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Bitonality and Polytonality
Polytonality and bitonality
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This post introduces Nurtan's thoughts on polytonality in the form of a series of articles forming a guide to the topic. I found it an informative read and felt like I was being invited to travel across the world with him in his exploration of the topic.
The series of discussion papers on polytonality, bitonality and polymodality featured in this blog are not scholarly papers or extensive instructions on how to compose in a particular style. There will only be a few bookish references and technical detail will be kept to the minimum. The musical examples cited range from well know pieces to fragments of our own compositions.
This raises the question of the utility of this effort. That is easy to answer. Polytonality had a long history in different cultures and probably used extensively prior to music of early renaissance. We hear the traces of this in the folk music of Greece, Turkey, Armenia, Ukrainian and Russian steppes, Northern Persia and India. These folk songs have been transmitted by oral tradition and reflect to a large extent the ease of achieving expressive, emotional content by their use.
By definition, polytonality uses more than one key simultaneously. This is fairly easy to achieve through writing each voice in a different key. However, the selection of the melodies and the choice of keys can get complicated. In addition if the polytonal passages are too complicated, the ear will pick a key and unintentionally hear only that, the music may sound highly ornamented or off key. The polytonal music with three or more tonal centres will be discussed towards the end of this series.
If an entire composition of a section or a passage uses two tonal centres it is called bitonal. depending upon the mode of each key bitonal scales provide a very wide variety of musical language. In general, bitonal sections might be unimodal (for example, each is major, or minor etc.) but there is no restriction on this aspect. Also, the tempered scale of the Western music is not a requirement for the bitonal-bimodal arrangements.
I think the music of the Roman liturgy; Gregorian chant and medieval music are probably the exception rather than the universal in Western musical practice – especially in secular music. The huge influence of the Byzantine Empire on the culture of Eastern Mediterranean regions is undeniable. The examples of the use of polytonality in generating simple polyphony still survive in Armenian, Greek, Kurdish and Turkish multi-instrument folk music. This seems to be continuous from the antiquity through the Greek, Byzantine, Armenian, Ottoman and Islamic heritages.
From the early Baroque through common practice until late in 19th century bitonality was more or less dormant, Composers seeking more a colourful palette started to weaken the rules of common practise tonality; which in turn led to several schools of thought in the harmonic language of the Western music. French Romantic Music of Debussy, Saint-Saȅns, et al. introduced ambiguous excursion (Debussy's Prélude à l'Après-midi d'un Faune starts and ends in E major, but it is all-over the place in between). Arnold Schoenberg introduced serial composition in which the tonality is deliberately destroyed.
One result of this activity is that composers start using bitonality as a means to write expressive and emotionally charged music, Charles Ives: Psalm 67 (1902), Frank Bridge: The Sea Idyll*, Capriccio No1, & No 2 (1908), Béla Bartok: 14 Bagatelles (1908), Igor Stravinski: Petrushka (1911) firmly established the use of bitonality. Later on Darius Milhaud: Saudades do Brasil (1920), Benjamin Britten in his operas Billy Budd and Peter Grimes among other composers completely integrated the technique into the musical vocabulary.
Several scholars and theorists object to the concept of polytonality and present cogent arguments to give the technique other names and attributes. Since the technique survived over 100 years under this name, we present the rose is a rose argument for keeping the name as it is for practical purposes.
* The Sea Idyll was the first piece analysed by us when we started these cross-Atlantic discussions and will be included as this blog progresses. Ken
Before we post another part of the bitonality/polytonality discussion, I would like to share one of the many e-mails sent between us as we explore different possibilities and aspects of extending our composing techniques and understanding of new music (shall we say anything from Debussy to the present day). I was encouraged to do this by Nurtan as it touches on, and perhaps extends on an aspect of his thoughts and arguments that were covered by Bernstein in his famous lectures.
For those who have heard and want to be reminded of the content of these lectures they are of course available on the net:
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subject: some thoughts after a hospital visit
Yesterday I visited my mother in a hospital in North Wales, the location is a stronghold of the Welsh language and the majority of staff are fluent Welsh speakers, and for many it is their first language.
During my visit some of the medical staff were moving about the ward and I picked up on the term osteoporosis, a condition that affects my mother, and probably the reason why I tuned in to another person's speech.
I gave it little thought until I was driving back to my home and then I realised that I was working with words from three different languages. There was no effort in exchanging between Welsh and English and knowing the Greek term and its roots made all three languages blend. I recall Arthur Koestler making the same sorts of observations about the ease with which he could follow conversations in different tongues, so I assume it is a common enough feature.
I took to considering your experiment with major and minor tonalities and the way we hear sounds in combination. Anthony Burgess wrote in one of his early novels about a character who could hear all 4 parts of a fugue in his head.
Now I can recreate the sound of a Bach fugue in my head after playing it, sometimes only part of the fugue, and then it does a strange looping back to the beginning, which is rather frustrating! The question is am I really hearing all the parts? I don't know for certain as it isn't exactly like listening to a CD, though there are times when the music is particularly vivid.
Similarly, am I hearing two or more distinct languages at once, or is it a rapid alternation between words and their meaning? When I think about it it isn't just a matter of vocabulary, Welsh has a cadence and stress to the speech quite unlike English.
If our brains can cope with this degree of information, coping with two or more keys in a bitonal piece shouldn't be beyond our listening skills, nor discriminating between various combinations of bitonal chords. However, I have a certain sense of unease about hearing two tonic chords at once, why is this? When I am hearing two languages does one take precedence over the other, if (let us say) Welsh was spoken first or more regularly than English would I gravitate to that language? I am not suggesting that because we might start playing the piano with pieces in C that we would gravitate to that key over all others (don't even start thinking about writing pieces in C and C sharp for lesson one, we might never extract ourselves from that pathway)! Has equal tuning ensured that we have no particular "home" key in our minds?
How much saturation could we cope with before we decide that there is no sense to the music presented? Does a massive amount of information become a global event that can be contrasted with another? In musical terms we could be talking about Ligeti's "Atmospheres" or Nielsen's "Commotio" or Nancarrow's player piano studies.
If we were discussing rhythm the same issues apply, a change from a crotchet pulse to a triplet crotchet to quaver can be heard as three events or as an acceleration. We could grade each note in a sequence with a minutely different duration and get a similar effect, but would our ears mark the difference? Of course one could compose with a legion of different tempi and have three orchestras to perform them, but would we manage to discriminate the material or combine it into a gesture?
Perhaps the question seems trivial, but if the composer has a responsibility to present his audience with coherence rather than chaos these fine lines need some consideration, and I know of no rule book which says where the boundary lies.
Have I taken the analogy too far?
As always I look forward to your opinions,


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Every publication is said to be blasphemous which contains any contemptuous, reviling, scurrilous or ludicrous matter relating to God, Jesus Christ, or the Bible, or the formularies of the Church of England as bylaw established. It is not blasphemous to speak or publish opinions hostile to the Christian religion. or to deny the existence of God, if the publication is couched in decent and temperate language. The test to be applied is as to the manner in which the doctrines are advocated and not as to the substance of the doctrines themselves. Everyone who publishes any blasphemous document is guilty of the [offence] of publishing a blasphemous libel. Everyone who speaks blasphemous words is guilty of the [offence] of blasphemy.Following this, the Law Commission, in a working paper in 1981 followed by a full report in 1985 recommended abolition of the offense. Here, it discussed in detail each of the points that he mentions. On the question of whether matter and manner may be distinguished for the purpose of the offense as Lord Scarman suggests, it said:
Frequently matter and manner cannot easily be disentangled and upon analysis it is often the message which repels as much as the language in which it is couched. That may well have been so in regard to much if not all of the material found to be blasphemous in reported cases. Matter which consists only of vulgar abuse or insults may thus on examination prove to be so insignificant in quantity and so insignificant as a social problem as scarcely to merit notice by the criminal law; and it seems to us that any wider categorization may indeed have adverse consequences for freedom of speech and communication. Such restrictions would in particular have adverse consequences for what many would consider to be proper criticism of matters pertaining to religion and religious belief. Ridicule has for long been an acceptable means of focusing attention upon a particular aspect of religious practice or dogma which its opponents regard as offending against the wider interests of society, and in that context use of abuse or insults may well be a legitimate means of expressing a point of view upon the matter at issue…On the question of extending a similar protection to other religions in a plural society (English common law only extended this protection to the Church of England) as Lord Scarman suggested and Noorani endorses, it noted:
The imposition of criminal penalties upon such abuse or insults becomes, in our view, peculiarly difficult to defend in the context of a "plural" or multi-racial, multi-religious society. Here one person's incisive comment (or indeed seemingly innocent comment) may be another's "blasphemy", and to forbid use of the strongest language in relation, for example, to practices which some may rightly regard as not in the best interests of society as a whole would, it seems to us, be altogether unacceptable. But such would be the consequence if, as many of our commentators urged, a crime of blasphemy were to be extended to religions other than Christianity. Of course, such abuse or insults directed at the beliefs or practices of a particular religion may in substance amount to an attack upon adherents of that religion because of the views they hold. The line may be a fine one; but as we have emphasized above, if such attacks appear to be or become a real social problem, the appropriate response in our view is not to extend the law of blasphemy but rather to adapt the present offence penalizing the publication of matter likely to arouse hatred towards persons on account of their race so that it would penalize publication of matter likely to arouse hostility to others on account of their religious beliefs.This is very similar to the Canadian delegate Terry Cornier's view that 'it is individuals who have rights and not religions'. Indeed, the Racial and Religious Hatred Act passed in 2006 incorporates this view. While making the publishing or distribution of offensive material with the intent to stir up religious hatred an offense, it explicitly declares that 'Nothing in this Part shall be read or given effect in a way which prohibits or restricts discussion, criticism or expressions of antipathy, dislike, ridicule, insult or abuse of particular religions or the beliefs or practices of their adherents, or of any other belief system or the beliefs or practices of its adherents, or proselytizing or urging adherents of a different religion or belief system to cease practicing their religion or belief system' (section 29J). Clearly, there is nothing preposterous about it as Noorani suggests. Quoting an article from The Economist regarding the Danish cartoon controversy, Noorani argues that 'A living person caricatured thus would have a valid cause of action in law for libel. So would members of a religious community if the founder of the faith is thus libeled.' Firstly, it was reported that the lower courts in Denmark had dismissed libel charges against Jyllands-Posten and the matter had been appealed in the Supreme Court. Secondly, unlike ordinary libel, neither the artistic nor other merits of the material nor a public good defense was available for blasphemous libel under English common law (Media Law by Sallie Spilsbury, 2000). Also, as the working paper noted, it was doubtful that dissemination could be prevented by application of criminal law as 'special protection for the religious believer could lead to widespread flouting of legal sanctions by those wishing to focus attention upon its discriminatory character or to be seen as martyrs in the cause of freedom of expression' and it 'might well stimulate activities designed to display its unacceptable character and the impossibility of securing its proper enforcement'. Several previous episodes attested to this reality. William Foote, a journalist determined to bring down English blasphemy laws in the 19th century published irreverent pieces on biblical characters in his paper Freethinker including pictures depicting the 'Comic Life of Christ' and an image of the Almighty's posterior. His prosecution however resulted in the widespread dissemination of the material turning him into a cause célèbre (Blasphemy in the Christian World by David Nash, 2007). Again, few people had heard of the gay newspaper or of James Kirkup before the Lemon case was brought to court. Clandestine distribution of the material afterwards helped it reach a much wider audience than it would otherwise have. If the idea is to protect society by preventing dissemination, it appears unlikely to have a salutary effect. Finally, based on this recommendation and others (including a report by a select committee of the House of Lords delineating the various options in 2002), the offenses of blasphemy and blasphemous libel under the common law of England and Wales were abolished by the Criminal Justice and Immigration Act, 2008. Lord Scarman's view is therefore no longer good law. Noorani also refers on several occasions to 'some US talk on free speech'. I have no idea what that means but it suffices to note that he cites no American case to buttress his claim that religions require special protection. The US Supreme Court has never ruled on blasphemy but it did hold the New York state law on sacrilege which was defined in very similar terms to be unconstitutional in Joseph Burstyn Inc. v. Wilson 343 US 495 (1952) ((Blasphemy: Verbal offense against the sacred from Moses to Salman Rushdie by Leonard W. Levy, 1995). The majority opinion in that case held: "In seeking to apply the broad and all-inclusive definition of "sacrilegious" given by the New York courts, the censor is set adrift upon a boundless sea amid a myriad of conflicting currents of religious views, with no charts but those provided by the most vocal and powerful orthodoxies. New York cannot vest such unlimited restraining control over motion pictures in a censor…" Justice Frankfurter, in an eloquent concurrence was even more explicit. Though several states continue to retain blasphemy laws on their statutes, prosecution attempts ended in the early 1970s. It is virtually certain that any such censorship today would be struck down on First Amendment grounds (In the more recent National Endowment for the Arts v. Finley (1998), even Justices Scalia and Thomas did not dispute an artist's right to create indecent and disrespectful art). Whatever one thinks of the resolution, some things are clear. Blasphemy in the West is headed to oblivion if not extinction – several countries have abolished it while others that retain the offence on their statute no longer enforce it. He says that 'the issue is not freedom; it is self-indulgence with an eye on publicity'. With respect, this is a distinction without a difference. He further adds 'Such people falsely raised the banner of freedom and sailed with the anti-Muslim current in Europe'. I do not believe this either. Blasphemy laws in Europe have been shaped by centuries of struggle both within Christianity usually spearheaded by marginal sects such as Unitarians and Socinians against its dominant form as well as against Christianity led by the deists and others. From that standpoint, it is not difficult to see why preserving these hard earned freedoms is very much a matter of principle in these countries.


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So far, Marvel's Cinematic Universe (MCU) seems to be getting better, as they have been taking ideas that seem weak like Ant-Man or Black Panther and milking billions out of them. A few years ago, when Daredevil hit Netflix, it was proof that this more mature and darker branch of the MCU could be just as successful.
Daredevil's Season 1 was a huge hit, and Jessica Jones Season 1 was an even better step up (in my humble opinion). The reason Jessica Jones was so successful is because Season 1 ignored the conventions of superheroes, as it spent very little time on heroic origin stories or dressing up in a costume. Instead, Jessica Jones first season story was about how she was victimized by a mind-controller known as Kilgrave, and how she rose from this. It was a more character-driven story that still had plenty of action and introduced the audience to interesting characters like Trish Walker, Jeri Hogarth, and even Luke Cage (before he got his own decent series).
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Ahead of the release We Love Disney on Oct. 30, another track from the upcoming compilation album has premiered online.
Lucy Hale and Rascal Flatts are the latest to contribute to the album, for which a whole crop of current music megastars have recorded new interpretations of beloved Disney songs, including Jason Derulo singing "Can You Feel the Love Tonight," Jessie J taking on "Part of Your World," Ne-Yo putting his own spin on "Friend Like Me," and Kacey Musgraves lending a country flair to "Spoonful of Sugar."
Like Musgraves, Hale and Rascal Flatts inject a little country into their beloved Disney track: Frozen's "Let It Go." The ridiculously popular song, originally performed by Idina Menzel as Queen Elsa's anthem of independence and self-acceptance, gets a twangy, confident update for We Love Disney from the Pretty Little Liars actress and country trio. Listen to it below.


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The head coach of Uganda, Milutin 'Micho' Sredejovic has trimmed the initial 30-man provisional list to 26 for their friendly against Tunisia
Watenga Isma, Mukibi Ronald and Derrick Nsibambi have been dropped from the initial list
The squad will further be reduced to 23 for the finals in Gabon which starts on 14th January.
Uganda find themselves in group D with Ghana, Egypt and Congo
Below is the 26-man provisional squad
Odongkara Robert, Ochan Benjamin, Jamal Salim Magola, Iguma Denis, Nicholas Wadada, Ochaya Joseph and Batambuze Shafiq.
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Thanks for coming back to South Florida. Your concert at the West Palm Beach Auditorium Saturday night was even better than your performances at the Button South and the Sunrise Musical Theatre in 1984.
It was worth the wait. Your voice seems stronger than ever and you still have that special charisma and boundless, exuberant energy.
You didn`t waste any time getting started, opening the show with your new uptempo single Change of Heart. You were so entertaining whirling and twirling and skipping all over the stage wearing that fuchsia cape and that wild headdress with the fuchsia and lime green plumes. What energy! How did you do that for an hour and a half? Do you do aerobics or something?
I guess you got to rest a little when you sang those thoughtful ballads Time After Time and True Colors. You`re one of the few performers I know who is equally adept at delivering a touching ballad or a rousing rocker like Money Changes Eveything or She Bop. And you even manage to keep the audience`s attention. It was so surprising to hear 5,000 people singing all the words to True Colors when you returned for your second encore and sang the song with no accompaniment. That was very emotional.
So was your rendition of Marvin Gaye`s What`s Going On? You surpassed the version on your album.
Gee whiz, Cyndi, come to think of it you were flawless.
Your singing was wide-ranging and dynamic. (Talk about belting out a song! Have you got some pipes!) And you ran and danced all over the stage and scaffolding like some fearless explorer and reached out to all your fans. You mixed thought-provoking songs with fun songs and funny chatter with the crowd.
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McLean's the man in Mauritius
- Updated: September 11, 2010
Former professional road cyclist, Andrew McLean, showed that experience counts just as much as ability when he won the Tour of Mauritius this week. The 45-year-old McLean, racing for the Toyota Cycle Lab team, beat many riders half his age in the six-stage event, which attracted an international field.
After finishing second in the opening stage, a 15-kilometre individual time trial, McLean maintained his second place on Stage Two, a 90km road race. But it was on Stage Three, a 120km road race, where McLean managed to win the stage and secure the overall race lead, which he maintained until the finish.
ÔÇ£It was actually a lot harder keeping the Yellow Jersey than earning it,ÔÇØ said McLean.┬á ÔÇ£I had to rely on all my years of experience to hold off some very strong attempts from the other teams to grab the lead from me.ÔÇØ
McLean played down his advanced age as being significant, saying that in cycling, age isn't as big a factor as in other sports.
ÔÇ£Because the bicycle bears your bodyweight, you have a much longer competitive 'lifespan' than say in running, which is very high impact and wears your body down over the years,ÔÇØ said McLean.
ÔÇ£Look at Frenchwoman, Jeannie Longo, she's in her 50s and still winning major titles. It's a matter of having the motivation to continue training and racing that becomes a factor. Even though I work full time and don't train as much as I used to as a professional, I still take my training seriously, but I use what training time I have to maximum effect. Knowing how to do that is definitely as a result of years of experience.ÔÇØ
McLean started racing bicycles competitively at the age of 21 and during the 1990s, was South Africa's top stage racer. Among his stage racing highlights were four victories at the Giro del Capo, South Africa's premier stage race at the time.
McLean was quick to point out that it was only with the support of his team that he was able to secure the Tour of Mauritius title.
ÔÇ£We only finished with three riders, after starting with five. My teammates turned themselves inside out to help me defend the Yellow Jersey. If it weren't for them, I wouldn't have won the tour. Road cycling rewards an individual winner, but it's as much a team sport in most ways as what rugby is.┬á My teammates were totally committed and unselfish and really did sterling work. I can't thank them enough.ÔÇØ


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Dana is available to speak at conferences, women's retreats, seasonal events, women's breakfasts, prayer meetings, and special events for wives, moms, singles, and women of all ages. Dana prayerfully creates her teaching and topics to meet the needs of your gathering, theme or scripture focus. She points each woman's heart to the cross and to God's love for her, assuring her that she can make a difference in her world. Dana's fee includes travel costs and a love offering conducive to your church budget. These offerings enable Dana to continue to speak and write for Jesus.
Dana Gailey's Speaking Topics
1. Finding Contentment in Contentious Times
We look for contentment in the world around us, in the accumulation of stuff and the security money brings, in relationships and expectations we have of others and ourselves, or in our experiences and accomplishments. Moments of discontentment can turn into years, then into decades and finally into a lifetime of one disappointment after another. When we spend our lives running after contentment though, we miss today. Paul, the apostle taught us that the secret to contentment is not in location, vocation, position, possessions, or people, but in a condition. The condition is loved, love by a Shepherd. Paul learned that contentment had less to do with circumstances or what's going on in the world around us than with whose voice we are listening to.
- Learn the root of your discontentment.
- Learn to live in today.
- Learn to live purposefully with the people in your life.
- Learn to hear the voice of The Shepherd and to fight and win the spiritual battle for contentment.
- Learn to walk in such contentment in Christ that it invades your world with His love.
2. Walking From Brokenness to Freedom
All of us are broken. Some of us are a little more broken than others, and it can be hard to make sense of our pain and live a life of forgiveness. That is why Christ went to the cross though. Our pain makes no sense unless we look at it in the shadow of the cross, the bloody cross of Jesus. Christ died to set us free, free from our sin, free to forgive, and free to live with great purpose. We can walk in complete freedom – on this side of broken!
- Learn of God's great love for you – especially through your pain.
- Learn of His purposes in your greatest sorrow.
- Learn to forgive.
- Learn to walk in the freedom and love only found in those who are forgiven and who choose to forgive.
3. Living Life Knowing You are Loved
Stop and look at your world and KNOW that you are loved! Each breath we take, a tiny flower blowing gently in the breeze, the twinkle in a child's eye – all of God's creation points us to His love. Often we feel anything but loved though. We fall from grace back into the law even though it was purchased for us on the cross. We then live a life of duty and performance rather than of loving relationship with the Creator of the Universe and those who watch our lives miss the message of the cross. We are loved though! We can live loved! God gave His baby Boy to die that we might live loved and pour His love out to our world. Loved people after all, love people.
- Learn to grasp how wide and long and high and deep God's love is for you – a gracious and perfect love from which nothing can separate you.
- Learn that because of the cross there is enough love for your heart, for your life.
- Learn to live the purpose for which you were made letting God's love shine through you to your world.
4. Becoming a Woman of Prayer
Ephesians 6:18 tells us to ". . . pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests." Because we are so consumed with busyness that we seldom stop to pray, perhaps many of us believe this is impossible. We can become women who pray "on all occasions with all kinds of prayers" though. All we have to do is look to Jesus. Jesus did a lot of whispering to His Father. Though He was a very busy man, in those times with His Father He found refreshment, peace, strength, purpose, and direction. From those whisperings He saw the hand of God move in response to His requests, and it is in those times that we will find these things, as well. Our hearts will have no lasting peace from any source other than Jesus as we learn to lay our burdens at His feet and rest securely in His arms.
- Learn to pray through your days.
- Learn to rest in The Secret place of God's everlasting arms.
- Learn to grow in love with your Father in Heaven through intimate prayer.
- Learn to wait on Him to do His thing.
- Learn that He's got 'this' . . . whatever your 'this' is.
- Learn to trust that He is completely, utterly, and totally faithful!
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We've had careers (or not), raised children (or not), had successful marriages (or not), and for most – seen our bodies slow down considerably. Our world is changing at warp speed, as well. So, Baby Boomers, what are we to do in this season of our life? Some of us travel, some start new careers, and some are limited by physical health or financial need. In whatever condition we find ourselves though, we are women with great purpose. In this season we have great prayers to pray, great things to learn, great wisdom to impart, and great love to give. It's never too late to live with purpose and learn to pray. It's never too late to let God love you so you can pour His love out to your world. The length of time we are on this planet is God's business. We have no need to worry about that. What we do with our days is our business though, so let's live!
- Learn how to live with purpose right where you are.
- Learn how to keep learning.
- Learn a deeper and sweeter prayer life with your Father in Heaven.
- Learn to live one day at a time and to see the eternal value in each day.
- Learn to live free of regret over yesterday and worry about tomorrow, and free to live today – whatever your day brings.
6. Raising Kids on Purpose
We want our kids to love the Lord and succeed. Yet, we inadvertently gum up the works when we compartmentalize our lives in Christ, living one way at home, one way at church, and perhaps another at work. It is all one life with one purpose though, and all of life for a believer in Christ is evangelism. Family, work, relationships, and raising children, all are evangelism. In our days filled with feeding, clothing, nurturing, training, and providing for our children, it seems at times like the darkness is overtaking the light and we are losing them to the world. Be encouraged though, because though we can't control many things, we control the most important thing in their lives. That is our authentic relationship of love with God that touches our world. This authentic love is the single most important ingredient to our children having an authentic love relationship with God that touches their world. Little eyes are watching us. Let's raise them on purpose.
- You were created to parent your children to touch their world for Christ.
- Know how to walk intimately and honestly with your God.
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How To Turn Down A Potential Client
By Amanda Linette Meder Psychic Medium
A reading is a connection between You, Your Client, and Spirit.
And to receive the highest, best and clearest connection possible, everyone coming to the reading, has to be aligned to receiving - clearly, graciously and openly, the messages from Spirit.
This includes you.
If any one of those individuals are not in this mental, emotional or spiritual space, the messages from the reading may not be delivered clearly or they may not be received clearly.
At no time are you under any obligation to give a reading to anyone.
Spirit Communication takes work, a lot of fine focus, attention to detail and your full, utmost undivided care and support.
It takes a lot of energy.
And you deserve to be working with people who respect that exchange.
And as a medium, receiving messages and energy from Spirit, doesn't start at the top of the hour when a client, or potential readee arrives - in fact, it often begins hours and days before the client ever sits for a session with you.
Imagine as a medium, instead of having a gift, you own a grocery store full of food.
Normally, you're open from 10-7 every day, but recently, you broke your ankle and now you have limited hours, or you have to hire someone else to run the store, while you focus on the accounting as you recover.
With a family run business, it's nearly impossible to have round the clock hours, and stand at the register 24/7. Unfortunately, you are unable to be open all of the time to serve your customers. Due to tending to your own needs such as eating, sleeping, resting, and other self and family maintenance tasks.
When a psychic close his or her grocery store, there are other options for your customers:
1. They can wait
2. They can find another psychic
3. They can learn how to get the same information themselves
When you turn down someone for reading, you aren't denying anyone access to food.
Not by a long shot.
Each and every person can learn to grow their own food - everyone can develop their abilities to connect with Spirit, and I've even created courses to teach them how.
Plus, it's important to have boundaries in your work.
So, when do you decide to turn down a customer?
Whenever you feel you can't serve that customer in your highest capacity possible, such as when:
When something feels off
When you don't feel well
After you've been working all day
When it's time to take a vacation
If you are recovering from a surgery or an illness
When you are way too tired and exhausted
If you aren't in an emotional space to work, such as during a stressful life event
When a customer becomes abusive or aggressive towards to you
When a potential customer feels 'off' or somehow 'not right' to you
When you feel you can't provide what they are looking for
Anytime you feel you can't provide your highest and best in the service of Spirit to another, discontinue the reading.
You can cancel at any time . . . just make sure to write it into your terms and conditions and provide a full refund.
You don't have to give an explanation, but I do recommend:
Empathizing with their needs
Giving an apology that you can't meet their needs
Providing a referral to someone who can (as long as they haven't been abusive, if that's the case - no referrals, don't send that person to a dear friend!)
Wahhhhhhh, but Amanda, my main income is readings?! What do I do?! I needed that money!
Calm down. When you turn down a client that's not the right fit, the Universe often rewards with sending you someone that's a better fit.
But in the meantime, here are some options:
- 5 Creative Ways To Make More Money (All While Not Giving a Single Reading)
- Energy Clearing Online: How To Clear Your Website, Filter Emails, and Handle Social Media Accounts
- 29 Business Building Articles for Intuitive Entrepreneurs
- Take The Marketing for Mediums eCourse
In my membership community, we have a ton of articles designed to help you break away from the readings model of making income, so you can take a break. It's a process, but it's doable - and many mediums have already started making the transition.
Amanda Linette Meder
Last update: September 13, 2016


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their own decision on what it is that they want to explore and develop new ideas or master new skills What is Genius Hour? THE ORIGINS OF GENIUS HOUR HP invented the 10% time, which is always referred to as a "convention", not an explicit policy. Hp held it after lunch on Friday, and engineers had access to anything needed to do the job Google has a "20%
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"15 percent time" rule Most people in class are more motivated during Genius Hour compared to a normal class. They are also more proud of their work created during Genius hour. Most people feel less motivated during class time than Genius Hour, and more prefer Genius Hour over normal class time. The reason why we do Genius Hour in IT9 is to give more freedom to students. Also, to give them a chance to make use of their inspirations, learn new ideas and skills, and push their limits in computer Why Genius Hour in IT9 Most people work on programs like Photoshop, Flash, and garage band during Genius hour. There are also students who tries out different websites such as sumo paint. Freedom Inspiration Push the Limits Quality of Work HIGHER QUALITY LOWER QUALITY Most people produce a higher quality of work during class time. It is easier to learn when there is a specific tutorial or demonstration from teacher A lower quality of work is produced during genius hour compared to normal class time. Sometimes, it is hard to understand where and how to start off when exploring something new. Also, some tutorials found online are confusing and unaccurate My Works
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- On December 11, 20017 in Tucumcari, New Mexico, a 16 year-old girl shot a 17 year-old boy and a 19 year-old girl in the face with a pellet gun. SOURCE: ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL
- On June 23, 2012 in Tucumcari, New Mexico, United States Marshals arrested Carlton Neely and James Edward, who were wanted for a shooting spree in Illinois. SOURCE: U.S. MARSHAL SERVICE
- On November 27, 2012 in Tucumcari, New Mexico, the New Mexico State Police arrested an adopted teenager for shooting and killing the woman who took him in as a foster parent. SOURCE: KOAT.COM
- In December of 2012 in Tucumcari, New Mexico, a 19 year-old was charged for shooting and killing his mother with a rifle and then stabbing his sister to death. SOURCE: ABC 7 NEWS
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Ofcom cut mobile termination charges
For once, mobile phone operators will be the ones muttering swear words under their breath this morning, as Ofcom have decided to tell them off for continually shafting us plebs.
Basically, the watchdog has ruled that mobile operators will have to lower the cost of their termination rates, the amount they charge rivals to connect calls to their network.
Charges are currently around 4.18p a minute, but Ofcom have said that this needs to drop to 2.66p by the end of 2011, with a further drop to 0.69p by 2015.
Presumably, the costs will rise elsewhere as mobile companies try to recuperate some revenue. And at the moment, these charges account for something in the region of 10% and 15% of their revenues. They'll be really, really irked by all this.
It is likely that operators stop giving out free phones with contracts, which could dent the smartphone market considerably.
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- TimThe "free" (aka not really free at all) phone contracts will probably stay. That's the key hook for gullible punters who think they are really getting something for nothing. They'll just raise fees on other services. e.g. higher data charges, reduce the inclusive bundles, charge more for 0845 numbers, charge more for non-EU calls and roaming, increase minimum contract period and/or drop those rolling monthly contracts with no tie in, etc. That said, as operators in the UK are starting to share networks the termination charges may go away, but only if you call between those who share the same network.
- Bill B.It's not really going to bring prices down though. For every minute of calls going out that costs your network less, there's an equal minute coming in which brings them less revenue. So it's swings and roundabouts people, there will be less cash in the mobile money merry-go-round, but the net effects will be the same. This campaign was founded by 3 and BT, cos it benefits them the most. Not the consumer.


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Aditya Birla news
Aditya Birla group hit by 'cryptojacking' attack
More than 2,000 computers were targeted by hackers in a new kind of cyber-warfare where hackers misuse a target's terminals to mine cryptocurrency.
Aditya Birla Group plans to sell 15-20% in Idea Payments Bank
The payments bank, in which group companies Idea Cellular and Aditya Birla Nuvo own 51% and 49%, respectively, will use the money to expand its operations.
DoT awaits FDI clearance for Idea to approve merger with Vodafone
The merged Idea-Vodafone entity will have highest subscriber base of 41 crore accounting for over 35 per cent market share and second largest spectrum holding of 1,850 megahertz in the country.
Idea Cellular seeks govt nod for raising FDI limit to 100%
Foreign investors hold around 27 per cent stake in Idea, as per shareholding pattern of the company till December 2017.
Reliance Jio likely to surpass Idea, Vodafone rev mkt share individually shortly: Analysts
Reliance Jio Infocomm (Jio) may soon topple Idea Cellular and Vodafone India individually in revenue market share, on the back of Mukesh Ambani-led telco's ability to spend more in capital expenditure. Jio's revenue though is expected to surpass that of the Aditya Birla group telco in the fiscal third quarter itself, say analysts.
Vodafone, Idea Cellular hire expert to pick key executives
About 100 senior management staff from each of the companies are going through a fitment test, with the aim of seeing if they are suited for the merged company.
Telecom Commission gives a miss to inter-ministerial group's proposals
Few projects under the USO scheme, according to Sundararajan, have got a go ahead. She, however, refused to give further details.
Bharti Airtel to aggressively invest in 4G, fibre network
Last week, Bharti group chairman Sunil Mittal said India's largest telecom company plans to invest between Rs 18,000 crore and Rs 20,000 crore in the fiscal ending March 2018.
Idea-Vodafone merger likely to be completed by March
Vodafone India and Idea Cellular merger deal is expected to be completed by March 2018, as all regulatory approvals are likely to be obtained by that time, a source privy to the deal said. "There are only two permission left in the amalgamation scheme of the Idea and Vodafone," a source told PTI.
Major fire at Idea Cellular's Noida warehouse
Six fire tenders were rushed to the spot though no casualties were reported.
IUC rate cut will make tariffs more competitive: BSNL
"We'll be coming up with more aggressive tariff plans for our mobile subscribers," BSNL chairman Anupam Shrivastava said.
Aditya Birla group's Idea Cellular's consumer base dips 2.8 million in August
GSM Mobile subscription, according to Delhi-based COAI has decreased by 6.41 million in August, with India's subscribers base hitting 948.54 million.
Payments bank part of bigger scheme of things of Idea and Voda: Birla
The payment bank is a JV between Idea and now Grasim.It used to be with Nuvo. We have no plans to change it. - Birla
It's a myth lower IUC will cut mobile tariffs: Kumar Mangalam Birla
BAK, under which the fee is zero, would benefit only the "new operator", Birla said in a reference to Reliance Jio Infocomm.
Vodafone-Idea merger gets conditional go-ahead from Sebi, bourses
Idea has also submitted a voluntary undertaking stating that it will comply with the directions of Sebi in respect of the ongoing examination.
Idea Cellular shares tank nearly 6% on disappointing Q1 show
Shares of Idea Cellular today dived by nearly 6 per cent after the company posted a loss of Rs 815.9 crore in the first quarter ended June 30.
Bharti Airtel, Idea Cellular shares down as Mukesh Ambani launches JioPhone
The new device, to be available for pre-booking from August 24, is aimed to complement telecom services that are commercially available under the brand name Jio.


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ASP.NET MVC is a really compelling platform. Microsoft is making a lot of great changes to support modern web development and I wanted to check out how it works.
I had the javascript source for Landmine laying around in a local git repository, I had high hopes of one day making a Ruby on Rails app to host it. I decided to go forward but with ASP.NET MVC instead.
It's sort of a Minesweeper clone that supports high scores. I have plans to add things like score validation and replays.
- Grunt for building JS source
- Local bower for managing dependencies between server and my JS source
- Entity Framework 6
- Knockout.js
- Typescript for connecting game source code to high scores
- Hosted on azure websites
Microsoft is making a lot of positive changes. The latest Visual Studio supports a lot of tooling that embraces the open source community and provides excellent improvements in development efficiency.
TypeScript - I tried TypeScript for a section of the app. It works really well within VS: gives you IntelliSense and compile errors. It made working with Knockout a breeze since I tend to forget to access model properties through the method syntax. It doesn't make much sense to use TS outside of VisualStudio though: its most compelling use-case is the in-editor IntelliSense: a feature that I have not been able to reproduce with open source tooling on the Mac
Visual Studio - VS 2013 tooling is top-notch. At work I use mostly VIM, and while I love the key bindings, it's really nice to work in an environment that supports refactoring, IntelliSense, and built in version control. I had to figure out how to do SASS within VS, but that likewise turned out to be a great feature.
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ASP.NET MVC - I really like ASP.NET MVC. It borrows many of the best ideas of Ruby on Rails and applies the static type-safety and speed of C#. Razor syntax is a great way to do views, and integration with EntityFramework is awesome. VS's ability to scaffold out sample pages is a great way to get up to speed quickly. This framework is going to go far.


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Models on the runway have an important job. Clothing designers have entrusted their latest fashions to a person who will introduce them to the world with the staging and production otherwise accorded a Hollywood celebrity, rock star or head of state. These new designs are shown in their absolute best light, giving them every opportunity to become the new must-have-in-my-wardrobe look.
Likewise, children of God are offered an important role. The Creator of all has robed them in His love and offers it free of charge, most often without the fanfare. Whether this is seen in its best light depends on how each person carries himself or herself in that God-given fashion statement.
Is compassion in fashion?
Judging by modern media in general and news coverage in particular, one might surmise that compassion is, if anything, old-fashioned and out of style. Politicians take the stage one by one to criticize their opponents, playing the sound bite game to curry favor with the electorate. Situation comedies make it seem in vogue for children to disrespect their parents. Pundits argue their points with anyone offering a different perspective, saving their best verbal punches for their audiences' viewing, listening or reading pleasure.
Where and how does compassion play a role in modern society? Stories of compassion usually come under the heading of human interest stories and are often lost in the back pages of print media. When they're included in television or radio coverage, one will most likely find them at or near the end of the newscast. The citizen who commits his or her life to providing compassionate help to those in need is relegated to the bottom of the list of online searches, sending their clear message of what is important to know for living life today.
That's how the media has come to treat compassion. Compare that with where it lands on the divine search engine also known as God's Word. Based on that, what exactly do we know about compassion in the eyes of our loving Lord?
Compassion is always in fashion with God – The Bible is replete with stories of loving kindness and sacrificial generosity. Jesus takes note of the poor widow giving two small coins, all she had to live on, and lifts her up to the Apostles as having given more than all the rich had given before her.
Compassion is the very nature of God – Cited throughout the Old Testament, God is repeatedly described as compassionate, as early as Exodus 34:6: "The Lord, the Lord God, compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, and abounding in loving kindness and truth." You can also find this description several places in Psalms and in Nehemiah 9:17b: "But You are a God of forgiveness, gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and abounding in loving kindness."
Compassion is best when it comes without expectation of repayment-Jesus tells the story of the Good Samaritan, the only one of three travelers who shows compassion on the man stripped and beaten and left halfdead. Our Lord ends the story by telling all who will listen, "Go and do the same." (Luke 10:37b)
Doing the same
How do we, in today's world, obey the clear and plain words of Jesus to do as the Good Samaritan does and show God's compassion to others? Here are a few ways:
Give your time to a local charitable organization – Serving meals at an outreach center or shelter for the homeless, delivering meals to those unable to prepare their own and volunteering to tutor young students after school are examples of selfless giving that shows God's compassion on His children.
Do a household chore for a neighbor – Mowing a lawn, clearing a walk or driveway or tending a flower garden without accepting payment are reflections of God's love and compassion in action.
Give anonymously to a particular cause – In addition to donating our time and energy, we can give part of our tithe to a children's charity, an evangelical organization or through a third party to an individual in need. An example of this can be members of a group collecting money to be used for the benefit of another member. When the donor remains unidentified to the recipient, there's little chance of worldly repayment. Such an anonymous donation that doesn't qualify as tax-deductible in today's culture might just be the highest form of giving without expecting an earthly reward.
Doing what is counter-cultural to share God's compassion with others will always be in fashion in the eyes of God. Try one or more of these and feel His love flow through you and into the world.
John Earl Carroll is a strategist, growth expert, award-winning columnist and president of Unlimited Performance, Inc,, in Mount Pleasant, SC. Find him via e-mail at email@example.com or on Twitter at www.twitter.com/johnearlcarroll


text: Shooting at Congressional Baseball Practice Should Be Wake Up Call June 14, 2017 02:55 PM Tweet Flag at U.S. Capitol building. © Farm Journal TAGS: Marketing, Overseas December 18, 2014 By AgriTalk The shooting of a congressman and others at a baseball practice in Virginia should make all of us take a closer look at the direction our country is heading. Political differences are nothing new for our country, but the level of political attacks from both sides of the aisle threatens us all and there is plenty of blame to go around. Our media and our culture now promotes and even encourages the worst in people. Respectful disagreement on issues has been replaced by open attacks where everything and everyone seems to be fair game. Extreme positions leave no middle ground for issue resolution. Neither side is right all the time or wrong all the time. It seems we have lost our moral filter and compass. As we have seen in the past, our elected officials will momentarily put their differences aside to give the appearance of unity but will soon be back at each other's throats. From late night comedians to high ranking officials, destructive behavior seems to be everywhere. The issues our country faces are serious and many require a more respectful and thoughtful approach than they are getting. There's no excuse for those who resort to violence to express their frustrations but likewise there is no excuse for those whose actions, intended or not, cause much of that frustration. We are on a dangerous path and we had better stop and change direction before it's too late. Back to news


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Agile development, in its most simple form, offers a lightweight system for helping groups. It gives a continuously developing functional and technical landscape, that helps you maintain a focus on the rapid delivery of business value (i.e., bang for the buck).
We at Epikso Inc., help you incorporate agility into your workflow processes and provide you with a framework that can be used as a roadmap to accomplish specific tasks, in the entire project management lifecycle by providing you with a clear vision of the flexible, lightweight and team-oriented approach that needs to be followed.
In particular, agile development accelerates the delivery of initial business value, and through a process of incessant planning and feedback, can guarantee to ensure that value is continuing to be amplified all throughout the development process.
As a result of this iterative planning and feedback loop, teams are able to continuously align the delivered output with desired business needs, easily adapting to the changing requirements throughout the process.
Finally, as a result of following an agile process, at the conclusion of a project, we have a framework that is better addressed to the business and customer needs.


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St John's holds one meeting for each year group every year, usually from 16:00 to 19:00 when parents are invited in to discuss their child's progress with subject staff and tutors. The dates are published well in advance, and we hope that all parents will try to come as the meetings can help students enormously. Your child will be able to make appointments for you with individual staff and record them in their Student Planner.
|Year Group
|Y7 Meet the tutor evening
|Wednesday 20 September 2017
|Y7 Parents' Evening
|Thursday 26 April 2018
|Y8 Parents' Evening
|Wednesday 23 May 2018
|Y9 Choices Evening
|Wednesday 21 February 2018
|Y9 Parents' Evening POSTPONED
|Thursday 1 March 2018
|POSTPONED due to adverse weather forecasts
|Y10 Parents' Information Evening & Work Experience Evening
|Wednesday 1 November 2017
|Y10 Parents' Evening
|Thursday 22 March 2018
|Sixth Form Open Evening
|Thursday 16 November 2017
|Y11 Parents' Evening
|Thursday 25 January 2018
|Y11 Revision Evening
|Wednesday 8 November 2017
|Y12 Parents' Evening
|Thursday 18 January 2018
|Y13 Parents' Evening
|Wednesday 18 October 2017
NOTE: Parking at St John's is always at a premium, and particularly pressured on Open and Parents' Evenings. Parking is only available in the marked bays in the Long and the Circular car parks. Disabled parking is extremely limited and available by contacting the school in advance where a space can then be reserved. There is no overspill parking on the waste ground – parking there risks being caught in soft mud or damaging your vehicle and there is no parking behind the school buildings. If possible, please share lifts with other families coming to the same event, stagger your timing or park in the public car park off George Lane. St John's is a 5 minute walk up the hill from this car park.


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Many use this term describing Marijuana that doesn't have very strong effects or doesn't easily get you stoned
This term has multiple definitions: 1. Poor quality marijuana that has very poor effects, and 2. a mix of crack, PCP, or meth and oregano that tweaked out dealer on the street corner tries to sell you.
1. Man, this is nigger weed, I´ve smoked three joints and don´t feel a thing! 2. I made the mistake of buying nigger weed last night and I was tripping balls.
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The day has finally arrived and bitch cried! It was fun while it lasted!
Visit Rickey.org to see the video of this historic event!!!
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Motivated Seller. Price reduced to $75,000. (7/2/18) For the sailing family looking for a comfortable, affordable boat with coastal cruising in mind, the Catalina 34 MkII stands out. 'Bout Time is a pristine, turnkey example of this tried and true yacht. Her roomy interior and well-equipped galley make extended cruising a joy. Her roller furling main is a sailor's delight. Low engine hours and well-maintained systems should provide her next owner many years of reliability on the water.
Jeff Scanlan, CPYB
Petzolds Yacht Sales
48 Calf Pasture Beach Rd.
East Norwalk, CT 06855
203 984-3479
Dealers for Back Cove, Edgewater, Regal and Sabre Yachts
The roomy interior features a V-berth cabin forward followed by the main salon with starboard side dinette and port side settee. Both can serve as berths when required.The galley is aft and to starboard. And next to the companionway to port, you'll find the sizable head. The master cabin, aft to starboard, features a double berth tucked below the cockpit. In all, you can sleep a family of seven when you take advantage of the salon.
Two-cabin, one-head layout, sleeps seven when combined with salon
6'3" headroom
Upholstered U-shape settee and dining table
Long bench settee
Navigation station and electric panel
Ample cabinets and storage
Wide aft cabin with large double berth, upholstered seat and bureau
Private V berth with side seat and hanging locker and extra storage
Comfortable 6" inner spring mattresses in cabins
Abundant natural light and ventilation
Opening hatches, opening ports, fixed ports
Screens for ports and hatches
12V fans
Sliding companionway hatch
L-shaped galley
Molded countertop with teak fiddles
Hillerange (2) burner propane stove and oven
Xintex S1A propane/gas fume detector
Top loading refrigeration
Double SS sink w/ single lever faucet
Pressure water system
Overhead cabinets and bank of drawers
Cutting board
Trash chute
Edson pedestal steering
Ritchie SP5C compass
Maxwell 500 Electric Windlass
Danforth anchor and anchor rode
Blue Sunbrella Dodger and Bimini
Full canvas winter cover
Reverse transom with walk thru
Swim ladder
Helm seat
Long cockpit benches
Folding cockpit table
Stern corner seats
Separate storage bin for LPG aluminum 10lb tank
Line bins
Non skid decks
Bow and stern cleats
Midship cleats
SS Bow and Stern rails
SS stanchions and double lifelines
Extra dock lines
(4) Fire extinguishers
Smoke/CO detector
Universal M35B engine, 35 hp, diesel, freshwater cooled - 382 hours
Automatic bilge pump
Manual bilge pump
Raritan toilet
Macerator pump
18-gallon holding tank
Holding tank level gauge
Seaward hot water heater
12 Volt DC and 110-115 AC System
(2) 12 Volt, deep-cycle heavy-duty batteries, new in 2016.
Battery switch
Charles 30 amp battery charger
Battery monitor
Shore power cords
Roller furler system
Aluminum mast and boom
Single spreader
Masthead rig with fore and aft lowers, forestay and backstay
Inboard shrouds
Rigid boom vang, spring loaded
Inboard and outboard genoa tracks
Lines lead to cockpit thru line stoppers
(2) Lewmar Primaries #48 ST winches
(2) Lewmar Halyard #30 ST winches
Raymarine RC435 Chartplotter
Raymarine ST60 Tridata Depth, Wind, Speed displays
Raymarine ST4000+ Autopilot
Standard Horizon Quest+ VHF Radio
VHF remote mike in cockpit
JBL stereo with CD player. Sirius ready, cockpit controls
Poly-planar MA800 speakers in salon
The Catalina 34 Mark II reflects the experience of Catalina owners, who proved the practicality of the masthead rig with fore and aft lowers, forestay and backstay. The inboard shroud base leaves more room for secure footing on the non-skid deck and provides for narrow sheeting angles and the ability to carry large genoas. The rigid boom vang and double ended mainsheet system make sail handling easier and more secure. The wider aft cabin has an even larger berth, upholstered seat and bureau.
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Pain Management & Injury Relief Medical Center is proud to announce the addition of pain management specialist, Dr. Insun Lee, M.D., to our medical staff.
Originally from New York City, Dr. Lee received extensive training at Columbia University for her undergraduate degree, medical school, and residency in Anesthesiology. She continued her education at UCLA, completing her Pain Fellowship with a focus on interventional pain management. Dr. Lee is trained in a wide variety of procedures, ranging from epidural injections and facet blocks to spinal cord stimulators. At the same time, she believes in the importance of a comprehensive approach to treatment that incorporates complementary and alternative therapies to address the diverse aspects of the chronic pain condition.
Dr. Lee is knowledgeable, dedicated, and known for her compassionate and sincere demeanor. When she is not treating patients, she thoroughly enjoys reading, cooking and traveling. Dr. Insun Lee states, "I am thrilled to be a part of this practice. I see myself as an educator who can empower my patients to take an active role in making decisions for their health. My goal is to help patients suffering from chronic pain return to an enjoyable, pain-free lifestyle. "
Dr. Lee is now seeing patients in our Santa Monica, CA and Thousand Oaks, CA locations. Please call (855) 764-7633 to schedule an appointment with her.
Founded in 2003, PMIR Medical Center is committed to helping patients achieve lasting freedom from pain. Our top-educated pain management specialists use state-of-the-art equipment and innovative procedures to target and treat the source of your pain. Our comprehensive, integrative approach to pain management—which combines the best conventional treatments with complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) options—offers a high rate of success in restoring your health and improving your quality of life. PMIR Medical Center currently has offices in Santa Monica, Thousand Oaks and Simi Valley.


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Hosts files are great, you can specify any host to IP combination, overriding anything.
But what about other types of records? Hosts files can't do service, text, pointer records, etc? So what to do if you want to test these record types? You could setup your own DNS server, create a new zone, add the records to test, while mail, chat, and other services fail left and right on your machine. Or you could use SnojNS.
SnojNS sits between you and your current DNS server. It can add or change domains much like the hosts file, but it can do so much more, like CNAME, PTR, or SRV record types. I'm hoping to add more at later dates, but not to worry, when it comes across a request it doesn't understand, it just forwards it and relays the info back so you're never without internet access.
Running it:
Unzip it or compile, edit the hosts.config, open a command prompt, and run. Or if you're feeling brave, double click to run it and forget about logging any errors that pop up.
Seems to have an issue when there is a lot of requests. That is…it'll crash. Though the data suggests that it has to do with the forward lookup rejecting udp connections and we can't yet recover from the error.
If you're smart enough to run this, you'll know which you'll want to get.
snojns 0.1.0: Release, Debug, Source
- define a, cname, ptr, and srv resource records
- forward lookups for undefined domains and unknown resource record types
- define forward lookups based on requested domain
- somehost.com can use google's servers (184.108.40.206) while someotherhost.com uses opendns' (220.127.116.11)
- a lot of unused code and commented out sections.
Features Road map:
Not all may happen, but ideas I'd like to explore.
- config file watch: try reloading the hosts file after a save operation so there's no need to restart.
- more record types: like AAAA (ipv6), TXT, and MX.
- separate dns packet parsing into its own dll
- create an actual windows service?
- cache! need that cache.
- ttl definitions for local records?
- plugin system to introduce new record types and classes (though who would use anything other than IN?)
- lookups over ssh: 'cuz we can't trust the transit (I'm looking at you Hak5, with your pineapple).
- load balancing round robins for both answers and forward lookups.
Also, if someone comes up with a better name than "SnojNS" that I like, I'll buy you $10-15 something from woot.com or amazon as thanks….so thanks! Just post it in the comments or something, as long as I get your email and address.


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w Recent Support BBS Postings
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Windows XP Service Pack 2 To Ship in August
by Arie Slob
Hello Windows users,
Earlier this week, at the Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference 2004 in Toronto, Will Poole, senor vice president of the Windows Client Business, announced that Microsoft will release to manufacturing Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2) with Advanced Security Technologies in August.
Microsoft will roll out the product to most current Windows XP customers through a new version of Windows Update (V5). Poole noted that Microsoft is sensitive to the needs of those on narrowband so it will also provide customers with the option of obtaining a free CD.
An exact date hasn't been mentioned, but some data I got seems to suggest a release date on - or before - the 10th of August.
For the latest information on SP2, read my review of the SP2 Release Candidate on the Windows-Help.NET Web site
Microsoft Security
Microsoft Windows Security Bulletin Summary for July, 2004
The Microsoft Windows security updates for July 2004 address newly discovered issues in Windows, including Microsoft Internet Explorer and Microsoft Outlook Express, both components of Windows.
Severity Rating: Critical
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Severity Rating: Moderate
Newsletter Summer Schedule
Many of you are having a summer break during July/August. I will reduce the newsletter publication frequency in these months. Instead of a weekly newsletter, I will publish the next newsletter on July 24th. In August I will publish a newsletter on the 7th and 28th. I will try to publish some information when Windows XP Service Pack 2 is released, but I'm on holiday myself from August 11th, so I'm not sure how much I'll be able to accomplish if SP2 ships after August 7. The issue of September 11th would mean the return to a weekly schedule. Have a good & safe summer!
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Command line for checking IP address - Windows 98
Photo Editing Software - Other Software
Wireless network security - Networking
Microsoft Launches New Security Site for Home Users
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The Sun Java Runtime Environment Font object is reportedly vulnerable to an assertion failure denial of service vulnerability. This issue is reported to affect Java Runtime Environment versions 1.4.1 through 1.4.2; it is likely however that other versions are also affected. This issue will crash Internet browsers running an affected Java plug-in as well.
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By Cheryl W. Thompson
Washington Post Staff Writer
Sunday, April 10, 2005; Page A01
First of three articles
Over the past 20 years, John F. Pholeric Jr. struggled on and off with cocaine addiction, cycled in and out of rehab and was convicted of a felony. During that time, he also practiced medicine.
Pholeric, 55, an ear, nose and throat specialist in Fairfax and Loudoun counties, admitted snorting cocaine "three to four times per week" in his office in 1999. He stole drugs from hospitals where he worked and wrote more than 40 fraudulent prescriptions for his own use, according to Virginia and District medical board records.
Several times, the Virginia Board of Medicine took up Pholeric's case. But it never took away his license to practice.
Pholeric, who retired last month after he was questioned by a Washington Post reporter about his substance abuse, is not alone. Virginia Board of Medicine records show that an Arlington ophthalmologist who performed cataract surgery under the influence, his hands shaking and his speech slurred, still has his license. So does a Loudoun County gastroenterologist who deprived his colonoscopy patients of painkillers and injected himself with the drugs between operations.
Scores of physicians in the area and across the country have been given repeated chances to practice, despite well-documented drug and alcohol problems, a Post investigation has found. They have stayed in business with the permission of state medical boards and hospitals, even when many have relapsed multiple times and posed a danger to patients, records show.
When physicians were disciplined, the process sometimes was so slow that they moved to another state and became licensed before a paper trail surfaced detailing their transgressions.
According to a review of medical board records, 74 doctors in the District, Maryland and Virginia were disciplined for substance abuse from 1999 through 2004. In five other cases, the boards found that doctors violated the law by abusing drugs or alcohol but took no action despite the doctors' repeated substance abuse. In nine other cases, the physicians surrendered their licenses for the time being to avoid investigation and possible punishment, according to board records.
In the 74 cases in which doctors were disciplined, most had their licenses suspended temporarily. Ten doctors were reprimanded and five others were placed on probation, but their licenses were not suspended.
Seven of the disciplined doctors have been convicted of felony drug crimes. One doctor who was convicted in Virginia and served time in prison once again has a license to practice in the state.
Of the 74 physicians, 53 percent have been disciplined more than once for alcohol or drug use during their medical careers. Nine were sanctioned at least three times by the same board.
The District and Maryland boards do not permanently revoke doctors' licenses. In Virginia, where a license can be permanently taken away only with a doctor's agreement, just one was revoked for substance abuse from 1999 to 2004, records show.
Critics say lenient treatment of substance-abusing physicians flows from a seriously flawed national system of disciplining doctors. At its heart is a network of state medical boards made up primarily of physicians who, critics argue, are unwilling to exact strict punishment on their colleagues. A federal data bank designed to track problem doctors has critical loopholes and is closed to the public. Malpractice lawsuits often end in sealed settlements, adding to a cloak of secrecy that keeps patients from learning a doctor's full history.
Patient advocacy groups say bad doctors are also coddled by hospitals and other employers as part of a culture of clemency and second chances.
"Medicine tolerates behavior that in any other industry would be unacceptable," said Lucian Leape, a physician and expert on patient safety who teaches at the Harvard School of Public Health. "There are patients' lives at stake . . . and that's more important than a doctor's career."
Charles B. Inlander, president of the People's Medical Society, an Allentown, Pa.-based nonprofit consumer health advocacy group, said doctors who are drug addicts are often given too much leeway.
"If a pilot gets caught, they're out. If an engineer gets caught, they're out," Inlander said. "Why does a doctor get special treatment?"
Hospitals and other employers can discipline physicians. But when it comes to a doctor's license, the authority rests with state boards of medicine, which usually are appointed by governors. In the District, board members are mayoral appointees.


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We got the video back on our wedding a few months back and forgot to share it. It was such a fun time in Hawaii marrying my love. This really captured the feel of the wedding week and how I felt during the whole process. Mike Foster was the AFC photographer until he moved to California a little over a year ago! We asked him to join us in Hawaii for the big day and he brought his friend Shane along for the ride. Just remember they travel and they are relatively inexpensive compared to other companies out there! Enjoy!
Sarah & Ryan from Shane Aguon on Vimeo.