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Where there aren't good boundaries, there isn't creative "flow" and where there isn't creative flow, there isn't progress. — Brian Gardner (tweet this)
I'm in a writing rut. Not a, "I stare at a blank screen not knowing what to write writer's block kind of way", but rather a, "I'm not even putting my butt in the chair to write kind of rut".
Writing has been the backbone of my growth.
It's the foundation to traveling journey of bettering myself each and ever day. It's the exercise that strengthens the mindfulness muscle and creates space between stimulus and response.
But yet, I'm not writing.
The very thing that I deeply enjoy and the very thing that is the foundational component to growth I am choosing not to do.
Resistance continues to win
This is where I declare the victor to Resistance and wave the white flag. Resistance is winning.
She's been showing her face every morning I say I am going to sit down and write. She show's her face every night when I've dedicated the time to writing.
Each and every time she reminds be that tomorrow will be a better day. I'll be more inspired then.
There's always something to point at or something to blame. That's her job. To rationalize. To point out the obstacles of actually sitting down and writing.
This seems to be the same trough I experience regularly with writing throughout the year. The trough where I spend all week mustering out one 800 word article or email.
Resistance makes it feel like it's no longer part of who I am, but instead, a useless task on my to do list.
Each time I find the courage to push through Resistance, it's in these instances that I taste the craving once again.
Surrendering to the writing process allows you to enter into this deep state of flow.
It's as if you're floating above just watching the stream of words regurgitate from the mind and travel through the arms to the finger tips.
They form what appears to be words and sentences on a screen.
The flow of writing disentangles the very thoughts that lacked clarity in the mind. Tweet this
It's a beautiful and addictive feeling. Comprehension appears for the first time.
But maybe this is exactly what the Resistance gravitates towards. Maybe this feeling is the exact feeling she's looking to block. To put the red flags up alerting me to not enter.
Flow requires intense focus.
It requires that I let go to the unknown. As thoughts spin in my mind its clarity doesn't surface until words form on the page.
This is the fear.
The fear of the unknown. The fear of my thoughts having clarity and meaning. There's a level of effort to enter that state of flow. There's a level of pain, both the good and the bad, that comes with the territory of flow.
These are all breeding grounds for Resistance. Using these fears and the possibilities of the unknown against me.
The beautiful, or ironic thing is, the feelings of the unknown and fear are only at the entrance of this state of flow, or rather, during the writing itself.
Regardless of the pain or fear experienced during the writing process, upon completion a breathe of fresh air is had.
The feeling of freedom is felt. A level of lightness to the body and soul is the addictive high.
But yet, I don't write.
I don't write when I most need to. I don't write when I most want to.
Choose to beat resistance
The realization here is that this feeling of being bullied by Resistance is only temporary. It's a choice I make in how I respond to her bullying.
I've come to a point when not writing is more painful and gut wrenching than pushing through Resistance and surrendering to the unknown of writing.
So now, today, I choose to write. Everyday.
I'm taking baby steps once again. Learning how to walk.
500 words for five straight days. It's a milestone. Then adding an additional five days of 500 words. It then no longer becomes an X on a calendar to show that I haven't broken the chain, but rather, just part of my day; part of who I am.
Much like showering and brushing my teeth. It's personal hygiene. It's taking care of myself physically, emotionally and spiritually.
Choose to stand up to Resistance's bullying.
Whatever it is you are pursuing, choose to push through her obstacles. Don't buy her excuses.
Choose to take action. Make progress.
How do you push through Resistance? Share in the comments below.
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In this blog we will try to touch upon the basics of graph that one needs to know. Starting from what are edges or vertices, types of graphs there are – to – what are the data structures available to represent graphs in computer memory. So, let's get started !
So, what is a graph, it's nodes and edges ?
Graph is a data structure that allows representation of data as relations between nodes/vertices using edges. A,B,C,D,E refer to nodes ; AB, AC, AD,DE,EC are the edges. Of course, understanding why would one use a graph is useful. So, some examples what nodes and edges can refer to pertaining to different use-cases are listed below –
a. Nodes can be routers and edges be connections between them with weight representing the delay incurred for sending a packet over that edge. This representation can then be used to find best routing path for a packet – one that takes shortest time
b. Nodes can be people on social network and edges can represent connection between people with weight say representing the number of common interests- this can be used to check match between profiles on social networks , suggesting friends and so on.
c. Nodes can be destinations points (places) and edges can be roads connecting them – used for finding navigation path and so on.
Various types of graphs are also shown in Fig [1] below.
[B] shows cyclic and acyclic graphs. Cycle refers to loop in the graph – if you can start and end at the same node (any node)- graph is "cyclic" else "acyclic".
[C] shows undirected and directed graphs. Edges are bi-directional in undirected (Facebook) but uni-directional in directed graphs (web crawling!), the direction indicated by the arrow tip.
[D] shows disconnected and connected graphs. If there is route or set of edges to connect every node to every other node- then the graph is connected else it is disconnected.
[E] is a weighted graph – each of the edges have a "weight" or "cost" associated with them as represented by numbers on the edges.
We also have another way of classifying graphs –
Sparse and Dense graphs
If the number of edges in the graph E is of the order of the number of vertices (v) E=~v, then graph is said to be sparse. If E=~(v^2) , then the graph is said to be dense – ie., a highly connected graph. (Keep this in mind) – We need this further down in this blog when we want to pick one data structure over the other to represent graph.
*Yes! have not included the multi-graphs , a graph that can have multiple edges /relations connecting two nodes.(Let's keep it at basics ! :)).
Okay, now that we have seen various types of graphs, let's check how we could represent them in computer memory.
Data structures
We will be looking at the two most popular representation schemes- the adjacency matrix and adjacency lists. These are the data structures that help us work on a graph in our programs.
[1] Adjacency Matrix
Now, who is familiar with matrix – put your hands up ! Easiest way to represent graphs is perhaps the adjacency matrix. So,Yes! all you need is a vertex array of length "v" and a 2-D matrix that is of size v x v , where v refers to the number of vertices in the graph. Shown below in Fig[2] is a graph [A] and its adjacency matrix representation [B]. Row i corresponding to node i (i derived from vertex array) has the information about presence of edges between this node and other nodes (say node j) (where 0<=i<=v-1 ; 0<=j<=v-1). Example : Row zero (i=0) and column j in Fig [2]shows the connections of node 0 (mapped to vertex A in this case) with other nodes (0<=j<=v-1) in the graph.
Fig [2]. (Undirected, unweighted)Graph and it's adjacency matrix
Some observations to be noted are :
For undirected graphs (Fig [2]) , the adjacency matrix is symmetric. The value corresponding (row,column) = (i,j) is equal to value at (row,column)=(j,i) – which means that presence of edge E(i,j) indicates presence of edge E(j,i) (example – presence of AB indicated presence of BA). However, for directed graphs, this may not be true.
Marked in yellow blocks as "1", indicates presence of an edge between the two nodes in unweighted graph (Fig [2]) and "0" indicates no edge is present. In weighted graphs, yellow blocks will contain the weight corresponding to the edge between the nodes instead of "1".
Good , Bad and the Worst
If you want to check if an edge is present between nodes i and j , we just look up Matrix(i,j). If we store the vertices and their corresponding index number in a hash table/look-up table, then this operation takes : [O(1) to look up first vertex index i + O(1) to look up second vertex index j+ O(1) to look up Edge-Matrix(i,j) ] time ~= O(1) (great!) . However, if you need to check how many nodes a given node (say node i) is connected to, then we need to go to row (i) in the matrix and traverse all "v" entries – takes O(v) time (not so good for large graphs).
The memory taken is of the order O(v^2) (sucks for larger graphs!) . Also, for sparse (low connected graphs), a lot of vertices wont be connected and will still need an entry in the matrix (look at the entries marked "zero" in Fig[2]). (sucks again!).
Let's now see if we can do something about this space and wastage issue. *Tada* !! Time to explore adjacency lists.
[2] Adjacency Lists
As the name indicates we will be using lists (
Matrix!), to hold graph connectivity information. All we need to store is a linked list of directly connected neighbors pertaining to each node/vertex (Linked lists are programming 101 – please check here). So, we will have up to (max of v-1) list elements corresponding to each node. Refer Fig [3] below.
Fig [3]. (Undirected, unweighted)Graph and it's adjacency list
As seen, since we are storing information related to connected neighbors , we are eliminating the need to store anything for unconnected neighbors (score-1 over Adjacency matrix : think of a sparsely connected graph with large number of nodes to understand this). The number of elements in the list "L" associated with a node can be at most O|v-1|. To check how many nodes a given node is directly connected to will only take O(L), where L is the number of directly connected neighbors (0<=L<=|v|) – not
O(v) as in case of matrix! However, to check if an edge exists between two nodes, would take worst case O(L) – (Oops ! that was O(1) in case of adjacency matrix).
Also, comparing Fig [2] and Fig [3], we can identify the memory savings. These savings are comparable when we are working with sparsely connected large graphs. However, for densely connected graphs, lists would get bigger (~O(v) length per node) which implies space requirements will be similar to adjacency matrix. In that case, we would choose adjacency matrix- just because of O(1) edge look up! Come on- O(1) beats everything !
Before we wrap up- here's some food for thought !
If there are millions of users on Facebook – are we gonna matrix index it – how do we manage millions of connections?
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RP. You're thinking… what? Received pronunciation? Rating pending?
No, none of those things. I'm talking about roleplay.
Potentially quite a few strange and different thoughts are going through your head right now. Are you sat there thinking, "what the heck? Roleplay? I thought that only happened in the bedroom or on a gaming console." Well, friends, I'm about to open your eyes…
Far from JUST a game genre, or a type of sexual activity, or even LARP (s'pretty cool, check it out, nice lifestyle/hobby choice right there), it's also a type of writing. You might already be familiar with tabletop RP, or MMO RP, or video RPGs… but play-by-post RP is something which has been going for years – and might even predate the internet?
So, word documents were a medium of play-by-post I used to use a lot with my sister. Many Saturday afternoons were spent by leaving the room while the other person wrote another entry in the word document. When she was done, I'd go read what my sister had written, and respond according to my character.
Now, I'm not saying the community is small, but I've only ever met a handful of people in person who have this hobby. Of course, I've met many more online, because the very nature of the hobby is that it's largely done through internet forums, chat rooms, etc.
RPs tend to have a genre or a theme – they might be based on Harry Potter, X-Men, or have a "general theme" – science fiction, fantasy, real-life, etc. Whatever genre they're in might also be constricted by a setting – a certain town, a certain planet, fantasy world, etc.
It's a hobby which has fallen by the way-side for me in the last few years. Other things such as my part-time job and my studies have taken precedence over this as a hobby, and when I've wanted to write it has often been for the benefit of my own projects rather than collaboratively.
But that is what RP is – collaboration on writing. It's a great way to make friends, find like-minded people, and generally get into good writing habits. I honestly believe it's what made the difference between me forgetting about writing and doing it as a sort of 'side-hobby' to my other hobbies, and continuing it throughout my early teen years to today where I'd rather focus on my own projects and stories.
But RP as a community activity really does help grammar, spelling, character development, plot development, sharing ideas, sharing thoughts, sharing passions. It's great to communicate with people from across the globe and learn about other cultures.
I'll admit the online community has changed since the advent of sites such as Tumblr and the nose-dive of others such as Livejournal, but in general the community is alive. I'd hazard a guess that the community isn't as thriving as it was between the early 2000's and 2010, but nonetheless it's still there and kicking.
I learned a lot from and owe a lot to RP and the people I shared my writing with. It really allowed me to gain the ability to show my work to other people and work on things with others, and not just my sister. For a long time I did pick up bad habits from it too – it isn't without it's cons – but in general my spelling and grammar have come on in leaps because of this hobby.
Writing with others is not just a playground activity confined to a game of 'consequences' or what you do in school classrooms. Writing with others is a genuinely beneficial way of learning a lot about writing and to gain other skills too.
I'd love to hear if anyone else has experience with this type of writing. Let me know in comments or emails!


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Mimie Brown
(Obituary ~ 03/10/11)
Mimie Brown, 98, of Marked Tree, died Monday, March 7, 2011, in St. Bernards Regional Medical Center at Jonesboro. She was a homemaker and a member of the Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Harvey Emmett Brown, two...
Brend Burchfield
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Mrs. Brenda Catherine "Cissy" Burchfield, 34, died Tuesday, March 1, 2011, in a one-car accident near Bay, Ark. She was born in Osceola, Ark., and had lived in Trumann for the past 18 years. Mrs. Burchfield was a house cleaner and of the Baptist faith...
Shirley Dye
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Mrs. Shirley Mae Dye, 60, of Trumann died Monday, Feb. 28, 2011, at NEA Baptist Memorial Hospital in Jonesboro, Ark. She was born in Jonesboro, Ark., and lived her lifetime in Trumann. Mrs. Dye was a housewife and a member of Maple Grove Baptist Church...
Darrell LaRue Harvey
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Darrell LaRue Harvey, 57, of Harrisburg departed this life Thursday, March 3, 2011, in Jonesboro. Mr. Harvey was born June 16, 1953, in Lepanto, Ark., to Faye and Vergie (Carson) Harvey. He was retired from the United States National Guard and was a Viet Nam Veteran...
Donny Welch
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Mr. Donny Ray Welch, 62, of Trumann died Monday, Feb. 28, 2011, at NEA Baptist Memorial Hospital in Jonesboro, Ark. He was born in Weona, Ark., and had lived most of his lifetime in Trumann. Mr. Welch was a retired employee of Speedway Sales, a Veteran of the U.S. Army, was a Southern Baptist and attended Maple Grove Baptist Church...
EPC christens new park with arrival of spring
(High School Sports ~ 03/10/11)
The Warriors of East Poinsett County notched their first win of the baseball season Monday, topping host Maynard, 11-0, in five innings. EPC moved to 1-3 overall and 1-0 in conference action with the victory...
Warriors in pursuit of state championship
(High School Sports ~ 03/10/11)
Through a combination of dedication, effort and outstanding team-wide skill sets, the East Poinsett County Warriors have advanced all the way to the Class 2A State Final. EPC will square off with Parkers Chapel at 8:45 p.m. Thursday (tonight) at Hot Springs...
Indians drum Rebels
(High School Sports ~ 03/10/11)
The Indians put forth an amazing display of offense Monday, topping the visiting Riverside Rebels 11-1 in Marked Tree. The game ended early, with the 10-run rule coming into effect after five innings of action...
Trumann squads winners in early diamond action
(High School Sports ~ 03/10/11)
The Trumann softball and baseball squads have taken the field as winter has made the transition to spring. The Lady Wildcats have looked sharp on the softball diamond as spring action takes over the local schedules. Trumann has come away with impressive outing thus far, posting a 3-0 record...
Technology and Literacy are topics at Trumann Rotary
(Local News ~ 03/10/11)
Tamera Leatherwood, literacy specialist in the Trumann School District, was the guest speaker at the March 3 meeting of the Trumann Rotary Club at Couch's Barbecue. Leatherwood spoke on the impact of technology and its effect on literacy in the Trumann school systems...
ASU professor reads to students at Marked Tree Elementary
(Local News ~ 03/10/11)
On Tuesday March 1, Dr. Natalie Johnson-Leslie was invited by Marked Tree Elementary school librarian Mrs. Brenda Long to read and share with kids for black History month. Dr. Johnson-Leslie spoke with kindergarteners and first graders about Dr. ...
Workshop in Poinsett County teaches the basics of sewing
(Local News ~ 03/10/11)
The first cultural arts workshop was presented March 5 by the Poinsett County Extension Homemakers. The first class was the Basics of Sewing, which was taught by Sharon Lowery. The Basics of Sewing workshop was held at the old Harrisburg Senior Life Center off of East Street in Harrisburg. ...
Three Rivers Nursing celebrates Mardi Gras
(Local News ~ 03/10/11)
Residents of Three Rivers Nursing Center celebrated Mardi Gras on Tuesday during the center's fifth annual Mardi Gras party. Residents wore colorful masks and beads and participated in a parade through the facility and ate king cake afterward...
Waleszonia reminisces before retirement
(Local News ~ 03/10/11)
Joe Waleszonia, Trumann High School's superintendent, announced his retirement last month. Waleszonia has had 39 years of work experience and has dedicated 37 years of experience with the Trumann school district, 11 of those years serving as superintendent....
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For the 2019 AAR Annual Meeting Call for Proposals, click here.
The 2019 AAR Annual Meeting Call for Proposals is closed. Proposals are submitted through PAPERS, the AAR's Program Administration Proposal, Evaluation, Review, and Submission System. The deadline for submissions was Monday, March 4, 2019, at 5:00 pm Eastern Standard Time. For help using PAPERS, instructions are available here. If you have questions, please contact the Annual Meeting team.
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Participation Requirements at the Annual Meeting:
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Wildcard sessions are intended to be experimental, creative, or exploratory sessions that address an area of interest that does not naturally fall within the purview of an existent program unit. These sessions offer members direct access to the Annual Meeting program outside of the normal program unit structure.
Guidelines for Wildcards:
Exploratory Sessions
All proposals for new Program Units must begin as exploratory sessions. An exploratory session is a complete prearranged session that provides a platform for a group of members to announce a line of inquiry new to the AAR program and to seek out others interested in pursuing it further. The proposal can be for a paper, panel, or other creative type of session format. Exploratory sessions are submitted through the Program Administration Proposal, Evaluation, and Review System (PAPERS), and must be submitted before March 4, 2019. Notification of program acceptance will be announced by April 1, 2019. Exploratory sessions that are accepted onto the program are then invited to submit an application for new unit status by December 13, 2019.
New Schedule for 2018-2019
The AAR is experimenting with a new session schedule for 2018 and 2019 with 2.5 hour sessions in the mornings and a mix of 2 hour and 90 minute sessions in the afternoons. The new schedule will be:
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AAR encourages creative and innovative proposals for the shorter sessions. Some possibilities include; restricting a panel to two 30-minute papers followed by discussion; posting papers in advance to focus on discussion rather than presentation; topical panel discussions; discussion of a book or film; panel on teaching in the field; or workshop-style sessions. The 90-minute format is perfect for hosting specialized conversations on an aspect of the field or "teaching" a topic to the audience.
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"It is an African priority that the financial sector be strengthened"-Interview with Gabriel Negatu, AfDB Director, Governance and Financial Reforms
- The AfDB, the World Bank and other partners are involved in a new initiative: "The Partnership for Making Finance Work for Africa"
- Only 20% of the African population have access to financial services
The African Development Bank Group, the World Bank and other partners are working on a major initiative aimed at strengthening the financial sector's contribution to economic growth and the well-being of the continent's population. The AfDB Director for Governance and Financial Reform, Gabriel Negatu, sheds light on the Partnership for Making Finance Work for Africa in an interview with the AfDB's internal e-newsletter, Bank in Action, on the sidelines of the 2nd African Economic Conference, held in Addis Ababa from November 15-17, 2007.
Question: You have made a presentation at the African Economic Conference, a gathering of researchers and policy-makers. Do you think that this kind of conference can foster good economic governance in Africa?
Answer: It is a very important issue. As you know, the theme of the African Economic Conference was "Opportunities and challenges of development for Africa in the global arena". Within that context, my presentation was on "the Partnership for making finance work for Africa". The main component of the presentation was to introduce a new partnership that has been created by the AfDB, the World Bank and DMZ to mobilize resources for Africa's development by strengthening the financial sector. This is very much consistent with the African Development Bank's view on economic and financial governance. We are of the view that the development of the financial sector will be an important way to finance Africa's development work whether it is infrastructure, agriculture or any other sector; while ODA will be a main component of Africa's development financing, we also believe that if the financial sector in Africa is organized and enabled to prosper, then that would be another domestic source of financing. Our focus is on making sure that the financial sector through good governance of institutions and policies and knowledge and partnership is strengthened so that African finance is used for Africa's development. The Partnership for Making Finance Work for Africa is a major initiative to support the efforts of African countries to accelerate economic growth and reduce poverty. The partnership is based on the recognition that financial sector development can be a strategic driver of private investment, employment generation and economic growth. The partnership, therefore, aims at scaling up resources for the development of the financial sector in Africa and enhancing the sector's contribution to economic growth and poverty reduction.
Question: The African financial sector does not play such a strong role as in other regions of the world. Has your study on making finance work for Africa outlined the weaknesses?
Answer: Indeed, that is one of the main conclusions of our presentation. There is now an agreement that it is an African priority that the financial sector in Africa be strengthened and that good financial governance means strengthening the financial sector whether it is banking or non-banking, intermediation, micro-credit, credit to the private sector, credit to households, credit to sector development. All of these have to be strengthened and the way to do this is of course partly to attract private capital but there is also a wealth of African resources that need to be organized and capitalized also. Our main conclusion is that there is a new partnership between Africa and its partners to strengthen the financial sector as a way to finance Africa's development.
Question: AfDB Group President, Donald Kaberuka, recently pointed at high remittance costs as an obstacle to remittances be channeled to development work. Does the Partnership for Making Finance Work for Africa initiative address this issue?
Answer: Yes, definitely. One of the components of this new partnership is to improve the efficiency of the financial sector in Africa. Today, it costs more money to transfer resources to Africa or from Africa: whether you are living in the country's capital and you want to send money to your relatives in the village, it costs more; when you want to borrow, it costs more. With regard to credit availability, only 20% of Africa's population has access to credit, whereas in Asian countries, the rate is close to 50%. The efficiency of the financial sector will improve money transfers that President Kaberuka talked about. If Africans in the Diaspora want to send money, we will want to make sure that the systems are efficient, accountable, reliable by reducing the transaction cost. People will then have more confidence and more access to financial services. There is a very strong linkage to making finance work for Africa and the comments that President Donald Kaberuka gave on money transfer from the Diaspora to the continent.
Question: Apart from strengthening financial sectors, would you also recommend widening the array of financial services African banks offer to their customers, including advice on interest rates, considered very high in Africa?
Answer: Well, this will need to be addressed based on a country-by-country approach. There is no single approach that works for all countries. Part of this new partnership is knowledge generation. One of the things we are going to do is to take stock of the financial sector development in each country. There will be a mapping exercise to generate knowledge and to understand where the gaps are. Therefore, if the issue is efficiency, then we will work with those countries to improve efficiency; if the issue is policy, then we will work with those countries to improve policy and if the issue is capacity, then we will work with those countries to improve their capacity to make the financial sector efficient, accountable and accessible to all.
Question: Any countries in the pipeline?
Answer: Yes, some countries have shown willingness to reform. Several countries in the UEMOA (the West African Economic and Monetary Union area), countries like Tanzania, Rwanda, Ethiopia, Kenya, as well as countries in Southern Africa. There are several countries that are already beginning to reform their financial sectors. Now, what we are aiming at is to make sure that there is a coherent strategy to make sure that the financial sector's development is a priority at the country level, bringing the private sector, academia and researchers together because these are all stakeholders. It is not just a government challenge. The private sector clearly has a role and needs to be involved, academia needs to make the research and bring the knowledge forward; civil society through micro-credit. We need the participation of all stakeholders to make sure that we address two major issues facing financial services: access and depth, "access" referring to the number of people having access and "depth"referring to the depth of services and products that you access. When you talk about micro-credit, for example, you have to bring the civil society, because it is very active. There is a whole range of stakeholders who need to come together to make sure that there is a coherent national strategy to make this happen.
Question: Can you name the countries you are going to start with?
Answer: I think it is premature for me to start naming the countries. We have about 15 international partners in the Partnership for making finance work for Africa: the World Bank, IMF, DFID… all the major partners have joined in the initiative, and we are going to find out what each partner is doing in each country. Then, based on the gaps that have been identified, we will launch knowledge generating activities. Several partners have expressed an interest, and we are working very closely with the office of the Bank's chief economist in the generation and dissemination of knowledge from the AfDB side.
Question: Are you going to involve local researchers or economic research institutions in country studies you will carry out?
Answer: Absolutely. The AfDB cannot do it all, but the AfDB can play a critical leadership and catalytic role. Early next year, there will be a secretariat for the new partnership called "Making Finance Work for Africa". The secretariat will be hosted at the AfDB governance department. It will be a light coordination secretariat. It will not be implementing, but it will identify the gaps, the needs and the partners. We need to work on this, bring them together and mobilize the resources. The secretariat, which we expect to launch in March 2008, has been designed to be light, but play a key coordination and facilitation role. The actual work will be done by stakeholders in the country, by the government itself and by partners working in a given country on financial sector development.
Question: How are you going to finance the secretariat? Through a multi-donor trust fund?
Answer: Well, we are moving away from the idea of trust funds, I think there is a general consensus now that there are too many donors' trust funds. The German government has pledged about 3 million euros for the first two-year of the secretariat' activities. The secretariat will identify an activity and partners, who will work together, including financing the activities. For example, we are going to be doing studies on financial regional integration in Africa. The AfDB is going to take the lead on that. This activity will have five or six partners working on it (the World Bank has expressed an interest, IFC has expressed an interest…), and it will be co-financed by the partners involved in it. So each activity will be financed by the partners working in that area; instead of creating a new trust fund, we are doing the financing, activity by activity. We do not expect financing to be an issue here.
Question: What are the outcomes of the presentation of this new initiative to participants in the African Economic Conference?
Answer: Well, the main objective of the presentation was to introduce this new partnership. In that process, we identified the relevance of good financial governance in Africa, why this financial sector development is required and why the partnership is required. Through our presentation, we highlighted the study that was done to show the problems in the financial sector. Once we have demonstrated the need and that this is Africa's priority, we asked participants, researchers, policy-makers, NGOs, all the participants in the conference to become members of this new partnership. We have officially made an offer to all the stakeholders – private sector, public sector, academia, and the civil society – to join this partnership. Now, we will put out the invitation to join the partnership in "Making Finance Work for Africa", in order to encourage all stakeholders to be champions in their own country. In each country, we need to have groups working on making finance work for Ethiopia, making finance work for Algeria, Tanzania, and so on. Each country will have its own Making Finance Work committee. In this initiative, we really rely on networking, knowledge, advocacy, resource mobilization, generating ideas, drawing best practices, global and regional best practices, adapting them to the country. It will be a wide range of activities.
Question: What are the main indicators pointing to Africa's financial problems?
Answer: Our study comes out with several findings. First of all, private sector credit in Africa remains low. Sub-Saharan African banks are the institutions that lend the least. Second, private sector actors in Sub-Saharan Africa have the least access to financing, while the financing cost is the highest in the world. In most parts of the sub-region, household access to financing stands at less than 20%. The margin between borrowing and lending is by far higher than that in rich countries of the North.
Name: Gabriel Negatu Title: AfDB Director, Governance and Financial Reforms
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Surrounded by the most interesting antique and art shops, Estonia's first cupcake shop Tassikoogid on Tähe street 21 definitely catch...
Surrounded by the most interesting antique and art shops, Estonia's first cupcake shop Tassikoogid on Tähe street 21 definitely catches the eye when taking a walk through Tartu. On one beautiful Saturday afternoon I decided to walk in and have a treat while enjoying freshly brewed cappuccino. While walking in you can definitely feel and sense the romantic style and retro vibe surrounding the whole room. Cupcake stands are full of freshly baked goods they do bake themselves every day. Besides offering wonderful selection of cupcakes to every taste, they do have a selection of macaroons, cake pops and offer bakings upon orders.
We got coffee cupcake along with salted caramel cupcake to taste with our coffees. Chocolate one had coffee filling and sour cream topping on a chocolate base. It was perfectly moist, rich in taste and after having just one you will be fulfilled with the nice combination of chocolate and coffee. Both tastes go hand in hand together without overpowering each others. Perfect choice if you love coffee and to have with creamy cappuccino! Salted caramel cupcake consisted of the vanilla base, yoghurt cream and salted caramel filling. Wonderful treat to anyone who wants to have a quality treat, but dislikes too sweet cakes.
While enjoying coffee and cake, we got to chat privately, look at the magical surroundings, both inside and outside without feeling rushed. I will definitely want to go back and have a cupcake outside during summertime as the little table next to the wooden house under the Tassikoogid sign just shouts 'come and get the taste of fairytale'. Yes, it sure does feel like being in a fairytale in this cupcake shop.


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Fran├¦oise Mouly and Nadja Spiegelman have opened submissions for the second edition of their political comics newspaper RESIST! The mother-daughter teamŌĆÖs anti-Trump forum is published by Desert Island, who produced 60,000 copies of the first issue circulated at WomenŌĆÖs Marches across the country. They discussed their journey, and introduced some of the fellow travelers they met along the path, during a panel at last weekendŌĆÖs MoCCA Arts Festival.
ŌĆ£We were so unprepared for any reality that Trump would be president,ŌĆØ Mouly, the Art Editor at The New Yorker, recalls. ŌĆ£It felt like we hit a brick wall full force.ŌĆØ That brick wall was reflected literally on the cover of the post-election edition of The New Yorker. Stipulating no photography, Mouly showed the original cover sheŌĆÖd sent to the printer, confident of Clinton being elected, of a blonde woman in a red suit, back turned to us, looking out of the oval office towards the Washington Monument at night.
Mouly continued, ŌĆ£I was in a state of absolute shock and had no idea how to move forward. But then I got a call from Gabe Fowler [of Desert Island], who had in mind doing an all-women issue of his newspaper Smoke Signals. I had been talking to my girlfriends about wanting to make something for the womenŌĆÖs march. We needed to hold onto this moment. WeŌĆÖve been robbed of our first woman president, and it felt correct to try to hold onto that feeling of a womanŌĆÖs voice being heard and expressed. The idea of doing a print publication sounded really great. I called on Nadja who was visiting from Paris for Thanksgiving. We immediately had the name for it: RESIST!ŌĆØ
Nadja Spiegelman, a writer and editor, noted that the call for submissions published on Thanksgiving and went viral. ŌĆ£By the three-week deadline, we got a thousand submissions,ŌĆØ she said.
Mouly said, ŌĆ£One of the things that was really exciting as submissions were coming in was the range and diversity of topics and skill levels. We were getting a lot of images from established professionals as well as people whoŌĆÖd never drawn before or used cartoons or comics.ŌĆØ
ŌĆ£It was exciting getting to ask people who they are,ŌĆØ Spiegelman added.┬Ā ŌĆ£By evaluating men and women separately we saw a collective womenŌĆÖs voice.ŌĆØ She said the first round of submissions tended to come from men, and were largely images of Trump. Women sent images emphasizing diversity and unity among women, as well as responses to TrumpŌĆÖs attitudes towards womenŌĆÖs bodies.
Spiegelman noted that publishing submissions in real time on the RESIST! Tumblr had a liberating influence. She observed, ŌĆ£When women speak alone they feel pressure to talk for all women but once they realized they were part of a group, they spoke for themselves and their own identity.ŌĆØ
Visibly enthusiastic, Spiegelman and Mouly spotlighted the work of several contributors, including a KQED produced video about Quinn Nelson, a 14-year-old artist based in Oakland. ŌĆ£This made us cry,ŌĆØ Mouly said. ŌĆ£SheŌĆÖs exceptional. I was so impressed with how articulate everybody was about the reason why they were making comics. It had the sense of agency, which is exactly the reason we wanted to do this.ŌĆØ
They then invited New York based contributor Laura Murray to tell the story behind her contribution ŌĆ£Plug It Up.ŌĆØ Murray shared the editorsŌĆÖ desire to turn their disappointment into productive action. She drew upon a harrowing personal experience of being dragged into her apartment building lobby at gunpoint by a pair of thieves. ŌĆ£Luckily, I wasnŌĆÖt physically harmed and was so incapacitated they left me in the lobby. The first thing I did was call the cops, and the second thing I did was pull out a sketchbook and draw their faces. The next day the police called me to a line-up after catching these same two guys mugging another woman. So, this whole story wound up being a good thing for me because it showed me art has real world application and can make the world a better place.ŌĆØ
For her RESIST! contribution Murray says she drew upon Bernie BostonŌĆÖs iconic Vietnam-era protest image ŌĆ£Flower PowerŌĆØ as well as ŌĆ£my own feminist pride, and came up with an image that takes something seen as feminine and weak, and turns it around to be the thing that stops violence.ŌĆØ
Mouly noted that after the editorial was done, the next hurdle was distribution. Online preorders were so successful, they were able to expand their print run, and needed help getting the newspaper to womenŌĆÖs marches around the country. For this, Mouly and Spiegelman found allies in comic book stores and volunteers, including CBLDFŌĆÖs own Editorial Director. Mouly remarked, ŌĆ£At some point we talked to Betsy Gomez, who was doing an article, and asked, ŌĆśHow will you distribute?ŌĆÖ And we said, 'Will you take a pallet with 5,000 copies?ŌĆÖ And she did!ŌĆØ
Spiegelman and Mouly also found international interest. They report that a London publisher is going to print a digest-sized edition for TrumpŌĆÖs upcoming visit. A German sister-publication is preparing 10,000 copies, and a digest size version is also being planned in France.
After the success of the first edition, Mouly says, ŌĆ£ItŌĆÖs not time to rest on our laurels yet. ThereŌĆÖs a lot to do.ŌĆØ
Submissions for the second edition of RESIST! close on Friday, April 21.
Help support CBLDFŌĆÖs important First Amendment work in 2017 by┬Āvisiting the Rewards Zone,┬Āmaking a donation, or┬Ābecoming a member┬Āof CBLDF!
Charles Brownstein is the Executive Director of the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund.


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From Latin interiectus, perfect passive participle of intericiō ("place between").
- (UK) IPA(key): /ɪn.təˈdʒɛkt/
- (US) IPA(key): /ɪn.tɚˈdʒɛkt/
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- Rhymes: -ɛkt
interject (third-person singular simple present interjects, present participle interjecting, simple past and past participle interjected)
- (transitive) To insert something between other things.
- (transitive) To say as an interruption or aside.
- 1791, James Boswell, The Life of Samuel Johnson, London: Charles Dilly, Volume I, pp. 474-475,[1]
- He roared with prodigious violence against George the Second. When he ceased, Moody interjected, in an Irish tone, and with a comick look, "Ah! poor George the Second."
- 1848, Anne Brontë, The Tenant of Wildfell Hall, Chapter 24,[2]
- 'Please, sir, Richard says one of the horses has got a very bad cold, and he thinks, sir, if you could make it convenient to go the day after to-morrow, instead of to-morrow, he could physic it to-day, so as—'
- 'Confound his impudence!' interjected the master.
- 1934, Olaf Stapledon, "East is West" in Sam Moskowitz (ed.), Far Future Calling: Uncollected Science Fiction and Fantasies of Olaf Stapledon, 1979,[3]
- As I listened I interjected an occasional sentence of Japanese translation for our guests.
- 2000, Julian Barnes, "The Hardest Test: Drugs and the Tour de France" in The New Yorker, 21 August, 2000,[4]
- Virenque, in a panicky mishearing, replied, "Me a dealer? No, I am not a dealer." […] Whereupon Virenque's lawyer interjected, "No, Richard, the judge said leader. It's not an offense to be a leader."
- 1791, James Boswell, The Life of Samuel Johnson, London: Charles Dilly, Volume I, pp. 474-475,[1]
- (intransitive) To interpose oneself; to intervene.
Related terms[edit]
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In Mitsubishi Plastics, Inc. v. Celgard, LLC, IPR2014-00524, Paper 30 (November 28, 2014), the Board denied petitioner's motion to file as supplemental information under 37 C.F.R. § 42.123(a) declarations used in two subsequently filed inter partes reviews by third parties.
The Board found that petitioner met the criteria set forth in §42.123(a), noting that petitioner filed its request for authorization to file a Motion to Submit Supplemental Evidence within one month of the date of institution, and the patent owner did not dispute that the declarations are relevant to a claim for which the trial has been instituted. However, the Board said that meeting §42.123(a) does not mean that the Board will automatically grant that motion, and allow submission of the supplemental information at issue, citing Redline Detection, LLC v. Star Envirotech, Inc., IPR2013-00106, (August 5, 2013); ZTE Corp. v. Contentguard Holdings Inc., IPR2013-00139, (July 30, 2013); Norman Int'l, Inc. v. Andrew J. Tosti Testamentary Trust, Case IPR2014-00283, slip op. at 5 (PTAB Sept. 29, 2014).
The Board has allowed submission of supplemental information where the information was alleged to confirm the public accessibility of originally cited prior art, but did not change the grounds of unpatentability authorized in the proceeding, and did not change the evidence initially presented in the petition to support those grounds. Palo Alto v. Juniper, IPR2013-00369, (February 5, 2014). However, the Board has denied motions to supplement where the petitioner sought to use the supplemental information to bolster the challenges presented in the petition. ZTE v. Contentguard Holdings, IPR2013-00139, (July 30, 2013)(denying entry of supplemental information where petitioner submitted information in response to claim construction by Board in institution decision); Redline Detection v. Star Envirotech, IPR2013-00106, (August 5, 2013) ("We do not read 37 C.F.R. § 42.123 as permitting a petitioner to wait for the Board to narrow the grounds submitted in the petition in order to create a more focused declaration at less expense that will bolster its position in the chosen grounds.").
Denying entry of supplemental information which effectively changes the evidence originally relied upon in a petition is in accord with the statutory requirement that a petition must identify, with particularity, the evidence supporting the challenge to each claim. The Board found that admitting the declarations would change the evidence relied upon in the petition, and therefore denied the motion to submit supplemental information.


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{This is the first post in my year-long D.C. Museums Tour during my Gap Year before I start law school at the age of 40. THIS.}
I left this morning ready to embark on my year-long quest to visit every single museum in D.C., and for my first stop, I chose the African American Civil War Museum. I wanted to start this tour of museums with a history museum, but one that I hadn't visited before and one that would tell me something I didn't know.
And from the moment I stepped off the Metro escalator at U Street and faced the African American Civil War Memorial in front of me, I realized how much I never knew. Why? Because history as it's written and taught doesn't teach us the whole truth, or oftentimes any of it at all. And it made me mad. Immediately.Because if you read the inscription at the base of the statue, you'll see that 209,145 African Americans fought in the Civil War, and I bet you never knew that. I didn't.
See this wall? It's like the Vietnam Memorial. But smaller. And not on the National Mall. And on it are the names of every single one of those soldiers who fought for the Union. Literally, they saved our nation. And no one told us that in history class.
You'll have to watch my post-visit response video (scroll to the bottom of this post) to learn more about all the ways we've been lied to when it comes to African Americans, Lincoln, the Emancipation Proclamation, and the Civil War (spoiler alert: I'm mad) and what that means for us Americans here in 2017, but here are some highlights:
- 10% of the Northern Army were of African descent
- 25% of the Navy was black
- 25 Black soldiers received the Congressional Medal of Honor
- George Washington signed a law forbidding blacks from enlisting, even though they actually accompanied him across the dang Delaware. #earlywhiteprivilege
- Abraham Lincoln never mentioned a moral obligation to free slaves in any of his drafts or discussions of the Emancipation Proclamation. He insisted on "military necessity" as the compelling reason for the freeing of slaves. In other words, freed slaves = more soldiers in the Union Army = saved Union.
- The Emancipation Proclamation did not free slaves in the entire nation. Only slaves in the 10 rebel slave states were freed (and those states ignored the proclamation). The EP did not apply to the five additional slave states who were NOT part of the rebellion. (Yeah, things we were never told, right?)
- Because the Union needed more soldiers to win the war, the Union itself would not have been saved without freed slaves. (Hence the need for the Emancipation Proclamation…It's all coming together now, huh.)
- At the end of the Civil War, it was the 25th Army Corps—black troops—who captured Richmond. They literally saved the Union and freed themselves. WHAT?!? Yes.
- Oh, and to put to rest those who claim that the Civil War wasn't about slavery? Wrong. Their very secession documents clearly delineated that as the reason for leaving the Union. Woops.
And this is just a sampling, you guys. It isn't a large museum at all, but I spent 2.5 hours in there, reading every word and watching every video. Because SO much was information I was never, ever taught.
Go. Visit this museum. And like the narrator kept repeating in the museum film today, the stories you will learn about are truly the best kept secret in American history. A shamefully kept secret, but the best kept as well.
My Post-Visit Response Video.
I might have ranted. I might have preached. I might have been a little mad.
Until next time, friends…


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Year 3 are learning about 'The Christian Family'. Father Simon and Father Andrew visited Year 3 and talked their jobs, covering what they do day to day as well as some of the special roles they occasionally carry out. The children asked lots of questions such as 'What inspired you to become a priest?', 'What is your favourite hymn?', 'How long is the training to become a priest?' and 'How old is the church?'. Year 3 were surprised to find out that the church was built only about fifty years after Florence Nightingale was alive (a figure they studied in year 2).
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Humans love kissing. Whether it's watching the two love interests in a movie finally share a kiss as the credits roll at the end of the show, or whether you're remembering your first kiss, kissing stirs a lot of emotions. National Kissing Day on June 22 celebrates all of those emotions and even more! Kisses can be performed in many ways. Many people use a simple kiss on the cheek or forehead as a greeting or a way to show affection or respect, but a kiss can also be super romantic. The act of kissing has many different connotations in different cultures around the world. And the kiss isn't limited to two people locking lips. The famous makeup wearing rock band – that's still playing concerts – took the name of Kiss back in the 1970s. And Hershey's has been making its incredibly popular chocolate Kisses for more than a century. (We hate to take away from the idea of thinking the candies were named for romance, but Hershey's Kisses chocolates actually took their name from the sound emitting from the machine that makes them.) Regardless, all of it is worth celebrating on National Kissing Day!
National Kissing Day Activities
Try to make it on the "Kiss-Cam"
The Kiss-Cam has become a staple of sporting events, thanks to the inclusion of video boards at nearly every stadium and arena. This is where a video camera at the arena finds a couple in the crowd during a break in the action, shows them on the video board, and encourages them to kiss. (And if any couple refuses to kiss on the video board, they'll be booed unmercifully.)
Eat plenty of Hershey's Kisses
Sure, it's National Kissing Day, not "National Let's Eat Chocolate Until We're Sick Day". But sharing chocolate can be a romantic gesture too. It's not quite the same as kissing, but chocolate has a place in romance. So go ahead and share a few – or a lot – of the famous chocolate Kisses with your significant other.
Kiss a loved one
Do we really have to spell this one out for you? National Kissing Day is a great chance to show your affection for your loved ones, whether it's your spouse, family members, or a really, really close friend. If you think they'll object, find some mistletoe and carry it with you. Sure, you're mixing holidays, but the gesture should break the ice.
Why We Love National Kissing Day
Kissing is a great way to show passion
Folks around the world use kissing for different reasons. In some cultures two quick kisses on the cheek can be the equivalent of a quick greeting. But kissing is really reserved for showing passion. So on this National Kissing Day, why not use it as an excuse to show your significant other how much you love them? A passionate kiss is a great way to start. Muah.
Kissing has a long history
The first mentions of kissing in human text dates back to 1500 B.C., so the art of kissing has a long history. Take some time to learn more about kissing on National Kissing Day. For example, did you know that the term French kiss began in the 1920s as a way to make fun of French society's obsession with sex? Studying kissing can be fun … even if you're alone.
Kissing is a great metaphor
Kissing has such an important place in human culture that it's used often as a metaphor. In the Bible, the breath of God is said to have given humans the "kiss of life". And the "kiss of death" has worked its way into many aspects of culture.
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Elam began his football career in Brookwood High School, a powerhouse in Snellville, Georgia, and lettered in football, swimming and track. In football, he was a first-team All-County honoree and a second-team All-State.
Elam then went on to join the University of Hawaii for four years as the placekicker. Elam scored the third-most points in NCAA history (397) and tied for the second-most field goals kicked (79). He is the all-time leading scorer in the Western Athletic Conference and was a three-time All-WAC selection. Elam also majored in communications while at Hawaii.
Elam was drafted out of the University of Hawaii by the Broncos in the third round (70th pick overall) of the 1993 NFL Draft. No player in NFL history has scored more points for one team than Elam has with the Denver Broncos. He also holds NFL records for best extra point conversion percentage (.995), most consecutive seasons with at least 100 points (15), most seasons with at least 100 points (15), fastest to 300 successful field goals, fastest to 1,600 points and fastest to 1,700 points. Furthermore, Elam was the first player in NFL history to score at least 200 points against three or more teams (San Diego Chargers: 222, Oakland Raiders: 215, Kansas City Chiefs: 203). Elam shares a record with Steve Christie for the most overtime field goals; 9. Elam was named to the Denver Broncos 50th Anniversary Team in 2009.
For a complete Player History on Jason Elam's career check out his history at wikipedia .
Elam was one of Denver owner Pat Bowlen's favorite players. He was known as a clutch player on the field and as a leader in the locker room and in the community.
Unfortunately Elam couldn't spend his entire career here, he had a little left in the tank and Shanny couldn't offer him as much as the Falcons, but he wanted to keep him around but he could see him fading. So he signed with the Atlanta Faclons after the 2007 season. He spent the 2008 season with them and did ok. In 2009 he wasn't as good and Elam was waived on December 1, 2009. The Falcons then signed kicker Matt Bryant. Elam was only 8 for 15 in field goals over 30 yards, which led to his release. But he will sign a one day deal today and retire as a Bronco in the home he loves.
Elam retires with 1,983 points and ranks fifth in made field goals (436) and fourth in PATs (675).
Elam was part of two Super Bowl champion teams in Denver and tied an NFL record by hitting a 63-yard field goal (really 63 and a 1/2 yards everyone rounds it, he should be the sole owner of the record). He played in 236 games for the Broncos, more than any other player, and was part of 152 victories — second only to John Elway in team history. Elam played with the Broncos from 1993 to 2007, tied with Tom Nalen for the second-most seasons in team history behind John Elway.
Elam has a wife (Tamy - former Broncos cheerleader), two sons (Jason, Jr. and Joshua Matthew) and two daughters (Jordan Noel and Julianna). Elam has also co-wrote a few books about a football player that fights terrorism, now that is pretty cool.
Some have been saying that Elam should kick extra points and make it to 2000 points, that would be cool but I doubt it happening. I would love to see him reach 2000 points and would happily try to get it done but it would take a roster spot that we may need. But if we have a spare spot *cough* Jarvis Moss *cough* then get it done McD, 2000 for ELAM!
Bowlen had this to say about Elam:
"When it's all said and done, he will be remembered as one of the greatest Broncos and a player whose career achievements redefined the importance of his position," Broncos president and CEO Pat Bowlen said in a statement released by the team Tuesday. "Without question, he is a Ring of Famer who deserves strong consideration for induction into the Pro Football Hall of Fame."
Elam will be eligible to be inducted into the Broncos Ring of Fame in 2015. And I hope he will be elected into the Pro Football Hall of Fame soon after. He is a great person and a great player.
So that is a big Mile High Salute to Jason Elam! ~ Aussie Out!
Sources: ESPN.com, NFL.com, Wiki.com and Denverpost.com
This was said at the Press Conference today:
"As I look back on Jason's career it really registered with me today that we were going to have this retirement ceremony and I really get emotional about it because when I think of all the games we won and Jason being a huge part of those wins, it really touches my heart," Broncos owner Pat Bowle said today in remarks distributed by the team. "Jason was everything you want in a player, everything you'd want in a kicker. He's definitely going into the Ring of Fame. I think he is a Hall of Famer, but kickers getting into the Hall of Fame is nearly impossible. I'll try and use some influence if I can to see that he gets there. I believe he deserves it, and I just hope, Jason, that down the road we get another Jason. Because if I could have another 15 years of you that would be, I suppose, as good as I could ever hope for. Thank you."
Added Elam: "I'd like to thank the Broncos so much for putting this together. This gesture is huge. It's huge for me. I am so excited to be able to go out like this. When I came into the league I never could've imagined that it would have lasted 17 years. I was just hoping to catch on with a team. I remember at the University of Hawaii, Mr. Bowlen and myself had some common acquaintances. I remember thinking to myself, 'Wow, I would love to play for Mr. Bowlen. I would love to play for the Denver Broncos.'
"I got the opportunity. On draft day I had no idea they were looking at me. They never tried me out, they never called me, nothing. Then I got a phone call that they had taken me as a third-round pick, and it was just a dream come true. The whole time it's been a dream come true for me. Some people were asking why I was retiring and when you know, you know. I don't think I could do it now, even if I wanted to. I've got so many little issues going on from kicking since I was 13 years old. I just feel like I'm a mess, physically, mentally and emotionally. You just know when you're done. It's been an awesome, awesome journey for me and to go out like this, I just very much appreciate it."
Check out Elam's Video on DenverBroncos.com.


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The most famous megalithic monument in the world is, unarguably, Stonehenge. Its construction began in the early 3rd millennium BC as a large henge (110 m of diameter) built on the southern plains of England.
By the 24th century BC, it also had –among other features– a tall bank along the inner side of the ditch, a concentric ring of thirty standing stones with as many horizontal above (Sarsen Circle), and five huge trilithons arranged inside in the shape of a horseshoe.
Later, another ring and horseshoe of stones called Bluestones were also erected inside the Sarsen Circle. About its center there was a unique stone known as Altar Stone.
The transit of the Sun at midsummer over the star Regulus, which took place around the 24th century BC, had to be an astronomic event of capital importance for a solar culture. This moment would be anticipated and signaled as the propitious occasion to reform the ceremony of monarchical renewal, outdated by the precession of the equinoxes.
The solution to their problem could be very simple yet revolutionary: to move the ceremony from summer to winter.
The inadequacy of Avebury's design to accommodate the necessary shift from a static to a dynamic scenario, reflection of the sky, would be the insurmountable motive behind its abandonment.
The entrance of Stonehenge would be, therefore, designed to be oriented towards the rising of Regulus during midwinter, and not, as popularly believed, towards the midsummer sunrise.
The Bluestones placed inside the Sarsen Circle of Stonehenge were collected in Wales, concretely in Preseli Hills, more than 200 km away from Stonehenge, a fact that has puzzled archaeologists, but to which we can now give a compelling reason based on the sky of that epoch.
The kings and princes would gather for the monarchical renewal ceremony in Avebury –later Stonehenge– arriving from different directions, the princes would do it from the east, navigating on the Thames and Kennet Rivers, whereas the kings would arrive from the west, along the Bristol-Avon River.
The people gathered for the monarchical renewal ceremony would live mostly in provisional shelters dismantled at the conclusion, and near to a good source of water. The locations of the living quarters at Avebury have been already suggested for the different participants in the previous installment. In Stonehenge, these quarters could have been at Woodhenge and Durrington Walls, large henge-type structures built by the Salisbury-Avon River. This river was connected to Stonehenge by an avenue of about 3 km in length, which would be for the exclusive use of kings, princes, princesses and priests.
At Stonehenge, the ceremony had to begin exactly at sunset, when the kings (rising Regulus), walking along the avenue, reached the entrance, illuminated by the last solar rays filtered through the stones. The regicides would happen when Leo culminated and reflected inside the Sarsen Circle.
The crowing ceremony would start when Corona Borealis reached the zenith, and it would finish with the following sunrise, some minutes later, when the princes would be declared as new kings.
Once the ceremony was over, the kings would navigate southwards on the Salisbury-Avon River, into the English Channel and from there to Carnac in Brittany to erect the stones in memory of their fathers, the late kings.


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A Startling Side Effect of Notebook Power Conservation
In the process of compiling data for a review on notebook PC coolers recently, I had my face slapped by some dramatically different data from the selfsame notebook PCs as I sought to document the influence of an added external cooler when it came to running a notebook. This phenomenon might be expressed as "saving electricity saves on heat output too." Of course the physics of solid state and electrical devices are such that the more electricity they use, the more waste heat they produce as a matter of course–this is by no means rocket science, to be sure–but what is striking is the sheer magnitude of the changes involved.
A short table of values (see below) tells the story in a pretty interesting fashion. I let three different Vista notebooks run at idle and then put them to work defragmenting their system drives (using the excellent Raxco PerfectDisk 10 beta product, which I'm also currently working with right now) using all three of their predefined power regimes (called power schemes prior to Vista's introduction, called power plans inside Vista today; see this MS Help FAQ on Power Plans for more info):
- Power Saver:
Saves power by reducing system performance, to help notebook PC users maximize battery life (also results in cooler operating temperatures).
- Balanced:
Saves some power by reducing system performance while systems are idle, but also boosts capability (and power consumption plus heat output) during peak demand periods.
- High Performance:
Maximizes system performance and responsiveness, resulting in shortened battery life and higher operating temperatures.
Notebook-Idle PS Bal HiP Dell D620 25-27 25-41 25-53 Acer 8920G 32-36 35-38 36-40 HP HDX 18 35-37 35-38 36-47 Notebook-Defrag PS Bal HiP Dell D620 25-46 27-57 27-65 Acer 8920G 32-40 35-45 36-46 HP HDX 18 35-41 35-43 36-47 Note: PS = Power Saver, Bal = Balanced, HiP = High Performance, all temperatures are in degrees Centigrade (° C).
What's interesting about the data in this table is that the temperatures run more or less the same for these power plans whether or not they're plugged into a wall socket or running off battery. What this tells me is that enterprises can save money on hardware by extending its life with cooler-running power plans, to a much greater degree than might immediately seem possible. Though results do vary as the Table data shows, it's also the case that using the Power Saver on the road/untethered, and the Balanced plan in the office/plugged-in, and High Performance never will save wear and tear on notebook PCs and let companies use them for a while longer than they may have expected them to last. Sure, they'll also save a little on power as well, but I'd expect to see the savings on equipment overshadow those numbers significantly. The question then becomes: Will the users go along with this approach? I didn't notice much performance difference between Balanced and High Performance, but the step down to Power Saver caused the GUI to run noticeably (though not painfully) slower.


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Theological concept of culture
There's also theological idea of culture that views faith whilst culture's foundation. Principles theological knowledge of culture on the basis of the concept of God, but individual exercise is tradition within the degree to which it provides guy to God. This knowledge of tradition was started creators and top students of Christianity. Hence, Aurelius Augustine (354 430 decades.) In his function "Confessions" and "Town of Lord" the real history of humanity is divided into two phases: "Town of Lord" that's centered on love for Lord and "disregard of guy to herself" and "Hail planet", centered on" love of guy to himself "and" disregard for Lord." the very first stage is many completely symbolizes the chapel, that will be a typical example of tranquility of interpersonal relationships, displayed the 2nd stage of their state that's the embodiment of consequence and evil for human [ g, 15. 33]. Attribute of theological ideas are different religious and substance tradition problems and validation religious restoration privileges.
Contemporary theologians all of the accomplishments of religious tradition regarded as based on social and spiritual improvement of humanity construed as heavenly primordial research procedure. Catholic social studies on the basis of the theory that tradition phases social improvement of mankind, and may be the consequence of heavenly thought is nearer to knowledge and the knowledge of God will. An essential factor towards the research of the social comprehension produced by the German thinker (1882 1973 decades.) Sociologist and Jacques Maritain E. Winter. This watch of Social and Protestant John Tillyha (1886 1965 years.), But faith and tradition he compared one another. Theology's job, based on the theologian would be to recover functionality of tradition and faith, which could supply solutions to demanding issues of individual lifestyle.
Within the Orthodox social reports also substantiated the thought of the unity of faith and tradition. Contended that history's meaning is based on objectification launch. Attaining this really is feasible just towards the globe of free spirit who recognized using the empire of God through the finish of the move and also background. He declines progress' knowledge as constant and linear forward motion of culture.
Thought that tradition was created of praise that was spiritual and spiritual conspiracy identifies academic part and the visual alignment of religious ideals.


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