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LABEL PROFILE Genot Centre Releases Brave, Innovative Music on Cassette By Adam Badí Donoval · February 15, 2018
Ecto Mist
Wim Dehaen and Ondřej Lasák met in early 2014 at a Swans concert in Prague. Dehaen had just moved to the Czech Republic and was looking for like-minded people in the area, so bumping into Lasák at that concert was a real stroke of luck. Not only were the two of them interested in similar sounds, they had both thought about launching a record label.
"When we initially spoke about [it], it seemed doable and easy. It was great to meet someone that I didn't need to force into doing stuff, which was my experience beforehand," says Lasák, who was involved in the Prague scene since his teen years as a concert-goer and writer. The duo launched Genot Centre and now, three years later, Dehaen and Lasák are still at the heart of the Prague-based tape label and collective.
Very shortly after starting the imprint, Genot Centre began organizing an overnight ambient sleepover concert series called Silent_Night, in tandem with a local radio station called Radio Wave. Inspired by Robert Rich, Slaapwel, dauw and Jarda Petřík (a host on Radio Wave), these concerts developed into singular, blissful and cozy all-nighters, with music playing almost non-stop from 9 p.m. until 8 a.m., when healthy and delicious breakfast is served.
In addition to local acts, Genot Centre also invite foreign musicians to play at these unique events—Siavash Amini, Kara-Lis Coverdale, The House In The Woods and Cass. have each played a night, among others—and they are given total freedom. "Sometimes, these visiting artists think of something very special, especially when the possibility of playing for an extreme amount of time arises," Lasák says. "Like Kara-Lis, she played for five hours, at one point lying down on a mattress."
However, Silent_Night isn't only about the guests. "One of the main goals of Silent_Night is to present local artists in a way that is respectful to them," Lasák says. There is no mention of a "supporting" artist and no mention of a "headliner" slot. Instead, there's a 10-hour program to which everyone on the bill contributes.
This philosophy also translates into the curation of Genot Centre's far-reaching catalogue of releases, which range from collage-based ambient works and synth meditations, to polyrhythmic electro-acoustic grooves and post-club bangers. Their roster includes a nice balance of the two—of home-brewed talent and foreign artists—but releasing local artists was never a matter of principle or a conscious decision. It is simply just the case of looking at an artist's work and seeing whether it is appropriate for the imprint, irrespective of anything else. Dehaen and Lasák have identified certain attributes that make a release potentially appropriate, as well as things that they try to avoid. They try to stay away from ambient and drone clichés, like cryptic song titles and mysterious forests as album covers. Instead, they're interested in sonic innovation, and in brave artists who create music with raw emotional impact.
As for its tape-first policy, Dehaen's reasoning is simple. "We wanted to release music on a physical medium," he says. "The type of music that we wanted to release, and the scale that we wanted to work on, was just perfect for cassette tapes." And as Lasák points out, the tactility of the tape itself allows the artists to be "playful and creative" with the medium.
Despite the global tape scene's recent growth, running a tape label isn't all smooth sailing. Dehaen and Lasák still struggle with extending the relevance of each release beyond the week after it drops. Emailing their previous customers and a few posts on social media don't achieve this. "How do we make people come back to this release?" Dehaen asks rhetorically. This is something that they – and other label heads – are struggling with, so they don't have any answers. But Dehaen thinks it's important "to remember how small this [cassette] scene is." In 2018, Genot Centre plan to release at a sustainable pace of one tape each month, unless any complications arise.
While this challenge might be difficult to overcome in the short term, Dehaen and Lasák aren't discouraged. They are in this for the long run: they will keep releasing music, organizing concerts and staying true to their principles and intuition. As Genot Centre prepares for a busy 2018, we explore a wide selection of their releases from the past 12 months.
Enchanted Lands
Feed Goals
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Feed Goals Genot Centre .
Enchanted Lands is the artistic moniker of Prague-based Barbora Polcerová, who started making music less than two years ago. She started performing and producing thanks to Lasák's encouragement, so the label thinks of her as their first "home-grown talent." Feed Goals is her first official release and it truly is enchanting. Elements of video game sound design, enticing musical motifs, gentle field recordings, and other samples are woven together to disorienting and transportive effect, as Polcerová crafts a texturally complex, albeit gentle release. Both attentive listening and passive absorption are rewarding, because Feed Goals is simply beautiful the whole way through.
Percival Pembroke
Arpeggiatorworld++
Arpeggiatorworld++ Genot Centre .
Percival Pembroke's Arpeggiatorworld++ is a very special album for Genot Centre. The first ever album that the label released back in 2015 was by this Bristol-based artist, and his work is very dear to both Lasák and Dehaen for good reason. Percival Pembroke's approach to arrangement is very unique in ambient and drone music: where many artists often explore a single musical idea for several (or more) minutes, Percy does the opposite. He condenses each idea to its bare minimum, to a state where its simplicity has more power than a complex arrangement could ever have. "Before you realize how good it is, how smart it is, you're onto the next [track]," says Dehaen. Arpeggiatorworld++ is a previously self-released digital album presented alongside a series of remixes by Genot Centre, Percival Pembroke and friends like CVLTS, Ecto Mist, Pulse Emitter, Druid Cloak, and Dialect. The resulting double cassette is a lengthy, rewarding journey which takes the listener through a world of shiny arpeggios, tiny sound labyrinths, expansive soundscapes and dreamy drones.
Dane Law
r.bit
r.bit Genot Centre .
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On r.bit, Dane Law (who is also a member of the Quantum Natives collective), melts, chops and reimagines Orbit's techno masterpieces, molding them into eight raw, relentlessly grooving cuts. In their press text, Genot Centre characterizes the release as "sort of a euphoric torture zone." Once you press play, it is easy to see why: when Dane Law finds a groove, there is no stopping him. Presented alongside a Free r.bit video game, the release "was the beginning of the Genot that is now," according to the label's founders.
Fugue: Some Temporal Patterns Other Than the Forward March
Fugue: Some Temporal Patterns Other Than the Forward March Genot Centre .
Genot Centre discovered Iku's work through SoundCloud. At the time, she only had two or three songs on her profile, but Dehaen and Lasák were so enchanted by her work that they decided to approach her about releasing an album together. She agreed and eventually sent over Fugue: Some Temporal Patterns Other Than the Forward March, an album which sounds both eerily familiar and alien at the same time. Iku's fluid approach to composition is entirely unique; Fugue is always in motion, drifting forward through various textures and environments seamlessly, unabated. Nothing is linear here. This music could unfold for an eternity.
Equal Genot Centre .
Ecto Mist is a Finnish producer and Equal is his debut work. Its five thumping, bubbling tracks of polyrhythmic exploration are completely bewitching; the music feels like it's performed by a fidgety electro-acoustic ensemble in a club from a different dimension (and that's a good thing). Ecto Mist was discovered in an obscure forum by Wim Dehaen, who labels the music as "very informed by contemporary production" and created by a producer "with a very keen ear."
Luna & Tarnovski
Luna & Tarnovski Genot Centre .
Luna & Tarnovski is a collaborative release by Laura Luna Castillo (a Mexican sound artist who now resides in London) and Jára Tarnovski (from well-known Czech outfit Gurun Gurun). Recorded in the early hours of the morning at one of Genot Centre's Silent_Night concerts, this minimal piece of drifting synths and intricately layered textures is actually Luna & Tarnovski's first ever collaboration. At some point during the night, Tarnovski approached Luna to see if she wanted to join him for a portion of his set to improvise, and this peaceful, fascinating release is the result.
The House In The Woods
Paralysis: Live at Silent Night #8
Paralysis: Live at Silent Night #8 Genot Centre .
Paralysis: Live at Silent Night #8, by Martin Jenkins' The House In The Woods project (Jenkins also records as Pye Corner Audio), is another release recorded during a Silent_Night concert. Twice as long as Luna & Tarnovski's collaboration, Paralysis explores cavernous ambiance, rumbling low-frequency sounds and washed out symphonic pads. "This whole album is basically improv, with a few prepared layers. [Jenkins] was, for instance, taking sounds from tuning the radio in Czech Republic, so it's pretty funny for us to hear the KISS_FM jingle in there," laughs Lasák. This is intricate, layered ambient music which lends itself to new discoveries with each listen.
Aghnie
Club Envy EP
Club Envy EP Genot Centre .
When Genot Centre asked Aghnie for an EP, he replied: "Give me some time." In less than 4 weeks, they had a demo of the Club EnvyEP in their inbox. "Not only is he incredibly talented, but he's also very productive and hard-working," say the founders about the Tbilisi-based producer. Club Envy is filled to the rim with hard-hitting, but simultaneously organic-sounding club music, where lush textures intertwine with thunderous beats and elements of sound design.
–Adam Badí Donoval
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Everyone knows about PR – the way in which companies and individuals have promoted themselves through securing editorial coverage in the media. And what's best of all is unlike an advert, PR coverage appears in the 'editorial' pages of a publication and so has a greater impact.
PR can be and is hugely effective, but at the same time, it can be very difficult to control the frequency and messaging of editorial coverage, let alone the media outlets that you end up appearing in.
Let me give you a specific example of one of our clients who is a pretty well known individuals. I find standard PR is so frustrating and annoying because there is a tremendous amount of pitching and then you're met with all the gatekeepers (e.g, journalists, producers, editors) who want to add in additional angles or will only take a certain angle if it is guaranteed to have a certain conclusion to the story. At the end of the day, they control the timing, the outcome, the channel and the frequency.
Now though, everything is changing. Just as ecommerce brands want to go direct to consumer and generate sales directly via the new media, so can individuals generate their own publicity, control their own messaging and do so on demand.
Social channels ARE the (new) media and increasingly have the attention of everyone with a smartphone or laptop – and to get airtime or column inches on them, all you need to do is create and publish content. This model is so effective that at Bolt Digital we have come to talk about how 'content = cash'. Just as 10 years ago, a double page spread in a newspaper would have lead to opportunities for an individual or a business, so does today publishing a succession of videos on social media and boosting them to your target audience.
And even better if the individual in question doing this is already well known to some degree as our client is. Because the 'old' media who are often scouting around for stories to use pick up and replicate content published by well known individuals. I saw this all the time when working with the BBC presenter Jeremy Vine, when content we published on his social feeds would get picked up and republished by national newspapers and magazines. It is not just creating publicity but allows you to create your own publicity.
All this has lead me to question why we are doing PR at all! Yes of course it has brand value to appear in certain well known publications but why are we setting ourselves up to be blocked by gatekeepers when we can just go directly with the customers? When we can create and publish content and pay for reach and scale to build out this person's personal brand.
We can publish when we want, and even better control the message, the timing, the frequency, the number of people we reach and can start getting results tomorrow.


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PA: Lieberman joining Israeli gov't - proof there's no partner
The Palestinian Foreign Ministry has released a statement claiming that Lieberman's joining the coaltion shows that 'Israel prefers extremism;' other Arab media similarly critical of potential far-right coalition
Elior Levy, Roi Kais|Published: 05.19.16 , 19:35
The Palestinian Authority on Thursday slammed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's decision to bring Avigdor Lieberman's Yisrael Beytenu party into the government, saying this was "further proof that there is no true partner for peace in Israel."
A statement from the PA Foreign Ministry said that the decision to appoint Lieberman as the defense minister has led the Palestinian people to the conclusion they have no other choice but to continue their international campaign for recognition.
"This decision is Netanyahu's answer to the French initiative and to international and regional efforts to advance the peace process between our two sides," the PA Foreign Ministry in Ramallah said.
Mahmoud Abbas (Photo: Ofer Meir)
"Netanyahu is sending a very clear message to the world that Israel prefers extremism and expanding the occupation and the settlements over peace," the statement continued.
The Palestinian Foreign Ministry demanded that the international community "bear political, moral and legal responsibility towards the Palestinian people and their rights. The adherence of Yisrael Beytenu, headed by the extremist Lieberman, to the Netanyahu government and its receiving the defense portfolio was welcomed and supported by settlers and extremists in the Israeli streets."
According to the ministry, this dramatic development is not surprising "to those who follow day to day the steps of the extremist Netanyahu government and its various apparatuses against the Palestinian people. The adherence of Lieberman, known for his right-wring and extremist views against the Palestinians is new proof that Netanyahu prefers to render his government more fundamentalist, to make it, as the Israeli press has dubbed it, the most right-wing government in Israel's history."
The Arab press has been following the unfolding story in Israel, but it has relied mainly on reports from the Israeli media. In reports, Lieberman is presented as a character threatening Arab states, especially compared to Ya'alon. Lebanese newspaper As-Safir, which has ties with Hezbollah, printed the headline, "A Netanyahu and Lieberman partnership—a more fascist regime."
Egypt also followed the recent Israeli political drama via Israeli media. The Egyptians of course recall Lieberman's statements about bombing the Aswan Dam if Egypt sent forces into Sinai. Egyptian sources have indicated their frustration.

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Bread Accessories
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There are a remarkable number of flavored cheeses nowadays. Many are disapproved of by cheese cognoscenti but flavoring cheese has perfectly respectable antecedents.
Adding flavoring ingredients tends to be done to add visual interest and flavor to younger cheeses, although there are a few harder examples, such, Majorero Pimentón, a goat's cheese from the Canary Islands where the flavor is rubbed into the rind.
Majorero Pimentón, is a semi-soft pasteurized goat's milk cheese made from the Majorera breed of goats on Fuerteventura, the Canary Island closest to Northern Africa. It is coated in pimentón, a traditional paprika spice produced in the same region. The pimentón was originally used to protect the rind of the cheese from unwanted mold and bacteria. In this case, it gives a unique appearance to the rind and smokey, spicy flavor to the paste. Majorero Pimentón, pairs well with Sauvignon Blanc as well as many Spanish and Portuguese varietals.
Like other ingredients, cheeses can be smoked, a technique that tends to suit firmer cheeses, such as Cheddar or Goude-style cheese, although you can buy smoked Mozzarella (scamorza) and smoked blues, a speciality of the Rogue Creamery in Oregon.
Cheddar cheese is a relatively hard, off-white (or orange if spices such as annatto are added), sometimes sharp-tasting, natural cheese. Originating in the English village of Cheddar in Somerset, cheeses of this style are produced beyond the region and in several countries around the world. Cheddar made in the classical way tends to have a sharp, pungent flavour, often slightly earthy. The "sharpness" of cheddar is associated with the levels of bitter peptides in the cheese. This bitterness has been found to be significant to the overall perception of the aged Cheddar flavour. The texture is firm, with farmhouse traditional Cheddar being slightly crumbly; it should also, if mature, contain large cheese crystals consisting of calcium lactate – often precipitated when matured for times longer than six months.
Scamorza is an Italian, spun paste cow's milk cheese belonging to the pasta filata family. Shaped similar to a provolone in pear shape, it is available in many other forms as well. A semi-soft white cheese with a texture comparable to that of a firm, dry Mozzarella, Scamorza is made throughout Apulia and in some parts of Campania and Molise.
The cheese is made from pasteurized cow's milk or from a mixture of cow and sheep milk. At the end of the cheese making process, which is akin to Mozzarella, the cheeses are hanged together in strings to ripen for about two weeks. The process of ripening the cheese has given Scamorza its name, which in southern Italy means 'beheaded'.
After two weeks of ripening, the cheese is sold as it is or smoked. The smoked variant, called 'Scamorzi Affumicate' is made by smoking the cheese over flaming straw for around 10 to 15 minutes. A fresh version of Scamorza is also sold within a few days of production.
The texture of Scamorza is elastic, stringy and has less moisture than Mozzarella. In addition, the flavour is more piquant, milky and creamy. Smoked Scamorza has a subtle, smoky flavour with a sweet, light caramel note.
Scamorza is used as a substitute for Mozzarella as it imparts more interest in the recipe. Since Scamorza has excellent melting qualities, it is best known to flavour baking dishes, for griddling or topped with prosciutto for extra zest. The smoky flavour of Scamorza pairs well with oak-aged Chardonnay, Pinot Girgio or Orvieto.


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Гу́бино — деревня в Томском районе Томской области России. Входит в состав Моряковского сельского поселения. Население на 1 января 2015—559 чел.. Население  чел. () .

География
Находится на востоке региона, на берегу реки Куртук.

 Географическое положение
Расстояние до:

 областного и районного центра г. Томск: 12 км.

 центра поселения с. Моряковский Затон: 14 км.

История
В соответствии с Законом Томской области от 12 ноября 2004 года № 241-ОЗ деревня вошла в муниципальное образование Моряковское сельское поселение.

Население

Инфраструктура
В Губино работают библиотека и сельский Дом культуры, входящие в состав Моряковского сельского культурного комплекса.

В деревне расположено ОАО «Губинское масло», производящее подсолнечное масло, халву, семечки, козинаки и др. продукцию.

6 марта 2016 года открыт Храма святителя Николая Чудотворца.

Кладбище находится по адресу: ул. Промышленная, 14.

Транспорт
Автобусное сообщение с Томском осуществляется с помощью пригородного автобусного маршрута № 134 (Томск — Моряковский Затон), курсирующего с томского автовокзала.

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Населённые пункты Томского района

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Costumes, pumpkins, prejudice Part 1
How should boundaries be set in considering outfits with certain cultural connotations?
Costumes, pumpkins, prejudice Part 1 How should boundaries be set in considering outfits with certain cultural connotations? Check out this story on courier-journal.com: http://cjky.it/1tFzyvn
Published 10:21 a.m. ET Oct. 30, 2014 | Updated 11:23 a.m. ET Oct. 30, 2014
Emily Ruppel (Photo: Provided)
This piece first was published in The Courier-Journal on Oct. 31, 2013. — Editor
"I am Ellen Degeneres, and this is my wife, Portia de Rossi."
I've never felt so comfortable in someone else's skin than I did last Saturday. Normally dark-haired and clothed in a dress, glasses and cowboy boots, I'd forgone my characteristic look for Ellen's ash-and-straw-colored coif, un-bespectacled eyes, vest, tie and Keds. Together with my friend, a pale, pretty blonde whose naturally slender figure and stated femininity resemble de Rossi's own elegance, we danced all night to cheers from fans of the famous couple and took third place in the costume contest that night.
I lack the kind of abstract creativity that allows others to come up with wild, elaborate costumes, so I enjoy Halloween and the spirit of making and remaking that comes with it. I'm enthralled by how people use everyday items to become characters weird and funny, esoteric and familiar.
And racist.
Or at least, that's what some insisted when a woman dressed as Aunt Jemima took first place in the costume contest Saturday night. Wearing the formerly signature red bandana and apron and carrying a tray with pancakes, syrup and an Aunt Jemima box, pillows stuffed into a long-sleeved dress finished the heavy, busty look of the old "mammy" cook. At first glance, you wouldn't have known the lady underneath was white — until you saw the bright blue eyes looking out at you from the blackface she'd donned to complete the costume.
RELATED STORY: Candy, costumes, pumpkins, prejudice: Part 2
I admit that the negative implications of this outfit were lost on me for a good portion of the night. I registered the well-planned, recognizable character and the fact that I'd never seen anyone dressed as a breakfast food trademark at a party before. I registered the ingenuity it took to come up with something like that, as well as the costume's excellent execution. When Aunt Jemima won the whole thing, I was neither surprised nor did I have any qualms — I had cheered for all my fellow contestants. That is, I felt, what Ellen would have done.
But others were shocked. Apoplectic. A few chalked it up to the racist predilections of the clientele at the city's notorious country-western cougar bar that a costume like that could have taken the night. They said that blackface is wrong because of its history as a tool for pejorative commentary about African-American culture. They couldn't believe that someone still found it acceptable to dress up as an African-American character while not being a member of the African-American community.
"I lack the kind of abstract creativity that allows others to come up with wild, elaborate costumes, so I enjoy Halloween and the spirit of making and remaking that comes with it. I'm enthralled by how people use everyday items to become characters weird and funny, esoteric and familiar. And racist."
Emily Ruppel
But I'm not sure it's quite that simple. I myself didn't notice the perceivable slight when I first saw Aunt Jemima strolling around the bar. Maybe I am not as culturally sensitive as I wish I were — but I too have eaten pancakes on a Saturday morning and have nostalgic feelings about the trappings of my childhood. I simply do not believe most of the cheering Saturday night was about the superiority of white people and the funny caricatures they make.
However, I wonder what would have been different were this party hosted in west Louisville, at a bar predominantly frequented by black people. I met the lady who played Aunt Jemima and while she insisted she thought hard about whether her costume would be "OK," I have trouble imagining she'd choose the same theme if she'd felt enough pressure to do some research, and learned that "Aunt Jemima" is often seen as the female cultural equivalent to "Uncle Tom."
This, then, becomes a discussion of ignorance versus awareness, not what is and isn't an acceptable way to represent a cultural icon as accurately as possible.
Furthermore, I must include my own costume as a candidate for insensitivity if setting and audience have a direct impact on how I would have chosen to portray the quintessential Ellen.
Had my friend and I chosen to attend a party at an area gay bar, we may have considered more acutely how we chose to occupy our roles as Ellen and Portia. Would we have danced in a characteristically "gay couple" manner — as I think we did, with myself leading and her twirling? Would we have given each other a friendly peck onstage, to the delight of cheering spectators? Would we have gone at all?
Did my willingness to externalize Ellen's homosexuality — rather than go to a party alone and dance exuberantly and be funny and positive — diminish Ellen's struggles to own her identity as a gay woman? Was it a slight to all gay people across history that two heterosexual women could blithely slip into the roles of wife and wife to cheers and prize money rather than prejudiced remarks?
Is it ever OK, in any setting, to decide to portray a character from a culture other than the one you're from?
A group of students from Ohio State thinks not. They started a poster campaign last year to try to raise awareness of what culturally offensive costumes are. Their slogan is simple: "You wear the costume for a night. I wear the stigma for a lifetime." In the posters, the racial simplifications are so extreme and so generalized that it would be hard not to agree.
I'm glad these students are talking about the potential for hurtful costumes made without thinking. Unfortunately, STARS does not examine the nuanced questions engendered by less extreme situations. For instance, should the same offense be taken when an individual is playing a specific character from a different culture rather than a stereotype of the culture, itself? (I don't think Aunt Jemima fits this description because she is, in essence, a caricature: simple — not a character: complex.)
I am white. And Christian. My two major cultural communities have much to be ashamed of historically for the way we've insulted and injured dissimilar people while tactlessly exalting ourselves. But should I ever have a son or daughter, will I tell them they may never dress for Halloween as Zorro, a Mexican hero, or Michelle Obama, our strong and beloved first lady? Should I tell them that no matter how one adores and respects these individuals, it is in all cases a disservice to their respective cultures to represent them in costume?
When I demurred to the idea that blackface is, in 2013, in and of itself offensive, one of my wise friends countered, "It's not about intent, it's about perception."
I understand, although I believe one's motivations for costuming as characters from different cultures should be considered, and that if we continue to insist on kneejerk, surface-level reactions to issues like this, then we will be the ones to blame for our generation's inability to move forward in healing the prejudices that characterized previous eras.
For my own part, I was honored that so many people felt I adequately channeled Ellen Degeneres' unflappable positivity, her exuberance, and of course her animated dancing. I believe the struggle for acceptance that undergirds Ellen's now openly gay identity was not diminished by my costume — rather, I hope my desire to play her honored, as I intended, the pluck and determination it took to get there.
I think we can draw smarter barriers around what we consider appropriate or inappropriate in terms of how we represent people whose culture and experiences are different from our own.
Let's quit with the automatic assumptions and automatic reactions — they don't help.
Rather, let's have real conversations about what it means to take on another person's identity in costume or on stage, and let's be open to the possibility that admiration in simulation could be as simple as it seems.
Emily Ruppel is a writer and editor interested in questions of science, faith and ethics. She also teaches a science writing class for freshmen at Bellarmine University.
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Lots of people seem to be following Craig Jolly's progress via this MindStretch blog. For those new to this adventure, Craig is walking the blue highways from Mt. Mitchell, North Carolina to his eventual goal of Mt. Whitney in California.
Craig's own blog is fun to follow but he's a man of few words. He leaves it up to his followers to check out his photos for clues as to his whereabouts.
From this sign you can see that he's now 339 miles from L.A. While that might not be his destination, at least we now know he's getting closer and closer to his goal.
Craig started his journey in North Carolina in July 2012. Personally, I imagine it's too late to make it up Mt. Whitney this season…so perhaps Craig will hole up somewhere in California until spring arrives.
Then again…he's made it this far so who knows?
I do know, from his photos, that while he camps virtually every night he does seem to make it into establishments for some good food and good coffee. He also seems to be making friends everywhere he goes.
Craig was a leader with MTA on the 2009 Europe trip.
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New Chemistry teacher looks to share love of subject with her students
Phoebe Unzueta, Staff writer
This year St. Joseph has experienced a lot of change from rotating schedules to freshmen getting laptops, but none is more important than the school's newest additions to the staff. In the science department, there is a chemistry teacher that has an interesting past, Ms. Mary Kate Trausch.
Right after college the Arlington Heights Native did a year of volunteering. She then worked as a lab technician at Gatorade for a year and later the Illinois State Police as a forensic scientist trainee for another year. After all of this, she finally decided to get her certification and become a teacher.
For the past six years, this Pottermore certified Ravenclaw has been in the classroom. While earning her teaching license, she would substitute for all types of classes ranging from kindergarten to Spanish for two years. The last four have been spent an educator in her own classroom.
Even before all of this, a young Mary Kate had planned a different career path, engineering. When she became a junior in high school and began to study Physics, knowing that it would vital to becoming an engineer, she missed Chemistry. This would later prompt her to become a Chemistry Major in college.
Her chemistry major would help her get one of the most interesting jobs at Gatorade, "The people who came up with the new flavors would basically give me recipes and I would have to make big sample batches of it. We would also do shelf life studies to see how the taste degraded over time," she explained.
Though her students may not be doing anything like this, she hopes to teach them that chemistry can be fun. Especially when they are able to learn about acids and bases, "There is lab where you're adding something that's like pink to a whole bunch of different solutions and it can turn green, blue, and yellow. So I always get the woahs," she said as she excitedly described the experiment.
Besides helping students gain a new love for chemistry, Trausch looks forward to putting her own mark on the school. She would like to begin a Scholastic Bowl Team for the school, which would be part of the Illinois High School Association.
It is high paced is St. Joe's with rotating schedules, 45 minute classes, and 4 minute passing periods, but Ms. Trausch seems to have adjusted well. All she needs to do still get her Ravenclaw status certified by Mr. Zitzer.


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Spain court orders Dani Alves remanded in custody on sex assault allegations
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In this file photo taken on September 4, 2022 Pumas' Brazilian defender Dani Alves gestures during the Mexican Apertura tournament football match against Atlas at the Jalisco stadium in Guadalajara, Jalisco State, Mexico. — AFP
BARCELONA: A Spanish court on Friday ordered Brazil defender Dani Alves to be held in custody without bail after he was arrested in Barcelona on allegations he sexually assaulted a woman.
A Barcelona judge took the step after questioning the 39-year-old player regarding "events that allegedly took place at a nightclub," the court said in a statement.
A source close to the dossier said the judge had taken the step — which was requested by public prosecutors — because the court considered there was a risk Alves would try to flee.
Alves, one of football's most successful players, was taken into custody earlier on Friday after being summoned to a Barcelona police station and was then sent before the judge.
Catalan police said they received a complaint on January 2 from a woman who accused Alves of sexual assault.
The charge of sexual assault in Spain can mean anything from unsolicited and unwanted sexual groping to rape.
While police declined to give no details on the case, a source close to the investigation told AFP that Alves is accused of rape.
The woman reiterated her accusation before the judge on Friday, the source added.
The alleged sexual assault took place at a popular Barcelona nightclub overnight December 30-31, according to Spanish media reports.
She is said to have informed security staff in the club, who activated Barcelona city council's protocol against assaults and sexual harassment.
'Nothing wrong happened'
A Barcelona court said earlier this month it had opened a probe "into an alleged crime of sexual assault as a result of a complaint filed by a woman against a footballer".
Alves has confirmed he was at the nightclub at the time but has denied any wrongdoing, telling private Spanish television station Antena 3 earlier this month that he has "never seen" the woman before.
"I was there, at that place, with more people having fun. Everybody knows I love to dance. Having a good time but without invading the space of others," the former Barcelona, Juventus and Paris Saint-Germain player added.
His wife, Spanish model Joana Sanz, told Antena 3 in an interview on January 9 that her husband had gone "out to dinner with friends, to disconnect a bit" on December 30.
"He went out to dance and try to enjoy music as he likes, period. Nothing wrong happened…I know how respectful he is," she added.
Alves, who now plays for Mexican side Pumas UNAM, was in Barcelona on holiday following his participation at the World Cup with Brazil in Qatar.
He was the oldest player to represent Brazil at the men's World Cup.
In a phenomenally successful career, Alves made 408 appearances for Barcelona, with 391 of those coming in his first spell from 2008-2016.
During that initial stint, he won six La Liga titles, three Champions League crowns and four Copa del Rey trophies.
Alves joined PSG in July 2017 on a free transfer after leaving Juventus and spent two years at the Qatari-owned French giants.
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The U.S. government is investigating top global miner BHP Billiton Ltd. for possible corrupt practices, the company confirmed, after media reports said it was being probed for its sponsorship of the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
Australia's Fairfax Media reported that the U.S. Department of Justice and the Australian Federal Police (AFP) were investigating allegations that BHP provided inducements, hospitality and gifts to Chinese and other foreign officials.
The U.S. Justice Department told Fairfax, in response to a freedom of information request, it was conducting "law enforcement proceedings" involving BHP, which supplied the materials for gold, silver and bronze medals used in Beijing. The Department of Justice declined to comment after U.S. office hours on Tuesday.
Australian police confirmed they had been working with foreign counterparts and local regulators on Australian aspects of the U.S. investigation, without providing further details.
BHP said it had been cooperating with "relevant authorities", and in response to media queries said it believed it had complied with all applicable laws in regards to its Olympics sponsorship.
"BHP Billiton is fully committed to operating with integrity and the Group's policies specifically prohibit engaging in bribery in all its forms," BHP said in an emailed statement.
The world's biggest mining company has been under investigation for possible corrupt practices since at least 2009, disclosing in 2010 that it had uncovered possible violations of some anti-corruption laws.
BHP said on Wednesday it could not comment on whether that investigation had been expanded or whether the probe referred to on Wednesday was separate.
Fairfax reported that between 2000 and 2008, BHP spent millions of dollars on a major Olympics sponsorship deal and hospitality package which according to a former China staffer involved more than 170 VIPs, including senior government officials and Chinese steel and mineral company CEOs.
Unlike most major consumer-focused sponsors, BHP's involvement at the 2008 Beijing Olympics was targeted mostly at its close circle of Chinese buyers and employees.
"Most sponsorships focus on media buys and advertising. We've done almost none," Maria McCarthy, the head of BHP's Olympic sponsorship team, told Reuters in March 2008.
"Instead, we are focusing on community leveraging, stakeholder leveraging that involves governments and customers, and our staff," she said.
A former BHP employee involved in the Olympics arrangements told Reuters BHP went out of its way to comply with Australian rules and compiled extensive documentation on its activities.
Fairfax Media said the officials BHP entertained included the head of state-owned Chinese aluminum producer Chinalco and the secretary-general of the China Iron and Steel Association, which coordinates industrial policy for China's steel sector.
"The long-standing enforcement practice of the US DoJ (Department of Justice) and SEC has been to treat executives of SOEs as government officials for purposes of the anti-bribery provisions," said Nathan Bush, an attorney specializing in anti-corruption regulations with O'Melveny & Myers LLP in Beijing.
An employee from China's flagship steelmaker, Baosteel , said BHP held a roundtable for its iron ore clients during the Olympic Games, where they discussed the outlook for the steel industry. He said lower-ranking employees attended.
"It was all part of their sponsorship, there was nothing out of the ordinary," he said, adding that BHP gave participants Olympics T-shirts and tickets from its sponsorship package.
At the time, BHP was championing market pricing for iron ore instead of annual contracts, drawing an angry response from Chinese steel mills forced to pay much more for raw materials.
BHP was not one of the 12 sponsors in the International Olympic Committee's elite "TOP" program — companies such as Coca Cola, Adidas, McDonalds and Johnson & Johnson who paid for the right to market themselves worldwide as partners.
The miner was instead a local sponsor, as it had been for the 2000 Games in Sydney, paying Beijing organizers an undisclosed amount of money and providing materials for the 6,000 or so medals required for the Olympics and Paralympics.
In 2010, after receiving questions from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, BHP said it had discovered possible violations of anti-corruption laws mainly related to some exploration projects that it had already terminated at the time.
It said then that the SEC's requests for information did not relate to any activity in China or any of BHP's sales and marketing activities.
The U.S. government is investigating top global miner BHP Billiton for possible corrupt practices, the company confirmed, after media reports said it was being probed for its sponsorship of the 2008 Beijing Olympics.


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«Осень» — картина русского художника Николая Эллерта (1845—1901). Относится к позднему периоду творчества художника.

Описание картины
На картине изображён густой заросший парк с едва просвечивающим голубым небом. Правую сторону картины занимает заросший пруд с опущенными в воду двумя стволами деревьев. На переднем плане высокий ствол дерева и молоденькое деревцо с пожелтелыми листьями. В правой стороне аллея теряется под сводом густых ветвей. В глубине аллеи видна удаляющаяся фигура. На переднем плане слева от аллеи лежит срубленный ствол дерева.

В 1894—1895 годах выставлялась на XIV периодической выставке Московского общества любителей художеств в здании Исторического музея.

Была приобретена для музея Императорской Академии Художеств.

Находилась в Хабаровском краевом музее Далькрайоно до 1931 года.

Картина находится в Краевом государственном бюджетном учреждении культуры «Дальневосточный художественный музей».

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Картины Николая Эллерта
Картины из собраний Дальневосточного художественного музея
Пейзажи русских художников XIX века


HNLMS Karel Doorman is moored in the port of St Maarten as of today. The naval vessel has brought more than a thousand tonnes of relief goods to the island.
Communications equipment, vehicles, toilet paper, school supplies and lots of water are only some of the items being unloaded from the ship.
Navy and army personnel will be working all-out in the next few days to unload the enormous volume of goods according to a detailed cargo unloading plan.
The entire operation is highly organised. This means that organisations like the Red Cross, the Ministry of Public Housing, Spatial Planning, Environment and Infrastructure and the police will be picking up their consignments according to a strict schedule as of Monday afternoon.
The Karel Doorman's journey from the naval base in Den Helder to St Maarten took just 11 days.


I have wanted to do a longer, more in depth blog series on our design process for so long now, but i never seem to have time to sit down and write it out. Ill get there one day i promise! But in the meantime, here is the short version on how we create a new season collection.
When you think of the process of creating a new collection, it may not seem like much. The truth is, the process is actually quite a lengthy one and usually takes around 7 – 13 months for each season. Each piece of Artwork is designed by myself and completely hand illustrated, which in itself is a very timely procedure. But take into consideration that i have 2 children, I hand pack and post all of our orders, run our social media, handle customer emails and inquiries and everything else to do with Aster & Oak – well, lets just say i am one VERY busy Mumma!!
Artwork & Design (2-4 months) – Firstly we need to come up with a theme for our new collection. This all begins around 12 – 18 months before the collection will even be released and I usually have ideas floating around in my head of what i want the season to be. I start by sketching up my ideas and testing out some colour palettes. This usually takes around 2 – 4 months, depending on how busy i am with life and other aspects of the business. After that i need to finalize which designs and colours make the cut, turn the illustrations into printable vector files and repeat patterns and then plan them out on the clothing. If i have decided to create any new clothing styles for the season, i need to drawn these up in my design program too. I then send all the printable files, pattern files, measurements and pantone colours to our Manufacturer in India to start the sampling process.
Sampling (6 months) – After about 4 weeks we receive our first fabric and print samples, these come as little coloured swatches of fabric, which sometimes makes it very hard to picture how they will look on a full piece of clothing. From here, i decide if to go ahead with the colours and patterns or change them slightly. Once all that has been decided and finalized we move onto clothing samples. I decide what sizes are to be sampled and the amount of each size we need – These samples will be used for photography and showing to stores for wholesale purchases. It takes about 2 months for our samples to be ready and once they arrive, i am always so excited!! Seeing your artwork on clothing for the first time each season is the best feeling!! I take a few weeks to go through all the samples and make sure everything is 100% perfect. I look at zipper placement and design, stitching, button placement, sizing and overall functionality. If any changes are to be made to the samples, now is the time, but this can also cause delays in the whole process as we have learnt the hard way from previous seasons.
Photography & Agencies (1 month) – Once the samples have been looked over thoroughly and perfected, its time to send them off to our photographer to shoot our seasons photography and our agents to show stores. We then have to organize models, locations, props and accessories for the shoot which can take a few weeks. As our photographer is in Melbourne, over the 2 days of the shoot we are back and forwards on video calls, phone calls ect to make sure everything goes according to plan. Once the shoot is done and photos have been edited and sent to us, we move onto making our Look Book. This is a catalog that contains all of the clothing for the new season, pricing, sizing and of course, our gorgeous photos! We send this along with the samples to our Agents to show stores how the new season will look.
Ordering (3-4 months) – After all of the above, its time to FINALLY order the season from our manufacturer. We put together our order and submit it with any other requirements or changes to be made. It usually takes around 3 months for our order to be ready and another few weeks to have all of our testing and certifications processed. Then another month on top to ship to us. Once it arrives, we check everything over, count stock and start packing store orders. A few weeks later, the remaining stock goes into our website and that's that – You can now order and the process starts all over again!!
We have amazing plans ahead for our blog including a BTS Mama Made series of interviews with fellow biz mums. I cant wait! Make sure to follow us over on Instagram @aster_and_oak for beautiful customer photos, Giveaways and the latest news on new collections.
We have also just reached 40k followers on Instagram, which is AMAZING! To celebrate we decided to do a Giveaway for $150 store credit to one lucky follower. You can Enter by using the links below. The Giveaway ends on Monday 25th Oct. Good Luck!


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ED FRINGE REVIEW Luke Kempner, Take A Long Hard Luke At Yourself
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Take A Long Hard Luke At Yourself marks the fourth time that comedian and impressionist Luke Kempner has performed a full hour at the Fringe.
Whilst I very much enjoyed last year's show, Judi Dench Broke My Heart, this year's effort is a solid improvement and goes to show you what a difference a year makes.
In that year Luke has continued to star in BBC Three's Murder In Successville, has appeared in three episodes of BBC One's Tracey Ullman's Show, is about to appear in an episode of the final series of Episodes and has become a permanent part of the furniture on Big Brother's Bit On The Side on Channel 5 providing his unique take on the housemates.
All this added experience and exposure appears to have helped Luke deliver what I think is his strongest performance to date in Take A Long Hard Luke At Yourself.
When I interviewed Luke in July, he told me that he's never just wanted to be an impressionist. He's always seen himself as an impressionist and a comedian and I feel that this year for the first time, he's well on his way to making sure audiences see him in this way.
Take A Long Hard Luke At Yourself is far more personal than his previous efforts. Rather than switching from impression to impression, there's a fair amount of Luke Kempner in-between.
Luke reveals how his mother thought that last year's show was "a bit safe" and he was the first to agree. Whilst I wouldn't say that he took risks with Take Long Hard Luke At Yourself, he did open up far more than he ever has on stage.
He speaks about his new wife, his mother-in-law and his relationship with his father, or lack of. I can't speak for the entire audience in the room but I certainly left the Pleasance Beside knowing a lot more about the real Luke than I did after leaving last year's show.
Luke's much-loved impressions of Andy Murray, Alan Carr, Dame Maggie Smith and Jeremy Kyle continue to deliver but it was his newer impressions which received the biggest laughs including his superb breakdown of John Bishop as well as his (mandatory?) Donald Trump impression.
The standout moment of Luke's fourth hour, and one which landed particularly well with the audience, was watching Bear Grylls hosting a TV show alongside Sir David Attenborough, Louis Theroux and Andy Murray. It really was as good as it sounds.
Take A Long Hard Luke At Yourself is a solid improvement on last year's show but I feel that Luke still has so much more to give which is why I'm already looking forward to his next Fringe show which I'd love noting more than to award five stars to.
Luke Kempner: Take A Long Hard Luke At Yourself runs until Monday 28th August at 4:45pm at the Pleasance Courtyard (Beside)
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Resources and the Politics of Sovereignty: The Moral and Immoral .
Sep 14, 2017 . This paper analyses the socio-legal and political spaces within which coal is mined in India and asks if it is possible to raise the 'moral question' when the state attributes an iconic status to coal. The empirical evidence comes from two indigenous-dominated states that practise community coal mining.
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OUR RATIONALE. CCPHI was set to respond and mobilize resources in contributing to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Social, economy and environment are the pillars of sustainable development. Achieving these goals requires resources that can reach more communities, and.
RESOURCE NATIONALISM IN INDONESIA: OWNERSHIP .
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In the late 19th century, more industry developed in Ithaca. In 1883 William Henry Baker and his partners started the Ithaca Gun Company, making shotguns. The original factory was located in the Fall Creek neighborhood of the city, on a slope later known as Gun Hill, where the nearby waterfall supplied the main source of.
Failure of Water Treatment Plant at B.C. Coal Mine Raises .
Jun 20, 2017 . Most recently, conservation groups and scientists on both sides of the border have renewed their calls for Teck Resources to halt new coal mines in the Elk River Valley, a step they say gained urgency when an experimental water treatment facility designed to stem the flow of a mining contaminant called.
Performing the Hidden Injuries of Class in Coal-Mining Heritage .
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Fitness Tip of the Week!
As we move closer to the New Year, inevitably people everywhere will make millions of resolutions to improve who they are. A good portion of those resolutions will be fitness focused, and an even smaller portion will come to fruition. As people start their journey to fitness, too often the fall into "don't have time" excuse. Life is busy, but the journey to improving your health begins with consistency.
Don't bite off more than you can chew: overcommitting is a big resolution-buster. Make smaller goals and understand how fitness fits into your day. From knowing how many days you can commit to working out to knowing how long each workout will be.
Write it into your schedule: the easiest way to get out of the "no time" excuse is to look at what your daily schedule looks like. If you have gaps that you could reasonably fit some work into, capitalize on that. Incorporating the top tip into this one, don't write down 4am workout if you barely are moving at 7am.
Lastly, take pride in your journey: one problem we all have is comparing our results to the results of some insta-model and feeling discouraged. The person we need to beat every day is the guy from yesterday. Understand that you are unique, and your journey will be as well. Take pride in milestones that you pass to stay motivated to pass more!
Take these tips with you to 2019 and truly work towards being a better you!
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