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Singapore Infocomm Technology Federation (SiTF) is Singapore's premiere infocomm industry association. It comprises corporate members ranging from local startups to established MNCs. SiTF advocates for the ICM (Information, Communications and Media) industry, helps to accelerate the adoption ICM technology and promotes innovation.
It is also working closely with its members, IDA and Smart Nation Programme Office (SNPO) to explore opportunities made possible by Smart Nation.
SAPE is an industry association established in July 2012 for the private education industry, with the vision to build a community of best practices, facilitate the adoption of innovation and technology, skills upgrading and process improvement for PEIs in maintaining Singapore's competitive edge as an education hub. One key thrust of SAPE is to help its members to continuously upgrade their quality and competency. SAPE keeps a close tab on new education innovations and technology developments that are rapidly shaping the education industry of the future. Through SAPE's Capabilities Development programmes which include seminars, workshops, conferences and industry trips, PEIs can benefit from knowledge sharing by industry thought leaders.
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EuroCham is a non-profit membership fee-based organisation with a membership composed of the European National Business Groups (NBGs) in Singapore as well as direct corporate members. EuroCham provides its members with an information and exchange forum and a
Singapore-Thai Chamber of Commerce (STCC) was founded in 1993 by a group of Bangkok-based Singaporeans. The founding members were: Winston Doong, Edwin Choi, Ng Jiak Hong, Terence Seah, Edward Ermanis and Julie Siow. On top of maintaining intimate relationships with the Singapore Embassy and International Enterprise (IE) Singapore, an initiative by the Singapore government to promote trade, STCC aims to promote economic and social relationships by bringing Thai, Singapore and foreign companies which are stationed in Thailand together. From a macro perspective, STCC aims to be the bridge connecting the two countries, which will lead to the betterment of both Singapore's and Thailand's economy. Our corporate members consist of over 250 companies, from an extensive and diverse range of sectors like Banking and Finance, Hospitality, Properties, Professional Services, Electronic, Manufacturing and industries. Our vast network of members increases interactions and business opportunities and investment activities and opportunities between Singapore and Thailand.
The International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA) is an independent international cooperative of national research institutions and governmental research agencies. The IEA's mission is to conduct large-scale comparative studies of educational achievement and other aspects of education, with the aim of gaining in-depth understanding of the effects of policies and practices within and across systems of education. The IEA brand denotes high quality, reliability, and rigorous and robust research.
IPv6 Forum has a consortium of worldwide leading Internet vendors, industry subject matter experts, technologies researchers and education professionals. Aligned with the International IPv6 Forum and IDA Singapore, the Singapore chapter has a clear mission to advocate and create awareness of the Next Generation Internet Protocol to the world.
Most of the ICT professionals are required to get ready for the new skill set to deal with the next version of IP addresses, industry players need to think about the IPv6 compliance for the coming products that associate with the enabling technologies and businesses need to plan ahead on the transition from the current IPv4 to IPv6 technology for business continuity. IPv6 Forum (Singapore Chapter) will provide our best knowledge to share the important information of all aspect of IPv6 technology to the key industries in Singapore
The Internet Society Singapore Chapter's objective is to advance and promote the use of the Internet and its associated technologies and applications - both as an end in itself, and as a means of enabling organisations, professions, and individuals worldwide to more effectively collaborate, cooperate, and innovate in their respective fields and interests in Singapore.
The Asia Cloud Computing Association (ACCA) is the apex industry trade association that represents the stakeholders of the cloud computing ecosystem in Asia Pacific. The ACCA's mission is to accelerate adoption of cloud computing in Asia by helping create a trusted and compelling market environment and a safe and consistent regulatory environment for cloud computing products and services.
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Catered for students with different backgrounds and abilities, VTC provides valuable credentials for some 250,000 students each year through a full range of pre-employment and in-service programmes with internationally recognized qualifications. There is a clearly defined pathway from junior operative level to para-professional at the sub-degree level, and then to degree and professional level and onto lifelong learning.
The Hong Kong Association for Computer Education (HKACE) was founded in early 1982. To begin, the main objective of the Association was to kick-start and promote computer education in schools with collaborative efforts.
With the fast development of computer education in Hong Kong, the membership body of the Association has rapidly grown in leaps and bounds.
To head towards professionalism, the membership of the Association was classified according to the members' pertinent qualifications, experiences and their contributions for computer educations. The Association was accepted as a professional body in the functional constituency of the Legislative Council. All the professional members are eligible to vote in the Information Technology Constituency.
Our Association will uphold our professionalism and team spirit, and continue to work for the well-being and development of IT education in Hong Kong.
Philippine Association of Colleges and Universities (PACU), the oldest existing educational association today, counts some of the biggest and leading private colleges and universities nationwide in its membership of 187 proprietary-owned private educational institutions. More schools are still joining PACU because of the principles it stands for as it embraces not only private non-sectarian universities and colleges but also religious and other institutions of higher learning.
In so doing, PACU schools have formed consortiums to share research projects and activities beneficial to them and the communities. Through PACU, friendship and cooperation between and among these schools have been established through the years, thereby, enriching Philippine education in general.
In its entirety, PACU boast of a large number of enrollees in its member schools nationwide, and is one of the biggest sources of employment in the country today.
Center for Education and Development (CED) is a dynamic group of experienced scientists, training specialists, educators, and development specialists, committed to education and development causes in Vietnam. The group has worked together for many years to conduct research and create and implement programs in education, training, and development to serve the needs of a rapidly developing Vietnam. With projects in two interrelated, mutually reinforcing program areas, Education and Development, CED works to develop innovative solutions and initiatives with a wide range of partners in the public and private sectors in Vietnam.
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AMVESINDO, the Indonesian Venture Capital and Startup Association, was established on 17th May 2016 in Jakarta as a platform to develop the nascent venture capital and startup industry in Indonesia.
NAPEI celebrates its 29th Anniversary this year and is proud that its membership has grown many folds over the years. NAPEI has been Championing Private Education in Malaysia. Our membership ranges from early childhood education providers, education franchisors and kindergartens, schools, both Private National and International Schools, Vocational Skills Training Institutions, Colleges, Universities and university colleges and support services such as education consultants, education publishers and language centres. NAPEI is committed to safeguarding the interests of its members and pledges its total support to the nation's aspirations of becoming a regional hub of education excellence by providing quality education. NAPEI also sits in many government boards such as the National Budget Review committee and Ministry of Higher Education, to voice issues concerning all Malaysian Private Education providers. NAPEI is proud that the quality of education provided by its member institutions has attained international benchmarking with some establishing their branch campuses overseas. NAPEI also organises education fairs and conferences.
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text: As you see, I'm back on the forum. I couldn't stay way for long. I am realizing I'm needing this forum, and you guys need a friend like me to be around and encourage people. I get a hot temper as also you can see, and it's gotta stop right this minute. I just need to not think the things I've been thinking. The forum doesn't revolve around me. It revolves around all of us. I really hope you all can welcome me back not necessarily with open arms, but just welcome me back. I have got to learn to take things with a grain of salt. You all know how it is. Anyway, I need you guys to be by my side through this storm. It will get easy, but right now I need all of my brothers and sisters now more than ever. Thanks, and God bless.


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There was a debate awhile back on World Have Your Say in which the topic of helping out the poor was the major element of discussion. As usual what you had was a bunch of opinions that strictly concerned the issue at hand and not the full scale of the problem.
This is about as complicated of a concept as can be mauled over. The post is long, I am sorry, but it has to be.
I have said before on this blog that I have an education and background in system design. The first thing you do when developing, correcting, or improving a system is ask, what is its purpose? So what is the purpose of the human race? There are some variations depending upon religion and philosophical perspectives. The quintessential "what's the meaning of life?" Any other sub objectives are arguable. Only one thing is certain. All living things seek to propagate and expand their species for as many generations as they can.
Every system has "constraints". These are a set of rules that are dictated by physical limitations of the process. Violating these rules will eventually "crashes the system". Since humanity is a perpetual system, meaning that the parts it produces is used by the system to continue functioning, violating constraints has an added danger. Breaking the rules leads to inferior parts that will also be the undoing of the system. To further complicate matters, the human race keeps improving, and parts that were once considered "inside tolerance" in previous cycles, are no longer acceptable for use.
So what are these constraints? No matter how you believe that this system got kick started, generally the rules were those called out by Darwin that we know as "survival of the fittest". How the human race differs from all other species is that we have evolved to a point where physical strength is not the predominate factor in determining "the fittest". Intellect and social skills has surpassed brute strength as how to determine who the most fit humans are. (Let us face it, if Stephen Hawking was a deer, no matter how smart he was, he would be a goner already.) The majority successful humans have a combination of intellect and social skills or "social capital". Social capital is advancements made by previous generations that have improved the position of the person. (Paris Hilton is an example of somebody who has no exceptional intellect and owes her success completely to social capital. She has extended her success by developing her own social skills.)
These attributes are apparent in other species, but in most cases strength is still the superior quality. Even with our evolved brain, we look for characteristics of strength when choosing mates. There is one other technique for sustaining generations when either natural enemies are too great or a period of natural disaster or disease plagues a species. The species can choose to breed. For a time, in certain situation this can temporarily improve the chances of the herd, but it can not be sustained.
Every complex system has subsystems. These subsystems have their own purpose and functions relevant to the overall system. These interdependent processes have various and changing relativity to the purpose. In an evolving system, these minor processes and/ or some of their parts become obsolete. (For example wood has been replaced by gasoline in an automobile.) Accepting these adaptations is pertinent to continuing evolution of the system, and by extension in this case improving the lifecycle. In our most undeveloped form of the Human race this mechanism is most often the first response.
The most important thing about system maintenance is that one must recognize that any changes made to any one part of a system will have some kind of an affect on the rest of system. Anytime a change is made, the designers must consider what affect it might have on every other piece. Not doing so can bring the whole system down.
So what does this have to do with "poor people" in the human race? They are an inefficiency in the system. Weaknesses are not always caused by the part themselves. As I mentioned positive changes to one part can adversely affect other parts of the system. Then a benefit to disadvantage analysis must be conducted. (Here is where it gets really complicated and most people start to just focus on the symptom instead of the cause.) Impoverished people may be the result of other factors. For some reason they have not developed the intellect and social skills to become "successful". Sometimes it is the result of not enough energy being dedicated to them. Other times, which I think may be more often be the problem of poverty, there is an inappropriate amount of products for the system to function properly. Let's use the example of an auto assembly line system. If the line can produce 1 million cars per year, but the purchasing agent buys 2 million carburetors per year, then there is an overstock of carburetors. The warehouse will fill and eventually the so factory will be cluttered with carburetors that nothing will be able to move in it.
So let me make my point a little easier. Impoverished countries with wide scale hunger, disease, and disasters have broken systems. They consume more resources then they add back to the system for some reason. In a system that is meant to be perpetual, this is a "leak". Generally that means that either the population must be allowed to dwindle or, they must find a way to become a self-sustaining at their desired population level. Just as pouring fluid into a leaky system only leads to a bigger leak, so is feeding the hungry of a impoverished society only going to make more hungry.
So I guess on a micro scale I think of it like this. I see a poor starving child on TV and my heart does break. But I am left with the question, "If I send him/ or her money for food and it is enough to sustain? them for the rest of their lives, what then? Will he/ she just have more offspring that then will also need sent resources? Let us say in Africa, they live in a desert where food and water are not and never will be plentiful. Will these children that are saved promise not to have children unless they can provide these necessities? I not only doubt it, but history has proven it not to be true.
Remember the basic prime directive of the individual part, the person, in the system is to propagate another generation. The more technologically ignorant they are, the more apt they are to carry out that task without regard to consequences. With their last breath, they will breed. They will attempt to fill the leak by adding more. Correcting the system will require finding a way to educate these populations that only when they know how they are going to feed themselves can they then think about having children. Those who think it is cruel or selfish to not feed the poor and hungry of the world are well intentioned, but misguided. Allowing these people to survive only to make more children who will suffer is far more cruel. How many more children have been brought into this world only to suffer their parents hunger and disease?
Likewise, in the US, the problem isn't that we can not sustain people with food shelter, and clothing. All over people will tell you that our poor people are the richest in the world. In our little "subsystem" we require more highly refined parts. These people often lack education, self-discipline, and/ or motivation. Our purpose is defined by our culture. We require more refined parts then in other parts of the world. It isn't about just carrying on bodies, but ideals into the next generation. On our part as a community we need to educate and even encourage self discipline. On the part of the poor, just as in any other part of the world, they must learn not to have offspring they have no self staining plan to support. As the lowest denominator of our system grows or doesn't evolve, it weakens our system and threatens to crash the whole thing.
Sunday, December 6, 2009
The Human System
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Melbourne - Former champion Maria Sharapova beat
second seed Petra Kvitova in three sets to reach the final of the
Australian Open on Thursday and set up a shootout for the number one
spot with Victoria Azarenka.
The Russian, seeded fourth, overcame
some poor serving to outlast Kvitova 6-2, 3-6, 6-4 and move into
Saturday's final, where she will play Belarusian Azarenka, the third
In a rematch of last year's Wimbledon final, Kvitova and
Sharapova threw everything they had at each other for almost two and a
quarter hours on Rod Laver Arena.
Sharapova, who won in Melbourne
in 2008, dominated the first set and Kvitova the second, with the pair
evenly matched in the third until Kvitova faltered at 4-5 to lose her
serve and send Sharapova through to the final.
The Russian
struggled with her serve all afternoon but somehow managed to stay in
the contest despite sending down 10 double faults, many at key moments.
felt like in the third she always had the advantage because I was
always down on my serve," said Sharapova, adding: "And I just thought
you have got to go for it."
Kvitova had 14 break point
opportunities but only managed to convert three of them as the tenacious
Sharapova somehow managed to hold on.
By contrast Sharapova had only five break point chances on Kvitova's serve, but won them all.
just hung in there and got a few returns in in the last game," she
said. "She was serving so well in the third. Maybe that was the key."
left-handed Kvitova, 21, looked nervous in the early stages with
Sharapova appearing far more settled than her younger opponent.
24-year-old Russian dominated the baseline rallies and tended to come
out on top the longer they went on, wrapping up the first set in 36
But Kvitova lifted her game at the start of the second
and raced into a commanding 3-0 lead when she held serve after Sharapova
served two double faults to surrender an early break.
The world
number two was growing in confidence and she was untroubled as she took
the second set with a booming ace to level the match.
gained the early advantage in the third, breaking Sharapova to take a
2-1 lead as the Russian's serving woes continued, but the Czech's nerves
got the better of her and some poor serving saw her drop the next game.
then went with serve in the third set, with Sharapova struggling to
hold and Kvitova cruising, but at 4-5 the Czech cracked and Sharapova
erupted with delight as she reached her third Australian Open final
who burst onto the tennis scene in 2004 when she won Wimbledon as a
17-year old, took the US Open title in 2006 and the Australian Open in
Oh no!!!!!!!
Cannot listen to the GRUNTING !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I'll watch her for a whole day grunting!!!!!!!
Battle of the Screamers in the final! Can't wait!
Turn off the sound Alan...
Grunting demeans a exceptional lady making her common.


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This past Christmas, I got called out by my brother for not having a Keurig. Apparently "everyone in the world" has one these days, and so he was mildly upset because he had bought me some lovely K-cups as a holiday present for my non-existent Keurig coffee maker. Oops.
Personally, I have never gotten the appeal of Keurig machines. From what I can figure, it costs about a dollar a cup just for the coffee (unless you use a reusable K-cup, but I don't know many people who actually do that since they like the no-mess features of the Keurig). I mean — $1 per cup, for coffee AT home! That is crazy! Pricing out the insanity, it would be almost $400 a year for me, and for Mr SSC and his 'just give me an IV of caffeine'… he would be spending at least $2000 a year, and likely quite a bit more.* Spending close to $3000 a year on coffee is insane, no matter who you are. For us, that is about six months of groceries. Or thinking about it another way, using the 4% rule – that is another $75,000 we would have to save for retirement – just to support a coffee habit! Oh my! And yet, so many people have a Keurig (and I won't even digress into the cost of the machines, and how often they seem to get replaced by my friends and family because they break easily.)
Anyways, this led into a discussion about how do we make coffee in the SSC household. Well, Mr. SSC has a french press, tea kettle, and coffee grinder system. Lately, he has even been talking about roasting his own coffee beans, but some rapid research showed that unroasted coffee beans only retail for ~$1/lb less than roasted coffee beans, so it's not really worth it at this point. Although it is likely something we will try in the future, as we do enjoy making 90% of our food from scratch.
I, on the other hand, have an even simpler method. Technically, to people-in-the-know, it is called the cold brew method. I prefer to call it the "2 Nalgene bottle method", and my darling brother prefers to call it "the hobo method". This 'hobo coffee' method is simple… I take coffee grinds and water, put it in a Nalgene bottle and leave it in the fridge for a few days (technically 12 hours is all that is needed). Then, I filter the grinds out and pour it into my other Nalgene bottle. I then refill the original bottle with more grinds and water and start another batch a brewing for the next few days, and meanwhile I drink the filtered coffee that is in the second bottle. Nice and easy. I only drink a cup a day, so I only have to make coffee once every three or four days. I love efficiency!
Needless to say, darling brother would not even try my delicious cold-brew. Instead he just keeps threatening to buy me a Keurig coffeemaker for next Christmas. Luckily, he is (somewhat) cheap, so I don't have to worry about that threat coming to fruition!
Does your family ever harass you about not having something 'essential'? And, I'm curious – how do you like your coffee?
* – Mr. SSC side note: Mrs. SSC's parents switched solely to Keurig, and when I visit, they break out the old school coffeepot. Even limiting my normal coffee intake, I was running through 4-5 cups a day, and I would still get coffee out, because I didn't want to burn through their stash.


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From the start of her career, Hillary was sick in her soul and brain.
And this is the proof for that!
According to I Love My Freedom:
After all of the hoopla surrounding Donald Trump's lewd comments caught on tape, you'd think that the media (in fairness), would at least listen to someone if they said they have a damning audio about Hillary….right?
Leaked audio was released that featured Hillary talking about a case she took on as a young lawyer where she worked with a convicted child rapist.
What's worse than taking the case is the conversation she later had about it.
Watch below:
Yes, you literally just heard that.
"Of course he claimed he didn't" (rape a 12 year old girl)
"He took a lie detector test….he passed…which forever destroyed my faith in polygraphs (laughter)" Really Hillary…..REALLY???
This woman is going to be our president?
I don't think so, I don't think so!
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Er...sorry. I meant 2%.
Once in awhile, on my day blog, I have the urge to share a bit of my fiction. I did it once and received a lot of surprisingly kind words of encouragement.
And, honestly, who doesn't like getting heaped with praise?
Along my ongoing journey toward total blogoverse domination, I've discovered some great writers and great writing blogs. There are exercises and memes and events and I often have the urge to participate. I jut never wanted to fill up my regular blog with fiction. So I haven't done it.
But, the other day, it occurred to me that I just needed a little space where I could share short stories and novel excerpts and characters studies and all the other things that strike my fancy while still writing about all the other stuff from my real life on the other blog.
And so, I present to you my make believe world. The place where you can read about the stuff that didn't happen to me, but to the people that live in my brain.
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At 6-1 and 200-pounds, Williams has the frame to develop into the downhill runner that Steve Spurrier had when Marcus Lattimore was healthy. Granted, Lattimore had 25-30 more pounds than Williams, but their running style is strikingly similar.
Like Lattimore, Williams runs with a purpose and is one of the more punishing runners in this class and possesses the requisite speed to get to the edge and turn it up field for a long gain.
Using his excellent blend of size, speed, strength and vision, Williams ran for 1,904 yards and reached the end zone on 23 carries this season and earned All-American honors and played in the Semper Fidelis game where he announced his commitment to Spurrier's Gamecocks.
The team's leading rusher to return for the 2013 season is quarterback Connor Shaw, and that is why Williams, who over the last three years has run for 4,328 yards and scored 56 touchdowns, is my pick to be the starting tailback this season.
However, he is unlikely to produce the same type of numbers that Lattimore did when he was a freshman. In 2010, Lattimore ran the ball 249 times amassing 1,197 yards and 17 touchdowns while chipping in with 29 receptions and 412 yards and another two touchdowns.
After his freshman season Lattimore's next two years were cut short by knee injuries and while there is no direct correlation to the heavy workload his freshman year had anything to do with the knee injuries, Spurrier will be cautious how he uses his freshman running back to make sure he has him on the field for the next three-four years.
He was one of the more unheralded backs to sign with an SEC this year, but make no mistake about it; the spotlight will be on him when the regular season starts.
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Yes, we buy gold bullion and silver bullion. We also sell gold bullion and silver bullion
Do you buy coins?
We buy silver coins and we buy gold coins. We pay top dollar for your graded PCGS (Professional Coin Grading Service), NGC (Numismatic Guaranty Corporation) coins. We pay high collector value for numismatic coins.
Does the fluctuating price of metals affect what I get in cash for gold or jewelry?
Yes, our assessment follows market prices. Our computer system gives us real time current market
prices updated every few seconds.
Do you make custom jewelry?
If you can draw it, we can make it. You can choose the type of metal that your piece will be made of, as well as the size diamonds/gemstones that you would like included in your piece.
Do you do trades on jewelry?
Yes, we will trade an item you would like to purchase for equal value of materials that you bring in to sell to us. We will apply the full metal value along with a substantially higher percentage of the diamond and gemstone value of your items towards the purchase of jewelry and/or design services. The metal and gemstones from your jewelry can also be used for a trade in value.
does the company use scales that are certified by the state? if so, there will be a current permit attached.
At PMR, every item is weighed on a precision scale that was inspected and approved by the State Department of Weights and Measures.
how long has the company been in the precious metals and jewelry business?
We have been in the fine jewelry business for over 50 years, and our founder, Richard Baron, established The National Association of Jewelry appraisers.
does the company take your possessions into a "backroom" to evaluate?
All of our locations are permanent, private and secure. Your items stay within your sight at all times. Each transaction is confidential.
are you dealing with a middleman?
At PMR, you are working directly with the refinery and the buyer.
are their buyers qualified or just sales people?
We have a GIA graduate gemologist on staff. A highly skilled, qualified buyer performs all tests and evaluations in your presence. We evaluate your items, educate you on the process and make you an immediate cash offer.
Are they qualified to examine and assess the value of your heirlooms, including watches and silver?
At PMR, our history is in appraisals. Our expertise is internationally renowned, and 65% of our business is from return customers and referrals.
Why can't you pay me the price on my written insurance appraisal?
Appraisals tend to be over inflated for the insurance company but do not accurately reflect to todays current market value. Please bring the appraisal with you when you come to Precious Metals. Appraisals tend to be great for measurements and descriptions of the items.
I found some placer gold in the desert, will you buy it as is?
Yes we will buy your plaster gold, however, we must first do a refining contract on the materials to identify how much gold purity is in the plaster. We will pay unto 96% on a refining contract for gold.
If I bring in a written quote from a competitor, will you beat it?
As long as we can verify the quote, and it comes from a reliable source, we will the beat the price to gain your business.
If I want to sell my jewelry on consignment, is that an option?
Yes we can sell your jewelry on consignment. We will write up an agreement and place your items for sale for up to 90 days. Once your item sells we will pay you 85% of the selling price
Is your refinery here in Tucson?
Our refinery is located in Los Angeles, California and we personally deliver the items every other week to refine.
Can I pay off my pawn/loan early?
Yes, your loan can be paid off any time before the 90 day maturity date.
My collection is quite large and I'm not comfortable bringing it to your store. May I set an appointment for you to come to my home?
Yes we are available seven days a week to evaluate your items. Just call any of our locations and schedule an appointment.


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Enfin, for percussion and guitar
by Frank A. Wallace
for percussion and guitar; PARTS INCLUDED
Preview: a sample PDF from the score of Enfin
Instrumentation: guitar and percussion: high timbale, low timbale, high bata, high bongo, medium bata, low bongo, low bata, high bata dead stroke, super tumba bass
Duration: 10 minutes; 12 pages
Difficulty level: advanced
Written: January, 2015
Commissioned by: Marshall Willner at Harmonic Music Foundation in Washington DC.
World premiere: planned for fall of 2015 by Marshall Willner and Frank Wallace
All Gyre compositions are ASCAP
Copyright ©2015 Frank A. Wallace
Cover photography and design by Nancy Knowles
All rights reserved.
This is a Finale / Garritan midi file.
Enfin is a work completed in early February 2015. I met Marshall Willner when his very talented daughter, Infinity, played guitar for a competition for which I had written the set pieces. Marshall loved the music and stayed in touch. Two years later he had the occasion and funds to commission this work. Like all great clients, he made no demands on me and let my imagination run free. The result is a dramatic, improvisatory work with strong spiritual overtones, inspired by Infinity's name and her powerful musical instincts.
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Did You Spend Money on a Halloween Costume?
Halloween doesn't have to be expensive, but as we get older it's harder to come up with a fabulous costume that doesn't involve spending money. There's always the option of recycling last year's attire to save, though dressing up isn't as fun when your outfit is expected. And, no, this Starbucks "looking for work" costume is not what I'm wearing. Did you shell out cash this year for your Halloween costume?


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Oh no! Guess what? Barack Obama just said Iran is "a year away" from building a nuclear weapon.
Wait! Never mind! Iran has always been just "a year away." Even a couple of years ago!
Heretics accuse the new pope, Francis, of keeping his mouth shut decades ago during Argentina's repressive internal "Dirty War." Which is exactly the kind of thing a Catholic leader would go bonkers trying to ignore. And in related news... HABUM PAPAM TWITTERICUS!
The federal prosecutor looking to take down Internet activist Aaron Swartz may have been naughty, defense lawyers allege.
A hacking strike against the Los Angeles Times was allegedly helped along by the 26-year-old deputy social media editor for the Reuters news service. Here's how Reuters covered itself.
An angry North Korea has accused the United States of hacking into its 28.8 modem and keeping its two working computers from accessing that one BBS with the pee-bomb recipes from The Anarchist Cookbook.
Hey, fat oil companies... You weren't using that $2 billion for anything else, right?
Rob Portman, GOP senator from swing state Ohio and former gay marriage foe, has come out in favor of marriage equality. Not because of empathy, but because his own son came out. Which, on the balance, is still better than doubling-down on the bigotry.
JPMorganChase is "answering" to Congress over its latest batch of likely illegal and certainly risky boffo trades.
Maryland is about to become the 18th state to ban legal murder.
There's more evidence that blitz-dosing recently infected HIV patients with antiviral drugs can help lead to a "functional cure" in a lucky few people.
Mayor Charlie Hales has backtracked in the face of intense and sustained community and political outrage, agreeing to restore previously promised funding for a summer internship program targeting at-risk teens.


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Involvement in storylines. Austin made his debut in world Class in 1989 under his real name, but was later because of the name "Steve Austin" by Memphis-area booker Dutch Mantel. I suppose I realized it by about 8 years old. The event was produced in 1988 using the inaugural event held on January 24, 1988 at the Copps Coliseum in Hamilton, Ontario.


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Oakland Man Charged With Murder For Fatal Baseball Bat AttackA 29-year-old bartender was charged with murder Wednesday for allegedly killing a man with a baseball bat in Oakland's Uptown district on Sunday afternoon.
Vallejo Man Ordered To Stand Trial For Fatal Baseball Bat AttackA Vallejo man was ordered to stand trial Thursday in Solano County Superior Court a year after he allegedly killed a Suisun City woman in Fairfield with a bat and tried to kill a Vallejo woman with a hammer.
Man Arrested For Fatally Beating Mom With BatA 39-year-old man has been arrested for fatally striking his mother with a baseball bat in unincorporated Gilroy on Christmas morning.
2 More Suspects In Brutal SF Golden Gate Park Homicide ArrestedA third suspect has been arrested in connection with a vicious homicide last May in which a homeless man was allegedly beaten, tortured and then drowned in a Golden Gate Park lake, San Francisco police said Wednesday.
Surveillance Video Shows 3 Suspects In Fatal Beating Of Homeless Man In San FranciscoPolice in San Francisco hope a new video of men suspected beating a homeless man to death will lead to their arrest.
Final Suspect In Fatal Beating Of San Jose Teen Behind BarsThe eighth and final suspect in the murder of a 14-year-old boy in San Jose last April is now behind bars.
Vacaville Police Seek Witnesses In Fatal July 4th BeatingVacaville police are still looking for a suspect in the fatal beating of a 20-year-old man on the 4th of July.
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It is with great sadness that I have to announce that, on Tuesday, the Education Minister approved the decision of the City & County of Swansea to proceed with the closure of Daniel James Community School. No other details have been provided by the City & County of Swansea as yet, but I will be providing any and all relevant information as I receive it. Although we feel that this decision is not in the best interests of our pupils, we will continue to provide the best possible education for our pupils.
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Tarureka Estate is one of the places / venues I can never get tired of.
One of the very first weddings I've ever covered was in Tarureka and the excitement I had then at that first wedding is still very much present whenever I'm back there.
Especially when there are amazing people involved.
Matt and Anna were married on the day they met 8 years ago.
A friend had set them up for a blind date in Wellington and they've been inseparable ever since.
Their wedding day was filled with sunshine and laughter.
The perfect day for two very beautiful people.
Matt and Anna, thank you so much for letting us play a small part on your big day.
Jay and I truly enjoyed hearing stories about your adventures together and getting to know you more.
We wish you both a lifetime of wonderful memories you can share together.
Much love, Candy & Jay
Venue: Tarureka Estate | Bride's Dress: Rue De Seine via Paperswan Bride | Celebrant: Abby Lund | Caterer: Crescendo Cuisine | Hair: Beneath The Veil | Makeup: Hannah Wiles | Entertainment: The Wedding Crashers | Prop Hire: The Vintage Party


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They endured bug-grubbing meals and a race around the globe, and now these two reality show veterans are about to take on their biggest challenge yet: Raising a baby girl.
Survivor alums Rob and Amber Mariano welcomed the birth of their daughter Lucia Rose on the Fourth of July at Sacred Heart Hospital in Pensacola, Fla., according to People.
"Boston Rob" Mariano proposed to the former Amber Brkich on the finale of Survivor: All Stars in May 2004, which she won. As to the latest news from the couple once known as Romber, he said they couldn't have asked for more. "We are over the moon with happiness at her arrival," he said.
Amber, 30 and Rob, 33, first met on Survivor: All Stars and wed on April 16, 2005. They tied the knot on the FOX reality show Rob and Amber: Get Married, competed together in 2007 on The Amazing Race and even did a reality show in which Rob attempted to start a career as a poker player.
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The Avatar Kinect program at CES 2011
Any one of these hacks could have been made official by Microsoft and put on display at CES 2011. Instead, they chose the Avatar Kinect program to highlight. Man, Microsoft, you really need to cash in on all these Kinect Hacks.
You will note in the video how the sensor can read lips. I got to encounter it personally as I was waiting in line to talk to Microsoft, and this man appeared on a screen in front of me. There was a camera there so he could talk to me, and it definitely threw me for a loop.
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Saturday was the first-ever Khan-Con, held at the Hillsville VFW Post 1115.
The comic book and pop culture convention was complete with card and roleplaying games, comic artists, a costume contest and vendors selling everything from masks to comic books to jewelry to Christmas ornaments.
SOMOTILLO, Nicaragua — A local ministry recently made a trip to lend assistance to and spread messages of love and hope to families in Nicaragua.
Since 2007, Cornerstone Community Church in Galax has partnered with Because We Care Ministries, and has made 13 trips to the remote northern part of Nicaragua, with more than 100 volunteer missionaries from the Twin Counties.
Kids cruise past on skates, some rented from Galax Rollerland and some brought from home with touches like violet lights or flashy laces.
Some are on their own; some are very young and skate while holding a parent's hand. Overhead, the sound system blasts Elvis singing "Put Your Hand In the Hand."
HILLSVILLE — On Saturday, The Hillsville VFW will play host to the first-ever Khan-Con: a day-long convention featuring sci-fi, comics, games, fantasy, zombies, superheroes and FX makeup.
Khan-Con is brought to the area by several local artists, writers, vendors and others with an appreciation of the realms of fiction and fun.
"My feeling is, if we have the talent, we should offer them a place to showcase their work and get them some more recognition," said co-organizer David Guynn.
When tragedy strikes a community, it leaves a mark that can't be seen.
The pictures of tragedy are all unique, but whether the scene is a house fire, an interstate crash, a community ravaged by a flood or tornado or a search for a missing child, numerous lives are exposed to emotional, spiritual and even physical stress as a result. Not only are victims impacted by the devastation, but also the community around them, and even first responders feel the ache of tragedy long after the fires are put out, the accidents are cleared, and the storms pass.
Mandy Archer and Grace Kirk are upstairs at Chestnut Creek School of the Arts, merrily sorting through a scrap box, trying to place out squares, strips and odd-shaped pieces of cloth left over from previous projects for further use.
"It's my first night!" says Archer, picking through a handful of cloth. "I'm following Ms. Grace here, she's my teacher."
Kirk explains, holding up an irregular but good-sized scrap, "The little bitty ones are trash, but [Penney Klaproth] told us not to throw the other ones away."
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The third annual Galax Rhythm, Brews & Vine Festival will be held on W. Grayson Street in downtown Galax on Saturday from 2-8 p.m.
The festival will feature two bands, two vineyards and 18 breweries, and is sponsored by
Blue Ridge Tire & Automotive, Creek Bottom Brewing, Galax Downtown Association, Macado's and Chances Creek RV Center.
HILLSVILLE — If meat-based cooking competitions and beer gardens make your mind immediately go to Galax's barbecue contest, the Friends of Hillsville (FoH) might soon change your mind.
They're planning the very first Historic Hillsville's Chili Shootout, a cookoff sanctioned by the International Chili Society (ICS).
On July 11, Grayson Highlands celebrated the 50th anniversary of being open to the public since its establishment in 1965.
There were more than 1,300 visitors in attendance, many of whom were locals, but some came from as far away as Germany, according to a Virginia State Parks news release.
FRIES — Although this year's headcount for the Grayson County Relay for Life was small, the participants' efforts were reflected in both their attitudes and the impressive amount of donations that were raised (almost $19,000) for the continuing fight against cancer.
According to Dreama Underwood, the event chair for the relay, four teams raised a total of $18,893.76, as of last Friday. Money was still coming in this week.
HILLSVILLE — Cosplay, Magic card tournaments, action figures, stormtroopers… all of these features may seem reminiscent of the almighty San Diego Comic-Con, a four-day event in California that fans of video games, comic books, fantasy characters and the like flock to by the thousands each year.
This event, and others like it across the country provide a safe haven for die-hard fans.
Galax hosted the 11th Annual Smoke on the Mountain state barbecue championship on July 17-18, with nearly 40 teams from all over the country competing, along with local cooks both amateur and professional.
In addition to the state championship, the cookoff is a qualifying event for two major barbecue circuits, and the grand champion also earns entry into the World Food Competition.
Winners and award sponsors included:
FRIES — A piece of local history was passed down to students at Fries School last month, when a local songwriter designed her own take on a locally-spun tale about a girl named Caty Sage.
According to the Blue Ridge Institute and Museum's online exhibit, "The Ballad of Caty Sage" was originally a poem written in the 1930s by Eva Boyer of Carroll County, and was later set to music by J.C. Pierce of Galax. Pierce performed it at the 1940 Galax Old Fiddlers' Convention, and later recorded it on small commercial labels.
Bethany Welch, 19, the 2014-2015 Miss Carroll County (another one will be crowned this September) says she is excited to go compete in the National American Miss Pageant.
Welch is also a stylist and nail tech at Fifty Eight Salon in Woodlawn.
"One of the things I'm going to do is go compete in the top model and runway contests," she said. "You go in and literally have a photo shoot with professionals, and you're judged on how well you do. You can be scouted, you can win money, you can win scholarships."
This year's 11th Annual Smoke on the Mountain Virginia State Barbecue Championship looks to be another landmark competition.
This year's contest is July 17-18 in downtown Galax. Teams from all over the country come to Galax to compete. For spectators, there's live music and food vendors with barbecue (of course) and much more.
According to Twin County Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Judy Brannock, this year's competition has drawn upwards of 40 teams, the highest number of competitors since Smoke on the Mountain's beginning.
Russian composer Pyotyr Illyich Tchaikovsky's "Swan Lake" is perhaps the best known ballet in the world.
Fraught, passionate, and dark by turns, it stands as both a cautionary tale about the dangers of reckless love and a testament of the human spirit's ability to elevate the mundane into the realm of art.
This year's Galax Fire Department Carnival is underway through Saturday in Felts Park.
Gates open at 5 p.m. and the carnival and bingo will start at 6 p.m.
Bingo will be held every night from 6 p.m. until closing, with a 50 percent payout each game. There will be a $1,000 championship game on June 27 for qualifying players.
There will also be a $300 nightly cash drawing at 11 p.m. with one entry per paid adult gate ticket.
Fireworks will be held on June 27 at 11 p.m.
By SHAINA STOCKTON and SHANNON WATKINS, Staff
The Grayson County Friends of the Library celebrated Flag Day on June 14 with a flag raising ceremony at the Grayson County Public Library in Independence.
This year's Galax Fire Department Carnival will be held from June 22-27 in Felts Park.
FRIES — Equestrian and rodeo enthusiast Jamie Hyatt was honored with a dedication at the Providence School's horse arena in Fries on May 3.
Now named the "Jamie Hyatt Arena," the spot has become a second home to riders, and a venue for horse shows and rodeos that have grown in popularity over the past two years. Proceeds from events go to the Fries Volunteer Fire Department, and offer a fun escape for families and fellow equestrians of all ages.
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Wedding Venues near Kings Lynn:
Venues – Kings Lynn Corn Exchange, Stuart House Hotel, The Ramada Hotel, Bradley's, Leziate Lakeview Park, The Kings Head Hotel, The Red Barn, Mount Amelia (Ingoldisthorpe Hall), Timbers
King's Lynn is an active and friendly town that enjoys the best of both worlds – a modern vibrant commercial centre set in a town steeped in history. In summer months there a huge amount going on, with the renowned King's Lynn Festival each July. In recent years the old Corn Exchange in Kings Lynn's historic Tuesday Market Place has been transformed to become a top entertainment venue, with concerts and sell-out performances by the country's top performers.


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Pink revolution for 138-year-old Test cricket
New delhi,November 24: A whole 138 years after its origin, venerable Test cricket is about to get a glitzy makeover in this week's first-ever day-night Test match between Australia and New Zealand in Adelaide.
While playing with a pink ball under lights is an anathema to staunch cricket traditionalists, administrators are pointing to dwindling crowds and outdated scheduling as they attempt to move the Test format into the 21st century.
Emboldened by the success of Twenty20 with its frenetic pace and slick innovation, Cricket Australia is trialling day-night Test cricket from Friday in a bid to attract more fans and interest.


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Day 1: We got her up around 7:45am and put her directly in panties. We asked her every few minutes if she was dry, to check her panties, if she needed to tee-tee and if she was wet. We decided to take her to sit on the potty every 20 minutes. Around 8:30am, she had her first accident. Another small accident at 9:30 and then 9:50(I think she was finishing off). We decided to then sit her on the potty every 15 minutes after that. At 11am, Alan took her and they sat in there a while. He then got her to stand up and she had peed a little in the potty and finished in the floor. We think she was going when he asked her to stand up. We set the timer and took her every 15 minutes. At 12:30, she told Alan she needed to potty, he took her and she didn't go. That happened again. The third time, I took her and she peed in the potty! Alan took Madison to play at the mall and I put Riley down for a nap. Around 1:15pm, she got out of her bed for a while. I went in her room and she had gotten a bird statue that I had took from a shelf to sit on her dresser and was trying to put it back on the shelf haha! So since I was in there, I made her sit on the potty. After a few minutes, I asked if she wanted privacy and she said yes. I closed the door and left it cracked enough to where I could see her but she couldn't see me. In the mirror, I saw her bend over and look and then she said "tee tee!" I came in and she had peed in the potty again! She woke up around 3:45 DRY! I sat her on the potty for a while but she didn't use it. I woke her up at 9:30pm and she didn't go. Woke again at 11:15 and after a few minutes, she peed on the potty!
Day 2: Got her up at 5:45am and she was dry! I sat her on the potty but she did not go. She woke up at 8:15 dry but would not potty. At 8:45, she had an accident. At 10am, I caught her squatting. She had an accident in her pants but when I ran her to the potty, she went in there too. At 10:15, I caught her squatting again. She had a small accident but finished in the potty. I don't think she had finished before. They were playing on the porch around 12pm and when I saw her, her pants were wet. I am unsure if it was water from one of the chairs or pee. Around 5pm, she had an accident but finished in the potty. She went to bed at 6pm.
Day 3: I woke her around 3am. She was dry and after a few minutes, she peed in the potty. I left her alone because obviously she is able to hold it for 8 hours! She woke up at 8:30am dry! I sat her on the potty but she did not go. At 9:15am, I took her to the potty but nothing.. She had accidents at 9:30 and 11am. She went down for a nap at 1pm and woke around 4:15 wet then finished in the potty. She then used the potty at 6:30 and then went to bed. I took her at 9:30 and she did not go potty.
Day 4: I woke her up at 3am and she went in the potty. She slept until 8am, woke up dry and did not want to potty so I did not force her. At 9am, she told me she had to potty, ran to the bathroom and she peed in the potty! At 11 and 12 she went in the potty. We ran to the store and she stayed dry and then when we got home, she told me she needed to potty and went. She went down for a nap, woke up dry and went to the potty. She went in the potty before bed and then again when I got her up at 9:30pm.
Day 5: I woke her up at 5am and she went in the potty. She woke at 9am, she told me she had to potty and went. She then went at 10:50. At 11:50, 12:15 and 12:25, she told me she needed to potty and went. The last time, she told me she needed to poop and went and sat down but stood up while going and had a small accident in the floor. I count it, though!
We are currently on Day 6 and she hasn't had an accident in her pants since 3 full days ago! She has told us for 2 days when she needs to potty. She has done really well!!
If you are going diaper free, have roughly 20 pair of undies handy. The Good Nights pee pads(found by the pull ups) are life savers! They keep the sheets dry so you aren't changing sheets at 3am.
Have help available. Your spouse, significant other, in laws, a best friend.. Someone to help you. You will need it! They need to be there to help from the time the child gets up until they go to bed. At least to help you so you can leave the house or go potty or make a phone call.
Have lots of candy/treats ready. We gave her a candy treat every time she went in the potty. She also got to put a sticker on her chart. 4 categories - Went in the potty, Told mom or dad, pooped in potty and woke up dry. Even at 3am, we put stickers on her chart and gave her a gummy.
Lots of praise, encouragement and don't get frustrated. We started doing the "potty dance" after she went and so she kept doing it.