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OUT on the high frontier of what some futurists have labeled ``The Information Age'' is hard-nosed, down-to-earth Joe Dionne, a man serious enough about the information revolution to turn his highly profitable company inside out. The old adage ``if it ain't broke, don't fix it'' clearly doesn't do much for Mr. Dionne, who has pushed and pulled McGraw-Hill Inc., a monolithic $1.4 billion publishing giant, through a major corporate reorganization.
``The logic is very clear -- open up your system. Provide the information through whatever means can best get to the customer,'' Dionne, a former college professor and now McGraw-Hill's chief executive officer, told investment analysts in Boston recently.
Anyone involved in, or simply interested in, business and finance knows McGraw-Hill by its many publications and services. Business Week magazine, Standard & Poor's 500 stock index and financial services, Data Resources Inc. economic data bases, and F. W. Dodge construction data top the list of its well-known products.
Along with Dow Jones and Dun & Bradstreet, McGraw-Hill is one of the ``big three'' purveyors of specialty information that rates, studies, and reports on business in the United States and, increasingly, around the world.
Since analyzing its operations and reforming its product-development process a year ago, McGraw-Hill has become a hotbed for innovative ideas that have spilled out into the market.
In Boulder, Colo., 157 personal computer owners recently hooked into a local cable television channel to receive a package of McGraw-Hill financial data. About 170 cable systems have joined McGraw-Hill in the venture.
In Boston this month, some 2,000 personal computer users began attending technology seminars and talking (not just corresponding by electronic mail) with one another via their terminals, thanks to McGraw's new nationwide Byte Information Exchange, or BIX network. For subscribers to McGraw-Hill's Byte magazine, the BIX cost includes a one-time fee of $25, with a $9-an-hour charge for computer time.
Most significant, however, was the September announcement by Citibank (the nation's largest bank) that it was setting up a 24-hour global electronic trading, information, and financial service for a range of commodity spot and contract markets. The plan: to feed banks' computer terminals around the world with McGraw-Hill commodity and other financial data.
``You will find McGraw-Hill information being offered not only by McGraw-Hill but by Mead Data Central or Merrill-Lynch or Dow Jones or anyone else that gets to a meaningful market,'' Dionne says.
``What we're looking for here is to be a multimedia publisher, but in doing that we're looking to offer the total solution. Whatever you require in the way of media to meet your problems, we are the one-stop shop where you can get it done.''
A tall order?
Reorganization according to the ``open system'' philosophy is a big step for McGraw-Hill -- and for Dionne. As company president, he must show that an expected dip in earnings late this year and possibly early in 1986 is an aberration due mainly to unusual market forces rather than the management shift.
Information industry observers generally applaud Dionne's effort to prepare for the 1990s, saying they expect stronger earnings through most of '86. They are encouraged by McGraw's appetite for buying up relatively small electronic information companies and services. And with each bite, they see McGraw growing stronger as it gets an ever bigger chunk of a fast-growing market with high profit margins. Security analysts also see debt-free McGraw as relatively undervalued, with a stock price only abo ut 16 times earnings.
The 97-year-old company began as a small magazine publisher, later merging with a book publisher. It began branching out in the '60s, purchasing several TV stations and other information services. Now, Dionne has said he intends to sell the broadcast division so as to add another information systems company.
``The restructuring makes sense,'' says First Boston analyst Kevin Gruneich. ``McGraw-Hill is often thought of as bureaucratic. It has given McGraw information leverage -- the process of increasing information output -- and increased profitability.''
``I think McGraw was very wise to restructure,'' says research analyst George Domolky of Fidelity Investments, a Boston-based mutual fund management company. He says, ``They've tried to broaden their scope to embrace all kinds of financial information businesses.''
Yet, what may be most important about McGraw-Hill's restructuring is not its short-term profitability, analysts say, but what its changed ways portend for the nation's business managers and the information industry itself. Whether they know it or not, many corporate managers depend on McGraw-Hill's massive information base for at least some decisions.
Right now the company is making an intensive effort to coalesce its diverse information sources, then edit them to fit specific packages. The idea: Get the customer the right information at the right time to make the right business decision.
``They [McGraw-Hill] have taken a look at the information flow and identified the valuable parts in it,'' says Peter Keen, a former Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor, now an information technology consultant. ``They have found that what's important is not just the information, but the editing of it.
``Internally, they understand the information culture as well as anyone. They've been selective in their acquisitions. They've found the right partners [for joint ventures]. It's nicely positioned.''
To do that, ``we had to turn the company sort of inside out, from product-related to more market focus,'' says Michael Porter, author of ``Competitive Advantage'' (Free Press, 1985) and a professor at the Harvard Business School. Mr. Porter was a consultant to McGraw-Hill from 1982 through 1984 and a key player in the overhaul.
``We certainly were setting out to create some new rules for competition in the information industry. . . . The idea was to take DRI and break it into parts, which then would be attached to McGraw-Hill units serving different market areas. There's a unit around financial, health care, and so forth.''
Joseph Kasputys, McGraw-Hill's executive vice-president for development, says the company has followed Porter's ``value chain'' theory by identifying value in various company operations, such as information collection, processing, storage, transmission, and selection by customers.
The company has also set up 18 market-focus management teams to target end-user markets and services such as construction, banking, transportation, health, legal, and education.
The principal aim was to see where a competitive advantage could be gained, either through greater efficiency and lower cost, or through product differentiation. Right now the focus is both on delivering value-added packages of information and on cutting production costs, Mr. Kasputys says.
``We identified product platforms where we could gain economies of scale by centralizing our operations in an effort to become the low-cost producer,'' he says.
A few operations centralized under the restructuring are circulation management; computer conferencing; videotex (sending and receiving data and graphics); full text retrieval; on-line networks for financial, construction, and commodity data; magazines; books; and direct satellite broadcasting (such as the cable television linkup).
``It was done in response to our long-term vision of where the market is going,'' Kasputys says.
``Users want a totally integrated information system. They want somebody out there to put all the pieces together for them.''
Where is the market going? And where does all McGraw's restructuring leave it in relation to the competition?
Most analysts identify Dun & Bradstreet and Dow Jones as the preeminent business information companies competing in the mammoth and rapidly growing $10 billion to $12 billion business information market. IBM, Reuters, and AT&T are also in the game, competing with McGraw-Hill, Dow, and Dun & Bradstreet to swallow as many promising small information companies as possible to strengthen their positions.
``I think one thing you ought to look for in McGraw-Hill and other information providers is that a lot of our industries are becoming global industries,'' Dionne says.
``Those that don't take advantage of it are going to have a short future.''


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In Norse mythology, the two weeks after winter solstice (this year December 22 to January 5) are when good and evil battle for control of the world. If the sun comes up on January 6th, good will have won for one more year. Hmm, anyone else notice the correspondence to January 6th being the 12th day of Christmas?
Jumping from mythology to science, remember the consequence of Newton's first law? An object that is at rest will stay at rest unless an unbalanced force acts upon it. I don't know about you, but I am at rest right now.
Not peaceful, serene, contemplative at rest. Too little sleep; too many shortbread cookies; too much schedule disruption; and too many dark, cold nights rest. In other words, exhausted, cranky, out of sorts, stopped cold, sunk in the slough of despair rest.
I hope I remembered to do all of those be-kind-to-myself banking the fires activities that I recommended in last week's blog because I sure don't have the energy to do them right now.
What I need most right now are some unbalanced forces—forces for good—to act on my behalf.
If you've ever stoked a banked fire, you know that you don't simply set a huge log on the coals and walk away. You have to coax the fire out of hiding. You start by adding a few twigs and blowing on the coals. When the twigs catch, add some kindling. When the kindling catches, add small logs. Eventually you work up to a fire that's big enough to warm the room and boil water for tea.
So here are some suggestions for stoking your banked artistic fire.
Between now and the full moon on January 9, plant something. Literally. The moon is waxing and the world is starting its tilt from solstice toward spring equinox. When the waxing moon and the waxing world coming together it's a great time to push for a little more green in the world. Start an amaryllis bulb. Plant seeds. Repot and feed a tired plant that's limping through the winter. I spent an hour Monday morning repotting and feeding all of the plants that I'm responsible for at work. Hey, I want good to win that good/evil battle. Every new growing thing is a vote for the good guys. If you think you have the world's brownest thumb, ask a friend who gardens to foster a plant for you.
After all this dark and cold our bodies are so not ready to jump into that new year's resolution of going to the gym every day. We have to start small. Stand up. Starting at your toes and working up the body, tighten all of your muscles. When you reach your shoulder muscles, raise your hands high above your head. Keep tightening muscles to your finger tips. Hold that arms up, every muscled tightened pose for five seconds. Beginning at your fingers relax. Keep relaxing the muscle groups all the way down to your toes. Take some deep breaths. Repeat this tense-relax-breath sequence at least 10 times a day. Park your car at the end of the parking lot and walk into the mall or your office. Get off the bus one stop early and walk a block. This is the pre-pre-warm up for cranking up the body again.
Find yourself a talisman, something that will focus all your good thoughts about your writing during the coming year. I was very fortunate to get one for Christmas. Here it is.
Just looking at it or holding it in my hands fills me with anticipation of the good things I might be able to do. I'm banking on the good guys winning one more time, and the sun coming up on January 6th.
Happy New Year everyone.
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World junior 400 metres champion Machel Cedenio enjoyed success in his first individual outing since capturing the global under-20 title, striking gold in the Flame Games men's one-lap event in Amsterdam, Netherlands, on Friday.
Though he was the youngest athlete to face the starter in the Flame Games 400m A race, Cedenio emerged as the class of the field, the 18-year-old Trinidad and Tobago quartermiler clocking 45.48 seconds for a comfortable cushion on Brazilian Anderson Henriques, the runner-up in 45.82. Netherlands athlete, Lee-Marvin Bonevacia (46.17) finished third.
Last month, in Eugene, Oregon, USA, Cedenio earned IAAF World Junior Championship gold in 45.13 seconds--a new national under-20 record and the fastest time in the world this year by a junior athlete.
T&T sprinter Keston Bledman finished sixth in the Flame Games men's 100m final in 10.29 seconds. Justin Gatlin won easily, getting to the line in 10-flat to finish well-ahead of his fellow-American Marvin Bracy, who claimed silver in 10.17. Bronze went to Netherlands sprinter Churandy Martina (10.20).
In the Flame Games qualifying round, Bledman was second in heat one and third overall in 10.26 seconds. On Thursday, at the DN Galan IAAF Diamond League meet in Stockholm, Sweden, Bledman had earned silver in 10.09.
At the Sainsbury's Birmingham Grand Prix IAAF Diamond League meet, in England, yesterday, T&T's Cleopatra Borel claimed bronze in the women's shot put with an 18.62 metres effort. The 2014 Commonwealth Games silver medallist produced five 18-plus throws in the competition—18.06m, 18.09m, 18.45m, 18.62m, and 18.12m.
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Published by: Rural Home/Orbit Publications
First appeared: 1945
Creator: L.B. Cole
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L.B. Cole was one of the most highly-acclaimed cover designers in the history of American comic books. Working with the philosophy that the cover is essentially an advertising poster, and its
only purpose is to draw the shopper's attention and make him want to buy the comic, he created dozens if not hundreds of the most striking covers of the 1940s and early '50s, usually for small, off-brand publishers that had little going for them other than the work of Cole himself. But his work on inside pages is relatively unknown. An example of his little-known inside work is his funny animal superhero, Wiggles the Wonderworm.
In everyday life, Wiggles was a mild-mannered accountant, working for an overbearing boss named Grouchy Rat, who would occasionally fire him for no good reason. He had a girlfriend named Giggles, and a rival named Casanova (a clear example of inter-species, in fact inter-phylum romance, as Casanova was an insect). Other associates included the slow-moving Tardy Turtle and Professor Parrot (tho not a resident of Parrotville), who strongly resembled Crawford Crow except for his yellow plumage. But even in his accountant persona, Wiggles displayed powers and abilities far beyond those of mortal worms — unlike annelids found in real life, he (and Giggles) had arms and legs.
But arms and legs aren't unique among comic book worms — Fawcett Publications' Willie the Worm was also gifted with appendages. (So was Earthworm Jim, but that's because he was wearing a super suit.) What put Wiggles in a class with Super Rabbit, Cosmo Cat and McSnurtle the Turtle was his magic word. Like that of Captain Marvel, it would transform him into a brightly-costumed being with the usual powers of super strength, invulnerability and the ability to defy gravity. But like that of Johnny Thunder, the word was unknown to him. It was simply an ordinary utterance ("Omygosh" in his case) that he used reasonably frequently, making the transformation, from his point of view, just something that happened to him from time to time. A blow on the head would transform him back, leaving him with no memory of his time as Wonderworm.
Wiggles first appeared in Taffy Comics #1, published by Rural Home/Orbit Publications (Jun-Gal) with a cover date of March, 1945. The first four issues were devoted to his book-length adventures (a format very unusual at the time, except in superhero groups such as The Justice Society of America or The Marvel Family). With the fifth (November, 1946), Taffy switched to Archie-style teenage humor starring a girl named, of all things, Taffy. One more Wonderworm story appeared in Toy Town Comics #5 (May, 1947), but that was the last of him.
Wonderworm went on to decades of oblivion. In recent years, one or two of his stories were re-published on the Internet, leading to occasional use of the goofy name as an Internet handle. This makes Wiggles, as obscure as he still is, about as famous as he's ever been.
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So I learned that rolling pins come from trees. Cute.
Open for about two months now, Le Petit Souffle is a fairly recent addition to Century City Mall's roster of restaurants. We first tried it last April and paid another visit a month later last May. Here's my little, or should I say, petit, review.
Interiors and ambiance
Le Petit is definitely a pretty-looking restaurant that takes after a countryside inspiration. Marked by plastic trees and foliage in a nice, faux garden setting, the restaurant has a friendly and non-restrictive vibe. It may all be plastic but I like it.
The furniture is varied, ranging from long wooden tables to lounge-like seating typical of a fancy cafe. Then throw in some Carla Bruni into the mix and we've got a really nice ambiance.
This is sort of like the "indoor section." But of course I know everything's indoors.
I really like this faux foliage hanging from the ceiling.
There's a variety of seating options here.
The food
The restaurant serves French cuisine with a Japanese influence. Consistent with its interiors, the way they present their food is just as pretty; I'll give them that. About the taste, however, I wasn't quite as impressed. The food ain't bad at all, no. I just wasn't wowed, probably because I've tasted better. Also, my expectations normally increase in accordance with a restaurant's price points, and Le Petit isn't exactly a cheap place to dine.
Here's a sampling of what we've tried so far.
Sweet corn potage (Php 195)
A thick corn soup topped with salted caramel popcorn and parmesan, I liked this one. Served with a portion of a corn cob on the side, this one's got a really cute presentation.
Cute way to serve soup.
Mac and foie (Php 625)
Quite expensive for mac and cheese, it was also rather underwhelming, even with the addition of foie gras, Hungarian sausage, and some fancy mushrooms. It lacked the richness and comforting feeling of good o'l mac and cheese.
Underwhelming for the price.
Valrhona Guanaja Souffle (Php 350)
Le Petit offers two main types of souffle: the souffle glace (frozen souffle) and the traditional one. The latter takes longer to serve, around 25 minutes as promised by the menu. We tried the Valrhona Guanaja, one of three available variants, which is a dark chocolate souffle with Vanilla Creme Anglaise. Taste and texture's good. At least this one's a winner.
The delectable Valrhona Guanaja.
Yakult + Guava (Php 375)
How could I resist Yakult? And guava? Plus a bunch of fresh mint leaves thrown into the mix? Before you get shocked by the price, this drink comes in a carafe, so it's meant for sharing. Still, it's not exactly cheap. Nice drink, though.
French toast
In its own take on this traditional dish, Le Petit uses a really thick slice of bread (much like Caffe Bene's honey bread) chopped into cubes. It's a hefty serving but because of its thickness, the bread isn't able to absorb all of the batter's goodness. As a result, the french toast isn't too sweet, which I'm okay with. And again, cute presentation.
A different take on french toast.
You can check out the full menu here.
I have no major complaints with their waitstaff here although some are snappier than the others. Speed of service was just about fine but I haven't see how they are if the place is packed. But then nothing is ever packed at this mall.
In hindsight
Le Petit Souffle may be a cute and Instagram-worthy place to dine but to me it's not something you would really go out of your way for. That or I haven't found that one dish to keep coming back for yet. But if you happen to be at the mall, then by all means do try this place out.
Le Petit Souffle is located at the 3rd floor of Century City Mall (right next to Fully Booked), Kalayaan Ave., Makati City.


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The Three Musketeers (1948)
Whilst perpetually tackled as a public domain text with a ready supply of iconic characters and rollicking action, thus saving screenwriters and producers from hard work creating their own, there have been few entirely successful or satisfying adaptation of Alexandre Dumas' most famous novel. At least, few in English language cinema. Perhaps that's because although it's the mother of much modern genre literature and reams of swashbuckler filmmaking, the novel has an unusual structure and style that blends high melodrama and tragedy with farce and satire, and its complex plot builds to a curious series of resolutions that are more like diminuendos. There's a deceptive quality to the novel, with its young, ardent heroes outmatched by the power politics around them and resolving instead to proffer heroism as an expression of idealism and rejection of power, and life as a thrill-ride, skating across a necessary blindness to sorrow, that's definably existentialist, and contributed in an odd and torturous way to the development of noir fiction – not only in its heroes' relationship to society but also in the archetypal femme fatale Milady de Winter. But the story has generally been utilised as a justification for broad action-comedy – take the 1939 version that starred the Ritz Brothers. Even the best adaptation to date, Richard Lester's early '70s diptych, played up slapstick at the cost of the original tale's equally droll, but rather subtler ribaldry.
All that's the long way of getting around to stating that this version, featuring Gene Kelly as D'Artagnan, Van Heflin as Athos, Gig Young as Porthos and Robert Coote as Aramis, is a bewildering, wildly uneven blend. This was one of the first significant efforts to recapture the zest of pre-WW2 adventure cinema (Errol Flynn's somewhat enervated stab at reviving that zest, The Adventures of Don Juan, came out the same year). Whilst pre-war adventure films like The Mark of Zorro (1940) or The Sea Hawk (1941) could be playful but also grounded and dramatic, even gritty, this reveals a new uncertainty about how to play such material, unable to reconcile the flagrant unreality of the traditional swashbuckler, and the new post-war realism, manifesting in a film that is divided against itself. Director George Sidney had just directed Kelly in three bubbly musicals, and the first half plays as a candy-coloured comedy, a choice that had its logic in the circumstances of the production, but which hardly, finally suits the material. The idea of turning new, young dancer star Kelly, who might already have been harbouring aspirations to play meatier roles than he had been getting to date in frothy, flashy fare, into a sword-and-pistol action hero, was an inspired one; surely he had the physical grace and dynamism, the jaunty charm, the joie de vivre to revive the moribund genre.
Kelly had just come off The Pirate, a fully-fledged blend of swashbuckler and musical, and the version of The Three Musketeers that MGM built around him (although Lana Turner was actually top-billed) looks and sounds often like the next installment, with the musketeers introduced as colour-coordinated dandies, and Kelly playing D'Artagnan as the archest of big-talking ingénues. Everyone looks at first like they're waiting for Nelson Eddy and Jeanette MacDonald. The familiar plot is still in play. Young Gascon warrior progeny D'Artagnan leaves home to join the King's Regiment of Musketeers with his father's sword and a less than noble-looking horse and, after being mugged on the road by the henchmen of Milady de Winter (Turner), turns up in Paris a mess. He swiftly gets himself in hot water with all three of the notorious title trio, and arranges to duel them one after the other in the Jardin Luxembourg. But he finishes up joining forces with them, and earning their lifelong friendship, when they have to fight off a mob of Cardinal Richelieu's heavies, who use a ban on duelling as one of many pretexts to assert Richelieu's power, over the soldiers who support King Louis XIII's (Frank Morgan) embattled independence.
D'Artagnan is soon drawn into the life of Constance (June Allyson), his landlord's goddaughter (she was his wife in the book; but this was
in 1948), who works for the Queen (Angela Lansbury). She knows of the Queen's illicit romance with the English Prime Minister, the Duke of Buckingham (John Sutton - the Duke was probably gay in real life, but that's neither here nor there), which Richelieu hopes to uncover to the King and thus gain his support for war against Hollywood . He's dispatched de Winter to snatch away some jewels from a set that the Queen gave Buckingham as a keepsake, leading D'Artagnan and the musketeers to speed their way to England England battling Richelieu's forces every foot of the way, and save the Queen's honour. When Richelieu nonetheless gets his war, he again sets de Winter on Buckingham, this time to kill him.
The first major action scene, the duel in the Lux, is more comedic dance number than life-and-death brawl, with D'Artagnan dodging, jumping and leaping various fixtures in playing with his opponent, Jussac (Sol Gorss), before finally besting him and forcing him to fall backwards into a pool with his trousers around his knees. One moment that comes right out of a Friz Freleng cartoon presents D'Artagnan vibrating with horny glee in realising he's got a bird's eye view on the bedroom of comely Constance, leering and stamping his feet in ecstasy. Up until this point the film is distressingly twee and only Kelly's physicality makes it at all watchable. Slowly, this version does deepen and become more engaging, but it moves forward in such tonally disparate fits and starts that it never really works. The early comic emphasis makes the last third's darker touches, like Milady's unremitting desire to get vengeance on D'Artagnan (for having pretended to be one of her lovers for the sake of getting to first base with her), and her murder of
Constance, seem all the more bewildering.
Kelly's performance swings from cartoonish to realistic, and sometimes there's a good effect in this. His D'Artagnan enters the film as a youth who assumes studied airs of outrage and makes an arse of himself in offering his idea of man's man and romantic rhetoric, bordering on a send-up of macho posturing, between wising up and growing up. This is particularly apparent in his first scene with Constance in which, having saved her from some of Richelieu's thugs, he hurriedly makes corny love to her before realising what a fool he's being, and when Constance asks if he's D'Artagnan "the famous swordsman", he substitutes, "the famous booby", and continues on with more genuine emotion and speech. To a certain extent, his performance embodies the film – these polarities are evident throughout, but usually without enough clear sense of how to alternate them. More peculiar, interesting, and strange is Heflin's Athos, the most Byronic of the Musketeers. Heflin plays the character as dark and troubled, rather hysterical when he's supposed to be jovial, and genuinely dark when mulling over his tragic past, which of course involved de Winter. Heflin also seems to be in a different movie to Kelly and most of the rest of the cast: his relatively low-key, more mature-seeming approach is a distinct example of something that had shifted in the Hollywood playbook.
The film does hit its stride during the running battle in the heroes' efforts to get to
, in a sequence filled with terrific fencing, excellent stunts, and a visual shout-out to Michael Curtiz's Captain Blood in a duel on the shoreline. Director Sidney would go on to make the best swashbuckler of the '50s, Scaramouche, and the design, staging, and stylistic alternation of high drama and vivid comedy, essayed in picture-book colours, which are all so strong in that film, are here too, but the mixture is infinitely more lumpy and often tedious. His best flourishes come towards the end, especially in the memorable sequence in which de Winter, having been placed in Constance's hands as the one person in Buckingham's mind who can be relied upon to not fall for Milady's wiles, play-acts a descent into sorrow and hysteria in trying to convince Constance to sneak her in a knife with which to commit suicide; the sight of the lovely Turner as a bitter, ashen wretch and then, pretending to be Constance after having murdered her, sneaking into the Duke's room with her hand caked in blood, is momentarily strong melodrama. England
Turner, the one-note actress to end all one-note actresses, is too callow to be a persuasive de Winter, who's supposed to be a master manipulator of feline cunning and unfathomable emotional depravity; instead she comes across like a cranky homecoming queen mad at her jock boyfriend. Nonetheless, her comeuppance – having her head cleaved off by an executioner at the Musketeer's behest – is the real climax of the film, and Turner pulls off the necessary moment of Milady realising there's no way out and substituting false pleading for innate, imperious dignity. There's quite a distance travelled by the film, both in narrative and style, from the campy jaunt of the early scenes to the infernal lighting and climactic Gothicism in this resolution, and the production and photography are all master class, full of bold and vividly contrasting colours and hues, even if the guiding style fails to cohere. One of the best reasons to watch is Vincent Price, still developing his sinister persona, at his most silken and Machiavellian as Richelieu; a couple of more incidental but excellent performances come from Keenan Wynn, oddly cast as D'Artagnan's buffoonish valet Planchet, and Patricia Medina as Kitty, de Winter's maid and willing object of D'Artagnan's romantic obfuscation. The overall effect is of a film that is a patchwork quilt of intentions and results.


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AM 1400 ESPN Radio's Broadcast Schedule For Week Of February 25th
This week is a hectic one in sports as NC and KW begin the 4a Basketball Regional Tournament, Casper College wraps up it's regular season and heads into the Region IX Tournament, The NBA gives us 2 games, and the NCAA features two top teams.
All games listed are subject to time change - keep checking this post for the latest information. All games can be heard on AM 1400 ESPN Radio, with local broadcast available for streaming here, or available on your mobile device with the free RadioPup app.
Thursday 2/28
#5 NC Boys lose to #4 Rock Springs in Overtime,52-48. This marks the first time in 14 years that the Mustangs will not be in the State Tournament.
#3 KW Girls lose to #6 Green River, and are also out of State at 7pm.
#3 KW Boys will wrapped up the night against #6 Green River with a win. They move on to Friday, and are automatically in State.
Friday 3/1
#3 KW Boys defeat #2 Evanston 54-45
#1 NC Girls defeat Evanston 52-24
Sat 3/2
NCAA Virginia @ Kansas 10am
#1 NC Girls vs. #2 Rock Springs - Regional Finals 1pm
# KW Boys vs. #1 Riverton Regional Finals immediately after Girls Finals
Region IX host #1 Casper College Men will face #8 Western Nebraska in the first round. Broadcast begins at 7:45pm
Sunday 3/3
The NBA features a Sunday Double Header. Game 1 features the Miami Heat traveling to face the New York Knicks, beginning at 10am. Oklahoma City head to the LA Clippers in Game two
Monday 3/4
If Casper College wins on Saturday, they will play again on Monday. Broadcast time is 7:45pm. Opponent TBA


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Cat's Cradle
E.T.A. Hoffmann's masterpiece mystery
By Jeffrey Gantz
The Life and Opinions of the Tomcatt Murr by E.T.A. Hoffmann. Translated by Anthea Bell. Penguin Classics, 384 pages, $12.95.
If E.T.A. Hoffmann's unfinished (perhaps) masterwork isn't the greatest novel of the 19th century, it's certainly the one with the longest title: The Life and Opinions of the Tomcat Murr . . . together with a fragmentary Biography of Kapellmeister Johannes Kreisler on Random Sheets of Waste Paper. Hoffmann is best known for his short stories, like "Nutcracker and Mouse King" and "The Golden Pot," and for his influence on Poe, Baudelaire, Dostoyevsky, and even Kafka and Thomas Mann; but it's in his two novels, The Devil's Elixirs and Tomcat Murr, that his German Romantic spirit blooms and soars, that his lacerating humor and intense spirit come into full play. Murr was translated as the second volume of the University of Chicago Press's two-volume Selected Writings of E.T.A. Hoffmann back in 1969, but that worthy edition has fallen out of print, so that this new translation from Penguin, introducing the cat and the kapellmeister ("conductor") to a fresh generation of readers, is most welcome.
Duality -- even duplicity -- is the key to this one-of-a-kind novel. As the "editor" (Hoffmann) explains in his foreword, Murr is the autobiography of a bright young tomcat who has learned to read and write and who, like any bildungsroman hero, wishes to share his genius with the wider world. Only, in writing his story, Murr took a volume from his master's library and ripped it up for blotting paper, and these pages, which tell the story of Johannes Kreisler, somehow got incorporated into the published book. The two accounts alternate: Murr goes on for five or six pages, Kreisler's tale interrupts mid sentence, then Murr returns.
Hoffmann planned this seeming chaos with great care, of course. Murr's autobiography unfolds chronologically, and it always picks up exactly where it left off. Kreisler's story is disclosed in discontinuous fragments, and the end circles round to the beginning, in anticipation of Finnegans Wake. Murr knows all, tells all; Kreisler's story is shrouded in so many mysteries that it presumes the impossibility of knowing. Murr's bourgeois life includes meeting up with his mother (and neglecting her), finding the love of his life (whom he promptly falls out of love with), joining a cat burschenschaft ("student society") and fighting a duel with a feline philistine, and making a foray into the high society of dogs. Meanwhile, Kreisler's life is centered in the tiny principality at Sieghartsweiler, where Fürst Irenäus and his wife Maria rule (sort of), where the young Prince Ignatius remains an idiot and his sister Hedwiga is subject to cataleptic trances, where Amalie Benzon power-trips while her daughter Julia sings like an angel, where Kreisler's friend Meister Abraham, organ builder and seeming magician, dreams of his lost Chiara, his "Invisible Maiden," and Kreisler himself -- clearly Hoffmann's alter ego -- is regarded as something of a madman. Murr's world is satirically immanent; Kreisler's is dizzyingly transcendent.
It's not that the two don't connect: Murr's master is Meister Abraham, and at the "end" of the narrative he's being left temporarily with Kreisler. But whereas Murr's account closes with the editor's announcement of his death (Hoffmann's own cat, named Murr, had indeed just died), Kreisler's is explosively open-ended. Is Johannes actually the son of the mad painter Leonhard Ettlinger? Might his mother be the Fürstin? Is it possible that Julia and Hedwiga were switched at birth, so that Julia really is the Fürst's daughter and Hedwiga Benzon's? Could Jonannes and Hedwiga be twins? Or does Hedwiga's sallow complexion mark her as a Gypsy or a daughter of Italy? Who is the old woman who reappears at crucial moments in her life? Why does Johannes receive an electric shock when he touches Hedwiga? Why evil lurks in the Italian prince Hector? Why is Benzon so determined that Hedwiga marry Hector and Julia marry Ignatius? Will Meister Abraham ever find his beloved Chiara? Is Angela, the daughter of the Fürst and Benzon, really dead? And what fate awaits soulmates Johannes and Julia?
The biggest mystery of all is whether Murr is complete as it stands. The first volume appeared at Christmas of 1819, the second at Christmas of 1821, with a promise that a third volume would appear the following Easter. It did not, and Hoffmann died in June of 1822, having written nothing more of Murr or Kreisler. So many clues have been given, and so much has been left unexplained, that it seems certain Hoffmann knew where he was going and meant to tell us. Then again, the circular structure of the Kreisler sections hints that life's real mysteries can never be answered.
Whatever, Murr is a fabulous novel, a biting but affectionate parody coupled with one of the best mystery stories ever. Anthea Bell's translation anglicizes Hoffmann's old-fashioned German style without modernizing it too much, and her sensibility seems just a shade truer than that showed by the Chicago team of Leonard J. Kent and Elizabeth C. Knight, though I wish Penguin didn't insist on rendering terms like tromba marina into English ("trumpet marine"?!), and translating "Fürst" ("sovereign prince") as "Prince" leads to needless confusion. Jeremy Adler's introduction is erudite and accessible, even if his conclusion that "how the novel would conclude must remain pure speculation" begs the question. I've been reading and re-reading Murr for 30 years now, and I haven't exhausted it yet. It's an experience that truly never ends.
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Little libraries pop up all over Lansing
All over Greater Lansing — and all around the country — little take-one-or-leave-one book boxes are popping up. Often shaped like little houses or cupboards, these little libraries offer passersby a chance to pick up a free book or donate a used one. By spring, six more little libraries will sprout up in Lansing's Westside Neighborhood.
Danielle Casavant and her husband, Rod Lambert, are finishing up the construction of six little libraries, which will make a total of nine little libraries to the neighborhood. Spurred by a grant, the Westside Neighborhood Association allocated $650 to build the six new libraries.
The concept of little libraries is simple. Individuals, organizations or businesses build a box to hold books and add a sign to encourage participants to take a book — for free — or leave a book. Many libraries have a person in charge of collecting books to keep the library stocked. Part of the fun of these little libraries is never knowing what books are going to be available.
"It's definitely serendipitous," Casavant said. "But it's no substitute for a great public library."
At one time in Michigan history, boxes filled with books were the only access families outside of big cities had to books. In 1895, Michigan, under the direction of the state librarian, began shipping oak boxes packed with 50 books "of the best literature" to farmhouses, women's clubs and book clubs across the state.
The selection of books was quite broad, including fictional books as well as texts on religion, biographies, natural sciences and history. Similar boxes were delivered by the U.S Coast Guard to remote lighthouses to keep the keepers stimulated.
The current state librarian, Randy Riley, said he likes that the little libraries create opportunities for what he calls "random reading."
Today's little libraries aren't quite as organized, but Casavant said the Westside Neighborhood is considering some themed little libraries for particular types of literature. For example, one library may host children's books, while another may feature science fiction novels. The group put out a call for books, and the neighborhood's response was almost immediate.
"Since the idea was posted on Facebook, a lot of neighbors responded," Casavant said. "We are backlogged with books."
You never know where little libraries will pop up. I recently came across a small library in the office of Michael Hourani, a Lansing nephrologist. If you are catching the I-69 expressway off of Dewitt Road, you may have noticed a new little library near Clark Road erected by John Seymour. A carpenter by trade, Seymour went all out on his little library, a 6-foot-long box filled with books. He also sells eggs from free range chickens at the same site.
"I had my first customer two days ago," he said.
A prodigious reader, Seymour said he has "two and a half bushels of books ready to go." A little sign tucked in front of the little library advertises "Grampa John's Library" in black magic marker. Seymour also added a wooden head he had carved 40 years ago.
"It looks like an alien," he said. On a recent snowy day, it looked more like a white-haired Homer Simpson.
On the east side, a "Free Little Library" sits at the southwest corner of Fairview Avenue and Tulane Drive. On the southwest side of Lansing, just off Mount Hope Avenue on Westchester Road, a beautiful blue "Doctor Who"-esque tiny phone booth hosts a little library. On Bartlett Street, close to Saginaw Highway, another little library decorated with the imprints of little hands greets book lovers. The Pinecrest, Marble and Red Cedar elementary schools also have free little libraries.
One of the more prominent little libraries is on Turner Street, just north of Grand River Avenue in Old Town. On Sunday, the little library was covered in snow with the book "Summer Harvest" peeking out.
This summer, Grand Ledge resident Matt Lloyd constructed two little libraries as an Eagle Scout project. Both are in Delta Township, one on the East West Pathway trail near the Delta Township Library and the other where the trail crosses Brookside Drive. For the little library at the Delta Township Library, Frank Lloyd Wright's Winslow House was used for inspiration.
While most of these libraries are a grassroots effort, a Wisconsin-based nonprofit, appropriately named Little Free Library, provides support to folks interested in creating their own little library. Its website, littlefreelibrary.org, sells pre-made libraries, as well as kits to build your own. For a $40 fee, library creators can register their little libraries with the group, which maintains a Google map of registered little libraries worldwide. (The registration also includes the legal right to use the term "little free library," which the group has copyrighted.) There are over 32,000 registered sites worldwide, but if the Lansing experience is any indication, there are likely two to three times that number that are unregistered.
Casavant said that their organization will not register its little libraries. She would rather use the money for an additional library in the neighborhood.
The little library movement isn't exactly new. Little Free Library traces its roots back to 2009. In 2012, City Pulse profiled an East Lansing little library on Cowley Avenue, just north of Michigan Avenue.
"It's exciting to see what new books will show up," owner Liesel Carlson said at the time.
Check out lansingcitypulse.com for a photo gallery of little libraries. Do you know of any that we missed? Send the location and a photo of the library to firstname.lastname@example.com.


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ITU's role in implementing the outcomes of the
The Plenipotentiary Conference of the International Telecommunication Union (Antalya, 2006),
a) Resolution 73 (Minneapolis, 1998) of the Plenipotentiary Conference, which achieved its aims in regard to the holding of both phases of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS);
b) Resolution 113 (Marrakesh, 2002) of the Plenipotentiary Conference;
c) Decision 8 (Marrakesh, 2002) of the Plenipotentiary Conference,
recalling further
the Geneva Declaration of Principles and the Geneva Plan of Action, adopted in 2003, and the Tunis Commitment and the Tunis Agenda for the Information Society, adopted in 2005, all of which were endorsed by the United Nations General Assembly,
a) the role played by ITU in the successful organization of the two phases of WSIS;
b) that WSIS stated that the core competences of ITU in the field of ICTs, namely assistance in bridging the digital divide, international and regional cooperation, radio spectrum management, standards development and the dissemination of information, are of crucial importance for building the information society;
c) that the Secretary-General of the United Nations has established, at the request of the Summit, the United Nations Group on the Information Society (UNGIS) as the new inter-agency mechanism with the main objective of coordinating substantive and policy issues facing the United Nations' implementation of the WSIS outcomes, and that ITU is named as a permanent member of UNGIS, and shares a rotating chairmanship thereof;
d) that WSIS called upon ITU, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), to play leading facilitation roles in the multistakeholder implementation of the Geneva Plan of Action and Tunis Agenda;
e) that WSIS identified ITU as the moderator/facilitator for action lines C2 (information and communication infrastructure) and C5 (building confidence and security in the use of ICTs) of the Tunis Agenda, and as a potential partner for a number of other actions lines 1;
f) that ITU is given specific responsibility for maintaining the WSIS stocktaking database (§ 120 of the Tunis Agenda);
g) that ITU is capable of providing expertise relevant to the Internet Governance Forum as demonstrated during the WSIS process (§ 78 of the Tunis Agenda);
h) that ITU has, inter alia, specific responsibility to study and report on international Internet connectivity (§§ 27 and 50 of the Tunis Agenda);
i) that ITU has a specific responsibility to ensure rational, efficient and economic use of, and equitable access to, the radio-frequency spectrum by all countries, based on relevant international agreements (§ 96 of the Tunis Agenda);
j) that the United Nations General Assembly in its Resolution 60/252, decided to conduct an overall review of the implementation of the Summit outcomes in 2015,
considering further
a) the need for ITU to evolve constantly in response to changes in the telecommunication/ICT environment and, in particular in respect of evolving technologies and new regulatory challenges;
b) the desirability of using ITU's resources and expertise in a way which takes account of the rapid changes in the telecommunication environment and of the WSIS outcomes;
c) the need to carefully deploy the Union's human and financial resources in a manner consistent with the priorities of the membership and cognizant of budgetary constraints, and the need to avoid duplication among the Bureaux and the General Secretariat;
d) that the full involvement of the membership, including Sector Members, as well as other stakeholders, is critical to successful ITU implementation of relevant WSIS outcomes;
e) that the strategic plan for the Union for 2008-2011 set out in
Resolution 71
taking into account
a) that WSIS acknowledged that multistakeholder participation is essential to the successful building of a people-centered, inclusive and development-oriented information society;
b) the nexus between issues of telecommunication development and those of economic, social and cultural development, as well as its impact on social and economic structures in all Member States;
c) § 98 of the Tunis Agenda, which encourages strengthened and continuing cooperation between and among stakeholders and welcomes, in that respect, the ITU-led Connect the World initiative;
d) that, in recent decades, progress in natural science, mathematics, engineering and technology has formed the basis for ICT innovations and convergence that are bringing the benefits of the information society to an increasing number of people around the world,
a) Resolution 30 (Rev. Doha, 2006) of WTDC;
b) Resolution GT-PLEN/5 (Antalya, 2006) of this conference;
c) the results of the 2006 session of the ITU Council 2006;
d) programmes, activities and regional activities established by the WTDC (Doha, 2006) with the objective of bridging the digital divide;
e) the relevant work already undertaken and/or to be carried out by ITU in implementing the WSIS outcomes, under the aegis of the Council Working Group on WSIS (WG-WSIS),
1 the importance of ITU's role and participation in UNGIS, as a permanent member, and sharing a rotating chairmanship;
2 the ITU's commitment to the implementation of the goals and objectives of WSIS, as one of the seven overall goals for the Union,
1 that ITU should play a leading facilitating role in the implementation process, along with UNESCO and UNDP, as stated in § 109 of the Tunis Agenda;
2 that ITU should play a leading facilitation role in the WSIS implementation process, as a moderator/facilitator for implementing action lines C2 and C5;
3 that ITU should carry out those activities that come within its mandate, and participate with other stakeholders, as appropriate, in the implementation of action lines C1, C3, C4, C6, C7, C11 and all other relevant action lines and other WSIS outcomes, within the financial limits set by the Plenipotentiary Conference;
4 to recognize the need for appropriate ITU participation in the implementation of action line C8, based on the work carried out in ITU-T on language character coding;
5 that ITU should continue to adapt itself, taking into account technological developments, and its potential to contribute significantly to building an inclusive information society;
6 to express its satisfaction with the successful outcomes of the Summit, in which the expertise and core competence of ITU were noted several times;
7 to express its thanks to the staff of the Union, the host countries and WG-WSIS for their efforts in the preparation of both phases of WSIS;
8 that there is a need to integrate the implementation of the Doha Action Plan, and in particular Resolution 30 (Rev. Doha, 2006), and other relevant current and future resolutions of plenipotentiary conferences, with the multistakeholder implementation of the WSIS outcomes;
9 that ITU should, within available resources, maintain the current public WSIS stocktaking database, as one of the valuable tools for assisting with the follow-up of WSIS, as instructed in § 120 of the Tunis Agenda,
instructs the Secretary-General
1 to take all necessary measures for ITU to fulfil its role, as outlined in resolves 1, 2, 3 and 4 above;
2 to coordinate, with the Coordination Committee, the activities related to WSIS implementation for implementing resolves 1, 2, 3 and 4 above, with the aim of avoiding duplication of work among the Bureaux and the General Secretariat;
3 to work collaboratively with other entities involved in WSIS implementation, and to promote a clear understanding of the roles of each, in order to avoid duplication of activities;
4 to strengthen cooperation with the other bodies of the United Nations family, within the framework of UNGIS, as called for in the Tunis Agenda;
5 to raise public awareness of the Union's mandate, role and activities and provide broader access to the Union's resources for the general public and other actors involved in the emerging information society;
6 to report annually to the Council on the activities undertaken on these subjects, including their financial implications,
instructs the Directors of the Bureaux
to ensure that concrete objectives and deadlines for the above activities are developed and reflected in the operational plans of each Sector,
instructs the Director of the Telecommunication Development Bureau
to follow, as soon as possible and in accordance with Resolution 30 (Rev. Doha, 2006), a partnership approach in the activities of ITU-D related to its roles in the implementation and follow-up of the WSIS outcomes, in accordance with the provisions of the ITU Constitution and Convention, and to report annually, as appropriate, to the Council,
requests the Council
1 to oversee ITU's implementation of the WSIS outcomes, and, within the financial limits set by the Plenipotentiary Conference, to make resources available as appropriate;
2 to oversee ITU's adaptation to the information society, in line with resolves 5 above;
3 to maintain WG-WSIS, in order to facilitate membership input and guidance on the ITU implementation of relevant WSIS outcomes and to elaborate proposals to the Council that may be necessary for adapting ITU to its role in building the information society;
4 to include the report of the Secretary-General in the documents sent to Member States in accordance with No. 81 of the Convention,
invites Member States, Sector Members and Associates
to participate actively in implementing WSIS outcomes and in ITU's further adaptation to the information society,
resolves to express
its warmest thanks and deepest gratitude to the Governments of Switzerland
and Tunisia for having hosted the two phases of the Summit.
1 For reference, the WSIS action lines are: C1 (the role of public governance authorities and all stakeholders in the promotion of ICTs for development); C2 (information and communication infrastructure); C3 (access to information and knowledge); C4 (capacity building); C5 (building confidence and trust in the use of ICTs); C6 (enabling environment); C7 (ICT applications); C8 (cultural diversity and identity, linguistic diversity and local content); C9 (media); C10 (ethical dimensions of the information society) and C11 (international and regional cooperation).


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Hi everyone,
I thought I would share with you guys some of the products that I want to buy throughout May and June
Hourglass Ambient Lighting Blush in Dim Infusion
I have been ummming and ahhhing about this for ages and I have decided I need it in my life. I want to go to a Space NK to buy it as I am worried about buying this one online due to the fact that they are all individually produced and I don't want to end up with one that has too much highlight and not enough blush in. I think I will try the Dim Infusion first as I prefer peachy coloured blushes and if I like that I may just try the Defused Heat.
Origins Drink Up Intensive Overnight Mask
I have been using so many products lately that are targeted to reduce oils, unclog pores and reduce breakouts that my skin is feeling a little bit on the dry side, especially on the forehead and cheeks so I need a product which is going to give me a little extra hydration at the moment and although I don't currently own any Origins products I would really like to give this a go as I have read a lot of good reviews.
NYX Soft Matte Lip Cream
After seeing Estée from Essiebutton talk about this in a few videos I am very curious about this product. I really want to track down a Next which does a few colours as just looking at the website I am in love with the shades Ibiza, Antwerp, Amsterdam and Monte Carlo.
Kiehl's Midnight Recovery Eye
This is another brand which I haven't tried but I'm really excited about. I have seen The Midnight Recovery Concentrate advertised a lot and although this is not for me at the moment (not really a huge fan of putting oils on my face) I hope the eye version will help banish some premature under the eye ageing I am experiencing.
Urban Decay Naked 2 Palette
I know there is a lot of hype around the Naked 3 but I think Naked 2 would be a better investment for me personally as I can myself wearing all the shades and I don't know if I could say the same about the 3. I do not own any Naked palettes and depending on whether I liked the formula I could be tempted to purchase the Naked 3 also.
Nars Sheer Glow Foundation
Whenever I am next Oxford Street bound I will be sure to get matched for this foundation as I have seen and read so many good things about it. I don't think I have seen one person say a bad word about this product.
Soap & Glory Kick Ass Concealer Three Piece Camouflage Kit
This is a concealer that is supposed to do it all, spots and dark circles be gone. I am looking forward to giving this one a go.
Maybelliene Brow Drama
I have been searching high and low for this in a dark brown and without much success so far, hopefully I can add this purchase to my make-up bag soon.
Revlon Powder Blush in Racy Rose
I am quite into a little peach flush at the moment with a slight shimmer and I saw this swatched recently on a blog and thought it was a really lovely colour so definitely going to be on the hunt for this in the future.


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This blog post is sponsored by Wacom. As always, all opinions are my own.
Sometimes, you just need to step out of your own monotony to reunite with your own creativity. At least that's what I was hoping, since last week felt so burnt out that I couldn't really function at work. I was coming off weeks of travel, and tons of deadlines, and then… quiet. During the mayhem, I looked longingly at the calendar, knowing that that week was coming up— the one where my schedule wouldn't be as daunting, when I could focus on some long-term planning, and things like my editorial calendar. I wouldn't be putting out fires left and right, so I'd be more relaxed, more creative, more in flow.
Except that week arrived… and I was too brain dead to take advantage of it. Every-freakin-time I sat down at the computer, it was like a traffic jam in my brain. Nothing could get through, and everyone on the road (read: me) was pissed. One of the looming deadlines on my plate was this article for Wacom, and it couldn't have come at a better time. They had asked me to share how their products could be incorporated into some more Mindful Moments at work, and I suspected I was in desperate need of some. So I grabbed my sunnies, and my Bamboo Folio Smartpad and headed to the beach.
Turns out the change of scenery is just what I needed. The wind in my hair and the salty sea air shook the contents of my brain up, but it was leaving my laptop at home that really did the trick. The Bamboo Folio Smartpad is a magical combination of technology, pen and paper but the technology doesn't factor in until later. While you're in creative mode, it's just you and a notebook and a special ballpoint pen. Doodle, make lists, sketch, make diagrams… whatever you need to do to articulate your dreams, brainstorm ideas or just express yourself.
Without screens I can really be present with my thoughts— it reminds me of life before I lived and died by my laptop— and it just feels… slower. I'm not making sideways glances to my email, I'm not quickly checking my Instagram notifications. It's just me, myself, and a notebook to capture it all.
OK here's where the tech comes in. When you're done getting all your thoughts on paper, push the button on the Folio's case and all your doodles and lists are sent to your smartphone, where you can edit them, add to them, and store them for later. Digitally. Because writing on notebooks is my first love, I don't always love having to dig around for them later, or figure out where I wrote down all those brilliant ideas. The Folio allows me to be in the moment, knowing I'll be able to dial up the moment later when I need it.
I gotta say it did the trick. I may not have fired off as many (or any!) emails, but I felt energized, and that I really got to think about my business for the first time in a while… valuable presence of mind that allowed me to come back to my email and assignments with more focus and gratitude, remembering that I love what I do, instead of feeling burdened by a mountain of to-dos.
Some other ways I try to stay more mindful at work and in life?
Slowing down my breathing takes me from hysterical to calm and rational. No drugs (or french fries) required. I've been teaching my daughter some basic breathing techniques, and they are helping her so much when she has a little bedtime anxiety. Works like a charm for daytime work anxiety too.
A walk. A workout. Some stretching. None of that's happening when I'm firing off emails and writing on my laptop. So my body (and mind) are just stagnant. Getting up and at least walking around the block can usually help me restart my operating system. Plus, the dog is always happy to keep me company.
Finding space
Email (and Twitter, and pretty much any digital communication) tempts you to be reactive. It's just so easy to fire off a tweet, or a response to someone's heated email. If you can keep yourself from reacting, and let some time pass, it's likely you'll avoid starting an all out Twitter war or office battle.
Finding the funnies in life's messes is a go-to response. After all, even my worst work problems are pretty puny compared to what some people have to deal with. My kids are healthy, my guy is happy, and I get to do what I love. Sometimes, work sucks, or I'm just in a terrible mood, and that's real. But laughter plus a bit of time can put it all in perspective.
What about you? How do you stay mindful in work and life? Let me know in the comments!
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text: The tenacity of the idea of random evolution, with figures like Dawkins making the confusion chronic, is one of the puzzles of modern science. In any real scientific subject the idea would have been challenged from the start and subjected to both logical and observational challenges. The whole confusion over natural selection is turning into a tragedy for modern secularism stuck irrationally with this muddle. The combination of atheist pleading and hidden social darwinism has turned many into outright promoters of the deception, well aware of fallacies involved. In this situation it becomes hard to trust the judgment of scientists.


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Barnes Foundation
Barnes, who scorned traditional museum practice, displayed his eclectic collection in his home in Merion, Pa., outside Philadelphia, in a highly idiosyncratic fashion, envisioning it and the courses offered by the foundation as means of providing art education to the masses. He wrote several books on art and carried on running feuds with various critics and museums. Ten years after his death the collection opened to the public on a regular basis. Barnes left control of his foundation to Lincoln Univ., in SE Pennsylvania, with the stipulation that the collection not be moved or altered.
In 2003, ostensibly to prevent foundation bankruptcy, Lincoln's board voted to relocate the art collection to downtown Philadelphia, and a court decision in 2004 permitted the move. The American architects Tod Williams and Billie Tsien designed the collection's new home, where, by court order, the new galleries replicate those in the Merion building. The Philadephia facility opened in 2012 the art library also is located there. The foundation's archives and arboretum and horticultural library and programs remain in Merion. A third site, Ker-Feal, in West Pikeland Township, is not open to the public it is the former Barnes family home.
See Great French Paintings from the Barnes Foundation (1993) H. Greenfield, The Devil and Dr. Barnes: Portrait of an American Art Collector (1987) J. Anderson, Art Held Hostage: The Battle over the Barnes Collection (2003) M. A. Meyers, Art, Education, and African-American Culture: Albert Barnes and the Science of Philanthropy (2003) J. F. Dolkart et al., The Barnes Foundation: Masterworks (2012) T. Williams et al., The Architecture of the Barnes Foundation (2012).
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Tainted Legacy
Aaric the Thief
The Short version- a short elf with un-descript features is a third generation thief.
The long version- Aaric is a short, impetuous youth that is an heir to a legacy of business and thievery. While Grandfather is still active and most notably a teacher when needed and the price is met, there are many stories that he has yet to share. What is known; He has been all over the world. He has or had homes in some of the most notable cities of the continent. He talks fondly of Gatholm, and will return there once "the young ones are better". The "Young Ones", my father and I, are still learning and most likely will be for years. Father is an accomplished con artist and cut purse. If he had to choose a favorite skill, other than conning people, he would lean toward lock picking more than anything else. Grandfather calls him a dirty grifter and a utility thief, but being that he inherited my grandmother's height and charm, and not the nimble smaller frame of Grandfather it is understandable. Father no longer takes it personally. Grandfather seems to have no real weakness, except perhaps his attitude. While he can still charm someone- he no longer feels the need to. But he has some of the most remarkable sleight of hand skills, something that amazed me as a little one. Grandfather currently owns 3 businesses, two in the merchant area and one in the slum. Their primary purpose is to sell off stolen goods. The slum area shop will also occasionally purchase things of an indiscriminate nature. Father had me working in the merchant shops from very young. He said it was the fastest way to teach how to read a mark. Grandfather seemed to think it was a good idea, as long as he had the evenings. He said he was going to make certain that "there were no mistakes this time". I have inherited my grandfather's frame, which is a bit small for an elf. Wiry and short, I am often mistaken for a half-elf child. Father is a high ranking member in the thieves guild, but of course, grandfather is so high ranking he only answers to those that no longer report to anyone. I have just passed the age of inclusion and have only been given a few assignments. But, wanting to branch out more on my own, I am trying to be a "second story man". One who is good at climbing, infiltration, lock picking, and the occasional acrobatic feat. Trying to stand out in a field that has been virtually mastered by others in your family is difficult. But this seems to be a skill collection that no one in the family has attempted to master. But Father and Grandfather both said that the Panther and his protégé the Cat are the best. As my only favor from grandfather he got me an introduction with the Pnather and I was able to impress him, her? I don't really know who the Panther is. My father sponsored me in the guild, effectively getting me past a lot of the pickpocketing and slum robbing that normally goes with a being a newcomer.


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Jeff Samardzija to Chicago, Jose Ascanio to Iowa
The Cubs have recalled Jeff Samardzija from AAA Iowa, which sort of seems strange. In a corresponding move, the team sent successful reliever Jose Ascanio back to AAA Iowa, which sort of seems stranger.
I know Samardzija wasn't being sent down for good, but is he really ready to contribute? And why does Ascanio get the boot? His 3.50ish ERA too lofty for the vomitous pen?


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text: Tony Daniels is the principal of Cycle. His work on major civic projects has given him a deep and practical understanding of how to build outstanding architecture that is valuable to cities and communities. His technical, engineering-oriented, and detailed approach to problem-solving has resulted in the creation of architecture notable for its design quality, environmental sustainability, and integrity. He received his Bachelor of Arts in architecture from Columbia College in 1988. He received a certificate in conservation biology from Columbia's Center for Environmental Resource Conservation in 2005. He is licensed in New York and is a LEED Accredited Professional, a Certified Passive House Designer, and a member of the American Institute of Architects. As a self-proclaimed "semi-skilled" guitarist, he also plays a mean cover of Al Green's Love and Happiness.


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Working to improve the lives of nearly 500 fifth graders is a challenge. But when Sunnyside's Promise decided to adopt the class of 2012, that's exactly the challenge that it took on.
Wednesday morning, Sister Mary Rita Rohde, a member of Sunnyside's Promise, talked to members of the Sunnyside Daybreak Rotary Club about the adoption program and the volunteers needed to make the program a success.
Rohde said Sunnyside's Promise is currently working to invite different businesses and organizations to each adopt a fifth grade class in the Sunnyside School District. She told the Rotarians that adopting a class means volunteering to spend at least 30 minutes a week with students in the classroom, as well as talking to the teacher to find out if there are any other needs a volunteer could fill for the students. She explained that this could include anything from purchasing some recreational reading books for the class to simply spending time with students after school.
Rohde said volunteers are an important part of making the Sunnyside's Promise adoption of the class of 2012 a success.
Rohde said the reason the group decided to "adopt" the class of 2012 is to help ensure that children are moving forward with their education and eventually graduating from high school.
According to Rohde, about 50 percent of students drop out of school before high school.
"That's 50 percent of our children who are on the streets somewhere with no marketable skills," Rohde said. "Our whole thing is to get these kids through high school."
Rohde noted that volunteering to spend 30 minutes in a fifth grade classroom can be all it takes to make a difference in the lives of the students in that class. She said volunteers can spend time reading with students or even talking to them about what they do for a living. Rohde said this can often open a child's eyes to the different career paths available to them.
Rohde said those who opt to volunteer as part of the program will receive training through Sunnyside's Promise before they are sent out into the classrooms.
She added that committing to volunteer in a classroom is a one-year mission. Rohde explained that next year the class of 2012 will be in middle school, and a mentoring plan has yet to be established on how to deal with students' changing schedules.
"We're really dedicated to doing this," Rohde said of Sunnyside's Promise. "But we can't do it ourselves."
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This I Believe Essay
I believe in competition. From the moment you are born into this world you're a competitor. Competing with all others to be the best you can be. Competing to be the richest. Competing to be the most successful. Competing to be the best athlete. Competing to be the smartest. Competing to be the best movie star. Competing to be the best dancer. Competing to be the best singer. Competing to have the perfect partner. Competing for whatever you desire.
Growing up with older cousins helped be with my competitiveness. They were always pushing me to do my best just so I could keep up with them. This helped me in many ways and not just to be a tougher kid. It taught me that desire and will can overcome many obstacles that come across my path as I continue on with my life. Competitiveness makes you a better person.
Being an athlete is another way competition has helped me in my life. Even though coaches are always saying "you win some and you lose some, so always give it your best," we know winning brings the better feeling. Striving to achieve that feeling of being victorious and knowing you're better brings out the competitor in you even more. Competition brings out the aggression you need that will push you to do the best at what you are doing. Competitiveness makes you a better person.
With competition, comes failure. But failure is ok. Failure brings out the competition even more. The feeling of giving it all you got and coming up short drives you to want it even more. You come back hungrier and more up for the challenge. And when you succeed there is no better feeling than knowing you gave it your all and come out on the top. A time in my life when this has happened to me was on my little league baseball team. I happened to make the all-stars when I was a 10 year old. I had a lot of fun being on that team and playing in the tournament. But the next year wasn't my best, I moved up divisions and didn't end up making the team. So the next year when I was twelve I worked hard and played every game with aggression and a competitive attitude and made the team again that year. It felt so good that all my hard worked payed off and I was successful and did something I wanted and really liked to do. Competitiveness makes you a better person.
I'll continue to be competitive in everything I do until I have reached the top. And once reaching the top continue to do whatever it takes to stay up there. I'll be a competitor from the moment of birth until my days are done. I believe in competition. I believe in competition.
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Boomtrain Raises $12 Million in Series A Funding
Predictive platform for 1:1 marketing expands engineering team to boost machine intelligence technology
Oct 13, 2015, 08:00 ET
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 13, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Boomtrain today announced it has secured $12 million in Series A funding with participation from Sierra Ventures, Cota Capital and Lerer Ventures. Boomtrain has raised more than $14 million to date, and will use the new funds to further advance its marketing personalization platform. By incorporating machine learning technology, Boomtrain enables marketers to automatically create personalized experiences for each individual customer across email, web and mobile apps.
The company addresses the hurdles that brands face in getting noticed by consumers in the digital age of unlimited choice. Boomtrain helps these brands cut through the noise and deliver an engaging experience for every individual, which is a crucial element today to win consumers' time and attention.
"Companies like Amazon, Netflix, Facebook and Spotify have reshaped industries and disrupted incumbents over the past decade by building their business models around using data to individualize the customer experience," said Nick Edwards, CEO of Boomtrain. "We make this technology accessible to everyone, whether you have 1,000 or 10,000,000 customers. Our clients use Boomtrain's predictive intelligence to deliver hyper-engaging user experiences to every individual at scale."
"Boomtrain helps our gaming properties deliver 1:1 individualized user experiences to our fans," said Michael Powers SVP at CBS Interactive. "The future of publishing and commerce will be built on machine learning technology and Boomtrain is a clear leader in this space."
By leveraging predictive machine learning technology, companies can now start talking to their customers like individual people, and drive engagement through relevant experiences. With marketers working to make more data-driven decisions every day, they can rely on Boomtrain to process massive amounts of structured and unstructured data, and automatically deliver value back to customers without a marketer having to manually synthesize analytics.
"Machine learning is fundamentally reshaping the way we understand and communicate with customers," said Ullas Naik, General Partner at Cota Capital. "Rather than struggling with overwhelming streams of data, marketers now have the opportunity to embrace true automation and predictive intelligence to better engage their customers."
Publisher and e-commerce clients using Boomtrain regularly see 50% to 100%+ increases in engagement metrics including click-through-rates, page views, time on site and conversions. Boomtrain currently has more than 100 customers using its platform, including leading brands CBS Interactive, The Guardian, and Thrillist Media Group.
"Our vision is to make the digital world more human, personal and relevant," said Edwards. "Whether it's discovering quality, engaging news articles or finding the perfect product for a loved one, using Boomtrain is like having a million marketers perfectly curate each of your customers' experiences."
In the coming months, Boomtrain plans to expand its team and build upon its delivery channels – including email, mobile and web – to allow for full-circle recommendations across all channels and optimize the entire audience journey.
About Boomtrain
Boomtrain is the only scalable marketing platform with machine intelligence at its core, enabling brands to better understand and communicate with their customers. Boomtrain helps companies send individually relevant mobile app and email notifications at any scale, all in real-time, and as easy to integrate as Google Analytics. Founded in 2012, the company is headquartered in San Francisco and is backed by top-tier VC firms including Sierra Ventures, Cota Capital, Crosslink Capital, and Lerer Ventures. To learn more about Boomtrain, visit boomtrain.com.
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This is Cape Canaveral
This title was first published as This is Cape Canaveral, then as This is Cape Kennedy. It was reissued in June 2009 as This is the Way to the Moon.
Why so many different names? Cape Canaveral was renamed Cape Kennedy after the assassination of President Kennedy in 1963. However, the residents weren't so keen and reclaimed the name Cape Canaveral in 1974. The NASA installation based there now goes by the name Kennedy Space Center, so you can see why it gets confusing!
Portland-based animator and illustrator Ward Jenkins features some of the illustrations on his blog The Ward-O-Matic.
M. Sasek on This is Cape Canaveral
I remember returning home to Munich after finishing this is Cape Kennedy. My son looked at my sketchbooks and without a word from me he mentioned that this is the Apollo rocket and this is the launching pad and this is...I could not believe it! Sometimes I cannot believe the children of today. When I was a youngster, no one travelled. And this is why the most simple detail is most important
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Washington DC, April 1, 2011 – In this Lenten season, we bring to mind Christ's Way of the Cross, which begins with the call to "remain here and keep watch with me." (Matt 26:38)
Let us keep watch with Christ as we pray with and for our brothers and sisters who've fled their homes in Colombia to the jungle of Panama, only to be met with restricted rights, denied the freedom of movement, and provided only limited access to material assistance.
Each year thousands of Colombians are forced to flee into surrounding countries from the devastating effects of a 50-year-long armed conflict, destructive aerial fumigation programs, and land restitution issues. The Colombian refugees who cross the border into the Darien Jungle of Panama need permission to travel outside the immediate vicinity of Jaque — a three mile radius — for any purpose, including emergency healthcare. This extremely limited mobility guarantees that those with PTH status are relegated to extraordinarily unstable lives.Their daily plight reflects the 14th Station of the Cross, when Jesus was laid in the tomb. Surely the faithful followers of Christ ached with despair when their hope and light of the world was taken away and hidden within the confines of a final resting place. Likewise, when the men and women seeking refuge in Panama's jungle are faced with inhumane and repressive conditions in the 'prison villages,' surely they too ache with despair as their hope of a brighter future has been dashed the realities of their land of "refuge," which in many ways forms a living tomb.
A Colombian refugee in Panama shares this sentiment:
"In the Bible they say there were cities of refuge...I am here, in Panama, to seek refuge. I never intended to drop anchor here, but here I am, and now they will not let me go on to Panama City...Here I cannot give what I have to give."
And yet, as Fr. Karl Rahner states, "Wherever suffering is present in the world, there the cross of Christ is mysteriously present…" It is by this cross that light pierces through the darkness as those suffering wait in hope for the joyful coming of the Lord.
Let us pray for Colombian refugees in Panama and surrounding countries, that they may experience the presence of the resurrected Christ, and that it may grant them the strength to maintain their hope for resurrection from the confines of their own living tombs.
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Then Jesus came with them to a place called Gethsemane, and he said to his disciples, "Sit here while I go over there and pray." …
Then he said to them, "My soul is sorrowful even to death. Remain here and keep watch with me."
He advanced a little and fell prostrate in prayer, saying,
"My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from me; yet, not as I will, but as you will." When he returned to his disciples he found them asleep.
He said to Peter, "So you could not keep watch with me for one hour? Watch and pray that you may not undergo the test. The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak."


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Symptoms of insomnia include difficulty falling and staying asleep at night and feeling tired after a night's sleep, states Mayo Clinic. An insomnia sufferer takes more than 30 minutes to fall asleep and sleeps for less than six hours for three or more nights a week over a 30-day period.
Additional insomnia symptoms include awakening earlier than needed, daytime fatigue, anxiety, irritability, depression, inattentiveness, clumsiness, tension headaches, brooding over sleep and distress about sleep, explains Mayo Clinic. Consult a doctor to determine the cause of insomnia if symptoms make it hard to function during the day. A doctor may suggest a sleep center to determine if insomnia symptoms indicate a sleep disorder.
Complications of insomnia symptoms include substance abuse, decreased performance at school or on the job, obesity, increased risk for long-term conditions such as heart disease, high blood pressure and diabetes, and slowed reaction time that increases the risk of accidents, according to Mayo Clinic. Risk for insomnia is greater for women, older adults, individuals under stress, those with a mental health disorder and individuals traveling long distances. Stimulants such as caffeine, alcohol and nicotine taken late in the day may intensify insomnia symptoms, and eating too much before sleeping can cause insomnia from heartburn.


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Five Ways God Speaks to Us
Five Ways God Speaks to Us
When counseling young couples, I explain that in general God speaks to us in five ways, including prayer, the Bible, teaching, worship, and through other believers. The first two ways are typically disciplines that we participate in through one-on-one time with the Lord, while the other three are typically found through attending church and fellowshipping with other believers. This is why I believe regularly attending a local church is so important… Without being around other believers and being under regular teaching of God's Word, we could potentially be limiting the ways that God communicates with us.
1. Prayer:
James 5:14-16
Ephesians 6:18
Philippians 4:6, "Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God."
1 John 5:14, "This is the confidence which we have before Him, that, if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us."
2. The Bible:
Joshua 23:6
Hebrew 4:12
2 Timothy 3:16-17, "All Scripture is inspired by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for training in righteousness; so that the man of God may be adequate, equipped for every good work."
3. Teaching:
Deuteronomy 11:18-19
Matthew 5:19
Matthew 28:19-20, "Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age."
2 Timothy 3:16, "All Scripture is inspired by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for training in righteousness;
4. Worship:
Psalm 85:6
Psalm 99:5
Psalm 150: Praise the Lord!
Praise God in His sanctuary;
Praise Him in His mighty expanse.
Praise Him for His mighty deeds;
Praise Him according to His excellent greatness.
Praise Him with trumpet sound;
Praise Him with harp and lyre.
Praise Him with timbrel and dancing;
Praise Him with stringed instruments and pipe.
Praise Him with loud cymbals;
Praise Him with resounding cymbals.
Let everything that has breath praise the Lord.
Praise the Lord!
Philippians 2:9-11, "For this reason also, God highly exalted Him, and bestowed on Him the name which is above every name, so that at the name of Jesus, every knee will bow, of those who are in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and that every tongue will confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father."
5. Through Other Believers:
Hebrews 10:25
Romans 12:1-2
Matthew 18:20, "For where two or three have gathered together in My name, I am there in their midst."
Proverbs 27:17, "Iron sharpens iron, So one man sharpens another."


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Good Morning Ladies!
Welcome to the Monday Morning Minute where we take a quick minute and encourage you in the Lord!
Today, we are talking about the challenging passage James 2:17, "Faith if it is not accompanied by action is dead."
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