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Are you looking for an analysis of Edgar Allan Poe's poem Alone? You are in luck, this is the most comprehensive analysis you will find anywhere!
First, we will offer a summary of the poem Alone, along with providing some background information. Second, we will then do a line-by-line analysis of the poem. Finally, we'll explore its meaning offer some interpretations.
Alone by Edgar Allan Poe: Summary
The poem Alone by Edgar Allan Poem is a relatively short poem. The theme of the poem is that of loneliness. The poem can be summarized in the following manner. The narrator has felt alone since childhood, and even now still feels alone. Why does the narrator feel so alone? Because they feel the source of their feelings is different from that of most other people. There is a strong sense of alienation that has resulted from perceiving the world in such a vastly different way than other people do. The poem ends on a harrowing note, that the narrator will always be doomed to see a demon in his view. Who or what is this demon? We'll explore this in our analysis of the poem Alone below.
Alone by Edgar Allan Poe: Background
The background for the poem Alone by Edgar Allan Poe is both fascinating and helpful for an analysis. We encourage those studying the poem or doing their own analysis to familiarize themselves with the circumstances surrounding its birth.
Edgar Allan Poe's natural mother died when he was very young, and his natural father had already abandoned him. He was adopted by the John Allan family, and while he grew to become very fond of his adopted mother, he developed a very stormy relationship with is adopted father. In 1829 he had been separated from both his adopted parents and was doing a stint in the military. His adopted mother died early that year—and surely this hurt the twenty year old Poe a great deal. It was the second time in his life he'd had to deal with a mother's death. In that same year he got an honorary discharge from the military and applied for West Point, where he hoped he could eventually attain a position in the military as a high level officer.
While Poe was waiting on his anticipated admittance into West Point, rather than going back home to his adopted father, whom he was quarreling with, he chose instead to stay in Baltimore with relatives from his birth family, including his older brother William Henry Leonard Poe. While he was with his relatives for less than a year, during this time, we can guess that he met Lucy Holmes and befriended her. Who was Lucy Holmes? Little is known about her except that she eventually married Isaiah Balderston who became Chief Judge of the Orphans Court in Baltimore. Holmes kept over a period of several years an autograph book. It was a popular custom at the time to keep a leather bound book of blank pages and to fill it with poems and messages from family and friends. One could perhaps think of it as a kind of high school yearbook being signed by all your friends.
While we don't know what Poe's relationship was with Lucy Holmes, we do know that both he and his elder brother Henry wrote poems for Holme's autograph book. While Henry's poem took up the theme of lost love, Edgar Allan Poe's contribution was the poem Alone. After this, he apparently never attempted to publish the poem—and perhaps even forgot about it. However, relatives of Lucy Holmes eventually came across the poem in her autograph book. By that time, although Poe had already died, his reputation had only continued to increase. The relatives had the poem published in 1875 in Scribner's Monthly. It was in Scribner's that the poem received its name, Alone. Initially, the poem Alone was denounced as a forgery. However, subsequent scholarship has again and again supported the contention that the poem Alone was indeed written by Edgar Allan Poe.
We think that any analysis need to consider that Poe wrote the poem Alone for a young lady's autograph book, thus it was probably intended to be highly personal and expressive.
Alone by Edgar Allan Poe: Meter and Rhyme
The poem Alone by Edgar Allan Poe is twenty-two lines. It consists of eleven rhyming couplets. Each pairing rhyme is only used once. Meter in the the poem is varied skillfully so as to maximize the impact of each line. The first line is in iambic pentameter, so long as both "child" and "hour" are given two syllables, otherwise it could be argued to be in iambic terameter. The next eleven lines are clearly in iambic tetrameter. Lines thirteen to seventeen change the pace of the poem, and are in trochaic tetrameter. Finally, the last two lines, while still in trochaic tetrameter drop the last beat, and thus are catalectic. This adds much drama to the end of the poem.
The main point to take away from the meter of the poem, as far as an analysis of Alone, is the dramatic shift after line twelve. The first twelve lines are describing almost exclusively the narrator's attitude—but then from line thirteen something external to the narrator is being described. An analysis of Alone should note the change in tone here. We've gone from the narrator's internal viewpoint to describing something. What is being described we don't know until the last two lines—and when the actual revelation takes place, the last beat of each line is dropped adding a punch to the ending. We think it unlikely that when Edgar Allan Poe wrote Alone that he planned the meter this way—we think it just came to him naturally.
To sum up, we think an analysis should take into account the shifts in tone the changes in meter create. Meter is used in the first half of the poem to give a narrative feel to the poem, while in the second half to build suspense, and then to release it.
Alone by Edgar Allan Poe: A Line by Line Analysis
Here we will offer an analysis of the poem Alone by Edgar Allan Poe. We will go through each line and offer separate points. Each point is not necessarily connected with the one that precedes it.
Alone by Edgar Allan Poe: Analysis of Lines 1 to 3
[1] From childhood's hour I have not been
[2] As others were—I have not seen
[3] As others saw— …
• The opening two lines set out an important theme of the poem, that the narrator is fundamentally different from other people in some manner. Any analysis cannot help but to cover this point repetitively.
• Lines two and three give us the primary reason that the narrator is so different from others. It is that he sees things differently, and as we'll see, this difference in viewpoint completely alters his emotional life.
• Consider what it means to see things differently. Observation is always selective. You might look at a picture and see one thing, but someone else might see something else entirely different. The narrator of the poem Alone is suggesting that he literally sees the world in a way that is quite different from other people. Thus you and he might look at the same picture, but what you see would be different. As a result, what you feel from looking at the picture will also be different. For an analysis of the poem Alone, this is a very important point.
• Good questions for an analysis of the poem Alone would be: why does the narrator see things differently? And if the narrator does see things differently, how does the narrator actually see things?
Alone by Edgar Allan Poe: Analysis of Lines 3 and 4
[3] … I could not bring
[4] My passions from a common spring—
• The word 'passions' and 'spring' are both found here. Water is a common metaphor for emotions. Water ebbs and flows, and it is effusive and hard to contain, so the same can be said of our emotions. Passion wells up inside of us, at times overflowing. Thus the narrator suggests that while most people drink of a common spring, he drinks of a different spring. An analysis needs to consider why these metaphors are being chosen.
• The word spring suggests a source. So here we're talking about the source of the narrator's passion, his emotional life. Those things that cause passion to spring forth in most people are not the same things that cause passion to spring forth for the narrator. Surely he feels passion just as anyone else feels passion, but that which stimulates his passion is not the same as that of others.
Alone by Edgar Allan Poe: Analysis of Lines 5 to 6
[5] From the same source I have not taken
[6] My sorrow—I could not awaken
[7] My heart to joy at the same tone—
[8] And all I lov'd—I lov'd alone—
• The first four lines establish that the narrator of the poem Alone views the world differently, and thus that which stimulates his passion is different from that of other people. This theme is then played upon in the next four lines and stated in various poetic ways to bring home the point.
• Lines five and six mention the 'source' of the narrator's 'sorrow'. He experiences the same sorrow as anyone else, but that which drives him into sorrow is something different.
• The reference to tone strikes one as a reference to sound and music. Again, observation is selective. This is no less true of sight than it is of sound. When the narrator listens to music, he's not listening to the same music that everyone else is listening too. He's picking up on different notes and rhythms that perhaps escape other ears. This leads to a different emotional reaction.
• Line eight is particularly important for our analysis, because it introduces the major theme of the poem. The narrator feels passion, sorrow, joy, and love at things that only he observes. Think about how quick we are to want to share our feelings with others. An important part of this sharing is that others understand our feelings. We want them to relate to our feelings; we want them to feel the same way we do. Yet, the narrator's world is shaped by a very different perception of things. Again and again, he has stated that he doesn't perceive the world the same way everyone else does. The result of this is that not only is his emotional life different, but this leads to him having a vastly different array of emotional experiences—that others cannot relate to. It's as if he were living in a parallel world that no one can see but him.
Alone by Edgar Allan Poe: Analysis of Lines 9 to 12
[9] Then—in my childhood—in the dawn
[10] Of a most stormy life—was drawn
[11] From ev'ry depth of good and ill
[12] The mystery which binds me still—
• The 'then' in line nine could easily throw someone off. If you read the 'then' as a sequential marker, it's confusing, because the author is still speaking of childhood. Our analysis suggests the correct way to read 'then' is as the conclusion to an argument. If x, then y. The meaning of the word in this case is very close to the word 'thus'.
• To paraphrase, lines one to eight, noted that the narrator observed the world in a fundamentally different way, and this thus led to a different emotional life, one which left him feeling alone. Lines nine to twelve then simply state that this loneliness drives him to ask, why does he perceive the world so differently? Any analysis of the poem needs to at minimum recognize this question and consider some potential answers.
• It's important to note that the mystery is not how does the narrator view the world. Lines thirteen to twenty two will answer the question of how he views the world—however, they will not answer the question of why he views the world that way. The why of the matter will remain a mystery—though we can perhaps guess at the answer.
Alone by Edgar Allan Poe: Analysis of Lines 13 to 22
[13] From the torrent, or the fountain—
[14] From the red cliff of the mountain—
[15] From the sun that 'round me roll'd
[16] In its autumn tint of gold—
[17] From the lightning in the sky
[18] As it pass'd me flying by—
[19] From the thunder, and the storm—
[20] And the cloud that took the form
[21] (When the rest of Heaven was blue)
[22] Of a demon in my view—
• It helps to understand the last ten lines by starting with the last three lines. Line twenty one notes a beautiful blue sky, yet from line twenty, we see that the narrator instead of focusing on the blue sky finds a specific cloud, and from its 'form' makes out the shape of a demon. Do you see what's going on here? Someone else might have looked into the sky and seen just a beautiful sky with a wispy cloud or two. But he looks into the sky and what does he see? He focuses on a specific cloud and sees a demon. So whereas you might see a beautiful sky, the narrator sees a demon. This is a key point for any analysis of the poem Alone.
• Noting the point made above, go back to lines thirteen to fifteen that all start with 'from'. Basically, what the narrator is going to say is that from this and from that, I perceive a demon. Just as he sees the demon in the cloud, he sees that demon everywhere he looks. You might see a beautiful 'fountain' or a 'red cliff' or the rolling 'sun', but what does the narrator see? A demon.
• So from all the beautiful images given in thirteen to twenty one, the narrator, while being aware of these things, is focused on something that no one else sees, a demon. It's because he perceives this demon in everything that his emotional experiences are so different. This is what creates his sense of being alone.
• Beyond this there are some other interesting points to note. All four of the classic elements can be found. Water is present in the fountain. Earth is present in the mountain. Fire is present in the sun. Air is present in the storming sky, as it flies by the narrator. So basically in every element he sees his demon. This is a wonderful use of metaphors.
• Also, note that we aren't strictly talking about visual clues here. Water can be felt or tasted. A mountain can be climbed, you can feel the earth. Thunder is mentioned, and clearly that is a sound. So the demon is not something perceived only in a visual sense. As already noted earlier in our analysis of line seven, the narrator perceives even tones differently.
• The demon is surely a metaphor for something, much the way we talk about personal demons. We'll suggest some possibilities below, however, as the narrator states, this is the central mystery of his life. An analysis of alone does not need to necessarily answer this question so much as recognize it is there. There might not be any easy answers here.
Alone by Edgar Allan Poe: Meaning and Interpretation
Clearly people familiar with Edgar Allan Poe knew that he wrote poems and stories that often highlighted the darker aspects of life. He clearly was fascinated with the darker elements of our lives and of the world. So naturally, many readers of the poem take the meaning of the poem as straightforwardly noting his darker proclivities. The poem can then be read as stating that Poe was born seeing the world through a darker lens, this impacted his emotional life and made it harder for others to relate to him, thus he often felt alone. This is perhaps the simplest analysis available of the poem Alone.
There are certainly other interpretations of Alone that an analysis can suggest. Consider Poe's situation at the time. His adopted mother had died leaving him. So for the second time in his life a mother had died on him. In both cases, his mother had been victimized by his father. His birth father had abandoned his birth mother before he'd even been born. His adopted father had carried on an extramarital relationship, causing a great deal of suffering to Poe's adopted mother—certainly contributing to the illness from which she eventually died. Moreover, while Poe was abandoned by his natural father, he always felt that his adopted father did not treat him fairly, especially in financial matters. At the time, he was suffering from serious financial difficulties, and though his adopted father could have easily assisted him, he did so only meagerly. So who is the demon that Poe sees everywhere? In a sense, it could be a kind of sinister father figure that is always lurking everywhere threatening him.
Another way an analysis might interpret the poem might be to suggest Poe felt he had a greater awareness of how tragic life was—he had a greater awareness for death. In this sense he could be seen as more enlightened than those around him. He did not just perceive differently, but deeper as well, and what he saw via this deeper penetration into life was not pleasant. We all die. Death is coming for us sooner or later. Poe had lost many people close to him in death already. So here the demon could perhaps merely be representative of death. While many go through life trying not to think about death or almost pretending it doesn't exist, Poe was starkly aware of it. In everything he could see death—and his awareness could not be drawn away from it. It is a demon that haunts his view everywhere.
We do not think any of our suggested interpretations are entirely conclusive. We think when considering different meanings of Alone, it's important to remember that the poem was written for a young women in her autograph book. No doubt, Edgar Allan Poe wanted to express something about himself to her via the poem. This is the irony of the whole poem, and any analysis should note it. Poe manages via his poem to communicate his feelings to us! Despite how Alone he feels, by writing the poem and sharing his feelings with us, he no longer need think he is so alone. Of course, that is only in so far as some of us can actually understand and relate to what Poe says in the poem!
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How Cheerios stumbled into a social media firestorm
As millions mourned the death of Prince, the cereal's Twitter team inserted the brand into the grieving with a tweet that quickly elicited scorn. Here's what to keep in mind in such situations.
Social media can be tricky.
The recent death of iconic musician Prince unsurprisingly generated a tidal wave of social media buzz. Among the many heartfelt messages were tributes from big music brands such as Spotify and Pandora, and even unrelated brands like Chevrolet.
One Twitter post, however, stood out from the rest.
This seemingly harmless tweet by Cheerios went viral—the bad kind of viral. Many people shamed the brand and its parent company, General Mills, for taking advantage of Prince's death to sell their product. The weird part, though, is that other companies posted similar tweets. Chevrolet even included an image of a Chevy in its tribute image but didn't receive nearly the same negative response.
Where did the Cheerios social media team go wrong? What should it have done instead?
Here's some advice for sharing branded content during times of mourning:
Be genuine.
Genuine respect for your audience is arguably the most important part of branded content. One reason branded content exists is that people grew tired of traditional marketing treating them like nothing more than wallets.
Cheerios' tweet may have had genuine intentions, but it's easy to see how people might think Cheerios was trying to pull a semi-subliminal marketing trick. Your content should never make your audience feel that you're taking advantage of them.
Cheerios' team members set themselves up for failure by inserting their product into a sensitive topic and not acknowledging it in any way. Instead, they simply included the hashtag "#prince". A topic such as death deserves a sensitive approach, and Cheerios dropped the ball.
Be relevant.
Wait, didn't Chevrolet try to sell me a car in their tribute? Why did they get away with it? Honestly, a large part of that may have been pure luck; maybe Cheerios just got people's attention first. Or maybe it's because Chevrolet and other brands kept their content relevant to their niche.
Chevrolet's tribute used a car, front and center. Spotify included the name of a Prince song. NASA showed a beautiful image of a nebula. Meanwhile, Cheerios sneaks in a single piece of cereal over a generic (albeit traditional) message. It was a halfway measure that seemed to trade risk for wide appeal.
Even when addressing a celebrity death, branded content shouldn't appeal to everyone; it should appeal to your audience. If they wants to see pictures of cars, find a way to relate cars to that celebrity. If you can't do that, stick with a simple "RIP" displayed in your brand typography.
Be careful.
When in doubt, stay quiet. If your brand has nothing to do with a recently deceased celebrity, your fans probably won't fault you for not addressing his or her passing. However, everyone will notice if you advertise your product when most people are paying their respects.
This brings up a related topic-the dangers of automated posts. Many brand managers have learned this lesson the hard way. You never know what tomorrow will bring. There could be an unexpected opportunity for fun branded content, but there's always the unfortunate opportunity for disaster.
If you can afford it, always have a person post your content manually and in real time. That way, if a sensitive topic arises, the worst thing that can happen is that nothing gets posted.
When handling celebrity deaths, always err on the side of sensitivity. If you know your audience well enough, though, you should be able to judge what will be offensive and what will be appreciated.
A version of this article originally appeared on LinkedIn.
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1/2 cup tapioca starch, or cornstarch, or potato starch
1/3 cup GF oat flour, or pure rice bran, or flaxseed meal
1/3 cup light brown sugar, or dark brown sugar, or cane sugar
3/4 teaspoon xanthan gum, or 1/2 teaspoon guar gum,
or 1/2 teaspoon arrowroot starch
or 1/2 teaspoon arrowroot starch
1/2 teaspoon sea salt
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
4 tablespoons palm shortening
2 tablespoons coconut oil
- In bowl of food processor or blender combine garbanzo bean flour, tapioca starch, GF oat flour, light brown sugar, xanthan gum, sea salt, and cinnamon; pulse to combine.
- Add palm shortening and coconut oil; pulse to form dough.
- Turn dough out into pie dish; press evenly into bottom and along sides.
- Use immediately for cold fill pie or fill and bake according to type of filling.
Servings: 9" / 10" crust
Preheat: None
Prep Time: 10 min
Cooking Time: None
To use butter: omit coconut oil and palm shortening; add 1/2 cup softened butter of choice during step 2.
To use soy-free vegan buttery spread (Earth Balance): omit coconut oil and palm shortening; add 6 tablespoons soy-free vegan buttery spread (Earth Balance) during step 2.


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AIMT Belle was established in 1996 as a Calibration Laboratory, performing NIST traceable calibrations. Our calibration system is in full compliance with ANSI/Z540-1 series (formerly MIL-STD-45662) and ISO/IEC 17025:2005 requirements. The company recognizes its responsibility as a provider of quality calibration services. To this end, AIMT Belle has developed and documented a quality management system to ensure customer satisfaction by complying with regulatory requirements and improving management of the company. Our quality management system is designed to comply with international standards ISO/IEC 17025.
We calibrate a wide variety of instruments. Below are just a few within our capabilities:
Digital Multimeter Calibration
Temperature and Pressure Gauge Calibration
Digital Micrometer Calibration
Torque Wrench Calibration


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Glacier Dog Sledding
Premier outdoor adventure with a renowned family owned company.
SE Alaska offering glacier dog sledding
About Alaska Icefield Expeditions
Join our team of Iditarod, Yukon Quest, and Professional Athletes for the opportunity to work in one of the most beautiful places on the planet. Our passion for mushing and the North Country is exemplified by the personal attention guests receive from our staff. As an Alaskan Family Owned and Operated Business, we strive to present guests with an authentic Alaskan Experience.
The Employee Experience
The experience that you'll have will be directly related to what you put in to it.
Working hard, being part of the team - even when you're tired, helping others, being proactive will all give you a rewarding experience. You'll be able to end the season knowing that you did your Absolute best and gave it your all.
Ideal Candidate
We are looking for energetic, enthusiastic folks who are good team players. Must be capable of working well with others in a remote and community living environment. All positions are seasonal.
- Have a great attitude
- Be able to live and work well with others
- Be able to live and work with 250+ huskies
- Be able to live and work in harsh weather
- Hard working is a must
- Excellent communication skills
- Clean and neat appearance
- Physically fit
- Can lift 50 lbs on a regular basis
- Very attentive in regards to safety
- Have a love of dogs
- Be able to work the entire season (May - Sept)
- Must be a U.S. citizen or a valid Green card. We are not sponsoring work visas at this time.
- Be First Aid/CPR certified before the beginning of the season which is valid through the end of the season.
Prior glacier travel experience, extended backpacking, Wilderness medicine skills and a second language are welcome.
Room and Board
Living on a glacier is an adventure in itself and we make it easier by providing housing. Staff will be in vinyl Quonset huts with 2 to 4 people. There is a full-time cook on staff to provide all meals when on the glacier. There is no charge for room and board on the glacier. One day off a week in town where housing is available as well. You pay for food in town.
Employee Perks
- Work with an amazing family owned company
- Create memorable experiences to have for a lifetime
- Cuddle puppies!!!
- Learn to mush!
- Meet and make new friends
- Commute to work every week with a helicopter - dependent on position.
You also get to be part of an experience that comes from a long history. Learn from and work with past and future Iditarod mushers and handlers.
Getting Here and Getting Around
Employees will be responsible for getting to and from Juneau or Skagway before and after the season. Most people fly into Juneau, although some elect to take the ferry or drive. We will provide transportation from the airport or ferry terminal. There is a fuel compensation for mushers who bring their own dogs. Should you decide to drive your own vehicle, there are places to park, however we are not responsible for lost/theft/damages.
For Fun
Besides being in Alaska, there are a plethora of things to do and see.
- Hiking
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- Cultural attractions
- Rafting
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And so much more!
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For every purchase made, AMANDA PEARL donates 10% to K.I.N.D. - Kids in Need of Defense.
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Clear Quartz Crystal Towers
Clear quartz crystal is known to absorb, store, amplify, balance, focus and transmit energy. It's also just gorgeous to look at. A great gift for yourself or someone else, it can be used for healing, manifesting, and meditation. Or as a paperweight.
Categorized by weight. (eg. a 2.5" large crystal will be fatter than a 2.5" medium crystal.)
- Natural Quartz
- 6-sided point
- Flat bottom
- Small: 1 3/4" tall
- Medium: 2 - 2 3/4" tall
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IoT is ever growing network of physical objects that possess an IP address, for internet connectivity and the communication occurs between these objects and other Internet-enabled devices and systems.
Devices are embedded with electronics, software, sensors and connectivity to enable it to achieve greater value and service by exchanging data with the manufacturer, operator and/or other connected devices over a network.
The Internet of Things provides a way to use collected data from sensor devices and various cloud solutions to gather, analyze, and act on data. IoT aims at connecting all potential objects which interact each other on the internet to provide comfort life for human.
Like everything has both good and bad side, so does IoT. It is becoming an increasingly attractive target for cybercriminals. More bridged devices mean more attack vectors and more possibilities for hackers to target. Furthermore, the problem is rising from the thinking of developers and the users, who are more focused on functionality and are taking security lightly.
With the emergence of IPv6 and the wide deployment of WiFi networks, IoT is growing at a dangerously fast pace, and researchers estimate that by 2020, the number of active wireless connected devices will exceed 40 billion.
As the idea of connecting things over networks, the working of networking appliances and other objects is relatively new, security is usually not being considered in product design. IoT products are often sold with old and unpatched embedded operating systems and software. Moreover, purchasers often fail to change the default passwords on smart devices or if they do change them, fail to select a sufficiently strong password. Manufacturers majorly focus on performance and usability of IoT devices but ignore security measures and encryption mechanisms, which is why they are routinely being hacked and widely becoming part of DDoS botnets used as weapons in cyber-attacks.
Recently the world is witnessing botnet attacks which are the result of this negligence. Attackers are using IoT devices to take down the whole Internet of a country and partially succeeded, by launching massive distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks using a botnet of insecure IoT devices infected by the Mirai malware. The malware is programmed to hijack connected IoT devices that are using the default usernames and passwords set by the factory before devices are first shipped to customers.
Cybercriminal has publicly released the source code of Mirai which is an IoT malware designed to scan for insecure IoT devices and enslaves them into a botnet network, which is then used to launch DDoS attacks.
For the success of Internet-enabled applications and devices, it is important for the organizations to make a strong, reliable and secure platform. It is very important for the organizations to take security into consideration while introducing new smart devices.
Authored By - Shefali Singh
TCS Enterprise Security and Risk Management
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Indigeneity, Gender and Land
Units: 1.5
Hours: 3-0-0
Illuminates the dynamic and shifting relationships that Indigenous peoples have with their lands and territories. These relationships are examined through a gendered lens in historically and regionally varied Indigenous-settler colonial contexts. From their own positionalities, students will engage in reflections, articulations and embodiment of their own relationships with land while critically considering what this means for the Indigenous peoples, lands and territories in which we live.
- Minimum second-year standing; or
- permission of the department.
Undergraduate course in Gender Studies offered by the Department of Gender Studies in the Faculty of Humanities.


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LEGO Store Leicester Square
Being an enthusiastic fan and builder of Modulars, I thought it was time to add a full size LEGO Store to my modular collection. Inspired by the largest LEGO Store in the world at Leicester Square in London, I've designed this sketch model and have build it to be part of my modular street. With this submission I hope others will also have a chance to build this beautiful flagship LEGO store with its special and very characteristic elements.
Ground floor:
Technic, City and on sale product shelves
Tube train photo opportunity with Royal Guard, William Shakespeare and the Queen
Tube train with tram driver and Charlie the Conductor
Two story high Big Ben with Constable, Detective and Judge
Brickley the Dragon
Welcoming by Lester
Counter with register and Lester polybags
1st floor
Friends, Duplo and other product shelves
Phone Box photo opportunity
Pick and Build wall
Play Table
Stair case with LEGO Logo history
View on the Big Ben and Brickley the Dragon,
2nd floor
Overall the modular has been designed to keep the amount of bricks as low as possible through the use of panels and large bricks. The 2nd floor is not a fully utilized floor to keep the brick count below the 3000 maximum. It is designed to have optimal light conditions in the store through the use of more glass and contributes to the already open inside structure of the building. The roof has four studs on it so the store can easily be recognized as a LEGO store on satellite map images :)
If the brick count restriction would not apply I imagine the top floor could well be a shop for tea/coffee with cupcakes and a terrace to enjoy.
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Ergonomics: Health And Computers
In the recent years, computers, mobile phones, global positioning systems and other gadgets have been an inevitable part of our daily lives. This is attributed to the globalization phenomenon and the impressive technological advancements. Communications and, more importantly, business transactions have been made easy by these machines.
We are, by nature, capable of coping with our environments with flying honors. With the fast-paced nature of this modern day and age, we fully accept the very demanding challenges of our individual responsibilities. As a result, we have stopped being fully aware of the burden that these responsibilities bring into our lives. We have just accepted the fact that work-related stresses, including neck and back pains, headaches and migraines, carpal tunnel syndrome and other muscular disorders, are all part of living.
Ergonomics is a term that many people in this generation are familiar with. However, very few people employ it in their lives. It is somewhat surprising that, although there is a wide acknowledgment of the need for good ergonomics in a work environment, only a number of people actually invest in ergonomic office products. Contrary to popular belief, ergonomics does not only pertain to products. It also refers to the tasks and functions assigned to the workforce. However, none of us have total control of the everyday duties that we are expected to deliver. What we have is the right and the ability to build a safe and comfortable workstation in order for us to perform the tasks we have at hand as efficiently as possible.
Today, there are many ergonomic products that are widely available for purchase in different computer shops and furniture stores. Computer essentials and accessories even have various designs that you can experiment with to fit your personality. No matter the style, these products are ultimately designed to provide work safety and comfort. < a href="http://www.kareproducts.com/ergonomic-office-furniture-c-1.html" >Ergonomic computer furniture include < a href="http://www.kareproducts.com/anti-glare-screens-c-4_32.html"> anti-glare monitors, ergonomic mice and mouse pads, ergonomic keyboards, adjustable computer desks and ergonomic computer chairs, to name some.
Height adjustable computer desk are equally essential and helpful. They are also called adjustable computer desks due to their adjustability features. With the use of levers, you are able to adjust different points of the desk that suits you best. Most of these desks have CPU trays to give you the space you need to work around your desk. Adjustable computer desks also have keyboard trays that prevent the development of repetitive stress injuries, especially among writers, data encoders and others who do a lot of typing. In addition to that, these desks allow you to tilt and adjust the monitor and keyboard to the best angle most appropriate to your height to avoid neck and shoulder pains and eyestrain.
We should never neglect our physical health. We only have one body. We have to take care of it the best we can, for it is this body that allows us to be able to do the things we need and love to do. Comfort highly contributes to our general attitude about life. Studies have actually shown that the healthiest people in the world are the happiest. A good disposition in life increases our work efficiency. More importantly, it positively affects the relationships we have with the people that matter to us the most. Without any aches and pains to deal with from the long hard day at work, we are more eager to spend quality time with our family and friends


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Andi Eigenmann is pregnant, mother Jacklyn Jose admitsBy Angel Cuala on Jun 29, 2011 in Asia, Entertainment, Local •
Updated: November 23, 2011 10:45 p.m.
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Manila, Philippines – Young actress Andi Eigenmann is pregnant, her mother and award-winning actress Jacklyn Jose admitted on Wednesday, June 29, 2011.
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As shown at ABS-CBN Channel 2 that night, Jacklyn Jose confirmed to showbiz reporter Mario Dumaual in a segment of TV Patrol that her daughter is pregnant.
As mentioned by the veteran actress, her daughter Andi Eigenmann is pregnant and the father of the baby is her first boyfriend, who was said to have broken up with her after learning her condition.
According to Jacklyn Jose, Andi Eigenmann, who just turn 20 last Saturday, June 25, is now 18 weeks pregnant, but did not reveal the identity of the father.
Jacklyn Jose also told Mario Dumaual that she is proud her daughter decided to keep the baby, noting that she do not want to talk about the father of the baby and do not even want to see him.
Nevertheless, the 46-year old actress said while crying, that no matter what happened she will still give full support to her daughter Andi, whose father is veteran actor Mark Gil.
Apparently, the "Agua Bendita" star is being rumored to be pregnant during the past few days but there was no reaction from her camp although showbiz reports say that it could be true.
Andi Eigenmann was reportedly last seen in an event with Jake Ejercito, the son of former President Joseph "Erap" Estrada to former actress Laarni Enriquez.
Later, Jake Ejercito tweeted that he is not the father of Andi Eigenmann's baby and that he is not her first boyfriend.
However, there were also spreading rumors that Andi's boyfriend is Star Magic co-talent Albie Casino.
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We haven't bought the children many gifts this year. I feel a little tight, like we're depriving them of plenty of things they'd probably love to own and play with. Toys that'd probably be the size of our bloody lounge and play tunes that slowly drive you to insanity (if the actual owning of children doesn't do that itself).
When I look at the little pile stacked neatly on the babys' wardrobe, ready to be wrapped, I say to Mr Firstooth, "is that enough, will that do?", completely bypassing the point of Christmas. Our eldest is two, so, of course it will do.
At the ages of one and two, they have no concept of gifts, birthdays, Christmas. They haven't a clue what they would like as a gift, if they even need a gift?
Already, we don't just have a toybox overflowing with toys, every nook and cranny is spilling with all sorts of toys, or 'stuff' as I see it. Most of which rarely gets played with. Most toy sets get split up and spread across the house, pieces in pillowcases and slippers, because children have NO RESPECT FOR SETS. So do we really want to voluntarily add to this mayhem?
I would love to spoil them with toys and see their excitement as they open their many presents. But I'm inclined to think, what's the point? This Christmas I want to enjoy the magic of the day and share that with our family. Start Christmas traditions like the mince pie and wine for Santa (I hear Santa favours wine) and the Carrott for Rudolf (which Rudolf will donate to the Christmas day dinner after his nibble).
Babies and toddlers want our time, our attention, laughs, sweets, crisps, chocolate, tv, Peppa flipping Pig and to probably play with the wrapping and box their presents come in. That, we can give them, it won't be a gift that'll be wrapped, but that they will get, every year. This year it will accompany a little Lego set, a few books and a big play set.
Next year may be different, because I'm sure our then three year old will have a list. A bastard list filled with every toy or game he ever sees advertised. But a list I can work with, this year it's a gift guessing game. So I'm guessing that a few things to unwrap will do. The rest will be about the magic of the day and the memories we make.


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1 Is Job In a Interest Based Bank Halal or Haram in Islam?
The Answer is its Haram Because Such Banks Mainly deal in Interest that is Haram in Islam. Their Source of Income is also Interest.
2 Is Investing In Shares Halal or Haram?
Investing In Shares Is Halal according to Guidelines of Islam.
3 Can I Get a Car or House on Lease?
Lease is second name of Interest. When you will get a Car or House on Lease you will pay more amount than the real amount of that Car or House which is Interest so taking things on Lease is Haram according to Islam.
4 Listening To Music is Haram or Halal?
In Light of Quran and Sunnah all Main Muslim Scholar Agrees that Music Haram. A few so called moderate Scholars tries to declare it Halal but If we read Hadiths of Prophet SAW about Music then we will have to agree that Music is Haram.
5 Doing Dua From Someone other Than Allah SWT?
Doing Dua From Someone other Than Allah SWT is Completely Haram and Shirk whether you as doing Dua from any Prophet or Wali. Waseela of any Prophet or Wali is also not allowed in Dua.
6 Does Three Divorces Takes Place At One time?
If we see in Light of Quran and Sunnah three Divorces don't take place at same time. At One time only one Divorce takes place even if you say Divorce Divorce Divorce hundred times. Also remember that Prophet SAW has declared Halala Haram.
7 Is Taweez and Dum Allowed In Islam?
If we see Sunnah of Prophet SAW Taweez is not allowed while doing Dum is Sunnah of our beloved Prophet SAW.
8 Is Buying Prize Bonds Allowed?
Prize Bonds Are Haram According to Scholars.
9 Is Usage of Internet and TV Haram or Halal.
It Depends on the Usage. If you use Internet and TV for Good purposes than its Halal and if you use it for bad purposes than its Haram.


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In part 2 of Liquid Light High Vibrational Essences, we discussed the releasing of deep issues buried in the heart and strategies to ease the release from ones energetic system.
This month we will be explaining the simplicity of this way of working and summarizing the 2-prong approach to Evolution and Balance.
The Flow
The Heart Chakra is the principal energetic organ, which helps to clear The Shallows. The chakra works similar to a kitchen extractor fan, constantly sucking at any unwanted energies in the mental and emotional bodies. If there is a lot of unwanted energy in The Shallows, the Heart chakra struggles to keep pace with the heavy workload and in this struggle will slow down and in turn this will slow down your whole vibration. When the vibration begins to slow, you lose perception, sinking from light into darkness, even though this sinking process is very slight in the grand scheme of things. It can be compared to a professional athlete not training for a race, and then coming last during that race. What you should ask yourself is this: Do I want to be as tuned up as I can be, for very little investment and effort, or do I want to be an also ran?
As the Heart chakra continually vacuums debris from your system, your whole being is lifted and motivated. What remains un-dissolved at this point is blown out of you through the chakra and returned to Earth Mother.
Working with Essences for the Evolution of Consciousness
As you unfold by working with essences daily, your intuition, perception, inner knowing, sensitivity and hidden gifts and talents also unfold. As this happens, then you will begin to understand how such simple tools as essences can open the inner doors to something so mysterious and awe inspiring as the evolution of consciousness.
This is the work that I, and the Emerald Heart Practitioners, do with people every single day. We help them unlock that which is within and the transformation is always tangible and often remarkable. Whether humanity knows it or not, we are all on a journey back to Unity and when the time is right, everyone will begin to awaken and search for the answers they need in order to begin to unlock their consciousness.
One of the most powerful keys you will ever find to the answers you seek is within these tiny, sensitive bottles of consciousness, which we call essences. Try to remember that God didn't make this journey difficult. Why would He? It is ourselves who make this journey difficult and complex, when the truth is always very simple and obvious, we just try to avoid seeing it.
Emerging Patterns
As you begin to work with essences on a regular basis, you will discover that certain essences come up for you repeatedly. For example, when choosing the Liquid Light High Vibrational Essences, such as Wheel of Light Essences, Emerald Heart Essences, Extreme Essences or Sentinel Essences for work in The Deep, you may find that you work with a group of between 3 – 6 different essences on a regular basis. Also, because things move more slowly in The Deep, you may find that the same essence is required every day for several weeks or even months. You may find that one or two essences also come up for periods of longer than a year. This is merely showing you that there is something really big that this vibration is working on and the essence is loosening and dissolving it in stages.
When working with Traditional Essences such as Bach Essences or Devic Essences, or indeed many other 'flower' or vibrational essences in the area of The Shallows, you will find that a certain core group of essences come up regularly, but you will probably find that you require a different essence from this core group each day. This is because energies move, change and dissolve more quickly in The Shallows.
Reading about the Bach Remedies will help you to understand 'personality types' and you will discover through the essences, which regularly come up for you that they reflect your own personality type. As you learn about this it gives you great insight into who you are at a deeper level and what constantly needs to be worked upon. When you study 'The Readings' associated with the Bach Remedies, rather than concentrating on the Negative Aspects, look at the Positive Aspects. That is telling you more about what the essence is doing for you and where it is taking you, rather than where you are and why.
Think positive and move forward. Don't think negatively and stay where you are. The Positive Aspects point you in the right direction, telling you what needs to change.
When you know what the essence is trying to bring to you, it is then easy to see what lies beneath the surface of The Shallows that is affecting your balance and harmony.
Summary of the Two-Pronged Approach
Use Liquid Light High Vibrational Evolutionary Essences to move and dissolve fears in The Deep, which is located within the core of the heart. Use Traditional Vibrational Essences such as Bach Flower Remedies, Devic Essences or similar to dissolve energies in The Shallows.
To Attain Evolution:
To Create a Foundation of Balance and Harmony:
In part 4 next month, we will close this serialization, by explaining simple techniques of facing released fear.
The above article is heavily quoted from the teachings of David Ashworth and The Emerald Heart School of Enlightenment, of which I am an Elder, Ambassador, Teacher and Practitioner.
Related reading: The Keys of Transformation. Book one – Birth of a New Light by David Ashworth.
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To Unify or not to Unify?
Respect, consideration and tolerance. These three values encapsulate the conditions under which experts from 44 football associations (FAs) came together in the Netherlands for UEFA Study Group on the topic of Football for All Abilities.
Practical demonstrations from top-class athletes and heated debate on critical issues characterised the three days in Zeist, the idyllic location of the Dutch FA's (KNVB) training centre in the Netherlands…
Mid-way into the opening day of the event, a revelation of potentially seismic proportions was made: Where the KNVB looks to separate disabled players into respective categories, the German FA (DFB) favours a so-called Unified approach, which sees players of all abilities playing together.
In what appeared to be two completely opposing approaches to providing opportunities for disabled groups in society – from two very influential FAs – it soon became clear that there are actually two very good arguments for each.
The German context
Nico Kempf, Deputy manager at the DFB Foundation Sepp Herberger, explained that post-World War II Germany was very keen to set right the atrocities that were committed in the lead up to and during the War. One point of focus was ensuring that ample opportunities were provided to disabled people. Nico described how a parallel world for disabled football players was formed, affording them opportunities to play against similarly disabled players in a well-organised system.
The DFB soon realised, however, that players operating in parallel worlds did not integrate. Therefore, one of the prime objectives of Football for All Abilities was not being met, namely integration of disabled groups into society. In fact, the DFB sees it as discriminatory to exclude people that do not belong to specific disability categories. Hence why its current philosophy ensures that, if friends or family members want to play together on the same team, they have ample opportunities to do so.
The Dutch perspective
Then there's the KNVB's philosophy, shared with us by Marcel Geestman, Manager of Disability Football, which is that opportunities to play football among players that share a similar disability is what the majority want. While the KNVB would acknowledge that unified football has its place in one-off matches or tournaments, it is not a sustainable approach because you lose the competitiveness, and therefore the meaningfulness, of the game.
David McArdle, Para-Football and Equality Lead at the Scottish FA, supports this stance. In his view, disabled players should remain in mainstream activity as long as possible. However, when this is no longer an option, either due to ability or their enjoyment, then Para-Football – as it is branded in Scotland – will allow them to continue to play the appropriate level of football in an environment which allows them to "compete, socialise and enjoy our beautiful game".
Watching the national Cerebral Palsy football teams of England and Ukraine play in the IFCPF's Cerebral Palsy Football European Championships, one could not mistake the element of competitiveness at play, especially having been close enough to pick up on the frustrated expletives being used by some of the English players! Indeed, elite players at the top of their games are highly impressive to see perform – as also demonstrated very well to us by, during a showcase session by a group of the best Amputee and Powerchair football players in the world.
But, as with all debates, delving deeper into the practices of UEFA's member associations, it seems that things are not so black and white…
55 shades of grey?
We went to a disability tournament, organised by the KNVB and the Dutch Professional Coaches Association, which featured 390 differently disabled players. This included players with limited mobility and learning disabled players. The players had been selected by their clubs to play together in teams with other players that they hadn't met before. The challenge was to work together as a team, drawing on the abilities of all, and progressing through the tournament. It unified disability, gender, age and, although lacking in non-disabled participants, we did spot an ex-pro goalkeeper helping a small blond girl in-between the sticks.
And, when asked about the competitive element in Germany, Nico explained that those seeking such games were able to find them, and that pathways do in fact exist to the elite national teams for various disability categories. However, he also pointed out that, in Germany, there plenty of opportunities to play competitively in Unified Football. Further to that, he underlined two things: firstly, that disabled players can often be seen to outperform non-disabled players. And, secondly, that you always have to consider the individual and try to find the best solution for him or her.
In search of the happy medium
Finding a happy medium between competitiveness and societal integration is the goal that all FAs seek. Sports clubs, found in the Netherlands, but also Belgium and Norway, provide a good example of this. It was explained to me by representatives of these countries' respective FAs that, when players opt to play in ability-specific teams, they will still all wear the same shirt and belong to the same club. And, often, these clubs will hold social or community events, which offers a great occasion to bring together players from all of the teams under the club badge.
And in countries with small populations, such as Liechtenstein, Andorra and Faroe Islands, unified football presents a fantastic opportunity to bring disabled and non-disabled people together in unified teams, with a focus is on integration (and fun!).
All ears to the ground for continued success
Rather promisingly, all of the people that I spoke to agreed that the FAs are essentially reacting to demand from the grassroots. As Marcel explained, as grassroots specialists, they have their ears to the ground, and if they hear that there's a real need for unified teams within their communities they will react to that.
For now, at least, this debate will not be a stumbling block to progress. The topic of football for all abilities is gaining more attention, both for the inclusive values that football offers and the entertainment that it brings in its competitions. It is the expertise and dedication of those present here in the Netherlands and beyond, and the importance to implement what works best for those playing the game, that are contributing to the general continued success of this movement.


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When I read, I hear a voice in my head. The voice is usually a pretty flat version of my own voice and it's the same as the voice I hear when I think. Occasionally, when I receive an email from someone with a distinctive voice then I might hear their voice instead. And I sometimes hear characters' voices when I am reading fiction.
In the past, it would never have occurred to me to mention this because I would have assumed that everyone has the same experience. But we do not. Recently a respected researcher commented in an email forum I follow that he hears no voice when he reads. I couldn't imagine that but I did believe him so I looked into the issue and found two things; people do seem to have diverse experiences of reading 'voices' and yet there is little research on this phenomenon.
Let us accept that some people hear a voice when they read and some do not. If this is the case then it seems to me that there are three overlapping possibilities.
1. There are qualitative differences between people that mean that some of us hear a voice when reading and some do not.
2. There is a spectrum of experience where some are more likely to perceive a voice than others.
3. We all have fundamentally the same mental architecture but our subjective interpretation of our experience is different.
You may struggle to understand what I mean by the third possibility so here's an attempt at trying to explain it with an analogy: Ever since I moved to Australia it has annoyed me that some Australians refer to certain people as having 'an accent'. Everyone has an accent, I complain, especially Australians. Yet to these people, the Australian accent is so normal that they simply don't hear it.
Perhaps some people are so familiar with the voice in their head that they don't hear it. It's there, but they don't identify it as a voice because it is their own.
Whatever the case, this looks like a great phenomenon to investigate. I would speculate that people who hear a voice when reading might be relatively more inclined to accept the argument for systematic phonics teaching and those who don't hear a voice might be relatively more inclined to be persuaded by whole language arguments about turning words directly into meaning.
Similarly, there might be a correlation between the presence of a reading voice and the way someone was taught to read. Teaching phonemic awareness and phonics might create an inner voice or it might raise awareness of a voice that would otherwise go unnoticed.


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Blessed Are Those Who Seek God (Insight from Hudson Taylor)
mission-minded families mission-minded women / daring daughters
Do you ever feel like you just need to do more, more, more?
If you're like me, this quote by Hudson Taylor can really be an encouragement.
As a missionary to China, this man did so much for God, but His counsel for weary believers is simply to stop, to rest, and to come to Jesus.
Come, come, come.
"To every toiling, heavy-laden sinner, Jesus says, 'Come to me and rest'. But there are many toiling, heavy-laden believers, too. For them this same invitation is meant. Note well the words of Jesus, if you are heavy-laden with your service, and do not mistake it. It is not, 'Go, labor on,' as perhaps you imagine. On the contrary, it is stop, turn back, 'Come to me and rest.' Never, never did Christ send a heavy laden one to work; never, never did He send a hungry one, a weary one, a sick or sorrowing one, away on any service. For such the Bible only says, 'Come, come, come.'" –Hudson Taylor
Oh, may God help us, as mission-minded women, to rest in union and communion with Him, "abiding" with Him and continually connected in a beautiful and personal relationship.
Let's seek God, more than anything. More than His fruit, His help, or His gifts.
Seeking God, more than His Fruit
I want to abide with Him — "hooked-in" to His Vine (as Jesus instructed us in John 15) — yet not with the purpose of merely trying to bear impressive fruit "for" God, but because I want to be connected "with" God.
If I stay in this single-hearted relationship with God, then His good fruit in my life will simply be a natural by-product!
More than anything, I want to seek God's face. I want to seek Him. And by God's grace, it's so awesome to be able to say with complete 100% assurance:
"I DO . . . know God."
Wow. What a joy to be able to say that and to know that it's really true.
Seeking God, more than His help and His gifts
I'm thankful to God for so many things: for my husband and my children, for all that God has provided for me, for my home, and for the mission work God has allowed our family to be a part of. Yet way-more than any of these wonderful gifts and people and ministries God has blessed us with, I'm simply thankful for God Himself, the One who is the "Gift-giver."
And more than anything, I'm so thankful for the greatest gift of all, God's salvation: for His Cross and His precious blood shed for me, to pay that horrible sin-penalty that I deserved. Oh, I love my Lord Jesus Christ, so very, very much!
Yet the more I grow closer to God, the more I realize how much more of Him there is to know. God is way-beyond my comprehension. He's so big and so mighty.
–He's greater than any gift or blessing.
–And He's infinitely greater than any challenge, or struggle, or need.
As I worship Him and magnify Him, my problems and needs become minuscule in comparison with His greatness.
Isaiah 26:3 (KJV)
3 Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee.
Isaiah 26:3 (AMP)
3 You will guard him and keep him in perfect and constant peace whose mind [both its inclination and its character] is stayed on You, because he commits himself to You, leans on You, and hopes confidently in You.
Seeking God, more and more
Knowing God is not a one-time prayer (any more than saying "I DO" in a wedding ceremony is the grand finale of a marriage); our initial prayer of salvation and surrender to the Lord is only the beginning of our new life as followers of God and as His disciples-in-training. Knowing the Lord, and becoming more-and-more "single-hearted" toward Him, is a growing process. As I spend time with Him in prayer and daily fellowship, and as I spent time in the Bible (reading, studying, memorizing, and thinking and pondering His words and His ways), my relationship with Him and my knowledge of His ways keeps growing deeper and deeper.
Prayer doesn't have to be difficult.
God already knows everything. He knows my every thought. He sees my scatterbrained ideas. He knows what I've seen and what I deeply care about. He knows my inward attitudes (both the bad and the good). He knows it all.
Because of that, I know that I can be gut-honest with God, and I am.
I constantly pour out my heart to Him. Sometimes out-loud or mumbling to myself. Sometimes in songs of praise. Sometimes on paper. Sometimes in a journal. Sometimes in a notebook binder (I have this one 3-ring-binder I call my "brain-in-a-binder" — which is a place where I do all of my "brain dumping" — pouring-out all of my jumbled ideas and thoughts and to-do's and projects and prayers).
If I abide with God, "hooked-in" to the Vine (of relationship "with" Him and knowing Him), He will direct my "to-do's."
He will help me to manage my life and my family and my home. He will give me His grace to do whatever He calls me to do . . . if I take time to be "single-hearted" and to STAY in that place of abiding in His peace and in His presence.
If I keep my heart focused on Him . . .
God will keep me in His perfect peace."
More thoughts about Seeking God, by Hudson Taylor
"The branch of the vine does not worry, and toil, and rush here to seek for sunshine, and there to find rain. No; it rests in union and communion with the vine; and at the right time, and in the right way, is the right fruit found on it. Let us so abide in the Lord Jesus."
"All God's giants have been weak men, who did great things for God because they believed that God would be with them. I myself, for instance, am not especially gifted, and am shy by nature, but my gracious and merciful God and Father inclined Himself to me, and when I was weak in faith He strengthened me while I was still young. He taught me in my helplessness to rest on Him, and to pray even about little things in which another might have felt able to help himself."
"In Shansi I found Chinese Christians who were accustomed to spend time in fasting and prayer. They recognized that this fasting, which so many dislike, which requires faith in God, since it makes one feel weak and poorly, is really a Divinely appointed means of grace. Perhaps the greatest hindrance to our work is our own imagined strength; and in fasting we learn what poor, weak creatures we are-dependent on a meal of meat for the little strength which we are so apt to lean upon."
"You must go forward on your knees."
–Hudson (& Maria) Taylor (1832-1905)
So dear friend, may God help us to rest in union and communion with Him, "abiding" with Him and continually connected in a beautiful and personal relationship.
May God help us to be single-hearted . . . for Him.
-- Devotional by Ann Dunagan, Mission-Minded Families


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I'm an old lady about my dark chocolate. I eat the same kind every night at the same time.
My husband has tried in the past few years to give me special dark chocolate treats, stopping by the chocolate boutique for a few three dollar pieces as a romantic surprise, in search of the most holy of the chocolate tastes. And every one of those chocolates I have savored, I promise. But, I'm being honest here, I can't get over Trader Joe's Organic Super Dark chocolate bars (the purple wrapper!). Nothing is as good to me. Look, I appreciate dessert, but I've spent most of my life not needing it. Before I found dark chocolate (and in my single days, of course), I was a girl who only bought ice cream when boys rejected my flirtation.
I changed. For the past three years, since discovering the joy of that purple wrapper, I've followed the same dessert routine every night at nine o'clock. I walk in my sweats to the kitchen, hear the click click click of the gas stove against my tea pot. And wait for what is always the same delicious treat: a cup of Decaf Irish Breakfast tea with milk and two squares of my favorite dark chocolate. Once I discovered my passionate love for the dc, there was no reason to go back. I will happily eat this dessert every night for the rest of my life.
This is why I've chosen to give up my beloved dark chocolate for Lent. I don't really need to give up "sweets" for Lent. Sweets have never really mattered to me. What matters is the chocolate, friends. And I'm realizing how very much that chocolate matters.
What I love about Lent is that makes me really consider why I feel I need things in my life. It makes me question if I think I somehow deserve the extra lovlies I experience every day. I'll be the first proponent of enjoying the beautiful things God has given us, especially when it comes to taste. God made me an eater. I love all food, the weirder the better: the stinkiest cheese, the slimiest raw sea thing, the savoriest meat. I love wine because when it's relished it's a drink that makes everything taste even more beautiful. And I love how God is part of that. I love the joy of fellowship around a table with friends. I love the sweetness of appreciating something God has provided and the purity of that sort of worship. But I'm taking away the chocolate for 40 days because I'm learning that when I think I need something that to most of the world is a rare and novel treat, I am believing in the allusion of our culture, that somehow it can satisfy me. I'm believing that if I just have more and more of something that God made good, that I will feel secure, complete. It never works.
Labberton said, "Where does he live?"
"In my heart," his son said.
"That's wonderful, buddy," Labberton said. "I'm so happy you know that Jesus lives in your heart."
His little boy still sat deep in thought for a while. "But Dad," he said, "where does the donkey live?"
"Buddy, the donkey lives in your heart too. That's the problem."
Of course the donkey lives in us too. Sometimes the donkey is pretty tame and Jesus is the one in charge. Sometimes the donkey takes over. Sometimes it's all donkey.
I'm giving up dark chocolate for Lent, and in it's place at night practicing a Review of Conscience as a spiritual discipline. I'm not doing it because chocolate is sinful or because chocolate is the donkey. I'm doing it because our culture makes it so easy to feed the donkey part of me by providing every easy thing. Sometimes, I can't see the donkey because I have everything I could ever want. Evenings without my chocolate for this season is a rare chance to notice how much of my life is actually ruled by the donkey and not the one I call Master.


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The government must avoid writing a blank check for the long-term care insurance scheme to be introduced next year by improving both software and hardware infrastructures, analysts said.
Public attention has focused on the issue of how senior citizens are cared for after elderly residents were left for hours up to their chests in water at a care facility in Kaohsiung County last month when Typhoon Fanapi caused serious flooding.
There were two reasons that care institutions of such poor quality could remain in business, said Tsai Yi-hsuan, head of the Mennonite Social Welfare Foundation's southern service center.
First, although the nation has sufficient care facilities, their distribution is uneven, Tsai said.
A poor quality establishment would still be able to attract people if it was the only care facility in the region, he said.
Second, price competition could lead to layoffs and hence, to worsening conditions, he said.
However, care homes are not the only option for taking care of the elderly. In fact, of the 2.47 million people aged over 65 in Taiwan, only 41,000 stay in institutions, according to Ministry of the Interior statistics as of the end of June.
With people aged over 65 expected to account for about one-fifth of the population by 2025, the government began a 10-year plan on long-term care in 2007, said Huang Pi-hsia (黃碧霞), director-general of the ministry's Department of Social Affairs.
The plan includes a budget of NT$81.7 billion (US$2.64 billion) for non-governmental organizations to provide care services in communities and homes where seniors can lead normal lives.
To improve long-term care, the government has plans for a new insurance system, similar to the current National Health Insurance scheme, in which young people will pay a premium to be able to enjoy care services at a reasonable price in their old age, analysts said.
However, experts are also worried about the insufficient number of care providers and organizations, as well as the system needed to deliver welfare services.
Although official figures claim there are more than 62,000 trained caregivers, Tsai said only 16,000 were actually providing care services, adding that this was because the nation's foreign-worker policy was too open.
The lower pay given to foreign workers, and some employers' expectations that caregivers should help with domestic chores were both factors keeping trained caregivers from taking up jobs, analysts said.
The government cannot just rely on the proposed insurance scheme, but should also try to resolve these other problems hindering the development of long-term care, they said.


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text: Gemalto research: businesses confident about keeping hackers out, less so on data security Written by: Sam Fenwick | Published: 11 July 2017 Companies are underinvesting in the technology needed to protect themselves from cyber security threats, according to Gemalto's fourth annual Data Security Confidence Index, released today (11 July). Produced through surveying 1,050 IT decision makers worldwide, the index found that 94 per cent believe that perimeter security is quite effective at keeping unauthorised users out of their network. However, 65 per cent are not extremely confident their data would be protected, should their perimeter be breached, a slight decrease on last year's 69 per cent. Despite this, nearly six in 10 organisations report that they believe all their sensitive data is secure.The research also found that while 76 per cent of those surveyed said that they had increased investment in perimeter security technologies such as firewalls, IDPS, antivirus, content filtering and anomaly detection to protect against external attackers, two-thirds (68 per cent) still believe that unauthorised users could access their network, rendering their perimeter security ineffective.Troublingly, 55 per cent of respondents said that that they do not know where their sensitive data is stored, while roughly a third of businesses do not encrypt payment (32 per cent) or customer (35 per cent) data. Should it be stolen, a hacker would be able to use it to commit identify theft, financial fraud or ransom it back to the owner. "It is clear that there is a divide between organizations' perceptions of the effectiveness of perimeter security and the reality," said Jason Hart, vice president and chief technology officer for data protection at Gemalto. "By believing that their data is already secure, businesses are failing to prioritize the measures necessary to protect their data. Businesses need to be aware that hackers are after a company's most valuable asset - data. It's important to focus on protecting this resource, otherwise reality will inevitably bite those that fail to do so."Over half of respondents (53 per cent) said that they do not believe that they will be compliant with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) by the time it comes into force (May 2018) – putting them at risk of fines and reputational damage. To avoid this they need to introduce the correct security protocols including the use of encryption, two-factor authentication and key management strategies.Hart continues, "Investing in cybersecurity has clearly become more of a focus for businesses in the last 12 months. However, what is of concern is that so few are adequately securing the most vulnerable and crucial data they hold, or even understand where it is stored. This is standing in the way of GDPR compliance, and before long the businesses that don't improve their cybersecurity will face severe legal, financial and reputational consequences."The Data Security Confidence Index can be downloaded here This material is protected by MA Business & Leisure Limited copyright. See Terms and Conditions.


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The probe is designed for real-time detection of SPECT radioligands such as 99mTc-nanocolloid for sentinel lymph node biopsy or 99mTc-PSMA (Prostate Specific Membrane Antigen) for prostate cancer detection.
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- Ease-of-use – Sterile single-use probe gives the surgeon complete control from the sterile field. Eliminates the need for resterilization. Designed for the da Vinci ProGrasp® and all other major surgical graspers.
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[ https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/OAK-8141?page=com.atlassian.jira.plugin.system.issuetabpanels:comment-tabpanel&focusedCommentId=16809976#comment-16809976 ] Marcel Reutegger commented on OAK-8141: --------------------------------------- Just to make sure there is no misunderstanding, I was just talking about PathComparator. The impact on overall repository performance is probably not measurable. The PathComparator is only used in the DocumentNodeStore background update thread. > Replace String path with custom data type > ----------------------------------------- > > Key: OAK-8141 > URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/OAK-8141 > Project: Jackrabbit Oak > Issue Type: Improvement > Components: documentmk > Reporter: Marcel Reutegger > Assignee: Marcel Reutegger > Priority: Major > Fix For: 1.12.0 > > Attachments: OAK-8141.patch > > > DocumentNodeState objects and other related data is currently identified with a String path in the various caches in the DocumentNodeStore. Read benchmarks like GetDeepNodeTest that only read data from memory are significantly slower on a DocumentNodeStore compared to a SegmentNodeStore. In these kind of tests the DocumentNodeStore is usually busy with String operations like constructing the path for a child node or calculating the hash code for a lookup in a cache. > This issue is about a potential improvement that replaces the use of a plain String for the path of a DocumentNodeState and use a custom Path type instead. -- This message was sent by Atlassian JIRA (v7.6.3#76005)
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Hail, Caesar! is rated 12A for infrequent moderate sex references
The Scoop – An affectionate and frequently hilarious Hollywood satire
It's the golden age of Hollywood, and behind-the-scenes fixer Eddie Mannix (Josh Brolin) has his work cut out making sure that the stars don't lose their shine. A typical day includes covering up the pregnancy of unmarried actress DeeAnna Moran (Scarlett Johansson), fending off twin gossip columnists Thora and Thessaly Thacker (Tilda Swinton), and persuading pretentious director Laurence Laurentz (Ralph Fiennes) that singing cowboy Hobie Doyle (Alden Ehrenreich) is the perfect leading man for his new film.
But when matinee idol Baird Whitlock (George Clooney) is kidnapped by communists in the middle of filming swords-and-sandals epic Hail, Caesar!, even Eddie has to concede that the show may not go on.
Our Take
It would be very, very hard not to love Hail, Caesar! – and what would be the point in resisting? What's not to like? This deceptively lightweight Hollywood satire/homage boasts, among other things, a ceaselessly witty script, a tap-dancing Channing Tatum, displays of synchronised swimming and spaghetti lasso skills, several musical numbers, and a tiny adorable dog. (I spent much of the film fearing for the safety of this dog, but don't worry; it remains unharmed.) It's a veritable box of treats.
The amount of actual cynicism versus affectionate ribbing on display here is up for debate, and that's part of what makes the film so interesting. Beneath its farcical trappings, there's a philosophical – even theological – conversation going on: about the value of entertainment, about art and commerce, about meaningful vocation. The Coen brothers are master storytellers, with more compassion for their absurd characters than may be immediately apparent. In Hail, Caesar! they find God in the unlikeliest of places – among the charlatans, misfits and idiots of the entertainment industry.
Dig Deeper
- Did you enjoy the film, and why or why not? If you have seen any other Coen films, how does Hail, Caesar! compare? What common themes and motifs run through their work?
- What did you make of the film's ensemble cast? Did any performances particularly stand out to you? Which characters or scenes made you laugh the most?
- What did you make of Eddie Mannix? What motivates him in his life and in his work? In your view, is he right to stay in the job he loves, even though it takes him away from his family?
'It's pretty frivolous, isn't it? The movie business?' – Cuddahy (Ian Blackman)
- What image of 1950s Hollywood does Hail, Caesar! conjure up? If you have seen any films from this period, how might you describe them? In what major ways have culture and entertainment changed since then?
- In your view, does Hail, Caesar! portray the movie business as ultimately meaningful or frivolous? What arguments are put forward about the worth – or worthlessness – of studio films? Does the film appear to be satirising capitalism, communism or both?
'The picture has worth. And you have worth if you serve the picture.' – Eddie
- In what ways does the film seem to deliberately position Eddie as a Christ figure? How do we see him 'take the sins of the world upon himself'? Do you think the film's religious and spiritual elements are satirical, sincere, or both? Is it significant that we never actually see the face of Jesus onscreen?
- Do you think light entertainment has any deeper worth in our lives? Can cinema-going be a transcendent experience?
'It's the Son of God who takes the sins of the world upon himself.' – Clergyman (Allen Harvey)
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Our EU presidency can make a real impact by helping Turkey to join the union
THE poor Israelis are already getting a little bit bothered that we have assumed the EU presidency this week.
The normally sane 'Jerusalem Post' dismissed Ireland as "perhaps Israel's harshest critic inside the European Union" in an article published yesterday on our presidency.
Unfortunately, the article – like so many other articles on our presidency – is wrong because it vastly over estimates the importance of the Irish presidency.
When the people approved the Nice and Lisbon referendums on the second attempt, they effectively voted to end the whirligig of revolving presidencies forever. The EU's foreign policy boss Cathy Ashton will be setting the agenda for Eamon Gilmore and his counterparts in foreign ministries elsewhere. They cannot really do much more than nudge the policy agenda in any particular direction.
Mr Gilmore still has the chance to do something lasting if he sticks to tasks that might be possible. Rather than worrying about the Middle East, where nobody ever covers themselves in glory, he would be far better off concentrating on Turkey's on-off application to join the EU.
We are so used to the dreary anti-Brussels propaganda from our near neighbour that we often forget that countries from Iceland to Turkey still want to join the greatest experiment in shared sovereignty since the nation state became the norm.
Turkey has little in common with Ireland. We are small. Turkey is the world's 18th biggest economy. We are focussed on North America and western Europe. The Turks look east to the former Soviet Union and beyond.
These differences explain perhaps why Turkey is not high on our agenda but it remains a country whose membership would greatly enhance the European Union and create a real gateway to the East while also acting as a bulwark. Many countries, including Germany and Austria, are deeply ambivalent about Turkey but there is an historic inevitability about membership and it would serve our own interests, and those of Europe, to embrace this fact rather than ignoring it.
We need more big members to weaken the power of Germany and France, especially if Britain does withdraw even further from European affairs.
More than a quarter of a century after Turkey first applied to join, we should help an outsider join Europe just as other countries helped us to join against the wishes of many of the larger states.
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