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"Say Man" is a song by American musician Bo Diddley. Written under his real name of Ellas McDaniel, it was recorded by Bo Diddley in 1958 and released as a single in 1959 on Checker 931.

The recording became his biggest US pop hit, reaching number 20 on the Hot 100, and number three on the R&B chart.   It arose from a jam session between Diddley and his maracas player Jerome Green, and featured Diddley and Green trading insults in the style of the word game known as The Dozens.

Bo Diddley said of the song: "A lot of the things I did in the Chess studios, we were just goofin' around...  They played it back, and it shocked all of us! Of course, they cut out all the dirty parts."  Music critic Maury Dean, while rejecting the idea that the track is "the first rap song", says that it is "the first major soul tune to feature a total spoken patter of pal put-downs to a rockin' beat....  Bo's lightning right hand chops chords like sugar cane.  The incessant beat throbs into the hot American evening nocturne of streetwise savvy.  Rap - with a side of ghetto-blast humor."

The recording also appeared on the album Go Bo Diddley.

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Bo Diddley songs
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Songs written by Bo Diddley

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Andong Zzimdak is here in Singapore! Frequent travellers to South Korea would have heard or even tried this popular spicy chicken dish, hence, Zzimdak lovers, bask in excitement!
Brought to you by the same team who brought the popular Yoogane to Singapore, they are determined to bring the original taste of Korea to the little red dot. Great for us!
Andong Zzimdak is also literally translated to Andong's Braised Chicken. They usually braise the chicken pieces (which are its star ingredient) with other vegetables, like potato, noodles, onion, ginger and carrot, marinated in ganjang sauce (Korean fermented soy sauce). It will result in a tender tasting chicken which will also carry the spiciness that comes with the sauce.
When you eat the chicken, don't forget to eat it with the danmuji (aka 단무지, yellow pickled radish). This radish is usually served with chicken dishes as they complement each other.
Hot drinks are served in a simple andong zzimdak cup.
We tried the both hot and cold version of the Korean citron tea. Very comforting!
Try out some of their side dishes as well! I thought the most interesting one was the mini seafood pancakes.
We ordered one large sized boneless jjimdak (because we are lazy to eat with bones, haha) and another large seafood jjimdak as well.
Prices for the jjimdak can range from SGD$45.90 to $65.90, depending on what you order as well as the size. The medium sized plates can feed about 2-3 pax, whereas the large plate can feed 3-4 people.
Each jjimdak plate is served with a pair of scissors, so you can cut up the thick and chewy sweet potato noodles that is buried under a generous serving of chicken pieces.
I love these noodles. Chewy and tasty after being cooked together with the spicy ganjang (Korean soy sauce)-based sauce. Yums!
Most Singaporeans can take the spice, so go for it! If you really can't, you can ask the staff to tune down the spiciness level for you. Those who haven't tried it, you probably should, because this would probably be the closest thing you can get to the ones in South Korea.
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Sydney Thunders and Melbourne Stars will clash in the game three of the Big Bash League (BBL) 2018-19 season in Canberra on Friday. Both teams will be eager to start their new campaign on a high after a disappointing run in the previous editions.In the 2017-18 season, Thunders finished on the sixth spot, whereas Stars finished last with just two wins out of 10.
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On the other hand, Stars will be banking on captain Glenn Maxwell in the batting department as it looks a weaken unit with the departure of Kevin Pietersen, Luke Wright and with the injury of Nic Maddinson, whereas in the bowling department, the onus will be on the likes of Adam Zampa, Jackson Bird and Liam Plunkett to provide timely breakthroughs. In the last five clashes between both sides, Thunders came out on top on four occasions, whereas Stars just emerged victorious once.


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Global Underwater Explorers (GUE) est une organisation de plongée sous-marine, à la fois, agence de formation et de certification en plongée souterraine (et plus récemment plongée technique puis plongée récréative) et communauté de plongeurs et supports de projets d'exploration : réseaux noyés souterrains et épaves marines. Il s'agit d'une association à but non lucratif, basée à High Springs, en Floride, aux États-Unis.

GUE a été formé par des membres du Woodville Karst Plain Project (WKPP), qui a maintenant le statut d'une association sans but lucratif affilié à GUE en tant que projet d'exploration. L'objectif de la création de GUE était de former des plongeurs au "Do It Right", la méthode très spécifique et très standardisée inventée au sein du WKPP.

Cette conception novatrice de la plongée est présentée au sein du cours "Fundamentals", qui est un préalable obligatoire pour tous les cours de plongée technique ou souterraine de GUE.

Fondation
GUE est une organisation à but non lucratif 501 (c) (3) formée pour promouvoir l'éducation, l'exploration et la conservation du domaine aquatique. L'organisation a été formée par Jarrod Jablonski et un petit groupe d'éducateurs, d'explorateurs et de moniteurs de plongée. Les membres fondateurs ont cherché à s'appuyer sur l'histoire de la Société Cousteau en créant un réseau diversifié d'organisations satellites. De cette façon, les défenseurs locaux aident le GUE à établir une formation détaillée sur le plongeur, des explorations dynamiques et des initiatives de conservation durable. Lorsque GUE a été formé, il a été co-situé avec le magasin de plongée Extreme Exposure. Toutefois, Extreme Exposure a maintenant changé d'emplacement, ce qui a permis une plus grande croissance de l'organisation.

Missions du GUE
Global Underwater Explorers a émergé d'un désir commun d'explorer et de protéger en toute sécurité le monde sous-marin et d'améliorer la qualité de l'éducation et de la recherche dans toutes les activités aquatiques. Conformément à la vision originale de ses membres fondateurs, GUE s'engage à:
Développer des plongeurs sûrs, compétents et bien informés
Entreprendre et promouvoir la recherche sous-marine
Poursuite de l'exploration sous-marine mondiale
Protéger l'intégrité du monde sous-marin
Fournir au public une ressource complète sur toutes les choses aquatiques.
En travaillant à redéfinir les liens qui lient les amateurs sous-marins aux explorateurs sous-marins, aux conservationnistes et aux chercheurs scientifiques, le GUE s'engage à promouvoir les intérêts du monde sous-marin et de ceux qui cherchent à l'engager.

Conseil d'administration
Le conseil d'administration de GUE comprend Jarrod Jablonski, membre du The Explorers Club, ainsi que l'entrepreneur Robert Carmichael, le chercheur Todd Kincaid, Corey Jablonski, Gideon Liew, Richard Lundgren et Thomas Dederichs.

Méthode de plongée

Généralités
La méthode de plongée de GUE se caractérise par son approche holistique , ie un ensemble global où tout est lié. Concrètement, ça a engendré une standardisation extrême, dite "Do It Right" soit "faites le correctement, afin de garantir l'interopérabilité des plongeurs, GUE concevant la plongée exclusivement en équipe. Cette configuration comporte trois facettes :
 l'équipement selon la vision dite hogarthienne (créée sur les travaux de William Hogarth Main). La configuration peut s'assimiler à un oignon. Il y a un noyau, vu au cours fondamentaux techniques et en fonction des besoins, des couches supplémentaires, standardisées (bouteilles supplémentaires, dévidoirs, scooters...) sont rajoutés sans modifier le noyau ;
le plongeur : procédures ne laissant aucune possibilité de personnalisation, condition physique ;
la planification : mélanges respiratoires normalisés, ce qui permet aussi de simplifier la logistique... ;

GUE ne déconseille pas, lorsque les circonstances de la plongée rendent la configuration GUE classique inadaptée, d'adopter une autre configuration. GUE forme aux recycleurs (modèle RB 80 de type SCR passif et JJ-CCR) et certaines des explorations officielles de GUE l'ont été en sidemount. Mais ces trois configurations ne sont, dans l'esprit GUE, que des configurations de secours pour des plongées spécifiques. Cela est expliqué par une tribune de Jarrod Jablonski dans Quest Vol 14 , le magazine officiel de GUE, intitulée "Defining GUE's Core Values: Sidemount, Closed-Circuit Rebreathers, and DIR".

En , le British Sub Aqua Club a confirmé qu'un mode opératoire pour rendre compatibles les protocoles GUE avec les protocoles BSAC a été établi, permettant l'accueil de plongeurs GUE.

Cursus
En , GUE a offert 21 cours dans quatre domaines et une certification basée sur l'expérience :

cursus plongeur récréatif
Recreational Diver Level 1 - Nitrox diver ;
Recreational Diver Level 2 - Triox diver ;
Recreational Diver Level 3 - Trimix diver ;

cursus fondamentaux
Navigation Primer ;
Triox Primer ;
Doubles Primer ;
Drysuit Primer ;
Diver Propulsion Vehicle Level 1 ;
Diver Propulsion Vehicle Cave (mais ce cours n'est accessible qu'aux lauréats du cours Cave 2) ;
Documentation Diver
Gas Blender
Fundamentals Course pouvant être validé en mode technique ou loisir. Ce dernier mode ne permet pas, sans une mise à niveau "technique", d'intégrer les cursus techniques ou souterrains. Il y a donc trois cours fondamentaux (fondamentaux loisirs, techniques et mise à niveau) ;

cursus plongeur technique
Réservé aux lauréats du cours Fondamentaux Technique.
Technical Diver Level 1 ;
Technical Diver Tech 60 ;
Technical Diver Level 2 ;
Technical Diver Level 2 "Plus" Upgrade. Il s'agit d'une Validation des Acquis de l'Expérience ;
Rebreather Diver ;

cursus plongeur souterrain
Réservé aux lauréats du cours Fondamentaux Technique.
Cave Diver Level 1 ;
Cave Diver Level 2 ;
Underwater Cave Survey ;

Certification EUF
GUE a obtenu la certification CEN de l'organisme de certification EUF en 2013 pour les catégories de plongeur suivantes :
 GUE Fundamentals/GUE Recreational Diver Level 1 - EN 14153-2/ISO 24801-2 ('Plongeur autonome') ;
 GUE Recreational Diver Level 3 - EN 14153-3/ISO 24801-3 ('Chef de plongée') ;
 GUE Fundamentals Instructor/GUE Recreational Instructor Level 1 - EN 14413-2/ISO 24802-2 ('Niveau d'instructeur 2') ;
 GUE Fundamentals/GUE Recreational Diver Level 1 - ISO 11107 ('Plongée Nitrox') ;

WKPP

La plus célèbre des organisations satellites de GUE est le Woodville Karst Plain Project (WKPP), qui a maintenant le statut d'une société sans but lucratif affiliée de GUE. De nombreux membres du GUE participent activement aux vastes projets scientifiques et d'exploration menés par le WKPP. Cette collaboration a aidé l'État de la Floride à consacrer plus de 200 millions de dollars au développement de pratiques améliorées de traitement des eaux usées en tant que moyens d'améliorer la protection des eaux souterraines et de soutenir la conservation du parc d'état de Wakulla Springs. Ce succès est le modèle dans lequel le GUE a lancé un projet de conservation mondial connu sous le nom de projet de référence qui vise à documenter l'état de nos environnements aquatiques mondiaux..

Sensibilisation
Parmi les projets de sensibilisation notables de l'organisation, il y a :
 Les membres du GUE et du  (WKPP) ont établi un record de pénétration de  à Wakulla Springs en 1998, suivi de nouveaux records en 2001 et 2006.
Le GUE et le WKPP ont fourni une vidéo capturée par le cinéaste documentaire Marc Singer pour l'exposition interactive multimédia de , qui a mis en évidence divers aspects de l'eau souterraine pour le Reading Public Museum. L'exposition du six mois s'est terminée le .
 Le nettoyage de plage  à Hutchinson Island situé dans le comté de Martin en Floride en 2003.
 Le  a eu lieu en Italie.
 La  a eu lieu à Gainesville en Floride.
 Les volontaires du GUE ont appuyé la scannérisation et l'archivage des revues de la  (Société sous-marine et de la Société Hyperbare) avec la Rubicon Foundation.
 La  a eu lieu à Gainesville en Floride.
 La  a eu lieu à Budapest en Hongrie.
 En 2008, GUE a été parrainée par  au cours d'un séminaire de séminaire tenu à Durham en Caroline du Nord.
 En 2011, trois membres du GUE et une équipe de plongée du , Alex Alvarez, Franco Attolini, et Alberto Nava, ont exploré une section de grotte connue sous le nom de « Hoyo Negro » pour leur travail avec le . Les plongeurs ont localisé les restes d'un mastodonte ainsi que d'un crâne humain qui peut être la preuve la plus ancienne évolution de l'homme dans la région à ce jour.

Les instructeurs GUE organisent régulièrement des ateliers « Introduction au GUE » visant à promouvoir l'approche des plongeurs sous-marins à l'échelle mondiale.

Publications
GUE publie une revue trimestrielle, Quest, ainsi qu'un certain nombre de livres et de vidéos liés à leur philosophie de plongée. Ils sont généralement disponibles sur leur site Web, d'autres détaillants en ligne et librairies.

Références

Voir aussi
 Plongée sous-marine
 Liste des associations et fédérations de plongée

Liens externes

Fédération de plongée


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Best Things to Do in Valencia, Spain: 7 Top Attractions & Places to Visit
by Treksplorer / Last Updated: September 23, 2019
On the eastern coast of Spain, you'll find the unique city of Valencia. It offers a blend of the old and new, whether you travel to markets and cafes of the city centre or stroll near the futuristic buildings in the City of the Arts and Sciences.
There are a lot of things to do in Valencia. You can visit the 15th-century Gothic mercantile exchange or the restored central market with over 1000 stalls among the dozens of other destinations begging to be explored. The city is also known for its paella, which is a Valencian rice dish with chicken and seafood.
Need help deciding what to do? Get ready to explore more of the city with this guide to the best Valencia attractions…
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What to do in Valencia: Top attractions & places to visit
Tour the Silk Exchange
Walk the cobblestone streets of Casco Antiguo
Step into the future at the City of the Arts and Sciences
Walk through a fairy tale at Gulliver Park in the Jardin del Turia
Get some culture at Valencia Cathedral
Indulge your senses at Central Market
Get a tan or stroll the promenade at Malvarrosa Beach
Where to stay in Valencia: The best hotels for sightseeing
The 15th-century mercantile exchange is a towering masterpiece of gothic architecture. It's always at the top of any list of things to see in Valencia, thanks to the imposing façade. Stepping through the front doors, you need to strain your neck to take in the impressive views of the massive vaulted ceilings.
While at the Silk Exchange, take a guided audio tour to learn more about the history of Valencia. When the building was constructed, the city was experiencing the peak of its commercial prosperity. The audio guide is just a couple of dollars and helps give context to the significance of this landmark.
Expect to spend two or three hours at the exchange, between waiting to get in and taking the full tour. When standing outside, make sure that you check out the courtyard, which is lined with large orange trees and a fountain.
Many of the historic Valencia attractions are within a few blocks of Casco Antiguo, which is the historic city centre. The area is full of winding cobblestone streets, cafes, old buildings, and some of the most important landmarks in the city.
On a hot day, this neighbourhood can also provide shelter from the sun. Many of the narrow streets are flanked by tall buildings that offer shade. It's also a great spot to simply wander around. Besides small streets and alleys, the area also contains two large public plazas and a handful of smaller ones.
It's hard to get lost. Just take a stroll through any of the side streets and find a café or restaurant where you can sit outside and enjoy the scenery. Whether you have one day in Valencia or a few, there's hardly a better way to while away your time in this bustling Spanish city!
With ultra-modern buildings and structures, the City of the Arts and Sciences is one of the most unique Valencia points of interest. It's a major contrast compared to the older historic areas of the city.
The complex was developed in the late 1990s and early 2000s and ended up costing a whopping $300 million. It's built over the old riverbed of the river Turia, which flooded the city in 1957.
The City of the Arts and Sciences also houses the Oceanographic, a local aquarium with over 45,000 marine animals. Other attractions include an opera house, museums, a planetarium, an IMAX theatre, and a laserium.
If you ask locals where to go in Valencia, you'll likely get directions to Jardin del Turia. It's a large public park and one of the highlights of the city. It was built on part of the old riverbed after the catastrophic flood of 1957.
The park is a massive green space that was built after the flood and sits across from the City of the Arts and Sciences. It's also the most popular meeting spot in the city, attracting millions of visitors and locals each year. If you enjoy people watching, this is an ideal destination.
One of the more interesting features of the park is Gulliver Park, which is an homage to Gulliver's Travels. The area includes numerous sculptures, including a 70-metre depiction of Gulliver, washed up on the shore. You can climb the sculpture through various ramps, stairs, and slides.
Dating to the 13th and 14th centuries, Valencia Cathedral is a unique piece of history and an important destination for Valencia sightseeing. The mixture of Baroque, Gothic, and Neoclassical architectural influences make the cathedral an interesting site.
You could easily spend your time examining the exterior of the cathedral, including the massive Door of the Irons, which is the main entrance. It's named after the large cast iron fence that surrounds the cathedral, but the main feature is the intricate carvings on the façade.
The inside of the cathedral is also awe-inspiring. The interior is lined with ornate details, including hundreds of golden sculptures and decorative elements.
Across from the Silk Exchange, you'll find the sprawling Central Market. It's a large building with close to a thousand different stalls and vendors, covering over 8,000 square metres. Most of the market is dedicated to fresh food directly from local farms and fisheries.
The market is one of the best places to visit in Valencia for foodies. As you navigate the crowded market, your nose will be overwhelmed with the smell of fresh seafood, fruits, and vegetables. There are also many vendors serving up hot food, including the traditional Valencia paella.
If you ever run out of ideas for what to do in Valencia, simply go to the beach. Valencia is right on the coast of the Mediterranean Sea and includes several public beaches, such as Malvarrosa Beach.
Malvarrosa Beach offers crystal clear waters, sandy beaches, and a large promenade lined with restaurants, bars, and recreational activities. While it's a popular public beach, it's rarely crowded compared to some of the other Spanish beaches.
It's a great place to take the whole family, as the promenade offers something for everyone. Adults can enjoy cocktails at any of the dozens of bars in the area, while kids can enjoy kiddie rides, sweets, and ice cream.
Ready getting the most out of your trip? Choosing where to stay in Valencia will be a big part of the equation! Fortunately, many of the best places to stay in Valencia are found in the areas in & around the Ciutat Vella (Old Town) where most of the action for travellers unleashes. Start searching for your accommodations with these suggestions for the top hotels in Valencia:
Hostal Venecia: Located in the main square of Plaza del Ayunyamiento, this budget-friendly hotel offer simple & comfortable rooms that deliver everything you need to make your stay in Valencia shine.
Marques House: Occupying a stunning historic building in Old Town, this lovely 4-star hotel sets itself apart with a relaxing minimalist modern style. Upgrade to one of the superior rooms or suites to chill out on the balcony with views over Ciutat Vella.
Caro Hotel: It doesn't get much better than this luxury hotel, situated in a 19th-century palace with Roman Empire roots dating back over two thousand years. The uniqueness in this property is in how seamlessly they've integrated the building's historical elements—from the city's former city walls to Gothic arches to mosaics—with the hotel's impeccable contemporary design.
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Police in Bow, New Hampshire, are seeking the help of the public in locating a prowling and burglary suspect.
Brennan Szanto is wanted for resisting detention. He is a person of interest in a recent prowling incident and a residential burglary which took place on Aug. 30.
Szanto is described as five feet nine inches, weighs about 150 pounds, and has brown hair and brown eyes.
Anyone with information is asked to call the Bow Police Department at 603-228-0511.


It appears that Canadian Olympic medalist Andre De Grasse of Scarborough, Ontario is heading into the 2017 International Association of Athletics Federations World Championship in Athletics in fine form. That is because on Sunday, De Grasse won a men's 200m Diamond League race in Rabat, Morocco.
De Grasse posted a winning time of 20.03 seconds, which was a meet record. Ameer Webb of the United States won the silver medal with a time of 20.18 seconds. Zharnel Hughes of Great Britain won the bronze medal with a time of 20.22 seconds. De Grasse reached the podium by 0.24 seconds. Fred Kerley of the United States finished in fourth place with a time of 20.27 seconds.
Even though De Grasse is undefeated in his last seven races, he is not the favourite in London for the World Championships next month. That is because eight-time Olympic gold medalist Usain Bolt of Jamaica will be competing and has made it public it will be his last international competition before deciding to retire.
Even though Bolt won 100m races in Ostrava and Kingston, Jamaica in June, he did not seem to be in top form. If we have learned anything from Bolt over the years however, it is the fact he can win big competitions by not running one hundred percent. It will be interesting how he will do against De Grasse and others at the beginning of next month.


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A major element of our work was about making a version of the British Museum dataset that's usable by more developers. This is the beginning of that.
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You can access the same JSON data we're using by appending .json to the end of the URL of the page you're on. There are also links to this at the bottom of each page.
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2017 Special 301 Report
One of the top trade priorities for the Trump Administration is to use all possible sources of leverage to encourage other countries to open their markets to U.S. exports of goods and services, and provide adequate and effective protection and enforcement of U.S. intellectual property (IP) rights. Toward this end, a key objective for the Administration's trade policy will be ensuring that U.S. owners of IP have a full and fair opportunity to use and profit from their IP around the globe.
The Special 301 Report (Report) is the result of an annual review of the state of IP protection and enforcement in U.S. trading partners around the world, which the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) conducts pursuant to Section 182 of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended by the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988, the Uruguay Round Agreements Act, and the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (19 U.S.C. § 2242).
The Report reflects the resolve of this Administration to call out foreign countries and expose the laws, policies, and practices that fail to provide adequate and effective IP protection and enforcement for U.S. inventors, creators, brands, manufacturers, and service providers. The identification of the countries and IP-related market access barriers in this Report and steps necessary to address those barriers are a critical component of the Administration's aggressive efforts to defend Americans from harmful IP-related trade barriers.
Office of the United States Trade Representative
By Reference Library|2018-01-01T00:00:00-08:00January 1st, 2018|Intellectual Property, Reference, Trade Agreements|


The origination of the Barber Half Dollar closely parallels that of the Barber Dime and Quarter Dollar. The Mint hoped to obtain a new coinage design in 1890 by sponsoring a contest to replace the Seated Liberty theme.
This failed when (1) financial terms could not be reached with the group of ten renowned artists first asked by the Mint to compete, and (2) all designs later submitted by the public were rejected. The task then fell to Mint Engraver Charles Barber.
Barber coinage began circulating in 1892. The half dollar and quarter dollar share the same reverse, dominated by a large eagle and shield.
The dime reverse features a wreath encircling the words "One Dime". The last of the Barber coins were released in 1916, though the final year of half dollar production was 1915.
During the Barber coinage era of 1892-1916, the world saw revolutionary changes in transportation. Henry Ford rolled out his first automobile in 1896 (above), which he called the Quadricycle. On July 20, 1903, the Ford Motor Company sold its first car, a Model A, to a Detroit physician for $850. Later in 1903, the Wright Brothers' flying machine took to the air under its own power, forever shattering mankind's obedience to gravity.
Don't look for any spectacular rarities in the Barber Half Dollar series, but there are definitely a few key dates having respectable records of value appreciation, all of which are still priced within the means of average collectors.
Key date Barber Half Dollars are offered for sale below. Click the link to take you to eBay auction coins. As usual, its a good idea to purchase rare coins that have been certified by one of the leading grading services: PCGS, NGC, ANACS, or ICG. If the coins are "raw", then at least deal only with a seller of stellar reputation. You might be setting yourself up for a disappointment if you don't.
The left hand side of each "Sales Box" is value trend data over a very long period of time for a coin of that date in Good-4 condition. The percent annual increase is computed for comparative purposes. The coin pictured for sale in the right hand side is not necessarily the same condition coin as that represented in the value trend analysis on left hand side.


SAN JOSE, Calif., Oct. 8, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Super Micro Computer, Inc. (SMCI), a global leader in enterprise computing, storage, networking solutions and green computing technology, strongly refutes reports that servers it sold to customers contained malicious microchips in the motherboards of those systems.
Apple stated on CNBC, "We are deeply disappointed that in their dealings with us, Bloomberg's reporters have not been open to the possibility that they or their sources might be wrong or misinformed. Our best guess is that they are confusing their story with a previously reported 2016 incident in which we discovered an infected driver on a singl Supermicro server in one of our labs. That one-time event was determined to be accidental and not a targeted attack against Apple."
Steve Schmidt, Chief Information Security Officer at Amazon Web Services stated, "As we shared with Bloomberg BusinessWeek multiple times over the last couple months, at no time, past or present, have we ever found any issues relating to modified hardware or malicious chips in Supermicro motherboards in any Elemental or Amazon systems.?"


You've almost made it to your three decade celebration, but don't let your 29th wedding anniversary pass without suitable recognition. We wouldn't be surprised to hear many of you admit you're all out of ideas. Which is why we're here to share some of our favorite suggestions. Don't feel embarrassed that you're stuck for ideas. It happens to the best of us, especially when you consider you've been buying him awesome gifts for 29 years. You're also in luck because the theme for a 29th wedding anniversary is a little unusual. And possibly something you've never thought of giving as a gift to your husband.
There are no traditional themes linked to 29 years of marriage, but the modern alternative is furniture. So if your husband has an item of furniture in dire need of replacing, it's time to go to the furniture store and update, refurbish, or buy him some furniture he's always longed to own.
Have you any crafty skills you can use to make something yourself?
Would he appreciate something he can use at the office?
Does your husband have an interest in antiques, art, or collectibles?
We'll happily admit that buying furniture for your husband won't be the easiest of gifts you'll buy, especially if you consider your home already full to the rafters. But were some of the items gracing your home given as wedding presents. That means they're now nearly thirty years old, so isn't it about time you thought about replacing them? And why not go furniture shopping together? Take your husband out for the day. Include lunch and maybe even dinner afterwards. If you buy the gift together, you'll be able to find the perfect addition for your marital home. You could also be a bit sneaky by visiting various furniture stores and listening to his opinion. Don't buy anything there and then, but surprise him with a furniture delivery.
One last suggestion, while we're on the subject of furniture. If you think your husband would enjoy being introduced to a new hobby, enroll him in some furniture making classes, and he can have a go at making some furniture himself.
What are you planning for next year's big anniversary celebration? As it's your thirtieth anniversary you might be anticipating sharing the occasion with family and friends. So this year, why not do something together?
Next year is your 30th wedding anniversary, and many couples choose to celebrate with family and friends. Which makes this year the perfect excuse for the two of you to get away together, and enjoy each others company.
Enjoy a second honeymoon and return to the location of your first honeymoon. Or think about visiting a place you've both been longing to visit. Don't fret if your budget and time constraints won't allow for an extended vacation. Just a few days away from it all will leave you both refreshed and ready to tackle another year of married life together.


The City of Saginaw operates and maintains seven Retention Treatment Basins, five lift stations and twenty seven sewer regulators. The seven Retention and Treatment Basins (RTB's), Hancock, Weiss, Fitzhugh, Emerson, 14th Street, Webber and Salt/Fraser, can store a combined total of 60 million gallons of sewage and stormwater.
These basins, along with collection system modifications, prevent the discharge of any raw sewage to the river. The RTBs provide primary settling and disinfection. Overflow to the river of the treated effluent occurs only during severe and/or sustained rainstorms. Retained storm water and settled solids are sent to the Wastewater Plant for treatment.
The majority of the City of Saginaw's sewerage is received and carried in combined sewers, which includes sanitary and storm water in a common pipe. All collector sewers flow toward the River and all dry weather and light wet weather flows are intercepted at regulator chambers and directed into an interceptor sewer for gravity transport to the WWTP. During heavier wet weather flows, the regulator chambers divert excess combined flow to the Combined Sewer Overflow (CSO) Control Facilities, which include collector sewers, pumping stations and Retention and treatment Basins (RTB's).
The storage provided by the collector sewers and RTBs can capture smaller storm events. Combined flows from larger storm events are skimmed, settled, and disinfected in the RTBs prior to discharge to the Saginaw River. After a storm event has subsided, all stored flows are dewatered to the interceptor and receive treatment at the WWTP. The RTBs are then flushed and accumulated solids are dewatered to the interceptor. There are no untreated CSO discharges to the River. A map of the City's sewerage facilities is provided in Figure 2.
The Weiss, Emerson, and Salt-Fraser RTBs are designed for gravity flow. However, the Weiss and Emerson facilities can also receive pumped flow from the interceptor if necessary to relieve the system during flood conditions, thus maintaining the original system's design concept. The Webber and 14th Street RTBs utilize both gravity and pumped flow during operation. All flow to the Fitzhugh RTB is pumped during flow-through conditions.
The Hancock RTB was originally constructed in 1976 and operated as a solely pumped facility, but it was modified as part of the Phase B work to receive gravity flows. The facility can still receive pumped flow, if necessary, and operates similarly to the Weiss and Emerson facilities. All RTBs are designed to protect against flood stage either with backwater gates (Weiss, Emerson, Salt-Fraser, Hancock, and 14th Street) or by setting the effluent weir above record high water (Fitzhugh and Webber).
After an event, flow is stored in the collector sewers and all of the RTBs until capacity at the WWTP is available for dewatering. The entire system is typically dewatered in two to three days after the end of a runoff event. Dewatering is based on the available WWTP capacity and is controlled using meter and rate controllers (Weiss, Emerson, Hancock, and Salt-Fraser) or vortex valves (14th Street, Fitzhugh, and Webber).
Each RTB is equipped with an automated flushing system designed to flush sediment and debris from the tank bottom to the interceptor sewer. Weiss, an open RTB, and the Hancock RTB have high-pressure, system that pumps strained river water to a series of sequentially operated nozzle headers. The remaining RTBs all use city water in automatic, sequential pivoting flushing troughs to clean the basins.
The City has also implemented a catch basin restrictor plate program for its entire combined sewer system. The restrictor plates are used to restrict flow from entering the sewer system during heavy rainstorms. The restricted flow is temporarily stored in the streets and parking lots until the storm subsides and it can drain back into the system. This program has virtually eliminated all basement flooding in the City.
Two of the seven RTBs, Weiss and 14th Street, were designed for the total capture of an approximate 0.90 and 0.76-inch in one hour rainfall event, respectively. The two basins both receive gravity flow and pumped flow from their respective pumping stations. The pumped flow discharges to vortex separators (swirl chambers) designed for solids removal ahead of the RTBs. Weiss has one 34-foot diameter Vortex Solids Separator (VSS) and 14th Street has three 36-foot diameter VSS along with 3 MG of first flush storage. Both facilities have high-energy disinfection systems and were designed to meet the MDEQ's DAT for CSO control.
The remaining four new RTBs were designed to meet the 1989 NPDES permit requirement of "total storage for the retention treatment of the one-half inch, one hour rainfall event, two thirds of which volume will be provided for settling, skimming and disinfection." These facilities, along with the Hancock RTB, will be evaluated to determine the ability to meet the MDEQ demonstrative criteria.


Are you an experienced director, looking to take on an exciting show? Or have you always wanted to to take on the challenge of directing a show but just haven't found the right situation? Well, do we have an opportunity for you! Grosse Pointe Theatre is looking for interested Director candidates for the upcoming 2011-2012 season. This first request is for individuals who would be interested in directing one of our 2011-2012 Musicals. But please keep an eye out, because in the near future, we will be looking for candidates interested in directing one of our straight (non-musical) shows. Following is a brief synopsis of the 9 shows that are still in contention for the upcoming season.
The Director presentations for Musicals will be held on the morning of Saturday January 15th. Please prepare a 20 minute presentation that you feel would convince the Board that you are the right candidate for the Show(s) that you are interested in directing. Please be prepared for questions regarding your proposal from the Board. Also please be prepared to let the Board know if you have time constraints that will limit when, during the season, you would be willing/able to direct this show. If you are interested, please contact Marianne Casey mtcasey618@aol.com so that you may schedule a time slot for the 15th.
1940's Radio Hour – Fabled WOV, a seedy little New York radio station takes to the air at the beginning of World War II, this time to record a broadcast for the troops overseas.
The narrative concerns the harassed producer whose leading singer is often drunk, the delivery boy who wants a chance in front of the mike, the second banana who dreams of singing a ballad, and the trumpet-playing sound effects man who chooses a fighter plane over Glenn Miller.
Hairspray – Tracy Turnblad, a large girl with big hair and a kind heart, has only one passion–to dance. She wins a spot on the local TV dance program, "The Corny Collins Show" and is quickly transformed into a teen celebrity. She then successfully sets out to vanquish the program's reigning princess, win the heart of the super handsome Link Larkin, and racially integrate the television show.
Jekyll and Hyde – Concerns a brilliant doctor whose experiments with human personality create a murderous counterpart. Convinced the cure for his father's mental illness lies in the separation of Man's evil nature from his good, Dr. Henry Jekyll unwittingly unleashed his own dark side, wreaking havoc in the streets of late 19-century London as the savage, maniacal Edward Hyde. He manages to kill scores of people without getting caught. Finally as Jekyll is about to marry his lover, Emma, he turns into Hyde and kills a wedding guest. In the end, Hyde/Jekyll begs his friend Utterson to kill him. Utterson holds a blade to Hyde/Jekyll's heart but cannot harm his friend. However, Hyde/Jekyll falls forward onto the sword, committing suicide.
Man of LaMancha – The story takes place in the late 16th century. Miguel de Cervantes (a tax collector, soldier, and author) and his assistant, Sancho, foreclose on a church that failed to pay its taxes. Thus, the two men are thrown into prison by the Spanish Inquisition. The prisoners then steal Cervantes's possessions. However, he convinces them to allow him to win back a package of papers that would not be of value to other people. Pleading his case, Cervantes gives a dramatic defense by reenacting the story of Don Quixote of La Mancha: the passionate and poignant tale of a noble knight who lives in a world of madness and cannnot see that chivalry has died. His holy quest is a mission of salvation to find compassion not for himself but for others. Don Quixote falls in love with the fair maiden, Aldonza(Dulcina), and convinces her to live a moral life. When Quixote is being knighted, the muleteers brutally assault Aldonza. Quixote and Sancho quickly come to Aldonza's rescue but in the end, Quixote only preaches forgiveness. Next, Quixote fights off his darkest foe, the Enchanter. Moved by the story, the prisoners return Cervantes' manuscript (which turns out to be his unfinished novel about Don Quixote) just before he is called before the Inquisition.
Music Man – Con man Harold hill travels to the small town of River City, Iowa to earn his fortune. He decides to convince the town that they need a boys' band and then plans to run away once the boys have paid for instruments and uniforms. He even claims to be a professor of music. His scheme is moving along perfectly until Harold falls in love with the town piano teacher, Marian. Even though she knows that he's a con man, she still loves him for the hope that he brought to the town. Harold, on the other hand, is inspired by Marian's goodness, reveals his secrets to the town and becomes an honest man.
The Heiress – Catherine Sloper, the plain-Jane daughter of wealthy widower Dr. Austin Sloper. Catherine is not only unattractive, but lacks most of the social graces, thanks in great part to the domineering attitudes of her father. When Catherine falls in love with handsome young Morris Townsend, she is convinced that her love is reciprocated, else why would Morris be so affectionate towards her? Dr. Sloper sees things differently, correctly perceiving that Morris is a callow fortune hunter. Standing up to her father for the first time in her life, Catherine insists that she will elope with Morris; but when Dr. Sloper threatens to cut off her dowry, Morris disappears. Still, Catherine threatens to run off with the next young man who pays any attention to her; Sloper, belatedly realizing how much he has hurt his only child, arranges to leave her his entire fortune. Years pass: Morris returns, insisting that he'd only left because he didn't want to cause Catherine the "grief" of being disinherited. Seemingly touched by Morris' "sincerity", Catherine agrees to elope with him immediately. But when Morris arrives at the appointed hour, he finds the door locked and bolted. Asked how she can treat Morris so cruelly, Catherine replies coldly "Yes, I can be very cruel. I have been taught by masters." Though The Heiress ends on a downbeat note, the audience is gratified to know that Catherine Sloper has matured from ugly-duckling loser to a tower of strength who will never allow herself to be manipulated by anyone ever again.
Moonlight and Magnolias – Legendary film producer David O. Selznick is five weeks into shooting Gone With the Wind when he realizes the script is awful and the director doesn't have a clue. He has five days to replace them and restart the shoot or the production shuts down. Selznick calls Victor Fleming from the set of The Wizard to Oz to direct, and he taps legendary playwright, screenwriter and "script doctor" Ben Hecht to rewrite the script. There's only one problem – Hecht hasn't read the book. Over the course of five madcap days, the three men, assisted by Selznick's assistant, Miss Poppenghul, frantically craft one of the most beloved screenplays of all time, as Selznick and Fleming act out the book for Hecht and the phone rings off the hook with calls from the likes of Vivien Leigh, Louis B. Mayer and Ed Sullivan. The play is written as farce, but the characters also deal with serious questions about race and the tenuous power of Jewish executives in Hollywood.
The Trip to Bountiful – Set in the 1940s, the story tells of an elderly woman, Carrie Watts, who wants to return home to the small town where she grew up, but is frequently stopped from leaving Houston by her daughter-in-law and an overprotective son who won't let her travel alone. Old Mrs. Watts is determined to outwit her son and bossy daughter-in-law, and sets out to catch a train, only to find that trains don't go to Bountiful anymore. She eventually boards a bus to a town near her childhood home. On the journey, she befriends a girl traveling alone and reminisces about her younger years and grieves for her lost relatives. Her son and daughter-in-law eventually track her down, with the help of the local police force. However, Mrs. Watts is determined. The local sheriff, moved by her yearning to visit her girlhood home, offers to drive her out to what remains of Bountiful. The village is deserted, and the few remaining houses are derelict. Mrs. Watts is moved to tears as she surveys her father's land and the remains of the family home. Her son eventually turns up, and drives her back to Houston.
most of the play the women should look like they're in their mid-forties to mid-fifties (one is pregnant).
Audition: Saturday, Dec. 11, 2010, *10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Sunday, Dec. 12, 2010, *4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
For a refundable fee of $20, scripts will be available for loan at the above address.
Call G.P.T.'s Box Office, 313-881-4004, for staffing hours.
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RealVNC®, the original developer and leading provider of VNC® today announced that it has partnered with Wipro Technologies, the global IT services business of Wipro Limited (NYSE:WIT). As a result of the agreement, Wipro has integrated VNC Mobile Solution for Automotive into its Connectivity Framework to enable remote control and access to mobile devices and applications directly from in-vehicle infotainment head units.
RealVNC's solution permits mobile devices to be automatically detected, accessed and controlled through the head unit touch-screen, bezel keys or steering wheel controls as they enter the vehicle. VNC technology provides a single, common device independent communications protocol, with RealVNC maintaining the VNC Server software running on the mobile devices for all operating systems and new mobile devices. This provides car manufacturers and Tier-1 suppliers with the advantage of not having to continuously upgrade in-vehicle system software to keep pace within the fast moving mobile market.
By combining its in-depth experience in mobile devices and automotive infotainment systems, Wipro integrated the VNC solution seamlessly through its Connectivity Framework so that the VNC Viewer (client) runs in the head unit in a way that is convenient, flexible and safe for the driver to use.
"VNC Mobile Solution for Automotive is a unique and compelling solution in the automotive industry enabling us to quickly and easily develop custom HMI solutions that can be tailored to equipment or automotive manufacturers' specifications; for example, to access and control mobile device applications in a manner that is phone independent and does not distract the driver," said Nagamani Murthy, Vice President, Product Engineering Services (PES), Wipro. "We are excited to be working with RealVNC on this and have found VNC Mobile Solution for Automotive to be robust and easy to integrate in a typical infotainment head unit environment using our platform agnostic generic Connectivity Framework solution."
Tom Blackie, Vice President Mobile of RealVNC added, "We are delighted to be working with Wipro, a world leader in the infotainment, telematics and mobile services industries. We understand safety is paramount and VNC Mobile Solution addresses this by interlocking access to specified applications running on the mobile devices with vehicle speed, providing full functionality whilst stationary and limiting use when driving. The announcement of this agreement further emphasizes the importance of the automotive industry to RealVNC and reiterates our commitment to support this market sector."
VNC Mobile Solution for Automotive, an OEM package, is supported for a range of in-vehicle embedded operating systems including Linux, Windows Automotive, CE, QNX, Qt, Android and other proprietary operating systems. RealVNC continues to provide cross-platform solutions with all leading mobile devices supported, including Windows Mobile, Symbian and Blackberry, as well as development versions of iPhone, Android, WebOS and Linux.


Sunday's papers were rife with reports of worried Labour backbenchers contacting cabinet minsters to ask them to persuade Brown to go.
Senior government ministers said on Sunday there were no plots afoot to oust Gordon Brown as Prime Minister, with one of his potential successors saying he was not interested in taking over the job.
Justice Secretary Jack Straw, who newspapers have widely speculated is being backed by senior Labour MPs to take on Brown as leader, said he had no plans to stand against him.
"Gordon Brown is the best leader to lead us through these tough times. He has done so before and he will do so again," Straw said in a statement to the BBC.
"I was convinced of that when I was his campaign manager last year and nothing that has happened since has changed that view."
The speculation about Brown's future has grown since the Scottish National Party (SNP) took the traditional Labour stronghold of Glasgow East in a by-election after a 22.5 percent swing.
The Observer said Straw and Chief Whip Geoff Hoon were being pressured to act, while the Sunday Times reported that former Home Office minister George Howarth, a friend of Straw's, was rallying support for the Justice Secretary.
In further bad news for Brown, a poll for the Sunday Telegraph found that the Conservatives had a 24 point lead over Labour in key marginal seats.
However Labour deputy leader Harriet Harman scotched suggestions that there were plans to ask Brown to step down, or to stage a coup.
"What's in the best interests of the country is that we have a strong and experienced Prime Minister who's been one of the foremost finance ministers of the world over the last 10 years," Harman told BBC's Andrew Marr Show.
"What would be wrong would be to respond to a very big economic challenge by turning it into a political crisis."
Brown, whose popularity has slumped in the 13 months since he replaced Tony Blair, has vowed to fight on, saying he is the right man to be at the helm as the country deals with difficult worldwide economic problems.


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Civil parishes w hrabstwie North Yorkshire
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We speak of a global network frequently with regards to the international art world. In Part I of this interview, Renaud Proch, Executive Director of Independent Curators International (ICI), and I spoke about how this network is now part of our consciousness. For many, the global is a very singular type of experience, one that we participate in through one sense: seeing. ICI challenges that experience.
In Part I we also discussed a new type of definition toward the art center, one that relies on networks and scenes over particular "international" cities—beyond New York and London. In this transcription, we touched on related subjects, specifically the different curatorial experience of working independently versus working for an institution or gallery, and how this model feeds into the greater ecosystem. In Proch's words, "better navigated than opposed." We focused on one particular Curatorial Intensive, in Ethiopia, which took place this past May in Addis Ababa.
SC: You were Director of The Project and MC, two commercial galleries, before you started at ICI – have you seen your context as a Curator change in the transition between having a quite singular position, to a more group-based curatorial platform, such as ICI?
RP: I definitely learned a lot from working in different contexts – both in a commercial gallery setting, and for a larger non-profit organization. The main, overarching lesson that I learned and had never realized before this transition is that the role of Gallery Director is extremely close to the artistic practice, and to the artist. At least that was my experience.
SC: Do you mean that you were informing the exhibitions very closely with the roster of represented artists?
RP: Not quite – I mean that when you work at a commercial gallery, you are entirely dedicated to the artists that you work with. Not just to the artist's work for the moment that it is in an exhibition, but to their practice, their careers. You become specialized in them, you know them and their practice incredibly intimately. And you develop an close relationship over the long term.
SC: You have more freedom as an independent curator, for lack of a better word.
RP: Well, the focus is much more on the exhibition, creating context for the artistic gesture, placing it in the world, in history. It is a different angle from working with a discreet number of artists over a long period of time. That is something that I learned from working at a commercial gallery that touched me as a curator.
SC: Has that affected your method going forward? As an independent curator, do you try to work more closely or find yourself mimicking that kind of relationship over a longer period of time?
RP: I haven't had the chance.
RP: I have just been too busy.
RP: But really, today with ICI, I am interested in the role that curators can play in this ongoing practice of exchange, and how much they can help building structures that serve artists, first and foremost, and can help feed healthy, diverse contemporary art practices.
RP: Yes, eco-systems that can operate alongside what I think has become the strongest and most dominant system of all, which is the market.
SC: Right, the prevalence of the art fair in our current climate certainly fits into that.
Zoma Contermporary Art Center, Addis Ababa, 2014.
RP: Sure, the art fairs, the galleries, the art schools, but non-profits are also a part of the structure. We live in a world where the market is a catalyst for everything. Whatever you think of it, it's there, like the Pacific Ocean…better navigated than opposed.
SC: You were previously speaking about how you have had to adapt and form new structures. What are some of your recent experiences with this?
RP: Most recently, we did a Curatorial Intensive in Ethiopia in partnership with the Zoma Contermporary Art Center – it was a particularly rich and privileged moment.
SC: Where were most the members from?
RP: About one-third was from Ethiopia, one-third from other countries in Africa, and a one-third from elsewhere internationally. One of the faculty speakers, Konjit Seyoum, spent the entire week with us. She founded a gallery in Addis Ababa called Asni Gallery. She was definitely touched and perhaps even empowered by the experience, and she has recently written me about her desire following the program to directly address the Addis artistic and curatorial community's need to organize. One of the first things she did after we left was to invite 55 people involved in contemporary art in Addis to have dinner at the gallery, to meet and recognize one another's work – she began organizing a community!
SC: Like a type of Board of Directors?
RP: Much more sprawling and organic than that – she invited 55 people over for dinner!
RP: This is also how her space works, it has a restaurant and she thinks about food in the similar ways she thinks about art practice, an expression of culture that brings people together, and must be fostered.
This is the type of experience I was talking about with you before in terms of uncertainty; you can never expect these things. Sometimes they happen, which is incredibly fantastic. But to me, this is one example of an occurrence that exists far beyond us. It is possible that this moment at Asni Gallery will help shape the future of art infrastructures in Addis – way beyond ICI's small involvement with this one Curatorial Intensive.
Curatorial Intensive faculty Konjit Sayoum, Curatorial Intensive participant Mihret Kebede, and Renaud Proch during the Intensive at Zoma Contemporary Art Center, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, May 2014. Photo: ICI.
SC: How do you feel about the metaphor of a radio, sending out waves and signals?
RP: Can we add receiving or releasing signals?
SC: Yes – I am sure we can add interference too, that is when the good things happen. Your organization is very geographically diverse. The headquarters may be in New York, but you have satellite locations everywhere.
RP: Well we don't have satellite locations. I like to say that we are "active wherever activated." That is because we are a network that is very decentralized, and we always work in collaboration with others. Whenever in the world makes sense for us to go, we try to make it happen. But it is important to note that we are not necessarily seeking out locations with a predetermined plan to do something. We often respond to our colleagues' desire to collaborate, in their local contexts, because it makes sense to them and serves their audience.
SC: The last exhibition you did was of Tracy Rose in South Africa, how did you meet?
RP: I know Tracy through my work at the Project. So we were brought together by the visionary Christian Haye. Tracey and I had been working together on and off since 2004.
SC: We spoke earlier about independently curating with artists long-term, matching a gallery model more closely – would Rose be an example of that?
RP: Well she had actually come to me with the idea of collaborating with a curator in South Africa, Khwezi Gule on an exhibition of her work at the Johannesburg Art Gallery. I liked the idea of an exhibition that could be done by two curators whose views reflected two very different perspectives. Her work operates very strongly within a South African context and history, which I was definitely not an expert on. But I understood her work with an outsider's perspective and had seen how it resonated in the U.S. for instance.
This allowed Khezi and me to create something very interesting with Tracey. Interestingly, my involvement in this exhibition, which happened while I was with ICI, eventually led to the possibility of doing a Curatorial Intensive in South Africa, in partnership with the Bag Factory Artists Studios, in 2013, which then led to the program taking place in Ethiopia this year.
SC: Are you still working with her?
RP: Tracey is someone who's work I think of a lot. As a curator, there are a number of artists you keep as guides. She is one of them. I would not even classify it as a sort of conversation; the work does it for you. It's become a compass.
SC: Has her work helped guide, or narrow in your fields of research? Or do you have some ongoing research that you are always doing outside of her practice? Her work touches a lot of concept that you can work with.
RP: I have become very intimate with her work, along with several artists' work that I met through the Project. They shape many of the ideas I have. For example, since we are talking about Tracey Rose, whose show was titled "Waiting for God" after one of her works, religion is something I find absent in the contemporary art discourse today. Which is disturbing because so much of contemporary culture is shaped by religion.
SC: Religion proper? Meaning not spirituality, but the topic itself?
RP: I mean – all you have have to do to see its prevalence and how it shapes human condition today, is to open the newspaper this morning.
RP: And yet it is fairly absent from contemporary art. That is one topic of research that stays with me.
Read Pt I of this interview on THE SEEN.
Stephanie Cristello is the Editor-in-Chief for THE SEEN, and Senior Editor US for ArtSlant.
October 3, 2014 | Filed under Art Seen: International and tagged with Addis Ababa, Curatorial Intensives, ICI, Independent Curators International, Renaud Proch, Stephanie Cristello.


A partridge. In a zigzag it scurries across the path, startled by the engine noise of the jeep. Some metres it runs on the edge of the Field along, then it disappears in the hedges. Georgina Bray stops their car and lets it idle hum. "Partridges, we don't often see," said the zoologist, "the population in the UK." However, since the Short life of seven breeding pairs on the site of the Hope Farm in the South East of England. And nest, perhaps in one of these hedges, the meters high, the fields line.


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Paradise Valley, AZ — Operating a 1st- through 12th-grade school with a high number of students with learning differences (such as ADHD, dyslexia, and anxiety) presents a litany of obstacles before you even open the door. So what happens when those doors are unexpectedly closed?
Unexpected challenges produce innovative results. The announcement of school closures last month was shocking for students, parents, and teachers alike. For The Jones-Gordon School (JGS), the challenge was developing a way to re-shape a community that was never intended nor designed to be an online learning platform into a progressive, successful tool for both students and families during a desperate time of need. Best known as Paradise Valley's "Campus of Kindness," JGS took the challenge in stride and re-opened with a full online learning model just two days after going on hiatus.
"In an impossibly short amount of time they've been able to convert to 100% virtual classrooms while maintaining a high quality of instruction and most importantly, CARE for our student," says the parent of a 9th-grader. "Someone better be taking good notes as this whole thing plays out because I see the future of education being shaped right now."
Daily live classes, videos on, kids engaged
Before a single word regarding academics could be uttered, Dana Herzberg, Head of School, presented her staff with their top priority: "Every single student needs to have face-to-face time with someone every single day. There should not be a single child who goes an entire day without hearing from at least one person in this room." And with those words began the planning stages of a social and emotional support system for 140 kids. Within a matter of hours, an around-the-clock, 360-degree plan was put into place.
Each JGS student has, at minimum, two immediate persons of contact at the school. Beyond that, the students are strongly encouraged to email or text (yes, text—a level of trust and commitment you'd be hard-pressed to find elsewhere) any faculty member they need at any given time. Each student is then additionally contacted daily for an individual check-in that covers social, emotional, and mental health support. When a student reports they are anxious or unwell, the staff immediately mobilizes to address the issue. Teachers also offer daily virtual Office Hours, allowing students an opportunity to get face-to-face help with classwork or simply to stop by and say hello.
"I think that it's amazing that my teachers will take time out of planning or working on their next live class and their non-teaching lives to talk," says one JGS sophomore, "just talk."
As for academics, the goal for The Jones-Gordon School is simple: To provide as close to the real-life, on-campus experience as possible. What does that mean? It means students are provided the opportunity to gather with their classmates—their peers, their friends, their siblings—inside virtual "classrooms" and continue their learning with live instruction from their usual teachers, just like they normally would. It means they are not just receiving weekly "busy work" in an email from their teachers. It means they are able to ask clarification questions in real-time and discuss the material with other students. It means they get together online to study and just hang out.
Since Day 1 of distance learning, Jones-Gordon has been polling, researching, and talking to each and every one of its families to ensure that they are bridging every gap and providing their community with the most holistic, customized learning experience possible, even in these unprecedented times.
"No one has perfected distance learning yet, but we are doing better every day," says High School Director, Samantha DePalo.
High expectations and engagement (grades!)
A crucial aspect of the school closures across the state, and for The Jones-Gordon School in particular, was the timing. At the time of the announcement, JGS students were on the last day of their Spring Break. There's a troubling symptom that came with the unfortunate timing: Students jumping from an "extended Spring Break" mindset to an "early Summer Break" mindset. However, for Jones-Gordon, learning and engagement remain high. This also includes awarding grades for the fourth quarter, unlike most other schools in the valley.
Parents are appreciating this decision. "I'm very impressed with how well JGS has transitioned and that they are ACTIVELY keeping the learning going," reported one parent.
According to another parent, "My daughter actually said, 'I'm learning more!'"
Reading interventions and electives continue
Among all items on the long list of questions facing the administration as the campus prepared for closure, one revealed itself to be especially challenging: "How does one proceed with hands-on instruction and tailored learning interventions through a computer monitor?" How can classes such as Cooking, P.E., and Guitar continue without an on-site instructor to lead the way? How can regression be prevented for students who've invested countless hours into their individualized reading programs? Where does one even begin, let alone without any prior online teaching experience?
Option number one was simple (and immediately scrapped without consideration). That option was to simply throw electives, individual interventions, and all other extracurricular activities to the wayside and finish the school year with students only participating in their general core classes. The Jones-Gordon School is not in the practice of doing the bare minimum for the sake of getting by—not even in the face of an unexpected crisis. An opportunity was knocking for a more fulfilling, more meaningful response—and it came.
Rather than directing orders and creating a uniform online school experience, JGS team leads instead handed each teacher the keys to their individual courses, allowing them to continue teaching material their way. This meant that Cooking continues—with students assisting with family meals at home and producing the ingredient lists and recipes. P.E. classes now receive a new workout routine each week and a daily log to record their physical activity. Guitar is being taught during a "Live Class" where students can see their instructor, receive coaching in real-time, and then practice what they learn throughout the week.
Clubs are thriving, too! More students than ever are participating in Minecraft club, for example. In fact, club members will soon be slaying an Ender Dragon—one of this semester's most highly anticipated club events.
The hiatus from campus couldn't even stop the school Talent Show. Students from all grades recorded and sent in video clips of their performances, and a (virtual) viewing party was held. It was so enjoyed that the school is planning a second show before the end of the school year.
The Jones-Gordon School embodies the mindset that, with teamwork and the right attitude, meaningful teaching and learning can happen anywhere.
Shari Schwartz2020-08-28T14:30:15-07:00April 2020|Curriculum and Programs, School News|
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Summer is incomplete without ice cream. The creamy dessert practically defines the season! It's been eaten in the United States for centuries, since the inception of the country. The first ice cream parlor in America opened up in 1776, when the early American settlers were the first people to coin the name for the cold treat. Since ice cream is such a classic dessert (and sometimes even a snack), why not learn to make it at home? It's easy to make ice cream with a special ice cream maker, but you don't actually need it.
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It's easy to make homemade ice cream without an ice cream maker. Did you know you can actually make homemade ice cream in a plastic bag? The most basic homemade ice cream recipe requires only four ingredients, five minutes and two plastic bags, one gallon-sized and one pint-sized. With sugar, cream or half and half, vanilla extract (or another type of flavoring you prefer), ice and salt, you can make ice cream at home. Mix the salt and ice in the larger gallon-sized bag. Combine the sugar, cream and vanilla into the pint-sized bag and seal it carefully into the bigger Ziploc bag. Shake the two bags vigorously. The mixture should harden and become ice cream!
Another way to make homemade ice cream is to simply blend all of the ingredients and flavorings you're using together, and then freeze them. This version also doesn't require an ice cream maker, but is easier to do with a blender or electric stand mixer.
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Vanilla ice cream may be the easiest to make at home because the only flavoring it requires is vanilla extract. Most recipes for chocolate ice cream call for cocoa powder and unsweetened chocolate. However, once you become a pro at homemade ice cream, you can mix and match flavorings just the way you like.
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