It is generally held that Catholic Social Teaching begins with Pope Leo XIII’s masterly encyclical, Rerum Novarum (1891). That, as I’ve tried to show, is a dreadful mistake. Pope Leo considered it his duty to apply to current concerns the constant teaching of the Church and of the word of God. Like Thomas Aquinas, the study of whose works he promoted vigorously, he would have considered “originality” a vice, not a virtue.
Perhaps we are misled by the title, Rerum Novarum. In our anti-society of rapacious consumption of the “new” and “improved,” and the unease instilled in us by mass marketers and politicians who cry that if we do not act now we will be lost—“Awake, arise, or be forever fall’n!” cries the Prince of Politicians to his fellow devils in Milton’s hell—we are apt to credit Pope Leo with seeing the light of novelty. No such thing. The ancient Romans held the political innovator to be a plague. Res nova means revolution, and the “spirit of revolutionary change,” rerum novarum spiritus, writes Leo, has been disturbing the nations of the world.
What are the elements of this upheaval? Leo names five: “The vast expansion of industrial pursuits and the marvelous discoveries of science; the changed relations between masters and workmen; the enormous fortunes of some few individuals, and the utter poverty of the masses; the increased self-reliance and closer mutual combination of the working classes; the prevailing moral degeneracy.” The first is a neutral datum; it is the stage. The next three are social conditions with deep moral implications. The fifth is a moral sickness which would, unchecked, vitiate any attempt to solve the problems of the working classes by monetary or juridical means—we might say, by mechanical means.
How did matters come to this pass? Leo blames the secularism spreading like a contagion from one European nation to the next. He had made that charge in his earlier encyclicals. One after another, the institutions that once brought master and workman together have been weakened or destroyed. The guilds were abolished; Leo will, in his practical recommendations, return again and again to the model of the guild. For the guilds, founded in the Middle Ages, were social, economic, and religious all at once. Guildsmen trained the young in their trades; they maintained a high standard of quality; they provided stability in costs and profit; they cared for their invalid members and their widows and orphans; and they united in the worship of God, especially to celebrate their patronal feasts.
The abolition of the guilds, then, was of a piece with laws that “set aside the ancient religion,” leaving nothing between worker and master: “Hence by degrees it has come to pass that workingmen have been surrendered, all isolated and helpless, to the hard-heartedness of employers and the greed of unchecked competition.” Matters are made all the worse by “rapacious usury, which, although more than once condemned by the Church, is nevertheless, under a different guise, but with the like injustice, still practiced by covetous and grasping men.” I’m not qualified to comment on the Church’s monetary realism, and the difference she sees between usury and, say, the profit a passive member derives from a joint stock corporation, or the fair price one may charge for opportunities forgone when one lends money to another. What I want to note is that for Leo, since we are talking about human beings made by God and for God, the misery we cause one another cannot be cordoned off into compartments, one religious and one secular. Rapacity is a moral issue. The denigration of the Church is a moral issue. We are talking about sin.
Now one cannot cure sin by sin. Our Lord tells us: one cannot cast out devils in the name of Beelzebub. But this, Leo sees, is what some revolutionaries pretend to do: “To remedy these wrongs the Socialists, working on the poor man’s envy of the rich, are striving to do away with private property, and contend that individual possessions should become the common property of all, to be administered by the State or by municipal bodies” (emphasis mine). Leo does not condemn Socialism for its practical failure, although he notes—did he board a time-machine to visit Russia and Cuba and what used to be Great Britain?—that “the workingman himself would be among the first to suffer.” We must see the relationship aright. Socialism is not evil because it fails. It fails, because it is evil. Nor is it justified because unchecked rapacity is evil—the antisocial money-squeezing which Dickens, alike suspicious of socialists, condemned. One does not hire Belial to fight Beelzebub.
At this point, one might expect Leo to launch into economic analysis, and provide a “solution” to the trouble. But we must clear away the childishly bad thinking to which we have grown accustomed—our fetish for numbers. Man is a moral being to the core. Man is oriented by his nature toward God, with every breath he takes. We seek not money. We seek joy. A life of material comforts and moral indifference is unworthy of man; if the beasts could feel shame, they would be ashamed of that.
Instead the Pope returns to the nature of man. We work; we exercise our minds, as God commanded us even before the fall. Man puts himself into his work, and so the reward of his work becomes his own, not the property of the State. Nor is this property held at the allowance of the State, reverting to the State at his decease. For, unlike the beasts, he dwells as it were above the current of time: “Man, fathoming by the faculty of reason matters without number, and linking the future with the present, becoming, furthermore, by taking enlightened forethought, master of his on acts, guides his ways under the eternal law and the power of God, whose providence governs all things.” His deeds, says Leo, “do not die out.” He makes his own “that portion of nature’s field which he cultivates—that portion on which he leaves, as it were, the impress of his individuality.” That includes the land itself.
Thus the right of private property is grounded, not in practical economics, but in the theomorphic nature of man. Are we now ready to consider the State, and laws established for the common good? By no means. It’s a symptom of our secular disease that we idolize the untrammeled individual, motivated by one hedonism or another, whether of rapacity or lust, and the State established to adjudicate among the hedonists. Such a man is less than fully human, and such a State is at once greater than a true state, as a tumor outgrows the organ it supplants, and less than a state, in that it provides at best for a tolerably managed common-evil.
No, we must still consider what man is, but now, man as a social being. He is made for love. In particular, he is made for that God-created society, the family. Unchecked avarice may destroy families by depriving them of the material goods to which the workman rightly lays claim. But socialism destroys families by denying their very nature, and by usurping their functions: “The contention, then, that the civil government should at its option intrude into and exercise intimate control over the family and the household, is a great and pernicious error.”
Rapacity for wealth is not cured by rapacity for power. These things, then, are grave violations of Catholic Social Teaching: To proceed as if the child were the ward of the State; to seize from parents the oversight of their children’s education; to intrude the law into the family circle except when that circle has been broken by serious crime; to enact laws that encourage the dissolution of families; to enact laws that discourage the formation of families; to pretend that the basic definition of the family is the prerogative of individuals or the State; to treat monetary issues solely as between an individual and an individual, or an individual and the State, without regard to the family; to seize property from the family at the decease of its head; to relegate religion to the private sphere, so that the State, or the wealthy, or whatever aggregate may wield power, need not concern themselves with it.
More to come.


Undoubtedly the semiconductor industry is a key factor underlying the US-China trade war. However, when we try to understand the strength and progress of China's semiconductor industry, we discover that all the figures seem connected and yet cannot be compared directly. The production value of the wafer manufacturing industry should not be combined with that of IC design, as the two sectors have completely different business structures. Reading the semiconductor industry's figures is like viewing a country's budget plan, both filled with hidden, curious and unanswerable parts.
Basically, the semiconductor industry can be categorized into four major areas: wafer manufacturing, IC design, packaging and testing, and upstream equipment and materials. China has been aggressively pushing developments in all four fields, but what the country lacks is also quite obvious.
Figures from major research firms were all different, but were not too far from each other. IC Insights estimates that worldwide IC demand was US$430.8 billion in 2018 and will rise to US$571.4 billion in 2023. Meanwhile, China imported US$312 billion worth of semiconductor products in 2018, and its trade deficit in semiconductors amounted to US$227.4 billion in the year. If China's local IC manufacturing industry's production value of US$23.7 billion is included, China's demand for semiconductor totaled US$251.1 billion in 2018, accounting for 58.3% of the worldwide semiconductor consumption.
However, the amount should still be divided in terms of usages: consumption by the local semiconductor industries and markets, and by production for foreign clients. Domestic consumption accounted for around 30% of worldwide demand from 2013-2016, but the percentage already increased to 36% in 2018 or an amount of US$155 billion due to the aggressive expansions of China's smartphone vendors globally, according to IC Insights. The four major China-based smartphone vendors, Huawei, Lenovo, Xiaomi and BBK were all in the top-10 rankings in terms of semiconductor purchasing in 2018, together spending as much as US$60 billion.
Semiconductor demand mainly coming from Taiwan and non-China ICT players including Foxconn, Pegatron, Wistron, Quanta Computer, Inventec, Sony, Samsung and LG contributed a total of US$96.1 billion. That means, of China's US$155 billion semiconductor demand in 2018, 62% came from local players and 38% from non-China players.
(Note: This is part of a series of articles by Digitimes president Colley Hwang on the latest developments of the IT industry in the wake of the US-China trade war.)


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Hand & Paw Project aims at helping sustain Shelters and Animal Rescue Groups Worldwide.
Its founder, Canadian artist Deborah Groenheyde, created a line of products (bracelets, keychains, collars and leashes) of attractive design and fine quality. A portion of the proceeds from every purchase is given back to Shelters and Rescues in need.
Deborah’s dogs Moka and Java, were a great inspiration to her. She rescued them when they were 7.5 weeks old from a shelter on Maui.
This beautiful work, acknowledges the relationship that humans have with our animals. This is perfectly represented in the symbol of the project: a human hand holding a dog’s paw.
It was first produced as a bracelet and keychain and has evolved into a full line of Leather and Vegan Friendly leashes and collars.Today the Hand and Paw Project is offering a fine selection of Full Grain Leather Collars and Leashes as well as a Vegan Friendly Line made from Triple Ply Nylon.
The line is expanding so please watch for new items!!A portion from every sale is donated to shelters and rescues around the world, and many products are donated to assist these organizations through their auctions.
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Company car drivers start thinking about their next company car as soon as they collect the keys for their current vehicle, according to a new study.
A report published by Sewells Research & Insight has revealed some intriguing observations on the mental workings of the average user-chooser, which should make for a concerning read for HR departments.
One of the study’s claims is that company car drivers derive less enjoyment from the experience of choosing a new company car, the longer the process goes on.
The report uncovered a four-stage process in company car selection, charting the typical driver’s progress from pre-consideration to active consideration, then action, before settling on their final choice.
Some 42 per cent of drivers looked forward to the active consideration stage when they research their options, but by the time they need to visit a dealer or book a test drive (i.e. the action stage), only 34 per cent of drivers enjoy the process.
The report highlighted the difficulty for manufacturers and dealers to influence drivers while they are in the pre-new car prompt and research phases. Yet by the time drivers reach the action stage, many have already made up their minds on their next company car.
More than one in three (35 per cent) company car drivers say they have made up their minds before visiting a franchised dealer, and 40 per cent say they had already decided before a test drive.
Similarly, by the time drivers consult manufacturer websites – their most common source of information – they have already settled on their future car and are simply verifying their choice.
Simon Staplehurst, commercial research director for Sewells Research & Insight, says the report is vital to supporting better marketing, campaign planning and customer servicing priorities around any new product launches.
Molly Benton, brand manager at Fuel Card Services, added: “With almost 90 new models arriving in showrooms this year, the report should highlight where HR departments can help user-choosers with the decision process.”
Posted on 22nd January 2018
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Tuesday 24th March 2020
As from today the advice from the College of Optometrists is now very clear – we should not be offering routine eye examinations to patients and now Boris Johnson’s statement tonight makes that all the more definite. How things have changed in just a week.
However we want to ensure all our patients have the best eye care and are seeing well during this difficult time. Therefore we are not closing the practice and will continue to be on the end of the telephone offering advice when needed.
For simplicity and speed we have listed many of the products commonly bought over the counter in our Facebook shop and if you see anything you want to buy please call us on 01273 843946 and we can take a card payment and post them to you. As a member of our Vision Care Plan you benefit from a 10% discount on these products.
Broken spectacles or emergency replacement spectacles can be supplied – we are not experiencing any supply issues although some orders are taking longer to arrive than normal. If you lose your spectacles and want a like for like replacement we can organise that but coming in to browse frames is not advised at this time.
If you wear contact lenses your supplies can continue and should you require an appointment the General Optical Council has relaxed rules regarding supply beyond your normal annual review date – we can conduct a telephone assessment and if absolutely necessary we will arrange a face to face consultation provided the risks involved are justified. As an aside please do not wear your contact lenses if you are ill as this increases your chances of having a problem and The Sussex Eye Hospital have scaled back their services.
If you have a true ocular emergency please call us and we will guide you through how to access emergency care.
We are all looking forward to being in a position to open the doors to Hassocks Eyecare Centre again and catching up on any delayed appointments.
In the meantime please use the services we have on offer but above all stay well.
Vicki, Paul,William, Chris, Kelly, Jo, Rhiannon, Rachel, Helen, Jessica and Sally
Wednesday 18th March 2020
Hassocks Eyecare Centre is open for business although not quite operating as usual …
We have obviously taken careful note of the all the advice coming from NHS England and additional and very strict sterilisation steps between seeing each patient are adhered to.
We hope that we can continue to provide you with an eye health service and fabulous spectacles whilst the social distancing advice continues.
For anyone with an eye concern but who also falls into an at risk category and feels they should not attend please call and ask for an ISOLATION VISIT. During an isolation visit the rest of the practice will be closed so only you and anyone with you will be allowed in and only the essential staff needed to attend to your needs will be here. These appointments may well be out of normal practice opening hours as we try to accommodate you.
We can repair spectacles that are dropped through our letterbox.
We can post new spectacles when they are ready to save you coming to collect them.
We can take orders for contact lenses and post them if you are running short.
We can post or deliver supplies of contact lens solutions or eye drops if you need them.
Our optometrists will happily call a patient seeking advice to save a face to face visit.
Please call or book online as usual.
BUT please do not visit if you have a temperature or cough or anyone in your household has.


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So after years of rumors and speculation, Google has made it official, the GBrowser, now known as Google Chrome will be released Tuesday for Windows, with Mac and Linux following.
It’s another bold move from a company that wants to be everything to everyone, but logical in the sense that Google is a web company and the one common thread that all Google users share is using a browser to access the web.
There’s no guarantee that Google Chrome will make a significant impact in browser share, and Google’s previous attempts of extending itself onto the desktop or with services like Lively have shown mixed results at best. Google does have a history of half-hearted releases without backing up the product through promotion or development post release, but I’m willing to bet that this isn’t the case with Google Chrome. Simply, there’s too much money at to be had by getting users to install it, and Google loves nothing more than looking for the next large income stream. We don’t know all the details, but certain things will be a given: Google search as default (will they offer competitors will be interesting to see), Google Toolbar functionality built in, Google page rank tracking goodness for everyone.
But who has the most to fear from Google Chrome?
It’s not Microsoft, who despite ignoring the browser for years still has around a 70% market share (depending on which set of figures you read…it’s closer to 20% among Inquisitr readers for example) and will always be able to depend on a pre-installed base of Windows users who despite having options, either don’t want to change, or don’t know how to. The organization with the most to fear from Chrome has to be Mozilla.
Consider that a Firefox user has downloaded and installed Firefox on their machine, because in Windows and OS X Firefox isn’t offered natively. A Firefox user isn’t afraid to install a plugin, or use tabs. A Firefox user looks for the best experience from their browser, and is aware that there are alternatives and isn’t afraid to try them.
It’s also conceivable that Chrome will start popping up pre-installed on Windows machines. Google already spends good money now getting the Google Toolbar pre-installed, extending that to pre-loading Google Chrome would seem a given. You therefore have Firefox users willing to switch if Chrome offers a viable alternative and/or is better to use, and others getting it preinstalled…not quite a perfect storm, but a compelling use case in the quest for market share.
We’re still missing one thing though from Google: the rabbit in the hat. Offering a great product isn’t going to deliver significant market share without a special mix of something to drive uptake forward. Firefox is one of the best examples of viral marketing, Microsoft uses its presence, but what will Google offer? They’ve scrapped the affiliate program for Google products, but could they reintroduce that? $1-$2 per install will immediately drive Google Chrome ads across the web. Could it be something else we haven’t seen, a cashback scheme on Google Checkout (something a little like Microsoft’s Live cashback scheme) or some sort of direct user incentive that we are yet to consider? Don’t rule it out; if Google is serious about building share, they will have a plan in place. And no matter what way you look at it, Firefox will be the browser to take the biggest hit.


You thought "Chinese Food" was the worst song in the world? Well guess again.
The girl behind "I Love Chinese Food" has a new tune that will no doubt soon be dubbed the "New Worst Song Ever."
"Hey INSIDE EDITION, welcome to the set of my new music video," Alison said.
Eleven-year-old Alison Gold invited INSIDE EDITION along as she shot her second music video "ABCD," and the lyrics are as easy as, well, you know! "A-b-c-d-e-f-g."
Alison told INSIDE EDITION, "I love the melody and the lyrics and the words. I just think this is a great song."


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Our team focuses its efforts on sustainability projects, consistent stakeholder follow-up, and an information and communication system to the residents of the area of influence surrounding Loma Larga. Infrastructure, productivity, training, environmental responsibility, the dissemination of information on mining, and cultural support are the pillars of program design and implementation in association with the local communities. INV Metals is proud to be a partner helping towards the goal to continue to make the surrounding communities great places to work, live and raise a family.


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Los Angeles, CA – Givenchy, the luxury merchandise manufacturer, seems to be jumping on the trade dress bandwagon (see here and here) to prevent copying of its purse design. Instead of protecting its purse design with a design patent, Givenchy claims that its Nightingale Trade Dress “includes without limitation a removable strap, two double seemed handles, a flat bottom and decorative double stitched horizontal and vertical stripes on the exterior that visually separate the bag into four distinct quadrants.” Givenchy is going to have to show that the consuming public recognizes the trade dress as identifying the source of the purse. Givenchy claims that it has earned in excess of fifty (50) million dollars in revenue from the sale of the Nightingale handbags and that the public recognizes the trade dress.
BCBG is accused of trying to profit from Givenchy’s goodwill by selling “its knock-off ‘Rembrandt’ and other handbags that deliberately copy, line-by-line and stitch-by-stitch distinctive, non-functional elements of Givenchy’s Nightingale Trade Dress.” In addition to monetary damages, Givenchy seeks an injunction prohibiting further sales of BCBG’s handbags. The case is Givenchy S.A. v. BCBG Max Azria Group, Inc. CV10-8394 (C.D. Cal. 2010).


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Review: Christian Wunsch is becoming as much of a formidable force as his fellow Spanish and Pole Group patriarch Oscar Mulero and close cohort Developer. Last year Pole Group released the debut album of Spanish duo Exium and now they move the spotlight over to Wunsch, who shines brightly from the first track onwards. The album is of course full of huge club productions like "Auger Electrons", "Ionized", "Graphene" and "Radioactive Decay" - but Wunsch delivers the type of techno in productions like "When The Process Is Expected", "Nuclear Transition" and "Fixed Fraction" that makes Internal Conversion more than just a heavy weight slab of booming DJ tools. One of the best releases to come from Pole Group yet.
Review: It's been a few years since Christian Wunsch last released on Polegroup, but Mutation shows that he has lost none of his potency. "Organic Molecules" is a dense, drum-heavy workout with little else than clicking, steely percussion joining the monstrous kicks. "Cosmic Radiation" is equally dense, with rickety slivers of percussion bouncing off a central bass and drum combination of concrete weight. By contrast, "Chemical Reactions" has a loose, almost organic rhythm, like the straightest, most clubby iteration of Cosmic / Lost Recordings. Finally, "Microorganisms" sounds like Wunsch has been listening to a lot of Mike Parker, with pneumatic bass and dark bleeps prevailing.
Review: US producer Developer teams up with Mulero's Pole Group label for a fine dancefloor techno release. "1975 A" is a tough rhythm track, its distorted kicks and grinding riffs pushing into Mills-esque territory. "B" is just as dense, but not as visceral. While the central rhythm bangs away, Developer uses swirling filters and dreamy chords to create a deeper sound. The same is true on "C", where snappy percussion and dramatic string stabs unfold over a pulsing, predatory bassline. The label has commissioned a great remix of "A", with Spanish producer Reeko making the original less abrasive thanks to its surging chords and intricate percussive filaments.
Review: Exium continues his strong run of releases. As this four-tracker so ably demonstrates, what's really impressive about the Spanish producer is his ability to integrate existing tropes with his own sound. On "Monopoles", this approach sees him fuse a Function-style linear pulse with a repetitive vocal sample, while "Magnetic Flux" goes further and deeper into this direction, a dank, tunneling rhythm led by tonal bleeps and blips. On the title track, he changes direction again, with the kind of drones that one would associate with Hospital Productions fused with shaking percussion, while "Early Life" brings the release to a close to the sound of Mills-inspired, panel-beating drums.
Review: Exium continue to strengthen their working relationship with Pole Recordings, gracing Oscar Mulero's label with A Sensible Alternative To Emotion, their second studio album. Having spent over a decade refining their own vision of hard edged techno, Exium use this platform of a second album to expand on their established sound, at times easing down the tempos and intensity for a more balanced listen across the 10 tracks. Productions such as the granite heavy "Massless Particle" or tunnelling abstraction of "Absolute Magnitude" demonstrate this is no drastic departure from the Exium sound but there's an equal consideration for melodic arrangements and more subdued moments.
Review: Oscar Mulero's Polegroup calls upon a storied cast of producers to remix Exuim's 2013 album, which begins with this EP's highlight: a fresh, post-punky - supremely techno sounding - Silent Servant remix to "The 12th Planet". Jonas Kopp's remix to "Nucleoid" is a deep vamp of circulating darkness for the warehouse set, while Oscar Mulero turns in a dubby, liquid-coated production of throbbing bass frequencies when reworking "Massless Particle". The digital version of this EP presents two bonus remixes and the first comes from Dark Esser's Tripeo alias with an edit of "Dronid". It's both booming and calm while Mulero provides a second subterranean option of "Massless Particle". Tripeo's official remix of "Parallel Computing" completes the EP with a combination of bleep and chime sequences wavering on top of watery basslines and industrial atmospheres. Something here for every techno DJ.
Review: Pole Recordings, as it was known back in 2014, was one of the first labels to release material by Kwartz aka Mario Campos. Fast forward three years and a number of EPs later, and the Spanish producer returns to Oscar Mulero's renamed imprint. "A Tragic End" starts the release in somewhat reflective mode, as Campos brings together atmospheric textures with a dense, stepping rhythm. There is no musical element on "Right Discipline", where a rolling, hammering groove and metallic drums collide. The release takes an intense turn on "Dissociation of Body and Mind", where waves of electronic fury unfold over a rough, mangled rhythm and pile-driving percussion. By the time he reaches the relatively serene "Theory of Emptiness", Kwartz's fans will be craving its dubbed out nuances.
Review: Spanish outpost Polegroup is the archetypal techno label, and Kwartz is a purveyor of the finest techno workouts. After having released artists such as the US' Developer, the nomadic Kwartz touches down on the label with two daring and sublimely bleak tracks for the midnight hour. Both "Form & Void" and "Breakage" are perfect Berghain tracks for the likes of Dettman or Klock, but that's not all - Reeko and Exium remix the former and the latter respectively, turning up the power considerably and making things that little bit heavier.
Review: Mind is Fautzi's third album and follows two long players for Soma as well as a brace of EPs on Figure, Warm Up and Pole. It's a mysterious, textured affair that begins with the ambient noise of "Psychopath" before moving into the eerie sound scape menace of "Entering". The Portuguese producer then shifts his attention towards the dance floor - "Subconscious" is a stripped back, minimal groove laden down with eerie soundscapes, while on "Defracted" and "Rentless", he veers down a tunnelling, acid soaked path, like a murky, visceral version of Sandwell District. "Seasick" is darker and more droning, led by a Mike Parker-style bass, but no matter what style he tuns his hand to, Mind demonstrates that Fautzi is a master.
Review: Spanish producer Oscar Mulero always brings an experimental edge to dancefloor techno, and Like A Wolf is no exception. "In A Silent Way" starts off life as a solid dubby rhythm, but gradually Mulero raises the intensity levels, turning it into a jarring industrial workout, but adding airy atmospheric textures to offset the austerity. "Horses" makes no such concessions, featuring noisy beats and a recoiling bassline from the outset, but "Like A Wolf" sees him revert to an unpredictable approach. Underpinning the evil acid licks are heavy break beats and the kind of eerie sound textures that wouldn't sound out of place on an Autechre album.
Review: Arguably one of Spain's most prolific techno talents, Oscar Mulero returns to the super label PoleGroup with the Electric Storm EP. The title track combines Mulero's trademark throb and reverb-heavy ambience with powerful drums, while "Cave" takes things in an even darker direction, with brittle percussion resonating against reverb-heavy ambience. The remixes aren't too shoddy either; Our Circula Sound boss Sigha delivers a remix of the title track with some prickly yet powerful synth blips, and Tommy Four Seven coats "Cave" with an industrial fuzz and into a broken techno nightmare which will destroy any dancefloor.
Review: Spanish techno stalwart Oscar Mulero trailed this fourth album in as many years with Dualistic Concept, a set of typically dark, hypnotic and ghostly remixes. That can be found on the second disc, and ties in neatly with the robust, forthright and atmospheric sound of the album itself. Muscle & Mind has moments of beauty, of course - see the blissful ambience of "Mental Causation" and enveloping chords and found sounds of "Unconscious" - but for the most part it's concerned with the power of rhythm. Few are better at wringing maximum intensity from loop-heavy jams, and Mulero's love of dusty white noise, trippy melodies and skittering percussion guarantees variety in the grooves throughout.
Review: Spanish techno power clique Oscar Mulero, Reeko, Exium and Christian Wunsch load and fire part six of their Seleccion Natural series out of Mulero's Polegroup canon. The previous five blasts came from Reeko's Mental Disorder, Christian Wunsch's Tsunami Records and Mulero's native Warm Up Recordings. Reeko's "Lynx" is a hi-octane power-trip of scratchy industrialism and gunshot snares jacked with a ferocious pace, as is Mulero's "Reverberation" only to a more bleepy and streamlined effect, with obvious fidelity toward Surgeon, Regis and Jeff Mills. Had Wunsch's booming "Sleep Cell" not been released here, it could easily hold its own among the factory-made releases of Perc Trax. Exium proceed with break-beat drums in "No Sign Of Weakness" which aggressively lends itself to a trove of over-driven bass squelches, piston pushing white noise and a tribal ramshackle of percussion - cabalistic techno at it's most dangerous.
Review: Spanish techno veteran Oscar Mulero goes deeper than usual on Second Skin. The title track is underpinned by a typical Mulero stepping rhythm, but has he added feature of chords flowing and churning overhead. In a similar vein is "Rotar". Based on a straighter arrangement, firing percussion and a rumbling groove underpin synths that soar and swoop like autumn leaves in the wind. The mood changes for the darker with the remixes. Architectural's two versions of the title track are characterised by jagged percussion and intense acid burns, while Tensal's takes on "Rotar" are spring-loaded with churning filters and tough kicks.
Review: Spanish producer Reeko impresses with a killer three-tracker for Oscar Mulero's label. "Cyberpunk" starts off with a high-paced, pulsing electronic rhythm featuring snappy percussion, which midway through veers towards jarring, industrial riff-led intensity. The end product sounds like the soundtrack to a chase scene in a sci-fi movie. Despite its title, "Dystopic Futures" is less frenetic but still sees Reeko test the limits of techno acceptability with repetitive metallic jabs. Finally, the title track features the bassy menace of Orphx, but is combined with an evil filter that could only be the work of this maverick talent.
Review: Spain's Reeko returns to the dance floor for his latest excursion on Oscar Mulero's label. Tough, tribal beats, rolling grooves and insistent rhythms are on offer across these four tracks. However, to describe Reeko's music in such simplistic terms is to do it a disservice. Each track on this release has an extra layer, an added dimension that makes it stand out from the increasingly crowded tough techno scene. On "Empty Streets", this manifests itself in the form of niggling percussion, the title track is characterised by its tough tribal beats and best of all, "Dishonest Thoughts" resonates to gut-wrenching sub-bass.
Review: Reeko's reputation as a hard techno producer takes something of a battering - in the best possible way - on Momentum. The title track starts with ticking percussion and a squelchy, cavernous rhythm, but rather than intensify, it leads into a mellow, filtered denouement ending in textured ambience. "Miracle" maintains and builds on this approach, its beats softer and its chord sequence sounding like it would be more at home on a deep house release. Reeko reverts to type on "Indonesian's Dream". There, tight rhythms play out over dense, dubby beats, but the inclusion of dreamy, Detroit-style pads shows that for this release at least, Reeko is leaving his banging sensibilities at the studio door.
Review: The only question that arises from this collaborative release is: why did it take so long? As this split release shows, Perc's label and Oscar Mulero's Pole Group share a lot of common ground, but the key difference is that the UK operation has an underlying grittiness. This is evident on the sweeping chords and grinding rhythms of Sawf's "Trivoli" and Perc's "405", the latter a stomping, slamming affair led by distorted kicks and a ferocious, militaristic rhythm. By contrast, the Pole Group material is more considered. Reeko's "Recharger" is a drummy affair led by a tapestry of hissing percussion, while Christian Wunsch's "Alpha Particle" is a deep space serving of alien, acid-led techno.
Review: Oscar Mulero's Polegroup label closes the year with a mammoth compilation that defines the current state of the techno nation. As Unknown Landscapes shows, it is a diverse place. There's droning ambience from Daphne RXX, while Reeko, Reggy Van Oers and Mike Parker deliver bleep-heavy, hypnotic groove that draw on the influence of F.U.S.E and Sandwell District. Heads-down loopy fare is also catered for - with the spiky percussion and bleak filters of Jonas Koop's "Fu Factor" standing out - and the form also revisits the rough, analogue sound of the 90s thanks to Karl Bult and American scene veteran DJ Hyperactive's contributions.
Review: Berlin-based Refracted has released on a range of labels, including Silent Season and Slow Life, but no matter where he puts out material, the result is the same - hypnotic, mesmerizing techno. This debut on Polegroup is a case in point; "Expedition 1" takes its cues from Mike Parker and even Hawtin's FUSE project, but Refracted uses 303s to build and build over a fathomic sub-bass and hissing, lean percussion. "Expedition 2" uses a similar approach, as Refracted substitutes the pulsing acid with chiming chords. On the third "Expedition", the sound is more earthy, with heavy kicks providing the backing for Refracted's percussive bursts, while Exium's take on the first "Expedition" completes the release with dubby effects and a cavernous bass.
Review: As its title suggests, Digital Bonus is an EP designed for non-vinyl fans of Seleccion Natural, the techno super group comprising Reeko, Tensal and Oscar Mulero. The good news for digital DJs is that this is not something that has been rushed out or released as an afterthought. "Negative Selection" catches them in full flight, with tough, steely drums and pounding kicks delivering the kind of killer, punchy techno that they are best known for. "Struggle for Existence" is better still, with Seleccion Natural combing surging chord sequences with a murky, meat bass that will level sound systems. Overall, it's a great digital selection.
Review: To mark the 50th release on PoleGroup, its owner Oscar Mulero has teamed up with Exium and Reeko to create the Selecci?n Natural project. Beginning with the stepping rhythm and bleak acid of "Expression Gnt", this release defines everything that the Spanish label stands for. There's the pile-driving tribal beats and swooshing filters of "Molecular Genetics", while on "Hox Genes", the trio veer into dense broken beats and wild, psychedelic reverberations. "Biological Fitness" is a straighter, more industrial groove, while a reminder that the Spanish label is nothing if not diverse comes in the shape of banging, tranced out peak-time "Random Mutations". Here's to 50 more releases.
Review: Seleccion Natural is the third EP to mark the milestone of Polegroup's 50th release - and it's a thrilling affair. Seleccion Natural, the techno super group comprising Oscar Mulero, Exium and Reeko, starts the release with the atmospheric broken beats of "Necton", before taking the tempo up with the dense "Prokaryotic", which is still led by hammering kicks. On "Replicant Isolation", the trio shift the focus again back to broken beats, but this time the filters are more powerful and the drums steelier. Rounding off the release is "Transmutation": different to the preceding tracks, it's underpinned by a menacing, ebm bass and firing, razor sharp percussion.
Review: Selecci?n Natural, a collaborative project between Spanish techno veterans Oscar Mulero, Exium and Reeko, serves up another visceral EP. A taster for their forthcoming debut long player, it draws on classic influences such as Mills and the catalogue of New York label Synewave but also features the contributors' stream lined approach. This is audible on the title track, where scuffled kicks and distorted kicks are underpinned by a rolling, filtered rhythm. On the flip side, "A New Description of Hell" offers an even more brutal take on this style; upping the tempo, the trio drop pounding drums and waves of electronic riffs that keep on building.
Review: The producer behind Polar Angle probably won't win any prizes for track titles, but in the world of underground techno, such small issues don't matter. All that counts is that SCMWY-01" is a rolling, dense affair, supported by dense claps, while SCMWY-02 opts for an alternate approach, favouring more tranced out chords and grimy beats. But neither track can prepare the listener for SCMWY-03". Its thundering drums come hurtling in over a high paced groove, like a juggernaut veering out of control, while the fourth installment is the hardest track of them all thanks to its searing, aggressive drums.
Review: Oscar Mulero and Christian Wunsch's Spherical Coordinates collaboration may have a home away from home in Belgian techno titans Token, but their HQ will always be Pole Group. After two releases on Token, Mulero and Wunsch return to Spain for their fifth Spherical Coordinates record together and another masterclass in burrowing club constructions. Those techno selectors whose every weekend is spent in the booths testing the soundsystems and dancefloors of basements and warehouses will naturally gravitate towards these four cuts, where relentless drums and deep, ever evolving atmospheres rule at large.
Review: Hector Sandoval's Tensal has been brewing the brood since 2014 and he's played a significant role in shaping the current aesthetic of Developer's Modularz label in recent years. Closely aligned with Modularz is Oscar Mulero's formidable Pole Group, and now Tensal brings his aggression to the label for the first time. The EP provides two "Cause" and two "Effects" tracks with both halves definable by their sound; "Cause 1" is cold and bleepy, Cause 2" a little warmer and electronic, while "Effect 1" is some serious heat for the Tresor vault. But for us all roads lead to "Effect 2", a bombastic wave of techno terror with a deathly arpeggio of staccato synths. Bomb.
Review: Oscar Mulero's Pole Group closes out the year with a collection from some of techno's most respected producers. While the overall tone on Unknown Landscapes is dark and at times unsettling, it never strays into the plodding furrowed-brow seriousness that often besets contemporary techno. DVS1's "Strobe" sees the US DJ deliver churning chords over a grinding, metallic rhythm, while Reeko's "Enlightenment Process" shifts from pounding broken beats into a spacey, filtered segue. That's not to suggest that the label or its owner have gone soft either; the squelchy acid and stinging riffs of Jonas Kopp's "M31" is as intense as it gets, but at the same time, contributions from Adam X and Forward Strategy Group tingle and pulse in a dubby, fuzzy afterglow.
Review: Oscar Mulero's label consistently puts out forward thinking techno - and this compilation is no exception. It may start with a surprise for some fans of the Spanish producer's broken beat sounds, with Reeko's "Miracle" delivering ghostly synths over a snaking bass line and Exium's "Mantra" featuring the kind of warbling trance melodies that one would associate with deep Detroit techno. Mulero's own "Tidal Acceleration" heralds a shift back towards more typical sounds as distorted, mangled drums support cold bleeps and a stepping rhythm, while Rolando drops a firing, percussive take on Exium's "Complex". Still, there is enough room for diversity as the skewed metallic rhythms and broken beats of Christian Wunsch's "Complete Surrender" demonstrate.


Chicken and Dumpling Casserole
Blue Ribbon Recipe
The aroma of the garlic and onion cooking together is wonderful and then add the basil and... well it just makes your mouth water. The basil in the dumplings is very different and a nice change.
This is so easy to make. Pair with a nice glass of cold sweet tea and you're ready to go! The Test Kitchen
1/4 cchopped onion
1/2 cchopped celery
2garlic cloves, minced
1/4 cbutter or margarine
1 tspdried basil
1/2 tspground black pepper
4 cchicken broth
10 ozpackage frozen peas
4 ccubed, cooked chicken
2 tspdried basil
How to Make Chicken and Dumpling Casserole
- In a large saucepan, saute onion, celery and garlic in butter until tender.
- Add flour, sugar, salt, basil, pepper and broth; bring to a boil.
- Cook and stir for 1 minute; reduce heat.
- Add peas and cook for 5 minutes, stirring constantly.
- Stir in chicken.
- Pour into a greased 9 x 13 baking dish.
- For the dumplings, combine Bisquick and basil in a bowl.
- Stir in milk with a fork until moistened.
- Drop by tablespoonfuls onto casserole (12 dumplings).
- Bake uncovered, at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.
- Cover and bake 10 minutes more or until dumplings are done.


If the Academy of Country Music’s Industry Awards are any indication, Nashville is living up to its Music City moniker.
The Academy revealed the winners of the ACM Industry and Studio Recording Awards on May 20, and Nashville sites swept the three Venue of the Year categories: Ryman Auditorium (small capacity), Ascend Amphitheater (medium capacity) and Bridgestone Arena (large capacity).
The Nashville venues will be recognized during the 13th annual ACM Honors ceremony, an evening dedicated to the special honorees and off-camera category winners from the 54th ACM Awards on August 21 at the Ryman Auditorium.
Below is a complete list of the Industry and Studio Recording Award winners for the 54th Academy of Country Music Awards.
Industry Award Winners
Casino of the Year | Small Capacity: Choctaw Casino & Resort | Durant, Ok
Casino of the Year | Large Capacity: Mohegan Sun Arena | Uncasville, Ct
Don Romeo Talent Buyer of the Year: Nicole More | Wilson Events, Inc.
Festival of the Year: Faster Horses | Brooklyn, Mi
Nightclub of the Year: Joe’s on Weed St | Chicago, Il
Promoter of the Year: Ed Warm | Joe’s Bar
Venue of the Year | Small Capacity: Ryman Auditorium | Nashville, Tn
Venue of the Year | Medium Capacity: Ascend Amphitheater | Nashville, Tn
Venue of the Year | Large Capacity: Bridgestone Arena | Nashville, Tn
Studio Recording Award Winners
Bass Player of the Year | Glenn Worf
Drummer of the Year | Matt Chamberlain
Guitar Player of the Year | Derek Wells
Piano/Keyboards Player of the Year | Dave Cohen
Specialty Instrument(s) Player of the Year | Ilya Toshinskiy
Steel Guitar Player of the Year | Mike Johnson
Audio Engineer of the Year | F Reid Shippen
Producer of the Year | Jay Joyce
The Academy of Country Music Industry Awards are voted on by all professional members of the Academy. The Studio Recording Awards are voted on by professional members of the Academy classified in the artist-entertainer/musician-bandleader-instrumentalist categories and the producer-engineer-studio manager sub-category.
photo by NCD
photo by NCD


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SAP Harnesses Data to Embed Sustainability into Modern Businesses
WALLDORF, March 31, 2021 — SAP SE (NYSE: SAP) today announced a new service package that helps enterprises develop sustainability data to drive efficiency and operational responsibility. The sustainability service package reimagines business operations and organizational decision-making by applying a sustainability perspective to the value-creation process.
The new service package supports customers with a structured, easy-to-consume approach to achieving a sustainable business. It includes an overview of the SAP product and services portfolio and enables customers to align their processes and business needs to create an innovation or implementation road map. The package provides analysis and reporting tools, which provide greater visibility into key indicators, such as resource consumption, sustainable product development and worker safety.
Enterprises will be able to apply environmental considerations to business processes for zero-waste resource consumption. They will also be able to implement parallel accounting of financial and sustainable gains while measuring environmental impact. Companies have the option of working with SAP experts to create road maps and implement eco-relevant functionalities in their business systems. Benefits of using the sustainability reporting these services offer include allowing a company to choose an indicator, such as CO2 generation, and use that information as a benchmark to start its journey to becoming greener.
“The world is changing,” said Stefan Luckert, head, Services Sustainability Solutions, SAP. “We want to offer holistic solutions that support businesses wherever they are along their journey to sustainable business.”
Consumers are shifting to more sustainable products and services. Employees are focusing their career choices on responsible employers. Investors are increasingly considering and integrating environmental risk and social data into their investment decisions. As a result, executives around the world are making sustainability a strategic priority. The sustainability service package from SAP allows enterprises to become purpose-driven and resource-sensitive faster and in a smarter way.
The sustainability service package is the next chapter in the ongoing story of SAP’s support for a greener, more resilient, safer future. By digitalizing the sustainability-related work companies do – and by helping more of them follow the path to sustainability – SAP is helping to transform the sustainability promises companies make today into the bedrock of the future.
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Process and utility systems reconstruction and modernization
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How Do I Set Up My Computer to Read Disks From My Wii Drive?
By Marshal M. Rosenthal
Wii game discs use a special file format that the Wii's disc drive can read but a computer's disc drive cannot. You can read the data off of a Wii game disc on your computer's disc drive by using a Wii copy program. The Wii copy program will let your PC's disc drive read the data off of the Wii game disc and transfer it to the computer's hard drive. The backup that has been made from the Wii game disc can then be archived or burned onto a DVD to use if you want to put the original Wii game disc away. Using a Wii copy program to read a Wii game disc on your PC is not illegal to do.
Download a Wii copy program to the PC's desktop, like the CopyThatGame Wii copy program (see the link in Resources). Double-click on the icon of the Wii copy program when it has fully downloaded. Follow the menu prompts to install the Wii copy program to the PC's hard drive. Restart the PC after the installation is finished.
Eject the disc tray of the DVD/CD-ROM disc drive. Put the Wii game disc onto the disc tray. Close the disc tray.
Run the Wii copy program. Select the DVD/CD-ROM drive from the "Devices" drop down menu on the Wii copy program's main screen.
Click on the "Browse" button next to the "Save To" tab on the Wii copy program's main screen. Navigate in the window that appears to the PC's desktop. Click the "OK" button to close the window.
Click on the "Copy" button on the Wii copy program's main screen. Wait as the PC reads the Wii game disc and makes a copy of it on the hard drive. Quit the Wii copy program when the copy has been made. Eject the disc tray and remove the Wii game disc.
- You can save the backup Wii game on the computer's hard drive and burn it to a disc only if the original Wii game disc has a problem.
- Making a copy of a Wii game that is not your personal property is piracy.
Marshal M. Rosenthal is a technology maven with more than 15 years of editorial experience. A graduate of Brooks Institute of Photography with a Bachelor of Arts in photographic arts, his editorial work has appeared both domestically as well as internationally in publications such as "Home Theater," "Electronic House," "eGear," "Computer and Video Games" and "Digitrends."


PARIS, FRANCE: COLONNE DE JUILLET Published on December 26, 2014October 11, 2020 by jacquelinemhadel The July Column (French: Colonne de Juillet) is a monumental column in Paris commemorating the Revolution of 1830. It stands in the center of the Place de la Bastille and celebrates the Trois Glorieuses — the “three glorious” days of 27–29 July 1830 that saw the fall of King Charles X of France and the commencement of the “July Monarchy” of Louis-Philippe, King of the French. It was built between 1835 and 1840. (wiki) 25dec14. Paris, France. Share this:TwitterRedditFacebookTumblrPinterestEmailMorePrintPocketLike this:Like Loading...
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Report predicts 300,000 New Jersey renters could be evicted for nonpayment in next four months
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By Jon Hurdle
New Jersey housing advocates are pressing state lawmakers for final approval this week of a bill that would extend protections against evictions of renters and homeowners who are unable to make payments because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Amid some predictions of a surge in evictions as the $600-a-week extra federal jobless benefit comes to an end on July 31, and with the expiration last Friday of a national ban on evictions from federal properties, the bill would require mortgage lenders to offer forbearance agreements to borrowers in need for at least 90 days if their income and savings are below specified levels.
Courts would be allowed to order a mortgage lender to retract any negative credit-reporting filing for nonpayment of rent, and to fine landlords up to $5,000 per tenant for violations.
The bill would prevent landlords from evicting people for nonpayment of rent sooner than 60 days after the end of a public health emergency and would stop courts accepting complaints for nonpayment of rent. It would also forbid landlords from filing negative credit reports or imposing late fees on tenants who pay late or not at all.
If a tenant surrenders a property while the lease is still in effect, he or she would still be responsible for paying any arrears, and the landlord would retain the right to recover those payments, the bill says. But it gives tenants up to six months to repay for each month of arrears, or to spread repayments in equal installments over the term of the lease, up to 10% of household net income, whichever is lower.
The measures would codify and expand Gov. Phil Murphy’s Executive Order 106, issued in March, which bans evictions and foreclosures until 60 days after the end of the public health emergency. The order allows courts to accept filings for nonpayment of rent or mortgages but prevents enforcement of any eviction or foreclosure order.
Big pressure to get the bill through
The measures are needed because of the devastation caused by the virus to New Jersey’s economy and public health, the bill, now pending in the Assembly, says. An identical bill has already been approved by the full Senate.
Advocates are hoping the bill will get final legislative approval this week and be sent for the governor’s signature amid predictions that the state could face a flood of evictions and foreclosures whenever Murphy’s executive order expires.
“There’s a tremendous amount of pressure to get this done by the end of this month,” said David Smith, policy coordinator for Sen. Troy Singleton (D-Burlington), the bill’s lead sponsor in the Senate. “It’s something that really desperately needs to get done, and I think there is finally, hopefully the impetus for the legislature to finish it up and get it to the Governor.”
But the New Jersey Apartment Association, representing large professional landlords, opposes the bill, and predicted it will be amended before getting a final vote in the Legislature.
Nicholas Kikis, vice president of legislative and regulatory affairs for the trade group, said it understands the need to provide relief for tenants, and has urged its members to work with those whose income has been cut or eliminated in the pandemic . “Most have been doing just that,” he said.
Landlords criticize ‘one-size-fits-all’ approach
The bill’s flaws include a “one-size-fits-all” solution to repaying rent or mortgage arrears, and the fact that it applies to almost any tenant who is making less than $150,000 a year, as long as he or she has suffered a negative financial impact, Kikis said.
“We want to provide relief to those who actually need it, not to create an incentive for tenants to simply stop paying rent,” he said.
Under the bill’s plan to give a tenant six months to repay each month of rent arrears, that would mean apartment owners who received no rent from March to December of this year would have to wait up to five years to be fully repaid, Kikis argued. He predicted his members would be financially “devastated” if the latest version of the bill becomes law.
The impact of the crisis has been cushioned by the federal government’s $600 a week in extra jobless benefits, as well as state unemployment payments, he said, resulting in an overall reduction in rent payments to NJAA members of about 15% since the crisis began.
“We were bracing for much worse when this began, and I do think that the expansion of unemployment benefits and the one-time stimulus checks helped tremendously,” he said. Kikis said the group is eager to see what kind of substitute Congress agrees as the July 31 deadline approaches for the expiration of the $600 payments.
“If Congress ends without putting in an adequate substitute, I think we’re going to see conditions get significantly worse,” he said.
Forecast of how many renters unable to pay in August
Last week, a consultant’s report forecast that 40% of New Jersey renters, or about 450,000 households, would be unable to pay rent in August, and that there could be 304,000 evictions over the next four months — a 600% increase over pre-pandemic levels — unless protective measures are taken.
The report by Stout Risius Ross for a coalition of housing advocates, based its estimates on “Household Pulse,” a weekly national survey that has been conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau during the pandemic. The New Jersey projections are based on the number of people who told officials that they will be unable to pay next month’s rent, and whether they are already in arrears.
For those in arrears for a number of months, Stout estimated they would start to become subject to eviction orders after three months of nonpayment, and that delays to the eviction process could push that to four months — the period over which the 304,000 evictions are expected.
But the company’s managing director, Neil Steinkamp, acknowledged the evictions estimate is uncertain because of unknown variables like the number of tenants who reach agreement with their landlords to repay late rent, and to what extent unemployed people are borrowing from friends and relatives, or even using credit cards to pay rent.
“We’re starting to see more and more people use credit cards to make rent payments,” he said. “Historically, renters wouldn’t do that but in the current climate you’ve got such high unemployment and little access to capital.” Borrowing from friends and relatives is also harder now because those people, too, are more likely to be financially stretched, he said.
The report said communities of color are much worse affected than white communities. Forty-nine percent of African American renter households in New Jersey said they will be unable to pay their rent next month, contrasting with 18% of white renters.
Fair Share Housing Center, an advocacy group, said that unless more protection is given to tenants and homeowners who have been unable to pay rent, the state will end up spending more on social services like homeless shelters, Medicaid, and foster care.
“If New Jersey renter households face increased housing instability and eviction, they will rely more heavily on expensive social safety net programs, often paid for in part by state and local governments,” the group said in a statement.
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You're paddling along, focusing on the obstacles, and then slowly lift your head. Around you, there's a forest, cliffs, ivy thickets... and the snowdrops of the Caucasus on the horizon. That's how it is throughout the whole route. And in the evening, there's a stop on a sunlit meadow, where the guys set up a camp sauna. The culmination — you, steamed and enlightened, ride at a brisk gallop to the river, to cool off by spreading your fingers (that's what you need to do, trust us). Amen.
Having explored the Alazani, we chose the most picturesque and remote area. Fully loaded journey, guys!
On Friday evening, the steady guy Soso will pick you up from Tbilisi and take you to our starting point on the Alazani. We'll be there, with a delicious dinner and celebration of the occasion. We'll eat, get to know each other, crack jokes, and sing along to the guitar...
On Saturday, after breakfast, we'll pack our things and listen carefully to the briefing. Then — a day of kayaking through the heart of the Alazani Valley, with stops for photos and lunch. In the evening: camping sauna, shashlik (grilled meat), and a campfire party...
On Sunday, we'll continue the route. At the finish line: a hearty lunch and the sidekick Soso, ready to take the group back to Tbilisi at the first signal.
We'll have a support vehicle on the route. This means that all belongings can be left in it and you can kayak lightly.
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✓ Kayaking equipment (a place in a kayak, life jacket, helmet, spraydeck) ✓ Camping food: breakfast, lunch, and dinner ✓ Instructors' work ✓ Sleeping equipment (sleeping bag, liner, mat, tent space) ✓ Portable sauna ✓ General first aid kit ✓ Camping equipment ✓ Support vehicle
− Transfer Tbilisi-Alazani-Tbilisi (50 GEL) − Medical insurance − Personal first aid kit
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Hi Gloria, we just want to pass on to you our appreciation for your help in selling our cottage. We at first were considering selling it privately and it would have turned out to be for a price much less than what you appraised it to be worth and consequently helped to negotiate for us. Having contacted you was a profitable decision. Nice working with you.
I was Gloria’s first RE sale. She was professional yet made me feel like a friend. She grasped what I was looking for and we bought the first cottage she showed us. She now has 25 years’ experience under her belt. You won’t get better service.
Gloria was highly recommended to me by a previous client. Since 2010, Gloria has accomplished 3 successful sales and purchases on my behalf. Her personal and proactive approach proceeds with the client’s best interest. Her knowledge of her catchment area is endless. Her personality is easy going and her work ethics are persistent. Gloria will continue her search behind the scene and one day the call will come with something she found that is the perfect match for you!!
Anne and I would like to express our sincere gratitude for your time, guidance and efforts in helping us with our cottage search. We will spread the word about your awesome and honest service.
I have been working with Gloria for over 20 years in the Haliburton area.I have sold and bought lots and houses with Gloria and would never askanyone else to fill her shoes. Gloria always works professionally, is available 24-7, tries to get the best value in all cases and truly is not only a real estate agent but a sincerely, loyal friend.
I have dealt with Gloria in both buying and selling of properties. She gives good honest service, doesn’t pressure and made sure I thought out the various actions I was taking. Highly recommend Gloria to all Sellers and Buyers
Thank you so much for all your assistance, we are very happy about our new purchase and really appreciate your hard work!!
I have to thank Gloria for doing a great job on the sale of our house near Kennisis Lake. It took a little while as the market was very much in a slump. Gloria was very persistent, followed up on all leads, gave great advice, and always listened to our wishes. On top of this she is a very personable individual.
Thank you so much for all your help with the sale of my Kennisis Lake Property this past fall. You went far beyond the extra mile to assist me and make it all work.
You have a great team; Cindy, Steve and Jim were terrific!
They call themselves the “Mother Daughter Team.” Well, they are!
We recently asked Gloria to evaluate and list our property. The evaluation was surprisingly fair, her process was diligent, and her timing was efficient. Gloria’s advice and coaching was appreciated.
Over the following few weeks our property was listed in the local papers and on the net. After six showings we had an offer which eventually became acceptable.
Gloria and Cindy’s job did not stop there, however. With closing several months away, we would not be available at that time. “The Team” finalized the deal on our behalf and ensured all the buyer’s conditions were met. Gloria was away at this time but, Cindy stepped up to the plate and dealt with the minor challenges that arose and the deal closed successfully.
Gloria and Cindy have the right people working on our behalf in the background. I know they ensured communications between all parties was timely and accurate (especially when we were overseas during the closing period).
We have recently talked to the buyers and they are happy with their purchase. We are thrilled that the right people now have our former property. I call this a win-win! Our thanks to “The Team” for being more than just another real estate company.
Just a quick note of thanks for your courtesty and help in selling out cottage on Watts Rd. Your timely hints certainly made the sale possible.
Also, please thank your son Stephen for his workmanship in the renovation and property management.
Thanks for all your help Gloria. Our family is fulling enjoying all the benefits from the cottage you helped us purchase this summer. Much appreciated for all your expertise. We would fully recommend you to others.
Just a cheery little note intended to express,a really happy thank you, for all your thoughtfulness.You’re the best!
A great effort Gloria .thanks for your work on our behalf . We would recommend you Bob
We’d like to thank Gloria for turning what was previously known as “mom’s imaginary cottage” (family joke) into a reality. We had been looking for a cottage for our family to enjoy the past 4 – 5 years. Very rarely did we take the further step of actually viewing the cottages, as most we found did not meet enough of our criteria. This spring, we decided to push a little harder towards our dream. We raised our budget, and targeted quite a few cottages to check out; starting with one we thought was going to be perfect for us. Based on our criteria, Gloria suggested we add one on Little Redstone Lake to view, which was not on our “list”. Well, good pick, because after a whirlwind day, that turned out to be the one we fell in love with! Gloria proved herself efficient, knowledgeable about the area, and was able to turn our dream into a reality in a very short time frame, so that we could start enjoying our cottage almost right away.
Thanks for making it happen, Gloria.
Thank you for showing us property on Sunday. We have decided to buy a house instead. That being said, we both agreed that you are a fantastic and genuine person to work with. When we do decide to purchase a cottage or property up north, then you will be our girl!
Thank you again for everything, I will be glad to recommend you to anyone who is looking.
Linda and I both appreciate both the effort and integrity that you bring with your service and have enjoyed working with you very much.
Gloria Carnochan was professional and honest as our broker. We would recommend her to others.
Gloria feels like more than my real estate agent, she feels like a friend. She was available day and night and went over and beyond for me to get my cottage ready for selling and sold. I would have no reservations or hesitation in recommending Gloria’s services to anyone. She is truly an asset to your business.
Gloria has been active in helping Ornella and I look for a cottage for the past four years. We appreciated her patience and understanding to find the cottage which best suited our family. Thank you, Gloria!
We would like to take the time to thank you and your staff for the very professional way our sale was handled. You were very efficient, considerate, and cooperative in everyway. The follow up and effort is very much appreciated. We thank you again, and PLEASE feel free to use Sharon and I as a reference anytime.
Thank you for providing such sound advice and direction on the sale of our cottage.
Your energy and professionalism are to be admired.
Working with you, as always, was a pleasure.
I said in the spring I hoped a cottage might ‘fall from the sky’ and I guess it did. We are thrilled about finding such a beautiful lot and cottage, and our 3 adult children may be even more so. This has been made possible by your hard work and dedication. When we first began browsing on the Internet, you sent us potential properties of interest, and responded to questions promptly. You have always been able to adapt to our schedule for showings including Sunday mornings and on short notice. It has been such a pleasure for us both to work with you. We are so looking forward to this new chapter in our life and this oasis for our family.


One of the highlights of the year that makes Kingwood a great place to call home is the 4th of July celebrations for 2008. Kicking off at 6:00 am with a Fishing Rodeo, continuing with a Bike Decorating Contest and 4th of July parade, and ending with a spectacular fireworks display at Town Center Park, Kingwood residents know how to celebrate with gusto.
If you have been pining for the opportunity to demonstrate the perfect parade wave, you too can be a part of the annual July 4th tradition.
The Fourth of July parade is organized by the Kingwood Civic Club, as are the Fishing Rodeo and Bike Rodeo . Entries for nonprofit organizations are free. A minimum donation of $30 is suggested for commercial entries. To register an entry, contact the Lake Houston YMCA at 281.360.2500.
4th of July Schedule
- 6:00 am - Fishing Rodeo (Fosters Mill Pond) sponsored by the Kingwood Civic Club
- 8:00 am - Bike Decorating Contest (Creekwood Middle School) sponsored by the Kingwood Civic Club
- 10:00 am - Fourth of July Parade (Feather Lakes/West Lake Houston Pkwy/Kingwood Dr) sponsored by the Kingwood Civic Club
- 2:00 pm to 9:00 pm - HEB July 4th Festival, Town Center Park
- Dusk - Kingwood fireworks display, Town Center Park
July 5th Festivities
Alspaughs Street Dance: Continue the celebration of our nation's freedom at the 14th annual Alspaughs BBQ and Street dance. Bring the lawn chairs and coolers at 6 pm. The band will begin at 7 pm and will wrap up at 11 pm. The event is free to the public
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The news that Fox will release a complete DVD set of Ally McBeal is interesting insofar as it suggests a possible new model for TV-on-DVD releases: bringing out the whole series at the same time as the first season, rather than waiting to bring out all the seasons individually before repackaging them together. In the current DVD market, where people are less inclined to make impulse purchases, a complete-series set may actually be a better investment for a studio, since these sets are quite popular as holiday gifts. (A complete set makes a good Christmas gift for an aging relative who remembers the show, and still costs less than something more conventionally useful.) Also, studios have to face up to the fact that with the inevitable declines in sales for each subsequent season of a show, most non-current shows simply can’t sell enough to get all the seasons out one at a time.
The announcement of the show itself would be more exciting if it weren’t for two things: 1) There is almost no chance that Fox will pay for the music, and 2) Fox’s international division already released the complete series in PAL format with all the music intact. (Music clearance rules are different in other regions, though don’t ask me exactly what the differences are.) So a multi-region DVD player would probably be a more sensible investment than the upcoming set.
As for the show itself, I never really got into it, and still have trouble getting into it even as late ’90s nostalgia. It certainly is one of the essential cultural artifacts of that distinctive, strange era, the late ’90s. Interestingly, not only did this show burn out really quick, but most of the shows that have imitated it, or been influenced by it, have bombed. It spawned a ton of single-professional-girl comedy-dramas, most of which tanked (Miss Match) as well as lots of quirky lawyer shows that bombed, some deservedly, some undeservedly (Eli Stone).
The announcement is at TV Shows On DVD, along with bi-lingual box art that might be used for the Canadian release. The box art does confirm one point that can’t be confirmed too often: Calista Flockhart’s gams really weren’t that great, and therefore it’s hard to explain the obsession those Futurama aliens had with the shortness of her skirt.


Every year, come October, a relative of ours says, “The festival season has begun.” She goes on to list every single celebration coming up over the next several months. Dussehra/Durga Puja, Govardhan Puja, Karva Chauth, Diwali, Bhai Dooj, and a gazillion smaller festivities, some which I didn’t even know about a few years ago. All the way up to Holi. “And then there’ll be a lull all through the summer and the monsoon,” we’re told, every year.
I don’t know if there’s a definitive answer for the question “Which country has the most festivals in the world?” but I could lay a safe bet that India would be pretty much among the top of the pack. Part of the reason probably is our immense diversity: we have people from widely differing regional cultures here, and following different faiths. As a result, there’s a merry mix of religious festivals, seasonal festivals related to harvest/sowing/etc, as well as secular festivals and celebrations. Some are celebrated pretty much across the country; some are so confined to a particular region that they’re rarely even known of outside that locale.
And these festivals, naturally, show up in Hindi cinema. With, almost invariably, a bonus: a song attached to the festival. After all, a festival is cause for celebration, and what better way to celebrate than with a song?