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It's Official – Today, The New York Times became the Onion – the headline reads :
"Study Links Drop in Test Scores to a Decline in Time Spent Reading"
And may we suggest:
"Music Linked to Instances of Listening"
It's Official – Today, The New York Times became the Onion – the headline reads :
"Study Links Drop in Test Scores to a Decline in Time Spent Reading"
And may we suggest:
"Music Linked to Instances of Listening"
As you all know that Spanish visionary, A. Gaudi, loved his music. Some insists he was a serious trance + techno fan, sneaking off to rave the Balerics between concrete pours.
But I'm convinced it was the fandango that fueled his modernist visions. Regardless, images of records, LPs mostly, began to shade his architectural landscape. Here are examples from around the 1900s at the Casa Mila, Casa Batllo and the Park Guell in Barcelona.
Years ago we had asked Gaudi to help us out and try his hand at an ARC logo. Pretty good, but we had to pass. Like Charles Dickens; a great mind, but his spelling was not quite up to snuff.
A couple weeks ago the Susquehanna Industrial Tool & Die Co. played a show at Banjo Jim's. Hijinx ensued, as always, what was unusual was how much I liked the band following us – Swamp Cabbage. Strange because musically the two groups are as different as Hillbilly Boogie and Southern Boogie (or as the lads more accurately describe themselves "North Florida fatback boogaloo" which definitely puts them in a category distinct from the Marshall Tucker Band). Still, they had chops and ideas and funny lyrics and an endearing stage presence. Be astounded by their stagecraft when I tell you the high point for me was the cover of Edgar Winter's stoner classic "Frankenstein". You heard right folks, the entire epic composition rendered in full by guitar, bass and drums – and I liked it! Even when one particular section seemed to shade into the final rave up part of the Allman Brothers' "Whipping Post". I dug it.
Naturally, this intense experience got me thinking about how simultaneously boring / fascinating the original was back in the day. The album side that launched a thousand bong hits. Enjoy:
This all clearly is headed toward one inescapable theme – The Keytar: Scourge, or Menace?
Edgar was way out in front on this one. The Wikipedia notes what Winter rocked out on in the above video "was not a keytar—it was merely an ARP 2600 keyboard with a shoulder strap added." MERELY!? We are 'merely' witnessing innovation, sir. The first commercially available synthesizer-on-a-guitar-strap was named the Moog Liberation. Elegant and apt moniker, hinting at a larger political movement that one day might shake the very foundations of civilization, the keytar did precisely as advertised – it liberated the keyboard player, freed him in the sense that now he could jump around like an idiot, just like that illiterate jackass with the guitar he'd been watching from the back of the stage all these years. Sadly, it quickly became evident that being the one guy who can read music doesn't mean you necessarily qualify in the charismatic front man department. The keytar experiment came and went in the Eighties, thankfully. For those youngsters who are tempted by the current rebound in popularity of the keytar I say unto you: Here's a guy who never needed to lug his ax all over the stage to get noticed.
I'll leave you with a bit of contemporary comic genius from Tim and Eric Awesome Show Great Job. Absolutely no comment from me will add to your experience.
– Jonny
For more than 20 years now ARC has been setting aside singles and LPs, sheet music and CDs, all with space age themes. The goal is a gallery show, when we gets a gallery, titled, "Music of the Spheres." What better time to highlight some of these gems than the 50th Sputnikary.
Appropriately, about the best song ever to emerge from the space race was the Equadores "Sputnik Dance," done by an unidentified pickup band, perhaps studio musicians. This solid R&B dance number may represent their entire output. (and can someone send a check so we can start mounting soundclips?)
"Sputnik Dance" / "I'll The One" // "A Vision" / Stay A Little Longer" Equadores. RCA, EPA-4286, no date.
Daddy-O's may have panicked when they heard that blip overhead, but the kids just used it as a backbeat. Also-rans Sputnik singles include:
• "Sputnik (Satellite Girl)" / "Unfaithful One" Jerry Engler and the Four Ekkos, Brunswick, 55037,1957. Best name – those "ekkos" [sic] were described on the news in '57 as, "the sound that will change the world."
• "Sputnik (Pt. 1)" / "Sputnik (Pt. 2)" Lou Donaldson. Blue Note, 1713, 1957;
• "Shakedown " / "The Sputnik Story" Bill Thomas. Cullman, 6402, 1958
• "I Don't Want Nothing But Your Love " / "Shake It Over, Sputnik" Billy Hogan. Vena, 101, 1958
• "Sputnik II" / "With This Ring" Al Barkle and the Tri-Tones. Vita, 173, 1958
• "Sputnik Three" / "Really, Really Baby" Buel Moore and the Garnets. Vita, 174, 1958
• "Sputniks and Mutniks" / "Dreaming" Ray Anderson. Starday, 342, 1958. Reference to Laika?
• "Sputnik" / "Hiding My Tears (With A Smile)" The Teen-Clefs. Dice, 98/99, 1959.
• "Sputnik Number Two" / "Buddies With The Blues" Bobby Bare. Fratenity. 848, 1959
• "Rock Old Sputnik" / "I'm Falling In Love" Nelson Young. Lucky, 002, 1958
• "Motha Goose Breaks Loose" / "Sputnik '69" Hannibal. Pan World, 521, 1960
• "Lowenbrau Laendler " / "Sputnik Polka" Ernie Reck. Soma, 1093, no date
Space, and the implied "who's out there and why?" remains one of the dominant themes of man's inquiry into the nature of the universe and his place in it. Composers throughout history have been fascinated by both the physical and metaphysical aspects of this inquiry, with both cosmic and comic results. The Gods are in heaven and every song of praise, chant and two-hundred strong chorus is an attempt to join them. As science bought us closer, new mythologies stirred the imagination through literature, films and recorded sound. Going into space was our latest, greatest adventure; imagining space our longest running fiction; HAL has replaced Icarus, yet we still name the ships, "Apollo."
Oh, by the way, "Outer Space," if it was on the ground, you could drive there in under an hour. (our atmosphere ends at the Kármán line, about 100 km or 62 miles).
Beyond old saws like, "The Planets," classical highlights include John Morgan's "Atomic Journeys/Nukes In Space", the Soviet "Constellation of Gagarin, and Terry Riley's NASA commissioned work, "Sun Rings." Even Laurie Anderson pulled a stint as NASA's resident composer.
Jazz has used 'Space' as a title source for 'mood' recordings, to tie together concept albums, to toy with electronics or as a model for disjointed ways of working, like Sun Ra's many hand drawn and colored covers; including, "Space is the Place", Maynard Ferguson's Battlestar Galactica, and the first time Duke Ellington sang on record, "Moon Maiden."
And where would we be without Ziggy Stardust (David Bowie), Rocketman (Elton John), that Space Cowboy and Moondog? "Flying Saucers" by Dicky Goodman, with a narrative spliced between tag lines from current pop hits, represented a pioneering use of samples. Don't get me started on Vangelis or Pink Floyd. Best outfits go to the pre-Devo, Spotnicks!
Did you prefer "Mr. Spaceman" by the Byrds or "Mr. Spaceman" by the Holy Modal Rounders? By the way there are 12 minor planets named for rock stars, including Jerry Garcia and Frank Zappa.
Astronauts turned out to be real music nuts, with Neil Armstrong admitting he carried Les Baxter's "Music Out of the Moon" onboard America's first orbiter. Bet he wished he had taken the moon-babe along instead…
Astronauts who played music in space with instruments they snuck aboard include Aleksandr Laveikin, Ron McNair, Jean-Loup Chretien and Susan Helms. Apollo astronaut Eugene Cernan was the last man ever to set foot on the moon. But another thing no one remembers is that in 1987 he sang along with the Up With People crowd on "Moon Rider."
Yes, once again, as we drift through time, and green turns to brown, its the soothing T-Rex sound of "Celebrate Summer" that prepares us for the shock of Jackie Gleason's raucous "Autumn Leaves".
T.Rex. "Celebrate Summer" / "Ride My Wheeles" EMI, MARC 18, 45rpm, 7″ single, 1977
Jackie Gleason. conducting "Autumn Leaves" / "Can This Be Love" // OO! What You Do To Me" / "After My Laughter Came Tears" Capitol promotional record, white label, EAP 1-674, 45rpm, 7″ "album", no date.


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AMEP: New paper published!
The paper "Implantable computer-controlled adaptive multielectrode positioning system" was published in April 2018 and describes the Adaptive Multi-Electrode Positioning Device (AMEP).
The AMEP is a semi-chronic system designed for non-human primates. It allows the computer controlled bidirectional movement of 16 indeptendent microelectrodes - even after implantation.

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Donkey Brown is a reasonably loose shade – meaning that you can use it a bit lighter, a bit darker, a bit greyer, a bit more saturated, or as a perfectly medium tone depending on your space. I used a classic medium tone for my lounge room, but one with quite a lot of brown in it. I tried the more grey versions and they just didn't give me that unctuous feeling I was after. Below are a few examples of colours worth experimenting with, and how they look once luxuriously lathered over walls.
Colour // Donkey Brown
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Nursery Prospectus
In our nursery our first priority is to make sure every child feels happy, secure and involved. We have a wonderful team of professional teaching staff who love what they do. Children find learning fun and make excellent progress throughout their time in the school.
The school has a wonderful diversity of cultures and the children benefit enormously from this environment.
Helping parents to manage the demands of their busy lives is a priority at our Nursery and we include a great deal of pre and post school care within the fees. We also run a holiday club, giving you full support and peace of mind.
Mary Sales
Head of Early Years
Our Mission
To live and learn in harmony,
Caring for each other;
Treating everybody as a sister and a brother;
Reflecting Christ's actions and His message too,
By striving for excellence in all that we do.
Our aims and values
- To provide a safe, secure and welcoming environment for all children, parents, staff and visitors to the school.
- To offer to all children and staff the experience of working in a Christian community which finds its inspiration in Christ and His gospel, whilst recognising and respecting the freedom of individuals to worship God according to the practices of their own religion.
- To recognise each child's unique value and giftedness and enable them to develop a positive self-image.
- To establish close links between home and school which will benefit the all-round development of the child.
- To enable children to use, learn from and build onto existing knowledge and experience.
- To provide a broad, balanced curriculum which promotes the full academic, personal, physical, social, emotional and spiritual development of the individual child.
- To encourage children to become independent learners by building on their curiosity and desire to learn and so develop their skills, concepts and understanding
- To prepare each child for the secondary school of which they are most suited.
Happy and confident
We recognise that every child has different needs and abilities. We support and nurture each individual to ensure they are engaged in ways that will help them to develop and learn. Children often work together in small groups and are involved in one to one activities. Working together we help children to develop their social skills and to learn how to interact and respond in a way that is both kind and considerate.
Having fun is an important part of school life and much of our learning is done through play. We have many activities which the children can choose from, which includes inside and outside learning. All the equipment is kept down at the children's level so they can reach them and help to put them away. We encourage each child to take on responsibilities at an early stage and to help their teachers to clear up and organise activities.
Our Nursery is full of music. The children enjoy experimenting with musical instruments and love to sing and dance. They take part in the KS1 Nativity at Christmas, as well as assemblies, when appropriate.
For many children English is their second language, while others may not speak English when they first join the Nursery. Children are incredibly quick to learn and begin to understand and speak English within a short time. By using gestures and body language, early communication is made fun.
Most of the children who attend our Nursery will go on to the Prep School. Their time at the Nursery prepares them for the step-up to the Prep School's Reception class and makes the transition easy.
At our Nursery we follow the Early Years Foundation Stage Curriculum, including the seven areas of learning, as well as teaching religious education. Learning is made fun and much of our teaching is delivered through child initiated activities, as well as adult-led activities. Children start learning letters and sounds with their own name cards. They learn their alphabet and letter sounds, using Jolly Phonics, before moving onto early reading, if appropriate.
The children enjoy regular story-times, listening to their teachers read and exploring words and ideas together. Every child receives one to one attention to help them develop skills in English and Maths. Using interactive whiteboards we can use modern programmes to help keep learning fun and engaging.
We use labels with pictures and words throughout the Nursery. Images help to remind children of appropriate conduct and signpost areas such as the library, dressing up area and the washrooms. We also put labels on some of the objects around the Nursery to help children with letter sounds and language.
Building memories
Nursery is such a wonderful time of adventure and development for children. It's a time of life that should be treasured. Every child at our Nursery creates their own special online Learning Journey, called Tapestry. It is a link with home, where parents can see regular updates of what their child is learning at Nursery, through observations and photographs. Parents can also upload photographs of special events or outings, which take place at home, for your child to share with the class. It is a lovely keepsake, of your child's early years, when so much learning takes place.
Supporting parents
Before and after school care
Managing a busy family life and balancing the demands of work is a challenge that many parents face. At the Ursuline Prep Nursery we provide early morning care from 7.30am and after school care until 6.30pm as part of the fees.
Outside of term time we run a holiday club from 7.30am to 6.30pm for an additional 11 weeks, thereby covering parents for 48 weeks of the year.
We provide a healthy breakfast for our early arrivals and they enjoy lots of activities in breakfast club.
If children are staying for the after school club, we provide a healthy tea to keep them going until they get home. Art and craft activities are very popular and the children can enjoy playing in our completely secure outdoor area.
Healthy, tasty meals
All the meals are cooked in the school kitchens by our chef and his team. There is always a good selection of hot and cold food, all of which is freshly prepared on the premises. Mealtimes are an enjoyable part of the day. We ensure the children understand and display good manners; this helps to create a calm environment and a pleasant time for the children to relax and refuel! Throughout the day we ensure they have plenty of water to drink and a regular supply of fresh fruit.
Happy, safe and secure
Our priority is to ensure all the children in our care are happy and feel safe and secure within their environment. Many of the children come to us from different cultures and backgrounds, which brings a wonderful diversity and energy to the school. During their time at the Nursery the children develop their abilities in reading, writing and arithmetic following the early years curriculum. They explore the world around them and learn about different cultures and religions. We find interesting and fun ways to explore new ideas and make sure there's always plenty of time to play. The children build lasting friendships and develop social skills, both of which form a lasting foundation for their move up to Reception.


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Hill Dental Care is proud to offer a wide range of services to meet all of our patient's needs. Our staff is trained to perform a variety of dental procedures in many areas of dentistry in order to meet and exceed your expectations. Plus, being a member of the both the South Carolina Dental Association and the American Dental Association helps us to stay abreast of the latest changes and recommendations the rapidly evolving world of dentistry. If you have a problem, we are confident we have the solution! Please take a look at our popular services listed below. You can click on a service to learn more!
Dental Prophylaxis (cleanings)
Regular cleanings are recommended for almost everyone, usually twice per year but more may be necessary based on your needs. Dental prophylaxis removes plaque and calcified plaque (also called tartar or calculus) from above and below the gum line, as well as stains. Your teeth will also be polished to remove any stain not removed during the above procedure.
Periodontal Assessment
Periodontal means 'around the tooth'. Even the most beautiful smile won't hold up for long if the supporting gum tissue and bone aren't healthy. Approximately 90% of the population has a periodontal disease at some stage.
Want to know more about what to look for, visit our Resource page on the Periodontal disease.
Digital radiographs (x-rays)
In order to detect decay, tumors, cysts, and bone loss, dental x-rays are periodically needed. X-rays also help to determine tooth location and root position as well as problems within a tooth. Digital x-rays produce 80-90% less radiation than conventional x-rays and the images are immediately visible, drastically reducing wait time. The images can be also manipulated by the dentist or hygienist to provide magnification, contrast adjustment, and even measurement.
Metal-Free Fillings
It is now possible to use tooth-colored composite materials instead of the older silver-mercury amalgam fillings that were once used.
- These newer fillings are mercury-free and restore the tooth to its original appearance.
- Treatment is usually more conservative because less tooth structure needs to be removed.
Metal-free tooth-colored crowns
Utilizing bonding technology, we can make use of materials that are not only strong but esthetic as well. Our all-porcelain crowns rival metal crowns with regard to durability and are much more 'life-like' in appearance.
Although gold and 'porcelain/metal' (PFM or PBM) crowns are sometimes indicated & still good choices, in most cases we can provide a metal-free alternative.
Inlays and Onlays
Sometimes restoring a tooth may require more strength than a filling can provide, but a less-aggressive tooth preparation than is necessary with a crown. In these cases, conservative inlays or onlays can provide a robust alternative while taking advantage of porcelain's beauty and bonding capability.
Porcelain veneers correct a vast array of aesthetic shortcomings. Veneers are thin shells of porcelain applied to the outside of a tooth to change the color, size, shape, or alignment. They are the most esthetic solution to many cosmetic problems. Usually, very little tooth enamel is removed during preparation and only 2-3 visits are necessary. Some call veneers 'instant orthodontics' because the effect is so dramatic.
Teeth Whitening
Many patients have concerns about darkening teeth, perhaps from coffee, smoking, medications, or even aging. Whitening is a safe, straightforward procedure that can brighten your smile in a relatively inexpensive way. You'll notice a difference in no time—and so will everyone else!
Dental Implants
A remarkable advancement in dental science, implants are permanent restorations anchored in the jaw & used to replace missing teeth. They can replace a single missing tooth or restore an entire segment of missing teeth. Implants function as the 'root' of the tooth and in doing so, they serve to maintain the bone in the area that would normally recede over time.
- Once the implant is placed, it is allowed to integrate with the bone for a period of time.
- At this point, a crown can be placed and the implant & crown look and function just like the tooth or teeth they replaced.
They are an attractive & a time-tested alternative to traditional removable appliances (dentures) providing greater stability and security as well as giving the patient the feeling of their own teeth.
Root Canals
Sometimes in cases of trauma or when decay has progressed very deeply into a tooth, the nerve is damaged or killed and must be removed. This is known as root canal therapy.
Symptoms that indicate a tooth may need a root canal include:
- Lingering sensitivity to hot & cold
- Severe toothache pain
- An abscess (or 'pimple') on the gums, or swelling.
We use the latest high-tech equipment including a rotary system that drastically reduces the amount of time it takes to complete the procedure. Usually, root canals can be completed in less than an hour and may only require one visit. After a tooth is treated with a root canal, a crown is required for strength and durability.
Dentures & Partials
Although dentures have obtained a bad reputation, they remain a cost-effective option for many patients. Today's dentures and partials can very closely replicate the look of natural teeth and provide function, esthetics, and comfort.
Dentures can be fitted with attachments that connect them to dental implants, providing:
- Superior chewing efficiency
- Bone preservation
- Retention (i.e., they won't 'float around' or come loose under normal circumstances).
Using modern materials, our partial dentures can be fabricated without the ugly metal clasps that were visible on designs in the past.
TMJ stands for 'temporomandibular joint'; a gliding hinge that attaches the lower jaw to the skull right in front of the ear canal. Many people experience TMD, which is also known as temporomandibular disorder. If your TMJs are out of alignment or damaged, it can result in malocclusion (a 'bad bite') that can worsen over time and cause further destruction to the joint, as well as severely damaging teeth and the surrounding bone. Some of the common symptoms of TMD are listed below:
- Biting or chewing difficulty or discomfort
- Clicking, popping, or grating sound when opening or closing the mouth
- Dull, aching pain in the face
- Earache or ringing in the ear
- A headache (especially in the temples or back of neck)
- Migraines
- Jaw pain or tenderness of the jaw
- Reduced ability to open or close the mouth
- Tingling in the fingertips
- Vertigo or dizziness
If you have any of these symptoms, you should schedule an exam and have Dr. Hill evaluate your bite and TM joints. Treatment can range from relatively inexpensive appliances that can provide quick relief to full-mouth reconstruction, depending on your needs.


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There are two basic sorts of water for your saltwater or reef aquarium: real seawater that you buy at the fish shop or get from the ocean oneself and artificial saltwater that you acquire pre-mixed from your neighborhood store or in powder form (artificial sea salts) and you mix into saltwater oneself. Testing Supplies – it is crucial when you are setting up a saltwater aquarium to have the proper testing supplies. To start off a saltwater aquarium you will demand a Fish tank, Filtration Method, Substrates, Heater or Thermometer, power head, protein skimmer, water pump, and air pump. They can be hard to light, the saltwater fish could discover it hard to establish territories or even swim effectively or make viewing distorted and are tougher to clean. So you chose the excellent location and you purchased your perfectly huge enough aquarium with matching stand. Finish your saltwater tank setup – Once your tank cycled, it is prepared for the livestock. When setting up a saltwater aquarium a excellent saltwater forum is extremely helpful. In addition to the above, a saltwater mix and a hydrometer to measure salinity will be required.
The 14 days will also enable the aquarium to be treated for saltwater ich without having any fish in it. If you treat your aquarium with a treatment like Kick-ich without removing the fish initial then saltwater ich is probably to hitch hike on a single of your fish and survive the therapy. Reside Rock and Sand – You are going to want about 1.5lbs of rock per gallon of tank water and among 1lb and 3lbs of sand per gallon of aquarium water. The tubing, heater, and air pumps from the freshwater tank can be used in the new saltwater tank. Hobbyists think this gives the fish a far better chance at survival when combating saltwater ich, and it has established helpful in this authors encounter.
Patience: Smaller saltwater aquariums are easier to fill up quickly when you are setting up a saltwater aquarium from scratch. You will require a good medication like Kick-ich that breaks the life cycle of saltwater ich. Skimmer – A filter used to remove protein and livestock waste from the water so as to preserve the atmosphere cleaner for its' inhabitants.
You can now pour the sand or gravel, whichever substrate you've selected to use into the bottom of the aquarium followed by your saltwater. A good skimmer will support you get rid of nitrates, proteins, and other dangerous chemical compounds in your aquarium. The course of therapy for saltwater ich that I recommend is a rather quick version of the total therapy. This is not so, a larger aquarium is normally simpler to preserve than a tiny tank.
The last point you want is to fill your tank with salt water and then have it leak all more than the floor due to the fact of a modest crack (I had this happen with a 55-gallon freshwater tank after – it was a mess with freshwater and saltwater would be infinitely worse!). An aquarium with only fish needs no specific lighting, but if you are interested in maintaining living corals it is required to provide bright lighting for the corals to thrive. Make sure to leave sufficient space for electrical connections and other equipments as well as about the aquarium for upkeep and cleaning. The acclimation directions for saltwater fish are offered under to give the appropriate procedures for extended term achievement with your saltwater fish aquarium.


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Ah Mid-November, that time of year where everyone turns to the person next to them and exclaims, "Wasn't it February 5 minutes ago?" while simultaneously our senses are attacked with all things festive.
Around this time has also turned into what now can almost be considered a tradition in the UK, where all the major high street retailers roll out their TV commercials that we will continually see over the next month or so. 2014 saw heavy hitters like Sky with their Step Into Christmas advert (a theme they have continued through with their 2015 advert) and Marks and Spencer with their 'Magic and Sparkle' ad.
All this furore about Christmas advertisements was arguably made more important than it ever was by John Lewis in 2011 when they first released their annual tear jerker with 'The Long Wait'. Since then the release of the John Lewis advert has become an event with the retailer recognising that it gets the whole nation talking.
When the 2011 advert was released 61% of people in the UK said they has spoken about the advert with their friends, a full 36% more than the average UK retail norm. This popularity was also echoed on social media, after John Lewis released the commercial via Facebook the number of Tweets about the store rocketed from below 2000 to almost 16,000 in the space of two days.
With these adverts John Lewis completely transformed their brand image to make themselves more emotionally relevant. Everything from brand perception to customer visits per year to sales, were all dramatically improved thanks to the new direction they had taken.
And so 2015 swings around along with John Lewis' next instalment 'Man On the Moon', a moving story about a young girl who discovers the man living alone on the moon and her quest to get a present to him for Christmas. 2014's Monty the Penguin was an incredible success but the Man On the Moon has smashed John Lewis' own records with 23,000 mentions on social media in the first two hours of its release and at the time of writing of this article has amassed over 12 million views in less than a week.
On first viewing 'The Man On the Moon' continues John Lewis trend for creating emotional commercials that resonate strongly with viewers, but once you dig a little deeper you start to see that John Lewis have changed direction slightly. Perhaps in an attempt to make themselves a much more valuable brand.
For a brand to be defined as "valuable" it means that they offer something back to society, much like certain brands in America such as Microsoft do with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundations. Although not quite on the scale of Microsoft, with the Man On the Moon advert John Lewis have tried to break the stereotype of what a Christmas advertisement is and collaborated with a charity, in Age UK, to raise awareness of older people that will be spending Christmas on their own this year.
It's an extremely bold move by John Lewis, the nature of the world we live in today with the immediacy of social media is that people can express their opinions in a swift and critical manner. Barely a few days after the release of the advert there were already parody videos and articles criticising the advert.
Writing for The Independent, Dr Patrick Lonergan (Lecturer of Consumer Culture at Nottingham Trent University) stated;
"So for me, this ad typifies what we do as consumers. To ease our sense of vulnerability, frailty and lack when confronted with images of perfection, we peer through a lens that distorts reality and allows us to momentarily escape the sometimes bleak, cold, lonely aspects of daily life."
It was cold, unblinking look at the commercial by Dr Lonergan and while to some degree he's right, at the end of the day it is an advertisement meant to encourage and develop the customers' perception of John Lewis with the ultimate goal of getting said customers through the doors but I still feel he may slightly miss the point John Lewis are trying to make it.
Criticism, such as Dr Longergan's, is perhaps part of the reason the charity involved are not mentioned in the advertisement. Speaking to a representative of Age UK he expressed that despite there being no direct mention of Age UK in the commercial it has not done the brand any harm, if Age UK's name had been attached some people may have spoken out about the brand in a negative way, much like people have with John Lewis.
Utilising their commercial to promote awareness of isolated people is not the only way that John Lewis are breaking the stereotype of what Christmas adverts are, for the first since John Lewis started this trend their titular character is a girl. Not only that, but if you pay attention throughout the advert you see that Lily is playing with toys not stereotypically associated with her gender, toys such as telescopes, Lego and scooters are all featured. This is perhaps not that surprising when you consider that the advert is directed by Kim Gehrig, the same Kim Gehrig who directed the Sport England 'This Girl Can' campaign.
At the end of the day yes, this is just a Christmas advert continuing the same style John Lewis introduced four years ago featuring the John Lewis brand and their brand only but the Man On the Moon marks a different direction for the company. Showcasing different gender norms and encouraging awareness of a charity, that in the week since the advertisement aired have already seen a dramatic upturn in the people submitting requests to spend time with people who have no one this Christmas, can only be a good and something to be applauded.
Considering how talked about John Lewis adverts have been over the years, it will be interesting to see whether the Man On the Moon has any impact on sales over the next year and even more interestingly whether John Lewis employ the same defying-the-norm tactic for their commercial in 2016.
Matthew Gibbs


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The Western and Eastern Roman Empire
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The Western Roman Empire refers to the western half of the Roman Empire, from its division by Diocletian in 286; the other half of the Roman Empire became known as the Eastern Roman Empire, today widely known as the Byzantine Empire. The capital of the Western Roman Empire was in Mediolanum (modern Milan), until it was moved to Ravenna in 402.
Throughout the Middle Ages, the eastern Byzantine Empire laid claims on areas of the West which had been occupied by several tribes. In the 6th century, the Byzantine Empire managed to reconquer large areas of the former Western Roman Empire. The most successful were the campaigns of the Byzantine generals Belisarius and Narses on behalf of Emperor Justinian I from 533 to 554. The Vandal-occupied former Roman territory in North Africa was regained, particularly the territory centred around the city of Carthage. The campaign eventually moved into Italy and reconquered it completely. Minor territories were taken as far west as the southern coast of the Iberian Peninsula.
It appeared at the time that perhaps Rome could be reconstituted. However, the tribal influence had caused far too much damage to these former Roman provinces, both economically and culturally. Not only were they extremely costly to maintain, the invasion and propagation of the Germanic tribes throughout these territories meant that much of the Roman culture and identity that had ...
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How and why was the history of the eastern half of the Roman Empire so different from the western half; What factors contributed to the growth of a distinctive Western European culture.


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Passport Information
To go abroad on one of our programs, students will require a valid passport issued by their country of citizenship.
While it is not required for you to have a passport at the time of application submission, if you are nominated to a program, you will need to obtain a passport prior to departure. Some partner institutions require a copy of the passport to be submitted as part of their application process. This will be indicated to you by your Program Coordinator during the nomination process.
To apply for or renew a U.S. issued passport, there is an application process which can take several weeks to process.
Visa Information
If you are traveling abroad, you may be required to obtain a visa. U.S. passport holders can refer to the U.S. Department of State for country-specific information.
Particular programs will require a visas in which case the International Academic Programs Office and/or Program Director will provide advice on the process.
- Health and Safety
Stony Brook University's Office of International Academic Programs mandates that all participants have adequate international health insurance through our SUNY-approved provider, United HealthCare. The enrollment in United HealthCare is a requirement of SUNY and covers medical care and prescriptions abroad, medical evacuation and repatriation. All students will be registered for this insurance by International Academic Programs and will be billed accordingly.
The Health Insurance Plan Offers You:
• Unlimited coverage for primary care providers, specialists, emergency visits and hospitals
• Unlimited coverage for preventative care, including annual physicals, GYN exams, routine screenings and immunizations
• Prescription Drug Coverage: $10 copay for tier 1 drugs, and a $20 copay for tier 2 or 3 drugs
• Unlimited coverage for inter-collegiate athletics
• Unlimited coverage for mental health
• Evacuation and Repatriation Services
Information on the policy can be found at www.uhcsr.com
All participants in overseas programs should familiarize themselves with Immunization, Vaccination and other health info available through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
All students, faculty and staff travelling abroad through Stony Brook University are required to complete the International Travel Policy Form . In the case of an emergency while our students, faculty and staff are abroad, the submission of this form allows us to survey and reach out to those representatives abroad to ensure their safety.
The US Department of State shares information in the form of Travel Alerts and Travel Warnings about political, natural and social instability as a warning for U.S. Citizens travelling abroad. Their portal can be used a resource for the most up to date information for Americans abroad.
The Smart Traveler Enrollment Program (STEP) is a free service to allow U.S. citizens and nationals traveling and living abroad to enroll their trip with the nearest U.S. Embassy or Consulate. Though enrollment is not required, it is highly recommended.
Students and their families should be aware that the U.S. Department of State maintains a website for U.S. citizen students who are, or will be, studying abroad.
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Grade and Credit Transfer Process
Students who Study Abroad through Stony Brook University are able to enroll in courses to count towards their degree. The various program types allow students the flexibility of the type of credits they will receive.
- Stony Brook students who enroll in a faculty-led program will receive letter grades upon completion of their program and this grade will calculate towards your GPA.
- Other-SUNY students will receive an Official Transcript upon completion of their program. These students should check with their home campus on grade and transfer credit policy.
- Non-SUNY students will need to request an Official Transcript through SOLAR upon completion of their program. These students should check with their home campus on grade and transfer credit policy.
Exchange and International Summer Schools
- All students credits will transfer to Stony Brook University and appear on their Stony Brook University transcript.
- Other-SUNY students will receive an Official Transcript upon completion of their program. These students should check with their home campus on grade and transfer credit policy.
- Non-SUNY students will need to request an Official Transcript through SOLAR upon completion of their program. These students should check with their home campus on grade and transfer credit policy.
- Stony Brook University students studying abroad must complete the Learning Agreement Form if they would like their transfer credits to count towards major/minor degree requirements or SBC's.
Students who study at our Partner Universities or at International Summer Schools should note that there is up to a 4 month wait in receiving transcripts which delays the transfer credit process. Financial Aid, TAP and Excelsior Scholarships may be affected by this and students should work with their appropriate advisors in preparation.
International Credits
International Transfer Credit Policy for Summer & Winter for Currently Enrolled SBU Students
To obtain Stony Brook credit for summer or winter courses offered by an institution outside of the United States, currently enrolled Stony Brook students are required to participate in an approved partner university program offered through International Academic Programs (IAP) in the Office of Global Affairs. All other international credits obtained in the summer or winter will not be eligible as transfer credit applied to your Stony Brook degree program. This also includes international credits taken from U.S. institutions outside of IAP or SUNY.
New York State residents participating in an IAP approved program pay the in-state tuition rate for coursework; all other students participating in an IAP approved program pay the out-of-state tuition rate for coursework. Scholarships ranging from $500-$3000 are available for IAP participants (eligibility based on academic eligibility and financial burden of program). Visit www.stonybrook.edu/studyabroad for details on IAP approved programs, costs, and scholarships.
FAQDo I have to enroll at SBU this summer/winter to be eligible to obtain credit for my international summer academic program?Yes, all currently enrolled SBU students wishing to obtain credit from an international institution must participate in IAP approved study abroad/summer school programs. International transfer credit will no longer be approved through the Academic and Transfer Advising Services (ATAS)What if I want to study at an international institution located close to my home?IAP offers a variety of approved study abroad programs. We encourage you to consider one of these options, or also consider study abroad programs offered through other SUNY campuses. Students will not be eligible for international transfer credit obtained in programs outside the approved IAP/SUNY programs.What if I attend an international program not approved by IAP?ATAS will not approve international transfer credit obtained directly from international institutions and/or summer programs. All international credit earned in the summer/winter must be obtained through participation in an IAP approved program, which includes all SUNY study abroad programs.Why is Stony Brook University requiring me to participate in a program approved through IAP?IAP provides a high level of vetting of international programs and partners. This approval process and vetting is important in order for SBU to ensure academic integrity of international credits applied toward SBU degree programs.Do I have to pay SBU tuition for my international summer/winter program?All IAP approved programs require enrollment at SBU, which includes tuition and fees. Participation in other SUNY programs also includes enrollment through SBU. Please visit stonybrook.edu/studyabroad for the complete details of costs for your program of interest. IAP offers several scholarships ranging from $500-$3000.
View ScholarshipsWhat financial assistance is available for my IAP summer study abroad program?IAP offers several scholarships ranging from $500-$3000.
View ScholarshipsWhat if I am a recipient of a scholarship that requires direct enrollment through an international institution outside the scope of IAP/Other SUNY programs?Students awarded Gilman, Fulbright, Boren or other nationally recognized scholarships that require direct enrollment at an international institution will be eligible to request a waiver of this policy.The policy states I need to take summer classes from a "partner institution" if I want to transfer credits. What is a "partner institution?" Where are the "partner institutions" located?A partner institution is an institution that has a formal, signed agreement with SBU's International Academic Programs. The agreement allows SBU to operate academic programs on an exchange/study abroad basis. Visit stonybrook.edu/studyabroad for a full listing of all IAP approved partner institution and study abroad programs. Students can also participate in any study abroad program through other SUNY institutions.Last summer, I took classes outside of the United States and received transfer credit. I am planning on taking more courses this summer at the same school. Will I receive transfer credit?Under the new policy, students will NOT be eligible for international transfer credit unless it is obtained through the IAP office or another SUNY study abroad program. International transfer credit approved prior to Summer 2017 will not be removed, but this new policy is effective immediately.What if the school I want to attend is not a "partner" institution?Students are encouraged to consider the wide variety of options available through IAP and other SUNY institutions (stonybrook.edu/studyabroad). Any international credits obtained outside of these options will not be approved for transfer credit.What if I take an international course through another U.S. institution?ATAS will not approve international transfer credits obtained through another U.S. insititution. All international credits earned in the summer/winter must be obtained through participation in an IAP approved program, which includes all SUNY study abroad programs. ATAS will require all students to sign a waiver confirming their course was taken in person, on site in the U.S. before approving any credit transfers.I am a SUNY Korea student. Does this policy apply to me?While SUNY Korea students will NOT participate through the International Academic Programs Office, all summer and winter transfer credits will be evaluated on the same academic standard as SBU students. If you are planning on taking a winter or summer course at another institution, it must be at a partner school.
View Approved SchoolsI am a dual degree student. Can I study at my dual degree institution without enrollment through IAP?Yes, dual degree students are allowed to enroll directly in the institution they are obtaining his/her other degree from. Direct enrollment at an institution other than that institution would not be allowed for transfer credit evaluation.


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About CSGS
Chico State Game Studios was founded in 2004 at California State University to give students interested in careers in the video game industry an opportunity to work on large-scale video game projects. Chico State Game Studios is interdisciplinary, composed of Arts, Graphic Design, Computer Science, Applied Computer Graphics, and Recording Arts majors.
CSGS projects are for a one-year (two semester) duration, and are overseen by Applied Computer Graphics faculty. Projects are created entirely by Chico State students, and are directed by upperclassmen in Applied Computer Graphics. Game ideas also come from Chico State students: at the end of each game cycle a call for proposals is made by APCG faculty. All Chico State students are invited to participate in the call for proposals. Proposals for CSGS projects are taken during the last month of the Spring semester, so keep your eye out if you're interested in pitching an idea!Previous CSGS projects include:
- Viathan (2006 - 2007), a UT2004 full-conversion modification
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A 30% initial payment is due at the time of booking to secure your date, and the remaining amount is due on the day of the session. Although this is non-refundable if a cancellation occurs, it can be forwarded to a future date to reschedule the session.
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I've been reading the (so far excellent) book; "We said, they said: 50 things parents and teachers of students with autism want each other to know" by Cassie Zupke. A review is coming soon. In the meantime, Chapter 5, entitled Hooey talks about the the confusing amount of contradictory and money-grabbing autism theory out there.
I thought it was probably worth my while stating my motivation and my point of view.
Hooey is not a word we use in Australia. I'm presuming it's an American word for bullsh1t. That's how we say it in Australia. We tell it like it is.
My motivation on this blog has always been to raise public awareness of Asperger's syndrome and to provide a more balanced and positive place for parents and people with Asperger's syndrome to learn about themselves and their children. I don't claim to know everything but I do claim to have lived daily with Asperger's syndrome (if not the knowledge that I had it) for over 40 years. That's more than most doctors and childcare professionals can say.
I don't have any hidden agenda and I'm not (at this stage anyway) planning to write a book or otherwise make money from the blog. You'll note that there is no advertising here - apart from book reviews which are honest and for which I receive no payment, apart from a review copy of the books.
I just want to see some acceptance and to make the world a better place for those with autism.
There's no cure. There's arguably only "spotty" detection too. If anyone says that they have a cure for autism, they're lying. In fact, personally, I don't believe that it will ever be cured - at least, not in my lifetime. I'm also not sure that a cure would be such a good idea.
I do know however that some therapies can help children to better cope with their difficulties but there's nothing in the world that makes autism "go away". Even if a miracle cure were to be announced tomorrow, there would be many years of testing before it would allowed to be used on humans. In fact, it's a safe bet that if they found a cure, no child of that generation would benefit.
As for me, I think the whole thing is both genetic and natural. I believe that autism has a place in our world, that it's one of those "curve balls" that natural evolution throws us from time to time. I think it's necessary for us to survive and grow because autism has, in some way, been associated with nearly every major breakthrough in human history.
I think that Temple Grandin was right when she said, "Without autism traits we might still be living in caves."
So even if there were a cure, I'd argue that it might spell the end of human creativity.
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Article: Kids with Isms can benefit from using Lists by Gavin Bollard
My Latest Post over at Special-ism is now up;
It's called; "Kids with Isms can benefit from using Lists"
Please have a look at it.
It's all about how lists are one of the best tools for children (and adults) with Asperger's Syndrome and Autism and other similar conditions can really benefit from using lists as management tools. If you're the parent of a very young child on the spectrum, this is still worth a read because I describe some pre-verbal lists which you may find your child is already using.
It's called; "Kids with Isms can benefit from using Lists"
Please have a look at it.
It's all about how lists are one of the best tools for children (and adults) with Asperger's Syndrome and Autism and other similar conditions can really benefit from using lists as management tools. If you're the parent of a very young child on the spectrum, this is still worth a read because I describe some pre-verbal lists which you may find your child is already using.
Monday, August 19, 2013
School Supports: Taking a Realistic view of the School System and the Support it Needs
Too often I find that parents are confused by school. They believe that the purpose of school is nothing more than to return our kids to society with an academic education. They consider that what their kids are learning at school isn't useful if it isn't focussed on the their child's primary issues.
The reality it somewhat different. In this post, I want to touch on some of the supports in and around school systems and see how they combine to help children with special needs. Hopefully by the end of this post, you'll understand that school is only a small part of your child's educational process and that those numbers on the report cards really aren't much good as a measure of success.
Individualised Education Plans (IEPs)
If your child has documented special needs which entitle them to an IEP, then make sure that you get one. IEPs are a essentially a goal orientated plan for your child's learning in the school. They deal with real measurable output and they are designed to help your child achieve some specific goals with appropriate support. The IEP meeting shouldn't occur in the first few weeks of the school year (or in the last ten). In order for it to succeed, the plan should be written after the teacher has gotten to know your child but before it is too late in the year to make a difference.
IEPs should be reviewed and rewritten every year because goals, skills and problem areas change. When the IEP is reviewed, you should ask whether or not your child reached their goal and what types of support helped or hindered.
Teacher's Aides
It's always a time of "false joy" when your child is allocated an aide. Most parents are excited by the prospect of a one-on-one helper teacher in the classroom for their child but this is usually not how it works. They're not called "Special needs child's aides", they're called Teacher's aides. They support the teacher, not your child. The aim of a teacher's aide is to "take the heat off the teacher" so that the teacher can spend more time with the students who need support.
It's still good because it means that the teacher will be spending more time with your child but it certainly doesn't mean that your child will get one-to-one attention while the aide is there. The aide supports the classroom and some days, your child won't get any benefit from them at all.
What Schools Teach
You might be surprised to learn that schools don't teach everything. In the academic world, schools teach primarily by example. Mathematics is taught by having the teacher do examples on the board but it's not something that the students will pick up without lots of practice (and in particular, homework). Then there's English; I can remember going to a good school only to have to sit in English class while the students took it in turns to read chapters of Jane Austen's Emma out loud. I'd already read the book before starting the year and in fact, I'd read it once or twice more once we started working on it. The readings were purely to help the kids who hadn't read it. Personally, I'd rather they spent the time to teach us how to write a good essay but they didn't. Instead, we wrote the essays and were taught by our marks. A low mark meant that you were "doing it wrong" while a high mark indicated that you were "doing it right". Sadly, that's still the way that schools operate today.
Schools are not academic powerhouses. They teach a little of the basics at usually, the lowest common denominator. They teach a little math, a little English and a smattering of other subjects including History, Art, Science, Religion, Phsyical Education and more. The aim is to raise awareness of the subjects and help the students find their interests, not to make them subject experts.
The best one-to-one academic resource for children is a tutor. A tutor can spend time looking at your child's specific needs and adjust their teaching accordingly. One hour per week with a good tutor is generally more effective (academically) than an entire school week with a classroom teacher. If your child is struggling, then a tutor is the best resource you can have. A special needs tutor is even better.
Tutors don't replace the school, they supplement it.
Outside Organisations
The other part of schooling is social development. In school, this typically happens as part of Playground activity, Sport, Drama or Music and to a lesser extent Art. The problem with school-based social development is that it plays a poor second to general school work. Children with poor social skills often don't realise that this time is supposed to be spent socialising and with the abundance of other kids around, their potential "mates" will easily find someone else to talk to.
The best social development occurs with different groups of friends and in different circumstances such as outside sporting groups, special interest groups, like little athletics, scouts and even chess and drama clubs. One of the best things about these clubs is that they're limited in numbers. This means that the kids have to make friends because there's not a whole lot of choice elsewhere. The right sort of group can also engage the special needs child in terms of subject matter and help them to grow in confidence.
Special needs kids also need a lot of therapy to help them along. There are lots of different types of therapy but the most common two are Speech and Occupational. Speech therapy isn't just something that you need when you stutter or have problems with words. Speech therapy promotes a lot of social skills too and teaches children how to approach others in conversation and how to use more emotive language. If for example, your child often speaks in a monotone, then speech therapy can help. Occupational therapy provides support for a wide range of behaviours including support for fidgety kids, assisting with pencil grips, modifying classroom equipment and putting in place other kinds of supports.
Sometimes these therapies in themselves become an almost psychological outlet for kids. That's not a bad thing though. It means that your kids have an adult that they can trust and with whom they can talk about school and playground social experiences. If the therapist is attached to the school, they can often intervene in problems before they get worse or can provide useful information to your child on how they should handle specific situations.
Arguably the largest piece of any child's education is family. It's from family, particularly parents that children learn most of their social behaviour. It's parents who teach by example, that books can be a welcome alternative to computers and TV or that sometimes it's good to just get outside and play. Finally, it's family who follow through on things in the school system, such as attending IEP meetings, showing interest in their child's work and prompting and assisting with homework.
Together these, and a few other things, help to give your child a well-rounded education. The problem is; only one of these, schools, actually gives grades. The message here is simply; "don't put too much stock in the grades assigned by only one of the components of your child's education".
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Senior Quality Assurance Analyst/Automation - Brazil Labs - 182258
Rio Grande City, TX 78582
Job Code182258
\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAt ADP we are driven by your success.\u003C/strong\u003E We engage your unique talents and perspectives. We welcome your ideas on how to do things differently and better. In your efforts to achieve, learn and grow, we support you all the way. If success motivates you, you belong at ADP.\u003Cbr /\u003E \u003Cbr /\u003E \u003Cstrong\u003ETechnology at ADP.\u003C/strong\u003E It\u0027s the foundation of the products and services that have made us a world-wide leader in workforce solutions. With us, you can combine technical skills and business acumen, to effectively consult as well as solve technical challenges. 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Hello Sky!03:27
Hello Sky!
(C) 2010, Hike the Stone Music
Words and Music by: Daryl W. Dasher
I don't know the reason for
The way that I've been acting
I guess I've just been hungry for
A little reaction
From the one that I hold closer than
A baby holds its mama when it's scared
I wish I could explain away
Things I do, things I say
The way I skate in circles around
Every situation I can't bare
So 'till I'm there
Hello sky! Welcome rain
Welcome anything that I could never change
Goodbye friends, you've sure been good to me
But until I learn to change my ways
Deserve the things that come my way
I'd rather find a hole and climb inside
I'll keep on trying
Now I don't need a reason for
The things that I've been after
Like a little more hope
A lot more laughter
I can tell you now the things I do
Aren't hurting anybody if myself
I wish I could just melt away
Things that glue, things that stay
And set my wings a sailin'
O'r waters I was sure would never dry
But one more time
Freedom like the blood
That rushes steady through my veins
I can't live without it
And without it we are so mundane


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Grab this freebie by Stone Owl, an Anabatic Records gift to promote the new EP by Autoclave which you can check out here.
Lux Groove // From the Back EP14 May
Out soon on Anabatic Records!
Make That Booty Clap Remixes7 May
Kill Frenzy's storming debut on dirtybird, the addictive, juke charged brute with its ingenious hip hop breakdown, is back for re-release with a slew of remixes from some choice label affiliates. Not content with the originals genre-traversing legacy (including plays from Soul Clap to Skrillex and pretty much everyone in between), Belgiums booty obsessed Kill Frenzy has rallied the likes of The Martin Brothers, Zombie Disco Squad, Plastician and Mark Starr to deliver their own take on the track, bringing the work out to brand new dance floors in the process.
The Martin Brothers set the pace with a characteristically heavy house bass line, the twisted "make that booty clap" vocal sample dancing over the driving groove. Zombie Disco Squad let's the buttock-smacking claps take centre stage, while a clever percussion score and perfectly timed ellipsis make for certified ghetto house dance floor material. Dirtybird debutant by way of Croydon, Plastician, focuses on the bass elements of the original, creating a swaying dubstep rhythm where booty claps become glock pops before your very eyes, while Mark Starr opts for a similarly languid groove, without losing sight of Kill Frenzy's playful genre-splicing.
"Make That Booty Clap feat. DJ Funk" became an instant milestone in the dirtybird canon and its great to see Kill Frenzy's debut receiving such masterful reworks a year on.
Buy it here.
Hannah Wants & Chris Lorenzo // Dappy2 Apr
Hannah Wants & Chris Lorenzo make their debut on Food Music with the immense 'Dappy'. The infectious grooves and THAT bassline have already cemented themselves with of Claude Vonstroke, Justin Martin, T Williams, plus Food's own Kry Wolf and Shadow Child, and it now looks set to tear roof tiles and big-top canvas off many more parties through 2013. YUM003 now also comes complete with the even darker remix from Belgium's shining star Kill Frenzy! (Food Music SC, 2013) Beatport here.
dirtybird Players (Part 2)11 Mar
Part two of the massive dirtybird players compilation is here. This time we feature some of the labels biggest Europe based acts Eats Everything & Catz n Dogz along with some European newcomers GoldFFInch, Friend Within & 6 Stroke. In addition we still got that old school Cali crew repping with Leroy Peppers and Claude VonStroke as well as our newest addition Mark Starr from Florida.
This half of the comp goes all the way from booty bass to deep house to future dubstep and represents the various styles and directions of the label. Again, we like to keep the words short and sweet and let the music do the talking.
We hope you enjoy it.
(VonStroke, 2013)
Beatport here!
Release/catalogue number: DB088
Release date: Mar 13, 2013
Ruff Hauser // Paul Bunyun EP22 Jan
Ruff Hauser's Paul Bunyun EP out now on Anabatic Records. Beatport here.
Tom Flynn // Mr Hedgehog26 Nov
Complimentary booty tech from Tom Flynn in yo bag!


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Auxiliary DVs are specialized filter packages that addresses specific security needs. Auxiliary DVs augment the protection provided by the base DV. Update and distribution of an Auxiliary DV package is independent of your base DV. Auxiliary DV packages are activated when distributed to the device and deactivated when they are uninstalled from the device.
Auxiliary Digital Vaccine (Auxiliary DV) is the architectural framework that allows you to manage filter package updates apart from Digital Vaccine packages on the SMS and IPS security devices. Currently the Auxiliary DV framework is being utilized to deliver the Malware Filter Package which is a component of the Threat Digital Vaccine (ThreatDV) product. Auxiliary filter packages work in conjunction with the regular Digital Vaccine by augmenting the protection provided by the regular DV. Auxiliary filter packages do not duplicate any filters in the regular or any other filter package. The Auxiliary framework supports multiple types of concurrently active filter packages on a device, which means you can install or distribute an active Malware Filter Package without a conflict with the installed Digital Vaccine package.


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Thomas A. Wayment
Phone: 801-422-6401
Thomas A. Wayment is a professor of ancient scripture at Brigham Young University. He joined the faculty in June of 2000 after completing a PhD in New Testament studies at the Claremont Graduate School. Since coming to BYU, he has worked on several projects on the life of the Savior and the historical time period of his ministry. He is also involved in studying the manuscript tradition of the New Testament and what light it sheds on modern revelations such as the Joseph Smith Translation of the Bible. This work has helped him get involved in digitizing the Freer manuscript of the Gospels and Paul. He has served as a bishop in the Church.


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بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
Asalamu alaykum,
Over the next few weeks I will inshaAllah be posting a series of short articles on the doctrine of Imamah in the Qur'an. My intention will not be to cover all the verses that discuss the topic, but only provide the reader with enough proof to show that the doctrine has an undeniable basis in our Holy Book.
There is no single verse that explains all of the dimensions of Imamah in one go, but these different dimensions are explained in many different verses throughout the Qur'an. When all of these verses are taken together, we get a good understanding of what the doctrine means. Many details of the doctrine are not explicitly found in the Qur'an, for example that there are 12 Imams after the Prophet, or that the last Imam is called Imam Mehdi [aj], but this is to be expected. All of our doctrines are explained in more detail in hadith.
A common argument made by non-Shias is that if Imamah is one of the Usul Din (tenets of faith) then we would expect many decisive verses explaining the concept. They argue that these verses should be so clear that no hadith would be required, just like we do not require hadith to prove the other tenets of faith from the Qur'an, e.g. Prophethood. In answer to this,
(i) There are such verses that are clear and do not require hadith, and these will be provided in due course.
(ii) If a particular hadith is accepted by all Muslims, then it is a hujja (proof) for all Muslims and so cannot be rejected. So even if Imamah could not be proven without recourse to hadith, it doesn't mean that it is not true. It also does not mean that it's not an important doctrine. If we study Muslim history we find that after the death of the Prophet [sawa] the Ahlul Bayt [a] were cursed, fought and killed. Their enemies tried their utmost to eradicate them completely, but this didn't happen to the Qur'an. No matter what hardship the Ahlul Bayt [a] were facing, the Muslims always had the Qur'an in their hands. It can be argued that had Allah swt made the successorship of the Ahlul Bayt [a] explicit in the Qur'an, then the enemies would have tried to destroy the Qur'an in the same way they tried to destroy the Ahlul Bayt. This ambiguity would therefore serve as a protection for the Qur'an, and ensure the Muslims always had access to it. Those that read it carefully and understood the contexts and reasons for revelation would see Imamah in the Qur'an, but those that didn't, wouldn't. Imam Ali [as] says "There is enough light for one who wants to see".


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Laura Orshaw's grandmother, Betty Orshaw, a musician in northeastern Pennsylvania, taught her to sing and play fiddle when Laura was 10 years old.
As a teenager, she toured the Northeast with her father's bluegrass band, The Lonesome Road Ramblers.
Today, Orshaw, coordinator for the Expressive Therapies Graduate Program at Lesley University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, is still performing and teaching private lessons..
Her latest album, "Songs of Lost Yesterdays," features a mix of traditional and original songs and some that hold special memories for Orshaw.
Traditional songs include "Going To The West," a song believed to date back to the 19th century; "Row Number 2, Seat Number 3," a 1956 hit for Wilma Lee Cooper; and "Sailor on the Deep Blue Sea," an old song popularized by the Carter Family.
Original songs include "Guitar Man," about a woman enchanted by a guitar player in a depot, and "New Deal Train," a song about a train bringing food to a town during the Great Depression.
Other songs include Charlie Moore's "The Cotton Farmer," Norman Blake's "Uncle," Peter Rowan's "Wild Geese Cry Again," Bill Bryson's "Love Me or Leave Me Alone" and Hazel Dickens' "Coal Miner's Grave."
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