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Nuraphone Reviews
With a proprietary self-learning engine and features like an in-and-over design and app functionality, Nuraphone headphones claim to revolutionize the listening experience.
www.nuraphone.com
About Nuraphone
By Derek Lakin
HighYa Staff
Published on: Jan 5, 2018
Covered by at least three different patents, including unique in-and-over architecture, Nuraphone headphones automatically measure your hearing, create an individual profile, and adapt the sound to match. This way, the company tells us you'll be able to actually hear your favorite music for the first time.
They accomplish this using a self-learning engine that adjusts sound frequencies based on your individual sensitivity, thereby bringing them into stunning focus. All you have to do is put the headphones on and they'll create your profile in 60 seconds, without even pressing a button.
Additional Nuraphone features include a programmable touch control, a flexible band that fits all head shapes and sizes, a durable metal body, patented active cooling technology, Inova architecture, dual-layer sound isolation, and wired or wireless connectivity.
Together, the website reports that you can expect deep bass you can feel, along with crystal clear detail.
Even a quick glance at Nuraphone will reveal that they're not a typical pair of headphones. But will this uniqueness necessarily translate into a better listening experience? Even then, are there other, more traditional, headphones that might deliver greater bang for the buck?
Let's help you find some actionable answers by taking a closer look at their functionality.
How Do Nuraphone Headphones Work?
At about 7.5 inches tall, 6.75 inches wide, and just under 12 ounces, Nuraphones might seem a lot like most over-the-ear headphones currently on the market. However, looking closer at their ear cups reveals their patented in-and-over (Inova) architecture that adds soft, gel-filled in-ear tips that conform to your unique shape.
According to the website, the ear cup contains a deep bass driver that "won't interfere with high tones or muddy the sound," while the in-ear buds contain a separate high-frequency driver for crystal clear high notes.
With patented in-and-over (Inova) technology, Nuraphone headphones promise to completely change how you experience sound. Credit: Nura, Ltd.
Additional features include:
A high-grade stainless steel body
Aluminum cups
Hypoallergenic silicone pads
Vented design that draws in cool air
Bluetooth connectivity (as well as wired connectivity using a universal port that accepts Lightning, USB-C, micro-USB, and analog)
Dual passive noise isolation
Lithium-ion battery that provides up to 20 hours of listening time
External microphones for calls
A power cable that allows you to charge the headphones directly from your phone
Nuraphone headphones can also tell when they're not being worn and will turn themselves on and off accordingly, in order to maximize battery life. Furthermore, the light touch buttons outside the ear cups can be custom programmed to do things like play/pause, select the next or previous track, turn the immersion mode on/off, and so forth.
Now that we've discussed Nuraphone's hardware, let's turn our attention to the software.
How Does Nuraphone's App Utilize Sound Modeling?
According to the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, the hair cells located in the inner ear, or cochlea, vibrate when encountering sound. This vibration then "produces a very quiet sound that echoes back into the middle ear," which is called an otoacoustic emission (OAE).
These OAEs can be measured by specialized equipment at your doctor's office, which can then help identify potential hearing loss.
The Nuraphone headphones use an adaptation of this technology that emits a bunch of tones and frequencies over the course of 30 seconds, and then listens to how well your inner ear hears them. Then, it processes and encodes this information and creates a customized sonic 'map' that promises to deliver a rich, balanced sound, regardless of what you're listening to.
An example of an individual's sound map created by Nuraphone's OAE-based technology. Credit: Apple Corporation
After this initial setup, every time you put on your headphones, they'll identify you within two seconds and automatically load your profile. According to the company, the Nuraphone app can store up to three unique profiles at the same time.
How Much Does Nuraphone Cost?
Each pair of Nuraphone headphones is priced at $399, which also comes with a USB-A charging cable and a magnetic locking protective case.
The company stands behind their product with a 30-day satisfaction guarantee, less S&H charges. Keep in mind that the headphones must be in their original condition and packaging in order to qualify.
They also come with a one-year warranty against material defects. To request a refund or process a warranty claim, customer support can be reached at orders@nuraphone.com.
What Can We Learn From Nuraphone Customer Reviews?
Between iTunes and Google Play, we encountered 14 user reviews for the Nuraphone app at the time of our research, with a cumulative four-star average rating.
There, most compliments appeared to reference ease of use and quality of sound, while frequent complaints revolved around the inability to view battery life, connectivity issues, and that the only way to control the headphones is through the app.
Similarly, Jacob Kastrenakes over at The Verge didn't appreciate that he couldn't tell if the headphones were powered on or off, and didn't like the fact that it comes with another proprietary charging cable to keep track of. He summarized: "I like the effect the headphones create when playing music, but the end result isn't as revolutionary as the general idea."
TechRadar's Jon Porter gave Nuraphones a four-star rating, complimenting their passive noise isolation and sound quality, although he emphasized that it wasn't necessarily a night and day difference.
In the end, while he felt the concept was new and interesting, he wasn't sure that they stood heads and shoulders above the competition, and noted that for the same price, consumers could purchase a fairly good pair of traditional noise-canceling headphones (more about this next).
On the other hand, New Atlas was much more complimentary when writing:
"For me, as a minor-league audiophile and musician, the Nura headphones have been an emotional and wonderful sonic experience. The better the recording, the more rewarding the listen. The bigger the personality of the performer, the more it feels like you're there with them. It's been beautiful."
Digital Trends also felt the Nuraphone headphones delivered a remarkable sound, although they couldn't find a comfortable fit.
From a company perspective, Australia-based Nura Ltd. raised more than $1.8 million during Nuraphone's 2016 Kickstarter campaign, which ended up ranking as Australia's most funded crowdfunding campaign to date.
The company was co-founded by CEO Kyle Slater, CTO Luke Campbell, and COO Dragan Petrovic. According to their LinkedIn profiles, Kyle previously worked as an electronics engineer for Bionics Institute, Luke as an ENT Surgical Registrar for the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons, and Dragan as Senior Director of Product Management for Helium Systems, Inc.
Nuraphone vs. Bose, Sennheiser, & Other High-End Headphones
Based on their multiple patents and unique design, it's probably no surprise that if you're looking for something even remotely like Nuraphone, they're currently the only game in town. But when compared to offerings from industry giants like Bose and Sennheiser, does this necessarily mean they're your most appropriate option?
After all, between these two companies, we found several dozen over-the-ear headphone models at the time of our research, priced anywhere between $40 and $1,000+. Given all of the price points and available options, how can you avoid 'analysis paralysis' and make the most informed decision?
When choosing any pair of headphones, regardless of the manufacturer, Crutchfield's Jeff Miller points out that you'll want to start with their intended use. In other words, if you're planning to use yours while commuting on the bus or train, over-the-ear models with active or passive noise cancellation might be ideal.
But if you plan to work out, then earbuds might make a better choice, since they won't trap heat or potentially become slippery with moisture.
From there, you can focus on individual features and how they relate to your personal preferences, such as noise cancellation, wired or wireless connectivity, smartphone functionality, touch controls, and so forth.
Obviously, a huge factor for any pair of headphones is the comfort, which will vary between individuals based on the shape of their ears. When purchasing online, though, you won't have the opportunity to try them on before handing over your hard-earned money.
And as we learned from professional feedback earlier, whether or not users found Nuraphone's unique design comfortable was a bit of a mixed bag. When it comes down to it, what does all of this mean for you?
Our Final Thoughts About Nuraphone
As far as technology goes, there's perhaps no better example of how much impact personal preference can have on overall satisfaction than headphones. After all, between comfort, available features, and sound quality, there are hundreds of combinations of factors that can play a role.
Based on what we learned during our research, though (we didn't test them ourselves to provide firsthand feedback), by merging over-the-ear and in-ear designs, two drivers with different frequencies, and proprietary technology that maps your unique hearing, it seems like Nuraphone could provide an all-in-one solution that meets a wide variety of needs and preferences.
With this said, at $400, Nuraphone headphones certainly aren't inexpensive, especially compared to high-end models from competitors like Bose and Sennheiser.
However, they also seem to stand behind their product with a 30-day satisfaction guarantee, which should be more than enough time to decide if they're right for you. Just be sure to hang on to the box and any printed materials in the meantime, or you might not qualify for a refund.
Read 3 Nuraphone Customer Reviews and Complaints
Bottom Line: 100% would recommend it to a friend
I'm back in love with music
By Franco Lautieri,
Stroud, Gloucestershire, UK,
I've had my Nuraphones for five days now and I'm still on my journey of rediscovering the music I've been listening to for years and, music that I've produced and mixed myself. And the extraordinary thing about these headphones is that they continue to reveal detail I hadn't noticed before, and, even in the music I've created, sounds and effects I'd forgotten were there or missed completely while mixing are revealed. I've become addicted to listening to music with these headphones. I'm listening to new music and adding tracks to my playlists that I wouldn't have considered before... check out Bump (or anything else) by Yosi Horikawa on these headphones... Wow!
I have owned loads of headphones and currently have half a dozen in my collection, Beyerdynamic, Bose, Grado, Hifiman, KRK, Sennheiser, all of them over-ear or on-ear headphones. I don't get on with in-ear headphones. But with the Nuraphones, that's all changed. Although after about 2-3 hours of listening I feel my ears could do with a break, but then I'm wanting to ride through any discomfort, like an athlete running off cramp, because I just want to hear the next track, and the next.
I love the sound of these headphones. The separation between the bass and the mids and highs is superb. There appears to be no phase distortion whatsoever, even when playing back at very loud volumes. At this point I should mention the "immersive" feature. This is where you have control over the bass. The settings start at 'gentle' with small enough stepped increments through 'normal' to the max setting 'front row'. I tend to have mine set to a little below normal, where, for my hearing profile, I get a solid, deep and tight bass. The experience when you push the bass through normal towards front row is crazy. Not only do you hear more bass, but you feel the vibrations massage your ears – your scalp/head becomes a conduit for the bass. But even at lower settings, you still have the impression that the bass is a physical experience. I love the bass from the Nuraphones. Truly, madly, deeply.
Because the Nuraphones sound so good I want to listen to everything loud – but what's surprising for me is that my ears don't get fatigued by it. And when I take the headphones off after a prolonged listening session, my ears aren't ringing nor do they seem reduced in sensitivity... Now, that's remarkable. I'm figuring that when the Nuraphones are calibrating for your hearing, the frequencies that you are sensitive to are attenuated so the result is that you're not being assaulted by them when listening to things loud. And the frequencies that your ears are deaf to are lifted so that you're hearing the sound as intended. All this means you can listen to music louder for longer because the sound is balanced – your ears aren't buckling or distorting. Well, at least this is my experience, my perception, my opinion.
So, the quality of the sound from the Nuraphones is right up there. They're the best sounding headphones I own, they're the best I've ever had the immense pleasure to listen to.
Now to the app. Hmmm... It could be improved. Look, I loved the way it all began, when, as a new user, you first put on the headphones and then a voice (a nice voice, too) guides you through the process of getting your hearing profile set up. It was seamless. Very Apple-like. But once you're done with the set up and you get into daily use, the app kinda gets in the way... and you have to have it launched if you want to change the immersive setting. Occasionally, when launching the app, it doesn't see the headphones and defaults to the new user set up journey. Or if the app is already open and you're putting the headphones back on your head after a break, the app doesn't recognise that you're back. The headphones do... "Welcome back, Franco" the nice voice says. If you had the immersive page up in the app, you have to close it, allow the app to wake up (it is quick, admittedly) but then you've got to wait while it connects to the Nura server, then you're back in, and you can go back to the immersive page and play at your leisure. To be honest, the apps quirks I can live with easily because the overall experience with these headphones is magical. I think they look really cool too. Understated quality. And, I can't overstate how good the sound is.
Bottom Line: Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
Nuraphone, very very good headphones
By Richard Mleczko,
Melbourne, Australia,
Nuraphone started on Kickstarter and it's their first product, so expect some minor teething problems. I'm sure the next release will be an improvement.
From a sound reproduction point of view, they are excellent, the best headphones I have ever heard and I have a collection of Audiotechnica, B/W and Sennheiser.
Because of the sound customization, no headphones in their normal state can come close. The only way to compare other headphones is to do it using some sort of equalization on those headphones.
Samsung has an app called "adapt sound" which is very good. I have done some comparisons and even with equalization Nuraphones have a wider soundstage and better bass.
If you want to hear every note crystal clear, and every instrument distinct, smooth vocals and amazing bass, then Nuraphones are for you. If you think you know your song collection, think again, re-listen, and you will hear elements in those songs you didn't hear before, like instruments and subtle sounds.
The rave reviews on the internet have been described by some as "hype" and exaggerated, the YouTube reviewer "unbox therapy" was commented on as "what a paid reviewer can do" and dismissed.
These reviews are NOT exaggerated, you need to try these for yourselves to believe it. Some say the price is too high, but I think they are just right given the technology that has gone into making these headphones.
They easily sound like $600 headphones. However, without the "personalization" turned on they do sound dull, and comments have been made that $50 headphones sound better. I have tried them without "Personalization" and they do sound dull, however when I turned on Samsung's "adapt sound" they were great, but not as good as with "personalization" turned on.
I have concluded that Nuraphone are the only truly "flat" headphones and that even $50 headphones have some built-in EQ bias. That's why people shop around for different headphones until they find the ones that sound best for them, no headphones are flat, so when you find ones you like, you are getting headphones that have a sound signature that best suits your hearing profile. You don't need to do that anymore because Nuraphone measures your hearing profile, so the music is delivered to you the way you hear.
The Nuraphones come with a variety of cables, including: USB A & C, micro USB, Lightning, and analog. Even though they sound great with Bluetooth, the digital cable gives the best clarity and soundstage. I was also surprised by how well the analog cable works with vinyl given that the signal goes through A/D then DSP and then D/A. The Nuraphone has a chip that supports 24 bit, 48 KHz conversion which makes the vinyl sound very good; I'm sure vinyl audiophiles would be skeptical.
The sound delivery system is both its asset and its weakness, the in-ear and over-the-ear design delivers sound to your ear like no other headphones, but prolonged use may irritate your ear canal and outer ear.
I can wear these for about an hour before I need a break. The app still needs some work as it doesn't work without an internet connection which I think is a limitation. Outside the house, the pre-set buttons can randomly fire off one after the other, and the buttons don't work with every music app.
If music quality is your major concern then these are amazing headphones. If other issues about portability and prolonged use are more important to you than the music quality, then why are you reading this?
Total BS headline
By Richard Yonge,
Gold Coast, Australia,
I had to wait a long time to get mine, but I'm very happy with it.
My beef is in Google searching a site where I could leave a positive review I see the heading "Scam or Legit?" Neither of those two words appeared in your mostly positive and professional review. From what I can see, a huge amount of time, effort and smarts have been put into putting out a great product, and you've just diminished that with lame and offensive click bait.
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A work in progress. That being said, it's still pretty intense to see the working theory being done by scientists. If they are able to prove it as practical, that would be pretty cool. Again, a theory that's nifty to see some attention and testing. Who knows what the future holds. Another intriguing explanation.
And then we can't humor the possibility without watching this!
I have always said that Einstein was mistaken and that faster than light travel was possible. What he did was to propose theories based upon the scientific knowledge at the time, and which all these years later, still cannot yet be disproved.
Message 1362322 - Posted: 28 Apr 2013, 22:58:48 UTC - in response to Message 1362163.
This is testing a hypothesis to find out if it can become a theory.
Message 1362346 - Posted: 29 Apr 2013, 1:15:00 UTC - in response to Message 1362322.
Wait for the working model before you make any plans. Probably pseudo-science.
I think it's kind of like the experiments that have been conducted in teleportation. I have seen so far that they have been able to transmit the information about a single atom. A very long way from sending you or me anywhere. But that's not saying that a young genius sometime in the not so distant future won't have a eureka moment and invent a truly unique transportation method.
Message 1362440 - Posted: 29 Apr 2013, 9:44:07 UTC - in response to Message 1362427.
When people tell me they think that they can spin straw into gold, I always ask them to show me some of their product and where can I buy that spinning wheel and technique.
Message 1362466 - Posted: 29 Apr 2013, 12:16:49 UTC - in response to Message 1362440.
...Leave it to the debbie downers of the forums. I knew you two gentlemen would show up and try to burst the "what if?" bubble of hopeful nature associated in hearing of these exciting experiments going on in this field.
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Message 1362516 - Posted: 29 Apr 2013, 14:17:54 UTC - in response to Message 1362466.
It's probably an advantage to be an informed skeptic than to be a starry-eyed dreamer. There's less chance of being duped by the man at the medicine show selling snake oil. Until the laws of physics change (as they become more refined with time and advanced proof /disproof of theories) then warp drives, teleportation and traveling faster than the speed of light will remain whimsical fantasies.
I say keep dreaming and wishing but keep your eyes wide open at the same time.
Message 1362518 - Posted: 29 Apr 2013, 14:18:49 UTC - in response to Message 1362466.
It was Dr. Einstein who said: 'Imagination is more important than knowledge'.
...Leave it to the debbie downers of the forums.
And just who might they be?
I think that teleportation of photons is already being done. But they are massless particles.
Exactly my point. If Einstein's theorys are correct, then things have to have negative mass to go faster than light. Now, how do we maake a spaceship with negative mass? Or more sensibly, how do we make a spaceship that appears to physics to have negative mass??
Solve that one, and we might be getting some where!
IF they can perfect that quantum computer. Then we might see some break throughs in physics and quantom mechanics.
Message 1362602 - Posted: 29 Apr 2013, 17:16:30 UTC - in response to Message 1362582.
Chris what about the Higgs Boson ,its been found so if there can find a way around the Higgs field the faster than light ....?
Glen, they have found a "Higgs like" particle, and they think that there may be many more like that. We still don't know the ultimate answer and I'm not sure that we ever will.
James, that direction may possibly give the best results.
What quantum law is doing it ?
I guess I am one of the "debbie downers" the young man referred to. When I was 15 I watched Star Trek and when I was 18 I watched "2001 a Space Odyssey". Living in Florida I also watched Alan Shepard, John Glenn and most of the other Astronauts take off into space right up to the last shuttle launch. It thrilled me then and it thrilled me watching the last shuttle mission launch. But, probably as a factor in growing old I have come to realize that deep space flight, even as depicted in "2001" is several human generations away. But I would love to be proved wrong.


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Bigotry Thy Name is Liberal-Progressivism
Marie Jon' reminds us that, despite heated denials, Senator Obama's campaign is steeped in racism and bigotry, and a particularly vicious anti-American and anti-Judeo-Christian strain of it.
Sunday Fare At Trinity United: Father Michael Pfleger
By Marie Jon'
Contrary to popular belief (and that of the secular left wing press), it is relevant that Sen. Barack Obama has chosen spiritual mentors who are bigots and hostile to the United States. Plainly put, Obama has too many close relationships with people who are morally bankrupt. Obama engenders no confidence that he would uphold the entirety of The Bill of Rights or show respect for civic tolerance if he became president.
How many more outrageous raving from the likes of Revs. Jeremiah Wright, Otis Moss and renegade Catholic priest Michael Pfeger must Americans witness before they realize who and what Obama represents? Many no longer wonder who Barack Obama is, because it has become painfully evident that he is an untrustworthy Marxist-Socialist.
Obama should have been recognized as a source of embarrassment to the Democratic Party a long time ago. He is obviously extraordinary dense when it comes to whom he chooses to call a friend or a religious mentor, whether or not it is excused for the sake of his political advancement. He is irresponsible as well as being a conniving far Left politician who hangs out with Chicago's boisterous cast of disreputable characters.
Go to the dictionary and read the definition of four words: Racist, bigot, un-American and anti-Semitic. Say these out loud while contemplating Election Day and ask yourself who America ought to choose as their president and Commander-in-Chief.
It remains to be seen just how low our nation has fallen; virtually half of America appears to have been mesmerized by Obama's potent illusion. Obviously this man enjoys fellowshipping with an uninhibited, unabashedly unapologetic congregation that blames and mocks white people for Sunday fare. Democrats seem ready and willing to except a man who is beholden to Black Liberation Theology (though most may be ignorant as to what that actually is) and a church that extends an antagonistic negative message.
This past March, Pfleger invited Rev. Jeremiah Wright to speak at Saint Sabina (Pfleger's Chicago house of worship) after Wright's Internet extravaganza became known and the infamous "God Damn America" had been heard all over the world. His words will never be forgotten. Our citizens, including the brave troops serving their country, were deeply offended; the troops' sacrifices afford these clergymen their freedom of speech and worship.
Voters must decide how important Obama's associations with terrorists and hate-pandering militant figures are going to tally up against his dubious campaign promises.
Excerpts from WorldNetDaily: "In Trinity sermon, Obama spiritual adviser says Clinton thought 'black man stealing my show'"
"Recognizing her inevitable loss, Sen. Hillary Clinton cried in public because she thought being white entitled her to the Democratic presidential nomination, declared a close associate and spiritual adviser of Sen.Barack Obama at the Illinois senator's Chicago church.
Chicago Catholic pastor Michael Pfleger, speaking Sunday at Obama's Trinity United Church of Christ, implied Clinton was a white supremacist who believed she would win the nomination because of 'white entitlement.'
"Pfleger, who practices black liberation theology, is a regular guest speaker at Trinity church. He was introduced at Sunday's Sermon by Obama's new pastor, Rev. Otis Moss III, who called Pfleger a 'brother beloved, he is a preacher par-excellence, he is a prophetic powerful pulpiteer.'
Pfleger : "'Reverend Moss, when Hillary was crying, and people said that was put on, I really don't believe it was put on. I really believe that she just always thought, 'This is mine. I'm Bill's wife. I'm white. And this is mine. I just got to get up and step into the plate.'
"'And then out of nowhere came, hey, I'm Barack Obama. And she said, 'Oh damn, where did you come from? I'm white. I'm entitled. There's a black man stealing my show.'" Full Article
Religious beliefs most assuredly influence office-holders, and thus public policy. Because Black Liberation Theology is unique, it deserves special scrutiny. Those who hold the candidate's countenance give an enormous insight into Barack Obama. It should matter to Americans that $225,000 in state pork-barrel grants have been allotted to Pfleger's church programs by his good friend, Sen. Obama. We ought to remember this when we hear again from Obama's friendly church family.
It is written to the church in Chicago: "And for this reason God will send them strong delusion that they should believe the lie that they all may be condemned who did not believe the truth but had pleasure in unrighteousness." (2 Thessalonians 2:11-12) "Tekel means 'weighed' ? you have been weighed on the balances and have not measured up." (Daniel 5:27)
Voting is a privilege. Americans must be very cautious before deciding how to cast their votes. There are no apologies or rationalizations sufficient to remove the racist stigma that is now connected to Barack Obama's name.
Marie Jon' is a political/religious-based writer and founder of http://www.DrawingClose.org , a sister website to RenewAmerica. Marie extends her hand of welcome; visit DrawingClose and receive your free gift of salvation by taking an online Bible study. Join Christians from all over the world by becoming a free member of GO Fellowship. The website is a nondenominational gathering of believers.


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March 31, 2020 | Conservation
Seychelle's successful 'debt-for-conservation' deal paves the way for more blue bonds
Amy Cortese
Four years ago, the Seychelles government signed a groundbreaking deal with The Nature Conservancy to refinance sovereign debt at a discount in return for protecting 30% of its oceans, up from virtually none.
TNC raised grants and loans from foundations to pull off the $21.6 million deal. Last week, the Indian Ocean archipelago made good on its promise, announcing final details for Marine Protection Areas that will conserve 158,000 square miles of water and habitat while allowing low-impact economic activities, like tourism, to continue.
Rising Tides: Debt-for-Nature Swaps Let Impact Investors Finance Climate Resilience
TNC's impact capital arm, Naturevest, is working with 20 island nations on similar deals to refinance their debt and use the savings for marine protection. It sees an opportunity to work with 85 nations on similar deals.
Naturevest's Rob Weary told Responsible Investor that the firm could now get credit enhancement from the U.S. Development Finance Corporation, allowing it to raise money on the capital markets and scale up its blue bonds.


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Namibia offers space, silence and the chance to really get away from it all: it's the second least densely populated country on the planet, with only two people per square kilometre. You can drive for hours under huge blue skies without seeing another car, surrounded by landscapes so vast and empty that at times you feel like you're on the edge of the planet. In an overpopulated world, there aren't many places left where you can immerse yourself as deeply in remote wilderness areas as in Namibia.
The driest in Africa country south of the Sahara, Namibia is covered in a large swathe of desert, giving rise to an array of unique plants and animals adapted to the harsh climate, such as the welwitschia which can live for more than 1000 years, and the famous desert elephants which are only found in one other place on the continent.
In terms of big game safaris, Namibia has a number of parks and reserves, but its stand out is Etosha National Park, where during the winter months the ease of spotting wildlife is nearly unrivalled in Africa. Other special wildlife highlights in Namibia include tracking black rhino and cheetah on foot.
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A small, unusual and rewarding, rounded, evergreen shrub with fragrant white or pale yellow flowers that are produced in small clusters at the ends of the branches. This is one the most common under-storey trees found in the Knysna forest.
An evergreen, large shrub or small tree that grows up to a height of 2 to 8 m. The stem is quite straight and slender. The bark is a pale grey-brown, very rough, fissured and corky especially on older stems, with a poisonous, watery or milky sap present. The leaves are opposite, leathery, shiny dark green above and paler beneath, with an entire margin, rolled under and tapering to a tip and are usually in whorls of 3 or 4.
The heavily scented yellowish white flowers are in compact, terminal clusters at the ends of the branches and appear throughout the year with a peak during spring (October). Fruit is paired, woody capsules that are held erect on the twigs, splitting open on the plant and releasing a number of papery-winged seeds in late summer (December-June). The wood is light yellow-brown, heavy and hard and is used for engraving and for fine inlay work.
This species is not threatened by any means in the wild and is assessed as Least Concern (LC) according to the Red List of South African Plants.
This species occurs on sites with a temperate and fairly humid climate. It is found in evergreen forest and in scrub forest on cliff edges and is seldom far from the coast. It is endemic to Eastern Cape and Transkei with unusual records from northern KwaZulu-Natal and Mpumalanga, and is amongst the commonest understorey trees in the Knysna forest. Where one tree is found, others will certainly be nearby.
Gonioma comes from the Greek word gonia, meaning 'angle' because of the fruit that protrudes at right-angles to the stalk; kamassi is derived from the Khoisan name for this species. At one time this plant was an important export, although the pieces of its wood were never of any great size, it was used for carving and engraving. Bark and leaves produce a milky, poisonous sap.
Insects are attracted to the fragrance of this plant. The milky latex contained by the leaves fools an animal into quickly feeling full. If the grazer persists, the latex makes it feel sick and dizzy. The seed capsules split lengthways on ripening to release papery-winged seed, thus dispersing the seed.
This is a lovely shade tree for small gardens. It is ideal for tall hedges. The hard timber from this tree has also been long used as a substitute for the European boxwood, Buxus sempervirens, family Buxaceae, in the manufacture of shuttles, tool handles, and similar objects in London.
Gonioma kamassi is grown from seed. Seed is sown in a well-drained medium of fine sifted soil with river sand. Seed trays are placed in a warm position to optimize germination. Requires a sunny or semi shade, sheltered position and will perform well when mulched thickly with good compost, watered regularly and fed with a high nitrogen, organic or chemical fertilizer. This species does best when planted with other pioneer plants. It only really thrives in a warm, well-watered situation.
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by Paul Wheeler | Sep 14, 2021 | Energy, EVs, Popular, Tech
Dutch students from the Solar Team at the TU Eindhoven are about to undertake a 3,000km road trip across Europe in their self-powered Stella Vita camper.
Described as a solar house on wheels, the Stella Vita has an 8.8 m2 solar array on its roof that harvests energy for the 60-kWh lithium ion battery bank while driving. Slide-out panels double the total solar canopy when parked at camp.
All of the Stella Vita's power needs, including the electric drive system but also kitchen, bathroom and lighting requirements, are expected to be met by the solar system alone, so there shouldn't be a need to rely on charging infrastructure along the travel route.
In bright sunlight, Solar Team Eindhoven says that the vehicle could travel up to 730 km in a day, and that the range on a fully charged battery could allow as much as 600 km of motoring by night.
To prove the Stella Vita's capabilities, team members are due to embark on a European Solar Tour. Setting off from Eindhoven in the Netherlands on 19 September, the team plans to head south through Zolder toward Brussels, and then onto Paris, Le Mans, Île de Ré, Bordeaux, Biarritz, Zaragoza, Madrid, Toledo, and Córdoba, with the 3,000-km journey coming to an end in the southern-most city in Spain, Tarifa, on 15 October.
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Converts between numbers and their cardinal (ex: two) and ordinal (ex: second) names.

Pure Ruby with no dependencies outside of the standard library.

## Installation

Add this line to your application's Gemfile:

```ruby
gem 'number_name_string'
```

And then execute:

    $ bundle

Or install it yourself as:

    $ gem install number_name_string

## Usage

NumberNameString has a few interfaces, the simplest is using Module methods:

```ruby
NumberNameString[4032]             # "four hundred thirtytwo"
NumberNameString['six thousand']   # 6000
```

The Convert class can be instantiated and used directly:

```ruby
numname = NumberNameString::Convert.new
numname[2000099]                          # "two million ninetynine"
numname['sixtytwo']                       # 62
```

Or, as a mixin directly on Fixnum and String classes:

```ruby
include NumberNameString
716.to_cardinal            # "seven hundred sixteen"
716.to_ordinal             # "seven hundred sixteenth"
"four thousand two".to_i   # 4002
91346.to_comma             # "91,346"
'five thousand'.to_comma   # "5,000"
```

## Development

After checking out the repo, run `bin/setup` to install dependencies. Then, run `rake spec` to run the tests. You can also run `bin/console` for an interactive prompt that will allow you to experiment.

To install this gem onto your local machine, run `bundle exec rake install`. To release a new version, update the version number in `version.rb`, and then run `bundle exec rake release`, which will create a git tag for the version, push git commits and tags, and push the `.gem` file to [rubygems.org](https://rubygems.org).

## Contributing

Bug reports and pull requests are welcome on GitHub at https://github.com/robzr/number_name_string. This project is intended to be a safe, welcoming space for collaboration, and contributors are expected to adhere to the [Contributor Covenant](http://contributor-covenant.org) code of conduct.

## License

The gem is available as open source under the terms of the [MIT License](http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT).

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Norwalk Hospital fully operational after oxygen tank explosion
Monday, July 22, 2019 3:04 PM EDT
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Norwalk Hospital is open and fully operational after an explosion closed an ambulance bay for about four hours Sunday night.
The Norwalk Fire Department says the explosion was caused by a faulty regulator on an oxygen tank from an out-of-town ambulance service.
Officials say an oxygen cylinder exploded on a transport gurney while a patient was brought into the emergency room around 7:30 p.m. A minor fire erupted, and was immediately put out.
Patients were moved to another pod and had to walk through the smoke wearing surgical masks.
Officials say the explosion caused burn marks on the walls and ceiling.
One of the EMTs was treated for minor injuries and released. They say the patient and another EMT involved were not hurt.
An ambulance bay was closed Sunday night for about four hours.
The Norwalk Fire Department is handling the investigation, and was unavailable for further details.
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Nonprofit Groups are Restructuring Themselves to be Political Players
by Martin Morse Wooster
Desmond Berg
Posted on February 13, 2019, 1:04 pm
When it comes to the battle over political ideas, the left and right have followed a familiar dance. The right tends to rely on 501(c)(4) operations, which are tax exempt but whose donors cannot deduct their donations from their taxes. The left denounces the 501(c)(4)s as "dark money" because their donors are anonymous, a rule reinforced by the IRS this past summer.
They do this even though, as Olivier Zunz notes in Philanthropy in America, the Supreme Court decision which created the modern distinction between (c)(3)s and (c)(4)s, Regan v. Taxation With Representation (1983), came about because a liberal good-government lobbying group, Taxation With Representation, thought it was unfairly denied its tax exemption and took its case to the Supreme Court. (I reviewed Zunz'a book for the Weekly Standard here).
The left, rather than relying on (c)(4)s, has in the past chosen labor unions and litigation as their vehicles for political combat. But as David Pozen, who teaches at the Columbia Law School, notes in this piece for the Atlantic, the tactics of the left and right in using nonprofits for political ends are starting to converge.
Recall that 501(c)(3)s can only engage in political campaigns or lobbying as long as it is an insubstantial portion of their activities. But they can file an unlimited number of lawsuits. "The 501(c)(3) form," Pozen writes, "fit snugly into the postwar theory of legal liberalism, in which the federal courts were seen as the key agents of social reform and professionally managed nonprofits as their partners in that effort."
But private-sector labor unions have been in decline for decades. Despite the efforts of scores of liberal 501(c)(3)s, Donald Trump won the 2016 presidential contest. The confirmation of Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court, in Pozen's view, has told many leftists that lawsuits won't get them the political change they desire. "While lawsuits may be crucial for challenging certain flagrant abuses of power," he argues, "many resistance groups feel compelled to participate directly in the rough-and-tumble of electoral politics."
Finally, the substantial increase in the standard deduction instituted as a result of the 2017 tax reform means that far fewer people are making charitable tax deductions than before tax reform. If a tax deduction doesn't matter to a particular donor, then why not give to an organization that can lobby rather than one that can't?
As a result, Pozen notes these developments:
Many of the groups formed to be part of the anti-Trump "resistance"—Indivisible Project, Onward Together, Stand Up America—have incorporated as 501(c)(4)s.
While the assets of the American Civil Liberties Union in fiscal year 2017 grew by 17 percent, the assets of its affiliated 501(c)(4) grew by 89 percent.
The Southern Poverty Law Center created a 501(c)(4), the SPLC Action Fund.
The NAACP didn't just create a 501(c)(4)—it became a 501(c)(4). The change, president Derrick Johnson told the Associated Press, means the NAACP will "be able to clearly state without any equivocation our positions and to encourage our members and the communities we represent to do the same."
In a related move, members of the "alt-labor" movement, including National Domestic Workers Alliance, Restaurant Opportunities Center United, and Retail Action Project are incorporating, not as unions, but as 501(c)(3)s. Pozen doesn't give an explanation for this, but one reason may be that as 501(c)(3)s, these organizations can give their members—including those who are self-employed—some benefits and some ability to connect with other members in their profession without the formality of being certified as a union.
What does this shift to 501(c)(4)s by the left mean? Pozen foresees a great deal more litigation about the role of "dark money" in politics.
One recent example is the decision of the Supreme Court in September to let stand a ruling by U.S. District Court Chief Judge Beryl A. Howell that rules that 501(c)(4)s and "business league" 501(c)(6)s have to disclose all donors over $200 when these groups directly campaign for or against a political candidate (such as in a television commercial). As Dave Levinthal and Sarah Kleiner of the Center for Public Integrity report, the case involves a six-year old complaint by the Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington against Crossroads GPS, a very large right-wing 501(c)(4).
It remains to be seen how the Federal Election Commission will interpret Judge Howell's decision in the regulations it will issue. But as Pozen concludes, one thing is clear—when it comes to political debates, 501(c)(3)s will matter less—and 501(c)(4)s will matter more.
"For the foreseeable future," Pozen concludes, "the nation's political welfare will increasingly be bound up with social-welfare organizations."
[Editor's note: An earlier edition of this article incorrectly stated that 501(c)(3)s cannot engage in political campaigns or lobbying. In fact, 501(c)(3) organizations may lobby as long as it is an insubstantial portion of their activities.]
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Q: Find a pattern in a Generic List I have a Generic List and I'd like to search through the list for items that matches a certain pattern.
For example, if my List contains:

*

*stand

*Anne

*table

*Stan

and if my pattern is "an", then I need to search through the list for any item that contains "an" in the text, regardless of case. In this case, it'll return: stand, Anne, and Stan.
This is what I have so far (where TextBox1 contains the pattern):
string str = array1.Find(item => item == TextBox1.Text.Trim());

if (str != "")
{
    Label3.Text = "List Item Found";
}
else
{
    Label3.Text = "List Item Not Found.";
}

Any help appreciated!
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At some point early in his poetic career he also decided to adopt the pen-name of Ghalib meaning all conquering, superior, most excellent. Excellent format offers the original, transliteration, literal translation and a few versions by mostly esteemed poets. What's the relation between the Preacher and the door of the tavern, but believe me, Ghalib, I am sure I saw him slip in As I departed.
He was emotionally collapsed because of the death of his adopted son. Rumi was a scholar and professor when he encountered a famous wandering Dervish, Shams al-Din Tabrizi, who persuaded him to abandon his academic studies and devote himself to the mystic path. Then the thirty survivors realize that they themselves are the yearned for Simurgh. Nasseruddin Shah did a splendid act as the ill-fated poet.
What profit could my Master hope from it? Being a member of declining Mughal nobility and old landed aristocracy, he never worked for a livelihood, lived on either royal patronage of Mughal Emperors, credit or the generosity of his friends. Sometimes the vapour takes the boat down the sea Sometimes the vapour brings down the sky to the plains.
The side view of Mazar-e-Ghalib is shown in the image. Click here to add this poet to your My Favorite Poets.
The idea that life is one continuous painful struggle which can end only when life itself ends, is a recurring theme in his poetry. In every discipline, a hundred innovators! Oxford University Press India. As he lived next to a mosque, he said he was God's neighbor.
He also opined that Ghalib was a visionary, a poet of humanism whose works are popular even after three centuries. Ghalib was also a poetry teacher of the King, Bahadur Sha Zafar, who himself was a very nice poet. Some scholars say that Ghalib would have the same place in Urdu literature on the basis of his letters only. Heart it is, not a brick or stone Why shouldn't it feel the pain? He is best known for his lyrical and spiritual ghazals.
Lord, cried out the idols, Don't let us be broken Only we can convert the infidel tonight. The House of Wisdom's goal was to translate all the world's knowledge into Arabic and Persian, including that of the Greek and Roman heritage, Egyptian, Mesopotamian and Indian. Mughal ceilings, let your mirrored convexities multiply me at once under your spell tonight. This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. Who holds the reins of the Final Catastrophe?
Best Poem of Mirza Ghalib. This is an amazing volume based on the ghazals of Mirza Ghalib. Hali has also written a biography of Ghalib titled Yaadgaar-e-Ghalib.
The Garland Encyclopedia of World Music. In the eighteenth-century, the ghazal was used by poets writing in Urdu.
Ghalib like Hafiz and Rumi wrote ghazals of sensuous love, wine, women, casper movie song and the decay of the Mughul empire as it lost control to the British. Mirza Asadullah Khan Ghalib.
Like Byron he was an aristocratic rebel with a touch of self-destructiveness about him. The Persian language came into common use within the royal court and in administration on a widespread basis. Be the first one to write a review. However, there was mutual respect for each other's talent. It was with Begum Akhtar and later on Ustad Mehdi Hassan that classical rendering of ghazals became popular in the masses.
Executioners near the woman at the window. Urdu in India and Pakistan is heavily influenced by Persian as a legacy of the Mughul Empire, which used Persian as its official language. Scholars were employed and recruited as civil servants with tenure and high pay and engaged in independent research and scientific experimentation.
Representations of the lover's powerlessness to resist his feelings often include lyrically exaggerated violence. Trivia About Ghazals of Ghalib. Merwin and Elise Paschen as well as by Kashmiri-American poet Agha Shahid Ali, who had been teaching and spreading word of the Ghazal at American universities over the previous two decades. He was once imprisoned for gambling and subsequently relished the affair with pride.
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The ghazal is a short poem consisting of rhyming couplets, called Sher or Bayt. The House of Wisdom was based on and inherited much of the resource base of the prior Sassanid Academy of Gondishapur. Books by Language uslprototype. With the spread of Islam, the Arabian ghazal spread both westwards, into Africa and Spain, as well as eastwards, into Persia.
Its stature is illustrated by the Sultan's own correspondence with the Persian poet Hafez. The late Sheila Bhatia began this trend on productions about Ghalib, in Delhi. It contains complete Roman transliteration, explication and an extensive lexicon.
In South Asia, he is considered to be one of the most popular and influential poets of the Urdu language. The musical score of the film was composed by Ghulam Mohammed and his compositions of Ghalib's famous ghazals are likely to remain everlasting favorites. Ghazals are popular in South Asian film music.
The difficulty of Ghalib's verse is better described as ambiguity. Shamsur Rahman Faruqi wrote an English translation. Ghazal is a form of poetry in couplets.
This article is about the poetic form. From the time of Alexander our cultural myopia often loses sight of the immense further contributions of Persian culture, both inside and outside the confines of Iran proper, down to the present.
Fewer than one in ten of the ghazals collected in Real Ghazals in English observe the constraints of the form. The Sheila Bhatia production celebrated his famous ghazals which used to be presented one after another.
There are some amusing anecdotes of the competition between Ghalib and Zauq and exchange of jibes between them. It is the intense Divine Love of Sufism that serves as a model for all the forms of love found in ghazal poetry. Most often, either the beloved has not returned the poet's love or returns it without sincerity or else the societal circumstances do not allow it. Ghalib was proud of his reputation as a rake.
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KCLU | By Lance Orozco
Published October 14, 2021 at 7:10 AM PDT
Santa Barbara County Fire Department photo by Mike Eliason
An air tanker drops fire retardant on the Alisal wildfire Wednesday night. High wind limited the use of air tankers to the northern edge of the fire
Fire grows by more than a thousand acress from Wednesday to Thursday, to just over 16,800 acres.
The huge Alisal wildfire in Santa Barbara County has officially burned more than 16,800 acres, growing by more than a thousand acres following a Wednesday night surge on the western front of the fire.
New evacuation orders have been added, which include Gaviota. The area is sparsely populated, but the order does affect a small public school. An evacuation warning has been issued for the Hollister Ranch area.
The blaze now covers 26 square miles.
The fire started Monday afternoon in the Santa Ynez Mountains and burned south, down to the ocean around Refugio State Beach.
It's been expanding both to the east, and west on the Gaviota coastline. Jimmy Harris, with the Los Padres National Forest, says ongoing changes in the wind direction create new challenges. "As the wind shifts, it's the most dangerous time, and critical time of the fire, because it will change directions on us," said Harris.
Matt Ferris, with the Santa Barbara County Fire Department, says high wind has limited the use of air tankers against the blaze.
"Right now, we're able to get aircraft on the upper end of the fire with retardant, but we're unable to get on the east and west ends because of turbulence and the wind's high velocity," said Ferris.
Highway 101, as well as the rail line remain closed from the west side of Goleta to Highway 1. About 100 structures are threatened by the fire, with two, an abandoned house and a mobile home destroyed.
Firefighters say Rancho del Cielo, President Reagan's former Western White House in the Santa Ynez Valley, isn't in imminent danger.
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Art and theater reviews covering Seattle to Olympia, Washington, with other art, literature and personal commentary. If you want to ask a question about any of the shows reviewed here please email the producing venue (theater or gallery) or email me at alec@alecclayton.com. If you post questions in the comment section the answer might get lost.
Java Tacoma – Episode 4: The Merry Wives Americano
Opening night of Java Tacoma at Dukesbay Theatre was a lot of fun.
That's Java Tacoma Episode 4 — or so it was listed on the program even though the previous episode was Episode 38. You just can't trust these home-grown soap operas for truth in advertising.
Rehearsal for Java Tacome. Aya Hashaguchi Clark (left) and Chevi Chung. Director Randy Clark in background.Photo by Jason Ganwich
from left: Aya Hashiguchi Clark, Marie Tjernlund and Chevi Chung. Photo by Jason Ganwich
The show was written by Matthew L. Anderson, directed by Randy Clark, set in Tacoma, and performed by a fun ensemble cast featuring some well-known and well-loved actors. I won't risk spoiling it by saying anything about the plot (thin but interesting), because there are surprises and a mystery at the heart of the story. I will say, however, that it is a parody of . . . well, just about everything from murder mysteries to soap operas to Broadway musicals. I will also venture to say — because this doesn't give anything away — that at least one character in the story hates show tunes so much that if you wanted to torture him or her the best way to do it would be to force him (or her) to listen to show tunes. And I will also say that there are some political shenanigans going on and threats of bribery, and karaoke and a war between vegan and paleo cookies.
Did I give away too much? There's a lot going on in this show.
Susan Mayeno, whom local theater-goers will remember from The Joy Luck Club at Tacoma Little Theatre, plays Jeri "Effen" Rockwell with unbridled intensity.
Aya Hashiguchi Clark plays Linda, the frustrated and put-upon owner of the coffee shop where all the action takes place.
Chevi Chung plays Anna, Linda's headstrong daughter. To my knowledge, this is the first time I've ever seen Chung on a South Sound stage. She's a graduate of the Guildford School of Acting in England.
Jack House, known for his roles in August Wilson's great drama Radio Golf at the Broadway Center and for The Color Purple at Tacoma Musical Playhouse, is great as Linda's clueless husband, Bert.
Longtime Tacoma favorite Micheal O'Hara is outstanding as the sleazy cop, Frank.
O'Hara's equally renowned and much loved wife, Sharry O'Hare, proves to be a karaoke queen and a dancing fool as Phyllis, perhaps the worst barista in the West.
John Pfaffe, another local favorite, plays the thespian wannabe John, and does screamingly funny impersonations of a slew of popular movie stars.
And finally, Marie Tjernlund is commanding as Kate, the ultra-vain entrepreneur who lost a recent city council race to Bert. How could anybody lose to Bert? He can't even go to the store to buy coffee without screwing up.
During the first scenes I thought the entire cast was over acting, hamming it up like self-absorbed amateurs, which surprised me because I knew most of the actors were better than that. Giving them the benefit of the doubt, I decided that maybe they seemed overblown because the seats were so close to the action. But quickly I realized they were lampooning overly dramatic actors and doing it well, especially when they burst into song and even more so when they went into stop-action poses.
Anderson's script is clever and rife with insider references to Tacoma. It is a short play, about an hour in length with no intermission. It starts early, at 7:30 p.m., and lets out early enough for patrons to go out for drinks or an after-show dinner.
An interesting thing I noticed opening night: The theater seats around 30, and most seats were filled. In the audience I counted five actors and three critics, a potentially critical crowd. They were laughing throughout. This tells me two things: 1) that local theater folk support one another, and 2) that it was a funny show. (Full disclosure: I didn't see if the other critics were laughing, but I certainly was.)
WHERE: The Dukesbay Theatre, 508 S. Sixth Ave #10, Tacoma (3rd Floor Merlino Art Center)
WHEN: Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 p.m., Sundays at 2 p.m. through April 13
TICKETS: $10, advance tickets at http://javatacoma.brownpapertickets.com
INFORMATION: 253-267-0869, www.dukesbay.org
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Gallery Hopping around Tacoma
The Weekly Volcano, March 27, 2014
If you plan on doing some gallery hopping in the coming weeks, I suggested you wear some springy shoes because there's a lot of hopping to do, starting with The Art of Wayzgoose in the gallery at Pacific Lutheran University through April 9. The exhibition represents six years of steamroller prints—the work of more than 20 artists—all printed on the sidewalk at the Tacoma Wayzgoose by running a steamroller over printing plates. Wayzgoose is an annual letterpress and book arts festival held at King's Books.
Kittredge Gallery at University of Puget Sound has a show of photos using Instagram by Los Angeles Photographer John Arsenault running through April 12. Arsenault isolates exquisitely beautiful details of flowers, adding a 21st-century twist to 19th-century precedents and ideas about art and aesthetics. Also showing at Kittredge is American Qur'an by Sandow Birk. Birk has hand transcribed an English-translated text of the Qur'an. His lettering is based on the urban graffiti he finds around his Los Angeles neighborhood. Using a style that draws upon historical Arabic and Persian miniature painting, he creates images that pair each handwritten sura with relevant scenes from contemporary American life. The exhibition includes a selection of ten multipanel suras from American Qur'an, as well as two collaborative works Birk has created with his wife, artist Elyse Pignolet.
More unique photography can be seen in Sent from Somewhere Else: The Black & White Photography of Gary Lappier at Fulcrum Gallery through April 5. "Time is fluid and photography grants me the power to freeze a moment for endless revisiting," Lappier says. "I can share a specific feeling, share exactly how I saw the subject at that specific time, in that specific moment to others. Through my photographs I hope to expose others to people, places and things they might not normally have the chance or desire to visit themselves. To show beauty from the fringes, from the smallest detail to the largest, that is my intent." (I will review this show for next week's Volcano.)
Look! See? The Colors and Letters of Jen Elek and Jeremy Bert at Museum of Glass is a joyful and colorful show! This pair of Seattle artists has collaborated to create an exhibition that encourages visitors to not only touch but wear some of the artworks in the gallery. The exhibition features a variety of glass sculptures combined with approximately 50 large, refurbished neon letters that visitors can touch, rearrange and wear like apparel. The primary color palette is reminiscent of children's play equipment. "Abstract artworks are often considered less accessible than figurative or narrative work, but with Look! See? the artists create a hands-on opportunity to engage with conceptual ideas," says Curator David Francis.
Also at MOG is Bohemian Boudoir, a collection of cut glass creations from the Bohemia region of Czechoslovakia including candle sticks, powder boxes, perfume bottles, atomizers, ring trays, soap dishes and covered jars. "These relics from a glamorous era are an amazing reminder of the dramatic effects of geo-political changes," says Katie Phelps, curatorial assistant at MOG and curator of Bohemian Boudoir. "With the recent fascination with 1920s popular culture such as the new version of "The Great Gatsby" and BBC's "Downton Abbey," these exquisite pieces serve as reminder of the quality of goods that rarely exists with today's disposable consumer products."
Strutting My Time Upon the Stage
Yeah, Right
I had a strange dream last night. OK, they're all strange, but this one especially. I was in a Shakespeare play, or a Shakespeare-like play. I didn't recognize it. It seems now that it might have been King Lear or perhaps The Tempest. It's not clear because I never read either one and can barely remember ever seeing them, unlike, say, Romeo and Juliette, which I have seen way too many times. At least one scene was set in a library and I was Prospero. It seemed upon waking that some of the words and images were from the Peter Greenway film Prospero's Books. The library was filled not with books but with DVDs, and I was unpacking new DVD players and stacking them on shelves while reading my lines.
In the dream I was filling in for another actor and I was "on book." Now here's the thing: even though I was reading my lines in the dream the words poured forth in a torrent without pausing to try and remember what comes next, meaning my unconscious mind had either memorized and stored away lines from a play I hadn't seen in approximately 20 years or I was unconsciously writing the script as I went along, with page after page of Shakespearean words tumbling out in a tempest of language. The thing that astounded me when I woke up was the realization that the unconscious mind could do such a thing, which I could never come close to doing while awake. Perhaps there was a half-awake moment when I realized that, and maybe that's why I was reading my lines instead of reciting them. In whatever part of my mind the words came from I knew that I could not even read so many lines without stumbling, so in the dream I did stumble at one point but recovered nicely with passionately dramatic gestures.
Hey, I'm an actor. In my dreams. In my waking life I think I'll stick to reviewing the work of real actors.
Boeing, Boeing at Olympia Little Theatre
left-Bernard (Zach Holstine), center from top Gretchen(Teresa Forster), Gloria (Michaela Hickey) and Gabriella (Maisha Gannie), right Robert (Ken Luce).
The first thing that struck me when entering Olympia Little Theatre to see Boeing, Boeing was the gorgeous set designed and constructed by Matthew Moeller. Like nearly all sets at OLT, it consisted of a back wall with doors and some furniture and various props. The design of the space with seating on three sides makes such an arrangement practically the only thing that can be done. But what Moeller has done with these simple tools is marvelous. On the back wall hung a triple portrait of one of the characters, Gloria (Michaela Hickey) in vibrant tones of blue. Everything in the room — from 1960-style ultra-modern furniture to the beautiful marbleized floor to the just-so cushions — was in cool shades of black, white and blue. It was ultra-cool in both meanings of the word (cool as in hip and laid back, and cool as in the blue and violet side of the color wheel). Even the lighting was in tones of lavender.
What I did not know before the play started was that all of this was going to change in simple but ingenious ways, so ingenious in fact that in the first act some of the props got more laughs than the actors.
Berthe (Lanita Grice) with Robert and Bernard
Here's the set-up: Bernard (Zach Holstine) is a debonair ladies' man living in a upscale apartment in Paris and engaged to three different women at the same time. All three women are flight attendants, or stewardesses as they were called back then. They each work different schedules on different airlines and are never in Paris at the same time. None of them know of the existence of the others, and none of them suspect that Bernard has no intention of every marrying anyone. Bernard, naturally, keeps careful tabs on their schedules, aided in his deception by his maid, Berthe (Lanita Grice). She is disdainful of her boss but goes along and even helps him keep up his deception because he's the boss.
Robert and Gretchen
Where the changing set-up comes into play is that Bernard changes the apartment to suit each of his fiancées, swapping photographs and even color schemes to match the colors of their home countries, down to their countries' flag embroidered on a cushion. The woman are: Gloria from New York, Gretchen (Teresa Forster) from Germany, and Gabriella (Maisha Gannie) from Italy.
Thrown into the mix is Bernard's best friend, Robert (Ken Luce) who is at first shocked and then takes part in helping him deceive the women.
Written by Marc Camoletti and ably directed by Kathryn Beall, Boeing, Boeing is a romantic farce that begins slowly as a sophisticated comedy and progressively gets wilder and wilder, with the three women in and out of the apartment and in and out of various rooms, never running into each other until ultimately they do with surprising results.
Holstine is a young actor and not quite experienced enough to pull off the part, although he gives it his all. It is too easy, especially in the first act, to see that he is acting. Grice, playing the part of the maid, is much more believable and natural; although it is a shame that she spends so much time with her back to one-third of the audience, and unfortunate drawback of this type of thrust stage. The three fiancées are all charming. Finally, it is Luce who brings on the belly laughs. Not only is he the most outstanding actor in this cast, but when he is on stage the rest of the cast members elevate their performances in reaction to him. In the absurdly comic scene in which he drags a too-heavy suitcase to his bedroom his acting is almost equal to some of the great silent screen stars like Keaton and Chaplin, and his sometimes subtle and sometimes not so subtle facial expressions while standing in the background while others are talking could easily constitute scene stealing but actually call attention to the others.
Overall I thought it was slightly uneven but mostly hilarious. It's a three-act play, and it runs almost three hours.
WHEN: 7:55 p.m. Thursday-Saturday and 1:55 p.m. Sunday through April 13
WHERE: Olympia Little Theatre, 1925 Miller Ave., NE, Olympia
TICKETS: $10-$14, available at Yenney Music Company on Harrison Avenue (360-943-7500) or http://www.brownpapertickets.com/profile/23136 INFORMATION: 360-786-9484, http://olympialittletheater.org/
Current Work at the Brick House
The Weekly Volcano,
"An Assemblage for Rats" by Alan Hopkins
"Floating Island Estates" by Gabriel Brown
The current show at Brick House Gallery is an eclectic selection of current work (all done since 2013) by more than 20 artists including many old friends who have shown often at this and other Tacoma galleries. My overall impression was that there are three or four excellent works and a whole lot that are good but not outstanding.
Bill Colby's two woodcuts, one with acrylic and one with acrylic and water color, "Stone Wall: Beach 1" and "Sun River," are excellent — possibly the most accomplished works in the show. Both are simplified, semi-abstract landscapes with the flattened, scraggly look of woodcut illustrations but sparked up with the addition of high-keyed blue, orange and green. In both pieces there are bodies of water, land and sky, and in both clouds are as solid as boulders. Reading too much into these subject-wise would not be the best way to appreciate them. Seen as simple abstract shapes on a flat surface they are exciting yet placid with good color contrasts and a unity of mark-making and directional thrust.
Alan Hopkins' "An Assemblage for Rats" is intriguing and well-made but not placed well in the gallery. It is an assemblage of wood, something like women's hosiery filled with unidentifiable materials and hanging heavily beneath a shield-like shape covered with a dense montage of pictures of rats. An artist's statement says it celebrates something called a "rat rod" from hot rod culture.
Suspended over a coffee table in the back room is Gabriel Brown's "Floating Island Estates," a lovely fantasy of little houses on green grass and earth that has been plucked from the ground like roots of dirt. They are made of corrugated cardboard and cut and pasted bits of containers such as milk cartons and cereal boxes and all hang from monofilament line amidst fluffy white clouds made of cotton.
Sharon Styer is represented with a couple of outstanding photographs printed on aluminum. Both "Fog at Thea's Park" and "Dungeness Spit" are moody and atmospheric scenes in soft sepia tones that capture the look of the Pacific Northwest on a foggy morning just after sunrise (for all I know they could have been taken at noon, but there is an early morning feel to them).
Also likeable is Margo MacDonald's little tapestry "Ozette River." It is a peaceful scene of a river mounted on a board that is covered with what appears to be rice paper and angel hair but is listed as cotton and wool.
I also like Richard Turner's "Virgin Du Guadalupe," a wall-hanging relief sculpture of conch shell, rivets, pine board, lizard skin and Mexican popsicle sticks. It is a strong, simple and reverent image.
Just a few of the other artists of note in this show are: Jeffree Stewart, Jada Moon, Peter MacDonald and Cathy Fields.
[Brick House Gallery, Third Thursday 5-9 p.m. and by appointment, through March 31, 1123 South Fawcett St., 253.230.4880 or 253.627.0426.]
Photo: "An Assemblage for Rats," mixed media by Alan Hopkins. Courtesy Brickhouse Gallery.
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Today I present to you one of my favourite recipes- it's the best Palak Paneer you will ever make! I promise!
When you grow up eating something everyday, you tend to automatically assume you know how to make it.At least I did.For the longest time I made Palak Paneer without thinking.It used to be dark, have an irony taste to it.I only made it when I felt my body needed extra nutrients or when I remember Popoye.
Then, as I started diving deeper into the culinary world I found some tricks of the trade.Especially when working with Spinach.Unlike me, you don't have to re invent the wheel because I am going to tell you all the secrets of the best Palak Paneer Ever!
How to make the best Palak Paneer Ever!
The first thing– there is nothing more off-putting than sandy gritty texture in food.So always always wash your spinach till you can't see anymore mud in the water.I usually do this in batches.This step is very very very important.I can't tell you how many times I have skipped or skimmed on it and felt sorry!So Wash Wash Wash your Spinach!
Oh and the Third thing- Prepare your paneer.Most often the paneer we get in the market is hard or not as fresh as we would like it to be.But this is rectifyable. Cut and submerge the paneer in warm water till you prepare the palak gravy- This would make sure its soft and supple.
Now the other thing – I like my palak paneer with some body and texture and hence I use chopped onions and tomatoes to make the gravy but if you like silky smooth palak paneer -then Puree your masala before adding the palak puree.
To make the Palak Paneer Vegan- Swap tofu for paneer and to make it vegan- Use either cashew cheese or mushrooms,peas or any other vegetable instead of the Cottage Cheese.
Skip the addition of Fresh Cream from top to save some extra calories.
The best Palak Paneer Recipe - Dhaba Style - Easy to make recipe of the Famous Indian dish made with Spinach and Cottage Cheese.Best served with Rice or Naans.
Cut the paneer into cubes and submerge in warm water.
Boil water in a large pot.Also prepare a bowl of ice cold water.
Using Tongs(Chimta) submerge 1/4 spinach in boiling water.Wait for 30 seconds.Take it out and submerge it in a bowl of iced water.Repeat with the rest of it.
Squeeze the water out of the spinach(as best as you can).
Puree it and set aside.
Heat the oil in a pot.Once hot, add the Cumin.As it starts to splutter- add the asafoetida,Green Chillies and the red chillies.
Add the Ginger & Garlic next- Sauté for 20-30 seconds.Follow this with chopped onions.
When the onions start to brown ,Sprinkle in the garam masala, coriander powder &red chilli powder. Mix everything together and cook for barely 10-20 seconds before adding in the chopped tomato.
Add the spinach puree, Salt & lime juice.Cook only till the spinach gravy starts to boil.
Add the cubed Paneer and drizzle over the fresh cream to serve.
To make the palak paneer gravy silky smooth- Grind the onion tomato masala before adding the spinach puree.
Hi Dear Ashwini! It means a lot to me that you wrote back on the blog with your reviews.I cant tell you how happy I am that you liked the recipe.Much Appreciated!!
I heard that this was an absolutely delicious dish, and I am curious. Isnt it wonderful that there are so many ways in the world to make food. Is your recipe hot? meaning you put red pepper or hot palak? This Indian dish combines fresh spinach and ricotta in a creamy palak paneer. Use paneer if you can find it! It is absolutely wonderful with basmati rice or naan.