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The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) is delighted to invite applications for the Undergraduate Vacation Scholarships 2017 in New Zealand. The Scholarship is designed for high promising undergraduate students to collaborate with leading CSIRO scientists.The successful applicants gets to enjoy their stay working on a real project in science, engineering and other related field such as science communication. Please find more information here and consider this application.
Location: Black Mountain, Canberra, New Zealand
Eligible Nationality: Australian or New Zealand Citizen, Australian Permanent Resident or an international students (Cambodian and ASEAN citizen also eligible to apply)
Value of scholarship: $1462.77 for 4 days
- Be a citizens of eligible country
- Be available to work full in 8 to 12 weeks duration
- Are currently enrolled in an undergraduate degree at an Australian university
- Have complete three years of undergraduate course
- Have a strong academic record
How to apply:
Press on Apply in the official website, enter your email and follow the instruction to apply for this scholarship.
Deadline: 7 August 2017
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http://worldscholarshipforum.com/commonwealth-undergraduate-vacation-scholarships-2017-new-zealand/
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If you’re reading this, I’m gone. Jim has left the building.
Where am I?
Well, technically, I’m home. In my mind, I’m in Nebraska. I’m hanging out with my darker half, Jack Roth, finishing up his debut book, A Seed of Life.
This is a sick and twisted story… and it’s due out in October, so we have to get all the little things done.
To do this, I’m gone. No phone. No internet. No social networking. NOTHING. Until Friday at 12:00 am.
So, my friends, fans, and readers… be safe, buy a book or ten, and no worries, I should be back. That is, if Jack doesn’t take over.
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https://jimthewriterb.wordpress.com/2011/09/19/and-im-gone-2/
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- This Storify covers events between 5am and 5pm. For additional coverage, please check out our live blog at KQED.org/newsfix.
- The Oakland Tribune also has video of the protests from Tuesday afternoon and evening.
- Some of the noteworthy events covered in this Storify, from Oakland: police clash with protesters; protesters march to banks; from San Francisco: protesters enter 888 Turk Street; immigration rally; ferry service closed the morning of May 1.
- As of 5pm, demonstrators are marching from Fruitvale to join other protesters in Frank Ogawa Plaza.
- PROTESTERS ENTER 888 TURK STREET (San Francisco):An estimated 400 Occupy San Francisco supporters marched to 888 Turk Street in mid-afternoon, planning to establish a commune in the building.
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https://storify.com/kqednews/may-day-strikes-and-protests-in-the-san-francisco/
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7 steps to achieving higher education goals
The college application process might seem daunting to the busy junior. In addition to the challenging academic workload most teens are faced with, many are simultaneously working and engaged in extracurricular activities. Not to mention, they want to make the most of their time with friends before heading off to college. Here’s how to turn a complicated process into an effective college selection plan:
Step One: Choose your Guidance
Applying to college is no easy task. Universities require more information from students now than ever before. Applications are often difficult if not impossible for students to complete without the proper support and direction.
Most colleges suggest support and counseling, but from whom and how? Well meaning high school counselors are often spread too thin and many families do not know the current application requirements, options, statistics or what university admissions officers want to see. If universities are requiring numerous components to the college application process, students are entitled to know what to do. Before even beginning the college process, families should learn exactly what is involved and make sure their children have the proper guidance.
Independent educational admission consultants can be a great help to a typical busy family. If a family decides to seek guidance, they should look closely at the qualifications of the counselor. Professional Independent Educational Consultant Association (IECA) member assures the fact that you are dealing with a certified consultant, as the association has rigorous qualifications for membership.
Step Two: Stay Current
There are factors in the admission process that change from year to year. What are the different ways to apply? Early Decision, Early Action, Restrictive First Choice Early Action, and Rolling Admissions... What do these terms mean? What is the best strategy? Harvard, Princeton and the University of Virginia along with other select universities have eliminated their Early Admission Plans. How do students and their families become aware of such news? A few ways include:
• The National Association of College Admissions Counselors (NACAC) will have current college news and updates.
• Contacting university admission officers as well as carefully reviewing college websites will provide current brochures and admission information for free.
Step Three: Testing
Each year, students face additional concerns regarding the standardized testing process. Families we work with are constantly unsure about what tests to take (ACT and/or SAT I), what colleges require SAT II Subject Exams, when they are given and where and how to register to take them. The testing requirements change as some universities require certain tests and some do not or simply recommend them.
Step Four: The Essay
Since over 800 universities in the United States are test optional, often greater emphasis is placed on the college essay. What are these university admission officers looking for in the student essay?
Although many universities do give a “topic of your choice” there are also those questions that are specific. For example, an essay question may quote legendary philosophers and tell the applicant to decipher the content and connect it on a personal level. To write intelligently anywhere from 100 to 600 words (depending on the institution) is an additional skill. Essays should be in story format, creative and wonderfully intriguing. However, students generally do not learn to write first person essays in high school, which makes the process more challenging. Many colleges require three to four essays; some long and some short – but nevertheless all different.
Step Five: Recommendations
The amount of recommendation letters necessary vary per college. Here are a few of the questions I get from students and parents: “How many do I need?” “What information should be included?” “Who should I give them to?” “Should I submit my recommendations with the rest of the application?” “Should I waive the right to see them?” The answer is that universities have different methods of how they want their applicants to submit recommendations.
Step Six: The Brag Sheet
The “Brag Sheet” is essentially a list of extracurricular activities, honors and awards received in high school. Students need to know the best way to state and present their activities. In most cases, applicants are given approximately seven short lines to list years of experience and accomplishments. They are entitled to know how to maximize this space.
Step Seven: Financial Planning
Most families approach college years for their children without having given much thought to how they will finance their children’s college education. Funding college education for your children will probably represent the second largest out of pocket expense that a family will incur in their lifetime.
Recently, college financial planning has received its own designation. College Connections Certified College Financial Planning Program assists families in this otherwise complex process. It is essential to begin financial planning for college as early as possible to maximize benefits. The longer the period that funds can compound in a tax preferred education plan, the more cost effective a college education will be.
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https://www.unigo.com/get-to-college/college-application/7-steps-to-achieving-higher-education-goals
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Though presently living up to their name, these burning bushes will soon be naked, huddling tight and shivering through winter without their dense, fiery coat of red. Haphazard blooms found here and there but the majority of plants/flowers have bid their farewell and settled in for the duration. The annual visitors, sadly, make no plans to return.
A final visit from this colorful moth brought me much joy.As do the fruits and berries decorating these trees. Captured here for posterity before they are picked clean by our feathered friends ;)
My collection of chrysanthemums vary somewhat, but mostly, I go for bold, rich colors.With the daisy-like mums being my favorite!Of course you need white ones to make a vase arrangement 'go together'. Hey, how'd that little geranium sneak in there! Imagine my surprise to find this beautiful rose in bloom! Five days later, they still look great on my bedside table. And somehow, attending the last daylily club (GSDG) meeting of the year, makes saying goodbye to the garden that much more final. But, as we gardeners know, now begins the fun phase of dreaming and planning our projects for 2010. My 'Wish List' of daylilies increased tenfold...thanks to our wonderful speaker on hybridizing...Mike Huben. I can't wait for that first pollen cross next summer! Have yourselves a great week and enjoy the last Hurrah of Autumn!
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http://bestinbloomtoday.blogspot.com/2009/11/saying-goodbye.html
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Giant eyeball came from swordfish
The grapefruit-sized eyeball which washed up on a Florida beach last week came from a swordfish, according to experts.
The giant body part had been the source of much speculation last week when it was found at Pompano Beach, north of Fort Lauderdale.
Wildlife officials said today the eyeball was most likely cut from a swordfish and tossed overboard by a fisherman.
"Experts on site and remotely have viewed and analysed the eye, and based on its color, size and structure, along with the presence of bone around it, we believe the eye came from a swordfish," according to Joan Herrera of the Fish and Wildlife Research Institute in St Petersburg.
"Based on straight-line cuts visible around the eye, we believe it was removed by a fisherman and discarded."
Swordfish can reach a whopping 1,100 pounds (500 kilograms), and are frequently caught off the coast of south Florida, the agency said.
The agency said genetic testing will be done to confirm the identification.
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http://www.irishtimes.com/news/giant-eyeball-came-from-swordfish-1.742638
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Yeh Hai Mohabbatein 15th July 2016 Written Episode, Written Update on TellyUpdates.com
The Episode starts with goons talking and saying its good that woman did not see whats in this sack, boss would be calling, we will go and have food. Driver asks Ruhi where are they going. Ruhi says we have some work, we are not visiting anyone. Pihu shows the van with sticker. Ruhi asks driver to stop cab. Driver says this area is not safe, you won’t get cab to return. She says its okay, we will manage, our Papa is coming to pick us. Driver goes. Pihu asks Ruhi is Papa really coming. Ruhi says no, I said that to make uncle leave. Raman gets cab details and asks are you sure. The man says yes, driver dropped them to godown. Raman hopes they are fine. Shagun calls him and says Ruhi did not come. Raman says I m going to pick Ruhi and Pihu. She asks are they together, how did they go there, they
Mihir asks Aaliya did you call me for Vandu’s accident. She says sorry, I was afraid and called you. Mihir says relax. She says she was talking to me while driving and this happened. He says we will go to police station. She asks won’t you shout on me. He says you realized mistake, thats enough. They see Vandu and Bala coming home, and looking upset. Vandu and Bala don’t talk to them and leave.
Pihu shows van to Ruhi and says there was sack in it. goon sees them and think who are they. Pihu says I m sure, I have seen this sticker, this is clue that Ishita is here. Goon says these girls are clever and finding that woman, I should tell boss. Ruhi says we will inform Papa, I don’t find this place safe.
Vandu asks Bala why did he take blame on him. Amma asks Bala is this true. Vandu says yes, Bala told inspector that he did accident. She cries. Mihir and Aaliya look on. Bala says I love you Vandu, we are one, then how can our mistakes be different, whats use of this relation when I can’t help you, I m also responsible for this, you were doing all this for me, I liked all your efforts, I was thinking to pull your leg. Mihir tells Aaliya that this is called true love, there is no need to express. Aaliya apologizes to Vandu and Bala. Bala says its not your mistake, you tried to get excitement in our boring married life.
Goon tells others about two girls looking for Ishita, if their dad comes, it will be problem. Other goon says we will kill her and leave, we will throw her and no one will know. Raman comes there and asks Pihu are you fine, Ruhi are you mad to get Pihu here, if anything happened to her. Pihu says Ruhi lied for Ishita, and tells everything what she has seen.
Raman gets shocked and asks are you sure. Pihu says yes, I remember, I gave clue to Dadi at Parvati’s kidnap in serial. He says this is not a serial, are you sure this is not story. Ruhi says I think she is just saying. Raman says there is nothing here, we are going home. Goons take the sack to throw. Boss calls them. Goon says fine, work is more, money will be double. Raman says this area is not safe, come. Pihu says we can’t leave aunty here. He says I don’t want to listen to anything, come. Ishita throws her ring there. Ruhii gets it and shows Raman. She says this is Ishita’s ring. Raman says yes, it means Pihu is saying right. Ruhi says it fell from upstairs. Raman says I will go and see. She says I also want to see Ishita.
Raman asks them to sit in car and lock it. He goes to the godown and calls out Ishita. He does not see anyone there. He sees the van gone and says they have sent ring so that I came here and they leave. He goes to Ruhi and Pihu, and says they have kidnapped Ishita, nothing will happen to her, she is strong. Shagun calls him. Ruhi says we should go home. Raman says fine. They leave.
Everyone ask Shagun why did Raman not come with Ruhi and Pihu. Shagun says they would be reaching. Everyone worry. Raman gets Ruhi and Pihu home. He sends Ruhi and Pihu, and tells everyone that Ishita is kidnapped. They all get shocked. Mr. Bhalla says you said its her plan. Raman says I felt so, but she is kidnapped, its not her plan to stop Ruhi. He tells everything.
Romi says it means the goons are doing on someone’s saying, else they would have asked ransom. Simmi says Niddhi did this. Mihir says we have to go and confront Niddhi. Raman says nothing should happen to Ishita. Mihika says I think we should inform police and give all details. Raman says no, we did same mistake 7 years ago, I m bearing punishment till now, if Niddhi knows we informed police, she can harm Ishita, she did this for Ruhi, Ruhi is with us. Shagun says I think Ashok is with Niddhi, we should ask Ashok. Romi says I will try. Raman says no, Ashok lost trust on you, we have to think of some plan. Aaliya thinks they are just talking, Amma is in danger, I have to inform Appa.
Aaliya informs Mani. He asks what, Niddhi kidnapped Ishu, I will see her, how dare she do this. She asks him to wait. He goes. She calls Adi. He does not answer. She calls Mihir. Mihir rushes and stops Mani from meeting Niddhi. Mani says I won’t stop, I won’t leave Niddhi. Mihir says listen to me once, we are also worried for Ishita, we are not confronting Niddhi, there is a reason, it can harm Ishita’s life, we have to think well, we can’t be angry, we lost a lot by anger, we lost Ruhi, Raman and Ishita’s relation broke because of anger, I beg you, we are keeping an eye on Niddhi, I hired a private detective, no one knows it, not even Raman, keep this to yourself, trust me please, we have to be calm, its about Ishita’s life. Aaliya looks on. Mihir says we did not get any demand from goons, Ishita is safe, we are doing our best to reach her, if you do anything with Niddhi, it can be harm to Ishita, we don’t want that.
Mihir says I will meet Ashok. Raman says he won’t trust you. Mani comes and says I will meet Ashok, Aaliya told me everything. Simmi stops saying seeing Ruhi. Raman says I know Ruhi won’t say anything to Niddhi, she will not put our family in danger ever.
Update Credit to: Amena
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http://www.tellyupdates.com/yeh-hai-mohabbatein-15th-july-2016-written-episode-update/
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This pack includes 6 class rules posters in black & white chevron, polka dots,and stripes. Editable rules posters available too.
Our Class Rules
#1 Follow Directions The 1st Time
#2 Work Hard And Always Do Your Best
#3 Keep Your Hands, Feet, and Objects To Yourself
#4 Make Smart Choices
#5 Keep Your Dear Teacher Happy
Diamond Rule: Keep Your Eye On The Target
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https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Editable-Classroom-Rules-Posters-Black-and-White-1414668
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This beautiful BMW 635CSi Group 2 tribute is the closest you’ll get to owning a championship-winning BMW.
Taking home three championships from 1981 to 1986, the BMW 6 Series will go down in the history of the European Touring Car Championship as one of the greats. Honouring the legend that was, one team of builders put together this immensely detailed BMW 635CSi tribute car – and it’s for sale.
Built over a period of five years and sanctioned by FIA papers in 2013, the car honors the 1981 635CSi driven by Dieter Schmid at the Grand Prix of Brno in 1981. It would take home third place at the circuit, but most notably cement itself as one of the most stunning BMW vehicles to ever take to the track.
The blue and white livery seen here remains identical to the original. The three-tone blue stripes artfully drape over the flared fenders and period-correct body kit, while the Maurer and Shell logos subtly show off the original sponsorship.
The centre-locking wheels, while not original, feature the iconic cross-spoke design synonymous with BMW vehicles of the '80s. They come wrapped in wide rubber tires that fill the fenders to exact specification, and give the car that racing feel.
Inside, a sparse interior reminds you that this beautiful Bimmer is destined for the track… and not much else. A healthy portion of the OEM dash remains, but nearly all other visible components were designed specially to ETCC specifications for this car. The many switches, the steering wheel, even the shift knob all retain that ‘80s touring car theme.
An M30B35 inline-six finds a home under the hood and produces a healthy 330 horsepower. The transmission comes courtesy of Getrag motorsport, while the brakes are four-piston AP/Lockhead fitments. Even the suspension has been entirely revised to Group 2 spec.
While pricey – €175,000 (about $256,000 CAD) – this 635CSi tribute is the closest you’ll get to owning a real championship-winning racer. So get to biddin'.
Source: Classic & Sports Car via Bring A Trailer
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https://ca.motor1.com/news/128299/bmw-635csi-racer-for-sale/
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Wednesday, September 08, 2010
Thoughts Of You
I made this card for card club last night. I used an image from Sassy Cheryl's that was a freebie from her group on Paper Craft Planet. I love this shy little gal! If you haven't seen Cheryl's images before you need to check them out. There are so many fabulous images to choose from. She has some really great Halloween and Christmas images right now. Paper is MyMindsEye "Quite Contrary" and Bazzill Basics cardstock in "Rain" & "Vanilla". I used a Quickutz embossing folder "Diamonds & Dots".
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https://jeniflipflop.blogspot.com/2010/09/thoughts-of-you.html
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If you were to buy a house locally at the current median price of $1,440,000 and had 10% deposit, then you would need a mortgage for $1,296,000. This is a very large mortgage compared to state.
Australia’s total population growth over the last five years has been 1072.00 This means that MARAYLYA, 2765’s growth of -302 people is about the same as the mean for the country as a whole.
In NSW the median mortgage repayment has increased from $1,403 to $1,783 which is $-817 less than the median monthly home loan repayment in MARAYLYA, NSW.
Weekly gross incomes in MARAYLYA, 2765 have increased by $291. In the same period median mortgage loan repayments have increased by $628.
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https://www.yourmortgage.com.au/brokers/maraylya-nsw-2765.aspx
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December 1, 2014 by JImbo
All respect due to General Powell, but I disagree. If something is working, why is it essential to change it until it IS broken? Just to have something to “fix?”
I’m sorry sir, but to use another old saying “That dog won’t hunt.”
Maybe it makes sense to change just for the sake of change if you’re an officer in the Pentagon, a politician in Washington, or a know-nothing out of college who is long on ideas and short on experience.
Only an idiot finds things to change that are WORKING. We have a world full of things that AREN’T working and you try to focus on the ones that ARE to find something to change?
Let’s be clear… there ARE times when things can be improved. However, PROVE IT TO ME FIRST. Don’t just change because it’s trendy or because you want a cool new program to play with.
That’s how we got the Beret and ACU uniform with the useless “camouflage.” Solving problems that did NOT need to be “solved.”
Why do I bring this up now? Well, because the attempts to “solve” our urban crime problems have MADE THEM WORSE!
Instead of looking at where we came from and what we need to get back to a more civilized time… we instead are told to throw out EVERYTHING from our past altogether and change….simply because change is “better.”
No, change is not better. It’s change. It is neither good nor bad of itself. It all depends on if it works better or not.
Holding “change” up as some solution is like saying “old is better.” I’m not saying that. It would be crazy to say that we had it better off crapping in outhouses and dying of diseases without medicine at 30 years old.
We shouldn’t run from change, but neither should we idolize it. Sometimes it’s an AWFUL idea. We need to judge by results and what makes life BETTER, not what is “new.”
As that saying goes… “Love and marriage are not always a horse and carriage.”
Well, “New and Improved” don’t always go together either.
Consider the theme of the month… Ferguson and the “racist police” yadda yadda yadda. The solution on one side is “We need black cops. White cops are racist.” The other side basically says “Shut up and stop complaining.”
If they could step back off their soap boxes, perhaps we could admit there IS a problem. And there is a solution that doesn’t violate our American principles.
Let me be blunt here. It’s inherently racist to demand “black cops for black neighborhoods.” That is racist. Period.
It is the DEFINITION of racism.
Hiring someone based on their race? You don’t GET more racist than that.
On a practical level no neighborhood is truly 100% anything. White, black, hispanic, gay, rich, poor, whatever. People just aren’t THAT neatly organized. So, if anyone in the neighborhood is singled out they won’t “resemble” SOMEONE in that community. It’s not only immoral to say “hire black cops.” It’s unconstitutional and IMPOSSIBLE to address the very issue you’re complaining about.
MY solution? Glad you asked.
Community based policing.
Replace “black cop” with “LOCAL COP.” Most jurisdictions have laws on the books that require local cops to live in the city they work in. However, not in the specific neighborhood and not for more than the first year or two.
After that initial period (living in a nicer area of the city surely), they get to move way out into the suburbs. After all, that’s the American Dream isn’t it? White picket fence? Two car garage? 2.3 children?
It’s bullcrap. The result is self-segregation. It’s not based on race. It’s not even based entirely on money (although cops do make enough to live in some relatively nice areas.) It’s about simply BEING A NEIGHBOR.
In the “olden days” cops tended to live on the streets they policed. If you are hiring cops that LIVE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD, they will automatically reflect that neighborhood. You don’t have to specify a “black cop” or a “gay cop”… they will simply be whatever is in the neighborhood.
They will shop in that neighborhood. They will mow their lawn in that neighborhood. You do NOT screw with the people in your neighborhood. They are your friends, family, coworkers and neighbors. You treat them like human beings, not like prisoners or mental patients.
THAT is what is missing in the modern dynamic. It’s that the police are often LITERALLY outsiders. They live up to 45 minutes away from where they work. They “go home” and forget about “those people.” It’s not racist. It’s simply how human beings work. Separated that much geographically, they are not IN their neighborhood they are not PART of the neighborhoods they patrol.
That is key.
Practically it is important. It takes an hour to respond to an incident in your “work neighborhood.” If you live in the city, then you are always around… a constant presence.. and APPROACHABLE.
(Another reason why I’m for getting rid of some of those surplus squad cars and putting people on foot…in teams. It’s very ineffective to have one cop on patrol in a car. You drive around, not stopping, are hard to approach and if anything happens have to request backup, escalating a simple discussion into an “incident.”)
We ran into these issues in Iraq. However, it goes back farther than that. Even back in Vietnam we had to win the “hearts and minds” of the locals.
The best way…the way that was PROVEN EFFECTIVE was the “Combined Action Program” (C.A.P)
Essentially it’s just what I described… only on a military level. The troops don’t live in the locals’ homes, but they do live near the town in a combined unit with local militia. The American troops act as the leadership and with assets (radios, artillery, etc) but the locals form the bulk of the unit.
You use the locals’ contacts and relationships to connect with the people in the community. People will defend their own communities. That’s where we often screwed up in Vietnam and Iraq and Afghanistan… assuming that people gave a crap about the bigger picture.
Civilians care about THEIR neighborhood. Bringing in “allied troops” won’t work. It HAS to be locals from that area. It has to be the people defending their OWN HOMES AND FAMILIES.
And the presence (military or police) has to be constant. It has to be people living IN that community. It has to be a local base in that village, or a local police substation in that neighborhood. It has to be approachable.
In fact, the trend in policing has been the OPPOSITE. It’s also logically predictable.
As the police move OUT of the neighborhoods, crime goes up. As crime goes up and the locals feel abandoned, they stop helping the police. Crime goes up more.
Once crime reaches a certain point, the police “militarize” and start carrying around assault weapons and body armor. Once the locals start seeing them as “outsiders”, then they themselves start to see themselves as “invaders” or “prison guards.” Then it all goes to hell and it’s no longer a neighborhood. It’s a battleground.
The way to fight this is to reverse the process. Go back to basics. Do what we tried to do (with varying degrees of success.)
Stop all the heavy weapons, armored vehicles and SWAT team/infantry assaults. Stop the no-knock raids in the middle of the night. Start Respecting the law and citizens.
Get out of the damned cars. Go out on foot and talk to people. Don’t act afraid of the people. Be ONE of the people. Just because you have a badge doesn’t mean you aren’t human. Act it.
More a substation in. I don’t care what it costs. The cost of all that crime is higher. Invite locals in to be part of every activity.
In fact, have integrated squads. Pair your people up with locals from the citizenry. They aren’t cops, but they’re good liaisons with the people. They know what the cops don’t, and while it sounds bad… the cops really NEED an “interpreter” to provide social cues and interpret hidden meanings and slang. It really can be almost like another language sometimes…especially for a cop who has been living 45 minutes away for the past 20 years on the force.
Mandate that cops needs to live in the communities they work in. Or at least very nearby (as in… a few blocks away or within the next precinct over.) No excuses.
You can grandfather existing cops in, but ALL new cops should be in the new system. The cry will go out that “we won’t get the best cops.” Yeah? Best by whose standard? The highest score on a paper test? Or the best guy for the job? I’m not convinced they’re the same thing.
I’ll take a local guy I can trust and loves the community rather than some paper genius who could care less about people. Again, it’s not about racism or anything like that. It’s simple geographic and cultural awareness. You have to be personally invested in something to care about it. You can’t be ordered to care, or be paid to care. Living there, you HAVE to care because that’s where your FAMILY is.
I’ll be the first to admit… no I’m not a cop.
I am in the fire department however. The local VOLUNTEER Fire Dept. We’re required to live in the district or the next one over. It’s practical and it pays off in personal investment in the community. When we need something, the community responds because we live IN the community. We ARE the community.
I worked in Downtown Rochester for years, with city government, police, planners, store owners, workers, residents and visitors. It was fun, but it just showed how different programs can have a tremendous impact. And I could tell from a glance when neighborhoods had cops in them that worked and lived there. It was very obvious. You could see the difference between cops in a car and cops on foot, engaging the locals and being part of the community.
I also saw how we did things overseas. Again, I wasn’t a cop or a regular foot patrol guy. However, I went out quite a bit and met some locals. Our approach was the “community” one because we were National Guard. We were citizens 90% of the time, so as “Weekend Warriors” we WERE civilians mostly.
hence, we related to the locals as civilians. There wasn’t a huge wall between us. More than we’d like at times, but you’d be surprised how forthcoming the locals can be if they think you’re there to help them and will keep your work.
I lost track of the times we were told about weapons hidden in a school by angry parents or a principal. Or terrorists floating in the river because they pissed off the wrong neighborhood/community leader. They take family and tribe seriously there. They may not have loved us, but the terrorists (foreigners too, often from far off parts of the world) would be even more strange. And they didn’t try to convince the locals to help, they tried to intimidate them.
Bad move, Jihad Joe.
Anyway, my point is that I’ve seen a lot of what works and what doesn’t. I’d LOVE to see this stuff tried in Rochester, or NYC or Ferguson. However, I just don’t see it happening. We keep getting farther and farther away.
In fact, the latest proposals involve further downsizing and “consolidating” offices again to further reduce the local neighborhood presence of cops. Put them even more in cars and even more mobile. Possibly eliminating the neighborhoods system. Even calling in State Police for lots of calls.
That is only going to lead to more violence and crime. Even requiring “more black cops” (as immoral and racist as that would be) doesn’t solve the problem if THEY TOO move to the suburbs. The answer can’t be top-down. It has to come from the streets.
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https://readneckreview.wordpress.com/2014/12/01/it-it-aint-broke-change-it-till-its-broke/
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The early shift
Om (along with his new team of X-Bloggers) has the goods on an interesting development from Sightspeed, adding place-shifting to its voice/video client. [Also check out Aswath's interesting comments here.] The UK angle to this is that one of Sightspeed's deployments is with legacy Telewest customers, which is made even more intriguing by the fact that former Telewest CEO Eric Tveter is Sightspeed's chairman. I wonder if the Sightspeed relationship will fall by the wayside in the merged NTL-Telewest or if it is to be part of some bigger future push into place-shifting. The latent potential of NTL-Telewest's asset base in this area could be pretty huge, particularly with mobile now in the mix.
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An evangelical commission has called for an immediate halt to the ongoing raiding of homes and arrests of Christians in Iran.
Since Christmas, about 70 Christians have been arrested and several media reports indicate that Iranian authorities are targeting converts from Islam or those seeking to convert Muslims.
According to the official Islamic Republic News Agency, Tehran Governor Morteza Tamadon claimed that the Christian missionaries had stepped up their activity in Iran and, “like the Taliban,” have “inserted themselves into Islam like a parasite.”
He said more arrests will be made.
Along with the arrests, the WEA commission also drew attention to the detainment of two Christian pastors, Behrouz Sadegh-Khanjani, who is facing a possible indictment for apostasy, and Youcef Nadarkhani, who was charged with apostasy and sentenced to death.
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Jiu Jia Wen received his degree in veterinary medicine from Beijing Agricultural University in 1984. As a veterinary student he majored in acupuncture and traditional Chinese herbal medicine. He then earned a Masters degree in veterinary acupuncture in 1987. After graduating, he taught acupuncture at the Northeast Agricultural College veterinary school in China. In 1989 he came to the United States and began working in small animal veterinary hospitals in New York and Massachusetts. He specialized in emergency medicine for 5 years prior to becoming a partner at the Hampton Veterinary Hospital in 1996.Dr. Karen Johnston
Dr. Wen has lectured at colleges and various animal organizations throughout Long Island and has been a frequent guest on the Paws to Care program seen on Cablevision as well as various radio programs.
Karen Johnston completed both her undergraduate and veterinary degree at Cornell University. At Cornell, she became involved with research on Feline Leukemia and Feline Immunodeficiency viruses. After graduating in 1990, she worked in NYC and Mass with Dr. Wen. After leaving this practice she spent 6 years at a small animal practice on Long Island before purchasing the Hampton Veterinary Hospital. Dr. Johnston obtained her acupuncture training through the Chi Institute.Dr. Yan Xin Chen
Dr. Yan Xin Chen graduated from Beijing Agricultural University in 1984. As a veterinary student he majored in acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine. In 1991 he came to the United States to work in a small animal practice in Massachusetts. In 1998 he became the owner of the Fort Plain Animal Hospital where he integrates Eastern and Western medicine in the treatment of small animals.
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Just to let you know: I'd be very interested in a Windows version. I use a lot of devices that are (sadly) not compatible with Linux. I would even be happy to pay to support the project.
Anyway, if you need beta-testers on Windows, I'd be more than happy to help.
Alright. I know I'm bumping up a dead thread. I'm also new to this program.
And you know what? I've found myself snobbed. I realize a.) That Linux and Mac OS's are much closer, therefore easier to port.... and b.) The goal of this program is to make people rely less on Windows.
Then I get into an issue here: Windows users tend to not help small developers?
That's a hasty generalization, a clear logical fallacy.
I switched my netbook from XP to Ubuntu Netbook Remix, 9.04; however, being on a gaming rig such as my main computer, it is set up with a better sound system for recording. It isn't that I don't like Linux (I think Ubuntu is one of the best operating systems made. I love it. It's just, right now, it'd be a bad investment for me to throw money into it). Secondly, I enjoy smaller groups. Do you know why? Because they listen to the words of their users and actually care about what we think.
What you have done is snob the voices of windows users for petty social views. Correct, you cannot port windows without violating those views; but, I find them flawed to begin with.
Opening it to windows, while opening it to a larger audience, would, as the article stated, risk the support people becoming overwhelmed by mindless complaints. I have an answer to this problem: You're a small-time publisher to begin with. It doesn't matter if you port it to windows. One cannot become overwhelmed, because you're not big enough to become as such. As a linux lover, of course it'd be nice to go full linux, but not giving any support and snobbing windows users is just a low blow that will alienate and cause hate between possible users of your finely-made software.
I ask that you reconsider your position on a windows port. I do because I just don't feel windows is that bad. I even bought vista, and while it's a terrible OS, I stick with it. Why? I'm a gamer, too.
Thank you for your time reading this,
You're a small-time publisher to begin with. It doesn't matter if you port it to windows. One cannot become overwhelmed, because you're not big enough to become as such.
I am afraid this is what your entire post is based on, and is false, thus invalidating your entire post.
Take a look at Mantis. I am helping out the project with trying to organize in there, but it has overflown due to a lack of availiable time for developers to work on, and update issues when they do work on them. Take a look at the Manual, same story. There isn't enough time for the develoeprs to work on it. They are ALREADY overwhelmed.
As I have said in the past, the port to Windows would require a developer working on it and dedicating their time to supporting it and building it as a distribution. At the very least that requires a developer that uses Windows on a regular basis, which is a rarity in the community supporting Ardour at the moment, and noone has come forward wishing to take that load and proven themselves consistent enough to do so that I know of. (Could be wrong, but I haven't heard of anyone)
windows is shit. this is my very subject point of view to this topic, but still think its worth mentioning it here.
Hello people, as a user of Mac, Windows, and Linux all the time, and a developer on all as well, I felt compelled to throw my 2c in on this. Each of these operating systems have their inherent strengths and weaknesses.
Windows is easy to setup and everyone and their brother knows exactly how to use it. It's embedded in everything. It's really the best value for a casual computer user. However, it's proprietary code base and closed source curtail your options as a developer to the point where you have to use MS tools to develop. I like VB.NET, but not for everything. I also like C, but not for everything. In fact, I think I'd pick PERL for most things I have to accomplish....haha.
The Mac is a great multimedia OS, and has good support for most things UNIX. I use a Mac as my primary system, since it gives me everything, bash, Apple software, Office software, and a slew of pretty good dev tools. I have to agree though, that when you get into Apple's innards, they are fairly protective of it like Microsoft. This is the price of commercial OS software.
Linux is possibly the most amazingly extensible and customizable environment the world has ever seen. It's development tools are second to none, especially for C and C++. Not to mention it's all (well, mostly) open source, and free. With the developments from you guys with software like Ardour, JACK, Jamin, etc, it really showcases the efficiencies of the Linux OS and it's viability as a multimedia workstation OS. It is not without it's drawbacks though, just like any OS. For your basic user, it's NOT going to be easy to understand how to do some things. Think of trying to walk your mom through ./configure and sudo make install! And we think of these things as simple. Commercial OS software takes these "techy" processes out of view of the average user, who has no internal computing know-how, and probably doesn't want any. Although, with the newest Ubuntu releases I've been checking out, this is starting to go the other way too. (good for the average user!)
Moreover, no OS is superior to another. They just have different intended focal points. The best practice (IMO and experience) is to leverage the power of each for their intended purpose. Given recent advances in virtualization technology, you can have a real powerhouse multi-OS system all in one box.
Paul, I totally understand not wanting to release a Windows version. But I do understand why many people would want it. If your basing your development and fiscal model depending on people that want new development to be willing to pay for it, your going to see a much more informed and willing community in which to do business if you don't release a Windows version.
On a side note, a quick thank you to the Ardour/JACK development team. You guys have really done a stellar job on Ardour and JACK.
Hi. I have been using Linux on my desktop for about 5 years now so I am definitely a Linux only user. Lately I have been searching for software that would allow me and my friend (a windows user) to collaborate on some music projects.
Point 1. As I have been a commercial software developer I get all to well the point about all the work supporting a new platform especially when that platform is not the one you use for your daily life.
Point 2. It seems to me that the Ardour project has some financial problems and that the new "chose to pay" approche has been some what successful. Would the bigger user base for Ardour on windows generate more money for the project?
Point 3. I am following some other open source projects too and I cant see that a bigger community can be a problem.
What are your thoughts?
Read the link that Paul posted, I believe that sums up his views on 2 and 3 of your post rather well.
@tryken: i'd appreciate it if you would read the article that i linked to, and then show some signs of tackling the experience it reports and the argument it makes.
I am sorry. I forgot to mention that I did read the article and that my point is that I disagree with some of the things said in the article. I do not agree that a bigger community is bad for an open source project. I do agree that supporting an extra Os is a lot of unwanted work. Creating install packages and distribution is some of the most boring things a developer can do. And I do agree that your average windows user is less interested in helping a project or even understand why he should help a project but still I do not agree that excluding them will help the project.
However. Ardour is without at doubt open source and it is without a doubt cross platform. So following the open source philosophy. Anyone who is willing to do the relatively "easy" task of updating the existing port for windows and put in the enormous amount of time required to support it can.
Since Ardour is an open source project anyone can port it to windows or any other Os not currently supported and help support it.
I fully and totally understand that the current developers has enough to do already and do not want the huge amount of extra boring work of supporting another Os. And that asking them to do so is almost an insult.
I got an idea last night about creating an unofficial windows build and putting it on another web page just to see if it catches on and if we could attract some windows developers who was willing to put in the time of supporting it. If we cant and it doesn't work then we just drop it. What do you guys think about this idea?
One last word is that I am sorry if it seemed like I attacked anyone. It was not my intention.
Cinmay - please forgive me if you're already an Ardour developer. You mentioned being a developer but I don't recognise your name so I assume you must mean for some other projects.
It would help if you could clarify who you mean by "we". Are you offering to take on this extra work or are you implying that the existing dev team should undertake it? Because I think that is really at the heart of Paul's argument.
Towards the end of your last post you acknowledged that this would be a burdensome extra load. You also stated that it shouldn't be piled onto the (already overworked) dev team. So do you have someone else in mind when referring to "we"?
No. I am not a Ardour developer. When I was talking about we I was talking about the community in general. I don't like to front ideas without being ready to put my money where my mouth is and do the actual work too but I would much rather spend my time sending in patches on the new Ardour3 midi system witch is what I am really interested in.
That being said I do understand the value of community for the good of the software, support and even financial. So I would be willing to dig up some windows pc and putting a beta version on a newly created web page. But only if the rest of us (The community) and the main developers thought it was a good idea and maby someone would be willing to help me? :) It's been many years since I last did any sort of programing on windows and I dread having to learn a lot of stuff that I really don't want to know.
What's becoming clear here is that a lot of people seem to be reading Bryce's article but failing to understand it. And I don't really blame them. IMHO it isn't a well-written article. So here, in a nutshell, is the point that I think Bryce is trying (unsuccessfully) to make:-
The main thrust of Bryce's argument is that porting a small project to Windows has the effect of exposing it to a much wider audience. More eyes looking at the software results in a big increase in bug reports. But it doesn't necessarily bring in more developers to fix the bugs. Therefore it increases the burden of support for the existing developers. I suspect this is what Paul means when he refers to the social issues of porting Ardour to Windows. Unfortunately, Bryce's article is cluttered with too many (more spurious) arguments and one has to read the article very carefully (and several times) before that message crystalizes. To the casual reader, he simply seems to be arguing that it's better to sacrifice popularity and remain in blissful ignorance of the bugs. Or perhaps (to put it more charitably) it's better to hope that the bugs won't affect (or won't get noticed by) a smaller audience. To my mind that sounds like a bad case of wishful thinking so I can fully understand why people aren't persuaded by Bryce's article.
However, as one of the few people who HAS successfully ported Ardour to Windows I think I can speak authoritatively about the likely problems - and lack of POSIX compatibility is NOT one of them. In point of fact, Microsoft offers an implementation of POSIX (for Windows) that's reputedly every bit as good as anything you'll find from Apple. Furthermore there's a well-established open source project called Cygwin. Not only does it offer an exceptionally good POSIX environment for Windows but (with the sole exception of ALSA) everything needed to build Ardour is readily available both in source code and in binary form. I personally have compiled Ardour under Cygwin with almost no major changes needed. MIDI was my only significant area of concern as (I assume) it must also have been for the OS-X port.
But at the end of the day, Ardour is NOT a Windows program and therefore a Windows port wouldn't offer the things that Windows users take for granted (such as simple installation). This is where my experience differs from Bryce's. I agree with him that a Windows port would bring an increased burden of support but I saw no evidence that Ardour was any more buggy under Windows than under Linux or OS-X.
In my view the most likely issues would be installation issues. Ardour's dev team would inevitably find itself swamped with questions about Cygwin (or MinGW, or whatever). I support the view that this isn't (and shouldn't be) in their remit. In fact, to give just one example, I never found a way that Ardour could be reliably launched from a desktop icon. Can you imagine the uproar that'd be created in the Windows community by that problem alone?
Paul is right to say (at this point in time) that a wholesale launch of "Ardour for Windows" would be counter productive. There aren't enough developers to support it and there's no obvious reason to believe that new devs would come forward. Having said that Cinmay, I personally agree with you that a small scale "trial" could only be instructive. Nonetheless, the key to success would depend on finding the developers FIRST and starting the project SECOND. I don't think you'll get very far if you want to start a project, then simply "hope" that developers will join it.
John - the issues with a Windows port are far from limited to bug reports about Ardour. Every project I know that creates software for Windows, whether proprietary or open source, inevitably faces a large number of support issues that ultimately resolve to something entirely unrelated to the software in question. Given the current nature of the Ardour community, we have the expertise and even (in general) the willingness to try to tackle such questions when they arise on Linux, in part because we don't believe they will arise to the same extent and/or in quite the same way. However, I seriously doubt that our community would be capable of handling the myriad of Windows-naive user questions that we would face, and I equally doubt that our community would expand fast enough with Windows-centered knowledgeable and helpful members. I read quite a few audio tech related forums, and they almost as full as the same kind of "basic machine setup" issues as the ardour.org forums. I do not want myself or any potential Ardour developers (of any level, from design through extensive coding) to be spending time on issues like this. Its bad enough that distributions' mistakes and unwillingness to provide for our use cases means that we have to do this on Linux. Adding Windows to the mix would just be a disaster.
That certainly ties in with my experience Paul. I found nothing to indicate that Ardour might be flaky or less reliable under Windows. In fact on my PC (which houses both Windows and Linux) Ardour ran exactly the same under them both. The issues were more peripheral and mostly to do with the fact that Ardour didn't "behave like" a Windows program. For example, Ardour wouldn't run at all until I'd launched this dastardly thing called 'X' (of course, I understood this but I think it would have puzzled most Windows users). Furthermore, I could only launch Ardour reliably from a command line. And it only "looked good" on my left-hand monitor. Dragging it to my right-hand monitor made the fonts look very "fuzzy". None of these problems were in any way due to Ardour but I'm quite sure they'd generate a barrage of questions from confused Windows users.
Given enough developer time, I've no doubt these issues could be overcome (e.g. changing the menu font might have solved the font problem). But as you say, this kind of thing isn't within the remit of Ardour's development team.
So, to come full circle, my advice to Cinmay is that if he still wants to press forward, he needs to accept that "we" shouldn't be assumed to include the existing developers.
I definitely agree with you both.
I think windows support needs to fit in to the long term strategy of the development team. I think the core developers need to find out amongst them selves what should be Ardours stands on windows. Should windows be supported in 3.0 or 3.1 or 3.4 or should Ardour never support windows.
If a long term strategy is implemented then we can gradually start to work on windows support. Perhaps by attracting developers to a closed alpha or beta version so that all the installation and other windows specific issues can be solved before we get a flood of "Ardour wouldn't run at all until I'd launched this dastardly thing called 'X'" questions.
A solution might be to start very soft by creating a forum under Installation & Configuration called "windows development & beta testing" (or something better) to start attracting windows developers and give them a chance to communicate.
Sorry if my replies seem a little inconsistent. I'm just trying to get a feel for what peoples opinions are.
forart.it, please stop talking bullshit. i don't understand why you have to whine about POSIX. FYI, windows is posix-compliant too, and then what? posix (not) compliance is not what makes an OS a different platform. supporting windows is NOT a condition for being multiplatform. if some software supports more than 1 (one) platform then it's multiplatform, even if your platform is not supported.
and then, oh well... start lame arguments about why they won't make tremendous amount of work for you for free!
Windows users have Logic, Cubase, ProTools, Audition, and all the rest. Ardour at the moment is the biggest DAW fish in the Linux DAW pond. It would be a small fish in the Windows pond, and ANYTHING that distracts the Ardour developers from making Ardour the best Linux DAW out there is BAD for Ardour and BAD for Ardour's users, potential increased income for Paul from Windows users notwithstanding (and, Paul has been more than clear enough about his stance on this).
If I wanted to run Windows I'd use my Adobe Audition license on Windows. I choose to use Linux, and Ardour on Linux bests Audition (1.5 is what I own and used for quite a while) on Windows up one side and down the other.
And Bryce's article is spot-on. There are a few opensoure Unix-centric projects with enough developers to make a Windows port worthwhile (PostgreSQL, for instance, works quite well with little issue on Windows, but getting the developers to agree to do it and getting dedicated developers to support it was a multiyear rigamarole; I was there, packaging PostgreSQL RPMs at the time), but Ardour is duplication of effort in the Windows space since there are plenty of Windows DAW's out there. There is a paucity of really good DAWs in the Linux space; let's not dilute the development effort any more than it already is! And if you're looking for free-of-cost you shouldn't really be looking at Ardour anyway, IMHO.
You want to use Windows? Fine, but please leave the best (IMHO) Linux DAW out of it. Or port and support it yourself.
*mode rant=false musician/producer/Ardour subscriber=true*
Sorry, but speaking as a producer/engineer/musician (and someone who puts in a monthly donation via subscription to Ardour development), I get tired of the idea that everything should work on Windows. Windows is not the be-all end-all, and it is OK if the developer of a program chooses to not port that program to Windows; there are certainly plenty of Windows developers who are unwilling to support Linux for many of the same reasons Paul won't support Windows (support nightmare, few developers, low developer time, etc)!
*mode rant=false musician/producer/Ardour subscriber=true*
Hrmph, perhaps when we can get MOTU, Cubase, ProTools, and Logic support on Linux, then I might change my tune....
But Paul likely won't. And that's his call anyway.
For the record, Audition 1.5 and Ardour really are apples and oranges;)
Yes, apples and oranges.
Both are great sources of vitamin C, even if the 'user interfaces' in the manner of consuming them are different.
I can be just about as productive for the types of multitrack and touchup work I do in Audition as I can in Ardour; I can peel and eat an apple just about as quickly as I can peel and eat an orange, even though different tools and techniques are required. Both give me vitamin C... uh... good multitrack editing and touchup capabilities for song production from multiple, layered, sources. Even though the taste, texture, and varieties are different. I could comment on the details, but those aren't really important, except that with Ardour I have to add a good soundfile editor in the mix, where with Audition it's integrated.
Yes, apples and oranges. But both produce the same desired end result for my use cases.
I personally don't think there is much comparison of the multitrack capabilities of Audition 1.5(Haven't used the newer ones) and Ardour. That is what I was referring to. Audition, and before it Cool Edit was an amazing standalone destructive file editor(To be honest probably the best, and certainly my favorite), but the multitrack capabilities were a bit lacking to be honest when it comes to real time non-destructive mixing.
This is drifting off topic for this thread, but I'd be happy to comment in a thread about comparisons between Ardour and the others. Might even start one. Always good to have a comparison chart to see what different packages support, and how to do the same 'things' using different programs' various methodologies. Something like the Unix Rosetta Stone, but for DAW's.
If those who want a windows port are just looking for something free of cost there are options, apparently even an opensource option.
The closed source option is well known, reaper.
I only recently stumbled upon the open source option: http://www.experimentalscene.com/software/darkwave-studio/
I don't know anything about the quality of this software and I strongly suspect that this project does have legal problems, mainly due to it's use of Steinberg technologies and the resulting license issues.
Since ardour tries to stay in the legal area I suspect that it wouldn't provide what windows users expect, which would be mainly VST and maybe even rewire or ASIO support (whereas jack is superior to the later two, afaik).
I suspect a lack of VST support alone would be reason enough for lots of windows users not to use ardour.
It seems that in contrast to VST, AU support is legally possible, which might have been another reason why ardour was ported to that platform.
This is just another argument that hasn't been made yet, I added it for completeness's sake, feel free to correct me if I'm wrong on any of this.
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I am a brand new subscriber today. From what I can tell I am the exact problem that is keeping development Ardour for Windows.
I didn't realize that I would not be given access on my current OS. I didn't read everything about Ardour. I just wanted it for what looks like it is excellent in the areas I wanted to address. I will go back to Audacity and make it and Avidemux work do the work I wanted Ardour to do for me. I will subscribe here while I wait for the windows version to come out.
Please help me.
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Monday, January 5, 2009
Bips and Dhoni to sizzle in Hong Kong
Team India captain, Mahendra Singh Dhoni, may have been in the limelight for receiving threats to his life from extortionists/terrorists, but the fearless and charismatic captain is undeterred.
The cricketer who ranks right up there with the topmost Bollywood stars, in terms of popularity, is at present the number one brand name (amongst cricketers) in the ad world and can be seen in various promos, right from selling chips to his passion, motorbikes. And we have news from a close family friend (from his home town Ranchi in Jharkhand) that Dhoni has left Ranchi for Bombay, and will shortly leave for Hong Kong to shoot an ad with the hot and sexy Bipasha Basu.
Dhoni plans to stay for around three to four days (from 3rd Jan to 6th Jan) in Hong Kong, where he will take part in the shooting, along with one of the sexiest actress of Bollywood, Bipasha.
It will indeed be a great experience to watch the two set Hong Kong on fire. But his biking friend John Abraham need not worry as Dhoni will come back in Ranchi immediately after finishing the shoot because he wants to spend as much quality time as possible with his family and friends. Our source also adds that Dhoni has made it clear that he loves his hometown and no amount of threat can keep him away from his place of birth.
Posted by Cine Masala at 5:27 PM
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When we study the piano, one of the popular pieces we learn is Felix Mendelssohn's such as "Songs Without Words". When we get older, we enjoy Mendelssohn's symphonies (such as the "Scottish" and the "Italian"), oratorios (such as the "St. Paul" and "Elijah"), overtures, and the incidental music to Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream". When we get married, we walk out of the church listening to Mendelssohn's "Wedding March". Let us explore Mendelssohn's life and wonderful works.
Mendelssohn: The Genius Who Wrote The Hebrides Overture
Felix Mendelssohn was a composer of the Romantic period. Mendelssohn's beautiful works combined a classical form combined a romantic style.
The grandson of Moses Mendelssohn who was a well-known philosopher, Felix Mendelssohn was born in Hamburg in 1809.
He showed musical talent at an early age and studied. He studied music -- first, at home, then in Paris and then in Berlin. He had his first public performance at the age of nine and produced his first musical composition by the time he was thirteen years old.
Early Great Works
At the age of 16 and 17 he composed two works which showed his full musical genius -- the String Octet in E-flat major (1825) and the Overture to Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream. (In 1842 he also wrote incidental music for that play, including his well-known Wedding March, which is still played at many weddings today).
Apart from music, he also studied art, literature, philosophy, history and languages.
Goethe. Bach Revival.
In 1821 Mendelssohn was introduced to Goethe, who was impressed by the young man and compared him to another musical prodigy, Mozart. Mendelssohn was to set a number of Goethe poems to music.
In 1829 Mendelssohn arranged and conducted the performance of Johann Sebastian Bach's St Matthew Passion. This work (and its composer) had been all but forgotten until this performance (its most recent performance had been in 1750). This performance was an important factor in the revival of the great composer, Bach.
Mendelssohn now began to travel around Europe, including to Britain, Italy and Austria. He was to visit Britain ten times in all. While in London in 1829 he conducted his Symphony No. 1 in C minor.
His visits to Scotland inspired him to write The Hebrides overture (1829)(also known as Fingal's Cave overture, after the cave of the same name on the island of Staffa which he visited) and the Scottish Symphony (1830-42).
Similarly, his travels in Italy inspired him to create the Italian Symphony (1833).
During his final visit to Britain in 1849 he conducted his Scottish Symphony before Queen Victoria and Prince Albert.
Other major works he composed in the 1830s and 1840s included his oratorios St Paul (1846) and Elijah (1846).
In 1835 Mendelssohn took up his duties as the conductor of the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra. He became very involved with developing the musical life of Leipzig. In 1843 he founded an important music school in Leipzig, the Leipzig Conservatory.
From 1840 he spent some time in Berlin, working on a proposed cultural center for that city.
In 1847 Mendelssohn died in Berlin, aged 37, after a number of strokes.
Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto in E Minor
Mendelssohn's Musical Works
Some of Felix Mendelssohn's key musical works included:
Symphonies: Six in all, including his Symphony No. 3 in A Minor (known as the Scottish Symphony), Symphony No. 4 in A major (Italian Symphony), Symphony No. 5 (Reformation Symphony), and his choral Symphony in B-flat major.
Orchestral Overtures: Including the overture to Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream (1826) and The Hebrides Overture (also known as Fingal's Cave) (1830).
Concertos: For example, the Violin Concerto in E Minor (op. 64)(1844).
Choral Works: These include the oratorios, St Paul (1836) and Elijah (1846), various Christian anthems (such as Hear My Prayer), and the tune which was adapted for Charles Wesley's hymn Hark the Herald Angels Sing.
Songs: Many songs, either for solo voice or for duet accompanied by piano, such as Auf Flügeln des Gesanges (On WIngs of Song), a poem by Heinrich Heine set to music by Mendelssohn.
Piano Music: Many solo piano compositions, for example, the 48 songs of Songs Without Words (Lieder ohne Worte).
Organ Music: The best-known are the organ sonatas entitled Six Sonatas, Op. 65.
The Hebrides Overture (by Felix Mendelssohn)
The Musical Legacy of Mendelssohn
Felix Mendelssohn wrote during the Romantic era of music but resisted the more revolutionary advances pioneered by Chopin, Berlioz, Wagner and Liszt.
His works were more conservative and looked back to the Classical era. They show the nobility of the Classical era, with Mendelssohn's own poetic sensibility, lightness and effervescence, as applied to Romantic and descriptive themes. Some critics say that Mendelssohn combined classical form with romantic style.
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https://wizzley.com/mendelssohn/
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Let me start with a quote from my favorite writer in management. In his chapter on Motivating for Peak Performance in The Practice of Management, Drucker discusses how motivation through fear is not effective in industrial society.
"Responsibility - not satisfaction - is the only thing that will serve."And in the next paragraph he adds:
"One can be satisfied with what somebody else is doing; but to perform one has to take responsibility for one's own actions and their impact. To perform, one has, in fact to be dissatisfied, to want to do better."The managers job, in short, is to encourage employees to take responsibility for their job. For an employee to take responsibility for their job, a manager must construct an environment where the employee is not meet with road blocks but with opportunities to excel. Drucker lists four ways to empower the "responsible worker".
"They are - careful placement, high standards of performance, providing the worker with the information needed to control himself, and with opportunities for participation that will give him a managerial vision. All four are necessary"As a parent interested in raising a "responsible" child, I find our job is essentially the same. Take for instance, the first criteria. Careful placement of your child entails guiding your child to find the goals that will best challenge his abilities by avoiding goals that are too difficult or are too simplistic. I would not enroll my 3 year old in a calculus class because it is well beyond his abilities. I would also not set a goal for him to crawl, as he mastered that years ago. Finding age-appropriate games, activities, and studies may sound intuitive to most parents, yet I've found I often underestimate what children can accomplish.
Many years ago, while working at a camp, I was pushing canoes into the lake when one of the campers, a petite 6 year old girl offered to help. These canoes, partially buried in the sand, were not trivial in launching. I stood back, a bit amused by her offer, but willing to let her try. And I watched in amazement as she dug her heals into the ground, threw her entire weight into the canoe, and pushed something twice her weight out of the wet sand into the water.
You would think that after witnessing this girl do such a thing, I would be better at not underestimating my kids abilities. Yet, I am still amazed over and over again what new skills my kids have learned.
Last week, my 3 year old came up stairs with two vitamins in his hand and said, "Here sister, I got you a vitamin." Apparently, he climbed up into one of our cabinets, opened up the vitamin bottle (I thought they were supposed to be child proof?), and removed two vitamins for himself and his sister.
Careful placement also entails observing and responding to your child's needs and personality in appropriate ways. My son for instance is a people person. He loves (demands?) to work and play with other people. Often times it doesn't even matter if you are playing with him, just as long as you are in the room. At school, he sometimes gets frustrated when the other kids want to do their own thing and don't want to play with him. My daughter, on the other hand, has no problem doing her own thing.
Working within their personality, it is much easier to establish a positive approach to parenting that encourages them to become the adult they want to be. I would not push my son into solitary activities as it would be pure torture for him. However, my daughter may easy enjoy those types of activities.
The second criteria, high standards of performance, does not mean that standards must be set by the parent. It does not mean drilling a child on his multiplication tables or belittling them if they do not succeed. What it does refer to, however, is that as parents, we should encourage our children to perform to the best of their abilities. Whether it is doing chores, interacting with playmates, practicing an instrument, building a lego castle, riding their bikes, learning their letters, or anything else, high standards should guide the effort.
Often, children adopt their own high standards when playing that often amaze adults. With other tasks, like chores, part of the job of a parent as manager is to ensure the jobs are completed to a set of standards. The point of standards, however, is not that they are intrinsic to the job or in any way disassociated from the end product. Rather, standards are a way of objectively identifying what should be done, with a direct tie to reality as the judge.
Well, this post is already longer than I originally intended, so I'll save the other two criteria for a later post.
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http://trhome.blogspot.com/2009/03/parenting-as-managing.html
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Best shops in Betul
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Places to Eat
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Betul derives its name from the small town of Betul Bazar, about 5 km south of the present city. The literal meaning of Betul is "without (be) cotton (tool)". It was the border of the cotton-growing area. It is a town surrounded by hills on all sides and was used by the British for exportation of coal and that's why they established a railway station in the early 1910s. Presently it is serving as a connecting junction for railways i.e. it is the only access to Chhindwara District via rail.
Betul bazaar has witnessed the peaceful coexistence of different religions and cultures. There is a mosque presumed to be built by the Aziz clan. Sheikh Hakim Hanafi, a member of that clan still practices medicine at Betul Bazaar. The Aziz clan held a prominent position during the pre-independence era.
Shopping in Betul
Betul is well connected by a Road and Rail network. The Delhi-Chennai broad gauge railway line and National Highway No.69 also pass through this district. The nearest Airports are at Nagpur and Bhopal, almost 180 km. from the district headquarters of Betul.
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And that will come from pursuing distinctly unconventional research goals. “We aim to capture serendipity. You don’t get lucky if you plan everything — and you don’t get serendipity unless you have peripheral vision and creativity. [Conventional] peer review and scholarship play by predetermined rules — that five other people agree that what you’re doing is interesting. Here, even if you’re the only person in the world who thinks something’s interesting, you can do it. Our funding model allows our students to do anything they want without asking permission. It’s like venture capital: we don’t expect every experiment to succeed — in fact, a lot are failures. But that’s great — failure is another word for discovery. We’re very much against incrementalism — we look for unexplored spaces, and our key metrics for defining a good project are uniqueness, impact and magic.”
“Encourage rebellion instead of compliance”; “Practice instead of theory”; ” Constant learning instead of education”; “Compass over map”. “The key principles include disobedience — no one ever won a Nobel prize by doing as they’re told,” he explains later. “And it’s about resilience versus strength — you don’t try to resist failure, you allow failure and bounce back. And compass over map is important — you need to know where you’re going, but the cost of planning often exceeds the cost of actually trying. The maps you have are often wrong. These principles affect and apply to just about any organisation.”
Today a couple of kids using open-source software, a generic PC and the internet can create a Google, a Yahoo! and a Facebook in their dorm room, and plug it in and it’s working even before they’ve raised money. That takes all the innovation from the centre and pushes it to the edges — into the little labs inside the Media Lab; inside dorm rooms; even inside terrorist cells. Suddenly the world is out of control — the people innovating, disrupting, creating these tools, they’re not scholars. They don’t care about disciplines. They’re antidisciplinary.”
“My problem is I’m interested in everything — I have a lack of focus,” says Ito. “But my bug turns into a feature at the lab. Because the Media Lab is interested in everything. My main skill is connecting and trading contacts. When you have 350 random projects and 26 groups and 75 members [at the lab], the director needs to create context, make connections, pull the pieces together. My favourite thing is managing communities and creating energy. That’s really what the Media Lab is — it reminds me of an open-source community like Mozilla.” He knows he will have succeeded when “the Media Lab name is as ubiquitous as the word internet”.
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https://nanasweetmemories.wordpress.com/2012/11/26/world-of-seven-billion-teachers-joi-ito/
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Fire Safety for Older Adults
Did you know that older adults have an increased risk of dying in a fire?
• In 2010, older adults (ages 65 and older) represented 13 percent of the United States population but suffered 35 percent of all fire deaths.
• Older adults are 2.7 times more likely to die in a fire than the general population. The risk worsens as we age. People ages 85 and older are 4.6 times more likely to die in a fire.
• Older adult males are 62 percent more likely to die in a fire than older adult females.
And did you that that Satellite Beach Fire Department offers free smoke detectors and will install them for you?
To request more information:
Contact Satellite Beach Fire Department
Monday thru Friday: 9am to 4pm
321-773-4405 Ext. 8
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http://www.satellitebeach.org/departments/fire_(under_construction)/spotlight_on_safety.php
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Located in Çamlica hill, the new communication tower competition entry by RTA is a masterpiece that mixes sculpture and architecture in newly spirit. The new project is meant to replace dozens of irregular and ugly communications towers located on the Çamlıca Hill while also creating a symbol for contemporary Istanbul. More about the project comes after the jump. Courtesy …
Give it a farewell reception: Last aerial dish from iconic BT Tower is removed
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JRDC is one of the leading telecom tower manufacturing companies in India that offers a wide spectrum of mobile towers to its customers in India and abroad. Its range of portable communication towers are suitable for all types of situations – long-term establishments, temporary instalments, and even emergency communication needs. Get associated with JRDC today!
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https://nz.pinterest.com/explore/communication-tower/
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To be considered eligible for the Odenza Vacations College Scholarship you must:
1) Be between the ages of 17 and 24 on September 1st, 2018.
2) Submit an answer to the essay question, which can be found on the application page, prior to the June 1st, 2018 deadline.
3) Have a GPA of 2.5 or greater.
4) Be a resident of the United States or Canada.
The scholarship winner will be announced roughly 6 weeks after the deadline and will be posted on this website immediately after. All applications must be received by 11:59 pm ET on the day of the deadline. No late applications will be reviewed.
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https://www.studentscholarships.org/scholarship/10666/odenza_vacations_college_scholarship_scholarship.php
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Bayuh Sabbha’s main living pavilion lies at the centre of the property and is dominated by large wooden sofas topped with deep cushions in muted fabrics to match the tone of the house. An antique Chinese cabinet houses the entertainment system and the room is ornamented with some delightful art and sculptures.
To the right is the dining pavilion, furnished with a square table and 12 chairs, and with a spacious ocean-view terrace. Some more intimately sized tables and chairs make this the perfect spot to enjoy afternoon tea, evening cocktails or a casual dinner under the stars.
A large gourmet kitchen is located behind the dining pavilion and the staff will fill the fridge according to guest’s shopping lists. Guests can help themselves to snacks from here, or cook up a storm should they feel so inclined, or simply leave it all to the accomplished chef.
In another building, reached by a covered wooden walkway from the sleeping pavilion of the main villa, is a study with an impressive antique desk, bookcases, dedicated internet connection and comfortable furnishings. This upstairs room, also offering sweeping views, is a perfect hideaway to catch up on messages and work quietly. Downstairs, a comfortable TV room also opens to the view. Air-conditioned and furnished with a deeply cushioned white sofa and a wall lined with bookcases, this room can be converted into an extra bedroom for children, with two single beds, and has a guest toilet.
The villa’s air-conditioned gym is well equipped with top-of-the-range weights, cardio machines and a set of free weights, and features mirrored walls and a stereo system. A personal trainer is on call for those who need a little extra motivation.
A large thatch-roofed Balinese wantilan, set in the gardens beside the main pool, is furnished with low, cushioned sofas. This is the ultimate relaxation area and also perfect for yoga or massage. Ceiling fans and Bose speakers enhance the ambiance.
A romantic balé lies at the far edge of the property looking towards Uluwatu and the setting sun. Put to great use during the many weddings celebrated at the villa, the sunset balé has a stone floor and thatch roof to blend with the style of the house.
Next to the gym is a children’s play area with a large sand pit and swings. Parents wanting to keep fit can keep an eye on their kids at the same time.
The estate also has a full-size outdoor tennis court. Floodlit for night games, the court is another fantastic addition to the Bayuh Sabbha estate.
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http://www.villabayuhsabbha.com/about-bayuh-sabbha/living-areas.html
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Bargian Hunting PDX 2.2.11
February 2, 2011 § Leave a comment
Let’s go shopping!
This Sunday while most of your men will be stuffing their faces with beer, nachos and jalapeno poppers. Take a trip down to the Chrystal Ballroom. They are hosting “the mother of all clearance sales”!
Its this sunday from 12:00-5:00. Come meet me there and have a cocktail while browsing through the many local goods!
See you there.
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https://karirowephoto.wordpress.com/2011/02/02/bargian-hunting-pdx-2-2-11/
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I haven’t started my DBT (dialectical behaviour therapy) yet but in order to help me control my dangerous impulses I’ve done some of these with Nora. We’re probably not doing it 100% properly but if you find yourself about to do something which you know you shouldn’t then this is surely worth a shot. If anyone has any links to better, easy access resources about chain link analysis then it’d be fab if you’d share them.
So there are a series of questions which you answer. You write your answers. They key to getting this right is answering in excruciating detail. Yes the instructions actually say excruciating and, having done it, it certainly is. I squirm and cry as I answer these questions. When answering the detail should be such that someone else could completely re-enact the event using what you have written. You should think about:
- How you felt
- What did you see
- What were you doing
- Any smells
- What thoughts were you having
- What words were you saying
- What could you hear
- What physical sensations did you have?
Think about each of these when you answer the following:
- Describe the problem behaviour. For example this might be cutting or getting drunk or losing your temper etc. It should be about a specific event so not cutting in general but that you want to do it right now.
- What has caused you to want to do this? So what’s been happening in the run up to this.
- What are the things that have made you vulnerable? So it might be things like tiredness, extra stress, a sick child, being alone.
- Write down the chain of events. Personally I find it easier to start where I’m at (eg I’m sat here with a knife) and then work backwards (eg I got the knife from…). I try and add the details from the bullets above eg I felt excited and guilty getting the knife, my hands were shaking.
- What are the consequences? What will happen if you do this thing? I find I really have to think hard about this because when I’m in that bad place I think that it doesn’t matter.
- What solutions are there to this problem? I’m not so good at this but do try and think – what else could you try before doing this thing?
- How could you prevent being in this situation again? I’ll be honest I’ve never gotten this far. I usually have calmed enough be then and I don’t actually know how to prevent it. As I say I haven’t done the DBT yet!
- What do you need to do to repair this situation? Practical steps to fix things.
Ok so obviously there’s more to it than that. I don’t want to mislead anyone; doing this exercise isn’t the same as having DBT (dialectical behaviour therapy). I’ve put here as advice really to help people when they’re stuck in that awful place, with no one to ask for help and urges that are overpowering. I was in that place this morning. I don’t write this from a sanctimonious place (I hope). I get it. Please don’t use this in place of getting proper therapy or support but do try it before you act on those urges. Sometimes it doesn’t work for me as I’m too petulant and don’t engage with it properly. Other times it works brilliantly. I show Nora my answers as it helps her to understand my state of mind at that time. It is awful when she reads it. It’s so raw and personal but it’s the reality of this illness and I will face it.
For additional support there is also the National Self Harm Network website. I recommend it.
So I hope you find it useful if you find yourself in that bad place. From the bottom of my heart: stay safe.
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https://throughtheamygdala.wordpress.com/2016/09/02/dbt-chain-link-analysis/
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The Tomatometer rating – based on the published opinions of hundreds of film and television critics – is a trusted measurement of movie and TV programming quality for millions of moviegoers. It represents the percentage of professional critic reviews that are positive for a given film or television show.
From the Critics
From RT Users Like You!
The Tomatometer is 60% or higher.
The Tomatometer is 59% or lower.
Movies and TV shows are Certified Fresh with a steady Tomatometer of 75% or higher after a set amount of reviews (80 for wide-release movies, 40 for limited-release movies, 20 for TV shows), including 5 reviews from Top Critics.
Percentage of users who rate a movie or TV show positively.
This film is an act of courage. Stone, the gutsy writer-director, records in a devastating barrage of images the relentless horror and the senseless carnage experienced by far too many Americans in Vietnam.
Platoon is not the definitive Vietnam statement that Stone may have intended, or that others are already claiming it to be. But it is a powerful document about that sad war, and a riveting piece of moviemaking.
Precisely because Stone forces you to experience a grunt's tunnel vision and rage, Platoon is a film of inspiring empathy and awesome force. Curiously, that same tunnelvision in the end compromises Platoon.
Platoon is filled with one fine performance after another, and one can only wish that every person who saw the cartoonish war fantasy that was Rambo would buy a ticket to Platoon and bear witness to something closer to the truth.
Stone, who's known for his excess, offers a few voiceover lines that border on the cheesy, but other than that it's a pretty straightforward realistic tour of duty. And that's what makes it so powerful.
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According to analyst firm Forrester Research, smartphone owners spend 85% of their time on those devices using apps, but 84% of that time is spent using just five apps that weren’t already preloaded on their devices.
That’s why it’s so tough for new apps to become WhatsApp or Candy Crush-sized hits: even if their developers can persuade people to download them, getting them to use them regularly is another challenge entirely.
Still, plenty are trying, and 2015 saw some inventive ideas launch on the App Store. Here’s our roundup of 25 best brand-new iOS apps from the year. If Android is your platform of choice, there is a separate year-end list for that here. Meanwhile, if you’re looking for the best iOS games of 2015, read this roundup.
What have we missed though? The comments section is open for your recommendations for iOS apps that were new (or even just new to you) in 2015.
25. Star Walk 2
Some apps’ main benefit is that they help you spend more time not looking at a screen, and Star Walk 2 is one of them. Aimed at amateur stargazers, it helps you identify stars, constellations, planets and comets in the skies above, with 3D models of notable nebulae and a night-time mode to cut screen-light to a minimum.
Strictly speaking, Grayout is a game, but I’m filing it under “interactive fiction”. However you classify it, this is marvellous: a prequel to the same developer’s thought-provoking censorship game Blackbar. Set in a hospital, it sees you negotiating “post-traumatic aphasia” to find your way through the story.
Mindfulness was much in the news this year, with Moodnotes one of the apps hoping to capitalise. It’s a digital moods journal that gets you to track how you feel, while suggesting some tips for avoiding “thinking traps” that could plunge you into a gloom. Its design ensured the process was never a chore.
It’s a fair question to wonder why this is a separate app and not simply a feature within Instagram, but that doesn’t stop Layout being a slick and accessible photo-collage tool. Choose your shots, arrange them in a multi-image frame, and then share or save them – the latter handy for sharing on non-Facebook social networks.
Who would pay to watch YouTubers’ videos, given that they’re all available for free on YouTube? Vessel was a well-designed attempt to find out, offering new content from a range of online video stars before it hit YouTube. Its mixture of music, vlogging and comedy for £2.29 a month had plenty of appeal.
20. MyHeart Counts
Apple’s ambitions with its HealthKit initiative are some of the most interesting things about iOS right now, including its partnerships with medical researchers. Stanford University’s MyHeart Counts app – which crossed from the US to the UK in 2015 – was a good example: putting your heart data to good use.
iPad-only Electricomics was the latest attempt to rethink comics and graphic novels for touchscreen devices. Complete with comics from Alan Moore, Garth Ennis, Leah Moore and John Reppion, and Peter Hogan, it showed how careful (rather than show-offy) use of interactivity really could add to the medium.
More interactive fiction with a novel written by author Iain Pears specifically for this medium. Its branching storyline traced 10 characters’ intersecting tales, and while its almost tubemap-like interface was very clever, the quality of the writing ensured this always felt like a novel, rather than a digital gimmick.
17. Office Lens
If you’ve ever found yourself taking a photo of a scribbled-on whiteboard for later use, Office Lens is well worth a look. As good for scanning in documents as for turning business cards and receipts into digital notes for safe archiving, it’s become one of the most useful work-related apps since its launch in April.
In 2014, Pacemaker was a slick DJing app for iPad that tapped Spotify for its music. In 2015, though, it became something even more interesting: an iPhone app with its own artificial-intelligence helper (called Mållgan) that will construct mixes for you – complete with the ability for you to tweak them at will.
For frequent travellers who often find themselves hunting down internet access that won’t shred their mobile bill, WifiMapper is invaluable. It provides a map of Wi-Fi hotspots (both free and paid) with data on how decent their connections are, and the locations they’re at.
14. Apple News
There are lots of questions around what Apple News becoming a gatekeeper to news means for publishers, but judged strictly as an app, it made a strong start. It pulls in news from a wide range of sources, displays them neatly, and in just a few months has shown a decent ability to tune its feed to your preferences.
13. YouTube Gaming
Alongside music and children’s videos, games has become one of YouTube’s three main pillars of content. Accordingly, this year it got its own standalone app, providing quick access to the latest Let’s Play videos, reviews, developer uploads and – an area of increasing focus for YouTube – Twitch-esque live streams.
Already a hit on Android, Camera51 has been just as impressive on iOS as an alternative to the built-in camera software. Its emphasis is on helping you with your framing and composition, whether you’re snapping objects, landscapes or people (selfies included, this being 2015).
11. MixRadio Music
MixRadio was once Nokia’s music-streaming service, before being sold to Microsoft, and then sold again to Japanese social network Line. Under its new owner, it came to iOS for the first time with a polished personal-radio app. Tap in a few artists to whip up a channel, or dig deep into its impressive collection of themed playlists.
10. Apple Music
What to say about Apple Music that hasn’t already been said at length – not least in our in-depth review? The Spotify rival wasn’t as bad as its harsher critics claimed, nor was it as groundbreaking as its creators suggested. But excellent playlists, a very-listenable live radio station and a smart recommendation engine made a decent enough start.
For those of us who swear by Mailbox, 2015 ended with the disappointing news that Dropbox is canning that email app. For Gmail users, Inbox may be the answer in 2016. Having learned from Mailbox’s user interface, it adds in features like bundling similar messages together, and separating out reminders from emails.
The problem with inventive calendar apps is that they’re often likely to get bought and shut down by a bigger fish: as Sunrise did this year. At least that won’t happen with Google Calendar, but the app had plenty to recommend it as an alternative to the default iOS calendar, with a simple interface and handy reminders.
If you’re interested in how virtual reality (VR) can be about more than gaming, Vrse is well worth a homescreen slot on your iPhone. It provides access to the growing number of short VR films being produced by interactive filmmaker Chris Milk’s Vrse startup – from Syrian refugees to U2 music videos.
6. Eve by Glow
Apple thankfully remembered that women have needs beyond discovering music this year, and added period-tracking to its Health app. But Eve (formerly called Ruby) is worth a look as an alternative for tracking everything from periods and stress to sex, with a wider community to tap for advice.
A fine daytime complement to Star Walk 2’s night-time stargazing, Detour is an app for on-foot wanderers. It offers a selection of audio tours, starting with San Francisco but now with London, Paris, Berlin and Barcelona among other cities. From Backstage Westminster to Radical Clerkenwell, it could shed new light on London for Londoners, not just tourists.
Strictly speaking this was released right at the end of 2014, but it was in 2015 that lip-sync app Dubsmash became a bona-fide mobile craze – leapfrogging tech early-adopters to go straight to the mainstream. Which is why your friends and family members were regularly sliding in to your social feeds mouthing along to music hits or movie dialogue.
The re-energised Flickr remains a force to be reckoned with when it comes to storing and sharing mobile photography, but Google Photos provided some stiff competition this year. It’s easy to use, offers unlimited storage for standard-resolution shots, and has some helpful editing and sharing tools built in.
One of 2015’s most impressive apps in both its iPhone and iPad incarnations, Enlight was the latest attempt to improve photo-editing on mobile devices. At its basic level, it’s really easy to use, but the more you explore its creative features, the better your resulting shots will be.
Live-streaming video often doesn’t make sense ... until some live video turns up that does – from breaking news events to celebrities chatting to fans. Acquired by Twitter before its launch in March on iOS then May on Android, Periscope is quietly becoming a very interesting addition to the media: as our piece on how Bild reporter Paul Ronzheimer used it to cover the Syrian refugees story showed.
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https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/dec/25/best-iphone-ipad-apps-2015
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Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) is endemic to developing countries, in which acute infectious diarrhea is the second most common cause of childhood death, and millions of traveler's per year from the industrialized world are affected. A virulence factor produced by some strains of ETEC called the heat labile toxin (LT) can lead to these disease symptoms by detrimentally upsetting the balance of electrolytes in the intestine. The pentameric B subunit (LTB) of LT instigates this process by acting as a bacterial lectin, thereby localizing the toxin to the host cell surface through protein-carbohydrate interactions with the proper receptor(s). To date, the complexity of the number of binding partners utilized by LTB to carry out this process is likely underestimated. The primary host receptor for LTB is believed to be that of the monosialoganglioside GM1a, but its targeted binding pocket can also accommodate glycoconjugates carrying terminal N- acetyllactosamine (Gal?1-4GlcNAc?1-3-R) epitopes (albeit with significantly weaker affinity). Furthermore, there also exists a second (periphery) binding site distinct from the GM1a pocket capable of binding the blood group A and B antigens, primarily through direct contacts with these terminal trisaccharides. Currently, the role that these non-GM1a ligands play in LTB cell-surface binding/pathogenesis is still unclear, and the identity of the proteins and/or lipids that these glycan structures are conjugated to remains undetermined. This is because carbohydrate-protein interactions are notoriously difficult to study using traditional biochemical methods due to their transient/low affinity nature Therefore, the long term goals of this research program are (1) to develop methods that can be used to covalently capture cell-surface binding partners by inserting a crosslinker at specific types of monosaccharides within glycan structures and (2) to use this technology to answer the ongoing problem of which glycoprotein and glycolipid binding partners of the heat- labile toxin are responsible for its internalization during host cell infection.
Aim 1 of this proposal is to biosynthetically incorporate diazirine-modified sialic acid residues (a.k.a, SiaDAz) into GM1a and other cell- surface glycoconjugates of human intestinal epithelial cell lines (which most closely mimic the site of LTB infection). Upon photoirradiation, the diazirine is activated to form a highly reactive crosslinker that forms a covalent adduct with nearby molecules, and thus can be used to capture binding partners of LTB. The modified protein/lipid receptors within these now stable complexes will be identified by mass spectrometry, and their ability to initiate LTB internalization verified. An analogous approach will be used in Aim 2 to identify functional GlcNAc-modified LTB receptors (a.k.a., GlcNDAz), such as those possessing N- acetyllactosamine structures. These experiments will mark an important achievement in understanding the relevant proteins involved in ETEC mediated disease, and thus uncover novel therapeutic targets to complement existing treatments.
Acute infectious diarrhea due to enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) infection is a major cause of death in children living in developing countries [1, 2], and is a major cause of traveler's diarrhea (TD) in persons visiting these regions from industrialized countries . While the heat- labile enterotoxin (LT) produced by some strains of ETEC is an attractive target for the development of preventative therapies, the events that lead to its entry into host cells are not fully understood. To address this issue, I propose to use chemical methods to identify the carbohydrate-modified receptors that are capable of interacting with this toxin.
|Wands, Amberlyn M; Fujita, Akiko; McCombs, Janet E et al. (2015) Fucosylation and protein glycosylation create functional receptors for cholera toxin. Elife 4:e09545|
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http://grantome.com/grant/NIH/F32-AI100489-01A1
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BIG RAPIDS – Knocking out intolerance is motivating Ferris State University students to explore hate speech through a new medium this October, “Writings on the Wall.”
In an effort to create awareness of prejudice and stereotypes, participants are encouraged to anonymously write on cement bricks hurtful words and phrases used against them or their peers.
The bricks will make up a six-foot-wide and 12-foot-tall wall, which will be constructed in the Campus Quad. A ceremony to discuss the writings will be held at 4 p.m. Oct. 18, also in the Campus Quad.
“The wall itself is an accumulation of hate, pain, harassment, stereotypical comments, racial slurs, etcetera. But, the symbolism is created within the individual. What the wall symbolizes (is) different for each person,” said Bryan Lochan, a senior in Applied Biology/Pre-optometry from Grand Rapids.
Lochan, a resident advisor at Brophy McNerney Hall, is organizing the Writings on the Wall’s first campus-wide event with other resident advisers and members of Brophy McNerney. Other organizations helping with this event include ResLife, Office of Multicultural Student Services, Diversity and Inclusion Office, Physical Plant and other Ferris students.
“To me, (the wall) symbolizes empowerment and an opportunity to take a stand in what I believe in as a man, a man part of one race, the human race. It’s an educational process, a chance for me to learn from others and to meet others,” Lochan said.
The wall will be constructed by students in the Construction Management program on Oct. 14, where it will be displayed for four days before it is pulled down at the Oct. 18 ceremony.
The ceremony will feature speaker sessions and closing statements by Ferris associate professor of Anthropology Dr. Krishnakali Majumdar, Lochan, Student Government President Claire Gould, and Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost Dr. Fritz Erickson, among others.
“The wall itself is not the major point of this project, but rather the discussions that will follow,” Lochan added. “These discussions aren’t meant to point fingers at individuals who wrote on the wall, but (are used as) an example to talk in civil dialog about how the wall made them feel and how we at Ferris can improve on such things.”
According to Lochan, former Brophy McNerney Hall Director Christy Brewer started this as a small-scale program within the hall. He said it was decided to expand the program to the rest of campus due to a great amount of response from the (Brophy McNerney Hall) residents.
Lochan says the focus of this event is to educate the public about diversity.
“Diversity is a tough subject to talk about and most individuals may think of diversity as just about race. We (in Brophy/McNerney hall) believe that it includes everyone, including age, sexual orientation, race, education and so forth. The purpose of this event is to promote this diversity and create a positive and equal community.”
Lochan says while this event is free, it may be a fundraising event in the future.
“Personally, I believe that everyone has the potential to make a positive change in this world. I’m hoping we can spark that passion in them through this program,” he said. “Our goal is to bring the entire campus together for something positive and I believe that this program can be a start.”
Volunteers are currently being accepted for 24-hour wall-watch security during the four-day period that the wall will be displayed.
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About North and South – Madison
Having lived in various parts of the country, including Alaska, Texas, Minnesota and Wisconsin, we want our guests to enjoy the cuisines that both of us have enjoyed throughout our lives. We love a comfortable and casual lifestyle making great food and spending time with our friends and family. Seafood and smoked meats have always been a passion for us professionally and personally. We decided to merge the two for a twist on surf ’n turf. In addition to our award-winning seafood (according to Taste of Madison and Madison Magazine), we are now sharing with you some of our authentic recipes from the south, straight from our wood-burning, in-house smoker.
What People Say About Us
“Love coming here on those chilly days when you just want a big bowl of clam chowder. It is really good. I am tempted at times to ask for a bowl to take home. The fish and chips are also pretty good. Certainly a favorite of ours.”
“The food was great! I had a sampler and my husband had the fish fry. Everything tasted great and we each had to take leftovers home with us. The warm muffins to start off with are so good. This is the second time we’ve been back in the past couple months.”
“This was the best healthy, delicious lunch I’ve had out in a long time. I had the combo meal for $13 with 5 grilled shrimp and nice piece salmon, huge side salad and saute veggies, mini corn cakes and ice tea. It was like having lunch on the coast. Can’t wait to come for dinner”
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The Island of Hawai’i is known for its lush, flowering foliage and the Kilauea Lodge gardens at our Volcano Village hotel are no exception!
Take a Relaxing Soak in the Kilauea Lodge Hot Tub
Slip into something more comfortable with our covered hot tub in the private garden area. Let the soothing warmth of the hot tub’s steaming waters bubble your cares away amidst the flowering opulence of the Kilauea Lodge gardens.
Explore the Gardens at Our Uniquely Hawaiian Resort
Landscaped paths nestled between plantings of colorful native plants and flowers can be found between the buildings here at Kilauea Lodge – and just wait until you see our tropical gardens!
Take some time to stroll through to soak up the natural splendor of the Hawai’ian flora. Relax and renew in the peace and solitude of nature’s bounty, peppered here and there with whimsical statuary and lightly trickling fountains, here on the quiet grounds of Kilauea Lodge.
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June 2015 update on the restoration of the Burnelli CBY-3 "Loadmaster" from restoration Crew Chief, Harry Newman.
Steady progress continues in a number of areas including the reconstruction of the damaged area around the rear landing gear, interior painting, the wheel wells and main gear, the cockpit, and many of the components of the recently purchased engine cowls, mounts and exhaust stacks. Much of this critical work is incremental over time but is not readily visible at the current stage of restoration. This update will cover a few of the highlights, but this is a good opportunity to acknowledge the contributions of organizations and individuals who have provided both financial and material support, as well as those who have researched files and photos which will greatly assist us in accurately reproducing the details for our aircraft.
First and foremost, our restoration volunteers not only dedicate their time and talent to the project, but also pay annual membership dues which helps fund much of our ongoing work. In addition, they often supply their own tools and supplies. To date about 30 restoration volunteers have participated in one way or another on the CBY-3 project.
When large expenditures are incurred The William and Alice Mortensen Foundation has provided generous grants to defray these costs, which allowed us to purchase high quality materials and vintage parts consistent with the CBY-3's period of operation. To date the Foundation has funded the purchase of the engine cowls, mounts, exhausts, cowl flaps, sheet metal for repairs, and fabric materials and paint for restoring the rudders, ailerons and elevators. It has also funded a number of outside services that we could not perform in-house.
Ed Das of Kitchener, Ontario managed to find four serviceable main gear tires through the Canadian Ministry of Natural Resources, which uses the same size tires on their Canadair firefighting aircraft. Ed not only worked to arrange acquiring the tires but also worked with trucking companies to handle the customs paperwork and shipping of the tires to our museum at no cost. The tires satisfied a major item on our restoration "wish list."
Very early in our restoration we were in contact with The Friends of Beacon Field Airport, an organization dedicated to preserving the history of Beacon Field - an airport that once existed in Fairfax County, VA. In 1957 the Burnelli CBY-3 was overhauled there by Mr. "Junie" Marshall and Mr. Paul Zimmer before returning to service. Harry Lehman and Anna Marie Hicks had a number of photographs of the aircraft which they shared with us including a very rare photo of the cockpit interior. You can visit The Friends of Beacon Field Airport website at http://www.beaconfieldairport.com .
Larry Pope of Austin, Texas has had a long interest in Burnelli's blended wing designs and contacted us shortly after our restoration began. Larry has compiled an impressive collection of print material and photographs pertaining to the CBY-3 and has provided us with several rare high quality color photographs and supporting material. We are using these color photos to guide us in reproducing the color scheme for our finished display. He has worked on static and RC models, given lectures as well as presentations at air shows and has been encouraged by professionals at Northrop Grumman, NASA and universities. You can see Burnelli's planes and designs along with some of what Larry is doing at www.burnelliaircraft.com. He has also been in contact with the University of Texas, to review their files on Vincent Burnelli (who was born in Temple, Texas) and has discovered a comprehensive flight evaluation dating from 1953 which he has forwarded to us.
The last replacement structural parts for the rear landing gear area have been made and are being installed by Tom Palshaw , Al Pereira and Doug Davis. Due to the extent of the pre-existing impact damage this was an intensive effort which involved removing the aluminum skin from the area and cutting out all of the damaged sections. Few of the removed parts could be salvaged so molds were constructed to form new parts that are now being riveted in place. Replacement aluminum sheet metal has been purchased and once the underlying structure has been completed we can begin to reskin the area and install the rear gear, which has already been restored and is in storage.
John Bednarz (left) and Doug Davis assemble our "new" engine cowls. The originals were missing from the CBY-3 when it was acquired. The cowls still need to be stripped of paint and require quite a few repairs before they are repainted and mounted on our Wright R-2600 engines.
Some of the components we are looking to acquire include:
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George D. Painter
André Gide, pp. 41-44
Atheneum, New York, 1968.
It might have seemed that the possibilities of Fruits had now been fully examined and exhausted; yet one, and the most important, still remained. In prose-poem, drama, and satire Gide had kept the problems of self-realization always at one remove - it remained to show them at work no longer in fantasy, but in their actual terror and beauty, as they would appear in real life, and as Gide himself had wrestled with them during the past seven years. Is it in fact possible to live according to the philosophy of Fruits, and what are the consequences of the attempt on oneself, one's fellow-creatures, and in particular one's wife? To answer these questions a novel was required, and Gide wrote The Immoralist (1.)
To please his dying father, Michel, a puritanical young scholar, marries Marceline, who is, like himself, innocent and orphan. His acquiescence in a loveless marriage is quickly punished. No sooner have they reached North Africa on their honeymoon than he falls gravely ill, has a haemorrhage, and accepts the idea of death. Marceline nurses him devotedly but unskillfully, and a second haemorrhage retards his convalescence, just as he begins to see the potential beauty of the life he is in danger of leaving. 'I want life, I want to live,' he cries, and henceforth takes charge of his own cure - it is the first of many acts of will. Health, he decides, is good, and anything that does not conduce to health is evil.
Michel returns again to life, this time by his own efforts. They are at Biskra, and spring is beginning. He ventures into the public gardens, then as his strength increases, explores the whole oasis. Marceline introduces him to some Arab children, and Michel gets to know more on his own account. His wife prefers those who are good and ailing, Michel prefers the others, and most of all one whom he watches stealing his wife's scissors. This miniature crime fills Michel with joy, no doubt because he too has robbed Marceline - but the scene is full also of a more Freudian symbolism.
They return home via Syracuse and Italy. On the road to Sorrento Michel has a fight with a drunken carriage-driver, (2.) and that night, for the first time, he consummates his marriage. He feels love for Marceline, but more pity than love; he realizes that he has become stronger than she. They enter a period of short lived calm and joy, and at La Morinière, Michel's country house in Normandy, Marceline finds she is pregnant. Michel interests himself in the work of his farm, in riding, and in Charles, son of his steward.
They spend the winter in Paris, where Michel is disgusted by the lack of individuality of everyone he meets. 'But you cannot expect everyone to differ from everyone else,' says Marceline. In Ménalque Michel meets one who demands precisely that. Ménalque has been to Biskra, and hands Michel the stolen scissors, which prove that Michel, at least, differs from others; for the boy Moktir has told Ménalque all. Michel leaves the sick Marceline in order to spend the last night of Ménalque's sojourn in Paris in a final conversation. 'One must choose,' says Ménalque, 'but the important thing is to know what one wants' - and he advises Michel to keep his 'calm happiness.' When Michel returns home next morning he finds his wife has had a miscarriage and is dangerously ill. It is Michel's turn to nurse her.
Marceline seems to recover, and they return to La Morinière. Michel becomes more engrossed in his farm workers than in his farm. Displeased by Charles, now a gentleman with side-whiskers, he joins the local bad boys in poaching his own game. Charles finds him out, and Michel, annoyed and embarrassed, announces that he is selling La Morinière. 'Let us travel again,' he tells Marceline, 'and you will find that I still love you as I did at Sorrento.'
Their second honeymoon follows the route of their first in reverse. Michel persuades himself that Marceline needs the warm south; but in reality he is seeking a renewal for himself of his re birth in Tunisia. 'What she called happiness I called rest, and I did not want to rest.' 'I understand your doctrine,' Marceline tells him. 'It is beautiful, perhaps, but it suppresses the weak.' (3.) He drags his dying wife ever southwards; they reach Touggourt, and she dies of the tuberculosis she had contracted in nursing him. Michel sends for his friends to hear his story and give him help. 'I want to live,' he had cried two years before, and now he says, 'Take me away and give me some reasons for existing.' 'I have searched for my individual value, and found it consists in an obstinate pursuit of the worst,' he confesses. But he is impenitent: 'I feel nothing in myself that is not noble.'
To what extent is The Immoralist the story of Gide's own marriage? The parallels are very close, but very deceptive. The route, illness, recovery, and initiation of Michel's first journey come not from Gide's own honeymoon, but from the North African trip with Paul Laurens in 1893-4, two years before Gide's marriage. Gide's actual calmer and happier honeymoon in 1895-6 resembled the desperate race towards death of Michel's second journey in route only. In real life Madeleine Gide never had to nurse her husband in a dangerous illness; it was he, on the contrary, who devotedly nursed her. Their trips to Switzerland in May 1897 and to Algeria in spring 1898, both in search of health for Madeleine have already been mentioned. In August 1898 came more sulphur baths at Losdorf, and in the spring of 1899 they had to hurry home from another visit to Tunisia - 'our exhausted wills could prolong no more the agony of this journey." (4.) In July 1900 Madeleine Gide broke both arms in a carriage accident, and with her recovery from this mishap her general health seems to have improved. She resembled Marceline in goodness and innocence, but not in fate.
Gide's journal, in these crucial years from 1896 to 1901 is not available; (5). but from retrospective entries in the resumed journal of 1902 and from the letters may be gathered several hints for the figure of Michel. The dread word 'inquietude', Gidian for 'Angst', appears more and more frequently, and will dominate the next decade. Gide suffered for a time from his nerves, and in the October of 1899 and 1900 went alone to Lamalou, in Provence, to recuperate. 'I think something in my life is about to change,' he wrote thence to Jammes, 'I feel like a clock on the point of striking.' (6.) In 1900 and 1901 he developed an obsession - this is very like Michel - for night-prowling on the boulevards, (7.) which he partly cast off after The Immoralist was written. And in the summer of 1900 came an incident that seems like some chapter of The Immoralist, rejected because stranger than fiction. In 1985 he had proposed to bring Athman to Paris, but was prevented by the horror of his mother, and her old servant Marie, who said, 'If that Negro comes, I go.' But now his new accomplice Henri Ghéon escorted the Arab youth from North Africa, and together with Gide they frequented the Tunisian quarter of the Universal Exposition, where J. E. Blanche painted them, sitting in a mock native café with Eugène Rouart and Chanvin. Ghéon liked to trace a growing cynicism in Blanche from this date! Michel's La Morinière is of course, Gide's La Roque; and in 1900 Gide, like Michel, put this, his mother's home, up for sale. He visited it occasionally on business, but was never to live there again.
Once more Gide had written a work which portrayed not so much his own state of mind, as a danger from which he wished, by describing it, to save himself He wrote it 'in sweat and tears,' 'lived it for four years and wrote it in order to pass beyond'; 'if I had not written my Immoralist I risked becoming him.' (8.) In real life Gide, or a transitory part of him, was Michel, but without Michel's crimes. He was able to seek joy without final spiritual disintegration, and without killing his wife.
The Immoralist is a cautionary tale of a cruel individualist; but it is too nearly, also, his glorification. Gide, most readers will feel, does not sufficiently condemn his villainous hero; he even shows him an oblique complaisance. Michel's final unhappiness is not enough to counterbalance his virtual murder of wife and child, and he lacks, being insufficiently punished, the saving pathos of Saul and Candaules, who are punished too much. As is always the case when a work of art chooses to set an ethical problem with bias and leaves it unresolved, the moral flaw is felt as an aesthetic flaw.
If The Immoralist is immediately recognizable as a masterpiece, it is not for its sinister depths, but for its delightful surface. Gide never wasted effort on making his works difficult to enjoy. In The Immoralist his narrative reaches an ease and charm, his prose a limpid perfection, which he had previously only hinted, and then with irony, in his satires. These qualities he was to vary infinitely in mood and complexity, but rarely, perhaps never to surpass. But the chief impressions that we carry away from The Immoralist, apart from the ugly memory of Michel, are the joys of Gide's own life in the 1890's: the idyll of convalescence at Biskra, the georgic of La Morinière, the eclogue of Ménalque's conversation. These episodes owe something of their ideal beauty to the fact that they are also elegies: on the oases of Tunisia to which Gide's next visit was to be a farewell, on the woods and waters of La Roque abandoned to the steward, on the gilded voice of Wilde now stilled for ever. Gide's good-bye has perpetuated them.
(1.) First conceived at Biskra in 1894, later intended as a 'Life of Ménalque', cormnenced probably in October 1900, finished 25th October 1901, published in May 1902.
(2.) Gide had a similar experience with a runaway carriage and a drunken driver in Brittany, alone, in 1889.
(3.) The opposite of Saul's saying of his demon-desires 'They have suppressed me completely.'
(4.) Letter to Jammes, April 1899.
(5.) We do not know whether it was unwritten, destroyed with pre-1890 diaries in 1902 or later, or suppressed.
(6.) Letter to Jammes, October 1900. He had taken baths at Lamalou after his hysterical seizure in 1881.
(7.) Journal for 8 January 1902 and May 1905.
(8.) Letters to Jammes.
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As we each think back to childhood memories, I’m sure everyone remembers some special event, tradition, or ritual that seemed to bond our families together. For me, there are many, but one that always pops into my head during the summer vacation season is the miniature golf our family played wherever we went.
I can still remember the years when my daughters could barely hold a golf club, as well as the times when they could “beat” both their father and me. The girls are grown now, but they still talk about all the different miniature golf courses we visited and what fun we had!
Family traditions are generally repeated over and over again. Children especially find comfort in knowing something they enjoy will most certainly happen again. A tradition is a tool that helps us build strong, healthy families, and makes sure we do things we truly value.
Traditions can evoke memories that lead to good feelings connected to those things—Grandma’s special apple pie at Thanksgiving, or 4th of July fireworks at Grandpa and Grandma’s farm. Since traditions often involve celebrations or holidays, they often give us a chance to maintain connections with family and special friends.
A very important aspect of traditions is that they help us create a family history that may be passed on through generations. Family photos of us doing the same thing year after year can help us and our children feel connected to the generations who came before us. Family rituals give us a great chance to teach family
values and define what our family means. So many lessons are learned from simple activities that include discussion in a relaxed, happy atmosphere.
In addition, traditions and rituals are a great way to bring generations together. Everyone can contribute something to create precious memories, whether it is stories about the past from older family members or wonder, excitement and joy from the younger set. Traditions can help us “pause” amidst all the hectic, busy times of our lives because these events are often planned and scheduled. Traditions are frequently associated with holidays, but opportunities exist for events all year long.
I quizzed some friends about their traditions. I’d like to share with you a few of their ideas and my own. Then you can think about what traditions you already have or new ones you might like to try:
Use a “Red Plate” to observe
“special” occasions. This is a bright, red plate with white lettering along
the edge that says, “YOU ARE SPECIAL TODAY.” The plate can be bought at a
gift store or hand painted. It can be used at a meal for a special guest, a
special celebration, or even for someone who has suffered a disappointment.
It is a visible way to show support, encouragement and love.
“At meals, we pray while holding
hands around the table. It reminds me to be thankful for my family every
day.” (Paula S.)
“Every year, on the first day of
school, my husband took a picture of the kids. Even though they might have
grumbled about it, they can now laugh at how they used to look and see how
much they changed from year to year.” (Donna R.)
“Sunday was always the day when
my father cooked a big breakfast. Normally he worked long days and didn’t
have much time to share meals with us. We all enjoyed sitting at the table
and sharing stories about the week.” (Willa H.)
“Our family started keeping a family journal several years ago. There is no regular time that anyone writes in it, just when they choose to do so. They may write about a happy day, a special meal, or whatever they choose. It sits on a shelf where anyone can read it and becomes a sort of history of that year. We buy a new journal each year.” (Bonnie P.)
After my children were born, I
started buying them a dated keepsake ornament each year at Christmas. They were
lovingly placed on the tree. As each child got married, I gave each their
collection as a starting point for their new tree and as a way to remember past
holidays. You could adapt this custom to your own holiday traditions, such as
Hanukkah or Kwanzaa.
Maudie Kelly, MS
Human Development Specialist
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A few days the Lord revealed a phrase. I thought I was going to share it some place specific. But so far not yet. I even thought I would write about it before now, but that was not the case either. Up early this morn and thinking so we shall see what happens.
Originally I heard “go up, grow up and sow up” I thought and I guess it is important not to blow up or throw up! As I meditated on it and said it out loud I heard different things. In the beginning I thought the “sow up” was to give something tangible “upward” but the more I contemplated it the more I realized it was likely to mean complete something to result in being “all sown up”. The words began to percolate, simmer and marinate over the last few days. A new piece was added with “show up”. So let’s break this out a little.
Show up-To appear or make an appearance. In life the majority of getting something is “being there”. Don’t show up and you don’t get it. Jesus often spoke about preparation for instance in the story of the 12 virgins. I am not necessarily talking about salvation, though it is applicable, but more I am talking about the lifestyle of punctuality and honor.
The man or woman who promises to “be there” and makes no appearance or is continually late, loses credibility and displays dishonor to those who show on time. My attitude is if you can be on time for work what is so hard about the rest of your life? At best it reflects a life of without planning. (I am not talking about the occasional emergency, but the one who is consistently late needs to review their life.)
There is more to showing up. To achieve or receive something you must be there. For many “showing up” is the beginning of life change.
Finally I ended here with the “show up” part meaning to expose or embarrass another. In one context it can mean that someone “won unexpectedly” or to show someone up. But I felt a nudge on this. Show up means to be plainly evident. I feel that one of my calls in life is to destroy the works of the enemy, to make him pay for the pain caused. With every miracle or healing to “show up” the enemy and make it plainly evident that Jesus is Lord.
The beginning of victory in part is to simply show up!
Go up-I talked to the Lord about this. Go up? Go up where? I was thinking like something “going up in smoke” for instance. I pondered. We often talk about “going up to the high places” but we are settled in a high place, seated with Christ, high above principality and rulers of the world. Go up?
I feel the Lord is saying to many to align your thinking with the Truth and the understanding of what that means. Knowledge and wisdom of your placement changes not only your perspective but your reality and how you walk it out. Go up. Begin to evaluate your life as if done. See what you think as future as now. The more you meditate on the heavenly realities (Healing, wholeness, prosperity, peace..) the more you “bring” the rest of you up and into the real deal of your placement because of His finished work.
The last thought on this is turn to Him. Play the “big brother” card if necessary, but He left you not lacking. 2 Peter 1:3 His divine power has granted to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of him who called us to his own glory and excellence,
Grow up-This is a biggie in my world. I thought in the beginning that He was saying “grow up” but as I studied and thought I came to this. Grow up and not grow out. Some plants are designed to be “ground cover” but plants bearing fruit are growing up. In scripture it tells us in Ephesians 4:15 that we grow up into the head which is Christ.
Too many are spread widely with little depth. Sometimes chasing experience and not experiencing Him and His presence here and now. Stop getting caught up in future events and celebrate the one now. A look from a child, a hug from a spouse, a call from a friend. As much as I believe in “multitasking” in work stop the attempts with Jesus. Now is now. He is an ever present God in your now. You have to define now and make it now!
Growing up reduces your relationships. Ouch! I am not even talking about “bad ones”. I am talking about the complexity of being in real relationships and the responsibilities each one carries. The depth of relationship is found in the recognition of value and taking responsibility for you and your actions towards other. Honoring (The recognition of the value God has bestowed on another.) others takes investment. Too many good ones can remove from your calling, your purpose and your destiny. (I think Jesus figured this out and when you read about Him you see a small group. 12 men, a few women and their families. Does not appear He took the networking approach.)
And yes there are the relationships that just suck the life out of you. They reduce your efficiency and can affect your emotions.
I said the other day, that there are two things in life that can cause derailment of your destiny and purpose. One is relationships and the other other is circumstances. Both require victorious, God centered thinking If you find that your verve, your fervor for life has waned, you may want to look at that as hard as it may be. Are your friends and their couch sitting keeping you from destiny?
Being grown up is more than a place, a prompting or even a position. It is the culmination of wisdom having it’s place. It results in strength of character, integrity and responsibility. For a believer it ought be a never ending process. (Eph. 4:15) Here’s to growing up!
Sow up-When I first said this I thought it was talking about blessing those in authority or giving unto God. I began to write it a few days ago and as I did , reading out loud, I “heard” something. As I mentioned earlier I thought “what if” it means to win? To sow it up, as in the “two touchdowns sowed up the game”.
Too many are wavering in what they believe is done or finished by Jesus and what is left to do. Jesus sowed up the win. He did it all. Defeated principalities and darkness, overcoming even death on your behalf. It is SOWN UP. It is finished! It is done! That means our job is mature and grow up into Him. To enforce His Kingdom. To make it here on earth as it is in heaven.
He closed the book on sickness, death and destruction. He handed the keys to us and said “make it like it is here”.
Show up, go up, grow up and sow up. Your call, your destiny.
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I was taught that Xmas was a slovenly commercialist shorthand way of writing, and that Christmas was appropriate for the period...... Of course being rebellious I used Xmas when ever I could get away with it.
Nowadays I have reverted to Christmas exclusively if for no other reason than it recalls the spirit of childhood days in wartime when the only bank holidays were Christmas Day and Boxing Day, and if either fell on a Saturday - tough, because Saturday was considered to be a working day even if most stopped at lunchtime.
In those days it WAS a very short but precious period when families met and held good parties.
Only the Scots had New Year Day and probably lost Boxing Day instead.......... A bit of a change now that last night seems to have been the start of a pretty hedonistic three weeks.
I do confess ........ that relevant data often includes Xmas in the filenames on this computer.
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Kate at TLWMSN sent me this link to one of her blog posts: 60 things to do with a single switch.
And Barrie at OneSwitch.org sent this link to a nice instruction manual about instructing switch use and using environmental control.
And I have a previous blog post on our Favorite Cause Effect Activities.
Any other contributions out there?
DIY VR Viewer
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After injury have swollen knees, bruises with changing skin color. Should I be worried?
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I fell last week to date and just under my knee was swollen pretty bad and now very badly bruised but the bruise has moved from the top of my shin to my lower leg and have a bruise on the inside of my ankle close to the bottom of my foot. Should I be going to see a doctor for an xray or is this normal It is also very warm to the touch i forgot to add that part
Posted Thu, 5 Dec 2013 in Bones, Muscles and Joints
Answered by Dr. Praveen Tayal 43 minutes later
Brief Answer: Likely to subside in 2-3 weeks. Detailed Answer: Hello, Thanks for posting your query. After an injury, appearance of pain, swelling with skin color changes, tenderness, etc are all indicative of hematoma formation either due to a soft tissue injury or due to a hairline fracture. If you are able to put weight on the leg without much pain, then a fracture is not likely. The shifting of the bruise is due to the shifting of the blood due to the effect of gravity. 1. Do a cold compress on the area of injury. 2. Avoid weight bearing on the foot. 3. Keep the foot elevated on two pillows while resting. 4. Get some mild pain killers prescribed from your doctor. Use of crepe bandage can prove beneficial. Occasional hot fomentation is recommended. If you have an increase in swelling (not bruise), Tenderness at the site and pain even in slight weight bearing than only you needs to do X-ray. Else, need not to worry. I hope this answers your query. In case you have additional questions or doubts, you can forward them to me, and I shall be glad to help you out. Wishing you good health. Regards. Dr. Praveen Tayal.
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Monday, June 16, 2014
Charges for assisting in suicide rare, but not unheard of in Pa.
Posted: Sunday, June 15, 2014
In the four suicide notes that Karen Yiambilis wrote before she died in April, she repeatedly states her and her 30-year-old son’s desire to die.
“It’s too much pain here,” she wrote in a note to her stepson, Nicholas Yiambilis.
“Please understand why we left this world. Gus and I were very unhappy. The negativity was too much,” she wrote to her daughter, Eleni.
“It’s time for me to take Gus home to God where he can be happy and at peace,” she wrote to her husband, George.
Those sentiments were echoed again in three suicide notes written by Koustantinos “Gus” Yiambilis and found in his mother’s bedroom.
Still, Gus Yiambilis is charged with homicide and causing/aiding in suicide in the carbon monoxide poisoning death of his 59-year-old mother.
Yiambilis’ case might be the first prosecution in Bucks County for assisting in a suicide, a rarely used felony charge in Pennsylvania. Some legal experts believe the case has the potential to break new ground in the right-to-die movement, which has largely focused on assisted suicide cases involving the elderly, the terminally ill or people with life-altering disabilities.
Katherine Pearson, an attorney and a Penn State Dickinson School of Law expert on legal issues facing older adults, described the Yiambilis case as “extremely rare,” since neither mother nor son was physically disabled or terminally ill, but simply expressed a desire to die.
“Where there was no indication of suffering, physical suffering, or terminal illness, I can’t think of one that I’ve seen,” she said. “There may be a proof problem for the prosecution on that side of the case.”
Suicide notes written by Karen and Gus Yiambilis
While the Yiambilis case doesn’t strike Pearson as one that would likely generate additional legislation involving assisted suicide, it is tragic nonetheless.
“We struggle enough with the terminally ill and their right to seek aid,” she said. “This is the kind of case that cries out for a negotiated alternative (rather than prison).”
Nationally, legal experts note that arrests for assisting in suicide are less common than years ago, which some believe signals changing attitudes about end-of-life decisions, despite existing laws that outlaw it in all but five U.S. states.
Neighboring Montgomery County District Attorney Risa Ferman said she isn’t aware of any such cases in her county, at least in the 21 years she has been a prosecutor. Professional organizations representing district attorneys and defense lawyers in the state also said the charge of causing/aiding in suicide is rarely used.
Statewide, 53 people were convicted of causing/aiding in suicide between 2004 and 2012, according to data from the Pennsylvania Commission on Sentencing. The data reflects sentences reported to the commission through its secure Web application.
Most of those convicted — 39 — were sentenced to state prison. Only 10 were sentenced to so-called “restorative sanctions,” non-confinement sentences that include fines, according to the commission.
Assisting in suicide has been a crime in Pennsylvania since 1973 and the law specifically notes that survivors of suicide pacts can be guilty under the statute.
Under the law, a person can be charged in either of two ways: criminal homicide for intentionally causing someone to kill himself by force, duress or deception or, as Yiambilis is charged, for aiding or soliciting suicide. That’s when a person intentionally aids or solicits another person to commit suicide or their behavior causes someone to attempt or commit suicide.
Yiambilis also is charged with homicide, but not under the assisting in suicide law.
Pennsylvania District Attorneys Association executive director Richard Long said that he has not heard of many prosecutions under the law.
“It’s one of those things that a district attorney has to make a determination on regarding the facts and determinations involving a suicide,” Long added.
Earlier this year a Schuylkill County judge dismissed an aiding/assisting in suicide charge against Philadelphia nurse Barbara Mancini, whom the state attorney general charged with assisting in the 2013 suicide of her terminally ill 93-year-old father. The case focused national attention on the right-to-die issue.
Mancini was accused of giving her father, who was in hospice care, a bottle of prescribed morphine, on which he subsequently overdosed. She denied that she intended him to use the drug to kill himself, according to news stories.
In 1995, Snyder County resident Leonard Luczak was charged with assisting in his wife’s suicide. After an argument, Luczak gave his wife a loaded .32 revolver that he kept in a nightstand and suggested that she’d be better off dead, according to press accounts. The woman took the gun and fatally shot herself, according to news stories.
Prosecutors added a charge of criminal homicide to the initial aiding/assisting in suicide offense. Luczak ended up pleading guilty to assisting in his wife’s suicide and was sentenced to one to two years in county jail, according to his defense attorney, Peter Campana.
With the Yiambilis case, defense attorney William Goldman contends there is no evidence that Gus Yiambilis actively participated in the planning of the alleged double-suicide pact. After her April 7 death, neighbors said that Yiambilis and her son recently had fallen on hard financial times.
Gus and Karen Yiambilis in happier times
At Yiambilis’ recent preliminary hearing, testimony included mention of Karen Yiambilis’ writing on all the envelopes that contained both hers and her son’s suicide notes; at least one note she wrote that made reference to her wanting to take her son “to God;” and a neighbor who says Karen — not Gus — asked to borrow her gas generator.
Also, police did not take fingerprints from the duct and packing tape that was found covering the doors, vents and windows in the bedroom where Karen Yiambilis and the generator were found.
Yiambilis said that he was using the generator because PECO had shut off power to the house and he refilled the generator with gas around 9 p.m. then fell asleep, according to court documents and testimony.
More than two hours later, police and fire officials showed up to Longmeadow apartment complex where the mother and son lived after receiving reports of gas fumes.
A Bensalem police officer testified at the hearing that when Yiambilis was arrested at the hospital, he was crying and blurted out, “I can’t believe I killed my mother. She’s the only thing I got.”
A 2008 study found that a growing number of healthy, but “weary of life” people are traveling abroad seeking assisted suicide in Switzerland, one of the few nations where it is legal.
The University of Bern study found that 16 percent of people who used right-to-die groups in Switzerland reported no underlying health problems on their death certificates. The research was gathered from anonymous data on 1,301 cases of assisted suicide between 2003 and 2008.
Attorney James Swetz, president of the Pennsylvania Association of Criminal Defense Attorneys, called it senseless to file charges against the survivor of what looks like a suicide pact.
“What purpose is accomplished by prosecuting the survivor? Are you not better off giving the survivor the mental health treatment? I guess seeking treatment doesn’t put a notch in a prosecutor holster.”
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Last year was my first time going to Egypt, I was not to certain that I would enjoy it, as I had heard bad things about the Country. First of all, I LOVED it. I went to sharm el sheikh, It was so so hot, and my hotel was great, the staff in most hotels over there are friendly (looking for tips). It has a lot to offer although it is a poor country, I cant fault nothing about the place. I went on a 'stargazing' trip. 10am-8pm.. This trip included going on camels through the desert, stargazing at night.. and having a great laugh.. I was lucky enough to see Venus so clearly and also the moon.
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Crazy things like this happen:
(Picture of Andrew Marin speaking to a packed house at the NHL’s Nashville Predator’s arena at the Youth Specialties National Convention)
The word is getting out—the movement is happening—there will be a bridge built between the gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and religious communities. All the Lord needs is just one person to believe it can happen. One person who is willing to give their life to the unknown. One person who cares more about living distinctly in God’s will then anything else. The Marin Foundation started with one person doing those exact things and it is growing with so many other “one persons” across the country who choose to live for God countercultural to what traditional secular or Christian means have ever known regarding homosexuality.
I never knew where any of this would have ever taken me—or us. But today, through our Heavenly Father giving The Marin Foundation team the drive and wisdom to push cultural bounds, we have been able to systemically start shifting the gay community and the church towards a place of peacefully understanding each other; coming to the table and being committed to not run no matter what—without ever knowing the end. As you read this, please commit with us in our unique work for the kingdom. The Marin Foundation has many opportunities for you to get involved, and we need your help in your own local community.
And also please, donate today to help our bridge building vision continue. The Marin Foundation runs 100% on charitable donations, and we literally could not continue without your spiritual and financial support. You can securely donate through Pay-Pal on our website at http://www.themarinfoundation.org/. I know financial times are rough today, but any amount—no matter how small—is of the greatest significance to our work…God’s work.
Thank you so much for all that you spiritually, emotionally and financially give to seeing something happen that has never happened before!
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to me, to you and to the world. 20% done. I'm excited. Still, I still feel a bit low... I have been eating to much nuts these last few days and that makes me so tired in the evening. Thou I will get past this as well, it's probably an emotional cleanse. I have this beautiful friend (funny, I just have sooo many beautiful friends and I really love them all) and I read a comment she made in a discussion. She experienced severe emotional cleanse going raw and did overeat during this time, then her emotions settled at a good state and so did the eating. So I don't stress about it much, thou it's kind of dull to fall asleep putting your kids to bed (and still it's so cosy to fall asleep beside them). I'm sure the problem will resolve in the upcomming 30 days.
I haven't been celebrating much today, I'm saving it for the 25th day, thats one forth into my challenge. That's on Monday. I have to plan something. Something I like to DO. Hmmm.... gotta wake my inner child. What do I dream about doing...
First time I really understood the relationship between food and health was on an event in 2006. I know there was a relationship prior to this and I had changes some of my eating habits already, thou attending this event really made me grasp the great connection between the two. This event was the starting point for my current health journey.
I was not experiensing severe health issues, I had no cronic diseases (except for some slight inconvinience with asthma), no excess weight, no sickness or alike. Thou I had noticed that during the last years I had lost the energy and endurance I had when I was twenty. I could have accepted this fact of getting older, yet I didn't (and I'm glad I didn't). I remember thinking, "Twentysix is no age for feeling like this, I should have unlimited amounts of energy, an abundance of vitality and excellent endurance. Yet I don't. What is wrong?" This seminar answered some of my questions. And it really got me engaged in finding a solutin to my problem. I'm certain alkaline raw food is the answer. At least it has cured my asthma and created more energy and better endurance. Still I think I can get even more from it, since I haven't been totally true to my believes. I have been wasting my time, my money, my self asteem and a lot of credability among my friends. This challenge is here to change all that. To make me stay 100% raw and high alkaline.
The challenges I had, that made me start this journey in 2006, boils down to one thing really - getting enough nutrients into my body. This does not only mean eating sufficient amounts of nutrients. This also means that the body must be able to absorb and use the nutrients put into it. This is the root of ageing, the bodys lessened ability to absorb nutrients. That's why I believe in food combining and the alkaline diet.
Food combining helps the body absorb nutrients by not mixing food groups that interfer in digestion. For example fruits take two hours to digest, starches three, protein four... so mixing these might interfer with digestion and leave some parts of the food undigested. Undigested food have two problems. First problem is that all nutrients are not relesed, second is the fermentation of leftovers creating acid and possible bacterial and/or viral growt in the digestive tract. The second may damage the internal environment of the digenstive tract and therefor restrict the absorbtion of nutrients.
"The body is alkaline by design and acid by function", says Robert Young authour of the pH Miracle, so keeping the body in an alkaline state is essential for life. When the internal environment of the digestive tract becomes to acid it starts to get damaged. And if allowed to continue sooner or later we lose the ability to absorb nutrients. This weakens and ages the body in an increasing rate. For some persons an acid digestive tract leads to Chron's, IBS or even cancer. A good thing thou is the body's ability to heal itself. This is where an alkaline diet is most useful. Plentyfull of alkaline foods rich in chlorphyll is an excellent start.
So eating raw is for the nutrient content, eating alkaline is for the pH balance of my body and food combining is for best use of nutrients and a less stressful environment for the digestive tract.
Today I'm grateful for the abundance of sunshine present here today.
I'm grateful for having beautiful, healthy children (who have eaten raw supper with me yesterday and today, yay!)
I love moving my body, it's so light (thou I've never been overweight) and strong and lean.
I love myself for taking this challenge for real and I'm grateful for completing day twenty in an excellent fashion.
I'm also grateful for the time you took reading this. Thank you beloved.
In divine love and sound health
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The Huygens–Fresnel principle (named after Dutch physicist Christiaan Huygens and French physicist Augustin-Jean Fresnel) is a method of analysis applied to problems of wave propagation both in the far-field limit and in near-field diffraction.
In 1678, Huygens proposed that every point which a luminous disturbance reaches becomes a source of a spherical wave; the sum of these secondary waves determines the form of the wave at any subsequent time. He assumed that the secondary waves travelled only in the "forward" direction and it is not explained in the theory why this is the case. He was able to provide a qualitative explanation of linear and spherical wave propagation, and to derive the laws of reflection and refraction using this principle, but could not explain the deviations from rectilinear propagation that occur when light encounters edges, apertures and screens, commonly known as diffraction effects. The resolution of this error was finally explained by David A.B. Miller in 1991. The resolution is that the source is a dipole (not the monopole assumed by Huygens), which cancels in the reflected direction.
In 1816, Fresnel showed that Huygens' principle, together with his own principle of interference could explain both the rectilinear propagation of light and also diffraction effects. To obtain agreement with experimental results, he had to include additional arbitrary assumptions about the phase and amplitude of the secondary waves, and also an obliquity factor. These assumptions have no obvious physical foundation but led to predictions that agreed with many experimental observations, including the Arago spot.
Poisson was a member of the French Academy, which reviewed Fresnel's work. He used Fresnel's theory to predict that a bright spot ought to appear in the center of the shadow of a small disc, and deduced from this that the theory was incorrect. However, Arago, another member of the committee, performed the experiment and showed that the prediction was correct. (Lisle had actually observed this fifty years earlier.) This was one of the investigations that led to the victory of the wave theory of light over the then predominant corpuscular theory.
The Huygens–Fresnel principle provides a good basis for understanding and predicting the classical wave propagation of light. However, there are limitations to the principle and differing views as to whether it is an accurate representation of reality or whether "Huygens' principle actually does give the right answer but for the wrong reasons". See Huygens' Theory and the Modern Photon Wavefunction below.
Kirchhoff's diffraction formula provides a rigorous mathematical foundation for diffraction, based on the wave equation. The arbitrary assumptions made by Fresnel to arrive at the Huygens–Fresnel equation emerge automatically from the mathematics in this derivation.
A simple example of the operation of the principle can be seen when two rooms are connected by an open doorway and a sound is produced in a remote corner of one of them. A person in the other room will hear the sound as if it originated at the doorway. As far as the second room is concerned, the vibrating air in the doorway is the source of the sound.
Mathematical expression of the principle
Consider the case of a point source located at a point P0, vibrating at a frequency f. The disturbance may be described by a complex variable U0 known as the complex amplitude. It produces a spherical wave with wavelength λ, wavenumber k = 2π/λ. The complex amplitude of the primary wave at the point Q located at a distance r0 from P0 is given by:
since the magnitude decreases in inverse proportion to the distance travelled, and the phase changes as k times the distance travelled.
Using Huygens' theory and the principle of superposition of waves, the complex amplitude at a further point P is found by summing the contributions from each point on the sphere of radius r0. In order to get agreement with experimental results, Fresnel found that the individual contributions from the secondary waves on the sphere had to be multiplied by a constant, −i/λ, and by an additional inclination factor, K(χ). The first assumption means that the secondary waves oscillate at a quarter of a cycle out of phase with respect to the primary wave, and that the magnitude of the secondary waves are in a ratio of 1:λ to the primary wave. He also assumed that K(χ) had a maximum value when χ = 0, and was equal to zero when χ = π/2. The complex amplitude at P is then given by:
where S describes the surface of the sphere, and s is the distance between Q and P.
Fresnel used a zone construction method to find approximate values of K for the different zones, which enabled him to make predictions that were in agreement with experimental results.
The various assumptions made by Fresnel emerge automatically in Kirchhoff's diffraction formula, to which the Huygens–Fresnel principle can be considered to be an approximation. Kirchhoff gave the following expression for K(χ):
K has a maximum value at χ = 0 as in the Huygens–Fresnel principle; however, K is not equal to zero at χ = π/2.
Huygens' theory and the modern photon wavefunction
Huygens' theory served as a fundamental explanation of the wave nature of light interference and was further developed by Fresnel and Young but did not fully resolve all observations such as the low-intensity double-slit experiment that was first performed by G. I. Taylor in 1909, see double-slit experiment. It was not until the early and mid 1900s that quantum theory discussions, particularly the early discussions at the 1927 Brussels Solvay Conference, where Louis de Broglie proposed his de Broglie hypothesis that the photon is guided by a wavefunction. The wavefunction presents a much different explanation of the observed light and dark bands in a double slit experiment. Feynman partially explains that a photon will follow a predetermined path which is a choice of one of many possible paths. These chosen paths form the pattern; in dark areas no photons are landing and in bright areas many photons are landing. The path of the photon or its chosen wavefunction is determined by the surroundings: the photons originating point (atom), the slit and the screen, the wavefunction is a solution to this geometry. The wavefunction approach was further proven by additional double-slit experiments in Italy and Japan in the 1970s and 1980s with electrons.
Huygens' principle and quantum field theory
Huygens' principle can be seen as a consequence of the homogeneity of space—the space is uniform in all locations. Any disturbance created in a sufficiently small region of homogenous space (or in a homogenous medium) propagates from that region in all geodesic directions. The waves created by this disturbance, in turn, create disturbances in other regions, and so on. The superposition of all the waves results in the observed pattern of wave propagation.
Homogeneity of space is fundamental to quantum field theory (QFT) where the wave function of any object propagates along all available unobstructed paths. When integrated along all possible paths, with a phase factor proportional to the action, the interference of the wave-functions correctly predicts observable phenomena. Every point on the wave front acts as the source of secondary wavelets that spread out in the light cone with the same speed as the wave. The new wave front is found by constructing the surface tangent to the secondary wavelets.
In other spatial dimensions
In 1900, Jacques Hadamard observed that Huygens' principle was broken when the number of spatial dimensions is even. From this, he developed a set of conjectures that remain an active topic of research. In particular, it has been discovered that Huygens' principle holds on a large class of homogenous spaces derived from the Coxeter group (so, for example, the Weyl groups of simple Lie algebras).
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The microPension-VISA Inclusion Lab is a specialized research and development facility focused on micro-payments and financial inclusion, housed within the non-profit Micro Pension Foundation.
The Lab designs, field-tests, incubates and helps mainstream solutions to bring about financial inclusion. It harnesses technology to develop new financial literacy tools, outreach platforms and micro-payment solutions to enable secure, convenient and affordable access to mainstream financial services by low income excluded and unbanked individuals.
The Lab is designing and testing scalable and sustainable models to target 5 excluded segments: truck drivers, domestic help, contract labour, tribals and youth. In this process, the Lab works with a range of global institutions on R&D and solutions design including the International Finance Corporation (IFC), VISA and Grameen Foundation.
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Drawing on psychoanalysis, philosophy, religion, linguistics, and politics, the authors trace the evolution of human sexual behavior and our complex feelings about sex. A universally appealing subject presented with clarity, creativity, and conviction.--Booklist. Lynn Margulis is a leading evolutonary biologist and Sagan is a writer.
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The mother-son team that brought you Microcosmos: Four Billion Years of Microbial Evolution (1986--not reviewed) now tackle the age-old theme of the origin of sex. Margulis (Biology/U. of Mass. at Amherst) and Sagan (Biospheres, 1990) choose to do this in a particularly florid style, using the image of an androgynous stripteaser who displays facets of sexuality at different ages and stages of evolution. But that's not all. The book is (a) a kind of postfeminist review of all the sociobiological hype of the 70's and 80's. This time, however, instead of crying foul at the macho writers who wrote of breasts and buttocks and pair-bonding and said it made good genetic sense to be promiscuous, to rape, blah-blah, the authors rehash all the old theories with mild caveats that genetic predestination is not destiny. The book is also about (b) the evolution of the penis (and the possibility that size and length may confer the advantage of depositing sperm higher up in the vagina with better chances of reaching an egg than a rival's ``sperm competition''); (c) Freud, the French deconstructivists Lacan and Derrida, and phallic symbolism; (d) neoteny; (e) mating styles of the great and small; (f) the reptilian brain that presumably lives on in all of us; (g) the origin of language and time.... Finally, we learn that the usual explanation that sexual reproduction increases genetic variation, and thus the odds of adapting to changing environments, is not sufficient: cloned or fissioned creatures also differ. The answer then? Sex is an ``unkickable genetic habit''--passed on from the bacteria who knew all about passing genes back and forth, and the protists (like the amoeba) who cannibalized each other to survive. This latter theme is by far the most well developed, drawing upon Margulis's special knowledge and insights into symbiosis in cellular evolution. The rest can be described as flights of fact, fancy, and fantasy with no clear distinction. -- Copyright ©1991, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved.From Publishers Weekly:
Primeval women's swollen breasts indicated lactation, pregnancy and fertility to excited males. In the author's scenario, women lost their estrus and developed permanently enlarged breasts, "an anatomy of deception," to tame and domesticate exploitative males whose interests were narrowly focused only on mating. Female orgasm, though not necessary for reproduction, may have conferred a survival advantage on prehistoric females, the authors further argue. In like fashion, Margulis and Sagan, coauthors of Microcosmos , use evolutionary biology to illuminate orgasm inequality, phallic worship, sexy clothing, sexual jealousy and violence alleged to be rooted in our far-distant past. This eloquent, stimulating exploration of the roots of human sexuality at times succumbs to reductionism, as when the authors ascribe human dating, honeymooning and marriage to the need to maximize reproduction.
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This blog will be updated daily with images that make me lol.
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Sunday, 27 February 2011
Hey guys! I've been in Spain for the week without wifi access which sucked! I'm back in the French Alps now and its snowing woop! I've been out on the slopes all day and I'm absolutely shattered!!!! Anyhooo heres some of my favourites;
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By Sue Kirchhoff, USA TODAY
WASHINGTON When the House votes Wednesday on raising the minimum wage, it will mark a first step in what labor leaders see as a broader effort to increase Americans' earning power, including a measure making it easier to organize unions.
The House, now with a Democratic majority, is expected to quickly pass a measure raising the minimum wage from $5.15 an hour to $7.25 over two years and two months, sending it to the Senate. The Senate Finance Committee is set to hold a hearing today on possible tax breaks that could be added to the wage bill to attract business support.
Rep. Steny Hoyer, D-Md., the House Majority Leader, said he hoped the Senate would resist efforts to add tax breaks, calling a minimum wage rise "long overdue."
Jared Bernstein of the left-leaning Economic Policy Institute notes that businesses have gotten hefty tax breaks since 2000, while the federal minimum wage hasn't been raised since 1997. Because more than half the states have minimum wages higher than federal law, he estimates the increase will directly affect about 4% of the workforce, or about 5.6 million people.
But Republican lawmakers, and some Democrats, say incentives, like letting restaurants more quickly write off the cost of their buildings or helping small firms offer health care, are needed.
Rep. Howard "Buck" McKeon, R-Calif., the top GOP member on the Education and Labor Committee, said the Democratic wage plan "leaves small businesses and their workers to fend for themselves. … We must improve their bill before we send it to President Bush."
The AFL-CIO, which put its organizing muscle behind Democrats in the November elections, backs the wage measure and is looking ahead to a second bill that sponsors call the "Employee Free Choice Act."
The bill would make it easier for unions to gain representation through an open process in which workers sign cards, in addition to secret ballot elections. Currently, the National Labor Relations Board oversees a secret ballot after a union or employer meets requirements to seek one. An employer can also recognize a union if a majority of workers sign authorizing cards.
The bill would require that unions be recognized if more than 50% of workers sign cards, would set tougher penalties for firms that violate labor laws and would call for expedited contract talks.
"The bill would allow more workers to bargain for their entry into the American middle class," says Stewart Acuff, AFL-CIO national organizing director.
About 70% to 80% of new workers organized every year come into unions via a process other than traditional elections, a big shift from 5% about 20 years ago. Unions say that under the traditional ballot process, companies often try to delay the process or intimidate workers.
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce will oppose the bill, calling the secret ballot more democratic.
"Card checks are subject to union intimidation," says Randy Johnson of the Chamber, adding he feared such organizing "would not actually recognize the viewpoints of the employees."
Johnson says workers could be pressured to sign the cards. The chamber has endorsed the "Secret Ballot Protection Act," calling for secret ballots for electing to become unionized.
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Lecture: Images of Nature
Jun 24, 2011 Friday 19:00
1F, Associate Mission Building (Shanghai 169 Yuanmingyuan Road)
Speaker: Hu Yun
In 2010, Hu Yun spent 3 months in London doing a residency programme (a partnership between the Natural History Museum and Gasworks) based on the Scientific Illustration Collections (The John Reeves Collections contains more than 2,000 scientific illustrations commissioned and collected by Reeves while he was working in China from 1812-1831) of Natural History Museum. During my stay, a new piece of work which was commissioned by the museum need to be created and would be shown in a wooden scientific specimens showcase in the Images of Nature Gallery inside the Natural History Museum for one year.
All the amazing watercolor drawings from the Reeves Collection are done by native Chinese artisans before the Opium War and their names are all unknown, which contrasted with the fact that everything about John Reeves who commissioned all these works is recorded in many books, just like many other Great British Names.
——Hu Yun, 2010
Artist, born in Shanghai in 1986
Graduated from China Academy of Art, now based in Shanghai.
Art Topics Series
Art Topics is the section in Night @ RAM that directly associates with the contemporary art practice. Rockbund Art Museum will curate and cooperate with other cultural and art organizations, inviting excellent domestic and international artists, critics, and curators, to share with audiences their most recent achievement and profound thinking. They will also communicate and interact with audiences during the events, in the hope to assist them to better understand contemporary art, and also help the artists to obtain direct feedbacks from the audiences, so as to provide them beneficial references.... Read More
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We hosted a 'Pimp my Pineapple' hen party with a table of creative hens who produced an array of beautiful bejewelled pineapples which once spray painted last for up to four weeks. These hens used their pineapples as the table centrepieces at the wedding instead of flowers - genius!
We hosted a Macaroon Art Masterclass at Shoreditch House where an array of vibrant fruit and veg served as inspiration for macaroon masterpieces. Members pimped up and painted their macaroons with edible paint, vibrant sugar shards, edible glitter and sequins - and designed and decorated their boxed packaging too.
We hosted a colourful 'Eat your Art' themed dinner where guests got stuck into painting avocados, poussins and macaroons, with a wacky display of painted fruit and veg serving as inspiration for their edible masterpieces.
We threw a private 'Edible Playground' themed party in the beautiful Brunswick Studios where guests got to delve back into their childhood - building quinoa sandcastles, playing shortbread Jenga, doodling on the table and munching on chocolate lego.
Our 'Edible Vacation' themed dinner was a whirlwind edible holiday where guests built quinoa sandcastles which were decorated with edible suncream, they wrote and sent postcards to their friends and were provided with vacation essentials like suitcases, towels and sunglasses.
We set up centre court in Brunswick Studios, Maida Vale, for the nail biting 2014 Wimbledon finale. We screened the final on this grassy rooftop, where guests could float between the match and our tennis net bar, and Mad Hatters BBQ.
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Written By: Jeri Taylor
Series: Star Trek: Voyager
This one is okay, but maybe everything just starts looking better after “Threshold”. A disease infects Janeway and Chakotay by a bug bite, if they leave the planet’s surface they will die. So Voyager is forced to abandon them after the Doctor has run out of all available options.
Meanwhile on the planet a far more interesting story is taking place. It is about two people who are stuck together on a planet. It isn’t the usual boring odd couple plotline, but just to people stuck together on a planet. I’d say the romantic tension that builds between the two officers is interesting and I’m glad it was left unexplored. Especially in the final scene back on the ship, when its back to business as usual. It is an interesting little story, but the execution on the passage of time could have been a LOT better. It is totally unclear how long this episode spans, but the writer seemed to indicate it was meant to be like a month or two or something. That would have been interesting had they made it clearer.
Mulgrew is still a pretty odd actress, I mean the way she holds her hand out to the monkey she sees…weird. I think she kind of wants to be eccentric, hoping to get some Shatner-love. I don’t think she pulls off his madness as well.
NEXT TIME: Chakotay’s Baby
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“Is there more rice?” No matter what wonderful food accompanies steamed rice, this is precisely the question I get each and every time I serve my husband steamed white rice. Something so simple, and yet he always wants more. It’s enough to drive me crazy given the work that went into the other elements of dinner, but at least I know he’s enjoying his dinner.
For a recent Asian inspired dinner, I made homemade Japanese Tonkatsu. Crispy fried pork on top of rice, with a salty, sweet, savory slightly sticky syrup that is drizzled over the top. And yes, underneath all that goodness was the rice. Did he want more rice? Always, but the plate was sure clean before he asked for more.
Tonkatsu Inspired Pork Chops
- ¼ cup flour
- ½ tsp chipotle seasoning (or seasoned salt)
- 1 egg
- 2 Tbsp water
- ½ c bread crumbs, or Japanese panko
Have three bowls ready. Put flour and ¼ tsp seasoning in one, put the egg and water in another (beat to combine), and put the breadcrumbs and ¼ tsp seasoning in the last.
- 6 thin cut pork chops (boneless)
- ¼ c canola oil
- ¼ tsp chipotle seasoning or seasoning salt
Homemade Tonkatsu Sauce
- 1/3 c soy sauce
- 1 Tbsp brown sugar
- 1 Tbsp Worcestershire sauce
- 2 garlic cloves, grated
- 2 Tbsp fresh grated ginger (*)
- 2 Tbsp rice wine vingear
- 1 lime, cut into wedges
To make the sauce, put all ingredients in a small sauce pan, and stir over medium high heat. Allow to simmer until reduced by half.
To bread the pork chops, dip first in flour and shake excess flour from the pork chops. Then dip into the egg wash, then dip into the bread crumbs.
Heat the canola oil in a large sauté pan over medium high heat and add the pork chops to the hot oil. Cook about 4-5 minutes per side until the breading is golden brown. Remove from the pan, sprinkle immediately with seasoning and place on a paper towel to absorb extra oil.
To serve, slice the pork chops and serve over steamed rice. Drizzle with the Tonkatsu sauce. Serve with a lime wedge. Spritz with lime before eating.
(*) I keep my ginger in the freezer and grate with a micro plane so I always have it handy.
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Enid, Oklahoma Ghost Sightings - PAGE 9
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Submitted by Maryle
Comment by Enid resident: I think I know the area your talking about . Several years ago maybe the 1990s there was a big fire at an apartment house and some children didn't get out because there had not been a fire exit from the top floor. It's possible that it may had been one of the children that had died.
There is nothing left but an empty lot now where the apartment house used to be. It may be the area where you saw this young girl.
Comment by Twilightfan: I think I remember about that. I was really young but I remember hearing stories about that house that caught fire. I think only one made it out and all the children in the house sadly died because they were on the 2nd floor and everything was smoldering.
A male in the house tried going up the stairs to save the children and was unsuccessful and got severely burned but lived. Huge possibility that's what it was, that you saw is one of those children.
My mom and I would drive by there quite often and it was horrific. Took forever for them to clean up the site and get it to where it was an empty lot.
Categories: hand, phone, glow, tree
A few friends and I went to Imo cemetery at night, we didn't see anything but we did pick up stuff on my hand held voice recorder and got a few weird pics on my camera which was a cheap one. I picked up a large black mass with red dots, unsure what this was and on another camera we caught a child's face.
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Comment by B.U.: While almost everything in that cemetery has been debunked I have taken pictures out there at night and picked up odd orbs of light. I didn't see with my bare eye. There's a family plot about center of the cemetery and most of the orbs were within that plot. Not really scary but odd.
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Submit a ghost sighting for Enid, Oklahoma:
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NEARBY GHOST PICTURES
Other haunted towns near Enid, Oklahoma:
Waukomis, Oklahoma, 7 miles away
Kremlin, Oklahoma, 9 miles away
Carrier, Oklahoma, 10 miles away
Drummond, Oklahoma, 10 miles away
Hillsdale, Oklahoma, 10 miles away
Bison, Oklahoma, 12 miles away
Lahoma, Oklahoma, 12 miles away
Fairmont, Oklahoma, 15 miles away
Hennessey, Oklahoma, 16 miles away
Pond Creek, Oklahoma, 17 miles away
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Ferris is a charming young man with excellent grades and a poor attendance record. He’s loved by his parents, idolized by his peers, and detested by the school’s principal.
On this particular day, Ferris convinces his parents he’s sick and stays home from school. He spends the morning coordinating a fun day-trip with his friend, Cameron, and girlfriend, Sloane, using some clever tactics. His principal remains unconvinced and unimpressed by his antics so spends the day trying to thwart Ferris.
The group’s morning of a Ferrari joyride, visiting the
Willis Sears Tower, and watching Wall Street trading is capped off by bluffing their way into a high-end restaurant. Principal Rooney mistakes a woman for Ferris at a local bar.
After lunch, the group attends a Cubs game, wanders around an art museum, and joins in a parade. Meanwhile, Rooney learns the reason people have doggy-doors, take self-defense classes, and avoid parking in front of fire hydrants.
Act II peaks and closes with the revelation that somehow Cameron’s father’s car drove over 100 miles while they were out. Cameron goes catatonic.
The group goes swimming to unwind. Rooney is still hanging out in the Bueller back yard.
How does this guy in the police station know Ferris?
Garth Volbeck? He and Ferris were friends in the eighth grade; then family issues caused Garth to drop out of school. Ferris blames himself for not helping more, that’s why he’s bent on giving Cameron a good time. That is, if you believe there was a previous script that gave this guy a backstory.
How did Ferris and Sloane get to Sloane’s house from Cameron’s?
Cameron wrecked his father’s car, not his own. He was feeling pretty care-free so he dropped them off and went home to confront his father.
Why are those tanners faced away from the setting sun?
Sometimes the best and safest sun-exposure is the sunlight reflected off the bottoms of tree leaves. Of course, this wasn’t a well-known philosophy in the eighties. These ladies are revolutionaries.
So no one greets the dog when they get home? What kind of sick family is this?
The 80s truly were a very weird time.
What’s the name of that song?
Pretty sure it’s Day Bow Bow.
To have your other questions answered, post them below.
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The December gallery is finally loaded! Yay! Who knew a quotation mark could create such chaos in computerland? It's all fixed now though, so head on over to enjoy even more design team layouts plus all the detail shots and designer comments.
We are also delighted to announce that Cheryl Manz Ametewee is joining the JBS team! You can now look forward to her layouts in the gallery each and every month!
Be sure to check back on the 10th for gallery updates!
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Real reviews from fellow travellers
These are trusted reviews from guests who have actually stayed here. We hope you find them helpful.
Note: we only give a property a rating once it has received a minimum of 3 reviews.
- “ Very nice place to go and get educated on Blutwurst! ”
- 05 Jul 2017 Samuel USA
- “ Very excellent staff! Very helpful, very friendly. Great location, close to the station, close to a great neighbourhood. ”
- 23 Apr 2017 Anonymous Canada
- “ I arrived early & I couldn't make reservation for the night, it was freezing cold. But staff at the hostel tried finding me another hostel since it was a Friday night there was no vacancy, she was so kind to let me sleep in the lounge so comfortable. Apart from this generosity, the interiors and the ambience of the hostel is so homely, neat, extremely hygienic also very pretty! Staff are courteous very friendly and fun! It's just a 3 min walk from the Neustadt train station. MUST STAY IN DRESDEN ”
- 04 Dec 2016 Anonymous
- “ Very nice, clean, and cozy place with cordial and helpful staff. I liked its location in Neustadt: close to communications and main places of interest but in a quiet street. Great inner yard btw. ”
- 23 Sep 2016 Anonymous Russia
- “ Spending one night there during my travel has been incredible, clear rooms with a lot of windows and high ceilings, the restroom is wonderful, it has a lot of sofas really comfortable. There are two kitchens and the bathrooms are big and clean. The location is really good, the hostel is next to the station (Dresden Neustadt), there are two or three supermarkets and pubs The staff is the best I have ever seen in my life. I really recommend this hostal, I would repeat a thousand times!! ”
- 04 Aug 2016 Anonymous Spain
- “ Great hostel, not too far from bars or a short walk to old town! ”
- 26 Jul 2016 Anonymous USA
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From one of the world's leading practitioners and teacher of mind/body medicine - a unique program to help you inoculate yourself against harmful stress, and minimize its effects.This piece explains the psychophysiology of stress, and how it contributes to hypertension and other diseases. You'll learn methods of coping with stress, how to develop greater stress hardiness and resilience, and specific mind/body techniques, especially the relaxation response, to guide you in lowering your level of stress and the risk of stress-related illnesses. Finally, you'll be led through a powerful experience of guided imagery for strengthening your internal resources against stress and achieving mastery over stressful situations.
There is also a breathing and deep relaxation exercise to put you in the physiological state in which your body can operate most efficiently to prevent the harmful effect of stress, and to heal itself. Finally, you'll be led on a safe and gentle hypnotic journey to meet your "Inner Healer," a source of wisdom and guidance within. This exercise will lead you to important insights about how you can maintain your resistance to stress, and may be used regularly to gain inspiration and inner guidance.
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AMD today reported sales of $1.227 billion and an operating loss of $46 million for the quarter ended March 27, 2005. The first quarter net loss of $17 million amounted to $0.04 per share.
First quarter sales decreased one percent compared to the first quarter of 2004 and decreased three percent from the fourth quarter of 2004. In the first quarter of 2004, AMD reported sales of $1.236 billion and net income of $45 million, or $0.12 per diluted share. In the fourth quarter of 2004, AMD reported sales of $1.264 billion and a net loss of $30 million, or $0.08 per share.
“Our microprocessor business delivered record sales in what is typically a seasonally down quarter, driven by increased sales across all product categories,” said Robert J. Rivet, AMD’s chief financial officer. “We continued to gain momentum with year-over-year sales growth of 31 percent, highlighted by AMD Opteron and AMD Athlon 64 processor sales, each of which more than doubled from a year ago.
“The NOR Flash memory market continued to experience industry-wide oversupply and strong pricing pressure. We experienced a rise in unit shipments, but our average selling price (ASP) declined significantly, resulting in weaker than expected sales.”
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Bound by Conscience
We live in a generation that has forsaken the fountain of Living Water and has hewed out broken cisterns that hold no water at all (Jer. 2:13). We are commanded, “Do not quench the Spirit” (1 Thess. 5:19), but we gladly exchange the simple, vibrant meeting of the New Testament church for our hierarchies, liturgies, formulae, rituals, time limits, and multiple man-made rules.
We criticize the Pope in Rome for usurping the Headship of Christ (who is God’s only true Vicar) then set up our own priests with distinctive garbs and special privileges, as if they alone could enter the Holy Place and approach the altar. This is the age of the Protestant Professional, and at the top of the pyramid is the Protestant Pope. Never mind that each Christian has an anointing from the Holy One and has no need that any man should teach him (1 John 2:27); or that every believer is a priest unto God (Rev. 1:6); or that every believer is gifted and free to participate in the service of the gathered saints (1 Cor. 14:26); or that the proper goal of pastor-teachers is to ensure that the saints are equipped to do the work of the ministry (Eph. 4:11-12).
I know many people whose choice of a church is based solely upon the pastor of that church. These people belong to the cult that worships the pastor and his preaching. The church of the apostles made Christ’s headship evident by insuring that no individual man was recognized as head of a local church. Who was the pastor of the church at Corinth? The church at Philippi? The church at Ephesus? Read the letters to these churches and you will see that there was no human head organizing and running and administering in any of these local churches. In the New Testament we see a plurality of co-equal elders functioning humbly as under-shepherds of the Great Shepherd. Christ alone is the Pastor of the flock (1 Pet. 5:4)!
If calling a mere man Pope (“Father”) violates Jesus teachings (Matt. 23:8-10), how much more does the use of Senior Pastor deny the supreme headship of Christ and the priesthood of all believers? There is as much officialdom in New Testament Christianity as there is water in Death Valley. If we are to follow godly leaders (and we are), we are to follow them only to the degree that what they say and do comports with the Word of God (Heb. 13:7), recognizing the Bible alone as our sufficient and authoritative Constitution (2 Tim. 3:15-17).
When Luther was summoned before the Diet of Worms to face the wrath of the Roman Church-State because he had challenged its impudent claim to be the sole repository of revelation on earth, he uttered these famous words:
Since your majesty and your lordships desire a simple reply, I will answer without horns or teeth. Unless I am convinced by Scripture and by plain reason (I do not believe in the authority of either popes or councils by themselves, for it is plain that they have often erred and contradicted each other) in those Scriptures that I have presented, for my conscience is captive to the Word of God, I cannot and I will not recant anything, for to go against conscience is neither right nor safe. Here I stand; I can do no other. God help me. Amen.
Luther set forth the biblical principle that the only reliable guide to truth is Scripture, and that it is the right of all men to read and interpret the Scriptures for themselves. When ministers nowadays call upon Christians and the church to close their Bibles (and their minds) for the sake of “unity” and “peace,” they forget that the early Christians bore scars precisely because their consciences were held captive to the Word of God.
History abundantly illustrates the abuse of priestly leaders holding a monopoly of religious knowledge and using that to exploit and oppress the people. In the ancient Middle East, priestly duties were closely guarded secrets that allowed the priests to maintain their power. The God of the Old Testament, however, delivered His message to all of the people, because informed lay people would be able to monitor the priests’ actions (see Lev. 1:1, 2; 4:1, 2; etc.). People familiar with God’s instructions would not be intimidated by threats of excommunication if they did not do as the priests said. They could check to make sure that the priests performed their duties according to God’s Word. The same accountability is seen in the New Testament (1 Tim. 5:20).
Those who today defend church hierarchy and tyrannical authority and heap scorn upon “schismatics” follow in the steps of Rome, not Luther and the Reformers. While team-mindedness is vitally important to the health of the church, and reasonable concessions are always to be made, sometimes we have to stand alone and differ with our neighbors in order to have a clear conscience toward them. Like Micaiah of old (1 Kings 22:13-14), we must be more interested in the truth than in making the vote of the prophets unanimous.
April 26, 2005
David Alan Black is the editor of www.daveblackonline.com. If you would like to know more about becoming a follower of King Jesus, please feel free to write Dave.
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I-95 (North or Southbound): Take exit 5. At the top of the ramp, turn left onto Route 1 (East Putnam Avenue). Go straight to the third traffic light (just over the bridge), turn left onto River Road. #49 River Road is located 1/10th of a mile on the left.
Greenwich Boat Show held on-site of Beacon Point Marine and Greenwich Water Club.
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Monday, December 29, 2008
I know...I know...where have I been? Well, I just got back from spending a wonderful weekend with my husband at Skamania Lodge in Stevenson, WA. It was a wonderful weekend relaxing and spending quality time together. Austin, stayed with my mom and was spoiled from the second we left. So, while I am delayed on posting Christmas day, I can greatly say that I am rested and revived!
I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas day...Ours started at 9 a.m. when Austin awoke and progressed to the living room. He had no clue at first what the day was, but by the time we started handing out the presents, he had figured things out...It's my Birthday again...hahahaha:)
Austin was so cute opening his presents. Once he opened one, he wanted to play (with only that toy) not understanding that he had a million more to open and play with as well.
Christmas was a different feeling this year. It was no longer about the presents I got or who was spoiled more. This year it was the excitement of seeing the look on my sons face when he saw and opened all his presents. It was also the feeling of being complete. Having Joel home was the best Christmas present I cold have imagined. I was soooooooo happy that he was able to be here and spend time with his son during the holidays. All in all, it was a great day and it definitely felt like Christmas:)
Oh yeah, I have to say this real quick...Technology is GREAT! Not only do I get to see my husband over the internet everyday with Skype (while he is gone), but my inlaws were able to watch Austin open some of his gifts and participate in the moment...It was great! Technology and where it has come...what a blessing!
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God loves irony. how do i know this? well, it’s not from a particular Bible verse. it’s from my own life. (disclaimer: for my theological friends, i get that a God who sees and knows all really isn’t ironic. irony is from our perspective. but just roll with me here, yo.)
i have three very athletic children. their favorite thing to do is to go outside and play various sports in our yard. from soccer to basketball to baseball to lacrosse, they switch effortlessly from one to another. scoring goals, sharpening skills, sending tennis balls flying in the air.
the irony is that neither my wife or i are athletic at all. nada. i start praying for some type of supernatural intervention if a ball is heading toward me. there is absolutely no instinct within me to catch it. everything within me wants to run the other way.
but my boys, all three of them, would just effortlessly throw up a hand if the ball was coming towards them and catch it in mid-air.
when i was in high school, my extracurricular activities at school consisted of band, spanish club and SADD (students against drunk driving). my oldest son plays lacrosse.
until a year ago, i knew nothing about lacrosse. now, after a couple of season, well i’m still clueless, but can somewhat follow a game. i just don’t dare yell anything specific out because i know i’ll use the wrong words.
i remember the first time i heard someone yell out “man up” and i thought, “that’s not very encouraging.” then i found out in a lacrosse guide for dummies that it’s an actual lacrosse term.
the other day at a game, i accidentally clapped for the other team.
while my kids are running up and down a basketball court or a lacrosse field, i’m the dad sitting on the sidelines sipping a Coke and wearing my superman shirt. geek dad/athletic kids.
at a recent lacrosse game, i started thinking about how foreign this world is to me. how different it is to my own personal experience, and how familiar it is to so many other parents. they just seem to be into it so much more than me.
i wonder if that’s how a parent whose kid starts going to church feels. especially one who either has baggage with their own past church experience, or has no point of reference.
after all, at lacrosse, i’m entrusting my kid to a coach that i don’t even know. he doesn’t talk with me. we’re not buddies. i don’t even know if i like the guy or not. he’s in his early 20s and he walks far away from the parent’s section, usually late, and on to the field.
at the games, people speak a language that i don’t understand. they have a passion for this that i simply don’t have. i’m there because my kid loves it, and i love my kid. i love to watch my kid. but i don’t love the sport.
and quite honestly, i don’t fully trust the whole thing. i’m a little suspicious of people being so “pro-lacrosse.” i’m reluctant to put money into it when asked. i’m not going to join in the “rah-rah” about another winning season. (they probably don’t even use the words “rah-rah.” once again, the geek comes through.)
other than my own personal investment of my kid, and seeing him work hard out on the field, if i’m completely honest, i hold the entire thing at a cautious distance.
i just wonder if that’s how some people feel when they encounter the church. if it all feels so weird, foreign, even hostile because they don’t necessarily trust or know what’s going on.
i just take for granted that other people “get” church. i’ve been in so long that even if i go someplace other than my church, i still understand what’s going on for the most part.
but the whole sports thing, well it’s a lot of new for this geek dad. i’m all for it. i love to see my boys play and support them. i want to see them better themselves and work hard for something. but that doesn’t mean that i trust it yet.
and while i may not always “get” the enthusiasm of parents on the sidelines, i do love seeing my son play.
it’s just going to take me a while to grasp the whole thing. i have to get past my own baggage, my own perceptions, even my own distance.
i may not ever be the ultimate lacrosse dad on the sideline in full body paint screaming “man up” and clapping at the appropriate time, but i love my son enough to try to understand what’s going on.
and maybe some of those parents keeping a healthy distance from a youth group, the ones who drop off their kid because their kid wants to be there, but they are not quite sure about the whole thing—maybe we’re not that different.
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It is difficult to believe that only five weeks ago the future of Michael Waltrip Racing in NASCAR’s Sprint Cup Series seemed so bright.
On the eve of the Sept. 7 race at Richmond International Raceway, driver Clint Bowyer already had clinched a spot in the Chase for the Sprint Cup, and the hope of the organization was that teammate Martin Truex Jr. soon would, too.
A confident Bowyer seemed poised to actually contend for the championship. Truex needed to race his way into the Chase at Richmond, but his future seemed secure and full of untapped potential with primary sponsor NAPA Auto Parts already signed to serve as primary sponsor on his No. 56 Toyota for the next two seasons.
It all changed in a Bowyer heartbeat. There was more to all that went down afterward than simply Bowyer’s alleged intentional spin, bringing out a late caution that was aimed at aiding Truex’s run at a Chase spot. But that was at the center of all that was to spin out of control afterward.
Within 48 hours, Truex was stripped of what he thought was a Chase berth honestly won. Shortly after that, NAPA bailed on the final two years of its sponsorship—costing MWR an estimated $35 million or more, according to NASCAR sources.
The collateral damage continued into this week, when MWR announced that next season it will field only two full-time cars instead of three. Truex is left in limbo, his career no longer on the flight path upward that he and everyone else thought he was finally on after years of unanticipated, frustrating mediocrity.
Truex now is expected to land a full-time ride at Furniture Row Racing, which fields the No. 78 Chevrolet driven into the Chase this season by Kurt Busch. So it’s not like Truex will be out of a job. But he is being forced to start over with a new team precisely at the moment when his old team appeared ready to blossom.
The bad news didn’t end there for MWR this week. Team owner Rob Kauffman also has announced that 15 percent of the current MWR workforce will be laid off by season's end, according to the Associated Press. Sources said that amounted to approximately 40 MWR employees who thought they were set for next season and beyond, and that the layoffs were inevitable fallout from the massive loss of dollars that flowed out the MWR doors with the NAPA defection.
And as if all that weren’t enough, fate kept kicking while MWR was down.
In an event totally unrelated to SpinGate, driver Brian Vickers suffered an unexpected health setback that likely will have a negative impact on next season as well. Vickers only recently had been hired as full-time driver of the No. 55 Toyota for next season, and had hoped to use the remainder of this season to work with the new team toward building a foundation as a title contender for 2014 and beyond.
Now he’s out of the car for at least the rest of this season after doctors diagnosed a blood clot in his right calf. It’s the last thing Vickers or MWR wanted or needed to hear.
Three years ago, Vickers was forced to miss nearly an entire season after undergoing heart surgery related to blood-clotting problems, which required him to be on blood-thinner medication afterward. You can’t race when you’re on blood thinners, and now Vickers is on them again. Doctors say they believe he’ll be off them and ready for the season-opening Daytona 500 next season, but who can know for sure at this point?
Taken separately, the news about Vickers would have been difficult enough for MWR to withstand. Taken on top of all else that has transpired recently, it's potentially devastating. It's like a boxer absorbing one last shot to the midsection when he's already falling to the canvas after getting punched repeatedly in the face.
So to recap, in the span of a mere five weeks, MWR went from hoping to contend for the championship this season with two cars and next season with a solid three to an uncertain future in which Bowyer is the only driver they have left who seems solidly positioned with his team for next season.
Oh, and did we mention that despite earning enough points to get into the Chase, Bowyer hasn't won a single race this season, clearly indicating that there is work to be done within that team as well? Running a part-time schedule that included only 17 starts before getting sidelined, Vickers at least was able to get to Victory Lane once earlier this season in New Hampshire, as was Truex earlier in the season after winning on the road course at Sonoma.
Racing can be so cruel sometimes, even when the opening of wounds are self-inflicted.
As it turns out, Kauffman and MWR co-owner Michael Waltrip would have been better off going to Las Vegas and risking their organization’s long-term future on a spin of a roulette wheel rather than having misguided folks within MWR wager a short-term bet on the spin of Bowyer’s race car.
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A VC : Venture Capital and Technology
JULY 6, 2011
I'm off to Europe today for a week of board meetings and vacation. It has become a bit of a tradition in our family to spend some time in europe every summer. Last summer we spent close to six weeks in europe in four countries. We have five companies in our portfolio that were started in europe and another four or five with significant operations in europe. I've written about the Internet startup sector in Europe a fair bit.
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In Reply to: I wouldnt call this an act of terrorism.....(m) posted by Taj's ///M3 on September 11, 2001 at 12:32:20:
Those who think this wasn't an act of war are kidding themselves.
These maniacs have no regard for life. And obviously will do anything to make their point.
We should already be bombing every known possible terrorist camp, or hide out.
Taking steps to send the message that this cannot be tolerated at all!
Those who think it's easy to just hijack a commercial jet, aren't that far off.
but to do it to 4, with full fuel loads, and fly them into buildings takes skilled pilots, and planning.
WE are the greatest military power, and we've just been beaten down by a cowardly group of extremist psychos.
WE should have crippled them long ago, but we had taken a peaceful route in the past.
Now it's time to stop fooling around and search and destroy everyone that could be involved.
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my grandparents lived at the Cocked Hat, Wadsley and Wadsley Common was just over the wall. A Mr Maw kept the Rose and Crown and Blands the Rock House.
I visited Mrs Betney’s shop on many occasions and well remember Pig Street and Coil Pit Lane. Mr Robinson was head at the school and Rev Weaver was at the church. I remember too, Billy Tindall, George Birchmaster and Maurice Garret at the Wadsley Wesleyan Chapel on The Hill. On our way home, we passed Dial House, a private dwelling then. How many remember the water troughs? Easy to remember and so hard to forget.
John Bernard King, S13
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This is hosted over at Should Be Reading. To play along, just answer the following three (3) questions…
• What are you currently reading?
• What did you recently finish reading?
• What do you think you’ll read next?
What am I currently reading?
The Boys Next Door #1 by Jennifer Echols
What did I recently finish?
Orange is The New Black by Piper Kerman
What am I reading next?
The Longings of Wayward Girls by Karen Brown
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Super Pursuit Mode Kitt
A Diamond Select Release! Super Pursuit Mode engaged! This 1/15 scale replica of the Knight Industries Two Thousand (KITT) from the popular TV show Knight Rider measures 14 inches long and features working lights and sound effects from the show, including the distinctive voice of KITT! This special SPM edition depicts KITT with all of his speed-enhancing gadgets extended, and includes exclusive SPM dialogue and sound effects! Get yours today, because they'll go fast!
We receive both US and Canadian Cases. You will get either English, bilingual or trilingual carded figures based on availability. Please understand this before ordering.
Safety Warning: This product may contain sharp points, small parts that are choking hazards, and other elements that are not suitable for children under 3 years of age.
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Hardworking Crockett Improving Game in Columbus
Ryan Hohman | On 04, May 2015
The Indians’ decision to send Crockett to Columbus was not based on performance. The 23-year-old had tossed 2 1/3 scoreless innings in three appearances. According to his dad, Gary, the Indians explained it to Kyle as a “business decision.” He was the only lefty on the team with options.
“It’s not frustrating to me,” said Crockett on being optioned to Columbus. “I’m still young so I’ve got some time. They had to do what they had to do and they’ve been playing better lately. Whenever they need me back up there I’ll be ready.”
After posting dominant numbers in two partial minor league seasons, the fourth round pick from the University of Virginia splashed onto the scene in 2014, becoming the first player from the 2013 draft to make it to the majors.
In 43 games with the Tribe, Crockett went 4-1 with a 1.80 ERA. He struck out 28 and walked just eight in 30 innings.
It’s not frustrating to be honest,” said Crockett. “I just got to improve my game while I’m down here and right now I’m going to help this team win. However long I’m down here, I’ll just keep doing what I’ve been doing. If they need me back up there sooner or later, I’ll be ready.”
The youngster has had a few rough outings since joining Columbus. In 5.1 innings, he’s allowed 10 runs on 13 hits for a 16.68 ERA.
“I’m just tuning my mechanics back,” said Crockett. “I had a rough outing last time, so I’m just ready to get back on the mound and get doing what I’ve been doing. Try not to think too much when I go out there and just locate my pitches.”
Columbus pitching coach Carl Willis isn’t concerned that Crockett has been getting hit hard. Everything is just fine from his point of view.
“He’s doing fine,” said Willis. “He had a rough outing his last time out. I think the situation was that the other club got really aggressive and he admitted that his stuff was a little flat. He’s a tremendous worker and has a great feel for his own delivery, which is a little unique with his lower arm slot. He’s a tremendous kid to work with and is a guy who is going to help our big league club.”
Crockett is taking advantage of the opportunity to work with Willis, who was the Indians pitching coach from 2003 to 2009 and coached Cy Young winners C.C. Sabathia and Cliff Lee. Willis held the same position for the Seattle Mariners from 2010 to 2013, where he had Cy Young winner Felix Hernandez on his pitching staff.
“He’s a great guy,” said Crockett about Willis. “He hasn’t seen me throw much, but he’s been helping me as much as he can throughout these last couple games and in my bullpens. He’s a great guy and has a great knowledge for the game.”
Kyle is also enjoying the opportunity to pitch at one of the best ballparks in the minors, Huntington Park. In 2009, Baseballparks.com named it the Ballpark of the Year.
“It’s great,” said Crockett. “You can ask anyone of these guys, if you’re going to be in AAA, this is the place to be. It’s a great atmosphere and the field is great. They take care of us like big leaguers. We get good crowds even though it’s been cold lately. It’s a great atmosphere.”
Standings Update: The Clippers (11-13) are in second place in the West Division, where they trail the Indianapolis Indians (15-10) by 3.5 games. After going 6-2 in their first homestand of the year, the Clippers are riding a season-long five-game losing streak after dropping six of seven on the road against Rochester and Syracuse.
Francisco Lindor Watch: The Tribe’s top prospect struggled on the team’s recent road trip, going just 2-25 at the plate with one RBI and seven strikeouts. His batting average dropped from .302 to .239 on the season.
Nick Swisher‘s Rehab Going Well: In six games with the Clippers, Swisher is hitting .375 (9-24) with one home run, two doubles, and five RBI. There is speculation that he could return to the Indians this week.
Tyler Holt Called Up: The outfielder took the roster spot vacated by struggling lefty T.J. House, who was placed on the 15-day disabled list with left shoulder inflammation on Friday. Holt hit .328 (20-61) with 12 runs scored, five stolen bases, and a .438 on-base percentage in 19 games for the Clippers.
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During a brainstorming session about possible story ideas for the first issue of the Calistoga Tribune in 2010, I was trying to come up with creative angles on the whole New Year’s topic. In the past, we have written stories about health clubs, asked local bigwigs for predictions, and stopped people on the street to ask what their resolutions were. After eight years, though, the annual events and holidays become harder and harder to tackle with a fresh mind.
Then I saw that we have two new regular advertisers in the newspaper: a hypnotist and an astrologer. Perfect! Here was a unique take on working on resolutions, and also something I knew nothing about. I hoped it would be interesting to me and to our readers.
And so, I interviewed Anthony Royce Barnacott of Kamalot Astrology and Donna Rodolph of Hypnosis for Change. Both were knowledgeable, enthusiastic and contagiously thrilled to talk to me. But there was a bonus that I wasn’t expecting: both also offered me a free trial to get a taste of what they do.
Anthony is currently preparing my TimeLine, an astrological chart which will tell what is in store for me in 2010 based on my Dec. 26, 1962, 5:43 p.m. birthdate. It should arrive in the mail in the next day or two. So that is still to come.
Today, at 12:30 p.m., I was hypnotized by Donna. She specializes in helping people overcome problems, things like losing weight, stopping smoking, overcoming fears, reducing stress or managing pain. Although there were any number of things on that list I could have chosen, I selected the biggest obstacle in my life: food. I have struggled with eating disorders and weight gain and loss since I was a young teenager. I have periods of stability, then again go back into the cycle of destructive behaviors. Could hypnosis really work?
Well, we’ll see. The session was surprisingly relaxing, and did not, as I thought it might, put me into an unconscious state. Instead, it was more like a deep attentiveness, with a complete absence of tension. Donna had me visualize what it would be like to be healthy and fit, and I had a strong image of myself as a runner, something I used to do, and have been considering taking up again.
I still feel a bit skeptical of the whole process. But despite that, hopeful. Maybe this really can help me rewire my brain, and establish new behaviors.
An interesting note to all of this was Donna’s comment that she could not offer me any “satisfied customers” names for interviews, because when she was starting her still relatively new practice, most of her clients were Christians. As in fundamentalists. And, because of that, they were very guarded about their participation. Apparently there was some sense that a good Christian shouldn’t be turning to something as potentially “spooky” as hypnosis for answers. I guess God was supposed to do it for them.
All of which made me reflect on my own spiritual practice. I didn’t turn to hypnosis and astrology looking for answers – what I was really looking for was a story. But once I was there, it made me wonder a bit. How does all of this fit in with Zen?
I guess the good news is that it doesn’t have to fit. There’s enough room in my Zen, anyway, for everything….even the far out stuff. Because it’s not a religion – it’s a way of being present for life, no matter where each day takes me.
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As the year draws to a close it’s probably the greatest time to reflect. And so, this year-end-column calls for some nostalgia…entertainment Updated: Dec 26, 2010 16:37 IST
As the year draws to a close it’s probably the greatest time to reflect. And so, this year-end-column calls for some nostalgia…
A departure from last year’s list of resolutions and grand plans, this year I chose to reflect on the year that was.
2010 was the year I shot my first film. The film didn’t see the light of day; neither did my first boyfriend but they were still my firsts!
It was also the year I found love! More importantly, 2010 was the year I found myself. I have truly began to listen to my heart, and steer clear of the voices in my head.
Quality not quantity
This year I chose to be picky about the work I did and therefore shot for a grand total of just two ads. One with Anurag Kashyap and the other with his namesake, Anurag Basu.
Oh! Didn’t I tell you about the Anurag Basu one? That’s cause I’m shooting for it today and tomorrow! Merry Christmas!
It’s not what you do, it’s how you do it.
The year entailed the same things, auditions, meetings, workouts, but something had changed — my approach. Doing the task at hand to the best of your ability whether it’s that tricep dip or that fairness cream audition, mindfulness is the key. Something I owe to yoga.
Our lives are defined by opportunities, even the ones we miss.
I also got very close to getting a film this year. I didn’t mention this earlier for fear of it getting jinxed. But now that it has anyway, what the heck! The film was surrounded by the hyped launch of a sporting sensation and the role wasn’t the kind you come across too often.
(a) Since it was a lead that a famous actress dropped out of
(b) The role was of (hold your breath!)— a high class hooker and item girl by day! A bar girl/ kotheywali role stands a huge chance of bagging a National Award, especially in our country (think Tabu for Chandni Bar, Rekha for Umraao Jaan).
But considering it would’ve been my debut role, I stood a higher chance of being type-casted than nationally felicitated. After a lot of debate and discussion, I eventually lost the role to a slightly more established actress and a known name on the small screen. It slipped out of my hands.
But I guess everything happens for a reason, and only in retrospect do we realise that it’s generally for a good reason. Hmm.
Overall, 2010 was a more focussed year, high on learning. I hope to make the best of the coming year and hope you do to. Here’s wishing you all a Merry Christmas and a splendid 2011!
Red carpet trends
At the Golden Globes this year, bright colours and soft silhouettes are expected to replace the tight-fitting, shimmery gowns we're accustomed to seeing at the do. According to celebrity stylists, the 2011 awards could be the first one in a long time where designers break the red-carpet mould. “A lot of the spring collections had vibrant, beautiful colours. Hopefully we will see a lot of that, plus softer silhouettes,” said Jessica Paster, who predicts Dolce & Gabbana and Dior to be the chosen celebrity label at the January awards show.
The contenders for the 2011 Golden Globes were announced this Tuesday. They include Hollywood favourites Natalie Portman (Black Swan), Angelina Jolie (The Tourist) and Anne Hathaway (Love and Other Drugs). People Style Watch delineated the actresses’ contrasting styles: “Portman continues to tap into her feminine side with elegant frocks by Jason Wu, Rodarte and Lanvin, while Jolie has taken to more sophisticated silhouettes from the likes of Atelier Versace.” Portman is expected to wear a Dior frock, given her recent appointment as the Miss Dior Cherie fragrance spokesperson in 2011.
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Read this if:
A) You need not-boring gift ideas for Mothers’ Day.
B) You’re out of books and want to be reading something fabulous by bedtime TONIGHT.
C) You’re the person in your book club who always knows about the newest releases.
D) You’re looking for a paperback version of a great story you might have missed.
E) All of the above.
Every month, we encourage our staff to speak up about the books they’re reading and recommending most. Because there’s no pressure to pick anything specific — just the books they truly love right now — it ends up being quite a mix. So take a look at the latest list, and come say hello if you’d like to check out these books or chat with our booksellers in person! (You can also click any title that interests you, and we’ll ship it to your door.)
For you / your mom / anyone who loves to read:
Two authors illuminate complicated relationships between mothers and grown children in these new books, both recommended by Ann Patchett:
It’s hard to believe that a year after the astonishing My Name Is Lucy Barton Elizabeth Strout could bring us another book that is by every measure its equal, but what Strout proves to us again and again is that where she’s concerned, anything is possible. This book, this writer, are magnificent. (If you visit/order soon, we might still have signed copies!)
This story of a Chinese immigrant and her son starts off good and progresses into something great. It’s smart and moving and complicated and will surely build compassion in anyone considering the lives of immigrants. It’s the winner of Barbara Kingsolver’s Bellweather Prize too!
(Event note: Lisa Ko will visit Nashville on June 1 to appear in conversation with Ann and fellow novelist Weike Wang.)
This book is a delight for music lovers, even more so for those who grew up in Nashville. Cooper, a musician and music journalist, has interviewed and developed friendships with many of the fabulous characters who earned Nashville the moniker Music City. Johnny’s Cash and Charlie’s Pride is by turns funny and touching. (Peter Cooper will be here on Tuesday, May 16 — don’t miss his event!)
For true-crime lovers, here’s a narrative written like the most gripping murder mystery. It’s the story of five years of murders in the early 1920s and the manner in which 29-year- old Herbert Hoover used them to launch the FBI. With little known facts of how the Osage community became the richest on earth and the people in power who attempted to steal their wealth, this is documentation at its best. (Meet David Grann when he discusses and signs the book on Monday, May 8!)
Remember the seemingly impossible feat Claire Cameron pulled off with The Bear (a whole novel told in the voice of a five-year-old girl)? She’s done it again. This time the narrator is a young female Neanderthal in search of connection and survival. I was blown away. Please read this so we can talk about it. (It would make a lovely and unusual Mothers’ Day gift, too; themes of family and belonging run throughout.)
Did Ann Patchett’s This Is the Story of a Happy Marriage whet your appetite for lovely, real essays about adult commitment? Did you wish it had even more about marriage? Then you might love Dani Shapiro’s latest — a short, beautiful memoir made 100% of marriage! Give it to your best friend, your long-married mom, anyone celebrating an anniversary, or yourself.
For Mother’s Day? Oh, yes! A story of how three German women repair and rebuild their lives after WWII, living with the secrets they hold. (Rae Ann recommended this one last month, and author Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeney picked it for our spring preview, too. Seems to be a crowd favorite!)
What happens when “home” is a different place for almost everyone in your family? In her debut novel, Hala Alyan weaves through the generations of one Arab family as they emigrate from Palestine to Kuwait to Lebanon and then to Paris and the United States. A story about family relationships we all can relate to with characters I still think about.
* Voted by staff as the book cover we’d most like to wear as a shirt or dress.
Gut-wrenching and strange, Leonora Carrington is the quiet master of surrealist fiction, and now her stories come in one beautiful package. Not for the faint of heart or faint imaginations. For the wackier readers and/or mothers out there.
You might recognize Patricia Lockwood from either poetry or Twitter — she’s a master of both — and now it turns out she can write a perfect memoir as well. Priestdaddy shifts effortlessly between the sacred and the profane as Lockwood recounts her childhood in the Catholic church. Pick it up for the hilarious dysfunction of Lockwood’s family and stay for her gorgeous prose.
This book blends history, present day issues, and an account of lived experience in the subject of mental illness. Powers provides well researched information and his own insight from watching schizophrenia affect his sons, one of whom died by suicide. Reminder: May is also Mental Health Awareness Month.
All at once, Egypt’s most watched satirist went from having his face on every billboard in Cairo to fleeing for fear of retribution from those in political power. Bassem Youssef gives readers a crash course on the issues of the Arab Spring in a way that is not watered down for the sake of comedic relief. Great for fans of Trevor Noah’s Born a Crime.
One Good Mama Bone by Bren McClain was Pat Conroy’s last release under his new imprint as a publisher. That’s reason enough to pick up this great Southern novel, but the story readers and reviewers everywhere have loved stands on its own. I dare you to stand here in the store and read the opening pages.
By sending middle-aged Quoyal and his children off to Newfoundland, Proulx weaves a narrative of personal and familial rediscovery that will leave you with many knots to un-coil. Recipient of both the Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award, The Shipping News is a subtle and poignant classic never to be overlooked.
For anyone who went to college in the ’90s and lived through the advent of email, this book captures what happened when cyber-communication was added into the campus dating game. The narrator, a Turkish-American girl from New Jersey in her freshman year at Harvard, is mostly honest, sometimes funny, and often painfully unsure of herself (LIKE EVERY SINGLE FRESHMAN EVER). Her totally original voice reminded me of the first time I read Prep by Curtis Sittenfeld. I messaged my crazy college roommates immediately to tell them to read it.
If you loved The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, this is where to go next. As in the Pulitzer Prize-winning The Emperor of All Maladies, Mukherjee tells a Big Story about Big Science through the framework of personal experience: his own family’s deadly legacy of schizophrenia. His narrative of the history of human genetics is sweeping, and this seriously sexy science asks the most fundamental questions about what it means to be human. Out today in paperback!
Frankl does more than tell his own Holocaust story — he explains how the victims around him dealt with adversity. I’m the same age as Boyne, who wrote the intro, and although the title says “young adult,” I’d recommend this book for all ages, including parents of young adults. This edition’s timely message hits the contemporary reader in the head and the heart.
If you’ve been on a thriller kick like me, Megan Abbot’s You Will Know Me, a murder mystery set in a high-stakes elite gymnastics community, awaits you in its new paperback edition. This fast-paced (and chilling) read kept me guessing.
The Dada movement emerged a century ago in response to crazy times. Dada never completely died out and is presently being kept alive by the ghost of William S. Burroughs and a doppelganger of Bill Murray living in an ancient parallel universe. This book is so next-tweet, you’ll want to read it immediately.
Britian was the lone holdout as the Nazis swept across Europe. Olson’s compelling narrative recounts how Europe’s monarchs and leaders sought refuge and set up governments in exile while the allies fought to take the continent back.
(Ed. note: Andy tried to sneak this book into our Mothers’ Day display by calling it, “A mother of a book!” We said: nice try, Andy.)
Speaking of books we love: This time last year, we were wild over a new laugh-out-loud story of office intrigue, a delicious revenge fantasy where the most put-upon staffers at a big media company plot a scheme to boost their income. The Assistants is pure, satisfying fun (we’re still wild about it), and it’s out today in paperback with a spiffy new cover.
“The breaking of bonds requires energy,” notes the narrator of Weike Wang’s debut novel, a chemist trying to finish her graduate studies while navigating an increasingly serious relationship with her boyfriend, a fellow scientist. Indeed, it requires energy to form and maintain bonds, too. It also takes self-awareness and acceptance of imperfection, both of which this young woman struggles to gain as she seeks to reconcile her past (academic excellence, demanding Chinese parents, certainty about her path in life) with her future, which — in light of her failing research — suddenly looks less sure.
Ann Patchett blurbed the book like so: “Chemistry starts as a charming confection and then proceeds to add on layers of emotional depth and complexity with every page. It is to Wang’s great credit that she manages to infuse such seriousness with so much light. I loved this novel.” I agree 100%.
You’ll fall in love with the unique narrative voice, dry humor, and emotional truth in this slim book. (If you’re an off-the-charts type-A person, you’ll find it deeply relatable, too. Or, um, so I hear.) Smart, refreshing, and unexpected, it’s the story in-the-know readers will be talking about this summer and for years to come. There’s nothing formulaic about Chemistry.
Yours in Reading,
Mary Laura Philpott
Editor of Musing
NOTE: Chemistry will be published on May 23 and signed and shipped after Wang’s appearance in Nashville in conversation with Ann Patchett and fellow novelist Lisa Ko (The Leavers) on June 1. That means you’ve got time to sign up for the First Editions Club and make plans to attend the event!
Are you a member of our store book club? Would you like to be? Parnassus Book Club and Classics Club meetings are free and open to anyone. Buy the book, read along, and join the discussion!
“It’s All About the Book”
More thoughts on reading from Kathy Schultenover, Parnassus Book Clubs Manager:
When I travel, I like to read books set in the area I’m visiting. It adds so much to my enjoyment of the whole experience. My all-time favorite travel tie-in has to be Death Comes for the Archbishop, read on a week’s vacation in the American Southwest. Willa Cather’s reverent descriptions of the mountains, bluffs and desert-scapes matched what I saw each day.
I make it to South Florida often, which means I have read many books about Florida while I’m there: classics such as Their Eyes were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston and The Yearling by Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, or more recent works like Swamplandia! by Karen Russell and Last Train to Paradise by Les Standiford. On my latest trip, I visited the independent bookstore, Annette’s Beach Book Nook near our hotel on Ft. Myers Beach. The Book Nook is primarily a used bookstore with some new books — a book browsing paradise! During a conversation with Annette about Florida books, I was reminded of Randy Wayne White, well-known as the author of 24 Doc Ford mysteries. (Among other jobs, Randy has been a full-time fishing guide on Sanibel Island, and a columnist for Outside magazine, covering adventures and extreme sports all over the globe. Currently he lives on Pine Island and spends a lot of time writing and hanging out at Doc Ford’s Rum Bar and Grille on Sanibel.) I started with the first book in his series, Sanibel Flats, which introduces the character of retired NSA agent Doc Ford and kicks off this series of engrossing, fast-paced page-turners, perfect for a Florida beach vacation or anytime you want true escapist reading.
I also chose a new book, Sunshine State by Sarah Gerard. Its stunning cover — Florida wildlife and sea creatures — practically calls, “Pick me up!” In essays that reflect her experiences growing up in Florida, Gerard weaves aspects of her own life, such as tough times with her best friend and her parents’ relationship with religion, into broader philosophical statements that all lead back to Florida itself, a microcosm of our greater society and culture. I found the collection thought-provoking, troubling, and moving.
Next time you’re traveling to Florida, I recommend Sanibel Flats and Sunshine State — two very different books that added so much to the fun of my Florida vacation this year.
Love living in a literary city? Don’t take it for granted! Help fund the important work of Humanities Tennessee (ie, Chapter 16, the Southern Festival of Books, Salon@615, and more) — and meet the legend of legal fiction, John Grisham. On Thursday, June 22, Grisham will be here at Parnassus for a very special reception and signing of his new book, Camino Island. (It’s a two-part event, with the book signing taking place from 2-6 p.m., and the discussion from 6-7 p.m.) Tickets are $100 and include a copy of the book. Note: The signing line and Q&A are limited to just 200 ticket-holders, and tickets are going fast. Get yours — and more details — here.
Want more? As always, you can find more reading recommendations in our Bookmark column in the latest issue of Nashville Arts Magazine — grab a copy here in the store or around Nashville.
THANK YOU to everyone who came out to celebrate Independent Bookstore Day with us last weekend. We LOVE being a part of this literary community and we’re so grateful for your support! (And speaking of thanks, we appreciate being named one of the Best Bookstores in All 50 States by BookRiot!)
And finally: #WheresPeggy?Come get food for your mind and soul from our version of a food-truck, Peggy the Parnassus on Wheels bookmobile! Find her at your favorite weekend gathering spots:
Saturday, May 6 – 10am-6pm: Sevier Park Festival (3021 Lealand Ln, 37204) Sunday, May 7 – 12-4pm: 1st Sundays at the Shops at Porter East
(723 Porter Rd, 37206) Saturday, May 13 – 8am-12pm: Nolensville Farmers’ Market
(7248 Nolensville Rd, 37135) Sunday, May 14 – 11am-5pm: The Sunday Market @ The Factory at Franklin
(230 Franklin Rd, 37064)
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We’ve been given a gift. No matter where we live in the world, we can connect with like-minded thinkers, make new friends, and establish relationships. What authors of years past would have given for this opportunity!
However, social media is often used selfishly. If the goal is JUST to sell books, you’ll lose every time. Instead, social media used with the reader or audience in mind is not only more effective, but allows you to strategically get in front of your ideal customers, clients, and readers while building a strong platform.
Our October 15 meeting will feature a fast-paced workshop led by Bethany Jett, a freelance editor and author of The Cinderella Rule. She’ll cover the best practices for Facebook, Twitter, and Facebook Live, show us how to use Pinterest as a search engine, as well as demonstrate how to create a simple funnel system to build your e-mail list and strengthen community with your audience and readers. When your readers love you, they’ll market for you.
Bethany encourages everyone to have, at the minimum, a presence (no matter how big or small) across Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, and MailChimp or another e-mail management system.by
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http://cfacfw.org/social-media-synergy-marketing-ease/
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JAEHA is a premium contemporary womenswear designed by the Korean-born New Zealander Jae Kim. The designer moved to London in 2010 and spent time working for MARY KATRANTZOU before taking the MA course at Central St Martins. Jaeha is well known for mixing androgynous cuts and proportions with graphic structure.
This collection Jaeha Autumn - Winter 2016 now available online, is very geometric, minimal, made with color-blocks and innovative. The designer redefined hems presented as laying flat upon the shoes.
Photos courtesy of Jaeha
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Music for an Era of Change
The gondola approaches the waiting crowd almost silently. It’s not a joyful arrival – the arriving passengers are desperately awaited. Can they carry out this urgently needed operation?
“When the mists do descend
I‘ll be there to defend your honour
And I‘ll help your to mend those bridges
And hold your towers”
Scrambles, Anthems and Odysseys, the new Sofa Surfers album, will take you to a place somewhere in the future past. A place they’ve been travelling to for a long time, and to which they are now closer than ever before. The opening song, Grass Under Your Feet, overturns the usual album routines right at the start. The retro-futuristic ballad breathes departure and arrival simultaneously.
With Beyonder Girl, the mission really kicks off. Dark R&B from future decades is contrasted with beats reminiscent of the early days of rap and breakdance – it won’t let you sit still! Music is a motor, to create a revolution. And - once again - Mani Obeya’s voice brings clarity. In Bread & Circuses feat. Soulcat E-Phife, the pace kicks up a notch. The Viennese rapper throws her words and phrases spin through the dense atmosphere like stars; trap beats and stunning arpeggios signal the arrival of the unloved gladiators. No one comes out of this song alive.
The gondola’s crew is determined. They know: Their mental powers alone aren’t enough to successfully complete the operation. They have to rely on their instincts, to open the lead cages of their hearts and throw their emotions into the battle more than ever before. This is their only chance. Maybe.
“Check out my evil corpuscles
My evil eye and my muscles
Six-pack the envy of Adonis
MC hammer and sickle can‘t touch this”
... Mani Obeya sings in Most Dangerous Man Alive. And the song is just as dangerous as the person it is about. Driving yet soundtrack-esque, with an undetected undercurrent of evil. Until your mind falls apart. Now is the time for caution, to protect the operation from the danger of rogues. The possibility of a dirty fight is near. Worlds collide in Scramble - or is it actually the contradicting protagonists of the Scrambles, Anthems and Odysseys’ vision? Thick, driving grooves and Mani, the man who breathes life into the story. Subtle sci-fi synths and drones swell, defining the mindset.
But don’t be paranoid, now. When you’re paranoid, you make mistakes. You become the target, are always the prey. But no, it’s too late: Paranoid Triggerfinger is the soundtrack for an endless flight with no arrival. Don’t listen to what they’re saying, it would only poison your thoughts. But don’t be afraid, it’s gonna be alright. The antiserum is administered at the very last second: Woody’s Ballad feat. Issi Honi, a duet between Mani Obeya and his daughter Issi. Said to heal all wounds.
“This life will pass you by at high speed
Go zooming by
But you‘ll be laughing as you‘re lowered
Cos you lived so high”
Mongrel is a confident statement. It’s the moment when the leaf begins to turn - the obligatory triplet groove, the omnipresent 90s synthesizers, and Mani’s provocative vocals come together to hypnotize the opponent. A ray of energy at the perfect time. And then an unexpected transformation: Raven-Us takes off elegantly, yet without divesting of dark references. Magically illuminating and tantalizing, the bird hovers in the air, searching for prey.
The situation becomes dire. Now the operation must be completed and the attackers shaken off – no time to panic. With open hearts and open arms, the crew confronts the maelstrom, countering the attacks from all sides with bolts of pure emotion. It looks good, better than expected.
The secret weapon is used a second time: Skins feat. Soulcat E-Phife is a high-energy blast, able to tear down walls with its dubby foundation and the interactive play of Soulcat and Mani. Did we already mention that the entire album has an amazing number of different clap sounds under its hat?
And speaking of tearing down walls: The Fixer (Refixed) was the first single on Scrambles, Anthems and Odysseys, and this new version is even more elegant than the original one. Anyway, the Fixer will show us the way out, at just the right moment.
“These days seem polluted
Our lives convoluted
Our futures are looted
And we‘re all muted”
All is the last song on the album, a stirring yet melancholy statement on the state of affairs after completing the worldwide operation. The wounds are slowly healing, and the brief joy of triumph gives way to the realization that the fight for change, the great revolution, has only just begun.
Does the cover art by Brazilian graphic artist Bruno Biazotto show a fictive world? Hard to say, the painting was created along with the making of the album - under continual input by all parties. That means the painting merges into the music: making the common vision tangible. A vision that seems almost within reach.
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English Department faculty, staff and students pursue scholarly and professional interests through numerous activities-- from informal reading groups to membership in national organizations. A handful of these are listed below.
If you are active in such a group and would like it listed here, please contact us.
Reading and Writing Affect is a monthly reading group and writing workshop that offers a thorough overview of the current field of affect theory and related discourses such as trauma studies and phenomenology.
Comic Studies — Comics have entered university curricula and multiple annual conferences, such as the International Comic Arts Forum, specialize in comics scholarship. As a field of study, comics scholarship is inherently interdisciplinary and hence divided on many topics.
Medieval Studies Graduate Interest Group aims to bring together medieval scholars from a wide variety of departments on campus to foster collaboration between disciplines on topics concerning the middle ages. The group is open to graduate students, faculty, staff, undergraduates and community members interested in the Middle Ages.
Teaching with Technology brings together graduate teaching assistants from various departments to discuss and develop technology-based teaching tools and lessons.
The eighteenth and nineteenth century works-in-progress group will provide a collegial forum in which graduate students and faculty members can share work including master's essays, book or dissertation chapters, and journal articles. Our aims are to promote scholarly cross-century collaboration among graduate students and faculty members and to increase the departmental presence of eighteenth and nineteenth century studies.
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A Day That Won't Be Forgotten
This year, organise a bespoke team building day which will leave your employees with a lasting feeling of achievement and unity. We will get them pushing their limits, leaping from rocks into the sea, encoraging each other and working as teams to paddle our giant SUPs along the coastline through caves and gullies.
Activities on offer:
Swim, scramble and jump along the coast with this high adrenaline activity - perfect for people who like to push their limits. We offer a wide array of jumps, ranging from nursery rocks a few feet high, leading up to exhilirating jumps of around 10 metres. We assure you there's a challenge for everyone with coasteering!
Working together as a crew on our rafts, groups will paddle around our amazing bay, through gullies, exploring caves, and finding hidden coves. They'll have the opportunity to visit a secluded beach and make their own fires with a flint-and-steel.
Giant Party SUP (Stand Up Paddleboard)
Similar to the Raft activity this involves paddling along the coast and firelighting however SUPing takes slightly more skill and coordination as everyone must stand, balance and paddle together in order to successfully SUP! We've found with large groups that taking our two Giant SUPs and two Rafts out, swapping about and having a play with both works great.
Fancy something a bit different?
We want to create a bespoke day plan that suits you and your employees perfectly, so if you're interested in multiple activities then give us a call and we can put together a day you won't be forgetting any time soon!
Why Should You Choose Us?
Having over a decade of experience in outdoor actvities, we know how to deliver the challeging and adrenaline packed day you are looking for. Coporate groups who've already enjoyed successful days with us include: Ernst & Young, Lloyds Bank, Royal Marines, Royal Army, Ventia, Stil and Clarks.
Where We Are
Our HQ is in Watermouth Cove, Ilfracombe and it’s our most popular spot with exclusive access to a stunning private coastline and caves (not to mention the hot showers, bar and changing area).
Want to know more? Email us at firstname.lastname@example.org or give the team a call on 01271 320745
“A fantastic experience!”
8 very happy adventurers spent an amazing few hours with Active Escape - even those who approached the day with trepidation had an awesome time.
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In a new video on YouTube, Google’s Matt Cutts explains some of the criteria that is used to decide whether a link is paid or not.
There’s more than meets the eye
Of course, backlinks that are explicitly sold for money are the most obvious paid links. Although this is the most common type of paid link, there are some more paid links types. Google uses the following questions to find paid links:
- What is the value of the gift, product, or service?
- How close is the gift, product, or service to actual money?
- Is it an outright gift or a loan?
- Who is the intended audience?
- Is the intent of the gift to get links?
- Would the gift be a surprise to third party?
In the comments section of the video, Matt Cutts says that Google can detect 99% of paid links:
“Bear in mind that well over 99% of the time, paid links that pass PageRank are abundantly clear–because actual money is changing hands–plus we reserve the right to adapt our criteria when we see new types of spam or abuse.”
How to remove harmful backlinks
Paid links can harm the rankings of your website. If you want to detect all links that have a negative influence on the Google rankings of your site, use the link disinfection tool in SEOprofiler:
Please tell your friends and colleagues about SEOprofiler and click one of the following buttons:
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She moved through the passage of time like a feather on the wind. Nothing could predict where or when she would turn up next, and when she had the grace to flit into your life, if you so much as blinked, you ran the risk of her flitting out again before you could say hello. This is what defined her, her will as fickle as the wind. And this is what undid her.
Much like many others who let their course be determined by unknowable forces, she met an early demise, filled with tears and regret, but possibly worst of all, no one to remember it by. Unknowable are the tragedies she suffered, and unthinkable were her struggles. This is what we know, and all we know.
Regardless of how she came or how she went, there are snippets of her life that can be quantified. Bits that can be retold, remashed, reprocessed, and put together into a new form so that she is not totally forgotten. And I could tell you those words. But I won’t.
To share with you words that have passed down through the proverbial phone line would be a besmirchment of its own. Instead, I will tell you what very little I myself know. It is still a taint, like never knowing the smell of homemade pie, and having it described to you by someone else. It will never do it justice, you will never know the instant, mouth-watering excitement, but at least you know it existed and someone loved for it the way you might for something else.
She was beautiful. That is a given. All stories like this start out with a beautiful girl. Even if they never were beautiful, they will become beautiful in our story telling and reimagining. But I wish to express to you just how beautiful she was. It wasn’t that she had flawless skin, or the deepest, purest eyes, or the world’s most dazzling smile. It was in the way she moved, in the way she laughed. You could stand in the same room as her, marvel at how beautiful she was, but it wasn’t until she laughed that you fell in love with her. It didn’t matter that everyone else in the whole wide world was in love with her, it only matter that you loved her, right here, right now.
Still, with an army of love under her wing, she never indulged in it the way many might. She could have easily spent her life cushioned by admirers, enjoying all they had to offer, but I suppose if she were that kind of person, her laugh wouldn’t be as beautiful.
Adventure had her name on its lips. Just when you thought she would be happy- and you happy for her happiness- a new adventure lured her back out, like sirens in the ocean deep, and either you went with her, or she never returned to your shores again, bringing her smile to new lands like the sun brings day over the hills.
I followed her for a little while, the best I could, a boy blinded by her light; before I didn’t, and she was gone. If I could undo any one great tragedy in all of humankind, it would be the five seconds where I thought it was ok to let her go. The five most foolhardy seconds of my life. I can’t, and she is gone now. Gone from my life, and gone from any others, her light no longer shining on new lands.
If I could have one more chance, one more moment to tell her everything I ever wanted to say, it would not be to say I love her. It would not be to tell her she was beautiful. I would tell her she would not be forgotten. That her smile had spread to so many, so far apart, that her life had so indefinitely impacted so very many. Even after the years have washed her name away from all memory, there would still exist those who were raised in the ghost of her memory, never knowing her personally, but owing their very sense of self to her.
That was the kind of person she was, and I loved her very much.
So. Been writing things. Wrote a thing. Here's a thing.
"Adventure had her name on its lips" is now the working title of my future autobiography. This is an awesome piece of writing. Keep going!!
xD thanks a ton. It was all completely spontaneous free writing, but I like how it came out.
I;m seriously considering getting this as a tat.
you even faved it /dies well im really glad you liked it, lol! but mang, it could be better. :I lol
lmaoooo no, stop it you lamo. itd be the worst tat ever. xD
LOL NOT THE WHOLE THING, just 'adventure had her name on its lips'.
Fine, maybe I'll just get a mug. Ohhh, I could put the quote on the rim lol
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Police: Driver tackles man, punches him following crash
Police said a driver ran after, tackled and punched another driver in the face following a crash Wednesday night.
The crash was reported in the 1300 block of High Street in Des Moines about 7:44 p.m.
Police said that after the crash the driver thought the other driver involved in the crash was trying to leave the scene.
According to a police report, the driver ran after the man, tackled him to the ground and punched him in the face.
The second driver suffered a bloody nose and was checked by paramedics at the scene. The first driver was taken to a metro hospital to be checked for injuries related to the crash.
Police said the driver admitted to them that he lost his tempter and plans to turn himself in to police at a later date.
The crash remains under investigation.
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http://www.kcci.com/article/police-driver-tackles-man-punches-him-following-crash/6910742
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Donna Summer was my gay generation’s very own diva.
As baby boomers came out en masse in the spinny ‘70s, disco emerged along with us, becoming our music, then (for a moment) America’s. And Summer, who died of cancer Thursday at 63, was its signature voice.
Her vocals blended breathy with earthy, humanizing producer Giorgio Moroder’s signature robotic/melodic beats. The pulse he helped perfect goes on (and on) in contemporary pop, but Summer’s season was brief: The hits pretty much stopped after many gay men were disappointed, if not betrayed, by some born-again homophobic remarks she later denied.
She still made records and toured periodically, but the party was over, along with the era.
For gay men of a certain age, however, Summer has never really gone away.
The "Queen of Disco" still reigns on our collective soundtrack; her songs will forever remind us of those hot nights we danced together 'til dawn, free at last.
Rest in peace, girlfriend.
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First, I’m unsure as to why this book doesn’t have a fandom yet. Okay, okay, it just came out last year, but it’s utterly amazing.
So. Quick summary.
Nere grew up in a small coastal city in California. She suffered from asthma and bad eyesight (One of the reasons I loved her as a character, but more on that later) but also had the gift of powerful telepathy, which she inherited from her mother. The Neptune Project takes place in a dystopian society hundreds of years in the future (More on that, too). Human societies are dying, but a group of brilliant scientists have found a way to save it. Nere’s mother, along with several other genetic scientists and marine biologists across the west coast, have genetically engineered their children to survive underwater.
Now. First of all. Nere, Nere, Nere. One of my new favorite characters.
First of all, in her mind, dolphins and animals are no less important than humans. They deserve the same respect and compassion that you would give a sibling or friend.
Second. She puts survival first. She’s in the middle of a love triangle, but why let that stop her? Unlike certain other female protagonists (*coughcoughKatnisscoughcough*), when she’s stuck in a life or death situation, Nere doesn’t wait around and worry about her boyfriend. She’s got friends to take care of, first and foremost. She’s also socially awkward, and doesn’t exactly know how to respond when straightforward Dai begins to flirt with her.
Third, I like to believe that the fact that I have asthma is simply due to me being part fish.
Alright. Now on the beautiful world building.
There aren’t paragraphs and paragraphs of description on this futuristic society. It’s just there, yet it’s completely believable. Polly Holyoke certainly knows what she’s doing when it comes to creating realistic future societies.
So, that’s about it for tonight- I’ve got to go.
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https://stayandwatchthestars.wordpress.com/2014/03/03/the-neptune-project-book-review/
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People can be a little strange. Talks of hosting a party? No problem! What about when unexpected overnight guests pop over? That’s no big deal at all. But when it comes to guests staying over, even for just a few days, people tend to get a little panicky. This is especially true when we actually like our guests. This is when we feel we need to go that extra mile; just so they feel comfortable and welcome in our home.
If the above describes you, and you’re about to have stay-over guests, then don’t worry. We’ve got you covered! Here’s what you have to do.
Begin with stocking the fridge
Take a glance at your fridge and food cupboards. Empty cupboards can be embarrassing, and a little unwelcoming as well! Make a list and make plans to stock your kitchen; and make sure to do this well before your guests arrive. If you plan on cooking them a few special meals, it’s a good idea to have a look at the ingredients and make sure you have them all. And in case your guests happen to include children, then we suggest you stock in a few kid-friendly snacks as well!
Get started on the cleaning
A clean and clutter free home is vital when entertaining guests. We know that busy lives and hectic schedules can put obstacles in your well-meaning plans to clean your home before your guests arrive, so we have a better suggestion. If you have around a week before your guests are expected to arrive, then do your cleaning one room at a time. Start with the guest room and bathroom. Apart from making sure that your Porcelain bathroom tile are immaculate and the walls completely dust free, make sure that you restock your bathroom with fresh towels, a new soap and even empty the toilet bin.
Going the extra mile
If you’ve done the above, then you can pat yourself knowing you’re ready for your guests. But if you want to be that host, who goes the extra mile to make sure that your guest is feeling welcome in your home, then here are a few more of our suggestions. If your guest is an elderly person, and if your floors are tiles (porcelain or travertine floor tile for example) then chances are that the cool floors might not be such a good idea of kitchen tiles Sydney. Apart from having fluffy indoor carpets beside your guest’s beds, you can also consider investing on a pair of indoor slippers for your guest.
Your guests and your pets
Most people forget to consider their pets, when they think of making their home comfortable for their guests. Some people are afraid of animals, or are at the very least, are uneasy around them. Find out if your guests fall into this category. Then there are people with allergies to fur, or who get asthma or wheezing attacks because of it. It will be very unfortunate if you find out this only after they’ve settled into your home. Take precaution; phone ahead and ask them. Trust us, this will make their stay very much more enjoyable for everyone!
When you need to find accommodation in today’s market you’ll get to know that the real estate is a complete money sucking monster. With the rising prices in most of the countries, the way to finding a good house is a path that’s filled with thorns. This is especially the case if you do not make a lot and you have other expenses to worry about as well. The whole process can get exhausting and intimidating (especially when legalism is involved). Here are some things that you need to have in your mind before you make your checklist of things to verify at the house itself.
Beware the budgetary limitations
The serviced apartment Brisbane Southbank or house that you will end up buying or renting will depend on your budget and luck alone. Depending on how big a deposit that the place is asking for you will need to decide on things you need to have in your house and the luxuries that you will have to give up as well. Generally speaking the closer to the city the place is, the more expensive the rent or the mortgage will be.
Things to consider when considering the necessities
If you are a daily commuter then you will need to know what the public transport options near to the place. Then you need to figure out the routes and run this route to see the timing for making the trip. Safety of the place is also a large part that you need to think of, and especially if you plan on living alone. Neighborhood should have the public amenities such as a convenience store/supermarket, restaurants, coffee shop, gym or things that you need on a daily basis. If you have a pet then the walks and public conveniences is a must as well.
When thinking of the house or serviced apartment
Once you have chosen a couple of accommodation sites to check out then you will need to think of items such as the utilities (whether the bills are included in rent), laundry options (onsite is much preferable), dishwasher/ garbage disposal/ microwaves and other equipment inclusion, if pets are allowed, parking requirements you might have, cable or WiFi connection of the place, storage for your extra things, thickness and sturdiness of floors and walls, level of noise at night and other items. These will have to go in your checklist of things to see for yourself when making a visit. Always make sure that the place is what is says. Try to talk the property owner to letting you try out the place first before you rent it or buy it. This will allow you a chance to completely experience the place before making the final decision. To know more about serviced apartments Melbourne, visit
Anyone who is looking for high quality and contemporary products for their home will choose the finest rang of products. With the commencement of numerous luxury furniture stores – online and offline, we need not go for tiring shopping for furniture anymore. We can now access the best furniture items within minutes. People who are looking for the best furniture need to consider few factors that will guarantee proper verdict. One factor is to look for furniture made from the best feature wood. There are made up with mixture of wood traces that are sticked together that takes the shape of a hard wood structure. Hence, it is crucial to check that you are choosing pure hardwood. Are you confused which furniture will be best for you? If it is so then, this content will help you to a very great extent. You can get an idea about the difference between first-class online furniture for stores and the best ones. The content delves into what makes reputable online designer furniture stores stand out and why should we select it.
Why it is important to use good quality furniture than a cheap one?
Reputable companies will always ensure that they offer you the best of their designer craft room furniture and storage collection made of pure hardwood. They will not use chipboards, veneers and wood traces. To this effect, there are reliable and credible online furniture stores that offer top class items and have earned fame over the years. These are online stores that feature on a top magazine on interior design. In addition to this, these online furniture stores do not price their items too high which make their products highly affordable and desirable. So why would anyone buy expensive and costly furniture when they can have access to designer and top class products from the comfort of their homes? Online stores that have made a mark in their respective niche assures to offer superior class furniture at a fraction of the price. This also goes to show that direct marketing of products, on the internet, without the intervention of vendors, suppliers and middlemen is a positive swing towards giving consumers access to top class products within a budget limit that they can afford. For more info about
Why choose online stores?
With online stores offering exceptional quality furnishings and furniture, there is every reason to go shopping online and enjoy benefits of customer discount deal, loyalty programs, and special promotional offers that a traditional offline store won’t offer. It is also vital that a customer should choose an online store with prompt delivery, exceptional after-sales services and excellent products,. Online furniture sellers that offer products synonymous with the delivery of high-quality lounge furniture Adelaide are ones that go far and ahead of their competitors.
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This property has been sold.Search for Available Property.
Secluded Country Setting! Come see this custom built country home - it has three bedrooms, two baths, an open kitchen / dining area, vaulted ceilings, a wood burning fireplace with blowers (heats the entire house) and an inviting master suite. Updates to the home include a new gas stove in the kitchen and new carpet and wood floors throughout the home. This great property has a buzz-off spray system, gas water heater and a recently serviced geo thermal ac unit. Outdoors, enjoy the relaxing back deck with fruit trees, pecan trees and beautiful foliage throughout the yard. There is a storage shed, garage with one-half bath, a water well and a creek runs through the property! Come see!
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After 96 hours of campaigning, New York City comptroller pre-candidate Eliot Spitzer (“pre-candidate” because he’s not yet on the ballot) is beating challenger Scott Stringer amongst registered Democrats, 42 percent to 33 percent. In that same NBC 4/Wall Street Journal/Marist College poll, “24 percent of those surveyed had yet to decide on a comptroller candidate.” Eliot Spitzer: nearly two times as popular as “I don’t know”!
Despite his impressive lead over Stringer and noncommittal shrugging, the deposed ex-governor must collect several thousand signatures by [checks watch] today to qualify for the race. Technically, he only needs 3,750 John Hancocks (note that neither “john” nor “Hancock” was intended as a pun) to participate in the primary, but “[m]ost campaigns strive to collect at least three times the number of required signatures because errors frequently lead to the disqualification of signatures,” The New York Timesreports. “The most common mistakes . . . include information that is altered without proper attribution, signature counts that are erroneous and incorrect dates.” No fake names! You hear that, “Hora F. Blacksocks” of 69th Street?
Spitzer’s team of ace petitioners happens to include some of the strangest, least-friendly people in the city. In a story so incredible and hilarious, it’s impossible not to just block-quote, Capital New York’s Azi Paybarah recounts his interaction with Spitzerites on the Upper East Side:
When I approached, Allan asked if I wanted to sign. I said no and identified myself as a reporter, showed my credential, and asked if I could talk with them. All three said no and walked away. When I asked why, Allan asked, “Why what?”
Why not talk to me, I said.
“Just the way it is, man. It is what it is. No comment,” he said . . .
They stood there talking among themselves for a moment, and then Allan turned to me and told me his phone had died, and asked if he could call his mother. I said yes and asked what number he needed to call. He gave me the number and I dialed it. It went to a voicemail message that sounded exactly like Allan’s voice. I handed the phone to him. He made a comment to the other volunteers about my dialing the number instead of him.
He spoke into the phone and said something about being home late and gave the phone back to me. (Presumably this was an elaborate way of getting my cell number, which I would happily have given him if he’d asked.) . . .
They walked all the way to Second Avenue, passing two plain-clothes officers and countless potential voters. They were moving, but not fast. At one point, Allan said into a cell phone, “Someone is following us.”
At Second Avenue, Allan and Angelina made a right turn and walked until 82nd Street. They ducked behind some parked cars.
So, right. Spitzer ’13!
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Jam & Jelly Class - Clare County
Date: May 27, 2015
Time: 10 a.m. - noon
Location: Clare County MSU Extension, 225 W. Main Street Harrison, MI 48625
Contact: 989-832-6643, firstname.lastname@example.org.
Learn how to prepare freezer jams and jellies as well as canned jams and jellies. This class will provide you with handouts and resources to reference.
The cost of the workshop is $10.00. Registrations for SNAP and WIC participants will be waived upon verification at check-in.
This workshop will be taught by an experienced MSU Extension food safety educator.
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http://msue.anr.msu.edu/events/jam_jelly_class_clare_county
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Established in 1949, Sunrise Memorial Gardens in Muskegon, Michigan is located just off Highway US 31, right across the street from US Holland. Lake Michigan is down the road, and woods surround two sides of the area. The grounds consist of beautiful gardens, flowering trees, and flowerbeds, as well as distinct gardens with unique state features.
Sunrise Memorial Gardens offers traditional in-ground, cremation, niche, and mausoleum burials.
M-F: 9:00am - 5:00pm
Sat: 9:00am - 3:00pm
View a map and get directions to Sunrise Memorial Gardens in Muskegon, Michigan below.
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USHEALTH Group Inc
USHEALTH GROUP Inc is an American insurance company that provides different insurance plans for specific ailments, life, accidents, and disabilities among others. The company has been in action for over 50 years, and provides insurance solutions to the self-employed persons, start up businesses, and families. The USHEALTH Group with its other affiliate companies, gives its clients top priority when it comes to insurance coverage. USHEALTH Group Company has upgraded its services to provide high quality services; whereby it is able to provide to its customers affordable plan/portfolio. The portfolio offers first dollar services and discounts. It, therefore, mean if a client falls into a tight budget brackets, he or she, is then entitled to the portfolio and his/her health is taken care of.
The unparalleled services at the USHEALTH Group Company has enabled its elevation to the top. On recognizing this, the prestigious One Planet Award organization awarded the company with the honors of company of the year in categories of, accounting, financial, and insurance. Since its launch, the USHEALTH Group Company has managed to rise high in the competitive individual health insurance market. This was due to its extraordinary success growth and profitability it experienced as a result of marketing its insurance products.
USHEALTH Group LinkedIn.
USHEALTH Group is a licensed facility and is always on a mission to satisfy its clients. The company’s primary purpose is to instill hope in people by providing affordable insurance services, thus creating a positive difference in their lives. The company has termed it portfolios as affordable and reliable, whereby they can provide patients with everyday medical expenses and even more serious medical events.
Customers can enhance their protection with the full line of availed products at the USHEALTH Group Company. Such products are; critical illness, diseases, dental/vision plans, and income protector among others. Customers highly rank USHEALTH Group for its high tech deliveries. It has maintained its relationship with its clients for a long time, thus the company can be considered dependable and loyal. https://www.indeed.com/cmp/US-Health-Group
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WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY PICO IYER<br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> In September 1947 long before mass tourism and with no knowledge of Spanish Christopher Isherwood and William Caskey left for a six-month tour of Colombia Ecuador Peru Bolivia and Argentina.
Emma Larkin tells of the year she spent travelling through Burma using as a compass the life and work of George Orwell whom many of Burma's underground teahouse intellectuals call simply 'the prophet'.
We are an online books website offering a wide range of quality books for for all ages all delivered within three working days in Ireland. If you would like personal advice on suitable books, books for childrens reading ability or interests please contact us.
We offer free delivery on all orders over 50 Euro within Ireland.Enjoy the wonderful world of reading.
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Submit Claims Easily With Our New App
By Whitemore Fire Consultants |
Apr 05, 2016
In an effort to make submitting claims to WFC even easier,
we have introduced our new App for your smart phone or tablet. The process is simple, here's how it works:
- Open up your browser and load this page: http://www.whitemorefire.com/submit-a-claim
- At the bottom of the screen you'll see an icon depicting an arrow pointing up from a square. Tap this button.
- You'll have a few options, tap "Add to Home Screen."
- Tap "Add" and you'll now have our app featured on your home screen. You can use that to quickly submit claims to us in the future.
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A city Sanitation worker was arrested today for having a stockpile of illegal weapons stashed inside his Staten Island home, The Post has learned.
Cops raided the Tottenville residence of Anthony Castelle, 42, and discovered a loaded .38-caliber Taurus revolver, two rifles and two 20-gauge shotguns, sources said.
Also uncovered inside the home on Lee Avenue were two blackjacks and a switchblade, sources added.
Castelle was arrested and charged with weapons possession.
Castelle previously ran afoul of the law in June when he was picked up on allegations of promoting gambling, records show.
Before that, he was arrested in 1994 for reckless endangerment, sources said. He allegedly fired a gun and hit a moving car.
And, in 1987, he was accused of attacking a man with a pipe cane, sources added.
The dispositions of those cases weren’t immediately known.
A Sanitation spokesman said Castelle was arrested on-duty.
He has worked for the department since December 1997.
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In a promotional video for South by Southwest 2014 (SXSW), organisers talk about how fast transparency and privacy concerns have risen to top of mind for conference attendees.
One organiser claims that back in 2012, only two sessions dealt with privacy and that, in 2014, close to 30 sessions were being held on the subject.
Take a quick look at the SXSW 2015 Interactive agenda and we can see 17 sessions specifically on privacy are already planned.
Transparency and privacy are clearly different concepts, however it’s important to consider both at the same time – they work together hand in hand.
In this blog post, we will look at both concepts from an organisational sustainability point of view. Transparency will refer to institutional or organisational transparency, and privacy will refer to the safe keeping of readers and subscribers’ personal data that an organisation collects for the purpose of doing business or the data collected during the various interactions between said readers with its products and services. (In future posts, we will explore the concepts of personal transparency and institutional privacy.)
Organisational transparency: a corporate expectation – not an individual one
Organisational transparency is in high demand. Nowadays, various stakeholders expect a greater level of transparency from companies they invest in, support, or buy products or services from.
Transparency is often considered a corporate obligation but not so for individuals. Individuals have the right to withhold private information, and, in Europe and North America, organisations must protect individuals’ personal information they hold. Again, transparency and privacy must be considered together.
At an international level, one of the largest manifestations of corporate transparency is the voluntary disclosure of greenhouse gas emissions via the Carbon Disclosure Project.
Many financial bodies are now also requiring large organisations to add transparency to their environmental, social impacts, as well as report on their corporate governance (for example, see the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices) through Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) reports. Most large organisations have one, although few from the news media industry. The Guardian is a good example of one in our industry.
Organisational transparency: an editorial/advertising example
Today’s readers and subscribers demand a level of organisational transparency that requires a heightened level of effort. From an advertising and editorial perspective, readers demand clear delineation about what is paid content and what is produced by the newsroom.
Recently, The Globe and Mail went through the exercise of adding transparency to what has traditionally been called advertorials. A team representing advertising and editorial was put together to answer a call for more advertorial-type requests from advertisers and added transparency for the readers.
The outcome of this work effort was a new nomenclature and additional notifications with the articles. The image below reflects the print execution of this endeavour and shows a new identification of such paid content (sponsor content), an editorial box clearly highlighting who produced the content, and a separate URL for hosting such paid content separated from the other editorial work.
Corporate transparency and privacy protection are both crucial to master in order to thrive while maintaining that vital brand trust so many news organisations enjoy today.
Our next post will dive into the challenges and opportunities of acquiring and safeguarding personal data.
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Cookies are text files that the website sends to the browser and are stored in the user’s equipment to compile and retrieve information about the browsing conducted using said equipment (computer, Smartphone, tablet, etc…).
Depending on the time these files stay and the purpose of the data obtained through cookies, they are classified under various categories.
Initially cookies may be session cookies expiring when the user ends browsing and closes the browser, and permanent cookies expiring when they have met the purpose for which they were created or when the user deletes them.
Likewise, depending on their target, there are different types of cookies:
Analytic cookies compile information to assess your use of the website and the general activity of said site. Web analytics is the measurement, compilation, analysis and preparation of reports of the Internet data with the aim of understanding and optimizing the use of the website.
Social cookies are needed for external social media (Facebook, Google, Twitter, Pinterest, etc…). Their function is monitoring the interaction with social widgets on the web page.
Technical cookies are those strictly needed for using this website allowing the user browsing through the website or the application and using different available options or services.
These cookies allow the user gaining access to some predefined general features in his terminal or to those he sets. For instance, the language, the type of browser used to access the service, the design of the selected contents, terminal geolocation and regional settings from where the service is accessed.
Third party cookies
Some web pages may install third party cookies, which allow managing and improving the services offered. In order to manage the activity of cookies from your equipment, you may block or delete them. Otherwise, browsing through the website implies the acceptance of said cookies. In order to manage the cookies you should follow these guidelines:
Blocking the use of browsing cookies may entail the unavailability of some services or functions of the website.
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When: Wed., June 28, 7:30-9 p.m. 2017
The gripping, award-winning documentary Jackson delves into the conflict between religious freedom and reproductive rights in the Deep South. Dir. by Maise Crow, 2016, USA, 92 mins., Not Rated.
225 E. 26th St. (South Tucson)
Select a star to rate.
© 2017 Tucson Weekly
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As the end of the year comes upon us, I traditionally summarize my reviews to pick the best and worst that the eastward-looking restaurant scene offered to me. In appearance, I really don’t have a lot to show this year: just three New York reviews (plus one report from London, Baltic Restaurant and Bar). I was planning to visit at least one Central Asian restaurant in Rego Park, one Russian restaurant in Brighton Beach, and a Tajik restaurant anywhere I could find one — I haven’t done any of these things!
But this isn’t the whole picture. The reason why I’ve chosen to review so few restaurants in 2017 is that the year’s travel posts are already full of accounts of meals throughout Eastern Europe. Just look at these entries about Mikulov, Olomouc, Bratislava, Sopron, and even Vienna. And I’m expecting to continue this trend in 2018. When comparing the Eastern European eateries in some remote New York neighborhood and the restaurants serving the same cuisines in their countries of origin, the latter often come through with flying colors while the former leave me less than impressed. Since starting this blog, I’ve been prefacing my restaurant reviews with a note explaining that most Eastern European restaurants in NYC don’t get their share of attention, and that I intend to visit as many as I can. This is probably no longer true; nowadays even the smallest hole in the wall gets its share of media coverage — I find that I’m rarely if ever reviewing a restaurant that hasn’t already been covered by one or more of New York’s main publications. From now on, I might choose to visit only the ones that are likely to be a source of inspiration for my own recipes.
Regardless, here’s a summary of the few places I reviewed, rated on a scale from 0 to 10. As per usual, I’ve grouped them into three categories: recommended (rating > 6), not worth a special visit (rating between 5 and 6), and avoid (rating < 5). And while I often mention decor and service in my posts, only the food is being graded. Maybe I should introduce a fourth category for “highly recommended”: the places I rated 8 and above, those rare places that are really worth a special trip just to eat there. But since there hasn’t been any such relevant restaurant this year, we’ll have to see what 2018 brings!
|Masha and the Bear||Russian||6.5/10|
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The Best and Worst Restaurants of 2016
The Best and Worst Restaurants of 2015
The Best and Worst Restaurants of 2014
The Best and Worst Restaurants of 2013
The Best and Worst Restaurants of 2012
The Best and Worst Restaurants of 2011
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http://foodperestroika.com/2017/12/31/the-best-and-worst-restaurants-of-2017/
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