
Maps reveal landscape beneath Antarctica's weak underbelly
Study sheds new light on krill larvae survival
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The left-wing Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet published an article on August 17 by reporter Donald Bostrom alleging that Israeli soldiers were kidnapping and killing Palestinians in order to harvest organs to be used for transplanation. As documented in the Jerusalem Post, Bostrom freely admits that he has no evidence whatsoever to back up this blood libel, but indicted that it is up to Israelis to prove innocence in this matter. When the Swedish Ambassador to Israel rightfully condemned this hate speech hiding behind the curtain of "free speech", she was condemned back home in Sweden where some members of the government urged her recall.
However, the government of Sweden has refused to issue any criticism of Aftonbladet or Bostrom; one shouldn't be surprised, given that they have been funding this sort of propaganda directly! Fortunately, not all Swedes agree with their government's decision to support, in their name and with their tax dollars, the Palestinian rejectionist movement and the various lies that it continues to spread about Israel and Jews.
It is time now for Israel's supporters around the world to let the government of Sweden know that we are demanding the barest minimum of decency, which is an official condemnation of this pseudo-journalistic hate crime. Enough is enough.
In San Francisco, the Swedish Consulate can be reached at (415) 788-2631 and sf@consulateofsweden.org. A list of consulates in other cities in the US can be found here.
BlueTruth is devoted to refuting the accusations and exposing the lies that are being told on the streets and in cyberspace about Israel, Jews and pro-Israel organizations. A severe campaign of disinformation is underfoot that relies on anti-Semitic stereotypes, intimidation, half-truths, and outright lies. Until now, these campaigns have gone almost completely unanswered. That grace period has now ended.
Boycott Israel Campaign--The worldwide campaigns to boycott Israel and why they do not help peace.
Israel and the Palestinians: "No" is the Real Obstacle to Peace from AJC on Vimeo.


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from collections import namedtuple
from oslo_config import cfg
from oslo_log import log as logging

from senlin.common import constraints
from senlin.common import consts
from senlin.common import exception as exc
from senlin.common.i18n import _
from senlin.common import scaleutils
from senlin.common import schema
from senlin.engine import health_manager
from senlin.policies import base

LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)

class HealthPolicy(base.Policy):
    """Policy for health management of a cluster."""

    VERSION = '1.2'
    VERSIONS = {
        '1.0': [
            {'status': consts.EXPERIMENTAL, 'since': '2017.02'},
            {'status': consts.SUPPORTED, 'since': '2018.06'},
        ],
        '1.1': [
            {'status': consts.SUPPORTED, 'since': '2018.09'}
        ],
        '1.2': [
            {'status': consts.SUPPORTED, 'since': '2020.09'}
        ],
    }
    PRIORITY = 600

    TARGET = [
        ('BEFORE', consts.CLUSTER_RECOVER),
        ('BEFORE', consts.CLUSTER_DEL_NODES),
        ('BEFORE', consts.CLUSTER_SCALE_IN),
        ('BEFORE', consts.CLUSTER_RESIZE),
        ('BEFORE', consts.CLUSTER_UPDATE),
        ('BEFORE', consts.CLUSTER_RECOVER),
        ('BEFORE', consts.CLUSTER_REPLACE_NODES),
        ('BEFORE', consts.NODE_DELETE),
        ('AFTER', consts.CLUSTER_DEL_NODES),
        ('AFTER', consts.CLUSTER_SCALE_IN),
        ('AFTER', consts.CLUSTER_RESIZE),
        ('AFTER', consts.CLUSTER_UPDATE),
        ('AFTER', consts.CLUSTER_RECOVER),
        ('AFTER', consts.CLUSTER_REPLACE_NODES),
        ('AFTER', consts.NODE_DELETE),
    ]

    # Should be ANY if profile provides health check support?
    PROFILE_TYPE = [
        'os.nova.server',
        'os.heat.stack',
    ]

    KEYS = (DETECTION, RECOVERY) = ('detection', 'recovery')

    _DETECTION_KEYS = (
        DETECTION_MODES, DETECTION_TYPE, DETECTION_OPTIONS, DETECTION_INTERVAL,
        NODE_UPDATE_TIMEOUT, RECOVERY_CONDITIONAL
    ) = (
        'detection_modes', 'type', 'options', 'interval',
        'node_update_timeout', 'recovery_conditional'
    )

    _DETECTION_OPTIONS = (
        POLL_URL, POLL_URL_SSL_VERIFY,
        POLL_URL_CONN_ERROR_AS_UNHEALTHY, POLL_URL_HEALTHY_RESPONSE,
        POLL_URL_RETRY_LIMIT, POLL_URL_RETRY_INTERVAL,
    ) = (
        'poll_url', 'poll_url_ssl_verify',
        'poll_url_conn_error_as_unhealthy', 'poll_url_healthy_response',
        'poll_url_retry_limit', 'poll_url_retry_interval'
    )

    _RECOVERY_KEYS = (
        RECOVERY_ACTIONS, RECOVERY_FENCING, RECOVERY_DELETE_TIMEOUT,
        RECOVERY_FORCE_RECREATE,
    ) = (
        'actions', 'fencing', 'node_delete_timeout', 'node_force_recreate',
    )

    FENCING_OPTION_VALUES = (
        COMPUTE,
        # STORAGE, NETWORK,
    ) = (
        'COMPUTE',
        # 'STORAGE', 'NETWORK'
    )

    ACTION_KEYS = (
        ACTION_NAME, ACTION_PARAMS,
    ) = (
        'name', 'params',
    )

    properties_schema = {
        DETECTION: schema.Map(
            _('Policy aspect for node failure detection.'),
            schema={
                DETECTION_INTERVAL: schema.Integer(
                    _("Number of seconds between pollings. Only "
                      "required when type is 'NODE_STATUS_POLLING' or "
                      "'NODE_STATUS_POLL_URL' or 'HYPERVISOR_STATUS_POLLING."),
                    default=60,
                ),
                NODE_UPDATE_TIMEOUT: schema.Integer(
                    _("Number of seconds since last node update to "
                      "wait before checking node health."),
                    default=300,
                ),
                RECOVERY_CONDITIONAL: schema.String(
                    _("The conditional that determines when recovery should be"
                      " performed in case multiple detection modes are "
                      "specified. 'ALL_FAILED' means that all "
                      "detection modes have to return failed health checks "
                      "before a node is recovered. 'ANY_FAILED'"
                      " means that a failed health check with a single "
                      "detection mode triggers a node recovery."),
                    constraints=[
                        constraints.AllowedValues(
                            consts.RECOVERY_CONDITIONAL),
                    ],
                    default=consts.ANY_FAILED,
                    required=False,
                ),
                DETECTION_MODES: schema.List(
                    _('List of node failure detection modes.'),
                    schema=schema.Map(
                        _('Node failure detection mode to try'),
                        schema={
                            DETECTION_TYPE: schema.String(
                                _('Type of node failure detection.'),
                                constraints=[
                                    constraints.AllowedValues(
                                        consts.DETECTION_TYPES),
                                ],
                                required=True,
                            ),
                            DETECTION_OPTIONS: schema.Map(
                                schema={
                                    POLL_URL: schema.String(
                                        _("URL to poll for node status. See "
                                          "documentation for valid expansion "
                                          "parameters. Only required "
                                          "when type is "
                                          "'NODE_STATUS_POLL_URL'."),
                                        default='',
                                    ),
                                    POLL_URL_SSL_VERIFY: schema.Boolean(
                                        _("Whether to verify SSL when calling "
                                          "URL to poll for node status. Only "
                                          "required when type is "
                                          "'NODE_STATUS_POLL_URL'."),
                                        default=True,
                                    ),
                                    POLL_URL_CONN_ERROR_AS_UNHEALTHY:
                                        schema.Boolean(
                                        _("Whether to treat URL connection "
                                          "errors as an indication of an "
                                          "unhealthy node. Only required "
                                          "when type is "
                                          "'NODE_STATUS_POLL_URL'."),
                                        default=True,
                                    ),
                                    POLL_URL_HEALTHY_RESPONSE: schema.String(
                                        _("String pattern in the poll URL "
                                          "response body that indicates a "
                                          "healthy node. Required when type "
                                          "is 'NODE_STATUS_POLL_URL'."),
                                        default='',
                                    ),
                                    POLL_URL_RETRY_LIMIT: schema.Integer(
                                        _("Number of times to retry URL "
                                          "polling when its return body is "
                                          "missing POLL_URL_HEALTHY_RESPONSE "
                                          "string before a node is considered "
                                          "down. Required when type is "
                                          "'NODE_STATUS_POLL_URL'."),
                                        default=3,
                                    ),
                                    POLL_URL_RETRY_INTERVAL: schema.Integer(
                                        _("Number of seconds between URL "
                                          "polling retries before a node is "
                                          "considered down. Required when "
                                          "type is 'NODE_STATUS_POLL_URL'."),
                                        default=3,
                                    ),
                                },
                                default={}
                            ),
                        }
                    )
                )
            },
            required=True,
        ),

        RECOVERY: schema.Map(
            _('Policy aspect for node failure recovery.'),
            schema={
                RECOVERY_ACTIONS: schema.List(
                    _('List of actions to try for node recovery.'),
                    schema=schema.Map(
                        _('Action to try for node recovery.'),
                        schema={
                            ACTION_NAME: schema.String(
                                _("Name of action to execute."),
                                constraints=[
                                    constraints.AllowedValues(
                                        consts.RECOVERY_ACTIONS),
                                ],
                                required=True
                            ),
                            ACTION_PARAMS: schema.Map(
                                _("Parameters for the action")
                            ),
                        }
                    )
                ),
                RECOVERY_FENCING: schema.List(
                    _('List of services to be fenced.'),
                    schema=schema.String(
                        _('Service to be fenced.'),
                        constraints=[
                            constraints.AllowedValues(FENCING_OPTION_VALUES),
                        ],
                        required=True,
                    ),
                ),
                RECOVERY_DELETE_TIMEOUT: schema.Integer(
                    _("Number of seconds to wait for node deletion to "
                      "finish and start node creation for recreate "
                      "recovery option. Required when type is "
                      "'NODE_STATUS_POLL_URL and recovery action "
                      "is RECREATE'."),
                    default=20,
                ),
                RECOVERY_FORCE_RECREATE: schema.Boolean(
                    _("Whether to create node even if node deletion "
                      "failed. Required when type is "
                      "'NODE_STATUS_POLL_URL' and action recovery "
                      "action is RECREATE."),
                    default=False,
                ),
            },
            required=True,
        ),
    }

    def __init__(self, name, spec, **kwargs):
        super(HealthPolicy, self).__init__(name, spec, **kwargs)

        self.interval = self.properties[self.DETECTION].get(
            self.DETECTION_INTERVAL, 60)

        self.node_update_timeout = self.properties[self.DETECTION].get(
            self.NODE_UPDATE_TIMEOUT, 300)

        self.recovery_conditional = self.properties[self.DETECTION].get(
            self.RECOVERY_CONDITIONAL, consts.ANY_FAILED)

        DetectionMode = namedtuple(
            'DetectionMode',
            [self.DETECTION_TYPE] + list(self._DETECTION_OPTIONS))

        self.detection_modes = []

        raw_modes = self.properties[self.DETECTION][self.DETECTION_MODES]
        for mode in raw_modes:
            options = mode[self.DETECTION_OPTIONS]

            self.detection_modes.append(
                DetectionMode(
                    mode[self.DETECTION_TYPE],
                    options.get(self.POLL_URL, ''),
                    options.get(self.POLL_URL_SSL_VERIFY, True),
                    options.get(self.POLL_URL_CONN_ERROR_AS_UNHEALTHY, True),
                    options.get(self.POLL_URL_HEALTHY_RESPONSE, ''),
                    options.get(self.POLL_URL_RETRY_LIMIT, ''),
                    options.get(self.POLL_URL_RETRY_INTERVAL, '')
                )
            )

        recover_settings = self.properties[self.RECOVERY]
        self.recover_actions = recover_settings[self.RECOVERY_ACTIONS]
        self.fencing_types = recover_settings[self.RECOVERY_FENCING]
        self.node_delete_timeout = recover_settings.get(
            self.RECOVERY_DELETE_TIMEOUT, None)
        self.node_force_recreate = recover_settings.get(
            self.RECOVERY_FORCE_RECREATE, False)

    def validate(self, context, validate_props=False):
        super(HealthPolicy, self).validate(context,
                                           validate_props=validate_props)

        if len(self.recover_actions) > 1:
            message = _("Only one '%s' is supported for now."
                        ) % self.RECOVERY_ACTIONS
            raise exc.ESchema(message=message)

        if self.interval < cfg.CONF.health_check_interval_min:
            message = _("Specified interval of %(interval)d seconds has to be "
                        "larger than health_check_interval_min of "
                        "%(min_interval)d seconds set in configuration."
                        ) % {"interval": self.interval,
                             "min_interval":
                                 cfg.CONF.health_check_interval_min}
            raise exc.InvalidSpec(message=message)

        # check valid detection types
        polling_types = [consts.NODE_STATUS_POLLING,
                         consts.NODE_STATUS_POLL_URL,
                         consts.HYPERVISOR_STATUS_POLLING]

        has_valid_polling_types = all(
            d.type in polling_types
            for d in self.detection_modes
        )
        has_valid_lifecycle_type = (
            len(self.detection_modes) == 1 and
            self.detection_modes[0].type == consts.LIFECYCLE_EVENTS
        )

        if not has_valid_polling_types and not has_valid_lifecycle_type:
            message = ("Invalid detection modes in health policy: %s" %
                       ', '.join([d.type for d in self.detection_modes]))
            raise exc.InvalidSpec(message=message)

        if len(self.detection_modes) != len(set(self.detection_modes)):
            message = ("Duplicate detection modes are not allowed in "
                       "health policy: %s" %
                       ', '.join([d.type for d in self.detection_modes]))
            raise exc.InvalidSpec(message=message)

        # TODO(Qiming): Add detection of duplicated action names when
        # support to list of actions is implemented.

    def attach(self, cluster, enabled=True):
        """"Hook for policy attach.

        Register the cluster for health management.

        :param cluster: The cluster to which the policy is being attached to.
        :param enabled: The attached cluster policy is enabled or disabled.
        :return: A tuple comprising execution result and policy data.
        """
        p_type = cluster.rt['profile'].type_name
        action_names = [a['name'] for a in self.recover_actions]
        if p_type != 'os.nova.server':
            if consts.RECOVER_REBUILD in action_names:
                err_msg = _("Recovery action REBUILD is only applicable to "
                            "os.nova.server clusters.")
                return False, err_msg

            if consts.RECOVER_REBOOT in action_names:
                err_msg = _("Recovery action REBOOT is only applicable to "
                            "os.nova.server clusters.")
                return False, err_msg

        kwargs = {
            'interval': self.interval,
            'node_update_timeout': self.node_update_timeout,
            'params': {
                'recover_action': self.recover_actions,
                'node_delete_timeout': self.node_delete_timeout,
                'node_force_recreate': self.node_force_recreate,
                'recovery_conditional': self.recovery_conditional,
            },
            'enabled': enabled
        }

        converted_detection_modes = [
            d._asdict() for d in self.detection_modes
        ]
        detection_mode = {'detection_modes': converted_detection_modes}
        kwargs['params'].update(detection_mode)

        ret = health_manager.register(cluster.id, engine_id=None, **kwargs)
        if not ret:
            LOG.warning('Registering health manager for cluster %s '
                        'timed out.', cluster.id)
            err_msg = _("Registering health manager for cluster timed out.")
            return False, err_msg

        data = {
            'interval': self.interval,
            'node_update_timeout': self.node_update_timeout,
            'recovery_conditional': self.recovery_conditional,
            'node_delete_timeout': self.node_delete_timeout,
            'node_force_recreate': self.node_force_recreate,
        }
        data.update(detection_mode)

        return True, self._build_policy_data(data)

    def detach(self, cluster):
        """Hook for policy detach.

        Unregister the cluster for health management.
        :param cluster: The target cluster.
        :returns: A tuple comprising the execution result and reason.
        """
        ret = health_manager.unregister(cluster.id)
        if not ret:
            LOG.warning('Unregistering health manager for cluster %s '
                        'timed out.', cluster.id)
            err_msg = _("Unregistering health manager for cluster timed out.")
            return False, err_msg
        return True, ''

    def pre_op(self, cluster_id, action, **args):
        """Hook before action execution.

        Disable health policy for actions that modify cluster nodes (e.g.
        scale in, delete nodes, cluster update, cluster recover and cluster
        replace nodes).
        For all other actions, set the health policy data in the action data.

        :param cluster_id: The ID of the target cluster.
        :param action: The action to be examined.
        :param kwargs args: Other keyword arguments to be checked.
        :returns: Boolean indicating whether the checking passed.
        """
        if action.action in (consts.CLUSTER_SCALE_IN,
                             consts.CLUSTER_DEL_NODES,
                             consts.NODE_DELETE,
                             consts.CLUSTER_UPDATE,
                             consts.CLUSTER_RECOVER,
                             consts.CLUSTER_REPLACE_NODES):
            health_manager.disable(cluster_id)
            return True

        if action.action == consts.CLUSTER_RESIZE:
            deletion = action.data.get('deletion', None)
            if deletion:
                health_manager.disable(cluster_id)
                return True

            cluster = action.entity
            current = len(cluster.nodes)
            res, reason = scaleutils.parse_resize_params(action, cluster,
                                                         current)
            if res == base.CHECK_ERROR:
                action.data['status'] = base.CHECK_ERROR
                action.data['reason'] = reason
                return False

            if action.data.get('deletion', None):
                health_manager.disable(cluster_id)
                return True

        pd = {
            'recover_action': self.recover_actions,
            'fencing': self.fencing_types,
        }
        action.data.update({'health': pd})
        action.store(action.context)

        return True

    def post_op(self, cluster_id, action, **args):
        """Hook before action execution.

        One of the task for this routine is to re-enable health policy if the
        action is a request that will shrink the cluster thus the policy has
        been temporarily disabled.

        :param cluster_id: The ID of the target cluster.
        :param action: The action to be examined.
        :param kwargs args: Other keyword arguments to be checked.
        :returns: Boolean indicating whether the checking passed.
        """
        if action.action in (consts.CLUSTER_SCALE_IN,
                             consts.CLUSTER_DEL_NODES,
                             consts.NODE_DELETE,
                             consts.CLUSTER_UPDATE,
                             consts.CLUSTER_RECOVER,
                             consts.CLUSTER_REPLACE_NODES):
            health_manager.enable(cluster_id)
            return True

        if action.action == consts.CLUSTER_RESIZE:
            deletion = action.data.get('deletion', None)
            if deletion:
                health_manager.enable(cluster_id)
                return True

            cluster = action.entity
            current = len(cluster.nodes)
            res, reason = scaleutils.parse_resize_params(action, cluster,
                                                         current)
            if res == base.CHECK_ERROR:
                action.data['status'] = base.CHECK_ERROR
                action.data['reason'] = reason
                return False

            if action.data.get('deletion', None):
                health_manager.enable(cluster_id)
                return True

        return True

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Home Gadgets Garmin GPS: Truck, Hunting, Motorcycle Navigation, How To Update
Garmin GPS: Truck, Hunting, Motorcycle Navigation, How To Update
The importance of a GPS cannot be overemphasized whether you are a truck driver, a car driver, a biker, or even a hunter. They do a lot of things such as helping you find your way around, knowing the weather and traffic situation and helping you know some of the things that wait ahead of you such as sharp bends.
Among the most popular of these are the Garmin GPS devices which come with features and technology that are hard to compete with on the market. They are made by Garmin which is one of the biggest names when it comes to Global Positioning System (GPS) technology. The company is also a formidable force in the production of devices that come with navigation assistance for aviation, automotive, fitness, and outdoor markets.
Garmin Truck, Hunting, Motorcycle Navigation
You can find the Garmin GPS devices for almost everything from Trucks to motorcycle navigation and much more.
Truck Garmin GPS
For trucks, there are a good number of trucking-dedicated navigation systems that feature things like custom truck routing and road warnings. Among these systems are:
Garmin dēzl 780
For large truck drivers, this is a 7′ navigator that has free live services feeding you traffic and weather report in real time when you have the Smartphone Link app installed on your phone.
Other features that this navigator has, include a built-in Wi-Fi to have your software and maps updated, voice control, smart notification, and Bluetooth hands-free calling among other things.
Garmin dēzlCam 785 LMT-S
This is an all-in-one 7″ navigator that has a custom routing system although it is not in all areas that this works. More so, it alerts you of events such as upcoming bridge heights and steep grades among other things. When you make use of the Smartphone Link app you can access free live services including traffic and weather report. Just like the Garmin dēzl 780, it also has voice command, hands-free calling, and built-in Wi-Fi so that even without your computer, you can update your software and get an up to date map.
Garmin dēzl 580 LMT-S
If you need a 5 inch GPS truck navigator, this is a good choice. It comes with a free live traffic and weather report feature using the free Smartphone Link app. Just like others, it has a customized truck routing, voice control, built-in Wi-Fi, and hands-free calling.
Note: It is important, however, to understand that there are some jurisdictions that either outrightly prohibit or regulate the use of some of these navigators.
Garmin Hunting GPS
For hunting, Garmin has Handheld GPS that can be carried around. These devices have detailed mapping and other features that a hunter would find very important.
Garmin GPSMAP 64st
This is one of the most popular GPS for hunting. It has features that include a sunlight-readable 2-inch colored display, smart notification system, a dual battery system which makes it possible to either rely on the rechargeable battery pack which can last up to 16 hours or go for the traditional AA batteries.
More importantly, it has features that make it easy for you to locate your position rightly whether you are in the woods or somewhere else entirely. There is also an electronic compass to show where you are headed, just as you can use it to plan your trips using the BaseCamp software.
Garmin GPSMAP 64s Worldwide
This also has most of the features that you will get with the 6st, with a Worldwide Basemap preloaded map. The navigator has a 2.6inch sunlight readable colored screen, Smart Notification which allows you to receive text messages and emails, and it comes with a 1-year BirdsEye Satellite Imagery subscription.
Garmin Motorcycle Navigation
Garmin Motorcycle navigators are also very popular mostly because of their premium quality and the features they are designed with.
Garmin zūmo 595LM
This navigator comes with a 5-inch Glove-friendly and sunlight-readable display that is designed to withstand a very harsh weather. Taking advantage of the Garmin Adventurous Routing, you will find curvy and hilly roads with alerts for curves, speed cameras and more.
With a compatible smartphone, the hands-free calling feature is useful most especially as it also has the Smart notification with which you can customize things like calls, messages, and other alerts. The navigator has lifetime map updates, tire pressure monitoring features, and it is camera compatible.
The motorbike navigator is also an intelligent piece like most others from Garmin, although it is not one of the most popular. It comes with a 4.3-inch touchscreen display which is designed to handle harsh weather.
It has preloaded maps, maps updates and other navigation features such as traffic compatibility in the automotive mount, displays for junction signs, speed limit indicators, and trip planner, trip log, tire pressure monitor system, and curvy roads routing.
In the same way as the others, this comes with a glove-friendly and sunlight-readable screen that measures 4.3-inch. It also has similar features such as the rider alert system, Garmin Adventurous Routing, tire pressure monitoring, and other navigation tools.
To manage and update the Garmin GPS, you will need to download and make use of the Garmin express which is a software program that you need to have downloaded to your computer. The program works with both Windows and Apple computers.
See Also: Mapquest Driving Directions, Route Planner, Mileage, and Gas Calculator
Even without the software, there are some Garmin GPS that come with Wi-Fi so that even without having to use your computer, you can update them where they need to be updated. Here are the steps to update your Garmin GPS:
Download the Garmin Express software from the website and install it.
Before anything else, you will need to sign in to your Garmin account manually.
Connect your device and register it. You can add all the Garmin GPS devices you have on the app.
Select the device that you want to update and automatically, the application will search for available updates and notify you.
You can either select update all to have all the devices updated or select "View Details" to have details on the updates available. You can select what you want to update there. Do not disconnect your device when it is updating as that may damage it.
You will be notified when your update is completed to either eject it or continue with some other things.
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The site in question is https://ravit.is.fi/paivanravit/?lahto=147497
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Morgan Sindall set for £60m St Albans mixed-use scheme
Morgan Sindall Construction has been named preferred bidder for a mixed-use development in the heart of St Albans city centre.
Scheme will be built on the site of the old police station at Victroia Road
Under the St Albans and District City Council led plan, the former police station, an NHS clinic and parts of the St Albans civic centre will be demolished and redeveloped with new homes, shops and restaurants.
Morgan Sindall has signed a pre-construction agreement, after being selected through a Pagabo construction framework, to deliver the £60m development across two six-storey buildings. Demolition of the buildings is likely to get underway in June.
These will provide 100 mixed tenure flats, alongside commercial and retail facilities which will be located on the ground and first floors.
It will also see the construction of a new basement car park with 100 spaces and all associated substructure works.
David Rowsell, Morgan Sindall Construction's area director, said: "Morgan Sindall Construction has recently delivered an outstanding residential refurbishment for St Albans City and District Council at the former Museum of St Albans, and we look forward to building on this positive partnership and our knowledge of the community."
Councillor Julian Daly, Portfolio Holder for Commercial and Development for St Albans City and District Council, said: "This is one of the most ambitious developments that the Council has ever undertaken and it is very exciting that we are now moving on to the construction work."


GNOME Shell vs. Ubuntu Unity: Which desktop wins?
The war is almost on: GNOME Shell vs. Ubuntu Unity. Both have been available long enough to draw the conclusion as to which will rise above and find success. Jack Wallen offers up his take on the battle.
Both GNOME Shell and Ubuntu Unity are looming on the horizon. Both of these desktop replacements will incite a lot of reactions from users — some good, some bad.But when it all boils down, one of these two takes on the desktop will rise above the other. Which one? I'm going to compare the two and offer up a conclusion on the future of both GNOME Shell and Ubuntu Unity.
I want to first examine how the user is going to feel upon first glance. Let's imagine the user has no previous knowledge of either desktop. How will they react? If you look at the two desktops, side by side (see Figures A and B), you might well draw the same conclusion I draw: Ubuntu Unity, at first glance, will be much more accessible to new users. Why? The new user is not going to immediately know to hover their mouse in the upper left corner or click the Activities button to open up the launcher menu. In Unity, the launchers are right there on the desktop, waiting to be clicked and used.
Each of the desktops you see in the images are default (minus the addition of The GIMP for quality screenshots.) The lack of an obvious means to launch applications in GNOME Shell will trip up new users.
The Unity advantage pretty much ends there.
Once you get beyond the surface, a few glaring issues start popping up for Ubuntu Unity. I will highlight the most glaring.
Open Nautilus from the command line.
Click Go | Network and then attempt to connect to your Windows network.
This, however, did not work for me. From GNOME Shell I could effortlessly connect to my shared folders using the Connect to Server wizard. From Ubuntu Unity...no dice. Even though I know Samba is configured correctly and working, Ubuntu Unity simply wouldn't play along.
In order to configure the GNOME Shell desktop the user only has to right-click the desktop as they have for years. Ubuntu Unity? No dice. In order to configure desktop with Unity, the user must click Applications | System | Appearance. Most new users aren't even going to know how to get to Systems from within Applications. And if they do figure it out (it's not difficult), chances are they won't know that Appearance configuration is tucked into the System category. Shouldn't there be a Preferences category? Bad call on Unity's part.
And while we're at it...both desktops are still using Mutter. I realize that Unity is in major transition from X to Wayland and the rumors have been flip flopping since the announcement as to which compositor it will use. (I just googled it and still find instances where some are saying Mutter and some are saying Compiz.) Regardless of which it uses, just make sure compositing can be customized. That has been one of the best features of Linux desktop - customization!
That's right. Ubuntu Unity has forsaken the trusty run dialog. I don't know about you, but that dialog has been my bread and butter for launching applications for a very long time. Why would a desktop designer think removing that tool is anything but a horrible idea? GNOME Shell? Of course, you can have your run dialog!
What? I can't change my window manager?
This is the case for both desktops. You can not change your window manager. Say you prefer Emerald over the standard window manager...if you're using either GNOME Shell or Ubuntu Unity, you're out of luck. One of the draws of the Linux desktop has always been its flexibility. If you're using either GNOME Shell or Ubuntu Unity, kiss that flexibility goodbye.
Anyone that has read my column long enough knows I have been a big champion of Ubuntu and Canonical for a long time. When Mark Shuttleworth announced that Ubuntu was migrating to Ubuntu Unity I was on his side. I assumed there was good reason for the shift. Well, I've had plenty of time to give Unity a try and, to be quite frank, it's a mistake. Ubuntu Unity simply does not perform or behave up to the standards users have grown to expect from a Linux desktop. My fear is this will actually do more to harm than to help the Linux desktop cause. When new users install Ubuntu 11.04 they will be greeted with a desktop designed for netbooks and will feel cheated.
Given the choice between the two, I would choose GNOME Shell any day. Fortunately that is not the only option. We will see plenty of Ubuntu re-spins (a GNOME Shell spin will probably appear right away). In fact, these migrations will probably bring some of the alternative desktops (such as my favorite, Enlightenment) to the fore. And that is probably where I will be heading to full time - Enlightenment. What about you? What is your take on the GNOME Shell vs. Ubuntu Unity battle?


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Nathan LeRud named dean of Portland's Trinity Episcopal Cathedral
[Trinity Episcopal Cathedral press release] Following an 18-month search process to review 60 candidates, senior warden Jerry Petty announced January 10 that the chapter and vestry of Trinity Episcopal Cathedral in Portland, Oregon, had unanimously voted to call the Rev. Canon Nathan LeRud as the cathedral's next dean. LeRud had previously been serving as the cathedral's acting dean during the transition period.
A member of the cathedral's staff since 2009, LeRud was hired by previous dean the Very Rev. William Lupfer to serve as canon residentiary, overseeing administrative staff and ministry organization. In 2012, LeRud was appointed canon for spiritual formation, assuming leadership of Trinity's nationally-recognized adult education programs. When Lupfer was appointed rector of Trinity Church, Wall Street in 2014, LeRud was called to serve as the cathedral's acting dean.
A fifth-generation Oregonian and native Portlander, LeRud is the son of a pastor and was raised and baptized in the Evangelical Church of North America. He holds a BA in English and Theatre from Whitman College in Walla Walla, Washington and an M.Div from the General Theological Seminary in New York City. Sponsored for ordination by the Episcopal Diocese of Spokane, LeRud was ordained to the priesthood in 2007. Before being called to Trinity he served as curate of Christ Episcopal Church in Ridgewood, New Jersey.
In a letter accepting the vestry's invitation, LeRud wrote, "I'm excited and energized by the vision for our future that is already emerging. The people of Trinity are some of the most committed, creative and passionate folks I've ever known, and to be called as your next spiritual leader is humbling and thrilling."
LeRud is married to the Rev, James Michael Joiner, assistant rector of St. Michael and All Angels Episcopal Church in Portland. Theirs was the first same-gender marriage conducted at the cathedral by Bishop Michael Hanley.
Trinity Episcopal Cathedral was founded in 1851 and was designated cathedral for the Episcopal Diocese of Oregon in 1993. Among the largest Episcopal churches in the region, Trinity identifies as a progressive congregation of 1800 members open to many points of view, but united in a commitment to spiritual formation, community outreach, and social justice.
More information is here.
Fr Phillip Ayers says:
What a joy it is to be a part of the Trinity Cathedral parish and to serve occasionally there as a priest. Canon LeRud is an excellent preacher, a competent administrator, a talented person is many aspects. He is a real gift to the Church and to us! And he's only 33!


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Thai Beverage Public Company Limited (ThaiBev) ist ein thailändisches Unternehmen mit Firmensitz in Bangkok.

Geschichte
Die Thai Beverage Plc. wurde 2003 von Charoen Sirivadhanabhakdi gegründet, als dieser seine damals 58 Unternehmen im Getränkebereich zu einer Unternehmensgruppe zusammenfasste. Sie verfügte bei Gründung über ein eingetragenes Kapital von 20 Milliarden Baht.

Die älteste Marke der ThaiBev-Gruppe, Mekhong, gibt es hingegen schon seit 1941. Charoen Sirivadhanabhakdi kaufte in den 1980er-Jahren sämtliche Lizenzen für die damals noch unter staatlichem Monopol stehende Spirituosenproduktion auf. 1991 expandierte er auf den im selben Jahr liberalisierten Biermarkt, indem er ein Joint Venture mit dem dänischen Brauereikonzern Carlsberg gründete. 1995 kam Chang-Bier, das heute bekannteste Produkt von ThaiBev, auf den Markt. Carlsberg zog sich 2003 aus dem Joint Venture zurück und ThaiBev entstand.

Von 2004 bis 2017 war ThaiBev Trikotsponsor des britischen Fußballvereins Everton Football Club. Vorstandsvorsitzender und CEO der Unternehmensgruppe ist seit 2008 der Sohn des Gründers, Thapana Sirivadhanabhakdi. 2013 übernahm ThaiBev den Getränkehersteller Fraser und Neave aus Singapur.

Im Dezember 2017 übernahm ThaiBev die Mehrheit an der vietnamesischen Brauerei SABECO (Saigon-Bier).

Produkte und Marken

ThaiBev ist der größte Brauereikonzern in Thailand. Zu ihm gehören die Biermarken Chang, Archa und Federbräu (letzteres entspricht dem deutschen Reinheitsgebot). Die Großbrauereien befinden sich in den thailändischen Provinzen Ayutthaya und Kamphaeng Phet.

Neben Bier produziert ThaiBev Spirituosen: vor allem brauner Rum aus Melasse und Reis (sogenannter "Thai-Whisky") der Marken Mekhong, SangSom und Hong Thong, sowie weißer Rum, darunter Ruang Khao, Niyomthai und White Tiger, Kräuterschnäpse chinesischer Art wie Siang Chun, aber auch Blended Whisky (Blend 285) und Scotch Whisky aus Balmenach (Drummer). Destillerien des Unternehmens finden sich nicht nur in Südostasien, insbesondere in Thailand, sondern auch in Schottland, Frankreich, Polen und Irland.

Außerdem produziert und verkauft ThaiBev alkoholfreie Getränke, z. B. Trinkwasser und Sodawasser der Marken Chang und Crystal, Cola und Limonaden der Marke est sowie Oishi-Eistee.

Unternehmenszahlen
Thai Beverage hatte im Juni 2018 einen Börsenwert von 15,2 Milliarden US-Dollar. Die Aktiva hatten einen Wert von 12,6 Mrd. Dollar, der Umsatz betrug 5,56 Mrd. Dollar, der Gewinn 874 Mio. Dollar. Das Unternehmen hat rund 22.000 Mitarbeiter. Damit ist es laut Forbes eines der 10 größten Unternehmen Thailands.

Weblinks
  www.thaibev.com

Einzelnachweise

Brauerei
Gegründet 2003
Unternehmen (Bangkok)
Lebensmittelhersteller (Thailand)
Bier (Thailand)

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Kali Chaudas or Narak Chaturdashi or Roop Chaudas or Choti Diwali is the second day of the 5 days Diwali festival.
The day falls is celebrated one day before the main Diwali day i.e. on the fourteenth lunar day of Krishna paksha (dark fortnight) in the Hindu calendar month of Ashwin.
As per legends, Goddess Maha-Kali or Shakti defeated demon Raktavija and Lord Krishna killed demon Narakasur. The day signifies the victory of good over evil and light over darkness.
On this day people light small lamps all around the house and draw elaborate rangolis outside their homes.
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Any of you thinking of buying PREPGENIE I would not recommend it. The course content is like a cut and paste out of a text book. It is a total waste of money. I tried to get a refund but of course that was not possible as the course comes from India and I am pretty sure they do not even have the GAMSAT there. DO NOT BUY IT thats the only way to get rid of these crappy courses.
Yeah, I got suckered into prepgenie too. Epic fail.
If anyone else has had direct experience with prepgenie, send me a message. I'm writing a petition to ACER to have them *specifically* warn candidates about numerous complaints specifically against prepgenie. The more signatures the better.
Thanks guys and how unfortunate that you had to waste money This is all so daunting to a mum of 2, but this forum has been so great.
I took the gamsat this year for the first time (2nd year student) and prepgenie was the first program i bought.
I only got the humanities section, and when i got it, I agree, it was dissapointing in regards to the content. the MC answers where mismatched and only a few answers had explanations.
I expressed my dissatisfaction on this forum and they e-mailed me quite soon after apologizing and sent me a revised copy of the humanities section, which was fantastic. explanations were clear and the format/style of questions are very similar to the actual GAMSAT content.
I dont know, but those of you already purchased the course, they will probably be in contact.... my confidence was shot at first, but i saw a steady improvement in my scores each time.
I only know about gold standard courses which i found to be a copy of the MCAT and is surprisingly different in format to the GAMSAT. Will be trying the Des O'Neil course this time around, but still sticking to prep genie, because it really helped me get my score in section 1.
It is difficult to overcome the 'once bitten, twice shy' mindset but the second one i got was brilliant. To each his own i guess.
Please show us some parts of the revised copy, if it is really that amazing.
I am a science postgraduate and working at the moment. I am planing to sit for GAMSAT only when I feel prepared enough so want to start preparing for it as soon as I can.
I was thinking to get Gold standard textbook for GAMSAT, to begin with..to get familiarise with the pattern and all the sections. But after reading this post, I am in doubt. I know its about PREPGENIE but would like to know If anyone has used GOld standard textbook for GAMSAT nad what do you think about it? IS it worth spending couple of hundred dollars on it?
I'm a doctor who graduated 2010 in South Australia. I've seen the PrepGenie materials as well as most of the others (my wife is trying to get in to medical school) and I concur that in the past the standard has been low.
However I can attest that large amounts of time and money have been spent by the owners of this particular company to rewrite, improve and review their content and I have seen a genuine commitment to improvment.
They have done so by retaining the services of several freelance writers and reviewers (I am one of them) with medical doctorates or high level tertiary qualifications. Apart from this freelance relationship I have no conflict of interest (ie I do not receive any comission for this statement).
Good luck in your attempts for 2012 people.


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Meet the Artist – Kirill Karabits, conductor
By The Cross-Eyed Pianist | December 12, 2019
Who or what inspired you to take up conducting and pursue a career in music?
I would say it was a mixture of circumstances: parents, musicians, the environment in which I grew up, and an intuitive love for music and instruments. I was just a normal child until the turning point at the age of 13, when I made the decision to pursue a career in music (as a conductor). It engaged a personal responsibility for that decision, which was —and still remains —a motor in my professional life.
Who or what are the most significant influences on your musical life?
My father, who was a prominent Ukrainian composer, Ivan Karabits, and my teachers at the music academies in Kiev, Vienna and the Bach Academy Stuttgart. Today, I hugely respect musicians and personalities that remain true to themselves and "serve music" rather than their personal careers and ambitions. Artists I respect include: Yuri Temirkanov, Ivan Fischer, Mikhail Pletnev and a few others.
What, for you, is the most challenging part of being a conductor? And the most fulfilling aspect?
The most challenging part is the daily life of travel and inconstancy, and how to balance that with family and relationships, with friends and the close circle of relatives and colleagues. Also, keeping in good shape —physically and mentally —remains a challenge. The greatest fulfillment comes from music-making with great orchestras around the world, it simply breaks boundaries, and gives a feeling of being useful in changing the world for the better. Being Chief Conductor at the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra (BSO), an orchestra with a clear mission to serve its communities throughout the South West of England, is great; we engage with all ages both on and off the stage.
As a conductor, how do you communicate your ideas about a work to the orchestra?
Through my gestures and expressions first of all, then come words.
How exactly do you see your role? Inspiring the players/singers? Conveying the vision of the composer?
My role is to put together several elements —the audiences, musicians in front of me and the composer's message written in the score —and my job to make those elements collaborate and harmonically function together. The methods of achieving that harmony can vary: it might be inspiring musicians, or just helping them to play together; communicating more with the audience; and sometimes it just happens during the concert without any special effort, but it is rare. I've been Chief Conductor of the BSO for over 10 years now, and the way in which I'm able to work with the players has become gradually more instinctive, this has been one of the greatest achievements of my career and it's a great feeling.
Is there one work which you would love to conduct?
I try to follow the principle that the work (a score) that is on my table today is the best and I would love to conduct it.
Do you have a favourite concert venue to perform in?
I like my home venue (Lighthouse, Poole) and other places with a warm atmosphere and audiences, like Musikverein, in Vienna, or the Lincoln Center in New York.
What are you looking forward to in the coming BSO season of concerts? Any particular highlights?
Every single concert is a highlight for me, but I especially look forward to conducting Elektra by Strauss (18 March, Poole, 21 March, Birmingham) and Schubert's Symphony No. 5 (19 February, Poole, 20 February, Basingstoke). This year, we released recordings of music by Terterian and Lyatoshynsky on Chandos, as part of our Voices from the East series. I'm really looking forward to exploring music by Chary Nurymov with the BSO in a programme that also features Mahler's Fifth Symphony, in May.
As a musician, what is your definition of success?
Success to me is when at least one member of the audience comes away having felt special during your performance. Also success is a feeling that your dreams come true.
What do you consider to be the most important ideas and concepts to impart to aspiring musicians?
Being honest.
What is your idea of perfect happiness?
Perfect happiness to me is a state of mind when you love yourself and every moment of your life as it is.
Kirill Karabits is Chief Conductor of Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra. Forthcoming performances include: Handel's Messiah(18 December, Poole), Beethoven 250 (29 January, Poole, 1 February, Barbican Centre, 22 February, Sage Gateshead), Haydn, Mendelssohn, Schumann and Schubert with Jeremy Denk (19 February, Poole, 20 February, Basingstoke), Richard Strauss' Elektra (18 March, Poole, 21 March, Birmingham)
For full details see bsolive.com
(photo by Konrad Cwik)
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Pietà by Richard Blackford – a Stabat Mater for our troubled times
By The Cross-Eyed Pianist | June 22, 2019
The Stabat Mater, a Medieval hymn which portrays Mary's suffering as Christ's mother during his Crucifixion, has been set to music by numerous composers, most notably Pergolesi, Schubert, Dvořák, Pärt and Macmillan. In this new setting, Pietà, a co-commission from the Bournemouth Symphony Chorus and St. Albans Choral Society, British composer Richard Blackford interweaves the text of the Stabat Mater with poems from the 'Requiem' cycle by Anna Akhmatova, whose husband was taken away and 'disappeared' by Stalin's KGB; her son was also arrested and she feared she would never see him again. In our troubled, turbulent times, contemporary Pietàs are tragically all too familiar – refugee parents desperately cradling babies and children, mourning mothers in war-ravaged communities, the anger and grief of victims of tragedies like the Manchester Arena terrorist attack or the Grenfell Tower fire…. Through the settings of Akhmatova's poetry, Blackford makes the Stabat Mater a universal reflection on grief and loss – and the attendant rage, pain and incomprehension.
For seventeen months I've pleaded
Pleaded that you come home,
Flung myself at the hangman's feet
For you, my son,
For you, my horror
from 'Requiem' by Anna Ahkmatova
Blackford chose the title after seeing Michelangelo's marble Pietà in Rome, and, like the sculpture, his new work encompasses grief, rage and sorrow with tenderness, poignancy and, ultimately, beauty and hope. The work is scored for string orchestra, chorus, children's choir, mezzo-soprano, baritone and solo saxophone. While the chorus and soloists present the main narrative – the pain and grief of Mary and Anna Ahkmatova – the saxophone provides a third, abstract voice, the voice of every grieving mother. Blackford chose the soprano saxophone to create "a modern instrumental dimension, very close to the sound of the human voice".
Michelangelo's Pietà (St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican City, Rome)
In its world premiere performance on 22 June 2019 at Poole Lighthouse, Pietà was preceded in the first half by Fauré's Requiem, which was given a meditative, other-worldly performance by the excellent BSO Chorus under Gavin Carr, with soloists Issie Curchin and Stephen Gadd. This provided a wonderful foil to Blackford's music, which is intellectual and sophisticated, yet accessible in its use of carefully-crafted melody and counterpoint. Rooted in tonality and modality, Pietà is characterised by rhythmic dynamism, breadth of expression and lush textures, redolent of Janácek and Syzmanowski. The use of a children's choir (in the fifth movement of the work) is a nod to another of Blackford's influences – Benjamin Britten – and provides an episode of innocence and sweetness in this grief-scorched narrative.
With powerful, operatic singing by mezzo Jennifer Johnston and baritone Stephen Gadd, a fine, emotionally engaging performance by the BSO and BSO Chorus (whose intonation, timing and precision was impressive), the entire work has a filmic, visual quality with its gripping narrative and vividly descriptive scoring – tumultuous strings, passionate dramatic climaxes, 'snapping' pizzicato in the cellos (to represent Christ's flagellation), jagged syncopated rhythms, an acapella movement of intense concentration and beauty. Organised in three parts, Pietà moves from grief and rage to redemption and hope via nine distinct movements. The obligato saxophone, eloquently played by Amy Dickson, provides a unifying link between the movements, initially haunting, mournful and timeless, evocative of an ancient shawm, and later calm and tender as the music moves towards its hopeful, redemptive close.
An absorbing and committed performance by all, supplemented by detailed programme notes by the composer with translations of the text.
This arresting, emotionally intense and accessible work for choir and orchestra receives its London premiere at Cadogan Hall on 19th October. A recording on the Nimbus Label is expected very soon.
Meet the Artist interview with Richard Blackford
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Meet the Artist – Richard Blackford, composer
By The Cross-Eyed Pianist | June 6, 2019
Who or what inspired you to pursue a career in music?
Whilst on a German school exchange to Munich when I was fifteen I was taken to a performance of Berg's Lulu in the Nationaltheater. I had never seen or heard anything like it before in my life and decided on the spot that I wanted to be a composer, especially of dramatic music (i.e. theatre, opera, ballet, film)
Who or what were the most significant influences on your musical life and career as a composer?
Meeting Olivier Messiaen while I was a student at the Royal College of Music confirmed my lifelong passion for his music. At that time I studied and loved Britten's operas, and learned much about dramatic timing and word setting. I've also had a lifelong love of the music of Leoš Janácek, who still remains a strong influence. The concision of his writing, his limitless imagination in the development of motifs and his sophisticated melodic curves of speech continue to fascinate me.
What have been the greatest challenges/frustrations of your career so far?
I had the good fortune to be offered a lot of film commissions in my thirties and forties. One of the challenges was to put aside enough time each year to compose at least one major concert piece. It sometimes became frustrating not to have enough time in the year to develop compositional ideas. It was for this reason that, when I retired from film music four years ago, I decided to take a PhD at Bristol University in order to really get to grips with composition technique and to become more familiar with what is being written today.
Of which works are you most proud?
One of the works I wrote for the PhD was called Kalon, for string quartet and string orchestra. What is unusual about it is that the two string groups perform almost throughout in different simultaneous tempi. I nearly abandoned it twice, so difficult was it to write clearly in polytempo without it sounding a mess. When I heard the Czech Philharmonic play it for the Signum Classics recording I felt so glad that I had stuck with it and that the piece really works.
What are the special challenges/pleasures of working on a commissioned piece?
I've always needed to work to a deadline, even if the deadline is three years off. I have a fear of the piece either not being ready or not being the best I can write, so I tend to finish a commission months before it is due for delivery. This means I can sit with it, re-visit and change or improve large or small things before it is published and the parts are sent to the performers. With my second violin concerto Niobe I persuaded the Czech Philharmonic, who commissioned it, to let me have a playthrough with the wonderful soloist Tamsin Waley-Cohen four months before the first rehearsal. I learned so much from the experience and, as a result, revised several passages to give it even more punch and dramatic impact. In such circumstances my publisher Nimbus Publishing were endlessly patient in allowing me to re-print the score and parts for what turned out to be the definitive version that we premiered and recorded.
What are the special challenges/pleasures of working with particular musicians, singers, ensembles and orchestras?
Knowing the choir, orchestra or soloists is always a pleasure.
Pietà is my third commission for the Bournemouth Symphony Chorus and as well as knowing the choir very well I am always thrilled to work with their conductor Gavin Carr. Gavin heard the piece at different stages of the composition and made a number of incisive observations about voicing and the overall impact of the work's structure and climaxes. I feel very lucky to have worked with collaborators like him, and Pietà is dedicated to Gavin in thanks for all his support and encouragement over many years.
How would you characterise your compositional/musical language?
Hard to answer this one meaningfully. I've always felt a need to communicate with my music and consequently have tried, without limiting the freshness or originality of the work, to make it accessible and direct. Having experimented with atonal and serial music in my twenties I am now more interested in using different forms of modal music, or even triadic harmony in new ways. During the PhD I chose my thesis topic as polyrhythm, polymetre and polytempo, and I think my music is characterised by a rhythmic dynamism and freshness. People have also told me that my music is very melodic, and creating well-crafted melodic material remains one of my preoccupations.
How do you work?
I mostly work in my studio in the village in Oxfordshire where I live. The studio has inspiring views on a small lake and I work on a lovely Yamaha grand piano that is also aligned to a computer on which I write with Sibelius. I often sketch on manuscript paper, then go into short score or full orchestral. Occasionally I have ideas in the middle of the night and come downstairs to work for an hour or so. Mostly, I put in about eight hours a day and never work during the evenings, as my brain would be too stimulated to be able to sleep.
Having people want to perform and hear my music is entirely my definition of success. Creating music that is good to play, sing or listen to is all I can hope for. If at a concert someone comes up after a performance and says they sincerely enjoyed the piece, or were visibly moved by it, makes all the hard work worthwhile.
If asked, I always tell composers to follow their hearts and their instinct, to write what they want to write rather than what is considered fashionable or in vogue. I hope they will write or perform out of love for what they do, rather than for the critics or the approval of a small elite. But this is just my own experience, and every musician has to follow their own path and create their own truth.
Where would you like to be in 10 years' time?
At this stage of my life I have decades of experience behind me of writing music in every genre, from commercial to art music. I hope that, energy and good health permitting, I still have my best work to come. I am a great admirer of the Japanese artist Hokusai, who said that nothing he created before his seventieth year amounted to very much, but by the age of seventy he was just getting the hang of painting. I like to think that, aged 65, I am beginning to get the hang of writing music.
The world première of Pietà, a new work by Richard Blackford, which will take place at the Lighthouse, Poole on Saturday 22 June 2019. Pietà is a setting of the Stabat Mater, with additional poems by the Russian poet Anna Akhmatova. The work will be recorded for Nimbus shortly after the first performance. The London première will be on Saturday 19 October 2019 at the Cadogan Hall.
Richard Blackford studied composition with John Lambert at the Royal College of Music, then with Hans Werner Henze in Rome. Early awards include the Tagore Gold Medal, the Ricordi Prize and the Mendelssohn Scholarship. He was first Composer-in-Residence at Balliol College Oxford, and later Composer-in-Residence to the Brno Philharmonic in the Czech Republic. His works were performed in the major music festivals of the world, including Adelaide, Berlin, Brighton, Montepulciano, Cheltenham, Long Island. He has composed in virtually every medium, including opera, choral, orchestral, theatre, film and ballet, with his most recent ballet Biophony (2015) in collaboration with Bernie Krause and Alonzo King, winning "Best Contemporary Performance 2016" in the Italian dance magazine Danza&Danza. As a media composer Richard was nominated for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Achievement in Music for his 4-hour score for the CNN/BBC series Millennium, and in 2015 was awarded Die Goldene Deutschland for services to music in Germany. His literary collaborators include; Ted Hughes, Maya Angelou and Tony Harrison. He is a Director of the charity Music For Youth, President of the Bournemouth Symphony Chorus, a Trustee of the Aberystwyth MusicFest and Trustee of The Bach Choir.
Richard Blackford's music is published by Novello and Nimbus Publishing.
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Meet the Artist – Gabriela Montero, pianist
By The Cross-Eyed Pianist | March 1, 2018
Who or what inspired you to take up the piano and pursue a career in music?
I was a 7 month old baby when I first came into contact with a piano. My mother, at the insistence of my grandmother, placed a 2 octave toy piano in my crib. To my parents' surprise, I spent hours discovering its sounds, and within a few months I was playing the lullabies my mum sang to me on that little piano. I didn't have a chance to be inspired! It was always there as a part of my nature.
Who or what have been the most important influences on your musical life and career?
There are, of course, negative and positive influences. They both weigh heavily on the development of a person. My piano studies began with Lyl Tiempo (aged 4 to 8) in Caracas and it was the very best beginning I could have had. She was a wonderful teacher. But most of my childhood and adolescence was marred by a negative influence. I stopped playing for almost 3 years. Then, came the positive influences in my twenties. Discovering the great, historical recordings was pivotal to how I heard and imagined music. It gave me a sense of freedom I had never before been aware of. A sense that the possibilities of music extended far beyond the written score. I also had a wonderful teacher, Hamish Milne, at the Royal Academy of Music, whom I credit for rekindling my love for music. I was in my early twenties, and too young to profit from his wisdom and artistry, but it left a mark on me. I can't fully answer this question without mentioning Martha Argerich. Martha, upon hearing me play Schumann, Beethoven and improvise, changed my life. From one moment to the next, she took me from barely playing and seriously considering studying psychology (dedicating my life to something useful!) to beginning these last 17, hectic, challenging but rewarding years of my life and career. I owe a lot to her. She has also been a huge inspiration as an artist and human being.
What have been the greatest challenges of your career so far?
Being a single mother to two young daughters and at the same time juggling an intense concert career– without a shadow of a doubt! I am now happily married. My friends and colleagues ask me how I survived, and I really don't know how I managed to perform well under the constant excruciating worry and pressure. Add to that the heart-breaking situation of my country, Venezuela, and my daily work of the last 8 years as a dissident and human rights advocate, and it has been anything but easy.
Which performance/recordings are you most proud of?
Any performance when I feel I am deeply connected and when I give the most honest and committed performance I can give, is one I am most proud of. It doesn't matter where it is or how many people are sitting in the hall. I am very proud of my last recording (which is yet to released) of my own concerto – the Latin Concerto!! I had an amazing team to work with in Carlos Miguel Prieto and the YOA Orchestra of the Americas.
Which particular works do you think you play best?
That's difficult to answer. Most people would describe me as a very big, impassioned and powerful player. I do think that is a very strong element of my musical nature, but at the same time, I am discovering the intimacy and subtleties in the way I play Mozart – which is opposite to how people have heard me perform the romantic repertoire. I am fond of extremes and contrasts, and in Mozart, I am finding a new relationship and sound to an instrument that has been most suited for me in the large and virtuosic pieces. I am a work in progress.
How do you make your repertoire choices from season to season?
Until now, it has always been determined by what I want to play. But now, I am beginning to design programs around a common story, a personal narrative, relationships or connections between pieces. I'm becoming more interested in metaphors that connect people and works.
You're performing with Carlos Miguel Prieto and the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra in March – tell us more about this?
I love Carlos Miguel. That's the most important part of my answer! He is a dear friend, a respected colleague and someone who understands the kind of musical animal I am on the stage, and what my life is like, offstage. I am so looking forward to performing Ravel again with him (also included on our last recording) and to performing for the first time with the BSO. I can imagine it will be a wonderful combination.
Do you have a favourite concert venue to perform in and why?
I love the Wigmore Hall, the Teatro Colon, any hall in Italy, the Palau in Barcelona. There are many. I prefer smaller and more intimate halls. I think I play better when I am in a beautiful space, surrounded by beauty and inspired by the aesthetics of a hall.
Who are your favourite musicians?
Hmmm.. Martha Argerich, Martin Fröst, Alison Balsom, Bill Evans, Horowitz, Annie Fisher, Rachmaninov, Angela Hewitt… There are a few more. All of the people alive in this list are my friends, but I am not biased! They really are wonderful.
What is your most memorable concert experience?
It's hard to say. I recently performed Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto No. 1 with Mirga [Gražinytė-Tyla] and the Berlin Komisch Oper Orchestra in Berlin, and as she lifted her arms to begin the concerto introduction, a couple in the audience interrupted her by singing the national anthem of Venezuela. I sat there heartbroken and stunned, fully aware of what a gesture of pain and courage that moment meant to that couple and I. I will never forget that. Playing at President Obama's first inauguration was also incredibly meaningful. I felt it was the beginning of a deep and long awaited healing process for the US and its people, and I was very honoured and touched to be a part of it. You had to be there to understand what it felt like. Unfortunately, things have changed significantly since then, and not for the better. But there have been many moments that will forever remain etched in my memory.
The older I get, the more I understand that for me, success is inexorably linked to how I contribute to society. I am no longer only a pianist and composer, I am also someone who is trying to rescue people from Venezuela, someone who tries to be a lifeline and a voice to many, and above all, a human being who suffers the pain of those around me. For me, success is not defined by fame and fortune, or playing with a renowned conductor or orchestra, or being on someone's "favourite" list. It is reaching out to people and knowing I've made a difference. We have choices, and they speak volumes of who we are. Success is making the right ethical choice.
Be inspired!! Live!! Love!! Give!! Enjoy! And then, take all those stories and paint them on the score, with the colours of sound. You can't be a storyteller if you have no stories to tell.
In a free and democratic Venezuela. That's my greatest wish. But sooner, I hope.
Helping someone. Knowing that my girls are well. Having a laugh with my husband. Composing. Mozart. Chocolate.
My Hamburg Steinway D… and my Maltese [dog], Louie.
Born in Venezuela, Gabriela Montero gave her first public performance at the age of five. At age eight, she made her concerto debut in her hometown of Caracas, which led to a scholarship from the government to study privately in the USA. She continued her studies under Hamish Milne at the Royal Academy of Music in London, graduating with the highest honours. She currently resides in Barcelona, with her husband and two daughters.
Read full biography here
(Artist photo: Shelley_Mosman)
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We're often tempted to bring our body temperature down with a frozen treat or a cold drink, but this can actually have the opposite effect; when your internal temperature is cooled too fast your body will compensate by raising it back up. Not helpful! Instead, dig in to your favorite spicy foods. The capsaicin in hot chilis fools your body into think it's hotter than it actually is, causing you to sweat, and cooling your whole body much more effectively. This cooling effect is one theory on why spicy food is so popular in countries with hot climates!
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Yoga is good for your body in a ton of ways, who knew cooling it down could be one of them? There are several yogic breathing techniques that can help you cool things down. Just remember, if you're coping with a respiratory issue like asthma or a cold it's better to try a different way of bringing your temperature down. Ditto if you're in a situation where the air quality is really bad, like sitting in traffic with the windows open – you don't need that in your lungs!
Sitali (the cooling breath) – for the talented folks who can roll their tongue. Stick out your tongue and roll it, then breathe through your tongue like a straw. Inhale slowly, then close your mouth and exhale slowly through the nose. Make sure you're well-hydrated for this technique; the moisture on your tongue is what helps cool the incoming air.
Sitkari (teeth hissing) – if you can't roll your tongue, try this instead. Set your upper and lower front teeth together and smile. Press the tip of your tongue against the back of your teeth and breath in (you'll hear that hissing sound). As with Sitali, breathe in slowly and then close the mouth to exhale slowly through the nose. Again, the moisture in your mouth is what helps to cool incoming air.
Left nostril breathing – Hold your right nostril closed with your right thumb and breath slowly with just the left nostril. Pause at the top and bottom of each breath.
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Cinque Terre er et område i den østligste del af den italienske region Ligurien. Det er et ca. 12 kilometer langt område langs med kysten, hvor der ligger fem små landsbyer.

Landsbyerne

Landsbyerne langs kysten:
Monterosso al Mare
Vernazza
Corniglia
Manarola
Riomaggiore
Landsbyerne har tilsammen ca. 7.000 indbyggere.

Naturpark
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Områdets karakteristika

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Liguria
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