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Scott Alfeld is an assistant professor of computer science at Amherst College
His research is at the intersection of machine learning and security
centered on using data analysis techniques in the presence of intelligent adversaries
his work focuses on performing statistical inference when the source of data is a diverse set of (potentially adversarial) agents or sensors with unknown relationships to one another
Scott is a wildlife and astronomy enthusiast and volunteers as a locksport instructor
Nicholas Horton is Beitzel Professor of Technology and Society (Statistics and Data Science) at Amherst College
He is passionate about improving quantitative and computational literacy for students with a variety of backgrounds and has worked to deepen engagement and mastery of higher-level concepts and data acumen
He served as the co-chair of the planning committee for the NASEM Workshop on K-12 Data Science
co-PI of the NSF-funded Data Science Corps Wrangle/Analyze/Visualize project
chair of the Committee of Presidents of Statistical Societies
and co-chair of the NASEM Committee on Applied and Theoretical Statistics
He is the editor of the Journal of Statistics and Data Science Education
Nick has received a number of teaching awards and the American Statistical Association Founders Award
He is a fellow of the American Statistical Association and the American Association for the Advancement of Science
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Fagus Factory in Alfeld is a 10-building complex - began around 1910 to the design of Walter Gropius
which is a landmark in the development of modern architecture and industrial design
storage and dispatch of lasts used by the shoe industry
is situated in Alfeld an der Leine in Lower Saxony
With its groundbreaking vast expanses of glass panels and functionalist aesthetics
the complex foreshadowed the work of the Bauhaus school and is a landmark in the development of architecture in Europe and North America
conçu au début des années 1910 par Walter Gropius
témoigne du développement de l'architecture moderne et du design industriel
La succession des bâtiments est organisée pour accompagner le processus industriel
depuis les matériaux bruts jusqu'à la fabrication et le stockage des chaussures
Avec ses verrières révolutionnaires et son esthétique fonctionnaliste
l'usine annonce le mouvement moderniste et l'école du Bauhaus
Il s'agit d'un jalon important de l'histoire de l'architecture en Europe et en Amérique du Nord
يمثل هذا المجمع المؤلف من عشرة مبانٍ والذي بدأ المهندس المعماري والتر غروبيوس بتشييده حوالى عام 1910 أحد معالم تطوُّر الهندسة المعمارية والتصميم الصناعي في العصر الحديث
ويُعنى هذا المجمع الواقع في مدينة ألفيلد، بساكسونيا السفلى، بجميع مراحل تصنيع وتخزين وتوزيع القوالب المستخدمة في صناعة الأحذية ولا يزال يعمل حتى اليوم
ويتميز المصنع بتصميم مبتكر يمزج بين مساحات كبيرة من الواجهات الزجاجية وعناصر جمالية وظيفية، مما جعله يتفوق على مبنى مدرسة باوهاوس من حيث التصميم
ويُعتبر مصنع فاغوس أحد معالم تطوُّر الهندسة المعمارية في أوروبا وأمريكا الشمالية
这一由10座建筑物组成的建筑群是现代建筑与工业设计发展中一个里程碑。它由瓦尔特•格罗皮乌斯（Walter Gropius）于1910年左右开始设计。法古斯鞋楦厂位于下萨克森州莱纳河畔的阿尔费尔德（Alfeld），厂房建筑按照制鞋工业的功能需求设计了各级生产区、仓储区以及鞋楦发送区。直至今日，这些功能区依然可以正常运转。开创性地运用功能美学原理，并大面积使用玻璃构造幕墙，法古斯工厂建筑群的这一特点对不仅对包豪斯设计学院（Bauhaus school）的作品风格产生了深远的影响，也成为欧洲及北美建筑发展的里程碑。
Его сооружение стало вехой в развитии современной архитектуры и промышленного дизайна
находящийся в Альфельде на Лейне в Нижней Саксонии
Применение необычно широких стеклянных панелей
функциональная эстетика сооружений подготовили зарождение школы Баухаус и стали важной вехой в развитии архитектуры в Европе и Северной Америке
que comprende un conjunto de diez edificios cuya construcción se inició a principios de 1910 con arreglo a los planos diseñados por Walter Gropius
constituye un testimonio importante del desarrollo de la arquitectura y el diseño industrial modernos
adaptado a todas las etapas de fabricación
almacenamiento y expedición de hormas utilizadas por la industria del calzado
está situado en la localidad de Alfeld an der Leine (Baja Sajonia) y sigue funcionando hoy en día
La estética funcional de los edificios y sus vastas superficies acristaladas
prefiguran las creaciones de la escuela de la Bauhaus y marcan un hito en la evolución de las formas arquitectónicas en Europa y América del Norte
the Fagus factory in Alfeld constitutes an architectural complex which foreshadows the modernist movement in architecture
it is notable for the innovative use of walls of vast glass panels combined with an attenuated load-bearing structure
It bears testimony to a major break with the existing architectural and decorative values of the period
and represents a determined move towards a functionalist industrial aesthetic
The Fagus factory in Alfeld establishes several major fundamental aspects of modern functionalist architecture of the 20th century
rationally and completely designed to serve an industrial project
and bears witness to a determination to achieve humanist control of the social and aesthetic changes linked to industrialisation
The interior decorative and functional elements are attuned with the architecture and the social project
They represent one of the first consummate manifestations of industrial design
Criterion (ii): The Fagus factory in Alfeld illustrates a moment of considerable interchange between different generations of German
which gave rise to a rational and modernist architecture
It was a site of synthesis of these influences
artistic and humanistic; it went on to influence many other architectural works; it was the starting point of the Bauhaus movement
Criterion (iv): A manifesto of modernity in architecture
It exemplifies the innovation of the curtain wall
which optimises both luminosity and lightness
It is a concrete expression of the functionality of the industrial complex in the interest of productivity and the humanisation of the working environment
It incorporates into the scheme the concepts of industrial aesthetics and design
All ten buildings constituting the Fagus factory have been conserved in their entirety
in their initial ground plans and architectural forms
The factory corresponds with the programme set out by its designers around 1910
No buildings have been added or demolished
The conditions of integrity in terms of layout and exterior architecture have been preserved
Major repairs and restorations were carried out from 1985 to 2001
They were carried out with great respect for the property with regard to its outstanding testimony to 20th century industrial architecture
which has contributed to the preservation of the conditions of authenticity both as regards architecture and decoration
The property has been listed as a historic monument since 1946
which is a very early date for an industrial complex
The 1978 Act of the Regional State of Lower Saxony on Historic Monuments and Buildings redefined the terms of its legal protection
The property is managed under the responsibility of its owner
The owner acts in concert with the regional and local historic monument conservation authorities
which exercises authority with regard to project control and coordination between the various partners involved
The management system consists of a set of maintenance and conservation measures which is regularly updated by the Steering Committee
joint funding is set up between the private sector owner and the regional and national public authorities
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A few blocks away from two low-rise rental apartments on West 6th Avenue that are the latest casualty of the Broadway plan
an information meeting for local residents recently was standing-room only
The towers will have 416 units with 20 per cent of the floor area earmarked for below-market units
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just days after Vancouver city council amended the Broadway plan to increase densities and removed tower limits within 400 metres of SkyTrain stations
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The city has “turbocharged” the Broadway plan
with no regard for the concerns of residents or renters who will be displaced within its 500-block radius
TEAM for a Livable Vancouver candidate in the April 5 city byelection
but feels 20-storey towers on low-to-mid-rise blocks
If the sense of community that makes Vancouver special gets lost
the number of blue-and-white redevelopment signs has stunned residents
Many who attended the information meeting said they supported the original Broadway plan
which focused densification around transit hubs
but didn’t expect to lose their rental homes in the process
The area encompassed by the Broadway plan contains about 25 per cent of the city’s affordable rental stock
We have no plans to pause or scale back the Broadway plan
Concerns raised by residents at the meeting — about the dizzying pace of development
lack of infrastructure and amenity planning
and lack of public consultation — reflect rising tensions across Metro Vancouver between the urgent need for more housing and the impact densification could have on existing neighbourhoods
All three levels of government have aligned to push for increased housing
and the Broadway plan has changed substantially since 2022
The province passed transit-oriented development legislation in late 2023 that requires municipalities to allow minimum heights and densities for residential buildings
depending on their proximity to rapid-transit hubs
Vancouver council approved updates to the Broadway plan that responded to the provincial legislation on transit-oriented areas but also went further by increasing the number and size of highrises throughout much of the area
flipping and land inflation.” Citing the potential loss of thousands of units of existing rental stock
the prospect of less affordable units and the lack of meaningful public consultation
Mayor Ken Sim pushed back when contacted by Postmedia News
citing the urgent need for more housing: “We have no plans to pause or scale back the Broadway plan.”
there are 136 development projects in the Broadway plan area
including 50 new tower projects in RM-zoned lower density areas like West 6th Avenue
‘Is mine next?’ Whole neighbourhoods start to feel this built-in fear
“It’s the way this is playing out that is impacting the social fabric of the city.”
a Vancouver widow featured in the documentary
said she is being “demovicted” from her affordable low-rise at the corner of Yew Street and West 1st Avenue
but she doesn’t understand why the towers aren’t located along the transit corridor
even though the location is about 950m from the future Arbutus and Broadway subway stop
losing her home means losing the last connection to her partner Mark Stacey
“This was our home together,” said Planidin
She has no idea when she will have to leave or where she will go
and rights-of-first-refusal to return to a unit in the new building at their current rent
“Tenants currently residing in a one bedroom will be able to return to a one bedroom in the new building.”
If the development is approved and receives a permit
she and other tenants will be given four months to move out
It's devastating to lose our home at the direction of a developer
The mental-health impact has been enormous
Sim said the city is focused on making sure growth benefits everyone “and that means enforcing these tenant protections so no one is left behind.”
Peter Meiszner said he understands the concerns about proposed towers
but said: “I truly believe this is the right thing to do
“There are over 20,000 rental units in the pipeline for the Broadway plan
That doesn’t mean they are all going to get built right away
but it’s going to take decades for those buildings to be built out.”
Meiszner pointed out that most of the tower proposals are all rental housing
with 20 per cent of those at below-market rates
and that under the plan developers must take on the costs of relocating displaced residents
topping up their rent and providing them with right-of-first-refusal on units once construction is complete
“Not every developer is going to be able to take that on
but it’s the right thing to do,” Meiszner said
She and her husband got notice last summer that the Fairview low-rise rental they live in will be torn down
and the developer has applied under the Broadway plan to build a 19-storey rental tower
“It’s devastating to lose our home at the direction of a developer
The mental-health impact has been enormous,” she said
with rent that is less than $2,000 a month
They will only be entitled to a 550-to-650-sq.-ft
we are not entitled to the same-sized unit,” said Alfeld
“Everyone in the building is joking that they’ll have to get pregnant to get a two bedroom.”
She believes density increases should be done differently
Alfeld said the developers’ representatives have been “opaque” and “dismissive” with residents
leading them to worry “it won’t be meaningful redevelopment
but end up becoming a flip for the new owners.”
and developers are coming forward,” said Michael Geller
“Destroying affordable rentals to build less-affordable rentals doesn’t make sense,” said Geller
What people see is the potential to get five or 10 times as much building on the property as what is there today
and in some instances the people who have owned the property sell it or option it with an agreement to purchase subject to getting necessary approvals.”
proposed rental towers could stall after the developer gets the approval if the bank won’t finance them
“Many of these developments may not come to fruition because the finances don’t make sense,” he said
are struggling to make rental projects feasible
Planidin feels abandoned by municipal and provincial governments
They don’t care about what they are doing to anyone,” she said
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Boxer Kain Parsons (left) was critically injured in a match against former Crusader Steve Alfeld (right
pictured in 2011) during the Fight for Christchurch event at Horncastle arena in 2018
A former professional rugby player who was the opponent of a man who suffered fatal injuries during a charity boxing match says he “never considered anything like this as a possibility” when he entered the event
Steve Alfeld was matched against Kain Parsons in the 2018 Fight for Christchurch event
Parsons sustained a serious brain injury following a one-sided contest with Alfeld on November 3
Parsons’ life support was switched off on November 6
and he died surrounded by his family aged 37
the coronial inquest into his death is finally under way in Christchurch
Alfeld - formerly a halfback for the Crusaders
Canterbury and Tasman - knocked out Parsons 47 seconds into the second round of their bout
Alfeld said he’s “tried to put the matter behind him” but acknowledged it was much harder for Parsons’ family
Parsons lay unconscious in the ring while receiving medical treatment before he was transported to Christchurch Hospital with a brain injury
He was placed on life support but three days later it was turned off
“It’s a tragedy to have lost someone like him,” said Alfeld as he read his statement to the court – including Parsons’ widow Alana
told the coroner’s court of his instruction to Parsons in between the first and second rounds
“The only way you can win this is by knocking him out – I don’t want you to try that,” said Milner
Milner also told Parsons his opponent was “dangerous” in reference the Alfeld’s obvious power
He described Parsons as looking “unsteady” at the end of the first round but said Parsons told him he was “okay”
“I didn’t pull Kain out because he had good ability
I could see pulling out was not something he wanted,” said Milner
Alfeld hit Parsons with a right hand to the side of the head
Milner has since closed his gym and has not led another fighter to the ring
Milner told the court he did not think that Parsons was mismatched against Alfeld
he should have intervened before the final blow was landed
Parsons had “a good 25-30 seconds where he was winning the round”
Whether Parsons should have been matched with Alfeld at all is among the aspects the inquest will investigate
Earlier evidence had shown the match-up came about because of their comparable size
Coroner Heather McKenzie’s inquest will seek to answer questions over the safety of such corporate and charity boxing events
and the officiating of these events – both before and during the boxing bouts
The inquest is scheduled to conclude on Friday
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Sidelined goalkeeper Lily Alfeld is returning to the Wellington Phoenix in a new role
The experienced former national U-17 and U-20 &#8216;keeper has been appointed the Phoenix’s operations executive while she recovers from a debilitating back injury
who was the women’s club captain for the past two years
requires surgery and won’t be able to play for the Nix in the upcoming Liberty A-League season
As well as being able to do her rehab under the supervision of Phoenix staff at the New Zealand Campus of Innovation and Sport (NZCIS)
Alfeld (28) will assist academy operations over the coming months and will become the Phoenix’s culture and values lead
Phoenix general manager David Dome is delighted Alfeld has accepted the new role
“Lily has all of the attributes we want to see from Wellington Phoenix players and staff
and was a fitting winner of the Lloyd Morrison Spirit of the Phoenix award last season,” Dome said
“While knee and back injuries prevented her from playing
she continued to lead the team from the sidelines and her positivity never wavered
“Lily has an incredible impact on all the people she comes into contact with and the club is better for having her around
“She will be a tremendous help to the academy during what is an incredibly busy time at Fraser Park
and is the perfect person to develop the club culture and values work we started in August.”
Lily Alfeld has thanked Phoenix management for her new off-field role
“I’m very grateful to the club for finding a spot for me and it’s exciting to still be involved with the Phoenix in some capacity,” Alfeld said
I’m grateful to the chance to still be around the team
“From a post-playing career point of view I’m also looking forward to getting more experience in sports administration
“I spent a couple of months training at the academy last year
but it’ll be really interesting to see how it operates.”
Alfeld graduated from Louisiana State University with a degree in general business and a sports administration minor
and has worked as a legal secretary and legal assistant in between her football commitments
“I’ve worked in administrative roles before
“It’s always been my long-term goal to work in sports administration
so this is a really good foot in the door and gives me experience in that space.”
But she still plans to return to the playing field once her back problems are behind her
but unfortunately it hasn’t healed to the point that I’d be able to get back to my football anytime soon so I am still going ahead with the surgery
“I’m really excited to get that out of the way and then move on to rehab.”
Lily Alfeld will start her new role on Monday (October 9)
with the women’s and men’s National League Championship and girls’ and boys’ youth national league seasons all in full swing
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When you think about the music of Doug and the Slugs
what comes to mind first are mostly likely the band's upbeat early-'80s radio hits
singalong vibe of the whimsical "Day By Day"
director of the new documentary Doug and the Slugs and Me
"My personal favorite undoubtedly is one of the most non-Doug and the Slugs songs," she says
on the line from her home near Vancouver City Hall in the Fairview neighborhood
"It's one that I spotlight at the beginning of the film as well as the end
and it's a deep cut from their second record
It's this bittersweet mid-tempo ballad—unlike the more popular Doug and the Slugs tracks—that I think really showcases Doug [Bennett]'s complexity and talent as a songwriter
as well as the band's arrangement capabilities
The first time I heard it it got in my head and it got in my heart
Alfeld's original bond to Doug and the Slugs goes way back to when she was a small child
and living next door to the Bennett family in East Van
one of Doug and wife Nancy's three daughters
but—as friends and neighbours often do—they grew apart
The reconnection to the Bennetts started after Alfeld licensed a number of Doug and the Slugs songs for her first feature documentary
"We actually used Doug and the Slugs songs exclusively in that film," says Alfeld
"and to my absolute pleasure we witnessed such a positive response to the music
People were talking about it; [band member] Simon Kendall came to one of the screenings and when we introduced him there was a huge outpouring of love in the audience
So [The Rankin File producer] John Bolton and I turned to one another and said
Let's do a film!' Because they have the built-in fanbase
Alfeld enlisted the group's original members—keyboardist Kendall
and drummer John "Wally" Watson—to offer reminiscences on Bennett
who passed away at age 52 while the band was touring in Alberta
(He died in a Calgary hospital on October 16
the cause of death reported as "a long-standing illness".)
Alfeld also offers on-camera interviews with various music-biz celebrities
including Boomtown Rats singer and Live Aid organizer Bob Geldof
who was music editor at the Georgia Straight in the '70s when Bennett worked there briefly as art director
At one point in the film Geldof notes that Doug and the Slugs made fun music but that "there was an overarching intelligence that sublimates fun into something other."
"I was so happy that Sir Bob made that comment," says Alfeld
Doug and the Slugs are really known for their big hits
when you get into some of the other songs that Doug and the Slugs wrote—and especially some of the lyrics—that really profound curiosity that Doug Bennett had about the world really comes through
It's my hope that the full catalog of Doug and the Slugs music get a second look
and I'm so glad that people like Sir Bob Geldof are heeding that call."
Another route the director took to get to the core of what Doug Bennett was all about came via a collection of his journals
The band members had told Alfeld about the notebooks
"My first reaction when I got the journals was 'Oh my god
And so that first step was just sitting down and reading all 39 books front to cover
It was fascinating because I had already started to research and interview the Slugs themselves before I got the journals
and so I had sort of constructed my version of who these characters were and what the story was
And then suddenly I was given Doug's voice and Doug's perspective
and it occurred to me—as uncomfortable as it could be—that allowing my characters to actually have a conversation with Doug
by reading his perspective on certain events
Some of the most memorable sequences in Doug and the Slugs and Me come when Bennett's band and family members read passages from his journals
But perhaps the most striking moment in the film comes during a segment shot on an old camcorder at a bowling alley
It features home-video footage captured when Alfeld herself
and at one point she's actually filming her friend Shea throwing a ball—with daddy Doug overseeing the action
"At one point in my research journey Nancy handed over this white document box of home-movie tapes," says Alfeld
And I couldn't have prepared myself for it
because it wasn't just watching the Bennetts—it was watching myself
reflected back to me in a way I hadn't seen
It was like suddenly it was back at the Bennetts' house
The moment where Doug gets Stella to hand me the camera
So when I discovered that clip by myself one night I was just getting goosebumps
our stories are more intertwined than I could ever imagine.'"
<a href="https://doxa2022.eventive.org/films/624749982bf6d60053d2b63c" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-trackaction="">Doug and the Slugs and Me</a> screens at Djavad Mowafaghian Cinema in the Goldcorp Centre for the Arts at SFU Woodward's on May 14 (evening) and 15 (matinee)
and at Vancity Theatre on May 15 (evening) as part of the DOXA Documentary Film Festival
Steve Newton started working at the Georgia Straight in the spring of 1982
Having previously worked as a stringer for his hometown paper
he was originally hired as a freelancer to interview touring rock bands
Your hair was short-cropped and dyed orange
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This article was originally published on March 28, 2015. To read the stories behind other celebrated architecture projects, visit our <a href="https://www.archdaily.com/architecture-classics">AD Classics</a> section
The Fagus Factory is one of the earliest built works of modern architecture
The commission provided Gropius with the opportunity to put his revolutionary ideas into practice
and the stunning rectilinear volume with its primarily glazed façade would guide the course of Modernism through the coming decades
the architect who designed the AEG turbine building
Although both of the German architects were very interested in industrial architecture
While Behrens introduced a sense of nobility to industrial architecture with the AEG building
Gropius was critical of the project and felt that it lacked authenticity with regards to the exterior design masking its construction elements
Gropius felt that exterior design should reveal the construction logic of a building
It would become his mandate to discover artistic solutions of constructing industrial buildings in a variety of contexts
Gropius formally expressed his design ideals during a lecture at the Folkwang Museum in April 1911
‘Monumental Art and Industrial Construction’
and factories should no longer be built like those from previous decades and needed to evolve to suit changing societal and cultural dynamics
Gropius emphasized the social aspect to architectural design
suggesting that improving working conditions through increased daylight
and hygiene would lead to a greater satisfaction of workers
These are the theories that would guide his design of the Fagus Factory
though the interiors were not completed until 1925
It became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2011 for its early influence on the development of modern architecture
became inseparable from the vocabulary of Modernism and remain common principles in contemporary construction
Following his work on the Fagus Factory, Walter Gropius continued designing progressive industrial buildings, and in 1919 established the Bauhaus. The <a href="http://www.archdaily.com/87728/ad-classics-dessau-bauhaus-walter-gropius/" target="_blank">Bauhaus Building </a>was designed by Gropius himself and remains his best known work of architecture
As a result of his prolific career devoted to the Modern Movement
Walter Gropius is considered to be one of the most important pioneers of Modernism
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Kain Parsons was critically injured in a charity boxing match
The safety of corporate and charity boxing events is being examined by a coroner this week, <a href="https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/five-years-after-kain-parsons-death-family-says-corporate-boxing-isnt-any-safer-despite-changes/PRZR4K2TYBGSFG2UMG6VZIMBSI/">six years after project manager Kain Parsons died from a brain injury </a>sustained in the ring
The last time Cheryl Gascoigne spoke to her son
she urged him not to take part in a charity boxing fight
A few days later after taking part in the Fight for Christchurch on November 3
Kain Parsons was on life support at Christchurch Hospital
He had sustained a serious brain injury following a one-sided contest with a former professional rugby player
2018 his life support was switched off and he died at 5.37pm surrounded by his family
The court heard statements from a number of Parsons’ family
His mother has travelled from Australia for the inquest
She told the court of the last time she spoke with her son on the phone
“I asked him not to participate,” said Gascoigne
She says her son assured her that he would be fine and that he was committed to the event and raising money for his chosen charity
Gascoigne then read the last text message that she received from her son prior to his fight
The youngest of Parsons’ three children fought back tears as she spoke of her father
She says she has been without him for half her life
“I wish we were still a family of 5 and there wasn’t an empty spot at the dinner table,” Millie said
Coroner McKenzie addressed Parsons’ family at the beginning of the inquest
The coroner also addressed Parsons’ opponent
who will give evidence on the second day of the inquest
“I don’t doubt that this has been a tragedy for Mr Alfeld too.”
Coroner McKenzie added that Alfeld had “no idea or intention” of the catastrophic outcome on that evening
The court heard that Parsons had chosen not to wear head protection for the bout
Footage of the fight will not be shown in court but it was detailed
noting that Parsons had two standing eight counts and was knocked down in the opening round
told the court that she “didn’t approve” of his involvement in the event – but she was there to support him that night
“I had a clear view of the fight,” said Parsons
adding that she was “focused on his [Kain’s] face
Alfeld floored Parsons with a punch to the side of the head
Parsons didn’t recover and was soon surrounded by medical staff
Alana Parsons told the court that she moved closer to the ring to check on her husband who was now displaying involuntary limb movements
Parsons was taken from the ring to a “backstage” area and  Alana Parsons followed
She did not travel in the ambulance with her husband
but instead was taken to hospital by friends
Three days later she was with her husband as his life support was switched off
“This was supposed to be an event for charity,” Alana Parsons said
An event that Parsons ended up paying for with his life
The inquest will continue throughout the week
The Wellington Phoenix women will be without inspirational club captain
for the upcoming women&#8217;s A-League season
club captain for the women’s first two seasons
won’t be able to play for the Phoenix in the 2023-24 Liberty A-League campaign as she requires surgery on her back
this was the season I was looking forward to and had my sights set on
but at the same time it gives me a lot of time to get myself right
<a href="https://www.friendsoffootballnz.com/2023/05/02/video-how-injured-phoenix-club-captain-lily-alfeld-has-coped-on-the-sidelines/">VIDEO: How injured Phoenix club captain Lily Alfeld has coped on the sidelines</a> &gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;
Alfeld was the team’s first signing in 2021 and was in goal for all but one of the Nix’s 14 matches in their inaugural season
leading the team to breakthrough wins over Canberra United and Western Sydney Wanderers
The former age-group international missed the entirety of the 2022-23 campaign as a result of off-season knee surgery and the back injury
which started to trouble her in January and flared up again in April
just before she was due to join the Football Ferns for their pre-World Cup camp
“It’s been incredibly frustrating as we were hoping the injury would heal with time
and hopefully that’ll mean I’ll be able to return to football next year
My surgeon has operated on a lot of athletes who’ve been able to make a full recovery.”
Lily Alfeld remained a key part of the Phoenix women’s squad last season and could be heard cheering on the team from the stands at Sky Stadium
Alfeld was recognised at the club’s awards night in May
when she was presented with the prestigious Lloyd Morrison Spirit of the Phoenix award
<a href="https://www.friendsoffootballnz.com/2023/05/03/foster-and-zawada-crowned-players-of-the-year-at-wellington-phoenix-awards/">READ MORE: Lily Alfeld among Phoenix award winners</a> &gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;
New women’s head coach Paul Temple wants Alfeld to still be involved with the Phoenix this season
“We’re talking to Lily about a role at the club and hopefully we’ll still have her around the team environment,” Temple said
“A team culture is built around its people and she’s an amazing person
“We’d love to find a way in which Lily can still have a home here at the Phoenix
“The best scenario is that we have her at NZCIS
and she can continue to do her rehab here and continue to have a positive influence on the group.”
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Rose Alfeld finished the season as she started – at the top of the Bayleys Real Estate FEI World Cup leaderboard
clocked up some serious kilometres as she campaigned New Zealand's most prestigious showjumping series from her South Island base.But it all paid off on Sunday at the Continental Cars Audi World Cup Festival when she headed home a hotly contested final over a tough Gerrit Beker-designed course
The victory was made all the sweeter because the win was aboard her homebred horse
 a 12-year-old Holstein cross by Corlando out of Grace
her mother's stationbred hunter who was bought from the annual St James Station sale
"He jumped so well and literally flew that second round."
with just Samantha Morrison (Tauranga) and Biarritz leaving everything up
Tess Clark (Gisborne) on Sinatra II and Clarke Johnstone (Matangi) on Quainton Labyrinth all had a rail apiece
with Lucy Olphert (Tauranga) and Eve Saint Laurent adding a single time fault to her four to sit on five faults
Young guns Briar Burnett-Grant (Taupo) aboard Fiber Fresh Veroana and Emily Hayward (Te Awamutu) on AP Ninja finished the first round on 12 faults
with Logan Massie (Dannevirke) and Intellect on 16 and Helen McNaught (Taupo) aboard Ngahiwi Ned Kelly picking up both jump and time faults to finish on 24
who flew in from Australia to compete in the final
retired after Breeze refused the first fence
"She just didn't want to jump today," said Laurie
Those with 12 faults and less came back for the second round where Olphert added 10 to her tally
Alfeld was all class to notch just the second clear of the class
despite a rather hairy change of line into the fourth fence
Clark took a rail at the bogey fence of the round to add four to hers and it was down to Morrison to go double clear and win the round.But it wasn't to be as she took both the bogey fence and the last to add eight to her tally
Alfeld admitted to having a few nerves coming into the class but said once she walked the course she felt far more comfortable
I had high hopes heading into the final but anything can happen
Her efforts today saw her also win the series by 14 points ahead of the second-placed Morrison
she also has the opportunity to represent New Zealand at the Longines FEI World Cup Final in Paris in April
Alfeld does aspire to ride offshore – just not yet
The only coaching Alfeld has had all season has been with her ESNZ Talent Development Squad training
but she is looking forward to some time with visiting Canadian trainer Jen Hamilton
Sideline to watch her victory was mum – and My Super Nova's breeder – Lisa Alfeld."I am very proud," she said
"At the start of the season I didn't think it would end like this
My Super Nova was broken in by her husband
did the foundation work with the young horse
My Super Nova also won the prize for the best shod horse
The New Zealand World Cup League started in October in Hawke's Bay with riders gathering points at the seven rounds with just their four best results to count
Results: Bayleys Real Estate FEI World Cup NZ League Final: Rose Alfeld (Leeston) My Super Nova 1
Clarke Johnstone (Matangi) Quainton Labyrinth 2
Lucy Olphert (Tauranga) Eve Saint Laurent 5
Briar Burnett-Grant (Taupo) Fiber Fresh Veroana 6
Bayleys Real Estate FEI World Cup NZ League Final Series: Rose Alfeld (Leeston) My Super Nova 87 points 1
Samantha Morrison (Tauranga) Biarritz 73 2
Two unlikely heroes stepped up for the Hawks at the death
<a href="https://innovationorigins.com/en/category/sustainability/">Sustainability</a> - Kyon Energy&#039;s approved Alfeld facility in Germany enhances renewable energy reliability
Kyon Energy has received approval to build the largest battery storage facility in Europe
the facility will have the capacity to store 275 megawatt-hours
enough to power a million households for an hour
This record-breaking project is seen as a milestone in making the German electricity grid more flexible
and reducing dependence on conventional energy sources
emphasised the importance of expanding storage capacities for the success of the energy transition in Germany
The facility will store surplus energy from renewable sources and feed it back into the grid as required
The immense storage facility in Alfeld represents more than just a large-scale infrastructure project; it&#8217;s a strategic move towards a sustainable energy future
By capturing excess electricity during periods of low demand and dispatching it when prices are high
the facility will play a pivotal role in managing energy supply and costs
This approach not only utilises renewable energy more efficiently but also mitigates the volatility of electricity prices
a significant concern for energy consumers
Florian Antwerpen&#8217;s assertion that such expansion of storage capacities is crucial for Germany&#8217;s energy transition cannot be understated
With renewables such as solar and wind being intermittent by nature
the ability to store and release energy on demand ensures a steady and reliable power supply
This function is essential to decrease reliance on fossil fuels and move towards a grid dominated by green energy
<a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://en.kyon-energy.de/" target="_blank">Kyon Energy</a> has established itself as a significant player in the energy sector
with a track record of commissioning over 120 megawatts in storage projects within the last two years
which will provide a staggering 137.5 megawatts of power
reinforces the company&#8217;s position at the forefront of the storage market in Germany
The facility&#8217;s capacity is set to surpass the current largest storage site in Europe by a substantial 50 percent
The Alfeld facility is part of a more extensive effort by Kyon Energy to bolster the country&#8217;s energy storage capabilities
With almost half a gigawatt of approved storage capacity and a pipeline of over 7 gigawatts
the company is significantly contributing to the country&#8217;s energy transition goals
These projects are not only technical feats but also economic catalysts
promising to enhance the local and national economies
The town of Alfeld is set to become a beacon of Germany&#8217;s energy transition. Bernd Beushausen, Alfeld&#8217;s Mayor, expressed in <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://www.zeit.de/news/2023-11/13/batteriegrossspeicher-soll-in-alfeld-an-der-leine-entstehen" target="_blank">Zeit</a> pride in the partnership with Kyon Energy and the town&#8217;s role as a pioneer in the energy sector
The local community stands to gain from the project
with the potential to attract further investment and innovation to the region
The facility&#8217;s presence underscores Alfeld&#8217;s commitment to advancing environmentally sustainable initiatives
the Alfeld project is designed to act as a blueprint for future developments in the energy storage domain
By setting a precedent for other regions to follow
it aims to inspire widespread adoption of similar technologies across Germany and Europe
The success of this project could catalyse a shift in how nations approach energy storage and grid stability
influencing future policies and industrial practices
The strategic location near a substation and its substantial capacity will allow the Alfeld storage facility to play a crucial role in the integration of renewable energy
As Germany continues to expand its renewable energy sources
the need for innovative storage solutions becomes increasingly apparent
Battery storage systems serve as the backbone for a secure and resilient grid
accommodating the ebb and flow of energy production from sources like wind farms and solar panels
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During this week’s <a href="https://www.doxafestival.ca/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">DOXA Documentary Film Festival</a> in Vancouver
one movie sheds light on one of the more colourful characters of the city’s rock-music scene
Director Teresa Alfeld’s very personal film, <a href="https://www.slugumentary.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">“Doug and the Slugs and Me,”</a> chronicles the rise
fall and legacy of the 1980s band led by singer Doug Bennett
who happened to be her East Van neighbour when she was a kid
Bennett’s raspy voice was heard over the party music of The Slugs
reggae and ska nearly broke the band into the U.S
market but remained a uniquely Canadian success story with hits including “Too Bad,” “Day By Day,” “Makin’ It Work,” “Chinatown Calculation” and more
Bennett is another Vancouver icon documented by Alfeld, whose riveting <a href="https://rankinfilefilm.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">“The Rankin File: Legacy of a Radical,”</a> about politician Harry Rankin
For the new “slugumentary,” Alfeld interviews family, friends and fans of the band, including Bob Geldof, Bif Naked, Steven Page, Darby Mills, Sam Feldman, Ron Sexsmith, Terry David Mulligan, writer Steve Burgess, Surrey-based photographer <a href="https://www.surreynowleader.com/entertainment/surrey-concert-photographer-75-is-focused-on-merritt-music-fesitval-for-her-third-book/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Dee Lippingwell</a> and even Ed the Sock
the director reads from a treasure trove of journals written by Bennett
too – stories of hope and heartache that sometimes involve the narrator
Bennett’s voice is heard loud and clear as a moving core of Alfeld’s script
The movie is “a story of people who love each other growing apart,” Alfeld says at one point in the movie
egos got in the way as Bennett became more the focal point for fans
and battles ensued over the more pop-music direction
By the 1990s Bennett and his wife had a growing family of young kids in a house on Semlin Drive
new band members were brought in and more and more alcohol was consumed by the singer
Today, Ted Okos carries Bennett’s torch as lead singer of <a href="https://dougandtheslugs.ca/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Doug &amp; The </a><a href="https://dougandtheslugs.ca/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Slugs</a>
which soldiers on with original members as something of a musical legacy project
Late in the film Alfeld and Bennett’s daughters
return to Grandview Lanes and watch an old video of the singer bowling there
it was the first time the future film director had held a camera
and “it was all because of Doug,” Alfeld reveals
Such poignant moments propel “Doug and the Slugs and Me” into must-watch territory for fans of Vancouver rock music and movies about the scene
couldn’t be further from a traditional rock-doc
“On the one hand,” <a href="https://www.slugumentary.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">she notes on slugumentary.com</a>
“it chronicles the rise and fall of Doug and the Slugs and offers a nostalgia-packed Can-con star-studded ride along the back roads of Canadian rock history
it’s a POV story about relationships and the pivotal friendships that shape us
And somehow it all comes together in 90 minutes.”
During DOXA, “Doug and the Slugs and Me” will be shown on Saturday and Sunday (May 14-15) at a pair of theatres in Vancouver, with online viewings to follow. For times and tickets, <a href="https://doxa2022.eventive.org/films/624749982bf6d60053d2b63c" target="_blank" rel="noopener">visit the festival website</a>
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The Künkel-Wagner Process Technology GmbH is a major supplier to the foundry industry in the sector of molding machines for green sand
pouring technology and mold material preparation with production sites in Germany
India and China.On the 20th of November 2012,&nbsp; CEO Andreas Albrecht invited the VDG Niedersachsen Nord committee represented by Wolfgang Ernst
as well as other business partners to Alfeld for the VDG lecture evening followed by a Barbara celebration consisting of 20 participantsA factory tour and two informative lectures by two Künkel Wagner employees
Bennet Luck and Dipl.-Ing Frank Iburg about the topic "Green Sand Casting" and "Core Packages in a New Composure" contributed to the beneficial event.Alfeld
is the major production base of the KW group as well as the technology and competence center.Guests were introduced to the newly acquired and equipped 3,500 m² production hall with a new machining treatment center/ big-boring machines of Bimatec Soraluce
which was an investment of around € 1.4 million
The beginning of&nbsp; the company's operation is planned for the 1st quarter of 2013
along with two other planned big-boring machines.A new headquarters is also planned to be built at the end of 2013 at the site of the new building near the current headquarters.The turnover this year is estimated to increase to € 75 million with 400 employees worldwide
In addition to the large investment,&nbsp; there will be an intense emphasis on internal training.Christoph von Platen / Foundry Planet
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Goalkeeper Lily Alfeld has been appointed captain of the Wellington Phoenix for their maiden A-League women's season
The appointment was made following a vote by her teammates
Alfeld is one of the few players in the Phoenix squad with A-League experience
18-year old Kate Taylor has been named vice-captain
Adopting a model used by other high performance teams such as the Silver Ferns
the players were asked to answer a number of questions about the team's leadership in an anonymous survey
"We tailor-made it to the Wellington Phoenix and the team we wanted to select," head coach Gemma Lewis said
"What kind of person builds confidence for you
Who demonstrates work ethic and the principles that we want to represent as a team
"And ultimately one of the last questions was who would you vote for as your captain
Alfeld was Lewis' first signing and quickly emerged as the obvious candidate to lead the team
"We took a bit of time before announcing because we wanted to make sure it was the right person
but from the moment we started the team…she's really stood up as a leader within the group," Lewis said
they come to her for advice both on and off the field so it ended up being quite an easy choice for us and the players."
The former New Zealand age-group representative is the oldest player in the inaugural squad at 26 and joins the club from Perth Glory
where she started all 12 of their matches last season and led the league with 53 saves
She says she didn't see her appointment as captain coming
Being named as captain for any team is a huge honour but to have the opportunity to lead the girls out on that pitch for the first time in our inaugural season…it's a very special moment for me
It'll be a huge step up but it's a challenge I'm really looking forward to."
Meanwhile vice-captain Taylor is one of eight 18-year-olds in the squad and joined the club from the successful Canterbury United Pride side that won its third successive national championship last year
Gemma Lewis acknowledges appointing such a young vice-captain will surprise some
"I think people would definitely raise their eyebrows at it
but anybody that knows Kate probably isn't that surprised," Lewis said
"And if you look at the demographic of our team she is probably not a super young person within our team
She's looked up to a lot and…she comes up highly across a lot of those things we asked within the survey
The Wellington Phoenix play their historic first match against the Western Sydney Wanderers in Wollongong on Friday night
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2014 at 6:06 pm ET.css-79elbk{position:relative;}Meals will be served at the old train depot in Collinsville once again starting Wednesday
when the restaurant and pub situated there re-opens under new management and with a slightly different name – Lisa’s Crown &amp; Hammer
The revised name simply reflects the cozy pub’s new ownership
also own Lisa’s Luna Pizza in Simsbury and chose the name Lisa’s Crown &amp; Hammer to tie their two establishments together
“We’ve been coming here for 10 years and thought that if it ever came on the market again we’d like to buy it to be more entrepreneurial,” John Maurer said
“Everything came together at the right time.”
In order for the couple to take on a second restaurant business
Maurer had to make a decision – to leave the global sales career he had with Danaher Corporation for 25 years
it required a lot of traveling and took time away from their three sons
After shutting the pub’s doors for 10 days to regroup
the new owners are ready to greet the public
While Lisa Maurer will run the business end of things
her husband will serve as general manager at Crown &amp; Hammer and the dining room manager is Emily Thomas
a 1999 Simsbury High graduate who was trained at New England Culinary Institute and The French Culinary Institute
“All recipes are my own and have a Roman bistro influence
especially our pasta dishes and the pizzotelle,” Alfeld said
The only exceptions will be Heinz ketchup and Grey Poupon mustard.”
He added that no frozen products will be used and the goal is to shop local as much as possible for meat
Country ham and bacon are being supplied by family-owned Nodine’s Smokehouse in Torrington
The dinner menu at Lisa’s Crown &amp; Hammer includes several sections: appetizers
which are made with dough from Lisa’s Luna Pizza
The lunch menu is similar but portions are smaller and no steaks or sides are available
and the restaurant will be closed on Monday
Many menu items are traditional pub style but with an upscale twist
from an appetizer of Oysters Rockefeller and Thai Salad to a Croque Monsieur – sliced ham and grilled rosemary bread with melted Swiss – and healthy entrées such as Salmon Sunshine or BBQ Turkey Meatloaf
All sandwiches and pasta dishes have gluten-free options using Barilla pasta and Udi’s bread
and some menu items can be prepared vegetation
Alfeld started his culinary career in Nantucket at restaurants including Black Angus Grill
and owned Hessian Lion in Avon along with his sister
Fundraisers will be held regularly at Crown &amp; Hammer
community outreach being important to the Maurer family
One example is that 10 percent of every large pizza sold during October
which is both national pizza month and breast cancer awareness month
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fullback/winger Robin Alfeld played one Test for New Zealand against Papua New Guinea in 1983
Alfeld made the first of 28 appearances for Canterbury (19 tries) in 1977 – his second season in senior football – and broke into the South Island team in 1979
Bailey Cup for most tries in the CRL competition in 1982 and ’83
scoring a try in Hornby’s Grand Final loss to Eastern in the former year and helping the club end its 14-year premiership drought in the latter with his stellar performances at fullback
Described in the Autex Rugby League Annual as ‘the outstanding individual player in Canterbury in 1983’
the robust 26-year-old earned a Kiwis call-up for Papua New Guinea’s maiden Test on New Zealand’s shores
Alfeld was chosen on the wing – with Hornby teammate and fellow debutant Marty Crequer on the other flank – and featured in a 60-20 victory
Though he would not don the Kiwis&#8217; jersey again
Alfeld received a unique representative invitation in 1984 when he chosen at fullback in the Oceania team to face Europe in a match marking the 50th anniversary of rugby league starting in France
the comparatively low-profile Alfeld crossed for a try in Oceania&#8217;s 54-4 win in Paris
Alfeld’s 18-match tenure in the South Island team included fixtures against touring teams from Great Britain (1984) and Australia (1985)
while he was a reserve for New Zealand XIII against a star-studded Queensland side in 1984
He celebrated in another Hornby title triumph in 1984 and hung up the boots after scoring a try – his 116th at premier level – in the club’s last-gasp Grand Final loss to Halswell in 1985
learning the ins and outs of finer dining before venturing to different parts of the United States to start his own businesses
He'd continue to build on his skills before returning to Connecticut and settling down in Colchester
It wasn't long until he was looking for a new space and found a spot on Linwood Ave
Callahan: What was your first experience in the restaurant industry
Alfeld: I believe that it was at a small restaurant in Simsbury that&rsquo;s still around called Metro Bis
I worked there for a couple months before I moved to another restaurant in town
They moved me to the kitchen and that started me off on my career
Callahan: Were your parents in the industry as well
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Alfeld: My mother was a stay-at-home mom and a fantastic cook and chef
but my parents weren&rsquo;t in the industry
She wasn&rsquo;t afraid of trying new stuff
Because of his travels and lifestyle and acquaintances
He loved sharing that with everyone around him
Callahan: How&rsquo;d you go from being a busboy to where you are now
Alfeld: My tenure in this business was when I went out to Nantucket for a summer
I worked at a restaurant called The Chanticleer
one of the best French restaurants in the world outside of France
It also had the distinction at the time of having one of the largest wine lists in the world
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saw something in me I think and took me under his wing
He was planning on retiring in a number of years and might&rsquo;ve seen me as a prot&#233;g&#233; that could take over in some time
with my family&rsquo;s background and my interest in the industry
starting at the salad station and working up through all the different line stations
His son came back and took the spot I was going for
put me in the direction that I took in the restaurant business.&nbsp;
Callahan: How did you come to open up Lily&rsquo;s
and sold a number of restaurants over the years in lots of different locations
I had been away from the restaurant business for a little while as well
When I moved back to Connecticut in Colchester
I owned some land in Marlborough that never came to fruition
We started looking for a restaurant immediately
We found some locations that we made offers on but nothing really panned out until the place we&rsquo;re at now
It&rsquo;s nice and close to where we live
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We left the restaurant closed for a little over a year before we opened up
We had to wait out the restrictions and lockdowns
Callahan: Where does the name Lily come from
Alfeld: Lily is me and my wife&rsquo;s dog
We were trying to think of names and I had to come up with dozens and dozens of names that I liked
I said &ldquo;Why don&rsquo;t you think of something?&rdquo; She said to name it Lily after the dog and I said
My wife and I got Lily just after we started dating
We adopted her from a friend that I was working with at the time
Their daughter had found a puppy in a dumpster behind a Walmart in North Carolina and had a friend that worked at a shelter.&nbsp;Their mother helped coordinate the adoption with us
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Everyone thinks she&rsquo;s still a puppy; she has so much energy
She&rsquo;s kinda been the lifeblood of our family ever since we started it
It was only fitting that this restaurant was named after her.&nbsp;
Alfeld: My background is mostly in classical French
I&rsquo;ve owned a couple steakhouses as well so there&rsquo;s some overlap in the style
The restaurant is what my wife and I want to eat at
If we could eat at one restaurant for the rest of my life
The cuisine is New Continental; it&rsquo;s simple
There&rsquo;s more steaks on the menu and an a la carte as well
It&rsquo;s meant to be simple and easily approachable and recognizable
This food is the food that you&rsquo;re used to and have had all your life
It&rsquo;s a bit more higher end fine dining than what was in the area
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Alfeld: We&rsquo;re known for a few things
We do a lot of lobster; I&rsquo;ve always loved it
One of our signature items is our Lobster Pot Pie
It&rsquo;s not technically a pot pie since it isn&rsquo;t done with a pie crust at the end
it would be a puff pastry shell with the filling put into it after it&rsquo;s cooked
We cook a bunch of lobster with cream and sugar and veggies
It&rsquo;s one of those things that when people taste it
That&rsquo;s definitely our biggest and best seller
We do it as an appetizer and an entr&#233;e
App comes with a half lobster and the entr&#233;e comes with the whole lobster with a potato and vegetables.&nbsp;
Callahan: Talk to me about some of your other menu options
Alfeld: It&rsquo;s a breaded pork chop: flour
We don&rsquo;t make it more complicated than that
We pound them out with a Milanese&nbsp;salad: arugula
our citranette that&rsquo;s a lemon vinaigrette
I don&rsquo;t do too much to it or give it a twist outside of the dressing
they&rsquo;re getting a very beautiful version of what they&rsquo;re expecting
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Our half-roasted chicken is another big seller
I&rsquo;ve always seen in restaurants in America that chicken is the red-headed stepchild of the menu
You put it on there because you have to have it there
Our chicken is a simple roasted half chicken
but it&rsquo;s one of the best things on the menu
We put a lot of effort into finding great quality chickens
We&rsquo;ve found a couple farms that are doing well and supply us
do another dry brine with more sugar and herbs and seasonings and spices
The French really treat chicken as a top tier food.&nbsp;
It&rsquo;s a whole haddock filet from Sea Well Seafood in Stonington
we do a red pepper curry cream sauce that&rsquo;s made with a shrimp stock
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Callahan: What&rsquo;s an average day look like for you
It leaves us a lot of time to do what we want to do
Most of the kitchen staff get here with me at noon
We usually get everything done fairly early so we can take a minute to make ourselves something to eat and relax
The waitstaff gets here at 4 o&rsquo;clock and sets up the dining room
the staff gets together and we do a quick meeting for the specials we&rsquo;re serving and the amounts of inventory we have
we&rsquo;ll open for 5 days a week once summer gets rolling
Callahan: How was it like opening up a restaurant in the middle of the pandemic
Alfeld: It brought a few more challenges than when you would open up normally
Because we&rsquo;re such a small restaurant
My wife and I were able to recruit our entire staff without having to do much advertising or searching for people
We&rsquo;ve both worked in the restaurant business most of our lives
It wasn&rsquo;t hard to find four&nbsp;guys for the kitchen and four&nbsp;guys for the waitstaff
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Callahan: Anything you&rsquo;d like to say for your patrons supporting you in your first year of business
Alfeld: We have a wonderful group of regulars that have made it great through these difficult times
Now that restrictions are lifting and people are getting more comfortable
you can see that this summer has a lot of hope to be the beginning of the end of all this
We&rsquo;re thankful for the regulars who have helped us push through to this point
They&rsquo;re the catalyst for us spring-boarding back to a better state
We love the people who have been with us and the people we&rsquo;re sure to meet in the future
When Stephen Swain approached part-time Canterbury trainer Murray Alfeld and asked him to train a horse for him Alfeld had an obvious question
Swain’s cartage company does the baleage work for Alfeld
who has mixed training and farrier work for many years but these days only trains three horses
So to have Swain ask him to buy him a horse and train it at the sales was a shock for the now 62-year-old
“Stephen just asked me to buy him and the family a horse at the yearling sales one day and train it,” explains Alfeld
“I told him I would help and find a horse and break it in and then he could send it to any trainer he wanted but he said no
we have done a lot of work with you and we want you to train it
loves his rugby and wanted to do the right thing.” So Alfeld went to the sales and found a filly Swain paid $22,000 for and at Addington on Friday that filly
Aldebaran Floss won the $50,000 What The Hill NZ Trotting Oaks
In doing so she beat some of the country’s biggest trotting stables
helped in no small way by a typical Colin De Filippi drive and the ace draw
“That all helped and Colin has always been a big help to me so it is a massive thrill to win an Oaks
I have had good horses in the past like Clover Don
who won on Cup Day and had some good wins for Colin and even Robbie Holmes when they trained him because I was moving and setting up a new property
“But to win a race like this for Stephen after he was so loyal was a real thrill.” Aldebaran Floss is now qualified for the Jewels so Alfeld and Swain have a chip in the big game and a filly with speed and some breeding value
She wasn’t the only three-year-old filly to upset the punters at Addington on Friday after Life’s A Beach downed hot favourite Bettor Twist in the Nevele R Fillies heat at 61-1
Trained by Tony Barron and driven by John Morrison
Life’s A Beach was recorded her second win in 11 starts for the Woodlands Stud syndicate which also comprises elite athletes Andy Ellis
Kieran Read and Dick Tayler and she is already worth big money as a future broodmare
making her a sister to Jewels winner Partyon and dual Derby winner Line Up
A new 2YO pacing Colts and Geldings race has been added to Addington&#039;s meeting on Friday
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has inaugurated the €61m transformation of its Alfeld Mill PM2 papermaking machine
A special event was hosted by the paper manufacturer
most innovative and versatile papermaking machine
producing one-sided coated speciality papers
The mill will now only produce speciality paper
It involved the use of Europe’s largest crane to drop in place a 135-ton MG cylinder 6.5 meters in diameter
as well as installation of a new head box with dilution system and pre-dryer section as a single tier arrangement
told Packaging News the decision to invest so heavily was taken when supply in the market was tight
“We found that all too often we had to say no to customers because we just didn’t have the supply required – nor did anyone else
This is the biggest single investment in the speciality paper market in Europe
and it puts us in a position where we have a machine which is on an entirely different scale compared to the rest
said the project was completed in an extremely short time frame
“We have already received very positive customer feedback on the high quality achieved
and we were excited to be unveiling the results to a larger audience at this celebratory event.”
The new papermaking machine delivers a smooth top-side surface
greater dimension stability and lower penetration of pigments
and is expected to produce 135,000 tonnes per annum at 1,200m per minute or 72km per hour
said the first grades to be produced by the new machine were Fusion
“The higher capacity guarantees customers paper availability in the future.”
Sappi Alfeld will continue to develop new products for the release liner
flexpack and label segment market utilising the new technology at the Alfeld site
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Germany (once thought to be where the Brothers Grimm got their inspiration for Snow White and The Seven Dwarfs)
is The Alfelder Schlafapnoe- Gesellschaft (ASG)
one of the oldest self-help groups for Sleep Apnea
ASG started a museum to showcase both vintage and modern instruments associated with the relief of Sleep Apnea
There are several leather chinstraps with attached mouth coverings
There are even electronic devices––looking like blood pressure monitors––that are supposed to relive snoring with buzzes and zaps
These snoring-curiosities represent different decades of medical and holistic innovation and are collected from hospitals and private homes the world over
Its buzzing collection honors vibrator history
A professional special effects makeup artist’s collection of horror creatures and one-of-a-kind recreations on display in downtown Boulder City
The cellar of a former factory is now home to a collection of gloves
This edgy museum will whet your appetite for the industrial history of Western New York
this macabre exhibit displays the effects of animal diseases
The first museum in the United States dedicated entirely to posters
and gruesome specimens showcase the history of military medicine
This overlooked museum houses an amazing collection of rare
filmmaker Teresa Alfeld uncovers the story of Doug Bennett
leader of the legendary 1980s Canadian party band Doug and the Slugs — and the dad of her childhood best friend
Alfeld practically grew up at the lively East Vancouver house of Shea Bennett
When the girls’ friendship abruptly ended in high school
She was shocked to learn of Doug Bennett’s death in 2004 at age 52
Alfeld has interviewed Bennett’s former bandmates
and followed Doug and the Slugs’ trajectory from Vancouver cult sensation to national fame in the early ‘80s (they were called the next big thing)
with multiple top ten singles and gold records
She returns to Bennett’s catalogue of songs and finds it’s more complex than the cheesy and fun hits that made Doug and the Slugs famous
The documentary features a who’s who of international and Canadian musicians and industry insiders — including Bob Geldof
Denise Donlon and Terry David Mulligan — who provide insight into what made the Slugs’ music
videos and stage shows so special and why the cards were ultimately stacked against them
Steve Bosley and Wally Watson tell the story of how the Slugs came close to an international breakthrough
But it’s when Alfeld comes across Bennett’s personal diaries that she finally understands what went so right
As Alfeld learns more about the band’s roller-coaster path
she also revisits her own memories of Bennett and his family
Alfeld realizes there was more going on next door than she could understand as a child
she finds the closure she never knew she needed
A nostalgia-packed ride down the backroads of Canadian rock history
Doug and the Slugs and Me features music videos
which shed light on one of the country’s most misunderstood bands
emotional and entertaining film about the pivotal friendships that shape us
A technique for peering under the surface of classic paintings came with a risk: The old
precious artwork had to be removed and transported through changing environments to the machine that would bombard it with X-rays
scientists announced yesterday (March 29) at the American Chemical Society meeting in Anaheim
Finding long-hidden layers and changes made to the art is like watching over the artist's shoulder as he paints
"It says something about the history of the painting and about the surrounding of the artist when he worked," Alfeld told LiveScience
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Alfeld and his colleagues used it on more than 20 paintings from the 16th through the 19th centuries
Different materials in the paints absorb and expel different X-rays when bombarded
The scan can also help experts determine whether a painting is genuine or a copy
but until now the paintings had to be carefully transported to a particle accelerator
The mobile instrument can be used at the museum site
so the painting doesn't have to be exposed to changes in humidity or be jostled when moved
Large or awkward paintings also can be scanned
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The XRF technique also can see better than methods such as infra-red reflectography
which can decipher between outer paint layers but is limited in how far it can penetrate by how thick the layers are and what the paint is composed of
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which include the first shading layers that the artists build up on
and at any change the artist makes after the fact
While artists commonly created an underpainting to define features of the final painting
used an odd mix of pigments &mdash; probably the scrapings from his palette &mdash; to apply the priming and shading layer
"This first sketch of light and darkness &mdash; it was known from unfinished paintings that it exists
but didn't know about its presence in finished paintings," Alfeld said
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meaning "to repent." "The underpaintings are different than the ones that are finally shown
This [scanning technique] can link this underpainting to Rembrandt's workshop and can tell us what happened to this painting before it was finished," Alfeld said
Such information can be used to disperse or confirm doubts about a painting's authenticity
The American Chemical Society is hearing several presentations on how chemistry can be applied to artwork
Details and analysis of the mobile X-ray set-up was published in the Journal of Analytical Atomic Spectrometry March 21
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Wellington Phoenix captain Lily Alfeld is sure there are a few fans that are keen to see her leave the stands and get back on the pitch
Alfeld underwent knee surgery preseason and has missed the first seven rounds of the A-League competition
At home games at Sky Stadium the keeper can be found up in the stands
yelling out to her team-mates on the field
Alfeld admits she's had discussions with coach Natalie Lawrence about where she can go without being disturbed
"I think I'm getting on a lot of peoples nerves in the stands
I do apologise to all those people in the stands for me screaming in their ear," Alfeld said
"Fortunately a few games in I think most people know who I am
"It's mentally exhausting being on the sideline as you're living every play and you don't actually have any control over it
she's all for the encouragement that her captain has been able to give from the sidelines
she's such a leader whether she's on the field or not"
It had initially been hoped that Alfeld would only miss three or four rounds
but she is now expected to return to action in their game in Perth on January 15th
Alfeld was tracking well for an early return but had a minor setback midway through her recovery
However with some advise from men's captain Alex Rufer
who has just returned from a long injury break
"I definitely have a new appreciation of how amazing it is to get the chance to go out and play
The 27 year old spent two days in Auckland for her operation in November and was then straight back with the team
"Without doubt this was the best place for me
"It can be quite isolating when you're in the gym and everyone else is on the pitch
but I found a way of staying connected with the team."
The skipper also feels she's gained a better perspective from her time on the sidelines watching training
"It's allowed me to work on my communication with the team because as a goalkeeper you don't get the same connection."
"Also standing with the coaching team has meant I've managed to see a side of the game that I haven't seen before."
The Phoenix are keen to get Alfeld and a couple of other injured players back as they remain winless this season
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The stranded barge Manahau has been dragged off Westport's Carters Beach with the help of a tug and a helicopter
six days after it ran aground in stormy weather
Carters Beach Top 10 Holiday Park owner Christina Alfeld said hundreds of people had turned up at beach on Friday morning to watch the salvage operation
"The Blackhawk helicopter took off from the airport about 11am and then it picked up the line from the tow vessel and dropped it gently on to the boat
Then they slowly took up the slack and when the tide came in and the waves were right
they gave a wee pull and with each wave they gave it a bit more of a pull and gently pulled it out."
Alfeld said the barge had been towed back out to sea
"It is really good to see her off the beach
they have a couple more days of clean up and putting the beach back the way it was so there is a bit more work to be done but it is great news for the barge."
Westland Mineral Sands said the specialist operation started at low tide around 6.30am
and supplies delivered to the 11 crew on board
The Manahau was successfully refloated just after midday
there were no leaks and it will now be towed to Nelson
Westland Mineral Sands managing director Ray Mudgway said the company was grateful for the community's support and understanding since the Manahau ran aground
He was also thankful for the support of Maritime New Zealand
other local authorities and the salvage operator for their work
"From the night the Manahau ran aground at Carters Beach we have pulled together the best resources and the best recovery team available in New Zealand to run a world-class operation with no risk to the crew or to the environment and they delivered."
salvage crew used excavators to retrieve the Manahau's anchors from the vessel and discharged all ballast to prepare for recovery
When the salvage master was satisfied the necessary equipment was in place
the conditions were right and there was no risk to the crew or the environment
he gave the green light to begin the operation
The barge was towed off the beach by the offshore tug MMA Vision
with a Blackhawk helicopter used to carry the other end of a heavy braided tow rope to the barge
The MMA Vision's captain waited for the incoming tide to bring more water under the barge
slowly took up the strain of the tow rope and gently pulled the Manahau off the beach to safety