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There is a difference between Wisdom and Knowledge. There are many who are
book-learned, who have attended courses, who have searched for an understanding of Life,
Religious Philosophy, Spirituality and the relationship between these.
Just because we have been taught something or read it in a book somewhere does not mean that what we have
acquired as knowledge can be put into practical application. It is only when the words are alive within us
that we can explain and interpret without repeating or quoting the words of often long dead authors like a
Inherent, in the silence beyond the chatter of the mind, from the
remembering, if allowed, come the original vibrations of ancient spiritual wisdom. These are the Keys of Kknowledge within the
core, the genetic memory records of the body stored in the DNA. These same Keys of Knowledge can also be found
in the past life records of
the soul, stored in what some call Akasha.
The Keys of Knowledge and Wisdom lie in the true Silence, beyond the mind that thinks it knows, in the realms of Brahmin, Atman and Non-duality.
It is the individual mind who has create the duality of words from a knowing which is not knowledge based.
In this section, Fiona and I will attempt to translate, explain and interpret, in our plain English words some of the collective remembering
contained in the Keys of Knowledge.
There are some other articles and stories in The Plain Man's Notebook
The Knowledge and Wisdom Notebook
· The Great Uncertainty
The fear of death and dying is the greatest obstacle to personal
liberation as it deepens the divide between body and consciousness.· The Living Tantra - All the world's a stage
Who is our unconscious Inner Director and how many times do we even hear this director let
alone heed what we hear· The Zen of Falling Bird Poo
If there is no process of those things
that require the use of mind to observe and analyze, does the tree falling in the
forest make a sound?· Power and Existence - The Journey HomeSpiritual Wisdom is respect of ourselves and comes from knowing we are the
existence, the Love we seek and the Act of Loving.· Needs of the Mind
Our access to the Cosmic Soup is directly related and
proportional to the liberation of our own mind and the placement of our point of
perception.· The Word - frozen in timeOur everyday world is built upon millions of events and decisions
that occurred in the past. What we add in the present is trivial.· Mindlessness - Being in the Mind of God
As a child, we experienced the Absolute Mind of Mindlessness. Adults taught us that this was time wasting day dreaming.· The sadness and joys of the carousel pony
Love will be convulsive or not at all. To experience Love, you have to separate
yourself from it. In the embodiment of love, there is no
experience.· Virgins and Virginity - exploring the myths
"Virgin" and "Virginity" is a metaphor for a truth that has its
origins deep within the archetypes of Male, Female, Religion and Spirituality.
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Eliminate your organizational problems with this ten drawer dresser. This vanity dresser has an asymmetrical composition that will give your bedroom a welcoming flare. Each drawer is furnished with a silver colored knob that is elaborately displayed against the wood grain. This vanity dresser is constructed from spice box style top drawers, mortise and tenon joints, Russian birch drawer sides and backs and white meranti wood. The bracket feet on the dresser slightly raise the dresser off the ground giving it an elegant and powerful presence. Place a mirror on top of this dresser chest and give it a finished touch. Your bedroom or guest bedroom will be filled with elegance and style.
The Hamilton/Franklin Vanity Dresser with 10 Drawers by Vaughan Bassett at Mueller Furniture in the Lake St. Louis, Wentzville, O'Fallon, MO, St.Charles, St.Louis Area, MO Furniture Store and Belleville, Shiloh, O'Fallon,IL area. Product availability may vary. Contact us for the most current availability on this product.
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Hosted by Uprise Festival, experience an incredible night of worship with Plumb, We Are Messengers, and Young Oceans on the God Help Me Tour in concert at CWC.Get Tickets
About the Artists
Throughout her decade-plus career as both a songwriter, recording artist and author, Plumb has found success in a myriad of genres, selling over half a million albums and 3 million singles worldwide.
Since the miraculous restoration of her marriage (chronicled in the 2013 album Need You Now and corresponding memoir Need You Now: A Story of Hope), her album Exhale is her most honest and worship album to date. Exhale boldly reflects Plumb's journey, returning to Christian music as her principle ministry and purpose.More about Plumb
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We Are Messengers is a family, band, and ministry from Ireland now based in the United States. At the heart of our vision is the desire to serve God and to see His radical love transform our lives and our communities. We have been given an incredible opportunity to share the goodness of Jesus Christ through music and the testimony of our lives. Our desire is to communicate the incredible news of the Gospel in a simple, relevant and life-changing manner. We pray that God will use our abilities to have a conversation with a generation that is desperately searching for truth and love. It is our great joy to serve our King who alone is worthy of praise.More about We Are Messengers


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New York Federal Court Restricts Application of Runner Doctrine: Labor Law 240(1) Inapplicable When Object Is Not on a Fall or Descent
On August 1, 2014, the United States District Court for the Northern District of New York (Mordue, J.) issued a decision that restricted the recent trend of expanding the applicability of New York State's Labor Law § 240(1) to construction site injuries, based upon the Court of Appeals' prior decision in Runner v. New York Stock Exch., 13 N.Y.3d 599 (2009). In Diaz v. GLOBALFOUNDRIES U.S. Inc., et. al., Case No. 12-cv-01327 (Aug. 1, 2014), the court granted summary judgment and dismissed the claim for a violation of Labor Law 240(1) against the defendant premises owner and general contractor, finding that the Runner doctrine did not apply to the facts of the matter.
In Runner, Plaintiff and several coworkers attempted to move a large reel of wire, weighing some 800 pounds, down a set of about four stairs and the Plaintiff acted as a counterweight to a rope tied around a horizontal bar across a door jamb. The workers pushed the reel and as it descended it pulled Plaintiff who was essentially acting as counterweight, toward the metal bar, where he injured his hands as they jammed against it. Id. at 602.
In Diaz, the Plaintiff was a heating and ventilation contractor, who was installing a cap on a piece of ductwork, while standing on a ladder sixteen feet off the floor. He pulled the cap up with a rope attached to a vice-grip. During his deposition, the Plaintiff testified that his injury occurred as he attempted to install the cap into place when it was at the top of the ladder. The Plaintiff did not fall, and nothing fell on him. Nonetheless, Plaintiff contended that his injury occurred because, as was the case in Runner, a pulley system should have been used instead of a jerry-rigged rope, which in both cases, ultimately failed to perform its intended function. Id. at 2-5, 9.
However, the federal court read Runner differently. Noting that "New York courts have long applied a 'falling worker or falling object' standard in evaluating whether a case falls within the reach of section 240(1)," the Court observed that Runner did not change the fact the statute was designed to protect against "harm directly flowing from the application of the force of gravity to an object or person." After analyzing Runner, it found that the Plaintiff's injury was not the type of injury the statute was designed to protect. Id. at 7-9. Specifically, the Court found that Runner did not hold "that such liability may arise where the object does not fall or descend" because the Runner court treated the term "force of gravity" as meaning the force generated by the interaction between the weight of the object and its descent. Here, the Court found that Plaintiff was "injured by the ordinary operation of gravity while lifting a heavy object" and because the object was not on a fall or descent, Labor Law § 240(1) was inapplicable. Id. at 10. The Court concluded that the plaintiff was "not aided by the fact that he had raised the duct door from a lower level to an elevated height; because there was no fall or descent, his injury did not directly flow from the application of the force of gravity to an object or person within the meaning of Runner and other New York high court authority." Id. at 10. (citations and quotations omitted).
This decision will likely have persuasive value in New York federal and state trial courts in Labor Law cases where a plaintiff does not fall and no object falls on him. While Plaintiffs will likely continue to try to fit such cases under Labor Law § 240(1), this decision may serve as a basis to move for summary judgment in the event the evidence shows that an object neither fell, nor was on a descent when the Plaintiff's injury occurred, thus providing a new line of defense in cases involving alleged violations of Labor Law § 240(1).
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First, it was Vogue Italia's post about Fashion Workshop by Vicky Kaya. Cesare Cunaccia wrote: "Fashion Workshop is highly modern and very much in line with the other teaching institutes operating in the same field in the rest of Europe". Now, it's time for Vogue UK!
The "September Issue" is traditionally the biggest of the year. Actually, we are talking about 1.3 million readers. This year's is even bigger! Fall- Winter previews, trends, tips and excellent editorials. This year's September issue of Vogue UK, one the most influential magazines globally, offers an education guide for all those who love fashion and style. Fashion Workshop by Vicky Kaya is listed among the best fashion schools of the globe!
When Vogue UK contacted us last May, surprise came along with content. "This Education special will offer Vogue's definitive guide to the best courses and schools around the globe. We came across your Fashion Workshop and thought that the various fashion focused courses that you offer would greatly appeal to our readers. As such, I thought it would be fantastic to get you involved within this Education special", they said. So, there we are!
It is an honor to be featured in Vogue UK. We are humbled, thank you! Workshopaholics' progress and professionalism give us the satisfaction that we all did our best. Young professionals well educated and trained, they make us proud wherever they go. To be the only Greek fashion school featured in British Vogue's best and biggest issue, gives us the strength to go even further with a great sense of responsibility. It is a really challenging year for Greece, but education is the quintessential of life.
This is why we will not stop evolving. The 2012_13 season will be even more adventurous as new educational modules are introduced, new teachers, new projects. Wanna be a workshopaholic? Join me on Thursday, 6th September out the Open Day of FWBVK.
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August 2, 2017
My internship with West Monroe Partners' Technology team is approaching the end. As I reflect, I must say I have enjoyed every moment of it. West Monroe has always pitched themselves to potential interns and new hires as a company with a truly unique culture. As someone who has interacted with the company from within and without, I am very confident when I say the hype surrounding this...Read More


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Discover medical research
Does the human body intrigue you? Are you looking for a pathway into medicine? Our Bachelor of Health (Biomedical Sciences) covers physiology, pharmacology, biochemistry, microbiology, immunology and molecular biology topics to equip you for your biomedical career. You will gain skills in medical laboratory techniques, produce scientific reports for biomedical experiments and research. You can choose to study your biomedical degree online or enjoy the USQ on-campus experience.
Pathway to study medicine
Do you aspire to study medicine? Our Bachelor of Health (Biomedical Sciences) will give you broad knowledge to assist you should you wish to seek entry, via the Graduate Medical School Admissions Test (GAMSAT), into medicine.
Professional membership opportunities
You will be eligible to apply for membership to professional organizations including The Australian Society for Microbiology, Australian Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and the Australian Society for Medical Research.
Career outcomes
The Bachelor of Health (Biomedical Sciences) prepares graduates for a career in medical research, public and private research and development laboratories and pharmaceutical and diagnostic companies. You will also gain knowledge and skills to prepare for the Graduate Australian Medical Schools Admissions Test (GAMSAT) or for further study in research higher degrees such as Ph.D. and Masters programs.
Program structure
Residential schools
In addition to the courses listed below, external students will also have the opportunity to come on-campus for residential schools where you will attend face-to-face lectures and tutorials, use the facilities and meet staff and other students.
Courses to be studied
- Core courses (24 units)
How much will it cost?
Approximate annual costs for your first year of study (8 units) in this program are:
Study Mode/ Cost
- Commonwealth supported: AUD 9352
- Domestic full fee paying: AUD 20000
Loan to help you pay your fees
You may not have to pay your course (subject) fees upfront. HECS-HELP and FEE-HELP allow you to defer your fees until your income reaches a certain level.
You may also be eligible to receive financial support from Centrelink.
Scholarships and financial assistance
You may be able to apply for scholarships to help with your study costs.
Residential schools
This program includes an on-campus residential school component that involves travel, accommodation and meal expenses.
Entry Requirements
- Subject pre-requisite: English (4, SA) or equivalent
- Assumed knowledge: Mathematics A (4 SA)
- Recommended prior study: in one of Biological Science, Chemistry or Science 21, or equivalent.
As a part of your clinical experience, you will also need to provide the following documents:
- evidence of immunity to notifiable and contagious diseases
- a signed Qld Health Student Orientation Checklist, Qld Health Placement Deed and a Qld Health Placement Privacy and Consent Deed or a signed SA Health Student Orientation Checklist, SA Health Placement Deed, and an SA Health Privacy and Consent Deed
- a signed USQ Student Clinical Placement Policy Declaration.
English Language Requirements
You are required to satisfy the applicable English language requirements. This program requires a minimum of IELTS 6.0 or equivalent.
If you do not meet the English language requirements you may apply to study a University-approved English language program.
Admission pathways
A number of other pathways are also available if you haven't been able to study previously or don't meet the requirements for entry into your program of interest.
*Further admission information
An adjusted Selection Rank is the result of combining additional ranks through special entry schemes for admission.
Special entry schemes for admissions may help you get into the program of your choice by increasing your Selection Rank, through the allocation of additional ranks in certain circumstances.
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- Semester 1, 2019 - applications close Monday 18 February, with semester 1 commencing on Monday 25 February 2019.
If you are applying via QTAC, you will need to check the QTAC closing dates.
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Welcome to Region 20 of the National Labor Relations Board. We conduct elections and investigate charges of unfair labor practices by employers or labor unions, serving parts of California and the state of Hawaii from offices in San Francisco and Honolulu. If you have questions, or wish to file a charge or petition for election, please visit one of our offices or call and ask for the Information Officer on duty. We can arrange to have someone speak with you in the language of your choice. We are also happy to provide speakers and materials to promote a greater understanding of the National Labor Relations Act.
A U.S. District Court in Hawai'i has imposed monetary sanctions against a Sheet Metal Workers local union, its principal officer, and its attorney, for violating the Court's earlier orders growing out of an investigation by the National Labor Relations Board.
Previously, Chief U.S. District Judge Susan Oki Mollway had ordered Sheet Metal Workers International Association, Local 293's custodian of records to appear for a deposition and produce documents in connection with an investigation by the NLRB's Honolulu office of allegations relating to the Union's hiring hall.


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A roaring trade: 6'000 SA lion skeletons shipped to Asia
More than 6'000 lion skeletons have been exported from South Africa to south-east Asia in the last decade.
The bones come mainly from so-called "canned" lions — animals bred in captivity and shot by paying hunters — according to research led by a Wits University academic.
More than half of the lion skeletons' skulls' claws and teeth exported by South Africa go to Laos' with the rest going to Vietnam and Thailand' says Vivienne Williams of Wits.
The pace of exports accelerated ahead of a Convention in the Trade of Endangered Species change restricting trade to bones from captive animals from this year.
Writing in the peer-reviewed journal PLOS ONE' Williams — from the School of Animal' Plant & Environmental Sciences at Wits — warns that the new curb could fuel poaching.
"Of particular concern are reports of Asian nationals enquiring about lion bones in eastern and southern Africa' and the evidence of at least one consignment exported from Uganda to Laos in 2016'" she says.
"This implies deliberate bioprospecting and a more organised and less opportunistic approach to sourcing and acquiring wild lion body parts and bones."
Lion bones have replaced tiger bones in traditional Chinese medicine' including "bone-strengthening" wine' according to Williams and colleagues from Wits and Oxford University in the UK.
They estimated that 6'058 skeletons weighing at least 70 tonnes had been exported since 2008' based on the Cites trade database' Department of Environmental Affairs data and figures from the freight-forwarding company that handles transport through OR Tambo International Airport' in Johannesburg' for South Africa's six bone traders.
Williams said exports surged in the last quarter of 2016' probably because traders were buying as many skeletons as possible in anticipation of this year's crackdown.
"Another probable reason for the 2016 increase ... was the US's decision to ban their hunters from importing captive-origin lion trophies." Half of South Africa's foreign hunters come from the US.
Says Williams: "While the international market for South African lion hunts has declined markedly' the domestic market has allegedly expanded (partly due to hunts being sold at reduced rates); however' South African hunters tend not to take the skulls as trophies' and so complete skeletons from trophy-hunted lions are entering the supply chain more frequently."
- Gohn is on an SIT Study Abroad programme. He wrote this story in association with Round Earth Media


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Review: The Invisible Woman
It's hard to resist the passion of Ralph Fiennes. Just as with Coriolanus, his first stab at directing, The Invisible Woman is presented with a sense that Fiennes is not only especially familiar with his subject matter, but that regards it with reverence and passion, supremely enjoying his work and sincerely endeavoring to share that love.
Like, Coriolanus, it is likely a literary, tragic story less well known. And like that Shakespearan film adaptation, for better or worse, Fiennes takes up the lead role.
Here Fiennes tackles the illicit affair of author Charles Dickens' with the beautiful young actress Nelly Ternan (Felicity Jones), with whom he worked.
Fiennes is Dickens, playing him as a warm, exuberant, and easily excited man; we meet him directing a play, more than happy to introduce his large family to some new additions – his wife is last to be noted, funnily and ominously. He seems to gallop around, as elated to say hello and welcome people as he is to helm a stage show.
It's wonderful to watch Fiennes prance about and charm in an honest fashion, though a bit distracting. As the film is entirely about Fienees, it would seem fitting that Dickens too makes everything about Dickens. He is immediately taken with a new addition to the cast; she is an admirer, a breath of freshness, curiosity, and beauty who enters Dickens world.
Curiously, Fiennes frames their meeting and affair as a flash back, for the story opens with Ternan a teacher (though still the same, young beauty), and an often distracted one at that. She reflects upon their tale as those around her, including her husband, take note of her despondency.
On whole, the film isn't especially novel, so to speak, rather restrained and not particularly passionate, but is buoyed by two great leading performances. Indeed, Fiennes cares more about the words and they way in which they are spoken and relayed than he does about any spark, physical or otherwise. You feel his excitement, you understand her longing, but the two still seem detached.
Nonetheless, Fiennes does well to keep the film interesting, even at a slow pace, and when his character is loathsome, he is still winning. And watch closely, for there is a strange moment where Dickens seems to inhabit a maniacal Walter White, but it's fleeting and never broached again.
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Reception areas, hallways, stairwells and car parking areas are among the communal areas to benefit from an LED lighting upgrade by APC Lighting.
Working for property investors M&G Real Estate the prestigious central London commercial property is looking brighter and more energy efficient following the improvements, which will save an estimated £267,425 over five years.
Lighting upgrade
With an objective to cut carbon emissions at 1 and 2 Minster Court, M&G Real Estate asked APC's lighting division to carry out an energy audit. Data revealed that an LED lighting would improve the building's carbon footprint and reduce energy costs. APC Lighting completed the lighting upgrade, reducing the annual lighting bill by £53,485 and energy consumption by 62%. Carbon emissions have been cut by 1,559 tCO2 over five years.
M&G Real Estate manages £20.4bn of high profile property assets on behalf of its investors. A member of The Better Buildings Partnership, a collaboration of the UK's leading commercial property owners working together to improve the sustainability of commercial building stock, M&G operates a programme of continuous sustainability improvements across its buildings portfolio.
This ensures that the buildings are compliant with current and future legislation such as the government's Energy Saving Opportunity Scheme and Energy Performance Certificate regulations. It also helps to meet the exacting standards of high profile corporate tenants in terms of operational and cost performance, outstanding aesthetic appeal and working conditions, and environmental efficiency.
Numbers 1 and 2 Minster Court provides 18,500m2 of multi-let Grade A offices. M&G had already put in place an energy efficiency programme comprising a series of small technology and behaviour changes made between 2008 and 2013 and was keen to improve upon this by upgrading lighting in common spaces to energy efficient LEDs.
This would maintain lux levels and improve the quality of light, giving the spaces a refreshed look and feel. It would also cut carbon emissions.
Furthermore, the significant cost reductions would also allow M&G to cut tenant service charges.
M&G asked APC Lighting to analyse the energy efficiencies that could be achieved by replacing the existing fluorescent and CFL lamps and fittings in the lift lobbies, car parks, corridors, washrooms, plant rooms, colonnade and stairwells of the two adjacent buildings. The lighting division also reviewed the buildings' security lighting and provided evidence of the further savings that could be achieved through the addition of lighting controls.
In line with APC Lighting's policy, fittings were only recommended for upgrade where appropriate and WEEE Directive compliant recycling was incorporated as an essential component of the programme.
With continuous lighting operating hours in the car parks, staircases and basement corridors, and all other areas being lit 12 hours a day, five days a week, the initial analysis showed that M&G could achieve a significant lighting energy reduction. When combined with maintenance savings, this would deliver a return on investment in 21 months, well inside the M&G requirements.
APC Lighting was appointed to manufacture, supply and install all replacement lamps and light fittings and associated lighting controls. It was also responsible for the supply, installation, management and data analysis of a wireless energy monitoring system, in order to measure and verify the project's performance.
The project took seven weeks to complete, with APC's engineers working out of hours when needed to ensure tenants were not affected by the work.
Throughout, circular CFL downlights were replaced with RG240 downlights. In addition, T8 lamps, 2D LED lamps, LED RG 180s, LED panels and LED high bays were used.
APC's lighting division fitted microwave presence detectors to all car parking bay luminaires and alternate roadway luminaires. In addition, PIR presence detectors were installed in basement corridor areas.
To monitor and validate the proposed energy savings, prior to the commencement of works APC Lighting installed the wireless Energy Monitoring System across a series of circuits within both buildings. This allowed each different type of light fitting to be monitored. It also monitored energy use in different building areas.
Combined, these provided M&G with a granular lighting energy consumption profile; a benchmark from which the improvements could be validated on completion.
Sam Stageman, Sales Director, APC Lighting
Minster Court clearly demonstrates the difference that LEDs can make in a commercial environment. The savings and the refreshed light quality say it all. The meters were used to capture evidence of reduced energy consumption two weeks after the completion of the upgrade. The data shows that the upgrade has achieved a 62% lighting energy consumption reduction and an annual cost saving of £53,485. Lux levels have been maintained or improved and the quality of light is significantly better. The LED scheme will save almost £270,000 in lighting energy costs over five years, reducing consumption by 2,971,420 kWh over that period. In addition, it gives a 1,559 tCO2 saving over 5 years. We're very pleased with the results achieved.


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Shivering, wet, and muddy, we wrassled 6 piglets into the farm truck this afternoon to bring back to Echo Bend.
Upon their arrival at the farm, they seemed immediately delighted with the new experience of rooting in the soft earth and chomping on the vibrant green rye grass, choosing it even over the warm oat and molasses mash that Willa made to warm them up.
The kids worked on names while they spread clean, dry straw deeply in their hut. The red pig bound to be trouble, thus already tagged with said moniker, romped about with the farm dog. The adults fretted about the cold and wind. After seeing them well settled in, we retreated to the farmhouse for warm drinks, fire, and baths, feeling good about our efforts in raising our own food.


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Microsoft smoothes path to Azure for Windows shops
Microsoft made the on-ramp to Azure easier for Windows users by adding loads of new features. But customers still need time to wrap their heads around the cloud idea.
This article is part of a special report on how cloud computing is changing IT.
Microsoft wants Windows Azure to be as synonymous with cloud as Windows is to PCs, and it's doing whatever it can to make Azure the path of least resistance for its enterprise customers.
But even as Microsoft touts a services world, IT pros remain grounded and cautious of public cloud computing.
Two-year-old Windows Azure provides a cloud Platform as a Service (PaaS) and, as such, eliminates the infrastructure and software management tasks associated with on-premise operating systems, including managing virtual machine images and patching. Adoption has been hampered, not only by the platform's immaturity, but also by the problem of moving applications and data onto a cloud platform – work that usually needs a developer's skills.
Late last week at its Professional Developers Conference (PDC), Microsoft released significant new capabilities for Windows Azure designed to eliminate some of the objections that keep IT managers from moving applications to public clouds. One of the most important new Azure capabilities is the Windows Azure Virtual Machine Role, which lets IT pros run instances of Windows Server 2008 R2 in Microsoft's Azure cloud. Unlike the other Azure services that provide a PaaS, the Virtual Machine Role provides Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), so companies have administrative control over their own virtual Windows Server instances.
In most cases, this feature makes it possible to move applications directly from on-premise to Microsoft's data centers without developer involvement. At the same time, it removes the burdens of maintaining the OS with software patches or hardware maintenance, said Rob Sanfilippo, an analyst with Directions on Microsoft, a Kirkland, Wash.-based independent analyst firm.
Windows Azure Virtual Machine Role, which is akin to a similar service currently in Amazon Web Services, will be available as a public beta by the end of 2010. Windows Azure will also support Server Application Virtualization by the second half of 2011, letting administrators deploy virtualized applications onto the Windows Azure worker role rather than the VM role.
The second feature is analogous to running Microsoft's on-premises App-V product, which allows a client to access virtual instances of an application running in a self-contained environment on a server. With Server Application Virtualization, companies can deploy server app images to Azure and to be accessed by end users on an as-needed basis remotely over the Internet, Sanfilippo said.
It could save organizations on hardware costs and deployment effort. "For example, a line-of-business application that is used infrequently by multiple users could be deployed using Azure Server Application Virtualization, and users could share the single deployment if they use the application at different times," Sanfilippo said.
The feature will also make application access easier for remote users and end users that are not running the OS required by the application, he said.
Reasons not to bite: Culture shock and price
Rob McShinsky, a senior systems engineer with Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, N.H., runs a private cloud at the hospital using Windows Server 2008 R2 and Hyper-V R2. He said the new features clear a path to Azure.
"If you are looking at moving to a VM running in the cloud, it will be an easy step to take, especially since all the tools and the platform are familiar," McShinsky said.
"The concern about moving data to the cloud isn't about the performance, or availability, it is the stress factor – the psychological hurdle of trusting an outside entity."
Rob McShinsky, a sr. systems engineer with Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center
Though Microsoft has removed the roadblocks for getting onto its cloud, the company hasn't explained how to retreat from the cloud, said Roger Jennings, a California-based Windows Azure consultant, tech blogger and author of the book Cloud Computing with the Windows Azure Platform.
"It is now a question of how easily and quickly you can move applications from the cloud back on-premise to your data center. I haven't heard anything about that," Jennings said. "Microsoft needs to prepare a demo showing a fair-sized operation moving from the cloud back to on-premise."
Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center's McShinsky said Microsoft also has to overcome the general mistrust IT pros hold toward public clouds.
"The concern about moving data to the cloud isn't about the performance or availability. It is the stress factor – the psychological hurdle of trusting an outside entity," McShinsky said. "It was the same with virtualization and anything else; you try it out with your test and dev environment and go from there."
To make Azure worthwhile, Microsoft also needs to entice companies with a price point that reduces costs even further than virtualization has, McShinsky said.
Microsoft's Azure pricing model has been criticized before, so at PDC, the company responded by introducing new entry-level pricing. Beginning Jan. 7, 2011, Windows Azure will include lower pricing for "Extra Small" Windows Azure instances, priced at $0.05 per hour for 1 GHz CPU, 768 MB of memory, 20 GB of storage and low I/O. Comparatively, the Extra High Windows Azure Instance costs $0.95 per hour for eight, 1.6 GHz CPUs, 14 GB of memory, 2,040 GB of storage and high I/O.
Whether or not the price dip is incentive enough to lure companies to Azure depends on the amount that companies currently spend on IT infrastructure and platform management.
Azure 2011: What it will and won't include
Microsoft unveiled some other new features coming in Azure last week, including SQL Azure Reporting Services, which will be generally available in the first half of 2011.
Reporting Services is one of the last major features supported by on-premises SQL Server, but not SQL Azure. Analysis Services is another major feature not yet supported by SQL Azure, but Microsoft has said nothing about whether it would add this feature.
IT pros are also waiting to see data compression and transparent database encryption, which would provide data privacy to prevent Microsoft from accessing sensitive data, Jennings said. Database encryption technology is included in SQL Server 2008 and 2008 R2.
Microsoft also disclosed several Azure AppFabric features, including Caching Services, a feature formerly code-named Velocity released in the Windows Server AppFabric extensions, which will improve performance tremendously, Jennings said. That capability will be generally available in the first half of 2011.
Other new features revealed at PDC include the ability to build VM role images directly in the cloud, as an alternative to building images on-premises and uploading them over the Internet. This update will be available in 2011. Microsoft will also add support for Windows Server 2003 and Windows Server 2008 SP2 in the VM Role sometime next year. As of now, Microsoft supports Windows Server 2008 R2 in the guest OS.
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Kelsea Ballerini, Luke Bryan and Darius Rucker will headline Australia's 2018 CMC Rocks Queensland, running March 16-18 in Ipswich.
The initial lineup includes 33 acts from the U.S. and Down Under, with performances by Brett Young, Brothers Osborne, Dan + Shay, Dustin Lynch, High Valley, Luke Combs, Old Dominion, Randy Houser, Russell Dickerson and more.
Single-day tickets start at $79 and three-day passes for adults start at $349. All packages go on sale Oct. 9.
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I recently started using SAS OnDemand, the SAS Institute's web-based interface to their SAS computing platform, as part of a course I am taking in statistical computing. The program is one of the smoothest web applications I have ever used; shifting from the stand-alone SAS application to SAS OnDemand proved very intuitive.
The code editor tab provides real-time syntax highlighting, as well as buttons for submitting highlighted regions of code:
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This last part can run slowly in the web application, especially if a lot of observations are reported. However, redirecting the output to the file system via ODS (e.g., as a PDF file) runs very quickly.
The only downside with SAS OnDemand I encountered was when I tried to upload a 170 megabyte data file to the application's file system. The program just froze (multiple times), rather than report an error message or warning about maximum file sizes. It is unclear whether SAS OnDemand or its academic version imposes file size restrictions.
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Average Self-Published CreateSpace Authors Makes Less Than $100 (Per Year) on Amazon AgoraBooks.ca in Ottawa helps ensure better sales through better quality.
While the word average makes it difficult to project sales for authors on Amazon's CreateSpace, research has shown that most make a paltry less than $100 per year. According to Derek Murphy, a book designer, indie author supporter and marketing guru, "I don't think there is an "average" - the vast majority of books sell less than ten copies. $100 a year, as John K. says, is a good guess, but if that's "average", consider than 50% of the books published don't make even that much."
"Actually I'd bet it's far more than 50%. In my experience, at least 90% of books will fail, maybe even 95-99%. "Fail"= earn less than $100 a year."
Reporting for CNet.com, David Carnoy wrote, "Again, because the barrier to entry is so low, the majority of self-published books are pretty bad. If I had to put a number on it, I'd say less than 5 percent are decent and less than 1 percent are really good."
According to The Guardian, "Almost a third of published authors make less than $500 (£350) a year from their writing, according to a new survey, with around a half of writers dissatisfied with their writing income."The data comes from researched undertaken by Digital Book World which got responses from 1,879 published authors: 13% traditionally published, 56% indie and 31% both.
The numbers do not inspire would-be authors into taking up the profession, but they'll be glad to know that they can be improved by taking a crucial step in publishing their books.
It is common for indie authors to think that Amazon's CreateSpace is their ticket to becoming a world-renown, best-selling author. Nothing could be farther from the truth.
True to their word, they offer free publishing tools such as formatting tools and templates, a cover creator, an online preview that give you a feel of what your book will look like once published and PDF proofs. What they don't tell you is that you need professionals to handle different aspects of any book.
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WFMJ reports to all aspiring authors, "Do you have an old manuscript which you think has the potential to be a commercial success or do you seek to spread further social awareness through your research? Agora Publishing will do what it takes to provide you with a fabulously produced self-published book based upon its tremendous experience and community-focused ethic."
The importance of hiring professionals who will, in turn, focus on making your book worthwhile for your readers cannot be underscored. Agora Publishing succeeds where CreateSpace falls short.
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Kansas senior Kate Sultanova is the Big 12 Female Track and Field Athlete of the Week. On Saturday, Sultanova won the Husker Invitational pole vault competition by clearing 13 feet nine and a quarter inches. That vault currently ranks her #1 in the Big 12 and #2 in the nation.
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Definition of Antitrust and Trade Regulation Law
Antitrust law aims to protect trade and commerce from unfair restraints, monopolies and price fixing. Antitrust law is primarily governed by two federal laws: the Sherman Act and the Clayton Act. Most states also have their own antitrust laws patterned on federal laws.
The Department of Justice (DOJ) investigates antitrust matters and is authorized to convene a grand jury to indict suspects. Civil remedies include injunctions, divestiture and/or cancellation of contracts. Civil and criminal penalties may apply if a company is determined to be in violation of antitrust laws. Criminal acts are punishable by large fines and/or imprisonment.
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is the federal agency that seeks to promote free and fair competition in interstate commerce. The FTC is tasked with many consumer protection duties, as well. It has exclusive jurisdiction to prohibit unfair competition and unfair or deceptive acts.
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Other Considerations When Hiring an Antitrust and Trade Regulation Lawyer
Most antitrust issues arise when the DOJ or FTC investigates large companies about to merge. The mergers are often in the same industry and may involve unfair business tactics or outcomes. In these cases, the antitrust lawyers involved are usually the company's corporate attorneys. However, some corporations may not have an in-house antitrust specialist, so they may seek to hire an attorney who specializes in antitrust.
Smaller corporations and businesses may also be involved in antitrust issues. Small businesses often file complaints about unfair competition with the FTC. These businesses often hire antitrust attorneys in order to ensure that the process for filing a complaint is followed and to help make the most persuasive case for government action.
If you or your business is involved in an antitrust or trade regulation issue, contact an antitrust lawyer immediately to protect your rights and explore your legal options.
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This report recommends that the European Commission, with the support of the Member States, pursuant to the NIS Directive, adopt a standards based framework for the exchange of threat and defensive measure information that impacts the functioning of Network Information Infrastructure (NII). The capabilities from this framework underscore NII as Critical Infrastructure of the EU and its Member States.
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Our Washington, D.C.-based District Policy Group is a bipartisan team comprised of government relations professionals, public policy professionals and federal lobbyists. We are different from other lobby shops in Washington. Our team members are former Hill staffers and former in-house lobbyists, including Senior Advisor Dr. Phil Gingrey, a former U.S. Congressman who served Georgia's 11th congressional district from 2003 to 2015. We have sat where our clients sit and where policymakers make their decisions. The District Policy Group has an excellent track record of assessing clients' advocacy and visibility assets and needs, and subsequently working with them to develop and implement a strategic plan for formalizing their efforts, growing their visibility and advancing their policy goals (or objectives).
The District Policy Group jumps into the substance and become authorities on our clients' issues, concerns, cultures, policy positions, and advocacy agendas. With each representation, the District Policy Group customizes counsel and support to the individual needs of the client, factoring in internal resources, desired level of assistance, and particular policy goals.
Our highly-skilled team advances client interests before the legislative and executive branches of government at the federal and state levels. We bring more than two decades of Capitol Hill experience in government relations, lobbying, policy and politics as well as extensive skills and experience in working with agency rulemaking, regulatory affairs, and policy analysis and development. The team's proficiency extends beyond the Beltway, with experience in grassroots organizing, media advocacy and coalition building.
The District Policy Group is skilled at assisting for-profit, non-profit, private, and public sector clients in understanding the political and policy landscape, and with that information, setting and achieving legislative and regulatory goals. In addition, we assist clients in developing direct, close, and productive relationships with Members of Congress, Congressional staff, federal agency officials, and key thought leaders and stakeholder communities.
With a proven strategy of outreach, government relations agenda-setting, issue prioritization, and messaging, we help our clients build relationships that secure visibility and support for their policy and business priorities. We invite you to learn more about our capabilities at DistrictyPolicyGroup.com and to follow the District Policy Group on Twitter at @DistrictPolicy.
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- Coordinated a national grassroots and Congressional outreach campaign to reverse a decision by a federal agency to eliminate funding for a national data collection effort. The campaign involved recruiting Senators and Representatives to call and write the agency, urging restoration of funding, and working directly to generate grassroots contacts into the agency, voicing opposition to the elimination of the funding. Within ten days of the launch of the campaign, the agency announced that funding would be reinstated.
- Over the course of a three-month period, the District Policy Group conducted more than 200 Congressional lobby meetings to secure cosponsors for a client's authorizing legislation. Helped the client achieve its goal of securing 67 cosponsors in the Senate and 290 in the House. The legislation was passed and became law.
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As someone who's been warning for a while about the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP – see my previous posts on the issue here and here), I'm pleased to see a large activist group like GetUp! come out against it.
As the video explains, the TPP could establish among other things an investment-state dispute settlement (ISDS) tribunal, giving multinational corporations the power to sue a government for any policy that hurts their "expected future profits". The tribunal would be run by trade lawyers and its rulings based on whether the policy hurt investment, with little regard to the policy's reason for existence. Australia's Abbott government is likely to agree to this in return for greater access to sugar markets. We know about this mainly through WikiLeaks, because the negotiations have been kept secret from all but a few hundred American corporations.
ISDS has a gagging effect on the ability of governments to introduce laws to hold corporations accountable. It is an attack on democracy, a radical transfer of power from elected governments to corporations. Australia has already signed two agreements containing ISDS (the Hong Kong Agreement, under which Philip Morris is challenging Australia's plain packaging laws, and the Korea-Australia Free Trade Agreement), but the TPP is much bigger.
This is very relevant to climate activists, because it's hard to imagine an effective climate policy that wouldn't hurt corporate profits and hence potentially fall foul of ISDS. Any number of policies in the public interest could threaten corporate profits. At a time when human-caused global warming threatens to spiral out of our control, we need accountable government more than ever. If governments sign away their power to regulate multinational corporations, then it will become virtually impossible to solve climate change and other 21st-century problems.
At the same time, Australia is also involved in negotiating the equally secretive Trade in Services Agreement (TiSA) which would deregulate financial services. WikiLeaks has revealed that in TiSA, the US proposes opening up the Australian market to foreign banks from countries with less financial regulation (including the US and Panama); bringing Australian financial data under American surveillance and national security laws; and ISDS provisions undermining the Australian government's ability to regulate financial services. Remember, it was financial regulation that shielded Australia from the global financial crisis.
You might think that sovereign governments would never cede power in an international agreement. And you'd probably be right if the agreement was about say, the environment or human rights or arms control. But trade agreements are the one type of treaty that are enforceable, a backdoor route to sneak through policies advancing corporate power that could never be achieved through democratic domestic politics. And as much as our politicians rave about the benefits of international trade, the Fairfax newspapers revealed this morning that over half of Australia's foreign trade consists of tax avoidance.
Standing up to the "free trade" juggernaut may seem hopeless, but public opposition has contributed to the repeated stalling of the TPP talks, and united the US Congress to oppose President Obama's attempt to fast-track the deal. In the European Union, public pressure over the similar Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) has led the European Commission to announce it will publish the full text for public debate before it is signed. And public protest is also a reason why the multilateral World Trade Organization (WTO) talks have stagnated this century.
There is currently a Senate inquiry into Australia's trade agreement process, initiated by the Greens and Labor. Submissions close on 27 February.


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Every woman who is pregnant will tell you that she "just wants a healthy baby." If you have diabetes and get pregnant, then it's important to control blood sugar levels. If you develop gestational diabetes during pregnancy, then it's crucial to institute measures to control blood sugar levels. A 2017 study suggests that keeping blood sugar levels in check could help prevent serious heart conditions in children.
The research, published in the journal eLife, involved using human embryonic stem cells to grow heart muscle cells (cardiomyocytes) in the lab. These cells were then exposed to different levels of glucose. The cardiomyoctyes exposed to lower levels of glucose developed normally. Those that were mixed with higher levels of glucose either matured late, or failed to mature at all, instead nudging the development of more immature cells. The mechanism seemed to be a prodding of excess "building blocks" in the heart muscle cells, by the presence of high levels of sugar, which kept the cells from maturing completely. That phenomenon appeared to be linked to congenital abnormalities.
Though genetics play a substantial role in the development of congenital heart disease, the leading non-genetic cause is having diabetes or high blood sugar levels during pregnancy. In fact, babies born to mothers with high levels of blood sugar during gestation are two to five times more likely to develop congenital heart disorders, compared to babies born to women with no blood sugar issues. Until this new research, the mechanism causing this risk was not clear. During one phase of the study, the researchers noted that the fetuses of pregnant mice with diabetes had heart cells that divided quickly but "matured slowly." It is the slow maturation of these cells that was directly associated with the congenital heart abnormalities.
If you already have diabetes when you become pregnant then it is crucial that you work with your obstetrician and a team that may include a dietician, diabetes educator, and endocrinologist in order to tightly control blood sugar levels.
It's also important to be aware of risk factors for gestational diabetes, which is diabetes that occurs during pregnancy. Certain hormonal fluctuations (cortisol, growth hormones, estrogen, progesterone, human placental lactogen), and placental insulinase contribute to fluctuating and elevated blood sugar levels, so it's important to limit any risk factors that can further sustain blood sugar elevations. Those risk factors include eating more, exercising less, and having a diagnosis of obesity. Other risk factors that can contribute to a higher risk of developing gestational diabetes include:
- Having a family history of diabetes
- Having been diagnosed with prediabetes
- Having polycystic ovarian syndrome
- Having a previous unexplained stillbirth or miscarriage
- Having a previous baby that weighted over nine pounds
- Being an older mother
Current statistics suggest that congential heart defects affect nearly 1% of births per year in the U.S. That makes it the most common birth defect. Severity can range from a mildly weakened heart to severe heart deformities that require surgery.
This new understanding of the role that sustained elevated blood sugar can have on the developing fetus will hopefully inspire women planning a pregnancy or happily discovering that they are pregnant to make every effort to maintain optimal health during those nine months to support the health and development of their growing baby. Blood sugar control is incredibly important in that equation.
Having a discussion with your doctor before a planned pregnancy can be incredibly helpful, identifying the challenges that the pregnancy may present if you have diabetes or prediabetes or another high-risk condition like obesity. You can strategize to make sure you have tight control of blood sugar and to plan how you will tackle diet and exercise to limit this and other risks to your growing baby. If you find yourself pregnant unexpectedly, reach out to your doctor quickly to establish best health practices.
It's worth sharing that the researchers isolated a very specific pathway ― the pentose phosphate pathway ― responsible for cardiac cell maturation during the research, and have applied for a provisional patent, so that they can continue to explore ways to create a treatment to prevent congenital heart abnormality.
See more helpful articles:
10 Ways to Have a Healthy Pregnancy with Diabetes
Obesity, Diabetes in Pregnancy Can Mean Dangerously Large Baby


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Reading Around on June 25th through June 26th
A few interesting links collected June 25th through June 26th:
- Language Log » Ma ma se, ma ma sa, ma ma coo sa – Jackson apparently claimed his version was Swahili, but he eventually acknowledged his debt to Dibango and worked out a compensation arrangement in an out-of-court settlement. In 2007, when R&B singer Rihanna released the song "Please Don't Stop The Music" sampling the line from "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin,'" Rihanna got Jackson's permission but not Dibango's. In response, Dibango sued both Rihanna and Jackson earlier this year, seeking 500,000 euros in damages.
- The Daily Clog » New Stanford Football Slogan Is … Definitely Something – Image Source: swanksalot under Creative Commons
- Touched by an Angel | News Lead | Cleveland Scene – Early in the summer of '76, Ted received a package containing 25 shots of Farrah in a red swimsuit. She marked her favorite with a star: gleaming teeth, windblown hair, and . . . her nipple.
Ted showed the photos around the office. Everyone had a different opinion about which one they should use. In the end, Ted went with the one Farrah had chosen. After all, who knew Farrah's assets better than Farrah herself?
Soon after the poster hit the streets, it became a sensation. Sales increased exponentially. Seven thousand in September. Fifteen thousand in October. Thirty thousand in November. In December, the poster started receiving national attention and sold half a million copies.


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It usually takes a considerable amount of time to create a good resume, and here are some tips to help:
Name and Contact Information
Place your contact information at the top of the resume with the email and phone number where you can be most easily reached. There is no need to attach a physical address. Include just one to two phone numbers where people can reach you.
If you have a website, include it in your resume only if it provides helpful information (such as your portfolio and other detailed information regarding your profession).
In your portfolio, provide samples that highlight the skills listed in your resume. Make it visually appealing and include relevant information.
The objective statement is seen by many as passé now. Employers may actually find it annoying — Objectives have become blanket expressions that all sound alike.
However, if you're a fresh graduate, it can be acceptable to use an objective statement because you don't have that much of a work history to place in your resume. You can include it s long as you make it unique and it shows how your skills can benefit the company.
Summary or Profile
Since a profile or summary is an overview of your history or expertise, make sure it contains relevant keywords to get the attention of the reader. And make sure it is concise.
You may want to complete the summary section of your resume after you have written other sections of your resume. Because it will be the section where you'll highlight your capabilities, make sure to promote your personal branding the best way you can. Communicate what you have to offer as if the employer is missing out if they don't hire you.
Writing a resume shouldn't be difficult as long as you know the basic tips and tricks. Once you get the hang of it, you'd have no problems creating one that better increases your chances of getting hired.


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The London Haydn Quartet in Concert with Eric Hoeprich
The Yale Collection of Musical Instruments is pleased to present The London Haydn Quartet in concert with Eric Hoeprich, clarinet, on Sunday, January 15th at 3:00pm.
The ensemble will be presenting a program which includes: Haydn's String Quartet Op. 72 No. 2; Beethoven's String Quartet Op. 18 No. 2; and Weber's Clarinet Quintet Op. 34.
Tickets for the concert are currently SOLD OUT; therefore, we encourage those interested to listen along from home via the Yale School of Music's live stream. Click here for live stream
About the Artists
One of the world's leading period instrument string quartets, The London Haydn Quartet was born out of a passion for Haydn's string quartets. Highly acclaimed for their series of Haydn recordings on the Hyperion label (the op 9, op 17, op 20 and op 33 quartets to date) they have received invitations to many of the most important concert series in the United Kingdom, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, Spain, Switzerland, Finland, North America and Australia. They have started several of their own concert series in which they have performed the complete cycle of Haydn quartets. They have given recitals at New York's Carnegie Hall, the Wigmore Hall, Amsterdam's Concertgebouw, Cheltenham International Festival, the Bath Mozartfest, Klara Festival, the Granada International Festival and at Haydn festivals in Esterházy, Lincoln and Lyon, and the English Haydn Festival.
In collaboration with period clarinettist Eric Hoeprich with whom they also recorded the Brahms and Mozart quintets on the Glossa label, their recent concerts have included a tour of the USA and Canada including a recital at the Library of Congress, and appearances in Serbia, Switzerland, France, Germany and the Czech Republic.
This season's highlights include the quartet's Australian debut with performances at the Melbourne Festival and the Sydney Opera House and a return to Canada for a series of concerts across the country.
"The musicians imbued both works with myriad details of shading and contrast, and beautifully calibrated phrasing"
New York Times, January 2014
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For the past 25, years Eric Hoeprich has specialized in performing on historical clarinets in music from the Baroque to the late Romantic. In addition to IU, he also is currently on the faculties of the Paris Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique and the Royal Conservatory of Music in The Hague. A founding member of Frans Brüggen's Orchestra of the 18th Century (1982), Hoeprich has performed frequently as a soloist with this orchestra and many of the major early music ensembles, under conductors such as Roger Norrington, Christopher Hogwood, Bruno Weil, Philippe Herreweghe, Nicholas McGegan, and Jos van Immerseel. He has also performed with orchestras including the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra, Australian Chamber Orchestra, Akamus (Akademie für Alte Musik), Stavanger Symphony Orchestra, the Royal Galicean Symphony Orchestra, B'Rock, and the Netherlands Radio Chamber Orchestra.
In the 1980s, he founded two wind ensembles, NACHTMUSIQUE and the Stadler Trio (three basset horns), which have toured around the world. He has made dozens of recordings, which are available on the Deutsche Grammaphon, Philips, EMI, SONY, Harmonia Mundi, Glossa, and Decca labels. Collaboration with string quartets, chamber ensembles, and vocal soloists also feature regularly on his calendar. The recent release of clarinet quintets (Mozart and Brahms) with the London Haydn Quartet (Glossa), and the three clarinet concertos by Bernhard Crusell with Kölner Akademie (ARS Production) have received wide critical acclaim.
Hoeprich's interest in historical clarinets has led to the publication of numerous articles and a general text on the clarinet published by Yale University Press (The Clarinet, 2008). He has amassed a collection of over 100 antique clarinets, including instruments from the eighteenth century, which has also led to restoration and construction of replicas of period originals. He maintains a workshop for instrument making at his home near London.


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MEDIA: Coverage Of Duncan Described As Sincere, Hard-Working, Collaborative
Charter-positive, a fan of closing schools and limiting curriculum options, and ambivalent about local school councils, I am far from Arne Duncan's harshest critic. But the best thing I can find about this EdWeek story (Duncan Seen as Collaborator) is the picture of Duncan as a college basketball player. There's also some healthy caution citing CPS test score increases that's much appreciated by me at least. Otherwise, it's just a collection of quotes from allies and opportunists, nary a truly critical voice or independent insight to be found. He's sincere. He's hard-working. He's unassuming. Why is this praiseworthy? Crap journalism like this makes me long for the old he-said, she-said.


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By: John Bozzella, Global Automakers' President and CEO
My automotive career started at Ford Motor Company as the 1994 Detroit Auto Show opened. Walking the floor of Cobo Hall, I was transfixed by edgy concept vehicles and wowed by the sizzle and sound of new product reveals.
In January of '94, the industry had just finished a year of strong auto sales; Americans bought 13.9 million cars, minivans, SUVs and pickups in 1993. 1994 sales would increase by more than a million and remain strong through the turn of the century.
The policy environment for the industry changed during that period as well. The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) had just been ratified. States, particularly in the northeast, adopted California's emissions standards, effectively cleaving the U.S. market into two. (That problem was resolved, temporarily, years later.) Safety regulators focused on better crash protection, setting the stage for widespread deployment of smarter air bags, anti-lock brakes, and electronic stability control, among other advancements.
Fast-forward to another decade: a newly-elected President walked the Detroit show floor talking to worried executives as the auto industry stared into the abyss of what would come to be known as the Great Recession. Sales in 2008 fell by 3 million units. Neither consumers nor businesses could avail themselves of credit. No one knew where the bottom was. It turned out to be 2009, when sales totaled only 10.4 million units.
I was one of those worried executives, part of the Chrysler team working to restructure the business into what would become Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA). No part of the industry escaped the carnage – not the dealer networks, not the supply chains, and certainly not the vehicle manufacturers – which scarred working men and women, businesses, and communities.
Since then, the U.S. industry has been on a roll, for the last four years sales (above 17 million units), production and exports at or near record levels. The digitization of personal mobility has given breakthrough automated driver assist systems, making driving safer than ever. Sensing and computing capabilities in today's vehicles, combined with AI, have led to the testing of highly automated vehicles. Electric-drive vehicles – battery electrics, plug-in hybrids and hydrogen fuels cells –are available to consumers more than ever (though the market, while growing, remains small).
But the future isn't so clear. While experts have suggested we are at a peak period in the auto cycle, it's the policy environment I find more concerning.
America's changing international trade policies have created huge business uncertainty. In the last year alone, steel and aluminum tariffs increased the cost of building cars and trucks in the U.S. A revised NAFTA, if adopted, will introduce new production costs and complexities. The Department of Commerce is studying the "national security threat" posed by auto imports that could result in tariffs of 25 percent on imported cars and car parts—raising prices by thousands of dollars, reducing sales, lowering production, and ultimately leading to layoffs. Additional tariffs have been imposed on automotive and other imports from China, and China has reciprocated with their own tariffs. The government is considering restrictions on exports of new automotive technologies which would dampen R&D investment and make it U.S.-based companies less competitive.
Environmental and energy policy are similarly uncertain. The impasse between federal agencies and California on fuel efficiency standards could again result in two separate car markets, raising costs and complexity with likely no incremental environmental benefit. Tax credits spurred markets for electric and hydrogen vehicles, but they're slated to expire, slowing sales and investment in the U.S. while China ramps up its own zero emission vehicle industrial base.
Finally, as automated safety features enter the mainstream and testing and investment in automated vehicles increases, policymakers are sending mixed signals. Congress failed to pass legislation that would have provided clear interim running rules regarding the testing and deployment of automated vehicles while assuring they are as safe as, or safer than, conventional vehicles. The federal policy vacuum is being filled by states – where
inconsistencies and conflicts could slow or stop innovation of critical safety and mobility solutions.
So what's the point? Policy matters. Decisions made in Washington and other capitols can greatly influence the success or distress of industries.
Here are six actions Washington should take that would ensure a more stable automotive policy environment amidst the business uncertainty:
1. Eliminate the steel and aluminum tariffs on trading partners.
2. Drop the idea of imposing tariffs on imports of autos and auto parts under the pretext of national security.
3. Make sure that new North American trade rules remain workable.
4. Enhance export opportunities by negotiating trade agreements with Japan, the EU, and the UK, and by resolving the ongoing trade dispute with China.
5. Resolve the standoff between the federal government and the states on fuel efficiency with a sensible, unified national program that increases fuel economy substantially every year – in the midpoint between the federal agencies' proposed pathway and California's current rule – while rewarding innovation.
6. Establish clear federal running rules for automated vehicle testing and deployment that ensure safety.
Let's keep these policy debates and decisions in the proper context. The U.S. ceased to be the largest car market in the world in 2009. Given China's growth, our market won't be the biggest again, but it remains the world's most innovative market, attracting cutting-edge automotive investment and talent to produce the most advanced automotive products on the planet. The right public policies will extend that lead into the future.


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Friday, 12 May 2006
shopping fun
I have had a good week shopping wise, I finally treated myself to this, the Garland by Tord Boontje, It is intended to be twisted around a lightbulb, but we only have candlelight in our sitting room, so I have draped it around the candlabra. It looks really pretty as it catches the warm light of the candles.
We have also been to Ikea twice, yes, twice!! There has been a deal on all week where whatever you spend in the restaurant gets deducted from your purchases in the shop - so a free meal!! We needed a spare slipcover for our sofa, so that was tuesdays purchase, and then today we returned for coat hooks and a shoe-storage bench. Unfortunately they are reorganising the warehouse, so everything was in completely different places to where it should be, we eventually found the bench, not in aisle 17 but in 21, by walking around reading the sides of boxes, but we shall have to return again for the elusive coat hooks. Now for the flat-pack challenge!
2 comments:
- katie said...
hello - I happened upon your blog via weirdbunny - I have exactly that same candalabra over my kitchen table and hang it with christmas decorations each year - then easter ones and for the rest of the year - anything that looks nice - I'll enjoy reading the rest of your blog now!
happy day
- 8:42 am
- anamama said...
It looks sooooooooooooooo beautiful! Much better than mine on top of the fridge. Must find it a new home after having seen what you've done with yours. I love it.
- 9:58 pm
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Friday, June 11, 2010
Sean Hannity Lends his Voice to Help Troops Overseas
This will be the third year that Sean Hannity has agreed to participate in the Troopathon, after joining the broadcast by phone previously. Support from Sean Hannity, among other big-name guests that have agreed to participate, helps promote the event to support the troops to thousands of new viewers and listeners. Sean Hannity reaches over 13 million listeners a week through his network of over 500 affiliates nationwide. Sean has also authored two #1 best-selling books and his "Hannity" show on Fox News Channel is the #1-rated 9PM cable news show.
The Troopathon team is honored to have Sean Hannity's participation and contribution to this effort to support the troops with care packages from home. Hannity's own Freedom Concerts have raised millions to support the troops, as well as dozens of other philanthropic causes that Sean has given to. The success of previous Troopathons is thanks in part to Hannity's contributions.
The innovative fundraising event is styled after a typical TV telethon and over the first 2 years that the event has been held, the organization has raised over $2 million to send support to troops overseas. This year the group is hoping to break their previously set record of $1.3 million raised on a single night.
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Missoula Marathon 2012
EVENT DATE: Jul 08, 2012
DEADLINE TO GIVE: Aug 08, 2012
For 2012, the 6th Missoula Marathon is reaching out to the entire community in an effort to raise awareness and money for charity. This year we're making it easier than ever to let all of our runners, volunteers and supporters get involved and help make a difference.
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