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Kanye West is currently on the Australian leg of his "Yeezus" world tour and performed a couple of shows in Sydney over the weekend. During one, he had a Kanye moment and insisted that the audience stand up and stand with him while he rapped. As in, the entire audience — every single person, unless, as Kanye rather insensitively put it, TMZ says, "unless you got a handicap pass and you get special parking and s**t." (The Daily Mail reports he took a similar stance during his Melbourne show earlier in the week.) Kanye added, just like your snippiest fourth grade teacher used to during choir practice, "I'll see you if you ain't standing up, believe me. I'm very good at that."
His vision clearly is very good — 20/20 and then some, really — because as one fan in the bleachers waved their prosthetic leg (no, really, this happened), Kanye said, "OK, you fine," and allowed them to remain seated. And he lasered in on some other folks sitting down elsewhere, pointing them out and demanding again they stand up. The problem, as fellow concertgoers have tweeted since, was that, well, they couldn't:
Kanye even sent his bodyguard into the audience to check on the situation. But it's worth noting that as soon as he got confirmation of their wheelchair-bound status, he plowed on with the song. Performers asking their audience to stand up and clap along for the chorus is hardly unusual; really, it's a very Kanye move to take the trope to the next level. TMZ has video footageof the awkward moment, if you're ready for that.
TMZ adds though, having spoken to folks in the crowd, that Kanye "clearly didn't mean to offend — the whole thing is just being blown out of proportion." When TMZ says Internet outrage is being taken too far, you know it's being taken too far indeed. Besides, if he really had managed to get the disabled fan to stand, it would have made for a great impromptu "Jesus Walks" remix moment.
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I am BACP senior accredited with over 20 years experience in clinical practice working for NHS Primary Care, business and voluntary organisations and in private practice.
I am a clinical supervisor in private practice and for the Cambridge University Counselling Service. I have consulting rooms in both the centre of Cambridge City and in Swaffham Prior, near Newmarket.
My training has provided me with specialist knowledge and practice of psychodynamic, psychoanalytical therapy and I draw on 'Mindfulness' skills and teachings, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Jungian psychology to create a flexible and adaptable, creative and effective clinical practice.
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In this episode, Sally McRae, professional trail runner and coach, explores training your mind and racing against yourself.
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ROO #185: Andrea Duke on Embodying Feminine Fierce as A Runner, Mother, and Professor
In this episode, Andrea Duke, runner, mother, and professor, discusses embodying feminine fierce in her many roles. Andrea shares about her running journey, from being a passionate recreational runner who has completed over 45 marathons to her recent breakthrough into elite marathoning.
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Ask Lauren Fleshman is a monthly series on Running On Om, where Lauren Fleshman, professional runner, coach, mother, business owner, and writer, answers listeners questions on all things that pop up when living an athletic life— motivation, injuries, relationship issues, nutrition, body image, you name it.
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In this episode, Bonnie Weeks, yogi, fitness lover, mother, and blogger, reflects on the power of Instagram, as her renowned account @carrot_bowl_bonnie, has opened her heart and life to a new community and spiritual practice.
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In this episode, Julie Piatt, plant-based chef, author, healer, musician, and yogi explores how to connect to your primal pulse. Julie provides insight from the spiritual path of motherhood and being an old soul. She reveals how her meditation practice is a channel to her primal pulse.
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IDT, a telecom services provider, reported second quarter earnings that fell in line with Wall Street consensus estimates. The company, which also offers Net telephony services through Net2Phone, earned $2.1 million, or 6 cents per share, compared with $3.2 million, or 12 cents a year ago. Revenue for the quarter rose 126 percent to $160.7 million, from $71 million in the year-ago period. In the quarter, IDT signed pacts with European telecom leaders France Telecom and Deutsche Telekom for fiber optic connections. Telecom revenue grew to $149.2 million, from $63 million in the 1997 quarter.


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Gwyneth Paltrow and Brad Falchuk are engaged!
After over three years of dating, multiple sources confirm that the actress-turned-lifestyle blogger, 45, and her director and producer beau, 46, are planning on tying the knot.
A source told Us Weekly, "They both knew it would happen, but it wasn't a big thing to them because they were both in long marriages before. There wasn't a rush."
The two are trying to keep the news about their engagement quiet, however; the couple has apparently already taken engagement photos but Paltrow is apparently "is waiting to announce it on her website," according to a source.
The couple met in 2014 on the set of Glee, which was cocreated and executive produced by Falchuk. Paltrow was guest starring as substitute teacher Holly Holliday when the two met, and they started dating a short while after.
The two kept their relationship a secret until 2015, when they went public with their romance. Falchuk told Us Weekly in an interview at the time that things were going great with the Goop founder. "I think she just supports everything I do, thankfully," he said.
Paltrow shared a photo collage on Instagram on Thanksgiving last year that included Falchuk, writing, "I could not be more grateful for these people and those not pictured who bring love and laughs and heart to my life."
The Oscar-winning actress was previously married to Coldplay frontman Chris Martin for 11 years, with whom she shares two children: daughter Apple, 13, and son Moses, 11. The two split in March 2015, however, they didn't finalize their divorce until May 2016. They are considered amicable exes and actively coparent their children together.


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6 Ways to Get More from Your Existing Wardrobe/
1. Find a clothing professional who is willing to advise and assist you on the journey of wardrobe and image enhancement.
2. Start with the best quality you can afford. Quality beats quantity every time because several classic pieces of better quality will wear better and longer than more pieces of lesser quality.
3. One of the keys to wardrobe enrichment is proper fit. What's the use of having nice clothes if they don't fit well? The right fit makes all the difference in your appearance…a noticeable difference…and a difference others will notice as well.
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Traits Of The Best Residential And Commercial Cleaning Services
There are many cleaning services which are of importance to homes and offices. Residential and commercial cleaning services are offered by experts to clients in several areas. They are necessary cleaning services given that they will help you achieve the highest cleaning results for your home and offices. Hiring services from the companies which provide them is important. When you do not have the time to do the cleaning on your own, hiring these services is ideal. Experts will be responsible for cleaning your home and thus you can get is done in the correct way. There are several companies which provide both services. Good firms have the following traits.
They have qualified staff. The merit which the staff have are the ones used to hire therm. This ascertains that those hired are the best. Majority of the experts in these companies have the skills needed for the cleaning. They have been part of the industry for a long time. It has ensured that they have the right skills needed for the job. They are helped to get the experience through training by the companies. The staff that will be sent to your place will be qualified when you hire services from these companies. You need to know the background of the company to know their experience.
They do the work professionally. Work done professionally usually yield professional results for you. The best companies train their cleaners on the best standards. The standards will determine the quality of the results of cleaning which the companies will provide. Good companies have the highest standards in the market. Good companies give their staff the correct uniform. When they are well dressed, it shows professionalism. When work is officially done, the process will be handled in a good way. For instance, after the job has been done, the payment methods used will be professional. The most excellent companies will replace the surfaces which are damaged when the cleaning is being done. They make insurance for you property available.
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Birds, art, life : a year of observation
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A writer's search for inspiration, beauty, and solace leads her to birds in this intimate and exuberant meditation on creativity and life. Moving with ease between the granular and the grand, peering into the inner landscape as much as the outer one, this is a deeply personal year-long inquiry into big themes: love, waiting, regrets, endings.
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Richard Wagamese finds lessons in both the mundane and sublime as he muses on the universe, in this, his last, and most personal, book. Honest, evocative and articulate, he explores grief, joy, recovery, beauty, gratitude, physicality and spirituality–concepts many find hard to express. Readers will find hard-won and concrete wisdom from this self-declared "spiritual bad-ass".


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Eliminate the Service Roll-Out Bottleneck with NFV
Big-bandwidth applications are the tools your customers rely on to get things done. They don't have time to wait through the typical six months of lead time needed for you to roll out new services on your traditional network built with proprietary "big iron" hardware.
The good news is that most carriers have begun the process of testing Network Function Virtualization (NFV) as a way to make network and service provisioning faster, more flexible and ultimately more profitable.
With NFV, network functions are software based, so the underlying physical network changes dramatically. Server farms replace the need for clunky proprietary hardware. Network functions and services are managed efficiently in real time, and more capacity can easily be added in minutes to handle spikes in demand.
The Benefits of NFV are Clear
NFV simplifies the provisioning and management of networks, so carriers are able to more effectively compete against other traditional telecom companies and their long-term competitors – the cloud-based service providers.
With NFV, carrier networks are more:
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- Agile — carriers can adopt a DevOps model of operation because all tasks are handled by software, making it easy to quickly move from development to operations.
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- Automated — network functions and services are handled by the rules that the carrier creates, eliminating the need for error-prone manual management and expensive manpower specializing in these proprietary hardware platforms.
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At a recent Light Reading Big Telecom Event, several Tier 1 service providers in North America said that by moving away from hardware-based network models to NFV, time to market will improve by 40 percent. That's a significant improvement over the 2x per year process most carriers follow to roll out new services.
Less reliance on proprietary hardware means more flexibility in the way that services are offered to customers. NFV enables carriers to offer customers a variety of options in different service categories and more ways to generate revenue.
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More revenue-generating services and options are the ultimate benefits of a more agile network. Nimble adaptation to customers' needs and offering more specific service options to meet the requirements of enterprises and big-bandwidth applications motivate customers to remain loyal and likely to purchase more.
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Monday, January 12, 2009
For sale: Full leg brace and crutches. Cheap!
Apparently the surgery that I had was the 85% solution. For 85% of the population, this surgery, the physical therapy that follows and maintaining a good, balanced exercise program completely fixes the issue. For the remaining 15%, there's another surgery (which sounded like a whole lot of not fun) that fixes most of them. While I've never been anyone's definition of normal, I'm really hoping that I'm at least normal enough to be in 85%.
Starting hopefully sometime late this week, I'll be doing physical therapy. I don't know if that will be the "come in three times a week" type or the "do these exercises on your own and come back in a week" type. I'm hoping it's the later. I'm doing the therapy at the same place as last time, so the people know me and know that I will do what they tell me to. But, we'll see. PT will last 3-4 weeks and then I go back to the doc and we evalute where I'm at.
In the meantime, I'm hoping to return to work starting tomorrow. I don't have the stamina for full days yet, but short days are better than nothing and talking with my immediate supervisor it sounds like it would be helpful for me to have easy, face-to-face, interaction with my coworkers while I'm doing this stuff. Plus, I'm pretty sure I'll be less distracted and more productive (and have fewer computer issues) if I'm at work rather than at home. I have to go back in through the medical department, get their approval to return and get a medical parking spot (read: assigned and much closer to the door). So that will be the first hurdle. Hopefully it will go smoothly and I'll be able to get at least a few hours or real work done tomorrow.
Many, many thanks to everyone who's helped me out, stayed with me, brought me food, visited, drove me places, prayed with and for me, let me vent to them, offered to help, encouraged me, made me laugh, and everything else. It's been a tough time, especially last week and I know it's not over, but you guys have helped me through it all and I know you'll continue to help me out as I need it. I don't have the words to say other than "Thank you so very much". I couldn't have made it without you.
Thursday, January 8, 2009
What I did on my first day free from Couch Arrest
AMC is streaming the old British tv show The Prisoner for free (and without commercials!) on their web site. I had heard much about this series but had never seen any of it. I watched the first episode this afternoon. It was interesting but kinda slow moving. That's not surprising given that it's from 1967....and British. I'll probably watch some more episodes when I have some time. If you're unfamiliar with it, it's worth at least watching that first episode, just for cultural awareness as the series is referenced fairly often.
If you need noise cancelling headphones, these JVC ones are a good deal. I have a similar set that I bought before going to India last year and they work great. They don't block out all of the noise (nor do they claim to) but they make a very significant difference. And they're comfortable enough to wear for long periods of time.
60 lbs of tangled spring wrapped around the drive train. The driver drove over 30 miles with this mess, stopping only when it punctured the gas tank and ran the car out of fuel. Apparently the driver also complained of a "shimmy" when driving at high speeds.
Lesson of the day: stop driving if you ever run over a mattress. Better yet, don't run over a mattress.
And I think it's time for exercises, dinner, more exercises (well, the same exercises but again) and a movie to get me through until bed time.
Wednesday, January 7, 2009
Musings from the couch
Today was full of all sorts of visits and phone calls from friends and family and many of them brought food. I stocked up before the surgery and now my refrigerator is overflowing. Not that I'm complaining, I just find it kinda humorous. When your world is reduced to the size of your living room...or, more practically, what you can reach from your seat on the couch, you look for the humor where you can. :)
But, fortunately, there's this great thing called the internet (maybe you've heard of it?). My world may be roughly the size of a.....yeah, I'm not certain what this is the size of....it's a bit bigger than my cube at work but smaller than a boxcar....definitely bigger than a breadbox...anyway, when your world is small, as long as it includes a computer with internet access, much of the world is at your fingertips. And some of the places in that world can be kinda cool.
Some interesting (or not, judge for yourself) things that I've come across today:
Yugster is kinda like Woot, but the stuff they sell isn't quite as cool. Today's offering was a collapsible silicon collander. Now I can see the benefit of these things, but the headline "Saves Valuable Cupboard Space!" makes me alternate between chuckling and scratching my head. Maybe it's just that I've got amble cupboard space for everything in my kitchen (and then some), but how exactly do you measure the value of cupboard space? And how do you decide what's deserving of the most highly coveted spots? I guess you probably go by what's the most used, but what about the big things that only fit in one spot? What if that's the most convenient place for something else? Do you have to do a cost-benefit analysis to see if it's worth putting the giant stand mixer in the spot where Mr. Coffee really should go because that's the only place that Ms. Mixie can live? And will that upset Mr. Coffee to the point where he won't make good coffee anymore?
Which reminds me of something completely unrelated...except by the coffee thread. One of my coworkers got a new coffee pot for Christmas and brought it in to work (this was on Monday...back when I was actually going to work and was able to bend my knee and stuff). And, as often happens, a couple of us got to talking and we decided that what you really needed was a sentient coffee pot that could figure out not only exactly how much coffee you were going to drink that day but also how strong you wanted it and then would brew it exactly like that. That would be cool....until the day it decided to rebel against it's evil meatsack overlords and decided to go out hunting for Sarah Connor (or possibly unleash nuclear weapons on the 12 Colonies....wow am I looking forward to the return of Battlestar Galactica). And that way only leads to death and destruction (and possible Summer Glau kicking butt and taking names, which is always fun to watch).
Another thing I came across was that it's Dave Kellet's birthday. He's the creator of the Sheldon web comic. For his birthday, he asked that his readers introduce just one other person to his comic. So, consider yourself introduced. I've been reading Sheldon for, I don't know, over a year now. It's another thing I discovered via the Whedonverse...he was doing some strips about Joss Whedon and possibly Firefly. The original strips were enjoyable enough to earn Sheldon a place in my rss feed reader and I've been enjoying it ever since. You should check it out. You might enjoy it too.
And I think that's about it. Tomorrow I get to fix my own meals and hobble outside to get my own mail! I'm not sure if I should laught or just sigh about the fact that I'm excited about this.
Thanks to all who have stopped by, stayed with me, called, emailed, brought food and everything else. So far, this whole experience has been a lot easier than I thought it would be and that's all thanks to you guys.
Anyone want to go to lunch on Friday? If you'll drive, I'll buy.
Tuesday, January 6, 2009
Well that's not exactly what I expected
Praise God that things went well!
The good news is that my meniscuses (meniscies?), ACL and all of that are all good and in tact. And I'm feeling pretty good right now.
The bad news is that the issue was a misaligned knee cap. But, we're pretty sure it's fixed now. My surgeon went in and loosed the tendons on one side (no idea how) and thermally shrunk the tendons on the other side (I have visions of plastic shrink wrap...I think it's a little different). So, I'm currently in a leg brace that's keeping my left leg completely straight and, at least for the next two days I'm on couch/bed arrest. Mary, the very sweet post-op care lady, said that I can get up to use the restroom and that's about it. Which isn't going to be a lot of fun. And, oh yeah, I get crutches too. First time for those. Fortunately I can put as much weight on my leg as I can bear (which right now is a lot...we'll see when the pain meds wear off), so it's not too hard to maneuver around.
I'm not certain exactly what the recovery timetable and such is. I don't get to take the dressing off my leg until Thursday night/Friday morning. I have to keep this brace pretty much full time. Next Monday, at my follow-up visit, hopefully I'll get a flexible brace, but we'll see. After that, yeah, I don't know. And not know is something that I'm never fond of. I've got this idol of wanting to control everything. It's convenient in that it manifests itself in wanting to have lots of knowledge and be prepared for everything. But it's also annoying in that it really bothers me when there's stuff I don't know and don't really have any way of knowing at least for a while. "Wait and see" has never been my strong suit.
So, that's the not so fun news. The good stuff is that I'm not really in a pain. My knee aches sometimes, but it doesn't hurt. I've had some food and tolerated that well, although I didn't eat a whole lot. And I'll have lots of time to catch up on movies and tv shows and books and all sorts of other stuff while I'm stuck on the couch and at home. So, that's something.
Also, my church is amazing. I pretty much need someone here for the next two days...that whole couch arrest thing. People have been mobilized and it's all set-up. So, I'll have lots of company and friends and stuff. And I have a people to call in case I need help with other things. I'm not great at asking for help, but I'm guessing that this will teach me to be better at it.
In the meantime, if you have good movie suggestions (especially if they're available free and legally to stream on the web) I'd love to hear them.


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Swan Lake ballet. Music by Tchaikovsky. Book by V. P. Begitchev and Vasily Geltzer. Tragic choreography by Rudolf Nureyev in the tradition of Lev Ivanov and Marius Petipa. Directed 2014 by Manuel Legris at the Vienna State Opera. Stars Vladimir Shishov (Prince Siegfried); Olga Esina (Odette/Odile); Dagmar Kronberger (the Queen); and Eno Peci (Rothbart). Other dancers are Alice Ferenze, Kiyoka Hashimoto, Masayu Kimoto, and Greig Matthews (the Prince's Friends); Gala Jovanovic, Oxana Kiyanenko, Laura Nistor, and Prisca Zeisel (The Big Swans); Maria Alati, Ioanna Avraam, Eszter Ledán, and Rui Tamai (The Cygnets); Oxana Kyanenko, Flavia Soares, Alexandru Tcacenco, and Andrey Teterin (Spanish Dancers); Kiyoka Hashimoto and Richard Szabó (Neapolitan Dancers); Alena Klochkova and Alexis Forabosco (Polish Dancers); Alice Firenze and Mihail Sosnovschi (Hungarian Dancers); Maria Alati, Ioanna Avraam, Eszter Ledán, Reina Sawai, Rui Tamai, and Nina Tonoli (The Young Noble Ladies); Christoph Wenzel (The Prince's Tutor); Gabor Oberegger (The Majordomo); and the Corps de ballet plus Students of the Ballet Academy of the Wiener Staatsoper. Alexander Ingram conducts the Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera. Sets and costumes designed by Luisa Spinatelli assisted by Monia Torchia; lighting by Marion Hewlett; staging by Manuel Legris, Alice Necsea, Lukas Gaudernak, and Jean Christophe Lesage. Directed for TV by Michael Beyer. Released 2014, this Blu-ray disc has 5.0 dts-HD Master Audio sound.Grade: A+
Rudolf Nureyev created his version of Swan Lake in 1964 for the Vienna State Ballet. When the folks at Vienna decided to revive and record it in 2014, they knew their HDVD would have to compete with the much-admired Swan Lake produced in 2005 by François Roussillon at the Paris Opera Ballet (starring José Martinez/Agnes Letestu). How should they meet this challenge?
First Vienna management boosted dancer morale with the decision to forgo guest stars and work solely in-house. This helped to free up money to design and make new sets and costumes. For the dancers it had to be drill, drill, and drill. I think director Manuel Legris and lighting designer Marion Hewlett worked early with videographer Michael Beyer to give him good access and light. Beyer responded by making an exceptionally beautiful ballet video. He begins his show with nature shots of magnificent real swans and he adds unusual images such as the statute below:
The Vienna Siegfried (Vladimir Shishov) seems to be the happy, healthy chap that any Prince should be:
But is depicting Siegfried as such a handsome hunk consistent with his fate to come? Contrast Shishov with the image of José Martinez below as Siegfried in the Paris Opera Ballet show. From the opening moments on in Paris, you see Siegfried depicted as a troubled, even neurotic, soul headed for disaster:
Siegfried enjoys his informal birthday party with friends:
But after the party, Siegfried dances a solo piece in which he does seems to be worried about something:
The Tutor urges Siegfried to go hunting at the lake where he might find swans. Siegfried heads out with his new crossbow and is astonished to meet a beautiful Princess at the lake. She explains her predicament and how she needs a man to love her and be faithful to boot!
Siegfried has found something to relieve him from his uncertainty---he promises undying love:
Now Rothbart, who has been away looking for more girls to enswan, arrives for a surprise inspection:
In Vienna, Rothbart is a raptor bird, possibly an owl, which would make sense in a fairy tale. But as we learn in Paris, the really bad guys don't look like birds---they look like movie stars or like Karl Paquette shown here:
Back to Vienna, where the white corps appears looking for their Princess and showing their prowess at producing perfect formations:
They are mostly young and resplendent in all those brand new tutus:
The basic formation is 24, then come 8 more swans for a total of 32 as shown here:
The Prince surrenders arms:
Five shots from Act 2 as Odette and Siegfried celebrate their love:
It's time now for Siegfried's official birthday party where he is to pick a bride from 6 beautiful princesses from other lands. But Siegfried, thinking of Odette, turns down all the beauties the Queen invited:
Everyone is crestfallen by Siegfried's obstinacy. Suddenly, Lord Rothbart and his seductive ward, Odile, crash the party:
Two close-ups give you another look at the impressive costumes and makeup lavished on this production, all with HD video in mind. First Lord Rothbart:
And now two characters from the Neapolitan Dance:
A near-range shot of the Hungarian Dance shows more gorgeous costumes:
Siegfried is smitten by Odile:
Well, you know the party ends badly when Siegfried breaks his promise to Odette. Her retinue goes into mourning:
Odette collapses before her sisters. I think of this scene as the apex of what I know about the art of ballet, so I show it twice. The upper image is by Beyer at Vienna. The lower image (shown before Odette arrives) is by Roussillon at Paris. In both images the dancers are in perfect position. Beyer, shooting lower and closer, has far superior light and resolution:
Roussillon shoots from a higher position and gets a more dramatic image:
Back to Beyer. The swans try to protect and comfort Odette. It's hard to imagine how this could be any better:
Siegfried seeks forgiveness. After that, Legris comes up with a fine final scene that I'll not spoil:
Beyer leaves you with no doubt that all of this was shot live and the applause you hear throughout the show is real:
This little girl doesn't know yet how lucky she is. She wants to cry, but she's brave. Her mom probably prepared her for a sad ending:
For a long time we heard little about the ballet program at the Vienna State Opera. But in 2014 they gave us two wonderful new titles, a splendid Nutcracker and this Swan Lake. If I understand correctly, the Vienna Philharmoniker, one of the best orchestras in the world, also serves as the orchestra for the opera and ballet in Vienna. So it's a given that the music here was performed as well as possible. The music was recorded using 48kHz/24-bit sound sampling and served to us in lossless surround sound.
So how to grade this? And which Nureyev Swan Lake recording is better---Roussillon in Paris or Beyer in Vienna? In a sense, this is not a fair question because Roussillon made the 1st fine-art HDVD ever, and Beyer had 9 years thereafter to take advantage of improvements in technology. But to try to get an answer, I recently ran the numbers on both versions. I was surprised to see that Roussillon's video content was weak with a pace of only 7.5 seconds per clip. And then I was even more surprised to see that Beyer's video content was even weaker with 7 seconds per clip. And the Vienna shoot has whole bodies in only 67% of the clips shots as opposed to 77% in Paris. I find both of these video to be too fast to get a flare award.
Still, these are the two best Swan Lake recordings ever made. So I'll stick with the A+ grade for each. The Vienna version has better sets, costumes, lighting, picture quality, and sound quality. I think the star dancers are of equal quality, and I'm impressed that nobody used guest artists. But I still prefer the directing in the Paris version with Martinez as the neurotic Siegfried and Paquette as the human Rothbart. In the Paris version, I see a coherent trajectory from opening to close and I know before the end that all the good guys are going to die and why. The Vienna women in the white acts are very fine, but their sisters in Paris remain incomparable. Buy both discs. But if you can only afford one, seasoned ballet fans should go for the Paris version. Newbies and children might find the Vienna version easier to grasp.
Both of these discs show why we need Ultra HD Blu-ray. With 4K resolution, I think it will be possible to make long whole-stage shots that will be as clear in the HT as they appear to a live audience. And the new high-dynamic range feature of Ultra HD Blu-ray should allow the TV directors to make beautiful video in relatively low-light scenes that we ofter encounter on the live stage. If I'm right about this, then soon we should get a Swan Lake video that is fully worthy of this maginficent ballet.


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There is a close relationship between the sacraments of Baptism and Confirmation.
While Confirmation is a distinct and complete sacrament in its own right, its purpose is to perfect in us that which was begun in Baptism. We might say—in a sense—that we are baptized in order to be confirmed.
The Roots of Confirmation:
We do not know exactly when, during His public life, Jesus instituted the sacrament of Confirmation. This is one of the "many other things that Jesus did" which, as St. John tells us, are not written down in the Gospels (see John 21:25).
We know that Catholic Tradition (the teachings of the Church which have been handed down to us from our Lord, or from His Apostles inspired by the Holy Spirit) is of equal authority with Sacred Scripture as a source of divine truth. If a "Bible-only" friend thrusts out his jaw and says, "Show it to me in the Bible; I don't believe it unless it's in the Bible," we do not fall into that trap. We answer sweetly by saying: "Show me in the Bible where it says that we must believe only what is written there."
However, it does happen that the Bible tells us about Confirmation. Not under that name, of course. Aside from Baptism, our present names for the sacraments were developed by the early theologians of the Church; "Laying on of hands" was the earliest name for Confirmation. This is the name which the Bible uses in the following passage taken from the Acts of the Apostles:
"Now when the Apostles in Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent to them Peter and John. On their arrival they prayed for them, that they might receive the Holy Spirit; for as yet He had not come upon any of them, but they had only been baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. Then they laid their hands on them and they received the Holy Spirit. But when Simon [the magician] saw that the Holy Spirit was given through the laying on of the Apostles' hands, he offered them money, saying, 'Give me also this power, so that anyone on whom I lay my hands may receive the Holy Spirit'." (Acts 8:14-19)
It is from this passage, and the attempt of the magician Simon to buy the power to give Confirmation, that we get the word "simony"—the name given to the sin of buying and selling sacred things. That, however, is a very minor point.
The real significance of this passage lies in what it tells us about the sacrament of Confirmation. It tells us that while Confirmation is a complement to Baptism, a completing of what was begun in Baptism, nevertheless Confirmation is a sacrament distinct from Baptism.
- The Samaritans already had been baptized, yet it still was necessary for them to receive the "laying on of hands."
- The passage also tells us the way in which Confirmation was to be given: by the placing of the hand of the one who confirms, upon the head of the one to be confirmed, with a prayer that he may receive the Holy Spirit.
We are particularly interested in this fact which the passage makes plain: the fact that it was the Apostles—that is, the bishops—who did the confirming. Whoever it was who had baptized the Samaritans very evidently did not have the power to "lay hands" upon them and to impart to them the Holy Spirit. Two of the Apostles, Peter and John, had to travel from Jerusalem to Samaria in order to give the sacrament of Confirmation to these new Christians.
The bishop was the original minister of Confirmation. Ordinarily, the bishop still administers this sacrament so that there is a clear link to the first outpouring of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost. However bishops can also permit priests to administer this sacrament, and in practice this is often done.
Confirmation is the Perfection of Baptism:
Although, in the West, Confirmation is usually received as a teenager, several years after making First Communion, the Catholic Church considers it the second of the three Sacraments of Initiation (Baptism being the first and Communion the third). Confirmation is regarded as the perfection of Baptism, because, as the introduction to the Rite of Confirmation states:
by the sacrament of Confirmation, [the baptized] are more perfectly bound to the Church and are enriched with a special strength of the Holy Spirit. Hence they are, as true witnesses of Christ, more strictly obliged to spread and defend the faith by word and deed.
Growth is vital to human life; the body and mind must grow to stay alive. Catholics believe that the soul also needs to grow to maturity in the life of grace, just as the human body must grow through childhood, adolescence, and adulthood. Catholics believe the Sacrament of Confirmation is the supernatural equivalent of the growth process on the natural level. It builds on what was begun in Baptism and what was nourished in Holy Eucharist. It completes the process of initiation into the Christian community, and it matures the soul for the work ahead.
The Byzantine Church confirms (chrismates) at Baptism and gives Holy Eucharist as well, thus initiating the new Christian all at the same time.
So what occurs during a Catholic Confirmation? The Holy Spirit is first introduced to a Catholic the day that she's baptized, because the entire Holy Trinity — Father, Son, and Holy Spirit — are invoked at the ceremony. During Confirmation, God the Holy Spirit comes upon the person, accompanied by God the Father and God the Son, just as he did at Pentecost.
The Feast of Pentecost commemorates the descent of the Holy Spirit from heaven to earth upon the 12 apostles and the Virgin Mary, occurring 50 days after Easter and 10 days after Jesus' Ascension (Acts 2:1–4).
This sacrament is called Confirmation because the faith given in Baptism is now confirmed and made strong. Sometimes, those who benefit from Confirmation are referred to as soldiers of Christ. This isn't a military designation but a spiritual duty to fight the war between good and evil, light and darkness — a war between the human race and all the powers of hell.
Confirmation means accepting responsibility for your faith and destiny. Childhood is a time when you're told what to do, and you react positively to reward and negatively to punishment. Adulthood, even young adulthood, means that you must do what's right on your own, not for the recognition or reward but merely because it's the right thing to do. The focus is on the Holy Spirit, who confirmed the apostles on Pentecost (Acts 2:1–4) and gave them courage to practice their faith. Catholics believe that the same Holy Spirit confirms Catholics during the Sacrament of Confirmation and gives them the same gifts and fruits.
Fruits of the Sacrament of Confirmation:
Traditionally, the twelve fruits of the Holy Spirit are charity, joy, peace, patience, benignity, goodness, long-suffering, mildness, faith, modesty, continency, and chastity. These are human qualities that can be activated by the Holy Spirit. The seven gifts of the Holy Spirit are wisdom, understanding, counsel, fortitude, knowledge, piety, and fear of the Lord. These gifts are supernatural graces given to the soul.
Matter (or Symbol) of the Sacrament of Confirmation:
The ceremony may take place at Mass or outside of Mass, and the bishop wears red vestments to symbolize the red tongues of fire seen hovering over the heads of the apostles at Pentecost. The following occurs during the Sacrament of Confirmation:
Each individual to be confirmed comes forward with his sponsor. At Baptism, Junior's mom and dad picked his godfather and godmother; for Confirmation, he picks his own sponsor. The same canonical requirements for being a godparent in Baptism apply for sponsors at Confirmation. The sponsor can be the godmother or godfather if they're still practicing Catholics, or he may choose someone else (other than his parents) who's over the age of 16, already confirmed, and in good standing with the Church. One sponsor is chosen for Confirmation. (Most people have two sponsors, one godparent of each gender, for Baptism).
Each Catholic selects his own Confirmation name. At Baptism, the name was chosen without the child's consent because the child was too little to make the selection alone. Now, in Confirmation, another name — in addition to the first and middle names — can be added, or the original baptismal name may be used. It must be a Christian name, though, such as one of the canonized saints of the Church or a hero from the Bible. You wouldn't want to pick a name like Cain, Judas, or Herod, for example, and no secular names would be appropriate.
The Catholic being confirmed stands or kneels before the bishop, and the sponsor lays one hand on the shoulder of the one being confirmed. The Confirmation name is spoken, and the bishop puts Chrism Oil on the person's forehead, says his name aloud, and then says, "Be sealed with the gift of the Holy Spirit." The person responds, "Amen." The bishop then says, "Peace be with you." And the person responds, "And with your spirit" or "And also with you."
The Form of the Sacrament of Confirmation:
Many people think of the laying on of hands, which signifies the descent of the Holy Spirit, as the central act in the Sacrament of Confirmation. The essential element, however, is the anointing of the confirmand (the person being confirmed) with chrism (an aromatic oil that has been consecrated by a bishop), accompanied by the words "Be sealed with the Gift of the Holy Spirit" (or, in the Eastern Catholic Churches, "The seal of the gift of the Holy Spirit"). This seal is a consecration, representing the safeguarding by the Holy Spirit of the graces conferred on the Christian at Baptism.
The Minister of the Sacrament of Confirmation:
As the Catechism of the Catholic Church points out, "The original minister of Confirmation is the bishop." Each bishop is a successor to the apostles, upon whom the Holy Spirit descended at Pentecost—the first Confirmation. The Acts of the Apostles mentions the apostles imparting the Holy Spirit to believers by the laying on of hands (see, for example, Acts 8:15-17 and 19:6).
The Church has always stressed this connection of confirmation, through the bishop, to the ministry of the apostles, but She has developed two different ways of doing so.
Normally, only the bishop confirms the Catholics in his diocese. However, priests can be delegated to confirm adult converts from other religions when they're brought into full communion with the Roman Catholic Church at the Easter Vigil and they've attended the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA) program in the parish. Non-Catholics who are interested in the Catholic faith and converting to Catholicism attend RCIA classes.
Confirmation in the East:
In the Eastern Catholic (and Eastern Orthodox) Churches, the three sacraments of initiation are administered at the same time to infants. Children are baptized, confirmed (or "chrismated"), and receive Communion (in the form of the Sacred Blood, the consecrated wine), all in the same ceremony, and always in that order.
Since the timely reception of Baptism is very important, and it would be very hard for a bishop to administer every baptism, the bishop's presence, in the Eastern Churches, is signified by the use of chrism consecrated by the bishop. The priest, however, performs the confirmation.
Confirmation in the West:
The Church in the West came up with a different solution—the separation in time of the Sacrament of Confirmation from the Sacrament of Baptism. This allowed infants to be baptized soon after birth, while the bishop could confirm many Christians at the same time, even years after baptism. Eventually, the current custom of performing Confirmation several years after First Communion developed, but the Church continues to the stress the original order of the sacraments, and Pope Benedict XVI, in his apostolic exhortation Sacramentum Caritatis, has suggested that the original order should be restored.
Many Latin (Western) Catholics are baptized as infants, receive First Communion as children, and are confirmed as adolescents, but the Sacraments of Initiation are for any age. Adult converts who've never been baptized are baptized when they become Catholic; they're confirmed and receive their First Communion at the same Mass when they're baptized, or if they were baptized in a Protestant Church, they make a Profession of Faith, are confirmed, and receive Holy Eucharist at the Easter Vigil Mass — the night before Easter.
Eligibility for Confirmation:
Even in the West, priests can be authorized by their bishops to perform confirmations, and adult converts are routinely baptized and confirmed by priests. All those who have been baptized are eligible to be confirmed, and, while the Western Church suggests receiving the sacrament after reaching the "age of reason" (around seven years old), it can be received at any time. (A child in danger of death should receive Confirmation).
A confirmand must be in a state of grace. If the sacrament is not received immediately after Baptism, the confirmand should participate in the Sacrament of Confession before Confirmation.
The Effects of the Sacrament of Confirmation:
The Sacrament of Confirmation confers special graces of the Holy Spirit upon the person being confirmed, just as such graces were granted to the Apostles on Pentecost. Like Baptism, therefore, it can only be performed once, and Confirmation increases and deepens all of the graces granted at Baptism.
The Catechism of the Catholic Church lists five effects of Confirmation:
- it roots us more deeply in the divine filiation [as sons of God] which makes us cry, "Abba! Father!"
- it unites us more firmly to Christ
- it increases the gifts of the Holy Spirit in us
- it renders our bond with the Church more perfect
- it gives us a special strength of the Holy Spirit to spread and defend the faith by word and action as true witnesses of Christ, to confess the name of Christ boldly, and never to be ashamed of the Cross.
Because Confirmation perfects our baptism, we are obliged to receive it "in due time." Any Catholic who did not receive Confirmation at baptism or as part of his religious education during grade school or high school should contact a priest and arrange to receive the Sacrament of Confirmation.
- about.com/od/beliefsteachings/p/Confirmation.htm
- dummies.com/how-to/content/what-is-confirmation-in-the-catholic-church.html
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Extreme Cold wave grips Central and upper parts of Pakistan
The upper Parts of Pakistan including Gilgit-Baltistan,Astore,Skardu are still braving extreme weather conditions where the temperature has decreased below the freezing point.Mainly cold and dry weather is expected in most parts of the country,dense foggy conditions would continue over plains of Punjab, KP, Sukkur and Larkana divisions. while severe cold wave would continue to prevail over upper parts of Balochistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Gilgit-Baltistan during next 24 hours.
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Chances of some Light rain in Gilhit Baltistan,Khyper P.K and A.J Kashmir and other parts of upper Pakistan during January 11 & 12 .Also chances of some Light rain in Quetta including upper Balochistan on tomorrow.
Today's Lowest Temperature:
The coldest areas in Pakistan during the last 24 hours was Skardu where the temperature dropped to -17 degrees centigrade followed by -15 °C in Astore' -11°C in Hunza' -8 °C in Gilgit' -7°C in Dir' -6 °C in Quetta,Parachinar and Malam Jabba' -5°C in Drosh.,Faisalabad and Sahiwal -2 °C, Sagodha -1°C and Lahore 0°C,Karachi 10 °C,Hyderabad 9 °C.


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My mind is set firmly on springtime, which also means I'm longing for vases and vases of blooms fresh from the garden!
And that all got me thinking about how much the mood we're trying to set when we entertain is impacted by the types of flowers we use.
Think about it - if we're throwing a baby shower and we want everyone to feel giggly and happy, we should use loads of gerbera daisies because they're so open, bright, and whimsical. If we use lush, frilly, sophisticated ranunculus instead, the mood is suddenly more sweet and refined. See what I mean?!
That's why these moody, romantic arrangements put together by the ever-fabulous Whitney are the perfect choice a couples' dinner party.
She used roses, carnations, and eucalyptus, along with some greenery and filler from her yard to make the arrangements look full and dramatic.
I think the mix of light and dark roses gives the entire tablesetting such a moody - as opposed to just sweet - romantic feeling.
Just imagine how different this table would look if Whitney had used tulips or orchids instead!
Of course, in my book, the only truly wrong flower choice is choosing not using them, so no 'shade' intended, tulips and orchids!
It's actually very cool to realize how much control we have over creating the mood for our guests simply based on the flowers we use, don't you think?!
So what kind of 'flower mood' will you set the next time you entertain?


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Martin Reiter (*1978) studied jazz piano in Linz, Vienna and The Hague.
Already at a young age, he received awards such as the Hans Koller Prize, and even before graduating, he toured internationally with successful CD projects around the world. He also built up a reputation through his performances as a session musician of greats like Matthieu Michel or Alegre Correa. Since 2012 Reiter has been teaching at the Music and Arts University of the City of Vienna (MUK).


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HEMPZ Body Moisturizer Review
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Okay gals, whip out your credit card because I have finally found a hemp pain relief lotion that not only works, but smells great too!!!!! Seriously, this is a first for me! Until recently, every hemp/cbd lotion or oil that I have tried has had some type of odor. Some had a skunky scent, while others were similar to the likes of Bengay and Tiger Balm.
But does it work?
First let's talk pain relief, because let's face it, it doesn't matter how great something smells if it doesn't work. I will admit that I was skeptical of the pain relief that HEMPZ could provide. I mean seriously, how could a 2.25oz bottle that sold for under $6 compare to my lotions and oils that cost 5 to 10 times more??!! Well my friends, it not only relieves my pain from fibromyalgia, it does it just as well as any other cbd lotion/oil that I have tried. The only difference is now I smell good too!!! The only difference I have experienced is that I need to use more and apply it more often compared to the other products that I have used. However, the affordability of HEMPZ makes the amount I need to use a non-issue. Click here for list of ingredients which includes Cannabis Sativa Seed Oil .
OOOH that smell!!!
I am head over heals with HEMPZ lotions and plan to try all of their fabulous scents. The one I am reviewing is their original scent. Personally I think it has a light rose scent to it and I love it because it isn't overbearing. Finally a hemp lotion that I can use in public without people wondering what that smell is.!!! HaHaHaHa.!!!! Some of the other scents available are: Green Tea and Asian Pear, Pomegranate, Vanilla and Plum, Coconut and Watermelon, Sweet Pineapple and Honey Melon, Tahitian Vanilla & Ginger, and how is this for a holiday treat: Frosted Peppermint and Vanilla Sugar!!!!!
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A new entrant to the European parts washing market was starting to take sales from Safetykleen's Jetkleen product.
In order to mitigate the threat to their business, Safetykleen commissioned Tharsus to develop a new Jetkleen with the challenge of achieving a cost reduction of 25% at the same time as improving both performance and reliability.
Close collaboration
The first step was to work in close collaboration to develop an optimal product specification.
It was essential that the specification clearly identified and prioritised all of the key sales conversion and commercial targets.
At the end of this process we captured and agreed the key principles of the new machine in a clear, single sheet master document, along with an accompanying brief to detail relevant compliance standards and performance specifications and targets.
Aggressive cost reduction targets
To achieve the aggressive cost reduction targets, we came up with clever solutions to a number of fundamental challenges.
Unnecessary complexity has been removed and waste minimised with form following function whilst investment has been made in higher quality and more robust fundamental system components.
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Conversion rate for the new Jetkleen is 3 times greater than any other product and as a result it has effectively removed the new entrant from the marketplace.


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The first thing I saw when I walked into Maggie and Pablo's room at the hotel in Estes Park where they'd be eloping was this:
It was definitely a first. But hey, if your makeup artist can't come to you, you gotta skype them in.
And it totally worked. When I first came across this photo:
...I was totally blown away. Stunning.
Since they were eloping, it was up to Pablo, the groom, to help Maggie with the rest of the preparations. It took a little bit of figuring out…
...but eventually he got it, and her dress looked beautiful.
Now, Estes Park had super high winds that day, and although Maggie had a beautiful spot picked out for the ceremony, Pablo was worried it would be too windy there.
Pablo was right.
Luckily, it's impossible to find a bad view in Estes Park so we just moved around the corner so we wouldn't get blown into the lake.
The ceremony was lovely, as was the officiant, Father David McCready.
{Not pictured: Father McCready's delightful English accent}
Thank you so much to Maggie and Pablo for trusting me with such an important memory. I was truly blown away.


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The Hungarian women national water polo team won a big derby against Russia (8:7) in the Round 4 of the group stage at the LEN European Championships in Barcelona. This was the first defeat for Zbornaya at the competition and in the last round of this phase, Russia will play another big game against so far undefeated Spain. This game could decide who will win the top spot in the B group.
Today against Russia, Rita Keszthelyi opened a game with a goal and after that Anikó Gyöngyössy continued in the same fashion for the Hungarians.
Greta Gurisatti Geta scored the third goal and quickly after that Krisztina Garda made it 4-1 for the Hungarians. Up to that moment, it all seemed great for Hungary, but then the Russians woke up and stormed right back into the game.
However, thanks to Dorottya Szilagyi and Dora Csabai, Hungarian water polo team reclaimed the control of the game and took a 6:4 lead.
Russians cut the deficit to one goal after Ivanova found the net and then came the fourth quarter. Gyöngyössy once again scored for Hungary, Karimova was quick to answer, but it was Anna Illes goal that gave her team a crucial 8:6 lead.
Spanish national team recorded another, fourth victory, this time it was against Serbia – 26:2. La Furia Roja once again started the game well and gained a 7:1 lead already after the first quarter.
In the second quarter, Spain scored five times and didn't concede a goal and the host team tried to keep the same pace in the third and fourth quarter. Paula Leiton was the player of the game with five goals and a perfect shoot percentage.
In the same group, Germany beat Turkey 12:9 to secure a place in the quarterfinals, while in the B group the Netherlands had an easy job against France (20:4) to stay in the contention for the top spot. Also, Italy demolished Croatia – 23:4 with Emmolo and Palmieri scoring four goals each.
Without the slightest difficulty, Greece national water polo team prevailed over Israel – 16:2. With this victory, Greece maintained a perfect record at the tournament and stayed at the top of the standings in A group.
Also, Greece will win the first place in this group with a draw against the Netherlands in the derby match of the fifth round.
Today, once again Alexandra Assimaki was the best player of the game because she scored six goals. She also became Greece all-time top scorer in the European Championships.
Day 4
Israel 2:16 Greece
(0:4, 1:4, 0:4, 1:4)
Israel: Bogachenko, Futorian
Greece: Asimaki 6, Xenaki 4, E. Plevritou, M. Plevritou, Patra, Avramidou, Chydirioti
Germany 12:9 Turkey
(1:1, 6:5, 2:2, 3:1)
Germany: Stiefel 5, Vosseberg 3, Fry 2, Gelse, Krukenberg,
Turkey: Kus 4, Burali, Kose, Ozgomus, Elma, Altan
Italy 24:3 Croatia
(7:2, 6:0, 5:0, 6:1)
Italy: Emmolo 4, Palmieri 4, Queirolo 3, Garibotti 3, Bianconi 3, Avegno 2, Dario, Picozzi, Aiello
Crotia: I. Butic, Balic, Miljkovic,
Netherlands 20:4 France
(6:0, 6:2, 3:1, 5:1)
Netherlands: Van der Sloot 4, Megens 3, Rogge 3, Stomphorst 3, Sevenich 2, Koolhaas, Voorvelt, Sleeking
France: Paillat 2, Guillet, Mahieu
Russia 7:8 Hungary
(2:4, 2:2, 1:0, 2:2)
Russia: Ivanova 2, Karimova, Gorbunova, Serzhantova, Simanovich, Timofeeva
Hungary: Gyongyossy 2, Csabai, Garda, Illes, Keszthelyi, Gurisatti, Szilagyi
Serbia 2:26 Spain
(1:7, 0:5, 1:5, 0:9)
Serbia: Luka 2
Spain: Leiton 5, Gual 3, Forca 3, Pena 3, LLoret 3, B. Ortiz 2, Garcia 2, Espar 2, Bach, M. Ortiz
Group A
1. Greece 12pts
2. Netherlands 10
3. Italy 7
4. France 6
5. Israel 0
6. Croatia 0
Group B
1. Spain 12 pts
2. Hungary 9
3. Russia 9
4. Germany 6
5. Serbia 0
6. Turkey 0


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Lanham Brothers General Contractors, Inc. had its beginning in 1951 under the name of Lanham Brothers Construction Company. The partnership then consisted of the two owners: Leonard and Larry Lanham, conducting business from the same general location used today, 2119 West Third Street, Owensboro, Kentucky.
The company began with residential and commercial projects, then switching to primarily commercial and church projects during the 1960's. The company became involved in the industrial market in the 1970's and branched out into retail markets during the 1980's. Lanham Brothers now regularly performs commercial, industrial, medical, ecclesiastical, educational, communications, and retail projects for a broad range of clients. Projects range in size from the smallest maintenance items to schools and industrial plants.
In 1973 Lanham Brothers became a corporation and changed the business name to Lanham Brothers General Contractors Incorporated. Lanham Brothers also added design/build capability with a full-time architect on staff. This capability helps clients save time and money on their projects as well as guiding them through the difficult process of state and local building codes.
However, even with these changes, the tradition continues. The original brothers retired in 1983 after over 30 years in the business and passed the responsibility on. David R. Lanham is President of the corporation and Andy N. Lanham is the Secretary and Treasurer. These officers have many years of service with the company in a variety of roles. Lanham Brothers is very proud of it's employees, some having 20 plus years of service with the company. We believe in the adage "A business is known by the company it keeps."
At Lanham Brothers quality is a tradition, and we try hard to continue that tradition by drawing on our long-time experience in the construction industry to provide our customers with the most value possible for their investment. We do this through careful planning and supervision, tight cost control, and financial responsibility. We accomplish these objectives by keeping abreast of new trends and developments in the construction industry, and the use of computerized data processing equipment combined with the knowledge and experience gained from many years in the industry. This mixture of traditional and contemporary ideas provide the customer with the best possible service available. On your next project place your building investment in the hands of the professionals at Lanham Brothers. You will be pleased with the results!
David R. Lanham - President
- 1983 - Corporate President - Lanham Brothers
- 1973 - 1983 Estimator, Purchasing Agent, Project Engineer, & Personnel Administrator - Lanham Brothers
- 1971 - 1973 Construction Field Experience - Lanham Brothers
- 1969 - 1971 U.S. Army 75th Engineers and 1st Army Headquarters
- 1969 - Lain Technical Institute awarded AS in Architectural Drafting
- 1966 - 1969 Construction Field Experience - Lanham Brothers
Andy N. Lanham - Corporate Secretary & Treasurer
- 2008 - Corporate Secretary & Treasurer - Lanham Brothers
- 2006 – 2007 Estimator - Lanham Brothers
- 2004 – 2006 Construction Field Experience - Lanham Brothers
- 2004 - Western Kentucky University awarded BS in Business Management and Marketing
- 1996 – 2004 Construction Field Experience - Lanham Brothers
Dave Booher - Estimator & Project Manager
- 2008 - Estimator & Project Manager - Lanham Brothers
- 2005 – 2008 AT&T Maintenance Technician - Lanham Brothers
- 1999 – 2005 Project Superintendent - E.C. Mathews General Contractors
- 1997 – 1999 Owner - David Booher Construction
- 1994 – 1997 Western Kentucky University
- 1990 – 1994 Aviation Electronics Technician For VAQ-131 Electronic Attack Squadron US Navy
Wayne Burton - Estimator & Project Manager
- 1999 - Project Manager - Lanham Brothers
- 1981 - 1983 Project Superintendent - Lanham Brothers
- 1970 - 1981 Carpenter - Lanham Brothers
Louis L. Lohman
- 1995 - Accounting Clerk - Lanham Brothers
- 1989 - 1994 Brescia College studied Accounting & Marketing


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Our lives are guided by that general conception of the course of things which has been created by society for social purposes. Our words, our phrases, our forms and processes and modes of thought, are common property, fashioned and perfected from age to age; an heirloom which every succeeding generation inherits as a precious deposit and a sacred trust to be handled on to the next one, not unchanged but enlarged and purified, with some clear marks of its proper handiwork. Into this, for good or ill, is woven every belief of every man who has speech of his fellows. An awful privilege, and an awful responsibility, that we should help to create the world in which posterity will live.
The most merciful thing in the world, I think, is the inability of the human mind to correlate all its contents. We live on a placid island of ignorance in the midst of black seas of infinity, and it was not meant that we should voyage far. The sciences, each straining in its own direction, have hitherto harmed us little; but some day the piecing together of dissociated knowledge will open up such terrifying vistas of reality, and of our frightful position therein, that we shall either go mad from the revelation or flee from the light into the peace and safety of a new dark age.
There must be understanding between the artist and the people. In the best ages of art that has always been the case. Genius can probably run on ahead and seek out new ways. But the good artists who follow after genius — and I count myself among these — have to restore the lost connection once more.
You should fight to be among the best in school. The very best in every sense and you already know what that means; study and revolutionary attitude. In other words: good conduct, seriousness, love for the revolution, comradeship. I was not that way at your age but I lived in a different society, where man was an enemy of man. Now you have the privilege of living in another era and you must be worthy of it.
Among all my patients in the second half of life—that is to say, over thirty-five—there has not been one whose problem in the last resort was not that of finding a religious outlook on life. It is safe to say that every one of them fell ill because he had lost what the living religions of every age have given their followers, and none of them has been really healed who did not regain his religious outlook.
All the labors of the ages, all the devotion, all the inspiration, all the noonday brightness of human genius, are destined to extinction in the vast death of the solar system; and the whole temple of Man's achievement must inevitably be buried beneath the debris of a universe in ruins.
The good Education of Youth has been esteemed by wise Men in all Ages, as the surest Foundation of the Happiness both of private Families and of Common-wealths. Almost all Governments have therefore made it a principal Object of their Attention, to establish and endow with proper Revenues, such Seminaries of Learning, as might supply the succeeding Age with Men qualified to serve the Publick with Honour to themselves, and to their Country.


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This Southern Icon Is America's Favorite Fast Food Restaurant
Seems as though Americans do love their chicken.
According to the American Customer Satisfaction Index Restaurant Report 2016, Chick-fil-A is the highest ranking fast food restaurant in the country for customer satisfaction, taking first with 87 points on a scale of 100. The surveys were based on responses from almost 5,000 diners in March.
Papa John's came in second place in the fast food rankings with a score of 82, a 5% increase from 2015. Little Caesars and Arby's experienced the biggest score changes with 9% and 8% gains, respectively. According to the study, customer satisfaction increased 2.6% from last year.
However, Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) took the biggest ACSI hit, falling 6% to 78 in the wake of the E.coli outbreak that hit many of its stores. As of the first quarter of 2016, sales were down more than 20% year-over-year, according to the study. As of June, Chipotle's stock price was down over 45% compared to levels seen prior to the outbreak. Quality issues might elongate Chipotle's recovery time, according to the study.
Back in February, the company reported its first-ever quarter of declining sales, with revenue down 6.8% to just under $1 billion. During the period same store sales declined 14.6% and net income plummeted 44% to $67.9 million.
In the category of full service restaurants, Cracker Barrel ranked the highest in the industry, followed by LongHorn Steakhouse (DRI) and Texas Roadhouse (TXRH).
Here's how fast food restaurants ranked:
1. Chick-fil-A, 87
2. Papa John's, 82
3. All Others, 81
4. Little Caesars Pizza, 81
5. Panera Bread, 81
6. Arby's, 80
7. Dunkin' Donuts, 80
8. Subway, 80
9. Chipotle Mexican Grill, 78
10. Domino's, 78
12. Pizza Hut, 77
13. Burger King, 76
14. Wendy's, 76
15. Starbucks, 75
16. Taco Bell, 75
17. Jack in the Box, 74
18. McDonald's, 69


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6 1/2" Moroccan Tear Drop Swirls in Metal Leaf Silver with an Antique White LipA Statement piece designed to be the center of attention, the frame becomes the artwork.
2 1/2" Oscillating Cassetta in Metal Leda Silver and GoldThe romantic curves are inspiring on artworks with meandering movement while the contrast of silver and gold embody both a sense of coolness and warmth
2 1/2" Curvilinear Silver Metal LeafAn art nouveau-inspired curvilinear design perfect for abstract expressionism, cubist or early/mid-century mediums of art.
4 1/2" Antique White Wavy Scoop with Silver Metal LipThis frame promotes a sense of softness and weightlessness making it ideal for light and airy spaces.
4 1/2" Overlapping Swirls in Metal Leaf SilverThe dense overlapping swirls provide for a dramatic look in any room with a tendency to steal the show.
2 1/2" White-Washed Driftwood Inspired by Arts & CraftsA cohesion of beach driftwood and arts & crafts, suitable for portraits, beach scenes, nautical maps, and modern whimsy.
2 1/2" Oversize Acanthus Leaf in Metal Leaf GoldA Powerfully modern take on a traditional design element normally seen as a detail in Renaissance frames.
3" Moon Gold SwanA warm and dramatic scoop outward pushes the artwork forward into space.
3 5/8" Scalloped Scoop with Black Lip in Metal Leaf GoldFlowy with a flair for the dramatic, perfect for portraits, large canvases and artwork with broad movement and curves
6 3/4" Crimped Carved Slant in Metal Leaf Silver with Red/Yellow ClayThe sinuous surface is remnant of silver ore and works wonders on modern artwork.
3" Beveled Panel in White Gold over a Heavy Black RuThe angles of this frame gives it a modern flair while the heavy rub echoes a hint of mid-century modern ideas.
Spanish RoglerA contemporary Spanish design with a textured black panel surface and antiqued silver lip. S6-300.
Modernist DoveModernist dove 2.5", 22k gold, bevel in w/ impressionist finish, yellow and red clay. GLF927D
Gilded Outer CrisscrossA modernist 5 inch frame, this rounded outer clamshell profile has twin crisscrossing gilded rails at the corners and run along the inner edge of the panel. The finish shown is a painted black panel over white gold with a satin finish. QB AD-5-328-80 (WK25N1)
Rubbed Gesso SlantAn American contemporary 4 inch frame inspired by the Arts and Crafts movement, the outer panel is a combed gesso pattern, meeting a steeply elevated, slanted inner face. The finish shown is a black over red panel on the outside, and a rubbed white gesso with an antique finish on the inside. QB CTAC-4-402-B1 (QA1550A1D)
Sharp Diagonal GoldA contemporary 1-1/2 inch frame, with sharp diagonally carved blocks, merging at the corners, and a narrow inner black painted lip. The finish shown is yellow gold with a red clay. QB CTFU-1H-392-77 (YR40)
O'Keeffe GoldA 1.25" minimalist Georgia O'Keeffe frame, with 12k gold and yellow clay, with a matte finish. GLF226D
Modern White ClayA modernist 1-1/2 inch frame, with three stepped, rounded outer corners ascending to a sharp inner corner. The finish shown is matte white gold with a black clay. GLF924D
Sculpted Badura GildAn American 4 inch contemporary Badura-style frame, with sculpted undulating corners and gilded high upper lip, crosshatched etching on a scooped gesso panel, and stepped inside liner. The finish shown is white gesso with some red and blue clay rub, and lemon gold. QB AMBB-4-396-833 (LD30A6)
Stepped English RippleAn English modernist 4-1/2 inch frame, with a combed-gesso panel in alternating patterns, bordered by strips of perpendicular ripple decoration, and a stepped inner lip. The finish shown is silver leaf and white clay gesso with a gray wash.
Three Round ToolA contemporary 3 inch frame, this profile has three rounded interior cove corners and separate panel sections with hand tooling. The finish shown is matte lemon gold with a purple clay. QB CT-3-399-0 (LP65P2)
Antique Beveled LemonA contemporary 3 -3/4 inch frame, with a wide flat slanted panel and inner beveled liner. The finish shown is a matte lemon gold with a light antique finish, and can be customized. QB CT-3T-271-0 (LR40P2)
Curved SwanA modernist 3-1/4 inch frame, this swan profile has a high inside lip and elegantly curves under toward the outer edge. The finish shown is matte white gold. GLF928D
Floral Scoop Frame4 inch scoop with a floral pattern. The finish shown is a black panel with a white gold lip. ROGLER - S6 - 300
2 1/4" Clean White Gold, Wavy Design, Hand-carved 647-10-4
White Gold Art Deco Step 1 1/2" Step Back Art Deco, Warm White Gold, Carved Circles
Gold Carved Swan 1 1/4" Rustic Gold Swan, Carved Design on Panel
White Gold Fish Scale Swan 1 1/4" White gold over black swan profile with fish scales in the panel.
White Gold Concave Slant 2" White gold, black clay, concave back panel with front lip
White Gold Wedge 2 1/2" Clean white gold wedge with hollow carve in corners
Gold Picasso Wavy 1 1/4" 22kt Gold Cubist-inspired Picasso frame, alternating zig zag step
White Gold Flat and Bevel 3" 12k Clean white gold, slant back, double gild panel, burnished white gold over black clay lip
Clean White Gold Cap 1 1/2" Clean White Gold Cap, No rub or antique
Gold Art Deco 2 1/2" 22kt Gold over Red, Medium Rub, Art Deco design
Contemporary Silver Wave 2 1/2" American White Gold Wave over black clay, inspired by mid-century modern artwork and architecture
22kt Gold Band, Faux Step Cap 1 1/4" White gold with burgundy-painted panel, drawing frame, outer teeth design at center of each panel
Lemon Gold Cassetta with Raised Lip 3" Lemon gold, red clay, raised front lip, carved ribbon detail in panel
White Gold Cassetta with Pyramid Carving 2" Clean white gold cassetta with alternative raised pyramid carvings in corners
12kt White Gold Spanish
3 1/2" 12kt White Gold, Black Clay, Spanish uncarved profile
White Gold Slant 1" White Gold over Black, Reverse Slant
White Gold Art Deco 2 1/2" White Gold over Black Fluted Pattern Art Deco design
Clean Black, Raised Lip 2 3/4" Satin Black, matte panel, raised lip, clean white gold top edge, no rub or antique
White Gold Tiered Art Deco 1 3/4" Clean white gold, tiered profile with art deco design
White Gold Ripple 2 1/4" White gold, heavy black rub, Dutch ripple design
Lemon Gold Medallions 2" Lemon gold, red clay, carved medallions on a raised bull-nose clamshell
White Gold Scoop Panel 3 1/2" 12k Clean white gold, deep scoop panel, black clay, light rub
This is a small sample of our selection of Modernist frames. Come in to see more.


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#realtalk: Portland style wedding favors
So here's some #realtalk from my most recent consultation - which by the way I owe a huge thank you to Jules and Louis. They introduced me to the Multnomah Whiskey Library. It's unreal. Anyway here's the question:
Q: What are some Portland style wedding favors?
A: Well, it took me a little while to come up with a few items. They were looking for a distellery making airplane size bottles. I couldn't think of any, so, if you know of some let me know in the comments. Here were some other options:
Anything PDX airport carpet: It has a legit cult following and it's own Instagram account
Anything that involves beer, or coffee: Seriously, we don't know how could we have it until you travel somewhere else and try to find a good beer or good cup of coffee.
Wood Cookies: I've seen a couple different versions of these. Some have a wedding date or even a inspirational quote. But nothing says Portland, Oregon like a little slice of wood. We are descened from pioneer and lumberjacks after all. Plus there's this guy - the Portland Timbers mascot.
Anyway, what's been your favorite Portland wedding favor?


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5 mentions on Trippy
Here's what Trippy members say about Sunda:
"Girl & the Goat, RPM Italian (Giuliana & Bill Rancic's restaurant), Sunda, Untitled (quite loud, but has a club atmosphere, might be good for a girl's trip)." See More
"Just to name a few: -Rockit Bar & Grill (Burger etc) -Hub 51 -Bub City (BBQ/Country Bar) -Sunda (sushi) -Mercadito Chicago (Mexican) Brunch varies but Lincoln Park (Illinois) has several bars with bottomless mimosa specials and will only be about a $10 cab from River North." See More
"Sunda (River North), Hub 51 (RN), Paris Club (RN), Tavernita (RN), Siena Tavern (RN), Nellcôte (West Loop), Coast Sushi Bar (Bucktown), Gilt Bar (RN" See More
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You Can Help Feed Starving Puppies Just By Watching This Adorable Video
Unfortunately, there's no universal cure that will solve all of your problems in life.
But, there are lots of puppies in the world, and if you ask me, that's basically the same thing.
I mean really, it's pretty much impossible to be sad when you have a cute little fur ball licking your face. Plus, studies show petting a dog can put you in a better mood and help relieve stress.
Recently, YouTube channel SoulPancake joined forces with Puppy Chow to reveal the #PowerofPuppies by creating a video that sets out to answer one simple question: "Can puppies fix boredom?"
By bringing puppies to a preschool, retirement home and gym, SoulPancake and Puppy Chow were able to capture the excitement these furry lil' fellas can add to someone's otherwise normal day.
If watching a bunch of bouncy puppies isn't enough to make you squeal with delight, you'll be glad to know this video also supports a great cause. Puppy Chow will donate a pound of dog food to Rescue Bank for every view this cute video clip racks up until April 23.
Check out the video for a closer look at the #PowerofPuppies.