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Thursday May 1, 2003 Homily by Fr. Robert Altier Saint Joseph the Worker
Reading (Genesis 1:26-2:3) Gospel (St. Matthew 13:54-58)
In the first reading that we heard today from the Book of Genesis, we are told that God created us in His own image and likeness, setting us above everything else. But being that He has created us in His own image and likeness, we are then created to be, obviously, like God. We are created to do what God does. And so, God, as we know, is love; we have talked about that many times, that we are made to love and be loved because we are made in the image and likeness of Love Himself.
At the same time, what we see in the readings today is that God works. Therefore, we, being made in the image and likeness of God, also work. It is part of our human dignity. All of us know fully well that there is nothing worse than sitting around with absolutely nothing to do. It is not only boring but it violates our own dignity. So we recognize, then, that there is a dignity to work. And, of course, there are a variety of types of work. For instance, we look and see that the very first commandment God gave to humanity is to be fertile and multiply, and fill and subdue the earth. The first work of humanity is to be married and to raise a family. Any one of you who is married knows that that truly is an awful lot of work. It is not a simple task – it is a glorified and dignified task – but it is a lot of work.
Then there is the other work that we have to do. Whether that would be for a farmer tilling the field, or whether that is a person going to an office, or whatever it may be, we have the work that is there to support a family. But we need to make sure we keep the order in proper perspective. That is, the family comes first; work is secondary. The work is there to support the family, not the other way around. Unfortunately, in the case of many Americans and in many countries where they are celebrating today a Communist feast day, it is seen completely the other way around, that is, the work is there as the primary thing and everything else is there to support the work. But that is wrong. That is not the way God created things. It is part of our dignity to work, but the work has to be seen in proper perspective.
And so, as we recognize the great and glorious Saint Joseph today and honoring the work that he did – Saint Joseph, who is so easily forgotten in the Scriptures and in our own lives – he is the one who worked to support the Holy Family. It is his work primarily in making sure that he was being a faithful and good husband and father, that is the primary task which God gave to him. That was his vocation: to be a husband and a father. His work as an artisan supported his family, but his family was clearly the top priority in his life (behind God Himself, of course).
So too, then, we need to learn from Saint Joseph. We need to learn how to work, but that the work also must be done out of love, because if work is there to support the family then we are working because we love the family. So we need to look at our own attitude about going to work. Is our attitude in work one of charity? By that, I do not mean working at no cost. Certainly, there is volunteer work that we do out of charity for others, but even the work that we do to make a living needs to be done with an attitude of charity, with a proper disposition, that is, to go to work as a matter of love, love for one's family, love for one's co-workers. Therefore, do not be grumbling and complaining and whining and doing all the things that we like to do when it comes to work, gossiping and whatever else it may be, because that violates the charity that should be there within us as we go forth to work.
Rather we need to see this work as part of our human dignity and to approach it with human dignity so that we do not wind up violating ourselves as we try to support our family; but rather, out of love for family and out of love for neighbor (those at work), that we approach the work with the proper disposition and recognize the dignity that the work itself has, and that without that kind of work (whatever the variety may be, it does not matter) we know that we are not fulfilling and living up to our own human dignity. And so we need to recognize the work in that way and approach it as God approached it: with the greatest of respect, with the greatest of reverence, but also in the proper order. It is there not as the primary thing, but as the secondary thing. God worked for His children, and so do we. That is the purpose of work. The family is first and the work is there to support the family.
* This text was transcribed from the audio recording of a homily by Father Robert Altier with minimal editing.


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The star wars themed Xbox 360 recieved alot of smiles from last years comic con. Microsoft has decided to give it the go ahead and to include the new Star Wars Kinect game.
Extra modes for the game were announced yesterday include new experiences with Jedi Destiny Mode including:
Space Battles, Speeder bikes and Landspeeders, New Duels, New Duels of Fate Mode, New galactic dance-off mode.
To match the console, a gold themed controller to represent C-3P0 and probably the best colour to suit the kinect..White. It's fun to see microsoft selling different themed versions of Xbox as it encourages people to buy a second Xbox, especially because they have become so much more affordable.
Star wars fans will be rejoicing on April 3rd when its released.
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Just read this commentary by Craig Saper, which mentions "nomad scholars" and their use of blogs to compensate for the insecurity of their position:
In her synthesis of political theory and cultural studies, Jodi Dean, in her scholarship, rather than in her popular blog, exposes the myth of the nomadic academic's networking as inherently liberating.
Other intellectuals are forced to migrate, to serve as itinerate, contingent, academic piece-workers. They teach heavy loads with few benefits and less security. Often they are pushed out of the academy altogether. They are forced into exile and deported. Those with time to write may lack the resources to attend academic meetings and to cultivate opportunities to publish their work. Those who do publish may despair at the unlikelihood that what they write will be noticed, will count, will register in the discussions that matter to them. Institutions like universities and nations are thus bars separating privileged from forced mobility. Claims to cosmopolitanism, inclusion, and significance notwithstanding, even in, especially in, the networks of communicative capitalism, there are barriers that cannot be crossed, loops that cannot be broken. Mobility depends on fixity.(n.p.)
Those blogademics often express this sense of itinerate work and uncertain futures. The blogs serve as a salve for, and a utopian simulation of, the privileged mobility of cosmopolitanism, diverse points of view, and political networks. This view of blogademia has a certain charming pathos; considering the blogs as a desperate form of expression might avoid considering them as research, experimentation, and legitimate scholarship. Most academics, including the bloggers, do not think these blogs have any impact on scholarship, and the production of knowledge, precisely because they have no editorial review process.
It is certainly true that this blog is a "desperate form of expression," but it is not driven by the pressures of being a nomad within the institution.
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As the days get colder and shorter, W London – Leicester Square has unveiled a festive remix of its renowned Rock Tea to bring some festive cheer to Soho.
All elements of the menu have been designed to add sparkle to the festive countdown, with every treat taking inspiration from past Christmas hits to tie in with the rock 'n' roll theme.
To accompany these festive fancies, a seasonally-inspired selection of sandwiches will be served, including turkey and cranberry, traditional roast beef, spicy butternut squash and luxurious smoked salmon. Afternoon Tea aficionados can rest assured that the W Rock Tea's opulent English scones, served with fresh cream and jam, will also feature on the Christmas Rock Tea table.
As part of the festive transformation, W London has also created a menu of exclusive Christmas tipples, available from the W Lounge and its nightclub, Wyld. The Fairy Tale of New York blends raisin-infused BLOOM gin, with Chataigne liqueur, Grand Marnier, lemon juice and egg white; Let it SnoW! is a rich combination of Johnny Walker Black, Mozart chocolate liqueur, sweet vermouth, and mandarin juice, topped with fresh chilli, and garnished with red currants and finally, the Santa (Teresa) Baby is made with Santa Teresa rum, Mozart chocolate liqueur, Chambord, cranberry juice and raspberry puree.
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So the new Toyota Revo 2018 with a 2.8L engine is official now. The top of the line 2.8L Revo V is priced at PKR 4,649,000 (ex-factory). People have been asking about the difference between this new 2.8L 1GD-FTV engine and the departing 3.0L 1KD-FTV engine. So in this blog, we will take a look at this engine in detail compared to the previous engine along with the transmission options.
As for the transmission options are concerned, you can either have the new 6-speed automatic sequential transmission or the 6-speed manual transmission. In the previous version, there was the option of either a 5-speed auto or a 6-speed manual transmission. I think both the manual transmissions are the same. Need to confirm the gearing ratios of both transmissions.
RELATED: IMC launches 2018 Toyota Revo with new engine
So this is pretty much it. The engine is definitely a step up; in regards to technology as well as power. The GD engine line was launched in 2015 whereas the KD engines first appeared in 2000. Both are straight-4. But how will it perform in real life Pakistani scenario, that is yet to be seen. Considering it is a Toyota, I think it will do just fine.


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The idea of an historical period of postmodernity is often represented by its critics as a figment of the imagination; no such time has existed. Postmodernism is also dismissed as a strange, abstract intellectual movement that somehow exists outside of history, produced by annoying and predominately French theorists to baffle and infuriate sensible persons predominately British. Heres some historical markers that plot the path from the high hopes and promises of modernity to its troubling Other. We begin with the disruptions and challenges to modernity that began in the 1960s; but first, a little context.
In The Condition of Postmodernity David Harvey sees the origins of postmodernity in the cultural Sixties, the period which he dates as 1968-1972. The counter-culture movement was antagonistic to the oppressive qualities of scientifically grounded technical-bureaucratic rationality as purveyed through monolithic corporate, state, and other forms of institutionalised power (including that of bureaucratised political parties and trade unions). Gee, I like that kind of talk! Basically, hippies didnt like squares.
Even more specifically, Harvey repeats the date offered by the architectural historian Charles Jencks as the beginning of postmodernity: Jencks nominated 3.32 p.m. on 15 July 1972, when the Pruitt-Igoe housing development in St. Louis
was dynamited as an uninhabitable environment for the low-income people it housed. It was the first time that large buildings were collapsed in this dramatic way, and film of the event was broadcast around the world. Harvey believes the demolition symbolised the end of the le Corbusier inspired modernist dream of creating buildings as machines for modern living. It might be nice to focus on people, and their human scale needs, instead.
Personally, I think the factors steadily eroding modernity from the 1960s finally produce a big bang: the fall of the Berlin Wall in November 1989. Most of the entries signal developments characteristic of the shift from modernity to postmodernity; the end of the post-Second World War economic settlement and the rise of a neo-liberal economic culture, particularly in non Western nation states; the reaction against conformity and social controls; the gathering concern over climate change and the impact of global industrialisation. Key works characteristic of postmodern perceptions or symptoms are included to provide context and stimulate curiosity. The timeline ends as the postmodern moment recedes before the Global Financial Crisis, the resurgence of nationalism in the Russian Federation and China, and the advent of the Anthropocene.
Dr Mark Hearn
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Macquarie University
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1956 Continuous monitoring of atmospheric carbon dioxide begins at the Mauna Loa Observatory, Hawaii
1960 Introduction of the contraceptive pill
1961 Michel Foucault, History of Madness; Alain Resnais, Last Year at Marienbad
1961 Establishment of World Wildlife Fund
1961 Retiring US President Dwight Eisenhower warns of the growing influence of the military industrial complex
1962 Vatican II; launch of Telstar, first active, direct relay communications satellite; JG Ballard, The Drowned World; Rachel Carson, Silent Spring
1963 Assassination of US President John F Kennedy
1964 Herbert Marcuse, One Dimensional Man
1965 Bob Dylan, Highway 61 Revisited
1965 US launches Operation Rolling Thunder in Vietnam
1966 Michel Foucault, The Order of Things; Ingmar Bergman, Persona; Michelangelo Antonioni, Blow-Up; The Beatles, Revolver
1967 'The Gathering of the Tribes for a Human Be-In'. Golden Gate Park, San Francisco; Jacques Derrida, Of Grammatology; Roland Barthes, The Death of the Author
1968 Tet Offensive; Prague Spring; Paris riots; assassinations of Robert Kennedy and Martin Luther King; The Rolling Stones, Beggars Banquet
1969-1971 Vietnam moratorium movement
1969 Apollo XI moon landing; JG Ballard, The Atrocity Exhibition
1970 Gay Liberation movement begins; Germaine Greer, The Female Eunuch; Robert Altman, Brewster McCloud
1971 Friends of the Earth and Greenpeace founded
1971-74 Oil Shock, global recession and end of post-war Keynesian economics
1972 Explosive demolition of the Pruitt-Igoe housing estate, St. Louis USA
1972 formation of the first environmental political party, the United Tasmania Group, established to oppose the creation of the Lake Pedder dam.
1973 End of Bretton Woods agreement
1973 Establishment of the Dubai free trade zone; JG Ballard, Crash
1975 Microsoft Corporation founded
1977 Punk rock reaction (Sex Pistols) and New Wave irony (Talking Heads); development of personal computers
1978 China initiates economic reform program; Michel Foucault, Security, Territory, Population
1979 Election of the Thatcher Government in the United Kingdom; Islamic revolution in Iran; invasion of Afghanistan by the Soviet Union; nuclear accident at Three Mile Island power station; Jean-Francois Lyotard, The Postmodern Condition; Michel Foucault, The Birth of Biopolitics; James Lovelock, Gaia: A New Look at Life on Earth
1980 Solidarity defies Communist rule in Poland
1980 The Greens (Germany) political party formed
1981 Reagan administration in the United States implements neo-liberal economic reforms
1982 Benoit Mandelbrot, The Fractal Geometry of Nature; Ridley Scott, Bladerunner
1984 Launch of Apple Macintosh computer
1986 nuclear power station crisis at Chernobyl, Ukraine
1988 Establishment of the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change; formation of al Qaeda militant Islamist group
1989 Soviet Union withdraws from Afghanistan; fall of the Berlin Wall; Tiananmen Square democracy protests, Beijing; Exxon Valdez oil spill; Bill McKibben, The End of Nature; Tim Berners–Lee drafts proposal for the World Wide Web; Tracey Moffat, Something More #1
1990 Gulf War; Dubai free trade zone begins twenty years of exponential growth; development by China of the Lujiazui financial district in Pudong, Shanghai as a New Open Economic Development Zone; WG Sebald, Vertigo; Orhan Pamuk, The Black Book
1991 Dissolution of the Union of Soviet and Socialist Republics and inauguration of the Russian Federation. President Boris Yeltsin announces neo-liberal economic reform program; India introduces neo-liberal economic reforms, stimulating growth as one of the world's fastest growing economies; Massive Attack, Blue Lines; Nirvana, Nevermind
1992 Vaclav Havel address to the World Economic Forum, Davos; collapse of Communist Yugoslavia, outbreak of Balkan conflicts; Francis Fukuyama, The End of History and the Last Man; WG Sebald, The Emigrants
1993 Mumbai terrorist bombings
1994 Portishead, Dummy
1995 World Trade Organisation established; Yue Minjun, Execution; Jean Baudrillard, The Gulf War Did Not Take Place; WG Sebald, The Rings of Saturn
1996 al-Qaeda declares jihad to expel foreigners from Islamic lands.
1997 UN Kyoto Protocol on Climate Change; Radiohead, OK Computer
1998 al-Qaeda issues fatwa against Americans, Jews and 'crusaders', bombs US embassies in Kenya and Tanzania; financial crisis in Russia; Orhan Pamuk, My Name is Red
1999 Vladimir Putin becomes President of the Russian Federation; China restricts internet use by its citizens; Freeman J. Dyson, The Sun, the Genome, and the Internet; Michel Houellebecq, Atomised
2000 Mark Buchanan, Ubiquity: The Science of History
2001 al Qaeda attacks the World Trade Centre, New York and Pentagon, Washington; US President George W. Bush declares War on Terror, US led coalition invades Afghanistan; Jonathan Franzen, The Corrections; WG Sebald, Austerlitz
2002 Bali terrorist bombings
2003 Iraq War; Mumbai terrorist bombings
2004 Madrid terrorist bombings; school hostage crisis in Beslan, North Ossetia
2005 Hurricane Katrina; London terrorist bombings
2006 Cormac McCarthy, The Road
2007 First cyber-war – the Russian Federation's Distributed Denial of Service attack on Estonian government, media and financial websites; Naomi Klein, The Shock Doctrine
2008 Olympic Games, Beijing; Russian Federation invasion of Georgia and South Ossetia; Mumbai terrorist attacks; the first year in human history when more people lived in cities than in the country.
2008-9 Global Financial Crisis
2009 UN Climate Change Conference, Copenhagen; Mumbai named an Alpha world city
2010 Record year of extreme weather events; Bill McKibben, Eaarth, Making Life on a Tough New Planet
2011 Final NASA space shuttle mission; 'Welcome to the Anthropocene', Economist editorial, 28 May


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Narrow gauge locomotives
WLP-50 narrow gauge diesel locomotive is used in mines, building ceramics factories, mining and processing mills and on warehouse yards as a towing and maneuvering equipment.
The locomotive is characterised by:
- comfort operation(pneumatically controlled brake system and sanders opening installation, stepless change of travel speed, hydraulically controlled change of travel direction, soundproof, sealed and heated operator's booth)
- perfect traction properties (stepless hydrokinetic transmission - PH1-300.1, hydraulic reverse transmission , rod-crank system replaced with angular transmission units, power transmission with drive shafts)
- bumpers and couplers enable co-functioning with anodic bogies of approx. load capacity being 10 Mg and bogies provided with couplers made in accordance with PN-78/G/-46039
- relatively small inconvenience for the environment (low fuel consumption, reduced noise level, eliminated open lubrication systems)
- compact and aesthetic chassis form
We guarantee full service. Major repairs, renovations!
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Technical data:
Maximum towing power with a hook: 24 kN
Diesel engine power: 55 kW
Locomotive drive: hydrokinetic
Maximum travel speed: 4.7 m/s
Number of drive axes: 2
Drive transmission on the travel wheels: jointed shafts
Braking system: pneumatic (traction brake), manual (parking brake)
Track width: 600 mm
Minimum track curvature radius (arch): 12.5 m
Dimensions (length - height - width): 4300 mm x 2140 mm x 1300 mm
Locomotive weight: 8 500 kg


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About this project
Occupational titles
Coding into HISCO
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Translated title
Text by dr D. Barnes, accompanying Bramer's drawing of a barber ('barbier')
Code of occupational group
On first glance, Bramer's barber stands facing his customer seated in a chair and appears to be shaving him. A metal shaving pan is placed under the neck of the seated customer, who has a cloth sheet draped to protect his clothing from hair, soap, and water. The barber has a purse and holder for shears hanging from a belt at his waist. The customer wears expensive fancy shoes with ribboned decorations over the instep; ribbon garters hold his hose just below the knee. Behind the barber, on both walls of the shop, are shelves with various splint boxes, some square, others rounded, and at least four square-sided case bottles. Two additional metal shaving pans hang on the wall at the right; a wooden box, with hinged cover hangs from a nail on the left wall.
Closer examination reveals that the customer's head has been drawn on a flap of paper, which is glued at the top, but can be lifted. Once lifted, it reveals that the "customer" is actually a long-eared sheep, wearing men's clothing.
Barbers not only shaved and trimmed men's hair and beards during the 17th century, they also functioned as surgeons who performed blood-letting on the necks, arms, and legs of sick customers. People believed that certain medical problems could be alleviated by releasing small amounts of blood from the body, not because it was felt that blood would wash out a wound's infection, but because of a theory of "humors" that affected temperature and bodily conditions. On occasion, then, barbers worked in concert with other healers, such as dentists and quacks who promised cures with powerful medicines.
Humorous images of the barber, quack, and dentist are abundant in Dutch art. Early beginnings can be traced to Lucas van Leyden's 1524 copper- plate of a barber-surgeon using a razor to release blood or a "stone" from behind the ear of a man seated on the floor. For samples of 17th-century treatments see, Pieter Quast's 1632 version of "The Doctor's Shop" (Princeton); Jan Both's 1641 etching of the dentist for the sense of touch; Jan Steen's 1651 "Dentist" (Mauritshuis); or Jan Victors' 1654 "Dentist" (Amsterdam Historical Museum). Perhaps the only serious image of a barber-surgeon is the portrait of J.F. Hercules and his family in his barbershop by Egbert van Heemskerk (Amsterdam Historical Museum).
But more importantly, the source of Bramer's "joke" is to be found in a much earlier print (1605) based on an invention by David Vinckboins and executed by Nicola de Visscher. There a barber shaves an elegantly dressed sheep while some fashionable men watch. The print is accompanied by mocking words: "Comt Heer en Cnaep/tot dat t'hier vol is/Je Scheer het Schaep/ nae datter Wol is", making fun of smart gentlemen full of themselves while the barber shears a sheep because that's where the wool is.
Donna R. Barnes, Ed D, Street scenes, Leonard Bramer's drawings of seventeenth-century daily life (Hofstra Museum exhibition 1991). Hofstra University, Hempstead, New York.
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Peter has 24 years experience in the grains industry working with a range of grower groups, farmers, industry, agribusiness and bulk handling authorities. Peter specialises in the management and planning for grain storage systems and quality management, working with clients in providing storage solutions, grain storage advice and training. He specialises in the practical issues associated with grain storage, including the risks associated with storing grain for both on farm use and the domestic and export market.
Peter Botta is passionate about seeing the on-farm grain storage system as being the system of choice for the grains value chain, and has valuable insights into grain storage issues as they impact on all sectors of the grain industry. Peter works with growers and industry to ensure they can maximize the quality of stored grain and maintain food safety integrity as it relates to grain storage.


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The Central Coast Mariners' depth will be well and truly tested when they host Perth at Bluetongue Stadium in Gosford on New Year's Eve.
One of Graham Arnold's first missions as Central Coast Mariners coach was to ensure the team had plenty of quality back-up when injury and suspension hit.
That depth will be well and truly tested when the Mariners host Perth at Bluetongue Stadium in Gosford on New Year's Eve.
It will be the first time in weeks the table toppers will go into a match under pressure after skipper John Hutchinson and young gun Tomas Rogic were sent off in Thursday night's 1-0 defeat against Sydney FC.
Throw in the fact striker Daniel McBreen is suspended and it is clear the Mariners have questions to answer.
On the plus side is the return of Pedj Bojic from suspension after the influential right back missed the Sydney defeat.
Arnold will also be hoping veteran defender Patrick Zwaanswijk returns from injury.
With Hutchinson out the Dutch import is a strong chance to lead the team.
"My goal since I got the job at the Mariners was to make sure we had plenty of good depth and I think we have that now, especially with the youngsters going to a different level this season," Arnold said.
While Thursday's loss was only the club's second of the year, there were some worrying signs, especially the lack of discipline in the second half.
Arnold puts a huge emphasis on discipline and it is an aspect of the game that regularly gets discussed in team meetings.
He will also be hoping the team rediscovers the killer instinct up front with some good chances going begging against Sydney.
Meanwhile, Rogic received a three-game suspension from the FFA for his rash challenge on Rhyan Grant.
The FFA panel reviewed the incident and added an additional two matches to the mandatory one-game ban.
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Articles by Adam Terry on the GC Blog and GC analysis
Risks in AI: re-evaluating the regulatory rulebook
AI is already transforming the delivery of financial services. This is true both at the highly sophisticated end of the market, where firms make use of AI to execute high-frequency trading strategies and at the level of the individual retail investor, where AI can tailor and deliver financial "robo-advice" to consumers. Deferring to machine judgement and automation is by no means new - automated trading is already the dominant form in most large markets. Yet AI clearly has much further to reach into financial decision making – from investment and trading strategies to client classification and product recommendations.
PODCAST: Labour and the future of corporate regulation
UK: Global Counsel team members Rishi Patel, Matthew Duhan and Adam Terry discuss the prospects for a Labour government, and what it could mean for businesses and investors, particularly in the energy and financial services sectors.
Negotiating a Brexit deal has proved hard enough, but the ratification process could be just as challenging
With British prime minister, Theresa May, stating that the Brexit talks are in their endgame, it is worth looking ahead at where the risks for the government will be most acute in the process required to ratify an agreement under the Article 50 framework.
Capital markets and investing in Europe's future
This is an excerpt from Global Counsel's latest publication Europe in the Global Economy, which can be downloaded in full here.
Europe in the Global Economy
A distinctive feature of President Juncker's "political" European Commission was a single set of collective top-down priorities, rather than a stitching together of the agendas of individual commissioners. In 2014, this meant a focus on economic reforms to restore growth lost during the 2008 financial crisis: a digital single market, a capital markets union and an investment plan for Europe. Events inevitably challenged this strategy — an unprecedented refugee crisis, Brexit, the emergence of new security threats — but it proved more resilient than many expected at the outset of the "last chance" Commission.
Competing visions for the future of the eurozone
Over the summer, it looked as if there might be a breakthrough in the long-stalled discussions over eurozone reform. Emmanuel Macron had been elected president of France, promising to overhaul the domestic labour market and make the country more economically competitive. German Chancellor Angela Merkel was quick to spot the signal and the opportunity. She suggested that she might in turn be amenable to some long-held French ambitions for the currency union.
Reforming EU financial supervision: more Europe without more treaties
Reforms to the EU's financial supervisory system proposed this week can be boiled down to two principles: more supervision at the European rather than the national level, and more powers for the EU to keep a closer eye on developments in other jurisdictions.


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DO ... Delivering Secondary SRE with Confidence
This one day course developed by the Do… project aims to allow delegates to explore their own experiences of SRE, whilst also developing the knowledge and skills to deliver the topic using the Do… SRE resource.
Individual experiences of SRE means some people can talk about sex frankly, whilst others might feel inhibited and a bit uncomfortable. In the classroom practitioners need to be able to call on their experience and teaching skills, but this can be difficult when teaching SRE if they haven't had the chance to reflect on the topic for themselves.
This course aims to allow delegates to:
This course aims to allow delegates to:
- think about their own SRE education
- think about their own attitudes and values in relation to SRE
- explore the links between how they feel about themselves and how they deliver SRE
- take part in activities included in the Do… SRE resource
- explore a range of SRE resources
- understand how to approach SRE inclusively and effectively
- reflect on what works for them in teaching SRE and how they can learn from each other
This course is suitable for practitioners from all Secondary schools/academies and alternative provision settings.
- Course length: Full day
- Theme: PSHE
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Fiddle Faddle
(Originally published by Nattie on September 14, 2003)
~ I don't have much to say today
* I normally try to stay offline on Sundays and give myself a sabbath break
~ But I've been offline quite a bit lately
* and didn't want to drown in emails tomorrow
~ I didn't make it to church this morning
* I woke up in time for the early service
~ but wasn't feeling great so layed back down (is that layed or laid?
– I always get those confused) (Daddy's Note: It's "laid," but who's counting?)
* Didn't wake up till 11:30 am
~ I'm tired of sleeping so much
* I did get a little bit of cleaning done today
~ I cleared off my armchair next to my bed
* it had been stacked with clean laundry
~ put all the laundry up
* straightened up the bedroom
~ took out some trash
* need to do dishes now
~ but it is raining
* raining makes me want to curl up in bed
~ with a book
* i'm praying it storms–lightly
~ just a little thunder and lightning
* so I don't have to do dishes.
~ but they really need done
* I haven't done them in a few days
~ of course, if it storms
* I have to get off the computer, too
~ Hmmm….
* either way – I think I'll go read my book
~ maybe I'll have more energy later
* nighters
~ P.s. you have to hear my new favorite quote: "God sends no stress that chocolate and prayer can't handle."
* P.s #2. Here is a little survey I took today thanks to Sarah
My full name: Natalie Rose York
Birthdate: 12/15/73
Allergies: mold and work ;o)
Phobias: running out of reading material
Disorders: chronic depression, OCD
Medications: Lexapro, Xanax, Duratuss, Clarinex
Three things that scare me:
1.Going back into the hospital
2.Hitting bottom again
3.Losing my family
Three things I love:
1. My family
2. God
3. Women at home!
Three things I hate:
1. getting fat
2. when my children don't listen to me
3. when my friends or family are hurting and I can't do anything
Three things I don't understand:
1. nose hair
2. men
3. why my husbands laundry never makes it to the laundry basket
Three things on my computer desk:
1. My MOPS Bible 2. remote control
3. "The Prayer of Jabez for Women" calendar
Three things I'm doing right now:
1. typing
2. drinking a Pepsi
3. wondering why the kids are being so quiet
Three things I want to do before I die:
1. Write a book
2. Visit London
3. Get my degree (in what I don't know – writing, library science, English…)
Three things I can do:
1. Read fast
2. put one foot behind my head (used to be able to put both, but I'm getting old)
3. rub my tummy and pat my head
Three ways to describe my personality:
1. Goofy
2. Eccentric
3. Loyal
Three ways to describe my looks:
1. Girl next door
2. Pretty eyes (or so I'm told)
3. Great hair (again I've just been told this)
Three things I can't do:
1. Speak French
2. a cartwheel
3. go to sleep at a decent hour
Three things I say the most:
1. Who did that?
2. What is going on in here?
3. Get out of the bathroom!
Three things you'd like to learn:
1. to speak another language
2. self defense
3. how to stand on my head
Three shows you watched when you were a kid:
1. Scooby Doo
2. Under dog
3. Little House On the Prairie
Three things you want people to know about you:
1. I'm not as silly as I look.
2. I am a faithful friend.
3. God is good…all the time.
Copyright Natalie Rose York
(That may habe been the hardest one, yet.)


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Dr. Bryant Esquejo
Dr. Bryant Esquejo, ND
Naturopathic Doctor
How did you get into Naturopathic Medicine?
I got into Naturopathic Medicine through my travels and the desire to help people out. I knew I wanted to be a healer from an early age because of personal experiences with health and loss. In college, I had the opportunity to first travel to Costa Rica for a study abroad program, where I first saw the power of natural medicine. I was cutting mango trees in the middle of the rainforest, and I saw that my ankles were swollen from ant bites. When I got home to my host family, my host mom bathed my feet in some herbs, and the swelling went down. After that, I became interested in natural medicine and wanted to know more. So, I traveled to China - Beijing, Xi'an, and Shanghai - to see the power of Traditional Chinese Medicine. After seeing how effective natural treatments were in hospitals, I decided to go into natural medicine and apply to naturopathic medical school in Portland, OR.
How do you practice?
What is your favorite part about being a doctor?
I honestly enjoy teaching people new things so that their health can profit from their experience. I find excitement in seeing fascination in someone's eyes when I teach them something new about natural medicine or their bodies so that they can reach higher states of wellness.
What are you doing when not at work?
Outside of work I enjoy checking out art and design, hiking, going to the beach, and people watching at a cafe. You can see most of my adventures on my instagram @dr.bryant
And your favorite baked good?
Apple pie with the crumbles on top.
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As part of these road works, the northbound carriageway in the direction Alençon / Rouen will be closed and traffic will have to cross over to the southbound carriageway from Monday 15th October at 7:00 am to Friday 19th October at 3:00 pm.
In order to ensure safety of the teams working in the on the carriageways, motorists and HGV drivers are requested to take the upmost care when driving in this area and to strictly obey driving instructions given, in particular, slowing down when approaching the road works.
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The band is formed at the start of the school year in September and rehearses weekly throughout the term providing a matinee performance at the JYHS Christmas Concert.
Who Can Attend
Primary pupils from feeder primary schools and secondary pupils in S1 to S3 who receive brass tuition. Eligible pupils will be invited to join the band.
Where We Meet
The Lecture Theatre at JYHS
When We Meet
Thursdays 3.35pm – 4.35pm
Contact Details
Name: Mrs B. Poynter
Telephone: 01506 414244
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Events / Activities
The following events are scheduled for the Cluster Brass Band (check the calendar for this year's dates):
Cluster Band Rehearsals at Music Camp
Annually in October
The JYHS Music Camp takes place at the Broomlee Centre in West Linton. Cluster Brass Band members from primary schools are invited to join secondary school pupils at the JYHS Music Camp on Saturday for rehearsals and outdoor activities.
JYHS Christmas Concert – Matinee Performance
Annually in December
The JYHS Cluster Brass Band usually take part in the matinee performance of the JYHS Christmas Concert. This is an excellent opportunity for parents and family to watch the band play in a relaxed and festive concert, and see the fantastic progress made by the band since the start of the school year. Tickets can be purchased in advance from the JYHS school office.
From time to time the Cluster Brass Band is also involved in other events. For example in November 2014, the Cluster Brass Band performed at a special charity concert in conjunction with Total Brass (an award-winning brass quintet) and also took part in the Scottish Youth Brass Band Festival in Perth.


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Panthers on state prowl again
Navarro stood at this threshold a year ago, led both by a different coach and a small but productive senior class.
In the aftermath, Nicole Blakeman took over as coach for Phyllis Fowler, who retired, and a larger-but-just-as-productive senior class filled the void left by the graduation of Brooke Brumley and Casey Bryan.
For all the transformation, though, it was as if little changed - the Panthers are back in the Region IV-4A final.
In control from start to finish, Navarro barely broke a sweat, needing an hour to dispatch Sinton 25-13, 25-15, 25-14 Friday in a Region IV-4A semifinal match at Littleton Gym.
The Panthers (39-5) advanced to the regional final for the second straight year and will play Needville (38-6) at 11 a.m. Saturday at Littleton. Needville defeated Devine 25-14, 25-21, 25-22 in the other regional semifinal.
"We were all just really excited to see how it was going to go and what was going to happen," Navarro senior middle blocker Hailey Weidenfeller said. "We were here last year. We were a little more comfortable (then we were last year)."
It showed. Behind Peyton Roach's 10 kills and 16 digs, Navarro was rarely challenge by Sinton (24-10). Only a few lapses kept the match from being more lopsided.
"We just needed to stop them and just play as a team," Navarro senior outside hitter Allie Benner said. "As seniors, we've already been here and we know what happens, so we just need to encourage our underclassmen."
Like Navarro, Devine (32-9) was at the regional tournament for the second year in a row. The Arabians were relying on their experience to be a bonus, but it was of little benefit against Needville's frontline of 6-foot-3 Sydney Sacra and 6-1 Anna Gadway.
"Sometimes you can try as hard as you can, it's just not going to go in your favor," Devine senior middle hitter Chesney Friesenhahn said. "There were times that we'd go up swinging hard against (Sacra) and it's coming right back down because there's only so much you can do against a girl like that."
Region IV-3A: Defending state champion Goliad started and closed strong and downed Poth 25-19, 20-25, 25-9, 25-20. The Tigerettes (32-9) advanced to the regional final against Industrial.
Poth (27-19) was eliminated by Goliad in the regional tournament for the third straight year.
Region IV-5A: Kathryn Stieler had 20 kills as Kerrville Tivy used tough serving and blocking to defeat Gregory-Portland 26-24, 25-20, 25-18 in Corpus Christi.
The Antlers advanced to their first regional final since 1998 and will take on defending regional champion Corpus Christi Tuloso-Midway, which swept Dripping Springs in the other regional semifinal. Tivy had 11 blocks and seven aces.
Ava Wampler had nine kills, a .643 hitting percentage and 3½ blocks while setter Kelsey Kleypas tallied 42 assists, 3½ blocks and two aces.
Region IV-A: In Brenham, D'Hanis swept Runge 25-16, 25-18, 25-14 to move a step closer to a state tournament berth.
The Cowgirls will play McMullen County at 11 a.m. Saturday. McMullen County topped perennial state power Round Top-Carmine in the other regional semifinal.
TAPPS 6A: Antonian outlasted nemesis Dallas Bishop Lynch 18-25, 25-14, 24-26, 25-22, 15-8 in a state semifinal and moved a step closer to its fourth state title since 2006 and first since 2010. The Apaches will play Plano Prestwood in the final. Prestonwood defeated defending state champion Tomball Concordia in five sets in the other semifinal contest.
After dropping the first and third sets - it had a set point in the latter - Antonian rebounded to capture the fourth frame and force a fifth-set tiebreaker. The Apaches took control from the start, rolling to a 9-0 advantage, and never looked back.
TAPPS 5A: Noelia Rocha had 25 kills as Holy Cross withstood district foe S.A. Christian 25-23, 25-23, 20-25, 17-25, 17-15 in a state semifinal and with play for an elusive state title. The Knights are in the state final for the second straight year and will play Fort Worth All Saints on Saturday.
Autumn Lopez had 59 assists, Sienna Gonzalez five aces and Alyssa Estrada 24 digs for Holy Cross. Making its first state tournament appearance since 1986, S.A,. Christian was led by Lizzy Earl (22 kills and 19 digs), Camryn Specia (16 kills and three aces), Jana Williams (11 kills and six blocks) and Emily Chavarria (24 digs).
TAPPS A: Bracken Christian's bid for its third state title and first since 2009 fell short as it fell to Granbury North Central Texas Academy 25-7, 25-20, 25-17 in Waco.
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- Portable Spa
- Whirlpool Taps
- Whirpools
- Badcuture
- Simple line
- Star Collection
- Victory Spa Classic
- Victory Spa Creation
- Vivera
Why Victory Spa?
1. Hydromassage from the basic – own production facilities
|Either the concept, design, full engineering, moulding, manufacture of whirlpool components and electronics or whirlpools production are all located within one innovative plant. This is unique on a European scale.
2. The most effective hydromassage on the market
50 mm piping system
| Strategic placement
of the jets
|Rotating jets
| Water massage turbo
loading system
The most effective hydromassage secret is free water flow. The correct intensity of water pump combined with the accurate design of the non-industry standard 50 mm pipework and proper number of jets adequate to the whirlpool size assures exceptional hydromassage effectiveness. The unique rotational jets for back and feet ensure that a greater area of the body is massaged in accordance with the reflexology technique. 60% intensity increase is quarantee by water massage turbo loading system, which provides the ultimate massage experience.
3. Health benefits
Regular use of the hydrotherapy in the comfort of home spa, brings an immeasurable health benefits. Water therapy has relaxing, calming and regenerating features. It also strengthens the body, increases immunity, helps to shape the body and say goodbye to cellulite.
4. Better comfort for better relax
Victory Spa whirlpools features:
5. Complete relax
Music feast
Aromatherapy – the fragrance content in air above the water during air massage is thirty times higher than in case of traditional baths. In the Victory Spa offer the aromatherapy is available as an option to system 1,3 and 4. The following replicable pouch may be found in our offer as well: Flower Garden, Juicy Apple, Green Kiwi, Sea Breeze.
Chromotherapy – affects the acceleration of the relaxation process, positively influences the emotions and creates the atmosphere. Chromotherapy Victory Spa is based on 7 primary colors, while 19 different programs allows matching the tone precisely to satisfy the requirements. Chomotherapy is available for bathtubs only and for hydromassage system 1, 2 and 3 as an option.
Music feast – listen your favorite rhythms, while bathing. Radio with USB/MP3 is available as an option to system 1, 2 and 3.
6. Hygiene.
Gravitational water flow from the piping
The water pipe system is designed and installed in such way that no water remains in the system.
Water and air system drainage
The entire system is drained after the bath (water pump, air channels, water piping).
The air channels total drying - In whirlpool baths, equipped with systems 1, 3 and 4 after 20 min, from the start of release of the water, the air blower is automatically activated to dry the air channels and entire water system, with warm air.
|Automatic water disinfection system - there are two types of disinfection available: before and after bathing. If the program is activated, the disinfection before the bath is done automatically after filling the whirlpool with water. Chemical pump dosage accurate liquid dose into the water. Disinfection of water after the bath taken should be started manually. The need to carry out disinfection and system cleaning is being reminded by the display. Liquid Water Safe is suitable for disinfection, while Pipe Cleaner helps to keep the whole piping system clean.
7. Safety bathing
Equipotential and earthling clamp against electric shocks.
Protection against dry running of the pump monitored by the water level sensor.
Water pump has certified motor approval to safety standard – IP 55
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When I arrived at the Grace Lutheran church downtown San Antonio, I was told that AC wan't working (it was 97 degree outside). It was certainly not used to my second shooter, David who just flew from Portland the other day. Here's some of the wedding photos. Church was beautiful but also really dark. We had to use two off camera flash (Nikon SB-26s) on 1/2 power which game us 1/30 sec, 2.8 @ ISO 1600. Thought about going to 3200 iso but we under exposed a bit (now 1/60 sec @1600) which gives us much clean image and image won't be blur (David was shooting from balcony with tele photo lens). First image was shot with 5D Mark II + 85 1.2 and 35 1.4 L lens.
Second image was shot from balcony with 1D Mark III + 70-200 2.8 is. My brother in law, David did good job capturing moment in very low light condition.
Shot quick Bridal portrait outside the church. Thankfully, there was a shade area with clean background (a suv about to park but we asked to move). Shot with 5D Mark II + 85 1.2 L. I prefer 1D Mark III + 85 1.2 since it focuses better (my opinion) but I happened to have 5D + 85 1.2 on my hand. No off camera lighting here. Just shot with an available light and later post processed using Nik software plug-in: Darken-Lighten, Dynamic Skin Softener filters.
I've never shot this many group pictures in one day. We were supposed to do Bride and Groom portrait right after the group shot but had to postponed since we didn't want 100+ people waiting for us. It's not photographer's day. It's for Megan & Jason and their family. B&G portrait was shot at 9 PM. I saw the clear summer sky and remembered photographer Joe McNally said about blue against orange. Human eyes tends to immediately look at worm tone. I gelled our strobes, Elinchrom Ranger Quadra on 1/2 CTO with an umbrella. LED modeling light is an great option in this kind of situations since I can not focus in this dark environment.
in this shot, we actually used LED light to illuminate the subject.
LED light again, but much closer this time
Lastly, here's a first dance photo.
Thanks Megan & Jason for David & I were so excited and honored to be a part of your wedding day. Video slideshow will be posted soon.
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Last night saw the climax of St Andrews's fashion show storyline, fulfilling – nay, exceeding – the expectations a naïve fresher like myself had prepared in the event's buildup. As one who has yet to enter the luminous orb of St Andrews fashion shows, the anticipation was especially high.
Guests were welcomed by miniature bottles of Nicolas Feuillatte champagne before tottering down to Lower College Lawn, which was entirely transformed to an unrecognizably dazzling venue. It came as no surprise that attendees were polished and well dressed, staying true to St Andrean form.
The night began with an absolute smasher of an opening sequence. The choreography was impeccably timed with the music, which played an auxiliary role in the performance. The music enhanced the experience, complementing rather than distracting from the show.
Models, whose striking and unconventional looks enraptured the crowd, paraded the catwalk with names like Hackett, East Club, Topman, Saunt & Sinner and 21st Century Kilts. Meanwhile, I had a hard time negotiating the floor itself. I fell, three times. The models' seriousness was remarkable, and their ability to remain focused amongst the boisterous crowd – brimming with the effects of having consumed a glass or seven of champagne and Chambord – highlighted the level of professionalism FS so artfully embodies.
The evening peaked during the show itself, which I rightfully presume was much to the satisfaction of the committee. The show seamlessly blended into a rousing after party, but it was nearly impossible to maintain and recreate the palpable energy fostered by the show. The venue was quite large, with ample room to move around, although perhaps there were too few attendees to fill the space comfortably. Additionally, the lack of food available was a bit disappointing; watching a slew of physically immaculate models sure works up an appetite for some cheesy chips.
The night reaffirmed just how much talent lies throughout this town of three streets. The event was wildly impressive from both a logistical and artistic standpoint, and was executed with optimum professionalism. FS is a true fixture of the St Andrews social experience, and a truly remarkable exhibition of creativity.
Editor's Note: Taking the opportunity to trade my stilettos for flats during the intermission, I danced through FS's whole after party lineup (which included John Christian, ACB, Stanislaw and Alimog) and couldn't have been more grateful to cap off the night with a Buffalo Chicken Wrap (I'm not sure I could've found my way to the taxis without it). Huge props to the FS committee for a fun and flawlessly executed night.
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Watch Sets from NPR Music's 10th Anniversary Concert
December 7, 2017
As the sponsor of NPR Music's 10th anniversary celebration concert at the 9:30 club in Washington, D.C., the Spire team was invited to attend. What a night it was.
From the crackling energy of the Kronos Quartet to the funky, confetti-cannon nightcap that Tank and the Bangas set off, it was an evening that embodied NPR Music: a multi-genre lineup, a devoted audience that couldn't wait to see who stepped on stage next, and most of all, damn good music.
In this piece we're sharing some of the highlights of the show, including NPR Music's video footage of each of the sets.
Stay tuned as we publish more takeaways from NPR Music's 10th Anniversary Concert.
Kronos Quartet: a World Premiere and Surprise Appearance
Through 40 years and 800+ commissioned songs, the Kronos Quartet has been introducing new music to the world by some of the best composers on the planet, including the likes of Steve Reich and Philip Glass.
In their opening set at NPR Music's 10th Anniversary concert, the group shared another world premiere, "Zaghlala," a song that was written for Kronos' education initiative, Fifty for the Future.
Along with the premiere, Kronos Quartet played a rendition of "House of the Rising Sun," a Gershwin song, and a cover of Wilco's "Born Alone" featuring guest vocalist Jeff Tweedy (who quietly emerged from the back of the stage).
We didn't know it yet, but Kronos Quartet's four-song set was a microcosm of the sets that were to follow—beautifully arranged tunes, stripped-down covers, guest appearances, and a collaborative energy that carried us through the night.
Jeff Tweedy: an NPR Music Vet Plays through the Decades
It wasn't surprising to see Jeff Tweedy play a set at NPR Music's 10th anniversary concert. After all, he's been a frequent performer, playing Tiny Desk three times over the years.
Tweedy started his set by reaching deep into his catalogue with "We've Been Had," a song that his former alt-country band Uncle Tupelo, released in 1993.
But listening to Solo Tweedy is an entirely different experience than hearing the layered sounds of his longtime group Wilco behind him. With just an acoustic guitar and his voice, the songwriting and lyrics took center stage. In "We've Been Had," a protest song against big music labels, Tweedy sang:
"Watching the label spinning on my turntable / There's no call waiting in my headphones / And every star that shines in the back of my mind / Is just waiting for its cover to be blown."
Well aware of the sentiment each song he performed gave off, Tweedy recognized the irony of playing Mavis Staples' song, "Jesus Wept," (which Tweedy produced) at the celebratory event. "Thought I'd pull that song out because it's such a big celebration," he said with a smile, drawing a laugh from the crowd.
For his penultimate tune, Tweedy took a request from the audience. "Passenger Side" someone shouted out, a song from Wilco's debut studio album in 1995. "That's okay, you don't know any of my songs," Tweedy joked.
Rounding out his set, Tweedy played one of Wilco's most popular songs, "I'm The Man Who Loves You," from 2002 album Yankee Hotel Foxtrot.
No matter what decade of Tweedy you liked most, there was something for you.
Robert Glasper & Bilal: a Masterclass in Rhythm
It was legendary bassist Jaco Pastorius' birthday, so it was only fitting that bandleader Robert Glasper's set began with a bass solo (a cover of Pastorius' ballad "Portrait of Tracy") by Derrick Hodge.
But as delicate and alluring as the solo was, the set's magic came from the musicianship—the tightness and togetherness through which Glasper and his group played. High hats shuffled, jazz chords arpeggiated; rhythms intertwined, tempos were pushed and pulled. It became clear that drummer Justin Tyson's first language was indeed drumming.
Throughout the whole set, Bilal's distinctive vocals soared above the complex rhythms of Glasper and his bandmates.
Bon Iver: "We are the song"
When we think of Bon Iver, we think of songwriter and band leader Justin Vernon's powerful vocals: at times raw and gritty—at others, tender and comforting.
His solo set at the 9:30 club, while just two songs, encapsulated the sound we've come to love since Vernon's 2007 debut album For Emma, Forever Ago. Armed with just an OP-1 synthesizer and an electric guitar, Vernon started by playing his 2014 song "Heavenly Father," swaying behind the small synth pad, ducking back to the microphone to sing.
Before strapping on his guitar and playing his second song, Vernon prefaced it with a short anecdote:
"I was hanging out with a hero of mine in the last couple of days. He was like, 'Somebody comes up to me after my show and says, you're my hero, thanks so much for the music.' He was like, 'I don't know what to say. On behalf of music, I accept your thanks.' And that's how I feel about music—we are the song. So I just wanted to play a song now that spoke to me over the years, so thanks so much."
And with that, Vernon strummed his way into a cover of Leon Russell's 1970 ballad, "A Song For You," a timely tribute to Russell, who passed away in 2016.
Margo Price: Elevated Songwriting
Playing from a balcony of the 9:30 Club with members of the audience close behind, country singer Margo price's timely songwriting was on display. The three songs she played, "Tennessee Song," "Pay Gap," and "All American Made" showcased her lyric writing skills. In "Pay Gap" she sang to intermittent applause and shouts of agreement:
"Pay gap, pay gap / why don't you do the math? Pay gap, pay gap / Ripping my dollars in half."
For Price, songwriting is a conduit for truth-telling.
Tank and the Bangas: Raising a Glass to the Future of Music
The winners of NPR Music's 2017 Tiny Desk Concert contest won over our heart's back in February with their ebullient blend of hip-hop, funk, and spoken word.
Saturday night was more of the same tight-knit jams.
After Tiny Desk creator Bob Boilen told the story of poring over 6,000+ submissions for their 2017 Tiny Desk contest, he introduced the band, raising a glass "to the future of music."
Lyrics ping-ponged between Tarriona "Tank" Ball and Anjelika Joseph, and Albert Allenback's saxophone ripped through the packed concert hall. Along with performing "Quick," the song that landed them first place in this year's Tiny Desk contest, the group played a cover of "Come Down" by Anderson .Paak.


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Army Capt. Nicholas Sterghos of Fort Hood, Texas, gestures as he finishes the Armed Forces Triathlon in first place June 1 at Naval Base Ventura County, Point Mugu, Calif. Sterghos, who finished with a time of 1 hour, 49 minutes, 21 seconds, finished second in last year's race.
Athletes from across the Services to include Canadian Forces team compete at the 2013 Armed Forces Triathlon Championship at NBVC, CA on 1 Jun
Medalists of the 2013 Armed Forces Triathlon Championship from left to right: Silver - Maj James Bales (USAF), Keesler AFB, MS - 1:49:57; Gold CPT Nicholas Sterghos (USA), Ft. Hood, TX - 1:49:21; Bronze - LT Thomas Brown (USN), San Diego, CA - 1:50:20
2Lt Samantha Morrison (USAF), Seymour Johnson AFB, SC leads the women's division of the 2013 Armed Forces Triathlon Championship
2013 Women Triathlon Medalists from left to right: Silver Medalist LCDR Colleen O'connor (USN), San Diego, CA - 2:10:37; Gold Medalist 2d Lt Samantha Morrison (USAF), Seymour Johnson AFB, SC - 2:07:39; and Bronze medalist LT Rachel Beckman (USCG), USCG MSC, Washington, D.C. - 2:11:15
Women Service members from across the Armed Forces line up ready to jump in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of NBVC Point Mugu, CA for the start of the 2013 Armed Forces Triathlon Championship.
Air Force Lt. Samantha Morrison, who graduated from the U.S. Academy just three days before the June 1 Armed Forces Triathlon, finished in 2:07:39, taking gold for the women's group.
Winners of the 2013 Armed Forces Womens Triathlon Championship. US Navy.
NAVAL BASE VENTURA COUNTY, Calif. (June 4, 2013) – Army Capt. Nicholas Sterghos won the men's crown and Air Force 2nd Lt. Samantha Morrison led the ladies at the 2013 Armed Forces Triathlon Championships on June 1.
Sterghos, a Soldier from Cornelia, Ga., stationed at Fort Hood, Texas, completed the 1,500-meter swim, 40-kilometer bike and 10-kilometer run in 1 hour, 49 minutes and 21 seconds. Maj. James Bales (1:49:57) of Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., took the silver medal, and Navy Lt. Thomas Brown (1:50:20) of San Diego garnered the bronze.
Sterghos posted the fastest run (32:27 - 5:14 per mile pace) among competitors and the third-fastest swim (22:14). He was 17th-fastest on the bike (53:38).
Morrison, a native of Fredericksburg, Va., stationed at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, S.C., completed the same course in 2:07:39, and was followed by silver medalist Navy Lt. Cmdr. Colleen O'Connor (2:10:37) of San Diego, Calif., and bronze medalist Lt. Rachel Beckman (2:11:15) of the U.S. Coast Guard Marine Safety Center in Washington, D.C.
Capt. Stephanie Hightower of Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., led the Army women with a fourth-place finish in 2:11:59.
New Hampshire Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Nathan Dressel was the only other Army competitor among the top 10 with a fifth-place finish in 1:51:41.
Navy swept the men's and women's team titles. The Navy men (65) prevailed by one point over Air Force (66), followed by Army (127) and Marine Corps (132). The Navy women (24) also nipped Air Force (26), followed by Marine Corps (41) and Army (54).


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In the Words of Buddy the Elf, I'm in love and I don't care who knows it! I only have eyes for Panasonic and their lovely Lumix cameras. When I spied the Lumix GM1 my heart fluttered and I knew I was in love.
Lumix GM1
Clocking on eyes on the Lumix GM1 was something else. It's new, like brand new and so comes with a whole host of amazing functions, like built-in wifi for instant image sharing (a blogger's dream). It even has fast AF to capture super quick moments and a Venus Engine to help get amazing snaps even in a dimly lit room (perfect for my evening restaurant photos).
However, I think one of the main reasons for the pull on my heart strings is the sheer prettiness of the Lumix GM1. It cries old-school vintage glamour – just look at that pop-out flash. It oozes style, class, and well, just something a little different. I've even seen some people putting a vintage wrist strap on it – totally adorable. Although this camera packs a punch in terms of what it can do, it is compact and light meaning it is the perfect fashion accessory too. You don't have to worry about lugging a heavy and bulky SLR around with the Lumix GM1.
In the UK it's currently stocked exclusively at John Lewis. Although the magazine clipping shows it as £629.95, it is listed as £579* online.
A Lumix Loyalist
I've been a fan of the Panasonic Lumix cameras since forever. Well, I guess eight or nine years ago when I got my first ever digital camera. I was worried about knowing how to use it, but even on an automatic setting it took the most amazing pictures (especially when compared to my Max Spielman developed prints). In all seriousness though, the ease of use and the great quality had me hooked, and resulted in my friends pining for one too.
A few years later when my original one was well and truly burnt out, I was treated to a newer, shinier version. It was sleek and modern; my ultimate weapon of choice. As expected of the Lumix series, the quality of my shots remained and the effortless functionality impressed.
Sadly my last Lumix had a little accident and is no longer with me. *Sob* For the last few months I have to admit that I've been taking all of my snaps with my iPhone, which has actually been okay…until now.
Now I'm dying to borrow someone's Lumix GM1 so that I can test it out for myself. However, based on my past Lumix experiences I really do have high hopes. Given that my photographs are what you lovely readers have really praised, I'm intrigued to see if it can deliver.
What do you think? Are you a fan of the Panasonic Lumix? What's your camera of choice? X
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Our strategy for agile boards is various comparing to other tools on the industry. We want to make board ultimate from usability, visibility and clarity perspective. ScrumDesk board should speak to you. The tool must be the tool and not just repository.Besides sticky notes for tasks, you can add visuals, documents, and embed videos to keep relevant content material connected with the tasks in one particular place. Kanban is 1 of the Lean tools created to lessen the idle time in a production process. The principal notion behind the Kanban method is to provide what the method needs exactly when it demands it.If you loved this article and also you would like to receive more info concerning click the next webpage; [ meetfromkanban9.soup.io], please visit our own internet site. When you have also several tasks in a list at when, it really is difficult to see which 1 is the priority and which storyboard one you should concentrate your work first. A study carried out at Stanford University not that surprisedly located that multitasking is significantly less productive than carrying out a single issue at a time.One particular of the most thrilling additions in the recent release of OroCRM and OroPlatform Neighborhood Edition (CE) 1.ten. and OroCRM Enterprise Edition (EE) 1.12. is the Kanban Board View for Possibilities. Lean Startup has contributed worthwhile ideas about solution improvement and generated lots of excitement. But in spite of their enthusiasm and familiarity with the higher-level ideas, a lot of teams run into challenges attempting to adopt Lean due to the fact they lack particular guidance on what to do and how to do it.Let's commence by looking at the differences in project preparing in between Kanban and other agile methodologies. Create what ever Widget categories make sense for you and your Kanban Board. When you modify the Custom Status of a activity, say from To Do into Performing, then this will correspondingly move the process across your Widgets.Kanban Tool is a project management platform that enables customers to visualize and organize their workflow. Application software and tech product development teams have adopted Kanban as a way to implement Lean and Agile principles. The Kanban Strategy supplies technology teams a great set of principles for visualizing their operate, delivering merchandise and services constantly and obtaining buyer feedback much more frequently and with greater speed. Consequently, it is helping teams get to industry quicker with greater fidelity to what the consumers want from those merchandise and services.Do you feel that your team can do far better? Does it lack communication and approach visibility? Does your team really feel overwhelmed by the amount of operate? Do you require a visual project management application ? If you answered yes" to any of these concerns, Kanban application is one thing you undoubtedly require.Change logs: IT development projects routinely use modify logs to track all modifications. Project management tools usually let team members to modify tasks and other shared content, but… who did that? When? It assists to have a record of who made a alter and when the alter was created. Even though it is one particular of the far more modest programs, Kanban Tool includes a modify log to track the changes produced to the records.For example, Disciplined Agile Delivery (DAD) builds on the practices of Agile, Scrum, and Lean to supply a solid foundation from which to scale. DAD was developed to provide a far more cohesive approach to Agile, taking methods from Scrum, Kanban, Extreme Programming, and other individuals. Rather than taking the time to discover 1 of these existing frameworks and cobble them with each other as needed, DAD currently combines all relevant techniques.Waterfall is a structured process, where you cannot begin on a new phase until the prior 1 has been completed. On the other hand, Agile is a versatile process, permitting you to move through the project as you like. Kanban is an approach to introduce alter management to an current application improvement lifecycle or project management methodology.As we complete tasks, they move from the "In Progress" swimlane and to the Completed" swimlane exactly where the info in the card can be revisited anytime. At that point, the next process moves over into In Progress" and that task will obtain all the focus till it is complete.The Standish Group's Chaos report, initial released in 1994, was a 'burning platform' for software development practitioners the globe over. Application Improvement projects, predominantly managed making use of methodologies that had been optimised for far more predictable difficulties, had been consistently demonstrating unacceptable failure prices and delivering unused characteristics. It was patently clear that something had to adjust and in the ensuing years a number of approaches such as Scrum, XP, Crystal, DSDM, BDD and FDD emerged resulting in the creation of the Agile Manifesto in 2001.Kanban is a project management tool that permits you to get a more visual overview of the tasks that either need to have to get completed or are comprehensive. We've spent time in the trenches, both giving and receiving coaching, at organisations of all sizes: from little startups to big enterprises. In this article, we will use our tough fought knowledge to shed light onto Agile Coaching. Very first, we will take a step back, assisting define what being an Agile Coach indicates and what capabilities are required to be profitable in an organization. Then, we'll examine patterns and anti-patterns for each in-house coaches and coach-consultants. We will shine light on how to allow coaches to be productive in your organization.
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Singapore 3rd October 2010
Weekends are for relaxing (when we can) so what better way to go out for a nice massage. I like to get one later in the evening as I generally sleep well afterwards with a relaxed mind and body. Getting a massage, whether just a foot or a full body massage is a way of living in Asia. When appropriate it is even linked to business, a place you go to relax with a business relation or team members…let's call it a bonding session. A different alternative to those who do not play golf … :). It allows us to unwind in a relaxed environment. With the mind more relaxed it is easier to get to know each other, discuss issues and find solutions.
In a way a massage is a great metaphor for our consultancy business as well. Invariably during one or more stages of our projects we land in stress situation and somehow we need to "massage" it away so we can be more relaxed afterwards. That is when we need to identify the cause and location of the stress and then apply some "massage" to it. To continue the analogy you need to know what you are doing and not further rub "salt" in the wound. Massaging is an art with skillful and gentle movements. In business it is called diplomacy and responsibility. While we have to own up to our responsibilities careful diplomacy (certainly in the context of different cultural backgrounds!) is needed to point out perceived shortcomings of the other party. Just trying to be right will still make you end up with some stiff muscles somewhere…if you massage well everyone is happy, the receiver because the stress is gone giving way for a good feeling, the giver because the receiver is grateful towards you, which will come back to you in some form or way.
I know in theory it sounds nice…applying it in real life is a different story, but at least acknowledging that we have a choice to massage "business stress" away is the first step. Last night for me was just a personal affair; we had a nice couples room to ourselves…and slept like babies afterwards. As I am sipping my morning coffee I feel relaxed and full of energy for the week ahead…