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This poem is based upon a writing exercise, taking inspiration from a random poem in a poetry anthology. The first two lines in my poem are the last two lines in Deryn Rees Jones' poem, "What It's Like To Be Alive".
A watermark held up to the light.
A boat rowed over the edge of the world.
How events can change us irrevocably,
the music of our past chiming every hour
like a grandfather clock, chopping up the silence,
taking us back to when we thought we knew how to live.
Maybe it comes down to those moments
when we are present, when we pay attention to the world:
to the way the light catches the electric blue of the dragonfly,
hovering like an echo, both still and all movement,
the smell of the yellow gorse flowers catching in your throat,
the softness of your hand in mine.
When we are old and have less need to speak,
what will we best remember? The orchestras that shaped us,
or the birdsong hanging amongst the leaves?
And if our memories start to scatter into the wind
like dandelion clocks, what are we left with but our bodies,
holding onto each other in the night, our breath without words,
living our days looking towards the sun.
Monday, 31 October 2011
Posted by Mark Sargeant at 16:13
4 comments:
- Cynthia said...
It's good to see you back!
Your poem is beautiful with so many lovely images. I love "And if our memories start to scatter into the wind like dandelion clocks, what are we left with..." and "the smell of yellow gorse flowers catching in your throat,the softness of your hand in mine."
This poem catches in my throat. Thank you.....Cynthia
- 31 October 2011 at 19:42
I haven't visited for a while but am glad I have today - great poem.
- 8 November 2011 at 15:02
- Mark Sargeant said...
Thank you both for stopping by and for your kind words. I'm glad you enjoyed it.
- 9 November 2011 at 17:38
- Susannah said...
Really strong writing!
I especially liked. . .
"the music of our past chiming every hour
like a grandfather clock, chopping up the silence,"
Keep them coming Mark! :-)
- 9 November 2011 at 18:22
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Sollers Point
Sollers Point
Ελληνική Πρεμιέρα / Greek Premiere
Μυθοπλασία / Fiction, ΗΠΑ, Γαλλία / USA, France 2017, 101 ́ DCP, Έγχρ. / Color, Με ήχο / Sound, Αγγλικά / English
Σκηνοθεσία / Direction Matt Portereld, Σενάριο / Screenplay Matt Portereld, Φωτογραφία / Cinematography Shabier Kirchner, Μοντάζ / Editing Marc Vives, Ηθοποιοί / Cast McCaul Lombardi Jim Belushi, Zazie Beetz ,Παραγωγός / Producer Jordan Mintzer, Gabrielle Dumon, Προέλευση ταινίας / Film Source The Bureau Sales
On probation and living in his father's house after a year of incarceration, 24-year-old Keith navigates his deeply stratified Baltimore neighborhood in search of work and something to give his life new meaning. Though the outside world provides its own share of threats, Keith's greatest enemies are the demons he harbors within.
Matt Portereld
Matt Porterfield has written and directed four feature films, Hamilton (2006), Putty Hill (2011), I Used to Be Darker (2013) and Sollers Point. His work is in the permanent collection of the Museum of Modern Art and the Harvard Film Archive and has screened at the Whitney Biennial, the Walker Arts Center, Centre Pompidou, Cinemathèque Française, and film festivals such as Sundance, the Berlinale, and South by Southwest. In 2016, he co-produced and co-wrote Gaston Solnicki's first fiction feature, Kékszakállú.


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APC Lagos governorship primary: NWC says exercise to begin all over
THE All Progressives Congress' National Working Committee (NWC) committee on the Lagos governorship primary election, says the voting exercise which had held in over 300 wards of the state was null and void.
According to TheCable, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, supported by former Governor of Lagos State, Bola Tinubu — and by extension almost all Lagos State's federal and state lawmakers — was leading the incumbent governor, Akinwumi Ambode, in all the local council areas that had been announced, before Clement Ebiri, chairman of the APC NWC committee announced that the exercise would start all over.
"We have to be careful because of the political tension in the state… we have to do things right. Lagos state is so important to us," Ebiri said.
"We want a victory that will be credible, and will be in line with the guidelines and rules… We are ready to go to the field now so that at the end of the day, we won't be accused of being partisan. We are now ready to hit the ground running.
"We have the electoral materials here but considering the Lagos situation, traffic and all, we will wait on the national office for action. The stage is set and the election will begin anytime from now. We will let you know as soon as officials come to get materials."
Prior to Ebiri's announcement, Sanwo-Olu was almost going to be announced the Lagos APC governorship candidate. Even Ambode's deputy, Idiat Adebule, ditched him and voted for Sanwo-Olu
"The party has chosen a man and it is that man that I will support and follow," Adebule told newsmen after casting her vote at ward A and D in Iba local council development area on Tuesday.
It is not clear why Tinubu abandoned Ambode whose praises he had sung in several public events in the past. On Monday, both Tinubu and Ambode were at the Aso Rock presidential villa, as President Muhammadu Buhari tried to mediate between the two men, but the intervention did not yield any different result.
As the direct primaries kicked off across all the wards and local council areas of Lagos State on Tuesday, unconfirmed videos and images shared on the social media suggest that Sanwo-Olu could be cruising to a landslide victory.
According to TheCable whose reporters are monitoring the direct primaries across several of the voting centers, events are looking quite bleak for Ambode.
For instance, in Amuwo-Odofin Ward A, Ambode polled just five votes while Sanwo-Olu garnered 2001 votes. The scenario is the same at Alimisho LGA, Ward E2, where Sanwo-Olu had 9,860 to Ambode's 20.
Ward G2 Lagos Island:
Sanwo-Olu 1,584
Ambode 22
Oshodi Afariogun Ward D2:
Sanwo-Olu 5,557
Ambode 44
Ward E, Orile-Agege:
Sanwo-Olu 454
Ambode 0https://t.co/QymDQUdchp #LagosAPCPrimaries
— TheCable (@thecableng) October 2, 2018
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As more people become aware and concerned about the impact our modern lifestyle has on our planet, there's been a greater push for green living. If you're trying to live a greener lifestyle, surrounding yourself with people who feel the same can make it easier. From top-notch recycling programs to alternative energy sources, here are some of the greenest cities in the United States.
San Francisco
San Francisco has consistently ranked as one of the greenest cities in the U.S. Long before the green movement even had a name, John Muir founded the Sierra Club in San Francisco in 1892. Today the city is known for its incredible recycling program. Around 80 percent of waste gets diverted away from landfills and into recycling centers thanks to directives that require separating recyclable materials. These mandates also apply to compostable materials, giving the city a strong composting process that sends natural fertilizers to farms.
Minneapolis makes the list of green cities to move to because it's one of the most bike-friendly cities in the country. Minneapolis is known for its extensive network of bikes lanes and well-used bike share programs. In fact, companies like Nice Ride MN have around 200 locations in the area and offer rental options that range from single rides to 24-hour passes. However, biking isn't the only thing that makes Minneapolis green. The city also has plenty of green buildings, like the Mall of America, which uses skylights instead of central heating to keep the building warm.
Portland has a well-earned reputation as one of the greenest cities in the country. When it comes to transportation, 25 percent of the workforce commutes by public transportation, carpool, or bicycle, and eight percent use a bicycle as their primary mode of transportation. In fact, Trucks & Parts ranks Portland as one of the greenest cities because it has the highest percentage of bicycle commuters. Additionally, there are 175 LEED-certified buildings in the city, and 33 percent of the city's energy is renewable.
With all the abundant sunshine in Honolulu, it's no surprise that this city makes the list of top green cities because of its wide adoption of solar energy technology. The U.S. Energy Information Administration estimates that around 12 percent of energy customers on Oahu have rooftop solar panels. This compares to the national average of only 0.5 percent of households. There's also a plan to start building offshore wind turbines to help the state reach its goal of generating all of its power from renewable energy sources by 2045.
Boston gets top marks as a green city because it's one of the most walkable cities in the country. Boston was built before Henry Ford developed mass production of vehicles and made them more accessible for everyone. As a result, everything you needed was within walking distance of your home, and that's still the case today. In fact, around 14.8 percent of commuters in the city walk to work.
If you're looking for a great city to move to in order to live a greener life, consider one of these top choices around the country.
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Facebook: I lose sleep over it
Postings on Social Media like Facebook & Twitter are quickly finding their way into the courtroom
Facebook sometimes keeps me up at nights. And not for the reasons you might think. While I admit that I am prone to browse my Facebook newsfeed every couple of days, and even less frequently post a picture or a thought, I wouldn't classify myself as a Facebook junkie. No, Facebook (and other social media platforms, for that matter) impairs my slumbering at times because I worry about its effect on my clients' cases. To otherwise bury my head in the sand and not have angst about the material my clients feel the need to post on their Facebook pages would render me negligent in the care of their legal matter. I learned my lesson the hard way. Let me explain by telling you about a case I once handled.
A cautionary tale:
Not too long ago, Jim called me to report that he had suffered a head injury which resulted in significant impairment of his olfactory sense. That is, he claimed that his injury caused him to lose his sense of smell. I won't go into the cause of his injury, but suffice it to say someone else's negligence caused it and liability was never a disputed issue in the case. What most certainly was at issue was the measure of his "damages." After all, how does one quantify (in dollars) what it means to a person when he can no longer smell?
Think about it. For you coffee lovers, what would your mornings be like without the distinctive smell of your java brewing as you get ready for your day? For movie lovers, can you imagine walking into a movie theater and seeing that bubbling cauldron of buttery popcorn spilling into your carton, but not being able to enjoy the aroma as you consume this favorite treat? Granted, I grew up near the stinky refineries of the Houston Ship Channel, so I can recall times as a child when I regretted that my olfactory nerve hadn't been mortally severed. But even putting aside the future prospect of not being able to smell the good (and the bad) things in life, there's a safety component too. What if my client was alone in his house and couldn't smell the fumes promulgated by a burning stove or an attic fire? Its certainly conceivable that one's sense of smell could be a life-saver in those unfortunate situations.
But hey, I promised you a story related to Facebook. And by now you're asking yourself what any of this has to do with Facebook. At the time that I filed my client's case it was not my general practice to snoop their social media pages to discern information which may be helpful or hurtful to their case. It turns out, however, that it was the practice of opposing counsel (or his paralegal) to wander around the social media pages of his adversaries. And for good reason.
Opposing counsel proceeded with taking Jim's deposition at my office. With his questions, he drilled down on exactly how Jim's purported total loss of his sense of smell was affecting his quality of life. In painstaking detail, Jim answered his questions. At the time, there was really not a conclusive medical test which could measure one's ability to smell. After all, the result of such a test would be largely controlled by the subject's subjective answers to questions. "Can you smell this? How about this? What does this smell like?" Etc.
In any event, at the conclusion of Jim's deposition, I was as convinced as ever that he had a compelling story to tell to a jury and that he would receive a substantial damage award at trial. Except…. opposing counsel innocuously sent me a subpoena for my client's Facebook page history/content one afternoon a couple of months before our trial date.
Curious, I called Jim and asked him if he had a Facebook page. Indeed, he did. After only a few minutes of browsing his page, I knew our case was in trouble. You see, Jim had commented on his page about the wonderful smell of the chocolate chip cookies coming out of his oven the night before. As I sit here now, I can still remember the temporary nausea that engulfed me as I read his comment. You can imagine how quickly that case headed south. Sure, he had also suffered a small fracture and had some medical bills that needed to be paid, but his credibility was shot.
There was no trial and only a very small settlement, which was undoubtedly paid only as a professional courtesy to me. What's the old adage? "Fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me." I'm confident this won't ever happen to me again. To be sure, if you hire me, I'm going to ask you for passwords to your social media pages. And if you post something on your pages which undermine your credibility (or mine) or could jeopardize your case, I will badger you until you take it down. I might even fire you.
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Dolphin Energy began gas production in July 2007. This unique strategic energy initiative involves the production and processing of natural gas from Qatar's North Field, and transportation of the refined gas from Ras Laffan Industrial City by a subsea pipeline across joint UAE-Qatari waters to the UAE. Al Sayegh is also the chairman of Abu Dhabi's MASDAR.


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Advisory of GSO 20170729 Concert Program Change
We hereby announce to our audience that the GSO 2016/2017 season closing concert will be conducted by Maestro Long Yu in collaboration with young pianist virtuoso Mary Anne Huntsman at the Xinghai Concert Hall on 29 July 2017. The original program Saint-Saens's Piano Concerto No.5 in F major and Berlioz's Symphonie Fantastique will be changed as the following:
Richard Strauss
Also sprach Zarathustra Op.30
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Piano Concerto No.2 in C minor, Op.18
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God Is the Source of All Authority
Philippians 2:10-11
That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth; And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
The purpose of the Father's having given the Son such great exaltation, and a "name" suitable to such a position, is that "every" person "will bow" in submission to His authority. Different groups of people will acknowledge that Jesus "is Lord" at different times. Most Christians do so at conversion, and will all do so when they see the Lord following the Rapture. Those living on the earth, along with Old Testament saints resurrected at the Second Coming, will do so at that time. Most of those living on the earth during the millennial reign of Christ will submit to Him then. At the end of the Millennium, everyone on the earth and all resurrected unbelievers "will bow" the "knee" to Jesus Christ.
Verbal confession of Jesus' Lordship will accompany symbolic physical submission. "Every" being that has a "tongue" and can speak will acknowledge Jesus as "Lord." The affirmation, "Jesus Christ is Lord," was the earliest confessional formula of the church. Jesus Christ is the real Ruler, not the Roman emperor! God will, by this universal confession, receive "glory." Jesus Christ's purpose is, always has been, and always will be to glorify "God the Father". The hope of God is that every intelligent being in his universe might proclaim openly and gladly that Jesus Christ alone has the right to reign.
The exaltation of Jesus Christ is as much a motivation for the Christian to live a life of submissive humility as is His incarnation. God will reward a life of self-denial now and in the future.
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This is part two of a two-part fiction piece featured in our summer 2019 issue. Read part one here.
THE FOLLOWING MONDAY THEY strike the Bugler again. This time the paint dries quickly and it takes Pechkin all day to scrub the monument clean. The next morning the local paper has a standalone photograph of Pechkin, soaked in sweat, kneeling before the pedestal, a plaid handkerchief tied at four corners into a pathetic improvised yarmulke to shield his bald spot from the sun. The caption reads: "Antoinette wakes up to Juneteenth surprise."
They splash the Bugler again the week following. Then three days after that. A TV crew drives up from Austin. The local paper overflows with letters to the editor; a town hall is convened. Several attendees call for a police officer to be placed next to the statue, but the police chief explains that he does not have enough officers on staff. Dr. Nowak assures the scandalized citizenry that Parks and Rec Department remains committed to the monument, and requests additional funding for paint stripper. A tall woman in heavy makeup and fashionable athletic clothes complains that her toddlers have begun finding condoms, again, at the playground that abuts Oak Ridge. Before this whole rigmarole with the Bugler, Pechkin saw to it that the condoms were gone each morning before preschoolers arrived at the playground, but maintaining the Bugler has become a full-time job and Pechkin barely has enough time to do his usual rounds.
"Y'all are wearing me out," someone says loudly, and Pechkin cranes to see an older Black woman rise from her seat two rows back from the podium where Dr. Nowak sits between the police chief and two men in suits. The woman is wearing a black felt pillbox hat with black voile pinned up with a large sparkly brooch. "Y'all are carrying on about protecting a statue Mother Jones magazine called one of the ten most racist monuments in the South, and meanwhile, my precinct needs roads, the town needs a more efficient recycling facility, and Freedmen's Memorial has received no support from the town of Antoinette. Zero. I know, I know," she raises a hand and the murmur in the room subsides, "y'all don't care about Mother Jones magazine. But y'all do care about Antoinette, as do I, and I tell you, my fellow citizens"—she emphasizes the word fellow—"it doesn't look good right now. Undignified is all. A lot of nonsense is all."
"Thank you, Councilwoman, that'll be all," says one of the civilian men next to Dr. Nowak, and someone in the audience sniggers. Dr. Nowak and the three men all rise to indicate that the town hall is adjourned, and Pechkin realizes there are no other Black people in the room.
"Councilwoman Johnson's timing is inappropriate, as always," Dr. Nowak tells Pechkin when he meets her by the exit.
"Yes, of course," agrees Pechkin. "You are working very hard, Doctor."
This is all very confusing to him, the town hall, that anachronistic Black woman dressed like Marilyn Monroe from the movies.
"Excuse me, Doctor. That vogue woman in hat. She said Freed Man Memorial receives zero support. About what memorial she means?"
"The re-interment," Dr. Nowak says. "Something to do with slavery. The African-American community wanted the memorial to be downtown, but there was some resistance to that. Understandably." Her many eyes roll in unison. "The city did pay for putting them in the segregated cemetery across the tracks and it paid for the grave markers. And now we are supposed to maintain it. I was going to tell you later, once you've established a routine. It's not a priority. Especially not now."
THAT SATURDAY AT THE supermarket Pechkin is studying bean cans as he walks down the canned vegetables aisle and, paying no attention to oncoming traffic, he rams Councilwoman Johnson's grocery cart with his.
"Oy, oh my, I am so sorry," he says. "Madame Councilwoman, forgive me please."
Up close she is even more astonishing. She must be at least ten years his senior but she is wearing a tight-fitting black knee-length dress and stockings—stockings in the summer, in Texas!—and a different hat, this one ivory-colored with a purple butterfly embroidered on the side. Not Marilyn Monroe: a Bolshoi Theater prima, he thinks. A Fabergé egg. She looks him up and down and says:
"Ah. I recognize you. You're the janitor assigned to clean our—hallowed— Confederate statues. Good day," and she yanks her cart backward and pushes past him.
"Yes—thank you Madame—excuse me, excuse me, I must to ask."
She stops, turns.
"I hear an accent. New to Antoinette? Where are you from?"
He has only ever spoken to a Black woman twice in his life: the first time in the early '80s, before Varya was born, when he was assigned to give a tour of the Tretyakov to a group of African students from Patrice Lumumba University, and the second when he landed at Dallas Fort Worth and the passport control officer who allowed him into America was a Black woman. Before the Councilwoman he feels kind of the way he felt at passport control: tiny, insignificant, shy like an elementary school boy. But he must ask, this is his chance.
"Moscow, Madame. Excuse me, I must to ask about Freed Man. It is statue? I must to clean it too? They just tell me. Doctor Nowak. But I don't know where. I must to see it, please, Madame Councilwoman. Can you show me?"
He can feel her inventory his appearance methodically, north to south: his balding head, his nose hair, his striped polo tucked into a pair of cargo shorts, his hairy legs in white socks and brown leather sandals. Then she peers into his cart: bottles of kefir and two baguettes and a bag of potatoes, a pale northern palette. Her own cart is a riot of leafy greens and some kind of fruit he doesn't recognize and large vermillion slabs of meat; he spots two bottles of red wine with yellow kangaroo labels behind a box of granola.
"Okay, Rooski, I'll show you. Tomorrow after I bring Mr. Johnson home from church. Three o'clock? I'll meet you at the parking lot outside the supermarket. Have a blessed day. Oh, and welcome to Antoinette."
THE COUNCILWOMAN NARRATES ANTOINETTE'S East Side from behind the wheel of her white Cadillac sedan in hopscotch sentences.
"This is our Boys and Girls Club. This is where our English teacher used to live. This is where our first Black school used to be. They burned it down. This house, this man, he died, that's historical. This is a church, we got too many churches. This is a crack area. This is the former pastor of that church down here, this used to be his house."
This is Pechkin's first time on this side of the tracks. Deputations of wooden porchless homes look away from him, backyard weeds grow tall. No flagstone sidewalks here, no landscaped rows of regal live oaks, no quaint antique stores selling enameled thimbles and porcelain-faced dolls—no shops at all. Iridescent slime fills deep potholes; he imagines alligators. The Councilwoman navigates the beaten streets in a navy pantsuit with pearl buttons and a cream-and-navy cloche hat with a pearl pin shaped like a daisy. He realizes, with admiration, that the pearls match the car.
People in passing cars honk at the white Cadillac and the Councilwoman waves back.
"This is another church. You don't see any supermarkets, though, do you? You read The Guardian? There was a good article a couple months ago about food apartheid. That's what we got here. Because the system is rigged. So many Black farmers in the county but the whites get all the subsidies. No one is investing in our health. Physical or mental. Oh, that's our funeral home director, hang on, I gotta tell him something." She slows down and leans out the window. "Hey Mr. D!"
"How y'all doin' Miss Rose?"
"Oh just fine thank you. But listen, I need you to stop putting glass in your recycling. It's plastic one and two and cardboard only around here. Like it always was."
"Okay Miss Rose."
She rolls up the window. "Same darn thing for six years. That's when we got the facility. Some people never learn. And I'm the one who gets in trouble. Okay, here we go."
She takes a sharp turn into a metal gate flung open. Above it, wrought iron rods twist into the words HOMEGOING FIELD. Beyond it, a nearly treeless expanse, flat and wide, fenced in chain link, flanked by pastureland. As they drive through the cemetery's unevenly paved paths, the Councilwoman continues the tour without changing her tone.
"That used to be one of our Spanish teachers. That's my mother and father and two twin brothers over there. That's a boy got killed by the cops in Dallas. That's a young man got killed by the cops in Louisiana. That's Mr. Jackson, he founded the first Black school in Antoinette, the one they burned down. That's his mother over there, she was the first educated woman in her family. That's a boy that was one of our talented football players, was going off to college but got into some sort of drugs, I don't know, they killed him."
Notes from the underground, Pechkin thinks—but what strikes him the most are the flowers. Technicolor silk roses, neon plastic carnations, silk violets of extraterrestrial blue frame hem every tombstone, and there are also teddy bears and half-melted candles and the kind of little ceramic angels his aunts back in Russia displayed in their holiday crystal cabinets and what to Pechkin looks like bags of candy. The graveyard is messily, unabashedly alive. No such frivolousness in Oak Ridge. At the end farthest from the entrance the Councilwoman stops the car and turns off the engine.
"Okay, here it is. Freedmen's Memorial. Come on." They step outside.
Twenty-four flat square grave markers flush to the grass like stepping stones. Arranged in a rectangle. Each stone about as wide as Pechkin's feet are long. The etched inscriptions read: "Unknown Infant." "Unknown Child." "Unknown Adult." No plastic flowers. Grass grows between them, creeps over them, insatiable.
Flat grave markers in general unsettle Pechkin. There are a few at Oak Ridge, in the newer parts of the cemetery. In Russia all grave markers were raised, most were vertical, like his parents' and his wife's. Flat markers flush with the ground remind Pechkin of that scene from "Schindler's List" in which the Nazis pave a road with Jewish tombstones. All the "unknowns" at Freedmen's Memorial make him think of the cenotaph to the Unknown Soldier beside the Kremlin, the one with the Eternal Flame. No flame here, not even a sign.
"What happened?" he says.
"What happened?" she repeats, as if she has never thought about it before. "Let's see. A few years back there was a drought. The big reservoir they built in the '80s receded quite a bit and they found remains of two enslaved children. Or maybe sharecropper children, but they were working for the same Mississippi planter who had brought them all here. So. Anyhow, they dug and found more remains. Children mostly, a couple adults. Antoinette is the nearest town to the reservoir. We wanted them buried in Antoinette. The town said they had no room downtown. Of course. So. Here they are."
Her voice grows quieter, her sentences fray, until it's just the fence chinking in the wind. On the other side of the fence, cattle graze in slow sun. Pechkin notes: no birds.
"That reservoir," the Councilwoman says, after a silence. "No one knows if they knew about the cemetery or not when they built it. The Army Corps of Engineers. They ought to keep track of such things. But maybe they don't. Maybe it's the same old nonsense. Some people won't have none of our memories, only their own, you know what I'm sayin'? Memory is a strange thing. For example." She tilts her head and her gaze wanders toward the cow pasture and sort of beyond it. "My grandfather on my mother's side was lynched just south of here. My mother used to show us that tree when we were kids. And then they cut it down. And I never even took a picture of it. Was it an oak tree? A maple tree? I don't remember."
She adjusts her hat and looks straight at him.
"Anyway, I showed you. Now, you will come and maintain it for us or what?"
Pechkin doesn't know what to do with what he just heard. This is so intimate, so foreign to him. Sure, one of his great-uncles was killed under Stalin before he was born, but so many people were killed back then, and Pechkin and the rest of his family did very well in Moscow. What would it have been like if he had grown up in Siberia next to the camps, if his mother had pointed them out to him on their walks from school in early winter when young snow hushed all in purple evening darkness, and if then one day the camps had just poof, disappeared?
Then it occurs to him that he used to pass by the Lubyanka KGB headquarters almost weekly, and who was to say that his great-uncle hadn't been among the thousands of people tortured and maybe murdered in its dungeons? What's that metro station called? Still Lubyanka, isn't it? And then there is Revolution Square, where he used to buy roses for his wife's birthday every year from that nice lady vendor beneath the exquisite Florentine mosaics. And Ilyich Square, named after Lenin's patronymic, a fabulous, streamlined design of red and white marble and labradorite... And Pechkin realizes that he had never paid any attention to these placenames, because when you are constantly and irrevocably surrounded, doomed to daily encounters with the infernal, you shut these things down, stop noticing them, disappear their politics, transmute them into something else—a flower vendor, a mural, an example of beautiful décor—otherwise you'll just go insane, otherwise you will not survive.
The Councilwoman is looking at him, head cocked, waiting.
"Yes Madame. Yes, I will come and maintain."
After they get in the car he summons the courage to ask if she wishes the tree had not been cut down. The Councilwoman doesn't respond. Maybe she can't hear him. He is ashamed to ask again, ashamed to have asked in the first place. In silence they drive out of Homegoing Field, past the churches and the burned-down school, and then, as the Cadillac rattles over the railroad tracks, she says, "I don't know."
"Excuse me, what, Madame?"
"I said I don't know. The tree." She keeps her eyes on the road, her hands on the steering wheel. In the late afternoon light he can see drops of perspiration on her chin, two long coarse grey hairs on her lower jaw. He remembers how his wife would study her chin in the bathroom mirror for stray hairs, thrusting her bottom lip up in a way that was so unattractive and so endearing at once. "I think—for me? For me, yes, I would want to show my children. But I don't know if I would want my children to see it."She pulls into the supermarket parking lot and he opens the door and steps out, turns toward her and, holding open the passenger door of the Cadillac with one hand, says, "Thank you, Madame Councilwoman." For some reason, he can't tell why, he bows. He feels so inadequate, so bereft. And he thinks of the art deco vine and the grackles in the live oaks and he imagines how consoling it would be to stand under those trees before the marble majesty of the Commander's obelisk with this beautiful, beautiful woman, this regal dame, the most noble lady of Antoinette.
"Madame, it is my great honor to very respectfully invite you to visit one very calming and beautiful memorial to a very noble Commander very close to here in Oak Ridge Cemetery," and she looks at him from under the brim of her hat with eyes suddenly so much deeper than anything he'd ever seen, layers of grief and revulsion, and a color he has seen no piece of art convey, deeper and older than anything he has ever seen, deeper than the stone vines growing out of the Commander's heart. She says nothing to him, nothing at all, and he knows that he must now very gently shut the car door.


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As a project manager, you juggle the timelines and budgets for a team of creatives, developers, as well as a full roster of clients. Moving from project to project while knowing that the accountability for their success rests on your shoulders can make it hard to relax. Once you check one thing off of your to-do list, there are seemingly three more to take its place.
Here are five tips to help reduce stress and get things done:
No matter how big the problem seems, remember that this isn't heart surgery.
Don't get me wrong, what we do at a creative agency is important. While it may seem like the website you are working on is life threatening, believe me, it isn't.
Don't be afraid to tell someone you'll touch base with them later.
It is very easy to promise the moon to someone, but most people will understand if you are too busy at the moment to address their needs.
Break down your tasks into bite size pieces.
It can be really easy to get overwhelmed by a long list. First, prioritize your list by importance and time sensitivity. A shorter list is less intimidating even if it contains the most difficult tasks. Next, if you are still having trouble checking things off, don't hesitate to delegate some of the responsibilities to other people on your team if they have a lighter work load.
Avoid "What if" Thinking
After a series of unfortunate events, it is in our nature to deconstruct the timeline leading up to your predicament. Instead of heading down the slippery slope of "if I had only (insert 20/20 hindsight here)", face the problem at hand and do your best to get it resolved.
You don't have to light incense and chant "Om" in the lotus position. Clearing your mind can be as simple as organizing your desk, doodling for a minute or two, or even walking outside to take a few deep breaths of fresh air.
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If you have experienced significant flooding, leaky walls, or cracks in the floor or foundation of your property, you likely will require the assistance of a professional basement waterproofing contractor to keep your house protected. There are a variety of choices of repairs and services to get to the source of the problem. First, you should investigate the exterior of your home to see if you can determine what the source of the water is. You should check all of your property's gutters and drainage systems to make certain that everything is working properly.
Your property should be built in a way that encourages the flow of water away from the exterior walls. Having proper drainage systems is an important way to keep your home dry. The windows in the bottom level of your property should be at ground level. Your should take preventative measures to ensure that any water issues that are stemming from downspouts and gutters are stopped, so you don't end up spending money on basement waterproofing services if you do not actually need them. Also, maintain your gutters and downspouts as much as you can. Staying on top of maintenance could end up saving you hundreds, even thousands of dollars.
When considering basement waterproofing services, you should get written estimates from a few, at least three, different contractors. It is important that you get estimates to determine what the problem may be. You want to choose a company that will provide you with a thorough evaluation of the interior and exterior of your property and a detailed estimate of all of the services that you will need. Each situation is unique, so not all projects will be the same. Every water issue is unique, so a solution should be customized to your specific situation. There are a variety of solutions out there, so take the time to research different companies, and make sure you get the outcome that you need.


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I have been thinking about a range of relationships between taekwon-do and my own discipline area of psychology. Today's thoughts are built around the idea that fundamental movements are the words of taekwon-do, sequences of fundamental movements form phrases and sentences (e.g step sparring, where there are small structured conversations through to free sparring where there is an ongoing dialogue) and patterns are exemplar formal writing – the sonnets of taekwon-do, where choice of movements, the way they are put together, the underlying symbolic structure, the philosophical tone, the grace and coreography are all part of a carefully crafted and deeply meaningful story.
In considering fundamental movements as words, it occurs to me that the movements within fundamental movements are like phonemes and syllables – so that the way we turn our foot at the execution of a turning kick or side kick, or the way that we move our hips through various hand techniques are like pronunciation of individual syllables or sounds. If I lisp, it will affect the way I say certain words, how I put together certain sentences, and whether or not I am able to speak in a way that is correct or easily understood. If I don't turn my foot properly on executing certain taekwon-do techniques, it will permeate through all my taekwon-do movements.
Another parallel with language relates to the concpet of universal generative grammar.
Reinforcement – can only say things that have been said before
Generative grammar, abstract rules – can say an infinite variety of things that are understandable by other native speakers who have the same ruleset.
Syntax – the way things are put together – applications can lead on or can be sterile
In understanding foreign languages – the difficult part is to identify word boundaries. When you speak word-by-word, it is very stilted and often doesn't make sense. When you speak fluently, the words flow together so that the boundaries between words are indistinct. If you look at the sound spectrum of spoken speech it is still the greatest challenge in speech recognition software to recognise word boundaries. Speaking to a speech recognition system requires you to calibrate the system very very closely to your own speech and to use a very closed vocabulary.


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This month we're talking Hollywood Secrets. Two Hollywood insiders agreed to join us on one condition -- that we disguise their voices. Our insiders tell us all about the dark underbelly of the entertainment industry. Who's cool? Who's an asshole? We get dirt on Ellen Degeneres and Jimmy Fallon, and hear a Mario Lopez story that goes straight to the gut. Filmmaker and Los Angeles legend Dennis Woodruff joins us to talk about his career as a DIY filmmaker and his encounters with David Lynch. Then, Michael gets a rump reading from bottom reader Maggie Mistery. What's a rump reading? It's like a palm reading using your butt instead of your palm! PLUS your calls and music by the amazing Rich Devletian.
The guys are joined by film composer and orchestrator Scott Smalley, who tells us all about what it's like being part of an alien breeding program. Director Justin Gaar of the new Netflix documentary 'Curse of the Man Who Sees UFOs' joins us to talk about the film, and his interactions with the UFO community. Franky gets booed after an insensitive John Denver joke. PLUS actor Sam Elliott calls in to talk about his abduction experience. And of course live score provided by the amazing Rich Devletian.


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Studio 52 is a community artist space located in the heart of Allston, and is proud to support the Boston music scene and local artist community.
Studio 52 Spotlight: STL GLD
What Studio 52 Says: Boston based hip-hop crew STL GLD consist of emcee Moe Pope and producer The Arcitype, and together they have cultivated a sound that blends old school hip-hop flow, modern beats with old school roots, and gritty real life topics. Rapping about everything from fatherhood and relationships to drugs and overdoses while collaborating with a number of artists — some well outside of their genre — listeners are always kept guessing as to what's coming next. These guys have been a pivotal piece of the Boston hip-hop scene since the early 2000s, predating the creation of STL GLD. Both Pope and Arcitype are Boston Music Award-winning acts on their own, STL GLD itself has been nominated for "Best Hip Hop Act" for the past two years, and they'll be performing at the 2017 BMAs at The House of Blues on December 7. But hey, why wait a month for one of Boston's best hip-hop acts? Catch them tonight (November 3) at Oberon in Cambridge with One in the Chamber Orchestra and Cliff Notez, a performance that will show off the sounds of STL GLD like none they have ever played. — Trevor McSweeney, Studio 52.
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Here's a recipe for Golden Paste to assist you dog with pain management!
You may have heard of the benefits of turmeric for your dog which include:
- It's a powerful antioxidant
- It's a natural and effective anti-inflammatory
- It may help prevent and assist with certain cancer treatments
- It protects the liver from toxins
- And much more!
How To Make Turmeric Golden Paste For Dogs
Australian veterinarian Dr Doug English has seen great results with a turmeric recipe he developed called Golden Paste. Here is his recipe:
Golden Paste Ingredients:
- ½ cup organic turmeric powder (Make sure it's organic turmeric powder to be sure it contains lots of curcumin)
- 1 to 1 ½ cups filtered water
- 1 ½ teaspoons freshly ground black pepper (Grind organic black peppercorns in a coffee grinder or magic bullet)
- ¼ cup organic cold pressed virgin olive or coconut oil (Coconut oil is a great choice because it also has great health benefits)
Golden Paste Directions:
Mix the turmeric with the oil in a pan. Heat slowly allowing the Turmeric to infuse with the oil.
Start with 1 cup water and add more only if needed.
Stir the liquid on medium/low heat and in about 7 to 10 minutes, it should form a thick paste.
If your paste looks watery, just add a bit more turmeric and heat it for another couple of minutes.
Once you've got a paste, add the pepper then stir it very well.
Allow the mixture to cool, then place it in a jar with a lid and store it in your fridge. Ideally, you should store the paste for no more than two weeks … after that, you'll want to make a fresh batch.
Giving Turmeric Golden Paste To Your Dog
You can add the Golden Paste directly to your dog's meals by mixing it with some water. Most dogs don't mind the taste at all!
Start with about ¼ to ½ tsp, depending on the size of your dog. You can increase the amount from there, up to about a Tablespoon per day for larger dogs.
TIP: Turmeric leaves the body quickly, so it's best to feed smaller amounts a few times a day.
However – please note the following cautions when giving Turmeric paste to your dog
~ Talk to your holistic vet first if you have any concerns about whether turmeric is right for your dog.
~ While it's generally considered safe, there are a few things to consider.
~ It can interact with other medications, especially NSAIDs and blood thinning drugs.
~ For a patient undergoing cancer treatment, it may interfere with certain cancer drugs.
~ High doses have also been known to cause liver problems so please do not exceed the dose in the hopes of a better result.
~ Turmeric should not be used during pregnancy as it may cause premature uterus contractions leading to miscarriage.


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We are searching for Java developers to join Comcast(Smart Network Platform Team) who is using cutting edge cloud technology and java core frameworks in their platform to help provide their customers accurate real-time data to help influence their business decisions.
Employees at all levels are expect to:
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- Own the customer experience-think and act in ways that put our customers first, give them seamless digital options at every touchpoint,and make them promoters of our products and services
- Know your stuff-be enthusiastic learners, users and advocates of our game-changing technology, products and services, especially our digital tools and experiences
- Win as a team-make big things happen by working together and being open to new ideas
- Be an active part of the Net Promoter System-a way of working that brings more employee and customer feedback into the company-by joining huddles, making call backs and helping us elevate opportunities to do better for our customers
- Drive results and growth
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Have the ability and motivation to own and drive products/features from inception to production delivery including requirements gathering, architectural design and documentation, software implementation, quality assurance, and production deployment and monitoring.
Have all round experience in developing and delivering micro-services applications within highly scalable distributed systems.
Responsible for design and development of application using Java frameworks such as Spring, JPA, and JUnit.
Should implement complex algorithms in a scalable fashion with a foundation on test driven development.
Ability to write Java based middle layer orchestration between various components on web services stack via REST or JMS.
Work closely with product and project managers, user interaction designers, and other software engineers to develop new product offerings and improve existing ones.
Core competency in Java frameworks, databases, and distributed systems, including data storage and management, messaging (queues/topics), searching, scheduling, logging, serialization, and modeling technologies.
Proficiency in Core Java and Cloud environments
Familiarity with dependency injection, Concurrency, Spring
Familiarity with JDBC API / Databases like MySQL, Elastic, Cassandra
Knowledge of graph databases
Experience in using file formats like XML, JSON, Avro, and Parquet
Knowledge of ElasticSearch, real-time data processing using Spark/Kafka and Cloud based deployment.
Have experience in agile development methodologies, e.g. Scrum, Kanban.
Having experience in Network Engineering is a plus.
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- Bachelors Degree or Equivalent
- Computer Science, Engineering
- Generally requires 2-5 years related experience
- Authorization to work in the US is required
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- Analyzes and determines integration needs.
- Evaluates and plans software designs, test results and technical manuals.
- Reviews literature, patents, and current practices relevant to the solution of assigned projects.
- Programs new software, web applications and supports new applications under development and the customization of current applications.
- Edits and reviews technical requirements documentation.
- Works with Quality Assurance team to determine if applications fit specification and technical requirements.
- Displays knowledge of engineering methodologies, concepts, skills, and their application in the area of specified engineering specialty.
- Displays knowledge of, and ability to apply, process design and redesign skills.
- Displays in-depth knowledge of, and ability to apply, project management skills.
- Consistent exercise of independent judgment and discretion in matters of significance.
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How to Fix Internet Explorer Browser Problemsby George Lawrence J.D.
While Internet Explorer may be one of the most popular Internet browsers, it's not perfect. Problems take the form of being unable to surf the Internet, browsing at a very slow rate despite your broadband connection, or simply failing to launch all together. These problems may be frustrating, but typically, they are fixable without having to re-install the browser.
Step 1
Scan your computer with your antivirus or anti-spyware tools to remove any malicious software. Restart your computer after the scan finishes.
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Disable add-ons. If you are able to launch Internet Explorer, click on the "Tools" option and select the "Programs" tab. Choose "Manage add-ons and manually disable each one.
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Reset your Internet Explorer settings. Open Internet Explorer and select the "Tools" option. Click "Internet Options" and choose the "Advanced" tab. Click "Reset" to reset IE's settings. Close the browser to save changes. Restart your browser to check if the problems have been solved.
Update Internet Explorer. If the above steps have not solved your browser trouble, try updating to the most current version of IE, if you haven't done so already. Click on the "Tools" option and choose "Windows Update" to update your browser. Restart your computer.
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text: The Good Samaritan - Seeing & Doing Tuesday, July 06, 2010 12:00 AM | David Lose | 13 Comments Facebook-twitter-g+-LinkedIN-EmailPrint I don't know if this is your situation, but I've heard this story told enough times of late that I want to share it. Your church isn't growing, and you don't know why. You've tried different evangelism programs, but none of them seem to do the trick. You've experimented with different styles of worship, but that hasn't worked either. You don't really know what's wrong, but you do know that despite your best efforts, you can't seem to stem the tide of decline that's slow enough it never quite feels like a crisis, yet relentless enough that you know it is. To make matters worse, a church a few blocks away is growing. In fact, some of your members have been there. They've come back -- the ones who came back, at least -- and told you that you should try to be more like that church. You should preach more biblical sermons, and by biblical they mean moralistic. You know this because you checked it out. You went to their Saturday evening contemporary service and experienced worship cleanly divided between thirty minutes of rock music and thirty minutes of advice on how to be a better Christian, how to resist temptation, and how to improve your relationship with God. There was no single biblical passage animating the sermon; instead, the preacher quoted a dozen or more passages -- or, not really passages, but verses -- scattered throughout Scripture. There was a lot of talk about sin and a lot of talk about God's judgment and a lot of talk about how to avoid those two things. The place was packed. And so now you're wondering: maybe you should preach more on personal morality, or give more practical advice. After all, if it's working down the street maybe it'll work in your space, too. And then you see this passage from Luke coming down the pike -- the Parable of the Good Samaritan -- and it almost feels like a sign from God. I mean, if there's any passage that lends itself to a good old fashioned practical, moralistic sermon that tells us what we should do, it's this one, right? To be honest, I'm not so sure. Clearly, there's something about morality here; that is, there's something about what we should do. The first two guys, the priest and the Levite, don't do anything to help the man who's been beaten, while the Samaritan does something. But I think that before it's about doing, it's about seeing. All the priest and the Levite see, I suspect, is a burden, a hassle, an obligation, a problem. And so, it turns out, they actually do do something: they cross over to the other side of the road. Why? Precisely so they don't have to see this person in need. The Samaritan, on the other hand, sees someone, sees a person, a person in need, a neighbor. That's what got this whole parable started, remember? The lawyer's question: "Who is my neighbor?" The lawyer, Luke tells us, asked this question to justify himself. "Neighbor," after all, if construed too broadly could mean a whole lot of people. So the lawyer does what lawyers do best -- he parses, specifies, qualifies. Who, exactly, is my neighbor? Who, that is, must I recognize as having a legitimate claim on me? Who warrants my attention? Who must I notice? Who must I see? Who, in short, counts? Before the moral issue of doing, you see, comes the faith issue of seeing. A clean, clear legal definition of who counts as neighbor justifies the lawyer's actions, or lack of action, and thereby allows him to remain in control of the situation. Armed with legal guidelines, he will never be surprised by an other's need, never called to stretch beyond the limited confines of his imagination of who's in and who's out in the divine economy. Which is, of course, the appeal of the moralistic sermon. Clean, clear moral imperatives create the illusion that the Christian life is largely, if not entirely, about following the rules, rules we can follow and apply, perhaps even master. This is what I find so interesting about the role the Samaritan plays. I mean, if this parable really was just another morality tale, I think the Samaritan would be the guy in the ditch. Then we'd have a classic "love your enemies" story. You know the rules: help those in need and get bonus points because it's a Samaritan. But that's not the way Jesus tells it. In Jesus' version, the Samaritan is the one who notices -- who actually sees -- this beaten man and by seeing him is moved to pity. The Samaritan, that is, is the one who recognizes that when it comes to the question of who is our neighbor, there are no rules. Our neighbor, it turns out, is anyone in need. Where does such vision come from? It apparently doesn't come from one's ethnicity, one's religion, one's training, or one's station in life. How else can we explain that a Samaritan saw this when the priest and Levite did not? Having the eyes of faith to see all people are children of God and anyone in need is your neighbor must be a gift of God, it must be a matter of faith, it must start with seeing, and only then move to doing. Which is where you come in, Working Preacher. You see, my problem generally isn't knowing what I should and shouldn't do. It's having the vision to see the person in need not as a burden, but as my neighbor, to recognize in the face of another their needs not a hassle, but as an opportunity, an opportunity to show the mercy I myself have experienced in Christ. My problem isn't a lack of information; it's a lack of faith. What I need from a sermon, finally, is not an instruction manual or life-coaching session but a cornea transplant. I need new eyes. I need the eyes of faith to see others as my neighbor, other children of God loved by God just as I am loved. So don't give up, Working Preacher. What you do matters. I can get good advice anywhere. But the gospel -- the good news of God's abundant grace and mercy, the good news that gives sight to the blind (even someone as blind as I too often am) -- this I can only get from you. Clearly some people are looking for clean answers and clear instructions about what to do and not to do. And so maybe the church down the road is just the place for them. But there are others -- and I think there are more of us than you might imagine -- that desperately need to hear of a God whose love is so broad and deep that anyone in need is welcome; a God who refuses to parse, or specify, or qualify; a God who is eager to justify each and everyone one of us. I don't know if proclaiming this message will drive up attendance or giving. Sometimes fidelity is measured by other metrics. 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Vacancy for USAGE AND RETENTION MANAGER at Mactay Consulting
Two main drivers for this position: increase ARPU and reduce CHURN. USAGE· Data mining and the generation of databases for weekly promotional campaigns, based on customer segmentation.· Coordination of weekly email delivery and other communications.· Reporting results of the different campaigns and on the increase of usage. RETENTION· Reduction of churn through different campaigns directed to activate dormant customers based on segmentation.· Data analysis of consumer behavior to reactivate revenue stream from existing base.· Ensure profitability of the segment and positive contribution to the overall brand equity.· Generation of customer loyalty programs to increase usage and permanence.· Professionally and ethically manage relationships with business partners (internal and external).· Required a high level proactivity, enthusiasm and energy to maintain active and drive revenues from Smile's customer base.· Responsible for providing any other ad hoc duties assigned to you from time to time by the Head of Marketing or any other person appointed by the Company for this purpose.


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Hong Kong's plain vanilla ETF market is crowding, like elsewhere in the world. This means that smaller and newer issuers have to look elsewhere for opportunity, Felix Xu writes.
Smart-beta and thematic ETFs appear to have a better chance to stand out from the crowded plain vanilla ETF market in Hong Kong. But only if they can track up-and-coming sectors and industries, the experience of Premia Partners suggests.
The Hong Kong-based asset manager – founded by veteran asset managers, including former BlackRock director Rebecca Chua, and former iShares head of APAC fixed income Aleksey Mironenko in September 2016 – have gained significant AUM from its first two ETFs. They are the Premia CSI Caixin China Bedrock Economy ETF and the Premia CSI Caixin China New Economy ETF.
They are the first multi-factor ETFs in Hong Kong tracking new Chinese sector and are designed to track the sectors like healthcare, tech, telecoms, and IT, all of which are identified by Chinese Premier Li Keqiang as the focus under the country's 13th five year plan.
According to Laura Lui, a partner and co-chief investment officer of Premia Partners, the ETFs have drawn "overwhelming" inflows since their inception on October 24, raising about US$50 million each thus far.
From the strategic perspective, Premia Partners positions itself away from leading ETF players to put its emphasis on alternative ETF products.
The company will focus primarily on smart-beta and thematic ETFs, and has two-to-three funds in the pipeline, says Ms Lui.
"They are all thematic and some are Asian-focused. The ETFs are scheduled to be launched in the second quarter of 2018," she says.
Ms Lui hails the positive market responses for its first two ETFs, noting that they are "among the top three best performing ETF listings in the city over the past two years in terms of the size of fundraising."
There are only a few Mainland sector ETFs available in Hong Kong such as the China Universal CSI Health Care Index ETF, but the industries tracked by these ETFs are too narrow to meet the growing institutional investment demand on new economy sectors.
In the absence of related ETF products in the market, institutional investors can only purchase individual stocks such as Tencent, Ms Lui points out.
She adds her company's smart beta ETFs fill the void and provide a "comprehensive tool" for portfolio allocation.
Currently, the majority of ETFs on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange are broad-based ETFs such as the Hang Seng H-Share Index ETF and the CSOP FTSE A50 ETF.
Although Hong Kong's ETF market has long been dominated by plain vanilla products, smart beta ETFs will be able to gain market share because more institutional investors are looking to invest in ETFs that are not broad-based for portfolio allocation, Ms Lui says.
Asian institutional investors prefer to invest in US ETFs because of their in-house requirements on ETF liquidity and asset size, but they have gradually loosened the restriction to include smart-beta strategies in their portfolios, she adds.
According to fund advisory firm Morningstar, the AUM of smart beta ETFs in Asia Pacific grew 67.1% between June 2016 and June 2017 to reach US$16.9 billion.
Ms Lui says customised indexation is key for Premia Partners to stand out. To this end, the company has tapped Jason Hsu, founder and chairman of quant investment advisory firm Rayliant Global Advisors, who has come on board as a senior advisor.
Dr Hsu brought in Caixin Rayliant Smart Beta (CRSB), a joint venture between Mainland financial news group Caixin and Rayliant Global Advisors, as index mythology provider for Premia Partners' first ETFs.
According to Ms Lui, the underlying index for the ETFs provided by CRSB is considered the "enhanced CSI 300 Index" to track China's new economy sectors. The CSI 300 Index is China's benchmark stock index.
Dr Hsu is at the forefront of factor investing, which seeks to identify historically persistent drivers of return factors in order to produce better risk-adjusted returns versus traditional market cap weighted indexes, Ms Lui says.


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The Irishman (2019)
Full disclosure; I am not the target audience member for The Irishman. This year I have disliked almost every period piece or history movie including Judy, The King, The Lighthouse, Harriet, Tolkein, Downton Abbey, and The Highway Men (I have enjoyed Dolemite, The Report, and Ford V Ferrari). Most of these films do not appeal to me as they feature characters in situations that I can't relate to or don't find interesting. However, I really wanted to like The Irishman; it had a ton of buzz coming out of film festivals and had all the ingredients for it to be a successful film, including the notable director, Martin Scorsese, and an all star cast. While my opinion will be in the minority, I will be honest as to why The Irishman did not intrigue me and why it may be best to skip it on Netflix, which is a platform I can't see many starting and choosing to finish.
Frank Sheeran (Robert De Niro) is in a nursing home and is recollecting a wide glimpse of his life, including his time working for Russel Buffalino (Joe Pesci) as a hitman and his involvement with Jimmy Hoffa (Al Pacino).
The best praise I can give to The Irishman is its overall production quality. Deaging effects are heavily relied on in order to tell this story with these characters in different time periods and they are applied seamlessly. Historically, if filmmakers were telling a story that stood across time they would have to hire different actors. The fact that we have seen a surge in films using these effects show that there's many stories that were once difficult to tell without deaging and it's interesting because these are all types of movies that couldn't be told (or at least in this manner) without the innovative technology. Additionally, the production design is superb, as the overall visual look of the film captures the heart of the time periods visited. From the sets, clothing, and props; The Irishman is well-crafted on a technical level.
Despite it's technical accomplishments, the most important pieces of any movie will always be its story and its characters, which is where The Irishman fails entirely. I would not be complaining about the long running time of The Irishman if the film could warrant that length by drawing me into the story and its characters. I sat on my couch at home for more than four hours in one sitting this past summer to watch Stranger Things Season 3 and did not mind a single moment because that story and its characters intrigued me and the plot consistently and entertainingly moves forward. For a long period of time, I was left to wonder where The Irishman was going, as the pacing is awfully slow.
Admittingly, the acting is terrific from everyone in the cast! However, strong performances without a compelling character can't save the film. This is a film that has lots of dead time where you are watching characters do an assortment of actions that don't always seem to connect or advance the plot. I could not relate to Sheeran or any of the characters in the story; never have I been tasked with being a hitman or been in any gang related activity so I could not care about that aspect. A mystery surrounds what actually happened to Jimmy Hoffa but if you are like me and not familiar with Jimmy Hoffa this film does nothing to get you to care. In Breaking Bad and Bates Motel I couldn't directly relate to selling drugs or being a killer– however, those television shows allowed me to like and care for the protagonists by showing things that they did that I could get behind or relate to. Walter White genuinely care for his family and Norman Bates suffers from a terrible mental disorder that I could feel sympathy for. The Irishman? I don't understand what there is to love about any single one of these characters.
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|3.5 hours of your life you will never get back. Despite it's technical accomplishments, the most important pieces of any movie will always be its story and its characters, which is where *The Irishman* fails entirely.


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Parc Newydd, Briton Ferry
The proposed development at Parc Newydd has started with the demolition of two existing blocks of flats. They will be replaced by 31 new properties, which will include a mixture of one and two bedroom apartments and two, three and four bedroom houses. This will create a total of 31 new homes.
Who to contact
As always, we aim to ensure that the work goes smoothly and with as little disruption as possible. However, due to the nature of construction work there could be some noise and inconvenience and so Steve Grey and Mark Taylor from our Tenant Liaison team are available to liaise with residents and work with them to resolve any concerns they may have.
Anyone living near the site who have any queries relating to the development can contact Steve (07816 796318 or firstname.lastname@example.com) or Mark (07773 185004 or email@example.com)
Work is due to be completed by late 2020 and will be carried out by Morganstone.


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The ELEVATE Leadership Series 2018 – New York
What is the focus of the Leadership Series in New York?
In its ninth year, The ELEVATE Leadership Series in New York City shines a spotlight on today's sustainability and supply chain performance solutions that are delivering transformation now. For supply chain management, this means protecting your business while also investing in the right improvement opportunities.
Hear from leading speakers who will examine 2018 trends that include supply chain consolidation and segmentation, vendor growth and new opportunities for supplier ownership, the ever-present risk of unauthorized subcontracting and forced labor, and emerging technologies and analytics that are transforming the way we assess, manage and improve our supply chains.
Benefits of attending
- Cross industry discussions on the stages of transformation of supply chain management, corresponding risks and their resulting opportunities for effective solutions
- Evolving legislation, policies and procedures in the U.S.
- Our celebrated 'lightning round' where experts share trends and industry-disrupting technologies and advice for staying on track despite the many distractions
- Additional topics ranging from pathways to supplier ownership and bottom up models to unauthorized subcontracting, at-risk populations, and leveraging rich datasets
This is the event you've come to trust for open, frank dialogue and pragmatic approaches that are ready for rollout. We've processed the learnings from recent years, and today, we're focused on highlighting the approaches that are delivering transformation now.
We hope you'll join us at The ELEVATE Leadership Series 2018 in New York City.
The Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA) is hosting its Responsible Sourcing Committee meeting on Aug. 1, 2018, the day before The ELEVATE Leadership Series 2018 in NYC. All retailers are welcome to attend this RILA meeting to share leading practices for managing responsible sourcing, and to network with peers. Please contact [email protected] to learn more or register.
Ian Spaulding
Chief Executive Officer, ELEVATE
Ben Skinner
Founder and President, Transparentem
Rick Darling
Executive Director of LF Americas
Martha Anker
Independent Researcher
Richard Anker
University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Marco Baren
Head of Supplier Development, Supplier Sustainability and Market Intelligence, Royal Philips
Dr. Kevin Franklin
Chief Operating Officer, Advisory | Chief Product Officer, ELEVATE
Casey O'Connor Willis
Sani Fellow, Research and Adjunct Professor, NYU Stern Center for Business and Human Rights
Rick Relinger
Director, Corporate Responsibility, PVH
Ashia Sheikh
Chief Strategy and Partnerships Officer, Nest
Sam Shiroff
Director, Corporate Social Responsibility
Helen Sahi
Global Senior Director of Sustainability, Avery Dennison
Lauren Gula
Senior Manager, Social Sustainability & Gender Equality, United Nations Global Compact
Brian Kramer
Director, Global Sustainability, PepsiCo
Christie Daly
Director, Corporate Programs, SAI
Aaron Halegua
Research Fellow, NYU School of Law
Stephanie Wilson
Senior Manager for Innovation and Partnership at Social Accountability International (SAI)
Kara Chan
Founder, Balanced Equation
Meghan Quinlan
Vice President, Food and Agriculture
Andrew Savini
Vice President, Customer, ELEVATE
Amy Waynik
Senior Project Manager, ELEVATE
Liz Lipton-McCombie
Director, Client Services
Catherine Nazarian
Responsible Sourcing Manager, ELEVATE


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Dave Jenks: Optimism For '09 Home Sales Market
With all the economic uncertainty our nation has faced lately, lots of folks wonder what lies ahead for the real estate market. Are things looking up in 2009?
Dave Jenks, a best selling author and Vice President of Research and Development with Keller Williams Realty, thinks so.
We spoke with Dave last year (click here to listen to the 2008 interview) and just couldn't get enough of his fascinating insight into the real estate market. So … we tracked him down again to give us his assessment of how 2009 is unfolding and what he thinks lies ahead.
Check out Dave's comments in our latest Netcast by clicking the play button just below:
If you prefer to download and listen to our netcast on your portable player, click here.
We hope you enjoy our interview with Dave, and that you'll find the information useful…
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Honeywell Bakes was started with the aim of making gifting simple, making a congratulations more sincere and sweet nothings actually sweet. The intention was and still is, to create beautiful, design led biscuits that are delivered directly from the bakery door to your letterbox, all at the touch of your fingers.
These biscuits are both delicious and instagrammable. What's more, they're also great for customising, having created designs for Olay, Vogue, L'Oreal, SuperDry, and more. Go crazy with your designs or keep it simple, with Honeywell's variety of options. Choose from classic flavours such as chocolate, gingerbread or vanilla, or work up something unusual such as pink grapefruit (which they have made before). If you want your logo on them, Honeywell print them will edible ink, achieving high quality images. Alternatively, get your logo stamped into the icing and leave a lasting imprint on your coworkers or clients. For something a little different and sophisticated, why not go for a watercolour biscuit or edible hand painted biscuits? Whatever your choose, Honeywell bakes present the biscuits in individually wrapped bags or airtight packaging, keeping them fresh for a month.


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Types Of Knee Implants
Multiple types of knee implants are available for different types of knee replacement, types of patients, and preferences of surgeons. Total knee replacement implants replace your arthritic or damaged knee joint eliminating bearing surfaces that are causing you pain. Based upon your age and lifestyle, there are several design options to choose from that will help you return to an active, enjoyable life.
With a history of excellent surgical technique and outcomes, the focus of new development in this area is on the use of enabling technology to improve preparation and component positioning in knee replacement surgery.
The type implant used may depend on the patient's bone quality and the health of the ligaments surrounding the knee. Based on the patient's age and activity level, there are different types of knee implants used in knee replacement surgery.
Fixed Bearing Implants
The polyethylene part of the tibial component is attached firmly to the metal platform. The femoral component moves on the cushion provided by the polyethylene. Fixed bearing implants are generally used in less active and elderly patients.
Mobile Bearing Implants
The polyethylene part of the tibial component can rotate inside the metal part, and therefore provides greater mobility to patients. Mobile bearing implants are designed to bear greater stress compared to fixed bearing implants, and require greater support from the ligaments surrounding the knee. Mobile bearing implants are preferred in generally young and active patients. Medial pivot implants are a type of mobile bearing implants that can bend, rotate, flex and perform all the functions of a natural knee.
Posterior Cruciate Ligament (PCL) Substituting Implants
The posterior cruciate ligament stabilizes the knee against forces that push the tibia towards the femur. PCL substituting implants are used in patients with an injured PCL. The PCL substituting implants are provided with a raised surface on the cushion of the tibial component, which acts as a center post.
Posterior Cruciate Ligament (PCL) Retaining Implants
PCL retaining implants are used in patients who have a healthy posterior cruciate ligament. Unlike PCL substituting designs, PCL retaining implants do not have the center post and cam design. The femoral and tibial components have grooves to hold the posterior cruciate ligament.
Custom Knee Implants
For patients with smaller bone structure, the sizes of the implants required may vary. Gender specific implants and narrow femur implants, can provide better alignment of the bones, and may be used depending on the preference of the orthopedic surgeon.
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Miriam goes gaga again, shoos, calls reporter crazy
Posted by commiedyan on November 19, 2007
"Wait till you get assasinated…and then you can investigate whether it was an assasination or an act of terrorism."
Thus did Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago dismiss doubts of administration critics over the official police theory that the blast in the Batasan was a plot to assasinate Rep. Akbar of Basilan, punctuating the remark with that big inimitable laugh of hers.
The Philippines has the highest number of amateur detectives per capita in the world, she said, adding that these detectives automatically consider the police prime suspects in sensational crimes.
We sought an interview with her over allegations that during her time as a high-profile immigration commissioner, the rights of suspects were routinely violated. But she said she was on her way to her therapist. We asked if we could watch the session. "Go away! You're crazy!" she said. Talk about the pot giving the kettle the benefit of the doubt.
12 Responses to "Miriam goes gaga again, shoos, calls reporter crazy"
November 19, 2007 at 12:51 pm
Miriam must be improving in spite of this. Note that she has not used any colorful adjective recently and seems to laugh more often. You should have interviewed her AFTER her therapy, so as do determine whether to blame her therapist or not. She seems to be slowing down, I hope she comes up with more colorful adjectives like "fungus-faced"…
November 19, 2007 at 3:12 pm
Miriam doesn't need to spew colourful invectives! Her outward persona is colourful enough.
November 19, 2007 at 11:56 pm
Hah! Goes to show you ain't reading my posts on the strike.
Bad would!
November 20, 2007 at 1:13 pm
Two hearings? Which ones and meditating by which bay?
November 21, 2007 at 1:04 pm
Shows keen interest in the happenings down there.
Don't be onion-skinned now… how do you get answers if you don't ask questions.
Btw, what's wrong with your other blog?
November 21, 2007 at 10:37 pm
Nope, no mail… is yahoo on strike?


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This is the first time that Robert Plant has been nominated in the Brit Awards. The BRIT Awards 2011 will be held at The O2 in London on Tuesday 15th February and will be broadcast live on ITV1.
Picking the best Jimmy Page riff is a lot like picking the best sexual position: You can make a convincing argument for most of them. Some involve more technique and manual dexterity (Black Dog), while others involve sheer power (Kashmir), but they all leave you tired and happy. We're going with Led Zeppelin's Heartbreaker because, well, we had to pick one, and it kicks copious amounts of ass.
The number one greatest guitar riff, according to Spinner, is (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction by the Rolling Stones. You can view the entire list at Spinner.com.
The new Tight But Loose magazine is available now.
Here's some initial reaction from satisfied readers:
"Absolutely knocked out by the new TBL - superb issue! Keep up the brilliant work" Colin Sheil - UK
"Just got the latest edition of TBL, fantastic read once again" Andrew Pittam - UK
"Just a quick email to say well done on another fantastic magazine. I've only dipped into it so far but what I've read up to now has been nothing short of superb" Tom Cory - UK "I just wanted to email you and say I received the latest TBL issue today. I want to say kudo's for always delivering a fantastic magazine!" /> Robert Musco - USA
"Got the new TBL - the Bill Curbishley interview is outstanding and I've just finished reading Alec Plowman's piece. Very impressive - enjoyed his article immensely" Gary Davies - UK
"I've just read the latest edition of the Led Zeppelin magazine Tight But Loose. It contains an excellent interview conducted by Lewis with Bill Curbishley, long time manager of Robert Plant, The Who and Judas Priest. Dave asks all the right questions; 'How did Led Zeppelin's O2 concert evolve?', 'Was there any chance that Robert Plant would be up for more shows?', 'Will the O2 concert be issued on DVD?' and 'What would you advise Jimmy Page to do now?' among them, and Curbishley doesn't duck his answers. I was impressed by BC's honesty throughout" - Dave Ling, Classic Rock
As can be seen by the above comments, this issue is another outpouring of essential Zep reading.
There's full report and exclusive photos from the Jimmy Page book launch, John Paul Jones' appearance at the Classic Rock awards, detailed on the spot coverage of Robert Plant & The Band Of Joy's autumn tour and Black Country Communion's London launch gig, news of the forthcoming Zep Fest 2011, an insightful view into being a Led Zep fan aged 21, Mike Tremaglio's illuminating log of Zep flying high in September 1970, exclusive revelations of a previously undocumented 1969 Zep appearance and some previously unseen photos of Led Zeppelin's appearance at the Marquee in March 1969. There's also a compelling interview with Bill Curbishley, the man who has guided Robert Plant's career for nearly 25 years.
All exclusive content that you not find on any web site - pleasingly presented in an all colour format that can be stored, and re-read time and time again.
In an era of here today gone tomorrow instantly digested info, the Tight But Loose magazine remains a true tangible collectable.
So if you have yet to indulge well now is the time - this magazine is guaranteed to kick start the Zep year.
A single issue is just £6.60 UK, £7.60 Europe and £8.60 USA, rest of the world. All copies distributed contain a flyer with details of how to subscribe to the 2011 issues of the magazine - I am sure if you read this issue you will be back for me.
The fact is if you love Led Zeppelin - you will love this magazine.
Look forward to hearing from you
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Speaking to NME, Homme said that the operation hit complications and that he technically "died" before coming round again.
The Them Crooked Vultures ringleader was bed-ridden for three months post-surgery as he recuperated from the ordeal, getting the green light from doctors in mid-December to return to rock duties.
He said, "I had an operation and died and survived on the table. I had surgery on my leg and there were complications and I died on the table. I was in bed for three months."
As previously reported by Spinner, guitarist Troy Van Leeuwen has said that the upcoming Queens of the Stone Age album -- their first since 2007 -- will be blues influenced and will make people "shake some arse."
Homme told NME that the band is on the verge on a creative minefield at the moment as song ideas are getting readied for listening.
He added, "We're all just waiting to show each other all the ideas we've got. Everybody's trying to outdo each other with their iPod right now..."
From: SPINNER.COM
According to Hennemusic, Tyler told Howard Stern he accepted an invitation to play with Jimmy Page after Robert Plant had ruled out a longer return to Led Zeppelin, but refused the legendary guitarist's offer of joining the band on a more permanent basis.
"I went over and played with Led Zeppelin," he is quoted as saying. "I spoke to Jimmy Page's manager, Peter Mench, who's been a good friend of mine for ever. He said Robert wouldn't play with them again, and would I want to come over and jam with the guys? I went, 'Hello?' I went over and played. So not only have I sung to Paul McCartney, but I've played with Led Zeppelin. I'm in heaven."
However, Tyler explained how his commitment to Aerosmith made any hook-up impossible. "I looked Jimmy in the eyes and it came time for him to say, 'You want to write a record with me?' I went, 'No.' I'm in Aerosmith," he claimed. "He's in the biggest band in the world and I'm in a band like that. I have such an allegiance to my band and I love it so much."
Steven Tyler recently put Aerosmith's future in doubt once again by telling Rolling Stone he has been having trouble getting in touch with bandmate Joe Perry.
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