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Water has been widely acknowledged as an essential part of all living things. It is the fundamental necessity for all life’s activities and most biochemical reactions in human body are executed in water. Therefore, the type and quantity of liquid intake everyday have a critical impact on individuals’ health. In this paper, we demonstrate HydraDoctor, a real-time liquids intake monitoring system which is able to detect drinking activities, classify the categories of liquids and estimate the amount of intake. The system runs on multiple platforms including a smartwatch to detect the motion of hands and a smartglass to capture the images of mugs. A smartphone is also used as an edge computing platform and a remote server is designed for computationally intensive image processing. In HydraDoctor, multiple state-of-the-art machine learning techniques are applied: a Support Vector Machine (SVM)-based classifier is proposed to achieve accurate and efficient liquids intake monitoring, which is trained to detect the hand raising action. Both of them are well optimized to enable in-situ processing on smartwatch. To provide more robust and detailed monitoring, the smartglass is also incorporated and trigged to capture a short video clip in the front of the user when potential drinking activity is detected. The smartglass will send the video clip to the remote server via its companion smartphone and a Faster-RCNN is performed on the server to confirm the detected drinking activity and identify the type of intake liquid. According to our evaluation on the real-world experiments, HydraDoctor achieves very high accuracy both in drinking activity detection and types of liquids classification, whose accuracy is 85.64% and 84% respectively.
20th International Conference on Distributed Computing and Networking (ICDCN 2019), Networking Track, pp 213-217.

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One of the most important relationships in music is between the artist and his or her manager.
The manager’s specific role will depend on the manager and band, but generally the manager advises and directs the artist in connection with all matters relating to the artist’s professional career in the entertainment industry.
That’s pretty broad. As such, it’s important that the artist and manager are on the same page about the manager’s role, and also about their collective goals, and expectations of each other.
There may be a verbal or written agreement between the artist and manager. The two may have decided verbally that the manager will help the artist and in return get 10%.
The challenges with this arrangement include that “helping the artist” isn’t clear, and likely means something different to each. The 10% is 10% of what – money from opportunities the manager obtains directly, or 10% of music sales and tours? What about royalties?
Point being, having a verbal agreement to help an artist in return for 10% can lead to arguments, an expedited end to the relationship, and/or fear that the other person will take legal action at some point if there’s a lot of money involved.
A written agreement between the artist and manager should outline the details of the relationship to ensure that the artist and manager are on the same page, which helps to avoid conflict in future.
A management agreement doesn’t guarantee there won’t be conflict, but it does make the parties talk about the tough questions early on. It’s easier to have a conversation about how to divide up money before there’s money to divide.
There are some clauses (sections) of the management agreement that can either be drafted (written) to be advantageous for the artist, or advantageous for the manager. Ideally, both the artist and manager fully understand how each element of the agreement could be structured, in order that the agreement is reasonable.
One of the purposes of this article is to go through some of the essential clauses that would generally appear in a music management agreement.
The manager is more likely than not, the artist’s only manager, but the artist may not be the manager’s only artist. If the artist isn’t the manager’s only client, it may be helpful for the artist to get a minimum commitment of time that the manager commits to provide.
The amount of time that the agreement covers is referred to as the term. The term may be for a specific number of years. Also, it may have extensions which could happen automatically unless one of the parties informs the other by a certain time that the term shouldn’t extend, or perhaps based on certain thresholds. A threshold may be obtaining a certain level of income. For example, a term might be one year, and extend to a second year if the artist has obtained a certain level of income in the first year.
It’s important to be on the same page about what the manager is required to do, and what authority the manager has regarding the artist’s career.
A key element of this is decision making. Does the artist need to pre-approve anything or everything that the manager does? Can the manager sign on behalf of the artist (power of attorney), either with or with the artist’s approval each time?
Regarding compensation, one way for the artist to pay the manager is to the provide the manager a commission equal to a certain percentage of funds earned from certain revenue sources. The percentage may be a set number regardless, or might increase based on the funds the artist earns. As alluded to above, it’s very important to define from the outset what is commissionable and what is not. There may be specific revenue generators that the parties may agree are not commissionable, for example the artist’s job outside of the music industry (until the artist can ideally focus 100% on the music career) to money generated from grants for music videos.
Who’s responsible for paying for expenses? One scenario is that manager can pay for expenses and get reimbursed from the artist, either whenever the managers asks to be repaid, or only once enough money is generated by the artist.
If the manager is given the right to make purchases which will eventually be covered by the artist’s revenues, are there any limitations on what decisions the manager makes regarding expenses? Perhaps the manager has the right, but not the obligation, to pay for expenses up to a certain monetary threshold, but otherwise needs the artist’s permission.
Other related questions include whether artist-generated funds are paid directly to the artist or manager, what the manager is entitled to, if anything, after the agreement ends, and the details surrounding the manager’s obligations to report the numbers (revenues and expenses) to the artist and to pay the artist.
Other elements of a management agreement include the artist confirming she has the authority to enter into the agreement, the rights of each party if the other party breaches (breaks) the agreement, the extent to which the manager can assign (give) any of the manager’s rights under the agreement to someone else, and the details surrounding how the agreement can terminate (end) earlier than planned.
At the end of the day, the most important words on the agreement are the names of the people who are signing. As an artist, you want a manager that you can trust, and who’s a good fit with your work habits, style, communication and ambitions. The same goes for the manager. There needs to be a good fit. Having an open conversation about the topics raised in this article, among others, can help the artist and manager to figure out if the other person is the right partner.
A formal written agreement can’t make an artist and manager a better fit with each other. However, the process of discussing a music management agreement can help an artist and manager think about certain issues that they may not have just yet. Also, the agreement will help reduce the likelihood of future conflict, which in turn is one of the endless number of ingredients in the recipe for success in the music industry.
Edwards PC, Creative Law provides legal services to Music, Digital Media, Game, TV, Film, and Animation industry clients. Byron works with musicians and music companies to assist with record label agreements, publishing contracts, distribution deals, producer agreements, band agreements, etc. This blog is for general informational purposes only and is not to be considered as legal advice. Please contact a lawyer, if you wish to apply these concepts to your specific circumstances.

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If you are a Texas Military resident serving out of state, you may renew your registration online, through the mail, or designate a person to register the vehicle for you.
For additional information, please review the registration page.
Texas Department of Motor Vehicle has created a military packet summarizing the steps you should take to title and/or register you vehicle in Texas.
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One of Chris's abominations. Shocking, no? He really has skills with collage.
Chris's PlayStation Portable, in true and honest CWC fashion, is covered with cut-out pictures of Sonichu, Rosechu, Chris himself, and the colors yellow and blue (to match the S-Chu Ball). It was revealed in Chris's Big Night Out (12 June 2009), when the cameraman cleverly revealed it from beneath the re-usable Target bag it was hidden under.
The "decals," if they can even be referred to as such, are not applied directly to the PSP, but rather to an outer protective case, quite possibly to allow for easy switching of collages. This relic is unique, because it is the first of Chris's projects to feature accurate representations of his appearance, rather than his slim n' trim, svelte alter-ego from the comics. Behind Chris there is another decal, part of an overhead view of CWCville. The Sonichu decal is somewhat out of the ordinary, being the original Sonichu from 2000, rather than his updated anime-styled appearance from the post-Sonichu #5 comics.
With the acquisition of the PlayStation Vita, it is very likely that the PSP will now sit in Chris's room for all eternity, gathering dust like the rest of his junk, provided it survived the fire.
Chris, an S-Chu Ball and Sonichu.
The Chaotic Combo, Sonichu, Rosechu, Crystalina Rosechu, and Chris-Chan Sonichu.

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We offer a wide variety of naturally raised seasonal vegetables: tomatoes, sweet & hot peppers, green beans, shell beans, cabbage, summer squash, cucumbers, lettuce, onions, potatoes, and more. We sell at the Mountain Fresh Farmers Market in Oakland also.
We also offer non-GMO, naturally grown feed corn for $6/bushel. Currently 10 ton available.
Spring 2019: we have approximately 30 round bales of wrapped 1st cutting certified organic haylage available.
In-season on-farm sales Monday-Saturday from 9am-5pm. No Sunday sales.

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text: Out of all the cars to roll out of a Ferrari factory, I'd have to say that the 355 is one of my all-time favorites. This Ferrari is available in either the Spyder(convertable) or the Berlinetta (coupe). It's a very powerful car, and is propelled by 375 horsepower V8. This engine allows the car to reach speeds as high as 180 miles per hour and accelerate from 0-60 mph in just 4.7 seconds! The car isn't all about power though, and is very beautiful with its sleek lines and bold air vents. Though the car is no longer in production, it's still one of the best supercars in the world and will be respeted forever!

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Cakespy note: The above cupcake is sweet, but not delicious: it's made of cardboard!
What's so awesome about dessert? Well, there's the obvious answer--everything! But if pressed, we might say that our favorite aspect is that it's such a simple and attainable luxury--something that can so easily turn around a bad day, make an event special--something that just makes life sweeter. Literally.
And that sweetness is celebrated beautifully with Art on the Menu, a collection of artwork by Seattle-based Patianne Stevenson. We're equal parts in love with her painterly renditions of sweets, and completely awe of her painstaking cardboard renditions of dainty desserts (yes--the pictures to the left are made of cardboard!). Our Head Spy Jessie recently wrote a story about her for DailyCandy Seattle, and in researching it got to pick her brain a bit about her art; here's what we learned!
Desperately seeking sweetness: who is the artist?
I am a real foodie, and an artist. That's Art On The Menu: a life combing both my loves. I am formally trained in the visual arts, however cooking and baking are also an art form for me. Place painting, sculpture, cooking and baking in the bowl and stir until incorporated. They each have the quality of creating something from something. In my life, this not only gives me the picture perfect subject, I get to eat it later! Tasting my subjects is part of the process. And there is never a lack inspiration. At times a painting or cardboard sculpture will begin with a recipe which I will make; at other times I just have to eat french fries for dinner...all these moments are inspirational. If I don't have a feeling for what's next in the studio, I "go out". Going out can mean anything from visiting a bakery to shopping the farmers market, or simply discussing food with my foodie friends.
What's the story behind her process?
I seem to have the "deconstructing" nature that I notice in the prose of professional food writers. They are able tell you about the meal, including the look, taste, and ambiance, by poetically describing the parts. I too focus on the bits and parts of a meal to evoke the whole. Rather than words, I use color, pattern, texture and shape. This is how I approach my work, including commissions, which can be anything from depicting a family recipe, to creating a site and color specific piece for that little slice of wall under a cabinet and above the counter in a client's kitchen. It's the same process with my cardboard sculpture. Although it is three dimensional, cardboard has color, pattern, texture and shape. I especially love the inconsistencies and little imperfections that arise in the final pieces from the "Cardboard Kitchen". It's just like finished recipes from the other kitchen in that way, but without the oven of course!
I love painting sweets! They're always beautiful, happy, and fun. But, my favorite baked subject has to be the cupcake! The variations are endless. It's like a fashion show! Enrobing can run from classic buttercream to the cupcake encrusted with the most outrageously gorgeous colors and fondant decorations. Even the outer garment, the paper cup, can make a stylish appearance. And of course there's the cake as the surprise. I just bought a little beauty to paint from a local bakery. The cake is pineapple rum flavored. I am so excited! So now I have to admit I also love to eat them. I think of it as eating a whole cake at once!
We Seattlites are incredibly lucky to have many truly wonderful cafes, bistros, restaurants, and bakeries. I can never decide on just where to take visitors, unless I have a month. And are we ever blessed in the cupcake department! We not only have several very well known bakeries dedicated to the cupcake, we have a head spinning array of bakeries producing delicious, elegant, high quality gemlike cupcakes! Are we in heaven?
That's easy...there is so much beautiful food out there!
Large format paintings are available through the artist's website, artonthemenu.com. Small format paintings, and cardboard sculpture are available through her etsy shop, artonthemenu.etsy.com.

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Made in: Vietnam (mine's bought in India. Notice that the local ones are made in China).
Gripes: Not as "moisturizing" as i thought it would be!
Is it possible for skin to feel fully moisturized and still feel fresh?
Certainly, because Dove has combined its 1/4 hydrating milk with the uplifting scent of cucumber and green tea for a body wash that can refresh - and care for skin leaving skin feeling clean, fresh and hydrated.
well, like their hair shampoo, dove's 1/4 moisturizing milk is somewhat a lie? LOL.
oohh that sounds really nice, I can actually smell the scent while reading your post! I love body wash!!!
I also thought Dove would be 'over'-moisturising with all their ads. Thanks for the review. I love your reviews, they're always so detailed.
*aly: same here!! Now i've changed my perception of them!! haha!!
For a dry sensitive skin, it should be mild and fragrance-free.


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Imagine being free of the addiction that has owned your life for far too long. Now, imagine getting clean and sober in a beautiful, serene setting the Pacific Ocean as a backdrop. There is something so healing about the sea—the smells, the sounds, the visual beauty—that inspires rejuvenation of mind, body, and spirit. If you are seeking out programs for drug and alcohol addiction, why not explore the many natural medicinal benefits of a rehab located in sunny Dana Point, California?
Luxury Dana Point rehab facilities provide a premium location combined with the finest accommodations and resort-like amenities. A high end rehab is typically smaller and more intimate in scope, thereby offering a higher degree of attention and support with a higher therapist to client ratio. Premier treatment programs are often located in geographically desirable regions, such as coastal communities, desert resort communities, or hillside locales. These naturally beautiful settings enhance the healing experience by their intrinsic serenity.
Luxury rehabs can almost feel like a resort in many ways. Many will provide spa-type features, such as an upscale swimming pool and Jacuzzi, massage therapists, infrared sauna, acupuncture, yoga classes, and other amenities. Daily housekeeping, private rooms with big-screen TV, and gourmet meals are common at a luxury rehabs as well.
This multi-modal approach to treatment allows the luxury rehab case manager to design a customized recovery plan that will be most effective with the particular client. Where some clients might respond best to cognitive behavioral therapy, another may be better served with an incentive and reward style of therapy, such as motivational enhancement therapy, and so on.
Some high end rehabs are described as holistic-based treatment programs. The term holistic implies that the program is designed to address all aspects of the individual person, including mind, body, and spirit, in the treatment process. This might involve a menu of experiential activities that encourage self-exploration, an important aspect of the treatment process. Gaining new insights about how one responds to negative stimuli or triggers, and then using the revelations to change behaviors, is the essence of the therapeutic process, with these experiential activities enhancing that process.
The field of addiction treatment there has become highly specialized, indeed. In the effort to offer activities that reinforce the traditional therapy sessions, luxury holistic rehabs continually add new treatment elements to their list of amenities.
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Was intrigued by this graphic from the Windows Live login screen. Arguably all three phones are displaying the same information for each message, and (barring the names) even the text is a similar size. Yet iOS and Android manage six to seven full previews, and WP only does four.
I'm not arguing message counts and more efficient layouts automatically correlate with increased productivity or usability, but it'd certainly cut down on time spent scrolling!
Newer post ← Video of John Pizzarelli taking us to Avalon!
Older post → Happy 23rd Elke!

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The American Choral Directors Association of Minnesota (ACDA-MN) Creative Programming Award, sponsored by VocalEssence, upholds high standards of excellence in repertoire selection, acknowledges and rewards creativity in choral performance, and affirms the importance of quality secondary and undergraduate choral training throughout the State of Minnesota.
VocalEssence Music Press is a dynamic new music publishing company that offers a select group of emerging composers the opportunity to make their music available to choirs everywhere.
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VocalEssence ReMix offers a one-on-one composer mentorship to emerging Minnesota composers as they each write choral works to be premiered by the VocalEssence Ensemble Singers at the annual ACDA-MN November State Conference.

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I am currently in gcse year and have been predicted 10 A*s but i don't think i will get the 2 for english and german is quite hard do oxbridge look at what subjects were chosen and would 7 A* be good enough?
No you'll need about 10A*'s to be considered minimum.
I'm predicted 9 A*s and I'd say that I was currently on track for oxbridge. However, lots could change between now and yr13 and I want to apply for medicine so it will be ultracompetitive. In short, I'm hopeful, but no way sure.
Oh, yesssssssss. I've got/getting the grades needed, just need to maintain. SO that's grades out the way.
At the moment i'm considering Oxbridge, but depending on how i find my AS levels and A levels when i begin sixth form next september, i can only really make my decision then. Also, the new A* at A-level is being introduced for my year when we're in year 13 (currently in yr11), and it's likely oxbridge will be asking for all A*'s.
Actually, the first year it's possible to get A* at Alevel is those that started sixth form September just gone.
And it's expected that it will take a while for unis to get used to the system, so people doubt they'll start using many of them in offers for a few years until it settles down.
I doubt any university will make A*-offers for quite a while - Cambridge (not sure about Oxford) sees all your individual module UMS scores anyway.


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Tlar "This Came As A Total Shock"
Al �life� of the sources familiar with the program of the visit of Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki Tehran tomorrow, he would tell Iranian officials to his commitment not to run for a third term �in order to preserve the unity of the National Alliance� Shi'ite divided against itself in this matter.
Has begun deliberating the names of personalities alternative to him, including his deputy, Hussein al-Shahristani, and the leader of the �Badr� Hadi al-Ameri (more).
Jester] SOOOOO... HOW'S IT GOING?
[Jester] lostintx.... BATTER UP? WHAT YOU LIKE TO KNOW?
[lostintx] So here we go, is this still about oil credits? Or was it ever about oil credits?
[Jester] lostintx NOOOOO.... WE HOLD THE GOLDEN KEY... BECAUSE THEY WILL LIKE TO HAVE IT... HA!
[K Boom] MarkZ- how much influence did the China/Russia non USD oil deal have in moving this off the fence?
[MarkZ] slh1812 It will become clear quickly.
[sandytob] MarkZ Bankers in some Wells Fargo branches are still saying that when they exchange foreign currency, they have to send it to their closest central clearing house in Philadelphia (I am in Baltimore) and then it will be credited. How to handle that?
[MarkZ] sandytob Do not over think it. There will be faster options that will be presented quickly for you.
[schaefer3] Hi MarkZ - what makes you confidant that CMKM/CMKX is $7.00/share or more?
[MarkZ] schaefer3 A great source close to it told me to look for 7-9 in the F&P portion of it, then a week or two later we should be offered a buy out or to stay in and convert stock to the new company.
MarkZ] ok I will jump to a short update. 1st: Everything is stellar 2nd: It may actually be one of the best intel days of this crazy ride so far 3rd: Okie looks to be close or at least within a few days 4th: BWoods was all that I assume the boards say today.
Tlar My gut feel is that Maliki convinced the old guard that he can break the coalition. They believed him out of necessity and muscled the nomination through.
There have been two important factors in the world of geopolitics which have been on a collision course since the early 1970s. These two run away trains have built up so much momentum that when they inevitably meet, the crash will shake the very foundations upon which the global economy is built.
Over the last few years the rumblings have been increasing at a steady and deeper pace. The news this week of the gas deal between Russia and China, as well as the deal between the two countries banks to settle in each others domestic currencies, are both the latest and deepest evidence of this approaching collision.
Economics 101 teaches us that they have something the world wants and is willing to pay for it...and then iraq wants f16s and apaches and cadillacs and all the other stuff the world produces...so the currency has to be valued at a world market price.
This is coming, cannot be stopped, may not be on our time schedule but is coming as it needs to be...we are watching history happen...we are watching the rebirth of iraq and world currencies, this is history...so hang on...we are there.


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Gift Baskets are GREAT because they are easy on the buyers and the recipients LOVE getting them. But personalized Gift Baskets are a whole other experience and bring about a memorable exchange between friends, loved ones, co-workers, neighbours, clients and more!
SPECS’ baskets are not your ordinary gift baskets. Our baskets are unique and personalized to suit the individuals interests & needs. Personalization can come from a specific lifestyle regime (Wine Enthusiast, Horse-Lover, Raw-Food Eater, Outdoorsman, etc.), a favourite colour, or simply their name embedded on the basket’s contents.
Ordering is EASY. All we need to know is your budget and a few small notes about the recipient(s) of your gifts, and the rest is left with us.
Be it for private or business matters, SPECS ensures that each basket is special and unique and we take the time to do it right, every time.


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When you’re looking to give faded or aged fabric a new lease of life, you need the service for carpet cleaning Westerham is talking about! Delivered to you by the hands of experienced and fully trained professionals, this service makes keeping your expensive rugs and carpets healthy and well maintained, easy.
The web server with the IP-address 80.84.60.111 used by Cleanerwesterham.co.uk is run by Dedicated Server Hosting and is located in Great Britain. This web server runs a few other websites, mostly in the english language.
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text: Article 4 areas within Redcar and Cleveland Borough. They allow the council to withdraw the ‘permitted development’ rights that would otherwise apply by virtue of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 1995 as amended (the ‘GPDO’) and to exercise control over minor works which have the potential to adversely impact on the appearance or character of a Conservation Area. An article 4 direction does not prevent the development to which it applies, but instead requires that planning permission is first obtained from the Council for that development.

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Celia Fenn, trading as Starchild Global, is a business in the Internet Communications industry that markets internet services and consultations, webinars and books.
The provision of goods and services by Starchild Global is subject to availability. In cases of unavailability, Starchild Global will refund the client in full within 30 days. Cancellation of orders by the client will attract a 5 percent administration fee.
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This website is run by Celia Fenn as a Sole Trader based in South Africa trading as "Starchild Global".


text: A bed guard can offer the peace of mind so that your child won't roll out of the bed during the night. It is designed to fit almost all types of beds, the fold down bed guard is an essential bedtime accessory. A safety bed guard can be used for baby is transitioning from the cot to a bed.


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After enduring some of life’s most disagreeable circumstances, our fallen service members never emerge in this life to enjoy the fruit of their service. They are surrounded by peril and misery for long periods until the end. In the midst of these overwhelming conditions Soldiers discipline themselves to access a component of human nature: a phenomenon we call Courage.. .
Please stop and remember those that have given the last full measure for our country and the families they left behind.
Like your post. Big fan of C.S. Lewis. I forgot he was in WWI, which makes it all the more interesting that he can go on and author works such as The Chronicles of Narnia. On a side not my grandfather a WWII combat vet, who has gone home to be with the Lord, was such a great inspiration to me. He faced death on many foreign shores as his company fought its way north toward Japan. He saw so many young men die, never having the chance to experience the happiness of life, and he lived with that in mind. His life was lived to God’s glory and in honor of those who fell next to him who never had the chances he was given. He was never scared to try, he was only scared to sit still. He was the only man I’ve known that truly lived! Good post.
Thank you Ryan. Great to hear about your grandfather, he sounds like quite a man!

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The sixth round of the Dickies British Supersport Championship took place at the Brands Hatch GP Circuit. Ben Currie took a brilliant win in race one and was looking to do the double when a mechanical problem forced him to cruise round on the final lap in race two finishing fourth. James Westmoreland was sixth in race one and third in race two.
Ben was looking strong all weekend and was continuously at the top of the time sheets qualifying on pole for race one. In the absence of his main Championship rival, Jack Kennedy due to injury, it was important that Ben secured good points to bridge the gap between them in the Championship. He got a great start in race one and led from lap one and despite a strong challenge Ben worked hard to gain the win.
He started race two from second position on the grid and got another amazing start and looked extremely comfortable leading the pack extending his lead to just over three seconds. He was riding very well but just as he was crossing the finishing line for the final lap the bike had a techncal problem forcing him to nurse it round to finish in fourth position.
James was struggling with set-up all weekend but worked hard to push for some good results. He qualified in tenth position for race one but dropped to 14th off the line. He got his head down and worked his way through the field to finish in a strong sixth.
Westy started race one in eighth position and was soon setting some good lap times finishing on the podium in third place. He is now fourth in the Championship just one point off third.
In the Bennetts British Superbike class Fraser Rogers started his second round with the team. He worked hard all weekend to improve his lap times qualifying in 23rd place for race one. He got a good start and was able to make up some places finishing in 19th place. For race two he started from 22nd place finishing in 21st.
Team Manager Michael de Bidaph - "In the Supersport class Ben was flying all weekend taking pole position for race one. He rode extremely well and had full control from start to finish and throughly deserved the win. For race two he again excelled himself and got a comfortable lead when he was struck with a problem on the final lap. I am so sorry to him for this happening and was glad he was able to salvage fourth and some strong points.
James struggled with set-up and was down in qualifying although he had a reasonable race in race one. He was higher up the grid for race two and rode a stronger race to finish third.
Fraser worked hard all weekend and he is a pleasure to work with. He brings an upbeat attitiude to the team and once again improved in every session. We made some changes for race one that did not quite work out but he had a much stronger race two and we are certainly moving in the right direction with him."
The fifth round of the Dickies British Supersport Championship took place at the Knockhill Circuit in Scotland. Ben Currie secured too great second places with his team mate James Westmoreland gaining two third places.
It was looking good for another strong weekend for the team with Ben and Westy consistently towards the top of the time sheets during the practice sessions. Ben secured pole position on the grid for race one with Westy lining up on the front row in third.
Ben got another one of his awesome starts and led for 17 of the 18 laps fending off Jack Kennedy, the championship leader, until the last lap when Jack made a brave pass with Ben just unable to squeeze past him finishing second just 0.2 seconds behind. Westy was in a great battle to achieve his third place on the podium.
In race two Ben started from second on the grid wih Westy alongside him in third. Like race one Ben got another great start to take the lead and again it was a battle with Jack with him making a pass on the closing lap for Ben to come second. Westy was locked in his battle for fifth in the opening laps but soon made progress through the field to gain another third place.
In the Bennetts British Superbike Championship the team welcomed Fraser Rogers to ride the Kawasaki Superbike for the weekend. He continually improved his times throughout the weekend and started race one from 22nd place and was going well until he laid it down in the gravel. For race two he started from 21st place finishing just outside of the points in 16th.
Team Manager Michael de Bidaph - " It was a really good weekend for the team. Both Supersport riders did exceptionally well securing podiums in both races. Ben could not have done anything more to try to get the win, he fought so hard and i feel disappointed for him as he really deserved it. Westy turned a corner here and it is good to see him back with a bit of fight in his belly.
I'm really pleased with Fraser's progress this weekend. He worked hard throughout the sessions to get a good set-up and consistently brought his times. We were mainly using this weekend as a test weekend for him but he has exceeded our expectations and we look forward to Brands."

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For each essay published by the Literary Reflections department, we share a writing prompt and an invitation to our readers to share their responses with us. Our editors will provide feedback on these responses and we will post our favorites on the blog. This month's writing prompt is inspired by Anne Liu Kellor's essay, "Open Receptivity."
In "Open Receptivity," Anne Liu Kellor writes from a place of calm; alone in a cabin at a writing retreat, she finds the time and space to give herself to the creative process, to let go of her expectations for productivity. Kellor writes, "After four years of constantly being 'on,' in service to the life of another being—and frantically squeezing in whatever writing-related work I can in between—I need to remind myself that it’s okay to not be productive 24-7. That it’s okay to just read and stare out the window for a couple hours, to free-write, breathe, and dream. Every writer needs this. Every person needs this. Time to restore, be kind to one’s self, and to empty out in order to let in new ideas, perspective, and waves of deepening gratitude."
Through this process of "open receptivity," Kellor leads the reader back through her early adult life, as a student, a traveler, and a young mother. She revisits the ways motherhood initially frustrated her writing urge, how she eventually made peace with the dynamics of life with a young child, and found ways to fit writing into that life. Yet, once in her cabin, she is "reminded again of how much I need solitude and silence: time without the Internet to distract, time without children and the prioritizing of others, and time without a never-ending list of to-dos. Slowly, the chatter in my head begins to dissolve as I listen and wait for what comes next."
Write about a time that you've found the peace and solitude to experience "open receptivity." If you've never had such an experience, write about your ideal creative retreat: Where would you go? How would you spend your time? What would you come away with in the end?
Read Anne Liu Kellor's essay here and submit a 500-word response to this writing prompt by November 5 for feedback from our editors. Email it to LMreflections (at) literarymama (dot) com and note "Open Receptivity" in your subject line. We'll publish our favorites on the blog.

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Medical Devices and Diagnostics industry bring cutting edge innovation to help improve the health of the society. At Medical Engineers, we want you to be inspired with what you can do with your job in this industry.
We think you will be interested to know what SensiVet; medical diagnostic devices that could help a patient to monitor the fluid level inside their heart. Therefore, the device could decrease the occurrence of heart attack significantly by providing the cardiologist with real live data on their fluid level. The data will allow the cardiologist to provide preventive medication for the patient.
Why is a Robot the Future of Medical Rehabilitation?


text: The Showstoppers transform audience suggestions – for setting, musical styles, show title and more – into all-singing, all-dancing productions with hilarious results. Come watch an entirely different show every single night! Guaranteed to impress, they create shows packed with high drama, superb lyrics, dazzling dance routines and catchy melodies – it’s just entirely made up on the spot!


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Rebirth. Light. New cycle. New direction. New life...and a Snow White "goddess" pin.
Her hair adorned with holly, poinsettia and a snowflake tiara, the lovely woodland princess Snow White symbolizes winter on this gold-finished character pin, one in a series celebrating the change of seasons with our favorite Disney princesses. It's a Disney Auctions exclusive in a limited edition of 250 fixed-price pins, available only from Disney's Purchase It Now Store at DisneyAuctions.com.
Measures approximately 2.25" x 1.25"
The eve of the winter solstice, the Northern Hemisphere's shortest day of the year. Though it marks the onset of winter, it also signifies the return of the sun--or as in many a mythical tale--the rebirth of the light. Walt Disney's animated masterpiece Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs premiered at the Carthay Circle Theatre in Los Angeles 72 years ago today...December 21, 1937.
with influences from animator Grim Natwick.


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The following are the new features, enhancements and fixed issues for Cloud CMS 3.2.13 release.
API now populates a special header ("x-cloudcms-api-execution-time-ms") that stores the time in milliseconds between when the API sees the request arrive and the first byte is committed to the output stream. This can be useful while debugging latency issues as it indicates what portion of the latency is network-related versus execution-related (i.e. DB timing or index performance).
Better handling of exceptions while sending emails - improved error messages when an email provider isn't available or is misconfigured.
Action titles now support config-service specification of titles and other attributes, allowing for dynamic configuration and override of action modals and labels using Handlebars.
Improved support for automatic Handlebars processing of values coming out of config service, allowing for dynamic labels for pages, buttons and more.
Content Model Builder now refers to "arrays" as opposed to "lists".
Fixed a bug that prevented Project-level sorting and display settings for Content Types from saving properly.
Navigation has been improved so that clicking into a content instance from the "Content" page no longer jumps out to the "Folders" routes. Instead, the "Content" route remains and the breadcrumb is consistent, keeping users in the "Content" section and letting them click back at any point.
Fixed a bug that prevented pagination controls from showing up for the document list when viewing large data sets and viewing across subfolders.
Improvements to bread crumb to reduce the amount of information shown so that it is shorter and always relative to the left-nav menus.
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Launched in 2015, civic start-up New/Mode operates with one main mission: to power democratic participation wherever the open Internet exists. The company builds and provides digital tools that help empower supporters and manage winning campaigns.
Studio Lake was approached to carry out a full brand analysis and to propose an evolution of New/Mode’s identity and website. In both cases, there was a great need to improve their visibility in the market. To do so, we developed a sharp new visual language for New/Mode which matches the company’s progressive attitude.
We redesigned the New/Mode logo, combining the energetic forward slash with a rounded typeface that looks both professional and friendly. This subtle tension between angular elements and soft details feature across all aspects of the rebrand – from logo to web design and a new illustration style. Together, they help position New/Mode as a competitive brand. The website was competely redesigned to be progressive, informative and user-oriented.


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Confidence is an emotional state which brings happiness and certainty when we have it and at worst anxiety and sadness when we don’t. Developing confidence within children is a matter of providing them with positive beliefs and references and reinforcing these beliefs in their abilities. Children are very reliant upon the adult world for their development in their own self-awareness and the situations, environments and experiences you expose them to, will at times build their confidence, and at other times challenge it.
We all at some point in our lives encounter setbacks, embarrassments or other unwelcome and uncomfortable moments and feelings and these incidents do not need to be damaging to a child’s confidence or belief, in fact they could provide a very valuable learning opportunity.
The situation, whilst in some way was bad, may have diverted them from or protected them from something far worse.
If something like this happens again, they will be far better prepared for it from what they have learnt today and will recover faster.
Is there a positive outcome from this and is there any comedy value to it?
It might not be the case yet that you know the significance of why this situation is useful to you, but you might look back one day and realise that there is one.
In the grand scheme of your whole life and this situation being probably around 0.0001% of the many situations you have had and will have, it is therefore insignificant.
If you want your child to live with confidence, they’ll need to see you behaving confidently also. So if you yourself have pitfalls and/or anxieties, get them ironed out so that they don’t learn how to deliver a “lack of confidence” from you.
It is easy to think that we hide the differences in our own characters to avoid others seeing that side of us because our brains are wired to do that. We as human beings always look for contrasts but the truth is your child may be sucking in and processing more of your own behaviours/traits than you realise, even the one’s you thought were completely secret.
When you see or hear about your child behaving in a confident way, make a point of praising them for it. You want to encourage more of this behaviour in the foreseeable future then positively reinforcing it is great for securing this. It doesn't have to be a massive event, like standing on stage, it may just be the first time that they did something grown up for themselves instead of having a parent do it for them, like ordering something off a menu or complimenting someone else. If you can point out their confidence regularly over the little things, it will encourage them to manifest it in more meaningful areas too.
In situations where their confidence may have room for improvement or they avoid a situation in which they could have stood out, make sure you make the effort to tell them what they did well, highlight what they could’ve done better next time and finish with what was great about their overall efforts.


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Belinda Parmar OBE is the CEO of The Empathy Business.
She is the pioneer of the world’s first empathy index, featured in the Harvard Business Review.
Belinda leads a team of empathy geeks that measures and embeds empathy into businesses to make them more profitable.
She is also author of Little Miss Geek and The Empathy Era.
In the media, Belinda is a regular contributor to The Guardian, the World Economic Forum and the Harvard Business Review.
In 2014 she was chosen by the World Economic Forum to be a Young Global Leader.
Belinda was awarded an OBE for bringing more women into technology.
Belinda is a regular keynote speaker on three big areas that are shaping our world: Empathy, Technology and Business.
Belinda argues that technology is fuelling the empathy deficit despite its promises of democratization, and that our biases are becoming embedded in our algorithms and empathy is becoming scarcer.
With a new workforce of digital natives, we are witnessing a backlash from society towards big business.
Belinda puts the case for businesses to be more empathic and shows the opportunity, drawing on tangible ‘nudges’ that companies can implement to improve their empathy.
All of her talks are based on changes that she has made in businesses which have impacted company performance.
What new skills will we need in this new technological era where robots don’t just perform menial tasks?
What will our working lives look like for us and for the new generation of millennials who will have an average of twenty jobs over their working life?
And is the 9-5 working day gone for ever?
This talk argues that the most precious skill in an automated future will be our humanity. Our ability to problem solve, our creativity and our ability to empathise.
We will need to re-examine our relationship and interactions between man and machine (who is freeing who?) and learn new skills to augment and co-exist with machines.
Our loyalty to companies is also changing with future generations being less tethered to a company and an individual, and more tethered to a purpose that drives them.
The fourth industrial revolution demands a rethink in the way we train our staff and how we motivate the next generation of workers who want more purposeful and empathic cultures.
We have been taught to override and suppress our emotions but we will need to be more aware of our emotions to create a symbiotic relationship between man and machine.
The future of work belongs to the emotionally literate geek.
This workshop is a practical, intense, hands-on session which tests individual empathy skills in extreme conflict.
Developing empathy skills with people you like or are similar to you is easy.
This workshop is about pushing your empathy skills in stressful situations with those who are different from you.
This workshop works well with frontline teams, complaints teams, customer support, sales teams, company branch workers… anyone who has to deal with conflict on a regular basis.
Why diversity programmes don’t work?
This talk is based on Belinda’s Guardian article on how diversity divides but empathy unites.
Belinda presents the data for why diversity programmes have failed over the last 30 years and combines this with her own journey from a diversity based business to an empathy business.
This controversial talk focuses on the opportunities for empathy based businesses where empathy becomes ‘core’ business, not the responsibility of a person or a department.
Belinda talks about the power of empathy at work. Belinda talks about how companies can define empathy, how they can transform their companies and leadership and the impact of small changes. Belinda will share her journey from being the founder of a female focused business called Lady Geek to going on to running The Empathy Business and her experiences of using empathy in male dominated industries including finance, tech and energy.
This provocative and honest talk also challenges the effectiveness of diversity programmes and shares a new vision for what a gender balanced world at work could look like and the commercial benefits it will bring.
Belinda charts her journey from flipping burgers in McDonald’s to receiving an OBE for services to women in technology.
Belinda’s path to becoming an entrepreneur was neither straight, narrow nor well-trodden.
At convent school she first set her sights on becoming a nun. And being a born non-conformist she never imagined she’d end up advising some of the world’s most successful companies on how to transform their businesses through empathy.
In 2010 Belinda started her first company, Lady Geek, inspiring more women to enter technology. She contributed to changing the way technology was sold to women, opening the door to an alternative to the ‘pink it & shrink it’ approach.
She realised the work she was doing was improving the lives of men as well as women, and that focussing on gender was not the best approach. She realised that empathy had the power to transform businesses, with benefits for everyone, regardless of gender.
In 2016, Belinda rebranded her business The Empathy Business and is the pioneer behind The Empathy Index.
At every stage on her journey she has been driven by an unflagging determination to improve the state of the world and has come to understand that this is often best achieved by changing small things. Lots of small things.

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dia 26 de abril em bruxellas.
One of the best song in History.
Ever been late for a flight? Jason Paul uses his jaw-dropping freerunning skills to get through security at the Munich Airport to catch his flight in record time.
DOPE Presents the official video for "No Heart" by 21 Savage & Metro Boomin off the 'Savage Mode' album. Directed by A Zae Production & ThePictureMan.
TRIGGA Reloaded Available Now! Download: http://smarturl.it/TRIGGAreloaded Trey Songz "Chi Chi feat. Chris Brown" is out now!
Musique de relaxation et belle nature pour détente, méditation et dormir. Musique relaxante pour dormir et détente, musique piano relaxante zen. Paradis.
Dan Balan on Instagram: http://instagram.com/danbalan_official# Dan Balan on ITunes store: https://itunes.apple.com/ro/album/lendo-calendo-feat.
Best of P-Square: https://goo.gl/rdTF34 Subscribe here: https://goo.gl/XRQA8A Multiple Award Winners "PSquare" drops this inspirational single "Bring it On".
Un tutoriel sur comment ouvrir ses ports sur ses périphériques en passant par la DMZ !
How to Compress Rear Brake Caliper "No Special Tools"

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From one of the most original new voices in modern fiction comes a startling vision of a world where nothing is so precious that it can’t be bought . . .
Theo Miller knows the value of human life – to the very last penny.
Working in the Criminal Audit Office, he assesses each crime that crosses his desk and makes sure the correct debt to society is paid in full.
But when his ex-lover is killed, it’s different. This is one death he can’t let become merely an entry on a balance sheet.
From the award-winning Claire North comes an utterly gripping, page-turning and thought-provoking new novel which will resonate with readers around the world.
The country is in turmoil. With the capital city occupied, half a million refugees are on the march, looking for safety on the frontier, accompanied by Lady Flint’s soldiers. But escaping war is never easy, and soon the battle may find them, whether they are prepared or not.
Back in the capital, Michel Bravis smuggles even more refugees out of the city. But internal forces are working against him. With enemies on all sides, Michael may be forced to find help with the very occupiers he’s trying to undermine.
Meanwhile, Ben Styke is building his own army. He and his mad lancers are gathering every able body they can find and searching for an ancient artifact that may have the power to turn the tides of war in their favor. But what they find may not be what they’re looking for.
Magic and gunpowder collide in Wrath of Empire, the explosive second novel in the Gods of Blood and Powder series.
Second novel in the brilliant new series from the bestselling author of PRINCE OF THORNS.
And in all this only one thing is certain. There will be blood.
But when the three of them stumble across a tiny mechanical bird, magically brought to life, they quickly realise all is not as it appears. If someone can bring a bird to life, is there anything to stop these inventive Gitabrians creating a pack of mechanical dragons…?
From the depths of myth an ancient enemy has returned: the Plague People, whose very presence obliterates whole villages; whose terror destroys minds. In their wake, nothing is left of the people, not their places, not their ways.
On the plains, the warriors and the wise of all tribes gather to confront the aggressor. Loud Thunder leads his great war-host south, even as Tecumet and Asman head north with the Sun River army. With Maniye Many Tracks, they plan to forge a new unity between the tribes such as the world has never seen. But will it be enough to stave off an oblivion that might devour even their gods?
Their adversary’s presence is like a wound in the world, and wakes all the old terrors and evils from the peoples’ stories. But before they can deal with the enemies without, they must conquer their demons within.
The Hyena and the Hawk is the third book in Adrian Tchaikovsky’s epic fantasy trilogy, Echoes of the Fall, following The Bear and the Serpent.
The Ninth Rain has fallen. The Jure’lia are awake. Nothing can be the same again.
Tormalin the Oathless and the fell-witch Noon have their work cut out rallying the first war-beasts to be born in Ebora for three centuries. But these are not the great winged warriors of old. Hatched too soon and with no memory of their past incarnations, these onetime defenders of Sarn can barely stop bickering, let alone face an ancient enemy who grow stronger each day.
The key to uniting them, according to the scholar Vintage, may lie in a part of Sarn no one really believes exists – a distant island, mysteriously connected to the fate of two legendary Eborans who disappeared long ago.
But finding it will mean a perilous journey in a time of war, while new monsters lie in wait for those left behind.
Join the heroes of THE NINTH RAIN as they battle a terrible evil, the likes of which Sarn has never known.
The world of Garn once boasted five great kingdoms, until the King of Ithrace was defeated and every member of his family executed by Lodavico, the ruthless King of Sandura, a man with ambitions to rule the world.
Ithrace’s ruling family were the legendary Firemanes, and represented a great danger to the other kings. Now four great kingdoms remain, on the brink of war. But rumour has it that the newborn son of the last king of Ithrace survived, carried off during battle and sequestered by the Quelli Nacosti, a secret society whose members are trained to infiltrate and spy upon the rich and powerful throughout Garn. Terrified that this may be true, and that the child will grow to maturity with bloody revenge in his heart, the four kings have placed a huge bounty on the child’s head.
In the small village of Oncon, Declan is apprenticed to a master blacksmith, learning the secrets of producing the mythical king’s steel. Oncon is situated in the Covenant, a neutral region lying between two warring kingdoms. Since the Covenant was declared, the region has existed in peace, until violence explodes as slavers descend upon the village to capture young men to press as soldiers for Sandura.
Declan must escape, to take his priceless knowledge to Baron Daylon Dumarch, ruler of Marquensas, perhaps the only man who can defeat Lodavico of Sandura, who has now allied himself with the fanatical Church of the One, which is marching across the continent, imposing its extreme form of religion upon the population and burning unbelievers as they go.
From the creator of Black Mirror comes the first book in an anthology series featuring original stories from leading fiction writers, all set in the world of the cult series.
Edited by Charlie Brooker, the creator of the hit Netflix original series Black Mirror, this book takes the very essence of the globally acclaimed cult TV show to create new, original, darkly satirical stories that tap into our collective unease about the modern world. This is Black Mirror in book form, allowed to roam through the imaginations of some of the leading names in contemporary fiction. This collection will challenge you to see the world in a different—and more disturbing—light.
You have been warned. . . .
Welcome to Waiting on Wednesday, a weekly meme hosted by Breaking The Spine.
A land under occupation. A legendary sword. A young man’s journey to find his destiny.
But what lies beyond the prison walls is more terrifying still. Rescued by a man who hates him yet is oath-bound to protect him, pursued by inhuman forces, Aren slowly accepts that everything he knew about his world was a lie. The rules are not there to protect him, or his people, but to enslave them. A revolution is brewing, and Aren is being drawn into it, whether he likes it or not.
The key to the revolution is the Ember Blade. The sword of kings, the Excalibur of his people. Only with the Ember Blade in hand can their people be inspired to rise up . . . but it’s locked in an impenetrable vault in the most heavily guarded fortress in the land.


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It's a new challenge over at "Love 2 Create Challenges" and as always the theme is "anything goes, mixed media inspired". For this challenge I have upcycled a plastic frame which was a shocking monstrosity (although you could see its hidden beauty) which I found in one of those £ shops. When I touched the outside edge of the frame, flakes of paint fell away. However as I want a distressed look to my frame, these missing pieces just added to the character.
I began by covering the frame in white gesso and applied this with my fingers to give a roungh finish. When dry, I silver metallic pan pastel to the inside edge and some of the raised partsd. I also added coarse white pearl pan pastel medium too to add a shimmering look. I sealed the pan pastel with a layer of Maimeri Matt Gel.
Next using the Magic Garden stamp set I began making my floral elements. Some of the flowers have been stamped on vellum, some on pearl card and other on water colour card. All were embossed with white embossing powder before being coloured with pan pastels.
I have layered all the elements and added extra ribbon, lace, die cut flourishes and paper flowers.
The sentiment was printed from the matching CD, Magic Garden Soup Stamp crafting kit and placed in the centre between the two mounts.
I do love how an unloved bargain can be transformed ... now to get on to the drawers full of items I have either bought, been given or found and give them a long over due make over too. I'm sure I can't be the only crafter who has drawers full of items they want to alter ...?
Love what you have done with your up-cycled Frame, looks great. Nice work.
This is stunning loving all the texture and effects you have created - love it. you for sharing with us over at Rhedd's Creative Spirit this month and hope to see you again in future challenges.
An elegant altered frame! thanks for playing along with us at Creative Artiste!
This is a really lovely upcycle. Thanks for sharing with Rhedd's Creative Spirit Challenge this January.
A fantastic upcycled frame, love the attention to detail. Thank you for joining our Anything Goes challenge at Making Memories Crafting. Hope to see you again soon.
This is an amazing transformation Lou, love it.


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IN THE OLD WEST, THE MOST POPULAR establishment in town was the saloon. It was the social gathering place. In Downieville, a popular saloon also served as the office of the Justice of the Peace.
Saloon regulars often drank straight liquor, such as bourbon or rye. “If a man ordered a ‘fancy’ cocktail or ‘sipped’ at his drink, he was often ridiculed unless he already had a proven reputation as a ‘tough guy,'” according to Saloons of the American West.
Now, however, fancy cocktails are the order of the day. And the foothills are home to some delightful craft cocktail lounges, with creative drinks and stylish interiors.
Last fall, the Golden Era opened in downtown Nevada City, arguably the most inviting cocktail lounge in the foothills. It is well worth a visit, coupled with dinner, a show, or a weekend getaway to the historic town.
Golden Era serves perfect hand-crafted cocktails (with names such as “Miner’s Punch,” “Gold Rush Sour” or “Nevada City Swizzle”), as well as craft beers, local wines and non-alcoholic soda fountain drinks. Weekend music includes piano or soft jazz. A small bites menu is expected this winter.
The space harkens back to the Gold Rush era, with a decorative gold tin ceiling, chandelier, Edison lights, and polished wooden floors. A fireplace glows in one seating area, and a fresh rose adorns each table. The bar area is anchored by a Brunswick, Balke, Collender “Record” bar that was made in the mid-1890s in Chicago, and it has been in place since 1904.
On our visits, we’ve noticed the lounge attracts patrons of all ages: young people, boomers and retirees. The cocktails, imaginatively prepared with fresh ingredients, are a starting point for conversation. People are talking to each another instead of staring into their smartphones.
The swank cocktail lounge is located in the old Cirino’s building at 309 Broad Street, built in 1867. Steve and Cindy, who are longtime locals, have restored and refreshed the Gold Rush-era building, with help from their son Eric and daughter Jessica.
Eric and San Francisco mixologist Darren Crawford run the bar program. They work for Future Bars of San Francisco, known for stellar bars such as Bourbon & Branch, Rickhouse and Devil’s Acre. Esquire has named Bourbon & Branch one of America’s best bars. Bar manager Ben Smith was most recently behind the craft cocktail scene at The Porch Restaurant & Bar in Sacramento.
Eric and Darren have created the “Miner’s Punch” (pisco, lime, pineapple syrup, Dubonnet and bitters); “Nevada City Swizzle” (rum, pisco, lime, raspberry syrup, Peychaud’s Bitters and seltzer); “Grass Valley Girl” (gin, lime, orange syrup, cucumber, seltzer and orange bitters); and “Gold Rush Sour” (bourbon, lemon, vanilla syrup, orange bitters and egg white), among others.
The cocktail syrups are housemade, including vanilla, raspberry, almond and specialty blends. Other ingredients include fresh fruit, vegetables and herbs.
Nevada City Winery makes a house red for the lounge called “Golden Era Red Blend.” The draft beer list includes craft brews from Auburn Alehouse. Homemade non-alcoholic drinks are offered too, including root beer, raspberry phosphate and ginger beer.