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The Biographer's Eye
When someone reads a biography, they are not accessing the truth of a person directly. There is always an argument being made. There is always the attempt by the author to have the reader regard the subject in one way or another. This week I have been reading around the interesting figure of Ted Hughes - poet laureate, environmentalist, winner of the most coveted T. S. Eliot poetry prize in 1998, shortly before his death. But he's probably most famous for the fact that his first wife was Sylvia Plath.
You are probably familiar with the story: a whirlwind romance, married in four months, Plath in the shadow of her husband, poetry, anger, the cheating husband, the all-consuming depression, a life cut short in a flat in London. Sylvia Plath's most notable work, 'Ariel', was published posthumously a couple of years after her death. 'Ariel' is a collection of poems which explores the dark spectres of her psyche; it was a very personal and confessional work, and this made it a very new kind of poetry. Prior to the 50s and 60s, very personal poetry about emotional experiences were regarded as taboo. The zenith point in 'Ariel' is to be found in a few stanzas in the poem 'Daddy'.
'Daddy' – this poem was written only a few months prior to Sylvia Plath taking her own life.
You stand at the blackboard, daddy,
In the picture I have of you,
A cleft in your chin instead of your foot
But no less a devil for that, no not
Any less the black man who
Bit my pretty red heart in two.
I was ten when they buried you.
At twenty I tried to die
And get back, back, back to you.
I thought even the bones would do.
But they pulled me out of the sack,
And they stuck me together with glue.
And then I knew what to do.
I made a model of you,
A man in black with a Meinkampf look
And a love of the rack and the screw.
And I said I do, I do.
So daddy, I'm finally through.
The black telephone's off at the root,
The voices just can't worm through.
If I've killed one man, I've killed two
The vampire who said he was you
And drank my blood for a year,
Seven years, if you want to know.
Daddy, you can lie back now.
There's a stake in your fat black heart
And the villagers never liked you.
They are dancing and stamping on you.
They always knew it was you.
Daddy, daddy, you bastard, I'm through.
Now, a great deal has made of these passages. There is a huge amount of academic literature surrounding them. To what extent are we to understand this poem impersonally, as just simply being about a seven-year-old girl losing her father, or should we assume there is a personal angle here? Perhaps it's about her own relationship to her own father, or perhaps we should have a more psychoanalytical reading, and assume the poem is about the most prominent patriarchal figure in her life, Ted Hughes.
So daddy, I'm finally through.
The black telephone's off at the root,
The voices just can't worm through.
The telephone ripped out the wall, an expression of totally rejecting the world. Is it not easy to read her suicide into this poem? As she collapses into complete isolation, rejecting the modern world and society.
The vampire who said he was you
And drank my blood for a year,
Seven years, if you want to know.
Seven years… Sylvia Plath knew her own father for seven years before he died - a good reason to think the poem is about her own father. But seven years was also the amount of time she knew Ted Hughes before she died. Ultimately, we are left with no other option but to speculate. But my own sense is that it is her hatred towards Ted Hughes that is ultimately driving the poem. During this period, Ted Hughes was writing very animalistic apocalyptic poetry, very bloody visceral poetry. A few years after Plath's death Hughes wrote the poem we had read out - 'Two Legends', which is from his book 'Crow: From the Life and Song of the Crow'. 'Crow' is a very interesting collection of poems, drawing a great deal upon Christian mythology, all from the perspective of the Crow. It plays on this idea of perspective; the Biblical narrative, is as it were, offering one vantage point on life, the universe, and everything, and here we are getting the mythological Crow's perspective, a perspective which is both grotesque and beautiful. Ted Hughes, through the Crow, is moving the conversation around Christianity within literature onwards, framing the Christian myth as simply one provisional myth about humanity and its relationship to the world of spirit. As such, 'Crow' could be viewed, and has been viewed, as piece of anti-Christian literature, because it dares us to play with sacrosanct imagery. The Crow invites the possibility of entering a more fertile space, in which we are able to take liberties with the mythical imagery we have inherited. In a later poem that Hughes wrote he sums up his Crow phase in one simple stanza:
Who'll be their parson?
Me, says the crow, for it is well known
I study the Bible right down to the bone…
The Crow is the trickster figure, and as such is able to get away with more, ask questions that shouldn't really be asked, and in so doing uncover ideas which will elude most. He is the in-between figure, living in between the sacred and the profane, living in between the world of the gods and the world of humanity. So, in the spirit of the Trickster, in the Spirit of the Crow, let's look at today's Bible reading - John's account of the crucifixion of Jesus. The normative reading of the Gospels synchronizes the four accounts, Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John, into a single narrative. But of course, we know this is a deeply flawed way of reading the Bible, because each of the four Gospels has its own author, its own biographer of Jesus, and as such each account is attempting to convince its readers of a particular perspective. You simple have to play the Gospels off one another to see the extent to which this happens.
So, let us contrast the crucifixion of Jesus in the Gospel of John with the crucifixion of Jesus in the Gospel of Mark. As we had read from the Gospel of John, Jesus knew that all was now finished, and then he said 'I am thirsty' and John tells us that he said this is in order to fulfil the scriptures. So, he's not asking for liquid because he's actually thirsty, no no, just so he can fulfil scriptures. What we have in John is a comic book Jesus, is a superhero Jesus, a Jesus who doesn't get thirsty. So they put a sponge full of the wine on a branch of hyssop and held it to his mouth. When Jesus had received the wine, he said, "It is finished." Then he bowed his head and gave up his spirit. Note: he does not drink the wine, he receives the wine, and when all is done he looks out and declares triumphantly 'It is finished', bows his head and gives up his spirit. Note also he is not even killed; he is in full control in the Gospel of John, everything is going according to his pre-ordained plan. He chooses when his spirit is to depart from this mortal life. In Mark, on the other hand, Jesus' final words are not 'It is finished', but rather he cries out in anguish, shouting 'My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?' In Mark's Gospel, a passer-by is compelled to carry Jesus' cross, because he cannot manage on his own. In John, he needs no help. In Mark, Jesus is human, all too human. In John, Jesus is superhuman, god-like. These two accounts are completely unrecognisable. Indeed, to even attempt to reconcile the two accounts does an injustice to the integrity of the original authors' literary work. Now, the temptation as liberals is to say something like: Mark is the 'truer' account of the events in Jesus life, and John is a later development that tries to integrate into the narrative some of the evolving theological traditions, and therefore, Mark is more accurate, and a better account. The problem with this move is that it assumes Mark to be a less biased biographer. I would much rather conclude in this way; Mark and John are both pieces of biographical literature responding to the Jesus event as they experienced it, first or second hand. By making this assertion, we break the illusion that there is a consistent or mono-narrative. We problematize the very notion of 'orthodoxy'. We problematise the persistent question: 'Yes, but what's the actual reality?'...
The Crow, by looking at the Christian narrative from another vantage point, helps us to recognise something we already knew, that just as in the first century there were a multiplicity of responses to the Jesus event, so there is today a multiplicity. Indeed, that multiplicity is within us. The sacred and the profane, the desire to build and the desire to destroy. The trickster, or the Crow, advocator of uncertainty, at once the creator and destroyer, bringer of help and harm, the shadow that shapes the light. And with that, I'm going to segue back to Ted Hughes - the shadow that shapes the light. Ted Hughes was a formidable character. A poet who inhabited and wrote from a place of sheer intensity, almost a shamanic type figure, communing with dark forces from beyond. Ultimately it was these dark spectres which Hughes summoned in his work that suffocated Sylvia Plath. 'Ariel' in the years that followed became hugely significant. The cult of Sylvia Plath grew. The narrative construct of 'Ariel', the woman driven to her own demise by the overbearing masculinity of Ted Hughes, became the defining myth that coloured Hughes. He was cast into the role of patriarchal villain, destroyer of femininity. By the late 1960s the feminist movement was taking off, and Sylvia Plath was adopted as their perfectly suited martyr for the struggle. Hughes became increasingly a character trapped in the Plath cult. The fantasia, the myth, became more significant, more important than the reality. And yet is that not always the way of it? The mono-narrative became the lens, the truth through which Hughes and Plath were to be understood. The victim and the villain. But the Crow jeers from the sidelines. The Crow ridicules our simple narratives through which we frame such complexity. The Crow makes mockery of our sacred cows.
God bless the Crow.


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#showyourwork : Zii x Rock Your Crown
There is always a story to tell of how you began to work with a client. I think my story of working with Zii and her brands is a great and motivating story. It has chapters and climaxes that prove that "all you have to do is do it right the first time". Here's my chance to tell our story and show my work....
I began working with Zii during Rock Your Crown Beauty Brunch and Empowerment Workshop as a blogger for event coverage. For many who don't know the details of event coverage, simply I documented my experience during the event and shared on my social media platforms. I also curated original content using images and a write up for post event coverage about the event and my experience. It wasn't contrived or force because Rock Your Crown is an event worthy of all of praise.
Here is where the story and the chapter begins to unfold... I received an email from the Rock Your Crown Team to work with the staff again for event coverage and also for branding work. Zii inquired about using my services to write a press kit for Rock Your Crown. I was honored to begin working with a client that using graphic design elements and creativity. I had become familiar with her brand and really desired to a bit of style to standard press releases. I knew Zii's brand and her professional personality so she was the perfect client. Inspired by the softness and grace of her style but the strength and consistency of her brand, I designed an interactive press release to reflect her brand style. I built interactive features like embedded video reels so that her press kit stood out. The traditional elements were important as well like the history of RYC, demographics and social media.
As I stated, there is always a climax and pivotal moments in a story where things turn. Immediately after Rock Your Crown 2017, Zii connected with me to share her a new chapter and evolution with the release of her album---Crowned Affirmations. Zii was looking for a clear and defined way to communicate to the media and her followers that she was a multifaceted entrepreneur, makeup artist and also an artist. What was essential for me was to craft branded materials that clearly and eloquently communicated her message.

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October 2015: Overcome Fear and Embrace Change
The recent Super Blood moon Lunar Eclipse on 27th September, which was also the chinese Mid-autumn mooncake festival can be considered a powerful, significant and rare occurrence.
It is the 4th consecutive Blood Moon Total Eclipse in the past 2 years, ending the cycle Tetrad . It was also on my birthday weekend!
If anything, it signifies the intensed built up energies that has led to this Full moon. It is the time of rising inner turmoil that has probably been unconsciously/subconsciously embedded deep in the darkness within us. Situations in our lives are directed to this place of learning about this turmoil which could represent our old patterns, angers, frustrations and then to learn to let go of them. Change,transformation and a lease of new life will be facilitated from our deliberate, self-compassionate choices.
Full moons are known to facilitate the Letting go of things that don't serve us. New Moons facilitate manifestation and what we want in our lives.
I am currently reading "Daring Greatly" by Brene Brown and this cannot be more relevant a time. It directly addresses the heart of embracing, acknowledging our own vulneribility, working on our darkness, building resilence, and practising self-compassion, gratitude to overcome it so we could lead a happy, purposeful lives and contribute lovingly to our work, family and personal lives. I strongly recommend this book!
If you have some time , check out her TedX video:
The Power of Vulnerability http://brenebrown.com/videos/
No one is perfect, and while some of us could be perfectionists by nature, it could well be great for some areas of lives, but it could short change the value of living in the moment and embracing contentment ie. When to know it is Enough.
Negative emotions and traits are often boiled down to just one word. FEAR. Fear of being not good enough, not rich enough, not good looking enough, of rejection, of not having something or Enough of something. The chase is perpetual. Ego and pride takes over and cover the fears through negative behaviours.
This is a time of shift, to open up to our personal vulnerability , to acknowledge some hard truths we are not comfortable with or negativity we have that has been hurting us or people around. Embracing vulnerability is Not Weakness. In fact, it strengthens you to be more resilient as you are making friends with it.
We need to build Courage to face our own demons, and OWN it. Own our stories, admit our flaws (coz no one is perfect) and lovingly ask the Universe/God to grant you strength and courage to overcome it. Once we start putting blame on people and environment, we are regressing. We make our own choices. And Change is being catalysed by progressively making choices into the direction we would want to head to.
It is a time of letting go and integrating our lessons learnt start to embrace changes.
Fear is going to be like the devils advocate once we are stepping out of our comfort zone . Fear of the unknown, unchartered territory as we are all programmed to be just living in "comfort" of a status quo.
Be courageous, take a bold step forward. TRUST THE PROCESS.
"Vulnerability sounds like truth and feels like courage. Truth and courage aren't always comfortable, but they're never weakness." – Dr. Brene Brown
It has been a very challenging year thus far in various aspects. I am deeply thankful how my yoga practice has always been the grounding force to my spiritual being. Lessons have been learnt and one of the most important aspect to embrace growth is Self Love and Self Compassion. When we are truly being compassionate and loving to our self, can be be authentically showing up to the people and world around us despite what is going on.
"To love ourselves and support each other in the process of becoming real is perhaps the greatest single act of daring greatly." – Dr Brene Brown
What are some of the issues that are surfacing from underneath? What are the emotions and negative self talk saying? Perhaps, this a time to really face up to them, and not letting them hide under the carpet like before. Time to courageously seek out the darkness, and the light will come through the love that you can give.
In yoga, we practice ahimsa ( Non-Violence) and Satya ( Truthfulness). Apply Ahimsa to the way we talk to ourselves, if we find any negative self talk, treat it with care and love. Be willing to accept the hard truths, stay true to your quest in your personal goals and when care and love is showered, Growth happens.:)
Here are some affirmations we can use daily to Amp up our courage!
As much as this is a serious post, I do encourage approaching it with Joy and Excitement in facing the challenges and discovering ourselves . We are constantly evolving so don't be surprised what u used to think has changed. And what you think now might change next time too!
Love and Light,
Amanda aka Yogalingini


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SciFi/Fantasy Book Club - 'Sea of Rust'
One of our newest book clubs meets the fourth Thursday of the month at 7 pm. The Science Fiction & Fantasy Book Club is moderated by our own Amber, Receiving manager. We will read both adult and young adult science fiction and fantasy novels, with a focus on award winners, diverse characters and authors, and strong female and male protagonists. Any and all readers are welcome (over age 15 please).
June 28 - Sea of Rust by C. Robert Cargill
A scavenger robot wanders in the wasteland created by a war that has destroyed humanity in this evocative post-apocalyptic "robot western" from the critically acclaimed author, screenwriter, and noted film critic.


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Donate to Médecins Sans Frontières
All of the World Health Organisations (WHO) fundings and goals are tied into what member countries think is the best use of the limited funds, and into programmes that will bear the greatest outcome. Non profits like Doctors without Borders however are already working on the ground and saving lives. If you have the time, and some cash - donate to them instead. These guys are doing some amazing work on the ground and in the process risking their lives. Do give a little, because a little goes a long way in developing nations in West Africa. Click on the image on the left to go to the donate page.
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CyberReach is an initiative created by Angela Jarrett Rittenbach who I had the pleasure of meeting through my husband Kirk. She needed a website and I create websites so it was a perfect match. But that was not the only reason I wanted to create this website, I also wanted to be a part of something that I personally saw as I got my degrees and moved throughout the business world, the under representation of women and minorities not only in technology as a whole but in the Cyber field. So CyberReach is one way for Komposition to help them reach their goal of bridging the wide gap in this industry for women and minorities.
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Commitee reconsiders grease trucks tradition
Since when was the "Fat Darrell" a big fat problem?
When the University last November created an ad-hoc committee to evaluate the status of the grease trucks' operation in Lot 8 on the College Avenue campus, it left many in the University community — including alumni — scratching their heads.
Websites, Facebook groups and T-shirts proclaiming "Save the Grease Trucks" started cropping up when The Daily Targum wrote about a meeting where a committee of students and administrators discussed putting the lot out to bid for a slew of health, safety and financial reasons.
The grease truck owners were not invited to the meeting.
Filing a request for proposal (RFP) process would ensure compliance with best business principles and health codes, said Jack Molenaar, director of the Department of Transportation Services.
His records show that the University subsidizes the grease trucks substantially — around $93,000 last year.
Though the trucks, which have been parked permanently in Lot 8 on the College Avenue campus for several years, pay a month-to-month lease that totals $62,400 annually, the University does not cut the other costs involved with maintaining their presence, such as cleaning, security and electricity.
The University also contends that the trucks do not follow certain environmental and food code standards — such as proper waste disposal and cleanup — but the truck owners deny these claims vehemently. Middlesex County inspects the trucks annually to ensure the trucks are up to code, the truck owners said.
About two years ago, the University first began to consider putting the location up to bid to outside mobile food vendors who were approaching the University, interested in the prime spot that sees heavy faculty, staff and student traffic.
Owner of RU Hungry? Ayman Elnaggar, who owns two of the five grease trucks, one of which is the $250,000 trailer The Scarlet Shack, told the Targum that he and the other owners are aware of the environmental, maintenance and financial concerns the University holds.
They work on them constantly, he said, and want to stay in the location. Six families are involved with operating the trucks, which have been in the lot since 1996 when the University put them there off the street.
Since he and the other owners have been there for so long — and have a worldwide reputation and strong connection with the University community — he believes they should have a say in the process.
The owners maintained back in November that they were willing to do whatever the University asked — even competing with other companies — to stay in the lot. Elnaggar said they know what students want, and therefore have an edge over other companies.
But Molenaar, who maintained that he and the University are not doing this to "kick out" the trucks, continued the search for what should best happen with the lot across from Scott Hall.
The committee sought student input during the beginning of the spring semester through an online survey and was otherwise largely silent the rest of the year, until March.
After reviewing the results of 1,812 community members, 71 percent of which were students, the committee announced that they will draft a policy that will apply to future mobile food vendors to solve health, safety and financial issues, and also that both Lot 8 and a mobile food vendor license would be put up for public bid. The application can be found on the DOTS website.
The results showed that 67 percent of the participants ate at the trucks less than once a month, and 37 percent would still eat there if they offered different foods.
The committee also plans to create a smaller evaluation committee, which will include student representatives, to evaluate the vendors based on a point system.
Elnaggar said he and the owners again were left out of the process, and believes that they should be more involved. The owners told the Targum that they love pleasing the University community and continually work to offer a variety of foods — from fat sandwiches to breakfast wraps to salads.
But for now, as the academic year winds down, the grease trucks issue has left many students' and alumni minds as the RFP process takes its course.
It looks like the University community will have to wait until next fall term to see whether one of New Brunswick's favorite late-night food joints will have some fresh faces.
Please note All comments are eligible for publication in The Daily Targum.


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Eat Cambridge Event - Introduction to Natural Wine
Eat Cambridge Event - Introduction to Natural Wine
Date : Friday 1st June
Time : 7pm
Venue : Newnham Bakery Cafe
Natural or low intervention wines take organic principles into the winery employing ancient techniques to make wines without the use of unnecessary chemical additives. We will taste a selection of organic and biodynamic natural wines ranging from the 'classic' to the 'characterful' to help you find a new favourite (or six).
Co-hosted by local font-of-all-wine-knowledge, Matthew Boucher, we will give you the background stories of all the wines we taste on the night while Matthew will help us to better understand the technicalities.
Wine available to buy on the night with case discounts and free local delivery,
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text: Spring has sprung in the Hawthorn class! Today we planted some grass for the baby lambs. First we put soil in a tray and then we sprinkled the grass seed over the soil. Next, we watered the grass seed using a watering can. Finally, we put the tray in the sunshine. We look forward to seeing our grass grow!


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South Korean President Moon Jae-in and Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi Mohammed bin Zayed Al-Nahyan agreed Sunday to upgrade their countries' relationship to a "special strategic partnership," possibly paving the way for a boosting of their ties and economic cooperation to the level of allies.
In a bilateral summit, the two leaders also reaffirmed their agreement to launch regular talks between their senior foreign and defense officials, known as the Two Plus Two Dialogue, along with a new strategic dialogue between their foreign ministers, according to the South Korean presidential office Cheong Wa Dae.
Cheong Wa Dae officials earlier said the Two Plus Two Dialogue is usually held only between allies.
"To support the countries' upgraded relationship, the two leaders agreed to promote strategic dialogue between foreign ministers and annually hold joint economic committee meetings, in addition to the vice minister-level foreign-defense talks, and more regularly discuss pending issues between the two countries," Cheong Wa Dae said in a press release.
Moon arrived here Saturday on a four-day official visit. It is his first trip to the Middle Eastern country since taking office in May 2017. South Korea and Abu Dhabi established diplomatic ties in 1980. The bilateral relationship was upgraded to a strategic partnership in 2009, shortly after Seoul secured a project worth nearly US$19 billion to build four nuclear reactors in Barakah, UAE.
The Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi said the countries' relationship remained strong and special but that the countries must further improve them.
"As you may well know Mr. President, the relationship between our two countries is already very strong and special," he said through his interpreter at the start of the summit.
"However, I hope the two countries will not be satisfied and will endlessly study ways to further develop their relationship," the Crown Prince told Moon, according to Cheong Wa Dae pool reports.
The South Korean leader said he was glad to have a chance to personally discuss ways to improve the countries' bilateral ties with the UAE leader.
They agreed to expand the countries' cooperation to new areas, according to Cheong Wa Dae.
"The two leaders noted the countries have built an exemplary cooperative relationship in various areas, including not only the energy and infrastructure sectors but also the defense, weapons industry and health and welfare sectors," the press release said.
"Considering that the UAE is actively pushing for a post-petroleum strategy, they agreed to expand the countries'
practical cooperation in new and future-oriented industries that may help create high value-added industries in the fourth industrial revolution," it added.
President Moon also expressed satisfaction that many South Korean businesses were currently taking part in UAE's energy development projects, and he asked for the Crown Prince's additional support for and interest in South Korean firms here.
Shortly after their summit, the two leaders attended a signing ceremony for five new memoranda of understanding between their countries. They included an agreement signed by the countries'
energy ministers calling for increased cooperation in new and renewable energy industries.
Moon will travel to Dubai on Tuesday for a meeting with Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, ruler of Dubai and prime minister of the UAE, according to Cheong Wa Dae.
He will head home Tuesday. (Yonhap)


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The Black Swan graced CNBC with His presence this morning. In sum:
- We're all in denial
- We're replacing private debt with public debt.
- We're not dealing with the cancer in our banking system.
- We're not making the structural changes we need to make.
- We're not being aggressive enough about restructuring debt (debt for equity swaps).
- Bernanke is a wimpy Greenspan sycophant
- Obama's rewarding the fools who got us here (Summers, Bernanke, Geithner)
- The banksters are taking over again
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Keep an eye on this one. It's gonna be a blow to the Anthropogenic Global Warming crowd. Finally, a little truth is about to be brought to the debate.
If you want more information on how the world is not warming up while the debate is, then follow the link in the right hand sidebar to the ICSC.
And while I'm about it, here's an excerpt from a new article to be found over there;
NASA satellites uniformly monitor the Earth's lower atmosphere, which greenhouse gas theory predicts will show the first and most significant effects of human-caused global warming.
The satellite-based measurements are uncorrupted by urban heat islands and localized land-use changes that often taint records from surface temperature stations, giving false indications of warming.
The uncorrupted satellite-based temperature measurements refute surface temperature station data finding 2008 to be one of the top 10 warmest years on record.
"How can an 'average year' in one database appear to be a [top 10] warmest year in another?" asked meteorologist Joe D'Aleo on his International Climate and Environmental Change Assessment Project Web site.
"Well, the global databases of [surface station reports] are all contaminated by urbanization, major station dropout, missing data, bad siting, instruments with known warm biases being introduced without adjustment, and black-box and man-made adjustments designed to maximize [reported] warming,"
One may as well measure temperature change with a steel ruler…


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Twitter's savage response to Neymar Jr. at the World Cup
There has been some incredible moments of the World Cup so far but the internet's reaction to Neymar Jr. and his amazing acting skills is off the scale!
He collided with Mexico's Miguel Layún and definitely made the most of his moment in the spotlight...
Neymar went to church and got some of that holy water. pic.twitter.com/XUNofyLGwI— Miriti Murungi (@NutmegRadio) July 2, 2018
Here's just a few of our fave twitter posts:
Con ustedes Neymar... pic.twitter.com/MJ18TAiiW5— Gina Holguin (@GeorginaHolguin) July 2, 2018
#Neymar family reunion pic.twitter.com/WwgsN2JQLh— Paul McClean (@paulmcclean) July 2, 2018
Highlights of Neymar vs Mexico... 😂😂 pic.twitter.com/EnnST3wV9x— Malik Ofori (@malikofori) July 2, 2018
Some say Neymar is still rolling after that tackle #WorldCup #SRBBRA pic.twitter.com/oBFAPESv57— FourFourTwo ⚽ (@FourFourTwo) June 27, 2018


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EVA is a font family inspired by banners carried during a1957 women's demonstration in Buenos Aires in front of the National Congress By Law For Universal Suffrage.
The modern suffragist movement in Argentina arose partly in conjunction with the activities of the Socialist Party and anarchists of the early twentieth century. Women involved in larger movements for social justice began to campaign for equal rights and opportunities on par with men.
A great pioneer of women's suffrage was Eva Perón. On February 27, 1946, three days after the elections that consecrated president Juan Perón and his wife First Lady Eva Perón 26 years of age gave his first political speech in an organized women to thank them for their support of Perón's candidacy. On that occasion, Eva demanded equal rights for men and women and particularly, women's suffrage. *
Although she never held any government post, Eva acted as de facto minister of health and labour, awarding generous wage increases to the unions, who responded with political support for Perón. After cutting off government subsidies to the traditional Sociedad de Beneficencia (Spanish: "Aid Society"), thereby making more enemies among the traditional elite, she replaced it with her own Eva Perón Foundation, which was supported by "voluntary" union and business contributions plus a substantial cut of the national lottery and other funds. These resources were used to establish thousands of hospitals, schools, orphanages, homes for the aged, and other charitable institutions. Eva was largely responsible for the passage of the woman suffrage law and formed the Peronista Feminist Party in 1949. She also introduced compulsory religious education into all Argentine schools. In 1951, although dying of cancer, she obtained the nomination for vice president, but the army forced her to withdraw her candidacy.


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Join DC's young professionals for a rooftop toast supporting Lauren Underwood, candidate for Congress in IL-14.
UPDATE 9/27: We have had to postpone this event due to scheduling conflicts. A new date will be forthcoming. Please check back soon.
Lauren Underwood is a registered nurse and Obama alum who is running for Congress in her hometown in northern Illinois. She has a track record of successfully expanding access to care, and she has seen the first hand the impact that limited access to health care and reproductive health services can have on communities. Lauren knows her neighbors throughout the district deserve better.
Lauren has a bold vision that puts working families first, championing policies that would expand economic opportunities and support continued investment in public education. She is committed to providing real representation for her community, and as a millennial woman, she will be in a unique position to be a leading voice in the Congress.
Join us for an evening toast celebrating this courageous leader who is running for Congress in the IL-14. We hope to see you there!


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Wednesday, April 27th, 1994 Great Falls Tribune
By Jeffrey P. Mayor
It was a little more than a year ago when world-class bow maker and hunter Paul Schafer died in a skiing accident. The tragic accident in January of 1993 brought an end to a life filled with hunting success. People going to the Great Falls International airport are now able to share in that success. A display has been set up of some of the North American animals Schafer took during numerous bowhunting trips.
"We wanted a place for the public to see them. I didn't have place to display them or store them," said Schafer's father, Phil.
"They didn't want them sold and they wanted to keep them together," said his sister, Ann Schafer Wankel.
So Joan Simonetti, another of Schafer's three sisters, approached airport manager Joe Attwood about displaying the animals. "Joe has been really helpful in getting this done," she said. Traveling back and forth, catching planes, it's nice to see them. Alot of people new Paul and thought alot of him, and they'll be able to see them," Simonetti said. "A lot of friends have commented that it's nice to have it displayed where the public can see it."
The display of animals taken by Schafer with his recurve bow over the years hangs on the second-floor lobby wall above the restaurant. The heart of the display and the best evidence of Schafer's prowess with the bow is the grand slam sheep.
In 1986, Schafer became just the third bow hunter to collect all four species of North American wild sheep-Dall, Bighorn, Desert Bighorn and Stone. What set his apart from all others as that each animal was world class, ranking in the top 10 in the world.
But there was more to Schafer.
A two time state wrestling champion, he was the first inductee into the C.M. Russell High Hall of Fame. He once carried the ball a record 58 times for Montana State's football team, gaining 234 yards and scoring the winning touchdown in the 1968 edition of the cross-state rivalry with Montana.
Attwood said he was happy to obtain the display of a hunter such as Schafer. " I never had a chance to know him, but I heard he was a unique individual, " Attwood said, "Paul was a special person because he lived and extraordinary life."
As for the display, the airport manager said, "it's unique in that it's a bow hunter as opposed to a gun hunter. With the grand slam, it's more unique. "We're very pleased to have the opportunity to display a collection of this magnitude, There are others, but that he has the grand slam sets it apart from others."
The airport display is only a part of Schafer's collection. Not displayed are animals he took on trips to Africa, including a cape buffalo, plus a grizzly bear, Simonetti said.
To help visitors understand the magnitude of the display, the Great Falls Archery Club and the Montana Bowhunters Association have donated money to have brochures printed.
Attwood said they first discussed putting a plaque up to explain he display. "But I don't think you can get it all on a plaque. There's so much to say about Paul," Attwood said.
Jerry Pearsons, secretary of the archery club and classmate of Schafer's in junior high and high school, agreed with Attwood's assessment. "Paul was probably one of the best bowhunters that existed. his ethics were beyond reproach," he said. We idolized him to some extent." Parsons also felt the display was an appropriate reminder of Schafer. "What kind of legacy does a bowhunter leave behind? His trophies."
Attwood said he envisions the display becoming as popular as the Alaskan brown bear displayed at that airport. "In the fall, I'd imagine there will be alot of hunters standing there looking at Paul's collection," he said.
Wankel has been to the airport to look at the display. "It made me feel very proud. I hope people realize they were all shot with a bow, it takes a lot more skill than shooting with a gun. And Paul didn't just shoot anything, many of them are records."
Looking at the display and what it means has given Wankel a better appreciation for her brother's skills and the impact he had on the people with whom he hunted. "We didn't realize what a good hunter he was until after his death. When we started getting letters from all over the world, that's when we realized just how good he was," she said.
"I think Paul would be amazed that they're displayed up there. It's not something he would have organized on his own. It's all a little overwhelming, but it's nice that there's a place for them. Paul meant the world to all of us."


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Author's Note: When I wrote this piece I was working in the Customer Service department of a large luxury retailer. I lasted three months. During my second month, I took a trip to a well-known UNESCO world heritage site. Despite this being one of the most Caucasian trips I had ever taken, Black Jesus spoke to my heavy heart during a hike down a mountain. In a matter of days, I had handed in my notice, ready to brave the cold world of temporary employment yet again – only this time, with a renewed sense of my place in this complex world of consumption. We all buy things, we all need and want things, and in the process, we may lose sight of the kind of sacrifices that are made to keep this cycle of supply and demand going smoothly.
I am applying speculatively for the role of Oprah's wood nymph, because it appears that 15 years of schooling has culminated in a first class degree, £43,000 worth of student loan repayments, and a £21,400 annual salary listening to rich people complain about nonsense. Need something resolved urgently? Don't worry – our lines are open from now till the hours not even kept by God or licensed medical professionals. Do not despair: there will always be some desperate soul on the other end of the phone, glued to the chair while someone hurls insults with reckless abandon. Where is the over-priced item I ordered 15 minutes ago? Why are there holes in my £400 cotton distressed tee? Why is this bag made in Italy and not France? I want it now. Do it now. Fix it now. More. Now.
I am experiencing the humiliation of working in a call centre of a large luxury retailer. For five days each week, I am stuck to a chair, staring at two screens, navigating six different programmes, uttering the same 12 phrases, and having to update a 'status' any time I need to stand up. I think of my demise as a hilarious accident. I latched onto 'excellent communication skills', 'problem-solver' and several other phrases in the job advert thinking that would make it interesting, not knowing I would later sign a permanent contract to work in a call centre. Call centres are like landing sites for all the aggressions and frustrations of unsatisfied individuals. When the aliens come, they will be particularly perplexed by the call centre. As it stands, 'over 4% of the UK's working population' work in some iteration of the 6,200 centres, translating into over 700,000 positions for desperate people like me. With technological advances, and higher demand for 'out of office hours' access to a range of services', more people are sitting on the end of the line, at all hours of the day, waiting to hear your problems.
No two centres are the same, but each one is notorious for 'high levels of turnover, absenteeism, employee burnout, and emotional exhaustion', and I've had no trouble figuring out why. At the start of each shift, I receive a break and lunch rota in my inbox, which shows me the exact times of each advisor's breaks as well as my own. I must take my break at those exact times to ensure that there is never be a moment where the phones are left unmanned. If for some reason I am otherwise occupied, and can no longer take my break at the allotted time, I have to report myself to a manager, and a new break time is allocated based on the times of my fellow comrades. It all makes sense, but it breaks my heart. It is like being in nursery, but with no snacks or colorful things. I feel my agency being stripped away, for the worst possible reasons, and I am the one who signed up.
Retail is bad enough. It's the business of consumption in an age where we really don't need to consume anymore. Luxury retail is a whole other kettle of fish. Fountain pens for £27,000, lynx fur jackets for over £200,000, a phone for £15,000. This is obscene, obnoxious, offensive consumption, routinely reminding you that all fingers are not equal. Rich people, and people-who-aren't-rich-but-buy-rich-people-things make purchases, and when they do, they expect you to move mountains for the highest quality, service and after-care. They expect to exert very little energy. When things go wrong, as they always will, customers and clients display alarming levels of anger, disgust, and eventually rage.
Even when you eventually convert the aggrieved into happy, loyal customers, you've absorbed the nastiness. Very few callers preface their anger with 'I know this is not your fault, and that you are trying to help', and that's what I find most worrying. I thought my biggest lesson in all this is that capitalism has given birth to yet another oppressive, cancerous baby; these centres exist because transactions never really stop. I am now understanding the part I've played. Before being in this position, I would find myself in a huff because call-lines are closed after 9pm. I would exchange harsh words after being told it would take up to five working days for my problem to be solved. I have been an active participant in the demand for the services call centres provide. A lot of us are. Having to spend the better part of my week in such a stressful environment has inspired me to think about ways we can be better consumers, better customers, or better clients, even as we try to consume less.
While I hate what capitalism has evolved into, I recognise that I must be an active participant in order to acquire the resources that will allow me to do it on my own terms. So for now, I guess I'll be a conscious capitalist. I read about how to be more sustainable with my food, my skincare, my fashion and my travel, but how can I be sustainable with my emotional energy? This 24-hour life is stressful. I'm learning the importance of being a kinder consumer. A person who recognises that there is someone else at the end of the call, and there are millions in service roles who deserve respect and consideration. Do you find yourself getting impatient with an advisor over the phone? Are you often hostile to customer service reps? Do you go in hot when you want to make a formal complaint? While your problem or need is certainly valid (unless it's maybe sort of not), don't forget the other person may be drained, exhausted, fed up, and/or watching their dreams dry up like a raisin in the sun, ultimately just trying to help you. So let's save the trees, the bees, the open seas and the emotional wellbeing of all the people working service jobs because we just can't stop buying things.


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About Us
Welcome to Oxford GI, a centre of excellence for the diagnosis and treatment of pelvic floor disorders. Our multidisciplinary team will work with you to investigate, diagnose and treat your symptoms, keeping you at the centre of your care.
Why choose us?
Oxford GI was established in 2007 by a group of clinicians who recognised the need for a comprehensive and multidisciplinary approach to the diagnosis and treatment of pelvic floor dysfunction.
- We are a world-leading authority in the treatment of pelvic floor disorders
- We provide highly personalised, evidence-based clinical solutions to optimise quality of life.
- We offer state-of-the-art surgical and non-surgical treatments.
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Our consultants also work as part of the Oxford Colorectal Partnership. For information about this Partnership click here.
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2013-2014 Birmingham city university, School of Jewellery, MA passed with distinction in Contemporary Jewellery, silversmithing and related products
2003-2006 University College Falmouth – BA HONS Contemporary Crafts
2017 Artist in residence at Grand Union
2017 Research residency in collaboration with Kaye Winwood http://kayewinwood.com and held in the School of chemistry and chemical engineering at the University of Birmingham
2015 Summer Lodge Artist Residency in the fine art Department of Nottingham Trent University
2014-2015 Artist In Residence at School of Jewellery, Birmingham City University
2010 Artist in Residence at Wonford House Hospital, Exeter, Devon. Working with a group of patients to creating a sculpture for the hospital garden.
2017 Nasty Women, creative debuts gallery, shoreditch, London.
2017 Ambiguous Implements, a touring exhibition in collaboration with FEAST and Arts council funded, Roco, Sheffield.
2017 John Ruskin Prize: Master of all trades, shortlisted exhibition, Millennium Gallery, Sheffield
2017 Subterranea, a group show at Gallery Gabi Green, Munich
2016 Institute Of Making Cutlery Challenge, The Worshipful Company of Cutlery
2016 Selected for the Charlottenburg Spring Exhibition 2016, Kunsthal Charlottenburg, Copenhagen, Denmark
2015 Nominated for the 2016 Jewellery Design award, The Arts Foundation
2015 'Carnally Consumed' Victoria Sewart Gallery, Plymouth. A solo show part of Plymouth Art Weekender
2015 'Crafting Anatomies', Bonington gallery, Nottingham Trent University.
2015 'Jeweltopia', Artist In Residence Exhibition, School of Jewellery, Birmingham.
2014 Instill – Material matters' MA Jewellery, Silversmithing and Related Products, Birmingham School of Jewellery
2014 Birmingham School of Jewellery, 'Work in Progress' a solo show
2008 '4CAST ', Gallery 49, Falmouth Cornwall
'Print's from the studio', Falmouth Arts Centre, Cornwall
'4 Blokes and a Chick', Helston Gallery, Cornwall.
2006 'Degree Show', University College Falmouth, Cornwall
2017 'Expanding Intimacy' University of Birmingham's Arts & Science Festival
2016 'Mellifluous' Presented at the 'Edible Body Farm' at Bart's Pathology Museum in collaboration with Kaye Winwood http://kayewinwood.com/project/mellifluous/
2017 '20:20 Visions Conference', ACJ . Presenting 'Ambiguous Implements'
2016 'Indialogue' An International Symposium that interrogates how artists and researchers use dialogue in practice. Presented work in progress; 'Ambiguous Implements'
2016 'Mouth Controller' Designed three metal mouth prosthetics for the Science gallery, London 'Mouthy' season.
2017 Tasting Joyce, A meal presented by FEAST an 8 course 'tasting' menu reflecting and unravel ideas in Joyce's work. Curated by Elisa Oliver
2016 'Going Public' A meal celebrating the opening of the Napoleone collection at Touchstones Gallery, Rochdale. Curated by Laura Mansfield
2016 'After Dark' A sensual experience for curious appetites with a desire to push the boundaries of dining curated by chef Chris Hughes and Producer Kaye Winwood http://kayewinwood.com/project/after-dark/
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[Spoiler Warning: Spoilers for Fallout 3, DLC Broken Steel & Fallout 4 (minor about who is the BOS elder in Fallout 4)]
The ending of Fallout 3 performs a solid job of painting the Brotherhood of Steel as the good guys and the Enclave as the bad guys. Using overblown historical examples, the Brotherhood of Steel are portrayed as knights of virtue, peace and good will; whilst the Enclave is portrayed as jackboot Nazi's who want to sterilise the Capital Wasteland of all undesirables.
This portrayal is important as it affects your judgment of both factions in Fallout 3.
In Fallout 3 (and all Fallout games actually) you have no choice in whether you side with the Enclave, aside from using the modified FEV virus (which we will get to in a sec). The Enclave are locked in as the bad guys and Brotherhood of Steel as the good guys. Fallout 3 conditions you throughout the story to make you feel like you are making a morally righteous "decision"; that of destroying Raven Rock, murdering countless soldiers (who have families - we know this from Fallout New Vegas) & turning Colonel Autumn into a pool of Plasma.
It's a fact that bad guy = pool of plasma...
The Enclave may be classically definable as evil, but when it comes to politics and power there is rarely such an apparent contrast available (except maybe Nazis or Hillary Clinton/Donald Trump).
Dated political jokes aside, when it comes to the safety and security of the capital wasteland, we really think about which of these organisations will have the greatest positive impact on the region; without appealing to higher virtues like truth, honesty, freedom, etc.
Basically, which of these organisations is the best one through a Real Politiks lense?
Project Purity - Why the Enclave are the good guys
Fallout 3's main storyline centres around Project Purity and the battle for who controls it. So this project should be a key factor in your decision-making process as to who should be in charge of the capital wasteland. There can be other factors that could influence your decision but we are going to just focus on project purity.
The battle for the wasteland is like every US Presidential election in modern history, it's a two horse race (yes there are third parties, but come on we all know its really going to just be two candidates). Like a voter you must choose between one candidate or the other (unless you abstain, which in video logic is basically putting down the controller and refusing to play).
So let's look at these candidates.
First, you have the Enclave, who are the continuation of the US government after the great war. They are racial purists, who believe that after years of isolation, that only Enclave members and sealed vault dwellers are true humans; with all the other humans corrupted by radiation. They are a heavily authoritarian regime, and whilst they claim to have a president; all evidence suggests it is a military dictator. So in one corner, you basically have Nazis (kind of) and in the other corner, you have the Brotherhood of Steel, paragons of justice, who help the community and care about the capital wasteland.
So this should be easy right? How can anyone choose the evil Enclave over the kind & virtuous Brotherhood of Steel?...Here are a few reasons.
Stability and Unity - Why the Enclave are the good guys
As fans of the games are aware, the Brotherhood of Steel aren't normally kind, caring & altruistic; they are actually bigoted, xenophobic, hermit-assholes. The Brotherhood of Steel don't normally care about people, they are a quasi-religious fraternal order who's primary mission is to seek out and confiscate technology that it deems too dangerous to be in the hands of the common man.
This primary mission was one of the three goals that Fallout 3's Elder Owyn Lyons was tasked with achieving, before being sent to the capital wasteland by the Brotherhood of Steel Council. The other two goals were: 2. To reconnect with a Brotherhood of Steel chapter that the council lost contact with and 3. Discover the source of the super mutants in the Capital Wasteland. Upon arrival in the Capital Wasteland, these goals changed; with the main goals that guide the Brotherhood of Steel being pushed aside for more humanitarian goals. To preserve order, the humanitarian goal wore the thin veil of finding the source of the Super Mutants.
Project Purity became an important strategic asset for the Brotherhood of Steel, as it would produce clean water which would help the people of the Capital Wasteland and it would also prevent further genetic modification of humans. Whilst Project Purity isn't exactly 'finding the source', its is complimentary to this goal and helps prevent the creation of ghouls (and maybe mutants, whose origin were initially unclear until the end of the game). This thinly veiled goal is enough to satisfy most Brotherhood of Steel Members, with only ultra-orthodox members openly declaring that 'Elder Lyons has betrayed the order'.
Now, let's skip ahead 10 years for a second and have a look at Fallout 4.
We learn that Arthur Maxson has become the Elder of the East Coast Brotherhood (and then high elder) and his reign is very traditionalist. This is a very quick turn around in the Brotherhood of Steel, changing from a humanitarian organisation back to the traditional, military order it is in Fallout 4. This means that in the 10-year gap between Fallout 3 and Fallout 4, the Brotherhood of Steel very likely divided into traditionalist (Maxson) factions & humanitarian (Lyons) factions; with the traditionalist faction winning in the end. This factionalisation would be incredibly hazardous to the organisation, as resources & direction would constantly be shifting (think of it as a minority government, lot of infighting and not doing a whole lot of work getting done).
Contrast this division with the Enclave's stability...
Whilst President Eden in Fallout 3 is stated to be 'in charge', it is very clear to the player that the one really pulling the strings is Colonel Augustus Autumn. Colonel Autumn appears to be in his late 40s – early 50s, and the East Coast Enclave's mission conforms with the organisation's core goals; that of restoring the former US government. So it is safe to say that if the Enclave took over the capital wasteland, that they would have a stable government headed by Colonel Autumn, and that his reign could last for 20 - 30 years.
The longevity of a stable Enclave government would provide stability & clear a direction forward for the anarchy of the Capital Wasteland.
Water delivery to the masses –Why the Enclave are the good guys
The next thing to consider is that the Brotherhood of Steel unintentionally created a black market and a war on drugs, the latter of which they lacked the will & desire to fight it. The drug I am referring to is purified water.
How is purified water like a drug?
Easy! It is a restricted chemical that people feel they need in order to carry on with their daily life and will pay a high amount of money to obtain. Now as many anti-war on drug advocates will argue, wars on drugs are expensive and ineffective; arguing that solution is to 'just legalising it man'.
An important thing to note is that the Brotherhood of Steel directly state that they do not want raiders to get the free water, whilst The Enclave have never said it but their goals of unification and reestablishing a government, leads me to think that they would also avoid giving it to Raiders. As the Raiders can not have access to purified water, it increases its scarcity. Commodities that are scarce and in high demand, have a very high financial value.
So both the Brotherhood of Steel & the Enclave would have made the purified water transports way more valuable to raid; because if a Raider can get a large quantity of purified water; they can sell it for the same price as bottled purified water to other raiders and make a huge profit.
Basically, it's like you getting water from your tap selling it to someone for $5.00 (times 1000).
To combat these increased raids (by Raiders, whose job description implies they do this a lot) you would need a security force that is committed to ensuring the outcome of the project and concern for the people the project serves.
The Brotherhood of Steel are not the best people for this job, as I outlined above, their goals are not 'protect the people of the wasteland'. Consider that once Project Purity is in action and the cause of the Super Mutants on the East Coasts is resolved (which happens and is part of the reason why Arthur Maxson become the Elder in Fallout 4), there is very little holding Brotherhood of Steel members to the goal of protecting water shipments. Contrast this with the Enclave whose goal is to set up a stable government.
The Enclave are entirely focused on serving the community; not for moral reasons but for pragmatic and ideological ones.
They would likely to send more patrols on water caravans, murder all of the slavers in Paradise Falls and slowly wipe-out the Super Mutant menace. They would probably be incredibly brutal to Raiders, as they would want to send a message to the people of Capital Wasteland that the Enclave is the ones in charge now. There is so much going for the Enclave in ensuring safe water trade routes that they would commit more resources and stay focused on the project longer. In fact, Colonel Autumn even says this about the Enclave and their commitment to the Capital Wasteland.
"Once you're dead, we'll finish off this pathetic Brotherhood and become the true saviours of the Wasteland"
- Colonel Autumn
So if you are with me this far, I hope I've convinced you that the Brotherhood of Steel is not an organisation that should be in charge. The Enclave want to establish the government and the are way more committed to enforcing Project Purity than the Brotherhood of Steel.
'You forgot something..." Did I? - Why the Enclave are the good guys
Now, I know what you are thinking now, you have your trump card and it's one that will blow my theory out of the water entirely. You're thinking about the modified FEV Virus and how devastating that would be on the Capital Wasteland.
If you are thinking that, then you are absolutely correct in that it would be completely devastating. If the Enclave had enacted that plan, there is no way to defend their actions. It would be like defending Nazi's after the Holocaust; you can try doing it but you're wrong.
However, in Fallout 3, it is the super-computer President Eden who asks you to add the modified FEV Virus to the water source. After you meet him, Colonel Autumn assumes control over the Enclave; in a coup prior to his death. When you confront Colonel Autumn about the modified FEV virus, he tells you that this plan was rejected by him months ago.
So if where Colonel Autumn became head of the Enclave (as he does briefly at the end of the game), there is no way the modified FEV virus would be added to the water; unless you did it behind his back (in which case it's not really the Enclave who are evil...it's you).
So under Colonel Autumn, there would be no mutant genocide and only an authoritarian organisation committed to rebuilding the US government and helping the people of the wasteland. Not great, but in a world where you have the choice between an ineffectual government body or a dystopian anarchist hellscape...most people would choose authoritarian stability in a heart beat.
In the end, even though the story of Fallout 3 paints them as bad guys; they are technically the best choice for the capital wasteland, and should be considered the game's good guys.


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AXA lends a helping hand to Habitat for Humanity and GI Go Fund
Employees donated their time and abilities to build a house for a disabled veteran
AXA recently teamed up with The GI Go Fund and Habitat for Humanity to lend a helping hand to a family in need. Swapping the office for a construction site and laptops for hammers, about 20 AXA volunteers were able to make progress on a house in Newark, New Jersey that a disabled veteran will call home. This house is part of a larger Habitat for Humanity initiative, Harmony Point, which is an urban-style subdivision of three buildings containing a total of nine separate units. This project is one of Habitat for Humanity Newark's most expansive projects to date.
Through this project, AXA supported Habitat for Humanity's mission to build houses for those in need but was also able to support the GI Go Fund which aims to help military veterans find employment, access housing, and secure educational and health benefits. This initiative was made possible due to support from the AXA Foundation.
The participating volunteers are members of AXA CARES (Creating Awareness Recognition Encouragement Support of military personnel and their families), AXA's Employee Resource Group (ERG) dedicated to raising awareness and providing support to our military employees, their families, and service men and women throughout the community. AXA CARES also sponsors Honor Flights during which AXA employees offer emotional and physical support to war veterans during trips to the war memorials in Washington D.C.
Learn more about AXA's ERG's and commitment to Diversity and Inclusion here.


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I have decided to start from the beginning of animation again. After being out of college for over a year I want to recharge my my skills and try to grasp all of the things that may have slipped my understanding. Like many cg animators I do not block enough.
I have realized that I do not block enough of my animation and why my splined results are always hard to watch. I can really appreciate the amount of detail he has here and it is a level to strive for.


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Transformed by Fire
"Transformed by Fire"
A Musical/Poetic Collaboration
with Andrea Clearfield and Ariana Kramer
In 2017,
Ariana Kramer and composer
Andrea Clearfield
were awarded an
Aldo & Estella Leopold Writers Residency
through the
Leopold Writing Program
The residency was held at Mi Casita in Tres Piedras, NM. As their collaborative project, Ariana wrote a poetic text which Andrea set to music for baritone, piano and choral accents.
"Transformed by Fire" explores Aldo Leopold's changing perception of wolves and the necessary role they play in our ecosystems.
"Transformed by Fire" was presented at the Harwood Museum of Art in Taos, New Mexico in August 2017 with baritone Mark Jackson, pianist Andrea Clearfield and members of the Taos Community Chorus.
An encore performance was offered in September 2017 in response to audience request. "Transformed by Fire" was presented by Society of the Muse of the Southwest (SOMOS) in April 2018 at 7 p.m. at the Harwood Museum of Art in Taos as part of National Poetry Month events.
Ariana and Andrea are currently seeking funding to expand their collaborative piece into a ten-movement evening-length work for baritone, chorus and chamber ensemble or chamber orchestra.
Listen here to composer Andrea Clearfield discuss the musical motifs of "Transformed by Fire." Thank you to Cultural Energy for this live recording of Andrea's comments on September 6, 2017.
Photo by Sanny Leviste
As part of her slideshow which gives background on the research process that informed "Transformed by Fire," Ariana Kramer shows a photograph of Aldo Leopold (courtesy The Aldo Leopold Archives) and reads from his essay on
Draba verna
which inspired "Spark."
Transformed by Fire (Five Movements)
Poetry by Ariana Kramer
I. Encounter
A mother plays
at the river bank,
crosses water.
Her yearlings
She raises her head.
I see her eyes.
They burn
with a green fire.
My shot a thought ringing out.
My bullet the force
of Man against Wolf.
I am young.
I stand on rimrock,
look to dark mountain skies.
My thought:
fewer wolves, more deer;
no wolves, hunter's paradise.
I still see her eyes - still.
They burn me
with a fierce green fire.
II. Spark
A spark
smolders, ignites,
passes through wingtips
of migrating cranes.
I kneel
to small green stems of white stars
I catch their tiny flash in my hands.
I have drawn my bowstring
across my heart. I have found my love.
We have taught our children
to swim, to fish, to track, to hunt,
to learn the land.
We have taught them to love
the smell of campfire supper-smoke.
Around the dancing flames
we sing our songs. I whistle along.
We plant trees
to restore the lonely land.
I have drawn my bowstring
across my heart. I have found my love.
We have taught our children
to feel, to see, to hear, to know,
to love the land.
We have taught them to listen
when the wild geese call.
We have taught them to love
the wild places in their hearts.
Together we have learned to love.
IV. Consequence
No wolves. Hunter's paradise?
A foolish thought. A foolish thought.
I walk in a wolfless wilderness.
I see deer – dead,
thin from starvation.
Too many to feed.
Trees stripped bare.
What have we done
to the wilderness?
V. Understanding
I am older.
I know, now.
A green flame
burns in each of us.
Wolf enlivens the land
like a fragrant fire.
Wolf runs deer
like water over mountains.
Saplings grow strong.
Bird song fills their branches.
I know, now. I know, now –
a green fire, the green fire.
Everything on, over and in
the land belongs together.
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Transformed by Fire


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If you have an email account from Microsoft or Google, then Cloud based technology is not a new concept to you. The technology has finally hit the Accounting industry and is making a huge difference and changing the role of Accountants for years to come. The cloud provides great benefits that save time and money which is re-invested into your business.
Moving your accounting from "On-Premise" to "The-Cloud" can bring significant benefits. Not only is it cheaper, more secure but also accessible comparatively to the desktop counterpart. Below are the Top 5 reasons I think Cloud technology is the best thing after bread.
1. Accessible anywhere providing the required flexibility - Cloud accounting software allows the user to access their information securely 24/7 from anywhere all that is needed is an internet connection. You no longer have to buy multiple licenses or carry your laptop everywhere. As small business owners are out and about and now have access to the engine room anywhere. That quick report to see how your business is doing. Done.
2. Cloud Accounting is a time saver. This is taking the traditional method of Accounting and reversing it on it's head. Connecting your online banking to your cloud software package means the bank feeds from your credit card and bank card statements come directly through to the software system. The reconciliation process of accounting used to be a huge headache but with bank feeds your constantly synced to the bank so your reconciliation is never off. No data entry. More strategy.
3. Build your customized cloud software. In the past building your own customized solution would have been extremely expensive with hiring IT consultants and other experts. Products like Xero and Quickbooks online have an ecosystem of apps to choose from which are called "add-ons". Some add-ons are free while others carry a fee of a few extra bucks monthly. Thinking of automating your Accounts Receivable collection process...Yup there's a app for that!
4. Sharing and collaboration has been overhauled. In the old days the accountant would spend most of time "converting" a Simply Accounting file to a useable Quickbooks format. Once this conversion was completed the accountant would then move on to the actual year-end process. With the ability of sharing and collaboration the Accountant is now put in a position of having a conversation with clients during the year not just during the year-end. No more copying data to USB drives sharing is effortless.
5. Improved security. A lot of people object to the security element of financial information in the cloud. Actually cloud-hosted software is more secure than software hosted locally on your desktop or your own server. The data is stored in high security storage facilities and your data is encrypted meaning it is unreadable to hackers. Additionally, your data is backed up multiple times in a day in many different locations to help protect your data. If your laptop is stolen well that's okay just buy a new one because your data is safe. If you are comfortable using online banking, you should be equally comfortable using Cloud technology.
Essentially with Cloud technology you have the ability to compete with bigger companies on a technological level but get to keep that small business owner mindset. I think this marriage of the two principals will help grow businesses. Most businesses see Accounting as a necessary tax compliance, it is but Accounting is the business language and if you know the language well you can really start to realize the benefits the information can provide.
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Being an Owner
Winston Churchill once said that "the price of greatness is responsibility." As an employee-owned firm, the firm has experienced 100 years of responsibility for its owners and its clients, and our commitment to remaining 100% employee owned going forward is our continued commitment to greatness.
KJ is an employee-owned firm, and our ownership is very broad compared to other firms in the water and environmental consulting marketplace. The company is owned directly by over 40% of the employees from all areas of the organization. As an employee-owned firm, we are accountable to all employees and not to others outside of the organization. As a result, we control our own future.
Annually, KJ offers stock ownership opportunities to non-shareholder employees who demonstrate expertise, contributions, and dedication to the values, goals and vision of the company.
As employee-owners and future employee-owners, every employee is a steward of the company's success. We do something special at KJ. As an employee-owned organization, we control our vision and our path forward, and we are proud to serve our clients and communities by solving their most important environmental challenges.
Developing Our Careers
Professional development is vital to our employees' progress and satisfaction, and KJ offers numerous opportunities to cultivate their knowledge and expertise.
- Our culture encourages participation in challenging projects; working with experienced mentors; achieving individual and firm goals and teaming with colleagues, partners and vendors to grow our capabilities.
- We encourage our employees to join professional, industry and local organizations, committees and boards; attend industry and community events; and give presentations and write papers.
- We offer programs supporting tuition reimbursement, continuing education and certifications.
- KJ's biannual technical conference, TechEx, is a unique event where KJ employees meet to celebrate our technical accomplishments, share experiences with fellow employees, assess what the market and our clients need, and engage with others to develop relationships and opportunities.
Providing Opportunities for New Professionals
Our New Professionals Initiative (NPI) is for KJ employees with fewer than 10 years of professional experience in their current field. The goal of NPI is to encourage networking and sharing of experiences and useful information to stimulate the minds and careers of new professionals in an atmosphere which facilitates open communication. All new professionals, regardless of business unit or background (technical, marketing, operations, administrative, etc.) are encouraged to participate. NPI seeks to be a platform for growth by connecting new professionals with peers, mentors, and senior KJ personnel to increase knowledge transfer and act as a springboard to exciting opportunities, relationships, and a stronger KJ.
Supporting the Success and Growth of Women and All KJ Employees
The KJ Women's Network serves as a forum within KJ to further enhance professional relationships, as well as share information, resources, ideas and experiences. This group strives to provide support by sharing knowledge, offering professional direction to support career advancement, and promoting a supportive network for all employees.
Contributing to our Communities and Causes
KJ's Cornerstone Program is an initiative designed to harness the collective passion of our people towards volunteering. This program is employee-driven and promotes a KJ environment where employee-volunteers are supported and their efforts are celebrated. In many ways, the volunteer spirit is the cornerstone of what we do professionally.
Its goals are to organize and expand our positive impact within the communities and environments where we live; encourage and expand our internal team-building to promote a culture of positive, inclusive and external accomplishment; and, when possible, connect with our clients and their volunteering programs to encourage and promote collective successes beyond our project work.
Event types and organizations include races/relays, civic and charitable organizations, student and alumni events, and volunteer partnership activities.
Committing to a Diverse and Inclusive Workplace
At KJ, Diversity of Thought is what we strive for. It has been said that "diversity is the art of thinking independently together."
As part of our focus to provide innovative and effective solutions for our clients, KJ strives to be a more diverse and inclusive firm where individuals interact, debate, innovate and develop to their full potential. Our goal is to promote and maintain an atmosphere of respect in which all individuals treat others humanely, with mutual understanding and acceptance, and other opinions and perspectives are heard and respected.
The KJ Diversity & Inclusion Council was formed to coordinate diversity efforts; improve recruitment, advancement and retention of qualified staff in underrepresented groups; and enhance a welcoming and engaging workplace atmosphere and an overall inclusive KJ community. Council members and the President meet periodically to review the objectives, promote outreach, and obtain input from individual employees and our Employee Resource Groups to review established annual firm goals and share ideas for future goals.
If you want your voice heard, KJ is a place where we want and need to hear it.
Commitment to Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action:
KJ is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, pregnancy and pregnancy-related conditions, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, marital status, disability, citizenship status, genetics, protected veteran status, or any other characteristics protected by applicable law.


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What is deprescribing?
Deprescribing means reducing or stopping medications that may not be beneficial or may be causing harm. The goal of deprescribing is to maintain or improve quality of life.
Deprescribing involves patients, caregivers, healthcare providers and policy makers.
Deprescribing MUST ALWAYS be done with the help of your doctor, nurse or pharmacisT.
Why deprescribe?
Medications save lives: people suffering from chronic conditions such as diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, cancer, mental illness and chronic pain take medications to help control their symptoms and lead meaningful lives. However, for each medication, it is important to consider both the benefits and the potential risks.
Over time and with age, some medications can become unnecessary or even harmful. What helped improve health at one stage in life may not be of benefit now, and may even cause harm because of side effects and drug interactions. Potential medications harms include falls, memory problems, hospitalizations and death.
The body is always changing, as are our life circumstances. Our medications should reflect these changes. That's why it's important to make appointments at regular intervals with your health care provider specifically to review your medications. Why was the medication started? Is there a plan for monitoring potential side effects? When should you consider reducing or stopping the medication? Learn tips to manage medications safely and start a conversation with your health care provider.
Medications as we age
As we get older, changes in the body make us more sensitive to medications:
The brain becomes more sensitive to drug effects
Medications stay longer in our body because we have less muscle and more body fat
Our liver and kidneys do not process medications as efficiently as when we were younger
Our body contains less water and medications can become more concentrated
Did you know?
71% of Canadian seniors are willing to stop a medication if their doctor says it is possible (Sirois et al. 2017).
Are some medications riskier than other?
Some medications are considered to be particularly risky—or potentially inappropriate—for people over 65. Inappropriate prescriptions are those where the risks outweigh the benefits, and safer alternative treatments with greater or equal efficacy for the same condition exist.
Risky medications are associated with higher incidence of medication-related harms such as memory problems, falls and fractures.
Which medications should be considered for deprescribing?
Below is a list of a few of the medications considered to be risky, especially for people over age 65. When appropriate, these drugs should be considered for deprescribing. Follow the links for more information about these medications, and safer alternatives:
Anti-inflammatory medications such as ibuprofen or naproxen (Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs or NSAIDs)
Antipsychotic medication when used as a sleeping pill or for dementia behavioural and psychological symptoms (e.g. quetiapine/Seroquel®, risperidone/Risperdal®)
Long-acting type-2 diabetes medications (e.g. glyburide/DiaBeta®)
Medications for allergies and itchiness: first-generation antihistamines (e.g. diphenhydramine/Benadryl®)
Opioid medication for chronic pain (e.g. oxycodone/OxyNeo®, Percocet®)
Sleeping pills/anti-anxiety medication (e.g. alprazolam/Xanax®, zolpidem/Sublinox®)
Stomach pills for acid reflux: proton-pump inhibitors (e.g. pantoprazole/Pantoloc®)
Risky medications are very costly:
$419M is spent every year on potentially harmful prescription medications for Canadian seniors.
$1.4B is spent every year in health care costs to treat harmful effects from these medications on Canadian seniors.
Seniors who fill risky prescriptions in Canada
31% of men and 42% of women over the age of 65 take at least one risky prescription medication. Over the age of 85, 39% of men and 47% of women take at least one risky medication.
Please consult your doctor, nurse or pharmacist before stopping or changing any medication.
Taking too many medications can also increase the risk of medication harms


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The number of homeless people in Eastbourne has more than quadrupled in two years, new figures reveal.
A government report says there were around 41 people living on the streets in autumn 2017 – compared to 10 in 2015. Of these, 36 were men and five women.
The figures, gathered by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, show homelessness in the town has been rising quickly, with 19 sleeping rough in 2016.
This reflects a wider trend of homelessness increasing in coastal communities in Sussex. The study, released at the end of last month, shows nearby Hastings had 16 rough sleepers in 2015 and now has around 40.
Perhaps the most dramatic increase though is in Brighton, which has risen by 100 people since 2015 to 178.
However, these figures may be conservative, as a report by Shelter last November in fact recorded 291 people as homeless in Eastbourne (read more here).
Responding to the new government figures, Eastbourne Borough Council said the town's proximity to Brighton was one of the factors which has led to an increase in rough sleepers here.
A spokesperson said, "We know from national figures that rough sleeping in the UK has increased significantly over the last three years and is often a very challenging and complex issue to address, particularly when some people choose to sleep rough rather than access assistance and housing.
"South coast towns have seen a particularly large increase. It is probable that our proximity to Brighton is a factor in the number of rough sleepers in Eastbourne.
"In response to this the council has introduced a monthly drop-in service for rough sleepers to access a range of housing and support services in one place.
"This holistic approach is considered more effective than asking individuals to attend a range of appointments in different locations and has resulted in positive outcomes around health and housing.
"This model is being strengthened as a result of a project for which Eastbourne has successfully secured government funding.
"The rough sleeping prevention project is a partnership with other local authorities and aims to assist single people who are at imminent risk of rough sleeping or who have been found to be new to rough sleeping.
"Once the individuals are identified they are supported by a bespoke service that can offer targeted and personalised interventions to secure housing. If necessary, emergency accommodation can be provided whilst more suitable accommodation is secured."
A winter night shelter is available throughout the coldest months for homeless people in Eastbourne to seek shelter.
To find out more, call 07932 407730 or drop in at Christ Church, Seaside, between 1pm-3pm on Monday-Friday.
Other services available to vulnerable people in town include the Matthew 25 Mission, Eastbourne Foodbank, the Salvation Army, Warming Up The Homeless, and Fatfleshed Ministries.


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Fourteen Drops
Brand identity
Located in the beautiful North Yorkshire market town of Yarm, Fourteen Drops is a new family-run wine bar, charcuterie and bottle shop. Founded by sommelier Fiona McLain, the emphasis is on simplicity and quality, with fresh produce and great wines from a range of interesting producers and makers.
We worked closely together to create a name, identity and tone of voice that would capture this ethos, express the family personality, and reflect the sophisticated charm of its location.
The name, Fourteen Drops, came from the number of drops supposedly still to be found in a wine bottle after it's finished (according to an old family saying, usually uttered after a bottle or two). This and other family sayings, witticisms and little phrases formed the basis of a relaxed, conversational and playful language.
The identity reflects 'simple quality': at it's heart is a symbol that brings to life the fourteen drops of wine, combined with a clean and elegant wordmark. The visual language draws on a paired-back approach combined with natural materials and a touch of copper, which has been applied across signage, business cards, menus, packaging, labels and gift vouchers.


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VATICAN CITY (CNS) — A lifestyle that is environmentally ethical cannot be "schizophrenic" — for example, by showing more care for animals and forests, than for the plight of people, Pope Francis said.
A green lifestyle must be consistent and complete, driven by a love for God the creator and all of his creation, the pope said in a speech Jan. 5 to the Italian Association of Catholic Teachers, which held its national congress in Rome in early January.
The elementary school teachers must help children from a young age understand and practice an environmentally ethical lifestyle that must not be "schizophrenic," that is, a kind of disconnected concern for, as an example, "taking care of animals in extinction, but ignoring problems facing the elderly. No. Or defending the Amazon rainforest, but neglecting the rights of workers to have a fair wage," he said.
This approach demands teaching the importance of personal responsibility, not bombarding the children with slogans or catchy commands that someone else will have to carry out, he said. Teach children to have an enthusiastic appetite for "experiencing an environmental ethics that stem from the choices and behaviors in daily life," he said.
The pope also encouraged teachers and schools to rebuild a new alliance with families that mutually supports and strengthens each other.
The educational alliance or "pact" that once existed among the state, schools and parents unfortunately "is broken" and must be repaired, he said.
Since constructive collaboration no longer comes "naturally," plan and design a way for it to happen, even with the help of experts in education, said the pope, who used to teach at a Jesuit high school in Buenos Aires.
"But even before that, foster a new 'conspiracy' — and I am fully aware of this wording — between teachers and parents," becoming jointly responsible accomplices to promote the well-being of children, he said.
Teachers and parents cannot see each other as opposing forces and or point fingers at each other, he said, but rather, they must put themselves "in the other's shoes, understanding the real difficulties both sides face today in education, and thus creating greater solidarity, a supportive collusion."
Pope Francis also urged the Catholic teachers to continue to be inspired by their Christian values, whether they teach in public or private Catholic schools, and to encourage their students to be open to others in a "culture of encounter."
The challenge is to work together to teach kids to be open to and interested in what is around them, he said.
They need to be "capable of caring and tenderness — I am thinking of bullying here — free from widespread fallacies" that claim the only way to be worth anything is "to be competitive, aggressive and tough toward others, especially toward those who are different, foreign or seen as being an obstacle in some way to one's personal success," he said.
"Unfortunately, this is the 'air' our children often breathe," he said. The remedy is to give them a "change of air" that is healthier and more humane, he said, which is why it is important teachers build a new alliance with parents.
Help kids see others as brothers and sisters to be respected and as worthwhile in getting to know "with their past, their virtues and defects, assets and limits," he said.
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