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Smart metering in Germany and Austria: Results of providing feedback information in a field trial
AbstractIn this paper, we present the results from a field study on smart metering in Germany and Austria, focusing on the effects of providing feedback information on average electricity consumption. Econometric analyses are applied using a cross section of observations for more than 2000 households served by nine utilities. More than half of these households received feedback on their electric-ity consumption together with information about electricity saving measures (pi-lot group). The remaining households served as a control group. To evaluate the impact of feedback information, we econometrically estimated household electricity consumption. Explanatory variables include a wide range of socio-economic factors (income, education, age, household size, age composition, etc.) as well as the household appliance stock (large appliances, boiler, com-puters, TV, etc. ...). The results suggest that the feedback provided under the smart metering programme results in electricity savings of around 3.7%. --
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A stranger bought me a cheesecake from McCafe today. He was so nice that I felt bad accepting it though, LOL
…for myself.
My boyfriend that doesn't even know that I exist……….yet. ROFLMFAO.
I did not choose to do Biology to do an essay about krill. Wtf man.
Childish Gambino's albums are good as. ROFLMAO.
Shit. I forgot to do english homework.
Got a Lambo sitting in front of my house.
Like legit. ROFLMAO.
fml, hayfever kicking in.
Just build a god damn bridge and get the fuck over it already. Far out.
Listening to Frank Ocean songs makes me happy and sad at the same time. ROFL.
Since my brother has become healthy as fuck, he's been buying dark chocolate as a replacement of normal chocolate. I think I'm starting to like it now. It's not that bad… ROFLMFAO!
Someone give me some motivation to do my homework :'(
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By Dan Askin, News Editor (4.0)
It's easy to see how people fall for the river.
AmaCello, which debuted in spring 2008, is one of river cruising's most modern vessels, on par with the newest offerings from competitors like Tauck and Uniworld. There's the elevator, the fire-orange abstract art piece that greets you in the lobby, the in-cabin multi-function Web/TV system, one of the best cabin shower setups on the rivers (more on that below), the wireless audio systems used during guided tours, Wi-Fi in the lounges and a hydraulic bridge that can be lowered with the push of a button to squeeze under low-slung bridges. Clearly, as river cruising has gained popularity, the niche has moved beyond its more traditional roots: reading on the sun deck; long, multi-course dinners with just-met passengers; evening social nights in the lounge with the piano man playing tasteful background ditties. Of course those draws are still the crux of the experience, but AmaCello presents a hybrid -- a marriage between river cruise tradition and innovation.
If Captain Vlad is manning the wheelhouse, he'll let you in for a primer about life on the river. Or, you can follow his every move from the navigation channel on your in-cabin flat-screen monitor.
A cruise on AmaCello is nearly all-inclusive. Beyond the cruise-ship standards -- food, accommodations, entertainment -- there's wine and beer with dinner, unlimited Internet use and guided tours in each port. There are also about 20 bikes available for tooling around onshore if you begin to wince at the thought of another two-hour panoramic city tour. (The free excursions are mostly of that variety.)
But, while the inclusions were certainly appreciated and the scenery serene -- the Rhine Gorge is Brothers Grim source material, castles and ruins literally blanketing the landscape -- there were a few quirks that detracted from the harmony. We were left slightly crimson after the bar manager rudely dismissed our polite claim that our wine was well past its prime. (Was that a piece of cork?) "It's just very heavy and very dry," he said, irritated. And, though the food was ambitious -- a mishmash of colors and ingredients intended to approximate fine dining rather than serving as the real thing -- the indulgent buttery soups and rich, salty entrees had us craving lighter options. The problem is, on a ship of this size, there are no other options onboard.
Despite our gripes, it's clear that AmaCello provides an excellent, comfortable way to sample the Continental interior. And, unlike on a coach tour vacation -- the closest approximation to a European river cruise -- on AmaCello, you check in once, and it's a stress-free seven days of castles and strudels, medieval market squares and World War II history.
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Ann Romney gets it.
She is aware that her husband, Republican presidential front-runner Mitt Romney, has an image problem. Critics say he often seems stiff and reserved on the campaign trail, and has difficulty connecting with voters.
That isn't a problem for Ann Romney.
She is warm, composed, approachable and careful with her words. The mother of five and grandmother of 16 also has become the behind-the-scenes glue in Mitt Romney's well-organized campaign — a trusted adviser who keeps a close eye on the news coverage about him and casts him as a personable family man.
And as a worldwide television audience saw Tuesday night when she introduced Mitt Romney at a celebration of his victory in Michigan's Republican primary, Ann Romney knows how to work a room.
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Sweet A Capella Proposal Will Renew Your Faith in True Love
Here's a proposal that's so cute it may have you breaking out in song.
Here's a proposal that's so cute it may have you breaking out in song.
A beefy, new gameplay video for Hellraid features some commentary that sheds more light on Ayden's fantasy-fueled rampage.
All the skinny, slender men who haven't spent a lifetime under barbells know what I'm talking about.
The fall 2014 TV season has been dominated by the arrival of superhero series like 'Gotham,' 'The Flash' and more, and CBS is about to have a 'Super' new addition to the team. Following its initial announcement, the 'Supergirl' TV series has officially landed at CBS with a full series commitment, focusing on the tale of Kara Zor-El, Superman's cousin.
New research may confirm what many have thought for some time: artificial sweeteners like Splenda and Equal cause more problems than they solve when it comes to having a healthier diet.
Luke Bryan has the heart of a lover, so when actor James Woods tweeted to him about a teenage girl with cystic fibrosis who is a huge fan, he was quick to respond, even making the girl's dreams come true.
While we're breaking out the chimichangas for the 'Deadpool' movie's 2015 release, Fox is sheathing its hidden blade and pushing the 'Assassin's Creed' film back to 2016.
The Center for Disease Control recommends that everyone should get a flu vaccination this year, not just the young or elderly. Getting vaccinated is the first and most important step in protecting against this serious illness.
Being a politician ain't easy.
The first footage of director Tim Burton's biopic of artist Margaret Keane has arrived with the 'Big Eyes' trailer, which first premiered on Yahoo Movies. As the Oscar race continues to heat up and more films reveal footage to the public, could Amy Adams' leading performance earn her more awards attention?
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entry 3: day fifteen of the second month of harvest, 1921
Although I wish I could write that the past few days have been dull and uneventful aside from medical cases, I am sorry to report that the child I spoke of in my previous entry has been kidnapped. Nobody knows who took the child or where the child was taken, but his mother, Anita Little, frantically burst into the surgery today, looking for her son and asking if I had seen him.
I tried to calm her and retrieve some facts in order to help her locate her missing child, but she said all she knew was that, in the middle of the night, there was a great crash in their house along with screaming from the youngster, and when the mother and father reached his bedroom to see what was the matter, he was gone. She said the father saw a figure outside and he gave chase, but after about thirty minutes, the father returned, saying he lost track of the criminal. He assumed that the child was knocked out along the way, as the boy's cries were aiding the father in the chase of the suspect.
The mother was now speaking to everyone in the village, asking if they had seen or heard anything unusual since last night and checking to see if perhaps the boy had escaped the clutches of the suspect and had wandered back to town. I apologized and told her that I had no information regarding her son's whereabouts, and she broke down, weeping bitterly. A little put off by her anguished display of grief, I let her sit down in the empty waiting area and made her a cup of tea.
"I'm sure he'll be found soon," I said kindly, sitting next to her and taking a sip from my own cup.
She continued to cry, though she had softened a bit since I had given her the tea. "Oh, Dr. Turner, I just can't believe Johnny is gone! Who would be so evil as to abduct a poor, innocent child?"
"I do not know, ma'am, but I can assure that if I hear anything or see anything, I will let you know immediately. This kind of crime is unforgivable."
"Thank you so much, Doctor," she said, sniffing. "I'm sorry to have bothered you… I just hoped that maybe he had shown up here somehow since he's taken a liking to you."
I raised an eyebrow in curiosity. "Has he?"
"Yes, truly. He was reluctant to stop reading the books but he said that he trusted you, so he helped me burn them."
"Is that so? I'm honored, then." It warmed my heart that the youngster had taken a shine to me, but it also hurt to know that he was possibly in great danger. "Do you have any idea who might possibly have taken him captive? Any enemies?" I only asked because I was clueless myself, though the town seemed peaceful enough. It would be just my luck for there to be some secret neighborhood warfare among the townsfolk and I would be the naïve stranger who knew nothing about it.
"We don't have enemies around here. We're just a normal town. But… I…" She hesitated for a moment. "I'm afraid this might have something to do with those books he found. We still don't know who left them there. I asked my husband if he put them there as a joke… a really bad one, I might add… or if maybe one of his friends did it, since they get up to some weird things every now and then. He said he didn't do it and he asked his friends if they did it, and all of them denied it. So neither of us have any idea who left the books there… This might sound crazy, but…" She bit her lip and looked away.
"Please, continue," I urged.
"I think whoever put the books there may have been… unholy. Alchemy is strange and mysterious and has no place in our household nor anyone else's in this town. There have been a few people who have passed through our town who claim to study it and there are some who even say they can use it. They were trying to, I don't know, recruit some of the village folk to their religion or whatever it is they follow. They seemed nice enough, but that was probably just a ruse to get us to trust them. Anyway, we don't welcome those kinds of people here, though, so they got the message pretty quick and didn't stay long. However, there are rumors that they've set up camp not far from the town. I don't know how true those rumors could be, since our local priest hasn't felt any abnormal activity lately. Not even when the last child was kidnapped…"
"Wait, are you saying there's been more than one kidnapping recently?"
"Not too recently," said the mother. "It happened… five months ago, I believe. His name was Tucker Jones. He was about Johnny's age when it happened. The Jones' are another farming family that live not too far from us. I don't know if you've been down to the farms, but they're on the southern edge of town. All of us farming families live in small but decent houses with large fields, some of which we share. We rarely quarrel amongst ourselves, and when we do, it's usually about selling prices at the market or land ownership. The farmers almost always work things out within a few days of a problem arising, though."
"Was there are a quarrel around the time that Tucker was kidnapped?"
"No, there wasn't. It was just a normal day. He was out playing in the field while his father was tending to the crops, but he was supposed to be keeping an eye on the child as well, since Tucker was known for being quite the adventurer. Mr. Jones saw his son playing by an old oak tree, looked away for a few seconds to water the tomatoes, looked back, then his son was gone. Like he had just disappeared. The grass is someone high and Tucker was a little on the short side, obviously, since he was only just a young boy, but his father took off running to find him. He searched the field before going around to tell the others, and everyone went on a search for the boy. No one ever found him, though."
"Do you know if the boy was acting strange before he disappeared?"
"Mrs. Jones told us he had been a little sleepier lately, but he'd still go and play in the fields every day. However…" She paused again, looking unsure of herself. "I'm not really supposed to tell anyone about this…"
"Please, ma'am. If there's any sort of connection between these two cases then anything, even the smallest detail, could aid in the search for Johnny. I ask politely that you continue."
"There was… there was a weird-looking circle in the field where Tucker disappeared. Right next to the oak tree. It looked like it was filled with some of those weird alchemy symbols that were on the outfits those travelers wore and on the books they carried. Mrs. Jones didn't want rumors of the family being involved with alchemy spreading to the town, so she asked that the circle be destroyed and covered up. You're the only person outside of the farming families who knows about this. We don't know if Tucker was kidnapped for certain or if he just ran off, but the story that the rest of town knows is that he was abducted."
I thought carefully about all of the information she had given me, then I asked one final question. "You said that your husband was the one who let Johnny keep the books. If everyone in town is so opposed to alchemy, then why did your husband think it was okay for Johnny to have the books?"
"I honestly don't know what was going through his head. He said that, smart as Johnny is, there was no way he would understand what was in those books. I refused to look at them, but my husband said he couldn't make heads or tails of the books himself, so he figured it was harmless to let the boy read them. Well, as much as he could 'read' them, anyway. He said they were mostly pictures and a lot of the writing seemed to be in a different language."
"It still doesn't sound like it was a good idea for him to be in possession of the books," I said. "Even if he couldn't read them, it's still devilish materials."
"The thing is, Johnny only told us about the books reluctantly. We saw him reading them one day, asked him about them, and after he threw a little fit about us taking it away to look at it, he explained how he had found them and how interesting to look at they were. He just seemed so attached that my husband didn't have the heart to take them away from him. He figured that Johnny would get tired of them after looking at them for a few days, anyway. Then he started complaining about the headaches, and we came to see you… and you know the rest."
"I see. Thank you for sharing your story with me, Mrs. Little. I appreciate your willingness to tell me all the facts you know. Rest assured, I won't tell a soul about the alchemy circle in the field. I swear."
"Thank you, Doctor," she said, looking at me for a moment before leaning in to give me a tight hug. I blushed a little, the touch of a woman being quite unfamiliar to me. "It felt kind of… good… to share all of this with someone. You'll keep in touch if you find out anything, won't you, Doctor?"
"Of course," I promised. "Take care, ma'am. Be safe on your way home."
She took her leave and I was left alone to my thoughts. I didn't have any other visitors today aside from her, so I closed up early and am now writing this. Penning this entry has helped me think more clearly about the facts I was given today, and though I don't know how much a simple doctor like me can help in a kidnapping case that may or may not involve alchemy users or other strange folk, but I will do my best to keep my promise.
In any case, I have to remember that my jury duty is in two days. I'm not sure if I can handle much more drama, so, oddly enough, I find myself now wishing that this upcoming court date will be about as uneventful as watching paint dry.


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Enter Youngstown SOUP.
|Youngstown SOUP is a micro-grant dinner celebrating creative projects in Youngstown.
Originating in Chicago and made popular in Detroit, Youngstown SOUP is a micro-granting dinner celebrating creative projects in Youngstown.
For $5, attendees receive homemade soup, salad, bread, and a vote.
|Soup makers serve up their homemade dishes to attendees.
Four community projects are chosen and presenters have four minutes to share their idea and answer four questions from the audience.
Then, you eat and socialize.
After the break, the ballots are counted and whichever project receives the most votes takes home the money collected that night. The winning soup maker gets a gift certificate to a local grocery store. Winning projects report their progress at future events.
|Attendees cast their ballot for the best project and best soup.
It's a simple but effective idea. If you have a good project or cause and the audience thinks so too, then you leave with support for it that night. The event is also affordable for nearly anyone to attend and those who do get a good homemade meal in addition to being able to support a local initiative.
SOUP is grant making without a lot of red tape. It's real life crowd sourcing. It's direct democracy. And success is proportional to support for the event itself (ie. turnout).
|The winning soup maker receives a gift certificate to a local grocery store.
But most importantly, SOUP is a community building activity. That's a big deal in Rust Belt communities like Youngstown.
The dinner brings together a diverse group of people that might normally never convene otherwise. It also brings exposure to projects or causes that many might not have been aware of.
The dinner brings together a diverse group of people that might normally never convene otherwise. It also brings exposure to projects or causes that many might not have been aware of.
It's inspiring as much as it is fun and helpful.
Last night, Youngstown held its second SOUP event at the Calvin Center for the Arts (click here for a recap of the inaugural event).
The Rocky Ridge Neighborhood Association (below) received nearly $700 to purchase a cotton candy making machine. The group will use the machine to produce and sell their popular Mill Creek Maple Syrup in high-spun sugary fashion. Like the syrup itself, proceeds from the cotton candy will be used to support the neighborhood association and its projects.
|The winning project takes home the proceeds from the evening.
Youngstown SOUP dinners are held every three months. The next one is scheduled for Sunday, October 26th from 7-9pm at the Calvin Center (RSVP here).
If you support Youngstown, this is an event you will want to check out. And if you don't live in the city, it may be an event you'll want to consider bringing to your own community.
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Ondrej Benes
Ondrej Benes
Exercise bike, 2011
acrylics on canvas
100 x 150 cm
Buggy, 2011
acrylics on canvas
100 x 150 cm
Roof, 2012
acrylics on canvas
304 x 214 cm
Untitled, 2012
acrylics on canvas
150 x 190 cm
Last year I have found an old rusty red bicycle left on the terrace of our building. I felt its loneliness; it was dirty, had flat tires and no breaks. I painted it so that it occupies or even dominates the space on the canvas. I had the painting's strength and intensity on my mind, rather than its exact precision. Acrylics helped to create a real-life (perhaps a bit melancholic) atmosphere. Following on this, I almost frantically painted a whole series of objects with wheels. I bought an old exercise bike from the 80's on eBay, a used wheelchair on Gumtree; friends donated a buggy they were not using anymore. I always met the person the object belonged to and I tried to capture an impression of human absence in the paintings.
It is important for my work to use real and carefully selected models (whether they are things or people) as opposed to photography, so I can truly connect with the object.
Another donated object determined my next paintings. I had been painting people for a few months, but was often stuck on details or redoing the same part over and over. Then someone has brought me two large mirrors, which gave me the opportunity to paint myself without being dependent on a model. In one of the paintings my face is reflected three times. Somehow it turned out that in the most far-away reflection my face looks very young. As if the mirror reflected not only a certain point in space, but also in time. It reminds me of the film "The Mirror" by Andrei Tarkovsky. I continue to capture the illusion of space as well as time in my paintings.
I have also started to paint the surroundings that my objects or models are in, e.g. the roof of the building viewed from inside. It adds logically to the previous work and allows me to create a similar atmosphere, while this time focusing on space rather than a particular object.
• Life Drawing Lessons (2003-2009) Intense life-drawing training at Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design (AAD) in Prague, lead by Boris Jirků.
• Visual Arts (2008-2009) Institute of Art and Design at University of Western Bohemia
Studied life drawing for about 7 years, then moved on to painting (last 3-4 years). Using acrylics on canvas.
• Figurama 09 (2009) An international life drawing exhibition organized by AAD, Prague
• Figurama 08 (2008) An international life drawing exhibition organized by AAD, Prague
• European Railway Art Exhibition (2007), Paris, France


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Charge distribution on a conductor.
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Feb11-09, 08:51 PM
1. The problem statement, all variables and given/known data
Here is a problem I made up, in order to try to understand electrostatics of conductors better. Suppose two large square parallel conducting plates, are in space. One has a charge of Q, and another has a charge of -q. They are put close together, from a separation of L, to a separation of l (l < L). (abs(Q) different of abs(q))
1. Describe both the inital charge distribution of both plates, and, the electric field between and on the outer sides of both plates, once equilibrium is reached.
2. After waiting, you "inject" an extra amount of charge m to the plate with inital charge -q. What happens to the charge distribution? and to the electric field?
It would be really nice if you guys could provide explanations for your answers, as I am still trying to understand electrostatics.
2. Relevant equations
Gauss law, Coulomb's law, E=kq/R2
3. The attempt at a solution
My idea of solving this is setting E=0 inside the conductor. Considering charges can only be on the surface, I set up surface charge densities so that the E field contribution of both plates end up cancelling each other within each plates. My difficulty lies in the fact that how do I know if my distribution is unique? And also, how do I find the possible polarization of the plates due to the other plate?
Thanks so much.
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"You shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you odd." (attributed to Flannery O'Connor)
Wednesday, March 20, 2013
Who can resist a baby Cardinal? Especially when it's my nephew?
'Tis true! He and my in-laws were there at the Mass!
Photo from Fr. Roderick.
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- Studio: Weinstein Company, The
- Release Date: Dec 9, 2011
- Summary: Madonna's W.E. is a tale about the search for true love in the modern world, viewed through the prism of one of history's most fabled romances. The year is 1998, and Manhattan is abuzz with anticipation about the upcoming auction of the estate of the Duke and Duchess of Windsor. But the auction is far more than a diversion for Wally Winthrop, a transplanted Southerner trapped in an unhappy and abusive marriage. Transfixed by the exquisite artifacts of the Windsors' lives, Wally becomes obsessed with the love story of Wallis Simspon, the chic, charismatic American who captured the heart of King Edward VIII. As she learns more about the sacrifices Wallis made in choosing to be with Edward, Wally finds the courage to follow her own heart and create her own happiness. (CanalStudio)… Expand
- Director: Madonna
- Genre(s): Drama, Romance
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Mixed: 20 out of 32
Negative: 9 out of 32
W.E.'s is a kind of dynamic pleasure that allows for non-shameful identification with the feminine and a fantasy of becoming what we see.
An uneven study of a notorious love story, raised by some superb performances and nuances, but brought down by awkward direction.
The nearest thing to W. E. is Sofia Coppola's "Marie Antoinette," which tried to make a sympathetic victim of another of history's most notorious royal wives.
W.E., Madonna's second go at directing a feature film, leaves one wishing she'd find other creative outlets for those times when she's bored with the pop-star life.
The upshot is that instead of a film about a love that conquered a king and nearly undid a kingdom, Madonna has come up with a female friendship movie, which would be fine if she weren't busy trying to prove her art-film bona fides.
Madonna stayed married to director Guy Ritchie just long enough to absorb his most grating cinematic instincts - shooting in every style, in an addled, shuffle-mode, falsely glamorizing way until all is chaos. And, astonishingly, boredom.
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Positive: 10 out of 13
Mixed: 0 out of 13
Negative: 3 out of 13
Nov 11, 2013This is really sad that this really great movie get so much hate only because it's Madonna movie.
I'm 100% sure that if she would decide to use fake name as a director she would get much better scores.
Well shame on you, if you judge it only because you can stand Queen of Pop being perfect in everything she does … Expand
Dec 7, 2012This movie is awesome, that's all I have to say! The music, the costumes the scenery it's all amazingly well done and well chosen! Madonna proved that she's more than an amazing entertainer she's also an awesome director! This movie would have gained a dozen Academy Awards if the people wouldn't be as hateful as they are when they see the name Madonna on it.… Expand
Mar 31, 2013This film was an ambitious project for its director who as per usual the critics attacked sadly had another person directed this film it would have faired far better, even if it was left untouched, some people appear to be unable to separate a singer from a director an thus wait to attack, this film is not worthy of such an attach,interestingly some critics are now saying that the film will become more of a classic in its time,It is a very enjoyable film, blending two stories into one, in the same way James Cameron did with Titanic, enjoy this film for what it is, an untold love story.… Expand
May 3, 2012Now director Madonna could easily be, what you say a horrid movie. And, sure it doesn't satisfy people like teenagers and young adults, but it does have a really appropriate story. The camera shot of the film is a genuine and perfect, the film itself is a bit longer as it should be, but with its proceeding films "The King's Speech", "The Iron Lady" and so-and-so, the film is still a good mix of a classic beauty and sometimes.... A complete horror.… Collapse
Dec 12, 2012What we have is two films here. The one following Edward and Mrs simpson is actually really good, but the other in the modern time following Abbie Cornish is rather more ponderous and unnecessary. Andrea Riseborough is a revelation as Wallis Simpson and the film's costumes and design are lovely. Director Madonna also gives us some interesting camera set ups, which set to the stunning score are very effective. Without doubt the underrated film of 2012.… Expand
Apr 27, 2012W.E. is one of three biopics I have seen this year, after The Iron Lady and J Edgar. Of the three I think W.E. is probably the best, but all three tread the path of the mediocre. What W.E. gets right is Wallis Simpson, Riseborough is fantastic in the lead role and has great chemistry with James D'Arcy. The biggest problem with the film is the the second tier of the romance with Abbie Cornish's Wally Winthrop, though the romance picks up momentum around the one hour mark, it slows down the pace of the Wallis Simpson segments.
The script has high and low notes, the romance at times is reduced sappiness, but these are forgivable even when they are at there worst. What is probably the biggest weakness in W.E. is the often close up hand held camera shots. The occasional one works nicely, but these shots are put in far too often and take you out of the story. In most cases the camera work could have been more simplistic, it too often feels erratic which isn't good in the more tender moments of the film.
The music in W.E. is beautiful and the addition of "Masterpiece" in the credits is a lovely song to go side by side with the film. However sometimes the music is a little over powering, once again just a case of less is more. The much discussed and derided scene with Wallis dancing the Charleston with a tribesman to The Sex Pistols "pretty Vacant", I really liked. I felt the scene was a good way to show how frivolous the character could be, using the modern day Wally's imagination to keep the scene from feeling alien.
Undoubtedly the best part of W.E. is the costume and lighting. The attention to detail in this department is incredible. Every costume looks stunning and is meticulously put together down to the nearest diamond, and the lighting makes the landscapes almost feel like paintings it really is stunning.
All in all W.E. is a great attempt from Madonna to craft a stunning looking film, though the storytelling can be muddled and the film takes around 40 minutes to really get going, its doesn't completely take away from the overall film. Historical inaccuracies put aside would have made this film a 7, but not exploring the Nazi element could have made this so much more interesting. The negative reviews of this film aren't looking at it from fair perspective and anyone with half a brain can see though not amazing, W.E. is at least half decent and for a directors second film pretty damn good.… Expand


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Restaurant tips and service quality: a reply to Lynn
AbstractIn his 'Comment' in this journal on a recent article in Applied Economics by myself and two coauthors (Bodvarsson, Ő. B., Luksetich, W. A. and McDermott, S. (2003), Lynn (forthcoming) makes three criticisms of the study on the relationship between service quality and tips. In one of these criticisms, he reanalyses the data and concludes that the two stage least squares estimate of the marginal effect of service quality on tips is invalid and should be replaced with his own ordinary least squares estimate. The purpose of this 'Reply' is to address each criticism and, in particular, to explain why Lynn's ordinary least squares estimate is not valid.
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When no one's looking, I think they might actually like each other…
Loveee veggie grill. (Taken with instagram)
I just really want a dog already :(
drink of preference. place of preference.
—To Kill a Mockingbird
Really hoping this dream catcher decides to work tonight. It's been super-lagging lately. :(
…it must have been lonesome then.
two words: fish. tacos.
I like you and I know why. … I like you because I don't know why but —Sandol Stoddard, from I Like You
I like you because you are a good person to like.
I like you because when I tell you something special, you know it's special
And you remember it a long, long time.
You say, Remember when you told me something special
And both of us remember
Everything that happens is nicer with you
I can't remember when I didn't like you
It must have been lonesome then
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You take the good, you take the bad, you take ... some more bad and there you have Lisa Whelchel's year, apparently. Oh my god, you guys, what the hell happened to Blair Warner?! I guess I haven't done a very good job of keeping up with the actress since The Facts of Life went off the air, because until recently I still thought of her as Eastland's resident poor little rich girl, rooming with Jo (poor little poor girl), Natalie (poor little chubby girl) and Tootie (poor little Jermaine Jackson-loving girl). Remember what a royal bee-yotch she was in the beginning of the series? Then later she softened up, and everybody sort of got along, which was good cause they had to run Edna's Edibles with Mrs. Garrett and go to Florida on Spring Break (Natalie's feet got so sunburned! They were like two baked potatoes!) and audition to be backup singers for El DeBarge: We love El DeBarge, we think he's the greatest/We love Teen Scene, it's the greatest too ...
On Survivor contestant Alicia Rosa's bio page, she says she dislikes bad manners, and that she's both educated and intelligent. Which is funny, because if you've watched a single episode of the show this season, the special education teacher from Chicago comes across as an exceedingly bad mannered person, and as for her intellect … well, call me crazy, but I'm pretty sure insulting her students on national television was a stupid thing to do. It seems like when people go on reality shows, they get so caught up in the possibility of fame they forget that everything they say is fodder for the cameras. Maybe Alicia didn't mean to offend her special ed students, but the moment was forever captured during last night's Survivor.
In a mostly ho-hum season, this was the first time my jaw legitimately hit the floor. Alicia's comment during the show not only ensures she'll be forever disliked by parents of special ed students, she's likely going to get some serious flak at her job.
Hey, remember Richard Hatch? He says he's sick of being known as "that fat naked guy from Survivor," but let's be honest, most of us will totally always think of him as the fat naked guy from Survivor. It's a little better than "that aggressively douchey reality guy who went to prison for not paying his taxes," right?Hatch was sprung from jail on Monday, where he'd been serving nine months for failing to pay taxes on his Survivor winnings as well as other sources of income. Mind you, this was nine months on top of the three years he already spent behind bars, because apparently he was freed in 2009 but failed to pay those pesky back taxes he'd been ordered to take care of.As if his crime isn't crazy enough on its own (OMG JUST WRITE THE DAMN CHECK), Hatch has some very interesting theories on why he was busted—and an even more interesting idea for an upcoming reality show.
This season of Survivor: South Pacific has felt sort of uninspired to me. I was sick of the whole Redemption Island business, Russell Hantz's nephew Brandon gave me the MAJOR heebs, every time I looked at Ozzy, I was reminded of the fact that he did porn (more heebs), and I generally felt that I'd already seen this exact show many, many times before. Maybe because this is, holy crap, the twenty-third season of Survivor.Then—as if the producers were fully aware of increasing viewer fatigue—everything suddenly got way, WAY more interesting in the last couple weeks. It's like these boring, slightly creepy contestants all woke up and finally decided to get serious about playing the game.
There are some shows that seem like their seasons are all too short, and then there are shows like Survivor. Much like American Idol, Survivor seems like it's ALWAYS on, no matter what time of year it is or how recently the last season came to its endless, insufferable conclusion. Which is to say, surprise! Survivor: South Pacific starts up again on Wednesday, September 14, and the 16 new castaways have officially been announced.I can't lie, I'm sure we'll be watching, but being as how this is the 23rd Survivor edition, the formula is starting to feel a little—okay, a lot—old.
First things first: we're going to talk finale spoilers here, so if you're waiting on the DVR'd version of last night's show, here's your chance to click elsewhere.However, if you watched any of this season's Survivor, it should be fairly obvious who took home the million dollars. And there lies the trouble with this season—it was never really a good fight. Boston Rob dominated the whole way through, spearheading the cringe-worthy one-by-one elimination of the Zapatera tribe, holding together his alliance until the bitter end, and even winning a final immunity challenge just when he needed it the most.Earlier on in the game, I kept wondering how Rob expected anyone on the jury to vote for him if he made it to the final three. Not because his wife Amber had already won the same prize, but because he'd systematically eliminated all of their sorry asses.As it turned out, his strategy was impeccable: nearly everyone voted for him because who the hell else were you going to vote for?
I'm often on the Internet while I watch my TV shows. I'm checking Facebook, I'm surfing around, I'm tweeting. But CBS just announced news that will take my multitasking to a whole new level! They are kicking off Tweet Week!
From April 3 through April 11, stars from their shows will be tweeting live during the shows. This hops on the trend led by my man Jeff Probst, the host of Survivor. The Probst has been tweeting live on Wednesday nights for the past few weeks.
Of course, it's a great way to get millions of people to follow their stars, ergo their shows, on Twitter. Sure, they use it to get publicity and higher ratings ... but I don't care. I'm all, well, I'm all atwitter!
I said it last week, folks. We need a merge on Survivor: Redemption Island, we need a shake-up, we need The Probst to come out naked for Tribal Council ... maybe not that last one, but we need something as Survivor has been boring with a capital Y-A-W-N. Even Crazypants Phillip is getting stale.
And last night's episode was going along at the same pace. It was basically just Sarita vs. Dave over at Zapatera, while Jedi Rob vs. Crazypants Phillip was happening at Ometepe. We knew from the get-go that one of those four would be heading to Redemption Island by the end. The rest of the 40someodd minutes was just filler, boring, meh ... 'til the final few fabu moments of the show.
But we'll get to that soon enough (tee hee!).
In every reality TV show, in every season, there's a point where you are sitting on the couch thinking, "Can we just fast forward a few episodes? There are too many people. I'm bored." We're at this point in Survivor: Redemption Island. There are too many people (I still can't remember some of their names). We know they will, most likely, not make it to the end -- mainly because they aren't doing diddly-squat to get there right now. But we have to watch.
Sigh. Yawn.
Okay, if we must, let's get to the recap of this boring new episode ...
It's Thursday morning, which means Survivor: Redemption Island recap time! As you sip some Irish coffee on this St. Patty's Day, we have our first episode since Russell's boo-tay was booted from the game. Interesting stuff in this one, folks.
Not sure what the Powers That Be are trying to tell us, but there's one rule I've learned after watching way-too-many hours of Reality TV: The "It's All in the Editing" Rule. These guys have hours and hours of footage to pare down to 48 minutes. They include sound bites and certain clips for a reason. They show us what we need to know. In this episode, it was really about the one-on-one camera time, what was said -- and why we, sitting our couches, saw it.
They are kinda like our hidden immunity clues. Let's see what they tell us. Like on Blue's Clues -- every time I see a clue, instead of a blue paw-print, I'll type CLUE!
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Yay, art: A new report finds that Minneapolis has the sixth biggest arts economy in the nation. Above, the iconic Spoonbridge and Cherry in the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden, flanked by visiting Rockettes (in 2008). Photo by Kyndell Harkness
The Minneapolis Creative Index 2013 isn't the first report to point out the above-average contributions of artistic and other creative professions to the local economy. But it is different than predecessors in that it focuses on all creative jobs, including graphic designers, photographers and architects, whether they are nonprofit or for-profit, and identifies those jobholders based on what they listed on their income-tax returns.
The most creative zip codes, downtown's 55401 and 55402, also don't raise any eyebrows, because that's where the highest concentration of workers of all types are located. But here's one for the "who knew" department: Retail sales in the city's creative economy -- meaning ticket sales to performances, locally created artwork and photography and the like -- are about 70 percent of the size of retail from the sports economy.
Other findings: Creative jobs make up five percent of the city's total workforce (20,000). Performing-arts revenues are nearly 10 times the national average, with per-capita theater revenues even higher, 14 times the national average. Nonprofit arts organizations receive more than 13 times the average in charitable giving.
The city will use the report as a "baseline measure" to develop future arts-related plans and goals, and to capitalize on the strengths and counter the deficiencies indicated by the findings.
But what you non-numbercrunchers really want to know is, who beat us and who'd we beat? Ahead of us are Washington, D.C., New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Boston, but we inched ahead of our artsy West-Coast rivals Seattle and Portland, as well as Austin, Texas. And all hail our neighbor to the north Duluth, which rolls in at no. 35, not bad for a smaller city. See the whole study here:
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Sunday Worship - The Old Naval College, Greenwich - 29/07/12
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BBC Sunday Worship
29th July 2012
Live from
The Old Royal Naval College, Greenwich
The congregation remain seated
The Choir sings
Introit One great fellowship of love
Words: William A Dunkerley (1852-1941) Music: Stuart Murray Mitchell (b.1988)
Welcome and Intro The Revd Jeremy Frost, Chaplain
Welcome to Sunday Worship, live from the Chapel of St Peter and St Paul here at the Old Royal Naval College, Greenwich. London always feels like a global city, but more so than ever in these days, as we host the Olympic and Paralympic games. Athletes, reporters, spectators from every corner of the globe have gathered for the world's greatest sporting event; and here in Greenwich, thousands of visitors are arriving in time for the equestrian events which will take place just across the road in Greenwich Park.
And so, as the world comes to London, we have the opportunity to reflect on the diversity of our human family, on those things which can unite us across different cultures, languages and beliefs. And upon the possibility of transformation as we encounter those who with different experiences and perspectives.
That music which we just heard was composed by Stuart Murray Mitchell, a choral scholar and post-graduate composer studying here in Greenwich at Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance. The text – 'in Christ there is no east or west' – is an appropriate one for Greenwich, home of course to the Prime Meridian, zero degrees longitude, where the eastern and western hemispheres converge.
And those words remind us that no matter how many lines human beings may draw on maps, in Christ all divisions can be overcome. Building on this theme, our opening hymn is a prayer peace and harmony in our world – 'For the healing of the nations, Lord, we pray with one accord'.
Stand to sing
Hymn For the healing of the nations
Words: Fred Kaan Music: RHUDDLAN
Remain standing
An Act of Praise (based on Psalm 145)
Great is the Lord and greatly to be praised:
there is no end to his greatness.
All One generation shall praise your works to another,
and shall declare your power.
All creation praises you, Lord,
and your faithful servants bless you.
All They declare the glory of your kingdom
and tell of your mighty power.
My mouth shall proclaim the praise of the Lord.
All Let every living thing bless his holy name
for ever and ever.
Remain standing
Led by the Chaplain
God our Creator,
we pray for the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
We give thanks for the privilege of hosting them
and the thrill of watching them;
and we pray for all who are taking part.
Give them courage and strength,
wisdom and generosity.
Make us warm in our welcome
and generous in our hospitality.
We ask this in the name of Jesus Christ,
our teacher and our friend.
All Amen.
Old Testament Reading Isaiah 40. 27-31
Read by Olivia Horsfall Turner
Why do you say, O Jacob,
and speak, O Israel,
'My way is hidden from the LORD,
and my right is disregarded by my God'?
Have you not known? Have you not heard?
The LORD is the everlasting God,
the Creator of the ends of the earth.
He does not faint or grow weary;
his understanding is unsearchable.
He gives power to the faint,
and strengthens the powerless.
Even youths will faint and be weary,
and the young will fall exhausted;
but those who wait for the LORD shall renew their strength,
they shall mount up with wings like eagles,
they shall run and not be weary,
they shall walk and not faint.
In the coming days competing athletes will be pushing themselves to the limit in order to become, as the motto goes, "faster, higher and stronger". And in the process there will be winners and losers, elation and disappointment. But Psalm 8, which the Choir will now sing, reminds us that humankind's greatest accomplishment lies in acknowledging that we carry God's own image within us, and that we are all therefore capable of being "crowned with glory and worship".
The Choir sings
Psalm Psalm 8
O LORD our Governor, how excellent is thy Name in all the world :
thou hast set thy glory above the heavens!
Out of the mouth of very babes and sucklings hast thou ordained strength, because of thine enemies :
that thou mightest still the enemy and the avenger.
For I will consider thy heavens, even the works of thy fingers :
the moon and the stars, which thou hast ordained.
What is man, that thou art mindful of him :
and the son of man, that thou visitest him?
Thou madest him lower than the angels :
to crown him with glory and worship.
Thou makest him to have dominion of the works of thy hands :
and thou hast put all things in subjection under his feet;
All sheep and oxen :
yea, and the beasts of the field;
The fowls of the air, and the fishes of the sea :
and whatsoever walketh through the paths of the seas.
O Lord our Governor :
how excellent is thy Name in all the world!
New Testament Reading Mark 12. 28-34
Read by Antonio Joseph
One of the scribes came near and heard them disputing with one another, and seeing that [Jesus] answered them well, he asked him, 'Which commandment is the first of all?' Jesus answered, 'The first is, "Hear, O Israel: the Lord our God, the Lord is one; you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind, and with all your strength." The second is this, "You shall love your neighbour as yourself." There is no other commandment greater than these.' Then the scribe said to him, 'You are right, Teacher; you have truly said that "he is one, and besides him there is no other"; and "to love him with all the heart, and with all the understanding, and with all the strength", and "to love one's neighbour as oneself",—this is much more important than all whole burnt-offerings and sacrifices.' When Jesus saw that he answered wisely, he said to him, 'You are not far from the kingdom of God.' After that no one dared to ask him any question.
As I mentioned at the beginning, Greenwich is home to the Prime Meridian, the meeting place of East and West. In the next piece of music we hear that meridian line represented by a single constant note. The two flutes represent the two hemispheres, and alongside them we hear the choir singing the word for "peace" in many languages, as well as the text of the BBC's own motto: "Nation shall speak peace unto nation". When this piece has ended, the Revd Duncan Green, will bring us his reflections on the readings and on his own unique role as the Chaplain to the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Anthem Meridian
Nation shall speak peace unto nation
Words: BBC motto (based on Micah and Isaiah) Music: Jeremy Frost (b.1974)
Sermon The Revd Duncan Green, Chaplain to the Olympics
I hope you enjoyed, as I did, the spectacular and dramatic Opening Ceremony on Friday. What a Show, what an event and what a start to the 30th Summer Olympic Games in modern times.
The scale of these games is difficult to comprehend, unless you are involved in the organisation and even then its mind blowing.
We may only see the Games on Television or read about them in the papers or, if we are lucky, watch a small portion of them live at one of the fantastic venues. So our understanding of the size and scale of the games is limited to these bite size chunks.
The numbers are massive, 16500 athletes and officials, 26 sports, 39 disciplines, 34 venues, 200,000 staff and volunteers and over 20,000 media and broadcast personnel. Add to those numbers, the holders of 8 million tickets, the 10,000 involved in the ceremonies, the 500,000 people a day that will celebrate at 22 live sites and 47 big screens across the country, and the 2 million young people involved in the Get Set schools program and you just begin to get just a tiny glimpse of the scale and impact of the Games.
Then, if you begin to look at the massive construction projects and the logistics of equipping the venues and accommodation, you begin to realise that everything from shuttlecocks to the 22,000 pillows had to be sourced, purchased, and be in the correct place at the right time,.
It's difficult, unless you spend time looking all the statistics, to get the big picture. Even the Athletes who are competing concentrate on their own sport and area of the games. It is only in the opening and closing ceremonies that they can see the numbers of fellow competitors all in one place and get the Big picture.
Those who have been involved working for the Organising committee and been close to the Games have seen this picture grow like a jig saw, as through the years the various pieces have been put in place, the full picture has slowly and surely appeared. Along the way there have been many challenges and questions, all of them faced with enthusiasm and solved by working hard as a team.
We haven't been the only ones preparing. Each of the 10,500 athletes have been working and training for years for this chance to win an Olympic medal for their country. During the many 100s of hours of working through gruelling training schedules; each one, I am sure, has faced personal challenges, pain, and big questions about their ability, performance and self-belief.
Each, through sheer hard work, determination and giving their all, along with the support of loved ones , trainers, team staff and their team mates, has overcome everything to be at their peak and represent their country at the London Olympic Games.
In our reading from St Mark's Gospel, we hear Jesus answering one of life's big questions, put to him by a lawyer, 'Which is the Greatest Commandment?'. In effect he's saying, forget all the ceremony and rules and regulations, let's get down to basics, What does God want me to do! How do I get to know him and enter his kingdom.
Jesus replies with one of life's big answers,
Love the lord your God with all your heart, with all you soul, with all your mind and with all your strength;
And love your neighbour as yourself...
So, be open to God's love in your life, respond to that love by total commitment , not just in your head. So many people know about God's love shown to us in Jesus in theory, they have read the book or seen the films, they have heard and understood the message, but they don't respond to it. It remains theoretical. What Jesus is saying is; we need to respond to what we hear and understand about God's love, by opening our very being and loving God in return, not in a token way but with our heart, soul, mind and strength.
As we do this, so our love for him will grow and deepen, as we realise his presence with us at all times and in all things, in Jesus.
There will still be challenges and questions in our lives. We will still struggle to find the answers and, at times, to cope. But we will know the presence of God and have the assurance of his love in everything we do. I am often asked after a death or a tragedy, or a traumatic incident in someone's life; Where is God in all this? The answer is simple he is here alongside you, supporting, loving, caring, and valuing you as his very own child.
Jesus does not finish there with his answer, he goes on to say, Love your neighbour as yourself. Once you have experienced God's love and responded to it in a personal way, you will want to show that love in the world by the way you love and serve others.
Among those working to make the Olympic Games a success are 70,000 volunteers. The members of the multi faith chaplaincy team are part of that number. There are over 100 chaplains serving across all the different areas of the Games. The Christian chaplains have met many Christian folk in the volunteer force who have given up their time and, in some cases, holiday to live out their faith loving and serving others who are working and participating in the Games.
As Christians, we don't have to be in full time ministry to reach out to others, people will notice the way you value and respect them whoever they are, whatever they do. They will recognise the real love you have for others and that that love is deeper than human love. Through you, they will experience God's love in their lives.
The Lawyer who asked Jesus the question, knew what he had to do in theory. Jesus told him, You are not far from the Kingdom of God. He needed to be open to God's love and respond by loving God in return with his body heart and mind and reflect that love in the world.
I pray that what we hear and understand about the love of God shown to us in Christ Jesus, we may believe in our hearts and show forth in our lives.
Stand to sing
Hymn CHRIST is the world's true light,
Words: George Wallace Briggs (1933) Music: NUN DANKET
The Revd Dr Susan Blackall, who works here at the Chapel in Greenwich, is also part of the Olympic Chaplaincy team, and is based throughout the games at the Media Centre, working to support journalists and broadcasters from around the world. Susan will lead our prayers this morning:
Intercessions led by the Revd Dr Susan Blackall, Assistant Chaplain
Let us pray
A prayer for London
Gracious God,
whose Son offers his saving love and peace to all people,
we pray for London,
as our city welcomes the people of the world to the Games,
giving thanks for its long history
and dazzling diversity,
and its warm embrace to many,
that you will grant enrichment and friendship
to all who visit and receive hospitality,
that the world may be sustained
in its journey towards tolerance,
understanding and peace.
All Amen.
Sung refrain: Sing praises all you peoples, sing praises to the Lord.
Sing praises all you peoples, sing praises to the Lord.
A prayer for people who will travel
Gracious God,
whose Son travelled as a refugee
and walked the streets of Jerusalem as a pilgrim,
we pray for all who travel to the London Games:
for competitors and coaches, cleaners and caterers;
for umpires and judges, city guides and security guards;
for audiences and volunteers,
that you will grant them safe travel
and journeys filled with enriching encounter.
All Amen.
Sung refrain: Sing praises all you peoples, sing praises to the Lord.
Sing praises all you peoples, sing praises to the Lord.
A prayer for the athletes :
Gracious God,
who created humanity in your image
and who delight in the talent, skill and flair you have given us:
we pray for the athletes taking part in the Games,
that you will give determination and equity to all competitors,
gratitude and humility to winners,
grace and generosity to those who do not come first,
and thankfulness and admiration in observers;
that in all our best efforts
your creation may be glorified.
All Amen.
Sung refrain: Sing praises all you peoples, sing praises to the Lord.
Sing praises all you peoples, sing praises to the Lord.
A prayer for the security services :
Gracious God,
whose Holy Spirit guards and sustains us day and night,
we pray for all those working to keep the Games safe for all,
especially the military, police and the security services;
that these lands may be seen as a beacon of hope
and an ambassador of peace and justice.
All Amen.
Sung refrain: Sing praises all you peoples, sing praises to the Lord.
Sing praises all you peoples, sing praises to the Lord.
A prayer for those suffering in other places :
Gracious God,
who know the needs of every person in every place,
we pray for those whose suffering the world forgets,
that you will be with those who are afraid, hungry, homeless or alone
or for whom this is a time of grief, regret and disappointment,
and that while the world watches us,
you will watch over the lands and peoples
where injustice, disease and violence compete.
All Amen.
Sung refrain: Sing praises all you peoples, sing praises to the Lord.
Sing praises all you peoples, sing praises to the Lord.
[*A prayer for ourselves and our own contributions :
Gracious God,
whose son came to serve and not to be served,
we pray for ourselves,
that you will inspire us with your Holy Spirit
to serve others according to your will and purpose,
with humility, compassion and love,
serving you in them,
until our duty is done and we may rest in your loving arms. Amen. ] (*omit this if we need to save time)
Sung refrain: Sing praises all you peoples, sing praises to the Lord.
Sing praises all you peoples, sing praises to the Lord. (x2?)
We join all of our prayers together in the words that Jesus himself taught us, saying
All Our Father in heaven,
hallowed be your name,
your kingdom come,
your will be done,
on earth as in heaven.
Give us today our daily bread.
Forgive us our sins
as we forgive those who sin against us.
Lead us not into temptation
but deliver us from evil.
For the kingdom, the power,
and the glory are yours
now and for ever. Amen.
Continuing our theme of unashamed and universal praise, the choir now sings Ralph Vaughan Williams' setting of George Herbert's words, 'Let all the world in every corner sing, my God and king!'
Anthem Let all the world in every corner sing,
Words: George Herbert (1593-1633) Music: Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958)
At the heart of our worship this morning has been the prayerful longing for harmony and understanding across every part of our human family. As violence and injustice continue to thrive on the streets of Syria, and in the countless broken places of our world, it is so tempting to give up hope and to abandon any efforts of building trust and cooperation. But when different nations and cultures encounter one another, positive transformation is possible. And our prayer has been that these Olympic and Paralympic games, here in this truly global city, might be contested, watched, supported and managed with a spirit in respect and dignity, and might thereby be a inspirational sign of harmony and reconciliation to people everywhere.
Wherever you will be, as you follow the many exciting events of the coming days, may God renew your hope and trust for the future of our world.
Stand to sing
Hymn ALL my hope on God is founded;
Words: Robert Bridges (1844-1930) Music: MICHAEL
Blessing given by the Chaplain
Go forth into the world in peace;
be of good courage;
hold fast to that which is good;
render to no one, evil for evil;
but strengthen the fainthearted;
support the weak; help the afflicted;
honour all; love and serve the Lord,
rejoicing in the power of the Holy Spirit.
And the blessing of God Almighty,
the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit
be among you, and remain with you, now and forever.
All Amen.
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BBC Radio 4 Sun 29 Jul 2012 08:10 BBC Radio 4


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"Innovations," Ballet West's program that taps the talents of company dancers and emerging choreographers, has emerged as the most anticipated show of the season.
A sold-out performance in the 500-seat Jeanne' Wagner Theatre opening night signals a growing curiosity in the artistic process of dance making. It affirms the desire of Salt Lake audience members to participate — not with a ballot, but by hearing the breath, feeling the weight and seeing the work up close.
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The sold-out crowd indicates Salt Lake audiences' growing interest in process and there is plenty to chat about and analyze in this Ballet West performance.
When » May 21-24, 7:30 p.m.; 2 p.m. matinee Saturday, May 24
Where » Jeanné Wagner Theatre, 138 W. 300 South, Salt Lake City
Tickets » $45; arttix.org or 801-355-ARTS (2787)
Running time » About two hours, with a 10-minute intermission and a 20-minute intermission.
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In Christopher Ruud's four-section ballet, "Great Souls," he lays bare the emotions surrounding the death of his father, the death of his mentor and his recent divorce. At the close of a lengthy and demanding autobiographical solo/duet with Tom Mattingly, dancer Tyler Gum collapses to the floor and the audience hears Gum gasping for breath or maybe actually crying. Quietly, dancer Allison DeBona enters stage left and places her hand momentarily on Gum's back. The nine-minute-long pas de deux that follows is the next chapter in Ruud's story. DeBona and Rex Tilton bring life and personality to the characters in a retelling of Ruud's perspective of the very public break up of his marriage.
Thanks to the CW's dance-docu-reality show "Breaking Pointe," many are familiar with the personal lives of the company dancers. But what makes this performance personal is not the stuff of gossip-blog drama. We are engaged in the work through the intimacy of a small theater and the access to surprisingly private choreographed stories. And particularly in "Great Souls," Ruud's choreography fully matches and balances the powerful Beethoven score that is the soundtrack to his life, such that it also becomes the backdrop to ours.
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The three dancer-choreographers chosen earlier in the year through an extensive application process each had a clear purpose and starting point. Christopher Anderson's "Paths" investigated the concepts of chance operations and pedestrian movement. Although modern dance has explored these concepts over the years, it is outside the box for ballet. At intermission, Anderson gave audience volunteers a crash course in movement and set us out to navigate the stage. As a volunteer I was clearly impacted, but wondered if Anderson's goal of a unique audience experience was being reached. The applause, however, which lasted through three bows and the high-fives from total strangers as I made my way back to my seat, confirmed the demonstration was a hit with the audience.
Choreographer-dancer Emily Adams' did everything right in her "Mixed Signals," while also remaining structurally inventive.
Tyler Gum's "Inverted Affect" is filled with great ideas. The opening image of three dancers standing apart in the cool-blue lighting while sending each other conflicting emotional messages was strong. In time, Gum will develop more fully the ideas and images he has offered this first time around.
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