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Excerpts from the Minister of State (I/C) for Power, Coal, New and Renewable Energy and Mines, Piyush Goyal´s speeches at SWITCH 2016 conference in Vadodara on October 7, 2016.
On International Conference
At the International Conference held at SWITCH 2016, one of the focus areas was the International Solar Alliance (ISA), about which a steering committee about three or four days back has broadly come to a consensus on the nature of ISA and the draft paper is being circulated across the world. And we do hope to see ISA operational in the very near future. The conference also discussed, how the conventional energy can be made clean and green. And lastly, we have discussed about the ramp up of the solar energy and other forms of renewable energy in a more affordable fashion. They will help us in taking forward our renewable energy focus.
On Power Ministers Conference
We have good attendance from most of the states. Even during the discussions, we sort out issues on the spot. The case in point was, a power secretary raised the issue that the Below Poverty Line (BPL) data is very old, whereas Socio Economic and Caste Census 2011 (SECC) data is nearer and more accurate or more recent. On the spot, I have taken a decision that the states can use any data whether BPL or SECC, the necessary legal changes at the Centre will be done by the ministry. The decision is taken, so they can implement it forthwith.
Today, we have taken another good decision. Once power has been reached to a village, give it to all households there. For connecting power to a household it costs an average of Rs.3,000-4000. Whatever money you have under the scheme from the Centre, you can use it. And if the cost is more than that, Rural Electrification Corporation (REC) is ready to provide loans towards capital cost for providing connectivity to households, at low interest rates and for longer duration of 10-15 years. Recover the same from the beneficiaries over that period and repay. For BPL homes it is anyway free. And the measure will also reduce corruption.
In fact, there is no need to check data, give electricity to every household, like it is done in states like Gujarat and Andhra Pradesh, which are 100 per cent electrified by now.
Usually, people are required to assess the expenditure incurred in taking power to a BPL household. So, a bill is laid. A person is required to make a payment against the bill. And then power is given to that house. I am urging the states that they should not continue with this practice.
On Implementation of UDAY
Extensive discussions were held today on the implementation of Ujwal Discom Assurance Yojana (UDAY). In all, 16 states and Union Territories have joined the scheme. Today we have signed an agreement with Maharashtra. As the states join the scheme, they are starting to significantly reduce their losses. Even in terms of improving operational parameters, I see a lot of enthusiasm, particularly in states like Haryana and Rajasthan, which are proactively working towards bringing down their Aggregate Technical and Commercial (AT&C) losses.
The first tranche of UDAY bonds were issued in the last week of March. The fact that the states are evincing interest in the scheme demonstrates the sincerity and the win-win situation that we have created. That all the states that are joining are reaping benefits augurs well. To cite an example, two days back a long pending issue of coal rationalisation of Gujarat has been resolved. On the Gujarat government´s request 1.02 million tonnes per annum of coal linkage has been switched from SCCL to WCL. This will save `100 crore per annum for the people of Gujarat and in the process, it will save money for the state discoms (power distribution companies), regulators and consumers.
On Feeder Metering
Similarly, after reviewing the progress of UDAY, we also discussed with the states on how to ramp up feeder metering and IT enablement of the balance 2,600 towns, so that they can be tracked on a real-time basis and made public. That will help us to isolate the areas which need specific attention to bring down their AT&C losses. We are working for 100 per cent IT enablement of rural feeders as well.
On 100% Electrification
We also had extensive discussions on 100 per cent household electrification on which I have cited a couple of policy decisions taken here. I am very confident of the support of the states in meeting the target of 100 per cent of household electrification by 2019, three years ahead of the original plan of 2022. Apart from that we have felicitated three states today - Assam, Gujarat and Uttarakhand, for these states have put 100 per cent data of their household electrification on Urja Mitra app. This data enabled consumers in these states get the information on the state of power supply on a real-time basis through SMS. If it is a planned outage then they would get intimation in advance with timings mentioned. And if it is an unplanned outage, then they will get an apologetic SMS stating the reasons for the same.
For the first time, almost all the states have agreed to speed up data compilation. A lot of states, including Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh and Bihar have committed to speed up their compilation. These were the issues we have discussed so far.
Later in the day and tomorrow, the Power Ministers Conference will be discussing issues pertaining to renewable energy sources, coal-related issues, hydro and policy, energy conservation, waste and energy consumption, transmission issues, and plan to square off the discussions with power demand.
On 24x7 Power
Except UP and TN, all the other states have executed the 24x7 power supply document.
We welcome that. But all other states, are already well on track, using the benefits of UDAY and using the proactive governance. We are confident that India is moving fast towards 100 per cent rural electrification, 24x7 power supply for every home, industry and business, adequate power for all farmers, better energy efficiency, energy security through coal surplus, power surplus, large ramp up of renewable energy, and ultimately bringing down imports of other minerals through rapid exploitation of mineral wealth in the country.
On curtailing coal imports
The days of coal shortages are over. And hence we see ourselves in a comfortable position to advice importers to use domestic coal. This is being done in two parts. One, with regard to state and the Central PSUs, and all of them have committed themselves not to import any coal, except that already committed. For the private sector, it is slightly trickier. So, we are sitting with each one of them and trying to work out a strategy on how to offer them coal which is better than what they are getting and at a better price.
On Politics over Power
Politics is in every aspect of our lives. There is a government that works and that is run by politicians. But I am delighted that in our area of power, the four sectors of the ministry have got outstanding support and co-operation from all the states. As you are aware UDAY was a voluntary programme. Despite that, one of the first states to join it was Bihar, where we have lost election just 15 days earlier by then. One of the early states to join were UP and Telangana, the states which were inimical to the political dispensation at the Centre. So we have been able to demonstrate fairly that the Centre doesn´t differentiate between the states based on political ideology that governs them.
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Cradle Mountain
I had been really missing - almost craving - the feeling of standing on top of a high place, being able to see mountains below me. Memories of hiking to mountain peaks and being at the top of a ski run were my go-to thoughts just before I fell asleep in the evenings. We set an alarm after the coldest night of the trip (also when a possum attacked on our couscous), quickly packed up our tents in the freezing morning and set off for the peak of Cradle Mountain. We were warned about how quickly weather conditions could change up there (it's almost as high as Kosciuszko but a much more challenging climb up) but we were quite lucky, because it's not uncommon for it to start snowing this time of the year. It was a really fun boulder-climb to the peak, feeling like we were really 'climbing' up the mountain. The way down was accompanied by amazing views of the various mountain lakes, we even think we saw a platypus in one! The nature is so unique there, very different to mainland Australia. The light was also so different - very bright, almost blue-ish light that added to the eerie atmosphere walking back along Dove Lake.
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All seniors must take their senior yearbook picture with PSS Imaging as they are the approved vendor for Carlsbad High School. There will be no exceptions to this policy. You will not be in the yearbook if you do not take your yearbook portrait with PSS Imaging.
For students who have an alternate photographer, free yearbook photos will be available to all students once school begins. There is information below on the two options available if all you want is a senior yearbook portrait.
We want our seniors to look their best in the yearbook as this is their final year and ID photos are not the same quality as senior portraits so NO ID photos will be used in the senior section of the yearbook. All seniors must take a photo separate from their ID photo to be included in the yearbook.
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Printing Industries of America announces Education Awards of Excellence recipients
Monday, August 17, 2009
Press release from the issuing companyPittsburgh, PA, -- Printing Industries of America has named the 2009 Education Awards of Excellence academic and industry recipients, Cheryl Licklider and Charlie Benjamin respectively. The awards are presented annually to an academic representative and an industry representative in recognition of outstanding contributions to education and training in the graphic arts.
Academic Recipient
Ms. Licklider is a Graphic Arts Instructor for Autry Technology Center in Enid, Oklahoma, where she has worked since 1993. She also had sixteen years of experience in the printing industry prior to becoming a Graphic Arts educator.
During her time at Autry Technology Center, thousands of students have experienced the graphic communication industry with Licklider as their teacher. Since 1994, she has maintained 100% positive placement of students completing the Graphic Arts program and has an 85% retention rate of first-year students.
The Graphic Arts program at Autry Technology Center is one of the first printing programs to receive both national and state accreditation. It is a two-year, 1,050-hour program encompassing both high school and post-secondary students.
Not only does Ms. Licklider instruct the Graphic Arts program at Autry, but she also teaches adult training, business, and industry courses. To encourage safety in the pressroom, Ms. Licklider has developed an online safety course for graphic arts students. The course concentrates on safety training in prepress, bindery, and the pressroom.
For six years, Ms. Licklider was a member of the Graphic Arts Duty and Task List Revision Committee for the Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education. Since 1999, she has written and revised printing curricula for the Multistate Academic and Curriculum Consortium (MAVCC). In May 2000, Ms. Licklider was one of only two educators to ever receive the Oklahoma Graphic Arts Education Council Award of Excellence. In addition, she has dozens of significant accomplishments at the national, state, and local levels.
Industry Recipient
Charlie Benjamin's career started in 1972 working for local printers while still in high school. In 1975 he earned a Vocational Certificate from Hennepin Technical College in Minnesota before moving to California. Once in California, he received a Bachelors Degree in Industrial Studies and his teaching credentials from California State University.
From 1994 to 2001, Mr. Benjamin taught Print Communication at the Western School of Technology and Environmental Science in Baltimore County, Maryland. During this time, he continued to work for local printing companies in order to keep up with printing technology.
It was not until 2001, when he was hired to teach at the Occupational Skills Training Center, in Baltimore, Maryland, that he found his true passion. Mr. B, as his students affectionally called him, went from teaching high school students to teaching inmates. At the Occupational Training Center, Mr. B teaches work ethic along with entry-level printing to the inmates during the final months of their sentence. Some of his students say that he is "the first person to treat them as people, real people, real students, rather than inmates."
During his teaching at the Occupational Skills Training Center, Mr. B convinced his industry peers to join a newly formed printing industry advisory board for the Maryland prison system and a partnership was born. The partnership was created to provide ex-offenders with an alternative to "life on the streets" upon their release from prison.
As a result, Mr. B's graduates have gone on to work as bindery employees, press operators, and supervisors. Two previous students of Mr. Benjamin's have been featured in a National Public Radio Morning Edition Broadcast at the recommendation of the Baltimore Mayor's office. Several other students have been highlighted by Maryland Public Television and the Baltimore Sun newspaper. In 2004 Mr. Benjamin's program was featured in the Maryland Gazette.
The Education Awards of Excellence will be presented on September 12 at the 2009 GASC/Printing Industries of Americas Teacher's Conference in Chicago, IL. For more information about the Education Awards of Excellence, please contact Chrystal Senay at 800-910-4283, ext. 736 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
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Robert B. Parker's the Devil WinsBook - 2016
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I'm a little late to the party, only now reading the Jesse Stone series from first to last. Thoroughly enjoyed the original Robt B Parker books ... quick, brisk, snappy dialogue and well-crafted stories. Brandman captured the dialogue in his few books, but wasn't nearly the story teller. Coleman swings the other direction; while he crafts an intricate story (and uses a million words in the process), everything about the dialogue is off and out-of-character. If I were picking up this book 'cold', unburdened by the prior versions against which to compare, I'd probably like it just fine. As a continuation of the series, however, I admit to being disappointed ... not what I would have chosen to see happen to the 'brand'.
It's like the Robert Parker franchise is for the airport lounge people.
Throw on "ROBERT PARKER'S" and people pick it up.
I'm sorry I did not enjoy this one and felt it was a waste of time.
Coleman is a very good writer. If you like Lee Child's Jack Reacher, you will like anything this guy writes. I actually think he is better than the original Parker work
Jesse Stone struggles with his demons while trying to solve connected murders 25 yrs apart. Paradise - even Molly - is trying to forget it all ever happened. A very good continuation of Parker's work.
I do not like this writers style at writing a Jesse Stone book.
Except for the insertion of familiar key people, the book was not very interesting, with a lot of filler, and too much dialog .
When I first heard that Robert B. Parker had died, I was very sad. Then I was sad a second time when I realized I would not be able to read about his characters any more. Many thanks to the authors who have stepped up to continue writing about the characters I love. I have read all of Mr. Parker's novels.
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The Elizabethan era is considered to be the time when literature was at its peak with people like William Shakespeare being as one of the greatest people that enlightened the masses and crowds with their skills and his pieces of work are even appreciated today. The major side that glowed and showed development was the development of drama.
William Shakespeare was inspired by sonnets and his sonnet's portrayed a theme of a moment in time, relationship, exquisiteness, and changeability. The majority of plays initially were supervised by the religious authorities.
Shakespeare's plays consist of many genres, being comedy, satirical, tragedy, and romance. His most famous works was "Romeo and Juliet", "A Midsummer Night's Dream", "Much Ado about Nothing", "Hamlet", "Macbeth", and "Julius Caesar". The style that he used to write these plays were usually a blank verse with an iambic pentameter.
Shakespeare loved to add the technique called "Soliloquy", which is a monologue of the character. Simply, it means that the character talks alone on the stage (Fletcher). As it lets the audience to go deep through the character's thoughts. As Shakespeare's skills developed, we could see was from Macbeth using similes and metaphors.
It was recognized that he was the person who could successfully change all the old ideas. Shakespeare concentrated his work on the daily life and issues at that time, as some of his work showed themes relating to harassment for power. It was amazing how these themes could touch the lives of not only upper class, but to people of all classes.
People usually visited the amphitheater to watch these extraordinary Shakespeare's plays. During this period, literature was at its peak with love and romance contributing to it to a very large extent.
The influence has brought and gifted us with the best pieces of literatures with great maestros like Shakespeare, Milton, Lyly, Plato and many more as this was the time when literature was at its peak and this era was rich with such priceless work pieces. Even today , people enjoy watching "Romeo and Juliet" or "Julius Caesar" with the same passion like any other play in today's world.
People acknowledge these plays and like watching these plays because of its tradition and richness of drama in these theatre performances and that is the sole reason it stands out of the box among many other plays that people admire watching.
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(region of Gog ). In ( Genesis 10:2 ) Magog appears as the second son of Japheth; in ( Ezekiel 38:2 ; Ezekiel 39:1 Ezekiel 39:6 ) it appears as a country or people of which Gog was the prince. The notices of Magog would lead us to fix a northern locality: it is expressly stated by Ezekiel that "he was to come up from the sides of the north," ( Ezekiel 39:2 ) from a country adjacent to that of Togarmah or Armenia, ch. 58:6 and not far from "the isles" or maritime regions of Europe. ch. ( Ezekiel 39:6 ) The people of Magog further appear as having a force of cavalry, ( Ezekiel 38:16 ) and as armed with the bow. ch. ( Ezekiel 39:3 ) From the above data, may conclude that Magog represents the important race of the Scythians.
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Tom Lockwood provides insights on in-house design which are informed by a unique perspective afforded him by his position as president of DMI and the fact that he was once an in-house designer himself.
Thomas Lockwood is recognized as a thought leader and international expert in design leadership, and integrating design and innovation into business. This involves expertise in design process, methods, operations and building great design organizations.
Lockwood is one of the few people in the world with a PhD in design management, and is the President and member of the Board of Directors of DMI. He is responsible for all aspects of the Institute, including research, content, operations and producing events throughout the world. Prior to joining the public sector in 2005, Lockwood worked both in-house and the design firm side; by directing global branding and design at StorageTek and Sun Microsystems for a number of years, after running his own design consultancy for a number of years. He states one of his most interesting projects was creating the racing uniforms worn by the US Nordic Ski Team in the Olympics.
Passionate about the many values of design and innovative thinking he is the editor of three books; Design Thinking, Corporate Creativity and Building Design Strategy. A frequent design award juror and keynote speaker, he has lectured or led brand and design workshops in the U.S., Canada, Japan, Korea, China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore, Australia, England, Scotland, Ireland, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Denmark, Finland, Belgium, Austria, Poland and The Netherlands.
Lockwood is a visiting professor in the graduate school at Pratt Institute in New York City. He earned a PhD, MPhil and MBA from the University of Westminster, London, and bachelor degrees in visual design and marketing from Eastern Michigan University. His doctoral research thesis determined new methods of integrated design management within large multinational corporations, in order to achieve design innovation for the business, design relevancy for the user, and design coherency for the brand.
He is a design advisor to corporations and to countries, serves on numerous boards and councils around the world, and is a Fellow of the Royal Society of the Arts in London. He is a leading advocate regarding the value of design to the triple bottom line; by improving economic, social and environmental well-being.
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The United States and its NATO allies have one compelling reason for wanting an early and peaceful resolution of the labor unrest in Poland. Western Europe's defenses, say alliance in no condition to face eve a limited conflict with the Soviets.
NATO's southeastern flank is especially vulnerable to Soviet naval, military and air strength because it has been weakened by withdrawal of one US aircraft carrier from the Mediterranean to waters near Iran earlier this year, and by the Greek-Turkish disagreements regarding Greek's return to full NATO participation. Poland's impact has begun to be felt throughout Europe. NATO planners, starting with its supreme commander, US Army Gen. Bernard W. Rogers, who runs NATO from his headquarters in Belgium, are more concerned about Poland's impact on Germany than they are about possible direct Soviet Army intervention against the Polish workers, which NATO cannot and would not combat.
The "worst-case" scenario outlined to this reporter during a rapid survey in West Germany and Italy, which NATO now worries most about, is this:
First, Russian intervention in Poland provokes sympathy strikes and uprisings in other Warsaw Pact neighbors such as Czechoslovakia, Hungary, and East Germany.
Next, an uprising in East Germany, larger than that of 1953, is smothered by Russian troops. This generate extremely strong nationalist sentiment in West Germany to help fellow Germans in the East.
West German Chancellor Helmut Schmidt's ruling Socialist-led coalition faces elections Oct. 3. It would come under overwhelming pressure from the rightist opposition led by Bavarian challenger Franz Joseph Strauss to take some tough action which would doom Chancellor Schmidt's carefully cultivated policy of detente with the USSR.
Soviet counteraction against West Germany -- even if far short of the massive classic military attack on the central front for which NATO has planned and prepared since its creation in 1949 -- could trigger further explosions.
These could ignite volatile political zones such as Turkey. They could also erupt in militarily vulnerable ones like the northern and Arctic flanks of the alliance in Denmark and Norway.
Last year, the US Defense Department carried out a thorough and elaborate exercise code-named Nifty Nugget. Its announced purpose was to test mobilization plans and the readiness of the US and its NATO allies to cope with such an emergency. Some of the Pentagon's top brass played key gaming roles. Richard Dantzig, a Pentagon civilian and leading manpower expert, played the part of Harold Brown, US Secretary of Defense. Adm. William Crowe, now the supreme commander at headquarters here of NATO's southern front, including forces of the US, Italy, Greece, and Turkey, was the chief of naval operations, the job held in real life by Adm. Thomas Hayward. Months later, after some of the results leaked out, the Pentagon acknowledged that US mobilization plans and West European readiness were both shown in Nifty Nugget to be dangerously inadequate.
A further result was not disclosed by the Pentagon. This was the ominous finding that if conventional (nonnuclear) fighting erupted on the northern (Norwegian) and southern (Greek-Turkish) sectors instead of in the central German theater, both the northern and southern fronts of the allies would probably collapse within a few days.
Seven Soviet divisions, held in reserve in the Kiev military district, could "swing" either way, either through Poland and Germany, or southward to reinforce Soviet combat forces in the Caucasus and Turkestan military districts, north of Turkey, Iran and Afghanistan.
In its wartime contingency plans, the US has given main priority to getting extra US divisions and equipment -- some of it already in Europe -- to the German front in time. NATO headquarters in Belgium emphasizes this. The US Army has never believed that it was really feasible to reinforce the Mediterranean area in wartime, despite the huge airlifts and sealifts of material to Israel in its 1967 and 1973 wars with the Arabs.
On the alliance's other end, through extensive exercises, including one called Anorak Express, the US Army and Marines during the months since Nifty Nugget have concentrated on planning rapid deployment of reinforcements and supplies, from combat boots to winterized aircraft, in Norway.
"It was simply assumed, and still is," said one very senior NATO planner, in Europe, "that the US Army couldn't get more American forces into the Mediterranean to help defend Italy, Greece, and Turkey. NATO has consistently underestimated the US Navy's role" -- in this instance, the 45-ship US Sixth Fleet based at Gaeta, Italy -- "in guarding the supply lines into the Mediterranean. And holding the Soviets back from what could be their major war objective in the south: capture of the Turkish Straits."
All these, say the NATO planners, are ample reasons why the Polish caldron, now bubbling so furiously, could spill its contents over such a wide area that fire brigades of both superpowers would be needed to put it out and avoid a war between themselves.


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Need Assistance With Obtaining Healthcare Coverage?
HNH Foundation does not provide healthcare coverage, nor do we provide consumer assistance. However, we are happy to refer you to the following resources:
A statewide effort by the New Hampshire Health Plan, Covering New Hampshire is the official, free resource for Granite Staters to learn about the Health Insurance Marketplace, the New Hampshire Health Protection Program and the new, affordable health insurance plans that are now available to you. Covering New Hampshire can help you get covered by:
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HNH Foundation Welcomes Barbara Wauchope and Thomas Clairmont to the Board of Directors
The HNH Foundation has elected two new members to the Board of Directors. Joining the Board are: Barbara Wauchope of Lee, NH, and Thomas A. Clairmont of Belmont, NH. According to HNH Foundation Board President Gail Garceau, "These new members bring a wealth of knowledge and expertise to help us maximize the impact of every grant we make on behalf of children and families across the state."
Dr. Wauchope is an independent consultant who conducts evaluations and applied research for federal and state agencies and nonprofit organizations, particularly in the areas of child and family well-being and foundation grantmaking. She is the former Director of the Carsey Evaluation Program at UNH's Carsey Institute. Dr. Wauchope received her master's and doctoral degrees in sociology from the University of New Hampshire.
Mr. Clairmont is the retired CEO of LRG Healthcare, and has been affiliated with the Lakes Region General Hospital since 1971. He also has served as CEO of Franklin Regional Hospital. Mr. Clairmont's educational background includes an MBA with a concentration in Healthcare Management.
HNH Foundation Awards $974,866 to Improve the Health of New Hampshire Children
The HNH Foundation awarded $974,866 in grants during its 2015 program year. The awards benefited 23 health-related initiatives and projects at non-profit and community organizations across the state. The HNH Foundation makes grants to address systemic change to affect the health of New Hampshire's youngest and most vulnerable children and their families. Grants awarded in 2015 included projects that support access to health and dental insurance coverage, oral health prevention services for young children and pregnant women, grass-roots efforts to increase affordability of locally-grown food, and improved capacity to help infants and young children experiencing trauma and preventing childhood obesity.
According to HNH Foundation President Gail Garceau, these grants, several of them multi-year awards, address the Foundation's core mission: "We seek to support innovative ways to advance our funding priorities: preventing childhood obesity, promoting oral health prevention, improving access to children's health and dental insurance coverage, increasing access to healthy, affordable food, and preventing or ameliorating the effects of childhood trauma." Many of the 2015 grants focus on policy, system and environmental changes to achieve these goals, including creating safe places to walk and bike in both urban and rural areas, increasing participation in the Granite State Farmer's Market Match program, and strengthening oral health preventive services in schools and WIC clinics. Some grant recipients include the Nashua Regional Planning Commission, North Country Health Consortium, Lakes Region Partnership for Public Health, NH Food Bank, NH Women's Foundation, Families in Transition, and the NH Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence.
2015 Grants Awarded
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On December 1, the HNH Foundation published guidelines for our five funding priorities: obesity prevention, oral health, health and dental insurance coverage, food insecurity and childhood trauma. We have also launched an online grant application and reporting system that will enable applicants to complete every step of the process, starting with the initial LOI (Letter of Inquiry), full application and progress reports.
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HNH Foundation Awards $25,000 Grant to NH Women's Foundation to Support Programs for At-Risk Children and Families
The NH Women's Foundation of Concord has received $25,000 in funding from the HNH Foundation to enhance grant-making to support women and children across the state. The money will be distributed in individual grants of up to $5000 to organizations that help to reduce the risk of adverse childhood experiences, including preventing teen pregnancy, increasing home visits for new parents, and mitigating the effects of homelessness.
The funding will help the NH Women's Foundation assist organizations that explore ways to effect change through education and public policy, encourage mentoring and training, and promote practical ways to increase the overall health and long-term financial stability of young families.
"We are honored to partner with the NH Women's Foundation, whose work reinforces our commitment to serve the most vulnerable children across New Hampshire. Together, we identified time-sensitive needs that we could assist with, including efforts to address childhood abuse and neglect that align with the strategic direction of the HNH Foundation Board," said HNH President Gail Garceau.
In accepting the funding, NH Women's Foundation CEO and President Terie Norelli stated that "The opportunity to partner with the HNH Foundation came at the just the right time for us - offering an opportunity for even greater support to our nonprofit partners, who provide a safety net for women, girls and families around New Hampshire. We're proud to work side by side with the HNH Foundation to strengthen our communities, and promote opportunity and equality for New Hampshire citizens."
More information about the NH Women's Foundation is at www.nhwomensfoundation.org
(LtoR: HNH Foundation President Gail Garceau and Board Chair Martha McLeod present NH Women's Foundation CEO and President Terie Norelli with $25,000 in funding to help support programs for at-risk women and children across New Hampshire.)
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In 2014 there were 54 cases, that rose to 131 in 2015 and last year there were 133 cases.
Manager at Punanga Tauturu, Nga Teinangaro, says there are numerous things that have fuelled the increase.
She says one of the major ones is the economy and the high cost of living.
"The economy has caused a lot of that because of the high costs of power bills, rents, food, and clothing -those everyday things that are becoming unaffordable."
People are frustrated and anxious, Teinangaro says, and many don't have the appropriate coping skills or mechanisms to deal with everyday issues.
"In their frustration these people will go for self-medication – like alcohol and drugs - hoping they can forget those issues but it is still there the next day. Some people will drink again and again, until it becomes an unhealthy habit that will eventually lead to mental health issues such as anxiety, depression and so on."
Teinangaro says it is quite a common problem in most domestic violence cases referred to PTI.
And studies have shown that being intoxicated is a large part of the problem of violence.
Many of Punanga Tauturu's clients are women and men coming in requesting counselling support.
"It is across society as the economy affects everyone here in the Cook Islands and that includes the Pa Enua.
"Now our culture plays some part in it. People don't talk about these things because of the sense of shame attached to it. Sensitive and very intimate things are most often thrown under the mat.
"For men it is often unacceptable to be emotional and it is accepted as the norm in our society. Therefore, they vent their frustrations in other ways."
She says in severe cases of depression a person may need a psychologist's, or psychiatrists, assessment and intense counselling with the experts all working together to enable the person to progress forward.
Punanga Tauturu is currently facing a major financial problem as it is at the end of its funding cycle and has been waiting on government funding for months.
"Our budget is from social-impact funding and, last year, gender-project funding. Because we are a Non-Governmental Organisation we are dependent on that money. When that funding runs out there's no more money. We are working for love and that's good … to a point, but people have bills to pay too."
Punanga Tauturu gets between $150-000 and $200,000 over three years to run its services.
But, Teinangaro says: "We need a lot more. We are waiting for funding to get to us and we have been waiting for it for five to six months.
"We are so busy providing services to the community - because we cannot say no due to the kind of service we provide.
"A person's life depends on it!
"We don't have time to fundraise. I'm so busy with all those clients."
She estimates the service needs around $500,000 over the funding period.
"Last year I had 131 clients - women, men and children, who are victims or perpetrators of domestic violence.
"Funding is very hard. A lot of people talk about problem of domestic violence and advocate for education and elimination of it. And there is the problem … there is a lot of talk about it, but there's no action.
"We are so dependent on funding and the government knows about it. It should invest a bigger proportion of money into us."
In 2015 Punanga Tauturu delivered 233 counselling sessions and last year 276.
Depending upon the severity of the violence or their problems each client would need five one-hour sessions of help. And that doesn't include the extra hours required to go with them to add support at police station or the court.
"You're looking at 10-15 hours per client. And there's added legal advice we provide."
Teinangaro says she believes the workload on the centre will increase as more cases are reported.
"There is more awareness about our service and a growing confidence people have about using it."


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"What have you done with our son, Darkseid!??" shouts the furious but physically restrained Tigra. "I know he was taken from his quarters!! Where is he!?"
"Where he can at last serve me usefully!! — A tool for peace!!" replies the seated Darkseid, calm and patient in contrast with the rage of his mate.
The angry conversation continues, and then Tigra says, "Our son was raised without ever knowing his father!!"
"But I know him, Tigra!!" says Darkseid, "He's like you! — A fighting, snarling killer-cat!!"
As the thrashing wild-haired young woman is carried off by Darkseid's guards, she shouts, "He'll live! He'll grow! He'll kill you!!"
The child, taken away from his mother, was, of course, little Orion.
Such is the scene — or my abridged version of it — from Jack Kirby's "New Gods" #7, from perhaps his masterpiece on that series, entitled "The Pact."
Twenty-seven years later, as Frank Miller finished his last "Sin City" story, and a year before the release of the so-good-it's-still controversial "Dark Knight Strikes Again," Miller drew a six-page "Tales of the New Gods" back-up story for Walt Simonson's "Orion" series. The Simonson-penned back-up, which appeared in issue #3 of that comic, expands on that one-page scene of a son being ripped away from his mother. It's Kirby as filtered through Miller as reimagined in a post-"300" cosmic manner. It's also one of the very few times in his career — the only time in his mature style — that Miller drew a story about characters created by Jack Kirby.
Think about that for a moment. One of the most significant artists in the comic book medium, Frank Miller, rarely drew any Jack Kirby characters, even though Jack Kirby created half of the known superhero universe. Even though late-phase Frank Miller looks a bit similar to late-phase Kirby, if not in rendering then at least in blocky design, in bold inky gestures, in powerful-images-per-page quotient. A comic book master working in a genre dominated by the influence of Jack Kirby, and yet it's almost as if Miller purposely avoided following in Kirby's footsteps. He stuck to the street-level characters, the ones in the margins of the Marvel Universe. Or he created his own, which, honestly, is following in the footsteps of Kirby.
But what do we get when we take Frank Miller and put him inside a pure Kirby milieu? In the world of New Genesis and Apokolips? In the world where Darkseid's craggy face dominates every scene, metaphorically, if not literally?
And, hell, Darkseid was born for Frank Miller's pen and ink, wasn't he? Either that, or Frank Miller has increasingly turned his own style into a more Apokoliptian mode. His characters sport stone visages on a regular basis, but the stone has become more crudely chiseled in the past fifteen or twenty years. And Miller's work in the past decade seems sculpted by mad Parademons. Mad Parademons with an eye for vicious beauty.
I asked a bunch of questions in the paragraphs above, but luckily "Orion" #3 answers them for us. In that Miller-drawn back-up, "Nativity," we see the effect of his style on the world of the New Gods, and the effect of the New Gods on his style. It's not so much that "Nativity" is a transformative piece for Miller — it's not one of the stories that shows him transitioning into a bold new style, the way "Ronin" was, or "Dark Knight Returns," or his first "Sin City" tale in "Dark Horse Presents" — but its emblematic of his mature style. It's the exclamation point at the end of his run that started with "Sin City" branched off into "300" and the circled back to "Sin City" again before jumping into further abstraction and movie-making in the 21st century. Or maybe "Nativity" isn't an exclamation point, but just a firm period. A full stop.
"Nativity" begins with helmets on pikes. The aftermath of war and the ruins of an empire. A fallen statue lies in the middle of the page, remnants of the old gods, long gone. The hooded characters, wielding torches, recall Miller's Persians from "300," even while they gather around what seems to be the shattered remains of pseudo-Greek art. In Jack Kirby's cosmology, the New Gods did replace the Old Gods. Whatever Ragnarok ended the old era helped to spawn the new, and just as Kirby built this new universe atop the wreck of his previous creations — he drew both the DC version of "Thor" and the far-more-popular Marvel version — Miller seems to build his version of Apokalips on the shattered foundation of his most famous ancient military epic.
Walt Simonson's declarative sentences, in grandiose omniscient captions and in the dialogue of the characters, is reminiscent of Miller's own. It's far closer to Miller's diction and syntax in "300" than it is to Kirby's Fourth World writing. As the examples in the opening paragraphs of this column show, Kirby's declarations were terse and violent, and punctuated by double exclamation points more often than not. Simonson's are brutally poetic, just like the ones favored by Miller — the hard-boiled majesty of lines like, "I carry within me the blossoming instrument of his annihilation." That's Tigra speaking, and while Kirby draws Tigra as the embodiment of feral rage — as befitting her name — Miller draws her as a bushy-eyebrowed, high-foreheaded matron. Her big eyes and big lips and wide cheekbones make her an unmistakably Frank Millerian character, even though she isn't that much off-model from the Kirby original.
Still, Simonson and Miller remake her as a woman of pride and dignity. She lurks in the shadows and meets with hooded men and women in the darkness because she knows better than to trust her mate. "Darkseid's days are numbered," she says on page one of "Nativity," without the hysterics of "New Gods" #7.
Page two is where Miller shows his facility with light and shadow, as he depicts the birth of Orion solely through flickering shadows on the cave wall. It's no Platonic commentary on the reality of the old gods vs. the new, but instead it's a bold graphic statement all its own. The cracks in the cave wall turn the shadows into fragments, puzzle pieces of humanoid form as Tigra resists the injection of pain-relieving drugs — "Fool! What's wrong with pain?!" she says, grabbing the helpful hands and pushing them away. By the penultimate panel, Miller's shadows on the wall turn almost into pure abstraction. Wisps of hair is can be seen, but Tigra's form is no longer recognizable in silhouette, and the final panel shows the baby Orion, eyebrows so prominent, they appear even in shadow. "It does not cry. It roars," reads Simonson's caption.
The third page features a single word, "Nativity," and a single image, Orion's helmet — lacking the silver gleam of Kirby's original, but still the same shape, even in it's golden hue — against a field of black. A few purple splatters dot the page, perhaps indicating blood, perhaps indicating the stars of the Fourth World.
On page four, Miller breaks the page in half, but the bottom half is sub-divided for dramatic pacing. The top half of the page shows Tigra and Orion, surrounded by her followers. The bottom half, broken into four panels of varying sizes, show the moment in which Tigra names her son, and then Darkeid's head looms from behind a brick wall.
That last panel of the page, the pose of Darkseid, the angle of the image, the edge of brick, recalls Kirby's Darkseid from "New Gods" #4. Miller seems to be remixing Kirby's Darkseid pose, alluding to that specific image while giving it a more stark depiction. Kirby's Darkseid has eyeballs that look suspiciously around the corner, while Miller's Darkseid has an ominous red glare as he speaks to his wife. Though it seems that he's almost talking to himself when he asks, "Have I no say in the naming of our child, wife?" Expecting no answer, his lizard-like minions blast away, slaughtering Tigra's hooded companions on page five.
As Darkseid's guards fire into the small crowd and Darkseid smashes Tigra in the face, the only thing that breaks the panel borders on the entire page are the eyebrows of Orion. Is it an indication of the power of his vision — that he will remember what he sees during this scene until his dying days — or an indication that he is his mother's son, physically? It's both. And just as the topmost panel shows the gaze of Orion, so does the bottom center panel. Orion sees his mother suffer, and even moments after his birth, he is aware.
Miller's final page features six vertically-oriented, symmetrical panels with three inset images. Darksied holds baby Orion, who once again gets a close-up, though this time his eyes seem to look in judgment on his mother, as if to say, "your weakness disappoints me." In reality, of course, he says nothing. (Even on Apokalips, babies can't speak English right away.) Tigra reaches up and shows a moment of Kirby-level hysterics for only a moment, blood covering her face, as she shouts, "Orion!" before we see Darksied walk out of the cave in silence.
The bottom tier of panels recalls the opening two pages, as Tigra regains her dignity — though the blood dripping from her chin and her angular jaw show more restrained anger than we saw in the beginning — and then snaps the neck of her last surviving follower. Her nurse, perhaps, who she assumes has betrayed her to Darkseid. The neck-snapping images, shown as a shadow on the cave wall, recalls the image pattern of Orion's birth. The death providing the end-rhyme, punctuated by the final panel of Tigra holding her shoulder, posed with feet apart like a character from "Ronin" or "300," resigned to what awaits her, but not unprepared.
"Our day will come," she says, with a period at the end. No need to exclaim.
And that's Frank Miller's take on Jack Kirby. A relatively humble one, but not without its moments of potent imagery. And, visually — though Miller's work is usually anything but humble — it sums up Miller's work, really. It's a six page precis on his style, done as a tribute to the King of Comics. And maybe it informed his later work. Maybe "Dark Knight Strikes Again" had the spirit of Kirby running through it, in a way "Dark Knight Returns" never did. Or maybe this six page tribute from "Orion" #3 was the beginning and the end of Miller's Kirby moment. And it's a nice one.
Look for more Frank Miller commentary/analysis/evaluation/celebration this week from David Brothers and some of the internet's best and brightest, and Chad Nevett and I will surely talk about Miller on this week's Splash Page Podcast. It's semi-official Frank Miller week, "Booze, Broads, & Bullets," and you're invited.
In addition to writing reviews and columns for COMIC BOOK RESOURCES, Timothy Callahan is the author of "Grant Morrison: The Early Years" (which explores "Zenith" in great detail) and editor of "Teenagers from the Future: Essays on the Legion of Super-Heroes" anthology. More of his thoughts on comics can be seen every day at the Geniusboy Firemelon blog.
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The Twitterverse nearly exploded over the weekend.
No, it wasn't because LaVar Ball and President Trump debated Trump's involvement in returning home three UCLA basketball players after a shoplifting incident in China.
Instead, it was because Quincy High School junior running back Jirehl Brock was not named to the Illinois High School Football Coaches Association Class 6A all-state team.
Brock had one of the best seasons in Quincy football history this season, rushing for 1,588 yards and 23 touchdowns despite missing a game and a half with a shoulder injury. He averaged 7.6 yards per carry.
Rivals.com, a national recruiting website, ranks Brock as the No. 2 recruit in Illinois for the Class of 2019, and he's ranked No. 12 nationally at his position. He already has received scholarship offers from Cincinnati, Illinois, Iowa, Iowa State, Michigan State, Minnesota and Missouri. Understandably, his omission from the all-state team infuriated many who follow the Blue Devils.
So why wasn't he named to the all-state team?
A few things to consider.
1. The Chicago "bias."
Only 18 players were named to the Class 6A team. Sixteen were from the Chicago area, taking up 89 percent of the spots. The only downstate picks were Spencer Redd, a defensive back/wide receiver from Sacred Heart-Griffin, and Cameron Jones, a wide receiver from Springfield. Of the 32 teams that qualified for the 6A playoffs, 27 were above I-80 (84 percent). Of the eight quarterfinal teams, only SHG was a downstate team. When 80-plus percent of the 6A teams are from up north, it makes sense that 80-plus percent of the players on the all-state from are from the north, too.
2. Lack of playoff success.
Quincy High School has won one playoff game in school history, so coaches statewide have little reason to give the Blue Devils much respect on all-state teams. The Class 6A team is littered with players from schools rich in football success like SHG, Providence Catholic and Lombard Montini. Prairie Ridge, which has won 26 games in a row, got just as many all-state players as all of downstate.
3. Western Big Six Conference struggles.
The three WB6 teams that qualified for the IHSA playoffs -- Quincy, Moline and Rock Island Alleman -- were all knocked out in the first round by a combined score of 158-41. The conference went 12-15 in non-conference games this season, with only three victories against teams that finished with winning records. In Class 6A circles, the Western Big Six was not a strong league this year.
4. Performing before "the judges."
Brock played one game this year in the Chicago area. In a 48-28 loss to Burbank St. Laurence in the first round of the Class 6A playoffs, he carried the ball 25 times for 74 yards and two short touchdowns. In the same game, the Vikings' Toriano Clinton rushed 28 times for 416 yards, and he had three touchdown runs of 70 yards or longer. Talk about stealing someone's thunder.
5. The selection process.
When all-state teams are selected, the information available to the voters typically consists of a handful of statistics and the success of the teams for each nominated player. What typically isn't available is how many colleges have offered to each player and any highlight-reel runs like the one Brock had against Rock Island or Quincy Notre Dame. Also, all-state teams tend to be senior-dominated. Of the 72 players named to the all-state teams in Classes 5A-8A, only seven were juniors. In fact, four of the top five players in Illinois in the Class of 2019 as ranked by Rivals.com were not named to the IHSFCA All-State teams.
One last thing to consider.
If Brock belongs on the team, then who doesn't?
Two of the 18 players on the Class 6A were listed as RB/LB. One was John'te Crawford from Thornton Fractional South. He only carried the ball 119 times for 910 yards and 17 touchdowns, but the guess here is he was recognized for his defensive work. He had 96 tackles in 10 games as an outside linebacker. (Note: Brock played defense sparingly this season.)
The other was Willowbrook's Jake Jessen, who rushed for 2,053 yards this year after gaining 1,671 yards as a junior. He also made 80 tackles this season. He rushed for 247 yards and three touchdowns in a second-round victory over DeKalb. Willowbrook was knocked out in the quarterfinals by No. 1-ranked Prairie Ridge.
Two running backs were named. Clinton finished with 2,577 yards on 251 carries, and he scored 27 touchdowns. St. Laurence reached the Class 6A quarterfinals before losing to Providence Catholic, which had the other all-stater in DeShon Gavin. The Celtics played Saturday in the Class 6A semifinals, and he entered the game with 1,390 yards. His biggest game this season came in a 35-34 victory over Mount Carmel when he scored five touchdowns, rushed for 206 yards and had 64 yards receiving. Gavin committed to Western Illinois University over the summer to play defensive back.
Should Brock be on this list? Yeah, probably. Regardless of stats, Brock certainly passes the eye test.
Just remember that several factors -- some that fans may not agree with -- go into the selection of an all-state team.


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ROBERT KALANI, PLAINTIFF,v.LEONE B. WIEBE, TRUSTEE OF THE LEONE B. WIEBE FAMILY TRUST DATED JUNE 13, 1990; HOLLYWOOD CAFE LODI, A CALIFORNIA CORPORATION DBA HOLLYWOOD FAMILY CAFE, DEFENDANTS.
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TEDxIESEBarcelona: The Power of a Good Story
The human connection examined by experts, professors and students at first edition
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Through the use of magic, Mariano Torrente gets his point across at TEDxIESEBarcelona that extraordinary things can happen to us every day / Photo: Arjun Rajagopal
Walk into Wallkill Correctional, a medium-security prison in in the remote city of Shawangunk (New York State). Continue on through its gloomy corridors and you'll come across a group of 50 inmates. Your mission? To convince them that they could become "the richest people in the world."
How likely is it, that faced with a challenge of this magnitude, you find out many years later, one of those inmates was so inspired by you that went on to rebuild his life, become an upstanding citizen – and successful businessman?
This is the true story of Vincent Ogutu, professor and vice dean of executive education at Strathmore Business School in Kenya.
It was his capacity make an emotional connection with those prisoners – make them understand that what makes a person "truly rich are qualities like humility, strength and patience" – that worked "a miracle" in Walkill that day.
Ogutu demonstrated the same capacity to connect with people – an audience of more than 300, some via livestreaming, at the first edition of the TEDxIESEBarcelona, organized by students of the IESE MBA Innovation Club.
Eight others speakers also demonstrated the power of a good story to transmit – as the TED slogan puts it – "ideas worth spreading."
Álex Aranzábal, president of the football club SD Eibar, explained how he was able to turn the fortunes of the third division Spanish team around by "connecting with the spirit" of the Basque community.
"Understanding that we were small and poor gave us the strength and the sincerity to tell our story to the world, and achieve financing through a global crowdfunding campaign."
IESE Professor of Entrepreneurship and Innovation Tony Dávila shared the story of the milliner who created hats for his grandfather and the men of his generation; a business that went up in smoke when covering your head went out of fashion.
To avoid sharing the milliner's fate, said Dávila, we have to "focus on what happens outside our organizations."
"Today's companies are like cars with enormous dashboards, but tiny windows. What we need are organizations with windows big enough to see outside."
Farah Yasmine Shakir, specializing in intercultural management on IESE's doctoral program, shared her personal story – growing up with a need to "continuously explain" her Pakistani-Canadian roots, Arabic name and Jewish ties. In spite of globalization, she said, we are still far from connecting with other cultures.
"The current refugee crisis is a clear example of the lack of connection with other cultures. The only way to overcome this is through the heart. What is most important is the feeling of belonging," said Shakir.
The conference also heard stories from experts in the pioneering fields of environmental sustainability, healthcare and the emerging fintech sector.
Arun Jayadev (MBA '08), cofounder and COO of AM Technology – a company dedicated to mitigating the effects of pollution – opened with an irrefutable argument.
"If you think the economy is more important than pollution, try counting money while holding your breath." His inspirational talk highlighted the impact of pollution inside, as well as outside buildings.
Charles Ehredt, business angel investor and former executive with experience in the Internet sector, led with an idea worth "200,000 million U.S dollars" – the equivalent to electronic transactions that banks do.
"We are on the cusp of a great electronic payments revolution," says Ehredt, although electronic currencies like Bitcoin are being held back by their inability to reach a shared standard.
Ehredt sees a solution in loyalty programs that combine many companies from different sectors.
IESE scientific collaborator specializing in health management Prof. Magda Rosenmöller, spoke of dance as a remedy to cure or prevent disease – and as a central concept in "curing" healthcare systems which are too focused on the use of high technology to cure disease, as opposed to human connection and the body itself, which dance celebrates.
"Let's dance," said Rosenmöller, "and let's dance with the world of healthcare too."
TED conferences are characterized for the element of surprise: sharing new perspectives on established issues.
Carlos García Pont, IESE professor of marketing, surprised the audience with a story on the theme of delegation – and the capacity of senior leaders to rely on committed teams – based on findings from an experiment with executives.
Most claimed to delegate decisions to their middle managers. But, 80 percent of them changed decisions their subordinates made if they didn't agree – something that 82 percent of the middle managers "hated."
"We've found that 70-80 percent of people wouldn't like a boss like themselves," said Carlos Garcia Pont. "Be the boss you'd like to have."
"To achieve this, you need to change the way you distribute responsibility to your team."
Mariano Torrente (MBA '16), amateur magician and illusionist, brought the conference to a close.
In a talk illustrated with magic tricks and driven by humor, he highlighted how new technologies cause distraction and attention disorders – making it harder for us to concentrate, identify what's important and experience real enjoyment.
"We urgently need to regain this ability so that we can keep marveling at the wonders of daily life," he said.
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Nicki Minaj & 2Chainz: 'I Luv Dem Strippers' Video Premiere!
Nicki Minaj makes one of her signature facial expressions in the video for her and 2Chainz's song "I Luv Dem Strippers".
The song is off 2Chainz's new album Based on a T.R.U. Story, which hits stores everywhere TOMORROW (August 14)! You can pre-order the album on iTunes now.
"You were an absolute joy to have on tour. #professional #humble #classact All the best lil ni**a… @2chainz #pinkfridaytour :p," Nicki tweeted this afternoon.
FYI: The video is slightly NSFW!
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Hanh Trinh Ve Phuong Dong – A Vietnamese prelude to Spalding's Life and Teachings?Tuesday, September 15th, 2009
A recent comment on the blog by commenter Jean Luc highlighted that there is a Vietnamese book that claims to be a previously unknown prelude to Spalding's Life and Teaching of the Masters of the Far East.
Hanh Trinh Ve Phuong Dong is listed in Google Books, and can be found in libraries via Worldcat. Jean Luc reports it was translated in Vietnamese in 1975 from a 1924 Indian book titled Journey to the East. The first publication date shown online is 1987, with Spalding listed as author and Nguyên Phong as the translator into Vietnamese. According to Google Books, Nguyên Phong has translated similar books in the mystic and occult genre, including works by Lobsang Rampa, Myodo Satomi and Mika Waltari.


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With the release of the new iPhone 7, Apple has done it again by providing a fantastic mobile device that will be used by millions for the next period of time. However, new models often bring about a time of confusion and frustration. For those that have gotten used to recording on their iPhone 6, the new model means that new tools have to be found but fear not as we have done the research for you.
Here, we have three amazing tools that will allow you to record iphone7 screen regardless of what you need it for. Whether you're a YouTube commentator who records tutorials and gameplay or a businessman that needs to record a presentation, these three tools will be everything you need and more.
AceThinker iPhone Screen Recorder – Over time, AceThinker has proven just how useful they can be and this didn't change with the release of the iPhone 7. Quicker than most, AceThinker developed their updated recording software and made it available once more and this is perhaps one of the best options to record iphone screen. With no need to jailbreak your phone or do anything out of the ordinary, this tool is easy to use and requires little setup.
Whether you are on Mac or Windows, you can benefit from this recorder and here's how you get started;
- To begin the process, you will need to download and then install the software. On your phone, you can then tap 'AirPlay' via the control centre after swiping up from the bottom of the screen.
- After a moment, you should see the name of your computer and then a connecting icon should show on the computer itself.
- After you allow it to connect, you will see a record button and this will quite literally record everything that can be seen on your iPhone device.
At first, you can download a free version to test all the features and see what you can do. After using the program for a little while, you can then go ahead and make the investment in the full program. Considering the amount of options you have to record, the price you will pay is very little and you can then use it whenever, wherever.
QuickTime Screen Recorder – With the first solution being the easiest, we also have another although this does require a little more effort and you need a lightning cable and a Mac. If you have these, you are all set to use this tool.
- Firstly, connect your iPhone to your computer using the lightning cable. Once this has connected, open QuickTime and click on 'File' in the top bar of your screen.
- 'New Movie Recording' will turn your webcam on initially, but you don't have to worry about this as we are more interested in recording your iPhone screen.
- On the main screen, you will see a record button. Next to this, a drop-down menu will allow you to select a different source and you should find your iPhone 7 in this list.
- Once you select your device, the webcam should disappear and the screen of your phone should show in its place.
As it is easy to use and extremely efficient, this is another solid option for recording your iPhone 7. As long as you have a Mac and a lightning cable handy all the time, it doesn't necessarily provide any major problems. However, it leaves Windows users in the cold and we don't always have a lightning cable to hand. When choosing between the first two options, it all comes down to personal preference and how much of an inconvenience you find it to always have a cable nearby.
Display Recorder – Finally, we do have a third option and it involves jailbreaking your device. If you're opposed to this or don't want to risk the safety of your mobile, it would be a better solution to go for one of the first two. However, direct recording is easy and quick.
Using Display Recorder, a number of settings can be changed and altered before then recording your mobile screen. One of the benefits of using this tool is that you can choose between landscape and portrait; ultimately, this means that you can record games or apps that only open in a certain page orientation. Even if you just prefer to record tutorials in a certain orientation, you can do this which isn't always an option for other direct recorders on the market.
Of course, the big disadvantage of using such a program is that you will have to jailbreak your device. Not only will this instantly void your warranty with Apple, you will also be putting your device and yourself at risk. If you have already done this to your device or are more than happy to do so though, Display Recorder is a fantastic option that you can utilize.
Summary – As mentioned previously, choosing between three options like this is very much down to personal preference. All three of these programs allow for settings to be adjusted and for high-quality recordings but they also each have their drawbacks (some bigger than others). Whichever you choose, you will be in good hands and you will soon be recording your iPhone 7 screen regularly.


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The new BT Contour T-Shirt just arrived! It is part of our new Blue Tomato collection and not just super comfy. The BT T-Shirt comes with a cool allover print and a casual attitude. What are you waiting for?
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Jerusalem lies at the heart of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and agreement on its future will have to be at the heart of any solution. During their trip to the Middle East in October 2010, the Elders visited East Jerusalem where they were deeply concerned to see the extent of settlement expansion into Arab neighbourhoods.
They heard from Palestinian residents and activists who oppose the changing character of East Jerusalem and fear they will be evicted, deported or have their homes demolished.
The Elders also joined a weekly demonstration in the East Jerusalem neighbourhood of Sheikh Jarrah, where mainly Israeli protesters gather to oppose their government's actions.
Delegation leader Mary Robinson, together with her fellow Elders Jimmy Carter and Ela Bhatt, issued a statement warning that continued settlement expansion will make a viable two-state solution almost impossible.
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I recently found myself in the market for some make-up brushes. Between traveling and moving my makeup brushes have been disappearing. If you're into makeup, then you already know that makeup brushes can be expensive. Since I seem to be replacing my brushes more often than I would like, I was looking for something cheaper than my normal brushes. I found this set online, but was skeptical if they would be good however, since they were affordable I took a chance and purchased them.
I am so glad I did, they work great, the bristles are so soft, they have durable handles, are easy to clean, and the carrying case is perfect for traveling. If you're in the market for make-up brushes you might like these, if you get them let me know what you think.
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Merna L. Nobile 10/29/2012 1:26:20 PMReceiving an award from Better Photo is just like unwrapping a gift, the thrill is always the same! It is also exciting to be able to send my personal congratulations to each and every one of you and I look forward to seeing the gold though out the galleries. Merna #1495238
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The 31st San Francisco
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July 21–August 8, 2011 Tickets, all-festival passes, and full schedule at www.sfjff.org Enjoy well over 31 flavors of film at the 31st San Francisco Jewish Film Festival, with more than 50 compelling glimpses of the Jewish experience from around the … Read More
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A family friendly event focusing on the joys of Jewish food and culture. Come enjoy traditional kosher foods, food trucks, live Jewish entertainment, Israeli dance instruction, shopping, Mitzvot oportunities, special area for children. Children under 12:FREE, Adults: $5, 2 for … Read More


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With 10 boys in my class, the block center is never empty. We've recently run into problems with buildings being built too high. I strongly support exploration and creativity and try not to impose too many rules on the children's play, but tall buildings were becoming a safety issue. When tall buildings get knocked over, they hit other friends on the head, slam into the wall, knock over other friends buildings, etc. So we imposed a height limit.
First, we talked about why tall towers aren't safe. Then, we decided how tall our buildings should be. I worked with the kids to make our height limit ruler. It has worked out great! The kids love to build their towers then grab the height limit to measure it. Great way to introduce measurement and keep our block center safe! :)
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Empacadora, et al. v. Curry (Texas horse slaughter)
The HSUS filed an amicus brief asking the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit to reverse a district court's ruling that the State of Texas does not have authority to enforce a law prohibiting the sale, possession, and transfer of horsemeat. The Court recently upheld the state law.
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|U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
|Empacadora De Carnes De Fresnillo, Beltex Corporation, and Dallas Crown, Inc.
|Tim Curry, District Attorney of Tarrant County, Texas
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|Rebecca Judd, Jonathan Lovvorn
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Salads are a great item to keep on hand! They are great for lunches or side dishes. I found this recipe recently for a salad in a jar and I absolutely love it! This is a great way to prepare Read on! →
Daniel Fast Recipes (Part 2)
Here is the second set of my favorite Daniel Fast recipes. If you are enjoying these so far, leave a comment and let me know! If this is your fast time doing the Daniel Fast, I want to give you Read on! →
Daniel Fast Recipes (Part 1)
We are officially in the first week of the 21 Days of Prayer and Fasting! This week I'll be sharing some of my family's favorite recipes with you. I'll be posting the second set of recipes later this week, so Read on! →
Daniel Fast Breakfast Ideas
I am so excited to share some of my favorite Daniel Fast recipes with you over the next few weeks! I wanted to start off by sharing some great breakfast recipes and ideas. Some of these are extremely simple and Read on! →
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As Christians, there are times in our lives when we must deny ourselves physically in order to press in spiritually. When we fast, we remove distractions and strengthen our spirit and connection with God. Before Jesus began His public ministry Read on! →
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There are just 5 more days until Christmas and 17 days until our annual 21 Days of Prayer and Fasting. The new year will be here before we know it! For those of you who are not familiar with our Read on! →
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Yes, but only if you activate the plugin on a per site base. Network Activation is not supported.
Extra note: It seems that sometimes for some reason DW does not show up on individual sites within a WP Network without a network activation. You can use Multisite Plugin Manager to overcome this problem.


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This collection of M-files takes as input a close-up image of the human iris and returns as output the original image overlaid with circles corresponding to the pupil and iris boundaries.In addition it returns the centre and radius coordinates of both boundaries in the variables ci and cp.Notes...
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FlatPress is an open-source standard-compliant multi-lingual extensible blogging engine which does not require a DataBase Management System to work. You don???*a*?t need MySQL because FlatPress stores all of its content on text files. All you need is some web space supporting PHP4 (or later)....
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PayPal Express payment warning - not logging out
I just placed an order with payment via PayPal. It went through correctly and there were no problems with the order on that basis.
However, I discovered by accident that my computer was still logged in to PayPal after leaving the DAZ site. This is a change in behaviour - the old system logged you out - so if you're using a public computer, remember to explicitly log off from PayPal before leaving or you could be in for a nasty surprise.
Hopefully this can be sorted out quickly!
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Can you add it to the bug tracker please
https://bugs.daz3d.com/my_view_page.php You need the page for Daz web search, in the box top right.
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Done. It's not very reassuring to see a long list of "new" bugs going back over a year, though! It gives the impression that no-one at DAZ is actually looking at the bug reports. Maybe the QA manager should do a bit of housekeeping?
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That's the location we were told to report our bugs to, it seems to be a repurposing of an older area of the tracker. Either that or they are ignoring us too.


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Dr Antonio Castillo Rojas is a Senior Lecturer & Program Director in print journalism. The prevalence of social media within the field of journalism is huge. Students have picked up on this immediate form of news media. They use Twitter for research in their studies and also follow industry leaders.
Antonio uses both Blackboard and social media in his courses. We discussed how he and his students use the platforms, and the affordances and constraints of each.
In the course, Blackboard is used for the formal aspects of managing learning: discussion boards, blogs, and sharing readings and course resources. Social media is used more informally. Students use it to conduct research and to understand how the industry is using the platform. Students tweet lectures and follow each other, thereby building a backchannel of information and resources for research in the course.
Affordances of using social media with students include:
- Links with industry. Students follow journalists whom they admire, are interested in, and can use as a research resource.
- Antonio supports students by curating who to follow on Twitter in his own feed and suggesting who students might follow.
- Students are savvy. They choose their sources of information for research and are then required to think about the source and the information's veracity.
- Lecture feedback is gathered by Antonio via Twitter. He asks students to summarise his lectures within a tweet. The discipline of writing a sentence in 140 characters is very powerful. These tweets also give Antonio instant feedback. He retweets some of his students' tweets as a way of giving formative feedback.
Antonio is aware of the university context and is mindful of his responsibilities in using social media in his teaching.
To find out more about how social media is used at RMIT, see social media at RMIT University. You can also read RMIT University' social media policy.


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International seabed-to-surface contractor, Subsea 7 S.A. (Oslo Børs: SUBC), announced today that their Chief Financial Officer (CFO), Simon Crowe, has resigned and his successor has already been named.
Effective Monday of next week, former Transocean CFO Ricardo Rosa will take over as CFO.
Ricardo Rosa was until recently Executive Vice President and CFO of Transocean Ltd where he had previously held general management roles as Senior Vice President for both the Europe & Africa and Asia Pacific regions. Prior to joining Transocean, Ricardo was employed by Schlumberger and, during a 16-year international career, held various financial positions of increasing responsibility.
He is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales and has a M.A. from Oxford University. Ricardo has dual British and Brazilian citizenship and will be based in London.
Jean Cahuzac, Subsea 7's Chief Executive Officer commented, "I would like to thank Simon for his valuable contribution; in addition to leading the financial function, he played a key role in the success of the merger process and has been truly instrumental in the development of the group since he joined in late 2009. We wish him every success in the future. We are very pleased to appoint Ricardo who will ensure continuity, as well as bringing further diversity to the Executive Management team in support of the global development of the group going forward".
In operational news, Subsea 7 announced on July 2nd the award of a SURF (subsea, umbilicals, risers, and flowlines) contract valued at approximately $400 million from BG Norge Limited, for the development of the Knarr field, in the Norwegian Sector of the North Sea.
The contract is for the engineering, procurement, construction and installation of a 4.5 km flowline bundle containing production, water injection and service lines and controls system, a standalone water injection flowline, flexible riser systems, the static and dynamic umbilicals systems, as well as various subsea structures, associated tie-in spools and GRP protection covers and the connection and testing of the complete subsea architecture.
In addition, the contract is for the transport and installation of one production and one water injection template, and the associated manifolds and protection structures. Engineering and procurement activities will commence immediately with offshore operations planned from Summer 2013 until Spring 2014.


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Tuesday, August 27, 2013
peak of perfection
You will need these ingredients:
1 sheet of puff pastry, thawed
1/2 a large tomato, sliced
a handful of cherry tomatoes, halved
1 small head of green cauliflower
1/3 cup of crumbled goat cheese
several sprigs of fresh thyme
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Prep a large baking sheet with non-stick spray. Roll out the dough into a 1/4 inch thick rectangle. Use flour as needed to keep dough from sticking to working surface and rolling pin. Top pastry with tomatoes, cauliflower, and cheese. Bake for 20 minutes until crust is golden. Top with fresh thyme and serve while warm.
It is like the peak of summer served on a sheet of flaky dough. You can't beat that. Perfection!
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New Barrett Center Administrative DirectorJeff Heffelfinger has been appointed administrative director of the Barrett Center at University Hospital. He will be responsible for the daily operations, administrative oversight, fiscal management and strategic planning of services provided at the Barrett Center. Additionally, he will facilitate the development of the Cancer Center at UC and University Hospital into an NCI-designated cancer center. Heffelfinger previously directed cancer centers in Chillicothe, Ohio, Burlington, N.C., and Indianapolis.
D'Alessio Named Director of Endocrinology
David D'Alessio, MD, professor and Albert Vontz Chair in Diabetes Research, has been named director of the endocrinology and metabolism division in the department of internal medicine, effective June 1. He succeeds Jim Fagin, MD, who is leaving UC to further his thyroid cancer research at Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York. Dr. D'Alessio, who joined the UC faculty in 1999, also serves as codirector of the Veteran Affairs Medical Center's General Clinical Research Center and director of the endocrinology fellowship program. He is widely published in the areas of gastrointestinal hormones, insulin secretion and energy metabolism and nutrition.
Geriatric Study Funded
UC researchers have received nearly $670,000 from the Donald W. Reynolds Foundation, Las Vegas, and the John A. Hartford Foundation, New York, to fund phase 3 of a training and practice study in geriatric medicine. Led by principal investigator Gregg Warshaw, MD, professor of family medicine, and co-investigator Elizabeth Bragg, PhD, of the Institute for the Study of Health, the Geriatric Workforce Study is designed to determine the strength of geriatrics training and practice, provide information on the status of geriatric medicine and training to help guide national policy, and gather data that may increase recognition of the importance of geriatric research and training programs. Study phases 1 and 2 were funded by the Donald W. Reynolds Foundation.
Hillard Steps Down as Psychiatry Chair
Randy Hillard, MD, has decided to step down as chair of the department of psychiatry effective May 1 to allow him more time to focus on directing the clinical activities of UC Physicians. It also permits him to take a leadership role in the development of the clinical component of the college's strategic plan. Dr. Hillard will continue in his role as CEO of UC Physicians and as associate dean for clinical activities. An interim chair will be named by the time Dr. Hillard leaves the position. A search committee will be formed to begin a national search for a successor.
Hyperbaric Medicine Open House
The Center for Hyperbaric Medicine will hold an open house from 2 to 5 p.m. on Thursday, April 13, in University Hospital room G216. Laurie Gesell, MD, director of hyperbaric services, and members of the hyperbaric team will be on hand to answer questions about the benefits of hyperbaric medicine. The center, housed at University Hospital, offers 24/7 emergency consultation and hyperbaric treatment for a variety of acute and chronic medical conditions, including chronic wounds and carbon monoxide poisoning. For more information, call (513) 584-4262.
Tao Receives Howard Meineke Award
First-year medical student Haiyang Tao has won the Howard Meineke Award. Established by the cell biology, neurobiology and anatomy department, the award honors outstanding student achievements in medical microscopic anatomy that reflect the "profound intellectual curiosity and lively spirit" of Howard Meineke, PhD, professor emeritus at UC. During his 50-year career, Dr. Meineke challenged generations of medical students to think deeply about the relationship between tissue structure and function. Tao will be honored during a ceremony next year.
Maggio Elected to Alzheimer's Association Board
John Maggio, PhD, director of the pharmacology and cell biophysics department and van Maanen Professor, has been elected to the national board of directors of the Alzheimer's Association, the first Greater Cincinnati resident to serve in that position. A recipient of the association's President's Award, Dr. Maggio currently serves on the board of the Alzheimer's Association of Greater Cincinnati, of which he has also served as president.
UC, Children's Partner to Enhance Drug Discovery
UC and Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center are partnering with Evotec AG of Hamburg, Germany, to enhance the potential for innovative drug discovery in southwest Ohio. The Computational Medicine Center, an Ohio Third Frontier-funded research collaboration between Cincinnati Children's and UC, has purchased Evotec Technologies- Ultra-High-Throughput Screening system. Housed at the Genome Research Institute, the $2.8 million system, will allow Cincinnati Children's, UC, and other researchers to take their research further in-house-making it much more marketable. Evotec Technologies will establish U.S. operations in Cincinnati to support the project.
Last Call for Survey
One week remains to take the 2006 Dean's List survey, which will officially close at 5:30 p.m. on Friday, April 14. If you haven't already done so, we encourage you to take this short survey by clicking here: Dean's List Readership Survey. If you have already taken the survey, we thank you for your time and feedback. If you have any questions, call (513) 558-4553 or e-mail email@example.com.