As stated in my last post this is my first year archery hunting with a compound bow. I have been very excited for archery season. The third week of archery in PA I was unable to go hunting because I was in a wedding that weekend. Yet the fourth weekend I was able to get up to my cabin in Perry County.
Our plan was to leave around 2pm to get up to our cabin for the night hunt. We loaded my father in laws truck and headed on our way. It takes about an hour and a half to get to our cabin. We hit a little traffic here and there and got to Blain. My father in law won a new Remington .308 rifle at a raffle from the local sportsman club so on our way to the cabin we stopped at the store for him to pick up the gun. He was eager to sight in his new gun! By the time we arrive to the cabin it is 400/430. Our plan was to hunt one of our new farms that I hadn't got to hunt yet, but my husband had. As we drove by we saw two other trucks at the area we wanted to go to. So as we continued up the road we tried to figure out where we wanted to go. After discussing the pros and cons of other areas we (my husband & I) could go we decided to hunt this field just below our cabin. As we started getting ready to walk out to the spot we wanted to go, it was another hunter walking right in the middle of the field. We watched the other hunter to see where he was going and decided if we wanted to hunt the same area or head for game lands. Two different hunting spots gone. What do we do? We decided to stay at the field. Walk up right along the edge next to the wood line and field and see if we could find a good spot. About 75 yards into our walk we found it. Right along the edge of the property sat this little area with tons of rocks and dead logs giving us perfect coverage from behind and a great view of the corn field. Unfortunately, we did forget one key thing for this weekend. It was early muzzleloader season. We heard a few close by shots, but nothing to warrant us to be overly excited as the sun began to set. We heard cracking behind us. I assumed it was those stupid squirrels behind us all night just annoying me. Then you heard that infamous sound….a snap of twig. Not a twig that would be from a squirrel, but from a deer. I grabbed my bow (which was already set and ready to go) clipped the hook of my release to my loop and slowly got up to turn around to see what was behind me. SMASH CRASH BOOM!!! BUSTED!!! 2 fawns from this past spring behind me. They completely busted me and off they went. I assumed I wouldn't see anything the rest of the night. Momma wouldn't be coming back near me anytime soon. She was a very wise doe. She sent her two little ones to come and spy as she stayed back. LOL. So the evening sky set in and we backed up and started back to camp. As we rounded the trees there she was momma and her two little ones. All I could think to myself was you have got to be kidding me. There she is straight on staring as us looking like I got you suckers. I waited till dark to come out now you can't shoot me.
I woke up at 3am to get breakfast started and my morning was shot from the start. I woke up with a migraine and was to my wonderful content throwing up. I informed my husband and our crew I was not going out this morning and back to bed I crawled. As the day went on I started to feel a little better, but still not great. I debated to go out for the evening hunt. That day my husband and our friend Shawn had gone over to go speak with one of the owners of the land we hunt about a couple things. Shawn was going to go hunting for squirrels for his dad (he is dying of cancer and wants squirrel pot pie in the worse way) he was told a good spot to go by the land owner and a friend of his. They would not be hunting their tonight as they were headed to the Penn State game that evening. We decided sure why not try it out. We hadn't been to that part of the land before and it seemed like a nice spot. As we walked a long the wood line we saw a few rubs that looked fresh. We found the gentleman's tree stand that he told us to hunt by and found a spot to hunt. Shawn went down further as to not interrupt the archery hunting. This night also, turned out to be uneventful. Especially since we decided to leave during prime time because we discovered a hunter had come in behind us only 5o yards with his muzzleloader. We had no clue he had even come in. This really made me mad! I am thinking give us a heads up. You can see my back is too you and I am in orange. Whistle do something to let me know you are there with a gun behind me. We backed up and walked up towards Shawn. There we saw the biggest scrape any of us had ever seen. Shawn told us that he sat down and just a few minutes later 5 doe appear and then comes this amazing 8 point buck following. He made that scrape right in front of Shawn. I couldn't believe it that could have been me. Because I wanted to hunt their, but my husband was insistent that we hunt by this other tree stand the guy told us to use. I tried to persuade him a this would be a good spot. Its right next to a cut cornfield and a corn field that was still up, plus it was right next to a logging road. But what do I know I am still a rookie. Well we walked out to our truck and their was the end to another weekend of hunting.
I can still remember the first time I shot clay pigeons with my family, I was about 8 or so and I can remember my dad standing behind me helping me aim and shoot. He also, was making sure that I wouldn't fall over from the recoil of the shot gun. Which at that time I didn't understand, but now years later I understand why he taught me what he did on that day. I couldn't wait to get my hunting license and go out with my dad's family hunting. He grew up near Philadelphia so my uncles and cousins would come down from Philadelphia and go hunting on the farms around our house. I can remember them all in orange and putting on drives and I would watch them from my bedroom window until they got past the horizon and I couldn't see them anymore. I couldn't wait to do the same. As I got older my interest in hunting started to disappear, but when I was 16 I meet my now husband and without him even knowing he started teaching me about hunting. Just from listening to his stories him and his dad would tell. However, what really got my interest in hunting was this past summer I started working for a small hunting store in my home town and hearing people the stories some of the guys in the store talk about their adventures really peaked my interest. So this year I finally convinced my husband to take me hunting.I am hoping as I start this new journey that you all are excited to hear from a newbie and watch me get my first doe, turkey, or maybe even be lucky enough to get a buck.


Mushroom Model Publications (MMP) is based in the UK. They have all their books printed by their associate Stratus in Sandomierz, Poland in the English language. Stratus also does their own series of books in both English and Polish.
This new book is soft-cover of 144 pages in 8 1/4" x 11 3/4" page format.
In the summer of 1942, German forces resumed their attack on the Eastern Front. This time concentrating exclusively on the southern sector, with the objective of conquering Stalingrad and the Caucasus.
After havine been engaged in the capture of Rostov, the Wiking Division penetrated deeply into the Caucasus, crossing many rivers that criss-crossed that area. Facing thousands of ambushes and thousands of encounters against an enemy that was increasingly battle-tested, tough and impossible to pin down.
Throughout this new campaign there lacked, in fact, the sweeping maneuvers of annihilation of the Soviet forces that had characterized the 1941 summer campaign. This time, the Soviet commands and soldiers learned to withdraw and regroup their forces in order to launch ferocious counterattacks, adding skill to their courage.
Despite everything, the SS troops were able to reach the far-off Asiatic regions, threatening to reach the shores of the Caspian Sea. The terrain conditions, the strong enemy resistance, logistics problems and heavy losses slowed down the ambitions of the SS and of all the German forces.
With the deterioration of the situation on the Stalingrad front, the German forces in the Caucasus were forced to withdraw rapidly to avoid being trapped themselves and it was only due to the stoic stand made by Von Paulus' German forces that enabled them to save themselves, given them time to pull back to the north and return to the positions they had occupied the previous year.
The Wiking Division was involved in a terrible winter retreat, characterized by bitter fighting against the enemy and against glacial cold, suffering additional heavy losses, managing to pull the survivors of that terrible adventure across the Mius river.
The chronology of events is told in this book through direct testimony of the participants, period war reports and original document. All accompanied as always by and exceptions host of images, maps and documents taken from military archives throughout the world and from highly respected privat archives, all designed to make treatment of the subject more compelling.
There are 331 black and white wartime photos in the book and 17 battle maps.
There are no color illustrations.
The majority of the photos are of soldiers in the fields and portraits of individuals.
This book will be of great interest to military historians and modelers alike.
I want to thank Roger Wallsgrove, Editor-in-chief of Mushroom Model Publications (MMP) and Casemate Publishing for this review sample.
Casemate is the U.S. distributor of MMP books.


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Careers in sports medicine have become increasingly popular in the last decade and athletic trainers are an integral part of the sports medicine team (Duncan & Wright, 1992). There are currently over 10,000 athletic trainers certified by the National Athletic Trainers Association (NATA).
Roberts, Kevin D., "A Survey of the Health Status of Certified Athletic Trainers in the Northwest Athletic Trainers Association" (1993). Boise State University Theses and Dissertations. 1119.


I've got common cold symptoms since the last two days. I experience a sore throat at first and later runny nose, stuffy nose, plus slight headache and cough. I don't feel fever and any muscle pain, so I guess it's not flu.
We should know the difference between flu and cold symptoms. Compared with the flu, a cold is a milder respiratory sickness that can affect you for a few days. While flu has more severe symptoms that can make you feel bad for a few days to weeks. This flu may lead to more serious health problems like pneumonia. Experts said that several hundred different viruses may cause cold symptoms.
Common cold symptoms usually last for about a week. If I'm not getting better in a week, I should go to the doctor as I may need antibiotics.
Do you prefer to natural remedies? Anyway, there are no instant and miracle remedies for your cold or flu. Here are some recommended options from experts that will help you –and me- get better sooner (source: webmd.com).
4.Hot ginger and lemon tea.
My lemon tea. It can soothe my throat and refresh my body.
Other popular remedies : Echinacea, vitamin C, chicken soup, garlic, steam, saline drops, menthol ointment, salt water gargle, nasal strips. You are also suggested to drink a lot of water, take a bed rest and let your fever works. Fever is a sign of your working body immune system.
Oh, poor Lina, I do hate to get a cold. There's not much to do to help, and you just feel yucky.
Your tea cup and saucer are pretty though, with blue in it.
Thanks for sharing and I hope you feel better soon.
yang alami ini sangat baik karena tidak ada efek sampingnya.
I do have this kind of tea everytime I lost my voice or when having a sore throat. It is indeed very effective.


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Cementing UK Tech Hubs with Ultrafast Connectivity
The UK is one of the leading tech hubs globally that is focused on innovation but is still limited by slow connectivity and poor network infrastructure. Incumbents and alternative providers alike are now investing heavily in the rollout of full fibre Internet in the UK. But is it enough and are organisations taking full advantage?
The UK is ranked third in a global list for innovation, disruption and technology according to KPMG, a global network of professional services firms. In their 2019 Technology Innovation Hub report, the UK is one of the top countries expected to produce some of the most disruptive technologies.
Research by KPMG found that more than $7.7 billion was invested in UK start-ups over the course of 2018, more than 1.5 times the level invested in fast growth businesses in Germany, and 2.6 times the levels of investment seen by the start-up ecosystem in France.
Still, Fibre to the Premises/Home (FTTP/H) or Fibre to the Building (FTTB) connection in the UK ranks one of the lowest in Europe. Reliable and fast connectivity builds the foundation for individuals and organisations to work, live and socialise better.
FTTH/B penetration rates of European countries at September 2018 (Source: IDATE for FTTH Council EUROPE)
Fortunately, growing tech hubs across the UK are driving long-term benefits including investments in modern infrastructure. Openreach recently announced its plans to cover three million homes with full fibre technology by 2020. Plus leading alternative providers such as CityFibre have also secured £2.5bn investment to expand its fibre network and connect over five million premises to full fibre.
With rising investment in connectivity, businesses and individuals today have a huge opportunity to transform the way they operate and live day-to-day. According to Ofcom's Connected Nations 2018 report, while 94% of UK homes and businesses are in areas where superfast, or better, broadband is available, only 45% of premises are subscribing to these services.
For businesses, moving to ultrafast fibre networks mean they no longer have to be reliant on slow copper connections that struggle to keep up with the rising data demands in their organisation. Much higher bandwidths also mean that fast-growing companies can easily cope with new employees and increased usage.
Ultimately, fibre enables organisations to seamlessly connect onsite and offsite staff, communicate around the world with no latency and deliver their products and services faster and more efficiently. Ultrafast connectivity is enabling businesses to cut costs and stay focused on innovating with technology.
The future of fibre connectivity is reliant on partners that can bring together national carriers and networks to serve the UK. At Giganet, we've strategically partnered with leading carriers including CityFibre, Colt, Entanet, Openreach, SSE, Sky, TalkTalk Business, BT Wholesale, Virgin Media Business, Virtual1, Vodafone and more to help businesses across the UK move to full fibre. As well as these key relationships, as an ISP, our technology is backed by award-winning service and SLAs.
If you're interested in finding out how Giganet is supporting the UK tech hub with unbeatable Internet connectivity, get in touch: sales@giga.net.uk.
Tagged: Carriers, cityfibre, connectivity, disruptive, EU, fibre, FTTP, Innovation, internet, investment, networks, Ofcom, openreach, SLAs, startup, Tech, Techhub

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These activities will keep your kids entertained with indoor play on a cold, wet day!
No one loves playing in muddy puddles more than Peppa! But if you'd prefer to save yourself–and your kitchen, common room, & bathroom–from an epic clean-up, print these pages so your kid can color, connect the dots, and even play a board game with Peppa and George instead!


This recipe for strawberry margarita jam is perfect for when you are bored of making strawberry jam, or when you simply need a change of pace from the ordinary. Give it a try, I don't think you'll be disappointed.
I always love to make special jams, but then I sometimes find my self wondering what to do with jam that doesn't really belong on a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. What? No tequila on a PB&J? However, I am not opposed to having this on an English muffin for breakfast. Other ideas to use this jam as a topping for a lemon tart or bar, swirling into a cheesecake or as a cheesecake topping. I'm thinking a key lime cheesecake would be especially fun. Or using it as a filling with a little lemon curd in teeny tiny little tarts. If you have any other suggestions, please leave them in the comments.
When I'm making unique jams, I like to can them in cute little jars and then I plan to gift several of them at the holidays or as gifts throughout the year. You probably won't want four or five jars of this in your pantry. Or, then again, maybe you will. It's that good.
When I was making this batch, the tequila smelled a little strong, but it mellowed out nicely in the final product. Do not be afraid! I can only imagine that the flavor will only get better as the jam ages a couple of weeks. Make sure to sample your tequila as you are cooking, otherwise what's the point of cooking with liquor?
I chopped my lime zest into teeny tiny pieces so that it disappeared into the jam. You can barely tell it's in the end product. That's a good goal to aim for – no one wants tiny bits of lime zest in their teeth. Zest your limes (it took me three limes) before you juice them.
This recipe uses Ponoma Pectin to set the jam. This pectin allows me to use a lot less sugar than regular pectin and you don't need to cook the strawberries for very long. If you haven't used this type of pectin before, I recommend checking out their product. The low sugar and short cooking time allow the flavor of the strawberries and lime to shine through the final product. It really does taste like a strawberry margarita.
This Strawberry Margarita Jam is a great addition to your pantry. Try it with cheesecake or anything involving lemon curd.
Combine room temperature honey and pectin in a small bowl and stir to combine. Set aside.
Combine strawberries, lime juice, tequila, orange liqueur, lime peel and calcium water in large saucepan, jam pot, or stock pot. Bring to roiling boil, stirring constantly.
Add honey and pectin to strawberry mixture. Bring back to boil, stirring constantly. Boil and stir for 1 minute or until honey is completely dissolved. Remove from heat.
Fill hot jam jars with ¼ inch headspace.
Clean rims and place lids on jars.
Allow jars to cool completely before checking seals and storing.


if you win, then definitely you'll enjoy the cookies coz they are really yummy!
oh definitely it will! good luck!
Reason why you should win.I love taking pics with my family plus we all love to eat.
Reason why you should win. :) would like to give the photoshoot opportunity to my cousin Sandy as a gift.
The friends that I tagged are my college friends. And now that we are all busy working, we rarely get a chance to be with each other to catch up and bond. Surely this photoshoot experiece will be fun, enjoyable and a memory we can surely keep.
Life Is Colorful. Is not defined, by the clothes, music, or interest you have that set you a part from most people you know.


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^ "200 Metres Results". IAAF. 11 June 2012. Retrieved 17 June 2012.
^ "400 Metres Results". IAAF. 11 June 2012. Retrieved 17 June 2012.
^ Natalia Maryanchik (11 June 2013). "Ave Mariya! Abakumova and Ryemyen star in Moscow – IAAF World Challenge". IAAF. Retrieved 17 June 2013.
^ "3000 Metres Results". IAAF. 11 June 2012. Retrieved 17 June 2012.
^ "10000 Metres Results" (PDF). ARAF. 11 June 2013. Retrieved 18 June 2013.
^ "400 Metres Hurdles Results". IAAF. 11 June 2012. Retrieved 17 June 2012.
^ "3000 Metres Steeplechase Results". IAAF. 11 June 2012. Retrieved 17 June 2012.
^ Natalia Maryanchik (11 June 2013). "Ave Mariya! Abakumova and Ryemyen star in Moscow – IAAF World Challenge". IAAF. Retrieved 18 June 2013.
^ "Pole Vault Results". IAAF. 11 June 2012. Retrieved 17 June 2012.
^ "Pole Vault Results" (PDF). ARAF. 11 June 2013. Retrieved 18 June 2013.
^ "Triple Jump Results" (PDF). ARAF. 11 June 2013. Retrieved 18 June 2013.
^ "Shot Put Results". IAAF. 11 June 2012. Retrieved 17 June 2012.
^ "Discus Throw Results". IAAF. 11 June 2012. Retrieved 17 June 2012.
^ Natalia Maryanchik (11 June 2014). "Nazarov and Wang dominate in Moscow - IAAF Hammer Throw Challenge". IAAF. Retrieved 12 June 2014.
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The Boyer College of Music and Dance offers courses for non-majors (including class credit for taking part in ensembles). To register for classes that require special authorization, please contact the Boyer Advising office at 215-204-2229 or Margo Jackson at margo@temple.edu.
The Minor in Music is a 20 credit hour program for undergraduate students who are not music majors, but wish to enjoy music in the Boyer College as part of their Temple experience. Students complete, or test out of, 5 credits in music theory for non-majors, and then may select from an array of courses in music theory, music history, jazz, technology, private lessons, or performance ensembles.
A cumulative grade point average of 2.0 in the minor is required as well as a minimum grade of C- in each course.
Minor in Dance from Undergraduate Bulletin.
Please see the Undergraduate Bulletin for details regarding Arts-related General Education Courses or view the full list here.
Some General Education Courses offered by the Dance Department fill World/Society or Diversity/Race General Education requirements rather than the Arts requirement. A full list of Dance General Education courses is available here.
Boyer Music Ensembles are open to all Temple students, although all students must pass a departmental audition. These auditions occur at the beginning of each semester. Contact the appropriate department in order to schedule an audition and for information regarding repertoire requirements: Choral Ensembles or Instrumental Ensembles.
Non-majors are welcome to audition for most student dance concerts. Contact the Dance Department for audition dates and other details.


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Zelda: Breath of the Wild is getting a DLC Expansion Pass (and really, that's okay)
by Napier Lopez — in Gaming
Nintendo just announced that The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, the flagship title for the imminent Nintendo Switch, is getting a $20 Expansion Pass. It includes three content packs divided into March, summer 2017, and holiday releases.
The first part of the pass includes three new treasure chests in the game's Great Plateau area with some items and in-game clothing. The second includes a new challenge and a hard mode, while the last expands the game with a "new original story," a new dungeon, and some more challenges.
At first, I didn't know how to feel about it.
I've traditionally been in the "ugh, DLC" camp. Too often, I've seen developers release DLC "add-ons" that are really just features that should have been integrated into the game in the first place, or as patches to unfinished games. Clearly, I wasn't alone:
DLC in a main Zelda game? Yeah idk how I feel about that.
— Ken (@Megidolaon49) February 14, 2017
Is Nintendo really THAT stupid? Adding stupid Season pass DLC in Zelda Breath of the Wild?
WTF! Is Nintendo trying to be like Activision? pic.twitter.com/UEaYyu3zrC
— ShadowDragon23 (@Dusk_Dragoon) February 14, 2017
Zelda: Breath of the Wild DLC incoming with $20 season pass https://t.co/QeJegYvEeQ pic.twitter.com/BYXtcIUT82
— Chief Tweet (@TweetersRUnited) February 14, 2017
DLC Packs in Zelda: Breath of Wild. Not sure how I feel about it. Especially having to pay to play more of the original story. pic.twitter.com/Eg8NrCY019
— Stephen Silver (@InfernoOmni) February 14, 2017
And I mean, just look at the dislike ratio on the announcement video:
We Zelda fans just aren't used to DLC. Sure, I recalled Nintendo has so far done a pretty great job at it, after taking a while to embrace it in the first place. But DLC so far has usually been multi-player games like Mario Kart 8 and Super Smash Bros Wii U.
Breath of the Wild is the first story-driven, single-player Nintendo IP to get a major DLC add-on.
There's something odd about playing a Zelda game – games I've always thought of as complete, self-contained experiences – knowing that "a new original story" is coming a few months down the road. That's an itch that will be hard to get rid of.
So when I began to write this post, I was prepared to rant about all the things wrong with DLC and how it doesn't belong in the Zelda series. But after mulling on the idea and discussing with coworkers, I have cautiously come to terms with it.
For one, Nintendo is selling the Expansion Pass as a full unit (you can't buy the individual content packs separately), meaning that you're getting a fair bit of content for your money – even if you have to wait almost a year for the full DLC to arrive. It's also worth noting Nintendo has previously released expansions to older games, as seen in Ocarina of Time's Master Quest.
Most people don't really have a problem with DLC as a concept that adds replayability or customization to a finished game; it's when DLC is used as a lazy way to make more money that it becomes a problem. But this is Nintendo we're talking about; it's been slow about DLC precisely because it doesn't want to run the risk of lowering the quality of its games. Nintendo's IPs are the heart and soul of the company.
Besides, the Nintendo Switch is going to have precious few AAA titles for most of its first year. You're going to appreciate having a few extra challenges to go around in Zelda a few months after it's released. The Hard Mode alone might be worth a full replay, especially if it switches up the dungeons a la Master Quest.
But more than anything, I remember what Satoru Iwata told Kotaku in 2012:
One thing Nintendo has determined as a company policy, what we are not going to do is create a full game and then say, 'let's hold this back for DLC.
As long as those words still ring true, Zelda will be okay.
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What Christmas traditions do you and your family have?
For my children they have traditions everywhere.
In our own home we have our own traditions and then with their grandparents they have their traditions.
Like with my mom who makes the sugar cookie dough and then the kids cut out, bake and decorate cookies.
They get to decorate anyway they want with colorful frosting and festive sprinkles.
This year they decorated with oranges, pinks, purples, blues, reds and greens.
Although Ninja thought the blues were just for him!
At my mother-in-laws my children make and decorate a Christmas ornament every year.
After the ornaments dry they add them to the tree that has ornaments their Daddy made years ago.
As the mom it is fun to go find their old ornaments on my MIL's tree to see how my kids tastes and sizes (hand print ornaments) have changed.
This year the kids decorated some wooden ornaments my SIL bought at Hobby Lobby.
For us at our home we do a little bit of it all.
We bake cookies, make ornaments and draw Christmas pictures.
The kids also each get a Christmas ornament that represents the last year for them.
The memories the kids are making with their grandparents are priceless and will last them a lifetime.
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hav to try these long handbrakes in2 honda,they look the bizz,pulling it off is another thing lol.good footage and drivin.
il try stick it up..
Dont be Sad, you aint kool unless you "Dennis Healy" your motor!! :) My quarter still aint right after the truck tires in Bishopscourt!! Il be stayin well clear of the tires in Mondello.
Anyone know wtf thats about?


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How Brands Are Ramping Up "Buy Now, Pay Later" For Gen Z & Millennials
As young shoppers try to find alternative ways to finance their purchases, the "buy now, pay later" concept has been surging in popularity. These companies are launching their own options…
During COVID, "Buy Now, Pay Later" (BNPL) payment solutions from firms like Afterpay and Klarna have been "sweeping the globe" and the services have surged in popularity especially among young shoppers. Despite young peoples' budgets being impacted by the pandemic, their desire to shop is still strong—and our shopping research shows that nearly two in five have been shopping more during the COVID-19 crisis to boost their spirits.
Kaleido Intelligence reported that BNPL's value is expected to reach over 12% of total ecommerce spend on physical goods, and is projected to reach $680 billion all by 2025. According to Afterpay, more than 1.6 million users in the U.S. have signed up since March. Meanwhile, Klarna has been finding creative ways to reach new Gen Z and Millennial customers: In August, they teamed up with women's lifestyle publication Cosmopolitan to host "Hauliday," a virtual shopping event during the back-to-school shopping season that featured exclusive deals across the fashion, apparel, footwear, and beauty categories from Klarna's brand partners, like Adidas, Sephora, H&M, ModCloth, and rue21.
YPulse's Retail's New Reality trend report predicted that "Buy Now, Pay Later" services will be more popular than ever during the upcoming holidays as young shoppers try to make up for a hard year. We also found that 22% of 13-39-year-olds have used BNPL payment installment services already, and 29% are interested in using them. Now, with the holidays just around the corner, more companies have been launching new BNPL programs and services to reach young consumers:
PayPal's Pay in 4
YPulse's research shows that 40% of 13-37-year-olds use payment apps like PayPal to pay for things in an average month. Now, the company is giving young consumers another way to pay. Earlier this month, they introduced a new "Pay in 4" installment payment service for brands to provide customers with the option of paying for purchases in four interest-free installments without any extra fees (which some other services tend to have). With the option, users can choose to pay for purchases between $30 and $600 over a six-week period. To kick off the new service, they're partnering with retailers like Aldo Group, Blinds.com, BigCommerce, Swappa, and WooCommerce. According to PayPal's SVP of Global Credit, they launched the program to give young consumers "more flexible and responsible ways" to pay online especially during a "challenging retail and economic environment." With Pay in 4, they're "building on their history as the originator in the buy now, play later space."
MasterCard x TSYS
According to research from MasterCard, three of four Americans who have tried installment plans for the first time during COVID and plan to continue using them even when it's over. They also found that nearly three quarters of consumers who are interested in installments prefer the feature to be added to an existing card. With that data in mind, the credit card company teamed up with multiple payment firms to launch new BNPL programs to reach customers globally. In June, MasterCard collaborated with international payment system Splitit to let customers pay for purchases with an existing debit or credit card by splitting costs into interest and fee-free monthly payments. Meanwhile, earlier this month, they teamed up with FinTech company TSYS to launch a BNPL program. Through the partnership, consumers will be able to use their Mastercard to split transactions into installments before, during, and after a purchase. This isn't the company's first go around with BNPL: They took a serious step in that direction last year when they acquired finance solutions company Vyze to make it easier for brands and retailers to offer their shoppers BNPL installment payments. In recent months, other credit card companies like American Express, Citi and J.P. Morgan Chase have been working to offer similar services.
Microsoft & GameStop's Console Plans
Gaming has surged in popularity during the pandemic so it should come as no surprise that ahead of the imminent "gaming console war," many video game giants are ramping up for a slew of sales. They're also working to make it easier for young gamers to purchase the console of their choice. Earlier this month, tech giant Microsoft announced that it was making a play for gamers by allowing customers to buy the new $499 XBox in monthly payments in a partnership with Citizens Bank in the U.S. However, they're not the only company looking to reach young players anticipating the upcoming consoles. GameStop is partnering with QuadPay to offer an option for customers to buy either the Xbox series and the PlayStation 5, which include a layaway option, third-party installment plans, or a rent-to-own process.


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Gozo, the Island with a Turbulent Past (Day 2: Victoria/Rabat)
Since there is nothing much to do in Mgarr after dark, I decided to stay at the hotel and watch live football match on TV instead. The next day, I set off from the hotel after a hearty, delicious English-Maltese breakfast to catch the bus to Victoria, the main town of Gozo.
Buses on Malta and Gozo are a tourist attraction in its own right, as they still use traditional Leyland buses from the 1950s and 60s. The interior is austere, but it was still a very fun way to travel even though there is no air-conditioning inside the vehicle.
Victoria is the biggest town on the island of Gozo. It is famous for its Citadel, majestically perched on top of a hill overlooking the whole island. During the Middle Ages, the island of Gozo was repeatedly attacked by Ottoman fleets under the command of one of Ottoman Empire's most well-known admirals, Turgut Reis (the seaside town of Turgutreis on the western-most tip of Turkey's Bodrum Peninsula is named after him - he was born there in 1485). In one such attack, the entire population of Victoria was carried off by the invaders and sold off into slavery, an event which contributed to the long-term population decline on Gozo.
The town of Victoria is still known to most locals as Rabat; the town is small enough to be covered by foot in less than an hour. There are several cafes and restaurants on the Main Square leading up to the Citadel. The one main throughfare in Victoria looks surprisingly one of those quaint main streets in a rural Irish town.
The Square is a favourite meeting point for locals and tourists alike. There are many traditional family-run grocery corner shops in the little back streets all around the Square. It really makes me feel as though I were somewhere in the middle of rural, small-town Ireland....
Whereas in Ireland, there would be ten pubs to every 5 inhabitants no matter where you are, on Gozo the traditional meeting point and the centre of town is the cafe. In Victoria, it is easy to find a good cup of coffee; many family-run cafeterias offer high-quality coffee at less than 1.5 euro a cup.
The view of Victoria town centre from the steep hill leading up to the Citadel.
Entry to the Citadel is free of charge. You can walk around the rampart and enjoy the view over the whole of Gozo island.
Villages/hamlets on Gozo scattered all over the island. The way houses are built on Gozo remind me of countries in North Africa.
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此分類上一篇: Gozo: The Island of Calypso (Day 1: Mgarr)
此分類下一篇: Gozo: Hanging around doing nothing (Day 3: Xlendi, the Blue Cave)
上一篇: Gozo: The Island of Calypso (Day 1: Mgarr)
下一篇: Gozo: Hanging around doing nothing (Day 3: Xlendi, the Blue Cave)


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What I love about the United States is that I really don't think of it as one big country but 50 small countries. I've been lucky enough to have visited 45 of those 50 "countries," including the two hard to reach places - Alaska and Hawaii. I have also driven across the U.S. several times, traversing on I-90, I-80, and I-70 plus most of I-40. Oh, and Route 66 - from east to west! There is something magical about my long road trip recipe - get a TripTik and state books from AAA and force the passenger to read everything there is to know about the state, once we're approaching a border, and upcoming highlighted towns. Our road trips were made so much more interesting because we discovered random points of interest, including: various Oregon Trail stops, the site of Custer's Last Stand, Pompeys Pillar where William Clark (of Lewis and Clark) etched his name into the stone, the Field of Dreams, Arches National Park, Lincoln's boyhood home, Butte Copper Mine, Mount Rushmore, etc.
Here is a list of posts I've created on my recent U.S. travel, which I expect to grow greatly as I continue to write:
Road Trips!
Roadside Attractions (and Distractions) - A road tripper's observations
Roadside Attractions (and Distractions) - Virginia Edition
Roadside Attractions (and Distractions) - West Virginia and Pennsylvania
Roadside Attractions (and Distractions) - Mexico Border Towns
Roadside Attractions (and Distractions) - Ohio Edition
Other Memories from the New England (and Canadian) Road Trip 2013
Chicago to Joplin
Joplin to Tucumcari
Tucumcari to Flagstaff
Flagstaff to Los Angeles
Lower Antelope Canyon and Grand Canyon
Roadtripping California's Pacific Coast Highway
Hooray for Hollywood and other LA Stuff
Civil War Battlefields
Gettysburg (ghost tours)
150th Anniversary of Gettysburg
Dillon and Keystone
Hawaii - Oahu
Neon Sign Boneyard
Vegas Off Road Racing Experience
Girl's Weekend - Broadway Bound (Show: Evita)
Weekend Road Trip (Shows: The Submission and Book of Mormon)
Holiday Season in NYC (Shows: Grace and Nice Work If You Can Get It)
A(nother) Weekend in NYC (Shows: The Heiress and Once)
NYC Weekend of Comedy, Theater and Adventure (Shows: Newsies, The Lucky Guy, Jimmy Fallon)
NYC Spring 2014 (Shows: Of Mice and Men, The Realistic Joneses, Pippin)
Summer Nights on the Great White Way (Shows: A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder, Hedwig and the Angry Inch)
MOMA and Back on Broadway (Shows: It's Only a Play, The River, and The Last Ship)
Greenwich Village Food Tour (Shows: Cabaret and The Elephant Man)
Del Close Improv Marathon 2014 - DCM17
Summer Broadway Binge 2015
Exploring the History of Greenwich Village
Grand Central Terminal Microadventure
Alexander Hamilton: The $10 Founding Father in NYC
Spring Broadway Binge 2016 (Shows: Hamilton, Waitress, She Loves Me, The Robber Bridegroom, and A Long Day's Journey into Night)
Live from NYC: The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Boston - Freedom Trail and Fenway
My "Best of" Portland
Black Butte Ranch
Photographing Mt. Hood
Photographing the Oregon Coast
Chester County Hot Air Balloon Festival
Philly in a Flash!
C.F. Martin & Co. Guitar Factory Tour
Frank Lloyd Wright's Fallingwater
Waterside Woolen Mill
Johnstown Cambria Iron Works Blacksmith Shop
Fonthill Castle
Fall in Zion
The Rocks of Zion
Espionage, Crime and Punishment in D.C. (museums)
Old Town Alexandria, Virginia
Memorial Day in D.C. - Visiting the War Memorials
A More in Depth View of the U.S. Capitol
Lincoln's Cottage
150th Anniversary of the Lincoln Assassination
National Geographic Museum
Washington D.C. Hidden Historical Surprises
Segway Tour of the National Mall
D.C. Monuments at Night - Part 1
Smithsonian National Zoo
Zoolights for the Holidays
Glen Echo Park
National Cherry Blossom Festival
Weird D.C. - Corpse Flower at the U.S. Botanical Garden
Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens
McKee-Beshers Fields of Sunflowers
Washington D.C.-based Day or Overnight Trips
Annapolis Photography Tour
Skyline Drive at Shenandoah National Forest
Buzzard Rock Hike in the George Washington National Forest
St. Michaels, Maryland
Beer, Wine, and Whiskey Tasting around Charlottesville
Beer Tour in LoCo (Loudon County) Virginia
Truck Graveyard Photography (Columbia, VA)
Lonaconing Abandoned Silk Mill (Lonaconing, MD)
Seattle Photography Tour
Washington's Beer Country (and vodka!)
Skagit Valley Tulip Festival
Space Needle Reflections
Wandering Around Seattle Center
Scenes from Palouse, Washington - The Fields
Scenes from Palouse, Washington - Life on the Farm
States I haven't been to yet: Arkansas, Alabama, North Dakota, Rhode Island, Mississippi
The End of Cherry Blossom Season in Washington D.C...


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A man has been interviewed by police officers after an illegal car cruising event in the Denton area of Tameside.
Today (Thursday 23 July 2020), a 25-year-old man was interviewed by police officers after voluntarily attending an interview at a police station in Hyde. A representative from Tameside Council's Environmental Health team was also present at the interview.
The man continues to be under investigation.
Superintendent Jane Higham, of GMP's Tameside district, said: "We continue to recognise the level of upset and dissatisfaction within the local community after the events of last Sunday (19 July 2020). The scenes posted on social media were not acceptable and we are absolutely committed to piecing together the full circumstances of this event.
"We hope that the news that a man has been interviewed by police officers reinforces our commitment and demonstrates that we are still actively investigating, alongside our partners at the local authority.
"It's important to stress that enquiries into last Sunday's event are very much ongoing and we will pursue anyone found to have committed an offence. This type of behaviour is reckless and puts our communities at risk.
"Here in Tameside we will also continue to explore all measures available to us, with a view to preventing any similar events occurring in the future. By the same token, we would urge the public to please reach out to us if they have any intelligence that could help us gather a wider picture and stop the coordination and organisation of such illegal events taking place in the next few weeks or months.
"Thanks to similar intelligence, we were able to stop an illegal rave happening in the area last weekend – which just goes to show how important the support and help of the public is."
Anyone with any information should contact police on 101 quoting incident number 1748 of 19/07/2020. Details can also be passed anonymously to the independent charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
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CHAMBERS OF ROCK
A blog dedicated to coverage of rock news, reviews of CD's/DVD's, live gigs and interviews with musicians who have made rock music great! Coverage of hard rock, classic rock, AOR and popular melodic rock music across the genre. This blog is the creation of Alun Williams, a Brit now living in Michigan whose previous credits include writing for the following sites: www.classicrock.about.com www.classicrockrevisited.com and www.rocknrolluniverse.com (Now gone) I hope you enjoy your visit here!
News Update for Friday February 10th, 2012
Well, as you can see the updates have been sporadic ... Sorry, but with this sickness going on and trying catch up with getting some review to you, it's pushed me back a little, anyway, on with the news today starting with the Black Sabbath story that I heard a couple of days back now and it just slipped by me to get it posted ... Doh!
Have a great weekend folks!
Cheers, Al
Black Sabbath give Bill Ward the 'heave ho' and continue without him
Black Sabbath November 2011:
L2R: Geezer Butler, Bill Ward, Ozzy Osbourne and Tony Iommi
Yes, sad indeed that differences cannot be resolved.
After Bill Ward's outbreak last week about an unsignable contract - Sharon Osbourne's doing no doubt! - the other three members announced that they are letting Bill Ward go and will continue on recording and playing without him as a part of the reunion ..., that clearly is no longer ..., a reunion!
BLACK SABBATH RECORDING UPDATE
'We were saddened to hear yesterday via Facebook that Bill declined publicly to participate in our current Black Sabbath plans...we have no choice but to continue recording without him although our door is always open... We are still in the UK with Tony. Writing and recording the new album and on a roll... See you at Download!!!
– Tony, Ozzy and Geezer'
http://www.blacksabbath.com/
Sad indeed.
Bill, good luck mate with whatever path you take now.
http://www.billward.com/
Magnum provide brief new album update
After last years 'Evolution' album from Brummie rockers Magnum, that contained re-recorded versons of their classics, the band are back in the studio again and have shared this update.
'This week we are back at M2 studios and all set to record the new album due out later this year.
We do have a title and will let you know what it is very soon.
We have just spent a week putting down guide vocals and some guitar parts and it`s sounding really powerful once again.
If the early song titles have anything to go by the album will tick all the boxes for all the fans.
Keep checking back for some very exciting news.
We have uploaded "Eyes Like Fire" without the DVD edit in the middle. Enjoy!'
For download go to:
http://www.magnumonline.co.uk/
ANNOUNCING RINGO STARR AND HIS 13th ALL STARR BAND
Featuring Steve Lukather (Toto), Gregg Rolie (Journey, Santana), Richard Page (Mr. Mister), Todd Rundgren, Mark Rivera and Gregg Bissonette
Ringo Starr has announced his 13th All Starr Band, which will launch June 14, 2012 from Fallsview Casino in Niagara Falls, Ontario and conclude July 21, 2012 at the Greek Theater in Los Angeles, California. New to the All Starrs are Steve Lukather (Toto) and Gregg Rolie (Santana, Journey) who will join All Starr alumni Richard Page, Todd Rundgren, Mark Rivera, and Gregg Bissonette.
The tour is being produced by Dave Hart and as always fans can expect to hear a jukebox worth of hits. Ringo classic's such as "It Don't Come Easy", "Photograph", "Little Help From My Friends", "Yellow Submarine" and "Wings", from Starr's just released 17th solo record, Ringo 2012 (Hip-O/Ume). All Starr's hits include "Rosanna," "Broken Wings," "Hello It's Me," "Black Magic Woman."
Ringo will spend his birthday on the road, with a performance at Ryman Auditorium in Nashville on July 7. Following in the tradition of the last few years, at Noon from the Hard Rock Nashville, Ringo will ask anyone anywhere, and everyone everywhere, to join him in a wish for Peace and Love.
The confirmed dates are as follows:
June 14, 15 – Fallsview Casino, Niagara Falls, ON
June 16 – Bethel Woods PAC, Bethel, NY
June 17 – Mohegan Sun, Uncasville, CT
June 19 – Bank of America Pavilion, Boston, MA
June 22 – Jones Beach Ampitheater, Wantagh, NY
June 23 – Ceasar's, Atlantic City, NJ
June 24 – Meyerhoff, Baltimore, MD
June 26 – State Theater, Easton, PA
June 27 – Mayo Center, Morristown, NJ
June 29 – St Augustine Theater, St. Augustine, FL
June 30 – Seminole Hard Rock Arena, Hollywood, FL
July 1 – Ruth Eckerd Hall, Clearwater, FL
July 3 – Tuscaloosa Ampitheater, Tuscaloosa, Al
July 4 – The Wharf, Orange Beach, Al
July 6 – Fox Theater, Atlanta, GA
July 7 – Ryman Auditorium, Nashville, TN
July 8 – Horseshoe Casino, Hammond, IL
July 11 – Usana Ampitheater, Salt Lake, UT
July 13 – Northern Quest, Spokane, WA
July 14 – St Michelle Winery, Seattle, WA
July 15 – Edgefield, Portland, OR
July 17 – Mountain Winery, Saratoga, CA
July 19 – Humphrey's, San Diego, CA
July 21 – The Greek, Los Angeles, CA
More dates to be announced soon.
www.RingoStarr.com
UK rockers Nazareth announce UK live dates while
Salvo / Union Square releases 2 CD Best of Nazareth - The Singles
Lauded for a lengthy series of classy albums as well their consistent live prowess, Scotland's finest Nazareth have also enjoyed major success as a singles act, most notably in Europe and the Americas.
This 'Singles' collection draws together their finest 45s (and the odd CD single), fully demonstrating their facility with a wide range of styles. And it must be said that selecting two discs from three decades of releases was no easy task because Scotland's premier rock group turned out a wealth of singles that hit the gold standard.
Perhaps the secret of the Dunfermline band's success was singer Dan McCafferty's versatile voice, which ranged from a tender croon to a blues-soaked wail, hitting all points in between. Maybe it was Manny Charlton's mastery of the guitar, which covered hard rock territory as easily it encompassed balladry - and don't forget the deft rhythm section of bassist Pete Agnew and the late drummer Darrell Sweet, who gave the music so much groove. What we can be sure of is the fact that from their beginnings as a group finding its sonic feet, via the stadium years and on to their current status as veterans, Nazareth have always delighted the faithful with their singles.
http://www.unionsquaremusic.co.uk/index.asp
Also, Nazareth's current line up of:
Dan McCafferty - Lead Vocals
Lee Agnew - Drums
Jimmy Murrison - Guitar
Pete Agnew - Bass
will play UK live dates.
Following their powerful performance at Dunfermline's Alhambra Theatre on 14 January, Nazareth will embark on an 10-date UK tour in March. Details as follows:
Saturday March 10 - Classic Grand - GLASGOW
Sunday March 11 - Ironworks - INVERNESS
Tuesday March 13 - Dexters - DUNDEE
Thursday March 15 - The Grand - CLITHEROE
Friday March 16 - BEDFORD - TBC
Saturday March 17 – YORK - TBC
Tuesday March 20 - O2 Academy – NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE
Wednesday March 21 - The Brook - SOUTHAMPTON
Friday March 23 – The Assembly Rooms – DERBY
Saturday March 24 – The Robin 2 - BILSTON
You can see all the releases in Salvo's exhaustive and highly acclaimed Nazareth reissue campaign here.
http://www.nazarethdirect.co.uk/
Def Leppard say tour with Poison is officially on ....!
Yes indeed Def Leppard have confirmed what Rikki Rockett (Poison) had recently leaked a couple of weeks back on Facebook that Def Leppard and Poison would indeed be back out on the road again this summer.
What they fail to do though, is provide any live dates information ... At this time.
Over at their website, this is what they have shared ...
Massive Summer Tour With Special Guest Poison!
It's now official!
Def Leppard will be touring with special guest Poison this summer!
Continue to check back with DefLeppard.com for more announcements and all tour details!
That's all we get for now from the band, my best suggestion to you though folks, is to keep checking www.Pollstar.com for dates, as they often get hold of them early and sometimes leak them, before the official press release comes, so you can at least have a clue what day of the week your nearest venue on the tour will be.
Official website is:
www.DefLeppard.com
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Joe Matera – Slave To The Fingers EP review
Released through: W.A.R. Productions Release date: Available now
Joe Matera is an Australian guitarist, who is creating some 'thunder down under,' to coin a phrase.
He has worked as a guest with a number of other acts, as well as being a contributor to Guitar World magazine and many others globally, but his name came to my attention last year, when someone shared a cover song with me, that featured his playing.
The cover song was Thin Lizzy's Cold Sweat - Ha ha! It must be obvious my love of Lizzy! - by metal band Atomkraft and I thought Joe's playing was certainly worth checking out further, which sadly is more than I could say about Atomkraft's impact on me!
Cue this EP, 'Slave To The Fingers,' which is Joe's second official solo release, following 2010's acoustic 'Travellin' West' release.
I must make this clear though, this is all, purely instrumental, no vocals folks!
Joe gets back to the rock with this new one, that has a very brief 'interlude' intro track, literally just about thirty seconds, before title cut, 'Slave To The Fingers.'
'Slave To The Fingers' is pretty solid rock fare and his style perhaps captures many influences. Seriously, many names come to mind, from listening to this E.P., including even thoughts of The Shadows if you ask me, maybe a nod toward, Allman Brothers, Wishbone Ash, Clapton and Mark Knopfler too.
The title track at just over three and a half minutes is a pretty steady mid to up tempo piece.
Next tune, 'Cruise Control' takes a slight step back in places reminding me of the sound of mid 70's era Thin Lizzy, think 'Nightlife' and even 'Fighting.' Not bad at all.
'Out of the Blue' is next and it starts to creep up on you and maybe not on quite the same production level, but I'd say it has a very slight hint of some of the more melodic N.W.O.B.H.M. (New Wave Of British Heavy Metal) acts sound.
Possibly even at times a more melodic Saxon or (Judas) Priest, remember though that this is all instrumental, with no vocals to be had anywhere, although I could quite easily imagine lyrics and vocals being added to this material.
It's 'Face Off' next, which clocks in at just under three minutes and is a mid to upbeat steady rock number, that here and there makes me strangely in places of .38 Special. That said as I listen to Joe's tone more and more, I realise that it's very unique to be honest, but I will add that it does sound a little like Brian Roberston's tone during his Wild Horses era.
Overall the EP is under fifteen minutes long or should that be short ..., but that said, I think there's a lot of promise here. It'll be interesting to see where Joe fit's into getting a full album under his belt either solo or with another act.
Nice work, very respectable stuff indeed. Pleasant probably best describes it.
Rating: 3.25 out of 5
http://joematera.com
You can pick this up, either through Joe's site directly - Link above - or here at Amazon:
http://www.amazon.com/Slave-Fingers-Joe-Matera/dp/B006JSXYZ0/ref=sr_1_1?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1328838510&sr=1-1
or here on iTunes:
http://itunes.apple.com/au/album/slave-to-the-fingers-ep/id477164240
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Mecca – Undeniable album review
Mecca – 'Undeniable' album review
Released on: Frontiers records. Release date: Available now
This is a funny one, as this album was actually made available over in Europe around the middle of last year, yet was not released here in the US until just last month, weird?
Led by the masterful lead vocals of Joe Vana, the second Mecca album 'Undeniable' is exactly that, undeniably good, certainly for the most part. Excellent in places, different in one spot and …, well you read it for yourself!
Joe on the first Mecca album in 2002 had pulled in some strong players from the world of AOR with the likes of former Toto player's in silky smooth vocalist Fergie Frederiksen and David Hungate (Bass) former Survivor founder and friend, Jim Peterik (World Stage, Pride of Lions) to create a very special record.
Come forward ten years and finally a new Mecca release is upon us! I say finally, because apparently this album's beginnings kicked off around 2005, when vocalist Joe called upon Swedish guitarist by the name of Christian Wolff to help Joe write new material before he then called upon another Swede, in much travelled player Tommy Denander to help as well.
The result is clearly a very classy album, but …. I am still mystified by a certain something and that is, in the press release for this, the Mecca 'band' was identified with another six players alongside Joe.
That's not what's confusing … What is, is the list of players that apparently are on here too!
The Mecca band alongside Joe is apparently: Joey Vana (Guitars – Joe's son), Brian Moritz (Keyboards), Paul Pisciotto (Synthesizers), Wally Hustin (Bass), Rick Vitek (Drums) and Mark Alano (Guitars).
Add to that other players listed in the press release Tony Levin (Bass), Pat Mastellotto (Drums) and Eric Ragno (Keyboards) alongside both the aforementioned Wolffe and Denander, so a complete mass of musical talent.
Sadly, with most review albums these days, they come as a download with no sleeve notes, so it's anyones guess who plays where and on what??!
The opening track 'Perfect World' is so like Toto / Steve Lukather it's uncanny, it is just so …um, perfect! Lush layering of classy musical interludes, this is pure class …, even if the phrasing in the chorus throws me, 'In a Perfected World …' Per-fect-ed World???
Killer guitar solo by the way.
Another sampling sound opens track two 'Closing Time' that reeks of prime time Mr. Mister meets Toto which is prime time slick pop rock, brilliant vocals from Joe, which continues with the poppy AOR come power ballad majestic 'Ten Lifetimes.'
So rich a sound overall and once more, sweet guitar work, right out of the Steve Lukather guitarists manual!
'Life's Too Short' starts in very funky manner and then … No, not rap?!!! Why?!!?
A sub-rap vocal kicks in briefly, then's into the main songline. Fortunately the rap line is pretty brief before the melodies kick in and then …, not again …??!
Yes, there's more … Don't like it at all.
Shame, real shame as the rest of the song is perfectly executed.
Oh dear, I was enjoying the intro to 'I Know,' then I realized as the verse got going it reminded me of something – Tell me you don't think it sounds like Time of My Life by Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes? I think it certainly has elements of 'that' tune there for sure! – fortunately the chorus takes it in a different direction, but then the verse reeks of it again, even with Joe's uplifting vocals.
It does then take a classy Toto like direction, which is pure magic. Nice playing guys!
'Did It For Love' is the albums clear big old AOR power ballad and a fine example it is too.
Once more the Toto sound is more than present in 'From The Start,' although Joe almost hits Sting like phrasings in places.
Nice track that then captures some of those staggering type rock moments, that Mr. Mister seemed to enjoy.
'Deceptive Cadence' up next brings something different, with its piano, bass and string driven sound, that then picks up towards the end with a musical diversion. Interesting track.
A pretty basic hard rocking guitar riff drives 'W2W' next, clearly avoiding the softly, softly touch here, as the guitar rips up a class solo in the brief rocker.
Album title track 'Undeniable' is a twisting and turning Toto like slow to mid paced track, that consists of light and dark type effects throughout. Some nice gentle keyboard touches before steady, then gritty guitar leads into another nice solo, before the track stops abruptly.
To close the album is the gentle 'As I Walk Alone.' It's a piano and vocal track, with some strings here and there and even a hauntingly good guitar solo.
So, will this album set the world on fire? Probably not, but there's clearly a lot of prime time AOR on show here, played by craftsman and sung so well.
Some of the sampling intros became a little predictable; the rap element – To me – really wasn't needed and kind of spoilt that track for me. Overall though it's not too bad at all, generally an enjoyable album.
Sadly, there is no official Mecca website or for that matter, one for Joe.
There is an old MySpace site for Mecca, created sometime ago, but not update since 2009:
http://www.myspace.com/meccaofmusic
Album link at the label Frontiers here:
http://www.frontiers.it/album/4945/
Slight Update for Tuesday 7th February, 2012
Well today it's been a rough day ..., kind of.
Stayed home to watch our daughter who was sick at school yesterday and asleep by 6.30pm last night.
About 25% of the people at my work yesterday were either off sick already or were hacking or sneezing pretty good in our place ... Nice ...
This morning I wasn't 100% but knew I'd be home watching our girl and as the day has gone on, the sinuses are feeling blocked, my head is just thick with cold and I have the lousiest headache ... Aches and pains too, not good, time to throw some meds down the gullet!
Not much new to share really either anyway, except I'm sure the curious among you have already picked up the new Van Halen that got it's US release today ... Not me, I don't have it ...
Don't have a management contact there either, so a review is unlikely. - We're watching the cash right now ... - Various reasons. - so I'm not likely to pick up a copy at this point either, anyway, plenty of other stuff to get through as it is!
Brief update notes only, Tours 2012 ....!
Rikki Rockett has confirmed Poison will tour with Def Leppard this summer ... Should be fun.
No dates revealed at this time though ....
http://www.poisonweb.com/
http://www.defleppard.com
http://www.facebook.com/RikkiRockett
http://www.rikkirockett.com/
Joe Perry announced that Aerosmith will tour this summer too, but not until after frontman Steven Tyler finishes up his duties as 'American Idol' judge. "AEROSMITH U.S. TOUR STARTS IN JUNE! tickets on sale in March," Perry tweeted on Monday night.
Nothing else about the tour though — including dates, venues, opening acts and length — has been revealed. It seems like the run could sync up nicely with the new Aerosmith album, which Perry recently said "has a feel like some of the early stuff" because they're once again working with producer Jack Douglas ( who worked with the band on 'Toys in the Attic,' 'Rocks' and more).
We'll see:
http://www.aerosmith.com/
Meanwhile after all the rumours on Kiss with Motley Crue, there's no further update ...
I also believe Metallica will tour the US this summer too, European dates have already been confirmed and they have just made their new EP available as well:
http://www.metallica.com/
If you're a Steve Miller Band fan, he's got dates being lined up too:
http://www.stevemillerband.com/
Toto slight update
In my conversation with Toto's David Paich last weekend, he did tell me that while there are no plans for a Toto album of new material, it's possible that they could do something with some special guests that may even include some previously unreleased material.
David has also shared this on Facebook about the whole MusiCares project he's been working with Paul McCartney on:
'The MusiCares concert is coming along great! The final line up is: Foo Fighters, Alicia Keys, Alyson Krauss, Tony Bennett, Neil Young, Katy Perry, Norah Jones, Sergio Mendes, Coldplay, James Taylor, Diana Krall and of course the man of the night - Paul McCartney. I'll try to get my nephew to take some pics or vids of the rehearsals for you guys. Have a great week everyone!'
http://www.grammy.org/musicares
They are also hopeful that they can line up some US live dates, which I was very pleased to hear, although as of right now, there's just a couple that are almost confirmed, one is at a big event in Denver, Colorado ...
I also hope the discussed possible US double bill that sounded a great idea, comes off too ...
Not really a hard rock act, but possibly a good match with Toto ... I'll go!
Keep up with Toto news here though:
http://www.toto99.com
UK rockers Newman live stuff for 2012
Wrapping up, for UK and European fans of the band Newman - Yes, my old mate Steve Newman! - he said that he doesn't currently plan on releasing any new album this year - At this point in time. - after last year's classy 'Under Southern Skies' studio album the limited edition, 'Another Step Closer - Live at Firefest' CD, the Newman band's focus is going to be on live appearances.
Right now there are just four dates confirmed, but more are - Hopefully - being worked out ....
http://www.newmansound.com
News Update for Monday February 6th, 2012
Well, here's another new week starting up and boy, where did January go?!
February 6th 2011 will sadly be remembered for when the world lost a huge talent in Gary Moore, so spare a thought for the man on the first anniversary of his passing. RIP Gary, your music will live on.
Other info to share, this past weekend I had the great pleasure of interviewing legendary Toto man, David Paich, which was an absolute pleasure.
We discussed many things, including will there be a new Toto album? Will there be a Toto US tour
So, as you know, getting these interviews typed up takes some time, due to the amount they need to be edited too.
Anyway, that one along with the chat I had with Howard Leese (Heart, Paul Rodgers, Bad Company) I'm sure you will enjoy reading as soon as I can get them done.
On with the news updates folks, cheers and here's hoping you have a great week.
ICONIC SINGER/SONGWRITER JACK BLADES TO RELEASE NEW SOLO ALBUM: "ROCK N' ROLL RIDE"
Much-beloved singer/songwriter/bass player extraordinaire Jack Blades is slated to release his brand new solo album, ROCK N' ROLL RIDE, on March 23rd in Europe and March 27th in North America via Frontiers Records. The new album marks Blades' second solo release for the label.
Hot off the heels of Night Ranger's celebrated 2011 CD, SOMEWHERE IN CALIFORNIA, and a massive North American tour with Night Ranger as support for Journey and Foreigner last year, Blades shows no signs of slowing down with his buoyant new album. Of the new offering, Blades commented, "ROCK N' ROLL RIDE is an extension of what my music has been for the last 30 years. It has been quite a rock n' roll ride and I decided to lay it all down on a record!"
ROCK N' ROLL RIDE features contributions from Blades' Night Ranger bandmates Brad Gillis, Kelly Keagy, Joel Hoekstra and Eric Levy, as well as a special guest appearance by Cheap Trick's Robin Zander.
The first single from the album "Back In The Game" will soon impact at radio.
Jack Blades is a frontman, lead singer, bassist, songwriter, and producer as well as a founding member of the highly-successful arena rock band, Night Ranger and supergroup Damn Yankees (along with Ted Nugent and Tommy Shaw from Styx) and the highly-regarded Shaw/Blades.
Throughout his remarkable career Blades has sold over 25 million albums, performed in front of millions of fans worldwide and collaborated with some of rock's most legendary artists. With a career spanning three decades, Blades has recorded with, penned songs and produced albums for some of the music industry's biggest names including Aerosmith, Cher, Ringo Star, Alice Cooper, Roger Daltrey, Journey, Ozzy Osbourne, Styx, Ted Nugent, Motley Crue and Vince Neil.
His music has been featured in movies such as Armageddon, Boogie Nights, Tommy Boy, television shows such as "South Park" and "American Dad," the hit Broadway musical (and soon-to-be released major motion picture) Rock of Ages and the wildly successful videogame series "Rock Band" and "Guitar Hero". With Blades' songwriting, driving guitars, stage antics and on the strength of Night Ranger's songs "Don't Tell Me You Love Me," "Rock in America," "Sister Christian," "When You Close Your Eyes," and "Sentimental Street", along with the Damn Yankees hits "High Enough" and "Coming of Age", Blades' legacy continues to inspire generations while still being written.
"Rock 'n' Roll Ride" trackisting includes:
Back In The Game Rock 'N' Roll Ride; Hardest Word To Say; Anything For You; Love Life; West Hollywood; Born For This; Don't Give Up; Say You Will; Rise And Shine; Hey Now
Jack Blades: Bass, guitar, acoustic guitar, lead and background vocals
Joel Hoekstra: Guitars and solos
Will Evankovich: Acoustic guitars, mandolin, add. guitars, Coral Sitar guitar, background vocals
Kelly Keagy and Brian Tichy: Drums
Eric Levy and Christian Matthew Cullen: Keyboards
Robin Zander : Chorus vocals on "Anything for you"
Colin Blades, Kelly Keagy: additional background vocals
Brad Gillis: additional solo guitar on "Say you Will"
www.jackblades.net
www.nightranger.com
www.frontiers.it
YES Recruit New Singer (Again!)
Prog rock band YES were forced to cancel the last 3 shows of their European Tour in December due to the illness of lead vocalist Benoit David who has still not recovered.
To avoid disappointing their fans on the forthcoming Australasian leg of their world tour, they have found a replacement singer.
Jon Davison will join YES as lead vocalist for the upcoming dates in New Zealand, Australia, Japan, Indonesia, and Hawaii.
YES really appreciate Jon Davison joining them for this leg of the tour and are sure this arrangement will satisfy all YES fans.
Current Yes lineup is:
Alan White - Drums
Chris Squire - Bass / Vocals
Steve Howe - Guitar / Vocals
Geoff Downes - Keyboards / Vocals
Jon Davison - Lead Vocals
http://yesworld.com/
EAGLE ROCK ENTERTAINMENT TO RELEASE SANTANA LIVE AT MONTREUX 2011
~ 2DVD SET AND BLU-RAY~
Santana Lands February 21 in a Captivating Set of Greatest Hits!
New York, NY--Eagle Rock Entertainment will release Santana Live At Montreux 2011 on a 2 DVD set and Blu-ray in a exhilarating set of jazz, Latin, funk, soul and rock 'n' roll. The 23-song show weighs heavily on the side of the songs that fans of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame guitarist (inducted in 1998) have loved over the years.
Filmed in high-definition and recorded in DTS-HD Master Audio, Dolby Digital 5.1 and LPCM Stereo, it's a total jam-packed evening of percolating percussion, soaring lead guitar solos and the kind of funky bass/drum action that has kept this band in the forefront of popular music for over 40 years.
Live At Montreux 2011 is a career-spanning show that covers all the bases: from Tito Puente's "Oye Como Va," Fleetwood Mac's "Black Magic Woman," Babatunde Olatunji's "Jingo" and Willie Bobo's "Evil Ways" to John Coltrane's "A Love Supreme."
Carlos Santana has always had a knack for making his cover versions become spectacularly his own. His interpretive flair reached its zenith with 2010's Guitar Heaven which contains his scintillating take on Cream's "Sunshine Of Your Love." Add his numerous originals, including "Smooth" and "Maria Maria," his signature style of inspired and spiritual guitar playing and you have the kind of DVD that burns with intensity.
Extras include interviews with Carlos and Cindy Blackman Santana, and a very special peek behind-the-scenes. Guest artists include the husband/wife guitar team of Susan Tedeschi and Allman Brother Derek Trucks as well as drummer/wife Cindy Blackman Santana. Over three hours long, this is the Santana concert his fans have been waiting for!
For forty years and as many albums later, Santana has sold more than 90 million records and reached more than 100 million fans at concerts worldwide. To date, Santana has won ten Grammy® Awards, including a record-tying nine for a single project, 1999's Supernatural (including Album of the Year and Record of the Year for "Smooth"). In 1998, the group was ushered into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, whose web page on their induction notes, "Guitarist Carlos Santana is one of rock's true virtuosos and guiding lights."
Among many other honors, Carlos Santana has also been cited by Rolling Stone as #15 on their list of the "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time." His last CD, Guitar Heaven ... The Greatest Guitar Classics of All Time (Arista) was released in 2010. Celebrating that chart debut, Santana joined the ranks of the Rolling Stones as the only musical act in chart history to score at least one Top 10 album in every decade beginning with the 1960s. "Guitar Heaven" was Santana's 29th Billboard Top 200 charting release, 12th Top 10 album debut and third Top 10 debut in the past 7 years.
1) Spark Of The Divine
2) SOCC
3) Back In Black
4) Singing Winds, Crying Beasts
5) Black Magic Woman / Gypsy Queen
6) Oye Como Va
7) Maria Maria
8) Foo Foo
9) Corazon Espinado / Guajira
10) Benny & Cindy Solo
11) Jingo
12) Carlos Speaks / Novus
13) Europa (Earth's Cry, Heaven's Smile) / I Want You
14) Batuka / No One To Depend On
1) Duende / Open Invitation
2) Make Somebody Happy / Right On Be Free
3) Evil Ways / A Love Supreme
4) Sunshine Of Your Love
5) Smooth / Dame Tu Amor
6) Soul Sacrifice / Dennis Drum Solo
7) Samba Pa Ti
8) Into The Night
9) Love, Peace And Happiness / Freedom
Official weblinks:
http://www.santana.com/
http://www.eagle-rock.com/
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Please understand that all photographs on 'Chambers of Rock' identified as by Alun Williams are © 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014. Thank you.
Alun Williams, Chambers of Rock Owner / Editor, Sterling Heights, MI.
Other great rock websites!
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The Best Moments From The Democratic National Convention
The strangest, most hilarious and poignant moments from the convention so far. - by Erin Rooney
In case you're not up on your American politics, the Democratic National Convention is the gathering where delegates will decide who the Democratic nominee will be for the national election.
This year, the Democratic convention formally nominated Hillary Clinton for president, and the election will take place in November this year.
But that's not all that went down at this convention. Check out these sometimes crazy and often heartwarming moments...
Michelle Obama's Powerful Speech That Moved People To Tears
Michelle praised Hillary's character and conviction, and her advocacy for minorities.
"Because of Hillary Clinton, my daughters and all our sons and daughters now take for granted that a woman can be president of the United States."
Watch first lady Michelle Obama's full speech at the 2016 Democratic National Convention
Enthusiastic Dance Breaks
Democrat supporters danced like nobody's watching in the breaks of the four-day event.
Fusion on Twitter
Strange Condom Packaging
Condoms were flying around the convention with the top-selling designs being an 'extra-small' sized Donald Trump one captioned "I'm HUUUUGE!" and a Bernie Sanders design captioned "Feel The Bern".
Bill Clinton's Glowing Endorsement Of His Wife
He praised her tireless work in making the lives of others better.
"If you were sitting where I'm sitting, and you heard what I have heard at every dinner conversation, every lunch conversation, every walk, you would say, this woman has never been satisfied with the status quo in anything!"
The best moments from Bill Clinton's speech at the DNC
Lena Dunham and America Ferrara Slam Trump
"According to Donald Trump my body is like probably a 2." Lena Dunham said.
"And according to Donald Trump, I'm probably a rapist." said America Ferrara.
They ended the speech by saying 'Love Trumps Hate!'
Lena Dunham and America Ferrera's entire DNC speech
Meryl Streep Got Crazy Excited
She said: "What does it take to be the first female anything? It takes grit. And it takes grace."
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Gerald's Party
by Robert Coover
"At one and the same time, a metaphysical and comic murder mystery, a Grimm's fairy tale, a Greek tragedy, and a complicated experimental novel that places Coover, deservedly so, in the company of John Barth, Donald Barthelme, and Kurt Vonnegut." –Chicago Sun-Times
Imprint Grove Paperback
Page Count 320
Publication Date October 15, 1997
ISBN-13 978-0-8021-3528-5
Dimensions 5.5" x 8.25"
US List Price $18.00
Robert Coover is the award-winning author of twelve other novels. He teaches electronic and experimental writing at Brown University.
Read More About Robert Coover
"None of us noticed the body at first." So begins Gerald's Party, which The New York Times Book Review called "far beyond humor and self-parody . . . a work of purest, unremitting malevolence." Robert Coover's wicked and surreally comic novel takes place at a chilling, ribald, and absolutely fascinating party. Amid the drunken guests, a woman turns up murdered on the living room floor. Around the corpse, one of several the evening produces, Gerald's party goes on – a chatter of voices, names, faces, overheard gags, rounds of storytelling, and a mounting curve of desire.
What Coover has in store for his guests – besides an evening gone mad – is part murder mystery, part British parlor drama, part sly and dazzling meditation of time, theater, and love.
Tags Literary
"A savage, unstoppable novel." –The Boston Globe
"Erotic . . . wicked . . . delicious." –Chicago Tribune Book World
"Gerald's Party sends up the salon mystery so far it will never come down. What comes down is a terrible indictment of our desires. Robert Coover has written a Hieronymous Bosch–just as nightmarish, just as mesmerizing, just as damning, just as beautiful." –William H. Gass
"The hallucinogenic, phantasmagoric nightmare of mayhem and ecstasy." –The New York Times
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What is Number on desktop Brave logo or emblem mean?
If you mean the dock icon, I don't know; if there's a setting to show the same information there, I can't find it.
I don't know what happened with my first picture download. but yes thank you for acknowledging the post , I should have been more clear in the docking station as you can see the number six I just don't know what the number six stands for.
I use Brave Dev (the blue one) as my main browser, keep beta on hand for experiments, and main release brave is the one with the number in it showing downloads.
So, my guess is you had six downloads going at some point that were interrupted. To check it, pull down the Window menu in the Mac Menu Bar and select Downloads. That should open a new tab with a list of downloads done or in progress. You can delete them, restart them, or whatever from there and the number should clear.
@hnktong basically nailed the answers If you're referring to the icon near the URL bar, that indicates how many trackers/ads/scripts have been blocked on that particular website.
The numbers that you're seeing in the macOS dock is the number of downloads that you have currently going. You can check what's being downloaded or has been downloaded by visiting brave://downloads.


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https://www.wsj.com/articles/san-franciscos-art-scene-branches-out-1458660453
San Francisco's Art Scene Branches Out
With the much-anticipated debut of the new San Francisco Museum of Modern Art in May, as well as other key art-world openings, the Bay Area is having a cultural moment. Here are the power players
Photo: Photo by Iwan Baan, courtesy of Diller Scofidio + Renfro, EHDD and UC Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive (BAMPFA)
By Fanny Singer
500 CAPP STREET
The late conceptual artist David Ireland's Mission District home, a work of art in its own right, has been carefully preserved—think Donald Judd's New York loft. As of January, it's open to the public via scheduled tours. 500cappstreet.org
MINNESOTA STREET PROJECT
Since 2014, collectors Andy and Deborah Rappaport have been working on this venture aimed at mitigating a threat to the Bay Area art scene: the skyrocketing rents that are forcing many artists and galleries to leave the community. With this vast complex, inaugurated in March, the Rappaports hope to reverse that trend by leasing space for 30 studios and a dozen galleries at well under market rates. minnesotastreetproject.com
SFMOMA
Photo: Photo © Henrik Kam, courtesy of SFMOMA
Early this year, the University of California Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive debuted its new downtown Berkeley location, a 1930s printing facility fitted with a biomorphic addition by Diller Scofidio + Renfro. bampfa.org
Regularly cited by local artists as one of San Francisco's most vital cultural spaces, the Lab is a radical venue dedicated to experimental work by performers like Charlemagne Palestine, Ellen Fullman and William Basinski. thelab.org
On May 14, after three years of construction and a $610 million investment, the new San Francisco Museum of Modern Art finally opens its doors, revealing a 10-story addition by the architectural firm Snøhetta. The expanded museum, now with 170,000 square feet of gallery space, debuts with a show of 260 pieces from the collection of Gap founders Doris and Donald Fisher. Also on view: 600 works secured through the museum's ongoing Campaign for Art. sfmoma.org
THE WATTIS INSTITUTE
With their program of unorthodox shows, director Anthony Huberman and curator Jamie Stevens have established this Potrero Hill kunsthalle-style gallery as the center for contemporary art in the Bay Area. wattis.org
Photo: Photo by Johnna Arnold, Courtesy of CCA Wattis Institute
In tandem with the major institutions above, private galleries in the Bay Area are also gaining momentum, as recent start-ups make their mark and established names branch out with new venues for introducing fresh talent.
JESSICA SILVERMAN GALLERY
This Tenderloin space has become one of the most talked-about galleries in San Francisco. A recent show of artists from Mexico City's Kurimanzutto gallery (including Danh Vo and Gabriel Orozco) attests to Silverman's rising profile. jessicasilvermangallery.com
RATIO 3
Masked by a blacked-out facade, this Mission District storefront is known for its often-eccentric exhibitions: pairings such as painter Suzan Frecon with textile artist Ruth Laskey or solo presentations from the likes of sculptor Mitzi Pederson or the legendary Lutz Bacher. ratio3.org
ALTMAN SIEGEL GALLERY
With her up-and-coming venue near Union Square, Claudia Altman-Siegel—a vocal and incisive San Francisco presence—champions local talent but also works to bring art-world stars, including Edward Snowden/Laura Poitras collaborator Trevor Paglen, to a broader audience. altmansiegel.com
PACE PALO ALTO
On the heels of the February opening of Pace Art + Technology, a showcase for innovative interdisciplinary work in the South Bay city of Menlo Park, Pace unveils a permanent gallery in neighboring Palo Alto this month with a solo show by James Turrell. pacegallery.com
FRAENKELLAB
An offshoot of respected photography dealer Fraenkel Gallery, this new space is dedicated to experimental art across media. Located on Market Street, FraenkelLAB launches this month with the exhibition Home Improvements, curated by filmmaker/artist John Waters. fraenkelgallery.com
GAGOSIAN GALLERY
The latest outpost of Larry Gagosian's global network opens this May directly across from SFMOMA. Designed by architect Kulapat Yantrasast, creative director of U.S. firm wHY, the 4,500-square-foot space debuts with an exhibition of modern and contemporary work, including pieces by Picasso, Warhol, Cy Twombly, Richard Serra and Jasper Johns. gagosian.com
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⚡ Israel Officially Declares Bitcoin Is Not a Security
Israel Securities Authority (ISA) Committee for the Examination and Regulation of Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs) issued a series of "recommendations designed to dispel uncertainty and strike a balance between technological innovation and the protection of the investors." Included in their findings were whether cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin are considered securities – a decision carrying major implications for future regulation.
Israel's ISA declares Bitcoin is not a security
"As a general rule," the ISA Committee revealed, "cryptocurrencies that are designed to be used exclusively as a medium of payment, clearing, or exchange and are not limited to a specific venture; that do not confer additional rights; and are not controlled by a central entity — will not be deemed securities."
Analysts are convinced this could be a precedent-setting decision, as developed economies all over the globe struggle with how to classify cryptocurrencies. Israel has been a leader of sorts, with a rather hands-off approach when it comes to regulation of crypto. Bitcoin ATMs in the country, as opposed to those in the United States for example, do not ask for basic know your customer identification. Put in fiat, receive bitcoin.
Ms. Anat Guetta
"The question of whether a cryptocurrency should be considered a security will be decided on the totality of the circumstances and features of each case in accordance with the purposes of the law,"the reportdetailed. "As a general rule, cryptocurrencies that confer rights similar to the rights conferred by traditional securities such as shares, bonds, and participation units, will be deemed securities. In contrast, cryptocurrencies that represent rights to a product or service and are acquired solely for the purpose of consumption and use and not for investment purposes, will not be considered securities."
Recommendations were given to ISA Chair Ms. Anat Guetta. The newly appointed Chairwoman, so far, has been somewhat hostile to bitcoin, announcing earlier this month how her agency would ban it from the nation'sstock exchange indices. "We have decided to prevent the exposure of passive investors to companies whose main activity involves cryptocurrencies. Investment in these companies is high risk, speculative and volatile. We also published a detailed warning to investors about the dangers of investing in cryptocurrency," Ms. Guetta stressed.
A delicate balance
Summer of last year, the ISA set up the ICO committee. It exists to "examine the application of the Securities Law to public offerings and issuances in Israel based on distributed ledger technology (DLT). The committee was assigned to study and analyze these ventures, draft a comparative international review of the relevant law, and outline a recommended regulatory policy in areas related to the Securities Law, with the overarching aim of striking a balance between promoting technological innovation and protecting the investors," the ISA release explained.
A key litmus test for whether a crypto is a security basically comes down to "if the token cannot be used when it is issued or if it can be traded on a secondary market, these may be indications that its acquisition was made for investment rather than for consumption purposes."
It is clear from the document that regulators are attempting a delicate balance as they face realities brought about by cryptocurrencies and their spawn, ICOs. For the crowdfunding mechanism, the committee urged, "The use and extension of specific existing and future capital raising tracks for ICOs should be considered, including an examination of the following issues: lenient regulation for small-scale ICOs; raising capital through ICOs on crowdfunding platforms; defining a provisional framework for ICOs pilots, in the form of a regulatory sandbox, including oversight of the cryptocurrency developers, and; examining the option of relying on foreign regulation that applies to cryptocurrencies."
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A party in the heart of Salvador gathers thousands of people in a celebration of faith and baiana gastronomy.
The Lavagem das Escadarias do Bonfim (Bonfim Stairs Washing) - or simply Lavagem do Bonfim – is Bahia's second largest popular gathering, only behind Carnival. The ritual, which has happened yearly since 1754, gathers thousands of people and always happens on the second Thursday of January, after the Epiphany (or Three King's Day).
At 10 A.M., the participants meet in front of the Igreja Conceiçao da Praia (Conceiçao da Praia Church), all dressed in white, and walk 8 km toward the Igreja do Senhor do Bonfim (Senhor do Bonfim Church). The ritual's trademark is the presence of the baianas (the local women), with their typical full white dresses. They pour scented water over the Church stairs and people's heads, in a ritual of faith and hope, to the sound of African chants.
The closing of the ceremony, which means purification, is an opportunity to feast yourself in typical cuisine, such as the famous acaraje - a beans dumpling, fried in dende oil, filled with vatapa, which is a filling made of shrimp, coconut milk and peanuts.
As in all public and busy places, mind your belongings.
Wear sunscreen and drink plenty of water.
You can take a taxi and go straight to the Washing ceremony. Get an estimate of the rate beforehand.
You can follow the entire ritual walking from the Igreja da Conceição da Praia (Conceição da Praia's Church) to the Igreja do Senhor do Bonfim (Senhor do Bonfim Church).
To reach the Senhor do Bonfim Church by bus, check the bus lines that go by the Bonfim neighborhood. You can also get there by the touristic double-decker bus.
One of the most beautiful views of the Baía de Todos os Santos and an irresistible sunset.
Perfect spot to buy crafts and sample some of Bahia's delicacies.
One of Salvador's most famous landmarks, the Lacerda Elevator gives an amazing view of the city.
Site of the most beautiful and sought-after sunset in the city.
Bahia's greatest symbol of the amalgamation between the Candomblé and Catholic religions.
One of Brazil's greatest street parties, it attracts people from all over the world.