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THOUGH THE ADAGE, "LIKE FATHER, LIKE SON" remains a salient expression, the world of music has not produced a wealth famous father-son pairs. Leopold and Wolfgang Mozart and Johann and Richard Strauss come to mind. J. S. Bach produced several composing sons, but being that he was Bach and had 20 children the odds were favorable.
Lazar Weiner and Yehudi Wyner.
Yet in the world of Jewish culture it would seem that music is among the more dominant genes running through the family DNA. The four Kusevitsky brothers, sons of an amateur violinist, were among the most famous cantorial voices of the 20th century. Kurt Weill, one of the most accomplished of modern composers, was the son of a cantor. Hugo Chaim Adler was a prominent cantor and composer in Mannheim, Germany prior to the Second World War. His son, Samuel, is one of the strongest voices in contemporary American (and Jewish) music today and teaches at Juilliard.
In the coming weeks we'll be looking at two very different father-son pairs who have made—and continue to make—significant contributions to music both Jewish and otherwise: Lazar Weiner, the sine qua non of Yiddish art song, and his Pulitzer Prize-winning son, Yehudi Wyner;1 and Gerard Schwarz, conductor and founder of the All-Star Orchestra, and his son, cellist Julian Schwarz.
Though he is remembered today primarily for his significant body of compositions, Lazar Weiner was a true working musician, probably one of the busiest of his day. He led multiple choruses, ran music programs for summer camps, served as a synagogue musical director, and worked as an accompanist and vocal coach.
Born in Cherkassy, Ukraine, Weiner's musical training began at the local synagogue where he sang in the choir. When the family later relocated to Kiev, he joined the choir of that city's Brodsky Synagogue and attended its school. Weiner also sang in the Kiev Opera chorus and enrolled at the state conservatory to study piano. But with anti-Semitism on the rise, the family emigrated to the U.S. in 1914 when Weiner was seventeen years old. As a musician, almost all of Weiner's activities were Jewish related, despite the fact that when he left the Ukraine he had virtually no interest in Jewish music or religious practice.
Lazar Weiner as a young chorister.
In 1998, the Milken Archive conducted an oral history interview with Weiner's son Yehudi. Through his recollections, we begin to perceive the rough outlines of Weiner's inner world, and the path that led to him becoming a towering figure of Jewish music.
"He was quite a taciturn person," Wyner stated when asked what it was like to grow up with Lazar. "A stern presence." Wyner remembers his father being away much of the time, constantly busy with musical activities. When he was home, he often stowed away in his studio to work.
Social situations were another matter. Since Lazar worked in so many different facets of New York's Jewish music world, he was a very well known and highly respected figure, and the Weiner home was a veritable pop-up salon of Yiddish culture. Musicians, poets, and artists of various stripes were in frequent attendance; philosophical conversations about the nature of Jewish music were the rule rather than the exception.
"At such gatherings, my father would really be the life of the party. He was full of fun, full of jokes, full of very vital interchange with his guests, with his friends," Wyner recalled. But outside of those situations he was a serious man: busy, focused on his work, concerned about instilling the virtues of hard work and tenacity in his young sons.
He was also, in the unminced words of his son, "an aristocrat, a musical snob." Weiner felt that much of what passed for Jewish culture at the time reflected too strong a ghetto mentality. His chief mission in life was to show the level of sophistication that could—and did—exist. As music director of New York's Central Synagogue, Weiner staged the city's first performances of sacred services by Darius Milhaud (Service Sacré) and Ernest Bloch (Avodat Hakodesh), as well as services and settings of his own. But doing so was an uphill battle, and Weiner was not particularly enamored of the synagogue's leadership.
"He stayed in that situation not for religious reasons," Wyner stated of his father's long tenure at the Central Synagogue. "He stayed in it for musical reasons. And because he thought he could do some reform. That's what he really devoted himself to."
The following Mi khamokha setting from Weiner's Shir l'shabbat, a sacred service commissioned by New York's Metropolitan Synagogue, displays Weiner's skill at choral settings, and the subtlety with which he treated traditional Jewish musical material.
And so it was also with the various choral groups Weiner worked with throughout his life. Among those he directed were the chorus of the Yidishe Kultur Gezelshaft (Jewish Culture Society), the chorus of the International Ladies Garment Workers Union (ILGWU), the Central Synagogue choir, and the Arbeter Ring Khor (Workmen's Circle Chorus)—his most important and longest running choral position. His work with such choruses provided an ideal outlet for his creative impulses, allowing him to hear his own work and cultivate the performance level according to his own standards.
Like his other cantatas, Lazar Weiner composed The Last Judgment in part to increase the repertoire of the New York Arbeter Ring Khor. The libretto is a creative English adaptation of Isaac Leyb Peretz's story Bontshe Shvayg by Samuel Rosenbaum.
If today the Yiddish art song is virtually synonymous with Weiner's name, it is interesting to note that he came to the genre somewhat unintentionally. As Neil Levin observes about the young pianist at the time of his immigration to America: "The future avid Yiddishist was, during this impressionable period in his life, still oblivious to high Yiddish culture, even its secular content."
But in his new life in New York, Weiner came to associate a group of young poets and writers who wrote in Yiddish and held salons at which they read and discussed their work. Weiner soon began composing songs to some of their poetry.
A foter tzu zayn zun (A Father to his Son) is a setting of a poem by Jacob Glatstein, one of the first Yiddish poets Weiner met in New York.
Weiner's immersion in this milieu fueled both his secular Jewish identity and what his son describes as a very personal approach to religion.
Although nearly none of the songs is explicitly religious in any conventional sense, one finds a constantly recurring related theme: the connection between the secular and the sacred realms, and the inescapable interpenetration of the two worlds. Although Weiner was to all intents and purposes concerned personally with secular Jewish culture rather than with religious observance, his obsessive aspiration leaned toward the spiritual and the sacred.
In 1973, the year following the death of Abraham Joshua Heschel, Lazar Weiner composed a set of songs to three Heschel poems. While they stand among the most profound achievements of Weiner's creative life, this one in particular reflects his abiding interest in the relationship between man and God.
Around 1920, Weiner attended a concert of the Zimro Ensemble in New York and learned of the Gesellschaft für Jüdische Volksmusic (Society of Jewish Folk Music) and their desire to form a national Jewish art music based on Jewish folk traditions. It was a goal that resonated with Weiner and he sent some of his recently completed songs to one of the Society's members, composer Joel Engel. Engel responded favorably to Weiner's music, but found it lacking in substance and foundation. He encouraged him to draw more heavily on Jewish folk traditions.
In an interview near the end of his life, Weiner recalled that crucial moment: "That letter marked the beginning of my Jewishness. All my life it was Mozart, Beethoven, Bach, Brahms, Schubert…Here in America I discovered the Yiddish song!"
So despite the fact that he began his musical life singing in a Ukranian synagogue, it was only through a series of chance encounters and fortuitous events in America that Weiner was led to the music for which he will forever be known. Weiner would leave far less to chance with his sons, as we'll explore in part two of this series.
About the series: Though the adage "like father, like son" remains a salient expression, the world of music has not produced a wealth famous father-son pairs. This four-part series looks at two very different fathers and sons who have made—and continue to make—significant contributions to music both Jewish and otherwise: Lazar Weiner, the sine qua non of Yiddish art song, and his Pulitzer Prize-winning son, Yehudi Wyner; and Gerard Schwarz, conductor and founder of the All-Star Orchestra, and his son, cellist Julian Schwarz.

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though the adage, "like father, like son" remains a salient expression, the world of music has not produced a wealth famous father-son pairs. leopold and wolfgang mozart and johann and richard strauss come to mind. j. s. bach produced several composing sons, but being that he was bach and had 20 children the odds were favorable.
lazar weiner and yehudi wyner.
yet in the world of jewish culture it would seem that music is among the more dominant genes running through the family dna. the four kusevitsky brothers, sons of an amateur violinist, were among the most famous cantorial voices of the 20th century. kurt weill, one of the most accomplished of modern composers, was the son of a cantor. hugo chaim adler was a prominent cantor and composer in mannheim, germany prior to the second world war. his son, samuel, is one of the strongest voices in contemporary american (and jewish) music today and teaches at juilliard.
in the coming weeks we'll be looking at two very different father-son pairs who have made—and continue to make—significant contributions to music both jewish and otherwise: lazar weiner, the sine qua non of yiddish art song, and his pulitzer prize-winning son, yehudi wyner;1 and gerard schwarz, conductor and founder of the all-star orchestra, and his son, cellist julian schwarz.
though he is remembered today primarily for his significant body of compositions, lazar weiner was a true working musician, probably one of the busiest of his day. he led multiple choruses, ran music programs for summer camps, served as a synagogue musical director, and worked as an accompanist and vocal coach.
born in cherkassy, ukraine, weiner's musical training began at the local synagogue where he sang in the choir. when the family later relocated to kiev, he joined the choir of that city's brodsky synagogue and attended its school. weiner also sang in the kiev opera chorus and enrolled at the state conservatory to study piano. but with anti-semitism on the rise, the family emigrated to the u.s. in 1914 when weiner was seventeen years old. as a musician, almost all of weiner's activities were jewish related, despite the fact that when he left the ukraine he had virtually no interest in jewish music or religious practice.
lazar weiner as a young chorister.
in 1998, the milken archive conducted an oral history interview with weiner's son yehudi. through his recollections, we begin to perceive the rough outlines of weiner's inner world, and the path that led to him becoming a towering figure of jewish music.
"he was quite a taciturn person," wyner stated when asked what it was like to grow up with lazar. "a stern presence." wyner remembers his father being away much of the time, constantly busy with musical activities. when he was home, he often stowed away in his studio to work.
social situations were another matter. since lazar worked in so many different facets of new york's jewish music world, he was a very well known and highly respected figure, and the weiner home was a veritable pop-up salon of yiddish culture. musicians, poets, and artists of various stripes were in frequent attendance; philosophical conversations about the nature of jewish music were the rule rather than the exception.
"at such gatherings, my father would really be the life of the party. he was full of fun, full of jokes, full of very vital interchange with his guests, with his friends," wyner recalled. but outside of those situations he was a serious man: busy, focused on his work, concerned about instilling the virtues of hard work and tenacity in his young sons.
he was also, in the unminced words of his son, "an aristocrat, a musical snob." weiner felt that much of what passed for jewish culture at the time reflected too strong a ghetto mentality. his chief mission in life was to show the level of sophistication that could—and did—exist. as music director of new york's central synagogue, weiner staged the city's first performances of sacred services by darius milhaud (service sacré) and ernest bloch (avodat hakodesh), as well as services and settings of his own. but doing so was an uphill battle, and weiner was not particularly enamored of the synagogue's leadership.
"he stayed in that situation not for religious reasons," wyner stated of his father's long tenure at the central synagogue. "he stayed in it for musical reasons. and because he thought he could do some reform. that's what he really devoted himself to."
the following mi khamokha setting from weiner's shir l'shabbat, a sacred service commissioned by new york's metropolitan synagogue, displays weiner's skill at choral settings, and the subtlety with which he treated traditional jewish musical material.
and so it was also with the various choral groups weiner worked with throughout his life. among those he directed were the chorus of the yidishe kultur gezelshaft (jewish culture society), the chorus of the international ladies garment workers union (ilgwu), the central synagogue choir, and the arbeter ring khor (workmen's circle chorus)—his most important and longest running choral position. his work with such choruses provided an ideal outlet for his creative impulses, allowing him to hear his own work and cultivate the performance level according to his own standards.
like his other cantatas, lazar weiner composed the last judgment in part to increase the repertoire of the new york arbeter ring khor. the libretto is a creative english adaptation of isaac leyb peretz's story bontshe shvayg by samuel rosenbaum.
if today the yiddish art song is virtually synonymous with weiner's name, it is interesting to note that he came to the genre somewhat unintentionally. as neil levin observes about the young pianist at the time of his immigration to america: "the future avid yiddishist was, during this impressionable period in his life, still oblivious to high yiddish culture, even its secular content."
but in his new life in new york, weiner came to associate a group of young poets and writers who wrote in yiddish and held salons at which they read and discussed their work. weiner soon began composing songs to some of their poetry.
a foter tzu zayn zun (a father to his son) is a setting of a poem by jacob glatstein, one of the first yiddish poets weiner met in new york.
weiner's immersion in this milieu fueled both his secular jewish identity and what his son describes as a very personal approach to religion.
although nearly none of the songs is explicitly religious in any conventional sense, one finds a constantly recurring related theme: the connection between the secular and the sacred realms, and the inescapable interpenetration of the two worlds. although weiner was to all intents and purposes concerned personally with secular jewish culture rather than with religious observance, his obsessive aspiration leaned toward the spiritual and the sacred.
in 1973, the year following the death of abraham joshua heschel, lazar weiner composed a set of songs to three heschel poems. while they stand among the most profound achievements of weiner's creative life, this one in particular reflects his abiding interest in the relationship between man and god.
around 1920, weiner attended a concert of the zimro ensemble in new york and learned of the gesellschaft für jüdische volksmusic (society of jewish folk music) and their desire to form a national jewish art music based on jewish folk traditions. it was a goal that resonated with weiner and he sent some of his recently completed songs to one of the society's members, composer joel engel. engel responded favorably to weiner's music, but found it lacking in substance and foundation. he encouraged him to draw more heavily on jewish folk traditions.
in an interview near the end of his life, weiner recalled that crucial moment: "that letter marked the beginning of my jewishness. all my life it was mozart, beethoven, bach, brahms, schubert…here in america i discovered the yiddish song!"
so despite the fact that he began his musical life singing in a ukranian synagogue, it was only through a series of chance encounters and fortuitous events in america that weiner was led to the music for which he will forever be known. weiner would leave far less to chance with his sons, as we'll explore in part two of this series.
about the series: though the adage "like father, like son" remains a salient expression, the world of music has not produced a wealth famous father-son pairs. this four-part series looks at two very different fathers and sons who have made—and continue to make—significant contributions to music both jewish and otherwise: lazar weiner, the sine qua non of yiddish art song, and his pulitzer prize-winning son, yehudi wyner; and gerard schwarz, conductor and founder of the all-star orchestra, and his son, cellist julian schwarz.


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Ichika, I appreciate that you’re looking out for Miku but goddamn it, you can be happy too, you know!
I still consider Miku to be my favorite character but truth be told, I have started to ship Fuutarou and Ichika more. Maybe it’s due to all the recent scenes these two have had together but I think their chemistry has clicked the most out of any other bond.
Case in point, the campfire scene. Ichika admits to Fuutarou that she’s thinking about pursuing acting full time and put school on hold and instead of getting pissed as she expected, Fuutarou thinks it’s great that she’s doing what she wants. I just love how considerate Fuutarou is here and that in turn only makes Ichika attracted to him even more.
Oh yeah, Itsuki has to be involved somehow. Her being wary of Fuutarou because Ichika has the hots for him is even thinner than the whole Kintarou plot.
I’m realizing I’m sounding colder towards Itsuki as of late. It isn’t that I hate her. It’s just that Itsuki is so…horribly overshadowed by her sisters. Even Nino leaves a bigger impression than her.
Yotsuba, don’t you know the common cold is the deadliest disease in the world?
Just kidding, I actually had the biggest, dumbest smile when she dragged Futarou out to ski with her and the others.
See, even Fuutarou knows that when choosing between Yotsuba and Nino, the answer is Miku.
What a convenient igloo for Fuutarou and Miku to have some alone time together…I approve 100%.
I never really gave much thought to how Miku insists she and her sisters are equals (in my defense, her comments usually correlate to their body measurements) but seeing Fuutarou turn that mindset on its head was great. Yotsuba’s athleticism is something that makes her stand out from her sisters. To handicap that, even for a game, just doesn’t sound fair as Fuutarou puts it. In that sense, Miku has been handicapping herself by insisting she doesn’t have the right to dance with Fuutarou.
On one hand, Miku is getting assertive and that makes me super happy. On the other hand, I’m concerned how Ichika will react to what she has to say. Gah, I’m so conflicted right now!
I just find the whole Kintarou thing annoying… Mostly because I’ve never been really fond of the whole mistaken identity thing, because it’s so often so badly done.
It’s like the mangaka knew it’ll take forever for Nino to even like Fuutarou so they came up with this arc to accelerate things.
Gosh, I’m trying to remember what story did mistaken identity well…all I got is Aladdin haha.

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ichika, i appreciate that you’re looking out for miku but goddamn it, you can be happy too, you know!
i still consider miku to be my favorite character but truth be told, i have started to ship fuutarou and ichika more. maybe it’s due to all the recent scenes these two have had together but i think their chemistry has clicked the most out of any other bond.
case in point, the campfire scene. ichika admits to fuutarou that she’s thinking about pursuing acting full time and put school on hold and instead of getting pissed as she expected, fuutarou thinks it’s great that she’s doing what she wants. i just love how considerate fuutarou is here and that in turn only makes ichika attracted to him even more.
oh yeah, itsuki has to be involved somehow. her being wary of fuutarou because ichika has the hots for him is even thinner than the whole kintarou plot.
i’m realizing i’m sounding colder towards itsuki as of late. it isn’t that i hate her. it’s just that itsuki is so…horribly overshadowed by her sisters. even nino leaves a bigger impression than her.
yotsuba, don’t you know the common cold is the deadliest disease in the world?
just kidding, i actually had the biggest, dumbest smile when she dragged futarou out to ski with her and the others.
see, even fuutarou knows that when choosing between yotsuba and nino, the answer is miku.
what a convenient igloo for fuutarou and miku to have some alone time together…i approve 100%.
i never really gave much thought to how miku insists she and her sisters are equals (in my defense, her comments usually correlate to their body measurements) but seeing fuutarou turn that mindset on its head was great. yotsuba’s athleticism is something that makes her stand out from her sisters. to handicap that, even for a game, just doesn’t sound fair as fuutarou puts it. in that sense, miku has been handicapping herself by insisting she doesn’t have the right to dance with fuutarou.
on one hand, miku is getting assertive and that makes me super happy. on the other hand, i’m concerned how ichika will react to what she has to say. gah, i’m so conflicted right now!
i just find the whole kintarou thing annoying… mostly because i’ve never been really fond of the whole mistaken identity thing, because it’s so often so badly done.
it’s like the mangaka knew it’ll take forever for nino to even like fuutarou so they came up with this arc to accelerate things.
gosh, i’m trying to remember what story did mistaken identity well…all i got is aladdin haha.


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How to upgrade to KDE Plasma 5 on Ubuntu 14.04.3?
but they dont work either! How to do it in Ubuntu 14.04.3?
I would recommend just updating Ubuntu itself. You just need to make a boot disk of the latest version of Ubuntu, and select "Upgrade Ubuntu 14.04 to Ubuntu 15.10"(or a similar option). Just follow the instructions. Then type sudo apt-get install kubuntu-desktop at a terminal when you've booted in! Note that you will have to reinstall your programs and change your settings again.
Not the answer you're looking for? Browse other questions tagged kde or ask your own question.
Now when there is no neon/kf5 ppa, how can I install KDE 5 in gnome Ubuntu 14.04?
How to get unity desktop on ubuntu 16.04 server?

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how to upgrade to kde plasma 5 on ubuntu 14.04.3?
but they dont work either! how to do it in ubuntu 14.04.3?
i would recommend just updating ubuntu itself. you just need to make a boot disk of the latest version of ubuntu, and select "upgrade ubuntu 14.04 to ubuntu 15.10"(or a similar option). just follow the instructions. then type sudo apt-get install kubuntu-desktop at a terminal when you've booted in! note that you will have to reinstall your programs and change your settings again.
not the answer you're looking for? browse other questions tagged kde or ask your own question.
now when there is no neon/kf5 ppa, how can i install kde 5 in gnome ubuntu 14.04?
how to get unity desktop on ubuntu 16.04 server?


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Uh oh, we spy a feud brewing! Leona Lewis’s split with childhood sweetheart Lou Al-Chamaa is set to turn ugly, after her cheeky ex has demanded a million-dollar payout.
SEE LEONA’S STYLE HIGHS AND LOWS HERE!
The electrician turned Sony talent scout is reportedly demanding a £1.5 million payout from the star, after claiming he helped her to become famous.
It’s said Leona’s bitter ex is telling friends that he filled in the star’s X Factor form, and now plans to use this as evidence for his demands.
‘He believes he has played a huge role in Leona’s success,’ one insider told The Sun.
And now it seems Lou believes he is entitled to some of Leona’s earnings.
‘He believes he has the rights of a common-law husband,’ the insider added.
Leona and Lou split back in June, with reports suggesting the star and her other half grew apart after the Bleeding Love singer’s constant travelling.
At first the separation was said to be amicable, but it seems it could soon get messy if Leona doesn’t meet Lou’s demands.
The British beauty has reportedly already offered him their £600,000 Hackney home in order to make a clean break, but it seems Lou has his eyes on a bigger prize.
Do you think Lou deserves a payout for helping Leona rise to fame? Or is her non-famous ex just trying to cash in on her success? Let us know your thoughts in the comments box below.
SEE LEONA LEWIS’S STYLE HISTORY HERE!

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uh oh, we spy a feud brewing! leona lewis’s split with childhood sweetheart lou al-chamaa is set to turn ugly, after her cheeky ex has demanded a million-dollar payout.
see leona’s style highs and lows here!
the electrician turned sony talent scout is reportedly demanding a £1.5 million payout from the star, after claiming he helped her to become famous.
it’s said leona’s bitter ex is telling friends that he filled in the star’s x factor form, and now plans to use this as evidence for his demands.
‘he believes he has played a huge role in leona’s success,’ one insider told the sun.
and now it seems lou believes he is entitled to some of leona’s earnings.
‘he believes he has the rights of a common-law husband,’ the insider added.
leona and lou split back in june, with reports suggesting the star and her other half grew apart after the bleeding love singer’s constant travelling.
at first the separation was said to be amicable, but it seems it could soon get messy if leona doesn’t meet lou’s demands.
the british beauty has reportedly already offered him their £600,000 hackney home in order to make a clean break, but it seems lou has his eyes on a bigger prize.
do you think lou deserves a payout for helping leona rise to fame? or is her non-famous ex just trying to cash in on her success? let us know your thoughts in the comments box below.
see leona lewis’s style history here!


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When Ted decided to make the transition to male, he knew he wanted to tell his meeting, but didn’t want a flood of questions. That’s when the meeting stepped up.
Kody Hersh lifts up the Jesus who stood with those on the margins of society.
A.J. Mendoza found Quakers as a young adult. He describes the powerful mystical experience that had him crying in the Meetinghouse, and kept him coming back.

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when ted decided to make the transition to male, he knew he wanted to tell his meeting, but didn’t want a flood of questions. that’s when the meeting stepped up.
kody hersh lifts up the jesus who stood with those on the margins of society.
a.j. mendoza found quakers as a young adult. he describes the powerful mystical experience that had him crying in the meetinghouse, and kept him coming back.


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The folks at the Ad Pods Bluetooth Marketing System have it setup so you can promote your enterprise locally. The employees for Bluetooth have been there and done that. But more importantly, they've been on the forefront of the Network Marketing Industry for quite some time. They know how "sharky" the waters can get. Advert marketing is so much more than a lot of marketers would expect. They are more than just flyers.
The pods will send pictures, videos, animation, music and virtual business cards, which stores your contact information right into the recipients phone. That is powerful! If you use the software and pod together it's much easier to control. As an example, you can program to send adverts on a schedule. If you have a promotion you wish to send out at ten in the morning and another one sent out at three o'clock in the afternoon, this can be programmed into the unit. The pod can also run a blocking list.
If you are using the pod at a specific location in town, and do not want to be hitting the location you are in over and over again. The software will not let this happen because it remembers not to send this same message again unless you program it to do this. The blocking list will also not send a message to someone who has declined to receive your message. An Ad Pods is a stationary unit, but also becomes mobile with it's optional rechargeable battery pack. Try sending off thousands of advertisements while off skiing or fishing.
Wherever you go, wherever you are, you can be marketing your services and products using this product. Using Ad Pods puts you in a very unique position when prospects are phoning you to find out more about your offer. Usually, you have to be cold calling them. Because this method of Bluetooth advertising is Opt-in advertising, it is permission based. The prospects getting our advertisements aren't being abused via email.
This company's vision is to be that company that sets the standards for the future legislation that will enforce and regulate this type of technology. At the present, a vast majority of the marketplace is not yet aware of the full scope of this new technology, or where it will go. The Ads Pods Bluetooth Marketing System is on the verge of a major breakthrough.
They have the right products and a clear vision of the future of this technology that is growing in leaps and bounds. This company is positioned with one of the easiest, simplest, most cost effective products in the marketplace. They want top class independent distributors to affiliate market their system with them and help them make the Bluetooth market regulated. It is a special moment in their evolution.
This company knows they will grow because of their system and also because of their commitment to the customers. For more insight into their lucrative payment plans and more information about the affiliate program they offer, you can get all of the details at the company's website.

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the folks at the ad pods bluetooth marketing system have it setup so you can promote your enterprise locally. the employees for bluetooth have been there and done that. but more importantly, they've been on the forefront of the network marketing industry for quite some time. they know how "sharky" the waters can get. advert marketing is so much more than a lot of marketers would expect. they are more than just flyers.
the pods will send pictures, videos, animation, music and virtual business cards, which stores your contact information right into the recipients phone. that is powerful! if you use the software and pod together it's much easier to control. as an example, you can program to send adverts on a schedule. if you have a promotion you wish to send out at ten in the morning and another one sent out at three o'clock in the afternoon, this can be programmed into the unit. the pod can also run a blocking list.
if you are using the pod at a specific location in town, and do not want to be hitting the location you are in over and over again. the software will not let this happen because it remembers not to send this same message again unless you program it to do this. the blocking list will also not send a message to someone who has declined to receive your message. an ad pods is a stationary unit, but also becomes mobile with it's optional rechargeable battery pack. try sending off thousands of advertisements while off skiing or fishing.
wherever you go, wherever you are, you can be marketing your services and products using this product. using ad pods puts you in a very unique position when prospects are phoning you to find out more about your offer. usually, you have to be cold calling them. because this method of bluetooth advertising is opt-in advertising, it is permission based. the prospects getting our advertisements aren't being abused via email.
this company's vision is to be that company that sets the standards for the future legislation that will enforce and regulate this type of technology. at the present, a vast majority of the marketplace is not yet aware of the full scope of this new technology, or where it will go. the ads pods bluetooth marketing system is on the verge of a major breakthrough.
they have the right products and a clear vision of the future of this technology that is growing in leaps and bounds. this company is positioned with one of the easiest, simplest, most cost effective products in the marketplace. they want top class independent distributors to affiliate market their system with them and help them make the bluetooth market regulated. it is a special moment in their evolution.
this company knows they will grow because of their system and also because of their commitment to the customers. for more insight into their lucrative payment plans and more information about the affiliate program they offer, you can get all of the details at the company's website.


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In my last article, I wrote about the faithful participation in the life of Christ and what that entails on a practical level. In this present paper, I hope with God’s help to address the issue in terms of our beloved clergy. In the last paper, I made a distinction between being at church and being in church. On the surface, this distinction does not hold for our clergy by the fact of their ordination. We must necessarily be in church leading the services. However, the words of our Lord Jesus Christ come to mind, “This people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth, and honoreth me with their lips; but their heart is far from me.” (Matthew 15:8) There is a temptation for clergy and faithful alike to be physically present for services while their hearts remain cold and hardened.
In the last few decades, the topic of clergy burnout has been much discussed and analyzed, even in the Orthodox Church. Prior to writing this article, I spent some time doing research on the subject and found some interesting if not troubling tendencies. When the topic of clergy burnout was broached, the authors (save a very few exceptions) employed examples of secular life from movies, television, and contemporary culture. In identifying the problems that typically led to burnout, at least according to these authors, the issues raised were often the same ones that one might find in a stressful secular job or in a corporate boardroom—power struggles, administrative issues, lack of recognition, or lack of pay or vacation time. In other words, the burnout was associated with a lack of satisfaction with the “job.” As one might expect, the solutions to this lack of satisfaction were rooted in modern psychology.
In my years as a bishop and a priest, my experience has been quite different. I am not questioning the existence of the phenomenon of burnout per se—it exists and I have witnessed it, sadly. However, my experience of the problem has been quite different from what I described in the preceding paragraph. I have witnessed good and sincere clergy who are worn out and have expressed what others call “burnout.” They were serving at the Holy Altar but they remained preoccupied with the administration of the parish or the daily needs of their parishioners. They had come to view their “real work” as something other than the divine services.
In most instances, such a perception was never verbalized. Most of them would not have even been aware of it. Please know that I am writing about good men who gradually found that their priorities had shifted and I am not judging them. The constant pull of the secular world had gradually eroded their original conviction that the only work that truly matters is the holy divine services.
If personal prayer, continual repentance, and the liturgical life of the Church, are not the primary manner in which our lives are defined, we may easily adopt secular attitudes, thoughts, and behaviors. Father Petroniu Tanase, former abbot of the Skete of the Forerunner on Mount Athos, noted, “Everything we receive, we see, we hear leaves some marks…. Because you go on the road and see a filthiness [dirtiness]… and without your will, you do not think about it… but the dirt left a stain on you… Farther on, someone is quarreling, you hear some bad words, dirty, swear words…. You do not agree with them, but they remained in your soul…. To remove them, that means apatheia [absence of passions], to be without passion, that is the evil no longer impress you… to remove them is very difficult.” The removal of these stains is not accomplished through administrative work but only through the ascetical practices found in the services of the Church.
The Church provides us with examples of a well-ordered life in the lives of the saints. For example St. Mary of Egypt struggled in the desert for forty-seven years, seventeen of which she endured tremendous temptation and suffering. When she recognized the passions welling up in her, she threw herself on the ground, asking for God’s mercy. Rather than imitating her example, we may be tempted to look for comfort by watching too much television or spend time surfing the internet instead of praying. We justify the behavior by telling ourselves we need to unwind and relax. This can happen to any of us whether we are clergy or laity, if our moorings are not firmly tied to the liturgical and spiritual life of the Church.
Once we have become unmoored, we have a tendency to blame all types of external factors for our state in life. The sad fact is that we have all become soft. We desire an easy Christianity without a cross and without ascetic struggle. Saint Seraphim of Sarov was once asked: “How do our times differ from those of the first Christians?” Saint Seraphim replied that we do not share their resolve to follow Christ everywhere and at all times, to be with Him alone until the end.
Providentially, there is always a way back to the Father’s house. We do not have to continue to seek that which is lacking from the husks that the swine eat (Luke 15:16). During Great Lent of 2017, His Grace Bishop Irenei (Steenberg) offered a deeply moving and spiritually insightful talk to the ROCOR hierarchs and clergy entitled, “The Cry of the Humbled Heart—the Ascetical Significance of the Great Canon.” I would highly recommend it for your edification, especially if you are struggling with the issues I’ve broached in this article. In his meditation, His Grace explains the circumstances concerning which the Great Canon was composed.
“Something particularly relevant for our understanding of the Canon however, but without which we cannot understand the Canon, took place in the year 712. A ‘robber council’ was held, in which the decrees of the Sixth Ecumenical Council—where again, St. Andrew had been present in an official capacity—the decrees of the Council and the Council as a whole were rejected as the Devil attempted to strike a blow against the Church’s confession of truth in the face of the heresy of Monothelitism.
“We have to remember that great tragedy of his life. Only a few years before—we don’t know the exact year of his death—but it’s possible he died as early as 726, which would mean he had fewer than fourteen years of life between his betrayal of God and the Faith and the Church at the robber council, and his subsequent repentance, and ultimately his repose. And it is in this context—of a man who had ascended from the sorry lot of a mute child to the highest offices of Imperial Orthodoxy; from the status of an unknown to the pastor of thousands of souls, who had nevertheless denied his Savior in the most vile of ways, yet had been rescued from his error by that same God and called back to His service—that St. Andrew pens the Great Canon.
That is to say, his Canon of Repentance was not a theoretical work of a writer trying to explore themes that he felt were important for dogmatic or principled reasons.
While burnout was not the cause that distanced St. Andrew from the Lord, his response provides us with clues as to the way out of this morass. The fundamental diagnosis is the same even though the presenting symptoms are different. The cure is also the same—heartfelt repentance. Such repentance can only be found in prayer.
When our hearts become dry and hardened, the example of Saint Andrew provides a curative example of what our next step should be. Rather than plunging further into administrative duties or extra-spiritual work, we renew the commitment to the prayer rule. If we remain steadfast and committed to this, we will find prayer an infinite oasis of nourishment, rest, and comfort. The long services will become transforming and an opportunity for personal refreshment rather than an arduous obligation. Once again, His Grace gives us an example in how the Divine Scriptures become alive for us.
A life lived in repentance is the only life worth living. We will find that the old, secular bromides such as “You deserve to be happy” or “You deserve to be recognized” will be understood for what they are, panaceas that destroy the spiritual life. Repentance is the antidote to all the passions and has the transformative power to make us true disciples of Christ. Repentance transforms our hearts and our minds, healing the nous, so that we see ourselves as God sees us—fellow workers in the Lord’s vineyard rather than competitors with our brother clergy; servants and fathers to the spiritual children the Lord Jesus has entrusted us. Perhaps, most significantly, we will find the peace, joy, and love which we seek. In this scenario, burnout is a non sequitur.
[i] Stavros, George. Spirituality and Health: The Soul/Body Connection. Winter 1999.

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in my last article, i wrote about the faithful participation in the life of christ and what that entails on a practical level. in this present paper, i hope with god’s help to address the issue in terms of our beloved clergy. in the last paper, i made a distinction between being at church and being in church. on the surface, this distinction does not hold for our clergy by the fact of their ordination. we must necessarily be in church leading the services. however, the words of our lord jesus christ come to mind, “this people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth, and honoreth me with their lips; but their heart is far from me.” (matthew 15:8) there is a temptation for clergy and faithful alike to be physically present for services while their hearts remain cold and hardened.
in the last few decades, the topic of clergy burnout has been much discussed and analyzed, even in the orthodox church. prior to writing this article, i spent some time doing research on the subject and found some interesting if not troubling tendencies. when the topic of clergy burnout was broached, the authors (save a very few exceptions) employed examples of secular life from movies, television, and contemporary culture. in identifying the problems that typically led to burnout, at least according to these authors, the issues raised were often the same ones that one might find in a stressful secular job or in a corporate boardroom—power struggles, administrative issues, lack of recognition, or lack of pay or vacation time. in other words, the burnout was associated with a lack of satisfaction with the “job.” as one might expect, the solutions to this lack of satisfaction were rooted in modern psychology.
in my years as a bishop and a priest, my experience has been quite different. i am not questioning the existence of the phenomenon of burnout per se—it exists and i have witnessed it, sadly. however, my experience of the problem has been quite different from what i described in the preceding paragraph. i have witnessed good and sincere clergy who are worn out and have expressed what others call “burnout.” they were serving at the holy altar but they remained preoccupied with the administration of the parish or the daily needs of their parishioners. they had come to view their “real work” as something other than the divine services.
in most instances, such a perception was never verbalized. most of them would not have even been aware of it. please know that i am writing about good men who gradually found that their priorities had shifted and i am not judging them. the constant pull of the secular world had gradually eroded their original conviction that the only work that truly matters is the holy divine services.
if personal prayer, continual repentance, and the liturgical life of the church, are not the primary manner in which our lives are defined, we may easily adopt secular attitudes, thoughts, and behaviors. father petroniu tanase, former abbot of the skete of the forerunner on mount athos, noted, “everything we receive, we see, we hear leaves some marks…. because you go on the road and see a filthiness [dirtiness]… and without your will, you do not think about it… but the dirt left a stain on you… farther on, someone is quarreling, you hear some bad words, dirty, swear words…. you do not agree with them, but they remained in your soul…. to remove them, that means apatheia [absence of passions], to be without passion, that is the evil no longer impress you… to remove them is very difficult.” the removal of these stains is not accomplished through administrative work but only through the ascetical practices found in the services of the church.
the church provides us with examples of a well-ordered life in the lives of the saints. for example st. mary of egypt struggled in the desert for forty-seven years, seventeen of which she endured tremendous temptation and suffering. when she recognized the passions welling up in her, she threw herself on the ground, asking for god’s mercy. rather than imitating her example, we may be tempted to look for comfort by watching too much television or spend time surfing the internet instead of praying. we justify the behavior by telling ourselves we need to unwind and relax. this can happen to any of us whether we are clergy or laity, if our moorings are not firmly tied to the liturgical and spiritual life of the church.
once we have become unmoored, we have a tendency to blame all types of external factors for our state in life. the sad fact is that we have all become soft. we desire an easy christianity without a cross and without ascetic struggle. saint seraphim of sarov was once asked: “how do our times differ from those of the first christians?” saint seraphim replied that we do not share their resolve to follow christ everywhere and at all times, to be with him alone until the end.
providentially, there is always a way back to the father’s house. we do not have to continue to seek that which is lacking from the husks that the swine eat (luke 15:16). during great lent of 2017, his grace bishop irenei (steenberg) offered a deeply moving and spiritually insightful talk to the rocor hierarchs and clergy entitled, “the cry of the humbled heart—the ascetical significance of the great canon.” i would highly recommend it for your edification, especially if you are struggling with the issues i’ve broached in this article. in his meditation, his grace explains the circumstances concerning which the great canon was composed.
“something particularly relevant for our understanding of the canon however, but without which we cannot understand the canon, took place in the year 712. a ‘robber council’ was held, in which the decrees of the sixth ecumenical council—where again, st. andrew had been present in an official capacity—the decrees of the council and the council as a whole were rejected as the devil attempted to strike a blow against the church’s confession of truth in the face of the heresy of monothelitism.
“we have to remember that great tragedy of his life. only a few years before—we don’t know the exact year of his death—but it’s possible he died as early as 726, which would mean he had fewer than fourteen years of life between his betrayal of god and the faith and the church at the robber council, and his subsequent repentance, and ultimately his repose. and it is in this context—of a man who had ascended from the sorry lot of a mute child to the highest offices of imperial orthodoxy; from the status of an unknown to the pastor of thousands of souls, who had nevertheless denied his savior in the most vile of ways, yet had been rescued from his error by that same god and called back to his service—that st. andrew pens the great canon.
that is to say, his canon of repentance was not a theoretical work of a writer trying to explore themes that he felt were important for dogmatic or principled reasons.
while burnout was not the cause that distanced st. andrew from the lord, his response provides us with clues as to the way out of this morass. the fundamental diagnosis is the same even though the presenting symptoms are different. the cure is also the same—heartfelt repentance. such repentance can only be found in prayer.
when our hearts become dry and hardened, the example of saint andrew provides a curative example of what our next step should be. rather than plunging further into administrative duties or extra-spiritual work, we renew the commitment to the prayer rule. if we remain steadfast and committed to this, we will find prayer an infinite oasis of nourishment, rest, and comfort. the long services will become transforming and an opportunity for personal refreshment rather than an arduous obligation. once again, his grace gives us an example in how the divine scriptures become alive for us.
a life lived in repentance is the only life worth living. we will find that the old, secular bromides such as “you deserve to be happy” or “you deserve to be recognized” will be understood for what they are, panaceas that destroy the spiritual life. repentance is the antidote to all the passions and has the transformative power to make us true disciples of christ. repentance transforms our hearts and our minds, healing the nous, so that we see ourselves as god sees us—fellow workers in the lord’s vineyard rather than competitors with our brother clergy; servants and fathers to the spiritual children the lord jesus has entrusted us. perhaps, most significantly, we will find the peace, joy, and love which we seek. in this scenario, burnout is a non sequitur.
[i] stavros, george. spirituality and health: the soul/body connection. winter 1999.


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BUTUAN CITY, Jan. 12 (PIA) -- The police force here will introduce innovations in Caraga region this year the better to safeguard public safety and maintain peace and order.
In his New Year's message, Caraga PNP Director Police Chief Superintendent Reynaldo S. Rafal said these innovations include the expansion of the e-Blotter System, which was started by the Butuan City Police Office; the implementation of the e-Warrant System, where the warrants of arrest will be placed in a data base system so that an apprehended person’s record can be easily accessed whether he has other standing warrants; and the e-Rouge System, for the convenient access of a suspect’s background information, criminal records and other of his profiles.
Other innovations, Rafal said, will be announced to the public in the coming days. He also said that other anti-criminality projects which had worked well in other parts of the country may be replicated here in the region.
These may include the creation of “Motorcycle Cops” to counter the “Motorcycle-riding-in-tandem” criminals, enhancing the Police Community Relations, information campaign, police visibility patrols on the streets and emphasis on the capability of the police to conduct search and rescue and relief and rehabilitation operations. Director Rafal said that per instruction from CPNP PDGen. Bartolome, the police mobile forces such as the Regional Public Safety Battalions and the City and Provincial Public Safety Companies, will conduct not only internal security operations but also disaster management operations.
The director said that they will also continue with their existing campaign to arrest the wanted persons, the realization of the policeman-per-barangay and other on-going projects.
Rafal commended the regional police force for a job well done in 2011, as crime volume decreased by 19.1 percent, compared to the previous year. He said that the reduction of the crime rate nationwide had also been noted by the police higher headquarters. He added the figures in the region went down even in November and December last year, when the crime volume was expected to rise due to the holiday season.

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butuan city, jan. 12 (pia) -- the police force here will introduce innovations in caraga region this year the better to safeguard public safety and maintain peace and order.
in his new year's message, caraga pnp director police chief superintendent reynaldo s. rafal said these innovations include the expansion of the e-blotter system, which was started by the butuan city police office; the implementation of the e-warrant system, where the warrants of arrest will be placed in a data base system so that an apprehended person’s record can be easily accessed whether he has other standing warrants; and the e-rouge system, for the convenient access of a suspect’s background information, criminal records and other of his profiles.
other innovations, rafal said, will be announced to the public in the coming days. he also said that other anti-criminality projects which had worked well in other parts of the country may be replicated here in the region.
these may include the creation of “motorcycle cops” to counter the “motorcycle-riding-in-tandem” criminals, enhancing the police community relations, information campaign, police visibility patrols on the streets and emphasis on the capability of the police to conduct search and rescue and relief and rehabilitation operations. director rafal said that per instruction from cpnp pdgen. bartolome, the police mobile forces such as the regional public safety battalions and the city and provincial public safety companies, will conduct not only internal security operations but also disaster management operations.
the director said that they will also continue with their existing campaign to arrest the wanted persons, the realization of the policeman-per-barangay and other on-going projects.
rafal commended the regional police force for a job well done in 2011, as crime volume decreased by 19.1 percent, compared to the previous year. he said that the reduction of the crime rate nationwide had also been noted by the police higher headquarters. he added the figures in the region went down even in november and december last year, when the crime volume was expected to rise due to the holiday season.


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a clean, minimal app to create and view flashcard decks.
please let us know if you have any issues and we will attempt to address them. in return, please consider leaving us a positive review if you find the app useful.
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TEENAGE round-the-world pilot Lachlan Smart has become only the second ever recipient of the Sunshine Coast Council's Australia Day award for Outstanding Achievement.
The 18-year-old took off from the Sunshine Coast Airport in July last year with a dream to become the youngest ever person to circumnavigate the world solo in an aircraft.
He touched down again seven weeks later after 24 stops in 15 countries to claim the record.
The journey was a testament to the determination of Lachlan and his family and supporters, who spent months in planning and organising the logistics.
Lachlan said it was an honour to accept the Outstanding Achievement Award, which was last presented to teenage round-the-world sailor Jessica Watson in 2007.
He said he hoped his achievement would encourage other people with dreams to "go for it".
"Don't be afraid to chase your dream. The only reason I took on the trip was to prove it doesn't have to take an extraordinary person to achieve extraordinary things."

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teenage round-the-world pilot lachlan smart has become only the second ever recipient of the sunshine coast council's australia day award for outstanding achievement.
the 18-year-old took off from the sunshine coast airport in july last year with a dream to become the youngest ever person to circumnavigate the world solo in an aircraft.
he touched down again seven weeks later after 24 stops in 15 countries to claim the record.
the journey was a testament to the determination of lachlan and his family and supporters, who spent months in planning and organising the logistics.
lachlan said it was an honour to accept the outstanding achievement award, which was last presented to teenage round-the-world sailor jessica watson in 2007.
he said he hoped his achievement would encourage other people with dreams to "go for it".
"don't be afraid to chase your dream. the only reason i took on the trip was to prove it doesn't have to take an extraordinary person to achieve extraordinary things."


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Mountain bikers are being urged to “give an earful” to campaigning politicians, as budget cuts in Northern Ireland put the development of the sport in the region in jeopardy.
Outdoor Recreation Northern Ireland (ORNI) says the surprise cuts will have a “massive effect” on mountain biking, after the Department of the Environment slashed the entirety of the organisation’s £120,000 budget.
ORNI is responsible for managing and developing outdoor activities in Northern Ireland and has spearheaded the creation of trails in Rostrevor and Castlewellan in County Down and Davagh Forest in County Tyrone.
Last summer, ORNI laid out its plan to create eight new trail centres across Northern Ireland by 2024 as well as attracting major international mountain biking competitions. The strategy aimed to generate £25 million for the local economy.
Armstrong fears that without anyone to “hold the hands of the landowners”, or secure funding, the planned developments are under threat.
In the run up to the general election, Armstrong is asking mountain bikers to “give an earful” to campaigning politicians on their doorsteps to raise awareness of the problem.
He said: “We’re not after placards and pickets yet, but we’re not too far away. We have written some very strongly worded letters and may have to resort to a callout for letters in the next month.
The news came on the back of the Department of the Environment being forced to cut 11 per cent off its budget in the coming financial year. ORNI has already made five staff redundant.

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mountain bikers are being urged to “give an earful” to campaigning politicians, as budget cuts in northern ireland put the development of the sport in the region in jeopardy.
outdoor recreation northern ireland (orni) says the surprise cuts will have a “massive effect” on mountain biking, after the department of the environment slashed the entirety of the organisation’s £120,000 budget.
orni is responsible for managing and developing outdoor activities in northern ireland and has spearheaded the creation of trails in rostrevor and castlewellan in county down and davagh forest in county tyrone.
last summer, orni laid out its plan to create eight new trail centres across northern ireland by 2024 as well as attracting major international mountain biking competitions. the strategy aimed to generate £25 million for the local economy.
armstrong fears that without anyone to “hold the hands of the landowners”, or secure funding, the planned developments are under threat.
in the run up to the general election, armstrong is asking mountain bikers to “give an earful” to campaigning politicians on their doorsteps to raise awareness of the problem.
he said: “we’re not after placards and pickets yet, but we’re not too far away. we have written some very strongly worded letters and may have to resort to a callout for letters in the next month.
the news came on the back of the department of the environment being forced to cut 11 per cent off its budget in the coming financial year. orni has already made five staff redundant.


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At Paramount Pictures, Eben worked his way up from assistant to Senior Vice President of Acquisitions and Production. As a feature film executive, Eben has supervised projects grossing over one billion dollars cumulative and earning 17 Academy Award nominations. In addition to both acquiring and developing films, Eben was also a part of the creative outreach to China, having numerous co-productions in development with Chinese partners.
In 2016, Eben transitioned into the bustling TV division of Paramount as Senior Vice President of Development. He is responsible for both scripted and unscripted concepts and oversees a plethora of projects in various stages of development and production. Most recently, he is overseeing a Netflix series in production, a documentary feature with Amy Berg, and has additional series with Amazon, Netflix, BET, EPIX, and E!.
Some Notable past projects include eight Academy award nominated and Academy award-winning ARRIVAL starring Amy Adams, directed by Denis Villeneuve, and two-time Academy Award-nominated FLORENCE FOSTER JENKINS starring Meryl Streep; Academy Award-nominated stop-motion film ANOMALISA written and directed by Charlie Kaufman, TOP FIVE, written and directed by comedian Chris Rock, EVERYBODY WANTS SOME!! written and directed by Richard Linklater, JACKASS PRESENTS: BAD GRANDPA, JACKASS 3D, JUSTIN BIEBER: NEVER SAY NEVER, FOOTLOOSE, KATY PERRY: PART OF ME.

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at paramount pictures, eben worked his way up from assistant to senior vice president of acquisitions and production. as a feature film executive, eben has supervised projects grossing over one billion dollars cumulative and earning 17 academy award nominations. in addition to both acquiring and developing films, eben was also a part of the creative outreach to china, having numerous co-productions in development with chinese partners.
in 2016, eben transitioned into the bustling tv division of paramount as senior vice president of development. he is responsible for both scripted and unscripted concepts and oversees a plethora of projects in various stages of development and production. most recently, he is overseeing a netflix series in production, a documentary feature with amy berg, and has additional series with amazon, netflix, bet, epix, and e!.
some notable past projects include eight academy award nominated and academy award-winning arrival starring amy adams, directed by denis villeneuve, and two-time academy award-nominated florence foster jenkins starring meryl streep; academy award-nominated stop-motion film anomalisa written and directed by charlie kaufman, top five, written and directed by comedian chris rock, everybody wants some!! written and directed by richard linklater, jackass presents: bad grandpa, jackass 3d, justin bieber: never say never, footloose, katy perry: part of me.


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Skin can begin to wrinkle and sag as a result of age, sun exposure, smoking and genetics. Children and young adults have smooth, round faces due to evenly distributed fatty tissues with good skin elasticity in facial contours. Over time, the skin sags, and facial volume is lost and folds/wrinkles around the chin, jawline and neck begin to form.
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skin can begin to wrinkle and sag as a result of age, sun exposure, smoking and genetics. children and young adults have smooth, round faces due to evenly distributed fatty tissues with good skin elasticity in facial contours. over time, the skin sags, and facial volume is lost and folds/wrinkles around the chin, jawline and neck begin to form.
a facelift is frequently performed in conjunction with blepharoplasty, or eyelid surgery, forehead lift, chin/cheek augmentation, and/or conservative liposuction, to create an overall rejuvenation of the face. it is often very rejuvenating to combine facelift procedures with fat grafting to the face to restore the facial volume that is lost with aging.
dr. mohamed will typically perform facelift surgery under general anesthesia, however, it can sometimes be performed under local anesthesia with iv sedation. incisions inside the hairline at the temple, in front of the ear, then around the earlobe and behind the ear, ending at the scalp area. excess skin is removed and sagging muscles and connective tissues are tightened. in some cases, fatty deposits are removed from beneath the chin and neck. incisions are closed with small sutures. the procedure may take up to 3-4 hours depending on whether any other procedures are performed at the same time.


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"Newton" director Amit V. Masurkar, whose movie has been selected as India's official entry to the Oscars, says he always wanted to explore a story in a political space which is otherwise lesser known to urban India.
"Newton", which deals with the ideological battle between the government and Maoists, has been selected by a 14-member jury constituted by the Film Federation of India and will represent the country at the Academy Awards in the Best Foreign Film category in 2018.
The story of the film revolves around a young government employee Newton Kumar -- essayed by the critically acclaimed Rajkummar Rao -- who is sent out to execute an election in a Maoist-prone area in Chhattisgarh.
"Newton" is Masurkar's second film after "Suleimani Keeda". What made him choose a political subject that's quite complicated and not as popular in the cine space as the Kashmir issue or the political crisis of northeastern states?
Masurkar told IANS: "I wanted to tell a story in the political space. The reason for choosing Chhattisgarh is that the issue here is different from the two that you have mentioned. Naxals are not asking for a separate country or fighting for development or seeking an answer to any injustice.
"The battle is from the ideological differences on democracy. Naxals want to bring a change in democracy by establishing a communist rule.
"Therefore, the story of the film is quite clear - a government, an opposition to the government and then there is a man who represents the government, who is honestly trying to do his duty and struggling on his way."
The movie, which released on Friday, has been raved about by critics and the film fraternity. It had premiered at the 67th Berlin International Film Festival.
Recounting his struggle to find a producer to the make the film, Masurkar said: "I showed the script to a couple of studios who said that 'Oh, it's politics... Youth have no interest in it'. The moment I narrated the story to Manish (Manish Mundra of Drishyam Films), he said 'Yes' in no time.
"He has got a great taste for stories and understands the pulse of the audience."
It was later that producer Aanand L. Rai and a banner like Eros International Entertainment came on board.
"I showed Aanand sir the film and he liked the film and decided to be a part of its release. And of course, I am thankful for that. But what touched me is, how he remembered me. I once assisted him 14 years ago for one of his telefilms.
"He is such a gem of a person. He came out after watching the film, remembering me, saying, 'I am so proud of you Amit, tu kitna bada ho gaya (You've grown up so much)! You made this film."
Rajkummar plays the lead character in "Newton", but according to the director, all the characters in the film have been written substantially to build the story.
"I made some small changes according to the talent of the actors. Like Pankaj Tripathi is such a brilliant actor who has a command over Hindi, so we wrote the dialogues for him accordingly.
"The character of Raghubir Yadav was also elaborated according to his calibre. And Rajkummar was the first choice because there are some of the strong similarities of personality between him and Newton. They are both quite sincere in their job and idealistic," Masurkar said.
He hopes that in a scenario where the taste of the Indian audience is changing, they embrace a movie like "Newton".
"We are just putting the film out there and leaving the rest to the audience."

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"newton" director amit v. masurkar, whose movie has been selected as india's official entry to the oscars, says he always wanted to explore a story in a political space which is otherwise lesser known to urban india.
"newton", which deals with the ideological battle between the government and maoists, has been selected by a 14-member jury constituted by the film federation of india and will represent the country at the academy awards in the best foreign film category in 2018.
the story of the film revolves around a young government employee newton kumar -- essayed by the critically acclaimed rajkummar rao -- who is sent out to execute an election in a maoist-prone area in chhattisgarh.
"newton" is masurkar's second film after "suleimani keeda". what made him choose a political subject that's quite complicated and not as popular in the cine space as the kashmir issue or the political crisis of northeastern states?
masurkar told ians: "i wanted to tell a story in the political space. the reason for choosing chhattisgarh is that the issue here is different from the two that you have mentioned. naxals are not asking for a separate country or fighting for development or seeking an answer to any injustice.
"the battle is from the ideological differences on democracy. naxals want to bring a change in democracy by establishing a communist rule.
"therefore, the story of the film is quite clear - a government, an opposition to the government and then there is a man who represents the government, who is honestly trying to do his duty and struggling on his way."
the movie, which released on friday, has been raved about by critics and the film fraternity. it had premiered at the 67th berlin international film festival.
recounting his struggle to find a producer to the make the film, masurkar said: "i showed the script to a couple of studios who said that 'oh, it's politics... youth have no interest in it'. the moment i narrated the story to manish (manish mundra of drishyam films), he said 'yes' in no time.
"he has got a great taste for stories and understands the pulse of the audience."
it was later that producer aanand l. rai and a banner like eros international entertainment came on board.
"i showed aanand sir the film and he liked the film and decided to be a part of its release. and of course, i am thankful for that. but what touched me is, how he remembered me. i once assisted him 14 years ago for one of his telefilms.
"he is such a gem of a person. he came out after watching the film, remembering me, saying, 'i am so proud of you amit, tu kitna bada ho gaya (you've grown up so much)! you made this film."
rajkummar plays the lead character in "newton", but according to the director, all the characters in the film have been written substantially to build the story.
"i made some small changes according to the talent of the actors. like pankaj tripathi is such a brilliant actor who has a command over hindi, so we wrote the dialogues for him accordingly.
"the character of raghubir yadav was also elaborated according to his calibre. and rajkummar was the first choice because there are some of the strong similarities of personality between him and newton. they are both quite sincere in their job and idealistic," masurkar said.
he hopes that in a scenario where the taste of the indian audience is changing, they embrace a movie like "newton".
"we are just putting the film out there and leaving the rest to the audience."


text: From 1994 to 2005, the United States lost more than 900,000 textile and apparel jobs to offshoring. Fast-forward to 2018. The pendulum is swinging back and textiles are returning as lean, highly automated, environmentally conscious production facilities. Within the last six years, there have been significant announcements by foreign-owned textile companies investing in the United States, with site selection choices clustered in the Southeast including the first Chinese owned Cut Make Trim factory in Arkansas.

lowercased: from 1994 to 2005, the united states lost more than 900,000 textile and apparel jobs to offshoring. fast-forward to 2018. the pendulum is swinging back and textiles are returning as lean, highly automated, environmentally conscious production facilities. within the last six years, there have been significant announcements by foreign-owned textile companies investing in the united states, with site selection choices clustered in the southeast including the first chinese owned cut make trim factory in arkansas.


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In the war between native and web apps there’s a few aspects that make a native app superior to a web app. Among these are features like push notifications and offline caching. A native app, once installed, is capable of providing the user with a cache of older content (possibly updated in the background) while it’s fetching new, fresh content. This is a great way to avoid loading times for content and it’s something that browser vendors tried to solve with cache manifests and AppCache. Everybody who has tried to implement offline caching for their webpages will know that the AppCache manifest files are a nightmare to maintain and that they’re pretty mysterious about how and when they store things. And so the gap between native and web remained unchanged.
The service worker aims to solve all of our issues with this native vs. web gap. The service worker will allow us to have a very granular controlled cache, which is great. It will also allow us to send push notifications, receive background updates and at the end of this talk Jake Archibald mentions that the Chrome team is even working on providing stuff like geofencing through the service worker API. This leads me to think that the service worker just might become the glue between the browser and the native platform that we might need to close the gap once and for all.
If you watch the talk by Jake Archibald you’ll see that the service worker can help a great deal with speeding up page loads. You’ll be able to serve cached content to your users first and then add new content later on. You’re able to control the caching of images that aren’t even on your own servers. And more importantly, this method of caching is superior to browser caching because it will allow for true offline access and you can control the cache yourself. This means that the browser won’t just delete your cached data whenever it feels the need to do so.
When you want to use a service worker you have to install it first. You can do this by calling the register function on navigator.serviceWorker . This will attempt to install the service worker for your page. This is usually the moment where you’ll want to cache some static assets. If this succeeds the service worker is installed. If this fails the service worker will attempt another install the next time the page is loaded, your page won’t be messed up if the installation fails.
Once the service worker is installed you can tap into network requests and respond with cached resources before the browser goes to the network. For example, the browser wants to request /static/style.css . The service worker will be notified through the fetch event and you can either respond with a cached resource or allow the browser to go out and fetch the resource.
Because the server worker is such a powerful API it will only be available through HTTPS when you use it in production. When you’re on localhost HTTP will do but otherwise you are required to use HTTPS. This is to prevents man-in-the-middle attacks. Also, when you’re developing locally you can’t use the file:// protocol, you will have to set up a local webserver. If you’re struggling with that, I wrote this post that illustrated three ways to quickly set up an HTTP server on your local machine. When you want to publish a demo you can use github pages, these are server over HTTPS by default so service workers will work there.
Before I start with the example I want to mention that currently Chrome is the only browser that supports service workers. I believe Firefox is working hard to make an implementation happen as well and the other vendors are vague about supporting the service worker for now. This page has a good overview of how far the completion of service workers is.
The best way to illustrate the powers of the service worker probably is to set up a quick demo. We’re going to create a page that has ten pretty huge pictures on it, these pictures will be loaded from several resources because I just typed ‘space’ in to Google and picked a bunch of images there that I wanted to include on a webpage.
This code snipper registers a service worker for our website. The register function returns a promise and when it gets resolved we just log the words ‘success’ for now. On error we’ll log failure. Now let’s set up the service worker.
// You will need this polyfill, at least on Chrome 41 and older.
The code above creates a new service worker that adds a list of files to the "SPACE_CACHE" . The install eventHandler will wait for this operation to complete before it returns a success status, so if this fails the installation will fail as well.
Now let’s write the fetch handler so we can respond with our freshly cached resources.
This handler will take a request and match it against the SPACE_CACHE. When it finds a valid response, it will respond with it. Otherwise we will use the fetch API that is available in service workers to load the request and we respond with that. This example is pretty straightforward and probably a lot more simple than what you might use in the real world.
Debugging service workers is far from ideal, but it’s doable. In Chrome you can load chrome://serviceworker-internals/ or chrome://inspect/#service-workers to gain some insights on what is going on with your service workers. However, the Chrome team can still improve a lot when it comes to debugging service workers. When they fail to install properly because you’re not using the cache polyfill for instance, the worker will return a successful installation after which the worker will be terminated without any error messages. This is very confusing and caused me quite a headache when I was first trying service workers.
If you think service workers are interesting I suggest that you check out some examples and posts online. Jake Archibald wrote the offline cookbook. There’s many information on service workers in there. You can also check out his simple-serviceworker-tutorial on Github, I learned a lot from that.
In the near future the Chrome team will be adding things like push notifications and geofencing to service workers so I think it’s worth the effort to have a look at them right now because that will really put you in the lead when service workers hit the mainstream of developers and projects.
If you feel like I made some terrible mistakes in my overview of service workers or if you have something to tell me about them, please go ahead and hit me up on Twitter.
The source code for this blog post can be found on Github.

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in the war between native and web apps there’s a few aspects that make a native app superior to a web app. among these are features like push notifications and offline caching. a native app, once installed, is capable of providing the user with a cache of older content (possibly updated in the background) while it’s fetching new, fresh content. this is a great way to avoid loading times for content and it’s something that browser vendors tried to solve with cache manifests and appcache. everybody who has tried to implement offline caching for their webpages will know that the appcache manifest files are a nightmare to maintain and that they’re pretty mysterious about how and when they store things. and so the gap between native and web remained unchanged.
the service worker aims to solve all of our issues with this native vs. web gap. the service worker will allow us to have a very granular controlled cache, which is great. it will also allow us to send push notifications, receive background updates and at the end of this talk jake archibald mentions that the chrome team is even working on providing stuff like geofencing through the service worker api. this leads me to think that the service worker just might become the glue between the browser and the native platform that we might need to close the gap once and for all.
if you watch the talk by jake archibald you’ll see that the service worker can help a great deal with speeding up page loads. you’ll be able to serve cached content to your users first and then add new content later on. you’re able to control the caching of images that aren’t even on your own servers. and more importantly, this method of caching is superior to browser caching because it will allow for true offline access and you can control the cache yourself. this means that the browser won’t just delete your cached data whenever it feels the need to do so.
when you want to use a service worker you have to install it first. you can do this by calling the register function on navigator.serviceworker . this will attempt to install the service worker for your page. this is usually the moment where you’ll want to cache some static assets. if this succeeds the service worker is installed. if this fails the service worker will attempt another install the next time the page is loaded, your page won’t be messed up if the installation fails.
once the service worker is installed you can tap into network requests and respond with cached resources before the browser goes to the network. for example, the browser wants to request /static/style.css . the service worker will be notified through the fetch event and you can either respond with a cached resource or allow the browser to go out and fetch the resource.
because the server worker is such a powerful api it will only be available through https when you use it in production. when you’re on localhost http will do but otherwise you are required to use https. this is to prevents man-in-the-middle attacks. also, when you’re developing locally you can’t use the file:// protocol, you will have to set up a local webserver. if you’re struggling with that, i wrote this post that illustrated three ways to quickly set up an http server on your local machine. when you want to publish a demo you can use github pages, these are server over https by default so service workers will work there.
before i start with the example i want to mention that currently chrome is the only browser that supports service workers. i believe firefox is working hard to make an implementation happen as well and the other vendors are vague about supporting the service worker for now. this page has a good overview of how far the completion of service workers is.
the best way to illustrate the powers of the service worker probably is to set up a quick demo. we’re going to create a page that has ten pretty huge pictures on it, these pictures will be loaded from several resources because i just typed ‘space’ in to google and picked a bunch of images there that i wanted to include on a webpage.
this code snipper registers a service worker for our website. the register function returns a promise and when it gets resolved we just log the words ‘success’ for now. on error we’ll log failure. now let’s set up the service worker.
// you will need this polyfill, at least on chrome 41 and older.
the code above creates a new service worker that adds a list of files to the "space_cache" . the install eventhandler will wait for this operation to complete before it returns a success status, so if this fails the installation will fail as well.
now let’s write the fetch handler so we can respond with our freshly cached resources.
this handler will take a request and match it against the space_cache. when it finds a valid response, it will respond with it. otherwise we will use the fetch api that is available in service workers to load the request and we respond with that. this example is pretty straightforward and probably a lot more simple than what you might use in the real world.
debugging service workers is far from ideal, but it’s doable. in chrome you can load chrome://serviceworker-internals/ or chrome://inspect/#service-workers to gain some insights on what is going on with your service workers. however, the chrome team can still improve a lot when it comes to debugging service workers. when they fail to install properly because you’re not using the cache polyfill for instance, the worker will return a successful installation after which the worker will be terminated without any error messages. this is very confusing and caused me quite a headache when i was first trying service workers.
if you think service workers are interesting i suggest that you check out some examples and posts online. jake archibald wrote the offline cookbook. there’s many information on service workers in there. you can also check out his simple-serviceworker-tutorial on github, i learned a lot from that.
in the near future the chrome team will be adding things like push notifications and geofencing to service workers so i think it’s worth the effort to have a look at them right now because that will really put you in the lead when service workers hit the mainstream of developers and projects.
if you feel like i made some terrible mistakes in my overview of service workers or if you have something to tell me about them, please go ahead and hit me up on twitter.
the source code for this blog post can be found on github.


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This Fine Bone China Mug is hand decorated in Stoke on Trent and is the perfect gift for Bristol lovers everywhere.
The perfect contemporary souvenir of Bristol, a set of mugs could make the perfect gift for a wedding or anniversary or housewarming for a couple. Screen printed in the UK. Comes in sturdy double wall cardboard box.

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this fine bone china mug is hand decorated in stoke on trent and is the perfect gift for bristol lovers everywhere.
the perfect contemporary souvenir of bristol, a set of mugs could make the perfect gift for a wedding or anniversary or housewarming for a couple. screen printed in the uk. comes in sturdy double wall cardboard box.


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Graphlet Degree Centrality (GDC) captures the density and topological complexity of up to 4-deep network neighborhood around a node.
Graphlets are small, connected, induced, non-isomorphic subgraphs of a large network. More precisely, coordinates of a GDV count how many times a node is touched by a particular symmetry group (automorphism orbit) within a graphlet. Clearly, the degree of a node is the first coordinate in GDV, since an edge is the only 2-node graphlet. There is a total of 73 orbits in all 2–5-node graphlets. Thus, the GDV of a node, describing its up to 4-deep neighborhood (i.e., 2–5-node graphlets around it), has 73 coordinates.
MILENKOVIĆ, T., MEMIŠEVIĆ, V., BONATO, A. & PRŽULJ, N. 2011. Dominating biological networks. PloS one, 6, e23016.

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graphlet degree centrality (gdc) captures the density and topological complexity of up to 4-deep network neighborhood around a node.
graphlets are small, connected, induced, non-isomorphic subgraphs of a large network. more precisely, coordinates of a gdv count how many times a node is touched by a particular symmetry group (automorphism orbit) within a graphlet. clearly, the degree of a node is the first coordinate in gdv, since an edge is the only 2-node graphlet. there is a total of 73 orbits in all 2–5-node graphlets. thus, the gdv of a node, describing its up to 4-deep neighborhood (i.e., 2–5-node graphlets around it), has 73 coordinates.
milenković, t., memišević, v., bonato, a. & pržulj, n. 2011. dominating biological networks. plos one, 6, e23016.


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I never thought of the Sun as being a variable start? So I guess the question is how variable is it?
From our own Mike Simonsen.
The short answer - It is very slightly variable, but like all average mid-main sequence stars, they can be considered of essentially constant energy output. The major variation is the 11-year solar cycle, where the output varies by about one part in a thousand, or one milli-magnitude (0.001).

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i never thought of the sun as being a variable start? so i guess the question is how variable is it?
from our own mike simonsen.
the short answer - it is very slightly variable, but like all average mid-main sequence stars, they can be considered of essentially constant energy output. the major variation is the 11-year solar cycle, where the output varies by about one part in a thousand, or one milli-magnitude (0.001).


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includes never-before-reported, behind-the-curtain accounts of key operations, and based on hundreds of on-the-record interviews and thousands of previously unseen files. Bergman traces, from statehood to the present, the gripping events and thorny ethical questions underlying Israel's targeted killing campaign, which has shaped the Israeli nation, the Middle East, and the entire world.
The Talmud says: "If someone comes to kill you, rise up and kill him first." This instinct to take every measure, even the most aggressive, to defend the Jewish people is hardwired into Israel's DNA. From the very beginning of its statehood in 1948, protecting the nation from harm has been the responsibility of its intelligence community and armed services, and there is one weapon in their vast arsenal that they have relied upon to thwart the most serious threats: Targeted assassinations have been used countless times, on enemies large and small, sometimes in response to attacks against the Israeli people and sometimes preemptively.
In this page-turning, eye-opening book, journalist and military analyst Ronen Bergman - praised by David Remnick as "arguably [Israel's] best investigative reporter" - offers a riveting inside account of the targeted killing programs: their successes, their failures, and the moral and political price exacted on the men and women who approved and carried out the missions.
Built from interviews with Israeli Prime Ministers as well as high-level figures in Mossad, and the country's military and intelligence services - Rise and Kill First includes never-before-reported, behind-the-curtain accounts of key operations, and based on hundreds of on-the-record interviews and thousands of previously unseen files. Bergman traces, from statehood to the present, the gripping events and thorny ethical questions underlying Israel's targeted killing campaign, which has shaped the Israeli nation, the Middle East, and the entire world.

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includes never-before-reported, behind-the-curtain accounts of key operations, and based on hundreds of on-the-record interviews and thousands of previously unseen files. bergman traces, from statehood to the present, the gripping events and thorny ethical questions underlying israel's targeted killing campaign, which has shaped the israeli nation, the middle east, and the entire world.
the talmud says: "if someone comes to kill you, rise up and kill him first." this instinct to take every measure, even the most aggressive, to defend the jewish people is hardwired into israel's dna. from the very beginning of its statehood in 1948, protecting the nation from harm has been the responsibility of its intelligence community and armed services, and there is one weapon in their vast arsenal that they have relied upon to thwart the most serious threats: targeted assassinations have been used countless times, on enemies large and small, sometimes in response to attacks against the israeli people and sometimes preemptively.
in this page-turning, eye-opening book, journalist and military analyst ronen bergman - praised by david remnick as "arguably [israel's] best investigative reporter" - offers a riveting inside account of the targeted killing programs: their successes, their failures, and the moral and political price exacted on the men and women who approved and carried out the missions.
built from interviews with israeli prime ministers as well as high-level figures in mossad, and the country's military and intelligence services - rise and kill first includes never-before-reported, behind-the-curtain accounts of key operations, and based on hundreds of on-the-record interviews and thousands of previously unseen files. bergman traces, from statehood to the present, the gripping events and thorny ethical questions underlying israel's targeted killing campaign, which has shaped the israeli nation, the middle east, and the entire world.