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Description « V/A - French Disco Boogie Sounds Vol.2 (1978-1985, selected by Charles Maurice) (2LP Gatefold) »
After a first edition acclaimed internationally, Favorite Recordings and Charles Maurice finally follows-up to their French Disco Boogie Sounds compilation with a second volume!!
Pursuing his fine work at digging rare music from around the world, DJ and collector Charles Maurice presents another brilliant selection of great music linked to France and French West-Indies: 12 hidden and forgotten titles, all produced between 1978 and 1985, whether in France, or by French artists abroad. This time again, he perfectly browse and defines the great energy and quality of this specific Disco/Funk scene at that time, both in the underground market, or through bigger labels.
On one hand, tracks by Crystal, Jackie Esam, Ideku Dynasty or Marc Ashy, were produced by small artists and labels from the French Caribbean and African community and also filled with a raw spirit and some Tropical influences. On the other hand, tracks by Claude Morgan, Greg Smaha, Roots, or Black Bells Group, were released by major labels such as Phonogram, RCA, Derby, or Carrere, thanks to confirmed independent producers, acting not only in France, but also in Canada and the US.
Today, Favorite Recordings and Charles Maurice are very proud to unearth these 12 gems, with amongst them some very hard to find and almost unknown titles.
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We ancitipated Bruges, which our research touted to be "The beer capital of the world." We had a 1/2 day tour scheduled at the beginning, which in addition to some historic sites and buildings, was to also include some chocolate and beer tasting. Belgium is know for its chocolate, its waffles, and its beer. Unfortunately, we recieved a call from our guide who was driving from Brussels, as we waited out by the cruise terminal. He was tied up in traffic from a major accident and it didn't look good that he would be arriving any time soon. We ultimately cancelled and took a taxi into the city. Even though it doesn't seem far on the map, it was a good 1/2 hour drive, and during that time our driver – whose English was excellent (though his native language is Dutch), gave us some historical context.
Bruges, was perhaps one of the earliest Belgian cities, rising in medieval times and becoming a major trade center at the Renaissance emerged. It was strategically located near the sea (our port of call was Zeebrugge, which means "Bruges by the Sea").
There is a continuous canal from the port in to the center of the city. Its most prominent feature is the Markt, a large oval plaza, surrounded by colorful and impressive architecture; today mostly retail establishments catering largely to tourists. Our cab driver dropped us off on a quiet street directly behind the Markt and we made arrangement for him to pick us up and return us to the cruise port later that afternoon. As we walked into the open plaza, it became immediately obvious that this was a photogenic scene. Lining the plaza on one side are some very colorful buildings with Dutch Colonial architecture, belying strong Dutch influence. There are some pretty impressive historic buildings, including a belfry that dates back to 1240, once the center of the town on the other perimeters.
The Belfry is about 272 feet high and it towers over the surrounding buildings.
Bruges City Hall also faces the Markt and is an impressive building.
WWe arrived between 9:30 and 10:00 a.m., to a city that – surprisingly – had not seemed to have awoken yet. We walked around some of the surrounding streets where there were no vehicles, few people, and shops that had yet to open.
Bruges is also a city with numerous canals, and has been referred to as the Venice of the North. Having spent a fair amount of time in Venice, I can say that while the canals in Bruges (and Amsterdam) are impressive and lie in beautiful surroundings, they are very different from the canals of Venice. Notably, there are automobiles everywhere. Having said that, I will be among the first to agree that Bruges' canals are photogenic.
Indeed, canal tours are among the most popular thing to do in Bruges, and certainly afford a great way to see the city.
In addition to tasting some of the local brew and chocolate, we did walk around the old city and saw a few other nice sights as we walked.
Ultimately, we found some beer, we found some chocolate, and we ended up a nice, rather relaxing day in Bruges at Cuvee Wine Bar, where we had a couple nice wines, and some cheeses and meats, before heading back to the cruise port. Back at the cruise port, as we sat on the back bar enjoying the late sun, a drink and the sail-away, I wasn't sure whether to feel safe, or threatened, given that the ship moored directly behind us was most certainly not a pleasure cruiser. It appears that they make them a bit smaller than we do stateside. 🙂

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Citrine Crystal in Sterling Silver Tension Wrapped Pendant
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Total Weight: 14.06 carats
Size: 28 mm tall by 14 mm wide by 8 mm thick
Wire Metal: Sterling Silver
Material: Citrine Crystal
On sale today is a beautiful Citrine Crystal artfully wrapped in a tension forged sterling silver wire wrap. This is a wonderful stone that has a lovely bright yellow orange color and interesting iron oxide spots near the top making it truly unique. The dramatic color is highlighted by the swirling waves of sterling silver which securely grasp the stone and really make it pop.
Metaphysically, citrine is known as the "merchants stone'" and it assists in the acquisition of wealth. It is a stone of prosperity and success and is great for everyone who works is sales. It is also known as a good luck stone and is great for anyone who needs a little boost.
My wire work is all done by me in a tension forging technique using a hammer and anvil. I have been using this technique for almost 17 years with great results. I call it tension forging because all that holds the piece securely in the wrap is the tension of the wire. It is a single piece of wire and there is no glue or solder added making it exceedingly organic while still remaining very secure.
Photos: I try to give a good idea of the piece that you are buying, so I always take two photos. The first photo is in natural light and the second photo is under LED lights. That way you have an example of what the piece looks like in multiple lighting situations. This is also why the two photos do not always match but it is always of the same piece of jewelry.


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U.S. oilseed production for 2018/19 is projected at 135.6 million tons, up 7.7 million from last month mainly due to a higher soybean production forecast. Soybean production is forecast at 4,586 million bushels, up 276 million on higher yields. Harvested area is forecast at 88.9 million acres, unchanged from the July projection.
The first survey-based soybean yield forecast of 51.6 bushels per acre is 3.1 bushels above last month and 2.5 bushels above last year. As higher production more than offsets lower beginning stocks, soybean supplies for 2018/19 are projected at a record 5,040 million bushels, 5 percent above last month.
With larger supplies, crush and exports are raised 15 and 20 million bushels respectively. Ending stocks are projected at 785 million bushels, up 205 million from last month.
The U.S. season-average soybean price for 2018/19 is forecast at $8.90 per bushel at the midpoint, down 35 cents from last month. The soybean meal price forecast at $295 to $335 per short ton, down $20 at the midpoint. The soybean oil price forecast is unchanged at 28.0 to 32.0 cents per pound.
U.S. soybean changes for 2017/18 include higher exports, higher crush, and lower ending stocks. Exports are raised 25 million bushels to 2,110 million on strong export sales and shipments through July. Crush is raised 10 million bushels to a record 2,040 million on strong soybean meal exports. With increased crush and exports, soybean ending stocks are reduced 35 million bushels to 430 million.
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Global oilseed 2018/19 supply and demand forecasts include higher production, exports, crush, and stocks compared to last month. Global oilseed production for 2018/19 is projected at 603.1 million tons, up 10.5 million with higher soybean, sunflowerseed, cottonseed, and peanut production partly offset by lower rapeseed.
Global soybean, peanut, and cottonseed crops are raised on higher U.S. production. Sunflowerseed production is higher for the EU, benefitting from favorable weather conditions in southern and southeastern Europe. Conversely, hot, dry weather in northern Europe resulted in a 1-million-ton reduction to EU rapeseed production.
Other oilseed production changes include higher sunflowerseed and rapeseed production for Russia and Ukraine due to beneficial weather conditions over the past few weeks.
Global oilseed exports for 2018/19 are projected at 182.5 million tons, up 1.2 million with higher soybean exports for the United States and higher rapeseed exports for Ukraine. Global crush is raised 1.2 million tons to 501.8 million. Lower soybean crush for China and rapeseed crush for the EU are offset by higher rapeseed crush for Russia and sunflowerseed crush for the EU, Russia, and Ukraine. With larger increases to supply than use, global oilseed stocks are raised 8.3 million tons to 119.9 million.


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The draft Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Bill is expected to go into the Statute Book in early 2015. It covers a range of issues but proposals to increase transparency of the ownership and control of companies are key areas of concern. The Government has also committed to a requirement for companies to obtain, hold and make public certain information about their beneficial ownership and control ...
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Project: Community House and First Aid Station
In Africa, single mothers are often stigmatised and get hardly any support. With the community house project we want to create an environment where young mothers can establish social contacts, where they can get help and where their creativity is promoted.
It will be a place where not only information is exchanged, but where they can also engage in physical activities such as dancing lessons, do sports together, draw and knit. These activities are offered to give the women more self-confidence.
We want to give women the opportunity to borrow books and to stay informed. For this purpose, we will set up a small library and provide internet access. More knowledge and education will ease the way to social integration.
The community house will also serve as a shelter for abused women and children and be able to provide first aid.


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Sudan presses new Press Law, What dose it means for journalist
Finally the Sudanese national Assembly passed Sudan new press law on Monday June 8. but the question is what is the deference between the first draft and the final draft of this press law. is there still remain some restriction to the right of journalist or not in this new press law.I have posted a blog post about this law when it was in the bill stage (proposed Law stage) in a blog post titled STOP Censorship: Sudan Government tries to issue law on journalism. the bill has finally became a law and it has been passed. nonetheless as i asked previously what is the deference from the first draft and the final draft of this law. to answer this question lets just go back in time and see what had happened inside Sudan National Assembly Parliament that led to this law bill to change for lesser restriction against journalist. when the bill was suggested in the National Assembly many members of the parliament have abandoned there seat to exit the building in a strong retributive reaction toward the bill. in this post i would like to state what was the restriction that the bill imposed and what wore the reaction of some parliament members toward this law.
for example a spoke personal from the national alliance stated
Parliamentary member Farouk Abu-Issa, head of the National Democratic Alliance,
who calls the bill "unjust, repressive and vague", says that he and other independent deputies presented a "good democratic draft of [a] press law", but this was ignored by parliament.
and also for example an editor-in chief of a news paper
Murtada al-Ghali, editor-in chief of the Freedom Bells newspaper, described the draft law as the most "restrictive" media legislation to emerge in Sudan.
"The law insists… on punishment," he said, "[and] it is aggressive punishment."
Some of the most controversial issues that circled around this bill was the finical punishment and banning/suspension punishment toward the newspaper or the Author. The financial punishment toward the newspaper or the author could reach up to 50,000 Sudanese Pounds or 21,000 US dollar which is a huge sum of money in a developing country such as Sudan for a journalist. in case of the banning/suspension of the newspaper of the journalist articles the duration is to be decided by the court. the new change in the bill from it first draft is that the payment of 21,000 US has been removed but the court can assign a payment penalty to a journalist or the newspaper. in the banning/suspension case it is still under the court jurisdiction to decide the time and the duration of the suspension. of course what i have just discussed in this post is just the tip of the iceberg in the criteria and requirement that comes with the passing of this law on journalist and newspaper. Nevertheless the good news is that the change toward more freedom of expression and less restriction and punishment has been felt in the final draft of this article more this it first draft. as one of the newpaper editor in chief state that the change to the final version from the first version is almost 80%. this of course after many protest toward the law from outside(by journalist) and and inside the parliament(by parliament Members).
As for my reaction lets just say no comment!!!!!!!. but here is what i can say there still hopes in changing this law and i hope for those parliament members to push more for lesser restriction before the upcoming election in 2010. as for you dear reader i know i cant request you to shear your thought in this case(sorry for the no comment statement) , but wishes that if you have any comment or an issues you wish to state please feel free to do so.
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There was a comic strip in the Sunday paper a couple of weeks ago that caught me attention. It was February 22, 2015. The comic strip was "Jump Start". Take a look:
Wow! That last block left me paused, sitting there in silence, waiting. Waiting for the next frame to miraculously appear and begin to tell me a story of desegregation in the church, but nothing appeared. It could be that the author did intend to share with us that the young man's church was also desegregated, but the lesson here felt rather like, 'we have learned to live out desegregation in the community, yet we haven't done so well in the church.'
That's the message I took away from the comic strip. I don't know if it was the intended message or not.
I am a proponent for multicultural worship. Add multigenerational to that. You can add multidenominational (ecumenical) and multilingual if you'd like. We can learn much from one another when we come together in worship. Worship for people of different cultures and languages has components of worshiping with heart, mind, soul, and body. People worship differently. People tend to worship within their comfort zones, on many levels.
I also know that for some folks it is important to worship in within one's community, to share the deep and rich traditions, to be able to express oneself freely without feeling out of place.
It's not an either/or situation for me, but rather a both/and.
An example. I am Caucasian. Or white if you prefer that term. Or non-hispanic as it is listed on some forms. Most of my life I have worshiped in primarily white congregations. That is mainly because of where I have lived. However, take me to to an African American church, a Spanish speaking church,a Native American worship gathering or to Jamaica or Costa Rica and my spirit finds its home in worship there. I can easily and freely worship within those contexts. I may look out of place, but my spirit is at home.
I love the spirituals from the African-American culture. I enjoy the songs from the African culture that have life in them. There is a Zulu song, "Walking in the Light of God" (Upper Room Worship Book #433) [similar to "We are Marching"] that I cannot stand still when I hear. I have to walk. At our 2 year Academy we would walk around the worship space when we sang that song. At Soulfeast this past summer, when that song was sung, I couldn't remain still, I started walking.
If I hear the gospel song "I'll Fly Away", I'm likely to fly. Yep. It's true. I don't always "fly" when I hear that gospel song. In fact, since I felt spirit-led to "fly" a couple of months back in my home church and did..... and later realized the District Superintendent was worshiping with us that morning (GULP!), I am sometimes more hesitant to fly. ☺ However, having said that, if it truly is spirit-led, then my worship is not about me or others, it is about God. So if you see me skipping, flying, walking, or marching, you can guarantee the Holy Spirit has "ahold" of me.
Worship for me is a time and place to surrender it all to God. For me to be in community with others who are open to the moving of the Spirit is truly a joyful thing.
Spanish is my 2nd language and I am able to engage in worship in that language. Another language, silence, has become a powerful language of worship for me over the past several years, teaching me that as I listen and wait in the presence of God I am transformed.
The comic strip "Jump Start" makes a point. I think the point is that we are a little too segregated still in our worship. I think we can do more to bring together the kingdom for worship and learn from one another aspects of worship.
The purpose of coming together at church for worship is not about us or our comfort, but rather about God. Maybe if we were able to keep that perspective, we would be able to be more open to worshiping with others that look, speak, and worship different than ourselves.
Maybe, just maybe, we could get to the point where our churches are desegregated.
I realize that some churches are doing it well and others are growing in their desegregation, little by little. I also realize that some folks are happy where they are, regardless of race or language.
My point in sharing is that this comic strip got me thinking. Not only did it get me to thinking about how we don't share with one another in worship often enough and therefore miss out on some significant kingdom sharing, but it also got me to reflect on how the Spirit has worked and moved in my own spirit to allow me to worship among God's people.
What about you? As you read the comic strip, what strikes you? What reflections does it bring to your mind?
Blessings on your journey!
P.S. I thought I would share the Zulu song with you. I found a version of it. ☺


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Remember The Day?
Well, I'm thinking that next in line is going to be movie theaters.
I know I haven't been to one in a while, and on top of that, I haven't really watched a movie at all in a while. I'm more interested in investing in characters that are going to be around for a season. For 14 episodes.
Almost like a bunch of movies.
I don't know, it's not a super scientific analysis by any means. I just think movie theaters are going to start going the way of video stores.
Just kind of a gut feeling.
Me? I still miss drive ins. And I only went to one once.
Maybe I'd go to movies more if I had a date. What do I know?


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Social Ontology (7,5 hp)
Social ontology is a rapidly growing field within analytic philosophy. The general topic is the metaphysics of the social world, for instance, the nature of events like the French Revolution, entities like nations and peoples, and institutions such as monarchy and private property. The main question is: What is the nature and structure of social and institutional reality?
A number of questions are related to this topic: What is an institutional fact, e.g. the fact that Stefan Löfven is the prime minister of Sweden? How are social and institutional facts possible? How do we construct an objective social reality? Which are the basic building blocks of social reality? Is there a principle underlying all institutional reality? Can we discover social facts? How do social facts fit into our theory of the natural world? And what is social power and social structures? These questions form the subject matter of social ontology and the foundation of the social sciences.
During this course, we will provide answers to the above questions by discussing an influential theory in this field - Searle's theory of social reality - and some of the most important objections and additions to it. The purpose is to increase our understanding of the social phenomena we all encounter on an everyday basis, such as money, an institution like Stockholm University, and being a student with various forms of social power such as rights (positive deontic powers) and obligations (negative deontic powers).
Course dates: September 4 - October 23
Time and room: Fridays 10-12 in room F239, F279 (11/9) and F263 (9/10, 23/10)
Teacher: Åsa Burman
- Andersson, Åsa, Power and social ontology, Bokbox Publications, 2007
- Searle, John, The construction of social reality, New York: Free Press, 1996
Selected articles and book chapters:
Theme: Social ontology as the foundation of the social sciences?
- Thomasson, Amie, "Foundations for a social ontology," ProtoSociology, 18-19: 2003
Theme: Human rights as institutional facts?
- James, Susan, "Rights as enforceable claims", Proceedings of the Aristotelian Society 103 (2): 2003
- Searle, John, "Human rights" chapter 8 in Making the social world, Oxford University Press, 2010
Theme: Social power: Gender and race as social facts?
- Haslanger, Sally, "Gender and Race: (What) are they? (What) do we want them to be?" Noûs 34:1, 2000
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15 juni 2016
Webbredaktör: Daniel Ramöller
Sidansvarig: Filosofiska institutionen


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The Fetco 2132 Dual XTS 1 gallon extractor series commercial brewer is the prefect coffee maker for busy specialty cafes, office coffee service (OCS), restaurants, or quick serve restaurants. This dula brewers European design fits well in any front-of-house environment. In addition, the Fetco 2132 XTS easily duplicates batch profiles and those can be moved between brewers with the use of a removable SD card (sold separately). You'll love the ease of use, intuitive menu and the ability to brew up to 2 gallons at a time.
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- Thursday 10th Nov 2016
Kansa Vadh Devutthana Ekadashi Bhishma Panchak Begins
Kansa Vadh TimingsDashami Tithi Begins = 12:45 on 9/Nov/2016 Dashami Tithi Ends = 11:21 on 10/Nov/2016Kansa Vadh 2016Kansa was killed by Lord Krishna and the king Ugrasena was reinstated as King of Mathura on this day.Prabodhini Ekadashi ParanaOn 11th, Parana Time = 13:16 to 15:28 On Parana Day Hari Vasara End Moment = 14:30 Alternate Devutthana Ekadashi = 11/11/2016 On 12th, Parana Time for Alternate Ekadashi = 06:42 to 08:53 On Parana Day Dwadashi would be over before Sunrise Ekadashi Tithi Begins = 11:21 on 10/Nov/2016 Ekadashi Tithi Ends = 09:12 on 11/Nov/20162016 Prabodhini Ekadashi, Dev Uthani EkadashiPrabodhini Ekadashi is commonly known as Dev Uthani Ekadashi and Devutthana Ekadashi. Parana means breaking the fast. Ekadashi Parana is done after sunrise on next day of Ekadashi fast. It is necessary to do Parana within Dwadashi Tithi unless Dwadashi is over before sunrise. Not doing Parana within Dwadashi is similar to an offence. Parana should not be done during Hari Vasara. One should wait for Hari Vasara to get over before breaking the fast. Hari Vasara is first one fourth duration of Dwadashi Tithi. The most preferred time to break the fast is Pratahkal. One should avoid breaking the fast during Madhyahna. If due to some reasons one is not able to break the fast during Pratahkal then one should do it after Madhyahna. At times Ekadashi fasting is suggested on two consecutive days. It is advised that Smartha with family should observe fasting on first day only. The alternate Ekadashi fasting, which is the second one, is suggested for Sanyasis, widows and for those who want Moksha. When alternate Ekadashi fasting is suggested for Smartha it coincides with Vaishnava Ekadashi fasting day. Ekadashi fasting on both days is suggested for staunch devotees who seek for love and affection of Lord Vishnu.


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CBAO University and Cohen Brown Management Group Announce Virtual Workshops for Community Banks
A virtual workshop is LIVE and INTERACTIVE, just like you're in the classroom. Never prerecorded. Attendees enjoy the convenience and low cost of participating from their home, office, or mobile device.
"The workshop provided a "hands on" opportunity for our CSR's. I feel that all aspects of the workshop were appropriate. I would have liked to see more Community Banks from Ohio participate so that during the workshop we could have heard additional thoughts and ideas."
- Derek Williams, Consumers National Bank
Virtual Workshop Dates
The front-line employee (specifically the teller) is who most people think of when they talk about "their" bank. I always smile when I hear a friend or associate talk about "my bank" versus "the bank." Use of "my bank" reveals loyalty, ownership, and trust. This month we will focus on increasing your customers' use of "my bank" by listening for clues during customer conversations, taking a simple request for a rate to the next level of service, and offering the best-of-the-best service during the interaction at the teller window or pod.
Conducting a Hidden Clues Clinic
January 10, 2018
A Hidden Clues Clinic teaches your team how to identify specific financial clues from customers and the actions to take based on those clues. We will run through the process of the clinic as well as how to script the related Tag-on and the benefit statement during a banker conversation.
Handling the Rate Shopper
January 17, 2018
Each interaction with a customer is an opportunity to assist that person with a financial need. Handling the Rate Shopper will focus on how to take this inquiry to a current or future fulfillment of a customer's needs.
Tellers Drive to the Bottom Line
January 24, 2018
Tellers are being trained to identify customers or prospects who might want to buy products and services. This task requires tellers to learn about the various financial products and services the bank offers, so they can explain them to customers and prospects and refer interested customers or prospects to appropriate specialized personnel. This session will focus on how to create awareness of products and services.
During this session we will discuss uncovering a customer's or prospect's name during the interaction, creating awareness of products or service campaigns, learning to identify customer or prospect clues that allow tellers to create awareness of products or services, including financial benefits within Tag-on scripting, and making a "warm" referral to the proper specialist.
Most financial institutions' marketing departments roll out very creative campaigns multiple times a year. Your campaign plans should always include creating success within branches and contact centers. It's important to think about how to motivate your team during a campaign as well as how your team should handle conversations with potential customers when they come in to inquire about the promotion. And don't forget about current customers. It would be a critical miss to not make current customers aware of a new product or rate special that might benefit them. This requires proper scripting of an awareness line and benefits statements, as well as intriguing teleconsulting entry lines.
This month we will focus on making the most of campaigns.
Motivation Through Reward and Recognition
February 7, 2018
In this session we will discuss the benefits of reward and recognition, and participants will be able to share the methods they are currently using for reward and recognition. Participants will also learn how to identify the behaviors that give teams a lift and those that drag everyone down.
Utilizing Power Triads
February 14, 2018
During this session, a checking account campaign scenario will be presented, and participants will walk through each step of the Power Triad – Big Fives, Scriptwriting and Objections. In addition, Tag-Ons will be created for the campaign.
Preparing for Teleconsulting During Campaigns
February 28, 2018
This session will focus on improving your teleconsulting calls through focused preparation, entry lines that establish credibility and interest, probing questions, and aniticipated objections. A case study will be utilized as the skills are practiced.
This morning I conducted a workshop that contained a scriptwriting clinic, and as always, I provided an example. The group had several minutes to create a script on the same topic and then the participants shared their scripts. One of those scripts was fantastic, and I acknowledged that it was better than mine. As a coach, you are always looking for the techniques that will improve your team's skills. A team leader, just like a professional sports coach, doesn't have to be the best of the best but should have the ability to guide the team to success with precise coaching.
This month we will focus on techniques that will allow you to lead, manage, and coach your team to be at the top of their game.
The Royal Road to the Close
March 7, 2018
Objections are the Royal Road to the Close. An objection means the customer is still engaged in your conversation and really needs clarification. This session will present the Objection Categorizer as a tool to answer the most common objections you face when asking for the business.
Distance Management
March 14, 2018
Time management is critical, and finding ways to use our time most effectively is something we are all attempting to accomplish. Distance Management is one time-management solution. This session will provide participants with a clear understanding of how to implement Distance Management for management techniques such as coaching, rounds, briefings/debriefings, skill enhancement, and focused performance meetings.
In-Person Networking
March 28, 2018
Networking can cause so much anxiety for some professionals that they avoid this beneficial technique for increasing their contacts and pipeline. This session will provide you with some tips for networking as well as a planning sheet to allow you to make the most of any networking event.
Success. Everyone wants to be successful in whatever they do. It might be a class you are taking, a new hobby you started, or achieving your professional goals. No matter what the activity, the Cohen Brown Success TriangleSM can help you achieve success. The three sides— Clear, Capable, and Motivated—can be applied no matter what the situation.
Do you have teenage children? Let's say you ask them to clean their room once a month, meaning they pick everything off the floor, put dirty clothes in the hamper, dust all furniture, and sweep the floor. But they don't do it. You have been clear. Do they have a broken arm? No. Then they are capable. You may have a motivation problem.
Similarly, as a coach, you analyze the outcomes of your team and find a gap in performance. Ask yourself the triangle questions. "Have I been precise about the behaviors that will drive outcomes?" "Does my team have the skills necessary to accomplish the goals?" "Are they motivated? Do they have the desire and passion to accomplish the goals?"
Once you decide which side (or sides) of the Success Triangle is the problem, then communicate with your team to ensure your assumption is correct.
Coaching Your Team to Success
June 6, 2018
During this session we talk about making a pact to take control of your day so you can focus on those behaviors that are most important to the success of your team. The best of the best coaching experience is created using the Coach Skills Loop (Observation, Observational Feedback and Skill Building) once you make the commitment to take control of your day.
Anxiety Is the Price You Pay for the Unprepared Mind and Mouth! It's true, just "winging it" isn't a good practice. It can project a lack of understanding needs, caring, and professionalism.
This month's session will prepare your team and you for the Best of the Best interactions various situations.
Preparing for Teleconsulting During Campaigns
September 19, 2018
This session will focus on improving your teleconsulting calls through focused preparation, entry lines that establish credibility and interest, probing questions, and anticipated objections. A case study will be utilized as the skills are practiced.
What is the difference between good service and the best of the best, World Standard service? This is service that is so good others set their standards against you.
It is the service that is so outstanding you are willing to tell others about it. I was once asked about how I liked my new car. My response was, "I like my car but I love Jim Smith at XYZ dealership. The service is exceptional!"
This month's session will focus on the steps for tellers that will make every interaction one that your clients will brag about!
It's More Than Bedside Manner
December 5, 2018
Showing kind, friendly and understanding behavior is a great first step in delivering the best of the best customer interactions. But this session goes beyond as we examine the process that, when used consistently by all tellers in your organization, will give customers a consistent and positively differentiated experience.


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-by Abram Goldman-Armstrong
A football club in a river port known for strippers and beer with fans with a rabid punk rock reputation? Sound familiar?
My first exposure to St. Pauli was actually in the mid-1990s punk scene in Minneapolis and St. Paul, when I saw punks sporting the skull and crossbones logo of the supporters that had been adopted by the club. Upon enquiring about it I heard tales of these crazy anti-fascist punk rock football supporters in Germany. I was intrigued, being that my leather jacket bore the crest of the Portland Pride, our indoor club at the time, and I was heavily involved in the punk scene, publishing my own fanzine and attending demos and shows; this confluence of punk rock and football seemed like a good deal. Over the years I learned more about St. Pauli and their activist punk rock fans and was fascinated, hoping one day to meet these legendary supporters.
I heard more about St. Pauli while living in Cork City in 1997-1998. One image, from an English football magazine of a St. Pauli supporter in hard hat and safety glasses due to the amount of things thrown, sticks with me.
Back home in Portland in 2001 as we organized as supporters in section 107, the punks and anti-racist skinheads quickly established the Zero Tolerance for Intolerance stance that exists to this day. Politically aligning what was to become the Timbers Army with the St. Pauli supporters. It was only natural in Portland to have a stance against racism and homophobia, so as the Timbers Army began to take shape we looked to like-minded supporters around the world as examples. Chicago's Section 8 was an inspiration initially, and we drew on various traditions; as we grew and the MLS loomed large, St. Pauli's example was of huge significance as we strove to find a way to keep our vibrant traditions and supporters culture alive in a more corporate league with fewer rights for fans.
Scarf up by the supporters container at the Millerntor
F.C. St. Pauli was founded in 1910 in a working-class quarter of the city of Hamburg. Like many European sporting clubs, it boasts not only a football club, but men's and women's rugby clubs. For many years it was merely a sports club; then something magical happened. A movement coalesced around the club to make it into a fan-driven culture.
St. Pauli's political and organized support began in the 1980s as part of the squat defense movement. The cops were attempting to shut down a series of squatted apartment buildings by the harbor, and the local punks were determined to defend them. Barricades were erected and street battles took place. Many of the same people who were defending the squats would see each other at St. Pauli matches, and soon began incorporating political banners into their support. Eventually the supporters organized and created a unique left-wing supporters culture, an anomaly in German football where Neo-Nazis were all too common amongst supporters. Banners against racism, as well as in solidarity with Palestinians, were common and could be seen at matches. When a plan was made to knock down the stadium with its classic terraces and replace it with a "Sport Dome" in the early 1990s, the fans demonstrated against it and stopped the project.
Now St. Pauli is know worldwide for its supporters' radical stance, celebrating gay and trans rights, multiculturalism, and the rights of immigrants and refugees. St. Pauli hosts the Antira tournament for anti-racist amateur teams from across Europe every other summer. The work the supporters do is far-reaching in many aspects of life. Their punk rock sentiments extend from their stance on social issues to their taste in music, with Cascadia's own Scottish punks the Real McKenzies picked to headline the club's 100th birthday party in 2010. But I'm getting ahead of myself – I still haven't related the story of how I came to meet the fans of St. Pauli.
In 2004 I visited the Sinn Féin Shop in Cork City and picked up the CD Granda Was a Celtic Man by a band called the Pilgrims. On it appears the true story "The Fans of St. Pauli", a fairytale story of how a lonely Celtic fan was embraced by the St. Pauli supporters.
"The jukebox played the Dubliners and the crowd all sang along,
Each boy and girl in that Hamburg bar knew the words to every song,
They most graciously invited me to join their company.
So I spent that night and the next three years with the fans of St. Pauli.
By the time the night was over, the arrangements were complete,
I'd a squat and friends, a darlin' girl, and a brand new football team."
–The Pilgrims, "Fans of St. Pauli"
In 2006, when I went to Germany for the World Cup, I was eager to find out if the song was true, and within the first few hours of being in the St. Pauli quarter I'd hung a Timbers Army scarf in an Irish pub, which did indeed play the Dubliners.
The best was yet to come, though. After watching England beat Trinidad and Tobago, including Peter Crouch's flagrant foul on former Timber Brent Sancho (which was not called by the referee), pulling his dreadlocks to win a header over him, Katie Moody and I headed to the St. Pauli Clubheim to watch the next match.
Imme shows off her Sancho autograph
We soon struck up a conversation with Imme, who worked with the St. Pauli community outreach team, who happened to be sporting a Trinidadian top autographed by Brent Sancho. By the time the match ended, we were trading rounds and swapping stories and were invited home by the St. Pauli fans. Tonja, who owns a punk boutique, was visiting Seattle in 2004 and she and her boyfriend went to a Timbers-Sounders match; after hearing our singing, they came over to stand with us in the away support section in Seahawks Stadium, as the Timbers Army singing reminded her of home. Through the blur of Seattle Away memories, I did remember a pink-haired German punk girl at that match. The song was true all right, and how!
We soon cancelled our hostel reservation and headed back to Imme and her partner Mitje's flat to sing along with videos of Gary Og singing Irish Rebel songs at the Jolly Roger, St. Pauli's bar, and talk till the sun came up. We were headed south the next day, but I was invited back, and ended up spending a week in St. Pauli.
Imme and me in the Millerntor
I visited the Fanladen, which was part coffee shop, part bar, part zine library, part meeting space; this supporter-run shop had been around since 1990. There were football zines from all over, and Heiko showed me the Celtic-branded whisky the Scots had brought over for their annual Celtic-St. Pauli party, when hundreds of Scots descend on the city. The Fanladen was the center of independent supporter activity, organizing away travel as well as serving as a home to fanzines, including the Ueberstieger, a glossy full-color magazine.
One famous away trip Imme told me about was a trip to Dresden, where Neo-Nazi hooligans planned to attack the St. Pauli supporters. The generally punky-looking St. Pauli supporters dressed up in business suits and bought copies of the Financial Times so that when the train arrived in Dresden, the hooligans waiting for it were confused – where were the freaky looking punks with dyed hair? Just a bunch of businessmen and women got off the train.
Obligatory Scarf Up pic in the Millerntor stadium
The scope of the Fanladen was very impressive, and sowed the seed in my head for how our own Fanladen would eventually be when I helped bring it to fruition five years later.
The whole visit was inspirational on many levels – the generosity and hospitality of the supporters was exceptional, but beyond that, it was just seeing the amount of organization that the fans had achieved and how they had gained so much power with the club.
I met Sven Brux, who was one of the original organizers of the supporters and now held the post of head of security for the club. He told me, "It breaks my heart every time I have to issue someone a ban for pyro." He also gave his own account of how the political activism at the club in the 1980s grew out of punk rockers involved with defending squats from the police. As he related it, the punks would see each other on the barricades at the squat defense, and the same people would see each other at matches, and soon started bringing their politics to the matches.
The new political fans soon made going to St. Pauli the cool thing to do. At the time (2006) there was a lottery for season tickets, with fans assembling outside the stadium for the draw each year. With the stadium completely sold out, it is difficult to get a season ticket.
Watching the Germany-Argentina match with Imme, Mitje, Sven and a bunch of St. Pauli supporters in an "Ecke" (small pub, literally translating as Corner (as in corner bar), was a very interesting experience: the supporters want Germany to do well, but being against nationalism, they expressed concern about the flag-waving mobs out on the Reeperbahn. As Sven explains, the last time there was flag-waving sentiment associated with the German team doing well, there were assaults on LGBT and immigrants.
Kein Mensch ist Illegal
The St. Pauli quarter is one that looks out for its own, and the supporters work to defend the rights of immigrants. A sign on one of the squats by the harbor decries Hamburg's status as "World Champion of Deportations." There are large detention facilities there where immigrants are held as they await being sent back to their countries of origin. "Kein Mensch ist Illegal" (No Person is Illegal), reads a mural on the squat next door.
While I was in St. Pauli, Imme and Mitje took me to the Kunst art gallery, where there was an exhibit of Repression in the Stadium sponsored by the Hamburg-based BAFF (Bündnis aktiver Fussballfans, or League of Active Football Fans). The BAFF is dedicated to fighting for the rights of supporters in all levels of football in Germany, including the right to terracing, fighting against data collection on fans and stadium bans, and also fights to make football stadiums inclusive places for LGBT and people of all backgrounds and abilities, backing initiatives such as Show Racism the Red Card and anti-homophobia displays. The exhibit really struck a chord with me. The amount of surveillance and harassment that European supporters are subjected to is astounding, but the fact that the BAFF united supporters from all clubs to work for common goals was really inspiring. When I came back home, I talked with folks involved in the nascent 107ist about organizing something similar and began reaching out to supporters of other clubs, especially with the MLS looming, and when Seattle hosted the MLS Cup in 2009 we got supporter representatives from Union Ultras (Chivas USA), Sons of Ben (Philly), Vancouver Southsiders, San Jose, Sounders, and Victoria Highlanders to join us at Elysian Fields to found what was to become the Independent Supporters Council.
When I began publishing the Whipsaw Timbers Army fanzine in 2010, I naturally began swapping with some of the St. Pauli fanzines, including the Uebersteiger and In the Streets of St. Pauli, the zine of Skinheads St. Pauli, an organization of anti-racist skinheads established in 1996. When Ian Joy joined the team, I interviewed him about his time in St. Pauli for the Whipsaw and In the Streets of St. Pauli translated it into German and published it. They also said some very kind things about various issues of the Whipsaw.
I got to hang a TA scarf in the Jolly Roger, along with other antifa clubs' scarves
Sadly, since I started Cider Riot! in 2013, I haven't had time to dedicate to the zine, and couldn't find anyone to keep it going. Thus I'm a bit out of date on the happenings in the St. Pauli zine world. St. Pauli connections are truly global though, and in 2014 while visiting cideries in England, I met Kev from the scrumpy and western band the Skimmity Hitchers in Bristol, and he invited me out to practice with his club, the Easton Cowboys. The Easton Cowboys are Bristol's anarchist football club, with 3 men's teams and two women's teams as well as teams in cricket and netball. The Cowboys travel to St. Pauli's Antira football tournament and host their own anti-racist football tournament each summer, and have done solidarity trips to Chiapas and Palestine. When I showed up to practice in my St. Pauli top I was in good company, as half the Cowboys seemed to be sporting at least one article of St. Pauli merch! Kev put me in touch with one of his contacts from the Antira tournament in advance of the friendly.
As I was writing this article I stopped by the Widmer Brothers Pub to drop off entries for a cider competition, and while having a pint there, began chatting with a German visiting Portland on holiday who lived in St. Pauli when he was young. He spoke of the resiliency of the St. Pauli quarter; he said that despite its problems with homelessness and poverty, the quarter sticks together. This sense of solidarity prevails amongst the supporters.
So as we get ready to host the fans of St. Pauli, I look forward to returning their immense hospitality. We're hosting an afterparty at Cider Riot! to benefit the Immigrant Rights Coalition. There will be punk rock, beer, cider, and hopefully some great conversation. Yeah, I know it's a school night, but we are going to show them the best time possible! Please join us after the match for music from Green Flag and pints from Cider Riot! and Rosenstadt Brewery.
St Pauli Quarter: The district where the club plays, also home to the red light district centered around the Reeperbahn (so-called as it was a rope-making center for the tall ships which once sailed from Hamburg's active port).
Astra: The beer of choice of St. Pauli fans.
Fanladen: The inspiration for our own Fanladen – one part meeting hall, one part reading room, one part bar.
The Jolly Roger: St. Pauli supporters pub.
Moin: Hamburg slang for Hello, often "Moin Moin".
Millerntor: The stadium, literally the Miller's Tower.
Reeperbahn: Hamburg's famous red-light district.
HH (Hansa Hamburg): Hamburg was historically part of the Hanseatic League of city states. Much like our Cascadia flags, the use of the moniker Hansa Hamburg celebrates this independence from the rest of Germany.
Kit sponsors: St. Pauli has boasted a slew of rather unique kit sponsors, from Jack Daniels to the Swedish punk band Turbonegro.
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Political Theory
PLSC 300B: Moral Dilemmas in Political Theory
Professor Yoksas
This is a course that applies political thought to the problems of our time. Perhaps the most important moral dilemma in political science today is whether politics, as we have come to understand it, is even relevant today. There is a good case to be made that constructs such as states, governments, dominance hierarchies and power politics do more harm than good. This is, in many ways, intentional and predictable. Given the material success of modern states, with their market economies, liberal values, multicultural tolerance and technological sophistication, we have seemed to have created a system that can solve our problems without state power. Yet the subpolitical forces which arrive in the absence of state power, forces such as globalized markets, social networks and technological problem solving, may come with their own difficulties. We will explore the situation of our times with less of an emphasis on where politics is at, but where it is going as the twenty first century moves forward.
PLSC 301: Political Justice (WI)
Professor Mayer
TTh 1:00 / LSC
When is it permissible for one state to attack another? What limits should combatants observe once hostilities have commenced? Is it ever permissible to slaughter civilians? Should the rules of war be different for the weaker opponent? These are some of the central questions addressed by just war theory, an ethical doctrine that evaluates the use of armed force. In this course we will examine the evolution of just war principles from ancient times to the present day. In the final weeks of the semester students will apply a modern version of just war theory to a relevant case of inter-state warfare. This is a writing-intensive section.
PLSC 306: Modern Political Thought
Professor Danford
The Renaissance is often regarded as a time of the rediscovery of classical principles in a world that had lost sight of man's humanity, a world dominated by the convoluted theology of scholasticism and the dark ages. The earliest modern thinkers, however, understood themselves to be not so much recovering the understanding of the ancients as challenging that understanding in its most fundamental aspects. They attempted to establish a new kind of humanism, what Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn has called "autonomous humanism," which proclaimed man above and apart from the rest of the natural order. The understanding introduced by these thinkers, and above all by Machiavelli and Francis Bacon, continues to dominate our lives and our minds in many ways. As this course will attempt to show, the new understanding was advanced as a self-conscious challenge to—and rejection of—the classical understanding of man, of the city, of God, of nature and the cosmos.
The aim of the course is to help students to come to terms with this radical modern understanding, along with the powerful justification advanced in support of it. We will proceed by studying the writings of the great thinkers responsible for the modern revolution, and consider some of the responses of critical successors.
PLSC 308: Contemporary Political Thought
Professor Willi
Discourses revolving around classical elements of 'the political' remain as vigorous and--due to our always unprecedented existence in the present space-time moment that we experience as here and now, due to our having awoken at birth already arranged into particular social, political, environmental circumstances that tragically exceed our ability to perceive their influences in our lives--as relevant as ever. With theory we learn to see, we practice perceptivity, because understanding is, of course, a crucial precursor to action. Overall, this course intends not only to furnish students with the means to contextualize events on the contemporary political scene within archetypal theoretical discourses, but also to empower them to creatively and courageously involve themselves in these dialogues.


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Hello all and welcome to 2015. I hope youâve had wonderful holidays and are refreshed and recharged for the New Year. I know what some of you are probably thinking, âanother blog piece from Chris Braae, can 2015 get any better?â well yes, yes it can. Brendon McCullum can hit Mitchell Johnson for so many sixes his moustache falls off and Dan Carter can score more than Casanova at a speed dating event and New Zealand will be world champions of cricket and rugby. But enough about certainties, time for a few possibilities for you in the New Year. Â
This is the second piece I have written to assist candidates in their search for the perfect job. In the first piece my main focus was on trying to break down some of the stereotypes in the idea of âdress for successâ.Â
In this piece I will look at the one thing which I personally feel is the most important for you, my fellow graduates, to land yourself the dream job. I will add a similar disclaimer to my previous piece; I donât know everything and am just trying to give some good advice. So what, for me, is the single most important possession throughout your job hunt? Is it the university degree? No. Is it the fancy suit sitting in your closet? Nice try. Is it the previous jobs you have worked? No. The single most important thing you can have in any job search is a fantastic attitude.Â
Now this may seem simple or obvious but there is a lot more to it than just smiling and being polite. For me there are two key things to take into account that will help you make yourself appear as the perfect candidate.
The first element of attitude which I think is so crucial is to have is an unfailing ability to back yourself. This can manifest itself in a number of ways. Firstly, you should have the utmost confidence in your ability to do every job you apply for. When I landed this job the advertisement was suggesting ideal candidates would have a couple of years experience. All I had was the faith in myself to succeed in the role and I guess that came across when I interviewed with Xpand.Â
Further to this idea of backing yourself is the idea that everything you have done is relevant. As a graduate, nobody is expecting you to have the perfect background but you need to realise what your experiences really mean. A summer spent labouring or a part time job as a pizza driver shows youâre willing to make things happen (Iâm guessing Dominos didnât head hunt you personally) and take on extra responsibility. These are wonderful qualities any employer wants to have in employees. Never fall into the trap of thinking you donât have any ârealâ experience. Every experience is real and if youâve never worked in the industry that can potentially be a bonus for your application. It means you wonât have any preconceptions about the job or industry and that you can be more open to learning.
The second part of attitude that I think is crucial for anyone on the job hunt is to be able to bounce back. If you miss out on a role, do you have the right to feel disappointed? Of course. There is usually significant time invested when applying for a job and you are well within your right to be upset if it doesnât work out. But if you start taking it personally or if you feel it is unfair that no opportunities have worked for you then you will be holding yourself back.Â
The hard reality is that even though you may feel like the ideal candidate for a job, the reason you missed out was because there was someone else better suited. This does not have to be a negative reflection on your skills but is the reality of the job market. There are always a lot of people applying for any given job and no employer would refuse you for a job if they thought you were the best candidate. If you miss out on a role the only thing to do is to take feedback on board and move on to the next opportunity. Try not to dwell and instead strive to improve your resume or interview technique for next time.
I know what some of you are thinking. Easy for him to say, heâs a recruiter. Well firstly, I can only speak for colleagues and myself, but telling someone their application is unsuccessful is never easy or fun. In a job that delivers massive highs, rejections are definitely the lows that balance everything out. Secondly, I know what itâs like out there. Before I started at Xpand after graduating I mustâve applied for about 20 jobs. Of those I heard back from 3. Itâs tough for everyone but if you stay positive, eager and have an unfailing confidence in yourself (not to be confused with arrogance) the results will come.Â
As always, Iâd love to hear feedback so let me know what you think. Cheers for reading.


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Over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, the children's team would encourage GA, RA, and CA leaders to focus on encouraging children to pray for workers, their communities, and their families.
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She always had an answer to my questions. Fatima*, with the dark eyes and sweet smile, who lived in the small house next to my apartment in South Asia; Fatima, a Muslim, who would always have an answer to the questions I asked her about her religion.
I was recently taking stock of my prayer life, and I became convicted it was an area I needed to grow in. As a child of God, it is a privilege to know the heart of God through prayer.
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Super King Size Double En-Suite
Full en-suite shower with shaver point, hair dryer, tea and coffee making facilities, free view plasma TV, full black out blinds, free high speed Wi-Fi broadband access, double glazing, refrigerator, ironing facilities, thermostatically controlled radiator for personal preference, radio alarm clock, non smoking. There are one flight of stairs to this room, located on the first floor. Prices are inclusive of breakfast.
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From £50.00 with breakfast
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Three art forms to which Oklahoma has made significant contributions—jazz, blues and barbecue—will come together on Friday, July 25th, when the Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame hosts "Blues, Brews & BBQ" at the Jazz Depot, 111 East First Street.
Doors open at 6:00 p.m., with the concert—including feature performances by blues greats Junior Markham and Little Joe McLerran—starting at 6:30. It's sure to be the "bluesiest" celebration in Tulsa.
Barbecue will be served during the course of the evening, with diners able to enjoy blues, brews and barbecue.
To make your reservation, please call Bettie Downing at (918) 281-8609 or purchase your ticketsonline or at the door. General Admission tickets are only $10.00.
The Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame is a 501(c)(3) non-profit cultural and educational organization, with a mission to inspire creativity and improve the quality of life for all Oklahomans through the preservation, education, and performance of jazz, our uniquely American art form.


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A minimalist rhythm guides "Television Static Dreams," an aural psychological thriller that doubles as the new single from London's The Kindling.
"Television Static Dreams" is the first single from the band's forthcoming debut LP, By Morning, to be released on 31 March.
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As a child, Tammy, 26, was forced to look after her younger sisters when her parents would disappear for days on drug binges. A daddy's girl, she has followed in her father's footsteps, spending her days in crack houses, where she regularly descends into a world of drugs and danger. After protecting her little sisters from the hell that was their life, they have now come together in a heartbreaking attempt to save hers.Play Video


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Something new is coming to Toronto. CosParty Toronto is taking the classic fun of pub trivia nights and throwing in a little something extra. Cosplay!
The Amsterdam Bicycle Club on the Esplanade played host to the Queens of Westeros this past Sunday as fans of the HBO television series gathered together to prove that their knowledge of the show reigned supreme. Three rounds of increasingly difficult questions had the crowd scratching their heads. Contestants did have a lifeline, to ask Jon Snow, but as fans of the show may have already known, he wasn't much help when it came to general knowledge.
According to the CosParty website, it all started when a group of like minded friends got inspired over some creme brulee and decided to start mixing their love of all things nerdy with performance. Their goal was to create unforgettable experiences for the people of The Six who shared their interests. After the event at the Amsterdam Bicycle Club, it's safe to say they're succeeding. It just goes to show that creme brulee may be better for you then we've always been told.
If you missed it this time, have no fear! CosParty has partnered with the Bicycle Club to keep bringing Toronto these costumed quiz nights on a regular basis. The next event is on May 6.
So whether you're a fan of Game of Thrones, Doctor Who, Lord of the Rings or whatever the case may be, keep your eyes peeled for your chance to prove your trivia game.
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Rice: If you eat rice at night then it increases weight. One cup rice gives 190 calorie. It has 43 gm carbs. Those whose stomach fills fast, they should consume more rice to gain weight. Rice is rich in carbs. It is easily digested.
Dry Fruit: Dry fruits are beneficial to increase weight. One pinch of almond contains 7 gm protein and 18 gm fat. If you take nut butter then it has enough amount of calorie.
Potato & Other Starch: Potato and other starch food have enough amount of calorie. Kino, oats, maize, pottu, yam, kashiphal and faliya has enough amounts of carbs.
Wholegrain Bread: It is also good source of carbs. If you mix it in good source of protein then it is helpful to increase weight.
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The first time I was introduced to mochi was last year at Kiwi yogurt, a popular frozen yogurt business near campus. Small and semi-transparent cubes, I at first passed over the mochi gummies in the toppings section for the numerous and colorful fruit options. However, at the insistence of a friend, I added a few to my heaping fro-yo cup—and I was not disappointed.
For those unfamiliar, mochi (pronounced "moe-chee") is traditionally a Japanese confection, though also popular in other Asian cultures, made of sticky rice that is pounded and molded into shape. Plain mochi is white and has a bland taste and gummy texture. However, it can be sweetened or flavored and is used in a variety of dishes, including ice creams, pastries, and soups. Sweetened and cut into small gummies, mochi is also a standard topping at many fro-yo restaurants like Kiwi.
Combined with the tangy frozen yogurt, mochi gummies add an interesting texture to my usual mix of fruity toppings and have become a staple for my Kiwi concoctions. So when I heard about the second annual Mochi Fest being held in Harrison College House's Sky Lounge this past Friday, I was eager to expand my mochi horizons.
Hosted by the Japan Student Association, the event featured a total of ten mochi dishes from all over Asia for only 50 cents a sample, prepared by the co-hosting Penn organizations. The event was packed when I arrived, and I was able to sample seven of the dishes.
1. Coconut Mochi Cake with Mango and Macadamia Nuts
First I tried the Coconut Mochi Cake with Mango and Macadamia Nuts made by the Penn Taiwanese Society. Crumbly on the outside and gummy on the inside, the baked mochi had a nice mix of textures, as well as a yummy blend of nutty and coconut flavors.
2. Muah Chee
Next was the Muah Chee made by Club Singapore. Instead of a cake, this mochi dish consisted of mochi balls coated in fragrant toasted peanuts, sesame seeds, and sugar. Because the mochi was not baked, its texture was stickier than the cake.
3. Kinako Mochi
Following the Muah Chee, I tried the Kinako Mochi, small mochi cakes coated in kinako (soy flour) and sugar, prepared by Penn Sangam. This dessert was sweet but slightly bland.
4. Mitarashi Dango
The next sample I tried was the Mitarashi Dango made by the Hong Kong Student Association. Though described as sweet and salty, I found the skewered mochi dumplings to be a unpleasant combination of gumminess and soy-sauce flavor.
5. Mochi Ube Ice Cream
One of my favorite dishes of the night was the Mochi Ube Ice Cream made by the Penn Philippine Association. Simply sweet mochi topped with vibrant purple ice cream made with ube (a purple yam frequently used in Filipino desserts that tastes similar to taro), the dessert was a delicious mix of cold, creamy ice cream and slightly pasty and gummy mochi.
6. Chocolate-Coated Mochi with Strawberry Ice Cream
I also enjoyed the next dessert I tried, Chocolate-Coated Mochi with Strawberry Ice Cream made by alpha Kappa Delta Phi. Chocolate and strawberry being a classic flavor combination, the mochi cakes, coated in cocoa powder and sugar, paired well with the strawberry ice cream.
7. Hoddeok
In addition to the Mochi Ube Ice Cream, my other favorite dish of the night was the last I tried, Hoddeok made by the Korean Students Association. A glutinous pan-fried rice cake with a honey and walnut filling, the dessert was warm and flavorful. The dough was delicious and chewy, and the filling was syrupy and sweet.
The three dishes that I unfortunately did not get a chance to try were the Japan Student Association's Green Tea Ice Cream with Kinako, Black Sesame, and Red Bean Shiratama, the Chinese Students Association's Assorted Flavored Mochi Stuffed with Red Bean and Nutella, and the Wharton Asia Exchange's Blueberry Mochi Cake.
Nevertheless, I was overall thrilled with the mochi dishes I tried. I encourage others to venture beyond the mochi fro-yo topping, and to experience the variety of dishes prepared with this gummy treat!
Tuesday, March 8, 2011
Mochi Fest 2011
The first time I was introduced to mochi was last year at Kiwi yogurt, a popular frozen yogurt business near campus. Small and semi-transparent cubes, I at first passed over the mochi gummies in the toppings section for the numerous and colorful fruit options. However, at the insistence of a friend, I added a few to my heaping fro-yo cup—and I was not disappointed.


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Toronto Raptors superstar Kawhi Leonard's fight to regain rights to the logo he says he created is a reminder to consider every contingency when it comes to protecting your creative property, says Toronto intellectual property lawyer John Simpson.
ESPN reports Leonard has filed a lawsuit against Nike in an attempt to reclaim control over the logo.
"In 2011, just after being drafted to the National Basketball Association, Kawhi Leonard authored a unique logo that included elements that were meaningful and unique to him," ESPN reports, quoting from the lawsuit. "Leonard traced his notably large hand, and, inside the hand, drew stylized versions of his initials 'KL' and the number that he had worn for much of his career, '2.' The drawing Leonard authored was an extension and continuation of drawings he had been creating since early in his college career."
According to the suit, "Several years later, as part of an endorsement deal with Nike, Leonard allowed Nike to use on certain merchandise the logo he created while Leonard continued to use the logo on non-Nike goods. Unbeknownst to Leonard and without his consent, Nike filed an application for copyright registration of his logo and falsely represented in the application that Nike had authored the logo."
Simpson, principal of IP and new media law boutique Shift Law, says "the best and only time" to ensure your copyright is protected is when you enter into a deal with another party.
"When you're dealing with something inherently valuable, or that could become a worthwhile marketing commodity, be absolutely sure where the rights lie," he tells AdvocateDaily.com. "And if you were involved in the creation of it be very careful that you don't inadvertently assign your rights away, and be sure to maintain rights to derivative variations of it."
The lawsuit states Leonard and Nike have been in touch recently regarding the use of the logo. In the last correspondence in March, Nike told Leonard "it owns all intellectual property rights in the Leonard Logo and demanding that Leonard immediately cease and desist from what Nike claimed was the unauthorized use" of the logo, ESPN reports.
Simpson, who is not involved in the case and comments generally, says there could be a question about who is the rightful owner of the logo. While Leonard may have brought the idea to Nike, the company could have restyled it and now believes it should own the rights.
"Part of it may be the distinction between the expression of an idea and the creation. So for example, Kawhi has this claw logo that he designed in college, and when he is working with Nike he says, 'here, how about this idea' and they hire an artist who may have turned that into something we now recognize as the logo."
Simpson says even though Leonard is no longer with Nike, the company may still find worth in the copyright and believe they are the rightful owners.
"Obviously, Nike would have good counsel. They wouldn't just go out on a whim and register the copyright," he says. "I think they see real value in it and they've got a potential ownership stake in it. It could be a defensive manoeuvre. Nike may want to register it so no one else can use it."
Simpson recommends striking while the iron is hot when it comes to signing a contract to protect your intellectual property.
"The best time to do that is when you have the most leverage, and when the idea is on everyone's mind because these situations happen all too often. Everyone's friendly and excited, and you just want to make something of it, but years later parties end up going in different directions, and the subject matter might be much more valuable at that time," he says. "Be clear on the details."
Simpson says it's also important to remember that it is a business deal.
"Always be aware of big companies. They're going to have language in their contracts that have lots of tricks and traps," he says. "They want to gain exclusive rights to as much as they can, and they use every opportunity to do that."
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Allen, of Is Anybody There?, is a long time visitor and promoter of the Virtual St. Joseph Altar. In a recent blog post, St. Joseph Altars 2011, he explains the devotion of the annual St. Joseph Altar. Not only does Allen give a wonderful outline of the history behind the tradition, he also had something very special to say about the Virtual St. Joseph Altar:
"If you get the chance to see a real one, please do. But this does capture the heart of the devotion to San Giuseppe."
That has always been my goal with the Virtual Altar. To "capture the heart" of the St. Joseph Altar tradition. Thanks, Allen! You made my day!


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I wish you knew Ed Bean. My story from many years ago would mean more to you if you did.
Growing crops or hay requires good soil, good rain and good timing. If any one of those three ingredients are missing then the crop will fail. So I walk out in the field and look around at the withering crop and wonder. I think I have done all my homework and I can't figure out what has happened because I should be standing knee deep in Coastal Bermuda grass; a highly palatable forage for horses and cows. Instead of walking through a lush, verdant, green field, I am standing in a wilted, yellowish-green, scattered field of nothingness.
An old truck appears on the edge of the pasture and spits its passenger in my field. At about 5'6" Ed Bean looks like 140 pounds of twisted, blue steel. He walks with an ambling gait from spending too many years on a horse, his lips are a permanent brownish hue from gallons of tobacco spit passing through their portals, and his eyes are light blue and take you back with their clarity.
"Howdy," he says as he gets closer to me, "your field looks like "beep*&%$^!beep" and you wanta know why?" Well how could you have a field that looks like the manure he just called it and not want to know why?
"Sure, Mr. Bean," I say, "tell me what's wrong with my field."
Then he starts his discourse by telling me all the things I already know. "This 'chere
field is a good field," says he. "Ol' man Chandler had it for years," and this point of information makes me wonder how old Mr. Chandler had to be to be labeled "old man" from a man who can probably remember getting running water in his house. "It's got a good lay of the land and there's a natural draw acrost it to hep' keep the root rot from settin' up," which is very important I am gathering from the way he is shaking his head so violently I think it may come loose. "I seen (I love the way he never used have or has in front of the word "seen") them fertilizer trucks in here last week, so I knowed you put out lots of fertilizer," and, of course, he was right again.
"You know whatchur problem is?" he queried from behind eyebrows shaggy enough to hold a squirrel's nest. How can you not want to know what your problem is from someone who mercilessly butchers the English language and yet is so wise?
"No, Mr. Bean, I don't know what my problem is. Please tell me."
"You didn't test your soil to see if it was healthy enough to grow sumpin' right now. Boy, you don't ever try to grow a crop without testing your soil first. The soil test will show'd you what you need in the ground. You done put out the wrong mix of fertilizer and what you thought was going to grow your ground has set it back and made it sick," and then he finished his discourse with a good spit.
Well, Mr. Ed Bean was right. A soil sample is taken from strategic spots from all over the field and then mixed together. The results of testing that soil sample will tell you how much nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium, N-P-K, the three numbers on your fertilizer bag, you need to apply. My grass was deficient in nitrogen and was never going to grow right till I got the field balanced right. As the manager of the farm it was my job to sample-test the soil before expecting a harvest.
God is a little like Ed Bean. He samples our hearts to see if the soil of our spirit can stand to be blessed. When God tests the soil of our hearts He finds out if our motivations are correct, if our desires are Godly, and if our devotions keep us in proper balance with Him. If I show a pride factor in who I am or what I have accomplished it will show up in the "soil-of-my-heart" test. And God won't bless bad ground. He'll let me wilt, lean over and yellow, never reaching my potential, because God won't waste His resources.
The Bible teaches that seed falls on all sorts of ground, one type being called "good ground." That is where the greatest production takes place. You won't know if you have good ground without a soil test. And when God tests your heart He knows what it will take to make you productive. Don't despise the fertilizer trucks showing up with healthy doses of character, philosophy and wisdom. You need it to balance the soil in your heart.
So I guess God and Mr. Ed Bean do have something in common except I don't think God chews tobacco.


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Children of cities today get so many resources for entertainment like comics, television channels showing full day cartoons, video games but it's not the scenario in the rural areas. Children in rural areas have fun in playing healthy village games which makes children stronger and may be this only makes children stronger psychologically too in the future. Children of cities may get the mental or logical development but not the Emotional Intelligence which is much required than the Intelligence Quotient.
Emotional Intelligence is the attitude shown by any individual when they come across tough situations in life; research has shown it can be developed by involving ourselves in the group games, living together in big joint families, learning to do different things and enjoy the fruits of labor. Intelligence Quotient or IQ as it is popularly known has gain significant importance over the last decade. IQ determines the brain's capacity of a person. There are many tests which are used to measure IQ of a person but none of them proved to be unique to determine it. Many claim that there are medicines, techniques and tools to develop IQ but none of them are proved to be authentic.
Some of the major behavioral changes showed by the children of cities as a result of tight schedule in schools, less relaxation time at home, lack of physical exercises, exposure too much electronic gadgets are as follows, these are just indicative and list grows on -
- Children are not able to live in harmony in a group as they are grown up in the divided family system
- Lack of physical exercise has increased Obesity rate
- Exposure to cartoons has created an imaginary world among them which is far from reality, when children are exposed to real time scenarios they are dumb shocked and not ready to accept the reality
- Exposure to electronic gadgets has significantly increased cruelty levels in children, some video games are so designed that killing co-players in the game is a pleasure. (Recent shootout cases in the schools indicates the scenario)
- Children are slowly losing the love, sympathy, brotherhood and moral values, indirectly parents and schools are pressurizing children to aim at Money making jobs
- Children also can't tolerate tough situations of life once they grow up and react too much for simple problems
On the other end children of rural areas are not getting good education, access to resources, what can be done further to improve themselves through education etc., These are just the indicative problems, list is endless.
By popularizing group games in the city children, we can improve situations much better. Village children will get love, care and facts of real life as there are no electronic gadgets or divided family systems. They are much exposed to life and dream of having better future rather than creating hypothetical world around them. Village children must be given access to resources and opportunities to nurture the talents among the rural kids. Schools which are taking donations and fee in 5 or 6 digit numbers should also look at developing moral values and emotional intelligence in the kids rather than making schools as just commercial factories which will have only buyer-seller relationship. Role of parents is also important in this matter, so a balanced approach will keep children happier. After all whatever parents do is for the betterment of their children's life itself and nothing else!
Stress should be given to cultivating moral values in the schools as the children are like white papers on which you can write anything, if you educate children about this then you are educating an entire generation as children of today will be the responsible citizens of tomorrow