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Boston, 1767: In D.B. Jackson’s Thieftaker, revolution is brewing as the British Crown imposes increasingly onerous taxes on the colonies, and intrigue swirls around firebrands like Samuel Adams and the Sons of Liberty. But for Ethan Kaille, a thieftaker who makes his living by conjuring spells that help him solve crimes, politics is for others…until he is asked to recover a necklace worn by the murdered daughter of a prominent family.
Suddenly, he faces another conjurer of enormous power, someone unknown, who is part of a conspiracy that reaches to the highest levels of power in the turbulent colony. His adversary has already killed—and not for his own gain, but in the service of his powerful masters, people for whom others are mere pawns in a game of politics and power. Ethan is in way over his head, and he knows it. Already a man with a dark past, he can ill afford to fail, lest his livelihood be forfeit. But he can’t stop now, for his magic has marked him, so he must fight the odds, even though he seems hopelessly overmatched, his doom seeming certain at the spectral hands of one he cannot even see.
Ethan Kaille eased his knife from the leather sheath on his belt as he approached Griffin’s Wharf, the words of a warding spell on his lips. He had sweated through his linen shirt, and nearly through his waistcoat, as well. His leg ached and he was breathing hard, gasping greedily at the warm, heavy air hanging over Boston on this August eve. But he had chased Daniel Folter this far—from the Town Dock to Purchase Street, over cobblestone and dirt, past storefronts and homes and pastures empty save for crows and grazing cows—and he wasn’t about to let the pup escape him now.
The western horizon still glowed with the last golden light of day, but the sky over Boston Harbor and the South End shoreline had darkened to a deep indigo. Hulking wooden warehouses, shrouded in a faint mist, cast deep, elongated shadows across the wharves. Clouds of midges danced around Ethan’s head, scattering when he waved a hand at them, only to swarm again as soon as he turned his attention back to his quarry.
Ethan stepped onto the wharf and peered into murky corners, expecting Folter to fly at him at any moment. The boy had shown himself to be a fool; now he was desperate as well, a dangerous combination. Ethan preferred to handle this without casting, but he already knew what spell he would speak if he had to.
No answer. He crept forward, wary, his gaze sweeping back and forth between the warehouses that loomed on either side of the pier. He heard small waves lapping at the timbers, and the echoing cries of a lone gull. But Ethan was listening for the man’s breathing, for the scrape of a shoe or the whisper of a blade clearing leather.
After a few more steps, Ethan halted, afraid to stray too far out onto the pier lest the pup sneak past him. If he lost Folter to the tangled streets of the South End, he would have to begin his search anew.
Still no response. Doubt started to gnaw at Ethan’s mind. Had Folter found some other way off the wharf? Or was he simply smarter and more patient than Ethan had allowed?
Neither, as it turned out.
Ethan heard a footfall to his left and wheeled quickly, his knife held ready. Folter stepped from the darkness, the faint glow of twilight shining in his eyes and glinting off the dagger he carried.
“Corbett can rot fer all I care!” he said. Brave words, but his voice trembled, almost as badly as his blade hand.
Folter was bigger than he remembered. He stood a full head taller than Ethan, with long limbs and a thin, bony face. His hair, damp and lank, hung to his stooped shoulders. His breeches were torn at the knees, his waistcoat stained; the sleeves of his shirt barely reached his narrow wrists. His knife had a long, curved blade, and though he passed it from one hand to the other, wiping his sweaty palms on his breeches, the movements were deft. Ethan guessed that he would be a formidable foe in a knife fight if it came to that.
Ethan stopped, leaving some distance between them. Folter’s gaze met his for a moment before darting away, first to one side, then to the other. He was looking for a way out or past—or through, if need be. Ethan sensed that Folter had already taken his measure and convinced himself that he could prevail in a fight if he had to. He was wrong, but he had no way of knowing that. Ethan didn’t exactly cut an imposing figure. He was of medium height and build, and looked like a competent fighter, but not one to be truly feared. His hair was starting to go gray at the temples, and his face was lined and scarred. Folter would see in him someone too old and too small to be a true threat. Others had made the same mistake.
“I don’t work for Pryce,” Ethan said.
Folter’s smile faded. “Who are ya?” he asked.
The young man shook his head, panic in his eyes. “I don’ believe ya.” He shifted his weight just slightly toward his right, his knees bending, his shoulders tensing. Subtle changes, but taken together they were all the warning Ethan needed.
By the time Folter lunged at him, leading with his blade, Ethan had already started to spin away. He had every intention of countering over Folter’s off hand, but at the last moment he saw that the boy— more cur now than pup—somehow had drawn a second knife. Only another spin saved Ethan from being skewered.
But in evading Folter’s attacks, Ethan had opened a path of escape. Folter looked at the thieftaker once, perhaps weighing another assault. Instead, he ran up the wharf back toward Purchase Street.
With the harbor at his back and the air heavy with moisture, Ethan had enough water at hand to cast an elemental spell. He spoke it quickly under his breath—“Imago ex aqua evocata”; illusion, conjured from water—and at the same time made a small flicking gesture with his hands, directing the charm so that the image formed directly in front of Folter.
Instantly the air around him felt charged, as it did when a storm came upon a ship at sea; as it did any time he conjured. Ethan felt the hairs on his neck and arms stand on end.
The old ghost appeared at Ethan’s side, glowing a rich reddish brown like the moon when it hangs low in the night. His eyes gleamed like brands, and they held a hint of annoyance, as if Ethan had torn him away from something too important to be interrupted for a mere illusion spell. Not that the ghost could refuse him. He was Ethan’s guide, a spectral guardian of the power-laden realm between the living world and the domain of the dead. Folter wouldn’t be able to see the specter; no one who wasn’t a conjurer could. But he would see the conjuring that Ethan’s ghost made possible.
For this illusion, Ethan summoned the first image that came to mind: a great white horse with a flowing mane, like the one he had seen earlier that day leading a chaise through the streets near the Common. Ethan cast the spell quickly, with little preparation; at midday, the creature might have looked insubstantial, but in the gloaming it appeared solid and huge and wild. It bore down on Folter as if intent on trampling him, and the pup did exactly what Ethan had hoped. He halted, dove to one side, and wrapped his hands over his head to shield himself. He gave no sign of noticing that though the beast looked real enough, its hooves made no sound on the wharf.
Ethan sprinted forward just as Folter scrambled to his feet.
Ethan didn’t allow him to finish the thought. He crashed into him, sending him sprawling. Ethan fell, too, rolled, and was on his feet again. One of the knives had flown from Folter’s hand; Ethan kicked the other one away. He aimed a second kick at Folter’s jaw, but the pup was too fast for him. He grabbed Ethan’s foot and twisted viciously, flipping Ethan to the ground.
Folter threw himself onto Ethan, and for a few harrowing moments the two of them grappled for control of Ethan’s blade. Folter was younger, quicker, stronger. He tried to pry Ethan’s fingers off the knife, and though Ethan fought him, he could feel his grip on the weapon slipping.
He wrapped his other hand around Folter’s throat and squeezed as hard as he could. Immediately the younger man stopped trying to tear the knife away and instead grabbed at Ethan’s other hand. Ethan, his blade hand now free, drove the heel of it up into Folter’s nose. He heard bone break, felt hot blood splatter on his cheek. An instant later, Folter rolled off of him, both hands clutching his face, blood running over his fingers.
“Damn ya!” the pup said, his voice thick.
Ethan got to his feet and kicked Folter in the side. The pup gasped and doubled up.
“Where are the jewels?” Ethan demanded.
Kneeling beside him, Ethan laid the edge of his blade along Folter’s throat. The young man stiffened.
“Don’t try it, lad,” Ethan said. “I don’t want to kill you, but I will.” Folter didn’t move; Ethan began to search his pockets with his free hand. In no time at all, he had found three bejeweled golden necklaces. “Was this it, or were there more?” he asked.
When Folter didn’t answer, Ethan pressed harder with his knife, drawing a small trickle of blood from the pup’s throat.
“Tha’s all,” Folter said sullenly.
After holding him for another moment, Ethan removed the knife and stood once more.
“Are ya going t’ kill me now?” Folter asked. He sat up, eyeing Ethan, his body tensing, coiled.
Folter opened his mouth to argue.
The young man nodded glumly.
“I didn’t see it.” Folter eyed him curiously.
Ethan retrieved Folter’s knives and put them in his pocket. He made no answer.
Even in the failing light, Ethan could see the pup’s face go white. In truth, the fact that Ethan was a conjurer—a speller, as Folter put it—wasn’t as much of a secret as he would have liked. He suspected that Sephira Pryce already knew, and it was possible that some on the Admiralty Court still remembered the names Ruby Blade and Ethan Kaille. But he didn’t want word of his talents spreading farther than necessary, and he surely didn’t want Folter thinking that he had any advantage over him.
The pup nodded, and began to back away from him, his eyes wide, his face still ashen save for the bright blood that trickled from his nose. After a few steps, he turned and ran.
Ezra Corbett and his wife lived only a few streets west of the South End waterfront, in a house on Long Lane along the edge of d’Acosta’s Pasture, a broad ley within the confines of the city. Ethan made his way up from the water’s edge, crossing Purchase Street once more, and then Cow Lane. The sky had darkened almost to black. A gibbous moon hung in the east, its glow dulled and made faintly yellow by the summer haze that had settled over Boston.
As Ethan approached the Corbett house, he caught the scent of smoke riding the warm breeze, and he thought he heard the excited babble of many voices in the distance. He wondered if another mob was abroad in the city, drinking Madeira wine and making mischief. Only two weeks before, such a rabble had made its way to Kilby Street, just a short distance from Henry Dall’s cooperage, where Ethan leased a room, and had destroyed a building belonging to Andrew Oliver, the king’s newly designated distributor of stamps here in the province. The crowd had been loud, vulgar, and violent. Ethan sat out front for several hours guarding Henry’s cooperage, while the rioters dismantled Oliver’s building, ransacked his home, which was also nearby, and finally built a bonfire at Fort Hill. In the end, they didn’t approach Cooper’s Alley, but Ethan didn’t relish the idea of spending another sleepless night listening to the drunken cries of agitators.
The Corbett house was no more grand than its neighbors, but neither was it any less so. It was built of stone and oak, its few windows thrown open to coax inside whatever breeze drifted along the lane. Ethan rapped on the door with the brass knocker and stood with his hands behind his back. His shoulder hurt where he had run into Folter, and he was sure that he would be sore come morning. Twenty years ago he could fight in the streets without worrying about such things. Not anymore.
A pretty young servant opened the door and led Ethan into a small sitting room before going in search of her master. He surveyed the room: wooden floors, simple furnishings, an empty hearth in the center of the south wall. The subtle aroma of roasted fowl and fresh bread blended with the bitter scent of spermaceti candles. There were finer houses in town—mostly on Beacon Street and in the North End—but it was obvious the Corbett family didn’t want for much.
Ethan strolled around the room, looking at the paintings of Corbett’s wife and his two daughters. After several moments, a door opened at the far end of the chamber. Mr. Corbett stepped in and closed the door quietly behind him. Facing Ethan and eyeing his clothes, he faltered, a frown on his homely face. Belatedly it occurred to Ethan that he must look a mess. His breeches were filthy from his struggles with Folter on the wharf, and there probably were bloodstains on his waistcoat and shirt.
He was a short, round man whose clothes didn’t fit him quite right. They were too long in the sleeves and legs and too tight around the middle. He was bald except for tufts of steel gray hair that poked out from behind his ears, and he wore spectacles on the end of his nose.
“And the thief?” Corbett asked, examining each necklace by the light of an oil lamp.
“He won’t trouble you again, sir,” Ethan said, holding the man’s gaze.
Corbett raised an eyebrow. “Fifteen is it?” he asked.
“Hmmm, I suppose that’s right.” The merchant dug into a small pocket on his vest and pulled out a coin purse. He poured its contents onto his desk and began to count out Ethan’s payment. “An acquaintance of mine said I shouldn’t hire you,” he said as he piled the coins.
Ethan didn’t know whether to laugh or yank out his own hair. There was only one other thieftaker in Boston; Corbett’s friend thought Sephira Pryce would be a safer choice than Ethan.
He knew this already, of course. Nearly twenty years had passed since the Ruby Blade mutiny, but few who were old enough to have heard of the incident when it happened would have forgotten. Mutinies were scandalous enough; add to that whispers of witchcraft and the result was enough to cause quite a stir.
“Thank you, sir,” Ethan said stiffly.
The merchant finished counting out the money and returned the coin purse to his pocket. “I intend to tell my friend that he was wrong about you,” he said.
I don’t give a damn, Ethan wanted to say. Instead, he thanked him once more.
Corbett smiled and led him back to the front door. “My wife will be most pleased,” he said, pulling the door open.
Ethan was about to answer, but in that moment he felt the pulse of a spell, the air around him thrumming like a bowstring. Ethan’s first impulse was to ward himself, and his hand flew to the hilt of his blade.
An instant later, Ethan realized that the spell had not been intended for him, that it hadn’t even been cast in this part of the city. Which meant that it must have been a powerful conjuring. He stared into the night, trying to locate the conjurer, wondering who could have cast such a spell.
“I do, sir.” He wanted to go. Right now. He wanted to find the conjurer who had cast that spell. But Corbett had paid him, and might well hire him again. Kannice would tell him that he should give the man his undivided attention.
In recent days, Ethan had heard arguments on both sides of this issue. There was nowhere a man could go in the city without overhearing discussions of Grenville’s Stamp Act. Like much of Boston, all the people he knew were beginning to align themselves according to whether they supported or opposed Parliament’s latest attempt to raise revenue. Corbett had made his position clear, and Ethan thought it best to give the safest response he could, even if it didn’t exactly answer the man’s question.
Ethan stepped out of the house, followed the path back to Long Lane, and turned northward. As he walked, he wondered if Corbett and his acquaintances knew only of the mutiny and Ethan’s time in forced labor, or if they knew as well the role that conjurings played in all that happened aboard the Ruby Blade. Just how many people in Boston knew that he was a conjurer? Three or four months might pass without anyone speaking to him of his spellmaking abilities. And then he could have days like this one, when it seemed that everyone knew.
He had his share of enemies in the city, and none of them would hesitate to use his secret against him if they thought themselves safe from his retribution. But fear of conjuring ran deep, even among the wealthy, even among the likes of Sephira Pryce.
Corbett’s coins jingled in Ethan’s pocket, bringing a smile. Combined with the seven and a half shillings Corbett had paid upon hiring him last week, it was money enough to last him a while. He wouldn’t need to work again for at least a month, perhaps longer. Maybe this would be a good time for him to stay out of sight; let talk of his . . . talents die out. Particularly if there was another conjurer in the city casting spells as potent as the one he had just sensed. And in the meantime, he could spend a few days with Kannice.
He was headed to the Dowsing Rod now. She would want to know that he had found Folter and managed to avoid getting himself killed in the process.
Ethan strode through the heart of the South End, passing by the brick edifice of the Third Church, its steeple looming dark and tall against the moonlit sky. The smell of smoke grew stronger as he walked, and he could hear shouts coming from different parts of the city—the area just north of Cornhill as well as the North End. He wondered if there were two mobs loose in the streets, or if there might be even more. As he neared the First Church and the Town House, he saw the glow of the fire he had been smelling.
He slowed. Ezra Corbett wasn’t the only client who might look askance at Ethan’s involvement in any mischief, and Ethan had no interest in attracting the notice of officials of the Crown. He had already endured enough British justice to last a lifetime.
A sound behind him made him spin; his knife was in his hand almost before he realized that he had reached for it. Two shadows emerged from behind a dark house and trotted up to him. Shelly and Pitch: a pair of dogs who lived in the streets, and spent most of their time scrounging for food at Henry’s door. Ethan lowered his blade, laughing at himself. But his heart continued to hammer as he sheathed his weapon and squatted down to greet the dogs. They licked his hand, tails wagging.
Shelly had first shown up at the cooperage several years before, not long after Ethan took a room there. She was a large dog with a short coat, mottled gray and white. She had a splash of tan on her snout, and pale gray-blue eyes. Henry had named her Shells because he said her coloring reminded him of the shells that washed up on the harbor shore. But before long he and Ethan were both calling her Shelly.
Pitch, who showed up a few months later, was a bit smaller, and entirely black, save for his deep brown eyes. His coat was long and silky. Ethan often wondered if he had once belonged to a wealthy family; dogs as pretty as Pitch generally didn’t live in the streets.
He scratched them both behind their ears. Judging from their response, this made up for the fact that he had nothing to feed them.
Standing again, he backtracked to School Street, and followed Treamount northward, the two dogs flanking him. He hoped to keep his distance from those abroad in the streets. He soon realized, though, that rather than avoiding the mob, he was walking directly toward it. The closer he got to Queen Street, the louder the noise grew. He could hear raucous laughter and shouted curses, the shattering of glass and the splintering of wood. As he crossed the lane and gazed eastward, he saw men tossing broken furniture and bundles of parchment from the window of a stately home directly across the street from the courthouse and prison. The irony of it nearly made him laugh out loud.
Ethan waved a hand and shook his head without breaking stride.
Ethan walked on, allowing the man to shout at his back. But he spoke a spell under his breath. “Veni ad me.” Come to me.
The air around him hummed, and the ghost of the old man appeared at his shoulder again and fell in stride beside him. The drunkard continued to shout after him, but he didn’t follow. Shelly and Pitch broke off, whining slightly as they headed back to the South End. This wasn’t the first time Ethan had seen the dogs flee at the first appearance of the ghost. He regretted scaring them off, but he felt better knowing that he could summon his power instantly if he had to. Too much was happening this evening. The spell he had felt, these rioters; he had grown cautious over the years, and if ever there was a night that called for care, this seemed to be it.
Ethan felt the ghost watching him, but he kept his eyes trained on the street ahead. He wished he knew more about this glowing figure who materialized at his side whenever he conjured. The man was tall and lean, with a trim beard and mustache, and close-cropped hair that looked like it would have been white had it not been for the shade’s reddish glow. He was always dressed the same way: in a coat of mail and an ornate tabard bearing the leopards of the ancient kings, like those worn by medieval knights. Ethan guessed that he had lived hundreds of years ago, and he assumed that the old man was one of his mother’s forebears. All Ethan knew for certain was that every time he spoke the words of a spell, the ghost materialized to blend his power with whatever source Ethan had chosen to complete his conjuring.
The ghost couldn’t speak; at least, he had never said anything to Ethan, although his bright eyes and bushy eyebrows could be quite expressive. Over the years, Ethan had taken to calling him Uncle Reginald—Reg, for short—after one of his mother’s older brothers who had a prickly personality.
At last, as he continued to walk up Treamount, Ethan glanced at the wraith, who was still eyeing him with that familiar vexed expression.
“Something on your mind?” Ethan asked.
By way of answer, the ghost pointedly glanced back toward Queen Street and then nodded toward the knife on Ethan’s belt.
The specter glowered at him.
They reached Hanover Street, and Ethan heard more commotion coming from down the lane. Two weeks ago the agitators had concentrated their ire on Oliver; tonight, they were casting a wider net. Best to get off the streets.
When at last he reached the Dowsing Rod, Ethan turned to Uncle Reg again. “Dimittas,” he said within his mind, not bothering to speak the words aloud. I release you.
The ghost touched a glowing hand to his own brow and then began to fade from view. Ethan gazed back toward the center of the city, where smoke continued to billow into the night. Shouts echoed through the streets, punctuated occasionally by strident cheers. If anything, there was more commotion now than there had been earlier. He could guess who was behind these riots, and he knew that only trouble could come of them.


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Baywitch lives in the eerie, psychedelic, and saltwater reflected ribbons of surf music. The cavalier reveries of sand flecked palms and warm, kaleidoscopic imagery presents an odd sense of distorted harmony: Seattle-based artist Lila Burns gives us music that hums, sails, and rattles. Her album, “Moonstoners”, is a volcanic collection of fun, sinister, and narrative-driven songs that crisscross between serpentine instrumentals and frothy-mawed sharks. Because we’re obsessed with the album, Cinema Spartan reached out to Lila and talked lyricism, beach vibes, and puppet supplies.
Rob Patrick: Your music videos are hypnotic, otherworldly, and yet familiar: There’s a sense of uncanny valley in “Cosmic Zone”. When arranging the visuals, what were some of the aesthetic components that were important to you?
Lila Burns: In a lot of graphic design gigs, you will pitch a lot of weird stuff that rarely gets through, which at a certain point becomes a really powerful fuel for personal projects. I think making the puppet was a response to this like ‘ok whats the weirdest thing I could make quickly?’. The running themes in the visuals have been 1. what is my day job not letting me do? and 2. what can I make quickly because I’m exhausted from my day job? Stylistically, I’m a big fan of Fleischer Studios (Betty Boop, Popeye, etc), Hattie Stewart, Kate Prior, McBess and the like, which plays into my work across the board. I think with imagery like that, everything is really cute and approachable, but pretty sinister as well, and that’s the kinda zone I want Baywitch to land in. Also it’s a strange exercise to make a puppet of yourself and then figure out how to operate it. There’s a weird metaphor in there somewhere.
We both love Mommy Long Legs. Seattle is such a vital and integral part of music and popular culture right now, from Chastity Belt and wimps to Lindy West and Hardly Art. What is it about the geography of that specific metro that unites such great thinkers, artists, and writers?
There’s definitely some credit due to living around active volcanoes and rainforests and the chillest climate. It’s gorgeous here, and that’s a pretty encouraging setting for making stuff.
The city also has a long history of fostering local makers. I think that’s an old-Seattle idea that people are trying to preserve. Seattle is changing pretty rapidly right now though; it’s getting really expensive here and most neighborhoods have undergone some kind of transformation. However, The Stranger, Hardly Art, and a lot of venues here seem to be operating business as usual despite the economic pressure of the city, and that’s so important to keep the creative people around. I think people are also really excited about what each other are making here too, and want to share it!
I love how your lyrics have spectral story arcs. There’s specificity to the narratives, but there’s still a large amount of eerie open interpretation. Thematically, what’s important to you in a good song?
I’m still working on what makes a Baywitch song, but this is the first time I’ve set out to have such a specific theme. I’ve run into a few rules in the process that I’m trying to keep to.
I don’t want the songs to get to serious or too personal. For a long time I wrote songs that were pretty heavy and personal. At a certain point, I had kinda said most of what I had to say in that way. So I’m keeping this project a lot more playful. There are some apocalypse themes (like the impending giant earthquake) that are certainly serious, but I’m trying to treat them the same way horror movies treat really nasty stuff I guess? There’s still some personal stories in there too. Some of my newer songs are about like why I quit weed, or being ghosted by dudes, but I’m starting to figure out how to use my own experiences as a jumping off point.
I try and keep the stories about women, though some of the pronouns aren’t as important to the story. I think part of it is using myself as a foundation, but not making it about me literally.
Instrumental songs are named after food. I only have two and they both have food names (“Lobster Sinner” and “Seitan’s Cheesesteak”), so I’m gonna keep it up.
I always felt like surf music was sort of sinister, and so I love the grim vibes that you employed in your album. What made you gravitate to the genre, initially, when first forming Baywitch?
I played folk music for a long time, and most recently ukulele. At a certain point, I realized I wasn’t really playing the music I was excited to listen to anymore. I wanted to play a lot louder, and I think I landed on surf because its loud, and can be sinister or goofy (like Satan’s Pilgrims covering the Godfather theme).
I grew up going to Lark Camp (world music camp in northern California). For the past decade or so, I’ve stayed in the part of the camp that has all the Greek, Turkish, and Arabic workshops/performances. I’ve never known how to play it traditionally, though I hope to start soon, but I’ve listened to so much of it as a result. Those bodies of music share a lot of similarities in the structures/scales with surf, so I think maybe there was some stuff happening subconsciously with that when I started Baywitch.
We generally never bring up band names with musicians – it’s a boring question, we’re told by artists – but I have to bring up Baywitch because it’s so good. Obviously it’s a play on names, but how, specifically, did you think of the moniker?
I came up with it on the bus a few years ago, and just kinda texted it to a friend as a joke. I have a running list of band names that I probably won’t ever use, and this one just kinda fit later on when I was trying to pick one out. Not sure if the other band names will ever turn into anything, but who knows!
Screaming Females “Burning Car” — There are definitely lady shredders out there, but it can be kinda discouraging trying to find them? Some friends showed me Screaming Females when I was living in Philly, and it blew my mind. Marissa Paternoster is prolific. It really solidified that I wanted to learn how to shred. I want to be able to play like her someday. I’m seeing them live for the first time next month, it’s gonna rule!!
Gogol Bordello “Start Wearing Purple” — I was like nearly asleep watching mtv at my grandma’s in like junior high or high school. The video for ‘Start Wearing Purple’ came on and I was obsessed immediately. I loved the idea of gypsy punk. I think it was the first time I ever saw a connection between like popular music and the traditional music I grew up hearing at Lark.
Miserlou (the Greek version!) — Kinda a similar experience with this song too. My friend Marina told me a little while back that Miserlou was actually a traditional Greek song. So the first time I heard it with the words, the connections between what I’d been hearing at Lark and making surf music totally clicked for me in constructing songs.
For some that don’t know, you’re a pretty great graphic designer. How has that particular skill set altered your compass, as an artist, when creating music?
Thanks for the kind words! My design/music making is actually a kind of symbiotic relationship. I’ve done visual art my whole life, and then making it a career totally burnt me out visually for a while (like trying to draw for fun after a day of doing like tee designs or something). But the design funds the music (gear, packaging, puppet supplies, etc), and the music affords doing visual art purely for fun again.
If you were to score a film, what would the movie be about and who would you cast?
How about a kind of ‘Invasion of the Body Snatchers’ / ‘The Faculty’ kinda story, but I’d cast those inflatable sky dancers you see at car lots as the aliens.
Finally, how long until “Moonstoners” is available on Spotify, so that we can add it to our best of the year playlist?

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A visual motif is an important component of an art project and is the thing initially detected in the visual art. A suitable introduction into visual motifs is provided by art education classes. A teacher can enable a successful execution of an art project to a pupil, only with a detailed introduction into visual motifs. These are not defined with the curriculum; instead, they are freely chosen by the teacher himself. The motifs should be more unusual, out of the ordinary, colourful and original. With the right approach and the selection of artworks, the teacher can develop artistic creativity in his pupils. At the same time, pupils can develop the ability for observation, critical analysis and evaluation of visual art.
In this article, a study is presented, whose purpose was to examine the preferences for visual motifs by gender and stratum of pupils on 4th level of primary school. The findings show the differences are more commonly reflected through gender, and less through stratum from which the pupils originate.
Dahrendorf’s conception of social differentiation poses some interesting theoretical problems inasmuch as it, owing to its putative associations with Marx’s framework, is regarded as a class theory, but in fact displays also some salient characteristics of stratification approaches, while lacking some core characteristics of class theory. Upon scrutiny, however, it turns out that it is most closely related to the framework of elite theory. This is revealed when Dahrendorf’s treatment of social differentiation is compared with some approaches representative of the aforementioned theory.
In addition to universal social changes, the information revolution also brought a lot of innovation to the workings of intelligence services, which are traditionally the part of the national security system that is conducting data analyses and for which information is the primary product. If in the past the main problem and challenge has been the timely acquisition of data, today most agencies are faced with an entirely different problem - information overload. This problem is being tackled by technical as well as systemic measures that combine various types of intelligence work. However, there are still unanswered questions regarding the applicability of intelligence products for decision makers. Here we have to point out information visualization as the subject of an interdisciplinary scientific research that definitely shows a lot of potential in the context of the defense science as well. This article points out three key requirements that allow the application of information visualization to defense research: (1) the concept of the intelligence cycle can be used as a good basis for the information that is subject to visualization; (2) the quality of decision-making support information depends on proper visualization; (3) the first two requirements offer a stable theoretical and empirical basis for the introduction of innovative scientific methods in the field of defense science, such as experiments.
Dejan Ulcej is a Ph.D. candidate and post-graduate student at University of Ljubljana.
Dr. Uroš Svete is an assistant professor at Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Ljubljana.
This paper examines the impacts of the changes of the composition of the ageing labor force on the skills and knowledge transfer in an organization. The changing individual needs of older individuals are creating powerful, labor dynamic incentives. For the management organizations from private and public sector, this is an organizational challenge linked to cultural transformation on the level of organization. The results of the study show that the manager and non-manager respondents have the unique aspect of the role of senior employees in some small Slovenian organizations. Managers in the sample based on their managerial experience, see the older workers in an organization primarily as transformers of jobs to younger employees, which should be courteous and efficient and should help the organization competitiveness. Non – managers’ respondents give priority to employment and retirement strategy for senior employees and maintain a positive view of older employees’ motives and productivity. Further, non – managers point to the need to keep older workers with unique skills and competences in an organization. We conclude that organizations will meet the challenge of ageing labor force in the near future. They will have to start the organizational culture, which will promote business change and continuous flow of skills and competences through inter-generation model.
Having shortly delineated and theoretically defined the concept of stereotypes (as collective social constructs) and stereotyping as such, the author turns to much more complex issue as to how to identify and change stereotypes about Roma, which are deeply rooted in mainstream European societies where they live and also those stereotypes that are nurtured and strictly followed by the Roma and which relate to non-Roma. The author arrives at a conclusion that today one can note several factors and conditions in European countries which still nurture and further reinforce especially anti-Roma stereotypes. According to him, the specific and carefully elaborated stereotypes-oriented policies and strategies which favour mutual education, knowledge and understanding as well as ongoing contact and dialogue between the two different ethnic, social and cultural identities at both EU and member states levels are conditio sine qua non for the enhanced and overall Roma inclusion and integration.
Addiction of internet and problematic internet use is a growing problem in Bosnian scholars. There are many risk factors for addiction and problematic use of Internet found at school and at home. The purpose of this study is to examine scholar's habits and experiences while using the internet and to identify the most common dangers to which children are exposed during a web search. The main risks to which children are exposed while using the internet are: sexual or violent content, direct communication with persons seeking inappropriate relationships, exposure to disturbing, hostile or inappropriate messages, and the isolation of the child due to too frequent and prolonged use of the internet. The study was conducted on a sample of 1,941 scholars from fifth to eight grades in Sarajevo. Problematic use of internet is common among scholars in Sarajevo. Serious risk factors are found at home and at school. The results show that scholars of different ages differ in terms of their use of the internet, owning a Facebook profile, frequency and purposes of internet use, as well as releasing personal information on the internet, confronting pornographic content and internet addiction. Researchers did not find a statistically significant difference between scholars of different ages in experiencing violence on the internet. According to the search results, children whose parents did not pay enough attention to the activities of their children on the internet are more frequently confronted with pornographic content and are more likely to experience violence on the internet and show more signs of internet addiction. Effective measures are needed to prevent the spread of this problem.
Rapidly increasing numbers of sophisticated mobile devices (smart phones, tab computers, etc.) all over the world mean that ensuring information security will only become a more pronounced problem for individuals and organizations. It’s important to effectively protect data stored on or accessed by mobile devices, and also during transmission of data between devices and between device and information system. Technological and other trends show, that the cyber threats are also rapidly developing and spreading. It's crucial to educate users about safe usage and to increase their awareness of security issues. Ideally, users should keep-up with technological trends and be well equipped with knowledge otherwise mobile technology will significantly increase security risks. Most important is that we start educating youth so that our next generations of employees will be part of a culture of data and information security awareness.
Keywords: information security, blended threats, mobile devices, awareness.
Blaž Markelj is an assistant at the Faculty of Criminal Justice and Security (blaz.markelj (at) fvv.uni-mb.si).
Ph.D. Igor Bernik is an Assistent Professor at the Faculty of Criminal Justice and Security and Vice Dean for Academic Affairs (igor.bernik (at) fvv.uni-mb.si).
European society has always been and still is diverse in many aspects, including language, ethnicity, culture, religion and economics. We may thus speak of diversity both within individual countries and among countries – and also within school classrooms. Immigrant children who enrol in the Slovenian school system come to Slovenia primarily because of the family reunion. This paper sets out four examples of good practices (two urban and two rural schools), where various support systems were developed for the successful integration of immigrant children. The integration of immigrant children has been a success at those schools that are familiar with the possibilities under the law and European guidelines for integration of immigrant children, that seek a variety of ways to cooperate with parents, those schools where teachers take regular and additional training, develop their own intercultural competence and collaborate on a variety of projects. The results are even better if the school has support on the local level, and if intercultural competence is developed among all inhabitants.
In this paper I address the problem of the unrealisticness of assumptions in neoclassical economics . Being accused of using highly unrealistic assumptions in its models, neoclassical economics replied through what later was called the F-twist. Shortly stated, it was claimed that descriptively unrealistic assumptions are ubiquitous in other sciences also, and that economics should be concerned with its predictions instead of its assumptions. The immediate implication of this statement was that all unrealistic assumptions are the same – they are harmlessly unrealistic. Philosophers of economics vivaciously debated this claim and argued that economics made use of several kinds of assumptions which ”had better be true” . Building on this debate I introduce the notion of uniformity assumptions and I argue that in certain conditions they ”had better be true”.
Keywords: unrealistic assumptions, uniformity assumptions, neoclassical economics.
Ph.D. Mihai Ungureanu is lecturer at the National University of Political and Administrative Studies (NSPAS), Bucharest, Romania.
Researching effects of media and advertising demands a search for a cost efficient, quick and verified method of testing the its emotional as well as rational effects on consumers. Thus a CASC (Communication Analytic and Syncretic Cognitions) scale was developed to meassure advertising effects and was selected for testing. In an extended research presented in this paper and based on 988 respondents evaluating 15 different ads we provided evidence that verify this scale on four different groups of ad motives. In addition we have tested individual ads and their complience with the suggested motives based on the theory and the four separate components (rational component, primary emotions, pro-social emotions and individualistic emotions). The findings confirm that CASC scale is able to detect differences between different motives and is thus an effective tool for measuring advertising effects.
Andrej Kovacic is a researcher at the Faculty for Media – Institute for Media Research. He is director of an advertising company CEOs and academic journal IIASS.
In this work, it’s given analyses of the Macedonian companies about making up a business culture and a comparison with the business culture in the world. As a result of the researches, a new management system is offered that is based on the TQM (Total Quality Management) philosophy. The solution was found in improvement of the management system by accepting the new TQM philosophy and utilization of its strategy, development of the staff and promotion of the processes, and all of that is done earlier, even before the new technology and the separate IT are bought.
One of the biggest changes that the new TQM strategy requests from the Macedonian companies is to change the mentality and quit the old habits and the transitional syndrome. That means that the positive characteristics in the Macedonian mentality should evaluate, and the traditional values should be successfully joined with the cultural values and the current trendy values from the west, which rule the world.
Keywords: TQM (Total Quality Management) philosophy, management system, traditional values, business culture.
This article examines the self-reflexion of Slovenian entrepreneurs to their own business activity, with a focus on their core values and virtues, which would consequently affect the performance, growth and development of entrepreneurship in Slovenia. The article starts with a theoretical understanding of organizational values and moral virtues of entrepreneurs and review of the recent empirical studies as the basis on which it is possible to achieve the explanation of the attitude of Slovenian entrepreneurs towards entrepreneurship. We have conducted our own empirical quantitative study on the representative sample of Slovenian entrepreneurs (n =114). Using the obtained results, we tried to verify the six hypotheses. We were particularly interested in those hypotheses that presuppose the entrepreneur who highly appreciates and respects the values and virtues of an ethical businesspearson in practice, will be more economically successful. Based on the results of our research we indicated that the Slovenian entrepreneurs are largely aware of the relevant organizational values and moral virtues, although this is not always obvious in their actions in everyday business practices. The article concludes with an interpretation of the results and discussion of the prospects and challenges for further exploration of the topics covered.
Keywords: business morality, moral virtue, organizational value, Slovenian entrepreneurship, business ethics.
Anita Kralj is M.A. in Busines Sciences, Gea Colege - Faculty of Entrepreneurship, Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Prof. Dr. Dejan Jelovac is a Full Professor and Head of Department of Business Ethics, Corporate Culture and Management of Organisational Development at Gea College - Faculty of Entrepreneurship, Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Vasilij Mate is M.A. in Organistional Sciences, Faculty of Organisational Sciences, Uviversity of Maribor, Slovenia.
Crises occur frequently and in very complex ways however routine responses of crisis management often do not follow the changing pattern, nature, intensity and scope of crises. Extensive research has been accomplished in Europe and North America to create bases for creative changes in this field. Common theory and methodology were developed and the huge amount of cases was empirically explored to this effect. The article brings about core findings on legal, system and functional dimensions of crisis management in Slovenia. Its assumption is that inconsistent legal and doctrinal solutions, and consequently system deficiencies hamper the development of effective and rational crisis management. The officials’ fear of innovations that change every day routine is not helpful in this process, either. The discourse of the article is analytical and prescriptive by its nature.
Keywords: crisis, crisis management (system), legal basis, coordination, innovation.
Prof Dr. Marjan Malešič, Head of Defense Research Center, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Ljubljana. The article is based upon research project Crisis Management in Slovenia sponsored by the Ministry of Defense of Republic of Slovenia and the Slovenian Research Agency.
In this paper the author gives a legal vision of the link between the local democracy and finances of the local self-government by comparing the legislation and its impact in France and in Russia, as well as by introducing some comparative elements with Slovenia. The analysis, made essentially on the basis of the Russian federal law n° 131-FZ and the French General Code of Territorial Entities (GCTE), reveals three main aspects of the interaction of the local democracy with local public finances: (1) direct elections of local officials and its impact on the municipal finances, (2) responsibility in front of the population of directly/indirectly elected mayors in the public finances field, (3) participation of the local population in the financial decisions. The practical influence of the legislation on the problem under scrutiny is mainly examined in the Russian case; for France there are normally predictions which are used in order to demonstrate the impact of legal dispositions, because the most of the provisions of French law n° 2010-1563, modified the GCTE concerning the local democracy or local public finances, are not still implemented or the short period of their application does not allow to assess its interconnection.
Keywords: local democracy, public finances, self-government.
Most cultural-led redevelopment projects in today’s global cities are devised with the clear objective of stimulating their economic growth. Redevelopment schemes usually aim to develop consumption services and urban settings to make the city more attractive for investors. In many cases, redevelopment has led to a diminishment in diversity of local cultural spaces in the inner-city areas. Historically and socially important services and institutions like Tokyo’s Tsukiji Fish Market tend to be relocated and replaced by less traditional and culturally less attractive spaces. This short-term strategy cannot really succeed in preserving or integrating local cultures, which may in the long run help Tokyo to become distinctively different from other global competing cities and to benefit from these advantages. The article analyses the plans to renovate or redevelop specific local consumption spaces in Tokyo, and explores what mechanisms and strategies are being used by the involved actors to accomplish their goals.
The article provides for a critical overview of international and in particular EU human rights and non-discrimination frameworks relevant and applicable to unequal treatment of persons with disabilities. Having considered the contents and scope of relevant international human rights and non-discrimination provisions the author turns to the questions as to how these provisions might be exercised, who the rights holders and duty bearers would be and what the challenges of balancing different rights and needs are. The article also includes the definition of the concept of disability in the context of non-discrimination law and examines the dimensions of disability discrimination as defined in international and EU law. The author concludes that international and especially modern EU non-discrimination law establish a wide and inclusive legal framework for dealing with disability discrimination. However, the actual scope of the realisation of international and European legal standards on disability discrimination in each state will depend on the consistency and effectiveness of their national implementation and on the manner of putting them into practice.
PROMOTING SUSTAINABILITY OF TOURISM BY CREATIVE TOURISM DEVELOPMENT: HOW FAR IS SLOVENIA?
In this paper we introduce sustainability dimensions of creative tourism and develop a model of sustainable creative tourism. The concepts of culture-based creativity and sustainability as tools for a value-adding impact on cultural tourism and local culture are discussed in the theoretical part of the paper. Our empirical analysis reveals that higher GDP per capita does not necessary correlate with higher competitiveness of an economy: a comparison analysis of Slovenian and Estonian international competitive positions in various domains shows several weaknesses of Slovenian competitiveness and offers an explanation for indispensable systemic view on tourism competitiveness. Our world wide web analysis of the steps made in creative tourism development in both countries indicates Estonian advantage, which could be taken as an example of good practice. Some suggestions for Slovenian policymaking with regard to institutional support for culture-based creativity and creative tourism development are made in the final part of the paper.
Keywords: sustainability, culture-based creativity, creative tourism, competitiveness, Slovenia.
Romana Korez-Vide, PhD is an Assistant Professor at the University of Maribor, Faculty of Economics and Business (romana.korez-vide(at)uni-mb.si).
This paper addresses the problem of public administration politicization in Romania between 1990 and 2012. The approach taken here is that of Europeanization by conditionality and social learning, and of reform reversal hypothesis where the social learning is absent. This theoretical framework consists, briefly stated, in the belief that the adhering CEE (Central and Eastern European) states are subjected to a” sticks and carrots” mechanism and they respond to it by a (usually high enough) degree of compliance with the EU (European Union) norm. From this, once this mechanism gone (when EU membership is granted) if the social learning was unsuccessful, it is to be expected to observe a regress of reform or a reform reversal. I discuss this reform reversal hypothesis for the Romanian case. The paper is organized as follows: first, I briefly deal with the problem of Europeanization; second, I discuss the problem of the general class of international compliance theories and I analyze the specific case of compliance by Europeanization; third, I discuss the problem of conditionality and conditional regress hypothesis; fourth, I deal with a specific case of European compliance, the problem of civil service’s neutrality in CEE states before and after EU accession; fifth, I address the problem of Romanian public administration reform as a case of reform reversal. The argument I employ here is that the Romania experienced a reversal of reform after joining the EU and that might suggest a poor level of social learning in the case of de-politicization.
Keywords: politicization, public administration, Europeanization, conditionality, reform regress.
Ph.D. Diana – Camelia Iancu is lecturer at the National University of Political and Administrative Studies (NSPAS), Bucharest, Romania. The author would like to express her gratitutde to the helpful comments of Ph.D. Mihai Ungureanu.
The primary role of marketing within the competitive advantage is innovation. The customer value-based differentiation strategies will drive the company’s market research efforts, its selection of target markets, its product development processes, its market communications programs, and its delivery processes. These processes require many specific capabilities that enable the firm to carry out activities necessary to move its products or services through the value chain. We must explore the role of distinctive marketing capabilities in competitive strategy of the company. As sources of competitive advantage, companies try to create their product or service differentiation by developing higher product or service quality, by using their knowledge to solving marketing problems, by communicating with their customers, and by satisfying customer’s needs. We also would like to confirm that superior customer service lead to company’s innovation. The paper closes with the implications of the findings and highlights promising future research avenues.

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Dental implants can be an ideal solution for missing teeth. For the individuals who are somewhat unsure about it, the dental implant goes about as a substitution for the structure of a missing tooth. It basically fills in as a substitution for a missing tooth. Having a dental implant consolidated to the jawbone brings about a genuine tooth since it blends well with the dental structure without impacting the neighboring teeth and has a healthy quality that makes it last a lifetime.
A dental implant can be used to supplant a tooth, a couple of teeth, or most of the teeth structure. The target of teeth substitution is to restore the dental structure for better biting and upgraded self-confidence. Dentists in Dubai offer exhaustive examination to enable you to understand what sort of dental implant would suit you the best. The benefits of dental implants usually supersede the costs.
What precisely are dental implants?
A dental implant is a titanium post that is surgically installed into the jawbone underneath the gum line. This method is used to help recoup the dental structure that was lost because of mischance or because of a surgery. The treatment of dental implant includes an implant post that is placed into the jawbone. This process is medically known as osseointegration. Most dental implants are designed with titanium, which makes them easy to adjust and settle with the bone flawlessly.
An endosteal implant that is placed inside the bone.
A subperiosteal implant that is placed on the bone.
First, your dentist will take out your damaged tooth surgically.
Your jawbone will be set up for surgery to insert the post.
After the jawbone preparation, your oral surgeon will place the metal post into the jawbone.
You will encounter a recuperating period for 2 – 3 weeks which will help the post to settle in within the bone.
After that, your dental specialist will place the implant over the post.
The entire process can take 3-4 months from start to finish.
If you have healthy gums and a realistic end goal to get a dental implant, then you are probably a good candidate.
Individuals who are good candidates for the treatment have consistent oral health with standard dental cleaning that enables them to keep up ideal oral wellbeing.
Smokers, people with the uncontrolled medical problem, for instance, diabetes or coronary disease, or patients who have had radiation treatment are usually not the best candidates and need a comprehensive examination before the treatment.
Final thoughts: Dental facilities in Dubai offer patients an extensive arrangement of dental procedures that are equipped towards bringing the most ideal outcomes. In case you have a serious health condition, talk to your dental health practitioner and see if the dental implants would be the right choice for you.


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Whether you purchased a plug & play or hardwired UPS, proper servicing is critical in ensuring optimal performance from your UPS while minimising the risk of downtime. Choose a proper service for your UPS and enjoy your piece of mind for many years.
For plug & play UPSs Eaton offers a full range of distributed service packs to optimise your UPS performances and enhance the availability of your equipment while meeting your financial constraints and technical requirements.
For hardwired UPSs Eaton offers an extended warranty as well as three distinct service plans to match different types of maintenance needs and budgets.
If you feel your service pack requires enhancement to comply with your needs, or you need a one-off service to solve a particular problem, you can choose individual services for a small fee.

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“SHARP” Submersible Pumpsets are multistage, centrifugal pumps used to lift water from smaller borewells. Since Noryl plastic impellers are used in the pump, the pumpset weighs less also it consumes less power. These are manufactured with radial and mixed flow impellers according to the head and discharge conditions. The motor and pump are of stainless steel construction in order to protect them from rusting.
Re-windable, water lubricated motor with a stainless steel body.
Less weight easy for installation.
Special water resistance PVC insulated winding wire.
High grade stainless steel jacket.
High grade Noryl impellers and casing.
Domestic and Industrial water lifting.
Farm houses and irrigation of small fields.

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Charitable giving stands at the very core of the work we do here at Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC. It has for more than 125 years. Your investment in Children’s Hospital is an irreplaceable part of a tradition of caring that spans generations. We remain deeply grateful to you for your part in the success of this institution and the health of the region’s children.
The John G. Rangos Senior Cancer Research Scholars Fund provides funding to support pioneering research in the field of pediatric hematology/oncology. Here at Children’s, we recognize that research has the potential to change the world as we know it. Advances in pediatric medicine are only made when committed physician-researchers have access to the educational opportunities and funding they need to pursue scientific investigations designed to uncover answers to the most challenging of medical mysteries.
With the support of philanthropists like you and funds like the John G. Rangos Senior Cancer Research Scholars Fund, our physician-researchers have access to the resources they need to be successful. Please accept our deepest gratitude for your many contributions to Children’s Hospital.
Your support makes such a difference.
Thanks in part to your commitment to the John G. Rangos Senior Cancer Research Scholars Fund, Children’s Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology continues to provide exceptional patient care, while also contributing to the field of pediatric oncology with a high-quality research program.
Division staff works tirelessly to ensure that every child in need of cancer treatment receives the exceptional care he or she needs. Contributions like yours help to ensure that our physician-researchers have access to the resources they need to give our kids the very best chance to make a full recovery. We remain so grateful for your support.
As the largest, most comprehensive childhood cancer and blood disease center in western Pennsylvania, eastern Ohio, and northern West Virginia, Children’s Hospital strives to be a leader in the field of pediatric oncology/hematology. A robust research program is critical to this mission. Children’s Hospital is a full member of the Children’s Oncology Group (COG) – the world’s largest group devoted to childhood cancer research. With Children’s participation in the COG, our patients have access to nearly 100 active clinical trials – studies of the most promising and newest cancer treatments. In addition to cutting-edge research, Children’s hematology/oncology program further emphasizes the importance of providing the patient and his or her loved ones with care that is fully patient- and family-centered.
Children’s program incorporates an array of supportive services and resources designed to help the entire family through treatment. These services include access to social workers, psychologists, physical and occupational therapists, child life therapists and others who can help with the physical, emotional, social, educational and even the financial challenges of treatment.
Thank you for your generous investment in Children’s cancer program.
The John G. Rangos Senior Cancer Research Scholars Fund provides funding that helps to advance our specialists? progress. We remain so grateful for this critical source of support.
This past fiscal year, the Rangos Research Scholars Fund supported the work of James Anthony “Tony” Graves, MD, PhD. Tony?s work is focused on understanding and improving therapies for some of the most complex and deadliest forms of childhood cancer. Tony’s research centers on stopping tumor growth by targeting specific proteins that are critical to cancer cell survival.
Tony is focused on developing a better understanding of the molecular processes involved in cancer cell survival to attempt to identify potential therapies to eradicate the cancer cells without harming healthy cells.
Tony’s most recent manuscript on his research, “N-Myc Deregulates Mitochondrial Dynamics,” has been accepted into the journal Cell Death Discovery and is currently in production.
caveolin-1 affects cancer cell development. We look forward to sharing more with you about Kelly’s work in the year ahead.
Your commitment to the Rangos Research Scholars Fund gives our researchers the funding needed to advance the sort of scientific inquiry that has the potential to change outcomes for kids diagnosed with cancer.
KDKA radio interview with John G. Rangos about the 125th Anniversary of Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh.


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Due to the nature of jury service and the court process itself, there are often periods of waiting. Sometimes, for example, the parties to a trial will continue to negotiate and settle the matter after a jury panel has been assembled; or the judge may be hearing arguments on last minute points of law.
Often, the reason for the delays may not be explained to you. Please remember that this time is spent discussing and simplifying issues. Sometimes a case even reaches settlement during such conferences. While this may seem to be a waste of time, obviously a case that doesn't have to be tried saves time and tax dollars.
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An U23 team - Gagarin (RUS) - shocked the world by beating Humpolec Bernard (CZE) (20-18) in the final of the Tinkoff Moscow Open 3x3 Challenger on May 18-19, 2018.
It was Space Jam 2.0 in Gorky Park with Team Gagarin (RUS) bouncing back from an opening loss to Novi Sad (SRB) in the pool phase to win the next 4 and put a soaked wet Russian crowd on fire.
The #15 seed upset 3 Top 20 teams in the world in the knock-out rounds, between Split Statist (CRO) in the quarter-finals, Princeton (USA) in the semi-finals and Humpolec Bernard (CZE) in the final.
Alex Antonikovskii, 23 years old. Stanislav Sharov, 22 years old. Daniil Abramovskii, 21 years old. Alexander Zuev, 21 years old. A team of kids won one of the most prestigious and loaded Challengers of the season. The youngest of them all (Zuev) was just unstoppable in Gorky Park. He finished 3rd in scoring and was named MVP of the tournament.
In the final, tournament top scorer Ondrej Siska - who was phenomenal in the semi-finals against Riga (LAT) - carried Humpolec Bernard to an early lead.
In fact, the Czechs were up almost the entire game. Gagarin took their 1st lead with 15-14 on the scoreboard. With the game tied at 16, Zuev buried a big-time step-back 2-pointer. 2014 Youth Olympic Games player Abramovskii extended the lead with a strong drive to the basket. Humpolec star Roman Zachrla's had a chance to send the game to overtime at the buzzer but missed a desperation shot.
Both finalists stamped a ticket to the World Tour Prague Masters, which will take place on August 4-5. This will mark Gagarin's first-ever trip to the top event of the 3x3 professional circuit. Humpolec are no stranger to the World Tour. They competed at the World Tour Final last season and had already stamped their ticket to the Utsunomiya Masters 2018 after finishing 2nd at the Wuxi Challenger earlier this season.
It wasn't a good weekend for the Serbian teams. World Tour 2017 winners Zemun were eliminated in the pool stage and the number one 3x3 team in the world Novi Sad missed out on a World Tour ticket for the 4th time this season after losing to Riga (LAT) in the quarter-finals.
Seven of the Top 20 teams in the world and a total of 16 teams from 8 different countries played at the Tinkoff Moscow Open Challenger.


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It has been known for many years that smoking triples to quadruples one's risk of getting AMD. Smokers also get AMD an average of 5 to 10 years earlier than non-smokers and are more likely to get the more aggressive wet form of the disease.
New research from a large, government-funded study in the USA also shows that people who commence injections for wet AMD, but continue to smoke, do not respond as well to treatment. Smokers were more than twice as likely to be legally blind by 5 years, compared to non-smokers receiving injections.
Most importantly however, smokers who give up when they start injections do almost as well as non-smokers.
So the message is clear. The earlier you give up smoking the better, but it is never too late to quit.


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Deputy President William Ruto on Wednesday insisted that no Kenyan has starved to death because of the drought in parts of the country.
Speaking during the Inter-professional Summit in Mombasa, Dr Ruto dismissed media reports that 11 people have died.
He said chiefs who reported the deaths were taken for questioning “as they are playing around with a serious matter”.
“We are working with other government departments and counties to ensure we accelerate distribution of food across the country,” he said, citing collaboration with parties including the World Food Programme (WFP).

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In what is shaping up as a big year for small cars, Kia has decided to channel Jeff Horn and throw the first punch. This is a business where a head start makes a significant difference.
The third-generation 2018 Kia Cerato has arrived to shake up the small car segment while in the background a shadow looms large, taking the shape of a new Toyota Corolla. One could say the game is afoot.
With all the hype (not underserved) that surrounds the Stinger and the increasing uptake of the Sorento and Sportage SUVs, it’s easy to forget the Cerato is an important local model for Kia. Over the years it has been a consistent performer for the brand and accounted for 38 per cent of Kia’s volume in 2017.
Kia is keen for everyone to know how much the design of the Stinger has influenced the new Cerato. As the brand’s hero car, the Stinger is likely to be mentioned in many a press release as Kia rolls out its updated design language.
While the new Cerato can’t match the Stinger for presence, it’s a far sharper looking sedan than the one it replaces. The proportions have been changed to give the car a fastback silhouette, the length has grown by 80mm, the majority of which has extended the rear overhang.
It’s not all about the aesthetics, plenty of work has been done to improve the Cerato’s aerodynamic efficiency by reshaping the front bumper and incorporating air curtains which aim to better channel the air around each wheel and underneath the car.
As a result of the changes, the drag coefficient has improved, however, much like myself, the Cerato needs to avoid carbs. As the Cerato is now larger and slightly heavier these efforts haven’t paid any dividends when it comes to consumption.
To compensate for the increase in size, the transmissions have been updated to optimise efficiency meaning the official consumption figure on the combined cycle for the auto is now listed at 7.4L/100km (up 0.2L). We will need to arrange a longer test to properly determine how this translates into real-world driving.
Moving to the interior reveals a much nicer dash and centre console. The coherent theme and layout will be appreciated by owners far more than the redesigned exterior. The minimalistic approach has produced a very clean look that just works. Nothing unnecessary has been left to linger, it’s a design philosophy that will suit millennials looking to enjoy the aroma of fresh trim.
There are some nice changes to cabin ergonomics, the best of which is the raised centre console, it's now 31mm higher making it a more comfortable place to rest your arm.
Reshaping the body panels and restyling the cabin conceal the major engineering changes that aim to provide better occupant safety and ride comfort.
Bodyshell rigidity has increased with the use of more high-strength steel, hot-stamped steel components and more liberal use of structural adhesive. These measures stiffen everything up and should provide greater protection for those in the cabin should things go wrong.
The additional benefit of a taut body is a more controlled ride, on our drive through town on reasonable road surfaces, the Cerato is a comfortable car to drive. City buyers will find the ride to be compliant with an impressive level of refinement.
When rougher rural roads are encountered the locally-tuned suspension feels busy and could be softened up further to insulate the cabin from the bumpy stuff.
All Cerato variants get the familiar, and according to Kia, well proved 2.0-litre four-cylinder engine that powered the outgoing car, it still packs 112kW and 192Nm.
If given a push to get away from the lights and the inevitable smell of burning rubber from the VT Commie in the next lane, the engine note is on the raspy side but it easily does the job.
There is a drive mode selector that allows drivers to swap between Eco, Comfort, Sport and Smart. Based on our time behind the wheel Comfort is the ideal option for the majority of civilian driving situations. The Sports mode doesn’t add much of a sporty feel, but it will make the car squeal a little more by holding on to each gear for longer.
Power is directed to the front wheels through either a six-speed manual or six-speed auto in the base model Cerato S, while the Sport and Sport+ are only available with the automatic.
We were fortunate enough to experience both transmissions in the S trim level, the stick shifter is lovely to use, however, the automatic better suits the car and the lifestyle it’s likely to be subjected to. Think about it, do you know how complex it is to work a stick while sipping an almond milk latte?
The heavies at Kia forecast only five per cent of Cerato buyers will keep it old-school. Even that figure seems optimistic when you consider the cost difference to own the automatic is only $1500, it’s not much in the scheme of things.
So which one? Of the three Cerato trim levels, the value of the base model S auto at $21,490 is impossible to ignore. Autonomous emergency braking, forward collision warning, lane keep assist along with front and rear parking sensors are all standard inclusions. The interior gets a premium feeling cloth trim and an 8.0-inch touchscreen that’s Apple CarPlay and Android Auto compatible. The only thing that looks out of place is the 16-inch steels wheels.
Pleasingly, Kia has made an optional pack available to Cerato S buyers which brings a higher spec autonomous braking system with pedestrian and cyclist recognition, blind spot monitoring, rear cross traffic alert, folding mirrors and a leather steering wheel. For only $1000 more it’s a very sensible box to tick on the order form.
When it comes to the overall ownership stakes, Kia is the trailblazer. The brand still holds bragging rights with a seven-year unlimited kilometre warranty, seven years of roadside assistance, along with seven years of capped price servicing, which can be transferred to subsequent owners.
Mainstream rivals are yet to mount a serious challenge to Kia’s aftersales package. Holden continues to flirt with the idea, but it’s like dating a commitment-phobe, locking the deal in for the long term is proving elusive.
The third-generation Cerato is a better car than the one it replaces. The additional space, safety measures, greatly improved cabin and fresh exterior design easily justify the modest increase in price for the automatic versions.
In a pound for pound contest, all the important features can be found on the S variant with the option pack selected, this is where the smart money will head. With the new Cerato, Kia has landed an early blow, over to you, Toyota.


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The Giants have several holes to fill heading into the 2019 season, and own the No. 6 overall pick after finishing 5-11. Monday's College Football Playoff National Championship Game features several players on the Alabama Crimson Tide and Clemson Tigers who would be welcomed additions to a Giants team that finished six of the last seven seasons with a losing record.
Potentially an elite pass-rusher at the NFL level, Ferrell is also a solid defender against the run, thanks to his an explosive first-step, which opposing offensive tackles have struggled with on the edge. Ferrell's pass-rush prowess is shown in his sack total, but against the run, where he has the chance to become a three-down defender. Ferrell is outstanding on plays that are run right at him because of his ability to fight off engaged blockers and make the stop.
Mining an elite pass-rusher ... or two ... this offseason will be a top priority for the Giants this offseason, and Ferrell can make a case for being the best of the bunch available in this year's NFL Draft class. After finishing the season with only 30 sacks, don't be surprised if the Giants both sign and draft an edge rusher this offseason.
Williams had a historically dominant season at Alabama, and seemed to improve with each week. What sets Williams apart is the fact that he isn't just stout at clogging up rushing lanes and stopping the run, but he also generates a consistent interior pass-rush in the midst of having one of the better seasons of any defensive player in recent memory. Teams looking for a multi-faceted interior defensive lineman should push Williams up the board in the spring.


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Jaguars have long been known for their exclusivity and British craftsmanship but have been plagued by a bad reputation on reliability to which past owners still lament about. Though the cars always had the ‘wow’ factor, its reputation was terribly marred when it came to reliability. And to add its woes, it almost faced the axe by its then owners Ford. It was not until the Indian car and truck manufacturing giant Tata stepped, that Jaguar was given a new lease of life.
Fast forward to a few years later and Jaguar Land Rover group have seen their profits go just one way… up! Though the XF and the XJ were enjoying good sales in the North American market, there was one thing lacking that the competition had taken advantage of — it was the all-wheel drive feature that most Canadian drivers would opt for taking into consideration the snowy conditions in the region.
For Jaguar, introducing an AWD model was no big deal at all. Their close relative Land Rover is almost unbeatable when it comes to all-wheel drive vehicles. So come 2013, Jaguar is offering the XF and the XJ in AWD versions for a few dollars more. Both the models now come standard with an 8-speed automatic transmission and a new engine Auto Stop/Start system for better fuel efficiency. After driving both the models for a week, I have truly fallen in love with these elegant machines that exude British royalty in every sense of the word.
For 2013, the Jaguar flagship sedan, the XJ, comes with a new 3-litre 340hp supercharged V6 engine and Instinctive All-Wheel Drive while the 5-litre V8 continues in supercharged 470hp and 510hp forms. The exterior hasn’t seen changes since the new generation was introduced in 2011. The XJ model line for 2013 includes standard and long-wheelbase (XJL) versions, the latter offering 1121 mm of rear seat legroom, 132 mm more than in the standard-wheelbase model. The long-wheelbase XJL models offer option packages that heighten luxury for the rear cabin and facilitate mobile office capability.
The XJ interior is the most luxurious ever offered in a Jaguar, blending in-demand infotainment technology with a wide choice of leather and wood finishes. One can never get enough of the rotary gear selector – called the JaguarDrive selector — that rises out of the centre console every time the car starts. With gadgets never ceasing to thrill, Jaguar has thrown in another cool feature in the XF. The air vents roll open and close every time the air conditioner is turned on or off. I was, however, disappointed to see the absence of the automatic folding side view mirrors in the XF. The XJ did have the feature.
Two new Jaguar powertrains for 2013 combine a broad powerband with high efficiency, along with the refined performance expected from a Jaguar. The new DOHC 3-litre supercharged V6 engine added to the XF and XJ lines is based on the same architecture and technology as the brand’s supercharged 5-litre V8. The new supercharged 3-litre engine provides performance comparable to the naturally aspirated 5-litre V8 it replaces in the XF line, including zero to 100km/h acceleration in just 6.4 seconds5, but with better fuel efficiency.
The new DOHC 2-litre turbocharged four-cylinder engine added to the XF line harnesses performance-enhancing technologies including direct fuel injection, low-inertia turbocharging and variable valve timing control on both the intake and exhaust camshafts. The 2-litre engine delivers 240hp and sustains a 251 lb.-ft. torque peak from 2,000-4,000 rpm. Teamed with the new eight-speed automatic transmission, the engine gives the 2013 XF spirited performance.
The new Jaguar Instinctive All-Wheel Drive system is exclusively available with the new supercharged 3-litre V6 engine in the 2013 XF and XJ models. The system’s active power transfer control technology adds the benefit of enhanced all-season traction while retaining the sporty agility and steering feel of the rear-wheel drive models. In dry-road conditions, the electronically controlled wet multi-plate clutch sends a small amount of “pre-load” torque to the front wheels as the vehicle starts off, and then seamlessly sends most torque to the rear wheels once underway. Instinctive All-Wheel Drive can transfer up to 50 percent of available torque to the front wheels, either in response to wheel slip or to pre-empt the possibility of rear-wheel slip.
In ‘winter’ mode, the system sends more “pre-load” torque to the front wheels before switching to a 30:70 torque share between front and rear to maximize traction on slippery surfaces. However, for pure driving pleasure, turning it into ‘dynamic’ mode, is the way to go! In the case of the XJ, when ‘dynamic’ mode is selected, the whole dash turns into a deep red glow indicating its ‘serious business’. In ‘dynamic’ mode, gearshift points are raised, and the suspension stiffens . You could safely say, the car gets into its true character, Jaguar-like!
Coming to the sound department, the 2013 Jaguar XF and XF 3.0 models come standard with a 250-watt Jaguar premium audio system with 10 speakers and now offer a choice between two new premium audio systems from Meridian, the renowned British maker of high-end home audio equipment and speakers. This can be upgraded to an optional Meridian 825-watt surround system.
I have to say driving the AWDs gave me some extra confidence to push a little harder and harder on twists and turns. Both the XF and the XJ drove like nothing else mattered. I was fortunate enough to get some snow during my time with the XJ. Again, the XJ performed like a true cat on all fours. At this point, I’m positive the Jags will take a huge bite out of the competition’s market share.
The XF 2.0L I4T RWD starts at $53,500 while the XF 3.0L V6 S/C AWD starts at $61,500. The XJ 3.0L AWD is priced at $89,000 and goes all the way up to $128,500 for the XJL 5.0L Supersport! Why would anyone buy a Jaguar, you might ask? The Jaguars are a class act!


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Here at SC Johnson Professional we have an exciting opportunity for a Production Planner to join our team based in Denby. You will join us on a full time, fixed term basis of 12 months and you will receive a competitive salary.
SC Johnson Professional is a leading manufacturer of Industrial and Institutional (I&I) cleaning and skin care products. Our purpose is to invent new products and solutions that create efficiencies, reduce inventories, simplify training, and create a positive cleaning experience for users of our products and the spaces in which our products are used.
As Production Planner, you will be working on a 12-month fixed term contract and reporting into the Product Supply Manager. Your day to day duties will involve planning capacity in Production for machinery and resource. You will also be analysing customer requirements against plant capacity.
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Make Daddy smile with a Father's Day Card. This sweet design sends a beautiful message with your stunning images.
This template is sized to Millers Lab specifications for a 7x5 inch Flat or Folded Card. However the template is easily adapted to cater for other printing Labs.


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Behcet's (beh-CHETS) disease, also called Behcet's syndrome, is a rare disorder that causes blood vessel inflammation throughout your body.
The disease can lead to numerous signs and symptoms that may seem unrelated at first. They may include mouth sores, eye inflammation, skin rashes and lesions, and genital sores.
The effects of Behcet's disease vary from person to person and may clear up on their own.


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For more than a decade, the New Acland open cut coal mine has been a major employer and economic spur to the Darling Downs region. It provides direct jobs for more than 300 locals, 500 contractors, and contributes to 2300 more indirect jobs. New Acland is a substantial and loyal supporter of local businessses and suppliers, injecting more than $110 million into the Darling Downs economy each year and over $300 million into the broader south-east Queensland economy each year.
Through a leading rehabilitation program, mining lease areas are continually returned to agricultural and conservation uses. The operation provides significant benefit to the surrounding region through infrastructure provision and support, environmental and educational projects, as well as participation and support for community development initiatives.
A multiple block extraction mining system is used to provide access to the coal, with the process allowing for blending different qualities of coal to meet product specification. The project features two coal preparation plants in addition to a train loading facility near Jondaryan. Key to the operation’s success is industry-leading performance in the availability of equipment and diggers – exceeding 8,000 operating hours per year. Increases in production have been led by record Coal Handling and Preparation Plant (CHPP) performance. Alongside productivity performance, the company's ‘Life Rules’ safety program ensures that safety is a priority and always front of mind. Our aim is for our people to always return to their loved ones at the end of each shift, unharmed.
The mine’s product has an international reputation as one of the lowest greenhouse gas producing coals in the world. The Acland coal deposit is in the Clarence Moreton Basin within the lower Walloon Coal Measures and is similar to other Walloon coal deposits mined at Jeebropilly. The Acland-Sabine sequence, which is currently mined at New Acland, is 30 metres to 60 metres thick. It contains six seam groups nominated from the top to bottom as A to F, with up to 10 plies within each group and 47 plies in all. The seam groups contain up to 18 metres of banded coal with an average thickness of the individual plies of 0.23 metres.

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Stress when checking in at the airport is avoidable. With automatic check-in.
Already at the time of booking you will be automatically checked in and receive your boarding pass by e-mail or on your smartphone 23h to 4h before departure. At the airport, all you have to do is hand in your luggage at the baggage drop off counter (baggage "drop off") or the Germania check-in counter.
For passengers with animals, children traveling alone or passengers who require care, automatic check-in is not possible.
Automatic check-in is currently not possible from the following departure locations: Prishtina, Skopje, Ohrid and Tirana.

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LCFF stands for Local Control Funding Formula. Under this formula, school districts have more decision-making power in determining how to use funds for their schools and specific educational programs. Funds will be allocated by the State on a per student basis with supplemental funds awarded for designated high needs students, which are identified as English Language Learners, low-income students and foster youth.
LCAP, which supports the LCFF, stands for Local Control and Accountability Plan. This three-year plan must be developed, adopted and annually updated along with the LCFF in concert with a school district's parents, teachers, students, bargaining units and community members. While the LCFF affords greater latitude for districts in how they allocate funds for their schools and programs, the LCAP is a measure that ensures equity, accountability and transparency in that funding process. With LCAP, districts are required to reach out to their stakeholders for input on prioritization of educational programs that support positive student outcomes. The State has noted eight key priority areas that must be addressed in the Plan, and districts, partnering with their various stakeholders, will identify goals and actions associated with each of the eight priorities.
The Las Virgenes Unified School District convenes an LCAP Advisory Committee composed of representatives of our various stakeholders and student subgroups. This committee works closely with District administrators in analyzing, reviewing, revising and formalizing the Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP) for Las Virgenes. LVUSD also hosts Community Forums in May to which the community is invited to attend and provide input regarding the desired educational programs that support student achievement.
The 2017-2020 Las Virgenes Unified School District Local Control Accountability Plan (LCAP) represents a thoughtful year of deep reflection and strategic planning.


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