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Brokerage sales fall in September and 3Q; prices paid increase
U.S. brokerage sales volume in September was 4 percent lower than the previous September.
John Burnham, YachtWorld.com
U.S. brokerage sales volume in September was 4 percent lower than the previous September, but 10 percent higher in total price paid, as 2,367 boats sold for $286.6 million.
The results were broadly similar to those of the third quarter this year — total value rose 10 percent as volume declined by 2 percent, according to YachtWorld member brokers reporting in SoldBoats, their proprietary database.
During the quarter 8,613 boats changed hands, 174 fewer than the 8,787 that sold in the same quarter last year. The total price paid was $962.5 million, an increase of $90 million from the $871.9 million that was paid the year before.
The bulk of the market value gain during the quarter was attributable to the $142.8 million that was paid for 40 superyachts (80 feet and longer), a figure that was sharply higher than the $59.6 million that was paid for 38 superyachts during the quarter last year. The average price paid jumped from $1.6 million last year to $3.6 million this year.
The rest of the value gain — $7.3 million — came in much smaller increments in sales of boats 45 feet and shorter. In fact, fewer boats were sold during the third quarter in the two highest-volume categories: Sales of boats 26 to 35 feet were down 3 percent, and sales of boats under 26 feet were down 1 percent.
The other high-volume category, boats from 36 to 45 feet, reported level sales. Yet all three segments showed increases in the total price paid and the average price paid. In the 26- to 35-foot range in particular, despite 104 fewer boats sold, the aggregate value of sales was $200.4 million, an increase of $6.5 million, and the average boat sold for $60,700, up from $56,900.
In contrast, sales of boats from 46 to 55 feet were down 4 percent and the total value slipped from $145.5 million to $144.1 million. And among boats from 56 to 79 feet, the sales volume declined 8 percent and the total value was down by $2.8 million. Yet even in those two categories, the average prices increased by 4 percent to 6 percent.
For this month's story we created an extra report to help answer the universal question of boat sellers: "How long will it take to sell this boat?" The data in our table show the median time required to sell powerboats and sailboats of different ages.
We often publish data on the average time required to sell a boat, which can be skewed by extreme cases at either end, as well as by small sample sizes. A median time provides a norm, and as the seller it's up to you to decide whether your boat fits the norm.
Among powerboats, the data show that with age and length, it takes longer to sell a boat. The only exception is among boats from 56 to 79 feet, where a boat that is 11 to 20 years old may sell a little faster than a newer boat. Overall the median sale time for powerboats is shorter than for sailboats; the exception to this is for boats 26 to 45 feet that are more than 21 years old.
Among sailboats, we see a different pattern. In all segments below 80 feet, boats 11 to 20 years old sell more quickly than newer boats. Given that relatively few sailboats were built in the past 10 years, compared with previous decades, this would appear to defy conventional marketplace wisdom that recent models are scarce and sell quickly.
The conventional wisdom may be right in the case of some of the boats on the market, but clearly the median time to sale is greater for newer boats.
John Burnham is the managing editor of Dominion Marine Media.
This article originally appeared in the November 2016 issue.
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Paul Klein of LANY Doesn't Want To Just Survive, He Wants To Thrive
"My life isn't normal and I'm never home, but at the end of the day, it's a gift to be able to do this."
by Erica Russell
Photographs by JENS INGVARSSON, Fashion by SAVANNAH WHITE
It's been a whirlwind four years for LANY. Since first dropping music online back in 2014, the West Coast synth-pop trio has conquered the Billboard charts, racked up tons of streams on Spotify, and toured nearly 30 countries on a sweeping concert and festival run—all with a single album under their belt.
For laid-back frontman Paul Klein, the group's meteoric rise may seem pressure-filled to most, but he's just happy to be along for the ride. "One thing that I try to work into the culture of LANY is that I don't want to just survive—I want to thrive," he explains. "On tour, you can go into survival mode, or you can get off the plane and sleep through your whole day and get messed up. I'm trying to find a rhythm. My life isn't normal and I'm never home, but at the end of the day, it's a gift to be able to do this."
Ahead of LANY's sophomore album Malibu Nights, out October 5, the performer remains in awe of the band's success, including the artistic privileges it's afforded them. In other words, he's humble, emanating the exact sort of romantic musings you might expect from the man behind songs like "ILYSB." "It's a magical place, but I think Malibu can feel lonely at times," Klein shares of the coastal paradise. "It's really beautiful, but also really broken. Those two things seem to be embedded in the music. Every single word and emotion on the album is true. Sometimes I think I was put on this earth to write Malibu Nights."
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Schindler's List and Jewish Representation
Posted by Amanda Leiserowitz on Jun 04, 2019 in Spring 2019
Written by Maya Gonzales
Photo courtesy of United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of Instytut Pamieci Narodowej
Six million Jews were murdered at the hands of the Nazi party in the 1940's, yet it took fifty years for a Hollywood director to tell the story of the Holocaust. Schindler's List was the first American film dealing with the Holocaust to be successful among popular audiences in the United States. In typical Hollywood fashion, the story follows hero, albeit member of the Nazi party, Oskar Schindler—a man who saved over one thousand Jewish lives through his private metalworking business. Making the protagonist of a Holocaust film a Nazi was highly controversial throughout the release and critic review of the film, especially in dealing with authentic and meaningful representation of the Jews. Through treatment of interactions between Jews and Schindler, Jews and Nazi officers, and Jews and Nazi terrors, director Steven Spielberg represents the Jewish population ethically in his film.
Jews in Relation to Nazi Violence
In his documentary-style film, Spielberg made sure to address the casual nature of violence done onto Jews in their homes, ghettos, labor camps, and concentration camps. It is a crucial part of telling the Holocaust story. However, showing it is tricky, and possibly dangerous in a work of fiction and recreation. As said by Claude Lanzmann, director of Shoah, a ten hour Holocaust film featuring only testimonials, with no archival footage or re-enactments: "Fiction is a transgression, I am deeply convinced that there is a ban on depiction. Transgressing or trivializing, in this case they are identical. The series or the Hollywood film, they transgress because they trivialize, and thus they remove the holocaust's unique character." A notable moment of questionable recreation in Schindler's List comes with the first mass grave scene. It shows the horrors of burning ten thousand bodies – people who were murdered during liquidation — with an overwhelming choral soundtrack and camera movement which nearly chases Jews. It brings into question what should and should not be recreated in film. However, the chaos created by this short scene is necessary in showing the reality of the Holocaust to viewers. While hero Schindler stands amongst the burning bodies and looks slightly disheartened, it is impossible to read this scene as an undeniable reality of the past for Jews. The recreation of such horrors adds to the shock of the film's narrative, as intended. However, it also establishes the Jews as a population being brutally murdered regardless of Schindler's positive plotline.
Another key scene which represents Jews in relation to the Nazi atrocities being committed on them is the liquidation of the Krakow ghetto. After chasing most Jews from their homes, SS officers hunt down those in hiding. The soundtrack ceases to play; officers stand with stethoscopes listening for footsteps as Jews creep out from their hiding places. As the last group hiding is found with a bright light, and their hands sneak up to surrender, another Jew falls onto a piano – this scene's catalyst of death. The piano is shot with machine guns, which transforms into a soundtrack of exciting piano music. The weaponed attack on the Jews continues, with ceaseless intensity, until Spielberg stops to show an SS officer playing a new piano in a house being raided. Two officers stop to question what he's playing, and the ease with which these men deal with murder is apparent. Spielberg uses this intense visual and auditory strategy multiple times throughout the film to emphasize the casual attitude of the Nazis towards bloodshed.
Schindler's List is shot fully in black and white, as an attempt to create a documentary style film appropriate for looking into the true past. Although meant to give the film an immersive and historical feel, the use of black and white gives the film a dreamlike effect. For example, when the Jews are arriving off their train in Auschwitz after being rerouted, the white snow floating down from the sky and bright light coming from the watchtower combine to make a strange, ethereal effect in an otherwise very dark scene. However, this light is contrasted by dogs barking harshly and German officers shouting, keeping viewers aware of the horror the Jews have just stepped into. Prior to this scene, on-screen emotions are mixed, the journey not yet revealed to have a horrifying destination. Hard contrast is used to light the faces on the train, which are closely filmed with portions of their faces completely dark; often only eyes are showing. This reveals the mixed pool of fear, hope, and defeat for what is unknown ahead; the eyes of the Jewish women speak for themselves. Spielberg uses this close-up filming, as well as light and color, of the Jewish faces in moments of transition, to show the truth behind their reactions to actions both from Schindler and the Nazi officers.
Jews in Relation to Schindler
To contrast the reactions of the Jews when dealing with Nazi terrors and dealing with protagonist Schindler, we can look again to use of lighting and close-ups. In the scene where Schindler's "Essential Workers" each give their names before boarding the train, their faces are brightly lit. Each shot is focused on only an individual or family, their names, and their faces. This use of detail, coupled with a swelling string soundtrack, emotes the hope given by Schindler to these chosen Jews. This scene is a short lived success, however, as it is directly followed by previously discussed scene on the misdirected train full of other Schindler Jews. This quick switch of tone emphasizes the rarity of hope during the Holocaust, proving that Schindler's story was not the norm.
Another important exchange of action and reaction between Schindler and the Jews in the film is the "girl in red." Her pop of color gives the audience, as well as Schindler, momentary hope when she escapes the chaos of the ghetto liquidation. Spielberg briefly creates the opportunity for at least one non-Schindler related Jewish story to have a positive outcome. This is understandably dangerous in his filmmaking and representation of the Jewish genocide, in which millions were murdered. However, she later returns to the screen, her body being carried to be burned in a mass grave. Here, Schindler expresses his first true sign of humanity, of sadness, seeing these atrocities being committed. This use of action and reaction by Spielberg indicates that at some point, even Germans, even a member of the Nazi party, could see the wrong being done onto these people. While it could be misconstrued that there were many Germans sympathetic to the Jewish devastation because of this depiction of Schindler, the opposing Nazi officers shown throughout the film dispute this claim.
Jews in Relation to Nazi Officers
To understand the representation of Jews and their relation to Schindler, who is a member of the Nazi party, one must also look at the representation of other Nazis throughout the film. The ease with which Krakow Commandant Amon Göth shoots Jews from his villa, the way the labor camp SS officer gets frustrated with his failure to murder senselessly, the usage of casual violence in this film, is what makes it iconic; it highlights the ease with which the murder of six million Jews occured. Commandant Amon Göth is a perfect example of casual violence throughout the entire film. As mentioned, we see him playing target practice from his villa balcony with Jewish laborers, an easy and seemingly fun part of his morning. From the first shot fired, the laborers go from walking to running – a clear indication of the fear caused by this officer's game. He remains a symbol of fear in the Jewish labor camp, even after conversing with Schindler, who subliminally attempts to teach him that not killing would show his true power. He "pardons" a Jew who fails to do his job of removing a stain from Göth's bathtub, and viewers believe for a moment that Schindler has made an impact on this Nazi's view of his own relationship to Jews. The boy walks off the villa grounds, his back to Göth; two gunshots are seen on both sides of him, as if to scare him, but as soon as the camera focuses away from the boy we hear the final gunshot and see his dead body on the ground. Spielberg meant to showing the full reality of the Nazi's evil; Göth embodies it and fails to falter to humanity, no matter how many chances he is given.
Spielberg's use of intensity through character interaction, light, and sound in his representation of Jews portrays a vivid and real side of Holocaust, apart from Schindler's heroism. The terrorized population is shown just as much, if not more often, than Schindler's Jews, in scenes of both casual and chaotic violence. Spielberg ensures that individuals are the focus of the saved, while the masses are liquidated, worked, and murdered. The six million lost are not forgotten in Schindler's List, and the last scene of the film reminds us of this. While many find this scene to be warm-hearted, I found myself crying over the fact that history needed a "hero" such as Schindler in the first place. These thousand or so lives were saved, but seeing their tribute to Schindler in color begs the question of how many Jews will never grace the movie screen in such romance and gratitude. The film tells a Hollywood hero story – however, the unsaved Jews play as much of a role in telling the Holocaust story as Schindler himself.
Lanzmann, Claude. "Schindler's List is an impossible story." Universiteit Utrecht. Departement Filosofie en Religiewetenschap, 8 June 2012. Web. 28 April 2018.
Schindler's List. Directed by Steven Spielberg, performance by Liam Neeson, Amblin Entertainment, 1993.
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Review: Rick and Morty-Season 1, Episode 5
by Noel Davila on July 29, 2019
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Rick and Morty-Season 1, Episode 5: Meeseeks and Destroy
Noel Davila
Rick introduces the family to the Mr. Meeseeks box which can aide them in their daily problems. Rick and Morty go on an adventure lead by Morty.
Executive Producer(s): Dan Harmon, Justin Roiland, Delna Bhesania, Keith Crofford
Director: Bryan Newton, Pete Michels
Writer(s): Justin Roiland, Dan Harmon, Ryan Ridley, Eric Acosta, Tom Kauffman, Wade Randolph
Starring: Justin Roiland, Chris Parnell, Spencer Grammer, Sarah Chalke, Steve Agee, Phil Hendrie, Tom Kenny, Vatche Panos, Rob Paulsen, Ryan Ridley, Cree Summer, Kai Wahigren
Distributor: Cartoon Network
Genre: Animation, Science Fiction, Comedy, Adventure
Rick and Morty is an American animated series created by Justin Roiland and Dan Harmon for Cartoon Network's adult swim late night time slot. Inspired by an animated short created by Roiland entitled "The Real Adventures of Doc and Marty" (which itself is based on the modern classic Back to the Future), Rick and Morty premiered on December 2, 2013 to rave reviews. The series went on to complete three critically acclaimed seasons for Cartoon Network. Rick and Morty has been nominated for and won multiple awards including The Prime Time Emmy Awards, BTVA voice acting awards, The Saturn Awards, The Golden Globes, and many others. Rick and Morty's third season (which concluded in October 2017) was awarded the title of Television's #1 comedy series for adults 18 to 34. Naturally, with such a cult following and universal critical reception, in May 2018 Cartoon Network ordered an additional 70 episodes of this historic series. On May 15, 2019, Cartoon Network announced season four of Rick and Morty will begin airing on Adult Swim in November 2019 to many fans' delight.
As anticipation grows for new material, Rick and Morty lends itself well to multiple rewatches. Every episode is packed with fast-paced humor, thought-provoking concepts, and punchy one-liners that can easily be missed. Upon rewatching the episodes, I have discovered hidden references, concepts, and quiet jokes that went seemingly unnoticed during my first watch. I invite you to join me in rediscovering and/or introducing you to the series as I dive into and analyze every episode while we try to patiently wait for the new season.
*Content Warning: This show is intended for mature audiences*
Spiritual Content: None
Violence: The giant falls and hits his head on a table and dies in pool of his own blood. An army of Meeseeks fight and kill each other.
Language/Crude Humor:Sexual Content: Some curse words are peppered throughout the episode, such as son of a B***h and B***h. The principal's name of Summer's school is Principal Vagina. Morty is sexually assaulted inside a restroom. A character jokes about the size of the tavern server's bust.
Drug/Alcohol Use: Beth drinks wine while at brunch. Rick orders Scotch Whisky in the tavern.
Other Negative Themes: Beth contemplates divorce as the answer to her problems.
Positive Content: Rick exhibits care over Morty after he falls victim to sexual assault.
After returning from an alternate dimension, Morty complains to Rick of the dark nature of their adventures and wishes for a more light hearted quest. Rick agrees to allow Morty the choice of their next adventure. Beth, Summer, and Jerry ask Rick for his assistance in everyday mundane tasks. Rick introduces them to the Meeseeks Box which is used to produce a short lived creature whose sole purpose for existing is to fulfill one request. Once that one request is fulfilled, the Meeseeks creature stops existing. Rick advises the family not to give the creature too difficult of a task. Beth uses the Meeseeks box to request to be a better woman, Summer requests to become more popular, and Jerry requests to improve his golf game.
Morty chooses to travel to a medieval dimension in search of an adventure. The townspeople tell Rick and Morty of a rich giant who lives in the clouds while the townsfolk reside in poverty. Rick and Morty sneak into the giant's home. The giant enters the room and senses the presence of intruders. Just as the giant is about to investigate, he trips and hits his head on the corner of a table and dies. Rick and Morty are arrested and charged with murder.
Mr. Meekseeks holds a rally at Summer's school in order to campaign for Summer's friendship. After a resounding reception from the entire school for Summer, Mr. Meeseeks disappears from existence. Meanwhile, Beth is at a restaurant with her Mr. Meeseeks as she pours out her emotions regarding her dissatisfaction with her marriage. She comes to the realization she should get a divorce and attempts to kiss the creature just as Mr. Meeseeks disappears. Jerry and his Mr. Meeseeks are on the golf course. In spite of the creature directing Jerry on how to hit a golf ball, Jerry fails to improve. Meeseeks expresses the need for him to complete the task requested of him in order to fulfill his purpose after Jerry quits. The Meeseeks uses the Meeseeks box in order to request aide from another Meeseeks to assist him in improving Jerry's golf stroke.
Rick and Morty are in court just about to be found guilty of murder as their lawyer gets their case acquitted due to a technicality. After leaving the courthouse, Rick and Morty enter a tavern full of odd creatures. Morty excuses himself to the restroom. Morty encounters a character in the bathroom who attempts to rape Morty in the stall. After struggling with the creature, Morty manages to fight the creature off and escape his attacker. After winning money from gambling, Rick and Morty return to the impoverished town and donate the sum of their winnings to the people. Rick and Morty return home through a dimensional portal.
Beth and Summer arrive home to find the house full of Meeseeks assisting one another in the improvement of Jerry's golf swing. Beth and Jerry decide to go out for dinner, abandoning the house full of Meeseeks as they beg for him to improve his golf game. The group of Meeseeks who have now existed longer than their normal natural life span begin to become psychotic and violent due to their unnatural length of existence.
The Meeseeks are now an army attacking themselves. They come to the realization the only way to fulfill their purpose of improving Jerry's golf game is to eliminate Jerry altogether. The army of Meeseeks invade the restaurant where Jerry and Beth are dining in order to kill Jerry. Jerry and Beth hide as the Meeseeks begin to take hostages. Jerry uses a makeshift golf club to hit a tomato into a cup. The Meeseeks cheer and implode out of existence.
Episode five of season one, entitled "Meeseeks and Destroy," is arguably one of the series' best episodes to date. It encapsulates the entirety of the series. In this single episode, Rick and Morty tackle subject matters that will become staples of the series such as space travel, alien battles, interdimensional travel, existentialism, family drama, parody comedy, dark humor, and subversive expectations. The series perfectly matches over-the-top, wacky, and unsettling situations with intellectual and philosophical ideas.
Although at a glance the episode seems like a cacophony of nonsense, its writing is brilliant. The character of Mr. Meeseeks allows for a look into the human condition of meaning and purpose. As humans, we long to discover the meaning of our existence. Many of us may spend years searching for what we are called to do and find our place in this world. Many of us may go through our entire lives never discovering that role. The Meeseeks character finds ultimate fulfillment in completion of their lives' purpose. However, when the Meeseeks encounters Jerry who is challenged in finding meaning and purpose in his life, the Meeseeks fails at his task. Unable to assist Jerry in the mundane task of improving a golf swing, Meeseeks understands his purpose, but is forced to fail at its life goal. This ultimately leads to a multitude of Meeseeks living well beyond their normal life span which leads to violence and murder. One may conclude the inability to achieve one's purpose can lead to despair and chaos.
Subversive expectations is a common theme throughout the series. This episode is arguably also one of the darkest in the series. One of the ways Rick and Morty subverses expectations is by introducing a version of the Jack and the bean stalk fairytale complete with an evil giant, only to reveal upon the death of the giant he was a husband and father. By revealing the family now broken by the death of the giant's husband, a consequence to the heroes' actions is rarely shown.
Morty's desire to experience a safe adventure leads him to a fairytale town. Although it seems like Rick and Morty's quest to defend the medieval town from the giant in the clouds comes right out of a children's storybook, after the death of the giant, Rick and Morty are subjected to a modern judicial system complete with a court room, lawyers, and a judge. One of the most graphic scenes which subversives expectations occurs within this episode. Morty encounters a giant jellybean-like character who proceeds to sexually assault Morty in the stall of a bathroom. Shortly after, Morty learns his attacker is in-fact the town's king.
Although this episode may seem childish, over-the-top, and dark, it is one of the series' best to date. By embracing all of the series' troops in one fantastic episode, it is a great episode to introduce yourself and others to the series. Episode five is one of the best written and conceptualized episodes, making it perfect for multiple rewatches.
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+Great voice performances
-Dark humor
-Depiction of sexual assault
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If you are looking for a good episode to start watching Rick and Morty, then Meeseeks and Destroy is perfect for you. By touching on all the different tropes the series is widely known for, it is an excellent episode to watch to discover what to expect for the rest of the series.
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Staunton, February 7 – Everyone familiar with the history of the USSR knows that one of the most unfortunate features of that country was the censorship Soviet officials imposed on written texts that the regime didn't approve of and on photographs of leaders, which had to be photoshopped as officials fell from favor.
But far fewer know or at least reflect on the fact that many photographers took pictures of quite ordinary people that the authorities found offensive and refused to allow to be published, pictures that showed the Soviet system in an unflattering way sometimes even more directly and powerfully than any article or book.
Now, Russian blogger Maksim Mirovich has assembled 24 such pictures taken by Soviet-era photographers Vladimir Vorobyov and Vladimir Sokolayev, who specialized in capturing the ordinary lives of ordinary Soviet workers and peasants, the people whose interests Moscow always claimed to be defending and promoting (maxim-nm.livejournal.com/478954.html).
Many of these pictures were apparently taken by the photographers "'for themselves'" with not intention or expectation that they could ever be published, Mironich says. But it is certainly the case that "the majority of these snapshots would have been prohibited in the USSR because they show life itself rather than the prettified picture of existence the Soviets wanted.
The pictures themselves need little description: they should be viewed as a window into a reality that has mercifully passed away however much some in the Kremlin may want to bring it back. Among the two dozen Mironich offers are ones showing popular indifference to the regime, an absence of basic sanitation, shortages, and alcoholism.
But they also show something else, and that should be remembered to by anyone looking at these pictures: the people living under the Soviet system were remarkably resilient and inventive. They may not have been able to change the system, but they could ignore its agitation and they were skilled at coping with the restrictions and shortages the system imposed on them.
Indeed, it may be that the Soviet authorities were more afraid to have those qualities put on public view than they were to have pictures showing shortages and other problems not only because they might be picked up by "voices" from the West but also because they could give more Soviet citizens ideas on how to resist.


A super soft lightweight cotton lawn dressmaking fabric.
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We now sell all our dressmaking fabric in HALF METRE increments. The price is per HALF METRE. Enter 2 in the quantity box to buy 1 metre etc. All orders will be cut in a continuous piece.
We try our best to give an accurate representation of our fabrics, however due to varying monitor settings the colours may differ slightly to the original fabric. If you want to be sure about the colour, weight or size of a design please order a sample.


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import React from 'react';
import ReactTestUtils from 'react/lib/ReactTestUtils';
import Glyphicon from '../src/Glyphicon';

describe('Glyphicon', function () {
  it('Should have correct class', function () {
    let instance = ReactTestUtils.renderIntoDocument(
      <Glyphicon glyph='star' />
    );
    assert.ok(React.findDOMNode(instance).className.match(/\bglyphicon\b/));
    assert.ok(React.findDOMNode(instance).className.match(/\bglyphicon-star\b/));
  });

  it('renders without the .form-control-feedback class', function () {
    let instance = ReactTestUtils.renderIntoDocument(
      <Glyphicon glyph='star' />
    );

    assert.notOk(React.findDOMNode(instance).className.match(/\bform-control-feedback\b/));
  });

  context('when setting the formControlFeedback prop', function () {
    it('should have the .form-control-feedback class set', function () {
      let instance = ReactTestUtils.renderIntoDocument(
        <Glyphicon formControlFeedback glyph='star' />
      );

      assert.ok(React.findDOMNode(instance).className.match(/\bform-control-feedback\b/));
    });
  });
});

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Designed in 2004 and launched in 2005, the GS37 is a genuine dual purpose cruiser-racer. Not only did she immediately score impressive podium regatta finishes under IRC and IMS, but the GS37 also proves that performance and speed do not need to be gained by sacrificing either the comfort or liveability of a yacht.
The hull and deck are built in a sandwich of closed cell foam and vinylester resin in the first layers. Further reinforcements are positioned in high stress areas. An internal grid of galvanised steel is glued with acrylic glue and bonded to the hull. This grid absorbs the load of the keel mast and shrouds.
Fitted with a Volvo diesel 27hp engine with S-drive as standard, the GS37 is available in either a three cabin version (standard) or a two cabin version with an additional shower compartment.


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Jason Kenney's $30-million 'war room' finally launches with underwhelming website
The mighty voice of Alberta's beleaguered oil industry, the long-promised and much-touted $30-million "energy war room," stumbled out of the starting gate yesterday after a news conference in Calgary graced by the presence of Premier Jason Kenney and Energy Minister Sonya Savage.
At least, as the self-described purveyor of a "fact-based narrative about Canadian energy" that "will reject what is false and promote what is true," it was embarrassing the inaugural online message from Canadian Energy Centre Ltd.'s $200,000-per-annum CEO included an error serious enough to require an immediate official correction.
Have they no fact checkers? Wasn't that the idea?
Still, it's nice to know it's not just the rest of us who are confused about whether the rebranded war room is a government agency, a Crown corporation, or a provincial corporation sneakily set up to avoid accountability under Alberta's Freedom of Information and Privacy (FOIP) legislation.
The confusion, obviously, extended to CEO and managing director Tom Olsen, a former Calgary Herald reporter, Progressive Conservative political staffer and United Conservative Party candidate whose inaugural "column" on CanadianEnergyCentre.ca stated unequivocally that CECL is a Crown corporation.
This resulted in some head scratching, as most earlier news coverage reported it was set up as a private corporation, albeit one owned by the government, to avoid being FOIPed.
By early afternoon, though, a correction appeared on the website explaining "an earlier version of this column identified the Canadian Energy Centre as a Crown corporation. In fact, it is a provincial government corporation. This column has been updated to reflect that fact."
As for whether the new entity is subject to FOIP requests, that remained unclear. At the news conference, Savage told reporters it would be open to FOIPs, CTV reported. The premier's press secretary, Christine Myatt, said in a statement it would not.
Yesterday afternoon, CECL spokesperson Grady Semmens, one of four former Calgary Herald staffers on the war room's eight-member staff, said in an email to AlbertaPolitics.ca that CECL is a provincial corporation, wholly owned by the Alberta government, and not subject to FOIP.
The other CECL employees, according to the website, are former Postmedia columnist Claudia Catteneo, administrator Joanne Birce, former Fraser Institute commentator Mark Milke, former Herald reporter Shawn Logan, Indigenous relations specialist Gregory John, and researcher Sophie Gaussiran-Racine.
While there was plenty of media at the news conference at the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology, and lots of students clad in trades apparel to provide a suitable backdrop for Kenney and Savage, very little was said that was not included in the energy minister's October 9 press release announcing the plan or the news coverage that followed its publication.
The website itself, designed to look a bit like a typical newspaper site, is underwhelming.
The dozen stories posted there yesterday read like business features from the Calgary Herald in the 1980s, around the time Olsen and content director Catteneo were working there. As an alumnus of that newspaper at the same time, I can assure readers this is not a compliment.
Here is a summary of the entire content on the site last night:
A long lead story based on controversial claims about emissions from natural gas extraction that makes the counterintuitive assertion "expanding access to Canada's vast fossil fuel resources will significantly lower global greenhouse gas emissions."
A similarly long-winded feature claiming liquid natural gas exports are good for the planet, and that people who say otherwise are mistaken.
A feature on a First Nations businessman behind a pipeline proposal.
Another about a parent employed by a Calgary oil and gas exploration company who is riled up by an environmental group's presentation at his child's class. (Does the Alberta Teachers Association have a take on this, I wonder?)
A gee-whiz feature that reveals artificial limbs often contain parts made from petrochemicals. Who knew?
Another about a company that uses solar panels to power a drilling site. Takeaway: "Solar can't stand on its own."
A clickbait-style What's-Your-Energy-IQ quiz.
An oilsands FAQ rich in opportunities for environmental groups to dig in and do some fact checking of their own. Takeaway: billionaire Bill Gates thinks divesting oil stocks won't do anything to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
A first-person story on an Alberta trade mission to Japan by four Indigenous businesspeople.
A feature on greenhouses that reveals … wait for it … they can use natural gas to keep the tomatoes from freezing on cold nights!
An interview with a University of Alberta engineering professor who thinks there's too much anger in the debate about the oil sands -- on one side, anyway. "Dirty oil or tar sands are not helpful words at all."
A feature on a young engineer now completing an MBA who loves working in the oil patch.
The site also includes an infographic that lists all the wonderful things that can be made by the contents of a barrel of oil (rubber ducks! shampoo! medical syringes!), a video ("Canadian oil and gas makes our world better! It just does!"), and a couple of links to friendly stories in the Financial Post and Globe and Mail.
And, um, that's about it. Notwithstanding Kenney's promise we Albertans "will no longer passively accept a campaign of defamation seeking to landlock one of Canada's greatest assets," there was not much that was particularly hard hitting on the site yesterday.
It's all very well to publish obsequious feature stories about people you agree with. It's quite another to get anyone to read them, a prerequisite to their having much impact. This site, as written yesterday, is not going to win a lot of converts.
Of course, CECL's $30-million budget is also supposed to pay for a "rapid response unit" headed by Milke that will fire back at arguments the government disputes, and a research unit to supply data to investors like the Swedish central bank who are selling holdings in carbon-intensive economies like Alberta's.
But if this is supposed to live up to Premier Kenney's vow yesterday that Albertans "refuse to sit here and be a punching bag anymore," he may want to come up with a Plan B.
If this is the most convincing we can be, he might want to ask Matt Wolf, his "executive director of issues management," to tear up some bedsheets for use as white flags.
Image: Government of Alberta/Flickr
United Conservative Party
Alberta tar sands


The Reisterstown Craft Beer Festival brings together some of the best Maryland breweries, wineries, and distilleries in one amazing event. The event features live music, artisans and food celebrating all things Maryland. Admission includes a souvenir tasting cup and unlimited samples from breweries, wineries, and distilleries from around Maryland such as Reckless Ale Works, Great Shoals Winery, Il Dolce Winery, Olney Winery, Twin Valley Distillers, Tenth Ward Distilling Company, BullShine Distillery, Love Happiness Sangria, Gray Wolf Craft Distilling, Free State Ciders, Peabody Heights Brewery, LLC, Brewer's Art, Flying Dog, Jailbreak, Charm City Meadworks, DuClaw, RavenBeer, Key Brewing, Monument City Brewing, and more. Wine, cocktails, and bottles to take home are available for purchase.
Thank you to our sponsors Baird, Schreiber Brothers, Software Basics, Bransfield Motors, Farmers and Merchants, Greenberg Gibbons, Baltimore T-Shirt Company, Wolf Security, and Fast Signs!
General admission is $30 in advance on Eventbrite/ $40 at the gate. Children are free.
For event questions, please email info@clusterandvine.com.


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class Ahoy::Event
  include Mongoid::Document

  # associations
  belongs_to :visit
  belongs_to :user

  # fields
  field :name, type: String
end


2018 was the first full year I dedicated myself to landscape photography, with a few portrait projects on the side. Although there's still so much to be learned, I have accomplished a lot and definitely taken a big step forward in term of producing high quality photos I am proud of. I'm happy to say that 2018 has produced my best images yet, and here are a few of my favourites.
Hopetoun Falls has been on my photography bucket list forever. Along with my good mate Tim, I took a week to explore some Victorian landmarks in September. My rule for the trip was if I got a portfolio-worthy shot of Hopetoun I would be happy no matter what else happened. We couldn't have asked for better conditions for falls hunting the day we went, and she turned out to be just as powerful and epic as I hoped she would be.
Much like Hopetoun Falls, the Twelve Apostles was a dream shot I was chasing on my Victoria trip. Being the most iconic rock formation in Australia, I wanted to do the shot justice while trying to come home with something unique. I'm not the first to do a black and white shot here, but it's definitely my favourite black and white image I've taken. I had planned this shot in black and white from the start, and originally intended to do a 2-minute exposure (I event bought a remote shutter for it), but after a 25-second shutter I knew I had my winning snap.
With a noticeable improvement in my skills, there were a handful of favourite images of 2017 that I wanted to reshoot. This sunset over the old Moruya boat shed happened almost by accident – the skies were looking very promising and this was a frantic last-minute composition. I was skeptical at first, given that I had no intention of reshooting this photo, but when the sky lit up with one of the best sunsets of the year this quickly became an all-round favourite.
Bingie Bingie Point became a favourite photography spot very early on last year. I'd been coming here as my go-to spot when the sky looked promising, but I never really left with anything that wowed me. After shooting the same few compositions for a few months, I stumbled across this rock pool on the south-end beach. After a few attempts, I got the sky I wanted and it was one of the first shots I remember that made me realise how far my skills had come.
Portrait work has always seemed more like a job than a creative outlet for me, so rarely does any portraiture make its way into my all time favourites. Weddings especially stress me out, making it hard for me to bond with any of the shots once I'm finished editing them. When I shot one of my best friend's wedding mid-year however, I came home with some of my favourite work ever. It's hard to pinpoint why these shots make me so happy without rifling off the cliche points: the emotion, the nostalgia, the genuine love. There's just something about photographing a close friend's special day that gives photography its greatest purpose.
One of the goals I set for 2018 was to take more astro photography – well, that didn't happen. I only went out for one astro shoot, which was with the wonderful Daniel Gum, who basically had to hold my hand through the entire shoot (I mean come on, I didn't even have a headlamp). This image is far from perfect, and I definitely want to hone my astro claws in 2019, but I got out and tried new things and this shot perfectly represents that.
A location I promised myself in 2018 was Glasshouse Rocks in Narooma. Being only a 40-minute drive away made it very possible to snag a great sunrise shot here, so I had no excuses. One big concern was, in order to access this location, you have to walk through a cemetery – and let me tell you, as a nyctophonic, a cemetery in the darkness almost isn't worth it. Thankfully, just before the sky ignited, I had enough light to get down to the beach safely and ghost-free. Plus, with two very friendly Maremma dogs joining me, how could this not be a favourite of the year?
My first trip down to Belmore Falls was an awful experience. After going the wrong way about three times only to be drenched by rain down the bottom made for a very underwhelming shoot. I even went as far to convince myself that it wasn't worth returning. After some powerful rain and a touch of inspiration, I made the trek again, this time to be blown away by the view. The comp isn't anything new, but I guess it's a lesson learned about being persistent and giving second chances.
My first ever sunrise photo was taken here at the Mossy Point jetty last year. It was a bland sunrise, so I ended up cheaply blending in some stars to make it seem a bit more worthwhile. This was the kind of sky I was hoping for that first time around, and while this particular moment was minutes before the clouds exploded into blues and reds, I enjoy the soft mood of this shot more. Almost as if it's a reminder that when good things happen, wait for the great things to follow.
While the jury is still out on this image – feeling too recent to be considered one of my best – this particular shoot with @lem3n taught me something valuable. I have wanted colour at Horse Head Rock since the start of my photography career. Every time I've visited I've come back with bland sunrises and cloudy weather. A week before this shot, out of weather I passed off as useless, one of the best sunrises of the year happened – and of course I was sleeping in. The forecast looked incredibly promising on this morning, and I was excited to finally get my shot, only to be bitterly disappointed. Liam did say one thing that's stuck with me since, "It's all about the light." After eating around in thick clouds, we were treated to a soft golden light and a very misty atmosphere. Still not my "perfect shot" of Horse Head, but I will definitely take it along with those very wise words.


Want to get involved in helping severely wounded warriors achieve their goals in life? We all do. That is why I volunteer about sixty hours a week to the Wyakin Warrior Foundation. The organization is participating in a state-wide fundraising effort called "Idaho Gives", and if you are looking for a good place to invest ten bucks (seriously – ten bucks), just click on this link and do it.
The organizations that receive donations from the most people (at whatever level) win bonus money. The funds earmarked for the Wyakin Warriors go toward helping the 32 veterans in the program pursue and achieve their career goals.
I just contributed, and invite you to do the same.


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Q: How to call a printing function with more than two arguments on ERLANG? So I've wrote this program that takes 1 String Argument and print it as following:
-module(sayhi).

-export([sayhi/1]).

sayhi({greeting, Greeting}) -> io:fwrite(Greeting).

then I call the function as following (from terminal).
c(sayhi).

ok
sayhi:sayhi({greeting, "HELLO!\n"}).
HELLO!
ok

Until now everything is good.
But When I try to implement 2 arguments, I get error:
*** argument 1: wrong number of arguments
Here is my Code:
-module(sayhi).

-export([sayhi/2]).

sayhi({greeting, Greeting}, {name, Name}) -> io:fwrite(Greeting, Name).

When I call my function:
sayhi:sayhi({greeting, "Hola "}, {name, "Sam"}).

The program Runs successfully but does not give me the output needed.
does the problem come from my statement of calling the function?
And what if I had 3, or even 10 arguments?

A: Erlang has a comprehensive documentation on all of its built-in functions, such as io:fwrite/1, io:fwrite/2, io:fwrite/3 (can be found here).
If you want to use the function with 1 argument, then you can call it like this:
io:fwrite(Greeting ++ Name). %% '++' is nothing but appending strings
io:fwrite(Greeting ++ Name ++ NextParam1 ++ NextParam2). %% You can then expand it as needed

When using 2 arguments, i.e. write(Format, Data), then:
io:fwrite("~s~s", [Greeting, Name]).
io:fwrite("~s~s~s~s", [Greeting, Name, NextParam1, NextParam2]). %% You can also expand as needed

A: You can also take advantage of what Erlang calls an iolist, which is a list containing certain types, which can be strings, and for an iolist Erlang will output the list as one string.  For example:
-module(a).
-compile(export_all).

sayhi({greeting, Words})->
    io:format(Words)

In the shell:
6> c(a).
a.erl:2:2: Warning: export_all flag enabled - all functions will be exported
%    2| -compile(export_all).
%     |  ^

    {ok,a}

7> a:sayhi({greeting, ["Hello ", "Jim!"]}).
Hello Jim!ok

io:format() returns ok, and that's what you see at the end of the string.  That's not the greatest solution because you have to add spaces to your words (notice the space in "Hello ").  A better solution would be to automatically add spaces between words, then add a newline at the end so that the ok is on a separate line:
-module(a).
-compile(export_all).

sayhi({greeting, Words})->
    WordsWithSpaces = add_spaces(Words, []),
    io:format(WordsWithSpaces).

add_spaces([Word | []], Acc) ->
    lists:reverse([$\n, Word | Acc]);
add_spaces([Word | Words], Acc) ->
    add_spaces(Words, [" ", Word | Acc]).

In the shell:
18> c(a).
a.erl:2:2: Warning: export_all flag enabled - all functions will be exported
%    2| -compile(export_all).
%     |  ^

{ok,a}

19> a:sayhi({greeting, ["Hello", "Jim!", "Now", "goodbye!"]}).
Hello Jim! Now goodbye!
ok

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BUFFALO, N.Y. (March 30, 2018) — The Buffalo Sabres today announced the team has recalled goaltender Adam Wilcox from the Rochester Americans (AHL).
Wilcox (6'0", 189 lbs., 11/26/1992) joins the Sabres for his first recall of the season after signing as an unrestricted free agent on July 1, 2017. Currently in his fourth professional season, Wilcox has posted an 11-7-7 record with a .903 save percentage and a 2.82 goals-against average in 28 games for the Amerks this season.
A native of South St. Paul, Minnesota, Wilcox has played in 104 career AHL contests, posting a 45-34-22 record with a .901 save percentage and a 2.87 goals-against average.
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The race was run in perfect condition at the turn of the tide and with slight following conditions. NSW and WA led from the start with Victoria close behind. Then Victoria took the lead after a few hundred metres and kept it until WA came through at a very high rating in the third five hundred metres. NSW gave a determined effort and overtook Victoria and then chased WA. WA went on to win by 3/4 length to NSW with Victoria one a and a half lengths further back.
Ian Tutty led the whole way in the sculling championship although he steered erratically. Squires challenged for the lead but Tutty was too strong winning easily by 3 lengths with Edwards a further 1 1/2 length further back.
The lightweight fours race also provided wins for WA with a superbly timed lightweight crew. Victoria led early but it did not take long for WA to take the lead and never look back. They were challenged by NSW but went on to win by 1 1/2 length to NSW and a further 3 lengths back to Victoria.
NSW was able to hold off a fast finishing Queensland to take the title yet again. The margins were 3/4 length and 3/4 length and so one of the closer races of recent times.


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Q: How to show that the condition of one hand predicts the condition of the other hand I have this kind of data:
subject    hand    condition
s01        left    1
s01        right   0
s02        left    2
s02        right   2
..         ..      ..

The condition is a variable that gets values between $0$ and $5$ and indicates severity of a certain medical diagnosis.
I would like to show that if there is a problem with the left hand then there is likely a problem with the right hand, too. In other words, I want to show that there is some kind of dependence between the conditions of the different hands.
What kind of statistical test can I use here? I guess it is some kind of paired test I am looking for?

A: I would simply reorganize your data so that each subject is in their own row (so-called 'wide-form') with the first column indicating the severity rating for their left hand and the second column indicating their right hand.  For example:
           left    right
s01        1       0
s02        2       2
..         ..      ..

Then you can simply correlate the two columns / variables.  Since your data are ordinal ratings, you could use the Spearman rank correlation.  (There are several other rank correlations you could use, but that is probably the simplest and most conventional.)  Your observed Spearman's rho can be tested against $\rho=0$ (no association).  In fact, standard statistical software should output the test automatically.

A: A way to measure this may be the intraclass correlation, which is the proportion of the total variance of the outcome that is explained by the common identifier (here, subject). In your problem, things are complicated by the condition being a categorical rather than a continuous variable. So what I would do is to fit a multilevel/mixed model with an ordinal probit link, say, and compute ICC as variance of the random effects / (variance of the random effects + variance of the residuals) where the latter variance is one for the probit link.
More discussion can probably be found in this post.


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Plaswijck is een woonwijk in het noorden van Gouda, in de Nederlandse provincie Zuid-Holland. De wijk wordt begrensd door de A12 in het noordwesten, Reeuwijk en de Reeuwijkse plassen in het oosten en noorden, de wijk Bloemendaal in het zuidwesten en de Omloopkade in het zuiden. De wijk heeft ongeveer  inwoners (). De wijk bestaat uit meerdere 'straatdelen'. Zo heb je de 'grassenbuurt', de 'steinenbuurt', de 'hoeves', de 'lusten', de 'werfen' de 'waterbuurt'. Zoals de Beemdgras, de Waterlelie, de Beatrix Hoeve, de Praamwerf en de Vreelust.

Buurten in Plaswijck (Gouda)
Plaswijck (Gouda) is onderverdeeld in 8 buurten:
Hoef- en Veldbuurt,
Zomenbuurt,
Hoevenbuurt,
Lusten- Burgen- en Steinenbuurt,
Grassen- en Waterbuurt,
Bodegraafsestraatweg,
Mammoet en
Wervenbuurt.

Externe link
 Website gemeente Gouda

Wijk in Gouda

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"""
Django settings for django_questionnaire project.

Generated by 'django-admin startproject' using Django 1.9.

For more information on this file, see
https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/1.9/topics/settings/

For the full list of settings and their values, see
https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/1.9/ref/settings/
"""

from os.path import join, normpath, dirname, abspath

# Build paths inside the project like this: os.path.join(BASE_DIR, ...)
# Quick-start development settings - unsuitable for production
# See https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/1.9/howto/deployment/checklist/
BASE_DIR = dirname(dirname(abspath(__file__)))

# SECURITY WARNING: keep the secret key used in production secret!
SECRET_KEY = 'hpd2w!vdfdz6v9rk6o*!k4)811bf-e%2dn6b-g=8s&q(!wwg62'

# SECURITY WARNING: don't run with debug turned on in production!
DEBUG = True

ALLOWED_HOSTS = []

# Application definition

INSTALLED_APPS = [
    'django.contrib.admin',
    'django.contrib.auth',
    'django.contrib.contenttypes',
    'django.contrib.sessions',
    'django.contrib.messages',
    'django.contrib.staticfiles',
    'questionnaire',
    'questionnaire.templatetags',
    'rebar',
]

MIDDLEWARE_CLASSES = [
    'django.middleware.security.SecurityMiddleware',
    'django.contrib.sessions.middleware.SessionMiddleware',
    'django.middleware.common.CommonMiddleware',
    'django.middleware.csrf.CsrfViewMiddleware',
    'django.contrib.auth.middleware.AuthenticationMiddleware',
    'django.contrib.auth.middleware.SessionAuthenticationMiddleware',
    'django.contrib.messages.middleware.MessageMiddleware',
    'django.middleware.clickjacking.XFrameOptionsMiddleware',
]

ROOT_URLCONF = 'config.urls'

TEMPLATES = [
    {
        'BACKEND': 'django.template.backends.django.DjangoTemplates',
        'DIRS': [
            normpath(join(BASE_DIR, 'templates')),
            normpath(join(BASE_DIR, 'templates')),
        ],
        'APP_DIRS': True,
        'OPTIONS': {
            'context_processors': [
                'django.template.context_processors.debug',
                'django.template.context_processors.request',
                'django.contrib.auth.context_processors.auth',
                'django.contrib.messages.context_processors.messages',
            ],
        },
    },
]

WSGI_APPLICATION = 'config.wsgi.application'

# Database
# https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/1.9/ref/settings/#databases

DATABASES = {
    'default': {
        'ENGINE': 'django.db.backends.postgresql_psycopg2',
        'NAME': 'questionnaire_db',
        'USER': 'postgres',
        'PASSWORD': 'postgres',
    }
}

# Password validation
# https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/1.9/ref/settings/#auth-password-validators

AUTH_PASSWORD_VALIDATORS = [
    {
        'NAME': 'django.contrib.auth.password_validation.UserAttributeSimilarityValidator',
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Scientists at the University of Birmingham have shown that a single protein could help prevent the development of pre-eclampsia.
The research, which is published today (26th Mar) in the journal Circulation, focuses on the ability of the protein, heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1) to block the release of chemicals that inhibit the growth of blood vessels in the placenta.
Pre-eclampsia currently affects around 8% of all pregnancies. Substances released from the placenta (after birth) are believed to cause damage to the lining of the mother's blood vessels, which results in pre-eclampsia. Symptoms can include high blood pressure, proteins in the urine and potentially damage to a mother's kidneys and liver.
The only effective treatment is the premature delivery of the fetus, which presents a risk for both the mother and baby.
The Birmingham team discovered that HO-1 hinders the release of two chemicals (soluble Flt-1 and soluble endoglin), which damage the lining of the blood vessels (the endothelium) in the mother and slow the proper development of the placenta. This damage is believed to play a key role in the development of pre-eclampsia.
Lead author Professor Asif Ahmed explains: "Recent studies have shown that these two proteins, which stunt the normal growth of blood vessels are present in women before pre-eclampsia sets in, which suggests they play a key role in the onset of the disease itself.
The Birmingham also looked at the effects of treating cells from the lining of the blood vessels with statins to try to encourage the activity of this very important enzyme. This treatment significantly lowered the levels of soluble Flt-1 in the cells. Similar experiments with vitamins E and C, which have been unsuccessfully trialled as treatments for pre-eclampsia, produced no similar inhibition.
Professor Ahmed continues: "The hope is that using drugs to prevent the release of chemicals, which damage the lining of blood vessels in the placenta, could be an effective therapy for pre-eclampsia.
Showing that HO-1 has an impact on these chemicals is the starting point to look at developing possible therapies. We are grateful to the British Heart Foundation for supporting my student Melissa Cudmore, who conducted a large part of these studies. These findings are exciting but major funding is now needed to take this work further to identify new targets and therapies.
Professor Peter Weissberg, Medical Director of the British Heart Foundation, said "Pre-eclampsia is a potentially devastating condition for which there is currently no treatment other than delivering the baby. Previous research, a great deal of it funded by the BHF, has shown that it results from abnormal behaviour of blood vessels. The Birmingham team's research brings us ever closer to understanding the chemical signals that are responsible and opens up new possibilities for a successful treatment."
Pre-eclampsia is said to be present when hypertension arises in pregnancy (pregnancy-induced hypertension) in association with significant protein in the urine. (Note: in the U.S. the word is spelled without the hyphen, "preeclampsia," and in most other parts of the world with a hyphen, "pre-eclampsia.") Its cause remains unclear, although the principal cause appears to be a substance or substances from the placenta causing endothelial dysfunction in the maternal blood vessels.
Pre-eclampsia may develop at varying times within pregnancy and its progress differs among patients; most cases present pre-term. It has no known cure apart from ending the pregnancy (induction of labour or abortion). It may also present up to six weeks post-partum. It is the most common, dangerous complication of pregnancy and it may affect both the mother and the fetus. Pre-eclampsia is thought to be responsible for more than 65,000 deaths annually.


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Changelog
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Version 3.0.1 (2021-11-17)
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* Fixed comments SignalsStub for Django 4.0

Version 3.0 (2021-11-17)
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* Added Django 4.0 compatibility
* Removed Django 1.x compatibility code in ``fluent_utils.django_compat``.
* Renamed CommentRelation =>/CommentsRelation, but kept the old name for imports.
* Dropped Django 1.x support.
* Dropped Python 2.7 - 3.5 support.

*These changes should not affect projects that already depend on Django 2.2 / Python 3.6+.*
*Otherwise, you'll have to stay on django-fluent-utils 2.x, but it's recommended to upgrade.*

Version 2.0.1 (2018-08-27)
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* Fixed Windows compatibility for ``import_module_or_none()``.

Version 2.0 (2018-01-22)
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* Fixed Django 2.0 compatibility.
* Added imports for ``django.urls`` for Django 1.9- compatibility.

Version 1.4.1 (2017-11-21)
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* Make sure gevent import hooks are ignored in ``import_module_or_none()`` and ``import_apps_submodule()``.

Version 1.4 (2017-11-02)
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* Added ``import_module_or_none()``, which only raises an ``ImportError`` for sub modules.
* Fixed Python 3 import logic, using ``importlib`` now.
* Make sure ``TaggableManager`` has a consistent path in migration files.
* Removed ``fluent_utils.dry.models.get_db_table()`` which never worked not was used.
* Removed unneeded Django 1.4-1.6 compatibility code. Kept imports to avoid breaking old django-fluent apps.

Version 1.3.3 (2017-08-04)
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* Fixed bogus migration changes detected by Django 1.11 for the ``AnyFileField``/``AnyImageField`` softdep.

Version 1.3.2 (2017-07-17)
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* Fixed bogus migration changes detected by Django 1.11 for the ``AnyUrlField`` softdep.

Version 1.3.1 (2017-05-22)
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* Added ``MiddlewareMixin`` for Django 1.10 compatibility.
* Fixed error in soft-dependency comments module when no comments app is installed;
  the ``get_comments_are_open`` and ``get_comments_are_moderated`` functions didn't check this properly.

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* Added support taggit-selectize_.
  When installed all fluent apps use this dependency.

Version 1.2.4 (2016-08-05)
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* Bugfix for Django 1.10 compatibility

Version 1.2.3 (2015-12-29)
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* Added Django 1.7+ compatible imports for ``get_model()`` and ``get_current_site()``.

Version 1.2.2 (2015-12-28)
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* Added Django 1.9 imports for ``ForwardManyToOneDescriptor`` / ``ReverseOneToOneDescriptor``.

Version 1.2.1 (2015-04-16)
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* Allow ``is_installed()`` to work before Django app registry is ready.

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* Add soft-dependency support for django-any-imagefield_..

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* Added ``fluent_utils.softdeps.comments.signals`` stub export.
* Added ``fluent_utils.django_compat.get_meta_model_name()``.
* Added ``fluent_utils.django_compat.is_queryset_empty()``.

Version 1.1.5 (2015-04-08)
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* Added new exports in ``fluent_utils.softdeps.comments``: ``get_form()`` and ``signals``

Version 1.1.4 (2015-03-13)
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* Fix Django 1.6 compatibility for truncate_name import

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* Added ``fluent_utils.django_compat.get_app_label()``
* Added ``fluent_utils.dry.models.get_db_table()``
* Added ``fluent_utils.dry.fields.HideChoicesCharField``

Version 1.1.2 (2015-01-08)
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* Fix ``import_apps_submodule()`` and ``import_class()`` to ignore PyDev/PyCharm 4.x import hook.
* Added ``fluent_utils.softdeps.fluent_pages.mixed_reverse_lazy()`` function.

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* Fix django-taggit_ support, only django-taggit-autosuggest_ or django-taggit-autocomplete-modified_ worked.

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* Add soft-dependency support for django-any-urlfield_.
* ``CommentModelStub``: avoid getting an relation on User and Site

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.. _django-any-urlfield: https://github.com/edoburu/django-any-urlfield
.. _django-any-imagefield: https://github.com/edoburu/django-any-imagefield
.. _django-taggit: https://github.com/alex/django-taggit
.. _django-taggit-autosuggest: https://bitbucket.org/fabian/django-taggit-autosuggest
.. _django-taggit-autocomplete-modified: http://packages.python.org/django-taggit-autocomplete-modified/
.. _taggit-selectize: https://github.com/chhantyal/taggit-selectize


Charity Update: Ellen spoke with Clermont County Senior Services about our donating quilts to them. There are three potential uses for our quilts. One would be for a pantry where caseworkers can go to provide seniors with something they need immediately; for this they'd want twin or lap size quilts. The quilts could also be used in their Adopt-A-Senior program that supplies gifts at the holidays to those who wouldn't normally receive any; again twin or lap size would be good for this. Finally, there may be a need for bedding size quilts for their adult day program. The organization seems excited to work with us! More details to come.
Quilt Con West Charity Quilt Challenge: For this challenge, the guild (or individual) is to create a quilt in the theme "improv with intent" using specific challenge fabric colors. The quilts must be twin size and are to be completed by the end of the year for showing at the Quilt Con even in February. The guild voted to participate in this challenge as a group; Ellen will get us registered. More information on how to help will be available at the August meeting.
Betsy Travel Bag Class: This class was held on Saturday, July 25, at St. Clare Convent. Thanks to bag designer Kristi McDonough for teaching!
Education: Bring your favorite quilting tool and talk a bit about it for the August education segment.
Swap: If interested in the quilting tool swap, purchase the tool (approximately $10) and receive the favorite tool of another guild member at the meeting!
Fabric Sale: Bring your stash fabric to sell to fellow guild members! Fabric pieces can be any size, and each participate will have a space of half of one table on which to display her goods. Price your fabric before the meeting and be sure to have cash on hand for your sales.
Education Challenge: At the June meeting, Brooke gave a presentation on the Magic Binding technique. The following guild members tried the technique and brought their pieces to show at the July meeting.
Christine's circle education challenge mug rug with the Magic Binding education challenge added.
Ellen put the flange side of the Magic Binding on the back of her quilt.
Janine put the Magic Binding on her Michael Miller challenge quilt. Check out that quilting!
Kay added a pink and orange Magic Binding to this super cute baby quilt. Kay used color blocking and fussy cutting in this quilt, too.
Trish added the Magic Binding to this Sew Along block from Silk Road.
Shona used the Magic Binding on this pillow.
Several of the guild members are participating in the latest Round Robin. Every other month they make a block for someone on their team and then bring it to show the guild. This month, Pam brought her design board so we could see how the blocks for each participant were looking.
Shona made these blocks for Wendy's quilt.
Robin added the bird block on the lower right to Carrie's collection.
Carrie added blocks to Shona's quilt.
Janine made a block for Annie's quilt.
Wendy added the pinwheel border to Ellen's medallion quilt.
Ellen added to Janine's quilt.
Annie added to Robin's quilt.
Abby added to Lesley's quilt.
Kathy made stars for Brooke.
Ellen added to Kathy's confetti quilt.
Brooke made some strips for Abby's feather quilt.
Ellen made this quilt for Do Good Stitches. Her team members made most of the blocks, and she quilted it. This is also the quilt on which Ellen did the Magic Binding.
Shona tried the Bargello technique.
In addition to her baby quilt, above, Kay made this bag using a Noodlehead pattern.
And she tried the Dresden Plate block using these cute fabrics.
Christine's pirate quilt top for the Children's Home charity.
Pam's completed Swoon block quilt top!
And a block that didn't make the cut. Pam will make a pillow from this one.
This month, Ellen M. shared three different techniques for quilt hanging sleeves.
The first technique is one the Modern Quilt Guild recommends for quilts submitted to Quilt Con. The quilt sleeve tutorial can be found here on Jacquie Gehring's blog.
Cut the sleeve fabric to the width of the quilt. Then hem the short ends 1/4 inch and 1/4 inch again.
Follow the instructions in the blog post to fold the sleeve, then sew the long ends to form a D shape. Hand sew the sleeve to the back of the quilt.
In the second method, the sleeve is sewn almost entirely by machine and another technique is used to ensure the D shape of the sleeve. You can read this tutorial by clicking the link here for the We All Sew site.
In the third method, tabs are sewn into the corner of the quilt at the same time the quilt it bound. You can then place a dowel in the tabs or place thumbtacks through the tab fabric to hold the quilt. For this corner tab tutorial, check out this link from the A Girl in Paradise blog.
Education challenge: Place a sleeve on one of your quilts using any of these methods and bring it to show at the August meeting!


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CD Reviews - 2020
Red, Hot & Blues Reviews
Hot Shows
Marty Gunther's Red, Hot 'n Blues Music Reviews - December 2021
By Marty Gunther
Dave Specter – Six String Soul: 30 Years at Delmark
Delmark Records 870
www.davespecter.com
Since releasing Bluebird Blues in 1991, Dave Specter has been a key cog at Delmark Records as both a guitarist and in the control room, too, delivering music at the cutting edge of blues and jazz – a relationship that's celebrated with this must-have 24-track, two-CD set.
Culled from both his solo releases and his work as a sideman, the native Chicagoan's joined by a virtual who's who of top talent, including Ronnie Earl, Barkin' Bill Smith, Tad Robinson, Willie Kent, Brother Jack McDuff, Floyd McDaniel, Lurrie Bell, Jimmy Johnson, Steve Freund, Otis Clay, Jorma Kaukonen, Billy Branch and dozens of others.
From the opening cuts of "Buzz Me" to the topical closing number, "Ballad of George Floyd," this collection is flawless – and will make a perfect last-minute gift this holiday season.
Ben Levin – Still Here
VizzTone Label Group VT-BL004
www.benlevinpiano.com
Cincinnati-based piano player Ben Levin may be a 21-year-old college student, but he's already a master of his craft who works nationally alongside Bob Margolin, Bob Corritore and Bob Stroger. Mature far beyond his age, he hits new heights on this disc, which explores the depths of human emotion.
Recorded in old-school mono at the height of the epidemic, Ben's accompanied by guitarist/co-writer father Aron as he delivers an all-original set that mixes whimsy about bad meals to more serious subjects about romance and his dad's real-life, six-week hospitalization with COVID-19.
If you like traditional Chicago and New Orleans piano delivered with two-fisted flare, you'll enjoy "Love and Friendship," "Still Here," "That's the Meal," "Kissing at Midnight," "Christmas Rain," "Her Older Brother," "I Wonder What's the Matter" and "I'm Your Essential Worker."
Robbin Kapsalis & Vintage #18 – Soul Shaker
Bird Song Records
www.vintage18.net
An energetic alto who hits the stage in beaded dresses and white go-go boots, native Chicagoan Robbin Kapsalis and her skintight trio are one of the hottest live acts on the circuit today – something that comes through loud and clear on this long-awaited follow-up to their 2017 debut CD, Grit.
Based out of Washington, D.C., and featuring Bill Holter on guitar throughout, they deliver a mix of contemporary blues, soul and jazz in this set, which includes six originals, a new tune from Deb Ryder and covers from Windy City favorites Junior Wells and Buddy Guy and Lil' Ed & the Imperials, too.
Put on your dancing shoes. You'll need 'em for "Shake It Baby," "Lost Souls," "Boogaloo," "Jukin'," "From the Heart of the One," "Silver Spoon," "The Cannonball" and "You Don't Deserve Me."
Corey Harris – Insurrection Blues
M.C. Records MC-0089
www.coreyharris.net
One of the most celebrated acoustic musicians in the world, Corey Harris makes his debut on the M.C. imprint to deliver an intimate package about life on a troubled planet. And despite the title, all of the statements expressed in the 15 cuts ring true regardless of your political stance.
A MacArthur Foundation genius now based out of Charlottesville, Va., Corey recorded this one in Italy, mixing a few choice originals with refashioned, timeless first-generation covers. It's a solo effort aided only by harp player Phil Wiggins and mandolinist Lino Muoio, who appear on one cut each.
From the opening strains of "Twelve Gates of the City" to the closing original, "Scottsville Breakdown," it's a masterpiece of contemporary Delta blues. Other pleasers include "When Did You Leave Heaven," "Special Rider Blues," "Insurrection Blues," "You Gonna Quit Me Baby," "That Will Never Happen No More" and three other tunes infused with West African tradition.
Various Artists – 40 Years Landslide Records
Landslide Records LDCD-1049
www.landsliderecords.com
The Atlanta-based Landslide label has been flying under the radar for the past 40 years, delivering some of the best music out of Georgia and more, and celebrates its long history with this beefy, specially priced, two-hour collection of blues, roots, rockabilly and jazz.
A special treat for blues lovers, the label's roster has included Sean Costello, Tinsley Ellis, Piano Red, Scrapomatic, Delta Moon, Nappy Brown, Dave Bartholomew and The Bluesbusters – all of whom are represented on the first platter of this two-disc set.
The second CD ventures into other mediums, but there's plenty more to whet your appetite, including contributions from the Derek Trucks Band, Widespread Panic, Col. Bruce Hampton, Webb Wilder, Mike Mattison and more. Well worth the price of admission!
Joe Louis Walker – Eclectic Electric
Cleopatra Records CLO2391
www.joelouiswalker.com
Like the title infers, Joe Louis Walker pulls out all the stops on his latest album, teaming with music royalty from multiple areas to deliver a mix of blues, gospel, funk and more that's tied together with the powerhouse guitar runs that he's known for.
A collection of four originals and seven covers that Joe truly makes his own, the disc features contributions from vocalist Bette Smith, guitarists Waddy Wachtel, Jimmy Vivino, Doyle Bramhall II and Murali Coryell, the B.B. King Blues Band and others. But JLW's definitely the star throughout.
Give a good listen to "Uptown Girl Blues," "Bad Betty," "Gone and Alone" and "Regal Blues" as well as interesting takes on "Hotel California," Keith Richards' "Make No Mistake," Warren Zevon's "Werewolves of London" and a reprise of The Countdown Singers' "All She Wants to Do Is Dance."
Fred Hostetler – Fortuna Redux
Mukthiland Records
www.fredsheartradio.com
A blues/rock veteran whose career began in the '60s, Fred Hostetler disappeared from sight for about 18 years when he emigrated to India to do voluntary service in an ashram, but hits the high notes with this tasty set of gentle acoustic blues, his third release since returning home in 2018.
Based out of Whidbey Island, Wash., Hostetler's background includes work with Jeff Beck, Billy Squire and Johnny Winter as well as the popular West Coast band, Blue by Nature, which he founded with Rick Dufay of Aerosmith. An accomplished songwriter, his tunes have appeared in several major movies.
A multi-layered solo set, you'll enjoy "Taming the Wolf," "Shelter from the Storm," "Rain on My Window Pane," "Lady Luck Fortuna Redux," "He's Gone Rogue" and "I'm a New Man."
Sugar Queen & the Straight Blues Band – Better Days
Self-produced CD
www.sugarqueenblues.com
A classically trained pianist, Sugar Queen – aka Michele Denise – is a Southern-born singer/songwriter who spent a decade delivering Chicago-style blues in Malaysia and China before relocating to the Netherlands, where she's now based, and adopting her current identity about five years ago.
Possessing a beefy – albeit limited – alto, her first release under her new name, 340 Blues, placed in the Top Ten album of the year on Chicago-style blues charts, and five of its tunes received major airplay. Her follow-up, Sugar Queen LIVE, continued her ascendency.
An all-original set with subjects mined from the artist's African-American heritage, give a listen to "I'm That Kind of Woman," "Better Ways," "Change My Name," "Looking Back," "Lovin' Only Keeps a Man," "Creeping Going On" and "Shake Off Dem Blues."
John Winkler – Juke's Blues
HarpTone Records
www.reverbnation.com/jukejointjohnny4
Known as Juke Joint Johnny or the Harmonica High Priest of the Southeast, John Winkler has been a fixture on the Charleston, S.C. blues scene for 30 years, but makes his debut as a front man with this CD. One listen and you'll be asking yourself why it's taken so long.
A native of upstate New York, Winkler cut his teeth with Joe Beard, fronting his own band and touring the world with keyboard player Gary "Shrimp City Slim" Erwin for decades. He teams with Erwin here along with Elliott & the Untouchables – another top Low Country unit -- to deliver a sensational set of original Chicago and West Coast blues.
Possibly the best debut album you'll hear this year, give a listen to "Lucky," "Playin' for Keeps," "Somebody New," "Positively Prezlee," "Short Fat Fanny," "Slow Roast," "Millionaire," "Tell Me True," "Meetin' Mama" and "The Nine Harp Thing."
Ted Hefko & the Thousandaires – Down Below
www.ted.hefko.net
A Wisconsin native who's been based in New Orleans for 20 years, Ted Hefko is a multi-instrumentalist tunesmith who usually heats up the night with a classy mix of blues, jazz and soul, but takes an interesting turn here by infusing backwoods country and old-school Louisiana R&B, too.
Ted possesses a sweet, relaxed mid-range voice, and doubles on guitar and sax while fronting a backing group composed of top Gulf Coast talent. They combine to produce a warm, slightly-behind-the-beat sound that will have you grooving no matter what blues-rooted style they're playing.
If you like blue-eyed soul, you'll love this one. Give a listen to "Lay Your Problems on My Knee," "Hurtin' Too," "Please Don't Refuse," "My Life in Bars," "In My Head Again," "Down Below," "Big Thing" and "One More Picture of You."
Hector Anchondo – Let Loose Those Chains
VizzTone Label Group VT-HA-01
www.hectoranchondo.com
The 2020 International Blues Challenge solo/duo winner, Omaha-based guitarist Hector Anchondo delivers a tour de force collection of original acoustic pleasers here, spanning both sorrow and joy without ever being depressing or overpowering.
Influenced by John Lee Hooker, Taj Mahal and Keb' Mo' and a 25-year road dog, Hector recorded this one in Crystal Lake, Ill., and Bradenton, Fla., backed solely by a rhythm section. He displays exemplary fingerpicking skills throughout, and his tunes are both fresh and unique.
Be sure to tune in to "Let Loose Those Chains," "I'm Going to Missouri," "Current River," the saccharine-sweet love song "Candy Shop," "Sometimes Being Alone Feels Right," "Strike It Down," "Vested Angels," "Momma's a Hard Man" and "You Know I Love You but You Got to Go."
Starlite Campbell Band – The Language of Curiosity
Supertone Records
www.starlite-campbell.com
Based out of the United Kingdom, the husband-wife duo of bassist/keyboard player Susie Starlite and guitarist Simon Campbell found love on stage and struck gold with their full-band debut release, Blueberry Pie, a few years ago. This follow-up is just as tasty.
Nominees in both the British and European blues awards for their previous effort, they're festival favorites across the Continent and in Australia, too, possessing a sound that's all their own. They describe this all-original set as a Rubik's Cube view of life in the modern world.
The action opens with the blues-rocker, "Distant Land," but quickly settles into a steady groove with "Gaslight." You'll also enjoy the driving "Language of Curiosity," "Bad Sign," "Take Time to Grow Old," "Stone Cold Crazy," "Lay It on Me" and "Ride on Cowboy."
Rusty Ends Blues Band – Rusty Ends Blues Band
Earwig Music Company CD 4979
www.rustyends.com
A guitarist/vocalist who's been recording since the late '60s, Rusty Ends mixes blues and blue-eyed soul on this all-original disc. Originally issued in 1996 on the soon-to-be defunct Rollin' & Tumblin' imprint, it's just as vital today as the day it was released and quickly disappeared.
An enigmatic fixture from Louisville, Ky., who's rumored to have studied Native American mysticism in the swamps of South Florida, Rusty spent time backing up several top R&B outfits – including the Shirelles, Drifters, Coasters and Marvelettes -- before turning to blues full time. His backing unit includes horns, keys and harp with a guest appearance from vocalist Robbie Bartlett.
There's a whole lot to like in the 17 cuts here, beginning with "What Next?" Other pleasers include "Blue Shadows," "I Wanna Know," "A Man Can't Understand a Woman," "Something Wrong Going On," "Broken Dreams for Sale," "Whips & Chains," "One Step Forward" and "The One Wish."
Miss Lady Blues – Moe Betta Blues
www.artistecard.com/missladyblues
A native of Tuscaloosa, Ala., who now resides in Atlanta, Miss Lady Blues – a.k.a. Tikeshia McMullen Boyd – shows why she's the reigning female artist of the year in the Alabama Music Awards with this collection of original old-school soul-blues sure to have you belly-rubbing on the dance floor.
A follow-up to her 2017 debut, Pieces of My Soul, she's an emotive, honeyed alto with limited range who simmers behind the beat. She's backed by Dexter Allen, the longtime Bobby Rush guitarist who's now a star in his own right, and musicians who bridge both gospel and blues.
Grab your significant other and trip the light fantastic with "Back It Up with That Lip," "She Ain't Me," "Being in Love," "Addicted," "Loving You," "Baby" and "Can't Be Love."
Luca Kiella – Ready for You
Cypress Road Productions
www.lucakiella.com
Luca "Kiella" Chiellini hit the pinnacle of the blues world as keyboard player in Welch Ledbetter Connection a couple of years ago and shines on his own with this release, an all-original, high-octane collection of contemporary New Orleans funk, horn-infused soul-blues and more.
A native Italian, Luca recorded this one in Chicago and the Big Easy with backing from Bonerama trombonist Mark Mullins, trumpet player Bobby Campo, saxophonist Brad Walker and the skintight Windy City rhythm section comprised of drummer Paul Hall and bassist William Paggett.
The hits come fast and furious beginning with "Till Tomorrow." You'll also enjoy the percussive "Here No More," "I Hate My Boss," "Ready for You," "Many Reasons Ago," "A True Connection," "Let You Go," "Won't You Please" and "Is There Any Love Left for Me?"
Marty Gunther's Red, Hot 'n Blues Music Reviews - January 2022
Marty Gunther's Red, Hot 'n Blues Music Reviews - Nov. 2021


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Head-On Crash Results in Three Fatalities in Durham, North Carolina
DURHAM, NC. – According to an online news story posted at wral.com, a head-on vehicle crash resulted in three fatalities in Durham, North Carolina. One other person was injured in the accident, according to the news report. None of the victims has been identified by investigating officials at this time.*
The accident occurred in the late afternoon on April 30 on North Carolina Highway 751 in Durham. North Carolina State Highway Patrol and WRAL report that at approximately 4 p.m., a Cadillac (model not reported) was traveling south on Highway 751. At the same time, a Mercedes (model not reported) was traveling north on the highway.
Near the area of Kerley Road, Troopers say the driver of the Mercedes ran off the roadway, then overcorrected. The Mercedes then reentered the highway and crossed into southbound traffic, where the Mercedes collided head-on with the Cadillac. It is not yet clear what caused the Mercedes to initially leave the road or the driver to lose control of the vehicle.
WRAL reports that three people were riding in the Cadillac, and all three were killed in the collision. No identifying information about these three people was released in the news report.
WRAL further reports that the driver of the Mercedes, who was also not identified, sustained injuries and was transported to a nearby hospital for treatment. The extent of his or her injuries was not reported, nor was his or her current condition.
North Carolina State Highway Patrol is still investigating the case. No information about potential charges was reported.
Accident News is a driver safety and education initiative from Montlick & Associates, designed to help people better understand and thereby avoid common accident causes. To learn more about our injury prevention programs, including iridesafe.com - click here. We hope you are never in an accident, but if you or family member are injured, call Montlick & Associates 24/7 for your free consultation at 1-800-LAW-NEED (1-800-529-6333) or use our live chat at Montlick.com.
Source:https://www.wral.com/three-killed-in-head-on-collision-on-nc-751-in-durham/18357431/


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