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"Having spent a wet weekend that passes for summer trying, and largely failing, to replicate The Listening Suite's set-up procedure, It's clear this is a job for the professionals! The Listening Suite is more than just another suburban hi-fi store. It's two guys who are passionate about music, offering a new way for music to sound good in the home. And it does sound good. We can all learn from this".
Alan Sircom, Editor Hifi Plus Magazine
The experience of dealing with David and Jonathan at the Listening Suite is impressive because the knowledge, patience and passion they have for delivering a good sound is second to none. They won't let you take their word for it - they have to prove it to you i.e. make sure you are happy. David invested hours getting the system we bought to meet our "aural" needs and within our budget. He made sure that it was set up to be heard at its best. The only complaint you can make is that he cared too much ! We are now hearing details and subtleties in albums that we hadn't heard before. So much music now to be listened to again!!"
Michael Feeney, Customer
Thank you very much for taking the very considerable amount of time in visiting my home. Your visit was most informative and enlightening. I always felt I could get more from the components I had purchased and you demonstrated that indeed I could. How nice it is to meet someone who has a passion and enthusiasm for the business they are evolved in and the desire to share the enjoyment they get from it with others. I would highly recommend a home visit from The Listening Suite.
David Mercer, Customer
It was great. It's certinly a big differentiator in the service that you can bring to the customer base. The trained ear along with the engineering experience makes a huge difference, and brings a lot to the table. I would have been aware already of a couple of weak spots , but as you described, tuning it as one complete system makes a huge amount of sense, and if it's possible to massively increase the capability without substantial outlay, then it's happy days.
Richard Nealon, Customer
My HiFi system has taken some investment, not just the actual equipment but also time in researching the components, the setup and the provenience of the music collection I have built and maintain.
After attending a demonstration evening with The Listening Suite, in their Terenure premises and being taken completely aback by the music I was played, I thought "was that the equipment they were featuring in the demonstration or was it the setup and the attention given to speaker and equipment placement, and what I am missing to get that" – it was different to a regular HiFi Show demonstration with a system temporarily setup in a rented room, the soundstage was so wide, the instruments so accurately placed creating such a degree of realism of being in the recording studio, at the mixing desk. I had the album, but my system didn't quite sound the same – what was I to do, how was I to make the change to get that same level of presentation, realism and emotional deliverance.
So when I saw that The Listening Suite was offering a home visit service, to assess your system, and suggest a course of action to impart their industry knowledge and experience on system setup to extract better performance and improve synergy, I made my request.
So during a Friday afternoon, David came, listened and immediately determined that improvements were to be made. It wasn't that I had anything wrong, but needed to consider more about the interaction of the room with the system. David also explained that the generic theory can only go so far, that every room and system is different and interacts during the reproduction of the music – the system and most importantant the speakers are like musical instruments and setup is absolutely critical. So the speaker position was widened, existing toe-in changed, a selected track replayed and the difference made discussed, in terms of what had changed, why and was the changed presentation liked. Further small positioning changes continued to be made, producing further improvements. And this was just the initial assessment part of the service, so there is lots more to come with further attention given to all elements, including finally getting someone to determine whether I have setup my turntable up correctly.
What has been already been undertaken, is akin to having elements of system upgraded – there is more energy released, soundstage improved, instrument positioning clearer – much closer to what I had heard back in The Listening Room a few months previously.
For anyone who has invested in their system, and wants to get the most from it, get David over and see what he can do, definitely worth it.
Simon Pepper, Customer
David recently visited my home to offer advice with regard to my hifi system. He demonstrated the importance of speaker positioning and the clear improvements in terms of presentation when using Chord Company interconnects and speaker cables. It was like a 10k upgrade. These guys are good. For anyone serious about their hifi, this is a no-brainer.
James Curran, Customer


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Congratulations to the Kent Big Weekend ticket holders! We look forward to welcoming you to the Cathedral.
Some lucky winners will be entitled to a free tea / coffee in our newly opened Crypt Café. The Café will be open from 11am to 3pm. Please make your way downstairs to the Crypt. The stairs are located on the south side of the Cathedral in the Nave Transept (ask at the Welcome Desk if you are not sure where to go).
For Guided Tour ticket holders please meet your guides at the Welcome Desk (just inside the North Door of the Cathedral) ready to start your tour at 11:30. The tour should last approx. 1 hour.
If you have any issues on the day the number for our Welcome Desk is 01634 810067. This number is manned from 10am.
For those of you not lucky enough to win this year, we also have short highlight tours / talks taking place from 11:15 to 12:55. Please just turn up and join in. Our Café will also be open for non-ticket holders to buy tea / coffee and cake.


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We are happy to see our return visitor Zoe - and this time she's bringing her mum and friend Robyn. They are going to do management training with our teachers.
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Earlier Event: March 26Zoe, Gaia and Robyn to visit
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TV and Radio Guide w/c 20th January 2014
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Firstly, an apology for missing last week's TV and Radio guide. It was a rather momentous occasion for the Science TV and Radio Guide as @MrsDrSarah and I met in person for the first time at the ASE Annual conference in Birmingham. It was a very busy weekend and unfortunately the guide was the casualty of not enough spare time.
However, we're back and so are the cheeky duo Dick and Dom with their second series of Absolute Genius. The series last year caught me by surprise. I only heard about it through a colleague on twitter who used to teach Fran Scott, the science expert on the programme. Annoyingly this brilliant programme doesn't show up in the Science and Nature category on the BBC schedules, which is a shame as it an Absolute Genius piece of programming, aimed effectively at older primary, and perhaps KS3 students.
Highlights are :
- Absolute Genius – Dick and Dom are looking at the Wright brothers and the science of powered flight.
- Hidden Kingdoms – How a young chipmunk in the woods of North America and a tree-shrew in the rain forest survive in the very different habitats.
- Pain, Pus and Poison: The Search for Modern Medicine – Michael Mosley takes us on a journey through the discovery and development of our most useful and valuable drugs.
- Project Nim – another chance to see the fantastic documentary about Nim Chimpsky, the chimpanzee who was the subject of a landmark experiment to see if he could develop the use of human language under the right conditions.
Science TV and Radio Guide_20140120.pdf
Calendar reminders: We've made available a Google Calendar with all the week's TV and Radio on it. This allows notifications to be sent via twitter. This is still in "beta" so please bear with us. If you click on the calendar entry the description gives you a link to the programme webpage. All the links to this week's programmes can be found in this bit.ly bundle.


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Kare-Kare or Philippine stew is one of the favorites from the long list of Filipino foods. It is usually prepared with peanut sauce with many vegetables, oxtail, offal and beef. Alternatively, you may use goat meat or chicken meat. It is ideally eaten with bagoong or shrimp paste as side dish. Traditionally, most of the Filipino fiestas, birthdays, and all kinds of Filipino celebration especially in Pampanga, will not be complete without serving Kare-Kare.
History of Kare-Kare
There are many versions of the origins of Kare-Kare in the Philippines. The first origin was believed that Kare-kare came from Pampanga. Another story believes that Kare-Kare was known to be a regal dish of the popular Moro elite. They were once lived in Manila before the Spaniards came. Some says that Kare-kare in Sulu and Tawi-tawi are still their favorite dish because of its delicious taste. Filipinos consider kare-kare as their comfort food and as their all-time favorite dish both in local and by OFWs. Other people would claim that Kare-kare was derived from the Indian curry, which was introduced by Indians who once lived in Cainta, Rizal and may be compared to an Indonesian dish called Gado-Gado.
Since it is always requested in different kinds of celebrations, many food blogs have come up with their different versions of preparing kare-kare. Some would prefer to do it all from scratch and some bloggers would show how to do it in an easy way.
Here in this recipe, it will be that traditional way but still with the distinct and very sumptuous outcome. By following this recipe, you can guarantee that cooking kare-kare is not that hard at all.
- 3 lbs oxtail or any meat cut preferred; cut into serving sizes
- 1 small banana flower bud; sliced
- 1 bundle bokchoy or pechay
- 1 bundle string beans; 2 inches slices
- 4 pcs eggplants; sliced
- 1 cup peanuts; ground
- ½ cup peanut butter
- ½ cup bagoong or shrimp paste
- 34 oz water
- ½ cup Annatto seeds; soaked in a cup of water
- ½ cup rice; grounded and toasted
- 1 T garlic; minced
- 1 large onion; chopped
- Salt and pepper to taste
- In a large cooking pot, let the water boil
- While water is boiling, add the oxtail with the onions. Let it simmer for 3 hours or until the meat is tender (better use a pressure cooker to lessen the cooking time)
- Once the oxtail is tender, slowly add the ground peanuts, peanut butter and the water from the Annatto seeds that will serve as the coloring
- Simmer for another 7 minutes
- Add now the toasted rice for a creamy texture, simmer for another 5 minutes
- On a separate frying pan, saute the garlic together with all the vegetables (this is done to maintain the crispiness and the freshness of the vegetables instead of just soaking it in the kare-kare sauce)
- You may now transfer the sauteed vegetables in the pot
- Serve it hot with the bagoong and steamed white rice. Enjoy!
Note: Kare Kare Image grabbed from Google
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Since I have experience building just about everything, I can commiserate with builders as an architect. They have a TOUGH job. They have to actually build the stuff architects draw with a level of craftsmanship our clients will accept. As an architect, I only have to draw lines on a paper. Sure those lines can be complicated to figure out at times, but we get to sit at a heated, dry, cozy desk and draw those lines while a builder has to be out on a cold, muddy, rainy jobsite trying to figure out how to properly build those lines that architects drew.
Most of the time, the lines architects draw are not even completely figured out yet, and the builder still has to figure out how to build them properly. We also prefer to empower the builder to offer input on these items where appropriate since the person building the project is the one who truly knows best when it comes to methods of construction to achieve the design intent. It's also not possible to completely figure out how something should be built during the design phase since all of the concealed existing conditions, client decisions, code interpretations from the building department, pricing from the builder, and exact specifations are unknown at the time the plans are drawn. Much of that is left to be discovered during construction, and the architect and builder are left to figure it out at that time. All too often, the builder expects the architect to know these things ahead of time (a year in advance) when the plans were drawn.
Since it's impossible to foresee all these conditions, the builder gets stuck reacting to the as-built conditions and trying to incorporate the intent of the drawings as closely as possible. This is rather difficult because the builder rarely knows the design intent. How could the builder? The architect invented it with the client's feedback over months and months of meetings, iterations, changes, and more changes. It's a moving target, and the builder is the only one who eventually holds the target in one place and takes a "shot" hoping the thing they build aligns with their interpretation of the design intent ambiguously portrayed in the drawings.
The best builders don't take long shots at moving targets. They understand the architect knows the big goal, so they take baby steps and ask lots of questions and provide further clarification to the architect about existing as-built conditions to get more feedback which only moves the target closer and makes it easier to hit it. The bad builders are the ones who don't ask questions and just build something. This is like closing your eyes and shooting at a target hoping you will hit it. This is a guess at the client's goals. There's a low likelihood of guessing right, so the failure rate is high. It's best to take the time to ask, get approvals, and build exactly what the client actually wants on the first try. (Ask where the target is before shooting at it).
Once builders get the appropriate feedback, they have even more challenges. They need to order materials and hope they are not discontinued from a year earlier when they were specified. They also hope the materials are not on backorder and can be delivered on time. They also need to make sure their staff is available to work when the materials are delivered to keep the project moving forward (and to prevent their business from remaining stagnant). They also hope the weather cooperates. The right moisture level, temperature, and sunlight can be critical factors in installing many products. Builders also need to make sure they have the appropriate tools, the right sized drill bit, the battery charger for their drill, a long enough extension cord, the tube of caulk, etc. The absence of any one of these things throws everything off, requires a Home Depot run, and pushes progress behind.
The builder also needs to ensure they are being paid on time, so they can afford to buy all these materials on the client's behalf. Getting paid is also reliant on the quality of the workmanship. This is the hardest part. If there's one scratch, one misalignment, one wrong color selection, one thing the client doesn't accept, the client won't pay. This puts a lot of pressure on the builder to build exactly what the client wants.
Good craftsmanship is not easy. It takes tons of patience, dedication, time, and focus to pull off a perfectly built project. Most of the materials builders work with are expensive. One wrong cut or chipped corner has a huge financial impact.
The best builders out there take so much pride in their work, and this is why I have so much respect for them. It's a hard job, and they are the final step in bringing a client's dream into reality. It all rests on the builder's shoulders.
I'm sure you know some builders. Take the time to encourage them. Let them know you appreciate their dedication, their backbreaking effort, their patience, and their sleepless nights planning for the next day on the job. They dig holes for you. They walk on slippery dangerous roofs for you. Think about it...You're sitting in a room right now. Who made that wall so flat? Who prevented water from leaking through that window? Who attached every single one of those floor boards together? Who cut that drywall, hung it, plastered the seams, sanded it, plastered it again, sanded it again, primed it, painted it, and painted it again? Someone did all of those steps for your enjoyment. Please thank your builders. They built the world we live in.


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Nick the Ninja
Today, we are going to read you the story
"Nick the Ninja"
Narrator: When Nick was 10 years old he got a Game Boy from his dad for his birthday. He decided to take his Game Boy to school. But soon he was afraid because of a boy named Billy Bully.
Jordan- Why is Nick afraid of Billy Bully?
Daniel- Well, the name "Bully" means that someone is mean.
Narrator: Billy Bully would see Nick.
Billy Bully: Give me your Game Boy. I will give it back to you at the end of school. If you tell anyone or don't bring it tomorrow I will beat you up.
Jordan- Why doesn't he tell the teacher?
Daniel- He is afraid that Billy Bully will hurt him.
Narrator: Nick was afraid to tell his dad it was him.
Nick: Daddy, what should my friend do, someone is taking his things?
Father: Sometimes your friend should stand up for his rights and fight back.
Nick: Thanks, Dad, I will tell my friend what you said.
Narrator: So Nick decided that the next day he would do what his father had said and stand up for his rights.
Daniel- Is that a good idea?
Jordan- I hope he knows what he is doing.
Narrator: The next day he went to school and saw Billy Bully.
Billy Bully: Give me your Game Boy.
Nick: No way, you will have to take it from me.
Billy Bully: What did you say? Didn't you hear me? If you don't give it to me, I will punch you in the neck and nose.
Nick: No way, you will have to take it from me.
Billy Bully: Ok
Narrator: He punched Nick in his neck and then hit him in the nose and took away his Game Boy.
Jordan- It doesn't look like that was a good idea, he got hurt.
Daniel- No, I don't think Nick was ready to stand up for his rights.
Narrator: Nick went home and his dad saw that Nick was hurt.
Father: What happened to you?
Nick: Dad, that wasn't my friend, that was me, and I tried to stand up for my rights, but Billy Bully punched me in the neck and nose.
Father: I told you to stand up for your rights, but you also have to be prepared and you were not ready to fight. I will take you to a Ninja teacher who can teach you to fight.
Jordan- Now that sounds like a good idea!!!!!!
Daniel- That is cool, I would like to learn to be a ninja.
Narrator: Every night he would go to Ninja class. He went to class every night for two weeks.
Master: You are a ninja. You are ready to stand up for your rights and fight back.
Daniel- I am still afraid for Nick, I think he may get hit in the neck and nose again.
Jordan- But he was trained by a Ninja, so I think he will be fine.
Narrator: Once again, Nick went to school, and once again he saw Billy Bull.
Billy Bully: Give me your Game Boy.
Narrator: Nick was ready this time.
Nick: No way, you will have to take it from me.
Billy Bully: What did you say? Didn't you hear me, if you don't give it to me I will punch you in the neck and nose.
Nick: No way, you will have to take it from me.
Billy Bully: Ok
Narrator: He started to punch Nick. But this time Nick used his Ninja skills and stopped the punch. He then used his Ninja moves to punch Billy Bully in the neck and nose until Billy Bully started to cry.
Nick: "I will stand up for my rights, and if you ever try and take my Game Boy away from me again, I will do what I did to you today."
Jordan- Wow! Nick is my hero.
Daniel- Yes, he is my hero too.
Narrator: Billy Bully quickly stood up and ran away. Nick never had a problem again with Billy Bully.
Daniel- Boys and girls, what can you learn from this story?
Jordan- Don't be afraid to stand up for your rights and fight back.
Thank you for listening to our story about Nick the Ninja. Goodbye.
Eric the Eskimo's Easter Egg Hunt
Eric the Eskimo's Easter Egg Hunt
Narrator: Sunday was going to be Easter. Eric the Eskimo was going to have an Easter Egg Hunt. He called his friend Ernie the Elephant.
Eric: Hello, Ernie, can you come to my house for an Easter Egg Hunt?
Ernie: No way, are you crazy, I don't like you. Ha Ha, just kidding. I would love to come over to your house.
Daniel- What is an Easter Egg Hunt?
Jordan- It is when boys and girls try to find eggs that their mommy and daddy hid.
Narrator: At the same time, in the North Pole an Elf was making toys for Santa Claus. This was not a good elf, instead of making toys for the children; this elf would make the toys and take them home. When Santa Claus found out he yelled out.
Santa Claus: You are a bad elf, and I don't want your help anymore. Leave the North Pole, now, and never come back.
Elf: I hate you and I hate Christmas. In fact, I hate all holidays. The next holiday I will ruin is Easter. So watch out bunny.
Jordan- I love Christmas, how could the Elf do such a bad thing?
Daniel- In this world there are some good people and some bad people.
Narrator: Now, let's get back to Eric. The night before Easter, Eric's parents were hiding the eggs. It just so happened that the evil elf was walking in the woods near his house. When he saw all the eggs he laughed out loud
Elf: Ha, Ha, Ha, now is my chance to ruin somebody's Easter. I will steal all the eggs and there will be no Easter Egg Hunt. Ha Ha Ha."
Jordan- I really hate that elf.
Daniel- Yea, he is really evil.
Narrator: So, on the day of the Easter Hunt, Eric the Eskimo went to look for the eggs, but there were no eggs to be found.
Eric the Eskimo: Where are my eggs? Did someone eat them or take them?
Jordan- How will he find out who stole his eggs?
Daniel- Maybe Ernie can help him.
Narrator: Ernie the Elephant knew he wanted to help his friend.
Ernie the Elephant: I think someone stole your eggs. I will use my trunk to help smell for the stolen eggs.
Jordan- He has a big nose so maybe he can really help.
Daniel- He must be able to smell the eggs with his trunk and that will lead him to the person who stole the eggs.
Narrator: His nose led him to a hill, and there he saw an Evil Elf laughing out loud about all the eggs he had stolen.
Elf: I can see you elephant, and there is nothing you can do because you are too far away, ha ha ha."
Daniel - That is not right, I wish Ernie would do something.
Jordan- Maybe he can use his trunk again.
Narrator: Ernie the Elephant got really angry and said.
Ernie the Elephant: You may be far away, but I have a very powerful trunk, so watch out."
Narrator: He walked up behind the Evil Elf and with his trunk began to blow air very hard.
Jordan- Go Ernie, Go Ernie!
Daniel- Wow! He really does have a strong trunk.
Narrator: Ernie the Elephant blew so hard that the Evil Elf flew into a tree far away, which was so high he could not climb down.
Daniel- The Evil Elf looks so funny stuck in the tree.
Jordan- I hope he can never get down.
Narrator: When Ernie the Elephant told Eric the Eskimo he found the eggs. Then Eric started looking for his eggs.
Jordan- Yea, Ernie is a good friend.
Daniel- Would you do that for me?
Jordan- Are you ada ada, no way? Ha ha, yes you are my friend I would help you.
Narrator: After Eric the Eskimo found all of the Easter Eggs; he shared them with Ernie the Elephant until they could eat no more.
Tristan- Boys and Girls what can you learn from this story?
Jordan- Don't steal from others, you may end up in a tree.
Thank you for listening to our story about Eric the Eskimo's Easter Egg Hunt. Goodbye.
Cathy the Cat
Hello, today we will read you a story about
"Cathy the Cat."
Narrator: When Cathy the Cat was growing up, she wanted to be a cook. She would read books and watch TV about cooking.
Daniel- I like to cook too.
Jordan- You don't know how to cook.
Narrator: While she was learning to be a cook, her friends were playing or sleeping.
Good and Bad Cat: Why do you want to be a cook, don't you know, cats can not cook.
Cathy the Cat: I don't care what you say, I want to be a cook.
Jordan- I don't think Cathy the Cat can cook.
Daniel- Let's watch and see.
Cathy the Cat: I will make a cookie and a cake and if you don't believe me, then you can not have any.
Narrator: Some of her friends believed her, but some of her friends didn't.
Daniel- Why don't her friends believe her?
Jordan- Because CATS CAN'T COOK!
Narrator: While Cathy the Cat was watching TV, she saw there was a cooking contest. She decided to enter the cooking contest, making her best cake and cookie. So, the cook began to eat the cake and cookie. He then started rubbing his tummy, and all of a sudden, he threw up the cake and cookie all over Cathy.
Cook: That is the worst cake and cookie I have ever eaten. You are a terrible cook, go away.
Jordan- I told you that cookie and cake would be bad.
Daniel- But at least she tried to be a cook.
Narrator: Cathy the Cat went back home and her friends were waiting.
Good Cat and Bad Cat: What happened at the cooking contest?
Cathy the Cat: The cook threw up my cake and cookie and said I was the worst cook ever.
Good Cat: It's okay, you did your best.
Bad Cat: Ha, Ha, Ha, I told you cats can't cook.
Cathy the Cat: I don't care what you say, I want to be a cook, I will not give up.
Daniel- I think it's great she is going to keep trying.
Jordan- Does she want the cook to throw up again?
Narrator: Finally there was another cooking contest. She decided to try and enter. She would make another cake and cookie for the cooking contest.
Daniel- I hope she does well.
Jordan- I hope the cook doesn't throw up again.
Narrator: So the cook ate the cookie and cake. He started rubbing his tummy.
Cook: That is the best cake and cookie I have ever eaten. Cathy you are the winner of the cooking contest.
Narrator: When she got home she told all her friends. Her good friend, who believed, got to eat all her great snacks. And the friend, who didn't believe her, didn't get to eat any of her snacks.
Jordan-Boys and girls, what can you learn from this story?
Daniel- Don't listen to others who say you can't do something, if you try you can do anything.
Thank you for listening to our story about Cathy the Cat. Goodbye.
The Pig, the Parrot, and the Penguin
Hello, today we are going to read you the Story
"The Pig, the Parrot, and the Penguin"
Narrator: Three friends, a pig, a parrot, and a penguin were talking about their lives.
Penguin: Let's follow one of our dreams before we die.
Parrot: If were going to do it, lets do it together.
They must be good friends.
Daniel- Or maybe they are just afraid to do it alone.
Narrator: The penguin went first.
Penguin: I think this will be hard. I always wanted to eat like a pig.
Pig: That is not hard, I am a pig,
you can come to my tro
Narrator: So the three friends took part in eating from the pig's tro
Jordan- That is gross, eating from a pig's tro
Daniel- It must not be that bad, look at how fat the pig is.
Penguin: I can't even wobble.
Parrot: I can't even fly.
Pig: Is there more food?"
So even though the food was good, they didn't like it because they got too fat, so they went back home.
The fat penguin still looks cute.
Daniel- Maybe, but the parrot can't even fly.
Narrator: The parrot went next.
Parrot: I think this will be really hard. I want to go to the bottom of the earth.
Penguin: That is easy. I come from the bottom of the earth; it's called the South Pole.
Narrator: So the three friends took part in going to the South Pole.
Daniel- Would you like to go to the South Pole?
Jordan- Not the South Pole, I want to go to the North Pole, to see Santa Claus.
Penguin: I love the South Pole.
Pig: Yea, this is fun, good thing I am so fat, so I don't feel the cold."
Narrator: But the parrot only had muscles.
Parrot: I am too cold to even move.
Narrator: So even though the snow was good, they didn't like it because it was too cold, so they went back home.
Daniel- I guess sometimes it is good to be fat.
Jordan- Yes, just ask the pig.
Narrator: The pig went last.
Pig: I think this will be really, really, hard. I want to fly.
Penguin: Me, too!
Parrot and Pig: I thought you are a bird.
Penguin: I am a bird.
Parrot: Can't birds fly
Penguin: Yea, but I can't fly, I can only swim.
Penguin and Pig: So how can we fly?
Parrot: You will have to use a parachute and I will fly next to you.
Would you like to jump out of a plane?
Daniel- Only if I can fly! Not with a parachute.
Narrator: So the pig and penguin jumped from the plane with the parachute on their back
d the parrot flying next to them in the air.
But when the pig tried to open the parachute, the parachute flew away
and they were flying down to the ground, to their death. The penguin hugged the pig, and the parrot grabbed on to the penguin, and started flapping his wings. The pig, the parrot, and the penguin flew closer and closer to the ground. But when they hit
they did not die, they just bounced and bounced, bounced and bounced. The three friends had all lived.
That was scary. I thought they were going to die. Good thing that pig was so fat.
Daniel- Yea, being fat can be a good thing. Where is the pig's home? I want to start eating right away.
Jordan- Boys and girls, what can you learn from this story?
ou can learn that it is good to have dreams, even though something
are good and somethings are bad, don't forget to go for it.
Thank you for listening to our story. Goodbye.
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Cadillac Boss Johan De Nysschen Rebuffs XT3 Rumors, Confirms XT4 for 2018
Johan de Nysschen has certainly been a vocal leader during his tenure as Cadillac President.
In August of 2016, De Nysschen announced in the comment section of The Detroit Bureau that the company was indeed planning a new flagship model and a subcompact crossover, as well as "Lux 2" and "Lux 3" sedans. Then, in October of 2016, de Nysschen sat down for an interview with Motor Trend in which he seemingly dispelled rumors of a Cadillac mid-engine performance coupe based on the upcoming Corvette Zora.
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Well, it seems like de Nysschen is up to his old tricks again. That's because during an appearance at the 2017 Geneva International Motor Show, de Nysschen confirmed that the company would be introducing a new crossover in 2018, but it won't be the Cadillac XT3 as has been reported by multiple automotive sites.
"A new compact crossover called XT4 will debut in 2018 in the US and subsequently in Europe, with an entirely new series of efficient and powerful engines," de Nysschen announced at the Geneva Motor Show. "Starting with the launch of XT4, a new Cadillac will be brought to market every six months, a total of five carlines in the space of two years."
The President of Cadillac also mentioned that the reason he decided to announce the name of upcoming XT4 was because he'd seen online reports where the new model had been inaccurately referred to as the XT3. De Nysschen also told the audience that while the XT4 will compete with vehicles like the Audi A3, the XT4 will be larger than that model in the same way the Cadillac XT5 is bigger than the Audi Q5.
While much of de Nysschen's speech focused on the upcoming XT4 and Cadillac's intentions of entering Europe's right-hand drive market in the not too distant future, he also spoke about the Cadillac Escala Concept, which was the centerpiece of Cadillac's display in Geneva.
"As our brand expands, it will do so based on a strong foundation of product substance," said de Nysschen. "The Escala Concept is indicative of that substance. It is the prototype for our ongoing product offensive, containing key aspects that will characterize our designs going forward."
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Response of Rev. Cathy Abbott, Arlington District Superintendent, Virginia Conference, United Methodist Church on our Iconography Course in Wesley Seminary (June 2014)
Article by Home News Tribune about fresco mural in St. John The Evangelist church in New Brunswick (NJ, USA)
St. Petersburg Times about fresco mural in St. John The Evangelist church in New Brunswick (NJ, USA)
June 17 - September 19, 2014.
Exhibition "Living Tradition: Icons for the Liturgical Year by Philip Davydov & Olga Shalamova"
Wesley Theological Seminary (Washington DC, USA)
#1. Photographs and Press-release: (in english) - http://sacredmurals.com/exhibitions-of-icons/exhibition_of_icons_in_wesley_seminary.html
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April 8 - 20, 2014.
Exhibition "Contemporary Icon. Philip Davydov and Olga Shalamova"
Book-house Glagol (St. Petersburg, Russia)
#1. Press-releases and tesimonials: (in russian) - http://sacredmurals.com/ru/icon_exhibitions_responses.htm
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#3. Saint Petersburg Diocese Moscow Patriarchate Official Magazine: (in russian)- http://aquaviva.ru/news/av/?id=50554#ad-image-0
December 22nd, 2013 - January 19, 2014 . Exhibition "Gifts".
State Museum of Architecture (Moscow, Russia)
Location: State Museum of Architecture, Moscow, Russia
Theme: Actual Christian art, of contemporary icon painting.
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November 2012. Exhibition "Light of the Nativity".
#1. "Foma" ("Thomas") - one of Russian Orthodox church most popular official magazines published an article about 10 icons of Philip Davydov and Olga Shalamova- http://www.foma.ru/ikonopis-vozmozhen-li-razgovor-na-sovremennom-yazyike.html
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Brooklyn DA Could Erase 20,000 Pot Convictions, Brown Will 'Review'/
By Jennifer Peltz and David Brand
Queens Daily Eagle/AP
Tens of thousands of low-level marijuana convictions could be erased with the approval of Brooklyn's top prosecutor, under a new plan for wiping records clean of offenses that are no longer prosecuted in the borough.
District Attorney Eric Gonzalez is inviting people to request conviction dismissals. He said he expects prosecutors will consent in the great majority of a potential 20,000 cases since 1990 and an unknown number of older ones.
Gonzalez told the Associated Press that it is only right to nix convictions that his office would not pursue today.
"It's a little unfair to say we're no longer prosecuting these cases, but to have these folks carry these convictions for the rest of their lives," Gonzalez said.
Across the border in Queens, District Attorney Richard Brown told the Eagle that his office would continue to review marijuana cases that have not already been dismissed.
"Virtually every marijuana misdemeanor arrest results in an ACD — adjournment in contemplation of dismissal," Brown said. "We will take a look at any other marijuana cases that have not been dismissed and review them."
Over the past few months, Brown has contrasted Gonzalez and Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance by continuing to prosecute low-level marijuana offenses.
In July, Manhattan County District Attorney Cy Vance announced that, effective Aug. 1, his office will no longer prosecute marijuana smoking and low-level possession. Vance said the DA's office "has found virtually no public safety rationale for the ongoing arrest and prosecution of marijuana smoking, and no moral justification for the intolerable racial disparities that underlie enforcement."
Brown, however, told the Eagle that his office would wait to see how the New York Police Department's new marijuana enforcement directives — which began on Sept. 1 — will play out.
"We will evaluate the arrests made by the NYPD and will proceed with valid cases — the vast majority of which are eligible for an adjournment in contemplation of dismissal," Brown said in a statement. "We will continue to offer dispositions that are appropriate."
Several states have laws allowing for expunging or sealing marijuana convictions in certain circumstances. And prosecutors in San Diego, San Francisco, and Seattle — all in states where pot is now legal — have taken steps toward clearing marijuana convictions en masse. California lawmakers approved a measure last month that would require prosecutors to erase or reduce an estimated 220,000 pot convictions. It's awaiting action from Democratic Gov. Jerry Brown.
The Brooklyn initiative envisions a case-by-case wipeout of thousands of convictions obtained under a law that still stands.
New York allows marijuana-derived medications for some conditions, but recreational pot remains illegal, although Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo has appointed a panel to draft legislation that could legalize it. There are two medical marijuana dispensaries in Queens. One is located in Forest Hills and another is in Elmhurst.
Before issuing the new policy in Manhattan, Vance compiled a report titled "Marijuana, Fairness, Public Safety" that examined prosecution and legalization strategies nationwide.
"Every day I ask our prosecutors to keep Manhattan safe and make our justice system more equal and fair," Vance said. "The needless criminalization of pot smoking frustrates this core mission, so we are removing ourselves from the equation."
Gonzalez and Vance both said the prosecutions did little for public safety but sometimes a lot of harm — jeopardizing job opportunities, housing, immigration status and more — in the lives of defendants who were overwhelmingly black and Hispanic.
Under Gonzalez' new initiative, people already convicted of pot possession misdemeanors or violations in Brooklyn can ask a court to dismiss the cases. Legal groups are ready to help people with the paperwork.
The DA's office will oppose requests from people with additional convictions for drug sales, certain violent felonies or sex offenses, for instance. But Gonzalez expects few such cases.
"This is really a relief that I think we can provide, and we do it in a way that is safe," he said.
A dismissal will ultimately be up to a judge. In general, judges often dismiss cases when prosecutors consent to it.
New York City overall has been shifting its approach to policing marijuana, which spurred more than 50,000 arrests a year as recently as 2011. Last year, there were 17,880, according to the state Division of Criminal Justice Services.
A 2014 city policy called for police to issue summonses citing violations, instead of making misdemeanor arrests, for most small-time marijuana possession cases, though not public pot smoking. As of last Saturday, officers have been directed to issue tickets in most marijuana-smoking cases, too.
Police Commissioner James O'Neill supports the move, but the city's efforts to ease off on pot have drawn criticism from Sergeants Benevolent Association President Ed Mullins.
"If you want to not have enforcement of arrests," he told The Wall Street Journal in May, "then you need to change the law."
Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez is inviting people to request conviction dismissals for offense his office no longer prosecutes. // AP Photo


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Life of Agony starting another leg of Rise of the Underground Tour!
Tonight (September 12th), American alternative metal band Life of Agony kicks off the 2nd leg of their successful Rise of the Underground Tour with Silvertomb as direct support (featuring Kenny Hickey and Johnny Kelly of Type O Negative).
The East Coast run starts with what is expected to be a high-energy performance at Wally's Pub, in Hampton Beach, NH where the band will break-out signature classics and fan favorites spanning their entire catalog, along with songs from their 2017 Napalm Records release A Place Where There's No More Pain. These dates are already beginning to sell out, with tickets completely gone for Teaneck, NJ's Debonair Music Hall (Sept. 16) and New York City's Bowery Ballroom (Sept. 29).
Due to the anticipation of severe weather conditions caused by Hurricane Florence, Baltimore, MD's Soundstage performance has been moved from Friday, Sept. 14th to Sunday, Sept. 30th. Also, the venue in Pittsburgh, PA on Sunday, Sept. 23rd has been moved from The Rex to Cattivo. All tickets remain valid.
"Right after the West Coast leg, we jumped back into the studio and jammed on some even more rare tunes for this tour. Some of these songs haven't been played in decades. The energy and enthusiasm from the crowds have been amazing all year. We can't wait to hit these cities this month and then back to Europe in October with our brother Billy Graziadei of Biohazard and Powerflo, who will be debuting his new music. We have some very cool surprises up our sleeves for that one, too," says bass guitarist Alan Robert.
Following the US run, the band has one last stop headlining Binghamton Style 2018 at HCS Skate-park in Vestal, NY before returning to Europe to continue the tour. A complete list of dates can be found at www.lifeofagony.com/#events.
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The Daily Briefing Friday, June 15, 2018
Mike Pereira on the future of the kickoff. Michael David Smith at ProFootballTalk.com:
The NFL's new rules designed to reduce the impacts on kickoffs represent a last-gasp effort to keep the play in the sport.
That's the word from former head of officiating Mike Pereira, who believes that if this year's rule changes don't result in the desired reduction in kickoffs, the NFL will just abolish the play entirely.
"If at the end of this year there are more concussions on kickoffs, forget it. It's gone," Pereira said this morning on PFT Live.
The flip side is, the new rules have the potential to save the kickoff and keep it in the sport for good.
"If we have more returns and less concussions then the kickoff is here to stay, maybe forever," Pereira said.
Pereira believes that if the NFL scraps kickoffs, the most likely replacement would be the "Greg Schiano rule," in which teams would face a fourth-and-15 from their own 35-yard line and could either punt the ball as the new equivalent of a kickoff, or go for it as the new equivalent of an onside kick.
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The NFL's new anthem rule is comparable to long-standing MLB practice and more lenient than the socially-approved NBA. It also would seem to be in-line with the views of the overwhelming majority of the NFL's customers. But that might not stop the NFLPA's DeMaurice Smith from spending a boatload of his players' money to challenge it in court. Mike Florio of ProFootballTalk.com:
Three weeks ago, the NFL changed its anthem policy without input from or discussion with the NFL Players Association. And the NFLPA is preparing for a potential legal fight over the change.
Per a source with knowledge of the situation, the NFLPA has retained multiple law firms to research the options for fighting the new policy, which mandates all players in the playing area to stand for the anthem, and which requires any player who would protest the anthem to remain in the locker room.
One potential challenge would come in the form of a "non-injury grievance" under the Collective Bargaining Agreement. The deadline for filing the grievance would come in late July, and the argument would be that the NFL failed to engage in good-faith bargaining with the union before taking away a right that the NFL had previously given to the players, and that the NFL had confirmed on multiple occasions.
The league gave players the right to protest in 2009, via a poorly-drafted policy that requires the players to be present on the sideline for the anthem but that makes standing optional. In 2016, the NFL confirmed that players are not required to stand after Colin Kaepernick was first spotted sitting during the anthem. In 2017, the NFL once again told players that they would have the right to protest, after the President said that he'd like to see an NFL owner respond to an anthem protest by saying, "Get that son of a bitch off the field, he's fired!"
Other forms of litigation are possible, including an action based on both the U.S. and various state constitutions premised on First Amendment rights to freedom of expression.
However it plays out, the NFL's effort to placate the President and his base backfired badly, and it has put the NFL in line for a fight with the union that the NFL possibly will lose.
The spoils of victory:
The Philadelphia Eagles celebrated their Super Bowl LII victory and unveiled their championship rings during a ceremony Thursday evening.
"It was a fun process and it took way more hours than I thought previously," Eagles Chairman and CEO Jeffrey Lurie said on designing the perfect ring. "I thought, 'You know, you just sort of come up with some ring, and you make many, and you have a party.' I never really thought of the details that were required."
The ring is made of pure 10-karat white gold, with a total of 219 diamonds and 17 rare green sapphires. There are 127 diamonds on the bezel to represent the combined jersey numbers of the three players who touched the football during the Philly Special — running back Corey Clement (30), tight end Trey Burton (88) and quarterback Nick Foles (9). There's also an underdog mask inscribed inside.
Way too much thinking to get to 127 diamonds.
Coach Dan Quinn says the Falcons are looking to placate WR JULIO JONES.
Your daily 'The Atlanta Falcons aren't fretting about Julio Jones' headline comes from Dan Quinn on this Friday.
The head coach said at the close of Flacons' minicamp that the team has been in conversations with the receiver, who skipped spring workouts in hopes of getting a new deal.
"The good news is that there are conversations that have begun," Quinn said Thursday, via the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. "We'll keep those private. I have a lot of faith in the organization and also in Julio that things will get resolved with good communications. I'm sure that'll be a part of it as well."
We're left to assume those "conversations" were about quelling Jones' contract concerns, not about where LeBron James will sign this summer.
Everyone we've heard from this week — Matt Ryan, other teammates, and now the coach — dismissed Jones skipping mandatory minicamp as a big deal. In the grand scheme of things, it's not a long-term issue. Until we hear from Julio, however, it's all just white noise.
Jones has seen his five-year, $71.25 million contract extension — $14.25 million per year average — passed over seven times over. He now sits as the eighth-highest paid receiver in the NFL, behind Antonio Brown, Mike Evans, DeAndre Hopkins, Sammy Watkins, Jarvis Landry, A.J. Green, and Davante Adams in per year average.
On the one hand, Jones should have expected when he signed a deal through the 2020 season other receivers would eventually pass him in earnings. On the other hand, with a finite number of years to play professional football Jones owns the right to seek out as many paydays a team is willing to oblige.
Jones' situation — trying to get a new deal with three years left on his current contraction — could be instructive to other superstar players. Might we see playmakers take shorter extensions in the future to get more potential bites at the free-agent apple? Kirk Cousins inking only a three-year deal could be instructive, especially with modern medicine curtailing most of the career-threatening injuries.
It's a positive sign that Quinn is confident a solution with Jones can be agreed to before training camp in late July. If the situation lingers into August, the nonchalance in Atlanta could turn into handwringing.
In Tampa, the media is frustrated (presumably the Buccaneers are too) about the way the NFL has dragged its feet in the case of QB JAMEIS WINSTON and the Arizona Uber driver. It would seem to be a he said, she said case – no video, no physical injuries, no police report, a very short duration – that could have been resolved in a week. But the NFL has neither cleared him nor disciplined him.
The accusation of an incident that may have occurred in March of 2016 surfaced in November, 2017. As of April, the NFL had not got around to talking to Winston. Now we are in June and crickets.
The new defensive staff in Arizona has some different plans for CB PATRICK PETERSON.
Over his first seven seasons in Arizona, Patrick Peterson came to define "travel corner." The seven-time Pro Bowler was Exhibit A whenever the discussion about top CBs shadowing No. 1 receivers popped up.
"I was an artist at taking No. 1 receivers out of the game, and I was pretty damn good at it," Peterson said, via the team's official website.
Under new head coach Steve Wilks, that role will change. Instead of being used almost exclusively in press coverage on the team's top receiver, Wilks will move Peterson around, have him line up off the ball more, and even rush the passer on blitzes.
"It should be fun," Peterson said. "I'm looking to make a ton of plays this year. I'm looking to start jumping routes now. I'm looking to be a little bit more aggressive off the ball, and be the same as I am when I'm in the receiver's face."
Playing off coverage more often should give Peterson the chance to make more plays on the ball, utilizing his athleticism and reaction speed. Over the past several seasons, teams have mostly avoided throwing Peterson's way. After earning seven interceptions in 2012, he has three or fewer in each of the past five years, including just one in 2017. For comparison, Richard Sherman, who entered the league with Peterson in 2011, has 32 career interceptions, 11 more than PP's 21.
"Over the last seven years, everyone who played against me knew exactly what I was going to be in," Peterson said. "When they come here and play in Arizona, nine times out of 10 we didn't see what they ran in the previous game plan. It was always a lot of motions and a lot of stacks to get my hands off [the No. 1 wideout]. Now they have to play a little bit more honest to where I'm still going to be in a little bit of press, but now my game has evolved into playing off the ball as well."
Peterson's new role won't preclude him from sometimes shadowing a No. 1 target in a big spot, but after years of playing mostly press-man, the Cards new coaches are letting one of the NFL's top cover men dig deeper into his toolbox.
Jon Gruden blames the NFL for QB CHRISTIAN HACKENBERG's trip to Bustville. Mike Sando of ESPN.com:
– Christian Hackenberg's release from the Oakland Raiders just three weeks after the team acquired him was more an indictment of the NFL system than it was of the third-year quarterback, coach Jon Gruden said Thursday.
"Everybody is an expert out there on Hackenberg and thinks he can't play," Gruden said as the Raiders wrapped up a three-day mandatory minicamp. "It's unfortunate, this whole collective [bargaining agreement]. How do you develop a quarterback? I don't know how you do it."
The 2011 labor agreement brought reductions to the frequency and intensity of offseason practices. Gruden, five months into his second stint as the Raiders' head coach after nine seasons away from coaching, has been a frequent critic of the work restrictions.
"[Hackenberg] has been working on changing his stroke, his passing motion, and I think he did that," Gruden said. "We just didn't have enough reps to take a good look at him. Since we were further along the road with some of our other guys, we didn't have the space."
The Raiders had acquired Hackenberg from the New York Jets last month for a conditional 2019 seventh-round draft choice. They released him to help make room on the roster for newly signed defensive linemen Frostee Rucker and Ahtyba Rubin. They needed help on their defensive line more than they needed — or could use — a fourth quarterback behind Derek Carr, Connor Cook and E.J. Manuel.
"It is hard enough to get Connor Cook enough reps, let alone a fourth guy," Gruden said. "It really depresses me how we can't spend more time with these young quarterbacks, and it is really going to be an impactful situation on the NFL in the future."
Sounds like we need the return of NFL Europe.
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The Raiders are wary of WR MATAVIOUS BRYANT.
In acquiring Martavis Bryant in a trade with the Pittsburgh Steelers in April, Oakland General Manager Reggie McKenzie said the Raiders felt "good about giving Martavis an opportunity."
It appears as though that good feeling may have left the building.
According to Michael Gehlken of the Las Vegas Review-Journal, the Raiders are wary that a new suspension for the talented, but troubled, receiver may be imminent.
The team declined to comment on the matter to Gehlken but affirmed they are awaiting word from the NFL about a potential violation of the league's substance-abuse policy.
Bryant was suspended for the entirety of the 2016 season due to repeated violations of the substance-abuse policy. He was conditionally reinstated last year and played in 15 games for Pittsburgh with eight starts. He caught 50 passes for 603 yards and three touchdowns before being traded to the Raiders in exchange for a third-round pick.
A failed test isn't the only way Bryant could run afoul of the league policy. Missed tests could trigger another suspension as well.
The Texans bestow a big extension on LB BENARDRICK McKINNEY. Aaron Wilson of the Houston Chronicle:
Standing on the Texans' practice field days ago, hard-hitting inside linebacker Benardrick McKinney said he would be honored if the team locked him up with a long-term contract.
The Texans' leading tackler emphasized that he wasn't worried about the pace of negotiations between the team and his agent, Tony Fleming.
"I'm not going to stress myself," McKinney said. "My job is to play football. That's going to happen. I'm mostly just thinking about football, waking up trying to get on the grind."
Two days later, those words came to fruition as the 25-year-old defensive standout signed a five-year, $50 million contract extension that includes $21 million guaranteed.
By signing the 6-4, 255-pound former second-round draft pick from Mississippi State, the Texans have secured a big piece of their defense.
McKinney has prototypical size and athleticism. He's run the 40-yard dash in 4.65 seconds and recorded a 40 1/2 inch vertical leap.
McKinney is a big, strong, mobile inside linebacker who's capable of chasing down running backs and also doubling as an adept blitzer.
Throughout the offseason, Texans general manager Brian Gaine had reiterated that signing McKinney was a priority.
"Benardrick plays a key role in our defense and has been highly productive, but more importantly he is a core player who has developed into a team leader within our program," Gaine said. "We are excited to have him as part of our long-term future here at the Texans."
Before signing this contract, McKinney was entering the final year of a four-year, $5.367 million rookie deal and was due a $1.163 million base salary this year.
"Blessed to sign a contract extension with the Texans and continue playing for this great organization," McKinney wrote on social media after signing his contract. "Houston has become my home. Now the focus is on winning in 2018! Htown stand up!"
Although things seem hunky dory now, Mike Florio of ProFootballTalk.com says that TE ROB GRONKOWSKI was indeed on the block, that the Patriots were shopping him as recently as three days before the draft:
It's indeed "hogwash" that the Patriots had a trade for tight end Rob Gronkowski on the table, that they were ready to proceed, that quarterback Tom Brady threatened to retire, and that owner Robert Kraft vetoed the deal. That doesn't mean the Patriots didn't explore the possibility of doing a deal.
Per a league source, the Patriots were calling other teams about a possible Gronkowski trade as recently as three days before the draft. Coincidentally (or not), Gronkowski ended nearly three months of uncertainty regarding his future by declaring publicly that he would play in 2018 only two days before the draft.
It's not known what the Patriots wanted, or whether a deal was actually close. If it was, it never got to the point where Brady made a power play and Kraft made a boss move, literally.
Some think that the Patriots were hoping to add the assets needed to make a move for quarterback Baker Mayfield, who didn't emerge as a serious candidate for the No. 1 overall pick until the week of the draft. It likely would have taken much more than the Patriots would have or could have surrendered to get all the way to top of the draft order.
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From 16 to 1 – here are the top QBs of all-time per Gil Brandt of NFL.com:
16. Jim Kelly
Buffalo Bills, 1986-1996
» Voted to Pro Bowl five times, First Team All-Pro once
» 35,467 career passing yards, 237 career touchdowns
» 101 career victories
» Enshrined in Pro Football Hall of Fame
15. Drew Brees
San Diego Chargers, 2001-2005; New Orleans Saints, 2006-present
» One-time Super Bowl champion, one-time Super Bowl MVP
» Voted to Pro Bowl 10 times, First Team All-Pro once
» 66,111 career passing yards, 465 career touchdowns, NFL-record 66.7 career completion percentage
» 131 career victories
14. Fran Tarkenton
Minnesota Vikings, 1961-1966 and 1972-1978; N.Y. Giants, 1967-1971
» One-time NFL MVP
» Voted to Pro Bowl nine times, First Team All-Pro once
» 47,003 career passing yards, 342 career touchdowns, 32 career rushing touchdowns
» 124 career victories
» Enshrined in Pro Football Hall of Fame
13. Warren Moon
Houston Oilers, 1984-1993; Minnesota Vikings, 1994-1996; Seattle Seahawks, 1997-1998; Kansas City Chiefs, 1999-2000
» Voted to Pro Bowl nine times, First Team All-Pro once
» 49,325 career passing yards, 291 career touchdowns
» 102 career victories
» Enshrined in Pro Football Hall of Fame
12. Terry Bradshaw
Pittsburgh Steelers,
» Four-time NFL champion, two-time Super Bowl champion
» One-time NFL MVP
» Voted to Pro Bowl three times, First Team All-Pro once
» 27,989 career passing yards, 212 career touchdowns,
» 107 career victories
» Enshrined in Pro Football Hall of Fame
11. Sammy Baugh
Washington Redskins, 1937-1952
» Two-time NFL champion
» Two-time NFL Player of the Year
» Voted First Team All-Pro seven times
» 21,996 career passing yards, 187 career touchdowns
» Enshrined in Pro Football Hall of Fame
10. Troy Aikman
Dallas Cowboys, 1989-2000
» Three-time Super Bowl champion, one-time Super Bowl MVP
» Voted to Pro Bowl six times, First Team All-Pro once
» 32,942 career passing yards, 165 career touchdowns,
» 94 career victories
» Enshrined in Pro Football Hall of Fame
9. Dan Marino
Miami Dolphins, 1983-1999
» One-time NFL MVP
» Voted to Pro Bowl nine times, First Team All-Pro three times
» 61,361 career passing yards, 420 career touchdowns
» 147 career victories
» Enshrined in Pro Football Hall of Fame
8. Brett Favre
Atlanta Falcons, 1991; Green Bay Packers, 1992-2007; N.Y. Jets, 2008; Minnesota Vikings, 2009-2010
» One-time Super Bowl champion
» Three-time NFL MVP
» Voted to Pro Bowl 11 times, First Team All-Pro three times
» 71,838 career passing yards, 508 career touchdowns,
» Tied for career victories lead with 186
» Enshrined in Pro Football Hall of Fame
7. Johnny Unitas
Baltimore Colts, 1955-1972; San Diego Chargers, 1973
» Three-time NFL champion, one-time Super Bowl champion
» Three-time NFL MVP
» Voted to Pro Bowl 10 times, First Team All-Pro five times
» 40,239 career passing yards, 290 career touchdowns
» 118 career victories
» Enshrined in Pro Football Hall of Fame
6. Roger Staubach
Dallas Cowboys, 1969-1979
» Two-time Super Bowl champion, one-time Super Bowl MVP
» Voted to Pro Bowl six times
» 22,700 career passing yards, 153 career touchdowns
» 85 career victories
» Enshrined in Pro Football Hall of Fame
5. John Elway
Denver Broncos, 1983-1998
» Two-time Super Bowl champion, one-time Super Bowl MVP
» One-time NFL MVP
» Voted to Pro Bowl nine times, First Team All-Pro once
» 51,475 career passing yards, 300 career touchdowns, 33 career rushing touchdowns
» 148 career victories
» Enshrined in Pro Football Hall of Fame
4. Otto Graham
Cleveland Browns, 1946-1955
» Three-time NFL champion
» Three-time NFL MVP
» Voted to Pro Bowl five times, First Team All-Pro four times
» 23,584 career passing yards, 174 career touchdowns, 44 career rushing touchdowns
» Enshrined in Pro Football Hall of Fame
3. Joe Montana
San Francisco 49ers, 1979-1992; Kansas City Chiefs, 1993-1994
» Four-time Super Bowl champion, three-time Super Bowl MVP
» Two-time NFL MVP
» Voted to Pro Bowl eight times, All-Pro First Team three times
» 40,551 career passing yards, 273 career touchdowns, 92.3 career passer rating
» 117 career victories
» Enshrined in Pro Football Hall of Fame
2. Peyton Manning
Indianapolis Colts, 1998-2010; Denver Broncos, 2012-2015
» Two-time Super Bowl champion, one-time Super Bowl MVP
» Five-time NFL MVP
» Voted to Pro Bowl 14 times, All-Pro First Team seven times
» NFL-record 71,940 career passing yards and 539 passing touchdowns
» Tied for all-time career victories with 186
1. Tom Brady
New England Patriots, 2000-present
» Five-time Super Bowl champion, four-time Super Bowl MVP
» Two-time NFL MVP
» Voted to Pro Bowl 12 times
» 61,582 passing yards, 456 passing touchdowns, 97.2 career passer rating
» 183 career victories
So who does Brandt not list?
Matt Ryan
Fran Tarkenton
Dan Fouts
Aaron Rodgers
Ben Roethlisberger, Philip Rivers, Eli Manning
Do any of them belong? If so, who goes out?


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At IMTS, Affolter will showcase the Affolter AF110 plus.
"U.S. manufacturers in the automotive industry can benefit from Affolter's high precision gear hobbing and worm screw power skiving (WSPS) technologies," said a company spokesperson.
Affolter, in partnership with its representative Rotec Tools, will showcase the fully automated gear hobbing center Affolter AF110 plus.
The AF110 plus is designed to maximize the productivity of manufacturers of small gears in the automotive, aerospace and medical equipment industries.
"In one luxury car, up to 50 small high-precision gears and worms are used-from the electric car seat all the way to the trunk. U.S. manufacturers in the automotive industry produce a high number of such micro gears. Reduced cycle times are the key to optimized overall productivity. At the same time, manufacturers must ensure highest precision and quality," explained Vincent Affolter, Managing Director of Affolter Technologies.
Affolter sees the U.S. automotive market as a key market for growth. "The AF110 plus is the most advanced machine offered by Affolter Technologies," said a company spokesperson. It is engineered to provide versatility, precision, power, rigidity and ease of use. The AF110 plus has eight axes and a cutter-spindle speed of up to 12,000 RPM capable of making gears with a maximum DP17 and minimum of DP1270.
Various automation systems for part loading and unloading are available, such as universal grippers, drum loader or robot loading as well as options such as deburring, dry cutting, centering microscope and oil mist aspiration. Affolter said, "The loader system AF71 with two grippers provides 24 hours automatic production. While a gear is in the hobbing process, the other gripper already reaches out for the next part to load." The AF110 plus can cut spur, helical, frontal, bevel and crown gears.
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"The Affolter gear hobbing machines offer customers a production machine with high precision and efficiency," said Ivo Straessle, President of Rotec Tools. "The simplicity of these machines is remarkable. The user-friendly controls with step-by-step and easy-to-follow functions will simplify the gear-making process. With a relatively small investment, customers can keep know-how and technology in-house."
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Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni (L), Joseph Kabila of DRC (C) and Rwanda's Paul Kagame (R) have been in power for a combined total of 66 years.
DW: Festus Mogae, you were president of Botswana from 1998 until 2008, when you easily handed over power to incumbent President Ian Khama. Many African leaders are refusing to step down after the end of their mandate.
Festus Mogae: That has been unfortunate. Some of our people [leaders] did really well and effected some economic developments of their countries for the first two terms, or let's say for the first 10-15 years they do relatively well. But when they overstay their welcome, their performance also declines. This is not surprising, even a boxer or a footballer is okay when he is 20-35, thereafter, he declines. [Now some] people refuse to leave office and some of them were not good in the first place anyway. When they stay longer, it is even worse. Others do well but only spoil things by overstaying their welcome, partly because now they begin to mix up their personal interests with that of the nation. As they say, power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely.
Dambisa Moyo, an African economist, wrote in one of her books that Africa needs a different kind of democracy, not the western democracy as we understand it. Do you agree with that statement?
I do not disagree with it. I would be interested to know the aspects in which Africa's democracy has to be different, other than the fact that our priorities must be African priorities. Our policies should be based on the realities of our situation and not necessarily what is the case elsewhere.
Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni has said term limits should be not an issue in a democracy, in leadership and in governance.
I don't agree. Museveni is one of the leaders I quote as an example. After he defeated General Tito Okello, he formed an inclusive government, he left nobody behind. All the groups, all the tribes [were there], and for the first ten years, he said, "We fought as Ugandans but look at what we have done to our country and look at what opportunities we have and we lost. Let's stop fighting and let's develop our country." And he did really unite the country. That was very good. For the first 10-15 years Museveni was my hero. But he is an example of people who spoil the good work they have done by overstaying because now Museveni is a different man, he talks a different language. He relies more and more on the army. He has even put his son as head of the army, now he has moved him and he is in the office of the president. Many things that he is now doing, he would have criticized earlier.
How did you then defeat this personal interest embedded in power?
I don't know why people want to do that. I trained as an economist and was a civil servant for 20 years before becoming a politician for another 20 years. I don't consider myself an economist anymore but a development practitioner. When I was a civil servant, I worked in the Ministry of Finance and Development Planning. Therefore, when I retired from public service and went into politics, as far as I was concerned in the context of Botswana, a least developed country when it gained independence, the issue was the same: development. We agreed what the national priorities should be: education and training, and in the desert country: provision of water, public health and primary healthcare delivery.
Public health means that you look after the environment to make sure that it is clean. Primary healthcare we decided to make sure that nobody is further than 15 kilometers (9 miles) from the nearest health facility. It was only later after we had attained middle-income status that we built two referral hospitals.
Critics say Africa has failed because some African leaders view the west as being superior, do you agree with that view?
That may well be. We have to have confidence in ourselves. But I am very reluctant to put our failures at the feet of other people. Some of the countries that have failed have very able, educated people and there is no reason why they did some of the things that they did. I think we have been unfortunate with the attitudes of some of our leaders. That has been perhaps the greatest problem. What I am saying is that life will throw everything at you. Even getting married, when you are looking for a woman to marry, you can't say I will get married when there is no competition.
Rwanda's President Paul Kagame has been praised internationally for the work he has done in Rwanda but he did extend his presidency into a third term.
There is nothing sacrosanct about two, three or even four terms in extreme cases. But beyond that, everybody's best is over. I think one of the [problems in] Africa has been bad leaders and good leaders spoiling what they have done by overstaying their welcome and then beginning to stay in power by force or all sorts of trickery. I am one of the admirers of Kagame and I don't mind him extending his presidency into a third term. But I would hope that it would be the last. And I would hope that during his third term, he would facilitate his own succession rather than work to entrench himself. That way he would guarantee his legacy.
Festus Mogae is the former President of Botswana and winner of the 2008 Mo Ibrahim Prize for Achievement in African leadership
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Democracy in Africa has often been criticized as being a facade put up to receive funding from foreign governments. But for experts, democracy exists even at grassroots levels. (03.10.2016)
Botswana is the official co-host at Germany's ITB tourism trade fair in Berlin. Philipp Sandner reviews an African country that has found peace and prosperity which escaped others elsewhere on the continent. (08.03.2017)


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David Colander and KimMarie McGoldrick The goal of this report is to consider the relationship between the goals and objectives of the economics major and the goals and objectives of a liberal education. Is the economics major playing its part in meeting those objectives? Should it be changed? And if it should be changed, how should change be brought about? The report is structured as follows. We first discuss the goals of a liberal education and the complaints that have developed about the major's role in general (and the economics major's role in specific) in meeting those broader goals. Second, we discuss the goals of the economics major – what it is meant to do, and what it isn't, and how those goals relate to a liberal education. Third, we discuss the reasons for differences in goals, and whether those differences should be of concern. Fourth, we discuss some structural changes that might lead to a better fit between the two. Finally, we discuss the role of pedagogy in a liberal education, and some changes that might better promote goals of the economics major within this broader context. THE GOALS OF A LIBERAL EDUCATION According to the Association of American Colleges & Universities (AAC&U), a liberal education should involve more breadth and less depth than it currently does. They see a liberal education as one that empowers students with broad knowledge and transferable skills.1 They see it as an education that instills in students a strong sense of values, ethics, and...
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