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Myth: Judaism, Like Most Religions, Requires a Leap of Faith
by Tzvi Gluckin
Blind faith is not a Jewish idea.
Judaism talks about three levels of belief:
Yediya, which is knowledge, or an intuitive perception based on an overabundance of evidence
Emunah, or a conviction for which you have some evidence, but lack complete information
Emunah tefayla, best translated as bad belief or blind faith, which reflects a desire to believe something, even though you don't have evidence to support it
Knowledge is the goal, and is the result of a lifetime of asking questions, challenging assumptions, and wrestling with ideas.
But you have to start somewhere, and that's called belief. Belief is a process of gathering, and considering, evidence. Without evidence, you're just grasping at straws. But even with evidence, you still need to consider the possibilities and try to come to the best conclusions based on the information available. You will still have questions and doubts, but those are good things. You're intellectually honest, even if not completely convinced.
Wanting something to be true doesn't make it true. Judaism demands evidence. That's the first of the Ten Commandments.
What's not acceptable is a leap of faith, which is a product of wishful thinking. Wanting something to be true doesn't make it true. Judaism demands evidence.
The source for this idea is actually the first of the Ten Commandments. The Ten Commandments start with a positive statement, "I am God your Lord," which means, "Know God exists." That's heavy, and it's also an unusual way to phrase a commandment.
Instead of giving an order, the Ten Commandments start with a challenge: "I am God. Don't believe that because it feels good, or because your parents or rabbi said so, figure it out for yourself."
In other words, in Judaism, the first commandment—which, as you'd expect, is about God—is to be a critical, independent thinker. Judaism starts and ends with critical thinking. Whether you're talking about God, or literally anything else, the first step is to think for yourself.
Don't take a leap of faith or buy into a system that doesn't make sense; ask tough questions, gather evidence, and come to reasonable conclusions on your own.
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Tzvi Gluckin
Rabbi Tzvi Gluckin is a senior editor at Aish.com overseeing social media and new content development.
(3) Kate Davis, November 15, 2021 6:55 PM
This is brilliant, rich and balanced, settling once for all questions and uncertainties that flood the culture. Thank you.
(2) Angel Del Valle, November 8, 2021 2:42 PM
Personal conviction is key, coming from critical thinking.
We do not believe G-d exists. We KNOW. That is a powerful statement. Necessary in order to avoid blind extremism or fanatism. We are not blind, we were given a soul, but also a brain.
(1) Joyce Aldrich, November 8, 2021 1:44 AM
Judaism is not a religion
Judaism is not a religion, it is a space for critical thinking, yes, with a set of standards, in the 10 statements, and supporting 613 mitxvot, that are all there to guide us to to do the right things, to do tikkun olam, and to help us fulfill our personal mission on this planet. Jews are a people with a purpose, which is to shine HaShem"s Light onto the world.


Contrary to my husband's opinion, I don't have advice to give on everything! I worry about saying something that might offend someone or saying something that they have heard a hundred times or that they might think is just plain stupid. I thought about his question for a moment the said "Patience. Have patience." I am not a patient person (as pretty much anyone who knows me will tell you) but the entire adoption process was the ultimate test of my patience. I've thought about the question some more and have come up with a few more pieces of advice.
- Get to know other adoptive families. Families who have been down this road before are an invaluable resource. Other adoptive families we know have given us wonderful advice and support about attachment issues and what to expect when your child comes home. If they have gone through the same country and if they have done it recently they can help you with where to stay, who to get to help you when you are there, what items to bring with you. Families who are going through the process on a similar timeline to yours are wonderful to have available too. Some adoption agencies will let you know about other families in their program as well as checking out yahoo groups and adoption websites. It's good to have others to lament to when something doesn't show up in your mailbox or the phone hasn't rung with big news to an outlet that most adoptive parents can use and one time or another.
- Prepare yourself for life beyond Family Day (or "Gotcha Day"). As with a wedding, there are so many plans and so much excitement that goes into the big day it's often easy to forget that at some point you might get tired of picking his dirty socks up off the floor and you'll have to ask him 4 times to PLEASE fold the laundry. Raising a child is hard. Like, really hard. If your heart and mind don't see past the expectation of a joyful, tear-filled meeting when your child is placed in your arms, the sometimes hard road of parenting can feel unbearable. Don't get me wrong, being a parent is one of the best things that has ever happened to me and I love my children with all my heart! I cannot imagine my life without them, but our days aren't always full of rainbows and flowers!
- On that note, be aware that post-adoption depression is real. It was very easy to write off a little post-partum depression as "hormones". When I was not in the best place after Cadence's adoption, it took some words of support from a fellow adoptive mom to make me see my post-adoption depression for what it was. This was the child I had been yearning for for so long and she was here and what the heck was wrong with me that I wasn't over the moon happy all of the time? Realizing and accepting the way I felt helped me deal with it and continue to move past it. But it does happens!
- Have faith. Adopting a child, like trying to have a baby, is a leap of faith. Faith that everything will happen as it's meant to happen at the exact right moment. It may not be on the timeline that you want or what you expect, but it's happening exactly the way it was meant to be.
Wonderful, beautiful, perfect words! I've run into a few "looks" when I dare to complain about something our [adopted] son has done or problems we may be experiencing. I feel they're thinking "but you wanted this- you *knew* what was coming." I don't feel like I get those same looks if/when I complain about our [bio] daughter. Parenting is parenting, bio or adopted. And it's hard. It's rewarding beyond anything else I've encountered in life. But it's really, really hard.
Yes, Amy, you are so right!


Temperatures in many parts of Spain and Portugal will remain above 40 Celsius at least until Sunday, and could rise a further 2 or 3 degrees. The elderly and those with pre-existing conditions, such as asthma and heart failure, are likely to face declining health due to exacerbation of their conditions due to weather.
A proxy war is playing out in Yemen between Iran and Saudi Arabia . The war has already killed 10,000 people. "The number of people killed in the two attacks has reached 20", a doctor in the Red Sea city told AFP, with other medical sources putting the number of wounded admitted to hospital at 60.
A seventh person died in a northern California wildfire Saturday, officials said, as a couple of other fast-growing wildfires in the state expanded by more than 25 per cent overnight and continued to spread. August 2, 2018. The entire so-called Mendocino Complex Fire is now one of the largest on record in the state, officials said. Melody Bledsoe of Redding, California, and her great-grandchildren, James Roberts, 5, and Emily Roberts, 4, died after the fire engulfed Bledsoe's home.
The trial is the first to stem from the Russian Federation probe by special counsel Robert Mueller , who was tasked previous year with investigating the Kremlin's efforts to sway the US presidential election and potential collusion with the Trump campaign.
An assassination attempt against Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro was committed with the use of several drones stuffed with explosives. "We believe that the regime will launch a fierce attack against the opposition, there will be more violations of human rights, and this gives rise to arrest, accuse and persecute the opposition within the country", said José Antonio Colina, president of Venezolanos Perseguidos Políticos en el Exilio (Veppex).
Author: - August 04, 2018 0	Are Democrats' Tactics to Delay Kavanaugh Nomination Actually Working?
Yet in a potential complication for Republican hopes to hold confirmation hearings next month, the National Archives warned Thursday that it would not be able to fulfill the GOP's request for documents until October. A source involved in the review process told CNN that the law requires the former president to be consulted about which records can be disclosed - and said the Bush team is working with law firms to turn over the documents simply so the Senate can get them expeditiously.
Rob Tibbetts, the young woman's father, called the reward "another tool in our arsenal" to bring her home. This is going to be solved by someone coming forward with information. She was last seen wearing dark coloring running shorts, a pink shirt, and running shoes. Poweshiek County Sheriff Tom Kriegel, Iowa Department of Public Safety Investigative Operations Director Kevin Winker and Iowa Missing Person Clearinghouse Manager Medina Rahmanovic are expected to speak.
Special Counsel Robert Mueller departing after briefing members of the US Senate on his investigation into potential collusion between Russian Federation and the Trump campaign on Capitol Hill in Washington DC, June 21, 2017. Trump's attorney, Rudy Giuliani , revealed Wednesday that they are in the process of responding to Mueller's counter-proposal for a potential interview with the president.
This is the hilarious moment a Russian Instagram star tries to perform a viral dance challenge only to walk straight into the door of a moving vehicle and fall flat on her back. Warnings were issued by Police with guidelines. "I will always remember that", said Mike Worden. The 18-year-old from Bettendorf, Iowa was driving around town with friends on July 23 when she thought it would be fun to do the challenge.
It has destroyed almost 1,000 homes and killed six people and is now considered the seventh most destructive wildfire in the state's history. California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CalFire) commanders said on Wednesday the fire, sparked by a vehicle on July 23, was burning with less intensity this week and posed little immediate threat to populated areas.
Reiterating his vision of peace in the region, Narendra Modi expressed hopes of democracy in the country. As Pakistan's Prime Minister-designate Imran Khan is all set to sworn-in as the new PM on August 11, all eyes are on Islamabad .
Election officials are counting ballots and both front-runners await the results. Asked on the credibility of the elections, Justice Chigumba said she is "absolutely confident that the elections were not rigged and we want to show the world that we won't steal or subvert the will of the people".
They have expressed anger with what they say is Rosenstein's lack of cooperation in providing documents related to the Russian Federation investigation to Congress. A replacement for Rosenstein could fire Mueller or narrow the scope of his work, which Trump has often assailed as a "witch hunt". "Trying to remove Rod Rosenstein from the Justice Department for failing to disclose sources, methods and evidence from an open investigation is beyond the pale".
One bulldozer operator has been reported dead and three firefighters have been reported injured as of Friday morning. "As we mourn the loss, we also battle a fire that is moving extremely quickly and erratically into western Redding", Gouvea said.
What Erdogan and his Chinese counterpart are sharing is their wish "to increase ties with Africa", rferl.org reads, adding that he "has made it a top policy goal of expanding Turkey's presence in both Muslim and non-Muslim countries on the continent ".
The fire department's special arson section, which probes all major fires, was conducting the investigation to determine how the wildfire started. Fire service spokesperson Stavroula Maliri raised the overall death toll on Tuesday to 74 from an earlier count of 60.
North Korea will transfer the remains of an unspecified number of soldiers killed in the Korean War on Friday, South Korea's Yonhap news agency reported, after accepting about 100 wooden caskets sent by the United States. "As you may know, we're also working to bring back the remains of your brothers in arms who gave their lives to Korea, and I hope that very soon these fallen warriors will begin coming home to lay at rest in American soil", Trump told the VFW.
The colourful neighbourhood offers a unique mix of old and new, says Lichtman, noting the area has evolved dramatically as young professionals snapped up houses in leafy side streets, steps from the crosstown Bloor subway line. Wilson said she tied and elevated their wounds and tried to keep them calm while they waited for paramedics. "I am still in shock". Toronto Mayor John Tory said: "We were so use to living in a city where these things didn't happen".
The Iranian commander added, "Afghanistan was a poor country, what the hell could you do in this country that you are now threatening us?" The Iranian leadership was responding to the threat of U.S. Abu Dhabi, with about 6 percent of the world's crude, exports some of its oil through a 1.5 million barrel-a-day pipeline to the Indian Ocean port of Fujairah.
President Donald Trump invited Putin to the US this fall, but Trump's national security advisor said the meeting would be delayed due to the ongoing special counsel's probe into Russia's alleged attempt to influence the 2016 presidential election and the Trump campaign's possible cooperation with that effort.
Those searches have ended - at least for now - according to local news outlets. The Iowa Department of Criminal Investigation is also assisting in the disappearance of Mollie Tibbitts. According to a friend Molly - Dalton Jack , the girl repeatedly called his cell phone, but it is either switched off or discharged, as all calls are routed to voice mail.
Addressing public gathering in Attock, former Punjab CM said that it was Nawaz Sharif, who fulfilled his promise and provided abundant electricity and fertilizer to farmers. He said hundreds of PML-N workers were arrested during Nawaz Sharif's arrival . Pakistan's Election Commission on Thursday barred Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf chief Imran Khan from using unseemly language for his political rivals during election campaigning.
It is unclear whether the European Union can salvage the nuclear deal without the support of the United State, which is taking a hardline approach on the Gulf nation. The secretary accused Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei , Iran's head of state, of maintaining a personal off-the-books hedge fund worth $95 billion.
The Rev. Andrew Brunson , a Protestant missionary, has spent almost two years in jail on charges of collaborating with Turkey's foes and attempting to stir chaos by inciting hatred based on religious and ethnic differences. The measure ended on July 18. The Turkish lira strengthened to 4.8325 against the dollar from 4.8599 before the report. This period can be extended on two occasions under special circumstances.
May's white paper had called for equivalence to be "expanded", explaining it was "not sufficient to deal with a third country whose financial markets are as deeply interconnected with the EU's as those of the United Kingdom are". The EU Withdrawal Act, passed into law just last month, will also have to be amended. The UK is sticking by its insistence that "no deal is better than a bad deal".


The great tree clearance: has Network Rail gone too far?
Network Rail's ruthless new tree clearance plans, unveiled by The Guardian and currently under review by the UK's Department for Transport, have drawn the ire of the public and environmentalists alike. Though trackside trees cause well-documented problems for the railways, has the organisation taken things too far?
Network Rail maintains that the organisation always tries to balance the needs of the environment with a safe and efficient railway. Credit: Network Rail.
For UK rail infrastructure owner Network Rail, managing vegetation alongside train tracks is vital to ensure smooth and safe railway operations. Nevertheless, some environmental groups argue that overly reckless tree felling has had a severe impact, not only on the UK's tree population, but on the wildlife that call them home.
In May, The Guardian revealed evidence that Network Rail was planning a five-year vegetation management programme across 20,000 miles of its tracks. An internal document reportedly highlighted a threat to millions of trees across the network, with Network Rail bosses claiming that 'enhanced clearance' was necessary to reduce the risk of leaves and trees falling on the tracks.
At the time, Network Rail denied the existence of a new programme, saying that its policies had not been altered since 2004. However, the news did prompt government rail minister Jo Johnson to announce that all tree felling works not deemed "safety-critical" would be suspended during the bird nesting season (from March to August), and that the company's tree felling practices would come under review.
Network Rail maintains that the organisation always tries to balance the needs of the environment with a safe and efficient railway. But why are the works necessary, and why do communities and environmental organisations still smell a rat?
The 1,600 species of plants bedecking the UK's railways present a unique hassle for rail operators. Network Rail claims that last year, storms, rain and wind caused trees to disrupt its network more than 1,200 times and caused more than 400 instances of trains colliding with fallen trees and large branches. Line-side trees and bushes can obscure signals, get blown onto tracks creating obstacles, or become so overgrown that rail workers have nowhere to stand when trains pass.
Another persistent issue is leaves falling from broadleaf trees onto railway lines. Trains that pass overhead crush them together and fuse a smooth layer of leaves onto the rails. This reduces friction on the track, meaning drivers have to accelerate more slowly and, crucially, can't stop as quickly.
Trees are the root cause of this issue, however one for which the operator is held financially accountable. It claims that incidents caused by vegetation cost the railway more than £100m a year.
However, environmentalists are concerned that de-vegetation works damage green railway corridors more than they should. Beyond making aesthetically pleasing embankments a complete eyesore, they also disrupt wildlife habitats. Some critics have even called out Network Rail for breaching the Wildlife and Countryside Act, which, among other points, offers basic protections to birds during nesting periods.
In response to revelations in May, Bromley Council issued tree preservation orders on a group of trees to stop them being destroyed. At the time of writing, an ongoing Change.org petition titled 'Stop Network Rail Chopping Down Millions of Trees!" has accrued almost 100,000 signatures online.
Network Rail insists that it makes efforts to protect, maintain and cultivate the environment on its land. The organisation has used drones to map its railway lines and vegetation stretching 60m either side, which it claims will allow the operator to target trees that pose a threat. It also hires ecologists to inspect railway corridors before routine maintenance.
Nevertheless, some environmentalists say the organisation has been prone to slip-ups in the past. Thomas says that over the last 15 years, the RSPB has received calls from communities concerned about the impact of tree felling, which they pass on to the British Transport Police.
"On lots of examples, Network Rail have turned round and said [tree felling is] not essential and they have stopped works which we welcome, but as a charity where our members pay a subscription for us to conserve birds, this is a monumental waste of our money and our time," says Thomas.
Thomas says that as routine maintenance is often planned in advance, ecologists inspecting potential clearance sites might not identify bird nests that might appear later. Sporadic checks are also made for wildlife during works, but much of the responsibility lies with the contractors, who may not always be able to spot wildlife as effectively, particularly if they are working at night.
In a recent editorial, the Woodland Trust expressed concern that Network Rail's tree clearance would harm the UK's overall commitment to deforestation. A document supplied by a Network Rail spokesperson says that the company does not currently "have a fixed target for compensating for tree loss, habitat loss, or changes in biodiversity valuation as a consequence of our maintenance or upgrade work".
While the past may not paint a pretty picture of Network Rail's vegetation management practices, the company's moves to consult with environmental groups does highlight an effort to improve, according to Tree Council chief executive Sarah Blom.
She says that providing additional training to contractors should be a consequence of the ongoing review, and that trackside workers become "much more focused on ecology, as well as engineers". She explains that even a simple adjustment in terminology used by contractors – from de-vegging to vegetation management – could promote a healthier attitude.
The Tree Council is working with Network Rail this autumn to trial various alternatives to tree felling, including coppicing and pollarding. These procedures essentially involve cutting trees and shrubs to ground level and giving them the potential to regenerate, instead of the common practice of chemically killing (or plugging) tree stumps.
Both Blom and Thomas seem optimistic about working more closely with Network Rail in the future to ensure that past mistakes are not repeated, and that a greater balance is struck between keeping the railways safe and creating new avenues for wildlife to flourish.


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Everyman Youth Theatre
Everyman Youth Theatre celebrates its 21st birthday this year. We provide a variety of quality performances for young people passionate about acting and performance, in a variety of performance spaces. We work collaboratively with young people 7 to 11 year olds, and 11 to 19, to create work through improvisation, script writing and text, exploring theatre for one, immersive theatre, musical comedies and Shakespeare.
The Everyman Youth Theatre meet every Sunday 630 to 830 and the Youth Theatre (Juniors) meet on Thursday 4pm to 6pm in Chapter Arts Centre, not only providing the company with many opportunities to perform but also aim to broaden the members' knowledge through fun drama games and skills development. Members of the Youth Theatre also have the opportunity to take their LAMDA exams. The last examination day saw everyone achieve Merits and Distinctions in Acting, and Verse and Prose at Grade 4 to Grade 8. Many of the older members have been supported through their UCAS applications, and drama school auditions with many studying at GSA, East 15, LAMDA, RADA and Rose Bruford. This year, three ex members will be attending East 15, one at LAMDA, one at Arts Ed, with three ex members taking part in the National Youth Theatre and the National Youth Theatre of Great Britain Repertory Company.
The E.Y.T (Juniors) are looking for new members, so if you would like to be part of our younger Youth Theatre, where you are looking to explore acting and theatre with fun, rigour and creativity then please email youth@everymantheatre.co.uk. Places are limited for the older group on Sundays but please write in and we shall place you on our waiting list.
Everyman has a thriving youth theatre and encourages the youth members to integrate in its main season projects as well as in specific youth productions, including: Eclipse as part of the National Theatre Connections project, a youth production of Shakespeare"s Midsummer Nights Dream and Comedy of Errorsl. Most recently the EYT presented A Night of Improvisation Comedy (September 2017) at Llanover Hall Arts Centre, and Theatre for One Ghostly Tales at Insole Court (November 2017) with a new theatre for one historical piece in the new year.
The Youth Theatre also works collaboratively to create work including Who Kidnapped the Christmas Fairy, Elf on the Shelf and Sherlock Holmes and the Mysterious Disappearance of the Christmas Carbuncle; all performed as part of the Christmas Evens Programme at the RSC.
Other recent productions include: Macbeth (February 2012), The Adventures of King Arthur (July 2012) and some youth group members performed in The Loneliness of a Long Distance Runner (September 2011) at the Atrium, Cardiff. In March/April 2018, Everyman Youth Theatre will be performing Blue Electric Wind at Llanover Hall Arts Centre and Sherman Cymru as part of the National Theatre Connections project. Over the last three years the Youth Theatre have produced reduced versions of Hamlet, Richard II and Twelfth Night which have been performed at the Open Air Festival, St Davids' Hall, The Willow Globe and the RSC's The Dell. This summer the company will be performing King Lear which will again go on a short tour, with some of the company attending an international workshop at the Willow Globe in early July.
Above all Everyman respects and values highly the contribution given by its younger members.
The Everyman Youth Theatre meets every Sunday, 6:30pm – 8:30pm with the Junior Youth Theatre meeting on Thursdays 4pm -6pm, The sessions consist of drama workshops and theatre games as well as specific sessions given over to aspects such as tips for auditioning, singing, improvisation and key skills vital in gaining a good grounding to becoming a good actor and performer.
Please contact Sarah for more information about joining Everyman's lively and active Youth Theatre Group.
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For Your Consideration: September 2018 LibraryReads Titles
Posted on June 21, 2018 (July 12, 2018) by Anne Spieth
Download, read, and nominate your favorite titles for the September 2018 LibraryReads list!
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AN ACT OF VILLAINY by Ashley Weaver
In the 5th book in Edgar Award-nominee and librarian Ashley Weaver's historical mystery series, Amory Ames is hired by her friend, play director Gerard Holloway, who wants Amory to find out who's sending threatening letters to his mistress/lead actress. "An excellent addition to the series, this could also be read independently. Fans of light period mysteries with fashion and flair will be caught up in Amory's latest adventure." — Library Journal
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DAUGHTER OF A DAUGHTER OF A QUEEN by Sarah Bird
Also available in audio
This historical novel tells the compelling, hidden story of Cathy Williams, a former slave and the only woman to ever serve with the legendary Buffalo Soldiers, disguised as a man. "Bird's fast-paced, action-packed story is a bittersweet one—grand love and legacy ultimately eluded Williams—but this fearless, often heartbreaking account sheds a welcome light on an extraordinary American warrior." — Publishers Weekly, starred review
BOOMER1 by Daniel Torday
"After his academic job search, his journalistic career, and his marriage proposal go down in flames, an angry young man moves into his mother's basement and starts a radical movement that pits millennials against baby boomers. Stylishly written, cleverly observed, and boldly imagined." – Kirkus Reviews, starred review
A missing girl on a journey of revenge and a Serial—like podcast following the clues she's left behind. "Sadie is smart, observant, tough, and at times heartbreakingly vulnerable, her interactions mediated by a profound stutter. A riveting tour de force." — Kirkus Reviews, starred review
THE PIRANHAS by Roberto Saviano
Award-winning author of GOMORRAH returns with a saga of a city under the rule of a criminal network, and the Neapolitan boys who create their own gang. "A well-wrought crime story that could as easily have been a documentary: truthful and sobering." — Kirkus Reviews
THE DINNER LIST by Rebecca Serle
When Sabrina Nielsen arrives at her thirtieth birthday dinner she finds at the table not just her best friend, but also her favorite professor from college, her father, her ex-fiance, and Audrey Hepburn. "A bittersweet tale of love, loss, and living with the memories." — Kirkus Reviews
BUTTON MAN by Andrew Gross
Gross's new historical thriller brings to life the birth of organized crime in 1930s New York City from the tale of the three Rabinowitz brothers, who take very different paths. "A highly satisfying story of family loyalty, persistence, courage, and crime." — Kirkus Reviews
SUNRISE HIGHWAY by Peter Blauner
Two starred reviews! Lourdes Robles, a relentless young Latina detective for the NYPD, discovers a deep and sinister web of connections between the victims of a serial killer and some of the most powerful political figures in Long Island. "Exploring such subjects as police corruption, misogyny, and racism, this is a page-turner of the highest order." — Publishers Weekly, starred review
LIES by T.M. Logan
"A spur-of-the-moment detour leads to disaster in this psychological thriller debut. British journalist Logan's first foray into crime fiction is an adrenaline-fueled page-turner that explores the fragility of domestic bliss." — Kirkus Reviews
THE BUS ON THURSDAY by Shirley Barrett
Bridget Jones meets The Exorcist in this wickedly funny, dark novel about one woman's post-cancer retreat to a remote Australian town and the horrors awaiting her. "Eleanor's voice is bold, frank, and savagely funny. Her observations about the intersections of cancer culture and the rom-com ideology of a certain kind of 21st-century feminism are so keen as to draw blood." — Kirkus Reviews
IF YOU LOVE ME: A Mother's Journey Through Her Daughter's Opioid Addiction by Maureen Cavanagh
Cavanagh's gripping memoir is the story of a mother who suddenly finds herself on the frontlines of the opioid epidemic as her daughter battles—and ultimately reckons with—substance use disorder. "An emotionally fraught tale of a mother's love and her actions to save her daughter from opioid addiction." — Kirkus Reviews
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Every once in a while, Good Stuff accumulates in such great quantities on a single day that it threatens to short out the brain's happiness center. Yesterday was such a day. The day was already a success when I managed to solve a problem at work that had been gnawing at my brain for months….


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For Marcellus Wiley, the switch from ESPN to FS1 is something worth talking about
By Tom Hoffarth
Speaking for himself, Marcellus Wiley says there are weird moments talking the talk at Fox Sports' Century City studios after walking away from a broadcasting career in ESPN's L.A. Live facility near Staples Center.
"Kind of like having the ex-girlfriend living next door, isn't it?" Wiley said with a laugh while driving from his Manhattan Beach home to do the Monday episode of the revised "Speak For Yourself" on FS1 with Jason Whitlock, a TV partnership officially formed Sept. 10.
"When I was at the Chargers-Rams game Sunday, I even went over to the ESPN radio guys and sat with a lot of my former bosses. I'm not about burning any bridges. Nothing but love and respect."
So no evil backstory as to why the light-up-the-room 43-year-old switched allegiances. He said it's just "pretty standard operations with an expired contract," something he dealt with regularly over a 10-year NFL career as an All-Pro defensive end that included three seasons with the San Diego Chargers.
While doing both the recently canceled "SportsNation" for ESPN in the mornings and moving over to radio for a few more hours of afternoon drive on KSPN-AM (710) since 2012, Wiley said the big ask from Fox was to replace Colin Cowherd on this expanded 90-minute studio show (noon to 1:30 p.m.). No live games. No radio.
"Kind of the pierced arrow approach," Wiley said. "They've kept me laser-focused so I can be high energy, no extra jumping jacks before I go on the air. And I'm more than happy with the compensation for not doing anything else. I won't disagree with that."
It's nice timing for Wiley as he releases an autobiography next month called "Never Shut Up: The Life, Opinions, and Unexpected Adventures of an NFL Outlier" (Dutton Publishing, 288 pages). It details his journey from growing up amid Compton gangs, navigating his way to St. Monica High in Santa Monica and as a student-athlete Ivy League career at Columbia. In his post-NFL life, he also became part of a 2014 lawsuit against the NFL for illegal dispensing of powerful non-prescription painkillers that led to further health issues.
"I finally came to a place where I can tell this story — not some glorified memoir based on riding off on a horse after some Super Bowl win cliche," he said. "I was just a fork-in-the-road kid who planned and plotted to do my best with my athletic talents and academic success, and it gave me and my family a way to leave South Central. I'm using the same game plan with broadcasting."
Kings app forward
The Kings' recent decision to move past a traditional radio platform and explore what's available on audio streaming this season all comes down to a frequency issue.
Frequent changes and working around occasionally erratic radio frequencies during their first 50 years has been an uneven complement to their expanded TV coverage. KABC-AM (790) was the 11th radio partner in their history the last four years, but when its Cumulus ownership group filed for bankruptcy last year, their contracts were effectively terminated.
So in becoming a free agent on a technicality, the Kings decided to go high tech. The agreement with iHeartRadio for the free L.A. Kings Audio Network focuses on the possibilities of a team-based 24/7 service that not only carries the game call of Nick Nickson and Darryl Evans, but expands pregame and postgame capabilities and opens up podcasting, vintage game replays and hours of archived interviews and features Nickson has done over his 38-year career.
Other NHL teams have apps to go with their radio platform, but the Kings appear to be the first to use streaming as their sole audio delivery. This comes at a time when the MLS' LAFC went a bit rogue to use YouTube TV as its exclusive home TV game partner, but also with the add-on ability for more and easily dispersible content.
With change initially comes the frequency of questions from fans — especially those who wonder why, during the first Kings two exhibition broadcasts, a time-gap exists of more than a minute between live action and audio access on the app.
That may be unavoidable with the physics of signals bouncing off satellites and then compressed into a digital medium. Those who access the Chargers' KFI-AM (640) feed on the iHeartRadio app during live games experience a similar lag time.
Mike Altieri, the Kings' senior vice president of marketing, communications and content, said this shouldn't sidetrack the upside to what this platform can exclusively provide ramping up to the regular-season opener Oct. 5.
"We think it's definitely a forward-thinking approach to audio, a chance to do something different as the market keeps changing and a way to be more consistent," Altieri said. "If there is any resistance initially, I think we can educate fans how to use it over time."
The team could keep an in-house default audio signal for those who bring portable radios into Staples Center. Games also remain on Sirius XM satellite radio, LAKings.com online and the NHL app.
Nickson said he spoke recently with Steve Thrap, a radio engineer in the 1970s at KLAC who became the vice president of broadcast operations at Staples Center before retiring last year and moving to Tennessee.
"Steve said he listened to our exhibition games [last Tuesday and Thursday] on the app and was amazed how much it sounded like we were sitting right next to each other," said Nickson, a Hockey Hall of Fame broadcaster. "What's intriguing for me, with all we can do on this app, is that a Kings fan anywhere in the world can tap the phone and listen, and they could drive forever and never lose the signal."
More new elements to the Kings' media approach: A 10-game schedule of Spanish-language broadcasts on ESPN Deportes KWKW-AM (1330) starts Nov. 1 with a broadcast team to be announced; Jarret Stoll will be the sole studio analyst with Patrick O'Neal as Sean O'Donnell moves full time into the front office; and Carrlyn Bathe has been added for between-period interviews, reporting and social media updates during home telecasts. Alex Curry shifts to just hosting "L.A. Kings Weekly." … The most telling aspect of the Clippers' decision announced Monday to go with a rotation of analysts joining Ralph Lawler during his final season on Prime Ticket is the initial exclusion of Michael Smith, who had been Lawler's longest broadcast partner for 15 seasons before Smith was replaced by Bruce Bowen in 2017. A falling-out between the two, according to people familiar with the situation, has not been repaired.
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Bloomberg reporter Anna Massoglia recently "fell down a rabbit hole" when she began looking at California Democrat Maxine Waters' recent tax filings.
Massoglia stared at the paperwork for hours and simply could not make the math work.
Between high priced dinners, paying her daughter exorbitant amounts, and paying for big fundraising events it seemed that Mad-Max-ine should be broke… but she's not.
Maxine Waters seems to be swimming in cash, which is odd because her individual donations for the year were less than $15K! In fact, Waters spent $5K for a fundraising dinner, which seems like a waste of money considering she only raised $15K for the entire year. This is a highly unusual imbalance and one that probably deserves a lot more scrutiny.
We've talked about Maxine Waters odd money before (here, here, and here), and Congress has been concerned about it in the past too.
This is a woman who has been named "Most Corrupt in Congress" on 4 separate occasions by a nonpartisan watchdog.
Sadly as of yet, no one has done much digging into the Congresswoman's financial dealings.
How does a woman who makes less than $200K a year, live in a $5 Million home, and then live such a lavish lifestyle? The math simply doesn't add up. But then again there is so much about Mad-Max-ine that doesn't add up.


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The exoenzyme S regulon is a set of coordinately regulated virulence genes of Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Proteins encoded by the regulon include a type III secretion and translocation apparatus, regulators of gene expression, and effector proteins. The effector proteins include two enzymes with ADP-ribosyltransferase activity (ExoS and ExoT) and an acute cytotoxin (ExoU). In this study, we identified ExoY as a fourth effector protein of the regulon. ExoY is homologous to the extracellular adenylate cyclases of Bordetella pertussis (CyaA) and Bacillus anthracis (EF). The homology among the three adenylate cyclases is limited to two short regions, one of which possesses an ATP-binding motif. In assays for adenylate cyclase activity, recombinant ExoY (rExoY) catalyzed the formation of cAMP with a specific activity similar to the basal activity of CyaA. In contrast to CyaA and EF, rExoY activity was not stimulated or activated by calmodulin. A 500-fold stimulation of activity was detected following the addition of a cytosolic extract from Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) cells. These results indicate that a eukaryotic factor, distinct from calmodulin, enhances rExoY catalysis. Site-directed mutagenesis of residues within the putative active site of ExoY abolished adenylate cyclase activity. Infection of CHO cells with ExoY-producing strains of P. aeruginosa resulted in the intracellular accumulation of cAMP. cAMP accumulation within CHO cells depended on an intact type III translocation apparatus, demonstrating that ExoY is directly translocated into the eukaryotic cytosol.
Yahr, Timothy L.; Vallis, Amy J.; Hancock, Michael; Barbieri, Joseph T.; and Frank, Dara W., "ExoY, an Adenylate Cyclase Secreted by the Pseudomonas Aeruginosa Type III System" (1998). Open Dartmouth: Faculty Open Access Articles. 1476.


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Vijay Varma Bio:
Born: 29th March 1986
Age: 34 Yrs, As of 2020
Height: 5.11 Ft
Birthplace: Hyderabad, Telangana, India
Education: Post Graduate course in acting
Vijay Varma is an actor mostly active in Hindi and Telugu movies. He was born on 29th March 1986 in Hyderabad. He comes from a Hyderabad-based family, while he did his schooling and college from his home. He then applied at Film and TV Institute of India (FTII) without his parent's consent as they were opposed to his desire to act in movies. He was funded by his friend to pursue his education in FTII Pune.
He started his career working in theaters. He remained the part of several plays at his hometown before joining FTII to get a formal education in acting at the said institute. Once he completed his post-graduate diploma program he headed to Mumbai in search of work. He got his first venture as a short film by Raj Nidimoru and Krishna DK called Shor. It was an acclaimed short film and it bagged a few awards at film festivals getting the Best Short Film at the prestigious MIAAC festival in0 New York.
Since then it was no looking back for the actor. He then got the film Chittagong in 2012. The next year he got Rangrezz followed by Gang of Ghosts playing Robin Hoodda, however, he got recognition in Big B film Pink playing Ankit Malhotra. Some of his other films include Monsoon Shootout, Cheers – Friends. Reunion. Goa, Manto, Gully Boy, Super 30, Ghost Stories, Baaghi 3, Bamfaad and in the upcoming film Yaara. He also did a few Telugu films including MCA playing Siva in it.
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Jean I Gicquel est un prélat breton, il fut évêque de Rennes.

Biographie
Jean Gicquel est issu d'une noble famille propriétaire des manoirs de Labière en Loutchel et de Ourme en Pleumeleuc. Il serait né à Guer. D'abord trésorier de l'Église de Rennes, il est élu et consacré évêque en 1239. Il confirma en 1247 les chanoines de Montfort dans la possession du patronage de l'église de Bourg-des-Comptes, comme avait fui Josselin de Montauban son prédécesseur. Jean de Joinville nous apprend que cet évêque fit le voyage de la Terre-Sainte en 1250, et qu'il se signala dans les combats des Croisés. Il fit son testament en 1258, le vendredi après l'Épiphanie, et fonda un anniversaire dans son église cathédrale. Sa mort est marquée au  dans le nécrologe de la même église.

Armoiries
D'azur au chevron d'argent chargé de cinq coquilles de sable et accompagné de trois quintefeuilles de même.
Ce sont des Armes à enquerre.

Notes et références

Source
 Pierre-Hyacinthe Morice de Beaubois, L'Église de Bretagne, 1839.

Évêque catholique du XIIIe siècle
Évêque de Rennes
Décès en 1258
Personnalité bretonne du XIIIe siècle


In his first year at University, Elijah Kitaka was already optimistic for bigger dreams in the life ahead of him. His mind set was tuned to changing the face of the Ugandan job market. This was the time when age and one's qualifications were big issue before any company could take you on. Versed with his computer knowledge, felt he could generate an income even without a conventional job.
As early as 19, Elijah had a vision of establishing a long-term investment like a company registered and functional in all legal binding so he joined one of his lawyer friends. He wanted a company as an entity. The reality of his dream was Computer Software Systems (C.S.S). He wanted to start with software-powering websites, just the same things True African is currently doing.
The reality was the establishment of long hopeful dream that led to the first commercial internet services under his True African company.
"In 1998 I got a few partners, friends of mine who could also do the work. There were a few people with ICPs in town and through my clients, I got into a partnership and we started a project which started as Sanyu Africa. I realized he had a lot of equipment and resources that were under-utilized so I sat down and wrote a business plan of some ideas I had. I told him what I wanted to do and we made an agreement and off we started," Elijah recounts.
That is how Sanyu Africa started and was on TV a few times; however just along the way, the partners got some complications. Elijah pulled out and then started True African. This was around 2000. For the new venture, Elijah wanted to do something in the in the line exuding information and communication business.
"I got four people to help me start that-mostly in terms of skill. I recruited people I knew could do programming, people that were system administrators and knowledge in the computer field at the time. We started the project and it went well. We delivering what we considered critical information to people cheaply, effectively and conveniently," he adds. SMS was definitely one of these ways and started working off a sim card before they could go to MTN or any network. There were the sites, which had a lot of business information, and more profiles it presently has. Well, the idea was well received and the young proprietors were focused-they had a business plan and knew were the money would come from and precisely had began seeing some of it. With the success, D.Mnet also doing something similar partnered with Elijah's and True African was strengthened in membership size and skills. From then, it was aggressive marketing. Through the short lifespan of True African, Elijah speaks with authority as one of Kampala's young achievers. On his list of clients are big companies like MTN, UTL, Nile bank. In addition, is some good equipment that does media monitoring. He currently cruises a cool Audi 50, plus the company is consistently growing.
Well, for the challenges Elijah is quick to point out the set back he faced when thieves broke into his house that at the time doubled as the company office. They thieves took off with all the computer only leaving behing the CPUs. This setback left them back at square one but did not give up.
She is confident, extremely hard working, of integrity, fun loving, and to add-would add quite receptive. For her funs, she is simply the best sound on radio and just a person anyone would love to meet. Her talk is inspiring which reveals to you the hardworking lady in her. Her name is Crystal Newman Kavulu, a presenter at Sanyu FM and Public Relations Officer (P.R.O) for Kampala Casino. She graduated from Makerere University where she did Mass Communication. She had a friend at Sanyu who connected her there. She passed the voice test and henceforth taken on.
Well, she recently left the spinster world and she is married to Mr. Fred Kavulu with whom they already have a kid. She will not feel comfortable revealing the type of car she drives but believe me it tells the success of the lady who sits behind its wheels.
For all the young folk out there-don't, be meek. Make your try at self discovery and in that way your prospective employee can have the courage to take his risk on you. Just do not think of life as a smooth sail, people are out there anticipating to take advantage of especially you because of your weak spots.
The 2005 IAAF season has seemed to be rolling in the right direction for Inzikuru. From a humble background of Verra Ezuku in Arua, Dorcus last month ran her way to the historic achievement when she won the first world women's 3,000 metres steeplechase Title giving Uganda its first gold medal in the 22-year history of the World Athletic Championships ever since huddle champion John Akibua. To see her through her success has been her manager Lambogini.
Dorcus Inzikuru started her track career in 1995 with his home district team Arua Athletics club during her primary school days at Mvara primary school. She won the district 5,000m competition in a commendable 19 minutes and 30 seconds when she was only 13 years old and this caught an eye of the national governing Federation then Uganda Amateur Athletics Federation (UAAF) that encouraged the district to prepare the runner for national championships. She was named on the national team that was going to represent the country at the 2000 world junior championships in Santiago, Chile. She surprised Ethiopian star Meseret Defar in the 5,000m final and won the country's only gold medal at the meet.
In 2004, she broke her own record at an IAAF Grand Prix meet held in Belgium and also qualified officially for the Olympic games that were held in Athens but unfortunately she couldn't go beyond the first round of the race after suffering from a right knee injury with only a couple of days to her race in Athens.
He is fit to be rightly described as an ambitious artiste who has tried to keep good pace with what he can do best and for this you could let it pass when he chores to come out unique. A rare thing to come across having a name starting with letter 'X'. He says this stand for extravagant, excellent, exclusive, excessive, extreme, exotic, exhilarating, exquisite, extra-ordinary and you could have him go on and on. He graduated with a first class degree from the School of Fine art in Makerere University. During his stay at University, he was president of the Fine art students association and entertainment minister of entertainment in the former Northcote hall. When Studio on Mnet came to Uganda, they featured him as part of the breed of the country's new artistes and designers. This was December last year.
At 28, he is founder and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Urban Fashion Brand-Xenson, owns Xensona multimedia Art Company dealing in art, graphic design, and interior design Graffiti advertising and corporate branding.
Xenson's artistic content is all about urban culture inspired by a tradition.
"I look at my accentual past then try to incorporate it with the modern day philosophies to get what you call urban ethnic because before you know where you are going you need to know your history," Xenson points out. His art is multimedia. It is a mixer of performance art poetry and the sot. He has s studio in his studios inn Nina.
He has had his live graffiti performances in Nairobi at the World Bank sponsored Aids concert. In Tanzania, he was there for the hip/hop concert his skill was given a knob and in Kigali he met designers from UK, South Africa, Gabon and Senegal. At the beginning of this year, he was in Germany where he spent three months. He had gone for an exhibition workshop. In Germany, he left a graffiti wall of fame. He has also been to France where he visited a number of art galleries of some of the big designers down there.
Steve Jean has done his thing for quite sometime. He started as an artiste in the early 1990s. To date you will he owns Fenon studios which have churned most of the big hits in the land. He has produced hits of local stars like Titi Tabelle, Michael Ross, the Blu*3, his own tracks among other artistes.
When asked about just how he feels about all that has come his way, he simply brushes this off jokingly wit a smile claiming he has not yet got there.
Well, he done thing out there in the States and despite the fact that he wouldn't disclose what he has to his name Steve Jean undoubtedly stands out as one of the biggest producers in the country.
Seanice been in radio for the last half decade and she says its something she has enjoyed immensely and true it is because this has also enabled her break through into many other areas.
Her principal on life is Do it if love it and if do not then leave it. Simple! She does everything with a passion and this has inspired through a progressively successful career trend. Seanice started out at Clouds FM in Tanzania on which she hosted a late night show. She came back to do her A-level and went back to Tanzania during her vacation. She switched stations to East African FM. At East African FM, she was producer channel director where she was charged with over seeing the different communications there. She was the youngest administrator in the whole establishment. When she came back for her University she was spotted by Sanyu FM. While still in Tanzania she also served as a dance instructor at one of the International school for six months, which she did alongside he main job. She recently resigned her job as P.R.O of Kabira Country Club due to the accumulated workload on her.
For her sweat, she has managed to buy herself a chunk of land in one of Entebbe's posh corners. In addition she runs a private promotions and event managing company-Blue Flamingo. Her latest wheel is Pajero short Chassis. Seanice is also Sanyu's brand manager and whenever she goes back to Kabira and looks at the work force she trained and the systems she put in place, it goes off with some good pride at heart.
He runs Mark Merkie promotions, an American based company that targets the African community in Washington D.C. They host their crowd at Corner pocket which has grown to become one of the most popular spots for the African crowd in the state.
"In D.C it is a hyper kind of night-life and quite a number of Africans who are interested to hang out and have fun. So when we started, it did not surprise that were getting a progressively growing crowd," Mark explains. He adds that the least they have hosted is eight hundred people and up to 3000 which was in October last year. The whites have also been attracted to the corner pocket.
Munyonyi owns small mansion in D.C, X5 BMW, three kangaroo pick-ups which he expects to help him in his promotion business he is currently establishing in the East African market. He is also clearing three other cars at the Mombassa port.
The young proprietor is looking forward to bring a change (concept) in East Africa's entertainment. Mark looks forward the crowd of having to be treated to same performances from the same people all the time. He has tried something similar with Safari.com in Kenya before and it registered a fair success.
His mother always jokes with him about being a nightlife freak. She attributes this to him having been born during the night.
Mujib Kasule prefers to describe himself as a simple and down to earth person and this is something those that have met him and had one-on-one with the handy football star. He owned his first car at the age of sixteen. At eighteen he was one of the few lucky Ugandans that were called on to join under-nineteen side of Chelsea but his dad dream for him was not to get into money without proper education so he had to sacrifice his dream for his father's.
"Football has taken me places and won me favors. In school, I was exempted from all chores. When I joined secondary school in Kibuli I was studying on scholarship not because my parents had no money to pay for my school dues but as was a favor extended to me for my good talent,"Mujib recounts. When he continues you might think it is just nothing more than the laurels for himself. Before he even sat for his P.L.E Kibuli Secondary School had already offered him a place with favors attached. While still at Kibuli he was tipped by local club K.C.C football club. He was seventeen then. At the University Mujib was admitted on government for Arts in arts but felt was not ready to pursue a flat course. He was offered a scholarship to study in the U.SA for five years where he did a bachelor in economics. He runs the Kasule Properties Company and works as a research consultant. In addition, to his name is the newest Sports paper called The Goal Post. He has a love for cars and drives a Ford Windsor. He looks up to Michael Owen. For the young people out there, he says you should chase after your dreams.
When he steps on stage, it is just display of good strokes. Right from his Obsessions days, he always stood out as a guy with an exceptional talent. When de left Obsessions, life was a completely new life and he could not rule out the emotion from his fans. His girlfriend, Natasha, with whom he has a three months' kid, too pursued him to get back onto stage.
Michael had served as a director for the crumbling Obsessions dance group as well as Cleo graphics manager. Before rejuvenating his talent into his Kombart dance group, he was doing private business but he confesses having liked to entertain ever since his child. He runs a tours and travel business.
" I had the interest since I was young. I could participate in traditional dances in Buganda road Primary where Mr. Rwanjies, head of Ndere troupe, was my entertainment teacher. I particularly loved the energy and love with which he could conduct his training at school," Kasaija recalls.
He featured on the first M-NET Face of Africa competitions that were here. He joined Obsession while still at campus. It was by then known as Pulse & Jungle. He served director and Cleo graphics manager while still with the Obsessions dance group.
To date he owns the Kombart dance group whose membership size has grown to twenty members. The group has claimed the number one spot as top dance group and you'll not be surprised to see Michael cruising in BMW B5 with his son Shawn Kasaija.
He looks up to pushing Kombart to greater heights and worthy competitions and his mind is open to absorb into new ideas. The group is into event planning and management. You have to judge them on Michael Ross' upcoming album launch come 24th.
You will be surprised that at his age, he has penned most of the big hits and this only goes down as something he does as a hobby. It is inopportune that people like him are not put in the limelight just like the west has given the great some of the good songwriters. Nevertheless, Silver immediately appears the kind who will not pop big even if he is deservedly good as both an artiste and songwriter. He has penned form the latest, Juliana Kanyomozi's Nabikoowa, Nvanungi's Eriso and Ekiwangula Omutima Gw'omukyala, Marium Ndagire's Kiki Onvuma album, Kato Lubwama's maiden duo hit Kirabe Ebisso among other big hits of prominent artistes whose egos he wouldn't hurt as confided to him to the effect.
However that is not to say the songwriter has let this forsaken his singing career. Silver has three good albums to his name. These are Ekyasa Kyabakyala, Omuzadde Katonda and Abanna bbo and if you've been at occasion like Introduction ceremonies then you must have felt how popular in terms of musical content his music has proved to be.
"When I sing about love in whatever category, I make sure I am sensitive to the general crowd. In whatever I do it is never for fame but to positively affect my generation," he points out. When asked about his magic at the good lyrical code progression all he can say is the confidence artistes have in him because he's always ready to share the little he has in terms of ideas. He loves the guitar.
Silver Kyagulanyi started his career in singing as early as kid leading others in singing nursery rhymes. Form there he joined choirs in Nswangere seminary and St. Charles Lwanga in Kasasa before he joined one of the celebrated local choirs in the country. This was the I0a.m. Christ the King church choir. In I995, he was happy to appear in one of the dailies. Simplicity and the appreciation for all music attributes, he says, has led him all throughout.
It is not merely a lexical coincidence that Kiprop bears the same name as several Kenyans athletes, such as Fred Kiprop (the 2:06.47 marathoner). The meanings of the names are the same-born while it is He is a son to a little known Robert Toroitich. He finished fourth at the Olympic Games 10,000m, which almost ranks him as one of the world's best.
In five years of junior competition, he finished third once (2002) and second twice (2003, 2004) at the World Cross-country, won four medals at 5000m and 10,000m at the African Junior Championships of 2001 and 2003 (silver at 5000m in 2001, the rest gold) and last summer finally picked up his first global junior gold in the World Junior Championships 10,000 in Grosseto. As a young athlete, he looked up to the likes of Haile Gebrselassie who has won major races.
Kiprop came into limelight when he won his first silver medal at the world cross-country championship in Ireland in 2002. An English Ricky Simms talked to him and took him to sports ware company Puma where he was offered a deal.
"I was so happy that these guys (Puma) give me whatever I want to compete on the international scene and my only duty is to train and go and collect my money at the end of every year," he said.
Puma renewed my contract when he won another silver medal at the next world cross-country held in Switzerland and still sponsor him up to now. After winning the silver medal, Kiprop became the African junior champion after winning gold in 5,000m and 10,000m and he was nicknamed 'Gebrselassie' by fans in Cameroon where the championship took place.
Kiprop has competed in a number of international races that include Golden league series, Grand prix, road races and cross-country meets where he has won at least 50 medals of which 15 are gold, 10 silvers and many uncountable bronze medals.
Kiprop adapted athletics when he was still a kid during his days of fetching water. "Mum used to send me to the well and she wanted the water as quick as possible so I had to run down a few kilometers and return home," this is how I came to love the game.
Those who have something, to them opportunities will always flourish, so they say and true is for some of the young men. One of them is lawyer Karugire. He is one of the first son's in-law and to his name is one of the success law firms. As a young man, he runs Karugire & Kiwanuka advocates which she owns alongside another young lawyer by name Kiwanuka.
I had the opportunity to study and live in the same dormitory(Lawrence dormitory)with Silver Kyagulanyi as Kasasa. I am not surprised of his success as singing was his dream.
And a prominent figure in Kasasa's choir during (1998-2000) he made Kasasa's school or church choir great!
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Dom Paulus Birker, né le  à Sonthofen et mort le  à Munich, est un moine bénédictin bavarois qui fut abbé fondateur de l'abbaye Saint-Boniface de Munich et de 1861 à 1877 abbé de l'abbaye de Disentis en Suisse.

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Paulus Birker naît dans une famille d'artisan en 1814. Il fait ses études à Augsbourg au lycée Sainte-Anne (Gymnasium bei St. Anna), le lycée le plus ancien d'Allemagne, puis il étudie la théologie à l'université de Munich. Il entre en 1837 à l'abbaye Saint-Étienne d'Augsbourg qui a été fondée récemment. Il prononce ses vœux en 1838 et est ordonné prêtre en 1839. Il est vicaire de paroisse, maître des novices, curé de paroisse, puis prieur du prieuré d'Ottobeuren. En 1847, il est directeur de l'institut d'études supérieures d'Augsbourg, jusqu'en 1850.

Le roi Louis Ier de Bavière le met à la tête en tant qu'abbé de la nouvelle abbaye Saint-Boniface de Munich en 1847. Le chapitre  le démet en 1854, car la discipline ascétique du TRP Birker n'est pas comprise. Il quitte alors la Bavière en quête de nouvelles fondations et finalement arrive en Suisse. Il devient en 1861 abbé de l'abbaye de Disentis dans les Grisons à une époque particulièrement difficile pour les catholiques en Suisse. Il ne parvient pas à recruter des vocations à cause du Kulturkampf suisse et finit en 1877 par retourner à Saint-Boniface, où il meurt en 1888.

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Grundlinie der christlichen Jugendbildung, 1850
Träume und Schäume: Denkschrift über das Kloster Disentis, 1877

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Naissance en octobre 1814
Naissance à Sonthofen
Décès en novembre 1888
Décès à Munich
Abbé allemand
Religieux catholique allemand
Bénédictin germanophone
Décès à 74 ans


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'Iron Lady' Director Responds to Uproar Over Meryl Streep's 'Over-Emotional' Performance
1:41 PM PST 11/25/2011 by Stuart Kemp
Alex Bailey/The Weinstein Co.; Warner Bros./Courtesy of Everett Collection
Meryl Streep will attend a screening of "Iron Lady" in China as part of a Sino-American initiative to bring more English-language movies to the country.
Former colleagues and admirers of Margaret Thatcher have mocked Streep's portrayal of the former British prime minister, but Phyllida Lloyd is unfazed.
This story first appeared in the Dec. 2 issue of The Hollywood Reporter magazine.
Less than two months ahead of The Iron Lady's U.K. release, Meryl Streep's portrayal of former British prime minister Margaret Thatcher is generating a growing furor among British conservatives bristling at what they consider an unflattering portrayal.
Director Phyllida Lloyd (Mamma Mia!) is unfazed by the uproar. "People have been arguing about her [Thatcher] for months and months," Lloyd tells THR. "She certainly burns brightly as a still very divisive character."
The movie, made for an estimated $13 million, has been penciled in for a Dec. 30 U.S. release by the Weinstein Co., bowing in exclusive runs in New York and Los Angeles before going wide Jan. 13. It is scheduled to hit U.K. screens Jan. 6 via Pathe's distribution pact with 20th Century Fox.
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Set in the present, the film uses flashbacks to depict Thatcher's life from 1979 through 1990 and includes her later battles with dementia. (Thatcher, now 86, lives a very private life in London.)
Much of the opposition to the drama comes from Tory stalwarts and former cabinet ministers who served under Thatcher. None has seen the film, but the movie's trailer -- which mixes elements of gentle comedy with scenes of Thatcher's personal and political life -- was enough to set them off.
Former conservative MP Norman Tebbit wrote in the Daily Telegraph that Thatcher was "never, in my experience, the half-hysterical, over-emotional, over-acting woman portrayed by Meryl Streep."
He also questions why he and others who knew and worked with Thatcher weren't consulted by the filmmakers. (Abi Morgan's script is based on a number of sources, including material from politicians and civil servants on condition of anonymity.) "You might think that if you were setting out to make a so-called 'biopic' about such a dominant figure on the political stage of the late 20th century," Tebbit wrote, "your researchers would have sought out those who were closest to her."
Tim Bell, one of Thatcher's key PR advisers, also has taken exception with the film, describing it as a "non-event" and declaring that he has no interest in seeing it.
U.S. conservatives have been equally critical of Iron Lady ever since an early script was leaked. Andrew Breitbart's BigHollywood.com complained a year ago that the movie features the ghost of Thatcher's late husband, Denis, downplaying his wife's accomplishments, which "would have happened anyway, darling."
"Not one of those people have seen it," Lloyd said. "It's very far from a biopic. You're only seeing some fragments of her political career and life from how it might have been, not how it was."
Whether the controversy helps the film at the box office remains to be seen -- the furor over Oliver Stone's W. sure didn't do that political drama any favors -- but a strong Oscar push is likely given Streep's perennial awards-season dominance and the backing of Harvey Weinstein.
Streep hasn't commented directly on the controversy, telling The Daily Mail that while she didn't agree with many of Thatcher's policies, it was a privilege to delve deeply into her life and play her onscreen.
Lloyd defends her leading lady, adding that Streep's performance was never meant to be mean-spirited or exploitative. "Those of us [on set] who witnessed her both as Thatcher in her prime and as the more fragile old lady saw something I have never experienced before," Lloyd said. "She [Streep] just disappears as an actress and is Thatcher."
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POLITICAL DRAMAS AT THE BOX OFFICE: From JFK to J. Edgar, these biopics about political figures have connected
JFK (1991) Oliver Stone
The grassy knoll conspiracy plot enraged supporters of the one-gunman theory but helped JFK win two Oscars and become a global hit. Stone had less luck with his cinematic character assassinations of Nixon (1995) and George W. Bush. (W., 2008). Global Box Office: $205 million
The Queen (2006) Stephen Frears
Focusing on one of the few controversial moments in Queen Elizabeth II's long reign, screenwriter Peter Morgan zeroes in on her reserved public response to the death of Princess Diana. Helen Mirren's classy Queen united royalists, republicans and Oscar voters. Global Box Office: $123.4 million
J. Edgar (2011) Clint Eastwood
Already an Oscar favorite -- Leonardo DiCaprio, as Hoover, seems guaranteed a best actor nom -- J. Edgar is still rolling out at the box office. Domestic Box Office: $20.7 million (still in release)
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Michael Barrett Net Worth: How Rich is Anna Farris's Husband?
Michael Barrett is an American cinematographer, who is best known for his amazing cinematography work on the movies Bobby, Ted, and Kiss Kiss Bang Bang. Michael is recently in the news for getting married to his long-time girlfriend/fiance, Anna Farris. As of 2022, Michael Barrett net worth is estimated to be roughly $10 million.
Full Name Michael Bradley Barrett
Birth Date May 28, 1970
Birth Place Riverside, California
Profession Cinematographer
Wife Anna Farris
Height 5 feet 10 inches or 1.78 m
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Michael Barrett was born on the 28th of May, 1970 in Riverside, California, United States of America. He has not shared much about his early life and his parents. For his study, he joined the University of California-Los Angeles from where he received a Bachelor's degree in art in 1992. Later, he attended Columbia University based in New York City. He came out holding a Master of Fine Arts degree in Film from the University in 1996.
Michael got to meet the Mexican cinematographer, Gabriel Figueroa in 1992. On his very first meeting with Gabriel, he talked about his amazing work in the 1947 movie La Perla. After completing his Master's from Columbia University, he worked in few short movies such as "Ticket to Ride", "Face", and "Cookin'". In 1998, he worked as a cinematographer in the gay-themed movie titled "Finding North". The movie earned a nomination at the International Gay & Lesbian Film Festival in the category of Best Film.
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After his work was appreciated in the movie Finding North, Michael started getting other movie works. His other appreciable movie works as a cinematographer include "Safe Men", "The Suburbans", and "The Atlantis Conspiracy". In 2001, he began working for the forensics crime drama series "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation". The series helped him to build another step toward his successful career. He was a part of the series for three years until the series ended on September 27, 2015.
Michael kept on working with full dedication in other movies and TV series. In 2012, he became a part of the commercially successful movie "Ted", where his cinematography work was appreciated by all audiences. The sequel of the movie "Ted 2" was released in 2015, where he was successful to received positive feedback again.
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Tip: Understanding Rank
When you do a search, you can sort the results bibliographically alphabetical or by "rank". What is Rank?
Rank refers to the search engine's "best guess" as to the relevance of the result to the search you specified. The exact method of ranking used varies a bit depending on the search. In its most basic level, when you specify a single search term, rank looks at the density of the matches for the word in the document, and how close to the beginning of the document they appear as a measure of importance to the paper's topic. The documents with the most matches and where the term is deemed to have the most importance, have the highest "relevance" and are ranked first (presented first).
When you specify more than one term to appear anywhere in the article, the method is similar, but the search engine looks at how many of those terms appear, and how close together they appear, how close to the beginning of the document, and can even take into account the relative rarity of the search terms and their density in the retrieved file, where infrequent terms count more heavily than common terms.
To see a simple example of this, search for the words (not the phrase, so no quotes):
unconscious communications
Look at the density of matches in each document on the first page of the hits. Then go to the last page of matched documents, and observe the density of matches within the documents.
A more complex search illustrates this nicely with a single page and only 15 matches:
counter*tr* w/25 "liv* out" w/25 enact*
There are a lot of word forms and variants of the words (due to the * wildcards) above that can match, but the proximity (w/25) clause limits the potential for matching. What's interesting here though is how easily you can see the match density decrease as you view down the short list.
The end result of selecting order by rank is that the search engine's best "guess" as to which articles are more relevant appear higher on the list than less relevant articles.
Sheehy, M. (2012). Sparring with the Eternal Maternal Abject. Studies in Gender and Sexuality, 13(1):65-67.
(2012). Studies in Gender and Sexuality, 13(1):65-67
Sparring with the Eternal Maternal Abject
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Historically, mothers have not been able to tell their own story, due to either patriarchal exaltation/abjection of the maternal or the privileging of the child's experience of the maternal. The author finds herself reacting to Djurberg's depiction of the maternal experience as a woman who is a mother, not as a critic, theorist, or analyst, and wonders whether Djurberg has reenacted an abjection of the maternal or whether she is trying to awaken the viewer to these tensions between the theoretical and "real" mother.


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How Does Altering a Product Differ From Advertising It?
By Rachel Frost
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Advertising is the act of promoting a good or service through traditional or new media channels--such as radio and television commercials, print ads, billboards, website banner ads and pop-ups--for a fee. Product alteration, which is more commonly referred to as "product change," refers to the process of making changes or alterations to a product.
Alteration and Adaption
The term "alteration" most closely aligns with product change, but it also may be used to denote product adaption. In the book "Marketing Management," Philip Kotler writes that "product adaption involves altering the product to meet local conditions or preferences." Such adaption can affect food, retail products and services. For example, fast food chains altered their menus to meet overseas expectations, such as different tastes in India. Electronics companies may produce a common item for worldwide consumption, such as a desktop printer, but with different power components.
Why Alter Products?
Products may be altered for many reasons that include increasing sales of a product, fixing a discovered flaw or keeping up with changing tastes and trends. Change is necessary to remain current with competitors and with customers' expectations. Product alteration may involve a change in the ingredients used. For example, cookie makers updated their formulas in the wake of news about trans fats. Packaging changes have been prevalent as companies seek to create more environmentally friendly images. For example, you may now see cereal sealed in a coated paper bag within the box rather than a traditional plastic bag.
Advertising's Point
At the simplest level, the goal of advertising has been summed up by the expression, "Awareness, Acceptance, Action." A traditional vendor uses advertising to ensure you know about the product, that you react favorably to it and, ultimately, you make a purchase.
Ad Examples
While new methods of advertising and promotion may include an ad or game produced for a social site such as Facebook, a sponsored blogger or a Twitter message promoting a limited-time sale, traditional word-of-mouth advertising and "gimmicky" promotions are still used.
In an article published in AdWeek, Lauren Comiteau writes that "many brands have discovered that sometimes the old-school ideas still work very well--even better, in some cases, because the public hasn't seen them used in a while." As an example, she points to Cluck-U, a New Jersey fried chicken chain that gets more than 25 percent of its business from the use of "life-sized chickens" (employees in costume) promoting the store on the street and at local fairs and festivals.
Product alteration and advertising connect to create the ultimate goal for most advertisers--sales. Product alteration seeks to improve a product to such a degree that it leads to repeat purchases, recommendations to friends, more frequent use and other measures of customer satisfaction. Advertising seeks the same result, along with awareness and product acceptance. Advertising can be useful at all stages of a product's life cycle; however, the argument could be made that it is most important after a product launch or product change to gain awareness and trial.
"Marketing Management, 11th edition"; Philip Kotler; 2003
Rachel Frost began writing professionally in 2001 and works primarily in internal communications, marketing and corporate publication management. Frost writes externally for various websites. She holds a bachelor's degree in public communications from Buffalo State College and a Masters of Business Administration with a marketing concentration from Canisius College.
Repetition as an Advertisement Technique
The Persuasion Techniques of Beauty Product Advertising
Is Subliminal Advertising Ethical or Not?
Social Economics & Business Importance of Advertising
What is the Reason for Advertising?
What Is the Most Common Criticism of Advertising?
Importance of Advertising in Business
Examples of Societal Marketing
Why Do Companies Keep an Unprofitable Product Line?
1 Repetition as an Advertisement Technique
2 The Persuasion Techniques of Beauty Product Advertising
3 Is Subliminal Advertising Ethical or Not?
4 Social Economics & Business Importance of Advertising


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