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This course is designed to provide students with the knowledge and skills required to design cloud deployments using the Cisco Cloud portfolio. You will be able to translate requirements into automation designs and design a hybrid or private cloud deployment incorporating Security Best Practices.
This is one of the four cloud specific courses required for the Cisco Certified Network Professionals for Cloud Certification.
This course is worth 40 Credits in the Continuing Education Program
Target Audience
Cloud Architects and Cloud Infrastructure Architects responsible for the creation of cloud deployment designs and the deisgn of infrastructure and operations for cloud services using Cisco cloud products and solutions.
Select specific date to see price, venue and full details.
Learning Objectives
After completing this course, you should be able to:
- Translate the business requirements into Cisco Cloud automation designs
- Define the appropriate Cisco Cloud solution, based on a broad range of products and technologies
- Design for the self-service user portal
- Design for the Application and Platform as a service
- Design for a Private Cloud infrastructure, automation and security
- Design for a Hybrid Cloud infrastructure, automation, and security
- Design for Virtual Network Services for Private and Hybrid Clouds
- Describe for the VM Lifecycle management
Attendees should meet the following prerequisites;
- Ideally individuals will have Data Center experience, OS experience and experience with designing and deploying IT solutions
- Attendance of CLDFND and CLDADM or equivalent experience is recommended
Course Content
Translating Requirements into Automation Designs
- Describing Cloud and Automation
- Gathering Business Requirements
- Using Automation as a Foundation of Cloud Design
- Choosing the Appropriate Solution to Automate Private or Hybrid Clouds
- Designing Appropriate Automation Tasks to Meet Requirements
- Designing Application and PaaS Using Stack Designer
Designing a Private Cloud Infrastructure
- Comparing and Contrasting Private Cloud Integrated Infrastructures
- Designing Cloud Storage
- Determining Methods to Access Storage
- Determining Storage Provisioning Methods for the Cloud Environment
- Interconnecting Private Clouds
- Determining Appropriate Solutions to Automate Network Services
Designing a Hybrid Cloud Infrastructure
- Comparing and Contrasting Public Cloud Architectures
- Automating Hybrid Cloud Provisioning
- Connecting to Public Clouds
Securing the Cloud Infrastructure
- Using Best Practices for Securing Cloud Infrastructure
- Designing a Secure Multitenant Environment
Virtualization and Virtual Network Services for Private and Hybrid Clouds
- Describing the Hypervisor Ecosystem
- Designing Workload Mobility for Cloud
- Designing VM Lifecycle for Cloud
- Cloud Resource Guide
Labs and Exercises
- Lab 1: Create a UCS Director Workflow for Baremetal Provisioning
- Lab 2: Design and Create Cisco UCS Director Catalog Entries for Discovered VM Templates
- Lab 3: Design Prime Service Catalog Storefront for UCS Director
- Lab 4: Creating an Application Template in the Cisco Stack Designer
- Lab 5: Provision VACS Container
- Lab 6: Configure RBAC and LDAP Integration in Cisco UCS Director
- Lab 7: Plan for ICF Cloud Requirements and Deployment
- Lab 8: Design Hybrid Cloud Connectivity and Security
- Lab 9: Design for VM Lifecycle and Cisco ICFD Integration in the Hybrid Cloud
Exams & Certification
Recommended as preparation for exam (exams not included):
- 300-465 - Designing the Cisco Cloud
Follow on Courses
The following courses are recommended for further study:
- CLDINF - Implementing and Troubleshooting the Cisco Cloud Infrastructure
- CLDAUT- Automating the Cisco Enterprise Cloud
- CLDACI - Building the Cisco Cloud with Application Centric Infrastructure
Related Courses
- Administering Cisco Unified Contact Center Enterprise Part 1
- Administering Cisco Unified Contact Center Enterprise Part 2
- Building Cisco Service Provider Next-Generation Networks, Part 1
- Building the Cisco Cloud with Application Centric Infrastructure
- Cisco CCNA Collaboration Package
- Cisco CCNA Routing and Switching - Accelerated
- Cisco Customer Success Manager


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This interactive tutorial (Licensed Resource) teaches students the critical thinking skills they need to apply to their online experiences, including online safety, authenticating online information, recognizing online marketing ploys, protecting their privacy, managing online relationships and dealing with cyberbullying.
This tutorial (Licensed Resource) aims to teach students essential digital literacy skills through simulating their favourite online experiences.
The three CyberPigs learn some important lessons about authenticating online information and observing rules of netiquette. They also learn how to distinguish between fact and opinion and how to recognize bias and harmful stereotyping in online content.
In this game, designed for ages 8-10, the CyberPigs play on their favourite website and encounter marketing ploys, spam and a close encounter with a not-too-friendly wolf.
This tutorial introduces children, ages 7-9, to the concept of online privacy and teaches them to distinguish between information that is appropriate to give out and information better kept private – and to recognize how this may change in different contexts.
Television is a fairly inescapable part of contemporary culture. This section has useful tips and strategies for parents and teachers who are trying to establish appropriate rules and boundaries for children and youth of all ages.
The myriad religions practiced by Canadian believers are not always represented fairly or accurately by media. In this section we explore the challenges faced by the three major monotheisms in Canada's media landscape.
This lesson introduces students to some of the myth-building techniques of television, by comparing real world (s)heroes with TV world (s)heroes and by looking at stereotypes in the world of TV (s)heroes.
We want to encourage kids to form opinions about what they watch - to react to what they see on the screen. In this lesson, children begin to think about basic concepts - such as how audiences interpret meaning, and the constructed world of television and film.

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A man just confessed to me that he is in love with someone who has turned his world upside down. This woman that he saw from a distance would soon become his wife. He knew from the moment his eye lids lifted that the vision before him was so stunning and so magnificent his lips began to quiver. I am telling you this woman reminded him of Eve in the garden, Samson's Delilah, Abraham's old attractive wife, and Jacob's Rachel. If you recall Jacob within the pages of scripture he loved Rachel at first sight. This woman was equipped with all the bells and whistles of a 7 series BMW. She was in all practical terms the perfect woman. This man mutters some words only a gifted linguist can recognize and she still says yes to whatever he just said. Exchanging the proverbial number and parting ways this man overjoyed by the encounter goes to the mall to update his clothing.
Who would have guessed that the mall he chose and the time in which to go, this Rachel like woman would also be there too. It just so happens, they both were looking to update their clothing. He confronts her again and they chat a little and then they part again, only this time a date is confirmed at Ruth's Chris Steak House. Delighted to make reservations and to plan a wonderful evening of getting to know his better half, nothing could be so perfect, so grand and spectacular.
So the dinner date is arranged and this man and his perfect woman are out on a date. Shortly into the date this man finds out this woman does not believe in God. He knows that the Bible says that a man or woman should not be unequally yoked, but he reminds himself that she is perfect the way she is. A little disturbed by this because he is Christian, he decides to continue the relationship, because what would Jesus do? Get her saved. Right?
They have been dating for six months now and he is ready to marry her. She is not saved and his attempts to present Christ were met with let's agree to disagree. This man finds himself at the decision point when purchasing the ring, but he keeps recalling those light brown eyes and those perfect bells and whistles.
So he plunges in and they get married and the honeymoon could not be better. They stayed at their beautiful home, because the wedding was so expensive there was no money left over for a trip to Europe or the Bahamas.
The fire of passion fades and the flames are dialed down and this man gets more zealous about his relationship with Jesus. His wife is not pleased with his time at church, as she does not attend, due to the fact she does not believe in God. Then something happens…
Please comment – should they have gotten married? If no or yes please answer why?
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Maulud al-Nabi. The birthday celebration of the Prophet Muhamad, founder of the Muslim Religion. This takes place on the 12th day of the third month of Rabi' al-awwalin the Muslim calendar celebrations commence on the first day of the month.
Although Benavides-Barajas claims it is of Maghreb origin, other sources state it is Egyptian from the Fatimid dynasty of the 11th C. In Granada, it was first documented in the 13th C. at the Alhambra as a counter measure for Muslims celebrating Christmas with Christians.
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During this time poets presented eulogies to the Emir as if he were the Prophet himself. It was celebrated also with prayers, food and dancing. As this was an elaborate celebration, plenty of food was available for all classes. The most traditional food served was ءasīda, basically a semolina pottage. According to Wright, ءasīda "reminds the believer that the holy Koran was recited to Muhammad by the angel Gabriel near Mecca in 610 AD."
Other foods which could have been served were the other four typical Islamic dishes during the Middle Ages: harīsa (frumenty, boiled wheat stew), tharāda (bread soup), tharīd(a) (macaroni or a dish of bread moistened with meat juices) and rafis (wheat flour with dates, honey and butter). Other dishes must have included eggplant, couscous and legumes. Masses of sheep, goats and cows were slaughtered. The Anonymous Al-Andalus manuscript provides numerous recipes and variations for these dishes.
[Anón/Grewe. 1982:CVIII:137; Anón/Huici.1966:393-396:215-217:398:218-219:420-423:231-233; Benavides-Barajas. Alhambra. 1999:55; ES: Clifford A. Wright Com. Mar 13, 16; Gázquez. Cocina. 2002:78:89; Nola. 1989:xxi-4:lxxi-2 and Weeks. 1984:I:276]
FRAGRANT ROYAL RAFÎS OR HARCHAS (round cakes) ADAPTED FROM HUICI'S TRANSLATION OF ANÓN AL-ANDALUS #421 "RAFÎS" AROMATIZADO REGIO, p 232[1]
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Step 1 for syrup:
½ c almonds
½ c sugar
Step 2 for harchas:
2 c fine semolina flour
3 tbsp sugar
1 ½ tsp yeast
¼ tsp salt
½ c soft butter
¾ c milk
butter for frying
Step 1 for syrup:
Place almonds and sugar in a small pot. Add 1 c water. Heat until a syrup forms and the desired thickness is reached, abou 200ºF/93ºC.
|Looks like a pancake
Its not a pancake
But it is Delicious!
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Step 2 for harchas:
Mix dry ingredients in a food processor. Add butter and milk and blend until dough forms. Knead it for 10 minutes. Cover and set aside for 2 hours.
Once the dough has risen, roll it out very thin and cut circles like pancakes. Preheat griddle and fry in butter until all the harchas are cooked.
Pour the almond/sugar syrup on them and serve warm.
PREHEAT OVEN TO 350ºF/180ºC to reheat harchas if desired. They can be frozen.
[1] See blog titled Cocina de boca published April 5, 2013 for a simular recipe titled "Royal Rafîs."


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Oh man, is today freaking Monday? Love it. It's about to get real. Today, the author really starts to challenge the fact that happiness comes before success. Not the opposite.
If happiness were just the end result of being successful, the prevailing creed at companies and schools would be correct: Focus on productivity and performance, even to the detriment of our emotional and physical well-being, and we will eventually become more successful, and therefore happier.
One study followed around 272 employees and their job performance over the course of 18 months. The results showed that those who were happier when the study began, were far more productive than the ones that weren't.
Another study showed how happy individuals were as college freshman predicted how high their income was nineteen years later, regardless of their level of wealth. What the what? One of the largest studies on happiness was done with Catholic nuns. 180 of them were asked to write down their thoughts in autobiographical journal entries. 50 years later, a group of experts decided to code the journal entries. The biggest thing that stuck out to them was that the nuns who had the positive journal entries, ended up living on average 10 years longer than those that didn't. "Clearly the nuns who were happy at 20 didn't feel that way because they knew they would go on to live longer: their superior health and longer life spans could only be the result of their happiness, not the cause."
Happiness can improve our physical health. Which in turn keeps us working faster and longer. Ever wonder why I can eat Wendy's EVERY single day, and still stay physically fit? I find joy in every bite. Haha. No, it's because I believe myself to be one of the most blessed and happy dudes on the planet. And I am thankful every day for it. Research shows that unhappy people take more sick days, staying home on average 15 more days a year than happy people. And the list will continue to go on and on for the next few months.
Bottom line, life is good when you are happy. Period.
So, continue to work hard to bring to your life the true things that bring happiness. That might be something a little different for everyone. But is vital to the longevity and success of each and every one of them.
Yours truly,
Wendy's for days, Cram


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Brazed aluminum plate fin heat exchanger is a compact, high efficiency, low temperature resistance heat transfer equipment, which has the characteristics of complex design theory and high precision of fin forming and brazing all-in-one. Brazed aluminum plate fin heat exchanger is especially suitable for multi-stream, and the heat transfer process has the heat transfer requirements of the phase change.
The brazed aluminum plate fin heat exchanger can be used in the separation of the gas flow device, mainly using the liquefaction and distillation method to separate the steam body of the raw material into its various components. When the equipment is running, the gas and waste gas are heated by heat transfer with the raw gas. Condensers and evaporators are installed in the dephlegmation tower, and coolers are often used. And the plate fin heat exchanger is very suitable for these aspects and many other occasions.
The brazed aluminum plate fin heat exchanger is mainly used in the process of low temperature air separation equipment, liquefaction plant, tail gas treatment, petrochemical products production and natural gas processing. The highest working pressure of the equipment in the running process can exceed 100 barg.
Brazed aluminum plate fin heat exchanger can instinctively adapt to the whole vacuum design environment. High - pressure environments require manufacturer size limits and thicker components, so that a single heat exchanger can have pressure from the smallest to the maximum of more than 12 fluids.
In the working process, the highest working temperature of the brazed aluminum plate fin heat exchanger is 65 ℃. The 5083 aluminum alloy pipeline can be used in the production process. Under the lower pressure, the design temperature can be as high as + 204 ℃. The design temperature more than 65 ℃ is common. The minimum design temperature is - 269 ℃.


text: Window tinting drastically changes the appearance and comfort level of any vehicle. Therefore, choosing a professional shop that will stand behind their work is important. Every vehicle tinted by CK Auto Image includes a limited lifetime warranty to the original owner. This warranty covers the cost of installation and materials against: bubbling, fading, or pealing. Your satisfaction is our goal and that is why we only use the finest window films made in America. We have performed thousands of installations on a wide range of vehicles and our list of satisfied patrons grows everyday. Below are just some examples of recently tinted vehicles. Please contact us at (408) 330-0888 if you would like more information or to make an appointment.


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Thalang National Museum
Thalang National Museum © Sry85
The best place to learn more about Phuket's past and present is the Thalang National Museum, which chronicles the island's daily life as well as its long history. There are exhibits on tin mining, military history, the Sea Gypsy culture and artefacts of the ancient Sukothai kingdom, dating back to the 9th century. One of the most interesting exhibits is the Monument of the Two Heroines, sisters Thao Thep Krasattri and Thao Si Sunthorn, who helped to repel the Burmese invasion in the 18th century.
Address: 229 Soi Lak Mueang 1, Thalang, north of Phuket City


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Herbs are wonderful little healers. Packed neatly into their aromatic green foliage are nutrients abounding with vital life force. Adding them to your culinary arsenal micro-nourishes the system through subtle vibrations which harmonizes perfectly with our amazing human bodies.
My love affair with the world of herbs began soon after my first son was born…almost 20 years ago ((mind blowing that I can make that statement!!)) I had been casually introduced to the common cooking herbs as I spent lots of time in immersing my creative self in the kitchen by age 12. Working in our local healthy foods store my senior year of high school brought me closer to the natural world by imprinting the smell of ♠herbal saturated air♠ deep into my subconscious, although my ♥ passion ♥ would only be slightly aroused this time around. My journey would bring me back to work here again as a natural foods cook about three years later…one of my absolute favorite jobs =)
Once discovered….the search for herbaceous knowledge consumed my time. The first book that stole my heart, The Green Pharmacy by James Duke. Cover to cover…over and over, I read the shit outta this book as I began to make the connection between human and nature. Next I was introduced to Susan Weed's 'Herbal for the Childbearing Year' and Linda Rector Page's 'Healthy Healing' and 'Cooking for Healthy Healing'….I still reference my original copies frequently. Realizing there was so much more to herbs awakened a deep passion that has developed into a lifetime of insatiable self~education….and this girl LOVES to read!
Experimenting with herbs and adding them to your daily cuisine is super easy being that they are widely available in many forms. I just chose one and learn all about it….research its properties. Be surprised by all it has to offer. Find a recipe featuring the tasty herb of choice and try it fresh as well as dried. Enjoy the flavors it offers in teas, salads, soups and sauces…..even deserts love the herbs! As a garden companion or windowsill decor…herbs are beautifully unique sharing their qualities all season long with regular harvesting. My preference is to organically grown or growing my own….although I do believe all herbs carry medicinal properties just waiting to be shared ♥
The one I've chosen to showcase today…Dill {{Anthem Graveolens}} boasting super high amounts of the compounds called monoterpenes [[..the volatile essential oils of plants..]] making this herb very effective in treating a variety of dis-ease in the body, some being digestive disorders, arthritic conditions, respiratory and menstrual issues. I've also read that Monoterpenes are credited in neutralizing cancer carcinogens. Skeletal structure benefits from regular dill interaction as it contains high mineral content….including calcium and magnesium, that are perfectly absorbable in just the right amounts.
The wispy ferns of dill complement salads, yogurt dips, potatoes, egg dishes and salmon while boasting big flavor in the pickle jar. Making your own pickled cucumber is easy…..stuff a Mason Jar with sliced cukes, garlic cloves, dill bunches, S&P, crushed red pepper and cover with 1/2 ACV+1/2 water. Ready at room temp in 5-7 days….refrigerate after fermemtation =)
Make friends with Dill….it's waiting to love you =}


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Columbus, Ohio - The Ferris State University men's basketball team used a strong second-half performance to remain one of only three teams still unbeaten in Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) action as FSU topped Ohio Dominican by a 80-68 score on Sunday (Dec. 15) night in Columbus, Ohio.
The Bulldogs opened a two-game road swing to Ohio by beating the Panthers at Alumni Hall for the fourth time in as many all-time series' matchups. FSU outscored ODU 47-30 in the second half.
By virtue of the victory, FSU joins Grand Valley State and Wayne State as the only remaining league schools yet to suffer a defeat in conference action this season. Ferris State improved to 3-3 overall and 3-0 in the GLIAC with its third consecutive victory.
The win also represented the first regular-season road victory for first-year head coach Andy Bronkema, who squared off against another first-year head coach in Ohio Dominican's Dan Evans.
The Panthers jumped out to a 38-33 halftime advantage in the second-ever matchup between the two teams played at Alumni Hall. FSU was held to only 38.2% shooting in the first half as Ohio Dominican also built a strong rebounding advantage at the break.
However, in the second half, Ferris State started quickly and continued to increase its advantage the rest of the way. FSU led by as many as 16 points with 4:19 to go as the Bulldogs hit on 19-of-33 (57.6%) field goals in the second frame.
Junior guard Drew Lehman led the Bulldogs with a game-high 21 points. FSU also received a significant contribution from sophomore center Jared Stolicker, who netted 16 points, 12 rebounds and five blocked shots in 28 minutes of action.
Bulldog sophomore forward Josh Fleming chipped in with 13 points and seven boards while junior guard Dietrich Lever tallied seven points, three rebounds, three assists and two steals in the winning effort.
The Bulldogs finished shooting 47.8% for the night and made four-of-12 (33.3%) three's along with 12-of-23 (52.2%) free throws.
Ferris State battled back on the glass in the second half as Ohio Dominican finished with only a slight 46-44 effort for the night, which included 19 offensive boards to 14 for FSU. However, the Bulldogs managed to outscore the Panthers 15-14 in second chance opportunities.
ODU was limited to only 34.7% shooting for the game and made only two-of-13 (15.4%) tries from long range along with 16-of-19 (84.2%) free throws.
The Panthers were paced by Trent Weaver, who totaled 14 points and 11 rebounds. Both Mark Minch and Chad Nelson added 12 points each while Brandon Carr scored 11 points and grabbed five rebounds.
Both teams handled the ball well most of the night as Ferris State had only eight turnovers to 10 for the Panthers. That helped lead to five steals on the Ohio Dominican side along with four for the Bulldogs. FSU posted a 12-6 margin in points off turnovers.
Ferris State also benefited from eight total blocked shots in the game, including the five from Stolicker. The contest featured five lead changes and was tied for times with ODU leading by as many as seven points late in the first half before FSU seized control in the second frame.
A majority of the game's points came inside the paint where Ferris State held a 46-44 edge. The Bulldogs also had 12 fast break points to six for the hosts.
With the setback, the Panthers dropped to 3-4 overall and 1-2 in the GLIAC this campaign.
Ferris State will compete its trip to Ohio by visiting Tiffin on Tuesday (Dec. 17) night for a 8 p.m. (ET) league tilt at the Gillmor Center in Tiffin, Ohio. The contest can be heard live on Sunny 97.3 FM and the Bulldog Sports Network online at FerrisStateBulldogs.com.
Following Tuesday's game, FSU returns home to host Cornerstone on Saturday (Dec. 21) in a non-conference afternoon matchup at Jim Wink Arena beginning at 3 p.m. (ET). The contest will mark FSU's final outing of the 2013 calendar year prior to the holiday break.
Ferris State Stays Unbeaten In GLIAC With Strong Second-Half Showing
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Columbus, Ohio - The Ferris State University men's basketball team used a strong second-half performance to remain one of only three teams still unbeaten in Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) action as FSU topped Ohio Dominican by a 80-68 score on Sunday (Dec. 15) night in Columbus, Ohio.


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Last year I became a great fan of John Denver. While some people dismiss his music as simple or cheesy, I (and many other fans) find it straightforward, heartfelt, and beautiful. His voice is gentle, the music itself lyrical, and his lyrics poignant. While each song brings out the emotional beauty and even the sadness of human experience, I admire his lyrics for the optimism they evoke. One of the best examples of this is the short but stirring, "The Eagle And The Hawk." Beginning quietly with the solo strumming of an acoustic guitar, John's voice then fades in and both voice and music crescendo to soar just as the magnificent birds he describes:
I am the eagle, I live in high country
In rocky cathedrals I reach to the sky
I am the hawk and there's blood on my feathers
But time is still turning, they soon will be dry.
And all those who see me and all who believe in me
Share in the freedom I feel when I fly.
This song brings to mind countless times I have been able to witness both eagles and hawks sailing above the landscape. While there is much I could say about watching these great creatures of the sky, I wish to broaden my focus to the inspiring landscapes of eastern and southern Utah and why they need to be protected. I specify Utah not because I don't know or care about other areas, but for me, it is closest to home. I do hope that what I say here will encourage you to take action in favor of the environment wherever you live.
I was born and raised in Utah and have spent a lot of time in the outdoors, much of it in southern Utah. Though I grew up in the urban sprawl of Utah County, my family has a long history of living in the valleys below Bryce Canyon National Park. After finishing my undergraduate degree, I decided to head back toward my family roots and I recently finished a nine month stint volunteering and working at Bryce Canyon. Every day I met people not just from all over the U.S., but all over the world. I can tell you that one of the most common reactions from people at seeing the Bryce Amphitheater for the first time is awed silence. That says ten times more than what words could try to say because words become trivial in the face of such natural beauty. Though Bryce is a rather small park, I never grew tired of hiking the same trails and visiting the same viewpoints. Even many of my coworkers who have worked there for twenty years or more said the views never get old. In my short time there, I noticed new things every day, whether it was how the sun lit a particular ridge at different times of day, the ravens cawing at one another perched on separate hoodoos, how the wind sighed in the pines and brought out the vanilla fragrance of the ponderosas. In short, each day was a new experience.
Although I have temporarily returned to heavily populated northern Utah, my time working at Bryce Canyon deepened my love for the park and the area. It also helped me better understand why people come from all over the world to see this park and other areas of Utah. Having spent much time in the parks, monuments, and wilderness areas in this state, I know that these places are a source of joy and refuge to many, many people. There are many places of awesome beauty and serenity all over the U.S. and it is good that they are under federal protection (that, however, brings its own set of challenges which I will not go into at this time). But I also know that there are many people within this state, people with political power and authority, who only see dollar signs when they look on Utah's wild lands. There is no denying that southern and eastern Utah hold large amounts of coal, natural gas, and oil. There is also no denying that these landscapes are desert landscapes. The desert is powerful and can be unforgiving to both plants and animals seeking to live in it. But it is also very delicate. It does not have the moisture to consistently replenish itself unlike places such as the Olympic Peninsula in Washington. Wilderness areas of Utah are natural treasures in a delicately balanced system. When the land gets ravaged from mining or drilling, it will never recover because it is too dry. Roads, even ones rarely used, become scars and it takes decades to erase them. People all over the world visit Utah to see these stunning vistas, plateaus, red rocks, canyons, mountains, animal and plant life, as well as learn about the Native American history available here. They come to see wilderness—not smoke plumes, dynamited hillsides, and piles of gravel and mine tailings, not to mention worry about contaminants in their drinking water and breathe the same polluted air available in cities from where many of these visitors are escaping. Utah is a state of diverse landscapes. Nonetheless, they are unique and fragile and fragility needs protection.
Greater Canyonlands, comprised of 1.4 million acres in southern and eastern Utah, is one such area in great risk of being leased out to oil and gas companies and opening the way for oil shale and tar sands industries—two of the most environmentally destructive methods of resource extraction. Oil shale and tar sands methods produce vast amounts of toxic sludge, two to four times the amount of greenhouse gases than that of conventional oil methods, and require huge amounts of water in the process. Why is it a good idea to use the limited water sources within Greater Canyonlands for industries that will only contaminate them? These water sources are vital to native wildlife, including seven species federally listed as endangered or threatened. Equally reliant on these water sources are some 960 plant species that provide habitat for wildlife.
I sometimes see bumper stickers that read, "Drill here, drill now, pay less." That statement is false. Why? Because oil and gas companies know those resources are limited. They'll make sure they get the highest profits possible while the resources last. They don't care about helping the American people pay less for the fossil fuels of which we are so dependant; they prefer raising prices so they can continue their record profits. If oil, gas, and coal companies did care, why do energy costs keep rising, why are they discouraging the development of sustainable energy, and why do those companies continue recording multi-billion dollar profits every fiscal year?
The days of cheap fuel are long gone. Are we going to keep digging and drilling in a desperate search for a dwindling resource, much like ever hopeful old timers panning for gold, or are we going to move forward with the technology we are capable of and pursue unlimited, cleaner alternatives that will help remove us from our dependence on the foreign oil we so fear as well as stop spoiling beautiful lands for millions of people just so a few can make a buck? If we continue using fossil fuels at the astonishing rate that we are now, they will be gone much too soon and it will be a hell of a long wait before we get any more. Once those fossil fuels are gone, they're gone. Then what are we left with? Scarred, torn up, contaminated lands and water sources that nobody wants to visit, let alone live in. The more we develop the land for oil, gas, and coal, the less wilderness there will be for people to come visit year after year after year. Tourism is dependent on outsiders and it can be shifty, but in the end it is more sustainable because it will be around much longer than any fossil fuels.
"People don't protect what they don't know, what they don't come to love." (Kai Hagan, "My Wilderness", Wilderness Society). I'm touched by the truthfulness of this statement. We can't protect what we don't know about, so the first steps to protection are to know and to love. If you have not had a chance to visit the national parks and monuments of Utah, make some time. Pick one and go experience it, even for just an overnight visit. Get involved with environmental organizations such as the Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance (SUWA), Nature Conservancy, national park Natural History Associations, the Wilderness Society, and the Center For Biological Diversity, and learn about issues that will ultimately affect every one of us. Discover and care for natural places wherever you live. You don't have to call yourself an environmentalist, you just have to see and care and know that the more we endanger the earth, the more we endanger ourselves.
People need nature. Not just city-planned parks and botanical gardens, but wilderness areas where you can look for miles and not see a single bit of fiberglass, asphalt, and steel, where you can stand and feel as if you are the only person on earth, where you can observe animals in their natural environments, where you can gaze up at a night sky lit with thousands of stars. Learn about the land and the plants and animals that need the land to survive. There is more to life than looking forward to the next paycheck.
Come dance with the west wind and touch on the mountaintops
Sail o'er the canyons and up to the stars
And reach for the heavens and hope for the future
And all that we can be and not what we are.
"All that we can be and not what we are"—the final line of this song raises important questions: What are we? What can we be? What do we want now and what do we want for future generations? Will we be greedy and apathetic? Will we be generous and sympathetic? We are capable of doing a lot of good—we are doing a lot of good. We are capable of doing irreparable harm as well and we can do better to be responsible stewards of the earth. Let us refuse to let our world be wasted. Let us reach outside of ourselves and acknowledge that what we do now will impact the future. Let us make sure that what we do now will ensure a positive future for generations to come.


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Hawick lottery winners David and Carol Martin were asked at this morning's press conference about what they will spend their record-breaking £33million share of Saturday's jackpot on.
One of the questions was if they would invest any of it in Hawick Knitwear - last week news broke that over 120 jobs were being lost after the firm went into administration.
David said it was a very difficult question: "The knitwear industry has not had an easy time, but it is not just the knitwear sector. Lots of places are having a hard time at the moment."
The couple told a packed press conference in Edinburgh that they will take time to decide what they will spend the huge jackpot on, but trips to major sporting events was a priority.


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3 Places to Build Your Maquiladora in Mexico
January 22, 2018
There are many places for businesses to consider for expanding to Mexico. Three of the recently popular maquiladora locations are Jalisco, Coahuila, and Sonora. Depending on what your business does, there are a variety of reasons for going to any one of those three places. Jalisco is known as the Silicon Valley of Mexico, Coahuila is the Detroit of Mexico, responsible for over a third of Mexico's steel production, and Sonora is a border state full of skilled employees that specialize in automotive and aerospace.
Maquiladoras in Mexico provide tax incentives for companies who invest in the country and in capital to provide jobs and infrastructure benefits to the surrounding community.
According to the American Chamber of Commerce of Mexico, Guadalajara, Jalisco, is one of the major economic centers of the country. It boasts a population of over 4 million inhabitants, the second most populated city in Mexico. The workforce consists of 3.27 million citizens who are highly qualified for doing any kind of skilled labor. More than half of those workers are less than 35 years old.
Jalisco is located in a highly convenient area for doing business. It's part of the Bajio region and borders Nayarit, Zacatecas and Aguascalientes to the north; San Luis Potosi, Guanajuato and Michoacan to the east; Colima and the Pacific Ocean to the south and Nayarit to the west.
Guadalajara in particular is known as the Mexican Silicon Valley. It is a major hub for technology and IT company locations. Primary business there includes the design of computer applications, development and testing, embedded software for automotive, along with wireless applications, printer and medical device construction and multimedia.
Guadalajara has eight of the 10 best contract electronic manufacturers in the world, which include Solectron, Flextronics and SCI systems. Manufacturers in Guadalajara build machines for IBM, ON Semiconductor, Hewlett-Packard and Kodak. Many of these companies are great examples of who owns maquiladoras and how they operate.
Coahuila produces over a third of Mexico's steel. Because of this, the region has become a major auto manufacturing center. There are over 200 maquiladoras in Coahuila that specialize in manufacturing for the auto industry. Companies that manufacture in Coahuila include Chrysler, Toyota, Philips, General Motors, Fiat, Freightliner, Delphi and many more.
According to an interview with Miguel Hernandez, General Manager of Tetakawi's Manufacturas Zapalinamé, Coahuila began building cars early and became a popular state to locate maquiladoras. General Motors opened its first plant there in 1981, and the local schools began to train people for jobs. Saltillo, a major city in Coahuila, is known for its universities. It has the most universities per capita in Mexico. Before that, agricultural technology manufacturer John Deere had been operating for some time on building vehicle parts. Chrysler moved to Coahuila next, and workers started coming to the city to work at the automotive manufacturing plants there.
An entire car can be built in Coahuila. All of the necessary industrial factories are nearby. And the unions are very friendly. Additionally, shipping from Coahuila is very convenient. It is located next to the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) highway, HWY 78, which goes directly from Mexico City all the way to Laredo, Texas.
Sonora is a large Mexican state with a population of 2.3 million and borders the U.S., Baja California, Chihuahua, and Sinaloa. It has five airports with flights between Mexico and the U.S., including cargo capacity, which may not be necessary for most companies because of the proximity to the U.S. via car. There are six ports of entry across the Mexican border. There is a port by water, as well, if necessary, that is used by clients such as Ford and Motorola.
Industries that are expanding in Sonora include biomedical, metal and mechanical, electronic and especially the aerospace industry. These are great maquiladora examples for companies looking for border operations with lower turnover.
The aerospace industry in Sonora shines with over 200 companies operating in the state. The aerospace industry began in 2009, when Smith West and ITT Cannon started a manufacturing operation there. The Northwestern Aerospace cluster in Sonora is responsible for over half of the aerospace activity in Mexico. Thanks to the Bilateral Aviation Safety Agreement, parts made and approved in Mexico can be used in the U.S. without additional approval. The main clusters for aerospace in Sonora are in Guaymas and Nogales. Companies that build in Guaymas include Goodrich, Sargent, Vermilion, Smith West, Esco Turbine, Parker and many others. Typically, companies build anything from special parts all the way up to full airplanes themselves.
Finding a place to locate a maquiladora operation is an important step towards manufacturing in Mexico. Because the country depends on the manufacturing GDP, it is easy to get caught up in choosing quickly instead of doing your due diligence and considering the benefits of all locations.


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Psychotherapy can help you cope with a wide variety of difficulties in your life. If you have decided to enter therapy, you are naturally hoping for a change. During the therapy session is very important that you and your therapist work together for the best outcomes. Studies show that the relationship you build with your therapist is even more important than the technique he or she uses. Choosing the right therapist is a crucial decision as you are going to entrust this person with some of the most confidential and private matters in your life. Finding a good therapist can be quite difficult so it's best to arm yourself with a lot of patience and diligence.
Therapy is efficient only if the therapist is someone you can talk about complex emotions, situations and feelings without embarrassment. You will need to feel at ease to be able to reveal yourself. Ask yourself if you'll be more comfortable working with a person of the same or opposite gender. Look for therapists who are licensed to practice independently such as: MD, PhD, LPCC, LCPC, LISW, LSCW. Empathy, life experience and wisdom are also vital in a therapist. The therapist you choose must have experience in the area you're interested in. Find out if he has treated people with problems similar to those you face. Your therapist must be able to create a safe and worm environment for the session. You should expect total privacy and confidentiality from your therapist. It's highly recommended to get professionals who know the therapist professionally and can provide information about the therapist's experience and education.


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The Shower Head
|"The Shower Head"
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|Season 7
Episode 15
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|Original air date
|February 15, 1996
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|21 minutes
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"The Shower Head" is the 126th episode of NBC sitcom Seinfeld. This was the fifteenth episode for the seventh season. It aired on February 15, 1996. It had 32.3 million US viewers.[1]
After Jerry's father Morty resigns from the condo board, Jerry's parents move into Uncle Leo's New York apartment, while Leo moves in with his new girlfriend, Lydia. The Seinfelds plan on moving to a new development called Del Boca Vista. Jerry starts to get annoyed by his parents calling him regularly, since they are now in his local calling area. He attempts to encourage Uncle Leo to break up with Lydia so that he can get rid of his parents. When Jerry tells George that his parents are moving to Del Boca Vista, George starts to wonder why his parents, Frank and Estelle, are still living in New York City. George then visits his parents, bringing a pamphlet, trying to convince them to leave so he can have a "buffer zone" from his parents. Jerry prepares for an appearance on the Tonight Show, where Morty and Helen run into George's parents. Frank says he wants to go to Del Boca Vista, but Morty claims there are no available condos there. Frank sees this as a challenge.
On the Tonight Show, Jerry tells Jay Leno about Uncle Leo and how he blames misfortunes on anti-semitism. Leo and Lydia watch the show, and Lydia laughs at Jerry's story, causing Leo to call her an anti-Semite, and breaking up with her. Leo moves back to his apartment, making Jerry happy, since his parents must then go back to Florida. However, Morty receives a threatening call from Frank, declaring that he is going to Del Boca Vista. Because of this, Morty and Helen cannot go back, and move into Jerry's apartment. Jerry tells Leo to reconcile with Lydia, so that his parents can go back to Leo's apartment. The Costanzas end up not going, because they feared leaving George, leaving the Seinfelds free to leave for Florida.
Elaine takes a urine test in order to go on a work trip to Kenya with her boss, J. Peterman. She then tests positive for opium. Peterman, who once had a bad experience with opium himself, will not let Elaine go and tries to help her. Elaine realizes that the opium is coming from the poppy seeds in her favorite muffins. She then asks Helen for her urine sample and passes it off as her own. It tests negative for opium, but it also has signs of menopause and osteoporosis, once again keeping Elaine from going to Kenya.
Jerry's apartment building has new shower heads installed, but they are low-flow, and cause their hair to look bad. Jerry, Kramer, and Newman are all upset, and then look for other options. Newman receives a tip for black market Yugoslavian shower heads, so he takes Jerry and Kramer to his client's van. Kramer picks a high pressure shower head used for elephants, but it ends up being too powerful and it forces him out of the tub.
In popular culture[edit]
A blog dedicated to the legality of issues that arise in Seinfeld episodes, Seinfeld Law, analyzed whether Kramer could sue the manufacturer of the Commando 450 for any injuries he suffered.[2]
- ^ DeRosa, Robin (1996-02-21). "Powerhouse Thursday propels NBC" (PDF). USA Today. Gannett Company. p. D3. Retrieved 2013-12-30.
- ^ Schrieber, ~ Zachary (2019-03-20). ""The Shower Head" – Strict Product Liability". Seinfeld Law. Retrieved 2019-06-17.
External links[edit]
- "The Shower Head" Full Script
- "The Shower Head" on IMDb
- "The Shower Head" at TV.com


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Protesters in Lincoln spread pro-Palestinian message
Protesters say death toll in war between Israel, Palestine climbs every minute
Protesters in Lincoln hoped to start a conversation Saturday to help end the war between Israel and Palestine.
"Why do we have to fund and kill people?" said Nadia Eddmeiri, who is from Palestine. "There's some people bombed, dead, have no water, have no food."
Eddmeiri is now a U.S. citizen who lives in Lincoln. She and other protesters said the U.S. funds going to Israel guarantees the war will not end.
"What kind of freedom is this?" Eddmeiri said. "We giving the power to Israel to kill the Palestinians daily on different way."
"I think that it is a matter of genocide and also greed, going to the area," said protester Jorge Samayoa. "We're helping them and we should put a stop to it all."
The protestors said the war is history repeating itself with the death toll climbing every minute.


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Essure Birth Control Lawsuits
Owned by Bayer HealthCare, Essure is a permanent birth control system that has been available for over a decade and used by more than a half million patients. It is marketed as an alternative for women who wish to end their fertility but do not want to undergo surgery to have their tubes tied (tubal ligation). In addition to being minimally invasive, Essure is also touted as a hormone-free birth control option, but the system is not without side effects. In fact, thousands of patients have filed lawsuits, claiming Essure caused a host of medical issues from severe pain to unwanted pregnancies.
How Essure Works
During the Essure procedure, a health care provider inserts small metal coils into the patient's fallopian tubes. Over the next few months, scar tissue forms around the coils which blocks the fallopian tubes, thus preventing pregnancy by blocking access to a woman's egg.
Why It's Dangerous
More than 5,000 patients have reported problems with their Essure system to the FDA since 2002. Common complications may include:
- Heavy bleeding
- Severe abdominal pain
- Severe pelvic pain
- Painful intercourse
- Onset of an autoimmune disease
- Chronic fatigue
- Stomach issues
- Nickel allergies
- Unwanted pregnancies
Some women have reported device displacement, where an Essure insert moves into the uterus, colon, abdomen, or lower pelvis and becomes embedded there. This can be especially dangerous and may require surgery.
Bayer claims their device is safe and the complications women are experiencing are to be expected after any sterilization procedure. However, patients say that they were not properly warned of the potential for harsh side effects and feel that their ongoing health problems are being disregarded. Many are seeking compensation for medical bills, pain and suffering, and lost quality of life. In September 2015, the safety of Essure was reviewed by the FDA, but the device remains on the market.
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If you believe that you deserve justice for harm caused by this device, contact Ward Black Law today for a free case review. We are located in Greensboro, NC, but assist patients across the country. Our defective medical device attorneys can help you know if you may be entitled to compensation. If you need representation, we will put our medical lawsuit experience to work for you, serving as your powerful voice through this challenging time. Call us today at 336-333-2244 or toll-free at 877-256-1214.


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At first glance this smoked trout pâté might not look like the ideal winter's lunch – where's the warm nourishing soup? The hearty stews? But in fact, this packs a fabulous protein punch, and is bursting with omega oils – both of which are just the ticket for sustaining your concentration through the dark afternoon, keeping you from unhealthy snacking, and warding off the winter blues.
Serves: 4
Preparation time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 10 minutes
Dietary info: Wheat Free
- 4 medium carrots, peeled and cut into ½ cm slices
- ¼ teaspoon cumin seeds
- ½ teaspoon honey
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice
- 40g raisins
- 2 teaspoons olive oil3 smoked trout fillets, flaked
- 2 tablespoons crème fraiche
- 2 teaspoons lemon juice
- cracked black pepper
- 8 slices rye bread
- Small handful coriander, finely chopped
- Steam the carrots over a pan of simmering water for 8 minutes until tender. Drain and transfer to a mixing bowl. While still warm, add the cumin seeds, honey, lemon juice, raisins and olive oil. Stir to coat in the dressing and leave to cool.
- Meanwhile mix the smoked flaked trout fillet with the crème fraiche and lemon juice. Season with cracked black pepper.
- Toast your rye bread
- Stir the coriander through the cooled carrot salad.
To Serve
- 2 large handfuls lambs lettuce, washed
- 20g pine kernels
Spread or pipe the trout pate onto the rye bread triangles. Arrange the lambs lettuce on a serving platter. Spoon the carrot salad on top of the leaves around the edge of the platter. Place the trout pate toasts in the middle and sprinkle over the pine kernels.
Jennifer's Tip
Resist the urge to toast the pine nuts as once toasted the essential fats turn into saturated fats. They still taste yummy un-toasted.
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At Fantastic Fest Wednesday night in Austin, Tx., bleary-eyed fans were treated to a work-in-progress midnight screening of Paranormal Activity 4 (in theaters October 19th). The latest installment in the mega-popular found-footage horror franchise picks up five years after the double murder of demon-possessed Katie's sister and brother-in-law and the kidnapping of her baby nephew Hunter. Now there's a new kid in town. He's got a bad haircut and ill-fitting grey sweatpants so we know he's trouble. When his supposed mother (played by Katie Featherston, creepy as ever!) is taken away one night in an ambulance, he has to live with the oblivious family across the street. It's hardly a spoiler to say this doesn't end well. Featherston sat down wtih EW the next morning to talk creepy kids, her love of comedy, and how many more Paranormal Activities she has left in her.
Entertainment Weekly: Was the horror genre always right in your wheelhouse?
Katie Featherston: I moved to Los Angeles right after college. I went to SMU in Dallas and did theater there. Paranormal Activity was one of my first auditions. I was waiting tables at Buca di Beppo on CityWalk. There was no 'This is not my genre.' When you're new to town there's this thing called L.A. Casting and when you don't have any reps that's how you get auditions. So I went on there and saw this post and it said : "Found footage-style scary movie. Please be willing to work long hours. It pays $500." And I got so excited. And now I am fortunate enough to only do work that I want to do which is a really huge blessing. That means that when I get offered other lesser scary movies that don't live up to what we've created I don't have to jump in and do.
There's creepy kids in Paranormal Activity 4. When the camera's not rolling, are creepy kids still creepy?
No, they're hanging out in the cast house and watching The Hunger Games. Or they're trying to teach me how to do the Dougie dance move. And they're so professional. I was doing a scene with Aiden (who plays a vulnerable cutie pie named Wyatt) and we were walking across the street and he was telling me about his dog and his dog is part pit bull and 'Man pit bulls get a bad rap in the press.' And then they'd be like alright, action! And he'd go right into it as I'm still thinking about pit bulls.
The mythology deepens and folds in on itself with every Paranormal Activity. Theoretically there could be an infinite number of sequels. Have you given yourself a limit, like 'I'll do six but then I'm out.'
At some point I'd have to stop. I'm not going to be 50 and going 'Okay, it's time again. Time to do my creepy walk. Pause, head turn.' But it's such a great group of people, and such a family atmosphere, that it would be hard not to come back. And they're really good about making it make sense for me to be there. I don't think anybody would want me to be tucked in the movie just for the heck of it.
You've been relegated to a smaller role in the last couple. Do you hope your story is ever front-and-center again?
I would love for some of nice Katie's loose ends to be tied up. Like the fact that the last thing she remembers is wanting to leave her house with her boyfriend and if she ever became unpossessed again she would find out that her boyfriend is dead. And her whole family is gone. That story is maybe not a scary movie, maybe that's a really sad drama. (laughs) But for me I loved that girl and she's had a rough go of it.
What is your working life like in between Paranormal Activities?
I want to do comedy. To book a single camera comedy would be awesome. But that's something I have to break into because people don't watch Paranormal Activity and think 'Oh yeah, she'sfunny, she can do comedy.' But I can, and I'm going to. So I'm going to keep auditioning and trying to do well in the room and making friends with different casting directors. I auditioned the other day for Up All Night, I love that show. I would have a scene with [Maya Rudolph's] Ava if I were to book it!
When you walk in to audition for something like a guest part on Up All Night, do people recognize you?
It's always one of two things. It's either 'Oh my gosh, we love those movies, so good, we're so excited to meet you!' Or 'Oookay, so you were in those movies? Alright, umm hmm, cool' and they clearly have never and would never see a scary movie like ours.
You're the enduring star of a wildly popular franchise, but one that appeals to a specific audience. Despite Paranormal's success, do you ever find yourself feeling intimidated or still green?
Oh yeah. I remember when Paramount turned 100 and they were going to take this big picture and they asked me to go. It was such a huge, huge honor and there were all these incredibly talented, super famous people. And then me! I was so intimidated. But I introduced myself to Steven Spielberg because I always told myself if you're in the same room with him introduce yourself.
Did the conversation live up to your fantasy? Did he give you any words of encouragement?
He recognized me so that was encouragement enough! My conversation with him was brief but he was so engaging and genuine and present. There were all these super famous people like Tom Cruise there. I was fortunate enough to stand near Jack Black and Paul Rudd who are so warm and funny and nice. And I was really trying to put myself out there, like I'm going to talk to people tonight. And so I said 'Paul, hi, I'm Katie.' And he was like 'Hi! Katie! Great to see you again!' and I said 'No, no. You've not seen me before.' And he was like 'Oh okay! Okay, I didn't know, but I didn't want to be rude.' 'Don't worry about it, Paul. You don't recognize me. It's cool.'"
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We report an experimental analysis of the capabilities of scattering-type scanning near-field optical microscopy for mapping sub-surface features at varying depths. For the first time, we demonstrate experimentally that both the spatial resolution and depth contrast can be improved in subsurface microscopy by demodulating the measured near-field signal at higher harmonics of the probe's tapping frequency and by operating at smaller tapping amplitudes. Our findings are qualitatively supported by a simple dipole model.
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One of the biggest challenges with any creative production is gear management. At the start of my time as a creative, I don't know how many times I have arrived at a location and realized a crucial part of my kit was missing. However, like most things, you only learn from your mistakes and what I have learned is that it is extremely important to create checklists and prep gear BEFORE heading out to shoot. Although it does take more time to do this, it will save you time and heartache from going out to get a shot and realizing you don't have everything you need.
Now I must admit, my least favorite part about filmmaking is the gear prepping. It's a fine balance between taking too much and taking not enough and this battle is unique for every job. This is especially critical when traveling. With this post, what I hope to do is talk about how to prep your kit when traveling abroad. I will use a recent project to Cuba as the case study.
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4th of July Book Sale
The annual 4th of July Book Sale will be held:
Wednesday, July 1st 1 p.m. — 8 p.m.
Thursday, July 2nd 1 p.m. — 8 p.m.
Friday, July 3rd 1 p.m. — 8 p.m.
Saturday, July 4th 10 a.m. — 2 p.m.
Saturday is Bag Day… A bagful of books for $2.00
Brazilian Music and Jazz
Flavio Chamis, a conductor and composer from Pittsburgh, will present an evening of music at the library on Tuesday, July 21 at 6:30 p.m.
The program will cover much of the diverse and lively music that Brazil has to offer. Several well-known songs will be presented in their original Brazilian recordings, accompanied by an English translation of the lyrics.
This presentation is a program of the Pennsylvania Humanities Council, a Federal-State partner of the National Endowment for the Humanities. The PHC inspires people to come together and share a life of learning. Since 1973, the PHC has provided resources that empower local groups to help their communities explore history, literature, the arts and the ideas that shape the human experience.
Summer Reading Program 2009!
Our annual Summer Reading Program will start in June. This year's theme is "Be Creative at your Library."
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Tobacco company Phillip Morris International has launched an aggressive anti-smoking campaign. It is urging consumers to give up cigarettes, whilst the company itself commits to "stop selling cigarettes in the UK", though it has provided no timeline. It has placed ads in several newspapers, encouraging readers to join the 'smoke-free' movement, and has launched a website to support smokers during the task of quitting.
The company is hoping this will lead to an increase in demand for smoke-free alternatives, such as e-cigarettes - some of which are still tobacco-based and contain nicotine, and has begun to research and expand the availability of its alternative products in the UK.
So what?
Whilst a move away from cigarettes is a positive one, this is also being seen as a method for promoting smoke-free alternatives. With limited evidence on the long term effects of these products, and with many containing similar levels of nicotine and/or tobacco, should we really be replacing one addiction with another?


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The exquisite humility of El Fogón de Trifón
The small bistro El Fogón de Trifón, one of the best restaurants in Madrid, revisits popular market cuisine.
This truly epicurean lair actually has two faces. On the one hand, it is wine bar, authentic and very popular, and on the other—or rather, at the back, in the small room it is one of the very best restaurants in Madrid.
In the latter, you are asked to taste market cuisine both popular and delicate, enhanced by an excellent wine list, with bottles ranging from 18 to 22 euros, including the delicious Álvaro Palacios, made from old-growth Grenache and Samsó in Gratallops.
Try everything: black pudding croquettes, oxtail stew, squid with sweet onions, stewed rooster, and peppers stuffed with salt cod. Jorge Esteban, trained by one of the best chefs in Galicia, Manuel Tabares (Villa de Foz), is becoming a big name in town. In fact, a very big name!
El Fogón de Trifón
Calle de Ayala, 144
28006 Madrid
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Awareness events highlighting Lymphatic cancer
Published: 12 Sep 2014
First up is World Lymphoma Awareness Day 2014, which gets underway on September 14th. The campaign has been running for a decade and - to mark the milestone - Executive Director of the Lymphoma Coalition Karen Van Rassel will be leading a 24-hour 'tweet-a-thon', aiming to spark a conversation about the cancer on Twitter.
In addition, specific events will be held in various countries globally and in the UK. The day will be directly followed by Lymphatic Cancer Awareness Week, which runs from September 15th to 21st.
Backed by the Lymphoma Association, the seven-day initiative seeks to raise awareness of what is the fifth most common form of cancer in the UK. It is encouraging volunteers to organise or participate in various fundraising initiatives, including tandem skydives and a Great British Tea Break - where friends and family make a donation in return for tea and cakes. Further activity taking place includes making a donation and going to work dressed in purple, a colour synonymous with the charity.
Despite being less well known when compared to some other forms of cancer, lymphoma - cancer of the lymphatic system - can affect all age groups, including children, and is still a devastating illness. However, the disease is treatable in many instances and most people diagnosed with lymphoma continue to live for many years.
This is where a private medical insurance (PMI) policy with Aviva can prove invaluable. More than 1 in 3 people in the UK will develop some form of cancer during their lifetime. Under our cancer pledge we will cover your client's cancer treatment as recommended by a specialist and any palliative care required, as well as offering extensive aftercare, for example dietician consultations.
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In addition to the housing expense ratio, lenders also consider a borrower's total expenses, housing expenses plus fixed monthly obligations. By traditional lending standards, total expenses could not exceed 36% of gross income. In other words, continuing the previous example, a borrower with housing expenses of $1,120 per month and fixed monthly bills of $350 would have $1,470 in total expenses per month. The total expense ratio would be 36.75% ($1,470/$4,000 = .3675), and the lender would not approve the loan.
In recent years, however, lenders have relaxed the rules, allowing many people to get approved for mortgages that they really couldn't afford. Now both the borrowers and lenders are finding themselves in financial trouble. Growing numbers of homeowners are defaulting on their mortgages and some lenders are struggling to avoid bankruptcy. As a result, lenders have become more careful about extending loans and have adopted more conservative lending standards.
Why should I analyze my budget carefully?
People typically want more house than they can afford. Perhaps it's human nature to want to stretch. In our consumer-oriented society, there are a lot of forces telling you to buy a bigger, or faster, or better thing than what you need, or started out thinking that you wanted. As tempting as it all is, you must avoid this mindset. Overspending creates financial problems that can be a source of stress and have negative effects on your marriage and family relationships. No one needs this, especially if these situations are avoidable.
The likelihood of foreclosure shouldn't be your only concern when determining how much house you can afford. Your ultimate goal is to make sure that homeownership is a joy. Establish your own spending limits that allow you to continue saving, and to continue to live a lifestyle that makes you happy. It's up to homebuyers to make sure they aren't stretching beyond what they can truly afford.
Once you establish a budget, ask yourself if you are still comfortable. If you are really comfortable with the numbers, then you might want to increase your budget a bit. However, at some point you need to draw the line and stick to it.
How do I determine my monthly housing cost limits?
Budgeting is the key to having a happy, secure financial life. Prepare a household budget and stick to what you can conveniently afford, despite the temptation to buy a bigger home or spend more money on other amenities.
These guidelines can help you to develop your own housing cost limits:
- First, calculate your provable gross income from your employment. Things such as overtime and bonuses that haven't been regular for at least two years won't be counted by a lender, but if you will continue to receive them, make a note of it for future reference as it may increase your comfort level. Consider too if a non-working spouse will be able to get a job.
- Next, calculate the total of your obligatory debt payments – car loan payments for example. If you are unclear about the exact numbers, get a credit report so you can use the same monthly payment numbers that your lender will. It's a good idea to check your credit anyway.
- Finally, examine what you are now paying for housing, either your current rent or payment on your mortgage plus taxes and insurance.
Say your rent is $1,000 per month and your gross income is $3,300 per month. Your housing expense ratio is $1,000/$3,000 = 33%.
Next add your other expenses, say $300 per month. The total expense then is $1,300 and yourtotal expense ratio is $1,300/$3,000 = 43%.
A lender would say that your ratios are "33 over 43." Note that these ratios are higher than traditional 28 over 36, but your mortgage might still get approved today.
Now think about how comfortable you are at this level. Perhaps you are single or have no kids and you are able to save money every month. There's still some room in the budget even though the ratios are a little high. Other borrowers with the same numbers but with two children might feel terribly stressed on this budget.


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Higgs boson: It was 'very nice to be right' says professor
The retired professor who gave his name to the elusive "God particle" that scientists believe they have found has said it was "very nice to be right".
Professor Peter Higgs, 83, the retired physicist from Edinburgh University, hit on the concept of the Higgs mechanism in 1964 while hill walking.
Teams at the Large Hadron Collider in Switzerland, found a new particle "consistent" with the Higgs boson.
The discovery was described as "momentous" and "a milestone".
However, the results are preliminary and more work is needed before scientists can be sure about what they have captured.
He could now be eligible for a Nobel Prize.
Energy machine
Prof Higgs gave his reaction to the discovery in a press conference at the university on Friday.
Asked whether he felt a sense of vindication, he said: "It's very nice to be right sometimes."
He added: "At the beginning I had no idea whether a discovery would be made in my lifetime because we knew so little at the beginning about where this particle might be in mass, and therefore how high an energy machine would have to go before it could be discovered.
"It's been a very long development over the years of the technology of building machines at higher and higher energy, and the Large Hadron Collider is the one which has been energetic enough and also intense enough in terms of the particle beams to do it.
"It's been a long wait but it might have been even longer, I might not have been still around."


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|Unfinished crocheted chokers and necklaces.
From the time I was old enough to hold a pencil in my hand, I knew – I expected – that I would be a writer. I held all kinds of non-writing jobs from cocktail waitressing to secretarial to graphics design, but ultimately I settled upon my true calling, writing.
So it was with great expectations when I moved to New York to live with a "friend" (excuse me if I get sick) who promised to introduce me to other writers, agents, and publicists, that I fully expected to meet other writers, agents, and publicists. I was ecstatic.
Until he told me, after I had moved in with him – with my daughter – that I had to sleep with him in order to meet those other writers, agents, and publicists.
In his dreams.
But while I was there, with the naivety of an emotional teenager (though I was clearly an adult), I thought, why not try to make it as a writer on my own? After all, if you can make it in New York, as the saying goes, you can make it anywhere, right?
And why settle for just any writing job? Why not aim high? So I CALLED (yes called) Saturday Night Live and offered my services as a comedy writer. I don't think I ever even wrote one sentence that was funny, but I loved to laugh.
"Have you ever had anything published?"
"Do you have an agent?"
Well, no.
"Do you belong to the Guild?"
No, but I'll belong – if that's what it takes.
I hung up sad, but not defeated.
My next call was to the William Morris Agency. As I said, I was aiming high.
"Have you ever had anything published?"
Not yet.
"Do you belong to the Guild?"
Am I on Candid Camera's audio version?
Well, as you might expect, my next call was to the Writers Guild of America.
"Do you have an agent?"
Shoulders slump. I know what she's going to say next.
"Have you ever had anything published?"
I guess I'd better get something published, I thought.
OK, still not giving up. I had a stash of greeting cards and the names and addresses of greeting card companies all across America. I would send them my unique greeting cards – they were unlike anything anybody had ever seen before. I was about to become WEALTHY!
Unfortunately I was way ahead of my time, because back in the 70s the only cards that existed were the sappy sentimental types. Mine were filled with sarcasm.
Of all the companies I sent my cards, the ones who responded told me "there is no market for these kinds of cards." And every time I received those letters, I screamed inwardly, I KNOW! I'M CREATING THE MARKET!
Interestingly, at the same time I was living in New York, two New Yorkers, who called their greeting card company, Bittersweet (I wonder if they still exist), designed a bunch of greeting cards similar to mine, but the two woman who started the company had the money to invest in their greeting cards and months later, after I had moved back to Illinois, they appeared in People Magazine.
Money. Why does it always take money?
Anyway, today, shelves of sarcastic cards line the walls in stores across the globe, constant reminders that if only I had had the money to invest in MY greeting cards, I might have had a career in the greeting card industry.
But did I really want to just create greeting cards? No. I wanted to write articles, poetry, books, and screenplays.
And then, one day, somebody invented the blog, a word that never even made it into my vocabulary until the last decade. Who'd have ever guessed that blogging would be a creative outlet for writing? And for so many people!
I'm still writing articles, poetry, and screenplays. I'm also using my creativity in other ways. Writing, by itself, is just not paying the bills. Illness, kids, life itself, and my scattered brain just keep getting in the way.
My expectations have not changed, though. I still expect to one day make it as a writer, but due to a myriad physical problems that have forced me to slow down over the past couple of years, I am looking for other ways to enhance my income. Some unfinished projects sit in the photo above. Etsy, here I come.
And when one of my screenplays transitions from words on a page to the Big Screen, you will know.
This post was written as part of a new Group Blogging Experience (or GBE), previously begun by a woman named Alicia. Today Beth, along with Marie Anne, continue the experience for bloggers to associate with one another, support each other's blogging experience, and hopefully expand their readership by providing a network for bloggers.
This week's topic: expectations.
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- Mutant Vehicle Design & Repair - With years of experience working for Burning Man itself, I can design, source, fabricate, deliver, and chauffeur your mutant vehicle or art car at the Burning Man festival or any other. Your entire experience can be provided, with costumes, catering, and logistics. Also, I can repair that dusty art car that the auto shops won't touch.
- Professional Art Car Driver - With a Class A CDL, I'm prepared to drive a mutant vehicle of any size at the event of your choice, remaining sober while you can party with peace of mind. I can provide 10 years of accident-free DMV records and am well-versed in repair and maintenance for those unexpected breakdowns.
- Custom Human-Powered Vehicles and Bicycles - I've devoted a lifetime to understanding what it takes to make a vehicle human-powered. I can build a custom bike for you or something much larger, limited only by your imagination.
- 24 Hours of Lemons Teams - As a founding member of the Pinewood Dirtbags, I can help your new Lemons team build, make it to the event, and win in Class C. If you're interested in spending a lot of money on fancy equipment, that's not my specialty. My specialty is winning with the equipment on hand, with a limited budget, and in under extreme circumstances.
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Blacksmiths in the Philippines. Alive and well.
Today, we took a drive into town as the wife had some errands to run. While parked and waiting, the noise of banging hammers coaxed me over to this blacksmith shop where they were busy making bolos or knives of some kind. Standing there and watching these guys ply their trade was like watching a symphony… a symphony of hammers and hot steel. I could have stayed and watched for an hour, but I managed to capture some video before the Mrs. was ready to go. Enjoy.
Watching these guys was like a history lesson from the past, but still present today, everywhere in the Philippines. If you need a machete or a bolo or any knife of any kind, these guys will make it… custom-made especially for you!


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Break out the guacamole, the bags of chips and oversized sombreros: Tonight on our LATISM Twitter party, we'll be celebrating Cinco de Mayo (which, for the record, is NOT Mexican Independence Day.)
With 12.6 million Latinos of Mexican origin in the US in 2010 [2 out of 3 Latinos], the holiday has transformed the American calendar forever. So what if the holiday has become a mere excuse to sell beer and Tostitos? Just because it's not a big holiday in Mexico, doesn't mean we can't celebrate it!
And celebrate it we will: tonight's might just be our biggest fiesta yet, as LATISM will be partying live from the House… Yep, you heard it right:
LATISM is going to the WHITE HOUSE!
Join us as we sample virtual margaritas, discuss the significance –or not – of this yearly celebration and bring you the play-by-play from the nation's biggest Cinco de Mayo party, LIVE from the East Wing of the White House!
- Is this celebration a positive or negative one for Latinos?
- Has Cinco de Mayo's popularity peaked?
- And the most important question: If you had him face-to-face, what would you ask President Obama?


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The physics faculty is devoted to teaching, advising and mentoring undergraduate students. Physics majors are expected to participate in faculty-supervised research by their senior year, if not sooner.
Degree Programs
Descriptions of the various BS, BSE, BA and minor programs offered by the Department of Physics plus some words of advice for our majors.
Course Descriptions
Course descriptions as they should appear in the General Bulletin, with additional comments and access to past syllabi (for users logged in via CWRUnet).
Introductory Physics
Descriptions of the various introductory physics sequences, including policies related to AP Credit, Proficiency Exams and Transfer Credit
Physics Majors at CWRU
A list of physics majors and contact information – viewable only from computers logged in via CWRUnet. To see where where our seniors have gone after graduation, go to http://physics.case.edu/hsstudent-info/physics-majors-where-did-they-go-from-here/ .
Undergraduate Research And Senior Projects
Information about PHYS 390, Undergraduate Research in Physics, and PHYS 351/353, Senior Research Projects.
Undergraduate Newsletter
News of interest to CWRU Physics undergraduates, including general announcements, course and program changes, and job opportunities.
Study Abroad
Information for CWRU students (particularly physics majors) interested in studying abroad.
CWRU Physics and Astronomy Club
A club, run entirely by our undergraduate students, whose main purpose is to promote interest in physics and astronomy to all members of the CWRU community.


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After gaining a BA Hons in German and Philosophy (University of Manchester), Lesley trained as a Chartered Accountant and was admitted to the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales in 1988. She then undertook a part time Masters in Anglo-German Literary Relations (University of Leeds) whilst working in Arts Development. This was principally as Director of Business and Resources for Eastern Arts Board, the regional 'arm' of the Arts Council.
Her next move was to The Open University in the East of England where she was Assistant Director, responsible for External Relations and Widening Participation. There she worked closely with the Health & Social Welfare tutors which led to a period working in the health sector, latterly as Project Director for the regional Aimhigher Healthcare Strand, developing a range of collaborative projects to engage young people in higher education relating to health professions.
Lesley has a strong interest in education at all levels and was a school governor for eighteen years in local primary and secondary schools. Her post as Bursar at Lucy Cavendish College offers Lesley the opportunity to draw together various strands of her career, skills and interest to date.


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Most people in adolescence suffer from acne vulgaris which may occur as small attacks or bad cases where there is acne suffering. This acne scarring proves to be a source of psychological problem to many people. And this is why people turn to effective acne scar surgeries to get rid of these acne scars.
One of the latest forms of acne scar surgeries, that is still under research is the use of radiofrequency as an energy source in producing volumetric acne scar thermotherapy tissue heating. Here deep dermal heat is used to treat cases of moderate to severe active acne vulgaris. In this process, the epidermis is spared wherin there is no down time on the procedure, and there is no need of any postoperative care.
A study was conducted on both men and women in the age group of 16 to 28 who were suffering from moderate to severe cases of acne scarring due to cystic and active acne vulgaris. A few of the patients were on concomitant medical treatment like oral antibiotics and topical agents.
All the patients were treated with a nonablative radiofrequency unit which spares the epidermal with its concomitant spray of cryogen. Most patients underwent only one session while a few had two sessions. The patients had to undergo follow up care after the procedure, which lasted between one to eight months. The response and success of the acne scar thermotherapy was evaluated through patient questionnaires and the count of active acne lesions.
The results of these studies showed excellent response in most patients while a few patients expereinced moderate or no response at all. There were no side effects on any of these patients and neither was there any down time seen from the procedure. The only form of anesthesia used during the procedure was topical anesthesia.
So it can now be concluded that nonablative radiofrequency is a acne scar thermotherapy treatment that can be used to clear moderate to severe acne vulgaris. Research is still taking place here to determine the treatment modality in numerous patients.
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Icelandic singer Bjork dazzled the audience at Bonnaroo 2013 on Saturday with a rare US performance.
The former Sugarcubes singer gave fans exactly what they were hoping to see during her appearance at the music festival. True to form, Bjork delivered an array of songs while wearing a very unusual and memorable outfit.
According to Glide Magazine, the singer's outfit strongly resembled a more couture version of Pinhead's look from Clive Barker's Hellraiser films. Bjork sported a spiky headdress which was accented by a weirdly lumpy dress.
In addition to catching the singer in yet another unusual outfit, those who ventured out to Bonnaroo 2013 were treated to a handful of the iconic singer's trademark tunes. The website explained she jumped back and forth between "booming dance tracks to her calling card style of ethereal near-pop."
The folks at Fuse explained that Bjork's performance in Tennessee on Saturday sported a strong sci-fi vibe. Not only did her dress strongly resemble something from a 1950s science fiction movie, the images displayed on the LED screen were also suitably trippy and hallucinogenic.
Instead of giving fans who were positioned away from the stage a good look at Bjork's performance, the enormous screens broadcast a series of strange imagery. Fans were treated to footage of explosions, shifting tectonic plates, and starfish holding hands during her appearance.
Thankfully, the singer's voice seems to have recovered from the surgery she had in November of 2012. Bjork underwent the procedure in order to remove nodules from her vocal chords.
"It´s been very satisfying to sing all them clear notes again. I'm sorry I had to cancel stuff earlier in the year, didn't want to talk about this until i knew for sure if it would work," the singer wrote last year.
If you missed Bjork's performance at Bonnaroo 2013, then you can gawk at some of images of her performance below. It won't take the place of the real thing, of course, but blasting her album Debut certainly helps a bit.
ok bjork stop pic.twitter.com/nIizxnvDqe
— heather (@itsrealH) June 17, 2013
I want a hat like that too @bjork pic.twitter.com/QHUcLrLuNR
— Johnny Crowley (@DjFinalTrip) June 17, 2013
#LadyGaga, à côté de #Bjork, c'est du pipi de chat. #LEPOINTMODE pic.twitter.com/awDWZXllbK
— Julien Roche (@julien_roche5) June 16, 2013
Did you catch Bjork during her appearance at Bonnaroo 2013? What did you think about the Icelandic singer's rare US performance?
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My debut pamphlet was published as part of Clutag's 'Five Poems' series in May. It is available to buy on Clutag's website here.
Feel honoured to join such fine company at @ClutagPress, in bonny yellow. Available here: https://t.co/V8kPhyOeh0 pic.twitter.com/2G1g9cPZLS— Robert Selby (@RESelby) May 30, 2017
Poem 'When That Which is Perfect is Come', from my 'East of Ipswich' sequence, was published in the 24 March 2018 issue of The Spectator. 'The Big Guns', from the same sequence, was published in The Spectator of 22 October 2016. Four poems from the sequence ('In God's Prevenient Grace', 'Elysium', 'Tournai' and 'Wilf') were published in Ambit 221, Summer 2015. 'The Daylight', also from the sequence, is forthcoming in Ambit 233.
Thanks to the @spectator for taking my poem 'When That Which is Perfect is Come'. Nothing like a poem about death and decay to herald spring.... pic.twitter.com/GYLfpclAiY— Robert Selby (@RESelby) March 23, 2018
Caught by the River have been kind enough to publish my poems 'The Firecrests' and 'Shadows on the Barley' on their website, here and here. A travel piece I wrote for Caught by the River, on WS Graham and Cornwall, is here.
My review of Kayo Chingonyi's Kumukanda appeared in the TLS, No. 5989, January 12 2018, my review of Rory Waterman's Sarajevo Roses in No. 6002, April 13 2018, and my review of Claudine Toutoungi's Smoothie is forthcoming.
'Summer's here': my review of Rory Waterman's 'Sarajevo Roses' is in this week's lovely @TheTLS: https://t.co/ikTDSfCELQ pic.twitter.com/ldXuZ7OGD6— Robert Selby (@RESelby) April 12, 2018
The Weald below was white as a burial shroud.
I waited for my taxi to fight its way off,
then opened the pre-Reformation oak door.
The hush within almost matched the one without.
Two hundred mourners, and none looked around:
they were nearly all your flock, Ralph.
The vicar signed your eulogy with the arms
of a railing minister, but the countenance
of a calm faith. Hands spoke silent psalms.
Under the vaults, my mind was a shedding bough,
lightening at the fall of each good word,
interpreted from the transept. Sorry Ralph:
conscious of others with hearing, I only
mumbled the Lord's Prayer, but we were friends
because my life so differed from yours,
mention of which over chess was strictly
verboten, till brandy loosened your tongue
and you'd say how you'd only just begun.
Under the vaults, hemmed tight, in winter wear,
I smiled at an old expression of yours:
Hot as a blackbird nesting in a traffic light.
Relief: you were borne down the shining nave
into snow-light, a silence we broke
with our heels on the gritted steps.
Ralph, the diminuendo of startled birds
recalled our walks on clear days, while you
still could, in the grounds of your life's work.
[Dear Ralph Crozier]