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Statement from the Family of Chairman Phil Thigpen; banquet postponed
By PolitickerNJ • 10/29/13 3:52pm
The Phil Thigpen Family a short time ago issued a statement on the death of the<|fim_middle|>igpen was a devoted husband and adoring father and grandfather who supported us with his limitless caring and love. We appreciate the outpouring of sympathy from the community during this difficult time and know that Phil would have been overwhelmed by the outpouring of people who have shared their condolences."
Tonight's chairman's banquet scheduled for 6 p.m. at Mayfair Farms has been postponed.
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SEE ALSO: Buono issues tax return | chairman of the Essex County Democratic Committee.
"To the general public, Phil Thigpen was a political and government leader with perseverance who stopped at nothing to overcome racial boundaries and do what was best for the constituents who he represented. To his family, Phil Th | 51 |
There's a song by Raffi that's called,<|fim_middle|> ensued. The conversations about flowers and music were hilarious. Still, this was a first for the Butler household and it was evident how big they are getting.
J finished his first basketball season at the YMCA and I think soccer and baseball suit him better. Still he seemed to have a great time.
J also got rid of his training wheels and took off like the wind. Definite growth happening.
And last but not least, baby #3 is most certainly growing. We'll be a party of 5 before we know it! | "I Wonder If I'm Growing" that the kids sing a lot. It highlights the common struggle to know when you're growing. We don't usually feel it, but all of a sudden it is clear. We haven't felt the growing, but this week we've sure seen evidence of it.
The kids decided they wanted to have a pretend wedding instead of a show. So, they picked out their wedding clothes themselves and laid blankets on the ground (for grass) and the cuteness | 99 |
Sabol's volunteer efforts haven't gone unnoticed.
"He has everything to give everybody he does<|fim_middle|>, to help bring our community into full flower. | it all for the pure joy of it," said Roxy James, who met Sabol through the California Rare Fruit Growers organization.
"Joe Sabol gives time and energy unstintingly to church, alma mater, ex-students, new students, colleagues, senior groups and those in need of his talents," wrote Bill Mounts.
In 2006, Sabol coordinated the acquisition and shipping of 200 olive tree saplings to Iraq at the request of a soldier serving at Camp Anaconda as a tangible, productive symbol of peace.
He was part of a team that took cuttings from the floss tree removed in 2007 from the front steps of Mission San Luis Obispo that will end up growing into hundreds of new trees. He'll soon help plant saplings propagated from that tree at United Methodist Church and at San Luis Obispo High School.
Sabol and students have also planted 25 fruit trees at The Laureate School and four citrus trees each at Monarch, Montessori, Sinsheimer and Bishop Peak schools.
Where does he get the passion for sharing knowledge?
At one point, Sabol said, about half of all high school agriculture teachers in California had taken classes with him.Now he encourages retirees to volunteer.
One of his highlights of the year is training students at the Grizzly Academy, a voluntary five-month residential high school program for at-risk youths from across California. Each student ends up with a fruit tree to take home.
And it's very satisfying — indeed, essential — to have enthusiastic individuals like today's unsung hero, Joe Sabol | 328 |
Premium chocolate has grown by double digits over the past three years. Taking advantage of that trend, Mars Snackfood, Hackettstown, N.J., introduces M&M's Premiums Chocolate Candies, a premium kosher treat with a thinner, less crunchy shell than original M&M's. They come in five sophisticated flavors in iridescent, jewel-like colors, enclosed in elegant, recloseable, curved, stand-up cartons.
Flavors include: Triple Chocolate, tempting layers of milk, white and dark chocolate; Chocolate Almond, freshly roasted whole almond wrapped in milk chocolate; Mint Chocolate, white chocolate mint wrapped in dark chocolate; Mocha, mocha-flavored milk chocolate; and Raspberry Almond,raspberry flavored white chocolate and almond wrapped in dark chocolate.
Targeted to what Mars calls "savvy socials" — adult women, impulse purchasers and those who are likely to "trade up" by shopping in premium categories — M&M's Premiums are a colorful snack for sophisticated adults who still demand the fun factor. And the packaging makes them a suitable gift.
The premium chocolates made their formal debut in September with a unique fashion event during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week, hosted by Eva Longoria Parker and the sassy Ms. Green M&M. Models showcased the upscale M&M's while dressed in vibrantly colored gowns inspired by the rich jewel tones of the new product. The gowns were created by red carpet designer Pamella Roland, known for her elegantly feminine and luxurious designs. Longoria-Parker's premium gown for the event was auctioned off via "Clothes Off Our Back" to benefit children's charities.
"We are thrilled to celebrate the launch of M&M's Premiums with such a chic, revered style backdrop as Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week," says Michele Kessler, vice<|fim_middle|> | president, marketing, Mars Snackfood U.S.
Suggested retail price for a six-ounce carton is $3.99. | 29 |
I had so much fun with my 3 year old yesterday making our fun food creations for Fall! We started out making this fun Owl Pancakes Breakfast and he absolutely LOVED this! I am so pleased with how this turned out and<|fim_middle|> the cutest things ever!! Thank you so much for sharing with Full Plate Thursday and have a great weekend!
Okay, this has to be one of the best breakfasts I have EVER seen. So creative and so incredibly cute. Y'all did a fabulous job!
Oh my goodness!! I adore all of these owl breakfasts! | love that it includes a complete breakfast with pancakes, eggs, bacon, & fruit! Very easy to put together and the kids will love it!
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I love this owl, Jill! Very creative!
This is so adorable!!!!!!! These are ALL so adorable!!! Oh my goodness. I am pinning this! I have to remember this!
Your little guy is just precious and this collection of Owls are | 257 |
Rehabilitation nursing practice is concerned with many clinical manifestations that have an underlying biological impairment. Advances in managing these manifestations will depend in part on research that incorporates the biological dimension. The purpose of this article is to encourage more rehabilitation nurses to engage in biological research. To achieve this aim, several different categories of biological nursing research are<|fim_middle|>, and possible general clinical outcomes, with examples from previously published biological nursing research, are described. Biological nursing research may enhance professional competence, improve patient care, and improve patient safety.
Schneider, B. S., Flaskerud, J. H. (1999). Conducting Biological Research to Advance Rehabilitation Nursing Practice. Rehabilitation Nursing, 24(4), 166-171. | described using rehabilitation nursing examples, biological measures and approaches are discussed | 12 |
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> The Lean Post> A Consciousness of Reality
A Consciousness of Reality
March 6, 2020 | Comments (0)
It is okay in the world of writing, it seems, to borrow or steal titles. If you cite the original, you are borrowing. Don't and you are stealing.
I borrow the title above from WH Auden's short essay (New<|fim_middle|> Benefits of Kaizen Learning vs. Traditional Problem-Solving
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April 12, 2018 | 15 Comments | Yorker 1954) about Virginia Woolf. Quoting WH on Virginia:
"What is unique about her work is the combination of this mystical vision with the sharpest possible sense for the concrete, even in its humblest form: "One can't," she observes, "write directly about the soul. Looked at, it vanishes; but look at the ceiling, at Grizzle, at the cheaper beasts in the Zoo… and the soul slips in."
What does such literary height have to do with the pedestrian stuff – lean thinking & practice – that we write about in this space? At some risk of sounding pretentious – everything.
Mountains of words, worlds of words even, have been compiled in attempts to define or explain what we call "lean thinking". None of them do it justice. That fact doesn't bother me much. But it bothers others. And that fact bothers me a bit. Individuals and organizations expending human effort, sweat, toil, capital, dollars in sincere (sometimes) efforts to make things better, yet feeling frustration when things don't go according to plan. When we humans try to gather ourselves together to accomplish something, what often ensues is everything BUT that something we set out to do. But, in the process, great things also come about. Sometimes anticipated, often not. Lean thinking & practice help us get better at getting better. That's the gist of it.
Lean Restart
I'm comfortable with that. Comfortable with ambiguity, you could say. I am much less comfortable with unnecessary struggle. With seeing sincere effort end in frustration and endless re-starts. Lean Restart we could call it.
Much of the difficulty in the disambiguation (a nod here to Jon Miller) process of lean thinking lies in the dilemma that WH recognized in Virginia's work. Try to tie lean thinking down with an engineering process description and you lose the essence. As Doc Hall has put it, you "kill the snake" (ask Doc). You end up with something lifeless. Like six sigma done poorly.
"Virginia Woolf meets the Toyota Production System, giving rise to a consciousness of reality that recognizes the need to yoke ambitious aspirations with concrete strategies/tactics/practices at the most granular level."But, equally true, if you attempt to describe only the organizational culture ramifications of lean thinking, you lose the concreteness, the exact same concreteness that WH observes in Virginia's best work. You end up with employee empowerment programs that build up hope only to let it down because everything (the above-mentioned "engineering processes") is broken. Nothing works. Well-intentioned initiatives beget jaded spirits, sitting ducks for the next Lean Restart.
Lean thinking & practice engages people at the deepest levels of their human aspirations. Deepest and highest levels. Want to end poverty? Want to provide better work to more people? Great – let's unleash the visionary inspiration that is lean thinking at its core.
But, leave out the granular, gritty specifics entailed in designing and executing the design of good work – how to better wash the dishes in a busy restaurant, for example – and you end up with nothing but empty platitudes and broken dishes. Omit effort to truly understand the cause & effect dynamics of poverty, and you end up shipping boatloads of computers to villages with no electricity or water, wasteful of the earnest effort and good intention, to be sure, but also of the good will of those we purport to support.
High and Low (Aim High, Work Hard)
Two programs at MIT (disclosure: I have no connection with MIT, beyond giving an occasional lecture and frequenting their awesome bookstore) come to mind: J-PAL and GJI.
The Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL) is a global research center working to reduce poverty by ensuring that policy is informed by scientific evidence. Anchored by a network of universities around the world, J-PAL uses a network of around 200 researchers globally to conduct randomized impact evaluations to answer questions about how to better fight poverty.
J-PAL's founder/directors Esther Duflo and Abhijit Banerjee received a 2019 Nobel prize for their groundbreaking work. What makes their work groundbreaking sounds simple enough: use science (RCTs) to verify what actually works (imagine that) in the real world. Shove aside ideological debates grounded mainly on passion (in the guise of compassion) in favor of facts and data. Remarkable.
In a conversation with Duflo during a visit with colleagues a couple of years ago, the laureate-in-process told us how they have learned to formulate and address research questions about, for example, how to increase the number of families utilizing health aids. Advocates tend to dig in their heels for their pet approach, with one side arguing, "We should give critical health aids to the population for free" while the other side counters, "No one will value or use anything that is free". J-Pal researchers worked through the emotional advocation to learn that two simple principles will go a long way: 1) Make it easy for people to do the right thing, 2) provide an incentive (small) for them to do it TODAY. Making it free versus giving it away was a non-factor. J-Pal's impact evaluations test and improve the effectiveness of social programs, informing policy-making with scientific evidence.
Another program to grow out of MIT that connects grand ideals with granular details is the Good Jobs Institute (GJI). Founded by professor Zeynep Ton, GJI aims to "make the job of the future a good job". According to Ton, a good job is one that meets people's basic needs and offers conditions for engagement and motivation. Only providing basic needs such as a living wage is not enough to create a motivated workforce, but failing to provide those needs leads to undue stress, poor productivity, and high turnover. The GJI promotes a framework for good jobs with nine factors that enable companies to meet the key needs of any workforce – the Good Jobs Strategy.
Like J-Pal and Virginia Woolf, GJI yokes the lofty with the gritty.
Hitting Close to Home (or From Sandy Hook to COVID-19)
And here's a third story of initiative that links lofty aspiration with dusty reality: Steady Work, a new book by LEI's own Karen Gaudet. This personal account of her time as manager of the Starbucks region of 100 stores, including the one in Newtown, Connecticut close to the Sandy Hook Elementary School in December 14, 2012. Karen shares how a set of lean work and management practices made steady work possible for Karen and her team every day and how those practices helped her and her team survive the worst day at work any of them would ever have. Karen describes the practices and structured experimentation which enabled teams and individuals to develop powerful, learnable problem-solving capabilities that local managers adapted each store's operating system to its local situation, all the while ensuring local responsibility for ongoing improvement.
Karen's book describes adoption of Lean Thinking & Practice as a fully empowering approach that was owned by each employee who was touched by it. It wasn't a competitive strategy separate from daily operations tactics—it was an integrated strategy that fostered problem solving at every level of the company. This story reveals the work and impact at both the personal and the systems level.
It should come as no surprise to anyone reading this if similar stories emerge as healthcare organizations that have adopted lean practices come to grips with the COVID-19 crisis. Healthcare workers are facing days at work that are tougher than most of us can imagine. Their ability to keep hold of their passion to care for the sick while at the same time focusing all their attention on the nitty-gritty of making sure everyone washes their hands (you, too, physicians) and covers their coughs (although this particular coronavirus seems to spread less through the air and more through touch). It's purposeful attention to detail that will make the difference.
A Hopeful Place
Does anyone know the holistic "answer" to our biggest human problems – not merely the technical answers (though I imagine someone will send me theirs now) nor just clarion calls of emotional appeal such as, "if we can put a man on the moon, we can end all pandemics!"? The truthful answer is – despite the myriad prescriptions and "roadmaps" being pushed by solution-sellers – a decided no. Can we identify gaps big and small and break the problems down into bite-sized addressable chunks? Yes, we can. And, to reveal my undying optimism and belief in the power of LT&P, LT&P provides the required operational and philosophical (both!) way forward to make real progress. Virginia Woolf meets the Toyota Production System, giving rise to a consciousness of reality that recognizes the need to yoke ambitious aspirations with concrete strategies/tactics/practices at the most granular level.
Sometimes approaches are called "lean" that aren't lean at all. That is annoying and problematic, often giving lean a bad name. But the opposite happens as well. There are countless cases of lean thinking being applied masterfully with the word lean (or the Toyota Production System) nowhere in sight. Lean thinking and practice, such as found at the core of programs such as J-PAL and GJI, embody the power and potential of lean thinking as a holistic approach to making things better for even the world's thorniest problems.
Keywords: beliefs, capability development, problem solving, Transformation, work
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San Francisco Giants at New York Mets Betting Preview – 8/25
Game: San Francisco Giants at New York Mets
Starting Pitchers: Johnny Cueto vs. Taijuan Walker
Odds: Giants +105, Mets -108
Just a week ago, the Mets traveled to San Francisco where they lost two of three games. Losing has been something the Mets are getting used to recently. New York has won just two of its last 11 games. At one point, they were in control of the NL East. Now, they are below .500, two games behind Philadelphia, and 6.5 games behind division leader Atlanta.
The Mets will try to change their losing ways behind starting pitcher Taijuan Walker. If you remember, Walker earned a spot on the NL All-Star team (replacing an injured Jacob deGrom) after starting the season 7-3. Since the All-Star break, Walker has been terrible. He has started six games – all Mets losses – and is 0-5. For the season, Walker is now 7-8 with an ERA of 3.86.
Walker's last three starts are a microcosm of what he has done since the break. He pitched 18.2 innings and allowed a total of eight earned runs. That's not horrible, but he gave up four in a loss to the Dodgers and three in a loss to Philadelphia. The Mets lost all three games, of course, but even more telling is the run support that Walker received…or actually didn't receive. In those three games, the Mets scored a total of two runs.
Scoring has been an issue for New York. They are 2<|fim_middle|> tonight's game. The low-scoring Mets and two capable pitchers might tilt this matchup in favor of the Under. The Under is 35-20-4 in Mets games played at home. Over the last ten games for each team, the Under has been the trend. San Francisco has seen the Under hit in five of its last six games while the Under has cashed in six of the last seven Mets games. | 9th in MLB in runs per game (3.75). Only Pittsburgh (3.57) is worse. In their last five games, the Mets have managed to score more than three runs just once. That was in a 7-2 win over Los Angeles. New York doesn't hit very well, a team batting average of .234 and an OPS of .689 (26th in MLB) attest to that.
The Giants, of course, are the best team in baseball. It's almost hard to believe, but at this point in the season, it is clear that San Francisco is a World Series contender. The Giants are a top 10 team in almost every offensive statistical category. They lead the majors in home runs (191) and their pitching staff has the second-best overall ERA (3.27).
Tonight, it's Johnny Cueto that gets the start. At 7-6 with a 3.98 ERA, Cueto has been inconsistent this season. He pitched a strong 5.2 innings in a win over the Dodgers. He didn't allow an earned run and struck out five. Then, he pitches five innings and loses to the last-place team in the NL West, Arizona.
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The decline of the West
Banksters, News
The real battle now is nation-states vs. the global economic system, says John Robb. The economic system will win. Nation states will hollow out and become mere shells of themselves.
The clear and unambiguous message to every citizen of the West will be:
You are on your own. You are in direct competition with everyone else in the world, and your success or failure is something you alone control.
For those that think that this will bring about a surge of peaceful economic vigor, you<|fim_middle|>. The bumbling and inept US government response to Hurricane Katrina demonstrates this clearly. However, Robb seems to imply that resilient communities can, like hippie communes in the 60's, do their own thing mostly separate from the society at large. Maybe some will, but mostly they, for their own survival, will have to be engaged with groups and events around them.
Most important though, sometimes the people really do rise up and depose the current ruling class. It's happened before, it'll happen again. Maybe here. Maybe soon. For Robb's third choice to happen, there also must, at the same time, be a sustained fight-back against the global plunderers.
Robb has said he is essentially apolitical, so his analysis would miss the political component. Once you factor in politics, then things get considerably more optimistic. | will be wrong. It will fragment society and lead to perpetual stagnation/depression, endemic violence/corruption, and squalor. For absent any moral basis (a social compact), stability, or (widely shared) prosperity: new sources of order will emerge to fill the gap left by the demise of the nation-state. These new sources of order will be first seen in the rise of the criminal entrepreneur, whether they be the besuited corporate gangster or the gang tattooed thug. For in the world of hollow states (without a morality that limits behavior) and limitless connectivity to the global economic system, these criminal entrepreneurs quickly become dominant, violently coercing or corrupting everyone in the path to their enrichment.
However, you have a choice.
1. You can stand alone and do nothing. Thereby suffering the predations of this new criminal class (these global guerrillas).
2. You can join them and prey on your former compatriots, enriching yourself in the process.
3. Or finally, you can build something new. A resilient community based on freedom, prosperity, and a new moral compact.
For resilient communities to function, they will have to have a political component. That's what's missing from Robb's otherwise incisive (if bleak) analysis. Politics. Weak or compromised governments means predators will abound, so resilient communities must be able to deal with them. This means some kind of self-defense as well as active political activity.
Robb is correct when he says that nation-states are hollowing out, increasingly unable to perform basic functions | 320 |
Criminal Classics – Martin Stanley
Martin Stanley is a Brit-grit author with a brace of novels under his belt. The Gamblers and The Hunters are both available now on Kindle and well worth a look.
Martin's pick is The Outsider by Albert Camus…
"Mother died today. Or maybe yesterday; I can't be sure."
So begins The Outsider, Albert Camus' masterpiece of alienation.
The funeral of the protagonist's mother gives us everything about the man that we need to know. Mersault experiences life from moment to moment, based on sensory experience, he seems to show little regard for the feelings of others, remains detached and aloof, and he is unflinchingly honest. These traits will ultimately prove to be his undoing, which pitches this work into the realm of noir.
Upon his return from the funeral, Mersault helps his neighbour Raymond take revenge on a girlfriend he suspects has been unfaithful and sets in motion a sequence of events that leads to him killing an Arab man on a beach. Mersault is arrested, incarcerated and tried for the crime. The prosecutor uses Mersault's detachment to paint him as a soulless monster. It works, and Mersault is sentenced to death. When a chaplain pesters him into accepting God Mersault flies into the one and only moment of rage in the entire book. He realises the pointlessness of his existence, of mankind's existence, and tells the chaplain that nobody has the right to judge him. At the end, he accepts that the world ultimately won't care about his death and finds a kind of peace.
The Outsider has a drive and momentum that few would normally ascribe to a piece of philosophical literature. Hell, there are plenty of pulp writers who probably wish they could tell a story as compelling and urgent as this. And, when push bumps chests with shove, Mersault's story is pure noir. The novel's conclusion isn't one of triumph – after all, where's the triumph in wanting a large crowd at your execution so you can feel less alone? No, you'll find no triumph or happiness here, just truth, though you might be pleased to know that unlike many literary tales you won't find many adverbs either!
The prose is as lean and hardboiled as they come. Camus openly acknowledged that The Outsider's prose rhythms were influenced by James M Cain's The Postman Always Rings Twice – and it shows. There are no bloated sentences or moments when the writer shows us his erudition (which in Camus' case was considerable) – instead, he just gets on with telling a story and kicking the reader in the guts. And it's all the better for it – you won't forget this tale in a hurry.
If only all literature was this stripped back and powerful.
– Martin Stanley
The Criminal Classics series was prompted by a post which originally appeared at Crime Fiction Lover.
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Criminal Classics – Damien Seaman
Damien Seaman's debut novel The Killing of Emma Gross is out now with Blasted Heath and available on Amazon. You can find Damien at his blog and on Twitter.
His pick is RL Stevenson's Treasure Island…
Ah, Treasure Island. What a book.
Aptly enough, if called upon to name my desert island read, this would be it. This is a classic novel in the most rudimentary sense: written by a Victorian, never out of print and adapted for the screen umpteen times. Ergo it must be a classic, right?
It doesn't read like a classic; it's actually readable. This is because Robert Louis Stevenson knows the value of a good story. Pack it full of incident and suspense and bugger the flowery language and highfalutin themes. We're here to be entertained and whisked out of our everyday cares, not lectured to about the horrors of poverty, the nihilism of bourgeois intellectuals or the moral superiority of the Russian peasant.
What's that? You want characters you can get your teeth into? Good point, I almost forgot. There are three reasons Treasure Island is brilliant. You'll know them already, but in case you forgot here they are:
Name me a better villain in all of English literature. Can't do it, can you?
Stevenson sets Silver up with great skill, first presenting us with two ugly, monstrous versions of piratehood from our childish nightmares. There's Billy Bones, the tattooed, facially scarred, violent drunkard who intimidates all and sundry. Then Blind Pew, a twisted scarecrow of a man so frightening that he reduces Billy to the status of the tooth fairy, tracks Billy down and puts the fear of God into<|fim_middle|> an old trunk in the cellar, pouring cement into it to bury her in.
The family has always lived in a remote and depressing area where houses have recently been demolished, theirs being one of the few left standing. They have no visitors, no relatives either. After a period of time where none of them seems to know how to grieve, the four children go on almost as usual, carrying in themselves the weight of their tragedy.
Jack, the narrator of the story, just wanted to be like everyone else but the loss of his father cracks something in him; he goes through a rebellious phase during which he neither cleans himself nor even changes his clothes. He spends the days masturbating, being mean to everyone, and daydreaming. His mind is a tormented and dark place where he loses himself; even his dreams are made of twisted Freudian scenes and filled with desperation.
Being the oldest, Julie soon becomes the surrogate mother, especially for young Tom who is the most traumatized from the loss of his mother. After getting beat up at school, he starts dressing up as a girl "because you don't get hit when you're a girl"; after his mother's death his behaviour regresses into that of a baby.
As the family nucleus starts showing signs of weakness, so does the mother's cement coffin, which is slowly splitting open; a foul odour from within spreads out and fills the house; like Poe's tell-tale heart beating deafeningly, the overwhelming stench reminds the children of what they've done and of "what" is down there.
Ian McEwan brilliantly shows us the sad fate of four children that society has not only abandoned, but also forgotten. Telling their story from the perspective of the teenage boy, whose mind is as much troubled by his need of a fatherly presence as it is by his family's isolation, is a brilliant, effective idea. The writing is voluntarily detached, almost emotionless, more observing than involved. It works so deeply on the reader that I read the whole story without feeling much of anything, numbed by the shocking events taking place in that house. As soon as I closed the book though, I felt something: it was a void. I was emotionally drained, emptied out.
A book like that stays with you a long time. I've recently read it again, and it was as if I had only left these kids a few minutes ago. The book had the same effect it had brought upon me fifteen years before when I first read it.
– Jacques Filippi
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Criminal Classics – Heath Lowrance
Heath Lowrance is the author of the cult novel The Bastard Hand and a prolific producer of dark and twisted short stories which you can find at Crime Factory, Shotgun Honey and Pulp Metal, or in his collection Dig Ten Graves. He blogs at PsychoNoir.
"There are all kinds of truth … but behind all of them there is only one truth and that is that there's no truth."
There's a preoccupation with religion in the American South. It's in the marrow of the land somehow, this blood and thunder, fire and brimstone notion of salvation. But it's generally a pretty Protestant faith that dominates the southern states, so Flannery O'Connor was a bit of an anomaly. A Roman Catholic, her notions of faith were a bit more restrained and philosophically inclined. Also, a bit more resigned to the darkness inherent in the very concept of faith.
Her particular vision of salvation was laid out very nicely in her first novel, Wise Blood. In its way, it's a defense of faith in a world where faith doesn't seem to make any sense. It's a deeply serious book, yeah. But it's also a low comedy, Wise Blood is, with the blackest of humor seeping out of its pages like tar.
The story, in a nutshell: Hazel Motes is back home in Tennessee from WWII, a different man. His experiences have destroyed his faith in God and he's now a confirmed and bitter atheist. So consumed is he by his hatred of God that he makes it his mission to spread a sort of anti-gospel, preaching on street corners and ranting at every opportunity. And yet he can't shake his bitterness. He feels haunted by his former faith, and a Jesus that moved "… from tree to tree in the back of his mind, a wild ragged figure motioning him to turn around and come off into the dark where he might be walking on the water and not know it and then suddenly know it and drown."
When Hazel hooks up with Enoch Emery, that's when Wise Blood starts to become an exercise in the bizarre and grotesque. Enoch is a weird young man, working as a zoo keeper, who has this idea that he is a "wise blood"—that is, someone with an innate sense of the spiritual world and requires no spiritual guidance. Enoch falls in love with Hazel's anti-gospel. The two of them cross paths with a preacher named Asa Hawks (who blinds himself with lye to avoid worldly temptations– supposedly), and his daughter Sabbath Lily (who ruins Hazel's attempts to seduce her by proving to be a raging nymphomaniac). As the lives of these four characters become hopelessly entwined, setting off one bleakly comedic event after another, Wise Blood veers toward the surreal. You have a mummified dwarf. You have a creepy cop with weird blue eyes pushing Hazel's car off a cliff for no reason. You have Enoch deciding that the key to salvation is dressing up like a gorilla. You have barbed wire and shards of glass in the shoes. And you have one of the most astonishingly funny and dark and emotional American novels ever written.
So most folks who know me know that I'm an atheist. I don't push my non-belief on anyone, but by the same token I don't hide it either. Why, then, is a novel that exists in defense of religious faith one of my top five novels of all time? Well, for one thing, I don't require that a book adhere to my own personal philosophy for me to enjoy it. But more importantly, I love Wise Blood because, in its way, it's a deeply existential story, with some of the most finely-drawn and weirdly relatable characters I've ever come across. O'Connor really makes us feel Hazel Motes spiritual pain. And it's so darkly funny, illustrating the fine, fine line between tragedy and comedy better than just about any book I can think of.
"He had the feeling that everything he saw was a broken-off piece of some giant blank thing that he had forgotten had happened to him."
– Heath Lowrance
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Criminal Classics – Richard Godwin
Richard Godwin is a crime/horror author and interviewer of rare technique over at Chin Wags at the Slaughterhouse. His second novel Mr Glamour is out next month from Black Jackal Books.
Here's Richard on Dostoevsky's Crime and Punishment…
"If he has a conscience he will suffer for his mistake. That will be punishment-as well as the prison."
In many ways that is the leitmotif of one of the most brilliant, disturbing novels ever to have been written. While occupying a strong position in literary fiction, Dostoyevsky's seminal Crime And Punishment is also a crime novel. It is a dark, unflinching look at the human psyche and the irrational mechanisms at work within it. It is a dig by an expert archaeologist into the mind of Raskolnikov, who, influenced by the theory of the superman, kills his grasping landlady only to fall prey to his guilt.
In some ways the novel is about why he is unable to turn himself into a psychopath. And that is why I have given nothing away in telling you who he murders, because it is not a whodunit, it is a whydunit.
Dostoyevsky takes a scalpel and peels back the layers of his characters' motivations. He exposes the need for the irrational in human beings, the fact that despite our illusion that we are governed by reason, we fall prey to impulses that get the better of us.
There is an interesting historical footnote to Crime and Punishment. Nietzsche read Dostoyevsky's Notes From Underground and wrote of the author, "At last a psychologist I can learn from". While there is no written evidence Dostoyevsky read Nietzsche, there seems to be some cross-fertilisation at work in Raskolnikov's use of the theory of the superman, and it is likely Dostoyevsky did read the theory and use it in the novel.
He shows the connection between crime and irrational drives in a St Petersburg filled with paranoia. In terms of its depth of characterisation and exploration of the nature of guilt it is a great novel.
– Richard Goodwin
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Criminal Classics – Andrez Bergen
Andrez Bergen is a Tokyo-based musician and journalist. His debut novel Tobacco-Stained Mountain Goat, a dystopian love-letter to film noir, is out now with Another Sky Press, as a paperback or on kindle.
Andrez's Criminal Classic is The Third Man by Graham Greene…
The Third Man wasn't meant to be a book – Graham Greene tells us in his preface, "The Third Man was never written to be read but only to be seen." In the late 1940s Greene, already responsible for the thriller Brighton Rock, received a commission from British studio titan Alexander Korda to write a film for director Carol Reed. Greene and Reed had just polished off a critically lauded adaptation of The Fallen Idol, and for their next effort Greene composed a novella before embarking on the screenplay, in order to set "a certain measure of characterization, on mood and atmosphere."
Greene claims that The Third Man was born out of a short note written on the back of an envelope and it's definitely a novella rather than a novel – my Penguin edition clocks in at 112 pages, including the brief preface by Greene, and is paired with The Fallen Idol. The book is significantly different from the eventual movie, yet principle elements remain, poking out of the woodwork, either in undeveloped form or as the polished gems Reed and Greene preserved in the screenplay. There's a mysterious, gorgeous girl, a world-weary hero and a ruthless villain, but undercutting these standard riffs are the twists – a murder where the victim wasn't really a victim per se, and then it emerges the murder itself was a ruse – before comeuppance at the end. But there is one thing that stands the book and the film apart – in Greene's early written version there's an implied happy ending. The movie defies that and is, ironically, more of a literary exercise for the change.
In 'The Third Man' Greene deftly mixed the procedural (military police tracking a killing) with a mystery (man's friend is murdered; man tries to find out whodunnit) and helped to pioneer much of what we take for granted now in a crime thriller.
– Andrez Bergen
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Stav Sherez is a journalist and author, his new novel A Dark Redemption is out now with Faber and Faber and you can follow him at his blog.
Stav's pick is No Country For Old Men by Cormac McCarthy…
In the realm of 'serious' literature there is one name that towers above all others and that is Cormac McCarthy's. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for fiction and the National Book Award, McCarthy is widely regarded as the apotheosis of high-minded literary fiction. Yet surprisingly few people have commented on the fact that several of McCarthy's works are also exquisite crime novels. His first two books, The Orchard Keeper and Outer Dark, were rural revenge noirs in the mould later adopted by Daniel Woodrell and Tom Franklin. His third novel, Child of God, is about a cannibalistic serial killer. His masterpiece, Blood Meridian, has more crimes committed in it than perhaps any other book in the history of literature. But it's No Country For Old Men that I want to talk about.
NCFOM is set in 1980, at the start of the 30-year drug war which has since torn northern Mexico to shreds. Moss is an ordinary working man who stumbles on the aftermath of a drug-buy shoot-out in the Texas desert. He takes a suitcase of money from a dead dealer's hands. That night he suffers a pang of conscience and goes back to the scene to give water to a dying man. It is a measure of McCarthy's sensibility and, indeed, of all noir fiction that this one moment of kindness sets off an inexorable chain of events, placing Moss squarely in the bad guy's sights. And what a bad guy it is! Anton Chigurh is one of the most terrifying, appalling, and unstoppable forces in all literature. Like previous McCarthy antagonists he seems more a personification of evil, a howling wraith spewed up from the pit of hell to punish the living.
The set-up is both simple and crime-classic. From here on the novel becomes a white-knuckle chase through the scorched American borderlands. But it's what McCarthy does with this narrative that makes NCFOM both an exemplary crime novel and, simultaneously, a trenchant and profound work of literature.
Bell, the sheriff and WWII veteran who tries to help Moss, spends large portions of the book meditating on the way life and society have changed since the days of his youth. He and his wife read atrocity stories from the newspaper to each other. These sections are aflame with a palpable sense of loss and anguished rage at the moral degradation of society. At how a human life means very little these days. ("They tortured 'em first, I don't know why. Maybe their television was broken.") Bell's WWII experience is mirrored by Moss' time in Vietnam as a sniper. McCarthy uses the two wars to highlight the chasm in morality and belief that cracked open between 1950 and 1980 and how the type of war waged by a country dictates its soul.
A major part of the reason this novel transferred so well to the screen is the dialogue. Some of the best dialogue in fiction, razor-sharp and cynical and funny all at once. Like when Bell and another lawman are discussing the coming future:
"They sell that shit to schoolkids"
"It's worse than that"
"How's that?"
"Schoolkids buy it"
With NCFOM, Cormac McCarthy explodes the literary / genre debate and proves conclusively that you can write a crime novel which follows all the rules and, at the same time, create a piece of fiction resonant with deep ideas, dire warnings, and cautious grace.
– Stav Sherez
1 Comment | tags: A Dark Redemption, Cormac McCarthy, crime novels, literature, No Country for Old Men, noir, Stav Sherez | posted in Guests | him. Well, it's fear of the black spot actually, but all the same Billy goes and carks it out of sheer terror.
Who are both of these men scared of? A certain one-legged man who turns out to be Long John Silver, tavern owner, erstwhile quartermaster to the infamous – and long since dead – Captain Flint, and soon charismatic ship's cook on the voyage to treasure island.
As our narrator Jim Hawkins makes plain, Silver does not look like a pirate when compared with Billy Bones or Blind Pew. He's a warm, ruddy-faced, friendly sort who couldn't possibly be a criminal.
And then Jim overhears Silver's plan to mutiny and, shortly after, watches in horror as Silver murders one of the crew by stabbing him in the back in a frenzy. This bit is scarier than anything that went before, because we've seen our good friend turn into a murderer before our eyes. A man we trusted, admired even. Him, a pirate?
Stevenson understands how to make his reader shiver and he pours all of that keen insight into Long John Silver. Even at the end of the book, when Silver tells Jim that he would never have betrayed him, we still want to believe. We still like him, despite – or because of – his crimes.
It's hard for us not to understand his motives either. When faced with such a huge treasure, one that we'd toiled hard to collect through a life of danger and death, what would we do in Silver's place?
We think of Treasure Island as a kids' book. That's no bad thing. What we probably mean is that it's accessible, exciting and reasonably short. But it's also full of greed, murder and attempted murder, with a body count of well over a dozen by story's end.
On top of all that, it's a great advert for the many virtues of cheese. And really, what higher recommendation can there be for a novel than that?
– Damien Seaman
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Criminal Classics – Jacques Filippi
Jacques Filippi is the co-founder of QuebeCrime Fest and reviewer at Crime Fiction Lover. He blogs at The House of Crime and Mystery.
Here's Jacques on The Cement Garden by Ian McEwan…
For many readers, Ian McEwan is "Amsterdam", "Atonement", "Saturday", and more recently "On Chesil Beach" and "Solar". But for others, like myself, it is "In Between the Sheets", "The Child in Time", "First Rites, Last Rites". But mostly, it is "The Comfort Strangers" and "The Cement Garden". The latter, published in 1978, is a classic of the gothic genre, an exploration into the darkness of a family's gloomy life after both parents die, months apart.
The four siblings, two boys aged 15 (Jack) and 6 (Tom), and two girls aged 17 (Julie) and 13 (Sue) are suddenly orphans. Fearing they'd end up in different homes, and to prevent Tom from being placed for adoption, the children decide to hide the death of their mother from the authorities, thus keeping the family together. They place her in | 700 |
Improvements Ongoing At The Lane
Notts Media Team
It's been a busy summer for the club with a number of projects now nearing completion ahead of the hat-trick of home friendlies starting with Galatasaray on Tuesday, July 16...
Meadow Lane has been given a lick of paint, the pitch is near perfection and rigorous testing has been performed to comply with the local council's regulations.
The club were also delighted for the help given by New College Nottingham, as well as the maintenance team, who painted the player's tunnel, the main gate, dugouts, tea bars, offices, toilets and gangways, in the traditional club colours of course.
Facilities Manager Ben Armstrong told the Official Site: "It's been a very busy summer as we get ready for a busy season ahead starting with the exciting friendlies.
"We'd of course like to thank all the staff from the college. We have a fantastic<|fim_middle|> are all working hard for the next fortnight to get the stadium ready for the opening friendly against Galatasaray."
Spaces are already available for the course next year. Please contact New College Nottingham by emailing: adrian.woodward@ncn.co.uk for further information. | partnership with them. The relationship is great because we help each other. They get the experience working in a professional environment, whilst we get the labour.
"Fans will be delighted to hear that we will have the Kop roof fixed, weather permitting, and that we will be cleaning over 20,000 seats ahead of the games and repairing broken ones.
"We also have a new camera security system to keep the stadium more secure.
We are working closely with the grounds staff to look at ways of harnessing our water consumption from the clubs bore hole into other utilities to be more self sufficient.
"We've also had to submit certificates to conform to the Safety of Sport Grounds ACT 1975. Part of applying for the certificate involves various testing and routine maintenance of the stadium and the grounds, including lighting, boilers and examination to the public address system."
Maintenance Operations Course Tutor Adrian Woodward was delighted the club continue to support the students and allow they great experience at Meadow Lane.
He added: "It's great to have such a fantastic partnership in place and we've been coming to Meadow Lane over 10 years now to carry out maintenance work.
"Business' are looking for potential employees that can do the whole lot and that's why on-site experience like here at Meadow Lane is so vital.
"We | 264 |
The design of Sabon Next™ by Jean François Porchez, a revival of a revival, was a double challenge: to try to discern Jan Tschichold´s own schema for the original Sabon, and to interpret the complexity of a design originally made in two versions for different typecasting systems.
The first was designed for use on Linotype and Monotype machines, and the second for Stempel hand composition. Because the Stempel version does not have the constraints necessary for types intended for machine composition, it seems closer to a pure interpretation of<|fim_middle|>, ligatures, etc); and there is one ornament font with many lovely fleurons. The standard versions include revised lining figures that are intentionally designed to be a little smaller than capitals."
Test-drive Sabon® Next Bold Italic in Typecast.
Fonction: Some ligatures were in common use in the past, but appear anachronistic today. Some fonts include the historical forms as alternates, so they can be used for a 'period' effect. This feature replaces the default (current) forms with the historical alternates. The user applies this feature using Palatino Linotype, and historic ligatures are formed for all long s forms, including: long s+t, long s+b, long s+h, long s+k, and several others.
Fonction: This feature replaces default character glyphs with corresponding swash glyphs in a specified context. Note that there may be more than one swash alternate for a given character. Example: The user sets the word HOLIDAY in Poetica with this feature active, and is presented with a choice of three alternate forms appropriate for an initial H and one alternate appropriate for a medial L. | its Garamond ancestor.
Naturally Porchez based Sabon Next on this second version and also referred to original Garamond models, carefully improving the proportions of the existing digital Sabon while matching its alignments.
The new family is large and versatile - with Roman and italic in 6 weights from regular to black. Most weights also have small caps, Old style Figures, alternates (swashes | 80 |
The essentials of leading with vision are beautifully captured in "The Bridge Builder", by the acclaimed poet, Will Allen Dromgoole.
This poem illustrates several themes explored throughout this site but especially that great leaders show foresight and insight. They are prepared to set off in new directions but do not lose sight of what is to follow.
In doing so, they both lead the way and build bridges – from current reality to new vision – ensuring others can follow.
Enjoy the poem then read our comments for some insights into leading with vision.
The key elements of leadership are the ability to create a vision, then to lead people towards its fulfilment.
Leaders look for new opportunities or different ways to foster growth. Leaders find the new and look to the future, building on but not resting on current success.
Good leaders also look for differences and opportunities, rather than necessarily taking the most obvious or popular route.
However, there is no point in being a visionary leader<|fim_middle|> | if your followers can'tfollow, no matter how enthusiastic they might be. This is where the importance of bridge building lies, as an essential complement to vision.
Setting out in a new direction requires leaders who can not only lead the way, but who can help others to follow.
Leaders who prepare the way, ensuring that others can follow. They make links between where people are, and where he or she is taking them.
Not surprisingly though, encouraging people to move from current reality to new ground can cause tension.
Peter Senge likens this tension to a rubber band which connects a current situation to a desired outcome. The tension can either be relieved by "lowering" the vision, or by moving the current reality closer to that vision.
It's the leader's job to bridge current reality and new vision, defining goals and showing how they are attainable. Senge also advocates that creating a shared vision is much more preferable than simply sharing a vision and "bridging" towards it.
Leading with Vision: Bridging or Bonding?
It's also worth considering some wider senses in which "bridging" is used by those who lead with vision. Firstly, sociologists refer to social capital (the connectedness which builds a strong society) in two ways: the social capital that bonds and the social capital that bridges. Bonding connections re-inforce similarities amongst individuals, whereas bridging connections span differences. In practice, most societies combine both to one degree or another.
Bridging also refers to looser ties we may have to distant contacts, rather than the stronger, bonding ties we have with closer relationships. Research has shown that where networking is concerned, it's the bridging rather than the bonding ties which may prove more beneficial.
In his book "Bowling Alone", Robert Putnam quotes Xavier de Souza Briggs who suggests that bonding social capital is good for "getting by", but bridging social capital is crucial for "getting ahead". Bridging generates broader identities and reciprocity, whereas bonding bolsters a narrower perspective.
In this sense then, leading with vision promotes a sense of common purpose through internal bonding. It also builds external bridges, capitalizing on new opportunities outside of the organisation. Both may require our two complementary elements: finding new paths to take and building bridges so that others can follow.
Without one you get nowhere, without the other nobody is with you!
Build bridges for people to follow.
Choose a path less travelled.
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(From left) Tahirih Vejdani (The Maid), Anne<|fim_middle|> work to be presented in quite as incomplete a form as it was. We got excerpts from the first act linked with an English language narration, a brief summary of the second act and the instrumental part of the second act finale (intended as a chorale eventually). The instrumental ensemble was piano, tar and percussion and the instrumentalists also stood in for the chorus.
What we heard gave some indication of what the final work may be like so let's work with that. The first act deals with Zuleykha coming to terms with her unhappiness as the trophy wife of the royal official Potiphar whereas, in fact, she is in love with the prophet Joseph who she has tried to seduce. She is aided by a second character, ostensibly a maid, who appears to her as various characters from her life; father, mother, Potiphar, Joseph. The second act apparently deals with a seven stage mystical journey in which Zuleykha becomes more enlightened about life and love through Sufi and other mystical poetry.
Musically it's a mix of western classical and Persian styles. Zuleykha, sung by Anne-Marie Ramos, gets a fairly conventional soprano part which she delivered to good dramatic effect. Tahirih Vejdani, as the maid, has more of a mix of styles with a leaning towards classical Persian style which seems particularly adept at. There's a similar mix in the instrumental music. The piano part (Saman Shahi) makes a fair amount of use of extended techniques and sounds decidedly modern and western. Padidah Ahrarnejad on tar contributes, unsurprisingly, something more Persian sounding. Ali Massoudi on percussion covers a lot of bases in both traditions.
Zuleykha has already been quite a long term project for Mansouri and Loose Tea Music Theatre but there still seems to be a lot of work to do before it's ready for prime time. It's got some good ideas and the blend of musical styles is interesting and has potential to become more so with a larger ensemble and a proper chorus. In other respects it's very hard to judge where it's going. The first act is fairly straightforward narrative and so should not be hard to stage. The second act though sounds very challenging. How does one stage mystical poetry?
I guess only time will tell.
Toronto Summer Music Festival Opening Night: An Inspired Evening!July 10, 2022
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Formerly a management consultant and ehealth guru, John's interests in the classical arts range from recitals to straight theatre via opera and other classical vocal genres. He is particularly interested in the intersection of Indigenous issues and the arts. | - Marie Ramos (Zuleykha), Parmida Vand (Narrator). (Back row from Left) Saman Shahi (piano), Padideh Ahrarnejad (tar, rubab, bass tar), Ali Massoudi (percussion) Ⓒ Courtesy of the Toronto Summer Music Festival
Toronto Summer Music Festival Afarin Mansouri's Zuleykha: "good ideas and the blend of musical styles is interesting"
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Afarin Mansouri's new Farsi language opera Zuleykha was workshopped last night at Walter Hall as part of the Toronto Summer Music Festival. I knew the piece would be presented concert style but I confess I wasn't expecting a workshop or for the | 166 |
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The Interior Situation of Suicide
The Boston Globe Sunday Magazine included an article by Peter Bebergal, titled "On the Edge." (The teaser reads as follows: "Can a test reveal if a person has a subconscious desire to kill himself? Peter Bebergal, who lost a brother to suicide, goes inside Mass. General, where Harvard researchers are trying to find out.") Here are a few excerpts.
Four years after my brother's death, Harvard researchers at MGH are experimenting with a test they think could help clinicians determine just that. It focuses on a patient's subconscious thoughts, and if it can be perfected, these researchers say it could give hospitals more of a legal basis for admitting suicidal patients.
This missing piece in the suicidal puzzle is what prompted the innovative research study now in its final phase at MGH. The study, led by Dr. Matthew Nock, an associate professor in the psychology department at Harvard University, is called the Suicide Implicit Association Test. It's a variation of the Implicit Association Test, or IAT, which was invented by Anthony Greenwald at the University of Washington and "co-developed" by [Situationist Contributor] Dr. Mahzarin Banaji, now a psychology professor at Harvard who works a few floors above Nock on campus. The premise is that test takers, by associating positive and negative words with certain images (or words) – for example, connecting the word "wonderful" with a grouping that contains the word "good" and a picture of a EuropeanAmerican – reveal their unconscious, or implicit, thoughts. The critical factor in the test is not the associations themselves, but the relative speed at which those connections are made. (If you're curious, take a sample IAT test online at implicit.harvard.edu/implicit/.)
The IAT itself is not new – it was created in 1998 – and has been used to evaluate unconscious bias against African-Americans, Arabs, fat people, and Judaism. But critics question whether the test is actually practical, and up until now no one has tried to apply it to suicide prevention. As part of his training, Nock worked extensively with adolescent self-injurers – self-injury, such as cutting and burning, is an important coping method for those who engage in it, though they are often unlikely to acknowledge it. Nock thought that the IAT could serve as a behavioral measure of who is a self-injurer and whether such a person was in danger of continuing the behavior, even after treatment. In their first major study, Nock and Banaji asserted that the IAT could be adapted to show who was inclined to be self-injurious and who was not. And more important, they said, the test could reveal who was in danger of future self-injury.
The next step, Nock realized, was to use the test to determine, from a person's implicit thoughts, whether someone who had prior suicidal behavior was likely to continue to be suicidal. It would give doctors a third component, along with self-reporting and clinician reporting, and result in a more complete picture of a patient. Nock doesn't assume that a test like the IAT would be 100 percent accurate, but he believes it would have predictive ability. "It is not a lie detector," he says. "But in an ideal situation, a clinician who is struggling with a decision to admit a potentially suicidal patient to the hospital, or with an equally difficult decision to discharge a patient from the hospital following a potentially lethal suicide attempt, the IAT could provide additional information about whether the clinician should admit or keep that patient in the hospital."
Over two years, researchers at MGH asked patients who had attempted suicide if they would be willing to participate in the test. About two-thirds of them agreed (some 200 patients) – even though some had tried killing themselves just hours before – and after answering a battery of questions about their thoughts, sat with a laptop and took the IAT.
During one test, a person was shown two sets of words on a screen, one in the upper left corner, one in the upper right. A single word then appeared in the center, and the test taker was asked to indicate with a keystroke the corner containing the word that connected to the center word. The corner sets were drawn from two groups of words (one group was "escape" and "stay," and another was "me" and "not me"). In one version, the sets were "escape/not me" and "stay/me," and the series of words that appeared in the center included, among others, "quit," "persist," "myself," and "them." The correct answers called for "quit" to be associated with the side that had "escape," for "myself" to be matched with the side that had "me," and so forth. In theory, a delay in answering on "quit," even if the person got it right, could reveal that he was associating the idea of "quit" with the idea of himself. The word sets varied depending on the test, and bias could emerge in a positive or negative way. For example, if the sets were "escape/me" and "stay/not me" and a person hesitated in correctly matching "myself" to the side with "me," it could reveal that he was associating himself with the idea of "stay."
For about the next five months, Nock and his research team at Harvard will analyze all the data collected from MGH. If they think their findings show promise, they will follow up and run their experiment again to see if it yields similar results. If it does, they may seek to implement the test at an area hospital. For now, following up with patients will be pivotal in assessing the test's effectiveness. Tragically, though, the only way researchers will know for sure whether the test can predict behavior is if a key number of patients attempt suicide again.
Nock says it's still too early to tell how well the test will predict someone's likelihood of engaging in suicidal behavior. But he says the hope is that the IAT will be able to record subtle distinctions between those who are at risk and those who aren't by measuring how "positively or negatively people value the option of suicide as a potential response to their intolerable distress.
We recommend the entire article, which you can link to here. For a collection of Situationist posts about implicit associations, click here.
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Fredric Matteson said
Dear Situationist Staff,
Greetings. I was just made aware of the above study. Your staff and those on the research team may be interested in our work over the past 23 years with over 15,000 suicidal patients in 1:1 and group therapy on an acute (4-5 day stay) mental health unit within the medical milieu of a public hospital setting. The model of therapy specifically created for the suicidal patient is called Contextual-Conceptual Therapy (CCT), a precursor to CBT. It is derived from being in dialogue with 15,000 suicidal individuals, listening to their narratives, and being witness to the ubiquity of their algorithms. From those same algorithms we have created a series of questionnaires that help "locate" the suicidal patient. We have had great success with this model. For the past two years, our CCT team has given international presentations — in Switzerland, Canada, Scotland, the UK. This past September the National Health Service (NHS) of England brought our group over for an all-day presentation in Essex before an audience of their lead psychologists. We are recently interested in presenting to academic audiences here in the U.S. In light of that interest, we would welcome starting a dialogue about such a presentation there at Harvard. For further information about our work, you can visit our CCT website at: http:www//ContextualConceptualTherapy.com or contact me directly at contextualconceptualtherapy@gmail.com Thank you, Fred | 1,746 |
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Daahoud (from The Jazz Pianist's Ultimate Guide To The Real Book)Ron2019-05-19T19:56:28-04:00
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History and overview:
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As a piano teacher, I 'll share with you what I learned from my own piano teachers, including jazz legend Billy Taylor. Click HERE to get started with my video course along with my personal guidance. Please email me at rondrotos@keyboardimprov.com if you're interested in Skype lessons. | ord Brown's classic composition "Daahoud" is typical of the "hard bop" style. Energetic with a hard-driving rhythm, it's influenced by bebop but a little different at the same time. By this time, many of the original beboppers were moving in slightly different directions. Some of them morphed bebop into hard bop, with it's slightly more controlled, yet harder edge. Others, such as pianist Horace Silver, were returning to a more basic, blues-based "riff" concept in their music. Third Stream, which fused classical and jazz was also an emerging force during this period.
The Clifford Brown/ Max Roach group was founded by bebopper Max Roach and his young "discovery," Clifford Brown. Max was the big name at the time, and it's a measure of his generosity that he offered to share the spotlight with the then-unknown young trumpeter in this way. The group made their debut recording in 1954, which included "Daahoud." The album's fresh sound has influenced countless jazz musicians over the years.
Here are some recommended recordings/videos:
(for international readers who may not have access to these YouTube links, I've indicated the original album names wherever possible so you can listen to them on music streaming services, etc.)
Clifford Brown and Max Roach
Ray Bryant Trio: Jive At Five
Phineas Newborn, Jr.: Here Is Phineas
Ahmad Jamal: Chicago Revisited
Musical ideas and jazz piano practice tips:
The chord progression during the 'A' Section to "Daahoud" is more complex than that used in most standard bebop tunes. It uses a lot of ii/V's, but they're connected in ways that anticipate the tunes that John Coltrane would be writing in a few years' time. The 'B' Section, on the other hand, is pure bebop.
I suggest that you practice "Daahoud" as a slow ballad, both while playing the melody and while improvising. Once you can internally "hear" how the chords move from one to another and you can improvise clear melodies, then try it at a medium, and then fast, tempo.
Enjoy the journey, and "let the music flow!"
Further links and resources:
Clifford Brown, Daahoud, and Ears
An analysis of the original recording of "Daahoud"
Daahoud: Journey Through The Real Book #79
Daahoud playalong track
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The grounds of Johnstown Castle feature a wide variety of trees and shrubs, representing the best aspects of a formal and wild garden. The former castle farmyard houses the popular Irish Agricultural Museum, a celebration of Irish rural life. Johnstown Castle estate was the historic home of two prominent Wexford families. The first owners were the Esmondes—a Norman family who settled in the county in the 12th century. During the Cromwellian era the estate was confiscated, changing hands several times before being acquired by John Grogan in 1692; his descendents would remain at Johnstown up until 1945. By 1863, Johnstown Castle estate reached the peak of its development and featured a large demesne of over 1,000 acres. It was divided in two, with a deer park to the north and the castle, pleasure grounds, farm and two lakes to the south. The spectacular ornamental grounds and gardens surrounding the 19th century castle were designed by Daniel Robertson, well known for designing Powerscourt Gardens in County Wicklow. The landscape is enhanced by two lakes with folly towers, populated with a range of waterfowl. Pleasant pathways meander through the pleasure grounds, attracting visitors to wander at will. Frequent glimpses of the castle shimmering in the waters of | 336 |
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It doesn't mean we have to always do wild and crazy things with graphics, sound, and motion, but if we are working with jr. High students, what some folks consider too much might just start to get their attention.
Wild and crazy isn't for everyone. Communications create joy when they meet needs. For the mothers of preschoolers it might mean putting together a special calendar with all the events for kids, times, places, and contact names in a large-print format that's easy to read when taped on a refrigerator door.
For businessmen in your church it might mean putting together an upscale, high quality on-line newsletter that highlights some seminars your church offers as an outreach to their peers.
For young professionals it might be a mobile phone ap or site that provides short Bible devotions to encourage them in the midst of crazy days.
Whatever it might be, ask the Lord to give you a light heart as you create your communications so that people might "hear gladly" the messages you share from him. | ever think about how much fun it was to listen to Jesus? We sometimes think Jesus sounded like some professional radio announcer with a deep, serious voice and an always condemning message—but the Bible presents a different picture. As these three translations show, he was someone people heard with delight, enjoyment, and gladly.
What a wonderful example and challenge for our church communications. Our message is the gospel—that is good news and our challenge is to communicate it in joyful ways.
Desktop publishing, the web, and social media gives us great flexibility in our work. We can do things with type, illustrations, sound, color and motion that would have been impossible a few years ago. We can send instant encouragements, humor, prayers. We can be with fellow believers and uplift their spirits no matter where we are or they are.
Spend some time brainstorming with your communication partners about what it means to create communications that your audience will " | 186 |
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And so today I'm covering the session 5. which I joined. Moni's mentor is Dessy who is the founder of a company called Utelier, which she set up out of the sheer frustration of the absence of a single reliable information source for production contacts within the fashion industry. She is the perfect match for Moni, since they both operate in the same market. With Dessy's knowledge, guidance and help, Moni can get focused on each step of her product development and the early stages of her business.
Decide on whether you want to launch one product in several colour options and offer personalised service, or whether to offer multiple product designs from the start. It's important to know how you approach your offerings and where are you going with it. What is your vision for year 2, 3 and beyond.
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When you think about it, the health and safety induction accounts for a fair proportion of those all important "first impressions" of your organisation.
It's also an important communication process not only for the new employee's sake but for the safety culture of an organisation as well.
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A simple treatment option that delighted the customer with an induction video to create that great first impression.
It's no doubt vital to look at your existing health and safety induction process, and evaluate metrics such as cost and time, and whether it's ticking all the boxes from a legal standpoint. However, it's also certainly worthwhile to ask yourself.. "what first impressions is our health and safety induction creating?". | often wonder where organisations use a dedicated person to deliver all their inductions, no matter who that person is, just how he or she maintains the quality of their presentations throughout the year.
Similarly, those inductions that are delivered via power point or a written document, is that document or power point creating the type of first impressions that your organisation is looking for?
Or perhaps more importantly; is it communicating the information in an efficient and engaging manner?
An obvious solution to ensure efficiency and engagement is by using video to deliver the induction. They say a picture says a thousand words, with video there are up to 25 different pictures every second.
This will ensure that your health and safety messages can be delivered as succinctly and efficiently as possible.
Health and safety for many is a relatively dry topic. By trying to make the learning process as engaging as possible, you'll not only help to ensure important information is retained, but also create a positive impression of your organisation.
The beauty of video is it will complement any practical face-to-face training, or interactive online training you deliver.
Some say video is too expensive! With a bit of creative thinking, this is not necessarily as expensive as one might imagine. Furthermore, half the battle can be finding a video that not only communicates all the information you require, but is relevant and is presented in style that will suit your workers…. a video that will create a great first impression!
We had a client recently select a few modules from our "off the shelf" Induction Program.
We provided them with a detailed list of shots of their workplace to replace our generic footage.
They then sent out a staff member with their mobile phone to capture each of the shots on our list.
We then edited their program by | 350 |
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This year, Urban Ventures is back with their 7th edition of the Keong Saik Street Party and this year it's going to be bigger, badder and louder. The street will be overflowing with music, cultural storytelling, free makeovers, an artisan market, a high-grade flea market and drag queens. So you definitely can't miss it—as they said, with the host of highlights at Urban Ventures, the FOMO will be too real.
Throughout the day from 4pm - 10pm, there will be local artists performing, presented by BeScene SG. Look forward to Codie Loh, WHITE TRIP, Semut Semut, Terrible People, Cosmic Child, midst, Sobs and Subsonic Eye to take the stage!
Supported by Swee Lee Music Company, from 6pm - 10.30pm DJ Sivanesh Pillai will also takeover the decks for Electric Avenue!
And from 5pm - 10pm, Wordsmithing Avenue will be where the poetry slam goes down! Featuring Dave Tai, Jedidiah Huang, Amber Lin, Cheyenne Alexandria Phillips, Dustin Wong, and Kristie Ng, you can expect an invigorating and truly linguistic<|fim_middle|> its community and business from 6pm - 6.15pm, food from 7pm-7.15pm, and women from 8pm-8.15pm. Remember to sign up early!
Interested in a Sunset Beer Yoga class? So are we. GuavaPass will be holding two sessions, one at 4pm - 5pm, and one at 5.15pm - 6.15pm. You'll also have to sign up beforehand, so book now!
Coupons for food and alcohol are available in $2 denominations. Cashless payment for coupon purchase is only available for purchases $30 and above. Food will be sold from $8-$18, and alcohol will be sold from $10-$16.
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You can also browse the Artisans Market from 5pm - 10.30pm! It will feature PLAIN SUPPLIES, C is for colette, Indie Mamashop, The Clay Day, Pins & Pongs, The Bundt, Envet, Twirls of Yarn, pencilled, BLESS YOU MY DEAR, Ethos Books, Hush Candle, Blissbox Asia, Citystate Beads and more.
Remember to fill up at the KSR F&B Pop-Ups! Park Bench Deli, Omakase Burger, Lime House, Sunshine Nation X LOPELAB, and Ho Rang I will be open for business 5pm - 10.30pm.
Shop the wardrobes of these local fashionistas from 5pm - 10.30pm at Underground Market No.9 x Urban Ventures! Pia Jacqueline, Mia Jessamine, Venetia Sng, Bryan Goh, Grace Lim, Hanya Seah, Irina Tan, Isabella Chan, Keith Png, Melissa Loh, MYKE MOTUS, Sabrina Tan, and Valerie Wang will be featured at the Underground Market.
Last but not least the highlight of the night, Drag Queens Galore is from 7pm - 10pm, and presented by Luxe Singapore. Yeast Monster, Lily Elle, Arya Dunn, Dahlia Rose, and Tiara will be strutting the catwalk and lip-sync battling!
While you're there, deck yourself out with the free beauty services by Vaniday! Express Manicures from 5pm - 7.30pm and Face Painting from 5pm - 9pm willl be available so don't miss the opportunity!
"Stories of Keong Saik: Red-lights and street life" by Ethos Books will be hosting a tour of 15A Keong Saik Road, from 5pm - 5.15pm. Then they'll be discussing | 412 |
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Outside Lands 2018: Janet Jackson, Weeknd, Jamie xx, Florence, Bon Iver, More
Future, N.E.R.D, Beck, James Blake, and others announced
Jamie xx (Erika Goldring/WireImage); Janet Jackson (Francois Nel/Getty Images); The Weeknd (Denise Truscello/Getty Images for iHeartMedia)
Outside Lands has announced its 2018 lineup. The Weeknd, Florence and the Machine, and Janet Jackson are set to headline the three-day event in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park. Other artists on the lineup include Jamie xx, Bon Iver, Future, Beck, Mac DeMarco, James Blake, Carly Rae Jepsen, Father John Misty, N.E.R.D, Chvrches, Jessie Ware, Tycho, and Huey Lewis & the News. Find the full lineup below along with a trailer. The festival spans from August 10-12.
This marks Jamie xx's first North American tour date of 2018. He's also set to perform at Nos<|fim_middle|> I See You. | Primavera and Parklife later this year. His last album In Colour came out in 2015. Last year, the xx released their new album | 33 |
The second sentence of the first paragraph stood out to me today. It is my function to let the Light of God in me shine upon the world, always. If I am not supremely happy or if I am in conflict in any way, I am not being as God created me. I am not letting His Light shine through me. I have made a choice to limit what I am. The illusionary world of separation is not a place of malice and darkness unless I choose to make it so by choosing to believe it is real and I am separate from my Creator. The thought that conflict and war could exist interferes with my awareness of God's Light.
Gratefully the Thought of God remains in my mind to help me release the insane belief that conflict could be real. There is no conflict in God and thus there can be no conflict in me<|fim_middle|> I would remember the world of separation is illusion. I would remember I am not a body. I am still an extension of God's Love. I would be in God's peace.
I wear a QRay bracelet for the arthritis in my hands. It had been off for a couple of days and as I was reading today's lesson, I started experiencing discomfort. I was looking all over the house for where I left it as I thought about the lesson I had been reading.
It occurs to me that feeling pain or discomfort of any kind conflicts with who I am. Surely God did not create me to suffer. To suffer I would have to see myself as separate from God because certainly God does not choose to suffer.
The solution is to take this thought of limitation to God for healing. I am as God created me. Nothing has changed. I chose to add arthritis to my script, but I am the author of that script and can change my mind. Thinking of arthritis as a debilitating illness with no cure is frightening and discouraging. Thinking of it as just another mistaken thought in need of healing puts a whole new light on it! | in truth. This means whenever I become aware of any perception of limitation, that perception needs to be taken to the Holy Spirit, the Thought of God in my mind. This Thought has the power to heal the mistaken thought of separation. The Thought of God shows me the vision of Christ and speaks to me of the Light in Which I was created and in Which I remain. The Thought of God shows me the glory of God's Light in me.
As I take each thought of conflict and limitation to the Holy Spirit to be healed, the world I look upon reflects my change of mind. More and more I want to join with the Love I see in my brother instead of protecting myself against his perceived attack. Through the Light in me I perceive a new world, a forgiven world, a happy dream, free of conflict.
I dedicate today to walking with Holy Spirit, letting Him guide my vision and my hearing that I may bring the Light of Christ to the world. Thus I will know my Self as I was created to be.
Today I would practice opening to the truth. Today I would remember nothing has changed from what God created as one. | 230 |
Massachusetts, Boston Crew Lists<|fim_middle|> the terms of section 36. When an arriving seaman is a "workaway" a notation to that effect should be made upon the manifest. (b) Clearance shall not be granted any vessel until the lists required by section 36 have been furnished, and not then unless, noticed of liability to the administrative fine prescribed by said section or to that prescribed by section 35 having been served, the deposit specified in Rule 28 (subd. 2) has been made'.
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These records comprise the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) publication T938, which is composed of 269 rolls, entitled Crew Lists of Vessels Arriving at Boston, MA, 1917-1943. This publication is part of their larger collection of records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, 1891-1957.
These crew lists were created in compliance with section 36 of the United States Immigration Law of 1917, which said, in part, 'that upon arrival of any vessel in the United States from any foreign port or place it shall be the duty of the owner, agent, consignee, or master thereof to deliver to the principal immigration officer in charge of the port of arrival lists containing the names of all aliens employed on such vessel, stating the positions they respectively hold in the ship's company, when and where they were respectively shipped or engaged, and specifying those to be paid off and discharged in the port of arrival; or lists containing so much of such information as the Secretary of Labor shall by regulation prescribe'.
Additionally, subdivisions 3 (a) and (b) of Immigration Rule 10 also applied to the creation of these crew lists:
'Manifesting, registering, and identifying.—(a) Arriving and departing seamen shall be manifested on the blank forms provided for that purpose by the department, in accordance with | 540 |
Yesterday we had the pleasure of taking groups from both Washington County and Elizabethton to see a private showing of the film "I Can Only Imagine" at Real to Reel Theater. Our clients settled in with refreshments, a viewing guide and then learned the true story behind one of the most recognized songs in the past two decades.
The film gives the viewer an in-depth look into how MercyMe's Bart Millard grew up in a home where abuse and fear were commonplace. Standing in broken places and acknowledging when we hurt or have hurt others is the central theme throughout the film. It's when faith and forgiveness intertwine that Bart sees redemption first hand and can begin the healing process. Bart's story eventually leads to writing and recording MercyMe's song "I Can Only Imagine," which has served as a reminder of God's grace for many years.
After taking in the film, our clients will reflect on its message and discuss in their next group session the lessons of faith and restoration. Our team will also provide clients with additional one on one counseling to those who need to process further and give them the chance to learn more about how forgiveness looks in their own life.
"After reading about self-sabotage, I started to learn so much about myself," said Brooke.
Brooke was placed in DCS custody as a child, and she believes this is when she first started to make decisions based off fear. Self-sabotage came into play many times throughout her life – whether that be during her time spent living with foster families, when she entered into relationships with men, or even in regards to her own children.
"The worst part of my<|fim_middle|> programs allows Brooke, and many others, the opportunity to thrive and succeed.
John Bunn, owner of The Coffee Company, and Brooke. | self-sabotaging would be my relationships with my children," stated Brooke. "After I lost (gave up) my oldest son, I was ashamed of myself for losing him. I didn't think I deserved my other kids. I was so scared of my addiction, and the way I was living.
Brooke in front of The Coffee Company, owned by John and Lisa Bunn.
Through her own hard work, the guidance and support given to her by our Families Free team, and her participation in the First Judicial District Felony Recovery Court, Brooke is making big strides. She's living a life where her decisions are based off hope and love, not fear.
The First Judicial Felony Recovery Court brings together community resources to help participants overcome barriers to treatment success. Team members are included from key agencies including State Probation, Alternative Community Corrections Program, the District Attorney's Office, the Public Defender's Office, Frontier Health, the Carter County Sheriff's Office, and treatment is provided by Families Free. The Recovery Court team is led by the Honorable Judge Stacy Street and the Honorable Judge Lisa Rice.
Families Free has been fortunate enough to receive support from businesses in our area – one of which is The Coffee Company, owned by John and Lisa Bunn. For the the last three months, Brooke has been working alongside the staff of this Elizabethton, TN mainstay.
In addition to providing employment opportunities and important community connections, John and Lisa Bunn also lease an additional building where recovery court treatment sessions take place. Their continuous support of vital | 315 |
Privacy watchdog orders Police Scotland to up standards at mobile phone labs
byAlly Tibbitt
Police Scotland has failed to meet official standards for gathering evidence from mobile phones four years after a watchdog first asked it to make improvements, says a new report.
The force examines thousands of electronic devices such as mobile phones and iPads each year as part of evidence gathering. The gadgets are analysed at so-called<|fim_middle|> Commissioner.
Now a report from the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) into Police Scotland's digital forensic labs has concluded the force has failed to meet key standards. It said the force "cannot demonstrate to externally validated standards that it is using extraction methods which produce reliable results."
In response to the ICO's report critics warned that public trust is at stake. One said society "must be reassured as to the reliability of such extracted data and the risks of miscarriages of justice."
The concerns raised by the ICO come after the reliability of evidence produced by Police Scotland cyber-kiosks was also called into question by the head of the organisation that maintains the popular messaging app, Signal.
Reliability of police mobile phone evidence questioned after hack
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In England and Wales police forces must meet standards set out by the Forensic Science Regulator when they gather evidence from mobile devices.
These rules do not apply to Police Scotland, but in a 2017 report HM Inspectorate of Constabulary in Scotland (HMICS) recommended that Police Scotland should adopt the same standards.
HMICS said that Police Scotland should also seek independent certification of their digital forensic services "in order to support effective public performance reporting and assurance."
Now, fours year later, the Information Commissioner has warned that no progress has been made on the HMICS recommendation.
In its latest report the ICO notes: "Police Scotland is yet to address this [HMICS] recommendation," and that "the force stated that it is seeking approval and funding for the work necessary to achieve accreditation."
The ICO report also found the privacy information provided by Police Scotland could be "confusing" and it noted that none of the information related specifically to digital forensic work undertaken by the police.
"This documentation would benefit from detailed review and revision to ensure it is sufficiently clear and consistent," the report concludes.
"If we are to entrust vast amounts of highly personal data to the police, we firstly must be reassured as to the reliability of such extracted data and the risks of miscarriages of justice."
Camilla Graham Wood, Privacy International UK
Commenting on the ICO findings, Scottish Liberal Democrat justice spokesperson Liam McArthur MSP said technologies play an important role in bringing people to justice.
He added: "But they are not fool proof, and if used without due process can lead to huge reservoirs of deeply personal information resting in the hands of people who don't need them."
McArthur argued that Police Scotland have been "slow off the mark" in putting checks and balances in place to make sure new technologies are used in a "proportionate and fair manner".
He continued: "The legality of cyber kiosks wasn't properly investigated until parliamentarians started asking questions. Lessons haven't been learned if similar problems are repeating.
"Just because data collecting is now part and parcel of policing doesn't mean it should happen without the checks to back it up. Privacy and justice cannot fall victim to bickering over budgets between the Scottish Government and Police Scotland."
His concerns were echoed by Camilla Graham Wood, of Privacy International UK. She warned: "The delivery of justice is dependent on the integrity and accuracy of evidence and trust that society has in it.
"The use of mobile phone extraction is highly intrusive. If we are to entrust vast amounts of highly personal data to the police, we firstly must be reassured as to the reliability of such extracted data and the risks of miscarriages of justice."
The Information Commissioner Elizabeth Denham said: "People are right to expect that the police will treat their personal information fairly, transparently, and lawfully, and that only data that is necessary will be taken. The ICO will continue to push for critical changes to ensure compliance with the law."
Rape victims billed hundreds of pounds for mobile phones seized by police
Police Scotland said it was "carefully considering" the report from the Information Commissioner's Office.
Assistant Chief Constable Pat Campbell said: "We have received the report from the Information Commissioner's Office and will carefully consider its contents and recommendations.
"Police Scotland had already undertaken work in advance of the report's publication and I am pleased that it has acknowledged the spirit in which our senior leadership engages with external scrutiny, and that it is confident that we understand the importance of accountability.
"We have already started the process of moving towards ISO accreditation across the whole of our Digital Forensic Estate.
"We are committed to providing the best possible service to the victims of crime and witnesses. However, we are acutely aware of the valid concerns around the use of personal data. So our use, or proposed use, of technology will continue to be subject of extensive consultation with external reference groups.
"The service is developing a governance framework and have additional layers of scrutiny in place around all our digital extraction data. This will balance requirements to comply with data protection and privacy regulations, ensure fair and reasonable data usage, maximise the use of data for public good and ensure legitimacy of the police service."
A Scottish Government spokesperson said: "These are operational matters for the Chief Constable and it is for the Scottish Police Authority and Police Scotland to ensure they exercise their powers in accordance with the law.
"It is important that police officers are equipped with the necessary technology to ensure they can keep us safe. The Scottish Government increased investment in policing this year by £60.5 million to more than £1.3 billion, with an additional £15 million specifically to mitigate the impact of COVID-19 on the policing budget.
"It is also important that the public have absolute confidence in how their data will be collected or retained. All forensic techniques, the use of supporting technologies and the consideration of the use of emerging technologies should be undertaken lawfully, effectively, ethically and subject to appropriate governance."
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The data extracted from devices include contacts, photos, emails and private messages.
But concerns that Police Scotland may have broken data protection and human rights laws by introducing cyber-kiosks sparked a probe by the Scottish Parliament and the UK Information | 65 |
A salmon flower in Homestead, taken on a photography excursion.
Abandoned building in Treadwell -- a burned out and abandoned gold mining community.
I took a boat excursion in Ketchikan (my<|fim_middle|> music off on these blogs, but not this time. I LoVe the soundtrack! I also love the photo montage, especially the second photo of Glacier Bay, and the bald eagle. What a great experience! the classes are just an added bonus, to be sure. There's hadly competition with nature.
Amazing incredible photos Leslie! I lunched with Melissa today and got to see her TH projects in person. Such marvelous projects!
You definitely lead the life that dreams are made of, my new found friend.
Yes, a cruise to Alaska and creating til you can't create anymore, that's the life for me.
Your work looks wonderful. Inspiration at it's finest.
When shall we share our ideas?
You took really awesome photos on your Journey... and the classes you got to take with Tim... WOW...just a little envious over here, but thanks for sharing~it's better than nuthin'!
Spectacular photos of Alaska and wonderful creations of your own!
Amazing photos, the art looks great. Huh... as if Karen can complan about her travels - lol! Both of you are such lucky duckies.
What an experience, what a trip! Those glaciers, that color...my mouth is just hanging open here.
Wonderful photos and projects. You muse have such great memories of that trip.
Your photos are amazing as usual, Leslie. I want to be you when I grow up. Cruising with Tim, Alaska, and winning at cards!!!
That blue ice is amazing saw some on the travel channel(my traveling)and I just love your book!
These are GORGEOUS photographs, Leslie! All of them would make wonderful gifts or cards for people you love. You have a great eye! | favorite port) to view eagles, totems and lighthouses. Oh my!
Oh, what a wonderful combination -- Alaska's awesome scenery and art with Tim Holtz!
Oh, Leslie! Looks like you had a wonderful Alaska art excursion. Your photos are awesome! Looks like a great time!
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I still can't believe that last week I celebrated my 24th birthday. It seems like just yesterday, I was celebrating my 19th birthday with my boyfriend who would eventually become my husband just 2 and a half years later. I think back to when I was 21 and saying "I Do" and thinking how lucky I was to marry this man. Ive been wife for over 2 and a half years now and my how things have changed in just a few short years. I guess a lot of the change that I am feeling is simply just the change of growing up and growing older. I have found myself slowing down and craving simplicity.
The biggest change that I have noticed is with my home. 3 years ago if you would have asked me to describe my dream home for our newlywed years, I would have told you that I would want to build a home in a new neighborhood and be 5 feet from my neighbor and live that suburban lifestyle. Now don't get me wrong, there is nothing wrong with wanting this life and this home. Today if you asked me what I wanted in a home, I would tell you that I would love nothing more than lots of land! I would love to not see my neighbors, I want to have a place to run around with my dogs and one day my children, Lord willing. I want room for a garden and room to gather together with family and friends.
Thankfully, The Lord knew that my heart would change, and he placed our current home in our path. It has land, it has space. Yes, I can see my neighbor, but it still gives<|fim_middle|> me to become. I like to think that I live more simply now. I enjoy the fresh air and space around me and I don't crave a full schedule and not a moment of rest.
I love that I can change and be myself with my husband by my side. He truly is my best friend, and my biggest cheerleader. He has faith in me, even when I have no faith in myself.
Saying I Do to him almost 3 years ago was the best decision that I have made so far in my life.
The funny thing, is that our wedding was simple, rustic and was a time to spend with family and friends, and that is what I truly strive for in my life and home. Simple, a little rustic, and a place to gather with loved ones.
So, heres to another year, full of love and family. I am so blessed for all of those who read this blog and who follow along with me and my journey of life. Thank you!! | us room to live and love. Isn't amazing to look back and see how God directs your path now, to set you up for your future. I used to despise living so far out of town, and having so much land. Now, looking out at our yard while writing this post, I am happy and content. I find rest and peace in my home.
For my birthday, my parents gifted me a sign from Between You and Me Signs that says: "Love grows best in little houses, with fewer walls to separate. Where you eat and sleep so close together, you can't help but communicate. And if we had more room in between us, think of all we'd miss. Love grows best in litter houses just like this." This quote truly speaks to my heart and my desire for our home and family.
A lot has changed in my heart over the past year, my desires, my hopes for the future, my overall interest have changed. Part of me is nervous about the change, but the other part of me realizes that if I don't change I will never be able to grow into the women the Lord has for | 230 |
Is Kaley<|fim_middle|> the Nickelodeon Kid's Choice Awards on Saturday. We think the bob would've perfectly accentuated the freshly inked wedding date tattooed on her upper back in roman numerals, as noted by The Daily Mail. What do you think of her two hair looks? | Cuoco the Newest Member of the Lob Squad?
Kaley Cuoco shocked a slew of fans as she alluded to a fresh cut over the weekend.
The newlywed documented each step of the process with a series of Instagram snaps. "This.Is.Happening," she shared in one of the captions, as pal and celebrity stylist Christine Symonds getting silly with the scissors along the way. Many fans were led to believe that she had opted for a piecey long bob that stars like Jessica Alba, Taylor Swift and more have begun switching to, as she declared, "I can't stop!" while posing with a pair of scissors.
But as it turned out, it wasn't as drastic as we initially thought, as the final product was more of a rim, as opposed to a chop, with a few curls thrown in for good measure. She shared more snaps with her beauty crew before attending | 181 |
This article is a part of a series of articles written about Spring 3. The previous article of this series is available here. I recommend you read - or at least browse quickly - the previous article before reading further.
In this article we take another baby step towards Spring MVC. [Aside: A pdf by the originator of the term MVC.] Building from the previous article, let's add code necessary to add "Contacts" to the application. First thing, we will need to add some UI component to initiate the process. For simplicity's sake let it be a simple link.
As you would notice, we have pointed this link to "contacts/addNew.html". This means that we need something - a controller and / or a method that is looking for this request. Let us create a controller that will field all requests starting with "contacts".
Spring also has to know that it has to scan for a particular package for controllers.
Here we have simply directed the control to "Contacts/AddNew" which boils down to /springwebapp001/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/views/Contacts/AddNew.jsp.
This form will need to be backed by a java pojo which will hold all the form elements mentioned in the jsp.
From the AddNew.jsp you can see the form<|fim_middle|>.
Lo and behold, if you compile and run this app in any servlet container i.e. Tomcat, you will get a link, that will lead to a Form, that will allow you to put in data, that will transport that data to a java controller at server end, and come back to the form for more. Those of the audience who have designed and developed web applications before MVC frameworks came into being will have moist eyes for sure. Even if you have worked with the early frameworks for MVC, Struts to name the most successful one, will rue the hours spend in getting the three components (M,V and C) together, that now we can get done in under 10 minutes. Software development has definitely come a long way.
In the next section we will add unit testing and logging to this application. Happy coding.
Here is the link to earlier article in this series. | expects someone to handle a call to "addNew.html". As before, lets get back to the controller and add a method that handles a POST request to "addNew.html". Please note that this is a POST request as opposed to the GET request which we have handled before.
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I decided to do some baking today. Not your ordinary baking though. Thanks to Pinterest, I've seen so many fabulous recipes I've been longing to try but I haven't had the proper ingredients because these are Paleo/Gluten-Free recipes. Before I left my parents' I used their coffee grinder to grind some almonds into flour. We also stopped by Trader Joe's to pick up some key ingredients.
Then the real baking began. Divagirl was my helper and we started with a Black Bean Chocolate Cake from A Tasty Love Story's blog. I don't have an electric food processor with us<|fim_middle|>, very chocolatey. I froze one loaf for later.
Then we made Cinnamon Raisin Bread from Paleo Parents. It was delicious and perfect with a schmear of creamed honey on each slice. Its been so long since I've had bread!
Finally we made this yummy Clementine Cake also from A Tasty Love Story. It takes a while because you need to boil the clementines for two hours, but the cake was nice and moist and orangey.
Thankfully I didn't have to make dinner after all that baking since Three Flags was having a St Patty's Pot luck. We brought some green beans with bacon and almonds to share and indulged in ham and corned beef and cabbage and more sides than you could shake a stick at! | , just a hand cranked one so the beans weren't very finely mashed. It still tasted yummy | 20 |
It has been a few days since I have been able to tend to my blog. Water it and tell it hello, say positive things to it so it will grow. A challenge of having interesting times and experiences is actually having the time to capture them, share a view and an experience. These past few days have been filled with Buddhists meetings, making connections and Reiki Treatments. And yesterday friends from New Orleans came to Hamburg to stay and visit for a few days bringing a piece of comfort and home to Altona with them. So I am full. Satisfied.
Loslassen is my German word for the day although I find even as I type the word it seems to drift away from my mind, memory and lips. Perhaps that is the very nature of this word as it means "let it go"…I grabbed this word at a local SGI Buddhist meeting I went to a few nights ago. Put it in my pocket and took it with me. So refreshing to hear and always a useful reminder! This meeting took me to someone's private home just behind the Altona train station. It was a group of all women gathered in a pretty soft room with magical containers of sparkling lemon water, tea and crackers. The quieter softer energy of their collected chanting nurtured me and treated me like a friend. Afterwards I received the gift of their company over tea for me and wine and beer for them at a local cafe. We talked of horoscopes and yoga, cats and gardens, and it was fun. Fun to be and connect and spend time with other women.
And then recently I connected with a Reiki Master who lives in Hamburg. We escaped to her flat in the suburbs of Hamburg and I took refuge in the spaciousness of her place. We met for a Reiki exchange and I spent the night. The next day we had some time to walk around her neighborhood – an integration of suburban shopping and old homes and fields and paths in the woods.
A gift of our meeting was hearing and learning more about her Reiki teacher, Phyllis Lei Furumoto. For those of you who don't practice Reiki, Phyllis is the Grand Master of the traditional Usui System of Reiki. Phyllis' grandmother Hawayo Takata was the Japanese American woman who brought the teaching of Reiki to the United States. There are many systems of Reiki in the United States and in the World. The traditional system seeks to maintain the integrity of the practice as brought to United States from Japan by Takata.
I learned that Phyllis has her own internet radio talk show called Reiki Balancing Form and Essence. We listened to a segment and I got to hear the warm but powerful and soothing voice of Phyllis and be reminded and guided in the practice of Reiki. In her show she interviews Reiki Masters all over the world, many of whom I knew and recognized.
And for now… there is a moment of time. Time and space and a quietness moving through the air as the sounds of construction assemble themselves in the background outside my flat. The air is cool today and I have not seen the sun. But for now I am content…giving way to the comfort and solemness of the soft lazy day.
How nice that you connected with an Usui Shiki Ryoho Reiki Master in Hamburg!
And that she invited you to her Reiki share! What's her name? How was it to be with a group of Reiki students in Hamburg & all that Hamburg brings?!
Hey E, The visitors are Hamilton Simons-Jones and his wife Annette. Hamilton was a student at Tulane when I used to work there and currently I know them through Landmark.. They are at the beginning of their world tour! They arrived in Paris last week, then Amsterdam and now are taking a break here in Hamburg.
I actually have connected with two Reiki Masters in the Usui Shiki Ryoho system. One woman is Barbara Maelger who I met in Wettenbostel. She was initiated by Phyllis. She and I connected just for a private exchange. And the other is Simone Grashoff who hosts a weekly reiki group and was initiated by a couple who lives in Germany, can't remember their names, and the couple was initiated by Phyllis.
Going to the group was… interesting… for me always a little exciting to navigate my way to a new place on my own… 🙂 The group was small as many people are on holiday this month. And it was more formal than our group. She served ginger tea and cookies, nuts and little chips. And we started in a circle on the floor first, connected and held hands and just did a little meditation. Then we went to the table. That portion was like clockwork and while they did things just a little bit different than us… some things were very similar… like the loving care given while on the table. A blanket carefully placed on you if you like, careful placement of the bolster, thoughtfully removing it in timely manner when you are done. Much care given. It was really sweet.
As for other USR Masters in Hamburg, I was not told about any specifically. But generally I am<|fim_middle|> of some sort to give them a more medical and psychological background. It seems the program is about 2 years and anyone offering any type of alternative therapy must complete this before legally being able to teach or offer their services… So you can be a Reiki Master but if you do not have this certificate, legally you cannnot practice. | told there are many. But there don't seem to be many Reiki circles that I can tell so far. It seems that with Phylllis working with Reiki Masters in Europe that has contributed to the number of Masters in Hamburg. However, in Germany there are some barriers to working with and practicing Reiki… even offering a Reiki Circle. From what I have heard so far, to be legal Reiki Masters much complete a clinical practitioner course | 91 |
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The Lead Agency has made three senior appointments including Neil Cosgrove and Keith Price.
The former project manager and communications manager at Rippleffect are joined by Steven Thompson, previously senior digital designer at Volcanic.
"This is an extremely exciting time for us as we expand into new markets and start relationships with some fantastic clients. Neil and Keith will play an important role<|fim_middle|> manager and takes responsibility for managing process change across the business; Price has been named brand manager with a remit to develop the company's positioning, culture and communications. | in how we develop and evolve the business, while Steven is another great addition to our growing UX and design team," explained founder and managing director Anton Hanley.
The Lead Agency, which recently rebranded from Autonetwork. is one of Liverpool's largest digital employers, with more than a hundred staff across its offices in the UK, North America and Europe.
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I admit I'm not really familiar with the concept of Danish smørrebrød, the open-faced sandwiches that are a part of the nation's character. To me, a sandwich involves edible stuff between two slices of bread, not one, and are more about taste than appearance. Jómfrúin, the first restaurant to sell these famed sandwiches in Iceland, has proven me wrong.
Located on Lækjargata, you can walk past there any given lunchtime and see the dining room packed with guests. They get plenty of regular<|fim_middle|>00–17:00, located behind the establishment (during summer).
Jómfrúin may be a Danish import, but it's a restaurant that's 100% an Icelandic institution. | s, too, and will likely make some new ones. So how did such a specialised restaurant come to be?
I spoke with owner Jakob Jakobsson about the origins of Jómfrúin. Living in Copenhagen in the early '90s, he originally intended to become a chef, but the recession made this an impossibility. So instead, he got a job at Ita Davidsson, a restaurant well-known for its smørrebrød. After working there three years, he decided to bring the concept to Iceland.
"Due to our special connection with Denmark", he told me, "there are plenty of Icelanders who are familiar with the Danish open-faced sandwiches, but there were no restaurants selling them. We opened in 1996, and the positive response really surprised me".
"So, let's say I stroll into your restaurant, with no idea what smørrebrød is", I asked. "What do you recommend I try first, if you could pick only one dish?". To this, Jakob's answer was immediate: the fried plaice on dark bread with tartar sauce, shrimp, smoked salmon, asparagus and dill. Just hearing the description was enough to sell me.
Jómfrúin recently expanded their hours to be more in keeping with the shops in the area—now open until 18:00, you used to be out of luck if you went there after 15:00. Why the reluctance to expand the hours, if the place is so popular? "Traditionally, smørrebrød is what you have for lunch. You don't eat something like this for dinner. We wanted to stick with the tradition".
While Jómfrúin has no plans to expand, despite offers to open branches in London and New York, they do have a spin-off place, Munnharpan, which is a coffeeshop/bar located on the first floor of Harpa, and run by Jakob's son. We would also be remiss if we didn't mention that since 1996, Jómfrúin has hosted live jazz concerts every Saturday afternoon from 15: | 448 |
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VI. Hunting Issues
B. Choosing a Gun or Calibre
2. What Shotgun Should I Use for ?????
by Rick Rappe (rrappe@plymouth.polaristel.net)
Early in the development of what we've come to know as the shotgun, hunters of ducks and other gamebirds used a variety of methods to sneak up on game "on the set" and fire a charge of rocks, and later lead pellets at single or entire flocks of birds before they could fly off. Heavy, cumbersome guns with primitive ignition systems made "shooting flying" impractical if not impossible.
It wasn't until the development of systems such as the flintlock in the 18th century, that the ability to fire at moving/flying game began to be a practical form of hunting.
Here in America, while we have romanticized notions about the Colt and the Winchester as the "Guns that won the West", the strongest argument can be made that the real tool of the pioneer was the shotgun. With a single gun, a frontiersman could feed himself and family, keep "critters" out of the vegetable garden plus do an adequate job of defense from hostiles. Loaded with a single ball, the shotgun at short range made a credible tool for deer and even larger game.
Over the last 200 years or so, shotguns which, with one modern exception, are classified in "gauges", have come in a variety of bore sizes from the massive 4 gauge (and larger) "punt guns" used in the last century by market hunters to fire at large flocks of "sitting ducks" to the diminutive .22 rimfire shot loads.
A gauge is a comparatively primitive form of measurement of the number of pure lead balls fitting the bore size that equal one pound. For example, a gun in which 12 lead balls that just fit down the barrel were to weigh one pound, is a 12 gauge. Said differently, the bigger the gauge number, the smaller the hole because it takes more balls to weigh one pound.
The one common exception to the gauge measurement is the .410 shotgun, which is actually a bore diameter designation.
Today, the commonly encountered shotgun ammunition sizes are (smallest to largest), the .410, <|fim_middle|> a slight edge in rapidity of fire, and often less perceived recoil, accurate followup shots, with practice, are virtually as quick with the pump. All currently manufactured pumps, I believe, are now chambered for at least the 3" magnum (12 and 20) which means they will function with the standard length ammunition as well. The same cannot be said for all models of semi-automatic.
While it is also true that the auto and the pump have a ammunition capacity of typically 5 shots, all models are now shipped with a magazine plug (here in America) limiting capacity to three (a waterfowl hunting restriction). Three shots is sufficient for nearly all situations, and some countries further restrict capacity to two, negating any advantage (other than cost) that these guns have over the double barreled models.
Perhaps the epitome of sporting arms, the classic side by side double barrel has long been out of mainstream favor in the USA. The reasons are several including the perception of comparative fragility, the high cost of manufacture, and the belief that looking over two barrels is a less precise method of aiming (ok, pointing).
Without a physics discussion, it is true that getting two barrels affixed side by side to shoot to the same point of aim is a labor intensive and so expensive procedure. The other reasons, are debatable.
Over and under models are a different matter. With many, but not all, of the dynamic handling characteristics of a quality SxS, but still more expensive than the pumps or automatics; these guns are quite popular.
There are a number of guns available in a range of features and quality, but if forced to make recommendations, I'd suggest:
For the one gun hunter on a budget, but desiring maximum versatility:
Remington 870 12 gauge, pump action, 3 inch chamber, screw in chokes, 26 inch barrel if possible- 28 inch ok. If I wanted to add deer hunting, special added barrels with rifle sights are available.
Were duck, geese, turkey and deer, not a consideration, the same gun is available in 20 gauge.
An economy model of the 870, called the Express can be had for just over $200.
(Note: Remington has said they will no longer honor any warranty if the shooter converts the safety to left handed operation and so after market left hand safeties are no longer available. There is an 870 made especially for left handers)
For those desiring a semi-automatic, look at the Remington 11-87 (12 gauge only. Hunting models have 3 inch chambers, target models do not.)
In over and unders, the Ruger Red Label is a good value, but a bit heavy for some tastes. It is available in 12 and 20. The Browning Citori is also an excellent choice and comes in a variety of configurations.
As to currently available side by sides, there are none either made or imported that are priced under $1000 to which I can give endorsement. | 28, 20, 16, 12, and 10.
Before we outline the hunting applications of each gauge, there are two other points the novice must understand: Chokes, and shot pellet sizes
Shot Sizes
The presumption is that the reader understands that the shotgun typically fires a load of small pellets rather than a single projectile (bullet) as does a rifle. Historically, these pellets have been made of lead, but due to evidence (subject to debate) that ducks in particular are ingesting lead pellets from the bottom of lakes and marshes and contracting lead poisoning, in the USA, waterfowl hunters are now required to use non-toxic shot (steel).
The novice looking over gauge and shot pellet size alternatives within each gauge needn't be bewildered. Speaking of lead shot only for the moment, one needs only to remember that just the opposite as with gauge sizes, the bigger the number (shot size) the smaller the size of the individual pellets. Typically, larger pellets are used for larger quarry.
The smallest pellet size normally used for hunting is the size 8, typically used for game the size of quail or dove. Size 7 1/2 or 6 are used for many upland species such as grouse or pheasants. Size 5 and 4 are often recommended for pheasants shot at greater distance (larger pellets, because they are heavier, retain their velocity better and so killing power over distance is greater than the smaller sizes), where lead is legal, #4s or 5s are commonly used for ducks, with lead 2s or the still larger BB size used for the largest of birds such as Canada geese.
Still occasionally encountered, are shotgun shells loaded with "buck shot", so called because the pellets are large enough to take game like deer. These sizes range from #4 buck to the largest size #00, referred to as "double aught buck". (I mention here that there are single projectile shotgun loads, typically referred to as slugs, or rifled slugs that are far more efficient on deer sized game than buck shot.)
Because "steel shot" (actually an iron alloy) is much less heavy than lead, larger pellets are needed to provide the same individual pellet energy. As a general rule, duck hunters who might have used lead 6's are counseled to move up two shot sizes (#4) when switching to steel. Because long range duck and goose hunters needed steel loads with sufficient pellet energy, new steel sizes that fit between lead BB and #4 buck have appeared with letter designations such as T and F.
The earliest shotgunners quickly realized that the moment a charge of shot left the barrel, the individual pellets colliding with each other and meeting wind resistance began to disburse, and after only 20-30 yards, killing power was dramatically reduced because the pellets had spread so much that too few hit the target. A solution was to use larger pellets so fewer need to connect, but this is partly offset because bigger & heavier pellets meant fewer of them can fit in the shell casing in the first place.
Some credit an American market hunter in the 19th century named Fred Kimball with the idea of constricting (choking down) the bore of the shotgun to better focus the pellets just as the nozzle of a garden hose can be made to shoot a stream instead of a spray.
Typically, shotgun chokes are referred to as full (the most constriction), modified (medium), improved cylinder (a small amount), and cylinder (no constriction). You will also occasionally encounter nuance sizes such as extra-full, skeet, or improved-modified.
The traditional British designations are full, half (modified), quarter (improved cylinder), and cylinder.
On first learning about how choke boring extends the killing range of a shotgun from less than 30 yards (cyl. bore) to 60 yards or more (full choke), the reader might logically ask why any hunter would use anything but the tightest choke available. There are two reasons. First, the spread, or pattern of the shot load over a larger area can make hitting a flying bird easier because it allows for some aiming error. Second, a bird shot at close range with a tightly choked gun can be hit by too many pellets, destroying its edibility.
Hunters who's quarry is typically shot at closer range are counseled to use a more open choke such as improved cylinder; at the longest distances, full; with modified recommended as a more all around compromise.
While there have been in times past, a number of adjustable choke devices marketed, a hunter wishing greater versatility was required to either have multiple guns with different choked barrels, or a gun with interchangeable barrels.
In the last few years, guns with changeable "screw in" chokes have become common; greatly increasing versatility for the one gun hunter.
The Gauges
There is considerable overlap in the suitability of shotgun gauges for various game. For example, one can easily find or handload 1 ounce shot charges in the 28, 20, 16 and 12 gauge. So what gauge to use for which game is far from a black and white decision. One hunter might want maximum versatility, while another might focus on only one type of hunting. Whereas one duck and goose hunter might be well served with a heavier 12 or 10 gauge, but another who also hunts ruffed grouse where a lighter 20 gauge is a better choice might opt to also duck hunt with the same 20 gauge gun.
There is no intention below to make absolute statements about what is best. Rather these comments are to be guidelines for the novice. As always, the hunter is encouraged to ask for additional advice and make his or her own informed decisions.
Shotgun science is also so inexact to be referred to more as art than science by many, with nearly as many exceptions to the rules, than rules. Another example: Will a one ounce shot charge from a 20 gauge be exactly as effective as one from a 12? No. In general, because the 20 has a smaller bore, the shot exits the barrel in a longer and more strung out mass (called a shot string) than a 12. Yet if the 20 user was firing ammo with high quality shot versus the 12 gauge using inexpensive promotional loads, the 20 might actually be more effective, and in either case, since it requires only a few of the hundreds of pellets in that ounce to hit and bring down the quarry, the hunter might find no practical difference between the two. See what I mean?
.410 Bore
The smallest of the commonly encountered shotgun sizes, the four-ten is suitable for game such as rabbits, squirrels and some smaller close range bird hunting. Because four-ten guns tend to be lighter weight and the small sized cartridge generates less recoil or "kick", it is often recommended as a beginners gun with which to learn shooting fundamentals. However, many disagree with this approach citing that the very small shot charge makes effective hitting of the target more difficult and can discourage the beginner. This writer tends to agree, and recommends that the beginner start with a larger gauge with the four-ten reserved for specialty applications or for use of experts.
.410 ammunition comes in 2 1/2 inch and 3" lengths, with nearly all guns capable of firing both. The 3" holds more shot and is therefore a better hunting choice.
Still comparatively uncommon, the 28 "kicks like a .410 and hits like a 20". For years, the only reason the gauge did not completely disappear was because of a skeet shooting application. It is the smallest gauge many feel practical for bird hunting, and in a trim and fast handling shotgun is a delight to use on such game as quail. Drawbacks are limited availability of ammo, an inadequacy at longer ranges, and insufficient shell capacity to handle larger shot, including steel.
Very popular, the 20 is an excellent choice for many types of hunting. Most guns are light enough to not pose a long distance carrying problem, and with the 20 gauge 3" magnum, it approaches the 12 in effectiveness. For any hunter whose quarry is other than deer, ducks, geese or turkey (and it can suffice in these applications), the 20 should be a strong consideration. It is highly recommended as a first gun (with light loads if recoil is a problem).
Once very popular, and with periodic surges in popularity, the 16 remains in a back seat position to both the 20 and the 12. Proponents will argue that it throws better patterns than the 20, and equals the 12 in game getting power. There once was more truth to this argument than today. With advances in shotshell technology more devoted to the 12 and 20 than the 16, the 20 gauge now equals or surpasses the 16. When it became impractical for American manufacturers to build guns in three frame sizes, the 16's (after being made for a time on 12 gauge frames) lost favor. If a hunter wanted power, he bought a 12. If he wanted light weight, he bought a 20. Both ammo and reloading components are more difficult to find, and while I personally intend to keep my one remaining 16; for practical purposes it cannot get the highest of recommendations.
By way of illustration of the comparative popularity of the 12 gauge, my own gun vault contains 10 shotguns at present. One 28, one 20, one 16 and seven 12 gauges. The 12 is far and away the most versatile and most practical of all. In a light gun with light charges it makes an excellent short range and fast handling "bird gun" for such game as quail and grouse, and at the other end of the spectrum, the 12 gauge magnum 3 inch is the most popular choice for duck, geese and turkey.
Shopping today only for an "upland game" gun, you might opt for a light 20. If looking just for a heavy duck and goose model, you might consider the 10 (there are now a few guns being chambered for a 3 1/2 inch 12 gauge super magnum); but for overall versatility, the 12 is never a bad choice.
In times past, if a hunter was a duck and goose specialist, the big 10 was the gun to have (U.S. laws in the 1920's outlawed gauges bigger than 10 for waterfowl use.). Over time, the 12 gauge 3 inch magnum surpassed the 10 with shell technology and less massive guns. But with the requirement for less efficient steel shot, bigger again became better (in theory), and the 10 has seen an upswing in popularity.
There remains some debate as to the practical advantages of the 10 over the 12 in the ability to smoothly swing a bigger gun and actually hit a long range flying target as well as actual delivery of a killing pattern any further out than the 12 can do. If you must have the biggest, this is it, but for the beginner or any hunter with the intent to pursue anything other than long range ducks and geese, the 10 is not the best choice.
What kind of gun (action type) do I buy?
Shotguns come as single shots, a few bolt actions, slide actions (pumps), semi-automatics, and double barrels (either side by side or over and unders).
The single shots and bolt actions, while having some hunting utility, are quickly dismissed as no situation where they would be a first choice is recognized.
Both the pump and the semi auto have good utilitarian applications, with this writer giving the slight edge to the pump. While the "automatic" has | 2,505 |
Home Campus Life Jazz bands give students real-life musical experiences
Jazz bands give students real-life musical experiences
Published by adviser, Author: Alyssa Cirincione - Rocket Contributor, Date: December 7, 2012
When people hear the term 'jazz,' many think of jazz as being one style, but according to saxophone, combo one and instrumental improvisation professor Dr. Jason Kush, there are many different styles that SRU's jazz band demonstrates.
"We are what's considered a modern jazz ensemble," Kush explained. "We perform traditional big band music like Duke Ellington to modern big bands that came out in the 1970s, like Thad Jones/Mel Luis jazz orchestra<|fim_middle|> other musically. Improv is a very unique thing and it will never be the same twice."
Director of the jazz lab band, Glover has been teaching at SRU for 11 years. He explained that communication through music is the most important part about playing an instrument.
"Jazz is very much a language that involves vocabulary and grammar, creating and presenting phases very much like speech in a non-verbal way," Glover said. In general, there is a relationship between dialogue and how that relates to improvisation. The more you can help people to understand that relationship, the more they build their vocabulary and speech around that transfer."
Sitting in his office, Glover elaborated more on what the jazz lab band is and how it differs from the regular jazz band.
"Our goal with jazz lab has been trying to take students who have never played in jazz and give them practical real world experience," Glover explained. "We don't perform as much as the jazz band. We perform once at the end of each semester, whereas jazz band performs multiple times throughout the year. With jazz lab, we read as much music as possible to give students that emersion into jazz literature."
Marpz, 17, said he is the guitarist in the jazz band and explained why he wanted to be a part of the group.
"I've always been a fan of jazz," Marpz smiled. "The jazz program is really amazing and it made me want to come to SRU. Our directors are cream of the crop of what they do. It's always been something that I can express myself with, feeling most comfortable with an instrument in my hand. I'm very privileged to have made it into this group and thankful to work with such a great group of musicians."
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A Slippery Rock alumni and director of the jazz band, Kush has been teaching at SRU for four years. He said the jazz band also performs styles such as west coast jazz and east coast jazz.
"West coast jazz tends to be more commercial and clean sounding, like a Christina Aguilera CD, it's very artificial," Kush said. "East coast jazz is more adventurous and soulful. The recordings are live, so there's less editing and post production."
Freshman music education major Walker Marpz explained other techniques the jazz band displays in their music.
"Jazz music is largely improv and solos," Marpz said. "Improv is where you get to put your own input into a song, to express what you're feeling right there through your music. Another big thing is communication while you're performing and just making sure you're in sync with what everyone else is doing."
Dr. David Glover, percussion professor and chair of the music department, agreed with Marpz and explained why he thinks that improvisation is important for students.
"I hope they get a sense of self through their improv," Glover said. "You can learn a lot about yourself when it's just you and your instrument. They're learning a lot of music theory and history of their instrument and the music, as well as how to carry on a conversation with each | 285 |
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He also sought social reform in India, including the abolition of infanticide, widow burning (sati), and assisted suicide. He and the Marshmans founded Serampore College in 1818, a divinity school for Indians, which today offers theological and liberal arts education for some 2,500 students.
By the time Carey died, he had spent 41 years in India without a furlough. His mission could count only some 700 converts in a nation of millions, but he had laid an impressive foundation of Bible translations, education, and social reform.
His greatest legacy was in the worldwide missionary movement of the nineteenth century that he inspired. Missionaries like Adoniram Judson, Hudson Taylor, and David Livingstone, among thousands of others, were impressed not only by Carey's example, but by his words "Expect great things; attempt great things." The history of nineteenth-century Protestant missions is in many ways an extended commentary on the phrase.
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"Expect great things; attempt great things."
At a meeting of Baptist leaders in the late 1700s, a newly ordained minister stood to argue for the value of overseas missions. He was abruptly interrupted by an older minister who said, "Young man, sit down! You are an enthusiast. When God pleases to convert the heathen, he'll do it without consulting you or me."
That such an attitude is inconceivable today is largely due to the subsequent efforts of that young man, William Carey.
Plodder
Carey was raised in the obscure, rural village of Paulerpury, in the middle of England. He apprenticed in a local cobbler's shop, where the nominal Anglican was converted. He enthusiastically took up the faith, and though little educated, the young convert borrowed a Greek grammar and proceeded to teach himself New Testament Greek.
When his master died, he took up shoemaking in nearby Hackleton, where he met and married Dorothy Plackett, who soon gave birth to a daughter. But the apprentice cobbler's life was hard—the child died at age 2—and his pay was insufficient. Carey's family sunk into poverty and stayed there even after he took over the business.
"I can plod," he wrote later, "I can persevere to any definite pursuit." All the while, he continued his language studies, adding Hebrew and Latin, and became a preacher with the Particular Baptists. He also continued pursuing his lifelong interest in international affairs, especially the religious life of other cultures.
Carey was impressed with early Moravian missionaries and was increasingly dismayed at his fellow Protestants' lack of missions interest. In response, he penned An Enquiry into the Obligations of Christians to Use Means for the Conversion of the Heathens. He argued that Jesus' Great Commission applied to all Christians of all times, and he castigated fellow believers of his day for ignoring it: "Multitudes sit at ease and give themselves no concern about the far greater part of their fellow sinners, who to this day, are lost in ignorance and idolatry."
Carey didn't stop there: in 1792 he organized a missionary society, and at its inaugural meeting preached a sermon with the call, "Expect great things from God; attempt great things for God!" Within a year, Carey, John Thomas (a former surgeon), and Carey's family (which now included three boys, and another child on the way) were on a ship headed for India.
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Thomas and Carey had grossly underestimated what it would cost to live in India, and Carey's early years there were miserable. When Thomas deserted the enterprise, Carey was forced to move his family repeatedly as he sought employment that could sustain them. Illness racked the family, and loneliness and regret set it: "I am in a strange land," he wrote, "no Christian friend, a large family, and nothing to supply their wants." But he also retained hope: "Well, I have God, and his word is sure."
He learned Bengali with the help of a pundit, and in a few weeks began translating the Bible into Bengali and preaching to small gatherings.
When Carey himself contracted malaria, and then his 5-year-old Peter died of dysentery, it became too much for his wife, Dorothy, whose mental health deteriorated rapidly. She suffered delusions, accusing Carey of adultery and threatening him with a knife. She eventually had to be confined to a room and physically restrained.
"This is indeed the valley of the shadow of death to me," Carey wrote, though characteristically added, "But I rejoice that I am here notwithstanding; and God is here."
Gift of tongues
In October 1799, things finally turned. He was invited to locate in a Danish settlement in Serampore, near Calcutta. He was now under the protection of the Danes, who permitted him to preach legally (in the British-controlled areas of India, all of Carey's missionary work had been illegal).
Carey was joined by William Ward, a printer, and Joshua and Hanna Marshman, teachers. Mission finances increased considerably as Ward began securing government printing contracts, the Marshmans opened schools for children, and Carey began teaching at Fort William College in Calcutta.
In December 1800, after seven years of missionary labor, Carey baptized his first convert, Krishna Pal, and two months later, he published his first Bengali New Testament. With this and subsequent editions, Carey and his colleagues laid the foundation for the study of modern Bengali, which up to this time had been an "unsettled dialect."
Carey continued to expect great things; over the next 28 years, he and his pundits translated the entire Bible into India's major languages: Bengali, Oriya, Marathi, Hindi, Assamese, and Sanskrit and parts | 1,229 |
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It's a new year, with new opportunities.
If you're looking for a new job or simply want a better deal where you're currently working, "tech professionals really have strong negotiating power," says Shravan Goli, the president of Dice, a large tech-focused job board. "Every number we've looked at points toward a bullish tech market."
As always, focusing on the right skills and certifications is key to the techie who wants to move up the career ladder. Not surprisingly, companies are finally responding to<|fim_middle|> Web developers and SAP professionals, says Foote.
However, there are some exceptions. For example, the pay for professionals with governance, risk, and compliance expertise or knowledge of SAP's retail modules has remained steady or grown.
Over the years, consultants have constituted a sizable chunk of the IT workforce. But that trend is slowing, Foote says. Part of the reason is likely greater confidence in the strength of the economy and the desire of businesses to have employees who are more loyal to their employer than contractors are.
For example, one company that Foote follows closely is cutting the percentage of contractors to 10 percent from about 33 percent.
Because different analysts define IT jobs differently, it's hard to be precise about how many IT jobs were added last year. Foote Partners co-founder David Foote, who uses a rather broad definition, says that U.S. employers added an average of 17,633 IT jobs during September, October, and November. "We see that momentum continuing into 2015." Other analysts use lower figures, but regardless, IT job growth in the United States was certainly stronger in 2014 than it has been in many years.
The U.S. Labor Department expects that growth to continue. Although long-term employment forecasts are often unreliable, it is worth noting that the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics projects growth in the IT workforce of a little less than 4 percent a year through 2020, a rate triple that predicted for the economy as a whole.
"Knowing a hot [area] can bolster your job-hunting fortunes and give you an edge in salary negotiations," Foote says. | the plague of hacking and data theft -- Sony Pictures is only the latest victim -- by beefing up their security teams.
Cyber security was the fastest growing job category on Dice.com over the last 12 months, growing by 91 percent, with nearly 2,900 openings on the board in early January.
A list of the 10 IT certifications expected to be the hottest in 2015 developed by labor consultancy Foote Partners, which tracks premium pay across 2,700 employers, includes five security-related certifications: GIAC Certified Forensics Analyst, CyberSecurity Forensic Analyst, CWNP Certified Wireless Security Professional, EC-Council Certified Ethical Hacker, and EC-Council Computer Hacking Forensic Investigator.
Although the value of certifications has ebbed and flowed over the years, companies hiring cyber security staffers are looking for "people with provable chops," says David Foote, co-founder of Foote Partners. That means certifications.
There are plenty of other tech skills for which demand is booming, including that old standby, Java. A quick search on Dice reveals 443 Java-related jobs in the San Francisco area alone.
Enterprise architects and data architects will be able to "name their price" in 2015, as companies try to scale up software programs, databases, and infrastructure, Foote says. "IT has been so focused on producing a solution that works today; it hasn't considered scalability. User adoption rates and activity are soaring, which is fueling the demand for architects. In fact, the Open Group Architecture Framework is the highest-paid skill in our quarterly index," he says.
Software engineers are in high demand -- but the ones with the best prospects are employees who can do more than bang out code, Foote says: "CIOs are looking for software engineers who can think beyond what they're doing today and for business analysts who can predict what customers will want next year and the year after that. The demand for outside-the-box thinkers with hybrid skills is not going away."
Many IT jobs do not require certifications, so Foote asked his research staff to put together a list of noncertified skills that would best position an IT professional concerned about keeping his or her job, finding a new one, or getting a raise. The top skills in that list include enterprise architecture, Cloudera software, data management, JavaFX, user interface design, and project management.
Foote breaks with the conventional wisdom that demand for big data skills will continue to be red-hot. Although there are still plenty of jobs demanding those skills -- listings on Dice.com were up 54 percent in 12 months -- premium pay for big data specialists slowed noticeably late last year, according to the Foote Partners survey.
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How do you get your staffers excited to<|fim_middle|> all, it help booth staffers go into the show with enthusiasm instead of trepidation, or worse, apathy.
What do you tell your staff or say to yourself to get pumped to staff your booth? Let us know in the comment box below!
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Sure, you start by choosing staffers that already have a positive attitude and want to be at the show. But even with that going for you, you may need to give them a boost.
This trade show's attendees have actually paid their own way to come here and find solutions to their problems…the same problems my products solve. So they will be happy to meet me!
My participation in our booth will allow our company to reach many prospects face-to-face in a much shorter time than if I was out on the road selling.
I will be able to see many of our existing clients in one place, to verify the continuing value of our offerings, and show them other products we can provide them.
I know my products well and can point out the advantages they offer.
I already have several good stories about clients who have benefited from our products that I can share.
I don't have to tell our entire story to everyone, just the part that matters to them.
I don't have to talk the whole time; instead I will listen more and talk less.
If an angry client visits our booth, I can help keep them as a customer by calmly helping them get their issue resolved.
I will gain important new insights into what my prospects want by talking with many of them over the next several hours today.
I will find out first-hand what benefits we offer matter most to clients and prospects.
I will better understand industry trends by what my clients tell me interest them.
I will get insights into the state of my industry from the buzz and interactions on the show floor.
I will build my personal network with the visitors to our booth.
I will network with key people from areas of our company that I don't usually get to see.
I will better know my strongest competitors by which ones my booth visitors ask me to compare ourselves to.
I will find out what new products are being introduced by walking the show during my breaks.
These affirmations help remind the value that booth staffers get from staffing the booth, and also help ease their fears that everything rests on them. Most of | 439 |
Before you decide ont what window covering to order, some companies, like Sunburst, send out a rep for an in-home consultation. By taking samples to you, we can present how different window treatments would work in your room. This conversation helps you understand your options and makes you feel great about your final choice.
But what actually goes on during an in-home consultation? And how will showing you different products at your home allow you to better choose the perfect window treatment? Even though every in-home consultation is personalized, there are a few constants that you should see.
Start by scheduling an appointment by contacting your local representative. If you already have a shutter or window treatment in mind, like our Polywood® plantation shutter, then we will make it a point to show you different options available for your preferred product. We will also show alternatives, so you can be sure that your choice matches your ideal.
When we arrive, we'll sit down and talk about what you want in a window treatment. We'll look at your lighting, privacy, and energy efficiency preferences, and we'll discuss hard-to-reach or specialty-shaped windows. Your rep will also inquire about how the room is used and what aesthetic you are trying to accomplish. The final objective is to complety conceptulaize what your windows will ultimately look like with the window treatrments installed.
That may require going through different samples until we find the perfect window treatment for your needs. Most clients need to try out a few different product lines, like comparing Polywood with our real-wood Ovation® shutters or finding the best stain to match your color scheme. We'll also show you all the options available for the treatment, like available colors, louver sizes, or hidden tilt-rods.
Once a decision is made, we'll take the exact measurements of your windows. We generally measure the windows throughout the house—even if you only need to fit treatments for select rooms. We get multiple measurements because a lot of our clients want to be able to order future shutters or blinds quickly. Before we leave, we will walk you through a detailed, written quote, so<|fim_middle|> their shoes with shoe booties. Your rep should always give you product and company pamphlets and pricing details.
In regards to pricing, you should be given a complete written quote. Don't accept a vague guess, jotted down on a scrap piece of paper or the back of a business card. And don't take a quote before they take any window measurements. You should always know how much the final bill will cost you. Be sure to to ask for references and online reviews.
At Sunburst, we strive to match our customers' windows with a quality window treatment. Our reps are said to be courteous, professional, and knowledgeable. And we make sure to leave an intemized quote and product brochures. Just call at 214-301-5066 to schedule your in-home consultation. | there are no phantom numbers on your invoice.
While we are sure that Sunburst will perform compentent in-home consultation, there are some actions you should never experience from any window treatment company. It should go without saying, the quality of your consultation experience mirrors the quality of the product.
Primarily, your salesperson should treat your home with respect. They should show up on time, ready to present, and offer to cover | 86 |
With only two months to go to election day, the Obama campaign remains in a pathetic stall, unable to break out of a statistical tie with a candidate who proposes to undo 80 years of American progress. Lacking an appealing record, a comprehensible program and, perhaps worst of all, anything approaching hope and joy, Obama seems incapable of acting like a real Democrat, a real president or a real guy up against a worthless, lying SOB.
Romney and Obama are now locked in a bitingly tight contest, one that the Republican candidate has a good – and increasing – prospect of winning. On 7 November there is an even, maybe better than even, chance that the world will wake up to President Romney. . Start with two numbers that are horrible for Obama. The first is his poll rating, which remains stubbornly below 50%. History suggests that incumbent presidents unable to break the 50% barrier at this stage end up serving just one term. The second figure, which goes a long way to explaining the first, is the statistic that puts US unemployment at 8.3%.
Joblessness has not stood below 8% since the month Obama took office. Again, the historical record is brutal on sitting presidents seeking re-election against such a bleak economic backdrop. The last one to pull it off was Franklin Delano Roosevelt in 1936.
Part of what's wrong is that Obama is that he's a spoiled kid who's been praised and promoted his whole life - even making it from state senator to president in just four years – and simply doesn't know how to act when he's not in an iconic glow. There's not an ounce of Lyndon Johnson or Harry Truman in him and that's what these days require.
The president does almost no fundraising for Senate or House candidates and hasn't transferred money to other party election committees. His numerous campaign offices rarely coordinate with local candidates or display signs for anyone but Mr. Obama.
At rallies, Mr. Obama seldom urges supporters to<|fim_middle|> are seeking re-election. He rarely shares the stage with other candidates.
That's the reality and we only have two months to do something about it.
Still, the biggest issue in the campaign is not Obama, but the destruction that a President Romney – especially with an all Republican Congress and a couple more rightwing Supreme Court justices - will do to America, in all likelihood the worst damage by a domestic political cause since the Civil War.
Here's one solution: those groups with the most to gain or lose from this election should ignore the Obama organization and launch their own campaign aimed at getting out the vote, defeating Romney and promoting their own platform.
The theme should be about saving America rather than saving Obama.
- Major progressive groups would come together and organize a massive get out the vote campaign.
There were, for example, some 41 million Americans between the ages of 18 and 44 who did not vote in 2008.. The under 29 crowd that did vote gave 63% of its support to Obama, the older group gave 55%.
There were some 18 million latino or black Americans who did not vote in 2008. Their margin for Obama these days is roughly two thirds for latinos and 95% for blacks.
In a race so tight, such a loss of voters is of overwhelming import.
A good place to start would be for black and latino groups to join in a long overdue coalition initially centered on getting voters to the polls. After the election, no matter who wins, this coalition could expand into one of the most powerful political institutions in America.
The actual get out of the vote plan must be far more than advertising and and public pleas. Churches, for example, are a great source of inspiration as well as of information about who might need encouragement or transportation help getting to vote. For example, one of Washington's most successful politicians –Marion Barry –used church vans and free independent taxicab service to get people to the polls.
Central to any get out the vote program is surveying neighborhoods to find where one's supporters are, helping those who need assistance, and, late on election day, double checking on those who haven't voted to remind and drive them necessary. Any individual can do this for their own block or apartment. Larger organizations can handle much larger areas and provide telephone numbers to call for those needing transportation.
And you don't have to be a political group. Getting people to the polls is a non-partisan act of American democracy at work. Environmental, civil liberties, senior citizen and labor unions should make helping people vote, especially the ones on their mailing lists their top priority in coming weeks.Every college campus should have an organized voter drive.
This used to be widely understood and practiced, but with the rise of the Internet and the increasing isolation of Americans from community institutions a more atomized form of politics has developed. Yet on election day, clicktavism and niche causes aren't enough. People have to leave the virtual and rediscover the magic of communal action and decisions.
When it happens, you notice. For example, the current effort for gay marriage in my state of Maine is much more visible than the previous unsuccessful one. At a street art fest in Portland, I counted a half dozen activists soliciting volunteers and donations. And I have received two friendly phone calls of a similar nature. This voter feels much more excited about the referendum because it involves real people instead of just TV ads and emails.
- Every major progressive issue area should have a one page bulleted list of how a Romney victory will harm the voter. Non-rhetorical things like a list for seniors stressing the damage that will occur to Social Security and Medicare. These lists should be posted on the Web, distributed door to door, available wherever people gather, and distributed to groups and institutions concerned with the issue area.
- Progressives should push their own platform. Stop being beholden to, or silenced by, the Obama administration. Instead lay out publicly an agenda that these groups will push regardless of who wins, adding the point that it will be a hell of a lot easier to struggle with Obama than with Romney. And for the next 60 days, stay away from the more controversial stuff and overwhelming emphasize programs that will provide jobs, more secure economic conditions and help for those in financial trouble. It's been the failure to concentrate on such economic issues that has been a prime cause of progressive failure in recent decades.
The basic theme should be that it's not about Obama, it's about us, with us meaning everything from a 18 year old still looking for her first job to a 70 year old latino worried about losing his Medicare.
The message is that we're not saving Obama, we're saving Social Security, Medicare, civil rights, national parks, Amtrak, public schools, women's rights, voting rights, veterans, bridges, highways and other public works, college students, people facing foreclosure, the disabled, fire departments, and all the other people, programs and services Romney and his pals want to cancel, cut, or critically damage.
For the next 60 days the job is to defeat Romney. If successful, we'll deal with the Obama problem after November 6.
First you rescue the sinking ship; then you fix it. | volunteer -- or even vote -- for other Democrats running for office. Sometimes, he mentions other politicians in the room without noting that they | 26 |
Watch this video to see for yourself. This workout can make anyone stronger.
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Muscle fatigue is crucial, because it triggers muscle growth during the rest periods. This is why once to twice a week for only 20 minutes is enough to see a real difference in your strength.
We focus on several muscle groups across five or six exercises, so that each muscle group reaches fatigue in only 20 minutes.
Our program is safe because there is low force on your joints, muscles and connective tissues. This will protect you from injury.
At Strength for Living we focus on your strength. We have no mirrors or music, it is just you and your trainer gaining your strength for living! | show you how it's done and what to expect.
Traditionally, you could spend upwards of an hour at a noisy gym, full of mirrors and waiting for machines. You would do several sets of repeated exercises.
In our program, we perform only one set, extremely slowly, with as much weight that is safe for you, so that the muscles that are worked can reach fatigue in just one and a half to two | 84 |
Rodent Guys Gopher Control for residential properties uses no poison bait and is child safe and Chino Hills. These techniques have better effeciency than poison and is not dangerous to<|fim_middle|> any gopher company. | your family, dogs, wild life or the environment.
Our gopher traps are placed down in the gopher tunnels and are traps that instantly kill the gopher. The business end of the trap is positioned far into the tunnel out of reach of kids and dogs. For a dog to get to a trap it would need to dig it out. Because we do not use bait to attract gophers pets usually pay no attention to the gopher traps.
Our pet safe gopher removal for Chino Hills is poison free and the most effective technique you can perfrom. After we set the gopher traps the gopher mounds will be knocked down. This makes the yard look nicer and makes it easier to see further signs of gophers.
The gopher traps will be kept in the gopher tunnels for one to seven days depending on schedule, weather and technician recomendation. Sufficient time is given for the gopher to find the traps ensuring excellent effeciency prior to returning.
Once the trapping has killed 90-100% of the gopher population we change up to our carbon monoxide makers. These machines inject high levels of carbon monoxide into the tunnels entering the gopher's tunnels and burrow. This method is excellent for treating young in the burrow and any other gophers inside the same tunnels. The best part it is a pet safe and effective method in Chino Hills, CA.
Another advantage is sometimes these machines can kill gophers on neighboring properties that are sharing the tunnels of the gophers on your property. By using two methods with totaly seperate methods of eliminating gophers it offers 100 percent effeciency. That is how come we back up our pet safe control in Chino Hills with a 60-day guarantee.
The normal guarantee is sixty days. The guarantee Rodent Guys offer is that any gopher sign observed during the guarantee period is re-treated at no more cost. This covers if we miss a gopher and need to return and take care of it or if weeks later a nieghboring gopher digs into your property.
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Chris E. Lawson, Jr., 77, of Warwick, passed away on Monday, February 8, 201<|fim_middle|> Warwick, RI 02886 would be appreciated. | 6, at Brentwood Nursing Home. He was the beloved husband of Kathleen M. (Silvia) Lawson. Born in Louisville, Kentucky, he was the son of the late Rev. Chris E. Lawson, Sr. and Edna (Reeves) Lawson.
Chris was an Educator and Coach for the Warwick School Department until his retirement in 1992. He was a veteran of the United States Air Force and served as a Chinese Linguist. He was also a musician with many big band swing orchestras as a trumpet and band conductor.
He was the loving father of Scott R. Lawson and his wife Krista, and Christy Lou Willis. Caring stepfather of Samantha Willis, Amanda Willis and Tatum Lawson. Cherished brother of Carol Townsend and her husband John. He is also survived by many brother and sisters-in-law and nieces and nephews.
His funeral will be held on Tuesday at 9:00 am from THE URQUHART-MURPHY FUNERAL HOME, 800 Greenwich Avenue, Route 5, Warwick (Exit 12A on I-95) with a Mass of Christian Burial at 10:00 am in St. Francis of Assisi Church, 596 Jefferson Boulevard, Warwick. Burial with military honors, in St. Joseph Cemetery, West Greenwich. Relatives and friends are invited. Calling Hours will be held on Monday from 1:00- 4:00 pm.
Gifts in his memory to the Patients Activities Fund at Brentwood Nursing Home, 4000 Post Rd, | 330 |
In a "From the President" column in MIT's Technology Review, President Rafael Rife addressed a problem that seems endlessly in search of a solution: how to keep new ideas based on new science from "getting stuck<|fim_middle|> practices that enable successful management of issues at the technology/business interface. We start with technology assessment.
1. ↑ Reif, L. Rafael (September/October 2015). "From the President: Priming the Innovation Pipeline". MIT Technology Review. P. 7. | in the lab." 1. For those who have grappled with this issue, whether in start-ups or in large established corporations, it is perhaps comforting to know that an august institution such as MIT is still seeking solutions to the same problem. One of the approaches proposed by Dr. Reif recognizes that there are "best practices" with respect to the technical refinement and iteration essential to commercial success and that mastery of such best practices could help speed-to-market. This post is the first of a series of posts focused on | 105 |
Surf Simulators Deserve Makeovers Too
Tanner Wilson
/ February 1, 2021
There certainly comes a time during the lifespan of a Flowrider® when it has earned its right to a little makeover (or refurbishment as we like to call it), and there is absolutely no shame in that. In many ways, a worn-in FlowRider is like a relic. If you look close enough at each scuff mark on the ride surface, you can practically see the smiles of the riders that made them. A worn-in FlowRider is a true success story; one that has positively impacted damn near a million riders or so.
Despite the timestamps of smiles, after all those years of carves and attempted kick flips and shuvits, the surface will certainly take the brunt and the wear and tear will start to show. Although it's very hard to tell with the pumps flowing, it is important to refurbish these surfaces at some point. Plus, the shiny new look and silky smoothness of a new ride surface is<|fim_middle|> shiny new ride surface. Now riders can hop off the fresh powder from the Silver Mountain slopes onto this fresh new ride surface for a fun flowboarding session!
Barcelo Resort and Moon Palace Resort – Cancun, Mexico
With four FlowRiders on the Yucatan Peninsula alone, it is apparent that our sheet waves attractions are a big hit for guests visiting the many resorts of Cancun. Barcelo Maya Palace is a FlowRider Wave in a Box (WIAB). The WIAB system means that the wave is located, well… in a box… and is completely self-contained (needing no excavation or other civil works). This wave has been in operation since 2014, and we recently outfitted it with brand new foam and vinyl and an all new surface. Moon Palace, the all-inclusive resort in the heart of Cancun, also joined the makeover part and lucked out on a new ride surface as well.
All smiles at Moon Palace
The FlowRider at Barcelo Maya Palace
Wet N' Wild Waterpark – Sunshine Coast, Australia
After many years under the intense Australian sun, this FlowRider Double needed a new ride surface. With all that surf appeal on the Gold Coast, the thrill of riding a wave is especially in demand for this Wet N' Wild location. This refurbishment has officially been completed just in time for summer down under!
The finishing touches on Wet N' Wild's new surface
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We are firm believers in the old saying "If it ain't broke, don't fix it." This is very applicable to our machinery which is built to last lifetimes with routine maintenance and care. However, there comes a point where we reply "it might not be broke, but it deserves a refurb." (isn't that a saying?) Every wave deserves some TLC every now and then and here's what we've been up to in the refurbishments department over the past few months…
Silver Rapids Indoor Waterpark – Coeur d'Alene, Idaho
Flowing since 2007, the FlowRider Double at Silver Rapids has seen a lot of shredding. The indoor waterpark is a year-round mountain sports destination just 30 minutes from Coeur d'Alene. In this refurbishment, we installed all new foam and vinyl, along with that | 188 |
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The Animag 250: Animated Box Office Champs of All Time
Tom McLean
The Animation Magazine 250th issue celebration continues, this time with our list of the animated box office champs of all time.
Frozen — $1.3 billion
Toy Story 3 — $1.1 billion
The Lion King — $987 million
Despicable Me 2 — $971 million
Finding Nemo — $937 million
Shrek 2 — $920 million
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs — $887 million
Ice Age: Continental Drift — $877 million
Shrek the Third — $799 million
Shrek Forever After — $753 million
Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted — $747 million
Monsters University — $744 million
Up — $731 millions
Kung Fu Panda 2 — $667 million
Ice Age: The Meltdown — $661 million
Big Hero 6 — $652 million
Kung<|fim_middle|> $543 million
Brave — $539 million
Madagascar — $533 million
The Simpsons Movie — $527 million
Figures courtesy BoxOfficeMojo.com. To read the full list and all the details of each list, check out the print or digital editions of Animation Magazine #250. To subscribe, check out our deals here.
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The Incredibles — $631 million
Ratatouille — $623 million
How to Train Your Dragon 2 — $619 million
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa — $604 million
Tangled — $592 million
The Croods — $587 million
Monsters, Inc. — $563 million
Cars 2 — $560 million
Puss in Boots — $555 million
Despicable Me — | 115 |
Single-Parent Woes Times Four Didn't Dent Her Career, Family
By Sue Shellenbarger
A TREACHEROUS storm struck while Luke, Tyler and Abby Kellett were climbing Mount Hood earlier this year. Subzero temperatures and 50-mile-an-hour winds buffeted their tent, threatening to rip it off the glacier where they camped.
But using "all the smartness they had," says their mother Suzy Kellett, the siblings<|fim_middle|> of family life, in the nontraditional form they know, seems certain to endure. All want spouses with careers; Tyler, an aspiring teacher, would like to be a stay-at-home dad for a while. And they insist they wouldn't mind having quadruplets. "I dreamed I had quads, and the doctor said, 'These are all yours,' " Gwen says. "I said, 'Oh no! Oh no!' " But when she awoke, she realized, "I would want it just the way we had it." | secured the tent, checked it through the night -- and survived. Most important, she says, "they stayed very confident, very calm."
As a single working mother of 21-year-old quadruplets, Suzy Kellett, 51 years old, knows something about staying calm in a storm, and she has taught the quads -- Luke, Tyler, Abby and Gwen -- to do the same. Unruffled by crises that always seem to come in threes and fours -- such as the time three quads landed in the hospital in a single week with playground injuries needing stitches -- Ms. Kellett charted a steep career ascent in the film sector and built a strong family.
Though single-parent families take a lot of criticism these days, the Kelletts' story shows how successful such families can be when trust, firm rules and a strong parental example of resiliency are present.
A former teacher, Ms. Kellett dreamed in her 20s of raising a family with her husband in their house near Sun Valley, Idaho. But when her husband left her alone with 10-month-old quads, she retreated to the Northfield, Ill., home of her parents, Patty and John Boylston.
She soon landed a receptionist's job for a magazine and rose through a series of research and editing posts. Adapting "like a chameleon" to opportunities, she moved to the Illinois Film Office, a public agency that recruits filmmakers to the state, and soon won the prestigious job of agency director, where her hours were long but more flexible. She lured the makers of such box-office hits as "Risky Business" and "Home Alone" to Chicago. Having the quads, says Ms. Kellett, now head of the Washington State Film Office in Seattle, "made me strive much higher in my life than I would have" without them.
ALL THE WHILE, she and her mother pieced together child care, hiring live-in sitters. She often piled the quads into the car to scout movie locations; "look for a yellow house with a porch," she would say. When they were eight, the family moved to a town house near her parents.
The Kelletts faced all the pressures typical in working families, times four. Ms. Kellett agonized over her frequent business trips, putting letters on each child's pillow before she left. At home, she had to spend so much time on "maintenance," such as shopping for $200 in weekly groceries, that she feared the kids "were raising themselves." She adds, "I knew I had to figure out creative ways to keep this family together."
She taught them to help one another, down to buttoning each other's shirts before kindergarten. "For this family to work without a daddy, we've got to work together. It's going to be tough, but we can make it," she told them. With the challenge, Abby says, "she made us feel special."
The children grew so used to sharing everything, including a bedroom at their grandparents', that moving to a home with separate rooms for boys and girls was a shock. Enraged at the sight of his sisters' locked door, Luke took a running start and knocked the door off the hinges. "Having actual possessions? In this family?" Tyler explains. "If he hadn't done it, I would have."
Ms. Kellett nurtured that closeness. Drawing on the power of darkness to create a sense of safety, Ms. Kellett held "tea times" at 9 p.m. in their darkened living room or in the field behind their town house. "There was richness in those conversations in the darkness," she says.
SHE SET SIMPLE but firm house rules, never broke a confidence and welcomed the quads' friends into their home, which became known as "Camp Kellett." Each night, she sat by each child's bed and, again in darkness, gently probed each one's concerns. "She wouldn't wait for us to come talk about our problems," Luke says. "She'd ask. She always assumed there was something."
Echoes of their mother's drive began surfacing in the quads' lives. Noting that "Mom always had a script in her hand," Gwen started critiquing movie scripts in seventh grade and as a teenager became a performer, singing at country clubs and hotels. Gwen's rules of thumb, learned from her mother: Adapt. Don't waste time. And do what you want to do. After Ms. Kellett promised the quads they could attend any college if they stayed on their high school honor roll, they did. With help from her ex-husband and parents, the quads are seniors now at the universities of Washington and Colorado, pulling down good grades in tough science-related fields.
Though they are living apart now, the Kelletts' bonds remain strong. When the quads met at Luke's frat party at University of Colorado, they spent the evening sitting in a circle together on the floor while the party swirled around them. "We can still sit around in a pitch-dark room and laugh for hours," Abby says.
And their love | 1,061 |
I've noticed there are 2 types of people – those who thrive on Chaos and those on Order.
I'm Chaos – I work well under periods of stress and high-volume information flow. Most entrepreneurs are like me too from my experience – because the very act of starting a business requires you to be able to handle that level of chaos. I don't necessarily work very well<|fim_middle|> same time, bureaucracy can be the death of a business – especially small businesses. Since we only have a small base of customers, each customer is important and the bureaucracy of processes can kill customer loyalty. | with structure and bureaucracy.
On the other hand, as an entrepreneur you need to be able to create (or at least understand) Order in your business. Not everybody is Okay with changing how you do things 3 times in 2 days. Or learning a whole new set of skills every 3 months as you grow.
Which is where, luckily, Kaja seems to come in for us. She's more of an Order bringer; which is great since I hand off a lot of the routine work to her. She helps write all the procedures and files them away in a nice manual. I might tell her to 'track Shipping costs and postal codes'; but she's the one who has to do it every day and add it into the daily routine.
The ability to take Chaos and make Order out of it is is extremely important. It's not as much fun as riding the edge of crisis everyday; but it does mean that things run more smoothly for everyone.
At the | 197 |
Hannah Arendt on Thinking as the Quintessence of Being Alive
"…unless the contemplation of eternal things is preserved, mankind will become no better than well-fed pigs." (Bertrand Russell)
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The term "thinking" covers a vast terrain of meanings. It spans the continuous, reactive stream of consciousness transpiring behind our eyeballs somewhere; the "contemplative habit of mind" so praised by Bertrand Russell; the willful use of reason or judgment; and in Hannah Arendt's masterpiece, The Life of the Mind, the very life-blood & essence of a truly alive human being:
"Thinking accompanies life and is itself the de-materialized quintessence of being alive; and since life is a process; its quintessence can only lie in the actual thinking process and not in any solid results or specific thoughts. A life without thinking is quite possible; it then fails to develop its own essence — it is not merely meaningless; it is not fully alive. Unthinking men are like sleepwalkers."
— Hannah Arendt, The Life of the Mind (1978)
Ironically, thinking is undeniably the single most performed act in all of humanity, and yet we think comparatively little about it. In the same vein that proclaims an eye cannot see itself, or a fire cannot burn itself, thinking about thinking initially sounds strange; how could thought think itself? But, any earnest attempt finds pretty quickly that this is possible. In many forms of meditation, becoming better acquainted with the nature of our thoughts, thinking about how we think, is the first step.
But meditation often defines "thought" as the (almost) ever-present stream of consciousness, something ephemeral and obstructive to deeper planes of awareness. Contrast this with Plato's definition of thinking: "the talking of the soul with itself." The two emphasize a spectrum<|fim_middle|> future to be relied on to find out their meaning, to assume the position of 'umpire', of arbiter and judge over the manifold, never-ending affairs of human existence in the world, never arriving at a final solution to their riddles but ready with ever-new answers to the question of what it may be all about."
And this was Russell's movement, away from the pursuit of pleasures and towards what he became increasingly convinced truly mattered in enhancing the sweep of human life, "a certain intrinsic excellence of mind". Because if happiness is conceived of as pleasure, it then diverges from what contemplatives throughout history have mused that this — life — "may be all about".
In concluding her metaphor of thought's peak, she echoes the timeless notion that whatever this region is, call it the spirit, eternal present, contemplation, God, reality, what Jack Kerouac called The Golden Eternity, or whatever else, it cannot be imparted second-hand. It's a treasure of life that can only be discovered anew by each individual's own efforts:
"…this present which is timeless…we call it the region of the spirit, but it is perhaps rather the path paved by thinking, the small inconspicuous track of non-time beaten by the activity of thought within the time-space given to natal and mortal men…This small non-time space in the very heart of time, unlike the world and the culture into which we are born, cannot be inherited and handed down by tradition, although every great book of thought points to it somewhat cryptically…Each new generation, every new human being, as he becomes conscious of being inserted between an infinite past and an infinite future, must discover and ploddingly pave anew the path of thought."
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Thomas Hikaru Clark | of thinking that builds from the trivial to the transcendent. In Arendt's wildly rich 216 pages devoted exclusively to "Thinking", she notes the idyllic end of the spectrum, thinking in its highest form, which fittingly parallels the state of cultivated meditation beyond transient thoughts:
"…thinking aims at and ends in contemplation, and contemplation is not an activity but a passivity; it is the point where mental activity comes to rest."
Contrary to conventional notions, Arendt defines the ambition of thinking as the absence of mental activity. What makes this fascinating is that she's rooted firmly in the Western tradition of philosophy, drawing heavily from Plato and Kant, with no reference to the Asian traditions where similar ideas roam abundantly.
She goes on to paint thought and the mental dimension as mankind's modality for transcending the mundane. Calling attention to the host of conditionings ever-present in the secular sphere of existence — nationalities, religions, physicalities, corporeal hobbies — Arendt conceives of thinking as a highway from the mundane, out of the finite, into the eternal:
"Men, though they are totally conditioned existentially — limited by the time span between birth and death, subject to labor in order to live, motivated to work in order to make themselves at home in the world, and roused to action in order to find their place in the society of their fellow-men — can mentally transcend all these conditions, but only mentally, never in reality or in cognition and knowledge, by virtue of which they are able to explore the world's realness and their own."
Pursuing thought's path into that transcendent space, Arendt's "quintessence of being alive", is precisely what led mathematician and philosopher Bertrand Russell from self-identifying as a utilitarian, interested in hedonic pleasure and pain, to a contemplative, interested in the "contemplation of eternal things". At 29 years old he wrote to his friend, the British scholar Gilbert Murray:
"[Unlike the] utilitarian… I judge pleasure and pain to be of small importance compared to knowledge, the appreciation and contemplation of beauty, and a certain intrinsic excellence of mind which, apart from its practical effects, appears to me to deserve the name of virtue. [For] many years it seemed to me perfectly self-evident that pleasure is the only good and pain the only evil. Now, however, the opposite seems to me self-evident.
What first turned me away from utilitarianism was the persuasion that I myself ought to pursue philosophy, although I had (and have still) no doubt that by doing economics and the theory of politics I could add more to human happiness. It appeared to me that the dignity of which human existence is capable is not attainable by devotion to the mechanism of life, and that unless the contemplation of eternal things is preserved, mankind will become no better than well-fed pigs."
— Letter to Gilbert Murray, April 3, 1902
Arendt goes on to describe this space in which "the contemplation of eternal things" thrives:
"It [thought] is the quiet of the Now in the time-pressed, time-tossed existence of man; it is somehow, to change the metaphor, the quiet in the center of a storm which, though totally unlike the storm, still belongs to it. In this gap between past and future, we find our place in time when we think, that is, when we are sufficiently removed from past and | 722 |
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The Winnemucca Convention & Visitors Authority would be happy to send you a facilities planning guide. Contact us today! | 're looking for the best place to host your next event, meeting, or convention, look no further. Winnemucca, Nevada is ready to be your home away from home. Nestled in the heart of northern Nevada and at the juncture of two major highways, Interstate 80 and U.S. Highway 95, Winnemucca is ideally located in the heart of the Great Basin. Winnemucca offers first-class meeting space, quality accommodations, a wealth of attractions, 24-hour Nevada-style gaming, fine dining and outdoor adventure all at affordable prices.
In Winnemucca, we strive to provide you with the perfect venue for your event. From large conventions to small business meetings, the Winnemucca Convention Center has the perfect size facility for all your event needs.
The Winnemucca Events Complex, also offers space for every type of event. From rodeos to wrestling, we've hosted a very diverse list of large and small events. The Winnemucca Events Complex boasts 72 acres of grounds and northern Nevada's most well-equipped special events complex. In addition to three large outdoor arenas, a half-mile horse track | 239 |
The Priva Compact process computer incorporates the perfect basic controls for climate and water dosage in combination with a simple operation. It provides you with a reliable and user-friendly base in climate control and is suitable for controlling various greenhouse complexes. The Priva Compact is the "smaller brother<|fim_middle|>%. The Priva Compact calculates the required amount of energy needed to fulfill your climate strategy in advance. This will prevent later adjustments as much as possible, resulting in energy savings.
The Priva Compact includes the right controls for the applications that are most frequently used in your company. As your company grows with buffers, CHPs and silo management, for example, the need for more advanced horticulture technology grows too. In the past it was customary to replace the entire process computer and suffer the serious financial consequences that this entailed. The Priva Compact allows you to easily upgrade to the Priva Connext, which is the most advanced process computer available at this time. The complete installation is retained, resulting in significant savings in labor costs. Examples of this are the absence of installation costs and commissioning costs. The Priva Compact is the leg-up towards your next ambition.
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Anna Mathur: 'It's time to be kinder to ourselves'
Psychotherapist and mum-of-three Anna Mathur tells ParentFolk's Jade Wright why parents need to be a bit kinder to themselves, and why being on our phones isn't the end of the world
It can feel like just one more thing on a never-ending to-do list. As well as juggling work, family and friends, we now must all have some 'me time' too. How, exactly, is another matter, because while we're aligning our inner chakras and listening to a mindfulness podcast, there's still a mountain of laundry to put away and a half-eaten lunchbox of food to clean out and replace before morning.
It's a struggle that's all too familiar for psychotherapist Anna Mathur, as she dashes between an appointment to get her eyebrows micro-bladed and a counselling session in her private practice at home in Surrey.
"It's something I have been meaning to do for ages – my eyebrows were out of control – and today I finally got round to doing it, but then I wished I hadn't<|fim_middle|> or with our families."
With three children aged five and under, Anna knows all too well how hard it can be to juggle work and family life. She's an accredited BACP psychotherapist with a particular interest in working with women battling anxiety and depression, and finds that her own experiences often inform the work she does with clients.
"You hear people talking about 'mum guilt' and 'mummy fails' as though they are inevitable. Why do we often feel like we're not enough?" she asks. "Most of the time we are just trying our best but being insanely hard on ourselves.
"We are our own harshest critics. We tell ourselves that we have failed before we've even started. If we spoke to our children the way we speak to ourselves, someone would call social services. And rightly so!
"We know it would be terrible to knock our children's confidence or ever speak that way to anyone else. But the battle is to try to be a bit kinder to ourselves, and not to ignore the 99 things we got right and focus on the one tiny thing which wasn't perfect.
"In reality, the one thing we forgot to do wasn't the end of the world and maybe we are doing OK after all.
"Then there's the guilt, which comes in two forms – the useful and the useless. We might worry that we are on our phones too much around our children and that we don't focus enough on them. That's useful, because we can learn from it and do something about it. Put down the phone and have some fun with them. But the guilt where we just constantly worry we aren't good enough or that something terrible is about to happen, that's the guilt we need to tackle and work out how to stop, and that's where talking to someone about it can really help."
As well as seeing patients face to face and offering downloadable self-guided courses, Anna leads weekly Mental Health live events on Instagram, a frank and open discussion, often drawn from her professional and personal experience.
She has spent her career helping women overcome mental health challenges, and had a relatively straightforward time with her first son Oscar. But following second son Charlie's birth she battled silent reflux, tongue-tie, and sleep deprivation, leading to aching post-natal depression.
"I thought I knew how to be a mum, but really I'd just been lucky," she says. "The second time around, everything was hard."
Lying awake, feeding through the early hours, she found herself in tears scrolling though Instagram images of joyful mothers and their glowing babies, families seemingly revelling in every moment of easy, enjoyable parenthood.
"I looked at them and I wondered why I couldn't do the same as them. My sense of failure felt even greater," she recalls.
The difficulty with that is that we are contrasting other people's red carpet moments with our behind-the-scenes disasters.
"If I compare my wobbly morning with someone's #blessed photo of a serene breakfast with spotless kids, of course I'm going to find myself lacking. We so easily see other people's snapshots and assume that that's how their life is.
"We do it ourselves, putting on brave faces when we take our kids out, hiding our exhausted, tear-stained eyes behind super-sized sunglasses and just for a moment it looks like everything is perfect. But five minutes later there's screaming and crying – mine and the kids' – because nothing is ever like that forever. We are all just about getting by, so now, when I see those perfect moments posted up, I give those mums and dads a mental high five because I know those are the great moments, but everyone has struggle some way or other."
The flip side of the positive images on social media were heart-breaking stories of loss, posted with good intentions but terrifying to a new mum trying to find her way.
"I'd read other people's tragic stories and found myself panicking about anything happening to me or my children," says Anna. "There are things which are rare, but because we read about them everywhere we start to think they are common. I'd lie awake worrying about sepsis, which is very rare, but because I'd Google every last symptom I became convinced my baby would get it. The tiredness and a truckload of hormones meant I had an inability to filter things out, and any potential risk became huge."
Thankfully, Anna says she's seeing a change in the way parents view mental health – their own as well as their children's.
"More and more people are speaking out about it, and that's a brilliant thing, because it means it is becoming normalised," she explains. "We can't really fix this stuff until we start to talk about the not-so-fun, challenging parts of parenting, and realising that we all go through it, and maybe it's OK not to be perfect."
Anna's advice
1. Accept support
Ask for help where you need it. Whether it's practical, emotional, professional, online, offline, paid, unpaid. Asking for and accepting support is a statement of worth. You have to believe that you're worth the support of others. It gets easier. It's vital to thriving. Sometimes it really does take a village.
2. Be kind to yourself
Self-care is important. It's not always about the huge gestures. It's also about attending to and meeting your basic needs. Listen to your body, look after it when you're hungry. Drink water, get an early night when you can. It's the little gestures that build up your self-worth. You wouldn't let your child go hungry or thirsty, because you value their needs. You also need to value yours.
Even when it feels like nothing is ever going to change. Keep going. If you have an anxiety filled day where things have taken over and not one coping mechanism has been accessed, be kind. Don't beat yourself up. This is a process and it's a tough one, and often a long one, but a wholly worthwhile one. Carry on.
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Health & Wellbeing, FATHERHOOD INTERVIEWS | made the appointment because it pushed the rest of the day out of shape and now everything is chaos," she laughs.
"We berate ourselves for not looking like the women we were before we had our kids, and then if we do make time for ourselves we feel massive guilt that we could have spent that time working | 62 |
You can create much-needed storage space in your garage. Just follow these directions on how to build garage shelves. Then organize the clutter and who knows, you might even have room for your car.
You'll soon know how to build shelves to make room in a garage for all the things you need. You can custom build the shelves the right size for all your needs.
De-clutter your garage in one weekend. You can do this by learning how to build garage shelves and store all that "stuff" that just seems to appear magically.
A messy garage is not only irritating, it can be a safety hazard. Are you getting sick and tired of tripping over sports equipment, tools, and assorted other stuff in your garage? If so, check out these easy instructions on how to build garage shelves. Then get busy and start organizing your garage.
How Much Room Do You Have in your Garage?
Before you rush out and buy lumber, take the time to check out your garage. How much room do you have in it for shelves? You have the garage doors which take up most of the front wall and there's the door into the house or to the outside. Some garages even have windows in them. That cuts down on your wall space tremendously.
Now bring your car or cars into the garage. Walk around them. How much clearance is there? You don't want to build shelves that will interfere with getting in and out of the car. Not as much room as you thought? Don't despair, you can still find space.
Look at areas toward the back of the garage or even up high. Shelves above the garage door levels are great for storing those seldom-used articles.
Now that you have an idea of where to locate the shelves, you're ready to start the building process.
Shelves should be strong enough not to give when heavy items are stored on them. The thickness of the lumber you use and the length of the shelf will determine how many support braces you need.
The longer the shelf, the more likely it is to sag, therefore you will need more braces or supports for longer shelves. A common size for shelving is 1″ by 12″ sheeting. You can also buy the 1″ boards in varying widths such as 6″, 8″, and 10″. Even a 6″ wide shelf is very useful in a garage.
You can store quarts of oil, spray paint, and countless other things on these shelves. By purchasing the widths you need, you will have less cutting.
If you plan on building very many shelves, you might want to go with 3/4″ plywood or MDF (medium-density fiberboard). You can buy these in standard 4′ by 8′ sheets and cut them to the sizes you need.
This will be cheaper than using the 1″ by 12″ sheeting; however, it will require more cutting. If you do decide to go with the 4′ by 8′ sheets of plywood or MDF and plan on painting the shelves, paint the entire sheet before cutting. Afterward, you will only have to touch up the edges and any smudges. It will save you a lot of time.
Once you've decided on which type of lumber to use, you're on your way to knowing how to build shelves to make room in a garage for all that stuff. You just need a few other items, such as screws and nails.
Drywall screws are excellent for attaching braces to the studs in the walls. The length of the screws will depend on the thickness of your brace and whether or not there is drywall on the wall. You can also use the screws to attach<|fim_middle|> use #8 finishing nails.
If you are only building one shelf, for example, over a garage door, simply cut braces from the same lumber. To make two braces, cut a square an inch less than the width of the board. Then cut the square into two triangles.
Using the same wood, cut a strip the same length as the short legs of the triangle. It should be one and a half inches wide. This will be the back of the brace. Using the drywall screws, attach the short leg of the triangle to the center of the back brace.
Then attach the brace to the wall at the desired height using at three drywall screws, long enough to go through the back of the brace, the drywall, and into the stud at least a half inch. This will ensure that your brace is strong. You need a brace at least every three feet. Attach the shelf to each brace with at least one screw. This will keep the shelf from moving.
If you want to save time by buying braces or brackets, you can purchase metal L shaped brackets for approximately two dollars each. These simply attach to the studs in the wall with nails or screws. Lay the shelf on top and screw in short screws through the bracket up into the shelf. They come in brown, gray or white, and you can spray paint them.
To build a free-standing shelving unit, build a frame from 2×4's the length and width and height you want, like a skinny rectangle. Add braces on the back and sides at the level you want your shelves. Frame the top and sides with plywood or MDF.
Cut shelves to fit inside the frame. Attach shelves with at least one screw to keep them from moving. Paint or stain the shelves to finish.
Now get really efficient and start getting rid of stuff you don't need. Keep items together, such as sports equipment on one shelf and camping equipment on another. Write on the wall behind the shelf what goes there. That makes it easy for everyone to put things away. You're now qualified on how to build garage shelves to make room and reduce that ever-growing mess.
Following are a few examples of storage shelves that others have built. After you take a look at them, go over to our page on building, and psych up to do it yourself! | the shelves to the braces or | 6 |
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Full Casting Announced for LES MISERABLES UK And Ireland Tour
Joining the cast will be Ian Hughes as 'Thénardier', Will Callan as 'Marius', Nathania Ong as 'Eponine', Helen Walsh as 'Madame Thénardier', and more.
Cameron Mackintosh has announced full casting for his acclaimed production of Boublil and Schönberg's "LES MISÉRABLES" as the UK and Ireland tour reopens at Glasgow Theatre Royal on 23 November 2021 where it will run until 31 December 2021.
Joining the previously announced Dean Chisnall as 'Jean Valjean', Nic Greenshields as 'Javert' and Katie Hall as 'Fantine' will be Ian Hughes as 'Thénardier', Will Callan as 'Marius', Nathania Ong as 'Eponine', Helen Walsh as 'Madame Thénardier', Barnaby Hughes as 'Enjolras' and Paige Blankson as 'Cosette'.
The cast is completed by George Arvidson, Aidan Banyard, Will Barratt, Adam Boardman, Rebecca Bolton, Emily Olive Boyd, Olivia Brereton, Earl Carpenter, Harry Chandler, Rebecca Ferrin, Aimee Good, Steven Hall, Jenna Innes, Tessa Kadler, Damien Kneale, Caleb Lagayan, Abel Law, Joseph McDonnell, Zabrina Norry, Emily Owens, Jordan Simon Pollard, Jamie Pritchard, Dean Read and Rebecca Ridout.
Since Cameron Mackintosh first conceived this acclaimed new production of LES MISÉRABLES in 2009 to celebrate the show's 25th anniversary it has taken the world by storm continuing to enjoy record-breaking runs in countries including North America, Australia, Japan, Korea, France and Spain.
Boublil and Schönberg's magnificent iconic score of LES MISÉRABLES includes the classic songs, I Dreamed a Dream, On My Own, Stars, Bring Him Home, Do You Hear the People Sing?, One Day More, Empty Chairs at Empty Tables, Master Of The House and many more. Several of its songs have become real life anthems of revolution wherever in the world people are fighting for their freedom. Seen by over 120 million people worldwide in 52 countries and in 22 languages, LES MISÉRABLES is undisputedly one of the world's most popular and contemporary musical<|fim_middle|>RNCM) (2/24-2/24)PHOTOS VIDEOS CAST
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Cameron Mackintosh's production of LES MISÉRABLES is written by Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schönberg and is based on the novel by Victor Hugo. It has music by Claude-Michel Schönberg, lyrics by Herbert Kretzmer and original French text by Alain Boublil and Jean-Marc Natel, additional material by James Fenton and adaptation by Trevor Nunn and John Caird. Orchestrations are by Stephen Metcalfe, Christopher Jahnke and Stephen Brooker with original orchestrations by John Cameron. The production is directed by James Powell and Laurence Connor, designed by Matt Kinley inspired by the paintings of Victor Hugo with costumes by Andreane Neofitou and Christine Rowland, lighting by Paule Constable, sound by Mick Potter, musical staging by Michael Ashcroft and Geoffrey Garratt, and music supervision by Stephen Brooker and Alfonso Casado Trigo.
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"Time stays long enough for those who use it." – Leonardo Da Vinci, That implies perfectly that time is precious, especially when it comes to running a small business. Yet there are never more than 24 hours in a day. Some people respond to this fact of life with vision and purpose. Others go crazy and do unreliable things. Generally we faces many distractions in running our own business or work, sometimes a one hour job become a four hour task as we get interrupted from several causes. These distractions could be Facebook, whatsapp, email, friends, family, pets whatever. These things don't make you feel that you have done an hour of work with taking fun breaks every moments, they make you feel like you have been working hard for four hours.
Time management for anyone might be a difficult thing to do, but it frees you from monotonousness so you can accomplish more while gaining extra time for yourself. If there are many time management techniques then there are distractions also to keep you away from making the most of your time. Account to this one should wake up early in the morning, this gives you much energy to gain clarity on your strategies and priorities. Time and energy are directly proportional to each others because while you are managing time, you are also managing yourself. After that set your priorities for the day and do work in sprints to accomplish that then get break for a short moment.
One should avoid multitasking, this is because you are split between multiple areas of focus which causes failure and ruin your time investment into that. Everyone wants to better manage their time, but it can be a daily struggle if you do not approach it correctly. To manage it properly you got to be hard to give away a single precious moment. you struggle for the motive of work-life balance but you dont seem to achieve it.
Set strategic goals in your life, Prepare to how you are goint to spend you day. Your goals should match with those priorities that you decided. They can be anything that is important to you.
Beware of being busy all the time it can lead to exhaustion or a feeling of bareness. One should reclaim personal time when you start turning down things that are simply not a priority and gaining some control over your time, you will be more available to others. you<|fim_middle|> time is their most important thing and they guard it carefully from intrusions. They do not let others or events determine the course of their day. Set a strategy to take control on time it will be well worth the effort to master it. | can carve out small moments of enjoyment in time.
A good time management is not simply a byproduct who achieve the most are successful in large part because they have learned to make good use of their time. They have the same time limitations in a day as everyone else, but they accomplish a larger amount in that space of time by managing it.
They know that | 72 |
NMSU student group raises money to help fight cancer, support survivors
"Cancer impacts all of us," Voice Against Cancer president Vijaya Kumar Pandey said. "It may impact us today or tomorrow. It's a very unpredictable disease."
Adriana M. Chavez
For the Sun-News
A student organization at New Mexico State University has raised hundreds of dollars over the past year to raise cancer awareness and provide support to those who have survived the potentially deadly disease.
Voice Against Cancer president Vijaya Kumar Pandey, a computer science student who graduated with his master's degree this spring, said the organization has about 20 active members who are involved with fundraising and manning a table every month at Corbett Center. The organization's table features information on a different cancer every month.
"Cancer impacts all of us," Pandey said. "It may impact us today or tomorrow. It's a very unpredictable disease."
Over the past year, the organization has raised close to $700. Some of the money is donated during the organization's participation in the annual American Cancer Society Relay for Life. Each year, the organization identifies a cause to support locally and internationally<|fim_middle|>rez children's hospital and gave out gifts to about 80 patients. And the organization donated $200 to AggieTHON, another student organization that raises money for the Children's Miracle Network.
In the past, members have also raised money to buy supplies for cancer patients in need and sent holiday cards to patients. Pandey said that while members staff the table every month, people often stop by to talk about their experiences with cancer, whether as a survivor or as someone who knows someone else with the disease.
"They'll see us tabling and share their feelings," Pandey said. "It makes us happy because we're showing support to survivors and the people fighting against cancer."
Students of any major can become members of the organization, which meets monthly.
"A lot of investment is needed for cancer research," said Cynthia Kratzke, associate professor in the Department of Public Health Sciences in the College of Health and Social Services and faculty adviser for the organization. "If we continue to support that research along with the patients, then hopefully one day we will win the battle against cancer."
For more information about Voice Against Cancer, visit http://web.nmsu.edu/~4cancer/about.php.
Adriana Chavez writes for NMSU Communications and can be reached 575-646-1957, adchavez@nmsu.edu | . This year, members chose pediatric cancer patients, and raised money for patients at the University of New Mexico Children's Hospital in Albuquerque, and a children's hospital in Juárez. In the past, the organization raised money for cervical cancer screenings in Nepal and Tanzania.
Members of the student organization have also visited Nepal and Tanzania to get a first-hand look at how the money they raised is helping people in those countries. On April 30, two members visited the Juá | 96 |
Old Tracks, New Tricks, by Jessica Petersen is a new book recently published about old train tracks who learn how to do new tricks. Here is a counting printable and more activities to go with the book.
In the story, Old Tracks, New Tricks, children will get new ideas for ways to use train<|fim_middle|>.
There are mats for each number 1-10.
Note: This is a FREE printable. Just click to download. | tracks. You can add other materials to them, such as blocks or Legos. You can even decorate the wooden pieces like a craft activity. Since the set of train tracks in my classroom belong to my school, I would only let kids decorate any broken track pieces that we would otherwise throw away.
Below, I've provided links to other blogs with some great ideas for using this book as inspiration with children. I have also created a set of counting mats to go with the book.
To use these Track Trick counting mats, kids will use the wooden train tracks to duplicate the design they see in the picture. The train tracks can be laid out on the floor (they don't have to be stacked standing up). After kids have copied the track trick, they will count the train track pieces to see how many are in the design | 166 |
Do you have numb thumb?
It's yet another side effect of digital-first lives.
DeQu<|fim_middle|>, stretch and straighten your fingers throughout the day and try to avoid bending your thumb all the way down, he says. Instead of wrapping your hand around your phone, you're better off getting a case with a grip on the back and cradling it in your palm.
"Numb thumb is unlikely to cause permanent damage unless someone uses an extremely tight and painful grip for a long period of time, which could conceivably damage the nerves," Hausman notes, but it can cause unnecessary discomfort. | ervain's tenosynovitis, also known as numb thumb, is an orthopedic issue cropping up in people who are glued to their phones.
Holding the hard edge of your phone with the base of your thumb puts pressure on the nerves that supply feeling to your fingers, says Michael Hausman, MD, chief of hand and upper-extremity surgery for the Mount Sinai Health System in New York City. That can cause numbness or soreness at the base of the thumb as the tendons become inflamed.
To avoid extra stress on the joints and tendons | 117 |
In most educational systems, physical education (PE),<|fim_middle|> students to work as part of a team, or as individuals, in a wide variety of competitive activities.
Some positions are entry level, while others require advanced degrees and experience. | also called physical training (PT) or gym in less progressive settings, is a course in the curriculum which utilizes learning in the cognitive, affective and psycho motor domains in a play or movement exploration setting. In the United States, it is almost always mandatory for students in elementary schools, and often for students in middle schools and high schools.
The primary aim of physical education is to equip students with the knowledge, skills, capacities, and values along with the enthusiasm to maintain a healthy lifestyle into adulthood. Some schools also require physical education as a way to promote weight loss in students. Activities included in the program are designed to promote physical fitness, to develop motor skills, to instill knowledge and understanding of rules, concepts, and strategies, and to teach | 150 |
Come out for Opening Day! This season we celebrate 50 years of Quarter horse racing in Ajax!
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Starting May 5th 2019 come celebrate 50 years of quarter horse racing in Ajax!<|fim_middle|> screens for your viewing pleasure. Live Races are held at Ajax Downs from May to October. | Watch our website and social media for all our events this summer!
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Join us in Simulcast for The Kentucky Derby on May 4th!
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Водоспад Перакауні є одним з найбільш зафотографованих водоспадів у Новій Зеландії і навіть зображений на поштовій марці, випущеній в 1976 році. Мовою Маорі слово «Purakaunui» означає «велика купа дров», швидше за все маючи на увазі ліс оточуючий цей водоспад.Водоспад розташований в красивому регіоні Катлінс на Південному Острові Нової Зеландії, в <|fim_middle|>ai Hwy звернути або на Warnock Road або на Waikoato Valley Road і потім на Purakaunui Falls Road. Десятихвилинна стежка веде вздовж річки Перакауні і закінчується оглядовим майданчиком прямо біля водоспаду.
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Мовою маорі слово «Purakaunui» означає «велика купа дров», швидше за все маючи на увазі ліс оточуючий цей водоспад.
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Водоспад розташований в красивому регіоні Катлінс на Південному Острові Нової Зеландії, в 17 км від найближчого містечка Овакі або в 2 годинах їзди від міста Дунедін.
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Південний острів Нова Зеландія | 17 км від найближчого містечка Овакі або в 2 годинах їзди від міста Дунедін. Дорога до водоспаду добре позначена і щоб дістатися до парковки і початку стежки, потрібно з шосе Papatow | 93 |
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Within each session you can expect to find a sweet, warm, nurturing, loving, playful, and caring atmosphere where you are met, seen, listened to and accepted for<|fim_middle|> breathing, the ability to give and receive, trusting each other, and the experience of being seen, heard, and held. | who you are. Private sessions differ from group classes in that they focus specifically on you and your individual needs and desires. It is a wonderful way to address concerns and gain support for challenges that affect the physical, emotional, mental, energetic, spiritual levels of our human being.
These sessions address specific concerns, problems, or questions. We will use all aspects of yoga to look at, feel into, and inquire about your focus of choice. We will explore the underlying patterns that feed imbalance, such as compulsive or habitual behaviors, postures, lifestyle choices and nutrition. We will then formulate a practice that you can take home to support your health and/or healing process. Every health concern holds transformational potential, and our goal will be to leverage this kinetic energy in service of your personal evolution.
These sessions offer opportunities for beginners to explore yoga with guidance in a safe and playful environment, or for regular practitioners to deepen their relationship to the Eight Limbs of yoga. We will explore your personal intentions and goals, develop a series of postures that can be practiced regularly at home, and implement modifications that will ensure you are practicing safely and getting the most out of every practice. Subsequent sessions will be used to review the postures and make adaptations as needed, investigate nutritional and lifestyle choices to support your yoga practice, and explore your inner landscape.
Couples yoga can be a time for joining in play, as well as a profound and intimate way to connect deeply or move through communication barriers within a relationship. These sessions begin with an opportunity for each person to align with their own breath and intentions. Couples are then guided through some slow, seated postures and breathing practices designed to activate awareness of the self and enhance sensitivity to each others' needs. Each session is created to fit the individual couple's specific requests and goals. Regardless of the practitioners' abilities, we will always focus on | 376 |
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We don't just like concerts, we love concerts.
Setlisting is maintained by concert junkies and setlist fanatics whose goal is very simple: give music fans high quality setlists. Some people reminisce about sporting events or world events, but we prefer concerts.
We'll tell you about the first song played at the last show of The Who's first farewell tour. Did you ever see Phish on Halloween? We'll help you remember which album they covered start to finish. Did Pearl Jam finish every show with "Yellow Ledbetter"? We can tell you that.
With concerts, if songs are the chapters, then a setlist is the book that tells the concert's story. Written or unwritten, short or long, the setlist allows the artist to take their fans along for a journey. And whether it's a tiny club or an enormous open air festival, Setlisting.com aims to commemorate these journeys and help you relive that moment in time.
Was your concert available for download? We can tell you that.<|fim_middle|> that we look back on with great memories. | It's the next best thing to being there!
Setlisting is your site, so if you see something missing, make a contribution! Until a concert time machine is invented, we'll rely on your memories, some research, and that long lost video to help us recap all the exciting concerts | 58 |
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The annual hog roast sponsored by New Hope Lutheran Church will be from 4 to 7 p.m. today. The menu will include roast pork, baked potatoes, green beans with ham, applesauce, coleslaw, dessert and a beverage. Cost is $7 for adults, $3 for youth ages 4-12 and free for children ages three and under. Carry out will be available.
• New Hope Lutheran Church will have the food stand on Oct. 25 at Roger's Auction.
• Trick or Treat in Adamsville will be from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Oct. 30. Those wishing to participate should have their porch lights on. There will | 199 |
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About Bright's Work
Bright Sheng is an innovative composer whose skillful orchestrations bridge East and West, lyrical and dissonant styles, and historical and contemporary themes to create compositions that resonate with audiences around the world. A frequent motif in his compositions is the development of Asian themes and drama within Western musical forms. In The Song of Majnun (1992), an opera in one act, Sheng revisits an Asian tale of star-crossed<|fim_middle|>, an international program that identifies, archives, and interprets musical traditions of the Far Eastern trade routes.
Bright Sheng received a B.A. (1982) from the Shanghai Conservatory of Music, an M.A. (1984) from Queens College, CUNY, and a Ph.D. (1993) from Columbia University. He is the Leonard Bernstein Distinguished University Professor of Music at the University of Michigan, where he joined the faculty in 1995.
Select News Coverage of Bright Sheng | lovers, while in Flute Moon (1999) he reworks a classic art song from the thirteenth century that depicts characters from Chinese legend. Madame Mao (2003) presents a psychological portrait of Jiang Qing, Chairman Mao's wife, in a two-act opera. These and many other orchestral compositions have earned him acclaim as a fresh voice in cross-cultural music and numerous commissions. Also a conductor and an accomplished pianist, Sheng serves as an advisor to the Silk Road Project | 104 |
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Gold Fever
Jewelry Trends October 9, 2015
Gold fever is rampant, as a broad spectrum<|fim_middle|> handbags and shoes that don't have the lasting value that gold does." | of jewelry makers—from bespoke designers to mass manufacturers—are singing the praises of this precious metal. U.S. jewelry demand remains on an upswing.
"The U.S. continues a slow, steady engine for jewelry demand, posting another small (2%) year-on-year increase," cites the World Gold Council Q2 2015 report. "Consumers were encouraged by lower prices, verified by an 11% year-on-year rise in gold jewelry imports for April and May. The rolling four-quarter total of U.S. jewelry demand reached 117.6t, its highest level since Q3 2011, as the market extended its uptrend. The slightly erratic nature of the U.S. economic recovery has proved a headwind to more convincing growth, but we expect recovery in demand to gain momentum as yet lower prices feed through to consumers."
This expectation, WGC reports, is backed by comments from the National Retail Federation's chief economist, Jack Kleinhenz, who foresees improvements in retail sales, supported by a healthy labor market, improving housing market, and easier access to consumer credit.
"Yellow gold is surging. We couldn't be any further from the place we were post 2008," hails Jamie Carwell Gage with lovegold.com, a digital platform to promote gold jewelry, partly owned by WGC. "There's amazing innovation in design, and lower gold prices and affordable prices of certain gemstones make it easier to work with this coveted precious metal. People want to design in gold; it's evergreen in its mystique in jewelry."
2015-16 runway trends show a strong fascination with gold in fabric, embellishment and accessories—namely jewelry. AkzoNobel, in its influential annual global study of color trends, declared gold color of the year for 2016. An appropriate color for an Olympic year, gold exemplifies duality, hails Amsterdam-based design and color experts. "It's bright enough to attract attention, while subtly referring to history and heritage. It represents a fusion of past, present and future," tells Heleen van Gent, of AkzoNobel's Global Aesthetic Center.
Demand for yellow gold remains strong. Gold was prominent in many runway shows this fall including Dolce-Gabbana and Prada, shares Cora-Lee Colaizzi, director of marketing and catalogs and senior merchandiser Quality Gold, Fairfield, Ohio. "The fashion industry is showing yellow metal and that will translate into continued interest at the jewelry counter."
Prices in 2015 have fluctuated between $1,083 and $1,298 an ounce, with prices averaging around $1,185 per ounce. "This is more attractive than in previous years," says Colaizzi, who notes that its Leslie brand has more than 500 new introductions this year, with the majority made in Italy and in yellow gold. Among its bestsellers are 14K two-tone front and back earrings, fancy textured bangles, and Y-drop and diamond-cut necklace styles.
Women's Wear Daily proclaimed gold the big trend on spring runways, citing one of the hippest ways to wear it is in a "grand, sweeping gesture" in dramatic designs including sculptural cuffs, articulate big necklaces and industrial-chic collars. Gold jewelry also dominated trends cited in Vogue like double chain earrings at Dior, fringe bracelets at Nina Ricci, hoop bell earrings at Céline and multi-hoops of graduating size at Donna Karan, structured cuffs at Louis Vuitton, layered sautoires at Cloé; geometric bib necklaces at Giambattista Valli, chunky chains ala '80s at Moschino, and initial rings at Versace, Zadig and Voltaire.
"One of the leading trends we're also noticing is for gold chokers that open at the front, a nod to the '80s, but more delicate and sleek, less metal, more affordable, asymmetrical and often with gems at the ends," tells Gage. "We're also seeing more bangles in this style, open and capped with gems or initials."
But Gage, cites the top trend in gold: layering. "People love wearing their jewelry and multiple pieces at once. Wearing multiple earrings is popular, as multiple ear piercings have become mainstream, and so has wearing many rings. These new categories are taking off with ear climbers and cuffs and different takes on rings like midi, knuckle buster, cigar band, and two and three-finger styles."
Gold has been gaining strength for the past 18 months to two years, with 14K and yellow gold key, reports Mark Hanna, CMO of the Richline Group, New York. "It has been an upward trend. Our gold business has rebounded to pre-recession levels, but we've been pushing continuity of our karat gold program since 2008."
As consumers returned to gold, demand has been strong for the classics—style staples like studs, hoops and chain. "It has been six to seven years since the price of gold went sky high and the recession hit, and enough time has passed that consumers are revisiting the forever styles," says Hanna. "Now that it's affordable again, consumers are back to gold jewelry they wear everyday." But he cites collections that have a unique story/point of view as most successful like its teeny tiny collection of solid cast charm and pendant, necklaces that are "small in size but big in style" featuring iconic motifs like star, heart, infinity, bow, crown, fleur-de-lis, horseshoe, wishbone, cross, and flowers, animals and initials.
While demand for classic gold styles came back fast, fashion has taken a bit longer to resonate with retailers, says Michael Schechter, digital marketing/PR manager for Richline. "It's always easier for customers to take higher fashion risks in more affordable metals, however we're starting to see a clear demand for this kind of fashion in karat gold."
Storytelling is king when marketing jewelry, especially gold. "In a world so communicative with social media, if you don't have a story and can't lend meaning to your products, you're selling a naked commodity," says Hanna. He cites Richline's May is Gold Month campaign, celebrating its 11th year, as a way to get in on the buzz. "It's not just for our customers, but any retailer willing to follow the promotional guidelines (mayisgoldmonth.com). "With the bigger retailers picking it up, everyone is talking about gold in a national conversation."
Gage advocates jewelers get in on the conversation by highlighting products they already have and new ways of thinking about them, like promoting the trend for layering. Show customers how to stack rings, wear multiple studs and hoops, and mix chain necklaces of different sizes and styles. She notes that millennials are interested in new earring and ring treatments, advising retailers offer a selection of trendy styles. Midi rings are a great way to easily introduce a trend—just a small band starting around size 1 ½ and worn at the top of the finger above the knuckle. It's not a high content of gold, not too out there, and not too pricey.
"Gold jewelry is a great way to express personal style. Go on social media and you'll see in real time what people like and are responding to. There's no wrong way to do it, and you can always improve. It's a platform to have real time conversations with your customers." She advocates jewelers use #LoveGold as part of their outreach. She also suggests they emphasize the investment value of gold. "Don't be afraid to compare gold jewelry to other accessories like | 1,611 |
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För ishockeyspelaren och tränaren Robert Nordmark, se Robert Nordmark.
John Robert Nordmark, född 26 mars 1968 i Piteå, är en svensk jazzmusiker (saxofonist) bosatt i Stockholm.
Nordmark är utbildad vid Framnäs folkhögskola och Kungliga Musikhögskolan. Han har spelat i band som Fredrik Norén Band och med Hector Bingert. Hans nuvar<|fim_middle|> jazzmusiker
Svenska saxofonister
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Musik i Piteå
Personer från Piteå | ande band heter Robert Nordmark Quartet. Där ingår Sebastian Voegler, trummor, Filip Augustson, bas, och Peter Nylander, gitarr. Det tidigare bandet hette Robert Nordmark Sextet.
Nordmark håller också tillsammans med tenorsaxofonisten Karl-Martin Almqvist i bandet Bjærv Encounters. Där ingår gitarristen Peter Nylander, basisten Martin Höper och trumslagaren Peter Danemo. Bandet debuterade 2010 med skivan Bjærv Encounters och släppte 2014 uppföljaren Flight.
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Jose Mourinho said he does not expect to be busy in the transfer window this close-season, indicating he will take a similar Chelsea squad into 2015-16.
When asked on Friday if he will be busy at the end of the season, Mourinho joked he would be more active in his sunbathing than in his pursuit of squad refurbishments.
"I expect<|fim_middle|> clubs that want to survive, and that want stability.
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"And Tony's team are exactly what he wants, and exactly what he prepares them to be." | to be busy walking from my towel in the sand to the water, swim a little bit and be back to the sand again," the Portuguese tactician said.
"That's where I expect to be busy. But without fun, maybe a little bit [of transfer activity] everywhere, but just a little bit because I like my squad very, very much.
"It's a young squad with space to improve, and as I was saying before I am in a different position from last season, because then I was more than keen for my club to sell some players.
"In this moment I am very, very happy to keep my players.
"The base last year was to sell some to buy some, and the base this season is to keep my squad."
Rivals Manchester United are pursuing big-money transfers for Memphis Depay and Harry Kane, while Manchester City are linked with Paul Pogba and Arsenal are looking at Blues shot-stopper Petr Cech.
Mourinho said he was unconcerned at his rivals' activity.
"What other clubs are going to do is not going to affect our direction," Mourinho said.
"If others buy 10 players each, that will not push us to do things we don't want to do. We are stable.
"Last season we had stability to analyse the needs to improve the team.
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Mourinho lauded upcoming opposite number Tony Pulis ahead of Chelsea's trip to West Brom on Monday.
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"It's as simple as that. It's because he is a guarantee to achieve what the club wants.
"He has never managed a club that wants to be champions. He has never managed a club that wants to be in the top four. He is always managing | 407 |
Nearly 1,500 students are eligible to walk in the University of Georgia's summer commencement ceremony on Friday in Stegeman Coliseum.
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For more on summer commencement, see http://commencement.uga.edu/. | www.ctl.uga.edu/.
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FA Cup Home
Man Utd 1-0 West Ham
Wayne Rooney scored and then missed a penalty on his return from injury as Manchester United reached the FA Cup fourth round at West Ham's expense.
The England striker, making his first appearance since Christmas, slid home from close in to put the hosts ahead.
West Ham were denied a penalty when the ball appeared to strike Rafael's arm in the penalty area.
But on a night of mixed fortunes, Rooney blasted a late penalty over to set up a tense finish at Old Trafford.
Rooney paying the penalty
Wayne Rooney has now missed 10 penalties for Manchester United.
Matt Taylor went close for West Ham, but the home side stood firm to set up a home tie with Fulham on 26 or 27 January.
Having helped keep United in the tie at Upton Park with a delightful half-volleyed pass that set Robin van Persie on his way, Ryan Giggs once again stood out from the rest.
Sharper to the ball and swifter to use it, the Welshman delivered a midfield master-class, allying energy that belied his years to pace and purpose.
However, it was another night of frustration for Sam Allardyce's side. West Ham had been the better side in the first game only for Van Persie's sublime late<|fim_middle|>2-2 Man Utd | goal to earn the Red Devils a reprieve. Once again, they had opportunities at Old Trafford but the chances and the tie slipped away.
Sir Alex Ferguson is not known for handing out second chances and for much of the first half his side dictated the tempo and toyed with their opponents. But even with Rooney and Anderson back after injury, Old Trafford felt subdued, perhaps expectant.
There was a sense that having come within minutes of a being knocked out of the FA Cup in the first leg, the Premier League leaders would not make the same mistake twice.
Ferguson's side made a dream start, snatching the lead through Rooney inside ten minutes.
The goal was as simple as it was effective. Anderson, making his first start since hobbling out of the 4-3 win over Reading on December 1, opened up the West Ham defence with a through ball that skidded into Javier Hernandez's path. The Mexican beat the offside trap, squared the ball to Rooney who slid the ball into an empty net.
Rooney pointed to the sky as he ran away to celebrate in memory of his late sister-in-law.
The Red Devils might have had a second after 28 minutes, as Giggs combined with Antonio Valencia to tee Nani up for a fizzing volley that was cleared off the line by the young West Ham defender Dan Potts.
It was too easy for Ferguson's side - the pace dropped, along with the temperature, and passes went astray. The visitors grew in confidence and in two spells either side of half time, West Ham seized the initiative.
Taylor twice went close in the space of two minutes, misplacing his pass when well-placed before firing over from 12 yards.
Sensing an opportunity, Allardyce threw Kevin Nolan and Jack Collison into the mix. The former Bolton and Newcastle midfielder almost made an immediate impact, only to see his shot blocked by Chris Smalling.
As West Ham pushed for an equaliser, United broke once more.
Another surging run by Giggs ended with his clipped cross striking the outstretched arm of Jordan Spence, prompting referee Phil Dowd to award a penalty.
Rooney, however, could only blast his spot-kick high over Jussi Jaaskelainen's crossbar.
Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson on his team's record of five penalties scored and four missed this season: "I think we have to improve at that.
"There have been several great examples over the years -[(former Southampton midfielder] Matthew Le Tissier scoring 47 out of 48.
"A penalty kick is your opportunity to take advantage of a foul or a handball or whatever and score a goal."
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Hitting All the Right Notes
Ray Charles. Stevie Wonder.<|fim_middle|> inspire others to live their wildest dreams regardless of their challenges.
That's a message that absolutely hits all the right notes. | Andrea Bocelli. José Feliciano. Nobuyuki Tsujii. Ronnie Milsap.
Depending on your preferred genre of music, these are just a few of the titans in the entertainment industry who have excelled at performing despite being visually impaired.
While we don't want to get ahead of ourselves, perhaps someday, an emerging hometown hero can soon add her name to this illustrious list. Then again, no one should ever bet against this survivor based on the improbable journey of Alexandra Guilfoy, a remarkable 14-year-old who's overcome adversity her whole life.
Born 16 weeks premature, Alexandra has bravely found a way to shine despite being blind and diagnosed with what is medically called Stage 5 retinopathy of prematurity. Her exceptional talent began to emerge despite multiple surgeries and even having one of her vocal cords paralyzed during one of the procedures.
"She just started singing, and it eventually got her voice stronger," said Diane Guilfoy, Alexandra's mother. "She had surgery to help fix some of the vocal problems, and she picked up music right away and just started singing. She would listen to songs and pick them up easily—sing them and memorize them."
Alexandra, a 7th grader at Freedom Middle School, sings in the school chorus and plays piano with the student band. Last month, she played piano and sang lead as the school's band nailed its performance of the song "The Bones" by Maren Morris during an inspired Red Ribbon Week pep rally.
Her musical journey began at age six, playing piano after her parents discovered that she could sing and had a rhythm for music through her drumming skills. First, they enrolled her in Kindermusik, a music and movement program for children. In no time, Alexandra wowed her teachers, leading to her parents enrolling her in piano lessons.
Because Alexandra is blind and therefore cannot read music, her teacher implemented a creative process of communicating lessons through the WunderKeys Piano method books. That approach quickly worked wonders!
"She named her fingers and would teach her to play by using Pointer Panda and Middleton Mouse," Diane said.
Today, Alexandra is comfortably content being around her fellow talented friends in the chorus and band at Freedom Middle. However, her performances are getting noticed beyond the school walls.
She actively participates in pageants for children and adults with special needs. Later this month, Alexandra will perform at the Songs For Kids Foundation, a two-day event featuring more than 100 kids and young adults with illnesses and disabilities. The event will focus on the entire catalog of pop singer-songwriter Taylor Swift.
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Jacob Linn
Head Trainer/Supervisor
Jacob serves as the Supervisor of MU Human Performance Center implementing the direction, development and design of HPI's systems.
Prior to coming to MU HPI, Jacob served as Director of Athletic Performance for Women's Basketball at Missouri, implementing performance enhancement systems for 8 seasons.
Since 2011, Jacob was heavily involved with the women's basketball team as it pertained to improving athletic performance and preparation for games and practices. His training program emphasizes strength and power enhancement, injury risk reduction strategies, and technological monitoring all managed on a daily basis.
Jacob originally joined Missouri as a graduate assistant in 2010 and was responsible for assisting with most sports, including football, baseball, track & field, swimming, men's and women's basketball and women's golf.
Before coming to Columbia, Linn coached at Haskell Indian Nations University in Lawrence, Kan., where he was directly responsible for all aspects of strength and conditioning for football, women's basketball, volleyball and softball. Prior to joining Haskell, Linn interned in the weight room at MidAmerica Nazarene University in Olathe, Kan.
A native of McPherson, Kan., Linn earned a bachelor's degree in Kinesiology and Exercise Science from the University of Kansas in 2007 and his master's in Public Health Education and Promotion at Mizzou in 2012. He is a certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist from the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) and an active member of the NSCA.
Linn is married to the former Kimberly Frazier, also from McPherson, Kan. They have 3 children, Jase, Riley, and Avery.
Constance Chiteshe
Constance Chiteshe holds the position of Secretary at MU Human Performance Institute, assisting with day to day operations, front desk management, client services information, and financial tracking. Constance served as Chronic Disease intern in the spring of 2019. While she loved coaching and interacting with clients on a group and individual level, during this time she discovered a new found passion for helping others on a larger scale, hearing client stories, and helping to direct them with the right information.
Constance grew up in St. Louis, MO, and pursued a bachelor degree in Health Science with an emphasis in Rehabilitation. Constance hopes to continue her education and earn a Masters in Business Administration, in order to work in more administrative roles in the health care field.
Elena Doctor
Elena Doctor serves as an Assistant Trainer at MU Human Performance Institute, assisting with day to day operations, program design and implementation. Elena assists with athletic development as well as FIT for Health, Body by HPI, and transitional training.
Elena attended Le Moyne College in Syracuse, New York, where she competed for the cross country and track team as a long-distance runner. She graduated with a bachelor's degree in Biological Sciences, minoring in Psychology and concentrating in Health Professions. She is currently pursuing a master's degree in Exercise Physiology at the University of Missouri. Upon graduation in December of 2020, she intends to continue working with athletes across the lifespan as a Certified Exercise Physiologist in some capacity.
Elena accepted an internship at the MU Human Performance Institute in January of 2019 and was promoted to Assistant Trainer in March of 2019.
She is a Certified Special Population Specialists through the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA). Elena is a Certified Rock Steady Boxing Coach. She is also credentialed from Exercise is Medicine through the ACSM. She is also pursuing the 200 hours Registered Yoga Teacher (RYT) certification.
Jasmine Hensley
Jasmine Hensley is an Assistant Trainer for the MU Human Performance Institute, assailing with day-to-day operations and works with a variety of clients including High School and Middle School athletes, Youth, Fit for Health, and Body by HPI/Kickboxing. She began her internship in May of 2019 and was promoted to an Assistant Trainer position in September of 2019.
Jasmine was raised in the small town of New Florence, MO and is currently attending the University of Missouri and she is pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Psychology with a Biology emphasis with a minor in Biology and Sociology. She is set to graduate in December of 2020 where she hopes to continue her education in Psychology and work in Cognitive research.
Victoria Hoover
Victoria Hoover is an Assistant Trainer at MU Human Performance Institute assisting with day-to-day operations, program design and implementation. Victoria attended the University of Missouri where she graduated with a Bachelor's Degree in Health Science with an emphasis on Rehabilitation Sciences in August of 2019.
In May of 2019, Victoria accepted an intern position at the MU Human Performance Institute and was added on to the staff in October of 2019 as an Athletic Performance Coach. She looks forward to completing her Tactical Strength and Conditioning Certification, so she can further train military, fire and rescue, law enforcement, protective services, and other emergency personnel to improve performance, promote wellness, and decrease injury risk in the field.
Brandon Johnson serves as an Assistant Trainer for the MU Human Performance Institute, assisting with day-to-day operations, program design, and implementation. Brandon works with a variety of clients and groups. He began as an intern in March of 2019 and was soon promoted to an assistant spot.
After 10 years in retail management, Brandon was able to turn a passionate hobby into a career by accepting a position as Fitness Coordinator and personal trainer for senior citizens at an assisted living facility in Columbia, where he was mentored on the effects of exercise on the brain and cognitive function.
Brandon graduated high school in 2006 from North Callaway High in Kingdom City, MO. He received his personal training certificate in 2013 through the National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM).
Brandon has 2 children and has been happily married since 2012.
Frank May
Frank May is an Assistant Trainer at MU Human Performance Institute, assisting with program design and implementation. He works primarily with middle and high school individual athletes and teams.
Frank is from Saint Louis, MO and attended the University of Missouri where he received his Bachelors in Health Sciences with a minor in Wellness and an emphasis in Health Education and Promotion. He is now pursuing his MEd in Athletic Administration for William Woods University with the plan of becoming an Athletic Director.
In June of 2018, he served as an intern at the MU Human Performance Institute, and in November of 2018 was promoted to an Assistant Trainer.
He is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist through the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA).
Nichole Mobley
Nichole Mobley serves as an Assistant Trainer for the MU Human Performance Institute, assisting with day-to-day operations, program design and implementation. Nichole works primarily with youth athletic groups and Transitional Training clients.
In February of 2019, Nichole joined the MU Human Performance Institute team as an intern during her last semester as an undergraduate at the University of Missouri. Nichole was promoted to Assistant Trainer in April of 2019. After receiving her Bachelor's Degree in Physical Activity, Nutrition and Human Performance in May of 2019, she will continue her education through the University of Missouri's Master's Program. Nichole will graduate in 2020 with a MS in Exercise Physiology and certificate in Public Health. She looks forward to coaching athletes of all ages, promoting health, and improving clients' quality of life.
<|fim_middle|> a certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist from the National Strength and Conditioning Association. He is also a Driveline Baseball Certified Instructor.
In April of 2017, Dylan accepted an intern position at the MU Human Performance Institute, serving as an Athletic Performance Coach. Dylan was promoted to an Assistant Trainer in September 2017.
Dylan will continue his education as he will pursue his Doctorate of Physical Therapy degree in which he hopes to continue to work with the athletic population moving forward.
Jordan Schriewer
Jordan Schriewer serves as an Assistant Trainer at MU Human Performance Institute primarily working with Rock Steady Boxing, our rehabilitation specialized fitness program. She also coaches or Body by HPI bootcamp and kickboxing classes.
Jordan is from Wentzville, MO. She attended the University of Missouri where she earned her bachelor's degree in Health Sciences with a minor in gerontology and an emphasis on rehabilitation sciences. Jordan is currently pursuing a master's degree in occupational therapy where she hopes to work with the geriatric population.
Jordan is a Certified Rock Steady Boxing Coach.
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Dylan Newcomer serves as an Assistant Trainer for the MU Human Performance Institute, assisting with day-to-day operations, program design and implementation. Dylan attended the University of Missouri where he graduated with a Bachelor's Degree in Health Sciences in May of 2017. He is | 63 |
UCL Library Services is pleased to invite UCL staff to an afternoon of information and discussion about the UK Data Service (UKDS).
The UKDS is funded by the ESRC to meet the data needs of researchers, students and teachers in the Social Sciences and Humanities. Its collection includes major UK government-sponsored surveys, cross-national surveys, longitudinal studies, UK census data, international aggregate, business data, and qualitative data.
Participants will learn how to access these collections as well as how to deposit their own research data and sources in the UKDS repository, ReShare. During the drop-in session participants will be able to ask questions about data sharing, ESRC data management plans,<|fim_middle|> expectations around the management and sharing of data created by UCL researchers. All UCL researchers, supervisors and Principal Investigators should read the Policy and share it with colleagues and students where relevant. | consent procedures, data storage, encryption and more.
The event will take place in the Institute of Advanced Studies (IAS) Common Ground.
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Oftentimes, fairytales consist of unrealistic or fantastical events. Although children understand that fantastical fiction differs from reality, it is unclear how they interpret these unrealistic events. A study by Julia Van de Vondervoort and Ori Friedman (University<|fim_middle|> clear idea of the possible defeat of bogey. The baby has known the dragon intimately ever since he had an imagination. What the fairy tale provides for him is a St. George to kill the dragon." | of Waterloo) indicates that children, like adults, use the impossible events to infer general rules about the fantasy world that allow them to predict what will happen in the story.
In their first experiment, 78 children between the ages of 2 and 4 were randomly assigned to either watch the experimenter enact scenarios that demonstrate a rule or a control condition where no rule demonstration was given. In the demonstration condition, a cat behaved unrealistically by making the sound of the animal it was addressing instead of the expected "meow" sound. For example, the cat would address a sheep with "baa baa". The scenarios provided a fantasy rule that cats make the sound of the animal they are addressing. After children either received a rule demonstration or did not, they were asked to predict what sound the cat would make when it addressed a dog, a pig, a cow, and a snake. Children in the rule-demonstration condition were more likely to predict that the cat would make the sound of the animal being addressed than those in the no rule-demonstration condition. From this we can conclude that children are able to infer a fantasy rule and use it to predict future events.
The second experiment was designed to examine whether children formed a specific rule (i.e., that only cats make the sound of the animals they address) or a general rule (e.g., that all animals make the sound of the animals they address). 94 children were randomly assigned to two conditions. The first condition was identical to the rule-demonstration condition in the first experiment with the same questions asked afterwards regarding what sound a cat would make when addressing various other animals. The second condition was the same as the first condition except that following the demonstration, the children were asked to predict what sound a duck would make instead of a cat, when addressing the same four animals. What researchers observed was that children inferred the general rule that animals make the sound of the animals they addressed.
If parents are ever worried that reading fairy tales may confuse children by exposing them to events or entities that do not exist in reality, this study indicates that children can easily infer general rules about fantasy worlds that help them make sense of fiction.
Van de Vondervoort, J. W. & Friedman, O. (2014). Preschoolers can Infer General Rules Governing Fantastical Events in Fiction. Developmental Psychology, 50, 1594-1599.
Quote: "If parents are ever worried that reading fairy tales may confuse children by exposing them to events or entities that do not exist in reality, this study indicates that children can easily infer general rules about fantasy worlds that help them make sense of fiction."
I suspect that parents worry less about their children learning fictional rules to understand a story than about those children carrying those same rules over into real life, perhaps exposing themselves danger. A hero may be able to jump from a rooftop and fly away. Little children cannot.
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The fact that this router lift is operated with a conveniently located crank under the table does, I think, make it more convenient to use than a lot of commercial router lifts. Naturally, I built it out of wood.
June 2015 Update: Following completion of this project, I had reason to build a second one, and as is normal improvements came to light. In stabilizing the assembly for the router lift, it is not necessary to angle the front legs, since in this particular case the possible instability is at the rear – not the front.
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