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Triton International Announces Completion of Strategic Transition of Debt Capital Structure
By: Triton International Limited via Business Wire News Releases
October 14, 2021 – Triton International Limited (NYSE: TRTN) ("Triton" or the "Company") today announced the following actions implementing the planned transition of Triton's debt capital structure to primarily unsecured debt:
Bank Credit Facilities
Triton's subsidiary, Triton Container International Limited ("TCIL"), has amended and restated its existing revolving credit facility and $1.2 billion term loan facility so that both facilities will now be unsecured. In addition, the revolving credit facility was amended, among other things, to increase the borrowing limit to $2.0 billion, subject to further increase pursuant to the terms of the facility, and extend the maturity date to October 14, 2026. The amended facility also includes improved pricing terms that reduced the applicable borrowing margin to 1.375% over LIBOR from 1.50% prior to the amendment based on Triton's unsecured debt rating. The size, maturity date and pricing of the term loan facility remain unchanged. Both facilities are now guaranteed by the Company.
Release of Security on TCIL Senior Notes
Additionally, TCIL's $2.3 billion of outstanding senior secured notes (collectively, the "Notes") will now also be unsecured under the "collateral fall-away" provisions of the indentures governing the Notes. The applicable series of Notes are:
$600,000,000 0.80% Senior Secured Notes due 2023
$500,000,000 1.150% Senior Secured Notes due 2024
"We are very pleased to have quickly and efficiently concluded this capital structure transition," commented John Burns, Chief Financial Officer. "We believe these enhancements to our capital structure were enabled by our market leading position, history of strong financial performance and solid balance sheet. We expect this new, more flexible and cost efficient financing structure will add to our already substantial competitive advantages and further distance us from our peers."
The revolving credit facility amendment was led by BofA Securities, Inc., Citibank, N.A., Fifth Third Bank, National Association, Mizuho Bank, Ltd., MUFG Bank, Ltd., PNC Bank, National Association, Royal Bank of Canada, Truist Bank, and Wells Fargo Securities LLC as Joint Lead Arrangers. Bank of America, N.A. will serve as the administrative agent. The term loan credit facility amendment was led by PNC Capital Markets LLC, ING Belgium SA/NV, MUFG Bank, Ltd., Bank of America, N.A., Truist Securities, Inc., as Joint Lead Arrangers. PNC Bank, National Association will serve as the administrative agent. The Company intends to use funds borrowed under the amended credit facilities to repay amounts owed under existing facilities and for general corporate purposes.
About Triton International Limited
Triton International Limited is the world's largest lessor of intermodal freight containers. With a container fleet of 6.9 million twenty-foot equivalent units ("TEU"), Triton's global operations include acquisition, leasing, re-leasing and subsequent sale of multiple types of intermodal containers and chassis.
Important Cautionary Information Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements in this release, other than purely historical information, including statements about the Company's beliefs or expectations relating to future financing plans and strategies, are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Statements that include the words "expect," "intend," "plan," "believe," "project," "anticipate," "will," "may," "would" and similar statements of a future or forward-looking nature may be used to identify forward-looking statements. All forward-looking statements address matters that involve risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond Triton's control. Accordingly, there are or will be important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated in such statements and, therefore, you should not place undue reliance on any such statements.
These factors include, without limitation, the impact of COVID-19 on the Company's business and financial results; decreases in the demand for leased containers; decreases in market leasing rates for containers; difficulties in releasing containers after their initial fixed-term leases; customers' decisions to buy rather than lease containers; dependence on a limited number of customers and suppliers; customer defaults; decreases in the selling prices of used containers; extensive competition in the container leasing industry; difficulties stemming from the international nature of the Company's businesses; decreases in demand for international trade; disruption to the Company's operations resulting from political and economic policies of the United States and other countries, particularly China, including but not limited to, the impact of trade wars, duties and tariffs; disruption to the Company's operations from failure of, or attacks on, the Company's information technology systems; disruption to the Company's operations as a result of natural disasters; compliance with laws and regulations related to economic and trade sanctions, security, anti-terrorism, environmental protection and corruption; ability to obtain sufficient capital to support growth; restrictions imposed by the terms of the Company's debt agreements; the availability and cost of capital; changes in the tax laws in Bermuda, the United States and other countries; and other risks and uncertainties, including those risk factors set forth in the section entitled "Risk Factors" in our Form 10-K filed with the SEC on February 16, 2021. Any forward-looking statements made herein are qualified in their entirety by these cautionary statements. Except to the extent required by applicable law, we undertake no obligation to update publicly or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise.
Triton International Limited
Andrew Greenberg, 914-697-2900
Finance & Investor Relations
Triton International Ltd

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A person died a few days ago. A conductor. I hardly knew him. I do wish I did.
A few days after my dad died, a few years ago back in high school, I returned to school. A few friends uttered their condolences. In response I told them, "Thanks, but its okay. I know your words are just formalities. Thanks anyway." I guess I said that because I thought experiences as personal as these are always very personal. Noone really knows what a loss means to a person.
And in this short time that I've set aside this morning, as I would try to say something, I can't really think of anything.
Except maybe just to say that for what its worth, Pak Prab, you have changed a lot of lives, sir. You have put faith in the talents of persons whose talents have been doubted. And you have pushed persons into creating art; persons who doubt they could create art. And with faith you have lead persons to push art into greatness. And I thank you.


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Timothy Aiden Smith (born 13 January 1985) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer. He previously played for Super League clubs Wigan Warriors and Wakefield Trinity Wildcats (twice) (Heritage No. 1308), and Salford Red Devils, and in Australia for the Parramatta Eels and the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks of the National Rugby Leaguen the NRL. Smith's usual position was in the halves.

Playing career

Parramatta Eels

Smith started his NRL career with the Parramatta Eels and received much acclaim from Parramatta legend Peter Sterling, who "handed over" the Eels number 7 jersey in an episode of The NRL Footy Show in the middle of 2005.  Smith played 26 games in the 2005 NRL season as Parramatta won the Minor Premiership.  Along with St. George Illawarra, Parramatta were favorites to win the premiership in 2005 but were defeated 29-0 in the preliminary final by North Queensland at Telstra Stadium in an upset loss.

After leading the competition in try assists he won the rookie of the year award at the 2005 Dally M Awards. With 40 try assists in his début season Smith was named the 2005 Parramatta Eels season's rookie of the year.  As of the 2019 NRL season, Smith's 40 try assists is still an NRL record.

In December 2005, Smith was allegedly involved in a street scuffle with a man in the inner-Sydney suburb of the Rocks. He denied any such action and no charges were laid.
In 2006, Smith was involved in an altercation with Australian cricketer Michael Clarke after Clarke confronted Smith at the Northies Hotel in Cronulla.  It was alleged that Smith was talking to Clarke's ex-girlfriend which led to the altercation.

In the 2007 NRL season, Smith played 27 games for Parramatta as the club made it to the preliminary final but fell short of a grand final appearance losing to Melbourne 26-10. In December 2007, further allegations of public drunken behaviour were made against Smith.

Smith was suspended indefinitely by Parramatta. He remained on contract with the club, and Parramatta stated the most important issue was his health. Smith booked himself into full-time rehabilitation interstate. On 8 January 2008 the Parramatta Club reviewed his behaviour at the rehabilitation clinic and lifted his suspension but he was subject to a number of sanctions which included a fine and charity work.

Early in the 2008 season, after just three games of football, Smith advised his club and teammates that he was suffering from bipolar disorder. He then gave a statement to the media saying he had been given an indefinite leave from football, saying he was having trouble coping with the constant criticism from the media.

Smith returned to his family in the Gold Coast, with the aim to rest and recuperate with the aim of returning to professional rugby league in the future.

Wigan Warriors
Wigan announced in June 2008 that they had signed Smith for the remainder of the 2008 season and 2009.

Smith linked up with his new teammates in July once his work-permit has been approved, after weeks of visa complications. He played his professional début for the club in a home loss to Huddersfield, although the mental illness that had ended his season for the Parramatta Eels and lack of match fitness did produce some concern about his ability to play rugby league in Europe's top-flight competition, which was reflected in the terms of his contract to Wigan, despite his claims that his bipolar condition was now under control:

Smith showed some excellent form in the first half of the 2009 season, putting together successive man of the match performances, but a shoulder injury ended his season early and he returned to Australia.
Rumours continued to revolve around Smith, with Cronulla looking the most likely home for the young, gifted playmaker. The star halfback declared he was hopeful of a return to the Eels and would take a $250,000 pay cut to make it happen.

Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
He signed with the Brisbane Broncos for the 2010 NRL season but did not make an appearance, which led to his move to the Sharks. In late 2009, Smith began training with the Brisbane Broncos in a bid to win a return to the NRL through their Queensland Cup feeder side Easts Tigers. Months later, he signed with the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks. In his first match back in the NRL, he played his former club the Parramatta Eels, and was influential in leading the Sharks to an 11–0 win, scoring a penalty goal and a field goal.
However Smith's form subsequently dropped, which resulted in his axing to the NSW Cup.

Wakefield Trinity
Smith signed with Wakefield Trinity for the 2012 season and made his first public appearance at the Trinity kit launch on 8 December.

Salford Red Devils
Smith signed with Salford Red Devils towards the end of the 2013 season, with the Chairman of his former club releasing a statement confirming that Salford had paid 'a substantial fee' for the half back.

On 10 June, Smith returned to Wakefield on loan until the end of the season. However, on the same day, Salford owner Marwan Koukash had to ditch players to fit Kevin Locke in the team. Locke had a high salary, and Tim and teammate Shannan McPherson had to leave in order for Locke to fit under the Salary Cap and avoid breach.

Return to Wakefield Trinity
In October 2014, Smith rejoined Wakefield on a one-year deal.  On 1 October 2015, Smith was terminated by Wakefield for gross misconduct and for bringing the club into disrepute.

It was alleged at the time that Smith along with teammate Kevin Locke had crashed his car into another vehicle and into the wall of a house.  Smith attended Beverley magistrates court and was banned from driving for 28 months and fined £900 after admitting failing to provide a specimen following the car crash in September 2015. The 30-year-old was also handed a £600 fine for careless driving. Smith had been suspended by the club pending an investigation into the car crash but failed to attend a hearing after submitting a sick note citing anxiety.

Wakefield chairman Michael Carter said to the media "A letter was last night sent to Tim Smith and his lawyer saying we were dismissing him for gross misconduct and bringing the club into disrepute.  After Smith was terminated by Wakefield, Kevin Locke was also terminated on the same day.

Post-playing career
In November 2018, Smith was announced as assistant coach of the Victoria Thunderbolts.  On 19 November 2018, Smith played for Parramatta in the Legends of League tournament held at the Central Coast Stadium in Gosford. Smith became coach of the Quaker Valley rugby team in 2019.

References

External links
Parramatta Eels Official Site
Parramatta Eels in 2006 – All the news they don't show you
Rugby League Project stats
 Tim Smith Wigan Career Page on the Wigan RL Fansite.

1985 births
Living people
Australian rugby league players
Australian expatriate sportspeople in England
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks players
Eastern Suburbs Tigers players
Parramatta Eels players
People with bipolar disorder
Rugby league five-eighths
Rugby league halfbacks
Wakefield Trinity players
Wentworthville Magpies players
Wigan Warriors players
Rugby league players from Gold Coast, Queensland

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Millions in Shanghai Wake Up to Find Their Homes Surrounded by Government Fences
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Millions of residents in Shanghai, China, woke up to find that their homes surrounded by large metal fences, put up in the middle of the night by government officials, to keep people from going outside.
Shanghai is in strict lockdown right now, turning the 25 million-strong city into the world's largest prison.
"We thought that the lockdown was only going to be a couple of weeks," said one BTJ partner living in Shanghai. "We were not told that it would go on for more than a month."
Many of the people in Shanghai feel tricked. While the rest of the world, like Sweden, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom have abandoned all Covid-19 related restrictions, China is still maintaining a zero-Covid strategy.
In many ways, the Orwellian control that China is implementing is a direct attack on the church. The desire to shut down house churches, stop their influence, and halt their growth is undoubtably calculated into the lockdown strategy.
In 2020, official state churches were told to close their doors for "health reasons" and host their services online. This funneled most Christians in China to join online services and, as soon as that channel was established, the government was then able to maximize their resources toward cyber warfare units which targeted Christians online.
Christians in Shanghai are asking for prayer this week, as they continue to face the challenges of sharing the Gospel during extreme lockdown.
Dr. Eugene Bach is a known trouble-maker with an active imagination and sinful past. He has a PhD, but is not a real doctor, so please do not call for him during a medical emergency on an airplane when someone is having a heart attack. Eugene started working for Back to Jerusalem in the year 2000 after a backroom deal involving Chinese spies, the NRA, Swiss bankers, and a small group of Apostolic Christians that only baptize in Jesus' name. He spends most of his time in closed countries attempting to topple governments by proclaiming the name of Jesus and not taking showers. From time-to-time he pretends to be a writer. He is not good at it, but everyone around him tries to humor him.
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By Dan Denning
The Fed and Zombie Investors
Damn you, World Bank.
The World Bank now says the global economy will contract by 2.9% this year instead of 1.7%. That could be right. But that's not the reason stocks are falling. The rally that began in March has now run out of steam. It's also run out of news events to send it higher. So what now?
Well, the primary trend—and by that we mean what we think the dominant trend is for the next few years—is the systematic reduction of debt in the household and business sectors. That ought to lead to write downs in asset prices and a general contraction in credit. Perhaps that is why—despite the mondo auction of $104 billion in new debt—even U.S. government bonds followed stocks and commodities down.
Let's take a quick look at what the Federal Open Market Committee said yesterday in regard to U.S. interest rates. We'd planned to watch for language that tipped the Fed's intentions regarding the bond market. It all begins with the bond vigilantes these days. So what did the Fed say?
It made clear low rates-at least the Fed's target rate-are here to stay. "The Committee will maintain the target range for the federal funds rate at 0 to 1/4 percent and continues to anticipate that economic conditions are likely to warrant exceptionally low levels of the federal funds rate for an extended period."
Whether the Fed can talk down or manipulate long-term rates into staying dormant is another matter. But it had more to say on the subject. "As previously announced, to provide support to mortgage lending and housing markets and to improve overall conditions in private credit markets, the Federal Reserve will purchase a total of up to $1.25 trillion of agency mortgage-backed securities and up to $200 billion of agency debt by the end of the year."
The important part here is "as previously announced." This sounds a bit like, "I really mean it. I'll do it. I'm dead serious. Don't make me buy those mortgage bonds. I'll do it if I have to. Don't push me."
In other words, the Fed is merely repeating what it said it would do earlier. It did not announce a new policy or its intention to expand quantitative easing to keep bond yields down. We imagine it would not want to advertise its willingness to keep buying bonds. That might induce a lot of selling and have the perverse effect of pushing U.S. yields up and investors into other assets.
But just for good measure the Fed repeated itself one more time. "In addition, the Federal Reserve will buy up to $300 billion of Treasury securities by autumn. The Committee will continue to evaluate the timing and overall amounts of its purchases of securities in light of the evolving economic outlook and conditions in financial markets. The Federal Reserve is monitoring the size and composition of its balance sheet and will make adjustments to its credit and liquidity programs as warranted."
So it's a waiting game now. The Fed hopes the economy recovers this year and that it can withdraw its massive liquidity measures before they leak through into the economy to cause inflation. So far, its credit facilities have not translated into an expansion in the money supply. That's what the bond market fears (which is also why ten-year Treasury yields were up on the day).
We reckon investors and insiders will wait to wade back into the stock market until this correction (if that's what it is) runs its course. After all, the insiders have not been buying the rally. They've been selling into it.
According to research service TrimTabs insiders of S&P 500 listed companies have unloaded $2.6bn in shares in June, compared with $120m in purchases. "The smartest players in the US stock market – the top insiders who run public companies – are not betting their own money on an economic recovery," says TrimTabs CEO Charles Biderman.
So the American insiders are bearish. They've been net sellers for fourteen straight weeks, according to Ben Silverman at InsiderScore. If the inside money is getting out, we reckon shares are going to do some bottom searching over the next few weeks. The World Bank announcement, then, merely confirmed what the action in the market has been telling us for the last few weeks.
Insider selling is a particularly charged bit of investment intelligence. But in our experience it is a piece of information that confirms what is already apparent through an analysis of other technical and fundamental variables. It doesn't necessarily tell you anything you can't figure out by other means.
It's true that the insiders may be selling because they have access to information not known by the general public (although trading on this information would, of course, not be legal…but there you go). And insider sales—at least on large stocks with lots of liquidity—are easier to conceal in the general course of trading. But the money flow and volume still tell the tale, especially with smaller stocks.
If you step away from the technical guts of the market for a moment, the larger question is whether this last financial year will trigger any shifts in the investment habits or psyche of the Australian public. Judging by the number of people who stayed in balanced or growth funds over the last year, the Australian public is brain dead (zombies!). But then, let's be fair. Maybe they ARE keeping their eye on the bigger picture. They just see the picture slightly differently than other living, thinking people.
The bigger picture can be seen below, courtesy of Super Ratings, in the value of a balanced Aussie super fund versus cash since 2003. Cash is slow and plodding and lazy and conservative. Very turtelish. The balances super funds, on the other hands, had three ripper years up to 2007, and two disastrous ones since. Even after an epic charge in commodities, balances super has barely beaten cash. Hmmn.
The Tortoise Cash and the Balanced Hare
You can see that after reaching parity earlier this year (at the markets slow) balanced funds have since rebounded. But you have to wonder how balanced they really are. Balance-according to our Super expert Kris Sayce-is supposed to be a kind of middle ground between aggressive growth and conservative cash. It also sounds sensible. Who is against balance? It's prudent, right?
But if we read the latest report right from Super Ratings, the median balanced fund has 60%-76% of its investment portfolio allocated to growth assets, the riskiest type! That sounds distinctly unbalanced. It sounds, in fact, really stupid, considering this is a bear market in stocks.
Balanced zombie minds will point out that on rolling five, seven, and ten-year periods, balanced funds are all still up (4.75%, 4.99%, and 5.07%, respectively). But we would humbly suggest that there's never been a better time to question the basic assumptions about investing in balanced funds-or any funds for that matter.
That is, a passive approach that assumes markets always go up and time is on your side is probably going to get you slaughtered in the coming years. If inflation doesn't kill you, a few bad years could. And if your rolling period coincides with some of the frequent 17-year periods in which stock markets do not go up at all-well then the whole idea of using the stock market as a retirement machine is as dead as a zombie.
Dan Denning
Daily Reckoning Australia
About Dan Denning:
Dan Denning is the author of 2005's best-selling The Bull Hunter. A specialist in small-cap stocks, Dan draws on his network of global contacts from his base in Melbourne, Australia, and is a frequent contributor to The Daily Reckoning Australia.


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The Computer/Brain Partnership – Balance Required for Maximum Efficiency
By dalbert 14 September, 2011
There is increasing awareness that for optimum intellectual function, a balanced relationship must exist between the use of our electronic linkages and our brains. Excessive use and over-dependence on the Internet, e-mail, smartphones, and Web-enabled tablets can hinder instead of helping progress toward a successful science career.
This is a complex and contentious issue. It was addressed by Nicholas Carr, a respected technology writer, with a 2008 article in The Atlantic titled "Is Google making us stupid?" and expanded upon in his recent book, The Shallows: What the Internet is Doing to Our Brains (W. W. Norton, 2010). Carr believes that "we are trading away the seriousness of sustained attention for the web's frantic superficiality." As a researcher, advisor, and student mentor, I see this happening in many struggling students and young scientists.
Our computers and electronic linkages have offer well-established advantages in education and research, including:
Easy, fast access to and storage of an infinite range of information, including the very latest.
The capacity to connect and communicate with old and new contacts and then to stay connected.
these important benefits can interfere with how we use our brains in a
number of ways. We can become overloaded with information and lose focus
and perspective. Constant interruption means less opportunity for
deliberation.
The result is that these potentially valuable tools can make our brains less productive and creative, not more.
challenges and their consequences are exemplified by two people I knew
well during my years of training, a time when computers played a much
smaller role in education and science. The first was an outstanding
student in my medical school class who was blessed with a
near-photographic memory. He graduated knowing more facts and data than
anyone in the class and began one of the most prestigious and
challenging internships in the country. Three months later, he dropped
out of the program. His formidable factual knowledge could not translate
into timely diagnoses and prescriptions for proper treatment.
second friend, whom I met during my pathology fellowship, has a
similarly effective memory — but she was able to integrate it with a
cognitive thought process to become one of today's most eminent
pathologists, making new connections and associations among reports at
meetings and in the literature and integrating them with her own
observations.
People use the Internet as a personal memory bank — the so-called "Google effect." In a recent study reported online in Science
(July 15, 2011: Vol. 333 no. 6040 p. 277), Betsy Sparrow noted that our
brains are better at remembering where information is stored than in
remembering the information itself.
For a struggling student,
knowing where to find information is not enough. Competency in the
classroom, in the laboratory, and on examinations requires a basic core
of knowledge in one's own memory and here one must rely on good decision
making (i.e., "discretion" or "judgment") in concentrating on the best
sources to study and the apportionment of one's time. The decisions to
be made include:
Which lectures to attend in person or watch as video recordings on the Internet
How much time to spend reading notes and selected readings
How much additional effort to devote to articles in the literature
Ready access to such huge quantities of information has potentially hazardous effects. The pitfalls to be avoided include:
is easy to become overwhelmed and intimidated by the search for
information. Seek help or advice from a mentor or advisor to help guide
Don't become obsessive in searching for information as this
can become a distraction from solving the problem. It is important to
know when you have enough information and can stop your search.
the temptation to "cyberloaf" and engage in recreational Internet
surfing and personal messaging–all of which are very hard to avoid for
most people.
The medical or graduate student must have
self-discipline, good study habits, and a strong motivation to succeed
in order to avoid these pitfalls.
The ubiquity of information
technology in our lives has, famously, led to multitasking — that is,
to doing several things at once (or, more accurately, in short,
sequential bursts). Is this a good thing or a bad thing? This
controversial topic is wisely and comprehensively discussed in the book,
Conquer CyberOverload: Get more Done, Boost Your Creativity, and Reduce Stress,
(CyberOutlook Press, 2009) by psychologist Joanne Cantor. Cantor offers
the tongue-in-cheek definition of multitasking: "the art of distracting
yourself from two things you'd rather not be doing by doing them
simultaneously."
Most studies indicate that most activities
require conscious attention; the brain cannot fully focus when
multitasking. When you multitask, it takes longer to finish what you're
doing and more errors are made than when the activities are done
sequentially. True, young adults can multitask more effectively than
older adults, because they have a larger working memory. But even young
adults would do better if they would focus on one task at a time.
most disturbing side effect of computer overdependence is that it
alienates us from what I consider to be higher cognitive processes —
not just remembering but interpreting, evaluating, planning, and
imagining. These are the key components of problem solving and
creativity, and they're best accomplished away from your computer. A New Yorker article
by Jonah Lehrer (The Eureka Hunt: why do good ideas come to us when
they do? July 28, 2008, pp. 40-45), notes that loosening tight focus and
letting the mind wander — not the same thing as having it
pulled from one distraction to another — is essential for insight. And
while Internet sites such as Facebook may be useful for maintaining
connections, human relationships rarely thrive when mediated by


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The goal of the projected micro-architectural interventions is to highlight the visionary creative legacy that defined Detroit and to render explicit the city's impact on America's musical vanguard. Without nostalgia or memorialization, O.N.E. Mile seeks to activate art and design in what was once arguably the most influential cultural district in the city.
To that end, the project will establish a network of varied and complementary protagonists from the disciplines of architecture, music, art and community advocacy to turn a series of underused but historically significant spaces into experimental sites of social activity.
Ephemeral cultural infrastructures produced using contemporary design and fabrication methods will host workshops, lectures and musical performances over the course the 2014 - 2015 summer seasons. Most importantly, perhaps, the planning process will be treated as programming, encouraging participants and residents to take a fresh look at the spatial potentials of marginalized sites and to collectively imagine a more playful, dynamic future.


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The 1999 Utah State Aggies football team represented Utah State University in the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season as a member of the Big West Conference. The Aggies were once again led by head coach Dave Arslanian, who was in his second year with the program. The Aggies played their home games at Romney Stadium in Logan, Utah. Utah State finished with a 4–7 record, a one game improvement over 1998, but would dismiss Coach Arslanian at the end of the season.

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Pentothal (thiopental) is a brand-name barbiturate drug that is commonly administered before general anesthesia. Pentothal helps patients relax before a surgery. It is administered via intravenous injection after the drug is mixed with a diluent. In some cases, if the surgery is minor or brief, Pentothal injection replaces anesthesia.
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I have always found the concept of 'shadows' fascinating, as they're quite literally a dark sided piece of you that is intangible, yet always present. It reminded me a lot of the remnants of an old love. They're there still, but not really…it's a frightening concept. It's widely accepted, at this point, that all living things are made up of energy – and I've been reading more and more recently about how even after a living thing has left a space, it is possible that their residual energy can linger. You can feel it, even when you'd give anything to erase it. That's what this song is about…that shadow that haunts you, that memory that overstays it's welcome, that person whose presence it's still there long after they're gone.
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The convening carriers announce that they maintain the strike
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The Platform in Defense of Road Transport, convener of the strike of carriers, has announced its intention to continue with the mobilizations, after meeting this Friday afternoon with the Minister of Transport, Raquel Sánchez and not having reached any agreement.
"We don't have money to go out to work. Monday's price is not going to cover the costs, if that is not corrected, even provisionally, we cannot call off this strike," said Mr. President of the Platform, Manuel Hernández.
"Unfortunately, we continue with the strike," Hernández, president of the platform calling for the strike and made up mostly of self-employed carriers and SMEs, told the press that he had promised to suspend the strike if the Government guaranteed that measures would be adopted so that professionals can cover what it costs them to work.
"It costs us money to go to work"
According to Hernández, the minister has informed him that the aid they are demanding will be articulated through a "draft law" in the coming months and that until then she cannot approve transitory measures to guarantee payment above costs, which has led carriers to maintain the strike.
"We have no choice but to continue in the situation we were in. This situation is very serious, it costs us money to go to work, we cannot put more money because we do not have it and even if they commit to putting in place a law to be able to regulate that contraction and does not lead us to that absolute ruin, provisional and transitory measures are needed", declared Hernández.
"If we do not have that guarantee and this ministry or the government in general does not offer us that possibility, we cannot call off this strike and we will continue with the indefinite strike. […]The trucks return to the streets in a peaceful manner," he added.
Hernández calls for measures "up to the circumstances"
Previously, the Government and the National Committee for Road Transport, which does not include the platform calling for the indefinite strike, had reached an agreement that includes a discount of 20 cents per liter on fuel until June 30.
The mobilizations that began on March 14 have caused problems in the supply chain and have had great support in almost all parts of the country.
According to what Hernández told the press, during the meeting the minister had a "very kind treatment", but that does not solve the situation. In addition, she has assessed that the aid announced this Thursday by the Government and the majority employers "are always welcome", but "it is not a measure to alleviate the situation that the sector is suffering", she stressed.
"It is a measure that is only going to be a few months and they are amounts that do not even cover 50% of the losses that we have monthly. We need measures that are up to the circumstances," said Hernández.
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Paquito D'Rivera and Chucho Valdes Together at the White House (Video)
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Two Cuban legends come together at the White House for International Jazz Day.
by Wilfredo Cancio Isla (Café Fuerte)
Paquito D'Rivera and Chucho Valdes at the White House. Photo: cafefuerte.com
HAVANA TIMES — Paquito D'Rivera and Chucho Valdes got together last Friday at the White House with President Barack Obama, to perform the jazz that has turned them into legends around the world.
International Jazz Day was also an opportunity to reaffirm their friendship of two renowned Cubans who have had misunderstandings and conflicts since 1981, when Paquito seized an opportunity to leave Cuba and shake off the yoke of a political system he did not tolerate.
"There are lives that are indissolubly linked and politics cannot drive them apart," said Paquito during a phone conversation in Washington, D.C. "Our families, our ancestors are united by things other than politics."
A Tribute to Bebo Valdes
Paquito told Café Fuerte that, during the evening at the White House, working next to many jazz and popular music stars, the two joined three other international artists to perform Con poco coco, a piece by Bebo Valdes (1918-2013), Chucho Valdes' father and a renowned figure of Cuba's émigré music community.
Con poco coco was Bebo's tribute to Bud Powell and it is considered the first latin jazz jam ever recorded.
"It was a lot of fun and thinking about Bebo always moves me. My father and Bebo were like brothers, they were very close, nothing will ever change that," Paquito recalled.
He added he will always be grateful to Chucho and his brother Oscar Valdes, a singer and drummer, who gave him the opportunity to join the band Irakere in 1973, despite all of the political pressure applied at the time to prevent this.
A Photo With Obama
"When I was going through a very hard time in Cuba, after they kicked me out of the Modern Music Orchestra, Chucho and Oscar got me out of the ditch and let me into Irakere, I'll never forget this," the saxophonist said.
Paquito and Chucho had many pictures taken after setting foot in the White House and during rehearsals. First Lady Michelle Obama and actor Morgan Freeman also appear in the official photo showing the participants to the concert, standing next to Obama.
Obama praised the power of jazz as a force that encourages creativity, cultural integration and freedom.
"Jazz has always been the space where people have come together, overcoming apparently uncrossable abysses, and here, in our country, before schools and sports, it was jazz that overcame racial segregation, because, for many instrumentalists, the only thing that matters is music," Obama said.
He also commented that, during his recent trip to Cuba, he had an opportunity to listen to Afro-Cuban jazz.
Jazz in Havana
"I was recently in Cuba, the first US president to make that trip in 88 years, and, in Havana, you can hear the beautiful sound of Afro-Cuban jazz and that improbable marriage of cultures that captivates so a century later," the president said.
The reference to Cuba prompted a standing ovation from those present.
Paquito's participation at the White House concert initially promoted some controversy, as, after being invited, the artist received a call from the Thelonious Monk Jazz Institute, responsible for organizing the event, informing him he had not been approved. The invitation was confirmed following an open letter addressed to President Obama.
This year, Washington DC was selected the host city of International Jazz Day, celebrated on April 30 around the world, a date included in UNESCO and UN official calendars.
The concert will be aired around the world this coming Saturday at 8 pm by ABC, part of a special one-hour program titled Jazz at the White House. The show will also be available at the websites of UNESCO, the United Nations, the US Department of State and the White House.
Following his performance at the White House, Chucho heads to Spain to present Tribute to Irakere, an album that includes the concert offered by the pianist along with Irakere during an international tour last year.
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For the record, as a frequent commenter to HT, I have been accused of never having anything good to say about Cuba. This is absolutely not true. I am a huge fan of Cuban jazz and, in particular, Chucho Valdés. He is truly a gifted pianist.
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The Administrative Headquarters of the Max Planck Society were located in Göttingen. But Berlin remained the MPG's legal domicile, deliberately continuing the tradition of the KWG, and remains so today. It was probably in light of this tradition that its President Adolf Butenandt attempted to regain the building for the MPG in 1965. When his efforts failed, the MPG began coming to terms with the loss. Butenandt, who became President of the MPG in 1960 and whose life centred around Munich as Director of the Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry, organized the relocation of the Administrative Headquarters to Munich in 1960. Once the organization established itself in the Bavarian capital and the division of Berlin became permanent with the construction of the wall in 1961, Harnack House attracted increasingly less attention. MPG events nevertheless continued to be held there occasionally even during this period.
The fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 marked the end of the Cold War. The western Allies left Berlin as a result. Harnack House was also handed back after almost 40 years of confiscation. The Berlin Senate awarded the property to the Max Planck Society in 1996 as the Kaiser Wilhelm Society's legal successor. Drawing inspiration from the founding history of 1929, the MPG established its conference venue there. The initial renovation in 2000 was followed by the comprehensive restoration of the building drawing on Carl Sattler's original architecture from 1929 as a point of reference.
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In mid-July 1945, US troops confiscated Harnack House which had initially been occupied by the Red Army at the end of the war. The Americans found an intact building that lent itself to use as a hotel and set up their officers' club there.
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In 1935, the international film world descends on Harnack House for a convention. Little wonder, as Berlin, with its UFA studios in nearby Potsdam, is one of the most important locations worldwide in the booming entertainment industry. Henny Porten is also among the stars. However, her star is already on the wane, as her husband and producer is considered "half-Jewish" under Nazi criteria. A forced divorce is out of the question for the film star and she prefers to relinquish the major parts that she previously played alongside stage idols like Emil Jannings and Gustaf Gründgens.
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Lust and vice – there is no room for boring theory in the roles performed by Emil Jannings. As the eccentric professor Unrat, he plays the German academic who falls under the spell of eroticism in the film "The Blue Angel" as a caricature of himself. This film also sees Jannings take the step from silent movie to talking film. The topic he presents in 1939 at the invitation of the Kaiser Wilhelm Society at Harnack House could hardly be more contrasting: He talks about his film (Robert Koch – The Fighter against Death), which fully reflects the self-glorifying agenda of the Third Reich.
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Whether playing a snob, the devil or the King of Prussia alongside Henny Porten – Gründgens, the much-celebrated star of the stage, is the charismatic intellectual of German theatre. Gustaf Gründgens is regarded as a fascinating but equally dubious face of German art. Despite being homosexual, he enjoys a meteoric stage career in the Third Reich and the patronage of those in power. However, he also uses his position as the Nazis' star performer to help persecuted colleagues.
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When Hans Krebs spends the night at Harnack House in 1932 to take part in Otto Warburg's renowned Biology and Medicine Evening, he could not imagine that he – like his former boss Warburg – will one day also receive the Nobel Prize. He is awarded the honour, together with Fritz Lipmann, in 1953 for the discovery of the citric acid cycle. His achievement is also aided by findings produced by his friend Albert von Szent-Györgyi.
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Harnack House was not just a meeting place for scientists but also an important venue for cultivating networks with politicians and industrialists as the club for Kaiser Wilhelm Society (KWG) members. The house's guestbook impressively documents this networking activity with the state's elites. As the topic has never been systematically researched, only a fragmentary insight can be provided into the role played by Harnack House as a meeting point for politicians and society.
In 1914 Albert Einstein (1879 – 1955) moved from Zurich to Berlin. Max Planck and Walther Nernst had in 1913 persuaded the highly promising young physicist to come to the German capital. The Berlin physicists hoped that Einstein would continue his previous work on the quantum theory there, providing significant fresh impetus for developing it further.
1929 – 1945 History Kaiser Wilhelm Society
From 1929 to 1943 Harnack House ran a hotel for foreign scientists but also for diplomatic guests of the German Foreign Office. The researchers came to give guest lectures but also for longer stays as scientific fellows.
Max von Laue is a student of Max Planck and is regarded as being as argumentative as he is convivial, and is also a grey eminence on the German physics scene. He regularly invites guests to Harnack House. He is well connected with physicists worldwide and maintains contact, during the Third Reich, not just with colleagues who have emigrated – Albert Einstein in Princeton, Max Born in Edinburgh and Lise Meitner in Stockholm – but also with many Jewish scientists in Berlin.
1929 – 1945 History Kaiser Wilhelm Society Max Planck Society Nobel Laureates
Heisenberg formulates the uncertainty principle in 1927 and thus becomes a pioneer in quantum mechanics. He soon enters into contact with the leading nuclear physicists. He init- ially obtains his doctorate under Arnold Sommerfeld and then works as an assistant to Max Born in Göttingen.
Despite being less well-travelled than others, he is the most colourful figure among the Dahlem Nobel Prize laureates. From 1918, he works at the Kaiser Wilhelm Institute for Biology. He invites the elite of the biological and medical research world to nearby Harnack House.
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Back from the swimming pool. Tired and smelling bleached. But with a big appetite! So, I ran in the kitchen to make us something fulfilling which would be a little special as we had the chance to be together this evening.
Bear was the one who introduced me to junk food when we started to date. I know he misses it from time to time, so I wanted to treat him with a healthy vegetarian version. He's totally charmed, and this hamburger is his favourite.
I gave two shots to this recipe before finding what I was really looking for. And for the bread, the recipe is just the one of milk bread loaf that you mould into a hamburger bread form, sprinkle with sesame seeds and bake in a pot.
Sometimes I wonder whether or not to post my everyday bentos. The risotto is yesterday evening's leftovers. I do not have a proper recipe as I wasn't the cook! Bear made us the meal yesterday and he rarely measures anything regarding spices. I believe you could go with any risotto recipe already featured here. I added some peas in bechamel and steamed romanesco brocoli.
I found a better way to heat up my meal, avoiding a microwave: I stuck it in an oven for seven minutes at 200°C (to avoid meals to dry up add a glass of boiling water in the oven). Just keep in mind that I have a tiny oven that heats up quick. Have a nice day!
I don't now how many photos I tried to take of my Mamie's olive and tomato cake (my French Granny). So this is my last shot, it's not good and doesn't seems as yummy as it should. But I'm fed up of trying, I did everything I could possibly think of. So here you are with Bear's favourite salty cake. With some little items to highlight it.
A French translation is avalaible here.
I quickly pop in to show you a quickly baked tart. As things go so quickly, I'm not really creative in my kitchen so I stick to the basics. Bear took care of the sauercraut while I took care of the pie, the soup and my mummie's home grown vegetables. I'm just trying to do quick and tasty meals that would make me happy to be alive and leave me time to share some quality time with Bear. I hope that you can find some ways to share at least half an hour a day with your loved ones.


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L'université d'État de Petrozavodsk (PetrGU, ) est une université publique à Petrozavodsk en république de Carélie de la fédération de Russie.

Histoire
L'université d'État de Petrozavodsk (PetrGU) est fondée en 1940 à Petrozavodsk, en république de Carélie.
Dans les années 1940-1956, elle s'appelait université d'État de Carélie-Finlande.
Le changement de nom a lieu en 1956 lorsque la République socialiste soviétique carélo-finnoise est intégrée dans la république socialiste fédérative soviétique de Russie.

Facultés et instituts
Les facultés et instituts sont:
 Faculté d'agriculture
 Faculté de géologie
 Faculté d'Histoire
 Faculté de foresterie
 Faculté de mathématiques
 Faculté de médecine
 Faculté des sciences politiques et sociales
 Faculté des langues et de la culture finnoises
 Faculté de construction
 Faculté de physique et de technologie
 Faculté de philologie
 Faculté d'écologie et de biologie
 Faculté d'économie
 Faculté de droit
 Institut des sciences de l'éducation et de la psychologie
 Institut des langues étrangères
 Institut de culture physique, des sports et du tourisme
 Institut carélien d'administration régionale, d'économie et de droit

L'université

Notes et références

Voir aussi

Articles connexes

Liens externes
 Classement de l'université

Bâtiment à Petrozavodsk
République de Carélie
Université en Russie
Établissement scolaire fondé en 1940


Zhao Y1, Burikhanov R, Brandon J, Qiu S, Shelton BJ, Spear B, Bondada S, Bryson S, Rangnekar VM.
Department of Radiation Medicine, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY USA.
The tumor suppressor protein Par-4 (Prostate apoptosis response-4) is spontaneously secreted by normal and cancer cells. Extracellular Par-4 induces caspase-dependent apoptosis in cancer cell cultures by binding, via its effector SAC domain, to cell surface GRP78 receptor. However, the functional significance of extracellular Par-4/SAC has not been validated in animal models. We show that Par-4/SAC-transgenic mice express systemic Par-4/SAC protein and are resistant to the growth of non-autochthonous tumors. Consistently, secretory Par-4/SAC pro-apoptotic activity can be transferred from these cancer-resistant transgenic mice to cancer-susceptible mice by bone marrow transplantation. Moreover, intravenous injection of recombinant Par-4 or SAC protein inhibits metastasis of cancer cells. Collectively, our findings indicate that extracellular Par-4/SAC is systemically functional in inhibition of tumor growth and metastasis progression, and may merit investigation as a therapy.
Cells from SAC-transgenic mice secrete SAC-activity. (A) SAC-MEFs induce apoptosis of co-cultured tumor cells. MEFs from SAC-or GFP-transgenic mice were cocultured with the indicated cell lines for 24 h and apoptosis was examined by ICC for active caspase 3. (B) SAC-protein in the CM from MEFs of SAC-transgenic mice induces apoptosis of cancer cells in culture. CM from the MEFs of SAC- or GFP-transgenic mice was incubated with various cell lines for 24 h and apoptosis was examined by ICC for active caspase 3. (C) SAC-protein in the serum of SAC-transgenic mice induces apoptosis of cancer cells in culture. Aliquots of serum samples from the SAC- or GFP-transgenic mice was incubated with various cell lines for 24 h and apoptosis was examined by ICC for active caspase 3.
Cancer Biol Ther. 2011 Jul 15;12(2):152-157.
Tumor cell growth is inhibited by secreted SAC domain of Par-4. Aliquots of serum samples from the SAC-GFP-or GFP-transgenic animals were pre-incubated with GFP antibody or TRAIL antibody and then applied to LLC1 cells in culture, to score apoptosis by immunocytochemical anaysis for active caspase 3 (right). The serum samples were subjected to protein gel blot (PGB) analysis using the GFP antibody (left, top); the serum samples were also subjected to SDS-PA GE and Coomassie blue (CB) staining to reveal serum albumin for loading control (left, bottom). FBS, fetal bovine serum, was used as control serum. Mean values (±standard deviation bars) are shown. Asterisk (**) indicates the difference is statistically significant (p < 0.001) by Student's t-test.
SAC-transgenic mice inhibit the growth of non-autochthonous tumors. LLC1 cells (5 × 106 cells/flank) were injected into both flanks of B6C3HF1 mice that ubiquitously expressed the SAC- or GFP-transgene or B6C3HF1 littermate control mice. After 28 days, the tumors were measured and the volume of the tumors (top, right) or growth of the tumors in representative animals (top, left) is shown. Mean values (±standard deviation bars) are shown. Asterisk (**) indicates the difference between tumor volume in GFP-and SAC-GFP transgenic mice is statistically significant (p < 0.001) by Student's t-test. For luciferase imaging of non-authochthonous tumor growth inhibition in SAC-transgenic mice, LLC1/luc cells that stably expressed the luciferase reporter gene driven by the CMV promoter were injected subcutaneously into C57/BL6 mice that expressed the SAC- or GFP-transgene or C57/BL6 littermate control mice, and 28 days later the animals were photographed or injected luciferin (the substrate for luciferase) for tumor-imaging (bottom).
SAC-activity is transferable from SAC-transgenic animals to littermate control animals by bone marrow transplantation. (A) Colonization of donor cells in recipient mice. The bone marrow of SAC- or GFP-transgenic mice was transferred by i.v. injection to irradiated littermate control B6C3HF1 mice. Three months later, bone marrow cells and splenic B and non-B cells from the recipient animals were examined for expression of the SAC-transgene by ICC for GFP. (B) Systemic expression of SAC-GFP apoptotic activity in bone marrow recipient mice. Four months after the bone marrow transplantation, aliquots of serum samples from the recipient mice (that were injected with bone marrow from the SAC-GFP- or GFP-transgenic or littermate control donor mice) were incubated for 24 h with LLC1 or non-transformed BPH -1 cell cultures and ICC was performed for active caspase 3 to score apoptotic cells. Mean values (±standard deviation bars) are shown. Asterisk (**) indicates the difference is statistically significant (p < 0.001) by Student's t-test.
Recombinant Par-4 or SAC induces apoptosis in cell culture. LLC1, BPH 1 or PC-3 cells were treated with TRX-Par-4, TRX-SAC or TRX (100 nM each) for 24 h. The cells were then scored for apoptosis by ICC for caspase 3 activity (bottom). Integrity of the recombinant proteins was verified by SDS-PA GE and Coomassie blue staining of the gel (top).
Recombinant Par-4 or SAC protein inhibits the growth of metastatic tumors. LLC1 cells (1.5 × 105 cells) were injected into the tail vein of B6C3H mice. After 5 h, the mice were injected via the tail vein with the indicated recombinant protein (500 µg per mouse). Four weeks later, the mice were humanely killed and the lungs were photographed (right). The lung nodules were scored and the data are expressed as tumor index (left). Mean values (±standard deviation bars) are shown. Asterisk (*) indicates the difference between TRX and TRX-Par-4 treatment is statistically significant (p = 0.0069) and (**) indicates the difference between TRX and TRX-SAC is statistically significant (p = 0.0003) by Student's t-test.


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DCMS seeks input on gaming addiction inquiry
Written by Gareth Halfacree
Tags: #addiction #gambling #gaming #gaming-addiction #gaming-disorder #law #mental-health #regulation
Companies: #dcms #uk-government
The UK Government's Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) has called for 'gamers, game designers, and experts' to complete a survey on whether or not gaming can be addictive and, if it can, whether it should be subject to regulations similar to those levied against the gambling industry.
Following on the heels of a hotly-contested definition by the World Health Organisation of gaming disorder, 'characterised by a pattern of persistent or recurrent gaming behaviour ('digital gaming' or 'video-gaming'), which may be online (i.e., over the internet) or offline, manifested by: 1) impaired control over gaming (e.g., onset, frequency, intensity, duration, termination, context); 2) increasing priority given to gaming to the extent that gaming takes precedence over other life interests and daily activities; and 3) continuation or escalation of gaming despite the occurrence of negative consequences,' to which the games industry has responded with scorn and concern, the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport has announced an inquiry into whether gaming can be considered addictive.
Dubbed the Inquiry into Immersive and Addictive Technologies, the DCMS' investigation is calling for input from 'all gamers, game designers, and experts' into whether gaming should be regulated in a similar way to gambling, and 'what makes the UK a world leader in gaming and how can the industry be supported?'
Hosted on the Parliament website, the inquiry submission form isn't a questionnaire: Respondents are expected to write their thoughts on whether to not gaming is addictive, whether or not it should be regulated, and how the UK gaming industry could be supported - with the latter likely to attract plenty of 'by not regulating it' comments from those in the industry itself - in a Word document, seemingly ignoring the government's previous demands that its departments use cross-platform and open standards like the Open Document Format (ODF) rather than proprietary formats.
The inquiry is open to all, including those who simply play games rather than make or distribute them. No closing date has yet been provided, but those interested in offering feedback are advised to submit their documentation as soon as possible.
UK Government announces new 'creative industries' funding
Hands out around £20 million.
Government pledges new online safety laws
Light on details.
UK government announces Cryptoassets Task Force
Aims to harness cryptocurrency benefits.


Eyebrow grooming for dude-aligned people doesn't necessarily mean removing a lot of hair, shaping them like an Instagram model, or creating high or dramatic arches. Some people just want to keep that classic masculine look, just a little cleaned up. A basic tune-up can make them look better. Sometimes, all it takes is trimming your brows, or taking out a couple of hairs occasionally. There are no rules, but the best way to keep them looking classic, is to keep them looking natural.
Sometimes all that the brows need is some trimming, and no hair has to be removed from the follicle. Trimming helps keep brows in place, and makes them look lighter and more groomed. When trimming, follow along and sharpen the natural lines your eyebrows make—use eyebrow scissors, like the ones from Tweezerman.
Often, people end up taking out hair they don't need to, when it's the excess bulk that really needs to go. Trim first before you decide to remove any other hair, and then maintenance trim every three to four weeks.
If you have hair in the middle between your brows, you might want to trim this out. How much you take out is a personal choice, but the typical choice is to clean that area up and avoid anything close to a unibrow look. The most valuable thing to know when trimming eyebrow hair is where to stop.
You don't have to take away all of the hair. You can tweeze out single hairs from the middle by taking random thicker hairs, leaving the finer ones. This will thin out the area and make the hair look less noticeable, but prevent it from being so stark to be noticeable.
If you're removing hair on the bottom part of the brow, make straight or slightly curved lines. Stick to just taking hair only outside the main shape.
Good tweezers make the job a lot easier and quicker because they grasp hair and don't let it slide off. Tweezers with a slanted end work the best. To keep a lid on pain, tweeze right when you come out of the shower when your follicle is nice and relaxed. The hair will slide out easier.
Eyebrow shaping for male-aligned people is usually different than it is for women-aligned people, and you need to be careful with making the middle (between brows) hairless. If you want it bare, here's how to find where the absolute farthest in they should start: Use something straight (like a pencil) to form a line from the outer sides of the tip of your nose to your inner brows. Remember, this should be the farthest you go between the brows. You can choose to leave more hair than this.
Start slowly. You can always take more hair. If you take too much, you'll have to wait for it to grow back or use a brow pencil.
Eyebrow waxing is quicker than tweezing, and it's a better choice if you want a little definition, because waxing can get the very fine hairs that tweezing often misses. It's not a good idea to wax your own brows if you're new to grooming them, so tweeze first to get the feel. Go to a professional who is licensed and also is experienced in masculine-focused eyebrow waxing. Explain exactly what you want, before they begin waxing. Other professional options are threading, in which a string is used to remove hair, and sugaring, which is less painful than waxing and more gentle to the skin.
Male eyebrows can be thick and still looked groomed, because men, in general, have large brows. The amount of thickness they end up with is there for a reason; it balances other facial features, like large eyes and lips, or an angular face shape.


A passage I read this morning from One Year Bible Blog was from Joshua: "And Joshua set up at Gilgal the twelve stones they had taken out of the Jordan."
We might say that Joshua 'curated' the stones, or set them up in a way that they would tell their story to those who saw them. Curators of art shows or musuem pieces are quite well established in today's vocabulary, but curators of worship is a term that is still gaining ground, and mostly limited to alt. worship, emerging church and fresh expression environments. At least it is for the moment.
The article of mine Len was referring to was a Faithworks article [no longer online] in which I discuss curating worship. I first heard the term in 2000AD at a London EC church called Vaux, which had a worship curator for the service I attended.
Two books came out recently on the subject of curating worship, both written by friends of mine. And both excellent books.
Mark Pierson coined the term "curating worship" in the 1990's and his collaborative book The Prodigal Project was one of the greatest emerging church books ever. EVER! And in this book called The Art of Curating Worship, Mark outlines the history of the movement, the passion behind the art, and the skills needed for worship leaders to move into a posture of curating rather than [my word] conducting. I totally recommend this book and I apologize to Mark, who I got to see again in NZ last month, for not pimping this book the moment it came out. When Mark sent me the manuscript last year, it was about the most enjoyable read I had seen in a long time. If you lead worship then you simply have to have this book on your shelf.
His book is a complilation of his own thoughts and others by leading worship curators, mainly in the UK. While it may not have the raw passion of Mark Pierson's book, or the horses-mouth authority that Mark brings to it, Curating Worship makes up for it by including a wide range of curating practitioners who offer practical wisdom and resources. Also a great book and addition to the concept of curating worship.


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Current Line - Up For 2009 Tour
Johnny Van Zant - Vocals
Gary Rossington - Guitar
Ricky Medlocke - Guitar
Mark Matejka - Guitar
Peter Pisarczyk - Piano / Keys
Robert Kearns - Bass
Michael Cartellone - Drums
Dale Krantz Rossington - B/Vocs
Carol Chase - B/Vocs
Yet Another Free Bird Passes
After a his valiant battle with cancer long-time Lynyrd Skynyrd bass guitarist Ean Evans passed away on 6th May 2009 to join his fellow free birds.
R.I.P. Ean, have fun.
Original Band Member Pianist Billy Powell Dies
January 28th 2009, Billy Powell died at his Orange Park home.
Powell, who has a history of heart problems, called 911 emergency at about 12:55 am because he was having trouble breathing. When paramedics arrived they found him in his bedroom unresponsive with the telephone still in his hand. Paramedics tried to perform CPR but were unsuccessful in reviving the 56-year-old.
The cause of death has not yet been determined, but a heart attack is suspected.
R.I.P. Billy Powell, one of rock and rolls great pianists. There's a great band being re-formed in the heavens. Ronnie, Steve, Cassie, Allen, Leon, Hughie and Billy.
European Tour Announced For 2009
Lynyrd Skynyrd have announced dates for their European Tour in 2009. Countries they are to visit are Finland, Norway, Germany, U.K., Italy and Switzerland. See the current tour schedule for details.
Hughie Thomasson Has Died
Southern Rock mourns the loss of a brother. On Sunday September 9th 2007, Hughie Thomasson died suddenly of a heart attack at his home in Brooksville, Florida.
Hughie was a huge presence in the field of Southern Rock and will be deeply missed. Hughie was a founder member of the Outlaws and went on to perform with many of the South's finest musicians, including a long stint with Lynyrd Skynyrd before the recent Outlaws reunion.
Our thoughts and prayers go out to Hughies family and friends. Another talented musician goes to that Southern Rock supergroup in heaven.
Simpleman Cruise 2008
Lynyrd Skynyrd's Simple Man Cruise, January 10th-14th, 2008 departing Miami, FL visiting Key West & Calica
A weekend of cruisin' with some of the best Southern Rock acts around. Live shows from start to finish. Get up close and personal.
One hell of a party, not to be missed.
The 'Simple Man' cruise
Join Lynyrd Skynyrd
along with friends:-
Kneckdown
Grayson Hill
and more to be announced!
Lynyrd Skynyrd have returned triumphant from their 'Gimme 3 Days' cruise......
The 3 day cruise set off on the 5th of January from Miami. While on board the 'cruisers' were treated to up close and personal concerts by Lynyrd Skynyrd and a variety of Southern Rock and Country acts.
The 'Gimme Three Days' cruise featured up-close-and-personal concerts from
American Minor
Blue Dogs
Chris Janson
Travis Mitchell Band
Keni Thomas
Tishamingo
Steepwater
and other artists from
Southern Rock and Country
Mark Matejka fills Hughies place to take Skynyrd back to full strength......
Mark 'Sparky' Matejka has joined Lynyrd Skynyrd to complete the attack trio of guitarists the band is famous for. Mark has had an illustrious career with the likes of the Charlie Daniels Band, Hot Apple Pie and Heartland.
He wasn't a stranger to Skynyrd and is credited on their 'Christmas Time Again' album as playing guitar and for vocals. Mark has a degree in Jazz and also plays the banjo.
Lynyrd Skynyrd inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame......
After many years of being nominated and overlooked Lynyrd Skynyrd have finally received the acknowledgement they deserve and have been inducted into the Hall Of Fame.
The induction took place on Monday 13th of March 2006 at the Waldorf Astoria in New York.
The ceremony highlights will be shown on the VH-1 channel on Tuesday 21st of March at 9.00pm and 11.00pm Eastern time, and on Wednesday 22nd of March at 7.00pm Eastern time. It is not known if the entire performance will make it to the edited highlights, but don't miss it.
Kid Rock inducted Lynyrd Skynyrd and then went on to perform alongside the band on one of their best known songs, 'Sweet Home Alabama'.
Kid Rock; "It's long overdue for these Southern boys and flag waving simple people to be inducted into the Hall Of Fame.
Lynyrd Skynyrd."
Current and previous members of Lynyrd Skynyrd were on hand to accept, along with family and friends of present and departed members.
Gary Rossington; "I really would like to thank the fans, and that's not enough, God bless you from the bottom of our hearts, and each and every one of you I wish to thank you so, so much, for helping me an' all my brothers and sisters keep the names of Ronnie, Allen, Steve and Dean and Cassie, and Leon and Lynyrd Skynyrd alive. Thank you."
Bob Burns; "I'd like to thank the fans, and especially the band, and the man ( Ronnie )."
Artimus Pyle; "I miss everybody that they mentioned. It's almost the end of the evening, and we're going to end it with 'Free Bird'."
Lynyrd Skynyrd then did just that. They performed two songs on stage, the rock anthems 'Sweet Home Alabama' and 'Freebird'. It was a memorable line up performing these songs, with Ed King, Artimus Pyle and Bob Burns standing alongside Gary Rossington, Johnny Van Zant, Billy Powell, Rickey Medlocke and recent addition Ean Evans.
It was also a delight to see ex-'Honkettes' Jo Jo Billingsley and Leslie Hawkins backing the band like the old days.
Gary Rossington, Billy Powell, Artimus Pyle, Ed King, Bob Burns
Lee Wilkeson ( son of the late Leon ), Billy Powell, Gary Rossington, Judy Van Zant
Judy Van Zant
Jo Jo Billingsley, Artimus Pyle
Front: Billy Powell, Rickey Medlocke, Kid Rock, Johnny Van Zant, Ed King, Gary Rossington, Ean Evans
Back: Artimus Pyle, Bob Burns, Jo Jo Billingsley, Leslie Hawkins, Carol Chase, Dale Krantz Rossington
Congratulations Lynyrd Skynyrd, especially to Ronnie, Gary, Allen, Bob, Billy, Ed, Steve, Leon and Artimus. Also a 'thank you' to past and present members for keeping the Lynyrd Skynyrd name alive, and Ronnie, Steve, Allen, Leon and Cassie's memories alive. Lynyrd Skynyrd would also be the first to thank their families and road crew.
Final word should go to Judy
Judy ( Ronnie Van Zants widow ); "No one deserved to be here more than Ronnie Van Zant, and he would truly be honoured."