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Pilotdrift is an American experimental rock band formed in Texarkana, Texas.  Their sound has been described as "epic, orchestrated rock", with influences from space rock, cinematic orchestral music, jazz, psychedelic rock, dark n' dusty westerns, future pop, spoken word, electro-indie, and folk. They have toured the U.S and Canada with The Polyphonic Spree, Supergrass, Eisley, Midlake, and Guster as well as played shows with The Album Leaf, Jon Brion, Devotchka, Akron Family, Angels of Light, Dios (Malos) and more. They have also had their music featured in TV shows like TLC's Deadliest Catch and The Messengers.

History
Pilotdrift was formed in 2004 by singer-songwriter Kelly Carr, singer-songwriter Micah Dorsey, and fellow friends Ben Rice, Jay Budzilowski, Eric Russell, and John David Blagg. They played their first show with the self-released album titled Iter Facere, which was a mix of both Carr's and Dorsey's songs. Their fan base quickly grew, and thus they began playing more shows to larger crowds.  Eventually, they crossed paths with Eisley, Midlake, and the staff of Good Records, forming close friendships. Soon they would play an in-store show at Good Records where the owner and leading visionary of The Polyphonic Spree (Tim DeLaughter) would be.

DeLaughter and his wife Julie Doyle were wanting to build an independent label called Good Records Recordings, and they wanted Pilotdrift to be the first signee. Although Pilotdrift agreed to sign, Dorsey started feeling that maybe life on the road wasn't all too compatible with him, and decided that before the band embarked on this new adventure, it would be a good time to step aside. And so, it was Carr and the rest of the band that make up "The Drift".

"The musical dots this band connects produces a visual journey worth  weight in gold.  This is truly a treasure.  We at Good Records are all lucky we found it."

On May 20, 2005, Pilotdrift released Water Sphere under Good Records Recordings, which is considered their debut album. Water Sphere was half a rerecorded and remastered collection of Kelly's songs from the self release Iter Facere and half brand new songs from Carr. The album received  positive reception from critics and fans. Pilotdrift then went on tours with The Spree, Eisley, Guster and Supergrass.

In November 2011, Pilotdrift released the single "All These Things At One Time" from an upcoming album. The track features Micah Dorsey (now known as Moonstryder).

In 2018, former drummer Ben Rice was nominated for Record of the Year as producer of "Shallow" with Lady Gaga for the film A Star Is Born (2018 film).

Discography
All These Things At One Time - 2011 - Good Records Recordings (Single)
Caught In My Trap - 2006 - Original Electric Recording Company (Single)
Water Sphere – 2005 - Good Records Recordings
Iter Facere – 2004 - Pilotdrift (discontinued self release)

References

External links
Official web site
Pilotdrift Twitter
Pilotdrift Facebook
Good Records Recordings web site

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New Music – Sun K 'High In The City'
Canadian five-piece Sun K have given us a right little beauty with their new single 'High In The City'. The release was part of the band's second album 'Bleeding Hearts' and has already been picking up heat from the likes of Spotify – Always a good sign to have the big boys behind you.
The new track 'High In The City' has all the fun vibes of Ok Go, thanks to a subtle hint of the old electro-organ, but it also has deeper melodic intent which makes the song a really catchy bop. It's rock 'n' roll at its core however it brings through more modern, poppier sounding elements and rather than become a radio-friendly piece of trash, 'High In The City' has a defined, purposeful edge to it.

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This sweet and spicy Watermelon Salsa is livened up with fresh mint, ginger and jalapeños. Serve with whole grain tortilla chips.
In a large bowl, whisk the lime juice and brown sugar until the brown sugar dissolves.
Add the remaining ingredients. Serve immediately, garnished with additional mint, if desired. May be prepared 2 hours in advance, kept covered and chilled.


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Want The Pentagon's Help With A Film? Sen. Ted Cruz Plans To Make That Impossible If A Studio Bows To Chinese Censorship
By Sarah Lee | Apr 28, 2020 8:15 PM ET
(AP Photo/Nick Ut)
Texas Republican Senator Ted Cruz has plans to introduce legislation when the Senate is back in session that will ultimately present film studios with an intriguing Sophie's Choice of a sort: defer to the First Amendment or defer to Chinese Communist propaganda guidelines — but only the former allows you to work with the Pentagon.
Cleverly calling his legislation "The Stopping Censorship, Restoring Integrity, Protecting Talkies Act" (SCRIPT Act), the bill, according to a report from Politico, would "block cooperation between the U.S. Defense Department and any film studios that edit or alter their movies for audiences in China."
If that sounds like a minor issue, consider that the U.S. Department of Defense has helped film studios make over 800 films since 1917 and some of them are massive blockbusters, including some in the Marvel Universe canon like the perennially adored Iron Man. And further consider that Hollywood has been known to make subtle but unnerving changes to meet Chinese censors' demands and/or help films rake in piles of dough from Asian audiences. From Politico:
Film studios often edit their films before they air in China, as they seek to court audiences there by pacifying the country's strict censorship rules. For instance, a scene about Freddie Mercury's sexuality disappeared from the version of Bohemian Rhapsody that played for Chinese audiences, as the AP detailed. The cuts came after a government-linked TV association called homosexuality "abnormal" and admonished studios not to depict it, per the wire service. And MGM re-edited its remake of Red Dawn to depict the North Koreans, rather than the Chinese, as occupying America. They made the overhaul because of concerns about angering China's censors, according to The Los Angeles Times. Chinese government censors also frown upon a host of other topics that appear commonly in American movies, including some depictions of violence, according to Cnet, and –– per CNN –– "excessive smoking" and cleavage.
Cruz himself, last year, told the Washington Free Beacon of his disappointment that U.S. studios were afraid to "stand up for free speech" when it was reported that a remake of Tom Cruise's iconic Top Gun had altered Maverick's famous leather jacket by removing the Japanese and Taiwanese flags.
There's a new Top Gun movie coming out. And Maverick is wearing the same leather jacket – only this time it's Communist Party of China-approved, so the Japanese and Taiwanese flag patches are gone (screenshot on right is from the new trailer)… pic.twitter.com/gUxFNFNUKX
— Mark MacKinnon (@markmackinnon) July 19, 2019
Almost a year later, the Senator has decided to alleviate his disappointment with a bill that requires studios to promise not to censor their films if they want the Pentagon's help; and would bar the Pentagon from working with films that have recently altered their product to meet Chinese censors' demands.
"For too long, Hollywood has been complicit in China's censorship and propaganda in the name of bigger profits," Cruz said in a statement announcing the proposed legislation. "The SCRIPT Act will serve as a wake-up call by forcing Hollywood studios to choose between the assistance they need from the American government and the dollars they want from China."
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Party's will and people's desire meet in spring
Sunday, 2017-01-29 12:26:43
NDO - Spring is coming. The 87th spring of the country, since the Party was established for the sake of the Vietnamese people. The initial torch by former President Ho Chi Minh lit up the nation after many dark years of slavery, and led our country along the revolutionary road toward independence, freedom, prosperity, happiness, democracy, equity and civilisation.
Today, the long march that combines the Party's will and the People's aspiration has never worn out, and no power can bend our will.
Such a long march has sacrificed our blood and bones, muscles and brains, and has been through many ups and downs, but also yields many splendid feats that glorify our People and nation.
Along such march, there were times when the Party made mistakes, there even were times when the People's trust in the Party decreased. But with the bravery of a scientific and revolutionary Party, with no other interest than the People's interest, and being trained in the fire of the revolution, while being disciplined and developing itself, our Party is still shining and our People's trust in the Party is solid.
There are many obstacles and hardships in front of us, but as the Party's will and People's aspiration have blended together, amplified by the spring, there is no hardship that cannot be overcome. Under the guidance of the Resolutions of the Party's 12th Congress, resolutions of various Party plenums, the country's industrialization and modernization cause will soon succeed.


Niseko and Hakuba in Japan are two of the most popular destinations in the world for riding quality powder snow. Here are some important things you should know when it comes to buying passes for the best skiing or snowboarding holiday of your life.
For one of the best deals ever, you can't go wrong with the IKON Pass. Niseko has joined 35 other world-class ski destinations as part of the IKON Pass. Owners of the pass receive seven free days of riding across the four Niseko United resort areas (Grand Hirafu, Hanazono, Niseko Village and Annupurri) with no blackout dates. They also receive ten 25% discount vouchers for family and friends. Aside from the IKON Pass, they offer a Base Pass where holders receive five free days and eight discount vouchers. Black out days for these pass holders are December 26-31, 2018; January 19-20, 2019; February 16-17, 2019.
Niseko joins Thredbo in Australia, Aspen Snowmass in Colorado, Mammoth Mountain in California, Jackson Hole in Wyoming and Revelstoke in BC, along with many other big-name resorts. For more info check here.
Lift tickets for Niseko United can be collected at the base of any of the four resort areas. Bring your IKON pass or pass confirmation with your photo ID to collect your free pass!
This is epic! Hakuba Valley resorts are now accessible with the Epic Pass, Epic Local Pass and Epic Australia Pass. Owners of these passes receive five free days riding with no blackout dates. Other resorts on the pass include Perisher in Australia, Whistler Blackcomb in Canada and Vail in the U.S. plus 23 more.
The Hakuba Valley includes nine different resorts Happo-One, Cortina, Goryu, Tsugaike, and Hakuba47 Winter Sports Park. Check out more info here!
For the 2018/19 ski season Niseko United lift passes can be purchased online. These passes are sold in blocks of hours (either 10, 20 or 30), which means it's possible to get more skiing in for your money than if you were to buy day passes or consecutive day passes. Another huge advantage is, once you've picked up your physical pass from a ticket office, you won't need to wait in a ticket office queue again during your holiday as the passes can be topped up online. You're also more likely to only pay for the skiing or boarding that you actually do. For more information about the passes click here.
Ski the Whole of Hakuba Valley!
Hakuba Valley also offers on online lift pass. The pass gives riders access to nine different resorts, with no limit to how many resorts you can ride in a day. You'll also get free unlimited use of the shuttle bus (useful as Hakuba resorts are quite spread out). Also, the physical pass will be delivered to your accommodation so there's no need to visit a ticket window! Purchase your pass here.
Resorts in Niseko and Hakuba offer cheaper lift passes in spring. For example, from 21st March, a Niseko United day pass is ¥5,100. In peak season it is ¥7,400.
Spring is a great time to have a ski holiday in Japan! You'll find cheap deals on accommodation along with sunnier weather and no crowds. Plus from 15th March 2019, Rhythm is offering free rental upgrades. Simply pre-book a standard ski or snowboard package and you'll automatically be upgraded to the premium range at no extra cost.
Ripping seniors, you're in luck! Niseko United passes are heavily discounted for those 60 and over.
In both Niseko and Hakuba children five and under ski for free, year-round! Japan is a great place to holiday as a family. For more tips on skiing for kids in Japan check out this blog.


Not that I didn't know that before, but now that I'm talking and writing about food almost all the time, I'm really having a blast with it! Figuring out recipes. Thinking about what flavors would go well together. This is so much fun!
A culinary school would've probably kicked me out anyway – I tend to question everything. Why can't this ingredient go with that one? Why are there so many restrictions with recipes? Who cares about the rules as long as it tastes good, right?
My hubby enjoys trying out all my creations before we post them. I usually just "wing it," and if he likes it, it melts my heart a little. I love cooking for my favorite people – my family being first.
I definitely winged it again today with a salad. It started as one idea and turned into something a little different. The end result I think was awesome. I was thinking about a berry chicken salad while shopping, then spotted some fresh nectarines in the produce aisle. So I grabbed those, and some bacon, and bam! I think the nectarines and bacon ended up being the highlight of the salad.
You'll have to try this Paleo salad recipe. My taste-tester/husband liked the strawberry vinaigrette a little sweeter than I did. So I bumped the sweetness up a bit because he's a sweetheart.
Oh! I discovered coconut vinegar. Love it! You should try it. It has a nice citrusy tang to it. This coconut vinegar would be great in dressings or marinades that call for apple cider vinegar.
By the way, if you're not big on strawberry vinaigrette, this recipe would also be awesome with another dressing – something like a honey lime or balsamic vinaigrette.
Hope you enjoy…and happy summer!
Cook your bacon and crumble into bacon bits.
Get your salad together with the greens, chicken, strawberries, blackberries and nectarines.
Top with avocado, bacon and the yummy strawberry vinaigrette!


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Southern Boulevard Neighborhood Study
Overview and Documents
Over the last three years, we have heard from people who live, work, study, and worship in the area and are committed to its future. Through many respectful and constructive conversations, violence has emerged as an important public health issue, and the Departments of City Planning (DCP) and Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) will continue to work to create a safe space to hear and address this and all community concerns. We will work with you to make sure this important conversation will continue. The community deserves a planning process that allows everyone to have a seat at the table and respect one another.
DCP will take the next few months to assess and summarize all that we have heard and identify potential strategies that will allow a collaborative planning conversation to continue. Together with other city agencies, we will continue to work to develop a plan that serves the communities of Southern Boulevard today, addresses long-standing challenges, and guides investment into the future.
Upcoming Deep Dive Events
We are excited to announce a series of topic-focused public workshops this Spring, where community members and city agencies will come together to dive deep on issues and ideas as they relate to topics such as parks, public space, the Bronx River waterfront, housing, healthy food options, violence, and more.
Download the schedule of all events in English or Español.
May 28, 2019 – Food Landscape Deep Dive
On Tuesday, May 28th, the Departments of City Planning (DCP) and Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), with facilitation support from the City University of New York (CUNY) hosted the fourth in a series of topic-focused Deep Dive meetings for the Southern Boulevard Neighborhood Study at PS 75. The event built on the visioning and goal-setting workshops held in fall 2018 and provided an opportunity to discuss issues, ongoing community work, and ideas related to the neighborhood food landscape. Attendees had conversations and participated in facilitated, small group discussions focused on topics related to food including the food economy, food quality and affordability, and food spaces. Discussions of these topics were rich, and participants dove into the systems and barriers that create the food landscape today. Some topics of conversations raised by community participants include food equity, affordability, entrepreneurship, small businesses support, street vendors, space for food production, and more.
The meeting closed with a larger group discussion of how these food topics related to one another and a Q&A. Look for a summary of events to come but in the meantime, you can review photos and notes from the event below.
View the illustrated notes and the written notes.
On Tuesday, May 28th, the Departments of City Planning (DCP), Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), with support from the City University of New York (CUNY) hosted the forth in a series of topic-focused Deep Dive meetings for the Southern Boulevard Neighborhood Study at PS 75. The event built on the visioning and goal-setting workshops held in fall 2018 and provided an opportunity to identify priorities related to neighborhood food landscape.
April 11, 2019 – Housing Deep Dive
On Thursday, April 11th, the Departments of City Planning (DCP), Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), and Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) hosted the third in a series of topic-focused Deep Dive meetings for the Southern Boulevard Neighborhood Study at East Bronx Academy. The event built on the visioning and goal-setting workshops held in fall 2018 and provided an opportunity to identify priorities related to housing.
Attendees had conversations and participated in facilitated, small group discussions that addressed government involvement in redlining, urban renewal, and disinvestment in the area. Participants also engaged in activities that tied housing challenges and quality to health outcomes. The meeting closed with a presentation given by HPD that provided an overview of existing housing policies and tools and was followed by Q&A. Resource stations were available throughout the event to provide attendees with information on how to report poor housing conditions, apply to the affordable housing lottery, and tools for tenants who believe they may be victims of harassment.
Review the activities that were completed as part of this workshop and to see the comments relayed by attendees.
Activity 2 – Participants were asked to rate the top 3 reasons why they live in their current neighborhood.
Activity 3 – Participants identified health concerns and strategies and solutions for addressing them.
March 14, 2019 - Parks, Public Space, & the Waterfront Deep Dive
On Thursday, March 14th, the Department of City Planning along with the Departments of Parks and Recreation, Transportation, and Health and Mental Hygiene hosted the second in a series of a topic-focused Deep Dive meetings for the Southern Boulevard Neighborhood Study at East Bronx Academy. The Deep Dive centered around Parks, Public Space, and the Waterfront, inviting participants to share their local expertise around these spaces, and the connections between them, in their communities.
Attendees had conversations and participated in workshop-style activities with City agencies and each other around the topic areas of parks, streets and public space, the waterfront, and connections throughout the study area. Participants also engaged in a storytelling activity, sharing their experiences around the Southern Boulevard area. Building on the visioning and goal-setting workshops held in fall 2018, the Deep Dive provided an opportunity to identify priorities for the future plan's strategies and recommendations. Thank you to all who attended and participated!
View materials and notes below
English Español Notes
Streets & Public Space
Click here to share your perspective through an online survey and check online at nyc.gov/southern to view the materials and information and see what you and your neighbors had to say.
September 29, 2018 and October 20, 2018 - Goals & Visioning Workshops
Thank you to all those who attended the Goals Workshop (held on 9/29/2018 at Casita Maria) and Visioning Workshop (held on 10/20/2018 at Fannie Lou Hamer High School).
At the Goals Workshop, participants engaged in conversation around shared values and issues that exist in the community today before discussing their visions, goals for the study, and ideas of how to achieve them. Activities at the Visioning Workshop were focused on recapping the themes identified at the Goals Workshop before diving in to think about how goals could be accomplished by applying tools throughout the study area.
The Southern Boulevard Goals & Visioning Workshop Summary is now available in English and Español.
Workshop Participants engage in activities at the Southern Boulevard Goals Workshop held on 9/29/2018 at Casita Maria.
Workshop Participants engage in activities at the Southern Boulevard Visioning Workshop held on 10/20/2018 at Fannie Lou Hamer High School.
You can review the workshop materials and draft notes below.
View the Goals Workshop materials and notes:
Ideas Boards in English or Español
Study Timeline in English or Español
Activity Worksheet in English or Español
See what your neighbors had to say by clicking here.
View the Visioning workshop materials and notes:
Tools Menu in English or Español
Study Area Quadrant Map
The Southern Boulevard Neighborhood Study's "Goals Workshop" was held on 10/20/2018 at Fannie Lou Hamer High School. Throughout the day, urban designers from the Department of City Planning sketched out the topics of conversation and ideas that were most important to workshop participants.
View what people who work and live in the Southern Boulevard Neighborhood Study area are saying!
Starting in early 2019, we will be hosting a series of topic-focused deep dive conversations to start formulating strategies and recommendations for the plan! Stay tuned for dates and a schedule for those.
In the meantime, have questions about the study? Contact the study team at SouthernBlvd@planning.nyc.gov.
Also, now you can contribute your ideas on our interactive map.
June 14, 2018 - Open House
The Dept. of City Planning and sister agencies with sponsorship by Bronx Community Boards 2 and 3, and State Assembly member Marcos Crespo hosted an open house at Children's Aid College Prep Charter School on June 14, 2018.
Attendees interacted with materials about the study process and background, area history, demographics and more. Different topic-based stations about health, housing, open space & connectivity, land use and urban design, youth, retail and local business, and the environment provided opportunities for city agencies to discuss their current work in the area and the tools that they can bring to the study process. Also, to build on initial community engagement, community members were able to offer feedback and input on what we've heard through our outreach efforts that was summarized in the Community Input Snapshot | Vistazo a los aportes de la comunidad. We heard more about what people love, existing issues and needs, and their big ideas for the area, as well as community responses to a variety of different questions posed by City agencies themselves.
If you could not make it to the Open House, but would like to learn more about the study and share your thoughts about the study area, participate in the interactive activities on our interactive website or email the Southern Boulevard Neighborhood Study project team at southernblvd@planning.nyc.gov
A summary of the event is now available: Southern Boulevard Neighborhood Open House Summary
Un resumen del evento está disponible ya: Resumen de la Sesión Abierta
Southern Boulevard Neighborhood Study FAQ
Preguntas más frecuentes del Estudio del Vecindario de Southern Boulevard
Community Input Snapshot Summary
Resumen del vistazo a los aportes de la comunidad
Study Process & Background | Processo del estudio y los conocimientos
What is a neighborhood study and what is in a neighborhood plan? What is the process and where are we at now? Why study the communities around Southern Boulevard? What is the history of planning in the area and who lives there? Learn key facts about the area, including population trends and jobs data about where people work.
Community Input Data & Feedback: Community Fabric
Datos y comentarios de los aportes de la comunidad: El tejido comunitario
Housing | La Vivienda
What is the makeup of the existing housing stock in the area? What recent investments have been made related to new construction and preservation of affordable housing? How can I access affordable housing in the city? What should I do if I'm being harassed by my landlord? Learn from the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) about these topics and more and learn how to access the various HPD resources for protecting tenants and keeping people in their homes today.
What are your housing goals and priorities?
¿Cuáles son sus metas y prioridades para la vivienda?
Community Input Data & Feedback: Housing
Datos y comentarios de los aportes de la comunidad; La vivienda
Open Space & Connectivity | Espacio abierto y conectividad
What is being done to improve the parks in the area? What has been done to make the streets and intersections safer? Where do issues remain? What is happening with the Sheridan Expressway? Parks, streets and transportation play a crucial role in the everyday lives of area residents. Learn more about these important resources including current, recently completed and future projects from the Department of Parks & Recreation (DPR), Department of Transportation (DOT), and Department of Design and Construction (DDC).
How do you want to improve your parks?
¿Cómo desea mejorar sus parques?
Community Input Data & Feedback: Parks & Open Space
Datos y comentarios de los aportes de la comunidad: Parques y espacio abierto
Community Input Data & Feedback: Streets & Transportation
Datos y comentarios de los aportes de la comunidad: Calles y transporte
Land Use, Zoning & Urban Design | El uso del suelo, zonificación y diseño urbano
How does land use and zoning relate to the character of the neighborhoods in the area? What is zoning and what does it do? What are the urban design principles and where do they apply in the area? Learn about the answers to these questions and more from the Department of City Planning (DCP) and DCP's Urban Design Division.
Take a look at the places or buildings people said they love in their neighborhood, their favorite parks or public space, places that make them feel comfortable and good, and the routes they take to school or work.
What I Love About Southern Boulevard & Map My Route Activity | Actividad de lo que amo de Southern Boulevard y mapear mi ruta
Remarkable Elements of the Neighborhood Activity | Elementos Significativos del barrio
Health | Salu
What creates health? How does the City address health equity and fostering healthy communities? Learn about these topics from the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) and see the beginning of a dialogue with community members around community health. Health in neighborhoods is not only influenced by our homes and workplaces, streets and playgrounds, and stores where we buy things, but also by the lasting impact of historical and structural inequities still seen today.
What are the branches and what are the roots? Activity | Actividad de ¿Cuáles son las raíces y las ramas?
What Creates Health? Activity
Community Input Data & Feedback: Health & Security
Datos y comentarios de los aportes de la comunidad: Salud y seguridad
Youth | Los jóvenes
What kind of programs and resources are there for youth in the area and where are they? Where are positive places youth can hang out after school, get leadership training, or find a job during the summer? Learn from the Department of Youth and Community Development (DYCD) about these topics and learn how to access the various DYCD resources like Youth Connect.
Community Input Data & Feedback: Youth
Datos y comentarios de los aportes de la comunidad: Los jóvenes
Retail & Local Business | El comercio minorista y local
What are the top business types on Southern Boulevard and what kinds of stores would people like to see more of? How many storefronts are vacant? What changes need to be made to attract more visitors and what types of challenges do merchants face? Learn from the Department of Small Business Services (SBS) about the strengths, challenges, and opportunities within the Southern Boulevard commercial corridor.
What impacts your shopping experience on Southern Boulevard?
¿Qué afecta su experiencia de compras en Southern Boulevard?
Community Input Data & Feedback: Retail & Local Business
Datos y comentarios de los aportes de la comunidad: El comercio minorista y local
Environment | Medioambiente
Where is the City investing in the cleanup of contaminated sites (brownfields) in the area? How does the City support community-based organizations redevelop vacant, contaminated sites and craft a vision for neighborhood revitalization? Learn about grant opportunities and more from the Mayor's Office of Environmental Remediation.
Since the start of the 2018, local leaders, community-based organizations, and city agencies have done important work as a part of the study and process:
What Creates Health? In January, the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), in partnership with Urban Health Plan and the Bronx Neighborhood Health Action Center, hosted three "What Creates Health?" workshops for agency and community partners, exploring the role policy, urban planning, racial justice, and the built environment has on the health of residents in the area
Tenant Resources In March, Housing Preservation & Development (HPD) hosted Tenant Resource Fairs, sponsored by Councilmember Salamanca and Community Boards 2 & 3, where over 300 residents learned about tenant rights and resources, the affordable housing lotteries, credit score repair assistance, legal services and more.
Commercial District Needs Small Business Service (SBS) is currently working in partnership with local community-based organizations WHEDco, Youth Ministries for Peace and Justice (YMPJ) and the Southern Boulevard BID to complete a Commercial District Needs Assessment that takes a closer look at the current state of business, retail and commercial activity in the study area and identifies needs, opportunities and recommendations to contribute to local neighborhood revitalization. A final report is expected to be released in Summer 2018.
Community Input Booklet
Throughout 2017, the Department of City Planning (DCP) and Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) met with small groups, engaged people at local events, and conducted a Community Survey. DCP has summarized the feedback to date in an easy to access booklet. The booklet describes the process of collecting information, and for certain categories it summaries what people like about their neighborhood and what they think needs improvement, including direct quotes and some general take-aways.
While the document is only a snapshot of what we've heard so far, this information is meant to be used as a start to the conversation. There will be many more opportunities to provide input and feedback throughout the study process at future events.
Download the Community Input booklet to learn more!
Summer Events Outreach Update
DCP's Bronx Office has been out at many events in the community so far this summer, collecting input from community members around Southern Blvd. Look for us at your local event! Thank you to the many partners who have invited us to table at their events including:
Fannie Lou Hamer Freedom High School
YMPJ
The Point CDC
Casita Maria
WHEDco
Urban Health Plan, and
Bronx River Alliance
Ideas, issues, and concerns contributed during summer outreach and small group discussions will be reflected in public events in the fall. A public open house and visioning session is expected in fall 2017. Following that, the planning process will include public workshops on topics such as housing, jobs & local businesses, public space & access, public space & access, health & community services, and arts & culture.
May 20, 2017: Sheridan Teen Summit
June 11, 2017: South Bronx Cultural Trail
June 8, 2017: South Bronx Cultural Trail - photo 1
July 15, 2017: Bronx River House Celebration and 5K Canoe Challenge - photo 1
June 28, 2017 - Housing-Focused Roundtable Hosted by Council Member Salamanca
On June 28, 2017, Council Member Salamanca, together with the Department of City Planning Bronx Office (DCP Bronx Office) and the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD), convened a roundtable discussion with local affordable housing developers and housing advocacy organizations working directly in the areas around Southern Boulevard. Representatives from Mid Bronx Desperados Community Housing Corporation (MBD), Phipps Houses, South East Bronx Community Organization (SEBCO), Banana Kelly CIA, Mothers on the Move, THE POINT CDC, and Mutual Housing Association of New York (MHANY) had an open conversation about major housing-related issues their organizations are addressing today. Key concerns were heard about the Housing Lottery, Community Preference, HPD Term Sheets, Community Land Trusts, AMI levels and affordability, homelessness, preservation of existing affordable housing, housing conditions, gentrification, and displacement. T his discussion was just the first of many anticipated housing-specific events related to the study and is helping to inform public events in the fall.
This event also marks the start of a series of topical roundtables including, but not limited to, Public Space and Connectivity and Workforce Development, that will lead to multiple public events this fall. In the meantime, the Department of City Planning will continue to listen and gather information at public events held by community partners throughout the rest of the summer.
Summer events outreach
As recommended by the Planning Partners, we will be out in the communities around Southern Boulevard over the summer listening, engaging, and learning from residents about their neighborhoods. We plan to do broad visioning activities to learn from residents, workers, and students on what they love about their community, understand their concerns, and think about the future.
Small group conversations
As a next step, and as recommended by our Planning Partners, DCP is going hyperlocal and taking the planning discussion to small groups across the area. These meetings will provide an opportunity for tenant groups, houses of worship, parent groups, youth groups, senior centers, businesses, and others, to have a more in depth conversation about the importance of planning, the planning process, and their needs and aspirations for their neighborhoods and Southern Boulevard. These conversations will be an opportunity for stakeholders to shape the planning process and ensure their local knowledge informs the study as we lead up to a series of area-wide meetings.
If your group is interested in participating and contributing, please contact us at southernblvd@planning.nyc.gov.
To chronicle where we have been, where we are, and where we are going, we have put together an update newsletter. We look forward to continuing to engage the communities around Southern Blvd as we listen and learn.
View the updated newsletter in English or Español.
In January 2017, the planning partner organizations in the Southern Boulevard Neighborhood Study Area — including representatives from various community organizations and city agencies — met again in small group conversations to answer questions like, why plan, what's in a plan, what do we know about the area, and what does the planning process look like?
Parallel to these efforts, the planning team has continued to collect community feedback via the Southern Boulevard Neighborhood Study community survey, including via the online portal and at a tabling event at Urban Health Plan.
To see materials from the latest planning partners meeting, click the links below:
Notes and handouts from this meeting:
What's in a Plan?
What We Know
In December 2016, we had a check-in meeting with our planning partner organizations. We discussed how to make the survey a success, brainstormed some of the goals and values for the planning process, and began a discussion about what the planning process should look like.
Notes and handouts from the meeting.:
Survey Response Snapshot
Planning Process Draft Overview
The Southern Boulevard Neighborhood Planning Study is in its early stage. You will find information on public meetings and activities posted here.
In October 2016, DCP, sister agencies, and Councilmember Rafael Salamanca welcomed the planning partners, a diverse group of local stakeholders and leaders, to the East Bronx Academy. The partners presented past plans and their organizational missions, and shared their ideas for the planning process for Southern Boulevard. The planning partners will help drive community participation and share what they know about the neighborhood based on their planning and work in the area.
Councilmember Rafael Salamanca welcomes participants to the planning partners meeting in October 2016.
See the recap and materials from the meeting:
Recap Summary
Introduction Presentation
Local Plans and Studies
Agency Boards
Notes from the meeting


98% of text messages are read, compared to 22% of emails, 29% of tweets and 12% of Facebook posts (source: Frost & Sullivan). So why wouldn't a business SMS-enable as much of their products and communications as possible?
While it sounds simple, there's actually a lot going on behind the scenes when you send a text message. If you think about it, there are hundreds of mobile operators around the world. Some receive messaging in binary format, while others via the ASCII format. Furthermore, say a person recently changed from one carrier to another – this is also something that a service delivery platform must be able to detect in order to convert messages appropriately. And what if a person's phone is turned off? Something else to be aware of so that the message can be held until the phone has been turned back on. Or, what if the message sent is too long for a text message? This too must be identified so that the message could be split into the right number of shorter messages in order to comply with the proper SMS character count.
You get the point. With all these scenarios to consider, how can a company with no previous experience in text messaging delivery operate at the level of a global carrier? Well, that's where the magic of an SMS web service API comes in!
When looking for an SMS web service API solution, it's most convenient to use a provider which has an SMS service center that takes requests in REST format and converts them into SMPP. It's also important to ensure that the solution is straightforward and well-documented. With the right SMS web service API, a customer can be set up to send and receive text messages in a matter of minutes!
When selecting an SMS web service API, it's important to look for an end–to–end solution that's designed to address the needs of businesses looking to SMS–enable their products, services and customer communications. A critical factor for this type of solution is an SMS service provider's access to a high-load, redundant network infrastructure that's making use of multiple bandwidth sources and geographically redundant hardware. For example, Voxox's SMS web service API clients regularly send more than 200 text messages per second – that's 6 million messages per 8 hour workday! It's very important that each message goes where it's intended. Hence, in an ultra high availability data transaction environment, you want a reliable system that maintains a 99.999% uptime.
Quality and convenience are important, but everyone's got a budget to work with. Hence pricing is another key factor when evaluating an SMS web service API. Sliding scale pricing that takes volume into account can be very effective in this scenario. Also, you may be able to cut costs if you're working with a company that has carrier status (for example – you can check to see if they are a CLEC or "competitive local exchange carrier") because such a company has direct carrier relationships with other global carriers; hence, you're not paying a premium for going through a "middleman." Such SMS service providers can also offer more features for their SMS solutions, such as the availability of 2-way SMS for their phone numbers (or "DIDs"), or having voice tied to phone numbers, in case you want an end-user to be able to call back regarding an SMS notification.
And there you have it! When you need to find a way to handle large volume message delivery, look for an SMS web service API that's easy to work with, requires no special knowledge of SMS, and is reliable with top notch infrastructure and capacity to scale. Then, when you narrow down your list to providers that fit this criteria, shop around to make sure you're getting a good deal!


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Taliban kill five Afghan soldiers in an attack on a military outpost in Kandahar
Published By ITCT News Desk On : January 2, 2019
Stabbing attack at Manchester Station, three injured including a police officer
Taliban insider attack targets Italian forces in Western Herat province
Afghanistan: Taliban fighters detonated explosives planted in a tunnel below an Afghan military outpost, killing five soldiers and wounding six, an Afghan police official said on Wednesday.
The attack took place on Tuesday in the Maiwand district of the southern province of Kandahar, police spokesman Mohammad Ashraf Watandost said, according to Reuters.
A Taliban spokesman based in Kandahar, Qari Yousuf Ahmadi, said the militants had killed or wounded 35 soldiers and destroyed a large cache of weapons and ammunition.
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— قاري محمد يوسف احمدي (@QMY_Ahmadi) January 2, 2019
Afghan border security forces separately claimed to have thwarted an attack on Italian military advisers at a paramilitary base in the western province of Herat on Wednesday.
Noorullah Qadri, the commander of 207 Zafar military corps, said two attackers who had infiltrated the border security forces tried to kill the Italians.
"The Italian nationals escaped uninjured. One attacker was gunned down immediately and the other was arrested," said Qadri.
The Italian forces are part of the NATO-led Resolute Support Mission focused on training, advising and assisting the Afghan forces in four western provinces. Italy has 895 soldiers attached to Resolute Support.
Officials at the Italian embassy in Kabul were not immediately available for comment.


I've got Linux talking to Windoze just fine, but how does one get Linux talking to Linux? I am running FC3, and all I see when I go to the network in "Computer" is the Windows network. I do not want to have to access another Linux box through SMB blocks, that seems stupid. Anyone have any ideas? Thanks!!!
I've gotten so far with this stuff, it's amazing.
You are right, don't use samba (the SMB or CIFS protocols). I would use scp or sftp to transfer files back and forth between the two servers. You just need to ensure that sshd is running on them (it almost always is).
If you use samba you can drop and drag if you like. I use samba at home with a multitude of different linux and windows on the network and they all play well together including the Linux to Linux transfers.
Are there slowdowns in transfer speed on the Linux to Linux transfers in comparison to the Windows to Linux transfers?
You can also drag 'n' drop with sftp and ftp, as browsers such as konqueror support both protocols.
If you want to get technical, linux's TCP/IP stack is supposedly faster than Windows. This is due to some technical reason that I am not quite familiar with.


Samsung has announced that it has begun mass producing the industry's first one-terabyte (TB) embedded Universal Flash Storage (eUFS) 2.1, for use in next-generation mobile applications. Just four years after introducing the first UFS solution, the 128-gigabyte (GB) eUFS, Samsung has passed the much-anticipated terabyte threshold in smartphone storage.
The 1TB eUFS also possesses exceptional speed, allowing users to transfer large amounts of multimedia content in significantly reduced time. At up to 1,000 megabytes per second (MB/s), the new eUFS features approximately twice the sequential read speed of a typical 2.5-inch SATA solid state drive (SSD). This means that 5GB-sized full HD videos can be offloaded to an NVMe SSD in as fast as five seconds, which is 10 times the speed of a typical microSD card.
Furthermore, the random read speed has increased by up to 38 percent over the 512GB version, clocking in at up to 58,000 IOPS. Random writes are 500 times faster than a high-performance microSD card (100 IOPS), coming in at up to 50,000 IOPS. The random speeds allow for high-speed continuous shooting at 960 frames per second and will enable smartphone users to take full advantage of the multi-camera capabilities in today and tomorrow's flagship models.


4. Help me do something fun every night to break up the monotony of all the work.
I started the week off right, with my girl of choice, Colleen. KEEP EM COMING! Seriously. I'm only asking because I need some encouragement this week. I'm pretty good at taking care of myself, but this girl is really at the end of her wire and could use the love and support of her friends.


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With the "David Bowie Is" exhibition opening in Chicago this week, and yesterday being declared an official David Bowie Day in the city, the internet is overloaded with posts re-evaluating the rock veteran's 50-year career as a recording artist. So why not one more?
I should start by outing myself as a massive fan. And coincidentally, I've been re-evaluating the Thin White Duke's career on my own while reading Paul Trynka's excellent Starman biography.
David Bowie's mastery of multimedia performance and self-promotion has always been an influence on my career as a Creative Director. So I'd like to take this opportunity to share some of the key lessons I've learned from the strange man behind the music:
1. Don't fear failure
Most fans under the age of 60 see Bowie's career in hindsight, as a spectacular rise to fame by a gifted rock star. Prior to 1972, however, this destiny was by no means secure. David Jones spent 8 years jumping from band-to-band, and label-to-label, producing a number of singles and albums that failed to set the charts on fire, before he found a winning formula with the Ziggy Stardust persona.
http://youtu.be/2tUzT3kepiY
Moral of the story: Don't expect to hit brilliance right out of the gate; for most creative people, success is the result of taking risks, accepting failure, learning and moving on. The real key is not to give up.
2. Steal from the best
David Bowie, in his prime, was the epitome of "to copy one is plagiarism, to copy many is research" — but he superseded the popularity of many of his influences (like Little Richard, Marc Bolan, Lou Reed and Iggy Pop) over time by effortlessly blending their showmanship, glitter, grit and angst into something entirely new. And he did it again and again, throughout his career, incorporating soul, techno, and dance music into albums that defined the 1970s.
Moral of the story: The proverb "there is nothing new under the sun" is an old one, and great ideas are not pulled out of the air. Creativity requires you to constantly feed your muse with art, culture, even reality TV — and letting it blend and assimilate until it breeds exciting new insights.
3. Know when to let go
Nobody likes a one-trick pony. Rather than let the Ziggy Stardust spectacle outlive the glam rock fad, Bowie arranged a public execution of his most celebrated persona. His band, and his management, were horrified at the time. Why throw away a sure thing? But over time Bowie proved that he had many, many more surprises in store.
http://youtu.be/WLZNBbxJ2xo?t=57s
Moral of the story: The best way to stay fresh is to be ready to keep moving outside your comfort zone. Resting on your laurels after an early success will make you obsolete, fast.
4. Surround yourself with people who challenge you
Between 1976 and 1977, David Bowie produced four of the most innovative albums pop music had ever seen. Two of them were collaborations with Iggy Pop that brought his career back from death and remain his greatest solo efforts; the other two were genre-defining game changers that introduced the world to German techno music and jumped Bowie ahead of the so-called new wave. He did this by choosing his collaborators well: In addition to Iggy Pop, the bizarre genius of Roxy Music founder Brian Eno (who would go on to break ground with Talking Heads, Devo and U2) and chronically under-appreciated producer Tony Visconti.
Moral of the story: Never convince yourself you have all the solutions. Sometimes listening to other people's weird ideas will push you to a higher level.
5. If you're in a slump, try something completely different
David Bowie had dabbled in acting in the '70s, but his work in '80s movies such as Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence, The Hunger, Absolute Beginners, Labyrinth and several cameo roles made it seem as if the music was becoming a secondary interest. (He only really released one strong album in the whole decade.) But he managed to make an impression on a new generation of video-obsessed fans.
Moral of the story: You weren't put on this earth to do one thing only. Lots of people have found creative rejuvenation in packing it in and totally changing course. Painting, photography, carpentry, gardening, and poetry are all out there.
6. Don't let the work kill you
David was riding high on his career's third act, 10 years ago, touring the world playing marathon arena shows, when tragedy almost struck. A blocked artery in his heart required immediate surgery, cancelled the rest of the tour, and resulted in a decade of unannounced retirement. Instead, he focussed on raising his young daughter (with supermodel Iman) and acting as elder patron to a new generation of musicians.
Moral of the story: Okay, this is advertising. We all know that stress, broken relationships and substance abuse often go hand-in-hand with succeeding in a cut-throat industry. But it's not worth your health or your soul. Ensuring your legacy through mentoring can actually be far more rewarding, and the "kids" can teach you a thing or two.
7. Never stop being open to inspiration
When David Bowie staged his comeback last year, it was one of the best-kept secrets in the music industry. He had managed to privately record a complete album, bringing back the band from his latter years and Tony Visconti, the producer of some of his best work.
Because he never really quit, Bowie could take his time and let the inspiration return when it was ready. The result was a strong album that reminded people of his past glories without trying too hard to be young again.
However, he did continue to show a keen eye for current trends when he hired LCD Soundsystem's James Murphy (who had just produced Arcade Fire's latest album) to remix one of his new songs for the arty set.
Moral of the story: As my mother always says, you can grow old without ever growing up. Isn't that what being creative is all about?
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Q: Acessar carouselview dentro de uma listview Eu tenho uma ListView e dentro dela tenho um CarouselView com o nome de CarrosselDeImagens, mas no code behind eu não consigo acessar o CarouselView. Tipo assim: CarrosselDeImagens.ItemSource = listaImagens.
Como que eu poderia acessar o carouselview dentro de uma listview?
Código XAML:
<ListView x:Name="LstClassificados" HasUnevenRows="true" SeparatorVisibility="None">
    <ListView.ItemTemplate>
        <DataTemplate>
            <ViewCell>
                <ViewCell.View>
                    <ContentView BackgroundColor="White">
                        <Frame BorderColor="#49c1ff"
                               Margin="10"
                               CornerRadius="10">
                            <StackLayout>
                                <Label Text="{Binding titulo}"
                                       FontSize="Medium"
                                       FontAttributes="Bold"
                                       VerticalTextAlignment="Center"
                                       HorizontalTextAlignment="Center"
                                       HorizontalOptions="Center" />

                                <control:CarouselViewControl Grid.Column="0"
                                                             Grid.Row="1"
                                                             x:Name="CarrosselDeImagens"
                                                             ShowIndicators="True"
                                                             Orientation="Horizontal"
                                                             WidthRequest="300"
                                                             HeightRequest="300">

                                    <control:CarouselViewControl.ItemTemplate>
                                        <DataTemplate>
                                            <Image Source="{Binding .}" />
                                        </DataTemplate>
                                    </control:CarouselViewControl.ItemTemplate>
                                </control:CarouselViewControl>
                            </StackLayout>
                        </Frame>
                    </ContentView>
                </ViewCell.View>
            </ViewCell>
        </DataTemplate>
    </ListView.ItemTemplate>
</ListView>

Modelo:
public class Classificado
{
    public int IdClassificado { get; set; }
    public string id { get; set; }
    public string titulo { get; set; }
    public string texto { get; set; }
    public string contato_email { get; set; }
    public string contato_tel { get; set; }
    public string contato_hora { get; set; }
    public string pago { get; set; }
    public string categ { get; set; }
    public string subcateg { get; set; }

    private string _img_link1;
    public string img_link1 { get { return "http://" + _img_link1; } set { _img_link1 = value; } }

    private string _img_link2;
    public string img_link2 { get { return "http://" + _img_link2; } set { _img_link2 = value; } }

    private string _img_link3;
    public string img_link3 { get { return "http://" + _img_link3; } set { _img_link3 = value; } }

    private string _img_link4;
    public string img_link4 { get { return "http://" + _img_link4; } set { _img_link4 = value; } }

    private string _img_link5;
    public string img_link5 { get { return "http://" + _img_link5; } set { _img_link5 = value; } }

    private string _img_link6;
    public string img_link6 { get { return "http://" + _img_link6; } set { _img_link6 = value; } }
}

Método de carregar
private void CarregarCarrossel()
{
    var linkImagens = new List<string>
    {
        linkImagem.img_link1,
        linkImagem.img_link2,
        linkImagem.img_link3,
        linkImagem.img_link4,
        linkImagem.img_link5,
        linkImagem.img_link6
    };

    List<string> imagens = new List<string>();

    foreach (var link in linkImagens)
    {
        string flag = "http://";

        if (link != flag)
            imagens.Add(link);
    }

    CarrosselDeImagens.ItemsSource = imagens;
}

A: Para fazer funcionar o seu código, eu incluí uma nova propriedade Imagens no modelo de Classificado para prover a coleção que o Carrossel precisa como ItemsSource.
O modelo ficaria assim:
public class Classificado
{
    /* Suas outras propriedades */

    public IEnumerable<string> Imagens
    {
        get
        {
            var ret = new List<string>();

            if(!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(img_link1))
                ret.Add(img_link1);

            if(!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(img_link2))
                ret.Add(img_link2);

            if(!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(img_link3))
                ret.Add(img_link3);

            if(!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(img_link4))
                ret.Add(img_link4);

            if(!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(img_link5))
                ret.Add(img_link5);

            if(!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(img_link6))
                ret.Add(img_link6);

            return ret;
        }
    }
}

Já no XAML da ListView, o ViewCell do DataTemplate ficaria assim:
<ViewCell>
    <ContentView BackgroundColor="White">
        <Frame BorderColor="#49c1ff"
               Margin="10"
               CornerRadius="10">
            <StackLayout>
                <Label Text="{Binding titulo}"
                       FontSize="Medium"
                       FontAttributes="Bold"
                       VerticalTextAlignment="Center"
                       HorizontalTextAlignment="Center"
                       HorizontalOptions="Center" />

                <control:CarouselViewControl Grid.Column="0"
                                             Grid.Row="1"
                                             ShowIndicators="True"
                                             Orientation="Horizontal"
                                             WidthRequest="300"
                                             ItemsSource="{Binding Imagens}"
                                             HeightRequest="300">

                    <control:CarouselViewControl.ItemTemplate>
                        <DataTemplate>
                            <Image Source="{Binding .}" />
                        </DataTemplate>
                    </control:CarouselViewControl.ItemTemplate>
                </control:CarouselViewControl>
            </StackLayout>
        </Frame>
    </ContentView>
</ViewCell>

Observe que eu só adicionei a declaração de ItemsSource="{Binding Imagens}" no control:CarouselViewControl e removi o x:Name (você só teria acesso a ele dentro do contexto do próprio item, não no codebehid).
Notas
Eu não sei se vai funcionar bem ter dois componentes que lidam com o evendo de scroll aninhados. Isso não é recomendado e pode ser que você enfrente alguns problemas de usabilidade por causa disso.
Você já deve saber que o cenário ideal desse tipo de implementação seria aplicar o MVVM. Não hesite em fazê-lo tão logo quanto possível. Você será capaz de reaproveitar bastante código, reduzirá retrabalho, facilitará a manutenção e deixará seu código testável.
Espero que isso ajude.

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I have always been a fan of A Nightmare Before Christmas. I think the character of Jack Skellington is incredibly well done, even if it isn't perfect. The animation still holds up today and the soundtrack is masterful. The adoration for this movie is well deserved, but at the same time there are those of you that take the worship of this movie to obscene limits.
I actually have a friend who hisses at the thought of the film strictly because of how annoying some of its zealots can be.
It's essentially the story about the king of Halloween discovering Christmas and wants to celebrate it. It ends up being a pleasant blend of How The Grinch Stole Christmas & "Insert Cartoon Character Here" Saves Christmas. Jack kidnaps Santa Claus and tries to stand in for him.
Jack's Lament is the post Halloween celebration confession from the skeleton king that he is feels like his life is stuck in a rut. He finds no joy in that which used to give his life purpose and meaning. He's become such a master of mischief and a savant at terrorizing people who it has lost its appeal. It's all the same thing over and over again, his life has grown very stagnant.
He'd give it all up if he only could" – Jack Skellington.
Those of you following this blog I'm sure were curious as to what happened the last few days, there was a couple of missed post when I was supposed to have a new one each day until Halloween. To that I must humbly apologize, Saturday night it struck me, the Halloween Spirit has completely left my system.
Between the downtown festivities with everyone dressing up and celebrating, and the fact that I'm working till 130am on Halloween night and will miss the best part of the night. I feel like a defeated Jack, lost in the madness of something that once provided so much joy and purpose. I was driving a friend home from downtown and it hit me that already I felt as though Halloween was coming to an end.
I struggle now to try to recapture that feeling, but alas I fear it is now lost.
For what it is worth Oct 27th was a really good night, even though the visit was brief and very sober I had a great time in Shea Heights at a friend party, and before that I was at a hotel room with another friend and her friends. If you want to know how that night went well, the first thing I see when I walk in is three girls sitting in a Jacuzzi as I enter the room, so how do you think that night went?
I need to try to recapture that Halloween spirit before this year is a complete loss. I have 48 hours to do so, and the next two days I essentially work all evening and night. Any suggestions for me there interweb?
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A little bit about me: I am a part time sculptor on the side of my day job and university studies (Materials Engineering) and currently live in Harrogate. I first started chainsaw carving about 7 years ago and have been developing my skills ever since.
I love travelling, keeping active and spending time with family and friends. I'm very fortunate that I have managed to turn my creative streak to good uses and make things that people appreciate and enjoy, I have always enjoyed working with my hands whether that be art or making something functional. I enjoy woodwork in particular because it is a wonderful material to work with but i have ambitions to try out some other materials for my work too.
Chainsaw carving is a form of power carving which mainly relies on the use of a chainsaws to sculpt the wood into the desired subject, hand chisels are rarely used except for very fine detail. As a esult chainsaw carvings can be produced relatively quickly in comparison with most other forms of sculpture. Chainsaw carving is thought to have originated in he US and has gradually been growing in popularity in the UK.
Clearly the most common material I sculpt in is wood (Although I have now sculpted in polystyrene and hope to try more), it lends itself well to being sculpted and is hard wearing and has the natural feel which most other materials lack. Generally i sculpt from 'green' logs, which means wood which has not been dried. The species of wood does not matter too drastically as long as it is in reasonably good condition, some species are better suited than others to resisting rot or splitting which i can advise you on as required.


Records of St Andrew's Presbyterian/United Reformed Church, SwanseaVarious Plaques And BoardsWall plaque for the Memorial tablet in memory of Mr Alan Paton, St Andrews Sunday School Superintendent, erected by Scholars and teachers. n.d.
Wall plaque for the Memorial tablet in memory of Mr Alan Paton, St Andrews Sunday School Superintendent, erected by Scholars and teachers. n.d.


Hpa An is the state capital of Karen State with about 80.000 inhabitants. Literally it can be translated with frog vomit. You will find out the story if you ask someone at the Shweyinhmyaw Paya, where a frog and a snake are placed. The quiet pagoda overlooks the Than Lwin (Salween) River. Beside the river the town is surrounded by picturesque limestone mountains in all direction.
Most inhabitants are Buddhists, followed by Baptist, Anglican and Roman Catholic Christians. Hpa An has been missioned during the colonial times. To get a bit of background on local culture and history, visit to the Kayin Cultural Museum.
With the opening of the Thai/Burmese border at nearby Myawaddy, the town has become the most overland travel from Thailand. The new A1 Highway, which will eventually connect to India takes you form the Thai Border to Hpa An in less than 3 hours.
On the other site of the river is Hpan Pu Mountain, which you can climb in 30 minutes for stunning views of the surroundings and onto Hpa An itself., best on sunrise or sunset. It is better to trek the mountain in sturdy shoes.
The traditional market in Hpa An town is a bustling place where many languages from Kayin, Thai, Mon and even Chinese have been spoken. It is a good place to buy traditional hand woven Karen Longyis and other local crafts.
Kyauk Kalat translated water garden is a single karst mountain with a tiny pagoda on top. It is set in an artificial lake surrounded by rice paddies. Great photo opportunity.
Mount Zwekabin and Lumbini Garden are the must visit in Hpa An. The 722 high mountain is the backdrop for the over 1000 Buddha Statues.
Saddar Cave is perhaps the most beautiful cave in Myanmar. You can walk through the entire lime stone ridge in about 20 minutes. Please don't forget to take your shoes off and bring a torch (can also be rent on the entrance). On the other side of the mountain you can take a traditional boat, which takes you under the rock back to where you started from.
Hiking Mount Zwekabin - The 1.5 hours to 3 hour climb is definitely worth it. Go early to avoid the midday heat.
Get lost in the countryside of Hpa An. There are plenty of villages to discover with outstanding friendly locals.
Mawlamyine can be reached by road Yangon and Mawlamyine. There is also road connection to Thailand.
There are private ferry connection with Mawlamyine. There are no flights to Hpa An.
San Ma Tau Restaurant - A little a way from the center, but still can be reached within 15 Minutes you find this tradition curry house. order one main dish and get between 5-10 side dishes, including vegetables, dips and chutneys to fill your belly. Best visit during lunch time. Open daily.
Veranda Restaurant - This is a youth community café. A little bit outside of town set in a beautiful garden with bamboo furniture. They serve only vegetarian food mainly from local products. Try the avocado salad and the fruit shakes. All can of social events are happening there. Open every day except Sundays.
Lucky Beer Station – Chinese food restaurant with Thai Influence and the colder beers in town. Located behind the market and near Soe Brother Guesthouse. Mingle with the locals. Open daily.


New York, NY – March 28, 2019 – The Citizens Budget Commission (CBC) today released "Swimming in Subsidies," a comprehensive report detailing the high operating subsidy for the NYC Ferry service. At $10.73 per ride, the operating subsidy for NYC Ferry is 10 times that of the New York City Transit (NYCT) system. Furthermore, NYC Ferry transports fewer people annually than the subway transports in a day.
The two main factors for the ferry's significant subsidies are: high operating costs, driven up by long routes and seasonal and leisure-oriented ridership; and low revenue, due to the decision to peg the ferry fare to subway and bus fare.
Launched three years ago, NYC Ferry serves more than 4 million passengers annually along six routes, with plans to add two additional routes by 2021 and reach 9 million riders by 2023. The expansion of NYC Ferry service will require even greater public subsidies—reaching as much as $24.75 per ride for the Coney Island route.
Compared to other transit operators, the ferry system serves relatively few riders. There were 24.5 million trips on the Staten Island Ferry, 89.2 million on the Long Island Railroad, 691 million on local MTA buses, and 2.7 billion on subways in 2017.
EDC and City officials can take action to improve the system. For example, dynamic pricing models and modified schedules could be implemented for long, low-productivity routes that require substantial subsidies and see demand spikes on weekends. Express bus fares are higher than NYC Ferry's and the previous ferry service charged a higher fare on weekends, which allowed it to recoup a larger share of its operating costs.
To read "Swimming in Subsidies" visit https://cbcny.org/research/swimming-subsidies.


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Paul Manafort, Rick Gates and George Papadopoulos charged. Europe swinging to the right. By Hamish McDonald.
Paul Manafort outside court in Washington, D. C., on Monday.
Donald Trump lurches off Air Force One in Beijing on Wednesday in what will be portrayed by the Chinese propaganda apparatus as the template for the glorious century ahead: a ruler from a distant land coming to pay tribute to the Middle Kingdom.
It won't help that Trump himself looks like a walking example of American decline. Behind him is a chaotic Washington, with special counsel Robert Mueller making his first arrests over Trump retinue links to Russian interests and Trump's own Republican Party riven by open criticism of the president's behaviour in office. Ahead of him is Chinese leader Xi Jinping with the 89 million-member Communist Party locked in adulation at the profundity of his "Thought".
The United States will of course survive Trump and continue to show the world creative surprises, and as we've noted before, Xi could soon find himself faced with financial crisis and Japanese-style long-term stagnation in a middle-income trap. But for the moment, Xi is likely to play Trump deftly with vague promises of "win-win" economic co-operation and token trade gestures. The Las Vegas and Macau casino magnate Steve Wynn is acting as Xi's back channel to Trump: the Chinese have got Trump's measure and know how to play him.
The American business lobby in Beijing is saying the Trump administration shows no signs of grasping the systemic bias in China's trade and investment policies, including ownership limits in many sectors, intensified promotion of state-owned enterprises, and new regulations ostensibly for national and cybersecurity that require surrender of source codes, potentially leading to state-sponsored piracy of intellectual property.
It will be Trump's first visit to Asia as president, with stops also in Tokyo and Seoul, on the way to the Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation summit in Vietnam next weekend. He'll then call on his chum Rodrigo Duterte in Manila before heading home, leaving behind Rex Tillerson to attend the security-focused East Asia Summit in a nearby Philippine city.
Our prime minister will be one of many regional leaders hoping to catch Trump's attention on the sidelines, in his case to mention that pesky deal to take some 1250 of the refugees marooned on Manus Island and Nauru, as only 54 have been accepted so far. Immigration Minister Peter Dutton's decision to close the Manus camp this week, throwing the inmates out into the local community, will not have made it any easier for US officials to step up the process. Unless New Zealand steps in to extract Australia from its embarrassment again, as it did with John Howard's "Pacific Solution". Jacinda Ardern will repeat Wellington's offer to take some of the refugees when she meets Turnbull in Sydney tomorrow.
Mueller's investigation has probably got beyond the point where Trump can do much to stop it, much as he's toyed with the idea of emulating Richard Nixon's Saturday Night Massacre of Watergate prosecutors by sacking the former FBI director.
Such an act would clearly raise the case for impeachment on grounds of interfering in the course of justice, and destroy what remains of Trump's assertions that he's got nothing to hide, no connections at all with Russia. Breitbart News chief and former White House strategist Steve Bannon is said to be advising Trump to try nobbling Mueller in other ways – cutting his budget, badmouthing him and being difficult with documents – but that would look shabby, too.
Trump has also explored his powers of pardon, which are extensive relating to federal offences, such as those against his former associates Paul Manafort and Rick Gates, who've both pleaded not guilty. But most presidents leave pardons to their last day in office, so they can't face impeachment or major political fallout. The charges against the two for money laundering, tax evasion and acting as the undisclosed agent of the Kremlin's favourite politician in Ukraine are too serious for even Trump to excuse.
Trump is now wondering what the third figure's co-operation with Mueller has opened up. George Papadopoulos joined the Trump election campaign in March 2016 as a member of his foreign policy advisory team. There are pictures of him sitting round a boardroom table with Trump and other members.
For months after that, Papadopoulos worked hard at getting the Trump campaign in contact with Russian officials, with the aim of obtaining dirt on Hillary Clinton via hacked emails and setting up a rapprochement with Vladimir Putin. He even thought at one point he had a pathway via a niece of Putin, who turned out to be imaginary.
Papadopoulos lied about all of this to Mueller's investigation in March this year, then decided to sing when arrested in July. He was formally charged only on October 5, pleading guilty to having lied to the Mueller inquiry. Mueller revealed this plea-bargain just one hour after disclosing the arrests and charges against Manafort and Gates on Monday. Trump's crowing on Twitter that their alleged criminal activity preceded his campaign was thus short-lived.
For many weeks, Papadopoulos has been effectively an undercover informant for Mueller, engaging other members of the Trump entourage in possibly incriminating email and telephone exchanges, and may even have been wired up for face-to-face meetings. Perhaps he talked to Trump himself. All the president's men will be pondering if they should try to cut a deal, too.
If there was a consolidated electoral swing-o-meter for Europe, it would have gone sharply to the right in recent times. The European experiment in unity looks more and more frayed and even the internal unity of some countries is being tested.
Over the past week, the government of Catalonia has been dismissed by the central government in Madrid, and its leaders become fugitives. In Italy, voters in the rich northern provinces of Lombardy and Veneto voted in referendums last month for more autonomy and retaining a greater share of locally collected taxes. Garibaldi's work could yet come undone, especially as the Italian running the European Central Bank, Mario Draghi, is now having to slow the quantitative easing that is pouring German savings into the tottering Italian banking system.
The far right is rising in the former Austro-Hungarian empire, following the ascent of the anti-Muslim and anti-Semitic Viktor Orbán in Budapest.
Last month the 31-year-old Austrian foreign minister, Sebastian Kurz, led his centre-right People's Party to polls that put him in prime position to become chancellor, with the far-right Freedom Party as coalition partner. New barriers to immigration will be the cornerstone of the alliance.
Then in the Czech Republic, the brash billionaire Andrej Babiš took his ANO party (the initials stand for Action of Dissatisfied Citizens in Czech) to first place in that country's parliamentary elections. Again, the main grievance he tapped was over the European Union's allotment of refugee quotas around member countries. Babiš was asked to form a government this week by President Miloš Zeman, but it will be a minority one. None of the other eight parties are ready to back him until he clears fraud charges over misuse of EU subsidies.
Zeman distinguished himself at a recent press conference by waving a replica AK-47 with the words "For journalists" written on it. This was a few days after a car bomb killed investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia in Malta. Previously Zeman has referred to journalists as "manure" and "hyenas". In May this year he joked at a joint appearance with Putin that some of the attending press needed to be "liquidated". It's a sorry picture for an office first adorned by the writer Václav Havel.
This article was first published in the print edition of The Saturday Paper on Nov 4, 2017 as "China ready to take advantage of Trump". Subscribe here.


From next April, workers aged over 25 will be entitled to a 'national living wage' of £7.20 an hour, rising to £9 an hour by 2020.
Meanwhile, Employment Allowance will increase by a further £1,000 to £3,000. Businesses will have their employer National Insurance bill cut by another £1,000 from April 2016, as the Employment Allowance rises from £2,000 to £3,000. This means, next year, businesses will be able to employ four people full time on the National Living Wage and pay no National Insurance at all.
The Employment Allowance will only allow employers (who are currently paying minimum wage) to offset the cost of the Living Wage increases up to 2,000 hours. After that, the business will be a net loser unless it is profitable enough to benefit from the reduction in the rate of corporation tax.
Here's what a few of the business community think of the initiative.


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'Only Revolutions' has become so popular that the tracks of the album still play in every iPod and MP3 player all across the globe. The album peaked at #3 in the UK charts. Their hit singles like 'Mountains', 'That Golden Rule' and 'Many of Horror' reached the Top Ten UK singles charts when they were released.
Biffy Clyro are a Scottish rock band which was formed in the year 1995 however it was originally called Screwfish. Guitarist Simon Neil was a 15 year boy when he hired vocalist/drummer Ben Johnston and a drummer named Barry. Barry was soon replaced by Ben's twin brother James Johnston who has been consistently performing for the band.
Biffy Clyro have released five studio albums so far. The band significantly improved their fan base with the release of Puzzles in 2007 which peaked at #2 on UK charts. The band has so far received 7 awards in various categories too.
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This is currently a project in progress, the guides will get updated over time.
This arcade project is a modern approach to the retro arcade cabinets, as I'm building the arcade system myself I'll have full control over how many players or what 'features' it will have. Everyone with a basic woodwork skill, average PC skills and an admiration for arcade and retro gaming can build one themselves.
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Why is there a ditch around the school and church on Frenchay Common? The ditch is more correctly called a Ha-Ha. It was designed by landscape gardeners in the 18th century as a way of keeping the cattle out of the gardens of stately homes. The Ha-Ha prevented the cattle getting in without the visual barrier of a hedge or fence. From a distance there appeared to be just rolling fields.
At one time some residents had grazing rights on the Common. It was necessary to keep their horses out of the churchyard so a Ha-Ha was dug.