Its innovative technologies grant unique experiences with excellent, safe, painless and quick results on every area of face and body.
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BeautyLab redefines the world of beauty and wellbeing. From the uniqueness of the treatments to the reliability of the technology to the complementary nature of cosmeceuticals products: with the attentive and expert guidance of the BeautyLab specialists, every customer becomes the true star of this world.
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With BeautyLab, the various treatments to carry out are identified according to area of the body (face, abdomen, buttocks, legs), making it possible to treat one or more specific areas with different types of treatments, combined also in the same application, guaranteeing superior results that cannot be matched by any other beauty treatment.
BeautyLab's multifunctional technology: capacitive, resistive and fractional radiofrequency + low frequency ultrasound + cavitational micropeeling + electroporation.
Ultrasonic peeling uses a hand piece similar to a small spatula, containing ceramic/quartz heads that when excited by an electrical current emit piezoelectric vibrations that cause the hand piece to vibrate at 24,000 vibrations per second on the skin surface. These rapid vibrations spin the water molecules at high frequency causing cavitation, a brief phase change in the water molecule. Cavitation gently removes the dead surface skin cells and cleans out follicles without the irritation and inflammation that is sometimes associated with mechanical methods. The rapid expansions and contractions of the vibrating hand piece also destroy skin bacteria by causing the single wall of the bacteria cells to implode.
Radiofrequency produce radio waves. These radio-waves penetrates the skin layers to selectively heat the skin tissue and the extra-cellular matrix (ECM).
1. When radiofrequency energy meets collagen the resulting resistance and heat causes the collagen to contract and tighten. The heat also stimulates the production and growth of new collagen fibres, making this ideal for areas of loose and sagging skin on the face and body that require tightening.
2. When radio frequency energy meets fat the resulting resistance and heat causes the breakdown of pockets of fats and fluids, allowing them to be removed naturally by the body's lymphatic and vascular system. This an ideal treatment to aid the reduction of cellulite and fat.
Fractional radiofrequency provides direct heating to both the epidermis and dermis by precise control of the depth of needles from 0.5 mm to 2.5 mm. The radiofrequency energy is transferred deep into the dermis, creating an even heating, hence stimulating contraction and regeneration of collagen fibers. Simultaneously, microneedles penetration produces hundreds of tiny dermal micro channels. The microscopic punctures stimulate collagen production in the dermis layer as it breaks some of the blood vessels directly below the surface of the skin while the untreated tissue that acts as a "free" biological reserve grants a fast recovery and the absence of side effects.
Capacitive radiofrequency means that the RF energy is transferred "by capacity" (principle of the electrical capacitor) to the skin via a external application electrode/handpiece. The electrode is covered with an insulating film which acts as dielectric and the body acts as a second plate of the capacitor. A return plate closes the circuit. The energy circulation through the resistive medium formed by the tissues increases the temperature in proximity of the electrode at more superficial level when compared to resistive radiofrequency. The treatment triggers biological responses within the skin that lead to tissue regeneration whilst preserving natural cell physiology.
Resistive radiofrequency is different from the capacitive radiofrequency in that the application electrode is not insulated, allowing the current to be transferred directly to the skin with less dispersion, thus obtaining an increase in temperature at a greater depth.
The Electroporation uses modulated currents at low intensity that creates new extracellular pathways. This alteration to the cell membrane allows a higher permeability to a large variety of hydrophilic molecules, which would otherwise not be able to enter the cell. Once formed , these electropores open from a few seconds to a few minutes. Thanks to these electrical pulses, which allow the opening of intercellular "doors", the cocktail of active ingredients are able to penetrate in depth bypassing the skin barrier.
The syringe applicator can be used in synergic technologies mode or with individual technology. It combines both the effect of radiofrequency and electroporation favoring the nourishment of the tissues through the deep transdermal delivery of active ingredients.
It gradually and uniformly allows to distribute the formulation released from a 20cc syringe placed in the applicator.
The fractional electrode delivers fractional radiofrequency and electroporation superficially on the epidermis or directly into the dermis, ensuring a precise control of the depth from 0.25 to 2.5 mm. The fractional electrode as well as opening invisible micro- channels, also allows to stimulate collagen formation in order to improve sagging skin, wrinkles, acne scars, large pores and stretch marks.
The ultrasound generator produces 28 KHz and involves the transformation of electrical energy into low frequency sound waves that are transmitted into the tissues by the handpiece to create a mechanical vibration. It is similar to the energy produced by a vibrating tuning fork, just that it is a higher frequency, and not audible. It is called ultrasonic because these sound waves are just above the upper limit of human hearing. The cavitational effect generated by the sound waves create a mechanical vibration that cause tons of microscopic air bubbles to surround the fat cell's membranes and with its resonant frequency, the bubbles cause a high pressure that lead the fat cells to break up instantly. The broken cells are then processed by the liver and safely metabolized out of human body which will be assisted by the assumption of abundant drinking water. Ultrasound cavitation produces lipolysis of fatty acids from adipocytes (fat-laden cells) and increased cell permeability of the adipocytes thanks to a phenomenon known as stable cavitation.
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Cancer studies see rise in use of animals in Netherlands research
Increased biomedical research into cancer has seen a rise in the number of procedures using animals in the Netherlands, the latest statistics show. The annual figures for 2017, show an overall increase in the number of animals used (in Dutch), with 530,568 procedures being conducted: 80,694 (17.9%) more than in 2016. In 2017, more animal tests were conducted with zebrafish (research into anti-cancer drugs and an EU-funded project into hormone-disruptors that affect the human
Primate poposal by Netherlands government 'will severely limit progress on biomedical research'.
EARA has responded to a call by the Dutch Science Minister for the Biomedical Primate Research Centre (BPRC), in the Netherlands, an EARA member, to draw up a proposal, by the beginning of next year, to reduce the number of experiments with no-human primates (NHP) by up to 40%. Ahead of a debate, which took place in the Netherlands House of Representatives earlier this month, EARA wrote to Ingrid van Engelshoven, Minister of Education, Culture and Science and Carola Schouten,
The case for proactive communications of animal statistics
Every year the United Kingdom's Home Office (the UK ministerial department of internal affairs) publishes its statistics on animals used in scientific procedures. The statistics are announced at a press briefing at which journalists can question the numbers of animals used and researchers place them in their scientific context. Now a yearly opportunity to openly discuss the need for animals in research, these press briefings were first organised as a counterweight to a negati
Dutch animal research statistics: 18% more procedures than in 2013
The Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority (Nederlandse Voedsel- en Warenautoriteit, NVWA) published Zo doende 2014, its annual report of animal research in the Netherlands, yesterday. The number of animals used is 17.9% higher than in 2013. Despite the annual report containing revised numbers for 2013, direct comparison is difficult due to new reporting requirements following on from the European Directive 2010/63/EU. National animal research reports now coun
Dutch Parliament passes motion to phase out non-human primate research
Last week, the Dutch Parliament passed a motion supported by all parties asking Government to investigate completely phasing out non-human primate research at the Biomedical Primate Research Centre (BPRC) and other research centres. In 2014, non-human primates accounted for less than 0.05% of animals used for scientific purposes in the Netherlands; yet non-human primate research plays an important role in developing medicines, combating infectious diseases and treating severe
A Researcher's Perspective
This post is a translation of a Dutch blog that was originally published on the Faces of Science website on March 12, 2015. Marieke Rienks, PhD student in Molecular Cardiology at Maastricht University Born in Leeuwarden, the Netherlands, Marieke Rienks completed her Master in Medicine in 2010 at Maastricht University. Her interest for Cardiology and Internal Medicine led her to pursue a PhD position focusing on the role of extracellular proteins in inflammatory heart muscle a
Why heart research on dogs is required
The European Animal Research Association (EARA) supports the use of experimental animals when no other alternative is possible. The research into pacemakers supported by the Dutch Heart Foundation and performed by Maastricht University requires the use of dogs because their hearts are a similar size to ours and because their 'electrical wiring' behaves much like ours. Kirk Leech, Executive Director, European Animal Research Association, said: "Biomedical research develops new

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God Told Me To (1976)
R | 1h 31min | Crime, Horror, Sci-Fi | 22 October 1976 (USA)
A New York detective investigates a series of murders committed by random New Yorkers who claim that "God told them to."
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Title: God Told Me To (1976)
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Q (1982)
Crime | Horror | Mystery
NYPD detectives Shepard and Powell are working on a bizarre case of a ritualistic Aztec murder. Meanwhile, something big is attacking people of New York and only greedy small time crook Jimmy Quinn knows where its lair is.
Director: Larry Cohen
Stars: David Carradine, Michael Moriarty, Candy Clark
It's Alive (1974)
The Davies expect a baby, which turns out to be a monster with a nasty habit of killing when it's scared. And it's easily scared.
Stars: John P. Ryan, Sharon Farrell, Andrew Duggan
Comedy | Horror | Sci-Fi
A delicious, mysterious goo that oozes from the earth is marketed as the newest dessert sensation, but the tasty treat rots more than teeth when zombie-like snackers who only want to consume more of the strange substance at any cost begin infesting the world.
Stars: Michael Moriarty, Andrea Marcovicci, Garrett Morris
The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover (1977)
Biography | Drama
The story of the late J. Edgar Hoover, who was head of the FBI from 1924-1972. The film follows Hoover from his racket-busting days through his reign under eight U.S. presidents.
Stars: Broderick Crawford, James Wainwright, Michael Parks
Comedy | Drama | Thriller
When a criminal breaks into the Beverly Hills home of a wealthy couple having marital problems, he unwillingly provides the spouses with an unlikely resolution to their conflicts as well as a solution to his own secret problem.
Stars: Yaphet Kotto, Andrew Duggan, Joyce Van Patten
It Lives Again (1978)
Horror | Sci-Fi
An epidemic of mutant monster babies sweeps America.
Stars: Frederic Forrest, Kathleen Lloyd, John P. Ryan
It's Alive III: Island of the Alive (1987)
The mutant babies have been placed by court order on a deserted island. Appalled by the cycnicism and exploitation of the children by the legal system and the media, the man responsible for... See full summary »
Stars: Michael Moriarty, Karen Black, Laurene Landon
King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry Cohen (2017)
A feature length documentary on the acclaimed work and eclectic career of maverick filmmaker Larry Cohen (BLACK CAESAR, GOD TOLD ME TO, Q THE WINGED SERPENT, THE STUFF, PHONE BOOTH)
Director: Steve Mitchell
Stars: J.J. Abrams, Rick Baker, Eric Bogosian
The Ambulance (1990)
Action | Comedy | Horror
A comic-book artist meets a woman on the NY streets, but after a quick flirtation, she suddenly collapses, and is picked-up by an old ambulance. He checks all the hospitals in the area, but the woman seems to have disappeared.
Stars: Eric Roberts, James Earl Jones, Megan Gallagher
Special Effects (1984)
A director makes a movie based on a murder he committed.
Stars: Zoë Lund, Eric Bogosian, Brad Rijn
Castle Freak (Video 1995)
Drama | Horror | Mystery
A man struggles to save his family from the strange and deadly occurrences in the castle they've inherited.
Director: Stuart Gordon
Stars: Jeffrey Combs, Barbara Crampton, Jonathan Fuller
Dead & Buried (1981)
Horror | Mystery
A suspense horror film set in a small coastal town where, after a series of gory murders commited by mobs of townspeople against visiting tourists, the corpses begin to come back to life.
Director: Gary Sherman
Stars: James Farentino, Melody Anderson, Jack Albertson
Tony Lo Bianco ... Peter J. Nicholas
Deborah Raffin ... Casey Forster
Sandy Dennis ... Martha Nicholas
Sylvia Sidney ... Elizabeth Mullin
Sam Levene ... Everett Lukas
Robert Drivas ... David Morten
Mike Kellin ... Deputy Commissioner
Richard Lynch ... Bernard Phillips
Sammy Williams ... Harold Gorman
Jo Flores Chase ... Mrs. Gorman
William Roerick ... Richards
Lester Rawlins ... Board Chairman
Harry Bellaver ... Cookie
George Patterson ... Zero
Walter Steele ... Junkie
The storyline of this movie involves a series of motiveless murders committed by various New York residents: a sniper shoots people from a water tower; a father murders his entire family; and a cop opens fire during a St. Patrick's Day parade. The only consistent pattern to the crimes involves the perpetrators calm admissions of guilt, explaining, "God told me to." While investigating the murders, catholic police detective Peter Nicholas is increasingly troubled by evidence of a Christ-like figure named Bernard Phillips who appeared to each of the killers and can't seem to shake the feeling that his own fate is somewhat linked to this mysterious being. As he comes closer to the truth, his worst fears are confirmed. Written by Ørnås
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Composer Bernard Herrmann, Larry Cohen's first choice to score the film, died that night after seeing the film without music. The film is dedicated to Hermann in his honor. See more »
A shadow from one of the crew, most likely the camera operator, can be seen on Peter and Casey in bed. See more »
Nurse Jackson: There's this lady who lived next door who died a couple of days ago. I mean she just died, sitting there looking out of the window. Nobody even missed her until dinnertime. Well, you know what they say, 'there's only one cure for old age'.
This motion picture is dedicated to the memory of Mr. Bernard Herrman. See more »
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Sweet Momma Sweetlove
Lyrics by Janelle Webb
Music by Robert O. Ragland
Performed by George Gentre Griffin
Larry Cohen's best and one of the most underrated horror/exploitation movies of the 1970s. This is a must see for genre fans!
11 February 2004 | by Infofreak – See all my reviews
I must have seen close to twenty movie written and/or directed by Larry Cohen ('Q', 'Black Caesar', 'Maniac Cop', 'It's Alive!', 'Best Seller', 'The Stuff', 'Uncle Sam',etc.etc.) and I have greatly enjoyed most of them, but 'God Told Me To' is without a doubt his best movie. It's an extraordinarily original picture, one of the best low budget horror movies of all time. Horror movie? Horror, mystery, science fiction, whatever you want to call it! Tony Lo Bianco plays a religious cop who is faced with a seemingly random series of murders committed by various people who, when asked why, simply say "God told me to". This is just the beginning of a very strange and fascinating story that will leave the viewer continually guessing! Lo Bianco was a last minute replacement for Robert Forster who was sacked after two days filming and a personality clash with Cohen. Lo Bianco gives a terrific performance, his best in my opinion after 'The Honeymoon Killers'. The movie features a strong supporting cast: Deborah Raffin, Sandy Dennis, screen veterans Sylvia Sidney and Sam Levene, plus cult favourite Richard Lynch ('Scarecrow', 'Open Season', 'The Ninth Configuration'), and even the movie debut of the enigmatic comedian Andy Kaufman. 'God Told Me To' is one of the 1970s most underrated horror/exploitation movies. Any fan of the genre must, I repeat MUST, see it!


Contouring, it looks so damn easy but every time we sit down to attempt it we end up looking like we've smeared dirt all over our face.
It's unfair really, just as we master the perfect winged eyeliner look, contouring bursts onto the scene.
What's a gal to do? Well apparently the solution has been right under our noses this whole time and if you own a household scissors you're good to go!
One beauty blogger has posted this video which demonstrates how using a SCISSORS can help guide where that difficult-to-master darker shade should be applied.
We are also LOVING the accompanying comment: My contour is finally a cut above the rest.


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Man Born Without A Equipment Gets "Bionic One" To Have Sex
June 29, 2018 Jean Bakula Men's Blog
Man Born Without Penis Will Lose His V-Card
One man is about to receive the world's most expensive piece of equipment.
44-year-old Andrew Wardle, of Manchester, England, was born with a rare condition called bladder exstrophy. The condition, which happens only once in every 20 million births, is defined by Mayo Clinic as a "rare birth defect in which the bladder develops outside the fetus."
In many cases, this condition can also affect the crotch and genitals. Unfortunately for Wardle, it went even further and left him born without a penis and without one testicle.
Because of this condition, Wardle spent a lot of his childhood in the surgical room. He went through surgeries like repairs for his bladder and work on internal organs, according to the Daily Mail. Wardle even had to have his bladder fitted with a tube to help collect his urine.
All of this caused Wardle to enter a deep depression and he attempted suicide in 2012.
"My GP knew about my depression and suicide attempts," Wardle told the Daily Mail. "She told me: 'You can't live like this.'"
Eventually, Wardle was introduced to a urology specialist named Dan Wood who said he could build Wardle and new bladder.
"I think that saved my life more than my penis," he remarked. "I didn't feel human."
Of course, Wardle's miracle didn't stop there as he later met David Ralph who said he could build him a new penis.
As Men's Health reports, Wardle started down the journey towards obtaining his new penis in 2015. He went through several procedures to obtain skin and muscle from his arm (which were then replaced by grafts from his butt) and a vein from his right leg. From there, the skin and muscle were wrapped around the vein and shaped roughly like a penis. That object was then connected to Wardle's pelvis.
Wardle then continued to go through different surgeries until this past Friday when an internal cylinder was fitted. It will allow him to get an erection and have penetrative sex for the first time, though there's a catch.
Wardle won't be able to have sex until after he goes through a few steps. First, Wardle will need to hold an erecton through 10-days. Then, he'll need to wait sex weeks before he can safely have sex. As tough as we may think that sounds, Wardle isn't worried.
"I've spent 44 years without a penis and I've coped with not having sex for all that time…it's not the be-all-and-end-all," he explained in an interview with MailOnline
With all of these procedures that led up to this moment, Wardle's penis will be the most expensive one on this earth. The specific penis procedure already costs £50,000 (which he luckily hasn't paid for thanks to the UK's National Health System), but adding on all the other surgeries he got up to this point means his crotch has cost at least a million dollars.
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I.T. Co. Starts to Build Private Clouds
I.T. Co., partnering with Microsoft in the Microsoft Hyper-V Cloud Accelerate program, deployed the first private cloud based on Microsoft Hyper-V for one of the largest universal banks of Russia. Currently, I.T. Co. is implementing a similar project for an entertainment group of companies. During the first half of 2011 the company plans to deploy several private clouds with its customers.
Thus, I.T. Co.'s customers will be among the first in Russia to appraise the advantages of Infrastructure as a Service by undertaking easy and fast migration of its IT infrastructure to a private cloud based on Windows Server platform with the help of Microsoft Hyper-V Cloud programs and applications.
Microsoft Hyper-V Cloud program was announced in 2010 and offers a wide range of approved configurations for the deployment of a private cloud, including computing and network resources, storage resources, as well virtualization and management control software. These programs and guidance will help eliminate risks and increase the speed of deployment processes.
Microsoft selected 300 leading partners around the world to participate in the program. I.T. Co. became one of Microsoft's partners in Russia. To assure that sales managers can professionally communicate the advantages of cloud computing to customers, at the end of 2010 I.T. Co. together with Microsoft provided training in Moscow and regions.
I.T. Co. sees the advantages of cloud solutions to help achieve a high level of standardization and automation of Data centers, to streamline the use of hardware and software, to significantly reduce power consumption, to facilitate the licensing process and, as a consequence, to reduce costs of ownership of infrastructure.
The Microsoft private cloud solution has connectivity with major hypervisors produced by other developers, thus, allowing preservation of investments already introduced in infrastructure virtualization. The switch to Hyper-V hypervisor is trouble-free and involves minor interruptions of service provisioning.
"The desire to optimize, standardize and streamline the level of automation is the main trend in the development of modern Data centers. The switch to Infrastructure as a Service enables IT departments to achieve high performance results excluding multiple redundant activities, whereas the application of principles of dynamic Data centers reduces the costs associated with hardware downtime and excessive energy consumption. The switch of merely one server to the private cloud will save hundreds of thousands of rubles per year", - said Denis Arkhangelsky, Director of System Software Sales Department at I.T. Co.
"I.T. Co. is Microsoft's reliable partner and has a great expertise in building modern enterprise IT infrastructure based on our solutions. We are pleased that I.T. Co. became one of the first private cloud partners and currently actively implements this technology. The transformation of enterprise IT infrastructure to the private cloud is an important move towards enhancement of efficiency and value of IT for businesses. We are confident that I.T. Co.'s specialists will help our customers to pass through the entire way and achieve excellent results", - said Vasily Malanin, datacenter product manager, Microsoft Russia.
I.T. Co. plans to build a demo center for cloud computing located at I.T. Co.'s Data center in its new Moscow office, as well as to provide such demonstrations together with Microsoft in the Moscow Microsoft Technology Center.
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Microsoft develops and releases a wide range of software products, including desktop and network operating systems, server applications for client / server environment, users' desktop business and office applications, interactive programs and games, tools to work in the Internet and development tools. Besides, Microsoft offers interactive (online) services, publishes books on computing, manufactures peripheral equipment for computers, involves with research and development activities and develops new computing technologies. Microsoft products are sold in more than 80 countries, translated in more than 45 languages (including Russian) and compatible with most PC platforms.
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a different distribution of sexual difference Can any body explain what "Chinese society then evidences not a simple repression of a sexual difference, but a different distribution of sexual difference" means? Text: Kristeva points out that, in China, there is little difference between men and women in terms of their behavior in many aspects of everyday life. Trinh finds Kristeva's surface observations about the relationship between genders in Chinese society useful. Kristeva notes that Chinese society then evidences "not a simple repression of a sexual difference, but a different distribution of sexual difference"; Trinh agrees that this difference between genders is a matter that is constantly contested or renegotiated in Chinese society. Again in agreement with Kristeva, Trinh argues that the constant challenging of difference that Kristeva observed in the "Third World" makes it impossible to set into place sexist "power-based values" supportive of patriarchal privilege there, or to solidify an "authority-based subject."
I'd say that means:: it is not that there is NO difference made between men and women in China (or that no difference is made) ....simply that the differences are not the typical ones we see in other cultures. The Chinese do it differently. This makes it difficult (or even impossible) to apply established ideas about gender relations to Chinese society.
Yes, I'd say that's the general meaning of the next sentence. The word 'contested' means 'questioned'. That would mean the Chinese are always questioning and redefining gender differences. (So, yes dialog is going on) The differences are not "set in stone" or accepted stereotypes. But I would say that 'suffers from' (a very negative term) is the opposite of what is being said here. It seems to me like she is saying 'They are so different, we almost need new terms to talk about them'.
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Q: Explicit bijection between $[0,1)$ and $(0,1)$ Proving that $[0,1)$ and $(0,1)$ have the same cardinality (without assuming any previous knowledge) can be done easily using Cantor-Bernstein theorem.
However I'm wondering if someone can build an explicit bijection between these sets.
It's easy to build a bijection between $(0,1)$ and $\mathbb R$, so a bijection from $[0,1)$ to $\mathbb R$ will also fit the bill.

A: Let us partition $(0,1)$ into a countable number of disjoint subsets of the form $[\frac{1}{n+1},\frac{1}{n})$ for $n=0,1,2,\ldots$.
These half-open intervals may then be positioned in reverse order to form a half-open interval of equal length.  Whether this construction is sufficiently explicit is open to question, but it does allow the relocation of any $x\in (0,1)$ to $[0,1)$ to be computed in short order.
A more succinct construction is to define $f:[0,1) \to (0,1)$ by $f(0) = 1/2$, $f(1/n) = 1/(n+1)$ for integer $n \ge 2$, and $f(x) = x$ otherwise.

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The Department of Art & Art History and Rowe Galleries present Priests of the Temple, an exhibition of work by multi-media artists Jennifer and Kevin McCoy. A suite of sculptures that combine portraiture, diorama, and video projection, Priests of the Temple portrays Silicon Valley leaders within the changing landscape of the West.
In Chrysalis, a blue tower rises, cracked open to reveal a fleshy pink interior structure. Scaffolding on the surface provides scale and suggests human presence, either within or without. The video projection and prog-rock inspired soundtrack deliver an image of future conditions.
In Front of the Substation depicts a utilitarian building perched on sand and debris. Safety orange fencing has been partially destroyed. The embedded video monitor shows images of acid colored rushing water.
The sculptures in this series present liminal spaces, areas posited to be next to the desirable landmarks of contemporary life. In Along the Roadside, a photograph of a cement factory looms behind a farm as a video imagines the road trip to get there.


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Houthi projectile lands in Saudi's Abha airport, no injuries reported
Saudi - Earlier on Wednesday, the coalition destroyed a Houthi drone fired towards Saudi.
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Published: Thu 29 Aug 2019, 6:24 AM
Last updated: Thu 29 Aug 2019, 7:22 PM
The Arab Coalition fighting Houthis in Yemen said a "hostile projectile" fired by the Iran-backed group landed in Abha International Airport late Wednesday but caused no injuries, Saudi Press Agency (SPA) quoted the coalition military spokesman as saying early on Thursday.
Colonel Al Maliki, the spokesperson for the Arab Coalition, said the incident took place at 11:35pm on Wednesday.
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"Colonel Al Maliki explained that the incident is being pursued by the competent authorities and that there are no injuries - thankfully - until the publication of this statement," a statement on SPA read.
"The Houthi terrorist militia continues its unethical practices of targeting civilians and civilian infrastructures against international humanitarian law and its customary rules. Through its media, it has claimed full responsibility for this terrorist act using a cruise missile, which is an explicit recognition and full responsibility of its targeting of civilians," Al Maliki said.
Earlier in the day, the Arab Coalition said it had intercepted and destroyed a Houthi drone fired from Sanaa toward territories within Saudi Arabia.
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A pizza chain with a local feel. Whether you find yourself in a full location or just a small lunch-style location, you won't leave disappointed. Captain Tony's has eight locations – two in Cleveland, two in California, two in England, and one in Arizona. While this is a chain style restaurant, it still feels like a homey, one-spot operation. It has the touch of a family business with the amenities of a larger chain.
If you are in the downtown Cleveland area, the location you will want to stop in at the East 9th Street location for lunch. Due to the fact that it is housed in the business district, the hours are a bit limited (Monday through Friday 11 am – 3:30 pm). The hours are the only downside of this spot. It has a great selection of pizza and salads, all of which can be combined into one of their multiple lunch specials at a reasonable price.
The location is a smaller spot that offers charm and utility. With a long bar across the windows, you will be able to eat your pizza while you watch the world go by. Alternatively, you can sit outside at one of the picnic tables the restaurant provides.
"Captains Classic" (tomato sauce, mozzarella/provolone, pepperoni, Italian sausage, mushrooms, green peppers, and onion) are all crowd-pleasers.
All pizzas are available in the following sizes: cafe 10" (6 cut) for $8.99, Medium 12" (8 cut) for $13.99, Large 14" (10 cut) for $15.99, Extra Large 16" (12 cut) for $17.99.
If you are feeling something a little more extravagant, try one of their authentic Chicago style stuffed deep dish pizzas for $34.99! In true Chicago style fashion, these pies take about 45 minutes to bake so be sure to order ahead of time. This pie is stuffed with pepperoni and sausage and comes in a 12" (8 cut) size.
Or if all of that seems just a bit much, you can design your own pizza! You can choose from the same sizes mentioned earlier and then pay by the topping. For the 10" it is $1/topping, the 12" is $1.50/topping, the 14" is $2/topping, and the 16" is $2.50/topping.
Overall, this is one of Cleveland's best pizza + pasta joints, and it's not hard to see why. From the large selection and convenient downtown location, it's perfect for a pick-me-up lunch. Stop in next time you need to get out of the office on your break!
Stop in at the downtown location at 1405 E 9th St, Cleveland, OH 44114. Call the restaurant at: (216) 781-8669 or visit their website.
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DRC Gearing Up For The Awakening Of Its "Sleeping Giant" That Could Possibly Outdo China
by Felix Omondi March 7, 2014
written by Felix Omondi March 7, 2014
To most people, when you mention the name Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the first thought that crosses your mind is: is a country full of Civil Unrest, war and plague. All the necessary ingredients to term this country as a country with a risky investor profile. However, the government of DRC has embarked on an ambitious project that will change how the entire planet views this sleeping giant.
DRC is home to the mighty Congo River. A river that stretches for more than 4,700Kms making it second biggest river in Africa after River Nile, and the second largest river on the planet in terms of the flow coming second to the Amazon River. At one section of the river known as the Grand Inga site, about 1.5 million cubic feet of water flows quite steadily passing a network of cataracts in every second. At this point, the river drops some 100 meters down making the biggest waterfall on the planet by volume. Now this is a tremendous kinetic energy which if harnessed well, could yield enormous amount of hydro-electric power, big enough to power half of the African continent according to experts.
Currently there are only two hydro-electric plants installed to tap on River Congo's potential, the Inga 1 (commissioned in 1972) and the Inga 2 (commissioned a decade later). Both Inga 1 and Inga 2 are virtually dedicated to supplying electricity to the mining companies found in the South DRC's copper belt region. Sadly there is a World Bank Report that indicates that less than 17% of DRC's population has access to electricity, yet the planet's potentially biggest electricity generation plant lies in their very own "back-yard".
To address this issue, the DRC government in a meeting held in Paris last year, announced its plan of constructing the Inga 3. The phase 1 of this project is to be constructed at the Inga Falls, and it's due to kick off on October 2015. When the project will be fully complete and up and running, the Inga 3 will have a power output of about 4,800 MW with a price tag cost of $12 billion. South Africa has already bid to buy half of this power: currently South Africa is experiencing a higher demand for electricity compared to how much it can generate. This is largely attributed to South Africa's aggressive quest on industrialization development.
Once DRC completes the phase 1 construction, it is planning on further 5 phases of construction to make up the "Grand Inga" Mega-project that will supply a staggering 40,000MW of electricity. This will be twice as much as what is currently being produced at the Three Gorges Dam in China, which is the current world's biggest hydro project. Experts analysis, have it that the Grand Inga will supply more than half a billion people with renewable energy.
After the announcement in Paris, the DRC government in a separate function said, "A myth dreamed of for 40 years, Grand Inga is becoming a reality with an action plan spread over several plants which will be added in stages". So far, the DRC government is scrutinizing the developer, and the top 3 leading consortia come from Spain, China and Korea/Canada. Where the DRC government runs into some "pickles" is when it comes to funding for the project, but already some potential funders have already been identified. They are Development Bank of Southern Africa, African Development Bank, World Bank, French Development Agency and European Investment Bank. This mega project best fits the roles of an initiative covered by Innov8tiv Magazine dubbed the Africa50 Initiative.
The construction of Inga 3 will cost $12 billion, the total cost of the entire project including the other proposed 5 phases will cost $80 billion. All stakeholders are now keeping their fingers crossed, because this will be one of the most expensive development projects to be undertaken in Africa. However if or when the project pulls through, the benefits will be gigantic with enough power production that belittles China's current mammoth project the Three Gorges Dam. The Grand Inga will have an output of 40,000MW capable of powering half of Africa.
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Kenyan citizen with a passion for writing for as long as I can remember. In my spare time, I like to blog and read up on trends that's happening around the world.
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I'm very pleased to announce the new cover for Mirth Defects, my debut novel. Katie at KatieCody.com, amazed me by how well she nailed it in so many ways.
A newborn boy begins the search for his soul mate.
From the day he was born, JD Ferguson knew what was missing: his soul mate. Mirth Defects, the prequel to The Seduction of Granny, is a fiction novel about the early years of JD Ferguson, his brother Bob, their buddies Gasser Jameson and Tiny Steele, and the adventures they experience growing up in the fictional town of Roadapple Ridge, Iowa.
I can't say enough great things about this cover. I sent Katie a copy of Mirth Defects, and told her I wasn't sure what the concept should be. I basically said "I have no idea," and asked her to show me what the story was about.
One, our beloved hero JD Ferguson falls in love with the nurse who wrapped him in a blanket the minute he was born. Two, he falls in love (see the guy falling?) many times over the years. Three, Mirth Defects is a coming-of-age story. In a metaphorical sense, JD gives up his teddy in exchange for a chance to meet his soul mate.
Bam! There is no way I could have come up with a better cover on my own.


While Syria, Russia and Iran solidify their military relationships, embattled President Bashar Assad may be about to lose another key ally in his fight against rebel groups including the Islamic State, according to Lebanese reports on Monday.
Hezbollah has been actively involved in Syria's civil war with troops on the ground fighting for the Assad regime, but the organization has informed the Syrian government that it will no longer take part in offensive military action, according to diplomatic sources who spoke to the Daily Star.
According to the report, Hezbollah is now expected to participate only in defensive actions after a battle currently being fought for the city of Al-Zabadani, some 45 kilometers from Damascus, is completed.
Even with the direct support of Iran and Russia, losing Hezbollah's offensive capabilities would be a serious blow to the Assad regime, which has suffered a string of losses for the past several months as government forces have found themselves on the back foot against the Islamic State and other rebels.
Current assessments suggest that Hezbollah is less than likely to entirely abandon the Syrian government, but perhaps Russia's increased involvement was, in part, meant to coincide with Hezbollah's decreased activity.
Russia has established a forward air base near the northern city of Latakia where the US claims 28 Sukhoi fighter jets have been deployed.
A ceasefire was declared in Al-Zabadani and three other cities in the area between rebels and government forces. A similar agreement was reached in the area last month, but didn't hold.
Meanwhile, Hezbollah appears to be dealing with internal struggles. Kuwaiti news source Al Rai reported Tuesday morning that the organization arrested one of its members accused of spying for a Western nation.
According to the report, the individual worked at a Hezbollah-run hospital in Beirut.
Hezbollah was said to be investigating the amount of damage done by the infiltration. No official sources confirmed the report, but the arrested individual was said to be privy to sensitive information including the details of wounded and dead fighters in the organization.


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Equity, Diversity, and InclusionKellie Hale2021-03-25T20:15:32+00:00
Statement from the Center's Staff, Advisory Board, and Senior Fellows
At the Center, we are listening and learning how to be better allies for people of color. Our staff, Advisory Board and Senior Fellows acknowledge and support people of color in their ongoing desire for equality and justice. We honor the lives of individuals who have been hurt and killed by acts stemming from discrimination, racism, and implicit bias. Black Lives Matter and now it is even more important to say it out loud.
We have committed to working harder to enhance diversity, inclusion, and equity within our career pathway programs. We will also adhere to the Washington State Board for Community and Technical College's vision statement, which states, "Leading with racial equity, our colleges maximize student potential and transform lives within a culture of belonging that advances racial, social, and economic justice in the service to our diverse communities."
In a letter to the Pierce College Community, Chancellor Dr. Michele Johnson affirms: "At Pierce College, Black Lives Matter. We recognize the immense pain that many of our Black colleagues are feeling. We reaffirm our commitment and accountability to continue the relentless pursuit of equity, peace, and justice for Black communities."
Curry Mayer, the Center's Advisory Board Co-Chair emphasizes, "I am proud that we are taking positive, action-oriented steps toward addressing the inequities of systematic racism and implicit bias that have plagued our institutions and limited opportunities for faculty and students of color. We acknowledge that there is much work to be done and this is just the beginning. The HSEM program will be enhanced and improved when all people are represented and provided access and opportunities in that program."
Our Center's primary goal is to create practical ways to enhance diversity and inclusion in our all-hazard career pathways. We are collaborating and encouraging our career pathway programs (which include Criminal Justice, Homeland Security Emergency Management, Cyber Security, Fire Service, Occupational Health and Safety, and Emergency Medical Service) to expand their commitment to reach a more diverse student population, broaden the curriculum to include topics such as systemic racism and implicit bias within the industries, and hire faculty of color that will help to enlarge perspectives of the programs.
Promote, support, and disseminate research regarding diversity and inclusion in Emergency Management.
Increase the number of women and people of color within the emergency management profession and in leadership positions.
Build resilience in communities of color by supporting innovative mitigation and adaptation projects.
Highlight innovative diversity and inclusion practices enhancing community resilience.
Promote and take actions to integrate social equity within the emergency management field to improve outcomes for communities of color and vulnerable populations.
Diversify participation in the resilience and emergency management economy.
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The last action movie Blake Lively starred in—2016's The Shallows—has been described as Castaway-meets-Jaws. But, if we're being honest, it's got a lot of Baywatch going on as well.
That's because throughout the film, Lively is alone, on a rock, fighting off a very imminent shark attack, all while wearing a string bikini (of course).
To find out how she confidently embraced her ultra-physical role, we consulted her and hubby Ryan Reynolds' trainer Don Saladino, who assured us that she more than earned her strong and toned physique.
For Lively, since they only had about two months to get into movie-ready shape, Saladino had her doing five to six days of activity each week. And Saladino made sure the actress had at least one day of complete rest, for lounging and letting her body recharge.
But the most important aspect of the workout plan? The intensity.
"I could write out a workout for you, but the thing that people have to take into consideration is the intensity levels," Saladino says. Here, the trainer breaks down the workout for us, proclaiming that it's a perfect guide for someone who's looking for a new workout routine. But he stresses that this is simply an example of what you could do—ultimately, you should listen to your body.
"Just because you see a celebrity workout plan, it doesn't mean that it's exactly the same formula that helped them get in shape," he says. "If a leg day was set up for a Monday for Blake, but she was flying home the night before and stayed up all night with the baby and was exhausted, I'm not gonna make her do the full workout." Sleeping in, for the win.
1. Start with 3–5 minutes on the foam roller, just rolling it out and warming up the muscles.
2. Move into the warm-up: 3–5 movements of a dynamic mobility exercise (like one legged glute bridges and cats and dogs), done for 3–4 rounds of roughly 8–10 reps.
3. Jump, throw, carry: Do 10 jumps of any kind (squat jumps, star jumps, etc.), throw something 10 times (side slam, ball slam, etc), then carry weight for 40–50 yards. Complete 3 rounds of each circuit.
4. Upper body work: Do 3–4 exercises that target the upper body, with 3–4 rounds of roughly 8–10 reps each.
5. Finish with energy systems work: Quick burst of cardio or 20–30 minutes on the elliptical, treadmill, or Stairmaster.
Day 2 starts just like Day 1, with foam rolling, a warm-up, and a jump-throw-carry sequence.
But then the lower-body work begins: 3–4 exercises like a kettlebell deadlift, a lateral lunge, and split squat, done for 3-4 rounds of roughly 8-10 reps each. And again, finish with some cardio.
This is definitely not pool play time (AKA no on-trend unicorn floats in sight). Lively did interval work in the water—and mixed it up by treading water or doing long-distance swimming for about 30 minutes a day.
Lively often fit in her outdoor workouts when she was traveling, since it consisted of bodyweight exercises that she could do anywhere.
1. Warm-up: 3-5 movements of a dynamic mobility exercise, 3-4 rounds of roughly 8-10 reps: one legged glute bridge, cats and dogs, reach backs, inverted hamstring or a shoulder mobility stretch.
2. Series of mobility drills, like walking lunges, push-ups, and planks.
3. Rounds of cardio circuits and light sprint work for 30-40 yards.
On this day, Saladino would just ask Lively to get out and move—whether that was a walk with her daughter or husband, a jog around town, or a hike—for 30-40 minutes.


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Q: Change logo after scrolling - problem with mobile devices I wrote a code that changes the menu logo after scrolling.
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Happy St. Patrick's Day from the Great Irish Pianists
Posted on March 17, 2017 by steve
OH MY GOD!! Here it is St. Paddy's already and I've completely forgotten to prepare a post for the green day, as I've done for the last two years. And me of Irish descent…..I should be ashamed of myself (and trust me, I am, I am……).
I blame Trumpomania, the Adventures of Dolt 45 for my forgetfulness. It's so distracting and lazy-making – why bother to dream up something imaginative when you can just turn on the TV?
Anyway, enough of that…………. having left myself short on time, I thought it would be nice to celebrate the day with a wee look at some of the great Irish jazz pianists, starting with a big favourite of mine, Tommy Flanagan. Flanagan hailed from the County Monaghan city Moughtown, which proved to be a fertile jazz breeding ground. He was very "lace-curtain", there never was an Irish pianist who played with more grace and lilt. Here he is on his first album with mates Wilbur Little on bass and Elvin Jones on drums, playing "Relaxin' at Camarillo", written by Charles Byrd for the famous botanical gardens of Clare. Note the green cover:
And here with a later trio, which for ages accompanied the great Irish can belto singer, Ella Fitzgerald. Miss Fitzgerald is not present on this track, but we'll come to her later. Here, Flanagan abandons his Fenian roots by playing a medley of two songs associated with that noted English villain, the Duke of Wellington: the first written by his associate William Strahorne, and the second by the Duke himself. Ah well, I suppose Tommy couldn't help himself, and he sounds so grand here it's sure we'll have to forgive him:
And on to another wonderful ivory-tickler from the auld sod, Wynton Kelly. Kelly was from the small Dublin suburb of Brooke Lynn and developed a style that was more "thatched-roof" than Flanagan's, with fabulous craic and gumption. Here he is joined by bassist Sam Jones and the noted Irish drummer Philly O'Jones, celebrating the two main options of Irish life on "Come Rain or Come Moonshine":
He dances a fair jig here, exploring indigenous Celtic folk-modality with another great Irish drummer, Jimmy Cobh, from the harbour town just south of Cork.
And on to another Moughtown man, Roland Hanna, playing the old air "Like Someone in Clover" with fellow Hibernians Ben Tucker on bass and Roy Burns on drums:
Later, Hanna strayed and sold out his Irish Republican roots – the poxy royalist bastard – going so far as to accept a knighthood from Queen Elizabeth II herself. After narrowly escaping a couple of knee-cappings he eventually came back to the fold, as this clip of "Lush Life" demonstrates. It was written by William Strahorne when he was just a wee wane. Not, as is often said, as a nod to his countrymen's fondness for a drink or two, but in tribute to the verdant and pastoral Irish countryside, home to so many buried rifles over the years:
And going back a little farther, let's not forget Ellis Larkins, from Baltimore, County Cork. He's perhaps not as well-known as these other great pianists of Erin, owing to the fact that he spent a lot of his time accompanying the country's many fine balladeers. Here he steps out on his own on Moon G'Lough. Note the emerald-tinged cover art:
And here's Larkins accompanying with typical "softness" that greatest of Irish singers, the aforementioned Ella Fitzgerald, on "My One Mahoney". She never sounded better than on this program of airs by Kersh Wynne. (Also, I'd like to point out to a certain good guitarist friend that Larkins plays the 'Cork changes' here, landing on the I-minor chord on bar five, rather than repeating that silly English flat-VI-seventh business yet again. As Ian Paisley used to say, "You can't beat the Irish for harmony…..".)
There have been Irish jazz pianists of a more modern persuasion, such as McCoy Tyner, who made his name playing with the immortal Ulster-born tenor John Coleraine. Tyner developed a rhythmically powerful attack and explored traditional Irish modality using Uilleann pipe modes and the Puntatonic scale, named after the national currency. Here he plays his own "Effendi", written for one of the ancient Celtic kings, in a trio with bassist Arthur Davis and drummer Elvin Jones. Note Jones' swirling use of the 6/8 rhythms found in traditional Irish dances such as jigs, reels, and hornpipes:
And against all odds, Joanne Brackeen (born Joanne Grogan) managed to break through the more hidebound strictures of traditional Irish society, demonstrating the deeply matriarchal roots of the small island, all those priests notwithstanding. Early in her career she accompanied the noted Irish tenors Stan Getts and Joe Henderson before establishing herself as a leader. Her style could be a little on the I.R.A. side – challenging and explosive – but her inventiveness could also be very lyrical and melodic, as in this example. Here she explores "I've Got the World On A String" with the driving Irish bass-drums team of Cecil McBee and Aloysius Foster:
As they say, everybody's Irish today, whether they like it or not.
Earlier, I used the terms "lace-curtain" and "thatched-roof" in describing the styles of Tommy Flanagan and Wynton Kelly, respectively. For those unfamiliar with these designations, perhaps I should explain. Lace-curtain Irish are from the more moneyed and educated classes, and tend to be found in cities or country manors. They're genteel and refined, and other Irish people refer to them with some irony as "the quality." Thatched-roof Irish are poorer and "of the land" – farmers, labourers and such. They're a little more lively and rough around the edges, often living in small cottages with thatched roofs, hence the name.
My old friend John Sumner explained this to me years ago and illustrated the difference between the two classes with the following joke:
Q: What's the difference between a lace-curtain Irishman and a thatched-roof Irishman?
A: A lace-curtain Irishman takes the dirty dishes out of the sink before he pees in it.
All joking aside, here's a lovely version of "Down By the Sally Gardens" by Clannad. It's a musical setting of a poem by William Butler Yeats and was a favourite song of another great Irish writer, Shame's Choice.
Sodom and Begorrah, Sláinte, and Happy St. Patrick's Day.
© 2017, Steve Wallace. All rights reserved.
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11 thoughts on "Happy St. Patrick's Day from the Great Irish Pianists"
Steve Holy on March 17, 2017 at 1:56 pm said:
Well said Steve. Break out the Redbreast!
Davido on March 17, 2017 at 2:08 pm said:
Funny, I never thought I'd hear "Ian Paisley" and "harmony" in the same sentence, Steve. Thanks!
Robin Oliver-Tasker on March 17, 2017 at 2:11 pm said:
You don't need Redbreast when you can drink the sublime Tullamore Dew.Give every man his Dew say I
anonymous on March 17, 2017 at 2:36 pm said:
There was really only ONE EVER (sadly passed, 7 months ago, and the grief hits REAL hard………………….).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YHtv9vkhNXQ
PS.: This, right now, given the gravity of the above is NO time for jokes, but you forgot McCoy Tynan – and Sarah Vaughan is as irish a name as Flanagan, or edward "Kennedy" ellington.
You know that old joke about the jewis person and the black person fighting over NOTHING – one is driven in blind rage to utter "FUCK GOLDA MEIER", and the jewish man says, well then, "Fuck ELLA FITGERALD"!
To close: MORE SERIOUS AGAIN…………………….. (why can an irishman – onl only ever play SUCH BLUES, Steve?).
Terry Sheard on March 17, 2017 at 2:59 pm said:
Thanks Steve, because we should all celebrate St Ella, a patron saint in any country, and never better than when she sang with Ellis Larkins ,who's great natural comping gift fitted her perfectly. Terry
Lewis A. Turlish on March 17, 2017 at 3:07 pm said:
No Dave McKenna? Or how about Joanne Brackeen (nee Joanne Grogan)?
craig paterson on March 17, 2017 at 3:17 pm said:
Fecking brilliant, lad!
Ted O'Reilly on March 17, 2017 at 3:48 pm said:
How about Rossan O'Sportiello? (I think he's from County Candoli…)
Jack Fortin on March 18, 2017 at 12:53 am said:
Damn Steve, you were riffin' on that Puntatonic scale in great form! Very enjoyable and my vintage PC also let me hear a couple of Bill Maher videos where he was, as usual, shredding #45. Totally enjoyable and once again my Jazz education picked up a few kernels of wisdom… That Tullamore can sure inspire a fellows writing…….Cheers… Jack
Bill McD. on March 18, 2017 at 4:41 pm said:
Steve, while I really enjoyed this article, I continue to be dismayed that you fail to honour the contribution of Scottish jazz artists on Robbie Burns day. While the reasons for this omission may be self evident, I still feel slighted.
All the best … Bill
Jack Chambers on March 20, 2017 at 11:15 am said:
I suppose you left out Armagh jO'Malley because he's from Ulster. That probably explains why he played "Nature Boy" and "Billy Boy" but never "Danny Boy."
Eddie Condon said "lace-curtain Irish" are "the kind of people who have fresh fruit in the house when no one is even sick."


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JDub's Brewing
JDub's Brewing Co., the production craft brewery and taproom planned in Sarasota, has hired Mike McCarthy, former Capitol City Brewing Co. brewer, as head brewer.
McCarthy, who has brewed professionally about 14 years, spent 11 years at Capitol City in Washington, D.C., eight of those years as director of brewing operations, before leaving in December. He's since been working at DC Brau Brewing Co., learning the details of running a production brewery and canning line.
"I can honestly say that the single best move that JDub's has made was getting Mike McCarthy to be part of the team," founder Jeremy Joerger said in a phone interview.
McCarthy, a New York native, said in a phone interview that he started his brewing career at West Virginia Brewing Co. after attending West Virginia University.
"I'm super excited to get down there and start building this," McCarthy said. He said he's getting the chance to design his own brewery, which will be built by Portland Kettle Works of Portland Ore., and will feature two brewhouses under the same roof.
The main 15-barrel brewhouse and canning line will make three core beers during JDub's first year. The first beer will be an IPA; they haven't revealed what the other two beers will be.
The second brewhouse will be a three-barrel system "that will allow us to do one-off beers for the taproom," McCarthy said. Anything goes on the smaller system, he said. Some of his plans include barrel aging, sour beers, high-gravity brews and single-hop beers. The variety will give people a reason to keep coming back, he said. He also plans to do some small-scale hand-bottling of these beers and sell them from the taproom.
Capitol City, the first brewpub in Washington since Prohibition, won six Great American Beer Festival medals while he was there.
"It was kind of just my time to move on," McCarthy said about leaving Capitol City. He had been looking around when he met Joerger in September. "It was really good timing with Jeremy," he said. He signed on as a consultant for JDub's. Joerger wanted him to be his head brewer, but McCarthy demurred, he said. "Florida just wasn't in my game plan," he said, noting that people don't think of the Sunshine State as a craft beer hotspot.
But "things have certainly changed down there," McCarthy said. "People want good beer." He gave credit to Tampa's Cigar City Brewing for raising Florida's profile.
After doing some research, he said he flipped his opinion on Florida, becoming an advocate for the state. He visited Sarasota and said he fell in love.
But it was a tough decision to leave the Washington area, which he described as a hotbed of brewing. "There's a lot of good beer in D.C.," McCarthy said. The district's loose label laws make it easy to bring beer in without distributors. "No other state is really like that," he said. "Kind of like the Wild West of beer laws."
The terms of his consulting deal included making the hiring decision on JDub's head brewer, McCarthy said, and after a few months he said he wound up hiring himself. "I think we're going to make a really good team," McCarthy said of his relationship with Joerger.
"Me and him are a perfect pair," Joerger said. "There's almost a kindred spirit between us."
"Mike and I just click. We know what the other is thinking and always respect each other's viewpoints."
McCarthy said the Washington brewing community is really close-knit. "The support of each other is a common thing among brewers," he said. Brewers share information and help each other out. "There's not this heavily guarded, possessive attitude" toward recipes.
"I hope to go down there and continue the same thing," McCarthy said. He wants to establish good relationships and collaborations with local businesses.
One of the directions craft beer has taken is it is a meeting ground for the local community, he said. "We really want to support the people who are supporting us."
He wants to support local businesses using local ingredients, citing "the marriage between craft beer and the foodie movement." JDub's will not serve food, but wants people to bring in food and hopes to get food trucks to stop by.
Looking further out, McCarthy said he's considering having contests to brew with homebrewers and perhaps running small beer festivals. He said he has experience running the largest Oktoberfest in the D.C. area at Capitol City, where 8,000 to 10,000 people came through in a six-hour period.
The smaller brewhouse has him particularly excited, he said. It will be a playground, where JDub's can try out things like spontaneous fermentation and aging beers in wine barrels. He wants to get people excited about their beers and push the envelope. As a production brewery, he wants to get JDub's beers into bars and stores. "It seems like the area wants it and needs it," he said.
U.S. brewers aren't tied to historical standards like in other countries, he said. "We don't feel the need to necessarily follow everything so specifically." Americans mix things up and experiment. Craft beer may only make up about 6 percent of the beer sold in the United States, he said, but it is driving the beer industry.
In keeping with the collaborative nature of the craft beer segment, McCarthy said he looks forward to working with other local brewers, and doesn't think of them as competitors.
"The more the better as long as everyone is serious about making good beer," he said.
"As a beer lover myself I'm kind of all over the place," McCarthy said when asked about his favorite beers. He says he has more craft beer loyalty than brand loyalty and is always trying new stuff.
"I'm certainly a hop fan and like my IPAs," he said. He also likes Belgian beers, particularly saisons. "I like brewing all different types of beers," he said. He wants to keep things fresh and try different things. He likes to brew big beers, but also make sessionable brews with depth and character.
"I plan on brewing the same styles of beer I brew up here," McCarthy said. He doesn't want to lighten up styles because of Florida's climate.
McCarthy said he hopes to move to Sarasota in April. Joerger, who said they have begun the process of getting their licenses, hopes to open JDub's in six to eight months.
We have no production breweries in Sarasota or Manatee counties, but if everyone's plans work out, the counties will see four production breweries opening within the span of about a year. Motorworks Brewing is in the works in Bradenton; that city would also be home to Little Giant Brewery. And Sarasota brewpub Darwin's on 4th is working on a facility of their own.
MOTORWORKS ON THE INTERNET
Motorworks Brewing, the craft brewery planned near Village of the Arts in Bradenton, has started its website, along with social media accounts on Twitter and Facebook.
The website, motorworksbrewing.com, is still a work in progress, but it does have a newsletter signup and a few pictures of the inside of the building where the brewery and taproom will be built.
You can also follow them on Twitter at @MotorworksBrew (they haven't tweeted yet) and visit their Facebook page, facebook.com/MotorworksBrewing.
THE ABCS OF BEER GEEKERY
The ABC Fine Wine & Spirits liquor store chain has been training some of its employees to be beer geeks, calling them Beer Consultants. They are in about 30 stores and are putting an emphasis on using Twitter to help customers.
The only local Beer Consultant I know of is Alex Smith from the ABC at 8470 37th St. E. in southern Manatee County. I've asked ABC to let me know about any others around here.
Beer: Moo-Hoo Chocolate Milk Stout
Brewery: Terrapin Beer Co., Georgia
Notes: Pours totally black with a light chocolate aroma. Chocolaty flavor with a nice lactose sweetness. Creamy. Quite like chocolate milk. The body is creamy, continuing the milkshake-like qualities.
Overall a good milk stout that's worth seeking out. An underrated style.
Contact Alan Shaw at beergeek@ticketsarasota.com, (941)361-4914 and @alancshaw on Twitter.


Melbourne has so much to offer, it can't be fully experienced in just three hours — but that won't stop us from trying! Start at Melbourne's highest viewpoint and weave your way through its streets. Sip a famous Melbourne flat white, discover the street art scene, sample multicultural food, and finish things off with a tram ride to Melbourne's most famous market. From what makes it famous to why the locals love it, we'll show you the best of Melbourne!
Catch a tram down to the Queen Victoria Market.
Outside the entrance to Eureka Skydeck, under the palm trees. 7 Riverside Quay, Southbank.
Start your private tour at the Eureka Skydeck, an 88-storey skyscraper that is home to stunning views of the city. Your guide will bring you to the top of the tower, pointing out key points of interest in the city and previewing where you will go next. After coming back down to earth, it's time to dive into the cityscape.
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Next, it's time to explore Melbourne's famous street art scene. What used to simply be called "graffiti" has become a trendy artistic style, and the laneways of this city are filled with constantly evolving murals. Your private guide will bring you to some of their favourites and explain how the movement has developed, exploring the work of these back alley artists until you've worked up an appetite.
And what better way to meet that appetite than with Melbourne's multicultural food scene. Your guide will take you to their favourite local restaurant for a hearty sample of one of the many cuisines Melbourne is known for. Here your guide will tell you about the numerous waves of migrants who have helped to create the Melbourne we see today.
By the end of your private tour, you'll be able to spot amazing art, cafes, restaurants, and bars like a local. But if you still need more tips, your local guide will be happy to offer up some suggestions for the rest of your stay.