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By Sun Tzu
Edited and with a foreword by James Clavell
Read by Simon Vance
Sun Tzu Blackstone Publishing 9781982537487
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The words held within these pages, written over two and a half thousand years ago, ring just as true today as they did in fifth century BC China. Bestselling author and master storyteller James Clavell (Shōgun) brought The Art of War to greater prominence in the West in the 1980s and showed how the book's instruction was applicable on a smaller scale and could be used for personal betterment. Clavell's wonderfully evocative foreword and helpful notes throughout the text guide the reader through preparations and battle plans, correct use of weapons and knowing when to fight—and when not to fight. With a deep understanding of both strategy and human nature, this military treatise illustrates the fine craft of knowing one's enemy and oneself. From military officers to CEOs to those simply looking to be more powerful in their own life, The Art of War has become required reading for anyone seeking a path of success through the modern world.
The words held within these pages, written over two and a half thousand years ago, ring just as true today as they did in fifth century BC China. Bestselling author and master storyteller James Clavell (Shōgun) brought The Art of War to greater prominence in the West in the 1980s and showed how the book's instruction was applicable on a smaller scale and could be used for personal betterment. Clavell's wonderfully evocative foreword and helpful notes throughout the text guide the reader through preparations and battle plans, correct use of weapons and knowing when to fight—and when not to fight.
With a deep understanding of both strategy and human nature, this military treatise illustrates the fine craft of knowing one's enemy and oneself. From military officers to CEOs to those simply looking to be more powerful in their own life, The Art of War has become required reading for anyone seeking a path of success through the modern world.
"This ancient Chinese text is still utilized by both militaries and business schools around the world…The Art of War is the essential strategy guide of our time." —Time
"Absorb this book, and you can throw out all those contemporary books about management leadership." —Newsweek
"The book has long been heralded for its advice on military success…It's a smart book." —Business Insider
"The Art of War [is] as relevant now as when it was written…A fascinating mixture of the poetic and the pragmatic." —Irish Times (Dublin)
"The most useful and important book ever written for aspiring leaders." —Toronto Sun Times
"The wisdom in the form of military strategy that Sun-Tzu offers in The Art of War is something you can apply to your life's daily conflicts, obstacles, and goals. This is why The Art of War is a great read and one that is highly recommended." —Serious Reading
"Recommended as a guide to success in any competitive activity, from business to sport." —Asian Review of Books
"Military theory comes in two forms. The first is an attempt to understand the nature of war and its relation to politics…The second and more prevalent form falls into the 'how to do it' category…Most military professionals would agree that Sun Tzu's The Art of War remains at the top of the former list." —Washington Times
by Odin 11/6/2019
A unique narration of and even more unique book
Simon Vance gives a stellar reading to the book that perhaps teaches more about the strategy of war play than any that has been written. The book has been quoted many times in all kinds of writings, but Mr. Vance lends a superb voice to the book's wisdom that few narrators could top. A definite recommendation. Here, you'll find the art of persuasion expressed with a broad appeal in mind.
Author Bio: Sun Tzu
Sun Tzu lived in China in the sixth and fifth centuries BC, serving as a general and strategist to the king of Wu. A philosopher and writer, his military stratagems, written over 2,500 years ago, are still pertinent today.
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Is murder unforgivable because the only person from whom rightful forgiveness could come is no longer there?
In 1994 I went on holiday in South America. I was totally shocked that in the short time I was away, up to a million people were massacred in an intentional genocide in faraway Rwanda. I still suffer a strange feeling of guilt over that.
This novel is the story of two characters struggling to deal with the trauma from that time. The young woman, Isaro, had to flee the country for France after her parents were murdered. She comes up with the 'modest' research project of interviewing all the survivors and putting their stories into one book. What she does come up with is a novel, which centres on the other main character, Niko – we don't find out that he is only her creation until right at the end. Niko is a sociopath and a mute, who has banished himself to a nose-shaped island in a lake, populated by monkeys. While he was not popular, he was a peaceful blacksmith until the day the genocidal army came and he is forced to club to death another man who may – or may not- be his own father, or else both of them will be shot; and he must decide whether to die or become a murderer in a split second. He chooses to kill and to live, and becomes the enthusiastic leader of a band of thugs.
I would have loved to have had the inexplicable explained – that is, why the genocide happened and how apparently normal decent human beings could carry out such heartless brutality on those they had lived with peacefully. I didn't feel that I did get it. Maybe it's some disease of collective madness that infects a group. Before we look down on the Rwandans – or Germans – or Turks – or anyone else collectively, we need to remember that few of our countries or peoples haven't committed injustices to others (certainly my country has); and if as individuals we are sure that we would never commit such atrocities – well, can anyone who hasn't been guilty of cruelty to a cockroach, for example, ever be certain of that? All of us are guilty if we knew what was happening in a 'faraway African country' and didn't care.
Nowadays, Rwanda is doing quite well economically, and is even very progressive in some respects (banning plastic bags and percentage of women in parliament). An astonishing number of victims have even forgiven their tormentors. It has come at the price of putting a blanket over much of what happened. Nowadays, officially, people can't call themselves Tutsi or Hutu.
I can't imagine what it must be like every day to see someone who murdered the whole rest of your family walking the streets. I can't blame any country for deciding that, when a choice has to be made, reconciliation or at least peace is preferable to justice, but I wish we could have both – not only due process for those who ordered the crimes, but also for the torturers, the people with the machetes, and the bureaucrats.
GATORE, Gilbert (1981 – ),The Past Ahead, translated from French by Marjolijn de Jager, Global African Voices, Bloomington & Indianapolis, Indiana University Press, 2012, ISBN 9780253006660
(Originally published as Le passé devant soi, Paris, Editions Phébus, 2008)
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Book 83: Rhodesia (English) – The Grass is Singing (Doris LESSING)
She realized, suddenly, standing there, that all those years she had lived in that house, with the acres of bush all around her, and she had never penetrated into the trees, had never gone off the paths. And for all those years she had listened wearily, through the hot dry months, with her nerves prickling, to that terrible shrilling, and had never seen the beetles who made it. Lifting her eyes she saw she was standing in the full sun, that seemed so low she could reach up a hand and pluck it out of the sky: a big red sun, sullen with smoke, like a shining plow disc or a polished plate, ready for plucking. She reached up her hand; it brushed against a cluster of leaves, and something whirred away. With a little moan of horror she ran through the bushes and the grass, away back to the clearing. There she stood still, clutching at her throat.
Nobel laureate (2007). Doris Lessing is an amazing writer. The breadth of her writing genres is breathtaking. She was born in Persia (now Iran), grew up in Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe), which qualifies her to represent that defunct country, whose racisim would have been anathema to her, and later lived in Britain. Apart from needing to give Rhodesia some representation, as one of the countries that has existed during my lifetime, Lessing is simply too important to ignore, although modern Zimbabwe is so different that I wanted to choose a 'Black' writer to represent it (hence, 'Bones' by Chenjerai Hove).
This, her first novel, is a murder mystery which begins and ends with the crime, while all the rest of the book fleshes out what caused the killing. The victim, Mary, is a city girl who should never have left her satisfactory urban life but (due to the needling of her contemporaries) marries an eternally struggling farmer, Dick Turner, who seems congenitally immune to success, and she buries herself on his isolated farm. So isolated are they that she does not even know about the war. The (distant) neighbours despise these 'poor whites', who in turn hold themselves aloof from them. Dick treats his land a bit better than the other rapacious 'Whites', likewise his 'Black' labour force (although partly because of the difficulty of acquiring and holding onto them). But Mary becomes an ever more virulent racist – yet we can understand (although not sympathise) because we have seen how she has come to be this way. Despite this, she is drawn into a highly charged relationship with her final male servant (having driven off a string of predecessors), Moses, who she had once abused.
Mary's mental disintegration stands as a symbol for the inevitable breakdown of the racist Rhodesian regime. Lessing masterfully describes her boring life, yet I couldn't keep from eagerly turning the pages. I would definitely say this is one of the best novels I've ever read.
LESSING, Doris (1919 -2013 ), The Grass is Singing, New York, HarperCollins, 2008, ISBN 9780061673740
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Book 78: Cambodia (English) – In the Shadow of the Banyan (Vaddey RATNER)
Once again I saw the face of the Khmer Rouge soldier who'd aimed her gun at the old man's head. It occurred to me that the look on her face, as she shot the old man, as she watched him fall to the ground, had no name. It was neither anger nor hate nor fear. It was absent of rage or anything recognizable, and I remembered thinking that she had looked neither like a child nor an adult, but a kind of creature all to herself, not altogether real, in the same way a nightmare monster is not unreal.
This great novel is set during the takeover of Cambodia by the communist Khmer Rouge in 1975, and the immediate horrific, unbelievable aftermath. I was an idealistic teenager at the time and I first heard about what was happening there in a Readers Digest Condensed Book of Cambodia Year Zero. It seemed that no one outside knew (or cared?) what was happening there at the time, indeed it seems as if most of the world didn't become aware until years afterwards, perhaps from Christopher Koch's book The Killing Fields and the subsequent movie. I felt like screaming to the world, "Why don't you care? Why don't you DO something?!" Of course there was nothing I could do, maybe nothing anyone could do, until the horror was finished by a Vietnamese invasion – for which they received no thanks, since everyone (not least the Cambodians themselves) suspected them of a colonisation exercise, and perhaps that is what it might have become. But even if they were only swapping one Communist regime for another (and a foreign one at that), surely it was better than the KR which murdered perhaps a third of the total population, totally emptied the cities, and tried to drag the country responsible for the glories of Angkor back to some barbaric agricultural pre-civilisation.
In this novel, the background and experiences of the heroine are very similar to those of the author. She is deprived of her privileged childhood, with one exception: the love of story-telling that she receives from her father. One constant theme in the book is this importance of telling stories. This is one reason why, despite the horrific historical setting, the story is not not 100% negative; there is still beauty to be found as well. The natural world is important, and its symbolism pervades the story.
I realised, or was reminded (as I should know) that life is a lottery. Of those sent from the city, some are lucky with the country folk they are sent to live with and with their new life, others meet tragic ends.
Like Cambodia itself, the heroine Raami survives impossible odds to survive. It turns out that survival depends on what is inside yourself.
Sadly, there is not much true idealism left in the world. It was given a bad name by fanatics such as the KR in Cambodia, the Red Guards of Mao's Cultural Revolution, the Nazis and so many others in relatively recent times. Mostly, what is left is cynicism. What the world needs is renewed idealism ALONG WITH humanity and tolerance.
RATTNER, Vaddey (1970 – ), In the Shadow of the Banyan, New York, Simon & Schuster, 2013, ISBN 978-1-4516-5771-5
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Book 73: Netherlands (Dutch) – Het Diner = The Dinner (Herman KOCH)
What struck you in the first place about Claire's dish was the immense emptiness. Of course, I also well know that in the better restaurants quality is considered more important than quantity, but there are emptinesses and there are emptinesses. Here the emptiness, the part of the plate where there was no food to be found at all, was clearly put on a pedestal above all else, as a matter of principle.
It was as if the empty plate taunted you to say something about it, to go and make a song and dance about it, in the open kitchen. 'But you don't dare!' said the plate, and it laughed you in the face.
This was only the second book I've read in Dutch (after Anne Frank's diary).
Going by what seemed a boring title and plot, I wasn't expecting much from this one (although perhaps the sinister looking lobster on the cover of my Dutch edition should have given me a hint). I couldn't have been more wrong! I'm sure this will turn out to be one of the outstanding reads of this project.
Just as the label specifies, this acutely observed novel describes a dinner party – a particularly poisonous dinner party, with the cynical narrator and his despised bigwig elder brother, and their respective wives. The crosscurrents between the participants are fascinating. As the meal progresses, we learn that all of the diners and their family members have dark secrets, including one especially ugly one, and what the real purpose of the dinner is. We come to question who really is most sensible of the brothers. Normally you will tend to follow the narrator, but here you might or might not continue to do so. You come to realise that you have to deal with that trickiest (but fascinating) of narrative styles, the unreliable narrator. Koch plays with your viewpoint and sympathies. The scene, the meal, the restaurant's workings and the interpersonal relationships are minutely – and cynically – observed.
It is a complete course in family – and restaurant – politics and psychology. You can throw in anthropology too – especially, is nature or nurture responsible for the boys' behaviour?
Since the intrigue and the setting are so concentrated, I think there is the makings of a fantastic play here. (I found the movie disappointing, and why does everything have to be transposed to the US?)
I can totally recommend this surprising, uncomfortable, caustic novel.
Koch, Herman (1953 – ), Het Diner, Amsterdam, Anthos, 2009, ISBN 978 90 414 1368 0
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Book 65: Romania (German) – Heute wär ich mir lieber nicht begegnet = I would rather not have met myself today (translated as:) The Appointment (Herta MÜLLER)
I have been summoned. Thursday, ten on the dot.
I get summoned more and more often: Tuesday, ten on the dot, Saturday, ten on the dot, Wednesday or Monday. As if years were a week, it already surprises me, that after the late summer it is so soon winter.
On my big trip around almost all the countries in Eastern Europe a few years ago, one of the several in which I embarrassed booksellers by asking for something by a native that I could read for this project, one of the difficult ones was, surprisingly, Romania. No one could come up with anything in English for me. Finally in the rather charming Saxon town of Sibiu in Transylvania (I fell in love with its lidded dormer windows in the rooftops, like crocodiles peering out of a river), a German bookshop was able to come to my rescue. I thought this was an appropriate choice because a) Herta Müller wrote it in German, b) she is Romania's only Nobel Prizewinner, c) there are actually a lot of German speakers in Romania, and d) my Romanian is rather limited. (And, e) my ancestors on the German side were also Müllers).
The original German title caused a lot of cogitation on my part, hopefully I've managed to twist it into equally convoluted English! The English translator avoided the issue, coming out with The Appointment, which is has the advantage of being snappy, and factually what it's about, but loses all the unfortunate, sinister trepidation of the original. Perhaps The Summons would have been a better short title so that it didn't sound like a mere doctor's appointment.
The novel is set during Ceauşescu's Communist dictatorship, during a single day, as the young woman narrator travels interminably on the tram (which is allowed to not follow a timetable, unlike her! and seems as lost as the Communist system itself) to an interrogation by the Securitate (secret police). She has a premonition that this time may be different – she's packed a toothbrush. She originally got into trouble for the 'crime' of sewing 'Marry me!' labels onto men's suits being exported to Italy, as a stratagem to escape from her country.
The terrifying sense of foreboding is overpowering. The ugliness of a society where everyone is watched and dissected by not only a secret police but also by one's neighbours is really terrifying.
MÜLLER, Herta (1953 – ), Heute wär ich mir lieber nicht begegnet, Frankfurt/M., Fischer Taschenbuch Verlag, 2011, ISBN 978-3-596-18822-2
Translated into English as The Appointment.
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Book 61: Taiwan (English) – Wild Kids (CHANG Ta-Chun)
A long, long time before that, just after [my kid sister] had begun nursery school, she loved to wear a certain kind of checkered cloth skirt. She liked yellow and white, red and white, pink and white, blue and white… in short, as long as there were two alternating colors and the checks were no larger than a fingernail, she would wear it. Mom also liked to wear checks, and the two of them together looked like a couple of perfume bottles from the same factory – one big, one little, but other than the size difference, all the other specifications were identical.
Wild Kids is a sort of double novel, continuing the story of a pair of siblings. (Unfortunately the first part of the trilogy, "Chang's Big Head Spring trilogy" hasn't been translated into English yet). It sometimes feels like an Asian version of The Catcher in the Rye, and I'm sure fans of The Catcher will love this one too. It gives a gritty, violent yet funny view of the underbelly of Taiwan. Both are told by the wonderfully named Big Head Spring.
The first half-novel (My Kid Sister) was my favourite, in which he provides a lovely portrait of his slightly weird sister – when she goes through feminist phase (and everything is 'what's the point?'). She wants to marry her grandpa ('yeye' in Mandarin) and asks why foreigners are always singing 'yeah yeah' in pop songs! They live in a dysfunctional family, and, as seen from the kids' perspectives, their parents are at least as strange as children! Taiwanese (not only Taiwanese) are disillusioned and cynical.
The second half-novel (Wild Kids proper) is rather darker, as Big Head gets involved in Taiwanese gang 'culture'. He gets mugged after winning at a rigged slot machine. It climaxes in orgiastic rampage with a crane! Just as well it is infused with humour, otherwise it would be a bit depressing.
Obviously, the Taiwanese are just like the rest of us – it's hard to be an adolescent, and everyone, especially one's parents, is weird! It is often very funny, sometimes a bit gross!, with a peppering of existentialism.
I'm looking forward to physically visiting Taiwan as my next port of call!
CHANG Ta-Chun (1957 – ), Wild Kids: two novels about growing up, New York, Columbia University Press, 2000, ISBN 978-0-231-12097-5
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Book 55: Mozambique (English) – Under the Frangipani (translation of A Varanda do Frangipani = The Frangipani Veranda) (Mia COUTO)
This man I am occupying is a certain Izidine Naíta, a police inspector. His way of life is adjacent to that of dogs: he sniffs at misdeeds which drip with blood. I'm in one corner of his mind, I watch him with great care so as not to disturb his inner workings. For this man, Izidine, is now me. I go with him, I go in him, I go him. I talk to whoever he talks to. I desire whoever he talks to. I desire whoever he desires. I dream of whoever he dreams.
Hopping across to the other side of Africa for the other big Lusophone country there…
In European terms, this would be called a magical realist novel, but from another point of view it is actually suffused with African mythology and story-telling. At its heart is a murder mystery, but it is told as a mystery (in fact, as a novel) unlike any I've ever read. It follows two different logics – the Western crime procedural, and the African psychological/mystical approach. There is no shortage of suspects – or of confessors – for the crime, in fact everybody owns up to it!
The novel is a house that is airy with open windows between 'mythology' and 'reality', between humans and other beings, and between the past and the present. Even the narrator is a dead man. His very murder happened in a time of transmutation – just as Mozambique was painfully becoming independent from Portugal. The powers-that-be want to turn him into a national hero, whereas all he wants himself is to be one of the grateful dead. In order to solve his own murder, the dead soldier's spirit enters into a police investigator, who (known to the occupying spirit but unknown to the policeman) himself has only a few more days to live…
This not over-large novel packs a large number of elaborations and issues in. I loved it. Couto's language is magical and mysterious. A bit like my Ghanaian book (Wife of the Gods), this is a murder mystery with a twist (actually, many twists), full of African spirituality and charm. What a surprising and delightful discovery! Another wonderful author to read out when (if) I ever finish this project!
COUTO, Mia (1955 – ), Under the Frangipani, translated from Portuguese by Daniel Brookshaw, London, Serpent's Tail, 2008, ISBN 978 1 84668 676 4 (originally published Lisbon 1996)

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Last week we saw some leaked photos of what were reported to be the new display panels for Apple's iPhone 6S and now some more photos have appeared online.
Apple's new iPhone 6S and 6S Plus are said to come with Force Touch, the handset will share a similar design to the existing handsets but will get a number of hardware upgrades.
The iPhone 6S is said to come with a 4.7 inch display with a resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels and the 6S Plus is said to have a resolution of 2560 x 1440 pixels.
Both handsets are rumored to be powered by a new Apple A9 processor and will also come with 2GB of RAM.
The cameras on the new iPhone will also get a major update, the front camera will be a Full HD capable FaceTime camera and the rear camera will be a 12 megapixel camera which can record 4K Ultra HD video.
Apple are holding a press event next week on the 9th of September, we will have full details about Apple's new iPhones next week.


RSVP for Geelong Monthly Breakfast Sun 22 APR - new riders welcome to add comments!
Hi Tufan and Geelong crew, unfortunatelyManuela, Amanda and I will not be going to Geelong breakfast as planned tomorrow given some unforeseen circumstances re Amanada's availability, so we have decided to postpone until another time and all come over together. Pam advised that she may still be atttending. Cheers and enjoy!
In Halls Gap for the weekend on Vespa's big brother!
Hi peoples, Manuela and I, and Amanda and possibly Pam will be attending this breakfast, weather permitting. We will come across on the ferry and ride to Geelong. Happy to do a ride afterwards on the Bellarine Peninsula or Great Ocean road.
Happy to have others from the Mornington Peninsula or SE suburbs join us. We will catching the 7am ferry. Early aye? Yep! ....and returning on the ferry later in the day. Cheers.
Can't attend this one, we will be in Cambodia visiting KAD and delivering the funds that the club has raised over the past year and a half. See you at the next one.


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Australia's 2019 Eurovision candidate has officially been announced, people.
After a first-ever public vote, musician Kate Miller-Heidke has been named as the performer that will represent Aus at the hugely popular event.
As news.com.au shares, Miller-Heidke went up against the likes of Mark Vincent, Aydan, Courtney Act, Electric Fields, Alfie Arcuri, Leea Nanos, Ella Hooper, Tania Doko and Sheppard.
The winner was decided by both public votes and a professional jury.
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A hippokratészi eskü (latinul Hippocratis Jusjurandum) az ókori Görögországban keletkezett orvosi eskü, amelynek emelkedett szelleme a mai orvosi esküket is áthatja, az orvosi etika máig ható hivatkozási alapja.
Gyakran hivatkoznak rá mint a primum nil nocere elvre.

Keletkezése
Az ókori Görögországban kialakult a világi orvoslás. Csak a megfelelő iskolát végzett világi személyek gyógyíthattak. Hippokratész volt az első orvos, aki rendszerbe foglalta és leírta az orvostudomány elméleti és gyakorlati alapjait, tudnivalóit. A nevét viselő eskü valószínűleg a őt megelőző időszakból (a Kr. e. VI. századból) származik, s a Kósz szigetén működő Aszklépiosz orvospapok fogadalmi szövege volt.

Az eskü szövege

''"Esküszöm a gyógyító Apollónra, Aszklépioszra és Hügieiára és Panakeiára és valamennyi istenre és istennőre, akiket ezennel tanúkul hívok, hogy minden erőmmel és tehetségemmel megtartom következő kötelességeimet: tanáromat akitől e tudományt tanultam, úgy fogom tisztelni, mint szüleimet, vagyonomat megosztom vele, s ha rászorul, tartozásomat lerovom; utódait testvéreimnek tekintem, oktatom őket ebben a tudományban, ha erre szentelik magukat, mégpedig díjtalanul; továbbá az orvosi tudományt áthagyományozom fiaimra és azokra, akik az orvosi esküt leteszik, másokra azonban nem. Tehetségemhez és tudásomhoz mérten fogom megszabni a betegek életmódját az ő javukra, és mindent elhárítok, ami ártana nekik. Senkinek sem adok halálos mérget, akkor sem ha kérik, és erre vonatkozólag még tanácsot sem adok. Hasonlóképpen nem segítek hozzá egyetlen asszonyt sem magzata elhajtásához. Tisztán és szentül megőrzöm életemet és tudományomat. Sohasem fogok hólyagkövet operálni, hanem átengedem ezt azoknak, akiknek ez a mesterségük. Minden házba a beteg javára lépek be, s őrizkedni fogok minden szándékos károkozástól, különösen férfiak és nők szerelmi élvezetre használatától, akár szabadok, akár rabszolgák. Amit kezelés közben látok vagy hallok – akár kezelésen kívül is a társadalmi érintkezésben, – nem fogom kifecsegni, hanem titokként megőrzöm. Ha ezt az eskümet megtartom és nem szegem meg: örvendhessek életem fogytáig tudományomnak, s az életnek, de ha esküszegő leszek, történjék ennek ellenkezője."

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 Hippokratészi eskü – Magyar katolikus lexikon
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For Those Who Think Young (1964)
The phrase "For Those Who Think Young" brings to mind a Mad Men episode and a Pepsi ad campaign before it brings to mind one of the plethora of beachy comedies from the 1960s, but sure enough, such a film exists. (A film connected to the soda campaign, funnily enough.)
The film follows a surf-loving group of college students. They all like to hang out at a comedy club where "Uncle Woody" (Woody Woodbury) performs.
(Image: Pamela Tiffin Tribute)
The group keeps it PG when they hang out, drinking soda and performing synchronized musical numbers when they aren't watching Woody's grand comedic shows.
Among the group is a rich surf hunk known as "Ding" (James Darren) who inadvertently brings trouble to the group's fun when his grandfather decides he shouldn't be hanging out at the comedy club and tries to have it shut down.
Meanwhile, Ding tries to win over the loveliest beach-going girl, Sandy Palmer (Pamela Tiffin).
Leslie H. Martinson directs the film, which also stars Nancy Sinatra, Tina Louise and Ellen Burstyn in supporting roles.
The great opening song of the film won me over a little bit. ("Sha-la-la-la-la-ley! Life's a holiday!") I love James Darren and could listen to his voice forever. All of the music in the film is pretty good, with the "beach" songs being the best of the bunch, and some of the musical performances are quite funny.
But songs aren't enough to make me love a film (unless it's a film like Surf Party, which completely acknowledges its lack of solid plot and puts the focus on the tunes), and this one turned out to be quite a dud. The "crazy college kids vs. the elders" premise is nothing new, and there is not even an ounce of a unique spin on it here. In the beginning this is still fun to watch, and it's quite comical that everyone's up in a frenzy over a comedy club that serves pepsi rather than liquor.
However, the film loses what little steam it had by the time it reaches the half-way point. It started off fairly well with a whole lot of fluff and a few enjoyable songs, but it quickly becomes tedious and never really finds its momentum again. I started out liking it well enough, but by the end I had stopped caring and wished that I had turned it off rather than finishing it.
That being said, the film does have a decent cast. I love both James Darren and Nancy Sinatra, so they were obvious highlights for me and I'm glad I watched the film if for no other reason that to tick another box off of each of their filmographies. Most of the performances are forgettable, though. Ellen Burstyn is the exception — she's the only real shining element of the film aside from James Darren's lovely voice.
I wanted to like it, but For Those Who Think Young is a completely dull piece of work that makes most of the other "beach party"-type films I've seen look Oscar-worthy. Skip this one. The score: 1/5
April 27, 2013 May 12, 2013 Lindsey"New to Me" Reviews1 to 1.9 rating, 1960s, beach party flick, entertainment, film, for those who think young, james darren, movie, nancy sinatra, pamela tiffin, review
9 thoughts on "For Those Who Think Young (1964)"
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It's got a pretty sweet poster though Lindsey! LOL You've got to think young if you want to feel sprung! Heh! Plus that trippy rainbow at the bottom? Hell yeah, that poster is sweet! :D
It is a great poster!
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So, it's a dull film…? I am surprised. I thought it would be the latest entry in the "Classics of the Corn" collection.
I watched it with the hope that it would be good for Classics of the Corn! It didn't deliver though. It wasn't corny enough — just a boring film with a few decent songs.
Todd Benefiel
Yes, but it has Pamela Tiffin! Is it at least worth a watch, or a half-watch, for her? She was a hilarious little goofball in 'One, Two, Three'…she has to be just as good in this, right? Right?
I haven't seen that one, but it sounds quite a bit more enjoyable than this. She and James both give a decent effort but "hilarious" is not a word that applies to any aspect of this film.
'For Those Who Think Young' is available on Netflix…and I shall now pass on it! But I highly recommend 'One, Two, Three', which is indeed hilarious, and if anything it's something worth watching for James Cagney comedic performance alone.
I'll seek that one out!
I'm so sure you'll like it, I'll refund you one crisp dollar if you don't!
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By Trisha Thadani Globe Correspondent,August 18, 2016, 10:54 p.m.
NORTH ANDOVER — With much of the state locked in a severe drought, Governor Charlie Baker urged the public on Thursday to restrict water use as officials extended support to farmers whose crops have been damaged by the withering conditions.
Massachusetts is facing its worst drought in more than a decade, and areas of "extreme drought" have extended across the northeast part of the state, according to the US Drought Monitor's latest report, released Thursday. Before last week, officials had not declared an extreme drought in Massachusetts since the Drought Monitor began its surveys in 1999.
The extreme conditions have damaged the state's agriculture and overall economy and require a broad, collective response, Baker said.
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Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker held a press conference at Smolak Farms in North Andover regarding the widespread and worstening drought hitting the state.Dina Rudick/Globe Staff
"Massachusetts has been and continues to be one of the most significant states in the country . . . in terms of the amount of stuff we buy directly from farms," he said. "And we should all remember that, as we go through the process of making our decision of what to buy and where to buy over the next couple of months."
Baker and Ash spoke at a news conference held at Smolak Farms in North Andover, where the drought has taken a heavy toll. Corn crops have been ravaged, and newly planted Christmas trees, which were intended to be sold after a few years of growth, have died.
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Despite the persistent lack of rain, Smolak said, not all of his crops are in danger. Irrigation systems have helped maintain his apples, vegetables, blueberries, raspberries, and melons over the dry stretch. And if rain finally does arrive in the coming weeks, there is still hope for the strawberries.
"It's not over until it's over," he said.
Globe correspondent Dylan McGuinness contributed to this report. Thadani can be reached at trisha.thadani@globe.com.


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Q: Read JSON inside array Object from results wordpress In a DB table from wordpress (Caldera Form plugin), there's a JSON array as value, and from a query, result has this structure :
Array (
    [0] => stdClass Object (
        [config] => a:22:{
            s:2:"ID";
            s:15:"CF605df92fa7a17";
            s:13:"_last_updated";
            s:31:"Sat, 27 Mar 2021 16:44:15 +0000";
            s:10:"cf_version";
            s:5:"1.9.4";
            s:4:"name";
            s:29:"Registration for Artists 2021";
            s:10:"scroll_top";...}
        )
    [1] => stdClass Object (
        [config] => a:22:{
            s:2:"ID";
            s:15:"CF605ba79300239";
            s:13:"_last_updated";
            s:31:"Sat, 27 Mar 2021 16:44:51 +0000";
            s:10:"cf_version";
            s:5:"1.9.4";
            s:4:"name";
            s:29:"Inscription des Artistes 2021";
            s:10:"scroll_top";...}
        )

How can i read "a:22" then "s:15" inside ?
I done a json_decode with [config] value but it return a empty value..

A: Using this array dump you posted, what does this return?
foreach ($array as $key => $object) {

    $config = unserialize($object->config);

    var_dump($config);

}

Pass the same variable you dumped through $array. This might not work but worth a shot.

For example, if I have this $array dumped data...
Array
(
    [0] => stdClass Object
        (
            [config] => a:4:{s:2:"ID";s:15:"CF605df92fa7a17";s:13:"_last_updated";s:31:"Sat, 27 Mar 2021 16:44:15 +0000";s:10:"cf_version";s:5:"1.9.4";s:4:"name";s:29:"Registration for Artists 2021";}
        )

    [1] => stdClass Object
        (
            [config] => a:4:{s:2:"ID";s:15:"CF605ba79300239";s:13:"_last_updated";s:31:"Sat, 27 Mar 2021 16:44:51 +0000";s:10:"cf_version";s:5:"1.9.4";s:4:"name";s:29:"Inscription des Artistes 2021";}
        )

)

And run the above unserialize() function in loop, this is the output...
Array
(
    [ID] => CF605df92fa7a17
    [_last_updated] => Sat, 27 Mar 2021 16:44:15 +0000
    [cf_version] => 1.9.4
    [name] => Registration for Artists 2021
)
Array
(
    [ID] => CF605ba79300239
    [_last_updated] => Sat, 27 Mar 2021 16:44:51 +0000
    [cf_version] => 1.9.4
    [name] => Inscription des Artistes 2021
)

Response to your last comment, what does this output... ?
foreach ($array as $key => $object) {

    var_dump($object);

    // $config = unserialize($object->config);

    // var_dump($config);

}

A: you put me on the track
$results = [];
$data = [];
foreach ($entries as $key => $object) {

    $results[] = unserialize($object->config);
    foreach ($results as $key => $value) {
        $data = [
            'id' => $value['ID'],
            'name' => $value['name']
        ];
    }

    var_dump($data);

}```

gives :

array(2) { ["id"]=> string(15) "CF605df92fa7a17" ["name"]=> string(29) "Registration for Artists 2021" }
array(2) { ["id"]=> string(15) "CF605ba79300239" ["name"]=> string(29) "Inscription des Artistes 2021" }

It's what i need
So I can continue
Thanxs

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Since Robert Metcalfe invented Ethernet in the mid-1970s, the technology has grown to become the dominant choice for connecting networks in all types of businesses and organizations, including SMBs. Over the years, VARs have sold Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet, and now 10-Gigabit Ethernet as the technology has improved in speed and capacity and expanded its features. Today, Ethernet is truly everywhere.
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2) What should I look for? There are $50K 360s w/ 60K+ miles, and 70K+ ones with under 20K. Is the extra 20K really worth it for the lower mileage, if I'm doing the work myself? Or is the lower mileage more attractive to collectors?
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Parts are readily available via several of our sponsors. Probably the most important is the major service every three years that include the belts and tensioners.
Personally, I would steer clear of the $50-60K cars. In fact, I'd say that about the $70K cars too. My opinion is they'll all have stories (see the Buyers Guide). Plenty of good cars out there, take your time and make sure you get one of them. Don't be distracted by "bargains", you stand a good chance of being sorry later. Again, my personal opinion is that the sweet spot years for the 360 are 02-04, but that's just based on my own search for one.
Conversely, I wouldn't worry about F1 vs Stick. Buy the one you like. I drove both and while I liked the F1, the stick just seemed more natural to me and required more connection with the car. You may find you like the F1 for other reasons.
A search in the 360/430 forum will give you all the service and buying advise you'll need. Killer has you covered nicely in staying away from the 50-70k as too many have 'features' even a mechanic with your experience might not want to tackle with your first experience. IMO a 70-80k car with full history and buying advise covered may be just what the doctor ordered for you. If I had your experience I can't think of a better way to bond with a '02-'04 360 than a 30k service and belt change. Could be a fun winter project and the best spring ever!
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Vladimir Putin pulls Russia out of nuclear pact amid total failure of Syria talks
By Tom McKay
In a major blow to hopes international cooperation could end the raging civil war in Syria, the U.S. State Department and their Russian counterparts ended efforts to collaborate on the military campaign against ISIS and al-Qaeda-linked rebel factions and negotiate a diplomatic solution to the conflict on Monday.
The U.S. announced it is withdrawing personnel assigned to Geneva to negotiate with Russia on those efforts, weeks after a Sept. 12 ceasefire quickly fell apart, the Washington Post reported. For their part, Russian officials abruptly withdrew from a nuclear security treaty signed in 2000 requiring both countries to destroy military stockpiles of plutonium.
The Post called the impasse evidence of a "new post-Cold War low" in relations between the U.S. and Russia, which supports the Syrian central government headed by President Bashar al-Assad. While al-Assad was a party to the failed ceasefire, the U.S. has repeatedly accused Russia of participating in or supporting war crimes committed by his government.
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Josh Earnest, White House press secretary, cited Russia's 2014 annexation of Crimea from Ukraine, as well as the disagreements on Syria and the nuclear treaty, as part of a pattern.
The latest development is alarming because "both leaders in Russia and the United States have made nonproliferation a priority," Earnest said, according to the Times. "... We've also been quite disappointed by a range of Russian decisions both in Syria and inside of Ukraine."
Both sides accused the other of violating the September ceasefire agreement, with Russia criticizing the failure of U.S.-backed rebels to live up to the deal and the U.S. accusing Russia of continuing to escalate the war during talks. The U.S. had previously warned Russia if heavy bombing of opponents to al-Assad in the city of Aleppo continued, cooperation would end.
U.S.-based consultancy Stratfor told Reuters Russian withdrawal from the plutonium agreement indicated broader nuclear disarmament deals may be at stake, and constituted "an attempt to convey to Washington the price of cutting off dialogue on Syria and other issues."
Fighting in the Syrian conflict killed up to 470,000 people by early 2016, according to some estimates, and has doubtless killed many more since.


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ASSISTANT VICE CHANCELLOR -
ADMINISTRATIVE COMPUTING &
KEY ADMINISTRATORS/KEY SUPPORT STAFF
As you may have heard, the timely arrival of the next millennium is causing headaches to many of us in the computing and information technology business. The issue has become so "popular" that it now has its own nickname (Y2K) and it sprouted many new start-up companies which specialize in this area.
The primary exposure comes from the use of two digits instead of four digits for year representation within computer programs, files, and databases. For example, the year 1997 is represented as '97', the year 1999 as '99', and so on. Thus, January 1, 2000 is represented as 01/01/00 and consequently might be interpreted as January 1, 1900. This causes programs that perform arithmetic operations, comparisons, or sorting of date fields to yield incorrect results when manipulating dates of 2000 and beyond.
ACT has been addressing these issues for centrally-supported administrative computing and telecommunications systems since 1996. I am pleased to let you know that these central systems are in relatively good shape and that we expect to complete all changes and tests by the end of 1998.
However, the scope of the Year 2000 challenge goes far beyond ACT and it may directly affect you and your department. Date problems can exist in any level of hardware or software and are likely to be present in locally supported systems on campus. For example, local spreadsheets or reports may calculate erroneous age of people if they contain two digit year dates.
Given the decentralized nature of UCSD computing, it is not possible for any one department to single handedly address this problem. I encourage you to evaluate your department's exposure to Year 2000 problems and start addressing them as soon as possible. We have produced a document that describes the issues and presents some solutions. The document is
available at http://www-act.ucsd.edu/year2000/y2kpref.html on the Web and I hope that you will take the time to go through it. Additionally, you may want to take a look at the http://www.year2000.com site which has links to many other resources.
If you need any additional information, please contact our Y2K coordinator, Ken Popp (kpopp@ucsd.edu) or Abby Zubov of Internal Audit (azubov@ucsd.edu).
Elazar C. Harel
Assistant Vice Chancellor, Administrative Computing & Telecommunications
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Are you interested in buying emu oil? No matter your reason, you should realize that there are many options for moving forward. As you may know, there are many benefits associated with using this type of oil in your day to day life. That being said, you need to learn more about how to make a purchase including where to turn when you are finally ready to move forward.
Before we go any further, let's take a closer look at what emu oil has to offer. All in all, this is an essential oil that is needed by the human body for good health. For example, this is use by many people throughout the world as an anti-inflammatory.
For many years, consumers from one side of the globe to the next have been purchasing emu oil. With so many benefits, it is safe to say that this will continue to be true well into the future.
Before you place an order for emu oil, you will want to learn more about the many benefits. Generally speaking, this is great for pain relief. Along with this, it can go a long way in improving the overall health of your skin. And as noted above, many use it as an anti-inflammatory.
At this point, you are probably beginning to see that when you buy emu oil you are getting something you can use to improve your life in a variety of ways. There are not many supplements out there that offer as much.
Studies have shown that emu oil has the potential to penetrate through several layers of the skin, helping to add moisture and get rid of wrinkles.
Note: emu oil has been proven safe on people of all ages, ranging from small children to senior citizens.
Tip: many people are using emu oil caps for energy.
Where can I Buy Emu Oil?
Now that you have a better understanding of emu oil, including the benefits to your health, it makes good sense to learn more about where to purchase this supplement.
While you may be able to find a local store that offers what you are looking for, this is not always going to be the case. You are much better off shopping and buying emu oil via the internet.
When you buy online, you are in position to take advantage of a variety of benefits. Above all else, the price will be much lower than anything you find locally. Along with this, the selection will be greater. From traditional emu oil to caps, you are going to be surprised at just how many products are on the market.
Another benefit of shopping for emu oil is that you will be able to obtain quite a bit of information, advice, and knowledge before making a purchase. Along with this, there are reviews and ratings from those who have used the product before you. The more information you gather along the way the easier it will be to make a purchase.
1. How much do I need to purchase at the present time?
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5. Is the store well known for offering 100 percent emu oil?
These are just some of the many questions you can answer, ensuring that you find yourself on the right path as you begin to consider your options.


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Scientists listen to habitats awakening in spring
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US News has a good piece today on Bryan Pijanowski's research team at Purdue, about how the new field of soundscape ecology may help us to understand ecosystem dynamics and changes.
This April, when you step outside and hear the first sounds of spring, you won't be hearing just songbirds and buzzing insects, but aural evidence of an awakening ecosystem. The emerging science of soundscape ecology is building on the established field of bioacoustics to create a new way of gauging ecosystem health and diversity—by listening.
"Natural sounds can be used like a canary in a coal mine, as a critical first indicator of environmental changes," said Bryan Pijanowski, an ecologist at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Ind.
Pijanowski and his colleagues outlined their vision of soundscape ecology in the March issue of BioScience. The new field will take a much broader approach to collecting and evaluating sound than ever before, although the authors caution that no coherent theory yet exists to categorize the ecological significance of all the sounds emanating from a landscape.
Scientists have been using sound as a tool for studying the natural world for some time, mainly through bioacoustics, the study of sounds made by animals. But most of these studies tend to focus on one or two individuals at a time, said Jesse Barber, a sensory ecologist at Boise State University in Idaho, who was not part of Pijanowski's team.
"Using sound to try to discern something about the ecosystem as a whole is what is novel about soundscape ecology," Barber said.
Follow the link at the top of this post to read the whole article.


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10th Air Force hosts annual Combat Planning Council
The 10th Air Force hosted its annual Combat Planning Council at Naval Air Station Fort Worth Joint Reserve Base, Texas, May 7-9, bringing together all 17 Air Force Reserve units within the 10th Air Force for several days, allowing them to align efforts, goals and strategic plans face-to-face. The conference-style event featured a wide variety of topics including equipment, manning and training. Leaders from each unit reported to working groups according to their specialties and mission sets.
Hill Airmen deploy F-35 to Europe as part of Theater Security Package
HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah -- The U.S. Air Force has deployed one squadron of F-35A Lightning II fighter jets, Airmen, and associated equipment to Aviano Air Base, Italy, from the 388th and 419th Fighter Wings, at Hill AFB, Utah, to participate in exercises and conduct training with other Europe-based aircraft as part of a Theater Security
Life-saving Air Force Reserve Wing enjoys Family Day
Reserve Citizen Airmen who are part of the world's premiere Rescue Wing responsible for saving lives during combat operations and in peacetime, and their families, gathered at Patrick Air Force Base for the 920th Rescue Wing's biannual Family Day, May 4, 2019.This year's event included bounce houses, face painting and games. Families indulged in
Wise Guy back in the sky
A team of Reserve Citizen Airmen and active duty maintainers spent four months prepping Wise Guy, a B-52 Stratofortress for flight. The bomber had been at the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group since 2008.
Tenth Air Force Welcomes New Commander
In a ceremony officiated by Lt. Gen. Richard W. Scobee, Commander, Air Force Reserve Command and Chief, Air Force Reserve, Maj. Gen. Brian K. Borgen accepted command of Tenth Air Force.
Two-star general, 15 Texans experience Air Force Reserve missions through eyes of Airmen
926th Wing Takes Home Power and Vigilance Award
926th Wing leadership celebrate alongside Tenth Air Force senior leaders and representatives from the Air Power Council as they receive the Power and Vigilance Award on May 7, 2019, at Naval Air Station Fort Worth Joint Reserve Base, Texas. The award is presented to the 10 AF unit that best exhibits the Numbered Air Force's vision, which is to be the premier provider of affordable, integrated, flexible and mission-ready Reserve Citizen Airmen to execute power and vigilance in support of U.S. National Security. (U.S. Air Force photo by Ms. Melissa Harvey)
926th Family – May is recognized as Mental Health month. This month you will be seeing from me some information about the importance of taking care of your mental health. Think about it. Would you continue to walk around on a sprained ankle? You could, but eventually you would be in extreme pain, possible even with a torn muscle. So just like
U.S. Air Force's F-35A performs first sortie during Middle East deployment
F-35 combat exercise pushes limits
HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah – Pilots and maintainers from the 419th Fighter Wing participated in an intense F-35 combat capability exercise here April 30-May 2.Aircraft launched on a significantly compressed schedule to simulate rapid combat operations and airfield defense just as it would play out in a real-world environment.During the exercise,


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This looks like a good book. I am a little surprised it is as slim as it is (barely 200p), considering all the views it is summarizing.
Sorry I missed your giveaway.I just discovered it at 12:13 a.m. on Saturday morning.


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import java.util.Collections;
import java.util.Comparator;
import android.view.View;
import com.abewy.android.apps.klyph.R;
import com.abewy.android.apps.klyph.adapter.KlyphAdapter;
import com.abewy.android.apps.klyph.core.fql.Media.Image;
import com.abewy.android.apps.klyph.core.fql.Media.Photo;
import com.abewy.android.apps.klyph.core.graph.GraphObject;
import com.abewy.android.apps.klyph.core.util.AttrUtil;
import com.abewy.android.extended.widget.RatioImageView;

public class PhotoAlbumAdapter extends KlyphAdapter
{
	private int placeHolder = -1;

	public PhotoAlbumAdapter()
	{
		super();
	}

	@Override
	protected int getLayout()
	{
		return R.layout.item_photo_album;
	}

	@Override
	protected void attachHolder(View view)
	{
		//view.setTag(new PhotoListHolder((ImageView) view.findViewById(R.id.photo), (TextView) view.findViewById(R.id.photo_name)));
	}

	@Override
	protected void mergeViewWithData(View view, GraphObject data)
	{
		super.mergeViewWithData(view, data);

		final RatioImageView rImageView = (RatioImageView) view;

		Photo photo = (Photo) data;

		Collections.sort(photo.getImages(), new Comparator<Image>() {

			@Override
			public int compare(Image lhs, Image rhs)
			{
				if (lhs.getWidth() > rhs.getWidth())
					return 1;
				else if (lhs.getWidth() < rhs.getWidth())
					return -1;

				return 0;
			}
		});

		Image selectedImage = photo.getImages().get(0);
		rImageView.setImageSize(selectedImage.getWidth(), selectedImage.getHeight());

		if (placeHolder == -1)
			placeHolder = AttrUtil.getResourceId(getContext(view), R.attr.squarePlaceHolderIcon);

		loadImage(rImageView, selectedImage.getSrc(), placeHolder, data);
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More diversity, more religious conflict
Sep 16 2013 by Brian Amble Print This Article
Diversity is a fact of life in the American workplace. Half of American workers now come into contact with people from different cultural and religious backgrounds when they are at work, and with this increased rate of interaction comes an increased risk of religious conflict.
According to a survey of more than 2,000 American workers by the Tanenbaum Center for Interreligious Understanding, the most common areas of tension in the workplace include being required to work on a religious holiday or attending company events that didn't include kosher, halal or vegetarian meals.
"American workplaces increasingly reflect the makeup of the country; they're more and more diverse," said Tanenbaum CEO Joyce Dubensky. "Work is the place where people with extremely different beliefs interact on a regular basis. But where there's more diversity, the survey shows that we can expect to find more conflict."
However, as the report admits, issues of bias and discrimination are complex and nuanced. People interpret them differently and so perceptions of what discrimination means in day-to-day terms will always be reflections of personal perception rather than objective measurement.
But what can be measured are things like whether a company permits someone to take time off to observe a religiously significant day, whether they can find food that satisfies their religious requirements at company events or whether they are permitted to wear clothing that is religiously significant. Not permitting such practices was defined in the survey as a policy that did not accommodate the religious needs of employees.
Bearing that in mind, one thing that over half the respondents agreed on is that there is a lot of discrimination against Muslims in the US, while a third of those surveyed say they have either experienced or witnessed incidents of religious non-accommodation at work. Of non-Christians, half believe that their employers ignore their religious needs.
White evangelical Protestants emerged as having a unique attitude towards religion in the workplace, being twice as likely as other workers to want to share their beliefs with their colleagues. Six out of 10 also believe that discrimination against Christians is as big a problem as discrimination against other religious minorities, a far higher proportion than those belonging to other Christian denominations.
The potential for conflict here is clear because more than four out of 10 (43 per cent) atheist, agnostic and secular workers were somewhat or very uncomfortable when the subject of religion came up at work and almost a third of those who were religious but not Christian also felt uneasy about it.
Overall, some six out of 10 atheists believe that people look down on their beliefs, a perception shared by almost a third of non-Christian religious workers (31 per cent) and a similar proportion of white evangelical Protestants (32 per cent).
When it comes to non-accommodation of religious practice, many of the problems reported by respondents are less to do with religion per se than a more general inflexibility on the part of employers. For example, fewer than half of those surveyed said that their employer offered flexible working hours to enable them to accommodate religious observance, while only one in five (21 per cent) were able to "swap holidays" so that they could avoid working on days important to their religion.
This thoughtlessness is exacerbated, the report argues, because companies often fail to include religion in their diversity and inclusion initiatives, focusing instead on other identities such as race, gender, disability and sexual orientation.
Yet when companies adopt proactive policies that acknowledge and accommodate different religious and non-religious beliefs, employees reported improved morale and job satisfaction, clear evidence, the report says, that addressing religious diversity is good for business.
As the report states: "If there is one conclusion to take away from Tanenbaum's 2013 Survey of American Workers and Religion, it is that religion is relevant in the workplace. Not only is it a problem when a person feels unfairly treated on the basis of his or her beliefs � whether religious or non-religious � but tensions around religion are occurring, and are increasingly likely to occur, in our ever more diverse global workplaces."
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Community update on COVID-19
Following an announcement from the NSW Government on 23 December, additional entry requirements are now in place at MAC yapang.
You Are Here : Home / About/Tim Georgeson reveals Truth in Fire
Tim Georgeson reveals Truth in Fire
In the aftermath of the catastrophic Australian bushfires of 2019, renowned film maker and visual artist, Tim Georgeson, travelled home from Canada to shoot footage for climate crisis focused magazines, Atmos and Noema.
Georgeson's experience shooting in disaster zones around the world has given him unique insights into the human condition, and he is known for his emotionally stirring perspective on social, political and environmental issues.
"It's really important for people in Australia to understand that Australia is a fire country, and how important it is for all of us, for our ecological survival, that fire is managed the right way," Georgeson says.
His work documenting the devastation on the NSW South Coast brought him into contact with the Yuin people and other Aboriginal communities. Listening to their stories, Georgeson was intrigued by their knowledge of cultural burning practices and fire management.
"Their way of looking after the land through fire is not to destroy anything, it's to harmonise everything. It's a regenerator of life," he says.
Georgeson found he was gathering interesting content and set about filming a feature-length documentary exploring the significance of Aboriginal fire lore. The project grew, extending into a collaboration with Amanda Jane Reynolds, a Guringai artist living on the South Coast. Together, they worked closely with the Firesticks Alliance and other Indigenous knowledge holders over several months.
The result is Truth in Fire, a visually stunning and deeply moving journey into the world of Indigenous fire keepers. This powerful body of interrelated stills, moving image and sound installations will show at the Museum of Art and Culture, yapang (MAC yapang) in December.
Central to the exhibition is Georgeson's moving image work Requiem for a forest. Shot on the Nerriga Plateau, this black and white single-channel video eerily captures a landscape decimated by fire and devoid of sound.
Requiem for a forest will appear alongside Georgeson's other moving image works, Anthropomorphosis and Pyrogenesis II, as well as landscapes and portraits of fire practitioners and traditional owners, Yuin Nation Elder Vivian Mason and Victor Cooper (Guruwalu), a Minitja man from Kakadu, Northern Territory.
For the exhibition at MAC yapang, Truth in Fire will also include a series of portraits of members from the Awabakal and Biriban communities, to acknowledge local custodians and their connection to country.
Truth in Fire by Tim Georgeson is on view at MAC yapang from 4 Dec 2021 – 20 Feb 2022.
Image: Tim Georgeson, Victor, 2021. Colour inks on paper


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date: 2008-02-13T11:44:17Z
slug: recommended-esx-service-console-partitioning
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- ESX
- Storage
- Virtualization
- VMware
title: Recommended ESX Service Console Partitioning
url: /2008/02/13/recommended-esx-service-console-partitioning/
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Rich Brambley over at [vmetc.com](http://vmetc.com/) has recently published some information taken from the VMware Authorized Consultant guides regarding the [recommended partitioning scheme](http://vmetc.com/2008/02/12/best-practices-for-esx-host-partitions/) for ESX Server 3.x (not ESX Server 3i). It was good to see that this information closely mirrored the recommended partitioning configuration I'd developed myself.

In fact, I think that the only substantive change in the VAC guidelines from my own guidelines was the size of the swap partition. Anyone care to share their thoughts on the size of the swap partition? How many of you increase the size of the swap partition? How many leave it at the default?

Otherwise, the recommendations to create separate partitions---and the recommended sizes---for `/var`, `/tmp`, and `/home` fell right in line with what I'd already been using. My sizes were typically a bit larger for `/tmp` and `/home`, but otherwise were very comparable.

Thanks to Rich for getting that information disseminated.


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Database DevOps in the banking sector
In its ongoing quest to offer clients expert on-the-ground advice as well as software to introduce DevOps to database development, Redgate Software has added the Channel Islands-based Nexus Technology to its worldwide partner roster.
Over the last two years, Redgate has expanded and extended its portfolio of database development software to enable clients to include the database in their DevOps processes.
By integrating with and plugging into the software already in use for applications, the faster development and release of features that DevOps promises can be delivered upon without the database being a bottleneck.
Faster development & releases
At the same time, IT consultancy Nexus has been building a reputation in the Channel Islands for its skills in delivering technology solutions, from software development to project management, particularly in the banking and financial sectors.
Dave Edge, Nexus Co-Founder and CTO commented: "Every company has data, but not all of them know what to do with it and they may be ticking along, unaware of how data can take their business up a gear.
"That's why the new partnership is good news. It matches our skills in data analytics, forecasting and predicting, with Redgate's software solutions that make database development faster while keeping data safe."
Data privacy legislation
New legislation like the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), as well as increasing customer concerns about data breaches, also mean banks and other financial institutions are seeking ways to protect customer data while still being able to improve the services they offer.
Conversely, perhaps, introducing DevOps to the development of the database as well as applications helps companies to stay compliant with data privacy legislation while streamlining the process.
Laborious tasks are also automated in a reliable, repeatable manner to remove human error from the equation, and an audit trail of what changes were made, who made them, and when they were deployed is provided that can be used to demonstrate compliance.
Written from press release by Leah Alger
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Liverpool and Manchester City write to fans in effort to combat ´unacceptable behaviours´
Liverpool and Manchester City have sent a joint statement to fans of both clubs in an attempt to ease tensions. The chief executives of the Premier League pair wrote a collaborative email to fans ahead of their EFL Cup fourth round tie at the Etihad Stadium on Thursday. Liverpool and City's rivalry has developed in […]


The motivation for declval was introduced in N2958: Moving Swap Forward. Here follows a rewording of this chapter.
which ensures that we can also use cv void as template parameter. The careful reader might have noticed that declval() already exists under the name create() as part of the definition of the semantics of the type trait is_convertible in the C++0x standard.
The provision of a new library component that allows the production of values in unevaluated expressions is considered important to realize constrained templates in C++0x where concepts are not available. This extremely light-weight function is expected to be part of the daily tool-box of the C++0x programmer.
The library provides the function template declval to simplify the definition of expressions which occur as unevaluated operands.
Remarks: If this function is used, the program is ill-formed.
Remarks: The template parameter T of declval may be an incomplete type.
Declares a function template convert which only participates in overloading if the type From can be explicitly converted to type To.
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Having Trouble Sleeping? Try Hypnotherapy.
HomeAll PostsHypnotherapyHaving Trouble Sleeping? Try Hypnotherapy.
Are you having trouble sleeping? If you spend the night tossing and turning as you wait to find a peaceful night's rest, you are just one of the 60 million Americans who are affected by sleep disorders. While scientists know little about how sleep disorders work, the effects of sleep deprivation can be debilitating. Insomnia can be medically treated with various pharmaceutical drugs to aid a good night's sleep. But for some people, prescription drugs run the risk of addiction, or simply prove ineffective. If you struggle with insomnia and are in need of a cure, hypnotherapy for insomnia may be an effective treatment for you.
According to Swiss researchers, a short session of hypnotherapy can result in a better night's sleep. In their sleep study, the researchers had half of the participants listen to sleep-promoting audio while the other half attempted to sleep without the audio. The audio tape contained hypnotic suggestion. The participants who were prone to hypnotic suggestion spent about two thirds less time awake than the participants who did not listen to the hypnotic audio.
Bjorn Rasch, the co-author of the study noted many reports suggest the benefits of hypnosis for sleep promotion. Rasch points out, however, that previous reports focus on individuals subjectively praising the success of hypnosis. This new study is the first to assess hypnosis by measuring brain wave activity. The measurements reveal to Rasch that the positive influence of hypnosis on deep sleep is real.
The issue at hand when experiencing sleep disorders, is the inability to reach deep sleep, or slow wave sleep.
To understand exactly how hypnosis enables individuals to reach deep sleep, the Swiss researchers recruited seventy healthy women between the ages of 18 to 35. The women participated in five sleep studies, each conducted in a lab once a week for five weeks.
Although none of the women presented a history of trouble sleeping, some proved to be highly suggestible while others were considered low suggestible.
Each participant wore electrodes to monitor brain wave activity as a thirteen minute hypnotic audio played. Researchers found that those who were deemed highly suggestible slept 67 percent more than their low suggestible counterparts. Furthermore, the team found that slow wave activity was significantly enhanced during hypnosis. Thus, hypnosis does not only improve sleep quantity, but sleep quality as well.
Keep in mind that about half of the general population is suggestible to hypnosis, so the researchers concluded that hypnosis is can prove to be a useful treatment for sleep disorders, without all the side effects.
If you suffer from chronic sleep disorders, you are experiencing more than a bad night's sleep. Do not let sleep deprivation affect your day to day life, see what hypnotherapy for insomnia can do for you.


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Air Liquide is a German electronic band composed of Ingmar Koch (a.k.a. "Dr Walker") and Cem Oral (a.k.a. "Jammin' Unit") that was formed in Frankfurt in 1991. Koch and Oral continued to record together under the pseudonyms Madonna 303 and Jammin' Unit & Walker.

History
Oral and Koch in 1991 met at a recording studio in Frankfurt. After a variety of jam sessions in Koch Studio, the duo released Neue Frankfurter Elektronik Schule. Lyrics and vocals for some songs was contributed by Koch's former girlfriend Mary Susan Applegate. Air Liquide was in the mid-1990s especially known for their live performances. The band broke up in 2005 after the previous year's album Let Your Ears Be the Receiver. The duo has continued to reunite and perform at various festivals since 2012.

Discography
 Neue Frankfurter Elektronik Schule (1991)
 Liquid Air EP (1992)
 Air Liquide (1993)
 Mandragora (1993)
 Robot Wars (1994)
 Nephology (1994)
 If There Was No Gravity (1994)
 Space Brothers (1994)
 The Mercury EP
 The Increased Difficulty of Concentration (1994)
 Abuse Your Illusions (1995)
 Live in New York City 1994 (1995)
 Red (1995)
 Black (1995)
 Stroboplastics (1995)
 Sonic Weather Machine (1995)
 Homicidal Diary (1997)
 Uludag (1998)
 Reissued: Mandragora & Liquid Air  (1998)
 Anybody Home? (1999)
 Lo Rider (1999)
 X (2001)
 Music is a Virus (2002)
 Let Your Ears Be the Receiver (2004)
 This Is a Mind Trip (2019)

References

External links

 Dr. Walker on Liquid-Sky-Berlin.com
 Offizielle Website JamminMasters.com
 Ehemalige Website der Jammin' Unit
 Dr Walker Interview on Amazona.de
 Air Liquide story in Thump / Vice Mag

German electronic music groups
Harvest Records artists
Musical groups established in 1991
1991 establishments in Germany


Laughter comes from pain, people. Laughter comes from pain.
We have all seen the horrible pictures and videos of the devastation that has followed after Hurricane Sandy. But this video is the silver lining in all of this craziness that is a associated with the super storm. If being a news reporter out in the biggest storm ever isn't bad enough its gets even worse for these reporters.