text:
Who is Antony Blinken, courtly guitar aficionado with interventionist streak, named as US secretary of state?
Devoted believer in global cooperation, Blinken has vowed to work to repair US alliances
Published: November 24, 2020 20:44 AFP
File photo of Antony Blinken. Image Credit: AFP
Meet US President-elect Joe Biden's cabinet picks
Large Christmas tree farm ready for the holiday season
Photos: Drones deliver COVID-19 self collection test kit
Photos: Mass COVID-19 vaccination gets a dry run in a parking lot
Washington: Courteous and refined and with a side passion for rock guitar, Antony Blinken, named Monday to be US secretary of state, embodies the role of a diplomat both in image and mission coupled with a deep-rooted passion for human rights.
A longtime aide to President-elect Joe Biden, Blinken is a fluent French speaker and devoted believer in international cooperation who has vowed to work to repair US alliances badly frayed by Donald Trump's in-your-face approach.
With an elegant mane of salt-and-pepper hair, the 58-year-old Blinken - who goes by "Tony" - could scarcely be more different than Trump's secretary of state, the rough-edged, hard-charging Mike Pompeo.
"He's about as mild-mannered, humble and unassuming as they come," said Robert Malley, a childhood friend of Blinken who is now president of the International Crisis Group.
"I've yet to meet anybody who recounts an episode of Tony exploding or having a fit of anger," Malley said.
But Blinken, a deputy secretary of state during Barack Obama's presidency, may show different instincts than Biden even while remaining loyal to him.
The stepson of a Holocaust survivor, Blinken has advocated interventions on humanitarian grounds while Biden as vice president was cautious on the use of force.
"Superpowers don't bluff," Blinken was reported to have warned repeatedly in deliberations on Syria's civil war, in which Obama issued warnings but ultimately decided for a limited role.
Speaking earlier this year about the "horrific" loss of life in Syria, Blinken said: "The last administration has to acknowledge that we failed - not for want of trying, but we failed."
"It's something that I will take with me for the rest of my days. It's something that I feel very strongly," he told CBS News.
Formative youth abroad
Blinken's passion about preventing atrocities can be traced to his stepfather, Polish-born Samuel Pisar, one of the youngest survivors of the Holocaust, whose family was murdered.
A prominent lawyer who worked for detente between the West and Soviet Union, Pisar moved the family to Paris where Blinken studied at the prestigious Ecole Jeannine Manuel.
Malley, his classmate, said that Blinken learned to navigate the US role in the world as a young American in Paris in the wake of the Vietnam War.
"Tony believed strongly in his values and identity as an American but was living in a foreign country and therefore forced to see the world through the eyes of that foreign country at a time when the US was not the most popular," Malley said.
Blinken's biological father is a prominent investment banker and his mother, Judith Pisar, for years headed the American Center in Paris, which brought together artists.
His youth in Paris also launched Blinken's fledging musical career as he played jazz and discovered rock, quoting Pink Floyd's "Another Brick in the Wall" in his high school yearbook.
In Washington, Blinken has performed in a Beatles cover band and used free time in the pandemic to compose his own songs, his guitar sometimes visible during interviews taped from his home.
His musical alter ego, ABlinken, had a modest 57 monthly listeners as of Monday on Spotify where he has uploaded two songs, driven by slow-driving 1970s-inspired rock guitar and an uncharacteristically forceful tenor vocal delivery.
Belief in US mission
Blinken attended Harvard University where he wrote for The Harvard Crimson - a review of an album from Bob Dylan's Christian phrase concluded that the rock legend "is no man's lackey. He will always do and sing what he believes" - before a career in law and Democratic Party politics, serving on the staff of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee when Biden served.
In a 2017 talk, Blinken said that his views remain shaped by his stepfather who survived concentration camps including Auschwitz and Dachau before making a dash for his life, defying German gunfire, during a death march.
After two days hiding in the woods, the teenage Pisar heard the rumblings of a tank and, to his relief, saw not a German but an African-American soldier.
"He got down on his knees and said the only three words he knew in English, that his mother had taught him, 'God bless America,'" Blinken recalled.
"The GI lifted him into the tank - into, figuratively speaking, the United States and into freedom.
"That's the country I grew up with: The United States playing that extraordinary, unique, welcoming role."
Biden to mount federal vaccination campaign
Biden team starts @PresElectBiden Twitter account
Online sign-ups in US complicate vaccine rollout


Caleb Klauder Releases New Roots Country Album TODAY!
The brand-new roots country album from master songwriter Caleb Klauder (of Foghorn Stringband) hits the road today! Entitled Western Country, this is Caleb's second album tapping into his passion for old-timey country music and it's already building buzz!
Audio/Video, Tour Dates, Social Networking, and More!
Go to Hearth Music's Listening Lounge to stream three tracks and to download two! AND go to Caleb's new website to listen to streaming audio. Don't take our word for it; have a listen for yourself!
It's easy to hear why people love Caleb Klauder's music. With his dusty voice and Nashville-quality songwriting, not to mention his wide knowledge of early American roots music, Caleb can write and sing songs that sound like they could be rolling out of a honky-tonk during the Great Depression. With the help of some of Portland, Oregon's best roots musicians, Western Country perfectly portrays Caleb's new old-timey vision of country and honky-tonk music.
Portland may seem like an unlikely place for Caleb Klauder's old-time country music, but Caleb's extensive touring has allowed him to embrace the richness of American music. During the 1990s, Caleb first explored his songwriting in the acclaimed folk-rock band Calobo, a luminary in the Northwest's burgeoning music scene. But it was with the widely celebrated Foghorn Stringband that Caleb was able to fully delve into his deep love for American roots music traditions. Over the past decade, Foghorn Stringband was signed to a major label (Nettwerk) and toured the globe. On and off the road, Caleb continued to write his own songs and dig further into his fascination with early country and honky-tonk music. First with his 2007 release, Dangerous Mes and Poisonous Yous, and now with Western Country, Caleb comes on like a young Hank Williams: singing familiar themes of heartbreak, revenge, love won and lost; all in the hard, simple spirit of true country music.
Western Country is a tall glass of about-damn-time for American roots music. Not only does Caleb include classic country songs, like Red Hayes' "Satisfied Mind", but he also loads the album with rock-solid original songs, like "Worn Out Shoes", "Hole in My Heart", and "My Time is Gonna Come." As a songwriter, Caleb unleashes the true spirit of country music: ballads and barn-raisers about the love, hopes and plight of the everyman—real songs about real life.


Battle Droids, Parody Song Lyrics of Theme Song, "Gadget Boy And Heather"
Song Parodies -> "Battle Droids"
Darth Vader:"Even though all of the jedis will go against me,Vader! I must send out the Battle Droids!"
With the use of the force,hope you're not afraid.
Darth Vader:"It's time to fight,Battle Droids!"
Vader,just give it a rest!
The address of this page is: http://www.amiright.com/parody/90s/themesong8.shtml For help, see the examples of how to link to this page.


text:
Bottle Deposit Law Supporters Say Iowans Are On Their Side
By Michael Leland • Mar 9, 2017
Michael Leland/IPR
Supporters of Iowa's bottle deposit law say an overwhelming majority of Iowans think the law is good for the state, and regularly return bottles and cans. They released results of a poll conducted by Selzer & Company, suggesting 88-percent of people in the state think the law is good. It also found about three-quarters of respondents saying they regularly return cans and bottles to get their deposits back, or give the empties to someone else to redeem.
Ann Selzer of Selzer & Company discusses results of a poll on Iowa's bottle deposit law.
Credit Michael Leland/IPR
Iowa's grocery industry is backing a bill in the legislature to repeal the 39-year-old deposit law, and replace it with a larger recycling and trash reduction program.
Troy Willard is among those who says the current law is working. He owns the Can Shed redemption center in Cedar Rapids, which he says handles about 100 million containers annually. He says many groups use the bottle law to raise money.
"We work with American Legions, schools different athletic groups, Habitat for Humanity," Willard says. "Last year we raised more than $67,000 because of the bottle bill for those groups."
Mick Barry, president of Mid America Recycling in Des Moines, says any plan to repeal the deposit law and make cans and bottles a larger part of the state's recycling stream would come with a hefty price tag for adding processing equipment, and the extra work involved in separating cans and bottles from paper and plastic recyclables. He estimates it would come to about $10 million at his facility.
"The citizens of the state will incur increased costs for their recycling at home," he says. "That's common sense logic. The facilities are built around the system we have had since 1978 where the majority of containers are removed."
Bottle law supporters say a poll they commissioned found Iowans support the current law. The state's grocery industry wants to repeal it, calling it a burden on stores that accept bottles for redemption.
Iowa's grocery industry says the current law puts too much of a burden on its members who have to handle returned bottles. The Des Moines Register recently quoted Brad Epperly, a lobbyist for the Iowa Grocery Industry Association, as saying the law's supporters just want to keep the status quo.
"And what the status quo is, it brings garbage into our grocery stores," the Register quoted him as saying. "And you know what, grocers have made investments too, folks — in machines, in people, in square footage that they can't use to generate revenue."
A proposal to repeal the deposit law last week passed a House committee.

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaCommonCrawl


Bringing content creators and their fans together!
We have 250,000 people every day waiting to discover you!
Showcase discoveries, and find great new artists, shows, characters and more!
Star Wars Day Is Coming Up!
Wallpaper Abyss is one of the best computer wallpaper websites in the world.
We now support directly submitting Mobile Wallpapers - iPhone, Android, everything - via Mobile Abyss!
Art Abyss is a wonderful art sharing community.
Have a camera? Enjoy sharing the things you capture with your lens?
Photography Abyss is the place for you!
Image Abyss is a place to share images regardless of their sizes or qualities.
Feel free to share memes, host/hotlink images, whatever!
Personalize your presence on forums around the internet!
Gif Abyss is a great place to find and share gifs.
Need an impressive cover for your social profiles? Look no further!
We have Facebook Covers, Twitter Headers, LinkedIn Backgrounds, and Google Plus Covers.
Game Abyss is a place to keep track your games. Stay up-to-date and organized!
Movie Abyss is a place to keep track of your movie library, watch for new movies, and view movie info!
TV Abyss is a place to keep track of your tv show library, watch for new tv shows, and view tv show info!
Video Abyss is a place to share your own videos, or embed videos from other sites you find interesting!
GemQuery is a custom built website and image search engine focusing on helping users find exciting new websites.


text:
Roger Ernst
Roger Ernst, passed away in Tampa, Florida on November 17, 2014, surrounded by his children.
Born in New York City to Morris L. and Margaret Ernst, Roger attended City and Country School, George School, Williams College, and the National War College. He served in the US Army, and was Assistant Director for NATO and for Planning in the Office of the Secretary of Defense. He started the Peace Corps in India, served as Deputy Director of the US Economic Assistance Mission in Taiwan and Korea, and was Director of USAID in Ethiopia and Thailand. He was a Fellow at the East-West Center in Hawaii, and taught at the University of South Florida.
A lifelong summer resident of Nantucket, MA, his trademark red sail was as well-known in the harbor as his smile was on land. An exercise devotee, he ran 1000 miles a year for 25 years. He loved traveling and dancing with his wife Jean O'Mara Ernst, to whom he proposed on the day they met.
He is predeceased by his wife Jean, and his sisters Constance Bessie and Joan Dauman. He is survived by daughter Debbe Nicholson, her husband Jeff and son Sam; and son David, his wife Jennifer and their children, Ben, Julia and Daniel.
Larry Rosen
Lyle Dean Bernius


text:
Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! – Season Three
By Ed Perkis
Until I received the DVD for Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! in the mail, I'd never seen the sketch show. I can't say that watching it will make me add the [adult swim] show to my DVR, but if you're a Monty Python or Kids in the Hall fan, you might enjoy this as a better-than-average stand-in.
7 / 10 stars
Being odd for oddness' sake (oddity's sake? oddnifierous' sake?) is not always funny. It can be funny, but sometimes it's just lame and uncomfortable. Believe me, I know. Fortunately, Tim and Eric Awesome Show: Great Job! is generally more funny than not funny. Generally.
The Tim and Eric of the title are creators/writers/directors/stars Tim Heidecker and Eric Wareheim. While the sketches are often somewhat random, they mostly pay homage to low-budget commercials, 1970's independent television station programming, cable-access talk shows, and an excessive use of video tricks straight out of mid-1980's porn. Many of the sketches are shows and commercials for "Channel 5," which brings you talk shows dedicated to zits and burping, swing-dancing lessons, and commercials for products made by Cinco, including a cell phone that can't receive incoming calls and leaves a burn mark on your face.
The material itself would be funny, but when the intentionally cheap production values and dead-faced acting are added, it can be nirvana for those – like me – who watched a lot of television in the early days of cable. It's not easy to tell if Tim, Eric, and their supporting players are excellent at portraying incompetent television personalities or if this is a cosmic meeting of premise and performers. Probably more the latter, as no one could be as bad as these guys sometimes seem. When this stuff works, it works very, very well, and it's both hilarious and surprising that something seemingly so simplistic is so hilarious.
Although much of the material in each episode (which run a brief 11 minutes) is the "Channel 5" material, Tim and Eric also do some traditional sketch-comedy shtick. This isn't as successful, typically. A lot of time in one episode is spent on the duo being cops on recumbent bikes, which isn't that great, and practically a whole episode is spent on a character called Spagett, played by Tim, getting a movie opportunity with Steve Spielberg, while Eric is left behind. Unlike the "Channel 5" material, this type of comedy is being done just as well or better on places like SNL.
Tim and Eric get the lion's share of the screen time, but they seem to have an endless stream of friends willing to show up for a few minutes. John C. Reilly has a recurring role as a somewhat brain-damaged "Channel 5" personality named Dr. Steve Brule who is, naturally, hilarious as he gives advice in little "the more you know" type PSAs or helps sell a Panini maker that uses horse grease. The Hangover's Zack Galifianiakis, Will Forte, Bill Heder, Ray Wise, Weird Al Yankovic, Rainn Wilson, and Bob Odenkirk all make at least one appearance during the season, and Wise's commercials about appropriate business hugs are both funny and creepy.
This is sketch comedy, and while Tim and Eric can't seem to get the plain old sketches down, they have the market locked up on fake commercials and talk shows about zits. It's worth checking this out just to feel nostalgia for the production values, and you get to watch some really funny stuff along the way.
The entire third season of Tim and Eric Awesome Show: Great Job!, plus extras, fits on one disc. The show only runs 11 minutes (minus commercials) on [adult swim], and the season has 10 episodes. In effect, it can be knocked out in the time it takes to watch a feature film.
I was actually expecting a lot of weird stuff among the extras, but they are actually pretty straightforward. The disc includes about 20 minutes of deleted scenes. The interesting thing is that, because this is basically a sketch show, the deleted scenes can be watched pretty much like any episode – just random, funny things strung together with little or no connection between them. It's likely they were cut for time, and they are generally as funny as anything in the actual episodes.
While not a deleted scene, there is also an extended version of the episode "Muscles for Bones," about a benefit to get bones for Richard Dunn, one of the show's characters. While the broadcast episode was 11 minutes, this one is twice as long and contains more of the benefit material. Dunn is also the focus of "Getting it Dunn." It's a cable-access spoof with Dunn, an old man who often looks like he has no idea what's going on. In this particular show, he's interviewing his girlfriend, who must be at least 50 years younger than him. It's funny, although too many of these fake talk shows with Dunn would probably be more irritating than funny.
Finally, there is a seven-minute blooper reel. This is funny mostly because instead of showing bloopers from the filming – although they do throw in some of those – the reel is mostly people behind the scenes cracking up at what is being filmed. Sometimes, their laughter doesn't seem warranted by what is being filmed, but they really like it.
For a one-disc set, this is a decent set of extras. Not sure why Tim and Eric didn't throw in a commentary track, as they could have knocked it out in two hours, but still. If you're a Tim and Eric fan, you certainly can't complain about the deleted scenes, talk show, and extended episode, which combined make about three extra episodes. This is worth picking up if you enjoy the [adult swim] show, or at least renting if you're a sketch comedy fan.
Release Details
Visit the Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! – Season Three Official Website
Subscribe To Topics You're Interested In
I've already subscribed
Blended From Around The Web
Battle Creek Review: Small Town Procedural With Big Laughs And Medium Drama
A Fall From Grace Review: Tyler Perry's Amusing Thriller Toys With Your Trust Issues
Dolittle Review: The Doctor Does Very Little To Impress
Bad Boys For Life Review: High-Octane, Hilarious Sequel Is Actually Worth The Wait
Arrow's Backdoor Pilot Reveals Surprising New Relationship For Mia, Katherine McNamara Teases
Why Robert Downey Jr. Has A Welsh Accent In Dolittle
Daniel Radcliffe's Guns Akimbo Trailer Finally Explains That Harry Potter Meme
Onward: Chris Pratt And 7 Other Cast Members Voice Acting In The Pixar Movie
Welp, Star Wars: Rise Of Skywalker Has Already Left A Huge Number Of Theaters
Bad Boys For Life Has Many F-Bombs But Way Less Than Bad Boys 2
Star Wars: Rise Of The Resistance - 3 Cool Discoveries We Made Touring Galaxy's Edge
Bachelor Spoilers: What Does Chris Harrison Tell Peter At The Final Rose Ceremony?
Guardians Of The Galaxy's Karen Gillan Is Interested In Directing And Starring In Batgirl For DC
Chicago Fire Will Deliver 'A Liam Neeson Revenge' In Crossover With Chicago P.D.
Shazam: What We Know So Far
Batman Solo Movie
Avengers Infinity War Cast List
Why A Flashpoint Movie Might Not Be As Big A Deal As You Think
Bad Boys For Life Changed A Major Scene From The Trailer And We Have No Clue Why
Robert Downey Jr.'s Dolittle: The Characters And The Cast Members Who Voice Them
The 30 Best Horror Movies Of All Time
2019 Midseason TV And Streaming Premiere Schedule


When curmudgeonly Owen Jones died in a Bella Coola nursing home, no one who knew the elderly man could imagine the extraordinary story of his life.
Ticketsmoline.com has info about Tickets in Moline, IL for Motley Crue & Alice Cooper, Skillet & Third Day, Jeff Dunham at Tickets Moline in I Wireless Center.
Spooling backwards through time against the backdrop of Vancouver's raw, exuberant growth over the last hundred years, Making a Stone of the Heart tells Owen's story and those of his lover, Dora Dow, and of Dr. Jonathan Smyth.
A woman goes to Toronto to sort out her deceased mother's things; an obnoxious father-to-be disrupts a prenatal class; an orphaned British boy is sent to Canada to be raised by his unmarried aunt.
The people in these stories have familiar concerns – attachment, loss, aging, and coming of age – and the fluid writing gives easy access to their lives.
Cynthia Flood is the winner of the prestigious Journey prize for Fiction for the title story in this collection.


text:
Top navigation start
IEL Updates Regarding Coronavirus
IEL Statement on George Floyd
Community-driven leadership development in education, health, and employment.
Main Menu of Institute for Educational Leadership start
Parent & Family Leadership
Innovative Strategies
Schools & Communities
Youth Transition to Adulthood Resources
Youth Transition to Adulthood Models
Appalachian Education and Workforce Network
Coalition for Community Schools
Education Policy Fellowship Program
Minds that Move Us Career Pathway Challenge
National Collaborative on Workforce & Disability for Youth
Ready to Achieve Mentoring Program
Right Turn Career-Focused Youth Transition Initiative
Vocational Rehabilitation Youth Technical Assistance Center
IEL@50
IELconnects E-Newsletter
Mindy Larson
Deputy Director, Center for Workforce Development
larson-mindy-lg.jpg
Mindy is a deputy director of IEL's Center for Workforce Development. She currently serves as a senior manager for the Vocational Rehabilitation Youth Technical Assistance Center (Y-TAC) and the National Collaborative on Workforce and Disability for Youth (NCWD/Youth), a federal technical assistance center funded by the U.S. Department of Labor's Office of Disability Employment Policy.
Since joining IEL in 2010, she has provided technical assistance on a wide range of youth transition issues to state and local youth service professionals in workforce development agencies, postsecondary institutions, special education transition programs, state education agencies, and other human service agencies. Larson also co-designed and facilitated IEL's Youth Workforce Leaders Academy, a year-long cross-system professional learning community for D.C. youth service providers. Larson is an editor and co-author of multiple NCWD/Youth technical assistance guides, briefs, and other publications on topics relevant to youth transition to adulthood.
Prior to joining IEL, Larson worked for the D.C. Department of Youth Rehabilitation Services as manager of a U.S. Department of Labor-funded youth re-entry employment and education project serving youth connected to the juvenile justice system. In this role, she managed cross-system partnerships between the juvenile justice agency and the public school system, including the office of special education, the workforce development agency, community-based service providers, and employers. From 2000 to 2007, Larson worked at the National Youth Employment Coalition where she managed professional development programs; a disconnected youth postsecondary transition initiative; and development of quality standards, performance measures guidance, and program improvement tools for youth employment and training programs. She has a B.A. from Pennsylvania State University and a M.A. in Public Policy from Johns Hopkins University.
Footer navigation start
Help us equip leaders to better prepare children and youth for college, careers, and citizenship. Donate today!
Your support is crucial to our work. Thank You for your contribution.
Stay updated on our work. Sign up for our e-newsletter!
Stay informed about IEL's work - sign up for email updates!
4301 Connecticut Ave. NW, Suite 100 Washington, DC 20008
Email: iel@iel.org
© 2020 Institute for Educational Leadership All Rights Reserved


A basic package to get you started really quick. WordPress hosting Engineered for speed and built for security. WordPress charged with high-end pre-installed themes and plugins with premium support.
The ultimate solution for WordPress hosting. WordPress hosting with super speed and enhanced security, Pre-installed with high-end themes, plugins, WordPress expert support and free consultation.
Easily Deploy & Manage Your WordPress Website.
Install WordPress easily with our 1-click WordPress Installer.
Select your version of PHP and manage your own custom PHP.INI.
Built-in Enterprise level Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) protection.
Our FREE migration service will transfer your existing WordPress site to HostCabal. Need more help? Learn from our WordPress experts. Consultation services are included in our Premium plan to ensure you have everything needed to get started on the right foot.
You'll also discover valuable tips and tools within our managed hosting platform, including easy access to popular WordPress templates in the Marketplace.
COMPARE PLANSGET YOURSELF A PREMIUM & RELIABLE HOSTING ACCOUNT TODAY!


Two news articles have been occupying my social media feeds: Ferguson jury decision and Erdogan's comments on gender equality. A grand jury decided not to indict the police officer accused of fatally shooting an unarmed African American teenager, causing nation-wide protests. Erdogan decided to share his views on gender equality, once again, with the public in a Women and Justice summit. He said that "you cannot bring women and men into equal positions; that is against nature because their nature is different". Both events got a large scale media coverage, causing domestic and international publics to question the 'brand' identities of the countries.
US is known to have an established democratic tradition and attempts to promote itself as a melting pot of different races and cultures. Following one particular event, this promotional aspect has lost its public appeal. Turkey has been presenting itself as a model country by arguing that it upholds democratic values in a predominantly Muslim region. Yet, Erdogan's widely covered speech suggests another story.
I am not planning to reinvent the wheel here – we all know that actions speak louder than words. A nation's brand is earned – not fabricated through communication campaigns. I want to solely highlight two points about perceived brand identity and brand performance – with the former term referring to what audiences think about a given country and the latter to what a country is actually doing.
The (de)branding events might be seen as the reality behind the branding messages. Audiences are already skeptical of advertising and political campaigns (and of nation branding campaigns which carry the characteristics of both). They are looking for evidences to support their presumption that the branding messages portray a distorted reality. One court decision or a speech is more than enough 'evidence'.
From a more critical perspective, it is also possible to argue that branding campaigns might not be focusing on strong brand assets. Democratic identity of the US and democratic aspirations of Turkey seem to be – at least on the surface – appropriate places to start a branding campaign. However, if we are to see the aforementioned events as not one time insignificant occurrences but as representatives of larger issues (yes, I am talking about racial inequality in the States and the lack of democratic understanding in Turkey), branding campaigns might be better off if they choose to stay away from them.
Long story short, actions are important in branding. Once a (de)branding act is carried out, we should assess whether it was accidental or representative of larger problems. Then, it will be possible to create a crisis communication / branding strategy.


If you're stuck trying to make sense of a clients brief or explanation of what they do, try simplifying the task and start again.
I will read the online form that potential clients take the time to fill yet all too often feel I am reading an obituary rather than a colourful and useful introduction to their business.
Not everyone finds it easy to verbalise such things or even consider that this business has potential to be a strong personality with a dynamic heart and soul. Often seen in a sterile and practical way, devoid of feeling and emotions.
My end game, deciding if I should take on a new project, is to get a more intimate awareness of this business. Only then can I truly gauge if my design style is an appropriate fit. I believe it's wrong to take on all logo and identity projects, even if you don't feel it's a right fit.
The following paragraph is an example of what I will send to a client in order to dig further under the skin. It is usually enough to evoke a deeper and emotional response from the client. Helping them to better perceive their own business, and how they describe it to others.
The idea is for us, both client and designer, to feel more more connected.
This is NOT an exact copy of what I send, it's just the points I usually make, shoehorned together. Feel free to borrow, edit and do as you like with this. It may sound a bit 'guh' and 'blah', but it can work a treat if you follow it through. Certainly will give you an idea of what I angle for.
We are at a point where a deeper understanding and view of your business is needed. I have the facts, I have the details, but what I don't have is any emotion, passion and soul. Without these, we are like surgeons, not creatives. We might be able to fix and cure, but we cannot create and build (plastic surgery aside).
Could you pelase explain more about what you do, how you want/need to be perceived by potential clients etc. View me as someone who does not know anything about your business, I am someone you are trying to describe in detail, the heart and soul of what you do.
The trick is to imagine introducing a loved one to a dear friend for the first time, you will talk excitedly, you will be animated and passionate whilst explaining all the virtues of this person. The good points and maybe the bad, and the areas that are just unknown. Sometimes we find it awkward to talk openly about a person but we may get excited and motivated about something else in our lives, whatever sparks up that pilot light, use that to help.
It may feel awkward at first and quite foreign, but it is essential that you relate to your own company in an emotional and deeper way. Only then can you really understand what is required to brand and market yourself accurately.
To be able to visualize your business in a deep and meaningful way, is to see and hear all that you know, feel and think about it. Look at is as a person with an evolving personality, one that you are helping to put on the right track in life.
Without that deeper and meaningful description, we can only touch the surface with a visual representation of the company identity. If you want future clients and customers to build a profitable and emotional bond with your company, we would have to ideally built in a level of emotion to start with.
This is where some fail, business owners failing to understand the real driving force of a successful brand and company.
As a designer you may feel uncomfortable with this, but it can be so important to creating a really strong identity. The times I have needed to put this in action, I have seen a real change in the clients response. One minute the brief is very solid but lacking in soul, the next minute I can really sense the real excitement and drive that made them start it up in the first place.
Often you then hear them saying what a useful exercise it was, to be reminded of some of these most basic feelings. This method is not needed all the time of course, but some of those projects that need that 'zest', it's a good thing, trust me.


text:
Bob de Jong (Wageningen, 1979) is een Nederlands voormalig korfballer. Hij speelde voor SKF, Oost-Arnhem, VADA 1925 en Dalto. Hij werd drie keer topscoorder van Nederland en speelde ook voor het Nederlands korfbalteam. Hij speelde namens Dalto in twee finales van de Korfbal League en twee finales op het veld. Hij werd eenmaal landskampioen, op het veld in 2008.

Begin van carrière
De Jong begon met korfbal bij SKF. Vanwege zijn lengte en scorend vermogen viel hij op. Hij speelde twee jaar in het eerste team.

In 1998, toen De Jong 19 jaar was, stapte hij over naar Oost-Arnhem. De club, onder leiding van coach Erik Wolsink speelde in 1997 nog de Europacup en gold als grootmacht.
Vanwege privé-omstandigheden verliet De Jong de club na één seizoen.

VADA
In 1999 verruilde De Jong Oost-Arnhem voor VADA 1925 uit Wageningen.
Op het moment dat De Jong bij VADA ging spelen, speelde de club op het veld in de hoogste klasse, de Hoofdklasse. In de zaal speelden ze op het 1 na hoogste niveau, namelijk de Overgangsklasse.
In zijn eerste seizoen bij de club degradeerde het op het veld terug naar de Overgangsklasse. Na 1 jaar volledig in de Overgangsklasse, speelde VADA in 2001 zowel in de zaal als op het veld in de Hoofdklasse.

De Jong was een van de sterspelers van de club. Zo werd De Jong in de zaal zowel in 2002 en 200] de topscoorder van Nederland. Hij scoorde in 2002. 83 goals en 96 in 2003. Echter waren deze goede individuele cijfers niet voldoende om te handhaven, want in 2003 degradeerde VADA in de zaal weer terug naar de Overgangsklasse.

De Jong had zichzelf geprofileerd als scorende spits en wilde graag meespelen om de prijzen. Vandaar dat hij in 2003 VADA verruilde voor Dalto uit Driebergen.

Dalto
De Jong speelde uiteindelijk bij Dalto van 2003 t/m 2010.
In deze zeven seizoenen speelde hij zowel op het veld als in de zaal elk seizoen in de play-offs. Ook werd hij de topscoorder van de Korfbal League in 2006 met 143 goals.
In de zaal werden de play-offs gehaald in 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 en 2010. In 2006 en 2010 haalde Dalto de finale. Helaas voor De Jong en Dalto werden beide finales verloren. In 2006 was DOS'46 te sterk en in 2010 werd Koog Zaandijk kampioen.
Op het veld speelde De Jong bij Dalto ook twee finales, in 2005 en 2008. In de eerste finale werd er verloren van PKC, maar in 2008 won Dalto met 23-18 van PKC.

Erelijst
landskampioen veld, 1x (2008)
topscoorder zaalkorfbal Nederland, 3x (2002, 2003, 2006)

Statistieken

Coach en bestuur
Na zijn spelerscarrière is De Jong gaan coachen. Hij deed dit bij de jeugd van SKF. Daarnaast is hij bij SKF ook bestuurslid.

Oranje
De Jong speelde 10 officiële interlands voor het Nederlands korfbalteam. Hij won in dienst van Oranje goud op het WK van 2003.

Externe links

Nederlands korfballer

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaWikipedia


text:
Q: Angular2 trackBy optimisation How does trackBy work internally ?
I mean does it rely on id property of ElementRef.nativeElement to get/set information ?
(Because if not, what would be the purpose of the id attribute in ElementRef.nativeElement ?)

A: Angular by default checks object identity
<div *ngFor="let item in items">

in this case of item
With trackBy you can instruct it to track by index or by a property of item.
trackBy allows to specify a function (that returns a value for an item passed to it). Angular calls this function and uses the returned value for comparison instead of the object identity it uses by default
trackBy is not in any way related to properties of nativeElement.

what would be the purpose of the id attribute in ElementRef.nativeElement

The id attribute can be used to reference an HTML element from CSS, querySelector, <label for="someId"> and others. This is not specific to Angular and I don't know anything Angular-specific that requires or expects the id attribute to be present.

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaStackExchange


Depression is a serious condition, experienced by many people (approximately 15 million American adults or approximately 6.7% of the US population at any time). We see depression every day in our practices, manifesting in various forms in our patients. Some people feel down and blue on occasion while others suffer from debilitating depression that impairs their ability to work. We do not profess to cure depression with the exclusive use of vitamins. However, we believe that vitamins and supplements can play a role in treating and prevention depression. A recent study shows that using magnesium for depression shows promising results.
Most people who are depressed benefit from multiple modalities of treatment– these can include therapy with a trained counselor or therapist, medication, lifestyle changes (including improved sleep habits and exercise regimen) and some carefully chosen supplements. We always advocate seeking professional help for symptoms of depression which may include feeling hopeless, lack of energy and not wanting to participate in normal activities. We also recommend going to get urgent help from your local emergency room or crisis hotline should you experience any thoughts of suicide or violence towards others.
In more subtle cases of depression and feeling down, making small change to your daily routine can often go far. We can not overemphasize the importance of proper sleep. This means an adequate amount of quality sleep. Some people spend a great deal of time in bed but they are not getting quality sleep for a variety of reasons– insomnia, sleep apnea, poor sleep habits, etc. See more on sleep and its role in energy in this blog.
Exercise can also be a useful tool in combatting depression. We understand that it is often hard to take the first steps towards being active when you are depressed. However, if you can get break a cycle of inactivity with starting the most simple at home exercise or some light walking, it can often lead to building new healthy routines that build on them selves and reverse the downward cycle of inactivity. Not moving can make you feel more down and tired, thus engaging your body in activity can help to start reversing the process in small increments. Let us not forget that exercise and activity create natural endorphins that make your body and brain happy.
When we think about vitamins that help depression we often looked to Vitamin D. This important vitamin, which is actually a hormone, is known to improve mood in those who are deficient. Who is deficient? Most of us to varying degrees, depending on where you live and who you are– read more on specifics of vitamin D and find out how much you should be taking.
Another useful supplement for depression is Omega 3s or fish oil. These products are shown to help with brain function and therefore logically can help with mood. Similarly many B vitamins are known to optimize brain and nerve function, and accordingly seem to help with fatigue, lack of energy and other symptoms that can look like depression.
But perhaps the most exciting news about vitamins for depression relates to this new study, suggesting a role for magnesium in treating depression. We have long touted magnesium for it's role in muscle aches, migraine prevention and IBS. We know it is an essential electrolyte for adequate hydration, blood pressure regulation and more. It is somehow not surprising that it also can play a role in mood regulation and improving symptoms of depression.
As with all news about vitamins for depression, there is no sure thing and nor are vitamins and supplements a substitute for other treatment modalities for depression. They can however be a useful addition to any healthy lifestyle and attempt to feel better. Figuring out which vitamins to take based on your diet, lifestyle and health concerns is the key and a personalized multivitamin is a great way to get what you need.


text:
Feminist Professors Are Not Secluded Monks
In his column "Professors, We Need You!" New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof charges that most university professors "just don't matter in today's great debates" and admonishes them not to cloister themselves "like medieval monks."
Many academics and others took offense at what he has written. A Twitter hashtag
#engagedacademics sprung up and many have posted opposing views.
That Kristof imagines the professors who isolate themselves from the real world as "medieval monks" betrays his bias that the professors to whom he is addressing and the public intellectuals he longs to see are male (and possibly white)!
Kristof is an award-winning columnist who has written on sexual violence against women globally, human rights issues, and Chinese politics. Yet, he has overlooked that feminist professors have engaged in political struggles for decades and many have used Twitter and other social media to spread our ideas and further our causes.
Gwendolyn Beetham, an adjunct professor of Women's and Gender Studies at Brooklyn College, responds that Kristof has failed to take women and marginalizedgroups' concern about public engagement seriously. Women's voices are routinely neglected and those who dare to enter public debates are shunned or even threatened. Professor Brittney Cooper, an African American scholar, was physically threatened while speaking in a forum in New York and British classicist Mary Beard was threatened with rape and having her home bombed via Twitter.
The mainstream media marginalizes scholars in the field of feminism and religion. In debates such as the provision of contraceptives in health insurance, the future of the Catholic Church under Pope Francis, and gender violence associated with religion, we seldom hear the voices of feminist intellectuals in the mass media. Male scholars, conservative TV and radio hosts, and religious leaders have the large microphones.
Kristof has overlooked that many professors in religion who are women of color are closely related to their communities and have worked tirelessly to effect social change. The late Mujerista theologian Ada María Isasi-Díaz is one shining example. She was very involved in the Women's Ordination movement in the Catholic Church and she interviewed grassroots Latinas and included their voices in her ethical analysis. A new group "Women of Color Scholarship, Teaching, and Activism" has been formed at the American Academy of Religion to discuss challenges to women of color who want to be engaged scholars.
Many have pointed out that Kristof has only looked at publications such as the New York Times or the New Yorker when he laments the diminishing presence of public intellectuals. Had he looked wider, he might has noticed that feminist scholars, including those in religion, are actively blogging, tweeting, uploading pictures and videos in Instagram and Google Plus, and using other forms of social media. We have written op-eds and blogged on Huffington Post, Feminism and Religion, Feminist Studies in Religion, Religion Dispatches, Patheos, Center for American Progress, and other websites. Some of us post videos or appear in YouTube and have personal blogs. I have started a blog several years ago to share my ideas about postcolonialism and religion and to connect with my readers.
Kristof notes the pressure on academics to publish peer-reviewed articles and books. But he does not mention the underclass of adjuncts who earn $2,000 to $3,000 per class and can hardly make ends meet. According to the Coalition on Academic Workforce, adjuncts earn on average $21,600, while tenure-track positions averaged $66,000 a year. Some labor groups estimate that adjunct faculty make up to 75 percent of higher education positions. Women make up 61 percent ofadjunct faculty, according to the Coalition.
The scarcity of jobs in the field of religion and the growing use of adjuncts have made many feminist professors wonder whether they should encourage their bright female students to pursue a PhD. Some are concerned whether to encourage their PhD students to do research in feminism and religion, for fear that this will further narrow their marketability. Several trade presses in religion are publishing mostly textbooks and there are fewer venues for feminist religious scholarship.
I am convinced that the world needs feminist work in religion more than ever. The generation of feminist scholars in religion before us faced ridicule, censorship, and loss of employment when they charted a new territory and started a new field. They have laid a solid foundation for us to build on. It is important for us to discuss how the field will flourish and how feminist professors can continue their work as engaged intellectuals and help the upcoming generation.
This article is cross-posted on Feminism and Religion.
Labels: adjunct faculty, feminism and religion, feminist scholarship, feminist theology, Nicholas Kristof, PhD students


text:
I just got around to reading the Justice's article about the State of the Union today, and one thing in particular really jumped out at me:
"I think his speech was one of the most outstanding you can imagine from a student leader," said Rena Olshansky '56, a member of the Board of Trustees' Students and Enrollment Committee, who said that it was her first State of the Union address. Commenting on the Union Rena said, "I think the [students] set their agenda, and that's important."
University Provost Marty Krauss, who attended the speech, said in an interview with the Justice, "[Gray] has a tremendous amount of respect among the members of the administration because he's a mature person; he's diplomatic; he thinks about the perspectives of many constituencies; he's smart; and he makes really good recommendations, and he gets things done."
Senior Vice President of Communications Lorna Miles, who also attended, added that Gray "has been incredibly vital; his legacy is having created a consciousness in the University among the administration and the faculty that students are part of the day-to-day governance of this community."
That's an incredible amount of respect for Jason Gray coming from the administrators and trustees who attended the speech. We've already heard the great praise that Jason gets from the student body, and it's really satisfying to know that the other members of the Brandeis community feel the same way.
This kind of universal acclaim is impressive enough on its own, but I find it even more impressive when viewed in the context of the content of Jason's address. The speech was not tailor-made to draw praise from the administrators. Several times, Jason challenged the University to meet goals that he set, and he wasn't afraid to call the administration out on several mistakes. Most notably, he directly stated, "[T]here is no doubt that the Rose Art Museum has become a case study in what not to do procedurally." Isn't that hard-hitting?
So what does all this mean? First, it says something very positive about our administrators. By praising the speech so effusively, they're letting us know that student participation is not incumbent on our complete deference to their decisions. They are willing to have a dialogue with us, allow our disagreement, and even to admit mistakes and work towards changing them.
But it also says so much about Jason himself. He has the rare ability to say exactly what needs to be said while striking the right chord for every party involved. This didn't just happen overnight; it is the culmination of a year's worth of hard work, determined advocacy, and appreciation for everyone's point of view, and it shows what big shoes our next Union leaders will have to fill. Ultimately, Jason's greatest success might be that he was able to treat every single Brandeisian with respect, and it should be no suprise that he has received so much respect in return.
Board of Trustees, Brandeis administration, jason gray, state of the union, Student Union, the Justice
One response to "Respect"
With all the work that Jason has done to earn respect from both the student body and from administrators, it is absolutely critical that our next Student Union President maintain this respect.
Without it, we have no power.


Disadvantaged pupils at isolated schools do worse at GCSE than teenagers in more populated areas.
New research suggests that the proportion of disadvantaged students achieving five or more A* to C grades at GCSE (including English and maths) declines by just over one percentage point for every additional kilometre of isolation.
The study, entitled Isolated Schools: Out on a limb and conducted by the Future Leaders Trust, looked at the relationship between school performance and distance to the next nearest school.
Researchers calculated the distance between all state-maintained schools, then analysed whether relative geographical isolation can be linked to low attainment of students receiving free school meals (FSM).
They found that over the last three years schools less than one kilometre apart saw 49 per cent of their FSM students achieve five or more A* to C grades at GCSE (including English and maths).
In schools that were more than five kilometres away from their nearest counterpart this figure fell to 37 per cent. The decline in attainment for non-FSM students at isolated schools was not as substantial, on average decreasing by about 0.3 per cent per kilometre.
"The trend of disadvantaged students underachieving in relatively geographically isolated schools should be recognised and appropriate support provided," said Heath Monk, CEO of Future Leaders. "One way we believe we can make a difference is to create professional networks that allow school leaders and headteachers to work together.
Kevin Rowlands, a Future Leaders principal whose own school – Oasis Academy Immingham in Lincolnshire – is 5.5 kilometres from its next nearest school, has worked hard to address the problem.
"Immingham's isolation has an impact on our students' aspirations and self-belief," he said. "With no direct link out of the town we are very remote. We are over an hour from any major city. With the exception of Lincoln it is close to two hours before you can access cultural and educational places of interest such as those to be found in York, Leeds or Manchester.


If you want to be a thriving Hunter in a PvP environment, you need to behave in much the same way as a real hunter would in the real world. You have to be able to identify your targets, understand how it is likely to behave, and anticipate what your target is likely to do. At the same time you have to know your own capabilities, be cozy with using them and have the right gear to protect you from taking too much damage.
Knowing all of this, you need to be able of moving yourself into a good enough position to take on your target and eliminate it without ending up as a prey yourself. This sounds just like any other role that the Hunter is likely to take on including any type of PvE combat. You are equipped with traps and nowhere is that more important than in the PvP arena, including battlegrounds. By using your traps as crowd control you can put enough distance between you and your enemy to use your DPS abilities to do as much damage as possible.
Your best Hunter PvP strategy is to study the PvP strategy of the other classes and the tactics needed to kill them. This will allow you to stay one step ahead of them, which can be very important as they are trying to kill you at the same time. If you want to develop a good PvP strategy, the best way to do so is spend as much time as you can in the battlegrounds and the Arenas. You are going to spend a lot of time dying as you learn, but over time you will find that you will learn the tactics of all the other toons.
One thing you need to make sure of is that you have the best gear you can get and upgrade every chance you get. Getting your PvP gear has never been easy and in between seasons it is even harder. The one last tip is to choose your pet carefully; there are no wrong or right pets. Choose the one that suits your style of play and make good use of it. This does not mean letting it run loose. Rather, use your pet to protect yourself and add damage when you are under attack. If used properly, your pet can hold the aggro while you gain a little range and finish the enemy off.
Taking any class into PvP is not easy. In fact, it can be downright challenging at times. So, instead of stumbling through PvP with your Hunter, learn how to do it right with the ultimate PvP guide – visit www.PvPBible.com for more details.


100% solid wax finished pine, with top quality manufacturing, this range is unbelievable value for money. Dovetail joints and thick drawer bases it's a great money saving option for bedroom furniture without compromising on quality. All pieces arrive fully assembled except the wardrobes and beds.These pieces are truly stunning, and all for a very reasonable price. Width: 86cm Depth:48cm Height: 139cm. Full range of matching furniture available including bed frame.


text:
Aro - Interview: Aro
28 Nov 2018 // An interview by LoraThompson
Lora from muzic.net.nz sat down with Nomadic local duo Aro to talk about their band dynamics and living in a van together as well as their upcoming single release Miromiro (Dec 13th) and their 2019 Nationwide tour plans.
Aro describe their music as distinctly Aotearoa/NZ pop, with a range other influences including RnB, Jazz and Kapahaka. Their upcoming release is Bilingual (Maori/English) – a mixture of the husband and wife's cultural influences with Charles having Te Reo as his first language and Emily being of Pakeha descent.
Tell me a bit about your respective musical journeys – what made you decide to collaborate as a couple?
Emily: we met studying music, I really loved Charles' voice and style – then a couple of years later I moved to Berlin and we somehow got together as a couple just before I moved and that's when we started writing together –
Charles: It was Emily's dream to have someone write her love letters
Emily: Well yes, but also songwriting,
Charles: Oh, that kind of writing
Emily: I've got a solo music career, I've been doing that for around 5 or 6 years too.
Charles: my background is mainly kapahaka and gospel. On top of that, going to all the family parties growing up where they played Bob Marley and stuff – I didn't think about taking it seriously at all until a couple of years after school however, I just didn't think it could be both a passion and a job.
I went to uni to get a bachelors because I wasn't really aware of anyone in my family that had one, so I wanted to prove that we could.
Now here we are, and here I am.
Would you say music is both of your main jobs at the moment?
Emily: Definitely for me
Charles: It's my main expression, so I don't think I will ever be away from it. I'm somehow very much involved in education, and I'm a qualified teacher as well. But somehow that's opened us up to a world of having our music as a song/story book for educational use too.
You guys are currently touring around playing at campgrounds and stuff over summer?
Yeah so we are releasing our album next year on the 15th February which will be followed by a nationwide tour – Miromiro is just the first single off that, and to warm into our big tour (which will be all the way from Whangarei to Stewart Island) we're just touring a little bit over summer.
Tell us a bit about the line-up you are touring with – is it just the two of you?
On the album we've got quite a lot of people playing with us, but for the live gigs, we really wanted to make the stories the important part for the live show, which basically means stripping it back to just the two of us.
How have you found the reception on this campground tour?
We have felt that the Maori songs have been particularly well received, there's quite a lot of a buzz around using Te Reo in music at the moment – it wasn't intentional , we weren't riding some kind of wave – but we have just happened to coincide with a bit more Maori visibility in mainstream media and music, the success of Alien Weaponry etc at the moment, a lot more people are wanting to learn the language and it's becoming more and more popular.
What the Album called?
The Album is called Manu, which is the Maori term for 'birds'– traditionally Maori would compose songs from melodies they had heard in their natural environment, so we thought what if we adopt a bit of that approach, and as well the significance of the bird in Maori culture. The album has 10 tracks and each one is the name of the respective bird (e.g. Miromiro is the Tomtit)– this is why the storytelling aspect to the songs is so important.
Miromiro is out on the 13th December – tell us a little bit a about who played on it and who played on it?
It was recorded with Vivek at Gabriel Audio in Mt Roskill, he co-produced it with us and mixed the whole album, we really enjoy working with him. Nathan Tiddy mastered it a few weeks ago so it's finished now which is so exciting!
We had Jocee Tuck playing vibes, we have Eamon Edmundson-Wells playing upright bass, and Shane Mclean playing Taonga Puoro (traditional Maori instruments) – it was really cool the way Shane recorded, as the way we worked with him he basically improvised along to the tracks – he hadn't heard anything prior to being in the studio apart from rough demos. So, he would just start listening to a track and get a vibe, then he would go through his box of goodies and pick out one of the traditional instruments and Vivek would just mic him up while he was playing. We really captured the moments and that was cool.
And of course, we both sung, Charles played guitar and Emily plays the piano.
Tell us about the big tour next year?
We are going right the way from Whangarei to Stewart Island – more intimate venues, like Jam Factory in Tauranga, Eggsentric in Cooks Beach, Raumati Social Club, Fairfield house in Nelson, Barrytown Hall, Sherwood in Queenstown, Stewart Islands' South Seas Hotel, Geraldine Music Academy, Bellamy's Gallery in Dunedin, Lyttelton Records in Christchurch, and a bunch more all over! We are also taking our friend Callum Lee who is an amazing songwriter and sound engineer.
Callum also produced Emily's solo EP which is to be released soon as well under the name Emily Rice – so she will be opening a few of the shows as a solo act as well.
Where can people get tickets for the tour?
Under the Radar. Links will also be up on our website at aromusic.co.nz – Tickets are on sale from Thursday 29th November.
Keep an eye out on all our social media spaces too!
Who is your dream act that you would like to support or play with?
Charles: I love Warren Maxwell (trinity roots) you might even hear some of those influences on our album.
Emily: For me it would be Sting. I went to see him at a Mission Estate Winery joined with a 50-piece symphony orchestra which was amaaazing – he's been such a massive inspiration to my songwriting over the years.
Aro are publishing a book to go along with the album, for educational purposes, as well as doing some Maori language and songwriting workshops called 'Stories of Aotearoa in Song' along with the album release tour, and they are really excited to present this labour of love to the country.
Charles: Making this album has been like making a waka that you really don't know what it could do until you put it out in the sea.
About Aro
Aro consists of husband and wife Charles (Ngapuhi, Te Rarawa, Ngati Te Ata, Te Ati Awa) and Emily Looker (nee Rice). The pair share a passion for the power of language and music to tell stories and remind us of our cultural identity. The duo were finalists for the Maioha Award at the Silver Scrolls (2019) and the APRA Best Children's Song Award for their song Korimako (2020).
Visit the muzic.net.nz Profile for Aro
He Wai
He Manu Ano
Van Jams
Other Interviews By LoraThompson
Milly Tabak & The Miltones - Coastella Interview: The Miltones
20 Dec 2018 // by LoraThompson
Auckland act The Miltones have been making waves in recent times with audiences in both millennials standing up and taking notice. The Miltones will be performing at Coastella 2019, which is taking place on the Kapiti Coast on 23 February.
Theia talks about September Pop-Up Shows and Surprises
05 Sep 2018 // by LoraThompson
Christchurch-born Pop sensation Theia has just announced some pop-up shows later this month and that's not all - Lora from muzic.net.
Ashy talks about her new single and video 'Over You'
31 Aug 2018 // by LoraThompson
ASHY is a young solo artist from Christchurch who gained the attention of both the local and international pop markets with her second single Jersey and has just dropped her latest single Over You. We caught up while she was in Auckland on business for a quick chat about song writing, music videos and her plans for the future.
Interview: CJ from Bakers Eddy
11 Jul 2017 // by LoraThompson
So I have braved the cold winter evening to travel to the humble West Melbourne suburb of Maribyrnong, where the 4 Bakers Boys live in an old and rather run down 1970's home – with some of the original 1970's décor to match. "We've only got a temporary lease here, as they are going to knock it down soon" says CJ – quite a common issue for young Melbourne renters looking for a reasonably priced property.
Interview: Emma from Decades
Lora spoke to Emma from Decades about their upcoming All Our Truths Tour with Bakers Eddy, Skinny Hobos and Dead Favours, as well as their new album for muzic.net.
Merrin Newsletter Interview
27 Nov 2016 // by LoraThompson
MERRIN is where soul and rock collide. With an edge defined by a distinctive guitar sound, soulful vocals and a rhythm section that creates the very heartbeat of this band, Merrin is a musical experience.
View All Articles By LoraThompson


Reverend George was an abject example of 'you get what you pay for'. Sure, they lived in daemon-infested Denver and this was just another typical abandoned hovel infested with mold and rats as the backdrop for this pathetic summoning. There were plenty enough such locations in the economically depressed city and enough desperate souls willing to risk a new career, especially one that paid top dollar. A middle-aged man of mulatto heritage, his hair and long beard held equal parts feathers and mud. His flamboyant, long-sleeved, velvet, purple jacket and alligator boots lent him an air of eccentricity. Meri assumed people, maybe the same people who crowded the room, mistook these elements as a sign of power.
Head on over to Six Sunday and check out the other participating authors!
And six damn fine sentences they are. Good backdrop for the story, I can't wait to get my hands on it!
Six sentences that absolutely make me want to read it all to find out what's going on. Great stuff.


I checked a lot of websites, but it didn't mention my niece's name. Probably because my sister didn't want her daughter to be exposed (too young). My family isn't famous or anything, every once in a while, TVB tries to scout specific people to be in their show because they don't have particular types of artiste in their company. So yup, a VERY cool opportunity!!
Here are some behind the scenes not shown ANYWHERE!
姚嘉妮 holding my niece and Liza getting her hair fixed.


Power Supply - The working power to the robot is provided by batteries, hydraulic, solar power, or pneumatic power sources.
Actuators - Actuators are the energy conversion device used inside a robot. The major function of actuators is to convert energy into movement.
Electric motors (DC/AC)- Motors are electromechanical component used for converting electrical energy into its equivalent mechanical energy. In robots motors are used for providing rotational movement.
Sensors - Sensors provide real time information on the task environment. Robots are equipped with tactile sensor it imitates the mechanical properties of touch receptors of human fingerprints and a vision sensor is used for computing the depth in the environment.
Controller - Controller is a part of robot that coordinates all motion of the mechanical system. It also receives an input from immediate environment through various sensors. The heart of robot's controller is a microprocessor linked with the input/output and monitoring device. The command issued by the controller activates the motion control mechanism, consisting of various controller, actuators and amplifier.


Paris – Melville, NY - Longchamp and Marchon Eyewear, Inc. have announced the signing of a new global licensing agreement for the development, production, and distribution of Longchamp Eyewear collections under the design and creative direction of Sophie Delafontaine, Longchamp's Artistic Director. The two companies will launch the new women's lines in Fall/Winter 2017 with a full range of styles for both optical frames and sunglasses.
The aim of Longchamp's partnership with Marchon, a VSP Global® company, and one of the world's leading eyewear groups, is to expand the brand's reach in a major fashion accessory segment. The collections will retail in Longchamp boutiques, in selected premium optical retail locations, multi-brand fashion channels and travel retail locations worldwide.
"As a Parisian luxury fashion house, we are pleased to offer our customers the opportunity to adopt Longchamp Eyewear. Eyewear will be the ultimate touch of French elegance and Parisian lifestyle that we promote throughout the world along with our bags, ready-to-wear, shoes, luggage, and accessories," said Jean Cassegrain, CEO of Longchamp.
"Developing eyewear that reflects Longchamp's must-have, authentic products will service a need to the loyal fans of Longchamp worldwide, as well as add value to Marchon's global customer network. Longchamp is a meaningful and important addition to Marchon's brand portfolio as we continue our global expansion efforts," added Nicola Zotta, President and CEO of Marchon Eyewear.
French luxury House Longchamp was founded in Paris in 1948 by Jean Cassegrain, and is still owned and run by the Cassegrain family today. Longchamp's handbags, luggage and accessories have a worldwide reputation for craftsmanship and quality, which now extends to shoes and ready-to-wear collections. Longchamp is an international brand that has maintained momentum and energy across the decades. It epitomizes French flair, fresh and inspiring creativity, as well as sharing the lives of women and men across the world who enjoy a touch of luxury every day. Refreshing advertising campaigns and exciting collaborations with artists underline the contemporary and sometimes playful spirit of Longchamp, which owns more than 300 exclusive boutiques worldwide.
Marchon Eyewear, Inc. is one of the world's largest manufacturers and distributors of quality eyewear and sunwear. The company markets its products under prestigious brand names including: Calvin Klein, Chloé, Columbia, Diane von Furstenberg, Dragon, Etro, Flexon®, G-Star RAW, Karl Lagerfeld, Lacoste, Liu Jo, Marchon NYC, MCM, Nautica, Nike, Nine West, Salvatore Ferragamo, Sean John and Skaga. Marchon distributes its products through a global network of subsidiaries and distributors, serving over 80,000 accounts in more than 100 countries. Marchon is a VSP Global company, which connects its 82 million members to affordable, accessible, high-quality eye care and eyewear. Its industry-leading businesses combine to bring quality eye care insurance, high-fashion frames, customized lenses, ophthalmic technology, and connected experiences to increase access to eye care through independent optometrists around the world.


text:
Ereignisse
 Der Science Fiction Club Deutschland wurde gegründet

Literaturpreise

Hugo Award

Neuerscheinungen Literatur

Filmpreise
 Oscar
 20.000 Meilen unter dem Meer – Bestes Szenenbild (Farbfilm) & Beste Visuelle Effekte

Neuerscheinungen Filme

Neuerscheinungen Fernsehserien

Conventions
 13. Worldcon, 2.–5. September, Cleveland; Vorsitzender: Nick Falasca & Noreen Falasca (Shaw), Ehrengäste: Isaac Asimov (pro) & Sam Moskowitz (mystery GoH)

Geboren
 Catherine Asaro
 Pierre Bordage
 Roland Emmerich
 Volker Ferkau
 Jeffrey Ford
 Michael Jan Friedman
 James Alan Gardner
 W. Michael Gear
 Uwe Helmut Grave († 2018)
 Simon R. Green
 Frank W. Haubold
 Nina Kiriki Hoffman
 Volker Krämer († 2011)
 Geoffrey A. Landis
 Paul J. McAuley
 Pat Murphy
 Margret Schwekendiek
 Nisi Shawl
 Mark L. Van Name

Gestorben
 Heinrich Hauser (* 1901)
 Heinrich Nowak (* 1890)
 Nathan Schachner (* 1895)
 Otto Soyka (* 1881)

Siehe auch

 Fantasy-Jahr 1955


Recently Chris showed me how cool the many years of David Stark Design ads were as a collection. We never look at them like that. Rather, they have been created one by one, since 2006, over the course of several months in between, so it's great fun to see how beautifully they hold up as their own exhibition. Thus, we are excited to post this retrospective, created in collaboration with a designer who we couldn't be more madly in love with: Karen Hsu of Omnivore.
Karen is probably one of the most talented, inspiring people I have ever met. We have collaborated with her from day one on everything from our own identity and branding materials to invitations for parties, and our recent David Stark Design book.
We started these at the end of 2006, and they continue today as recently as one month ago, primarily created for inclusion in the print editions of BiZBash, but they sometimes find themselves in other homes too.
My premise has always been: Anything that we do will be art - whether it be our event installations, our products, or our marketing materials. I feel so lucky to have found another bird of the same feather to flock with, Karen. Thank you for inspiring me on a daily basis.
I hope you guys get as much of a kick out of these as I do. There's no reason why an ad needs to be . . . regular. Why do ordinary?
how fun! I really admire your work. The beautiful event you did recently down in DC (i think for arena) was great.
Thank you so much, Natasha. We are very lucky to have wonderful opportunities to "play."
brilliant, of course.....but always fun!
each one sweeter than the one before, each with a spark of pep, each so very accessible, fun and new.
As always David, so unique and creative! I love receiving your emails!


text:
Q: Trouble with SQL CASE construct I am trying to assign a transaction type' to invoices by running them against a set of business rules to make the determination.  The database contains an Invoice Header table (SOP10100), Invoice Lines (SOP10200) and our Items table (IV00101).  Some conditions are satisfied at the Header level (CUST#), others require I test to see if any of the Line Items in a particular invoice contain a certain ItemClassCode (from the Items table).  And in the end, if none of the criteria are met, a 'No Transaction Type' code is used.
In testing, the I have some invoices that meet the first 3 cases, some that meet the 5th ('456') and none that meet the 4th ('123') and some that meet none of the conditions.  The results are fine for all except those that meet none of the criteria.  Those records do not fall through to the ELSE, instead they are given the '456'.
I think I understand what is happening. The queries in the WHEN statements are not being run with the current Invoice header record.... it is being run with all Invoice headers.
Did I make this understandable and can anyone help?
Thanks
 SELECT DISTINCT
    OH.SOPNUMBE SOPMNBR,
    OH.ORDRDATE ORDERDATE,
    OH.ORIGNUMB ORIGNUM,
    OH.CUSTNMBR CUSTOMER,
    OH.INVODATE,
    CASE    WHEN OH.CUSTNMBR = 'CUST1' THEN 'First'
            WHEN OH.CUSTNMBR = 'CUST2' THEN 'Second'
            WHEN OH.CUSTNMBR = 'CUST3' THEN 'Third'
            WHEN EXISTS (SELECT OH.SOPNUMBE,
                                OL.SOPNUMBE,
                                IV.ITEMNMBR,
                                IV.ITMCLSCD
                        FROM SOP10100 OH
                        INNER JOIN SOP10200 OL ON OH.SOPNUMBE = OL.SOPNUMBE
                        INNER JOIN IV00101 IV ON OL.ITEMNMBR = IV.ITEMNMBR
                        WHERE LEFT(IV.ITMCLSCD,3)='123'
                        AND OH.SOPTYPE=3
                        AND OH.PSTGSTUS = 0
                        AND OH.VOIDSTTS = 0
                        AND OH.BACHNUMB <>'DO NOT POST') THEN '123'
            WHEN EXISTS (SELECT OH.SOPNUMBE,
                                OL.SOPNUMBE,
                                IV.ITEMNMBR,
                                IV.ITMCLSCD
                        FROM SOP10100 OH
                        INNER JOIN SOP10200 OL ON OH.SOPNUMBE = OL.SOPNUMBE
                        INNER JOIN IV00101 IV ON OL.ITEMNMBR = IV.ITEMNMBR
                        WHERE IV.ITMCLSCD = '456'
                        AND OH.SOPTYPE=3
                        AND OH.PSTGSTUS = 0
                        AND OH.VOIDSTTS = 0
                        AND OH.BACHNUMB <>'DO NOT POST') THEN '456'
            ELSE 'NO TRANSACTION TYPE'
    END  TRANSTYPE
FROM SOP10100 OH
INNER JOIN SOP10200 OL ON OH.SOPNUMBE = OL.SOPNUMBE
INNER JOIN IV00101 IV ON OL.ITEMNMBR = IV.ITEMNMBR
WHERE OH.SOPTYPE=3
AND OL.SOPNUMBE = OH.SOPNUMBE
AND OH.PSTGSTUS = 0
AND OH.VOIDSTTS = 0
AND OH.BACHNUMB <>'DO NOT POST'


I have recently moved to Colorado and would like to know more about Indian's (Desi's) living in here. Want to make new friends.
I'm living in Highlands Ranch area.
I jus saw your message and we are looking out for some frens in and around longmont - boulder - denver.
How are you?... I have come recently with my wife just before a month....and will be friends..
This is Harvinder. I'm in Colorado for a long. Which part of Denver you are in?
Me and my wife living in Denver and looking for indian friends. If anyone interested please reply and we can be friends.
I am moving to denver /englewood area with my wife . Looking for 2 bed 2 bath apartments in nearby area . Please let me know know if there are any good apartment community .
one of the apartments I have short listed is Palomino resorts ,but they seem costly.
Palomino is good choice. There are already lot of Desi families living there.