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Not only did we purchase the aforementioned cheese, U Bel Fiurtu,but we also bought a hunk of Montagnolo blue and some of Nancy's Hudson Valley Camembert (both of which, I might add, were served at our wedding). Izzy and I took them home with a promise of a cheese tasting ahead.
So last night after dinner, instead of dessert, we had a cheese tasting, eating from mildest to stinkiest. We had it with homemade bread made from the recipe from A Chicken in Every Granny Cart, a blog that inspires me to cook too much!
So first came the Camembert, followed by the Montagnolo, finishing with the stinkiest of all..the Corsican U Bel Fiurtu. He definitely preferred the stinky one, even eating the rind which I wasn't too keen on myself. His dad favored the Camembert while I was into the Montagnolo. Izzy seemed to take the whole thing quite seriously, until the end when he kept on eating the U Bel Fiurtu and asking me to sniff him....<|fim_middle|> the kind of little kid I can really hang around with. Any kid that loves cheese is a kid after my own heart. Yay Izzy!
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It is my guess that he was hoping to turn into the stinky cheese man.."Run run run as fast you can, you can't catch me I'm the stinky cheese man!" I may even venture to say that he was inspired by the tale of the Stinky Cheese man, found in this book The Stinky Cheese Man (and other fairly stupid tales). Ah the power of words.
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Beth Abraham Center – discovering rehab in New York
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At Evermore, we're fortunate to work with like-minded people across the world who introduce us to people doing different things in the health and wellbeing space<|fim_middle|>Jackie showing us the practice car!
Jackie knows most patients by name, she has a friendly word and a touch for all of them and the staff are full of smiles. It's like the Waltons as everyone shouts "Goodnight Jackie" as they pass by on their way out and she responds with "thank you for everything". It feels genuine and heartfelt.
It's fantastic to explore what other people are doing to help older people to regain their independence and there's certainly some ideas that we'll be taking home to the UK. | .
Thanks to our good friend Tammy Marshall, we recently connected with Jackie LaColla, Director of Rehabilitation Services at the Beth Abraham Center in New York.
The Beth Abraham Centre is a 448-bed multi-storey nursing and rehabilitation center in the Bronx. The center is home to both long-term and short-term residents, and the vast majority of residents' expenses are covered by Medicare and Medicaid.
For short-term residents, the rehab team is driven to help short-term residents to return to full independence sooner. Therapy is offered six days a week including the likes of physical, occupational and speech therapy.
The occupational therapy (OT) centre has a full kitchen and bedroom. There's also a fantastic zero gravity treadmill, which looks like it's for astronauts but it's actually for people who can't bear their own weight. You put on shorts which then inflate to keep you upright whilst you walk – genius!
Zero gravity treadmill
The physiotherapy gym is packed full of entertaining gadgets including the TV that you take home with you to continue rehab. There's also a fabulous car where residents can practice getting in and out. The physios and the OTs are geared to helping residents build practical skills and the car is just one example of this ethos.
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The Guitarist's Guide to New-Wave Guitar
Shawn Persinger
Chops: Intermediate
Theory: Intermediate
Lesson Overview:
• Learn how to incorporate sus and add9 chords into your riffs.
• Draw inspiration from African guitar styles.
• Create interlocking guitar parts based on different rhythmic cycles.
Click here to download a printable PDF of this lesson's<|fim_middle|>s in the Future?
As I mentioned in the introduction, very little of the sound of '80s new-wave guitar has found its way into the hands of the 21st-century guitarist. This is a pity because, as much as the chorus and ambient delay guitar sound is a cliché, the playing itself is clever, unique, and, quite frankly, timeless. I recommend searching for a '80s mix on YouTube or Spotify and listening to as many songs as you can, even if it's not your preferred style. There is a wealth of refinement and subtlety hidden in the classic '80s bands discussed here.
Shawn Persinger, a.k.a. Prester John, has performed and taught guitar on five continents, in 36 countries, and hundreds of cities. His music has been described as a myriad of delightful musical paradoxes: complex but catchy; virtuosic yet affable; smart and whimsical. Readers and critics are hailing his latest book, The 50 Greatest Guitar Books, as a monumental achievement in music education. For more information, visit greatestguitarbooks.com.
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The 1980s was an eclectic and vital period for guitar music. Between the renaissance of neo-classical shred ushered in by Yngwie Malmsteen, the rise of hardcore punk, thanks to Bad Brains and Minor Threat, and the blues revival sparked by Stevie Ray Vaughan, the '80s was especially diverse. These styles were also trendsetters—or revivalist in Vaughan's case—as their influences are still heard today.
Ironically, the most iconic '80s guitar sounds that were birthed out of the so-called "new wave" movement seem to have done little to influence current pop and rock music. So what do you say we change all that by revisiting the clean, compressed, punchy, chorus-laden sounds of bands like the Police, the Pretenders, the Smiths, Talking Heads, and many more.
In this lesson, we'll look at some of the defining characteristics of this style, highlighting the work of such players as Andy Summers, Johnny Marr, Robert Fripp, and a few lesser-known guitarists whose playing encapsulated the sound of the decade. So grab that chorus pedal, some ambient delay, and let's get started.
The One-Finger Barre Chord
This unusually simplistic concept can produce a wealth of harmonic possibilities and can be heard in such songs as "When the World is Running Down" by the Police, "Everybody Have Fun Tonight" by Wang Chung, "One Thing Leads to Another" by the Fixx, and others. It requires only this: Lay your index finger flat across five strings … and play with a smart bassist.
Ex. 1 labels the chord in its most basic, non-bass-related form, which is E9sus4. But once your bass player starts adding some notes, the chord effortlessly changes functions.
Ex. 2 features that same chord, but this time with a bass line that emphasizes a B minor pattern. It can also be thought of as Bm11.
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On the other hand, if a D is emphasized in the bass line you get a D6/9 sound as shown in Ex. 3. Throw in a few more bass notes—in this case, G and E—and suddenly our static, one-finger barre chord progression turns in D6/9–G6/9–D6/9–E9sus4.
"Add" and "Sus" chords
All these chords call to mind countless other '80s classics, most notably several by the Police—thanks in large part to the inventiveness of Andy Summers. There isn't space here to discuss the theory behind "add" and "sus" chords (we'll save that for a future lesson), but these voicings can serve you well, even if you don't know the theory behind them.
Ex. 4 provides the most iconic of sus9 chord shapes, which you can find in "Message in a Bottle," "Secret Journey," and "De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da." By adding the fourth finger to a power chord shape, and playing it as an arpeggio, a run-of-the-mill chord progression suddenly has new life. I should point out these are all sus chords, and thus are neither major nor minor. Stripped of the sus harmonic colors, the implied chord progression would be C–Am–Dm–F.
Ex. 5 is an example of strummed "add" chords found in the songs of the Smiths, R.E.M., the Pretenders, and even Rush's forays into new wave. By simply removing the barre from these chord shapes, normal E, B, G, and A chords transform into E5, Badd11, G6, and Aadd9, respectively. These voicings sound particularly lush on a 12-string.
Interlocking Guitar Parts
The final, and most complex concept we'll look at has its roots in both African music and Balinese gamelan percussion. Paul Simon's landmark recording Graceland, which was performed primarily with African musicians, is the most obvious point of reference for this type of playing, but it was Talking Heads and the 1980s incarnation of King Crimson that twisted and incorporated these musical ideas into new wave.
Ex. 6 features a dual-guitar, Graceland-inspired approach that, while decidedly not new wave, nevertheless demonstrates the concept of interlocking guitar parts and offers an example of the African roots of such playing.
Ex. 7 meanwhile is more akin to the early music of Talking Heads, which, though primarily composed by lead singer/guitarist David Byrne, frequently featured guitarists Robert Fripp and Adrian Belew as sidemen handling the more intricate parts. Songs like "I Zimbra" and "Born Under Punches (the Heat Goes on)" are good examples of such interplay. Be sure to stay loose with your right hand.
Our final example (Ex. 8) takes these interlocking parts to a new level, once again featuring ideas drawn from Fripp and Belew, but this time inspired by such King Crimson songs as "Frame by Frame" and "Discipline." This example features two looping guitar parts built from eighth-note patterns that are organized into different rhythmic groupings. The repeating pattern in Gtr. 1 contains eight notes; Gtr. 2's repeating pattern consists of seven notes. Though these two parts start simultaneously, they only come back together after Gtr. 1 cycles around seven times and Gtr. 2 cycles eight times!
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"The power of community": How a small publisher hit 50,000 paying members through audience engagement
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Founded in 2004, The Local provides news and essential information for foreign residents in nine European countries including France, Italy,<|fim_middle|> title focuses on newsworthy tips and advice at a time when bureaucratic obstacles to living abroad have proliferated due to Brexit, tighter migration laws, and of course, Covid restrictions.
A small publisher with 5M monthly unique users, The Local operates using a centralized commercial and editorial team, with 'on the ground' editorial staff creating local content for each of its nine markets. Whilst native advertising and programmatic advertising account for 30% of revenue, it has been the publisher's pivot to a paywall subscription model in 2018 that has been transformational – not just in terms of revenue (70%) but also in terms of audience engagement.
The Local Team, January 2022
Paul O'Mahony, The Local's Editorial Product Manager, explains that the move to a deeper membership model required a complete change in mindset for the publisher. Talking to WNIP, he says, "It's not that we hadn't tried before: even when we were funded entirely by advertising we did try to engage in dialogue with readers. But from the moment we decided to launch membership we got more serious and systematic about it.
"We made a conscious decision at management level that we would only succeed with a much tighter audience focus. This meant recalibrating our entire journalistic output, which didn't happen overnight."
For years our journalists had been asked mostly to write for reach. Consequently, the shift involved the managing editor and membership team working closely with country editors and reporters to ensure they were meeting the needs of our core audience of foreign residents in our respective countries.
Paul O'Mahony, Editorial Product Manager, The Local
Two-way dialogue with members
The Local's experiment with a paywall didn't pay off immediately – in the first year the title attracted only 8,000 members, and just 14,000 in 2019 – but this had risen to 50,000 by December of last year. The key according to The Local's CEO James Savage has been its approach to audience engagement, "Our success has been predicated on a move away from traditional one-way reporting in favour of a two-way conversation with readers that allows us to dig into the issues that really matter to our members."
O'Mahony continues, "Every single editorial decision is made with members in mind. Whereas before we might have slavishly covered a story just because it was big in the domestic media, we now always ask ourselves if it's really that important or if resources could better be deployed on an issue that really matters to members."
A key part of its efforts has been in the form of answering audience questions directly in the form of articles as well as regularly using embedded forms to get reader feedback on a given issue. O'Mahony explains, "By way of example, we recently asked readers for their tips on getting a French visa, which resulted in a full article."
This way of thinking is now second nature. Our daily editorial newsletters are conversational and the editors routinely use them to remind readers that we are very keen to answer any questions they might have. There's also a section at the bottom of every newsletter encouraging readers to contact us.
The Local's focus on audience engagement has borne fruit, not just in terms of subscriber growth but also in the low rates of churn, as O'Mahony explains, "We're working hard on retention and in the last two years we have got the churn rate down to less than 4% each month."
What we really do well is engage very actively with our audience to an extent that's unusual for a publisher. We identify very closely with our readers because we share the experience of setting up lives in foreign countries.
The Power of Data
A key part of The Local's membership model is its selective and careful use of data. The publisher pays close attention to articles that convert into paying subscribers using its network of nine territories to roll out successful articles. As O'Mahony explains, "We're getting better at understanding our audiences, the similarities and differences between them, the kind of special offers that work and don't work. We're tweaking and A/B testing all the time. If an idea doesn't work we're not precious about it, we'll move on and try something else."
Fundamentally we've got a team of selfless, data-informed people at all levels of the company, from the CEO to the journalists and the membership and commercial teams.
The Local's paywall messaging
The publisher also uses App notifications that push readers closer to the paywall, as well as paid ads on social media and Google to attract new users.
As for the future, O'Mahony is optimistic not least because of the need for practical news and information at a time of severe disruption across Europe. The publisher is also undergoing a full site redesign and launching a new mobile app, both slated for release in the coming months.
On membership, France and Italy are our fastest growing markets with just under 10,000 members each. We're actually growing everywhere just at the moment. Spain is on an excellent upward trajectory and in a smaller market like Austria we saw members streaming in recently after we covered major political and Covid-related news really well.
And advice for other publishers? O'Mahony makes a point that other smaller publishers will be all too familiar with, "We learn a lot from other publishers and watch very closely what works for them so we're not always having to reinvent the wheel."
By Jez Walters
Jez Walters is the Editor-in-Chief of What's New in Publishing and a thirty-year veteran of the European advertising, marketing and publishing industries. He has edited and managed WNIP since 2012 with a special focus on how publishers can prosper at a time of profound tech disruption.
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Each year approximately 8,000 local and interstate people visit the show over two days. The Show offers a range of activities in entertainment, agriculture, horticulture, and the environment with more exhibits that are too many too numerous to list.
The aim of the Show is to be bigger and better each year, incorporating innovation, excitement, education and fun.
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The Wangaratta Agricultural Society Incorporated has a long and successful history with the area. This year's show will be its 156th event.
Situated on the banks of the Ovens River, close to central Wangaratta, the Wangaratta Show enjoys the involvement, support and participation of local businesses, service clubs and | 75 |
Innovative Spreader Chaser wins coveted Henty award
Bruce and Heath Hutcheon, Coolamon, celebrate the Henty Machine of the Year Award for the Coolamon Spreader Chaser.
A multi-purpose fertiliser spreader and chaser bin offering increased productivity and year round flexibility has won the coveted <|fim_middle|> drills and self-propelled sprayers to a solar tracking system, showcasing diversity in innovation.
"All the exhibitors knew their products well and it was great to see a lot of Australian made machines, including several made locally to the Henty district." | 2019 Henty Machine of the Year Award.
The Coolamon Spreader Chaser, entered by Coolamon Chaser Bins, Coolamon, NSW, impressed judges with its innovation, engineering and design.
Featuring a self-cleaning hopper, the Spreader Chaser is equipped with Haze Ag polyurethane spinner blades with bevel edged spinner discs.
The variable sized cones have the ability to spread all varieties of product while the chaser bin features include a 20 inch (50cm) auger with an unloading rate of 10 tonnes a minute.
Highly commended was the Offsider Ag Equipment Spin-a-Calf, entered by David Hicks, Killarney, Queensland.
Australian designed and manufactured, the Spin-a-Calf turns marking and branding calves into a one-person operation.
Gerald and David Hicks with their Spin-A-Calf.
The Spin-A-Calf stays upright, minimising stress to the animal and operator.
It has been designed and tested by people of all ages and abilities – the calf is caught once, tagged, backlined and marked at the operator's own pace.
A revolutionary turntable means the operator remains still and there is no traipsing backwards and forwards.
A total of 13 machines and equipment at the cutting edge of agricultural technology were showcased in the Henty Machine of the Year.
Announced on the opening day, this award is presented to the most outstanding new piece of agricultural machinery exhibited at the field days.
It was judged by an independent panel of regional primary producers on Monday (September 16) and presented at the field days opening today (September 17).
Judging criteria include the machine's purpose and suitability, scope of application, construction (durability and design), ease of maintenance and service, ease of operation and adjustment, availability of parts and overall value for money.
Judge Mark Bowyer said the award was open to all machines on site released into the Australian market in the 12 months prior to the field days.
Mr Bowyer said much thought had gone into the Coolamon Spreader Chaser.
"Coolamon has been building chaser bins for quite some time – the idea of the Spreader Chaser brings two machines into one without compromising the functionality of either of those machines," he said.
"As far as the spreader goes, it is a high volume, high capacity spreader – a lot of producers now are spreading poultry manure and such products where they need greater volumes.
"At the same time, the machine can accurately spread lime and gypsum with the ISOBUS variable rate – it really impressed us.
"The model we viewed had steerable rear-axle on the walking beam and weigh scales.
"The spreader mechanism on the back is well renowned spinners designed by Richard Hazelton.
"They have been tested independently and can spread urea up to 36 metres."
Mr Bowyer said hungry boards had been added on top to increase the capacity for chaser bin use.
"The belt is reversed quite simply by pulling a lever so it carries the product to the front and into the discharge auger," he said.
"Coolamon has worked on this machine for quite some time so it is good to see them getting it out into the field."
Coolamon general manager Heath Hutcheon said the award was recognition of his team's efforts and commitment over the past few years.
"To be recognised the farmer judges means a lot – we are thrilled," Mr Hutcheon said.
The Coolamon Spreader Chaser 3523 was launched commercially in March this year and exhibited at field days around the nation.
"We have had excellent feedback from growers, many wondering why this machine wasn't thought of years ago," Mr Hutcheon said.
"With the cost of machinery these days, to bring two into one makes so much sense from a commercial point of view."
Mr Hutcheon said cost savings on machinery was the biggest benefit to farmers.
"A chaser bin gets used for one month of the year and a spreader for six to nine months, and this machine is basically hooked up to the back of a tractor all year round," he said.
"There are four different sizes ranging from 20 to 30 tonnes, starting at $140,000-$170,000 + GST.
"We are unique in the spreader industry with a one metre wide belt and to get the tonnage we had to make the hopper longer, so weight on the belt was our biggest challenge.
"From a spreading point of view, the rear end is exactly the same as our spreader range."
Mr Hutcheon said growers were budgeting for grain handling equipment 18 months out.
"To make a real cost advantage, you need to marry up your machinery patterns so you are in a position to replace two machines by one."
Mark Bowyer said the Spin-A-Calf was focused on animal welfare and operator safety.
"Traditionally, when calves enter the cradle they would be tipped on their side whereas with this one they remain standing," he said.
"The side panels slide forward allowing access to the rear of the calf for marking while not compromising the safety of the operator.
"It is self adjusting with a simple ratchet mechanism clamping the calf in position, without causing any bruising on the animal.
"It is a simple machine with not too many wearing parts and a lot of thought has gone into it.
"Getting labour is harder and harder in any of the enterprises so this can allow one or two people to mark quite a few calves in a day without too much effort."
David Hicks said the Spin-A-Calf was launched at Farm Fest in Queensland.
"We have had very positive feedback from farmers – it is designed to be a low maintenance, simple product that will last for years.
"Depending on the season and size of stock, it can handle calves up to weaning weight or 1300mm high.
"The traditional way of marking calves is tough on the calf and operator, and requires several people.
"With the push for ethically produced animal products, we needed to find a better way to do it."
Mr Bowyer said entries ranged from large seed | 1,252 |
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Help me understand what dropshipping is?
It's a two part-process whereby a customer makes a purchase (that requires some sort of direct delivery) from a retailer and then behind the scenes, that order is passed directly to the manufacturer/supplier for them to fulfil directly in behalf of the retailer.
So are customers buying directly from the manufacturer?
No, it's purely a logistical process to get products from point A to point B and in many cases, the customer won't even know it's happening that way. The retailer that a customer purchases through is the retailer that they will continue to deal with for any ongoing requirements or support.
Think in terms of Argos or Next – the customer will browse on their website, make a purchase through their ecommerce platform and receive confirmation emails directly from these companies, but the delivery of their product could come directly from the brand that these retailers' stock.
It's about saving delivery costs then?
Yes; it's more efficient as there are no requirement to bulk-ship products to a retailer for them to store, to then ship on to a customer. But there's more to it that just logistical savings, and it's also worth remembering that lower delivery costs benefit customers too so that's definitely a win win.
Go on then, tell me more...?
For a retailer, this approach to the shipping of products can bring significant benefits, particularly for start-ups or those with limited storage capacity. Regardless of size though, using the manufacturer for direct shipping means significantly reduced storage/warehouse costs as retailers can create a 'virtual' inventory. Investment in IT systems between retailer and manufacturer that talk to each other also means greater understanding of stock availability so retailers can see in real time whether products are available and when they can be dispatched, supporting an improved customer experience.
What's in it for the manufacturer?
In simple terms, access to a potential customer base that for whatever reason they have not been able to, or chosen not to, access directly. This is worth its weight in gold for both increased sales and increased brand awareness.
And for the customer?
Dropshipping is another area enables retailers and brands to offer choice to their customers, which is all part of differentiating themselves and offering the best possible experience. From being able to offer a greater product range as part of their virtual stock to a quicker turnaround (same day delivery anyone?!) and cheaper fulfilment costs, every little helps in the very crowded world of retailing.
Dropshipping isn't in itself an industry disruptor; at best it's a logistical level that can help create efficiencies whilst delivering a quality customer experience. It's hard to deny the positive impact it is having and the potential it offers for more brand partnerships in the future. It's a process though, and that means it needs regular attention to make sure it's fit for purpose, technology to support it working and to achieve outcomes that are strategically important to the parties involved for | 633 |
This week in Leipzig, Germany at the International Transport Forum (ITF) Summit, business and government leaders gathered to discuss the important changes underway across the transport sector.
ITF is sometimes called "The COP of Transport" given its ability to attract the key ministers and stakeholders of transport to discuss the current societal changes, technology trends and policy responses.
The theme of this year's event, "Governance of<|fim_middle|> gaining speed.
The appetite for a lower emissions transport system is strong. ITF's flagship report "Transport Outlook 2017," outlines how to get to 2050 global transport goals while managing and mitigating CO2 emissions.
Much of the data in the report focuses on CO2 as a unit of measurement for progress and success. This is truly remarkable because, in the past, success has been measured in terms energy balances. Whereas in previous years the focus had been on meeting energy demand, the focus now is on meeting the Paris Agreement targets.
For WBCSD, this illustrates a strong step forward.
At the same time, businesses are also coming on board in pushing for upgrading and modernizing global transport systems. ITF's corporate partnership board, made up of businesses who want to work with policymakers for transport solutions, has increased from a handful last year, to over 25 in 2017.
The three 'I's were discussed from various angles in Leipzig, namely Investment, Infrastructure and Innovation. For each of these areas, business has a strong contribution to make and regulation, legislation and forward-thinking transport policy all have a strong role to play in enabling this.
Momentum is building and the benefits of public/private collaboration continue to hold true. There was much discussion of the need to "move forward in coalitions," and the value of early-engagement with business, community consultation and support from all levels of government.
The technology enabling mass use of autonomous vehicles is here. It offers cost savings, increases in efficiency and decreases in CO2 emissions. But there are serious drawbacks that need to be explored.
Quoting the latest ITF report "Managing the Transition to Driverless Road Freight Transport," Peter Bakker said in his intervention, "Over 4 million truck-drivers will lose their jobs across the US and Europe. Two million of these will have little hope of finding another." Business and government must work together to address these issues to keep the transport transition as inclusive as possible.
Many speakers also touched on the fact that transport is a critical enabler of social development, prosperity and economic activity globally. Given this, speakers agreed that we must confront the complexity and manage the transition to new infrastructure and systems seamlessly. José Viegas, the Secretary General of ITF, likened the challenges to "performing surgery on a patient that is not only awake but also walking." It is not going to be easy.
Despite the challenges, leaders are pushing ahead – both at the city, national and international level.
It was widely acknowledged at the Forum that digital connectivity is a major transport trend. Throughout the Forum, many conversations centered on the fact that businesses and governments alike are still trying to wrap their heads around what the data revolution means for them.
The wealth of new information available is in some ways overwhelming, and leaders from across the board are working to understand it, while examining different ways to leverage digital information for societal and economic benefit.
WBCSD's Road Freight Lab is a key example of the possibilities associated with understanding newly available data and technologies, and seeks to help companies seize new opportunities. Participants at ITF showed a real interest in understanding how this and other innovative solutions can be incorporated in transport planning.
All in all, the Forum highlighted the incredible opportunities for business in the transport systems' transformation. Companies should get involved early, in order to maximize on benefits. While there's still uncertainty around how this transformation will take place, now it's more important than ever for businesses and governments to work together to make the transport transition a smooth one. | Transport," made it clear that government is ready to work with business in creating a fundamental shift in the way that global transport systems operate. In other words, the movement towards sustainable and low-carbon transport is | 41 |
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For elementary, middle and high school social studies teachers who want a deeper dive into political science, the Georgia State online master of arts degree in political science provides insights to put to use in your classroom right away and the flexibility of graduate work that fits into your schedule. Our schedule offers most classes in a seven-week minimester format, allowing you to finish in 15 months, with a majority of the work taking place over two summers.
This online political science for educators M.A. concentration features courses designed and taught by faculty in the Department of Political Science and are intended for teachers who want to dive into the most recent leading-edge research in political science. All courses are taught by full-time faculty and emphasize interaction among students and professors.
A unique perspective:
Our program gives educators the tools to engage their students in evidence-based conversations about democracy, citizenship and public policy.
This program is geared towards current teachers who want to advance in their profession rather than to pursue a doctorate.
After completing the degree, current Georgia teachers working in districts using the traditional pay scale may be eligible to upgrade their certification status and receive a raise (see the Georgia Professional Standards Commission for more details).
The degree also may help lead to an Advanced Professional Certificate. Teachers from other states also may be eligible for an upgrade after completing the degree and should check the professional standards in their home state.
Why should you join us at Georgia State?
Mentorship and professional socialization. Our faculty members are active scholars and researchers who frequently coauthor with students on papers and participate in numerous events and colloquia.
Strong placement record. Our graduates go on to work at places like the Georgia Legislature and the Carter Center while our new Ph.D.s routinely secure tenure-track or high-level analyst positions.
Diversity. Our 29 full-time faculty members cover every region of the globe and every subfield in political science.
Methodological diversity. Students are trained in a broad mix of methods, from qualitative interviewing to experimental survey designs to hierarchical modeling.
Geographically diverse student population. Our students hail from across the U.S. and the globe.
Location in the heart of Atlanta. Numerous opportunities are available nearby to enrich your studies. Georgia State's downtown campus is within blocks of the Georgia Legislature, every level of state and federal courts in addition to the U.S. Supreme Court, numerous state and federal agencies, and the city is home to the headquarters of international organizations including CARE, Habitat for Humanity and the Carter Center.
The Political Science Department In The News:
Dr. Chipo Dendere, a 2016 Political Science PhD graduate of GSU, has been appointed as an Assistant Professor at Wellesley College. Chipo was also elected… more »
Dr. Andrew Wedeman offered his testimony to the United States-China Economic and Security Review Commission (USCC) on Xi Jinping's battle with corruption… more »
Georgia State Political Science 4+1 alumna, Martha Revelo, was among the team that led to a presidential electoral victory ending almost three decades of two-party rule… more »
Georgia State PhD Candidate in Political Science, Claudio Sandoval, has been appointed as the Ambassador of the Venezuelan Government in exile to Honduras. The appointment was… more »
Dr. Jennifer McCoy has been making several recent media appearances on national and international media outlets to analyze the Venezuelan ongoing crisis.… more »
Dr. Lakeyta M. Bonnette-Bailey finds a significant positive impact for the exposure to political rap on the agreement with Black feminist attitudes in a… more »
Amelia Hawkins, a former Political Science intern and '16 alum at Georgia State University, has been named as Gov.-elect Brian Kemp's Director of Executive Operations.… more »
Goals & Outcomes
Applicants need to have received a B.A. or B.S. degree. The Department of Political Science asks applicants to submit the following:
Complete Online Graduate Application
Acceptable GRE scores (students who have completed degrees in political science or a closely related field with a GPA of 3.5 or better can receive a waiver.)
Two letters of recommendation from persons who can authoritatively comment on your academic abilities
Transcripts from all graduate and/or undergraduate institutions attended
Statement of your research interests and how Georgia State University's Political Science Department will help you meet your career and educational goals
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The department seeks applicants with a history of strong academic achievement, clear interests and potential for excellence at the graduate level.
The degree program requires 30 credit hours. To fulfill these, most students will take six 3-credit-hour courses in the substance of political science, one course in research methods, two courses in political science pedagogy (taught by faculty from Georgia State's College of Education), and will | 1,009 |
Announcing Ten William T. Grant Scholars Program Finalists
The William T. Grant Foundation is pleased to announce the finalists for the<|fim_middle|> career researchers. We are at an inflection point, not just in the U.S., but around the world. As we emerge from a devastating pandemic, each of these researchers will be expanding their expertise in new and significant ways that will also make a difference for young people."
Applicants for the Scholars Program propose five-year research and mentoring plans designed to expand their skills and knowledge. Applicants are nominated by their institutions and only one applicant can be named from any one major division (e.g., College of Arts and Sciences, medical school, etc.). Nominating institutions must formally agree to support the applicant's research goals with sufficient resources during the grant period, so the nomination reflects the institution's serious commitment to the applicant and his or her career.
The ten finalists will be interviewed in February 2021 and four to six Scholars will be announced in March. Selected Scholars will each receive $350,000 over five years and participate in annual meetings. The Scholars Program began in 1982 and has a rich history of supporting the development of early-career researchers in the social, behavioral, and health sciences.
The finalists are:
Riana Elyse Anderson, Ph.D.
School of Public Health, Health Behavior and Health Education, University of Michigan
Alison Culyba, M.D., Ph.D.
Pediatrics, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh
Denisa Gandara, Ph.D.
Department of Education Policy & Leadership, Southern Methodist University
Adam Haber, Ph.D.
School of Public Health, Harvard University
Elma L. Lorenzo-Blanco, Ph.D.
Human Development and Family Science, University of Texas at Austin
Emily Penner, Ph.D.
School of Education, University of California, Irvine
Emily Phillips Galloway, Ed.D.
Department of Teaching and Learning, Vanderbilt University
Gabriela T. Richard, Ph.D.
Learning and Performance Systems, The Pennsylvania State University
Goleen Samari, Ph.D.
Heilbrunn Department of Population and Family Health, Columbia University
William Schneider, Ph.D.
School of Social Work, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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Foundation News & Events | 2021 William T. Grant Scholars Program. Ten early-career researchers were selected from a pool of 44 applicants after a rigorous review by our staff and Selection Committee.
Fabienne Doucet, the program officer overseeing the program, said of the finalists, "This year's finalists are an outstanding group of early | 67 |
Night Has a Thousand Eyes (1948)
"This gift, which I never asked for and don't understand, has brought me only unhappiness!"
A carnival mentalist (Edward G. Robinson) soon discovers that he has legitimate psychic powers, and is distressed to learn that he can predict tragic events. When he foresees the violent, imminent death of an heiress (Gail Russell), Russell's concerned boyfriend (John Lund) suspects foul play — but Robinson remains determined to protect Russell at any cost.
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"No One Believes Me!"
This nifty little B-thriller (directed by John Farrow, Mia's<|fim_middle|> exploitation at any cost — indeed, he's essentially a tragic hero, given that his powers cost him his fiancee (Virginia Bruce), his integrity (no one believes him), and any chance at a normal, happy life. Gail Russell (does any actress have more expressive eyes?) is perfectly cast as a brooding heiress with much on her mind; we genuinely fear for her safety. John Seitz's stark b&w cinematography adds to the rich atmosphere of the tale, which may lack standard noir tropes but offers a similarly bleak, fate-ridden take on the world.
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Yes, a must – a good show.
This is a mystery that, with its trapped hero, is practically film noir. It's one of those films you thank God is in black and white – just wouldn't work in color. It's a movie that sneaks up, grabs, and doesn't let go.
Granted, it's a gimmick flick, but handled with a sure hand by dependable director Farrow.
It's one that you don't want to know too much about before seeing it. Love those.
And ya gotta love Robinson. Esp. when he says, "There are things on Earth still hidden from us. Secret things – dark and mysterious." So true.
So satisfying! | dad) packs a powerful wallop, offering plenty of suspense and tension in its 81-minute running time. Edward G. Robinson is remarkably sympathetic as an unwitting psychic who'd rather not be able to see into the future, and who resists | 50 |
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Mutual Visits
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· On 11/11/2017, Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry received the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Comoros, Mohamed El-Amine Souef. The meeting dealt with the overall bilateral relations between the two countries and means to develop them in all fields. During the meeting, Shoukry was handed a letter from the President of the Republic of Comoros to the Egyptian President on the cooperation between the two countries.
· On 27/3/2015, the Vice-President of the Republic of
Comoros Nordini Bourhani visited Egypt
to attend the26th session of the Arab Summit , where he was received by the
Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahalb.
· On 13/3/2015, the President of the Comoros Ikililou Dhoinine visited Egypt to attend the Egypt Economic Development Conference, where the President Abdel Fattah Al Sisi met him on the sidelines of the conference.
· On 30/11/2014, President Abdel Fattah Al Sisi met the Special Adviser to the President of Comoros Essa Soli Mammadi who conveyed the greetings and the appreciation of the Comorian President to the President Al SisiaHe handed over to him a message from the
President of the Comoros which tackled ways to promote cooperation and bilateral
relations between the two countries in various fields. The Special Advisor expressed the aspiration of his country to open an Egyptian embassy in the Comoros.
· On 07/06/2014, the Vice-President of the Republic of the Comoros Nordeny Borhani attended the ceremony of the President-elect Abdel Fattah Al Sisi.
· on 22/8/2012, the Foreign Minister Mohamed Amr received the Comoros Foreign Minister Mohammed Bakri bin Abdul Fattah, where Minister Amr affirmed Egypt's keenness to strengthen relations with the Republic of the Comoros, as it is a brotherly country
and member of the Arab League and linked to Egypt with strong public and historic
ties. Both Ministers discussed ways of enhancing the cooperation between the two countries; particularly in the field of commerce, education and health.
Egypt welcomed the intention of the Comoros to open a regional trade office in
Cairo to enhance its trade and economic relations with Egypt and the Arab countries.
In addition, they discussed the increase of facilities offered by Egypt to the Comorian students in the Egyptian universities and institutes, as well as granting facilities for
citizens of the Comoros for treatment in the Egyptian hospitals.
· On 8/3/2012, the Minister of Higher Education Dr. Hussein Khalid received the Foreign Minister of the Comoros Mohamed Bakri bin Abdul Fattah. He stressed Egypt's keenness to support the cultural and scientific cooperation with Comoros. Also, the two sides discussed means of boosting cooperation between the two countries, and increasing scholarships and
scientific exchange, as well as benefiting from the joint experiences in the field of higher education. Both parties are in support for the scientific cooperation between the Egyptian universities and the University of the Comoros. Moreover the possibility for establishing a branch of an Egyptian University in the Comoros, and for activating the cooperation agreements between universities in both countries were discussed.
For his part, the Foreign Minister of the
Comoros stressed the keenness of his country to promote and encourage the
bilateral cooperation with Egypt during the next stage.
· On 16/9/2010, the Egyptian Foreign Minister met the Comoran Minister of External Relations, Cooperation, Diaspora, Francophone, & the Arab World Fahmi Said Ibrahim el-Maceli. He reviewed the Arab scene, the Palestinian-Israeli peace process, the piracy
issue and the situation in Sudan. Also, he discussed ways of boosting cooperation between the two countries in the fields of health, education, the technical assistance and the
role of the Egyptian fund in providing technical aids for Africa. Finally, the executive program for the protocol on cultural, scientific and technical cooperation
was signed.
· In September 2007, the Comorian President Ahmad Abdallah
Mohammad Sambi started his first presidential round with a visit to Egypt.
During talks with the former President Hosni Mubarak, he called upon Egypt to protect the unity of the Comoros against Anjouan Island separatists. The Former President Mubarak asserted Egypt's support of Comorian sovereignty and the territorial integrity; highlighting the stances adopted by the Arab League and the African Union against separatist
From 11 – 13 November 2005, a Comoran delegation visited Egypt, where the delegation met with the two former Ministers of foreign affairs and the finance. Their Discussions focused on numerous regional,Arabic and African issues of mutual
interest for the two | 1,095 |
We believe the Holy Bible is the only inspired, infallible, authoritative word of God; that both the Old and New Testaments are without error as originally written and are the supreme and final authority for faith and life. We believe that the Godhead exists in three Persons: Father, Son<|fim_middle|> us and will return in power and glory. We believe that the Holy Spirit convicts men of sin, regenerates, baptizes, indwells, seals, and sets apart believers unto a holy life; that He keeps and empowers believers day by day; that He is the Teacher of the Word of God and the Guide for daily living. We believe that man was created in God's image, sinned, and incurred both physical and spiritual death; is lost in his natural state; cannot earn merit or acceptance from God and that all men need redemption. We believe that salvation is by grace and is completely the free gift of God apart from works. Salvation involves repentance, a change of mind in respect to God, and thus turning from one's own way to God's way. Salvation is through personal faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, results in forgiveness of sins and the indwelling of the Holy Spirit, and brings new life as a new creature. We believe in the personal, visible, bodily return of Jesus Christ to earth and in the bodily resurrection of the just to the eternal abode in the glory of God's presence.. | , and Holy Spirit. These three Persons are one God having precisely the same nature, attributes, and perfections. We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ is the Son of God, who was born of the Virgin Mary, lived a sinless life, died on a cross to pay for our sins, rose bodily from the dead on the third day, and ascended into the presence of God the Father. He now intercedes for | 86 |
Bradley Neil makes his professional debut in this week's SSE Scottish Hydro Challenge hosted by Macdonald Hotels and Resorts after enjoying his adventure at the US Open Championship but the promising young Scot thinks his previous experience in big tournaments will help keep any nerves at bay.
The 19 year old won last year's Amateur Championship at Royal Portrush to earn a place at<|fim_middle|> also be hopeful of ending Scotland's five-year wait for a home champion.
The 36 year old has been in great form recently, finishing second at the Made In Denmark Challenge and third in the D+D REAL Czech Challenge, and is playing the Scottish Hydro Challenge for the ninth time.
All the top 15 in the Road to Oman Rankings will also be in action, with second-placed Sebastien Gros hoping to gain more ground on leader Nacho Elvira following his dominant victory on home soil in last week's Nateji Open Presented by Neuflize OBC (video highlights below). | Chambers Bay, having also played in the Masters Tournament and last year's Open Championship.
Neil is excited to be able to make his Challenge Tour bow on home soil, though insists he is not feeling any extra pressure now that he has left the amateur ranks behind.
"There's a lot of excitement this week," said the Blairgowrie player, who last year had the rare opportunity to represent Europe in the Junior Ryder Cup over his home course. "This is my debut as a professional, and I'm getting to make that debut in Scotland as well which is very important to me. Hopefully I can follow it up with some good golf.
"Last week at Chambers Bay was a bit different. It was challenging but it was the US Open and it was always going to be fun. I had fun all week and playing in front of those crowds was incredible, and it was great to get more experience at that level to help me in turning pro.
"This last year has been a massive learning experience. I got to play three of the biggest tournaments in golf, maybe not quite as well as I want to, but it's a great learning curve and has helped me make the step that I've made.
"I don't really feel any added pressure, I'm not acting any differently. It's kind of like the day before your birthday – nothing feels different, you don't feel any different.
"I've been preparing for this all through the last year. I knew that turning pro was going to happen, I just didn't know what day or time.
The Scottish Hydro Challenge, celebrating its tenth staging this week, has not had a home winner since George Murray triumphed in 2010 but Neil is not the only Scottish hope in a strong field.
Heading the pack is Jamie McLeary, the 2009 winner here at the Macdonald Spey Valley course and recent champion at the KPMG Open in Belgium.
McLeary, a member of Team SSE Scottish Hydro, which provides financial support to emerging professionals, has made the cut in five of his seven appearances in this event and currently lies eighth in the Road to Oman Rankings.
A fellow Team SSE Scottish Hydro member, Andrew McArthur, will | 447 |
Papadakis Racing takes victory in St. Louis
ST. LOUIS, Missouri (August 13, 2018) - Fredric Aasbo dominated the sixth round of the Formula Drift championship this weekend earning his second victory of the season. The Rockstar Energy Drink / Nexen Tire Toyota Corolla Hatchback driver earned the maximum possible points as the championship heads into its last two rounds.
"From the outside, a result like this can look like smooth sailing, but behind the scenes everyone was working really hard to be competitive at this new track," said Aasbo. "We were adding more grip every round and learning from each battle. To come away with maximum points feels absolutely amazing."
Aasbo immediately threw down the gauntlet at the Gateway Motorsports Park, qualifying first overall on Friday to earn a bye through to the Top 16, where he faced down Jhonnattan Castro.
"I wasn't sure that battle would go our way," said Aasbo. "We realized we had some more work to do after that and we pushed our setup into uncharted territory to get more speed out of the car."
The Gateway Motorsports Park sits just outside St. Louis, Missouri, and is a new addition to the Formula Drift series. A flat, fast road course, it quickly became clear that power and speed would be critical in the hunt for victory.
"You need a lot of grip to put down the power and carry good speed," said Stephan Papadakis, team owner. "At this track, that was the difference between pulling away on a lead run or losing ground during a chase. We had to work fast to dial in the car."
After advancing past Castro to the Great 8, Aasbo beat out Chris Forsberg to move into the Final 4. There, he met Piotr Wiecek, who proved a formidable rival.
<|fim_middle|> took was for Aasbo to put in a clean chase to come away with the victory.
The win was an important one for the team. Championship leader James Deane had been pulling away from the field, but a blown motor during the Great 8 opened the door for a renewed points battle as the season heads into its final two rounds. With both the best qualifying run and event victory, Aasbo took maximum points this weekend and is now within 30 points of the leader.
The battle resumes in Dallas, Texas, September 14-15 and concludes a month later at Irwindale Speedway in Southern California.
© 2022, Papadakis Racing. | Fans were on their feet as Aasbo and Wiecek pushed the limits through six head-to-head matches. Judges were undecided through two one-more-time calls before they finally awarded the round to the Rockstar Energy Drink / Nexen Tire Toyota Corolla Hatchback in an unanimous decision.
"We lowered the tire pressure again before the second One More Time," said Papadakis. "In that sort of situation, you have to do everything you can. You risk debeading the tire, but you can gain grip and speed. The Nexen tires performed really well, Fredric kept his lines clean, and it worked in our favor."
In the Final, Aasbo faced Matt Field. During Aasbo's lead run, Field made an error and made contact with the back of Aasbo's car before running wide off the track. Judges confirmed Field was at fault for the clash and all it | 182 |
In an industry that has evolved<|fim_middle|>), how an original cymbal factory in Turkey is still used to produce their cymbals to this very day, and what it's like to try and set themselves apart in a "shared branding" environment.
Are you a Drum Brand Looking for More Customers? | from making its products by hand to making them via machine in order to ensure consistency, it can be hard to be the one that resists and insists that the original way is still the best way. Technology is changing all the time, and experts think that keeping up with it is the only way to stay relevant. But is that really true?
In the midst of all of this technological upheaval, Istanbul Mehmet Cymbals is one of the few brands that can honestly say that the old way is the best way. In all of the years of change, it has successfully been able to set itself apart by resisting the change and upgrades technology offers and continuing to produce cymbals that are made one at a time by hand and hammer in its home country of Turkey.
The result is a beautiful line of products that consists of cymbals that each contain their own slight variations and characteristics to give each drummer who ones one his own "custom" cymbal. Their philosophy of staying true to their roots has proven to be extremely successful and has given them the confidence to continue doing what they're doing.
Carl Thomson, USA Artist Relations and Online Media Manager for Istanbul Mehmet Cymbals, joins us in this episode to share the story of how a single brand became two separate companies that continue to respect each other (and even share a similar brand and logo | 273 |
Samsung UN19F400 is a LED TV<|fim_middle|> office. Its LED Backlighting is one of its best features as it really helps to provide good picture quality as well as the right amount of brightness for a TV with such a small screen. It also enhances viewing quality as images seem to appear life-like on your TV screen. Side viewing angles on this TV is also a plus.
For a TV this affordable, you certainly get good value for your money. Aside from its excellent features, you get a TV that looks stylish and updated with its plastic bezels in glossy black color. The stand is also in black color and the corners are rounded and not square like the rest. Overall, this small TV comes in handy and if its entertainment you want without all the fuzz, this will be a good match for you.
Be the first to review "Samsung UN19F4000" Click here to cancel reply. | that features a Clear Motion Rate of 120 which accurately appraises how a LED TV or an LCD TV can present fast-moving images. This feature provides a more authentic measure through other important factors like the Backlight technology, the frame Refresh Rate and the Image Processor speed. With all these features, fast action movements are demonstrated in clear detail and distinct contrasts. Image blur is completely eliminated in fast-action movies and sports events and you are able to enjoy electrifying viewing at its best.
Samsung UN19F400 also features Dolby Digital Plus/Pulse which optimizes the sound and audio quality. This feature greatlyenhances entertainment content whether you are watching your favorite movies or listening to your music selections. This feature also allows you to enjoy the same entertainment satisfaction while playing back contents from your mobile phone, personal computer and other devices. Other features such as Wide Color Enhancer Plus, ConnectShare Movie, Dual HDMI Connections, DTS Premium Sound and Energy Star 6.0 Certification, all make up this product's outstanding performance and value.
Samsung UN19F400 has a Screen Size of 18.5 inches when measured diagonally. In terms of Width, Height and Depth, this product measures 17.9 inches x 11.1 inches x 1.9 inches without its stand and weighs 5.5 pounds. With its bezel stand that is about 12.7 mm, this product measures 17.9 inches x 12.4 inches x 5.6 inches and weighs 5.7 pounds.
Other important highlights of this product include a LED LCD panel, 1366 x 768 Pixel Resolution and an Aspect Ratio of 16:9. Video specifications include 720p HDTV Compatibility, a TV Tuner and Video System in accordance with ATSC (Advanced Television Systems Committee), QAM (Quadrature Amplitude Modulation) and NTSC (National Television system Committee) standards.
Audio specifications include Stereo Sound, Dolby Digital Surround, SRS (Sound Retrieval System) TruSurround XT, and 6 watts Power. This product's Power Requirement is 110-120 VAC, 60 Hz, Maximum Power Consumption is 35 watts, and Standby Power Consumption is around 0.3 watts. Samsung UN19F4000 is Energy Star 6.0 compliant.
This product may seem small in terms of size but it can be perfect for several spaces in your home like the bedroom and kitchen, a dorm room or a camper and even in the | 539 |
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Nov. 16th,2018, TDWI South Florida Chapter Meeting featuring Dan Linstedt.
We cordially invite you to attend our upcoming TDWI South Florida Chapter meeting on Friday, Nov. 16th, 2018. Come meet other local professionals, swap business cards, share ideas, and exchange career advice while listening to quality presentations in a vendor-neutral setting, which is the hallmark of TDWI education. Our main speaker, Dan Linst<|fim_middle|> instructor for a number of years at Ultimate. | edt is a renowned speaker who has over 15 years' experience in data warehousing. In addition, we will have Becky McNeeley, a speaker with a local Kanban story. Please see our detailed meeting agenda below.
We will talk about the benefits of Data Vault 2.0 solution. Specifically, we will focus in on the automation aspects of the methodology. The Data Vault 2.0 system of business intelligence is geared to be repeatable, automatable, consistent, and well-defined (mature). It is precisely because of these aspects that we can leverage automation tooling to achieve goals faster. The real power is often overlooked, and that is the ability to move the people on the team towards agile ways of working. Technology is only as good as the standards, and the consistency of the approach that the people apply. Data Vault 2.0 solution outlines the necessary components for the team to follow in their methods of working so that they can achieve more in a shorter time frame with better quality.
Dan Linstedt - the creator of the Data Vault Model and Methodology and the Data Vault 2.0 Architecture. He is also the author of the Amazon #1 Best Sellers Super Charge Your Data Warehouse and Building a Scalable Data Warehouse Using Data Vault 2.0.
He is a serial entrepreneur with multiple successful startups in the technology automation and technology education space and has been a thought leader and influencer in the Business Intelligence segment for over 2 decades. The father of Data Warehousing, Bill Inmon has called the Data Vault the optimal model for the DW 2.0 framework. Other thought leaders in the industry have praised it too and it has been consistently proving itself with customers and consultants with success after success in almost every vertical including defense, banking, insurance, retail, high tech and even transportation.
Becky McNeeley is a Director of Software Engineering at Ultimate Software. Becky was the manager of the data warehouse team at Ultimate when the Near-Real time data warehouse in the cloud. Becky has been a Kanban | 418 |
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MedStar doctors bring top-notch care to Maryland jockeys, backstretch workers
Written by By Sandra McKee
When 5-year-old Kelly Ryan used to come to the Maryland racetracks, she wasn't looking for a job. She just liked petting the horses. Little did she know that several decades later she would be a MedStar doctor and one of the key elements in the new Horsemen's Health System.
"When my dad brought me to the track as a kid–and even when we started this program–I had no idea people lived on the backstretch or what it takes to keep this place going," Ryan, 31, said. "It has been a real eye-opening experience for all of us."
Ryan is one of four MedStar doctors who make up the new Horsemen's Health System medical team. Dr. Frank Dawson, part of the Baltimore Ravens' medical team, is the director of the on-site program and staff that includes Ryan, Dr. Saif Usman and Dr. Jeffrey Mayer.
In place since September 2015, the Horsemen's Health System is receiving rave reviews. Launched by the Maryland Thoroughbred Horsemen's Association, the Maryland Jockey Club and MedStar, the program had seen more than 250 patients in its first six months and treated everything from a common cold to head injuries suffered by jockeys falling from their mounts.
Newly designed office space at Laurel Park houses a modern, welcoming waiting room, examination rooms, and a new office area where electronic medical records are kept for the first time on backstretch workers, horsemen, jockeys and other track employees treated there. Those records are portable and accessible to doctors outside the racetrack in the MedStar system.
"Independently of me, MedStar [and the MTHA and MJC] sorted it out and came up with this program," said John McDaniel, the Maryland Racing Commission chairman, also the retired CEO of MedStar. "I couldn't be more proud. I've been through the facility at the track, seen the quality of the physicians and the reach of the program and it seems extremely comprehensive. . . I can't imagine there being any better.
"What I like best about it is that it's a preventive health plan. It's not just resetting a bone; they're doing comprehensive preventative counseling, providing primary care, taking care of people with long-term problems."
Mike Hopkins, executive director of the MRC, called the individual record-keeping "tremendous." He said the availability of doctors to see patients on a regular basis; the access to MedStar facilities for things that can't be dealt with at the racetrack; the developing of doctor-patient relationships; and the electronic record-keeping all make the program a model for tracks around the country.
"Our employees know which doc will be there and when," Hopkins said. "That means a good doctor-patient relationship can develop. The biggest thing, though, is it offers the backstretch workers a way to have consistency in their treatment for their ongoing medical needs, like diabetes and high blood pressure. Records are being kept. All of it adds to their well-being.
"I think nearly every [racetrack] provides what's required–minimum care. But this goes way beyond that. It's awesome. I really believe it should be a standard."
While all four of the program's doctors are trained in sports medicine and also can serve as the horsemen's primary care physicians and offer access to MedStar's advanced systems of specialists for continuing care, it is Ryan who is most often present and has garnered the biggest caseload.
She covers half the race days, while the rest of the staff members divvy up the rest.
The list of services provided by the MedStar doctors is extensive.
Since coming to the track, they have set up pre-performance physicals for jockeys free of charge and established a protocol for anyone–jockey or exercise rider–who falls from a horse during races or training sessions.
"Jockeys are a different type of athlete," said Ryan. "We're used to standing on the sidelines watching football players and soccer players, you know. Football players have joint problems, concussions; soccer and lacrosse players get torn ACL<|fim_middle|> calls the program "a smashing success," but says he wants to make it clear that while MedStar is providing services, it wouldn't be getting very far without that cooperation and the trust of the racing community.
"It has been a wonderful experience for everyone," Dawson said. "I want to thank the racing community for really accepting us. As much as we are providing services to them, they have been willing to educate us about racing and the horsemen's community. It's been really good for everybody."
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"Jockeys are very much athletes. They ride hard. Coming in, we weren't sure what kind of injuries we'd see. We anticipated hip problems, but no one can imagine what a body goes through falling from a horse at 30-to-40 miles an hour and then getting up, walking away and after that being determined to get back up on a horse for the next race.
"They have concussions, fractures?–they're probably tougher than any other athlete I've worked with. They amaze me, truly. I don't think the rest of the world really knows how tough these jockeys are."
And trying to keep them out of the next race could be more than problematic. Jockeys don't get paid unless they ride. But Dawson says the feedback from the riders on the protocols has been very positive.
"There has been a level of trust developed very quickly between the riders and the physicians," Dawson said. "They, of course, want to get back on the horses, but the level of trust has gone a long way toward the understanding that we have their best interest at heart."
For instance, the MedStar team has worked hard to develop a concussion protocol.
Ryan said they had to come up with a test for jockeys besides a doctor holding up a number of fingers and asking how many the athlete sees.
"We had to be able to test their heart rates in a similar environment, make sure their blood pressure is normal so they will be safe," Ryan says. "We saw the Equicizer, a mechanical horse simulator they ride in the jocks' room, and incorporated that into our testing. We have to make sure they are going to maintain their balance in a stressful situation; make sure their vision remains clear, so they don't get back out there and cause themselves and perhaps others even more serious injuries."
The MedStar doctor on site does an immediate exam. If the jockey checks out, he/she is back in the saddle for the next race. If the doctor suspects something more serious than bumps and bruises, the jockey/exercise rider isn't allowed back on a horse until he/she has received more testing and is given a clean bill of health.
The doctors maintain a posted schedule for regular visits on all race days and those schedules are posted at the Laurel and Pimlico track kitchens and outside the newly designed medical office at Laurel.
The offices are primarily based at Laurel Park, but will move to Pimlico Race Course during the spring meet.
In addition to the injury assessments, the backstretch workers, horsemen, jockeys and other track employees can receive vaccines for flu, pneumonia and tetanus. And a continuing care program is in full operation to monitor and treat chronic conditions.
MedStar even has a network doctor close to Laurel Park who is seeing patients who require more frequent monitoring than can be provided by the visiting doctors.
"We can keep track of people's illnesses now," said Diana Pinones, who serves as the center director for the program. "We can send them for bloodwork and whatever else they need. People actually have doctors they know now and the doctors can follow up with them. I call them if they miss an appointment."
Pinones also is working to help backstretch workers and others to get qualified for Medicare and Medicaid.
"Some of them didn't even know they could qualify for those insurances," Pinones says. "Even the exercise riders, we sign them up for workmen's comp. We help them. Before we didn't even know who got injured."
Now there are those portable medical records for each patient. While many see that aspect of the program as its backbone, Ryan said she believes the most important part of the program is the primary care they are receiving.
"This program is through MedStar sports medicine," Ryan said. "We take care of the top athletes in Baltimore and Washington, D.C. Ours is an unmatched program, an unbelievable program–and I wanted to be in it.
"But I'm still a family doctor at Franklin Square Hospital. My training instilled in me the importance of community care. Being allowed to see and serve this community I see the needs these people have.
"This is a huge population who didn't have much health care before we came. It is very difficult for them to live healthy," says Ryan, citing the lack of access to grocery stores and fitness facilities. "On a moral level, I want to give them the standard they deserve. I just want to help them. And they've been so good about teaching us about where and how they live, educating us."
Dawson, the program's director, | 950 |
This new Rwanda is synonymous with hard work – Pastor Warren
By Collins Mwai* [caption id="attachment_11177" align="alignleft" width="300"] Pastor Warren says Rwandans have a lot to thank God for, noting that the country is the safest to live in in the continent and that every time he comes, he finds socio-economic development at a higher level. (T. Kisambira)[/caption] Yesterday, the third Rwanda Shima Imana convention brought together Christians and top clerics from over 34 countries, including, Russia, the US, India and China. The highlight of the day was Pastor Rick Warren, the founder of Saddleback Ministries, US. The celebrated author has been involved in several activities in Rwanda's development in the past 10 years through an initiative called Peace Plan. The acronym stands for 'Promote reconciliation, Equip servant leaders, Assist the poor, Care for the sick, and Educate the next generation.' The initiative has been involved in activities like HIV/Aids fight, community integration and poverty and hunger eradication, among other areas. In an interview with The New Times' Collins Mwai, Pastor Warren gives insights into his ministry's activities in Rwanda, the planned Christian leaders' continental congress, and the country's development path. Excerpts;- You have been closely involved with Rwanda for about 10 years now, what are some of the major achievements you might have noticed? As a member of the President's Advisory Council, I get to see the progress and development firsthand and upclose. Over the last few years, more than a million Rwandans have come out of poverty. There are a couple of reasons for this but the primary one is the creation of more jobs in the city and the use of better farming practices in the rural areas which has created more jobs. For Shima Imana, I have brought leaders from 31 African countries and Russia, United States, China and India, one of the things they all notice and agree on is that this is the cleanest country they have seen in the world. That is progress too. When I first heard of the 1994 Genocide in Rwanda, this was the only thing I knew about the country, a place of genocide. Before coming here (for the first time) I wondered what kind of people I would meet, but when I got here I realised that they were no different from everybody else. Rwanda's reputation is changing fast, the Old Rwanda was known for the Genocide, the New Rwanda is known for hard work, growth, order, prosperity, freedom, security, among other traits. This is how much the country has changed even in terms of image. You announced that next year, Rwanda will host the first All-Africa Purpose-Driven Leadership Congress; why was Rwanda chosen and what is the goal of this conference? I have been asked by more than five African presidents to take the Rwandan Peace Plan model to their countries, I have been asked by Christian leaders to do the same in their countries to foster peace in their countries. I have often answered that I will send Rwandans since they know how the model works best, they are the initiators and they did it on their own; I only helped get it started. The heroes of Peace Plan are the local churches. In Rwanda, more than 3,000 churches have taken part in the purpose-driven training. That is a lot of people. Next year's conference is a chance for Rwanda to become a role model for the rest of the continent. Rather than me go across the continent, we decided to bring all those countries to Kigali for the guests to see it firsthand. Next year, from August 6 to 10, we will bring together all the 54 African countries for purpose driven church leadership congress, it will bring together about 2,000 people or more. We are hoping we can hold it at the new Kigali Convention Centre. But we have plans that go beyond reaching out to other African countries, we plan to put a big screen in every province and stream the five-day conference live to pastors and Christian leaders all over the country, those who cannot make it to the conference. I hope that as it grows, more countries can embrace the Rwanda Shima Imana (Thanksgiving) model. You also said recently that Rwanda should consider having an annual Thanksgiving holiday, why do you think this is important? Rwanda has a lot to be grateful for because in the last three years, it has been named as the safest country to live in in Africa. I have been coming to Rwanda for the last 10 years and every year, I see a lot of socio-economic and spiritual development. For instance, the number of orphans has dropped drastically; we are down to about 1,500 children in orphanages compared to about a million (orphaned) children immediately after the Genocide. Many nations have kept a tradition of Thanksgiving, I think it is time we also began having one. Your ministry brings together a number of churches to support the Peace Plan, what are the reasons for this approach? Peace Plan brought together many churches because they all wanted to be part of a common cause, but the value of unity is even greater than Peace Plan. One church by itself cannot make a lot of difference but various churches coming together can achieve anything. During the launch of Peace Plan, the President said that the nation could develop much faster if we mobilised churches because the majority of Rwandans are church going Christians; it is easy to influence them towards development as a congregation. With that the nation can achieve prosperity together and much faster. Peace Plan has had a lot of impact in various aspects in the country since inception, what will be the priority areas in the coming years? There are five priorities of Peace Plan in the coming years; they are all tied to the initiative's goals right from inception. We will keep promoting reconciliation in the nation; and equip ethical leaders to ensure there are no vices like corruption. We will keep assisting the poor, not with handouts but with a hand-up and seeing to it that they are empowered. We plan to go on with our health care programmes all across the country, so far, there have been a lot of achievements with healthcare programmes in the past few years; we plan on building on that. Lastly. we will go on with our education programmes, we are trying to encourage more and more churches to establish pre-schools to ensure all across the country children have an early introduction to education. What are your thoughts on the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi? . [caption id="attachment_11057" align="alignright" width="300"] President of Rwanda, His Excellency Paul Kagame,(R) joined Pastor Rick Warren Saturday evening for Kwibuka 20, a special service at Saddleback Church to honor the victims of the Rwandan genocide 20 years later and celebrate the partnership and efforts of The PEACE Plan in Rwanda over the past 10 years, April 26, 2014.[/caption] The Genocide was evil. Anyone who doesn't believe in evil should look at the Genocide against the Tutsi. The worst part of this genocide was not only the atrocities committed but also when the world chose to watch and do nothing. When the world turned its back on Rwanda and let evil prevail, that was a dark moment. Do you think there are lessons that nations in conflict like Central Africa Republic can draw from Rwanda? Whenever there is a conflict, over ideas, the right place to begin is by finding avenues that will bring you together to do a common thing together. We can disagree about religion, politics, but it is always good to do things together that will bring you together. With that, the two parties in disagreement get to learn about the other and try to see things from the other people's point of view. The key is getting people to get together, they will understand where the others are coming from and the reasons for their view point. Regarding your involvement in Rwanda, how much influence do you have on policies and development matters? I have no influence on Rwandan policies or politics. I am not a policy-maker; I am a pastor. When I deal with government leaders, I never talk to them about politics. I only talk to them about their personal needs, how to handle stress as a leader, how to handle family, how are they dealing with management of their time. I have no roles in advising or influencing in areas of policies. I have friends in government and business, it is like three legs of a stool; for a society to be stable, it requires a public sector, private sector and a faith sector. There has to be government, businesses and churches. None can do what the others do. What areas would you advise investors to consider when putting their money in Rwanda? There are numerous sectors that are profitable to invest in. if I had a choice out of many, I would probably put money in transport and logistics. Rwanda is in the middle of several countries and is landlocked, so currently there are developments to open it up through air, rail and roads, soon it will become a hub for all the countries around it as they do business. Often times Rwanda receives the flacks from various international bodies and individuals, what do you make of such critics? The criticisms<|fim_middle|> when they lost their jobs, they became bitter and go around writing articles full of criticisms. All these four groups are biased and are in no position to provide balanced opinion about the country. *Source newtimes]]> | against Rwanda are coming from four sources. They are all biased sources. The first group of critics is the genocidaires who are still alive, the Interahawe. They are in various places around the world and will do anything they can to depose the government. It is expected that they will criticise and speak ill of the country. The second group is of certain countries like France that supported and protected the wrong group during the Genocide. They allowed the genocidaires to escape through and into DR Congo. There was a break down in relations with France as Rwanda chose a path of its own that some people in France were not very happy with and hence the criticism. The third group is the United Nations; they have blood on their hands, they did nothing when they could have stopped the Genocide. The UN has a guilty consciensce. There is conflict on why is the nation least dependent on the United Nations is among the most successful. So their reports may be biased. The last group is people who served in this government in the past and got caught in corruption and other vices. They were friends of Rwanda, but | 232 |
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Help instill a love of reading in your grandkids by taking them to the library. Find your favorite childhood book and read it to them, then scour the library for interesting books in a variety of subjects. Teach your grandchild about all the library has to offer, and show him or her why it's still a fantastic resource and activity despite the plethora of information available online.
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Swimming is one of the activities that is great for all ages, and provides health benefits, to boot! As long as your doctor approves this activity for you, head to a community pool or beach and play around in the water together. It's low-impact and can even help arthritic joints feel better, so don't be afraid to try!
Break out some board games, or have your grandkids find some new games for you on a computer or other electronic device — or even make up your own games! For added fun, purchase tickets for you and your grandkids to experience a professional sporting event together to cheer on your favorite team — or head to a local high school's game day together, because Hoveround makes mobility easier!
Little kids especially love drawing on the sidewalk with chalk — so let them! Even if you can't quite maneuver onto the ground with them, you can be in charge of handling the chalk. The point is spending time together, and having your grandchild share his or her creations with you. Bonus tip: Teach your grandkids how to "paint" with chalk by adding a little bit of water, and let the fun begin!
Don't think you're crafty? Think again! With kids, crafts don't have to be extravagant or complicated. And you may not even have to have a specific project in mind! Pull out your scraps of fabric, buttons and your sewing machine and create something special; gather pieces of "junk" and let your imaginations take over. Old toilet paper rolls, construction paper, glue, shoeboxes — anything. But if you do find a special project to do together, even better! Pinterest and craft stores can provide inspiration as well.
For the ladies, doing your nails together is a fantastic way to bond and have fun with your granddaughter of any age! Sit back, relax, and let your granddaughter paint your nails — any color and style of her choosing! If you're even more daring, let your older grandchild color your hair...a color of your choosing, or let him or her put a bold temporary color or streak of color like purple or blue in your hair. Think of the pictures!
Making dinner together is often a lost art that kids really do love (and will certainly appreciate and remember as the years go by). Go grocery shopping together to grab the ingredients for your favorite recipe, talk about why the recipe is your favorite, how the way you cook has changed over the years, and find out what's going on in your grandchild's life. Win-win!
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Rose Blumkin had one basic rule, "Sell cheap and tell the truth." This was the basis for her success in business which led to her partnership with Warren Buffet, at the time, the second richest person in America.
She was born in Minsk, Russia, in 1893. Her father was a rabbi and her mother operated a small grocery store which supported the family. Rose Blumkin was inspired by her mother's dedication and hard work.
In 1913, she married Isadore Blumkin, a shoe salesman. In 1914, World War I erupted in Europe. To avoid the military draft, he fled Russia and went to the United States. Three years later, Rose came to the United States with $66 in her pocket and unable to speak English. She still managed to meet her husband in Nebraska. In a short time, she sent for her parents and seven other members of<|fim_middle|> out the prices for men's suits in the local stores. She sharply undercut their prices and circulated 10,000 circulars offering to dress any man for $5. She profited $800, which was a large amount of money during the depression.
Rose Blumkin was always on the alert for business opportunities. In 1937, when she was 44, she opened up the Nebraska Furniture Mart in the basement of her husband's pawn shop. She borrowed money from her brother to buy $12,000 worth of furniture. She sold it with a ten percent markup.
Her carpet suppliers sued her for violating the Fair Trade Laws by selling so low. She won the case and gained free publicity for her business. When the case was over, the presiding judge bought $1,400 worth of carpet.
Her business grew and from the original 3,000 square feet to 75 acres. She worked long hours every day. She told a newspaper, "I come home to eat and sleep and that's about it. I can't wait until it 's daylight so that I can get back to business.
When she was in her nineties and her legs were bothering her, she used a motorized cart to zip her through the store. The cart was nicknamed The Rose B. Rose.
In 1983, Warren Buffet, a Omaha resident, and the second richest man in the United States bought an 80% interest in the Nebraska Furniture Mart on a handshake for $55 million from the Blumkin family. Buffet had often thought of buying the store and, on his birthday, just walked in and asked how much they would sell it for and wrote a check.
Rose Blumkin generously donated to many projects. She gave a million dollars to the Jewish Federation of Omaha to build a 119-bed nursing home.
She saved The Rose, a classic theater in Omaha from demolition. It is now the Rose Blumkin Performing Arts Center.
In the 1930s, Rose and a friend met with supporters in her home to work for a Jewish homeland. That friend was Golda Meier, the first prime minister of Israel.
Rose Blumkin died in 1998, just before her105th birthday.
Upon hearing of her death, Warren Buffet said, " We are partners. And in most ways, she's the senior partner. She has forgotten more that I'll ever know." | her family.
She sold second-hand furniture from her home to augment the family income. They did fairly well until the Depression hit them. Rose checked | 29 |
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"I remember you had just received a strange 12" record, directly from London. Let's put it on and find out what it's all about, you said. It was Bauhaus. That's my first memory of meeting you." Says Bruce Pavitt at the beginning of a long, intimate conversation with Norman B. At that time, back in the late '70s, Bruce was a student at Evergreen State College in Olympia, Washington State. Norman was in his fledgling days as a DJ and music curator, He had a Friday night show at KAOS, the campus radio station. Getting together again to chat after thirty or so years, was a special treat for both men and it also meant the conversation could veer off into personal anecdotes occasionally<|fim_middle|>. "Historic!" Is how creative director, Robert Newman describes this conversation between Bruce and Norman. His insight is unique, in that he was instrumental in the careers of each man. The conversation with Bruce is long, so we are airing it in two parts. Plus, Norman asked Bruce to select music to accompany their conversation. Bruce's selection will surprise and delight music lovers everywhere. See if you can take a guess at his playlist? | . This is a helpful hint that you are not going to hear a typical interview about the history of a small, quirky record label that took the world by storm and became one of the most recognizable names in popular music. Instead, you will hear a fascinating conversation between two people whose passion for music, the arts, and culture has taken them on incredible journeys | 71 |
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There's major good news for brunch fans around Dallas: Snooze, an A.M. Eatery, known for its eclectic and innovative breakfast creations and boozy morning cocktails, is opening three new locations: in Addison, Left Bank, and Walnut Hill, coming in 2018.
A legend on the breakfast and brunch front, Snooze is a chain that was founded in 2006 in Denver, by two brothers who were seeking to evolve the breakfast via culinary innovation, an energetic atmosphere, and comfortable and friendly service. They've been colonizing Texas, first entering the state in 2016 with a branch in Austin. They've since opened locations in Austin, Houston, and San Antonio, where they've been universally met with lines out the door.
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News of the Addison location broke in November; two more locations are now confirmed: at Walnut Hill Lane and US-75 and, in big news for Tarrant County diners, a location at the Left Bank mixed-use development in the West 7th Street Urban Village of Fort Worth.
Snooze CEO David Birzon says that the chain has received a warm welcome from Dallas.
"We have been overwhelmed by the welcoming from the Dallas community and are excited to bring the Snooze experience to three new communities in 2018," Birzon says. "We look forward to joining and giving back to the Addison, Walnut Hill, and Left Bank communities, and local organizations that make each neighborhood thrive."
Snooze serves creative twists on classic breakfast items like eggs Benedicts, sandwiches, pancakes, and lighter offerings. It also observes a high sourcing standard, with fresh, responsibly sourced ingredients that promote non-confinement, no added hormones, no subtherapeutic antibiotics, and no artificial ingredients or preservatives.
Signature dishes include pineapple upside-down pancakes, breakfast pot pie, and a "chile verde Benny" with green chili-sauced tortillas, pulled pork or barbacoa-style beef, poached eggs, and green chili hollandaise.
Their selection of "morning cocktails" includes a line of impressive Bloody Marys such as the one with bacon-infused Cyrus Noble Bourbon and house bloody mix. There are also coffee cocktails, which is divine.
Their house blend coffee is a collaboration with Godoy's Coffee, their partner coffee growers and roasters. On Earth Day, Snooze planted 1,100 trees — one for every employed Snoozer — at Godoy's Coffee farm to help with Guatemala's reforestation process.
Snooze supports its communities not only through volunteer work, but also through ongoing partnerships with local nonprofits and grass-roots organizations focused on education and sustainability. The company gives back 1 percent of sales through in-kind goods and services.
Eco-friendly practices are part of their day-to-day operations. That includes energy, water, and resource conservation, plus composting and recycling.
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Westminster Community Homes and The City Council define Anti-social behaviour as: Acting in a manner that caused or was likely to cause harassment, alarm or distress to one or more persons not of the same household as themselves.
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©2019 by Westminster Community Homes. | 2003 requires all social landlords to publish their policy and procedures for dealing with anti-social behaviour (ASB). Landlords must prepare a:
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It is clearly stated in our tenancy agreement that the tenant has responsibility for the behaviour of all members of the household, including children, lodgers and visitors.
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The statement of policies outlines our general approach to ASB and includes our definition of ASB, a general policy statement of our approach to ASB and the strategic context.
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You can now operate a kiosk mode where a customer can top up their account every time they visit your business. Of course you can restrict them to only top up once in any given period to prevent abuse of the system.
For certain types of business with regular clientele, it makes sense to reward just for visiting, rather than based on how much they spend. By operating a simple "check-in" model where regular customers can check-in and earn loyalty points, then it also keeps everything simple for staff and customers alike.
The only time staff need to get involved is when the customer wishes to redeem their points for a reward.
In this mode, GAINLOYALTY makes running a loyalty system as painless as possible, from both a customer and business perspective, whilst maintaining all of the benefits of an online loyalty programme.
As a business you have full access to your data and can set up special offers and birthday messages for your customers, as well as<|fim_middle|> forgotten their card. They just need to enter their email address to check in. | contact them via text, email messaging as well as app push notifications.
The customer taps the "Reward Me" button and scans their unique barcode on the MyRewardCard app, or on a physical card, and their check in is automatically registered and points awarded. The system will prevent customers from checking in more often than they should (e.g. once per day).
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A Connecticut pro-gun<|fim_middle|> they do not want educators armed. | organization held a simulated school shooting just 30 miles north of Newtown, where a gunman killed 20 first-graders and six adults earlier this month.
Kings33, a Southington, Conn.-based company that provides firearms training to citizens, companies and government, held the simulation at its headquarters. Lead instructor and Kings33 founder Chris Fields said the idea was to show how having armed teachers or security staff might help minimize casualties in an event like the Dec. 14 attack at Sandy Hook Elementary School.
Fields said his company, which was launched 18 months ago, aims to prepare citizens for "what to do" during a mass shooting before the first responders arrive.
Twelve volunteers took part in Sunday's exercise, said Fields, adding that some were former clients returning for more training. He has trained more than 100 people in firearm and home defense since launching the company and understands the criticism that has been lobbed his way online.
"The criticism is valid, I don't discredit anyone for saying what they said," Fields said. "They are right for having an opinion and voicing that opinion as an American citizen. The only thing that I struggle with criticism-wise is the timing. We should have been training like this decades ago for the public.
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THE SPHINX.
CHRISTMAS IN CAIRO.
Probably at no season of the year is one so | deeply impressed of the truth contained in the predominant line of that famous song "There's no place like home" as at Christmas-tide, and especially so when it is spent in a foreign hemisphere. This week the great festival has bidden us be merry, but to assume the true festive spirit without the surroundings which it demands is a task beyond achievement. Much of the character of the season is lost by the nature of the country and its mixed population, to the great majority of whom it has no significance. Outwardly there were no signs of Christmas in Cairo except for the few shops which made a special window display and perhaps for a rather unusual crowding of the streets. To the western mind the fitting accompaniments to Christmas-tide are frost and snow, and to pass a Christmas under such weather conditions as we have experienced this week is to lose half its charm.
The Christmas attractions of Cairo may be said to be centred around the hotels, as indeeed is every form of entertainment. The first notes of Yule-tide were struck at Shepheard's, where-unto on the afternoon of Christmas Eve we hied to attend a Christmas tree with all its concomitant glories. The managemement of this world-famed, historic hostelry had extended a liberal hospitality and in the centre of the magnificent Egyptian Hall stood the good old fir-tree heavily decorated with crystal and tinsel decorations. With his accustomed large-heartedness Percy had surrended the green-cloth tables of the billiard room over which he presides for the display of Santa Claus's generous gifts, and each of the many children present assisted in lightening the burden, while not a few "grown-ups" secured a portion of the spoil.
In the evening there was a concert followed by a small dance and never before did an entertainment meet with greater success. The predominant feature of the soiree was the singing of Mr. Ernest Sharpe, an American visitor to Shepheard's, who is the possessor of a magnificent bass voice. The warm applause which each of Mr.Sharpe's songs called forth was most thoroughly deserved. The purity, richness, and depth of his voice make a rare combination and it was for all a great musical treat. Two other visitors to Shepheard's contributed to the programme, Dr. Hollande Wade, who sang Capel's "Love could I only tell thee", and Gounod's "Nazareth" admirably, and Miss Aim6e Mosselmans whose aria from "La Boheme" and Massenet's "Ouvre tes yeux bleus" were most highly appreciated, her rendering of those two songs being so true and sympathetic. At the conclusion of the concert there was a small dance in the Egyptian Hall, and this was most thoroughly enjoyable, though the dancers were so numerous that the floor was crowded throughout the evening.
At the Grand Continental Hotel on Christmas Eve a special entertainment was given by two little German children, "Les Mignons", who sang and danced with excellent verve and the abandon of more mature artistes. Their programme was very well varied and they had the satisfaction, which can have fallen to the lot of but few of their age,of having entertained by their united efforts for over an hour an audience whose appre-c ation was marked by frequent applause.
On Christmas evening the dining saloon of the Continental was very crowded, every table being occupied by parties large or small, and a most excellent menu was provided. In the centre of the room there was an excellently designed model of the citadel and the mosque of Mohamed Ali, lighted by electricity. The model was made in sugar and was wonderfully perfect in detail. In the adjoining room was the Christmas tree, luxuriantly decorated and illuminated with coloured electric lights, and after we had feasted our eyes on the pretty scene we withdrew to listen to the ladies' orchestra, which gave a most excellent programme. On Boxing Day a Christmas entertainment was given to the staff, and on Thursday the tree was sent to the Kasr el Nil barracks.
LES "MIGNONS."
At the Hotel d'Angleterre several parties were given, and among those entertaining were Sir Augustus and Lady Hemming, whose guests included Major-General, Mrs. and Miss Bullock, Colonel and Mrs. Cox, Colonel and Mrs. Campbell, Ca^ain and Mrs. Duffus, Captain Darell, and Mr. Rothwell. On Christmas Eve a Christmas tree entertainment was given.
At Mena House the day was spent in merry making and a large number of residents spent the day there. A feature of the Christmas party was the German carol singing, and in the evening young and old gave themselves up to the enjoyment of the game of youth.
The Christmas tree at the National was very well attended and every one voted the Christmas dinner an immense success, while the sugar model of the National Hotel was very much admired.
Bishop Morley officiating,and a second celebration followed, when the good Bishop was the celebrant, being served by the Reverend Sir George Ralph Fetherston, Bart. There was a very large congregation. Evensong and sermon took place at 4.30 p.m..The services were devout,and evidently enjoyed by all who attended. Saint Mark's never looked to greater advantage. The musical portions of the services were under the care of Mr. Ewart, a nephew of SirWilliam Ewart, whose family are staying at the Cataract Hotel. The church is a veritable oasis in the desert, and proved itself to be such by its bright and helpful services on Christmas day. The offerings were given to the Luxor Hospital throughout the day.
AN EGYPTIAN LEGEND *
Blest was the dream that raised from sleep Inspired, the Guardian of the child —
That He should faithful Vigil keep O'er Royal maiden undefiled !
Arise with haste, the way is long —
Take Mary, the sweet Babe, and flee.
Tis midnight, hark! the angel's song Is chanted, giving Faith to thee !
And He arose from Herod's power To Egypt's land, where they could rest Till the appointed gladsome hour,
No longer then to feel opprest!
Upon an ass as white as snow Mother and Child toil o'er the road Saint Joseph points the way to go,
A starlit path prepared by God!
O'er Egypt's yellow sand behold The Infant Jesus slumbers sweet,
Whilst from the East a flood of gold Encircles sacred Head and Feet !
And now the lofty palms o'erspread Their branches neath a sapphire sky -Custodians round the Holy Bed Where the dear Lamb of God doth lie !
But fear is in the mother's heart A home prepared is yet unknown —
Will she at length be forced to part From Him who makes her knee His throne!
A hollow tree with tearful eye
She spies, and there conceals her son —
And a small spider creeping nigh The opening seals with web it spun !
O, insect truly sent to hide
The homeless stranger in His need —
A shrine secure where Christ can bide Until from danger He is freed !
AT ASSOUAN.
Under a clear sky of sapphire blue, the air filled with swallows, and sweet with the perfume of roses- such were the conditions which ushered in a glorious Christmas festival at Assouan, truly a golden "summer" morning, with the thermo-' meter standing at 90° in the shade! It was hard for us to realize, that it was Christmas—the beautiful little Moorish church was suitably adorned with palm branches, all the pillars were wreathed with them, and the altar was decorated with scarlet, pink, yellow and white roses. The first celebration took place at 9 a.m., when the i Reverend Sir George Ralph Fetherston, Bart, was the celebrant; he was assisted at the service by the Right Reverent<|fim_middle|> the lofty palms o'erspread Their branches neath a sapphire sky -Custodians round the Holy Bed Where the dear Lamb of God doth lie ! But fear is in the mother's heart A home prepared is yet unknown — Will she at length be forced to part From Him who makes her knee His throne! A hollow tree with tearful eye She spies, and there conceals her son — And a small spider creeping nigh The opening seals with web it spun ! O, insect truly sent to hide The homeless stranger in His need — A shrine secure where Christ can bide Until from danger He is freed ! AT ASSOUAN. Under a clear sky of sapphire blue, the air filled with swallows, and sweet with the perfume of roses- such were the conditions which ushered in a glorious Christmas festival at Assouan, truly a golden "summer" morning, with the thermo-' meter standing at 90° in the shade! It was hard for us to realize, that it was Christmas—the beautiful little Moorish church was suitably adorned with palm branches, all the pillars were wreathed with them, and the altar was decorated with scarlet, pink, yellow and white roses. The first celebration took place at 9 a.m., when the i Reverend Sir George Ralph Fetherston, Bart, was the celebrant; he was assisted at the service by the Right Reverent, the Bishop (Bishop Morley, D.D.) who is the Chaplain here; a large number of communicants were present. Matins was said at 10.30, Let me from this sweet Legend learn A lesson I've not learnt before ? When foes are strong, from Christ they turn — I may enshrine Him—close the door ! George Ralph Fetherston Luxor-Egypt. December 15 th 1906. * Near the village of Matariyeh are the tree and well of the Virgin — the Virgin's tree is a sycamore with a decayed and riven trunk, covered with names and inscriptions, but the branches are still tolerably flourishing. According to the Legend, the Virgin and child once rested under the shade of this tree, during the flight into Egypt; and there is another tradition to the effect that the persecuted Mary concealed herself with the Child in a hollow of the trunk, and that a spider so completely covered the opening with its web, as to screen her effectually from observation.
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Post a Comment for Sphinx_19061229_008 | , the Bishop (Bishop Morley, D.D.) who is the Chaplain here; a large number of communicants were present. Matins was said at 10.30,
Let me from this sweet Legend learn A lesson I've not learnt before ?
When foes are strong, from Christ they turn —
I may enshrine Him—close the door !
George Ralph Fetherston Luxor-Egypt. December 15 th 1906.
* Near the village of Matariyeh are the tree and well of the Virgin — the Virgin's tree is a sycamore with a decayed and riven trunk, covered with names and inscriptions, but the branches are still tolerably flourishing. According to the Legend, the Virgin and child once rested under the shade of this tree, during the flight into Egypt; and there is another tradition to the effect that the persecuted Mary concealed herself with the Child in a hollow of the trunk, and that a spider so completely covered the opening with its web, as to screen her effectually from observation.
Title The Sphinx, Vol. 14, No. 204
Coverage Egypt
Subject Egypt -- Periodicals.
Publisher Cairo : Societe Orientale de Publicite, 1892-
Genre newspapers
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Transcript 8 THE SPHINX. December 29, 1906. CHRISTMAS IN CAIRO. Probably at no season of the year is one so | deeply impressed of the truth contained in the predominant line of that famous song "There's no place like home" as at Christmas-tide, and especially so when it is spent in a foreign hemisphere. This week the great festival has bidden us be merry, but to assume the true festive spirit without the surroundings which it demands is a task beyond achievement. Much of the character of the season is lost by the nature of the country and its mixed population, to the great majority of whom it has no significance. Outwardly there were no signs of Christmas in Cairo except for the few shops which made a special window display and perhaps for a rather unusual crowding of the streets. To the western mind the fitting accompaniments to Christmas-tide are frost and snow, and to pass a Christmas under such weather conditions as we have experienced this week is to lose half its charm. The Christmas attractions of Cairo may be said to be centred around the hotels, as indeeed is every form of entertainment. The first notes of Yule-tide were struck at Shepheard's, where-unto on the afternoon of Christmas Eve we hied to attend a Christmas tree with all its concomitant glories. The managemement of this world-famed, historic hostelry had extended a liberal hospitality and in the centre of the magnificent Egyptian Hall stood the good old fir-tree heavily decorated with crystal and tinsel decorations. With his accustomed large-heartedness Percy had surrended the green-cloth tables of the billiard room over which he presides for the display of Santa Claus's generous gifts, and each of the many children present assisted in lightening the burden, while not a few "grown-ups" secured a portion of the spoil. In the evening there was a concert followed by a small dance and never before did an entertainment meet with greater success. The predominant feature of the soiree was the singing of Mr. Ernest Sharpe, an American visitor to Shepheard's, who is the possessor of a magnificent bass voice. The warm applause which each of Mr.Sharpe's songs called forth was most thoroughly deserved. The purity, richness, and depth of his voice make a rare combination and it was for all a great musical treat. Two other visitors to Shepheard's contributed to the programme, Dr. Hollande Wade, who sang Capel's "Love could I only tell thee", and Gounod's "Nazareth" admirably, and Miss Aim6e Mosselmans whose aria from "La Boheme" and Massenet's "Ouvre tes yeux bleus" were most highly appreciated, her rendering of those two songs being so true and sympathetic. At the conclusion of the concert there was a small dance in the Egyptian Hall, and this was most thoroughly enjoyable, though the dancers were so numerous that the floor was crowded throughout the evening. At the Grand Continental Hotel on Christmas Eve a special entertainment was given by two little German children, "Les Mignons", who sang and danced with excellent verve and the abandon of more mature artistes. Their programme was very well varied and they had the satisfaction, which can have fallen to the lot of but few of their age,of having entertained by their united efforts for over an hour an audience whose appre-c ation was marked by frequent applause. On Christmas evening the dining saloon of the Continental was very crowded, every table being occupied by parties large or small, and a most excellent menu was provided. In the centre of the room there was an excellently designed model of the citadel and the mosque of Mohamed Ali, lighted by electricity. The model was made in sugar and was wonderfully perfect in detail. In the adjoining room was the Christmas tree, luxuriantly decorated and illuminated with coloured electric lights, and after we had feasted our eyes on the pretty scene we withdrew to listen to the ladies' orchestra, which gave a most excellent programme. On Boxing Day a Christmas entertainment was given to the staff, and on Thursday the tree was sent to the Kasr el Nil barracks. LES "MIGNONS." At the Hotel d'Angleterre several parties were given, and among those entertaining were Sir Augustus and Lady Hemming, whose guests included Major-General, Mrs. and Miss Bullock, Colonel and Mrs. Cox, Colonel and Mrs. Campbell, Ca^ain and Mrs. Duffus, Captain Darell, and Mr. Rothwell. On Christmas Eve a Christmas tree entertainment was given. At Mena House the day was spent in merry making and a large number of residents spent the day there. A feature of the Christmas party was the German carol singing, and in the evening young and old gave themselves up to the enjoyment of the game of youth. The Christmas tree at the National was very well attended and every one voted the Christmas dinner an immense success, while the sugar model of the National Hotel was very much admired. Bishop Morley officiating,and a second celebration followed, when the good Bishop was the celebrant, being served by the Reverend Sir George Ralph Fetherston, Bart. There was a very large congregation. Evensong and sermon took place at 4.30 p.m..The services were devout,and evidently enjoyed by all who attended. Saint Mark's never looked to greater advantage. The musical portions of the services were under the care of Mr. Ewart, a nephew of SirWilliam Ewart, whose family are staying at the Cataract Hotel. The church is a veritable oasis in the desert, and proved itself to be such by its bright and helpful services on Christmas day. The offerings were given to the Luxor Hospital throughout the day. AN EGYPTIAN LEGEND * Blest was the dream that raised from sleep Inspired, the Guardian of the child — That He should faithful Vigil keep O'er Royal maiden undefiled ! Arise with haste, the way is long — Take Mary, the sweet Babe, and flee. Tis midnight, hark! the angel's song Is chanted, giving Faith to thee ! And He arose from Herod's power To Egypt's land, where they could rest Till the appointed gladsome hour, No longer then to feel opprest! Upon an ass as white as snow Mother and Child toil o'er the road Saint Joseph points the way to go, A starlit path prepared by God! O'er Egypt's yellow sand behold The Infant Jesus slumbers sweet, Whilst from the East a flood of gold Encircles sacred Head and Feet ! And now | 1,663 |
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Le Futbolny klub Sotchi () est un club de football russe fondé en 2018 et basé à Sotchi. Il évolue en première division russe depuis la saison 2019-2020.
Histoire
Fondation et débuts en deuxième division (2018-2019)
Le club est fondé au début du mois de . Il est issu de la relocalisation du Dinamo Saint-Pétersbourg à Sotchi par son propriétaire Boris Rotenberg durant le même mois. Parmi les raisons avancées de ce déplacement sont cités la réutilisation du stade olympique Ficht après la Coupe du monde 2018 ainsi que l'arrivée d'une équipe de football de haut niveau dans une ville qui n'en possède alors pas, là où le Dinamo était en concurrence avec le Zénith. La direction du club indique par ailleurs que le FK Sotchi est une entité nouvelle n'ayant aucun lien historique avec le Dinamo ou les autres clubs ayant évolué à Sotchi par le passé.
Récupérant dans la foulée une partie de l'effectif de l'ancien Dinamo, dont son entraîneur Aleksandr Totchiline, ainsi que sa licence professionnelle et sa place en deuxième division pour la saison 2018-2019, la direction du club annonce comme objectif principal la montéeau premier échelon dès sa première saison. Notamment porté par le buteur Maksim Barsov, Sotchi se classe sixième à la trêve hivernale, à égalité avec le premier barragiste le Tchertanovo Moscou. L'équipe connaît après la trêve une dynamique très positive et enregistre neuf victoires et deux matchs nuls lors des onze rencontres suivant la reprise, ce qui lui permet d'effectuer une remontée marquée au classement en prenant la première place avant d'assurer sa promotion directe dans l'élite à deux journées de la fin du championnat, permettant à la ville de retrouver la première division pour la première fois depuis la relégation du Jemtchoujina Sotchi en 1999. Il échoue cependant à remporter le titre, terminant finalement deuxième derrière le FK Tambov à l'issue de la saison. Barsov, blessé lors des dernières journées, termine quant à lui meilleur buteur de la compétition avec dix-neuf buts marqués.
Passage dans l'élite (depuis 2019)
Comptant un budget de 600 à 700 millions de roubles pour ses débuts dans l'élite, soit environ 8 à 10 millions d'euros, la pré-saison 2019-2020 voit le club recruter une dizaine de joueurs dans la perspective de la lutte pour le maintien. La plupart viennent du Zénith Saint-Pétersbourg, d'où sont ramenés Ibragim Tsallagov, Elmir N<|fim_middle|> lors du dernier tour. Cette performance ne s'accompagne cependant pas d'une qualification européenne en raison de l'exclusion des clubs russes des compétitions internationales après l'invasion de l'Ukraine par la Russie lors du mois de février 2022. Peu après la fin de la saison, Vladimir Fedotov quitte son poste d'entraîneur pour rejoindre le CSKA Moscou. Il est remplacé par en provenance du Ienisseï Krasnoïarsk.
Bilan sportif
Palmarès
Bilan par saison
Légende
Bilan européen
Note : dans les résultats ci-dessous, le score du club est toujours donné en premier
Personnalités
Entraîneurs
La liste suivante présente les différents entraîneurs du club depuis sa fondation :
Aleksandr Totchiline (-)
Roman Berezovsky (intérim) (-)
Vladimir Fedotov (-juin 2022)
(juin 2022-décembre 2022)
Kurban Berdyev (depuis décembre 2022)
Effectif professionnel
Notes et références
Liens externes
Club de football en Russie
Club de football fondé en 2018
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Durant le début de l'exercice 2020-2021, le club voit notamment le recrutement d'Emanuel Mammana en prêt du Zénith Saint-Pétersbourg, ainsi que de Joãozinho, ou encore Artur Ioussoupov. Porté par ces recrues ainsi que la bonne forme de Christian Noboa et du gardien Soslan Djanaïev, Sotchi parvient cette fois à s'installer dans le haut du classement en se plaçant quatrième au moment de la trêve hivernale. Le club parvient ensuite à poursuivre sur sa lancée pour accrocher la cinquième position, synonyme de qualification en Ligue Europa Conférence. Démarrant cette première aventure européenne au deuxième tour de qualification, l'équipe parvient à s'imposer sans problèmes face au club azéri de Keşla sur le score de 7 buts à 2 mais est tenue en échec au tour suivant par les Serbes du Partizan Belgrade (3-3) qui finissent par s'imposer lors de la séance des tirs au but.
Durant la saison domestique qui s'ensuit, Sotchi parvient à se démarquer comme un prétendant constant au podium qu'il occupe à plusieurs reprises avant de finir par se placer deuxième au terme de l'exercice à la faveur d'un large succès 5-1 chez son concurrent direct le Dynamo Moscou | 564 |
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Sydney University's Seymour Centre will be providing Sydneysiders of all ages the opportunity to get involved in some fantastic free concerts with their Courtyard Sessions. The sessions – now in their 5th year – will return this Friday for 7 weeks of events featuring a stellar line-up of musicians.
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The mission of the Department of Economics is to create an environment where you develop the skills and insights expected of a modern economist educated in the liberal arts tradition, and where an interaction is fostered that promotes teaching, research, and service, all in a technologically-rich environment.
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114-HR4472 Modernizing the Interstate Placement of Children in Foster Care Act
From edegan.com
Rep. Young, Todd C. (R-IN-9)
Committee(s)
House - Ways and Means, Senate - Finance
© edegan.com, 2016
1 Sec. 3
5 Bill Text
This bill amends part E (Foster Care and Adoption Assistance) of title IV of the Social Security Act to require the procedures a state must have in effect for the orderly and timely interstate placement of children to include the use of an electronic interstate case-processing system.
The bill also authorizes grants for development of an electronic interstate case-processing system to expedite the interstate placement of children in foster care, guardianship, or adoptive homes.
Discretionary funding shall continue through FY2017 to promote safe and stable families.
The Department of Health and Human Services shall reserve $5 million of the amount made available for such grants for FY2017, which reserved amount shall remain available through FY2021.
114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4472 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 4, 2016 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance
AN ACT To amend title IV of the Social Security Act to require States to adopt a centralized electronic system to help expedite the placement of children in foster care or guardianship, or for adoption, across State lines, and to provide grants to aid States in developing such a system, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the "Modernizing the Interstate Placement of Children in Foster Care Act".
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
(1) when a child in foster care cannot return safely home, the child deserves to be placed in a setting that is best for that child, regardless of whether it is in the child's State or another State;
(2) the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children (ICPC) was established in 1960 to provide a uniform legal framework for the placement of children across State lines in foster and adoptive homes;
(3) frequently, children waiting to be placed with an adoptive family, relative, or foster parent in another State spend more time waiting for this to occur than children who are placed with an adoptive, family, relative, or foster parent in the same State, because of the outdated, administratively burdensome ICPC process;
(4) no child should have to wait longer to be placed in a loving home simply because the child must cross a State line;
(5) the National Electronic Interstate Compact Enterprise (NEICE) was launched in August 2014 in Indiana, Nevada, Florida, South Carolina, Wisconsin, and the District of Columbia, and is expected to be expanded into additional States to improve the administrative process by which children are placed with families across State lines;
(6) States using this electronic interstate case-processing system have reduced administrative costs and the amount of staff time required to process these cases, and caseworkers can spend more time helping children instead of copying and mailing paperwork between States;
(7) since NEICE was launched, placement time has decreased by 30 percent for interstate foster care placements; and
(8) on average, States using this electronic interstate case-processing system have been able to reduce from 24 business days to 13 business days the time it takes to identify a family for a child and prepare the paperwork required to start the ICPC process.
SEC. 3. STATE PLAN REQUIREMENT.
(a) In General.—Section 471(a)(25) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 671(a)(25)) is amended—
(1) by striking "provide" and insert "provides"; and
<|fim_middle|> State lines.
"(D) Such other information as the Secretary may require.
"(3) GRANT AUTHORITY.—The Secretary may make a grant to a State that complies with paragraph (2).
"(4) USE OF FUNDS.—A State to which a grant is made under this subsection shall use the grant to support the State in connecting with the electronic interstate case-processing system described in paragraph (1).
"(5) EVALUATIONS.—Not later than 1 year after the final year in which grants are awarded under this subsection, the Secretary shall submit to the Congress, and make available to the general public by posting on a website, a report that contains the following information:
"(A) How using the electronic interstate case-processing system developed pursuant to paragraph (4) has changed the time it takes for children to be placed across State lines.
"(B) The number of cases subject to the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children that were processed through the electronic interstate case-processing system, and the number of interstate child placement cases that were processed outside the electronic interstate case-processing system, by each State in each year.
"(C) The progress made by States in implementing the electronic interstate case-processing system.
"(D) How using the electronic interstate case-processing system has affected various metrics related to child safety and well-being, including the time it takes for children to be placed across State lines.
"(E) How using the electronic interstate case-processing system has affected administrative costs and caseworker time spent on placing children across State lines.
"(6) DATA INTEGRATION.—The Secretary, in consultation with the Secretariat for the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children and the States, shall assess how the electronic interstate case-processing system developed pursuant to paragraph (4) could be used to better serve and protect children that come to the attention of the child welfare system, by—
"(A) connecting the system with other data systems (such as systems operated by State law enforcement and judicial agencies, systems operated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation for the purposes of the Innocence Lost National Initiative, and other systems);
"(B) simplifying and improving reporting related to paragraphs (34) and (35) of section 471(a) regarding children or youth who have been identified as being a sex trafficking victim or children missing from foster care; and
"(C) improving the ability of States to quickly comply with background check requirements of section 471(a)(20), including checks of child abuse and neglect registries as required by section 471(a)(20)(B).".
SEC. 5. CONTINUATION OF DISCRETIONARY FUNDING TO PROMOTE SAFE AND STABLE FAMILIES.
Section 437(a) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 637(a)) is amended by striking "2016" and inserting "2017".
SEC. 6. RESERVATION OF FUNDS TO IMPROVE THE INTERSTATE PLACEMENT OF CHILDREN.
Section 437(b) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 637(b)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
"(4) IMPROVING THE INTERSTATE PLACEMENT OF CHILDREN.—The Secretary shall reserve $5,000,000 of the amount made available for fiscal year 2017 for grants under subsection (g), and the amount so reserved shall remain available through fiscal year 2021.".
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(b) Effective Date.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The amendments made by subsection (a) shall take effect on the 1st day of the 1st calendar quarter beginning on or after the date of the enactment of this Act, and shall apply to payments under part E of title IV of the Social Security Act for calendar quarters beginning on or after such date.
(2) DELAY PERMITTED IF STATE LEGISLATION REQUIRED.—If the Secretary of Health and Human Services determines that State legislation (other than legislation appropriating funds) is required in order for a State plan developed pursuant to part E of title IV of the Social Security Act to meet the additional requirement imposed by the amendments made by subsection (a), the plan shall not be regarded as failing to meet any of the additional requirements before the 1st day of the 1st calendar quarter beginning after the first regular session of the State legislature that begins after the date of the enactment of this Act. For purposes of the preceding sentence, if the State has a 2-year legislative session, each year of the session is deemed to be a separate regular session of the State legislature.
SEC. 4. GRANTS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN ELECTRONIC INTERSTATE CASE-PROCESSING SYSTEM TO EXPEDITE THE INTERSTATE PLACEMENT OF CHILDREN IN FOSTER CARE OR GUARDIANSHIP, OR FOR ADOPTION.
Section 437 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 637) is amended by adding at the end the following:
"(g) Grants For The Development Of An Electronic Interstate Case-Processing System To Expedite The Interstate Placement Of Children In Foster Care Or Guardianship, Or For Adoption.—
"(1) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this subsection is to facilitate the development of an electronic interstate case-processing system for the exchange of data and documents to expedite the placements of children in foster, guardianship, or adoptive homes across State lines.
"(2) APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS.—A State that desires a grant under this subsection shall submit to the Secretary an application containing the following:
"(A) A description of the goals and outcomes to be achieved during the period for which grant funds are sought, which goals and outcomes must result in—
"(i) reducing the time it takes for a child to be provided with a safe and appropriate permanent living arrangement across State lines;
"(ii) improving administrative processes and reducing costs in the foster care system; and
"(iii) the secure exchange of relevant case files and other necessary materials in real time, and timely communications and placement decisions regarding interstate placements of children.
"(B) A description of the activities to be funded in whole or in part with the grant funds, including the sequencing of the activities.
"(C) A description of the strategies for integrating programs and services for children who are placed across | 621 |
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No matter. The industry leaders need to hold these things. Dear. Who we serve, how we serve, Why we serve. This is people process service, A frontline source group podcast. All right, cool, we I'll just get it started. We'll dive in and it'll be organic. We'll have a good time. So you say that we're gonna have a good still under debate, it's been two and a half years, let's just start. It's been two and a half years since we were able to sit down the last time we sat down and had a conversation. So first, great to see you, and I wouldn't do this again without you. So, I mean the wonderful part about having these these podcasts and informational uh interviews we've all been listening to the last two and a half years, through these ups and downs everything it's a lot about nothing sometimes and then as you sit down and you pull out all the different pieces that are so cool. So I'm excited to get back into this and I'm really excited Tyler, you're gonna be joining us. And and so today we have two additional guests that are joining in with us. Yeah, today we are thrilled to have on the podcast. David surround me and Mike Cook. Hello, Hello, guys, welcome, Thank you, thank you. How do you feel about doing a podcast just before we dive into anything else? You know, Oh, it's exciting, never acting a little bit, just the unknown and knowing that they're recording this. There's something, there's something weird that happens when the red light goes on a little bit. A little bit years ago, we did a radio show and care L d back in eight two tho eight two thousand nine, and we had Dave on one time, and I'll never forget how scared he was going on absolutely the radio. You don't even remember what we talked about. We were finished, and I'm like, what did I say? Yeah, I don't even know what I said. You were only concerned that we're gonna drop the F bomb during the whole conversation. This is better because if you want to drop glahead, it's okay. Yeah, we can edit it out of a different time. I survived being on television and a red polyester store director jacket, So there's nothing to this. You know, it sounds really creepy when you say like that. People don't know, but you were so So Mike comes from the grocery background, grocery industry, and where was a man at store manager And one of those, one of the items in the of your attire every day was this red polyester jacket. And I know you miss it absolutely Wait, you had to, You had to earn. It was an honor to receive in a pleasure to give a way that like wasn't your green jet like master, it wasn't the same level, yes, okay, not the same color. You were happy to give it back, absolutely, right. So Dave comes from the legal has more of a legal background, whereas Mike comes from the retail side of things. But really the podcast, you know, has always focused on people, process and service, right, And we have to start like we do with every podcast, but in this podcast especially, we start off with the people aspect of this because these are relationships to go back decades at this point, right, absolutely. I mean, it's it's funny how people come together over time. So Dave and I started. I started in the staffing industry and Robert Half International and met Dave there and in twenty years we've built that relationship and friendship and partnership and been through ups and downs together and recessions and pandemics, and so many different things over that time, and it really goes back to focus on about the people. And so today having him in here there, there's really that reason behind it because it is about the people around you over those years and so many times during our podcast before we discussed the people around you that make you successful...
...or help you or pick you up, or maybe who sucked the life out of you and you have to get away from whatever movie. But it's always been about the people. And so Dave and the story for Dave, I think is very interesting because when you talk about and look at the people that around you, I'm a different person because of knowing Dave and and and that to me today to work with him and to be together like this is fantastic. Now. The the other side with Mike is really fantastic also, but scary because we go back to being seventeen sixteen, seventeen, eighteen years old and sacking groceries at a grocery store, and and you have a history that started at that point that many years ago. I left and Mike uh I drank the coool aid and stayed for thirty six years. Had to get that red polyester jack he did he wanted to. I just was more into that, you know, Miami vice. Looking back then we need to get like some seventeen year old Bill Castco stories at some point, but that might be its own joined the company. I had to sign documentation that those would not be brought done. But it's it's interesting how thirty five years later that relationship is still there. I feel like we never missed a beat, and I know today we're so lucky to have him to be a part of our organization, but I'm also very lucky to have him as a friend. And it's not just these people you meet in the past and when they come back. It's very interesting when you look at the way it was then to the way it is now and what a difference it makes. But also there are a lot of things that I've I've forgotten over the years and when we've told some great stories and had some great laughs about things, but we've also been able to share a lot of memories and share a lot of common common areas that today make a difference to us, both both in our professional life along with our our personal life. And so having Mike involved in in his story about where he has gone and and those those three pillars, not just the people, but the process and the service of what you've ended up at, I think are really incredible stories. And I think that as we go forward with the podcast and start bringing in the guests and people that they know, like we've done in the past, they're so interesting when you start talking about things that have that. We're not talking about employment or what we do, but<|fim_middle|> And it's been one heck of a ride so far. When you think about it's very kind and not getting as when you think back about the people that you were around, and we knew and I've had this conversation one of our, one of our I call him a mentor. And I was in the grocery business for like eight years, so I think it was, I mean it was eight years, and and they were wonderful to me. And we had a mentor that stood out to both of us. And his name was Ronnie Horton, and he was the at the time I was there, the district manager and we worked for Brickshire Grocery Company out of Tyler, Texas. And you really took me under his wing. And and I feel today there's been many times when when things will come up or I'm somewhere presenting or meeting with people, whatever it may be, that something will it just resonates still going back to that day and do it this way, to make sure you don't forget this, to do that and and and Mr Horton had passed away a few years ago. It's actually now I'm thinking about's almost twenty years ago. And so when Mike and I reconnected, that was something that we both had in common that both meant so much to us. He met so he met just unbelievable amount that Mike suggested we do something in memory. No one had ever done anything. This guy had been with this company for years and years, no one had ever done anything, and his memory, yet the man had such an impact. So Mike's going through ideas. We're talking about things, and we're a member of the National Grocer Association and we find out that they have a scholarship program. And I am not going to say it took ten seconds, if it took only three before Mike said a couple of words out of his mouth about a scholarship deal they had, and I said done, and and we created the...
Ronnie Horton Legacy Scholarship that we do to give away to young people in the grocery industry to help pay for college every year, and in his name. And it wasn't somebody telling us to do it. There wasn't anybody breathing down our neck and begging for money from us. It was something that we were both compelled to do because of a person that the people that got us to where we were. And to me, that is something that we haven't even really promoted that and the way we probably should uh In fact, we've probably downplayed it more than anything. We've just written the check and made sure people are taken care of. But I'll never forget going to have lunch with Nancy Horton and Matt the son and and his Mr. Horton's wife and and telling them what we wanted to do. And that was the moment that we knew. I knew that this was this was a match because they were beyond belief thrilled number one. But then when we heard the stories from them about how much he cared but never really told us, because he's usually yelling at us that it really moved us, which goes back to that people part of it, and and that is where you forget. You forget those little things in the past. And one of the things we've tried to do, both with the grocery side, both with with Dave and some some things that we do with Dave's family is to not to make sure we don't forget about that. And it's not asking anybody to I don't want anybody to tell us thank you. It's not we're never asking for that. It's because it had an impact on us. And that's what I think. Through COVID we've all been through, especially that we were really looked inside to recognize we don't say thank you enough, and we don't tell those people in our life thank you enough. And we're not looking for that, but we recognized we don't say it enough, and and that's something to me that's been really interesting to kind of go through well. And it's also interesting hearing I'll tell this story, just the idea that this man had such an impact on the two of you, and it's probably why you guys are here in this room at the same time together, right, is that relationship, the foundation of that relationship that was built during that time. And it's always just interesting to think about the different threads that kind of run through our lives that connect us to different people and then change us as people, and change the opportunities that you have, and and all of those sorts of things that I always find that fascinating and sometimes downplay in my own mind, the impact that we can have on one another, and how you know, simple acts of kindness or thankfulness and just different things like that really do change the course of not just our lives, but the lives of plenty of other people. Because now anybody impacted by the relationship that you guys have in this room, you know, contrace it back to Ronnie Horton, which is incredible. Right, One of the great aspects of this whole venture was learning how much he took individuals, so many more than we knew. He was not wanted to be boastful, and in fact, he was from East Texas and very short in his messages to you, but you know, one of which was, you know, to do right. It's not always easy. I think he said it ain't easy, but but nonetheless, you know, it was it was the simple messages. But as we went through this process and we're speaking with people, you know Mr Horton helped me with this or Mr Horton was instrumental in this, and and it just it really revitalized his name, his legacy in a time, like Bill said, you know, twenty years since his passing. So that was that was wonderful. But one other thing that that came out during Mike story and kind of what he was talking about, was that you brought him in the height of the pandemic. You know more about the hiring industry than than I do, and what was going on during that time. But in my in my mind, I don't think Bill was one of like five people in America actually...
...hiring people during the pandemic. We did well. We we were we were sticking to our plan, as it says in our wall and that you know, our company was built on the idea of the Castanza theory, that it's the George Costanza from Seinfeld that we do the exact opposite. And what a better time than to to actually roll out what we wanted to roll forward with and and part of that really started with bringing Date on board and when Dave came and joined us. You know, the the idea and thought behind that again goes back to when when I started in the industry, I knew absolutely nothing about it, but I had the core and now looking back, I had the core fundamentals that were instilled and it and it was I knew it was about the people. I had to have a process of how I was going to run working in this business and I had to give a service. While I knew I understood the people part, I was sure with that. I wasn't concerned about that. I knew how to give the service that that that's okay, I mean, it's gonna be a little different, but I got it. I didn't understand the freaking process at all because I didn't even understand what really a recruiter was. And and I remember that in in the in the location and the or the company we were with, they were very segmented in in the different lines of business that you were selling. And it was almost as if at that time, which may be different now, as a disclaimer, I don't know that they fought against each other and if you could figure out how to do something for one of the other industry lines of business, but maybe not tell them, um, we don't like that. And I'm doing that in quotes, but hey, it's you're building it out. We don't really care. And I always felt like that was just wrong to do it that way, and Dave had the same feeling. Very dog eat dog. It was. There was no communal I will excuse it, very little communal community. We found each other and it was it is a vast sea of of of not not good. You easily would be lost, yes, And I was lucky enough to to be able to to to find him or to have that relationship that was starting. We had a few a group that understood and and and really allowed me to explore working with his clients, and that trust was built. Well, that was that that people part. I had to understand the process. I'd understand how they operated, but we were able to build that rapport and I mean, we've got we've got great story stories I can't ever tell again. Well, I knew he wasn't going to damage my relationship with my client because of that dog eat dog. I mean they would go there and I had some other lines of business that not I t they would scorched the earth my client. And then my client would call me and like, dude, what are you doing? Who is who is this guy? And why did you send him my way? So I quickly learned I had to go be pretty selective. And I remember meeting him. I was like, Oh, he's normal, just a normal guy. You know, he's funny. He knew what he was talking about. You know, I knew that my clients. Knowing my clients, I knew they were going to instantly like it. And in our business, you know, with any sales business, if they like you, you're in. You know, as long as you can provide what what you say, you're gonna do and he did, and they loved him, and I think he did pretty well. But some of them we did well. But that was part of the people part was absolutely And then when you look at the individuals that we met during that time and so many in and we brought this up not too long ago that there were a group of us that all started really about the same time and and still a handful that have become extremely successful. I mean just one little group, one little office. As one is like the president of a publicly traded agency. Yeah, he started the same day I started. Apparently I should have been right behind him. Another one she is...
...a like senior senior vice president of a very large public which I mean really high up in her role billions billions of dollar company. Fantastic and all very normal people who all approached their business just like us. We all got along and it it is pretty impressive. And we started listening to them one day and he's like, what about so and so? And I was like, kind of forgot about her. And then you know, even Eric Peters with his Tabasco tie that we all made fun of for so long, and they're just doing well. And it's funny. Of of our group to see. I think it's there's obvious connection of why they were so successful. Uh, it lends itself. Like you said, to the People Process Service, it's just something you don't think about. You've been listening to part one of a two part series here on people Process Service. Join us on the next episode as we continue this conversation. You've been listening to People Process Service Frontline Source Group podcast. Remember to subscribe to this podcast on iTunes or wherever you like to get your podcasts. For more information, visit Frontline source group dot com. | it's the people that helped us to get to where we're at, or that we surround ourselves with every day that really make a difference. And that's been that to me was what was so much fun. And I've missed that over the last two years. Yeah, I have as well. And you know, one of the things that I've thought a lot about recently is that idea of community and building community being such an important thing. Whether it's the people that you work with, are the people that you associate with outside of work and that sort of thing. We're kind of blending those worlds here together. But the importance of community in our lives and our work and and everything we do, I think is uh. It's something that was really driven home to me over the last two and a half years. I think just as all of a sudden, it became harder and it wasn't just as baked in as it always had been in my life to actually have to go and seek those sorts of things out. It now feels good to kind of be in a room together and to kind of feel that community aspect that you have when you sit down and have conversations like, well, I've thought about three years ago discussing the people process service and and people going huh. And then now today when we have discussions or talk about it, people are like, WHOA, that really makes sense. It's as if over the last two and a few years we went back to look at the way we live our life. How do we go day by day? What are we giving back? What are we doing it? So much has changed that to me. This has really become a focal point of a conversation that I think is going to be very well taken as we go forward. And having these two gentlemen join us is going to add a lot because of the people they know and the people are...
...gonna be able to bring first to have a discussion and I really think raised the lawr Yeah, yeah, absolutely, I think this is going to certainly elevate future episodes for sure. So Dave, let's talk about people from from your perspective. When we say people process service and we focus on that initial people aspect, what does that mean to you? Well, you know, and knowing Bill and Shelley, who was one of the first people Bill hired, I've always kind of known them from you know, afar as they say, you know, we're in the same line of business. Were competitors to an extent. His business model was totally different than mine, but I always admired what he was doing and I always liked him. And when I was even at Robert Half, I remember and all these people that were in the building when I met Bill, I saw that he approached the business the same way I did. He cared. He cared about both sides of the business, from the client perspective and from the candidate perspective, which not everyone always does. They tend to lean towards where's the money coming from? And to be honest with you, the client, I mean the Robert Half, they kind of they kind of value the client more so. When I would have jobs or clients that had an I t V, which is what Bill specialized in. I knew he approached the business the same way. His customer service skills just just from start to finish with both the candidates side and the client side. So over the years he's always kept that. He's always that's been one of the first things he instituted, and when he would hire somebody, the people and he he made sure that their customer service was to the nth degree. And I think that's one of the reasons why Mike fits in so well, because coming from the background he does in the grocery business, and you have to have great customer service skills. I mean period, you have to otherwise. I mean the stories that he tells me, all of them are based around customer service and getting to know your your clients and getting to know them personally and develop a relationship with them. So when I decided to, you know, Bill had been talking to me for a long time about doing something with Frontline, and I had some things going on. I wasn't happy with what I was doing running my own business, and by that time I had scaled it back. It really was just me. I was miserable, and he completely sensed that he was trying to throw me. I mean, he could throw me like forty life you know, preservers out there, and I was just not smart enough to see them. And then finally he said, just come talk to me. So I went and talked to him, and uh, it just made sense. And I got to, you know, talk with Sharry and Shelley again and and some of the people I had met previously over the years. And then it just felt good, if that makes sense. It just felt good being in there with everybody from for a lot of reasons, and more probably for me at the time, it was more personal why. I just needed to be part of something. And and to this day I said it is. He threw me a life reserver and I love it. I mean, I I keep telling him, I'm having so much fun. It's ridiculous doing what I do. And it's a large part of it is from the people. I didn't know Mike at all, but he's got a lot of similarities and to Bill and I and to Shelly and Sharing and everybody and how they treat people and just as a person. So I resonated with all of them and it is very much communal to a degree, and uh, that's what kind of makes the frontline so great in my opinion. Um, that's why I come there every day. I mean, he gives us all the time, but we can work from home and do this and that. But it's I enjoy it, enjoy it and it it. It fills my cup, as my wife always says. It fills that part of me up and I need it. I love it, so I keep doing it. I love it. It's fantastic to you. Thank you, Mike. Talk to this about something. You know. The grocery business is a people business and they just have them selves food. And I was so used to the people's side of of the business world, you know. And Bill came to me after all these years and talk to me...
...about this opportunity. It's in the height of COVID and I thought, you know why not. So Bill allowed me to come spend the day or half a day, ended up being almost the whole day at front Life, and I got to see a a family in this environment, in this office everything that I had heard of a staffing agency, you know, could be very competitive. Everybody celebrates each other's victories. You know, there's not one person that's on island. You're there, You're a family. We we have our highs and the lows, we come together and figure out a resolution. And to me, starting over after thirty six years in a in a brand new career, I need that. So, you know, I I appreciate Bill and David and and Shelley and the whole old team for you know, given time in a in a very fast paced business. To me, you know, I never feel that I am an inconvenience or a burden. You know, it's part of it. And that people side, you know, is critical. And and Bill taught me, you know, back when we were young about the service piece and and Bill and I were assistant store managers together and I was the junior, and I looked up to Bill, and I watched how he interacted with people and his work ethic. And like I said, when when he came to me and we visited about this opportunity, the easy answer would have been, let me think about it. No, I don't. I don't know, it's too risky. But I believed in Bill then. I believe in him now. Everything that that he his values then have carried over into his leadership style. | 1,682 |
Gifts From The Dark Wood, VI: Disappearing
Home♦Gifts From The Dark Wood, VI: Disappearing
Preacher: Reverend Dr. William A. Evertsberg
Passage: Matthew 10:1–15
Then Jesus summoned his twelve disciples and gave them authority over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to cure every disease and every sickness. —Matthew 10:1
So we've been talking about gifts from the dark wood[1]: blessings that don't look like blessings when we first experience them. Things that happen when our lives are dark. Things that happen when our lives are entangled in a dense forest thicket.
And you can plainly see why invisibility or disappearing is a dark gift, right? It's both dark and gift. To put it another way, invisibility is both affliction and superpower.
It is an affliction. Do you know a child who is invisible in his own family? Perhaps he is a middle child. Perhaps his older sister can choose between an academic scholarship at Northwestern or a soccer scholarship at DePaul, and perhaps his younger brother is the funniest and most popular kid in every room he enters. This middle child hasn't found his best and shiniest thing yet; he will someday, but not yet. Mom and Dad spend most days driving his siblings to games and debates and AP tests and parties, but he is almost invisible in the family.
Shy people can feel invisible. They want to be important to groups. They want to be noticed. They want to make that sleek presentation that awes the boss and wins the new client. They want to star in the school play. They want to own the dance floor like Bruno Mars. They want to sing a solo at church. But it's hard, and it's scary. What if I sing and they laugh? What if I dance and they scoff? What if I speak and they sleep?
You know people like this. Did you read the fascinating article in the Times the other day about Wrong-Number Relationships in India, about guys in India who dial phone numbers at random and if a woman answers, he says "May I please speak to Sonia?" and the woman says, "I'm not Sonia," and the guy says, "Well, can I talk to you?" They're not salacious calls; they're just too shy to talk to women face-to-face and are hoping to hit the love lottery.[2] It was funny but also a little heart-breaking. Shy people can feel invisible. It's no fun.
Is it possible that young men in South Chicago join gangs because they are invisible to the rest of the world? Is it possible that young Muslims in Birmingham get recruited by the Islamic State because there is no role for them in British society?
Would it be fair to say that Donald Trump won the presidential election because many Americans feel invisible just now? These are auto workers who lost their jobs to robots, or textile workers who lost their jobs to China, or taxi drivers whose customers now tap the Uber app, or Uber drivers whose jobs will soon be done by driverless cars, or Budweiser delivery men whose trucks will soon drive themselves, or coal miners whose jobs are no longer done at all. Soon there will be grocery stores with no cashiers and bank branches without tellers.
A woman walked into a bank branch a while back and asked the teller where the ATM was, and the teller pointed her in the right direction and said, "May I help you, Ma'am?" She said, "No, I just need some cash." She'd rather talk to a machine than to a person. That teller might have felt a little superfluous, maybe a little invisible.[3] Donald Trump promised to restore the visibility of these folk, so they voted for him. I get it.
We want to be noticed. We want to be important. We want to fit in. We want to shine. Invisibility is no fun. But invisibility is also a superpower, right? Whenever we tell stories, invisibility is a superpower. I had such a blast this week tracing this meme through the centuries of our literature. Thank you for paying me to look into this for you.
It starts with Plato 400 years before Jesus. In The Republic, Plato tells the story of Gyges the Shepherd who finds a magic ring which makes him invisible. Thereby he seizes the throne and the queen of Lydia.
A magic ring which makes the owner invisible. Where will we hear that again? It's the central plot driver in The Hobbit and in The Lord of the Rings.
Harry Potter has his invisibility cloak.
It's in Narnia. In The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, the dwarves called the Dufflepuds are so ugly they ask a magician to make them invisible. In all these most famous and most beloved mythic worlds we create for ourselves, disappearing is a superpower.
In Das Rheingold, Alberich finds the Tarn-helm, a helmet that makes him invisible.
In Marlowe's Dr. Faustus, Mephistopheles makes Faust invisible so that the great reprobate can play pranks on the pope.
Last year a few of us were mesmerized by Ariel in The Tempest at Chicago Shakespeare Theater; Ariel can harass the castaways with impunity while invisible.
In the film Ghost, Patrick Swayze saves the day–sort of–because nobody can see him, not Whoopi Goldberg, not Demi Moore, not the bad guys.
Arnold Schwarzenegger's Predator is so terrifying not because of his menacing weapons but because he can materialize out of thin air.
The Klingons and the Romulans hunt down the Starship Enterprise with battleships hidden by cloaking devices.
All through our literature invisibility is a superpower, and you can see why, right? We don't have to be the most visible people in the world to make a difference. We don't have to be Jeff Bezos or Jamie Dimon or Bruce Springsteen or Adele or Emma Watson or Lin-Manuel Miranda.
We can accomplish our miracles surreptitiously, unseen but powerful nonetheless. We can watch everything from up close and slip out unseen. Anybody watch that FX show The Americans? We can be like Phillip and Elizabeth, put on a disguise and slip in and do our dirty work and disappear into thin air.
I have always<|fim_middle|> these guys were so big and so famous and so prominent they changed the world. Simon Peter is the rock on which the church is founded, the first pope, the Bishop of Rome. His symbol is crossed keys, because Jesus gave him the keys to the kingdom. There's nobody in the Christian Church bigger and more visible than Peter; well, maybe Jesus and his Mom.
The symbol for James the Greater is a sword, a walking staff, and a sea shell. A sword because in Acts Luke tells us that is how Herod executed him, the first disciple to be martyred. A walking staff because St. James walked all the way to the coast of Spain to preach the Gospel, the sea shell because it would have made a handy canteen for food and water for his peripatetic pilgrimage, or maybe because he brought the Gospel all the way to the coast of the North Atlantic, littered with scallops. Jo will tell you all about James the Great when she takes you to his very route, the Camino de Santiago, the Way of St. James. Sant Iago: St. Iago, St. Jacob, St. James. The GREAT!!!!
But I don't want to talk about them. Everybody knows all about them. What about Thaddeus? Did you even know there was a disciple named Thaddeus? I forgot till Thursday that there WAS a Thaddeus.
Did you know that of the 12 disciples, two were called Simon? Everybody knows about Simon Peter, Simon the Rock. To distinguish the second Simon from Simon Peter, the Church called him Simon the Zealot, because he was so passionate about his faith.
Did you know that out of just 12 disciples, two were named James? To distinguish them, the Church began calling them James the Great and James the Less. James the Great maybe because he was such a big shot in the early church, or maybe because he was physically large, or maybe because he was the older of the two James'.
And James the Less maybe because he was NOT such a big shot in the church, or maybe because he was short, or maybe because he was skinny, or maybe because he was younger, just a kid. Maybe they called him James Junior, or maybe they called him Jimmy.
James the Less. How's that for a metaphor? How's that for being almost invisible? James the Less, Simon the Zealot, Thaddeus. They all disappeared into the history. They are never mentioned anywhere in scripture except in the Gospel lists of the twelve.[4] They are named and nothing more.
How would you like it if the historical record left you out, made you disappear? What if the only place your name appeared in the chronicle of the community was on lists: a list of birthday party invitees when you were eight, and a guest list for a wedding when you were 28, and a guest book for a funeral you attended when you were 84?
History knows nothing about these guys, and yet the Church assigned them these powerful shields. Thaddeus' shield has a ship because the Church speculated that he sailed clear across the Mediterranean preaching the Good News of our Glad God. Simon the Zealot has a fish and a book because with the Bible he hooked converts and became a fisher of people. James the Less has stones and a sword because of the gruesome way he died for the Lord. They all but vanished from history but they all played their part in the construction of Jesus' Church.
Bruce Springsteen has what he calls a "ninja cloak of invisibility." One of the sweetest passages in his recent autobiography is that moment late in his life when he has become the most famous rock star in the world after Mick Jagger. Still, he says, he can roam the boardwalks of his beloved Asbury Park on the Jersey Shore unrecognized on a beautiful summer evening.
He sneaks into dive bars to hear new garage bands and sits there by himself unnoticed and no one asks him for autographs and no one asks him to get on stage to sing his own songs because he pulls his ninja cloak of invisibility around him—he pulls his baseball hat down low over his eyes.[5]
Do you sometimes feel like you're invisible? Does it seem as if you're vanishing from the world's attention? Use your superpower. Slip into a little drama in your life by the back door under your ninja cloak of invisibility and work your magic. I don't know what that means for you. You'll figure it out.
You could be Mississippi State. Mississippi State!!! I know you don't care as much as I do about the University of Connecticut basketball team, but for us who follow them, Mississippi State just came out of nowhere! The Huskies were just not looking for this: 111 straight wins, the longest streak in NCAA history after the Miami men's tennis program with 137 in the '50's and '60's, and 252 straight for the Trinity College men's squash teams, 1998–2012. You could materialize on the nation's radar screen out of nowhere like MSU.
History is full of great Williams. William Shakespeare. William the Conqueror. William of Orange. Prince William. Will.i.am. Billy the Kid. William the Great.
I'm William the Less. That's OK. I'll never own the dance floor like Bruno Mars, but I can pull my baseball cap low over my eyes and sneak in the side door of the gym at the prom and bring a Coke to a lonely girl or befriend a forlorn robot club kid so removed from all the others it looks like he's in quarantine.
Most of the good in this world is not done by presidents and potentates. It's done by ordinary, almost invisible people history will never notice. I love the way George Eliot concludes Middlemarch, her long, sprawling masterpiece about ordinary people making difficult but ordinary choices, and living ordinary lives in an ordinary rural village in ordinary, nineteenth-century England, beneath the notice of the history books. Ms Eliot writes, "…that things are not so ill with you and me as they might have been, is half owing to people who lived faithfully a hidden life, and [now] rest in unvisited tombs."[6]
[1]From Eric Elnes' book Gifts from the Dark Wood: Seven Blessings for Soulful Skeptics (Nashville: Abingdon, 2015).
[2]Ellen Barry, "India's 'Phone Romeos' Look for Ms. Right via Wrong Numbers," The New York Times, March 23, 2017.
[3]Binyamin Appelbaum, "The Future of Work," The New York Times Magazine, February, 13, 2017.
[4]All four Gospels have similar lists of the Twelve, and there is also a list of the disciples in Acts 1:13.
[5]Bruce Springsteen, Born to Run (New York: Simon and Schuster, 2016), p. 457.
[6]George Eliot, the concluding lines to her novel Middlemarch.
« Gifts From The Dark Wood, VII: Misfits Gifts From The Dark Wood, V: Emptiness » | loved the iconography by which the church commemorates the Twelve Apostles. The Christian Church has been doing this the same way since the second century, giving each of Jesus' original disciples his own shield and symbol.
There are such cool things here. Some of | 52 |
It's the weekend!! I am so excited to enjoy a weekend away in New York. One of my favorite things about road trips are the snacks! This foodie Friday post is dedicated to an awesome comfort food snack, soft pretzels!
These honey wheat soft pretzels are incredibly easy to make and totally to die for delicious!
Preheat the oven to 425°. Add packet of yeast to warm water and briefly stir. Mix in the honey and salt, and allow to sit for a minute. One at a time, add the cups of whole wheat<|fim_middle|> the premise. There are a ton of similar companies, but for the price I thought I would give it a try. Plus, I am familiar with a lot of their affiliated brands/spokes people, so I felt comfortable enough to give it a whirl. Each month I will receive a few different wellness samples and coupons for purchasing full size versions of the products I like.
As I use each of the products, I will post my feedback in the hopes to inspire all you other wellness fanatics out there to mix it up! I don't know about anyone else but I find myself getting into a routine with the same products when there is a whole world of wellness to enjoy!
Has anyone else tried bulu box before or something similar? How did you find your experience?
Stay well & Happy Thursday! | flour and mix in using a wooden spoon. Continue to add flour until the mixture is no longer sticky, then transfer to a floured surface. Knead the dough for a few minutes until you're able to form into a ball. Cut the dough into four equal parts and begin to roll out pretzels. Dip each pretzel in the egg wash before placing on the baking sheet and sprinkling with coarse salt. Bake for 10 to 15 minutes, or until golden brown.
These are fabulous right out of the oven or at room temperature! Dip in some mustard, cut in half and use as a mini sandwich, or enjoy just as they are! These soft pretzels are not only healthier than your average, they're incredibly versatile and make the perfect on the go snack!
Have a wonderfully delicious weekend!
It's almost the weekend and the weather in Philadelphia is finally turning around! Phil and I will be heading to visit my girlfriend from college tomorrow and celebrating St. Patty's Day as only Rockaway New York knows how! For the record, we are ALL fully aware St. Patty's Day isn't until the 17th!
AnYwAy, I was so excited about all the samples from my bulu box, I've tried them all already! Out of the 5 samples provided I ordered 2, which I think is pretty good! As promised, I did a quick review of each of the products below. Since everyone's body is different, I encourage you to try something yourself if you're curious, but I feel strongly that we all learn from each other, so maybe one of these products will spark someone's interest.
While I was really excited about the vanilla cafe flavor, and it dissolved really well in water, I didn't think I would be a big fan of the added energy enhancers and metabolic boosters. To be quite fair, I didn't notice too much of a boost or buzz from the caffeine & taurine. I liked the fact I wasn't starving by the time I made it home from coaching too… I imagine before a work out this would be awesome! I need to research all the ingredients…it looks natural but you can never be too sure! All and all, worth looking into for pre-work out nutrition .
I am usually not a huge chocolate protein fan but I enjoyed this after my workout! It totally refueled my body and kept me feeling satisfied until dinner which was hours later. While the protein didn't fully dissolve, the flavor was still delicious and I felt good about what I was putting in my body. I have a lot of protein powder at my place right now, but if I didn't I would totally buy this full size product, loved it!
This was probably the least satisfying sample in the box. The bar was the size of a steak fry and it was dry. Since there is little protein for the amount of sugar, its totally not worth it. I expected I would like it, as this was the one brand I was most familiar with in the whole box, but I guess it goes to show you never really know until you try!
This is one of the two products I purchased through the website. I was really happy with the favor, even though the powder didn't fully dissolve into the water. I felt as though it gave me a boost during the end of my work out and really helped with my recovery. As an added bonus, I felt fuller sooner when dinnertime came so I didn't over eat. The product is a little pricey for something I would use every day, but I'm going to give it a try and see if it's worth the cost.
I ended up ordering a bottle of this and will admit it was the product I was most skeptical about trying. After reading the label thoroughly researching a few ingredients I wasn't familiar with, I felt comfortable enough to give it a try. The first two days I took two, doing as the bottle recommended and taking one in the morning and one in the afternoon. This was way too much for me, so I have been taking one in the morning with my vitamins and I'm really enjoying the results. I recently switched my multivitamin pack and the energy supplement I previously had each morning is not in the new pack. This is a nice replacement and I feel like it gives my work outs a boost.
On the whole my first bulu box experience was a success! Through the ordering process the customer service staff was helpful in addressing my questions, and whats really cool is if you review the products on the site, you earn points towards future orders. Just by reviewing the five samples I received I earned 50 points, enough for $5 my next order!
It doesn't have to be bulu box, but I invite you to step outside your box and try something new!! What have you been doing or trying differently these days that you're really enjoying? I'd love to hear about it!
The snow continues here, only a few inches thankfully, but I wont let it get me down! In a few days I will be visiting one of my college besties in New York for her town's St. Patty's Day celebration! While we both keep crazy schedules, we always make time to visit each other a few times a year and the Rockaway St. Patty's Day parade has been one of those occasions for many years!
In other efforts to keep the snow from bringing me down I have been trying to make comforting evening meals that taste indulgent but are totally healthy! This Asian stir-fry is one such comfort food I can't live without – and neither can Phil! I have been making variations of this forever, but thanks to the Rocco Dispirito's Now Eat This Book, I have taken all my Asian dishes to a whole other level while still keeping it guilt free!
* Cook brown rice as instructed on package (1cup rice 2cup water boil/cover for 20-30 minutes). Drain and dry tofu, slice into cubes and bake in oven @ 400 for 10-15 minutes, rotating every few minutes. As tofu cooks, heat non-stick pan to medium and add sesame oil. Add shallots and garlic to the pan first, followed by all the vegetables except the cabbage. Cook veggies until tender, add cabbage, rice, sauce and tofu.
The dish, sauce and all, takes about 35 minutes and is AMAZING as leftovers!
Nothing like a little comfort food to carry you over the mid-week hump..enjoy!
While the weather has taken a turn back to chilly (below freezing and flurrying) I am keeping a smile on my face! The taste of spring-like temperatures this weekend will hopefully carry my through these few chilly days!
In keeping with my self-care theme from yesterday, I treated myself to a massage! Many may remember my office's 'hump day' celebrations. We've done everything from dance parties, to black jack, to pizza and a show and even chair massages! A few weeks ago Hand and Stone Massage came to our office and did 10minute chair massages for everyone in the office as our 'hump day' activity.
I have always been a fan of the therapeutic and relaxation benefits of massage therapy and try to go a few times a year, so I was thrilled to have someone relieve some of the tension, even if just for a little while. After my massage they let me know about a program they offer called the "Lifestyle Program." You pay a monthly fee for one free massage or facial a month plus membership discounts on all other space services. While I have always been a loyal patron of the same holistic day spa in historic Old City Philadelphia, Di Terma Aroma, I figured there was no harm in trying something new, especially for the price.
Yesterday was my first full massage with H&S and I was thoroughly impressed. I opted for the sports massage after my long ride Sunday and my therapist was extremely knowledgeable and talented. The facility was clean, calm and tranquil, and the staff was warm and friendly…I am definitely excited about my choice to join their program!
The benefits of massage therapy are endless and I recommend everyone take the time for some release!
Its official folks, diving season is over!! Whew! While I love my divers, the stress of coaching two sports in addition to my full time just was really starting to get to me! All I have to focus on now is my swimmers and their big meet coming up in a few weekends!
Even though I spent most of my weekend on a pool deck, I did manage to sneak in a long ride late afternoon Sunday! The weather was in the 50s and sunny – I was in heaven!
However, with all the snow melting, it wasn't exactly the cleanest ride I have ever been on! I also managed to squeeze in a fun girls night for my cousins Birthday! It wasn't quite as tropical as our celebration for her 40th last year, but we had an amazing dinner at Pennsylvania6 in center city Philadelphia! We were all a bit hungry when we sat down, so the delicious oysters and white bean dip we had for appetizers were devoured before I could snap a photo! This bi-level, dimly lit hot spot focuses on creative smaller plates while still keeping a casual/homey feel to many of their dishes! I had yellowfin tar-tar and baby beet salad as my dinner and it was divine – if you're ever in Philadelphia, its a must try!!
Even though life gets busy, its always important to make time for self care! Whether it be a bike ride, a bite with friends or just some quiet time to decompress, its always important to do things for YOU!
It's the weekend and it's time to indulge! For me, nothing says 'something sweet' more than ice cream sundaes!
tried nearly every one, my favorite has always been vanilla.
I'm thrilled to have finally had the chance to make some of my own thanks to my incredible boyfriend! Phil bought me the ice cream attachment for my Kitchenaid as a Valentine's Day present and I thought it only fitting I spin some right away.
In a nonstick sauce pan mix together 1c light cream, the half & half, a pinch of salt, and the sugar over med/low heat until sugar is fully dissolved. Add inside of vanilla bean (save shell) as well as extract and cover off heat for 10-15 minutes.
Add egg yolks to infused milk mixture over med/high heat and mix together continuously until mixture reaches 175 degrees.
Use strainer to pour custard into remaining 1c. light cream and continue to stir together while transferring to an ice bath. Once custard reaches a lower temp. transfer to the refrigerator and allow to cool thoroughly.
Once mixture is chilled pour into ice cream maker and beat on med/low for 20 minutes. Turn to high for another 5 minutes, transfer ice cream to freezer safe container and set for at LEAST an hour, preferably overnight.
This richly indulgent ice cream is the perfect replacement for my childhood favorite and doesn't require multiple modes of transportation and several hours.
It's the weekends people – INDULGE!
I feel particularly blessed today!
The sun is finally shining, temps. are up to 46 (I NEVER thought that would bring me such a thrill), and I had a lovely lunch with the ever inspiring Kristin Ritter of Nourishing Storm. While we aren't able to get together nearly as much as we'd like, it feels like no time has passed every time we do. I feel as though we could spend hours talking in circles about life, love and the journey we're each on but alas, I can only take an hour for lunch!
In other exciting news, my first bulu box came today!!! I came across this site randomly during my typical health and wellness searches online and was intrigued by | 2,442 |
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NOTE: DUE TO WEATHER,<|fim_middle|> in your loss. We will miss her every day. | HELEN JANE'S SERVICE WILL NOW BE HELD 1:00 pm FRIDAY, JANUARY 29 AT ST. THOMAS MORE CHURCH.
CHAPEL HILL: Helen Jane Wettach, 87, a lifelong resident of Chapel Hill, North Carolina, died peacefully at her home on January 15. She is already greatly missed.
The daughter of UNC Law School Dean Robert Wettach and Alpha Burkhart Wettach, Helen Jane grew up in and around the campus of the University of North Carolina. After graduating from Chapel Hill High School, she went to Connecticut College and obtained her bachelor's degree in history in 1949. After college, she returned to Chapel Hill and began working for UNC, where she stayed until her retirement. She worked at the School of Medicine, in the Physics Department, in the School of Arts and Sciences, and finished her career in the President's office at UNC General Administration.
Helen Jane was keenly intelligent, an avid reader, and a history buff. She was well known for being able to recite all the kings and queens of England, in order. She was active in many local activities and organizations. Singing was a special joy; she sang for many years with the Durham Choral Society, a group of Madrigal singers, and in the choir at St. Thomas More Church, where she was a charter member. She volunteered at the polls on election days, was active in the Chapel Hill Preservation Society, and participated in the Friday Morning Music Study Club. She was on the founding Board of Directors of the Carol Woods Retirement Community. She was a patron of the symphony, the Carolina Ballet, the Playmakers Repertory Company and many other local arts events.
Never married, Helen Jane's life was filled with many friends and extended family members. Generous, kind, and an engaging conversationalist, Helen Jane was always well-informed on current events and never missed voting. She nurtured friendships over many decades with people from all points in her life. She loved to travel, and visited countries around the world. Very memorable to her were the seven summers she spent in France, where she became fluent in French. She also had a special place in her heart for a family cottage on the shore of Lake Erie in Vermilion, Ohio. Helen Jane took great interest in her nieces and nephews and also their children and grandchildren.
After a stroke in 2004, Helen Jane lost her mobility and was unable to keep up her active lifestyle. Nevertheless, she remained connected to friends and family and continued with many of her avocations. During those years, she developed a deep bond with her loving caregiver, Kadiatou Diallo. Helen Jane was deeply grateful for the tender care provided by Kadi that allowed her to remain in her home until her death.
In addition to her parents, Helen Jane was predeceased by her brother, Robert H. Wettach, Jr. She is survived by her brother, John T. Wettach of Orlando, FL, her sister-in-law, Patricia Wettach of Westport, CT.; nieces Jane Wettach and husband, Paul Baldasare, and Mary Ann Roehm and husband, Edward; nephews Robert Wettach and wife Gayle, John Wettach and wife Amy, and Jay Wettach and wife, Meg; great-nieces and nephews Rebecca Harris, Anne Roehm, Gabriel Baldasare, Leah Baldasare, Brian Wettach, Robert Wettach, Callan Wettach, Catie Wettach, Maddie Wettach, and John Wettach; and great-great niece and nephew, Lyla Harris and Charlie Harris.
What a renaissance beacon she is for these crude and hateful times ! As a fellow Conn College grad, I regret not kmowing her but applaud her full life and hooe her family and friends can hold her close to their hearts!
It is with great sadness that I learn of the passing of Helen Jane Wettach, who I, as a child , referred to as 'Aunt Helen Jane', and at whose house on Greenwood Road I spent many an enchanted hour. Helen Jane was a close and dear friend of both of my parents, who between them, studied, lived and taught in Chapel Hill on and off from 1942-1962.
The best way that I can say it is this: Helen Jane made my parents' world (and mine) a better and more understandable place to be. The wit and intellectual stimulation she shared so freely and assiduously, combined with the indefatigable good nature which she simply radiated, were a foil to my parents' lives without which the resulting shape of their lives simply would not have been a recognizable whole.
Together with her good friends 'Peaches' Dunlap and Rachel Long, Helen Jane will always be a part of my Chapel Hill firmament. Were it not for the many lives she touched, I'd say Chapel Hill was much the worse for her loss– it's just that she shared so much with so many that that spirit will endure regardless.
What an example of strength and humanity she was and is.
Heartfelt condolences to Helen Jane's close family and friends. She was my mentor when we worked together in the College of Arts and Sciences and for years after. I loved her intelligence, wisdom and sense of humor. She had a beautiful voice. Enjoyed many memorable times with her. Will miss her greatly as will everyone who knew and loved her. Rest in peace, dear one.
Helen Jane and I were more than friends, we were like sisters. We shared many of the most formative times in our lives, living and working together closely in Chapel Hill and Paris. My fondest memories include Helen Jane, traveling Europe, discussing University affairs, finding our way as women leaders, debating books, attending countless musical events and plays all over the world, and growing older on beautiful Greenwood Road. Helen Jane brought joy, inspiration and great intelligence to our lives. But, most of all, Helen Jane helped everybody, ably. She knew what to say, what to do, how to do it, and who else could help. She was a kind leader, and an inspiration to both Phil and me, in our professional and personal lives. We respect her, love her, and treasure her always in our memories.
Phil and I are grateful to the family and to Kadi, for helping to keep her close to us on Greenwood Road these last several years. We send our deepest condolences, and want you to know that our hearts share | 1,368 |
On Thursday last week I was feeling pretty happy because there were two instructors who had come to Pt England to teach us some basketball<|fim_middle|> court and the boy have to tag us with the ball. Then it was the boys turn to be in the middle and all the girls have to tag them with the ball, then it was time for us to head back to class and get ready for morning tea time.
That was a really good piece of writing.Well written and I hope you had a lot of fun because I know that I did. Any way keep up the great work. | skills. Unfortunately for me I had to be the photographer because of my knee injury. So I watched and was ready with the camera to capture some of the action. They introduce their names to us and their names are Tie and Shane. they gave us some rules and we had to follow them as they told us to get in a line of five groups facing the white wall. Once we were in our lines Tie and Shane gave us a ball to each line. Now it was time to do some techniques skills. Then we ran up to Shane and Tie as we were bouncing the ball. Once we got up to the instructors we did a jump stop and then a pivot as we count one two and then passed it back to the line. After that we had to stop what we were doing and we weren't aloud to bounce the ball when he was speaking. When he was finished talking he told us that we were playing a game vs boys and girls. But the girls had to go in the middle of the | 201 |
With the merry and jolly season and the most wonderful time of the year just around the corner, keeping true to the traditions of the most celebrated annual joyous seasons throughout the world, Waters Edge<|fim_middle|> this glorious festive season. | organised a true, fun-filled Christmas cake mixing event to welcome the festive season.
Christmas cake is a must-have in every household and is a well-known favourite of the season. A dearly celebrated traditional across hotels around the globe, the Christmas cake mixing ceremony at Waters Edge stood out this year with a glamorously prodigious mixing of an 800-kilogram Christmas cake.
A definite treat and sweet tooth sensation to those of all ages, this festive extravaganza took place on 9 November at the beautifully lit Pranzo lobby of Waters Edge.
The joyous occasion was celebrated with some of the most prestigious and dearly loved patrons of Waters Edge throughout the years.
Waters Edge invites everyone to come and enjoy the seasonal celebrations and treats during | 151 |
Menthières est un hameau de la commune de Chézery-Forens, dans le département de l'Ain, qui accueille une station de ski du massif du Jura rattachée au domaine skiable de la station Monts Jura.
Histoire
Menthières est une ancienne communauté d'habitants (avant la Révolution), instaurée en commune en 1789, avant d'être réunie en 1794 à la commune de Chézery, laquelle a absorbé en 1962 la commune de Forens pour donner naissance à Chézery-Forens.
Le hameau de Menthières est isolé de son chef-lieu, Chézery, dont il est distant de par une route de montagne. Lors<|fim_middle|>ienne commune dans l'Ain
Hameau ou lieu-dit dans l'Ain
Chézery-Forens
Équipement sportif achevé en 1987
Station de sports d'hiver dans l'Ain
Sports d'hiver dans l'Ain
Hameau dans le Pays de Gex | que le déneigement est mal assuré, le hameau peut se trouver coupé du reste du monde, ce qui fut le cas de à . C'est pourquoi ses habitants ont demandé en 1957 leur rattachement à la commune de Confort, village distant de seulement par une route moins enneigée en hiver. Leur requête fut rejetée, mais ils obtinrent l'année suivante l'amélioration de leur liaison avec Chézery de façon à garantir leur désenclavement.
Depuis plus de deux siècles, Menthières s'est inexorablement dépeuplé, et la création de la station de ski en 1987 n'a pas permis d'engager significativement le renouveau espéré.
Station de ski
Historique
La station de ski de Menthières (pistes, remontées mécaniques et village de vacances) a été créée en 1987 par un
syndicat intercommunal regroupant les communes de Bellegarde-sur-Valserine, Lancrans, Confort et
Chézery-Forens, le Syndicat Intercommunal de Menthières. L'exploitation s'est tout de suite révélée déficitaire. D'abord gérée en régie directe, elle a été ensuite confiée
successivement à deux sociétés d'économie mixte, puis à l'OCCAJ, à VVF et enfin à un promoteur privé qui a dû déposer le bilan en 1999.
Finalement, lors de la création du syndicat mixte des Monts Jura en 2006, regroupant les stations de Mijoux, La Faucille, Lélex et Crozet, le Conseil général de l'Ain pousse celui-ci à incorporer la station de Menthières.
Description
Le domaine de ski alpin est situé entre le hameau de Menthières à et le Crêt des Frasses à , dans le massif du Grand Crêt d'Eau. Le domaine skiable comporte 10 pistes de ski alpin et 2 pistes de ski de fond. Les remontées mécaniques comprennent 1 télésiège et 5 téléskis.
Notes et références
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Station de ski des Monts Jura
Col de Menthières
Lien externe
Domaine de ski alpin de Menthières sur le site de l'Agence de développement touristique du département de l'Ain
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<|fim_middle|> | Annie shows you how to create a two-colour distress using her signature technique and two colours from the Chalk Paint® palette!
Choose two colours from the Chalk Paint® palette. Here Annie has selected Giverny and Aubusson Blue. Annie began by applying her primer colour of Chalk Paint® in Giverny, using a Chalk Paint® Brush to create texture.
Once your base colour is dry, use a clean Chalk Paint® Brush to apply the second colour. Annie used Aubusson Blue and avoided painting this on too thickly, as the thicker it's painted on, the harder it is to sand back later.
Once dry, add a coat of Clear Chalk Paint® Wax. Annie used a Chalk Paint® Wax Brush which makes it easy to get into all the carving. Remove any excess wax using a lint-free cloth.
Once the wax is dry to touch, but hasn't hardened, you can start sanding. Using Annie Sloan Sanding Pads, Annie removed the top coat of paint to reveal the colour beneath. Start with a coarse pad and move down to medium and then fine, depending on the furniture you're painting and how distressed you want your paint work.
Finally, apply a coat of Clear Chalk Paint® Wax, this will seal and protect this piece. | 269 |
We started our day as we do many weekend days, with a walk.
Except it wasn't a weekend, if was Friday!
First day of Spring to boot.
It was a beautiful spring day – except that there was limited sun. But the sun of the past weeks means that spring has really arrived.
We took an intentionally hilly route.
The choices were down-up, or up-down-up.
Each of course had many rolling bits as well, but we chose the route with the most vertical.
The rhythm was drink coffee while walking, stop in a coffee house to use the bathroom, buy a coffee, repeat.
Our goal for the day was the NCAA Regional Basketball tournament being held at Key Arena.
Friday was the Round 2 games for the South and East Regionals. Held in the Northwest of course.
It seems it was a year ago that we bought the tickets for Rounds 2 and 3 (on Sunday).
Our family has done a random draw bracket for many years, and attending the games seemed like a logical extension.
The vertical aspect of our walk continued into the stadium.
If you want to see the scores, they are available on many different digital sources, and in the hard copy paper for those that still get one to read. I want to talk about the mascots.
The first game was the Northern Iowa Panther vs the Wyoming Cowboy.
This was a close match, but the Panther had a bit more action going. I think the Cowboy's outsized head limited their versatility.
Next up was the Louisville Cardinal vs. the UC Irvine Anteater.
Just for uniqueness the Anteater started out ahead. The Cardinal held his own, but it was just another red-bird that could have been for one of many Cardinals out there. The Anteater did many jigs, fast fleet feet.
The third game paired the Davidson Wildcat against the Iowa Hawkeye. When the teams first appeared I thought the Hawkeye looked a bit weird. But the mascot grew on me as he interacted with everybody within reach. Cajoling, harassing, and never sitting still. On the other side was the mopey Wildcat. Honestly, this mascot mostly wandered around, barely even clapping their hands. Maybe it was the long flight from North Carolina.
The final game was the North Dakota State Bison vs. the Gonzaga Bulldog. This was essentially a tie. The Bison was closer to our end, so that may be why they seemed to be more engaged. Both had large heads that somewhat limited their mobility<|fim_middle|> who looked like a weightlifter. He would lift a women up, holding her aloft with one hand. And the bands. I like college bands, and we were treated to different tunes and tones.
The set-up was that you entered the arena for two games. After those two, which had about 25 minutes between games, you had to clear out. Entry for the second set of two games required a separate ticket. As it turned out, there was only about one hour between the end of the second game and the time for start of the third. The second game ended about 3:30, and we were more than ready for lunch. Luckily, we knew the area and had pre-planned our location. We tried to get reservations, but they only do reservations for large groups, and it is not usually crowded at 3:30.
At the closing horn for game two we booked down the stairs and out of the arena. There were all sorts of people headed in every direction possible. This is where knowing our destination allowed us to move directly toward our destination. While there were many folks on the sidewalk passing by the door to the Athina Grill, I think we were the first of the basketball crowd to actually open the door and head inside. We ordered, and took our seats at a table. There were two other tables with people who had been there for a while. Carl took the opportunity to use the restroom. He was only gone for a minute, maybe two, but when he came out the restaurant was full and there was a line out the door. So full that we invited others to share our table. This turned out to be fun, and add to the generally fun atmosphere.
Sated on a lamb-burger with feta, and feta fries, we made our way back to the arena for the final 2 games.
The marquee game was the fourth, starring the Gonzaga Bulldogs. There are well supported throughout the Puget Sound region, and because they are a mere 5 hour drive away, the crowd was rather heavily bulldog.
We did stay through the entire four games, but by the half-time of game four we had seen enough basketball to last for a while. There are two more games on Sunday, with the winning teams from Friday making their return appearance. Since Gonzaga has moved on, Sunday tickets should be in short supply. We actually made our decision to give up our Sunday tickets a few weeks ago. I listed them on StubHub, looking to cover our initial cost for all of the tickets (3 games). We sold them last Tuesday, so got to essentially enjoy the Friday games for free. We don't normally sell tickets for a "profit", but I think we made a good decision in this case. Got to fully enjoy Friday, and really don't think we will miss being at the game in person.
Our trek home was limited to a little more than 1 mile. A new bus route for us took us to the southern end of the University District. We did not wait for a bus that would carry us closer, choosing the check out the Friday night life on the Ave instead. As always it was colorful, and not a trek I would want to make every night.
We have had a relatively slow start today. Soccer on the telly, and Skype with the boy.
We have decided that some soccer players sort of resemble dinosaurs.
This came out of nowhere when Ayoze Perez suddenly took on the look of a parasaurolophus.
Carl retorted that Skrtel would be a pachycephalosaurus.
The best part about yesterday?
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Overall winner? I give it to the Hawkeye. Loser – definitely the Wildcat.
Continuing on the mascot vein, we lost a dear friend last week.
Wayne Drop was burned up in a house fire. He was there for a cleaning. No word yet on a possible replacement.
The cheer squads were also worthy of rating, but harder to remember which went with what team. There were several varieties of dancers, flippers and lifters. All had women, and most had men. One had one man | 107 |
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(Nanowerk News) Frank Burnett, Emeritus Professor of Science Communication at the University of the West of England, has written a concise 26 page Guide designed to help scientists, engineers and technologists develop effective, attention-grabbing ways of communicating what they do and why they do it to public audiences. It is part of the package he deliver as a Masterclass around the world, most recently in Belgium for the European Cooperation for Science and Technology, Bulgaria for the British Council and Saudi Arabia for Scitech.
This Guide, which is available as a free download (pdf), will help any expert think through the issues that arise when they want to talk about their work to non-experts either directly or through the mass media.
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Dmitry Osipov, the CEO of Uralkali (the Company) (Moscow Exchange: URKA), one of the world's largest potash producers, took part in the 23rd meeting of the Russia-India Intergovernmental Commission on Trade, Economic, Scientific, Technical and Cultural Cooperation.
During the panel of a fertiliser subgroup of the working group for modernisation and industrial cooperation, Uralkali declared its readiness<|fim_middle|> launch a pilot project in India to demonstrate advantages of balanced application of different mineral fertilisers in agriculture. The Company also made a suggestion to India to reduce their import customs duties on mineral fertilisers to zero within a framework of creation of a free trade zone between India and the Eurasian Economic Union.
"Uralkali has been successfully operating in the Indian fertiliser market for a long time, and so it is undoubtedly one of the key markets for us. Given the current dynamics of the Indian economy and its agricultural sector in particular, we welcome the opportunity to enhance our cooperation with local authorities and customers to help them apply mineral fertilisers with the highest efficiency and improve fertility of soils. We very much hope that Uralkali's initiatives will be recognised and supported by our Indian partners".
The Russia-India Intergovernmental Commission on Trade, Economic, Scientific, Technical and Cultural Cooperation was established in 1992. It is co-chaired by the Russian Deputy Prime Minister Yuri Borisov and the Indian External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj. The Commission is also supervised by the Russian Ministry of Economic Development. | to | 1 |
UAH to host workshop on terrestrial gamma-ray flashes
JUN 13, 2016 | Phillip Gentry
International researchers will gather at a workshop on Terrestrial Gamma-ray Flashes (TGFs) on July 13-15 at Wilson Hall.
The University of Alabama in Huntsville and its Center for Space Plasma and Aeronomic Research (CSPAR) are hosting an international workshop on Terrestrial Gamma-ray Flashes (TGFs) on July 13-15 at Wilson Hall.
TGFs are flashes of the most powerful radiation in the universe. In 1994 a NASA/UAH team using the Burst and Transient Source Experiment aboard NASA's Compton Gamma-ray Observatory discovered bursts of gamma radiation rising from the atmosphere. These flashes were later linked to lightning near the tops of often fairly mundane thunderstorms.
Topics scheduled for discussion during the workshop include observations and theory, future instruments, atmospheric high-energy radiation phenomena and related thunderstorm and lightning science.
More information about the workshop is available online at tgf2016.uah.edu.
TGFs have been the subject of intense study since their discovery. A UAH-led study reported in 2014 that there is nothing special about thunderstorms whose cloud-to-cloud lightning bolts produce flashes of gamma rays.
"These TGFs (terrestrial gamma-ray flashes) can come from any storm," said Dr. Themis Chronis, the study's lead author and a research associate in UAH's Earth System Science Center. "We saw one TGF come from a weak cloud that no one would have paid any attention to at all. This is our best look yet at TGFs, and it shows convincingly that storm intensity is not the key."
Merging data from NASA's Fermi Gamma-ray Burst Monitor (GBM) with information from two ground-based Very Low Frequency lightning detection networks and nine NEXRAD Doppler radar units along the U.S. Gulf Coast and in Guam, the UAH team led by Chronis and UAH's Dr. Michael Briggs studied the characteristics of two dozen coastal and oceanic storms that produced TGFs.
The production of gamma rays by "garden variety" thunderstorms was not expected, based on<|fim_middle|>entry
phillip.gentry@uah.edu | early theories that tried to explain the mysterious gamma ray flashes. In the new study, TGFs were detected coming from storms that ranged from deep to marginal in convective strength.
While these bursts of atmospheric gamma rays may be more common than early observations indicated, the specific physical mechanisms and storm traits needed to produce lightning powerful enough to produce gamma rays are not well understood.
"We see the TGFs come from the highest part of the storm, between seven and nine miles high," Chronis said. "One hypothesis is that there is a selection effect: If the lightning is produced at a lower level deep in the atmosphere, the gamma rays are like a bullet stuck in Kevlar. They are blocked by the atmosphere, so we don't detect them.
"But if they are high enough in the storm, then the gamma rays can escape into space where they can be detected by the satellite instrument. So the question is this: Is there a specific type of intracloud (IC) lightning that produces gamma rays, or does every IC produce a TGF?"
New detection methods developed by a team led by Briggs, who is assistant director of CSPAR and deputy principal investigator of the GBM team, made NASA's Fermi Gamma-ray Burst Monitor 10 times more effective at detecting TGFs, although that is not what it was designed to do.
Using the new detection data, the team estimates storms produce about 1,100 TGFs every day, although the satellite's limited view of the Earth means a small fraction of those are detected. That estimate might be low if low-altitude lightning also produces gamma-ray flashes.
Previously, TGF positions could only be estimated using Fermi's location at the time of the event. With the instrument able to detect TGFs within about 500 miles (800 km) of the spacecraft, that was not precise enough to link a TGF to a specific storm.
"As a result of our enhanced discovery rate, we were able to show that most TGFs also generate strong bursts of radio waves like those produced by lightning," said Briggs. Ground-based lightning networks use radio data to pin down strike locations, which means scientists can use those networks to determine which storms produce gamma-ray flashes.
The study started with 2,279 TGFs detected by the satellite instruments, then used lightning detection networks to pinpoint source locations. That helped narrow the sample to 24 TGFs that occurred near advanced NEXRAD Doppler radar units. The Doppler data helped UAH scientists study the structure and development of each storm that produced a TGF.
And there was no smoking gun, no common or distinctive trait that would link those storms or set them apart from storms that don't produce TGFs.
In addition to gamma rays, Briggs reported in 2011 the Fermi instrument also detected beams of anti-matter produced above thunderstorms. Briggs' team includes scientists from NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center, UAH, the Max-Planck Institute in Germany, University College Dublin and other researchers worldwide.
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The origin of the modern domestic horse
27 October 2021 27 October 2021 ~ Nick Fielding
How did the domestication of horses spread into Europe? Was it through horse-mounted warriors arriving from the Central Asian steppes about 5,000 years ago, speaking in various Indo-European languages? That has always been the supposition. Now, however, a fascinating paper just published by Nature has redefined the way in which horses and Indo-European languages spread from Asia into Europe.
It is believed that the Indo-European languages were spread in Europe by the massive expansion of Yamnaya steppe pastoralists around 5,000 years ago and that this was aided by their domestication of horses. It was thought that these people spread west from Central Asia, bringing the new languages with them. There was also a strong suggestion that the horses they used were the same as those discovered at sites at Botai in Northern Kazakhstan, which were likely the first horses to be domesticated by humans, also around 5,000 years ago.
However, the new research, based on the study of genomes from more than 270 ancient horses from across Europe has led to a very different conclusion. The paper's authors argue that modern domesticated breeds of horses do not descend from those at Botai, nor from others known to have existed in Anatolia and Iberia. Instead, they pinpoint the Western Eurasian steppes, particularly the lower Volga-Don region, as the homeland of modern domestic horses. This region lies just to the north of the Caspian Sea and is now known as Kalymkia. The spread of these horses began around 2000 BC, well after Indo-European languages had been introduced into Europe – although in India itself it seems that the Indo-European languages spread at the same time as horses in the early second Millenium. These horses are also associated with the Trans-Ural Sintasha culture, which first developed war chariots. By 1000BC almost all horses in Europe were genetically linked to the horses domesticated in the Lower Volga region.
The implication of this study is that the Indo-Europeans did not spread through Europe as a result of horse-mounted warfare, but as a result of a possible collapse in the original population. It was nearly a thousand years before domestic horses arrived.
A Sintasha chariot
These kinds of genetic studies are transforming the way in which we understand ancient societies and the movement of people and livestock. Was there a later<|fim_middle|>ummies can be found in a separate Nature article, which can be found here.
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Next > Family life and a Royal in Hawai'i | move of Indo-Europeans back east, as possibly shown by the remarkable mummified remains of tall, light-skinned people found in recent years in the Tarim Basin in the Taklamakan Desert in Western China? This and other connected questions will surely be answered before long.
Further information about the genetic make-up of the Tarim Basin m | 70 |
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Arduino library for IWM Rocket car mobile robot.
The intent of this library is to make it a lot simpler to program the IWM Rocket Car.
Rather than have to write code against the AF_MOTOR, NewPing and Servo libraries, this library provides a higher level of abstraction.
To use just place in Arduino/Libraries, restart the Arduino IDE and you will see a new example (File->Examples) called Car. This will let you create the example called CarTest.
NB Ensure that the Servo, NewPing and AFMotor class are already imported and in your Arduino/Libraries directory.
AF_Motor can be found here : http://learn.adafruit.com/adafruit-motor-shield/library-install
NewPing can be found here : https://code.google.com/p/arduino-new-ping/
Servo is included with the Arduino IDE.
See the sample Sketch in the | 183 |
Our Centres produce a range of publications from academic conference and journal papers to research briefings and policy advice to plain English summaries covering a wide range of energy demand and energy efficiency topics. For a quick overview of our work see the End Use Energy Demand Centres Leaflet.
Visit the Research Councils Gateway to Research Database to browse publications by Centre. There is a<|fim_middle|> themes and organisation.
The Centres have contributed several articles to academic news website 'The Conversation' which have been collated here. The Conversation is an international website that prints journalistic news stories mainly written by academics from many different fields. Visit The Conversation.
Our monthly newsletters round up major highlights of work from across the centres. The newsletters offer a mixture of the latest research findings, events past and present, opportunities and any other major news coming out of the Centres. | wealth of academic publications publcations from the centres as well as further information on outcomes and dissemination work.
Browse a selection of research summaries. Our centres are committed to providing accessible, plain English accounts of their often highly technical scientific work so that non-academic partners and colleagues can benefit from the work being done.
The EUED Research Strategy Document lays out the Centres' suggestions for future research in the field. The current version, from May 2016 is being used to inform ongoing discussions among stakeholders and funders as to what the future direction of research should be in the energy demand field.
A collection of our researchers' blog posts on energy research. These short blog posts cover a range of different areas within the field and often relate to current hot topics around energy demand.
The Centres' promotional summaries are collated here. These are our six Centres' self-produced brief explanations of their work, | 183 |
Тегла је посуда направљена првенствено од стакла, намијењена за чување углавном прехрамбених намирница у чврстом стању, али и неких полутечних или течних. Углавном је цилиндричног облика, са широким отвором на врху. За разлику од боце, нема<|fim_middle|> разне намјене
Кухињско посуђе | грло или је оно веома кратко и широко.
Уобичајене намирнице за чување у теглама су пекмез, мед, слатко, компот, али и зрнасте намирнице као рижа, шећер, макароне или за слаткише. Незаобилазан су облик амбалаже у припремању зимнице. Због облика, тегле су практичне и за чување непрехрамбених намирница.
У српском језику, тегла ријетко или никако укључује сличне посуде од других материјала. Пластичне посуде таквог облика се чешће називају кутијом или кантицом. Керамичке посуде се називају ћупом.
Затварачи за теглу су најчешће метални поклопци са навојем, а затим пластични поклопци на притисак. Код тегла са мањим отвором користи се и чеп од плуте.
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Venice: A Vacation Destination For Hundreds of Years
The drawing accompanied one friar's first-person account of a trip from Venice to Jerusalem and Egypt This illustration of Venice accompanied a manuscript of one friar's journey from Venice to Egypt and Jerusalem. (Image of Venice supplied by the Florence, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, II.IV.101, fol. 1v. With permission of the Ministero per i beni e le attività culturali e per il turismo / Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, Florence.)
Friar Niccolò da Poggibonsi began his travelogue with a prayer. Per a modern translation, he asked that God and all God's saints "bestow their grace" so he might accurately describe all the holy sites, "in order and without misstep," that he had visited over the past four years.
After departing Venice in 1346, the Franciscan friar ventured to Jerusalem, Damascus, Cairo and Alexandria, writes researcher Kathryn Blair Moore in the journal Renaissance Quarterly. Niccolò took notes on gesso tablets while he traveled, and when he returned to Venice in 1350, wrote down his full firsthand account. The oldest manuscript of the work and its illustrations, titled Libro d'Oltramare, now resides in the Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale in Florence.
It was here that Sandra Toffolo, a scholar of Renaissance Venetian history at Scotland's University of St. Andrews, noticed an illustration showing the Italian city's characteristic buildings, canals and gondolas. The illustration is the oldest drawing of Venice yet discovered, excluding maps, the oldest of which dates to 1330 and was created by Fra Paolino, another Venetian Franciscan friar.
"The discovery of this city view has great consequences for our knowledge of depictions of Venice," says Toffolo in a statement. "It shows that the city of Venice already from a very early period held a great fascination for contemporaries."
Niccolò took great care with his travelogue, taking measurements of landmarks in the Holy<|fim_middle|> Piazza San Marco (Saint Mark's Square), with an average depth of five meters.
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In addition to the Venice drawing, Niccolò's account featured illustrations of elephants and architecture in Cairo, as well as the Dome of the Rock and the Temple of Solomon in Jerusalem. Niccolò was unique for his time in describing the journey in the vernacular, giving a new first-person perspective rather than relying on classic Latin descriptions.
Per the statement, small pinpricks seen on the Florentine manuscript indicate it was once widely circulated. To reproduce images, Renaissance copyists sifted powder over pinpricked paper, transferring the outlines of the scene onto a new page.
"The presence of these pinpricks is a strong indication that this city view was copied," explains Toffolo. "Indeed, there are several images in manuscripts and early printed books that are clearly based on the image in the manuscript in Florence."
Niccolò's text became one of the most referenced Holy Land guidebooks in the early Renaissance—but only after it was translated and reprinted under different names. Published in German during the 15th century, it was then said to describe the pilgrimage of Gabriel Muffel, son of a Nuremburg patrician. In 1518, meanwhile, the first edition of an anonymous account titled Viaggio da Venetia al Sancto Sepolchro et al Monte Sinai, or Voyage From Venice to the Holy Sepulcher and to Mount Sinai, was published in Venice. Over the next 300 years or so, sixty more editions followed. The work was only credited to its original author in "due course," according to the British Library.
The "City of Water" is located in northeast Italy, spanning 118 islands in the Venetian Lagoon. Buildings in Venice were constructed on wood piles driven into the mud, sand and clay layers under the lagoon. Many of the buildings in Venice still sit on these piles driven more than a thousand years ago. From a recent trip I have inserted a couple of pictures of the famed city.
The name is derived from the ancient people of Veneti that inhabited the region as of 10th century B.C. The city historically was the capital of the Venetian Republic. Venice has been known as the "La Dominante", "Serenissima", "Queen of the Adriatic", "City of Water", "City of Masks", "City of Bridges", "The Floating City", and "City of Canals". Luigi Barzini, writing in The New York Times, described it as "undoubtedly the most beautiful city built by man". Venice has also been described by the Times Online as being one of Europe's most romantic cities.
The city stretches across 117 small islands in the marshy Venetian Lagoon along the Adriatic Sea in northeast Italy. The saltwater lagoon stretches along the shoreline between the mouths of the Po (south) and the Piave (north) Rivers. The population estimate of 272,000 inhabitants includes the population of the whole Comune of Venezia; around 60,000 in the historic city of Venice (Centro storico); 176,000 in Terraferma (the Mainland), mostly in the large frazioni of Mestre and Marghera; and 31,000 live on other islands in the lagoon.
The Republic of Venice was a major maritime power during the Middle Ages and Renaissance, and a staging area for the Crusades and the Battle of Lepanto, as well as a very important center of commerce (especially silk, grain and spice trade) and art in the 13th century up to the end of the 17th century. This made Venice a wealthy city throughout most of its history. It is also known for its several important artistic movements, especially the Renaissance period. Venice has played an important role in the history of symphonic and operatic music, and it is the birthplace of Antonio Vivaldi.
While there are no historical records that deal directly with the obscure and peripheral origins of Venice, tradition and the available evidence have led several historians to agree that the original population of Venice consisted of refugees from Roman cities near Venice such as Padua, Aquileia, Treviso, Altino and Concordia (modern Portogruaro) and from the undefended countryside, who were fleeing successive waves of Germanic invasions and Huns. Some late Roman sources reveal the existence of fishermen on the islands in the original marshy lagoons. They were referred to as incolae lacunae ("lagoon dwellers"). The traditional founding is identified with the dedication of the first church, that of San Giacomo at the islet of Rialto (Rivoalto, "High Shore"), which is said to have been at the stroke of noon on 25 March 421.
The last and most enduring irruption in the north of the Italian peninsula, was that of the Lombards in 568, leaving the Eastern Roman Empire a small strip of coast in the current Veneto, and the main administrative and religious entities were therefore transferred to this remaining dominion, centered upon the Exarchate of Ravenna, the local representative of the Emperor in the East. The Venetian tradition of the islanders' aid to Belisarius was reported in early histories to explain the largely theoretical link to Ravenna, and to the Eastern Emperor. New ports were built, including those at Malamocco and Torcello in the Venetian lagoon. The tribuni maiores, the earliest central standing governing committee of the islands in the Lagoon, dated from c. 568.
The classical Venetian boat is the gondola, although it is now mostly used for tourists, or for weddings, funerals, or other ceremonies. Many gondolas are lushly appointed with crushed velvet seats and Persian rugs. Less well-known is the smaller sandolo. The main transportation means are motorised waterbuses (vaporetti) which ply regular routes along the major canals and between the city's islands, and private boats. The only gondolas still in common use by Venetians are the traghetti, foot passenger ferries crossing the Grand Canal at certain points without bridges.
St Mark's Basilica (Italian: Basilica di San Marco a Venezia), the cathedral of Venice, is the most famous of the city's churches and one of the best known examples of Byzantine architecture. It lies on St Mark's Square, adjacent and connected to the Doge's Palace and has been the seat of the Patriarch of Venice, archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Venice since 1807. For its opulent design, gilded Byzantine mosaics, and its status as a symbol of Venetian wealth and power from the 11th century on, the building was known by the nickname Chiesa d'Oro ("church of gold").
Situated on the Adriatic Sea, Venice always traded with the Byzantine Empire and the Muslim world extensively. By the late thirteenth century, Venice was the most prosperous city in all of Europe. At the peak of its power and wealth, it had 36,000 sailors operating 3,300 ships, dominating Mediterranean commerce. During this time, Venice's leading families vied with each other to build the grandest palaces and support the work of the greatest and most talented artists. The city was governed by the Great Council, which was made up of members of the noble families of Venice. The Great Council appointed all public officials and elected a Senate of 200 to 300 individuals. Since this group was too large for efficient administration, a Council of Ten (also called the Ducal Council or the Signoria), controlled much of the administration of the city. One member of the great council was elected "Doge", or duke, the ceremonial head of the city, who normally held the title until his death.
The Venetian governmental structure was similar in some ways to the republican system of ancient Rome, with an elected chief executive (the Doge), a senate-like assembly of nobles, and a mass of citizens with limited political power, who originally had the power to grant or withhold their approval of each newly elected Doge. Church and various private properties were tied to military service, though there was no knight tenure within the city itself. The Cavalieri di San Marco was the only order of chivalry ever instituted in Venice, and no citizen could accept or join a foreign order without the government's consent. Venice remained a republic throughout its independent period and politics and the military were kept separate, except when on occasion the Doge personally headed the military. War was regarded as a continuation of commerce by other means (hence, the city's early production of large numbers of mercenaries for service elsewhere, and later its reliance on foreign mercenaries when the ruling class was preoccupied with commerce).
The buildings of Venice are constructed on closely spaced wood piles, which were imported from the mainland. (Under water, in the absence of oxygen, wood does not decay. It is petrified as a result of the constant flow of mineral-rich water around and through it, so that it becomes a stone-like structure.) The piles penetrate a softer layer of sand and mud until they reach the much harder layer of compressed clay. Wood for piles was cut in the most western part of today's Slovenia, resulting in the barren land in a region today called Kras, in two regions of Croatia, Lika and Gorski kotar (resulting in the barren slopes of Velebit) and south of Montenegro. Most of these piles are still intact after centuries of submersion. The foundations rest on the piles, and buildings of brick or stone sit above these footings. The buildings are often threatened by flood tides pushing in from the Adriatic between autumn and early spring.
Six hundred years ago, Venetians protected themselves from land-based attacks by diverting all the major rivers flowing into the lagoon and thus preventing sediment from filling the area around the city. This created an ever-deeper lagoon environment.
During the 20th century, when many artesian wells were sunk into the periphery of the lagoon to draw water for local industry, Venice began to subside. It was realised that extraction of water from the aquifer was the cause. The sinking has slowed markedly since artesian wells were banned in the 1960s. However, the city is still threatened by more frequent low-level floods (called Acqua alta, "high water") that creep to a height of several centimetres over its quays, regularly following certain tides. In many old houses the former staircases used to unload goods are now flooded, rendering the former ground floor uninhabitable.
St Mark Plaza and the famous campanille. To the right, a small connecting structure is the Bridge of Sighs. The view from the Bridge of Sighs was the last view of Venice that convicts saw before their imprisonment. The bridge name, given by Lord Byron in the 19th century, comes from the suggestion that prisoners would sigh at their final view of beautiful Venice out the window before being taken down to their cells. In reality, the days of inquisitions and summary executions were over by the time the bridge was built, and the cells under the palace roof were occupied mostly by small-time criminals.
Our ship the Costa Atlantica coasting between the islands of Venice
Train Station foreground. Public transportation is provided by the water bus and by private water taxis. Running through most of the city, it "starts" from the lagoon near the train station, makes a large S-shape through the central districts, the "sestiere" of Venice, and ends at the Basilica di Santa Maria della Salute, near | 2,476 |
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Ras Mat-I, to each his "hat"
Author Jimmy Rabbitte Date Wednesday November 11th, 2020
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But why dedicate a song to hats? Let's start from the assumption -explains the artist- that this is a timeless myth and an icon of style, associated over the years with film stars such as Humphrey Bogart, Alain Delon, Marcello Mastroianni, Federico Fellini and, in music, one of all, Michael Jackson. The artist cannot help but wear these hats during his concerts, as they are a concentration of style and refinement, but also a symbol of belonging. It doesn't matter if you are a rocker or a rapper, if you were born in the late 1800s or live in the '00s, it is as if everyone who comes into contact with the Borsalino world is tacitly part of a sort of sect of elegance.
The musical atmosphere brings back the Latin and Caribbean sounds that, through reggaeton, accompany this musical period together with the trap sounds, but with that "Italian style" aesthetic touch that finally makes these products unique and characterizes their charm. In the text as in the music, their deeds are told with a light and cheerful spirit. Among the syncopated rhythms of reggaeton and dancehall I accompany the listener into a colourful and imaginative world. The production of Raina (Villa Ada Posse) and Boot Loop is combined with the strophes and choruses throughout the song. To accompany the single there is also a video clip made by Maleta Production, where the protagonist, played by Ras Mat-I, symbolizes a "normal" boy. But the moment he puts on his hat he is transported to a new world, made of everything he can find space in his imagination and how far the music can take him. Choreography and dancers, vintage cars and all the ingredients to celebrate and enhance this legend of style and elegance.
Hi Matteo, how did you get the idea to dedicate a song to a hat?
Let's say that the idea of dedicating a song to a hat was born much more spontaneously than one could imagine. It was the first of May last year, I was in the car with Raina, the producer of the instrumental for "Borsalino", and we were going to Perugia for a date. While he was making me listen to his new productions, the time came for this one, which for me already sounded like a hit from the base, and the first thing I had to hum was "gimme Borsalino, want a Borsalino". There was really little to do, we had already understood that as soon as we got back to Rome we would have to record it immediately.
For those who don't know you, it would almost seem like an advertisement, but we know your passion in this sense…
Surely we are in a historical period in which the world of fashion has mixed a lot with that of art. We now hear the names of haute couture brands in many songs of various musical genres, but very often they sound almost more like an advertising stunt in my opinion, and not for the potential of those same brands to promote the artists who name them, but for the ability of those famous brands to make them feel the same and immediately tune the artists with anyone who listens to their song, recognizing themselves in the same style. Well, I don't think this is the case with "Borsalino". My goal was to pay homage to an accessory that is now rare, out of these times, but certainly "timeless" and almost mythological in 2020. I am absolutely biased since over the years I have collected about twenty of them in any material and colour, and I love to wear them in any situation, especially on a stage during live performances, but the truth is that you would meet me in the supermarket with a Borsalino.
If the Borsalino company proposed you to become their testimonial, would you do it?
If it happened, I certainly wouldn't ask twice. The funny thing is that when I called them to present this song and the project with the video, I told them that I would also gladly work as a salesman for them.
For your video you chose an old hat shop in the centre of the capital for your video, how was this experience?
The search for the location wasn't exactly an easy thing. This troubled year caused many to reject us for fear of the covid, of course. At that point, we realised that it would be much easier to have our own location to work in a serene way for the filming of the video. So, sticking to the idea of the shop, we decided to recreate our own in a place in Trastevere, enriched with an original external sign that could give it a more realistic look.
What is there of Rome in your music and in the lyrics of your last single?
Rome is my city, and not only that. It's a place with a classic, ancient, but not old taste. It gives you cultural roots of a certain depth, and you always carry them with you. This is the reason why the streets of Rome could not miss in the video clip of "Borsalino". The lyrics of the song are in English and speak more about beaches and margaritas, certainly not the image one has of this city, but the mix of hat, vintage car, and Rome itself, I think it was the best way to represent what you really wanted to communicate.
How do you see the music scene in Rome?
It's certainly true that the Roman music scene has unfortunately lagged a little behind other scenes and other cities, but I also think it holds up proudly and even on a certain level. In the last few years it is also true that there are less and less stages, there is a lack of places, and you have to know how to make more and more use of the few opportunities that are created, but I think that wherever you are at the moment, and especially in times of loneliness like these, music will always remain hope and will be the last to die.
What live music venues do you usually frequent in Rome?
Since I was a teenager I always preferred the social centres, reggae music, the vibes of those places. I also like to go and see concerts of rappers and current singers, or something softer like good jazz in the clubs. As long as there is music, good music.
What projects do you have in the pipeline now?
This year I have to say that although bad for art in general, it's been very productive for me. I've certainly had time to write, record, and create new things, and I have ready not one, but two whole albums, of different genres and absolutely different sensations. In one of these two there is the single just released "Borsalino", and the rest I can't wait to let you listen to it.
Jimmy Rabbitte
Jimmy Rabbitte, the son of a fanatic of Elvis was born in Dublin in 1970. He graduated in sociology, she is always fond of music, he enjoys among small bands and journalistic collaborations. He lived in Rome for more than 15 years and not miss a concert in San Lorenzo in Testaccio , from Pigneto to Portonaccio Rome districts.
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Silent no longer: Bartholomew County taking action to reduce youth suicides
Shelby Thomas
St. Peter's Lutheran School Hope Squad members Drew Schiefer, left, and Ryan Lienhoop wait to greet students at the start of the school day at St. Peter's Lutheran School in Columbus, Ind., Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2018. Mike Wolanin | The Republic
The numbers are alarming.
Bartholomew Consolidated School Corp. student assistance coordinator Larry Perkinson acknowledges that.
In 2019, an average of 35 percent of BCSC students in Grades 6-12 reported feeling sad or hopeless for two or more weeks in a row — a nearly 5% increase since 2017, according to the Indiana Youth Survey.
This year, about 17% of BCSC students in Grades 6-12 reported that they had considered suicide at least once. Just over 14% of students in Grades 6-12 said they made a plan about suicide once in their life.
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Perkinson knows. School district leaders are aware. Teachers see it in their classrooms. Students notice it in their peers. But BCSC isn't alone.
Suicide was the second leading cause of death among individuals between the ages of 10 and 34 in 2017, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Suicide rates increased in nearly every state from 1999 through 2016. Data from the CDC found that nearly 47,000 people in the United States died because of suicide in 2016.
Perkinson said 2018-19 was the first school year since 2008 when BCSC did not have a youth suicide in its district.
"We have to stay focused on what we can do," Perkinson said. "It is difficult to understand the inner struggle that so many youth and adults face, isn't it? Yet schools and communities have chosen not to remain silent."
Members of the Columbus community are stepping up to the plate to ensure no more lives are lost to suicide. Through peer mentoring, trauma-informed care, counseling programs and even a national initiative called Hope Squad, people of all ages across Columbus are starting the conversation.
Motivated to help
Jennifer Wright-Berryman knew a part of the issue was that communities don't talk openly about suicide. Berryman, a former professor at IUPUC, started a public conversation in Columbus via social media and was motivated to do community-based work.
Her career focused on teen and youth suicide, and she started searching for programming that local schools could implement. That's how she discovered Hope Squad, a suicide prevention program.
"Suicide rates, even though they're increasing, what we don't understand is that for every one suicide death, there are like 100 attempts," Berryman said. "What we really want to be thinking about is suicide attempts — the numbers we don't know.
Berryman said what's not known is how many kids sustain personal injuries or mental health crisis.
"We look at suicide death rates as a measure, but that measure doesn't really tell the story of what our youth are going through," Berryman said. "We put Hope Squad in place so that we don't have deaths, but what it does over time is it changes the schools so it reduces things like attempts and other suicide-related behaviors."
The program, which originated in Utah after the death of a high school student in 1998, is now in more than 400 schools across the United States and Canada.
Bartholomew County is home to two Hope Squads, one at Ivy Tech Community College and another at St. Peter's Lutheran School. The Junior Hope Squad at St. Peter's is composed of 15 students in Grades 4-6 who were nominated by their peers, said Violet Dickerson, St. Peter's Lutheran School counselor and Hope Squad coordinator.
Students help classmates
Members of the St. Peter's squad meet every Tuesday morning during the school year to receive training about how to be a good listener, self care, good secrets versus bad secrets and how to identify someone who may want to harm themselves through body language and phrases.
"It's very exciting to know students who possess good empathy and are caring and good listeners, that we could equip them to be good connectors. These students are already on the front lines," Dickerson said. "They're already getting approached by friends who say, 'I'm just not happy. What if I never came to school anymore?'
Dickerson said students are feeling isolated and alone, and they tend to tell their peers before they tell any other adults. When a student approaches a Hope Squad member about their feelings, the Hope Squad member is trained to connect them with an adviser who could then talk to them and refer them to additional help.
Five students from each grade level 4 through 6 serve on the St. Peter's Hope Squad and act as what Dickerson calls the "eyes and ears of the school." When they see a student eating lunch alone or playing on the playground alone, squad members are encouraged to reach out to those students.
"This year we had more referrals to kids talking about suicide than any other year and I think that was because we have Hope Squad in place," Dickerson said. "Not every referral was an immediate threat, but now they're on our radar and we can check in with them."
Ivy Tech's Hope Squad is still functioning, but Ivy Tech spokesperson Chris Schilling said it is in a holding pattern as the college fills its vice chancellor of student success position, which oversees the Hope Squad.
BCSC does not have a Hope Squad in any of its 18 school buildings, but Perkinson said the corporation applauds the leadership and help that Hope Squad does bring to the county's youth.
Peer mentoring is something Perkinson said BCSC has implemented in its high schools to help address the problems that students encounter.
"Developing peer mentors helps young people create the same kind of supports and positive, caring atmosphere that adults are striving to build as well," Perkinson said. "The numbers indicate that we have to make an effort to connect with those around us. Having people who care and who provide support creates hope."
Another outreach
The district-wide Counseling Counts initiative is another method that BCSC is using to ensure its students are receiving the care and treatment they need.
Doug Moore, a retired Columbus East counselor and implementer of the Counseling Counts grant, said the corporation applied for the $1.1 million grant from the Lilly Endowment to help students who are dealing with drug and alcohol abuse, suicidal thoughts, homelessness and other issues.
BCSC has used the funding to develop a two-tiered approach focused on prevention and providing resources to prekindergarten through 12th-grade students through a community-based system approach with health partners such as Centerstone, Family Services Inc. and Columbus Regional Health.
Moore said the district identified multiple goals it wants to achieve through Counseling Counts. A major goal was to place mental health workers in each of the district's 18 school buildings, allowing school counselors to shift their focus from the social and emotional well being of students to the more traditional guidance-counselor support for students.
The district achieved that goal, and Moore said they hope to add more therapists to the schools throughout the remainder of the grant, which ends in 2021.
Through the two-tier system, BCSC has also created a universal recommendation form for students to be recommended to outside mental health providers, birthed a student support hotline designated for BCSC students and families and established an environment for the developmental assets framework.
"We're a community that recognizes that there are developmental assets — that if we can connect with kids, if we can provide someone they'll talk to, if they learn to trust teachers, if we can develop those assets that allow them to trust teachers, the neighborhood, the community," Perkinson said. "School's not just about school grounds. It's about who in our community is going to respond to take care of us."
Youth with more assets are more likely to do well in school, be civically engaged and value diversity. They are least likely to have problems with alcohol use, violence, illicit drug use and sexual activity, according to the Search Institute, a nonprofit organization that founded the developmental assets framework.
Beyond the Counseling Counts grant, the BCSC school board also approved a measure in April to transition the district's three high schools from a traditional schedule to a block schedule beginning in the 2020-21 school year. A block schedule means students would alternate different classes between two days with longer class periods.
Columbus North principal David Clark stressed in a March 4 presentation that a block schedule is not only about getting more content into longer class periods, but is also about helping students through social and emotional learning opportunities.
But even with all the new changes that Bartholomew County schools have implemented over the last several years, Dickerson said there's still work to be done.
"There's a lot of shame and stigma around mental health illnesses and suicide," Dickerson said. "It's not talked about. If it's not talked about, we don't know how it's affecting our school. Put it in the spotlight. If you're struggling, we're going to take care of you."
Perkinson echoed Dickerson's comments.
"Bartholomew County works together," he said. "Agencies and schools share language, initiatives and concerns. The schools, the counseling community, law enforcement, court services, our health services, youth agencies — I can't name all the groups involved, but I can tell you that I hope every other country does the same. No single entity can address the issues alone that our kids and families face."
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Hope Squad is a school-based peer support program that empowers selected students to take action to improve the school environment. Hope Squad members are trained to recognize if they or their peers are at risk for suicide as well as how to encourage peers to seek help from a trusted adult.
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National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-8255
If you're thinking about suicide, are worried about a friend or loved one or would like emotional support, the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline network is available 24/7 across the United States.
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To learn more about Bartholomew Consolidated School Corp.'s Counseling Counts grant, visit bcsc.k12.in.us/domain/3182.
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Microsoft Drafts Security Configuration Framework for Windows 10
By Fahmida Y. Rashid
Microsoft published a generic "security configuration framework" to help standardize the basic security settings systems administrators should be applying for Windows 10 systems.
"In the past, we left defining the security configuration for Windows 10 as a task for every customer to sort out. As a result, we aw as many different configurations as we saw customers," Microsoft's principal program manager Chris Jackson wrote on the Microsoft Security blog.
While setting the baseline would simplify security configuration for IT administrators, Microsoft was careful to note that these prescriptive configurations should be a starting point. Administrators should still tweak the settings to fit the security, productivity, and user experience requirements for their environments.
The framework defines five different levels of security configurations for "common device scenarios" seen in enterprises: Enterprise Security, Enterprise High Security, Enterprise VIP Security, DevOps Workstation, and Administrator Workstation. The levels mimic the DEFCON levels used by the United States Armed Forces, with lower numbers indicating a higher degree of security hardening.
Level 5, or Enterprise Security is the minimum-security configuration for an enterprise device. The recommendations are generally straightforward and designed so that administrators can deploy this configuration within 30 days.
Level 4, or Enterprise High Security is recommended for devices where users access sensitive or confidential information. This configuration may impact app compatibility, and "therefore will often go through an audit-configure-enforce workflow," Microsoft said. Administrators would be able to deploy this set of configurations within 90 days.
Level 3, or Enterprise VIP Security is recommended for devices in organizations with a large or sophisticated security team, or for select groups within an organization identified as being "uniquely high risk." This can mean users who handle data that are so sensitive that if stolen, would directly impact the company's stock price. Organizations or groups concerned about well-funded and sophisticated adversaries should be looking at this configuration level. Deploying this set of configurations can be complex, and can take more than 90 days.
At the moment, Level 2, or DevOps Workstation, and Level 1, Administrator Workstation, recommendations are still under development. Microsoft considers the framework still in draft version and said it is expecting feedback to improve the recommendations in the framework.
Level 2, or DevOps Workstation is recommended for developers and testers as they are usually on systems containing high-value data or running critical business functions. Attackers can target these systems in supply chain attacks or credential theft attacks.
Level 1, or Administrator Workstation is designed for administrators who "face the highest risk, through data theft, data alteration, or service disruption."
"If you're an organization that's already looking to Windows security baselines to provide advanced levels of security, then level 3 incorporates these baselines as the foundation," Jackson said. "If you're earlier in your journey, then you should find level 5 a great starting point and can then balance the enhanced security of higher levels against your application readiness and risk<|fim_middle|>aws
Microsoft did not give further details about the exploitation efforts against the flaws disclosed on Tuesday. | tolerance."
The framework addresses a chicken-and-egg problem administrators currently face with Windows 10 deployments. The Microsoft Defender ATP Secure Score is a context-aware score that takes into account existing configurations and actual threats impacting the corporate environment. Administrators can use the score to tweak the security configuration in a way that best fits their circumstances. However, administrators who want to configure as many security features as possible as part of a brand-new Windows 10 deployment can't reference the Microsoft Defender ATP Secure Score because the score hasn't been generated yet.
The secure score "represents our best recommendations for securing your endpoint devices (among other things)," Jackson said. The security framework guides administrators with general recommendations right from the start, even before there is a chance to learn from the organization's unique circumstances.
Security professionals have plenty of security assessments and guidance on what needs to be done, but it is a challenge to know which task is the most important thing to do, Jackson said. The framework should be used to identify priorities, and also to give enterprises a basis of comparison with likeminded organizations.
"We sat down and asked ourselves this question: if we didn't know anything at all about your environment, what security policies and security controls would we suggest you implement first?" Jackson said.
Microsoft Windows 10 Security
Ransomware Microsoft
Play Ransomware Group Using New ProxyNotShell Exploit
Play ransomware actors have been using a previously undocumented exploitation method for the ProxyNotShell Exchange flaws.
Microsoft-Signed Malicious Driver Used in Pre-Ransomware Intrusions
Researchers have found a malicious driver signed by Microsoft used in the lead up to Hive and Cuba ransomware deployments.
Microsoft Fixes Six Actively Exploited Fl | 346 |
SiFi Networks to Build USA's Largest Privately Funded Open Access FiberCity™
International fiber optic network developer SiFi Networks (SiFi), whose aim is to revolutionize the North American telecoms market, will deliver the USA's largest privately funded open access FiberCity™ in Fullerton, California.
Fullerton is set to become the biggest network of its kind in America and will be funded by the Smart City Infrastructure Fund, a global investment fund managed by Whitehelm Capital and backed by APG, the largest pension delivery organization in the Netherlands.
SiFi aims to deliver more networks throughout the USA in the same manner. Fullerton will be the first FiberCity™ with several cities already in line to be next.
"We are excited to deliver our first FiberCity™ in the USA, an investment that sets the standard for fiber optic infrastructure as a core utility. We believe that our business model can transform the telecoms market in the USA. Privately funded, open access networks will not only benefit residents and businesses, but also provide citywide platforms for Smart City applications including 5G and more," stated Ben Bawtree-Jobson, CEO of SiFi Networks.
The network will provide a significant upgrade to internet speeds and accommodate the growing demand for data from next generation devices in households and businesses. It will also facilitate new Smart City initiatives in key government services such as traffic control, street lighting and emergency services. The network will also provide a platform for the future expansion of 4G and 5G cellular networks into the area.
"We are delighted to welcome SiFi Networks and its ISP partners Ting and GigabitNow to the city," stated Fullerton City Manager, Ken Domer. "Having a true fiber optic network passing every part of the city is an amazing opportunity for Smart City applications, bringing competition to the city's<|fim_middle|> bring their marketing and customer service expertise to deliver retail services (internet, TV and voice) to residents and businesses throughout the entire city without demographic segmentation.
The Internet Service Providers in Fullerton will be GigabitNow and Ting, both exceptional providers with excellent customer service levels and competitive pricing.
"GigabitNow is pleased to be delivering true Gigabit Internet speeds at an affordable price to the residents and businesses of Fullerton," said Stephen Milton, CEO of GigabitNow. "Working with SiFi over the last several years to find ways to bring fast, reliable, Internet to cities across the United States has meshed perfectly with GigabitNow's overall goal of easy turnkey Internet solutions for communities of all sizes. We are eager to start providing awesome service to the community of Fullerton!"
Elliot Noss, Ting CEO said "Fullerton will be great for our business, and Ting will support a thriving economy and quality of life there. We are pleased to embark on a California footprint, and to see alternative business models emerging in the ongoing fiberization of America." | communication needs, and creating enhanced opportunities for economic development."
SiFi funds, builds and operates the network whilst partnering with Internet Service Providers who | 27 |
Lovely light, crunchy-crust loaf of bread. Perfect for lunch!
Introducing the gorgeous Araminta Mae, my daughter, who is demonstrating in the latest Plantified video how to make yourself this great Classic Crusty White Cob!
Great for dipping in soup or slathered with peanut butter and jam, this easy white bloomer is a light loaf with a wonderful texture, a soft crumb and a great crust.
If you've never made bread before, this is the perfect starting point. If you follow the recipe EXACTLY, you can't go wrong. Trust the recipe!
It is so easy, even my Daughter Minty, could make it all on her own, and she'll show you how, in the above video!
This recipe uses a 1kg Bamboo Banneton to prove the bread in which gives it it's wonderful shape!
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-Add most of the water stirring as you go.
You want a soft (not flaky or dense) dough and it may not take all the water to get this. It<|fim_middle|> browned (like my picture here!) It won't brown much more once you turn the oven down, it'll just improve the crust and make sure the loaf is fully baked (as it's quite a large loaf).
-When you take the loaf out of the oven check that it's baked by turning it upside down with a clean tea towel and knocking on the bottom. It should sound woody, not dull.
Where is the recipe for this?
I am anxiously awaiting this recipe. It looks awesome! | 'll be a bit sticky but not too wet to knead. Although it's always easier to add a little more flour that it is to add a little more water. If you add the last of the water bit by bit you should get it right without having to add extra of either.
-Once combined and the consistency is good, you're ready to knead the dough.
Lightly dust the bench-top with a little extra flour.
There's not really any right or wrong technique for kneading. Kneading is about elongating the gluten bonds.
This takes time. Don't rush it! Definitely minimum 10 minutes.
-Fold it over, push the heal of your hand into it. Roll it over and repeat.
(I might add some pictures if anyone thinks they might get stuck – just comment below and I'll photograph the kneading process).
-Place the dough back into the bowl and cover with lightly oiled cling film. Leave somewhere warm (by warm I mean warmish room temperature, not the boiler cupboard!). Allow to proof for 60-90mins or until it's doubled in size.
-Scrape the dough back onto the bench and knock back (this means knock the air out of it). It's not really about kneading it any further now, it's more about shaping it. If you shape it into a ball then make it rotate by flattening your hands, palm facing up, and gradually bring them together underneath the ball of dough. If you do this repeatedly it will make the ball more perfect and it'll give it a kind of belly-button at the bottom.
-When this is done, place it gently into your 1 kg Banneton basket (I used one of those modern, Bamboo ones for this loaf). Cover again with oiled cling film and allow to rise again 'til doubled. Should be 50-65 minutes this time but keep an eye on it. If it over proofs it'll collapse as the gluten bonds will over develop.
-About half way through this second proof, turn the oven on to 200°C with a metal oven tray in the bottom of the oven.
-When the loaf has risen, remove the cling film, lightly dust the bottom of the loaf and put an upside down baking sheet on top of the Banneton. Gently turn it over and remove the Banneton.
-Gently place the tray in the oven and pour half a cup of tap water in the tray. Close the door quickly – but gently! Being gently at this stage keeps the air in your loaf allowing it to stay light as a pillow when baked. It will rise further in the oven.
-Bake for 30 mins before removing the tray and finishing the bake directly on the oven shelf reducing the temperature to 180°C for a further 15-20 mins. This will depend on your oven so pay attention the first time you bake this. You need to turn it down once it looks nicely | 608 |
Stefan Maierhofer scored twice as Millwall climbed out of the relegation places and put paid to Middlesbrough's faint play-off hopes.
Maierhofer nodded in Lee Martin's cross at the far post and, after Millwall's David Forde saved from Danny Graham, repeated the trick to double the lead.
The hosts dominated the ball after the break, but Steve Morison should have done better on a rare counter-attack.
Emmanuel Ledesma's late free-kick was too little too late for Boro.
The result leaves them seven points short of sixth place, while Millwall are now one point and two places above the relegation zone.
Maierhofer, who signed for the Lions in March after leaving FC Koln as a free agent, had already headed into the side netting when the former Wolves striker met Martin's cross to open the scoring in 16 minutes.
The Austria international did not need to use all of his 6ft 8in frame for the second, stooping to nod in unmarked on the half-hour mark.
Middlesbrough's defence had failed to put pressure on Maierhofer for either goal, but the hosts looked as though they might force their way into match with long spells of possession after the break.
They struggled to create chances, however, and goalkeeper Dimi Konstantopoulos was forced into a save to push away Morison<|fim_middle|>ison (Millwall) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alan Dunne.
Substitution, Middlesbrough. Curtis Main replaces Grant Leadbitter.
Substitution, Millwall. Nadjim Abdou replaces Stefan Maierhofer.
Emmanuel Jorge Ledesma (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Mark Beevers.
Scott Malone (Millwall) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Attempt blocked. Emmanuel Jorge Ledesma (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Foul by Stefan Maierhofer (Millwall).
Attempt missed. Lee Tomlin (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Emmanuel Jorge Ledesma. | 's low shot as he broke clear.
Ledesma's clipped free-kick, after a foul on Graham, halved the deficit, but Martin had a goal disallowed as Millwall finished on top.
Millwall manager Ian Holloway: "We had certain things to concentrate on and we did. We stuck to the game plan.
"I thought the two wide men - Martyn Woolford and Lee Martin - were excellent and the big lad, Stefan Maierhofer, got us in front with two good headers.
"I was actually disappointed not to win the second half because we had a few good chances to put the game to bed."
Middlesbrough manager Aitor Karanka: "We need to be much stronger if we want to build something for the future.
"What I have learned this season is that every time there has been talk and a possibility of the play-offs we have not performed and we have lost the next match.
"We need to change that mentality."
Match ends, Middlesbrough 1, Millwall 2.
Second Half ends, Middlesbrough 1, Millwall 2.
Offside, Millwall. Scott McDonald tries a through ball, but Lee Martin is caught offside.
Attempt saved. Scott McDonald (Millwall) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Steve Morison.
Corner, Millwall. Conceded by Kenneth Omeruo.
Substitution, Middlesbrough. George Friend replaces Dean Whitehead.
Attempt missed. Curtis Main (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Albert Adomah.
Attempt saved. Martyn Woolford (Millwall) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Steve Morison.
Offside, Millwall. Owen Garvan tries a through ball, but Steve Morison is caught offside.
Offside, Millwall. Martyn Woolford tries a through ball, but Steve Morison is caught offside.
Goal! Middlesbrough 1, Millwall 2. Emmanuel Jorge Ledesma (Middlesbrough) from a free kick with a left footed shot to the top right corner.
Danny Graham (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Attempt saved. Martyn Woolford (Millwall) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Steve Morison.
Lee Martin (Millwall) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Attempt saved. Steve Mor | 547 |
Q: Why<|fim_middle|> true that it only checks elements and its order for equality. But for equals it is false.
| are empty collections of different type equal? What is mechanism below that makes equal different types?
import static org.testng.Assert.assertEquals;
@Test
public void whyThisIsEqual() {
assertEquals(new HashSet<>(), new ArrayList<>());
}
A: Testng calls through to a method implemented this way.
public static void assertEquals(Collection<?> actual, Collection<?> expected, String message) {
if (actual == expected) {
return;
}
if (actual == null || expected == null) {
if (message != null) {
fail(message);
} else {
fail("Collections not equal: expected: " + expected + " and actual: " + actual);
}
}
assertEquals(
actual.size(),
expected.size(),
(message == null ? "" : message + ": ") + "lists don't have the same size");
Iterator<?> actIt = actual.iterator();
Iterator<?> expIt = expected.iterator();
int i = -1;
while (actIt.hasNext() && expIt.hasNext()) {
i++;
Object e = expIt.next();
Object a = actIt.next();
String explanation = "Lists differ at element [" + i + "]: " + e + " != " + a;
String errorMessage = message == null ? explanation : message + ": " + explanation;
assertEqualsImpl(a, e, errorMessage);
}
}
This is trying to be helpful but is poor for a number of reasons.
Two equals collections can appear to be different.
Set<Integer> a = new HashSet<>();
a.add(82);
a.add(100);
System.err.println(a);
Set<Integer> b = new HashSet<>();
for (int i = 82; i <= 100; i++)
b.add(i);
for (int i = 83; i <= 99; i++)
b.remove(i);
System.err.println(b);
System.err.println("a.equals(b) && b.equals(a) is " + (a.equals(b) && b.equals(a)));
assertEquals(a, b, "a <=> b");
and
Set<Integer> a = new HashSet<>();
a.add(100);
a.add(82);
System.err.println(a);
Set<Integer> b = new HashSet<>(32);
b.add(100);
b.add(82);
System.err.println(b);
System.err.println("a.equals(b) && b.equals(a) is " + (a.equals(b) && b.equals(a)));
assertEquals(a, b, "a <=> b");
prints
[82, 100]
[100, 82]
a.equals(b) && b.equals(a) is true
Exception in thread "main" java.lang.AssertionError: a <=> b: Lists differ at element [0]: 100 != 82
at ....
Two collections can be the same or different depending on how they are compared.
assertEquals(a, (Iterable) b); // passes
assertEquals(a, (Object) b); // passes
assertEquals(Arrays.asList(a), Arrays.asList(b)); // passes
A: Because for collection only content is compared, not collection type.
Rationale behind it is that often some subclass of collection is returned from tested method and is irrelevant what exactly subclass is used.
A: The assertEquals(Collection<?> actual, Collection<?> expected) documentation says:
Asserts that two collections contain the same elements in the same order. If they do not, an AssertionError is thrown.
Thus the content of the collections will be compared which, in case both the collections are empty, are equal.
A: They are not...
System.out.println(new HashSet<>().equals(new ArrayList<>())); // false
This is specific to testng assertEquals
Looking at the documentation of that method it says:
Asserts that two collections contain the same elements in the same order.
And this is ridiculous to me, a Set does not have an order, per-se.
Set<String> set = new HashSet<>();
set.add("hello");
set.add("from");
set.add("jug");
System.out.println(set); // [from, hello, jug]
IntStream.range(0, 1000).mapToObj(x -> x + "").forEachOrdered(set::add);
IntStream.range(0, 1000).mapToObj(x -> x + "").forEachOrdered(set::remove);
System.out.println(set); // [jug, hello, from]
So comparing these against a Collection at some particular point in time would yield interesting results.
Even worse, java-9 Set::of methods implement a randomization internally, so the order (or not the order) will be different from run to run.
A: When I run below code the condition is false.
if( (new HashSet<>()).equals(new ArrayList<>())){
System.out.println("They are equal");
}
Hence for assertEquals, it is | 1,009 |
What's Required for Real Citrix XenApp/XenDesktop Troubleshooting?
It is not exactly a secret that Citrix deployments can be complex, and like any complex system, things may occasionally go wrong. When that happens, it is important to restore the system to a functional status as quickly as possible and avoid a prolonged outage. That being the case, IT pros who are tasked with maintaining their company's Citrix deployments should consider their plan for addressing an unanticipated problem.
Most IT professionals have a collection of tools that they have amassed over the years and turn to these tools when things go wrong. It is especially common for IT pros to use free or open source troubleshooting tools. Such tools may provide diagnostic capabilities that go beyond what can be natively found in the Citrix software, and are freely available for download. So, what's not to like?
I'm not one to bash the use of free tools. I use them myself on occasion. But, there are times when relying on free troubleshooting tools might not be in your best interest. Free tools may not be the best tool for the job.
As someone who has worked in IT for well over 20 years, there are a number of things that I have noticed about free tools over the years. Let me share with you some of my observations.
One of the hardest lessons that I have learned about the use of free tools is that sometimes you get exactly what you pay for. When you use a free tool, that tool may or may not be trustworthy. The troubleshooting tools that Citrix provides presumably work as advertised, but on at least a couple of occasions I have downloaded free support tools that ended up giving me inaccurate information. In both situations, I wasted many hours of troubleshooting because I believed what the tool was telling me.
Another observation that I have made over the years is that most of the free tools that I have used are either broad or deep, but not both. A broad tool might give you a general overview of the health of your<|fim_middle|> diagnose problems that fall outside of what the various tools are designed to look for.
Discover and map your entire Citrix environment, and the dependencies within it – automatically.
Provide automatic remediation of issues based on specific conditions. This includes restarting servers, applications, and processes – or launching script/executable files to resolve issues before they become more serious.
As an internationally best selling technology author and 17 time Microsoft MVP, Brien Posey has written or contributed to dozen books, and created numerous full-length video training courses on a huge variety of IT and space-related topics. In addition, Brien has published over 7000 technical articles and white papers for various Web sites and periodicals. Brien has received Microsoft's MVP award numerous times for his work in Windows Server, IIS, Exchange Server, File Systems / Storage, Cloud and Datacenter Management, and Windows and Devices for IT. | IT infrastructure but lack the ability to drill down into complex problems. Conversely, a tool that includes some technical depth may fail to see the big picture, which is important in Citrix environments.
As a techie, I have historically gravitated toward tools that provide some technical depth. After all, it's tough to fix a problem if you can't really dig in and find out what is going on. However, tools that provide a high degree of technical depth can sometimes be problematic in a completely different way.
One issue that I have occasionally run into with some of the free tools is that they present you with raw information, leaving the interpretation of that information up to you. A performance monitoring tool might show you for example, that a particular server's storage I/O is way too high, but it is up to you to figure out why this is happening. Normally this means needing to know which additional performance counters you need to cross reference, what the normal range should be for those counters, and what it might mean if counters reflect ooff-nominal values.
A second issue that I have sometimes seen with the free tools is that they can lead you on a wild goose chase. There is an old saying that when all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail. If you have performance tools that are designed to diagnose very specific types of problems, your troubleshooting efforts will naturally begin to align with the tool's capabilities. The problem is that you can become dependent on your tools to the point that it becomes difficult to | 306 |
Magazine publishers are reporting spikes in digital subscriptions and single-copy sales of digital editions since the launch of the Newsstand feature in Apple's iOS 5. The new section, which allows users to find digital magazines and newspapers in one dedicated area in the App Store, then<|fim_middle|>, Vanity Fair and Wired.
Likewise, Bonnier has said it has also seen an immediate impact from the debut of Newsstand. Since the feature launched with iOS 5 on Oct. 12, the publisher's iPad versions of Popular Science and Popular Photography have sold about 500 and 600 subscriptions or single copies a day, respectively. Previously, they had averaged about 500 to 100 per day.
"At this point, we think Newsstand is a game changer," said Gregg Hano, vice president, group publisher of Bonnier's technology group.
Conde Nast did not provide any figures for actual subscription totals in the wake of Newsstand's arrival. Back in August, the company announced having 242,000 digital edition customers six weeks after introducing subscriptions in the App Store. In addition to subscriptions, that figure included digital single copies and the 136,000 print subscribers who added digital editions.
Publishers had been counting on Newsstand to provide a lift to their digital subscriptions since Apple announced the new feature in June. It provides a more high-profile venue for companies to market their wares than they have had in the past. As new issues become available, Newsstand automatically updates them in the background, showing the latest covers. | organize subscriptions on a virtual bookshelf, debuted two weeks ago along with the iPhone 4S.
Since then, Conde Nast said new subscription sales per week across all nine of its iPad editions increased 268%, compared to the previous eight weeks. Single-copy sales were up 142%. The surge spans various titles, including Allure, Brides, Glamour, Self, GQ, Golf Digest, The New Yorker | 90 |
Back to Joseph Cornell
Nymphlight (made with Rudolph<|fim_middle|>, made by recombining found materials, and directed films,where he worked with cinematographers (including Stan Brakhage, Rudy Burckhardt and Larry Jordan) to document his fantasy/experience of wandering in New York. -Bradley Eros and Jeanne Liotta | Burckhardt) (1957)
A young girl in a frilly, old-fashioned gown walks hurriedly through New York's Bryant Park. She is out of place, like a figure from another era. She has a broken parasol. We see shots of the people in the park and at the end we see a man emptying out the trash barrels who misses the parasol.
I liked this particularly for showing a slice of New York life from the 1950s. It is interesting to see the people in the park, especially in color. I wish more had been done with the girl in the old-fashioned dress. She doesn't really do anything and nothing really happens to her. She could have just appeared for a moment in the background, but she is given prominence at the beginning of the film so we are led to pay attention to her and then nothing happens.
-- Film Notes, John C.
The films of the reclusive artist Joseph Cornell (1903-1972) are as unique as his famous box constructions. Though rarely exhibited during his lifetime, these mysterious works nonetheless have had a deep and lasting influence on the world of avant-garde filmmaking . His entire body of film numbers some thirty-odd works, encompassing the incomplete and the fragmentary. It can be said that Cornell made two kinds of films in two distinct periods of activity: collage films | 286 |
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NASCAR and NBC Sports Group reach landmark media rights agreement
Ten-Year Agreement Returns NASCAR to NBC Family of Networks Beginning in 2015, Further Underscores Strength of NASCAR's Live Racing Product And Positions Industry for Continued Growth
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. and NEW YORK (July 23, 2013) – NASCAR and NBC Sports Group announced today they have reached a comprehensive agreement that grants NBCUniversal exclusive rights to the final 20 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races, final 19 NASCAR Nationwide Series events, select NASCAR Regional & Touring Series events and other live content beginning in 2015. Financial terms of the agreement, which runs through the 2024 season, were not disclosed.
With this partnership, NBC's 20 Sprint Cup race schedule includes becoming the exclusive home to the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup, NASCAR's final 10 races of the season, including its season-ending championship event which will return to network television in 2<|fim_middle|> Olympic Committee, the NFL, NHL, PGA TOUR, PGA of America, USGA, Churchill Downs, Premier League, MLS, Tour de France, French Open, Formula One, IndyCar and many more.
NASCAR and NBC Sports Group reach landmark media rights agreement Reviewed by Admin on Tuesday, July 23, 2013 Rating: 5
Tags media rights X NASCAR X Press Releases | 015 for the first time since 2009. Of NBC Sports Group's 20 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series events, seven will be carried on NBC annually, with 13 airing on NBC Sports Network (NBCSN). Four of NBC Sports Group's 19 NASCAR Nationwide Series races will air on NBC, with 15 airing on NBCSN.
"NBC is known for being an exceptional partner and delivering outstanding production quality and presentation of live sports, as well as its broad portfolio of broadcast and digital properties so we are thrilled with the commitment they have made to NASCAR and its future," said NASCAR Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Brian France. "We know this partnership will yield great value to our entire industry, provide a premium experience to our most important stakeholders, the fans, and help us achieve a number of strategic growth objectives. Our new partnership with NBC and the recent extension by FOX validate the strength of our fan base and the many bold steps we have taken the last several years to provide fans with better, more accessible racing."
In addition to rights to NASCAR Sprint Cup and NASCAR Nationwide Series races, NBC has also obtained exclusive rights to practice and qualifying sessions for NBC's national series events during their portion of the season, as well as rights to broadcast the NASCAR K&N Series, NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour, NASCAR Toyota (Mexico) Series, the NASCAR Hall of Fame induction ceremony and NASCAR's season-ending banquets. Further, NBC has been granted Spanish-language rights, certain video-on-demand rights and exclusive TV Everywhere rights for its NASCAR Sprint Cup Series and NASCAR Nationwide Series events.
"Acquiring the rights and bringing NASCAR back to NBC comes at an important point in time for NBC Sports Network, NBC, and all of our distributors and affiliates," said NBC Sports Group Chairman, Mark Lazarus. "We look forward to working with Brian and his management team, who have brought a renewed focus to NASCAR's intersection of sports and technology."
"We are excited about the cross-promotional opportunities NBC provides, especially in the timeframes right before NBC's NASCAR schedule and during the Chase," said NASCAR VP of Broadcasting and Productions, Steve Herbst. "We're confident NBC will utilize its powerful Championship Season lineup, including the NHL Playoffs, Premier League, the French Open, the Kentucky Derby and other events, to build interest and excitement for NASCAR. Those opportunities, combined with the opportunity to lead into the number one show on television – NBC's Sunday Night Football – for select Chase races, were both very attractive prospects when considering this partnership."
Summary of key NBC Sports Group Exclusive Rights – 2015-2024:
· Final 20 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races (7 on NBC, 13 on NBCSN)
· Final 19 NASCAR Nationwide Series races (4 on NBC, 15 on NBCSN)
· NASCAR K&N Series and NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour events
· NASCAR Toyota (Mexico) Series events
· NASCAR Hall of Fame induction ceremony and season-ending banquets
· 'TV Everywhere' live-streaming rights for NASCAR Sprint Cup Series and NASCAR Nationwide Series
· Spanish-language broadcast rights on Telemundo and Mun2 for national series events and NASCAR Toyota (Mexico) Series
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Archives|THE SCREEN; Alfred Hitchcock's Melodrama, 'The Girl Was Young,' Starring Nova Pilbeam, Opens at the Criterion
THE SCREEN; Alfred Hitchcock's Melodrama, 'The Girl Was Young,' Starring Nova Pilbeam, Opens at the Criterion
By Frank S. Nugent
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Alfred Hitchcock, England's jovial and rotund master of melodrama, has turned out another crisply paced, excellently performed film in "The Girl Was Young," which arrived at the Criterion yesterday. Although it misses the heart-tearing suspense, the febrile excitements ??? "The Thirty-nine Steps" and "The Woman Alone," his new work ha??? a quieter charm which serves his purposes—and ours—almost as well.Mr. Hitchcock has the demonic knack of filling the commonplace with terror. A serene English countryside under his glance suddenly grows ugly and threatening; a rail road yard can be made as ominous and mysterious as Herr Franken stein's castle; a crowded dance floor in a hotel dining room becomes sinister and dread. When murder blights a drowsy English village Mr. Hitchcock can be depended upon to see that melodramatic justice is done.In "The Girl Was Young" a woman's body is washed ashore and with it the belt of a man's raincoat, to confirm Scotland Yard<|fim_middle|> night. Mr. Hitchcock snaps directorial fingers and permits the prisoner to escape, to arouse the interest of the chief constable's daughter. Together they pursue the quest for the stolen raincoat, the old china mender and the man with the blinking eyes who gave the coat away.These are the melodramatic commonplaces which Mr. Hitchcock has twisted and woven into a taut skein of adventure and romance. He has been fortunate in his accomplices. Nova Pilbeam plays the constable's daughter with a wholesome and natural charm and a delightful ease of manner. Derrick De Marney, as the suspect, is agreeably light-hearted in the shadow of the noose, and there are a panel of delightful characters around them. We particularly admired the annoyingly optimistic solicitor, J. H. Roberts, the frowsy old china mender, Edward Rigby, and the several muddling-through constables and Yard men. But chiefly, of course, we admire Mr. Hitchcock.
THE GIRL WAS YOUNG, based on the novel "A Shilling for Candles," by Josephine Tey; screen play by Charles Bennett, Edwin Greenwood and Anthony Armstrong; directed by Alfred Hitchcock for Gaumont-British. At the Criterion.Erica Burgoyne . . . . . Nova PilbeamRobert Tisdall . . . . . Derrick de MarneyCol. Burgoyne . . . . . Percy MarmontOld Will . . . . . Edward RigbyGuy . . . . . George CurzonChristine Day . . . . . Pamela CarmeDetective Grant . . . . . John LongdenDetective Miller . . . . . George MerrittSolicitor . . . . . J. H. RobertsSergeant . . . . . H. F. MaltbyPoliceman . . . . . John MillarLorry Driver . . . . . Jerry Verno | 's theory that she had been strangled not drowned. Her young protége is seized; insists his raincoat was stolen in a tavern one | 29 |
CARLISLE FORD RUNGE is Distinguished McKnight University Professor of Applied Economics and Law at the University of Minnesota. CARLISLE PIEHL RUNGE is a student at Yale University.
In the late eighteenth century, the English political economist Thomas Malthus took a look at two sets of numbers and had an unnerving vision: with food supplies increasing arithmetically while the number of people grew geometrically, the world population would eventually run out of food. "By that law of our nature which makes food necessary to the life of man," he wrote in 1798, "the effects of these two unequal powers must be kept equal. This implies a strong and constantly operating check on population from the difficulty of subsistence. This difficulty must fall some where and must necessarily be severely felt by a large portion of mankind."
He was right, at least at the time: in Malthus' day, food production was essentially limited by the<|fim_middle|> the twentieth century would dramatically raise agricultural productivity. Farmers worldwide learned to use new fertilizers, petrochemical-based herbicides and insecticides, genetically improved plants (especially wheat, corn, and rice), and massive diversions of water for irrigation, notably in China and South Asia. Crop yields soared, and in the United States so much so that by the 1950s chronic surpluses and low prices were becoming problems. The economist Willard Cochrane wrote in 1965 that thanks to the recent technological revolution in U.S. agriculture, the previous decade had witnessed "the greatest gain in productive efficiency of any ten-year period in the history of American farming." | availability of land, whereas procreation faced few restraints. Malthus did not foresee, however, that new technologies in the late nineteenth century and throughout | 31 |
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This 14-day tour package is a special option for those tourists who admire Persian history and like to gain a rich experience of hidden beauty of Iran deserts and a glimpse of natural scenes. Some travelers have always had a dream of experiencing the glorious beauty of Iran deserts alongside visiting major historical/cultural spots. This amazing tour plan starts from Tehran and covers some major cities and attractions such as Damghan, Mesr Village, Yazd, Shiraz, and Yasuj. You then move to Isfahan, followed by a visit to Kashan on the way to Tehran for departure.
Visited Cities & Towns: Tehran, Damghan, Mesr Village, Yazd, Shiraz, Yasuj, Isfahan
Overnight Tehran
Upon your landing in Tehran— after a short rest— we'll begin our city tour which is devoted entirely to the capital: Golestan Palace representing design and stylish achievements of the Qajar era (including the introduction of European subjects and styles into Persian arts); we then possibly have an opportunity to visit the Treasury of National Jewelry Museum (holding one of the world's most valuable jewelry collection). At the end, we'll stroll through Tehran Bazaar, (a great chance<|fim_middle|> D)
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Today we aim at hiking in the Alborz mountain range (extending from west to east along the southern coast of the Caspian Sea, of which the highest Peak is Damavand 5671 m which is situated in central part of this spectacular mountain range.). After hiking we return to the city to take a glance at Sa'dabad Complex (a 300-hectare complex constructed by the Qajar and Pahlavi kings). The site's 18 buildings accommodate museums representing subjects as diverse as the royal cars, royal dishware, and miniature paintings. It was the summer residence of the last Shah.
Overnight Damghan
We are going to drive to Damghan (350km). It is one of the oldest cities in Iran with a 7000-year history and civilization. Our tour will start with a visit to the Tarikhane Mosque, the oldest mosque in Iran which was built after the advent of Islam in Iran. We then move to Cheshmeh-Ali (one of the permanent springs located 30 km north of Damghan). Due to its pleasant climate this region has been visited by people from ancient times. We also take a look at one of the pavilions built in this area during Qajar period.
Overnight Desert Camping
Today is entirely devoted to the beauty of the desert. In the morning we are going to drive to the desert, visiting the Jandagh Castle on the way. We then continue to the Mesr Village. Located in Khur and Biabanak County, close to the city of Nain, Mesr village is like a small island in the sand, somewhere in the heart of the central desert of Iran where you have an opportunity to feel the breathtaking scenery of sand and silence during your visit with a delightful starry sky at night. The whole trip is approximately 400km.
Overnight Yazd
Today we'll start a short hiking through the desert before heading for Yazd (450km). We make a stop at Meybod to visit the old Caravanserai (one of the remarkable Safavid caravanserais due to its architecture, place, and interior design), and Narin Castle (a mud-brick structure which dates back to more than 2000 years ago). Caravanserais supported the flow of information, commerce, and people across the trade routes covering Asia, southeastern Europe, and North Africa, especially along the Silk Road. We'll arrive in Yazd in the afternoon.
Our today will be devoted to the significant places in Yazd. We'll start with a visit to the grand, congregational Jame Mosque (with the tallest minarets in Iran). We then visit the Zoroastrian structures known as Towers of Silence (which were being used for death ritual in the past). We also see the Zoroastrian Fire Temple (housing the 1500-year-old Sacred Eternal Flame) followed by a visit to the Water Museum. In the afternoon we'll visit Amir Chakhmaq Square and Dolat Abad Garden (with the tallest Badgir/windcatcher in Iran and probably in the world).
Overnight Shiraz
Today we are going to drive to Shiraz visiting three major spots on the way: Pasargadae where you feel the grandeur of the Achaemenid Empire. It holds the Tomb of the founder of Achaemenid dynasty— Cyrus the Great. We then move to the Naqsh-e Rostam (a royal necropolis which houses the massive tombs of the Achaemenid and Sassanid kings). The last place is Persepolis (a stunning structure which embodies the greatest achievements of the ancient Achaemenid Empire). We then continue our trip arriving in Shiraz in the evening.
The day is dedicated to the beauty of Shiraz, the historical center of Persian culture and a glorious image of gardens and poetry. We'll begin with a visit to the Arg-e Karim Khan, eye-catching Vakil Mosque and Vakil Bazaar (where you are going to experience an impressive atmosphere with a delightful architecture). Next, we'll visit the Nasir Almolk Mosque (known as the Pink Mosque) and the Narenjestan Mansion. Shiraz is home to the most cherished Persian poet— Hafez— whose tomb we will visit at the end of our city tour.
Overnight Yasuj
In the morning we are going to move to Yasuj visiting— on the way— the eye-catching Margon Waterfall (flowing through rocks in Margoon valley from a height of 70 meters in an area of 100-meter width). High mountains, bright and shining sun, the wild trees grown on the steep slopes, and overgrown rocks add to the magnificence of the territory around the waterfall. After hiking through this spectacular area, we drive to Yasuj (a cold mountainous city covered by a vast oak forest, which provides a temperate climate and enhances its beauty).
Today we go on a full-day excursion to explore the natural beauty of the outskirts of Yasuj. The city has been named as the capital of Iranian Nature (due to its spectacular waterfalls, rivers, springs, and chestnut trees). The activities include trekking/hiking, seeing the eye-catching landscape of the region, and possibly meeting nomads. We also visit Tang-e sorkh village. In the vicinity of the village is a scenic gorge through which a lush river stretches towards the Komehr village situated in Margoon region. We then return to Yasuj in the late afternoon.
Overnight Isfahan
We are going to hit the road again driving to Isfahan in the morning (340km). Arriving in Isfahan we have free time to visit two of the main attractions of the city: Jame Mosque (a comprehensive encyclopedia of Iranian and Islamic architecture where you have a chance to see step by step development of Persian architecture), and the Vank Cathedral. With remarkable paintings displaying the architectural styles of both Christian and Islamic traditions, the design of the cathedral is a mixture of the Safavid style and an Islamic-style dome.
Our full-day tour of Isfahan will start with a visit to one of the largest squares in the world Naqsh-e Jahan, located around the perimeter of the delightful Imam Mosque, Sheikh Lotfollah Mosque (a work of outstanding artistry, skill, and expertise), and the Ali Qapu Palace (one of the best samples of finest Iranian art). In the afternoon we'll visit the UNESCO World Heritage site, Chehel Sotoun Palace and Garden (with its outstanding veranda). Next, we'll visit the Persian Bazaar to get familiar with the Iranian handicrafts and workshops.
Today we are driving to Tehran via Kashan (490km) where we make a few stops to see the city in more detail. We'll visit a bunch of Iranian houses which are of great architectural value (for example, Borujerdis House, Ameri House, and Abbasi House). Next, we take a glance at the historical Mosque of Agha Bozorg (used also as a theological school). Next, we'll visit the UNESCO World Heritage site Fin Garden which is a fine sample of Persian Garden. We then leave the city to Tehran (257km) arriving in the evening.
Overnight Departure
You will be transferred to Imam Khomeini International Airport at the appropriate time for departure.
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We are currently supporting over 3,000 local charities and projects in communities across the UK. The projects we fund help children facing a range of disadvantages for example poverty and deprivation; children who have been the victims of abuse or neglect or disabled young people.
BBC Children in Need currently awards grants at six points during the year and funds two types of grants. The Main Grants Programme is for grants over £10,000 per year to support projects for up to three years. Meanwhile, the Small | 123 |
Butterfield boosts Aggies past<|fim_middle|> non-priority and $20 for priority, as well as $25 for premium game against UNLV (Feb. 15).
To order a package or for more Aggie men's basketball ticket information, fans can contact the USU Athletics Ticket Office over the phone by calling 1-888-USTATE-1 or 435-797-0305 during regular hours of operation. Fans can also buy their tickets in person at the USU Ticket Office inside the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum or online by clicking on the "Buy Tickets" tab at www.UtahStateAggies.com.
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Posted in USUTagged Alan Williams, Ben Clifford, Eric Chidlress, Jalen Moore, Jordan Stone, Kyle Boswell, Kyle Davis, Marcel Davis, Preston Medlin, Spencer Butterfield, Tenale Roland, Uc Santa Barbara, USU, Utah State Aggies | Gouchos 77-71 in OT
LOGAN, Utah — Spencer Butterfield's career-high 31 points as part of a double-double to propel Utah State men's basketball to a thrilling 77-71 overtime win over UC Santa Barbara Friday night in the Basketball Travelers, Inc., Classic sponsored by Gossner Foods, at the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum.
USU rallied from down, 60-52, with four minutes left in regulation to force overtime, using an 11-2 run, getting a three-pointer from senior guard Preston Medlin, then seven-straight points from senior guard/forward Butterfield, capped by a steal and layup to tie the game at 62-all with 1:44 left. Later sophomore guard Marcel Davis hit 1-of-2 free throws with 44.2 seconds left for a 63-62 Aggie advantage, but UCSB's Kyle Boswell netted his seventh and final three-pointer of the night with 21.7 seconds left from the left corner for a 65-63 Gaucho lead.
After a timeout on USU's ensuing possession, Medlin drove the lane and got a shot off, but it rolled off the rim to an open area that sophomore forward Kyle Davis got his hand to and tipped the ball over the rim and through the net with four seconds left to tie the score at 65-65. UCSB's Zalmico Harmon got a long shot off before the buzzer, but it was off the mark, sending the game to overtime.
In the extra session, the Gauchos took a 68-66 lead after a layup by Alan Williams, followed by a Boswell free throw with 3:54 to go. That would be the visitor's final lead of the night, as Butterfield buried a three-pointer from just to the right of the top of the arc for a 69-68 advantage with 2:39 left. After a USU defensive stop, freshman forward Jalen Moore had a slashing baseline up-and-under layup. Boswell missed a three-pointer on UCSB's next possession and Moore corralled the board, setting up a putback by Butterfield with 55.9 seconds to go for a 73-68 lead and USU secured the win by hitting 4-of-6 free throws in the waning seconds.
The win was USU's third in a row, improving to 8-2 on the season. The Gauchos had their three-game losing streak snapped with the loss, sliding to 6-4 overall. The Aggies have won eight of the last nine meetings with their former Big West Conference foe, as USU now leads the all-time series, 41-24. Utah State also improved to 48-1 all-time in tournaments it hosts, including winning each of its last 47.
Butterfield's 31 points are the most points scored by an Aggie since Preston Medlin scored 32 points against Idaho on Feb. 24, 2012. With his season-high 10 rebounds, Butterfield collected his first double-double of the season and his eighth of his career.
Medlin netted 14 points while junior forward Ben Clifford matched his season-high of 10 points, both of which have come against UCSB, as the Aggies beat the Gauchos, 71-64, on Nov. 16 in Santa Barbara. Kyle Davis collected 10 rebounds for his second-straight double-digit rebounding outing and third of the season, but was his first not posting a double-double as he tallied four points. Medlin added seven rebounds and junior center Jordan Stone posted five boards, helping USU to a 40-29 rebounding advantage, the Aggies' sixth time this year and third-straight game, with a double-digit rebounding advantage on its opponent. Marcel Davis dished out a season-high eight assists to go with seven points.
UCSB was led by Boswell's 27 points while Williams notched 23 points, just missing a double-double with nine boards. Eric Childress added seven points, while Harmon and Boswell dished out five and four helpers, respectively.
The Aggies shot 46.0 percent (23-of-50) from the field, making 8-of-20 (40.0 percent) behind the arc, as well as 79.3 percent (23-of-29) at the free throw line. The Gauchos were 24-of-61 (39.3 percent) field goal shooting, and UCSB is just the second team this year to shoot at least 40 percent from three-point range against USU, as the Gauchos were 9-of-21 (.429) from behind the arc. The visitors were also 14-of-17 (82.4 percent) from the charity stripe.
USU bolted out of the gates, opening a 5-0 lead in the first 1:37 after a Medlin trey on the Aggies' first possession and a dunk by Stone later. UCSB broke through the USU defensive pressure and got on the board with 16:08 on the clock, and then proceeded to reel off a 12-0 run, capped by a Boswell trey for a 12-5 lead at the 12:58 mark.
After the Aggies whittled away at the deficit and tied it at 18-all on a three-pointer by senior guard TeNale Roland with 8:16 left in the half, the Gauchos scored eight of the next 10 points for a 26-20 lead after another Boswell triple at the 5:37 mark. Again, USU trimmed away at the gap and took its first lead since the early going at 31-29 after a Butterfield three-pointer with 51 ticks on the first-half clock, and that remained the score into halftime.
A three-pointer by Clifford from the left wing gave USU a 39-38 lead but the Gauchos went on an 11-0 run to take a 49-39 lead after a layup by Aamahd Walker with 10:34 to go. Butterfield later hit a trey from the left wing to pull USU within 51-48 with 6:57 left, but UCSB surged ahead and took a 60-52 lead at the 4:02 mark after another Boswell three-pointer, setting up USU's dramatic rally to force overtime and collect the hard-fought thrilling victory.
The Aggies are the lone unbeaten team in the tournament at 2-0, and will conclude Classic action against Troy on Saturday, Dec. 21 in an 8 p.m. tip-off, following UC Santa Barbara against Western Illinois at 5:30 p.m. The Troy Trojans are 4-6 after losing their second game of the weekend, falling in a 61-58 contest to the Leathernecks of Western Illinois in the first game of the night Friday, as the Leathernecks improved to 5-6 with the win.
None of the BTI Classic games will be televised, but the USU games will be aired on the radio and audio streamed online on the Aggie Sports Network, as well as video streamed online through on USU's website, www.UtahStateAggies.com. Live stats will also be available through "Live Stats" link, and updates will also be available on Twitter – @Aggiehoops.
USU men's basketball single-game, multi-game and season tickets are on sale. All single-game tickets will go on sale two weeks prior to each game. Single-game tickets will cost $18 for | 1,677 |
ST. MARY'S CITY, Md. –<|fim_middle|>3-1, to Salisbury University Sunday afternoon on the road. With the loss, the Marlins move to 0-5 on the year while Salisbury improves to 4-1.
The Marlins got things going fast, scoring the first goal just 2:25 into the first half. VWU earned a free kick from approximately 25 yards out that Evan Kastetter set up to take. The freshman bent it into the near post where Andrew Freeman headed it in to give the Marlins an early lead.
Salisbury answered back though just over five minutes later, tying It at 1-1 and then take the lead with another goal in the 31st minute. The second half would fail to see the Marlins come back as the Seagulls added an insurance goal in the 68th. Virginia Wesleyan tested the Salisbury keeper at the end of regulation with a pair of shots, but both were stopped.
Griffin Potter was tagged with the loss between the pipes, despite turning aside four Salisbury shots.
Men's soccer will return to action at 7 p.m. on Wednesday as the squad hosts Regent College at the Trinder Center. | The Virginia Wesleyan University men's soccer team fell, | 12 |
It's thesis season! Our LUMES master's students are turning in their last six months of academic blood, sweat and tears (AKA, their theses) in nine short days.
Just in time- here's a checklist I've developed to help students give appropriate credit to their original sources. This is one of the most common problem areas I see in student writing. Following this checklist will help you contribute to scholarly conversation and avoid problems from unclear citations.
1. Demonstrate appropriate research ethics in fairly crediting ideas to their original authors.
2. Give<|fim_middle|> avoid- even unintentional plagiarism can carry a penalty of up to six months' suspension at Lund University).
Comments or corrections welcome. Happy revising! | more credibility to your research by grounding it in established literature, and showing where you have added new knowledge.
3. Help your reader follow your logic and understand your main claim, based on the evidence that supports it.
4. Follow a well-established format for citation (APA style), to help readers find and understand the sources you have used and the way in which you've used them.
5. Avoid plagiarism (which is every student's responsibility to | 89 |
As we grow older or as we adopt inactive forms of employment in our young-adult-years (especially deskbound jobs!) regular physical activity is critical to maintaining our health and our ability to remain active.
Moderate-intensity aerobic activity each day and even light work with weight a couple of times per week has enormous benefits for each of us.
Controlling your weight by balancing how much you take in with how much<|fim_middle|> perform better. And who doesn't want to do at least one of those?
If you need help developing a system that works for your situation, let me know. We can figure it out, together. | you work off.
Strengthening your bones & muscles by putting them to good use and challenging them to remain in good condition.
Improving your ability to perform daily activities by having appropriate strength and range of motion needed to do the work.
Improving your ability prevent falls by maintaining your balance, core strength, and reflexes.
Improving your mental health and your mood by keeping your thinking, learning, and judgement skills sharp. Improved sleep quality from regular strength & conditioning also reduces the risk of depression.
Reducing your risk of cardiovascular disease as regular physical activity can lower your blood pressure and improve your cholesterol levels.
Reducing your risk of Type 2 Diabetes & Metabolic Syndrome by reducing your levels of body fat, triglycerides, and high blood sugar.
Reducing your risk of some cancers such as colon and breast because physically active people have a lower rate of developing cancer than those who are not active.
It doesn't matter who you are, how old you are, or where you are. Everyone can benefit from developing and maintaining a strength & conditioning routine. In addition to the medical improvements mentioned above, you'll look better, feel better, and | 233 |
San Francisco Home Prices
What it will cost you to buy in Bayview right now
Average asking is $475 per square foot
By Brock Keeling@BrockKeeling May 18, 2017, 9:40am PDT
Photo by Steve Boland
Back-to-back winner of Curbed SF's neighborhood of the year title, San Francisco's southside neighborhood is both a popular and contentious one. For starters, it's one of the few remaining affordable ("affordable") neighborhoods in the the city<|fim_middle|> Hill right now [Curbed SF]
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As we noted in January, "People live in Bayview; it's not just a ramen/craft cocktail pitstop in between landing a sweet tech gig and heading to the suburbs after cranking out a few kids."
But it's also a neighborhood with a lot of housing stock on the market. So let's take a closer look at the market in Bayview today.
The current average asking price is $475 per square foot, but the individual properties that make up this average range from $367-760/square foot.
At the low end of the price range is 1641 La Salle Avenue, a two-unit building asking $1.195 million for 3,256 square feet ($367/square foot). At the high end of the price range is 1721 Newcomb Avenue, a 1,050-square-foot house asking $798,000 ($760/square foot.).
"For context, the upper end of the properties for sale in Bayview ($760/square foot) is asking as much as the lower end of the properties in Lower Pacific Heights ($763/square foot)," explains Constantine Valhouli, founder of research and analytics outfit NeighborhoodX .
NeighborhoodX, who has been helping us figure out the breakdown in San Francisco's top neighborhoods, has the details. Hover over the chart bars for additional information and analytics.
Your Curbed Cup neighborhood of the year: Bayview [Curbed SF]
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San Francisco's most expensive neighborhood is Pacific Heights [Curbed SF]
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I got so distracted with planning TEAM TLC that I forgot to blog about TLC Tysons Corner officially sponsoring the Joe Cassella 5K Run/Walk. This is the fourth year that TLC Tysons<|fim_middle|> event by donating an auction item: a refractive surgery procedure! And, this is the first year that we've been able to put together enough runners/walkers to have a team. So excited!
Last year's event raised about $50,000 for a child fighting cancer. When a child has to face such challenges in life, it affects the child and the entire family. Medical costs can add undo strain to the family's financial budget, so it's wonderful when a foundation like the Joe Cassella Foundation can help these families in their time of need. Let's do everything we can to make this year's event even better than 2012's race.
Please help us support the Joe Cassella 5K by joining TEAM TLC. We have to beat Team MyEyeDr.!
WHO: Anyone interested in having some fun. If you don't want to walk/run, you can volunteer.
WHAT: 5K run/walk with prizes for multiple age categories. Benefiting children with medical needs.
WHEN: Hopefully a beautiful Sunday, May 19, 2013, at 8:30 a.m.
HOW: Join our team. Make a donation. Put on your racing shoes. Bring your dog. Hit the pavement or a volunteer station. Feel good about yourself because you will be helping others.
Click here to get more information on how you can help with the Joe Cassella 5K Race/Run. | Corner has sponsored the | 4 |
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Quick screening assessment can involve just getting the patient to walk, testing for vision and looking for tremors/weakness/abnormal movements as well as evident congnitive deficit. This + experience can help to rapidly distinguish between the 'neurological' emergency (stroke etc) and other differentials.
1. A case of unusual neurology: 60 year old man with tremor, abnormal gait and confusion. Gradual onset = Stroke is unlikely. ?Wernicke's. Then his symptoms progressed including bilateral facial weakness and pain along right arm. None of this fits with a stroke. He then developed progressive opthalmoplegia (weakness of his eyes) and deteriorated further. MRI/CI – unhelpful. He had an lumbar puncture with extremely high white cells and protein. Then target like rashes were noted on his torso and spirochetes were found in the CSF. Diagnoses = Disseminated Neurological Lyme disease (rare). Treatment: Ceftriaxone 2 grams for 2 weeks. Other signs that can suggest Lyme: Conjunctivitis, Bilat weakness, positive serology, history of walking through forests / contact with certain animals.
2. A fall with subsequent neurology: A 70 year old lady falls, hits her head and presents to A&E. On admission her chest x-ray looked normal. Initial CT of her head was normal. Then she becomes acutely short of breath and has a CT scan. This shows lots of blood in her chest (left side) – this is called a haemothorax. She has a chest drain inserted to help her breathing. The next day she is quite confused. ? Delirium (acute confusion related to painkillers/infection/trauma of admission). This was very out of character for her so a CT head was performed again. This looked relatively normal, however the brain looked large for someone in their 70's (the brain shrinks with age), but was reported as normal (there was certainly no obvious abnormality). She then deteriorated and dropped her conscious level and had to be intubated. What is going on here? An LP was performed with white cell count of 1 and a protein level of 1.09. Neuroradiologists agreed that the CT scan looked normal. Then the PCR from the LP showed HSV type 1. MRI then confirmed this in the temporal lobes. This is a very dangerous condition that needs prompt and sometimes prolonged treatment with antiviral therapy.
3. Sudden unconsciousness ?cause. A 50 year old man who became suddenly unconscious (Glasgow Coma Score: 4/15). Examination was normal. He had to be intubated but all his other tests CXR, bloods, ECG were normal. He went on to have a CT scan of his head which was also normal. No evidence he had taken any drugs or toxins. Clinically infection didn't appear likely. He had no evidence of vasculitis and there was no trauma. He had a second CT scan which showed an area of low density | 662 |
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Tommy Lanham is a speaker who talks about being ENTHUSIASTIC about life!! I really enjoyed learning a lot from this interview! Feel free to check him out<|fim_middle|>IVE and BELIEVE, it can ACHIEVE". Also, I focus in on the top 4 excuses used when asked why you can't think big or do big things. Hope you enjoy!!
This podcast will teach you how improve on focusing on the process. Also, it will teach you how to take your focus off of the outcome and focusing on a mission that will guide your everyday life!
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Gratitude is defined by thankfulness. With this podcast, learn how to implement more gratitude into your life! Also, learn two great stories that help you understand more about gratefulness! Plus, listen to the end to hear some exciting news!!!
Life is all about perception. In this episode I will give you guys ways to be able to see things from multiple points of view! If you want to live a happy and joyful life, you must be willing to see things from all points of view!
The human mind is super powerful. On this episode I focus on the quote "Whatever the mind of man can CONCE | 160 |
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Whisky Tasting: Kilchoman's Port Cask Matured!
Well I think I'm in love!
I've just been sampling the latest offering from Kilchoman, their Port Cask Matured.
In my humble opinion I think it's one of the finest drams I've ever tasted – a pure delight from nose to swallow!
Kilchoman's<|fim_middle|>, smokiness and spice all lovingly blended – lingering sherry sweet provides a long finish.
Overall: The smoothness belies the 55% strength from this malt – it is gorgeous! If you can get hold of a bottle – do! You will not regret it. One of the best drams I've ever tasted!
Many thanks to Kilchoman (@Kilchoman05) for sending the sample! | Port Cask Matured release, the first of its kind from the distillery, is fully matured in ex-Ruby Port casks allowing for the full influence of the port casks to be imparted into the whisky.
Anthony Wills, managing director of Kilchoman, said: "We experimented with a number of different cask types to see which ones worked for a full maturation term and the ruby port casks are exceptional at just 3 years old.
The Port Cask Matured release is non chill-filtered and is bottled at 55% ABV.
If love be a fleeting thing then I'm afraid this is true in the case of the Kilchoman Port Cask Matured – they have only released 1,000 cases and most online stockists seem to be out of stock already.
At the time of scribing only Abbey Whisky still holds stocks but they are on a strictly one bottle per customer arrangement – I think these will go very quickly.
So, don't be tardy, grab one today and relish 70cl. of liquid love!
Nose: Rich, glorious mahogany colour. A smokey peat that hits you straight away followed by Vanilla and chocolate.
Palate: Peat and smoke with a lustrous sweetness, shades of fruity cake mixture and a citrus zing.
Finish: Mellow warmth | 282 |
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WESTERN BUREAU:
Senator Matthew Samuda says the Government's ambitious drive to bring unregulated security companies in line with established operating policies and guidelines has been hampered by the COVID-19 pandemic.
"The pandemic has hit the legal and illegal security companies," said Samuda, minister without portfolio in the Ministry of National Security, during a tour of the western headquarters of the Private Security Regulations Authority (PSRA) in Montego Bay, St James.
"I wouldn't<|fim_middle|> James accounts for 41 of those companies.
She noted that several companies have also since regularised their operations.
"It is now a little easier to operate from here (St James) to do what we called spot checks in terms of trying to find illegal companies," Webber McLaughlin said. "Even those who are complying with the law, we visit and let them know that we are here. We also do spot checks on individual security guards just to make sure that they are compliant with the regulations."
The western regional headquarters, located on Union Street in Montego Bay, is being used to support the private-security industry by increasing performance, monitoring compliance, facilitating registration for both personnel and companies, and providing assistance to industry stakeholders.
As at December 2019, approximately 24,000 private security personnel were registered with the PSRA.
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[3] mailto:editorial@gleanerjm.com | classify them quite as illegal. I classify them as unregulated. They are legally registered businesses. What they [are] not doing is complying with all of the regulations in the space," added Samuda.
With that challenge, Samuda, who has responsibility for the PSRA, an agency of the Ministry of National Security, said efforts will be made to partner with unregulated stakeholders to improve and maintain the standards of the private-security industry.
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"Now, our job at PSRA is to bring them [in line] and to ensure that they function because it's about standardisation and ensuring that the industry itself is buoyant and healthy that when people see security guards, they can be assured of a particular minimum of the standard of delivery," continued Samuda.
"Opening and increasing our footprints in the west has certainly increased our ability to regulate and monitor the space in western Jamaica, but it's difficult to determine just how much of an impact we've had because of the fallout in employment in the sector, even though we have started to see a comeback faster than we are expecting," added Samuda.
Vivette Webber McLaughlin, operations manager at the PSRA's western regional headquarters, told The Gleaner that since the office became operational nine months ago, a total of 61 security companies have been registered and are being regulated across the region. Of the number, St | 295 |
Great Dane??? that's no Dane that's an English Mastiff. and I love it.
That looks like a Dane to me. Do remember that the English Mastiff was one of the breeds they used to make the Great Dane. I love both the breeds and would get one (or more) any day if life's pattern allowed it.
Although the name is GreatDaneChronicles, I don't think all of the dogs are necessarily Great Danes.
One of the galleries on the website is called, "Little Kids and their Big Dogs."
And, that certainly is a Big Dog!
Another relatively warm February day. A trip to Onset, MA. We'll call it the tip of Cape Cod. Small quaint, quiet beach. The simple things in life soothe my soul. A walk on the beach in February, some sand, water, a shell and a reflection.
Nice! You're always out and about.
We try, Patricia! Now that Rick is retired he has more time to do "stuff" during the week, and is willing to head out with me. If it's not too cold (or hot) we find somewhere to walk, get some exercise, and my camera is always at the ready. 3.1 miles today and that was after my turbo kick class. That's what I'm shooting for in retirement. Simply being out and about more. Too<|fim_middle|>'m glad I was able to do that, but it's nice to have time to do what I/we want to do.
It's going to be chilly tomorrow. He's making a stew, I may bundle up and go out "duck hunting" again with a Y friend.
A great clam photo with a lot of detail and great reflection, Lainey!!
Went to the Garden of the Gods in Colorado Springs this morning, While there I visited a historic ranch (the Rock Ledge Ranch) near the entry of the park and then walked its trails for several miles. Here are two photos from my outing.
Walking the path to Pikes Peak.
The Historic Rock Ledge Ranch's barn , just outside of the entrance of the Garden of the Gods.
<----- the black muzzle is the giveaway of a mastiff. Danes and Mastiffs along with Neapolitan, cane corsos, and St Bernards are all referred to as Molessers.
Mastiffs have those stockier shoulders more than the Danes which are leaner. Danes also don;t have as much floppy skin.
Thanks, and Gary, those shots are beautiful!
Gary, do you touch up your photos somehow to get the crispness, color and detail that is so unusual? Or do you have a half million dollar camera? They are beautiful shots; your photos are always so different. | many years stuck in an office. Lots of weekends helping out with grandkids. I | 17 |
The earlier the child gets out of the comfort zone better it is for him and the parents. The parents understand this but are very uncomfortable when the child goes out of sight. In fact, come to think of it, actually the child, since the time it gets comfortable on his/ her own two feet wants to venture out of the comfort zone and try out new things but the parents hesitate to allow it the freedom to do that.
This should we / shouldn't we allow game continues till either the parents realise their responsibility and give the child freedom of action (commensurate with the age of the child) or the child takes a leap of faith (from under the watchful eyes of the parents). The earlier it happens better it is for both.
The tendency to be in comfort zones remains with the child all his life. In schools, it is reflected in the form of liking for particular subjects in which he feels comfortable (finds easier) or playing only particular games, avoiding stage. Students tend to avoid studying subjects in which they feel they are weak. I have seen students not selecting particular subjects in school<|fim_middle|> is the only way to growth.
When I was younger, I never ever wanted to step outside of my comfort zone. I was too scared. But now, now I love it!
I believe in independence and accountability, stepping out of your comfort zone is always terrifying but it's the only way to learn about resilience. Thanks for this post!
What a motivational and wonderful post. Thank you for sharing!
I enjoy being in the comfort zone at times, but you are right not much growth goes on there. It happens when you go beyond your comfort.
The ability to take risks and step out of our comfort zone is how we can grow into a wiser and more mature person. Thanks for sharing this blog.
Stepping out of comfort zone is really important. To grow one needs to get out of comfort zone. Amazing post. Very motivating..!!
Its so nice to know our child can manage everything andlearn to be responsible ..
Stepping outside your comfort zone is always difficult – but it's important! Thanks for sharing.
It makes sense that our comfort zones evolve as we grow older. I think it is important to push ourselves beyond our comfort zones if we want to succeed.
Stepping out of my comfort zone is hard but it's great to just go for it. Such a great analogy.
Thanks fro bringing this up, as a parent it sometime is hard to let your child do something out of his comfort zone, but I agree that he will achieve greater things and learn more by stepping out of his comfort zone. Thanks for sharing!
I teach my students to step out of their comfort zone. That's where the magic happens.
I agree with you completely, it is important to have a role model for children. It has a deep impact on them during formative years.
Oh taking risks is an essential in life. It's important to know that you can grow form taking risks. Great post. Thanks!
I always believe that coming out from that shell is a nice way to truly know oneself and his capacity. It builds self confidence. Plus one will never know his worth unless he step out and try.
We have to step outside of our comfort zone in order to grow. And nothing bets a failure but a try. Great post.
It really is true. We need to push ourselves in order to experience true growth!
Stepping outside of our comfort zone is really difficult. But its important for developing personality. I agree with you completely.
This is great. We as humans are constantly growing so we should be comfortable with being uncomfortable sometimes.
It is so true that you need to step out of your comfort zone ever once in a while. I have always had such a hard time doing this!
Yes to this! We try to teach our kids to get out of their comfort zone and try new things. It's a bit scary for them but it feels great when they accomplish new things.
Previous Previous post: Appreciate the Goodness around…. | because of fear of failure. The selection should be based on liking/ love and never be based on fear. This is where the role of parents and teachers become important. They have to push the child out of the comfort zones by convincing him, making him believe in himself or, if required, even pushing him a bit. If a child is scared of the swimming pool there are numerous ways to help him overcome the fear ranging from various swimming aids, expert coaching, incentives or may be pushing into the pool. Child has to realise that he has to break out of the comfort zone to excel.
Breaking free from the comfort zones won't happen overnight. It can be a prolonged process requiring efforts not just from the child but also from the parents, teachers and the peers. A step by step process, which may start with baby steps to develop his confidence slowly. Aim is to make him believe in his abilities.
First, the child has to decide his goal, what he wants to achieve. This is not easy at the tender age the child is. Goals can be short and long term. Once the goal has been set than the path to the goal has to be decided. The child has to understand that there is no shortcut, he has to reach the goal on his own two feet. Once that is understood than then the step by step process of preparation, trials and actions starts.
It's always good to introduce the child to a role model, someone he can relate to. Someone preferably from real life, not from past history or mythology, may be a peer/ senior from the same school or the neighborhood/ within the family. There is no comparison being made, just the child is encouraged to follow the success model of the role model (If he can do it, you can do it too).
One has to break out from the confines of the comfort zones, challenge the fears, push himself/ herself to the limit to achieve success/ excellence.
Stepping outside of your comfort zone is truly terrifying but necessary for personal growth and development. It is so important to remember that life really does start outside of your comfort zone.
Stepping out of our comfort zone | 433 |
Want to take my selected memory tour of Greece? Not just the incredible "big" cities like Athens, but the small roads to a different time? I've been fortunate to visit this incredible country five or six times in my life and have experienced the changes that occurred since my first trip in 1971.
Athens: The Agora, the marketplace so different then and now: Then it was a dirty, dark street with "booths" made of hanging rags and a multitude of variety in the "shops" you would see. Now, the agora is an actual part of the city, with charming, pretty, curvy streets and shops such as the tourist "expects".
The agora was a commercial, political, cultural and religious center for the populace. This area included administrative buildings, temples, public services and courts. Athenians gathered here<|fim_middle|> the Greek islands for a complete experience!!! | to buy and sell products, to get informed on current affairs, criticize the government, exchange ideas or just start a conversation.
The Parthenon on the Acropolis: Then- the columns of the Parthenon were collapsed and laying in rows. Only a few columns were standing. As years went by, I saw the columns numbered, and reconstruction happening. On my last visit, it was almost completely restored. I was never much a student of history, and didn't even know there was a Porch of Maidens near the Parthenon; yet its beauty struck me in those early visits and touched me. Stop in a taverna for a shot of Ouzu or Retzina to blend into the land.
Dionysus Ancient Theater: On the south aisle of Acropolis, walk Dionysiou Aeropagitou Street and go straight up. Aeschylus, Aristophanes, Euripides and Sophocles, four of the most famous ancient Greek poets, watched their plays being performed for the first time (5th century B.C.) in this theater. The acoustics are incredible; a whisper on that stage can be heard in any of the 17,000 seats! I tested it!
First build of wood, during the 1st century BC it was rebuilt in stone, and the stone bench rows are all that remain.
Delphi: Just my personal story. After a night of dancing in a taverna in Delphi, my friend Chloe and I were escorted back to our hotel by some very cute Greek guys that we danced with for hours. The time…4am. How were we to know the hotel locked the front door!? And let a doberman loose in the lobby??? The men climbed the balconies to our room, broke into our door, went thru the lobby and locked up the dog, and opened the front door for us. We thanked them and waved goodbye and fell asleep at 5am. The alarm went off at 6! We staggered onto the bus and slept all the way to the next stop.
Delos was the birthplace of Apollo and Artemis and boasts the parade of lion statues. Standing before them you can see how erosion has taken its toll reducing them from huge carvings to a small stump in the sand. Examples are now protected in the local museum.
Patmos: Up for a religious adventure? The island of Patmos is one large mountain with a path around it to travel up and down. You learn the meaning of devout prayer when you climb on your donkey, the only way up or down! At the top you'll see a small monastery where John of Patmos (also called John the Revelator, John the Divine, or John the Theologian) resided. He is considered the author of the Book of Revelation which forms the final chapter of the New Testament. The ride down the mountain is much hairier then the ride up!
Mykonos is a picturesque fishing village built around the bay with white washed buildings against a backdrop of the blue, blue waters. Wander these delightful curving streets to see "old" women wearing black, sitting at a window selling their handmade garments. Walk into the open area and find a cobbler who will create a custom made pair of sandals or shoes for you while you wait. This island is a total delight.
Olympia: the first ancient Olympic Games can be traced back to 776 BC. They were dedicated to the Olympian gods and were staged on the ancient plains of Olympia. Position yourself to run around the ancient track as a friend sits in the judge's huge, stone seat to declare the winner.
If you are fortunate enough to visit this marvelous country, be sure to cruise | 763 |
ACAMS supplies Pilot-controlled Airfield Lighting (PCL) system to Hønefoss Airport, Eggemoen.
Pilot-controlled lighting (PCL) is a system enabling aircraft pilots to activate information and navigation<|fim_middle|> to provide staff to turn the runway lighting on and off. It enables pilots to activate the airfield lighting (any other required equipment) only when required, saving electricity and staffing, and reducing light pollution. The system can be used even when the airport is unmanned.
ACAMS is now supplying such a PCL solution with control of ATIS, NDB and Airfield Landing lights to Eggemoen Airport in Norway.
The PCL solution from ACAMS is a standardised system developed according to ICAO recommendations, and include an ACAMS PCL module and a standard radio receiver from Jotron.
All three airfield equipment types (ATIS, NDB and AFL) can be controlled by the pilot, using different keying signals on the same frequency. The diagram below indicates a simplified system setup for the solution supplied.
Hønefoss Airport, Eggemoen, is a private airport north of Oslo, used for general aviation and helicopter traffic. Main picture showing ACAMS test engineer conducting final test in ACAMS production areas. | equipment on a nearby airfield when such equipment is required. Such a system is also referred to as "Aircraft Radio Control of Aerodrome Lighting (ARCAL)" or "Pilot-Activated Lighting (PAL)". The ACAMS PCL system enables the pilot to activate equipment such as airfield lighting, ATIS and Non-Directional Beacons, via radio.
This system is particularly useful at smaller airports, where it is not required to light the runways all night, nor | 98 |
East Meets West: Georgetown's Main Street Dining & Drinking Guide
Historic downtown Georgetown is utterly charming with its Victorian streetscapes, lively with dozens of shops, boutiques and art galleries – and full-on food-crazy with its abundance of culinary options. Within a six-block stroll, 14 different dining and drinking places dish up all variety of gastronomical delights, from local artisan chews and brews and come-hither confections to old-timey diner delectables and linen-draped fine dining.
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While the west side triumphs in sheer numbers (having snagged the lion's share of eateries and watering holes), the east side scores in singularly savory sensations. On both sides of town, Kentucky Proud products add that fresh, local zing.
Need a sugar rush? With the opening of Spotz Gelato, the west side boasts four sweet spots. The east side claims Georgetown's only authentic Irish pub modeled after the great public houses of Ireland as well as the only diner in the area that played a role in a page-turning mystery – Nick Allen Brown's Field of Dead Horses. It's all friendly and food-fabulous and everyone (and their taste buds!) wins.
FEAST ON THE EAST
Fancy a pint? Find it on the east side, along with the darlings of casual comfort food: pizza and craft beer. Foodies can time-travel to 1920s small-town America with blue plate specials or take their taste buds on a journey through the Mississippi Delta.
1. Slainte Public House (pronounced Slahn-cha), 320 E. Main St.: It's not about the beer. Wait! What? "What sets our place apart is an atmosphere that makes people comfortable with one another," said owner Ashley Nunn. "Because of this, friendships are born, conversations happen that don't happen elsewhere – at restaurants, bars, church – and community is created."<|fim_middle|>-batch, proof-aged and rye whiskey is one smooth sip.
12. Rodney's on Broadway, 222 N. Broadway St.: When the siren call of the steak beckons, follow it to this fine dining establishment tucked in the splendid setting of a historic building. Filet mignon, rib-eye, surf and turf and more, crowned with the chef's homemade sauces and accompanied by savory sides . . . Mmm.
13. Sweet Matriarch, 146 S. Broadway St.: Here is a bakery born from love of traditions, family and gathering round great Southern-style food. The special somethings the owner uses in her cakes, cupcakes, cookies, bourbon balls, pies and more? Real ingredients and love.
14. Desserts by Rebecca, 116 N. Broadways St.: This adorable sweet shop offers an array of rotating scratch-made desserts daily, including cakes, cookies and other edible one-of-a-kind confectionary works of art. | By the way, there is a great selection of craft beers, plus whiskey and wine and plenty of free popcorn.
2. Fava's, 159 E. Main St.: You don't argue with a diner that has been around since 1910; you just dig into the vittles – fried catfish, thick-cut bologna, pimento cheese sandwiches, loaded chili cheese dogs and more, and signature breakfasts like the Country Boy with eggs, country ham, pork tenderloin, hash browns, biscuit and creamy sausage gravy. This is cookin' as grandma did it. ("The right way," she'd say.)
3. My Old Kentucky Foam, 149 E. Main St.: Here are a few of our favorite brews: Georgetown Brown – a very drinkable and malty award-winning brown ale; Copperhead – a hoppy amber, with more bite than most ambers; Dirty Blonde – 27 percent dirtier, but 35 percent more approachable than most blondes; Hot Mess – a retro cream ale from the turn of the 19th century.
4. Rolling Oven, 149 E. Main St.: It's a match made in culinary heaven: craft beer and pizza. Rolling Oven is located within My Old Kentucky Foam, pleasing the palate with classic pies (pepperoni, supreme) and gourmet goodies (Prosciutto Speciale, Potato and Chorizo, Pizza Bianca), all made in a traditional Italian wood-fired brick oven. The only side that makes sense here are the suds. Luckily, the bar is just steps away.
5. Broussard's Delta Kitchen, 135 E. Main St.: This charmer in fully renovated space is newly opened and ready to tease your taste buds. On the menu? Deep South faves from the Mississippi Delta, starring fresh Gulf seafood and local meats and veggies and with everything made in-house daily.
6. A Cup of Common Wealth, 100 E. Main St.: Look for a new coffee spot to enliven the landscape of Downtown Georgetown in the coming months. This community gathering spot for grabbing a cuppa joe, from the Lexington-based "place to celebrate each other," is known for its carefully crafted coffee.
CULINARY QUEST ON THE WEST
Head west for an evening out to celebrate a special occasion or to cuddle up at a table for two. Sweet endings to a night out on the town happen here in dessert nirvana, as well as bourbon tastings straight from the barrel.
West Main Street
7. Galvin's on Main, 155 W. Main St.: Word of warning – come hungry. The menu has lots of choices (fried macaroni and cheese or Dagwood sandwich, anyone?), the portions are healthy and the food is fab, with all served in a welcoming and game-time atmosphere.
8. More Than Cake, 150 W. Main St.: You have to love a place whose slogan is, "If you can dream it, we can bake it!" Challenge accepted! The chefs bake breads, cakes, cupcakes, pies and more daily from scratch; likewise, the warming soups and sandwiches. Share your dream; they'll make it delicious.
9. Spotz Gelato, 135 W. Main St.: This Kentucky Proud biz has boomed from a travel trailer named Humpback Hazel to a brick-and-mortar scoop shop. Head to one of Georgetown's oldest Main Street buildings (you'll know it by the splash of Spotz's signature pink and dots) for award-winning handcrafted, small-batch gelato and sorbet. Cookies and Cream, Fluffernutter (peanut butter and marshmallows) and Banana Pudding (Grandma's recipe) are some flave faves.
10. Local Feed, 214 S. Water St.: Extraordinary, rustic, delicious – this is destination dining in an atmospheric building (a circa 1890s former ice house) located across from the very spot Baptist minister Rev. Elijah Craig legendarily made bourbon, and history. Scratch-made dinner and brunch elevate dining downtown to an epicurean experience.
11. Bourbon 30, 130 S. Water St.: And speaking of the good reverend, here is a craft distillery located mere steps from the milestone moment he gave to Kentucky. Offering a unique bourbon experience, each guest can taste the good stuff straight from the barrel, bottle their own and taste why single barrel small | 939 |
In the Asuka period, when Buddhism first reached Japan, the Soga family held the most prominent place in the state, as the Fujiwaras and Minamotos did in succeeding ages. It is full of a certain vigour of assurance. None would have been more desirous of protecting the great moral advantage won by Confucius for the common good than Laotse, who was a rival thinker. All women are supposed to be its embodiment. One would hope, however, that it is not mere national pride which finds in the Japanese rendering of the same themes, not only the abstract beauty of the Indian model, with the strength of the Tang, but also an added delicacy and completeness that makes the art of Nara the highest formal expression of the second Asiatic thought. Their subject-matter is the realisation of the super-personal existence.
Artists from Kyoto crowded to Nagasaki, the one port then open, to study from Chinese traders this new style, alreadyhardened into mannerism before it reached Japan. He also wrote The Book of Tea, and together with this volume, his writings rank among the most widely read English-language works about Japan. The three terms by which European scholars love to distinguish the past development of art, though lacking perhaps in precision, have nevertheless an inevitable truth, since the fundamental law of life and progressunderlies not only the history of art as a whole, but also the appearance and growth of individual artists and their schools. A study of purely Japanese ancient literature came into vogue, led by the master-minds of Motoori and Harumi, to whose colossal works on grammar and philology modern scholars find little to add. Its revival, therefore, must always mean an accession of patriotic self-consciousness.
He therefore put the question to his ministers, amongst whom Iname of Sogaproposed that it should be worshipped with due rites, whereas Okoshi of Mononobe, the father of Moria—name dreaded of Buddhists! For the sake of the mothers. For it is not possible to say that either is true, and the other false, but it is perfectly comprehensible that, as the narrower basis of Southern Buddhism, we have the echo of the great voice itself, crying alone in the wilderness, amongst those who know nothing of its whence or whither, while in the Northern school we listen to the Buddha in his true relativity, as the apex of the religious experience of his country. First published in 1883, it responded to a vogue in Western culture for a growing awareness and appreciation of Japanese artistic expressions of beauty and philosophy — a perspective that remains fresh and valid. Such is the abstract significance of the symbols. There has always been abundant energy for theacceptance and re-application of the influence received, however massive. The strong, high-toned drawing and colouring, and the delicate curves of Fujiwara and Kamakura, were now discarded for simple ink-sketches and a few bold lines—<|fim_middle|> the island, by the eight-rayed pathway of the clouds, thus intensifying the national spirit which clusters round the unity of the Imperial throne. Listing powered by AusReseller app engine Condition: Brand new, Format: Paperback, Language: English See More. The process that took a thousand years at the beginning of our era may now, with the aid of steam and electricity, repeat itself in a few decades and the world may again witness the Indianising of the East. Outside Japan, he is chiefly remembered today as the author of The Book of Tea. | just as they discarded their graceful robes, assuming huge stiff trousers in their place—for the new idea was to divest art of foreign elements, and to make expression as simple and direct as possible.
Amongst the impenetrable forests and misty swamps of that great valley dwelt a race fierce and free, owning no allegiance to the kings of Shu isof the northern provinces. Even religious teachings were misleading, in so far as they set up semblances for realities. He lived in the eighth century, and is the father of modern Hinduism. On one occasion, when the statue of the guardian King Saidaiji was cast, and when, through some mishap, the work failed to succeed, she is said to have personally directed the pouring of molten bronze, which completed the casting. The temples of Isé and Idzumo. Then, while the Japanese waited, guarding their coasts, a great cloud was seen to rise at night from the temple of Isé, and, in the storm which resulted, the fleet of the invaders, with its ten thousand ships and million men, was utterly destroyed, only three men escaping with their lives. New York: Random House, 2003.
They were then one with nature, whose pulse they felt beating simultaneously within themselves, whose breath they felt themselves inhaling and exhaling in union with the great world-spirit. This place is still very impressive in its ruin, as it is not only representative of the period, but is a perfect museum in itself, containing more than ten thousand Buddhist images, some of the Tâng and some as late as Sung, with authentic dates attached to them, which are thus of immense importance. This is the only occasion in history on which the rulers of China adopted an aggressive policy towards Japan. He wrote all of his main works in English. Dutch prints were eagerly sought and copied, and Maruyama Okio, the founder of the Maruyama School, devoted himself in his youth to copying them. The scene of Chinese succession and culture is thus shifted at this period to the South, while the North becomes the means of the introduction of Buddhism and the establishment of Taoism.
The memory of the wonderful enthusiasm that was born of this continental fusion of the moment survives to this day in Japan, in a quaint folk-story of three travellers meeting in Loyang. The period was prolific of military theory; a Napoleonic genius was devoted to the elaboration of the science of tactics. Some of the Samurai, or military officers, grouped around their chiefs or daimyos, and followed in turn by their own clansmen, wore a priestly garment over their armour, and many even went the length of shaving the head. Please do not send enquiries to our email address as we do not monitor the mailbox regularly. This new development is marked in letters by the appearance of important books, written in Japanese by women. The storm was already brewing in the provinces that was to scatter to the four winds that festival of flowers which reigned in Kyoto, the capital. The herdsman conquers, and, seated on the back of the now docile animal, goes serenely on his way, playing a simple melody on the flute—thus he forgets himself and the beast.
Lang: - eng, Pages 256. Rarely have I seen such a small book packed with so much information. Who dares to conjecture what Greece might have failed to attain, notwithstanding her vigorous artistic instinct, had she been deprived of the Egyptian, the Pelasgian, or the Persian background? The strict and masculine discipline of the monk-taught doctrines of preceding ages—seeking salvation through personal effort and self-mastery alone—had brought about its own reaction, and the movement of revolt coincided with a renewal of that Tendai conception of the Buddhistic idea, prevalent in the Asuka or pre-Nara period, when perfection was regarded as attainable by mere contemplation of the Abstract-Absolute. Corresponding to the Indian idea of the period, he has the gleaming third eye, the trident sword, and the lasso of snakes. Here we find, at each period, the indication and memorial of those constituents of her consciousness which are really essential. A few temples here and there, and some marble foundations scattered amongst the mulberry trees, alone mark its past importance.
Each stroke of the brush contains in itself its principle of life and death, inter-related with the other lines to form the beauty of an ideograph It must not be thought that the excellence of a great Chinese or Japanese painting lies only in its expression or accentuation of outlines and contours, nevertheless these do, as simple lines, possess an abstract beauty of their own. Individuality becomes rich in its variety and strength. Freedom is recognised as the essential characteristic by Soshi. Nagarjuna gave ultimate form to this, the first school of Buddhism, by means of his eight negations and the elucidation of the middle path that lies between two opposites, as well as by his recognition of the infinite self, the great soul and light which pervades the All. Of these, the foremost was that of Osaka, planned by Hideyoshi himself, the construction of which was assisted by all the daimyos throughout the country, so as to make it impregnable even to the military genius of Iyeyasu. He emphasised the importance to the modern world of , attempting to bring its influence to realms of art and literature that, in his day, were largely dominated by. It impressed the purity of the sword-soul on the solemn art of Ashikaga.
Rather must we regard it as the name given to the vast synthesis known as Hinduism, when received by aforeign consciousness. The soughing of the wind amongst the pine boughs, the dropping of water, or the tolling of distant bells, the stifling of sobs, the clash and clang of war, echoes of the weavers beating the new web against the wooden beam, the cry of the crickets, and all those manifold voices of night and nature, where pause is more significant than pitch, are there. For Asia is vast, India itself larger than Europe west of the Vistula, and the twenty-three Indian, twelve Chinese, and thirteen Japanese schools, with their innumerable subdivisions, under which later students loveto classify the formulations of Buddhism, are inter-related more in the sense of territorial distribution than of chronological succession. Later, he also founded Nihon Bijutsuin Japan Institute of Fine Arts. The pictorial art of Nara—as seen in the wall-paintings of Horiuji, which we conclude to be the work of the beginning of the eighth century—is of the highest merit, and shows what the Japanese genius had been able to add, even to the fine workmanship of the wall-painting of the Ajanta caves. Aptly enough, within the last ten years, by the genius of a wandering monk—the Swâmi Vivekânanda—who found his way to America and made his voice heard in the Chicago Parliament of Religions in 1893, Orthodox Hinduism has again become aggressive, as in the Asokan period.
There is no better representation of this idea than in the grand picture of Amida and the twenty-five Angels by Genshin himself—which picture is now kept in Koyashan. We found this book important for the readers who want to know more about our old treasure so we brought it back to the shelves. Every family in Japan claims descent from the gods who followed the grandson of the Sun-Goddessin his descent upon | 1,563 |
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Zesty flavors abound in this dish thanks to a simple sauce of soy glaze and vibrant fresh orange juice that tops our seared fish and a bed of jasmine rice infused with fragrant lemongrass.
Wash and dry the fresh produce. Cut off and discard the ends of the lemongrass. Peel away the fibrous outer layers to reach the pliable white core; cut the core crosswise into four equal-sized pieces. In a medium pot, combine the rice, lemongrass pieces, a big pinch of salt, and 2 cups of water. Heat to boiling on high. Once boiling, reduce the heat to low. Cover and cook, without stirring, 12<|fim_middle|> Halve the orange crosswise; squeeze the juice into a bowl. Add the soy glaze; stir to combine.
While the rice continues to cook, in a large pan (nonstick, if you have one), heat the sautéed aromatics on medium-high until hot. Add the snow peas and sliced bok choy; season with salt and pepper. Cook, stirring frequently, 2 to 3 minutes, or until slightly softened. Transfer to a large bowl and cover with foil to keep warm. Wipe out the pan.
To the bowl of cooked vegetables, add the cooked lemongrass rice and a drizzle of olive oil; stir to combine. Taste, then season with salt and pepper if desired.
Pat the fish dry with paper towels. Season with salt and pepper on both sides. In the same pan, heat 1 tablespoon of olive oil on medium-high until hot. Add the seasoned fish, skin side down. Cook 4 to 5 minutes, or until lightly browned and crispy. Flip and cook 2 to 3 minutes, or until cooked through. Leaving any browned bits (or fond) in the pan, transfer to a plate.
To the pan of reserved fond, add the sauce (carefully, as the liquid may splatter). Cook on medium-high, stirring constantly and scraping up any fond, 30 seconds to 1 minute, or until slightly thickened. Turn off the heat. Serve the finished rice topped with the cooked fish and finished sauce. Garnish with the chopped peanuts. Enjoy! | to 14 minutes, or until the water has been absorbed and the rice is tender. Turn off the heat; carefully remove and discard the lemongrass. Fluff the cooked rice with a fork.
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'Prison Obscura' at Parsons, NYC, Feb 5-Apr 17
January 26, 2015 in Activist Art, Amateur, Documentary, Fine Art, Institutional, Photojournalism, Rehabilitative, Visual Feeds | Tags: Alyse Emdur, Brown vs. Plata, Graterford Prison, Josh Begley, Kristen S. Wilkins, Mark Strandquist, Mural Arts Program, Parsons, Paul Rucker, Prison Obscura, Robert Gumpert, Steve Davis, the new school of design
After stints at Haverford College, PA; Scripps, CA; and Rutgers, NJ, my first solo-curated effort Prison Obscura is all grown up and headed to New York.
It'll be showing at Parsons The New School of Design February 5th – April 17th:
Specifically, it's at the Sheila C. Johnson Design Center, located at 2 West 13th Street, New York, NY 10011.
On Thursday, February 5th at 5:45 p.m, I'll be doing a curator's talk<|fim_middle|> per year; Steve Davis led workshops for incarcerated juvenile in Washington State to reveal their daily lives; Kristen S. Wilkins collaborates with female prisoners on portraits with the aim to compete against the mugshots used for both news and entertainment in mainstream media; Robert Gumpert presents a nine-year project pairing portraits and audio recordings of prisoners from San Francisco jails; Mark Strandquist uses imagery to provide a window into the histories, realities and desires of some incarcerated Americans; and Alyse Emdur illuminates moments of self-representations with collected portraits of prisoners and their families taken in prison visiting rooms as well as her own photographs of murals in situ on visiting room walls, and a mural by members of the Restorative Justice and Mural Arts Programs at the State Correctional Institution in Graterford, PA. Also, included are images presented as evidence during the landmark Brown v. Plata case, a class action lawsuit that which went all the way to the Supreme Court of the United States, where it was ruled that every prisoner in the California State prison system was suffering cruel and unusual punishment due to overcrowded facilities and the failure by the state to provide adequate physical and mental healthcare.
Parsons has scheduled a grip of programming while the show is on the walls:
Mid-day discussion with curator Pete Brook and Tim Raphael, Director, The Center for Migration and the Global City, Rutgers University-Newark.
Wednesday, February 4, 12:00–1:30 p.m.
Co-hosted with the Humanities Action Lab.
These Images Won't Tell You What You Want: Collaborative Photography and Social Justice.
Friday, February 27, 6:00 p.m.
A talk by Mark Strandquist.
Windows from Prison
A workshop led by Mark Strandquist. More information about participation will be available on the website.
Visualizing Carceral Space
Thursday, March 12, 6:00 p.m.
A talk by Josh Begley.
Please spread the word. Here's a bunch of images for your use.
At The New School, Prison Obscura connects to Humanities Action Lab (HAL) Global Dialogues on Incarceration, an interdisciplinary hub that brings together a range of university-wide, national, and global partnerships to foster public engagement on America's prison system.
Prison Obscura is a traveling exhibition made possible with the support of the John B. Hurford '60 Center for the Arts and Humanities and Cantor Fitzgerald Gallery at Haverford College, Haverford, PA.
« Sébastien Van Malleghem Wins Lucas Dolega Award for Photography in Belgian Prisons
Sofia Valiente's Honest Look at an Ostracized Community of Sex Offenders in Florida » | . The opening reception follows 6:30–8:30 p.m. It'd be great to see you there.
Here's the Parsons blurb:
The works in Prison Obscura vary from aerial views of prison complexes to intimate portraits of incarcerated individuals. Artist Josh Begley and musician Paul Rucker use imaging technology to depict the sheer size of the prison industrial complex, which houses 2.3 million Americans in more than 6000 prisons, jails and detention facilities at a cost of $70 billion | 107 |
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Clean the coils and blades in your condenser at the beginning of summer. Always turn the unit off before you do anything to<|fim_middle|> your responsibility to take your HVAC system seriously and keep it in good shape. | it, including leaning. If you see debris, get rid of it.
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If the house is yours or you're permitted to, replace the windows that are single pane with windows that are double pane. They help cool air remain inside your home, effectively cutting back on how much you have to run your air conditioner. Conversely, this also works to keep warm air in during colder months.
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TIP! By the end of spring, the fan blades and coils of your condenser should be thoroughly cleaned, so operation can proceed with greater efficiency. Except when cleaning the outside, turn the unit off when performing any type of maintenance.
As stated above, your HVAC system is very important and you need to keep it running right. The suggestions above should help you save money on expensive repairs to your HVAC system. But it is | 435 |
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13 Animals That Love Our Gardens – Almost as Much as You Do!
Creating a garden that invites some our most cherished wildlife not only warms the heart but can turn your garden into a hive of life.
These 13 images showcase a selection of animals that love your garden!
Hedgehogs are super cute but they also have some nasty spines. Leave them well alone and don't try and feed them. The old story about milk and bread is actually really bad for them! Hedgehogs are actually meat eaters and would prefer eggs.
A vibrant green bee. This is actually a reflection from the holographic coloring on the bee's armor, he's really black. Bees live on flower pollen so plant lots of flowers if you want to see them.
A slightly more realistic bee, this is a worker from a nearby colony. Their job is to collect pollen and<|fim_middle|> can't tell the difference between a damselfly and a dragon fly. This one is a nice bright yellow but they come in all colors.
A tiny snail sits atop a strawberry. Snails are considered to be a pest by most because they eat crops and plants. Snails can decimate garden flowers. Use pennies to keep them away from important plants as they hate copper.
A fuzzy bee attempts to get into the pollen inside a thistle. This is a much less vibrant variety of bee but it still does the same job.
A Eurasian Bullfinch, you'll only be able to spot these if you live in Europe and parts of Asia. Their bright colors show an adult male while the eggs are a pretty mint green. They can also be kept as pets but they prefer pairs and family groupings.
A British Robin, much smaller than it's American cousins. The small clawed feet and impossibly tiny wings look like they shouldn't be able to hold up the fat round body.
Red squirrels are much less common than their gray cousins. You can also find black squirrels in parts of south east England and Canada. There was also one rare occasion where a woman came across a purple squirrel!
Another little red robin gazes out off a branch. These teeny birds are often seen flitting around the garden and are iconic in Christmas décor. | nectar so that they can bring it back to the hive to make honey which feeds the queen and her eggs.
A goldfinch has beautiful yellow plumage. There are tons of different finch varieties that can be found about the garden but this is the most easily spotted because of it's coloring.
A reflective grasshopper perched and ready to spring. These little guys will hop all over the place and rub their legs together to make sound like their cricket cousins. They're actually a bright, vibrant green color.
A dragon fly perches on top of a flower. Don't get confused, many people | 123 |
As we head into September with the knowledge that the remainder of the summer season is short lived, I have found myself looking back over the last few months and thinking what a generally lovely time it has been. So much has happened already this year and I find myself feeling a strong urge to simply stop and take it all in.
Perfume has obviously played a big part over the summer and the fact that I'll soon be retiring some of my summer scents in favour for my winter wardrobe has made me feel more than slightly melancholic about those scents which have carried significant favour through the hotter months.
In this post I'm taking a look back on the<|fim_middle|> summer (because, like you say we should wear what we want when we want) but there is a marked difference in my summer rotation than my winter.
Impossible Iris by Ramon Monegal always reminds me the wonderful time I spent in Barcelona this summer.
Oh how lovely! I've not tried any if the Monegal scents. Would you recommend them?
I shall seek some out!
Not at all, I shall head over for a read!
Looks like you had a nice summer. Mine wasn't all that memorable overall. There were more lows than highs. I did purchase a few bottles I'd been dying to have for a while including Rubj. We did have one getaway where the innkeepers were involved in parrot rescue and had a fabulous bird room at the inn. One of the cockatoos fell in love with my hubby and me. He was so adorable and smelled like musky fruit from the pellets she fed him. The bird, not my husband.
Sorry to hear that your summer has been less than perfect!
It does sound like you had some success perfume wise though. Rubj is truly wonderful, I'm so glad you've picked up a bottle.
Welcome back to the world of perfume!!
Thomas, this is such a great post. It sounds like you had a wonderful summer with equally wonderful smells to accompany it.
We don't look back and savour recent memories often enough. Or if we do, it's usually the bad ones. Reading about your summer and looking at those great pics makes me realise how good it can be to pause and take stock.
I've just come back from 3 days of helping my sister with her house move so I'm too exhausted to even remember what perfume i've mostly been wearing but it's been the summer of learning Salsa so that's been good.
It really was a very lovely summer indeed!
P.S. I haven't forgotten your email, shall reply today. | events of summer 2013 and the scents that have made it so fabulous. When I say scents, I don't just mean the fragrances I have worn but also the odours that have accompanied many a wonderful occasion and have helped cement each day as a wonderful, joy-filled memory.
In April my father married my step mother and whilst I'm fully aware that summer would not have technically started at that point, I still feel it is important enough a memory to include in my scented look back at the season.
For day one of the wedding I wore a rather snappy electric blue suit (accented by Alexander McQueen bow tie and Butler & Wilson lapel bling, naturally) and chose Maison Francis Kurkdjian's cerulean coloured OUD to match. The wedding itself was rather unconventional, starting at St Pancras International and including a trip on an old London bus, a ceremony in a beautiful art deco hall and a wedding breakfast at a Marcus Wareing restaurant.
The scents of the day were vivid and varied – from the diesel fumes of old Routemaster buses, accompanied by the sour fizz of one too many glasses of champagne to the umami odour of delicious scollops. It was a truly beautiful day, not just because of the smells that made it so memorable, but for the happiness on my father's face – that I shall never forget.
Next came July and my graduation. After two long (and relatively painful) years studying for a Postgraduate Diploma in Human Resources Management (boring, I know), I was finally able to graduate. To this day I don't know what was a greater feeling – the sense of pride I felt when collection my diploma or the simple relief of knowing it was all over.
For my graduation scent of the day I opted for Penhaligon's Vaara, a truly regal and exotic perfume that seemed befitting of the formalities of the day. The funniest thing I found on becoming a graduate was the immediate sense of achievement I felt the minute the gown I donned the famous cap and gown.
It was an incredibly hot day and the air was permeated with sweaty graduates trapped in the stuffy halls of musty university buildings. But these were students in their finery, which nowadays involves an intense haze of perfume, hairspray and fake tan. Class? – Maybe not, but most definitely distinct.
Later in July I was honoured to be invited back to Perfume Lovers London to deliver my second Summer Special. The theme this year was an 'olfactory world tour' where all in attendance would be taken on a trip around the globe, stopping off in exotic locations, all through the medium of perfume.
To represent the colourful and vibrant city of Bombay I had selected Neela Vermeire's triumphant Bombay Bling! and it was this perfume that I chose to wear whilst delivering my talk. In the humid London air my skin was cool with a kaleidoscope of fruit and flowers that provided me with the confidence and exuberance to deliver my talk with very few nerves.
The day after my Perfume Lovers London talk Nigel and I set off on a road trip to the artistic and cosmopolitan city of Bristol to visit my best friend. It was the first time either of us had visited Bristol and we were more than just a little bit excited to hang out with our bestest bud.
Long trips in cars are never comfortable, especially in the summer when air conditioning brings cool air but also dryness. To combat both the heat and the air conditioning woes I opted to spritz on copious amounts of Masion Francis Kukdjian's Aqua Vitae, a perfume that hovers just above the skin, casting shadows of yellow sunlight.
Upon arriving in Bristol we soaked up the sights, sounds and smells of what turned out to be a fascinating city. The floating harbour smelled positively ripe under the blazing sun and as we walked alongside it we could smell the intense odour of hot metal from the train tracks that run parallel to the water.
The rest of the trip was spent exploring shops, markets, spying Bansky's works of art and eating one metric ton of Chinese food. Time spent with friends is always the best but time spent with friends in a wonderful city is even better!
As is British tradition, our final trip of the summer was a family outing to the seaside. Nigel and I, accompanied by my older brother and sister, sister-in-law, father and nephew chose to the quaint seaside town of Aldeburgh, a place which we would frequent once a year as kids.
The weather was muggy and overcast (as one expects a British trip to the beach to be) but that didn't matter, we were on the beach with fish and chips, ice cream and our nephew who had seen the sea for the very first time that day – his reaction alone was worth the trip.
What are your scents of summer 2013?
Do you have any key memories linked with smells this summer?
Image 1 my own. Image 2 my own and via franciskurkdjian.com. Image 3 my own and via ahalflife.com. Image 4 my own and via shinycreation.com. Image 5 my own and via fashionone.com. Image 6 my own and harveynichols.com.
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So happy to read of the wonders you have been experiencing! Our summer, at least the weather, has only begun in Los Angeles, however being old fashioned it is time to stop wearing white! While it seems we do have an eternal spring, I don't care the season, I wear what I love. It tends to be vanillas, ambers, gourmands, like a touch of sweet, not cloying kind. I do not personally know many you have mentioned. I do love Kilian Love and others. Sweet Seduction is a spring/summery staple for me, with it's wonderful orangy entrance! Here in LA we always smell gasoline, our car culture. The beachy scents begin at the coast and change as we go inward, even ten miles makes a difference. As we are indoors or in cars much, I don't think I reflect much on the scents in my enviroment, other than restaurants. Tonite, Moroccan and delightful!!! Now I think I will be more aware. I enjoy your writing and find I very much agree with your assessments and the fragrances you enjoy the most Best wishes to you!
And CdG Avignon which I just bought last week in remembrance of a wonderful friend who died last month and used to wear it a lot.
Sabine, I am very sorry to hear about your friend. Avignon sounds like a wonderful way to remember them.
I keep meaning to but a bottle of Portrait of a Lady. It really is something else isn't it?
Did you find M/Mink a bit too odd?
Gasoline, beachy scents and Moroccan food? It all sounds wonderful! Thank you for sharing.
It's interesting what you say about seasonal fragrances, I find that I still wear some heavier scents in the | 1,549 |
Smyrnium Success
It's taken me about 5 years to get any of these going but look what I found down in the Woodland Border. My very first Smyrniums! There are only 3 and they have the loveliest acid yellow foliage. Now - here's a thing. These plants are unusual in that they're a triennial and here's what Sarah Raven has to say about them:
In their dominant, acid-green moment the miraculous triennial Smyrnium perfoliatum! I love this airy-flowered Mediterranean native. In its first spring, months after germination, it produces a tiny seedling, with perhaps only three pairs of leaves. At this stage, it has a small tuber, about the size of<|fim_middle|> the winter. It will have self-sown, so you'll have a gap of one year, but then you're on a smyrnium roll. Now, in June, is the moment to find a friend to let you dig up a small clump, which should contain one and two-year-old seedlings. They can then begin their life cycle in your garden.
Now you can see why it's taken me so long to establish my 3 plants!! | the top of my little finger.
The leaves die down by midsummer, but the tuber continues to grow.
By year two the plants are bigger, with perhaps seven or eight leaves, but are still not large. It's often at this stage that they're weeded out, confused with ground elder, but the tubers are now the size of a small new potato. The foliage again dies back, but in the third year they come up to flower and will look magnificent in sun or shade for eight to 10 weeks before fading. Even then, the delicacy and longevity of its skeleton make this one of the classiest dried stems to bring inside for | 134 |
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What to expect from a visit with a personal injury lawyer |<|fim_middle|> process. | Tremont Sheldon Robinson Mahoney P.C.
On behalf of Tremont Sheldon Robinson Mahoney P.C. on Thursday, April 24, 2014.
Attorney Cindy Robinson discusses how she approaches her first interaction with new clients, who often are new to the legal process and have questions about what to expect.
I think the issue that many people have when they think about talking to a personal injury lawyer for the first time is that it can be extremely intimidating for them. Almost 90% of the time when we get a call from someone, something really bad has happened to them. They're really nervous, and they have a lot of questions.
Oftentimes, people may not understand how the legal process works. So, I think the most important thing I can do is to make them feel comfortable and to make them know that we're going to listen to them, that their questions and their concerns are important and that we're going to address them and that they shouldn't be afraid to ask.
And I think that's the other issue that a lot of us feel, whether we go to a doctor's office or another professional place, that we get intimidated by people that might have a title, whether it be doctor or lawyer. I tell my clients that they shouldn't feel that way. You should always feel free to ask questions. We're here to answer them.
When something bad has happened to you, you really want someone to listen. I am a good listener and I take what people tell me very seriously. So, even in situations when I feel I'm not going to be able to help someone, I think they come away knowing that they've been able to tell their story to someone who truly cares.
I believe in being really honest and upfront and frank with people as to what the legal process involves. It can sometimes be scary, but that's the reason for getting a lawyer, because the lawyer's going to guide you through that | 397 |
Skadi Forum > Social Sciences > Philosophy > Alfred Rosenberg on Racial Respect
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The following excerpts originate from Dr. Alfred Rosenberg's Memoirs
"I have explained in many speeches that the veneration of Germanic blood does not imply contempt for other races but, on the contrary, racial respect. Since races, as the core of nations, are created by nature,<|fim_middle|> racial contempt but racial respect. Unfortunately, the close proximity of two races at a time when the basic truth of that law had just been accepted, made for comparisons and disputes. And it was because of this that certain sections of the people rejected not only comparisons but also the truth itself."
"Races have basic traits and possibilities; peoples, on the other hand, are realities resulting from political fate, language, and nature. This means that nowhere in our historical life is a race identical with a people. The act of becoming a people is a long, rather mysterious process in which inner attitude, outward pressure and spiritual desire gradually begin to form the picture of a unified culture. That, too, is a law of nature, and as such worthy of our respect. Few have expressed this as beautifully as Herder; but it was Lagarde who coined this immortal phrase: Peoples are the thoughts of God.
It was fated, no doubt, that peoples should always be welded together by competition and battle. There is no exception to that rule in this world. In the midst of battle each one of these peoples became conscious of itself, and was confronted with that basic question of fate, the metaphysics of religion.
It is not particularly surprising that, as far as the peoples of Europe are concerned, many individual or collective intermediary stages can be established. Since European peoples are related to each other, they have often been assimilated […] . Nevertheless it is the desire of all nations to preserve whatever they have made their own — their mode of life, the forms of their art and their conception of fate — to preserve these by means of conscious training, education, and living example."
"…this is decisive, the history of the peoples known to us must be looked upon as the great experiment of life itself, and to interpret that requires not only the services of philologists but of men who have an eye for the symptomatic, that is, for the totality of the outward and inward shapes of art, religion and life itself. These were approximately the points of departure from which The Myth of the Twentieth Century was written, although I had not planned it so." | the very respect for nature itself demands respect for such creations.
The purpose of the large-scale development of peoples is the juridical recognition of racially conditioned families of people in their own homelands. Style, customs, language, are the manifestation of different souls and peoples; and just as these cannot be mixed without a resultant deterioration of their purity, so men, as their embodiment, and to whom they belong organically and spiritually, cannot intermingle.
These concepts met with world-wide opposition on the part of those who, perhaps originally influenced by the generous humanitarianism of the 18th century, simply did not have the courage to face the new discoveries, or feared that any corrective measure might affect their economic status. The great questions concerning the fate of the both century [sic] could not be discussed calmly and deliberately because one problem barred the view — that of Jewry."
"The Jewish question is as old as Jewry itself, and anti-Semitism has always been the answer whenever Jews have appeared on the scene, from Tacitus to Goethe, Schopenhauer, Wagner, and Dostoyevsky.
In the Germany of 1911, they had all rights, and sat in important positions. Anti-Semitism began with war profiteering; it grew with growing usury; and it became widespread after the revolt of November 9, 1918. Their being different was admitted by all Jews. Soldiers were greeted upon their return by the Jewish professor Gumbel with the declaration that their comrades had fallen on the field of dishonour. In a theatre financed by a Jewish millionaire, the Stahlhelm [Steel helmet, a nationalistic organisation] was trampled underfoot, while a poem with the refrain: Dreck, weg damit! [Filth, away with it!] was recited."
"It would have been sentimental to have expected quick recognition abroad of the National Socialist revolution and its social aims. On the contrary, we were prepared for bitter criticism, but all this whipped-up enmity was anything but natural. Primarily, it was directed against something that serious historians had exhaustively studied for decades — racial questions and racial history."
"Few deny that different races do exist. But this in itself means that something constant exists, something characteristic which indicates that a certain individual belongs to a certain race; otherwise it would be altogether impossible to speak of racial unity or of races as such. This, in turn, presupposes the existence of certain laws of inheritance, regardless of how these laws may be formulated in detail."
"Basically, the recognition of the existence of a race — meaning a type of man who has inherited and preserved certain definite characteristics — is no more than the recognition of a law of nature, a law not made by man […] . Today the acknowledged existence of this law is […] completely independent of the fact that it is rejected by some circles […] . The final recognition of lawful occurrences in nature, however, is in itself awe-inspiring.
In some of my speeches I have put it like this: The recognition of race as a fact demands not | 624 |
McDonald's Apologizes for Mental-Health Parody Ad It Says It Didn't Approve
Arnold says release was 'unintended error'
By Tim Nudd
Are you addicted to the Big Mac, or<|fim_middle|>, Nicole DiNoia, a McDonald's rep for the Boston area, says the ad was "not approved by McDonald's" and that "we asked that it be taken down immediately." She adds: "We have an approval process in place with our marketing and advertising agencies to ensure that all advertising content is consistent with our brand values. Regrettably, in this incident, that process was not followed. We sincerely apologize for this error." Sounds like maybe a local agency rolled out the work without proper approval? We left a message with DiNoia—hopefully she can clarify. The ad was part of a series—another showed two corporate drones high-fiving just thinking about a Quarter Pounder with Cheese. Mental health is a particularly touchy subject for marketers, as last year's 7-Eleven fiasco reminded us. Photo via.
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Why This Agency Just Demoted All Its Employees and Made Them Interns | can you stop anytime you want? Whatever your emotional issues with the burger, McDonald's is distancing itself from the mental-health parody ad above, which appeared on Boston's mass transit this month. (The 800 number on the ad is a McDonald's corporate line.) In a statement to Time magazine | 61 |
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