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How Marvel's Thanos Can Become Film's Next Great Villain
SPOILER WARNING: The following article contains potential spoilers for Avengers: Infinity War. Read at your own risk!
Creating an iconic villain isn't the easiest thing to do, though Hollywood has certainly generated its fair share of them. From Hannibal Lecter (The Silence of the Lambs), Ivan Drago (Rocky IV) to Hans Gruber (Die Hard), the T-1000 (Terminator 2: Judgement Day) and Agent Smith (the Matrix trilogy) — heck, we'll even throw in the shark from the first Jaws movie — movies have introduced some of the most memorable evil-doers in all of pop culture.
RELATED: Avengers: Infinity War Aims to Turn Thanos Into This Generation's Darth Vader
But while superhero movie genre has also contributed some key figures that left us with a similar sense of dread thanks to the likes of Terence Stamp's Zod (Superman II), Jack Nicholson's Joker (Batman) and Heath Ledger's take on the Clown Prince of Crime in The Dark Knight, it's been a while since a comic book adaptation has featured a truly chilling, larger than life villain.
Despite the genre's still-growing level of popularity, comic book movies have often been criticized for failing to deliver bad guys who shake the moral core of their audiences. This makes Avengers: Infinity War co-director Joe Russo's ambition of turning Thanos into the next Darth Vader, probably cinema's most iconic villain, all the more bold. Looking the work he and his brother Anthony have done thus far in the Marvel Cinematic Universe on Captain America: The Winter Soldier and Captain America: Civil War, there's little reason to doubt that they've got a plan to achieve their goal, and as long as they hit the following markers, they may well be able to turn Marvel's Mad Titan into the villain of all villains.
Galactic Genocide
In Star Wars, the Death Star is a space station that has the power to obliterate entire planets. According to the Infinity War footage screened at the D23 Expo and Comic-Con International, Thanos doesn't need a Death star; the villain was shown pulling down a planet while wielding the Infinity Gauntlet. Now, the Russos need to make sure the film delivers more of this level of cosmic evil. We've been teased with Thanos grinning and lurking in the shadows for far too long. Now that he's here, we want to see him getting his metal-sheathed hand dirty, and not giving loquacious speeches.
Of course, he still has to assemble all the Infinity Stones before we get there. This, of course, is the perfect opportunity to showcase what Thanos is capable of. Instead of giving the Children of Thanos (aka, the Black Order) all of the superhero-smashing fun, the film needs to show the trail of destruction Thanos himself is capable of leaving in his wake. Thanos is a walking, talking weapon of mass destruction, and causing cosmic chaos in his personal quest to acquire power would position him perfectly as a destroyer of worlds.
A Cosmic Level of Intimidation
When The Avengers debuted in 2012, Thanos surprisingly popped up in the post-credits with a subtle smile. Since then, however, we haven't really seen much of him. Guardians of the Galaxy offered some limited speaking time, while the Age of Ultron post-credits saw him frustratingly declare that he needed to find the Infinity Stones himself. Though intended to build anticipation for his full-on arrival, this drawn-out process has seen him lose momentum in the eyes of some MCU fans. Remember how Darth Vader made folks cower in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story? Likewise, Thanos shouldn't have to say a word to leave you scared, and right now, he's no more threatening than any other MCU villain.
Thanos creator Jim Starlin's esoteric stories of the villain obsessed with death should be brought to life in Infinity War, along with hints of the more aggressive yet pragmatic depiction we've seen from later writers, presenting a grounded, "human" villain… who just happens to be a powerful Titan who views everyone as beneath his god-like status. Thus far, given Josh Brolin's disposition and his character's lack of armor, Thanos resonates as an arrogant villain based more on philosophy than the ability to physically strike fear into our hearts. This needs to be tweaked early in the film, so when he gets blood on his hands, it doesn't feel like he's another run-of-the-mill MCU villain (see: Kaecilius, Malekith, etc.). In the comics, Corvus Glaive (Thanos' Black Order general) tried to usurp his master while Thanos was missing; when Thanos returned, Glaive was so afraid of punishment, he killed himself. That's the kind of intimidation we need to see on the big screen — someone who inspires people to reward their own failure in the most excruciating manner possible.
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مزاحمت سایبری مربوط به شکل ظاهری: مطالعه کیفی ویژگی ها، محتوا، دلایل و اثرات
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Publisher : Elsevier - Science Direct (الزویر - ساینس دایرکت)
Journal : Body Image, Volume 11, Issue 4, September 2014, Pages 527–533
چکیده انگلیسی
The aim of this study was to explore 15-year-old adolescents' experiences of appearance-related cyberbullying. Twenty-seven adolescents participated in four focus groups. The adolescents in this study perceived that it is common to be targeted in appearance-related cyberbullying, especially for girls, and that appearance-related cyberbullying is considered to be a potent strategy when attempting to hurt girls. Girls often received comments about being fat, while among boys, it was common to receive comments about looking or seeming "gay." According to the adolescents, an important reason for engaging in appearance-related cyberbullying was to attain higher social status in the peer group. The girls and boys reacted differently to appearance-related cyberbullying. Boys tended to act out or take no offence, while girls experienced lower self-esteem and feelings of depression. Findings in this study contribute to research on cyberbullying as well as to research on girls' body esteem development.
مقدمه انگلیسی
Adolescence is a period when individuals spend an increasing amount of time with peers, and it is therefore characterized by an increased striving for acceptance by, and popularity with, the peer group (Steinberg, 2011). Moreover, concerns over how one's body is perceived by peers preoccupy the minds of a majority of adolescents (Jones, 2012). Peers thus have a major impact in shaping adolescents' thoughts about their bodies (Webb & Zimmer-Gembeck, 2013). Social networking sites (e.g., Facebook, MySpace) are examples of new contexts in which adolescents can present themselves, and also compare their appearance with others (Manago et al., 2008 and Tiggemann and Miller, 2010). Social networking sites are also commonly used forums for cyberbullying behaviour ( Mishna, Cook, Gadalla, Daciuk, & Solomon, 2010). Cyberbullying is a form of bullying that is conducted through modern information and communication technology ( Smith, 2009). Two studies of cyberbullying among adolescents have found that appearance is the most commonly reported reason for being cyberbullied ( Cassidy et al., 2009 and Mishna et al., 2010). It should be noted that these studies included appearance as one variable among many others (e.g., sexuality, ethnicity), but that neither of them focused solely on appearance-related cyberbullying. No other studies have to our knowledge studied adolescents' experiences of appearance-related cyberbullying. The aim of the current study was, therefore, a qualitative investigation of appearance-related cyberbullying among adolescents, with a focus on characteristics of the cybervictims and cyberbullies, and the content, reasons, and effects of the cyberbullying. However, there have been some studies in related areas; these are presented in the next section. Although the studies by Cassidy et al. (2009) and Mishna et al. (2010) did not focus solely on appearance-related cyberbullying, they have reported some results about appearance-related cyberbullying. More specifically, one of those studies (Cassidy et al., 2009) found that over one third of the adolescents reported being cyberbullied because of their size or weight. The other study (Mishna et al., 2010) found that one in ten of the adolescents reported that they were bullied online because of their appearance. It is important to gain a more thorough understanding about what appearance-related cyberbullying revolves around. Moreover, Frisén, Berne, and Lunde (2014) also investigated whether adolescents' views on who is the victim of appearance-related cyberbullying differ according to gender. They found that a majority of the adolescents thought that cyberbullying more often revolves around the victims' appearance when girls are cyberbullied compared to when boys are cyberbullied. This finding indicates that girls to a greater extent than boys might be targeted for cyberbullying that puts the victim's appearance in focus. Therefore, there is a need to find out more about what characterizes adolescents who are involved as victims or bullies in appearance-related cyberbullying. It should be noted that in an offline context, a common reason, according to adolescents, for bullying is deviant appearance (Frisén et al., 2008, Frisén et al., 2009 and Thornberg, 2011). For instance, Frisén et al. (2008) found that the most common response adolescents gave as to why adolescents are bullied was that the victims have a deviant appearance, such as being ugly, fat, small, wears braces, or look different. Studies of a related concept, appearance-related teasing—a term that does not have the strict criteria that the term bullying has—found that the targets of appearance-related teasing had low body esteem ( Frisén and Holmqvist, 2010, Lunde et al., 2006, Rieves and Cash, 1996, Sweetingham and Waller, 2008 and Thompson et al., 1995), dietary restraint ( Halvarsson, Lunner, Westerberg, Anteson, & Sjöden, 2002), and depressive symptoms ( Eisenberg, Neumark-Sztainer, & Paxton, 2006). In the context of the cyber world, a recent study by Frisén et al. (2014) found that victims of cyberbullying reported lower body esteem than non-cybervictims. Furthermore, there are two studies that have examined the connection between social networking sites and body esteem among adolescent girls. Tiggemann and Miller (2010) showed that exposure to the Internet is associated with lower body esteem. Actually, they concluded that it is not the use of the Internet per se that influences body esteem negatively, but the use of specific social networking sites, such as Facebook. Meier and Gray (2014) revealed that adolescent girls who used Facebook photo applications reported lower body esteem than girls who did not. While such research has resulted in an understanding about how the Internet and the use of social networking sites influence body esteem, understanding of the problems of appearance-related cyberbullying is still very poor. Clearly, there is a lack of research when it comes to the understanding of appearance-related cyberbullying. This study, therefore, aimed to explore adolescents' experiences of appearance-related cyberbullying, by addressing the following questions: (1) what characterizes adolescents who are involved as victims or bullies in appearance-related cyberbullying? (2) In what specific ways are adolescents cyberbullied about their appearances? (3) Why is cyberbullying directed at appearance? (4) What effects are associated with appearance-related cyberbullying?
نتیجه گیری انگلیسی
Results This study explored adolescents' experiences of appearance-related cyberbullying. Seven themes and four subthemes emerged. The themes and subthemes are described in more detail below, with quotes to illustrate them. Appearance-Related Cyberbullying is Especially Aimed at Girls All adolescents perceived that it is common to be the target of appearance-related cyberbullying. The adolescents perceived that anyone could be a victim of appearance-related cyberbullying, but that victims usually are girls. They underlined that it is something they have to be prepared for when interacting on social networking sites like Facebook or Instagram. The adolescents also reported that, in addition to girls, cyberbullying targeted some other groups more than others, namely, those who differ in their appearance, and adolescents (compared to other age groups). Appearance-Related Cyberbullying, a Potent Strategy When Attempting to Hurt Girls The adolescents repeatedly returned to the issue of appearance-related cyberbullying being more relevant to girls than to boys. Moreover, they described it to be more "effective" to cyberbully girls about their appearance than to cyberbully boys about their appearance. The adolescents said that there does not have to be something different about the cybervictimized girls' appearances. Instead, appearance becomes a way to get to girls that cyberbullies for some reason want to hurt. The adolescents said that the hurting becomes especially potent if one comments on something that the girl is known to feel bad about, for instance, her weight. One girl described it as follows: "Or if someone is insecure about their appearance, then people tend to use that because they know… it's a good weapon then." According to the adolescents, both boys and girls use this "weapon," but it almost exclusively fires at girls. In one of the focus groups, the boys discussed different ways to lower girls' confidence by making appearance-related comments. This way of cyberbullying is exemplified by the following statement of a boy: "You tell them they are ugly, that they are fat, and then they don't have any confidence and think bad about themselves." Cyberbullies and Their Reasons Just as anyone could be a victim of appearance-related cyberbullying, the adolescents perceived that a cyberbully generally also could be anyone. Furthermore, the adolescents reported a range of reasons for writing mean things about someone's appearance. For instance, according to the adolescents, an important reason for cyberbullies is to attain higher social status at someone else's expense. Another comment was that cyberbullies want to receive as many "likes" (a "like" means that someone has pressed the symbol "Like" on an item on Facebook to show appreciation) as possible by posting mean things about others. One boy described the following reason for engaging in appearance-related cyberbullying: It [seeming cool] is also such a thing that matters a lot, I think, because many people want to, like, show off, show that they are big and strong, you know. And to do that on Facebook where you've got maybe two, three, four hundred friends, and then, ah, and then other people see it, and then it's quite a lot who will see it. Some adolescents were also of the view that cyberbullies bully because it is thrilling or that they are seeking attention. Furthermore, many adolescents believed that cyberbullies write mean things about someone's appearance because they do not feel good about themselves and want to feel better by making someone else feel bad. In the focus groups, and primarily in the groups with girls, adolescents also talked about cyberbullies being jealous. As an example, a girl said: If I wrote something mean then it would be like pure jealousy, because I would feel like, just, eh, "She is so fucking perfect, she's got a perfect life and I want that too," then maybe I would think just like "Ah, but then I'll write a mean comment, so that she doesn't get such an actual perfect life." Cybervictims and Cyberbullies Can be Found Everywhere Online The participants perceived that cybervictims and cyberbullies can be found everywhere where adolescents interact online or through mobile phones. However, the adolescents agreed that appearance-related cyberbullying is currently most common on the social networking site Facebook. They explained that this is probably because Facebook is the most popular site right now. For instance, one adolescent said: On Facebook you comment on everyone's photos, right; you comment everyone's photos! That's how it is. Usually I see nice comments. Usually, but it's there you comment the most, so it's probably there it [the appearance-related cyberbullying] happens the most often. Apart from Facebook, they mentioned Instagram, blogs, YouTube, Skype, and text messages as sites where appearance-related cyberbullying frequently occur. The Content of Appearance-Related Cyberbullying When analyzing the focus group discussions in terms of what types of appearance-related comments cybervictims receive, it became apparent that two different types of content existed. These types were separated into the following two subthemes: Cyberbullying aimed at one's style and Cyberbullying directed at one's body. These subthemes are described in more detail below. Cyberbullying aimed at one's style. The adolescents talked about that appearance-related cyberbullying often is aimed at one's style, for instance clothing style or hair style. The adolescents said that being cyberbullied for one's style is something that happens to both boys and girls. The adolescents described how it is not possible to dress as one wants without taking into account the risk of being cyberbullied, if dressing in a way that sets one apart from other adolescents. The adolescents reported that comments about style often are combined with the word ugly ("ugly shoes," for instance). They also said that they might receive comments based on what people see in the photos and presume is their style. For example, among the boys, it was described as common to receive comments for looking or seeming "gay." One boy explained: You know, there are a lot, like… eh, guys, that upload photos of themselves and then there's a text above, like, that's supposed to, you know, mean something… something poetic or something like that, and then… Everyone else just think it's gay and stuff like that. Because you write it and take a picture of yourself, then people believe you're gay. The boys perceived that looking or seeming gay was perceived to be negative and something to be avoided. The boys discussed different ways to prevent themselves from seeming gay, and according to them, the best way was to not upload photos of themselves at all. Among the girls it was described as common to be called a "whore" or "slut". Cyberbullying directed at one's body. Apart from cyberbullying aimed at one's style, many adolescents perceived that appearance-related cyberbullying is often directed at another person's body. The most common form seemed to be calling someone ugly. Otherwise, the adolescents reported that the comments are directed more at certain parts or features of the body, such as a big nose or acne. The adolescents perceived that there is a difference between boys and girls in that the girls receive more comments, both positive and negative, about their bodies on the Internet than boys do. The adolescents also noted that girls receive comments about their bodies from both boys and girls. The negative comments that girls receive are usually about height, weight, breasts, and hair. Negative comments especially about weight, such as being overweight or fat, were mentioned as common in the focus groups with girls. When discussing what adolescents get cyberbullied about, one girl said: "…but mostly it's about being fat, you know, how fat you are, but I think it's mostly about size, regardless." The boys stated that cyberbullying about one's body may involve expressions of irony, such as commenting in relation to a boy's photo that he has a muscular body, when that obviously is not the case. Getting comments on having or not having a muscular body were, according to both boys and girls, something that almost solely happens to boys. Girls' Attention Seeking on Social Networking Sites and Appearance-Related Cyberbullying The adolescents explained that seeking attention on social networking sites creates risks for appearance-related cyberbullying among girls. The adolescents' discussions were coded into two subthemes. The first subtheme is Appearance is what counts online, and the second is that Girls try to live up to ideals of appearance on social networking sites. Appearance is what counts online. Many adolescents perceived that appearance-related cyberbullying is a corollary of appearance being the only thing you see of a person online. Both boys and girls described the concept of social networking sites such as Facebook and Instagram as places where people upload photos of themselves where they look as good as possible in order to receive as many "likes" as possible. As one girl described it, But it's, like, what it's all about nowadays on Facebook, anyway, like, you want the attention. It is… that… everyone should think that "Oh, she's good looking," or "Oh, look at this, look at this." And then you feel just like, if they think I'm fine, then I am fine. Additionally, according to the adolescents, this concept of looking good in order to get "likes" almost exclusively applies to girls. Both boys and girls observed that uploading photos mainly is a way for girls to get attention. They said that all girls upload photos of themselves all the time; in one focus group with girls this phenomenon was described as a "mania for acknowledgement." Boys who upload pictures where they look good in order to get "likes" will, instead, as mentioned earlier, risk receiving comments about being gay. The adolescents talked about girls using social media sites to promote their appearance, but this behaviour is not as important for boys. As one boy explained: "Well yeah it's always fun to receive a comment like 'Oh, you look good' or something, but it's, like, maybe we don't really feel the same need [as girls do]." Girls try to live up to ideals of appearance on social networking sites. In the focus groups with girls there was, in relation to appearance being what counts online, a lot of talk about ideals. The girls explained that there are ideals about appearance and how one's body should look. One girl described it as follows: "One should be very skinny, with large breasts, shapely rear end and perfect hair." The girls discussed the ideals as deriving from media and commercials, and from what boys like. As one girl articulated: I don't think a lot of people think about it, but I think that we actually are very much affected by what boys think, and I think it is that way, even though you say that it isn't, but that is the main reason. Then maybe you also are affected by other girls who are trying to get so thin, and they work out all the time, and no carbs, and all that is now, but the main [reason], why they do it, is also largely because it is what boys… You want to be popular, you want people to like you, you want boys to like you. The girls in the focus groups talked about how girls often use social networking sites to try to portray themselves in accordance with the ideals. However, most of the girls found it impossible to live up to the ideals. They also said that most girls feel bad about the way they look and the fact that they do not look like the ideal. The girls expressed that receiving positive comments and "likes" about uploaded photos of themselves was perceived as a confirmation that they look somewhat like the ideals. But the girls also described that they are extra sensitive to comments about not looking like the ideal, because they choose their photos to upload, and they choose photos in which they think they look their best. In the focus groups with boys, living up to ideals on social networking sites was not discussed. Girls and Boys React Differently to Appearance-Related Cyberbullying The adolescents perceived that girls and boys react differently when cyberbullied for something appearance related. Boys, as noted by both boys and girls, tended to act out, or not to take offence at all. For instance, one boy explained, "I don't usually get offended if someone writes something stupid. I usually see it as irony or something else. I'm someone who jokes sometimes as well." When it comes to acting out, the boys talked about getting back at someone who is cyberbullying others, by using violence. One boy described it this way: "If someone had commented on my photo, it does not matter who the person is, me and my friends had looked them up, found them and beaten them." Interestingly, the girls in the focus groups commented that girls tended to take greater offence and to be quieter about the incident than the boys. Overall, the girls discussed more negative consequences of appearance-related cyberbullying than the boys did. For example, the girls reported that victims of appearance-related cyberbullying are at risk for becoming very introverted. This can be illustrated by the fact that they avoid uploading photos of themselves as well as avoiding showing themselves in public. According to the girls, these negative consequences affect the entire person, and not only the way she interacts on social networking sites. The girls talked about experiencing lower self-confidence and self-esteem, being depressed, and even committing suicide, due to appearance-related cyberbullying. The negative consequences discussed were often described as irreversible, and one girl said: "but everything concerning appearance… If I get a comment, I feel like really bad, and I can be, you know, I can feel terrible for, like, years, like, over one single comment."


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The Indigenous Schooling Foundation of Tanzania (IEFT) is a 501(c)three nonprofit group-collaborative group that provides the highest quality, affordable secondary training to underserved indigenous youngsters in rural Tanzania. IEFT was based in 2005 as a collaborative effort between Tanzanian and American volunteer lecturers. Certainly, the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples states that Indigenous peoples have the best to ascertain and management their instructional techniques and establishments offering schooling in their very own languages, in a fashion applicable to their cultural methods of educating and learning".
The Indigenous Education Foundation of Tanzania (IEFT) was based to create a top quality instructional surroundings, and a extra prosperous and cohesive community. Culturally, the globalised training causes concerns about imperialist attitudes, the lack of indigenous cultures and relentless imposition of Western values. In rural Orkeeswa, village elders welcomed Peter Luis, a instructor from California, to tour their lands and speak about training.
It works on ideas of equality, democracy, respect for variety, and on the premise of an understanding that indigenous peoples have the proper to a culturally acceptable schooling. Earlier than the introduction of training introduced by the missionaries in Africa, there was a form of training that was aimed toward preparing folks for a greater life in the society.
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Mark Essex discusses why sector by sector deals between the EU and UK could be in both sides' interests. Plus, the effects of the depreciating pound on the workforce and the need for foreign language speakers in the UK.
A British push to sign a series of bilateral agreements to give priority sectors access to the Single Market looks increasingly likely. Theresa May has already hinted at special treatment for some. "Financial services, yes, but, life sciences, tech, aerospace, car manufacturing, the creative industries and many others that are of strategic importance to our economy," she told the Conservative Party Conference. Despite reports this week that the EU would charge billions for access, it is in the EU's interest, not just Britain's, to strike such agreements.
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Trying to disentangle the British and European economies would hurt both parties. Take one of Theresa May's strategic sectors: car manufacturing. The supply chains that culminate in a car rolling out of a British, French or German factory weave back and forth across the Channel. One FT reader described their own experience as a UK supplier to a Japanese carmaker in the UK. Their company uses raw materials from Taiwan to manufacture the parts in the UK before exporting them to Germany to be bonded together with other products from other countries. They are then sent to France and integrated into car components, before being shipped back to the UK to become a part of a "British" car. Good luck to both the UK and EU in sorting out the customs and paperwork on that one.
Greater harmony with the UK over the next couple of months may suit the EU. Before the end of the year, it faces an Italian constitutional referendum and a re-run of the Austrian election. Portugal faces a potential downgrade of its debt that could complicate its access to ECB financing, while worries over the EU's banking system, migration and the threat of terrorism continue to bubble underneath. Perhaps with these uncertainties, a less turbulent Brexit looks more attractive to the EU?
The fall in the value of sterling is having all sorts of unexpected consequences. We understand that in a few isolated incidents, suppliers have raised prices because EU-born workers in British factories had organised themselves and were demanding higher wages. The reason: they wanted to maintain the level of remittances they sent to families back home.
There are a few lessons we can draw from such instances – as well as possible ways to counteract the depreciation of sterling. The first thing it demonstrates is how firms may face rising labour costs and possibly issues accessing labour well ahead of – and quite apart from – any potential restrictions on EU citizens' right to work in Britain.
Relative salary levels mean a position in the UK remains attractive, but since the pound's slide, jobs in Britain are not the prize they once were.
The second point to take from this is that, in our interconnected economy, it is not just domestic inflation and labour supply that can drive up costs. It can be something as distant as the needs of families in Berlin, Bucharest or Bratislava.
How can companies respond? One solution for multinationals that earn income in multiple currencies is to partially pay some staff in a second currency– according to their particular circumstances. Such a scheme could go some way to remedying the remittance situation, simply via the saved charges on two foreign exchange transactions – first by the company repatriating income and buying pounds; the second by staff members taking their salary and selling pounds again.
The broader point is that organisations need to look at the composition of their workforce, and get to know those people's motivations and pressures upon them, a lot sooner than the Brexit timetable suggests.
What's your company's policy on hiring foreign language speakers? If you don't have one, you are in good company – increasingly it seems we expect everyone else to speak English. So it is ironic that, in the wake of Britain's departure from the European Union, demand for linguists in the UK could actually rise. Given the lack of foreign language graduates coming out of British universities, organisations will need to move quickly for scarce talent or find themselves ruing missed opportunities and facing a hefty translation bill.
Why the sudden demand for language speakers? First, the UK Government is short of linguists and will need to recruit more. Imagine the number of bilateral talks happening in Brussels and around the world right now that involve EU negotiators. Whether these concern trade, the environment or foreign affairs, if Britain wants to be a global player, it will need negotiators and translators to be having those conversations.
Second, businesses will need linguists to establish new markets, further afield, if the UK leaves the Single Market – the destination for 44% of goods exports. The British have the incredible fortune of speaking the lingua franca of global commerce. However, we are very far from a point where all business – governmental and commercial – is conducted in English, particularly in East Asia.
Britons' poor grasp of foreign languages is already costing us according to a report commissioned by UK Trade & Investment. It suggests poor language skills, and the assumption "everyone speaks English" resulted in "lost trade opportunities, on average, equivalent to at least a 7% tax (on business)".
KPMG's Corporate Intelligence team estimate that it takes around two years of semi-immersive language training to become fluent in a foreign language. As a team with over fifty languages at their disposal they should know. Time to dig out those old French textbooks perhaps?
This article represents the views of the author only, and does not necessarily represent the views or professional advice of KPMG in the UK. You can register for the email subscription list of this column and expert views from our Brexit leaders.


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Please have a look around and learn who we are and what we aim to accomplish. This site serves primarily as organizational information and as an archive of all of our projects. The most up-to-date information, including ongoing research, news feeds from various organizations, and emerging news and information from the lifesaving and drowning prevention community can be found on our Facebook page


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Monday, November 08, 2004
Having fun checking d-i translations
Lately I tried to see if and how I could improve the quality of italian translation for the new installer; I ended up playin' with converters, spell checkers and shell scripts. I'm writing down some notes that I'd like to share as soon as they're finished. Obviously what I've done can be used for all languages so... stay tuned!


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for ASUSTek computer INC.
system model: A7N8X-X
BIOS: Phoenix -AwardBIOS v6.00PG
memory:256 mb
dirextX 9.0
You will also need to max out memory to 1GB, but it is ancient technollogy, and not ideal for Windows 7.
I can't imagine win 7 with only 256mb of ram.
We can not fight new wars with old weapons, let he who desires peace prepare for war - PROPHET.
i dont want windows 7 ,xp is enough for me
i just want to upgrade my system to get more performance
Check x86 link and u will also need atleast 512mb of ram to run xp smooth.
We can not fight new wars with old weapons, let he who desires peace prepare for war - PROPHET.
I have that exact same board in my Linux system. It accepts up to 3GB RAM (1GB per slot) & overclocks extremely well. It only supports single channel memory so there's no need to worry about matched pairs.
There is no Athlon XP that runs at 1.3GHz except for maybe the 1500+ which runs at 1.33GHz (10 x 133MHz). My guess is you have a different CPU & have the clock settings wrong. You may a 2100+, 2700+ or 3000+. All 3 of those CPUs use a 13x multiplier but each uses a different frequency (133MHz or 166MHz). You probably have the CPU frequency set at 100MHz. If my guess is correct, there's a jumper on the motherboard that will have to be changed. It's also very important to maintain a FSB:DRAM ratio of 1:1.
The 1st thing you need to do is determine which CPU you have. Try using this:
BTW, I tried running Win7 32-bit with my A7N8X-X system (AXP-M 2400+ overclocked to 3200+) with 1.5GB DDR400 at 1:1 & it ran reasonably well.
i see this information in my directX.
wrote it exactly the same.
CPU support for A7N8X-X with CPU part numbers.
Click on the blue part numbers for more info.
I have that exact board & know what it's capable of. What I don't know is what YOU have. If you want help, please download & run CPUZ, then post the following:
CPU tab
processor code name
core speed
bus speed
cache - level 2
Memory tab
DRAM frequency
SPD tab
max bandwidth
processor code name:thoroughbred
core speed:1342.9 MHz
bus speed: 99.5 MHz
cache-level 2:256 kBytes - 16 way
DRam frequency:165.8 MHz
max bandwidth:PC2700(166 MHz)(#slot3)
You need to set jumpers or a bios setting so that the cpu is using a 166mhz Bus speed, which your ram supports, which may be shown as a 333mhz cpu core speed in the bios, and the proper multiplier is 13, not 13.5.
See your mboard manual.
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If David Shaw has his way, he will never have to interview for another football coaching job. He is right where he has always thought he belonged: Stanford.
A head college coach at age 38, Shaw is ready to turn Stanford into a football powerhouse despite its tough academic standards.
"Since the day I started coaching, this is the job I always knew that I wanted," Shaw said. "Today's finally the day."
Shaw arrived as an assistant on the Stanford staff with Jim Harbaugh four years ago with the task of rebuilding a one-win team.
He was promoted Thursday to replace Harbaugh and maintain the Cardinal's place as a national contender following the team's best season in decades.
Shaw won out over fellow assistants Greg Roman and Vic Fangio, among others, to take over the program less than a week after Harbaugh left to become coach of the San Francisco 49ers.
"He is the guy who is going to lead Stanford football for a long, long time," athletic director Bob Bowlsby said in a statement.
The Cardinal went 12-1 this past season, capped by a 40-12 victory over Virginia Tech in the Orange Bowl, and finished fourth in the final AP poll.
Quarterback Andrew Luck, the Heisman Trophy runner-up, plans to return for another season.
Former Syracuse coach Paul Pasqualoni is heading back to the Big East as coach at Connecticut, athletic director Jeff Hathaway confirmed. Pasqualoni, who was 107-59-1 in 14 seasons with Syracuse – with nine trips to bowl games – has been the Dallas Cowboys' defensive coordinator, since the November firing of coach Wade Phillips.
LSU offensive coordinator Gary Crowton resigned and will take a similar post at Maryland with new Terrapins coach Randy Edsall, his fellow assistant coach at Boston College in the early 1990s. Utah hired Tim Davis as its offensive line coach, replacing Blake Miller, who resigned. Lombardi Award winner Nick Fairley of Auburn will announce today if he plans to skip his senior year and enter the NFL draft. The junior defensive tackle could be the top overall pick.


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The crew exits hyperspace and Pipes is able to deduce they are somewhere in Hutt space. While they are deciding what they should do next, they hear an unknown voice say "I have a suggestion." They turn to find a droid standing behind them.
The droid suggest that they change their transponder code if the insist on keeping this ship. The pirates will be after it, and anyone with a grievance against the pirates will most likely shoot the ship on sight. They decide Toydaria is as good a place as any to find what they need, and head there.
They talk their way to a mechanic named Randy Robail. He tells them that a new clean transponder code for their ship would be 5,000 credits. The group ask if they can work to pay the fee, and they eventually come to an agreement: They crew will find a friend of Randy's that went missing, in exchange for the code, and a 2000 credit loan for supplies.
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"I have named her Augustine."
"Named a lunatic after a saint! Well, perhaps they are much the same. The idiot, the mystic…"
"She is not an idiot."
She listens at the door, biting her fingernails. She needs to know what they want from her so that she can perform when asked. She has to know how mad she's supposed to be. Satisfied, she goes back to her room where she dreams of blood and fire. Faces hidden behind shrouds. Dead men.
-Helen Kitson, from Charcot and the Saint.
Gather a group of teenage girls suffering from "excessive femininity," house them in an asylum for the insane among epileptics, bribe them with positive attention to act out specific "symptoms" (or else return to the depths of the madhouse), coach them, hypnotise them, electroshock them, "manipulate their genitals," invite an audience, project your fantasies onto them, ritualize the process and photograph the resulting "living theatre of female pathology," obsessively.
And the result?
A terrific new medical condition that lets you grope and poke and hose women which the Surrealists will eventually hail as the greatest poetic discovery of the nineteenth century, saying "it should be considered in every respect a supreme means of expression."
Pictured at top, w/cherries, is the 15 year old "Augustine," Jean-Martin Charcot's favorite little starlet, who went on to be the so-called "pin-up girl" of the surrealists "convulsive beauty."
For more:
hystero-epilepsy at skepdic.com
Iconographie photographique de la Salpêtriere, 1878
Invention of Hysteria at MIT Press
On Invention of Hysteria at the American Psychological Association
Jean-Martin Charcot's works available at Google books
The legacy of Jean-Martin Charcot by Venita Jay
Dr. Jean-Martin Charcot & The Theater of Medicine at the Waring Library
Hysteria and the helio-trope: on bodies, gender and the photograph by Dore Bowen
Nervous Dramaturgy: Pain, Performance and Excess in the Work of Dr Jean-Martin Charcot by Jonathan Marshall
Freud, Charcot and hysteria: lost in the labyrinth by Richard Webster
Scientific Surrealism by Shannon Schmiedke
The Haunted Self Chapter 2, "Seductions of Hysteria," by David Lomas
On Surrealism and Freud by Jean-Michael Rabaté
Seeking Convulsive Beauty at The Nation
Representations of Femininity throughout Surrealism, at Trent University


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Nigeria has recorded N8.24 trillion from its non-crude export between 2002 and March, 2014.
The country exports from the period to 2011 was N2.65 trillion but it began to soar when Nigeria's non-oil exports suddenly rose to 117, from 106 reported by year-end 2012.
Non-oil exports totaled $2.97 billion in 2013, recording 16 percent increase from $2.56 billion recorded in 2012. Data from the Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC) revealed that 126 companies, mostly small-and medium-scale enterprises (SMEs) exported non-oil products to many countries.
In the first quarter of 2014, exports of manufactures and industrial products by Nigeria reached N254.7billion in two months.
Some of the export products include: leather, rubber, wood and articles of wood, charcoal, plastics cocoa, prawns and fish, cashew nuts, aluminium, gum arabic, edible fruits and copper It would recall that exports in Nigeria increased to N128.40 billion in March of 2014 from N126.30billion in February, 2014.
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) data for Q1 2014 revealed that manufactures and industrial products accounted for 77percent of total non-oil exports.
The data noted that non-oil products accounted for just 5percent of total annual Nigerian exports in 2013 on a balance of payments basis. Nigeria's main exports partners are: USA (30percent), Equatorial Guinea (8percent), Brazil (6.6percent), France (6percent) and India (6percent).
Interestingly, six of the ten major destinations of Nigeria's exports are also among the ten leading countries where Nigeria imported most of its goods from in the first quarter of 2014. The countries and the value of Nigeria's net exports to the countries during the period are: India (N450.8 billion), Netherlands (N385.2 billion), Brazil (N334.7 billion), France (N274.4 billion), United Kingdom (N198.3 billion), and USA (-N17.3 billion).
But despite the improvement, FBN's Purchasing Managers' Index released this month explained that the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) did not offer attractive export markets as non-tariff barriers and the modest level of integration within the region were not encouraging pointers.
However it said the community planned to introduce a common external tariff in January 2015.
The company noted that a 5percent rate for raw materials and capital goods, 10percent for intermediates and 15percent for finished consumer goods al would be applied.
However, it was not clear whether the tariff would be implemented on schedule.
It added: "We do not expect significant export diversification. Nigeria's economic model is based upon supplying domestic demand, mostly unmet, and manufacturing policy upon import substitution.
"The reading for new orders fell sharply from 62 to 57 in September. The number of respondents reporting higher orders secured 36percent, compared to 50percent in August."
Since the early 1970s when Nigeria started the exploration of crude oil in commercial quantity, the Nigerian economy has remained largely a mono-product economy. This is in spite of government's attempts to shore up the share of non-crude oil in the domestic economy.
In the first quarter of 2014, Nigeria earned N3.2 trillion from crude oil export. This was about 81 per cent of the total exports income Nigeria earned during the period. When sale of liquefied natural gas is included, the oil and gas exports revenue in the first quarter of 2014 rose to N3.5 trillion, representing 90 per cent of the nation's aggregate exports income during the period.
"But beyond the domineering nature of crude oil export, there is a budding positive story among the Nigeria's leading exports. No fewer than six agricultural/agribusiness products were among the items on the list of Nigeria's top 15 exports in the first quarter of 2014 (even though their relative values are not too significant). What this suggests is that with right policies and other necessary support, Nigeria may unleash its potential in the sale of the products," according to data by the Nigerian Bureau of Statistics and FirstBank Research,
The data explained that Nigeria spent 12 per cent of its total imports on just one commodity – premium motor spirit (PMS, petrol). For a country that earns the majority of its forex income (81 per cent of its exports in the first quarter of 2014)
A further analysis of the quarter-on-quarter trade values and changes reveals a more interesting trend. Whereas the total value of Nigeria's imports decreased from N1.65 trillion in the first quarter of 2013 to N1.55 trillion in the first quarter of 2014, the aggregate revenue that Nigeria earned from its exports rose from N3.45 trillion in the first quarter of 2013 to N3.97 trillion in the corresponding period of 2014.
Tellingly, Nigeria maintains trade surplus. But if we remove crude oil from the imports category, and PMS from the exports group, Nigeria will record trade deficit. This provides a further boost to the campaign for domestic economy diversification from crude oil and liquefied natural gas.
It was learnt that Nigeria earned more income from the exports of its crude oil and non-crude oil in the first quarter of 2014 when compared with the total exports revenue the country earned in the corresponding period of 2013. But in spite of the increase in aggregate exports income, the worth of both the crude oil and non-crude oil exports in the first quarter of 2014 was significantly below the value of total exports in the first quarter of 2012. This suggests a worrisome conclusion: Nigeria's exports income in 2014 may just be a fraction of the exports revenue the country earned two years ago!
Also it was discovered that the drop in crude oil exports income was as a result of lower crude oil price and the prevalence of oil bunkering. While crude oil price (Bonny Light) averaged $115.6 per barrel in the first quarter of 2012, it was about $110.2 per barrel in the corresponding period of 2014.
The discovery, extraction, and export of shale oil by the US also affected the demand of Nigeria's Bonny Light crude oil. For decades, the US was a major buyer of Nigeria's crude oil. But the US' decision to explore its shale oil advantage meant that Nigeria had to look for other economies that the country could supply its crude oil.—Business Monitor


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What kind of videos can I make? It'd be quicker to tell you what kind of Social Media it can't make, but I can't think of any. Seriously? Yeah, from marketing point of view it does the lot… Whiteboard, explainer, logos, motion titles, dynamic text, sales videos, promos, it's even got something called a FUSION TEMPLATE that lets you combine your Reevio videos with other video you might want to re-use…That's a lot!
Videos made by Reevio
Professional movie makers make movies using a specific software called Reevio. You can follow the same procedure when you are going to make your own movie using Windows Reevio Movie Maker.
These are the steps you need to follow:
-Import a video, photos and music for your movie in Movie Maker.
-Remove bad parts which you don't want to use.
-Order the good material which is left.
-Add some cool things like photos, titles, special effects, background music, spoken text and sound effects.
-Publish the finished movie to DVD.
In the left pane of Windows Vista Movie Maker you find all the 'Tasks' for the movie you are going to make. Right near the word 'Tasks' there are a few buttons where you can switch between 'Tasks' and 'Collections'.
Program options
Before you are going to work on a video you should walk through the options of Windows Vista Movie Maker. Please do the following:
-Click 'Tools' -> 'Options' in the menu.
-Click on the 'Advanced' tab.
-In the 'Video Properties' section you should choose for the option NTSC if you live in the United States. If you live in Europe or in another country that uses PAL, choose PAL.
-Choose as Aspect Ratio 4:3 for a normal television and choose 16:9 for a widescreen television.
-Click 'Ok'.
Now you have set the standard options and now you can import a video in Windows Vista Movie Maker to work with that video.
You can work with all kinds of video files, music files and image files. The following formats are compatible with Windows Vista Movie Maker:
-Video files: .asf, .avi, .m1v, .mp2, .mp2v, .mpe, .mpeg, .mpg, .mpv2, .wm, .wmv and dvr-ms.
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If you have a few clips in your collection, you can make an automatic movie. This function doesn't give you a lot of control of the clips order, special effects or titles, but it is a quick and easy way to make a simple movie.
This is how it can be done:
- Select the clips you want to use in the automatic movie or press Ctrl + A to select them all.
- Click on the button 'AutoMovie' in the toolbar.
- Select an AutoMovie editing style.
- Click on the link 'Enter a title for the movie' to add a title to the movie.
- If you have selected an audio clip in the first step, then click 'Select audio or background music' and pick an audio clip from the list.
- Finally click on the 'Create AutoMovie' button. This can take a few seconds.
In the storyboard you see the title, the clips and some special effects. Choose Play -> Play Storyboard in the menu to play the automatic movie. If the automatic movie looks fine then you can save the movie by clicking 'File' -> 'Publish Movie' in the menu.
If the movie doesn't look fine you can always edit it to make it look better.
Succes making your own movies!
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There can hardly be a reasoned, rational legislative output in terms of enactments, without a competent knowledgeable and clearheaded team or office of legislative drafters. It is to be understood that so much go into the making of legislation. The unseen hands of the legislative drafters, most arduously, Chisel out statutes from a bush of proposals. This, by any means, is not a child's play, as any piece of intelligible, compact codes of law would have cost some pounds of brains.
What then is legislative drafting? Legislative drafting is often used interchangeably with such general terms as legal drafting or legal writing. Much as this may not be entirely incorrect, Legal drafting or Legal writing refers, generically, to all aspects of the Solicitor's job, whilst legislative drafting as a kernel of the nut, specifically, has to do with those aspects of legal drafting or writing, involved in the preparation of a proposed legislation, whether principal or subsidiary. It has to be noted that although the Black's Law Dictionary defines the term 'drafting' as 'the practice, technique, or skill involved in preparing legal documents (Bryan A Garner, Blacks Law Dictionary, Thompson West, US (Eight Edition) 2004, page 531),that dictionary, has no definition for legislative drafting.The term legislative drafting has been taken to be about composing proposed legislation. H.N. Onwe, in his book;'Groundwork of Legislative Drafting', SNAAP Press Limited, Enugu, (2009) page 1, defines legislative drafting,''as the art of writing legislation, which includes subsidiary or secondary legislation; administrative orders, notices, rules, warrants and similar instruments''.Legislative drafting is both an art and a science. The legislative drafter, more like a design architect, has to sketch out a plan for the proposed legislation carefully, to enable a formidable structure that can stand in the legal environment. In addition to having the passion of a designer, to ensure a structural layout and formatting that is consistent with the typo graphic approach to drafting styles, the drafter should have a good working knowledge of the gamut of laws in the legal system. Good legislative drafting identifies the legal objectives of a proposed legislation and meets them fully. This is achievable by expressing the necessary legal rights and obligations in an accurate clear manner, while ensuring that the draft complies with acceptable norms and relates harmoniously to existing legal order.
Legislative drafting is not an entirely academic affair neither is it entirely a 'chisel and hammer' business. It is an enterprise that requires both good academic standing and some creative ingenuity. This explains the utter consternation one feels, when heavy emphasis is placed only on academic qualifications by authorities and institutions in our clime, during considerations for engagements in legislative drafting assignments. Legislative drafting, as any other design effort, has some inspirational basis. Any great legislative drafter, as a musical artist or composer, would affirm that inspiration for naughty drafting solutions, come either in dreams or relaxed moods during leisure activities.
The quality of legislative instruments in a jurisdiction is only a reflection of the quality of legislative drafters available in that jurisdiction. When for instance, we hear of harmony and concord in the workings and application of statutes in the United Kingdom, it is only a reflection of an efficient, inspired, well trained Office of the Parliamentary Counsel, properly trained, insulated from partisan politics,which is focused on nothing but legislative clarity. In the United States and Canada, the story is not different, there is clarity and harmony in the regime of statutes, owing to well laid out drafting offices with experienced, knowledgeable and motivated legislative drafters.Can we say the same for Nigeria? Your guess is as good as mine. With the wobbly staccato of legislation, swimming in conflicts, each pleading not to be mowed down by the courts; with the lacunas in our laws, even in the Constitution, which is the grund norm, leaves us at the mercy of the 'doctrine of necessity', from time to time; with the jungle of regulations, notices, orders, etc; in the gazettes, is it yet time to talk of clarity, concord and harmony in the Nigerian Corpus of Laws?
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Renee' is a writer of southern historical fiction. She is the author of the Amazon Best Selling novel, "East of Orleans." In February 2012 East of Orleans was listed by Amazon Kindle as one of the "Hottest New Releases" and maintained the Best Seller List under Paid Historical Romance and Family Saga. She will release her next novel in the Spring of 2014.
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If you are a federal worker who has suffered an injury it is important for you to understand all of the benefits that you are entitled to receive. FECA, the Department of Labor Federal Employees' Compensation Act, covers worker's compensation claims for federal employees and primarily pays comp benefits to federal civilian workers.
Employees covered by FECA
FECA also pays federal worker's compensation benefits to the following non-federal employees:
- Civil Air Patrol volunteers
- Reserve Officers' Training Corps members
- Volunteers of the Peace Corps
- Job Corps enrollees
- Service to America volunteers
- Members of the National Teachers Corps
- Certain student employees
- Some law enforcement officers that are not federal workers
Benefits of Federal Government Workers Compensation
Federal employees who receive settlement of worker's compensation claims may receive a host of benefits under FECA. Many injured workers recover money from lost wages. This may be awarded in scheduled increments, or in lump sum payments which are typically paid to federal employees who have experienced either a partial or complete loss of body parts due to a work-related illness or injury. Additional awards include medical expense coverage, vocational rehab services and death benefits. If a federal employee dies as a result of a work-related illness or injury, a portion of the burial expenses may be covered.


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STATIONS OF THE CROSS: Fourth Station — Jesus Christ Is Met By His Mother by Evelyn Underhill
From The Path of Eternal Wisdom, written under the pseudonym, John Cordelier
The Eternal Wisdom Encounters Human Love
It is surely humanity's most poignant moment when the best that it has produced confronts the best that the spiritual universe has given. Then, as at no other station of our journey, the awful travail of the Eternal Wisdom is revealed to the soul in whom he has been born, and who has learned to love him as her dearest possession, adore him as her God.
In this supreme hour she looks into the eyes of that Perfection who is at once her creator and her son: the most intimate of all mysteries, the most mysterious of all intimates. That glance brings with it the full realization of her impotence, as well as of her love. She knows then that for all her self-devoting passion, all the humanity that she can muster – her care, her patience, her grief – her place, in so far as she is human, is still at the foot of the cross. The holy thing which has come forth from her, the Christ whom she has borne, must mount it alone. Earth, even at her highest – deep-bosomed, warm, most glorious Earth, the very handmaiden of God – can only look on in grief and amazement when the Spirit that she has borne passes suffering but unswerving on its way.
It is of the essence of our love for the Blessed Virgin that she is thus "one of ourselves." We produced her: she is our lady, humanity's contribution to the Eternal Plan. Our lady – our very own – utterly of our substance. Ma-donna says the Italian, with a yet deeper sense of intimacy.
"Ave, Maria gratia plena!" [Hail, Mary, full of grace!] cries the Catholic church, speaking here the very tongue of angels. "In thee the Earth has fulfilled itself. Humanity in thee has ascended to the summit of its spirit, dramatized its most sublime potentialities. Therefore – as it were of necessity – Dominus tecum." [God is with you.] Because of this plentitude of grace in the soul of a woman, because Mary first conceived God in her heart in a purer, deeper, and completer sense than all the saints could do, he was born in her womb. Her human perfection, soaring up, met the Divine Perfection half-way. In this complete fusion of matter and spirit, the word was made flesh and dwelt among us.
Mary, then, standing at the summit of the race – Earth's purest prayer taking material form – stands for us all in this encounter with her son. In her humanity, so far as it possesses spiritual vision, encounters its suffering creator: the repairer at his eternal work amongst man's sins and blunders. In her all lovers of the Eternal Wisdom taste their share of the anguish of his cross. Here, too, perhaps, we may see under veils something of the share taken by God, the infinitely loving – who is, says Julian of Norwich, not only our father but our mother – in the necessary passion of his striving sons. Because he is in the deepest sense one with us, "not only with us but in us" – as all life-givers, all artists persist actually in their creations, as the mother cannot be wholly severed from that which she has borne – so he suffers in and with us, as mothers in their children's griefs. Infinitely pitiful, he makes our pain his own, as Mary made the sorrow of her child; and crowns it with the thorny diadem of supreme, self-giving love.
"Here," says Julian, revealer of the secrets of love, "I saw a part of the compassion of Our Lady Saint Mary: for Christ and she were so oned in love that the greatness of her loving was the cause of the greatness of her pain. For in this I saw a substance of nature's love, continued by grace, that creatures have to him: which kind love was most fully showed in his sweet mother, and overpassing; for so much as she loved him more than all other, her pains passed all other. For ever the higher, the mightier, the sweeter that the love be, the more sorrow it is to the lover to see that body in pain that is loved."
God's love, then, which is height, might, and sweetness, brooking above us, sorrows for our pain. Our love in its turn, so far as it participates in the nature of Divine Charity, grieves for his travail when, as it must, in encounters Eternal Wisdom on its way. Then we meet face to face the pain and effort of the universe: that crescent love within our souls which urges us homewards sees, abruptly, the greater love, "che move il sole e l'alter stelle," [that moves the sun and the other stars], straining at its task. Then, indeed, we know "the compassion of Our Lady Saint Mary," the grieving helplessness of mere humanity confronted by the divine, inexorable process of the world. The higher, mightier, and sweeter the love which it evokes in us, the nearer to the pattern of his mother and ours – the more closely we are associated with Mary's heart, the maternal heart of humanity – the more sorrow we shall have to see his pain.
Now since the human soul is in essence the source of manly energy no less than of maternal love – since we are destined not only to bear and cherish in our ground the Inward Christ, but also to ride with Wisdom in the lists – this sorrow of ours must be no passive emotion. Like all other dormant faculties which Christ's touch stings to life in us, it must work in us according to its measure, rouse us to new energies, send us out into the road to follow him. Our encounter with Divine Suffering is no mere opportunity to static grief. It is one more invitation to spiritual freedom, one more chance to volunteer, to enlist in the ranks of the Real, offered to the reluctant human soul.
If we do volunteer, if we elect to play a conscious part in the pageant of the universe, then, once again, Christ's experience becomes ours. In so far as we are human, we have looked with Mary's bewildered grief and love at the tortures of others who have trod the Way of the Cross. We have deplored, though we can never understand, the necessary anguish endured by sanctity on its road towards its source. Now we, too, in so far as we obey the Christ-ward tendency within our souls, must suffer under the grieving gaze of those whom we love.
There is something which exhilarates us in the thought of cross-bearing in the teeth of our enemies. But it is a hard saying that we must here defy the hopes, the gentle counsels, at last the bitter sorrow of our friends: disappoint the loving care of those to whom, as it seems, we are most closely linked by God – in and through whom, perhaps, his love has forced an entry to our tight-shut souls, and who have been for us indeed the "mothers of the Divine Grace." We hate it. We rebel: call it an "unchristian act." But "so did your lovely forerunner," says an angel's voice in the ear of the poor maddened soul, caught there – held as in a vice – between the inexorable call of Calvary and the last, most passionate appeal of Mary's breaking heart.


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US nutrition bureaucrats seek "simplicity" in new food pyramid
How about truth instead? NOTHING leads to permanent weight loss outside surgery and lifespan differs little for all but the extremes of the weight range. Good to see below however that it is all just politics
With most Americans overweight or obese and at risk of high blood pressure, policymakers are working to reinvent the familiar food pyramid and develop advice that is simple and blunt enough to help turn the tide.
Although most people do not read them, the guidelines have broad impact on Americans' lives. They dictate what is served in school breakfast and lunch. They affect education materials for food stamp recipients and information on the nutrition labels of food packages. They also underpin nutritional information available in community centers, doctors' offices, and hospitals.
The government updates its dietary guidelines for Americans every five years. [So what was right yesterday is wrong today?]
What the new guidelines will say when they are unveiled in December is still under wraps. But the interagency committee is searching for new ways to communicate lessons about healthful eating and is working to make the food pyramid "more meaningful and engaging,'' said Robert Post, deputy director of the Department of Agriculture's Center for Nutrition and Policy Promotion, which is leading the development of the guidelines.
Healthful eating has gained a high profile through Michelle Obama's "Let's Move'' initiative to fight childhood obesity. But historically, the government has shied away from offering controversial advice.
And with food, everything is controversial: A boost for one type of food in the guidelines can be viewed as a threat by providers of competing products. The result, critics say, is a nutritional education system so politically influenced that it is ineffective. This year's process appears to be no exception.
In public comments, the meat lobby has opposed strict warnings on sodium that could cast a negative light on lunch meats. The milk lobby has expressed concerns about warnings to cut back on added sugars, lest chocolate- and strawberry-flavored milks fall from favor. Several members of the Massachusetts congressional delegation also weighed in against added-sugar restrictions in defense of the cranberry.
The problem with "fat" taxes
States are increasingly looking to soda, candy, and other so-called "fat" taxes as a way to shore up their budgets. That's happening despite a lack of evidence that these taxes have any significant effect on obesity rates, the usual rationale for these taxes.
As happened previously with alcohol and tobacco, special-interest groups are targeting these foods and beverages because they are relatively easy to demagogue and they allow lawmakers to promote the taxes as a public health initiative rather than a tax increase. These taxes, however, must be extremely high to have any effect on obesity rates; they are highly regressive (disproportionately affecting lower-income people); and they prop up government spending increases by allowing lawmakers to kick fiscal problems down the road.
Any number of legal products and services can have negative effects if used in excess, but that doesn't mean heavy-handed government intervention makes for good tax policy. Studies show that states with high "sin" tax rates also tend to have higher overall tax burdens. Further hurting small business owners and taking more money out of the pockets of an already-strained citizenry is unnecessarily burdensome and does not help the state's fiscal condition.
Lawmakers who genuinely want to get their budgets under control should avoid hiking sin taxes and instead focus on real budgetary reforms such as enacting a reasonable tax and expenditure limit, reforming unfunded liabilities, and privatizing non-core functions of government.
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British and Irish Lions coach Warren Gatland may have been laying a false scent when he told the last news conference before the first test against New Zealand on Saturday that he wanted his players to be bold and play with flair.
Gatland has coped with the challenge of uniting players from four nations under the Lions' banner on a short and intensive tour by imposing a highly-effective but minimalist style.
The Lions haven't had the luxury in playing six matches in just over two weeks to devote any great attention to the development of their attacking game. They achieved the first significant win of the tour, over the Christchurch-based Crusaders, without scoring a try and they have shown caution in their use of possession until Tuesday's match against the Chiefs, when they scored four tries.
Gatland has developed the Lions style seemingly with the specific intention of blunting the All Blacks' attacking game and it's unlikely he will depart from it in the first test at Eden Park. The Lions have acknowledged the crucial importance of the first test in the broader scheme of the tour.
If the Lions can't beat the All Blacks in the series-opener — and their best chance of doing so depends on their rigid and successful adherence to the style of play they have produced — they will likely have little chance of winning the series. The world champion All Blacks, who have had only one match together in preparation — an impressive 78-0 win over Samoa — are only likely to improve in tests two and three.
Yet Gatland floated the possibility the Lions will attempt a more attacking style when he spoke on the eve of the test.
"Now it's about bringing other parts of our game, which is about playing with some flair and taking some risks and being courageous and bold," Gatland said. "That's the way to beat the All Blacks."
Gatland's comments were received with some skepticism and he is well known for using news conferences to plant false leads and to play psychological games with rival teams. But there was a hint in the selection of the Lions' team that he might be in serious.
Gatland has chosen the pacy England winger Elliot Daly ahead of the more powerful George North and Liam Williams ahead of Leigh Halfpenny at fullbck, which may point to a desire to play a more adventurous style.
The success of the game plan the Lions have developed on tour was shown in their wins over the Crusaders and New Zealand Maori, and Gatland admitted that remained the blueprint for the tests. But he also suggested the Lions may have to do a bit more.
"We squeezed the life out of those two teams," he said. "We won't stop being aggressive defensively and to play against the All Blacks you've got to have a strong set piece because they're traditionally very dominant in those areas.
"We've created opportunities and early on in the tour we weren't finish off the line breaks but it was pleasing so see Tuesday we were starting to do that. The message to the players will be to go out and do that on Saturday night."
Gatland said there'd been a lot of speculation about the contrasting styles "but I think we've played some lovely rugby."
"We struggled at the start of the tour but I think we've scored nine tries to three in the last four games so we're starting to score tries," he said.
There are no secrets about the style the All Blacks will adopt. They will play their typical high-tempo, high-skill style despite the Lions attempts to smother it with a rush defence.
All the signs from the All Blacks this week have been of a team going about it's business quietly and confidently.
Coach Steve Hansen said he was "cool, calm, excited" in the led-up to the match. Hansen said the All Blacks players are "really up for it."
"That doesn't guarantee you'll win the thing," he said, "but it does guarantee that our attitude is right and if our attitude is right then we're a good side."


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København Håndbold´s left winger Mie Augustesen had a great afternoon in the EWS Arena in Göppingen Sunday.
14 goals or more than a quarter of all the goals scored in the match did the Danish international score, as she and her teammates from København Håndbold defeated Frisch Auf Göppingen 25:22 in the first leg of the two teams' tie in the last 16.
The Danes were even leading by seven at half time, and the result obviously leaves them with fine chances to proceed to the quarter-final, when the German team visits Frederiksberg Hallen in Copenhagen next Sunday.
Another Danish team, Team Esbjerg, is in an even better position before receiving DHK Banik Most in Blue Water Dokken next Sunday.
No less than 28:21 did Esbjerg win the first leg away against the Black Angels from the Czech Republic Sunday evening.
The hosts were leading 12:11 at half time, but not even the support from the 1250 spectators in the Sportovni hala was enough to stop the visitors from dominating the second half completely.
"It should not cause us any problems to proceed in the tournament, and I really think we play a fine game against them. Actually, it is the best I have seen in a long time, and it is very positive that we managed to limit their score to 21 goals," Esbjerg coach Lars Frederiksen told the Danish newspaper JyskeVestkysten.
While Denmark have good chances of having two teams in the quarter-finals, Russian handball is already sure of double representation among the eight quarter-finalists, as the two Russian teams in the Last 16 both went through without problems in this weekend's double headers.
Astrakhanochka had the least trouble as they eliminated Spanish Elche C.F. Mustang 73:44 on aggregate at home after winning 40:21 Saturday and 33:23 Sunday.
Lada were also in home court this weekend and sent another Spanish team, Rocasa Gran Canaria out with 56:44 on aggregate (30:28 and 26:16).
Romanian U Jolidon Cluj also seem to have clinched their quarter-final berth already after their 34:22 win in Turkey against Cankaya Bel. Anka Spor K Sunday, while the Hungarian tie between Fehévár KC and Ipress Center-Vac still appears to be open after Fehévár's narrow 22:19 home win Saturday.
The last two ties are to be decided as double headers this coming weekend: IUVENTA Michalovce (SVK) vs TSV Bayer 04 Leverkusen (GER) and Dinamo Volgograd (RUS) vs Skuru IK (SWE).


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The champagne headaches are barely over from New Year so we thought we still have time to reflect on the articles and pods that everyone loved in 2017! So here they are, the top 10 articles and pods chosen completely based on how many people read and listened! Who says quantity and quality can't go together? Check it out (in no particular order!), you may have missed something that could make a big difference to your 2018!
Maddie Livesey on the Beyond Billables Podcast
"I think I was looking to let out my creativity in other ways, I think I am quite a creative person. I also had a real interest in fashion and my sister and I started an online store and blog, called Boutique HQ, and we also were interested in learning about affiliate marketing platforms […] and I think having that side interest and being able to demonstrate that little bit of entrepreneurialism helped me get the job at The General Store."
Advice to junior lawyers: 3 things I did that you shouldn't copy
How could this not make the top 10. Seriously.
Brad Vinning on the Beyond Billables Podcast
"And low and behold, it was really interesting. The sort of work that they were doing was really interesting, and it wasn't just full of lawyers and accountants and recruiters necessarily when you would go to an event. It'd be full of people who were passionate about what they were doing, and I just took my lawyer hat off and got involved, going 'tell me about your business, this is fascinating…'"
Law made me fat (and other lies I told myself)
You may have picked up on a core principle of Beyond Billables; the need for action. For me, that action has manifested itself in my somehow becoming a Martial Artist. Maybe my story can help you find something you can be passionate about as well, or reclaim something you've lost.
Nadine Champion on the Beyond Billables Podcast
Champion by name, champion by nature, Nadine truly is an inspiration. Listen to learn more about her story.
Lawyers: Do more stuff you love!
So many lawyers are "too busy". Too busy to look after their health. Too busy to do a meditation. We use this "busy-ness" to justify missing out on doing the things we love.
Jerome Doraisamy on the Beyond Billables Podcast
Jerome is a lawyer and author of The Wellness Doctrines for Law Students and Young Lawyers – a hugely successful self-help book. Having suffered through mental health issues himself, he isn't afraid to tackle the stigma that comes with it.
Leaving the law: 24 realistic alternative careers for lawyers
Jasmine O'Brien on the Beyond Billables Podcast
"What I like to do is incorporate the things I like to do in my day, as part of the day, rather than thinking 'well work has ended, I get to do fun things now'"
Where the bloody hell are you?!
You see, you can't move forward and live your values, without knowing exactly where you are at the present. So, it's a critical first step to work out where you're at (and how you got there).
Let us know your Top 10 for 2017 in the comments!


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It`s been a hard week, hasn`t it? What`s the problem, aching muscles? Too much work? A chipped fingernail?
Sunday probably seems like a day of rest for everyone but you. While you`re slaving over the lawn, your neighbor is lounging on his, right?
Why not turn the tables and relax this Sunday? Put aside the mopping and ignore the grass (but don`t forget to feed the kids) and let someone else do the work.
Psychologists say it`s more beneficial to have one day of blissful rest and have to work a little harder during the week than to work a little every day, never becoming truly refreshed.
Breathe deeply, from your belly, not your chest. Drink lots of water. This cleanses your body of impurities and helps keep you cool on these hot summer days. Read a book, play golf, stay in bed extra late, swim, do whatever makes you happy, as long as it`s legal. Jail is no place to relax.
Go one step further than relaxing: Pamper yourself. When is the last time you had a good massage -- a real nirvana for the muscles -- that makes you feel like you`ve melted and been energized at the same time?
Been served breakfast in bed lately? And can you remember when someone else did the laundry?
In case you`re rusty in the self-pampering department, here are some suggestions. Relax and enjoy. You deserve a break today.
--Start with a catered breakfast in bed or on your couch:
You can be catered and pampered without you or a loved one lifting a finger, except to dial the phone. Benedicts in Bed`s tuxedoed chefs will serve you the elegant breakfast of your choice, complete with the appetizers of your choice and the newspaper of your choice. Breakfast service lasts at least an hour. Price is $50 for a single breakfast and $75 for two. Call 471-0631. Reservations are suggested.


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My daughter has APS & Sjorgren's, and, although the GP happily tells us her thyroid is 'normal', Prof Hughes is not convinced! She has had no documented thrombotic events, but presents with the usual migraines, brain fog, neuralgia, etc.
She has tried asprin and Plavix, but they did not help so she undertook a heparin trial earlier this year. Within days we noticed a huge improvement, although the effects wore off dramatically after 5-6 hours. Prof Hughes agreed that she should move onto a more effective medication but was reluctant to keep her on the Heparin because of the injecting, so she has been on Pradaxa for 2 weeks now.
I have to admit I am alarmed by some of the things I have read about the drug, but our main concern is that she seems to be having little benefit - slurring, mixed up words, migraines etc are all now becoming more frequent. I know that some meds suit some people and not others but, before we give up and ask for a rethink, I wondered if anyone else who is on or has tried Pradax could let me know how quickly they noticed any benefits.
Thanks as ever for reading this
best wishes,