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- It's Friday, I got through the week. My neck & back are killing me and I don't know why, but otherwise things weren't too bad. Meanwhile, managed to watch a few movies - 'Full Metal Jacket', I almost didn't recognize D'Onofrio, it was okay but the two halves were too different from each other. Tonight we watched the original 'Exorcist' - I can see where it was edgy in 1973, but now it's fairly ordinary. Time is not always kind to films.


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text: I've searched and it seems that a lot of people have trouble where their Moment has a crappy GPS. That's not my problem. My Moment's GPS works great...when it works at all. But there are specific times when it doesn't work at all, and that's what bothers me. I checked the FAQ and Issues threads here and didn't see it mentioned; is it something I'm missing? Here are my problems: * When there is no cell tower nearby, the GPS cannot start up. At *ALL*. I know it can take a GPS system a minute or two to get the ephemera data from the satellites, but I've left my phone with the GPS on for 10 minutes with a clear view of the sky and still no satellite info at all. The GPS status bar widget goes on, but nothing else happens! This makes it pretty useless as a GPS for hiking. Is there any way to get the GPS to start up (even if it takes a few minutes) when there is no cell tower nearby? * If the GPS is on, then I enter airplane mode (to save power), the phone really freaks out. I keep getting "forced close" type messages for things like "samsung internals" and a couple other OS-like tasks. So once I have a GPS lock I can't let the GPS shut down for even a second, and I also can't put it into airplane mode. Are there workarounds for these issues? (Edit: I'm using the CUPCAKE.CJ05 OS build. Not sure if that matters. I think it is the latest officially released firmware.)


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$875 1 bed 6532 North Lakewood Avenue, Chicago IL, 60626
Previously Listed $875 1 bed
6532 North Lakewood Avenue, Rogers Park, Chicago, 60626
Commute to Downtown Evanston
6532 North Lakewood Avenue is a three minute walk from the Red Line at the Loyola stop.
This apartment is in the Rogers Park neighborhood in Chicago. Nearby parks include Lazarus Park, Schreiber Park and Hartigan Park.
6532 North Lakewood Avenue has a Walk Score of 91 out of 100. This location is a Walker's Paradise so daily errands do not require a car.
Loyola/Rogers Park Jr. 1Bd/1Ba only 1 block from Loyola University/ Loyola Red Line Stop. Interior features hardwood flooring, large separate kitchen and dining area, decorative fireplace, large closet, Heat/Hot Water included in Rent. Cat ok.
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We would like to thank to Danone Nutricia Research and ICFMH for the Awards of IPC2017.
The Young Scientist Award and the Best Poster Award of IPC2017 recognize achievements of outstanding young scientists, who are at the beginning of their career and who conduct basic or applied research on probiotics or prebiotics.
Danone Nutricia Research, the partner of the conference IPC2017, presented the "Young Scientist Award". This year the Scientific Committee elected two 1st prizes and decided to share 1000€ award money between them.
The winners of 500 € awards were chosen by the Scientific Committee of IPC2017 and awards were presented during the third day of the conference by President of the IPC2017 – Prof. Sin-Hyeog Im and Dr Eric Guillemard from Danone Nutricia Research, France
YOUNG SCIENTIST AWARDS and 500 € was presented to:
Kim de Paepe, Ghent University, France for her presentation:
Dynamics and Inter-Individual Differences Determine the Outcome of Wheat Bran Colonization by the Human Gut Microbiome in Batch Incubations and in the Simulator of the Human Intestinal Microbial Ecosystem (SHIME)
Eun Chong Huang, Handong Global University, South Korea for his presentation:
Modulation of Gut Microbiota in Relation to Anxiety Disorder in Various Murine Model
3rd prize and FOOD&FUNCTION Journal award was presented to:
Eleni Tsompanidou, UMCG, Netherlands for presentation:
Culturomics of Strict Anaerobic Gut Bacteria Reveals Family Fingerprints
The "Best Poster Award of IPC2017" was sponsored by ICFMH – The International Committee on Food Microbiology and Hygiene of the International Union of Microbiological Societies.
The best poster was elected by the Scientific Committee of IPC2017 and the award was presented during the third day of the conference by President of ICFMH – Prof. Dr. Wilhelm Holzapfel.
BEST POSTER AWARD and 250€ was presented to:
Lenka Micenková, Masaryk University, Czech Republic
The Development of an Infant Gut Microbiota During the First Year of Life - Case Study
2nd place and 150€ was presented to: Julie Noreen Sullivan, Teagasc, Ireland
The Human Skin Microbiota as a Source of Novel Bacteriocin-Producing Strains With Health Potential
3rd place and 100€ was presented to: Ju Kyoung Oh, Dankook University, South Korea
Changes in the Faecal Microbial Community by Feeding Enterococcus Sp. And Lactulose in Weaned Pigs


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Here is a flash fiction piece that grew out of a writing exercise I did last month. The goal was to make a thing or a place the centre of a story.
The Journey Tree
(~500 words)
How the tree had grown so tall in the rocky desert where bushes barely took root, no one in the village knew. And although many seasons had passed since it had sprouted even a single, needly leaf, never did a dead thing seem more alive than when its scrawny limbs were silhouetted against the purple-and-blood twilight as it tried to catch the setting sun in its bony fingers.
Some villagers still hung dried leaves from the tree over the entrances to their dung huts. Spiky leaves, thick and brittle; charms to ward off wandering shades.
Oútu would sneak off in the evening after her chores were done to sit by the tree. The roots had a groove perfectly shaped for her to lean back into and watch the rays of the setting sun bathe the village below in sanguine light.
Some evenings she would climb the tree, though her mother had strictly forbidden it. "It's an old tree. You cannot trust that it will hold you."
But it always did.
One such evening, Oútu discovered a miracle. The tree was a home to her, so she knew right away that something was different. It had always felt static, dead, but tonight it was as if there was life beneath the smooth bark, and the branches were ready to reach out to her like when grandmother slowly stretched her limbs in the morning before she could get out of bed. And almost at the top, one of the branches had changed. There was a bump on the end of it. It was bright green.
Outú slid down the trunk, quick and smooth like a startled sand snake and ran towards the village, shouting and pointing to the tree.
"It's a leaf! A leaf on the journey tree," shrieked Oútu.
Bewildered villagers rose from their dusk gatherings, a time meant for stillness and reflection. They murmured questions and complained in hushed voices. A few began to sing their household songs, fearing it was not Oútu who was coming, but some screaming night spectre taken her shape.
The elders gathered at the village heart and dung was brought to light the heartfire so they could sit council. Oútu told them what she had seen, and they listened and nodded with furrowed brows, then told her to go to her hut and rest.
When the village rose with the sun, the elders summoned everyone to the faded heartfire, where the elders sat in tired silence.
Haru stood up and faced them, her dark red robes flowing about her in the morning breeze. She was not oldmost, but it always her who was last to relent to change; her love for the village was as deep as the roots of the tree. A decision voiced by Haru would be inevitable like the dry storms of high season. A single tear rolled down her wrinkled cheek as she spoke.
"We must leave this place."


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«Three Stories Of Love»
Director Ryosuke Hashiguchi sensitively portrays and tries to make this film to be a voice of ordinary people: Atsushi who lost his wife by a random killer on the street. Toko, a housewife with her disinterested husband and mother-in-law. Shinomiya, a homosexual lawyer. Three very new actors chosen by the award-winning director Hashiguchi play the leading roles. The film's script was developed in a workshop setting, tailoring each character to the actor's strengths. True-to-life stories, made with love for detail.
The 89th Kinema Junpo Awards: Best Japanese Feature Film, Best Director, Best Screenplay
Schweizer Premiere
Der Film wird in der japanischen Originalversion mit englischen Untertiteln gezeigt.
von Ryosuke Hashiguchi
mit Atsushi Shinohara, Toko Narushima, Ryo Ikeda, Ken Mitsuishi
Japan 2015, 140 Min.
Altersfreigabe: 16 J
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Marble area all shook up, but undamaged, by 11 small earthquakes Jan. 19 and 20
January 25, 2017
The Marble area was hit by a barrage of earthquakes — technically known as a swarm — over a 12-hour period starting late Thursday afternoon, according to the U.S. Geological Survey's National Earthquake Information Center.
The center's database shows there were 11 earthquakes of low magnitude between 5:41 p.m. Thursday and about 5:26 a.m. Friday.
They ranged in magnitude from 1.1 to 2.8. Some of the quakes were powerful enough to be felt and heard by people in the Marble and Redstone areas, but they spurred curiosity rather than caused property damage or physical harm.
Redstone resident John Ostwald said he heard one of the earthquakes that first evening.
"It was just a big clunk," he said.
His first thought was a box truck had run over a pothole, but he looked outside and dismissed that theory.
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"There were no headlights," he said.
Ostwald didn't think a lot of it until a neighbor also asked if he heard the earthquake.
Marble resident Chris Cook said he was watching a movie Thursday evening when he felt the shake.
"The whole house shook, for sure," he said.
He initially wondered if there was a nearby avalanche, but he doubted there could be one close enough that he would feel it. Then he wondered if the snow slid off the roof, but there wasn't enough collected at that time.
Word of the event circulated among Marble residents and a resident confirmed via a live earthquake website that an earthquake had occurred.
While there were 11 quakes in 12 hours, eight of them were clustered over a 4½-hour period. While that might seem unusual to a layperson, it wasn't necessarily raising eyebrows among scientists at the National Earthquake Information Center.
"For our state it's not unusual for that to happen," said John Bellini, a geophysicist with the center. "It's just part of the Rocky Mountains and there are small faults everywhere."
He said they were all shallow quakes, considered to be anything less than 70 kilometers below the Earth's surface. There's no reason to believe that a swarm of small quakes is indicative of a larger quake to come, Bellini said.
He said a person who was sitting down in a quiet setting would likely feel an earthquake of magnitude 2.0 or higher. Only three of the eight were greater than magnitude 2.0.
When asked if water seeping underground from the heavy snowfall could have contributed to the earthquakes, Bellini said it is unlikely. There are studies examining whether spring meltoff can affect faults, he said.
The snowpack at the North Lost Trail outside of Marble was at 190 percent of the median for Jan. 24, according to the U.S. Natural Resources Conservation Service.
The earthquake information center's database shows the activity in Marble started before the swarm Thursday and Friday. The activity started at 1:04 a.m. on Jan. 11 with a 2.3-magnitude quake. It was followed by a 1.9-magnitude event at about 3 p.m.
They also continued after the swarm. The website http://www.earthquaketrack.com recorded a 2.4-magnitude quake at about 4 a.m. Tuesday.
Crystal Valley residents are familiar with occasional earthquakes.
"We had a swarm of them in the mid- to late-'80s," Ostwald said.


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Location: Civano Community Center, 11:30am
Plan to have lunch at the meeting. The Club will be providing sandwiches from Subway. If you prefer to drink something other than water, please bring it.
Your participation in this meeting is critical as the future of PMYC will be decided. Plan to attend as it may be the last PMYC meeting in history.
I have delayed scheduling our next meeting as I was anticipating Bill Brown's attendance. Bill told me last night that he will not be back in town until mid-February. So, we are moving on to our next meeting.
As a result of several emails from members telling me that they do not attend Club meetings at night because they cannot drive at night, I am making a one-time change of our meeting to the daytime. Future meeting times and places will be discussed at the meeting.
The general agenda for the meeting is presented in the following paragraphs.
Are we continuing as a Club? What is the consensus before the meeting starts?
The most significant decision we made at the last meeting was to change boats – no more Vic's. The two proposals are the Micro Magic and the Laser. Each has its strengths and weaknesses as a Club boat for PMYC. Both will be presented at the meeting. I will be bringing John Albertson's MM and Dave McVey will be bringing his new Laser and telling us about it. Jerry Robertson will explain the notion of adopting the MM as a true one-design class – not many changes allowed. If we decide to continue the Club's activities, the Class choice will also be made at the meeting.
The Club needs participants to:
- Announce to members changes to the sailing schedule
- Be responsible for the marks and race timer
- Be an interface with the Parks & Recs dept.
- Maintain a presence on the web. We don't need a Facebook page.
- Be responsible for the PMYC at-the-pond sign.
- Be responsible for the Club tug. (I do not know who has it)
- Small group to assist with building (only MM)
- One or two people to convey our pond behaviors to newbies
- Small group to convey how to race – boat handling and tactics
- More….?
Perhaps our Club meetings can occur at the pond before the racing.
Do we need a Commodore or a single person to oversee the entire operation
And, in the course of racing we have to contend with old-Jerry, me, always wanting adherence to the rules while everyone else wants to be more casual about them. Over the past few weeks I have been giving a lot of thought to how we can balance these two views. It is mandatory that we all have fun. No one wants Jerry, me, always losing his cool over the rules. Because I want to sail and want to race and have fun doing it I have had a major change of attitude (loving prodding by Ada) toward the rules. Here is my idea on a set of race course behaviors (the word "rules" is used only one time) that provide some race course discipline while not imposing the burden of learning the official rules. These behaviors take precedence over the international rules of racing. I hope you will agree that they are reasonable and can be learned very quickly. If not, we will discuss the subject as long as it takes to come to an consensus.
Skipper Responsibilities on the Pond During Races
- Starboard tack boat has right-of-way over port tack boat
- Windward boat stays clear of leeward boat
- Over the start line early – round the mark on either end of the start line and restart.
- Hitting the boat to leeward of you while attempting to squeeze between another boat and the starboard mark on the start line; barging, is prohibited – take a turn.
- Light contact between or among boats; anywhere on the course including at marks – allowed
- All other contact between two or more boats; anywhere on the course including at marks – both/all involved boats take a turn – no discussion needed. The rationale is that one boat fouled and one boat failed to avoid a collision. We don't know nor care which boat did what. If there is any doubt about whether it was a light hit , it is assumed to be in this category – take a turn.
- Boats on the course not racing are obstacles – stay clear of them. If you hit one you have fouled; take a turn.
- When approaching a wall or other obstacle (debris in the water, a boat not racing) you will give boats around you the room to clear the obstacle. Failure to do so is a foul – take a turn.
- Penalty turns are to be taken within a very short time (a minute or so) after a foul. Get clear of other boats to do it and understand that while executing a turn you do not have any right-of-way over other boats.
- Failure to voluntarily take a turn when you don't comply with the above behaviors can lead to broken tempers and a better boat might possibly loose through no fault of her own. You can't be forced to take a turn but remember that "A boat … shall compete in compliance with recognized principles of sportsmanship and fair play" (a quote from the international rules of racing}.
- Other topics?
- Are we continuing as a Club? What is the consensus at the end of the meeting?
Jerry Walker


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Copper futures prices rallied and settled above $1 a pound Wednesday on technical factors and anticipation of a seasonal upswing in demand.
On other markets, precious metals were mixed; energy futures retreated, and stock index futures advanced.
Copper's surge on New York's Commodity Exchange followed about five weeks of steady declines preceded by more than six months of record gains linked to tight supplies.
The price for March delivery of copper, which had fallen more than 30 cents a pound since its Dec. 31 high of about $1.28, gained 4.60 cents Wednesday to settle at $1.017 a pound.
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Analysts said copper's recent losses were as exaggerated as its earlier gains and that Wednesday's rally indicated that the market was seeking more realistic levels.


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COUNT VON KARL WILHELM FRIEDRICH AUGUST LEOPOLD WERDER (1808—1887), Prussian general, entered the Prussian Gardes du Corps in 1825, transferring the following year into the Guard Infantry, with which he served for many years as a subaltern. In 1839 he was appointed an instructor in the Cadet Corps, and later he was employed in the topographical bureau of the Great General Staff. In 1842—1843 he took part in the Russian operations in the Caucasus, and on his return to Germany in 1846, was placed, as a captain, on the staff. In 1848 he married. Regimental and staff duty alternately occupied him until 1863, when he was made major-general, and given the command of a brigade of Guard Infantry. In the Austrian War of 1866 von Werder greatly distinguished himself at Gitschin (Jiitin) and Koniggratz at the head of the 3rd division. He returned home with the rank of lieutenant-general and the order pour le merite. In 187o, at first employed with the 3rd Army Headquarters and in command of the Wurttemberg and Baden forces, he was after the battle of Worth entrusted with the operations against Strassburg, which he captured after a long and famous siege. Promoted general of infantry, and assigned to command the new XIVth Army Corps, he defeated the French at Dijon and at Nuits, and, when Bourbaki's army moved forward to relieve Belfort, turned upon him and fought the desperate action of Villersexel, which enabled him to cover the Germans besieging Belfort. On the 15th, 16th and 17th of January 1871, von Werder with greatly inferior forces succeeded in holding hisown on the Lisaine against all Bourbaki's efforts to reach Belfort, a victory which aroused great enthusiasm in southern Germany. After the war von Werder commanded the Baden forces, now called the XIVth Army Corps, until he retired in 1879. On his retirement he was raised to the dignity of count. He died in 1887 at Grussow in Pomerania. The 3oth (4th Rhenish) Infantry regiment bears his name, and there is a statue of von Werder at Freiburg in the Breisgau. See von Conrady, Leben des Grafen A. von Werder (Berlin, 1889).End of Article: COUNT VON KARL WILHELM FRIEDRICH AUGUST LEOPOLD WERDER (1808—1887)
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Standard guitar tuning:EADGBECapo on 3 fretIntro/Verse Part:
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Verse 2Are you Gstill in love with her? Do you reCadd9member how you were before the Gsorrow?Cadd9 Are you Gcloser for the tears Or has the Cadd9weight of all the years left you Ghollow?Cadd9
ChorusAre we Gstrangers now?D/F♯ LikeCadd9 the Ziegfeld Gal and the Vaudeville show? Are we Gstrangers nowD/F♯ LikeCadd9 rock and roll and the radio?G Cadd9 Like rock and roll andG radio Cadd9
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I tend to not do enough of the 'essential to life' things such as eating, sleeping and drinking water. To be honest, most of the time it doesn't occur to me that I need to do them. I go without eating until I'm lightheaded/cranky/starving to death, I go without sleep until I realize it's late and I should probably go to sleep (one of the reasons I keep a scheduled afternoon nap!), and I've had days where I can't remember drinking a single drop of liquid.
Now I know none of these things are good and I try my best to be conscious of them. Recently though, I started to notice a trend.
My 'bad' runs (where my legs felt heavy and movements felt forced, the ones where I'd feel my lungs cramp up) occurred after days of less than stellar hydration. Duh.
Since I've been really paying attention to my water intake my last few runs have been much better, I'm still sticking to two miles, but hope to be able to increase it soon.
Tuesday, September 13, 2011
The Difference Between Good Runs And Bad Runs
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Press release
Skills and exports boost to maintain UK's global leadership in professional and business services
A new industrial strategy sets out how the UK can strengthen its position as a global leader in professional and business services
- New industrial strategy promotes growth of UK's largest sector
- UK Trade & Investment to lead trade missions for Professional and Business Services
- Senior business leaders to promote UK plc overseas
- Higher Apprenticeships in sector to treble to 10,000 per year in drive to boost skills and create new non-graduate routes into sector.
A new industrial strategy published today sets out how the UK can strengthen its position as a global leader in professional and business services (PBS). The sector is one of Britain's foremost success stories employing four million people and is worth more than £150 billion to the UK economy, contributing 11 per cent of GDP.
The strategy has been produced in partnership by government and businesses in areas like advertising, accountancy, legal services, management consultancy and recruitment. It is the latest step in the government's industrial strategy and follows the recent launch of strategies for construction, aerospace and nuclear power and other key sectors to secure sustainable future growth in the economy.
Two key areas are identified as priorities for ensuring the future strength of the industry – access to a diverse highly skilled workforce and increasing exports to emerging markets. Actions include:
- The number of Higher Apprenticeships available to businesses, such as law, accountancy, consultancy and marketing firms, are set to be trebled to 10,000 a year over the next five years. This will give businesses access to a more diverse talent pool, which has up until now been reliant on graduates. It is expected that over the next 10 years, 600,000 additional jobs will be available in the PBS sector.
- A new network of senior business envoys will champion UK capabilities and trade opportunities when overseas. UK Trade & Investment will also arrange trade missions specifically for PBS. This increased focus on trade promotion will build on the UK's position as an international hub of PBS firms. The sector was responsible for 10 per cent of all UK exports – £47 billion – in 2011.
Business Secretary Vince Cable said:
The professional and business services sector has been growing at four per cent for the last decade and we need to ensure this growth is sustained in the long-term. The government will provide support to make sure the sector has the skilled people it needs so that we can keep this success story going.
Despite challenging times, exports in professional and business services have more than doubled over the past decade. I want our top executives to think British in all their overseas business, particularly in emerging markets where a growing middle-class is demanding higher-quality services. If a British advertising agency runs a campaign in India, there will be a British legal firm available to finalise the contract, or British accountancy firm to handle the transaction.
PBS Council co-chair Sir Michael Snyder said:
The challenges and opportunities posed by the rise of the developing economies make it vital that the UK PBS sector is as competitive and adaptable as possible. An important part of meeting this challenge is widening access to PBS and increasing the diversity of our workforces and, therefore, our business leaders of tomorrow. This report contains concrete proposals for making this aspiration a reality.
The PBS sector comprises a range of sub-sectors, including businesses as diverse as accountancy, advertising, legal services and recruitment. In addition, the UK PBS ecosystem includes a significant small and medium sized business (SME) component.
In March, the government announced it was making £30 million available for SMEs to obtain business advice through Growth Vouchers. By improving access to high quality business advice through Growth Vouchers, the PBS sector will be able to facilitate growth in small and micro businesses, and encourage more businesses to export, leading to wider benefits for the economy.
The UK's PBS sector is already highly competitive internationally, and includes top international firms involved in advertising, accountancy, architecture, legal services, management consultancy and recruitment. For example, six of the top ten international accounting networks have a UK base. In the decade up to 2011, the sector's exports more than doubled from £22 billion in 2001 to £47 billion in 2011, and delivered a trade surplus of £19 billion – the highest of any country in the OECD.
Notes to editors
The industrial strategy for professional and business services, 'Growth is our Business', was written jointly by the government and the Professional and Business Services Council. The full strategy is available here https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/growth-is-our-business-professional-and-business-services-strategy
The PBS Council is chaired jointly by Lord Younger (Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Intellectual Property, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills) and Sir Michael Snyder, Senior Partner, Kingston Smith LLP.
The PBS sector currently employs roughly four million people in the UK and is the country's largest economic sector – contributing 11 per cent of UK GVA (compared to financial services at 8 per cent and manufacturing at 10 per cent).
The PBS sector includes advertising, accountancy, consultancy, corporate finance advice, financial information services, legal services, public relations and communications and recruitment amongst others.
- A list of members of the PBS Council is included in Annex C of the Strategy.
- The government's economic policy objective is to achieve 'strong, sustainable and balanced growth that is more evenly shared across the country and between industries'. It set four ambitions in the 'Plan for Growth', published at Budget 2011:
- to create the most competitive tax system in the G20
- to make the UK the best place in Europe to start, finance and grow a business
- to encourage investment and exports as a route to a more balanced economy
- to create a more educated workforce that is the most flexible in Europe.
Work is underway across government to achieve these ambitions, including progress on more than 250 measures as part of the Growth Review. Developing an Industrial Strategy gives new impetus to this work by providing businesses, investors and the public with more clarity about the long-term direction in which the government wants the economy to travel.


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A Torah thought inspired by the upcoming high holiday season.
Throughout the text of the Torah, we are confronted with two major aspects of God's "personality" -- the trait of justice and the trait of mercy. The former is signaled by the use of the Hebrew word often transliterated 'elohim.' Mercy is brought out through the 4 letter name, the tetragrammaton. I see the "attributes" as more significant than this divide, and the names' uses as pointing to an additional dimension to our interaction with the divine.
During the account of the creation, the name "elohim" is used (I am writing the complete name, and not substituting the K for the H for a couple of reasons -- one will be apparent soon and the other is that I see the discussion of Torah a valid place in which to use a name of God). Creation, the rabbis say, was done under the aegis of justice and the intent was for all of creation to be judged according to its deservings. Only in chapter 2, when man becomes a vocal part of the world does the notion of mercy become introduced through the use of the 4 letter name. Man, it seems, needs a merciful God for if man is judged strictly according to his actions, he will always be found wanting. And the name "needs" (if we can say such a thing about God or a name) man's proper intentions and study for it to become fully part of this world. God's mercy only has a place because man needs it (in the same way that it wasn't called for until man was created), and the mercy-name only has power if man says it properly at the proper time.
The word "elohim," as described by the Ramban, does much more than just point to justice. It denotes power. The word means "Master of all forces." Using the word then is a recognition of God's might, and creation is an exercise of power. God wills the world into existence and it comes into existence. God the all-powerful can make anything so we use a word which points to that strength. In fact, the text often uses the word to call forth other claimants to power. It is used to refer to a judge when applied to Moses, the one who has power over all of Egypt, including Pharaoh. It is used to refer to idols and other things placed as gods which man confuses for the one God because he misattributes the power to a pawn. Man might worship the sun because the sun brings the heat and light and life to plants in the day -- but Abraham sees past that and understands that the sun is not the source of that power, God is. So the word often is used when people misunderstand how power operates and label something as the divine because they are stuck on one level of perception, that of simple strength.
But man must move beyond that one characteristic of God if wants to know the one God. So God gives us a name to use which adds not power but God's relationship to man, something which a false God like the sun cannot have, into the mix. The 4 letter name only has value when it is pronounced properly. Pronunciation is an area unique to mankind. Man can call the idea into existence through recognizing the divine correctly! Anyone can say the word "elohim" and mean any number of different things by it, but the 4 letter name is special in that it is only and can only be a name of God. It points to mercy because it points to the possibility of a connection between man and God, if man is able to "read God's name properly" (which would include our use of the replacement word "ado-shem" which shows that we are appealing to the merciful one but don't want to pronounce the special name either incorrectly or when we are not empowered to appeal on that level). We have to call to him in his name, which we cannot do unless we study and connect and learn about this name.
The name is given to man so that he has access not to a nebulous notion of power, but to a God who listens and cares. In our blessing we say "blessed are you, 4 letter name" at the start -- our prayer has to recognize that a powerful and just God would not be swayed by human prayer -- if the person deserves punishment, then so be it. We appeal to the mercy-name and say "you gave me this name to use and I'm trying to use it properly." Only then do we, in some blessings, say that the same merciful God figure is also the powerful one who rules the whole world. And on Yom Kippur, back in temple days, the high priest would say the 4 letter word explicitly when asking for forgiveness. He would invoke the precise name to make that connection to God even more explicit.
The 4 letter name is therefore a representative of the facet, a sign of God's mercy and the method that the mercy works through. It is both the signifier and the signified, calling the merciful one and being the medium through which mercy can be delivered.
When we pray during this high holiday season, we should pay careful attention to the names of God we invoke and recognize the amount of mercy being afforded us simply by our having access to this particular name. I wish for everyone to see the presence of mercy which leads to availability for repentance and the hope for atonement.
Happy new year!
Saturday, September 20, 2014
What in God's Name
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Skoda has launched the new and updated 2017 Octavia in India at Rs 15.49 lakhs (ex-showroom pan-India). The mid-life update for the D-Segment sedan remains mechanically identical but gets a new fascia and added features. The sedan is available in three engine options across eight variants. We have driven the car and you can read all about it over here.
The most prominent changes are the split set of headlamps and the reworked grille. The front bumper along with the fog lamps and the bonnet have been mildly tweaked as well. Along with the adaptive LED headlamps with DRLs, Skoda has designed the LED fog lamps to now double up as cornering lights. The side profile and rear section make do with just a fresh alloy design and new lightning signature for the tail lamps.
On the inside, the 6.5-inch infotainment screen is replaced by a larger 8.0-inch unit. The SmartLink interface has been retained along with the smartphone integration. The instrument cluster is revised with the addition of 10 colour ambient lighting, new steering wheel and added USB ports below the AC vents.
Mechanically, the Octavia continues with the same engine and transmission options. There are two petrol motors and one diesel engine on offer. The petrol unit is a 1.4-litre four cylinder producing 148bhp and 250Nm mated to a six-speed manual transmission. The bigger petrol engine option is a 1.8-litre unit producing 180bhp and 250Nm of torque which is coupled to a seven-speed DSG transmission. Meanwhile, the diesel option is a 2.0-litre oil burner that puts out 143bhp and 320Nm and can be had with either a six-speed manual or a six-speed DSG transmission.
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My face I don't mind it for I am behind it, 'tis the face in the front..... Martin you promised me a pic of the Rector - please may I have just one little pic?
Candidates present: Peter Baker, UKIP; Alan Duncan, Conservative; Lee Higgins, Independent; Grahame Hudson, Liberal and John Morgan, Labour. The BNP candidate, Addison, did not attend.
The increasingly cuddly rector of All Saints', Lee Francis Daqhani, in his thick Orange brogue, opened the meeting by assuring us all it wasn't wrong to hold an election public meeting in a Church. Apparently others have had the same reservations as I'd expressed in my blog.
The rector's burgeoning stature is a brilliant advertisement for Sarah's Castle Café. A parishioner, who has newly taken over administering the Church accounts, told me a fortnight ago that he regularly receives receipts for the Rector's expenses for pastries and hot drinks consumed at the Castle Café. On the notice board, at the entrance to the Church, we are invited to 'look round.'
Looking very round the Rector took centre stage as he sat to chair the meeting. The candidates were precariously perched on small tables with yet more tables and chairs balanced perilously upon them. Still it was nice to think that I'd found a small corner of England where Health and Safety regulations were totally ignored But sadly they couldn't stand up to address us without sending their chairs careering toward the altar rail or even adjust their chairs without falling backwards themselves. Heaven knows what electoral mayhem might have ensued had one madman rushed the stage.
Citing Archbishop Desmond Tutu, the triple chins of Lee Francis wobbled in outrage as he denounced detractors of Church sponsored hustings while he sat hazardously in front of the altar rail at All Saints' Church.
Well the Rector, for all his reputed ambitions to a bishopric, is no Desmond Tutu. I had the pleasure of having the Rector's finger pointed intemperately and belligerently into my face after he chaired Alan Duncan's expenses meeting in the Vicky Hall. His chins danced in indignation even more violently then, after I'd questioned his ability as a Chairman. Local artists seeking a model for Herod need look no further than our own dear Rector whose political bias is seldom concealed, although he took great pains to assure me that he had never voted Conservative at Dinky Dunc's expenses jamboree. But I think the Rector, single-handedly, makes the case for disestablishment of the Church of England in Oakham.
Starting in alphabetical order the candidates gave their initial address. We really couldn't miss the BNP candidate, as Peter, whom I adore, made the case against immigrants (can't agree with Peter on this one) and castigated Jack Straw for giving away our legal heritage (agree wholeheartedly but the rot started with the Conservatives and merely continued under Labour). Peter told us he was part of RAF Control Command in his younger days (there is a huge service vote in this area). Peter's amusing musings on his life in academia: as a lecturer in management, and the frustrations of dealing with small-minded academics, turned our gaze on Grahame Hudson (a lecturer at de Montford University). Peter appealed for a protest vote: 'It is our country not theirs' (by which he meant politicians not immigrants this time).
Next up was Dinkie Dunk the matchbox Hunk. Expertly coiffed and sleekly bronzed, the adroit, media savvy, intelligent Conservative candidate and sitting tenant of at least two homes and a wonderful Westminster expense account, oozed oily charm from every pore. Duncan gave a convincing performance of being suitably humble. He spoke of how privileged he was to live in the area and represent the people of Rutland and Melton. He cited 'Boom and Bust' and Labour mismanagement as the root of all our financial ills. The final solution to Labour Governments running out of money is always a financially responsible Conservative Government, he told us.
Well all I can say is that most British workers never saw the boom. Profits may have burgeoned, but ordinary workers' pay decreased to national minimum wages during the boom years. Ignoring the fact that there has been a worldwide depression, Alan Duncan confidently urged us to do our 'duty' and return a Conservative Government to ensure we do not find ourselves in the same financial mess again.
Lee Higgins, political virgin and Independent candidate, told us that the three main parties appeared to be singing from the same hymn sheet which, given the venue, was apt. He was disillusioned with all three main parties, so had elected to stand in the hope that we would elect him to represent us. He runs his own business. Citing the debacle of MP's expense scandals he said public confidence in the old political system was at its lowest ebb. (Can't disagree with you there Lee old chum). He hopes that the voters of Rutland and Melton will restore confidence in public office by voting for an Independent candidate.
Huzzar Hudson always underlines his service in the Royal Navy – as an 'orfficer.' Often wonder if our bespectacled Grahame fancies himself as a second James Bond. What is it with some ex-servicemen? When asked to explain the meaning of 'oxymoron,' I commonly use the example of 'Military Intelligence' rather than 'bitter-sweet.' Post Navy – as an officer of course – Grahame served 'Queen and country' as a civil servant and said that he 'wondered if our political masters knew what they were doing.' Grahame lectures at de Montfort University. Bizarrely he said that what had set his blood boiling was the issue over Iraq. Yet in a 2005 hustings meeting our own dear Grahame said that on balance he would still have gone to war in Iraq. This, now denied sound bite, moved a whole family of Liberal voters to the Independent candidate in 2005. His support of the armed services is so emphasised that sometimes Grahame gives the impression of being a single-issue candidate.
John Morgan has been a member of the Labour Party for 27 years, ever since he was a 15-year-old Young Socialist. He became a Labour Party supporter because he is a 'Socialist and believes in a fairer Society.' Quite how he fits into the New Labour ethos was not made clear. But through the evening he proved himself able to disagree on some manifesto issues, so a degree of independence could be discerned. If voters insist on voting for one of the three main parties Morgan is, in my view, the only one with any chance of beating Duncan. He knows he will have to get out the Melton Labour vote.
The first question was on what candidates would propose for Public Sector cuts in Oakham. A question more properly put to County Councillors and, of course, the moribund parish councillors of Oakham. Dinky Dunk cleverly cited the proposed closure of the minor injuries unit at our local hospital. 'Rutland Council is lean' said Alan, hardly daring to look at the incredible hulk, chairing the meeting, on his left hand side. Huzzar Huddie, either because he doesn't interest himself in local politics, didn't hear or didn't understand the question, went on about Trident, I D cards and the Child Trust Fund. Unlike 2005, this year Hudson wasn't consulting a crib sheet under the table before answering questions from the floor. He'd obviously crammed a lot better for this exam.
Morgan put his finger on the pulse immediately by highlighting the money lost to Icelandic Banks by our Council. 'Cuts,' in public expenditure, especially during a recession, 'cause job losses,' he said. Although he alluded to the suffering caused under Thatcher's monetarist regime through the last depression, he held back from explicitly blaming Thatcher. Her popularity still makes it dangerous to attack the iron lady. He undertook to campaign against the closure of the small injuries unit in Oakham – which was only brought into being in 2004/5. Peter Baker said the biggest issue was Europe. He also thought the impetus to pyramid building was 'endemic' within the Civil Service and needed pruning.
From the floor, Richard Baggot asked a question on climate change. Without any sign of real passion Grahame Hudson said he was passionate to do something about this issue. But it sounded like sound bites gleaned from Liberal H Q, with a reference to de Montfort University and the University of East Anglia thrown in. Morgan sounded as if he knew what he was talking about. He regretted that the USA hadn't sign up to Kyoto and added that China and the USA had put paid to reducing CO 2 emissions. John Morgan said Europe was more aware of the arguments and Europe should seize the lead. Peter Baker was, as usual, a little ahead, or perhaps outside, of his time and place and doubted some of the science behind the issues. The issue of 'climate change,' said Peter, 'is a myth which has developed into a religion.' To be fair to Peter Baker there is a growing disenchantment with some of the science. A member of the audience, known to the Rector and the Liberal candidate, was asked to add his own scientific expertise and present a 'climatologists' view. Poor Peter!
Lee Higgins, proving himself capable of rising to the occasion, said if the issue of climate change is not true then no real harm could accrue to us taking steps to reduce carbon emissions. But if climate change is true then we have to take those steps to safeguard our future. Not taking action now could be dangerous.
Getting a second bite at the cherry, Alan Duncan said: 'If it's a choice between Peter and Lee I'm with Lee on this one.' He added 'Grahame you cannot pretend windmills are going to solve the problem.'
A number of questions were raised on wholly religious issues. The problem of Christianity being marginalized in an increasingly secular society and faith schools.
Mr Kindell or Kindle asked what the candidates would do for the elderly generation. I was impressed that the candidates did not dodge this question. Alan Duncan tackled it head on: 'You are retiring too early.' Peter Baker said current pensions were paid out of current income, an unsustainable financial burden on the younger generation.. 'There are not enough young people to fund current pensions.' Hudson felt that public sector pensions cost an awful lot of money. Morgan, picking up on an argument that pensioners are living to a far greater age, said that people living longer is not a problem, it is a direct result of Labour initiatives brought in under the 1948 Labour Government. No one mentioned Labour's initiative and efforts in legalising euthanasia in order to solve the problem of longevity. Lee Higgins said that it is anomalous that workers aged 65 can be summarily sacked without rights to redundancy or compensation. Higgins went on to show his mastery of the subject by citing the debacle of Equitable Life and other pension fund scandals, the loss of pension fund savings and the inability of workers to bring their entire pension fund with them when they change employers.
The Reverend Susie Parsons, wife of a naval officer, asked: If Christians are commanded to pray for peace in Jerusalem, how would the candidates start the peace process in Jerusalem? Alan Duncan said he was an advocate of a Palestinian State. Almost everyone on the platform agreed that Palestinians had been treated badly by Israel and the world. 'Appointing Tony Blair as a peace negotiator in the Middle East was a bit like appointing Herod to be a peace negotiator,' was an unusually adroit sound bite from the Liberal. I clapped!
After the final question on faith schools the candidates had another last bite at the cherry. Peter Baker summed it up best when he said that; 'The truth about our current political situation is so awful, there is no need to lie.'
The meeting ended with Lee Francis Daqhani asking us to join him in 'The Grace.' For the secular, this was not a grace normally said before a meal, although by the look of him our cuddlesome Rector might say that grace at least a dozen times a day. So the meeting finished on a prayer.
Let's hope that the people of Rutland and Melton have a prayer of getting a decent representative on 6th of May 2010.
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Ghana needs to mobilise youth into productive labour force
A PROFESSOR of Population at the Regional Institute of Population Studies (RIPS) at the University of Ghana, Legon, Stephen Kwankye, has called for the harnessing of the country's youthful population into productive labour force for economic boom, so that it will not turn into a bomb.
He said the youth bulge could be an asset or threat to Ghana's democracy depending on how it was integrated into decision-making process in the country.
Prof Kwankye made the observation in a paper he presented on Monday at the sidelines of the five-day 7th Africa Population Conference, ongoing here in Pretoria, South Africa.
The conference referred to as the largest scientific gathering of population scientists and development experts, with 600 participants in attendance, was being held against the backdrop of the growing youthfulness of African population, which population experts say offered unique opportunity for sustainable development of the continent, given the right policy environment.
Prof. Kwankye expressed the need to restructure Ghana's educational system to equip the youth with skills, suitable for the job market, to be able to get full employment.
Drawing conclusions from data generated from a collaborative research, Prof. Kwankye said the country was going through a demographic transition from high birth and death rates to low birth and death rates that "already shows clearly the demographic dividend has begun."
He noted that there had been an increase in the age cohort of 15-65, referred to as the labour force, from 49 per cent in 1970s to 57 per cent, while the dependent cohort of 14-24 had reduced from 46.9 per cent in the 1970s to 38.3 per cent.
Prof Kwankye opined that the dividend was not automatically guaranteed, saying "we need to strategically plan and invest in human capital for accelerated economic growth to reap the dividend."
He cited the case of the Asia Tigers of South Korea, Malaysia, China and others that had positioned themselves and now reaping the dividend brought about by the youth bulge.
Prof Kwankye noted that fertility rate in the country had "plateau" and there was the need to reduce it through increased contraceptive use, which was low in the country with women having "unmet need" of modern contraceptive use.
"There is the need to hasten the demographic transition through further sustained decline in fertility rate," he said.
Prof Kwankye said though there had been increase in employment in the country "it is not the type of employment that will make us reap the dividend".
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Job Description
This is a truly visible role for the business, supporting the Head of Retail Finance and wider team to ensure a high standard of work is consistently adhered to. You will be partnering with Core Finance, Buying, Marketing and Systems Teams, working on any ad hoc projects that arise.
Main duties include:
* Responsible for data capture and analysis of customer loyalty discounts/schemes
* Ensure processes are accurate and efficient around customer rewards and encourage loyalty
* Advise the business on how to enhance and improve loyalty schemes
* Track and report central costs across all functions, including Buying, Marketing, Operations and Finance
* Meet and agree with senior stakeholders central costs accruals and prepayments and ensure balances are reconciled
* Lead budget and forecasts process around central costs
* Ensure cross functional alignment between FP&A Team and Retail Team on budget and forecasts
The successful candidate will be ACCA/CIMA part-qualified with a proven track record in a highly analytical, customer facing role, ideally gleaned in a multi-site retail or consumer goods environment.
You must be comfortable working cross-functionally and have a professional, credible and affable manner that allows you to build sustainable working relationships with a range of stakeholders. You will have strong planning and budgetary experience, with an analytical approach that allows you think creatively.
This is an exciting opportunity for a skilled and confident Commercial Finance Analyst to join this highly sought after organisation on a long-term contract, with potential for future career prospects should you add value. This client can offer a genuinely enjoyable and dynamic working culture, where employees are encouraged to share in success and achieve common goals.
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The Annual City of Johannesburg Regional Championship shall be played on 23 July 2016.
Venue: Blue Room, Old Edwardian Society, 11 Ninth Ave, Lower Houghton, Johannesburg
Date: 23 July 2016
Game Entry Fees: R60.00 per Registered Player per Period
Entries: Clubs must use the entry form on Google Drive to enter their players.
Schedule: No LAN / PC gaming. Only Board and Console Gaming at this championships.
Food & refreshments: Highly reasonable prices
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The following Medals may be awarded at the MSSA's 2016 City of Johannesburg Regional Championship:
PREMIER: Medals shall be awarded to the first three players who are registered players.
SCHOLARS: Medals shall be awarded to the first three high school scholars, provided they have not received any Premier medals.
WOMEN: Women will be awarded medals as per the same basis as above, that is in both categories as above.
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National Colours: All Players that win all of their Matches at a National Championship will earn National Colours.
Provincial Colours: All Players that win all of their Matches at a Provincial Championship will earn Provincial Colours. All Players who score within the top 50% in a specific Period at a Provincial Championship, and who also score within the top 50% at a National Championship in the same period and in the same year, will earn Provincial Colours.
Regional Colours: All Players that win their division in a Regional Championship shall be awarded Regional Colours.
National Team Trials: All Players that win their division in a Regional Championship shall earn an invitation to National Team Trials in such division. All Players that score within the top 20% or top three places, whichever is greater, in a specific Period at a Provincial or National Championship will earn an invitation to National Team Trials. National Team Trials shall be held in the event that a National Team must be selected to represent South Africa when competing in such Period in an International Championship.
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Spain was my first stop in Europe, and it was a real change from Asia. Madrid proved a problem for somebody who could not speak Spanish, and I struggled to find my hostel. Then I considered the distances shorter than they really were, and took a bus to Barcelona which took ages. Christmas Day was spent here, to no great fanfare as the culture celebrates the day before, unbeknownst to me at the time. It was one of the few times I felt quite alone during my travels. As everything was closed, I spent my time looking at the Gaudi Park and wandering around the city before flying out on a super-cheap flight to Rome the next night.
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The Business Boot Camp 2017
We Collaborated with CG Learnings, Excel college and Ace Hotels in organizing 4 days residential Business Boot Camp in Club Himalaya, Nagarkot from 17- 21 September 2017. The workshop focused on making business plan, brainstorming, writing, pitching and presenting the idea, with an essence of leadership and personal development. It proved to be a great platform for networking, enjoyment, and recreation as well.
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VHS Retro Art Round-up: Prison, Microwave Massacre, Ricochet and more
Every child of the 80s will remember going to the video store and trying to find a movie to rent. Back before the days of Blu-ray and On Demand, selecting a movie usually meant finding the flick with the coolest box art. Like modern posters, classic VHS art has been lost but thanks to the Internet there are countless reminders of these cool creations. This column will be dedicated to bringing you reminders of a bygone era and a look at how cool some of these movies looked on store shelves.
It may not be easy to tell from these covers, but this film is about ghosts of Civil War sodliers. Yeah, how cool is that? Both feature grisly skeletons on the cover but the second mixes a cap reminiscent of a soldier with contemporary sunglasses. Not sure what is going on with the marketing or the odd title, but I want to see this flick. Click here to purchase on Amazon.com
As bad as Tommy Lee Jones' Irish accent is, this movie is still a personal favorite. I love the tension and the fact that Jeff Bridges and his father Lloyd share screen time, but the action here had me going back to theaters to check this movie out. Not much variation in these boxes but both are sorely lacking in long-haired Tommy Lee Jones. Click here to purchase on Amazon.com
John Lithgow plays awesome bad guys (see CLIFFHANGER). While this was primarily a Denzel Washington movie, see how much of Lithgow's mug takes up these international covers. I also completely forgot Ice T was in this movie. Click here to purchase on Amazon.com
Recently released as a 2-disc Blu-ray, this movie needs to be seen just from the title alone. Both boxes are gory and wrong and that makes them great in my book. Horror comedy is a sub-genre that doesn't get enough love but when you have batshit crazy titles like this, how can you go wrong? Click here to purchase on Amazon.com
Clearly a taboo subject even today, it should come as no surprise that this film is not available on digital or disc. It is hard to tell if this movie treats the subject of sexual assault seriously, but judging by the box art, I doubt it. Any other title and this would be a voyeuristic midnight cult film. Not available to purchase on Amazon.com
Wait, a horror film starring Viggo Mortensen? From the screenwriter of RED DAWN? Directed by Renny Harlin? How did I not know about this movie before? Both boxes are damn cool and instantly draw you into what has to be a disturbing slasher film. Click here to purchase on Amazon.com
Feel free to pop us your favorite VHS box art and come back for each future column. You can send your finds or photos of your own VHS tapes to [email protected]
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Abide in me, O Lord, and I in Thee,
From this good hour, oh, leave me nevermore;
Then shall the discord cease, the wound be healed,
The lifelong bleeding of the soul be o'er.
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November 26 foxsports.com: At present, the Philadelphia Phillies' 40-man roster lacks a left-handed reliever who has made more than 25 appearances in a major-league season. That's a big change for a team that deployed two experienced lefties (Scott Eyre and J.C. Romero) out of the bullpen during the 2008 World Series. So it's not surprising [More…]
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November 26 Philadelphia Inquirer: "This is how deep the Flyers are these days: Their top two scorers – Mike Richards and Claude Giroux – didn't manage any points Wednesday, but the team still erupted for six goals. "We're not a team that relies on one guy or two guys, and we also don't have an [More…]
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SirsiDynix partners with user groups around the world in an effort to better interact with and communicate with, as well as support, the users of our products and services. International user conferences, regional user group meetings, online communication forums, and product enhancement interaction mechanisms are a few of the ongoing initiatives that SirsiDynix and its user groups work together to maintain and expand for their mutual benefit. On this page, you'll find information on our official regional user groups including COSUGI (Customers of SirsiDynix User Group, Inc.) for North America; COSI EMEA (Customers of SirsiDynix International) for Europe, the Middle East and Africa; COSA (Customers of SirsiDynix Australasia); and numerous others for specific countries and geographic areas.
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COSUGI's purpose is to facilitate communication among its members, and between the membership and SirsiDynix; to collaborate with our international counterparts and SirsiDynix on recommendations for product development and enhancements; and to support the activities of Special Interest Groups and Regional Users Groups.
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30 March 2015 to 1 April 2015
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COSA is an association of libraries and organizations using one of SirsiDynix's integrated library systems (Symphony, Unicorn, Horizon, and Dynix Classic) throughout Australia, New Zealand, and the Pacific Rim. COSA represents its members on a range of automated library systems and IT related issues, and has links with similar organizations around the world.
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COSI EMEA is an independent user group for libraries and other organizations using SirsiDynix products financed through institutional membership subscriptions. Inaugurated in December 2008, the group is formed from the old European Unicorn User Group (EUUG), the Dynix User Group (DUG), and the Horizon User Group (HUG), and promotes communication among users and systems administrators to increase awareness of local development initiatives.
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A searing, post apocalyptic novel destined to become Cormac McCarthy's masterpiece.
A father and his son walk alone through burned America. Nothing moves in the ravaged landscape save the ash on the wind. It is cold enough to crack stones, and when the snow falls it is gray. The sky is dark. Their destination is the coast, although they don't know what, if anything, awaits them there. They have nothing; just a pistol to defend themselves against the lawless bands that stalk the road, the clothes they are wearing, a cart of scavenged food—and each other.
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Picture The Walking Dead, but without zombies, and that is The Road. McCarthy does a great job at building a beautiful story about true love and devotion for one's child, showing the great lengths someone would go to to protect their child. It's a good story, especially given McCarthy's unusual dialog patterns. He does an excellent job of building up suspense, and leaving you hanging a bit. You are always worried about what is around the next corner awaiting Pa and Boy. I doubt I could ever read this one again, but it is definitely worth reading at least once. My only real complaint about this book is that there is no back story. You know that they are living in a post-apocalyptic world, with few humans, no animals, and very little vegetation that has not already burned to the ground, but you have no idea how the world ended up in this state. That was a bit annoying.
I give this a 4 out of 5.
Katherine V thought boys were gross
Katherine X just wanted to be friends
Katherine XVIII dumped him in an e-mail
K-19 broke his heart
When it comes to relationships, Colin Singleton's type happens to be girls named Katherine. And when it comes to girls named Katherine, Colin is always getting dumped. Nineteen times, to be exact.
On a road trip miles from home, this anagram-happy, washed-up child prodigy has ten thousand dollars in his pocket, a bloodthirsty feral hog on his trail, and an overweight, Judge Judy-loving best friend riding shotgun--but no Katherines. Colin is on a mission to prove The Theorem of Underlying Katherine Predictability, which he hopes will predict the future of any relationship, avenge Dumpees everywhere, and finally win him the girl. Love, friendship, and a dead Austro-Hungarian archduke add up to surprising and heart-changing conclusions in this ingeniously layered comic novel about reinventing oneself.
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Of all the girls Colin has dated, they have all been named Katherine, and their names have never diverged from this spelling, and they've never had a nickname. When the latest Katherine dumps him, he sets off on a summer road trip with his best friend, Hassan, and they end up in podunk Tennessee. After meeting a local girl named Lindsey and her mother, Hassan and Colin are offered a job and place to stay ... With Lindsey and her mother. On top of the job, Colin is also spending his summer creating a math equation that can predict the shelf-life of a relationship, and he uses all 19 of his Katherine's to test his theorem. In an odd turn of events we quickly learn that while Colin has dated 19 girls named Katherine, Lindsey has only dated one boy, her current boyfirend, Colin, referred to as TOS (The Other Colin) by our main character Colin, and Hassan.
When I finished this book I initially liked it, for a YA novel. As I sit here and review it, I am starting to realize that there is not a lot to like about this book. The one charming thing I found about this book was all the random pieces of information (ALL THE FOOTNOTES) in this book. As much as I liked them there came a point where they became distracting and started to take away from the story. All that being said, I present to you a break down of the issues I had:
1. Colin's constant whining. If he is not whining about being dumped yet again by a Katherine, he's complaining about being a child prodigy that has not turned into a genius, and that he's wasting his life. Maybe he's wasting his life because he keeps repeating dumb behaviors that always end badly for him. Or maybe it's because instead of doing something real with his life he spent his entire childhood being anti-social and is now spending his summer in podunk Tennessee.
2. Colin and Hassan's word usage. This is a difficult one to explain if you have not read the book, but Colin and Hassan's language primarily revolves around inside jokes, some of which you learn about right away, others you don't read about until nearly the end. The most overused words in this book (you could seriously turn this into a drinking game): Kafir (Hassan's nickname for Colin), "Jewfro", "Fug, Fugging, and Fugger", Katherine, Prodigy, Genius, and the different nicknames they gave to all the teenage boys in Tennessee, which the only one was memorable was TOS. The nickname things was beyond annoying because they weren't just nicknames, they were abbreviated nicknames, such as TOS, and the only time you heard the boy's actually names is when they were first introduced.
3. There are no redeemable characters in this book whatsoever.
Colin is a smart, whining, self-absorbed asshole.
Hassan is a lazy, wise cracking slob.
Lindsey is a hallow shell of a girl whose entire life seems to revolve around TOS who used to call her a dog, and make fun of her. Now her way of getting revenge is to date him. Da fuck?!
TOS is a slimy asshole who has been cheating on Lindsey during their entire relationship.
Lindsey's mother is absent from her daughter's life as she is trying to keep her business and the town afloat. She's a terrible business owner, but a great people person, expect for when it comes to her daughter, because she realizes her daughter is in an unhealthy relationship, yet says nothing about it.
Colin's parents who push him to be this child prodigy but do nothing to help socialize him and support him, outside of giving him books and the means to learn.
Katherine 19 might be the only redeemable character as she realizes how screwed up Colin is, and decides to dump his ass. The when he calls her crying and pleading for her to come back, she stands her ground and says no. As she acknowledged, they both have to move on.
4. This plot is so unbelievable. A 17 year old boy, who does not socialize, and who has only had one friend his entire life has managed to date 18 different girls named Katherine, with no deviation of this name or the spelling. This guy has had more relationships than years he has been alive, and somehow they've all had the same name. Maybe if the girls had been named Emily or something that has been more popular over the past 20 years, it might be a little more believable, but I still could not get passed an anti-social guy who admits that he doesn't have many friends because he does not know how to talk to people, has managed to date 18 different girls in such a short period of time. Not to mention that there is no rhyme nor reason for the name Katherine. Even Colin admits there does not seem to be anything about it, "it just happens".
So this is the end of my review, turned rant. I originally gave this 4 out of 5, but as I have worked through the review, my final score is a 2 out of 5.
The "war with no name" has begun, with human extinction as its goal. The instigator of this war is the Colony, a race of intelligent ants who, for thousands of years, have been silently building an army that would forever eradicate the destructive, oppressive humans. Under the Colony's watchful eye, this utopia will be free of the humans' penchant for violence, exploitation and religious superstition. The final step in the Colony's war effort is transforming the surface animals into high-functioning two-legged beings who rise up to kill their masters.
Former housecat turned war hero, Mort(e) is famous for taking on the most dangerous missions and fighting the dreaded human bio-weapon EMSAH. But the true motivation behind his recklessness is his ongoing search for a pre-transformation friend—a dog named Sheba. When he receives a mysterious message from the dwindling human resistance claiming Sheba is alive, he begins a journey that will take him from the remaining human strongholds to the heart of the Colony, where he will discover the source of EMSAH and the ultimate fate of all of earth's creatures.
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It took me a bit to get through this book, but it was worth it. I loved the premise of it. What happens when all animals become self-aware, and evolve into humanistic forms practically overnight? What happens is the "no-name war", lead by a queen ant. We watch as Mort[e], formally known as Sebastian, a house cat turned war hero, searches for his best friend, Sheba, a dog.
The book overall was great. mid-ending got a bit biblical and preachy for my liking, but the best quote I got out of the entire book was "Love is stronger than God". In the end, that is what this book is about; our love for each other, for our pets, for nature, for whatever you love, and how that can drive us to do things that we could never imagine ourselves doing or think we are capable of doing, in both good and bad ways.
I recommend this one. If nothing else, it's a kooky little book that has a great premise
I give this a 4 out of 5
Marie-Laure lives with her father in Paris near the Museum of Natural History, where he works as the master of its thousands of locks. When she is six, Marie-Laure goes blind and her father builds a perfect miniature of their neighborhood so she can memorize it by touch and navigate her way home. When Marie-Laure is twelve, the Nazis occupy Paris, and father and daughter flee to the walled citadel of Saint-Malo, where Marie-Laure's reclusive great-uncle lives in a tall house by the sea. With them they carry what might be the museum's most valuable and dangerous jewel.
In a mining town in Germany, the orphan Werner grows up with his younger sister, enchanted by a crude radio they find. Werner becomes an expert at building and fixing these crucial new instruments, a talent that wins him a place at a brutal academy for Hitler Youth, then a special assignment to track the resistance. More and more aware of the human cost of his intelligence, Werner travels through the heart of the war and, finally, into Saint-Malo, where his story and Marie-Laure's converge.
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I loved this a lot more than I thought I would. It took me longer to read than normal, but for the first time in a long time I had a book where I felt the need to significantly slow down my reading pace and savor ever single word. It is truly beautifully written. I struggled getting into it in the beginning because the chapters where so short and each chapter was a new character or event that it was a little off-putting (confusing), but it didn't take long for me to immerse myself in it. The relationship between Marie and her grandfather was one of my favorites, and I loved Werner's story line, especially in regards to his relationships with Frederick and Volkheimer.
It was nice to read a story about WWII that was not about someone in a concentration camp, or a Jewish person in hiding. Though it is a work of fiction (from what I know) it is historically relevant/accurate, and addresses the lives of a young blind French girl in a city being fought in, and a young man who is forced into what is essentially the Hitler Youth school, and forced to the front lines when he is too young. I am happy that I chose this book.
I give this a 4 out of 5.
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