Would It Be Better Not to Know?
When I was eight, I was very happy living in a world that consisted of little more than my home, the playing field, and my school. The school had less than fifty students and everything was separated only by a matter of minutes on foot. As I got a bit older, I discovered the joys of the castle, the priory, the youth club, and the river, all found in my little village of a few hundred people. I would have tea parties under my climbing frame with my friends and walk through the allotments, picking fruit. In this bubble, I had everything… no, I had more than I needed. How could one person be so lucky?
Fast forward nearly two decades and it is a different story.
That same young boy who was fascinated by his tiny world, happy with everything else, now desires to see more. In the past few years, I have achieved a masters degree, volunteered in Africa, worked as a ski rep, taught English in Korea and Turkey, hitchhiked, cycled, and rafted to compile a brief summary. Plus all the things in-between. This is not a list to gloat. far from it. Instead, it is a brief reminder, trying to assure myself that I have been doing 'things.' Sometimes I forget because I always want more. After a few days of doing 'nothing,' my feet itch and I question why I'm not climbing a mountain, sleeping in a forest, or pushing myself to new limits.
There is a very poignant scene from Alastair Humphrey and Leon McCarron's recent movie, Into The Empty Quarter, in which the duo haul a cart across the empty quarter in the Middle East. It is a wonderful adventure, but about 35 minutes in, Alastair, in tears and emotional pain, says to the camera, "What on Earth am I constantly pushing myself for? Why can't I just be happy in one place like normal people?" I am highly sympathetic to this notion.
I sometimes look at people who live in the bubble I grew up in, friends who never left that bubble and who don't know what it is like to venture as far as London, let alone another country. Sometimes they seem very happy. Or they don't seem sad at least.
I could never do this. I constantly have a desire to do more. My actions do not have to involve travelling great distances, they simply need to involve me being active and living through days that I will remember. Often, travel is a by-product of these mini quests I set myself. Right now I have big ideas (although no solid plans) for what comes next. These ideas involve Asia and much sweating / walking / who knows what. It excites me. Yet this constant drive and search for something more is a roller coaster of amazingness and whatever you choose to name the bottom half of the ride. For me, the amazingness takes huge precedent over the insecurities or the worries that arise.
I ask myself, would it be better not to know? Would it be better to live in a bubble and to be 'content' with what I had rather than always wanting more? For me now, that is impossible. I have tasted the forbidden fruit of life on the other side and can never go back. Am I built like this, or did I choose this? I choose to live by the words of Theodore Roosevelt.
Far better is it to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure… than to rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy nor suffer much, because they live in a grey twilight that knows not victory nor defeat.
If you are on the inside of the bubble, live by different words. It is no better or worse, only different. For me, there is only one way to go and that is onwards, upwards, forward, and beyond into new places, new things, and the overwhelming sensory experiences that result from them.
Would it be better to have a regular job, go to the pub on a Friday evening, and pass the weekday evenings watching TV? Would it be better to live a simple life without ever wanting more and never knowing the highs or lows that my life involves? Would it be better, simply not to know? Is it true, that ignorance is bliss?
This is purely hypothetical. I can never go back. Would I choose to change everything for a simple, stable life? Would I erase all the memories (like Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind) and live simply?
I chose this featured image when browsing through sxc.hu, a free stock image site. It looks just like the fishing huts in Slovakia where we started our rafting adventure from and as the girl looks off into the distance, I found myself pensive and pining over adventures I am no longer on. The fact that she is naked is somewhat irrelevant, but something about the picture struck me as beautiful.
the fact that she is naked made me read the post. she is stunning. so is the post. would it be better now to know? 🙂 again, you make me smile.
Go back to that sedentary lifestyle? No way. Never!
I, like you, am built this way, and though I do not push myself on the kinds of adventures you are on, I am always on my own kind of adventure, and it needs to be somewhere in a foreign field. That the soil beneath my feet is not English soil makes it all the sweeter. I'm not sure Wilfred Own would agree, but there it is. We are what we are and we must live the life that we want to live. We each get just one, after all, and a life spent dwelling on the past and living in a the relative safety of our familiar bubbles is a life not 'lived' but simply passed through.
For me the key concept is this, which you articulate so well – '….living through days that I will remember'. Whatever way we choose to live, it needs to be just that, a choice, not simply some eternal drift into an unexamined life. The key for me is to be a human being not a human doing – being present to whatever we are engaged in and with whoever we are with and not living and working on automatic pilot that leaves a sense of emptiness in its wake.
Love your work, both your travels and your reflections on them. Happy travels.


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X̱á:ytem () is an indigenous archaeological site and the name of a related museum run under the auspices of the Stoːlo people at Hatzic, British Columbia, Canada. X̱á:ytem is approximately 80 kilometres east of Vancouver on Highway 7. It is reached via the bridge at Mission, about 15 kilometres from the border with the US state of Washington. The site was designated in 1992 as a national historic site of Canada for its spiritual value to the Stoːlo people, as well as being one of the oldest discovered habitation sites at approximately 5000 years old. It was listed on the Canadian register of historic places in 2005.  It is also known as Hatzic Rock National Historic Site of Canada.

History
Indigenous peoples occupied this area along the northern bank of the Fraser River for thousands of years. The historical peoples who encountered European colonists were the Stoːlo.

A large moss-covered boulder, known as a transformer rock and of deep spiritual importance, has survived from ancient times. According to the book You Are Asked to Witness, the transformer god XaːIs was travelling through the land and punished three  for not adopting new ways to preserve and protect Stóːlō traditions and knowledge. To teach them a lesson, the god transformed them into stone.

Over time, during the years after alienation of native lands by colonization, the site of X̱á:ytem had been used as a pasture. The property is adjacent to a highway built in the early 20th century. After it was sold to a developer and initial work on grading the site was begun, concerns about the site's potential archaeological value prompted an examination by Gordon Mohs. This led to the dramatic finding that it was immensely ancient, and it has been ranked among the oldest-known habitation sites in North America.

Following the discovery, the government arranged to transfer the land to the Stóːlō, the First Nation that has historically been in the area, for archaeological and museum purposes. It paid the erstwhile owner  compensation for his lost opportunity in development; an extensive residential subdivision had been planned. The Stóːlō have built a museum, the X̱á:ytem Longhouse Interpretive Centre, to educate visitors about the site.

Excavations have been carried out in consultation with the Stóːlō. Researchers have found at the habitation site "evidence of rectangular pit/ longhouses of long-term occupation with remains of post, hearth and floor features, trade goods, storage, food, and spiritual activity."

See also

Archaeology of the Americas
Arlington Springs Man -
Calico Early Man Site -
Cueva de las Manos  -
Buhl Woman -
Fort Rock Cave -
Kennewick Man -
Kwäday Dän Ts'ìnchi -
Marmes Rockshelter -
Luzia Woman -
Mummy Cave -
Paisley Caves  -

References

External links
 X̱á:ytem Longhouse Interpretive Centre
 A Journey into a New Land, Simon Fraser University Museum of Archeology and Ethnology, 2005, scientific documentary
 A Journey into Time Immemorial, Simon Fraser University Museum of Archeology and Ethnology, 2008, cultural and artistic account of ancient peoples

Archaeological sites in British Columbia
History of British Columbia
Museums in British Columbia
First Nations museums in Canada
First Nations culture
Sto:lo
Heritage sites in British Columbia
National Historic Sites in British Columbia

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Cornell University Graduate School
Cornell Theses and Dissertations
Nature, Science, and Subjectivity in the Age of Goethe
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My dissertation project examines the relationship between the emergent discourse of the life sciences at the end of the 18th century and the influence of this discourse on the literary production, moral philosophy, and philosophy of history of the time. Specifically, I demonstrate how the paradigm shift in the natural sciences in the second half of the 18th century, from a mechanist understanding of nature to a vitalist one, allowed for a fundamental reevaluation of the status of the human being as a natural organism. Unlike the dominant Enlightenment and Idealist discourses of the 18th century, which typically viewed human reason as grounded in a divine or transcendental source and consequently, understood the human being as something fundamentally different from other natural organisms, the vitalist discourse in the biological sciences provided a theoretical framework within which the human being and its cognitive faculties could be understood according to fully naturalistic premises. The emergence of this strand of naturalism, I argue, is central to the development of a much different theory of subjectivity than that usually associated with developments in literature and philosophy around 1800. As opposed to Kantian and the other universalizing tendencies of the era, I argue that Herder utilized cutting edge vitalist developments in the natural sciences to develop a naturalistic theory of subjectivity that saw all thinking as inextricably imbedded with a horizon of language, culture, and individuality, and hence, as always in some sense "perspectival". This naturalist theory of subjectivity, I argue, not only offered a fundamentally different path for theorizing the human being compared to the more universally oriented theories of Kant, but exercised a equally great influence on the developments of the time as did those of Kant. The dissertation investigates and develops these central themes in four chapters plan an epilogue. In Chapter 1, I lay out the scientific context within which vitalism emerged and which established the essential fulcrum point on which the major theoretical decisions of the time were made. In Chapter 2, I trace Kant and Herder's response to this scientific context and show how their differing responses to the emergence of vitalism and the "crisis in the mechanical sciences" structure their subsequent theories of subjectivity, with Kant looking to secure a space of objectivity and universality while Herder embraced the historical and individual perspectivism that was a consequence of his naturalism. Having established this foundation, I then investigate the influence of naturalist tendencies on the theories of subjectivity of Schiller and Goethe. Finally, I end the dissertation with an epilogue in which I investigate the legacy of naturalism on Adalbert Stifiter's classic Bildungsroman, der Nachsommer with the help of a meditation on notions of historical time in Alexander von Humboldt.
Bildung; German Classicism; Herder vitalism; Post-Kantian Philosophy; Schiller ethics; Vitalism
Gilgen, Peter
Fleming, Paul; Schwarz, Anette
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Cilver – Not The End Of The World
Some bands and their sound just seem to naturally spark attention and so it is with US based hard rockers Cilver. Over the past three years, the quartet has drawn a wave of increasing interest and support with their sound, success backed by an equally ascending live presence. Now the band is looking at waking up a broader expanse or ears and spotlights with debut album Not The End Of The World. As their sound in general, it is a rousing roar of familiar and distinctly fresh essences and textures creating a commandingly contagious spirit sparking proposition very easy to find a greedy appetite for.
Formed by Romanian born vocalist Uliana Preotu and guitarist Leon Lyazidi, a pair who had already been part of MeTalkPretty, Cilver began in New York in 2013. Within months they linked up with Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal (Guns N' Roses, Art Of Anarchy) and released debut single In My Head. It and a subsequent EP of the same name the following year, quickly caught the attention of fans and media alike; inspiring eOne to sign them and now release the band's first album. 2014 also saw Cilver land a spot on Revolver magazine's Hottest Chicks in Hard Rock Tour alongside bands like Sick Puppies, Lacuna Coil, and Eyes Set to Kill. With a line-up completed by bassist Josh Pillbox and guitarist Ramsey Modiri, Cilver is now poised to spark their busiest and most successful year yet with Not The End Of The World, and a collection of songs seemingly as much inspired by the founding duo's experiences of being first-generation immigrants and life in the last days of communist rule in Romania as well as the hard journey to the point they are at now.
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Razorblade romps in with creative and physical energy to the fore, a zeal just as open in the darker prowling moments that frequent this ear gripping proposition. With its predacious rock 'n' roll lit by a host of fiery hooks and a wonderfully unpredictable invention, the track marks another pinnacle in the lofty creative landscape of the album; a success emulated by the less invasive and irritable but just as dramatic and compelling Afterlife. Arguably the most lyrically evocative proposal yet on the release with Lyazidi's keys bringing a haunting and vivacious beauty to the emerging sonic blaze, the song captivates as it reveals more of the diversity in the band's songwriting and hard rock bred sound.
Rich melancholic strings and poetic keys open up the following power ballad Frozen, Preotu's presence almost siren-esque in her range of vocal expression and emotive theatre, whilst its successor, It's My Life, is a growling incitement of defiance and attitude carrying punk irritability to its chest thumping rock 'n' roll. Both tracks increasingly incite with every listen, as does the album, though each time they get eclipsed by the soaring roar of Bleed For You. Vocally and atmospherically, the track is a fire of temptation, emotionally crackling as rhythms snap and sonic enterprise flame around the heart bred outpouring of Preotu.
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Symphonies in sound and imagination: exploring Sahona with Charly Sahona
2016 received one of its early treats just a few weeks back with the release of the self-titled Sahona album. It was the debut release from the new melodic rock project of vocalist/guitarist/keyboardist Charly Sahona of progressive metallers Venturia. It is a release which is, in our own words "a rousing drama of sound and imagination." Offered the chance to find out more with Charly, we grabbed a hefty chunk of his time to explore the creation of the band and its first album, and simply the creative heart of the man…
Hi Charly, many thanks for sharing time with us. How are things in the Sahona area of the world?
Hello, thanks for the invitation. Well, things are fine here. The album is out and so far, reviews have been very positive about it . We're about to release a new music video and shoot a new one. I'm working like crazy in order to perform these songs live as soon as possible . So, I can say I have a good life .
Before we look at your excellent debut album, would you tell us about the first days of Sahona. It was originally meant as a solo project for you?
Oh thanks, I'm glad you like it !!! Sure, you're right , at first, the album was meant to be a solo project and more precisely, the follow-up of Naked thoughts from a silent chaos released in 2010 but the songs are quite different and so are the musical arrangements and the line-up. So, the first days of Sahona as a full band are recent but the writing of the songs began in 2013. Oh It actually took a lot of time before we recorded and released it .
What sparked the creation of the project; what was it you wanted to explore different to your music in progressive metallers Venturia?
I really wanted to do something different with this one. I like my musical-making to be in a constant motion. At the same time It's necessary to stand back with the last thing you released and start something new with fresh ideas and enthusiasm. For this project, I wanted to write something without any heavy riff played on a 7-string and focus on different musical textures, guitar sounds and new grooves.
You touched on it earlier, so you had a collection of ideas and songs already in the works before you invited fellow musicians to help out?
Yes, after I finished the first 4 demo-songs, things were clear in my mind and I knew who I wanted to work with. I like to make music with talented people of course but it's always better when you do it with your friends. So I first asked drummer Stéphane Cavanez to join me , I've known him for a long time, he's a brilliant musician, very enthusiastic about things. After hearing the demo version of On this winter night , he said he would agree to play on all the songs . Same thing with my long-time friends Fabien Paraillac and Cédric Artaxet; I don't remember exactly if I sent them the first four demos before asking them to join me but anyway, both of them agreed. I was very glad and happy they all said yes to join me for this project. I knew they would sound great together and that my songs would have been transcended thanks to them .
So what was the catalyst to changing the idea of guest musicians to a full band?
It was something I had in mind for a while , as the songs have a different sound compared to the things I did before. As we were recording, there was an obvious musical chemistry going on and it reinforced me to think about having a band name for this project. So I talked about it with Chris from Dooweet agency and to my buddies. We all thought that the idea of the band was obvious and as the name Sahona sounds cool for a band too, the choice was done, easy to make and I didn't have to scratch my head during days in order to find a new name . The other thing is: as the musicians are my friends, the idea of having a band together was something natural. More, I really like to immortalize music with talented friends.
Was it an easy to decision to 'share' your songs with I am guessing musicians with their own adventurous ideas when creating music?
Sure, it was very easy as we're all professional musicians . There was no ego thing that could have been hard to deal with . I wanted a more organic sound and a sophisticated modern rock approach and I knew what my band mates were able to do .
For example, the drums I programmed were done in a prog-metal style and Stéphane brought a more refined rock groove, I let him do his stuff as everything was matching .
As I'm the lead singer and as there are many guitar layers on these songs it was obvious to ask for help and some back-up . I couldn't imagine another guy than Fabien to play the guitar with me on this album. We have the same guitar approach but he's more rock than me.
We recorded a lot of different guitar takes and during the mix, we chose what was best for the song no matter if it was him or me playing….
He did an amazing job on the mix too. Just like his guitar sound, all the songs sound powerful and organic.
Regarding the bass, there was a couple of things I asked Cédric to play the exact same way I did on the demos. But as my bass programming was voluntary basic most of the time, he added his own personality and groove that matched perfectly Stéphane's drumming . He even changed some root notes that at first surprised me, and the more I listened to it, the more I liked it.
In the end, everything felt easy and natural.
Did their input mean your songs changed or evolved from their original characters once the band was a full involvement of all?
No, not really but I guess things will evolve when we'll perform live. It's a natural process and it's important for us to make slightly different things when we play the same songs over and over.
When writing songs, do you come at them from different angles or have a general way of bringing them to life from idea to sound?
I usually have a precise idea of how the album or a song will sound like even though the root of all songs is based on a guitar or keyboard chords progression and a simple hummed melody . Then, I'll program a midi file of what I just did. If the melody sounds good with a bad flute midi sound and a midi bass line, I keep the idea and will have a clearer vision of how it will sound like with all the instruments. Then I'm thinking about what kind of drum beat, bass line, guitar riff, and keyboards texture would fit with the idea of the song and at this moment, the creative process is growing fast. Or, not that fast actually because getting the right keyboard sounds or guitar effects takes me a while very often. When I'm programming , I have in mind how my band mates would play it and that's the reason why I'm never really surprised (although I'm always amazed) when they bring the songs to life with their style and their sound. It sounds obvious to my ears and at the same time I'm so excited to hear what they bring to a song and to discover how it takes the song to a higher level.
Tell us about the lyrical themes behind the album.
Sure ! I decided to do something I never really done in the past. I wrote about the most widely expected subject in the world: Love !!! But not the way girls like it though (no offence intended girls, I'm just kidding !!!) .
Reading and writing romantic and soppy stuff are not my thing at all as I'm a cynical and rational guy . So the majority of these lyrics are about love and its frustrations and turbulences . It's way more interesting, true and realistic in my opinion. But when I say "love", It doesn't only mean the feelings you have for your girlfriend or your boyfriend, I use it for the passion you have for your art or whatever that excites you too, it can be painting, sport, your beliefs and then we're slightly get into the spiritual aspect and themes I like to write about as well.
Most of my lyrics are not explicit, this way people can identify with them and make their own story.
I usually prefer to describe impressions than reality.
What about the recording of your self-titled debut? How long was it in the making?
It's funny because it took a long time to finish it (something like two years !!!) but the writing and the recording were actually very fast and easy to do. As we're used to record in studio, we know how it works and we're getting more and more efficient and good at it. But as we didn't have any deadline or expectations, we took our time to record it. The rule was to get together when we were able to do it only. It was: job, touring with cover bands, tasks and family priorities first. This way, we were in a very relaxed state of mind and every time we forgathered, it was for fun.
Ok, the album was supposed to be released in late 2015 but for commercial and administrative reasons it got more delayed .
Did you approach its recording differently to creating releases with your other projects?
Yes and no … As it's the 5th album I'm producing , I've learned through the years with amazing people and I've also learned from my mistakes. Today, I know the importance for everybody of being prepared and how to record the best way possible taking into consideration the people you work with as every musician has his own preferences and personality. And that's how a recording session can be different from the ones you experienced in the past: it depends on your line-up as well. So I asked my band mates about the way they wanted to record and I just let them do it their way as it's extremely important for artists to work the more relaxed and efficient way possible.
But the thing that changed a lot for me was to share the guitar parts with Fabien but it was so exciting to hear him play with a different strumming and sound than mine and then mixing our guitar tracks together. I really enjoyed it .
Oh, and there was another great thing : My vocal takes were recorded home with a very cool equipment a friend of mine lend me.
This way, I took my time…I was recording one full song a day and the day after, if something was not exactly the way I wanted to be, I just had to press the « rec » button again and it was done. I don't like the feeling of recording in a studio with time passing, all the money you know you'll have to spend, the people around you even if it's your friends. I did it many times in the past and I can tell you how relieved I am to work and to record alone at home, it gives me so more freedom and offers you more possibilities.
Have you found there has been an instinctive urge to do things with Sahona and the album differently to your other ventures elsewhere, just out of the want to try different things?
Yes, as I told you, I wanted to have a different musical approach, a different sound, a different line-up. But on the top of that I really wanted to express myself to another level, and the best way possible as a singer and I've been working hard to achieve that. Maybe, being the singer of your own songs reinforces the introspection aspect of the creation. This is not to say that this album sounds more like "me" than the previous ones I did with another lead singer, it's just different . But as you give more of yourself as a performer, it makes the thing more introspective and maybe more intense and that's what I wanted to achieve too.
I always imagine a debut album breeds new ideas and opportunities to try and explore further in its successors. Elements not imagined and expected when composing that first encounter. Were there any which arose for you in the making of Sahona's debut?
I'm always excited to explore new territories, new sounds, new chords progression, new ways of making music. Having a more or less precise idea will always push you to go further in order to create something new and interesting. Listening to different music, going to the theatres, reading books, talking with people, playing with musicians…All this things are inspiring and maybe it if it's not always a conscious thing, it will incite you to evolve as a human being and inexorably in your art and in your life indeed. This is something I like to be aware of and thankful to.
What comes next for Sahona and its individuals?
We have to play live as soon as possible and we have to work hard for that. We intend to begin a tour in our country in September. Then we will focus on the next album as we're all really happy about this debut one.
My thanks again Charly for talking with us; Anything you would like to add?
Thanks for having me !!! Congrats to the readers for reading this interview so far and thank you Pete for spreading the word about the music you like whether it's mainstream or underground .
And finally, give us an insight into the records and artists which could be claimed to have most inspired your own life and creativity.
Oh my god, they are so many . But let's try to do it fast. I've always been a fan of classical music but the one from the early 1900 with composers like Ravel, Bartok, Debussy, Prokofiev, Rachmaninoff. As a guitar player I'm a huge fan of guitar heroes like Steve Vaï, Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal, John Petrucci. I've always been into progressive music with bands like Genesis, Rush, Yes, Dream Theater, Frost, Opeth and I'm really into their contemporaries with the young prog underground scene like Destiny Potato, Disperse and especially with the metal djent scenes with bands like Periphery, Tesseract, Monuments who took progressive music to a new level. I like rock and pop music too with bands like Muse, Radiohead, Keane, Dead Letter Circus.
All these bands and musicians have inspired me in many ways indeed.
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M. Benedetti, D. Lesselier, L. Poli, A. Massa, "Qualitative microwave subsurface imaging by means of a multi-resolution multi-region level set method," PIERS 2008 in Hangzou, Hangzou, China, p. 796, March 24-28, 2008.
L. Lizzi, P. Rocca, M. Donelli, A. Massa, "Contrast field and contrast source formulations for microwave imaging – A comparative analysis," PIERS 2008 in Hangzou, Hangzou, China, p. 530, March 24-28, 2008 (Invited paper; Session title: "Electromagnetic Imaging: State of the Art and Perspectives").
G. Franceschini, D. Franceschini, M. Benedetti, P. Rocca, A. Massa, "A comparison between deterministic and stochastic inversions of phaseless data for microwave imaging," PIERS 2008 in Hangzou, Hangzou, China, p. 797, March 24-28, 2008.
F. Viani, M. Donelli, P. Rocca, A. Massa, "A SVM-based three-dimensional multi-resolution approach for biomedical inverse scattering problems," PIERS 2008 in Hangzou, Hangzou, China, p. 866, March 24-28, 2008.
M. Benedetti, M. Donelli, D. Lesselier, A. Massa, "Biomedical qualitative imaging by means of a two-step inverse scattering approach," PIERS 2008 in Hangzou, Hangzou, China, p. 620, March 24-28, 2008.
L. Manica, P. Rocca, and A. Massa, "Synthesis of sub-arrayed monopulse planar arrays by means of an innovative excitation matching method," Proc. 2008 IEEE Radar Conference (RadarCon 2008), Rome, Italy, pp. 1046-1050, May 26-29, 2008.
M. Donelli, M. Benedetti, L. Ioriatti, L. Lizzi, M. Martinelli, F. Viani, and A. Massa, "Exploitation of smart antennas in wireless sensor networks," Proc. European Conference on Wireless Sensor Networks 2008 (EWSN 2008), Bologna, Italy, Juanuary 30 - February 01, 2008.
F. Viani, L. Lizzi, M. Benedetti, M. Martinelli, L. Ioriatti, and A. Massa, "A RSSI-based method for real-time object localization in wireless sensor networks," Proc. European Conference on Wireless Sensor Networks 2008 (EWSN 2008), Bologna, Italy, Juanuary 30 - February 01, 2008.
A. Massa, M. Donelli, D. Franceschini, M. Benedetti, and R. Azaro, "A swarm-based multi-scaling inverse strategy for three-dimensional microwave imaging," 24th International Review of Progress in Applied Computational Electromagnetics, ACES 2008, Niagara Falls, Canada, pp. 104-109, March 30 – April 04, 2008 (Invited paper; Special Session title: "Microwave Imaging and Inverse Problems" – M. El-Shenawee).
F. Viani, M. Donelli, P. Rocca, R. Azaro, and A. Massa, "A multi-resolution three-dimensional approach based on SVM for breast cancer detection," 24th International Review of Progress in Applied Computational Electromagnetics, ACES 2008, Niagara Falls, Canada, pp. 479-482, March 30 – April 04, 2008.
R. Azaro, L. Ioriatti, M. Martinelli, and A. Massa, "A numerical procedure for EMI filters design in realistic applicative scenarios," 24th International Review of Progress in Applied Computational Electromagnetics, ACES 2008, Niagara Falls, Canada, pp. 599-602, March 30 – April 04, 2008.
R. Azaro, M. Donelli, M. Benedetti, P. Rocca, L. Ioriatti, M. Martinelli, and A. Massa, "Design and optimization of reconfigurable parasitic antennas by means of PSO-based techniques," 24th International Review of Progress in Applied Computational Electromagnetics, ACES 2008, Niagara Falls, Canada, pp. 660-663, March 30 – April 04, 2008.
P.Rocca, R. Azaro, M. Benedetti, F. Viani, E. Zeni, and A. Massa, "Multi-band patch antenna tuning by a fractal-shaped erosion process," Proc. 2008 IEEE AP-S International Symposium (no. 978-1-4244-2042-1/08/$25.00©2008 IEEE), San Diego, USA, July 5-11, 2008.
L. Lizzi, M. D. Migliore, D. Pinchera, F. Schettino, M. Benedetti, R. Azaro, and A. Massa, "Experimental channel characterization of a MIMO-UWB communication system," Proc. 2008 IEEE AP-S International Symposium (no. 978-1-4244-2042-1/08/$25.00©2008 IEEE), San Diego, USA, July 5-11, 2008.
M. Benedetti, P. Rocca, M. Donelli, L. Lizzi, F. Viani, M. Martinelli, L. Ioriatti and A. Massa, "On the integration of smart antennas in wireless sensor networks," Proc. 2008 IEEE AP-S International Symposium (no. 978-1-4244-2042-1/08/$25.00©2008 IEEE), San Diego, USA, July 5-11, 2008.
M. Benedetti, G. Franceschini, D. Franceschini, P. Rocca, M. Donelli, and A. Massa, "Experimental assessment of deterministic and stochastic approaches for inverse scattering problems from amplitude-only data," Proc. 2008 IEEE AP-S International Symposium (no. 978-1-4244-2042-1/08/$25.00©2008 IEEE), San Diego, USA, July 5-11, 2008.
M. Benedetti, P. Rocca, R. Azaro, and A. Massa, "A Fully-adaptive smart antenna prototype: numerical modeling and experimental validation," Proc. 2008 IEEE AP-S International Symposium (no. 978-1-4244-2042-1/08/$25.00©2008 IEEE), San Diego, USA, July 5-11, 2008.
P. Rocca, L. Manica, M. Benedetti, R. Azaro, and A. Massa, "Simultaneous optimization of subarray weights and sizes for low sidelobe synthesis of large array antennas," Proc. 2008 IEEE AP-S International Symposium (no. 978-1-4244-2042-1/08/$25.00©2008 IEEE), San Diego, USA, July 5-11, 2008.
P. Rocca, L. Manica, M. Benedetti, and A. Massa, "Optimization of difference pattern features in sub-arrayed monopulse antennas through and excitations matching procedure," Proc. 2008 IEEE AP-S International Symposium (no. 978-1-4244-2042-1/08/$25.00©2008 IEEE), San Diego, USA, July 5-11, 2008.
P. Rocca, F. Viani, M. Donelli, M. Benedetti, and A. Massa, "An integration between SVM classifiers and multi-resolution techniques for early breast cancer detection," Proc. 2008 IEEE AP-S International Symposium (no. 978-1-4244-2042-1/08/$25.00©2008 IEEE), San Diego, USA, July 5-11, 2008.
M. Benedetti, L. Lizzi, F. Viani, R. Azaro, P. Rocca, and A. Massa, "A time-based approach for the synthesis of antennas for UWB communication systems," Proc. 2008 IEEE AP-S International Symposium (no. 978-1-4244-2042-1/08/$25.00©2008 IEEE), San Diego, USA, July 5-11, 2008.
G. Boato, F. De Natale, C. Fontanari, and A. Massa, "Wireless sensor networks as hierarchical complex systems," Proc. 5th European Conference on Complex Systems (ECCS 2008), Jerusalem, Israel, September 14-19, 2008.
E. Pasolli, F. Melgani, M. Donelli, R. Attoui, and M. de Vos, "Automatic detection and classification of buried objects in GPR images using genetic algorithms and support vector machines," Proc. 2008 IEEE International Symposium on Geoscience and Remote Sensing (no. 978-1-4244-2808-3/08/$25.00 ©2008 IEEE), Boston, USA, July 7-11, 2008.
L. D'Orazio, C. Sacchi, M. Donelli, and F. De Natale, "MMSE multi-user detection with GA-assisted channel estimation for STBC MC-CDMA mobile communication systems," Proc. IEEE 10th International Symposium on Spread Spectrum Techniques and Applications, pp. 182-187, 25-28 August 2008.
M. Broilo, P. Rocca, and F. De Natale, "Content-based image retrieval by a semi-supervised particle swarm optimization," Proc. IEEE 10th Workshop on Multimedia Signal Processing, pp. 666-671, 8-10 October 2008.


Clearly a YMMV, as I've laughed/smiled more at books than I have at films/TV.
One problem I do have with a lot of "Comedic X" is the comedy needs to be cut and the X needs to really work in its own right. Too many comedies forget this.
What? You mean you expect them to tell a good story as well? How very presumptuous of you.
Anyone reading any of the new books that came out? I'm busy with Hyperion, and I'm enjoying the heck out of it, but a couple of 2018 books tickle my fancy. Peter Newman has a new book out (The Deathless), Naomi Novik's Spinning Silver is out as well. Ravenycry by Ed McDonald came out (at least here in Europe).
Did anyone ready any of these?
I'm interested in Spinning Silver. Hope to hear some others thoughts on it.
Spinning Silver has to wait until I'm finished with The Great Hunt..
Finished Gardens of the Moon yesterday. Pretty good. I ended up having a good grasp on all the characters and their associations, but if I had to do it over again, I probably would have made a list/tree of characters as they came along with who/what they were/did and relative associations, lol. I had no idea/expectations as to what to expect with this series because I literally knew nothing about it aside from seeing it mentioned a lot as a 'Must-Read Fantasy Series'.
Glad I read it, though. Just started book 2 a little today.
Very Presumptuous is my middle name.
Yeaaaah... I am a Gaiman fan, but mostly in graphic novel form. I think that medium suits him better than his prose, which just doesn't connect with me. I did read Good Omens and remember not disliking it. There was a bit about all boys falling in love with War that stuck out, but otherwise I can't remember anything from it. Which isn't a good sign IMO. I do look forward to the show though. Again, I think Gaiman does well in other mediums.
Plus, I love that actor who was Wesley Snipes on 30 Rock.
I've read six Gaiman books. Most because they went on sale a lot and look pretty good. I'm all over the map with him.
I read Good Omens around eight months ago. I thought it was a nice feel good story but nothing special. I remember almost nothing about the plot either. But I didn't think it was all that funny. At least the humor wasn't the cheap Hitchhikers hold up a cue card and laugh on my signal type. Maybe emitted a chuckle or two.
The other day I couldn't put my finger on what cracks me up. So I thought about the books I found really funny and finally came up with the common thread. The stuff that makes me laugh is in the way the funny thing is stated or thought by the character. It's situational, but must be totally in line with the characters personality and speech and thinking patterns. So if I just read the joke without knowing anything about the deliverer I probably wouldn't laugh. Like with Mat Cauthin in WOT. He cracked me up especially as the series progressed when I got to "know" him better.
I think Kip was funny in Brent Weeks Lightbringer. There is some humour in fantasy books but I consider that rare. Mat Cauthon was fun.
Each to their own - I enjoy his prose, particularly the wry element to it (which imo is easily found in Sandman).
Idle question - but what do you think novels do better than other forms of storytelling?
I agree strongly about a known character providing the best laughs.
I re-read Good Omens a while back. Enjoyed it, but no deep emotional pull from the characters or enthrallment with the story. Although Crowley's increasingly desperate wriggling I think comes close, and maybe the book would have been better for focusing more on him. I think a lot of comedic fantasy books can lose that.
In screenwriting we're taught that movies are a visual medium, thus we need to focus on actions when writing. Plays are a static location, and as such need to focus on verbal elements for the actors to speak. Novels are thought based, and as such do best with characters and their thoughts.
Novels, to me, are best when it comes to character studies and literally getting into their heads. Also the worldbuilding to a certain extent; although it's probably visually more interesting to see it in movie/ play, you can't really dig into the how/ why of the world without coming off as exposition. So the novel wins in this regard as well.
The novel can also play with context in a way movies/ plays can't. If my memory serves, the first chapter of Water for Elephants just refers to the rampaging elephant by her name rather than stating she's an elephant, so you're left wondering for a while how this human woman can cause so much damage. So it's better for reveals and the like.
Finished Borne by Jeff Vandermeer and was enthralled by it. The world was dark, gritty, weird and too real. This was my first time reading Vandermeer but it will not be my last.
I'm on to reading "The Poppy War" by RF Kuang. There were too many stellar reviews to pass this one up. A few chapters in the story is great and the characters are jumping out of the pages at me but I am not enamored with the prose. Coming from Borne, perhaps I was expecting too much in that department but so far, this one is a page turner with character.
The author is, I believe, 22, which may account for the disconnect in terms of prose. I know other people have complained about how the dialogue seems to modern for the setting. Still, not bad for a debut.
Yeah, I can see that complaint. I think the main character used the word "gross" at one point and yes that created a disconnect. I had no idea the author was that young so I give much credit. I am further in and the characterization is incredible and I am already along for the ride.
DoD was probably my least favorite book in the series. The entire Snake arc bored the hell out of me.
I felt like my dreams were being turned to dust reading that arc.
"Spellslinger" by Sebastien de Castell came up on my Amazon reading suggestions, I read the sample and enjoyed it a lot. Right now on book 3 and it is still going strong. First time I read de Castell, but I really like his style, the magic system, the twists in the story and everything else (apart from the fact it is likely another unfinished story that makes me wait a long time for the next book). Definitely a series I endorse here, will also look into his other books.
I really enjoyed Greatcoats. This one sounds very YA to me though. Don't know if I'll try it or not.
Then it served its purpose for what is the Snake if not a metaphor for the ruins of our dreams?
Definitely did not sound too "YA" to me when I was reading it.
Yes, the protagonists are young, but that was the same in "Eye of the World", or "Furies of Calderon" (which was ya-ish to me).
Would compare it (positively) to the latter.


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Q: Trying to ssh into one server from two different networks results in two different RSA fingerprints An attempt to connect to the remote server effingham.dreamhost.com via ssh from my company's network resulted in ssh giving an error about an RSA fingerprint mismatch, so I investigated and found that if I connected to the server via my mobile's carrier network everything went fine.
Following is the correct effingham.dreamhost.com RSA fingerprint as reported by Dreamhost.

Indeed, connecting to the server using my mobile's carrier network, the keys match.
# ssh -o FingerprintHash=md5 effingham.dreamhost.com
The authenticity of host 'effingham.dreamhost.com (208.113.186.1)' can't be established.
RSA key fingerprint is MD5:90:8e:91:ac:f5:8c:9b:31:0c:5e:5e:8c:9c:b7:12:72.
Are you sure you want to continue connecting (yes/no)?

However, if I switch to my company's network, even though the IP address is the same as in the previous example, the keys don't match.
# ssh -o FingerprintHash=md5 effingham.dreamhost.com
The authenticity of host 'effingham.dreamhost.com (208.113.186.1)' can't be established.
RSA key fingerprint is MD5:fb:58:8d:e7:47:b6:b4:32:79:b9:da:12:87:23:33:cc.
Are you sure you want to continue connecting (yes/no)?

I'm ignorant to what might be going on here. It's my understanding that it cannot be DNS hijacking, as it requires the IP addresses to be different. Is that correct? If so, what could be the cause of this behaviour, and should I be worried someone might be eavesdropping the connection, or anything similar to that?

A: I suspect your company is redirecting outgoing port 22 TCP connections to a dummy SSH server. It'll probably log the IP making the connection so IT knows who tried to make the request.
As traffic passes through a gateway or firewall device, connections can be blocked or redirected.
You could try reconfiguring your server to run on a higher number port (e.g. 22222) as that may not be blocked, but it would probably be best to just ask your IT to allow SSH for you.

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Victoria Al-Samadi has been appointed to the role of Director of Marketing and Communications, Digital Health Solutions at Sun Life Financial. In the role Victoria will lead the team focused on digital sales and support initiatives with the unit of Sun Life.
Prior to joining she was Director of Social media Strategy Programs with Manulife where she focused on driving digital & social media communications and marketing strategy and execution for advisors & salespeople, executives, thought leaders, and employee brand advocacy programs. As part of her accomplishments in that role, Victoria was responsible for helping to build an ecosystem of digital content & distribution via web and social that grew the social audience from 70K to over 1M.


2. More deer hunters are using feeders. In some cases, deer hunters keep their feeders going all year long, and as a result, supply the hogs with a year round supply of food.
3. Lack of large natural predators to keep the wild hog population in check.
4. Other reasons too numerous to go into here.
When tracking wild hogs, keep in mind they require 2 things – water and food.
Water – Since pigs do not have sweat glads, if a creek, bog, or some other source of water is nearby, the hogs will be close. This is especially true in the hottest parts of the summer – June, July, August and September.
Food – this goes without saying too much more. All living things need food. But if there are deer feeders or oak trees in the area, that would be a good place to look for signs of wild hogs.
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9512 E A. W. Tillinghast Road
This custom homesite will delight those who seek dramatic unencumbered panoramic mountain, golf course, and High Sonoran Desert views. 6.92 acres with a huge 30,925 square foot building envelope. Look in the Documents section for a conceptual plan drawn by Architect Terry Kilbane. Located in prestigious Desert Mountain, home to the Desert Mountain Club, featuring seven golf courses, nine private restaurants or grills, a state-of-the-art golf performance center, a twenty-mile private hiking trail system, and seven major clubhouses. One of them, the Sonoran Clubhouse, had a $12,000,000 renovation completed in late 2016, and then added six pickleball courts, two golf croquet courts, and two bocce courts the next summer. An Equity Golf Membership in the Club is not included, but available.Living in Desert Mountain provides very convenient access to the facilities of The Desert Mountain Club, an established, twenty-eight year-old, private club owned and governed by its Members, with a long list of amenities including six Jack Nicklaus Signature Golf Courses (along with four very well-designed golf practice ranges), six clubhouses with eight restaurants, one of the best golf performance centers in the country for swing analysis, lessons, golf club fitting, and golf club repairs; and horseback riding on a fifteen-mile long trail system located in and on top of the Continental Mountains at the rear of the 8,200 acre community (the trail system is an amenity for all Desert Mountain residents, not just Club Members). These trails rise to over 4,000' and provide astonishing views many miles in all directions. One of the Clubhouses, the Sonoran Clubhouse, is the Club's swim, tennis, fitness and spa facility. A $12,000,000 expansion and renovation of that facility was completed in October, 2016 to much acclaim. Since then, six pickleball courts have been added, along with a golf croquet court and a bocce ball court. It is now a remarkable amenity, adding tremendous value and enjoyment to the community's Club Member residents. Membership to the Club is not included in the purchase price of this lot, but they are available upon application to The Club. Desert Mountain is in the foothills of the Continental Mountains in north Scottsdale. The Front Gate of the community is typically an easy forty minute drive to Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport. The nearby towns of Carefree and Cave Creek provide most of the shopping Desert Mountain residents need within about a ten minute drive of the Front Gate. Over the years, Desert Mountain has attracted people from all over the United States and Canada, plus a few from the UK and Germany. It is an extraordinarily notable community of its type, if not unique in the entire United States, and deserves thorough evaluation by anyone looking for a gated community lifestyle in Arizona.
Desert Mountain
Black Mountain Elementary School
Sonoran Trails Middle School
Cactus Shadows High School
093 - Cave Creek Unified District
Over 5.1 Miles
Gated Community Mountain View(S)
Cave Creek Road And Desert Mountain Parkway
Hoa2 Fee
Hoa2 Paid Freq
Accepting Back-Ups
Listing courtesy of Re/Max Fine Properties.
www.arizonahomesfinder.com/homes/78781400
9512 E A. W. Tillinghast Road Scottsdale, AZ 85262
Fencing None Freeway Highway Over 5.1 Miles Land Configuration Irregular Shape Land Features Gated CommunityMountain View(S) Lot Size Dimensions 301318 Parcel Size 5.00 - 9.99 Acres Road Streets Asphalt Topography Gentle Sloping Vegetation Natural Vegetation
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The first Mixology Monday is upon us, and the theme is pastis. I'd never worked with pastis, but it's an ingredient I wanted to learn about and experiment with, so I looked forward to this challenge.
Or, rather, challenges, because the first question is, what do you buy? I don't know from pastis at all. I've sampled ouzo and real absinthe, but I'd never purchased any of the anise-liqueur family, so I didn't know what was good or what to look for. I still will need to play around with this liqueur category before I feel comfortable with it.
There's a saying that the French keep the best pastis for themselves; when you consider that the best-known pastis bottlings in the U.S. are Ricard and Pernod, neither of which are particulary loved by connoisseurs, you might have to admit that the old saying is true.
So we brought home the Charbay, in part, I must say, because Jen loved the bottle. One fun thing about purchasing wines and spirits is that among the wide range of bottle designs, you're sure to find a few to collect to display or to use as bottles to bring water to the table when you have guests. So, hell, why not consider aesthetics when you're making your decision? Engage all your senses, dammit!
So we got it home. I poured a little into a glass and we had a sip. (Actually, Jen just sniffed it.) Strong! The flavors of the botanicals were really overpowering, and the pastis alone was also very sweet. This needed cutting, so it was time for mixing up some drinks. I had done a little research beforehand, and I found a few classic French drinks using pastis; I wanted to try three: la tomate, le perroquet, and la feuille morte. I made up some mint syrup and away we went.
The first concoction was la tomate: 1 part pastis, 1/2 part grenadine syrup, and 5 parts water. I mixed up two of these and brought them over. The water and grenadine cut the stronger flavors of the pastis, and yet the pastis still predominated. The amount of water in the drink made it really refreshing and hydrating with a touch of flavor from the other ingredients. Great for a hot day outside, after work, maybe served with a little ice to chill it.
Next up was le perroquet, sort of. My mint syrup wasn't really green, and the pastis was colorless. The perroquet is supposed to be green, like a parakeet (hence the name), but the mint and pastis mixture was clear, so we skipped it, and I skipped ahead to la feuille morte—that's 1 part pastis, 1/2 part grenadine, 1/2 part mint syrup, and 5 parts water. The color should approximate that of a dead leaf—again, hence the name. But again, because my mint syrup was so pale, the drink was just red like the tomate.
The mint added complexity. We both felt that although the tomate was refreshing it was ultimately a little dull. The feuille morte was better, but still not quite what we're used to drinking. I still think this will be a good drink on a hot day, but otherwise, it didn't send me.
By this time, we were up for serious drinking. The alcohol in the previous drinks was so diluted by water that we felt no buzz. Cocktails are about flavor as much as alcohol, of course, but don't kid yourself. Cocktails are also about buzz. We needed buzz.
Difford's Guide had a cocktail called the Dempsey: gin, Calvados, pastis, and grenadine. The apple and gin seemed like they'd contribute the complexity and balance that the earlier drinks lacked. So I mixed a couple up. Jen liked it quite a bit—the layers of flavor really appealed to her. I still thought it too sweet.
This was fun. I got a little tired of the anisey flavor after a while, but I still like the stuff. It's just something I'll have to drink in small quantities and not very frequently. I am, though, looking forward to experimenting further.
Loved hearing that you found the Charbay Pastis. We distill fewer than 80 cases per release so it is hard to find. If you live close to LeNell's in NYC, you're a lucky person because she works hard to find the true artisan wines and spirits.
Next time try Pastis over ice with a splash of water… with salty nuts or spiced olives. That's it. Simple pleasure. Picture the bistros of France with those relaxed people drapped over their chair watching the world go by… sipping Pastis and reading or having animated conversations.
pastis is great, so I know we won't be disappointed.


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EPL: More than a war of words between Wenger and Mourinho
Iain Macintosh
For some, a new season can represent a new start. For others, it's simply a chance to pick up from where they left off.
Of all the personal rivalries in the Premier League, few are as a potent as the one shared between Arsene Wenger and Jose Mourinho.
Next season, in front of the eyes of the world, they go again.
Wenger enjoyed a rare victory over his Portuguese tormentor last season. Having been described as "a specialist in failure" by Mourinho, the French boss ended a nine-year trophy drought by landing the FA Cup at Wembley.
Mourinho ended the season with nothing.
Now, battle resumes. And, this time, Mourinho is determined to win.
There is no hyperbole to this rivalry. It's not for the cameras, it's not a tool to heighten loyalty, it's absolutely genuine. Mourinho and Wenger loathe each other.
For Mourinho, the animosity is borne out of confusion.
From his first position as Benfica manager in 2000, he has always worked under immense and immediate pressure. He lost that job within three months, booted out by the new president after losing only two games in 11.
From Leiria to Porto to Chelsea to Inter-Milan to Real Madrid, his career has been a long story of instant expectations set against a backdrop of impatience and pressure. For Mourinho, a season without silver can mean the sack.
He has never been able to understand the patience and understanding that Wenger receives from both his superiors and the media.
Different conditions
Wenger has worked under very different conditions. In his first role at Nancy, he oversaw a slow, three-year deterioration that ended with relegation.
But, because of his techniques, his style of play and the reputation for good football that he was earning, allied to a recognition of his limited resources, he ended up with the Monaco job and promptly won the title in his first season.
His work there caught the eye of Arsenal vice-chairman David Dein, who lured him to London in 1996 after a spell with Nagoya Grampus Eight in Japan.
Again, Wenger won the title in his first full season, adding an FA Cup for good measure.
Just as it was at Nancy, Wenger's techniques won him political capital, so much that even a nine-year trophy drought wasn't enough to cost him his job.
Mourinho, being Mourinho, is unable to keep his own counsel when it comes to personal grievances, and so it didn't take long for him to start sniping at Wenger through the press.
Wenger, who up until Mourinho's arrival had considered Sir Alex Ferguson to be his arch-rival, was appalled at what he felt was a breach of an unwritten code of conduct between managers.
The situation has not improved.
This season may be their closest battle yet.
Arsenal, the payments on their enormous new stadium almost complete, are spending money like a big club again.
Chelsea, their transitional year behind them, have a new-look squad ready to step up for the challenge.
Wenger will believe, as he always does, that his squad can win the title. The addition of Alexis Sanchez will certainly help, though there is a feeling that a new, dynamic and destructive midfielder is required before serious silverware becomes an option.
There are three weeks before the transfer window closes and they should be used wisely. The pursuit of Sami Khedira continues.
Chelsea have completed their business, a rare example of forward planning for the West London side, though these things are becoming fewer since Mourinho's return.
Everything at Chelsea has been short term and disjointed since the Special One left in 2007. Now, a sense of stability has returned.
Both men will seek glory this year and both will claim that glory is their only motivation.
But you know, deep down, that they would love to get one over their ideological opposite.
With these two, the satisfaction of a personal duel won might even outweigh the satisfaction of a job well done.
Wenger on Chelsea's lack of flair:
"I know we live in a world where we have only winners and losers but, once a sport encourages teams who refuse to take the initiative, the sport is in danger."
Wenger complains about the Blues' spending, and Mourinho responds:
"I think he is one of those people who is a voyeur. He likes to watch other people. There are some guys who, when they are at home, have a big telescope to see what happens in other families. Wenger must be one of them - it is a sickness."
Wenger threatens legal action and says:
"He's out of order, disconnected with reality and disrespectful. When you give success to stupid people, it makes them more stupid sometimes."
Mourinho hits back:
"We have a file of quotes from Mr Wenger about Chelsea in the last 12 months - it is not a file of five pages. It is a file of 120 pages."
Wenger accuses Mourinho of being a chequebook manager:
"If you would like to compare every manager, you give each one the same amount of resources and say 'you have that for five years'. After five years, you see who has done the most."
Mourinho, out of work after being sacked by Chelsea, but on the attack:
"The English like statistics a lot. Do they know that Wenger has only 50 per cent of wins in the English league?"
Mourinho on Arsenal's trophy drought:
"Maybe Wenger should explain to Arsenal fans how he cannot win a single little trophy since 2005."
Mourinho on the Gunners being cry-babies:
"You know, they like to cry. That's tradition. But I prefer to say, and I was telling it to the fourth official, that English people - Frank Lampard, for example - would never provoke a situation like that."
Wenger complains about Mourinho selling Juan Mata to Man United:
"Chelsea have already played twice against United. They could have sold him last week. I think if you want to respect the fairness for everybody, this should not happen."
Mourinho responds, suggesting the fixture list favours Arsenal:
"Wenger complaining is normal because he always does. Normally he should be happy that Chelsea sold a player like Mata, but this is a little bit his nature. I think what is not fair is that his team always have the best days to play."
Mourinho calls Wenger a "specialist in failure", and the Frenchman replies:
"I do not want to go into those silly, disrespectful remarks. I never spoke about him in my press conference and I will not start now. The only thing I know is that it is more embarrassing for Chelsea than for me. I am embarrassed for him."
Mourinho fires back:
"I don't accept that one is always 'Monsieur polite' and the other one is always the bad guy. I don't accept, I'm sorry."
npsports@sph.com.sg
This article was published on Aug 7 in The New Paper.
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Artist Julie McDonough founded her studio in 1987. Her focus has always been custom architectural glass and design. The studio started with leaded glass and over the years has added sandblasting, fusing, casting, laminating and welding to its offerings. The images offered here are just samplings of the many commissions she has completed.
Julie McDonough has been a full-time studio glass artist since 1987. Her primary focus is contemporary commissioned architectural glass for residential and commercial properties. Her work can be seen throughout the United States and in 1995 she was chosen to create and present the Stewardship theme for Presbyterian USA and her work was published internationally.
In 2004, she was honored in Niche magazine for "New Work in Glass" with her lighted glass house series further establishing her presence as a gallery artist.
My husband and I are so pleased with Julie McDonough's artistic creativity in her glasswork. We own two wonderful glass tables that Julie made - one in our dining room and another in our living room. During a 90th birthday party for my mother several year's ago, two of my guests bumped into Julie's glass tables and broke them, and Julie made a special trip out to our house and repaired both of the tables perfectly. We had another table made by a different artist that had been broken as well, and Julie was able to repair that one. We highly recommend Julie for her artistic talent in glassware as well as her dependability to come out to your house when you need her!


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Goa allows only tourists with reservations in safe hotels
Anew advisory issued by the state Tourism Ministry has made this statement.
Tourists visiting Goa will be allowed into the state with only pre-booking hotel stays in registered hotels, which have the "highest safety and hygiene standards", a new advisory issued by the state Tourism Ministry has said.
The advisory, which was issued late on Thursday, also does away with the concept of mandatory quarantine, giving inbound tourists the option of either arriving in the state with a COVID-19 negative certificate issued by the Indian Council for Medical Research-endorsed laboratory or getting tested at designated entry points into Goa.
"Pre-booking is mandatory to enter Goa. Only hotels with the highest safety and hygiene standards are open," the advisory states.
"Quarantine upon arrival in Goa is not required. Either carry a Covid-19 negative certificate issued in the last 48 hours or get tested in Goa at your own cost at state entry points," the advisory adds.
Every tourist entering the state via road, rail or air would be screened with a thermal gun and made to sign a self declaration form with personal details, including location and duration of stay, based on hotel reservation documents, according to the advisory.
In case a tourist does not carry a Covid-19 certificate, a swab sample would be collected at the state's entry point.
"After the swab collection, go to your accomodation for check-in. You will stay in isolation until the result comes. If (the result) negative, you can stay in Goa. If it is positive, the tourist will be admitted to institutional quarantine," the advisory also states.
According to state Tourism Director Menino D'Souza 260 hotels have registered with the Tourism Department for resumption of operations, which were hit on account of the Covid-19 pandemic. Every registered hotel, according to D'Souza was being examined for hygiene and safety-related infrastructure, including an isolation facility, which has been made mandatory for all registered hotels.
The Goa hotel industry has also welcomed the state government's decision to restart tourism, with All Goa Hotel Owners Association president Gaurish Dhond claiming that hoteliers were eager to restart and were expecting a good season in the months of October and November. Goa is reckoned as one of the top beach and nightlife tourism destinations in the country. Last year the state attracted nearly eight million tourists.
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In our rental market, end of April is the very beginning of the busy season. The military increases the transport of personnel arriving here, and by May when schools are in recess, we are in the thick of the popular rental season. The pool of Honolulu tenants grows, and landlords have a number of well-qualified residents looking for desirable homes. Things stay busy through the summer, and in mid-August, when schools are back in session, we begin to see a decrease in tenants and rents. In the fall, towards the end of September and October, the military begins decreasing the personnel coming to the islands. Things start to slow down, and Honolulu landlords will want their properties filled by then.
In mid-December, things get busy again for two or three weeks while schools are in recess. It's a short rental season, however, and everyone wants to be housed by the holidays at the end of the month. Rent's don't usually increase during this short period of time, but it does help rent properties more quickly.
A slower time of year doesn't mean your property won't rent to good tenants and that it will takes months to fill the vacancy. It simply means that at certain times, it can take a little longer to find the right tenant. You may need to be more flexible with your rental amount as well. Well qualified tenant's know that they can choose almost any property they want and be approved. They often pay close attention to the market and when its slow, there are more places to choose from. This allows them to be more selective and price adjustments can be a great way to catch their attention. At HappyDoors Property Management, we're always happy to provide a free rental analysis so you can know what your home is likely to rent for.
There are a few things Honolulu landlords can do. When you sign a lease with your tenants, try to have the lease date end closer to the busy season. You don't need to use a traditional 12-month lease every time. If you have a vacancy around May or June, you'll be well-positioned to enter a strong rental market. Think about the timing of your lease renewals as well. Instead of renewing for 12 months, renew for six months if the timing makes more sense.
If you have any questions about leasing your Honolulu rental property, please don't hesitate to contact us at HappyDoors Property Management.


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Under the Radar July/August 2016
UNDER THE RADAR | The Power of Story
by Kaite Mediatore Stover on October 3, 2016
At the time of this writing, many of us are angry and sad and frustrated, if the news and social media are any indication. And for many of us, books serve as a refuge when life becomes difficult. Yet while books can provide an escape from harsher realities, they can also provide a lens through which we can better view and understand what is unfolding around us.
As a readers' advisory librarian, I believe in the power of story as one way to gain knowledge of the lives of others. Strong narratives with believable people navigating tough situations can help stimulate a conversation between readers with different backgrounds and experiences.
Stories can be used to pull readers and viewers into the complex lives of ordinary people. Stories can help us understand complicated issues and form relationships by putting readers in unfamiliar, difficult, uncomfortable places.
Sharing a common reading experience may seem like a small place to start for many people just beginning to comprehend the underlying realities that helped give rise to the Black Lives Matter movement. But libraries have been havens for civil civic discourse through reading for centuries.
These are only a few lesser-known books, movies, and podcasts to include in displays and online lists that will help us continue that tradition. Hopefully these works will help stimulate empathy and thoughtful, positive dialogue among our patrons who have always turned to their libraries in troubled times.
I've seen quite a few fantastic reading lists with the hashtag #BlackLivesMatter. If your display needs some inspiration, start with either of these from Seattle Public Library's Shelf Talk blog: "Reading Race: Best Fiction of 2015" and "Reading Race: Best Nonfiction of 2015."
Oakland (CA) Public Library compiled "Listen, Learn, Participate: A #BlackLives-Matter Resource Series" for books, articles, poems, and documentaries. Librarian Amy Sonnie posted the list in December 2014 and has kept it fresh with materials for teachers, students, parents, and community members.
One of the most recent lists is Lawrence Public Library's #BlackLivesMatter list in BiblioCommons, which primarily includes contemporary fiction and nonfiction "to educate, spark reflection, and stimulate dialogue."
Consider adding some of these novels or poetry collections that draw readers into the lives and experiences of black characters. Connie Porter's Imani All Mine (1999) is a fiercely graceful novel of a teenage rape victim raising her infant daughter in the inner city. Pair it with Sapphire's popular novel Push (1996).
Ntozake Shange's choreopoem, for colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuff (1975), has become a fixture in the theatre since it was first staged. This groundbreaking theatrical work has seven unnamed women telling stories of struggle and oppression in a sexist and racist society. The language is elegant, harsh, and arrhythmic.
Steer library patrons to the recent documentaries When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts (2006) and The Loving Story (2011). In Levees, Hurricane Katrina devastates a city, and the city, in turn, devastates its poor and underprivileged citizens. The Loving Story is an eye-opening and tearful portrait of a marriage that went on trial during the Civil Rights era.
Citizen Stewart's podcast "Rock the Schools" is a weekly education reform program from highly respected education advocate and activist, Chris Stewart. Episode 35 features an interview with Nekima Levy-Pounds about the education of some members of the #BlackLivesMatter movement. Levy-Pounds hosts her own podcast, Real Talk, in which she has intense conversations about race with experts in the fields of public policy, mass media, education, politics, and history.
No #BlackLivesMatter resource list would be complete without The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot (2010), the story of the poor black woman who gave modern medicine the cells that affected millions of lives. Lacks' was a singular black life that will matter into perpetuity.
Tags: #blacklivesmatter, readers advisory