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IBM Takes the Cloud by Storm, Chooses Nirvanix as their Strategic Partner
This week Nirvanix announced that IBM Global Services will be launching its own public cloud storage service based on Nirvanix's Cloud Storage Network (CSN) technology. This is a major coup for Nirvanix, to say the least. IGS plans to make the cloud available to the public for placement and access to archival and backup data and for content collaboration. Targeted industries are healthcare, media and entertainment and financial services. IBM also plans on integrating this cloud storage service with its proprietary compute cloud at the software layer; both offerings will be sold by IBM under the SmartCloud banner.
New DDN WOS object appliance targets performance, capacity
DataDirect Networks is expanding its Web Object Scaler portfolio with a new 8460 object storage appliance that focuses on performance and capacity.
- Premiered: 09/13/16
- Author: Taneja Group
- Published: TechTarget: Search Storage
NetApp HCI system brings vendor belatedly into hyper-convergence
NetApp's HCI incorporates flash hardware and quality of service from SolidFire, which NetApp acquired in 2016. Traditional NetApp software also runs on the HCI appliance.
- Premiered: 06/05/17
- Author: Taneja Group
- Published: TechTarget: Search Converged Infrastructure


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I love it when I'm sent over a DIY wedding at a farm! Today's wedding, from Jamie Lynn Photography, features a barn filled with twinkling lights, burlap wrapped centerpieces, fun photobooth props and homemade jams as favors! It makes everything just right in the world. Especially when the color palette includes a pretty coral pink!
Please enjoy Emily & Nathan's Sweet DIY Farm Wedding, captured by Jamie Lynn Photography:
Emily & Nathan are so cute, and their wedding completely fits their sweet vibe. I love the choice of boots for the bridal party footwear, it's perfect for the barn reception setting.
Thanks to from Jamie Lynn Photography for submitting your work away!
Photographer: Jamie Lynn Photography//Venue: MKJ Farms
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Full Metal Dojo 5 Weigh Ins took place at the Australian Pub and BBQ in Bangkok, Thailand on May 8, 2015.
FMD boss Jon Nutt kicked off the event by reminding the audience that many Thai fighters have extensive fight experience in Muay Thai, but as far as MMA is concerned, they are amateur fighters.
"These are the fighters I am targeting to develop their experience in MMA so that I could help them transition to the next level of their MMA career. This is the main purpose of Full Metal Dojo."
To reiterate the point, Jon cited flyweight rookie New Petchdam who debuts his MMA fight with Full Metal Dojo. Jon said,
"I signed him [Petchdam] up to fight because he is an amateur MMA fighter, in spite of the fact that he has an extensive 134-48-2 record in Muay Thai."
In regards to furthering all crossover fighters into MMA, Jon said,
"Tomorrow, there will be a Filipino fighter, Ruffino, who is a professional boxer with 23 wins and 1 loss, but he is still an amateur fighter in MMA."
First fight will be at flyweight, then the bantamweight tournament opening match will be between Pinai and Wiroj. The winner will then go on to fight Yodkaikaew. The first bout will restrict use of elbows and knees to the head. In the second bout elbows and knees to the head will be allowed.
This is Yodkaikaew's debut fight at FMD; before he fought at "War in the Cage". Of his extensive Muay Thai experience he said,
"From my Muay Thai experience, my biggest strength I bring to the cage is my striking and elbows. However, I have been putting in a lot of effort training in my grappling too, although at this stage I think I'm still at a moderate level. I'm confident in this fight though, and I'll give 100% to it."
Featherweight Tournament
The featherweight tournament goes next and there's a new entrant, Ruffino, from the Philippines. His flight was delayed until early morning tomorrow, and he will be allowed to weigh in then.
The fighters drew lots from a hat to ascertain who their opponents would be. The first fight is between Bird and Jinawat. The second bout will be between Ness and Ruffino.
In the lightweight tournament, One of the fighters didn't make weight and had to pull out and that's Natchayangkul. He initially fought cutting from 84kg.
Therefore, the first bout will be between Nathatorn and Chachawai. The winner will go on to fight Hafizul. And he is the wild card entrant. Haziful said,
"I took on this fight at the last minute because I saw that my weight was not too far off and there was not much more to cut. My goal for this fight is to give me more experience in the cage. However my ultimate goal eventually for my career is to fight for ONE Championship. I am confident about winning this fight in spite of stepping up at the last minute. The biggest strength that will pull me through this is my ground skills."
Piak vs Nattapong
As the defacto Thai main event, there will be a catchweight 53.5kg match between Thai prospects
Pongsiri Mitsatit and Nattapong Limpwattanachai.
Pongsiri is no stranger to Full Metal Dojo, having fought at the event before. Of his MMA career he said,
"With more experience it gets easier than the last time, and I am very confident. I really enjoy fighting more than anything. I fought Muay Thai last month and have been keeping myself really active and agile in preparation for this fight."
Pongsiri has more than 60 Muay Thai fights under his belt. Dylan Fussel, who coaches him out of Team Quest Thailand, has been honing his grappling skills and affirmed that "Piak's" grappling skills have undergone a tremendous transformation since he first arrived at the gym.
Nattapong will be fighting at Full Metal Dojo for the first time. His background is in his ground game and judo, which he started trainingfrom his stint in the Thai army. He confirmed,
"My biggest strength is in my ground skills, although it seems quite rare for a Thai fighter to have a stronger base in grappling rather than striking."
When asked about how he felt about his opponent, Nattapong said,
"Piak is very fearsome and dedicated. He works hard and is very focused since he is very young and enthusiastic. I have a lot of respect for Piak. However, my focus is not on winning or losing but on giving my full potential. My next goal is to start an MMA gym and to teach others without charging because I learned my skills for free. So this is my way of giving back."
NUTT vs BOULIN
Full Metal Dojo's founder Jon Nutt will face referee will jump in the cage to take on referee Dana Boulin for the final fight of the night.
Jon will be one of the few promoter-slash-cage announcers who's ever fought on his own event. Dana is a regional MMA referee. At their weigh-in, both fighters drew cheers from the crowd as they both promised the audience a fight that was going to be fun and entertaining.
Jon Nutt jokingly replied when asked how his weight cut was going,
"I have cut all the weight I can cut I think. I just hope to put on a good show and entertain the crowd."
Dana's last fight was about a decade ago. He commented,
"I feel good and I know it's going to be lots of fun. Jon and I are very close. We work together and we hang out together. We are like school kids picking up a basketball and shooting hoops. So why can't we punch each other in the face? It's almost the same principle. We just want to have fun in the cage together."
When asked about any weight cut he needed to do, Dana replied
"What weight cut? He's a fat guy, I am a fat guy, and we are fighting heavy weight. No weight cut needed. We'll just get fat together."
Full Metal Dojo 5 will take place on Saturday, 9 May, 2015 at the LiveHouse on Jatujak Green. For more information, do visit https://www.facebook.com/fullmetaldojo
Full Metal Dojo 5
May 9, 2015
Bangkok, Thailand
#1 – Flyweight 56.7kg
New Petchdam (MMA record 0-0). ( Muay Thai record 134-48-2) – 52.8kg
Veerayuth "Oak" Priyoporn (MMA record 4-2) – 56.7kg
#2 – Bantamweight 61.2kg. (Tournament format)
B – Yodkaikaew from Fairtex (Mma record 1-0) (Muay Thai record 50-10) – 60.8kg
A – Pinai Nuisorn from Chumpon MMA – 61.2kg
A – Wiroj Wannrum (MMA record 6-3-3) – 61. 2kg
#3 Featherweight 65.8 kg. (Tournament format)
A – Bird Kanto, Chumpon MMA – 63.5kg
A – Jinawat – 65.8 kg
B – Ness, Team AKA Raging bull – 65.8kg
B – Ruffino – TBA
#4 – Lightweight 70.3kg. (Tournament format)
A – Chachawai Sungul, Team Quest. – 69.7kg
A – Nathatorn Tampiyanan, Shingi Dojo. – 69.4kg
B- Hafizul Hakim, Team Karabaw in Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia. – 70.3kg
#5 Bantamweight Final – Winner A vs B
#6 Featherweight Final – Winner A vs Winner B
# 7 Lightweight – Winner A vs B
#8 Catchweight 53.5kg (3 x 5 min rounds, elbows, knees and soccer kicks to the head allowed)
Pongsiri "Piak" Mitsatit from Team Quest in Chiang Mai (MMA record 3-0) – 52.3kg
Nattapong "Shazam" Limpwattanachai from Team Jomkwan (MMA Record 4-2) – 53. 5kg
#9 Heavyweight
Jon Nutt. (0-1) – 110kg
Dana Boulin (2-1) – 120kg


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Payroll 2.0: A Look into the Mobile, Flexible Future of Payroll
At the HR Technology Conference in Chicago this week, Mike Gioja, Paychex Senior Vice President, Information Technology, Product Management and Development, sat down with other HR tech veterans to discuss how payroll—a profession practiced almost as long as there has been money—is being innovated to meet the needs of employees in the 21st century.
While payroll may be the most mature function within HR, it is certainly still among the most important. As panel moderator Holger Mueller from Constellation Research put it, a 99.9% success rate in most processes would be considered excellent, but with payroll you'd get a much different, and passionate, response.
So, how can a mature process with such a low threshold for error be innovated? Here's what the panelists had to say.
The Employee Perspective
Paying employees used to be basic. You handed them a paper check, in person, and that was it. But along with changes in consumer technology, employees began to expect the same level of access and insights into their pay.
Today, employees "want to do it when and where they want, mobile first," said Mr. Gioja. "They want access to everything that affects their paycheck, from tracking time, to their compensation history, to the ability to contribute to their 401(k) and get answers to their payroll and benefits questions."
Panel member Cecile Alper-Lerox of Ultimate Software agreed with the move toward mobile-first utilization, and added that the process of paying someone is at the crux of the trust between an employee and employer. Payroll is where employers have the opportunity to show employees how they can make the most of their pay, according to the panel. Imagine, for instance, being able to remind employees to maximize their 401(k) contributions to take advantage of an employer match.
Better Employee Management through a Better Payroll Process
When it comes to managers, the panel felt there were many areas where payroll has begun to give them unprecedented access and control over the process. For example, ADP's Don Weinstein discussed the ability to make decisions based on productivity vs. cost.
According to Mr. Gioja, by giving managers information around critical areas such as time, health care, and the number of full-time equivalent employees, mobile-first payroll now gives front-line managers the ability to engage with the process and their people proactively—throughout the pay period.
It's a Great Time to be a Payroll Manager
What will it be like to be a payroll manager in the future? Well, for starters, that wouldn't be the title, according to the panel. All agreed that payroll managers would take on a more strategic role over time.
The need for this evolution was echoed by a payroll manager in the audience, who said that her biggest pain point was wishing she were more involved with aspects that affected the company as a whole, such as acquisitions, rather than focusing entirely on the day-to-day of payroll processing.
That process will become a non-event, according to Jim Konandreas of Ceridian, due to better communication across the entire pay period.
Mr. Gioja explained how payroll and labor will still be primary HR functions, that there will most likely always be regulations, and that they'd be more likely to impact your payroll. "While payroll technology will make it easier to take care of the nuts-and-bolts of the process by streamlining onboarding, offering self-service, dealing with regulations, and allowing managers to do it anywhere from their phones, it will also open many opportunities for payroll managers to take a leadership role within their organizations."
Payroll is Big Business (Too)
The panel also discussed how advances in payroll may affect midsize to large businesses with the ability to offer more flexible ways to pay employees, especially with the growth of the "gig economy" lead by such companies as Uber and Airbnb.
Advances like same-day ACH functionality, which Paychex now offers, are adding to the flexibility. According to Mr. Gioja, payroll technology for midsize to large businesses will be "more cost effective, more flexible, and give you the data you need to demonstrate a strong ROI."
Payroll Service is Also Evolving
While new payroll technology is helping payroll professionals, tech-savvy employees, and do-it-yourselfers, is client service keeping pace? Mr. Gioja pointed to our own service model, which gives clients the ability to choose the level of support they want, from a simple way to enter payroll on your own, to taking advantage of social media and a 24-hour help line, all the way to working with a payroll specialist and, for clients using Paychex across their HR functions, a full-time relationship manager.
Payroll is In Good Hands
And those hands are yours. Payroll providers like Paychex are giving owners, managers, and employees unprecedented flexibility and opportunities to take payroll beyond gross-to-net calculations to help drive your company and its employees to even greater levels of success.


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I find the love letters exactly where I left them: in a folder in an old Hotmail account. Years ago, I named that folder "Home."
I must have weeded those e-mails out of my main inbox on a not-very-busy morning in Harare, Zimbabwe, sitting in front of a clunky desktop computer in the thatched round cottage that was our first home together.
"Home" is not a big folder. We got married six months after we met. Three of those months we spent mostly together: first in Zimbabwe, where he lived, and then in Paris, where I was working. That didn't leave much time for writing each other heartfelt missives of love and longing.
And yet. Quickly I scroll through the subject lines. The door to my office is open. I can hear my husband clanking the lid down on a saucepan. "Plump Pigeons," reads one of them – oh yes, I remember. "Correction to Clarity." "Lots of PSes."
I used to buy phone cards to call my soon-to-be-husband in Harare every night after my editing shift at a French news agency was over. I'd wait my turn in line outside the phone booths near the Sacré-Coeur, then tap +263 (the calling code for Zimbabwe), and hold my breath for the connection.
I think I did most of the talking.
Those "PSes" were things he hadn't had a chance to say during five-minute, $15 conversations.
He calls now from the kitchen. "What do you put on the potatoes?"
I direct him to the turmeric and turn back to my laptop.
There it is, right at the bottom of the list, dated July 28, 2000. The first message he ever sent me. I'd landed in Paris a day earlier, back from the reporting trip that my editor certainly hadn't intended to become a matchmaking mission.
I skim through the message, grinning again at the way the man I would marry – whose precise writing I still love – poked fun at his "ponderous prose."
Now that I try to count those e-mails, my cursor slipping up and down, I see that there are more than 40 of them.
Each one was crafted thoughtfully, every single word weighed before he pressed Send. In contrast, my messages to him were news briefs, three- or four-paragraph replies banged out at the end of my shift.
I did not have a computer in the tiny flat I rented, with its view that stretched out as far as the Tour Montparnasse. I had to read his messages quickly, reviewing the passages I'd managed to memorize on the metro ride home.
There is a wail from a bedroom. The wooden beads that our 3-year-old daughter is threading have slipped off the string. "Mummy is busy," I hear my husband say.
My mother's love letters are in the bottom of a low chest of drawers by her bed. They are written on thick cream Basildon Bond paper in my father's strong hand. Years ago, Mum must have decided to store them all in one place, just as I did. Hers are tied together, not in a virtual file but with a thin piece of ribbon.
She keeps them near to the flat burgundy box that holds her jewelry from the 1960s: a glittery brooch, the broken-off buckle from a belt.
My mother likes to be able to hold her letters. When I started to e-mail her from university, she said she preferred "letters I can take out of my handbag."
I think about her words now as I stare at my love letters, neatly stacked by date and time in an electronic cupboard. Would I prefer them to have been written on paper?
I don't think so. I might have mislaid them in a move or ruined them with water from a knocked-over cup. Online, they are as pristine as they were the day they were written.
Still, I'm not taking any chances. I select each message in turn and press Forward to send it to another e-mail account. No harm in having backup copies.
I close my laptop and get up from the desk. The spinach is ready. All I need to do is to mix in a bit of cheese, some stock, and two eggs and then slide the whole thing under the broiler.
Supper for four. That's what my husband's prose, painstakingly tapped out in Times New Roman, has led to.
"I found Dad's love letters to me," I announce a little later, serving spoon in hand.
My husband snorts, secretly pleased. "Did you actually keep those things?"
Sam, age 11, looks up from editing photos of his puppy. He's not yet at the age of drafting love letters. Nor is he far enough into teenagerhood to find the idea of his parents having a life before him totally uninteresting.
I look at him. At some point, he, too, will live and love online.
"One day I'll e-mail you a line or two so you can see it on your screen," I say.


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Homeopathic remedies for pancreatitis
Pancreatitis, inflammation of the pancreas, occurs in acute and chronic forms and may be due to edema, necrosis, or hemorrhage. In men this disease is commonly associated with alcoholism, trauma, or peptic ulcer; in women, it's linked to biliary tract disease. The prognosis is good when pancreatitis follows biliary tract disease, but poor when it follows alcoholism. Acute pancreatitis results from the leakage of pancreatic enzymes into pancreatic tissue, leading to autodigestion. Because acute pancreatitis is more common than chronic pancreatitis, acute pancreatitis is the common than chronic pancreatitis.
- Alcohol
- Gallstones
- Idiopathic causes
- Post operative causes
- After endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography
- Trauma
- Metabolic causes (renal failure, hyperparathyroidism, acute fatty liver of pregnancy)
- Hereditary causes
- Infections (mumps, mycoplasma, echovirus)
- Vasculitis (SLE, necrotizing angilitis)
- Ampulla of vater obstruction (Crohn's disease, duodenal diverticulitis, penetrating duodenal ulcer)
- Drugs
- Hypotension may be present in as many as half of the patients; it results from vasodilatation, myocardial depressant factor, and the loss of plasma and blood in to the retroperitonium.
The aim of homeopathy is not only to treat pancreas affections but to address its underlying cause and individual susceptibility. As far as therapeutic medication is concerned, several remedies are available to treat pancreas affections that can be selected on the basis of cause, sensations and modalities of the complaints. For individualized remedy selection and treatment, the patient should consult a qualified homeopathic doctor in person. There are following remedies which are helpful in the treatment of pancreas affections:
Phosphorous; Iris; Spongia; belladonna; Conium; pulsatilla; Nux Vomica; Mercurius; kali iod; colocynth; Carbo Animalis; Calcaria Ars; Baryta Mur and many other important medicines.


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The new year brings a fresh start, along with resolutions to be a better you, live a cleaner life and enjoy its simple pleasures. But you're not going to be able to follow through with any of that if you look and feel on January 1 like that big shiny ball from last night dropped right onto you. So before you head out to party like it's 1999 again, keep these tips in mind to head off (or recover from) that holiday hangover and make starting your new year a little less painful.
1. All Things in Moderation
Drink moderately, if at all. I'm sure you're already well aware that's what you're supposed to do. For every alcoholic beverage you consume, follow it with a glass of water, and never drink on an empty stomach. Now is the time to indulge in all the cocktail weenies, cheese cubes and peanuts you can carry. After all, that booty boot camp starts tomorrow, right?
2. Light is All Right
Of course, what we're supposed to do and what we actually do don't always seem to match up, do they? After all, you're young, you're wild and you're free, as the song goes (and if you think that's a Triumph lyric, rather than Lana Del Rey, then you're actually not that first thing. Go to bed, Gramps). If you're going to drink, stick to light alcohols like vodka and gin, but beware of the devil that is champagne. Bubbles are fun going down, but not so much coming back up. The fizz can lead to a splitting headache, and so can drinks containing congeners, like red wine, brandy and whiskey.
3. Believe in Magic
Want a magic pill that will let you drink and party till dawn? It may actually exist. Scientific studies have shown that the extract of the prickly pear cactus, taken before drinking, can help reduce the severity of your hangover by up to fifty percent. If you don't live near the desert, you can get your hands on some at Lucky Vitamin.
Ah, young grasshopper, I see you paid no heed to my wise advice. No offense taken, I'm still happy to help when you wake up looking like an extra from the Walking Dead and feeling like you've eaten Chewbacca, hair and all. Fear not, velveteen bunny; I can make you human again.
4. Water, Water, Everywhere
Start by rehydrating. Lots and lots of water is good, and electrolyte-filled fluids like Pedialyte and Gatorade are even better. In a pinch, make your own remedy by adding a tablespoon of apple cider vinegar and a drop of raw honey to a cup of water.
5. Stuff Your Face
Once you've emptied your stomach (ooh, how did that confetti get in there?), or if you're trying to avoid doing so, you need to fill it up again. It sounds counterintuitive, but truly, the greasier fare the better when it comes to hangover recovery. I recommend a heaping plate of barbeque with sides of mashed potatoes and beans. I swear, it works. Alternatively, a big old cheeseburger, or some huevos rancheros will do. Just try not to look at them while you eat.
6. Beautify the Beast
Now that you're feeling better, we've got to get you looking alive again. Your face is likely to be redder and puffier than Ronda Rousey's after her smackdown. Keep a cooling gel mask in the fridge to depuff the day after, and use an extra-rich night cream instead of your usual daytime moisturizer to rehydrate skin. A few drops of Visine work wonders on red skin, as well as your eyes. You can score these lifesaving goodies at Drugstore.com.
7. Snoozefest
Sleeping it off is truly the best way to feel normal again. Draw the shades or wear an eyemask, keep a bucket handy, and turn on Martha Bakes at low volume. There's just something about Martha Stewart's voice that is incredibly soothing. Trust me.
8. Tough It Out
If you must face the world, pop a couple of painkillers with some "hair of the dog" and go out with a brave, if slightly shaky and greenish, face. Don't forget your most important post-party accessory - the darkest possible shades. Head over to Sunglass Hut to pick up an inky pair, and don't forget to use the money-saving codes you can find at UltimateCoupons.com, so your wallet doesn't suffer from a post-holiday hangover, too.


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Alcoholism is a debilitating disease that affects you and every person you know. Friends and family are especially prone to being hurt by the detrimental effects of alcoholism. It's easy to repeatedly promise to quit drinking, but taking the initiative to stop drinking and sober up for good is much harder. If you're trying to stay sober but keep relapsing, follow these steps to make your life more manageable.[1] X Research source
1Remove all temptations from your life. That means every last one. Place yourself only in situations that will help you. Don't tempt yourself. If you just quit drinking, it's not a good idea to go out to bars, pubs, or nightclubs around town, let alone to be in the same room with alcohol.[2] X Research source
- Get rid of all the alcohol in your home, if you haven't already. Even if you have an expensive bottle of scotch or a fancy bottle of cabernet, it won't do you any good — ever.[3] X Research source If you feel guilty about throwing nice alcohol away, give it to your friends or family.
- Ask friends who tend to drink alcohol often to tone down their drinking while in your company. If they refuse, you may not want to spend time with them while they drink. The less you are around alcohol, the less you will be tempted to break your resolve.
- Ask your friends to not drink around you completely. This is the easiest way to avoid temptation.
- Avoid events that will be alcohol-heavy. This means weddings, concerts, 30th birthday parties, and any other raucous affairs. Though you may be able to attend these without being tempted one day, if you're struggling to stay sober, don't make it harder for yourself.
2Lean on your support system. Whether it comes from friends, family, or recovery groups, you can't overcome alcoholism alone. Find people who will support your decision to sober up, and tell them about the goals you have set for yourself. If you think you might be tempted to have a drink or waver in your fastidiousness, call them immediately and talk to them about your urges. They will calm you down, help you through your withdrawal, and boost your confidence.[4] X Research source
- Attending a weekly support group like Alcoholics Anonymous can also be beneficial. By connecting with other current and recovering alcoholics, you can find sympathetic voices who will guide you through the process of overcoming alcoholism. AA is a fantastic resource, but it's not for everyone. If you decide not to join AA or another recovery program, make sure you have a strong enough of a support system to stay sober without it.[5] X Research source
- Find a close friend, or even an acquaintance, who has struggled with staying sober in the past. Ask for advice.
- Open up to a family member. Your family will love you unconditionally, and will be a great support system.
- Get rid of any judgmental or negative people in your life. If they're not with you, then they're against you. This especially means other people who enable your drinking.
3Stay committed. Don't talk yourself out of your decision. It's easy to have your doubts when you first quit drinking. But don't lose confidence in yourself! If you truly believe you can stop drinking, then you can. Never doubt your ability for real self-improvement.
- It's important to remind yourself of the problems you had while you were drinking and how much your family and friends will appreciate your sobriety and newfound health.
- If you're feeling weak, don't keep it to yourself and don't be alone. Spend time opening up to a friend.
- Write a list of all the reasons you want to quit and keep it framed above your bed or desk.
- Write another list of all of the awful things you did when you were drinking. Accept that this was your behavior — whether it was alcohol-induced or not. Tell yourself that you will never act this way again, and that you will never drink again because you don't want to hurt the people closest to you as well as yourself. You can keep this list hidden, but in an easy-to-find spot.
- Don't give up if you relapse. You might have had a bad night or two, but don't be discouraged. This is only natural, and what's important is that you keep trying.[6] X Research source
4Reward yourself for not drinking. Breaking an alcohol addiction is an incredible achievement, and you should recognize the hard work you've put in. Don't forget to remind yourself how tough you really are by rewarding yourself.[7] X Research source
- Separate the money that you would have spent on alcohol. Noticing the amount of money that you save by not drinking will only help your determination through this rigorous process. You can use it for something fun, or save it up for a "dream gift" to yourself.
- Give yourself a treat every week. For every week that you stay sober, eat your favorite treat, whether it's a fudge sundae or a steak from your favorite restaurant. Though you shouldn't become an unhealthy eater, a treat once in a while will make you feel stronger.
- Keep a calendar that marks every day that you are sober. Tell yourself that every time you pass thirty more days without a drink, you will do something special, whether it's hiking in your favorite mountains, or spending an entire Sunday rewatching all the episodes of your favorite childhood show.
5Stay busy and active. If you spend all of your time alone in a dark house, it's likely you will feel lonely and depressed and will want a drink because you won't have anything better to do. If you fill your life with the things you love, you'll be less likely to want to drink.[8] X Research source Here are some things you can do:
- Stay healthy. Commit yourself to eating three balanced meals a day, and exercise for at least 30 minutes a day.
- You can even commit yourself seriously to one sport. Start running a few times a week and work yourself up to a 5K or a 10K. Your body will feel better, and so will your mind.
- Find a new hobby. Learn a foreign language, or take a ceramics or creative writing class. You'll be able to expand your mind and will make some friends in the process.
- Stay busy by setting goals. Tell yourself that you will run fifteen miles in one month, write twenty poems in two weeks, or that you will finish your first oil painting by the summer. Set up a schedule and stick to it.
6Remember that you won't be able to "just have a few beers" again — not ever.[9] X Research source You might have gone five years without having a drink and are feeling in great shape, mentally strong, and proud of the healthy relationships you've been maintaining. Someone offers you a glass of wine and you shrug and accept it. That's okay, right? No way.
- You may be on top of the world, but you and alcohol do not mix. Why risk everything you've worked so hard for?
- Drinking is a slippery slope. Soon one glass of wine will turn into a few glasses, which will turn into...what happened last night?
- Unless you are a superhero, you won't be able to enjoy alcohol again in moderation like many of the people around you. It's okay. You have been working on being a well-rounded person and have so many amazing interests that it shouldn't matter.
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QuestionWhat is a good method to stay sober at night?Community AnswerKeep yourself busy with other things: watch TV, play some video games, and stay at home.
QuestionHow do I stop drinking?Community AnswerMany people have succeeded by going "cold turkey." That is, just stop drinking completely, right now. Others may need help withdrawing from alcohol and should seek out a rehab center.
QuestionIs it better to stop or just cut down my drinking?Community AnswerThat depends on you. If you know that the first drink leads to another, then another, and so it goes on, you should probably stop drinking entirely. However, if you believe you are strong enough to cut down without getting tempted, you should try cutting down. It can be nice to still have the option.
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- If someone asks if you would like a drink, just decline politely. You don't have to label yourself to anyone.
- If you find yourself in a social situation where people are drinking, keep a non-alcoholic drink in your hand. This will keep people from asking questions.
- Keep a journal where you get in touch with yourself and chart your progress.
- More than a few people have observed and can confirm that the decision or choice to drink comes something called the addictive voice, the one that will find any excuse to drink, to celebrate, to wallow in pity, to sway one towards the deep pleasure of drinking to oblivion.
- Walk away from any form of difficult situation or person showing aggression. challenge your thoughts and any obsession or compulsion to pick up.
- Stay positive. Don't drink alcohol, drink soft drink. Be around other non drinkers. Keep fit by exercising, make that your new hobby by going to a gym rather than a bar. Watch movies and eat lots of munchies. Distract yourself from having a drink.
- Alcoholism is a serious disease, and if you are repeatedly trying to stay sober but just can't do it, see a doctor or consider checking into a rehab center. Whatever you do, don't do it alone.Thanks!
- Most 12-step groups are clearly religious in nature, some refer to them as cults that become difficult to leave,[10] X Research source and that sitting around with a bunch of other drunks "sharing" stories about drinking more often makes people want to drink, more so than before the meeting.
- Be wary when joining support groups, especially at a time when a person is demoralized, in pain, and desperately in search for an answer. While in this condition, some people are easily victimized or vulnerable to manipulation.[11] X Research source
- ↑ http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/alcoholism/DS00340
- ↑ https://startyourrecovery.org/staying-sober
- ↑ https://drugabuse.com/21-powerful-tips-to-get-and-stay-sober-in-2017/
- ↑ https://www.webmd.com/mental-health/addiction/tips-stay-sober#1
- ↑ http://www.aa.org/lang/en/subpage.cfm?page=1
- ↑ https://startyourrecovery.org/staying-sober
- ↑ https://thearbor.com/how-to-stay-sober
- ↑ https://drugabuse.com/21-powerful-tips-to-get-and-stay-sober-in-2017/
- ↑ https://www.thecabinchiangmai.com/blog/14-essential-tips-for-staying-sober/
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Bakugan Battle Brawlers (爆丸バトルブローラーズ, Bakugan Batoru Burōrāzu?) is a Japanese-Canadian action adventure anime television series produced by TMS Entertainment and Japan Vistec under the direction of Mitsuo Hashimoto. The story centers on the lives of creatures called Bakugan, and the Battle Brawlers who possess them. It is the first season of Bakugan.
Though initially a failure in Japan, the series became popular in the Canada and the US, prompting the creation of three subsequent seasons, all of which aired in the west prior to its release in its home country.
Dan Kuso's life changed one day when random cards fell out of the sky, where he and his friend Shun invented a game with called Bakugan. Together with his friends Runo, Marucho, Julie, Shun, and Alice, the group Bakugan Battle Brawlers is formed and its members are accidentally dragged into fighting for the fate of Vestroia (the Bakugan's home dimension) against the Doom Beings.
It is the story of a dimension called Vestroia which loses its natural balance and merges with the Earth and many other alien planets. An evil Bakugan called Naga was tempted and decided to take the Silent Core. So Dan and his friends decided to bring back balance by meeting new friends and allies in the other planets, learn more about the origin of the Bakugan; and facing Naga, who seeks to complete the Perfect Core.
List of Characters
Battle Brawlers
- Dan Kuso : The main protagonist of the series, Dan is a boy who loves playing Bakugan and gets frustrated easily. His greatest ambition is to be the number one battle brawler in the world.
- Bakugan: Dragonoid (Drago) → Delta Dragonoid → Ultimate Dragonoid → Infinity Dragonoid
- Runo Misaki : Runo is a tomboy who loves playing Bakugan with people that have skills to show off. She also helps her parents run their family restaurant.
- Bakugan: Tigrerra → Blade Tigrerra
- Marucho Marukura : An extremely rich boy who is very generous and intelligent, a bit like a walking encyclopedia. He loves to play Bakugan and he also likes to work on strategies. He used to be very obedient to his parents just because he wanted to please them, but that changed when he met the Brawlers. He now has no regrets for the past, realizing that he only wanted to make his parents happy.
- Bakugan: Preyas → Angelo/Diablo Preyas
- Julie Makimoto : Julie is a girl who tries to stay happy even when the worst has happened; her acting happy after something bad happened is generally just to hide up her true feelings. Julie forgets things easily, proving that she is a little scatterbrained at times.
- Bakugan: Gorem → Hammer Gorem
- Shun Kazami : Shun is the former first-ranked Bakugan Brawler who later moves down to sixth position, and then up to third position. He is a master of Bakugan, and is also Dan's childhood friend. Shun is a loner, a boy of very few words, yet is willing to help his friends at every turn almost.
- Bakugan: Skyress → Storm Skyress
- Alice Gehabich : A girl from Moscow who knows almost everything about Bakugan; usually, she just gives advice to the brawlers rather than brawl herself. She is also the granddaughter of Michael Gehabich.
- Bakugan: Alpha Hydranoid
Doom Beings
- Naga (Deceased): The primary antagonist of the season. A rogue Bakugan who wanted to control all power in Vestroia by stealing the completed Perfect Core.
- Hal-G (Deceased): He assisted Naga in his quest to get the Infinity Core from Wavern.
- Masquerade : The top-ranked Bakugan player whose goal is to send all Bakugan to the Doom Dimension with his Doom Card, so he can evolve his Hydranoid and have the ultimate Bakugan.
- Bakugan: Reaper; Hydranoid → Dual Hydranoid → Alpha Hydranoid
- Main article: List of Bakugan Battle Brawlers Episodes
The fifty-two episode anime television series was produced by TMS Entertainment and Japan Vistec under the direction of Mitsuo Hashimoto in 2007. Bakugan Battle Brawlers made its debut in Japan on TV Tokyo on April 5, 2007, and was rebroadcast six days later on BS Japan. Nelvana Enterprises produced the English language version and premiered the series on the Canadian network Teletoon on July 2007 and then on Cartoon Network on February 24, 2008.
- Bakugan Battle Brawlers DVDs (Original Japanese)
Theme Songs
- Opening
- Number One Battle Brawlers (ナンバーワン・バトルブローラーズ, Nanbā Wan Batoru Burōrāzu?) by Psychic Lover (1–30)
- Bucchigiri Infinite Generation (ブッちぎり∞ジェネレーション, Bucchigiri Infinitto Jenerēshon?) by Psychic Lover (31–52)
- Ending
Changes in English dub
The English dub had made changes to the episodes when it was aired internationally. The following are:
- Locallization of names such as Danma Kusou to Daniel Kuso and Phoenix to Skyress, among others.
- Replacing Japanese BGM (composed by Takayuki Negishi) with dub made ones.
- Deleting some scenes from the original version in order to meet the time limit for airing the episode. Violent scenes are also deleted as it may be too violent to kids.
- Reference to death is removed.
- The opening song is replaced with the one made for the English version and removed the ending theme from the original version.
- Computer voice from BakuPod is added into the dub, as there is no such thing in the Japanese version.
- Mistranslation/mispronunciation of some Bakugan and ability names when dubbed into English.
- In the Arabic dub, Julie, Runo, and Alice's outfits were censored by having their midriffs and legs covered. Most of the names were also localized.
- This is the only series:
- Not to have Bakugan Interspace in it.
- Without any alien brawlers.
- Not to feature Aranaut or Ren Krawler.
- Where no human Brawler was killed—only Bakugan.
- Those main villains also die, Hal-G and his Bakugan and master, Silent Naga.
- Regular Bakugan battled without an enhancement like Bakugan Traps, Battle Gear, or BakuNano.
- No Ultimate Formations were seen, either.
- Where both the Haos and Subterra members of the Battle Brawlers are both female.
- Where Drago's final evolution isn't his first form in the next season.
- Not to play the main theme for Gundalian Invaders in the Japanese version.
- The title card, eyecatch, and character introductions for this season and New Vestroia feature a stylized script that corresponds with the Japanese katakana and hiragana alphabets. The title card and eyecatch read "Acquire the Power of the Six Attributes" (むっつのしゅぞくなるものそれぞれにいまちからをあたえよう). The character introductions use the characters' Japanese names.
- All the Japanese episode titles are named after well-known Japanese songs, mostly from the 70s. This will be the trend for future seasons, with addition to movie references.
- When airing in the US there is one noticeable difference with aspect ratio. It is presented in 4:3 fullscreen while the Japanese is in 16:9 widescreen thus the US is missing a part of the left and right view. This is similar in Dragon Ball Z when it was released in the Orange Bricks by 16:9 loosing the top and bottom view of the footage from the original 4:3 fullscreen.
- There is a 4:3 version of the season with Japanese audio that is used for airing in countries that does not use the English dub as the basis, particularly in Asian countries. This version uses the Japanese opening and ending, albeit creditless and most episodes have some scenes altered to fit for the 4:3 ratio. This will be the practice in future seasons, but it is now in 16:9 ratio the time the fourth season was aired.
- Some references to the Dragon Ball franchise appeared throughout the series, due to its Director and Script Supervisor, Mitsuo Hashimoto and Atsushi Maekawa respectively, are involved in the said franchise.
External links
- Bakugan Battle Brawlers at Wikipedia
- 爆丸バトルブローラーズ at Wikipedia (Japanese)
- Bakugan official website
- TV Tokyo's Bakugan Battle Brawlers website
- TMS Entertainment's Bakugan Battle Brawlers website
- Bakugan Battle Brawlers (anime) at Anime News Network's Encyclopedia


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As part of Harpers' Anything But Chardonnay seminar in London, in July, a blind tasting was held to establish whether the world's Chardonnays are in danger of losing their regional identities. Neil Beckett considers the outcome
Anything but Chardonnay is exactly what many of the wines at the recent Harpers Chardonnay seminar and tasting might have been. Admittedly, one of the 32 wines, which came from all over the wine world and ranged from 4-40 per bottle, was not a Chardonnay (an Australian Viognier, which only 10% of tasters recognised as the ringer). But all the others were made from the world's favourite white grape variety. And while many in the trade assume that they know it all too well, the results of the tasting suggest that they do not actually know it half as well as they think they do. Part of the problem is that Chardonnay betrays its origins less and less readily, appearing in a bewildering and increasing number of guises. A Chardonnay may be born in the USA, but it may have been born of French parents, delivered by an Australian, fed by a New Zealander, raised by an Italian, dressed in an American oak coat and given a French oak hat. This crisis of identity is causing an identification crisis. Everybody knows how confusing and humbling blind tasting can be. But among the 54 sporting tasters who (anonymously) returned their completed tasting sheets, most had considerable experience of this game, holding a professional qualification of some sort: three were MWs, twenty-nine had passed the WSET Diploma, eight the Higher Certificate, and one the Certificate. They represented a broad cross section of the trade, and included those in buying, marketing, selling, PR, winemaking and wine writing. As well as giving a tasting note, they were asked to identify the country of origin and specify one of four price ranges: under 5, 5-10, 10-20, or over 20. (The wines were arranged in a random sequence.) What could be simpler? The effects at the time may have been mildly intoxicating, but the results are sobering (see table). Unless you are absolutely certain on the first nose or taste that a wine could not be anything other than a 1990 Puligny-Montrachet Premier Cru Combettes from a great producer, you normally have to take things a little more slowly. You may not be able to narrow it down to Puligny-Montrachet Champ Canet or Referts, but you can at least tell whether it's Old World or New World. Right? Wrong. Even this most basic distinction is being eroded, maybe more for Chardonnay than for any other grape variety. More than half of the wines (20/32, or 63%) were not even identified as coming from the right "half" of the world by more than half of the tasters. No wine was thought (correctly or incorrectly) to come from the Old World or the New World by all tasters. (Ouch.) The two most identifiable wines were No.17, 2000 Lindemans Bin 65, and No.6, 1998 Kumala from South Africa, which 34/54 tasters identified correctly with regard to origin (4/3), or price (18/25), or both (12/6). There were only five other wines (Nos 2, 9, 11, 14, 23) for which more than half the tasters got the origin or the price or both right. (Ouch again.) The wine for which most tasters (12) got both the origin and the price right was again the 2000 Lindemans Bin 65. Only seven tasters got both for No.30, the 1996 Eileen Hardy, the next most correctly identified wine. Six tasters identified another three wines (Nos 2, 6, 13), and five tasters another three wines (Nos 7, 14, 20), completely correctly. The least identifiable wine was No.8, a 1998 Domaine Drouhin from Oregon (25), for which only three tasters identified the origin or the price and no taster got both, closely followed by a Californian wine and two Burgundies (Nos 3, 10 and 13, all 10-30). There were ten wines, almost a third of the total, for which no taster got both the origin and the price (Nos 3, 8, 15, 16, 18, 19, 22, 25, 28, 31). (Ahem.) A few examples show just how confused and confusing Chardonnay's identity can be. 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At the other end of the price spectrum, an Australian wine, No.26, at less than 5, was thought by one taster to be worth more than 20, by 13 other tasters to be worth 10-20, and to come from France (Burgundy), Spain, USA and New Zealand (as well as Australia). A wine from Greece, No.28, and a wine from Chile, No.29, both in the 5-10 range, were both thought by three tasters to come from France (Burgundy) and to be worth more than 20. Although there were confusions which were flattering to both Old and New World wines, it is those making and selling the latter who will take most comfort from the tasting. It is one thing to be the Montrachet of Australia, quite another to be the Riverina of Burgundy. Briefly shifting the focus from the recognition of the wines to the recognition by the tasters, the Chardonnay champion on the day was a wine merchant with a diploma, who identified seven wines (still less than a quarter of the total) correctly in terms of both origin and price. The next best score was five completely correct wines. As many as 17 tasters (almost a third) did not get both the origin and the price right for even one wine, while 15 tasters did not get the origin right for even one wine. The average score was 8/32 on cost, but less than 2/32 on origin, and the same on both cost and origin. Although the atmosphere of the tasting was informal and relaxed, most tasters were conscientious in their sipping, spitting and scribbling. Even the wit whose tasting note for No.17 reads: "Spotted a pretty girl and lost concentration, then the bottle was empty", took his (or her) responsibilities more seriously than that suggests. The results of the tasting do not suggest any new conclusions, but do dramatically reinforce the impressions and suspicions which many have long harboured but not been able to test so thoroughly: above all, that Chardonnay's identity is becoming more and more blurred, more and more international. 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text: The target group of this blue skills event were on the one hand Interreg Programmes with a maritime character or component, and here especially Joint Secretariat staff members dealing with maritime/marine project generation, assessment, monitoring and support. At the same time, the meeting provided a broader approach by also inviting thematic experts and stakeholders as well as project representatives to ensure a holistic view to the topic of blue skills. To ensure the exchange beyond this networking event, the meeting was organised back-to-back with the annual event of the Interreg South Baltic Programme taking place in Rostock the two days before. The Knowledge of the Seas network meeting looked at the theme of blue skills from four different perspectives. On the one hand, the first two sessions offered the opportunity to learn more about the topic of blue skills from both the European and macro-regional (strategy) perspective as well as the thematic stakeholders' and experts' perspective. On the other hand, the event offered the opportunity for (Interreg) programmes to promote how they support blue skills as programme and through their projects (programme and project perspectives).


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Fashion today – We are living within a world in the middle of numerous things which might be either associated with the technology, your latest gadgets or perhaps the latest fashion. And Fashion today has created its relevance felt throughout almost all areas of living. Fashion can be classified into a couple of groups: 1 group that follows fashion tendencies and retreats into them and yet another group that create fashion and elegance statements for the mediocre ones to follow all of them. It can also be lengthy to another pair of people who seldom have everything to do with fashion tendencies but yet adhere to their own design to create their own individual personality; introducing one more type to the fashion planet.
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Fashion is not just concerning cosmetics making up or hair-do. It is a feeling of creating the panache of looking positive in whatever you wear and also this magic is done with the right form of accessories proceeding along with the base wear and also the clothes, making up a nice picture to see. Many a times, those who do not find a way to buy high-priced clothes look their finest in their everyday wear, simply by presenting on their own in those types of sophistication and also creating a feeling around them the confidence regarding looking good.
You can find myriad kinds of fashion, and developments keep on modifying with the months. From the first 60s and also 70s to the millennium, there is an immense alternation in the kinds, looks along with thoughts about fashion styles.
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In Asia, much of fashion has become influenced by the actual Hindi Film Market, popularly named Bollywood. The styles that have altered through time might be fairly noticed in the movies manufactured during the 60's and Seventies and how they've got evolved in a variety of forms contributing to a style that may be followed by everyone. People have aped free airline from really early occasions and this had not been exception. Your clothes made in the actual 60s and also 70s ended up very much relying on the traditional western countries along with given a regular touch. Your Bell Underside, scarves and the hairstyle was a lot prevalent during those times as an image of style. After in the 1980s and 80s, Fashion world sizzled in greater comfort. There was a new craving from the people to appear different, classy and modern-day and this could possibly be seen in their particular outlook in direction of their attire, new varieties of hair, makeup products, and accessories such as purses, jewelry, necklaces, corresponding footwear and so forth.
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The artificial sweetener called aspartame is used widely in the food industry. It is put in everything from cookies, candies, cakes and ice cream, to gum, jams and jellies, cereals and yogurts. However, probably the most widely consumed product is diet sodas. The two biggest, mainstream brands are Nutra-Sweet and Equal. Although it is approved by the FDA, aspartame has been proven time and again just how poisonous it is to our bodies when ingested.
Aspartame has been shown to affect our bodies negatively in many ways. It can cause insomnia, weight gain, worsen depression, aggravate multiple sclerosis and other neurological diseases, worsen diabetic control, cause migraine headaches, trigger seizures, cause blindness, and may also damage a fetus' developing brain.
A Brief History of Aspartame
Aspartame was discovered accidentally in 1965 by a chemist who was producing an anti-ulcer medicine. He discovered how sweet it tasted when he licked his finger, which had become contaminated with the substance.
In 1974, it was introduced into the United States market, only to be taken out a few months later because of inconclusive studies done on its cancer-causing effects. A new assessment of those studies led it to be authorized for solid food in 1981 and for soft drinks in 1983. In 1996, aspartame was authorized as a general sweetener.
The Dangers of Aspartame
Aspartame is composed of phenylalanine, aspartic acid and methyl alcohol. Methyl alcohol is very toxic to cells like DNA. When methyl alcohol is consumed, it is converted to formaldehyde and formic acid in the cells. Formic acid is the poison used by the fire ant that causes such intense pain. Formaldehyde is used as a preservative, such as embalming fluid. Do you want that in your body?
Phenylalanine and aspartic acid are both neurotoxic in higher concentrations. Phenylalanine is the toxic component seen in the childhood disorder called phenylketonuria or PKU, which is why it is so important to keep this harmful sweetener away from our children. Aspartic acid is one of the excitotoxic amino acids, and has been shown to produce significant damage to the brain in higher concentrations.
It has been demonstrated that formaldehyde accumulates around the DNA in cells, resulting in deletions and strand breaks in the nuclear material. Even more important, the damage is found to be accumulative. So drinking even one diet soda a day or consuming any other product containing aspartame can produce significant damage!
Food additive excitotoxins such as aspartame have been shown to be damaging on the formation of the brain during its critical growth in the last trimester and the first two years of life. Since the ovaries contain glutamate receptors like those in the brain, and we know excitotoxins cause brain damage, if the ovaries are affected in the same way, then future generations may be endangered by our eating foods high in these additives. Scary stuff!
In his book, Health and Nutrition Secrets That Can Save Your Life, author Russell L. Blaylock talks about a study which explains why diabetics who drink large amounts of aspartame-sweetened drinks may be more likely to go blind. Diabetic retinopathy is a leading cause of blindness. Aspartic acid and methanol (components of aspartame) are known eye-toxins. Given this information and evidence, why would the American Diabetes Association, as well as thousands of doctors encourage their diabetic patients to use aspartame? He goes on to explain that maybe it has something to do with the large monetary contributions that the ADA has received from Monsanto – the maker of NutraSweet! Now there's some food for thought.
So what should we drink if we can't drink diet soda and we have to watch our sugar/calorie intake? Ever heard of Stevia? It's an all natural, calorie-free, sugar-free sweetener that is an herb. It's now going mainstream and is in many beverages on the market as well as single serving packets. The biggest brands right now are Purevia and Truvia.
Leave the aspartame to killing ants. That's right, it works as an ant killer! Go ahead and try. Sprinkle one of those little packets on an ant hill and watch what happens.
Blaylock, Russell L. Health and Nutrition Secrets That Can Save Your Life. Albuquerque: Health Press, 2006.
Holisticmed.com. "Aspartame Toxicity Info Center" (accessed October 6, 2010).


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Information and discussion on all aspects of British photographic history
BBC4 has a season of photography programmes starting this coming week with a three-part series looking at the history of British photography. Other programmes will look at Harry Burton, the official photographer for Howard Carter's Tutankhamun excavation during the 1920s; the working practices, lives and opinions of some of the 20th century's most distinguished photographers; follow street photographer Dougie Wallace around London; and examine the classic family photo album. The season also has a companion exhibition at the National Media Museum Britain in Focus: A Photographic History which will show original photographs from many of the photographers featured in the season.
Britain in Focus: A Photographic History (three parts, Monday, 6, 13, 20 March, 2017, BBC Four at 2100
Photographer and picture editor Eamonn McCabe explores the fascinating and remarkable story of British photography, from the rapid innovation of Roger Fenton in the Golden Age of the 19th century, to the satirical eye of Martin Parr in the 21st. He examines the profound technical and scientific changes that have allowed iconic images to be produced, chronicles the rise of a mass democracy of picture taking, and reflects on the changing way we have consumed photographs.
Throughout this three-part documentary series Eamonn sees how the art form has developed, examining some of the unforgettable images from pioneers of British photography, including Julia Margaret Cameron, Fay Godwin, Cecil Beaton, Christina Broom, John Bulmer and Vanley Burke. From the first 'big bangs' of photographic development and early technology, through to the impact that captured images had on the development of journalism, photography emerged as both an art-form and a tool for reflecting and recording the world around us.
The programme will also look forward to the future of the medium - and how in the hands of a new generation of photographers, a thoroughly 21st century British photography is being created.
Clips from the programme can be seen here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b08h95c3/clips
Photographers at the BBC (transmission time to be confirmed)
Using the BBC archive, this programme reveals the working practices, lives and opinions of some of the 20th century's most distinguished photographers. From Norman Parkinson to David Bailey, Eve Arnold to Jane Bown, for decades the BBC has drawn the nation's attention to the creators of what has become the most ubiquitous contemporary art form. Pioneering BBC programmes like Monitor, Face to Face and Omnibus provide unique and rarely-seen insights into the careers of many leading practitioners.
Through a selection of top photographers, the programme brings into focus the key genres (fashion, portraiture, documentary and landscape) and shows how these talented figures helped develop photography into a revered – and accessible – art form.
What Do Artists Do All Day: Dougie Wallace (transmission time to be confirmed)
Street photographer Dougie Wallace's startling and eye-catching images capture the life of the inhabitants and visitors to the super-rich residential and retail district of Knightsbridge and Chelsea, with its solid gold-plated Bugatti's and high end retail consumerism.
BBC Four follows Wallace as he finishes his exhilarating, headline-grabbing photography photo-documentary series 'Harrodsburg': an up-close wealth safari capturing the ultra-rich consumers who populate one of the UKs most wealthy and exclusive postcodes.
The recent winner of a Magnum Award for his work, Dougie's images are aggressive, confrontational and opinionated. But he is unrepentant about his methods, and his message: "They come here because the rule is they can do whatever they want. Well, the rule of law in the UK says that I can photograph them. I'm just showing the wealthy, I'm taking pictures of them to highlight things like food banks in Glasgow."
The Man Who Shot Tutankhamun (transmission time to be confirmed)
This is the story of Harry Burton, one of the great heroes of British photography. As the official photographer for Howard Carter's Tutankhamun excavation during the 1920s, Burton created some of the 20th Century's most famous images and helped make Tutankhamun an international sensation.
The film explores key locations in Burton's life, in the UK and Egypt, and sets Burton's famous black-and-white images of Howard Carter's Tutankhamun excavation alongside forgotten colour photographs and cine film shot by Burton himself. The team led by Margaret Mountford and contemporary photographer Harry Cory Wright will also stage creative photographic experiments to discover the secrets of Burton's art, re-creating the make-shift studio and dark-room that Burton set up by the Pharaoh's tomb to reveal how he produced his iconic images.
Burton immortalised some of the most iconic moments of the 20th century, and besides recording the progress of the archaeology, his images capture the mystery, drama and excitement of one of the great archaeological discoveries of the century.
Smile! The Nation's Family Album (transmission time to be confirmed)
In today's digital age, the classic family photo album has become an object of nostalgic affection. But its more than just a collection of sentimental snapshots. Celebrating everyday moments and shared experiences - from birthdays to weddings, first days at school to teenage parties - amateur photography offers an intimate portrait of Britain's post-war social history. And each generation had a different camera to tell their story.
From Teddy Boys in photo booths to family holidays captured on Kodachrome, this film reveals the images and the cameras which preserved our most precious memories. Discovering how new technologies and evolving social attitudes inspired the nation to pick up a camera, the film charts a journey from the Box Brownie to Instagram, offering a touching portrait of our changing lives, taken not by the professional photographer but on our own cameras.
The BBC is also seeking family photographs to accompany the series. See: Full entry guidelines for Smile! The Nation's Family Album.
Details of the National Media Museum's exhibition Britain in Focus which runs from 25 March until 17 June can be found here
Main image: © John Bulmer, Washing Line, Halifax, 1965, from the National Media Museum exhibition Britain in Focus.
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To help inform you on the platforms of candidates running for mayor and council in the upcoming municipal election,
Bayshore Broadcasting News reached out to all those seeking office in municipalities across Grey and Bruce counties.
Each local municipality will be posted daily over the the next week.
In Brockton, all candidates responded to a series of questions posed by Bayshore Broadcasting News.
There is no deputy mayor's race in Brockton as Dan Gieruszak has been acclaimed.
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Today is International Women's Day and an opportunity to reflect on the unique contribution of women and certainly to reach out and acknowledge and thank the women who have made a difference in your life or career or business.
Since I often get asked how women are changing the face of leadership, today seemed like the right time to write about it. I used the acronym FACE.
F = Freedom and Flexibility. Women are free to pursue their own unique path through life and make the required trade offs—and with far less judgment from others than was the case when I was "growing up" in business. This, in turn, has resulted in greater flexibility for men and women in choosing the roles they are best suited for at home and at work. We're OK with the dads who want to stay home to raise the kids and the moms who need to work. It took awhile to get here and lots of women pushing that agenda.
A = Acknowledgement, Acceptance and Advocacy. Women have been acknowledged as effective leaders, albeit with a distinctly different style than men. That style is marked by increased empathy and greater participation—and let's face it, that's good for everyone. We now accept women in leadership positions and it's not so unusual any more; in fact, there are many women and men who are advocates for more parity and more equality – in pay, in executive leadership and on boards. We will have a long way to go but the issue has far more awareness and far more support than ever before.
C = Collaboration. Having been excluded in the past, women are more inclined to be inclusive and to gain ideas and insights from a variety of perspectives, leading to greater collaboration. The ability to collaborate effectively has become one of the most significant requirements in working in today's complex, fast-paced, global business world. Women are naturals at this.
E = Expectations, Excellence, Empathy, Encouragement. Lots of E words work here. We see rising expectations of what women can contribute, while they raise the overall level of excellence. And their leadership style is often marked by greater empathy for others and encouragement for continuous improvement, overcoming obstacles, mistakes and failures to ultimately succeed.
True, there are still many challenges that women face on the way to gaining parity in leadership numbers—and compensation. But today is a day to pause and reflect on the progress.
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The First Sunday of Advent – Year A
3 December 2017
Therefore, keep awake—for you do not know when the master of the house will come, in the evening, or at midnight, or at cockcrow, or at dawn, or else he may find you asleep when he comes suddenly. And what I say to you I say to all: 'Keep awake.' (Mark 13:35-37)
Our wonderful Canon for Liturgy, Wallace Marsh, always makes astute comments! This past week, he was good enough to remind me of what happened here at the Cathedral the last time we heard this gospel passage on the First Sunday of Advent. Do you remember?
It was late at night on a Sunday, on the First Sunday of Advent, 2014 – 11:30 pm! – and I was asleep at home, where I should have been! – when suddenly our home telephone started ringing. Well, we had stopped answering that landline years before; but, then, my cell phone start ringing, too. I answered it. It was my faithful colleague, Canon Wallace Marsh, who lives right next to the church in our cathedral residence. "Sam," he said, "we've got a problem." Well, of course we must have a problem; he would never call me at that hour, if that weren't the case; I am usually the last resort!
In my bed, still in a dark stupor having been waked up, I could hear in the background something that sounded like a tornado warning. I looked over at my wife, Boog, and exclaimed, reluctantly, "Those are the cathedral bells." Yes, it was 11:30 at night, and the cathedral tower bell system had malfunctioned. Remember: we do have real bells in our tower, but we don't use ropes. The bells are controlled electronically. The bells were ringing –loudly, as if proclaiming something; but I knew that no one would be happy.
I put on some clothes and rushed to the church, where the ever-faithful Wallace Marsh and David Rocchio already were. They were downstairs, right over there in the main sacristy control room, turning off every switch they could find! But to no avail. Meanwhile, on our cell phones, they and I were receiving all sorts of Facebook inquiries, Twitter messages, and phone calls: "What's up with the bells?" "Do you guys over there know the bells are ringing?"
Yes, we knew.
Now, on a holy occasion, I like the peal of our bells. At weddings, funerals, after Sunday services, they are glorious. As our neighbors know, however, our bells sound beautiful during the day, not at night. That night, with all the city so quiet, those bells were tremendously loud and incessant, everywhere. It was not a happy time, made even more daunting when we figured out that the circuit breaker box which directly controls the bells is in the very top of the cathedral bell tower.
Have any of you ever climbed the cathedral bell tower? If you have, you know that our tower is not a lovely and easy tourist attraction. It was not designed to be ascended by the public. The journey starts from way back there in the back balcony! And the climbing involves four scary ladders. And part of the route is along the roof. And the last forty feet is on the scariest ladder of all!
Now, have any of you made that journey at midnight? It is a scramble, not easy, even during the day! Well, David Rocchio and I had done it during the day, but three years ago, we did it at midnight. Yes, the trusty David Rocchio and I did it with flashlights. And in record time, too! We had no idea what we were looking for, and so we pulled open every electrical box we could find. Even after finding the correct box and flipping every switch, we couldn't tell whether we had switched off the right one, because the bells take so long to stop swinging! Together, they weigh over five thousand pounds. We knew it would take some time before they stopped swinging.
Did I mention that they were loud? And that we were right next to them? We were frantic, and we were hopeful. We were deaf, and we were communicating with hand signals. Finally, after a few minutes that felt like a few hours, we realized, okay, okay, that the swinging had slowed. That moment was my moment of Thanksgiving!
It was not a moment of Cathedral excellence or of Cathedral hospitality, but it sure was a moment of Cathedral grace. We spent the next several days apologizing profusely to our neighbors, who mostly accepted the event gracefully. Three years ago, we began the season of Advent realizing once again that the Cathedral of St. Philip is a huge, and complex place – and a complicated one. Usually we get things right, and sometimes something goes wrong.
Thus, at any moment of any day, our Cathedral community is being called to be prepared. It takes work. It takes effort. Even when we are asleep at night, we have to be prepared.
Now, our gospel for today, and our gospel that Sunday three years ago, is known for these great words at the end: "Stay awake!"
I like those words. I know Jesus means that, if we are awake and alert, and paying attention, we might just see amazing grace in the crazy world around us these days. If we are awake and alert and mindful, we can experience the wonderful presence of God in the most ordinary of events. Even in the most scary or painful events, we can experience the holiness of God.
But I think those words mean something else, too. They mean being prepared. There is no way that any true human being can literally stay awake all the time. We need sleep. On that Sunday three years ago, we needed to be asleep.
So, staying awake, spiritually, means another thing. It means being prepared. That night, three years ago, was certainly a crisis, but there was no way we resolved it simply by staying up all night and waiting for it.
No, the way we had prepared for it, unknowingly, was by having climbed those stairs before. By knowing something about our electrical system and circuit breaker boxes. By being able to use cell phones with each other in the middle of the night. By having worked together already, and trusting each other.
The way to prepare for crises is to pay attention to human relationships and complicated physical challenges before something goes wrong. That's the way to stay awake.
You know, it just may be that most of us know what to do during crises. We jump into action and try to be the solution.
That may be why so many of us like to create crises. Have you noticed people around us who actually like to create crisis? That is usually because they want to see themselves as savior. They want the adulation of having solved a crisis, so they work, weirdly and wildly, to actually create crisis, to create disruption, all around themselves.
The real secret of life is not simply knowing how to behave in crisis. It is knowing how to behave when there is not a crisis, how to behave in the ordinary times of our lives. You know those times: During the late and boring afternoon, before supper, when we have returned to our apartment, or house, or condo, and there doesn't seem like much going on, at all. Or maybe we are at work. There are no meetings. No projects. No emails to answer. The students have all left for the day. What are we supposed to do?
And then, of course, there is always that moment at 3:00 in the morning, when we are definitely wide awake – we are following very literally Jesus's command to stay awake! – but we actually want to go to sleep. We are wide awake, but we sure aren't thinking about good things. We are thinking of worries and terrors.
What does it mean to be wide awake in those times of life? It means to be prepared.
Stay awake. Be alert. Pay attention. Be mindful. Those are all powerful phrases of spiritual advice. They are shared by most of the major historical religions of the world. But staying awake and paying attention and being mindful don't happen by magic. They happen by practice. They happen when we have used ordinary time to prepare.
Get to know each other. Trust each other. Practice learning details. Climb the stairs around you when it is still daylight and not night. Get to know the world around you.
I call it being prepared. Jesus would call it keeping awake.


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