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I've also shared the best available resources for learning various dialects here and here as well as the awesome audio content in Rocket Arabic (see my review here) for spoken Egyptian.
I read a lot of comments on forums and other blogs, and have received emails from people asking questions about the difficulty of Semitic languages like Arabic and Hebrew (Arabic mainly).
Fear-mongering novice learners try to frighten other would-be learners by describing Arabic as extraordinarily difficult, and the Foreign Service Institute places it in its fifth and most difficult category, with Hebrew and Amharic in its fourth.
As far as I'm concerned, the FSI's placement of Arabic and Hebrew in those categories is absurd.
I'd also like to know how the hell Amharic (the Semitic language of Ethiopia with the much more challenging Ge'ez script and more unfamiliar culture to English speakers) is easier than Arabic.
If you're an Amharic speaker/learner I'd like to hear your response to that question in the comments section below.
I admit that Amharic's a language I haven't studied yet, but after years of Arabic and Hebrew (and some Aramaic in college) I can confidently say that of all the languages that I've learned or dabbled in over the years, Semitic languages really are some of the least intimidating to learn.
I'll briefly mention some, but not all, of my reasons below (with particular attention paid to Arabic and Hebrew).
One more thing: in case you're looking for an online resource to learn Arabic or Hebrew, these are the best available in terms of quality:
ArabicPod101 for Egyptian, Moroccan and Modern Standard Arabic. I wrote a review about it here.
HebrewPod101 for learning spoken Hebrew. It has the same lesson style as ArabicPod101 (podcast style + video).
Rapid Arabic for Modern Standard Arabic. This is a very unique downloadable audio set that teaches you Arabic through catchy, repetitive music (based on scientific research into 'stuck song syndrome' and memory).
Rocket Arabic for Egyptian Arabic (comprehensive). I reviewed its content here.
And TalkInArabic.com which (at the moment) covers 8 dialects of Arabic (also see our Essential Arabic Verb Packs).
Nerd, businessman or vagabond?
Before you do anything, it's really important that you work out what your goals are for a language like Arabic or Hebrew.
This is true for all languages but for these in particular it depends on whether you want to learn the classical variety of Hebrew or Arabic for academic or religious reasons (e.g. Judeo-Christian/Islamic theological studies), a standard dialect to engage in business or to monitor current affairs (Israel/Palestine, terrorism, etc.) or a colloquial language for travel to engage and form relationships with local people.
With Arabic in particular the most common question asked by people is:
Should I learn Modern Standard Arabic or a dialect?
The only person who can answer that question is the one who asks it.
If you want to be able to converse in the language then pick a dialect (preferably the dialect of the region you're planning to travel to) or a widely understood one like Egyptian. I've already mentioned the best series ever made for the Egyptian dialect, but there are plenty of others for other dialects whether you choose one like Moroccan or Iraqi (unfortunately dialects like Sudanese and Tunisian have fewer resources but I'd recommend starting with Egyptian if you're interested in them anyway).
If you're studying language for religious or academic purposes, then you'd benefit from a coursebook in Classical Arabic (or Biblical Hebrew) which are much more detailed about grammar, old vocabulary and exegesis.
Otherwise, the majority of resources available for Arabic are for Modern Standard Arabic (one of my favourite being this one) and from what I understand all Modern Hebrew resources are for Standard Hebrew as there are no major dialect distinctions in Israel comparable to those in the Arabic-speaking world.
Triliteral roots
Okay, so what makes them easier than people make them out to be?
First and foremost: roots.
Roots exist in all languages but one of the defining characteristics of Semitic languages is that most of their vocabulary comes from three-letter stems of radical consonants (there are a handful of four and two-letter stems too but most have three).
For example, in both Arabic and Hebrew, from the root K-T-B (كتب and כתב) we can derive many words relating to writing by simply adding certain vowels (or adding an extra consonant).
So for example:
كتب – kataba – he wrote
مكتب – maktab – office
كتاب – kitaab – book
كاتب – kaatib – writer
Because of this, acquiring and recognizing vocabulary isn't nearly as difficult as a language like English where the words office, book and writer have no clear connection whatsoever.
If you're reading an Arabic or Hebrew article you can at least recognize dozens of stems and take a good shot at guessing the meaning of certain words. Even just a basic knowledge or awareness of various forms can enable you to take pretty accurate guesses at the meaning:
For example, let's say you know that F-T-H (فتح) means "to open" and you know that putting a mim (letter M) at the beginning of a word with a long vowel on the last syllable turns it into an instrumental noun.
What's an instrument used to open things?
A key.
It's not always this easy but very often it is and it makes vocabulary so much easier to learn in comparison to other languages.
Dialects aren't such a big deal
As I said above, people ask which dialect is the best to learn a lot and make a big deal about dialect variation as if this affects the difficulty level of the language.
The reality is, with the possible exception of Maghrebi Arabic (Moroccan/Algerian), people all over the Arab world will understand you regardless of the dialect you choose.
If you study Iraqi, Egyptians will understand you. If you study Levantine, Saudis will understand you. If you study Sudanese, Libyans will understand you.
Arabic speakers have grown up listening to all those varieties on TV and even if they haven't, in much the same way as English speakers from New Zealand can understand the English of Scotsmen (with a bit of effort), these people can understand different types of Arabic too.
People say to me, but when they talk back to me I won't understand them.
But let's say you can speak Levantine Arabic and you're talking to a Kuwaiti with a rough Gulf dialect.
That Kuwaiti is able to imitate the dialect in the same way that I, as an Australian, can imitate an American to get foreigners to understand what I'm saying. Sometimes, especially when I'm teaching English, I have to put on an American accent because my Australian accent is difficult for some foreign students to understand.
Every Arab I've spoken to has been able to do the same.
Hebrew and Arabic scripts have the same origin as ours would you believe
Another major concern for people wanting to study Arabic or Hebrew are the scripts/alphabets.
Both of these languages have very exotic-looking writing, written from right to left, and this intimidates people. This is particular true with Arabic because the letters are connected and in both languages some of the letters change depending on their position in the word.
Despite what some scientists say, neither of them are overly difficult to read. I taught myself how to read both scripts in a day – it just takes a bit of adjustment switching over to a right-to-left language and getting your head around which letters change shape depending on position.
The Arabic and Hebrew scripts originate from the Phoenician alphabet, just like our Latin one does.
This means that some letters actually have slight resemblance to the ones we already know in Europe, and switching between Arabic and Hebrew is even easier because the letters are almost the same.
Really simple grammar compared to many other languages
Semitic grammar in my opinion is a heck of a lot easier than many other languages.
When I put down a German or Greek grammar and pick up my Hebrew grammar it's like taking a breath of fresh air – seriously.
Without going into too much detail here are some examples:
- The verb 'to be' is omitted in the present tense in both languages (e.g. "you are good" is simply "you good")
- There's no neuter
- The definite articles (ال) and (ה) are indeclinable, meaning they can be applied to masculine or feminine nouns and don't change for different cases
- A lot of the more intricate details of grammar (e.g. vowel changes for different noun cases, nunation, Masoretic markings, etc.) aren't really a concern for anyone wanting to study colloquial dialects. The only people who really want to pay attention to this stuff are religious students.
- Verb forms in both languages are best learned as words in context, rather than trying to learn and apply grammar rules. Over time you start to recognize the different forms (e.g. from the root 3-L-M – (اعلم) to teach (اتعلم) to learn) and see their connection, but there's no need to overwhelm yourself in the early stages trying to learn them.
- Learning a few suffixes is all that's really necessary to understand noun possession and direct objects in verbs (e.g. -ka = you (m.) so kitaabaka (your book) and a7ebuka (I love you). <– Modern Hebrew possession is a little bit different as it uses the same suffix on a separate word for your (שלך).
- In Egyptian Arabic in particular, to make a present or past tense verb negative is very similar to the way it's done in French with a prefix and suffix (ne…pas – e.g. je ne viens pas) using ma… sh. So 'he wrote' – katab. 'He didn't write' – makatabsh).
Those are just a handful of examples of why I consider Semitic grammar to be simpler than other languages. So much of the complexity that you find in other languages just isn't a problem for Arabic and Hebrew learners.
Are those pharyngeals, velars and uvulars or are you mad at me?
Those harsh sounds you hear that sound like somebody's pissed off about something.
There's actually no secret or shortcut to pronunciation of the guttural sounds (and it certainly can't be explained in writing). In the same way you'd learn Chinese tones or the French guttural R, you just need to listen and practice over and over.
As I said in a previous post, take your time with pronunciation and don't race ahead until you get the sounds right. Like all languages, it just takes time and practice to start producing it properly.
Maha, a very popular YouTube polyglot originally from Palestine and now living in Italy (fluent in Arabic, Hebrew, Italian and English) has put together some very good videos aimed at beginners that have attracted a huge following. Here's one of her videos on pronunciation:
Surprising amount of loanwords from English and French
Finally, there are quite a lot of loanwords in the English language and if you know other languages that have had a lot of contact with the Arab world then chances are there are plenty of loanwords there as well.
Turkish for example is full of Arabic words. Even Georgian has some Arabic borrowings.
Rather than reproduce the list, there's a really good list here of Arabic loanwords in the English language.
Hebrew has a lot of European influence and so do the North African and Levantine varieties of Arabic, where you'll find words like asansir for elevator, bisseen for swimming pool, and cwafir for hairdresser to name a few.
Going from Arabic -> Hebrew, Hebrew -> Arabic or Dialect -> Standard is also very easy as most of the work is already done with shared vocabulary as well as the common grammar.
Semitic languages aren't that bad
Take classifications by the FSI and others with a grain of salt and don't be intimidated by Semitic languages.
If you've learned, are learning or want to learn a Semitic language (including those I haven't mentioned here), make sure to share your thoughts below!
Visit my Essential Language Learning Tools page for resources to help you learn Arabic or Hebrew.
Also make sure to read this post I wrote on 5 books that you absolutely should own if you're learning Arabic.
You'll also find some great listening comprehension resources for Arabic here.


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As the weather is quickly changing, and we're experiencing crisper mornings and evenings, today I thought I'd share with you guys a little autumnal lookbook, to give you some style inspiration for these lovely autumn days!
Autumn LunchI think this outfit is so cute and cosy, that it's perfect for any lunch dates you might have during autumn time, because you can look stylish, but still be super warm, because these tights are thick and this scarf practically doubles as a blanket!
Cosy Casual This outfit is a lot more laid back I think, because of the Uggs. So it's perfect for just lounging around in, or wearing to school or university.
Dressed UpThis outfit is quite dressed up because I've paired it with some lace-up bootie wedges. These mustard coloured button down skirts are everywhere, in every store and every autumn trend, so I'd definitely recommend picking one of these up! Also this look has a slightly different element from most usual autumnal looks, because instead of thick black tights, I've matched them to the grey of my top. Patterned tights are always cute to wear with skirts, and these keep you super warm too!
That's it for my Autumnal Lookbook, let me know which of these looks was your favourite! Do you have any go-to style tips for the colder autumn weather?

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Divers are preparing to resume a high-risk rescue operation to free the last five members of a group who became trapped in a vast cave system in northern Thailand last month.
The health of the four boys and their football coach is said to be good as they ready to be guided through the narrow flooded passages of the complex.
Eight boys have been brought out of the caves over the past two days.
The operation inside the Tham Luang caves has attracted global attention.
The group became trapped on 23 June after heavy rains caused flooding. They were found last week by divers.
How are the rescued boys?
The eight boys have not been seen in public, but have been pronounced to be in reasonable health.
The four who came out on Monday were stretchered from the caves and taken to a hospital in the nearby city of Chiang Rai.
The first group of four boys, who were rescued on Sunday, are being kept in quarantine in hospital and have yet to be reunited with their parents.
The Thai authorities say the rescued boys are able to eat rice porridge, although their request for a favourite pork dish has been turned down until their digestive systems recover from 10 days without food.
'Success against the odds'
By Dan Johnson, Tham Luang caves
It's going like clockwork. The ambulances driving slowly away from the cave entrance with their lights flashing show that another boy has been saved. There's a buzz around each one and the optimism grows. Word seems to spread from different sources but the Thai Navy Seals Facebook page gives the official updates.
This is a careful, delicate operation fraught with risk. But this rescue plan – daring, dangerous and complicated – is working. It's delivering success, against such difficult odds. Relief is starting to break the tension that's built over more than two weeks.
There's been another pause here overnight. Nobody wants to rush. There's admiration for the dive team's dedication, their skill and experience. They've risen to this challenge. But four of the boys, and their football coach, are underground for a 17th night. On Tuesday we'll all hold our breath once more, in the hope of seeing them emerge.
How are they being rescued?
A team of 90 expert divers – 40 from Thailand and 50 from overseas – has been working in the cave system.
They have been guiding the boys through darkness and submerged passageways towards the mouth of the Tham Luang cave system.
Getting to and from where the boys are has been an exhausting round trip, even for the experienced divers.
The process includes a mixture of walking, wading, climbing and diving along guide ropes already in place.
Wearing full-face masks, which are easier for novice divers than traditional respirators, each boy is being accompanied by two divers, who also carry his air supply.
- The operation in pictures
- 'I am dying to see him. I miss my son'
- Letters of love from trapped Thai boys
The toughest part is about halfway out at a section named "T-Junction", which is so tight the divers have to take off their air tanks to get through.
Beyond that a cavern – called Chamber 3 – has been turned into a forward base for the divers.
There the boys can rest before making the last, easier walk out to the entrance. They are then taken to hospital in Chiang Rai.
In an indication of how dangerous the journey can be, a former Thai navy diver died in the caves on Friday. Saman Gunan was returning from a mission to provide the group with air tanks when he ran out of oxygen.
He lost consciousness and could not be revived. His colleagues said they would "not let the sacrifice of our friend go to waste".
The rescue mission chief said the second day of the operation had gone more smoothly than the first, taking two hours less as the procedure became more refined.
A massive pumping operation is said to have helped lower the water level inside the cave system, making the journey in and out easier than it was.
Who are the boys and their coach?
Some details have emerged of members of the team and their coach.
Captain Duganpet Promtep, 13, is described as a motivator and highly respected by his teammates. He had apparently been scouted by several Thai professional clubs.
Myanmar-born Adul Sam-on, 14, speaks several languages, and was the only team member to be able to communicate with British divers when they were first discovered.
It was 17-year-old Peerapat Sompiangjai's birthday when the group became trapped in the cave. The snacks the boys brought with them to celebrate are likely to have helped them survive their ordeal.
Assistant coach Ekapol Chantawong, 25, was said to be the weakest of the group when they were found, as he reportedly refused to eat any of the food and gave it instead to the boys.
How did the group get there?
The boys were found inside the cave by British rescue divers a week ago, about 4km (2.5 miles) from the cave mouth.
Aged between 11 and 17, they belong to a football club called the Wild Boars, and became trapped during an excursion with their coach.
It took nine days to find them in the underground network's dark depths.
The world football body Fifa has promised the boys seats at the World Cup final in Moscow on Sunday, but it remains to be seen if they will be well enough to take up the offer.
Cave rescue: Divers ready to save remaining five Thais


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Elixir 2016 has been released, click here to learn what's new.
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Elixir Enterprise has a complete set of GUI building blocks.
We have dozens of interactive online demos illustrating the capabilities and uses of Rogue Wave Elixir Enterprise. Click here to try them yourself.
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"Horsemen in dreamlike landscapes, men leading a bull to the church gate, with burning candles on its horns, young girls singing ancient songs with inward-looking glance. And towers everywhere, rising in groups or alone, closed, dark towers. Aaron Huey has been coming back for sixteen years to Svaneti, for thirteen years he has been photographing this region...
Over the course of history many powerful empires – Arab, Mongol, Persian, Ottoman – sent armies rampaging through Georgia, the frontier between Europe and Asia... Svaneti's isolation has shaped its identity – and its historical value. In times of danger, lowland Georgians sent icons, jewels, and manuscripts to the mountain churches and towers for safekeeping, turning Svaneti into a repository of early Georgian culture... "
By the first century B.C. the Svans, thought by some to be descendants of Sumerian slaves, had a reputation as fierce warriors, documented in the writings of the Greek geographer Strabo. By the time Christianity arrived, around the sixth century, Svan culture ran deep – with its own language, its own densely textured music, and complex codes of chivalry, revenge, and communal justice...Lots more text and dozens of photos at Poemas del rio Wang, (where I consistently find fascinating material). See also this intriguing video about the National Geographic photographer -
This is some of the world's oldest polyphonic music, a complex form that features two or more simultaneous lines of melody. It predates the arrival of Christianity in Svaneti by centuries. Yet none of the musicians in the room this autumn afternoon is over 25.


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Wednesday, December 30, 2009
Ethan Bronner: never misses an opportunity to justify Israeli wars, murders, and...racist segregation
Look at this. He is here justifying the racist segregation on Israeli roads: "But once the uprising began, there was stone-throwing and shooting on the road."
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WATSONVILLE >> On Saturday, law enforcement officers met with a group of teens for an indoor soccer match to benefit the Azteca Soccer Academy, a Santa Cruz-County nonprofit that used sport to intervene with at-risk youth.
Gina Casta?eda, a probation officer with Santa Cruz County who worked with youth in trouble with the law, started the program eight years ago. In interviewing the teens, Casta?eda said she found one common point: soccer.
"One of the things I was doing was asking them what they like to do for fun or passionate about," she said. "Eight responded that they loved to play soccer but at one point stopped playing soccer because they got involved in gangs."
Thus, the program began as a way to connect with the at-risk youth. One thing Casta?eda was worried about was the fact that some of the teens in the program were from rival gangs.
A moment of truth for the program came during the first year. One of the players on the team, a gang member, was walking down a street when he noticed a group of rival gang members begin to form behind him. While the victim ran away unscathed, he recognized one person in the rival group as a teammate from the program.
He told Casta?eda about the incident who in turn asked the player about it. It turned out the teammate told the others in the rival group to stop the chase.
"He goes when I see who it was, I stopped the guys and said, "That"s my teammate" and left him alone," she said.
"These young men see each other for people and not as enemies anymore," Casta?eda said.
The program is comprised of players ages 14 to 20 and includes current gang members as well as reformed gang members.
"We have guys that fully changed and have guys that are in the first stages of making that decision and guys that are active (gang members) and trying to figure it out," she said.
Four years ago, the program began hosting a soccer match between the players in the program and probation officers and police officers. Proceeds from the event help defray the academy"s costs, such as league fees and uniforms.
Jose Gonzalez said he was a troublemaker when he started in the program four years ago. But Gonzalez, now 19, is a mentor in training for the program and works with younger members.
"It feels good to help out the youth," Gonzalez said.
In the years since it began, the program has seen much success. This year, there are four high school graduates and two college graduates that are a part of the program.
Casta?eda said she could not be more proud.
"In my whole time as a probation officer, aside from the Azteca program, I"ve only had two young men graduate from high school," she said. "To have this many kids that we"ve changed their lives and got them to graduate high school is amazing."
Play on Saturday showed how the program has paid off on the field, too.
In the second game against police officers from Watsonville, Santa Cruz and Fremont, the Azteca team scored three goals in the first 15 minutes of the game.
The team has grown from one indoor soccer team eight years before to two indoor teams and one outdoor team playing in various leagues.
Cpl. Fernando Lopez, an eight-year veteran of the Watsonville Police Department, sits on the board of directors for the program and said he"s seen the change himself.
"There was one individual, we used to have a lot of contact with him and his attitude has changed in how he acts towards officers," Lopez said.


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In the car on the way to ballet class:
Me: "Did you know that I get to observe your ballet class tonight? I can't wait!"
Muffin: "Yes, I know that. I know everything."
Me: "Everything? Really?"
Muffin: "Yes." pause "Well, except for the things I don't know - of course!"
Me: "Obviously..."
In the car on the way home:
Muffin: "Do you see that jet?"
Me: "Yes, it's flying very low isn't it?"
Muffin: "Why is it flying low?"
Me: "Uh, I dunno"
Muffin: "I think it's because it doesn't want to hit Jesus." pause "It's not nice for people to hit Jesus is it?"
Me: "No, no it isn't..."
In the car on the way to school:
Muffin: "I think that it's raining and snowing at the same time. I see the plops in the puddles"
Me: "Well, either way they're both a form of precipitation"
Muffin: "What's that?"
Me: "It means they're both made out of water molecules."
Muffin: "Oh," pause "You know, momecules is a rhyming word for mom."
I love how non-plussed she is by words she's not familiar with. She will always find some way to work them into our conversations. Last week it was the word "mistaken" which she mispronounced "mistaking." She was quite earnest when she told me that she was mistaking concerning a certain My Little Pony episode.
I'm positive that I will hear both the words "precipitation" and "momecule" in the very near future. I can't wait.


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text: A Good Sex Life Means a Good Work Life By Jane Farrell Having a healthy sex life increases peoples' job satisfaction and engagement at the office, researchers have found. A study of the work and sex habits of married employees found that those who prioritized sex at home unknowingly gave themselves a next-day advantage at work, where they were more likely to immerse themselves in their tasks and enjoy their work lives, said Keith Leavitt, an associate professor in Oregon State University's College of Business. "We make jokes about people having a 'spring in their step,' but it turns out this is actually a real thing and we should pay attention to it," said Leavitt, an expert in organizational behavior and management. "Maintaining a healthy relationship that includes a healthy sex life will help employees stay happy and engaged in their work, which benefits the employees and the organizations they work for." The study also showed that bringing work-related stress home from the office negatively impinges on employees' sex lives. In an era when smart phones are prevalent and after-hours responses to work emails are often expected, the findings highlight the importance of leaving work at the office, Leavitt said. When work carries so far into an employee's personal life that they sacrifice things like sex, their engagement in work can decline. The researchers' findings were published this month in the Journal of Management. Co-authors are Christopher Barnes and Trevor Watkins of the University of Washington and David Wagner of the University of Oregon. Sexual intercourse triggers the release of dopamine, a neurotransmitter associated with the reward centers in the brain, as well as oxytocin, a neuropeptide associated with social bonding and attachment. That makes sex a natural and relatively automatic mood elevator and the benefits extend well into the next day, Leavitt said. To understand the impact of sex on work, the researchers followed 159 married employees over the course of two weeks, asking them to complete two brief surveys each day. They found that employees who engaged in sex reported more positive moods the next day, and the elevated mood levels in the morning led to more sustained work engagement and job satisfaction throughout the workday. The effect, which appears to linger for at least 24 hours, was equally strong for both men and women and was present even after researchers took into account marital satisfaction and sleep quality, which are two common predictors of daily mood. "This is a reminder that sex has social, emotional and physiological benefits, and it's important to make it a priority," Leavitt said. "Just make time for it." Share this:


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Historians will look at many aspects of the coming global economic crisis and ask what precipitated the rapid decline. Some will suggest that the debt ceiling crisis kicked the wedge out of the economy. Others would say that pending the unemployment numbers on 5 August 2011 the Asian and European markets created too much gravity with their fears and led to a spiral toward the Second Great Slump. No matter what the honest trigger economically the political animal needs must be fed.
In that light conservatives and their economist hangers on will demand that the date all of this went wrong was no 15 September 2008 but 4 November 2008. The election of Barack Obama will now be tied to the events of the global economy, if it declines deeply over the next 12 months and beyond, by every conservative pundit on Terra. The Left has nowehre to go in this. this is a dream held by virtually every blogger on the Right in America. They want Barack Obama to be in regard to a failing economy everything that James Earl Carter Jr was.
This is a dream that conserrvatives have long sought to live out in all its anti-Keynesian multiorgasmic glory. An American president that is liberal, the first black President taken down by the one thing he has to keep moving forward that has been the Achilles' heel of the worst presidents in American history–the constant flow of jobs to create more materialistic comfort for the citizenry. The turth of course is that the bulk of the economy is fine and there curently is growth. However, 1% or 2% isn't enough for your world's largest and most powerful consumer economy.
"I would have all of you consider this, the US unemployment number if it goes higher by more tha 0.2% will trigger a panic response not in markets they are already convulsing as we see in Japan tonight, but in consumer confidence. Americans do not realize that the fasting growing sector of their economy right now is small business. That is the greenest of green shoots. Unfortunately, that is growing ina very dark room gloomed by the media now convinced that the world is headed for a second recession–at least!"– Carlton Pryor, last night on the HBS programme, NewsTalk with Maarit Outi Pekkonen.
Materialists and their conservative allies demand 5%, 6% or even 7% growth on top of similar growth the year before. These are staggering amounts of largesse being heaped upon staggering amounts of greed. This fantasy is no longer sustainable and the Right when they come to power when a fearful electorate drums Mr Obama out of office in 2012 will come quickly to realize this. I hope that the damage they can do in two years does not create an America that is slipping toward third world status with questionable drinking water and regular shortages of electricity. It is in the hands of corporations now despite the fact how grand Barack Obama has been to them the great white whale of monied bigotry still does not like the sight of the man. If those who control the levers of economy, the corporate groups who actually run the economy care to listen to an economist who has had to bring an economy from the brink with corporate help I offer this morsel of advice, "Men who put their Faith in iron bars are soon doomed to have their Faith tested."
Qu'ul cuda praedex nihil
Carlton Pryor, D.S.V.E., O.Q.H.[Econ.].
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Hi people,
This is just a reminder that anyone who purchases a wet media portrait will get one of my original worship art for free, but this is only until the 26th of November or thanksgiving eve. After that, the art work will be listed for sale as well on fawmadeportraits.com. Thank you and have a blessed day.
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Category Archives: Adventure Travel
Maori Lifestyle within Rotorua
Positioned in the actual These types of associated with A lot about the Northern Isle associated with Brand new Zealand, Rotorua is really a attractive location located about the coast line associated with River Rotorua. Recognized because of its geothermal miracles, Rotorua's Maori lifestyle is actually huge as well as inviting. These people opened up how you can social travel and leisure within the nineteenth hundred years once they noticed an opportunity to teach other people about the background of the forefathers. The actual Maori individuals consider satisfaction within their previous as well as spend their own values via innovative phrase as well as using our planet. These days, the actual Maori individuals still perform an enormous component within the nearby travel and leisure business through opening their own towns as well as houses to talk about their own traditions direct.
Whenever going to Rotorua there's nothing that can compare with the Maori encounter. You will find Maori tribes all through Brand new Zealand, however the tribes through Rotorua discovered to make use of the actual property for their benefit. The actual geothermal warm places grew to become the primary success supply of the actual Maoris in this area. These people reside between the geothermal exercise in order to steam their own drinking water, prepare their own meals, shower as well as comfortable their own homes.
Across the geothermal region you can travel to Ght Puia, Mitai Town as well as Tamaki Town, exactly where they provide social encounters which mix enthusiastic shows along with scrumptious Maori meals. Via storytelling, dancing as well as artwork, they could interact with their own previous forefathers. The actual "marae" or even public plaza is actually exactly where these people carry out their own storytelling. Later on, get ready for that lively as well as feeling stuffed shows exactly where women and men protected within tribal artwork explain their own background since it had been passed on for them. The most popular as well as historic haka dancing is conducted in order to commemorate a good accomplishment, encouraged visitors or even like a pre-battle problem very displaying their own satisfaction, power as well as oneness. The actual chant explains forefathers as well as occasions within their tribe's background. Simultaneously the Hangi Dinner, the Maori banquet, may be steamed underneath the planet along with scalding rubble for many several hours. The actual dinner is actually discussed within special event using the town.
Rotorua hosts the best modern designers in the united kingdom. Their own art work is visible within carvings, custom clothing, weavings, art as well as tribal tats, a number of that are shown within the Rotorua art gallery that's a should observe for just about any customer. The actual art gallery strongly represents the actual region's wealthy Maori lifestyle via a number of multi-media displays, revolutionary shows, intriguing movies, as well as led excursions. The actual Maori individuals are positively included as well as enthusiastic along with maintaining their own lifestyle as well as vocabulary in existence. An additional method to encounter their own lifestyle very first hands would be to have a led visit close to Rotorua from the indigenous Maori. This really is where one can find out about the encompassing historic structures which have been influenced by the actual Maoris all through background.
The actual Maori individuals constitute more than 14% associated with Brand new Zealand's populace as well as their own lifestyle is definitely an important a part of Kiwi existence. Whenever going to Rotorua you will not end up being let down whenever that great Maori lifestyle as well as researching their own background. Whenever moving via, there are many choices for lodging that will help you choose the very best Maori excursions to consider, whilst becoming within the greatest area from the town.
7 Do not Skip Locations within Norwegian — Presenting Existence Within Little Deals
Norwegian is famous because of its panoramic fjords, pillaging Vikings, walking paths as well as wood church buildings. It's a good eclectic mixture of contemporary features as well as middle ages cities. All these visitor websites provides you with the piece associated with Norwegian, yesteryear and also the existing. Here is a summary of the very best 7 attractions within Norwegian if you are planning for a holiday a while quickly.
1. The actual Viking Art gallery — The actual Viking Players take up an essential devote a brief history associated with Norwegian; these were the actual rulers from the nation throughout the middle ages occasions. Vikings had been deduced to become a seafaring neighborhood in line with the advanced as well as full-sized boats these people constructed. The actual art gallery displays their own boats along with other artifacts such as fabrics as well as home products unearthed using their tombs.
two. Geirangerfjord — Norwegian is famous because of its numerous fjords as well as Geirangerfjord is actually the most amazing included in this. It's a UNESCO Globe History website. The actual heavy azure seas tend to be encircled through towering coves along with forgotten farmsteads teetering within the sides. The actual greenery and also the cascading down waterfalls increase it's elegance. Your own Norwegian vacation is actually imperfect with no ferry trip right here plus some walking as well as angling as well.
3. Holmenkollen Skiing Leap — Norwegians as well as snowboarding tend to be inseparable; it's a common activity. The actual Holmenkollen Skiing Leap may be the biggest metal skiing leap on the planet. The optimum time to go to is actually winter season; nevertheless, it provides believe it or not enjoyable the entire year circular. This particular sports activities location is a good visitor place with regard to adrenaline junkies. You are able to take part in the actual yearly skiing leaping contests or even consider the actual raise upward 100 yards within the skies to obtain a bird's attention look at associated with Oslo. There's a art gallery about the reasons as well.
four. Akershus Castle as well as Fortress — Built-in the actual thirteenth hundred years, the actual Akershus Castle edges the actual Oslo Fjord. It had been created to safeguard Oslo (then Christiania) through intruders. The federal government utilizes the actual office space with regard to condition features. Additionally, it homes the actual Regal Mausoleum.
5. Stave Church buildings — You will discover numerous stave church buildings spread throughout southern as well as main Norwegian. Many of them had been built-in the actual middle ages age range. Nevertheless, they're nevertheless within good shape. These types of fairytale church buildings shrouded within misconceptions associated with trolls along with other mythological animals differ within their dimension. There's the actual Urnes Stave Chapel and also the Heddal Stave Chapel you can travel to.
6. Bryggen, Bergen — Bryggen is actually an additional visitor magnetic within Norwegian. Situated amongst high mountain tops as well as panoramic fjords, this particular open up atmosphere art gallery informs a brief history from the town inside a distinctive method. There's a whole selection associated with vibrant, wood structures looking over the actual waterfront. As soon as homes, they've been changed into dining places as well as shops. Right here you may also check out the new sea food for sale because this particular town had been recognized because of its seafaring industry.
7. Vigeland Statue Recreation area — Gustav Vigeland had been probably the most experienced sculptors Norwegian offers created. Therefore, nearly every journey weblog working within the should go to locations within Norwegian can make the reference to him or her. Their existence functions tend to be upon show in the Vigeland Statue Recreation area; you will find a lot more than two hundred works of art. The actual darkish coloured statutes really are a great comparison from the rich greenery. There's a huge water feature encircled through numerous powerful numbers every symbolizing another facet of existence specifically passing away, revival, getting older and also the wants.
Quick Information about Coconut Creek
Completely situated in between Ohio as well as Hand Seaside, the town associated with Coconut Creek may be labeled among the the majority of appealing locations to reside within the entire associated with The united states. If you are one of the people searching for their following neighborhood, you might want to think about the location. Lure your self much more using what is called the actual Butterfly Funds from the Globe with one of these couple of information about this.
Info through government bodies
That does not wish to reside in an appealing location? Most of all of us, definitely would really like the actual opportunity associated with home inside a good neighborhood. Reported through MoneyMagazine among the greatest metropolitan areas to reside in the usa, Coconut Creek is definitely a perfect spot to reside in. Include this particular acknowledgement in order to individuals through additional government bodies for example becoming among the top locations to reside within Sarasota through Movoto as well as Geek Pocket book.
Higher fulfillment amongst present dwellers
The town gets much more appealing once the excellent standard of living may be confirmed through present citizens. Coconut Creek offers gained the actual good remarks associated with it's people giving higher rates according to the excellent standard of living they're going through. Inside a current study, 97% from the respondent people attested for this using the exact same portion grading the town because Superb or even Great with regards to increasing a household. Exactly how do you want to increase your personal loved ones inside a town that this type of really acceptable score?
It's a well-planned neighborhood
Offering it's butterfly refuge since the biggest on the planet because of regarding 5000 butterflies varieties symbolizing regarding eighty varieties, the town is really a amazing prepared town. Flaunting it's apparent relation in order to environment attention, the town is actually 1 exactly where trees and shrubs are readily available. The actual thoroughly clean rivers will also be satisfying towards the eye, adding to a much better condition associated with residing because drinking water as well as polluting of the environment is actually past the actual price from the entire condition associated with Sarasota. It's stunning recreational areas as well as landscaped highways that additionally function because environment to varied animals.
If you're desiring a residential area which has excellent thing to consider with regard to character -then Coconut Creek is definitely an perfect option. The actual environment in this town is actually this type of destination for people as well as households searching for their own following fairly sweet room along with nearer really feel from the character.
The actual awards gained through the town through numerous physiques show how the initiatives produced by the town federal government is actually well-recognized. For your component on it's own, you may be sure the town is definitely designed to end up being among the best metropolitan areas in order to live, otherwise within the entire associated with The united states, however inside Sarasota.
It is More enjoyable within Coconut Creek
Is not a fun-filled existence among your own greatest tons for the loved ones — specifically for your kids? In case your solution is actually indeed, after that residing in Coconut Creek can make this particular feasible. The town is actually full of enjoyable points of interest which are assured to provide you with greatest connecting times. Here are a few of those points of interest.
The actual Amazing Manufacturing plant
Residing as much as it's title, The actual Amazing Manufacturing plant is constantly on the amazing citizens, particularly the kids. This particular Coconut Creek appeal may be labeled being an greatest location with regard to loved ones connecting. There are numerous features created not just to create away enjoyable but additionally in order to stimulate creativeness as well as discover the actual power as well as stamina associated with anybody that models feet within the office space. When there is 1 fitted adjective to explain the actual whole from the location, it's amazing! The area sits upon Lyons Street and it is assured to create enjoyable in order to children, small children, teenagers as well as for their mother and father.
Wind turbine Canine Recreation area
The majority of households aren't total with no addition associated with probably the most typical home domestic pets — canines. As a result, loved ones enjoyable period are often attached to getting canines in order to locations which are particularly pleasant for them. Within Coconut Creek, citizens tend to be lucky to achieve the Wind turbine Canine Recreation area within Lyons Street. It's categorized being an off-leash canine recreation area that is fully-fenced therefore reducing pet owners associated with be concerned which their own canines goes down the wrong path. The actual recreation area additionally comes with another region with regard to scaled-down domestic pets in order to release their own fun attributes.
Tradewinds Recreation area & Stables
Sleeping on the 626. 7 miles associated with property is actually this particular varied recreation area that is yelling happy with numerous features which are upon on their own genuinely fun-bringing. Besides the well-acknowledged Butterfly Globe that has it's refuge right here, the actual recreation area additionally features of the disk precious metal program, the angling river, as well as a good sports area.
Coconut Creek is among the greatest metropolitan areas within Broward Region that provides healthful enjoyable as well as amusement in order to citizens as well as site visitors. The actual points of interest briefly-discussed over are just 3 from the large number of places exactly where households as well as buddies may invest high quality occasions collectively.
If you're considering getting into this particular town or maybe is actually considering associated with buying home to become the next home location — usually think about the quantity of enjoyable as well as fun these 3 greatest Coconut Creek points of interest can offer. The actual genuine fun you will listen to out of your kids and also the wonder within their encounters is going to be evidences that it's more enjoyable within Coconut Creek.
The best of Kanchenjunga Circuit Trek
Geographically placed on the eastern border of Nepal, the most majestic and enchanting Mountain, Kanchanjunga means 5 great treasures of the snow, as it has 7 big summits. This wonderful mountain stands at the height of 8585m which is also renowned as the 3rd highest mountain of the globe. Spiritually, it defined it is the house of the gods who when pleased bestow the goodwill and prosperity to the human.
This kanchanjunga trekking is one of the most famous trekking routes where one get chance to experience the amazing mountain scenery, diverse flora and fauna as well as top domestic culture of the habitant out there. From the tracks of Kanchenjunga trekking, one can view the wonderful views of every direction as it is the top altitude. It is also said that the avalanches that the mountain throws is biggest then anywhere. The place is also re-opened recently was closed for a time being now provides you a chance to explore the natural beauty of this area. The untouched landscape, the mesmerizing all around and the contrasting range that is occupied by this trail is the big point that trekkers blessed to experience. This breath taking mountain area provides one to pass through the green farmland and wooden valleys too. One should come and grab the chance to view the close up views of this enchanting vistas and mountain around.
Kanchenjunga circuit trek with Nepal guide expedition and treks begins with a sweeping flight form Kathmandu to Biratnagar than a day jeep trip drive to Taplejung. From there you can trek passing through mid- hill places, isolated agricultural lands and very old cultural villages dominated by Tibetan refugees. As you continue to trek you pass through green tropical forests of rhododendrons bamboos and oaks with the amazing close up views of Mt. Kanchenjunga. Acclimatization days are extremely essential to be familiar with altitude and reject top altitude sickness issues. From there you can trek to Ghumsa, cross Miring La Pass and go towards Sele La Base Camp. You can continue trekking passing via Yalung Base camp, Kesuwa and many other prevents and finally arrive back at Taplejung. Your amazing trekking experience around Kanchenjunga circuit ends with a drive back to Biratnagar and a flight from there back to capital city of Nepal.
How can you reach Kanchenjunga?
There are three different itineraries accessible to reach the Kanchenjunga, The Kanchenjunga South Trek, The Kanchenjunga Circuit Trek, and the Kanchenjunga North Trek.
You can discover the South and North Base Camp of Kanchenjunga as a part of the trekking circuit trail – Oktang and Pang Pema at 5143m, and 4730m respectively. The Kanchenjunga circuit protects both bases of Kanchenjunga through the Sele Le Pass.
How much would trek cost you?
Cost for the trek depends on the plan you make for yourself. The cost vary accordingly based on the following reasons – the place you are beginning from, the mode of travel you take to captain of Nepal, the size of your group and the guide you are taking along.


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Gummi Bear & Friends
Kids & Family
The singing and dancing animated gummy bear and his pals Kala the cat and Harry the chameleon take kids along on their silly, fun, musical adventures.
Season 1
S01:E101 - Spooktacular
The gang is 'haunted' by a mystery spook – and sets out to overcome their collective fear and get to the bottom of the scary mystery.
S01:E102 - The Macaroni Plant
Gummy is determined to grow his favourite food – even if macaroni plants don't exist!
S01:E103 - The Incredible Shrinking Gummy
A weird gizmo in Granny Peters' lab winds up shrinking Gummy down to a tiny size, and he must cope with a suddenly-HUGE world... while trying to contact pals Harry and Kala and figure out some way to get back to normal.
S01:E104 - Halloween
Gummy, Harry and Kala head off to a scary Halloween costume party – but the winner of the 'Best Costume' prize.... isn't wearing a costume, and is actually a real monster!
S01:E105 - Frozen
Gummy's place is transformed into a frozen world, where he, Harry and Kala have loads of slippery fun together while trying to figure out what's happened in the hopes of fixing it.
S01:E106 - Yes, Gummy
Feeling a little 'blah', Gummy decides to say 'yes' to everything that crosses his path. Comic disaster, naturally, soon follows....
S01:E107 - Super Gummy
Accidentally convinced that he's a super hero, Gummy becomes Mind-O-Man – and sets out to help out everybody... to the point of driving them CRAZY!
S01:E108 - Camping
Gummy and his pals all head off camping, with comedy and disaster joining them every step of the way!
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I hate to write non-funny responses to funny articles, but lilek's bleat about unilateralism and the retaking of the Iraqi embassy by German police misses one key point: It had, um, already been invaded.
(By anti-Saddamites, no less.)
That's like Bush the Elder's Gulf War, and nobody complains about that, because the U.N. gave him the go-ahead and their best wishes to boot. (Nice try, lovely parting gifts, etc. etc.)
Then again, how can I stay mad at anyone who acknowledges that "there is a Simpsons line for every situation in life?" I independently figured this out a half-decade ago, and it remains as true now as it was then. I'm obviously not the original source, though, so I gotta wonder who is?
(At least, I don't think think I am. Maybe I should do a google search about that sometime.)


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Prison Cooperative Society (Prisco) has presented "Roadha hadiya" to all its members.
In that regard, Prisco had presented the gifts to its members working at the Head Office of Maldives Correctional Service at a reception held last night at the Office. Gifts to Prisco members working at various prisons of Maldives Correctional Service were handed over during receptions held at their respective prison.
The reception was honoured by Commissioner of Prisons Ahmed Shihan.
The reception was also joined by Chairman of Prisco, Deputy Commissioner of Prisons Hassan Zilaal, members of Prisco Board, top officials of prisons as well as officers and staff of Head Office.
Prison Cooperative Society in an initiative of a few previous employees of Maldives Correctional Service and was formed under the article 7 of the Society Act to promote economic and social welfare of its members as per the decisions of taken by the board members.


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Fancy becoming a member of Gay Abandon? Here's all the information you need to know!
£22 per month, with concessions available
We aim to welcome everybody who identifies as lesbian, gay, bisexual or trans* and can hold a tune.
We rehearse on Tuesday evenings during term-times from 7:45pm to 9:45pm in the hall at the Swarthmore Centre.
We usually sing in four parts (soprano, alto, tenor and bass), mainly accompanied by Jenny on the piano, and sometimes a cappella. Some members move between parts for different pieces of music. Our musical director or other members can help you out determining which voice part suits you best.
Some choir members can read music, but you don't need to be able to read music to sing with us.
We plan at least one major performance every year, and shorter appearances at other events.
We're quite a friendly bunch!
Every year we go to the Yorkshire Dales for our fabulous Weekend Away – we spend half of the time getting ready for performances, and half of the time having a laugh!
We also try and do a few social activities throughout the year, such as going to the theatre together. Plus, there's a number of members who regularly go for a pint after rehearsals.
When to join
Most newcomers will find it easier if they join us when we start work on a new set of music (usually each September). People may join at other times, but the learning curve can be quite steep, especially in the run-up to a concert!
To enjoy all aspects of being in Gay Abandon, some commitment is required – although this can be varied to suit different people's needs. Click here for details.
The choir hires rehearsal space, buys sheet music, commissions bespoke musical arrangements and pays the musical director and accompanist. It all costs money! For details of what it might cost you to be a member of Gay Abandon, click here.
Newcomers have about three weeks to decide whether they want to join the choir before we expect them to start making a financial contribution.
There is a wide range of musical ability and experience in Gay Abandon. We try to help people who want to improve their skills.
We aim to make our rehearsals and performances as accessible as possible.
Our rehearsal space in the basement of the Swarthmore Centre can be accessed via a lift down from the ground floor, or there is level access from the (staff) parking area at the back of the building. Despite the threatening notices, 'Blue Badge' holders may park here!
Our major concerts are BSL interpreted and take place in wheelchair accessible venues wherever possible. We also try to ensure level access to the stage, changing rooms and toilets when we can; failing that we aim to reduce the number of steps and offer help to those people who need it.
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Most human institutions (companies, governments, schools, etc.) still seem to behave like monkeys: forming into tribes that are led by an (possibly elected or inherited) egocentric dictator, or hierarchical layers of dictators, and that fight with each other. I hope that humans will use the steady improvements in Internet- and travel-related technologies to make societies ever-more distributed, representative of, and verified by everyone.
Month: June 2017
Pursuing either positivity (enjoyment, pleasure, luxury, etc.) or negativity (anger, punishment, vengeance, etc.) causes struggle and stress. Both are very unstable. Neutrality (contentment, balance, selflessness, etc.) seems to be the least stressful, most stable path.
Humans aren't good enough for humans
There are many activities where people seem to fetishize (meaning an object of obsession, whether sexual or not) robots. For example: synchronized performances of many kinds (the military, sports, marching bands and drum corps, synchronized dancing, etc.); computer-generated music that no human musician could ever play; weapons that no human could ever resist; make-up to make the body look more like plastic or porceline; people value precise manual labor and cheap prices so much as to be willing to replace human factory workers with machines; increasingly elaborate sex toys; checking human behavior with endless sensors and cameras; etc. People seem to be in a great hurry to replace humanity with machines.
Worldliness and cold-heartedness, insisting that every ridiculously small and ephemeral material detail of life be beautiful and perfectly controlled, give me OCD.
Giving customers what they want
If Buddhist bhikkhu(ni)s are dependent on lay people, how much would they be willing (or need) to change Buddhism to suit the popular views and desires of lay people, in order for the Sangha to survive?
Is this how things like protective chants/icons, Buddha as God, softening or ignoring the Vinaya rules, the Advaita Vedanta-type views in Mahayana, the many nation and ethnicity specific versions of Buddhism, etc. have worked their way into Buddhist traditions over the millenia?


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Cynan was mad. Especially mad at that Shadow Knight; who had promised him money for capturing that Samurai, but when he did, did he pay him? No! And now he was forced to chase after the Samurai when he escaped.
Cynan looked behind him at the ten Shadow Knight trackers who were traveling with him. They were all good trackers, and good fighters, and Cynan knew he had no chance of escaping or fighting his way out. Nope, he dug himself in a ditch this time.
Hey! Maybe I could get them to fall in a ditch! Thought Cynan. No their not fools, it'd never work.
Cynan and the Shadow Knights ran on for some time. When the finally stopped at a small stream. As he quickly looked around at his surroundings, he spotted a small cave of some sort. Suddenly, an idea popped into his head; one that just might work.
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Octopus Escaping Fishing Boat Squeezes Through Incredibly Tiny Hole To Regain Its Freedom
Nothing can stand between this cephalopod and freedom.
Octopuses are considered the smartest invertebrates on the planet.
They can open jars, throw rocks through aquarium windows, and break into lobster traps.
They are also incredible escape artists.
Here's a video, filmed aboard an Alaskan fishing boat, of an octopus making a break for freedom through an incredibly small hole in the ship.
Most of the fishing crew think the octopus has no chance of squeezing through the narrow gap in the deck.
But Chance Miller, who filmed the dramatic escape, knew better.
"You watch, he going to go right through there," Miller says in the video.
"No way," says another crew member. "He can't get through there."
"You are wrong, my friend," counters Miller.
"It's like trying to get my wife in her wedding dress," says another crew member. "It ain't gonna happen."
But it did.
And now we have a one more happy octopus in the ocean and one more angry wife on land.
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TV tonight: 'Community,' 'Men,' 'Harm'
- %27Community%27 is back for a reboot
- Angus T. Jones springs a surprise on %27Two and a Half Men%27
- There are two sides to every %27Do No Harm%27 story
Community |NBC, 8 ET/PT
Sometimes, it's best to leave while we're in love. Granted, too few of us have ever been enamored of Community, which is why this ratings-plagued mix of sentiment, absurdity and theatricality is returning for a last-gasp reboot without its creator, Dan Harmon. The result is a show that, while still excellently performed, and still capable of some very funny moments, seems to have lost its purpose — unless its main purpose now is to remind us of its off-screen problems and its on-screen struggles to connect with an audience. It's one thing to engage in metajokes, as Community has always done; it's another to allow failure to seep into the very fiber of your series' being. When that time comes, it's time to go.
Two and a Half Men |CBS, 8:30 ET/PT
Ah, teenagers. One minute they're saying they don't want to have anything to do with you, and the next, they're bringing their 36-year-old girlfriends home for your approval. Or at least that's what they do if the youngster (Angus T. Jones) happens to play Jake on Men, which also makes room tonight for the almost-always amusing Jaime Pressly as the woman in question.
Do No Harm |NBC, 10 ET/PT
Say this for Do No Harm, it's different. Tonight, Dr. Jason (Steven Pasquale) goes to war with the Ian/Hyde part of his personality — forgetting, apparently, that if Ian gets hit in the head with a tire iron, Jason is going to wake up with a headache. It's an odd idea for a series, to say the least, but if you find it appealing, you'd better tune in fast, because if the ratings don't improve, a tire iron is going to be the least of Jason's problems.


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Team of Undergrads to Represent Duke at Oxford Global Challenge
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By Katie Jansen
Six teams recently presented their research to a panel of judges during the Duke Global Challenge finals, and one team was crowned the winner and given the opportunity to compete in the international Global Challenge finals at Oxford.
A team of three sophomores – public policy majors Jackie Xu and David Wohlever Sanchez, as well as political science major Qiang Zhang – took home the prize for their research in costly prescription drugs.
Out of 21 teams that participated in the challenge, six made it to the Duke finals. The winning team was the only team of undergraduates to be selected for the finals. Xu said the team was pleasantly surprised when they were announced as the winners because they were competing against some great presentations that stemmed from graduate students' thesis work.
Oxford's Global Challenge was brought to Duke through a joint effort by the Duke Innovation & Entrepreneurship Initiative and the Social Entrepreneurship Accelerator at Duke. The challenge offers a chance for students to take a step back from generating solutions, go deeper in learning about the social and environmental issues they care about, and learn how to dynamically present their findings to a broad audience.
Xu said she found the Global Challenge's focus on the problem refreshing because other competitions and challenges she'd participated in focused primarily on solutions. On the other hand, the Global Challenge allowed her and her teammates to conduct long-term, in-depth research for over a month.
The team decided to participate in the challenge when Zhang stumbled across the opportunity on Duke I&E's Facebook page. She invited her friend Xu, who she knew had previous healthcare challenge experience, and they recruited their third member, Wohlever Sanchez, through a Facebook post in Zhang's living-learning community.
Wohlever Sanchez's mom is a family doctor, and during a visit home, one of her medical journals caught his attention. It was a story about the high cost of prescription drugs. He read the story, and during a Google Hangout with his teammates, suggested the problem as the one they should research.
The trio will be traveling to Oxford at the end of April to compete in the international finals. At stake are cash prizes which allow the winning teams to "apprentice with the problem."
In the meantime, the team will be fine-tuning their research report and meeting with professors to get feedback. They would also like to reconnect with key players in the space they've interviewed for their research, as well as collect some narratives from patients who have had firsthand experience with expensive prescriptions.
Conducting such in-depth research inspired the students to pursue other opportunities on campus. Wohlever Sanchez has written articles about high-cost drugs for the Chronicle, Duke Political Review, and the Kenan Institute for Ethics. Wu joined Universities Allied for Essential Medicines (UAEM), a student group that advocates for global access to medicines, as well as the nonprofit Global Healthcare Innovation Alliance Accelerator. Zhang joined the Healthcare Policy Forum and plans to take more classes on healthcare policy. The team is also working on publishing its findings in the Duke Science Review.
Other strong teams in the finals included:
- A team made up of two Nicholas School graduate students, Elihu Dietz and Hannah Girardeau, and Fuqua student Tim Scales. The team participated in the energy access track with its project on lighting access in rural Africa.
Scales said participating in the Global Challenge helped teach him to take a step back and look at the root causes of the problem. Although he said this was initially a challenge for him because his program at Fuqua is very solution-oriented, he enjoyed having "a dedicated space to think deeply and carefully about the problem."
- Three Sanford graduate students pursuing the Master of International Development Policy Program. Akiko Tamura, Laurel Pegorsch, and Daniela Schermerhorn teamed up to focus on conservation and waste pickers in Brazil.
Schermerhorn is from Brazil and was able to research the problem by conducting interviews over spring break. The team found that more than 2,000 people in the region make a living by picking up trash. However, this livelihood is being threatened as the government has shut down the dump site where they work and replaced it with a new, greener facility.
The team said they are used to investigating problems and thinking about the cause of the problem because of the global nature of their classes at Sanford. They believe their project has the capacity to change the situation in Brazil, and Schermerhorn hopes to present it to the Brazil government in the future.
- Fuqua student Alejandra Rossi, who used research from her independent study on the refugee crisis as a springboard for a project on how the private sector can get involved and help refugees.
Rossi said she came to Fuqua to learn more frameworks to be a social entrepreneur and to pursue a concentration in social entrepreneurship.
She said she benefited from the Duke Global Challenge because it connected her with a network of people that she can work with to take her research to the next level as she begin to think about solutions.
Her work on the project has also inspired her to get involved with refugees locally, both through volunteering with Church World Service and through partnering with a handful of her Fuqua classmates to sponsor a family from Syria.


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The School Of Business is in session! T-Pain, beloved hip hop artist, comedic personality and business mogul hits the road to meet the entrepreneurs who are defining the future. In this session, T-Pain visits a sex toy designer and learns the fine art of building a vibrator. (This one's a real start-me-up!) Then, he gets his hands on some rubber –customizing sneakers with a luxury shoe maker. And after working up an appetite, T-Pain cooks chicken and waffles with a restaurant mogul. Stay hungry, my friends.
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HEX and Fool's Gold Records team up for the release of their iPhone 6 case collaboration.
The genuine leather snap case comes in two colorways: a black and yellow Fool's Gold print, and a tonal black embossed version of the same pattern.
"From surprise remixes to special guests at our shows, Fool's Gold is a place where collaborations thrive," explains Nick Catchdubs, Co-Founder of Fool's Gold Records. "HEX is an independent company just like us, so we jumped at the chance to team up with them again and put our own flip on their iPhone 6 case, using an all-over print logo pattern inspired by the FG sticker takeover of New York City."
"Fool's Gold Records is a New York institution for progressive thinking and creativity in music", said Dan Maravilla, Co-Founder of HEX. "Their work and reputation speak for themselves. We have been fans of Fool's Gold for a long time, so we were excited to work with them to bring these great new products to market."
About Fool's Gold Records
Brooklyn-based record label Fool's Gold was founded in 2007 by DJs A-Trak and Nick Catchdubs and quickly established itself with a non-stop series of releases bridging the worlds of hip-hop and electronic music, introducing artists like Danny Brown, Kid Cudi and Duck Sauce to the world while being dubbed an "indie innovator" by Billboard, a "tastemaker label" by the New York Times, and "one of the most influential indies in the music business" by Pitchfork. With a clever and constantly evolving aesthetic for all Fool's Gold visuals and merchandise, the company has become more than an independent music powerhouse, but a trendsetting lifestyle brand.
Having put their unique stamp on music, events, retail, and beyond, there's no telling what Fool's Gold will lend their midas touch to next.