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Delphes - aurige (detail) ()
Un aurige est un conducteur de char de course, dans le contexte gréco-romain.
Le plus célèbre de tous est l'aurige de Delphes, une statue de bronze découverte sur le sanctuaire de Delphes à la fin du xixe siècle, conservée au musée archéologique de Delphes. Il s'agit d'une commande honorifique pour un conducteur de char vainqueur aux jeux Pythiques de 478 av. J.-C. L'Aurige a les yeux incrustés d'émail et de pierres colorées.
Delphes - aurige ()
Un aurige est un conducteur de char de course, dans le contexte gréco-romain.
Le plus célèbre de tous est l'aurige de Delphes, une statue de bronze découverte sur le sanctuaire de Delphes à la fin du xixe siècle, conservée au musée archéologique de Delphes. Il s'agit d'une commande honorifique pour un conducteur de char vainqueur aux jeux Pythiques de 478 av. J.-C. L'Aurige a les yeux incrustés d'émail et de pierres colorées.
Horse Without A Rider. Around 490 BC ()
The sculpture was dedicated to the sanctuary of the Acropolis, possibly on the occasion of a victory in an equestrian contest (race of 'keletes'). Marble from the island of Paros.
Relief Of The Pensive Athena. Around 460 BC ()
Athena is presented in front of a stele leaning on her spear in a relaxed manner. The stele has been variously interpreted either as a boundary marker of a sanctuary, a catalogue of treasures or a list of war casualties. Marble from the island of Paros.
Sanctuary of Dionysos. Female Dancer. 1st Cent. BC ()
Ιt is probably one of the Horai, daughters of Zeus and Themis, who represented the seasons of the year. The slab probably decorated a triangular tripod base.
Acropolis Museum Gallery of the Slopes of the Acropolis. Sanctuary of Dionysos. Female Dancer. 1st Cent. BCDetails Unknown.jpg
Sanctuary of Nymphe. Dedication To Nymphe, Protectress Of Marriage. 6th Cent. BC ()
Painted clay tablet depicting a doe with her fawns, dedicated to the Sanctuary of Nymphe, protectress of marriage.
Acropolis Museum Gallery of the Slopes of the Acropolis. Sanctuary of Nymphe. Dedication To Nymphe, Protectress Of Marriage. 6th Cent. BCDetails Unknown.jpg
Parthenon Gallery, west frieze. Block IX Of The West Frieze. 442-438 BC ()
Two horsemen galloping. A rider is depicted on a trotting horse. Another horseman with a broad-brimmed hat (petasos) rides a proud, galloping horse. Traces of green color have been found in the folds of the rider's cape (chlamys), whereas the corner containing the horse's hind legs was identified among the fragments from the storerooms and restored.
Acropolis Museum Parthenon Gallery, west frieze. Block IX Of The West Frieze. 442-438 BCDetails Pheidias Workshop.jpg
Parthenon Gallery, west frieze. Block VIII Of The West Frieze. 442-438 BC ()
Depiction of a rider trying to control his runaway horse. This powerful composition occupies the central block of the west frieze, which is possibly the work of Pheidias. It has been suggested that the rider is one of the two Athenian Cavalry commanders. Marble from the mount Penteli.
Acropolis Museum Parthenon Gallery, west frieze. Block VIII Of The West Frieze. 442-438 BCDetails Pheidias Workshop.jpg
Temple of Athena Nike. The Goddess Athena Seated On A Rock. Around 410 BC ()
The Goddess Athena is resting after victorious battles. Part of the decorated parapet that surrounded the temple.
Acropolis Museum Temple of Athena Nike. The Goddess Athena Seated On A Rock. Around 410 BCDetails Unknown.jpg
Masque d'Agamemnon ()
Le « masque d'Agamemnon » est un masque funéraire en or, découvert à Mycènes en 1876 par Heinrich Schliemann dans un lieu qui s'avérera par la suite être une tombe à fosse. Selon la tradition, Schliemann croyait avoir découvert le corps du légendaire Agamemnon, chef des Achéens dans le cycle troyen, d'où le nom habituellement donné au masque. Cependant, les recherches de l'archéologie moderne laissent à penser que le masque date de 1550-1500 av. J.-C., plusieurs siècles avant la date supposée de la guerre de Troie. Le nom est néanmoins resté.
Le masque est actuellement exposé au Musée national archéologique d'Athènes
Life and Death in Rome Medea Sarcophagus 140 BCE ()
Altes Museum, Berlin | Etruscan and Roman Art | Life and Death in Rome Medea Sarcophagus 140 BCEDetails Unknown.jpg
Alexander and the Outcome - The Age of Hellenism Clay Figurine Of Aphrodite 2nd Century ()
Altes Museum, Berlin | Greek Art | Alexander and the Outcome - The Age of Hellenism Clay Figurine Of Aphrodite 2nd Century BCEDetails Unknown.jpg
Myrina - Aphrodite ()
This depiction of Aphrodite is characterised by a rare sensuality. Her gown is draped low, just covering the right breast while the fineness of the fabric reveals more of the abdomen than it conceals. The hair is fastened at the back of the head and crowned with a diadem. The goddess has also been adorned with large earrings. The attitude of the deity's posture is difficult to interpret as her attributes have been lost. The turn of the head away from the object in her hands suggests there may have been a complementary figure standing there, such as a small cupid. The raised left leg indicates that it once stood on a plinth or a larger structure like a column. The front of the statue was formed in a mould and then retouched; the rear has been fairly neglected in comparison. The wrinkles of skin on the neck have been sharply drawn; pupils were indicated in the eyes by small hollows. A large, oval hole in the back of the statuette near the waist used for the firing process tells us more about how it was made. The statue probably stems from Myrina in Asia Minor, a town that like Tanagra was famous for its terracotta. Its heyday came a little later though and it is from here that we have examples of clay figurines from the late Hellenistic period in the second century BCE.
Altes Museum, Berlin | Greek Art | Alexander and the Outcome - The Age of Hellenism Clay figurine of Aphrodite 2nd century BCEDetails Unknown.jpg
Troies - quadrige (Metope du temple Athena) ()
Troy, in Homer the city of Ilos, later named Ilion by the Greeks, was already a place of mythical and monumental significance in ancient times. At the beginning of the third century BC, acting on a wish of Alexander the Great, Lysimachus, King of Thrace and Macedonia, built a new Doric marble temple for the city's goddess, Athena. Later it was renovated and given a dedicatory inscription by the Roman Emperor Augustus. The corner block of a metope-triglyph frieze shown here came from the north-eastern corner of the Hellenistic temple to Athena and was found by Schliemann at the start of his famous excavation of Troy. The relief, depicting the quadriga of Helios rising from the sea, was the first of the series of metope scenes on the north side of the temple. The Helios relief quotes an iconographic motif from classical Greek art. From around 500 BC, Greek artists began to link representations of the Olympian gods with a 'background' from elemental nature. On the Parthenon in Athens, the birth of Athena on the east gable is framed by the rising chariot of Helios and the sinking of Selene (the Moon goddess). Reliefs with images of the Trojan wars on the northern metopes of the Parthenon were enclosed by similar images. We may probably assume that scenes from the Trojan Wars were also depicted on further metopes from the temple of Athena in Illion. Following classical models, the almost square relief of the metope in Berlin depicts the chariot of the sun god at the very moment when it emerges from the ocean. The hind legs of the horses, whose staggered diagonal forms dominate the picture space, are only just still in contact with a rocky cliff, while their front quarters, with tossing heads and widely-stretching hooves rear up and seem to burst their architectural frame with the dynamism of their movement. Behind the horses, in a fluttering robe, stands the charioteer, Helios, his youthful head, with flowing locks, nimbus and a double rayed crown, breaking through the upper border of the metope. As well as the freely-worked portions of the relief which were lost when the block fell, imagination must supply the ancient paintwork which not only contributed a dimension of colour but also served to indicate the chariot, harness, and reins.
Altes Museum, Berlin | Greek Art | Alexander and the Outcome - The Age of Hellenism Metope relief of the sun god Helios After 300 BCEDetails Unknown.jpg
Altes Museum, Berlin | Greek Art | Alexander and the Outcome – The Age of Hellenism Clay Figurine Of Aphrodite 2nd Century BCEDetails Unknown.jpg
Athena. Date unknown. Marble. h. 173 cm ()
Discobolos. c. 450. Marble. h. 155 cm ()
Hagesandros, Athenodoros and Polydoros of Rhodes. Date unknown. Marble. h. 242 cm ()
Hagesandros, Athenodoros and Polydoros of Rhodes. Date unknown. Marble. h. 242 cm (95 1:2 in). Museo Pio Clementino, Vatican.jpg
Air-Goddess -397 ()
In the static marble sculpture the garment conveys movement such as running and floating by rendering the fabric as clinging to the body. A young woman in a thin transparent garment comes floating towards the viewer. The floating motif is emphasized by the forward tilt of the body. The statue was made for a high placement. The figure must have stood on the apex of a Greek temple pediment. Most of the Classical marble sculptures preserved were elements of architectural ornamentation. The sculptor probably enjoyed emphasising the sensual feminine body which is more voluptuous than is usual in Greek classical sculpture.
Artemis And Iphigenia (-298 -97) ()
The story goes that King Agamemnon had to sacrifice his daughter Iphigeneia to the goddess Artemis in order to have a favourable wind for Troy. The story is well known from Greek myths and from the tragedy "Iphigeneia in Aulis" by Euripides from the 400s BC. The statue group shows the goddess Artemis, who at the last minute saves the young girl Iphigeneia, by dragging her away from the altar on which she is about to be sacrificed. Artemis grabs the antlers of a deer and hauls the animal into her place. In this representation in marble the statue of the goddess was originally covered entirely in gold leaf, while Iphigeneia's dress was painted in vivid colours. The statue came from Turkey, but was found in a park, the so-called Garden of Sallust, in ancient Rome in which the emperors brought together works of art from various parts of the Empire, some legally obtained, others acquired by outright looting. This area became a kind of museum park, and the Glyptotek has several sculptures from the location.
Attic Grave Relief (-358 -348) ()
The tombs of the Greeks were placed along the roads. Here the passers by could stop and read the names of the deceased. In a small building supported by columns and with a triangular pediment, a woman is shown seated on a backless chair, her feet resting on a stool. The inscription on the architrave tells us her name is Philostrate. She is shown shaking hands with a standing youth who is her son Hippon. The elderly bearded gentleman in the background is his father Agonippos from Piraeus whose hand is resting on the young man's shoulder. The relief shows a strong bond between the parents and their son. The vase in the pediment indicates that he died unmarried.
Athena Frieze C. 170 BC ()
The Pergamon Altar is the huge monument from which the Pergamon Museum takes its name. The fragments of this great Hellenistic altar of the second century BCE were found during excavations in Pergamon between 1878 and 1886. At the centre of the Altar Room stands a reconstruction of the west front of the Pergamon Altar. The large frieze, consisting of the original relief from the podium beneath the wings that projected on either side of the staircase, shows a battle between the gods and the giants. In the mythical Gigantomachy, or Battle of the Giants, the gods, guarantors of legitimate order, were attacked by the giants, children of Mother Earth and symbols of the chaos-inducing forces of nature. With the help of the hero Heracles, a human, the Gods would prove victorious. In the frieze the gods are grouped into 'families': in the east are the Olympians; in the south the gods of light and day; in the north the powers of war and fate; and in the west the circle of Dionysus and the gods of the sea. The part of the north wing of the altar shows Triton, son of Poseidon, with his powerful fishtail, together with his mother Amphitrite, doing battle with four giants. The goddess's opponent is identifiable as an earthly being by its serpent legs.
Pergamonmuseum, Berlin | Principal Floor | Pergamon Altar hall Pergamon Altar- Athena Frieze C. 170 BCEDetails Unknown.jpg
Roman architecture : Trajaneum hall Market Gate Of Miletus C. 100 ()
The gallery is dominated by the reconstruction of the market gate of Miletus, second only to the Pergamon Altar as the most important monument in the Collection of Antiquities at the Pergamon Museum and the only landmark of classical architecture that was rebuilt full-size inside the museum (28.92 x 6.66 m, h. 16.73 m). Unusually high, the proportion of original ancient marble work pieces is estimated to be over 60%. The two-story gate was erected in the early 2nd century AD as a magnificent gateway between two large squares, the agora and the so-called south market in the center of the rich trade city Miletus. Like most marble structures and sculptures of classical antiquity, the market gate was colored. The few remaining vestiges of paint are, however, not visible to the naked eye. In its original appearance, the market gate incorporated, like many Greek and Roman buildings, sculptures. Following extensive restoration, the two larger than life-sized statues of an emperor in a general's armor with a subdued barbarian female at his feet and of a nude figure of hero holding a horn of plenty, statues that both, unfortunately, survived only in fragments, were mounted in the gate for the first time in 2009. Based on the current state of research, the originals were placed on either side of the central passage on the lower level. Prior to World War II, plaster casts of these sculptures stood in front of the niches on the upper level. The reconstruction of the gate inside the museum was achieved in 1928-9 with the aid of an enclosed iron support structure. During World War II the monument sustained severe bomb damage. The reconstruction undertaken in 1952/52 did not meet present-day standards in terms of materials selected, construction method and safety. In 2006-8, first restoration measures were therefore undertaken in the area of the three gables and the right upper-level aedicula. The second and final part of the restoration will be taken on in the course of the second construction phase of the overhaul of the museum building starting in 2019.
Pergamonmuseum, Berlin | Principal Floor | Roman architecture : Trajaneum hall Market Gate Of Miletus C. 100Details Unknown.jpg
Parrot Mosaic Early To Mid-2nd Century BC ()
This mosaic is a modern partial reconstruction incorporating original fragments that are easily identifiable among the extensive additions by their polychromy. Two elongated rectangular fields are framed on three sides by several borders: 1) a red (w. 2.5 cm) and 2) a green (w. 2.5 cm) band, 3) a rhombus frieze (w. 13.7 cm) in the colors blue, red, white and black with two eight-petaled flowers in the corners, 4) a green band (w. 2.2 cm), 5) a grey, sculpturally shaded bead and reel on a black ground (w. 5 cm) and 6) a red band (w. 1.8 cm). Inserted into the upper field (h. 66 cm) are three large figurative panels of equal size (w. 51.1 cm, h. 36.5 cm). The left shows a parrot facing right and perched on a cubical object. This emblema is a completed copy, made in 1955, of the original that survives only in fragments (Berlin, Pergamon Museum, Mos. 68). The two additional emblemata were completed without images. The upper register is separated from the lower one by a yellow-brown (w. 10.5 cm) and a grey-brown (w. 8 cm) band. On a bright ground, the latter (h. 47 cm) features a garland of two half and three full arcs that are tied together by four taeniae tied into bows. The half-garland on the left is made up of ivy leaves in various shades of green, red corymbs and a tuft of grass. The white taenia has brown trim. The next garland features yellow laurel leaves outlined in black with red berries, yellow-green ivy leaves, three large yellowish fruits and additional laurel leaves. Branches and wild roses project from the garland. Perched on a branch is a nightingale and cowering beneath the garland is a green woodpecker. The taenia tying this garland to the third, completed one is red with brown-black trim. The fragmented third garland features three round fruits with laurel and ivy leaves as well as a four-petaled flower. Perched on branch is a wheatear pecking at a butterfly. The taenia here has a yellow color with brown trim. The state of preservation of the mosaic at the time it was found is documented by photographs and sketches made by, respectively, August Senz and Richard Bohn. They serve as the basis for a new graphic reconstruction that shows the parts that were not included in the Berlin reconstruction and the places where it departs from the original findings. Thus the two images of a tragic and a comic mask (Berlin, Antikensammlung, Mos. 69 and 74) on either side of the marble base on the east side of the hall are missing. Furthermore, the mosaic includes a third elongated rectangular field on the east side, where, analogous to the lower (i.e., west) field, a garland is depicted. The (originally) central field is divided into three registers, of which only the two outer parts feature rectangular emblemata on a dark ground. The background of the central field, on the other hand, is light-colored; parts of an unidentifiable configuration point to a lost image. Not all original fragments are incorporated in their original place in the partial reconstruction. Thus the section of the rhombus frieze and the bead and reel that is placed at the edge of the lower garland field belongs to the framing of the upper garland register below the emblema of the tragic mask.
Pergamonmuseum, Berlin | Principal Floor | Telephos hall Parrot Mosaic Early To Mid-2nd Century BCDetails Unknown.jpg
Venus de Milo ()
La Vénus de Milo est une célèbre sculpture grecque de la fin de l'époque hellénistique (vers 130-100 av. J.-C.) qui pourrait représenter la déesse Aphrodite (Vénus pour les Romains). Découverte en 1820 sur l'île de Milo, d'où son nom, elle est actuellement conservée au musée du Louvre.
Cette statue date de l'époque hellénistique (grecque), vers 130-100 av. J.-C. Elle a d'abord été attribuée à tort à Praxitèle mais une inscription sur le socle montre qu'elle pourrait être l'œuvre d'Alexandre d'Antioche.
Victoire de Samothrace 190 BC ()
La Victoire de Samothrace (en grec ancien Νίκη της Σαμοθράκης / Níkê tês Samothrákês) est une sculpture grecque de l'époque hellénistique représentant la déesse Niké, personnification de la victoire, posée sur l'avant d'un navire.
La statue est découverte sur l'île de Samothrace, par Charles Champoiseau, vice-consul de France par intérim à Andrinople, au cours d'une mission d'exploration des ruines du sanctuaire sur la côte nord de l'île1. Le buste et le corps sont trouvés séparément, avec de nombreux fragments. Des fragments d'ailes, en particulier, permettent à Champoiseau d'identifier une représentation de Niké, la Victoire, traditionnellement représentée dans l'Antiquité grecque comme une femme ailée.
AGMA - leda ()
Musee de l agora


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Gautam Buddha University, Greater Noida was established by the Uttar Pradesh Gautam Buddha University Act 2002. The University was funded by the New Okhla Industrial Development Authority (NOIDA) and the Greater Noida Industrial Development Authority (GNOIDA). The University encourages multidimensional growth through its education and training. The emphasis is laid on inculcating a sense of responsibility in the young minds and inspiring them to harness these skills for developing a dynamic, dependable, and entrepreneurial model for sustainable growth of the society.
The University envisions to become a world class center for excellence in education with a special focus to serve the under privileged, economically challenged and down trodden sections of the society. The academic programmes, designed in line with the best universities around the world, combine the best practices of pedagogy and class room teaching, complemented by practical training and experiential learning. It is modeled in line with some of the best institutions of higher learning around the world. Not declared fit to receive Central/UGC assistance under Section 12 (B) of the UGC Act-1956.

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The weather is extremely lively at the moment in Wales. Apparently I slept through an incredible storm in the early hours of Saturday. The clouds have been really interesting over the last few days. Great billowing formations of what I believe are cumulonimbus have been appearing in our sky. These sorts of clouds I usually associate with a more open landscape than city suburbs, and I don't think I have ever seen quite such large and impressive formations above my home before.
At times the weather is bright and sunny, and then suddenly it will hammer down with rain. The rain was extraordinarily heavy this afternoon and our house gutters simply could not cope. I actually really enjoy such lively weather. It is one of the delights of living in Wales. There is always variety and you never know what the weather will be like later in the day, or even in the next hour. I do hope the extremes of rain and storms will have passed on by the end of the month however, as we have our yogic encampment retreat. I'm not sure any tent would have succeeded in keeping out the power of the downfall we witnessed this afternoon.
We have been sorting out our garage and loggia today. We have not been able to frequent the municipal dump for a number of years because camper vans have to be booked in advance. As we never knew when we might wish to dump some rubbish, this scheme did not function for us and junk had rather accummulated. Now that we are no longer owners of a camper van, but have a regular car, we can visit the dump as often as we like. Consequently we did three trips last Sunday and one today. We also have a bunch of stuff sorted out to go on Cardiff Freecycle. We are so organised that we have been able to move our trailer tent off the driveway and into the garage. It will be great to know that it is always dry. An unexpectedly pleasant benefit to this is that our lounge feels brighter and more open because the trailer is no longer parked in front of the window.


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It's new year's eve and I'm busy working away. Why you ask? Well, I've been fortunate enough to be the recipient of another RoadTest item – this time, it's a Texas Instruments Evaluation Module.
The module in specific is the TPS56C215EVM-762, which is built around their TPS56C215 4.5V to 17V Input, 12-A Synchronous Step-Down SWIFT(tm) Converter. This is a 3.5mm x 3.5mm VQFN-18 chip requiring only passive external components to realize a high performance synchronous buck converter as it integrates a MOSFET within the package.
Features include adaptive-on-time D-CAP3 control mode with selectable Forced Continuous Conduction Mode (FCCM) or Auto-Skipping Eco-mode(tm) for high light-load efficiency. Other features include a 0.6v to 5.5v output voltage range, selectable switching frequency of 400khz, 800khz or 1.2Mhz, adjustable current limit settings, adjustable soft-start, enable pin, power-good signal and efficiencies up to 94% depending on the configuration. The chip also has overtemperature protection and undervoltage lockout, with output under/overvoltage protection features.


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Dave Brailsford: Good morning. I've called you all here today to address the ongoing controversy surrounding Team Sky, namely, how the !@#$ did we ever think giving Richie Porte his own team bus was gonna help him win the (aide bends, whispers in ear)--oh right, that doping/Jiffy bag/motor !@#$.
First, I'd like to say--well, !@#$, at least we're not as bad as Discovery was under Armstrong, right? (aide bends, whispers in ear) We are? !@#dammit! Uh, second, I'd like to say that there is absolutely nothing suspicious about throwing a black bag over a team employee's head, dragging him into a windowless van with 6 to 8 jack-booted thugs in face-masks, blasting thumping Euro club dance music at top volume for 14 hours so he can't hear where he's going, then dumping him in a filthy London alley with an unmarked package with a note to deliver it an unused Victorian-era mailbox in Bull!@#$-on-Liarsville.
Owain Doull: I just wanna reiterate that we're all 110% behind Dave Brailsford. When Brian Cookson commandeers a tank and !@#$in' squashes him with it, ha ha!
Chris Froome: Uh, I think I met that guy once. Maybe.
Jess Varnish: You know, for months I've been testifying quite credibly regarding British cycling that-- (Brailsford interrupts angrily) Hey, lassie, didn't you see that "He-Man Woman-Haters Club" sign on the door?! We said, no girls allowed!
Dave Brailsford (continuing): Third, I'd like to comment on the entirely spurious allegations that Team Sky uses motors on its bicycles. A, that button Froome keeps pushes on his top tub is just a buzzer to ask his soigneur to kindly bring him a hanky to wipe off the urine that was just thrown on him and to fetch a refreshing gin & tonic. B, that's not a "motor", that's a pile of wires connected to a generator connected to a ring-tailed lemur we've hopped up on 50 ounces of cocaine then crammed in there with one of those hamster wheels to artificially increase the riders' speed going up the climbs. Plus, the blazing orange color showing up on UCI heat-detectors means it's really *cool* and *non-motory* in there, not *hot* from a *motor*.
Finally, I want to affirm Team Sky's unimpeachable commitment to clean sport, including the unrestricted use of tramadol, bogus TUEs, kenacort, cold medicine, malaria remedies, medicinal herbs, stimulants, downers, cough syrup, cortisone, menstrual-cramp tinctures, rhino tranquilizers, very strong tea and crumpets, liver-crushing quantities of wood alcohol, and, of course, giant boner pills. I told you it's all in the training and nutrition! We also use (aide drags him away from microphone, into hallway) gummy bears, like Sagan! And Easter candy! Marginaaal Gaaaaaaiiiiiinnnnssss!
Tuesday, March 14, 2017
My Fantasy Team Sky Press Conference
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Four Duke student-athletes spent time at the Duke Children's Primary Care clinic at Roxboro participating in the Reach Out and Read Program. Allison Florian (Softball), Bella Miller (Rowing), Chalena Scholl (Women's Tennis), and Jaida Lemmons (Track and Field) spent their afternoon reading with families as an extension of the Read with the Blue Devils program.
The four student-athletes spent time bonding with the children and families. They got to know the families through sharing their stories of why they choose Duke, and learning more about the families and why they have to visit the facility. The families definitively left an impression on the Duke student-athletes. Freshman softball player, Allison Florian, reflects on her time at the Duke Children's Primary Care clinic, "Being able to listen and talk with those kids and see them smile despite the things they have gone through and are going through was such a heartwarming and amazing experience."
The Reach Out and Read Program was founded in the 1980's in order to raise awareness of the importance of literacy in pediatric patients aged six months to five years. Patients at the Duke Primary Care clinic are allowed to choose from books donated to the facility to add to their library at home. Donations of new and gently used children's books are accepted at the Duke Children's Primary Care clinic located in the Duke Health Center at Roxboro Street, at 4020 North Roxboro Street, Durham.
Check out the full article HERE.


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Ten days ago, a besieged Arab leader decided to crush his country's democracy movement. First, he called in 2,000 foreign troops to suppress the uprising. Then he declared martial law and cut off phone and Internet services. At dawn he deployed tanks to clear the streets and ordered his forces to arrest or shoot anyone who tried to resist. Government troops surrounded and seized a hospital used by demonstrators to treat their wounded. Medical personnel were prevented even from taking away the dead bodies. "Shocking and illegal conduct" is how the U.N.'s High Commissioner for Human Rights described reports of the regime's "arbitrary arrests, killings [and] beatings of protestors."
This ruthless use of force against unarmed civilians was carried out not by Muammar Gaddafi, but by King Hamad bin Isa al-Khalifa, the ruler of Bahrain, and backed up by troops from Saudi Arabia. And yet even as Western warplanes prepared to launch air strikes on Libya to stop Gaddafi's aggression, the U.S. and its allies barely registered even verbal condemnations of the crackdown in Bahrain, home to the U.S. Navy's 5th Fleet. "We've urged the government and the opposition parties to engage in dialogue," said William Burns, the U.S. Under Secretary of State. Washington's unwillingness to intervene to stop a bloodbath in Bahrain has led skeptics to wonder why the Obama Administration has committed U.S. military power to do so in Libya. As Washington Post columnist Eugene Robinson writes, "War in Libya is justifiable only if we are going to hold compliant dictators to the same standard we set for defiant ones."
This line of argument has surfaced in nearly every debate about Western military intervention since the end of the Cold War. The British even have a term for it: whataboutery. If you are prepared to go to war to protect Libyan civilians from their government, then what about the persecuted in Bahrain? If countering tyranny is the West's objective, what about Myanmar, whose military rulers are still in power despite massacring thousands of unarmed protesters in 2007? Or Ivory Coast, where government-sponsored violence has forced more than 700,000 people from their homes? Why did the U.S. undertake military action to prevent genocide against Muslims in Bosnia in 1995 but stand by a decade later in Darfur? If we are willing to use military force to help topple a tyrant like Gaddafi, then what about Robert Mugabe or Kim Jong Il?
The appeal of whataboutery arguments is that, from a pure moral standpoint, they are impossible to refute: it's certainly not evident that the Libyan regime is worse than North Korea's. And yet the resort to whataboutery is also deeply cynical. Insisting on moral consistency as a prerequisite for military action is a prescription for American paralysis and isolationism which happens to be the goal of many proponents of whataboutery, on both the right and left. If we're going to police the world selectively, they would argue, we'd be better off not policing it at all.
Thankfully, most of the world rejects the idea of issuing free passes to tyrants. Even so, every intervention involves contradictions and moral trade-offs. The suffering of the Libyan people isn't any more extreme than that endured by millions living elsewhere under equally repressive regimes. The Libyan rebels don't necessarily deserve close air support any more than the demonstrators in Bahrain do. But doing something in Libya has proved better than nothing. It has prevented Gaddafi's forces from launching a full-scale assault on rebel-held cities and given the opposition time to regroup. Valid questions remain about the scope, duration and ultimate objectives of the NATO mission in Libya. But Operation Odyssey Dawn has so far succeeded in saving untold numbers of Libyan lives, and at less cost to the U.S. and its allies than even conservative military estimates had predicted.
So should we go further? What about places like Bahrain or Yemen or even Syria, where autocratic regimes have also used deadly force against their own people? Why not intervene there as well? The answer is that foreign policy isn't one size fits all and in each one of those cases, the military and strategic risks of intervention would outweigh the potential humanitarian benefits. Ultimately, our reasons for intervening in other people's conflicts have little to do with either national security or the "responsibility to protect" civilians from slaughter. The world intervenes in places like Libya, and not in others, not because of any high purpose but for the simple reason that it is feasible to do so.
That's not necessarily a bad thing. As the war in Iraq showed, a crusading foreign policy can be just as dangerous as an inconsistent one. And yet we shouldn't dismiss every charge of Western hypocrisy as mere whataboutery. For years, the U.S. condemned the antidemocratic abuses of our enemies in the Middle East (like Iran), while overlooking those committed by our ostensible allies (like Egypt). Such double standards did more harm than good to American prestige which is why the Obama Administration should now distance itself from the region's autocrats and side more openly with those struggling against them. The democrats of Sana'a and Damascus don't need the U.S. to stage armed interventions on their behalf. But they do expect America's policies to reflect American values. What about that?
Ratnesar, a TIME contributing editor-at-large, is a Bernard L. Schwartz Fellow at the New America Foundation and the author of Tear Down This Wall: A City, a President, and the Speech That Ended the Cold War. His column on global affairs appears every Monday on TIME.com.


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Milhouse Cusco is centrally located on Calle Quera, only 200 metres from Cusco's main square, Plaza de Armas. It is the ideal place to visit the city and its surroundings.
Plaza San Fransisco, the Qoricancha, the Catedral de Cusco and the Avenida del Sol are all within easy walking distance from our front door.
The City of Cusco was the Capital of the Inca Empire and is the current capital of the Cusco Province. It is the ideal place to rest and acclimatize before visiting the mythical Machu Picchu, which can be reached on trek or by train (the train station for Machu Picchu is 10 a minutes walk from the hostel). Or you may prefer a day trip out to the Sacred Valley of the Incas, or why not do both!
The hostel is 2 km from Cusco station and 8 km from Cusco's Velasco Astete airport. The easiest way to get to us is to take a taxi which is always quite cheap; from the station it is around 5 soles, and from the airport between 20 and 30 soles.


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Credit union membership is open to anyone, any age, living or working within the 'common bond' (the geographical area which is covered by each credit union). Everyone is welcome, it is easy to join and you receive a personal, friendly service.
The 'common bond' for New Central Credit Union is anyone living or working in Coventry and Warwickshire as well as staff and tenants of all Warwickshire Housing Associations.
To open an account for junior members, only a birth certificate is required. For adult membership, you need to provide two forms of identity, plus your National Insurance number. A current passport or driving licence is required as photo ID. Also proof of address is required i.e. a utility bill (dated within the last three months); bank statement; mortgage/rent statement/card; benefit letter etc should suffice.
Adults pay a joining fee of £5. Junior membership is free.
You can be a member of more than one credit union as long as you qualify under the 'common bond' rule of living or working within a designated area. So if you live in Birmingham you could be a member of a Birmingham credit union, but you could also be a member of a New Central Credit Union if you work in Coventry.
You can start your application by downloading the application form from here:
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No one likes to get bitten by a bug and furthermore, it is quite sad to see your little baby get bitten by a bug or any other insect. However you don't need to tuck your baby into a long socks or long clothes just to make them feel safe but what you really need is a powerful bug spray to keep bugs at bay.
For safe use recommendations and to help you select the ideal and best bug spray, take a minute and go through this review so you can get familiar with the powerful and active bug sprays available.
Reviewing the Top 5 Best Bug Spray for Babies
Table Of Contents
- Reviewing the Top 5 Best Bug Spray for Babies
- 5. California Baby Natural Bug Blend Bug Repellent Spray
- 4. Babyganics Mineral-Based Baby Sunscreen Spray SPF 50
- 3. California Baby Bug Repellant Spray
- 2. Babyganics Natural Insect Repellent
- 1. US Organic Mosquito Repellent Anti Bug Outdoor Pump Sprays
- Conclusion
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5. California Baby Natural Bug Blend Bug Repellent Spray
This natural bug repellant spray from California is ideal for your baby and the entire family as it is safe for use on kids that are aged six months and above and it is also considered as the suitable vegan and natural alternative to bug repellant chemicals that are toxic to human health.
When it comes to repelling bugs, ticks, fleas and flies, you can count on this California baby natural bug repellent spray and it also delivers a refreshing and light scent thanks to the cedar, lemongrass and citronella pure essential oils which are known as natural bug repellants. It however doesn't contain nut, diary, oat, soy or gluten.
- Works effective and keeps bugs away
- Easy to apply and smells good
- Needs constant application as it is effective for few hours
4. Babyganics Mineral-Based Baby Sunscreen Spray SPF 50
Featuring no phthalates, PABA, nano particles, fragrances, parabens and also not tested on animals, the Babyganics sunscreen spray is a reliable product for your baby as it features of a non-allergenic formula which makes it tear free and ensures it acts gentle on every skin.
This spray is dermatologist and pediatrician tested which is why it is highly recommended today and it also boasts of a UVB + UVA protection which ensures that your little one is free from insect attacks. It also comes with a great smell and is perfect for the whole family.
- Works fine and also is very easy to apply
- Doesn't cause any allergy when used
- Also provides optimal protection from high altitude and sunlight
- Doesn't dry out and is also quite greasy
- Bug spray isn't effective as advertised
3. California Baby Bug Repellant Spray
When it comes to making use of a gentle, effective, powerful and safe bug spray, the California baby bug repellant spray is a product with all those features and it offers a non-toxic, non-irritating, non-invasive and non-chemical production which is why it is considered as a safe product for your little one.
This bug spray repellant is made using plant based and vegetable based ingredient which makes it safe for your baby's health and you will fall in love with its natural citronella scent which ensures the room smells great and nice. It also doesn't, contain gluten, nut oils, dairy or soy.
- Delivers a pleasant scent
- Also recommended when dealing with ticks
- Also works great when dealing with mosquitoes
- Ideal for sensitive skins
- Not very effective
2. Babyganics Natural Insect Repellent
Made using 100 percent essential oils like the peppermint, citronella, geranium, lemongrass, and rosemary oils, this Babyganics insect repellant is well formulated to keep away bugs flies, gnats and mosquitoes. You will be impressed with its non-greasy and deet-free formula which ensures that this spray dries off immediately.
The Babyganics natural insect repellent spray is perfect for your baby's health as it doesn't contain dyes, fragrance, phthalates, sulfates and parabens which is why it is recommended for everyday use.
- Strong smell which keeps away bugs, flies and gnats
- Doesn't have a harsh fragrance
- Leaves behind a sticky residue film
- Product arrived with half of its contents already leaked
1. US Organic Mosquito Repellent Anti Bug Outdoor Pump Sprays
One advantage that comes with making use of the organic anti bug spray is it delivers a long lasting protection for both mother, child, elders and expectant mothers. This spray is highly recommended as it is 100 percent proven to be effective against yellow fever mosquitoes.
This product is safe for use as it contains 100 percent herbal ingredients such as caster oil, soybean oil, citronella oil, lemongrass oil, lavender oil, peppermint oil and more and it also delivers a soothing and refreshing herbal scent. It however doesn't contain cruelty, deet or alcohol which is also why it is highly recommended for babies.
- Effective and great smell
- Works well when dealing with mosquitoes
- Smells like Lysol
- Since it contains oil, it tends to leave a greasy residue
After going through this review, we hope that you would be able to make the right choice when it comes to selecting the bug spray ideal for your baby and your entire family.
You are rest assured that going for any of the sprays listed in this review is safe as they are well formulated and powerful enough to repel bugs and they are also safe for use so you don't have to worry about them causing harm to your baby's health.


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Christmas Concert and Carol Sing
|December 11, 2011
Location: 499 Town Street, East Haddam, Ct
The First Church of Christ, Congregational will hold a Christmas Concert and Carol Sing, featuring Strike a Chord, on Sunday December 11, 2011 at 1:00pm.
Strike a Chord is a co-ed a cappella group with a varied repertoire. They have been performing for over ten years. Hear them sing on their web site at www.strike-a-chord.com.
Join us for an afternoon of Christmas music at First Church of Christ, 499 Town St., East Haddam, CT. 06423. A dessert reception will follow.
Tickets are $8 pre-sale and $10 at the door. Senior citizens are $5 and children are free.
Call Kathy at 860-873-1333 for more information and tickets.


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Shire City Sanctuary will host what grew out of my annual Holiday Studio Sale - The Shire City Sanctuary Holiday Shopping Shindy* on December 7, from 5-8pm and December 8&9, 2012 from 10-6 both days. Each of the 40 vendors and notable musicians will be featured here between now and then so stop back and see all about it. Make your list, and check it twice.
*Shindy [shin-dee] noun, plural shin·dies. Informal. 1. a row; rumpus. 2. a shindig.
Jewelry designer Saskia Larraz creates each piece by hand using highly polished glass, sterling silver, brass and other semi-precious stones. Rarely do you find jewelry that suits so many so well. Saskia Larraz Designs collection of bracelets, necklaces and earrings create a simple yet elegant look, spicing up jeans and a T-shirt or adding the finishing touch to a formal ensemble. Check out all her beautiful work in her shop and at the Holiday Shindy.


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Terrorist Branch of Hamas Uses BTC to Raise Funds
Cryptocurrencies allowed society to freely carry out financial transactions without depending on the authorization or supervision of third parties such as banks, government agencies, private organizations, etc.
However, the use of these technologies has also been leveraged by criminal or political groups that oppose the prevailing political systems in society.
A little less than a year ago, Steve Bannon, former chief strategist and advisor of US President Donald Trump and member of the US National Security Council, promoted the adoption of crypto currencies as a way to combat the establishment.
But Donald Trump's former advisor is not the only one to recommend the use of cryptocurrencies as a tool of political fight. The armed wing of Hamas (an organisation calling for the establishment of a Palestinian state under the 1967 borders) has also resorted to BTC as a means of financing.
Hamas Refines its BTC Funding Methods
As reported by Reuters, The Gaza-based Izz el-Deen al-Qassam Brigades (an armed section of the movement) has issued several pleas to its supporters, encouraging them to donate BTC to raise funds.
Hamas has been declared a terrorist organization by the United States. The European Union also considers it in the same way, even though there is an order from the EU Court of Justice to remove this group from the list.
Because of its status as a terrorist group, the work of cybersecurity experts made it possible to track funds through the various Txs of the blockchain. They then exerted pressure on the exchanges to prevent them from converting their tokens to fiat.
However, a report by the blockchain analysis firm Elliptic revealed that the organization had promoted new security measures, urging its supporters to donate money to a website that generated a new address with each donation, making tracking more complicated. They also recommend to donors, to "use a public device so that the wallet is not linked to your IP address".
"It makes it difficult for such funds to be tracked by financial authorities," said Lotem Finkelshtein, head of threat intelligence at Check Point Technologies, a cybersecurity firm in Tel Aviv.
"It's not so simple to link wallets to organizations."
This new solution is currently being tested. According to Elliptic, only about 7.5K USD could be raised in BTC. Hamas receives several millions of dollars every year. A spokesperson from Hamas refused to provide any kind of information regarding Elliptic's Research
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EOS Price Prediction Today: Daily (EOS) Value Forecast – May 20
- On the upside, if the price is sustained above the EMAs, the bulls are likely to retest or break the $6.60 and $6.80 resistance levels.
- However, if the bulls fail to break the resistance levels, the crypto's price is likely to fall back to the range bound zone.
EOS/USD Medium-term Trend: Ranging
- Resistance levels: $ 6.80, $7.0, $7.20.
- Support levels: $6.20, $6, $5.80.
Last week the price of EOS was in a bullish trend. On May 16, the crypto's price tested a high of $6.80 and was resisted. The market fell and was in a downward correction to the support level at $5.80 price level. On May 19, the crypto's price was in a bullish move but was resisted at the $6.60 price level. The crypto's price is above the 12-day EMA and the 26-day EMA which indicates that price is likely to rise.
On the upside, if the price is sustained above the EMAs, the bulls are likely to retest or break the $6.50 and $6.80 resistance levels. However, if the bulls fail to break the resistance levels, the crypto's price is likely to fall back to the range bound zone. Meanwhile, the market is at the overbought region of the daily stochastic but below the 80% which indicates that price is in a bearish momentum and a sell signal.
EOS/USD Short-term Trend: Ranging
On the 1-hour chart, the price of EOS is in a bearish trend zone. On May 19, the crypto's price reached a high of $6.52 but was resisted. The crypto's price fell and was in a downward correction. The bears have broken the 0.236, 0382 and the 0.50 Fib. retracement levels.
The price is in a downtrend zone but the 0.618 retracement level is likely to hold. In other words, the price may fall to the $6.19 price level. Meanwhile, the market has reached the oversold region of the daily stochastic but below the 40% range. This indicates that the price of EOS is in a bearish momentum and sell signal.
The views and opinions expressed here do not reflect that of BitcoinExchangeGuide.com and do not constitute financial advice. Always do your own research.
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Bitcoin Has Soared Above Intrinsic Value During Latest Rally, JPM Strategists Claim
Strategists from United States banking giant JPMorgan Chase (JPM) have argued that bitcoin (BTC)'s recent rally has ostensibly soared past what they calculate to be its intrinsic value. Their analysis was reported by Bloomberg on May 20.
The strategists — who reportedly include JPMorgan global market strategist Nikolaos Panigirtzoglou — judge that the top coin has recently been trading in a way that mirrors its late 2017 rally, which preceded a protracted price slump.
To ascertain the coin's intrinsic value, the strategists reportedly analyzed bitcoin as a commodity and calculated its cost of production based on parameters such as estimated computational power, electricity costs and hardware energy efficiency, Bloomberg notes. They reportedly stated:
"Over the past few days, the actual price has moved sharply over marginal cost. This divergence between actual and intrinsic values carries some echoes of the spike higher in late 2017, and at the time this divergence was resolved mostly by a reduction in actual prices."
Bitcoin — which has seen a renewed lease of life since April — has traded as high as almost $8,300 within the last week — having traded sideways below $5,000 throughout February and March. In mid-December 2018, the top coin had traded below the $3,300 mark — with its current price point thus representing a roughly 150% gain over its bear market lows.
Bitcoin's 3-month chart, Feb. 20 — May 20 2019. Source: CoinMarketCap
In an apparent qualification of their analysis, JPMorgan's strategist are cited by Bloomberg as having noted that:
"Defining an intrinsic or fair value for any cryptocurrency is clearly challenging. Indeed, views range from some researchers arguing that it has no fundamental value, to others estimating fair values well in excess of current prices."
As reported, JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon has long adopted a sceptical stance toward decentralized cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin, even as he steers the megabank toward launching its own blockchain-powered native settlement digital asset, JPM Coin.
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Ethereum-Based Stock Exchange Plans First Company Listing in June
SprinkleXchange, a stock exchange built on ethereum, is reportedly listing its first company next month.
Sprinkle Group CEO Alexander Wallin told Bloomberg in an interview published Friday, "We have the luxury of being first with this, but we're aware that it will become a crowded market."
The Bahrain-based platform, operating within a regulatory sandbox created by the country's central bank, uses a decentralized clearing and settlement system that uses automation in order to reduce time and cost. Prices will be set using the Dutch auction method, with SprinkleXchange taking a 1 percent fee.
Wallin told the news source that the cost of listing would be similar to on a Swedish stock exchange, but "you get global access and we can show that you also get better liquidity."
SprinkleXchange is aiming to attract companies with a market capitalization of $20-$200 million. It expects to list 35 companies over the next 12 months and as many as 1,000 over the next few years. As well as listed stocks, the firm will offer trading in cryptocurrencies and also plans to add exchange-traded funds in the future.
A number of traditional stock exchanges are currently moving to integrate blockchain tech in their platforms. Switzerland's top stock exchange, SIX, for instance, is expected to roll out a blockchain platform to speed up trading later this year. While the Gibraltar Stock Exchange recently started allowing the listing of tokenized securities.
The Australian Securities Exchange is notably rebuilding its ageing CHESS settlement platform using blockchain tech provided by Digital Asset. And other stock exchanges, including in Jamaica, Thailand and Spain, have also announced initiatives around blockchain and crypto assets.
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Terrified Central Bank Attempts to Arrest Myanmar's Bitcoin Binge
By CCN: An emerging economy which expects to attract $5.8 billion worth of Foreign Direct Investments is belittling its goals with an anti-technology stance.
Myanmar is the latest developing country that is hinting to shut doors in the face of bitcoin, a decade-old global cryptocurrency which proposes to replace banks with a decentralized network of transaction validators and bookkeepers. Anybody with a decent internet connection can participate in the bitcoin economy, which further makes it an attractive asset for people with limited gateways to participate in global economies.
Myanmar Could See Blockchain Powering its Stock Trading Markets https://t.co/NFbr1X0LMZ pic.twitter.com/kNlTvRKvRT
— CCN.com (@CCNMarkets) November 2, 2016
But, to the Central Bank of Myanmar (CBM), bitcoin is more a liability than an opportunity. The central bank earlier this month announced that it does not recognize bitcoin as money, stating that it would not allow Myanmarese financial institutions to accept or facilitate its transactions. The same ruling applied to cryptocurrencies having properties as that of bitcoin.
Bitcoin Adoption Booming in Myanmar
MMTimes.com reports that Myanmarese investors have been increasing their stakes in bitcoin and similar cryptocurrencies lately. Local advertising for bitcoin exchanges on social media is at its peak, which is prompting more people to board the bitcoin bandwagon. CBM fears that the process might shift a considerable capital from Myanmar's own markets to an industry that is not theirs, which is why the central bank is discouraging people from investing in or using bitcoin and similar cryptocurrencies.
U Aung Aung, an IT professional working at a multination company in Yangon, told MMTimes that Myanmarese people like him face huge restriction on banking. He admitted purchasing some $20 worth of BTC back in 2017 after finding the cryptocurrency appealing for conducting flawless 'global e-commerce and aid."
There are millions of people like Aung in the world that have entered the bitcoin economy for its underlying technological potential. The frenzy went to its peak during December 2017, when the bitcoin market valuation jumped to as high as $313.89 billion, almost five times the current GDP of Myanmar. A massive downside correction in 2018 brought the bitcoin rates almost 85-percent down. Nevertheless, the market now stands near $144 billion owing to an increase in institutional interest in first-tier countries like the US, Singapore, Japan, and Switzerland.
The Choice Between Doing an India or a Japan
CBM is now left with two options: either it can restrict people from investing in bitcoin like the Reserve Bank of India did, or it can take a proactive approach like Japan or Switzerland to make Myanmar a global hub for bitcoin-related developments.
U Nyein Chan Soe Win, the chief executive of digital commerce platform Get Myanmar, CBM does not have constitutional backing to announce an outright ban on cryptocurrencies. It is likely for the lawmakers to first define bitcoin in legal books before pursuing action against or in favor of the cryptocurrency.
"Before making crypto illegal, its impact on the local currency and compatibility with existing policies should first be analyzed and discussed," he told MMTimes.com.
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Cryptocurrencies Pose No Threat to Financial Stability: EU Central Bank
The European Central Bank (ECB) has said that cryptocurrencies are currently not a threat to financial stability in the euro zone.
In its latest paper on the subject, published Friday, the ECB said the combined value of crypto-assets is small relative to the financial system, and "linkages" to the financial sector are still limited. Further, there are banks in the EU do not appear to have "systemically relevant" holdings of crypto-assets.
The ECB also said cryptocurrencies do not perform the functions of money. A "very low" number of merchants currently allow buying of goods and services with bitcoin, and there is no "tangible impact on the real economy" or on monetary policy.
The central bank says:
"The high price volatility of crypto-assets, the absence of central bank backing and the limited acceptance among merchants prevent crypto-assets from being currently used as substitutes for cash and deposits, as well as making it very difficult for crypto-assets to fulfil the characteristics of a monetary asset in the near future."
Regarding the stablecoin concept, the ECB says that cryptos could become less volatile if they were collateralized by central bank reserves. That could bring new issues to address, however: "Such collateralisation could result in additional demand for central bank reserves, which could have implications for monetary policy and its implementation."
The ECB is also currently not in favor of issuing a central bank digital currency, but is open to exploration due to the evolving digital economy.
"In principle, a CBDC could be designed as a user-friendly risk-free asset that meets the public's demand for an economy that is both digitalised and safe," the central bank says.
Crypto-assets also come outside the scope of current EU payment services regulation, it continues. Further, under the current regulatory regime, crypto-assets "can hardly enter EU financial market infrastructures (FMIs)."
The paper states:
"Crypto-assets cannot be used to conduct money settlements in systemically important FMIs. To the extent that they do not qualify as securities, central securities depositories (CSDs) cannot undertake settlement of crypto-assets. Even if crypto-assets-based products were to be cleared by central counterparties (CCPs), these would need to be authorised and to satisfy existing regulatory requirements, albeit at additional costs and with no clear benefits to EU CCPs."
However, it concludes that, the risks or potential implications of the technology are "limited and/or manageable on the basis of the existing
regulatory and oversight frameworks."
The paper largely echoes sentiments already made public by the ECB. Back in September, the institution's head, Mario Draghi, said that the ECB sees no "concrete need" to issue a digital version of the euro. He also previously said that financial institutions in the EU do not appear to be as enthusiastic about cryptocurrencies as the public.
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Apache ACE is a software distribution framework that allows you to centrally manage and distribute software components, configuration data and other artifacts to target systems. ACE started incubation on April 24th 2009.
There are currently no issues requiring board or Incubator PMC attention.
- Angelo van der Sijpt was present at the Second London Java Community Unconference, organized with the ASF, talking about ACE.
- Karl Pauls and Marcel Offermans repeated their tutorial on, amongst other things, ACE at SkillsMatter in London.
- ACE will also be present at the ApacheCon NA in Altanta in November.
- More work on the Maven build has been done.
- Upgraded the UI to the latest GWT libraries.
- Finished migration of all existing unit tests.
Licensing and other issues
- None at the moment.
Things to resolve prior to graduation
- Make a release.
- Grow the community some more.
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Ed Wittenbach
Third-generation farmer Ed Wittenbach grows corn and beans like many of his Belding, Mich., neighbors, but he found his passion in apples.
"I love the way trees can produce fruit right after the snow; plus, they are so nutritious," he says. "You can feel really good about giving an apple to a loved one or a child because it is so healthy."
Now semi-retired – with the responsibilities of the 200-acre orchard transitioned to his son, Mike – Ed says he also has taken great pride in helping ensure the health of the apple industry. Embracing leadership, he chaired the U.S. Apple Association in the early 1990s, while his wife, Linda, volunteered with the Michigan Apple Committee.
"There's more to it than just growing fruit," Ed says. "It's important to have a voice to keep our industry strong and viable; the U.S. Apple Association gives us that opportunity." Recognizing his many contributions, the organization named him "Grower of the Year" and "Apple Person of the Year" in the '90s.
Today, Ed takes time to pursue other interests. Soon, he'll be traveling to Honduras to help establish a well in a town in desperate need of water, increasing the quality of life and health within the community.
Success would not come without passion, he says. "You've got to love what you do."


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Good evening! I hope you all had a fantastic weekend! I am just relaxing after a fabulous weekend in the mountains! Nate and I had got a living social deal a couple months ago for a 1 night stay in Vail. We didn't recognize the name of the resort and we figured it would be perfect timing just before it gets too busy at the mountain resorts during the summer.
First I must say, having two days off in row with my husband was awesome! We took our time Saturday morning with breakfast, coffee and packing. We left our house and took off for a 1 1/2 hour drive to Vail. Telli did so good in the back seat and slept for most of the way. We always wonder after we drive for 10 minutes, does she think she is going for a long road trip (aka to Wisconsin) or somewhere closer that's going to be really, really fun! Here is Telli looking cute as ever!
We got to Vail Cascade and O-M-G….it was beautiful! It fits right in the Vail Valley with a luxurious, but mountainous feel as well. We weren't sure if they would have our room ready at noon, but they did! Heck yeah! We walked to, it opened the door and fell in love at first sight. The room was cool, but the view–Ah-mazing! We were on the ground level which had a terrace, walking path and Gore Creek right outside our room! The snow is currently melting, so the water was rushing and you could hear the roar from our room. How cool is that!
We knew the weather wasn't going to be the best for the weekend, so while it was sunny with blue skies, we took a walk on the path right outside our room and along the creek. It was beautiful! I couldn't help myself but do a little walking on the rocks and then of course, "hunny, take a picture of me!" 🙂
We enjoyed the fresh mountain air, and taking in the beautiful views!
Our walk didn't last very long because as soon as we saw the pool, we knew we had to go. Once again, in the back of our minds thinking it may not be very long before it starts to rain and storm. The mountains are notorious for their afternoon showers and thunderstorms! The pool and hot tub area was beautiful!
It was large enough to hold quite a few families with kids as well as a lot of couples like us! The water was saline water which I love because you don't feel like the chlorine is eating away at your skin. Oh, and the best part–it was like bath water temperature! Perfect considering it was only about 60 degrees out!
I was my waterbug little self! Swimming, swimming, swimming and relaxing on the infiniti side! We even stayed in through the rain and the one rumble of thunder! All the families went in when it started raining, and we stayed out! We were nice and pruney, but I love pools and it was warm so Nate was a trooper with me!
It was getting late in the afternoon and our stomachs were pretty grumbly so we headed in to get ready for drinks and dinner. It was American Craft Beer week, so Nate was more than thrilled to try all the beers the hotel bar, Fireside Bar, offers. I still wasn't thrilled about drinking more beer after my brewery tour earlier this week, so I was perfectly fine with my cocktail of choice- Blueberry vodka, Sprite and Grenadine! When Nate ordered a flight of beer, we got 50% appetizers!
We ordered the white bean lentil hummus…..this is much more than the standard hummus I was expecting.
The hummus was in a jar and the pita chips were very light and airy. It also came with sun-dried tomatoes, pickles, sweet peppers, olives and dates! Now that is what I call a hummus platter!
After some chilling by the fireplace with drinks we worked our way to the restaurant, Atwater on Gore Creek. If you ever need a delicious place to eat in Vail, I highly recommend Atwater on Gore Creek! It was mucho, mucho delicious! I started with my standard glass of Malbec. It was a great tasting wine!
I was having a hard time deciding what I wanted for dinner, they had too many good-looking things on their menu! A couple options I was considering; the butternut squash soup and a salad, Skuna Bay Salmon, Steak kabob or the Hand Torn Pasta….I went for the Hand Torn Pasta! It had crimini mushrooms, carrots, kale, butternut squash, kaffir lime and mushroom broth. It was the perfect dish to satisfy my desire for a healthy, savory, and warm option (since it was cold out!) I devoured every last bite!
Typically when the waitress asks if we want dessert, we decline. But they had a flour-less three chocolate mousse cake that we couldn't turn down…and I don't think you could either!
After a little relaxing and letting the food settle we wanted to go back into the hot tub! Well we didn't end up in the hot tub because it was too hot, but we did end up back in the pool! It was still just like the bath water earlier, so it was perfect to relax and swim around a little bit! I think we stayed in with a few other people for a couple hours! It was so calm and peaceful, the stars were out and there were propane fires all over the pool deck. I could've stayed out there all night long!
This morning we woke up to lots of rain…so much for enjoying our little patio with a cup of coffee. We did keep the patio doors open and just listened to the rain and roaring river from inside with a warm cup of coffee! Personally I think just as good as being out there.
We checked out of our room and headed over to the club and spa to get a good workout in. I'll be honest, since I don't typically use a gym anymore, I was a little overwhelmed! I just get too excited to use so much of the equipment that I don't put anything together. I started on the Arc trainer for 20 minutes, then did some weight training, abs and ended on the stair climber! It was a great way to get a good sweat in before heading home! And we were super excited to use the spa facilities with hot tub and steam room!
It was a fabulous weekend! I would recommend this hotel and spa to anybody (I will caution you, be ready to drop some cheddar if you didn't go the cheap way with a living social coupon!) Golly I love living social deals! We get the opportunity to live and dine in luxury without spending the money like we are!
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TSF Shell 3D Launcher launcher, As you know, by default, one or two shells on Android phones is that users can switch between your mobile phone and choose one of them to appear. You may also have been caused by the appearance of mobile phones has made steady're tired of it and are looking for new skins for your cell phone. In this context, we offer you the Lanchrhayy that use the Android operating system have been presented. This time on APKHOUSE one of the best and most powerful launchers supplied with TSF Shell 3D Launcher for Android, we have prepared a three-dimensional appearance is very attractive.
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Tampa, Florida (PRWEB) December 05, 2013
Featuring Bubba & Crew Live Remote and the World Famous 2001 Odyssey Entertainers
2001 Odyssey/Bubba are proud to bring Toys for Tata's to the World Famous 2001 Odyssey Strip Club for The Thirteenth Year in a Row. Toys for Tata's Will consist of a drive through strip club where vehicles enter a massive circus tent erected in the front parking lot of this world famous landmark club. Drivers and passengers of such vehicles are allowed to enter by providing a new unwrapped toy of ten dollar value or more or a ten dollar cash donation. Upon entering the tent each vehicle is approached by Entertainers of the Club for a Private Performance.
All Proceeds go to The Spring of Tampa (domestic violence center), PARC (Pinellas Association for Retarded Children) and Without Walls International Church.
Times are tough for everyone, these tough times are felt especially hard during the holiday season. This great event helps to at the very minimum put some smiles on some faces…especially the children who receive the toys!
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Hong Kong's chief executive has promised a paralysed 23-year-old woman with a rare disease that she will try to get her, and others with her condition, access to a potentially life-saving new drug.
In a surprise move, Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor met with members of a rare disease patients group who rallied outside the Chief Executive's Office in Admiralty on Sunday to call for more support from officials.
The medicine is the only hope for Josy Chow Pui-shan, who was born with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), a genetic disorder that gradually destroys physical abilities such as walking and breathing.
I only want to help the society before I pass away
Josy Chow Pui-shan
Nusinersen was the first drug for SMA approved by the US Food and Drug Administration in December last year, but has yet to be introduced in Hong Kong. Chow had written to Lam asking that patients in Hong Kong be given access to the drug. She handed the chief executive her petition on Sunday alongside more than 30 parents and their children with rare diseases.
Lam said she has asked the secretary for food and health to talk with the US drug maker on how to bring it to Hong Kong.
"This is not a problem concerning the money or the resources," Lam said. "According to our information, the pharmaceutical factory has no intention to introduce the medicine into Hong Kong at the moment. The government will try [its] best to help the patients … we will fight to have some compassionate arrangements."
Disabled students battle against the odds in Hong Kong's pre-university exams
Compassionate use refers to access to free treatment before a drug is approved in a patient's country, usually involving an arrangement between the local government and the pharmaceutical firm.
The cost of the drug per patient is about HK$6 million in the first year of treatment and HK$3 million annually in subsequent years.
There are an estimated 85 SMA patients in the city, with 20 of them suffering from the most severe form of the disease and requiring frequent intensive care in hospital.
"It must have been hard as a mother," said Lam as she gave Chow's mother a pat on her shoulder. She stayed for about five minutes to listen to their demands.
Chow said she was surprised by Lam's appearance and felt encouraged by her reply.
"I only want to help the society before I pass away. It is always very tiring for me even though I did not do anything. It is very tiring for me to write." Chow said.
Chow's report, which she has been working on since June, is 22 pages long with over 100 pages of appendices to explain the rare disease and analyse the cost-effectiveness of Nusinersen.
Drug trial brings new hope for sufferers of rare genetic disorder, Spinal Muscular Atrophy
Writing was not an easy job for Chow, an English and linguistics student at the University of Hong Kong, as can only type with her right thumb and right index finger. She can only form four to five words per minute on her laptop, and needed to rest for five to 10 minutes between lines.
A Hospital Authority spokesman said it would not include the drug for standard usage as it has not been approved by the Department of Health, and the department said it has not received any application to license the drug. A Food and Health Bureau spokesman said it is contacting the pharmaceutical factory to hear its plan on introducing it in Hong Kong.


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Hold Onto Your Broomsticks, Halloween 2018 Is Here!
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Most music boxes I see are in need of minor repair. these repairs
usually consist of a good thorough cleaning of the main spring,
drive assembly, or the governor assembly.
After setting in storage for many, many years, the old oil and
grease solidify, seizing up the moving parts. Another minor repair
is tightening and realigning loose dampeners, which can cause
buzzing or chattering. The governor worm, or drive screw, may also
need re-polishing, to allow it to slide better on the governor drive
gear. Even realigning a movement in it's case can often
improve the musical sound.
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Bostic Workouts With Gators & Noles
LB Jon Bostic (6-2 225) of Wellington, FL attended camps at Florida and Florida State last Friday and Saturday. "I had been to Florida before," Bostic said. "I got to workout with the linebacker coach and that was fun. I'm still learning about linebacker. I like to hit but I don't know a lot about technique. FSU was more of a seven on seven camp. I had fun there. All the players who came back were laughing and having a lot of fun. I got to work with their linebacker coach, too."
Bostic has nearly 30 offers including Clemson and USC, and is still looking at possible visits to both before the summer is out. "My dad was trying to make it to USC and LSU, and maybe Clemson, but we're not sure about those trips," Bostic said.
He added that he talked to Gamecock recruiter Robert Gillespie recently to assure him the Gamecocks were still on his list. He said he hasn't talked to Clemson recruiter David Blackwell since the spring.
Bostic said he still has no favorites. "I've giving everybody a chance," he said. "I want to go to a place where I feel comfortable. Coach Gillespie, I feel very comfortable with him."


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Red Lion assault case adjourned for two weeks
Dec 06 2012
The former manager of the Red Lion Inn appeared briefly before a crowded Victoria courtroom Wednesday to face five charges of aggravated assault.
Zhi Wei Meng, known as Wally, is charged with stabbing five employees at the Red Lion Inn and Suites on the afternoon of Nov. 17. The stabbings took place in the dining area and kitchen of the hotel's Jade Fountain Restaurant.
Meng, 54, who is part-owner of the hotel, appeared anxious as he looked out at family members and Red Lion Inn employees and co-workers who were in court to support him.
Meng's defence lawyer, Steven Kelliher, asked for the case to be adjourned until Dec. 19.
After the court appearance, Kelliher said Meng would apply for bail when he was well enough.
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When A.D. "Sandy" MacKinnon purchased a twice-bankrupt Yale Materials Handling factory store in Tampa in 1982, he took a huge risk by draining his lifesavings, sacrificing nearly everything he had to get the company off the ground again. Fortunately, through hard work and customer-driven service, MacKinnon Equipment & Services (MacKinnon Equipment) has climbed from zero to a multimillion-dollar company and is still going strong 32 years later.
MacKinnon entered the industry in 1964 as a territorial salesman for a Yale factory store in Detroit, before the lift truck and warehousing equipment supplier had privately-owned distributors. MacKinnon quickly climbed the company ranks, eventually landing a management position in Yale's Detroit store, one of 12 nationwide locations at the time.
Mr. Fix-it
One of his first major undertakings with Yale was to pull a Baltimore-based factory store out of financial hardship. With success, MacKinnon went on to do the same in Miami and Philadelphia.
In 1978, he was promoted to Yale's North American national sales manager, but by 1982, MacKinnon was ready to return to his dealership roots as Yale decided to privatize the factory stores and form distributorships. Taking on a bit of a gamble, MacKinnon spearheaded the transition with the Tampa-based store in 1982, truly putting his "Mr. Fix-It" skills to the test.
One of the first moves MacKinnon made was to diversify the company's offerings, supplementing the Yale line with other products besides forklifts. Today, MacKinnon Equipment sells, services and rents Genie aerial lifts, Taylor-Dunn commuter vehicles, Factory Cat floor cleaning equipment, Tico yard spotters, Princeton lift trucks, as well as Sellick forklifts and Utlev forklifts, among numerous other heavy equipment product lines.
MacKinnon Equipment now operates five dealership locations spanning Florida and Georgia with close to 150 employees. All five of the company's locations boast award-winning customer service and sales teams, factory-trained technicians and field technicians who service the greater Tampa, Sarasota, Orlando, Fort Myers, Naples, Ocala, Daytona Beach, Jacksonville, Fla., markets, as well as Macon and Albany, Ga.
A new name, same commitment
While Yale has been the backbone of the dealer's existence for the last 30 years, MacKinnon decided to rebrand the company several years ago. "Since I purchased the Tampa dealership in 1982, the Yale name has been a big part of our brand," explains MacKinnon. "My entire career has been devoted to promoting the Yale brand in some way or another, but April 1, 2011, I decided to put my name on the company, officially changing the name to MacKinnon Equipment. The new name does not affect our product line coverage or polices or our independent, family ownership. It just better reflects where we're headed and the diversity we now offer."
"We're now into our third year of the transition and it's going extremely well," adds MacKinnon. "All of our product lines are now under the MacKinnon Equipment umbrella and it works well."
Most recently, the company added JCB construction equipment (JCB) to its extensive product line up, including skid steers, backhoe loaders, excavators, telehandlers and compactors. "We're also the new ag dealer for JCB, as well," reveals MacKinnon. "Agriculture is a huge industry in Florida, first is tourism, but then there is a big agricultural market, which some people don't realize."
"We'd eventually like to be at about $50 million in JCB alone, with a 10 percent market share goal," adds MacKinnon. "But it's hard work, people aren't sitting on their doorstep waiting for you to show up; it takes time and persistence, but if you keep on keeping on, eventually you'll get there."
It comes back to culture
In rejuvenating a once failing company and restoring it with new products, MacKinnon says developing a strong company culture has been pivotal to success. "Everything we do is about people," he stresses. "We're a family-oriented company and that reflects in our culture; how we've developed as individuals and how we treat one another, our expectations and the dialogue in which we communicate."
MacKinnon conducts extensive annual reviews with all employees at least once a year. "Our people know where they stand with us, because our relationships with them are very important to us," he shares. "We have a core management team of about 30 people and it's a winning team. We've won all kinds of awards, but it's these hardworking individuals who have earned them. We might not be the biggest in the business, but I'd put our people up against just about anyone."
Although the name has changed, the dealership's commitment to delivering an outstanding experience backed by diverse products and service remains the same, netting MacKinnon Equipment & Services a rock-solid reputation for 32 years and counting.


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We had a day of high winds coinciding with a high tide, followed by rain. It started with blue(ish) skies and an angry sea.
Then the skies darkened though by then the tide was going out.
It didn't have the best effect on our beach - before:
What a difference three weeks makes. There is a great deal of head scratching and muttering going on. It may not be Sandy but the beach is no longer sandy, the waves have washed the sand out of the shingle.


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Relais Pierret residence is at the first floor of the Pierret building in Rome, at Piazza di Spagna (Spanish Steps). A marvellous position in Rome to spend your time in the very heart of the city centre. It has 5 double bed rooms, 2 triple bedrooms and 1 quadruple bedroom. The size of our double bedrooms is roughly 25 square metres bathroom included. The rooms are fully equipped with antique furniture, air conditioning, satellite TV, fridge, liquid crystal television and safe.
The size of our suite for 4 people is 50 square metres. It has 2 separated double bedrooms and 2 bathrooms. Just one of the two bathrooms has also the shower. This suite has the view over the Spanish square and there is a balcony looking over the square in one of the two rooms.
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Should the world succumb to an undead apocalypse, a British zombie plan reveals that the country's Cabinet Office will be in charge of restoring humanity to its former glory.
In response to a Freedom of Information request, the Ministry of Defense gave a brief explanation of what would occur should zombies rise from the grave and take over the planet. According to the Telegraph, the tongue-in-cheek response puts the fate of the world on the Cabinet Office's shoulder.
The British zombie plan is detailed as follows:
"In the event of an apocalyptic incident (e.g. zombies), any plans to rebuild and return England to its pre-attack glory would be led by the Cabinet Office, and thus any pre-planning activity would also taken place there.
"The Ministry of Defence's role in any such event would be to provide military support to the civil authorities, not take the lead. Consequently, the Ministry of Defence holds no information on this matter."
Today Online reports this isn't the first time British authorities have responded to a request regarding how the government plans to operate during a zombie apocalypse.
Bristol city officials revealed what would happen during an invasion of the undead. In addition to providing medical care for anyone attacked during a zombie outbreak, officials said the government would keep citizens up to date on the situation through the use of code words on radio and television.
The United States government also has its own zombie apocalypse plan should such an event ever take place. The Huffington Post reports the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention launched the "Preparedness 101: Zombie Apocalypse" campaign in place for those seeking information on what to do in case of an emergency.
"If you are generally well equipped to deal with a zombie apocalypse you will be prepared for a hurricane, pandemic, earthquake, or terrorist attack,If you are generally well equipped to deal with a zombie apocalypse you will be prepared for a hurricane, pandemic, earthquake, or terrorist attack," Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response director Dr. Ali Khan said.
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I didn't see the original broadcast, but this clip was repeated on Whisletest sometime in the mid-'80s (during the Mark Ellen/Andy Kershaw years). At that time I knew very little about Pil apart from maybe recent hits like "Rise". I'd never seen a group playing like their lives depended on it before, and I remember being utterly gobsmacked by Keith Levine's deft, almost violent, approach to synth-playing. As the clip finished I suddenly realised I'd been holding my breath.
I'm not sure when and where I saw this clip, originally broadcast on one of Granada's regional shows, but it was my first exposure to the music of Joy Division, viewed without any knowledge of their history or growing legendary status, nor any inkling of the dark, tragic story attached to the lead singer. I wasn't as immediately blown-apart by the music, but the image of the group on those raised podiums, so starkly intense and transfixed by their own sound, (plus the singer's rather curious dancing technique) is the first image that comes to mind whenever I think about Joy Division.
The Southbank Show did a documentory on the Velvet Underground in 1986. I'm not sure if I'd even heard of the group at this point, but I would always make a point of watching the programme when they were covering music. This one totally hooked me into the sound and mythology of the Velvets. It looks like the whole thing is now up on youtube, although this section, with it's evocative description of the creative tensions that spawned "Sister Ray", made a particularly heavy impact on my young mind.
To finish (for now), here's one that was actually a current, brand new track at the time. Again I have Whistletest to thank for playing this video and thus irrevocably cementing my love for Mantronik and electro-flavoured '80s hip-hop in general.


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The Tekota Levelwind Series Reels are the end result of research, feedback, and time spent on the water. It is definitely evident when you look at what the new Tekota family offers. Tekota reels give anglers comfort, durability, and features that make fishing adventures easy and more enjoyable. The Tekota line of reels are engineered for the long run with a die-cast frame, sturdy power handle with Septon* grip, oversized clicker and cross-bar forward design for easy access to the spool. The Tekota levelwind series comes in four sizes. There are also two line counter versions as well. If you are tired of the reels that don't make it through the season, try the Tekota -- they are definitely built to last!
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Hey! Hope you're doing great! I just wanted to share some resources which can raise your awareness on the extraordinary power that your daily diet & lifestyle choices can make in your mind, body & soul. Take time and watch one each day if you feel inspired to upgrade your life rapidly. It all starts … Continue reading The Keys to Longevity, Mental Clarity & Better Mood
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Yesterday morning I attended a seminar with the Engagement Expert Niklas Delmar. (check out more about Niklas here) This is what I've learned: According to Gallup (in Sweden): * 16 % are engaged at work * 73 % are disengaged at work * 11 % are actively disengaged at work Documentary to watch: The Swedish … Continue reading Talk with Engagement Expert Niklas Delmar
Overview of the Immediate Success Program
Success (my definition) = Making a decision towards a goal that you care deeply about 1. Find Your Path - Know Yourself - Define Your Mountaintop * Acknowledge the Integrity Gap vs. Medicate the feeling of the Integrity Gap/cognitive dissonance * Define what Success means to you vs. Follow Society's Definition of Success * Find Your … Continue reading Overview of the Immediate Success Program
The Starting Point
"Desire is the starting point of all achievement, not a hope, not a wish, but a keen pulsating desire which transcends everything." - Napoleon Hill Many times it has felt as if I have stood in a valley looking up at countless mountain tops, trying to discern and decide which mountain to climb. But how … Continue reading The Starting Point
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The cause to many of our problems are deeper that the symptoms on the surface. The Root Cause to Addiction = Isolation *** Science focuses on what we can see. When scientist can not "look under the hood" of things and SEE what's actually happening concretely, it's all WO-WOO to them. The cool thing is that … Continue reading New Tools – New Truths
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"Impossible is just a big word thrown around by small men and women who find it easier to live in the world they've been given than to explore the power they have to change it." - Muhammad Ali
When robots can do what we can do… What should we do?
I think... Many mechanical & logical problems will be solved, but our "illogical" human problems... will still have to solved by... yes, by US. I mean... We will still be addicted to certain foods, comfort & stimulation. We will still have our pre-conditioned human tendencies that we have to work with. I was at a … Continue reading When robots can do what we can do… What should we do?
The 3 Step Transformation Formula
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How to Cultivate Authentic Grit
Hey! Have you noticed that some people are super passionate and work really hard to achieve unbelievable goals. They never give up and they see every challenge as a stepping stone to their success. It seems like these people have some kind of tirelessness to them. They just go! So, they've got something Angela Lee … Continue reading How to Cultivate Authentic Grit
A Few Simple Principles & Goals (what could be more important?)
What if we focused our entire lives on cultivating these qualities of character? 1. Do our very best whatever we do 2. Be honest to ourselves & others 3. Be kind to ourselves & others What if we lived every day of our lives in pursuit of these principles? What would our life look like? … Continue reading A Few Simple Principles & Goals (what could be more important?)