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At least with Dostoyevsky, if you kill an old pawnbroker, she stays dead and doesn't turn up three hours later crawling around in your apartment. Not so with Kharms.
The Old Woman is case in point. The unnamed narrator, a writer I'll call Daniil, spots an old woman holding a clock as he walks through a courtyard. He stops and asks her for the time. The old woman tells him to have a look whereupon he discovers there are no hands on the clock. The old woman peers at the clock face herself and says: it is now a quarter to three. Daniil walks on but this is not the last of the old woman, and that's understatement.
Further along, Danill runs into Sakerdon Mikhailovich and invites his buddy for a drink of vodka at the local cellar bar. After which he proceed on his leisurely stroll but then Daniil suddenly remembers: he forgot to turn off his electric oven! He turns round, walks home, takes off his jacket, locks the door and lies down on the couch in order to get some needed sleep before resuming his writing.
His rest is interrupted by offensive shouting from urchins out on the street. Danill engages his imagination: those urchins are infected by tetanus and since they are frozen stiff, their parents must drag them home. The urchins recover but he hits them with another tetanus infection and they all croak. Hehehe – serves them right.
Ah, the stove is still on! Danill jumps up and turns the damn thing off. He lies down again, this time with pen and paper. Ever the creative artist, he feels a terrible power within. He starts a story about a miracle worker who never once in his life performed miracles. Imagination on fire, Daniil pops up, grabs different objects and starts running around the room, from window to table to oven to window where he can see a man with an artificial leg walking along knocking loudly with his leg and stick.
Suddenly, there's a knocking on his door. It's the old woman from the courtyard! He's dumbfounded. The old woman says: so, here I am. The old woman walks in, takes a seat in his very own armchair and tells him to shut and lock the door. Then the old woman orders: kneel. Daniil gets down on his knees. He feels all is absurd. He tells the old woman he should kick her out. Unflustered, she demands that he lie down on his stomach and bury his face in the floor. He obeys.
What to do? Speak with the house manager? Cover the old woman with a newspaper? Then he hears the engine driver in the next apartment moving around. That's all he needs – another tenant finding out he has a dead old woman sitting in his armchair. Daniil lights his pipe, pulls his legs up on his couch, relaxes and ponders his next step. He drifts off into a dream where his hands have turned into a fork and spoon. Moments later, a clay Sakerdon Mikhailovich is sitting next to him in a folding chair.
Upon waking, Daniil is filled with joy – the old woman is not in the armchair. Ah, it all was only a dream! He gives a sigh of relief: oh, my good Lord, all the things that can happen in dreams. Well, at least now there's no reason to go to the house manager. But then he catches sight of the dead old woman lying face up on the floor, her dentures out of her mouth and clamping into her nose. What a swine! Danill runs over and kicks the old woman in the chin. Not a good idea – people will think he murdered the old woman. Drats! And on top of it all, he's starving. Off to the bakery for bread.
Standing in the queue at the bakery, Daniil meets an attractive young woman. They strike up a conversation; its love at first sight. Danill invites his beautiful lover back to his apartment. She gladly accepts and off they go. But wait – what will she think once she catches sight of the dead woman? Alarmed, Daniil starts running in the opposite direction. And so the tale continues with many more topsy-turvy happenings.
I relayed the opening portion of Danill Kharms' The Old Woman to share a specific taste of the author's brand of absurdism. The more Kharms we read, the more we encounter the author's recurring themes of starvation, falling out of windows, senseless violence, verbal abuse and men and women being hauled off to jail. And Kharms offers no overarching moral judgement - these things just happen as they happen.
However, those in power within Soviet Russia were of quite a different mind: they interpreted the author's writing as a slap in the face to all things Soviet. Daniil Kharms faced ongoing harassment up until the day when he was locked away in a mental institution where it is reported he died of starvation at the age of thirty-eight.
If your interest has been piqued, as I certainly hope it has, I encourage you to pick up Incidences published by Serpent's Tale, a collection of dozens of the author's shorter fiction along with the 30-page The Old Woman. Additionally, as a bonus, the book also includes Neil Cornwell's extensive introduction to the life and writing of Daniil Kharms within historical, cultural and literary context.
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" As I always say if asked: if it is a matter of space and it becomes a choice between a bed or more books, get yourself a cot and go with more books. "
" Susan wrote: "I'm absolutely fascinated. I never heard of this author before and now I'm eager to make his acquaintance."
Glad I did my job as reviewer Susan wrote: "I'm absolutely fascinated. I never heard of this author before and now I'm eager to make his acquaintance."
Glad I did my job as reviewer, Susan. I think you will be pleasantly surprised with any of the author's 22 novels. Many are as short as 80 pages - a day's read. Escher's Loops is his longest novel. ...more "
" Ilse wrote: "Wonderful introduction to this poet, Glenn - which made me wonder if he was related to the singer Angel Parra, to whom I used to listen a Ilse wrote: "Wonderful introduction to this poet, Glenn - which made me wonder if he was related to the singer Angel Parra, to whom I used to listen a lot in my youth (eager to learn Spanish :-). And yes, I fou..."
My pleasure to share a brief introduction to Nicanor Parra's poetry - a new find for me.
And thanks so much, dear Ilse, for doing a bit of research on the Parra family. Isn't that something - you listened to Angel Parra sing her songs. Wow! Four generations of renowned artists in the family. Perhaps a good thing - sounds like having Nicanor as a relative would pose its challenges. ...more "
" Miriam wrote: "We had a public meeting about what people wanted and then some people volunteered. It's mostly the same half dozen of us who have some Miriam wrote: "We had a public meeting about what people wanted and then some people volunteered. It's mostly the same half dozen of us who have some relevant experience, and a back-up list of people who show up ..."
Makes sense. And if you share specific relevant experience with others in the group that is a basis to have some great interaction. I recall years ago when I played renaissance wind instruments in a consort, we constantly talked about the music we were performing. Likewise when I was part of a physical theater troupe. ...more "
" HBalikov wrote: "Are there any ways, Glenn, that the author identifies with "the explorer?""
Great question, H. Indeed, I suspect many the time Donald HBalikov wrote: "Are there any ways, Glenn, that the author identifies with "the explorer?""
Great question, H. Indeed, I suspect many the time Donald Barthelme felt he was a stranger in a strange land, either when he was walking the streets of New York City or when he was living in a suburb in Texas. Of course, Donald was not nearly as, shall we say, uncultured, as the tale's explorer but there was equal amount of kooky and disturbing happenings back in the 60s as the explorer came upon when in New Paraguay. ...more "
This Penguin Classic covers six Roman lives - Marius, Sulla, Crassus, Pompey, Caesar, Cicero - written by Platonist philosopher Plutarch (AD 46-Ad 120), the great biographer from the ancient world.
"His natural abilities made him altogether remarkable and won him such a name and reputation among the other boys that their fathers used often to go to the schools to see Cicero with their own eyes and to observe the quickness and intelligence which he showed." --------- To be such a virtuoso of language, adults flock to your school to listen to you speak. So telling about the Greco-Roman world: a supreme value on intelligence and verbal acumen. In our modern world, our most immediate association with a youngster having virtuoso talent would be playing a musical instrument, usually violin or piano. The implications of the difference are worth pondering.
"Elocution and delivery were an important element in his powers of persuasion. He used to ridicule those who were given to shouting out their speeches and said that, just as lame men rode on horseback because they could not walk, so these orators shouted because they could not speak." --------- Ha! Think about this the next time you witness a politician or public figure shouting at the top of their lungs. Would the person speak with more subtlety and eloquence if they really had something insightful to say?
"In Rome itself there were most alarming revolutionary tendencies - the result of the unequal distribution of wealth." -------- Ah, the bane of the "civilized" world since we as a human species left hunter-gatherer communities and began agriculture and started accumulating wealth: the haves and the have nots. It was only a matter of time before a thinker like Marx came along.
"Cicero, more than anyone, made the Romans see how great is the charm which eloquence confers on what is good, how invincible justice is if it is well expressed in words, and how the good and efficient statesman should always in his actions prefer what is right to what will win popularity, and in his words should express the public interest in a manner that will please rather than provide offensive." --------- The dream of having a philosopher as a political leader goes back to Plato. Occasionally, as in the case of Cicero, this much heralded combination was actualized.
"The conspirators, however, were unbalanced characters who seldom met together without wine and women, while Cicero was following their schemes with patient care, with sober judgment, and with exceptional intelligence." --------- Plutarch is a philosopher and his chapter on Cicero serves as a shining example of what a wise person in the political sphere can achieve.
"At this time, Cicero was the most powerful man in Rome. However, he made himself obnoxious to a number of people, not because of anything which he did wrong, but because people grew tired of hearing him continually praising himself and magnifying his achievements." -------- Alas, one with great intellect and strength of character can still have shortcomings; for Cicero it was his habit of continually patting himself on the back. Some things never change: people don't want to hear it. (Plutarch includes a couple dozen of such comebacks - one of the prime reasons to read his life of Cicero).
"His ability to put things cleverly would often lead him to forget good manners. . . . Wanting to underscore Cicero's humble family origins, an aristocrat by the name of Nepos asked Cicero repeatedly, "Who is your father?" Cicero replied, "I can scarcely ask you the same question since your mother has made it rather a difficult one to answer." - Nepos's mother being a lady whose reputation for chastity was not high." --------- It's one thing having a Jonathan Winters/Robin Williams-like sharp wit, but if you don't want a gaggle of enemies, you would be well to employ your tongue with discrimination.
"He occupied himself also in writing and translating philosophical dialogues and in rendering into Latin the various terms used in logic and in natural science." --------- Not only was Cicero a leader and hero of his country, dedicating a huge portion of his life as a public figure, but he had the ability to render Greek philosophy into Latin and thereby make the wisdom of the Greeks accessible to his countrymen for generations.
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The new frontier of postmodern Paraguay requires a fearless explorer to not only sport a safari hat, beard, custom-fit safari shirt and close-fitting khaki pants but also be well-versed in the latest postmodern writings of Jean-François Lyotard, Jacques Derrida, David Foster Wallace and, of course, Donald Barthelme. Those Spanish speaking natives damn well better be ready!
Paraguay is a Barthelme snapper told in fourteen specifically labeled brief chapters, a short-story I included as part of a previous review but I truly love it and think this snappy snapper deserves its own write-up. So, in keeping with the adventurous nature of the story, below are a batch of my own markers as we follow our bold, gusty pathfinder roaming among the uncharted vistas of postmodern, postcolonial New Paraguay.
"At the summit there is a cairn on which each man threw a stone, and here it is customary to give payment to the coolies. I paid each man his agreed-upon wage, and alone, began the descent." Not on a map, not in South America, our narrator had better be alert as he embarks solo into a country never before glimpsed by such a lover of the fresh and the new. Although we are very much rooted in the world of the postmodern, he still refers to his workers as "coolies" – such a racist, colonial term. Some things die hard, if they ever die at all.
What is an adventure to an exotic land without the appearance of a beautiful exotic woman? Sure enough, the first person he meets is "a dark girl wrapped in a red shawl." Along the lines of coolie, right out of those sexist colonial days, he refers to her not as a young lady or a woman but as a "girl." And, turns out, not only is this woman, Jean Mueller by name, exotic in looks but she is also highly cultured. After leading him back to her large modern house and showing him his room complete with desk, bookcases and fireplace (he is the guest of both Jean Mueller and her husband, Herko Mueller) the narrator tells us she plays a sonata by the composer Bibblemann on the piano.
Sidebar: There is no such composer with the name Bibblemann. Probably the narrator misunderstood the name she gave him (Liebermann, maybe?), which is not surprising since this American appears a tad uncultured. This fact foreshadows a role reversal: in many respects, the civilization of the natives is much more culturally sophisticated and technically advanced than the explorer's.
We learn there are adjustments the inhabitants of Paraguay make in response to modest changes in weather and a few other oddities then something quite striking: Herko Mueller, who is, by the way, fond of zipper suits in brilliant colors: yellow, green, violet, is by profession an arbiter of comedy, something like an umpire, where members of the audience are given a set of rules and the rules constitute the comedy. What comes to mind for me is competitive team improv comedy.
Anyway, Herko goes on, "Our comedies seek to reach the imagination. When you are looking at something, you cannot imagine it." So, perhaps there is a good bit of miming peppered in with the improvisation. Or, maybe the men and women of Paraguay are quite advanced philosophically, keenly aware of the nuances of phenomenology and the philosophy of perception. Judging from this scant bit of information, their comedy sounds quite intriguing, certainly more captivating than the usual TV game shows we have north of the border.
A government error causing the death of a number of men and women sounds like it could have been from a Chernobyl-like radioactive fallout. The narrator's and also Herko Mueller's words to explain the event are unsettling, as if they are using language to cover-up an avoidable tragedy, similar to when the military refers to the death of innocent civilians as "collateral damage." When you hear someone say, "An error has been made" watch out, someone or some institution doesn't want to accept responsibility. Although Paraguay strikes me as very postmodern, there is that lingering noisome bureaucracy.
Unsettling also is our explorer's description of postmodern Paraguay art, with words like "rationalization process", "quality control", "central and regional art dumps" smacking of a kind of Marxist or government control. And the art process includes things like translation into symbolic logic (whatever the hell that means!), minimization and being run through heavy rollers. The final result? Two are mentioned: Sheet Art and Bulk Art. And what you may ask will such art look like? For me, at least in terms of the feeling tone of what is described, two artists come to mind: David Judd and Richard Serra.
Our bold gallant continues on, reporting on a number of other postmodern Paraguay innovations, things that would remind us of tanning salons, white wall space, softening of language with blocks of silences, health patches, and a form of justice (or injustice) as in "There are crimes but people chosen at random are punished for them. Everyone is liable for everything." This last point underscores how Barthelme's Paraguay might be a great place to visit briefly, but I wouldn't want to life there. Not to mention not wanting my art run through those heavy rollers.
Zoran Živković acknowledges the complexity in Escher's Loops requires a very attentive and patient reader. The Serbian author goes on to say, "I tried to do in fiction what Escher did in his paradoxical weird drawings."
Indeed, we read about men and women along with the stories those men and women tell about men and women and the stories those men and women tell about men and women and the stories those men and women tell, all swirling, looping, stepping and interlocking as if alternately in an Escher tessellation or Escher spiral or walking on an Escher stairway. Fortunately, we don't have to keep names straight as characters are identified strictly by occupation - several from the list: lawyer, dentist, mailman, undertaker, butcher.
In terms of structure, Escher's Loops is 350-pages divided into four parts: The First Loop, The Second Loop, The Third Loop and The Fourth Loop. Each loop contains nine chapters. The Second Loop is longer than The First Loop, The Third Loop is longer than the Second Loop and, at 175-pages, The Fourth Loop comprises half the book; in other words, The Fourth Loop is exactly the same length as The First Loop, The Second Loop and The Third Loop combined. I suspect you can guess why there's good reason for the progressively longer length of each successive loop. That's right - elements from the previous loop or loops are reintroduced and recombined as we move through the loops.
Does this sound like a good bit of mathematical precision? Yes, of course, it does. However, let me quickly add, each and every story in Escher's Loops contains the simplicity and charm found in the author's other novels. By way of example, we can begin by taking a look at the actual stories within the first chapters of The First Loop.
Chapter 1: A surgeon is about to enter an operating room where he's urgently needed but halts in front of the double glass door. A powerful memory roots him to the spot. Those who know something of the surgeon's life would assume he is recalling the one stain on his career - years ago, in this very operating room, he left a pair of surgical tweezers inside a young woman. However, this is not the case. The surgeon is recalling a much less dramatic incident: despite the fact he hates going to weddings, he attended a colleague's wedding where the ceremony was delayed due to the absence of the priest. An uneasy tension pervaded the church until, in her agitation, the bride stamped her foot on the stone floor. All fell silent and the bride turned and glared at him, a glare the surgeon interpreted as a military order. He nearly ran to the back of the church where he discovered the priest alone in his office standing straight at attention, cue in hand, rooted to the spot next to a pool table. If he knew the priest better, he would have assumed the priest was recollecting the traumatic memory of being overcome by terrible stage fright during his first wedding ceremony. But this is not the case. The priest is recalling a much different memory.
Chapter 2: The priest's memory: Our man of the cloth remembers an incident at a theater he attended regularly where he developed a keen interest in watching a particular actress. In the middle of a run of one play, the actress was struck dumb and stood motionless on the stage. The audience's discomfiture at the unexplained gap was palpable. Suddenly, the priest popped up from his seat and began vigorously applauding. A moment thereafter, the audience joined in. The sound of the audience's thundering applauds jolted the actress out of her trance and the play proceeded without a hitch. In the days thereafter, everyone assumed the actress's momentary lapse was caused by the empty seat in the front row that evening. They supposed she was in a romantic relationship with a handsome young man who usually occupied the seat.
Chapter 3: But all were mistaken – what completely threw the actress off was recalling a traumatic memory: as a little girl she watched as firefighters fought a terrible blaze that engulfed a two-story house in her neighborhood. A terrified old woman appeared at a window in an attic. A ladder promptly swung over from one of the fire trucks and a beefy firefighter quickly climbed the ladder to haul the woman down, all to the cheers of the crowd. But then, amidst the flames, the firefighter climbed the ladder a second time, entered the window and rescued a parrot. Third time up and the tension mounts: there's a delay after he entered the attic. Finally, he emerged but halfway down the ladder the firefighter halted as if frozen. The crowd turned their heads away since the building was about to collapse in flame, meaning certain death for the firefighter. But the little girl started to sing. At that very instant, the firefighter snapped out of it and, just in the nick of time, quickly climbed down to safety. His fellow firefighters thought the little chest he was carrying down the ladder was to blame, a chest that prompted the firefighter to think back to an incident when he was a lighthouse keeper and discovered a mysterious chest. But the firefighters were wrong. It was an entirely different memory.
Clicking into the author's storytelling rhythm, we are not at all surprised when the next chapter begins with that fateful memory in the firefighter's past.
Let's pause here and recount a key idea behind Escher art: intricate fitting together and repetition of complex figures in elaborate patterns. By what I've noted above, one can easily detect several patterns emerging: characters stunned into recalling a powerful past memory, others' misattribution of the memory, and, as a literary grand finale, the memory leading into another story.
And this is only The First Loop! The Second Loop introduces sets of two people confined in a small space - to take one example: a lawyer and older gentleman wearing a Frosty the Snowman costume trapped in an elevator when the power goes out. What to do? Tell stories, of course! And the stories in The Second Loop include men and women from The First Loop pausing to engage in conversations with God.
The Third Loop both introduces new characters and cycles back to men and women now familiar to a reader. Additionally, two new twists are added: suicide attempts and the appearance of an elderly woman in a green coat and matching pillbox hat and shoes who has her own tales to tell of attempted suicide. Finally, in The Fourth Loop, we have the characters reappearing in different roles and unexpected activities and more generous helpings of Zoran Živković storytelling magic so imaginative it boarders on the impossible, reminding a reader of the art of - of course, M.C. Escher!
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Alice Across America: The Story of the First Women's Cross-Country Road Trip by Sarah Glenn Marsh
Brand New- Hardcover - $18.99 USD
Writer Sarah Glenn Marsh and illustrator Gilbert Ford's Alice Across America is a nonfiction picture book account of maverick Alice Ramsey, the first woman to drive a car across America in 1909.
When Alice Ramsey was little, she loved to ride horses. As she grew up, more people were driving cars. From the moment Alice slid behind the wheel, she was crazy about cars. So when the Maxwell-Briscoe Company challenged her to drive one of their new cars across the country as a promotional ploy to prove that even a lady could do it, Alice daringly accepted. With several women by her side, these brazen drivers sustained many hardships over the course of a remarkable two-month journey and far surpassed all expectations.
With a clever blend of women's history, technological history, and American roading geography, this is a celebration of unstoppable women making strides in twentieth-century America.
Publisher  :  Henry Holt and Co. (BYR) (February 4, 2020)
Hardcover  :  48 pages
Reading age  :  5 - 9 years
Grade level  :  Preschool - 3
Dimensions  :  10.28 x 0.48 x 10.37 inches

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TOP News Fujitsu Upgrades RIKEN's AI Research Computer "RAIDEN;" Reaches Top Tier of Processing Performance in Japan
Fujitsu Upgrades RIKEN's AI Research Computer "RAIDEN;" Reaches Top Tier of Processing Performance in Japan
Fujitsu Upgrades RIKEN's AI Research Computer "RAIDEN;" Reaches Top Tier of Processing Performance in Japan
Supporting ground-breaking AI research with a total theoretical computational performance of 54 petaflops, up from initial four petaflops
Fujitsu Limited
Fujitsu has significantly boosted the performance of RAIDEN (Riken AIp Deep learning ENvironment), a computer system for artificial intelligence research it had originally deployed in 2017 to the RIKEN Center for Advanced Intelligence Project (AIP Center), the AI research arm of RIKEN. The system upgrade by Fujitsu was based on an order received from RIKEN, and now RIKEN AIP Center is putting it into operation from April 2018.
The upgraded RAIDEN has increased its performance by a considerable margin, moving from an initial total theoretical computational performance of four petaflops, to 54 petaflops, placing it in the top tier of Japan's systems. In having built this system, Fujitsu demonstrates its commitment to support cutting-edge AI research in Japan.
Fujitsu Limited Web Site.


Great post, Harold! I limit technological distractions by disabling all notification on my smart phone except phone calls and text messages. I check email and social media on my schedule, not every time my phone beeps and blinks.
For me it is important to prioritize what I need to get done over what I would like to do. I set uninterrupted time aside to accomplish my needs with no phone, internet, or media in a quiet space and reward my accomplishments with the wants -or distractions of technology.
It is very hard to get away from those distractions.


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"A passionate hobby" is how Dan Graham explained his career at the Walker Art Center's, Beyond lecture. A humble but accurate description of his work, you can see he doesn't just make art – lives a designed life. Graham's ability to live design gives him a unique capability to be all encompassing: film, performance, photography, architecture, installation, print, and even writing.
The exhibition and lecture energized me! Graham's ability to focus on the relationship between art, the viewer, the environment, and even an unknowing passer bye – was exhilarating. I like to believe it's important as a viewer to understand your own element in observing or taking in art. He makes the viewer think about the ways in which each space, motion, concept, perspective, and sound affects behavior.
The Walker also took Graham's motifs and concerns in mind while organizing this lecture. Graham not only shared the stage with curators and critiques but musicians. Japanther, a punk rock band from New York, introduced Dan Graham and also shared the spot light. Not only did the viewer of this lecture get to experience Graham's humor, vast archive of artist knowledge, and work but his belief of the strong bond between art and under ground music. This was a well-rounded exhibition. I urge people to look at Dan Graham's work.


The General Officer Commanding (GOC) 3 Division Nigerian Army, Brig-Gen. Benjamin Ahanotu has urged all residents living at the Mambilla Plateau of Taraba State to live in peace and harmony with one another.
This is coming against the backdrop of recent clashes and killings between the Fulani pastoralists and natives of community at Nguruje parts of Sardauna Local Government Area (LGA) of the state.
Ahanotu made the statement at the Palace of the Chief of Mambilla, His Royal Majesty Dr Shehu Audu Baju ll during a stakeholder meeting with Local Government Chairman, Councillors and District Heads of Sardauna Emirate / Mambilla Traditional Council today.
The GOC in a statement on Monday by the Deputy Director of Army Public Relations (DDAPR), Col. Ogunsanya, expressed his dismay and disappointment over the crisis between Mambillas and the Fulanis whom over the years had been living peacefully and harmoniously with each other.
He also blamed the stakeholders for not nipping the crisis in the bud at the initial stage but allowed it deteriorated to the level that lives and property were lost and destroyed.
Ahanotu told the stakeholders that soldiers had been deployed to curtail any breach of security and urged them to report any threat to the troops for immediate action. He also urged the leadership of the Local Government to provide immediate succor to the people affected. He advised the traditional rulers to carry out intense sensitization to enlighten their people to be their brother's keeper.
Earlier, Madaki Mambilla, Alhaji Isa Musa who represented the Chief of Mambilla, Dr Shehu Audu Baju ll commended the Nigerian Army for their quick intervention to prevent the escalation of the crisis. He said the Emirate Council on his part would do everything possible to prevent further occurrence of this ugly situation.
Responding the Chairman of Sardauna LGA, Hon. John Yep said the incident was quite unfortunate and promised to work out modalities for peace. He also said all wounded persons in the hospital would be given free medical treatment. He added that food items had been procured by the Local Government to give those displaced and vowed to sensitize the locals to live in peace.
The GOC was accompanied during the stakeholder's meeting by the Commander 23 Brigade Brig Gen BA Muhammad, Commander 3 Military Intelligence Brigade, Col ASO Onilenla, Deputy Director Army Public Relations, Col KO Ogunsanya and Commanding Officer 20 Battalion Lt Col A Abdullahi as well as Acting Commander 3 Division Provost Group Maj EO Otakpemehi.


Oncology Analytics, a data company focused on the growing cancer therapeutics market ($133 billion globally in 2017), has announced a $21 million Series B funding round led by Oak HC/FT with participation from new investor McKesson Ventures and returning investors Blue Cross Blue Shield Venture Partners and Sandbox Advantage Fund.
This funding comes on the heels of the company's headquarters relocation last week from Plantation, Florida to Atlanta.
"With no end in sight to the rising costs and complexity of cancer treatment options — the oncology benefits management industry is in desperate need of both innovation and disruption," said Annie Lamont, managing partner, Oak HC/FT, in a statement.
Oncology Analytics, which was founded by a hematologist/oncologist in 2009, is used to support over 3.5 million patients by simplifying the complexity of cancer care. It has been estimated that oncologists would need 29 hours a day to keep up with the latest studies and treatments on the market.
The Oncology Analytics platform is updated daily to reflect all of those new treatments and guidelines to help providers stay at the cutting edge of research. Upon seeing a patient, physicians enter their treatment recommendation and receive an automatic authorization if their request is within current guidelines.
For more experimental treatments, the company's clinical team provides additional evaluation and review before approval. This data-driven approach helps providers constantly iterate and improve cancer care.
And with all the data they collect, the platform can also serve health insurance plans by offering insights and analytics on what treatments are most used, most effective, and most cost-effective. The global cancer drug market is projected to exceed $147 billion by 2021.
With this recent funding round, Oncology Analytics will focus on product development, expanding its benefit management capabilities and investing in data analytics and digital health technologies.
That means team growth, as well. The company currently employed 80, 15 of which are in the Atlanta office. That will grow by about 40 in the next year and up to 100 in two years.


Glimpsing Through the Monocle: Don't Tread on Me!!!
This blog is something I'd been contemplating of forming for some time. I'm an amatuer photographer and would love any constructive criticism that you may have. Enjoy!
Our country's original slogan, but also a great title for this pic!


Dry Gulch jewelry can be found at these great boutique stores all across the Midwest!
our jewelry here on our website, in boutiques and at all our shows.
Visit our Show Schedule page for more information on our upcoming shows.
The Dry Gulch gals visit local studio Bee Well Yoga to stay fit and flexible when not beading and creating jewelry. This year, owner Allisson began carrying our jewelry in her studio! We design our "yogi" bracelets to include positive messages and fun colors made for everyday wear. Visit Bee Well Yoga in Rogers to see our latest jewelry designs and enjoy a yoga class too!


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4 Celtic-Themed Video Games We Want More Of
Posted by Dave Stopher | Aug 14, 2019 | Gaming | 0
"Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice Release Dat" (CC BY 2.0) by BagoGames
History provides more than valuable life lessons. It's a source of inspiration and entertainment, something which the digital age is always hungry for. Video game developers regularly draw on mythology, popular or obscure, to add some depth and flair to their titles. The Celts, like the Greeks, Romans, and Egyptians, have contributed their fair share of ideas to the gaming market. A varied and imaginative selection of Celtic-themed titles exist for gamers to enjoy.
The best such game this genre has to offer is Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice. It mixes Celtic and Scandinavian culture and folklore to stunning effect, while disturbing players by putting them in the protagonist's shoes as she ventures to the Viking's Land of the Dead to reclaim her murdered lover's soul. Ninja Theory made a profound impact on the gaming world when it released this title in 2017, highlighting its relevance to mental health issues. Not for the faint-hearted, Senua's dark journey through battles, puzzles and madness is available across PC and console platforms.
Game Republic developed another successful video game that immerses you in Celtic mythology via vivid graphics and an intensely magical storyline. Folklore (2007) enables players to choose between its two main characters, Ellen and Keats, who venture from a small Irish village into the dark and mysterious Netherworld, searching for answers to a 17-year-old mystery. Although only available on PS3, its producers' efforts in merging modern Japanese visuals with Irish legends and pure fantasy are certainly worthy of appreciation.
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Among older and perhaps less visually impressive examples than the games already mentioned is Celtic Kings: Rage of War (2002), solely for PC. Set within the Gallic Wars, you can either play as the conquering Roman Empire or as Gaul, fighting against it. In addition to high-quality 2D graphics and the methodical excitement typical of strategy titles, Haemimont Games included an extra fun feature: adventure mode, which follows a warrior by the name of Larax as he battles warring tribes after the death of his wife. Death and tragedy really are common Celtic themes.
Celtic mythology also resonates with the concept of good fortune, so it's hardly surprising that games of chance are often linked to it. Visitors coming to play casino slots on Paddy Power Casino come across games like Gaelic Luck and Land of Gold, both courtesy of Playtech. Leprechauns, four-leaf clovers, and pots of gold complete the themed package, their performance tailored for the high definition demands of PCs, tablets and smartphones. Casino games may be of a different calibre to RPGs, but they all use such marketable materials to develop appealing products.
Fun can be found or invented in many different places, but creators of video games always turn to tales of old for a pinch of historical intrigue or to produce something completely unique yet familiar and meaningful. Atmospheric experiences and antique references are both available when exploring Celtic roots, which gamers of a wide range of genres are happy to support and learn from.
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The North Face® Transgrancanaria marked the 3rd visit of the Ultra-Trail® World Tour in 2015.
Conditions proved to be quite challenging this year. With warm temperatures and strong winds blowing sand over from the Saharan desert to Gran Canaria, the runners had to be at their best.
The elite athlete field was even stronger in 2015 compared to the last edition. And with so many potential TOP3 runners in the front, there had to be some carnage. Elites like Yan-Long Fei & Iker Karrera had to abandon the race due to fatigue or other issues.
But it wasn't only the temperatures that challenged the trail runners. The course of The North Face® Transgrancanaria is known to be a rather technical one. With long climbs and ascents riddled with cacti and loose stones, nobody could afford to neglect focus.
In the end Lithuanian Gediminas Grinius took out the competition in a stunning new course record of 14:23:37.
He was followed by Didrik Hermansen (NOR) in 14:30:07 & Antoine Guillon (FRA) in 14:39:35 to complete the podium.
In the womens competition Núria Picas (ESP) once again proved to be unbeatable when she's at her best. Finishing the race in 16:53:27 (14th overall), she was able to open a 23min gap to runner up Caroline Chaverot (FRA).
Dong Li, an uprising young ultra runner from China, also showed a strong performance finishing 3rd in a time of 18:15:55.
In the overall ranking of the UTWT Sondre Amdahl (377) now leads the pack. But with only 2 points behind Antoine Guillon (375) is not far off. Cyril Cointre from France follows (345).
For the women Núria Picas (395) has now taken over the lead. With her second appearance in the UTWT 2015 Dong Li (379) is currently in 2nd place, followed by Caroline Chaverot (237).
With just 4 weeks to go until the Marathon des Sables in Morocco many runners are already preparing for their next adventure. This race is also a SERIES event in the UTWT calendar and provides another chance to elite runners to gather a solid number of points for the overall UTWT ranking.
The full results of The North Face® Transgrancanaria 2015 as well as the overall UTWT ranking are now available HERE!


POLSON — The city is getting a new logo.
That's the word from city officials who presented the new logo at the Feb. 22 commission meeting.
City Planner Kyle Roberts said the city began working on changing the logo in December. The city should begin using the new logo in about a month or so, Roberts said after the meeting. ENDX of Polson designed the logo.
The logo would be used on the city's website and on business cards and stationery, for example.
Also at last week's meeting, City Manager Mark Shrives noted the city has applied for a $100,000 grant that would more than double the city's skate park.
The current park, located on Seventh Avenue by the soccer fields, is 12,000 square feet. The expansion would add another 13,000 square feet, Shrives said. The total cost of the project is $240,000.
If approved, the Polson Boys & Girls Club would be the fiscal agent. The private grant would come from the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community of Prior Lake, Minnesota.
Shrives said the city will go out to bid on an irrigation replacement project next week for the "Old 9" original course at the Polson Bay Golf Course. Bidding will run three weeks, he said, adding that the winner will be announced March 28. Ridgewater Extension The commission approved a 180-day preliminary plat extension for the Ridgewater Subdivision, which was originally approved in May 2005. The plat, which called for 312 lots to be developed, received a 10-year extension in March 2007. To date, approximately 20 lots have been developed. The subdivision is located west of U.S. Highway 93 and Walmart, west of Ridgewater Drive and north of Long Lake Drive. The plan calls for mixed-use commercial and residential, Roberts said. The extension will expire Aug. 22.
New public safety building After the meeting, Shrives said he and Police Chief Wade Nash and Fire Chief Clint Cottle will soon begin gathering information in order to plan for a new public safety building.
Shrives noted that the city departments are currently using somewhat cramped quarters at 106 First St. E. and that the city is exploring its options.


Ши Син их сургууль нь радио телевизийн сургууль бөгөөд дэлхий хэмжээний мэргэжлийн чадварлаг нэвтрүүлэгч бэлтгэдэг. Гадаад оюутан суралцах тал дээр тус сургуулиас алдартай дадлага хийх газруудыг санал болгодог. Үүнд: Телевиз, мэдээний сэтгүүл, интернет телевиз зэрэг орох бөгөөд гадаад оюутан телевиз дээр нэвтрүүлэг хийж онолын мэдлэгээ практикт ашигладаг.
Тус сургуулиас гадаад оюутнуудад Тайваний болон хятадын соёлыг таньж мэдэх хичээлийг явуулдаг бөгөөд хятад багштайгаар хичээлийг явуулж гадаад оюутныг Тайваньд амьдрахад нь тусалж We care! We are Family! Уриан дор хамгийн тааламжтай орчинг бүрдүүлж байдаг.
I'm Maichoua Lor, an exchange student at Shih Hsin University for the fall semester of 2010. My school back at home is the University of Wisconsin River Falls. Coming from a small town like River Falls to a new world like Taiwan is a great step I took into discovering a different culture. This is my first journey out of the United States; therefore, Taiwan was definitely a shock for me. As soon as I stepped outside of Taiwan's International Airport, I experienced the heat of Taiwan right away—from the traffic to the humidity. Shih Hsin is a small university in Taipei surrounded by lush green scenery. That's its beauty. I personally like small campuses, and so I was easily adjusted to the campus. Another great thing about Shih Hsin is that it's in the city where many things can be found. There's a bus stop right in front of the school's gate. The MRT transportation is convenient, and it's just a walk away. Taipei gave me my first subway experience, something that I only saw in the movies back at home. River Falls does not have any subway transportation nor was it as busy as Taipei. In Taipei, it's busy pretty much all day every day. There are people walking outside, riding motorcycles, taking the bus, or MRT. Also I must mention that I like the night markets. Back at home, we don't have this. This is where almost everyone goes during the evening to hang out, shop, and grab a bite. Outside our school, a few blocks down, there is the Jingmei night market. It's quite convenient for the students—especially we exchange students because we don't have a kitchen in the dormitory. There I discovered that I like fried dumplings. When my friend and I get hungry on the week-end, we would go out for fried dumplings and along the way, do a lot of shopping.
Although it's December, the temperature is in the 80's during the day. The other exchange students and I agree that this is not winter. We do not think that Taiwan has a winter season. Even though we feel it will be a bit strange to have Christmas without snow, we will keep our spirits up after seeing the early decorations of Christmas lights on "palm trees". We had a good laugh over that. But there's no rule saying that only certain trees can hang Christmas lights right? I thought it was surprising to see, but I'm glad Taiwan has the spirit. The decorations bring me a little closer to home. What next? The Christmas songs and Christmas parties are next before my departure.


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Q: Backup database(s) using query without using mysqldump I'd like to dump my databases to a file.
Certain website hosts don't allow remote or command line access, so I have to do this using a series of queries.
All of the related questions say "use mysqldump" which is a great tool but I don't have command line access to this database.
I'd like CREATE and INSERT commands to be created at the same time - basically, the same performance as mysqldump.  Is SELECT INTO OUTFILE the right road to travel, or is there something else I'm overlooking - or maybe it's not possible?

A: With your hands tied by your host, you may have to take a rather extreme approach.  Using any scripting option your host provides, you can achieve this with just a little difficulty.  You can create a secure web page or strait text dump link known only to you and sufficiently secured to prevent all unauthorized access.  The script to build the page/text contents could be written to follow these steps:
For each database you want to back up:

*

*Step 1: Run SHOW TABLES.

*Step 2: For each table name returned by the above query, run SHOW CREATE TABLE to get the create statement that you could run on another server to recreate the table and output the results to the web page.  You may have to prepend "DROP TABLE X IF EXISTS;" before each create statement generated by the results of these queryies (!not in your query input!).

*Step 3: For each table name returned from step 1 again, run a SELECT * query and capture full results.  You will need to apply a bulk transformation to this query result before outputing to screen to convert each line into an INSERT INTO tblX statement and output the final transformed results to the web page/text file download.
The final web page/text download would have an output of all create statements with "drop table if exists" safeguards, and insert statements.  Save the output to your own machine as a ".sql" file, and execute on any backup host as needed.
I'm sorry you have to go through with this.  Note that preserving mysql user accounts that you need is something else entirely.

A: Use mysqldump-php a pure-PHP solution to replicate the function of the mysqldump executable for basic to med complexity use cases - I understand you may not have remote CLI and/or mysql direct access, but so long as you can execute via an HTTP request on a httpd on the host this will work:
So you should be able to just run the following purely PHP script straight from a secure-directory in /www/ and have an output file written there and grab it with a wget.
mysqldump-php - Pure PHP mysqldump on GitHub
PHP example:
<?php
require('database_connection.php');
require('mysql-dump.php')
$dumpSettings = array(
    'include-tables' => array('table1', 'table2'),
    'exclude-tables' => array('table3', 'table4'),
    'compress' => CompressMethod::GZIP, /* CompressMethod::[GZIP, BZIP2, NONE] */
    'no-data' => false,
    'add-drop-table' => false,
    'single-transaction' => true,
    'lock-tables' => false,
    'add-locks' => true,
    'extended-insert' => true
);

$dump = new MySQLDump('database','database_user','database_pass','localhost', $dumpSettings);
$dump->start('forum_dump.sql.gz');
    ?>

A: Use / Install PhpMySQLAdmin on your web server and click export. Many web hosts already offer you this as a service pre-configured, and it's easy to install if you don't already have it (pure php): http://www.phpmyadmin.net/
This allows you to export your database(s), as well as perform other otherwise tedious database operations very quickly and easily -- and it works for older versions of PHP < 5.3 (unlike the Mysqldump.php offered as another answer here).
I am aware that the question states 'using query' but I believe the point here is that any means necessary is sought when shell access is not available -- that is how I landed on this page, and PhpMyAdmin saved me!

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Ambitious dream. Tribute to Nature. Embodiment of what a great city deserves. Welcome to Mumbai's first true urban oasis.
The Park, a grand development in the heart of the city with a 7-acre private park is envisioned on the scale of a city park, and inspired by the greatest urban parks of the world. Set in South Mumbai's prime locale, Worli, Mumbai's lifestyle hub, The Park is a rich landscape designed to provide a multitude of experiences and a diverse range of delightful environments in a 17-acre neighbourhood.
The Jewel–Step into a 50,000 sq.ft clubhouse and experience the world of leisure, well-being and privilege.
The Park has been registered via MahaRERA registration number: P51900001339 | P51900016526 and is available on the website https://maharera.mahaonline.gov.in under registered projects.


My name is Caroline Duggan and I am a qualified Psychotherapist with over 16 years experience. I work in a relational and client centred style. How can Body Relational Psychotherapy Help you? You may be looking for something specific like psychotherapy for anxiety or depression. Most people seeking therapy wish to live happier lives and free themselves from needless pain but meet many obstacles and blocks. These blocks manifest both in the mind and the body. I set out to work with you to explore what is getting in the way of finding more fulfillment and enrichment in your life, addressing both mind and body. It can seem difficult talking to a stranger so I aim to be as present as I can so you can find space to open up to your experience.
You may be unsure if relational body psychotherapy can help you or if I am the right person for you. You can find out more from the FAQ page, or by finding out what might happen in a session. If you wish contact me by email or phone to find out more or to ask particular questions do not hesitate. There is no obligation to go further if you do not wish to do so.
What might happen in a session?
Biodynamic Massage what is it?


Hi everyone! Today I have the China Glaze Happy Holiglaze Collection for you! Also, China Glaze is generously providing one full collection for FIVE OF YOU!!!! So be sure to use the Rafflecopter widget below for your chance to win! This giveaway will be open to US residents only.
All Wrapped Up is a clear coat loaded with blurple micro glitter. The formula was smooth and easy to apply. This can be used as a top coat, or a stand alone. The glitter coverage was excellent.
Shown is three coats of All Wrapped Up.
Bells Will be Blinging is a clear coat loaded with blue, gold, and silver micro hexes, and silver mini bars. The formula was smooth and easy to apply, and the glitters spread out evenly across the nail. This is a very sweet & subtle topper for almost any base color!
Shown is one coat of Bells Will be Blinging over Just Be-claws.
Be Merry, Be Bright is a clear coat loaded with multi-sized hexes in purple and magenta. The formula was smooth and easy to apply, and the glitters spread out evenly across the nail. I really like this one a lot. It's such a pretty topper, and isn't the traditional holiday look.
Shown is one coat of Be Merry, Be Bright over Elfin' Around.
Elfin' Around is a coral red shimmer. The formula was rich and very easy to apply. It was also an easy one coater! I'm always up for any kind of coral shades, so this was an immediate favorite for me.
Shown is two coats of Elfin' Around.
Just Be-claws is a cherry red shimmer. The formula was smooth and very easy to apply. This is another easy one coat shade! I really love the subtlety of the red shimmer!
Shown is two coats of Just Be-Claws.
Mingle with Kringle is a gold foil shimmer. The formula was smooth and easy to apply. This one wasn't too high on my favorite list, but only because golds just never seem to work well with my skintone.
Shown is two coats of Mingle with Kringle.
Put a Bow on It is a purple tinted clear coat loaded with fuchsia micro glitters. The formula was smooth and easy to apply. This will make a great glittering top coat, but it also a great stand alone shade as well.
Shown is two coats of Put a Bow on It.
Santa Red my List is a magenta red shimmer. The formula was smooth and very easy to apply. This is another great one coater. I like how vibrant this shade is!
Shown is two coats of Santa Red my List.
So Blue Without You is a medium blue foil shimmer. The formula was smooth and easy to apply. This is a really great shade with brilliant shine!
Shown is two coats of So Blue Without You.
There's Snow One Like You is a white texture coat with white hexes. The formula was a little difficult to apply. It is meant to mimic the look of fresh snow, and it definitely does. It is just a little too lumpy for a comfortable wear.
Shown is two coats of There's Snow One Like You.
This is Tree-mendous is a clear coat loaded with gold and green micro glitter. The formula was smooth and easy to apply. I absolutely, positively LOVE this shade! The gold glitters are such a perfect accent to the green. I can't get enough of this one!
Shown is three coats of This is Tree-mendous.
Your Present Required is a clear coat loaded with a rainbow of multi-sized metallic hexes. The formula was smooth and easy to apply, and the glitters spread out evenly across the nail. I absolutely love this one!! The glitters are so flashy and so much fun to wear!
Shown is one coat of Your Present Required over Santa Red my List.
Travel in Colour is a limited edition iridescent shimmer top coat. The formula was smooth and easy to apply. It makes an amazing shimmering color shift for base colors, but also looks really beautiful on its own!
Shown is two coats of Travel in Colour.
Overall, I really like this collection! There are some great reds, which is perfect for the holidays, but they're definitely not your traditional holiday reds, which is perfect for me!! Make sure to enter the giveaway for your chance at one of five Happy Holiglaze Collections!
These are really pretty. I love how glowy So Blue Without You is!
travel in color is so cool!
Hello, do i have to be a resident? its ok if i have a P.O Box at Miami Florida? i would love to enter!
Beautiful swatches! The colors are gorgeous, and the sparkle! Wow!
* love and * China (sorry typo) I am going to sign up for instagram, possibly twitter and blog follow to win these polishes! You dont understand, I NEED to win these. Im an in LOVE, LOVE, LOVE with nail polishes. So much so, that im researching if i should start a blog or not. So please, pick me!!!
signed up for everything and anything i could. So far got 7/7 entries. Is there anything else i can do to improve my chances of winning? :) :) SO EXCITED!!!
Thank you, girl! I've sent you an email.


In Egypt, a team of nine scientists from prestigious Egyptian medical schools and universities have found that one in every 50 children in America have metabolic brain disease, and it could be a result of the mercury contained in vaccines. How was this found?
Mercury exposure is measured by examining children's urinary porphyrins (excreted organic compounds that are biomarkers for mercury toxicity). The presence of mercury within blood and urine exploits the well-known link with vaccines and metabolic brain disease (autism), but the severity of autism is closely linked to the levels of exposure to this harmful neurotoxin.
Out of the 100 children being studied, 40 with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) had higher exposure levels to mercury than their non-autistic siblings and healthy kids in the study. Children who had the severe forms of metabolic brain disease had displayed the highest amount of mercury exposure. Natural health enthusiasts have been talking about vaccines and their dangers, as well as mercury in dental fillings, and now science proves them right.
The study previously mentioned in the beginning from Egypt, also included an analysis of the mothers of the autistic children who had more than a couple dental "silver" amalgams (mercury-loaded fillings), which scientists said had caused the exposure of mercury to their children.
Special note: Used in vaccines like the flu shot, ethyl mercury in thimerosal is 50 times toxic to body tissue as the methyl mercury in fish and amalgams, and is proven to be more persistent in the brain. When injected into the bloodstream and into muscle tissue, it works around the human body protective systems, like the skin, digestive organs and lungs. This is how mercury can penetrate the blood/brain barrier.
In 2015, Behavioral Neurology published a study that was conducted by a group of researchers from the National Institute of Standards. The study focused on 100 autistic children with high levels of mercury, aluminum and lead in their system that may have been a result from environmental exposure. Lead is being detected in tap water in the US (Flint, Michigan has the most alarming amount in the US), and aluminum is in vaccines. Detoxification through organic compounds play a vital role in boosting and improving social and mental capacities in children with metabolic brain disease.
It is important to remember that autism is a neurodevelopment disorder that begins at infancy or early childhood (not at birth), with quite a bit of learning and communication impairments, ranging from mild to moderate and even severe cases. It's rarely passed down genetically, but rather caused by excessive amounts of neurotoxins consumed, injected or inhaled from environmental factors.
Mercury is considered a toxic, non-radioactive element on the plant and second most toxic in the world, second only to uranium, but is still a preservative in vaccines, when there are other healthy options to consider from, and would be much more effective. It is known scientific fact that when neurons in the human brain come into contact with mercury they permanently disintegrate within an hour of exposure.
Thimerosal is a mercury-containing preservative (about 50 percent of mercury), and there have been warnings about it from the World Health Organization since 1990. Since mercury is found to increase in quantity, the body ends up having rough time in removing it as it builds up in the system.
Most infants are injected with so much mercury in one day alone, than what is recommended by the WHO for adults for three months of exposure. A true fact that most Americans are unaware of is that Aluminum in vaccines rapidly increase mercury toxicity in the body, therefore be warned about minimum mercury tolerance, as we all underestimate it.
The CDC combines both aluminum and mercury together in vaccines. The Tetanus and Diptheria vaccine are found to have "trace" amounts of mercury in the same vaccine with aluminum. The whooping cough vaccine contains formaldehyde and aluminum phosphate. Mixing both a flu shot with mercury and aluminum is lethal to the brain and central nervous system.
The CDC has kept any evidence proving the link between the MMR vaccine and autism since 2002.
A senior scientist and epidemiologist at the US Centers for disease control and Prevention (Immunization Safety branch), Dr. William W. Thompson, said to the vaccine-autism link in a confession letter (Dr. Thompson sent it in an email to CDC officials through his attorneys). After a decade of silence, Dr. Thompson couldn't bear to keep it a secret any longer, especially when many parents are having children being born with autism, and suffering as a result. Then he decided to reveal it all.


(Sacramento) - Assemblymember Ash Kalra (D-San Jose) authored Assembly Concurrent Resolution 97 to recognize June 21, 2017, as International Day of Yoga in California. Assemblymember Kalra, who is the first Indian American to serve in the State Legislature, introduced ACR 97 to raise awareness about the important benefits of yoga for Californians of all backgrounds, cultures, traditions, religions, and nationalities. "Yoga is an invaluable gift from India, rooted in Hindu and Vedic traditions, and is today practiced by millions of all backgrounds, cultures, traditions, religions, and nationalities throughout the world," said Assemblymember Kalra. "ACR 97 raises awareness about all these important benefits of yoga and also reminds us that we all share the common goal of uplifting one another and the human experience, regardless of where we come from." Here's more in this Assembly Access video.
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Residents Object to Vita's Plans
Posted 26th October 2018 at 9:51am by Richard Ward in Development
Plans to build 350 student flats in Brighton have been met with criticism from local residents.
Vita Student are looking to knock down the existing six-storey Enterprise Point building off Lewes Road, replacing it with a nine-storey block of student accommodation. The proposed development contains 350 studio flats for students, 20 affordable homes and offices on the ground floor.
The developer held a public consultation before the plans were lodged and, in its application, said that the vast majority of residents see the development as an improvement on the disused office block.
However, residents have begun submitting letters of objection along with ward councillor Dick Page.
Councillor Page said: "I must object in the strongest possible terms. In February a developer was canvassing us about approximately 87 student units on this site. Now it has grown to 350."
"This neighbourhood has an excess of HMOs already and purpose-built student blocks similarly contribute to an imbalance in the local population, with temporary residents who are more likely to cause late night noise and nuisance."
"To grant this massive addition in student numbers would clearly tell settled residents that the council does not care about their wellbeing, community or primary schools."
The Vita scheme is the latest in a series of student blocks to be proposed along Lewes Road. Other developments include the huge Preston Barracks project and as well the recently completed scheme at Vogue Gyratory.


Etihad Airways is to drop its Edinburgh flights to Abu Dhabi, The Scotsman has learned.
Confirmation from the Middle Eastern airline is expected soon.
Etihad have said they will stop flying their Edinburgh to Abu Dhabi air route.
The daily service will end in October, just three years after being launched in competition with Qatar Airways to Doha.
Most passengers have used the hubs as stepping stones to other destinations on the airlines' long-haul networks, such as in Asia and Australia.
However, the airline has a smaller network of destinations than Qatar or Emirates, which flies twice a day between Glasgow and Dubai.
The decision will come as a major blow to Etihad, whose then chief executive James Hogan announced in Scotland in 2014 that it would launch two Scottish routes.
The second one was due to start by 2020.
Passengers booked on flights after October are likely to be offered to be re-routed via another airport, switched to another airline or given a refund.
An aviation source said: "The route closure decision fits with a period of cutbacks Etihad has been making across their network and a relatively poor performance at Edinburgh..
"Qatar Airways will be upgrading to larger Airbus A350 from Edinburgh at the same time.
"The new China flight between Edinburgh and Beijing from June won't help Etihad's economics in the route either."
Aviation analyst John Strickland, of JLS Consulting, said: "Etihad is in a major phase of retrenchment, having exited several of its investments including Air Berlin and Alitalia, and also divesting of aircraft and closing routes.
"Emirates also continues to perform strongly on its Glasgow to Dubai service.
"The Edinburgh global market is a large one but the pace of competition has increased to the Gulf and Asia.
"Now, the Abu Dhabi route is paying the price of this and Etihad's wider strategic review as it stems its losses."
Ken McLeod, president of the Scottish Passenger Agents Association, which represents travel agents, said: "We are very disappointed that any airline has to pull a route, but no-one underestimates the challenge of Etihad, Emirates and Qatar sustaining four flights a day from Scotland to worldwide destinations via the Middle East.
"The introduction of a direct China flight with Hainan this summer won't have been the main reason why Etihad may pull out, but it won't have helped.
"If Scotland loses Etihad we will be very sorry, because there has been a lot of hard work put in over the last three years.
Etihad did not deny the route would be closed.
Its spokesman said: "Etihad Airways continues to review its network and make a select number of adjustments which will be announced at the appropriate time, taking into account the needs of our staff, partners, and customers.


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What can you do to help a child with difficulties such as Autism, ADHD, Dyslexia, Dyspraxia, Aspergers? In this video / podcast Patricia Hesnan; RMN, Author, Course Facilitator, Bio Energy Therapist, Channeler and Medium, talks to Aine Farrell, Teacher, Bio Energy Therapist, and Neurodevelopmental Therapist about Neurodevelopmental Therapy. Have you heard yourself remark that you know your child is smart yet he/she is struggling at school. For many children the root problem is insufficient development of some neurological pathways so although clever, a child can still present with learning and sensory issues. Neurological Developmental Delay is often caused by retained Primitive Reflexes. Primitive reflexes are automatic movements that are mediated by the brain-stem, begin in utero and are present at birth. If the baby is unable to inhibit his primitive reflexes at the appropriate time they will delay his motor development causing Neuro Developmental Delay. Consequently, there is a stumbling block to the maturing of his brain.
This is a podcast interview between John Donohoe, a bio energy therapist, course facilitator, sound healing therapist, multi-instrumentalist musician, sound engineer, and music producer and Graham Gough, a bio energy therapist and sound healing therapist. In this open discussion they talk about the secret to using sound healing instruments for a healing therapy session using Tibetan Singing bowls, Chinese Gongs, Tuning Forks, Kosis, Chines, Ocean Drum, Rain Sticks and much more. They discuss how and why sound is such a powerful form of healing therapy.


The front door of The Old Band Room is on a quiet gravelled lane and opens directly into the open plan ground floor of the property. The ground floor has the following areas:	Living space: A lovely area, with a wooden floor, oak beams and an electric flame effect fire. There are two leather sofas and a flat screen TV with DVD player;	Dining area: Contains a wooden dining table and seating for up to five;	Kitchen: The modern, well presented kitchen area contains a range cooker with a five ring gas hob and two gas ovens, a dishwasher, fridge, freezer, microwave, kettle, toaster and washing machine.Stairs lead up from the ground floor to the first floor landing, off which are the following rooms, all in the eaves of the cottage, with lovely oak beams and exposed Cotswold stone walls:	Bedroom 1: Contains a double bed and a comfortable leather sofa. There is also a lovely ensuite bathroom, with a walk-in shower, toilet and a wash basin;	Bedroom 2: Contains a double bed. There is also a door giving direct access into bedroom 3;	Bedroom 3: This is a small bedroom, with no window, which can be accessed either directly from the landing, or from bedroom 2. The bed in the room is also small, measuring approximately 75cm x 167cm/2'6"x5'6", and is only suitable for children under the age of 12;	Family bathroom: Contains a bath with handheld shower, toilet and wash basin.Across the lane from the cottage is a gravelled garden area, with a lovely, shallow stream running past at one end. The peaceful garden contains a picnic table and a separate smaller table, with ample seating for five, plus a charcoal barbecue.
The Old Band Room is a traditional Cotswold stone property, with a wealth of character features and an interesting history, having once been used to practise in by the military bands of the surrounding villages. The cottage is located in the heart of the popular and picturesque village of Naunton, which is set well away from busy roads and benefits from a good village pub, a golf course and many beautiful walks straight from the doorstep. The well known market towns of Stow-on-the-Wold and Bourton-on-the-Water are both within six miles, with their wide range of pubs, shops and restaurants. Naunton is also within easy reach of many tourist destinations, including Oxford, Blenheim Palace and Stratford-upon-Avon, the birthplace of William Shakespeare. The cottage has lots of traditional character, including oak beams, wooden floors and exposed Cotswold stone walls. Complementing these character features, the cottage has modern facilities, including a TV with DVD player and a well presented kitchen. The Old Band Room sleeps a maximum of five people (4 adults and 1 child), in three bedrooms, with two bathrooms. There is a lovely garden just across the lane from the cottage, which sits on the shallow stream runnng through the village, and quiet, on street parking is available close to the cottage. The Old Band Room is perfect for families or small groups of friends looking for a peaceful break in the heart of the beautiful Cotswolds region.


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New music added today by Paul Cardall, Steve Banks, Renee' Michele, Stanton Lanier, Ryan Stewart, Rick Sparks, Elise Lebec, and Steve Kohl. Enjoy!
Below we present a list (not in any particular order) of our favorite Contemporary Piano Music albums released during the fourth quarter of 2014. We highly recommend each of these albums. To qualify for this list, an album had to be a new release (not a re-release) in either October, November, or December of 2014, feature solo piano music (or solo piano with light accompaniment) and be available for purchase on either iTunes, Amazon.com, or CDBaby.com. In selecting these five albums from over a hundred possibilities, we applied the same rigorous standards that we use in choosing music for play on GAIA Prime Radio. So if you enjoy the music we play on our station, we are confident that you will enjoy the music on these albums as well. Click on the album title or CD cover image and you will be taken to iTunes where you can listen to samples of music from that album and/or purchase it.
For every album sold, $1 will be donated to the Saving Tiny Hearts Society whose mission is to raise money for grossly under-funded, lifesaving grass roots research of congenital heart defects (CHD's). Congenital heart defects are the #1 type of birth defect affecting more than 1,000,000 babies every year. This is a cause for which Paul is an especially appropriate advocate, given that he was born with essentially half of a functioning heart. That life-threatening congenital defect, a series of difficult surgeries and heart-related illnesses, and recent heart transplant surgery, have all shaped Paul's musical style and inspired this collection of outstanding melodic compositions and arrangements.
Featuring largely piano music with extensive and elaborate and "real" orchestral and choral accompaniment, that at times has a "classical" feel, Saving Tiny Hearts is one of those albums where it is truly impossible to choose one favorite track. Each selection reveals a level of careful crafting, sophistication, expressiveness, and genuineness that we have come to expect from Paul.
"Eternal" is a collection of original piano/orchestral compositions from the heart and the deepest emotions of gifted composer and talented pianist Steve Banks. Each work, as evidenced by the song titles, is a reflection of the wide spectrum of emotional experiences – joy, sorrow, and love – from the artist's own life. Each song has special meaning to Steve, telling the story of family, heritage, faith and love.
Somewhat reminiscent of the orchestral works of Yanni, and perhaps in the spirit of the album title, "Eternal" features grand, powerful, dramatic, and sweeping melodies with a decidedly cinematic quality, and showcases well developed and exceptional orchestral accompaniment (with occasional, but not overdone, synthesizer). While not so much "music for relaxation," the music is nonetheless soothing and uplifting with just a slight hint of a "classical" tone. On "Adoration" and "Reminiscence" in particular, the melody is simply "breathtakingly" creative and beautiful, and with just the right amount of support from strings and woodwinds. These two songs alone would be a worthwhile purchase, but there are nine other works that make this entire CD one that we highly recommend you add to your collection.
Co-Produced by Will Ackerman, Tom Eaton, and Oregon based composer and pianist Reneé Michele, and recorded at the legendary Imaginary Road Studios in Vermont, Seasons of the Heart is the most technically accomplished and emotionally intimate album of Reneé Michele's career. The accompanying ensemble players are some of Imaginary Road's best and include Charlie Bisharat (violin), Eugene Friesen (cello), Jill Haley (English horn), Noah Wilding (vocals), Jeff Haynes (percussion), Michael Manring (fretless bass), and Tom Eaton (bass).
Renee Michele started playing the piano at the age of six and continued through college as a music major. She later added a degree in Occupational Therapy, which led her to teach piano to children with special needs. One of her proudest achievements is having developed teaching strategies that allowed a musically gifted autistic child to learn to play the piano and later perform in a school talent show.
On Seasons of the Heart, Renee delves deep into her most personal memories — recollections both beloved and painful. The focus is on the emotional depth of the music rather than a "flashy" playing style, and the result is music that might be best described as sentimental, reflective, introspective, sometimes wistful, intimate, complex, sophisticated, uplifting, memorable, and always deeply felt.
After starting piano lessons at age six growing up in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, award winning composer and pianist Stanton Lanier's love for basketball made him want to quit at age twelve, but his parents wouldn't let him. So he began writing songs and singing at age fourteen. Playing and composing continued as a hobby while majoring in chemistry at Georgia Tech and completing an MBA at the University of Georgia. After five years working in consulting and insurance, in 1994, at age thirty, he embarked on a ten-year career as a financial planner. However, the piano continued to serve as an life refuge. When he began composing instrumentals, he wanted them to convey a sense of God's peace and hope. As people began to share powerful stories about how the songs were impacting their lives, he realized that "scripture inspired piano" was a unique way to share God's story and his own story.
In this spirit, in 2004 Stanton and his wife founded the non-profit ministry Music to Light the World to offer God's peace, rest, hope and healing in the church, the cultural arts, and the lives of cancer patients. Since that time, nearly sixty thousand CDs have been donated to cancer patients and families through Get Music Give Hope℠, where one CD is given away for every one purchased.
Stanton Lanier's signature piano melodies are sure to refresh your spirit. This re-mastered collection offers sixteen listener favorites from his eight albums and ninety-nine singles. Listen for peace, rest, hope and healing with touching piano solos and exquisite accompaniment from nine acclaimed guest artists, including three Grammy winners. Many of the selections are from albums originally produced with the assistance of Will Ackerman at Imaginary Road Studios in Vermont, and feature such notable accompanying artists as Philip Aeberg, Eugene Friesen, Noah Wilding, Jeff Oster, Jeff Haynes, Tom Eaton, Richard Gus Sebring, and, of course, Will Ackerman. Highly recommended.
Raised in Salt Lake City, Ryan Stewart says his mother is his inspiration. A classically trained pianist herself, she wanted to share her love of music with her children. Sadly, she passed away from breast cancer when he was just 13. Ryan says this was a poignant moment in his life and he realized the gift she had given to him. "As a teenager I missed her and I would sit at the piano on the stage at my school and play and think about her." His father encouraged him to continue to pursuing his talent.
After graduating from high school, Ryan was awarded a full-ride scholarship in music to the University of Utah. He perfected his piano skills as he studied, and played and taught piano lessons. He especially enjoyed teaching students with an affinity for composition and song writing. Although Stewart eventually left the music department and pursued a career in computers, he never lost his desire to compose and play the instrument he loves. Today, his spare time is spent with music, and his passion has become something his wife, Cindy, and their two daughters cherish when spending time together. He has also composed and arranged music for film documentaries, Cellist Stephen S. Nelson (ThePianoGuys), Paul Cardall and other artists, and several dance studios.
On "One Journey," Ryan presents us with uplifting rolling piano melodies, thoughtful chords, and carefully crafted orchestral and vocal accompaniment. The result is music that can most definitely provide a soothing effect on one's soul and clear the mind of stress. The music is innovative, sophisticated, multi-layered, relaxing, peaceful, but also at times superbly powerful.
Coming Soon: Our favorite "Contemporary Instrumental: Multi-Instrumental" albums released in the fourth quarter of 2014.
New music added today by Terra Guitarra, Sherry Finzer, Johannes Linstead, Jerry Rockwell, Luna Blanca and Richard Hecks and his Nouveau Flamenco Band, Dan and Sandy Adler, and Painted Raven.