The word, shibboleth was originally a botanical term referring to a part of a plant, but it came to mean a pass-phrase or a practice that identifies a member of a group. The word comes from the Biblical account of a battle between the Ephraimites and the Gileadites in which the Gileadites were able to use the word as a pass-phrase to identify Ephraimite enemies because the Ephraimite dialect did not contain the sound, /sh/ (so they would mispronounce it /siboleth/ (Judges 12:5-6).
All martial artists have shobboleths too. Ways of doing things that identify us as members of a group. I often wonder after a seminar, what are our shibboleths? For instance, The students at Mokuren dojo have a distinctive way of performing kata as compared to the students at MSU. But the two styles are close enough that Andy was able to do a very fine Ikkyu demo this weekend with an uke from MSU, having only practiced the material together once briefly.
It is also frequently noted that students that learned aikido at MSU, including myself, John Kirby, James Reuster, Mike Denton, etc... All have something about their aikido that is identifiable as deriving from our teacher, John Usher. There is just something very Usheresque about our aikido.
So, the things that we do are identifiably the same but at the same time, identifiably different.
What aspects of Mokuren Dojo aikido makes us identifiable as a group?
What aspects of MSU aikido makes them distinctive?
Not ignoring the questions just thinking.
I read the article and I'm really trying to come up with a good answer. Me and Andy were talking about it today and here are my thoughts. I'll try to answer the questions one at a time. First off, what at Mokuren makes our Aikido identifiable as a group? That's a REALLY tough question. Are we talking about Mokuren now, or Mokuren 10 years ago? Andy and Bryce both learned at Mokuren under Pat, but Pat's Aikido has changed drastically in that time. I wouldn't think Bryce and Andy trained at the same place, but it was Mokuren for both of them. However Andy, Patrick, and Kel have similair styles. Likewise Bryce, Gabe, and Pyran (the old Mokuren guys) have similar styles. I started off learning the older way, then the new way, then the old way again when I lived with Bryce, then the new way again this past week with Pat. The older group seems to have better control over applying force in key spots, but the newer groups flow sooner in their training. Which is "Mokuren"? They both are and they both learned from the same teacher, but the styles are different. The MSU guys seem a little more formalized which is cool. It looks more traditional when performing kata, but flows and ebbs just like us during practice. We all share the same history in our Aikido, the same names for the same moves, and (mostly) the same training methods. I hope that helps somewhat.
a man whom i to this day consider a great friend and mentor, Patrick Waits, once told me something along the lines of: "all martial arts have the same goal-- put the other guy on the ground [so he cant hurt you]-- they just differ in the way they choose to make the guy hit the ground." I think that that is a good thing to keep in mind when considering/comparing styles.
I have often looked upon what you, Pat, have been doing in your club-- sometimes with approval, other times with apprehension, but always with great respect for you because, well, you're an awesome guy and an incredible martial artist. Disrobing mine ego i see that most of my apprehension is/was caused by my near idol worship of Usher-san, and the innate pigheaded-ness of any person caught observing a differing rendition of something that he truly loves. But onwards: I think that the single most outstanding attribute of mokuren dojo aikido is its focus on practicality in self-defense. This resonates with the focus on such things as noncommittal atemi and the brushing off feel, as well as the emphasis on flow rather than prescribed kata.
And then we have what i consider to be the most defining aspect of the MSU club--a focus on kata, within the art of aikido. The flavor of the club is truly exemplary of Dr. Ushers upbringing within traditional japanese martial arts, though it reeks (thankfully) of an incredible focus on efficiency and effectiveness--why else would it be studied as a martial art?
So what makes them kindred--besides the fact that Usher-san still kicks all of our asses in randori? :) To do that we have to look at each of our views/beliefs as to what makes aikido, well, aikido. Do we strive to make ourselves better through the rigor of technique? Are we attempting to save our own little piece of the world through our perfect kata and intentions? Do we just want to feel safe in a world that is as unpredictable as it is immeasurably beautiful and terrible? I guess the simple answer is that it is all and more. Each man as he awakens upon his life sees a different world, and dies whilst trying to change it to better fit his liking. So really, there is no mokuren aikido, or MSU aikido, there is a Patrick Parker aikido, a John Usher aikido, a Karl Geis aikido, a Kenji Tomiki, a Morihei Ueshiba, etc. aikido.
And what ties us together-- the shibboleth that binds us-- is hope. Hope that what we do and practice will one day save us, whether by protecting us or protecting another. Hope that there is a shibboleth that we can cling to.
wow-- that was an incredibly convoluted way of saying, "i have no $#!&ing clue."
It is said that you will react and fight as you train. If you look at the differences in the MSU and Mokuren groups, it really points out how you train. This can be stated for any dojo. Some flow well, some don't move, some focus on strick kata, etc. I see the students at Mokuren working on the aspects of the brush off and understanding alot of broad principles. Thus, they can move and function very well in a chaotic system. At MSU, the students focus more on precision and posture, with added flow. The focus there is more to control the chaos. I think it is more a depth vs breadth issue that distinguishes the 2 clubs.


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The Torbay Police and Community Choir are inviting new recruits to join them.
We currently comprise thirty members. Singing four-part harmony all voice ranges are covered from top tenors to basses. Our repertoire includes songs from West End shows, popular numbers and light classics. We don't require members who can perform solos but are looking for men who possess a good singing voice that is suitable for a choir, the ability to read music is not essential. We meet for practices at St John's church hall above the Terrace in Torquay on Tuesday evenings throughout the year. We perform up to a dozen public concerts annually mostly in Devon and in so doing help to raise money for various charities and good causes.
You can see a diary of concerts that we have already arranged for 2019 in the "Events Calendar" of this website. You will also find on this website information on the Musical Director, Accompanist, and Officers. There are also links to the history of the Choir and an extract from our extensive repertoire as well as video clips taken during previous performances.
Excursions are arranged for joint concerts with choirs from other parts of the UK and Europe. Recent trips have included visits to Shrewsbury, South Wales, Hamelin, Berlin and the Rhine Valley. Wives and partners travel with the choir on these visits and join in the fun. There is a Ladies Committee for wives and partners who get together on Tuesday evenings whilst their other halves are practising. The ladies arrange various social functions throughout the year to raise money for Choir funds but basically the main purpose of these is to have an enjoyable event.
Anyone interested in joining the Choir is invited to come along on to a Tuesday evening practice starting at 7:15 p.m. and don't worry, there are no auditions!
Alternatively, contact Colin Porter 01803698377.


The Francee spring-plant Hosta is a rapid grower that produces heart-shaped, olive green leaves with white margins. The perennial Francee Hosta will delight you with its lavender-blue flowers in the early summer. A great way to add texture to your groundcovers is to plant Francee Hosta bulbs with smaller-leaved or more delicate species!
Hostas like plenty of water and additionally, the larger leaved varieties may also need more water. As is typical, Hostas like a good watering weekly as opposed to light watering's a couple times a week an inch of water is a good measurement to go on. Sprouts can be expected within a few weeks in warm climates and in the spring in cool climates.
Should you choose to or need to due to poor soil; fertilize your Hosta in spring to mid-summer with a balanced 10-10-10 fertilizer is recommended. Cease feeding after July to allow the plant to harden for the winter. Hosta blooms typically occur mid-summer. Both leaves and flowers can be cut from the plant and it will not harm the plant. When finished blooming, remove the dead stalks.
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Q: ActiveRecord query across three models? I have three models:
class User < ActiveRecord::Base
 has_many :projects, :through => :permissions

class Permission < ActiveRecord::Base
 belongs_to :user
 belongs_to :project
 belongs_to :role

class Project < ActiveRecord::Base
 has_many :users, :through => :permissions

It's very easy with the above to get all of a Project's users: @project.users
But what I want to do is get something like this: Get all the Users in all of the user's projects.
So if a user has 3 projects, each with 5 users. I want to query to get all 15 users across all of the user's groups.
I'm trying that with.
 current_user.projects.users

but Rails isn't liking that much. current_user.projects works great, but not users.
Suggestions? Ideas? thanks!
UPDATED CODE 3 based on noodl's comments
  scope :suggestedContacts, lambda { |user|
    users_from_projects = user.projects.reduce([]) {|all_users,prj|
      all_users + prj.users
    }.uniq
  }

ERRORS:
NoMethodError (undefined method `includes_values' for #):

A: My two solutions are:

*

*clean, simple standard rails meta-code, no custom finders

*efficient, fetches in one SQL query, no N+1 issues

*compliant, meaning you can still build, create etc. on the relation

1.
You can chain your relation in the user class.
As rails 3.0.x does not yet support nested has_many_through you can use this plugin until rails 3.1
class User < ActiveRecord::Base
 has_many :permissions
 has_many :projects, :through => :permissions
 has_many :users_in_projects, :through => :projects, :source => :user # chain the relation

class Permission < ActiveRecord::Base
 belongs_to :user
 belongs_to :project

class Project < ActiveRecord::Base
 has_many :users, :through => :permissions

current_user.users_in_projects

2.
Another way would be to eager load and reduce (like the other answers have already described, but I'll make it more explicit).
This is more work, less dependencies.
class User < ActiveRecord::Base
 has_many :permissions
 has_many :projects, :through => :permissions, :include => :users # eager load users

class Permission < ActiveRecord::Base
 belongs_to :user
 belongs_to :project

class Project < ActiveRecord::Base
 has_many :users, :through => :permissions

current_user.projects.map(&:users).reduce(&:+).uniq_by(&:id)
# returns users in current_user's projects, one query, some computations

A: @noodl has the right idea, but yes it does cause "some" overhead. Granted unless you're talking about having millions of projects and permissions, you won't notice much of an improvement by optimizing. Regardless, here is an alternative approach which in theory, though not pretty, gives you what you want "efficiently" (assuming your tables are indexed properly).
class User

  has_many :project_users, :class_name => "User", :finder_sql => 'select u.* from users u join permissions pp on pp.user_id=u.id join projects p on pp.project_id=p.id where project_id in (select project_id from permissions pp2 where user_id=#{id}) and pp.user_id != #{id} group by u.id'

end

It's not a scope, but does allow you to say:
user = User.find(1)
=> #<User id: 1, name: "Stephen">
user.project_users
=> [#<User id: 2, name: "Kathleen">, #<User id: 3, name: "Anne">]

A: Since the comment threads are getting a little laboured I'll try and spell out how I'd solve it directly.
users = current_user.projects.map(&:users).flatten.uniq

A: Since projects is an aggregate, it's going to return Enumerable objects. You can iterate across them using (for example) each:
current_user.projects.each {|prj|
  prj.users.each{|usr|
    #do stuff
  }
}

If you want to collect these together into one enumerable (and get rid of repeats), then
users_from_projects = current_user.projects.reduce([]) {|all_users,prj|
  all_users = all_users + prj.users
}.uniq

EDIT to correct, thanks for pointing it out noodl.

A: To your User class add:
 has_many :users, :through => :permissions

So it will look like:
 class User < ActiveRecord::Base
   has_many :projects, :through => :permissions
   has_many :users, :through => :permissions

A: You need to eager-load your associations
class User < ActiveRecord::Base
  has_many :projects, :through => :permissions, :include => :users
  has_many :permissions, :include => {:project => :users}
  …
end

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The UWPKDAP (University of Washington Program on Pharmacokinetics of Drugs of Abuse during Pregnancy) is an NIH (NIDA)-funded research program in the Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy at the University of Washington.
The primary purpose of the program is to elucidate the fundamental mechanisms of maternal-fetal drug disposition in pregnant women with special emphasis on drugs of abuse, treatment of drug abuse.
These data will be synthesized into Physiologically Based Pharmacokinetic (PBPK) models that will help predict maternal and fetal exposure to illicit and licit drugs used by pregnant women. The program, led by Dr. Jashvant Unadkat, consists of three projects.
This project will systematically investigate gestational-age dependent changes (and their mechanistic basis) in hepatic CYP3A metabolism and placental transport (P-gp and BCRP) of drugs used to treat drug abuse (e.g. buprenorphine, norbuprenorphine and methadone).
This project will characterize the gestational age-dependent changes in maternal and fetal exposure to amphetamines and elucidate the mechanisms underlying these changes.
This project will study the disposition of bupropion (as a phenotypic marker of CYP2B6) in pregnant women as well as develop and validate PBPK models to predict maternal-fetal disposition of drugs of abuse (e.g. amphetamines) and drugs used to treat abuse (e.g. buprenorphine, methadone and bupropion).


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Liquid metal pressure sensor suitable for health monitoring
Friday, 20 March, 2020
Researchers from the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) have developed a highly sensitive wearable pressure sensor that is capable of sensitive, precise and continuous measurement of physiological and physical signals, with great potential for health monitoring applications and the early diagnosis of diseases. Their work has been published in the journal Advanced Healthcare Materials.
A soft pressure sensor is required to have high compliance, high sensitivity, low cost, long-term performance stability and environmental stability in order to be employed for continuous health monitoring. Conventional solid-state soft pressure sensors using functional materials including carbon nanotubes and graphene have showed great sensing performance. However, these sensors suffer from limited stretchability, signal drifting and long-term instability due to the distance between the stretchable substrate and the functional materials.
To overcome these issues, liquid-state electronics using liquid metal have been introduced for various wearable applications. Of these materials, galinstan — a eutectic metal alloy of gallium, indium and tin — has great mechanical and electrical properties that can be employed in wearable applications. But today's liquid metal-based pressure sensors have low pressure sensitivity, limiting their applicability for health monitoring devices.
Seeking to solve this issue, KAIST researchers developed a 3D-printed rigid microbump array-integrated, liquid metal-based soft pressure sensor. With the help of 3D printing, the integration of a rigid microbump array and the master mould for a liquid metal microchannel could be achieved simultaneously, reducing the complexity of the manufacturing process.
Through the integration of the rigid microbump and the microchannel, the team's pressure sensor is said to achieve an extremely low detection limit and enhanced pressure sensitivity compared to previously reported liquid metal-based pressure sensors. The proposed sensor also has a negligible signal drift over 10,000 cycles of pressure, bending and stretching, and exhibited excellent stability when subjected to various environmental conditions.
The research team demonstrated their work in the form of a wearable wristband device that can continuously monitors one's pulse during exercise and be employed in a non-invasive, cuffless BP monitoring system based on PTT calculations. Then, they introduced a wireless wearable heel pressure monitoring system that integrates three 3D-BLiPS with a wireless communication module. Their work thus indicates that the sensor is suitable for various health monitoring devices.
"It was possible to measure health indicators including pulse and blood pressure continuously, as well as pressure of body parts, using our proposed soft pressure sensor," said study leader Professor Inkyu Park. "We expect it to be used in healthcare applications, such as the prevention and the monitoring of the pressure-driven diseases such as pressure ulcers in the near future. There will be more opportunities for future research including a whole-body pressure monitoring system related to other physical parameters."
Image caption: The highly sensitive liquid metal-based soft pressure sensor integrated with a 3D-printed microbump array. Image credit: KAIST.
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Watch Robert Plant Perform With His New Band Saving Grace
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Video clips of Robert Plant's new band, Saving Grace, appeared online following its third and fourth concerts, which took place earlier this month.
The Led Zeppelin icon unveiled his latest project at a low-key concert near the border between England and Wales earlier this month, showcasing a sound that was described as "music inspired by the dreamscape of the Welsh Marches" with dynamics "from a whisper to a scream."
The group features vocalist Suzy Dian, mandolinist and guitarist Tony Kelsey, banjo player and guitarist Matt Worley and percussionist Oli Jefferson.
You can watch one clip from their concert on Feb. 14 in Basingstoke, England, and two from the Feb. 16 performance in Bath, England, below.
In 2018, Plant discussed his decision to move away from Led Zeppelin's style of music and explore the folk-infused material he's released over recent years. "It developed until the year 2000, when Jimmy Page and I traveled around the world with an Egyptian orchestra, playing – stuff, you know," he said.
"It got to a point one night in Mannheim in Germany, where we were playing inside a big concrete cube to a huge audience of males pumping the air with their fists. And I went, 'Well, I don't think we need this anymore. It's time to get off the bus quick.'"
At a later show on the tour, he recalled seeing "the guitarist in Radiohead, [and] when it was time for a solo, he just knelt down and started messing with his pedals. … I went, 'Well, that's a lot different to the world I've been in, of expressive gesture and stuff.' I realized it was time to change. Then I started writing."
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As Christians across the Cowboy State prepare to celebrate Easter, here's an amazing gallery of photographs from the Wyoming State Archives featuring some of our most historic churches.
There are over 400 pictures of churches in the State Archives Photo Database. These are few of our favorites.
From 1868 to 1886, this building was the original home of St. Mark's Espiscopal Church in Cheyenne.
This old log cabin, built in the early 1900s, was the site of the first church in the town of Kelly, Wyoming. Sadly, it was destroyed by a flood in 1927.
In 1906, these boys turned in old oil drum into a church bell outside of this tent in Worland.
In 1909, this tent was the site of the first Congregational Church in Riverton.
The legendary Church of the Transfiguration, which still stands to this day outside of Grand Teton National Park in Moose, Wyoming.
In 1932, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt attended Sunday morning service at St. Mark's Episcopal Church in Cheyenne.
An advertisement for the First Congregatonal Church in Casper, circa the 1940s. Notice that "stranglers" were welcome to attend; along with stragglers, we presume.
Second Baptist Church in Cheyenne was Wyoming's first African American congregation and has been going strong since 1884.
This picture of St. Anthony's Catholic Church in Casper was taken in 1945.
Patrick Aloysius Alphonsus McGovern, shown here in 1915, served as Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Cheyenne from 1912 until his death in 1951.


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Apple's Digital Health Venture Ramps Up Privacy Stakes
Highlights on this story:
Apple's move has challenged legacy electronic health-record vendors like Epic and Cerner, which have also introduced mobile health portals.
All health record data transmitted under the partnership is encrypted and users must manually opt-in to sync their information through Apple's iCloud or download a medical record using a secure connection.
Apple's entry into digital healthcare places a new burden on the iPhone-maker's data-protection mechanisms at a time when corporate America is reeling from high-profile security breaches.
With congressional attention at a fever pitch, the stakes have never been higher. The recent scandal involving now-defunct Cambridge Analytica's improper harvesting of Facebook user data culminated in an appearance by the social network's founder, Mark Zuckerberg, before two congressional committees last month.
The previous autumn, former Equifax CEO Richard Smith stepped down after hackers stole personal data including birth dates on more than 140 million U.S. borrowers tracked by the Atlanta-based credit bureau.
The risks involving healthcare data are even higher. Such information is governed by strict federal laws, and any data breach or improper use of consumer information could constitute a violation. For a company to succeed, it will need to build trust with its consumers, says Deven McGraw, the former deputy director for health information privacy at the Department of Health and Human Services.
"For a tech company that's getting into the healthcare space there has to be a certain level of trust," said McGraw, currently the chief regulatory officer at California-based health information startup Citizen, "Nobody is going to give us their health information unless they trust us. And what makes an individual trust a technology company? I think that's a really hard thing to define."
Even a scandal minor in comparison to Facebook's could harm Cupertino, Calif.-based Apple's reputation and hinder its expansion in the new market, the most significant move of which is a partnership with 12 hospital systems announced earlier this year. The agreement allows patients to access their medical records through an application available on all iPhones with updated software.
"Privacy is a key element of these initiatives for education and personal health," Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook said on a recent earnings call. "We're relentless about making the best products and experiences in the world, while fiercely protecting our users' privacy."
Apple's move has challenged legacy electronic health-record vendors like Epic and Cerner, which have also introduced mobile health portals. Unlike those suppliers, however, Apple doesn't contract with providers to manage records or supply any underlying products. Instead, it teams with hospitals that are able to integrate with Apple's operating system.
All health record data transmitted under the partnership is encrypted and users must manually opt in to sync their information through Apple's iCloud or download a medical record using a secure connection. The company expressly notes that it is "not creating, receiving, maintaining, or transmitting" protected health information.
"It takes careful and thoughtful design to be able to enter a regulated space from an unregulated space, and my sense is that they have done it well," Michelle De Mooy, a privacy advocate and director at the Center for Democracy & Technology, said in an interview. "They understand the implications, perhaps, of privacy or the relationship between privacy and security, and I think that is absolutely crucial, especially when you are talking about such sensitive data."
The intricacies of the federal privacy framework known as the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, or HIPAA, represent a central part of the challenge.
"Health privacy in the United States is among the most mature frameworks that we have," said Lisa Sotto, a privacy and cybersecurity attorney at law firm Hutton & Williams. "HIPAA is one of the most complex privacy laws in the country, maybe the most complex."
Medical information is a top target for hackers. In April alone, UnityPoint Health System, medical device manufacturer Inogen and Maryland insurer CareFirst all reported security breaches involving patient or consumer information. Given the public attention a breach elicits, having a reputation like Apple's could help persuade organizations to agree to partnerships involving sensitive consumer information.
Breaches "happen to every company regardless of the relative strength of their information security program," Sotto said. "Working with a gold-plated company that has a strong reputation and high level of user trust will be key for these hospitals."
As Apple expands its healthcare offerings, the Food and Drug Administration is still developing a regulatory framework for digital health products. The agency put out a series of guidance documents last year on treatment-information software and any digital health technology that might classify as a medical device.
At the same time, the agency exempted some digital health applications. None of the moves have affected Apple's strategy so far.
"We want to keep doing what we're doing and make good products," general counsel Jenn Newberger said at a panel discussion with the FDA earlier this year. The company is one of nine working with the FDA on its regulatory framework.
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"We are smart rather than simply big"
Mr. Mehren, Wintershall and DEA are to create "the leading independent European oil and gas company." That sounds good. But the truth is: The new company is just a niche player internationally compared to the big oil multinationals like BP or Shell.
Of course we're smaller than the majors. But Wintershall DEA would be the number one independent oil and gas production company in Europe.
We don't have public-sector shareholders, nor are we a fully integrated company that also operates refineries or service stations. And our output is impressive. We already produce a combined volume of gas and oil totaling 575,000 barrels of oil equivalent a day. And together we aim to increase that figure to up 800,000 barrels a day in the next three to five years. That's equivalent to more than 120 million liters.
But isn't size vital in the oil market?
We prefer to be smart rather than just big. Sure, size is an advantage. After all, you need a certain visibility. Yet agility, flexibility and the ability to engage with partners are also advantages. We've proven we have that in the past, such as in Russia, where we've gained an advantage through our partnership with Gazprom. That's why I believe the size we'll have in future is perfect. We're big enough to be important, yet also fast, flexible, bold and experienced enough to solve complex tasks. We're a match when it comes to competing with the majors.
So what role does Wintershall DEA aim to play in the oil and gas market?
We will focus on core regions and occupy a strong position there. We will be the largest independent producer in Northwestern Europe, Argentina and Russia. We rank among the top five in North Africa. We are one of the top players in the places we operate – and in many cases even the leader. And we are specifically not establishing a global footprint – for example, we don't have any involvement in Australia or China. Cost effectiveness and growth will continue to have top priority for us moving ahead.
Is it important for Germany to have its own oil and gas company?
Definitely! We contribute to a strong and independent Germany and Europe. Europe is an important region economically and politically and one of the world's largest energy markets. We supply it with energy, because we operate where the Europe's future resources are.
A large oil and gas company can thus also help build bridges to countries you otherwise have little to do with or with which relations are sometimes difficult. That's above all Russia in our case, but you can also think of Libya or Egypt. When a company operates in such regions, there are intensive trade ties. That also makes political relations easier sometimes.
So how powerful is the new company? What can you invest annually?
Both of us stand for growth. We have both increased production significantly in the past ten years. Wintershall has doubled and DEA has almost doubled output. Wintershall alone aimed to invest around €3.5 billion from 2018 to 2022. We still have to draw up a common plan for Wintershall DEA. The volume of investment will definitely not be any lower.
Wintershall's commitment in Russia is unrivaled by any other German company. What role will business in Russia play in the future?
Business in Russia is the most important component in Wintershall's portfolio. And that will remain so.
Your commitment in Russia is not without controversy. There is criticism, specifically with regard to the planned new Baltic pipeline, Nord Stream 2, that Europe would be too dependent on Russian gas. Will Wintershall DEA stick to the project?
Of course! Nord Stream 1 and financing of Nord Stream 2 will also be part of the new company. It's our conviction that we need Nord Stream 2 for Europe's gas supply, and this transaction won't change that. We need it to cover Europe's growing import needs cheaply. We would be well advised to use all the infrastructure available to us – whether that's a pipeline or a new LNG terminal Germany now wants to build.
Oil and gas isn't exactly a business with a future. How does founding a large oil and gas company square with the energy transition?
We believe there are two key issues at the moment: The question of climate change and the huge increase in energy needs worldwide. There are still 1.3 billion people who don't have reliable access to energy. So demand for oil and gas will remain high. We aim to help ensure that energy needs can be met efficiently and sustainably and also do our bit to reduce CO2 emissions.
I beg your pardon – Wintershall DEA as a climate protector?
The world's population is growing. And demand for energy with it. At the same time, climate change is one of the biggest challenges facing mankind. We're convinced that we can only create a better world for current and future generations by pursuing both those ambitious goals simultaneously.
Gas can be part of the solution. Gas is far more climate-friendly than coal. Anyhow, the energy transition in Germany hasn't been a very good example of successful climate protection so far.
Germany has given massive support and funding to renewables, but also allowed coal to remain the most important fuel, accounting for nearly 40 percent of the country's energy. As a result, CO2 emissions haven't fallen since 2009. We in Germany still emit 750 million tons of CO2 a year. If we would take all possible short-term measures to replace coal and heavy oil with gas in the power generation, heating and transportation sectors, we would have no problem achieving our climate targets. Wintershall DEA has a huge opportunity here.
Wintershall has long toyed with the idea of taking over DEA – not least when RWE sold DEA in 2014. Shouldn't you have been more tenacious with your offer back then?
We're coming together now. That's what counts for me.
Couldn't you have snapped up DEA cheaper four years ago?
A takeover was on the table back then. Now we're merging. We are combining the two companies, so no one is paying anything to the other. We have valued both companies fairly and calculated a share ratio.
To what extent was your Russian partner Gazprom involved?
Gazprom is our most important partner and we're in close dialog with each other. Gazprom quickly realized that BASF still has a keen interest in the partnership. Moreover, the fact that we at Wintershall DEA will carry even greater weight and clout in Germany and Europe is also in Gazprom's interests. At any rate, Gazprom is very positive about obtaining an even bigger partner. There's a wonderful Russian saying: Big ships go big places.
Just how independent is the new company? You now not only have just one shareholder, BASF, but a second in the shape of LetterOne.
Financial independence is crucial in our view. The shareholders have agreed to provide solid financing. We will have sufficient funds to continue growing. And going public will open up completely different opportunities.
That's a break with the past for BASF. It has operated in the field of fossil fuel production for more than 50 years. Is Wintershall DEA now just an equity investment?
BASF will no longer fully consolidate Wintershall after the deal has been closed. In that regard, BASF is letting go of its oil and gas business a little. Yet the company also has an interest in our business continuing to grow successfully – and that can best be achieved by giving it certain freedoms.
But LetterOne is an awkward minority shareholder which has the Russian oligarch Mikhail Fridman behind it. How do you intend to come to terms with him?
Our experience so far in this process is that the people involved are very professional. They're also entrepreneurs who want to increase value. Look at DEA. The company has grown since the acquisition. I have no worries in that regard. We will work together in a professional spirit.
When will Wintershall DEA go public?
In the second half of 2020, if all goes well. That will be a very challenging timeline. Closing of the merger is planned for the first half of 2019.
But it's not a merger between equals. BASF will initially take over 67 percent of the ordinary shares. How do you aim to persuade DEA's employees of the project's merits?
DEA's employees are just as convinced about the project's merits as Wintershall's employees are. The industrial logic is also obvious. We have a lot of common activities and expertise. Of course, there's also some uncertainty, since there are overlaps in a number of functions in administration at Kassel and Hamburg, as well as in operational business in Germany and Norway. However, we'll deal with that issue very transparently and search for good solutions openly and fairly together with the employee representatives. But there's a positive spirit of anticipation and optimism at both Kassel and Hamburg.
You mentioned staff with overlapping functions. So, there'll be job cuts?
It's clear that we have overlaps and duplicate functions. Sometimes we're involved in the same oil and gas fields. That will have an effect. We have also raised the issue openly and began talking with the employee representatives on the subject long before the agreement was signed. However, we can only give precise figures once the merger has been completed.
Mr. Mehren, thank you for the interview.
Source: "Wir sind lieber smart als nur big" by Jürgen Flauger and Kathrin Witsch in "Handelsblatt" Nr. 160 from October, 2nd 2018, p. 16. ©Handelsblatt GmbH. All rights reserved.


In the last year or so I've put together a collection of interviews with Data Scientists.
Ignacio Elola – The data guru at Import.io a platform for enabling easy access to web data.
Matt Hall – Interview with Matt Hall a scientific programmer running a geophysical consultancy in Canada.
Alejandro Correra Bahnsen – with my friend who was co-organizer of the Data Science meetup in Luxembourg.
Trent McConaghy – One of my panelists at the PyData Meetup in Berlin. Trent is a successful entrepreneur and AI researcher.
Hadley Wickham – An interview with the legendary Hadley Wickham creator of R data tools for power users including ggplot2.
Jon Sedar – An interview with Data Science consultant Jon Sedar about the consulting sides of data science.
Ian Huston – Senior Data Scientist at Pivotal. He's active in the Data Science and PyData scenes in London and throughout Europe, and has been great at contributing blog posts to the community on the communication skills aspects.
Vanessa Sabino – Lead Data Scientists (focusing on Marketing) for Shopify. She comes from Brazil and talks about how she thought Tech only happened above the equator.
Ian Ozsvald – All round cool speaker and data geek. He runs a successful boutique data science consultancy in London. He also organizes the PyData Meetups and Conferences in London.
Peadar Coyle – Peadar is the author of this blog. By popular demand he submitted himself to the questions too.


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Have you ever visited a website that is not mobile device friendly? The pages are too big, the pictures don't size properly, and it takes forever to load. If you have ever found such a site, then you have found a site that does not use responsive web design.
A responsive design will resize a website when viewed from different devices. It uses several elements, including fluid grids and flexible images to make this possible. It provides an optimal viewing and interaction experience, no matter what kind of device is used.
What Benefits Will Responsive Web Design Bring To Your Business?
Meeting visitors' expectations. Your website visitors have much higher expectations than they did 5 or 10 years ago. They expect website designs which look and act in a smooth, effortless manner. A website that does not adjust for the device your visitors are using will detract from their opinion of your business.
Mobile devices are ruling the world. The days of being tied to a desktop or laptop for Internet viewing is long over. The population of tablets and smartphones on the planet is rapidly growing, soon to overtake the larger devices in sheer numbers. If you don't have a website design that is friendly to mobile devices, your business will not survive.
Google is making mobile design a priority. The largest search engine company on the planet recognizes the importance of being mobile friendly when it comes to web design. They have adjusted their website rating criteria to favor designs which are mobile friendly, including responsive design.
More cost effective and efficient to have one site, rather than two. One solution many companies have tried in the past is having two websites: one for desktop/laptop viewing and one for mobile devices. The problem is that any updates have to happen on two sites, not one. The company needs to invest in two website designs, two sets of servers, two copies of all the necessary software, etc. New content must be posted on two sites, not one. This significantly increases the cost of building and maintaining the company's web presence.
Provides flexibility for future technology. New devices are hitting the market every year. A responsive design allows your company the flexibility to reach those new devices, without investing in a new website every year. It makes it possible to reach the most people, no matter what type of device they are using to view your company's website.
If your company's website is not built with a responsive design, you need to make correcting that a top priority for 2016. If you don't you may find your competition riding into the future without you.


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Name: Daniel Ricciardo
Team: McLaren
Place of birth: Perth
Date of birth: 1 july 1989 (33 yr)
Nationality: Australia
Biography of Daniel Ricciardo
Daniel Ricciardo is a hugely popular Australian F1 driver currently serving as a reserve with Red Bull.
Born on July 1, 1989 in Perth, Australia, Ricciardo is now 33 years of age and one of the most experienced drivers on the grid.
He enjoyed a successful spell with Red Bull to really announce himself as one of the best drivers around, before moving to Renault and then to McLaren.
Daniel stands at a height of 5ft 11ins tall (1.80m).
Daniel Ricciardo in F1
Daniel Ricciardo made his Formula 1 debut with the back-of-the-grid HRT team in 2011, replacing Narain Karthikeyan at the British Grand Prix as Red Bull, with which he was a test and reserve driver, looked for the Australian to gain experience.
Results never set the world alight with the slowest car on the grid but his progress was enough to get the call up to Toro Rosso for 2012.
Points followed on his debut for the team, with a last-lap overtake on team-mate Jean-Eric Vergne at the Australian Grand Prix enough to earn him ninth and his first two points in F1. An impressive qualifying performance in Bahrain, where he finished sixth before dropping back on race day, caught the eye whilst his only retirement was at Monaco on the way to finishing the season in 18th with 10 points.
His tally doubled in 2013, highlighted by two seventh-place finishes at the Chinese and Italian Grands Prix. His performances across his two seasons with Toro Rosso were enough for him to be chosen to replace fellow countryman Mark Webber at Red Bull following his retirement.
Ricciardo's first race with the parent team couldn't have gone much better, or so he initially thought. After taking a superb second place in front of his home crowd, he was disqualified for a fuel-flow infringement.
A retirement followed in Malaysia but three consecutive third-place finishes sparked his season into life before Ricciardo took advantage of issues for both dominant Mercedes at the Canadian Grand Prix to take a sensational maiden F1 victory.
Two more victories in Hungary and Belgium boosted Ricciardo to third in the standings, ahead of four-time champion team-mate Sebastian Vettel who left the team at the end of the season.
For 2015, Ricciardo became team leader alongside Daniil Kvyat, but a difficult season yielded just two podium finishes as Red Bull and Renault continued to struggle to adapt to the turbo-Hybrid era. Eighth in the standings was a clear step backward.
Another new team-mate arrived just five rounds into the 2016 season as Max Verstappen replaced Kvyat in the second seat. A single victory and seven podiums sufficed for Ricciardo to return to his 'best of the rest' standing behind the Mercedes of Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton.
A victory in each of the next two seasons kept his tally rolling, but there was trouble in paradise. A perceived bias towards Verstappen within the team reared an ugly head at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix in 2018, where the two collided, leading Ricciardo to jump ship at the end of the year.
Whilst the switch to Renault provided a fresh start for Ricciardo, the manufacturer's power unit issues gave the same results. Four retirements were compounded by a disqualification in Japan after finishing sixth.
The highlight of 2019 was a fourth at the Italian Grand Prix, but ninth in the drivers' standings with just 54 points was not what he was hoping for after the switch from Red Bull.
2020 was, however, a different story. Seven top-five finishes, including two podiums at the Eifel and Emilia Romagna Grands Prix, earned Ricciardo fifth in the drivers' standings in one of the most hotly contested midfield battles in modern F1.
Despite a slow start to life at McLaren, Ricciardo found his feet as the year progressed to at least challenge team-mate Norris through the second half of the year.
The Australian bagged McLaren's first victory since 2012 at the Italian Grand Prix with a commanding drive, proving the talent was there to be unlocked once more.
Hopes of a brighter 2022 under new aerodynamic regulations never materialised, however, with McLaren taking the decision to axe Ricciardo with a year remaining on a three-year contract.
Despite being linked with a number of seats with mid-to-back-of-the-grid teams, Ricciardo accepted a reserve role with Red Bull for 2023, with a view to returning to a race-seat in 2024.
Net worth Daniel Ricciardo
Daniel Ricciardo Net Worth
As ever, a driver's contract with a team is strictly confidential with no public insight into the intricacies of the deal. However, it is rumoured that Ricciardo's F1 driver salary was in the region of £25-30 million with McLaren, with personal endorsements with such companies as GoPro and Blue Coast boosting his net worth to around £50million.
The reserve role with Red Bull, however, means he is now earning conslderably less money.
Daniel Ricciardo Girlfriend
There is no certainty right now about who Daniel might be dating, but recently he has been linked with model and fellow Perth native Jessica Gomes and also Heidi Berger, daughter of former F1 star Gerhard Berger.
Daniel Ricciardo Family
As the name suggests, Daniel was born to Italian-Australian parents in the shape of Joe and Grace Ricciardo.
The Aussie star has one sister, Michelle Ricciardo.
Daniel is also godfather to one of the children of Sky Sports F1 presenter Natalie Pinkham.
Daniel Ricciardo Helmet
Never one to be traditional, Ricciardo has sported a range of designs over the years, often promoting a variety of causes.
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Be Part of the Myth!
What is MYTHO Marathon?
This is your change to enter the Olympus of Marathons, the only experience that will make you proud to say...I was there. But let's keep our feet on the ground. MYTHO Marathon is the only marathon in an equally unique territory: Friuli Venezia Giulia. A road race over the traditional distance of 42.195 km with an original formula: 3 different marathons and a single goal. The aim is to complete them all and enter Mytho. Will you be among those who will be able to say: did I make it?
Only those who complete the 3 compettitions will be eligible to be called MYTHO and wear (with pride) the special medal. This will be assembled year after year at the end of each marathon. A new and original design, like the marathon it represents. This winter we will reveal how it will be composed.
Every year MYTHO Marathon will be run in a different place: Cividale del Friuli (2021), Aquileia (2022), Palmanova (2023). Every year it will honour one of the three towns in Friuli Venezia Giulia listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
MYTHO MARATHON IS BORN: THE ONLY MARATHON IN FRIULI VENEZIA GIULIA!
This is your chance to enter the Olympus of Marathons, the only experience that will make you proud to say…I was there. But let's keep our feet on the ground. MYTHO Marathon is the first and only marathon in an equally unique territory: Friuli Venezia Giulia. A road race over the traditional distance of 42.195
MYTHO MARATHON RUNS TOWARDS OCTOBER 31ST, 2021
We have finally left 2020 behind and we want to start 2021 with hope in the future! With this enthusiastic spirit we inform you that the first edition of MYTHO Marathon will take place on October 31, 2021 in Cividale del Friuli! We look forward to seeing you there!
STARTING FROM APRIL 15TH REGISTRATIONS ARE OPEN!
In the next days we will slowly unveil all the tourist packages related to MYTHO Marathon, the only marathon to be held in Friuli Venezia Giulia!Starting from April 15th the registrations for the first edition of MYTHO Marathon will officially open! Do not miss the opportunity to Be Part of the Myth!
DISCOVER THE TRACK
Your Mytho run starts from Cividale del Friuli, where you can enjoy a spectacular 21 km loop route that you will repeat twice to visit every corner of the Lombard town par excellence.
4x10 km
CIVIDALE DEL FRIULI 2021
Cividale del Friuli is a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2011 and it will host the first edition of the MYTHO Marathon. Seat of the first duchy estabilished by the Lombards in Italy in 568, Cividale is known as the starting point of the itinerary to discover the history of this population in the peninsula. The town preserves significant evidence of this period such as the Tempietto: one of the most extraordinary and mysterious early medieval Western architecture.
PALMANOVA 2022
In 2022, the MYTHO Marathon will move to Palmanova: a surprising nine-pointed star-shaped fortress town of Palmanova will crown the first runners who will partecipate in the MYTHO Marathon in 2023. Palmanova represents a model of an ideal Renaissance town and an example of military architecture. Visitors will be able to experience the evolution of the fortification science up to the modern age. Palmanova is part of the Utransnational site of Venetian defence architecture listed by UNESCO in 2017.
AQUILEIA 2023
The famous Roman town of Aquileia will crown the first runners who will partecipate in the MYTHO Marathon in 2023. Aquileia was an important town of the Roman Empire and, years later, the main centre of the spreading of the Christianity in North-eastern Europe, becoming fmous for its majestic basilica. The importance of its archaeological area and the beauty of the floor mosaics it preservs allowed Aquileia to be included in the UNESCO sites in 1998.
Mytho Hall of Fame
Join the prestigious Mytho Hall of Fame! Take part in all three MYTHO Marathon routes, complete them and write your name in the MYTHO Marathon!
MYTHO Marathon is the only marathon in the world that allows you to enter the Olympus of Marathons, a race that will enable you to say: I MADE IT! AND YOU?
You will proudly wear the special medal assembled year after year at the end of each marathon and you will be able to see your name written here: in the Mytho Hall of Fame!
Mytho in Rosa is a non-competitive race exclusively for women. The aim of the event is to involve the female audience in the world of running and to raise funds for women's charities.
The Mytho in Rosa is open to all women who want to put themselves to the test and who want to cover a beautiful route of about 7km without the anxiety of the ranking. The race starts and ends in the amazing park of Villa De Claricini Dornpacher, located in Bottenicco di Moimacco, a small rural village near Cividale del Friuli.
A food court will be provided along the track and delicious refreshment will be offered at zero kilometres at the finish line. It will consist of delightful products made directly from the fields of Villa De Claricini Dornpacher.
All you have to do is sign up, put on our fantastic pink t-shirt and run with us! You won't regret it!


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Louis van Gaal refusing to give up on £24m January move for Arjen Robben
Louis van Gaal and Robben
Louis van Gaal has reportedly told Manchester United to do "everything they can" to sign Arjen Robben from Bayern Munich
The Red Devils boss is allegedly preparing a bid in the region of £24 million for the match-winning Dutchman, who worked with Robben in Bavaria and during his stint as Netherlands boss, helping Robben to post some memorable performances at the 2014 World Cup, according to Express.
The article indicates Bayern have "no intention" of cashing in on the 30-year-old, although they "could change their stance if Robben publicly states his desire to move on."
According to the article: "It is suggested that United would be willing to offer up to £24m to secure Robben's signature in January.
"But it now remains to be seen whether either Robben or Bayern Munich would even be tempted by such an offer."
The skilful winger has netted eight goals and four assists in 14 appearances this season and would provide United with a world-class alternative to Angel Di Maria on the wing.
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The wise ones who really understand do not babble. Conversely, those who babble on are unwise and show how little they understand. Therefore, one would do well to shut the mouth and close the door on temptations and distractions.
Also, one should maintain the sharpness of one's thoughts internally, rather than externally against others. Focus on unraveling the complex knots of life by simplifying everything and minimizing disputes. Use the brightness of your mind to illuminate, rather than to blind others with your glare. Be involved with the world without becoming attached to it. All of this together is what we call Mystic Oneness.
Those who possess Mystic Oneness are self-sufficient, so you cannot influence them by getting closer to them or more distant from them. They have no greed, so you cannot influence them with promises of profit or threats of loss. They have no need for external approval, so you cannot influence them with honor and flattery, or dishonor and criticism. Such individuals are rare indeed, and many of them become recognized for their greatness by the entire world.
In this chapter, 玄同 is the most important term. 玄 usually means mysterious, but in the spiritual context here, it means mystic or mystical; 同 means togetherness, unity or oneness. Thus, the best way to translate 玄同 is Mystic Oneness — the transcendent state of harmonious oneness with everyone and everything.
In English, these terms seem to have little to do with one another, and yet they all claim to be the authoritative and definitive rendition of 玄同. Some of them actually have a bit of conspiracy flavor to them — probably not what Lao Tzu had in mind!


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This page describes the usage and architecture for DTOData Transfer Object logging as used by the iOS team in MDB.
(U) Running the tool without any options but including the files, the tool will prompt for each option. Running the tool without any files will cause a help page to show describing proper usage of the tool; the option --help will also display that message. Note that any of the options can be abbreviated with their first letter (t in the case for scan).
(U) The tool is composed of two parts: the git repository that holds a single log file, and the shell script that pulls the log and appends the new entry to it.
(U//FOUO) With the exception of looking into the log to see what/when/from where/ and by whom data was transfered into the classified network (DEVLAN), the repository should only be modified by the script. It will contain one main log file and any number of log archive files. At any point, an administrator can take the log file and push all the data in it into a timestamped back up of the log. This will help decrease the amount of effort involved in looking for some particular piece of information later. The current log file must be named log.txt.
(U) This repository can be viewed via the web at https://stash.devlan.net/projects/DTO/repos/dto_log/browse.
or prompt the user for any information.
Check out the repository with the latest version of the log.
(U) Although currently the script only needs to run on Mac, it is written in a manner that should ease porting issues should another team want to use it on Windows or Linux.


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Laurie Ann Frink (, Pender (Nebraska) - , New York) était une trompettiste de jazz américaine œuvrant principalement dans les big bands.

Frink a fréquenté l'Université du Nebraska de 1969 à 1972, puis elle a étudié auprès de Jimmy Maxwell  de 1972 à 1974.  De 1978 à 1987, elle joue de la trompette au sein de l'orchestre dirigé par Mel Lewis et fait partie du groupe de Gerry Mulligan.  Elle travaille avec George Russell en 1980 et avec les groupes de Benny Goodman (1986) et Buck Clayton (1988).  Elle commence à jouer dans l'ensemble de Bob Mintzer en 1984; elle y restera jusqu'en 1997.  À partir de 1992, elle est membre de l'orchestre de Maria Schneider.

Tout au long de sa carrière, elle enseigne à New York, notamment à la Manhattan School of Music, à la New School for Social Research, au Westchester Conservatory et à l'Université d'État de New York.  Plus tard dans sa carrière, elle joue avec John Hollenbeck, Darcy James Argue et Ryan Truesdell.  Avec John McNeil, elle publie la méthode Flexus: Trumpet Calisthenics for the Modern Improviser en 2003.

Elle décède d'un cancer des voies biliaires en 2013.

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Mar 28, 2022: Monday of the Fourth Week of Lent
March 28, 2022 March 17, 2022 ~ Laura
1st Reading – Isaiah 65:17-21
Lo, I am about to create new heavens and a new earth;
the things of the past shall not be remembered or come to mind.
Instead, there shall always be rejoicing and happiness in what I create;
for I create Jerusalem to be a joy and its people to be a delight;
I will rejoice in Jerusalem and exult in my people.
No longer shall the sound of weeping be heard there, or the sound of crying;
no longer shall there be in it an infant who lives but a few days,
or an old man who does not round out his full lifetime;
He dies a mere youth who reaches but a hundred years,
and he who fails of a hundred shall be thought accursed.
They shall live in the houses they build,
and eat the fruit of the vineyards they plant.
Today's first reading comes from the end of the Book of Isaiah, the last two chapters of which direct us to look forward to a world that will ultimately be renewed by God. After the judgment of God at the end of time, messianic peace will be established. The principal theme is a vision of a happy future.
Thus says the LORD: Lo, I am about to create new heavens and a new earth;
A clear and succinct description of the new state of affairs at the end of time. Divine power is inexhaustible; the same God that created one heaven and earth can create another.
This wording became very influential in Jewish religious thinking as can be seen from apocryphal texts (2 Ezra 6:16), and even more so in Christian tradition:
In the Revelation to John, these are the opening words of the vision about the definitive and full establishment of the Kingdom of God (Revelation 21:1-22:5).
The Second Letter of Peter urges the faithful to transform this world in preparation for the coming of "new heavens and a new earth, in which righteousness dwells" (2 Peter 3:13).
In his letter to the Ephesians, Paul describes how it will be the definitive realization of God's plan to bring under a single head "all things in [Christ], things in heaven and things on earth" (Ephesians 1:10).
In light of this amazing renewal, the hardships and the troubles of the past will be forgotten.
Instead, there shall always be rejoicing and happiness in what I create; for I create Jerusalem to be a joy and its people to be a delight; I will rejoice in Jerusalem and exult in my people.
Jerusalem will not only rejoice but be rejoiced in.
Those that have sorrowed with Jerusalem will rejoice with her.
no longer shall there be in it an infant who lives but a few days, or an old man who does not round out his full lifetime; he dies a mere youth who reaches but a hundred years, and he who fails of a hundred shall be thought accursed.
The new creation is described with apocalyptic exuberance. Untimely deaths by the sword or sickness shall be no more.
They shall live in the houses they build, and eat the fruit of the vineyards they plant.
The people will have security and material prosperity; there will be a new enjoyment of the comforts of life.
When Jerusalem was under threat, the people's safety and security were always very uncertain. Enemy invasions resulted in foreigners inhabiting the houses they built and eating the fruit of the trees which they planted. Now it shall be otherwise.
Psalm 30: 2, 4, 5-6, 11-12a, 13b
R. I will praise you, Lord, for you have rescued me.
Today's responsorial psalm is from Psalm 30, a psalm of thanksgiving for deliverance from the peril of death, the netherworld, the pit.
I will extol you, O LORD, for you drew me clear and did not let my enemies rejoice over me. O LORD, you brought me up from the netherworld; you preserved me from among those going down into the pit.
The psalmist has been delivered from some kind of near-death experience. It might have been illness, depression, or any serious misfortune that can threaten life itself. Whatever it might have been, the danger is now past; God intervened and saved the petitioner.
The word translated as "netherworld" is Sheol, the shadowy underworld residence of the spirits of the dead, here used as a metaphor for near-death.
In addition to the actual calamity, the psalmist was also concerned with enemies who would take delight in the misfortune. God preserved the psalmist from this insult as well.
Sing praise to the LORD, you his faithful ones, and give thanks to his holy name.
The psalmist next turns to the congregation of believers and calls on them to praise God.
For his anger lasts but a moment; a lifetime, his good will. At nightfall, weeping enters in, but with the dawn, rejoicing.
The prayer's range of focus is extended by noticing how God acts: his favor far exceeds his anger.
Hear, O LORD, and have pity on me; O LORD, be my helper.
The psalmist turns again in prayer to God, pleading for mercy ("have pity on me") and for grace to help in his time of need ("be my helper").
You changed my mourning into dancing; O LORD, my God, forever will I give you thanks.
In due time, God delivered the psalmist out of his troubles and restored him to his former prosperity; his prayers were answered. Regardless of the nature of or reason for the misfortune, God can be trusted to come to the aid of one who cries for help.
The image of his mourning being turned into dancing reflects a change in the external expression (probably in a liturgical context) of his inward state. He is now experiencing the joy that accompanies praise.
For this, the psalmist pledges, he will be forever grateful.
Gospel – John 4:43-54
At that time Jesus left [Samaria] for Galilee.
For Jesus himself testified that a prophet has no honor in his native place.
When he came into Galilee, the Galileans welcomed him,
since they had seen all he had done in Jerusalem at the feast;
for they themselves had gone to the feast.
Then he returned to Cana in Galilee, where he had made the water wine.
Now there was a royal official whose son was ill in Capernaum.
When he heard that Jesus had arrived in Galilee from Judea,
he went to him and asked him to come down
and heal his son, who was near death.
Jesus said to him,
"Unless you people see signs and wonders, you will not believe."
The royal official said to him,
"Sir, come down before my child dies."
Jesus said to him, "You may go; your son will live."
The man believed what Jesus said to him and left.
While the man was on his way back,
his slaves met him and told him that his boy would live.
He asked them when he began to recover.
They told him,
"The fever left him yesterday, about one in the afternoon."
The father realized that just at that time Jesus had said to him,
"Your son will live,"
and he and his whole household came to believe.
Now this was the second sign Jesus did
when he came to Galilee from Judea.
Today we begin a two-week study of the gospel of John.
This passage describes Jesus' arrival in Cana in Galilee and the performance of his second miracle. It introduces a theme of the life-giving word of Jesus, a theme that runs throughout John's gospel.
At that time Jesus left [Samaria] for Galilee. For Jesus himself testified that a prophet has no honor in his native place.
Interestingly, this quote appears in all four gospels (Mark 6:4, Luke 4:24, Matthew 13:57). This saying finds parallels in other literature, especially Jewish and Greek, but without reference to a prophet. Comparing himself to previous Hebrew prophets whom the people rejected, Jesus hints at his own eventual rejection by the nation especially in view of the dishonor his own relatives (Mark 3:21) and townspeople had shown him (Mark 4:1-3).
When he came into Galilee, the Galileans welcomed him, since they had seen all he had done in Jerusalem at the feast; for they themselves had gone to the feast.
John 2:23 tells us: "While [Jesus] was in Jerusalem for the feast of Passover, many began to believe in his name when they saw the signs he was doing."
A reference to Jesus' first miracle (John 2:1-11).
Now there was a royal official whose son was ill in Capernaum. When he heard that Jesus had arrived in Galilee from Judea, he went to him and asked him to come down and heal his son, who was near death.
A royal official, probably in the service of Herod Antipas, approaches Jesus and asks him to heal his son. It's telling that this powerful man travels the 20 miles from Capernaum to Cana in order to seek out Jesus himself, instead of sending a servant to request Jesus to appear before him, which would have been the usual protocol. Despite his position, he begs Jesus for help.
Note also the official's faith: he believed that Jesus could heal his son, despite the likelihood that he had already been seen by the best physicians.
This miracle is recounted only in John's gospel.
Jesus said to him, "Unless you people see signs and wonders, you will not believe."
Jesus seems to be addressing the people of Galilee more than the royal official.
Knowing their hearts, he reproves them. The people had heard credible reports of his miracles, but they would not believe unless they saw them with their own eyes. If they truly believed, they would know that Jesus was at minimum a prophet from God, and would have sought out his teaching — instead, they were more inclined to watch him perform miracles, almost as a form of entertainment.
Jesus asks people to have a strong, committed faith which, though it may draw support from miracles, does not require them.
The royal official said to him, "Sir, come down before my child dies."
In spite of Jesus' apparent coldness, the man respectfully perseveres in his request.
Note that while the man is confident that Jesus can heal his son, his request for Jesus to "come down" to Capernaum exposes an assumption that he could not do so at a distance. He expects Jesus to cure him, but only by physical contact or at least in his immediate presence.
Jesus likes the man's perseverance and humility; he rewards his faith.
The man has no evidence that the healing has occurred or will occur, and yet he believes.
While the man was on his way back, his slaves met him and told him that his boy would live. He asked them when he began to recover. They told him, "The fever left him yesterday, about one in the afternoon." The father realized that just at that time Jesus had said to him, "Your son will live,"
In addition to the miracle itself, Jesus also demonstrates his divine power by performing the healing so effortlessly, and from a distance. Nothing is said, nothing is done, and nothing is ordered to be done; Christ merely asserts that it will happen, and it happens.
The miracle is so convincing that this man and all his family became believers in Christ.
Now this was the second sign Jesus did when he came to Galilee from Judea.
This final comment links the entire episode to Jesus' first miracle, which was also effected by his mere word.
John's gospel being written later than the other three gospels, this remark is likely also intended to place these two miracles earlier than many cures which the other evangelists mention to be wrought in Galilee at the beginning of Jesus' ministry (Matthew 4:23; Mark 1:34; Luke 4:40).
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This name is the accepted name of a species in the genus Hedychium (family Zingiberaceae).
The record derives from WCSP (data supplied on 2012-03-26 ) which reports it as an accepted name (record 248173) with original publication details: J. Straits Branch Roy. Asiat. Soc. 32: 102 1899 .
Full publication details for this name can be found in IPNI: http://ipni.org/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:796875-1.
This name was in version 1 of The Plant List, record kew-248173, and has not been changed.


The history of champagne is full of enterprising widows. Louise Pommery was already a widow at the age of 39 and she probably would have proudly smiled in her grave if she had found out that she was going to give her name to the prestige champagne that was created in her honor in 1979. Pommery, currently owned by Vranken, was founded in 1856 and is today one of the largest champagne houses with their 5.6 million bottles a year. Given that most equivalent champagne houses launched their prestige champagnes during the 50s and 60s, it is a bit surprising that they waited until 1979 before the giant in Reims stepped onto the prestige stage. The reason is said to be that the monegasque Polignac family for a long time was against this novelty, stating that the vintage wine was already perfect.
I was invited to a lunch at the splendid Operakällaren i Stockholm to enjoy a fabulous spring flavored lunch by chef Stefano Catenacci. Thierry Gasco had brought some great vintages from the cellars of Pommery in Reims.
RJ ON POMMERY In 1856 Pommery & Greno was founded after having been known as Dubois-Gossart for the previous twenty years. The firm established a sales channel to the English as early as the nineteenth century, and were pioneers with their dry Champagne—quite without dosage.
The Marquise de Polignac was one of the first owners, and one of her direct descendants, Prince Alain de Polignac, was for a long time the man in charge of assembling the cuvées. Prince Alain is a fascinating man who, better than any other winemaker, can describe the philosophy behind his winemaking art. In 1990, Pommery was one of those firms that ended up as part of the powerful Moët-Hennessy Group, and in 2002 Vranken took over.
But the house-style remains intact, thanks to Thierry Gasco, who was trained by the prince. Pommery is among the firms that own the most land in the grand cru villages, but less well known is the fact that their locations within the area are not always the best. Besides Pommery's own grapes, 70 percent of their supply comes from throughout Champagne, and they are vinified in modern style. Pommery is undoubtably a great name in historical terms. The house-style is made up of dry, restrained, pure champagnes with young fruit and an unmistakable steeliness that takes many years to round off.
RJ ON CUVÉE LOUISE The cuvée de prestige, Louise Pommery, doesn't fit that description, but instead is often too soft and polished to compete with the top wines of its competitors. I have been amazed time and again by the greatness of the older vintages from Pommery. Only recently I bought a large number of bottles dating from 1911 to 1979, which have lain untouched since birth in the dark recesses of Champagne. Every bottle that I've opened has been fantastic. The modern portfolio is also impressive and aristocratic.
TASTING NOTE Some times I get amazed at the richness of Pommerys muktivintage. In other times it is hard and stingy as can get. The style is always uncompromisingly dry with a nice toasty notes. Wins for storage. Soft and comfortable with an uplifting freshness of recent times. 2009-base has a lovely likeable pineapple scented integrated charming fruitiness that will lead to greater popularity.
TASTING NOTE Only bottled in magnums. Limited edition 3000 magnums. Disgorged April'12. Dosage 9 gr/liter. The first declared vintage year is 2002. First vintage of this 25 acre fenced vineyard in Reims bore fruit 117 years ago. During my last visit we found the old notes to the first vintage in 1897. The blend is the same as then with the repect for the traditon of blending grapes. Here's the first edition of this rarity only in magnums of course. Wonderfully good and extremely faithful the house style! How can terroir from Reims to play such a subordinate role ? Looks very much like a fine vintage Champagne, although it is always a clean grand cru. The rocky and beautiful mineral profile, together with the almost clinically precise clarity that breathes Pommery straight through. Bold Chardonnay and intense low harvest sockets and perfect winemaking has created a symphony where buttery Chardonnay with gunpowder-smoky notes from the magnum. What a brilliant debut!
TASTING NOTE It's the ninth time I try this new vintage. The winemaker Thierry Gasco really enjoy this vintage. A light year in the vineyards. Small but very high quality proportion of Chardonnay. Disgorged in sep'13. Dosage 5 gr/liter. Bright young color, incredibly beautiful mousse, creamy texture and elegant sophisticated fruit. Long potent unredeemed modern aftertaste that follows all the lofty intentions that the house has. After 30 minutes in the glass it will develop a sub-queue notes of sois-bois (undergrowth).
TASTING NOTE Only 20 000 magnum was produced this year. Disgorged feb'13. Dosage 6 gr/l. Slightly pear dominant right now. Fine strutur and good aroma that pulls against white lilies and almonds. Great energy in the finisch. This one, I will follow the next 20-30 years.
TASTING NOTE A large and magnificent wine with many layers. The house-style is intact with an extra natural addition of sweet, exotic fruit that is so typical of the vintage. There is so much power here that I am convinced the wine will need to be served with food when it finally matures some time after 2015.


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JFK ATTENDS CEREMONY MARKING 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE FULBRIGHT ACT
Washington, D.C. (JFK+50) President John F. Kennedy attended the ceremony today marking the 50th anniversary of passage of the Fulbright Act.
The act provides for the exchange of representatives, scholars, educators, students & artists between the United States and countries around the world.
In his speech at today's ceremony, JFK said:
"50,000 people have come to a greater understanding of our culture & civilization (as a result of the Fulbright Act)."
Then JFK congratulated the act's sponsor & namesake: Senator J. W. Fulbright (D-Arkansas).*
*Senator Fulbright was an outspoken critic of the Vietnam War & served as chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee during that time. He died in 1995 at the age of 89 in Washington, D.C.
Senator J. William Fulbright
Democrat, Arkansas
JFK SIGNS FOREIGN ASSISTANCE ACT
Washington, D.C. (JFK+50) President Kennedy signed into law the Foreign Assistance Act of 1962 at the White House today.
The bill provides military assistance to countries which are "on the rim of the communist world & under direct attack."
It also provides economic assistance to those governments suffering "from widespread misery & social discontent which are exploited by our adversaries."
PRESIDENT KENNEDY SPEAKS AT ANNAPOLIS
Annapolis, Maryland (JFK+50) President John F. Kennedy, a navy man himself during World War II, addressed, as commander-in-chief, a new class of midshipmen at the United States Naval Academy today.
"I can think of no more rewarding a career. You will have a chance to serve the cause of freedom & your country all over the world."*
*I have a great poster (see photo below) that a Navy recruiter at my school gave me. The poster includes the following JFK quote:
"Any man who may be asked in this century what he did to make his life worthwhile can respond with a good deal of pride & satisfaction: 'I served in the United States Navy'".
US Navy Recruiting Poster
PT BOATS PATROL BLACKETT STRAIT
Solomon Islands, South Pacific (JFK+50) Japanese bombers raided the Rendova Harbor PT base on Lombardi Island here today to clear the way for 5 Japanese warships, called "The Tokyo Express" by US sailors, running from the northern Solomon Islands to Vila to the south.
At 6:30 this evening local time, 15 patrol-torpedo (PT) boats were sent out on patrol by the US Navy.
One of these boats is the PT-109 commanded by Lt. (j.g.) John F. Kennedy.
All 15 PTs reached their designated stations by 8:30 p.m.*
*Check back tomorrow for "the rest of the story".
Crew on board the PT109
JFK standing on far right
"WHY ENGLAND SLEPT" IS PUBLISHED
New York City (JFK+50) "Why England Slept", a book by 23 year old John F. Kennedy, was published here today by Funk, Inc.
The book, adapted from JFK's senior thesis at Harvard, is an analysis of Great Britain's delay in building up its military while Hitler's Germany was in the process of rearming.
The title of JFK's 1st book is based on the 1938 work "While England Slept" by Winston Churchill.
The book's introduction is written by Henry R. Luce of Time Magazine.
Mr. Luce writes:
"In recent months there has been a certain amount of alarm concerning the "attitude" of the younger generation. If John Kennedy is characteristic of the younger generation–& I believe he is–many of us would be happy to have the destiny of the Republic handed over to his generation at once."*
1st Edition Sold in 1940 for $2.00
*"Why England Slept" sold 80,000 copies in the UK & US & the proceeds from the English sales were donated to the town of Plymouth, England which had recently been bombed by the German air force.
A 2005 book review of "Why England Slept" available at www.TaoYue.com says:
"'Why England Slept' is not overwhelmingly brilliant….but it does provide an intriguing glance at the attitude of 1940 & at the formative years of a legendary American political figure of the 20th century. Kennedy's articulate style forms a lucid account of all the facts & occasionally flashes into a foreshadowing of future brilliance."
Reprint from the JFK Library
$86.95 (2011 price)
JFK APPEALS TO AEC FOR NEW ENGLAND
Washington, D.C. (JFK+50) Democratic Senator John F. Kennedy wrote to Lewis L. Strauss, chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission, today to appeal for special consideration for New England as the site for non-military atomic power projects.
JFK requested in his letter that a proposed atomic energy library & AEC office be built in New England.
Ike with Lewis L. Strauss
NARA Photo (1954)
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Mom Beats Little League Coach With Baseball Bat Over Molestation Suspicions
"If the law would've made it there before I did...probably wouldn't have happened."
(Photo: CBS/WREG)
A Memphis-area mother is facing aggravated assault charges after attacking her sons' little league football coach with a baseball bat. According to the no-nonsense mother, the coach had molested her sons and, upon seeing him, she simply couldn't control herself.
The New York Daily News relates:
"I didn't intend to do whatever I did to him," said [Lakeshia Richmond]. "I apologize, but I don't apologize for what happened to my kids."
She claimed one of her sons told her Saturday that [Tony Massey] touched him inappropriately. "I said, 'was it just you?' and he said 'no, it was some more kids,'" she told WREG.
Later Saturday, she saw Massey walking alone and grabbed the bat from the trunk of her car.
"When I see him, I see my kids being hurt and that's all I see," Richmond said.
Cops found Massey "shirtless and bleeding from the head and face," according to WMC-TV, and later arrested Richmond on charges of aggravated assault.
Massey has not been arrested but police are reportedly investigating the abuse allegations. He remains in the hospital in serious condition.
Watch an interview with Richmond, via ABC 24, below:
"I did what I had to do; I put it in God's hands," she remarked.
The local ABC24 reporter noted that, before putting it in God's hands, she did seem to take matters into her own.
The local district attorney said that while she understands the need to protect one's children, "when someone is acting out and committing a crime for the sake of their children, or in defense of their children, you're just causing more problems...It's not a situation where any good is going to come from you trying to take the law into your own hands."
Richmond noted that she did call police, saying: "I was hoping the police made it to him before I did...He was saying he didn't do it and he was sorry. If you didn't do it why are you saying you're sorry? What are you sorry for?"
She added: "If the law would've made it there before I did... [it] probably wouldn't have happened."