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State Renewable Energy provides consultation and design services for renewable energy projects specializing in solar power, wind power, hydrogen fuel cells, and energy storage. We use advanced technologies including 3D modeling, virtual reality, and digital simulations to provide in-depth analysis and realization of our projects before they are built.
State Renewable Energy designs solar electric systems for a wide variety of residential applications including rooftop and ground mounted solar arrays. In addition, we also create designs that utilize building-integrated photovoltaics such as solar roof tiles, carports, and patio covers. Our designs are engineered with high quality components for durability and system longevity.
At State Renewable Energy, we create solar designs engineered to maximize the collection of solar energy for commercial applications. We evaluate the optimal solar orientation, possible shade obstructions, and aesthetics of each system. This enables us to provide businesses a variety of options, including technologies such as building-integrated solar windows, that meet their needs.
We design custom solar arrays and solar farms for industrial applications. We use high quality solar tracking systems and low maintenance designs that increase system output and productivity, resulting in high efficiency solar generation. Each project addresses wildlife habitat, soil conditions, and surrounding plant life to reduce the environmental impact of large-scale systems.
When considering wind power, it is necessary to determine if a specific area receives sufficient amounts of wind to supply the electricity needed for its application. State Renewable Energy performs energy assessments to evaluate weather patterns, including anticipated wind speeds, duration, and locations. By analyzing wind resources, we are able to determine the best wind power technologies suited for a project.
At State Renewable Energy, our 3D modeling and simulation process allows us to experiment with different wind technologies and efficiently determine where to install the turbines. Typically, pole-mounted turbines will produce more electricity the higher they reach. However, there are wind technologies available that can generate electricity, even in low wind conditions. When viable, wind power has the ability to provide electricity at all hours of the day.
In places with adequate wind resources, wind energy is a way to provide localized or centralized clean power to support existing electricity grids. At State Renewable Energy, we evaluate voltage needs for renewable energy integration into power lines and also for onsite electricity production. Utilizing clean energy resources while maximizing electrical distribution allows more of the electrons produced to reach their destination for consumption.
Renewable energy applications can provide power 24/7 when coupled with energy storage systems. State Renewable Energy designs energy storage systems that incorporate lithium-ion batteries. In comparison to traditional batteries, lithium-ion batteries have a high cycle life, charge rapidly, perform well in cold temperatures, feature partial state of charge performance, and require less maintenance. These batteries are ideal for regulating fluctuating power sources, such as solar and wind energy.
State Renewable Energy also designs energy storage systems using advanced lead-acid batteries when applicable. We use advanced lead-acid batteries with nanocarbon technology to provide reliable and cost effective energy storage solutions. These batteries feature higher cycle life, high capacity retention, and less risk of sulfation compared to traditional batteries. In addition, nearly all lead-acid batteries are recycled, leading to less landfill waste.
Advancements is battery technologies for electric cars have opened up new possibilities for energy storage as these vehicles are essentially portable energy storage systems. Electric vehicles, when coupled with renewable energy systems such as solar power, have the potential to utilize renewable energy as fuel for transportation as well as store renewable energy for use as electricity when renewable resources are not available.
We design energy storage systems that integrate hydrogen fuel cell technologies. Hydrogen fuel cells generate electricity through a chemical reaction that occurs when hydrogen flows through the cell. Hydrogen atoms are split at the anode, allowing the electrons to be used while protons pass through an electrolyte. They eventually rejoin at the cathode where they are met with oxygen atoms to form water, the byproduct of this process.
Hydrogen fuel is used to supply energy to hydrogen fuel cell technologies. We design systems that produce hydrogen fuel using renewable energy resources. These systems generate hydrogen gas through a process called electrolysis. This process uses electricity to split water into its base elements, hydrogen and oxygen. The hydrogen gas can then be stored and used as fuel to operate a hydrogen fuel cell for electrical power.
We integrate the use of hydrogen fuel cell generators as a clean power source. These generators can supply power 24/7 without the emission of pollutants as they only emit water and heat. In addition, some hydrogen fuel cell vehicles can be integrated as generators to provide supplemental electricity for homes and businesses. Benefits of hydrogen fuel cell generators include their use as backup and off grid power and they can be refueled without the long recharging periods associated with battery technologies.
State Renewable Energy provides consultation and design services for renewable energy projects, specializing in solar power, wind power, hydrogen fuel cells, and energy storage. Every project is approached with a combination of knowledge, experience, and innovation. We use advanced technologies to integrate the use of renewable energy, energy efficiency, and sustainable practices into every one of our projects. At State Renewable Energy, we create working 3D models of every project and analyze various scenarios in a virtual environment to develop our designs. These scaled models and simulations enable us to provide comprehensive consultation and design services, allowing us to accurately display projects before construction and efficiently make adjustments when necessary. Thinking ahead, we always look for effective ways to incorporate sustainability into our projects. We stay on top of the latest developments, constantly researching new ideas in order to provide our clients with the best opportunities available. In addition to consultation and design services, we also provide education and training to equip today's workforce with new skills relevant to advancements in green technologies.
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FANTASTIC OFFICE BUILDING IN A PRIME LOCATION WITH PLENTY OF parking!!! Building is (2) stories has 4300 square feet of space W/ 800 sq ft basement & sits on a 66 x 165 feet lot. There are (6) office spaces...ALL ARE RENTED including a 24 x 40 foot garage. There is onsite parking front & back for 15 vehicles & an area to expand the Parking lot for 8 more spaces. The property is zoned B2 or general business. Property is located on the corner of W. State Street & Clover Street in a prime business district of Fremont. Approximately 17,000 vehicles pass by the site daily. Rentals includes heat, water, sewer, refuse pick-up & snow removal. GARAGE-Stamm Street entrance behind the building is 24 x 40 ft Garage with a 8'x 18' overhead door...New in the fall of 2018. You also have and additional side man door. 5 units & garage (Property is fully rented) New Roof 2018.
622 W State Street, Fremont, OH 43420 commercial offered for sale at $225,000 by Kimberly Wood in the Fremont real estate office.

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Achillea wilhelmsii Koch. is an aromatic plants belonging to Asteraceae family that has relatively wide distribution in different parts of Iran. In this study, we compared essential oil contents and constituents in two wild populations under two different ecological conditions (Fars and Khorasan Provinces, South West and North East of Iran respectively). The blooming herbs were collected and the essential oils of the samples were extracted after drying by “Clevenger apparatus”. Essential oil constituents were determined by GC and GC-MS. Our results showed that “Khorasan” population of Achillea wilhelmsii contains more essential oils than “Fars” population (0.65 and 0.2 % v/w respectively). Thirty components of “Khorasan” population that were 96.94% of total components were determined successfully and the main components were camphore(19.06%), cembrene(10%), 1,8-cieole(8.78%), alpha pinene(8.06%) and linalool (7.47%). Thirty-two components (91.98%) of “Fars” wild population were determined and the main components were isopentyl-isovalerate(9.46%), alpha pinene(8.75%), 1,8-cineole(8.70%), eudesmol(10-epi-gama)(5.56%), spathulenol(4.94%). Cembrene(10%), Germacrene B( 5.68 %) and Sabinene(4.34%) were detected in Mashhad population but not in Shiraz population. 10-epi Gamma Eudesmole(5.65%), Benzaldehyde dimethyl acetal(4.47%) and Ionone (4.29%) were detected in Shiraz population but not in Mashhad population. In conclusion, there are differences between these two populations as far as essential oils content and constituents are concerned.
Keywords: Achillea wilhelmsii , 1, 8-cineole, Wild population. Gas chromatograghy, Chemotype.

industry_corpus2: Biopharmaceuticals


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You and a friend! This is a wonderful way to volunteer and pay it forward.
Heart to Heart Hospice serving the tri-county area of Detroit would like to offer our program to train those interested in visiting patients for companionship and emotional support. This is a great way to make the day better for a hospice patient and for yourself. We provide your training, assign you near your home and always work around your schedule.We hope you will contact us for more details.

industry_corpus2: Health & Medicine


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We are glad to be back again this year as we always enjoy Connect! There are great people to meet and interesting things to learn—and it’s a lot of fun.
During yesterday’s opening ceremonies we heard about Spok’s plans for the future regarding new products, as well as updates to existing ones. There are some exciting things coming down the road, especially for improving clinical workflows and the call center.
We’re not just here to absorb, though, we are also here to share our experiences and success with other customers who might be on the same journey we were a few years ago. When we started, we needed to replace an unreliable emergency notification system. Our mission was to put a reliable solution in place that could work with our operator console and staff directory, send alerts to staff’s smartphones, and empower individual departments to handle many of their own communications. Ultimately, our goal was to improve care coordination for our patients. Through research and inter-department collaboration we arrived at Spok® e.Notify.
During our presentation yesterday afternoon, we talked about why and how we implemented Spok’s emergency notification solution, our lessons learned, and the number of ways we’ve been able to utilize the tool throughout the organization—25 and counting. Our cardiology group, operator group, nurses, emergency medical services, customer care resource center, and emergency preparedness departments all use Spok e.Notify to coordinate two-way emergency notifications without complex and time-consuming call trees.
Through this project we learned some valuable lessons, one of which is to make sure you involve the right people. In any big project, developing internal relationships to gain support for change and a deeper understanding of the workflows involved are important elements for success. And don’t underestimate the value of training. If you don’t have the resources to fully train your staff, consider hiring additional help (most vendors have professional services available for exactly this kind of thing).
Are you thinking about simplifying your emergency notification workflow for code calls, weather alerts, IT outages, staffing shortages, or something else? We’ve been there and might be able to help answer your questions. If you’re here at the conference, find us tonight on the San Antonio River Walk. If you weren’t able to make it this year, or think of a question later, we’re actively involved in the Spok Directions User Group meetings, so hopefully we can catch you there!
We also had a great time at the Rio Cibolo ranch last night!


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The Houston Golf Association is losing the leader of its junior program.
Bill Walker, who joined the HGA in December 2001, has accepted the position of executive director of the Utah Golf Association. The 36-year-old Walker will start his new job in late January.
"Bill has been a productive and effective leader of our junior golf program since December 2001, as well as a significant contributor to the rise in stature of our local amateur championships and the growth of the HGA scholarship program," said the HGA's president and CEO Steve Timms. "The Utah Golf Association is gaining a seasoned golf administrator with a passion for the game."
Walker literally grew up in the program, playing in HGA tournaments as a teenager.
Walker played collegiate golf at Stephen F. Austin University and worked at HGA junior tournaments during the summer months. He also worked at the South Texas Amateur Golf Association before joining the HGA staff.
HGA's programs fared well in 2010. They provided tournament competition opportunities for more than 1,100 boys and girls. The HGA-administered Greater Houston men's and senior amateur championships attracted more than 600 qualifiers. HGA's academic scholarship program has now topped $500,000 in grants-in-aid with 22 scholarship recipients having earned degrees.
"I'm very thankful to the Houston Golf Association and its members, plus all the volunteers who helped make our programs so successful," said Walker. "I will certainly miss all the friends I've made over the years and I hope our HGA junior golf alums will continue to support our programs."

industry_corpus2: Sports


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Haynes Repaire Manuals For Daihatsu is good choice for you that looking for nice reading experience. We hope you glad to visit our website. Please read our description and our privacy and policy page.
Finally I get this ebook, thanks for all these Haynes Repaire Manuals For Daihatsu can get now!

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Chris Tomeo is a licensed real estate agent with the Queens Home Team at Keller Williams Realty Landmark II. As a sales agent on the team, Chris is responsible for ensuring that every customer and client he works with receives the superior level of service they deserve. Chris understands that buying & selling real estate is one of the most significant decisions people ever make, and as a result, he takes his career very seriously.
If you ever have a chance to meet Chris, the first thing you’ll notice is how nice, patient, and knowledgable he is. He really does care about people, and he loves this business. He will always do the right thing, no matter how it affects him. Chris is a homeowner and he actually got into the business because of the experience he had when he bought his house. He is very handy as well so he can help with everything from design, construction, investment, etc.
Rest assured, if you decide to work with Chris, you’ll be in good hands, with someone who cares!
Chris has experience with all types of real estate in Queens, however his speciality is in the multi family sector. Most of Chris’ clientele are either buying or selling multi family homes in Queens so this is where his knowledge is most extensive.
Chris is a Queens real estate expert with 8 years of experience and over 50 transactions closed. Chris has dealt with all types of transactions ranging from Coop, Condos, Single Families, Multi Families, Vacant Land, and even Commercial properties in Queens.
Chris entered the real estate industry in 2010 after working in the film industry for 6 years as a location manager. As location manager, Chris was responsible for scouting & finding film locations all across NYC. This past work experience along with the fact that Chris was born & raised in Queens has benefited his clients tremendously because he is not only familiar with ALL areas of Queens County, but he is also familiar with Brooklyn, Manhattan, etc.
Chris earned a B.A. from the University of Buffalo as well as two Masters degrees from Columbia University in New York City. In addition to this, Chris makes sure to attend at least two training events per month to make sure that he is keeping up to date with real estate changes. This collection of knowledge and experience allows Chris to provide a great experience for his clients.


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The enamel dial, signed Folin l’aîné à Paris, indicates the hours in Roman numerals and the minutes in Arabic numerals. The case is in the form of a fluted white marble vase with chased gilt bronze mounts and stylised leaves adorning the foot. The bezel is embellished with gilt bronze beading; two finely chased flower and leaf garlands hang on either side of the dial. At the summit, a winged child is seated on clouds between two female figures, allegories of Love and Friendship, whose respective attributes are lying at their feet; he hesitates between the tempting offer of the former and the call to reason of the latter. The fine white marble oval base is decorated with gilt bronze beading and twisting cords, as well as a scrolling leaf frieze.
The present clock’s unusual and elegant composition ranks it among the finest allegorical horological creations of the late 18th century. Its iconography, relating to the theme of Love and Friendship, derives from models created during the reign of Louis XV, when the King’s former mistress the Marquise de Pompadour was striving to retain his friendship. Very few comparable models are known; an example signed Hartingue à Paris was formerly in the collections of the Marquis de Cholmondeley in Houghton Hall, Norfolk (sold at Christie’s, London, on December 8, 1994). An identical clock, but with a fine scrolling frieze on the white marble base, was included in the sale of the collection of Viscount Beuret in 1924 (sold in Paris, Me Lair-Dubreuil, November 25, 1924); today it is in the collection of the Banque de France in Paris (illustrated in “L’ANCAHA à la Banque de France”, in Bulletin de l’association nationale des collectionneurs et amateurs d’horlogerie ancienne et d’art, Summer 95, n° 73, p. 68).
Nicolas-Alexandre Folin, called l’aîné, meaning “the elder” (circa 1750 - after 1815) was one of the best Parisian clockmakers of the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Initially working independently, after becoming a maître in 1789 he opened a workshop in the rue Salle-au-Comte. He won immediate renown and began specialising in skeleton clocks. Still prolific after the fall of Louis XVI and during the empire, he acquired his clock cases from the finest artisans of the day, including the enameller Merlet, the chasers Martincourt and Vion, and the cabinetmaker Schwerdfeger. His clocks are attested in important collections of the period, as for example in the 1790 probate inventory of Paul-Ambroise Chol de Torpanne de la Mottais and in the 1808 appraisal of the collections of banker and senator Jean-Frédéric Perregaux.

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LIGHTERLIFE/cambridge SLOW LOSES ANYONE ????
Hi, I have been sticking to CD, on 3 sachets a day, and now in week 6, and for the past 12 days I have not lost anything! I weigh on my own, accurate scales at the same time each morning, and they match the CDC's scales too. I'm drinking loads of weak black coffee as my water, so with water too, about 4-5 L and do a bit of Bikram yoga! I can't understand why it's been static for nearly 2 weeks!


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The Company's commitment and success in delivering high quality products and services to customers has been a major reason for its attaining and retaining a leadership position in the Indian Paper Industry. JK Paper's obsession towards Quality and Customer Satisfaction is reflected in understanding and fulfilment of expectations of the customers, big or small. This in turn has been a key factor in its growth and the advantage that the Company has been able to build over the years in terms of a wide and loyal distribution network.
JK Paper became the first Indian Company to produce and sell ColorLok copier paper in India. This exclusive tie up with HP, helps us in bringing in world class printing paper for the increasingly demanding India customers.
The Company continues to conduct regular audit for its quality standards and customer satisfaction through research conducted in-house and also by an independent agency. This helps it to be in constant touch with changing customer preferences and develop its products to stay well ahead of the curve.
In all its product segments, JK commands an undisputed Quality leadership position in the Industry. No wonder, with quality being a way of life at JK Paper, we do not attempt to restrict quality to a mere definition.

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2011 September What Do You Need Most?
Halbert said the correct answer is: a starving crowd. Proven true, by the way, by the “roach coach” food trucks that come to factory parking lots in industrial parks and sell mediocre food at high prices with no trouble at all.
What the copywriter most needs is at least an eager crowd – a ‘location’ populated by lots of clients who need and repetitively, if not constantly, consume large quantities of copywriting and content writing … A-level, B-level, and C-level writing … and are eager to find and form relationships with writers of varying experience and capability and affordability who can meet their needs.
What you need to support yourself as a professional writer is a cadre of such clients who “consume” a lot of writing repeatedly, month in, month out. Clients you can “live with.” Clients who provide you with certainty and security and a steady flow of assignments. You can escape the need for an endless number of new clients; you can live well with a small cadre of clients with endless needs.
I began as most do – writing for anyone who would pay. It didn’t take me long to begin figuring out a few key factors related to high income vs. low income, being in demand vs. being hungry and endlessly hunting for the next job, and having really good clients with good opportunities where I could shine vs. clients who weren’t very smart, weren’t very capable, had very limited opportunities, and did not provide projects where I could score wins.
It’s my observation that most copywriters never figure these things out. Their talent may mature, their skills may grow and strengthen, yet their income does not rise or their difficulty of staying busy ease.
For considerably longer than a decade, I’ve earned a 7-figure yearly income from copywriting part-time, with 85% of clients repeatedly returning or in ongoing relationships. This has occurred principally because I dedicated myself to making those few key factors work for me.
At different times in different places, I’ve talked with AWAI members about all these factors.
Here, I’d like to emphasize just one: the ‘place’ you plant yourself. The type of client you make yourself available for. And let me say once more: if you get this right, you can escape the need for an endless number of new clients; you can live well with a small cadre of clients with endless needs.
Over 50%, and most years over 70%, of my copywriting work comes from a single, fragmented, misunderstood, somewhat unseen industry that, in toto, has an almost insatiable appetite for copywriters and writers: the information marketing industry. Information marketers’ businesses use up more writing than any other, yet, ironically, many owners of these businesses are not good writers themselves or can do it but don’t want to. And the quantity they need precludes them from doing it all.
You may instantly think about newsletter publishers, but they are but a small part of this ‘hidden industry’ … thousands of complex, multi-product publishers, seminar companies, coaching organizations, and membership associations make up the info-marketing world.
Many are mom ‘n pops, with low to mid to high 6-figure incomes, many of these operated by their owners from their homes.
Even Glazer-Kennedy Insider’s Circle, the publisher of all but two of my own newsletters and most of my info products, has me doing some copywriting, a staff writer doing a lot, and several different outside freelancers also writing copy. As I said, the needs of such clients are insatiable and expandable; success with one thing breeds opportunity for the next.
An excellent place to write, Kauai, Hi is where I live and work. I've been a member of AWAI for two years and have purchased a half dozen courses, that I am still working on. I earn a six-figure income at my day job, but I have 56 years of Government Service and 75 years of life, and I'm almost ready to hang up my spurs and begin living the Barefoot Writer's life. I've been working as a Contracting Officer/Specialist for >35 yrs, so my copywriting niche is Consultant on Government Contracts.

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Taipei, June 6 (CNA) Taipei's Grand Mosque on Monday, the first day of the Islamic festival Ramadan, expressed hope that employers or company executives will make it easier for their Muslim workers to successfully observe the festival's month-long fasting and other worshiping rituals.
Taipei Grand Mosque Chairman Feng Tung-yu (馮同瑜) quoted Imam Ibrahim Chao (趙錫麟) as saying the 2016 Ramadan should run from June 6 to July 6 or July 7, when Muslims around the world will celebrate breaking of fast or Eid al-Fitr for the Muslim Calendar Year of 1437.
During Ramadan, Muslims are required to refrain from taking food from dawn to dusk -- around 3:30 a.m. to around 6:30 p.m. -- daily until Eid al-Fitr.
Feng called on families or companies hiring Muslim workers to help them observe the festival, focus on prayer and scripture reading, and then attend Eid al-Fitr activities.
There are some 53,000 Taiwanese nationals who call themselves Muslims. A majority of Indonesian factory workers and domestic helpers -- numbering 254,000 as of mid-2015 -- are also Muslims.


text: Get excited about the 2019 Chevrolet Traverse. Under the hood you'll find a 6 cylinder engine with more than 300 horsepower, providing a smooth and predictable driving experience. Well tuned suspension and stability control deliver a spirited, yet composed, ride and drive Top features include front bucket seats, 1-touch window functionality, tilt steering wheel, heated door mirrors, a power liftgate, remote keyless entry, a roof rack, and power windows. Third row seats provide an even greater maximum passenger capacity. With high intensity discharge headlights illuminating your path, you'll always appreciate maximum visibility. Audio features include an AM/FM radio, and 6 speakers, providing excellent sound throughout the cabin. Chevrolet also prioritized safety and security with features such as: head curtain airbags, front side impact airbags, traction control, brake assist, a panic alarm, onStar, and 4 wheel disc brakes with ABS. When road conditions become unpredictable, rely on all wheel drive to maintain outstanding control. You will have a pleasant shopping experience that is fun, informative, and never high pressured. Please don't hesitate to give us a call.


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From the acclaimed author of Roses and Rot-- a "Brothers Grimm tale for the contemporary reader" (School Library Journal, starred review)--Kat Howard's exquisite shorter works, nominated for the World Fantasy Award, and performed on WNYC's Selected Shorts.
Kat Howard has already been called a "remarkable writer" by Neil Gaiman and her "dark and enticing" (Publishers Weekly) debut novel, Roses and Rot, was beloved by critics and fans alike.
Now, you can experience her collected shorter works, including two new stories, in A Cathedral of Myth and Bone. In these stories, equally as beguiling and spellbinding as her novels, Howard expands into the enchanted territory of myths and saints, as well as an Arthurian novella set upon a college campus, "Once, Future," which retells the story of King Arthur--through the women's eyes.
Captivating and engrossing, and adorned in gorgeous prose, Kat Howard's stories are a fresh and stylish take on fantasy. "Kat Howard seems to possess a magic of her own, of making characters come alive and scenery so vivid, you forget it exists only on the page" (Anton Bogomazov, Politics and Prose).

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Xiaomi MI Power Bank 16000 mAh – External mobile phone battery charger. No need to worry about mobile phone battery. Charge your mobile phone quick and easy while outside, traveling or without access to power outlets.
Mi Power Bank is thinner then other Power Banks. Being only 22 mm in thickness, you can easily put it in your pocket.
this is really good power bank, thanks Zorook!
Delivery time may vary, but usually is within 5-6 business days. From feed backs we got the longest delivery time was 9 business days.


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This tutorial explains how the 2D lighting works in the lights and shadows demo project. It begins with a brief description of the resources used in the final demo and then describes how to make a scene like the demo step by step.
All the resources for this tutorial can be found in the official demo repository on github. I suggest you download it before starting. Alternatively, it can be downloaded from the Project Manager. Launch Godot and in the top bar select “Templates” and search for “2D Lights and Shadows Demo”.
For this demo we use four textures: two for the lights, one for the shadow casters, and one for the background. I’ve included links to them all here if you want to download them separately from the demo.
The first is the background image (bg.png) used in the demo. You do not necessarily need a background, but we use one for the demo.
The second is a plain black image (caster.png) to use as our shadow caster object. For a top down game this could be a wall or any other object that casts a shadow.
Next is the light itself (light.png). If you click the link you will notice how large it is. The image you use for a light should cover the area you want your light to cover. This image is 1024x1024 pixels, so you should use it to cover 1024x1024 pixels in your game.
Lastly, we have the spotlight image (spot.png). The demo uses a blob to show where the light is and the larger light image to show the effect of the light upon the rest of the scene.
CanvasModulate is used to darken the scene.
Sprites are used to display the textures for the light blobs, the background, and for the shadow casters.
Light2Ds are used to light the scene. The way a light typically works is by adding a selected texture over the rest of the scene to simulate lighting. But it can be used in other ways, for example masking out parts of the scene.
LightOccluder2Ds are used to tell the shader which parts of the scene cast shadows. The shadows appear only on areas covered by the Light2D and their direction is based on the center of the Light.
Lights cover the entire extent of their respective Texture. They use additive blending to add the color of their texture to the scene.
Lights have four Modes: Add, Sub, Mix, and Mask.
Add adds the color of the light texture to the scene. It brightens the area under the light.
Sub subtracts the color of the light from the scene. It darkens the area under the light.
Mix mixes the color of the light with the underlying scene. The resulting brightness is halfway between the color of the light and the color underneath.
Mask is used to mask out areas that are covered by the light. Masked out areas are hidden or revealed based on the color of the light.
For the demo the lights have two components, the Light itself (which is the effect of the light), and a Sprite blob which is an image showing the location of the light source. A child Sprite is not necessary to make a Light work.
Shadows are made by intersecting a Light with a LightOccluder2D.
By default shadows are turned off. To turn them on click on the Light and under the Shadows section check Enabled.
In the demo we are using a Sprite with a Texture on it to make the “Shadow Casters”, but in reality all you need is a couple of LightOccluder2Ds. By itself the LightOccluder2D looks like a dark spot and in this demo the Sprite is just a black square.
Now that we have covered the basics of the nodes being used, we can now walk step by step through the process of making a scene like the one found in the demo.
First add a Sprite and set its texture to the background image. For your game this can be any background you choose. For this style of shadow it is most likely to be a floor texture.
Next create three Light2D’s and set their textures to the light image. You can alter their color in the top section. By default shadows are turned off and the mode is set to add. This means that each light adds its own color to whatever is underneath.
Next add a child Sprite to each of the Light nodes, and set the Sprite’s texture to the blob image. Each of these should stay centered on the Light node. The blob is the image of the light itself while the Light shows the effect that the light has on the scene. The LightOccluder2D’s will treat the position of the light as the center of the Light node, which is why we want the blob to be centered on its parent Light.
At the time of writing, 3.0 is the stable release version. The 3.1 development branch contains many changes to the animation system, so the animations in the demo will not be covered here. See Introduction to the 2D animation features for more information.
Right now the scene should look too bright. This is because all three lights are adding color to the scene. This is why the demo uses a CanvasModulate in the scene. The CanvasModulate multiples the entire viewport by a specific color.
Add a CanvasModulate to the scene and set its color to rgb(70, 70, 70). This will make the scene sufficiently dark to see the effects of the lights distinctly.
Now we add the shadow casters.
The demo uses a Node named “casters” to organize the shadow casters. Add a Node2D to the scene. It will be used to group all the shadow casters together. This way we can show and hide them all at the same time.
Each shadow caster is made of a Sprite, with a LightOccluder2D child. For the demo the Sprite has a texture set to the caster image and nothing else. The child LightOccluder2D is where all the magic happens. In a game the Sprite could be more than a black box; it could be an image of whatever object is casting the shadow: a wall, a magical chest, or anything else.
LightOccluder2Ds tell the game what shape the occluder has. They hold an OccluderPolygon2D, which is a container for a polygon and some other information. For this demo, since our wall is a square, we set Polygon to a square. The other default settings are fine.
Cull Mode lets you select which direction gets culled. The default is Disabled, meaning the occluder will cast a shadow no matter which side the light is on. The other two settings Clockwise and Counter-Clockwise refer to the winding order of the vertices of the polygon. The winding order is used to determine which side of the line is inside the polygon. Only outward facing lines cast shadows.
Cull Mode is set to Disabled. All three lines cast shadows.
Cull Mode is set to Clockwise. Only the top and right lines cast shadows.
Cull Mode is set to Counter-Clockwise. Only the bottom line casts a shadow. If Closed was set to on there would be an additional vertical line on the left which would cast a shadow as well.
When you have added the LightOccluder2Ds the shadows still won’t appear. You need to go back into the Light2Ds and under the Shadow section set Enable to on. This turns on shadows with hard edges like in the image below.
To give the shadows that nice, soft edge look we set the variables filter, filter smooth, and gradient length. Godot supports Percentage Closer Filtering (PCF), which takes multiple samples of the shadow map around a pixel and blurs them to create a smooth shadow effect. The higher the number of samples the smoother the shadow will look, but the slower it will run. That is why Godot provides 3-13 samples by default and allows you to choose. The demo uses PCF7.
This is a shadow rendered with the demo’s settings. gradient length is set to 1.3, filter smooth is set to 11.1, and filter is set to PCF7.
filter is set to PCF13. Notice how the shadow becomes wider, this is because the distance between samples is based on the variable filter smooth.
In order to make use of filtering you need to set the filter smooth variable. This dictates how far apart the samples are. If you want the soft area to extend quite far, you can increase the size of filter smooth. However, with few samples and a large filter smooth, you can see lines forming between the samples.
filter smooth is set to 30.
The different Light nodes in the demo use different values for filter smooth. Play around with it and see what you like.
filter smooth is set to 0.
Lastly, there is the variable gradient length. For some smooth shadows it is preferable not to have the shadow start immediately on the object, as this produces a hard edge. The gradient length variable creates a smooth gradient to begin the shadow to reduce the effect of the hard edge.
gradient length is set to 0.
gradient length is set to 10.
You will need to play around with the options a bit to find settings that suit your project. There is no right solution for everyone, which is why Godot provides so much flexibility. Just keep in mind that the higher filter set the more expensive the shadows will be.

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So Apple’s shiny new iPhone releases – the iPhone XS and iPhone XS Max – have convinced you it’s time to swap your ageing iPhone. Follow our tips to make it ready for resale, get the best price for it, and pass it on without security nightmares. But first, back up all your stuff, ready to restore to your new iPhone so it feels like home on day one.
Before saying goodbye to your iPhone, make sure all your data is copied off it. Go to Settings, tap your name at the top, tap iCloud, then scroll down past the list of app and tap iCloud Backup (or in iOS 10.2 or earlier, just go to Settings > iCloud > Backup).
If it isn’t already turned on, do it now and allow a couple of hours for the first backup. Just before you finally erase your iPhone (see below), come back here and tap Back Up Now. It’ll quickly ensure everything’s up to date.
If you don’t have enough iCloud space to back up, check if there are any old backups under iCloud > Manage Storage that you can delete. Alternatively, you can back up to your Mac or PC via iTunes, but it’s more hassle. When you get your new iPhone, it’ll take you through a setup process that includes the option to restore everything from your iCloud backup over Wi-Fi.
If your old iPhone isn’t super old and is in good condition, it’s easy to sell it on. You could list it on eBay, but the effort, seller’s fees and intense competition make that a less than appealing prospect. It’s simpler to use one of the many services that give you a quote based on the model, then let you mail the iPhone to them free of charge and transfer payment to your bank account within a few days.
The key is to shop around. Apple does trade-ins on iPhones (and other mobiles), but only offered us a £75 gift card for a 64GB iPhone 6s. But when we checked on Compare and Recycle, a price comparison site for used gadget sales, we found offers up to £181. Even for a phone in ‘poor’ condition (working, but with heavy wear and tear, liquid damage or a chipped screen), Music Magpie offered £82.
You may want to check out the service you plan to use on review sites such as TrustPilot. Look out for a guarantee that your phone will be returned free of charge if they won’t honour the quoted price after seeing it. If your iPhone isn’t pristine and is submitted under a broad ‘good’ or ‘working’ definition, they might make a lower offer, but you should have the option to cancel.
Some buyers will accept phones locked to UK networks, quoting slightly lower prices, while others only accept unlocked. If you eBay it, unlocked will get more bids. A UK phone will only be locked now if you bought it from a network, and even then it may have been released automatically; if not, it’s usually free to get your network to unlock it (see MoneySavingExpert’s guide).
Whether you sell your iPhone or pass it on to a friend or relative, logging out of iCloud and iTunes isn’t enough: you need to restore it to its factory state, or there’s all kinds of potential for both identity theft and general account mix-up mayhem.
First, double-check all your stuff is safely in your iCloud backup, on your iCloud Drive, on another cloud service or on your Mac or PC. Now go to Settings > General > Reset and tap Erase All Content and Settings. You’ll need to enter your Apple ID and password to log out. Then the iPhone will restart and say hello, just like when you first got it out of the box.
Oh, and don’t forget to pop out your SIM card using the little tool you lost two years ago.
Network contracts spread the cost of your iPhone and typically have upgrade options to change it periodically. You can get a similar deal when you buy an iPhone outright from Apple with its Upgrade Programme.
When you choose your new iPhone, you commit to a fixed monthly payment instead of an upfront lump sum – currently from £41.45 for an iPhone XR or £56.45 for an XS (only the latest models are eligible). This doesn’t include any calls, texts or data – you’ll need a separate SIM-only network tariff.
Technically you’re taking out a 20-month interest-free loan for the total cost of the iPhone plus AppleCare+, which is compulsory. So it’s pricier than buying just the phone, but no different if you wanted AppleCare+ anyway. Although you’re committed for 20 months, after 11 you can return the iPhone and get a new model (subject to a cost adjustment if the launch price is higher), and as long as it’s in good condition there’s no extra charge.


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Since year 1982. De Boer Trading company is present on the teritory of ex Yugoslavia in the food industry. The company headquarters is in Switzerland and there are offices in Slovenia, Croatia, Srbija and Montenegro which cooperate in the business.
© De Boer Trading d.o.o. 2019. All rights reserved.
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text: We’ve had a full and exciting few months, and it seems that our work is becoming increasingly focused not just on celebrating the natural environment, but learning more about efforts to take positive action to halt the saddening decline in non-human species. Two major reports were released in October: the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Report detailing the impacts of, and options to reduce, a rapidly rising global temperature (headlines here) and the Living Planet Report summarising an alarming decline in biodiversity. These are sobering, to say the least, but are also a call to action inspired by a love of, and an urge to care for, the planet. We’ve been privileged to spend time with climate scientists, conservationists, campaigners, farmers, educators and others whose expertise and passion drive them to value and work with land and sea. This feeds into our own work and we’re enjoying combining research and brow-furrowing conversations with plenty of time outdoors, enjoying the simple pleasure, and wonder, of watching autumn come into full flush. As part of this, we’re delighted to be growing our somewhere-nowhere ‘family’. For this and more, read on!

industry_corpus2: Technology & Research


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This is a list of freeware utilities developed by SteinSolutions that you may find useful for diagnostic purposes or for fun.
TCP Segment Retransmission Viewer lets you view, graph, and record TCP segment retransmissions and connections to quickly see network congestion / problems.
TCP segment retransmissions are a sign of network congestion and reduced throughput. A segment is retransmitted from a client if there is no corresponding acknowledgment from the receiving host. Further analysis can be done in Wireshark at the packet level if a problem is suspected.
Trends in # connections, % retransmission, segments sent/received can be seen over time graphically with the graph function, which allows panning, zooming, etc.
Specific TCP connection details (like TCPView) are available in a groupable grid.
Notepad Backup Manager saves temporary files from unsaved Notepad instances – “Untitled – Notepad”.
If you use Notepad as a sort of scratchpad and have lost files because you didn’t save them, this solution is for you. This program does *not* monitor files that have already been saved for practical reasons, although an option to do so may be added by demand/request.
Rapid Process Manager lets you rapidly kill, close, suspend, and resume processes running on your machine using a simple search dialog that lets you rapidly and efficiently zero in on the process you want to manipulate. This program was designed as a quicker and simpler alternative to Window’s Task Manager. It uses BeyondLogic’s powerful command line utility program “process” to manipulate tasks.


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(1) School district personnel are prohibited from using aversive interventions with a student eligible for special education, and are prohibited from physically restraining or isolating any student, except when the student's behavior poses an imminent likelihood of serious harm as defined in WAC 392-172A-01092 and 392-172A-01109.
(a) Electric current. No student may be stimulated by contact with electric current including, but not limited to, tasers.
(b) Food services. A student who is willing to consume subsistence food or liquid when the food or liquid is customarily served must not be denied or subjected to an unreasonable delay in the provision of the food or liquid.
(A) Throwing, kicking, burning, or cutting a student.
(B) Striking a student with a closed fist.
(C) Shaking a student under age three.
(D) Interfering with a student's breathing.
(E) Threatening a student with a deadly weapon.
(F) Doing any other act that is likely to cause bodily harm to a student greater than transient pain or minor temporary marks.
(ii) The statutory listing of worst case uses of force or restraint described in this subsection may not be read as implying that all unlisted uses (e.g., shaking a four year old) are permissible. Whether or not an unlisted use of force or restraint is permissible depends upon such considerations as the balance of these rules, and whether the use is reasonable under the circumstances.
(d) Hygiene care. A student must not be denied or subjected to an unreasonable delay in the provision of common hygiene care.
(e) Isolation. A student must not be excluded from his or her regular instructional or service area and isolated within a room or any other form of enclosure, except under the conditions set forth in WAC 392-172A-02110.
(f) Medication. A student must not be denied or subjected to an unreasonable delay in the provision of medication.
(g) Noise. A student must not be forced to listen to noise or sound that the student finds painful.
(h) Noxious sprays. A student must not be forced to smell or be sprayed in the face with a noxious or potentially harmful substance.
(i) Physical restraints. A student must not be physically restrained or immobilized by binding or otherwise attaching the student's limbs together or by binding or otherwise attaching any part of the student's body to an object, except under the conditions set forth in WAC 392-172A-02110.
(j) Taste treatment. A student must not be forced to taste or ingest a substance which is not commonly consumed or which is not commonly consumed in its existing form or concentration.
(k) Water treatment. A student's head must not be partially or wholly submerged in water or any other liquid.

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Indonesia Language Awards and clicked on the link out of curiosity. I was so excited by what I discovered next. Finally, after having studied and practiced the language for so many years, there was a chance to put my Bahasa Indonesia skills to the test at a national-level speech contest, with the added possibility of winning a sweet prize in the process. After perusing the different categories, I jumped for joy when I came across the Wild Card section where I had the opportunity to talk about my number one passion in life, Balinese dance! You see, while I had studied Indonesian at school and university, my language skills (and my soul) only really ‘came alive’ when I put them to practical use by learning the art of Balinese dance, in situ at a sanggar and a university in Bali.
By selecting a topic that appealed to both my heart and mind, I became intensely motivated to produce something that reflected that passion. I penned a speech that not only introduced the basics of Balinese dance, but one that told a story of its history, evolution and contemporary relevance. What’s more, I told the story from the perspective of someone living in two worlds, appreciating the meaning of Balinese dance to the local people as well as how the dance can enchant and entice outsiders to cross borders and work together through learning a new art form.
my seat belt. After passing through the turbulence, with my heart still racing, I returned to what I had been doing before: reading that speech!
When I felt I was prepared, I then recorded my speech. I added costume, hair and makeup which was all very cumbersome. By getting dressed up, I became more motivated to get it right because I was not about to try again another day. I did several takes and by the end was completely exhausted! I edited the video of my speech, adding music, a title and visual aids. Actually, I didn’t have to do that but I just wanted to make a strong impression and showcase the story of Balinese dance as best I could.
The next stage in joining the awards ceremony in Melbourne was the biggest whirlwind experience of my life. Thankfully, the buzz of winning carried me through the whole process from start to finish. I flew from Brisbane to Melbourne on a Friday and that same night delivered my speech before a captive audience at a swanky law firm in the city centre. I met the other prize-winners as well as some key stakeholders (and future stakeholders) in the Australia-Indonesia partnership. There were canapes and sparkling wine but I really didn’t have the stomach for any of it. I had to deliver that speech! When I received the trophy, I cried. It was a very emotional experience. The next day, I had the chance to perform a dance at the Indonesian Consulate General and deliver a ‘pop-up’ dance workshop. I slept very lightly for the whole weekend and when I finally made it back to Brisbane and placed the trophy on the mantelpiece, I fell into a deep, 12-hour sleep.
If anyone is thinking of joining the NAILA contest this year, I strongly suggest you take the chance, but prepare early so that you can deliver your speech with confidence and full expression. Also, if you can, select a topic that appeals to your interests as you will not only have more knowledge, but also greater motivation to produce a high-quality speech. I have the feeling that based on the success of last year’s NAILA, the number of entrants will be much higher this year, making for some fierce competition. Even if you don’t win, you will still have the chance to refine your language skills. I found that by focusing on my written expression and then on my oral expression, my actual language skills improved. Even if you think you are ‘too busy,’ I believe that you can find the time. It’s just a matter of managing your spare time well and committing yourself to a goal. Believe me, you won’t regret it!
Jane grew up in a small bush town called Toogoolawah in Southeast Queensland. Her love of Indonesia blossomed when she took her first trip abroad to Bali in 1998. Upon her return, she was inspired to study Indonesian. With books she borrowed from the school library, she taught herself in her final year of high school which led to her majoring in Indonesian at Griffith University.
More than a decade on, Jane is now in her second year of her PhD candidature at the University of Queensland. Her research focuses on the representation of leading female political figures in the Indonesian online media from the SBY – Jokowi presidency. Through the lens of gender and Critical Discourse Analysis, Jane seeks to examine the construction and contestation of Indonesia’s collective national identity through mediated representations of female politicians.
Beyond the harsh world of politics and gender, Jane has a passion for the art of Balinese dance. After quitting her office job, she spent time in Bali as a Darmasiswa Scholarship recipient and gradually learned to dance. Four years later, she now teaches and performs Balinese dance here in Australia. For Jane, strong friendships are formed through a shared love of the dynamic movements and romance of Balinese dance. Jane believes that the collective pursuit of the art of Balinese dance in Australia creates meaningful ties between Australians and Indonesians at the crucial grassroots, community level.


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Born on October 15, 1935, in Oklahoma City, OK; children: Ever (daughter; with Patty Wilson). Addresses: Record company--Universal Records, 1755 Broadway, 7th Fl., New York, NY 10019, phone: (212) 373-0600, website: http://www.universalrecords.com. Website--Barry McGuire Official Website: http://www.barrymcguire.com.
While Barry McGuire is known as a thoughtful contemporary Christian performer, he originally carved out his reputation as a 1960s folk musician. Between 1962 and 1965 he was a member of the New Christy Minstrels, where his distinctive lead vocals gr aced hits like "Green, Green." In 1965 as the folk revival morphed into folk rock, McGuire charted with the smash protest hit, "Eve of Destruction." Following this number-one record, he became a leading figure on the West Coast music scene, recording albu ms and helping discover the Mamas and the Papas. As the 1960s spilled into the 1970s, however, McGuire's increasingly hectic lifestyle and drug addiction led him to re-evaluate his life and seek the elusive answers he sought during the questioning 1960s.
McGuire was born on October 15, 1935, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and following his parent's divorce, moved to California with his mother. When she married a construction worker, the family moved after each building project was completed, forcing Mc Guire to change schools frequently. At 14 he worked his first job on a fishing boat in San Pedro, and at 16, he lied about his age to join the U.S. Navy. After returning late to his post after a date and being threatened with a stint in the brig (an on-sh ip prison), however, McGuire showed the U.S. Navy his birth certificate and received a discharge.
McGuire lived an itinerant lifestyle through the remainder of the 1950s, drifting from job to job. He got caught up in the "folk boom" of the late 1950s and by 1960 had bought a guitar. He played his first set of gigs at a Santa Monica bar, where he met the singer Peggy Lee. She promised to help him get started in the business and had her manager, Fred Briskin, book the neophyte folk singer at the Ye Little Club in Beverly Hills. McGuire's debut, a 45-rpm single called "The Tree," was released in 19 61. Shortly thereafter McGuire formed a duo with Barry Kane, but before the new team could get a proper start, both received an offer they couldn't refuse: joining the New Christy Minstrels.
Randy Sparks formed the Christys in 1962, creating a wholesome choral group with commercial potential. Although critics were skeptical about the sweet harmonies of the all-American troupe, folk music listeners loved them. With McGuire often serving as the lead vocalist, the Christys recorded several chart-topping albums between 1962 and 1964. McGuire also wrote "Green, Green," the group's first and biggest hit. In 1964, however, the folk revival collapsed when the Beatles landed in the United States , making the Christys sound seemed old-fashioned. In January of 1965, following a buyout by two businessmen, McGuire left the group with no future prospects in mind.
Like many other young people in the mid 1960s, he began to look for deeper answers about life and social problems. "I left the Christys really in search of some answers," McGuire told Richie Unterberger in Turn! Turn! Turn! "If something is real for me, then I can do it. But I can't really pretend I can do it if it's not." For the next several months, he found himself out of work and broke, when a chance encounter with Lou Adler (who later managed the Mamas and the Papas) in April of 1965 led to another opportunity. Adler was looking for a singer to record new songs written by his in-house composer, P.F. Sloan.
In July of that year McGuire recorded a partial version of "Eve of Destruction" before running out of time. Adler said they could finish it later and no one involved thought any further about it. By accident, however, a promoter named Ernie Farrell picked up the 45-rpm demo from Adler's desk and by the following Monday, without anyone realizing what had happened, "Eve of Destruction" hit the radio. The song, released just as the Vietnam War was heating up, struck a raw nerve with listeners and becam e, according to Unterberger, "the most successful, and notorious, folk-rock-protest single of all time." Fellow musicians claimed it was too commercial; others said that the realistic lyrics would frighten children; political conservatives called it unpat riotic--and a group called the Spokemen recorded "The Dawn of Correction."
In August, amid a flurry of contention, Dunhill released the LP Eve of Destruction. Both the album and the single continued to climb the charts, and although "Eve of Destruction" eventually reached number one, a strong bac klash muted McGuire's future opportunities. Insiders believed that radio deejays were resentful because the song sold briskly before receiving a great deal of radio play, meaning that the deejays had been bypassed. "[T]heir feeling was that I was like a l oose cannon in the record industry," McGuire told Unterberger, "and they wanted to get me back in line. Rather than a career maker, 'Eve of Destruction' turned into a career-breaker."
McGuire continued nonetheless, recording a second album titled This Precious Time. During the sessions he also invited Denny Doherty, Cass Elliot, and John and Michelle Phillips to the studio to meet Lou Adler. This musica l quartet, soon to be known as the Mamas & the Papas, sang backup on McGuire's album, including the first version of "California Dreamin'," which McGuire had planned to as his next single. He deferred to the Mamas & the Papas, however, since Phill ips had written the song. (The Mamas & the Papas hit gold with the single the following year.) McGuire's own singles, "Child of Our Times" and "This Precious Time," went nowhere. Following the release of The World's Last Private Citize n in 1967 the Dunhill label dropped him. Although his music career had hit a temporary snag, he found work as an actor, appearing in the film The President's Analyst and the musical Hair.
In 1971 following years of drug abuse, McGuire became a Christian. "I was looking for the answer to the 'Eve of Destruction,'" he told Rory McClannahan in the Albuquerque Journal. "I didn't want to be a Christian, I didn't even like them." After reading about the life of Christ, however, he realized "that was the answer to the whole thing." McGuire's personal revelation also led to a musical change: in 1973 he released Seeds on the Myrrh label, t he first in a series of contemporary Christian albums. "It's honest folk music," wrote Joe Viglione in All Music Guide, "and who would have thought that the gravelly voice which ruled the radio airwaves in 1965 would come back a s an honest-to-God folksy Jesus freak?" In 2002 McGuire, after 50 years on the road, decided to quit touring. "I've been doing this a long time," he told McClannahan, "and I want to spend some time home for a while."
Joined the New Christy Minstrels, 1962; wrote "Green, Green" with Randy Sparks, 1963; left New Christy Minstrels, released number-one hit, "Eve of Destruction," recorded This Precious Time, 1965; released World's Last Private Citizen, 1967, and McGuire and the Doctor, 1971; converted to Christianity and recorded a series of contemporary Christian albums, 1973-.
Barry Here and Now Horizon, 1962.
The Barry McGuire Album Horizon, 1963.
Eve of Destruction Dunhill, 1965, reissued, MCA, 1985.
This Precious Time Dunhill, 1965.
The World's Last Private Citizen Dunhill, 1967.
McGuire and the Doctor Ode, 1971.
To the Bride Myrrh, 1975.
Have You Heard Sparrow, 1977.
Let's Tend God's Earth Maranatha, 1991.
Powell, Mark Allan, Encyclopedia of Contemporary Christian Music, Hendrickson, 2002.
Unterberger, Richie, Turn! Turn! Turn!: The '60s Folk-Rock Revolution, Backbeat, 2002.
Albuquerque Journal (Albuquerque, NM), February 15, 2002, p. 13.
"Barry McGuire," All Music Guide, http://www.allmusic.com (September 15, 2003).
Barry McGuire Official Website, http://www.barrymcguire.com (November 26, 2003).

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South African Company, Agric-Vie Positioning to Invest in Nigeria's Agricultural Transformation.
09 Apr 2014 As Nigeria seeks to diversify its income streams with greater focus on non-oil sources and with the IMF’s prediction that trade and agriculture will drive growth in 2014. One company in South Africa is aiming to ensure that it will be at the forefront of the agricultural revolution.
Agri-Vie, a South African private-equity firm based in Cape Town, is seeking opportunities in Nigerian food companies. The fund has investments in 12 African food businesses and is aiming to push its investment fund from two hundred and eighty five million dollars to five hundred million dollars. It currently has investments in South African salad producer Dew crisp and Ethiopia’s Africa Juice and plans to spread its focus to West Africa, looking at countries like Ghana, Senegal and Ivory Coast. In Nigeria, it will be looking at companies that process grains, dairy, fruits, poultry and fast food.
The new government in Delta state under the leadership of Dr Ify Okonwa offers a great opportunity for investment in Agriculture. Please contact us for more facts finding discussion.


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Gov. Roy Cooper’s lawyers could appeal the trial judges’ decision to the state Supreme Court.
RALEIGH – A panel of state judges decided Monday that a recent North Carolina Supreme Court ruling favoring Gov. Roy Cooper means only a portion of a 2017 law combining the state ethics and elections boards is now struck down.
The unanimous order by three trial court judges is a victory for Republicans at the General Assembly, who two weeks after the Jan. 26 ruling passed small changes related to the combined board’s membership and Cooper’s powers. At the time, GOP leaders said they believed that was enough to conform to the Supreme Court’s majority opinion.
Cooper’s lawyers had argued the Supreme Court ruling meant the judges should void the entire law. That would have opened the door to Cooper’s wishes. He wanted the law to revert to what it was before December 2016 – separate elections and ethics boards, and Democrats getting a majority of elections board seats.
Writing for the majority in the 4-3 decision in January, Associate Justice Sam Ervin IV said provisions concerning board membership and appointments “taken in context with the other provisions of that legislation, impermissibly interfere with the governor’s ability to faithfully execute the laws” and are unconstitutional.
It’s unclear whether the GOP’s legal win will be permanent. The tweaks the legislature made to the board membership don’t take effect until after March 15 because Cooper announced last month he wouldn’t sign the bill into law – meaning a 30-day delay. The alterations call for a nine-member board appointed by Cooper and composed of four Democrats, four Republicans and one person from neither major party.
Cooper’s lawyers could appeal the trial judges’ decision to the state Supreme Court. And the governor already has signaled that he will sue again over the altered law, even though it creates the ninth member and gives Cooper the power to remove any member at this pleasure. Cooper has said the board changes, when taken as a whole, eroded his authority to carry out election laws and protect voting rights.
“We have addressed the court’s concerns about the board’s membership in a bill Gov. Cooper has already promised to allow to become law, and we once again encourage him to abandon taxpayer-funded and self-serving lawsuits,” Berger and Moore said in a release.
Legislators have tried three times to create a combined board. The first combined board approved in late 2016 already had been struck down by the same three judges who ruled Monday – Superior Court Judges Jesse Caldwell, Todd Burke and Jeffery Foster. That caused legislators to pass a second version in April that was the subject of the recent rulings.
Cooper spokesman Ford Porter said the administration has confidence the third “will meet the same fate” and get struck down.

industry_corpus2: Law & Justice


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With export packing being the final stage of the manufacturing process before shipment, it is vital that specialist export packing procedures are followed. These include packing to international standards along with recognising the many different requirements dependent on the destination.
We are able to construct export cases to accommodate large pieces of machinery, either at the manufacturer's premises or off site. No job is too big and to date we have been instrumental in arranging the packing of single pieces of machinery in excess of 40 tonnes.
At Jamar, attention is given to every detail to ensure that equipment reaches its destination in factory fresh condition.


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Delta are pleased to be able to offer and support The VentriGuard ventricular catheter which meets all neurosurgical requirements for temporary CSF drainage while also optimising protection against infection caused by micro-organisms.
As a solution in order to control pathegens, the VentriGuard technology utilises minimal amounts of ionized silver, which are completely incorporated in a non-metallic porous molecular structure. The antimicrobial effect of silver against gram-positive as well as gram-negative bacteria has been impressively verified in specialist literature.
The catheter also offers further application benefits for the surgeon, due to the length markings in intervals of 1 cm and mandrin that reaches all the way to the tip of the catheter. This enables precise catheter placement in a simple way.


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Judy served as the Executive Director of CFACC from July 2016 to June 2018. Under Judy’s leadership, CFACC combined the existing services of the Guardian ad Litem (GAL) Project with the newer volunteer initiative of Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA), both designed to provide quality representation of the best interests of children involved in the juvenile justice and child welfare systems in Cuyahoga County. By overseeing the service of Guardians Ad Litem (GAL) and Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA), Judy ensured that education and training, child advocacy, best practices, peer review and child-welfare policy development was advanced through collaborative alliances with the Juvenile Court and related community organizations.
Prior to serving as the founding Executive Director of CFACC, Judy served for 15 years as the Administrator of the GAL Project housed within the Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association. Judy attended Cleveland State University - Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, earning her J.D. in 1991. Gifts and pledges to the Judith Layne Fund at CFACC will support a wide variety of services provided to at-risk children including training for new GALs and CASAs, the Books GALore program, an initiative to provide books to foster children of all ages, the CFACC Holiday Wish List Program, and much, much more.
You may call 216.443.3377 to process your gift by phone. Or you may return THIS FORM to: Child and Family Advocates of Cuyahoga County, 9300 Quincy Ave 3rd Floor, Cleveland, OH 44106 or scan and email to: info@cfadvocates.org.


text: Wexford is a real estate company focused exclusively on partnering with universities, academic medical centers and research institutions to develop vibrant, mixed-use, amenity-rich knowledge communities that are built on a foundation of research, discovery and entrepreneurial activity. Headquartered in Baltimore, Wexford’s portfolio extends across nine states and includes projects in key urban centers in Philadelphia, Chicago, St. Louis, Miami and Baltimore. It has 6 million square feet of property developed or under development.


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A Rake’s Progress tells the story of the fictional Tom Rakewell from a series of eight paintings completed in 1733. The first series of prints were issued in 1735. These are from the G.G. and J. Robinson edition dated 1797. This is for two matted and framed Hogarth hand colored engravings.
I have 4 more from the series unframed also for sale. Hogarth is best known a satirist of English society, especially the upper classes. The coloring is expertly done.
Literature: Plate 7 -Tom is an inmate of the Fleet, London’s infamous debtors’ prison. Many prisoners are pursuing hapless schemes in the hope of freedom. Beside Tom lies a rejected script he has written. An older man with a beard has dropped a sheet of paper on which he has proposed a scheme for paying ‘ye Debts of ye Nation’ (a reference to a scheme for paying the national debt put forward by Hogarth’s father). In the background another tries to make fools’ gold at a forge. Plate 8- Tom has sunk into despair, and is exhibiting the first signs of impending madness. The beer-boy harasses him for payment while the gaoler demands that his weekly bill is paid. Tom’s wife scolds him for having squandered her fortune. Sarah Young, visiting with their child, has fainted from distress at the scene.
Prints are in very good antique condition with good strong colors.
Frame - Height: 28.5" Length: 30.25"
Plate Impression - H 14" L 16 3/8"


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Some call it doggie daycare, but this isn’t your typical daycare. We focus on engagement and learning by providing a variety of fun activities that cater to your pet’s unique personality. With facilities that feature dog-centric playground equipment, huge outdoor and indoor dog parks, special canine grass and structured playtime, we create an environment where your dog can learn, play and have a great time. So whether it’s celebrating calendar holidays, throwing birthday parties or alternating activities to increase socialization, our goal is to offer a low-stress and fulfilling experience that gets and keeps your dog’s tail wagging. It’s more than daycare, it’s a daycation.
**All pets over 8 months of age must be neutered or spayed to participate in group play.
Ready to treat your small dog* to a day of luxury in our special lounge? Luxury Lounge Daycation is unlike any other. During this time, your companion is romping around off-leash with all small dogs in their own living room setting and private outdoor play yard. Complete with four twin beds and a plethora of lounging options, the toughest choice your pup will make will be where to rest!
At The Pet Station Country Club, we have something for every pup. While we have small groups of dogs matched on their personalities, we also understand that not all dogs like to be a part of the pack, which is why we offer Uno Care. Uno Care is a customized, one-on-one program in which your pet spends time with a trained staff member playing, cuddling and enjoying the outdoors.
And for our tiny pups under fifteen pounds, we offer Tiny Dog Daycation two days a week. Please call us for additional details.
Video and photo taken during playtimes and uploaded nightly to an owner specific Facebook group, allowing you to see your pet in action and meet their friends!
Ready to treat your dog to a daycation?
To get started, please register yourself and your pet into our Pet Parent Portal. Once you’ve completed the initial registration, you’ll see a link to fill out the Daycation Application. Once we’ve received your application, your pup’s vaccination paperwork, and have reviewed the information, we will email you to schedule your dog’s evaluation.
Learn more here about vaccination requirements for dog daycation.
View Dog Daycare Pricing at The Pet Station Country Club.
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MFG DATE: 2008. DIMENSIONS: 8.5"Ø X 12" LONG (7.87"Ø FAN). FAN SPEED: 3300RPM. 120 VOLT, SINGLE PHASE. CONTACT US FOR MORE INFORMATION.
Wall mount fiberglass ventilator with flange, screen guard and louvers. Fan propeller (1914 pattern) is a six blade 36"Ø with internal shroud. Powered by a 2HP, 875RPM internal-mounted, directly driven severe duty motor. Requires 200-230/460 volt, 60Hz, 3 phase AC power. Required opening for housing: approx. 44" square, housing depth including louvers: 39.5".
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Our Client is a family run Group with over one-hundred years' experience in the transport industry. The Group is now proud to represent Audi, Volkswagen, Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles, Skoda, Renault and Dacia in East Anglia. With showrooms located in Suffolk and Norfolk, our Client can offer both new and used cars, commercial vehicles and aftersales services such as MOTs, servicing, repairs and parts.
As an Aftersales Manager you will play a crucial role in driving business forward and inspire the team to ensure that every customers experience is exceptional.
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Drug reaction with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms (DRESS) syndrome is a rare and potentially fatal adverse drug reaction associated with skin rash, fever, eosinophilia, and multiple organ injury. Drug reaction with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms (DRESS syndrome) is a syndrome, caused by exposure to certain medications, that may cause a rash, fever, inflammation of internal organs, lymphadenopathy, and characteristic hematologic abnormalities such as eosinophilia, thrombocytopenia, andatypical lymphocytosis. The syndrome carries about a 10% mortality.
DRESS is one of several terms that have been used to describe a severe idiosyncratic reaction to a drug that is characterized by a long latency of onset after exposure to the offending medication, a rash, involvement of internal organs, hematologic abnormalities, and systemic illness. Other synonymous names and acronyms include HSS (Hypersensitivity Syndrome), AHS (Anticonvulsant Hypersensitivity Syndrome), DIHS (Drug-Induced Hypersensitivity Syndrome), DIDMOHS (Drug-Induced Delayed Multiorgan Hypersensitivity Syndrome), and Drug-Induced Pseudolymphoma.
Drug reaction with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms (DRESS) syndrome is a rare and potentially fatal adverse drug reaction associated with skin rash, fever, eosinophilia, and multiple organ injury.
Drug reaction with eosinophilic and systemic symptoms (DRESS) syndrome is an adverse drug reaction characterized by generalized skin rash, enlarged lymph nodes, and fever.
A number of pharmacological agents are known to cause DRESS syndrome such as allopurinol, anticonvulsants, vancomycin, trimethoprime-sulfamethoxazole, and pyrimethamine-sulfadiazine.
Treatment consists of stopping the offending medication and providing supportive care. Systemic steroids are commonly used as well; however, there are no controlled clinical trials to assess the efficacy of this treatment. The term was coined in a 1996 report in an attempt to simplify terminology for a syndrome recognized as early as 1959.
The symptoms of DRESS syndrome usually begin several weeks after exposure to the offending drug. There is no gold standard for diagnosis, and at least two diagnostic criteria have been proposed. The RegiSCAR criteria. and the Japanese consensus group criteria are detailed in the table below.
Symptoms may be severe and involve many different organs. In a retrospective Taiwanese cohort study of 60 patients, the following incidences were observed.
Drugs that commonly induce DRESS syndrome include phenobarbital,carbamazepine, phenytoin, lamotrigine,minocycline, sulfonamides, allopurinol, modafinil, dapsone, ziprasidone, Vancomycin[ and most recently olanzapine. It has been associated with HHV-6 reactivation.
Shiohara T, Iijima M, Ikezawa Z, Hashimoto K. The diagnosis of a DRESS syndrome has been sufficiently established on the basis of typical clinical features and viral reactivations. Br J Dermatol. 2007;156(5):1083-4. Comment in: Br J Dermatol. 2006;155(2): 422-8.
Descamps V, Ranfer-Rogez S. DRESS syndrome. Joint Bone Spine. 2014;81(1):15-21.
Cacoub P, Musette P, Descamps V, Meyer O, Speirs C, Finzi L, et al. The DRESS syndrome: a literature review. Am J Med. 2011;124(7):588-97. Comment in: Am J Med. 2012; 125(7):e9-10.
Husain Z, Reddy BY, Schwartz RA. DRESS syndrome: Part I. Clinical perspectives. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2013;68(5): 693.e1-14. Comment in: J Am Acad Dermatol. 2013; 69(6):1057. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2013;69(6):1056-7. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2013;69(6): 1057-8.
Walss SA, Creamer D. Drug reaction with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms (DRESS): a clinical uptade and review of current thinking. Clin Exp Dermatol. 2011;36(1):6-11.
Husain Z, Reddy BY, Schwartz RA. DRESS syndrome: Part II. Management and therapeutics. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2013;68(5):709.e1-9.
Walsh SA, Creamer D (January 2011). “Drug reaction with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms (DRESS): a clinical update and review of current thinking”. Clinical and Experimental Dermatology. 36 (1): 6–11.
Ganeva M, et al. (2008). “Carbamazepine-induced drug reaction with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms (DRESS) syndrome: report of four cases and brief review”. International Journal of Dermatology. 47 (8): 853–860.
Bocquet H, Bagot M, Roujeau JC (December 1996). “Drug-induced pseudolymphoma and drug hypersensitivity syndrome (Drug Rash with Eosinophilia and Systemic Symptoms: DRESS)”. Semin Cutan Med Surg. 15 (4): 250–7.
Saltzstein SL, Ackerman LV (1959). “Lymphadenopathy induced by anticonvulsant drugs and mimicking clinically pathologically malignant lymphomas”. Cancer. 12 (1): 164–82.
Jump up ^ Kardaun SH, Sidoroff A, Valeyrie-Allanore L, et al. (2007). “Variability in the clinical pattern of cutaneous side-effects of drugs with systemic symptoms: does a DRESS syndrome really exist?”. Response Br J Dermatol. 156 (3): 609–610.
Shiohara T, Iijima M, Ikezawa Z, Hashimoto K (2007). “The diagnosis of DRESS syndrome has been sufficiently established on the basis of typical clinical features and viral reactivations”. Response Br J Dermatol. 156 (5): 1045–92.
Chen, YC; Chiu, HC; Chu, CY (2010). “Drug reaction with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms: A retrospective study of 60 cases”. Arch Dermatol. 146 (12): 1373–9.
Allam, JP; Paus T; Reichel C; et al. (Sep–Oct 2004). “DRESS syndrome associated with carbamazepine and phenytoin”. European Journal of Dermatology. 14 (5): 339–342.
Markel, A (October 2005). “Allopurinol-induced DRESS syndrome” (PDF). Israel Medical Association Journal. 7 (10): 656–660.
Ziprasidone (Marketed as Geodon and Generics): Drug Safety Communication – Rare But Potentially Fatal Skin Reactions”. 11 December 2014.
Blumenthal, Kimberly G.; Patil, Sarita U.; Long, Aidan A. (2012-04-01). “The importance of vancomycin in drug rash with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms (DRESS) syndrome”. Allergy and Asthma Proceedings. 33 (2): 165–171.
Olanzapine: Drug Safety Communication – FDA Warns About Rare But Serious Skin Reactions”. 10 May 2016.


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2016 Scores : American Carillon Music Editions!, Carillon Sheet Music.
The 2016 American Carillon Music Editions new collection is now ready for purchase.
Click here to purchase the 2016 collection and obtain an additional 10% discount on all orders purchased in 2016.
We are very excited to offer A Collection of Guitar Music for Carillon arranged by Mary Jo Disler. Mary Jo, a guitarist, in collaboration with Dennis Curry, a carillonneur, arranged 22 pieces of guitar music, spanning 300 years, and totaling 55 pages of music. The collection is bound with a spiral binding for easy page turning. Mary Jo has provided her own commentary on several of the pieces, presented from the guitarist’s perspective.
Spice up your playing with the drama of a Spanish bullfight. Carlo van Ulft included two Spanish dances, Padilla’s El Relicario and Marquina’s España Cañi in his collection Two Paso Dobles. Equally exciting, three lively dance tunes, Brahms’ Hungarian Dances V, VI and VII, also arranged by Carlo van Ulft are included in Three Hungarian Dances. Hungarian Dance V will be recognized by most audiences but any of the three may coax even the most reserved listener to break out in dance. Add some cuteness to your concert programs with Dance of the Little Swans by Tchaikovsky and arranged by Austin Ferguson. In this famous dance from Swan Lake, let your mind picture the dancing of the cygnets (young swans), huddling and moving together as a group.
No carillon library should be without something fun. Linda Dzuris’s collection of Yiddish Music for Carillon II (The Grinding Mill, Welcoming Choir, A Friend for Life, and Desire) is not only quite fun, but also a bit quirky. The storylines and music in this collection addressed many topics of concern for the new immigrants from Romania.
A cooperative project between ACME and the North American Carillon School, Carillon Music for Beginners II Progressive Studies is designed to follow the study of Carillon Music for Beginners. This new book consists of 20 works, ordered by level of difficulty. Each piece of music nudges the student a bit out of their comfort zone by: increasing the manual and pedal range utilized (requiring students to play notes in an extended range, not just those immediately in front of them), increasing the use of pedal playing, introducing faster tempos, and introducing the technique of pedals and left hand sharing a "voice".
Lee Cobb’s lyrical arrangements of three favorite hymns, I Love to Tell the Stories, Blessed Assurance, and To God Be the Glory, are presented in A Hymn Suite for Carillon. This collection was commissioned by Brent Shaw for the 85th year of the Singing Tower of First-Plymouth Church in Lincoln, Nebraska. John Knox’s Chorale Prelude on “Engelberg” was written for 2-octave instruments, and illustrates the Fred Pratt Green hymn text, “When in our music God is glorified”. A new composition by France Newell, Passion, is a duet based on the last Seven Words of Christ. It won the 1st prize in the carillon composition competition conducted by the Perpignan Sacred Music Festival 2016.
An additional arrangement sure to be known by the organists in your audiences, is Fountain Reverie by Percy Fletcher, arranged by Scott Hummel. Originally composed for organ, this carillon arrangement provides a rippling accompaniment in the hands against a very lyrical melody in the pedals.
We are pleased to offer a composition by a new composer for carillon, Laura Brackney. In her piece, Austin’s Wind Chimes, Laura has realistically recreated the sound of wind chimes on a windy day. She was inspired by listening to the carillon at the University of Texas at Austin. Mountain Flight for Peace by Frances Newell is a tone painting reliving the flights of the First Aerial Unit formed by Yale University students during World War I. Frances Newell’s grandfather was one of the pilots. Cleveland Prelude was written by John Franek, a new composer for carillon. Written in the style of toccata, it would be an exciting opener for a concert and certainly command attention from the audience. A new composition by Pete Olejar, Aria, is a beautiful, but melancholy song for carillon that explores major and minor modes.
Lastly, the 2016 collection of ACME music includes revisions to Morning Dance by Neil Thornock and Music for Twilight by Frank Della Penna. Neil feels that this new version of the piece is very much superior to his previous version. The revisions for Music for Twilight, originally published in 1999, are a combination of notation corrections and revisions by the composer. If you are familiar with the score, you will notice that “Dance of the Fireflies” has a new sound.


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We’ve been looking forward to this for months- and boy, we were not disappointed! We’re very proud to announce that the brilliant, biggest and best comedy club in the north is back on 5 March. Our first line up was MC’d by the fabulous Debra Jane Appleby. Winner of both The Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year, and Funny Women Comedy Award, Debra-Jane has appeared BBC’s 28 Acts in 28 Minutes and on Comedy Central’s The World Stands Up as well as regular appearances on BBC Radio 5 Live, and as a guest on BBC Radio 4’s Woman’s Hour.Debra performs up and down the country with her Northern no-nonsense take on the world, gaining accolades wherever she goes. Loved the quantum entanglement joke!
Get Your Tickets here… or 0114 2210317.
Liverpool has a history for producing some of the countries finest comedy talent, and Jamie Sutherland can now be added to that fine list.
A headline act on the comedy circuit, working for some of the countries finest clubs including Sheffield Last Laugh, Jongleurs, and Comedy Central. Jamie is also a corporate hospitality MC at Everton FC, for all their home games. A very original act, who will keep you amused with gags, tales, and stories. Jamie is a modern act, with many observational topics, and up to date material, and don’t worry if you prefer a good old style gag, he has plenty of them thrown in, ensuring a performance that will touch everyone’s buttons.
Jamie has taken his show into Europe, entertaining the masses of holidaymakers, and in 2008 he stretched as far as Sydney, Australia.
As well as stunning good looks, Steve has a marvellous sense of humour, as that last sentence proves. He’s an actor, writer, comedian, juggler, and a “Gillard Award” winning presenter on BBC Radio Lancashire. His Saturday morning 9am til 11am show means he is now a treat for both cochlea and cornea alike.
Steve most recently performed 16 nights at The Manchester Arena as part of the “Phoenix Nights Live” show, helping raise well over £5million in the process. He also appeared at the London Palladium twice within a month last year when he performed as part of the TV show “Sunday Night At The Palladium” and as warm-up for “One Night With Neil Diamond”. Steve’s TV credits include “Phoenix Nights”, “Max And Paddy’s Road To Nowhere”, “Peter Kay’s Britain’s Got The Pop Factor…”, “Stand-up Britain”, “Give Your Mate A Break”, “The Afternoon Show”, “Talk Of The North”, a “Real Radio” advert. He is also a favourite on the live circuit and a regular headline act at The Comedy Store.
His acting credits include roles in “The Things You Do For Love” and “Magnolia”, and despite being one of the North West’s healthiest males, a medical insurance commercial for “Medicash”. He was also featured on the Granada Programme “Behind The Scenes” and “That’s Entertainment” (with Cannon and Ball) and was voted “Entertainer of the Year” at the inaugural Red Rose Awards.He spent many years as “Special Guest” on Dave Spikey’s Tours and has supported several other top comedic names including Peter Kay, Mick Miller, Roy Walker and The Lancashire Hotpots! He was also the first comic, ever, to act as “Warm-up” for The Royal Variety Show featuring Take That, Rod Stewart, Barry Manilow and Meatloaf.
He is also a regular Television “warm-up” for programs such as “The Rob Brydon Show”, “A Question Of Sport”, “Mastermind” and has done over 150 episodes of “The Price is Right”. Steve’s first love, however, is Stand-Up and it is a job that has taken him all over the world: Cruises in the Med, Norwegian Fjords and the Caribbean, hotels and comedy clubs in Hong Kong, Dubai, Crete, Japan and Egypt. For over 12 years Steve could be found in the guise of “Mad Edgar” the court jester at Camelot theme park where he presented over 2000 “Crazy Juggling Shows”. Steve has appeared in pantomime every year for the last 18 seasons, 13 of them at The Blackpool Grand Theatre.
Steve is also co-founder of the “Slaughterhouse-Live” (“Laughter” with an “S”) character comedy nights. They have taken the Edinburgh Festival Fringe by storm with sell out shows and rave reviews. They won the “Best Comedy Show” award at The Brighton Fringe Festival and were runners-up in the “best touring show” category at the Manchester Comedy Awards and still appear regularly at The Comedy Store, Manchester. (Check out their hilarious website on www.slaughterhouse-live.com).
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In the summer of 2004 Ulli Reiner, Concertmaster, had the vision to form a symphony orchestra that would fill a need for classical music performances in the community and for musicians interested in playing in a full orchestra. Soon a handful of musicians signed up, a conductor was chosen and the first performance was presented on April 1, 2005. From these humble beginnings, the orchestra has grown into a full size symphonic orchestra. Its repertoire has expanded to over seventy five classical music masterpieces of the great composers. Appreciative audiences have increased over the years at the three annual concerts in the beautiful local venue that is the Poway Center for the Performing Arts. The orchestra is organized through the Poway Unified School District, Adult School.
Since 2005, four conductors have led the orchestra : Randall Brinton, Branden Muresan and Warren Torns. In August 2014 the orchestra welcomed John LoPiccolo as the new Music Director and Conductor and performed the first concert under his direction in November 2014.
The Poway Symphony Orchestra is the only organization to offer such live performances of classical masterpieces in a local venue, thereby enriching the quality of life in the area. While there is a wide variety of performing arts offerings in the area, the orchestra's symphonic concerts fill a gap on this spectrum.
While celebrating its 10th anniversary, the PSO has arrived at a critical mass needed for an enhanced musical profile and increased community recognition. With the dedication and commitment of the musicians under the leadership of Music Director John LoPiccolo, the Poway Symphony Orchestra is reaching new heights in its quest to be a shining star in the cultural spectrum offered locally and of which the community can be proud.
The musicians comprise members of all walks of life. Some have or have had carriers as professional musicians or as music educators, others have music degrees while their professional life is in other fields, yet others are accomplished instrumentalists and all share their desire to perform great music in a high quality level orchestra.
In October 2015 a non-profit organization was formed with the sole purpose of supporting the orchestra and to assure its further growth. The Poway Symphony Orchestra Foundation endeavors to raise funds in order to cover the expenses associated with the production of the three concerts each year, and oversees the operations of the orchestra's committees.
Some of the past performance highlights include Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 5 (Ching-Ming Cheng, solist); Beethoven's Symphony No. 5; Max Bruch's Violin Concerto No. 1 (Misha Vayman, solist); Dvorak's Cello Concerto (Daniel Grab, soloist); Rodrigo's Concierto de Aranjuez (Fred Benedetti, guitar); Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue (Steve Baker, piano); J. S. Bach's Concerto for Two Violins (Ulli Reiner and Roger Pine, violin); Rutter's Magnificat for Orchestra and Choir (combined choirs of Mt. Carmel and Rancho Bernardo High Schools); and Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto No. 1 (Chetan Tierra, piano). Many more delightful masterpieces have been successfully performed and appreciated by audiences and performers alike.


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B.S. Mechanical Engineering: Speak the language of the home inspector when it comes to electro-mechanical matters and issues.
Appraiser in Training: Completed the full suite of appraiser training which involved 90 in-class hours. As a result, my property valuations are more robust and more credible than most broker price opinions.
Investor Consulting: 5-years experience applying a Self-Directed IRA to acquire and manage investment property.
Community Service: Donate 4 hours each week tutoring high school students in math and physics.