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Hate It or Love It: The Return of Deafheaven—Metal's Most Divisive Band
Since their expansive 2013 album Sunbather brought black metal perilously close to mainstream acceptance, purists have derided Deafheaven as frauds, poseurs, and hipster rich kids. Now, the California band would like to the record straight.
Lukas Hodge
by Ian Cohen
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"I mean, let's talk about it."
Deafheaven frontman George Clarke sounds like man in need of some serious unburdening. It's no wonder: In the last two years, his band has been lambasted by the notoriously cloistered metal community, routinely derided as frauds, poseurs, and hipster rich kids. All of it is a result of the exposure that came with their 2013 album Sunbather, a total gamechanger that brought black metal perilously close to mainstream acceptance by merging it with shoegaze beauty, post-rock expanse, and, to the chagrin of many, a pretty face. The album left such a big impact that directly ripping it off can now double as a career-stoking publicity stunt: The California quintet are none too pleased with a new band called Ghost Bath that named their recent album Moonlover and its lead single "Happyhouse"—a title suspiciously similar to Deafheaven's own "Dreamhouse". "They stole everything about their whole shit from us," says guitarist Kerry McCoy, grousing about the downside of disruption in a copy-and-paste culture.
Deafheaven's mere presence here at L.A.'s Hyperion Public could potentially constitute a "gotcha" moment for metal watch dogs: We're two and a half hours into a light dinner and some heavy drinking at the country-chic gastropub in Silver Lake, where our server is mustachioed and wearing suspenders. Clarke frankly doesn't look out of place, downing scotch and sporting a fresh, band-collar button down—a haute couture version of his typical, all-black stage attire. McCoy, who tends to be Deafheaven's anchor in the metal world, is staying true in a Metallica Master of Puppets T-shirt; he shows up late and proceeds to rapidly consume four whiskey-and-beer combinations. McCoy doesn't believe the accusations that have been aimed at Deafheaven are worth dignifying with a response, but Clarke is game, if only in hope that he can offer some final words and move on.
Because Deafheaven are ready to be done with Sunbather; Clarke describes next month's follow-up, New Bermuda, as the polar opposite in every way. And while there are similarities between the two LPs—the churning chords of the new song "Luna" hearken back to "Dreamhouse", for example—the differences are indeed striking. The languorous drone of "Baby Blue" makes good on the band's purported influences of slowcore heavies like Low and Red House Painters; drummer Dan Tracy is no longer relied upon to play just blast beats. They refer to "Come Back" as "death metal Wilco" due to its prominent slide guitars. "Gifts for the Earth", meanwhile, begins with a down-stroked riff Interpol could love and ends with a regal procession that resembles Oasis' "Champagne Supernova". (McCoy proudly notes that New Bermuda is set to drop on the 20th anniversary of (What's the Story) Morning Glory?)
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While Sunbather was split between epics and interludes, New Bermuda sounds more relentless and intense even before taking into account Clarke's newly harrowing narrative: "Not even in dreams could I imagine my escape," he sings at a key moment. While Sunbather was often described as shoegaze or indie rock as a way of foregrounding its basic appeal, its lyrical themes actually involved classic hip-hop tropes: lower-class kids visualizing success as a self-fulfilling prophecy. That album's eponymous central character embodied the crass ways of signifying a good life: the beautiful woman, the house, the ability to do fuck all in the afternoon. Rather than being an indictment of the American Dream, though, Clarke actually wanted all of those things when he wrote those songs.
"This new album is more rooted in the reality of being a 26-year-old adult with adult fears—I'm not a shitty kid living on a living room floor..." Clarke starts, before McCoy finishes the thought, "... wishing that I was rich."
Considering their trajectory, it's probably no surprise that Deafheaven's favorite MC is Drake—another guy who's upended a genre amidst accusations of not being real or hard enough. (McCoy recently dropped $300 at the rapper's OVO Store on a phone case and two shirts.) But despite actually starting from the bottom, Deafheaven became wrongly stereotyped as privileged hipsters the usual way, through insecurity and projection. Sunbather encompassed a vast emotional scale—drugs, the pathology passed through generations, depression, ecstasy, along with what their new label boss, Anti- owner Brett Gurewitz, describes as a "profound yearning" akin to U2 or Sigur Ros. The album was clearly about being poor and fatherless and without hope—it's final lyrics are "I am my father's son/ I am no one/ I cannot love/ It's in my blood"—and just about every major event in Deafheaven's early career was the result of ingenuity and blind luck in the face of financial desperation.
Deafheaven, from left: Stephen Clark, Dan Tracy, Shiv Mehra, George Clarke, Kerry McCoy. Photo by Lukas Hodge.
Clarke and McCoy both grew up in Modesto, California, a town that essentially translates to "modest upbringing." For previous generations, it might have been best known as the setting for George Lucas' iconic American Graffiti, a quaint outpost between L.A. and the Bay. While its agricultural economy and general isolation led to it being tagged as the Midwest of California, these days, it's more likely known by another, more damning nickname: Methdesto.
It was a shitty place for guys like McCoy and Clarke to grow up, because they mostly had shitty attitudes. They met in ninth grade and shared both a proclivity for bratty metal and a dislike for everyone else. Clarke describes his predominant mindset back then thusly: "I'm a loser and I hate everyone." McCoy was even more combative: "I was the 14-year-old in an Anti-Flag shirt just going, You're a poser, you're a poser, you're a poser, fuck you, you're a poser."
Their prospects for the future were bleak. Obsessed with music, McCoy figured he would toil in a tiny band while working terrible jobs. He still doesn't have a high school diploma. "Senior year, I wound up partying so hard I kinda accidentally dropped out," he says. Clarke had ideas about becoming a teacher, but there was one problem: He hated school. "I didn't know what the fuck I was gonna do," the singer admits. For much of their teens, the only times the two weren't hanging out were when either of them was grounded, either for grades, catching a misdemeanor for vandalism, or getting caught smoking weed and drinking in the park. "I put my parents through hell," McCoy says, "and they essentially gave up." As high school drew to a close, they both became homeless, crashing in friends' houses and cars. "Sleeping in the same car can bring people closer together," notes McCoy.
They got their first apartment together soon thereafter, but were booted after McCoy got fired from his job and "almost charged with embezzlement." It was white-collar crime in a no-collar situation, as he was skimming money off the top while selling booze and cigarettes as a gas station clerk. The upside: They lived rent-free for the next few months as their eviction paperwork was being processed. Clarke and McCoy started Deafheaven shortly thereafter.
In 2009, Clarke was the first to leave Modesto and head out to San Francisco, an experience he equates to "trying to fly out of a black hole." After hitching a ride for an agreed (and still-unpaid) fee of $50, McCoy soon joined him with $30 worth of food stamps and a willingness to do whatever paid the bills. At the time, McCoy was in a "dark situation" he's not eager to revisit, but the Sunbather interlude "Windows" does feature a recording of the guitarist completing a deal for opiates on the streets of San Francisco. (Later on, at the behest of their management, the band removed all drug references from their personal Twitter and Instagram accounts as they applied for visas to tour overseas.) Bassist Stephen Clark simply attributes Deafheaven's beginnings to a "willingness to accept to a lower standard of living."
McCoy and Clarke continued to move in lockstep by taking part-time jobs at a call center, each making about $400 a month. Luckily, their combined rent was just $500; today, an average one-bedroom apartment in San Francisco will run you roughly seven times that amount. "If we had to pay real San Francisco rent, we never would've made it," Clarke says. It's not that they were living outside of the city but that their living situation was likely illegal in any number of ways. Clarke and McCoy were two of 14 people housed in a converted 12-room nunnery within the Mission District. And even then, they weren't trustworthy enough to be relied upon for rent. "I printed out fake bank statements that we gave to the realtor," Clarke smirks. "I don't think the landlord did thorough background checks." In reality, Clarke's only collateral was his EBT card, which he would sell for cash upfront.
It was in that packed house where the original Deafheaven demo was written, McCoy sketching the music on acoustic guitars and Macbook drums. Otherwise, everything was borrowed, from the gear, to the time, to the money. The demo cost $500 to make and it took the band eight months to repay its producer. By 2011, when the demo started generating attention from labels, they had been evicted from the nunnery. Even still, McCoy calls this run-and-gun era "some of the most fun times of my life."
"I was the 14-year-old in an Anti-Flag shirt just going, 'You're a poser, you're a poser, fuck you, you're a poser.'"
Deafheaven's Kerry McCoy
Photo by Lukas Hodge
Back then, they were plucky, ambitious, and generally clueless about how touring worked. They also smelled and looked awful. In an act of mercy on their first major tour, dark instrumental headliners Russian Circles began buying them cheap hotel rooms so they could at least shower on occasion. Deafheaven's current manager Cathy Pellow took a chance on the band after Russian Circles' drummer Dave Turncrantz did some begging on their behalf. She had doubts as to whether Deafheaven could make any sort of headway, but she was impressed by their energy and motivated by what she feels like was maternal instinct. "People don't understand how poor these guys really were," she tells me. "I had to help them."
Upon seeing them live for the first time, Pellow remembers thinking, "I can't believe this band is this band—that guy [Clarke] is way too beautiful to be this intense." Image is a touchy subject in the metal community, which very well might be more obsessed with outside appearances than other genres and is particularly enamored with the idea of sonic and visual ugliness as an indicator of authenticity. Which is to say: Deafheaven's non-neanderthal haircuts quickly became the most scrutinized metal 'dos since Metallica chopped their manes circa Load. Though, as McCoy's girlfriend Kim Galdamez, who organizes the Born for Burning underground metal night in Los Angeles, notes, "I'd say most of the dudes involved in the first wave of black metal were good looking, does that make them false?" It's a rhetorical question that still gets answers on both sides.
Still, the relative approachability of Deafheaven's image has helped them far more than it could ever hurt them. In fact,Pellow pushed Clarke to consider modeling when they first started working together, telling him, "I could get you a Calvin Klein campaign in five minutes—you'd never have to worry about money again." The offer became something of a running joke, though she still thinks Clarke could be an actor in the future. At this prospect, the frontman demurs; he feels like he's gotten too fat for the modeling biz in the past year anyway. To illustrate this point, he pulls up his shirt and does a slow-motion belly roll.
As the 2010 demo started to catch on, Clarke remembers skipping a math class at the City College of San Francisco to take a call from Deathwish Records co-founder Tre McCarthy. He pantomimes McCarthy's gruff Boston accent while remembering the call: "I gotta tell you, man, I'm so relieved that you guys don't look like real weirdos—you look like normal people, and I like that, so let's do something."
Deafheaven: "From the Kettle Onto the Coil" (via SoundCloud)
Deafheaven may not wear corpse paint—and their crowds may include a significant number of people who otherwise have no interest in metal—but they still put on a very real metal show in terms of volume, energy, and theatricality. Clarke describes his stage presence as a combination of Freddie Mercury and onetime Pantera frontman Phil Anselmo; he's constantly prowling and gesticulating, conducting the audience with his arms in a way that occasionally gives people the wrong impression. Naturally, opinions on the Deafheaven live experience are intense on both sides. The punk parody site The Hard Times once wrote an article entitled "Deafheaven Bassist Falls Asleep On Stage" that naysayers truly wanted to believe was legit. But the gigs I've seen tend to be more like one in Moscow that drove a particularly rabid fan to climb on stage to lick Clarke's boots.
After seeing them numerous times, Anti-'s Gurewitz admits he was afraid to meet Deafheaven in person. "I was a little intimidated by them," he says. "I thought they were going to be these super intense, cult-like personalities." If the band was truly concerned about how they would be viewed by the metal community, signing with Anti- is a wonderful way of telling it to fuck off. Anti- is a sister label of punk rock institution Epitaph Records, and both have recently been rebranding themselves as strongholds for ambitious rock due to recent signees like Title Fight, Desaparecidos, and The World is a Beautiful Place and I Am No Longer Afraid to Die. But for most people, it's known as the house the Offspring built and sustained by long-running NPR faves like Tom Waits, Neko Case, and, most recently, Wilco.
"If you're truly a metal guy, the label is probably not even on your radar," Gurewitz admits. It's worth noting that Anti- came into the picture after talks between Deafheaven and indie stalwart Sub Pop came to a standstill; Clarke and McCoy were troubled by what they felt was a lack of urgency from that label, and were also concerned about the band's fit on their roster. (A representative from Sub Pop writes in an email: "Though we don't publicly discuss contract negotiations, we're great fans of Deafheaven and wish them all the success in the world.") "George didn't want to be pigeonholed as just merely heavy music," according to Gurewitz. "But he also told me that part of what was appealing to him about Anti- was that it was an indie-rock label that had an experience of heavy music because of Epitaph—he wasn't really interested in being on an indie-rock label in the first place."
Sunbather was an expression of Deafheaven's base desires, and really, most of them came true. Clarke has even repaired his relationship with his estranged father, while McCoy says he's "best friends with my parents now because I stopped being an asshole." Everyone in Deafheaven has been able to quit their menial day jobs. (McCoy, Clarke, and Clark had worked most recently at Whole Foods, where their customer base may have included hipsters, but, once again, that doesn't mean they were.) They were also able to get out of their squat house living. Pellow kindly notes how Clarke and McCoy's friendship has evolved: "They grew up and don't have to sleep on the floor anymore—they spend a little less time with each other now because they have hot girlfriends who are both rad."
And yet New Bermuda still heaves under the new weight of adulthood, expectations, and existential grief. Clarke says the title of the album popped into his head when he and his girlfriend, Alex Venegas, were having trouble getting acclimated to the disillusioning details of their new home of Los Angeles. The singer couldn't help but think of L.A. as a "paradise that comes with all this treachery," a void in which the success and happiness of the past two years have vanished, unaccounted for. Venegas told him the whole Bermuda Triangle metaphor was a little too on-the-nose and borderline cheesy. "But, you know, it's good to be that way sometimes," Clarke responded—a preemptive strike to make sure that Deafheaven aren't misunderstood for much longer.


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Subject:- Fixation of pay of ex-combatant clerks retired/released from service in the Armed Forces on re-employment as L.D.C.s/Junior Clerks in Civil Departments.
The undersigned is directed to say that the question of giving further retrospection to the orders contained in this Ministry's O.M. No.6(8)-E.III/63 dated 11th April 1963, read with O.M. dated 19th January 1965, regarding the fixation of pay of ex-combatant clerks released from the Armed Forces, on their re-employment in Civil Departments as L.D.C.s/Junior Clerks, had been under consideration for some time. The President has now been pleased to decide that the provisions contained in this Ministry's O.M. referred to above will have retrospective effect from the 1st January 1956 instead of the 30th May, 1960, as stipulated therein.
2.Ex-combatant clerks re-employed as LDCs/Junior Clerks in Civil Departments may be given an option to get their pay refined with effect from the 1st January, 1956, or from the date of their appointment, as the case may be which ever is later. The option should be exercised within six months from the date of issue of this Office Memorandum and the option once exercised will be final.
3.No arrears as a result of the application of these orders relating to the period prior to the date of issue of this Office Memorandum will be admissible.
4.In so far as persons serving in the Indian Audit and Accounts Departments are concerned, these orders are issued in consultation with the Comptroller and Auditor General of India.


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Today, Turkey is claiming to have killed more than 100 Kurdish fighters in Northeast Syria, and reports of civilian casualties continue to surface. The streets of some towns on the Turkish-Syrian border are chaotic as people continue to flee indiscriminate shelling from Turkish forces. Estimates already suggest that more than 60,000 people displaced in Northeast Syria within the last 24 hours. All of this is just days after President Trump gave the order for U.S. troops to withdraw from the immediate area.
For years, Family Research Council has met with and heard from Syrian Christians and Kurds trying to cultivate religious freedom in their country. They were doing the hard work; they only wanted our support. Creating conditions for religious freedom in the Middle East is a tall order, but they were really getting it done. They even had churches with Muslim converts to Christianity operating openly and freely. Meanwhile, the religious freedom elements of their story got far too little attention in the press and elsewhere.
Last winter, we urged President Trump to alter course and leave security forces in Northeast Syria when it looked like we were going to withdraw. When he did so, we thanked him for this wise policy move, and continued to highlight religious freedom in Northeast Syria. This past summer, we hosted an event focused on religious freedom in Northeast Syria around the time of the State Department's Ministerial to Advance Religious Freedom. The Christians and others in Northeast Syria needed a voice, and far too few were giving them one.
Then, this past weekend, President Trump announced his plan to withdraw U.S. forces from sections of Northeast Syria. On Wednesday, this region came under attack by Turkey and saw its first casualties -- reportedly including Christians. CBN's Middle East Bureau Chief Chris Mitchell, appearing with me on Washington Watch last night, recalled when the "Turkish army, along with jihadist forces, came in and they ethnically cleansed" parts of Northern Syria last year. "They killed Christians, burned churches. They hunted down Muslim background believers who had converted to Christ." This might happen again. As Chris tells us, "they are fearing a genocide right now."
At the same time, according to Chris, "the head of the Turkish religious affairs is asking for the mosques of Turkey to pray [for] conquest. . . . So this is something that they see as a jihad against the unbelievers. And that would include Christians, Yazidis, the Kurds, all the people of northeast Syria."
As if this were not enough, Turkey is blackmailing Europe and the United Stated by threatening to "release" refugees into our countries if its demands are not met. This is the behavior of a schoolyard bully, and nobody likes a schoolyard bully.
Turkish President Erdogan has already broken promises he made to Trump about the incursion. Chris Mitchell noted that Turkey has been bombing Christian villages. "I know that the statement by the White House said, you know, they were going to hold Turkey to protecting civilians, religious minorities, including Christians. But already some of the casualties have been Christians." Clearly, Turkey has now crossed the line.
At this point, it would be quite proper for President Trump to respond by halting the withdrawal of forces, and taking economic action against Turkey -- which he said he would do if Erdogan went too far. Turkey has violated President Trump's own standard for the incursion, and action against Turkey would be consistent with what the president has said from the beginning.
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Chipped £3 porcelain dish sells for £100,000 at Hansons Auctioneers
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This chipped bowl bought for just £3 was in fact a rare 300-year-old Chinese antique (Image: Hansons)
A chipped Chinese porcelain dish originally bought for just £3 has sold for an incredible £100,000 ($131,250) at Hansons Auctioneers in London.
The blue and white dish turned out to be a 300-year-old antique, and sparked a bidding war between eight collectors when it hit the block at Hansons on September 8.
"I found the dish recently," said auctioneer Charles Hanson. "It was languishing on a sideboard in a London home along with various 19th century Japanese ceramics. It's a remarkable find. The vendor had no idea of its potential value."
According to the owner, his father had originally bought the dish at a country house sale in the 1950s for around £3 ($4), and it had spent decades on a sideboard in the family home.
Hanson spotted the dish during a routine valuation visit, and despite the chipped rim and surface scratches, he quickly realized it was a rare and valuable piece.
Auctioneer Charles Hanson spotted the bowl during a routine valuation visit to a London home (Image: Hansons)
"It's highly valuable because it carries the Chinese Yongzheng mark of the period 1723-1735," said Hanson.
"It's nearly 300 years old and its striking reverse decoration with raised slip detailing is inspired by the Ming and Yuan ceramics of the preceding dynasties."
The delicate pattern of gardenia flowers on leafy branches is found on similar dishes owned by the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, and the Nezu Museum in Tokyo.
"Wealthy Chinese collectors deluged us with enquiries when they heard the object was in our September auction," said Hanson.
"The Chinese market is booming as the country's growing numbers of wealthy collectors flock to repatriate what they regard as their history and heritage. They are prepared to pay huge prices for the privilege, frequently outbidding western collectors."
Previously in February 2017, the auction house had offered another Yongzheng period plate with a similar back story.
Having passed down through a family for generations, and spent years tucked away in a kitchen cupboard, the plate sold at Hansons for an incredible £230,000 ($306,250) with 19 phone bidders battling for the piece.
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With over 200 million devices upgraded to Apple's iOS 7 in just five days, it is clear that Apple has another success on its hands. Revamped in just eight months (an unheard of timeframe for an OS redesign), iOS 7 represents the first major software release under Sir Jony Ive's leadership of Apple's software group. Throughout the new OS, his influence is easily identifiable, in both good ways and bad.
iOS 7 represents a final and emphatic break from skeuomorphism – design that takes its cues from physical objects — something that has been a raging debate in design circles for years. (You can read about it here, here, here, and here.) But within this break from skeuomorphism lies a great commitment to realism. This iteration of iOS is easily the most intricately tied to the iPhone hardware. Its connections to the sensors of the device allow it to behave according to the laws of physics, making it feel of this world, as opposed to drawing on simple visual metaphors.
This, more than anything, represents both the true breakthrough of iOS 7 and is the primary evidence of Sir Ives' touch. For years, Ive has obsessed as much about the internal construction of Apple hardware as he has over the external design (jump to minute 3:25 of this video to hear him gush about a thermal system). This unrelenting focus on the marriage of a device's internal workings with its external experience is what gives Apple products their specific appeal and quality. Ive has done the same thing with iOS, obsessing over the internals of the phone and building an operating system that takes the maximum possible advantage of them. The result is an OS that feels alive, responsive, and modern.
But iOS 7 is not perfect. The easiest targets for criticism are the garish color palette and the unreadably-thin typefaces which have inspired their own meme, though they make more sense now that we have seen the color lineup for the iPhone 5C. The icon grid put forth by Ive's team is mathematically precise, but lacking in many areas digital designers have been refining for years, such as color choice, visual appeal, and metaphor. Finally, Apple continues its stubborn refusal to introduce dynamic information into the top-level experience of the OS. Yes, the control panel is better than before, but Android and Windows Phone are much more dynamic with their home screens, enabling users to gather crucial information without requiring an app to be launched. This lack of glance-able information and user-customizable interfaces is going to become a very real crutch soon enough.
At its core, iOS 7 represents a new foundation for the world's most profitable mobile platform. And as a first offering, it has great promise. Unfortunately, it does not yet fully live up to its potential, which is how Apple has worked historically. The first generation of OS X was a revolution, but it was laggy and buggy. The first Macbook Air suffered multiple problems before becoming the laptop it is today. Even the first generation of iOS was locked down before establishing the mobile developer ecosystem. This is Apple's pattern: release a revolutionary experience and then relentlessly iterate and perfect it over time.
However, this launch is different than previous efforts and presents two primary risks to Apple. The first is that Apple's competitors are also building extremely compelling mobile ecosystems. Android, long lamented for its design shortcomings, is starting to gain traction from an experience standpoint, with influential designers like Twitter's VP of Design, Mike Davidson, adopting the OS for the first time.
Secondly, the rapid adoption of iOS 7 could potentially serve as a negative for the developer community. Updating an application from iOS 6 to iOS 7 requires more than simply updating graphics and preparing the software for the new phones. iOS 7 is fundamentally different and requires some serious rework to ensure that an application feels native to the system. This level of effort should be compensated, and indeed some developers are gearing up to charge for their iOS 7 apps, but consumers have been conditioned to getting OS upgrades for free and the press is already calling out developers for "double dipping". One party in this exchange is bound to feel frustrated. The consumer will be unwilling to pay and the developer may be frustrated at giving so much work away. With Android continuing its marketshare dominance and Windows Phone finally emerging as a viable option, this could represent an inflection point where more developers begin looking at other platforms first.
After six years of iteration on the original iPhone OS, iOS 7 is a refreshing reset. Without a doubt, Apple's new operating system will look and feel dramatically different a year from now. It will take advantage of the hardware in new and innovative ways and has the potential to once again reshape our expectations of what our mobile devices are capable of. The big question for Apple will be whether or not consumers are willing to travel along this road of iteration once more.
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Place in jug or small bowl. Add pinch of salt & stir through. Leave to cool slightly.
No need to wash Thermomix bowl.
Start machine without MC Sp 4, crack each egg into MC (this allows you to see if you get a bad egg before adding to the whole mix) & add individually with motor running.
Pour into prepared tin. Smooth out mixture. Dollop salted caramel on top & use butter knife to swirl caramel to make it pretty.
Bake 30 minutes. This will give you a brownie that's nicely in between fudgy & cakey. (For super fudgy take off 3 minutes; for more cakey add 3-5 minutes).
Allow to cool completely in tin before slicing.
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maryannkgrant: Hi Mary Ann! I'm glad you tried them. I've never had the caramel be runny on mine but that could be down to my oven being a bit funny.
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Despite struggling in the polls, Inslee has made an indelible mark on the election
According to CNN polls, support for Democratic candidate Jay Inslee has now fallen below one percent. This is especially disappointing, considering what he stands for. You'd think that with Inslee's track record as Governor and his unique climate platform that voters would latch on.
Fortunately, Inslee's disappointing poll statistics aren't necessarily an indicator that Americans don't care about environmental policy. Quite the contrary, actually. As Inslee was initially unique in pointing out the importance of effective climate policy, Elizabeth Warren, among others, quickly took notice and put out their own proposals. The challenge is that too many politicians are proposing environmental policy for Inslee to stand out in the crowd anymore. And in some ways, that's a good thing — he's brought attention to an important talking point.
He struggles to stand out in a crowded field.
Most directly, as candidates quickly rolled out proposals to tackle the climate crisis, Inslee lost his edge. While other candidates could engage their voters with other signature policies while simultaneously proposing environmental policy, Inslee's platform became too narrow.
When the DNC rejected the idea for an official climate debate this past June, the decision hit Inslee's campaign hard. Without a climate-dedicated platform to share his views, Inslee simply had no chance to outmaneuver other candidates, who also seemingly care deeply about the environment.
Psychologically, the lack of an officially sanctioned climate debate makes comparing the candidates' environmental platforms tough. In fact, despite topping Greenpeace's climate policy rankings, the lack of a climate debate limits public recognition. In short, the general public needs to really dig to figure out what makes Inslee so different.
Not being able to stand out is an unfortunate reality for Inslee. But at the same time, it doesn't mean it's the end for Inslee. There's still a long ways to go, and although unlikely, he does have time to come back. But even if he doesn't win, he will still have made his mark in this election cycle.
Even still, Inslee has undeniably made his mark.
Inslee's campaign marks an important first. Up till this election cycle, environmental issues were largely considered to be secondary. But as Inslee continues to bring attention to the climate crisis and the importance of effective environmental policy, a meaningful conversation has been struck.
And with his extensive proposal, The Evergreen Economy, Inslee has shown the importance of practical solutions. Being the first candidate to visibly show extensive plans to realistically deal with the nation's environmental issues, Inslee has compelled other presidential candidates to follow suit.
Greenpeace USA Senior Climate Campaigner Jack Shapiro notes that Inslee "is the only candidate with a comprehensive plan to end drilling, fracking, and mining for fossil fuels in the United States while protecting workers and vulnerable communities."
While Inslee may not win the election, his campaign has sparked an important conversation around the climate crisis. He might not be the one to implement the policy on a national scale, but someone else most definitely will.
Chris is a Guest Writer at The Rising and a Computer Engineering student at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
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Since President Trump assassinated Iranian Major General Qasem Soleimani via drone-strike on January 3rd, the world has stood still with bated breath. Will war break out between the United States and Iran? If it does, it will certainly destroy lives, properties, and economies. But how would war with Iran affect the environment?
A War With Iran Could Expedite Ecocide
One of the many tragedies of war is the environmental toll it inflicts. And this toll will only be compounded by the constantly rising threat of climate collapse. As the climate crisis becomes more and more dangerous in the 2020s, war (let alone world war) will only expedite its advance.
Much of war's environmental consequences arise from chemical pollution. Especially in war zones with heavy military vehicle presences, the oil residue will contaminate natural resources. In addition, the uranium found in discarded ammunition rounds can cause radiation, which hurts both plant and human life.
Ramifications of Chemical Weapons
Chemical weapons can also easily produce carcinogenic environments. High radiation levels from chemical warfare can increase the risk of cancer around war zones — alongside poisoning soil, water, and crops.
Not only that, but air force bases can generate toxic fuel spills. These spills contaminate drinking water sources and pollute land and natural resources. Wartime destruction of infrastructure, oil fields, and military bases also cause widespread oil and chemical leaks.
Deforestation Becomes a Bigger Threat
Deforestation becomes a bigger threat during wartime as well. As warfare increases the number of displaced peoples, they often must resort to using timber for warmth in the winter months. Warlords can then take advantage of this demand, furthering deforestation.
To make matters worse, bases will oftentimes purposefully burn military garbage. These 'burn pits,' alongside causing long-term health problems, are disastrous for the environment.
And What About Nukes?
A war with Iran, in particular, may promise an added threat. The U.S. has an extensive supply of nuclear weapons at its disposal, although Iran has not pursued a nuclear arsenal. If the U.S. or any other nuclear powers choose to pursue nuclear warfare, the environmental outlook is grim.
Researchers have analyzed the environmental consequences of small-scale nuclear war. Only 100 deployed nuclear weapons would toss so much sun-blocking soot into the atmosphere that the global temperature would lower one degree Celcius.
This may sound like a possible combative to global warming, but the temperature drop would distribute unevenly, mainly targeting inland areas responsible for agriculture. This could cause food insecurity — or nuclear famine — that could reach the whole globe.
If that doesn't sound too pleasant to you, then you probably won't like to hear that global precipitation rates would also plummet, as would the security of many food chains.
The U.S. Department of Defense's Carbon Footprint
All those consequences would certainly create an enormous environmental disaster. Unfortunately, another (even larger) environmental disaster must be considered. That disaster is the astronomical carbon footprint of the U.S. Department of Defense, which would only increase in the event of a war with Iran.
Since the U.S. invaded Afghanistan in 2001, the U.S. military has emitted around 1,212 million metric tons of greenhouse gases. This is a larger figure than the greenhouse gas emissions of 140 nations combined.
And, based off of 2017 estimates, the military has emitted 59 million tons of carbon dioxide. The Department of Defense is also the number one institutional user of petroleum across the globe. Even without a war with Iran, these numbers are unsustainable.
And, in comparison, the U.S.'s climate defense budget is 0.2% of the Department of Defense's budget.
All these alarming numbers add up to one climate catastrophe. If a war with Iran is imminent, so is further climate collapse.
"Addressing climate change" is the #1 issue for 14% of voters in the 2020 election, poll finds
The last year seems to have been an environmental wake-up call for many, realizing addressing climate change should be a top priority. From company policies to green technology, more and more organizations are engaging with eco-friendly practices. But it's not just companies — it's also people like you and me.
It's not just anecdotal either. Polls and studies are repeatedly finding that people are indeed dedicated to addressing climate change — especially in the 2020 elections.
With the 2020 elections fast approaching, the public is constantly assessing the qualities of presidential candidates. A new poll finds, almost unsurprisingly, that addressing climate change and protecting the environment are top priorities for many American voters.
New Poll Shows Addressing Climate Change is a Priority
According to an Environmental Voter Project poll, environmental issues are one of the leading voter concerns.
In fact, after assessing 1,514 U.S. registered voters, the team found that 14% of the sample designated "addressing climate change and protecting the environment" as their single most important issue. Additionally, the research notes that the group is primarily composed of 18-29-year-olds, Democrats, and individuals who self-identify as "very progressive".
Although seemingly small, these numbers show exponential growth from previous data collected 4 years ago. During the 2016 Presidential election, only 2-6% of registered voters considered addressing climate as their prioritized issue.
Environmental Voters Show Outstanding Dedication
Compared to previous years, individuals show a record-breaking motivation to participate in the 2020 presidential election.
In fact, some 35% of sampled voters were willing to wait over an hour to cast their ballot.
However, out of all categories, individuals who listed addressing climate change as their most important issue seem to display the most dedication to their civic duties. In this group, voters are willing to wait an average of an hour and 13 minutes to cast their ballot. This is approximately 10 minutes more than the next longest wait time.
Storming Polling Booths in Waves
According to Nathaniel Stinnett, the founder of the project, "There are almost 30 million climate voters who are already registered to vote. That's a huge constituency". He continues to note that these numbers are approximately "four times the number of NRA members". Historically, the NRA is a group that helped influence previous elections.
These numbers can only increase. With this, the overall political advocacy for the environment should strengthen over time.
Summary (oh, and Register to Vote!)
Although other matters such as healthcare and immigration seem to play an important role in voters' minds, it's comforting to see a trend in environmental dedication. However, it does not stop here.
From raging bushfires in Australia to the melting of the Arctic, it is evident that more effort needs to be put into addressing climate change.
Fortunately, we are becoming rapidly weary of the implications climate change has on the planet. Despite tens of millions of individuals already committed to voting for the environment, you can still play a role.
To ensure that our planet will have the proper protection, register to vote and make sure to stay up to date with the 2020 elections.
The Real MEAT Act Of 2019: A Vicious Political Attack On Plant-Based Meat
Brian D'Souza
Plant-based meat has gained significant traction in the past year as companies like Beyond Meat and Impossible Foods released their products to a mainstream audience. Using ingredients like soy, beetroot, and herbs to create a surprisingly convincing plant-based burger, these companies have received generally positive reception from consumers and critics alike.
The market is growing at a rapid pace too; in fact, some estimates show that the plant-based meat market could reach $85 billion in the next decade. Hence, it is unsurprising that the beef industry is worried about plant-based meat taking market share. But what is surprising is the way the industry is fighting back.
Introducing the Real MEAT Act, a piece of legislation supported by strong political and financial backing from some of the most prominent companies in the meat industry.
How the Fight Between Plant-based Meat and the Meat Industry Began
Though on one hand consumers have found plant-based meat to be tasty, they are also an environmentally-friendly substitute. Providing a valuable nutrition source at a fraction of the energy necessary for naturally-sourced beef, plant-based meat is giving the beef industry a run for its money.
Today, the methane that cows belch out is one of the many sources of greenhouse gas emissions. Additionally, cattle herds require wide swaths of cleared land. Land clearing has most recently allowed the Amazon fires to ensue.
These sustainability concerns have made plant-based meat all the more appealing for consumers and companies like Beyond Meat and others.
The beef industry is worried; hence, it is looking to take competitors down with legislation.
Introducing The Real MEAT Act of 2019
In October, Representatives Roger Marshall (Republican, Kentucky) and Anthony Brindisi (Democrat, New York) introduced the Real MEAT Act to the House.
MEAT stands for Marketing Edible Artificials Truthfully, which nicely caps off an obvious bow to vested interests with a succinct acronym. The bill received raucous applause from NCBA (National Cattlemen's Beef Association) elites, their profits seemingly assured.
The bill asserts that plant-based meat products are confusing customers. Though the bill makes no specific mention of any companies, it seems to assert that companies like Beyond Meat are ruthlessly deceiving customers.
The Real MEAT Act would force these companies to stop using words like "burger", "sausage", and "meat" in their products. Instead, legislation would force companies that sell plant-based meat to use clinical and un-appetizing adjectives to describe their products.
That, unsurprisingly, would likely lead to decreased sales.
Understanding the Real MEAT Act and Its Interests
More recently, Nebraska Senator (Republican) and career cattle rancher Deb Fischer proposed the Real MEAT Act in the Senate. She defended her bill in an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal.
Deb Fisher proposed the Real Meat Act of 2019 in the Senate.
The article features a plethora of willfully obstinate and patently false arguments, but this is one of them:
"Many of these fake-meat companies are running smear campaigns against actual beef, using deceptive labeling and marketing practices. This has left consumers confused about the ingredients and nutritional values of so-called beef alternatives." — Nebraska Senator Deb Fischer
What the Real MEAT Act Means for Plant-Based Meat
The bill seems to have a nefarious motivation behind it, but there's a chance that it still passes. On the bright side, a federal judge recently swatted down a similar bill from Arkansas state legislature.
The Real MEAT Act, however, is supported by financial and political backing on a nationwide scale.
What You Can Do Today To Help
If you are for free-market competition in the beef industry, consider calling your Congressional Representative today. Urge them to speak against the Real MEAT Act.
Brian is a writer at The Rising and a student in the pre-engineering program at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign


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Jambalaya is a wonderful choice for a party when you need to feed a lot of people or just when you need an extra boost of fun to start your week.
Hi friends!!! I am so excited for the first post of this week: Jambalaya! I love trying new cuisines, and Louisiana Creole is one I'd love to explore more, especially because jambalaya is so amazingly delicious: a warm bowl of tender chicken, hot andouille sausage, and fresh shrimp cooked with celery, onion, bell peppers, okra, and tomatoes in a sauce spiced up with Cajun seasoning. Even better, there is no wheat needed, making it a perfect dish for us gluten-free people. If you've never had jambalaya before, you are seriously missing out. And if you are already a jambalaya fan and have never made this dish at home, this is the recipe for you.
The origins of jambalaya are open to debate. According to the New Orleans Official Guide, The Dictionary of American Food and Drink says the dish was created when a traveller showed up at a New Orleans inn late one night, hours after dinner had been served. The owner of the inn told the cook to "balayez" (throw something together) as a meal for the traveller. The meal ended up being mouthwateringly delicious, and so jambalaya was born.
What Ingredients will you need to make Jambalaya?
Regardless of how it came into existence, jambalaya really is quite simple to prepare if you follow several easy steps. First, sauté the celery, bell peppers, onion, and garlic in a little olive oil.
Once the vegetables are soft, add a little more olive oil, and then the chicken and Andouille sausage.
Andouille (pronounced an-DOO-ee) is a spicy sausage usually made from smoked pork. However, be sure to buy gluten-free sausage as sometimes sausages can have fillers. The andouille sausage by Applegate are gluten-free and made with chicken and turkey.
Willshire Farms are also gluten-free and made from pork. Both are very good.
After sautéing all of the ingredients for about another five minutes, stir in the tomatoes, bay leaf, Cajun seasoning, and thyme. Reduce the heat to low, cover, and let simmer for about twenty minutes. Then add the pink shrimp and okra. The pretty star-like seed pods of the okra have a thick, gooey mucilage that aid in thickening the sauce. Let the beautiful, brown sauce continue to simmer until the shrimp is cooked.
The most distinctive feature of jambalaya is undeniably its spiciness. However, how spicy you end up making this dish is entirely up to you. For those of you who are not big on spicy, I think this dish would still be quite tasty on the mild side. However, if you love your jambalaya so spicy that your eyes water, you can add jalapeño peppers with the vegetables in the beginning, then cayenne pepper flakes when you add the other spices, and even a teaspoon of Sriracha at the very end when the dish is done cooking. My family tried it both ways, and we found that the cajun seasoning and spicy andouille sausage were hot enough for us.
Jambalaya is traditionally served with rice. I recommend this gluten-free spicy jambalaya rice mix from Zatarains. All of my kids loved it. However, John and I have been trying to follow the principles of a paleo diet, so we decided to try the jambalaya with cauliflower rice instead. This is a great option if you are cutting back on carbs, and it makes a wonderful substitute for rice. You can find my recipe for cauliflower rice here. It turned out beautifully with the jambalaya.
Jambalaya is such a celebration of flavors and spices. It's a wonderful choice for a party when you need to feed a lot of people or just when you need an extra boost of fun to start your week.
Heat 2 of the tablespoons of olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add celery, onion, bell peppers, garlic and (jalapeño, optional). Saute for 5 minutes, stirring until the vegetables are soft. Add the remaining tablespoon of olive oil, chicken and sausage, and stir to combine. Continue sauteing for an additional 5 minutes.
Add the tomatoes, bay leaf, Cajun seasoning, thyme, and (cayenne,optional) and stir to combine. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover and simmer for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally. Then add shrimp and okra and stir to combine. Continue to simmer, stirring occasionally, until the shrimp are cooked and no longer pink, 5 minutes Remove bay leaf and season with salt and pepper.
Jambalaya is traditionally served with rice. I recommend this gluten-free spicy jambalaya rice mix from Zatarains. All of my kids loved it.
If you are cutting back on carbs, cauliflower rice makes a wonderful substitute for rice. You can find my recipe for cauliflower rice here. It turned out beautifully with the jambalaya.
Oh my goodness, that looks delicious!! I would definitely have to tone it down to very mild – neither hubby or I like really spicy food – but everything else in this dish…YUMMY!! Thanks for sharing!
Thank you K. Lee. This recipe is pretty mild except you may want to try a different sausage. Andouille sausage is a bit spicy.
I love jambalaya. I made a super quick version last night…but I'll be trying your recipe too!
It's such a fun dish. 🙂 Thanks, Michelle.
Thanks so much, Raia. I appreciate you so much.


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Q: SQL Inner Join on same table I currently have a SQL table of timestamps, station_code, temperature, humidity, pressure.
The timestamp and station_code are unique keys.
The data is gathered at regular 5 minute intervals.
I am trying to restructure the data into 3 tables, temperature, humidity, and pressure that would have unique timestamps for rows, and station_code for columns.
I am currently at a loss on how the join statement would go.
Any help would be appreciated.
With data from Excel,

Can easily produce a pivot table.

The end goal here is to pull out the specific sensor data for analysis.

A: As long as the timestamps match exactly, you would just join on timestamp and station_code...
... but since MySQL does not have a true FULL outer join, that would mean you would either have to guarantee all 3 tables always have a match, or specific tables always had data in a certain order (so that a LEFT join could be used). Both of which suggest you probably should not decompose the original table.
It's unlikely to save you much space either as the redundant timestamp and station_code values are likely to take as much space as you would save by avoiding storing NULL measurements.

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Q: New to Async/Await, does this run async? I typically multithread through older methods(Threading, Invoke, etc).  I've looked through a lot of documentation, and have come up with the below.
The reason for this post is that I have seen literally hundreds of threads on here where people say, "Why did you do that? It's running synchronously anyway."  I do not have the confidence based upon my prior reading to assume this is correct and running asynchronously.  It is not difficult code, and it looks right to me - just need a 'yes' or 'no' and if 'no,' an explanation would be great.  Thanks in advance.
Program sends contracts in a loop.  If the pdfs go to a fax line, we need to wait 15 seconds in between sending to the same number.  The timer/class logic gets kind of complex, but for this purpose, just know that I have a List(of Class) that cleans itself once done.  Once the list is empty, I'm firing an event to update the GUI.
GUI Thread - call
Private Async Sub ProcessIt(ByVal oList As List(Of String))
    'Code that sends emails, or creates the queue class and adds it to queue.
    Dim bWait As Boolean = Await WaitOnQueue()
    RaiseEvent ProcessComplete(ErrorList, Nothing)
End Sub

"Awaitable" Function (I think)
Private Async Function WaitOnQueue() As Task(Of Boolean)
    While oQueue.Count > 0
        Await Task.Delay(500)
    End While
    Return True
End Function

I've stripped code that is unnecessary to make this as simple as possible to evaluate.  Is this running async or on the GUI thread?  Thanks again in advance.

A: To be clear, adding the async keyword to a method does not make the method asynchronous (as it seems you have assumed). It means that you're allowed to use the await keyword inside of the method.
Regarding Task.Delay - it is intended to run asynchronous. Task.Delay gives you a logical delay without blocking the current thread.
However in your example, Task.Delay is making your method still do its CPU bound work in the UI thread. If your goal is to do some work off the UI thread, then you can use await Task.Run to run it on a threadpool thread and (asynchronously) get the result of the method.


in the last paragraph of my essay we are very interested in whether Japanese and non-Japanese institutional shareholders will favor this action , while Japanese instituitional investors have 31% of the firms share and non-Japanese have 35 %.
Sodanyaku is a prevailing business practice in which ex-senior-executives such as CEO or President take a position with such a name and virtually influences decision makings by the incumbent management even after they stepped down from top executive positions. The most serious problem is that such a position makes it difficult for the incumbent management to change the strategy depending on the circumstances.
The seven independent directors were involved in the resolution of the acquisition of S&W by WH on the Toshiba's board meeting on October, 2015. Fourteen months after the acquisition, Toshiba announced US$ 6.1 billion losses caused by the acquisition. I believe that each of the independent directors has a responsibility to account for what had been going on the whole WH related businesses which are fizzling out.
Behind the colossal losses of Westinghouse (WH) that was disclosed on February 14 by Toshiba, we see Toshiba's undeniable tendency to cover up their frauds.


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Amazon.com starts direct sales of merchandise in Brazil after delays
January 22, 2019 6:01 am|Comments (0)
SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Amazon.com Inc is launching its long-awaited in-house fulfillment and delivery network in Brazil after months of delays caused by complicated logistics and a highly complex tax system in the largest Latin American economy.
FILE PHOTO: The logo of the web service Amazon is pictured in this June 8, 2017 illustration photo. REUTERS/Carlos Jasso/Illustration/File Photo
Amazon, which some rivals had expected to kick off direct sales of items beyond books as soon as the Christmas selling season, said it will directly sell 11 categories of merchandise from over 800 suppliers from L'Oreal to Black & Decker as of Tuesday.
Its shift to stocking and delivering goods itself from acting mostly as a marketplace is expected to intensify competition for fast delivery of goods in Latin America's largest economy as it exits a painful recession.
"We are launching (our direct sales platform) with 320,000 different products in stock, including 200,000 books… Our obsession is always to increase this catalog and to have everything Brazilian consumers seek and want to buy on the internet", Amazon's Brazilian country manager Alex Szapiro told Reuters.
In November, Reuters reported that Amazon's attempt to advance with its so-called Fulfillment by Amazon program in Brazil had run into difficulties such as the nations's tangled tax system, complicated logistics and testy relations with some prominent vendors.
"As in every negotiation, you take a seat at a table and you want to agree on the best possible terms", said Szapiro when asked on the tone of conversations with suppliers, without entering in details.
Amazon entered Brazil quietly in 2012, selling e-readers, books and then streaming movies in the fast-growing Brazilian market. The company made its first big move into merchandise in October 2017, when it began offering the use of its Brazilian website to third-party merchants to sell electronics.
The company does not reveal the number of sellers in its marketplace, which it has slowly expanded over the past year, adding new categories while laying the ground for a direct sales platform.
As part of the fulfillment program, Amazon leased a 47,000 square-meter (505,904-square-foot) warehouse just outside of Sao Paulo, as first reported by Reuters almost a year ago.
Szapiro, who previously worked as Brazil country manager for Apple Inc, declined to say how much the company is spending on the new distribution center or how many people it is hiring, but said Amazon employs directly and indirectly over 1,400 people in Brazil.
In a report published on Monday, analysts at investment bank BTG Pactual said the expected direct sales launch signaled the company was ready "to strengthen investments, potentially via more partnerships with fulfillment operators and last-mile carriers."
Even though the bank predicted Amazon would take a "gradual approach" and was likely to vye for a "low double-digit market share," shares of Brazilian retailers reacted negatively to BTG's report, with B2W, Magazine Luiza e Lojas Americanas among the biggest losers in Monday's session.
Reporting by Gabriela Mello; Editing by Sandra Maler
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Spotify's record-setting direct listing makes it a $30 billion company
April 3, 2018 6:01 pm|Comments (0)
LONDON/NEW YORK (Reuters) – Spotify Technology SA (SPOT.N) shares surged following the largest-ever direct listing on Tuesday, giving the world's leading streaming music service a market value of nearly $ 30 billion.
Shares opened at $ 165.90, up nearly 26 percent from a reference price of $ 132 a share set by the on the New York Stock Exchange late on Monday.
Spotify's unusual route to publicly trading its shares via a direct listing rather than a more usual initial public offering will likely be watched by other companies tempted to list without selling new shares, and by bankers that could lose out on millions of dollars in future underwriting fees.
Some 14 million shares had changed hands within an hour after trading began on Tuesday. Nearly 91 percent of Spotify's 178 million shares were tradable, a much higher percentage than typical in a traditional IPO.
Some market-watchers cautioned investors not to read too much into the first-day pop, given the mixed performance of recent tech IPOs.
Spotify's debut came on the heels of a steep U.S. equity selloff led by tech stocks, although the market had found firmer footing at midday on Tuesday.
"It's a fair market price. It's not manipulated or set by any puts and takes by banks or institutional investors," said Chi-Hua Chien, an early investor in Spotify who is now at San Mateo, California-based Goodwater Capital.
Spotify shares were last at $ 160.32, up 21 percent.
The NYSE had set Spotify's reference price late on Monday, giving an early estimate of the level at which supply and demand could be balanced.
That was in line with informal trading on Monday, with shares changing hands at about $ 132, which would value the company at more than $ 23 billion.
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Since launching its streaming music service a decade ago, the Stockholm-founded company has overcome heavy resistance from big record labels and some major music artists to transform how the industry makes money.
Spotify offers access to vast libraries of music rather than making users pay for CDs or downloads of individual albums or tracks.
The company has structured the listing to allow existing investors to sell directly to the public while offering no new shares of its own.
Analysts had flagged concerns that forgoing hiring investment banks as underwriters or holding traditional promotional events with institutional investors could mean volatility in Spotify shares once formal trading kicked off.
Spotify's opening public price was determined by buy and sell orders collected by the NYSE from broker-dealers.
Based on those orders, the price was set based on a designated market maker's determination of where buy orders could be matched with sell orders.
While Chief Executive Daniel Ek skipped NYSE rituals such as opening bell-ringing and trading floor interviews to tout the stock, the front of the 115-year-old Greek Revival exchange building was draped in a vast green-and-black Spotify banner.
Additional reporting by Helena Soderpalm in Stockholm, Joshua Franklin in New York and Stephen Nellis and Salvador Rodriguez in San Francisco; Editing by Meredith Mazzilli and Bill Rigby
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China Citic, Baidu launch direct bank in fintech push
BEIJING (Reuters) – China Citic Bank Corp (601998.SS) and search engine giant Baidu Inc (BIDU.O) launched on Saturday a direct banking joint venture, dubbed AiBank, to capitalize on China's rapidly growing fintech sector.
FILE PHOTO: A man stands in front of CITIC bank's branch in Beijing, China, March 23, 2016.REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon
AiBank is one among several tie-ups between an internet firm and a lender in China's booming online finance market where technology gurus like Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (BABA.N) and Tencent Holdings Ltd (0700.HK) have already set up their own finance arms to offer a range of financial products including payment, wealth management and micro loans.
A direct bank offers services over the internet instead of through physical branches.
AiBank will focus on lending to individuals and small businesses while leveraging big data and artificial intelligence to build new risk control models, Li Rudong, president of the new bank said at a launch event in Beijing.
Li said 60 percent of the new bank's employees will be technology staff.
"AiBank is the future of intelligent finance…It is an institution that understands customers best and understands finance best," said Baidu Chief Operating Officer Lu Qi.
Mid-tier lender Citic Bank owns 70 percent of the joint venture, while Baidu controls the remaining 30 percent. The direct bank has a registered capital of 2 billion yuan.
China's banking regulator approved the establishment of AiBank earlier this year.
Reporting by Shu Zhang and Elias Glenn; Editing by Muralikumar Anantharaman
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Direct Link facilitates secure and scalable hybrid clouds
October 27, 2016 1:55 am|Comments (0)
Many organizations use cloud computing services to reduce information technology (IT) costs and take advantage of new business opportunities.
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Manel Zeghal holds a rabbit at the Canada Agriculture and Food Museum.
In honour of National Volunteer Week – April 15 to 21 – Ingenium is putting the spotlight on just a few of its invaluable volunteers. In today's profile, the Channel highlights Manel Zeghal – who currently volunteers with the Canada Agriculture and Food Musuem.
By Manel Zeghal
I used to live across the street from the burial site of my personal hero, Tommy Douglas. The famous words of the man dubbed as "The Greatest Canadian" are etched into his grave marker, "Courage, my friends, 'tis not too late to make a better world."
The first time I read this quote, I was unsure of what it meant to make a better world. Did it mean being in a position of authority, or being in the newspaper? I commonly felt disheartened at the troubles within the world and desperately wanted to "make a difference," but I was skeptical of how much good a young person like me could possibly do.
My epiphany came in the form of my volunteer work during high school. In order to graduate from an Ontario Secondary School, every student must complete a minimum of 40 hours of community involvement activities. As a 'minor niner' (Grade 9 student), I heard a few horror stories about senior students struggling to secure enough hours to graduate. As a result, I decided to start early on – and finish off my hours as soon as possible – so I wouldn't have to worry about them later on.
While searching for volunteer opportunities, I came across a posting to volunteer at the Canada Science and Technology Museum, specifically by making arts and crafts with visitors. One of the best things about growing up in Ottawa was the frequent trips to the national museums. I had such fond memories of visiting the museum – such as the Crazy Kitchen, the locomotives, and the fibre optic light tunnels – so I wanted to share that with others. Moreover, I always enjoyed interacting with kids, and as for arts and crafts, let's just say I never missed an Art Attack episode. All in all, I couldn't think of a more enjoyable place to volunteer!
Ask me what comes to mind when I hear the word volunteering, and I will answer, "Train conductor hats." That's right – that was the craft I was tasked to make at my very first volunteer shift! For the most part, these construction paper hats were well-loved by the children, but one time during my first month of volunteering, one young girl wasn't so pleased. "Ugly," she snapped, shaking her head adamantly after I offered to help her make one. Although her parents apologized and told me that she was just having a bad day, I decided to rise to the challenge. "Ugly?" I asked. "Well, we're going to have to change that!"
Since it was a couple of days before Halloween, I decided to use my creativity skills and make a conductor's hat, with the crown shaped like a pumpkin. Slowly, the young girl began to join me, and started to help make the hat by cutting out scary jack-o-lantern eyes.
It was at that moment, quite unexpectedly, that I realized that I was making a positive contribution. I was so caught up expecting this contribution to be measured in thousands of dollars, or tens of news articles. I finally saw my positive contribution through the smile of a parent, thanking me for all my efforts in helping make their child's trip to the museum a memorable one.
From that day onwards, I've continued to volunteer with the Canada Science and Technology Museum, as well as the Canada Aviation and Space Museum and the Canada Agriculture and Food Museum. From summer camps to special events activities, I completed my 40 hours (and then some!) and continued to volunteer throughout my undergraduate studies. Having completed an Honours BSc degree in Biomedical Sciences, and currently pursuing a Masters in Microbiology and Immunology, volunteering at those three museums and being exposed to all those exhibits helped me realize that there are no limits to scientific ideas and new discoveries. As such, I decided to continue in science.
To this day, I believe that being a volunteer is more than just an opportunity to me; it is part of a lifestyle in and of itself which we should continuously strive for. I believe everyone should actively search for opportunities to help improve oneself and our community; I think everyone could use a jack-o-lantern train conductor's hat.
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Bill Kuegel dies at 94; leaves legacy to local, state agriculture
by Ashley Sorce
Tuesday, March 12th, 2019 8:02 pm
in Agriculture, Business, Community, News
Bill Kuegel, a Daviess County farmer whose influence reached much farther than his west county farm, died Monday at the age of 94.
The community came together Monday to pay their respects to Kuegel's family at a visitation at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church, where Kuegel has been an 80-year member and served as deacon.
Kuegel was also a mentor for Daviess County Ag Extension Agent Clint Hardy throughout his education and career.
"Bill was a person who had so much influence, but not because of his notoriety or fame, but because he could empower others," Hardy said. "He helped people do more than they ever thought themselves capable of doing."
Hardy said, though Kuegel operated a diverse farm, his role in local agriculture was not defined by the crops he grew.
"His role in our community was the organizations he was involved in, the ag education he promoted, the religious groups he supported and the community he lead," Hardy said.
Kuegel was the 1977 Man of Year in service to Kentucky agriculture by Progressive Farmer magazine. Kentucky Farm Bureau named him Kentucky's "Outstanding Leader in Agriculture" in 2006 and "Man of the Year in Service to Kentucky Agriculture" in 2007. He was instrumental in bringing the local agriculture and business communities together by creating the Farm City Breakfast — an event that celebrated its 40th year earlier this month.
He served on the boards of Brescia University, Georgetown College, Independence Bank, the Owensboro Riverport, Western Kentucky Botanical Gardens, BB&T and was one of the oldest graduates of Leadership Kentucky at 82. Kuegel was chairman of the Kentucky State Fair Board, a Shriner and served on the governor's council on agriculture.
"A lifelong farmer, Bill lived one of his many 'sayings' — if you aren't at the table, you will find yourself on the menu," Kuegel's obituary read. "Bill became involved where he thought he could make a difference. If he served on a board or committee, he showed up, just as he did for work most every day of his life."
A lifelong Democrat, Kuegel served as the executive chairman of the Democratic party and helped friend Wendell Ford as he transitioned from his office of governor to senator. Kuegel was instrumental in representing the Kentucky farmer in both local and state government, and even met with President Jimmy Carter to discuss the 1977 Farm Strike.
Greater Owensboro Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Candance Brake met Kuegel while working at Fiscal Court, where she watched him work with governors and congressional leaders for projects and policies that impacted the Daviess County community.
"Bill Kuegel is a giant. Not was — he is," Brake said. "He and his circle literally and figuratively put Owensboro on the map not only around our Commonwealth, but around our country."
Beyond that, Brake said Kuegel spent a lifetime encouraging others to lead, value work ethic and serve.
"And at the core of his life was always his family," Brake said.
Kuegel was the oldest of six children born to Martin Michael Kuegel and Cecil Crabtree. He grew up on Lee Scherm's Farm on Big Ditch Road, now known as Carter Road. At a young age, Bill was milking cows by hand and plowing fields with tenant farmers. The Kuegel family followed tenant farming jobs to other farms in western Kentucky, but ultimately settled into a farm in Rome in western Daviess County.
Bill attended the brand new Sorgho School, which replaced a one-room schoolhouse, and was among the first class to graduate. It was at Sorgho school that Bill met his wife Carrie Lee Newman. Bill went on to graduate from Daviess County High School and eventually attended Georgetown College.
Coinciding with D-Day in June of 1944, Kuegel entered the Marine Corps. To serve during World War II. Kuegel left his Kentucky home with fiancee Carrie Lee and began training at Camp Pendelton in San Diego. Six months later he was deployed to Pavuvu in the Solomon Islands, northwest of the Guadal Canal, an important area in taking over Japanese strongholds.
On Easter morning, April 1, 1945, Kuegel was shipped out from Pavuvu to take the island of Okinawa, Japan. After the U.S. dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the war was over, but Kuegel and his company were charged with liberating China from Japan.
In July 1946, Kuegel was able to return home. He boarded a ship that took him to San Diego and when he arrived back in Owensboro, he was reunited with Carrie Lee. The two married in November 1946 at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church, where the Kuegel family had always attended. For a small period of time, Bill re-enrolled at Georgetown College, but the distance from home and his new bride kept him from finishing his degree. Georgetown College awarded Kuegel an honorary doctorate degree 63 years later.
The couple began a small dairy farm and Bill began working with his brothers, building Kuegel Enterprises. Soon the dairy grew to 300 cows, and the Kuegels began growing tobacco and grain, making them one of the biggest farm operations in Daviess County.
In the 1950s Kuegel Enterprises continued to grow, adding more land, equipment and workers. In the meantime, Bill and Carrie Lee grew their family, with the addition of son, William Martin "Rod" Kuegel, and daughter, Marcia Lee Kuegel.
Funeral services are at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, March 13, at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church with burial following at the church cemetery.
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Ashley Sorce is a WKU journalism graduate, editor of Owensboro Parent Magazine and Managing Editor of Owensboro Times. Born and raised in Owensboro, Ashley loves all things OBKY, especially raising her two kids in her hometown.