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Almost all proponents of virtue ethics tend to recognize the source of their approach in Aristotle, but relatively few of them confront the problem that source poses. How virtuous ethics ought to be related to politics in modern nation-states? In liberal democracies, political authorities are not supposed to dictate or legislate the good of individuals; they are supposed merely to establish the conditions necessary for individuals to choose their own life paths. If, as Aristotle argues, the good life for a human being is a virtuous life and if human beings cannot acquire the habits needed to make them virtuous if they do not receive a correct upbringing, and this upbringing needs to be supported and preserved by correct legislation, it is not clear how citizens of liberal democracies can become virtuous, because the laws of the regime do not explicitly identify, reward, and honor virtuous behavior.
Martha Nussbaum advocates an "Aristotelian social democracy" which seeks to provide all human beings with the capacities they need to choose the best way of life. Arguing that the modern nation-state is incapable of providing its citizens with the education they need to live a good life, Alasdair MacIntyre looks to smaller, tradition-based communities. But, because political action is coercive and truly ethical or virtuous action is voluntary, Douglas Den Uyl and Douglas Rasmussen insist, ethics and politics should be strictly separated. In this article, Catherine Zuckert examines each of these attempts to revive an Aristotelian understanding of ethics, bringing out the advantages and problems involved, as well as showing the ways in which the three different proposals intersect.


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LA Derby Dolls: Promoting Social and Emotional Support Through Women's Team Sports
LA Derby Dolls
About Your Proposal
In one sentence, please describe what your organization does.
The LA Derby Dolls is a women's banked track roller derby league and community that promotes women's empowerment, athletics, and social connectedness.
In one to three sentences, please describe your project proposal.
The LA2050 grant will allow the LA Derby Dolls to make infrastructure improvements to its training and events facility, and increase outreach, ensuring that the organization can continue to offer adult and young women programs that promote social and emotional support inherent in team sports and from a women-focused organization.
How much are you applying for?
How will your proposal impact the following CONNECT metrics?
- Social & emotional support
- Rates of volunteerism
In what areas of Los Angeles will you be directly working?
East LA, County of Los Angeles (please select only if your project has a countywide benefit), City of Los Angeles (please select only if your project has a citywide benefit)
Describe in greater detail how your proposal will make LA the best place to CONNECT?
The LA Derby Dolls is an all-volunteer organization that reflects the diversity of women throughout Los Angeles. Within the organization, league-members find the fellowship and camaraderie that come with team sports, in an environment that is unique to the Derby Dolls community. The LA Derby Dolls will help achieve LA's CONNECT goal by increasing the number of women in LA who receive sufficient social and emotional support.
Team sports provide for increased emotional wellness resulting from an inherent support system and increased social health gained through developing teamwork and relationship building. Participants in team sports create closer bonds to others, become more accepting of diversity, become more adept at facing challenges as a member of a team, are more responsive to teaching, and demonstrate more confidence in leadership. However, team sports are less accessible as adults get older, with women's team sports being even scarcer.
For over 13 years, the LA Derby Dolls has provided a space for women across Los Angeles to find social and emotional support among other women while competing together in a physically and mentally challenging sport. Modern roller derby is unique in that it is a fast-action contact sport led by women as opposed to so many other sports that present as a 'women's alternative' to a male-dominated sport. The pro-women attitude is galvanized by the Derby Dolls' focus on issues of women's empowerment, body positivity, and inclusivity. The result is a safe community where women support each other in their successes, encourage each other through their defeats, and receive the same in return - whether on or off the track. It is common for women who have retired from the training and competition aspect of the organization to continue to volunteer with the organization because of the strong bonds that they have formed and because they continue to believe in the importance of the mission of the Derby Dolls.
The LA Derby Dolls are dedicated to ensuring that women in Los Angeles continue to have the same opportunity to increase self-confidence, positive self-image, empathy, and a strong social and emotional support network from our organization that hundreds of members - past and present - have benefited from. We plan to grow the program's reach to women who do not know that the Derby Dolls is available to them and make our space available to a greater number of LA women and juniors through the availability of scholarships.
Please explain how you will define and measure success for your project.
In order to be successful in its contribution to LA2050's CONNECT goal, the Derby Dolls will need to demonstrate (1) increased program participation by adults and juniors, and (2) continuing social and emotional support benefits of our current and future members.
To assess achievement of these measures, we will track the following:
- Number of new members joining the adult and juniors programs annually
- Number of retiring members from the adult and juniors programs annually
- Number of members from the immediately surrounding neighborhoods
- Annual survey of members assessing the quality of social-connectedness and emotional benefit received from league involvement.
- 'Exit' surveys of retiring members which assess:
- reason for retirement from the league
- benefit received from social and emotional support during their time with the Derby Dolls
- likelihood that social and emotional support network will continue following retirement
Successful results will demonstrate that:
(1) the Derby Dolls consistently grow new membership at a greater rate than attrition,
(2) members continue to benefit socially and emotionally from participation,
(3) departing members are not leaving without having gained the benefit of social and emotional support, and
(4) established support networks tend to persist following participation.
How can the LA2050 community and other stakeholders help your proposal succeed?
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As per Dendy Engelman, a renowned dermatologist in the New York City, around 93% of women have cellulite. This shows how widespread cellulite is the country. But there's good news. Even if cellulite runs in your family, there's a way to minimize its appearance. Learn how to get rid of cellulite on buttocks, stomach and thighs by following the below-mentioned tips and exercises.
What Is Cellulite?
We all have connective tissue strands that classify fat cells into compartments and connect them to the skin. In women, fat forms a honeycomb-shaped pattern, which is called cellulite. There's a common misconception that cellulite occurs in older age. That's not entirely true. It can show on teens and even younger. That's because cellulite is caused due to poor circulation and trapped toxins. But it is common during the middle age because the strands of the connective tissue thicken with age and skin gets thinner, making cellulite noticeable.
Read: How To Get Rid Of Back Acne?
You must also have noticed that men have relatively less cellulite. That's because their fibers run in a horizontal way, forming a crisscross pattern. This prevents the dimpling or the honeycomb effect.
Tips To Get Rid Of Cellulite Fast:
- Drink Plenty Of Water:
By consuming eight glasses of water, your body will stay hydrated, and the skins will look fresh. This, in turn, will reduce the appearance of cellulite. Begin your day by drinking a glass of water first thing in the morning.
- Eat Healthy:
A healthy diet can go a long way in keeping cellulite at bay. Even doctors assert that foods high in salt swell the fats, making the cellulite look more prominent. Therefore, you must keep an eye on your sodium intake, while increasing whole grain and fiber-rich foods in your diet. The fiber rich foods will remove excess toxins and waste from the intestinal tract. Raw veggies are also recommended.
- Massage:
The multiple nubs on cellulite allow you to massage it, stimulating the blood circulation and breaking the fluids underneath the skin, giving the area a smooth appearance. It will also kick-start your lymphatic drainage, thereby eliminating the toxins that accumulate in the layer of the fat.
- Exfoliate The Spot:
If massaging is not your cup of tea, you can try exfoliating the skin with a homemade scrub. Ground sugar, coffee, and almond oil scrub would be best for treating cellulite. Caffeine in coffee will tighten the skin and almond oil will plump and hydrate it, helping you get rid of cellulite.
- Brush The Skin:
Dry brushing will improve the circulation, helping you get rid of toxins, which in turn will reduce the appearance of cellulite. But you must purchase brush made of natural fibers for this method. Ensure that both the brush and skin are dry before you begin. Start brushing from the feet and then move upwards. You should put more concentration on areas where you have lots of cellulite, like buttocks and thighs. When brushing the stomach, move in circular motion and on arms, in an upward motion.
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- Bath With Cold Water:
You need to take measures to make your skin look healthy and tight. It may not help you get rid of cellulite, but will at least reduce its appearance. Bathe in cold or lukewarm instead of hot water. Cold water tightens the skin and makes it look more toned. After bathing, moisturize the skin with any lotion or cream that contains caffeine.
- Consume Cayenne Pepper:
It is a well-known fact that cayenne pepper helps in burning fat by heating up the body, boosting metabolism and increasing blood circulation. It rids the body or bad skin cells and replaces with healthy cells. Mix cayenne pepper powder with warm water, grated ginger and lemon juice and gulp it down.
- Topical Creams And Serums:
Topical creams and serums will not perform any miracles, but will strengthen the skin and will make the cellulite less prominent. Several good ointments and creams can help minimize the appearance, like Biotherm Cellulite Eraser and Nerium Body Contour Cream.
- Cellutone:
Cellutone, the latest cellulite treatment reduces the appearance of cellulite. In Cellutone, a series of 600 shocks are released in the area in a duration of 7 minutes. These shocks break up the fiber banding, making the skin look smoother. Cellutone is approved by the FDA, and you will see the results after one session only, depending on the intensity of your cellulite.
Exercise To Get Rid Of Cellulite:
Since cellulite is caused due to fat, you should incorporate exercises into your routine that can reduce the body fat and make the body smoother and firmer. Exercises that work on the lower body muscles from each angle are best as they reduce the fat stored and replace the muscle tissue to give a toned appearance. Below are a few exercises for you to follow.
a. Kickback:
- Tie the ankle weights and stand on the ground with your knees, and forearm out. Remember to keep your head in line and back straight. Look down while performing this method.
- While keeping the back straight and left leg bent, swing the right leg back and lift the foot towards the ceiling so that your left thigh is parallel to the ground.
- Stay in the position for 2 seconds and then go back to the starting position. Repeat the exercise with the other leg.
b. Clockwork Lunge:
- Stand straight with hips and feet a width apart.
- Take a big step forward with the right foot and try to bend down until your right leg is at 90 degrees and the left knee is kissing the ground. Stay in the same position for 5 seconds, then move back to the starting position.
- Now step out to the right side with the right foot. Bend the right knee, while keeping the left leg straight. Again, move back to the starting position after staying put for 5 seconds.
- Step back with the right foot and try to lower it until your left leg is at 90 degrees and the knee of the right leg is touching the floor. Return to the starting position after 5 seconds.
- Repeat the same method with the left foot, but this time without pausing for 5 seconds. Do at least 15 sets, but without any pause.
c. Squat And Lift:
- Tie the ankle weight and stand on the ground, with feet shoulder length apart. The hands must be on the hips; the toes must be pointed out, and the elbows should be out on the sides. You also have to keep, head, and eyes straight.
- Bend the knees and squat as if you are moving your buttocks towards a chair. You must stop when you feel the thighs are parallel to the floor. There's no need to go any lower.
- Now pause for 5 seconds and straighten the legs. Lift the left leg to the side and then pause again. Now return to the starting position. Repeat with your left leg.
Read: How To Get Rid Of Hemorrhoids? (Piles)
These tips, tricks, and exercises will give you a dimpled-free skin in no time. You just have to stay focused and follow all the methods regularly.
What would you suggest to get rid of cellulite on buttocks, stomach and thighs? Let us know by commenting below!


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Use & Occupancy
All new and resale homes and businesses in the Borough of Trappe require a valid "Use & Occupancy Certificate" to be in possession of the new property owner before the structure may be inhabited or used as a business.
The use must be approved as an allowed use in the zoning district and in order to make that determination a Zoning Use Application should be submitted with the U&O application.
A general checklist of items that will be looked at during Use & Occupancy inspections is available at Borough Hall and on our website.
PLEASE NOTE: If the person making application for a "Use & Occupancy Certificate" is not the current property owner, an "Owner's Authorization" form bearing the property owner's original signature must be included with the application. ONLY ORIGINAL SIGNATURES ACCEPTED – Forms that have anything other than the original signature of the property owner (i.e. faxed, e-mailed, or containing an e-signature) will be denied and returned for correction and re-submission.
Failure to complete the process necessary to obtain a "Use & Occupancy Certificate" prior to settlement/taking possession of the structure can potentially have negative outcome as follows: (1) fines will be issued in accordance with the current year's Fee Schedule; and (2) being served with a Cease and Desist Order requiring evacuation of the premises until a valid Use & Occupancy Certificate has been issued.


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My Favorite Everything was invited to the Viceroy in Palm Springs to try out a moms getaway and stay package with several other super popular bloggers.
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Notes on The Future of Museum Retail
A few years ago we read a powerful article by Elizabeth Merritt, founder of the Center for the Future of Museums. In it she recounts a talk she gave at the Museum Store Association. See her thoughtful words below:
"Even though we all know that nonprofit is a tax status, not a business strategy, we in museums often seem to act as if commercial activity is a necessary evil, something that ought to take place at a dignified remove from the core activities of the organization.
That seems odd to me, as someone both devoted to museums, and to shopping in museum stores. I think museums per se and their stores spring from the same basic human impulse. Somewhere at the heart of the hard-to-define museum identity is the nature of our relationship to objects. My personal theory is that our thoughts, emotions and memories are too big to be encompassed by our oversized mammalian brains. We use objects as receptacles for the overflow, as repositories of memories, feelings and stories.
The museum store is a natural extension of our relationship to the objects we preserve in museums: enabling people to capture and archive their memories, feelings and stories of their visit. In the past, stores did this by selling stuff, and doubtless will continue to do so. "


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The Screw Your Neighbor drinking game is very similar to a drinking version of the classic card game Chase the Ace. This game works best with at least 4 players because it's a bit too brief with any less than that. The goal of the game is to wind up with the highest card possible and hopefully screw over the next player and get them to do some drinking.
What You'll Need
For this game you'll need a deck of cards and some drinks for each player.
How to Play Screw Your Neighbor
To start a dealer shuffles the deck and then deals one card to each player face down. Players can look at their own cards. Play starts with the player to the left of the dealer and then goes clockwise.
On a players turn they can either opt to keep their card, or swap cards with the next player clockwise. That player cannot refuse to swap. Keep in mind the goal here is to not have the lowest card so if you think you got the lowest card trade with your left neighbor!
Kings: If a player is dealt a king they can flip it up as soon as they get it. Nobody is allowed to swap and take this card.
On the final turn of a round when it's the dealers turn, they cannot swap with the next player clockwise. Instead they can swap with the top card of the deck.
After everyone has played then everyone flips their cards. Whoever got the lowest card overall has to finish their drink!
Screw Your Neighbor is a great casual drinking game that doesn't usually involve a whole lot of drinking. Either way players should exercise caution and drink responsibly. Over consumption of alcohol can be a very serious thing.


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RIVER FALLS - In one of its best efforts of the season, the St. Norbert College hockey team picked up a convincing 4-1 win over UW-River Falls in a Northern Collegiate Hockey Association contest at Hunt Arena.
The Green Knights, ranked No. 1 in the USCHO.com Poll, extended their winning streak to 20 games (17-0-3) with the win. St. Norbert also clinched the No. 1 seed in the league's Peters Cup Playoffs, and won its 10th NCHA title in 12 years. The championship is the ninth outright for St. Norbert.
St. Norbert outshot River Falls 32-16, and played very well in the first and third periods. The Green Knights outshot the Falcons 17-6 in the first period and 10-3 in the third frame.
Steven Sleep scored first, putting St. Norbert on the board at 16:49 of the first period. That lead would hold up through two periods, with St. Norbert killing off four power plays in the second period.
Taylor Langford scored the eventual game-winner 59 seconds into the third period for a 2-0 advantage. Shane Wheeler made it 3-0 at 4:09 of the third before River Falls' Lance Malark cut it to 3-1 at 10:19. Ryan Petersen's breakaway with five seconds left was the final margin.
Kyle Jones picked up the win for St. Norbert, making 15 saves. It marked the 44th time in his career he's allowed one goal or less. Stephen Ritter made 28 saves for the Falcons.


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Trump sues for $100M, says air traffic targets him
Donald Trump is suing for 100 million dollars, complaining about the roar of jets over his ritzy Palm Beach club. USA Today's Shannon Rae Green explains how this is far from the first time he has made headlines. (MONEY, USA TODAY)
WEST PALM BEACH, Florida (AP) — Donald Trump is complaining again about the roar of jets in a $100 million lawsuit over air traffic he says is purposely being directed to fly over his ritzy Palm Beach club.
Trump filed the suit against Palm Beach County last week, claiming his history of conflict with Palm Beach International Airport has led officials to spitefully redirect air traffic over his historic Mar-a-Lago estate in south Florida.
"I am saving one of the great houses of this country and one of its greatest landmarks," he said in an interview Monday, "and it's being badly damaged by the airplanes."
Rather than fanning air traffic in multiple directions, Trump says the county's airports director — who has been named in prior litigation filed by the real estate mogul — has successfully pressured the Federal Aviation Administration to have controllers direct almost all flights due east, directly above Mar-a-Lago, the lawsuit claims. It calls the actions "deliberate and malicious."
Noise, vibrations and emissions from the planes are causing cracks and other damage to porous stone construction, antique Spanish tiles, roofing, floors and columns, not to mention disrupting "the once serene and tranquil ambience," the lawsuit says.
Trump says even his own Boeing 757 — emblazoned with his surname in gold — has been forced to take a flight path over Mar-a-Lago, where he has a home.
The County Attorney's Office said it hadn't been served with the lawsuit and had no comment.
A 1995 lawsuit by Trump over airport noise ended with the county agreeing to lease Trump the land where he later built Trump International Golf Club. A 2010 lawsuit by Trump over airport noise was dismissed.
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Ludwig Hofacker: Berufen, Christus zu predigen
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Ludwig Hofacker has influenced many as a pastor of the church in Wurttemberg, although he died at the young age of thirty. To Hofacker, it was about the people. People should find themselves back to the biblical message: "I believe that Jesus, who is my Lord, who delivered me from being lost and condemned, cleansed me from all sins, from death and from the power of the evil." This message awakened many and Christianity flourished even outside of Wurttemberg.
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Hand forged gold filled hoops are embellished with wire wrapping and gold filled larger and smaller beads trapped to create a rich lacy pattern. The designs are tumbled for strength and shine.
Natural teal green malachite, with gorgeous subtle striping or strata, borders on a teal green color. The smooth hearts have been wire wrapped to dangle from the bottom of the hoops.
The rich handmade texture of my gold filled hoops is a lovely setting for the green stone hearts. Gold filled wire is used throughout the creation of my unique earrings. The hoops are about 1 1/4" wide and 1 7/8"long. They come packaged in my signature gift box.
So easy to wear and a perfect gift for the woman who appreciates earrings that are different and special as these are my original design.
See more valentines jewelry here https://www.etsy.com/shop/WillOaksStudio?section_id=23040727
and more hoops & dangle earrings here
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Thanks for stopping by!
Etsy direct checkout or PayPal offer a range of secure payment methods. I reserve the right to cancel your order if payment arrangements are not made within 24 hours of your purchase and I will not ship your order until payment has cleared. Illinois shipping addresses will have local sales tax automatically added to their invoices.
Cancellations are possible within 24 hours or less by contacting me through my shop. Layaway and payment plans can be arranged by contacting me. Special orders are accepted with a minimum of 1/2 deposit when placing the order & the balance is due prior to mailing
I ship USPS first class parcel, with delivery confirmation to your address as entered on Etsy during check-out. Postage upgrades to Priority mail are can be added to most orders. USPS tracking codes are sent to you at the time your order is shipped so that you may track the shipment. These are useful in the event an order is waylaid, etc. Please contact me if there is any delivery problem and we'll work with the post office to solve the problem.
If your Etsy address and your PayPal address are different, I will default to your Etsy address. I'm happy to ship gifts from my studio for you. Simply enter the recipient's address when checking out, and add a "note to seller" with your note for the complimentary greeting card I'm happy to include.
Some of my pieces are ready to ship and bespoke pieces are made to order, which can include custom adjustments to sizes or other features, if you contact me to make these arrangements. I will give an estimate on shipping time and will try to keep you updated if there are changes in time needed to create your order. I'll contact you with tracking details and shipping information when your order is on the way.
International orders are shipped via US Mail First Class parcel with customs tickets attached and marked as "merchandise" with the value declared, any duties or taxes are handled by the country of destination & are collected from the shopper. I'm not responsible for delays in shipping or due to customs clearing. Please drop me a note if you have any questions or concerns about shipping.
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February 5, 2017 Bethesda, Uncategorized
1961 Vintage MCM in Bethesda – $924,700
Brigadoon Drive is a U-shaped street in the Wilson Knolls/Bannockburn area of Bethesda with a number of custom mid-century modern homes, including the 1958 Krieger House. It is the only house in Montgomery County by Marcel Breuer. The house across the street was designed by Harold Esten. This vintage 5 bed/4 bath mid-century modern pictured above is listed for $924,700. A brick and cedar exterior give way to a split-foyer entrance, vintage bathrooms and large open dining-living room that opens to large backyard. A two-car garage is a rare plus compared with most of the mid-century modern homes in our area. While most of the homes on the street remain mid-century, development is encroaching. A developer recently bought a rambler to put up this.
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Thinking about Johnny as our family celebrates his niece, Rylee's 8th Birthday today.
Feeling a sense of closeness to our Heavenly Father, as I reflect on days gone by...
when my children were little, they could sit alongside me;
totally engrossed in their play, while I would be consumed with my household chores.
All of us were busy and few words were spoken; just a fellowship of love.
The children knowing I was there beside them,
and me knowing they were content playing beneath my feet.
My communion today, with Jesus, is also a quiet fellowship of love.
Life continues - the ebb and flow of the ordinary routine.
I am ever mindful of God's touch of love;
His sweet presence in all that I do,
and it is well with my soul.
How sweet it is to fall into His sweet embrace -
His abiding love as my heart feels both joy and loss in these quiet moments;
trusting Him for my every breath;
until one day, I meet him eye to eye!
until one day, I meet him eye to eye!
Somewhere over the rainbow - where skies are forever blue!
And the dreams that I dared to dream really did come true!
And I will awake and all earthly troubles will be melted away!


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Not long ago, it was being discussed in the media that the mobile chip division of Intel was worried about their total loss of $7 billion during the last two years. In the mid of November, a report was published about Intel's new plan. Intel plans to merge the mobile chip business with the PC chip business. The PC chip business is stronger and a lot more stable than mobile chip business.
Intel explains why
The spokesman of Intel Chuck Mulloy gave a statement about why his company is planning to do all this. According to him, the devices like tablets, phablets, phones and PCs are gradually entering into each other's category. The idea of merging the mobile chips with PC chips is to get the new system implemented faster and make it more efficient. This will increase the overall pace of the company's work.
Course of action
The head of the Intel's PC chips division is Kirk Skaugen, and he is the one who will be running the combined unit. Hermann Eul is the head of the mobile chips, and he will be deeply involved in this transitional work that is expected to complete by March 2015. Once this job is done, Eul will be assigned to a new job.
This year, it is expected that Intel is going to ship almost 40 million processors to manufacturers for tablets. However, the company is facing a big budget shortfall due to the subsidies that is being paid to the manufacturers for using its chips. As a consequence of combining the PC and mobile chip businesses, Intel is going to stop to paying subsidies to manufacturers.


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Dance: Wendy Whelan brings modern moves to Mondavi
Dancer Wendy Whelan had an astounding career with the New York City Ballet, starting as a teenager in the prestigious company founded by George Balanchine and ending last October at age 46. The former company principal has been called a "national treasure" and "America's greatest contemporary ballerina" by The New York Times.
Now, after three decades onstage in a profession in which 35 can be seen as teetering on the abyss of ancient, Whelan has traded her pointe shoes for bare feet and is in the process of reinventing herself as a contemporary dancer.
On Saturday, she brings her first personal endeavor, called "Restless Creature," to the Mondavi Center as part of a national tour. The performance comprises four duets choreographed by four different men who also serve as her partners in the pieces.
Whelan, known for her driven energy, conceived the project a few years ago when she was contemplating life after ballet. With no desire to retire from dancing, the angular blonde mapped out a path to re-create herself by embracing an unfamiliar genre that's more forgiving of age.
"It was really, literally, getting to the other side," she says of leaving classical dance and finding a bridge to a new form. "I really wanted to transform myself and find levels of myself that I wasn't as a ballet dancer."
For "Restless," she collaborated with Kyle Abraham (a MacArthur genius award winner), Joshua Beamish, Alejandro Cerrudo and Brian Brooks to create pieces that pushed her to learn the language of contemporary dance, in which much of the motion is informed by acknowledging gravity and weight, as opposed to ballet, which often pushes upward in leaps and bounds, seeking to defy physics.
In addition, the performances offer audiences a look at the intimacy that takes place between a dancer and choreographer offstage. Those confidential and intense moments, says Whelan, are "really beautiful, and it's been my favorite aspect of being a dancer. … That's why I wanted to highlight the dynamism between the creator and the muse."
But for this muse, the relationship with her choreographers – all at least a decade her junior – involved as much teaching as learning.
"The day I turned 20 was the day he was born," she says laughing, referring to Beamish, whose "Conditional Sentences" uses Bach's Partita No. 2 in C minor in a blend of classical with modern. "It's hard to have a conversation with a young guy. It generally involves subject matter I don't want to talk about in an interview."
She will say that while each of her partners has taught her new ways to dance, she's taught them something about "discipline," she said. "When I was 27 years old, I was not in this place of trusting myself and knowing what I wanted and getting it."
The wisdom of confident risk-taking is a lesson she instills in the performances, which feature her tipping with infinitely controlled grace onto Brook's back in his sensual "First Fall," and sliding into intimate contact with Abraham in his "The Serpent and the Smoke," about a snake falling under the spell of the motion of smoke.
The four works taken together grow over the evening, she says, into "a transformative personal evolution (of) how I've opened up as a dancer."
She says she hopes the audience will follow her on the journey and take as much joy from this new phase of her career as she is taking.
"Coming from an 30-year career with the NYC Ballet, it was incredibly focused," she says. "It was built on one idea of dance, of George Balanchine. You are taught, 'This is how you do this step. You don't do it another way.' You stick to the rules and these are the rules. And now I have no rules. I feel like a little kid."
Restless Creature
What: Acclaimed ballerina Wendy Whelan performs contemporary dance works with four rising choreographers.
When: 8 p.m. Saturday
Where: Mondavi Center, 1 Shields Ave., Davis
Cost: $27-$56
Information: (866) 754 - 2787; mondaviarts.org


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This is timely information for today's consumer. We are finding there is a whole new language that has sprung from today's market! Enjoy!
The real estate industry has gone through many changes in the past two years resulting in new terms, titles, and expressions. Here are a few that you will encounter in today's market:
Asset Manager Asset Managers handle preforeclosure valuations and inspections for lenders. After a foreclosure is completed, they coordinate with a real estate agent to get the property listed and sold.
Bankbox A lockbox put on by a bank vendor that has a code instead of a key. Used so vendors and non-Realtors can access the property during the prelisting process, and the course of escrow. The Northern Nevada MLS mandated that effective June 1 all bank-owned properties must have a blue NNMLS lockbox on their homes in addition to the bankbox. Agents would show up with buyers and not be able to access the property because they didn't know the code. That has been remedied, but the bankboxes are still in play to facilitate the property's marketing prep and escrow functions.
Forebearance Forbearance is an agreement by the lender to postpone a borrower's monthly payment for a limited and agreed on time frame and is used as a way to prevent foreclosure. The loan continues to accrue interest during a forbearance. Modified terms and conditions can apply including some repayment of arrearage up front and a catch up within 24 months.
Highest and Best "Highest and Best" is a typical bank counter offer when they have multiple offers on a bank-owned property. They ask the offerors to submit their Highest and Best offer. The phrase has been used so much that it is now simply said as Highest and Best, as in, "The bank is going Highest and Best on all offers." Used to entice bidders to increase their bid and get to the highest price in the shortest time possible. Some bidders up their bid, others walk because they don't want to play the game. It can pay to stick it out - you will still get the good value of a bank owned property if you are the successful bidder.
Homesteps HomeSteps is a division of Freddie Mac touted to be the most advanced system in the industry for managing REO dispositions. HomeSteps is intended to streamline the sales processes of Freddie Mac foreclosures through enhanced communication and online technology.
HVCC, Home Valuation Code of Conduct, the new "appraisal rules". Effective May 1, 2009 and applies to loans that will be sold to FNMA and Freddie Mac. Intended to strengthen the appraisal process against the possibility of improper influence and coercion. Has caused significant delays and consternation.
Portal Listing agent dealings with an asset manager are almost always through a portal, a website on the internet where they enter the information in a form-type environment and communicate with their asset manager without the use of phone or email.
Trailing Income The income of the spouse/partner that quits his/her job in their old town to follow the primary income spouse. Historically, their prior income was allowed for qualifying, but new regulations put severe limitations, restrictions, or eliminations on this trailing spouse/partner income.
Our advice: Be sure that you and your agent keep up as the real estate and loan industries change. Changes are constantly being implemented and many are effective immediately. They can change the course of an escrow in a matter of hours. These times are unprecedented and one must be constantly aware of changes and pending changes ... they can cost you money, or worse, so pay attention.
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An early start, but we didn't need the alarm, for the call to prayer at 5.30 found us both awake.
Breakfast was alone and although we were early, it started to feel like we were the only ones left at the hotel. The journey to the station was through some of the large squares to the west of the Medina. These were completely empty, except for the traffic passing through the narrow gates. At one there was a policeman, directing traffic, but at most entries and exits there is nothing to do but sit and wait for a gap in the oncoming vehicles. Marrakech drivers do not like delay. The small 50cc-90cc bikes and bicycles buzzed around us like a set of black helmeted insects. They squeeze through the smallest gap, with or against the flow. We travelled down some very expensive looking avenues past big villas set back in walled and gated gardens. I kept thinking, that despite its hippy trail aesthetics and the spirituality and charm of its Kasbah and markets, there is a lot of money in Marrakech. Not hidden but just tucked away from the tourists of the Medina.
The station is a grand one, so grand that I went back outside just to have another look at it. All railway terminals are self important, grandiose. Many European ones hark back to neo classical styles of temples and cathedrals. Moroccan ones have a bit of the colonial past and a few bits of Arabic classicism for good measure. That sounds like I don't care for them, but I do. The railway is one of the best contributions to the improvement of our lives and it should tell it like it is.
We had a compartment in first class. This means more elbow room, but not much else. I was looking forward to seeing the countryside we missed on the overnight journey, in the other direction. I hoped to be able to work out the sets of points where I woke up, or the station through which we rattled in the dark. Not really, but I had intended to start taking decent pictures through the carriage windows, something which has eluded me to date. I was disappointed to find the windows on our side were mucky. There was only one way to change this and I made my way outside, armed with a tissue to do the job. It's not as easy as it looks cleaning carriage windows. For a start they are a long way above you, especially on stations where you climb up to get into the carriage. What's more, it isn't that nobody tried to clean the train, it's not filthy, but the dirt on the window is apparently part of the glass. Or that's how it seemed to me. Rubbing away and pretending that you are really just waving to the person inside is going to get you noticed by the conductors and station staff. I knew I didn't have much time, so I wiped across as far as I could reach. It did nothing. I tried again, with more force behind the stroke. Nothing changed, the lines were all still there in every detail. People trying to get on the train began to stare at me. I moistened the tissue and tried again. It didn't help that Christina was laughing at me through the grime. Now it looked like there were two trouble makers in the one compartment. I gave up and left when I saw the conductors moving along the train in my direction.
Later in the day, one of our fellow passengers said that one thing Morocco lacks is landscape. Not so. As we left Marrakech with the Atlas Mountains curving around it and snaked through passes between large hills on the other side, we emerged onto the flatter dry countryside I had seen as we arrived, four days earlier. Within a short space of time we came onto a flat plain where there were more trees and what we could not agree about, which was either a dust cloud or a mist rolling across it. Later on we came across gentle hills that could have been in England, but for the occasional palm trees; areas of terraced olive groves like Southern Europe, marshland and places where the meandering rivers had eroded the sandstone to create wide valleys. At one stage we climbed over some low red hills that looked like they had laid themselves down to let the track get across them.
As we moved north, either the season became more advanced or the conditions for agriculture changed, for we began to see growth from the bare earth. It gradually turned green and the soil, from red ochre to brown. A few plantations large enough to be called forests appeared and went. Whenever we climbed above the valley floor, the vegetation became more sparse and the cacti along the trackside less varied. At lower levels we saw large Aloe Vera and other succulents. Cacti lined the field boundaries and were growing as a crop. Flowers became more abundant from the marigolds at Berrechid to large purple, red and orange shrubs before Casablanca.
We saw diverse types of agriculture, but most of it fairly unmechanised. In the south there were many people in the fields including shepherds. In fact, I noticed only one flock of any size, not closely attended by someone, usually male, but sometimes female. On at least three occasions further on, we saw people hand scything a crop. The first was not a cereal but what looked like large spinach leaves, the other times were cereal-like, but still green. In all cases it cannot have been easy to cut. Even this was surpassed by the sight of a man tilling a field with a donkey, pulling a plough that would have been recognisable to a medieval ploughman. True we did see a tractor ploughing a field further on, but it was not modern by any means. In this part of the journey we saw lots of carts and donkeys, although around Rabat these disappeared and were not common again until we had passed beyond it.
A man sat in our carriage with us and we talked a little. He lived in Paris but was visiting relatives in Morocco. When we stopped at the station before Khemisett a group of men and boys came up to the train, selling trinkets and herbs. Some passengers including our neighbour, bought things through the door at the end of the carriage. The herb smelled like curry plant, which I have grown, but it is an ingredient of Moroccan tea.
We changed trains at Casablanca (or Casa Voyageurs as the tickets called it), as the one we started out on goes on to Fes. There is very little warning of impending stops and the announcements don't give much time to get prepared when you have loads of bags to grab. We were carefully packing things, preparing early to get off at the next stop, when our compartment suddenly filled with a mother and family. As the train slowed, and we pulled bags down off the rack above our heads and picked up camera and food off the table, our suitcases rolled away towards the door. Someone grabbed them and wheeled them both to the end of the carriage and we clambered over legs and bags in the compartment and the corridor. Somehow, we found ourselves in a small heap on the platform surrounded by our belongings. Not how we planned it.
We were expecting a short wait for the Tangier train. An empty train came onto the platform, but another passenger told us it was delayed due to a fault. We went and checked, were given different times by station staff, so went outside to consult the departures board. This gave us an hour and a half until departure, so we took a stroll around Casablanca. It looked prosperous and well kept. Very smart trams delivered and collected people in the city centre. The pavements were level and smooth, perfect for wheeled suitcases, should you be encouraged to visit by our positive review. The station building itself was attractive and painted white. The sign above the entrance read Gare de Casablanca Voyageurs. A man tried to sell us a tour of the city. We told him we had about an hour. He rattled off a list of places we could do in an hour. We turned down the chance to see his fine city. Not that we didn't believe him, but we didn't trust the train not to be fixed early and leave without us.
The destination board gave another platform for our train. We got back through the barrier onto the platform we had been on. The woman who advised us about the delay said no the train was definitely going from there. Who to believe, a stranger, or the official station information. Of course we chose her. She was right and the platform board changed its mind to concur with her opinion, a few minutes later.
One thing that did not work on the train was the air conditioning. A woman got on at Rabat Agdal and sat down. Within a few seconds, the smell from the toilets began to waft in, though the train was moving. She got up to close the window. It refused to budge. I got up to help and found a tissue stuffed down one side to prevent closure. I removed it, shut the window and she sat down. A couple of minutes later and the compartment began to get hot. She got up to open the door. A man sidled in and sat down opposite her. Whether he began to attract her attention in some way, or she disliked the smell of smoke he arrived with, I don't know, but she got up and moved seats away from him. She then got up and tried but failed, to shut the window in the corridor. She shut the compartment door and sat down. He took out a phone and began to play a loud game with hideous sound effects. She got up and left the compartment.
It became very hot, so we reopened the window. The smell of toilet was a minor consideration. He then got up and forced the window in the corridor closed, but opened the door. All this was done without a word being exchanged and would probably have continued to occupy us all, had a second woman not come into the compartment and got into conversation with him. Sometimes you really do have to make your own entertainment.
Just before Rabat, Christina got up and went to the toilet. On coming out, the train was in a tunnel and she was, for a moment unsure which way to turn in the darkness. A cleaner grabbed her arm and led her away from the open carriage door. We had seen the doors of trains being opened before arrival at a station. After this, we noticed a number of trains with doors left open when travelling at speed. In some countries this is the norm. In Europe you're locked in before the train starts and doors cannot be opened by hand on most lines. We've probably got locks to prevent you walking out through the door at the end of the train too. Typical health and safety gone mad.
Along the vast section from Casablanca to Tangier they are trying to construct a wall to stop people crossing the line, which they do, everywhere. At every station people wander over the tracks, between platforms and often from the road into and across the platforms to exit the other end. There are signs forbidding people crossing, but they do, in front of officials. At Souk El Arbaa there is a bridge over the track, but nobody uses it. They were walking around the wall, which is not properly in place anyway, to cross all the tracks. Even in Rabat people crossed the railway from the road.
The wall is incomplete. In some places where the concrete sections have been fixed in place, there are openings where the wall has either been broken, or not fixed in the first place at a popular crossing point. There are lots of places where the sections are just standing as if waiting for a crew to arrive and join them up. Another problem with the wall is that it will divide communities, cut people off from their fields, their school, the local town. There were lots of people in the countryside walking beside the tracks or walking from distant settlements on paths that cut across the railway. They don't have motor transport, so what would they do if the wall was in place? Quite possibly break through it, destroying its purpose in one go.
On the first part of the journey, between Marrakech and Casablanca, there is a lot of trackside work going on. In some places there are complete bridges over the tracks with no road connecting them. Elsewhere a couple of concrete pillars and a crossbeam beside the way, or even a group of men and machines digging a pair of holes. The ground alongside is being levelled and banks erected. There is no indication of what is being built, more tracks, or a road to run alongside. At Kenitra they are building platforms for a high speed train to Casablanca, but this doesn't explain the work further south. All of which seems to be going on separately and simultaneously. At Ben Guerir station, men were pouring concrete into a deep pit between the tracks one wheelbarrow at a time.
From Casablanca to beyond Rabat, the country is more industrialised and the towns and cities larger. We passed along the coast for a while with a view of the sea and some resorts. At the edge of larger towns were shanty towns with roofs made of corrugated iron and satellite dishes, it appears.
Between Rabat and Tangier, away from the coast, the rural nature of much of Morocco reasserts itself once more. Donkeys and walkers in vivid clothes stood out against the yellow ochre paths. At Gueddari-Rmila, people getting off the train were met by what was a taxi rank of carts. Each horse drawn vehicle took away a few people towards the distant town. Lots of polytunnels and cloches indicate a quite intensive form of horticulture and the open fields have drip irrigation systems. Personally, I was interested to see apiaries in the forests near Llala Yto. I'm not sure if the bees were there to pollinate a crop, if so, which one. The trees might have been some kind of fruit, nut maybe, but I could not tell.
The smoker man got louder and the conversation with the other passenger became more one sided, until she gave up and lay across the seats with her eyes closed. Eventually, he turned to us and in English and French began a conversation about Morocco, its history, development and relationships with Europe and North Africa. He, it turns out is an academic and very knowledgeable. We talked about Tangier and how its status as an independent, 'international city' was changed in the 1960s and how it was until recently treated as a pariah by the rest of Morocco. Our discussion encompassed fashion and design Louis Quatorze and the exile of English kings offered support by Moroccan royals in the XVII century. The conversation was not wholly one sided, but we learned a lot from his knowledge and expertise. He turned out to be sensitive and engaging, so first impressions are not always to be trusted.
So engrossed were we in our talk, that we barely noticed the salt pans and the marshes along the coast. We arrived at Tangier station still talking. Suddenly, the train was empty and all the lights in the compartment and corridor went out. We hadn't got our bags properly packed and down from the racks above. My phone torch was all the light we had and the four of us struggled down the corridor until we met the train staff, who were horrified to find passengers still aboard.
The lone taxi driver, who had probably given up on a fare on that train, was pleased to see us. At the El Minzah, our old friend Said was exactly where we left him four days ago. We greeted like long lost relatives. Having checked in, we went outside again to find him, to say goodbye and to pass on the last of our Moroccan currency. Later, we regretted not holding some back to tip the porter and room service.
Our last day in Morocco and we had seen a lot and learned more about the country. We are both enriched by the experiences of the last week and have a lot to think about. For example, how do you reconcile high speed train travel across a country where the road crossings on the intercity lines are manned and operated by hand? As our fellow passenger asked, how does an economy based on small scale hand crafts, switch to industrial production without harming the very things people come there to see, unless places like Marrakech stay frozen in time?


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Her love for the African culture mixed with the western world was very evident in the store. As always, when I am shopping in a boutique that has a wide variety of lovely pieces, I get confused and overwhelmed, like a kid in a candy store.
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Acrobat to Multipage TIF - Convert Acrobat files to Multipage TIF files
TIF format is able to contain multiple images.
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There could be several Image File Directory (IFD) inside a TIFF file. Each IFD defines a subfile. One potential usage of subfiles is always to describe related images, for example the pages of the facsimile document. Set Up A Baseline TIFF reader is not needed to read any IFD beyond the first one.
The TIFF format can help to conserve multi-page documents to some single TIFF file rather than group of files for each scanned page. Multi-page support and 2D compression of bitonal images triggered TIFF's becoming the widely accepted format for facsimiles, especially on Fax Servers. As opposed to many statements seen through the entire internet, there is no TIFF standard at either the ISO and/or ANSI levels. Subsets with the TIFF specification are already developed for example TIFF for very specific use cases, for example preparing documents for magazine printers. These subsets are distinct from TIFF-IT.
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After you convert your multi-page PDF file to multi-page TIF file, you can read multi-page TIF from your application, this can be done easily by GDIPlus code.
The following console application creates an Image object based on a TIFF file. The code calls the Image::GetFrameDimensionsCount method to find out how many frame dimensions the Image object has. Each of those frame dimensions is identified by a GUID, and the call to Image::GetFrameDimensionsList retrieves those GUIDs. The first GUID is at index 0 in the pDimensionIDs array. The call to the Image::GetFrameCount method determines the number of frames in the dimension identified by the first GUID.
#include <windows.h> #include <gdiplus.h> #include <stdio.h> using namespace Gdiplus; INT main() { GdiplusStartupInput gdiplusStartupInput; ULONG_PTR gdiplusToken; GdiplusStartup(&gdiplusToken, &gdiplusStartupInput, NULL); Image* image = new Image(L"Multiframe.tif"); // How many frame dimensions does the Image object have? UINT count = 0; count = image->GetFrameDimensionsCount(); printf("The number of dimensions is %d.\n", count); GUID* pDimensionIDs = (GUID*)malloc(sizeof(GUID)*count); // Get the list of frame dimensions from the Image object. image->GetFrameDimensionsList(pDimensionIDs, count); // Display the GUID of the first (and only) frame dimension. WCHAR strGuid[39]; StringFromGUID2(pDimensionIDs[0], strGuid, 39); wprintf(L"The first (and only) dimension ID is %s.\n", strGuid); // Get the number of frames in the first dimension. UINT frameCount = image->GetFrameCount(&pDimensionIDs[0]); printf("The number of frames in that dimension is %d.\n", frameCount); free(pDimensionIDs); delete(image); GdiplusShutdown(gdiplusToken); return 0; }
The preceding code, along with a particular file, Multiframe.tif, produced the following output:
The number of dimensions is 1. The first (and only) dimension ID is {7462DC86-6180-4C7E-8E3F-EE7333A7A483}. The number of frames in that dimension is 4.
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QUEENS OF SYRIA, adapted from The Trojan Women by Euripides, performed by 13 Syrian women from a refugee camp in Jordan, A Developing Artists, Refuge Productions and Young Vic co-production, The Young Vic, Thursday, 7 July, 7.45pm.
Near the end of this production, one of the performers, one of the Syrian women, talks about her reasons for doing the project, for performing in a theatre, in a play. She says that theatre seems to matter to people in the West, that by presenting their stories in this way may help, that is help somehow the overall situation in Syria, a situation that seems beyond help. In other words, she is willing to do almost anything, even perform in a play, if it will make a difference.
Also towards the end, another performer mimics those Westerners who come to the refugee camp, ostensibly to help but in fact to see the horror up close, to almost revel in the stories of hardship, of violence. Her impersonation of these people, in English, is very funny.
And again, later in the play, one of the women avers that they aren't there to entertain, to divert. So, what is their purpose?
The performance, mainly in Arabic, as beautiful a language to listen to as to see written, is a combination of some speeches, spoken together by the women as a chorus, from The Trojan Women, and a series of personal experiences and recollections, memories of Syria before the war and from later displacement and life as refugees.
The land now known as Syria was a player, of course, in events in Classical Greece, as a part of the Persian Empire under Xerxes, whose attempted invasion was repelled at Salamis, (Euripides' birthday according to legend) an event which came to define Athens and a seminal moment for Western civilisation.
One of the ways theatre, and classical theatre especially, matters to the West is that it connects us to our cultural origins, our creation myths. But the conditions under which these works were created, from small cities constantly in a state of war, fighting for their very existence, presented in religious festivals, are so different from our own, that it's hard to see modern productions as having relevance beyond academic, specialised interest, for theatrical masochists.
The way the plays were performed was also very different to what we are accustomed to today. There were only a small number of lead performers, normally three in Euripides, with masks indicating different characters, and a chorus. The chorus spoke large amounts of text, presumably together, and it's this speaking in unison which usually does for modern productions. Different things are typically tried, dividing the text between individual speakers, a very small number on chorus members (perhaps two), cutting large amounts.
All this is a long way of getting around to saying that the speaking of Euripides in unison here is just extraordinary. This is how it should sound. This is how it must have sounded, though in Ancient Greek, rather than Arabic. I have no idea how the performers do it. Do they breathe together? I couldn't detect any cue which allowed them to begin in unison, but they did, perfectly. I could have listened to them all night. It was as if we were transported to Greece, to Arabia, to somewhere exotic, a place I'd imagined but never been to. It was mesmerising.
This can, of course, sound patronising, focussing on performance, exactly what the women had inveighed against. But why exactly do we in the West have a problem with speaking, as opposed to singing, in unison? What connects these women to each other? What disconnects us? And what, ultimately, connects us, a Western theatre audience, to refugee women from Syria?
There's no doubt what separates us are our experiences. It's a safe assumption that most of the audience won't have had to flee their homes, have had to abandon their possessions, their friends and families, have had to try to build some kind of life as a refugee, welcome nowhere, confined in camps, in tents, temporary huts, their children not at school, with no work, no future, very little hope.
Their stories are shocking, inconceivable.
Jo Cox, the MP who was tragically murdered recently, in her maiden speech to parliament said: 'we are far more united and have far more in common with each other than things that divide us.' But what unites us, what do we have in common? What, what, what?
And it's not just people from other countries, refugees. We have recently voted to leave the European Union. What connects us to those who voted as we did, to those who voted otherwise? What divides us? In all of the discussions in the media since, I've seen very few articles by those in the arts community. And yet it is art and artists who should be asking these questions, not just journalists, not just politicians.
This production asks those questions.
There are things that we own, feelings, opinions, possessions, houses, money. Our social media profiles. These things tend to divide us.
What connects us seems to be more ephemeral, more abstract, which is perhaps the problem.
For these women, to do this play, this performance, is an act of courage, especially given the hostility to immigrants, to asylum seekers from some sections of the community.
Please go and see this production. This is very important.
Paul Corcoran


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A number of punctures throughout the rally also pushed the team back but the Omani entry still delivered an impressive performance to finish fourth.
The rally that began on Friday had the duo finish second after two-legs. Racing in their BRP Can-Am Maverick X3 the duo suffered in the third stage before making a comeback to go into the penultimate day of the rally fourth in class and 12th overall. The pair ended fourth in its class but improved to 11th overall.
Zubair said, "This was a long and tough rally, the toughest of the year in terms of navigation. The terrain in Qatar is hard and it took its toll on us. We started very well and even though our engine trouble pulled us out of the podium fight on day three and we had to withdraw from the stage, we still managed to climb to fourth place. It's been my first race with Nasser [al Kuwari] and I believe we worked well as a team. Now we put our focus on the next rounds in Dubai and Abu Dhabi."
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So what's all this about JOY? I mean we all want it and everything, but often it is more of a bonus that we can't predict. It isn't really a priority but perhaps an accessory? But when I started to study the subject and saw how much Jesus talked about JOY I started to wonder …read in detail
What if my life is just too "ordinary"?
I am fascinated lately with reading about how we view our lives and what we think "fully living" or the "fullness of God" really means. One of my favorite authors, Mike Mason, wrote a 7 part blog post entitled "Want What You Have." I highly recommend reading the whole series. Here are some excerpts: Many …read in detail
Do you feel ashamed if you experience depression?
It is a subject that we don't like to talk about. Depression. It has many faces and wears many masks. Sometimes we think it is anger but if we have to decorate it or manage it, perhaps it needs something else. In a life changing moment for me many years ago, my mentor said to …read in detail
Do we all have a part to play in a meeting?
There are so many wonderful gifts God gives each time we get together. In some meetings, we have a music team leading us in worship, a prayer leader who initiates prayer and a speaker that teaches from the Bible. These are visible gifts and expressions of God's love for us. God's gift of teaching, encouragement …read in detail
Have you Read "Feel" by Matthew Elliot?
Feel – Matthew Elliot Download study guide at www.faithfulfeelings.com Your emotional makeup is a complex interaction between your personality, culture, family background, personal experience, and belief system. Each of us can benefit by knowing what emotions are and how God designed them to operate in our lives. To grow toward emotional fullness and maturity, we …read in detail
Are you looking for peace in all the wrong places?
We are familiar with the country song, "Looking for Love in all the Wrong Places," but I realized today I was looking for peace in the wrong places. Here is my story. I am in the middle of more dental work and experiencing pain and discomfort. I was hoping to get more work finished today …read in detail
Time to Relax?
The following is from Jesus Calling by Sarah Young October 19 – Come to Me with your defenses down, ready to be blessed and filled with My Presence. Relax, and feel the relief of being totally open and authentic… One of the worst consequences of the Fall is the elaborate barriers people erect between themselves and …read in detail
What do I do with all these strong emotions?
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Identity and Literature
Event: Sceptre Salon: Identity and Literature
Venue: Waterstones Piccadilly
Report by Julie Vuong
Identity. It's quite possibly the most talked-about and tweeted topic right now.
It was timely, then, that imprint Sceptre Books rounded off its 30-year anniversary celebrations by getting beneath the skin of how who we are shapes what we write.
It is Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie who says we are in danger of telling the same story. And her rallying call to writers who have hitherto felt marginalised or misrepresented is shaking many publishers out of their stupor. The baton has been picked up by social media, which has helped to provide a platform for untapped voices: transgender, immigrants, refugees, escapees.
It was on this fertile ground that a crowd as diverse as the subject matter filled a room in the sweltering bowels of Waterstones Piccadilly, on one of the hottest days of the year. Chaired by literary journalist Suzi Feay, the panel featured writers who have placed identity at the very heart of their novels, particularly the immigrant experience.
Peter Ho Davies's new novel The Fortunes is multi-generational and unpicks what it means to be an American in non-white skin. Andrew Miller, meanwhile, is an author unafraid to get inside the heads of characters from far-flung places and times, most notably in One Morning Like A Bird, which is set entirely in Japan. Rounding off the panel was Rowan Hisayo Buchanan, a twenty-something PhD student at UEA whose haunting debut Harmless Like You – which follows a young Japanese girl growing up in 1960s America – is going some way to remedy the lack of vanished immigrant voices.
The true self
Ho Davies, with a friendly glint in his eye, kicked off proceedings by talking about how much of his own experience of being Welsh and Chinese was channelled in to his debut, The Welsh Girl. But his comments came with a note of caution. "How authentic can your voice truly be?" he asked. "We change our behaviour in different circumstances and towards different people." Going further he said. "We also believe we have access to the true self of those closest to us. And we can feel almost betrayed seeing them act not as they would do normally." Writing on identity can extend to objects, too, as Davies explained. "I read a memoir recently where the first 30 pages described the subject's house. It went into great detail, right down to the layout of the building. It told me how important this place was in shaping him as a person."
A story or the story?
On a similar note on authenticity, Buchanan – part American/British/Japanese/Chinese – raised the notion of how characters can also be untrue to themselves. "My characters lie to themselves a lot," she smiled. Chair Feay went on to ask if one character could or should be representative of a group of people. "I don't write about man with a capital 'M'" continued Buchanan, "but I can write about Jay [a POV character in her novel] because he was in my head for months. He might not be Man but he is a man."
Honest perspectives
Miller, whose protagonist in his new novel The Crossing, Maude, even confounded him at times, touched on how carefully authors must tread when embodying an identity wholly different from their own. "People questioned me on what authority I could write a Japanese character in One Morning Like A Bird," he revealed. Having lived in Tokyo for years, Miller felt able to write an authentic voice. "I insist that someone is able to write from another person's perspective."
The anticipated readings from each author didn't come, but it was a hugely satisfying evening – mainly thanks to the rich subject matter and the warmth and openness of the authors. In particular Buchanan who, at just 27, more than deserved her seat amongst such seasoned writers as Ho Davies and Miller, and never buckling under the pressure.
Which rounds off the final and thought-provoking Sceptre Salon for this year, with more, hopefully, in the works for 2017.
Report by Julie Vuong


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50 Years of the ADB in Asia: Lessons for Australian Policy
At Glover Cottages on Tuesday 3 October, Dr Peter McCawley, Visiting Fellow in the Indonesian Project, ANU, shared his insights about the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and its work in transforming Asia over the past five decades.
Peter said that since its inception in 1966 the ADB has functioned as a multilateral development bank. Its basic doctrine is collective economic development. Given the rather underwhelming conditions in Asia in the 1950s and early 1960s, the ADB tried to facilitate development through maintaining peace and security and implementing sound policies, a challenging agenda given that the region was largely defined by poverty, insecurity and uncertainty. A regional effort towards promoting change and moving towards modernisation saw not only an acceleration in the pace of development in Asia, but also a drastic change in the nature of the bank. Within traditionally insular regions – the People's Republic of China, Southeast Asia and South Asia – living standards surprisingly improved in a way that had never been seen in the developing world. North Korea had yet to show such improvements, but even it seems to be taking hesitant steps towards a market economy. Dr McCawley emphasized that the bank's multilateral dimension has remained consistently strong and it has attracted and retained members from across the Asian and Pacific region as well as North America and Europe.
Given steady economic growth across the region, Dr McCawley advocated that Australia should get more involved. It could do so in three ways: it could give greater priority to capital investment within the Asian region. Investment in Asian bond markets and infrastructure would not only facilitate development in the Asian markets but also benefit the Australian economy. Second, Australia should place greater emphasis on supporting the development of countries in the Asian region. Contrary to popular belief, our policies do not extend further than humanitarianism when it comes to development. Third, Australia must support regionalism and become less fixated on bilateralism.
Report by Maneesha Gopalan
AIIA NSW Intern


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Pulling apart the GIGABYTE Brix BXPi3-4010 was as easy as removing the four screw in the feet of the unit. That's really as far as you'll ever need to go as all the needed parts can be installed from here. On the left we can see the pair of low profile SODIMM slots, an on the right we can see the mSATA port. Under the mSATA port is the half-size mini PCIe slot that is currently populated by the GIGABYTE WiFi+BT card. The WiFi+BT card supports IEEE802.11 b/g/n and Bluetooth 4.0.
Removing the tiny motherboard from the Brix we can see the projector PCB and projector itself still within the housing.
Installing the hardware in the GIGABYTE Brix BXPi3-4010 was easy to do. The Kingston HyperX PnP SO-DIMMS snapped into place without any issues and the Intel SSD 530 Series 180GB drive installed and was recognized without a problem. Now we can close the Brix back up and see how she performs!
With all of our parts installed and Windows 8 installed we were able to run the epic Windows Experience Index and see how the system rates. The GIGABYTE Brix BXPi3-4010 was right on par with what I expected to see. The overall score is determined by the lowest sub-score, in the case of the Brix BXPi3-4010 it is the graphics which squeezed out a score of 5.9. The Intel Core i3-4010U was the next lowest score hitting 6.4. From there the scores continue to climb, if the Windows Experience Index counts for anything the GIGABYTE Brix BXPi3-4010 looks like it'll be a solid system.
The GIGABYTE Brix BXPi3-4010 uses an Intel Core i3-4010U dual core four thread processor. What makes the i3-4010U ideal for a ultra small form factor like the Brix is the low TDP, only 15 Watts with a clock speed of 1.7GHz!
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Salsa saves the world
Here is a link to my lastest column about salsa dancing. In case you don't get it, as the reader who sent me the nasty note below, this is supposed to be light and whimsical.
I get a lot of notes from readers, most are nice and complimentary, sometimes offering tips or making suggestions for other columns. But sometimes I guess I hit a nerve, even though my columns are generally light and meant to inspire chuckles. Those generally verge on the "you're-just-a-stupid-girl" or "you're-just-a-stupid-ethnic-person" rants. Sometimes I even get both!
Here's the most recent one:
"I'm guessing your silly, simplistic article was meant to be humorous,
or else a plug for some of your friends' local bars.
If you were the slightest bit serious then you are incredibly naive,
which doesn't surprise me. You see, first generations born here from
immigrants are just so damn happy to be here they believe any major
problems can be "solved" by getting boozed up and going dancing. Much,
much easier than diversity training and cultural sensitivity seminars!
I'm speaking from experience. I grew up back east and all the Slavs and
Poles used to think the same way about the Polka back there. They'd get
boozed up and dance through the wee hours all weekends. Then it was back
to their non-thinking jobs in the mills and the mines, much like your
people out here in the fields. Your implying that dancing can be more
beneficial than education is truly shallow and ludicous.
Keep your article for your children or grandchildren to read. I think
they'll find it as amusing as I did!
Ha! My people in the fields?