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=== [haskell-core] maintenance ===
=== [haskell-core] maintenance ===
* [haskell-core] is an Arch repo hosted at
* [haskell-core] is an Arch repo hosted at xsounds.
* [haskell-core] is in sync with the [https://github.com/archhaskell/habs habs] cblrepo database.
* [haskell-core] is in sync with the [https://github.com/archhaskell/habs habs] cblrepo database.
Revision as of 16:07, 26 December 2012
Haskell is well supported on Arch Linux. GHC and a few core packages are available in the official repositories. For more serious Haskellers, the ArchHaskell community project provides many packages from Hackage, and the number is growing.
See the ArchHaskell community page for contact details and ways to help.
Haskell Packages
To use Haskell on Arch Linux, you have two mutually exclusive options:
- Use packages from the official Arch Linux repositories. These are a well maintained small subset of all Haskell packages. Just install them the way you would install anything else on Arch Linux. Examples of what is available: in the extra and community repositories. The packages here should satisfy people who just want to use the Haskell Platform. You may also combine this option with other packages from unofficial sources like the AUR.
- Use the ArchHaskell project's unofficial repositories. These contain a much larger subset of what's available on Hackage. As a community effort, we often need volunteers to help maintain and add more packages to these repositories. Read on for information about using them.
The [haskell-core] repository is the base repository of packages maintained by the ArchHaskell team.
[haskell-core] can be accessed by adding the following entry to
/etc/pacman.conf (above [extra]):
[haskell-core] Server = http://xsounds.org/~haskell/core/$arch
[haskell-core] Server = http://www.kiwilight.com/haskell/core/$arch
The set of packages in the [haskell-core] repository is derived from the habs tree officially located here. A tool called cblrepo is used to keep the habs tree synchronized with the official Haskell packages from Hackage.
Putting [haskell-core] above [extra] will ensure that the packages from [haskell-core] take precedence, in case of duplicate packages in the two repositories.
The [haskell-web] repository builds on [haskell], providing several more packages, especially those useful for web applications.
[haskell-web] Server = http://archhaskell.mynerdside.com/$repo/$arch
Add it after [haskell].
Last resorts
- Haskell packages in the AUR
- cabal-install directly
Unfortunately, many of the packages in the AUR are outdated due to a lack of resources. If you have the time, it is recommended to use cblrepo and create something like [haskell-web], which can then be added to the collection of haskell-providing repositories.
Improving ArchHaskell
See the ArchHaskell community page and get in touch via the mailing list or the IRC channel.
The plan is to have one user-facing repository, [haskell], which merges the packages available in various satellite repositories (like [haskell-web]), thereby distributing the maintenance load. One satellite repo is special, the [haskell-core] repository, which provides packages that are dependencies of all the other satellites.
[haskell-core] maintenance
- [haskell-core] is an Arch repo hosted at kiwilight and xsounds.
- [haskell-core] is in sync with the habs cblrepo database.
Other repo maintenance
For example, for haskell-foo, ensure:
- haskell-foo is a cblrepo database, possibly using packages from [haskell-core] as DistroPkgs.
- Whenever [haskell-core] is updated, haskell-foo's database is updated to match within a reasonable time.


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In the Lead
Daniel Day-Lewis is pretty much guaranteed an Oscar nomination after the LA Film Critics Association named him Best Actor for There Will Be Blood. The film also won best picture and director putting Blood in good position for an awards season run.
Then again, Daniel Day-Lewis could fart and still get honoured. The man is in a class all by himself. And he's a sexy beast.
Last night – New York premiere of There Will Be Blood, DDL with his wife. Don't knock the suit. His wife's hair however…by all means. No woman over 20 save Gwen Stefani should be allowed to do this.
Photos from Wenn

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Bob Beard was one of the pioneers of Northside School District. His forward thinking as a member, Vice President and President of the Northside Board of Trustees from 1967 to 1974, helped form what is now one of the premier school districts in the country.
Born in El Paso but raised in San Antonio, Beard graduated from Jefferson High School in 1949. He attended San Antonio College and graduated from the University of Houston with a bachelor's degree in petroleum engineering.


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Gonzales says Buehrle gets Wednesday's start:
The White Sox adjusted their rotation so that Mark Buehrle will pitch Wednesday night at Cleveland. The Sox had concerns about starting Jake Peavy on four days' rest, so Peavy was moved back to Friday night at Detroit. Freddy Garcia and John Danks will start the final two games of the Detroit series.


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Year of publication
- 2004 (3) (remove)
Document Type
- Preprint (3) (remove)
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- Physik (3) (remove)
- Analytical relationship for the cranking inertia (2004)
- The wave function of a spheroidal harmonic oscillator without spin-orbit interaction is expressed in terms of associated Laguerre and Hermite polynomials. The pairing gap and Fermi energy are found by solving the BCS system of two equations. Analytical relationships for the matrix elements of inertia are obtained function of the main quantum numbers and potential derivative. They may be used to test complex computer codes one should develop in a realistic approach of the fission dynamics. The results given for the 240 Pu nucleus are compared with a hydrodynamical model. The importance of taking into account the correction term due to the variation of the occupation number is stressed.
- Complex fission phenomena (2004)
- Complex fission phenomena are studied in a unified way. Very general reflection asymmetrical equilibrium (saddle point) nuclear shapes are obtained by solving an integro-differential equation without being necessary to specify a certain parametrization. The mass asymmetry in binary cold fission of Th and U isotopes is explained as the result of adding a phenomenological shell correction to the liquid drop model deformation energy. Applications to binary, ternary, and quaternary fission are outlined.
- Deformation energy minima at finite mass asymmetry (2004)
- A very general saddle point nuclear shape may be found as a solution of an integro-differential equation without giving apriori any shape parametrization. By introducing phenomenological shell corrections one obtains minima of deformation energy for binary fission of parent nuclei at a finite (non-zero) mass asymmetry. Results are presented for reflection asymmetric saddle point shapes of thorium and uranium even-mass isotopes with A=226-238 and A=230-238 respectively.


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As Dr. Stuart Berman tells it to CNN, an out of shape and overweight doctor is sort of like an accountant who can't balance his own checkbook. Although previously a practicing pediatrician and now working in the public health sector, like many of us, Dr. Berman recently realized he had lost some control of his physical health. With his weight and vital numbers above what they should be, Dr. Berman was at a higher than normal risk for developing chronic illnesses such as heart disease. Before the problem spiraled out of control, Dr. Berman decided to seek a plan for prevention by joining the Emory HeartWise℠ Risk Reduction Program.
Emory's own Dr. Laurence Sperling, a preventative cardiologist involved with the HeartWise℠ program was also featured in CNN's piece offering insight and advice into the importance of maintaining a healthy weight. "Extra weight can increase the chances of developing some of the traditional heart risk factors like high blood pressure and diabetes," notes Sperling. Dr. Sperling also advises that men who notice they're putting on extra weight "reassess their risk for heart disease and make a plan for prevention." A small weight loss of just 5lbs can make a huge difference.
Stuart Berman, the doctor who participated in the program, saw better than 5lb results. After working with the HeartWise℠ program to create a plan that included regular exercise and watching what he ate, Dr. Berman was able to lose 60lbs. While that number is extremely impressive, for most people, even a moderate weight reduction can substantially lower the risk for chronic illness.
If you're in a similar situation to the one Dr. Berman recently found himself in there are preventative steps you can take to reduce your risk for these chronic illnesses such as heart disease. Getting two and a half hours of moderate exercise a week and controlling your portions are great first steps. If you're looking for more ideas on how to prevent heart disease and other chronic illness, visit our Center for Heart Disease Prevention website.
Tags: CNN, heart disease, HeartWise, prevention


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The Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik Semikha Program, located at YU's Wilf Campus in New York City, offers a four-year program of study leading to Semikha Yoreh Yoreh. The first three years involve full-time study, and the fourth year combines daily learning with intensive fieldwork.Throughout the program, students are involved in formal coursework in pastoral psychology, counseling, homiletics and current issues facing the Jewish community.
Morning seder, shiur and most classes take place Sunday through Thursday, 9 a.m.–3 p.m., and on Friday mornings. In addition, students may spend a year studying at YU's Joseph and Caroline S. Gruss Institute in Jerusalem.
Over the course of semikha, students gain proficiency in the laws of kashrut, niddah, aveilut, eruvin, bishul b'Shabbat, gerut and milah, ishut and other contemporary halachic topics, while continuing to hone their talmudic and professional skills.
Please contact us if you have any questions.
The Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik Semikha Program leads to semikha Yoreh Yoreh. Upon completing all the requirements, students are issued a ''Semikha Klaf''—the traditional ordination certificate handwritten on parchment by a sofer.
Semikha Yadin Yadin, an advanced ordination that qualifies rabbis as poskim in Even HaEzer and Choshen Mishpat, is offered through an intensive postgraduate study program following traditional ordination.
Every four years, RIETS hosts a Chag HaSemikhah to celebrate the completion of a new cycle of musmachim.
Professional Experience During the Semikha Program
The professional training curriculum is divided into the following tracks of study, each with its own rabbinic adviser:
- Pulpit
- Education
- Community outreach and Campus leadership
- Hospital chaplaincy
- Jewish communal services
All students take five core courses in their first two years of semikha. These include a survey of professional opportunities designed to inspire students to careers in Avodat Hakodesh; a survey of the American Jewish community; two semesters of pastoral psychology; a public speaking course; and a leadership course.
Students in the pulpit and outreach tracks continue their studies at RIETS while students in the other tracks continue their professional training with master's degrees or additional courses outside of RIETS.
To complete the program, students must intern for three semesters of hands-on practical experience in their professional field of interest. The fourth year is a full-year mentored internship program in a synagogue, school, outreach, or administrative or chaplaincy setting, during which students continue the rigorous Torah studies that remain the rabbi's principle and classic stock-in-trade.
Starting Semikha in the Last Year of Undergraduate School
Yeshiva College seniors within 12 credits of college graduation may start semikha in their senior year with permission from the dean of RIETS.
Pre-Semikha Program
Students with backgrounds in Talmudic study not sufficient for acceptance into the regular semikha program can enhance their skills by joining the pre-semikha program. Participants attend regular Talmud shiurim on their level as well as classes in Machshevet Yisrael.
Ludwig Jesselson Kollel Chaverim
Students with backgrounds in Talmud who want to continue their Torah learning prior to or during graduate or professional school may join the Ludwig Jesselson Kollel Chaverim for a one-year program of intensive Talmud study as well as studies related to their professional area of interest. Those who continue in a directed self-study program for an additional three years and complete an approved research project are eligible for the Chaver degree.
Sephardic Studies
Sephardic students may take courses in Sephardic Halacha, Hazzanut and Safrut, and may enroll in shiurim with our Sephardic roshei yeshiva.
The Maybaum Sephardic Fellowship program assists students of Sephardic heritage who plan rabbinic careers in Sephardic communal institutions.


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Originally Posted by Lauren Johnson
Originally Posted by Peter Lemkin
Originally Posted by Lauren Johnson
I never believed Webb committed suicide either.
Dawn, Jeez. Everybody knows that if you shoot yourself in the head and it doesn't work, you get a mulligan. Some people.
I've seen the autopsy photos....not pretty....two holes in the top of his head. Awkward that....believe even the wrong side for him...... to contort into and fire not one, but two coups des graces.
Were or are these photos readily available -- not that I want
Originally Posted by Magda Hassan
The other video has been set to Private.
Set to private? Whatever...a very good short video!
Originally Posted by Peter Lemkin
Adrian Pracon was shot but survived. He tells of a young boy of eleven years who stood up against the perpetrator, and ordered him to stop shooting.
Kirsti.Haga.Honningsoy @ nrk.no
Published 8:02 p.m. today.
There were many who wanted to hear the story of Adrian Pracon from Skien today.
- It is clear that it is painful to be shot at, but it does more hurt to lose their friends, says Pracon to NRK.
The story of Pracon is strong. He swam from the


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Drive-By Compliments Are the Best Way to Make Someone's Day
Here's a random act of kindness anyone can do.
This guy hopped into a car and shouted out nice comments to people he saw on the sidewalk.
He catches just about everyone off-guard, but they all seem to go with the flow and take his kind words with grace.
In a time when people seem to be angry while on the roads, it's nice to see a little positivity.


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Saturday, February 27, 2010
Heart warming Bunny
I had this patterned paper from Wild Asparagus that I love and wanted to use for a card, so this is what I came up with. The bunny is from the Winter Woodland cartridge (p. 58) cut at 2 1/2 inches with the shadow and layers. I inked the edges of everything with Ranger Antique Linen ink. I chalked the bunny's little cheek with pink chalk and a q-tip. Hint: Rub most of the chalk off on a scratch piece of paper so the cheek will be very subtle. I also raised every layer of the bunny with pop dots. The stamp is from a Fiskars set and the grass is from the Paper Doll Dressups cartridge. I tied ribbon and tulle together to make the bow. To finish everything off and make it shiny, I sprayed glimmer mist over the entire card.
Saturday, February 20, 2010
A Child's Year card
I had lots of scraps leftover from a mini album I am making (will post pics soon) so I decided to make a card with the leftovers. I tied the edge with ribbon and tulle. The little girl is cut from A Child's Year cartridge (p. 60) at 3 1/2" with the shadow cut too.
Here are some close ups:
Quick Sweet Treats card
This was a super fast card to make! The cupcake is from the sweet treats cartridge cut at 3 1/2" and then I used stickles to highlight the polka dots and the swirl at the top.
Thursday, February 18, 2010
Need to contact me?
Have a question or just want to say "hi"? Just leave a comment on this post!
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
Bananas 4 you
I bought this jar at walmart and filled it with nuts and dried fruit. (Yum) I used Gypsy wanderings for the background mat (cut at 4"). The other cuts are all from the sweethearts cartridge. I cut the Monkey at 3" and the 'bananas 4 you' at 2"
Chocolate covered strawberry
I used the Sweet Treats cartridge for this card (One of my favorite carts!)
Cut the card base (Page 50) at 4". This is just a plain card, but fit the strawberry exactly. The patterned cardstock is from DCWV. Cut all other layers with your paper trimmer. Round the corners with a corner rounder punch.
Cut the Strawberry top (Page 34: shift/layer) at 2 1/2" Real Dial size. Emboss with your swiss dots cuttlebug folder and ink lightly with black ink.
Cut another strawberry top from dark brown. (same size) Trim as shown in picture below. For the strawberry leafs, cut from green (p. 34 layer) at 5" Real Dial size. Then trim off excess. (You don't need the icecream part). Tape a white piece of paper on the back of the strawberry as shown.
Draw lines on the leafy part with a colored pencil (I used Crayola) and then use gamsol on a small sponge and a blender stick to blend the colored pencil a bit.
Assemble strawberry and spray with glimmer mist. Use glitter glue on the white dots.
cover brown cardstock with dimensional glaze and let dry (a long time!) When it is all dry, adhere to top of strawberry. Looks yummy!
For this card I used the Storybook cartridge. I stamped on the "E" with versamark watermark ink and them embossed with clear embossing powder.
I cut the butterfly 3 times, layered and then used the watermark ink and clear embossing powder to make it shiny. :-)
Friday, February 12, 2010
Sunshine Blog Award! February 23rd
Woo Hoo!! I was nominated by Lori Apgar for this Sunshine Blog Award! Thanks Lori! Your sweet!
Visit Lori's awesome blog at http://scrappinmystressaway.blogspot.com
Now comes the hard part, passing this award on to six other bloggers/followers:
Blog Award Rules:
1. You must pass this award on to six (6) other bloggers/followers.
2. Link your nominees within your post.
3. Let your blogger/followers know you are passing this award on to them by leaving them a comment on their blog.
4. Add a link to the blog of the person from whom you received this award (that would be me).
Thank you for your comments!
I enjoy sharing my passion for Paper crafting and appreciate all of your kind comments!
Thursday, February 11, 2010
Completely Loved
For this card, I used A Child's Year Cartridge, felt lace, and a faux button. Here are some closeup shots:
The flowers are just pieces of the felt lace that I cut off with some rhinestones in the center.
Here is a closeup of my paper button:
There is a tutorial below for faux buttons if you are interested! (You can also find it under the 'tutorials' tab.)
Faux Buttons (Paper)
These buttons are actually made out of paper! Making your own buttons makes it easy to match your project. Some of the 'buttons' are made out of patterned paper.
Here is a side view:
I used my gypsy to cut the large buttons and punches to cut the smaller buttons.
If you use circle punches, you will need two sizes. Punch the smaller circle first.
Turn your larger punch upside down so you can see to center it around the smaller circle you already punched out.
Here is a screen shot of the buttons I created using my gypsy. I just used circles. Super easy!! (I love how easy it is to group, resize and copy with the gypsy.)
So, here you have your pieces ready to be assembled:
Step 1: Glue the 2 solid circles together.
Step 2: Glue all of the rings on top.
Step 3: Use a paper piercer to poke 2 holes in the center. (If you used the gypsy, skip this step)
It's starting to look like a button!
Step 4: Cover with dimensional glaze.
Hint: Use the paper piercer to poke through the holes again when it is dried. It is easier to do this when it feels dry, hasn't cured all of the way.
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
Dinosaur Happy birthday card
Published in the June/July 2011 Cricut Magazine! (p. 73)
I love this cricut cartridge!!! I used my gypsy, so I am not sure on the exact cut sizes. The card is 6x6. The rocks are backgrounds for fossils that I crumpled and inked. There are tutorials for the palm tree and for assembling the T-Rex. I inked everything with walnut ink. Here are some closeups:
Assembling T-Rex from Dinosaur Tracks
This is one of my favorite cuts on the Dinosaur Tracks Cricut cartridge! Here are the supplies I used: (I forgot to add the embossing folder to the picture - oops!)
I thought it would be fun if the teeth looked glossy and dimensional, so I used the glossy accents on this. I only put a thin layer on.
Here are the finished teeth and the tongue, ready to layer on the dinosaur base. When you 'gloss' your dinosaur teeth, you might want to go a little higher on the top than I did.
The dinosaur was to big to fit in the cuttlebug folder all at once, so I sent it through twice.
Don't worry if it doesn't line up exactly, it will still look good. You may want to experiement!
I ran the green top layer and the bottom brown layer through the cuttlebug folder. Now we are ready to put it all together!
Step 1: Glue the tongue onto the base of the dinosaur.
Glue the teeth onto the base of the dinosaur.
Step 3: Glue the green top onto the base. This sandwiches the teeth and tongue between the two larger diecuts.
The T-Rex looks even better inked! See a sample on the dinosaur Happy Birthday card.
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Intro for February 09, 2012
Dear Gossips,
The Academy announced yesterday that Angelina Jolie will present at the Oscars. Great. But...it's not like she wasn't already attending with Brad Pitt, Best Actor nominee. We would have seen her anyway. My worry now though is that by confirming the Jolie as a presenter it means Jennifer Aniston WON'T be. Does it really make a difference? Can't they both do it? Well, sure. And that's still possible, totally. But it certainly complicates things, especially now that it's been officially confirmed, and well in advance too, that she's accepted the invitation. If they were both to be there, scheduling rehearsals would require some massaging, for example. Keeping them far apart backstage, making sure their categories happen with a huge gap in between, the arrival time logistics, all that must be considered on top of an already complicated show. To say nothing of their personal demands. For example, if I'm Aniston's manager, and my job is always to protect my client, and I agree to show up at the Oscars, one of my requests will be that you do not cut to her face on a split-screen with the Jolie if Brad Pitt wins. Whether or not the director would comply with that request is another matter. Please. If I'm the director, that's exactly the shot I put together. And it's not like Jennifer Aniston could hold a grudge against the Academy, is it? It's the ACADEMY.
But now I'm running away with it. Now I'm all over the place. Now I'm imagining all the wonderful gossipy opportunities...that Angelina may have just eliminated. I will be really, really impressed if Aniston decides, at the encouragement of Justin Theroux, who thinks it's finally time, to do it anyway.
Attached - Angelina Jolie presented at the Oscars in February 2004. Filming had just started the month before on Mr & Mrs Smith.
Yours in gossip,
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Hypnotizability and Corpus Callosum Morphology
Abstract (Summary)Hypnotizability and Corpus Callosum Morphology By James E. Horton Committee Chair: Helen J. Crawford, Ph.D. Department of Psychology (Abstract) In general, highly hypnotizable individuals (highs) have exhibited greater abilities to focus attention and inhibit pain than low hypnotizable individuals (lows). Furthermore, highs appear to have faster neural processing than lows. The present study investigated differences between lows and highs in morphological volume of some brain structures associated with inhibitory and excitatory neural processing, particularly the corpus callosum (CC). Participants were 18 healthy university students, aged 18 to 29, with no history of concussion or medical disorders. They were in a functional Magnetic Resonance Image (fMRI) study examining the neurophysiology of pain and hypnotic analgesia (Crawford, Horton, Harrington, et al., 1998; Downs et al., 1998). As assessed by the group version (Crawford & Allen, 1982) of the Stanford Hypnotic Susceptibility Scale, Form C (SHSS:C; Weitzenhoffer & Hilgard, 1962), there were eight highs (four women and four men; SHSS:C M = 11.0) and 10 lows (five men and five women; SHSS:C M = 2.1). Highs were able to successfully eliminate perception of pain and distress to experimental noxious stimuli. Their anatomical MRIs were measured to assess relationships between brain structure volume (CC, medial cortex, anterior brain regions) and hypnotizability. In comparison to lows, highs had a significantly larger CC volume in the rostrum and isthmus, inferred to reflect larger transcallosal axon diameter or greater axon myelination. For highs, but not lows, there were significant relationships between forebrain volume and the total CC, rostrum, and splenium. Findings provide support for the neuropsychophysiological model of Crawford and her associates (e.g. Crawford, 1994a, 1994b; Crawford & Gruzelier, 1992) proposing a more effective attentional system of inhibitory processes in highs than lows. Furthermore, the data suggest that the more effective systems of attentional and inhibitory processes enhanced neural processing speed, and interhemispheric transfer times seen in highs than lows, may be associated with morphological differences in certain anterior and posterior CC regions. These regions are known to be involved in the allocation of inhibitory and excitatory transfer of information between hemispheres.
Bibliographical Information:
Advisor:J. Hunter Downs, III, Ph.D.; Joseph J. Franchina, Ph.D.; Helen J. Crawford, Ph.D.; Martha Ann Bell, Ph.D; Robert S. Stephens, Ph.D.; Albert M. Prestrude, Ph.D.
School:Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
School Location:USA - Virginia
Source Type:Master's Thesis
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During World War I, Americans were exhorted to buy Liberty Bonds to help their soldiers on the front.
Now, it seems, they will be asked to come to the aid of their banks with the added inducement of possibly making some money for themselves.
As part of its sweeping plan to purge banks of troublesome assets, the Obama administration is encouraging several large investment companies to create the financial-crisis equivalent of war bonds: bailout funds.
The idea is that these investments, akin to mutual funds that buy stocks and bonds, would give ordinary Americans a chance to profit from the bailouts that are being financed by their tax dollars. But there is another, deeply political motivation as well: to quiet accusations that all of these giant bailouts will benefit only Wall Street plutocrats.
The potential risks politically for the administration, and financially for would-be investors are considerable.
The funds, the thinking goes, would buy troubled mortgage securities from banks, enabling the lenders to make the loans that are needed to rekindle the economy. Many of the loans that back these securities were made during the subprime era. If all goes well, the funds will eventually sell the investments at a profit.
But, as with any investment, there are risks. If, as some analysts suspect, the banks' assets are worth even less than believed, the funds' investors could suffer significant losses. Nonetheless, the administration and executives in the financial industry are pushing to establish the investment funds, in part to counter swelling hostility against the financial industry.
Many Americans are outraged that companies like the American International Group paid out many millions in bonuses despite crippling losses and multibillion-dollar rescues from Washington.
The embrace of smaller investors underscores the concern in Washington and on Wall Street that Americans' anger could imperil further efforts to stimulate the economy with vast amounts of government spending. Many Americans say they believe the bailout programs and the potentially rich profits they could yield will benefit only a golden few, including some of the institutions that helped push the economy to the brink.
"This is an opportunity to forge an alliance between Main Street, Wall Street and K Street," said Steven A. Baffico, an executive at BlackRock, referring to the Washington address of many lobbying firms. BlackRock, a giant money management firm, is playing a central role in the government's efforts and is considering creating a bailout fund. "It's giving the guy on Main Street an equal seat at the table next to the big guys," he said.
The new funds are still under discussion, and they are unlikely to be established for several months, if indeed the plans go through at all.
But the comparison one industry official uses to illustrate the mistake that America must avoid is the large-scale privatization in Russia in the 1990s, which involved a transfer of entire industries to a few, well-connected oligarchs. That experience tarnished the idea of free-market capitalism in Russia and undermined its program to move toward a market economy.
"It is really, really important to allow Main Street in," said the official, who was involved in discussions about the plan but who asked for anonymity because he was not authorized to speak about it publicly. "They are getting taxed for this problem. They should have an opportunity to participate in the recovery."
Still, it is unlikely that everyday investors would play a major role in financing the bailouts through these funds. Hedge funds and other private investment firms are expected to invest far more money. The Treasury has not said how much money it intends to raise from individuals; first it wants to select about five fund managers to participate in the program to buy beaten-down securities. These firms must demonstrate an ability to raise about $2.5 billion among them. It may select several more fund managers later.
Perhaps more important than the money would be the political bonus of having thousands or even millions of taxpayers whose portfolios have nose-dived during the crisis and whose tax dollars are financing bank bailouts and stimulus packages profit from the toxic asset plan.
To head off the political risk of using public subsidies to move the assets from banks into the hands of private investors, the Treasury has already announced that, as part of its plan, it will retain part ownership of the toxic securities and loans, thus ensuring that taxpayers will share some of the gain if the assets' prices rise.
But the plan to allow small investors to participate directly with their own money goes further.
Critics like Joseph E. Stiglitz, a Nobel Prize-winning economist, argue that the bailouts merely privatize profits and socialize losses.
But if the plan goes well, including everyday Americans as buyers of the assets may encourage them to support the government's program and avoid another American International Group-style firestorm. If investors lose money, however, the effort could backfire.
"If this turns out to be great but you have kept it away from Mom and Pop and the rich are favored, that looks bad, but it's also bad if you have people who are burned," said Jay D. Grushkin, a partner at the law firm of Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy.
Some of the biggest investment managers in the United States, including BlackRock and Pimco, have been consulting with the government on ways to rebuild the country's broken financial markets.
On the day the plan was announced by Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner, both Bill Gross, the co-chief investment officer of Pimco, described it as a "win-win-win policy," and
Laurence D. Fink, BlackRock's chairman and chief executive, said his firm would take part.
The fund industry has been in discussion with the government but insists the Treasury has not been prescriptive about the type of funds it wants established. In its letters to potential investors, however, the Treasury requires fund managers to set out how they will include retail investors, saying applicants "must note whether, and if so how, it plans to structure the fund to facilitate the participation of retail investors in the fund."
Individuals could participate in the funds by investing just a few hundred dollars, although the details are still being worked out.
If selected likely to happen by mid-May money managers like BlackRock could begin a fund within weeks.
As well as BlackRock and Pimco, Legg Mason, another big mutual fund company, and BNY Mellon Asset Management, a big asset manager, have said they are interested in starting retail investment funds to participate in the government's plan.
For the investment managers, the benefits are potentially large. These big firms can charge healthy fees to investors for taking part. They will also have the marketing prestige of being the firms the government turns to at a time of crisis to help sort out the country's financial mess.


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That would be Miss Fifty, the favorite, who barely snuck inside the carnage as all the other horses went down. Sharp Beauty, in the lead, broke down on a muddy track at Charles Town in West Virginia, causing a seven-horse pileup.
Thankfully, astonishingly, Sharp Beauty was the only casualty. All the other horses walked off, and the jockeys suffered only bumps and bruises. In something of a surprise, the race was declared official instead of being called a no contest.
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As much as you might want to, you can't sit around all day in the middle of the week and just watch sports. The beauty of smartphones is that you can follow your favorite events on the sly, because every major competition generally has an app to go along with it. Wimbledon, which kicked off on Monday, is no exception.
What does it do?
Live scoring, results, match schedules, player profiles—it gives you everything you need to know about the tennis tournament without actually being there in the flesh.
Why do we like it?
No matter if you're a fan of Djokovic or Nadal or Federer or maybe Mahut, you'll be able to follow all your favorite tennis stars serve and volley for the next fortnight. You get live coverage on three different radio stations, in addition to tons of video content including competition previews, highlights, interviews with players, and so on. The downside? You won't be rubbing elbows with the royal family out at the London championship.
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Apilco Tradition Porcelain Dinnerware Sets
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- Summary
Reflecting a proud tradition of fine dining, this classic white porcelain dinnerware is suitable for everyday dining as well as entertaining. Produced by Apilco, a French company that has supplied restaurant-quality porcelain to culinary professionals since 1906, our wide selection of Apilco wares allows you to round out your collection with a variety of matching pieces – from a casserole to a set of café au lait bowls.
- Made of high-fired porcelain.
- Microwavable; freezer, oven and dishwasher safe.
- 20-piece place setting includes 4 of each: dinner plate, salad plate, soup bowl, teacup and saucer.
- 5-piece place setting includes 1 of each: dinner plate, salad plate, soup bowl, teacup with saucer.
- Also available individually, in sets of four.
- Made in France.
- Dimensions & More Info
- Dinner Plate: 11" diam.
- Salad Plate: 8 1/2" diam.
- Soup Bowl: 9" diam.
- Teacup: 8-oz. cap.
- Saucer: 6 1/2" diam.
- Made in France.
- Use & Care
- Microwavable.
- Dishwasher safe.
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UPS can deliver most in-stock items within 3–5 business days. UPS is unable to deliver to P.O. boxes.
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Orders received by 9:00 p.m. ET Monday through Thursday will arrive the next business day; orders placed Friday through Sunday will arrive on the following Tuesday.
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At Williams Sonoma, we take great pride in the quality and craftsmanship of our products. Attention to design, materials, safety and construction are our priority. Upon receipt, please inspect your purchase and notify us of any damage; we will arrange for a prompt replacement.
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Rated 5 out of 5 by Miralin from Beautiful and excellent quality I bought this set over a year ago, and have used it for gatherings and special occasions. It is lovely and of excellent quality. On display it is beautiful as well. Very durable and the color is clear and bright.Date published: 2019-08-01Rated 4 out of 5 by Arlesien from Almost a match! The guy in my life has several plates from the W&S Restaurant line that his mom bought for him 8 yrs. plus ago. He has been trying to find white tableware that match but has been unsuccessful. I went on line and Googled W&S restaurant tableware and this is what I found. He loves this new tableware and says it is an almost match with what he received all those years ago. Thank you Williams and Sonoma!Date published: 2017-02-01Rated 5 out of 5 by HappyinCO from Enjoying our Apilco Dinnerware We are quite pleased with our new Apilco Porcelain Dinnerware. We're starting out with a 4 piece place setting, and will build it on it with more dinnerware and serving pieces. It has a good weight, and is quality porcelain for everyday use. Our morning coffee in particular is a pleasure in these beautiful cups.Date published: 2016-08-29Rated 5 out of 5 by swacker from Lovely dinnerware The weight of this dinnerware is substantial without being too heavy. It's classic, beautiful and looks great with any style. The bowls stack well so that they take up less room in my cupboard than my old set. Arrived intact and have not had a chip or grey mark yet. We use it everyday for every meal and have had it about a month. Time will tell, but I think this set will last us a long time.Date published: 2016-04-20Rated 5 out of 5 by CityGirlGoneCountry from Beautiful Dishes! I've always wanted white dishes and these are wonderful! They are perfect for everyday use and in our very informal lifestyle perfect for everything else also. Even the simplest meals look great on these dishes. They are easy to clean and extremely durable. No chips and we are tough on our dishes. We also love the heft of these dishes.Date published: 2016-03-13Rated 5 out of 5 by billysonoma from Quality Dinnerware Classic enduring style, made in France, and backed with solid customer support. I wanted new dinnerware that had restaurant-type flair & appeal and everyday durability. I purchased an 8 place setting and couldn't be happier!!!Date published: 2016-02-23Rated 3 out of 5 by HummingbirdHolllow from Bubbles in the Glaze I bought my first set of 4 plates and 8 bowls last year and I felt the quality was really good and decided to complete my kitchen set over the next year a few pieces a time. I recently purchased 4 more plates, 2 platters and 4 bowls. 2 of the 4 plates had bubbles in the glaze and one of the platters had bubbles in the glaze. Customer service was prompt in picking up the set of 4 plates and one platter and I received the replacements today. Again there were small bubbles not so noticeable in the glaze in two of the plates and one larger bubble in one plate. The platter was fine. I decided to keep the plates because I have to return all of the plates and am afraid that I will have to play the return game all winter. Not interested. Better quality in another product possibly?Date published: 2015-11-10Rated 5 out of 5 by upscalebohemian from Excellent Quality I've been buying Apilco and Pillivuyt china in various forms since the 1980s. It's excellent quality (restaurant quality, actually) and even hard to chip. I've literally had small bowls bounce on a tile floor with no damage. The shapes are classic and timeless, and over time I've added to the set so that when my family entertains there's a supply of clean white durable plates that work with any design. At large family gatherings, these are what we use, though I also use them for everyday dishes. They hold up, and if occasionally you get a piece with any king of flaw in the glaze or shape, Williams-Sonoma will take them back or exchange them without any hassle at all. This color of white blends extremely well with Pillivuyt white china too, even though on close inspeiction Pillivuyt is slightly gray-white compared to Apilco. Most people will only see any difference at all if looking for it.Date published: 2015-08-10
does this set offer a matching butter dish and gravy boat that i can buy separately?Hi Chum, Sorry, there is not a butter dish nor gravy boat in the Apilco Tradition collection.Date published: 2019-12-23
Are these lead free and cadmium free?Hi Kenn, Yes, Apilco dinnerware is lead and cadmium free.Date published: 2019-10-14
I have heavy dinnerware. I'm looking for classic and sturdy without having to strain my wrists or get an upper arm workout just putting my dishes up. Just how heavy are they? Lighter than buffalo diner ware dishes, but heavier than Corelle?


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S: Mr & Mrs Coley August 27, 2011
BC: For it was not into my ear you whispered, but into my heart. It was not my lips you kissed, but my soul
FC: Our Wedding Day | August 27, 2011
1: Today I marry my best friend | Katie & Chris | Orcas Island, WA | If you love someone you say it, you say it right then, out loud, or the moment just... passes you by | Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage
2: Love is composed of a single soul inhabiting two bodies.
4: August 27, 2011
5: Katie | & Chris
6: Love conquers all things
7: forever in love
8: Bridesmaids
9: Moran State Park, Orcas Island
10: a day to remember
11: Groomsmen
12: As soon go kindle fire with snow. As seek to quench the fire of love with words
13: All, everything that I understand, I understand only because I love
14: From this day forward I promise to laugh with you in times of joy and comfort you in times of sorrow. I will share in your dreams, and support you as you strive to achieve your goals. I will listen to you with compassion and understanding, and speak to you with encouragement.
15: Today, a day of music and celebration, I pledge to share my life with you. Whether the days that come are happy or sad, I will live them with you. I love you.
16: Love conquers all things
18: Love isn't finding a perfect person. It's seeing an imperfect person perfectly
19: Many waters cannot quench love, neither can the floods drown it
20: True Love
21: just the | beginning
22: A woman would run through fire and water for such a kind heart
23: To have and to hold
24: true | Love
25: Love asks me no questions, And gives me endless support
30: A woman would run through fire and water for such a kind heart


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On the Road: Manifold Greatness in California
On Thursday, February 24, a crowd of nearly 90 students, faculty, staff, and local community members gathered to celebrate the opening of the Manifold Greatness exhibition at the William H. Hannon Library at Loyola Marymount University, and to hear a talk by Dr. Bart Ehrman, New York Times bestselling author and James A. Grey Distinguished Professor of Religious Studies at UNC Chapel Hill.
In a keynote talk titled "What Kind of a Text is the King James Bible? Manuscripts, Translation, and the Legacy of the KJV", Dr. Ehrman introduced our community to a brief history of Bible translation and his perspective on the strengths and weaknesses of the KJV as both a work of literature and a theological text. Ehrman's conclusion? The King James Bible is indisputably one of the greatest works of English literature ever published. The rhythms of its verses and the richness of its metaphors influenced poets, writers, and speechmakers, including such Americans as Abraham Lincoln and Martin Luther King. But due to changes in the English language since 1611, the theological biases of the translators, and problems in the textual basis of the translation, Ehrman considers the KJV one of the "worst study Bibles" one could use to reflect upon the original intentions of the Bible's authors.
After Ehrman's provocative talk, which you can watch in full here, attendees moved out to the atrium to enjoy a beautiful reception and continue the conversation while viewing Manifold Greatness and the companion rare books and manuscripts exhibition Singular Wisdom: The King James Bible and Early Printed Bibles, which features treasures from LMU's Department of Archives and Special Collections including copies of the Vulgate, Martin Luther's German translation of the Bible, and Erasmus' Greek New Testament, and a second edition of the King James Bible on loan from the William Andrews Clark Memorial Library at UCLA.
A second program the following week by Dr. Stephen Shepherd, a medievalist from LMU's Department of English, introduced attendees to the Wycliffite Bible – a predecessor of the KJV — which he placed in the context of the intellectual movement of the time that advocated the vernacularization of erudite knowledge and scholarly precision itself.
In the coming weeks, LMU is hosting two additional programs that will continue to engage our interfaith community with varying perspectives through which to consider the influence of the KJV. A gospel concert with guided commentary will celebrate the lasting influence of the KJV in the music of the Black church, and a panel presentation between LMU Theological Studies faculty from varying Christian faiths considering the KJV into a Catholic context.
Jamie Hazlitt is the Outreach Librarian at the William H. Hannon Library at Loyola Marymount University.
February 8, 2013 | Categories: On Tour | Tags: Authorized King James Version, Bart Ehrman, history of the King James Bible, King James Bible, KJV, Loyola Marymount University | Leave a comment


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Never has a
Pope, in a book-length interview, dealt so directly with
such wide-ranging and controversial issues as Pope Benedict
XVI does in Light of the World. Taken from a
recent week-long series of interviews with veteran
journalist Peter Seewald, this book tackles head-on some of
the greatest issues facing the world of our time. Seewald
poses such forthright questions to Pope Benedict as:
Twice before these two men held
wide-ranging discussions, which became the best-selling
books Salt of the Earth and God and the
World. Then, Seewald's discussion partner was Joseph
Ratzinger, head of the Vatican's chief doctrinal office.
Now, Joseph Ratzinger is Pope Benedict XVI, the spiritual
leader of the world's over one billion Catholics. Though
Seewald now interviews the Pope himself, the journalist
"pulls no punches", posing some of the thorniest
questions any Pope has had to address. Believers and
unbelievers will be fascinated to hear Benedict's
thoughtful, straightforward and thought-provoking replies.
This is no stern preachment or ponderous theological tract,
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Pope Benedict XVI is widely recognized as one of the most brilliant theologians and spiritual leaders of our age. As Pope he authored the best-selling Jesus of Nazareth; and prior to his pontificate, he wrote many influential books that continue to remain important for the contemporary Church, such as Introduction to Christianity and The Spirit of the Liturgy.
Peter Seewald is a veteran German journalist who has done two other internationally best-selling book length interviews with Joseph Ratzinger (now Benedict XVI): Salt of the Earth and God and the World. He is also the author of Benedict XVI : An Intimate Portrait, and the photo-biography, Pope Benedict XVI: Servant of the Truth.
"The extraordinary personal and professional chemistry of Peter Seewald and Joseph Ratzinger has proven itself over the years in previous book-length interviews. Light of the World is Seewald's latest conversation with the man who is now Pope Benedict XVI -- and arguably the most compelling. The Benedict XVI who emerges from these pages is a man of profound faith and intellect, combined with disarming simplicity, and willing to engage any issue frankly and without rancor. For anyone interested in the future of the Church, this book is 'must' reading."+Charles J. Chaput, O.F.M. Cap., Archbishop of Denver
"What the Pope sees, and what he discusses with frankness, clarity, and compassion in this stimulating conversation with Peter Seewald, is a world that has lost its story: a world in which the progress promised by the humanisms of the past three centuries is now gravely threatened by understandings of the human person that reduce our humanity to a congeries of cosmic chemical accidents: a humanity with no intentional origin, no noble destiny, and thus no path to take through history. Benedict XVI brought to the papacy more than a half-century of reflection on the truths of biblical faith, and a master teacher's capacity to explicate those truths and bring them to bear on contemporary situations in a luminously clear way.
I have had the privilege of knowing many men and women of high intelligence, even genius, in my lifetime; I have never known anyone like Benedict XVI who, when one asks him a question, pauses, thinks carefully, and then answers in complete paragraphs - often in his third, fourth or fifth language. Peter Seewald's well-crafted questions give Benedict XVI good material with which to work. But it is the remarkably lucid and precise mind of Joseph Ratzinger that makes the papal answers here sing."


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Cameron University Professor of Art Katherine Liontas-Warren will have a solo art exhibit at Paseo Originals Art Gallery in Oklahoma City, kicking off with an opening reception on Friday, November 1. The exhibition, which will feature 27 of Liontas-Warren's original paintings and drawings, will run through November 30. Paseo Originals Art Gallery is located at 2920 Paseo Street in Oklahoma City's Paseo Art District.
"Although art may be ephemeral, I love creating it, and each work is a self-discovering fulfillment that continues to change and grow every day of my life," Liontas-Warren writes in her artist's statement for the exhibition.
Liontas-Warren joined the Cameron faculty in 1984. She teaches drawing, watercolor, and printmaking. She has been honored with the Bhattacharya Research Excellence Award and with induction into the Cameron University Alumni Association Faculty Hall of Fame. In addition, she has been honored as Artist of the Year by the Paseo Art Association and the Artist and Educator of the Year by the Lawton Arts and Humanities Council.
Her work has been exhibited in more than 350 national solo, invitational and juried competitive exhibitions throughout the United States and abroad, and Liontas-Warren has received numerous purchase and juried awards. Her prints and drawings are in permanent collections in museums and institutions throughout the nation, including Austin Peay University, Arkansas Art Center, Museum of Texas Tech University: The Artist Printmaker Research Collection, The Wichita Falls Museum of Art at Midwestern State University, Oklahoma State University, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, University of Colorado, University of North Dakota, Oklahoma Art Institute: Quartz Mountain Lodge, Del Mar College, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Whitman College, Butler Community College, University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma, Leslie Powell Gallery, Milwaukee Museum of Art, Mabee-Gerrer Museum of Art, and Nicolls State University.
Liontas-Warren has juried the Oklahoma Young Talent Statewide competition on three occasions and has been featured in American Artist Magazine. She has led workshops on drawing and printmaking at numerous universities, museums and institutes, including drawing workshops at the Oklahoma Arts Institute at Quartz Mountain for public school educators.
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A mother of four single daughters is determined to find appropriate husbands for them. As owner of a boarding house, she makes sure that the tenants she accepts are all eligible bachelors who would make good husbands for her girls, Sun Hee, Gun Hee, Min Jung and Min Ji. Could having the would-be couples living under the same roof really work to produce four sets of romances?
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Beware: Don't shoot yourself in the foot. As a nurse and now for many years as a chronic pain patient and writer, I've seen this act of self-sabotage occur. Sometimes it's us, other times it is someone we know or love. It causes a wild frustration in its wake as problems compound upon other problems. Like a large boulder rolling down a hill, bits of us are chipped away. Sometimes we stop taking medications which are prescribed without clearing it with our doctor. Other times we put aside an appliance such as a walker or cane and decide to light out on our own, only to fall flat on our faces. There are hundreds of ways we are able to show disrespect for ourselves and our families. I often wonder why.
Millions of us live with pain day and night among other more pesky problems. It's rare for any of us to have only one problem. We're irritated, depressed, angry, and often feel we are the only ones out on that branch and some sadist is slowly sawing it off beneath us. Sometimes I'm convinced we are often our own worst enemies. We're at war and each day brings a new challenge or battle. Sometimes it feels as if this war will never end. Over these many years I have given a lot of thought to this act of "shooting off our own foot" and would like to share a few thoughts about this with you today.
1. Our daily coping is seriously affected by that ugly little man with the hammer that pounds away at us every day. He never lets up in his endless persecution and it has a wearing down effect on our thinking processes. Daily pain has a way of striking our bodies, yes, but it also wears away at our abilities to reason clearly, with or without pain medications. If we had vulnerable areas in our personalities before we had the pain, and who doesn't, they become more enhanced by the constant presence of that beast, chronic pain. We feel like shouting, throwing things, but it would take too much effort. More often, other people have an understanding heart toward those who have broken a leg, had a surgery or been in some sort of accident. It's more dramatic, more intense to them. For those of us who suffer every day, it's just "the same old thing," in their eyes. Sometimes, they grow tired of the tedious nature of our complaints and grow fatigued with the whole thing. Do they think we don't grow tired of it, also? I've discovered there is often a limit to human understanding of chronic conditions and that inhuman treatment can come from some of the strangest sources. Just be sure the impatience, the depression and the fatigue isn't coming from your own heart. Yes, you are having pain. Yes, you are allowed to be discouraged but you are also responsible for picking yourself up and getting on with life. You can take a hand up, but you have to reach for it.
2. Unfortunately, the medical community itself is often responsible for causing us to descend into despair. Many of us have been looking for answers for a very long time; often it has been years. We find it difficult sometimes to build up enough steam to go to yet another physician. This is caused by "doctor fatigue." This is comprised of the same old questions, the same old rolling of the eyes on their part not ours and the same insensitivity that makes them interrupt us or treat us in a dismissive fashion. As a nurse I know it's difficult to be around patients who drone on and on about everything in the medical dictionary. Doctors only have a limited time to see each patient. They are also humans who have their own worries and hardships. Yes, they do. They do not have super powers and cannot leap tall buildings at a single bound; in spite of how a few of them feel about themselves. Shh, don't tell your doctor this. As I've shared with you previously, sometimes you have to kiss a lot of frogs before you find your prince. I know, it's difficult to find the courage it takes to face one more history sheet, one more receptionist with an inflated idea of her own importance and a doctor who would rather look at the computer in front of him than look at you. Medicine has, in general, become more impersonal, and it hurts all of us.
3. I often hear horror stories about patients who have received medications which cause their depression to become worse. Some of the pain medications and NSAID's are dangerous and are given to people who may not be thinking too clearly. Medications are chemicals and they must be treated with respect. When the label on the bottle says to take it with food, you should do so. When a pain medication is limited in its dosage and times, read and adhere to it carefully. These are not random choices. There are safety issues involved. Don't put all your pills in a plastic bag and try to play the color game when it's time for a pill. These are important to your well-being. I've seen bones and brains deteriorate from a patient playing around with steroids, livers become sickened by non-adherence to precautions with many meds, especially those containing acetaminophen. Some of the new social and psych anxiety drugs have dangerous and life threatening side effects. Know what's going into your body. This is one major way to keep from "shooting off your own foot."
4. Change of lifestyle, isolation and boredom can cause many problems for us and for society. We who suffer everyday can't do what we once did. Many of us can't travel to see loved ones, can't go to Disneyland, can only rarely go out to dinner and I can't remember the last time I could go to a movie theater. Isolation is depressing. We often have to make our own fun. We have often shared on this blog the importance of nature in the form of a potted plant or two, our dear pets and their constancy, books and movies or using our God given talents in some rewarding way. We often feel we are a forgotten people, those of us who have had bodily changes; and often, we are. It can often drive us to do destructive acts. Instead of the positive direction I just laid out, many do acts of destruction, even if they know it will hurt. Very often, it's my belief they do it for the attention they lack, the lives they've lost or as a simple act of defiance. It always comes back like a barbed boomerang and conks them on the head but reason is out the window with some of these folks. We know life is unfair and difficult from our perspective, but many individuals have other reasons for feeling thus. Often it involves a loss of a loved one, a forced change of lifestyle due to finances, a lost dream or simply the loss of hope in their lives. We are often left to pick up the pieces. Sometimes, we are the pieces.
5. "Shooting yourself in the foot" only accomplishes one thing in the long haul: you have a shot foot. Don't we have enough trouble without taking on more? My friends, we are all related by this battle of blood and bone. For our fellow warriors we need to remain informed, courageous and optimistic. Yes. I actually said optimistic. If you want to challenge me on that one, I do understand but I'll match my skin problems against your headaches any day. I'll match my constant pain in the tush with your sore hip any time you like. I'll share my painful, unreliable ankles and knees and raise you a dry throat and eyes. I will cry on your shoulder any time you want to hear how I missed out on the entire childhood of my four beautiful grandchildren who live far away, in Texas. Do you see where I'm driving this bus? Not toward a cliff but toward a field of understanding. This is not a silly contest. This isn't Survivor or Twenty Questions. This is your life. This is my life. It is glorious in whatever form it arrives at the door. Invite it in and make friends with it. Hug yourself. Hug your pet. Hug your loved ones. One day it will all end anyway, so how's that foot?
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Ikuko Kawai is an internationally acclaimed violinist: elegant and caring
Ikuko Kawai is an internationally acclaimed violinist: elegant and caring
Sarah Deschamps and Lee Jay Walker
Modern Tokyo Times
Ikuko Kawai is an internationally acclaimed violinist who was born in Japan and she also does work to highlight poverty and other important global issues. While the main focus of her career is firmly based on the classical field this doesn't prevent this talented lady from venturing into other forms of music. Therefore, the exuberance and stylish nature of Ikuko Kawai can transcend many styles of music.
The broad nature of her talents apply to acclaimed violinist, professor in the department of music at Osaka University, composer, human rights works, and other areas. Ikuko Kawai fuses her amazing violin talents with techniques in theatrical art and the creativity of her performance is a wonder to behold.
In the past Ikuko Kawai performed under Chung Myung-Whim who is a world famous conductor. Also, while many famous orchestras in Japan have been graced by her stunning ability, the same applies to the international arena. Therefore, just like Kaori Muraji who is an internationally acclaimed classical guitarist from Japan, it is clear that many talented classical performers from this nation are in the forefront of classical music and setting amazing standards.
Not surprisingly, the gracefulness of Ikuko Kawai inspired the figure skater Michelle Kwan who performed to "Red Violin" during her skating program. The natural correlation between the artistic nature of ice skating and the attributes of Ikuko Kawai who performs with so much grace and panache, meant that the music worked perfectly for Michelle Kwan. Also, the international community throughout the world who witnessed this ice skating championship was also blessed because the talents of Ikuko Kawai became known to new fans.
Another important angle which highlights the caring nature of Ikuko Kawai is her involvement in human rights work. In the past she visited refugees from Myanmar (Burma) in Thailand and clearly the impact of this experience opened her eyes to the reality of poverty, international wars, lack of opportunities, and so forth. Her visit worked wonders both ways because in a world of beauty, extravagance, and freedom for many; you also have another world of oppression, alienation, lack of opportunities, and other negatives.
Ikuko Kawai began her UNHCR work in 2007 and her visit to refugees from Myanmar, raising funds, drawing international attention to the crisis in Darfur, and other important areas, meant that this lady of gracefulness was now also connecting with "the real world" which remains distant for the majority of people. Children first performed and then Ikuko Kawai followed and by the end it was clear that the impact worked both ways.
Ikuko Kawai commented that the "Children's eyes were shining when they were listening to my violin. Inspired by their vivid reaction, I really enjoyed playing in front of them." She further commented that "Through my violin performance I wanted refugee children to feel something beyond their daily life in the limited space. I wanted to get closer to them and encourage them. I am glad to feel that we were able to communicate through music".
Since this time Ikuko Kawai continues to build bridges by performing with her accustomed grace and interacting with people who are less fortunate. This talented individual is a great ambassador for the classical world and for Japan.
Therefore, if you adore Ikuko Kawai, classical music, the violin, or if you are a music lover of many styles, then please check the links below. Ikuko Kawai is a rare gift and thankfully this passionate lady is giving so much to the world of music and in many other areas.
Ikuko Kawai music on Anselmonadir website.
http://www.youtube.com/user/anselmonadir#p/f/775/kEl9tgVIheo Ikuko Kawai
http://www.youtube.com/user/anselmonadir#p/f/100/Xbx2H6mKYH0 Ikuko Kawai – Jupiter from the Symphony the Planets
http://www.youtube.com/user/anselmonadir#p/f/489/ZC-iQXWa0f8 Ikuko Kawai
http://www.ikukokawai.com/prof/prof-english.html Ikuko Kawai website
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1iUBMOVptrU Ikuko Kawai and "Red Violin"


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Apple Inc. Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook received compensation for 2012 valued at $4.17 million after receiving one of the biggest payout packages on record last year.
The total includes $1.36 million salary and $2.8 million in incentive plan compensation for the fiscal year that ended in September, Cupertino, California-based Apple said today in a regulatory filing.
Cook, who succeeded Apple co-founder Steve Jobs as CEO last year, has in the past several months led an overhaul of Apple�s entire product line, including the introduction of a new iPhone, iPads and Mac computers. He received 2011 compensation of $378 million, one of the biggest pay packages on record, boosted by $376.2 million in stock awards that he�ll get over a decade.
�It pales by comparison because last year�s million-share grant was highly extraordinary,� said Brian Foley, a compensation expert with Brian Foley & Co. �There are other executives who remain unnamed at other companies who would be tempted to go for every last candy in the dish.�
Apple also awarded pay increases to several senior executives. Chief Financial Officer Peter Oppenheimer received 2012 compensation valued at $68.6 million, up from $1.42 million a year earlier. His 2012 stock awards are valued at $66.2 million.
Deputies� Salaries
Bob Mansfield, the senior vice president of technologies, received $85.5 million, including $83.1 million in stock. Cook asked Mansfield, who was formerly in charge of hardware engineering, to come out of retirement amid a management shake- up earlier in the year, people familiar with matter said at the time. Mansfield�s stock options are vesting more quickly than other executives, said Foley.
�He was threatening to retire and from a bench strength, leadership view point they decided they couldn�t afford to have him leave,� Foley said.
Jeff Williams, the senior vice president of operations who manages Apple�s supply chain, received $68.7 million. Bruce Sewell, the company�s general counsel who has managed Apple�s patent litigation, received $69 million, compared with $1.41 million in 2011, according to the regulatory filing.
Cook�s base salary in 2011 was $900,000. His total compensation in 2011 put him ahead of the highest-paid CEOs at the time, according to Equilar Inc., which tracks executive compensation. Oracle Corp. CEO Larry Ellison received 2011 compensation valued at $77.6 million. At Microsoft Corp., Steve Ballmer�s pay package was worth $1.38 million.
Amazon.com Inc. paid CEO Jeffrey Bezos a salary of just $81,840 in 2011 and no stock awards, making him the lowest paid among large technology companies.
Maps Setback
Cook faced a setback recently when users and critics faulted Apple�s map application, forcing the company to let Google Inc.�s map app back onto the iPad and iPhone devices.
The company�s stock has dropped 28 percent from a September record, building up pressure on Cook to introduce a new hit product and fend off Google and Samsung Electronics Co.
Apple fell 1.3 percent to $506.55 at 1:41 p.m. in New York. Even with the decline since September, the stock is up 27 percent for this year through yesterday.
At least five analysts have cut their price targets for Apple since Dec. 16, with some saying Apple�s purchases from suppliers indicate iPhone and iPad sales may not meet projections.
The reports from Citigroup Inc., Pacific Crest Securities, Mizuho Securities USA, BMO Capital Markets and Canaccord Genuity mark a reversal from earlier this year, when analysts were racing to issue upbeat predictions, with at least two saying Apple would top $1,000.


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Over the past five years the Fifty States Initiative has been
successful in raising the
profile of the NSDI with state and local geospatial stakeholders by catalyzing strategic and business planning. The next steps for the program involve consolidating those gains, supporting the realization of the plans through implementation, and beginning the process of measuring where the nation stands on NSDI development. The thrust of the recommended next steps for the Fifty States Initiative acknowledges that successful statewide strategic planning efforts are winding down and that there needs to be a new focus on assisting states in actualizing the goals identified through strategic planning. The report makes seven specific recommendations.
Read the report here. (PDF)