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Burgo's Top Albums of 2017
Well yes, here I am.
I know, it's been a while.
In fact, it turns out last year was the first year since this blog's founding that I didn't do a "Best Albums of the Year" post, and – even though I haven't posted on this blog at all since my "Best of 2015" post – I was determined to get something out this year.
For a couple of reasons, really. Firstly: this blog is now 1o years old. And I know I haven't written on it much in the last few years, but 10 years seemed… worth celebrating. Secondly, this post is officially the 400th post on this blog… again, something worth celebrating.
Anyway, long story short… I'm back for this post. Then I'll probably disappear again for a while.
Actually, while I have you here, indulge me, if you will. I have a theory a little bit about music bloggers, and how pretty much all of my favourite music blogs died out.
You see, 10 years ago or so, we music bloggers were really the taste-makers, of a kind. Before streaming services were popularised, and back when RSS readers were all the rage, loading up your favourite music blog to download an MP3 because a blogger who just got you had recommended it was pretty much the best part of your day.
You'd listen all day to the tune with that kind of euphoria that can only come from a well-matched, personalised mixtape.
But then streaming services came along.
Streaming services, obviously, devalued music bloggers. We traded in (sometimes) illicit substances that weren't (easily) available otherwise. Then, suddenly, they were at your fingertips, available at an instant's notice.
And, probably the biggest factor?
Before streaming, downloading MP3s was an investment. You invested your time, on your slow dial up modem. You invested your data, on your capped downloads. You trusted music bloggers to ensure you weren't wasting these valuable commodities. That they had vetted the hundreds of emails they received in a month, and they were only posting the very best songs, and culling the duds. But suddenly, when you could stream any album for just a few seconds in seconds, the "opinion" of a music blogger wasn't important anymore. You didn't have to invest anything, or risk anything. It became… zero calorie snacking.
We became commodotised. We became… irrelevant.
Now, don't get me wrong… I'm not whinging. I've been a Spotify premium subscriber since well before it officially expanded to Australia. I think it's a great thing that taste-making is now democratised. But I'd be lying if I didn't admit that a little part of me missed the old days, when I was motivated to do this whole music blogger thing.
Ok, that's enough indulgence. Thanks for your time. Now, onto the real stuff. Without further ado, here is Burgo's Top Albums of 2017.
15. Aimee Mann – Mental Illness
You guys, I'll be honest. I fell in love with Aimee Mann 15 years ago, when she performed a cover of "Shed a Little Light" on the West Wing episode, "College Kids".
I mean, just listen to this:
Her voice then just absolutely killed me. And it continues to, today.
Back in January, Mann called "Mental Illness" her "saddest, slowest, most acoustic, if-they're-all-waltzes-so-be-it-record" that she'd ever created, and man, she wasn't kidding. Mann leans into the cliched view of her as a "depressing songstress" completely with a sly wink, and the result is just stunning.
Standout track: Lies of Summer
14. Portugal. The Man – Woodstock
Hard to believe it's been 10 years since I first wrote about these guys. But in all that time, Portugal. The Man have never failed to impress. People will complain they sold-out. Heck, the band clearly foresaw that, and started selling "I Liked Portugal. The Man Before They Sold Out" t shirts before the album was even released!
So yeah, I know I'm in the minority here. But, I dunno… allow me this one conceit, as someone who has written about them for the last 10 years. Their dive headfirst into pop sensibility is something to behold, in my opinion; and, if nothing else, makes for an interesting listen.
Despite all that, when I had to pull out a standout track for this post? It had to be "Feel It Still", which is easily their closest approximation to their previous tunes. So perhaps I'm a little conflicted too.
Standout track: Feel It Still
13. Mountain Goats – Goths
An opus on Goths? Why yes, thank you. I've said on multiple occasions that I view Josh Ritter to be the lyricist of our generation, but I tell you what… John Darnielle is 100% up there, and nowhere is it more evident than on Goths. The flow is just effortless, the melancholy too casual, the details too… alive. No one breathes life into their characters with the little details like Darnielle.
Charting the life of a goth moving from the UK to the US to make it big in a band, playing for cocaine ("Paid in Cocaine"), refusing to open for Trent Rezor ("Shelved"), to dealing with being an aging goth, and all the realities that come with becoming… irrelvant. It's heartbreaking, if it weren't so bittersweet funny.
Standout track: We Do It Different On The West Coast
12. Tyler, The Creator – Flower Boy
Ever since Yonkers, I've been waiting for… something, from Tyler, The Creator. I didn't have any idea what that "something" was, mind you, which was frustrating for me… so I can only imagine how frustrating it could have been for Tyler.
That something came with "Flower Boy".
It's an album about finding yourself. Accepting, despite the otherness, which previously Tyler had always played up as being a "radical". Here, Tyler confronts… well, himself.
In the album opener, "Foreword", Tyler asks "How many cars can I buy 'til I run out of drive? How much drive can I have 'til I run out of road?", and then goes on to question his relationships with, "Shout out to the girls that I lead on / For occasional head and always keeping my bed warm / And trying their hardest to keep my head on straight"; and those relationships, later, are even more confronting when you get to the songs, "Garden Shed" and "I Ain't Got Time", with its line "Next line will have 'em like "Woah" / I've been kissing white boys since 2004″.
I don't want to say anything as trite as "with this album, Tyler, The Creator has found himself"; but, I will say that he's looking clearly in the mirror, and that self-reflection has made for an amazing album.
Standout track: 911/Mr Lonely
11. The War On Drugs – A Deeper Understanding
Another case where it's hard to believe that it's been nearly 10 years since I first wrote about The War on Drugs, and their debut album "Wagonwheel Blues". Since that time, Adam Granduciel has been a fair regular on this blog, so it shouldn't come as any surprise that "A Deeper Understanding" finds a place on this list.
These are long, meandering tunes full of texture. Granduciel played half the instruments on this album, and he weaves together a tapestry of fuzzy sonic lines that somehow come together into something coherent.
This album takes its time. On a warm summer's night, go out into an open field overlooking the surrounds, and watch the sun set to this soundtrack.
Standout track: Thinking of a Place
10. Hollow Coves – Wanderlust 🇦🇺
The first of quite a few Australian releases on this list, "Wanderlust", the debut EP from Brisbane folk-duo Hollow Coves is short, at just 21 minutes… but man, does it win you over quickly. From EP opener, "Coastline", Ryan Henderson and Matt Carins have you completely hooked.
You'll lose yourself in these tunes, guaranteed. Here's to more of this.
Standout Track: The Woods
9. Alex the Astronaut – See You Soon 🇦🇺
Another EP? Hey, it's my list, I can do what I want.
So, most Australians would be familiar with this release, thanks to the stunning tune, "Not Worth Hiding", which was a timely release, coinciding with Australia going through a national survey on whether same sex marriage should be allowed (yes, seriously… we had a national survey on that).
The tune itself was premiered on Triple J, and I remember the text line just going (justifiably) absolutely mental when it was played. The entire EP is well worth a spin though.
Standout track: Not Worth Hiding
8. Polish Club – Alright Already 🇦🇺
14 songs. 39 minutes. And in that time, Sydney duo Polish Club lay out an album so accomplished, it's like nothing I have ever heard from a debut. In their first release, "Alright Already", Novak and John-Henry have released an honest-to-goodness guitar and drums, garage-rock blues album in a year that seemed to overlook these kind of tunes.
And oh man, is it fun.
This album, quite simply, rocks, and you need to get it into your earholes.
The first 11 tunes barrel along like no one's business… and then track 12, "Divided" throws a curveball… a stripped-back tune that comes at just the right time, before "My Delight" and "Red River Rock" really turn things on their head. Listen… you'll see what I mean.
Man, I love this album.
Standout track: Divided
7. Gang of Youths – Go Farther In Lightness 🇦🇺
If you're feeling slightly lost; if you're feeling… flat. This is the album you should listen to right now. Seriously. Stop reading this post, and listen to "Go Farther In Lightness".
Don't get me wrong – it's a long album at 76 minutes, but you really need to listen to this in its entirety. It's a cathartic process, and one that explores loss, heartbreak and confusion, but somehow with a purpose and optimism that, quite frankly, we all need right now.
You will lose yourself in this album. You will well up with tears. Your heart will swell. After listening to this album, you'll feel like you can take on anything. And, you can, you know. It's all just a choice.
Standout track: What Can I Do If The Fire Goes Out?
Bonus: Like A Version
Dave and Co. also gave us one of my favourite "Like A Version"s this year, with their cover of the Middle East's "Blood". Every time they kick into the instrumental outro around 3:30, I get goosebumps.
6. Ryan Adams – Prisoner
If you've read this blog at any point in the last 10 years, you'll know my love for Ryan Adams. Of the now 400 posts on this blog, I'd hazard that Ryan makes up at least 30-40 of those posts. He remains, through thick and thin, "my" songwriter… the one who it seems will always get me, no matter how old we get or the fact that he has no idea I exist.
Dissecting his 6 year marriage to Mandy Moore which ended in 2015, "Prisoner" finds Ryan back in breakup territory… and, let's not kid ourselves, Ryan (as a musician) is on familiar ground here. But that doesn't mean that the album isn't gorgeous, regardless. There is an element of honesty here that you just can't help but admire, that makes these songs hit hard: there's the internal monologue of "Shiver and Shake"; the heartbreak of "Breakdown"; the admission of things always wrong in "Broken Anyway", and then the hopeful moving on of "We Disappear".
Standout track: Shiver and Shake
5. Alex Lahey – I Love You Like A Brother 🇦🇺
In 2016, Alex Lahey had one of the absolute tunes of the year, with her single "You Don't Think You Like People Like Me", which was eminently hummable. Her full-length debut, "I Love You Like A Brother" thankfully delivered on that promise. 35 minutes long, it's a rollicking good time, full of relatable tunes packed full of witty observations, that are just made for singing along to.
Standout track: So, so many… but I Haven't Been Taking Care of Myself
4. Lorde -Melodrama
Ella Yelich-O'Connor just turned 21 last month.
Let that sink in for a bit.
Standout track: Perfect Places
3. Future Islands – The Far Field
Oh man. Such a tender, fragile record.
"Catch me laughing / Catch me drinking past the dawn / Catch me singing / Catch me beaming—open armed" Samuel Herring sings, followed by "Don't watch me weeping / Don't watch me weep into my palms", and it's absolutely heart-breaking.
For such a sad, intimate album, it propels you along, particularly driven by the bouncing bass lines (see "Time On Her Side" below for an example)… this record never once gets boring in its 45 minutes.
And when Debbie Harry, at 71, steps in on the penultimate song, "Shadows", to pull Herring out of the shadows and into the light? Just… wow.
Herring speaks of the heartache, with "A melody that trails and falls, yet never fully blooms / Plays like an old song / That's just out of tune" and the wiser, older Harry retorts "Why can't you just break free? / Is it the heat dreams, that fevers brought you?"
Finally, Harry turns Herring's plaintive cries of "These old shadows" back on him with the refrain "They're just shadows!".
What an experience.
Standout track: I'm cheating and including two… "Time On Her Side" and "Shadows"
2. Kendrick Lamar – DAMN.
Holy… you guys. You GUYS.
From the second track, DNA., you just know this album is special. The rhymes come blistering, effortless… it's like Kendrick doesn't need to breathe, he just flows.
I find it hard to write about this album. It's just a visceral experience. Right from opener "Blood", where Kendrick's protagonist dies, to the backdrop of Geraldo Rivera's criticism of Lamar's take on police brutality on his 2015 track 'Alright', Lamar is pissed. And man, it's amazing to listen to.
Standout track: FEEL.
1. Gordi – Reservoir 🇦🇺
A couple of years ago, I saw Sophie Payten (aka Gordi) open for The Tallest Man On Earth at QPAC in Brisbane, and I described it at the time as "something special". Which sounds terribly mundane, but that's because I was seriously lost for words. It was one of those gigs where the crowd stayed silent, holding their breath, the entire set, for fear of ruining that "something special". At the time, Gordi was laying herself bare in front of us, and that vulnerability (particularly during her cover of Courtney Barnett's "Avant Gardener") just floored me.
Thankfully, her first full-length release, "Reservoir", continued that trend.
This album is complicated. It's layered. It's nuanced. It is… something special.
And it's my album of the year.
Standout track: Heaven I Know
Gordi also provided us with one of my other favourite "Like A Version"s of this year, with her cover of Linkin Park's "In The End". Chills.
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Annie is a Masters in Business Administration (MBA) graduate who also holds a Diploma in Early Childhood Education. She brings with her the wealth of 24 years of teaching experience from leading academic institutions in Malaysia for both local and international students. Apart from being a seasoned Educator, Annie is also an accomplished Department head and Cambridge Examination Coordinator. She continues her passion to teach by developing and implementing creative, hands-on curriculum that reaches every student's learning style and ability, empowering students to succeed and realize their individual goals.
SHARNIGA A/P MANIVANNAN
Sharniga Manivannan is a graduate with Diploma holder in Nursing from KPJ International Nursing college Nilai,Malaysia.She is a registered nurse with 10 years of experience as an ICU and Cardiac Nurse in a clinical setting.She also had experiences working abroad in Saudi Arabia Cardiac hospital and Bahrain Cardiac centre.She has a vast experience and understanding in pharmacology and handling a emergency situations.She is certified and highly skilled to perform Basic life support(BLS) during medical emergency related to cardiac and respiratory arrest.
Cheng Hon Keong
Mr Cheng Hon Keong has a passion for teaching. He holds a Bachelor Degree in Science (Hons) Biotechnology and a Cambridge International Certificate in Teaching and Learning (CICTL). He has 10 years of teaching experience in the Malaysian National Syllabus and Cambridge International Syllabus. Biology and Chemistry are his forte.
He was appointed as the Head of Science Department and eventually the Vice Principal of Student Affairs in his previous school. During his tenure, he has developed counselling skills which has been a great value in nurturing young lives. He believes in lending a listening ear to students in order to walk alongside them to improve as a person.
Mr Cheng is convinced that students learn best in social settings when they have fun and engaged in practical, real life activities. Consequently, these activities help build self-esteem, instill character and encourage a global outlook in every student.
MIISHALANEE PREETHA A/P NIITHINATHAN
Miisha completed her bachelor degree in Applied Chemistry with honours from Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS (UTP), majoring in Nanotechnology. She has previous experience as a laboratory and research assistant in Camfil Malaysia.


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Stockton Woman who Livestreamed Fatal Crash Out on Parole
Posted 3:14 PM, September 29, 2019, by Associated Press, Updated at 03:13PM, September 29, 2019
LOS BANOS (AP) — A Stockton woman convicted of driving drunk while livestreaming the crash that killed her younger sister has been released on parole after serving 26 months in prison.
Obdulia Sanchez was convicted of gross vehicular manslaughter, DUI and child endangerment. She was sentenced to six years and four months in prison.
The Merced Sun Star reports Sanchez was released Sept. 21 after receiving credit for good behavior.
She was 18 at the time of the crash two years ago. The car driven by Sanchez veered onto the shoulder of a road in Los Banos.
Authorities say she overcorrected, causing the vehicle to swerve and overturn, ejecting her 14-year-old sister.
Prosecutors say Sanchez was livestreaming on Instagram while driving, and the video shows her taking her hands off the steering wheel.
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The 2018 fair was a huge success!
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"Helped me solidify my choices"
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Our Israel Gap Year Fair, the largest on the West Coast and the only cross denominational fair in the country, offers more than 50 different Israel programs that appeal to students of all backgrounds.


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Nokia Maps to replace Bing Maps in Windows Phone 8
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+Lewis Curdie Jun. 13, 2012 at 14:00 More articles by Lewis Curdie
A week today, we'll finally get a "sneak peek at the future of Windows Phone", which presumably means some sort of Apollo unveiling or something.
Ahead of the so-called Windows Phone "Summit", we're hearing details of some big changes in Apollo, namely that Bing Maps will be overthrown by Nokia Maps - not just in Nokia handsets, but all Windows Phones.
That's the story according to the folks at WPCentral, who add – in a feature suggesting that Apollo will be "more impressive" than iOS 6 – that Nokia Maps will boast "3D navigation and hardware acceleration".
This certainly isn't the first time we've heard such rumours. Indeed, over a year ago, it was suggested that Ovi Maps (remember Ovi?) would ultimately replace Bing Maps.
The feature goes on to suggest that Microsoft's Skype will provide a sexy alternative to iOS 6's FaceTime (and arguably iMessage, to an extent), but concedes that there's no answer to Siri just yet. Well, unless Microsoft has a big surprise up its sleeve.
Other Windows Phone Apollo features are thought to include multi-core action (all Windows Phones to date have been single-core), multiple screen resolutions, and a focus on Near Field Communication (NFC).
One week today, chaps. Stay tuned.
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farfromout Jun. 13, 2012 at 15:42
You say they dont have a Siri equivalent, but back when I had my Omnia 7, I found that the speech recognition to be one of the best features of that phone. Im now rocking android, and the windows version was much better. If I could get skype on my windows handset (back before I sold it) I probably would have stuck with that. Long live Windows!
Monkeybusiness Jun. 13, 2012 at 16:10
Nokias only real USPs are the cameras, always just that little better than the competition, and Nokia Maps, the best satnav on any phone.
More and more Nokia phones are now using EDOF instead of autofocus which makes the camera useless for some people.
Now, they're giving Nokia Maps to other manufacturers!
Gives me the feeling that 3 years ago, someone near the top of Nokia decided that they didn't really like selling phones. And bit by bit they're making sure nobody will want one!
?! Nokias only real USPs are the cameras, always just that little better than the competition, and Nokia Maps, the best satnav on any phone. More and more Nokia phones are now using EDOF instead of autofocus which makes the camera useless for some people. Now, they're giving Nokia Maps to other manufacturers! Gives me the feeling that 3 years ago, someone near the top of Nokia decided that they didn't really like selling phones. And bit by bit they're making sure nobody will want one!
satchef1 Jun. 14, 2012 at 12:03
TellMe is the Microsoft service. It powers voice control on Windows Phone and Xbox, but is nowhere near as advanced as Siri. Presently, TellMe is capable of minor voice control (specific commands like 'Xbox', 'Games', 'Option 1' or 'Open Maps') and speech-to-text (Bing search on Xbox, messaging on Windows Phone). While the former works, the latter can be a little bit flakey.
Siri's capabilities are further along on both fronts. It's been designed to allow users to talk naturally to it, sentences rather than commands. Speech recognition is a little more accurate too (though like TellMe, strong accents phase it). The biggest difference with Siri is the human element. It's been designed to interact with users like a human being; two way conversation. Siri finds and presents answers to you, rather than just throwing you straight in to the browser and Google.com, with your question in the search field.
[quote]You say they dont have a Siri equivalent, but back when I had my Omnia 7, I found that the speech recognition to be one of the best features of that phone. Im now rocking android, and the windows version was much better. If I could get skype on my windows handset (back before I sold it) I probably would have stuck with that. Long live Windows![/quote] TellMe is the Microsoft service. It powers voice control on Windows Phone and Xbox, but is nowhere near as advanced as Siri. Presently, TellMe is capable of minor voice control (specific commands like 'Xbox', 'Games', 'Option 1' or 'Open Maps') and speech-to-text (Bing search on Xbox, messaging on Windows Phone). While the former works, the latter can be a little bit flakey. Siri's capabilities are further along on both fronts. It's been designed to allow users to talk naturally to it, sentences rather than commands. Speech recognition is a little more accurate too (though like TellMe, strong accents phase it). The biggest difference with Siri is the human element. It's been designed to interact with users like a human being; two way conversation. Siri finds and presents answers to you, rather than just throwing you straight in to the browser and Google.com, with your question in the search field.
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Sr. Mary Francis Celebrated her Feast Day Yesterday in Honor of St. Francis!
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Q: Build process failed validation Getting strange error while triggering private build.
Getting below Error on one build controller but same build definition passes if different build controller is selected.
Error: The build process failed validation. Details: Validation Error: The private implementation of activity '1: DynamicActivity' has the following validation error: Compiler error(s) encountered processing expression "BuildDetail.DropLocation + "\" + _TaskItem.ItemSpec + "\HFIManager"". Type 'ITaskItem' is not defined.The private implementation of activity '1: DynamicActivity' has the following validation error: Compiler error(s) encountered processing expression "_BuildTargetsOut". Type 'ITaskItem' is not defined.

A: When customize TFS build you need to deal with Workflow Foundation, and you need to double check warning in the workflow if you want to have a successful build.
Such error is usually due to an invalid workflow. First please double check if there are some error in your build process template such as below screenshot:

The designer shows an informational icon on each action that has "something wrong" in its configuration.
Since you have mentioned the error occurs on one special build controller but  passes on other build controller.  The build Controller's job is to queue build requests and send them to the "most available" build agent. The Agent's job is to perform the actual build.
Suggest you to compare Build Controller Properties for both the one worked and failed. Check the environment on the build agents, to narrow down if it's an environment issue. You could also perform some other builds in the failed control to see if similar error generated.

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Emerging from the ashes
During the eighteenth century, the Carpenters' Company looked to land and property investments for income. A 63-acre farm in the parish of West Ham, near Stratford, was a notable purchase in 1767.
The Company's careful management of its property and investments continued into the nineteenth century and its growing prosperity was boosted considerably as property values and rents in London increased. The Company also benefited from the country's general economic growth and the highly profitable sale of land to the Great Eastern Railway and other railway companies between 1830 and 1870.
By the 1870s, the Company's increased wealth enabled it to redevelop its Hall site and become more involved in charitable and educational activities.
In 1886, the Company opened an evening institute on its Stratford estate, offering classes in carpentry, joinery, plumbing, geometry, mechanical drawing and cookery. By 1891, the institute had become a day school for boys until its closure in 1905 when the local council opened its own school.
The present-day Carpenters and Dockland Centre grew from the Carpenters' Institute, originally set up as a social facility in the early twentieth century, and continues to receive considerable support from the Company.
Supporting Craft Training
The Company was a founder member of the City and Guilds of London Institute in 1880 along with a number of other City livery companies, reflecting the Company's growing interest in technical education.
During the late 19th and early 20th centuries, technical examinations, lectures and exhibitions on woodworking and joinery were regularly held at Carpenters' Hall. After the Second World War, interest in the technical examinations declined, and in 1955 the Company launched an annual Carpenters' Craft Competition which still runs today.
In 1890, the Company helped create a body for woodwork instructors and other craftsmen, known today as the Institute of Carpenters. The Institute was founded by 11 craftsmen who had achieved high grades in the Company's examinations. Its role was to oversee training for carpenters and joiners at a time when many feared traditional skills were being lost.
The Carpenters' Company established its own Trades' Training School in 1893, now theBuilding Crafts College, in the West End of London. It relocated to a purpose-built building in Stratford, East London, in 2001 and continues to represent the Company's commitment to training in the woodworking crafts.
In 2004 the Company drew up new Standing Orders, and as a result female members were able to become Livery members for the first time. The Company continues to develop its property interests in order to fund its charitable objectives, which include supporting the Charitable Trust and Building Crafts College.


1960 CADILLAC COLOR AND UPHOLSTERY SELECTIONS - RARE!!
1960 CADILLAC COLOR AND UPHOLSTERY SELECTIONS. This original dealer item was used by sales staff to show customers colors and upholstery patterns and material available for their 1960 Cadillac. These books are VERY RARE, especially in this condition. There are no tears or missing pages. The entire 62 Series Coupe & Sedan, Convertible, Coupe de Ville & Sedan de Ville, Fleetwood Sixty Special Sedan, Eldorado Seville, Eldorado Biarritz, Fleetwood Seventy -Five and Limousine. and a section on Top Materials are shown with material samples along with paint chip colors. A great addition of information for any 1960 Cadillac owner to display at shows or to add to your library.
The photos are fabulous,1960's fashionably dressed models representing the finest Cadillacs. The cover has what looks like old tape glue down the front. The book itself is in fine condition, including the spine.
Color and upholstery -- examples of the paint and upholstery. However, they are often the only source for hard-to-find upholstery swatches - these are actual fabric samples and not printed images. You'll also see samples of convertible top fabrics and exterior paint colors.
2019 Cadillac CT6 CT6 V SALES BROCHURE This is the BIG 1!!
2019 CADILLAC CT6 CT6-V. DEALER SALES BROCHURE. This is part of my personal collection. Mint quality is rare. Full Color. 40 Pages Total.
A 1962 Color and Upholstery Selections book for Cadillac. On the front on silver is printed "60th Anniversary Cadillac". Inside, one section is all paint samples. Below that is a section of upholstery swatches, both cloth and leather.
1959 Cadillac Eldorado Brougham. 1959 Cadillac Eldorado. 1959 Cadillac DeVille. Exact Title: "1959 Cadillac New Car Specifications Manual". 1959 Cadillac Series 62. 1959 Cadillac Series 60 Fleetwood. 1959 Cadillac Series 75 Fleetwood.
1978 Cadillac Eldorado Cabriolet Coupe 2-Door. 1978 Cadillac DeVille Cabriolet Coupe 2-Door. 1978 Cadillac DeVille d'Elegance Coupe 2-Door. 1978 Cadillac DeVille Phaeton Coupe 2-Door. 1978 Cadillac DeVille Sedan 4-Door.
New ListingCADILLAC LA SALLE BOOKS AND D.V.D.
ALL 3 FOR ONE PRICE. CONDITION IS LIKE NEW AND THERE IS LITTLE SIGNS OF BEING USED.
2000 Cadillac Deville. Has light scuffs/surface scratches, but is in very good condition. 10 7/8" x 9 1/8".
2000 Cadillac Eldorado. 10 7/8" x 9 1/8".
1959 Cadillac Brochure. Original Accessories Manual.
It is an original piece of literature from Cadillac not a reprint and is in good to very good condition. Contents include full color photographs throughout, standard features, colors and more. Models covered include the 1960 Cadillac Sixty-Two Coupe, Sedans and Convertible, Coupe deVille, Fleetwood Sixty Special, the Coupe and Sedan de Villes, Eldorado Biarritz, Eldorado Seville, the Fleetwood Brougham, as well as the Seventy-Five Sedan and Limousine.
1972 original, color, sales brochure "The Masters from Cadillac.April 8-9 CBS-TV" color photos featuring the Fleetwood Eldorado Coupe, Fleetwood Brougham, Coupe DeVille, and Fleetwood Eldorado Convertible.
1955 Cadillac Eldorado. 1955 Cadillac DeVille. 1955 Cadillac Series 60 Fleetwood. 1955 Cadillac Series 75 Fleetwood. Exact Title: "1955 Cadillac Data Book". You will find out the dealer's "inside information" that is far more detailed than a sales brochure.
1996 Federal Coach VIP Limousines. Cadillac & Lincoln. 11" x 8 1/2".
1964 CADILLAC DATA BOOK This original salesman data book was used in dealerships to provide sales staff and buyers with facts and specifications on the 1964 model year Cadillac. Great photos and information on 1964 Cadillac. Book and cover are in fair original condition.
1964 Cadillac Full Line sales brochure. This is an ORIGINAL brochure NOT a reprint. THIS IS THE LARGE DELUXE BROCHURE. This brochure covers the following models Features of this brochure Cadillac's ref #.
This is the BIG, THICK, 72 Page (plus HEAVY COVERS), 11 x 11 PRESTIGE VERSION of the '88 CADILLAC BROCHURE, NOT the SMALL, THIN ONE! 357 Blue Bird Trail. Paul Politis. SERVING the COLLECTOR CAR HOBBY and MOTORING PUBLIC SINCE 1974.
Cadillac Fleetwood Sixty Special Sedan. Cadillac Sixty Two Coupe. Cadillac Sixty Two Sedan. Cadillac Sixty Two Convertible. Cadillac Sixty Two Coupe De Ville. Cadillac Sixty Two Sedan De Ville. Cadillac Eldorado Biarritz.
This item is a factory original data book for 1940 Cadillacs - all models, including La Salle, Cadillac, and Fleetwood V-16. Very very rare book. I have not seen another advertised anywhere. All 193 original pages are there.
This high quality catalog is a page-for page licensed reprint of the brochure from the showroom floor. You will find beautiful full-color pictures of each model. Each feature tells you all little bit about the car and its luxurious features and opulent interiors. The last page of the brochure lists basic specifications and standard equipment. Don't miss the opportunity to own this exquisite piece of Cadillac memorabilia.
This is a dealer-only album that salespeople used. This book was made to train salespeople on how to sell Cadillacs. It explains the benefits of owning a Cadillac through key features of each model for technology, safety, exterior, interior, powertrain, and quality. The book compares the cars to other luxury brands such as Acura, Audi, BMW, Buick, Corvette, Chrysler, Infiniti, Jaguar, Lexus, Lincoln, Mercedes, Olds, Saab, and Volvo. You'll see charts for each model of Cadillac and its competition detailing dozens of specifications: engine specs, mechanical features, fuel economy, interior and exterior dimensions, and more. You'll see foldout pages doing head-to-head comparisons of one Cadillac model and one competitor showing standard and optional equipment on each, along with base pricing.
Here we have a1970 CADILLAC FULL LINE DELUXE sales brochure. This is an ORIGINAL brochure, NOT a reprint. FLEETWOOD ELDORADO. This brochure covers to following CADILLAC models FLEETWOOD BROUGHAM. FLEETWOOD SIXTY SPECIAL SEDAN.
2000 Cadillac Escalade. 10 7/8" x 9 1/8".
Original 1979 Cadillac Seville Dealer Sales Brochure. This Brochure highlights the Limited Edition Gucci Designed Seville Model. Along with the elegant Brochure, it includes the extras seen in photo.
Exact Title: "1959 Cadillac Data Book". 1959 Cadillac DeVille. 1959 Cadillac Eldorado Brougham. 1959 Cadillac Series 62. 1959 Cadillac Eldorado. 1959 Cadillac Series 60 Fleetwood. 1959 Cadillac Series 75 Fleetwood.
This is the BIG, THICK, 72 Page (plus HEAVY COVERS), 11 x 11 PRESTIGE VERSION of the '87 CADILLAC BROCHURE -- the BEST BROCHURE CADILLAC ISSUED for 1987! SERVING the COLLECTOR CAR HOBBY and MOTORING PUBLIC SINCE 1974.
357 Blue Bird Trail. Paul Politis.
CADILLAC DEVILLE, SEVILLE, ELDORADO, BROUGHAM, AND LIMOUSINE.
2000 Cadillac Seville. Has light surface scratches, but is in very good condition. 10 7/8" x 9 1/8".
This is an ORIGINAL brochure, NOT a reprint. ELDORADO TOURING COUPE. This brochure covers the following CADILLAC models Features of this brochure Highlights many of the great Cadillac features found in these vehicles.
Upholstery -- examples upholstery. However, its often the only source for hard-to-find upholstery swatches - these are actual fabric samples and not printed images. You'll also see samples of convertible top fabrics.
Exact Title: "1960 Cadillac Data Book". You will find out the dealer's "inside information" that is far more detailed than a sales brochure.Includes pictures of the interior and exterior of the cars.
Cadillac Div. Regress Press. CONTENTS INCLUDE.
1928 original Cadillac Dealer Prestige sales brochure. Inside pages are printed on slick paper. Good condition with minor wear, soiling and discoloration [see photos]. This rare Cadillac piece will make a great Display Item.
1958 Cadillac Data Book NOS complete with the Eldorado Brougham section. This is a must have for all you 1958 Eldorado Brougham collectors.
Color and upholstery -- examples of the paint and upholstery. However, they are often the only source for hard-to-find upholstery swatches - these are actual fabric samples and not printed images. You also get samples of convertible top materials.
EXTERIOR and INTERIOR PHOTOS of EVERY MODEL: FLEETWOOD BROUGHAM and SEVENTY-FIVE, ELDORADO, DEVILLE and CALAIS, plus lots of DETAIL PHOTOS. 357 Blue Bird Trail. Paul Politis. SERVING the COLLECTOR CAR HOBBY and MOTORING PUBLIC SINCE 1974.
This is a dealer-only album that salespeople used. This book was made to train salespeople on how to sell Cadillacs. It explains the benefits of owning a Cadillac through key features of each model for technology, exterior, interior, powertrain, and quality. The book compares the cars to other luxury brands such as BMW 528i, Buick Electra Limited, Riviera, Lincoln Town Car, Continental, Mark VI, Mercedes 380SEL, Olds 98 Regency and Toronado.. You'll see charts for each model of Cadillac and its competition detailing dozens of specifications: engine specs, mechanical features, fuel economy, interior and exterior dimensions, and more. You'll see pages doing head-to-head comparisons of one Cadillac model and one competitor showing standard and optional equipment on each.
1970 Cadillac Calais. 1970 Cadillac Eldorado. 1970 Cadillac Fleetwood 60 Special. 1970 Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham. 1970 Cadillac DeVille. 1970 Cadillac Fleetwood. 1970 Cadillac Fleetwood 75. Exact Title: "Cadillac 1970 Optional Specifications".
2012 Cadillac SRX. Sales Brochure. 44-page brochure on the models. VERY GOOD CONDITION - Direct from Original Dealer's Case! Your Source.
Sedan Deville----Coupe Deville----Eldorado----Seville----Fleetwood Brougham----Fleetwood Limousine. Here we have a1978 Cadillac Full Line sales brochure. This is an original brochure NOT a reprint.
Original 1977-1978 Grandeur Motor Cars Custom Cadillac Seville Brochure. This well illustrated Brochure highlights the Opera Coupe and Formal Sedan Models. It is in good condition with minor wear and soiling [see photos].
Greencastle, PA 17225. 357 Blue Bird Trail. Paul Politis.
1992 CADILLAC HUGE 80 Page 11 x 11 PRESTIGE BROCHURE / 92 CATALOG ALL MODELS!
1980 CADILLAC 36-Page 10.5 x 12.5 PRESTIGE CATALOG plus BONUS 16-Page BROCHURE!
1939 Cadillac Original OEM Sales Brochure – Series 60 & 61 – Rare !!!
1939 Cadillac Series 61 OEM PR Photograph with Narrative – Very Rare !!!


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Trey Songz dating history: from Lori Harvey to Megan Thee Stallion
Trey Songz dating history: from Lori Harvey to Megan Thee Stallion. Picture: Getty
Who is Trey Songz dating? Who are his ex-girlfriends and is he currently dating anyone?
Trey Songz is currently romantically linked to Instagram model Yasmine Lopez, after she shared an intimate photo with the singer.
Trey Songz sex tape: Twitter reacts to leaked video
Following on from Trey Songz alleged sex tape leak, Lopez interjected on the conversation about the widely discussed topic.
While many fans believed that the singers intimate body parts had been altered and edited online, his girlfriend Lopez cleared up the rumours with a cheeky caption.
The 22-year-old model wrote "It ain't no photoshop @treysongz" alongside a photo of herself in a robe with a shirtless Trey Songz standing beside her.
Now we know who Trey. Songz potential new flame is, but who else has Trey Songz dated in the past?
Cydney Christine
In March 2021, Trey Songz was spotted on a date with model Cydney Christine. Picture: Instagram/@cydneychristine
In March 2021, Trey Songz was spotted on a date with model Cydney Christine in Los Angeles.
This isn't the first famous face Cydney has been romantically linked to - she was previously in a relationship with rapper Lil Bibby, and has reportedly dated Chris Brown in the past.
Yasmine Lopez. Picture: Instagram
Yasmine Lopez seemingly confirmed she is dating Trey Songz, after sharing a cute photo of them both on Instagram.
However, it is not clear how long the pair have been together.
The 22-year-old model, who often promotes skin care brand on her Instagram, has over 1 million followers.
Lopez Instagram account is @theyasminelopez
Saiyr Gibson
Saiyr Gibson. Picture: Instagram
One-half of the hip hop duo Ceraadi, Saiyr, was reportedly dating Trey Songz last year.
On October 15, 2020, the R&B singer posted, then deleted a photo of her and Trey Songz.
In the photo Saiyr's uploaded to Instagram, she could be seen hugging Songz with the caption "I like him".
Caro Colon
Caro Colon. Picture: instagram
Trey Songz and Caro Colon welcomed their son Noah in May 2019.
At the time of Noah's birth, many fans were wondering who his mother was, as her identity was not revealed.
However, when Noah turned one, Songz shared a photo of Caro with Noah on his Instagram.
On Wednesday (Apr 22, 2020) Trey captioned the photo: "I'm obsessed; we did that, YOU did that!"
"You're a great Mother and you deal with all the extra's very gracefully. I'll always be eternally grateful to you Noah's Mumma."
It is not clear when Trey Songz and Caro began dating.
Lori Harvey. Picture: Getty
Lori Harvey was reportedly first linked to Trey Songz in December 2018. However, rumours of the pair's split surfaced a year later.
Many fans believe the pair had split due to Trey Songz announcing he was going to be a father, back on May 2018.
Lori seemed to be totally cool with Trey having a baby which was not hers. "Awww that little foot," she commented alongside a heart-eye emoji on his Instagram post.
She continued "Happy for you T!!!".
Neither Lori or Trey publicly addressed their relationship.
Megan Thee Stallion. Picture: Getty
Megan Thee Stallion and Trey Songz dating rumours began after the pair were spotted at a club together.
Around the same time, reports claimed the pair had hung out for Halloween and were spotted again on the R&B singers birthday.
However, Megan quickly took to Twitter to shut down the claims with a bold message.
"If I ain't claiming him he ain't mine ...SIMPLE" she tweeted in November 2019.
Tanaya Henry. Picture: Getty
Trey Songz and Tanaya Henry dated for seven years before splitting in 2015.
The singer and Henry called it quits after the relationship became "too messy", according to Henry.
The jewellery maker took to Twitter and responded to a fan, confirming the split.
Khloe Kardashian. Picture: Getty
According to Entertainment Tonight, Khloé Kardashian and Trey Songz were spotted "kissing" and "making out" in Las Vegas, back in 2016.
The pair allegedly got really close and were seen at Drai's nightclub The Cromwell, where they had arrived together.
Mila J. Picture: Getty
In 2014, sources told E! News that Trey Songz was dating singer Mila J – also known as Jhene Aiko's sister.
An insider told the publication that the pair had "so much" in common.
The songstress also made an appearance on his 2014 track 'Disrespectful' from his 'Trigga Reloaded' album.
Ciara. Picture: Getty
Trey Songz and Ciara dating rumours swirled around online during the Atlanta stop of his 'Passion, Pain & Pleasure' tour.
Trey was seen giving Ciara a sensual massage during the tour stop. The pair allegedly dated on -and-off in 2010.
Lauren London. Picture: Getty
In an interview with Angela Yee, Trey Songz admitted he was in love with actress Lauren London.
When Trey Songz admitted he had been in love twice, Yee asked him, "And then….Lauren London? I'm just saying, I'm assuming those were the two people you were in love with. The two that met your mom."
Confirming he loved her, Trey said, "Yeah, you right."
During a 2012 interview with San Francisco's 106KMEL, Trey Songz said: "I'm gonna say this right now, Lauren London is a very important person to me."
"I love her to death. Is she my woman? No. We are great friends and, yes we have been lovers before. And I'm saying this right now 'cause I'm tired of people asking me about that sh*t."
After the pair split in late-2013, Lauren began dating rapper Nipsey Hussle and was in a relationship with him until his murder on March 31, 2019.
Keri Hilson. Picture: Getty
In 2009, rumours were rife surrounding Keri Hilson and Trey Songz's romance.
According to a SandraRose source, "They were acting like school kids in the throes of puppy love."
The reports surfaced following a show in Atlanta at Phillips Arena, where Trey and Keri performed their 'I Invented Sex' remix with Usher.
Helen Gedlu
Helen Gedlu. Picture: Instagram
Trey Songz and Helen Gedlu were reportedly dating from 2007 to 2008.
The now 34-year-old model and backup dancer has worked with Chris Brown, Omarion and Kanye West in her career.
In a candid interview with Angela Yee, Trey Songz admitted that Helen was another one of his true lovers, besides Lauren London.
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The solution to many medical mysteries may lie in our genes. Genetic counselor Emma Bedoukian, MS, LCGC, from CHOP's Roberts Individualized Medical Genetics Center (RIMGC), guides patient families as they uncover answers that, until recently, didn't exist. This is a day in her life.
Out of bed and off to the gym.
Breakfast (banana muffin and yogurt), then a bike ride to CHOP's Main Campus.
Today, they most likely put an end to a diagnostic odyssey for a 17-year-old patient whose parents have spent years seeking the cause of her severe developmental delays. Exome sequencing found she has a rare genetic syndrome. There is no cure, but there are answers for her family — and reassurance that the likelihood of recurrence in another child is small.
It's Camp Week at CHOP! Bedoukian takes time out to visit inpatient kids, handing out camp T-shirts and bandanas (which she herself is also sporting), and generally whipping up excitement for the five days of adventurous activities.
Grabs a quick lunch — homemade tofu salad.
Prepares for Hearing Loss Clinic. Staff from the RIMGC, led by Co-director Ian Krantz, MD, will see children who've been referred in search of an underlying genetic cause for their hearing loss.
Meets her first of four patients, a 2-year-old with profound deafness. While the toddler happily busies himself with the exam room otoscope, Bedoukian asks his mom about other health issues (skin, eyes, heart), development and the family's medical history.
Of the 20,000 genes present in each of us, more than 130 have been associated with hearing loss. This child's testing will focus on that subset of genes, but will also "sequence" or analyze the entire exome. In the future, as more genes are linked to hearing loss, the RIMGC may be able to learn more about his condition.
The child's genetic profile — with parental consent — will also be used for research at CHOP that may contribute to a broader understanding of the genetics of hearing loss. Most families seen through the RIMGC agree to participate in research.
Clinic over, Bedoukian returns to her office and phones more patient families to go over test results and coordinate any specialist appointments a child may need after diagnosis.
Works on slides for an upcoming ophthogenetics (genes affecting the eye) lecture she will present to clinical and lab fellows.
Heads out to join her running club. Bedoukian logs 40 miles per week.
Dinner, laundry, cat cuddling, bed.
Postscript: The gene therapy procedure for the child with vision loss was successful. Her father reports that for the first time in her life, she was able to see the stars.
More than 30 genetic counselors work with clinicians and scientists throughout Children's Hospital to facilitate genetic testing, interpret findings and educate families about genetic tests and their results. Genetic counselors are also engaged in vital research yielding answers to some of medicine's most perplexing questions. The Roberts Individualized Medical Genetics Center is supported by a transformative gift from the Roberts family. Donations of any size help further the center's breakthrough work.


(PRLEAP.COM) Gibraltar (Press Release) January 24, 2006 – 888.com (http://www.888.com), the world's number one online casino and online poker room, will sponsor the World Snooker Championship (http://www.worldsnooker.com) for the next five years after entering into a multi-million euro contract.
888 is also an associate sponsor of other snooker happeningsevents including the United KingdomUK Championship, the Masters, and the Grand Prix.
John Anderson, 888.com's chief executive, is thrilled by the sponsorship.
"I am delighted that we have the opportunity to be associated with something as prestigious as something the scale of snooker's premier event," Anderson said.
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888.com is the world's No.1 online casino and poker room. They have in excess of 20 million members worldwide who enjoy an online gaming experience like no other.
Founded in 1996, 888.com offers two market leading products "Casino-on-Net" the worlds No.1 online casino offering all the thrills of the big games in Vegas from your pc and "Pacific Poker" where you can enjoy the excitement of competing against your friends and fellow members in any of the poker rooms. Both games are available to play in real money and practice mode.
Their goal is to provide quality entertainment to people who enjoy gambling, by giving them the opportunity to do so in a safe, fun, fair, regulated and secure environment.
Their clients are their greatest assets; therefore they make an immense effort to establish customer delight building relationships through service, honesty, advice and trust with each and every member.
888.com operates under a license granted by the Government of Gibraltar for the purposes of operating an online casino and poker room. 888.com has adopted the code of conduct of the Interactive Gaming Council (IGC), of which it is a Member.
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This year 888.com was the proud recipient of Best Online Casino and Best Online Operator of the Year at the eGaming Awards 2005. 888.com was also voted 'Best online casino 2005' by Inside Edge magazine. The Inside Edge Award was voted for by over 50,000 readers, and is the first of its kind for the online gaming industry.
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WHEREAS, Madison Square Park Conservancy has submitted an application for a special event to be conducted in Madison Square Park on Monday, August 27 through Wednesday, September 5, 2012, in order to exhibit live broadcasts of the US Open matches; and
WHEREAS, The proposed event would again be sponsored by American Express, who would be paying a six-figure donation to the Madison Square Park Conservancy; and
WHEREAS, As in previous years, a Jumbotron screen would be erected near the Farragut Monument, bleachers would be on the plaza, a viewing area would be set-up in the drained reflecting pool, and food concessions would be provided by companies to be determined by an RFP; and
WHEREAS, At this time activities during the proposed event are limited to the northern section of the park, and there is no intention to utilize the southern section of the park for this event; and
WHEREAS, The US Open will be broadcast with sound daily from approximately 11:00 AM until 11:00 PM, with nothing other than US Open tennis match broadcasts with commercials being displayed; and
WHEREAS, If beer and wine are sold for consumption, this would be in selected areas and all wine and beer licenses would be displayed, service would stop at 9:30 PM and the vendors would be responsible to monitor where the purchaser goes within the park and security personnel would be posted by the concessions; and
WHEREAS, Although there will be corporate signage, the number of signs has been reduced in comparison to previous years and the proposed event's commercial nature has been reduced significantly; and
WHEREAS, There is a long-standing precedent for this event in Madison Square Park; and Community Board Five has found a significant amount of support for this event from residents and stakeholders in the community; and
WHEREAS, the Conservancy has agreed to abide by the requirements adopted by Community Board Five for large events being conducted in Madison Square Park, including a rigorous attempt to enforce navigation of the pathways through the Park during the event; and
WHEREAS, The issues of sound, security, refuse, park space for commercial promotion, and the duration and evening schedule of the event have all been addressed and have greatly improved in comparison to previous years; therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That Community Board Five recommends approval of Madison Square Park Conservancy's proposed special event for the broadcast of the US Open matches in Madison Square Park on Monday, August 27 through Wednesday, September 5, 2012.
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I spent a few years learning WordPress by blogging, tweaking my blogs, hanging around on the WordPress.org support forum and eventually adding my own efforts in supporting others.
In time I began helping others I knew online to customize their blogs and ultimately I decided that this is what I wanted to do for a living. Thus Fat Cat Designs was born in 2007. The name Fat Cat is in honour of my Russian Blue – Fat Toni.
I have a strong interest in social justice and human rights, therefore, I love to work on sites that support social justice and celebrate humanity in all of its diversity.


The way we treat Veterans today is the reason they will choose VA tomorrow.
Have you noticed something different at your VA medical center? Maybe it's a friendly greeting that wasn't there before. Maybe you met a helpful volunteer in a red coat or vest. Maybe you've noticed a cleaner, greener health care center. Maybe it was just a new, more welcoming attitude. Veterans across the nation are finding an improved experience when they go in for care at VA thanks to the VA Patient Experience (VA PX) initiatives launched by the Veteran Experience Office (VEO).
"[They] really do their best to take care of me. I feel anyone that I deal with, that they really care about me and do their best to take care of my needs. They get an A plus from me. They show me that they really want to help," notes a Veteran from Huntington, West Virginia, where several PX tools have been implemented.
You may have already noticed many of these programs in action. One Veteran from Little Rock, Arkansas, whose medical center was under renovation, was delighted by a Red Coat Ambassador. The ambassador not only noticed he was lost but personally guided him to his destination. Another Veteran from Fresno, California, noted that their experience with staff over the phone has become "simple, clear, and the tone of the employees is above par." Since implementation of the VA PX program stories like this have been coming in throughout the VA health care system.
Last year, 86.4 percent of 1,660,563 Veterans surveyed said they trust VA, with an overwhelming majority of VA medical centers improving in that trust score from fall of 2017. In June of 2018, Forrester's US 2018 Customer Experience (CX) Index reported that VA is one of only two federal agencies that has improved their customer experience in the past year.
The quality of medical care Veterans are receiving has improved as well. Over the course of twelve months, 61 facilities improved their overall rating of the hospital score on the SAIL Scorecard. In that same period, 90 facilities improved their overall rating of the primary care provider score and 105 facilities improved their best place to work score.
The work is far from over. VA PX hopes to grow and mature the practice of patient experience across the VA. Through supportive communities of practice, the development and roll out of new focused initiatives, and VA PX facility-based consultative services, the VA PX team will remain available to support and sustain the growth of PX in facilities nationwide. In February 2019, hundreds of VA employees will come together in Arlington, VA to share how they are making the Veteran Experience better, and help shape the future of VA PX and Veteran care at the first annual VA PX Symposium. This is the first gathering of its kind at VA and will no doubt serve as a significant milestone in the future of VA PX.
Matthew Razak supports VA as a contractor with Atlas Research, a Washington, D.C.-based consulting firm providing strategic advisory and applied research services to federal health and social service agencies. Matt has been working with VA for the past six years supporting social media and communication efforts.
how about your refusing service, becuase my current mental stae says (redacted) seatlle?
Our VA center in Kalipsell Montana is awesome – the providers are excellent and very caring!
Hello, when are they coming to the VA Hospital in Phila, Pa. mainly the MST Department under Mental Health that using a form discrimination within the system handling of veterans, Talking with 99% of group members instead of 100% multiple times, letting people break the rules of swearing multiple times each meeting etc.
Now if you could get someone to answer calls, then we can truly say the system has improved. How many times have you been transferred to an extension and the phone rings what seems like forever? Not world class service but more like third world service. And I'm referring to CBOC Chesapeake, VA.


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Confessions of a Science Librarian: Dregni, Eric & Jonathan. Follies of science: 20th century visions of our fantastic future. Denver: Speck Press, 2006. 127pp.
Dregni, Eric & Jonathan. Follies of science: 20th century visions of our fantastic future. Denver: Speck Press, 2006. 127pp.
I don't have to much to say of a deep or profound nature to say about this book. It's one of those "Whatever happened to the future with all the flying cars and robot butlers you science guys promised me!" books. And, as such, it's very successful in that it doesn't take itself too seriously. This book is just plain fun.
The chapters basically run the gamut of all the promises that futurists have made over the decades. Chapter One is about transportation, talking about the dreams of jet packs and flying cars, zeppelins and atomic airplanes. Chapter Two is about our great friends, the computer and thier great friend, robots. Utopian and dystopian, it's interesting to see our love-hate relationship with computers goes way back. Are they are friends or will they take over the world? Chapter Three is about how we will progress as a species beyond the need for war. An interesting idea, this, one that seems tragically flawed. Can machines replace us in the trenches? Will amazing super-weapons make war obsolete?
Chapter Four is on the cities of the future, gleaming, perfect and full of labour saving devices, perfectly planned, domed or doomed? Zeppeling highways, weather controlled with hanging gardens. Chapter Five is full of medical marvels: the end of pain, using radioactive skin creme, atomic farming, an extremely bizarre section on "marital aids", drinking your pee, living forever and human experimentation. Chapter Six is about that most perfect of fantasies of the future, space colonies! Rockets powered by steam, mad scientists faster than light, finding buxom alien babes on Mars! Finally, Chapter Seven is a series of predictions for our own future! Taken from Hank Lederer, we see that by 2015 we'll have foldout computer screens; 2035, implantable organs and limbs; 2030, smart paper; 2040, immortality; 2050, a food creator; 2060, poverty eliminated and 2100, space colonies!
I have to say that you really don't want this book for the explanatory text anyways. You really want it for the fantastic illustrations and the lively presentation. The book makes heavy use of old sf pulp covers and old catalogue illustrations; the captions are often quite funny as well. One complaint is that the illustrations aren't very well credited. There are a few sf art books in the bibliography (a treasure trove for amusing popular science collection development, by the way) and a mention of the use of old catalogues, but I wish there was better citing. At very least, the artists for a lot of the science fiction illustrations would have been nice.
In the end, I can't really recommend this book for academic collections, there's just not enough substance. However, public libraries would find a ready audience for a colourful book like this, as would most school libraries. It would also make a great holiday or birthday present for the science fiction loving techy gal/guy in your family.


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What Did the Computer Learn in the Chinese Room? Nothing.
Computers don't "understand" things and they can't handle ambiguity, says Robert J. Marks
In a recent Mind Matters.ai podcast, "The Unexpected and the Myth of Creative Computers," Larry L. Linenschmidt of the Hill Country Institute interviews Walter Bradley Center director Robert J. Marks
about why we mistakenly attribute understanding and creativity to computers. This is Part II of a discussion of AI between Marks and Linenschmidt (Part I is here). The interview was originally published by the Hill Country Institute and is reproduced with thanks. Here are the Podcast Notes. A partial transcript follows:
https://episodes.castos.com/mindmatters/Mind-Matters-061-Robert-Marks.mp3
Partial transcript:
03:59 | Do computers understand things?
Robert J. Marks (right): You mentioned that Jay Richards talked in his book The Human Advantage: The Future of American Work in an Age of Smart Machines. about Searle's Chinese Room thought experiment.
John Searle was a philosopher and he said that there is no way that a computer understands anything and he illustrated it with the Chinese Room. The basic idea was, you slip a little piece of paper on which something is written in Chinese into a little slot. Inside the room, somebody picked it up and looked at it and they wanted to translate it into something like, say, Portuguese. So there's a big bunch of file cabinets in the room. The person took this little slip that had this Chinese writing on it And he did a pattern matching. He looked through it and he went through all the file cabinets and he finally found something that matched the little sheet of paper he had. And with that little sheet of paper was the translation into Portuguese.
So he took the little translation into Portuguese, he wrote it down, he refiled the translation, went to the door and slipped out the translation into Portuguese. Externally, someone might say, this guy knows Chinese, he knows Portuguese, this computer is really, really smart. But internally, the guy that was actually going to the file cabinets, doing the pattern matching in order to find out what the translation was had no idea what Chinese was, had no idea what Portuguese was. He was just following a bunch of instructions.
Larry L. Linenschmidt (left): So the computer processes. It turns out work product based on how it's directed but in terms of understanding—as we think of understanding, the way you would expect one of your students to understand what you're teaching, they don't understand. They compute, they process data. Is that a fair way of putting it?
Robert J. Marks: Absolutely. There was a great columnist of twenty years ago that commented on Deep Blue beating Kasparov, who was the world champion of chess at the time. Deep Blue was trained to play chess. And he said,
Winning at chess, of course, is much harder than adding numbers. But when you think about it carefully, the idea that Deep Blue has a mind is absurd. How can an object that wants nothing, fears nothing, enjoys nothing, needs nothing and cares about nothing have a mind? It can win at chess, but not because it wants to. It isn't happy when it wins or sad when it loses. What are its apres-match plans if it beats Kasparov? Is it hoping to take Deep Pink out for a night on the town? It doesn't care about chess or anything else. It plays the game for the same reason a calculator adds or a toaster toasts: because it is a machine designed for that purpose.
David Gelernter, "How hard is chess?" at Time (June 24, 2001)
There's no mind there. It's just like Searle's Chinese Room.
You also may be familiar with Watson, IBM Watson, beating the world champions at Jeopardy. If you think about it, that's just a big Chinese Room! Except it isn't a Chinese Room. You have all of Wikipedia and all of the internet available to you. And you're given some sort of question on Jeopardy and you have to get the answer. And you look around and do some pattern matching and you link back the answer to the question. And so Watson beating the world champions at Jeopardy is exactly an example of a Chinese Room except that the room is a lot bigger because computers are a lot faster and can do a lot better things.
Larry L. Linenschmidt: Watson had, it would seem, a built-in advantage then by having infinite— maybe not infinite but virtually infinite information available to it to do those matches.
Robert J. Marks: Yes and, by the way, I read a book—and I highly recommend it—called The AI Delusion—by Gary Smith. And he pointed out, and I never knew this before, that the people that did IBM Watson were a little bit concerned because sometimes when you present things to the computer, there's ambiguity.
08:03 | Computers and ambiguity
Robert J. Marks: I'll go back now to Fred Flintstone to illustrate that. There's a Fred Flintstone cartoon where he got his fingers stuck, glued, inside a bowling ball. And he told Barney Rubble, we gotta get this off, and he tried pulling it and everything. So Barney got a big hammer and Fred said, "When I nod my head, you hit it." …
When you present things to a computer that don't have context, like "When I nod my head, you hit it," they don't know how to respond. (By the way, Barney did hit Fred in the head.) So one of the things the Watson programmers did, according to Smith, was they said, look, we don't want any questions asked in the Jeopardy contest that are confusing like this. The Jeopardy people said yeah, but you don't want to fix the game by removing questions like that.
So they actually arrived at a compromise that they would go back and look at old questions that were from Jeopardy programs that hadn't been asked yet. So this wouldn't be a new topic when these people put together the questions for the contest between Watson and the other participants. So even there we see the inability of computers to do things that humans are able to do, at least in the case of Watson for that example.
Note: Here is both the earlier podcast, Part I: Gee-Whiz Tech and the accompanying story (with partial transcript), "AI Reality: Why we don't think like computers."
You may also want to consider a pair of discussions between Larry L. Linenschmidt and business philosopher Jay Richards (partial transcripts):
Technology Kills Jobs, Creates New Ones. On this week's podcast, Jay Richards looks at the way new jobs have historically grown from the turmoil around the deaths of obsolete ones.
Robot-Proofing Your Career, Peter Thiel's Way Jay Richards and Larry L. Linenschmidt continue their discussion of what has changed—and what won't change—when AI disrupts the workplace
2019 AI Hype Countdown #1: Tesla's Robotaxis—Tales of a Phantom Fleet
The number one AI hype story this year had to be Tesla's robotaxi fleet. While other autonomous vehicle companies are dialing back their claims of near-future glory, Tesla has been pushing the propaganda volume up to an ear-splitting 11. Tesla has been touting its cars' "self-driving" …
Five AI Predictions to Watch in 2020
As 2019 ended, many people dug out their crystal balls. Here are five predictions for 2020 that we will check a year from now. They are taken from "Artificial intelligence predictions for 2020: 16 experts have their say" by Ellen Daniel at Verdict UK. Should be fun: One: "Deepfakes will …
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La Prisión femenina de Cascades (en inglés: Cascades Female Factory) es una antigua workhouse femenina ubicada en la colonia penal de la Tierra de Van Diemen, actual Tasmania, Australia. Estuvo operativa de 1828 a 1856. El edificio funciona actualmente como un museo. En 2010 la construcción fue declarada Patrimonio de la Humanidad por la Unesco como parte de los Sitios australianos de presidios, un conjunto de once edificios históricos que representan «el fenómeno de la deportación masiva de delincuentes y de la expansión de las potencias coloniales europeas mediante la explotación de mano de obra reclusa».

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La isla de Tasmania fue utilizada como colonia penal por el Reino Unido desde su colonización en 1803. Personas sentenciadas en otras partes del imperio fueron trasladadas al asentamiento de Hobart para cumplir su condena. Durante la década de 1820 se crearon establecimientos temporales para recluir mujeres. Fue hasta 1828 que empezó a operar la Prisión femenina de Cascades bajo el sistema de workhouse, un recinto donde los internos estaban obligados a trabajar para financiar su estancia. Su nombre en inglés utilizaba el término «fábrica» con la intención de hacer confusa la función del edificio y las condiciones bajo las que estaban las reclusas. La prisión fue construida con la intención de aislar a las prisioneras femeninas de la colonia de la «influencia negativa» del resto de convictos en Hobart, a la vez que se buscaba proteger a la sociedad de la «inmoralidad e influencia corrupta» de las prisioneras. El principal trabajo que se ejercía era de lavandería.

La prisión estaba ubicada en un área pantanosa. Las prisioneras sufrían de un ambiente sobrepoblado, insalubre y de carencia de alimentos. Estas condiciones llevaron a una alta tasa de enfermedad y muerte entre las reclusas. Esto llevó a que la prisión fuera clausurada en 1856, aunque ya desde la década de 1940 se había dejado de trasladar convictos a la isla. Se consideró que el proyecto fracasó en su propósito de reinsertar a las reclusas en la sociedad.

Véase también
 Convictos en Australia

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Edificios y estructuras de Tasmania

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The Cole County Circuit Court issued the subpoena Thursday as part of a lawsuit filed last year by St. Louis attorney Elad Gross against Gov. Mike Parson's administration. Gross sued after the office charged him $3,600 to process an open records request.
In the subpoena, Gross asks Greitens to provide any and all communications, records or other documents "involving you, campaign donors, state employees, consultants, and/or others and the use of dark money, anonymous campaign donations, plans or processes to conceal public records, and/or nonprofit organizations for political purposes."
Attorney General Eric Schmitt is defending the governor's office in the lawsuit. His spokesman, Chris Nuelle, declined to comment Friday. Catherine Hanaway, an attorney who has represented Greitens' campaign committee, did not immediately respond to an email and phone messages.
Gross also subpoenaed Republican U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley last week seeking information on how Hawley's office handled an open records complaint Gross filed with the attorney general's office last year, while Hawley was attorney general.
Hawley's attorneys have moved to quash Gross' subpoena . Gross said Friday that Hawley has continued to evade service of the subpoena.
Hawley's spokeswoman, Kelli Ford, last week called Gross' efforts a political stunt and noted Hawley is not a party to the lawsuit.