Memorabilia of the General Post Office – First Postal System in Scotland – First Communication with Ireland – Sanctions given by the Scottish Parliament – Expenses of the Establishment at various Periods – The Horse Posts – Violation of Letter Bags – Casualties of the Period – The First Stage Coach – Peter Williamson – The Various Post Office Buildings – The Waterloo Place Office – Royal Arms Removed – New Office Built – Staff and Fiscal Details.
THE demolition of the old theatre was proceeded with rapidly, and with it passed away Shakespeare Square, on its southern and eastern sides, a semi-rectangle, alike mean in architecture and disreputable in character; and on the sites of both, and of Dingwall's ancient castle, was erected the present General Post Office, a magnificent building, prior to describing which we propose to give some memorabilia of the development of that institution in Edinburgh.
The year 1635 was the epoch of a regular postal system in Scotland, under the Scottish ministry of Charles I. This system was probably limited to the road between Edinburgh and Berwick, the main object being to establish a regular communication with London. Mails were despatched once and sometimes twice weekly, and the postage of a single letter was 6d. From Rushworth's "Collections" it appears that in that year Thomas Witherings, his Majesty's Postmaster of England and foreign parts, was directed to adjust "one running post or two, to run day and night between Edinburgh and London, to go thither and back again in six days, and to take with them all such letters as shall be directed to any post town on the said road." Three years after these posts became unsafe; the bearers were waylaid and robbed of their letters, for political reasons.
In 1642, on the departure of the Scottish troops to protect the Ulster colonists, and put down the rebellion in Ireland, a line of posts was established between Edinburgh and Port Patrick, where John McCaig, the postmaster, was allowed by the Privy Council to have a "post bark"; and in 1649 the posts were improved by Cromwell, who removed many, if not all the Scottish officials; and in 1654 the postage to England was lowered to 4d.; and to 2d. for a single letter within eighty miles. On the 16th of December, 1661. Charles II. reappointed Robert Muir "sole keeper of the letter-office in Edinburgh," from which he had been dismissed by Cromwell, and £200 was given him to build a packet-boat for the Irish mail.
In 1662 Sir William Seaton was succeeded as Postmaster-General of Scotland by Patrick Grahame of Inchbraikie, surnamed the Black, who bore the Garter at the funeral of Montrose, and who, according to the Privy Seal Register, was to hold that office for life, with a salary of £500 Scots yearly. In 1669 the Privy Council established a post between Edinburgh and Aberdeen, twice weekly, "wind and weather serving." A letter was conveyed forty miles (about sixty English) for 2s. Scots; and for one an ounce weight the charge was 7s. 6d. Scots; for every single letter carried above eighty miles within Scotland the rate was 4s. Scots; while for one an ounce weight 10s. Scots (i.e. 10d. English) was charged. In 1678 the coach with letters between Edinburgh and Glasgow was drawn by six horses, and performed the journey there and back in six days!
In 1685 the intelligence of the death of Charles II., who died on the 7th of February, was received at Edinburgh about one in the morning of the 10th, by express from London. In 1688 it occupied three months to convey the tidings of the abdication of James VII. to the Orkneys.
In 1689 the Post-office was put upon a new footing, being sold by roup "to John Blair, apothecary in Edinburgh, he undertaking to carry on the entire business on various rates of charge for letters, and to pay the Government 5,100 merks (about £255 sterling) yearly for seven years." And in October that year William Mean of the Letter Office was committed to the Tolbooth, for retaining certain Irish letters until the payment therefor was given him. IN 1690 the Edinburgh post-bag was robbed in the lonely road near Cockburnspath, and that the mails frequently came in with the seals broken was a source of indignation to the Privy Council. In 1691, John Seton (brother of Sir George Seton of Garlton) was committed to the Castle for robbing the post-bag at Hedderwick Muir of the mail with Government papers.
From 1704 till the year of the Union, George Main, jeweller, in Edinburgh, accounted "for the duties of the Post-office within Scotland, leased him by the Lords of the Treasury and Exchequer in Scotland" during the three years ending at Whit Sunday, for the yearly rent of 21,500 merks Scots, or £1,194 8s. 10d. Sterling, subject to deduction for expenses, among which are £60 for the Irish packet boat.
In 1708 the whole business of the General Post-office was managed by seven persons – viz., George Main, manager for Scotland, who held his commission from the Postmaster General of Great Britain, with a salary of £200 per annum; his accountant, £50 per annum; one clerk, £50; his assistant, £25; three letter-runners at 5s. each per week. The place in which it was conducted was a common shop.
In 1710 an Act of the newly-constituted British Parliament united the Scottish Post-office with that of the English and Irish under one Postmaster-General, but ordained "that a chief letter office be kept at Edinburgh, and the packet boats between Donaghadee and Port Patrick be still maintained." The postage of a letter to London was then raised to 6d. sterling.
In 1715, James Anderson, W.S., the well-known editor of Diplomata Scotiæ, obtained the office of Deputy Postmaster-General, in succession to Main, the jeweller. When he took office, on the 12th of July, there was not a single horse post in Scotland, foot-runners being the conveyers of the mails, even so far north as Thurso, and so far westward as Inverary.
At this period it took double the time for a mail to perform the journey between the two capitals that it did in the middle of the 17th century. When established by Charles I., three days was the time allowed for special couriers between Edinburgh and London.
In 1715 it required six days for the post to perform the journey. This can easily be seen, says Mr. Lang, by examining the post-marks on the letters of that time.
In that year Edinburgh had direct communication with sixty post-towns in Scotland, and in August the total sum received for letters passing to and from these offices and the capital was only £44 3s. 1d. The postage on London letters in the same month amounted to £157 3s. 2d.
In 1730 the yearly revenue of the Edinburgh office was £1,194, according to "The State of Scotland;" but Arnot puts the sum at £5,399.
In 1741 Hamilton of Innerwick was Deputy Postmaster-General, and nine years after, the mails began to be conveyed from stage to stage by relays of fresh horses, and different post-boys, to the principal places in Scotland; but the greater portion of the bags were conveyed by foot-runners; for the condition of the roads from Edinburgh would not admit of anything like rapid travelling. The most direct, at times, lay actually in the channels of streams. The common carrier from Edinburgh to Selkirk, 38 miles, required a fortnight for his journey there and back, the channel of the Gala, which for a considerable distance was parallel with the road, being, when not flooded, the track chosen as most level and easy for the traveller. At this period and long before, there was a set of horse "cadgers," who plied regularly between different places, and in defiance of the laws, carried more letters than ever passed through the Edinburgh office in those days.
In 1757 the revenue amounted to £10,623, according to Arnot; in that year the mail was upon the road from London 87 hours, and, oddly enough, from Edinburgh back 131 hours; but by the influence of the Convention of Royal Burghs, these hours were reduced to 82 and 85 respectively; and 1763 beheld a further improvement, when the London mails were increased from three to five. Previously they had travelled in such a dilatory manner, that in the winter the letters which left London on Tuesday night were not distributed in Edinburgh till the Sunday following, between sermons.
In 1765 there was a penny postage for letters borne one stage; and in 1771, when Oliphant of Rossie was Deputy Postmaster-General, the Edinburgh staff consisted of ten persons, exclusive of the letter carriers.
In 1776 the first stage coach came to Edinburgh on the 10th April, having performed the journey from London in sixty hours. In the same year the penny post was established in Scotland by Peter Williamson, to whom we have referred elsewhere. This man was the Rowland Hill of his day, and the postal authorities seeing the importance of such a source of revenue, gave him a pension for the goodwill of the business, and the Scottish penny posts were afterwards confirmed to the General Post by an Act of Parliament in 1799.
In 1781 the number of post-towns in Scotland consisted of 140, and the staff at Edinburgh amounted to twenty-three persons, including letter-carriers. Ten years afterwards thirty-one were required, and in 1794 the Inland Office, including the letter-carriers' branch, consisted of twenty-one persons.
The Edinburgh Post-office, for a long time after its introduction and establishment, was conducted solely with a view to the continuance and security of the correspondence of the people, and thus it frequently had assistance from the Scottish Treasury; and if we except the periods of civil war, when a certain amount of surveillance was exercised by the Government, as a measure of State security, the office seems to have been conducted with integrity and freedom from abuse.
In 1796, Thomas Elder of Forneth, at one time Lord Provost, was Deputy Postmaster-General; in 1799 and 1802, William Robertson, and Trotter of Castlelaw, succeeded to that office respectively. It was held in 1807 by the Hon. Francis Gray, afterwards fifteenth Lord Gray of Kinfauns; and in 1810 the staff amounted to thirty-five persons, letter-carriers included.
In April, 1713, the Post-office was in the first flat of a house opposite the Tolbooth, on the north side of the High Street – Main's shop, as we have stated. At a later period it was in the first floor of a house near the Cross, above an alley, to which it gave the name of the Post-office Close, where its internal fittings were like those of a shop, the letters were dealt across a counter, and the whole out-door business of the city was conducted by one letter-carrier. After being for a time in Lord Covington's house, it was removed to one already mentioned on the west side of the North Bridge, and from thence to a new office (now an hotel) on the Regent Bridge in 1821. For ten years before that period James twelfth Earl of Caithness was Deputy Postmaster-General; and in the year preceding the removal there, the Edinburgh Weekly Journal says, that by order of the Depute Lyon King of Arms, and the Usher of the White Rod, the new coat of the royal arms of Britain, put thereon, was torn down and removed, "as derogatory to the independence of Scotland," i.e., wrongly quartered, giving England precedence. Another and correct coat of arms was substituted, and remained there till the present building was erected.
In 1823, Sir David Wedderburn, Bart., of Ballendean, was appointed Postmaster-General of Scotland, an office afterwards abolished.
In 1856 the establishment on the Regent Bridge consisted of 225 officials, of whom 114 were letter-carriers, porters, and messengers, and the average number of letters passing through and delivered in Edinburgh daily was estimated at 75,000. The number of mail-bags received daily was 518, and the number despatched 350. The amount of money orders issued and paid showed a sum of £1,758,079 circulating annually through the department in Scotland.
On the 23rd of October, 1861, the foundation-stone of the new General Post-office was laid, on the east side of the North Bridge, by the late Prince Consort, amid much state and ceremony, the letter-carriers, all clad for the first time in blue, in lieu of their old scarlet, being drawn up in double rank within the galleries which occupied the site of the old Theatre and which were crowded by a fashionable audience. This was almost the last act of Prince Albert's public life, as he died two months subsequently. At his suggestion the crowning row of vases was added to the façade.
As finished now, it stands behind a pavement of Caithness slabs forty-three feet broad, and is from designs by the late Mr. Robert Matheson, of H.M. Board of Works in Scotland. Built of fine white stone from Binny quarry, in the neighbourhood of the city, its style of architecture is a moderately rich Italian type. It presents an ornamental main front of 140 feet, to the deep valley where once the North Loch lay.
The flank to the Waterloo Place Buildings is somewhat plainer than the others, and measures 160 feet. The edifice rises in the central part of each of these three ornamental fronts, to the height of two stately storeys above the street level, and has at the corners wings, or towers, a storey higher, and crowned with rows of massive and beautifully sculptured vases. On the south front it descends to the depth of 125 feet from the summit of these towers, and thus presents a very imposing appearance.
1 "Domestic Annals of Scotland," Vol. III.
2 By a Government return it appears that in 1880 there passed through the Scottish Post-office 101,948,300 letters, 12,284,700 post-cards, 22,140,500 book-parcels, and 14,570,700 newspapers. In the same year, the average number of letters delivered to each person in the population of the three kingdoms was 35 in England, 26 in Scotland, and 13 in Ireland.


Every year the Kennedy Center's Leadership Exchange in Arts and Disability (LEAD®) conference brings experienced and new professionals together to explore practical methods for implementing accessibility in cultural environments. A LEAD® we share resources and knowledge, develop best practices, and experience accessibility in action.
Basic to Advanced: No matter what level of experience you have, there's always something to learn. The building blocks will give newcomers the tools and information they need to develop a successful accessibility program while the discussion groups and advanced track address accessibility for the most experienced.
Join us to continue the dialogue, to share exciting ideas, and to explore new and innovative ways to welcome everyone.
Here are just a few reasons why LEAD® is a smart choice for professional development for cultural arts administrators.
One-of-a-kind professional development. No other conference focuses on accessibility in cultural venues like LEAD®. The conference provides an intimate, rich atmosphere to engage arts professionals of all experience levels.
Access to ideas. Tap into the collective "brain trust" of arts managers from museums, theaters, parks, zoos, libraries, and other cultural venues from around the world.
Access to experts. The Kennedy Center engages leading thinkers in the field to present at the conference. And after the event, attendees are invited to join an exclusive listserv to continue the conversation and ask questions.
Networking opportunities. LEAD® has a number of networking opportunities both during the conference and at evening social events. Meet and mingle colleagues from around the world in an open and safe forum.
Practical information. You'll leave with ideas and practices that can be implemented at your organization right away.
Something for everyone. LEAD® has sessions and workshops for beginners and the more experienced. It doesn't matter what your background or knowledge level is – we have sessions for you.
Experiential opportunities. LEAD® provides the opportunity to experience accessibility services and programs. Through our pre-conference Capacity Building Workshops and optional performances with accessibility services, you can see access in action!
The deadline to apply is January 7, 2019 at 11:59 PM EDT.
Accessibility Services and Programs: Addresses design and implementation of inclusive or targeted programs, accommodations, or services.
Built Environment: Focuses on physical accessibility for renovations, new construction, and retrofits.
Customer Service and Staff Training: Examines staff and volunteer education and awareness; managing guest requests, complaints, and concerns.
Inclusion, Outreach and Community Engagement: Explores meaningful and effective ways to connect with, involve, cultivate, and welcome the diverse community of people with disabilities.
Legal Requirements: Addresses laws and regulations applicable to cultural arts environments.
Organizational Buy-In and Strategic Planning: Examines methods for cultivating support for accessibility programs and initiatives within an organization and planning for sustainability.
Program Evaluation or Research: Addresses strategies for evaluating program efficacy and impact; examines evidence-based practices.
Technology: Discusses digital strategies and devices designed to improve accessibility.
Universal Design: Focuses on the implementation of universal design principles in cultural arts settings.
Snapshot Sessions: Snapshot sessions are 15-minute informal presentations given at round tables with 10-15 participants at a time.
Capacity Building Workshops: These are in-depth, hands-on professional development workshops addressing a specific topic related to cultural arts access. Capacity building workshops can be 4 hours, 8 hours, or multiple days and will be offered August 3 & 4.
Classroom – These sessions provide practical tips, tools and resources that attendees can use to start or improve initiatives, programs, or services.
Panel Discussion – These sessions offer multiple perspectives on or approaches to a single topic.
Skill Building - These hands-on sessions are designed to teach participants a tangible skill.
Think Tank – These highly interactive and discussion-based sessions provide an opportunity for conversation.
If you are unsure of which session format is most appropriate or you would like to propose a different session type, contact us at lead@kennedy-center.org.
Proposals must be submitted online by January 7, 2019 at 11:59 PM EDT. For more information, to request proposal materials in a different format, or to discuss your proposal, please contact the Kennedy Center's Office of Accessibility at 202-416-8727 or lead@kennedy-center.org.
Sessions will be selected by and at the sole discretion of the LEAD® content committee under the supervision of the Kennedy Center. Presenters should be prepared to cover travel and hotel expenses, meal costs, and applicable conference fees. Presenters may submit more than one proposal. Incomplete proposals will not be considered.
The LEAD® conference does not address professional development for artists with disabilities or arts education. For resources for artists, please visit the VSA Programs page. For information on arts in education, please visit the VSA Intersections Conference page.
Not all registrations will be accepted. Space is limited and preference will be given to paid staff at cultural arts organizations, cultural arts service or government agencies who are directly responsible for making programs and facilities accessible to people with disabilities. The Kennedy Center reserves the right to decline registrations. In the event that registration is declined, the Center will issue a refund for any fees collected.
Graduate and undergraduate students enrolled in arts administration/management or museum studies programs can apply for a scholarship to attend the LEAD® Conference at a reduced rate of $160. If accepted, student registration would include access to sessions Monday, August 5 through Wednesday, August 7, 2019. Additional fees apply for pre-conference and capacity building workshops as well as the Awards Evening and other special events.
If you have questions about the scholarships, please contact the Kennedy Center's Accessibility Office at access@kennedy-center.org or 202-416-8727.
The deadline to apply is May 1, 2019 at 11:59 PM EDT.
If your organization sends more than one person to the full conference, the registration rate drops to $300 per person! Please Note: The team registration rate is only available to staff members of arts or cultural organizations; arts or cultural service agencies; university or college arts or arts administration program staff; and federal, state or local government employees.
The Kennedy Center's 2019 LEAD® Conference is pleased to offer specially priced room blocks at two downtown hotels located a convenient distance from our primary conference venue, the Denver Center for the Performing Arts, and many shops, restaurants, and other local attractions.
Regular Single and Double Rooms are $199/night.
If booking by phone, please make sure to mention to the agent that you are with the block reserved for the LEAD® Conference.
Accessible rooms with tubs or roll-in shower are available.
ADA/visual alert kits are available upon request for any room type. This can be added in the additional comments section while reserving your room online or in-person upon arrival.
For more information about the hotel, visit the hotel website.
Please note that these special rates are only available before 5:00 p.m. on Monday, July 15, 2019. Some amenities such as free internet access may only be complimentary if booked under our conference block. Reservations at this rate are limited – we encourage you to book as soon as possible.


What's the best line and rod setup when using a dipsy diver for salmon?
What pound test line is best for bass?
When using braided line, is it better to tie it straight to the bait or to a monofilament or fluorocarbon leader?
How do I avoid twists when I'm putting on new line?
When should I be using braided lines, monofilament, or fluorocarbon lines? Does it matter?
Is there an easy way to fix the "bird's nest" that can occur when using a baitcaster?
Should I use braid, mono, or fluorocarbon line when pitching and flipping? What pound test?
50-pound line (12-pound diameter) to the dipsy and using a snubber to take up the shock of having the fish hitting the bait. Then use a 17-pound fluorocarbon leader from the dipsy to the lure. This may help with getting more hits. As for the pound strength for the rod, a 15- to 30-pound dipsy rod or 10- to 20-pound downrigger rod.
Anywhere between 6- to 10-pound test for spinning reels.
When fishing with a topwater bait, tie the braid directly to the lure. Same goes for baits that go quickly through the water, like spinnerbaits, as line color is no longer as big an issue. With slower retrieves for suspended lures, a fluorocarbon leader is best so fish can't see your line.
For spinning reels, lay the spool down on the ground and lay it so the line comes off the spool counter-clockwise while your reeling the new line onto the reel. Pause for a second and lower your rod tip: if the line lays flat on the ground, then it is going on correctly, if the line starts to twist up, then turn the line spool over and re-spool it again. On baitcast reels, make sure the line is coming off the line spool straight-at-you and begin reeling the line on to your bait cast reel. Always check to see if the line is twisting when you first start to load it onto your spinning reels. If it does, change the direction the line is coming off the spool.
Braided Lines: Best for bottom contact baits such as jigs, grubs, tubes, Texas rigged soft plastics, or fishing in super heavy cover. Braid excels in stained waters, heavy cover, and/or deep water for increased sensitivity and rock solid hooksets.
Fluorocarbon Lines: Best for clear water presentations. Fluoro excels when used for crankbaits, spinnerbaits, drop shotting and finesse presentations such as shaky head or jig fishing. Not recommended for topwater lures since the sinking properties will wreak havoc on your presentation.
Monofilament/Copolymer lines: Best when stretch is needed such as topwater fishing lures like walking baits, popping baits, buzzbaits, or chugging baits. Monofilament is also good for any horizontal presentation such as crankbaits or spinnerbaits in not-so clear waters. The floating properties of this type of line make it ideal for any open water topwater presentation or when less depth is desired on diving lures. This can be achieved by upping the line diameter causing resistance in the water.
Firstly, don't start putting significant pressure on the line trying to yank it free, as this will only make it tighter. The trick is to find the loop of line that has hooked over your lead line leaving your reel. Find that loop while the spool is free spinning and slowly work it out and away from your lead line. When you get it to the right spot, it should only take a bit of a steady pull to begin removing the rest of the tangle. Another trick is to keep pressure on the spool with your other thumb when trying to work out the remainder. This will stop the line from continually slipping under the mess.
When in heavy cover, using braided line at about 65 pounds is recommended. When fishing in super clear water and flipping, it is better to use a 20- or 25-pound fluorocarbon line. In general, however, braided line works best, and mono should hardly be considered.


HEAVY PARADISE, THE PARADISE OF MELODIC ROCK!: Tracer to release new album "El Pistolero"
Tracer to release new album "El Pistolero"
Australia's award-winning powerhouse rock band TRACER are pleased to announce the long-awaited release of their new studio album "El Pistolero" - released in the UK on Monday 6th May. The release will be supported by a re-scheduled UK tour that will start at the Sheffield Plug on 8th June, ending at the Isle of Wight Festival on 16th June.
El Pistolero commands a high-energy mix of stoner anthems, biker attitude and classic rock, it is the sound of a 21st century band making their best album to date – a high-energy collection on no-holds-barred rock'n'roll. It's hot, loud and sweaty.
Tracer have come a long way since forming in Adelaide, South Australia around 10 years ago. They've made two independent mini albums; Into The Night (2006) and L.A.? (2009), but it wasn't until they released their 2011 debut album Spaces In Between that people really began to take notice. They've toured Europe 3 times, and won Best New Band at the 2012 Classic Rock Roll of Honour Awards.


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Oscar wins Aim Award for Best Independent Video
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The video for Oscar's Sometimes, directed by Bryan Schlam, won Best Independent Video at the 2016 Aim Awards, celebrating the finest achievements in the world of independent artists, labels and live events, on Tuesday, September 6th.
The video came out top in a strong shortlist of videos that included Darwin Deez's The Mess She Made, directed by Oscar Hudson, Grimes' Kill V. Maim, directed by Grimes, Kaytranada's Lite Spots, directed by Martin C Pariseau, and Yeasayer's I Am Chemistry, directed by New Media Ltd.
The winning video, produced out of BLVD Industries in Los Angeles, involved up and coming indie-crooner Oscar Scheller touring California encountering different genuine hobby groups – from The Lawn Bowling Club and model train enthusiasts The Riverside Live Steamers, to The Cal State Grand Terrace Jam Skaters - with a stylistic debt to Wes Anderson. The video came out in February this year, shortly before the British indie-rocker's debut album Cut And Paste was released on Wichita Recordings.
As well as winning the award for Best Independent Video, Oscar also performed at the Aim Awards, held at The Brewery in London. Among the other winners at the awards, Roisin Murphy was given the award for Outstanding Contribution To Music, and XL Recordings' founder Richard Russell won the Pioneer Award.
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2020 Grammys: Calmatic wins Best Music Video for Lil Nas X's Old Town Road
While Billie Eilish swept the main categories at the Grammy Awards on Sunday night, the award for Best Music Video went to Lil Nas X & Billy Ray Cyrus's Old Town Road, directed by Calmatic.
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Stormzy, Apparat, Ganacci and Chem Bros videos win Gold at 2020 Creative Circle Awards
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COMPULSORY's Mitch Kalisa wins Grand Jury Prize at SXSW for 'Play It Safe'
COMPULSORY-signed director Mitch Kalisa's debut short film Play It Safe has won the prestigious Jury Narrative Short Award at this year's SXSW - held remotely this year.

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It's been a fiery, twisted and captivating journey so far, but Game of Thrones has enthralled many Australian viewers and has seen them take to Twitter to share their thoughts and emotions on the battle of the seven kingdoms.
As it hits the half-way mark of season five, Game of Thrones, with all its blood, sweat and dragons, has seen Tweets about the epic drama being viewed nearly 1 million times (814,000 impressions), by an average audience of 65K per episode. There was clearly a lot to talk about, as people sent an average of 2.6 thousand Tweets about each episode – with the season premiere "The Wars to Come" being the most social so far with more than 7.5 thousand Tweets being viewed by a unique audience of 165K.
Jon Snow is the most mentioned character across all 5 episodes with 862 mentions (this includes misspelling 'john snow'). Other notable characters get a lift in mention depending on how the story unfolds – Tyrion (380), Daenerys (348), Khaleesi (307) and Lannister (309).


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Top 8 USSEC Moments of 2020
By Sarah Salinas - Tuesday, December 29, 2020
Six regional directors overlook eight regions. We asked them what stood out? What was noteworthy? What was a disappointment?
When people look back on 2020, like many things, they will remember the good and the bad. However, the one thing that nearly all of the experts agree on is that 2020 has accelerated the advancement of virtual technology and remote work. The USSEC team certainly harnessed the power of virtual technology to continue their work and advance the mission.
While many were disappointed by the lack of face-to-face meetings with buyers and stakeholders around the world, Focus Area Director of Market Development Karey Claghorn said our teams around the world were resilient and continued to find ways to implement the work on behalf of U.S. Soy farmers."
USSEC helps build a preference for U.S. soybeans through a global network of international offices, and these are their highlights:
Regional Director of Greater China, Xiaoping Zhang notes China's "continued expansion of the poultry sector in 2020 after last year's devastating African swine fever," "the fast demand increase for processed or half-processed seafood from online shops and supermarkets," "the closer cooperation and interaction among all the sectors in the chain such as production, feed milling, and product processing," and how the U.S. Soy industry "stood out as locally produced food bean prices skyrocketed amidst an increased production and stable to slight increase in consumption." Zhang states that China's soybean meal consumption has maintained a high growth rate, and the outlook is optimistic. Looking into the future, Zhang says "with the development of China's economy, the promotion of urbanization and the continuous improvement of living standards, China's consumption of meat, eggs and milk will continue to grow steadily, which will further drive the growth of soybean meal demand."
Regional Director of South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa, Kevin Roepke first provides an overview of 2020 in South Asia, "despite COVID, Bangladesh saw incredible demand for U.S. soy imports, essentially doubling from last year and marking a new high. The country also blessed us with an "early Christmas present" by eliminating tariffs for soybean meal, which led to free market access and immediately paid dividends in the form of U.S. sales. Meanwhile, Bangladesh displayed a strong preference for the safety of the U.S. supply chain, as they doubled their imports of U.S. soybeans, despite COVID-19." As for Sub-Saharan Africa, "2020 brought about the launch of the Soy Excellence Center in Nigeria. The event marked a landmark moment for USSEC market development in Sub-Saharan Africa. The Center will be the foundation for technical and trade servicing, as well as building capacity within the continent and making the leaders of tomorrow. Moreover, USSEC partnered with WISHH and the U.S. Grains Council to host the first ever Africa Trade Exchange, which was designed to highlight the region to US exporters, as well as introduce Sub-Saharan Africa importers to the USSEC members."
Regional Director of the Americas, Carlos Salinas says that what stood out most in 2020 was "the resilience of USSEC, U.S. Soy and the Americas region. Despite of COVID-19 and struggling economies globally, U.S. Soy exports were record breaking. The Americas region also performed well. This increase in exports was also accompanied by a significant market rally, demonstrating the value of the U.S. Soy has to world markets and the importance of USSEC's mission." Salinas also pointed out "the excellent execution of the America's Conference which included some of the highest caliber speakers in the market addressing all the current issues of interest to our customer base."
While Salinas and his team were disappointed with the new work from home lifestyle and virtual business practices, they were able to stay on track and have some fun during their Christmas Zoom party.
Regional Director of North Asia, Rosalind Leeck points out the U.S. Buyers Outlook Conference, the SSAP public relations campaign, and the U.S.-Japan Partnership Team as North Asia's regional highlights in 2020. First, the U.S. Buyers Outlook Conference was held via Zoom. Leeck said, "nearly 300 joined a combined conference of crushers, feed and food industries in NA region. Info on new crop quality, supply and demand, sustainability, identity-preserved food bean, and dare-to-compare messaging were addressed." Second, she explained the SSAP public relations campaign, "USSEC Japan implemented a series of PR campaign on SSAP in partnership with one of Japan's leading media, aiming to maximize recognition of SSAP among Japanese consumers," resulting in Japan reaching 80% of total U.S. Soy imports. Lastly, USSEC Japan organized a U.S.-Japan Partnership Team virtually to "exchange information and discuss recent U.S. Soy situation and JP vegetable oil market including High Oleic Soybean Oil, sustainability, and China soy outlook." The event was successful as "several grower leaders, USSEC CEO as well as 30 key industry leaders from JOPA and JOFIEA joined the event."
Regional Director of Southeast Asia, Timothy Loh says what stood out most in 2020 was "the resilience of the Food, Ag and livestock industry in Southeast Asia. Despite the impact of COVID-19, African Swine Fever, Biotech and MRL issues, U.S. Soy exports to Southeast Asia was still strong in relative terms." He also acknowledged his team's determination and tenacity in the pivot to virtual platforms. In fact, Loh says USSEC Southeast Asia implemented "150 virtual events, both large and small, regional, inter-regional and worldwide; reaching by our estimate an audience of roughly 6,000-7,000." Lastly, he shows how U.S. Soy exports to the countries listed in the image below "is indicative of the positive impact for U.S. Soy that USSEC and other stakeholders are making for our industry."
Regional Director of Europe and Middle East/North Africa, Brent Babb said his team "Zoom'd through 2020 with dozens on customer webinars directly reaching over 20,000 customers. Webinars highlighted the advantage of U.S. soy's nutritional value and sustainable production. U.S. soy on average has a carbon footprint 10-15 times less than South American soy." More specifically for the Middle East North Africa region, he says "imports of U.S. Soy continue to expand as local crushers increase use of U.S. soybeans. U.S. soy exports to the region totaled over 5.5 million tons (200 million bushels). Egypt is now the U.S. third largest soybean market. Lastly, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Saudi Arabia also continue to increase imports of U.S. soy."
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The vague beat of bass line pulses through Taylor's headphones next to me. Reed is daydreaming again. "Where are you stuck?" I press Damian. But Damian isn't listening. He isn't even looking.
His eyes are twinkling, focused above me and behind. I turn slowly to hear Q, a sophomore whom I taught last year, leaning over Nico's desk. "Where are you going from here?" he asks.
Stupefied, I turn. I watch. It's not unusual for Q to pop in to visit during his study hall. It is unusual for him to confer with my ninth grade students.
"Tell me more about what you liked about this documentary," Q whispers. He has moved on to Malik — his fourth writing conference since he walked in the door.
Let's be honest: I want to cry.
In ten years, this is the closest I've come to the teacher-movie-o-captain-my-captain moment that made me want to be an English teacher in the first place. And it didn't happen because I am Michelle Pfeiffer. It happened because writing workshop means something to Q.
Writing workshop means something to Q. Q, one of last year's most reticent writers. Q, who started and restarted and crumpled and began again. Q, who would work diligently through the genre study and sometimes still not turn in a paper.
One of the challenges of writing workshop — one Donald Graves encountered in his initial research in the 1970s — is that its impact is not quantifiable. It's hard to produce a scatter plot that demonstrates how writing workshop improves student writing. It's even more difficult to produce a chart that shows how writing workshop impacts the writer himself.
Writing workshop creates independent learners.
After a year of sitting in writing workshop, Q learned how to get ideas on paper and how to make them better. He learned to "question-flood" a text (to borrow Kelly Gallagher's phrase). After seeing it modeled for him, he can do it for himself. Better yet, he has gained the independence that tells him that he can also do it for others.
Q came in to "help" me with writing conferences because he felt he had something to offer. Writing workshop built that in him. Workshop drew out of Q what I had seen in him from the beginning but what took months and months of writing, conferring, sharing, repeating for him to see it in himself. Now he can pass it on.
Most of all, writing workshop is personal.
At it's core, perhaps the most important aspect of the workshop classroom is that it's intensely personal. It's rooted in students' thoughts and experiences. It validates them. It makes them valuable. It literally brings the teacher to the student. And when we ask, "How's it going?", we are often talking about more than just the paper at hand.
Writing workshop builds human connections — it connects students to a topic, it connects teachers to students, it connects students to one another. Today, it connected Q to the freshmen with whom he was conferring. We often talk about building a community of writers, and when I saw Q conferring with Malik today I realized that, for him, that community is broader than last year's sixth period class. Q is now in a community with all writers.
The first time I met Q in August of last year, he sat slouched low in his desk, arms crossed. He wouldn't make eye contact with me, and he didn't speak except to offer an occasional "pssh". Today, my students watch me, crouched beside Damian's desk, watching Q. Mesmerized. Reaching for my phone in an attempt to capture this. Bottle it. Put it in my writer's notebook.
Writing workshop is a writer-changer. Writing workshop is a kid-changer. This is the only data I need to know that writing workshop works.
What a great post! I am hoping to start W.W. in my ELL resource room this year. Excited to see the impact!
What happened there with Q is much bigger than Writers Workshop, isn't it? The writing aspect is important, but he also practiced some leadership and interpersonal skills because of the opportunities you provided for him and the others.
Authentic writing instruction is the portal for so many good things. Thanks for this excellent example.
Thanks for your comment, Gary. I agree — the humanizing that happens in writing workshop leads to so many wonderful things for us and our students! Thanks for stopping by!


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Sono Luminus Releases Peter Gregson's Touch; Composed and Conceived as a 9.1 Auro-3D Listening Experience
Sono Luminus Releases Peter Gregson's Touch
Composed and Conceived as a 9.1 Auro-3D Listening Experience
Watch Video Premiere for "Lost" on Headphone Commute: http://bit.ly/TouchVideoHC
Worldwide Release Date: August 28, 2015
Available in a standard audio CD, Pure Audio Blu-ray with 9.1 Auro-3D and 5.1 Surround Sound, FLAC, WAV, & MP3.
Pre-order on Amazon: http://bit.ly/PeterGregsonTouchAmazon | Pre-order on iTunes: http://apple.co/1eNMBpX
www.petergregson.co.uk | www.sonoluminus.com
Sono Luminus announces the August 28, 2015 worldwide release of Touch by Peter Gregson, composer and cellist. Gregson composed and conceived of Touch as a 9.1 Auro-3D listening experience; the album was produced, mixed and mastered in the 9.1 Auro-3D format, from which the 5.1 surround sound and stereo versions were created. Touch was recorded in February 2015 at the Sono Luminus Studios in Boyce, Virginia by producer Dan Merceruio and engineer Dan Shores. Sono Luminus' album package includes both CD and Pure Audio Blu-ray with 9.1 Auro-3D and 5.1 Surround Sound versions, as well as the mShuttle application containing FLAC, WAV, and MP3 audio files.
This week, Headphone Commute premieres Sono Luminus' video for "Lost" from Touch. Watch online at http://bit.ly/TouchVideoHC. Touch follows Gregson's previous album, Lights in the Sky, and comprises eight tracks for analogue synthesiser, cello, piano, and string orchestra. Where Lights in the Sky was saturated and sonically intense, Touch has a refined palette of sounds. In addition to performances by Gregson, the album includes strings from Inscape Chamber Orchestra.
Of the piece, Gregson says, "Composers are often asked what their music is about, especially with instrumental music such as this. To me, it sort of defeats the purpose and joy of listening to music. How do we interpret the emotion and meaning of music when we aren't hand held through listening, or guided by a lyric? Just because music is slow, doesn't mean that it is sad; just because it is fast, doesn't make it happy. The same goes for tonality: major music isn't intrinsically happy, minor music isn't exclusively sad. Yes, these can be devices for eliciting an emotional response, but they are not in and of themselves complete. For me, this is the magic of music. Where it isn't objectively about something, it becomes amorphous, changing shape and purpose to fit the ear and mind of the listener. It has many lives and many meanings, none of them right and none of them wrong."
Peter Gregson is a cellist and composer who has been described by The New Yorker as "working at the forefront of the new music scene." Incredibly versatile, Gregson has worked on many successful and innovative projects, including premieres of works by composers Tod Machover, Daníel Bjarnason, Gabriel Prokofiev, Max Richter, Jóhann Jóhannsson, Steve Reich, and Sally Beamish. He also collaborates with many of the world's leading technologists, including Microsoft Labs, UnitedVisualArtists, Reactify and the MIT Media Lab.
Gregson's debut album Terminal was released in 2010, followed by his Cello Multitracks, consisting of compositions by Gabriel Prokofiev, released in 2012 on Prokofiev's Nonclassical label. Lights in the Sky, his second studio album, composed for cello, piano, and analogue synthesisers, was released at Imogen Heap's Reverb Festival in August 2014. Gregson is the featured soloist on Michael Price's debut album for Erased Tapes, Entanglement, which was released in spring 2015. He recently completed scoring his first feature film, A Little Chaos, directed by Alan Rickman and starring Kate Winslet and Matthias Schoenaerts, and he remains in demand for his work across film and television soundtracks. Spitfire Audio has developed a sample library of Gregson's extended techniques and sounds from his blue, five-string electric cello, all recorded at Pixel, his studio in London.
Touch | Peter GregsonSono Luminus | Release Date: August 28, 2015
1. Found
3. Cycle
4. Chorale
5. Held
6. Touch
7. Turn
8. Lost
About Sono Luminus: Sono Luminus was founded in 1995 by Sandy Lerner and Len Bosack, founders of Cisco Systems. Drawing upon their expertise in digital technologies as well as their love of music, they applied their experiences to realize a life-long dream: to develop and create a new paradigm for recorded sound, dedicated to the realization of true performance fidelity. To achieve this, Sono Luminus adopted a simple philosophy of "less is more," with a focus on natural, ambient acoustics.
As the first American record label to release audio projects on Pure Audio Blu-ray technology, Sono Luminus specializes in the highest caliber of audio quality. Not only does this format guarantee the utmost in sonic experience available, it also gives Sono Luminus the ability to provide the consumer with high resolution 192k/24-bit stereo versions as well as 7.1, 96k/24-bit, and 5.1, 192k/24-bit surround sound. They are now expanding the immersive listening experience with the use of Auro-3D 9.1 recordings.
Sono Luminus owns and operates its own, state-of-the-art recording studio located in a nearly 100-year-old former Emmanuel Episcopal Chapel in rural Boyce, VA. In addition to a beautiful natural acoustic created by the 25-foot vaulted wood ceiling over a 35'x65′ original heart pine floor, Sono Luminus Studios has the capability of recording 24 simultaneous channels of audio with sample rates up to DXD (Digital eXtreme Definition) 352kHz/24-bit or DSD (Direct Stream Digital).
Under label CEO Collin Rae, who came to Sono Luminus in fall 2014 after working in the recording industry for many years at Naxos of America and Universal, the label is now focused on creating a unique voice within the vast world of recorded sound, developing relationships with some of today's most energizing classical music composers and performers. The label's commitment is to the music, the people who create it, and to recording and releasing it in the most dynamic way possible. In addition to producing new recordings, Sono Luminus also licenses and releases music that aligns with the label's philosophy and aesthetic under its SL Editions series.
Sono Luminus has received the Audio Engineering Society's Award of Excellence in High Resolution Audio (2007), nineteen Grammy nominations, one Grammy award for Best Engineered Classical Album in 2009, and one Latin Grammy award for Best Classical Album in 2012.
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HTC Vive Focus VR headset arrives in US and UK, but there's a better one coming
HTC is positioning the Focus as an enterprise headset
Thursday November 8, 2018
HTC has announced its standalone VR headset is finally coming to the West. The Vive Focus is available starting today in the US and Europe, with the base model costing $599.
But HTC is positioning the Vive Focus as an enterprise product. In fact, the Vive Focus launch in San Francisco was billed as an enterprise event, and HTC spent most of the presentation talking about the potential for VR in business.
Read this: Best VR headsets 2018
HTC is wagering that the enterprise market will be more lucrative, but anyone will be able to pick up the highly-anticipated headset, which is a rival to the Oculus Go and a more direct competitor to the upcoming Oculus Quest, Facebook's more capable standalone headset.
The Vive Focus cuts the cords and lets you take the Vive experience on the go. While the HTC Vive and Vive Pro use room sensors to track your movements in VR, the Vive Focus has an inside-out system where the Focus tracks its location in relation to the rest of the room. That means you don't need to put up any external base stations. Inside the headset is a Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 processor with a resolution of 1440 x 1600 pixels per eye, built-in speakers and a battery life of up to 3 hours.
As part of its enterprise push, HTC is launching the Vive Focus with something it calls Vive Enterprise Advantage, a service that provides commercial licensing, support and various other features for businesses using HTC's VR headsets.
HTC is calling the base $599 version of Vive Focus the "developer" model, while adding Enterprise Advantage will bring the overall cost to $749.
But here's the thing: you might want to wait a while longer to pick up a Vive Focus. Not just because it's still meant for developers and enthusiasts, but at the same event HTC revealed a new developer kit with improved controllers. The current Vive Focus has six-degrees-of-freedom tracking on the headset, but its controllers are only 3DoF (so you don't get the sense of depth). HTC showed off a new developer kit that has 6DoF controllers and revealed the new kit will be available in the coming months.
We tried the Vive Focus back at MWC, where editor Mike came away suitably impressed. "The image quality is pretty crisp and in no way laggy, despite essentially being powered by a processor that's primarily found inside smartphones," he said at the time.
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Software AG (Frankfurt TecDAX: SOW) today shared its predictions for the manufacturing and supply chain industry in 2016, derived from its expertise, market observations and interactions with its customers.
1. Digital Transformations will drive Growth and Profit Manufacturers will adopt technologies in the coming year that will allow them to transform their operating models and digitally connect processes, events, actions, internal associates and external partners. This will enable manufacturers to develop global standards that are flexible to accommodate regional, customer or product requirements.
Additionally, information about product usage, production capabilities, customer requirements and market requirements will be ingested, analyzed and shared faster than ever before. Becoming a digital enterprise ensures the productiveness of associates is not only fully utilized but that their knowledge is spread across the enterprise. This will be central to manufacturing strategy and will be the lynch pin for all major initiatives as the success of this adoption will be directly measured by the impact on the bottom line.
Understanding customer requirements and innovating based on known and unknown wants will begin shaping manufacturing value chains. This will spur manufacturers to adopt capabilities, such as mass customization, faster than expected in order to provide differentiated products to business and consumer customers. This customer focus shift will be coupled with the increase of demand-driven micro logistics networks that push finish good closer to the customer and are able to nimbly respond to customer demand.
IoT will drive a shift in business models that price based on availability rather than goods or services. In 2016, manufacturers will begin focusing on providing pricing models for equipment and products based on controllable outcomes. This will be most prevalent in several selected industries, such as industrial equipment, power generation and HVAC providers. These pricing models will exactly match customer requirements to compensate for static growth and hard fought margins. As an example, industrial equipment manufacturers will provide pricing based on yield, quality availability and uptime as they will be able to monitor equipment performance and dynamically predict remaining useful life of equipment and components to ensure assets are effectively maintained and utilized without failures or unplanned maintenance interruptions.
Central components of this capacity for resiliency are supply chain risk management and enterprise quality management and in 2016, an incorporation of 3D printing. This is part of an innovative postponement strategy to ensure specific products can be utilized for specific demand at the last possible time, ultimately increasing the total value of held inventory.
Manufacturers have increasingly relied upon suppliers to provide high levels of service and in 2016, they will begin relying on them to provide product and service innovations that support customer centricity, operational excellence and supply chain resiliency. This will require a deeper strategic understanding of unique and standalone capabilities, capacity, and a comprehension of the capabilities that can be delivered by a group of partners and the enterprise.
On this basis, manufacturers will transition their supply chains to supply webs where partners are interdependent, co-innovative and collaborative with each other on both a tactical and strategic nature in order to create shared and distributed value.
According to analysis by Netnames, counterfeiting increases by 15% annually and already costs manufacturers a staggering $1.8 trillion dollars in lost annual revenues. Unlike previous years, the protection of both intellectual and physical property will become paramount in 2016, especially as manufacturers, and their partners, become more connected and digital. Information sharing is critical to successful collaboration. However, protecting schematics and technology advances from piracy or theft from suppliers will force many manufacturers to make some very difficult decisions.
Manufacturers will take direct action to monitor partner production outputs, component and materials orders and take a concerted effort to track certified products to quickly identify the root causes of found counterfeit goods. These efforts have not been done in earnest until now.
"The digital transformation can be seen across the entire manufacturing industry and as 2015 comes to a close, new initiatives and ramifications from this shift will take top priority in 2016," concluded Riley.
Software AG empowers customers to innovate, differentiate and win in the digital world. Its products help companies combine existing systems on-premise and in the cloud into a single platform to optimize and digitize their businesses. The combination of process management, data integration and real-time analytics in one Digital Business Platform enables customers to drive operational efficiency, modernize their systems and optimize processes for smarter decision-making. Building on over 45 years of customer-centric innovation, Software AG is ranked a leader in many innovative IT categories. Software AG has more than 4,300 employees in 70 countries and had total revenues of €873 million in 2015.


I believe that in some way, all women are similar in one regard when it comes to relationships; everything is going pretty well, and then all of a sudden, a couple years down the line, they start to get "the itch". What is the itch you say? The #Upgrade itch. I mean picture it; you have been with #Bae for about 4 or 5 years now. You aren't getting any younger, and he isn't getting any younger. Most people call you "the married couple" anyway because you have been together for so long. You also start to hint more and more at picking out rings, or what your dream wedding would look like. Eventually, I think every woman gets "the itch".
Now one could argue that there is a certain amount of time that you have to wait, before you can start talking about marriage; others will say that there is no specific length of time in a relationship before you start thinking about marriage. So which side is the right side you ask? Well, it depends on the relationship!
I feel like anywhere between the 4-5 year mark, is a pretty reasonable time frame to start thinking about marriage. Most articles I've read in the past (when I was trying to figure out if I was crazy for wanting to get married after 4 years of dating lol) say that about 2-3 years is a good amount of time to get to know someone your dating. I feel that that may very well be true. I personally feel that if you are in a relationship, listen to your heart and mind and make a sound decision. If there are some things that are concerning to you about your mate, talk to them about it. If it turns out that he/she may be in a different place than you are, then maybe it is time to re-evaluate where your relationship is going. If you come to find out that your mate doesn't want to be married and you do, that is serious and you are really going to have to look deep inside yourself and decide on whether or not that is something you can deal with.
Some people go through life with their mate and never get the itch to get married. It's not to say that is wrong, because some people live with the "if it ain't broke, don't fix it" approach to relationships. There is nothing wrong with that because not every woman in America wants to get married. Is that a crime? Not necessarily. If you can live with that, then hey, be happy with your man girl! But for those of us who dream of wedding bells one day, be smart and make sure the man you are with is on the same page as you. You don't want to spend your whole life in a relationship with someone, and constantly regret the fact that he will never put a ring on it.
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I got engaged in a few months and was married in less than a year since I started dating hubby, just over a year since our initial contact via phone. Four years sounds very reasonable to me. I might have rushed, but this one was to good to risk him getting away. Best decision of my life!


April 2, 2014, 4:27 PM · The last time I was in Orchestra Hall in Minneapolis was in March 2012 to see the premiere of Judd Greenstein's Acadia. This is a work for full and fabulous symphony orchestra, and it explores a narrative of change, loss, and redemption.
I left the hall that night happy - and completely oblivious to the fact that I'd be living those themes for the next two years.
Eight weeks after that concert, the Minnesota Orchestral Association (MOA) quietly fired the first shot in its aggressive PR battle, months before the work stoppage they were planning for even began. This shot at audiences and donors was completely unprovoked and completely indefensible. Presumably assuming that the wider world would never discover their dirty underhanded trick, somebody at the MOA authorized the purchase of a variety of domain names based on variations of the phrase saveourminnesotaorchestra.com. Why? During the Detroit Symphony strike, audience advocates there had created headaches for the board and management by creating an organization named Save Our Symphony to protest the direction the DSO was going. And consequently, the power players at the MOA wanted to make it harder for any Minnesota-based upstarts who might want to imitate Detroit to start a similar group. This paranoid purchase proves that they were afraid that Minnesota audiences might try to derail the plans they had to choke the organization and remake it in their own image.
But there was no time to reflect on any of that when I stepped for the very first time into the Rorschach test of a new lobby. (Do you see a brand new $50 million boondoggle symptomatic of a dysfunctional organizational culture that values bricks and mortar over world-class orchestral music-making, or a badly needed remodel that will strengthen the Orchestral Association in a myriad of ways and foster community engagement and goodwill? Your answer will remain confidential between you and your therapist!) I immediately was in the arms of a musician friend, tearing up on a tux shoulder. Screw reflection; we've been to hell and back and we survived, so let's celebrate. His words came out in a rushed tumble. We're playing well, he said. Each week we're sounding better. We need him back.
Of course, "him" is Osmo Vänskä: the beloved Finnish music director who brought the already great Minnesota Orchestra to even greater heights during his ten year tenure. He'd resigned during the sixteen-month-long lockout, and it is obvious he won't bother to return unless and until the MOA board of directors demonstrates a renewed commitment to world-class orchestral music-making…a goal they, to be blunt, didn't show any commitment to in 2012 or 2013. (Thankfully, 2014 is going a little better. So far.) What exactly that commitment might consist of, and what their terms might be, I don't know, and of course it's none of my business to know. But now that the lockout is over, there are at least some board members who want Osmo back. They've taken the first step to getting him back by overseeing the…completely voluntary resignation of the orchestra's controversial CEO, Michael Henson. Osmo and the Orchestral Association are now in negotiations to see if they share enough of the same goals to make his return worthwhile. If the stars align, part two of our beloved Osmo's tenure could be on its way. And even apart from that, so many audience members are so relieved to see the architect of the lockout packing his bags. Hence the electric buzz in the lobby.
Somewhere in all this excitement, the leaders of the MOA were sucked into a black hole…or so one assumes. CEO Michael Henson was on…vacation. (Details of their working relationships haven't been made public, but the few that have made it clear there is absolutely no love lost between Mr. Henson and the Maestro.) No representative from the MOA's management or board spoke from the stage to congratulate the Maestro or his Musicians on their Grammy win for their unbelievable recording of Sibelius one and four. The Grammy win was ostensibly was the whole reason for the concert, so….that was weird. There wasn't even an employee in charge of ordering flowers for the stage. The lockout may be over, but clearly the profound institutional dysfunction that spawned it is not. So on Friday SOSMN promptly delivered a massive blue and white bouquet to the stage door. As the leadership of the MOA flails about, desperately trying to chart a direction in the aftermath of disaster, the audience is stepping in to direct the resulting cacophony. If we see the MOA is unable or unwilling to follow through with a good idea, we just step in and take care of it ourselves. The results are both amusing…and amazing.
The energy pre-concert was uproarious. I've never experienced anything like it. It was just as intense as a Bon Iver's homecoming show I saw in 2012, and that was a performance designed for college-aged indie rock fans.
The celebratory mood dissolved abruptly as soon as Osmo raised his baton to lead his orchestra in Sibelius 4. The audience settled into its seats and the tone shifted from that of a raucous sporting event to something more akin to a religious service. Beloved long-time principal cello Tony Ross – who has been offered the principal position at the Chicago Lyric Opera, and who may well leave Minnesota to take that job – played several yearning solos, indescribable in their maturity and beauty. The many layers of meaning there were just as pungent as you'd imagine them to be. The enigmatic sounds from the stage were wondrous: a wide view of the clouds and the cosmos. Are they sad sounds, or are they just so beautiful they make you sad…? In the first movement, the violins ascended into the stratosphere, a passage that could easily turn into intonation hell, transformed into ethereal heaven.
When you grapple with emotions this dark, and fail to come to terms with them, eventually the paralyzing realization strikes: you must somehow learn to live trapped between the ribs with these emotions. You find you are terrified of your own self – of your own potent, impotent, fury, despair, fear.
On the Orchestra's Grammy-winning recording, those notes are there, obviously, but they don't really draw attention to themselves. But in a live performance, they assault you every single time they appear, dancing from one section of the orchestra to the next. Why, it almost sounded as if years of pent-up aggression was being let loose in seven notes. Bum bum bum bada bum bum!
This entry originally appeared at my blog, Song of the Lark.
April 4, 2014 at 12:11 AM · Emily -- Reading your blog, I couldn't help imagining how it must have felt for our mutual friend, Sifei Cheng (I've experienced his frustration over FB and seen your comments on his postings), to return to the concert hall. Thanks for the write-up!
April 7, 2014 at 04:01 PM · Love it! It was great to get pics with Sifei at the show. So glad to have met him! The whole viola section is great.


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from __future__ import unicode_literals
import json
from django.views.decorators.csrf import csrf_exempt
from django.http import JsonResponse
from django.db.models import Q
from django.shortcuts import render
from django.http import HttpResponse
from models import profileModel, loanGivenModel, loanNeededModel
from .utils.lr import getCreditRating
# from .utils.socialScore import calculateSS
import random
# Create your views here.

x = 0

@csrf_exempt
def signupView(request):
    if request.method == "POST":
        print request.body
        data = json.loads(request.body.decode(encoding='UTF-8'))
        name = data['name']
        address = data['address']
        aadhar = data['aadhar']
        dob = data['dob']
        fb = data['facebook']
        gender = data['isMale']
        twitter = data['twitter']
        bool = data['isBorrower']
        phone = data['mobile']
        password = data['password']
        print type(bool), type(phone)
        rating = 'A'
        interest = 5
        ###############################################################
        facebook_twitter = random.choice([0,1])
        postpaid = random.choice([0,1])
        late_bill_days_avg = random.choice([0,1,2,3])
        Education = random.choice([0,1])
        similar_locations = random.choice([0,1,2,3])
        network_bytes = int(random.random()*10000 % 12000)
        daily_sms = int(random.random()*10000 % 6000)
        usage_hours_per_week = int((random.random()*10000) % 10)
        if Education == 1:
            pan = 1
        else:
            pan = random.choice([0, 1])
        Property_Area = random.choice([1, 2, 3])
        #################################################################
        query_object = profileModel(name=name, address=address, aadhar=aadhar,
         dob=dob, facebookID=fb, twitterID=twitter, phone=phone, isBorrower=bool,
          creditRating=rating, interestRate=interest, password=password, gender=gender,
          facebook_twitter = facebook_twitter, postpaid=postpaid, late_bill_days_avg=late_bill_days_avg,
          Education = Education, similar_locations=similar_locations, network_bytes=network_bytes,
          daily_sms = daily_sms, usage_hours_per_week=usage_hours_per_week, pan=pan, Property_Area=Property_Area
          )
        query_object.save()
        resp = {
            'mobile' : phone,
        }
    else:
        resp = {
            'mobile' : 400,
        }

    return JsonResponse(resp, safe=False)

@csrf_exempt
def loginView(request):
    if request.method == "POST":
        print request.body
        data = json.loads(request.body.decode(encoding='UTF-8'))
        phone = data['mobile']

        password = data['password']
        print phone, password
        try:
            profile = profileModel.objects.get(phone=phone)
        except:
            profile = None
        if(profile):
            resp = {
                'isBorrower' : profile.isBorrower,
            }
        else:
            resp = {
                'isBorrower': 400,
            }
    else:
        resp = {
            'isBorrower' : 400,
        }

    return JsonResponse(resp, safe=False)

@csrf_exempt
def isactiveView(request):
    if request.method == "GET":
        phone = request.GET.get('mobile', None)
        print phone
        try:
            query_obj = loanNeededModel.objects.get(personID = phone)
        except:
            query_obj = None
        data = {}
        if query_obj:
            data['isActive'] = True
            data['ID'] = query_obj.pk
            data['purpose'] = query_obj.purpose
            data['amount'] = query_obj.amount
            data['interest'] = query_obj.getInterestRate()[0]
            data['tenure'] = query_obj.tenure
            data['timeLeft'] = query_obj.getTimeLeft() + " days"
            data['amountRemaining'] = query_obj.getRemaining()

        else:
            data['isActive'] = False
        return JsonResponse(data, safe=False)
    else:
        resp = {
            "code" : 400,
        }
    return JsonResponse(resp, safe=False)

@csrf_exempt
def createLoanView(request):
    if request.method == "POST":
        data = json.loads(request.body.decode(encoding='UTF-8'))
        purpose = data['purpose']
        amount = data['amount']
        tenure = data['tenure']
        phone = request.GET.get('mobile', None)
        print phone
        try:
            profileObj = profileModel.objects.get(phone=phone)
        except:
            profileObj = None
        query_obj = loanNeededModel(purpose=purpose, amount=amount, tenure=tenure, personID=profileObj, interest=profileObj.interestRate, riskCategory=profileObj.creditRating)
        rate,risk = query_obj.getInterestRate()
        query_obj.setStuff(rate, risk)
        query_obj.save()

        resp = {
            'id' : phone,
        }
    else:
        resp = {
            'code' : 400,
        }

    return JsonResponse(resp, safe=False)

@csrf_exempt
def loanDisplayView(request):
    if request.method == "GET":
        phone = request.GET.get('mobile', None)
        query_obj = loanNeededModel.objects.all()
        data = []
        for x in query_obj:
            try:
                temp_obj = loanGivenModel.objects.get(loanID=x.pk, personID = phone)
            except Exception as DoesNotExist:
                adata = {}
                adata['ID'] = x.pk
                adata['personID'] = phone
                print x.pk
                adata['purpose'] = x.purpose
                adata['amount'] = x.amount
                adata['interest'], adata['riskCategory'] = x.getInterestRate()
                adata['tenure'] = x.tenure
                adata['timeLeft'] = x.getTimeLeft() + " days"
                adata['amountRemaining'] = x.getRemaining()
                data.append(adata)

        resp = json.dumps(data)
        print resp
        return JsonResponse(json.loads(resp), safe=False)

@csrf_exempt
def loanGivenView(request):
    if request.method == "GET":
        phone = request.GET.get('mobile', None)
        query_obj = loanGivenModel.objects.all()
        profile_obj = profileModel.objects.get(pk=phone)
        data = []
        for x in query_obj:
            if x.personID == profile_obj:
                dic = {}
                dic['ID'] = x.pk
                dic['borrowerID'] = x.loanID.personID.phone
                dic['amount'] = x.amount
                dic['when'] = x.getWhen()
                dic['tenure'] = x.loanID.tenure
                dic['interest'] = x.loanID.getInterestRate()[0]
                data.append(dic)

        resp = json.dumps(data)
        print resp
        return JsonResponse(json.loads(resp), safe=False)

@csrf_exempt
def paymentView(request):
    if request.method == "POST":
        data = json.loads(request.body.decode(encoding='UTF-8'))
        phone = request.GET.get('mobile', None)
        amount = data['amount']
        id = data['loanId']
        profile_obj = profileModel.objects.get(pk=phone)
        loan_obj = loanNeededModel.objects.get(pk=id)
        query_obj = loanGivenModel(amount=amount, loanID=loan_obj, personID=profile_obj)
        query_obj.save()
        resp = {
            'loanId' : 200,
        }
    else:
        resp = {
            'loanId' : 400,
        }

    return JsonResponse(resp, safe=False)

@csrf_exempt
def borrowerProfile(request):
    phone = request.GET.get('mobile', None)
    try:
        profile_obj = profileModel.objects.get(pk=phone)
    except:
        return JsonResponse({"code" : 400}, safe=False)
    dummyLoan = loanNeededModel(personID = profile_obj)
    a= dummyLoan.getInterestRate(check=0, amo=100)
    b= dummyLoan.getInterestRate(check=0, amo=200)
    c= dummyLoan.getInterestRate(check=0, amo=20000)
    d= dummyLoan.getInterestRate(check=0, amo=30000)
    resp = [
            {
            "riskCategory" : a[0],
            "interest" : a[1]
        },
        {
            "riskCategory" : b[0],
            "interest" : b[1]
        },
        {
            "riskCategory" : c[0],
            "interest" : c[1]
        },
        {
            "riskCategory" : d[0],
            "interest" : d[1]
        }
    ]
        # "result" : {
        #     "riskCategory" : a[0],
        #     "interest" : a[1]
        # },
        # "tenThousand" : {
        #     "riskCategory" : b[0],
        #     "interest" : b[1]
        # },
        # "twentyThousand" : {
        #     "riskCategory" : c[0],
        #     "interest" : c[1]
        # },
        # "greater" : {
        #     "riskCategory" : d[0],
        #     "interest" : d[1]
        # }
    # }
    return JsonResponse(resp, safe=False)

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Can two hours a week of creativity a week make you happier?
04 Jan Can two hours a week of creativity a week make you happier?
Can two hours a week of creativity a week make you happier? There has been a recent move by the health industry to encourage us to spend more time meditating, sitting in peaceful solitude, and in to engage in creative activities. The evidence for the benefits of this have been mounting over the past quarter century, and a recent study found that spending just two or more hours a week in creative activity improves happiness.
They found that engaging in creative activities helps us relax, and reduces not only stress, but also anxiety and depression. Creativity also helps us improve in confidence, self-esteem, self-understanding, and in our overall happiness.
After analyzing the results, they found that just two hours a week provides the lowest amount of creative activity to see a benefit – the more creative time invested, the greater the improvements in mental health. The starting point for seeing benefits was 100 hours a year, a surprisingly low threshold.
Could you do with less stress and more happiness? If so, can you find two hours a week – just 20 minutes each weekday or an hour each day at weekends, to be creative? If so, come back soon for new ways to increase your creativity – and happiness!


Chloe Parker has the world at her feet. Her career in magazine publishing is flourishing and she's about to marry the man of her dreams, billionaire philanthropist Miles Durant. But one month before her wedding, she receives a countdown card. No sender. No return address. No message. Only a piece of lace stained with blood. As the wedding gets closer, the cards keep coming. Every day, without fail. It seems, while she's counting down to the happiest day of her life, someone is doing a countdown of their own.
Melisa Dane has made it through the worst. Her heart was broken, but Florian Dane, better known as "Heat" - and the man of her dreams - returned to mend it. Now, with her family almost complete, Melisa is ready to sit back and enjoy life.
Heartbroken and confused, Melisa tries to find answers to questions she never thought she'd ask, but what she learns throws her life into turmoil. Soon, cracks start to form in her marriage with Heat. As her heart is torn into two halves - between the man she loved first and the man she married first - she comes dangerously close to having her whole life destroyed again. How many people will end up getting hurt? This time, does she have the strength to make it through?


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These Three Foster Children Received the Best Christmas Present Ever
Watch their touching reactions to receiving adoption papers for Christmas.
By Herrine Ro Published: Dec 11, 2015
Two days before Christmas last year, Sarah and Michael Perks received the official adoption papers that they knew would forever change the lives of their three foster children. With the holiday just around the corner, the couple decided the most appropriate thing to do was wrap the documents and place them under the tree.
"We thought it would be a great surprise," said Michael, from Harrisburg, Oregon. "It would be the best present that we could give them."
The Perks captured the heartwarming scene on video, which they later posted on Facebook.
The video shows Corbin, the eldest of the three children, pulling out the papers from a gift box. After reading the document, Corbin immediately rushes to embrace his father and the two hold on, in tears, for a long, touching moment. Michael then announces, "You're officially a Perks!"
The adoption process proved to be a long journey for Corbin and the two younger children, Kierra and Damien. The three kids were under the Perks' care for about six years, making the official unification much more emotional.
After officially adding three more children to her brood, Sarah uploaded the video to share with her friends, but did not expect the massive response that followed.
"It kind of blew up," Michael told People."It had about three million views, and that was back in May."
With Christmas quickly approaching, the video has resurfaced and yet again, gone viral.
While the video is being recirculated through the Internet, the Perks family is now stronger and happier than ever. Michael and Sarah's four biological children have also adapted to their new lives.
"Everybody gets along really well. My daughters are inseparable," he said. "Corbin and my biological son are the best of friends."
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As I entered the private room, I was requested to lay on a very inviting spa table equipped with warm blankets, neck pillow and comfortable bolster for my legs. Once any makeup was removed from my face, the lower lashes were secured down (This avoids any adhesion between the top and bottom lashes and gives the technician a "cleaner" workspace near the eye.). Annette continued to explain that Minkys provided more than the typically 8-hour certification. She had to attend hands-on workshops, as well as submit her work for approval before she could become a certified Minkys' Eyelash Extension Specialist. My eyes were closed the entire time as the technician worked from above applying my new lashes. I have to admit that I fell asleep a few times because the aromatherapy and spa music were equally relaxing!
What's more, for a limited time, Urban Allure is offering an introductory special of just $199 (originally $230) for these fabulous lash extensions. Refills are recommended every 3-4 weeks for $65, to keep your lashes looking full and fresh.
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var gitServiceModel = require('../models/dbConfig.js').gitServiceModel;

module.exports=function(orgName){
  var db=orgName+"DB";
  if(appendMatch(db))
  {
    content='\n<match '+db+'.*>\n'+
    '@type mongo\n'+
    'host 172.23.238.253\n'+
    'port 27018\n'+
    'database '+db+'\n'+
    'tag_mapped\n'+
    'remove_tag_prefix '+db+'\n'+
    '</match>';
try{
    fs.appendFileSync('/etc/td-agent/td-agent.conf',content);
  }
  catch(e){
    console.log("error while changing fluentd file",e);
  }
  }
  gitServiceModel.update({organizationName:orgName},
    {organizationName:orgName,dbDetails:{'dbName':db}},
    { upsert: true },
    function (err, gitDoc) {
      if (err) {
        console.log("error inserting DB name");
        return;
      }
      return;
    });
  };

  function appendMatch(db){
    try{
    var isAppend=true;
    fs.readFileSync('/etc/td-agent/td-agent.conf').toString().split('\n').forEach(function(line){
      if(line.indexOf(db)>-1){
        isAppend=false;
      }
    });
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There is hardly a day that goes by without a fight in the Bigg Boss house. With 43 episodes gone, the reality show has fabricated enough drama already.
Looks like the 44th episode which will be telecasted tonight is going to be no different as Aishwarya Dutta and Thaadi Balaji get into a serious argument based on a comment that Kamal Haasan made on yesterday's show.
People looking for online information on Aishwarya Dutta, Bigg boss will find this news story useful.


UK technology news site, The Register (no relation to this website) says the two researchers projected Countdown's barcode scheme onto a screen during their presentation and helped the crowd spot its weaknesses. They then created useable discount codes which were distributed onto an unpublished Android app, through a barcode printer and applied to t-shirts.
Several delegates from Kiwicon reportedly told The Register (UK) that they had known about and exploited the discount scheme prior to the demonstration.
A spokeswoman from Countdown told the NZ Herald that the company was aware of the issue, and had developed a technical solution which was beign rolled out. The Register (UK) was doubtful that this would be the end of the problem, reporting that the researchers felt fixing the flaw would require the algorithm to be rewritten.
Q: You made hacking Countdown's discount codes look very easy. Was that algorithm extraordinarily flimsy or is this representative of broader weakness in New Zealand retailers' barcodes?
A: A barcode only makes a piece of information easy for a computer to read, they are not intended to be used to obfuscate or hide the contents of the information.
Q: Is it possible to explain, in layman's terms, what made that algorithm so vulnerable? If so, can you have a go?
A: The discount amount and expiry date of the voucher are contained within the barcode of the receipt. We suspect this was an old system that is now being used in an automated environment that it was never intended for. The cashier at the service station would have normally validated that the receipts are genuine.
Q: Should many New Zealand retailers be concerned about this specific issue?
A: This issue only directly affects Z pay at pump systems. It is not a new discovery of something previously believed to be secure.
Kiwicon's organisers have pointed out that specific guidelines exist for those wishing to disclose gaps in New Zealand ICT security systems and the organisations which receive such disclosures. A non-profit organisation called the New Zealand Internet Task Force has released a PDF document which explains how each party can work together in "coordinated disclosure" to strengthen ICT security within New Zealand.
Among other recommendations, this report indicates organisations should have a coordinated disclosure policy; obtain a PGP key so that flaw-finders can communicate with them securely; check any flagged vulnerabilities have not been exploited; and when the vulnerability is fixed, consider making it public.


Comprehensive list of Wichita Falls, Texas based veterinary clinics and animal hospitals offering advanced medical diagnostics or pet treatment. Find a veterinarian for your dog, cat or other pet.
Colonial Park Veterinary Hospital was began in 1976 in a trailer adjacent to the building we currently occupy. In a short time, we grew to the clinic that everyone now knows and calls home. We have developed many new friends and patients along the way.
We now have the Red Dingo line of pet ID tags. These tags are solid stainless steel, provided with engraving, and available in many unique designs and colors. There are different ones for cats and dogs as well as multiple sizes so you can get just the correct one for your pet. Ask about them during your next appointment! Not having to fight with your animal or the children in the car.
About our After-Hours Services ANIMAL CLINIC is a Preventive Health Care and Surgery Facility for tiny animals by Appointment. Our Surgery patients receive priority care after-hours. Topical, oral & injectable medications to give your pet relief. Prescription foods, diet modifications and immune-therapies for severe allergies.
Common Sense Medicine: What does that mean? First, it means that I will listen carefully to you and look at the patient before deciding on a diagnosis and treatment plan. I prefer a holistic approach to veterinary medicine, relying more on patient history and a thorough physical exam to start my diagnosis instead of immediately running a battery of tests.
We're a mixed animal practice servicing Wise County and the surrounding area. Our mission is to supply quality veterinary service and care to our customers and patients. Come in and find out more about Bridgeport Animal Hospital PLLC.
Dr. Tad Jarrett and the team at Brazos Animal Hospital have been caring for pets in the Mineral Wells area for more than twenty years. We believe in quality, compassionate care. At Brazos Animal Hospital, we take the time to bond with your pet by treating them with kindness and love.