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Top 10 HIV-Related Research Stories of 2011
Published Thursday, January 26, 2012
"Breakthrough of the Year"—Treatment as Prevention
In what Science magazine in May called the "Breakthrough of the Year," a clinical trial known as HPTN 052 showed that relatively healthy people living with HIV who received early treatment with ARVs were 96 percent less likely to pass on the virus to their uninfected partners. "This new finding convincingly demonstrates that treating the infected individual—and doing so sooner rather than later—can have a major impact on reducing HIV transmission," said National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) Director Anthony S. Fauci, M.D.
A CDC study found that a once-daily antiretroviral tablet reduced the risk of acquiring HIV infection by roughly 63 percent overall in a population of uninfected heterosexual men and women. The strategy of providing daily oral antiretroviral drugs to uninfected individuals prior to HIV exposure is called pre-exposure prophylaxis, or PrEP. A previous study—the results of which were announced in 2010—had already shown PrEP reduced HIV transmission among men who have sex with men, but it was not previously known if the strategy could prevent HIV infection among heterosexuals.
New Therapy Mimics HIV-Resistant Genes
Sangamo BioSciences, Inc. developed a gene therapy technique that mimics a naturally occurring, but rare, human mutation in the CCR5 gene that renders individuals largely resistant to contracting HIV. The therapy involves removing CD4 cells from patients' blood and then transplanting HIV-resistant, genetically modified cells back into the body. After undergoing the treatment, six patients showed a drop in the level of HIV in their blood, without taking antiretroviral drugs. The central role of CCR5 in HIV infection was discovered by amfAR grantee, Dr. Nathaniel Landau.
A Boost for Cure Research
The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases at the National Institutes of Health funded its first large-scale round of grants to support collaborative research toward a cure for HIV/AIDS. The grants were given to three research teams that included several current and former amfAR grantees and totaled more than $70 million over a five-year period.
A Microbicide Trial Disappoints
A trial evaluating an ARV-based vaginal gel microbicide for preventing the sexual transmission of HIV in women was halted after a routine review of study data concluded that the gel was not effective in preventing HIV in the participating women from Uganda, South Africa, and Zimbabwe. The review showed that there was no difference in effect between the placebo gel group and the ARV gel group. These data were surprising given results from the CAPRISA trial 6 announced in 2010, which showed 39 percent fewer infections among women who received gel containing the ARV tenofovir compared to women who received the placebo.
Vaccine Efficacy Undermined
Researchers found a potential explanation for the surprising results of a 2008 study that showed an increase in the number of HIV infections in those who received a candidate HIV vaccine. The vaccine tested in 2008 uses a common virus, adenovirus type 5, to deliver the vaccine into cells. This new study revealed that individuals with large immune responses against the vaccine delivery virus, presumably resulting in the killing of the virus and the vaccine it contained, generated a weaker response to the vaccine than those whose immune system did not destroy the vaccine. According to the report, these findings provide "a new understanding of how preexisting viral immunity may impact the efficacy of vaccines under current evaluation for prevention of HIV, tuberculosis, and malaria" and will guide future efforts to develop more effective AIDS vaccines.
Disrupting the HIV Life Cycle
A protein that inhibits an early step of the HIV-1 life cycle in immune cells was identified by Dr. Monsef Benkirane of the Institut de Génétique Humaine in Montpellier, France, and his colleagues. (The protein was also independently identified by current amfAR grantee Katarzyna Hrecka, Ph.D., of Case Western Reserve University and her collaborators.) This important finding, published in May in the prestigious journal Nature, advanced understanding of HIV pathogenesis and may be useful for the development of an HIV vaccine.
Contraception and Increased HIV Risk
A study of nearly 3,800 serodiscordant couples (in which one partner is HIV positive and the other is HIV negative) in seven African countries found that women using hormonal contraception, a shot given every three months, had double the risk of acquiring HIV. Women who were HIV positive at the beginning of the study and using hormonal contraception were also twice as likely to transmit the infection to their male partners. There was some suggestion, but not definitive proof, that these findings might also extend to the use of oral contraceptives.
HIV and Organ Transplantation
A study published in June in the American Journal of Transplantation revealed that HIV-infected deceased organ donors represent a potentially novel source of organs for HIV-infected transplant candidates that could decrease waitlist deaths and even shorten the national waitlist. The results showed that organs from approximately 500 HIV-infected, but otherwise healthy, deceased donors per year are discarded due to a federal ban on the transplantation of HIV-infected organs.
amfAR Grantees Begin Cure-Focused Clinical Trial
Two researchers funded by the amfAR Research Consortium on HIV Eradication (ARCHE), Dr. Robert Siliciano and Dr. Steven Deeks, began recruiting patients for a cure-focused clinical trial. They hope to determine if a drug already approved by the FDA for the treatment of another condition will help flush the virus out of latently infected cells and, in combination with antiretroviral drugs, reduce the latent reservoir of HIV in the body over time.


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ArtStation Masterclasses 3 Instructor Spotlight: Gino Acevedo
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Masterclass instructor Gino Acevdeo is the Creative Art Director at Weta Digital where he focuses on cutting edge design technologies. With over 20 years of experience in the film industry, his credits include the Lord of the Rings trilogy, Gozilla, King Kong, Planet of the Apes and Men in Black.
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I first got my first professional start at the age of 18 when I started with a Halloween company called Imagineering in Phoenix, Arizona. I was hired to design Halloween masks and work in the Research and Development department. While at the company, I met a gentleman by the name of Barry Koper who was a very well established makeup artist in Los Angeles and would come out to Imagineering to design the makeup for the company's catalog showcasing all of their new makeup products. Barry took me under his wing and would introduce me to the great makeup effects artists in the business, hoping that someday I would move to LA and work with them.
My dream came true and I did move there in my early 20's, first working with David Miller who designed Freddy's makeup for the first Nightmare on Elm Street. By this time, he was working on part 5 and asked if I would like to come and join the team at the workshop, giving me my first film job and credit.
From there I moved around to a few other shops working on such great films as : Point Break, Alien3, Death Becomes Her, Wolf, Demolition Man, The Nutty Professor, Men in Black, Independence Day and Godzilla to name a few! In 1998, I was asked by Richard Taylor of Weta Workshop to join their team on the Lord of the Rings films. From there, I decided to permanently move to New Zealand and have been working on some of the industries blockbuster films.
What do you love most about what you do?
I love working with people and collaborating with them. Doing film work is a real science and each project brings its own challenges so you need to keep on your toes to troubleshoot problems that may arise. Coming up with a design whether it be a practical makeup or a digital effect, and to follow it all the way through its conception to finally seeing it on screen to see the audiences' reaction is a big pleasure for me.
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Probably the most valuable thing I have learned is how to be a team player and work with others. Sometimes they learn from me and sometime I learn from them. It's a team effort working with so many talented people to make a project come together.
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I hope that people can takeaway a bit of my techniques about color and how I use them to add to the translucency of the skin by being patient and building up the layers.
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Boutique Montrose hotel gets city of Houston approval
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Nancy Sarnoff
May 10, 2019 Updated: May 10, 2019 12:06 p.m.
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Developers hoping to build a luxury boutique hotel in Montrose with rooms running as much $500 per night received the city's approval to build the project this week.
The Houston Planning Commission late Thursday approved a variance request made by the group asking for permission to build a hotel on the site, a residential area, with fewer than 75 rooms.
Commission members deferred a vote on the matter at their previous meeting in late April to allow the applicant to post signs and provide other written notifications to residents of its plan.
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Since then, the Planning Department department said it has not received any letters or emails of opposition.
The project, called the Montrose Hotel, is being proposed by Goodnight Development, the real estate arm of a hospitality group that operates the Montrose bar Goodnight Charlie's and other concepts.
The hotel is slated for a 10,000-square-foot property at 2509 Dunlavy, just off the northeast corner of Dunlavy and Westheimer. It has been designed with only nine rooms with proposed rates of between $350 and $500 per night.
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Other plans for the project include an outdoor patio, rooftop garden, and small bar and restaurant that would be exclusive to the hotel guests. A private events space for up to 50 people is also planned.
The hotel is the latest in a string of new developments planned or under construction in this part of Montrose.
The hotel could open by late 2020.
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Phil Anstee and Sean Walsh have been appointed as claims investigators at St Paul International.Anstee was previously with CGU, and Walsh was with Eagle Star.
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Thomas, Carroll Group has employed 14 insurance professionals. Among them, Matthew Maynard joins the executive team.
Tim Stemp has been appointed managing director of Hall & Clarke, which runs broker schemes for aviation, commercial and cherished car. He previously worked for Guardian Insurance.
SBJ Group has made several senior appointments. David Barclay and Jeffrey Graves have been appointed senior executive directors. Bernard Daniel and Matthew Hart are appointed executive directors. Linda O'Hara is appointed assistant director. David Barnes is appointed divisional director, London. John Wadsworth is appointed associate director, Birmingham.
Howard Pearson, head of the Miller Insurance Group's UK business risks unit, has been appointed chairman of the newly formed south east region of the British Insurance Brokers' Association (Biba).
The new region covers all Biba members south of the Thames from Kent to the M3 and replaces three previous areas.
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Christian-Led CA School Board Wants to Throw More Money at Illegal Prayer Case August 6, 2018 Hemant Mehta
Christian-Led CA School Board Wants to Throw More Money at Illegal Prayer Case
On July 25, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the Chino Valley Unified School District Board of Directors (in California) was indeed violating the Establishment Clause by promoting Christianity at meetings.
They read Bible verses, said explicitly Christian prayers at the exclusion of all other beliefs, railed against marriage equality (presumably in the name of Jesus), etc. It was absolutely illegal, and the judges knew it.
If you're looking for details of that case, you can read them here. But there's one important aspect of it that won't get a lot of attention: Money.
When the Board lost the initial case in 2016, U.S. District Judge Jesus G. Bernal said they had to pay the Freedom From Religion Foundation a whopping $202,971.70 for attorneys' fees and other costs. That's a ton of money for a District that could've hired four teachers instead.
But because this Board already lacked a sensible majority, they went ahead and hired a law firm, Tyler & Bursch, to keep fighting this lawsuit.
Well, they just lost again and we don't yet know how much that will hurt the District's pocketbook.
And because the same idiotic majority is still on the Board, they just voted 3-2 to appeal their case to the Supreme Court. James Na, Andrew Cruz, and Sylvia Orozco chose to keep fighting this ridiculous battle.
This week, Mr. Cruz said "The U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, based in San Francisco, does not reflect the multitudes of Californian family values and laws. Eighty percent of the Ninth Circuit Court appeals has been overturned by the Supreme Court of the United States. The Supreme Court, which begins its sessions with a prayer 'God save the United States and this honorable court,' understands that prayer is a part of our country's history and government establishments."
There's a difference between a nominal shout-out to God at Supreme Court sessions and the kind of Bible readings that took place at school board meetings with a captive audience of children.
While the legal services offered by Tyler & Bursch are free, an appeal to the Supreme Court means that FFRF will also have to file a brief urging the Supreme Court not to take up this case. (It's an easy argument, since there's really no controversy in the lower courts about this matter.) Still, the brief takes time to write. That means attorneys will have to get paid.
And that means even if the Supreme Court refuses to hear the case, which is the most likely outcome here, the Chino Valley Unified School District will be on the hook for even more money.
At what point do the people in this community realize they're getting screwed over by three members of the local school board? The money that should be spent on their children's education is instead being wasted on a losing legal battle to defend Christian indoctrination.
One Christian group has held a fundraiser for the Board… but it hasn't even covered half of the costs so far:
The Let Us Pray Foundation, associated with Calvary Chapel Chino Hills has raised more than $100,000, to help defray any legal costs the district may incur in the case, according to Gina Gleason, the church's director of faith and public policy. Ms. Gleason said Let Us Pray Foundation will continue to hold fundraisers for the effort. No funds have yet been distributed to the district because the case is still in the appeal process, board member Mrs. Orozco said.
This is completely irresponsible. Christian advocacy groups may say they work for free, but they rarely explain how, if they lose the case, it's the taxpayers who will have to foot the other side's legal bills. And these advocacy groups often take on cases that are legal long-shots because they get free publicity no matter the outcome.
I don't know why people in this community continue to put up with this. The children deserve so much better.
(Thanks to Brian for the link. Portions of this article were published earlier.)
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Springtime and Easter festivities bring about ideas of bunnies, chicks, chocolate eggs and, of course, beautifully decorated flower adorned cakes. Daffodils are the perfect symbol of Spring. So, why not follow these simple steps and learn how to make flower paste daffodils to use with your Easter cakes and bakes?
With some simple tools and ingredients, these flower paste daffodils will definitely wow your guests this Easter. Cake decorating doesn't have to be difficult in order to create some stunning cake decorations to beautify your cake with.
Start by rolling out the yellow flower paste. Be sure to work the paste well to make it pliable and avoid sticky spots. When spread into an even sheet, cut out shapes using the star cutter.
After carefully removing them from the cutter, place them on a card to avoid breakage or sticking. Smooth out the corners and edges using your fingers to create a softer appearance. When done, use the blunt edge of your knife to score the points of the stars with a small line to create a 3-dimensional effect. With a dab of water, lay the smaller star on top to create the base of your daffodil petals.
Now take a small amount of red flower paste, mix with the remaining yellow paste to create an orange flower paste. Once you have the right shade of orange flower paste, create a small cone shape by using your cone tool.
Hollow out a small hole in the centre of your yellow flowers, and again using a dab of water, carefully press the orange cone into the petals to finish creating your daffodil.
Et voilà! There you have your beautiful flower paste daffodil!
By using different styles of star cutters, you can create a wide variety of different kinds of daffodils. The great thing about using this method is you can make many different types of flowers by using the same technique and tools. A combination of large and small stars, calyx-style shapes, or crimped edges and points will all create different types of flowers. Not to mention the wide range of coloured flower pastes available for you to change the look of your flower paste flowers completely.
Although delicate to the touch, after getting used to working with the flower and modelling paste, you will be able to creates a number of beautiful, Springtime designs in no time at all.
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Jerry Sullivan is the Editor of the Los Angeles Business Journal, the leading source of news, feature stories, analysis and commentary for the community of business in Los Angeles.
He previously served in the same capacity for the Orange County Business Journal, a sister publication based in Irvine, California.
Sullivan founded the Los Angeles Garment & Citizen, which served neighborhoods throughout Downtown Los Angeles and surrounding districts from 2001 to 2010.
He also has edited California Apparel News, Pacific Textile News and World Trade Magazine.
Prior experience as a reporter includes working the crime, sports and business beats for weekly and daily newspapers.
Sullivan is a native of Chicago, and a graduate of Marquette University in Milwaukee, WI.
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Condolences to family, friends and associates of the late Paul Allen
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Thomas Speiss specializes in intellectual property at Stradling's office in Santa Monica, so he knows the value of a good logo
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Charles Long got into town a few months ago as the Century City-based regional president of BNY Mellon Wealth Management, and he brought some valuable experience from the firm's Hong Kong office
PAGE 3: Horne's Call; Powell's Rank; Garcetti's Travels
Some extra emphasis about the importance of Lew Horne's contribution to this issue of the Business Journal came last week in a booth at the back of Canter's Deli on Fairfax, of all places.
PAGE 3: In the Pink on La Brea; Milken's Man in D.C.
Richard Pink is playing it by the numbers and keeping family in mind as Pink's Hot Dogs prepares to mark 78 years in business on Sept. 27.
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A member of the fourth-generation of the family that owns Canter's Deli has raised $9.5 million in a series A round for a software system that was developed to manage to-go orders and deliveries at the famous Fairfax district eatery and now is marketed to other restaurants.
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Though the Chinese food boomed in both New York City and San Francisco in the late 19th century, the life of the workers was far from rosy. For the waiters and the cooks, working in a restaurant was part of migration and obligation to the family. A typical Chinese eatery would have about 5 wait staff and 4 cooks. All of these people would be related either by blood or by friendship to the owner of the place. These bonds made the worker-employer relationship highly complex that led to conflicts. These issues were not the common problems that other restaurants would face.
For example, an employee in a Chinese restaurant would agree to work for more extended hours at lower pay because they were family. So much so that the salary of these workers was one-third of other food service employees. The physical demands at meagre compensation led to frustrations that could not be vented. To add more burden, the Chinese immigrants also sent back money to their homeland to support kin on essentials like food, clothing, and education.
When coupled all these factors created a life for Chinese restaurant workers that were far from luxury and barely offered any respite from constant hardship.


A quick burst of links before I head off to bed.
Tristin Hopper of The National Post writes about Canadianisms that English speakers elsewhere in the world don't understand. A winter hat is called a toque, damn it!
Marvin Ammori of Wired explains that net neutrality is under attack in the United States. Uh oh.
Tom Scocca of Gawker has a lengthy essay explaining how snark arose as a response to the insincerity of smarm.
I don't have time to comment on these pieces in detail, but both are well worth a read. Mike Krahulik of Penny Arcade has made a new year's resolution to stop being a bully. Similarly, Katherine Cross wonders if call-out culture in activism is necessarily constructive. There's lots to think about in both pieces, especially Cross's, which eloquently puts into words a lot of things that I've been thinking about lately.


Recently, I was in a funk. Sure, some of it had to do with four nights of interrupted sleep and a weekend sickness, but some of it was just cyclical stuff. I get off track. The risk of that happening is much greater when I'm out of rhythm, but it can happen just the same. Getting stuck in negative thought patterns.
For me, it manifests mostly in interior monologue. The mental garbage. Resentment about a direction life took at some point. A memory will flash of a moment from the past that seems much better than whatever's going on right now. Mental arguments with family members who aren't even in the same zip code. Sometimes the voice in the head positions itself as a victim. Other times as the vindictive one imagining payback for some old slight.
Much as we might think we'd like our worries to disappear and life to be smooth sailing, the truth is we contrive much of our problems ourselves. Underlying this process is the need for the ego to posit a separate self, an inner desire to see ourselves as unique, different, whether superior or inferior. As Thomas Keating reminds us, there's as much ego in saying "I'm the worst!" as "I'm the best!" In both cases, there's an "I" struggling to differentiate itself.
Complaining is one of the most common and subtle forms this takes. This person doesn't show us enough attention. That person is too slow. This person isn't meeting our expectations. That one isn't meeting our needs. If we complain about it, when we suggest that others fail to live up to our lofty standards, we imply our own superiority. That's the ego at work.
Contemplative teachers speak of deep acceptance to allow the ego to dissolve, which takes ongoing practice and moment to moment diligent awareness. This doesn't mean allowing ourselves to be taken advantage of. Instead it refers to a kind of deep insight about the unconscious or distortions at work in other people that cause them to act unskillfully. And if we are in fact mistreated, we have the inner balance to take action, without being vindictive or malicious, or victims.
Much of the purpose of contemplative practice – by that I mean the 20 minutes of sitting enveloped in silence twice a day – is to pull the drain on the mental sewage, to evacuate the habitual thoughts that drain energy. With this perpetual thought-layer suspended, we can surrender to reality such as it is.
The radical challenge of the contemplative path is this: we take full responsibility for our inner state. If we're angry, it's our doing. If we're bitter, it's our doing. If we're annoyed, it's our doing. If we construct a narrative in which we're the constant victim, it's our doing. If we're in a funk, it's our responsibility to observe the inner processes at work, and practice deep acceptance of our emotional state moment to moment.
Perpetuating a state of misery, of complaining and victimhood is literally toxic. It accelerates the aging process and infects those around us. But usually, by the time we're in that mode, we don't have the awareness to take a step back and consciously examine what's happening. The ego's in control again and we're back to complaining about that this person did to us, or what that person didn't do for us.
The daily practice introduces a new variable altogether. For a little bit of time each day the mind isn't in control. With nothing to cling to, that toxicity is removed. But in and of itself, sitting quietly is not enough. That's the practice. That's the momentum-builder. It cultivates awareness and makes it possible. The real changes start when we bring that awareness into the rest of our daily lives.
We begin to recognize even subtle ways in which we resist the moment and give away our peace and balance. Browser won't open? "Damn thing!" Oh, wait, I just gave away a little bit of peace over nothing. Son won't listen right away to put on his pajamas? "What are you doing?!" Barista slow to get us our drink? Traffic jam? Not enough attention from a partner? In an unconscious state, we identify with the emotions these bring about and allow it to trigger the negativity. We resist the situation and bring about inner tension. Maybe even act out in response.
In a deeper state of awareness there's every bit as much substance and energy to the thought and emotion as there is a table or a phone. We perceive it quite clearly, and can choose how to respond. Do we pick it up, or drop it?
Self-observation: what are my triggers for a negative spiral? When do I tend to get stuck in mental-emotional negativity? What are my favorite things to complain about? Honing into this layer of behavior, thought, and emotion usually takes some time, especially to be aware of emotions and thoughts as they occur.
Deep acceptance: we differentiate between our life situation – the world we find ourselves in – and our inner state, or how we assess, evaluate, and relate to that life situation. Am I resisting my life situation? Is there even residual resentment and a sense of being wronged or a sense of lack? Acceptance and surrender on the mental-emotional level corresponds precisely to our sense of balance.
Other-centeredness: One of this biggest hallmarks of inner growth is genuine greater concern for the health, well-being, and wholeness of others over and above oneself alone. This can manifest in ways big and small, depending on our temperament and gifting, but consists of more than a good deed here and there. It's an overall orientation.
The contemplative path is a transformational journey from egocentrism to unitive seeing. Most of us have to diligently engage in practices to facilitate that process, or better, to open ourselves to it. And it's by no means linear. But whether in fits and starts or for extended periods, it's like getting access to life itself.


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India Cultural Center of Greenwich ("ICC"), together with the Greenwich Arts Council ("GAC"), will be hosting Junctures and Constellations: India and North America Contemporary Art from India and the Diaspora. The contemporary art exhibit, which is running this February, will feature indigenous Warli and Madhubani works as well watercolors, acrylic, mixed media and oil paintings. Junctures and Constellations is the first-ever art exhibit held in Greenwich, Connecticut that will feature art exclusively of the Indian diaspora. The event is free to attend, and many of the featured works will be available for purchase.
On February 13, ICC and GAC will officially open the exhibit with a catered welcome reception and remarks by Kathryn Myers, a professor of painting at the University of Connecticut and two-time Fulbright Scholar in India. Professor Myers will discuss how the art of the Indian diaspora opens up a fresh way of viewing Indian traditions and how indigenous artists and contemporary artists are traversing cultural boundaries to forge new paths.
This exhibit is part of ICC's "Discover" series, which explores the cinematic, culinary, literary, performing and visual arts of the Indian subcontinent.


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Strange Currency Celebrates Jazz Appreciation Month With Jan Hammer, Brand X And More
KMUW | By Jedd Beaudoin
Wednesday, April 1
Formed in 1975 Brand X combined elements of progressive rock with jazz fusion across a series of under-appreciated albums. The group featured Phil Collins on drums playing in a manner that was distinctly different from his work in Genesis or on his solo recordings, demonstrating that he was one of the best percussionists of his generation. We'll hear from the debut Brand X recording, Unorthodox Behaviour as well as from Billy Cobham's 1974 release Crosswinds.
Thursday, April 2
Czech-born keyboardist Jan Hammer had his greatest commercial success in the 1980s after composing the theme to the popular television show Miami Vice but his recorded output as a solo artist in the 1970s featured several superlative albums including 1976's Oh Yeah. Listen for selections from that album as well as from Teaser, the 1975 release by guitarist Tommy Bolin. Bolin, who played with rock acts such as The James Gang and Deep Purple was comfortable in a variety of styles as displayed on this wide-reaching album—featuring turns at reggae, jazz, and Latin music.
Friday, April 3
It's our New Month, New Music special. We'll hear selections from Strangers To Ourselves the first recording in eight years by Modest Mouse as well as Stop Time, the latest release by acclaimed songwriter and keyboardist Jon Regen.
Hi Honey is the third album from Low Cut Connie. Founded in Philadelphia in 2010 the group's brand of raw rock 'n' roll has brought the band a great deal of critical acclaim to date and can be heard on this new recording which features guest appearances from members of Sharon Jones' Dap-Kings and Dean Ween of the band Ween. We'll hear selections from that as well as Red Metal, the 2014 full-length recording from Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas-based trio Oil Boom.
Sometimes I Sit and Think and Sometimes I Just Sit is the new release from Melbourne, Australia-based singer-songwriter Mandy Barnett. Known for her humorous and insightful lyrics. We'll hear from that recording as well as from Agitator, the new release from Kansas band Kill Vargas.
Tuesday, April 7
Released in 1979, Tightrope was guitarist Steve Khan's 1979 follow-up to the commercially disappointing The Blue Man. Joined by legendary drummer Steve Gadd and bassist Will Lee (CBS Orchestra/World's Most Dangerous Band). We'll hear selections from that recording as well as from Heavy Metal Be-Bop the 1978 album by the Brecker Brothers.
The Man! is the 1974 album from Leroy Hutson, former member of The Impressions. A fixture of the Chicago soul scene, Hutson had great success as a writer, producer and performer. We'll also hear from soul artist Charles Bradley's 2011 LP No Time For Dreaming.
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Jedd Beaudoin holds a bachelor's degree from the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater in English (writing) and a Master's of Fine Arts in creative writing from Wichita State University, where he was a Creative Writing Fellow. He has taught English at both WSU and Butler Community College and has served as faculty in the WSU's School of Art, Design and Creative Industries. His academic interests lie in the areas of Public History, English Composition, Art History and Subcultures.
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HEZBOLLAH in Venezuela: Chávez joins the terrorists on his path to martyrdom
By Gustavo Coronel and Venezuelatoday.net
September 1, 2006 | On the Venezuelan side of the Guajira Peninsula, a territory shared with Colombia, the members of the tribe of the Wayuu walk across political boundaries without restrain. They were there before Venezuela and Colombia existed and they think of themselves as a nation. Recently a disturbing group has appeared, as alien visitors, in their desert landscape: Hezbollah. The Islamic fanatics of Hezbollah are rapidly infiltrating the tribe of the Wayuu. They are indoctrinating the members of this tribe, to convert them into Islamic fanatics in charge of disseminating the terrorist message that has already created chaos, death and misery in the Middle East. The Hezbollah group invading Venezuela is doing its work openly in the Venezuelan side of the Guajira Peninsula. They are disseminating, via Internet, a strategy "to change Venezuela," including:
Total destruction "of the sex industry" (whatever that means),
Attacking the upper classes, "who are the most corrupt," all white collar criminals and continuing the cleaning downwards,
Attacking corruption in government (not such a bad idea) and in the masses, both civilians and military,
Attacking false idols and satanic cults, as defined by them.
The logo adorning the main page and document is an AK-47 rifle. The propaganda appearing on the Web presence of the Venezuelan subsidiary of Hezbollah [hosted by Microsoft] talks about installing the kingdom of God in Venezuela by imposing a military-theocratic type of government, an explosive mixture similar to what already exists in Iran. It claims: "The brief enjoyment of life on earth is selfish. The other life is better for those who follow Allah." Where have we heard this before? In the leaflets that encourage the suicide missions of children and teenagers in Palestine.
Is the Venezuelan Hezbollah for real or is just the product of pranksters with a macabre sense of humor? Available photographs suggest they are for real. This ghoulish presence in Venezuelan territory certainly deserves an immediate investigation and decisive action, if true, to eradicate such a horrible pest from our country. The problem is that Chávez is supporting Hezbollah in the Middle East and will most probably support their criminal work in Venezuela. Would the U.N. or the OAS take note?
Venezuela is deteriorating to the point of no return
The social and political situation in Venezuela has reached the point in which major action will be required by civilized Venezuelans and their friends, if the country is to be saved from falling irreversibly into the hands of the fanatic and uncultured Chávez's gang. Those who are following the Venezuelan situation in detail can see clearly how Venezuelan society is dissolving, turning into a work of horror, something out of Edgar Allan Poe's House of Usher or of H.P. Lovecraft's most morbid fiction.
In the domestic scene Democracy and Human Rights have been roughly and impudently pushed aside, replaced by the abuses of a group of Neanderthal-like bureaucrats moved by social and racial hate. The Mayor of Caracas, a man by the name of Juan Barreto recently exploded out of control on TV, insulting his colleagues in a Stalinist-type of demonstration that left viewers horrified. A few days later this man went on to issue a decree "expropriating" the golf courses of the two main Caracas private clubs, in order "to build houses for the poor," as if these golf courses were the only available land left in the country for housing. These are just two examples of how the regime is behaving. The exercise of government, in Chávez's Venezuela, has been converted in a competition among gangsters, to see who are the most corrupt, the most uncivilized and the most destructive.
While these gangsters roam at will in a country that has become a tropical version of Gotham City, Hugo Chávez is touring the world looking for allies in his quest to create an anti-U.S. coalition. President Bush has said that he "does not consider Chávez as a threat" ("Chávez's War of Words," By Jackson Diehl, The Washington Post, August 7, 2006). In this article Diehl reports in detail the attempts Chávez is making at creating the alliance but dismisses these attempts simply as a "war of words."
I would not be so sure. Chávez has been under estimated for some time now. He is generally perceived as an uncultured clown, as a person with unrealistic dreams of grandeur and as a wasteful political leader with an obsolete ideology. This is all true but Hugo Chávez is also a very dangerous man, with a big bag of money and a deep inferiority complex rooted in social and racial components. I think he is willing to do anything to leave an imprint in history, no matter what, how or when. This is a scenario that has to be taken into account if very unpleasant surprises for the national security of the western hemisphere are to be avoided.
Today, Hugo Chávez is openly siding with North Korea, Iran, Syria and Cuba, four rogue, terrorist states. By creating a Mission Manager post for Cuba and Venezuela, something only previously done for Iran and North Korea, the U.S. government is finally assigning the Castro-Chavez axis the priority it deserves. This is a move that has both flattered and worried Chávez. Therefore he has decided to accelerate his efforts to create a global coalition against the U.S.
The three Chávez strategies
In order to do this he is conducting a three-pronged strategy: (1), one, rather orthodox, which consists in buying weapons, some US$5 billion worth, from Russia, Spain and Belarus: multi-role fighter aircraft, helicopter gunships, assault rifles and more from Russia; corvettes and patrol boats from Spain; and Russian anti-aircraft missile sytems from Belarus in order to dissuade U.S. military action. (2), an oil-oriented strategy, basically designed to threaten the U.S. with less petroleum supplies. He is selling CITGO's assets in the U.S. at low prices, in order to protect himself from the freezing of oil assets in the U.S. He is trying to enlist China as a replacement client for the U.S. by promising that country, quite unrealistically, 500,000 barrels of oil per day within the next five years. The Chinese know that this is an empty promise but they will try to get as much oil as they can out of Chávez, for as long as he lasts, while laughing secretly about his flamboyant behavior. As a follow up to this strategy he is also talking to Iran about pushing for higher prices within OPEC and encouraging, through promises of money, relatively minor international oil players like the dictator of Chad, the Bolivian president Evo Morales and the Ecuadorian government to become more aggressive against the mostly U.S. foreign multinationals. The visit of Chávez to Angola should be seen as an obvious move to attack U.S. vulnerability on oil imports. Angola produces over one million barrels of oil per day of excellent quality and almost 600,000 barrels per day are exported to the U.S. Any restrictions on this supply, if combined with restrictions of Venezuelan oil supplies, would have a dramatic impact on the U.S. economy, especially when reinforced by other actions such as the recent move against the U.S. petroleum companies by the dictator of Chad.
The strategies mentioned above are, of course, very damaging to the Venezuelan people but, while particularly harmful to U.S. national interest, they do not pose an immediate large-scale threat of all-out violence in the hemisphere. There is a third strategy being pursued by Chávez that could become the most dangerous in this respect. It has to do with the possible acquisition of weapons of mass destruction from North Korea and the possible acquisition of nuclear weapons from Iran and other weapons from Syria. Chávez or his deputies have visited Iran about half a dozen times during the last seven years. He has explicitly formed a political alliance with Ahmadinejad. During his last visit he asked for God "to throw bolts at the monsters," ending this request by saying: "Inshallah," (ojalá in Spanish, God willing in English). Of course, in Chávez's mind these bolts would be missiles or, even worse, nuclear bombs. The National Council of Resistance of Iran has said that Iran will be able to start constructing nuclear bombs by next year, in installations located to the northeast of Teheran. A report by Rowan Scarborough in The Washington Times (August 31, 2006) says that the U.S. military estimates that an Iranian nuclear bomb is still five years away but, he adds, it would be dangerous to believe that there is plenty of time to act. In the case of Iraq, he says, it was found that the Hussein regime was much closer to producing nuclear weapons than the U.S. had estimated and the same could be true in the case of Iran. Nuclear weapons are essential for the consolidation of an Islamic empire, claims the National Council of Resistance of Iran, asking for immediate action against the regime of Ahmadinejad.
Will Chávez replay the Cuban missile crisis of the 1960's?
One thing has become evident: the Chávez regime is going to play an important role in the Iranian nuclear power play, probably similar to the role played by Castro during the Cuba missile crisis of the 1960's. Chávez's rhetoric is now one with his deeds. He probably estimates that there is no additional risk in coming out of the totalitarian closet and probably much to be gained in the hearts and minds of the Islamic world. This open posture of Chávez in alliance with the terrorist regimes of the world has been further confirmed by his visit to Syria, where he openly placed his regime firmly in alliance with the regime of Bashar al-Asad. In Syria he probably was briefed on the performance of the weapons given by the Syrians to Hezbollah in Lebanon, with a view to obtaining some of those weapons for the Venezuelan arsenal. The most effective weapons used by Hezbollah against the Israeli army were the RPG-29 Vampir with a tandem HEAT (high explosive anti-tank) warhead and, specially, the Kornet-E laser guided anti-tank missile (Kommersant, August 23, 2006 and The Washington Times, August 25, 2006, report by Bill Gertz and Rowan Scarborough). Both of these weapons are Russian-made and were exported to Syria, eventually finding their way to Lebanon. Together with Iran, Syria has become the main supplier of weapons to Hezbollah. Recently the U.S. government froze the U.S. assets of two Syrian generals, Ikthiyar and Jama'a, due to their open support of the Hezbollah in Lebanon. If the Hezbollah are, as they seem to be, openly present in Venezuelan territory, the freezing of assets of Venezuelan bureaucrats by the U.S. might not be far behind.
It is not difficult to see that, once the three strategies being developed by Chávez are put together, they constitute an increasingly dangerous threat to hemispheric and, even, world stability.
Chavez will probably disappear "not with a bang but a whimper"
If and when the U.S. moves militarily against the Iranian regime, a parallel move against Venezuela (and Cuba) would seem inevitable, as Chávez would immediately cut off petroleum supplies to the U.S. I have no doubt that Chávez is wishing for this to happen, as it constitutes his only chance to become a significant historical figure, one shrouded in martyrdom. Otherwise, his ineptness and buffoonery will condemn him to disappear in the manner predicted by T.S. Elliot for the end of the world: "Not with a bang but a whimper."
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Tyler Gates, Edward Jones Financial Advisor has begun hosting a program on the public access channel. The Show tapes at the Woburn Public Media Center located in Woburn High School. He recently invited our Executive Director, Heather Maguire to join him on the show. Watch and learn more about the WBA and what we have to offer new and current members.
Thank you Tyler for giving the WBA the opportunity to share with the community who we are and what we do!


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Q: Stack overflow from recursive toString function after swapping Linked List nodes I am getting a stack overflow when I am using my recursive toString function on my Linked List after I am swapping the head node and another node in the middle of my Linked List. I am not sure as why this is happening and was hoping I can get some guidance of what is actually going on. It seems that before my swap function executes, the toString is working completely fine, but as soon as I swap the nodes I happen to get a stack overflow error in my recursive toString function.
My Linked List class:
public class LinkedList {
    //
    //Instance variable
    //
    private Node top;

    //
    //Instance and static methods below
    //

    //Accessor for the top Node
    public Node getTop() {
        return top;
    }

    public Node getPreviousNode(Node toFind) {
        //call getPreviousNodeRec() method
        if (top.equals(toFind))
            return null;
        else
            return getPreviousNodeRec(top, toFind);
    }

    private Node getPreviousNodeRec(Node start, Node toFind) {
        if (start.getLink().equals(toFind)) {
            return start;
        } else
            return getPreviousNodeRec(start.getLink(),toFind);
    }

    public void swap(Node n1, Node n2) {
        if (top.equals(n1)) {
            System.out.println("top equals n1");
            Node n2prev = getPreviousNode(n2);
            Node temp = n2.getLink();

            top = n2;
            top.setLink(n1.getLink());
            n1.setLink(temp);
            n2prev.setLink(n1);

            System.out.println("complete");
        }
    }

    public String toString() {
        if (top == null)
            return "There is nothing in the list!";
        else {
            String value = "";
            return toStringRec(top, value);
        }
    }

    private String toStringRec(Node start, String value) {
        if (start.getLink() != null) {
            value += start.getData()+"\n";
            return toStringRec(start.getLink(),value);
        } else
            return value+start.getData();
    }

    public void setTop(Node top) {
        this.top = top;
    }
}

Right now I am just trying to test my swap method for one case(top = n1).
This is my main method:
public static void main (String[] args) {
    //Testing the getPreviousNode method
    LinkedList myList = new LinkedList();

    myList.add(-700);
    myList.add("hello");
    myList.add(12);
    myList.add(55);
    myList.add(13000);
    myList.add("world");
    myList.add("pizza");
    myList.add(870);

    System.out.println("The previous node of the node containing 12 is the Node containing \"hello\":");

    System.out.println(myList.getPreviousNode(
         myList.getTop().getLink().getLink()).getData());
    System.out.println();

    //Testing swap:
    System.out.println("The initial list is:");
    System.out.println(myList);

    System.out.println();
    System.out.println("Now swapping the first and second nodes, and the result is:");
    myList.swap(myList.getTop(), myList.getTop().getLink());
    System.out.println(myList);
}

A: It is because at the part
top = n2;
top.setLink(n1.getLink());

n1.getLink() still points at n2, so you make top.getLink() point to top.

A: Your methods works if n1 and n2 are 2 nodes apart, in the case they are next to each other like in your example where you do this line:
top.setLink(n1.getLink());

You are pointing n2 link to itself.
You need to check if n1 and n2 and if they do point top to n2, n1.link to n2.link and n2.link to n1.

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Jiburiru: The Devil Angel Episode 1 Ep Episode 2
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Based on the game by Front Wing.When the summer break began, Jinno Naoto and Manabe Rika confessed their thought they had since their childhood and began to go out with each other. Suddenly a boy named Asmodeus appeared. He said he was a devil, and he tried to take Rika away. Naoto did his best to save Rika from Asmodeus, but he couldn't anything to do with devil's power. At that very moment, a girl Luvriel, who name herself an angel, came and saved them.They took Luvriel injured in the battle against the devil. There, Luvriel told them the surprising things; angles in Heaven and devils in Hell have been fighting for a long time, and the devil would attack them again.Because Luvriel had lost her power during the fight, she asked Rika fight for her.On the other hand, the devil had lost his power in the fight. Then, Otonashi Meimi, who was a classmate of Naoto, happened to come and see Naoto confess his love to Rika, and she became jealous. Taking advantage of her jealous, he haunted her. He made Meimi into an evil heroine, Misty, and made her attack Rika again. On the other hand, Luvriel turned Rika into Sei Tenshi Djibril and let her fight against them.
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A couple years ago something terrible happened. Jon Norquist's coffee maker broke. So, logically, the Tacoma dad and civil engineer bought a new one. But from day one it did nothing but disappoint and frustrate.
But then he started to notice that the splashes on the counter made cool looking designs.
The paper is marked with interesting looking splotches and coffee cup rings that appear to be formed by sepia-toned paint. Different shades of brown and orange that Norquist outlined with a thin black pen. He switched from butcher paper to canvas. That's how Coffee on Canvas was born. It's coffee art.
Norquist had been searching for a creative project for years, first to offset his years spent at West Point and then to relieve his brain from his day to day engineering career. So he started making coffee art. But instead of waiting a few months for his daily coffee spills to finally make art, he started purposely spilling the coffee and using the coffee mug to make rings.
He layers the old coffee and the freshly brewed on the canvas to create contrast and texture. And his pieces are truly beautiful. Some coffee art is abstract, but others depict the Seattle skyline and Space Needle, the famous Starbucks logo and, my personal favorite, trees.
It's all very stereotypical northwest. I mean, obviously we are the coffee capitol of the country and Norquist only uses Starbucks coffee to make his art. And as far as he knows, no one else is doing it.
Norquist speaks quickly and excitedly, which I assume is a side effect of his caffeinated art supplies.
You can check out Norquist's coffee art here, or stop in to Corina Bakery in Tacoma, where the art is displayed and for sale.


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Each year the RNG Fuel, Heat, Power & Policy Conference exceeds expectations and proves to continue to be the premier renewable natural gas industry conference. Situated on the Hotel Del Coronado's historic and oceanic landscape, the topics of discussion for the conference panel sessions and (new) roundtables will range from Natural Gas Markets & the Nexus with RNG to RNG Industry Priorities & Path Forward for 2015.


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Hockey, Sports
Maple Leafs Thump Panthers
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Matthews scores twice and sets up two others as Toronto Maple Leafs beat Florida Panthers
Matthews scored twice and set up two other goals for his second four-point game of the season as the Maple Leafs thumped the Panthers 6-1.
John Tavares also found the back the net on two occasions. Morgan Rielly got four assists for his second four-point night of 2018-19. Marner also chipped in with a goal and two assists.
"We started on time," said Leafs head coach Mike Babcock, whose team has outscored opponents 13-3 over its last two games. "We did things the way you should."
Nazem Kadri rounded out the scoring with a goal and an assist. While Frederik Andersen made 25 saves.
Matthews notched the 18th two-goal game of his young career. Additionally, he now has 19 goals in just 21 games this season after missing a month with a shoulder injury.
"At times he makes it look easy. A lot of the time he makes it look easy. And this league definitely is not easy," Tavares said of the 21-year-old Matthews. "To do it at this level that consistently is a testament to his skill set and his attention to detail.
Meanwhile, Toronto's power play snapped an ugly 1-for-25 stretch with a perfect 3-for-3 showing.
"We hadn't been good enough lately," Matthews said. "Even against these guys last Saturday in Florida we were terrible.
"It's good to get back on track."
Henrik Borgstrom replied for Florida (13-14-6). Luongo saved 17 of 22 shots. Before getting the hook for the Panthers. Former Leafs goalie James Riemer finished with three saves after getting a nice hand from the crowd when he stepped into the visitors net.
"After about the first 10 minutes, it was just a good hockey team playing a team that didn't look very good," Florida head coach Bob Boughner said. "We had too many passengers.
"If you don't have 20 guys all playing the same way, you can get blown out."
The teams traded early chances early in the match. But, Toronto went ahead 1-0 with 1:43 left in the first period. Its dormant power-play unit finally clicked.
Marner drew all four Florida penalty killers towards him before whipping a cross-ice pass to Matthews. Who made no mistake into the open side for his 18th of the season. A team-high seventh with the man advantage.
Marner's assist was also the 125th of his career to pass Vincent Damphousse for the most by a Leafs player before age 22.
Coming off a 2-2-1 road trip, the Leafs nearly went ahead 2-0 early in the second. But Frederik Gauthier rang a shot off the post.
Matthews put Toronto up by two when he took another cross-ice feed. This time from Rielly. He buried his 19th off the camera inside Luongo's net at 3:50.
The star center's 18th two-goal game ranks him second behind only Alex Ovechkin's 19.
Matthews has just one hat trick in his career. This came in a four-goal outburst against Ottawa in his first NHL game.
Kadri had a goal taken off the board five minutes later. After it was ruled out, he kicked the puck over the line. However, the Leafs center eventually got his ninth, converting a pass from Connor Brown on a 2-on-1.
Matthews had a chance at the hat trick on a power play early in the third. But Luongo stopped his shot before Taveres shoveled home his 22nd at 2:38.
Tavares then added his 23rd after some horrendous Florida defending off a pass from Marner at 5:41.
Borgstrom got a consolation goal. This was his first for the Panthers on a power play at 10:28. Marner then banked a shot off a defender on another man advantage at 15:14 for his 10th to cap the 3-for-3 night.
"We were dry there for a bit," Rielly said of Toronto's power play. "You've just got to work through it. It was just a matter of time."
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The official FreeBASIC distribution comes with fbc, FreeBASIC's flagship compiler. fbc is a command line compiler, and can be launched from the console - from DOS, the Windows command prompt or a Linux shell. Running fbc from the console without any arguments displays a list of available options, or command-line switches, that can be used to adjust the behavior of the compiler.
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Soliman's statement shows why so many jobs have fled New Jersey. So called "Greedy", Drug companies like Celgene help and treat far more people and save far more lives and created far more jobs than any New Jersey Democrat has .
Meanwhile U.S. Senate candidate Bob Hugin made the following statement after Judge Brett Kavanaugh was announced as the nominee to be the next Justice on the United States Supreme Court.
Calling Menendez's attacks on Kavanaugh ," a desperate move".
Ina statement the Hugin campaign said, "career politician Sen. Bob Menendez resorted to fear-mongering and doomsday predictions yesterday about the Supreme Court nominee before his name was even announced. Sen. Menendez's dereliction of his constitutional duty to thoroughly examine and participate in the rigorous confirmation process of Supreme Court nominees before they've even started is just another example of why he's unfit for office.
The people of New Jersey deserve a Senator who will be thoughtful and make decisions based on the facts, not jump to conclusions for partisan political reasons. Sen. Menendez should take notice of his colleagues, Sens. Joe Manchin (D-WV), Heidi Heitkamp (D-ND) and Joe Donnelly (D-IN), who refused to make outrageous statements like Sen. Menendez and instead committed to fulfilling their constitutional duty to vet and examine the nominee.
The only positive attribute about Melendez is that he has an appetite for all that young cooch in th Dominican Republic. . Will he have a campaign event in Wayne when stormy Daniels appears in August ?


Foundational landscape design elements can easily bring small areas to life.
Recognizing the elements already in place is the first step in creating a successful compact landscape. By nature, small spaces have many of the vertical elements present to create a 'room' effect. Walls, windows, porch pillars, or nearby shade trees provide scale and have already created a sense of space. A trained eye will help you use these elements to advantage as you step through the design process.
Small spaces call for plant material that will stay compact and not outgrow the space. Often dwarf shrub/tree varieties are a great choice, as they are extremely slow growers and stay compact over their lifetime. Dwarf varieties are available in both evergreen and deciduous species and can offer 'instant' height to a space while not outgrowing it in the future. Weeping trees are also well suited for small spaces and can offer substantial scale. These will grow slowly in height and width, and the new growth in their downward trailing branches can be easily pruned. Landscape maintenance professionals can also use growth regulators to slow the growth rate of a tree or shrub to help keep it from outgrowing a space.
Screening blank facades of a home with vegetation softens the look of a structure and can add contrasting colors to these potentially uninteresting areas. Being aware of available hardy plant material is essential to creating a successful compact landscape. Often, due to space restrictions, there may only be a few varieties of trees, shrubs, or perennials that will achieve the effect the designer or homeowner is seeking. A visit to your local nursery ahead of planting time would be helpful in creating possible plant palettes, and landscape trade associations often have helpful information available on hardy plant material for your area.
Upright water features or fountains are an excellent way to bring both height and 'white noise' to a compact space. When properly designed, they can occupy a very small footprint even as they add height and texture. Bubbling basalt columns are a great choice for these spaces and are available in heights from 2 to 30 feet. Choose a single pillar or use them in combination for a more dramatic effect. For reduced maintenance, these vertical elements can be installed as a focal point themselves, without the element of water.
Often landscape designers will incorporate constructed elements to integrate the house with the landscape. Wood and stone, used properly, can help create a structural component to accent a home. Examples include arbors, pergolas, cantilevered roofs, architectural lattice screens, and so on. Climbing vines, flowering vines, and even hanging annual planters can be combined with these elements to further draw the structure into the landscape.
Adding landscape lighting can provide considerable drama as well. Since the space is smaller, a homeowner can achieve fantastic results with a lower budget than it would take to create the same effect in a larger outdoor space.
Upright annual flower pots are a great way to bring a vertical element to a space while bringing the cheery bursts of color and texture of annuals closer to be enjoyed by all. These pots can be left out year-round and replanted seasonally for a dash of early spring color, a skyrocket of summer glory, the warmth of fall mums and decorative gourds, and a mix of winter greens, red-stem dogwood branches, berries, and pinecones to enjoy until pansies finally start to arrive at your local greenhouse.
Understanding landscape design elements will help your compact landscape space to reach its potential. A dedicated homeowner can achieve professional results with just a small investment of time into research and planning. Garden centers are a great resource for plant material information and potential design services. Searching online sites for inspiration will open a homeowner's eyes to the unlocked potential of their property. Consulting with a landscape design/installation professional will also ensure that your compact outdoor space will deliver maximum impact.


I remember St. Patrick's Day's better than I do Easter and Christmas. I'm sure a large part of this has to do with the fact that I do the same thing every year on Easter and Christmas so they all kind of blend together. Or maybe my priorities are entirely messed up. Definitely one of those. Here is a special segment In honor of this spectacular holiday, in which we wake up to a bowl of lucky charms, deck ourselves in green (marveling at how MANY shades of green there really are) go out (or are pestered to go out) to drink knowing that the significance of the holiday may be weak but the Irish American's are strong and prevalent.
In 5th grade my teacher spent an entire lesson on how people like me, who dress up on St. Patrick's Day are just trying to get attention. Thanks Mrs. S.
In 6th grade I wore a "Kiss me I'm Irish" shirt and then got a kiss from my 6th grade Science teacher. Weird, Mr. Testa. Weird.
7th – 12th grade I made green colored Banana nut and Blueberry muffins—roughly 8 dozen—which would be completely gone by the time lunch period rolled around. Nooooo I wasn't trying to buy friends.
Freshman year I made several batches of Bailey's Irish cream and made everyone watch Brendon Grace—only none of my friends could understand him b/c his brogue was too thick (I could hardly hear it).
Junior year… I think that I went to Joe and Christine's house and my Uncle was visiting. I wore a ridiculous green vest that I found in my dad's closet. I wonder what happened to that vest.
My first year in Seattle I went on a first date on St. Patrick's Day to the Rusty Pelican – I haven't been back since.
There were at least 4 in which I was either in Vegas or LA at GAMA/WWLA trying my best to stay awake long enough to have one drink before heading in early so I could be responsible at the show. Every year my brother would call me and demand to know why I wasn't out—and every year I was a disappointment.
The next was in NY. My mom made Irish Soda Bread which I brought into work and really did try to bribe people into liking me (I like to think it worked). This was followed by an evening at Brodie's in which I saw some people from HS and immediately steered clear of them in a moment of sheer cowardice. (I'm not proud of this. I saw a friend having dinner with his family and literally hid in the booth until my friends showed up.) Later, I would drink a bit and reconnect with old HS "friends" but not a moment before.
Last year I forced people to go out and came dangerously close to hiring the fireman's pipe and drum band to play at my birthday party—and now this year—where my sole purpose is to go out and show off my new T-Shirt.


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Banking Revival? Barclays and UBS' Q1 Earnings Don't Disappoint
By admin_mm on April 28, 2017
Just a few weeks after US lenders posted positive Q1 earnings, many were wondering whether European banks would follow suit, given that the industry had been one of the hardest hit in 2017. Concerns over the death of the traditional European banking sector were allayed for at least one quarter however, as Barclays and UBS each saw strong earnings in Q1.
Barclays, like many other UK lenders, has been dealing with the rigors of the Brexit, with many other industry headwinds collectively eroding profits investor confidence. However, the group's latest Q1 2017 readings showed a healthy profit before tax of $2.18 billion (£1.68 billion), easily beating last year's figure of $705.0 million (£545.0 million).
Barclays benefited from several factors in Q1, including the appreciation of average USD and EUR against GBP of 14 percent and 11 percent respectively as well as a healthy loss in operating expenses, due in part to the execution of its restructuring plan.
UBS AG also reported a similar ascension in its profits, with Q1 2017 showing a reading of $1.92 billion (CHF 1.9 billion), up 42.0 percent year-over-year from Q1 2016. The return of profitability to both lenders is a virtual panacea, given the litany of job cuts and other cost-cutting mechanisms circulating around the banking industry over the past year.
The rise in profits was seen at other lenders, such as , helping cool talks of an industry-wide meltdown. Most lenders have been in the midst of a widespread restructuring process, part of a comprehensive plan as banks shift from traditional infrastructures and branches to a more digitized regime.
Looking closer at the latest earnings, UBS managed to see an increase in its wealth management business in the US and global segments. The lender's flagship unit had come under fire in recent months for its sagging profits, though it did see an increase in revenues to $4.02 billion (CHF 3.98 billion) in Q1 2017 from $3.81 billion (CHF 3.77 billion) in Q1 2016 or 4.5 percent year-over-year.


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Tråante 2017
His Majesty The King was in attendance at the official opening of the Tråante 2017 centennial celebration today. The celebration marks the 100th anniversary of the first congress of the Sami people, which was held on 6 February 1917 in Trondheim.
One hundred years ago today, representatives from many parts of Sápmi (the Sami areas) came together for the first time to promote their cause as one people across national borders. Elsa Laula Renberg, a pioneering activist for Sami rights, was the organiser of the first Sami congress held at the Trondheim United Methodist Church in 1917. Her work is being honoured today.
Sami National Day has been celebrated on 6 February since 1993.
Centennial church service
King Harald's programme in Trondheim today began with a centennial church service at Nidaros Cathedral, where he was received by Bishop Helga Haugland Byfuglien of the Church of Norway and Sara Ellen Anne Eira of the Sami Church Council. Guests included representatives of Sápmi and of official Norwegian institutions.
During the entry procession, the Southern Sami singer Marja Mortensson sang the psalm "Aejlies gåatan båetebe laavloen" [Fill God's House with Songs that Praise Him]. The psalm segued into an organ prelude to the Norwegian psalm "Lovsyng Herren, han er nær" [Praise the Lord, for He is Nigh], which was sung at the first congress 100 years ago.
Bishop Byfuglien gave the sermon, and the church service was concluded with the congregation singing the Sami national anthem.
Sami ornamental installation
Earlier that morning a new altar was inaugurated in the southern transept of the Nidaros Cathedral. The artist Folke Fjällström created an installation featuring the figure of Christ in birch, using traditional Sami craftmanship and Sami ornamental decoration.
Before leaving the cathedral the King had the opportunity to view the altar, which will be a permanent installation in this national monument.
"Bååstede" – homecoming
Following the church service, King Harald opened the exhibition entitled "Bååstede", which means "homecoming" in the Southern Sami language, at the Archbishop's Palace Museum. The exhibition displays Sami artefacts from the Norwegian Museum of Cultural History that are now being returned to the Sami people, to museums administered under the Sámediggi (Sami Parliament). Two thousand artefacts are being returned.
The artefacts were collected between 100 to 150 years ago, at a time when the Sami people had little influence on important political and social issues affecting their lives.
An agreement on the return was signed in 2012 in a formal ceremony at the Sámediggi in Karasjok. In the years since then, the artefacts have been subject to intensive conservation, mapping and quality assurance of information. The project will be concluded in 2017.
Centennial concert
This evening, the King will be in attendance at the centennial concert at Olavshallen, which features a performance of "Jielemen aavoe" [The Joy of Life]. The performance is a collaboration between the Sami National Theatre Beaivváš and the Norwegian Broadcasting Orchestra (KORK). It includes texts, joiks, dance, pictures and music about the will and ability to live, face challenges and move ahead. It is a celebration of life as well as a commemoration of those who died along the way. The performance will feature singers, musicians, actors, dancers and artists from all over Sápmi, including Mari Boine, Sofia Jannok, Marja Mortensson, Iŋgor Ántte Áilu Gaup, Bjørn Sundquist, Egil Keskitalo and Mary Sarre.
The evening will conclude with a gala dinner hosted by the Sámediggi at Bakklandet.
National celebration
Tråante 2017 is a joint celebration of the Sami centennial jubilee. The aim is to disseminate knowledge about Sami culture and history from the past 100 years and to encourage development and participation.
The centennial celebration will continue throughout the year, with events in various places throughout Sápmi. The diversity of the programme will reflect the diversity of Sami culture, language and history. A list of events may be found on the Tråante 2017 website.
Lihkku beivviin – Congratulations!
King Harald enters Nidaros Cathedral accompanied by Bishop Helga Haugland Byfuglien and Sara Ellen Anne Eira of the Sami Church Council. Photo: Ole Martin Wold / NTB scanpix
King Harald and Sara Ellen Anne Eira, leader of the Sami Church Council. Photo: Ole Martin Wold / NTB scanpix
Gathered in Nidaros Cathedral. Photo: Ole Martin Wold / NTB scanpix
From Sweden, Finland and Norway: Håkan Jonsson, Tiina Sanila-Aikio and Vibeke Larsen. Photo: Ole Martin Wold / NTB scanpix
www.Tråante2017.no
Tråante.no (in English)


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Outsite Los Angeles - Dell
It takes 20-30 minutes to drive from Los Angeles International Airport to Outsite Los Angeles - Dell, depending on traffic.
Uber/Lyft (30 minutes, $30-$40)
A ride share from LAX to Outsite Dell costs approximately $30-40 one-way.
Bus (50 minutes, $1.75)
Head towards the LAX-it parking lot near Terminal 1 where you can catch the 3 Bus heading North. Get off at Lincoln and Venice and walk across the street to grab the 33 Bus. Get off at the Venice Blvd. and Venice Way stop, Outsite Dell is a short walk from here.
Parking is available on the street. There are street sweeping restrictions twice a week for two hours, so please make sure to check the signs.
Exploring Venice on Foot/by Bike
Outsite Dell is located in a residential neighborhood, a couple of clocks from the beach and within walking distance of Abbot Kinney's restaurants, bars, cafès and boutique stores. Electric scooters and bikes are widely available to zip around the neighborhood.
The 733 and 33 buses stop a couple of blocks from the house and go to Santa Monica and DTLA. You can also use these to connect with the Expo Line at Culver City.
Los Angeles - Venice Beach Dell
The closest grocery store is Venice Food & Wine, 1 block from the house on Pacific Avenue. Ralphs and Whole Foods are a 5-10 minute drive away on Lincoln.
The closest ATM is at Venice Food & Wine, 1 block from the house on Pacific Avenue.
2000 Dell Avenue,
There is a washer and dryer located on-site. Iron, ironing board, and laundry detergent are complimentary. Common areas are professionally cleaned once a week. We offer a complimentary room cleaning on reservations over 30 days. Please contact the Community Manager for room cleaning rates.
There is a surf board available for Members to use.
There are multiple Metro Bike Share stations close to Outsite Dell. Pass offerings include 1-hour, 24 Hours, 30 Days, and 365 Days.
Los Angeles Outsite Community Manager
Navah Bekhor // navah@outsite.co // +1 424-384-3731 or +44 7877 803407 (WhatsApp)
Cedars Sinai Marina Del Rey Hospital
4650 Lincoln Blvd, Marina Del Rey, CA 90292


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Masked gang raid homes of men aged 72, 82 and 97 in burglaries across Fenland
Published: 1:41 PM November 2, 2009
MASKED men raided the homes of elderly men – one aged 97 – in three violent burglaries across Fenland in five days. A 97-year-old man was targeted in Leverington Road, Wisbech, as was a 72-year-old man in Station Road, Murrow. Raiders also posed as police
MASKED men raided the homes of elderly men - one aged 97 - in three violent burglaries across Fenland in five days.
A 97-year-old man was targeted in Leverington Road, Wisbech, as was a 72-year-old man in Station Road, Murrow.
Raiders also posed as police officers brandishing metal bars in the third burglary, at Stag's Holt near March.
Det Insp Mike Branston said: "These are despicable crimes committed against elderly and vulnerable people and we are keen to catch those responsible as soon as possible."
The most recent incident was in Murrow - yesterday just after 8pm. The victim was confronted in his bungalow by two men who wore dark clothing and white masks demanding money.
The men pushed him to the ground before taking items from the house. They then made off using a rear door. It is believed the men broke in through a bedroom window.
The 97-year-old man was targeted on Friday between 7.30pm and 8pm. Intruders forced their way into his pantry while he was watching TV.
They forced him to the ground and searched the house. It is not known if anything was stolen at this time and there are no further descriptions of the men.
The third incident, at Stag's Holt, happened at about 9.30pm on Wednesday. Three men forced their way in through a rear door of the isolated bungalow and confronted the victim who was watching TV in his living room.
One man remained with the victim whilst the other two men searched the property.
Two of the men claimed to be police officers and were brandishing metal bars. They wore black balaclavas and black clothing.
Police believe the raids may have been carried out by the same gang.
Det Insp Branston said: "I am appealing for anyone who saw something suspicious or out of the ordinary at any of these locations in the past few days to get in touch.
"If anyone has any information about who might be committing these cowardly crimes they should not hesitate to call police."
CONTACT: Det Insp Branston on 0345 456 4564, or Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.