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Cypress Semiconductor Ireland is the Centre of Excellence for Capacitive Sensing and Audio IP development within Cypress Semiconductor. The team is responsible for the design and development of capacitive sensing IP (Touch Screen Controllers, Fingerprint Controllers, Capacitive Sensing Controllers) and Audio IP (Interfaces, Voice Detection). We are actively seeking talented IC engineers who want to join a dynamic and experienced team and take their technical knowledge to the next level in our mission of excellence.
We are actively seeking talented IC engineers who want to join a dynamic and experienced team and take their technical knowledge to the next level in our mission of excellence. The successful candidate will be involved in the design and verification of digital subsystems for Capacitive Sensing IP and Automotive IP. Tasks would include:
- Architecture, Specification and Documentation
- RTL & UPF Design
- Synthesis, DFT, STA, LEC, CDC etc
- Testplan & testbench development
- Verification (Formal, SystemVerilog, UVM)
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- Bachelor/Masters/PhD Degree in Electronic/Computer Engineering
- 12+ years industry experience
- Understanding of backend flow (RTL to GDSII)
- Knowledge of SystemVerilog / Verilog / OVM / UVM / VMM
- Constrained random verification, assertion based and formal verification
In addition to above, experience in scripting languages would be desirable: Ruby, Perl, Python, TCL
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Part 1: Create or Edit an App on Facebook
Part 2: CommercePro Integration Settings
Part 3: App Details and Status
Part 4: Add Facebook Application to a Page
Part 5: Updating the Application with Future Issues
This guide details the process for setting up a CommercePro Facebook App to which you may publish an activated Zmags Publication with commerce-enabled dynamic product windows.
Note: If you are not using our CommercePro solution, the process varies slightly. If that is the case, please see the following tutorial instead:
Creating a Zmags Facebook Application
You must complete the following before creating a Facebook App:
- Have access to a Facebook 'person' account that will act as the admin of the Facebook Page.
- Register a Facebook Page where the Zmag publication will be displayed.
- Ensure the Facebook Page has the newest Facebook page design. New pages automatically get the new design, but if you are using an existing Facebook page, it may not be upgraded. Visit the site http://www.facebook.com/pages/status to check and upgrade your existing pages. It is suggested Facebook Pages are set as Brand / Product pages when created.
- For your product windows to work properly in all broswsers, their content must be presented in HTTPS, the protocol used by Facebook apps.
Part 1: Create or Edit an App on Facebook
1) Start by logging into the Facebook Developers Portal. Clicking 'Apps' at the top will allow you to create a new app, or edit one you've created already (see below). Choose one of the two now.
2) If this is your first time using the Facebook Developer Portal, a request to authorize the 'Developer' App will be displayed. Click 'Allow' to continue.
3) If a Facebook App hasn't yet been created by this account a prompt may be displayed requesting verification of the account using a mobile phone number or credit card. Select the preferred method, complete the steps, and then refresh the page to continue.
4) Following verification you will presented with a "Create New App" popup. Choose a name for the application and agree with the Facebook terms to continue. The App name is not the text displayed on the Facebook page, so it can be descriptive, using words that might easily help identify the application in the future, such as 'ZBC eCatalogs'.
Facebook also requires completion of a CAPTCHA process as a security check.
5) You will be taken to the application dashboard page at this point. Click "Settings" on the left to access the basic settings page, as pictured below.
Part 2: CommercePro Integration Settings
1) Start by clicking "Add Platform" and then "Website". Click "Add Platform" a second time and then "Page Tab".
2) Once you've done that, you'll see there are more places available to fill in Application settings.
3) Fill in the settings shown above as described below:
- Display Name: The name used for your application on the Facebook apps website.
- Namespace: Choose a one word abbreviation for your application's name.
- App Domains: Enter your website's basic URL without the http:// at the beginning.
- Contact Email: Address at which your readers may reach you for assistance.
- Site URL: Enter your website's basic URL.
- Page Tab Name: The customer-facing name used on your application's page.
- Page Tab URL: Enter the HTTP address where your catalog is currently located, and append ?psz_platform=facebook at the end. For example:
- Secure Page Tab URL: Enter the HTTPS address where your catalog is currently located, and append ?psz_platform=facebook at the end. For example:
Note: For the Page Tab URL and Secure Page Tab URL, if there is already a parameter on the link (which most often will be the case for Demandware plugin clients)...
... add the Facebook parameter with a '&' sign instead:
4) Be sure to select the appropriate Page Tab width. Choose 'Yes' for "Wide Page Tab" if you want to display 2-page spreads, or 'No' if you want to display pages one at a time.
5) You may at this point choose an image to be displayed next to the tab name on your Facebook page. Simply click the icon below "Page Tab Image" and choose a file to upload. It should be a JPG, GIF, or PNG with 1MB filesize and dimensions of 111 x 74 pixels.
6) Once all that is done, click "Save Changes" at the bottom.
Part 3: App Details and Status
1) Next, click "App Details" in the Facebook settings, on the left side.
2) Add a "Privacy Policy URL" to the "Contact Info" section. The "User Support Email" should already be filled out from earlier. (These are now required information for all Facebook Apps.)
3) While on this page, you may also add additional logos and banners for the application. These are only used situationally however, and are therefore less important than the "Page Tab Image" on the "Basic Settings" page.
4) Click "Save Changes" at the bottom before proceeding.
5) Click "Status & Review" on the left side and then activate the App so that it will be visible to your readers. (In the section labeled "Do you want to make this app and all its live features available to the general public?", click the 'No' to change it to 'Yes'.)
Part 4: Add Facebook Application to a Page
1) To install the app, use the following URL:
Replace YOUR_APP_ID with the App ID provided in the app settings, and YOUR_URL with your domain: http://www.your_domain.com
The app install link should look something like this:
https://www.facebook.com/dialog/pagetab?app_id=540341052707623&display=popup&next= http://www.your_domain.com
2) When you paste that URL into your browser's address bar, it allows you to install the application on any Facebook fan page that you have created. You'll need to be logged in and have rights to administrate the page.
3) After you click "add to page", it should redirect you to your website URL as specified in the app install link; this means the installation was successful.
4) Navigate to the Facebook Page where the App has been installed. Select the App, which should be below the Cover Photo, and test that it displays the publication correctly.
Part 5: Updating the Application with Future Issues
1) Log into the Facebook Developers Portal using the same account which originally created the App. Click 'Apps' at the top and then the name of the App you would like to edit.
2) Click "Settings" on the left side to access the Basic settings tab.
3) Update the "Page Tab URL" and "Secure Page Tab URL" using the URL assigned to your new publication by your eCommerce system.
4) It would also be a good idea to update the "Page Tab Name" and the "Page Tab Image" to reflect the new catalog.
6) Once finished, click "Save Changes" at the bottom.

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Peter Amstutz is Professor of Piano and Coordinator of Keyboard Studies at West Virginia University. A prizewinner in the Maryland International Piano Competition (subsequently renamed in honor of William Kapell) and medalist in the Casagrande International Piano Competition in Italy, Amstutz has performed throughout Europe and the United States. In recent years, he has also made frequent tours of Asia, presenting recitals and master classes in major cities of Japan, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, and the Peoples Republic of China. He has also served as judge for the National Piano Festival in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, and for the William S. Boyd International Piano Competition. With saxophonist Michael Ibrahim, Amstutz has collaborated in a performance of recent American compositions at London's Academy of St. Martin in the Fields and in a recording released by Teal Creek Music in 2013 as "Distances Within Me."
Examples of critical acclaim for performances by Peter Amstutz come from, among many others, The New York Times ("Sweetly singing tone..."), the Denver Post ("Crisp, crystalline touch...a joyous performance"), the Edinburgh, Scotland Evening News ("Fresh and stylish...a fine performance") and the Saarbruecken, Germany Saarbruecker Zeitung ("A great talent...unforgettable").
During his student days at the Peabody Conservatory of Music, Peter Amstutz earned his Master of Music and Doctor of Musical Arts degrees as a student of Leon Fleisher and his Bachelor of Music degree with Walter Hautzig. As a Fulbright Scholar, he also studied in Austria for two years with Dieter Weber and Noel Flores at the Vienna Academy of Music.
Prior to joining the WVU faculty in 1988, Dr. Amstutz taught at the University of Colorado and at Oklahoma State University, where he received that institution's highest prize for individual faculty members, the Burlington-Northern Faculty Achievement Award. He brings an enthusiastic and friendly approach to his teaching, which emphasizes thoughtful and practical suggestions for individual interpretation. Among his former students are many competition prizewinners and current faculty members at universities throughout the United States and Asia.Back


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Yesterday when I was doing my weekly scripture reading, I found that I all too often don't exhibit the traits describing love, which are the traits of God. It made me reflect on the fact that I also all too often have evil thoughts, and even if I haven't act on those, a part of me wanted to at points. It is good and right to want to purge such thoughts from ever occurring in the first place, to not be led into temptation.
During the journey of our lives it's impossible to never be tempted, to never have evil thoughts. Especially if we're acting of our own accords. As humans, with our base selfish nature it's going to be a problem, and one we can and must overcome.
A friend last evening struck me by putting it a beautiful way: "we are all lost in darkness, unable to save ourselves, until we realize we are in need of a Savior, and have grace given to us."
These are very powerful words. Darkness fills this world, and it seeps into us by nature. The Devil has set up the world so it does just this. But we can't fight this on our own, we are powerless against it excepting for the grace of our Savior.
He covers us like a blanket, or more aptly like plate armor and a shield. When evil comes at us, whether from our thoughts or from outside temptations, He can repel those away. It's the only way to fight, but fortunately it is perfectly effective.
With this powerful knowledge there are three ways we can allow His grace to fill us, to help us hold fast to what is right and true, and by proxy keep evil away from us:
- Study the Word. The word of God is powerful, and the more you study in it, the more you'll be thinking about it. The more you're thinking about what God desires, the less you'll give into your own desires which may conflict with His will.
- Surround yourself with people of faith who will hold you accountable. This is one of the harder things to do, as it can be uncomfortable. But it's also imperative. We all too often can't recognize failings within ourselves and rely on brothers and sisters to help us right our paths. They'll do so out of encouragement, not out of malice, so recognize the difference.
- Praying for God to intervene in all aspects of our lives is always fruitful. Pray to thank Him. Pray just to say hello to Him. Pray that He might keep Himself in our thoughts and deeds constantly. It changes the world.
Just some basic thoughts for today which I hope will be fruitful for both me and you on this Thanksgiving weekend. I hope it helps. Deus vult!


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Dietrich Gift Will Create Duquesne's Largest Scholarship Fund
$12.5 Million Gift is Largest in University's History
Duquesne University will announce this evening that the late business leader and philanthropist William S. Dietrich II arranged a contribution of $12.5 million to the University before his death on Oct. 6.
The gift is the largest in Duquesne's 133-year history and Dietrich's third record-breaking contribution to a Pittsburgh higher education institution, following the announcement of unprecedented gifts to Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Pittsburgh last month.
Dr. Charles J. Dougherty, Duquesne University's president, explained that Dietrich designated no specific purpose for the gift, requiring only that the distributions from The Dietrich Foundation be invested in the University's endowment. The University will invest the gift in an endowment to create The William S. Dietrich II Scholars program, providing scholarship funds to deserving students.
"Mr. Dietrich's remarkable gift will dramatically change the lives of many students who otherwise might not be able to afford to further their educations," Dougherty said. "Since 1878, when Spiritan priests began to educate the children of immigrant steelworkers, providing access to an education regardless of ability to pay has been an integral part of Duquesne. The Dietrich Scholars program will ensure this important aspect of our heritage continues to serve students today and tomorrow. We are grateful for his generosity and commitment to education."
The first five Dietrich Scholars will be introduced at tonight's announcement. They include:
- Christiana Blahnik, a freshman music major from Valencia, Pa.
- Victoria Ruth, a freshman liberal arts major from Evans City, Pa.
- Logan Smith, a freshman physician assistant major from Grove City, Pa.
- Tanya Umstead, a freshman pharmacy major from Williamsburg, Pa.
- Cheyenne Warner, a freshman physics major from Slippery Rock, Pa.
Dietrich did not attend or have a formal relationship with Duquesne, but according to Dougherty, he had been encouraged by the University's recent progress. "I had the pleasure of meeting with Bill this past summer in his office downtown, and found him to be a fascinating and complex individual, not only an exceptional businessman but also an accomplished scholar, and passionately devoted to western Pennsylvania's growth as a hub for education and health care. He recognized and appreciated Duquesne's distinctive contributions to regional development."
In addition, Dietrich told Dougherty of a situation in which one of his financial advisors—a Duquesne graduate—had displayed an uncommon level of ethical behavior in a difficult business transaction. "This alumnus made an exceptional effort to ensure that his clients' interests were served before his own," Dougherty explained. "Mr. Dietrich had learned through experience that this does not always happen, and he was impressed by the ethical foundation Duquesne provides."
After graduating from Princeton University, Dietrich returned to help run his family's small lumber and steel distribution company in Blairsville, which he expanded into the nation's largest manufacturer of light steel construction framing. Dietrich Industries had 19 plants in 17 states and employed more than 1,800 people before being sold to Columbus, Ohio-based Worthington Industries in 1996. Dietrich remained a Worthington director until his retirement in 2008.
While building his company, Dietrich earned master's and doctoral degrees at the University of Pittsburgh and pursued a parallel career as a scholar in politics, economics and history. He wrote two books, In the Shadow of the Rising Sun: The Political Roots of American Economic Decline and Eminent Pittsburghers: Profiles of the City's Founding Industrialists, and was working on a third, American Recessional: The U.S. Decline and the Rise of China, at the time of his death.
Like the executives he wrote about, Dietrich was a pillar of the local philanthropic community, serving on the boards of the University of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon University, the Allegheny Conference on Community Development and the Southwestern Pennsylvania Growth Alliance, among many others. An Eagle Scout, his nonprofit affiliations also included the Greater Pittsburgh Council of the Boy Scouts of America and the Pittsburgh Symphony and Ballet.
Dietrich's gift comes three years after the public launch of Duquesne's $150 million "Advancing Our Legacy" campaign and raises the campaign total past $143 million. The comprehensive campaign, which focuses on academic quality and student experience initiatives along with scholarships and need-based student financial aid, will continue through 2012.
Duquesne University
Founded in 1878, Duquesne is consistently ranked among the nation's top Catholic universities for its award-winning faculty and tradition of academic excellence. Duquesne, a campus of nearly 9,500 graduate and undergraduate students, has been nationally recognized for its academic programs, community service and commitment to sustainability. Follow Duquesne University on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.


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Attention Oregon Aviation, Defense and Aerospace Businesses:
Business Oregon is making plans to attend FIDAE 2016: International Air & Space Fair March 29-April 3, 2016. FIDAE is the leading aerospace, defense and security event in Latin America and is a great way to connect with military delegations and regional buyers to grow new sales.
We are taking a delegation of only FIVE Oregon companies. Three have already confirmed their participation. That leaves just two remaining spots that could be yours.
Business Oregon can offer matching grants of up to $5,000 for qualified applicants interested in exhibiting at this event. Grant funds may be used for booth fees, interpreters, shipping of product samples/materials and directory listing/ads. It may also cover up to $500 toward airfare, plus per diem expenses for the duration of the event.
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Aside from starting seeds, we are acclimating to our new spot in the northeast corner of Iroquois County in Illinois. The farm is surrounded by some beautiful land--land that all three of us native Illinoisans didn't even know about before we found the farm. Just across the street from the farm and just over the border in Indiana is Willow Slough, a fish and bird preserve with abundant wildlife and wetlands. And just down the road is Hooper Branch Savannah, one of the last sand savannahs in Illinois with 700-foot dunes and home to lots of native animals and plants. Needless to say, there is lots to explore out here, and we are looking forward to it if we get some downtime.
|The farm from the road in winter
So, we have lots of space out here, and we encourage all of our CSA members to come out and see where their food is being raised and harvested. You can spend a part of a day pitching in on the farm with some weeding or harvesting, and another part exploring the bordering nature preserves, where you can even collect blueberries, raspberries, and blackberries when they are in season. Willow Slough offers camping, or you can pitch a tent on the farm if you want to make it a two day affair.
We're excited to be starting season two at Three Plaid and proud to be back this year to offer one of the most diverse CSAs in the Chicago area. Check out our crop list for this year and let us know what you think.


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Operation Bunny
Sally's brand-new quirky series about a fairy detective agency brimming with mystery and magic and illustrated by bestselling artist, David Roberts.
…I love it! It's cute, funny and bizarrely believable. I found myself loving every character, even the baddies! The illustrations really add to the effect of this story. Each page bursts with adventure, following the intrepid Emily as she becomes an awesome detective.BOOKS AND WRITERS JNR - Georgia, Aged 12
Emily Vole makes headline news in the first weeks of her life, when she is found in an abandoned hatbox in Stansted Airport.
Then, only a few years later, her neighbour Mrs String dies leaving Emily a mysterious inheritance: an old shop, a small bunch of golden keys and a cat called Fidget. It's the beginning of an adventure of a lifetime as the old Fairy Detective Agency comes back to life.
It is up to Emily to reopen the shop, and recall the fairies to duty. Together they must embark on their first mystery and do battle with their great fairy-snatching enemy, Harpella.


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Tapping into Italy's Beer Revolution: Three Days of Craft Beer in Rome
by Ann Layman | 10.25.16
What springs to mind when daydreaming about Italy's culinary trademarks? Pizza? Pasta? Wine? There is no doubt that Italians have long perfected these three, but you may be unaware of Italy's recent booming craft beer revolution. In the kitchen, Italians use only the finest and freshest ingredients and hold almost sacred the process, methods and traditions involved in their cuisine creations. This same mastery and artfulness is also witnessed in their brewing, and is the reason Italy is quickly becoming a world-class craft beer destination. The heart of the craft beer movement lies in the country's capital, so plan your next trip to Rome for at least three days (so you have time to sight-see between beers) and refer to the following list for the best beer lover destinations in the city!
Pro Tip:
Plan your stay in Rome's Trastevere neighborhood. The name means "beyond the Tiber [River]", and while a bit removed from Rome's central tourist hub, it is home to some of the city's best beer spots and still only a short walk from Rome's main sights. The neighborhood is perfect for wandering (and getting lost in the winding cobbled streets), and imagining yourself as a true Roman rather than a tourist.
Nel Buco del Mulo / Donkey Punch
This beer shop in Trastevere is a great place to start the night or alternatively to end it by buying a couple of bottles to take back to your hotel/Airbnb as they are open quite late (until 3am). They have an impressive collection of beers from all over and make a wide variety of tasty sandwiches that you can customize. The store is small, colorful, and quirky and the employees are chatty and friendly.
Bir & Fud
Head over to Bir & Fud at lunch or dinner time with your appetite good and ready to devour the amazing food here. Definitely try the wood-fired pizzas, which are reason enough to stop by in and of themselves. Their pizza dough has refreshing hints of sourdough- perhaps made with brewer's yeast. Here there are over 30 beers on tap of all styles (including a few cask ales), with the focus primarily on the wide-range of Italian brews, although IPAs and Belgian styles are extremely popular as well. The bar itself is very narrow, lively and crowded and it is not unlikely that you will find yourself chatting with the international and Italian patrons beside you- the American standard of personal space does not seem to exist here. Sample a few different styles and if you are lucky enough to find that they still have it on tap-the cinnamon cask ale was heavenly and unforgettable.
Ma Che Siete Venuti A Fà
Let Ma Che Siete Venuti A Fà be the end to your fantastic beer-filled night, conveniently located across the street from Bir & Fud (by this point we know you might not be able to walk much farther). Despite the name, which means "What the Hell Are You Doin' Here?", the staff is super friendly, the bar feels unpretentious and yet they take their craft extremely seriously. Bartenders take their time in pouring the beers with extreme precision and while the draft list is smaller than other beer bars in the area (about a dozen on tap), the beers are carefully chosen and are a showcase of some of Italy's (and Europe's) finest brews. It is a small space, unassuming and almost a hole-in-the-wall type bar with dozens of people coming in and out in the evenings, and from the moment you walk in you feel comfortable there. Definitely don't miss this craft beer gem.
Use the Google Maps app to save an "offline" map of Rome, "star" your hotel/Airbnb, and navigate Trastevere with ease to find your way home (or to the next bar!).
Brasserie 4:20
It takes a bit of meandering through Trastevere to reach Brasserie 4:20, but this beer bar could not be more worth the stroll. On the way, you will have the opportunity to pass by one of Rome's ancient gates that was within the original city walls and observe the juxtaposition of the surrounding area's industrial, modern vibes. Be sure to arrive with an empty stomach because Brasserie 4:20 has more than 30 beers on tap from Italy and many from around the world, and also serves delicious food. The place is very open and has plenty of seating around the bar so you can sit and chat with the friendly bartenders. The owner also heads Revelation Cat Brewery so it is a great place to sample a beer from this excellent Italian brewery. As an avid traveler, the owner is constantly discovering rare and unusual brews from the corners of Europe.
Open Baladin
Just across the river from Trastevere in Rome's Campo de' Fiori district, this brewpub is the crown jewel of Rome's beer scene. The brewery itself, Birra Baladin, has many locations around the country and this one cannot be missed. Be prepared to wait for a table; even though the space is huge with two stories, it is well-visited and for good reason. In the main bar downstairs, a wall lined from floor to extremely high ceiling showcases hundreds of Italian beer bottles displayed artfully on glass-lit shelves. The upstairs has a couple different rooms with quirky and colorful decorations and comfy, antique chairs and couches. The reason you will stay and find yourself returning, though, is the massive tap list full of tons of beer styles and accompanied by choice homemade pub food. The staff is knowledgeable, passionate about beer and extremely helpful if you are overwhelmed by the choices before you. There is no shame if you stop by twice in the same day (I know I did)!
BrewDog Roma
Take it easy on your last day in Rome and stop by one of BrewDog's highest profile locations for a great selection of their consistent and well-crafted beers and also a variety of guest taps. It's also located in the tourist heart of the city, right by the Colosseum. It is definitely worth a visit in between your sightseeing as you will not have to go out of your way in the slightest, and especially so if you're a fan of the Scottish brand and their success story of becoming a major label in recent years. BrewDog also never disappoints in their unique bar food and vegetarian options. It is a smaller space and as is their signature style, there is exposed brickwork and a comfortable and welcoming layout.
Plan your trip to Italy during the off-season. While Rome will always see its fair share of tourists, the winter is a great time to visit, the weather is not bad and often more pleasant for walking than the summer's intense heat and humidity.
Where are your favorite craft beer spots in Rome and beyond?
Comment below to share your discoveries!


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Emery believes Mbappe is ready to take his place in the PSG side
Kylian Mbappe is set to make his debut for Paris Saint-Germain after head coach Unai Emery declared the teenage sensation ready for action.
Mbappe was unveiled as a PSG player on Wednesday, having arrived from Ligue 1 champions Monaco on an initial loan move that will be made permanent ahead of next season for a reported €180 million.
After starting in Monaco's season opener last month, the 18-year-old forward was an unused substitute in the next three consecutive matches amid his impending move to hometown club PSG, but the France international is in line to face Metz on Friday, according to Emery.
"He is ready. He was with the team on Monday and Tuesday but as he played with France, he just made some soft training sessions," Emery said.
"He has played, he is in good form, I think he is ready to be in the group and to play with us, and that's what we really want the most."
Mbappe is set to link up with €222m-rated team-mate Neymar and Edinson Cavani in a three-man forward line, though he is likely to take up his place on the wing with the latter occupying the central role.
Emery said: "He is an attacking player. We have all the players we want for the attack now. And we have worked to understand how we want them to play, the positions... We know he can play as the striker first, but he can play on the left wing or even on the right wing.
"I have talked with Kylian and we have talked about that, how we want him to play, but always thinking of the team first."
While Mbappe is the man grabbing the headlines heading into the weekend, the manager was pleased with all of his club's summer business.
"It's great to work with all the players, not only Mbappe or Neymar but Dani Alves and [Yuri] Berchiche too," the Spaniard added. "And the players who wanted to stay even if some big clubs tried to make them sign: [Marco] Verratti, Marquinhos, [Julian] Draxler and [Angel] Di Maria.
"They decided to stay and it's important because it means they think it's the best place for them to improve."


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Is there one organ I am thankful of, it is the liver. The more you study the liver, the more you will realize its remarkable abilities.
Did you know that if you cut away 80 % of the liver, it would regenerate itself back to its original size! That is because the liver cells have an enormous regenerative capacity.
So why, when the liver can heal itself so efficiently, will the liver suffer and malfunction, ultimately causing debilitating diseases such as cirrhosis (scarring of the liver tissue), gall stone generation and tumorous growhts in the liver. I believe the answer lies in the amount of toxin exposure to the liver. Therefore, to let the liver do its remarkable effects, we need to detoxify the liver AND the body.
So, how do we do this? Here is an outline of ways that have had a proven effect in healing the liver:
- Regular fasting. By fasting for periods of time, you will give the body time and opportunity to let go of the toxins that have built up in the body. When we eat, and the nutrients from the food is broken down and absorbed in the body, it is up to the liver to further assimilate these nutrients, either by storing nutrients in the liver for later usage, or distributing the nutrients around in the body. While this is a very essential process for our existence, the liver has to work hard in order to assimilate and distribute a complex meal. We can therefore say that fasting enable the liver to more easily perform other tasks, such as rinsing the body from toxins.
- Clean eating. Eating less junk food and greasy food that bombard the liver with more free radicals, and at the same time ingesting highly nutritious foods with lots of good antioxidants and minerals is very beneficial for a healthy liver. I often recommend consuming a green leafy salad prior to eating a heavy meal, as this will help the digestive system and liver work better.
- Drink less alcohol. I have the habits of omitting alcohol for a month at a time, in the effect to leave the liver less riddled with toxins. During these periods, I find that the energy level increases, and I can think more clearly. I have met people who have accomplished great things, who swear that the reason why they got to that stage was because they completely omitted alcohol for longer periods.
- Take care of your gut. In my practice, I have a keen interest in figuring out if the gut flora may not be great. One important reason for this is that while a normal gut flora function to balance the immune system in the gut, a dysbiotic gut flora will release toxins and free radicals, riddling the liver with more work. The effect of this is that the energy level may decrease. Therefore, having a healthy gut flora and liver function, is important for thriving energy in the body and mind.
- Herbal supplements. When my patients ask what supplements are the best to heal the liver I say herbs such as Milk thistle, Turmeric, Dandelion. Even making a tea using these herbs will have a potent liver rinsing effect. In my practice, I have commonly advised people who have elevated blood markers in the liver values to ingest a regular supplement of Bitterstern 10-15 drops in water 2-3 times daily for a period of at least 2 months. This I find to be truly effective in cleansing the liver and gall bladder, consequently normalizing the liver values.
- Drink lemon water. Start the day with drinking lemon water (1/2 a lemon squeezed in a glass of water), or alternatively apple cider vinegar in water. While it feels good to start with this cleansing drink, it also has a lot of healing effects in the body, including stimulating the liver dexification processes.
- Liposomal Glutathione. Glutathione is the livers most effective antioxidant, and has an enormous capacity to mop up free radicals circulating in the liver and blood circulation. When ingesting a supplement of glutathione, it is essential to make it fat soluble for easy assimilation, hence the liposomal form.
- Drink plenty of water. You probably know that we constitute about 70-80 % of water. Providing our body with enough water is also essential for our bodies and liver to detox sufficiently. This is also important for someone fasting, where the effect of the fast is greatly enhanced by drinking plenty of water (and lemon water and herbal teas).
- Release that pent-up anger. According to Chinese medicine un-channeled anger and aggression will be harmful to the liver. By this, I do not mean to show how angry you are by releasing the anger building up, but rather letting go of the anger, and exchanging it with more positive emotions.
- Use visualizations. On that note, using visualizations can be a powerful tool. In Chinese medicine, visualizing the liver bathing in green color can have a profound healing effect for the liver.


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One day in my life that seems to best capture who I was 30 years ago is Sunday, September 23, 1979. I was an engineering student at The Cooper Union, beginning my senior year, and I resided on Manhattan's lower east side.
That day is interesting to me because it brought together so many things that seem to have typified various aspects of my life up to that point, and in some cases, since. To understand my day that Sunday, you need to know that I was a recreational consumer of LSD in those days, and that was a day I was tripping. (Strike 1 against me, from my current persective of a middle-class, middle-aged, well-respected-man-about-town-doing-the-best-things-so-conservatively perspective.) My acid friends and I had something very special planned: We attended the No Nukes Rally and Concert in Battery Park, under the shadow of the World Trade Center's twin towers. (That would be Strike 2, although I was never really anti-nuclear power - my stated reason for being there was to take footage for a film - which, however, I never completed.) Being against nuclear power is like being against the sun.
The concert, even in (or, especially in) my acid-dipped state, was tremendous. I recall very clearly Crosby, Stills & Nash, and even more clearly Bonnie Raitt. I also remember the way that the event's fundraiser made their financial "appeal" to the 250,000 drunk/stoned
Okay, now all you people (said the guy at the mic), I want you to feel in your pants pockets, and see if you can feel something like a little leather carrying case. Can you locate something like that? Okay, good! Now, inside of that thing, see if you can find some green pieces of paper, with some pictures of old guys printed on them ... now I want you to take those green pieces of paper and drop them into the plastic garbage sacks that our red-shirted volunteers are bringing around to you ...
I mean, I was tripping pretty heavily, but even I could see through that ... I wished I had worn a red shirt and brought a garbage bag with me. Anyhow, that was about the time I left, with one or two friends, I think. For some reason, we thought it would be cool to take the elevator up to the top of the World Trade Center. Which we did. I felt very guilty about it, even at the time, because our boots were incredibly muddy (Battery Park being what it was at that time), and we tracked mud all over the inside of the WTC lobby. I heard the voice of my mom, ringing in my head, shaming me for tracking mud into someone else's place. Strike 3.
After we rode the elevator back down, we went back outside and began to walk up Broadway. When we got to Wall Street, we rested on the grounds of Trinity Episcopal Church, Wall Street.
And this is where I need to talk for a moment about Organized Religion. It is still fashionable for the young people I meet (e.g., in internet forums) to say that they are very spiritual, but that they detest Organized Religion.
Other than that it is bunk, I have two things to say about that. The first is that once you get inside, you realize that Organized Religion is not organized at all. It is a howling mess of disorganization, if I ever saw one. And yet, as I sat on the porch of Trinity, Wall Street, I felt the same thing. That the very stones of this Episcopal church were crying out to me, and that they were crying out in the name of all Christian churches, and that they were crying out to me that Christianity was true. Those stones cried the same unutterable testimonies as I had heard from the Presbyterian church I had attended with my parents. It took getting inside, really inside, both kinds of churches to find out that they pretty much loathe each other.
And the second thing is a corollary from that, which is: Because to the pagans outside, we all (in the several branches of Christ's church) appear as a monolithic One, it would be a Very Good Thing if we could all cry out the same Creeds. It would be good if we could all go back to orthodoxy, as Chesterton defined it: When the word "orthodoxy" is used here it means the Apostles' Creed, as understood by everybody calling himself Christian until a very short time ago and the general historic conduct of those who held such a creed. Of course, Chesterton wrote that in 1908, so that now we'd have to say "until a little over 100 years ago."
My point is that we in the churches never know what pagan is sitting on our porch, listening to our testimony. We do not all proclaim the same Creed nowadays. Our actions prove it. That same Trinity Episcopal Church, Wall Street, is now famous for the Clown Eucharist, which even in my acid-drenched mental state of September 23, 1979 I would have realized to be inauthentic to the "historic conduct of those who held such a creed." It belonged to that spirit of meaningless hilarity which I'd just left behind in Battery Park ... and I would not have listened to such nonsense.


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The English thriller writer Dick Francis has dies at the age of 89. The English Daily Telegraph has the story.
I will really miss him because I have been reading him for so many years and have, I think, all his novels.
After his wife died I thought that there would be no more, but there was at least one.
In some ways his books were always very stylised, but they were always a good read. As I said, I will miss him.


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I haven't been the same since the cybernetic reanimation. In a good way.
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What's On Tonight
Tune in at Midnight on a rainy evening…
Moon Lad
When the USA landed on the moon, what they truly came across was never recorded in the history books…
Call of the Cyber Wolf
Hear the howl in the distance, behold the power of its mechanical bellow.
Not You Again…
A midnight battle in the graveyard.
Deadshot Desperado
The tale of a true bandit of the west, a real scoundrel, a real gross son of a bitch, a right and true horror, a man with no morals, a dishonourable boy, a real yellowbelly, a truly sick individual, a real despicable asshole, a crazy INSANE IDIOT, and a man who deserves no respect.
But that's enough about me – this is actually the song of Crenshawe Johnson.
The Ox Talks
In the depths of the Himalayas… there lives an Ox. And he has something to say.
The Grand Beginning
Starting out on a sunny day in a small village, not a cloud in the sky, and a hint of adventure on the breeze.
Without a Sound
Wandering unnoticed through an enemy base.
I've Been Spotted
Disregard that, they definitely notice me now!


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I ran into a friend at the coffee shop this morning.
Susanne, with kids in tow, was telling me about an effort she has become involved in that focuses on providing children's books to individual children, communities, and facilities in the wake of disaster (i.e. Joplin, MO) or simply in need. It's called Building A Bookshelf and with the mantra "A book for every child" serves children all over the country.
As she spoke I was thinking to myself, "Wow. Another really great cause. They're everywhere."
Because of the organization's focus I couldn't help but think about my own kids. We are so blessed. My oldest donates a fair amount of time to various community organizations and causes, but what about her siblings? Is three too young to try to teach a sense of community responsibility?
No, it isn't.
I made a list of activities I can engage in with my toddler twins to introduce them to the concept of philanthropy, and the beauty and joy that come with giving. Here are my top three:
- Team Toy Drive. Create the opportunity to reinforce how fortunate your child is to participate in sports. At the sports team end-of-season get-together, encourage guests to bring a gently used book or toy for donation to a local shelter or children's charity. Take your child along when you make the drop off.
- Grocery Gift. Make a special trip to the grocery store with your child with the sole purpose of donating a bag or two to your local food pantry. (Not sure where it is? Call around to the local churches. Chances are you'll find one.) Engage your child in the shopping by encouraging them to help determine what to purchase.
- Adopt-A-Family. The holidays are the perfect time to talk to your child about the beauty of giving. Request a family with a child or children around the age of your own little one, then encourage them to help you shop. It can be difficult for kids to go to the store and choose toys to give away, but be patient, and keep the focus on the child in need. Your little guy or girl will get the message, and their compassion may surprise you.
I know how crazy life as a busy mom can be. Let's face it, sometimes it's about all we can do to keep our own families taken care of. I like these three options best because they can all be accomplished with my children on a single Saturday afternoon, but may produce big yields in terms of compassion and generosity in us all.


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AIEJI World Congress 2013 Fund
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Benny Andersen, the president of AIEJI, is proud to announce that AIEJI has established a World Congress 2013 Fund. The raison d'etre of this fund is to make it possible for members from Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Middle East to attend the congress.
Please see the guidelines below.
For members of AIEJI from Africa, Latin America, the Middle East and Aisa there is a possibility to apply for a financial contribution to participate in the AIEJI World Congress 2013.
The fund is aimed at people who are not otherwise able to find sufficient financial means to pay for travel and registration fee.
The maximum grant allowed is 1,000 EUR pr. person.
– You must be a member of AIEJI
– You must live in Africa, Asia, Latin America or the Middle East
– You must be able to obtain a visa to travel to Luxembourg
– When we have received your application you will be asked to register as proof of your intention to participate
Send your application including name, workplace, work area (ie. children and youth, persons with disabilities, elderly, school, care centre etc.) to Dea Engberg: email@example.com .
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To make AIEJI's World Congress 2013 a success we need your help. We need your help to tell about the congress and spread the word, so please use the logos below to put on your website or in your magazine or other media you use.
Without you and your colleagues the congress is nothing. So tell it to your colleagues and ask them to come and to spread the word further. The real stars of the event are you – the many participants from all over the world.
You can find other promotianl material in the bottom of the right hand menu on the congress site: http://www.worldcongress.lu/en/
AIEJI World Congress 2013 – open for registration
To all those who intend to go to the AIEJI World Congress 2013 in Luxembourg, the congress is now open for registration.
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The call for papers for AIEJI's World Congress 2013 has now been announced. The first deadline is 1 December 2012, while the second and last deadline is 15 January 2013.
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Uruguay preparing for AIEJI World Congress 2013
In Uruguay, a larger group of 17 social educators are determined to participate in AIEJI World Congress 2013. The initiative to start the group came from Claudio Desanti Sanchez, Luciana Salles, Nicolas Marrero and Veronica Bentancor who all participated in the World Congress 2009 in Copenhagen. Claudio explains that meeting friends and colleagues from all over the world has meant a lot to all of them.
Participating in the World Congress 2009 in Copenhagen and the World Congress 2005 in Montevideo were such great experiences that Claudio and his friends decided to form a group with the aim of collecting enough money to go to Luxembourg in 2013. The group had their first meeting in April and now meet every last Sunday of the month. In order to raise funds they produce and sell hair bands and organise parties and all try and save as much money as possible.
The ambitions and efforts of the group are admirable – fingers crossed we will see them in Luxembourg 2013!
World Congress 2013 – newsletter from APEG
APEG, the national federation of social educators in Luxembourg who are hosting the World congress in 2013, have published their 2nd newsletter about the progress in preparations for the congress.
18th January: Meeting with the Minister of Family and Integration and with the Minister of Gender Equality and Tourism
Five members representing the Organization Committee of World Congress 2013 have been received by Mrs Jacobs, Minister of Family and Integration and Mrs Hetto-Gaasch, social pedagogue and Minister of Gender Equality and Tourism. In a very friendly atmosphere, the first budget estimation has been introduced to the two ministers, who consider themselves as partners who try to take responsibility for the success of AIEJI World Congress next year. Representative for the government of the Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg, the two ministers will stand up for some financial support for the realization of the event. During the next weeks, the OC will work on more detailed financial estimations concerning major costs of the event in order to present a new version of the budget for the end of February.
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The monument is in memory of the soldiers killed in the liberation of Slovakia and Czech republic in WWII. An impressive monument and well kept grounds on top of the hill, which gives a good vantage point to oversee Bratislava and the surrounding area. If you plan to walk to the monument be aware that the roads are quite steep….
This was a nice visit during last summer. We rented some bikes and took the quiet route to Slavin, take some water as it's mostly uphill riding.
The views were quite nice and it's not so crowded, so you can get to enjoy the visit.
We rode quite slow so from old town, the UFO bridge to Slavin was about 45 min while going thru the castle as well.
I'd consider it one of the places to visit when you are in Bratislava.
[Careful though, there's a saying that couples in love shouldn't visit else they'd split, but it's up to whether you're superstitious]


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A note from Lisa – Today, I'm happy to share the following Book Notes interview with author Allan Yoskowitz, the author of Codename: Winterborn, shared with us by John Konecsni. Enjoy! LMH
Today, this column is featuring the first of a three-part interview with author Allan Yoskowitz, co-author of the new book Codename: Winterborn, a science fiction novel that has some surprisingly religious twists to it.
Q: So, what is Codename: Winterborn about?
Allan Yoskowitz: About 280 pages. [Laughs]. In 2090, there's a small nuclear war. It's not Terminator, the planet loses only around two billion people. The book is set three years later, during a mission to seek out the nuclear missile of the Islamic Republic of France. The mission is screwed over by a group of senators who tell the French everything. The last man standing is Kevin Anderson, the team leader, and a former SEAL.
Q: Sounds like your standard revenge novel.
AY: To start with, it looks like it. But Codename: Winterborn is different. Science fiction espionage collides with philosophy and politics. There are actual consequences. Swearing revenge might make you feel better, but what happens when politicians are the one you need to kill? When does vengeance stop being a personal vendetta, and becomes a duty? Can you kill people who need to die, saving those who will come after you, even though you know that your life is over? In the case of Kevin Anderson, he knows what he has to do, and he has the will — but does he have the ability? And even if he survives, what happens next? And, most importantly, from a spiritual perspective, what does it do to him?
Q: Where does religion start to enter into this?
AY: From page one … okay, more like chapter one. To refer back to your last question, what separates Codename: Winterborn from your standard revenge novel is that Kevin Anderson is not a killing machine. He's deeply religious, goes to church on Sunday, and even has good reasons for doing what he does. Even the "revenge" aspects are deep-seated into the Catholic philosophy of natural law, which includes the premise of "tyrannicide" – a fancy way of discussing if or when assassinating a tyrant could be morally acceptable. Kevin isn't a cardboard cutout, he's a deeply religious person, and a deep thinker. And, sometimes, he almost thinks his targets to death.
We won't even go into the priests riding to the rescue.
Q: So, why this premise? You have a very strange little universe, if only from the tidbits you've given us here.
AY: Believe it or not, the book started as a prequel to a series I had already developed on paper. Then Codename: Winterborn "ate" book one. But the nuclear war was always a part of it – and with anti-missile systems online, any nuclear war will never be 100% destructive. As the the Islamic Republic of France, that isn't our idea, that was actually suggested by real-world birth rates in France. As of ten years ago, the demographics suggested that France would be an Islamic country by 2050.
Q: And killing politicians?
AY: [Laughs] Who doesn't like killing politicians? On paper. Vince Flynn has gotten away with it for over a decade now. Only in our book, we make sure to kill the Senate intelligence committee (which doesn't exist), and we don't identify what political parties the targets are from. We don't want to encourage anyone to skeet-shooting politicians.
Q: If we could backpedal a bit, what about "priests riding to the rescue"?
AY: After a fashion. Keep in mind that only half the novel is about revenge / tyrannicide. The second half is about Kevin Anderson dealing with the consequences of his actions. Remember, this is a world where we're missing about 15 states, the Senate is only 70 senators, so this is a small body of people. They know each other, they know each other's kids. You can't go around offing over a dozen of their colleagues and not expect blowback. But at the same time, the colleagues have all died because they betrayed the country. What happens next is when the real fun begins.
The priests come in because we needed a non-government agency to act. All governments, without exception, do not – some might say cannot – act without some reason that is beneficial to them. An NGO is different. And, seriously, what is the biggest, most generous NGO outside of the Catholic church? That's probably why there are so many conspiracy theories about it – before there was Blackwater and private military contractors, there was [dramatic pause] the Catholic Church.
Q: But you're not doing a conspiracy angle, are you?
AY: Not with the Church, no. Mostly politicians. And the way we handle politicians is interesting. We've had one reader – Ellen Stedfeld, an artist friend of ours – suggest that they were almost cartoonishly evil. But the fun part is that we're only taking parts of historical politicians who have pulled some of this garbage, and condensing it into one, contemporaneous body of senators.
Q: So, thus far, you'd say that the book was more "science fiction with religious elements," than a religious novel. But don't science fiction and religion normally not mix?
AY: Who says? Babylon 5, the biggest science fiction show of the '90s, was possibly the most religious science fiction on tv ever – and it was written by a self-proclaimed atheist! Religion has been part of culture since the dawn of recorded history, where is it written that it's going to be gone in the next five centuries, to heck with the next five decades? Aside from p%^&!@#s like Richard Dawkins? To exclude religion from world building is lazy and dishonest. Everyone believes in a higher power to explain everything. Listen to Steven Hawking, and he obviously worships science; his notion of the start of the universe sounds more like it was ripped from a Star Trek script – he lost me around "self-sustaining temporal loops."
Q: Why a Catholic character?
AY: For the most part, so we could have a character with a ready-made philosophy for tyrannicide. I'm Jewish, but most of the current philosophy revolves around Israeli's right to exist, and falls under arguments for self-defense. This was about fighting corruption within your own ranks, where they might be so high up that you're not certain that something can be done about it. Natural law philosophy has that, and we don't really know a lot of people using that outside of the Catholic church – they never throw any good ideas away.
Another advantage is when we get to situations that make Kevin Anderson – our protagonist – squirm, since he's such an altar boy. We have some interesting content that messes with his head.
Q: Would you like to elaborate on that last part?
AY: There are moments where the protagonist, Kevin Anderson, goes near the edge of undue violence — a certain level of violence has to happen in, say, a battlefield. But what happens when Anderson starts taking out his rage on someone? It happens, and immediately afterwards, we're the aftereffect on Anderson himself. Welcome to the Catholic guilt aspect
Have I talked it to death yet?
Q: Last chance: anything you'd like the readers to take away about the book?
AY: Well, I hope that they come away with a sense that they've had a fun time, and that maybe they've learned a few things here and there about certain real-world policies that have some nasty side effects. If you think that drone strikes on American citizens on American soil is bad, you should read Codename: Winterborn, if only to see other stuff that politicians can get away with.
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Scripture says, "Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it" (Proverbs 22:6). Because the kids in your church and neighborhood are the next generation, it's worth investing in their lives for eternity—and worth the work that it takes to reach them.
At Answers VBS, we recommend that your church begin planning for your summer VBS program at least six months before the big week. It takes a whole group of people to make VBS successful. Your congregation can be a tremendous help as you begin to prepare for the summer, and it's fun to invite everyone in the church to get involved with VBS in some capacity. Here is what you could ask your church people for right now to cut down on last minute scrambling and purchases.
Giving the church body a list of craft and science supplies to collect is a simple thing to do and will save time and money. It is also an easy way that people who aren't normally involved in children's ministry can serve. For example, below are some of the items you could collect for Answers VBS's Ocean Commotion. Especially consider asking families who are taking an early vacation if they would consider bringing seashells back for VBS!
About six months before your VBS week starts, make an announcement during your worship service to rally some excitement for the summer. During the dreary winter months in the United States, it's exciting to think forward to the fun you'll have at VBS. High school and college students love to take part in a week of fun with the kids, and they'll be eager to sign up with their parents or with others at your church for leadership roles or volunteer positions. Here are the leadership positions you'll need to fill first before you register volunteers:
Once you announce VBS week and encourage parents at your church to register their children, you could cast a vision to the whole congregation about praying for who else they could invite to come experience the gospel at VBS. Throw out categories like family, neighbors, friends, and coworkers to jog their memories as they brainstorm names of kids and their parents to invite. Have a time of prayer for the kids and parents that will come and hear the good news of Christ for the first time. You can get a complete prayer strategy guide in "How To Pray for Your Church's VBS," but here are some of the prayer points to help the congregation start to pray for the VBS ministry.
How do you get your whole church involved in planning your VBS? Let us know at http://www.facebook.com/answersvbs.
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Theology on Tap - "What Does It Mean To Be Human?: Fulfilling the Needs of Our Hearts"
Thurs., Sept. 26th:
"Who am I?" "What is happiness?" "What is important in life?" We cannot avoid these questions that are so fundamental to life. The answers we find -- that we either accept or reject -- shape the way we face reality. As Pope Francis (the then Cardinal Bergoglio) stated, "The drama of the world is the result not only of the absence of God but also and above all of the absence of humankind, of the loss of the human physiognomy, of human destiny and identity, and of a certain capacity to explain the fundamental needs that dwell in the human heart." This presentation will bring these and similar questions to the fore, and discuss how looking at our life's experience helps us to know how we're made and what can fulfill us.
Brandon Cook
Brandon was born in Washington, D.C., raised in Chesapeake, Virginia, and in high school lived with his family in Pakistan and Hungary. He graduated from Yale University (ES) in Linguistics in 2007 and from the University of Wisconsin - Madison in Art History in 2010. He is currently a PhD Candidate at the Medieval Institute at the University of Notre Dame where he is writing a dissertation on the reception of Gothic sculpture in the Middle Ages.
Jim Stokman
Jim is a fourth year medical student at the University of Minnesota and father of two children, Issac (2 yrs) and Lía (2 wks). He is from the small town of Crosby, Minnesota, where he was home schooled through high school, finishing his senior year with a semester abroad in Milan, Italy, studying art. He graduated from the University of St Thomas, MN, in 2009 with a BA in Catholic Studies and a BS in Biochemistry. Upon graduation from medical school next year, he plans to do a residency in orthopedic surgery.
What is Theology on Tap?
Theology on Tap is a monthly event, generally the fourth Thursday of the month, where 20s&30s are invited to join us for free beer and engaging talks by some of the leading thinkers, speakers, educators, innovators, and activists in the nation as they share their insights on various contemporary issues facing young adults today.


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The celebrated French tightrope walker and chair-balancer known as Henry's, who balanced high above the Alps, Niagara Falls and for months over a supermarket in his hometown, has died.
Senator and Saint-Etienne Mayor Maurice Vincent said in a statement that Henry's died on Friday.
Henry's, whose real name was Henri Rechatin, once walked along the cable that carries cable cars to the summit of the Aiguille du Midi in the Alps.
Vincent said Henry's once balanced above the Grand Canyon and that such international stunts helped promote Saint-Etienne around the world.
On the Canadian side of Niagara Falls in 1975, he balanced on a platform attached to a motorcycle that his friend, motorcyclist Frank Lucas, rode across the cable over the Whirlpool Rapids, all while Rechatin's wife hung from a pole he carried on his shoulders, according to the Niagara Falls Public Library.
The journey across was not without incident. At one point Rechatin had to stop while Lucas, who had never performed this type of stunt before, could regain his composure. The trio did make it across unscathed.
On the 20th anniversary of his tightrope walk Rechatin attempted to secure permission from authorities to repeat his stunt. He was promptly turned down by the Parks Police.
Several times, atop tall buildings or overlooking precipices, he sat on a chair balanced on its back legs, which were perched on upside down glasses which in turn sat on another chair, also propped up on glasses. One such stunt was in 1996 on the edge of the roof of Moscow's Rossiya Hotel, 44m up.
Rechatin is most famous in France for spending six months in 1973 on a cable 20m above a supermarket in Saint-Etienne.
Photographs from the stunt show that while he often walked along the wire, he could also sit on a small platform balanced on the cable. In one photograph, he is sitting down to shave.
He was 82, according to French press reports.
Additional reporting by staff writer


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Professor of International Economics at The Graduate Institute, Geneva; Founder & Editor-in-Chief of VoxEU.org; exPresident of CEPR
Richard Baldwin has been Professor of International Economics at the Graduate Institute in Geneva since 1991 and Editor-in-Chief of VoxEU.org since he founded it in 2007. He has been President of CEPR since 2016. He was a Visiting Research Professor at the University of Oxford (2012-2015), Visiting Professor at MIT Economics Department (Fall 2002-03), and an Associate Professor at Columbia University Business School (1989-1991, Assistant Professor 1986-1989).
He has served as Managing Editor of Economic Policy (2000 to 2005), Policy Director of CEPR (2006-2014) and Programme Director of CEPR's International Trade programme (1991 to 2001). Before moving to Switzerland in 1991, he was a Senior Staff Economist for the President's Council of Economic Advisors in the Bush White House (1990-1991), following trade matters such as the Uruguay Round and NAFTA negotiations, as well as numerous US-Japan trade conflicts.
He has been an adviser and Consultant to many international organisations and governments. He did his PhD in economics at MIT with Paul Krugman and has published a half dozen articles with him. Before that he earned an MSc at LSE (1980-81), and a BA at UW-Madison (1976-1980). The author of numerous books and articles, his research interests include international trade, WTO, globalisation, regionalism, global value chains, and European integration


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HARTFORD -- Budgets proposals from both houses and parties were unveiled at the state capitol Tuesday.
Republican House leaders are proposing a revised budget they said ensures every Connecticut community will receive an increase in local school funding.
"This is the hardest thing any of us have done, having said that, yeah this is difficult, but it can be done, we have put budgets together that have no tax increases, that have held towns and cities harmless and I think if you want to sit down and make the tough decisions, you can find a way to do that," said State Rep. Themis Klarides, Republican House Minority Leader.
They contend their proposal doesn't raise taxes and mitigates municipal aid losses by reallocating funds.
It comes a day after Democratic Gov. Dannel P. Malloy released an updated budget that changed how education funding is distributed and reduced overall aid to cities and towns by $362 million more than his original budget from February.
Democratic legislative leaders are proposing to legalize the retail sale of marijuana, authorize at least one new casino and "pave the way for tolls in Connecticut" as ways to balance the state's deficit-plagued budget for the next two fiscal years.
"When we're talking about cutting services to the folks who need it the most, we're talking about cutting municipalities that fund education and local projects, not to put those on the table is a big mistake and we showed that by putting it in our proposal for the budget," said State Rep. Joe Aresimowicz, Democratic Speaker of the House.
New revenue projections showed the deficit for the fiscal year beginning July 1 had grown from $1.7 billion to $2.3 billion.
House and Senate Democrats said their plan does not increase the sales, personal income or corporation taxes.
The Republican plan does not legalize the sale of marijuana or authorize at least one new casino or institute tolls, as proposed Tuesday by legislative Democrats as ways to balance the state's deficit-plagued budget for the next two fiscal years.
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Movie crews are in southern Palm Beach County today filming scenes for Baywatch, a motion picture based on the popular 1990s television show.
The movie, which is scheduled to be released next year, stars Zac Efron and Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, and is directed by Seth Gordon, according to the website IMDb.com.
County parks officials on Friday said they planned to closed South Inlet Park in Boca Raton while film crews shoot scenes for an upcoming production, but declined to name the movie.
Internal county emails show Viacom, Inc. and Paramount Worldwide Productions, Inc. are at the park today filming for Baywatch.
A copy of the permit issued by the county's Film and Television Commission was emailed to county commissioners over the weekend.
According to the email, the park will be closed until midnight today. The production is expected to close the park again on Feb. 29.


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Updated about 1 year ago.
In introducing this session, which was inspired by David Hepworth's new book "Nothing Is Real" Mark Ellen said "I've know this man for over forty years and I've never won an argument with him". On this occasion the two of them were joined by old friends, writer Jude Rogers and broadcaster/podcaster Geoff Lloyd, to chew over some of David's theories, such as why the Beatles were underrated and why you should never play pop records at funerals, and to add a few of their own, which cover such topics as the girlfriend who changed the direction of popular music, the redundancy of the live album and the records that you should and shouldn't play at a wedding disco. A splendid time is guaranteed for all.


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Mind you, I'm doing this while watching "Cookery School" so pardon moi if I toss in a stray toasted peacan or flambed apple slice with creme fraiche.
On this day in 1892 the Sobraon replaced the Vernon as the Industrial School for Boys training ship. The Sobraon was three times the size of its predecessor and by 1893 it averaged 263 boys over the year. By July 1911 the last of the Sobraon boys were rehoused at the Mittagong Farm Home for Boys and the Brush Farm Home for Boys and the Sobraon was abandoned.
Source: State Records NSW
For cricket tragics...
On this day in 1932 during the Bodyline
For the full catastrophe see the scorecard here: South Australia Vs Marylebone Cricket Club
Hmmm, homemade custard...!
On this day in 1935 Charles Kingsford-Smith fell off the perch when he and his co-pilot Pethybridge disappeared in the Lady Southern Cross over the Bay of Bengal.
More info HERE.
Oh look, Nigella is now rocking the stovetop...
On this day in 1907 they weren't baking tarts but there may have been some small celebrations when the findings of the basic wage was determined at the end of The Harvester Case.
Source and further details:The Harvester Judgement
And now, if you'll excuse me, I'm off to make a green curry laksa soup to silence the grumbling tummy!


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Relais Santa Corona, Vicenza, Italy
- Free WiFi
- Collect nights
The staff was excellent with information when asked.
Hotel was clean and location was great. Overall excellent rating is earned! We were…
Relais Santa Corona, Vicenza, Italyfrom Rs5,909
- Double or Twin Room
- Triple Room, Connecting Rooms
- Quadruple Room, Connecting Rooms
- Suite
What's around Relais Santa Corona, Vicenza, Italy
Top spots nearby
Recommended by this property
- Gallerie di Palazzo Leoni Montanari (1-minute walk)
- Olympic Theatre (1-minute walk)
- Palazzo Chiericati (2-minute walk)
- Museo Civico (2-minute walk)
Getting around
- Venice (VCE-Marco Polo) - 54 min drive
- Vicenza Station - 15 min walk
- Anconetta Station - 6 min drive
- Cavazzale Station - 11 min drive
- Airport shuttle (surcharge)
At a glance
Key facts
- 6 rooms
- Arranged over 2 floors
Check-in and check-out
- Check-in time 2:30 PM-8:30 PM
- Check-out time is 11 AM
24-hour airport shuttle service is available on request. Fees may apply. Contact the property in advance to make arrangements.
Required at check-in
- Credit card, debit card, or cash deposit required for incidental charges
- Government-issued photo ID required
Travelling with others
- Pets not allowed
- Free WiFi in public areas
- Free WiFi in rooms
- Airport shuttle (available 24 hours) *
- Self parking (limited) *
Payment types at the property
Other information
- Smoke-free property
At the property
- Continental breakfast daily (surcharge)
- Bicycle rentals on site
- Front desk (limited hours)
- Concierge services
- Tours/ticket assistance
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Laundry facilities
- Luggage storage
- Number of buildings/towers - 1
- Year Built - 1700
- English
- Italian
In the room
- In-room climate control (air conditioning)
- Air conditioning
- Minibar
- Iron/ironing board (on request)
- Blackout drapes/curtains
- Premium bedding
- Shower only
- Bidet
- Free toiletries
- Hair dryer
- 32-inch LED TV
- Satellite TV channels
- Desk
- Free WiFi
- Free local calls
- Daily housekeeping
- In-room safe
- Connecting/adjoining rooms available
- Access via exterior corridors
Relais Santa Corona, Vicenza, Italy's small print
Also known as
- Relais Santa Corona Inn Vicenza
- Relais Santa Corona Inn
- Relais Santa Corona Vicenza
- Relais Santa Corona Inn
- Relais Santa Corona Vicenza
- Relais Santa Corona Inn Vicenza
All guests, including children, must be present at check-in and show their government-issued photo ID card or passport.
Cash transactions at this property cannot exceed EUR 2999.99, due to national regulations. For further details, please contact the property using information in the booking confirmation.
The property has connecting/adjoining rooms, which are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property using the number on the booking confirmation.Guests must contact this property in advance to reserve onsite parking.
For transfers, guests must contact the property before arrival at the number on the booking confirmation.
Mandatory fees
You'll be asked to pay the following charges at check-in or check-out:
- A tax is imposed by the city and collected at the property. The amount varies based on factors such as length of stay, property classification, and room price. Other exemptions or reductions might apply. For more details, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
- A tax is imposed by the city: EUR 2.00 per person, per night, up to 5 nights. This tax does not apply to children under 14 years of age.
Optional extras
Self parking costs EUR 15.00 per day
Continental breakfast is offered for an extra charge of EUR 10 per person (approximately)
Airport shuttle service is offered for an extra charge
We have included all charges provided to us by this property. However, charges can vary, for example, based on length of stay or the unit you book.
Recent reviews
Superb 9.2 From 31 reviews
Relais Santa Corona was a lovely surprise. The service was excellent (especially Alice who went above and beyond!), the room was large and comfortable, the breakfast was delicious! I would definitely stay there again.
Calm and spacious rooms, very well located and a good breakfast buffet.
This is a comfortable small hotel situated on a quiet street in the old town center within easy waking distance of all in-town attractions. The breakfast is first rate, and the front desk staff is friendly and helpful. The only negative is the spotty internet strength. We were there a week, and sometimes the signal was strong but more times quite weak. We had a suite, and the internet signal didn't reach to the room with the desk, meaning all work had to be done on the bed in the other room. Otherwise, we give this hotel a high rating.
The hotel was beautiful, right in the heart of Vicenza. Everything was super clean and well maintained. The outside of the hotel has a beautiful old world facade but the inside has all the modern amenities one could need. Completely recommend to anyone wanting to stay in Vicenza.
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With three-legged races, popcorn machines, and more, most PTO volunteers see a carnival as a festive way to boost school spirit, raise some money, and, of course, have a little fun. But from where insurance providers sit, that same carnival looks more like a little shop of horrors.
The three-legged race? A chance for someone to get hurt, perhaps seriously. The popcorn machine? A fire hazard.
From the big endeavors like gifting playgrounds to the seemingly innocuous ones like allowing students to buy inexpensive gifts at a holiday shop, the experts see trouble. Someone could fall off one of those swings, choke on one of those gift items. They're not being hysterical or alarmist. Those things—while infrequent—have happened.
PTOs and PTAs should be insured, not only to protect against injuries and damages at events that they sponsor but also to protect themselves against embezzlers. Even if the parent group itself is short on cash, someone filing a lawsuit may decide to name officers who seem to have more personal assets.
Many volunteers seem to take a head-in-the-sand approach, thinking, "Well, I'm a volunteer so I can't be sued" or "We're just a simple parent group. Who would embezzle from us?" The trouble is that anyone can be sued, and parent groups across the country have been victims of theft more times than we care to remember. Lawsuits require attorneys. Missing funds can be terribly difficult to replace.
And while many parent group leaders assume (or are told by a school administrator) that their group is covered by a school or district insurance policy, experts strongly recommend that parent leaders confirm that assumption before taking a large risk.
Do We Really Need Insurance?
Melissa Repetski, outgoing president of the Boyette Springs Elementary School PTA in Riverview, Florida, considers insurance "a must."
"I'd be scared to hold an activity without it," she says. Because the state PTA encourages local groups to take out insurance, the Boyette Springs group has a liability policy that costs about $300 a year and has bonded its president and treasurer at approximately an additional $100 a year. "With all the cases of embezzlement going around, I see the point," Repetski says.
The fact is that anyone can sue anyone else at any time. While not all suits have merit, in this increasingly litigious time, a modest insurance investment can certainly lead to peace of mind and—if the worst case does happen—protection.
Because insurance is regulated by states and not by the federal government, the rules vary from state to state. In some states, for instance, school districts are specifically forbidden from covering PTO events under their insurance. In other states, the decision is left up to the school districts.
The best way to find out whether your parent organization is covered under the school's policy is to ask the school district's business manager. Be specific; if your group is covered by a school policy, ask what that includes—parent group meetings, family events such as carnivals, and so forth—and whether it applies to activities on or off school grounds.
Your best bet, though, is to ask for written confirmation of coverage from the district's insurer. If you can't get proof of coverage during good times, what will happen on that dark day when an accident happens?
Which Policies Should We Purchase?
Once a parent teacher organization has made the decision to purchase insurance, there are several things to look for. The PTO Today Plus insurance program, which has a particular focus on all types coverage for school parent-teacher groups, offers five different options.
General liability insurance covers injuries that occur at events sponsored by your parent group. On general liability policies, be sure that all volunteers are covered.
The second type of coverage is excess accident medical coverage, which helps avoid lawsuits by paying for out-of-pocket medical expenses if someone is injured. Excess accident medical insurance provides excess medical coverage to participants at PTO-sponsored events if someone is injured. The coverage pays for medical expenses beyond those covered by any primary medical insurance that the participant (or the participant's guardian, in the case of a minor) may have in place.
The third category is directors and officers liability coverage. Officers liability coverage is truly an investment in the leaders of your group. These leaders who put in so much volunteer time are also exposing themselves to greater risk. Their decisions as leaders could be called into question in a lawsuit ("Why did you decide to use that vendor?"), and D&O insurance is designed to protect them in that case.
Next is crime coverage, which protects from embezzlement or theft of the parent group's money. Some policies require the treasurer and/or president to be named individually each year, but blanket policies (such as that offered through PTO Today's insurance program) don't require that.
Finally, there's property coverage, which protects parent group property, including fundraising merchandise, against damage or loss due to theft or natural disasters as long as the property is stored at school in a locked area. If that copier you purchase for your PTO is ruined in a flood or that $20,000 shipment of candy melts due to a refrigerator power outage, then your relatively inexpensive property coverage could come in handy.
The PTO Today Plus Advantage
PTO Today Plus groups have a great option through the PTO Today Plus Parent Group Insurance Program. Access to this comprehensive insurance package is a key benefit of PTO Today Plus membership. Most PTO Today Plus members save more on insurance alone than the cost of an annual membership fee.
PTO Today has partnered with a carrier that's been rated A by A.M. Best, an independent, third-party organization that rates financial and insurance institutions.
It's a compelling program and a wise investment. Insuring your group, your volunteers and your leaders means that you're serious about your parent group work. Your volunteers—and especially your leaders—are putting their hearts and souls into your PTO, and they shouldn't be faced with a personal liability should the worst occur. And a quick review of PTO news in recent years shows clearly that no group is immune from the dangers of theft or embezzlement.
Being a PTO or a PTA or any other kind of community group is no shield against a lawsuit or a loss. Insurance protection—especially at a group-discounted price—can make all the difference.
Download the info sheet for more information about PTO insurance.
Originally posted in 2001 and updated regularly.