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Front Matter Far Away and Long Ago The Building of the Wall Loki Puts Gods in Danger Loki's Mischief in Asgard Brock the Dwarf Freya and Her Necklace How Frey Won Gerda Heimdall and Little Hnossa All-Father's Forebodings Odin Goes to the Mimir's Well Odin Faces an Evil Man Odin Wins the Magic Mead Odin Tells Secret of His Doings Thor and Loki in Giants' City Thor and Loki Befool Thrym How Thor Triumphed The Dwarf's Hoard Foreboding in Asgard Loki the Betrayer Loki Against the Aesir The Valkyrie The Children of Loki Baldur's Doom Loki's Punishment Sigurd's Youth The Dragon Fafnir The Dragon's Blood Sigmund and Signy Sigmund and Sinfiotli Vengeance of the Volsungs Brynhild in the House of Flame The House of the Nibelungs How Brynhild Was Won The Death of Sigurd The Twilight of the Gods
Children of Odin: A Book of Northern Myths - Padraic Colum
The Building of the Wall
Always there had been war between the Giants and the Gods—between the Giants who would have destroyed the world and the race of men, and the Gods who would have protected the race of men and would have made the world more beautiful.
There are many stories to be told about the Gods, but the first one that should be told to you is the one about the building of their City.
The Gods had made their way up to the top of a high mountain and there they decided to build a great City for themselves that the Giants could never overthrow. The City they would call "Asgard," which means the Place of the Gods. They would build it on a beautiful plain that was on the top of that night mountian. And they wanted to raise round their City the highest and strongest wall that had ever been built.
Now one day when they were beginning to build their halls and their palaces a strange being came to them. Odin, the Father of the Gods, went and spoke to him. "What dost thou want on the Mountain of the Gods?" he asked the Stranger.
"I know what is in the mind of the Gods," the Stranger said. "They would build a City here. I cannot build palaces, but I can build great walls that can never be overthrown. Let me build the wall around your City."
"How long will it take you to build a wall that will go round our City?" said the Father of the Gods.
"A year, O Odin," said the Stranger.
Now Odin knew that if a great wall could be built around it the Gods would not have to spend all their time defending their City, Asgard, from the Giants, and he know that if Asgard were protected, he himself could go amongst men and teach them and help them. He thought that no payment the Stranger could ask would be too much for the building of that wall.
That day the Stranger came to the Council of the Gods, and he swore that in a year he would have the great wall built. Then Odin made oath that the Gods would give him what he asked in payment if the wall was finished to the last stone in a year from that day.
The Stranger went away and came back on the morrow. It was the first day of Summer when he started work. He brought no one to help him except a great horse.
Now the Gods thought that this horse would do no more than drag blocks of stone for the building of the wall. But the horse did more than this. He set the stones in their places and mortared them together. And day and night and by light and dark the horse worked, and soon a great wall was rising round the palaces that the Gods themselves were building.
"What reward will the Stranger ask for the work he is doing for us?" the Gods asked one another.
Odin went to the Stranger. "We marvel at the work you and your horse are doing for us," he said. "No one can doubt that the great wall of Asgard will be built up by the first day of Summer. What reward do you claim? We would have it ready for you."
The Stranger turned from the work he was doing, leaving the great horse to pile up the blocks of stone. "O Father of the Gods," he said, "O Odin, the reward I shall ask for my work is the Sun and the Moon, and Freya, who watches over the flowers and grasses, for my wife."
Now when Odin heard this he was terribly angered, for the price the Stranger asked for his work was beyond all prices. He went amongst the other Gods who were then building their shining palaces within the great wall and he told them what reward the Stranger had asked. The Gods said, "Without the Sun and the Moon the world will wither away." And the Goddesses said, "Without Freya all will be gloom in Asgard."
They would have let the wall remain unbuilt rather than let the Stranger have the reward he claimed for building it. But one who was in the company of the Gods spoke. He was Loki, a being who only half belonged to the Gods; his father was the Wind Giant. "Let the Stranger build the wall round Asgard," Loki said, "and I will find a way to make him give up the hard bargain he has made with the Gods. Go to him and tell him that the wall must be finished by the first day of Summer, and that if it is not finished to the last stone on that day the price he asks will not be given to him.
The Gods went to the Stranger and they told him that if they last stone was not laid on the wall on the first day of the Summer not Sol or Mani, the Sun and the Moon, nor Freya would be given to him. And now they knew that the Stranger was one of the Giants.
The Giant and his great horse piled up the wall more quickly than before. At night, while the Giant slept, the horse worked on and on, hauling up stones and laying them on the wall with his great forefeet. And day by day the wall around Asgard grew higher and higher.
But the Gods had no joy in seeing that great wall rising higher and higher around their palaces. The Giant and his horse would finish the work by the first day of Summer, and then he would take the Sun and the Moon, Sol and Mani, and Freya away with him.
But Loki was not disturbed. He kept telling the Gods that he would find a way to prevent him from finishing his work, and thus he would make the Giant forfeit the terrible price he had led Odin to promise him.
It was three days to Summer time. All the wall was finished except the gateway. Over the gateway a stone was still to be placed. And the Giant, before he went to sleep, bade his horse haul up a great block of stone so that they might put it above the gateway in the morning, and so finish the work two full days before Summer.
It happened to be a beautiful moonlit night. Svadilfare, the Giant's great horse, was hauling the largest stone he ever hauled when he saw a little mare come galloping toward him. The great horse had never seen so pretty a little mare and he looked at her with surprise.
"Svadilfare, slave," said the little mare to him and went frisking past.
Svadilfare put down the stone he was hauling and called to the little mare. She came back to him. "Why do you call me 'Svadilfare, slave'?" said the great horse.
"Because you have to work night and day for your master," said the little mare. "He keeps you working, working, working, and never lets you enjoy yourself. You dare not leave that stone down and come and play with me."
"Who told you I dare not do it?" said Svadilfare.
"I know you daren't do it," said the little mare, and she kicked up her heels and ran across the moonlit meadow.
Now the truth is that Svadilfare was tired of working day and night. When he saw the little mare go galloping off he became suddenly discontented. He left the stone he was hauling on the ground. He looked round and he saw the little mare looking back at him. He galloped after her.
He did not catch up on the little mare. She went on swiftly before him. On she went over the moonlit meadow, turning and loking back now and again at the great Svadilfare, who came heavily after her. Down the mountainside the mare went, and Svadilfare, who now rejoiced in his liberty and in the freshness of the wind and in the smell of the flowers, still followed her. With the morning's light they came near a cave and the little mare went into it. They went through the cave. Then Svadilfare caught up on the little mare and the two went wandering together, the little mare telling Svadilfare stories of the Dwarfs and the Elves.
They came to a grove and they stayed together in it, the little mare playing so nicely with him that the great horse forgot all about time passing. And while they were in the grove the Giant was going up and down, searching for his great horse.
He had come to the wall in the morning, expecting to put the stone over the gateway and so finish his work. But the stone that was to be lifted up was not near him. He called for Svadilfare, but his great horse did not come. He went to search for him, and he searched all down the mountain-side and he searched as far across the earth as the realm of the Giants. But he did not find Svadilfare.
The Gods saw the first day of Summer come and the gateway of the wall stand unfinished. They said to each other that if it were not finished by the evening they need not give Sol and Mani to the Giant, nor the maiden Freya to be his wife. The hours of the summer day went past and the Giant did not raise the stone over the gateway. In the evening he came before them.
"Your work is not finished," Odin said. "You forced us to a hard bargain and now we need not keep it with you. You shall not be given Sol and Mani nor the maiden Freya."
"Only the wall I have built is so strong I would tear it down," said the Giant. He tried to throw down one of the palaces, but the Gods laid hands on him and thrust him outside the wall he had built. "Go, and trouble Asgard no more," Odin commanded.
Then Loki returned to Asgard. He told the Gods how he had transformed himself into a little mare and had led away Svadilfare, the Giant's great horse. And the Gods sat in their golden palaces behind the great wall and rejoiced that their City was now secure, and that no enemy could ever enter it or overthrow it. But Odin, the Father of the Gods, as he sat upon his throne was sad in his heart, sad that the Gods had got their wall built by a trick; that oaths had been broken, and that a blow had been struck in injustice in Asgard.


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Currently there is no Enable Ireland service centre in Co. Offaly. Under exceptional circumstances your GP may be able to refer your child to a service in a neighbouring county but this is a rare occurrence as access is determined according to Public Health Nurse catchment area.
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The housing department advises on and assists with queries on social and affordable housing, housing standards, rents, housing repairs, adaptation for disability etc. You can contact them with your query using the below information.
Housing Section, Offaly County Council, Charleville Road, Tullamore, Co. Offaly.
The Money Advice and Budgeting Service can give you advice on how to handle the extra costs involved in caring for a child with EB. They have a national helpline which is open from Monday to Friday 9am to 8pm and they also have a centre located in Tullamore.


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Nikon Releases New COOLPIX P300, P500, Updates Its S-series and L-series With New models
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Nikon today announced two new COOLPIX P-series models, the P300 and the P500, five new COOLPIX S-series models as well as two new COOLPIX L-series digital cameras. Nikon COOLPIX P300 / P500
The P300 establishes a new branch of compact, wide-angle zoom models in the P-series line. As successor to the P100 (released in March 2010), the P500 offers greater zoom power and improved functions over its predecessor. The addition of the compact, wide-angle zoom P300 and the high-power zoom P500 to the P7000 (released in September 2010), the P-series flagship model, expands the lineup to three models. The P300 and P500 are both quipped with backside illumination CMOS sensors that enable high-speed processing capability for blur-free images, even with shooting in dark or dimly lit surroundings. The cameras are also equipped with NIKKOR lenses and image processing engines that utilize Nikon's exclusive optical technologies, as well as a variety of shooting and in-camera editing functions.
COOLPIX P300 Primary Features
Nikon optical technologies for stunning landscapes and night landscapes Fast, f/1.8 lens
A number of Nikon's optical technologies have been concentrated in the f/1.8 lens.
By adopting a high refractive-index lens with a refractive index of 2.0 or higher, which compensates for both curvature of field and spherical aberration with a single lens element, a smaller and lighter camera was achieved. The lens also enables sharper rendering for higher contrast throughout the entire frame
2X wide-angle zoom lens with built-in lens-shift vibration reduction (VR)
The lens covers focal lengths from the wide-angle 24mm to the telephoto 100mm (both equivalent with 35mm [135] format). The built-in VR function reduces blur with hand-held shooting and shooting at high sensitivities.
Backside illumination CMOS sensor enables capture of images exhibiting little noise at the high sensitivities required for night landscapes and pictures taken indoors under dim lighting
The camera is equipped with a backside illumination CMOS sensor with which each pixel receives light more efficiently for high-speed performance. Desired images are achieved with the specified scene mode through automatic adjustment of ISO sensitivity and/or shutter speed settings for high-speed capture of multiple shots that are then combined for night portraits and pictures taken under dim lighting, night landscapes, and backlit scenes.
Night Landscape mode:
When Night Landscape scene mode is selected, the camera automatically captures several shots at a fast shutter speed and then combines the shots to create a single optimized photo.
Backlighting mode:
When the HDR (high dynamic range) setting is enabled in Backlighting mode with shooting of high-contrast scenes, the camera captures three consecutive shots at varying exposure and combines the three for a single photo with no loss of detail in highlights or shadows, and a broader range of tones. Three HDR settings are available for selection according to the level of contrast exhibited by the scene.
A variety of shooting functions that enable capture of photos as intended
The camera is equipped with a number of shooting and in-camera image editing functions that allow users to enjoy mastering the camera with manual operations. In addition to [P] programmed auto, [A] aperture-priority auto, [S] shutter-priority auto, and [M] manual exposure modes, the camera offers a number of features. Among these features are 8-fps high-speed continuous shooting at the maximum image size (12M 4000 X 3000), a Creative Slider and Special Effects for applying effects with shooting, Filter Effects that can be applied with image playback, and an Easy Panorama function for capturing horizontal or vertical panorama photos.
Special Effects:
Special effects can be applied with shooting, enabling users to capture photos with colors and tones that suit their intent. Soft, High Key, Low Key, Nostalgic Sepia and High-contrast Monochrome options are available.
Filter Effects:
Easily apply filter effects to photos already taken without using a computer. Cross Screen, Fisheye, Miniature Effect and Painting options are available.
Easy Panorama:
Create dynamic vertical or horizontal panorama photos. Angle of view can be selected from 180° (normal) and 360° (wide). The user need simply move the camera in the desired direction using the guides displayed, and the camera automatically recognizes the direction in which shots should progress. Multiple shots are then combined in a single panorama photo.
An approximately 921k-dot TFT LCD monitor with anti-reflection coating has been adopted. In addition, the expanded color reproduction range covers a broader range of colors for reproduction of almost the entire sRGB gamut.
Recording of full HD movies for which exposure and color settings, as well as optical zoom, can be applied
The camera is equipped with functions for recording full HD movies (1920 X 1080 pixels) with stereo sound. The Creative Slider and Special Effects can also be used with movies, and optical zoom can be applied or adjusted during movie recording. In addition, dramatic movies recorded using the HS Movie function can be played back in slow motion at 1/4 or 1/2 the normal playback speed, or in fast motion at twice the normal playback speed. Full HD movies recorded with the camera can be played back on a TV with an HDMI connector, and the camera's support for the CEC feature for HDMI enables playback control using the TV's remote control.
A 36X optical zoom NIKKOR lens that covers a broad range of focal lengths from wide-angle 22.5mm through super-telephoto 810mm (equivalent with 35mm [135] format)
The camera's 36X zoom NIKKOR lens covers an incredible range of focal lengths from 22.5mm to 810mm (both equivalent with 35mm [135] format). So, not only is it capable of capturing wide-angle shots, but it also offers the highest optical zoom power in the history of the COOLPIX brand. Despite the capability of the lens, the camera body is still small enough to fit in the palm of your hand.
Backside illumination CMOS sensor
As light is more effectively received by the image sensor, even images captured at the maximum sensitivity setting of ISO 3200 exhibit significantly less noise.
New EXPEED C2 dual image processors
Processing to correct a variety of types of aberration and to reduce noise.
Image sensor shift + electronic vibration reduction (VR) function
Images captured with image sensor shift vibration reduction enabled are further processed with electronic VR for images that are sharper and exhibit less blur.
Full HD movie recording function with support for the capture of still pictures during recording
The camera is equipped with functions for recording full HD movies (1920 X 1080 pixels) with stereo sound. The entire optical zoom range, up to 36X, can be used and still images can be captured during recording. In addition, the P500 offers the same HS Movie function available with the P300. With the P500, users can enable and disable the HS Movie feature during recording of normal movies to emphasize determining moments, such as when a runner crosses the goal line, with slow-motion playback of portions recorded with HS Movie enabled. Full HD movies recorded with the camera can be played back on a TV with an HDMI connector, and the camera's support for the CEC feature for HDMI enables playback control using the TV's remote control.
A variety of shooting functions that enable capture of photos as intended (see P300 features)
3-inch, approximately 921k-dot tilting TFT LCD monitor with wide viewing angle
User friendly operational controls
A new continuous shooting mode button has been positioned next to the shutter-release button to enable quick switching between Single and Continuous settings in P, S, A and M exposure modes. In addition, by positioning the side zoom control on the side of the lens, the camera can be held more securely with shooting, effectively reducing blur.
Nikon COOLPIX L120 / L23
The COOLPIX L120 is a high-power zoom model offering 21X optical zoom, adjusted via the side zoom control, and a high-definition LCD monitor. The COOLPIX L23 is an entry-level model with enhanced automatic functions that enable simple operation.
The COOLPIX L120 is successor to the L110. It offers an effective pixel count of 14.1-million pixels, a 21X optical zoom NIKKOR lens that covers a broad range of focal lengths from wide-angle 25mm through super-telephoto 525mm (35mm format equivalent), and a 3-inch, approximately 921k-dot (VGA) TFT LCD monitor with wide viewing angle. In addition, new features to improve the performance of this high-power zoom L-series model, including a new side zoom control and flash pop-up button, have been adopted without any sacrifice to the design or compact size.
Further, the power-efficient The COOLPIX L120 is capable of capturing approximately 330 still images or roughly three hours and five minutes of HD movies with stereo sound using the supplied AA alkaline batteries.
The COOLPIX L23 allows for the capture of photos with simple operation through features such as an effective pixel count of 10.1-million pixels, a built-in 5X optical zoom NIKKOR lens, and the Easy Auto shooting mode. What's more, additional features such as the 2.7-inch, approximately 230k-dot (QVGA) TFT LCD monitor and support for common AA batteries that can be purchased just about anywhere make this compact camera easy to operate, even for beginners.
Nikon COOLPIX S9100 / S6100 / S4100 / S3100 / S2500
Nikon also released five new COOLPIX S-series models that incorporate advanced functions in a stylish design.
The Nikon COOLPIX S9100, which establishes a new branch in the S-series lineup, is a high-performance model equipped with a slim new 18? zoom lens and a backside illumination CMOS sensor. What's more, the camera also offers support for recording of full-HD movies.
The Nikon COOLPIX S6100 is successor to the S6000 and offers the same technologies for capturing blur-free photos of difficult night time scenes. A touch panel LCD monitor has been adopted for the S6100, which also offers an effective pixel count of 16-million pixels.
The Nikon COOLPIX S4100 and S3100 are even slimmer than their predecessors, the S4000 and S3000, and offer improved zoom functions and come in a rich variety of color options.
Finally, the Nikon COOLPIX S2500 is released as a model with basic camera functions that make photography simpler.
More information for Nikon's new models is available at www.nikon.com/.
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Home Breaking News Army deployed in Haryana areas; violence leaves three dead
Army deployed in Haryana areas; violence leaves three dead
Rohtak/Chandigarh, Feb 19 (IANS) The army was deployed in agitation-hit districts of Haryana on Friday evening as large-scale violence by Jat community protestors left three people dead in firing by security forces.
Authorities clamped curfew and issued "shoot-at-sight" orders in the worst-affected Rohtak and Bhiwani districts on Friday evening.
Friday's violence left three protestors dead and dozens of others injured, police sources said. One person was killed when Border Security Force personnel opened fire in self-defence after being fired upon by a mob. Two other people succumbed to their injuries in hospital after police fired on rampaging mobs. The injured included a BSF trooper.
The unruly mob indulged in arson. A mall in Rohtak town was looted, reports said. A gun house was also looted, police officials said. A toll plaza was set on fire near Rohtak while another one was damaged near Sampla.
The Haryana government called in the army to contain the situation in eight districts severely affected by the ongoing Jat agitation.
Haryana Director General of Police Y.P. Singhal told media in Chandigarh that the army has been sought for Rohtak, Jhajjar, Sonipat, Panipat, Jind, Kaithal, Bhiwani and Hisar districts.
"… The chief secretary spoke to the army chief. The chief minister (Manohar Lal Khattar) has spoken to defence minister (Manohar Parrikar). The effort is to deploy the army as soon as possible to control the situation," he said.
About Rohtak, he said: "One person from mob fired on BSF personnel with a home-made weapon. The BSF fired in self defence and one person was killed," Singhal said, adding that the mob did not allow the injured trooper to taken to hospital initially.
The injured were taken to the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences in Rohtak, 75 km from Delhi, police said.
He said that a mob attacked a Haryana Police officer and other policemen near the Maharishi Dayanand University gate and held the hostage and more forces had to be sent to rescue them.
"A leaderless mob is moving through Rohtak town. They came near the Circuit House and damaged the vehicle of the deputy inspector general of police and two other police vehicles and set on fire another police vehicle," Singhal said.
The mob attacked the office of the DIG, and set the house of Finance Minister Abhimanyu on fire. At some places in the town, black smoke could be seen coming out of property set on fire by the agitators, who even manhandled media persons at some places.
"We are trying to stop the mob," the police chief said, adding that three companies of paramilitary forces were already stationed and 30 more companies would be deployed soon.
Jat leader Hawa Singg Sangwan said that the youth have taken over the agitation. "They do not have any organised leader and hence the violence is happening. Some mischievous elements have infiltrated the mobs," he said.
The authorities have also blocked Internet and SMS services in the affected districts.
Thousands of trucks, carrying supplies and goods, were stranded in the affected districts due to highways and roads being blocked. Over 40 trains including express trains like Kalka-Delhi Shatabdi Express, Pashchim Express and others were cancelled by railway authorities across Haryana on Friday as the agitation escalated.
In Gurgaon, Jat protestors blocked roads, leading to traffic jams and chaos in the city, adjoining the national capital.
Life continued to be affected in most parts of Rohtak, Jhajjar Sonipat, Bhiwani, Jind, Hisar and some other districts as the agitation by Jats for reservation in jobs and educational institutions continued for the sixth day on Friday.
The protestors have also blocked railway tracks. Hundreds of railway passengers were stranded as protestors blocked the Delhi-Ambala-Amritsar railway track at Rajlu Garhi village in Sonipat on Friday evening.
The stir escalated even as the Haryana government called an all-party meeting in Chandigarh to discuss the reservation issue and the Jat protests. The meeting urged the protestors to end their agitation and remove blockades.
Jat leaders however rejected the appeal.
After the all-party meeting, Khattar said that his government was "in favour of reservation for Jats in the state and is trying to find out ways and means for the same".
Referring to statements of BJP's Kurukshetra MP Raj Kumar Saini, who is opposed to reservation for Jats, Khattar said he had been asked to withdraw his statement. Security had been tightened at Saini's house in Kurukshetra town.
Agriculture Minister O.P. Dhankar meanwhile said in Gurgaon that the state government was ready to give special backward class quota to the Jats.
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No timetable set for his departure.
Nissan CEO Hiroto Saikawa plans to resign in the near future to ease the tensions between Renault and Nissan.
Nissan CEO Hiroto Saikawa plans to step down from his post now that Carlos Ghosn has resigned as chairman and CEO of Renault. The move is designed to make the transition into the next phase of the partnership between Nissan and Renault easier.
Ghosn, who has been in jail on financial corruption charges, resigned two days ago after the French government began to apply pressure to Renault's governing board to replace him. In the wake of his arrest last November, Ghosn was fired from his position as chairman of Nissan and Mitsubishi.
Saikawa, a former Ghosn protégé, is thought to have played a critical role in bringing the charges leveled against Ghosn to authorities, hoping to use the case to leverage greater autonomy from Renault, as TheDetroitBureau.com previously reported. The French company holds a controlling 43.4% stake in its alliance partner and has been exploring the idea of merging the two manufacturers entirely.
He is apparently ready to leave after he finished tackling his primary task, which was to change the governance of the alliance, which left Nissan powerless to affect any real change. There is no timetable on his departure.
Ghosn has maintained his innocence from the beginning, accused of multiple crimes, including concealing as much as $88 million in income. But he could stand to earn millions more as a result of his decision to voluntarily resign from Renault, according a Bloomberg report.
New Renault Chairman Jean-Dominique Senard discusses the next steps for the Alliance in the wake of the resignation of Carlos Ghosn.
Separately, Japanese prosecutors, now taking heat for the way they have handled the case, are defending the decision to retain Ghosn at the Tokyo Detention Center, resisting repeated efforts to have him released on bail. Ghosn's resignation and the almost immediate appointment of Jean-Dominique Senard as the new chairman, and Thierry Bollore, a long-time lieutenant of Ghosn's, reflects the likelihood the 64-year-old executive won't be released anytime soon.
In the meantime, Saikawa and Senard, who he told reporters is "someone I respect fully," will need to move forward. That may not be as simple as it seems. The two automakers may have competing ideas about what is best for the alliance.
There has been talk of a merger of the three automakers – Mitsubishi was added in 2017 – but Saikawa said now was not the time to discuss a full merger. He has been against further integration of the automakers.
Renault owns 43% of Nissan with voting rights. France owns a 15% stake in Renault and has extra voting power, which gives the government an indirect say in decisions that sometimes affect Nissan. Nissan has a 15% non-voting stake in Renault.
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I considér this CEO IS a false whistleblower.
Using the horrific Japanese systèm of 'Justice'.
2 monthes in sevère jail, no one pièce of élément or document of proof.
Abd update from Tony Alam !
There's something rotten in Denmark, or, in this case, Japan.
As stated before, CEO Saikawa planned this "coup" in order to perhaps break Nissan away from Renault / French control. And in a roundabout way, end a possible Mitsu-merger as well.
"…hoping to use the case to leverage greater autonomy from Renault…" I never would have thought of arresting the CEO of the company that has the power to hire and fire all of your board members as a viable method of convincing them to disregard the authority they already have over you. Am I missing something?
It gets complicated, as is said.
We are still trying to figure it all out.


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Recent Trends in Litigation Between Commercial Payers and Out-of-Network Providers
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Disputes between out-of-network medical providers (those who do not have a negotiated contract to participate in one or more of a payer's coverage networks) and payers is a growing area of litigation. Despite the increase in the number of cases, rules regarding out-of-network payment and related litigation are still unclear. For example, the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota ruled that United's practice of cross-plan offsetting overpayments to providers was not authorized by its plan documents and was likely in conflict with the Employee Retirement Income Security Act's (ERISA) substantive and procedural requirements. See Peterson v. Unitedhealth Grp. Inc., No. 14-cv-2101 and 15-cv-3064, 2017 BL 78719 (D. Minn. Mar. 14, 2017). Less than a week later, however, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit held that health-care providers who were authorized to receive direct payment from health plan administrators for medical services were not permitted to bring a federal action under ERISA. See DB Healthcare v. Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona, 852 F.3d 868, 870 (9th Cir. 2017).
Different rulings have even come down for the same defendant in the same court. The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas first ruled in favor of Humble Surgical Hospital (Humble) in a dispute over alleged overpayments to Humble. See Conn. Gen. Life Ins. Co. v. Humble Surgical Hosp., No. 4:13-cv-3291, 2016 BL 173869 (S.D. Tex. June 1, 2016). Humble filed a counterclaim against Cigna alleging abuse of discretion in interpreting plan terms, bad faith, and breach of fiduciary duty when Aetna refused to provide plan documents to Humble and process Humble's claims. The judge awarded nearly $13.6 million to Humble in payments and penalties. However, six months later in a separate case brought by Aetna, the same court ruled in favor of the insurer on similar questions of fact, i.e., submitting inflated bills, waiving patient cost-sharing, and paying kickbacks, and ordered over $74 million in recovery to the insurer. See Aetna Life Ins. Co. v. Humble Surgical Hosp., No. H-12-1206, 2016 BL 436734 (S.D. Tex. Dec. 31, 2016).
This article aims to identify common claims that have been brought by both payers and providers and concludes with practical advice for providers.
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Chairman of the Advisory Board,
Brian Espinosa is the Co-Founder of Optimism where he oversees the growth and development of the company's talent and music divisions. He has worked on the management teams of many A-list box office hit stars including Shia Labeouf, Rene Russo, Billy Boyd and Academy Award nominee John Hurt. In addition to managing actors he has also procured recording contracts for various music artists including Sony Music, RCA Records, Warner Bros. Records, Reprise Records, and Universal Music.
He has worked with Paramount Pictures, Sony Pictures Entertainment, Universal Pictures and Warner Bros. on a variety of films for his clients both in a development and production capacity and was the talent department coordinator at Industry Entertainment, where he worked to develop many artist careers ranging from A-list box office hit stars, to emerging talent of all ages before leaving to create Optimism.
Prior to joining Industry Entertainment, Brian worked at John Crosby Management in their motion picture and TV talent department. Brian is originally from Santa Fe, NM, graduated from The University of New Mexico and currently serves as the advisory board chairman for the Santa Fe Film Festival.


The journey on becoming a good dance teacher in a long one. You are going to have to have a wide knowledge base. You have to learn everything around the style of dance you are teaching PLUS you will need a working knowledge of other related styles as well. Its important to know several different ways of describing all of your information. As a teacher I always wanted to understand how other teachers communicated information. I would not only take lessons with a wide range of teachers (something I recommend more for teachers than students) but I would sit in on other teachers classes to see if I could pick up something new. You are going to need to be an authority to become a good dance teacher. Its a long process. Kudos for seeking this article and beginning down the path.
You need to know all be basics of dance, lead and follower, footwork and technique BUT you also have to understand different teaching techniques and learning styles. Students will process information in different ways. If you make your self a student of these different styles it will help you communicate your information in the most effective way. Here is a great resource to get you started on learning styles! Along with that you need to cultivate your overall teaching style. Are you Teacher Centered or Student Centered. Both are viable ways to go about it but understanding your own personality will help you develop a teaching style that suites you. Becoming a goo dance teacher in a process for sure but in the end you will be a happier more successful teacher with students that love you!
What is your niche? Are you trying to be like everyone else? One of my coaches once said to me "Brian I have never seen a champion cloned." That stuck with me. Even as a dance teacher I have always wanted to bring my own unique value. Pay attention to what your natural strengths and likes are. Work on those. Are you exciting and engaging? Great then run with that. Make your lessons fun and entertaining. Are you more reserved and technical? Then become the master technician. Over time students will seek you out for what you seem to be most passionate about do cultivate that!
Another coach said to me "Brian you are going to have to develop your own language to communicate with your students." Although much of the jargon for dance is set out for us there are concepts that we need to communicate for which we were never give n standard vocabulary. At a point it becomes necessary to develop your own language to communicate your ideas. As you continue on you will develop your own ideas into your philosophy. It takes a while to understand this process but in the beginning work on finding consistent words for your concepts. Work on how those words will create your own concepts. Those concepts will help you create your overriding philosophy dance.
I always tell my students… "No matter how crazy excited you get about dance… I'm worse!" I have never stopped being a student. Its a never ending process. Here is a little secret….you will learn more through teaching then you ever did as a student. The process just continues. Continue taking coaching but as you progress as a teacher make 50% of you lessons about teaching. Ask your coaches their advice on teaching the information not just doing it. It will be a big help to get some insights that way instead of having to learn all of the lessons on your own!
I couldn't agree more when you mentioned educating yourself on everything if you want to be a good dance teacher. Music evolves and dance patterns and styles change. Hence, it is important that you also adapt to these changes and make sure to learn new things. One way to do this is by attending dance seminars or tournaments where you can see the different styles of dances. This way, you are able to incorporate these into your students. If I were to teach dance class to my students, I would make sure to keep this in mind. Thanks.


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Game review: Darkwood will you make scared to go down to the woods today
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One of the best horror games of the year is a terrifying tale of survival and madness in a world where everything is against you.
Darkwood is the best game we've never heard of. Apparently it entered early access in 2014, on PC, and was officially released in 2017. But although the name rings a vague bell, we have to admit we had no idea what it was until last week and have certainly never played it before. That is entirely our loss. As we understand from those that did play it at the beginning, it's changed an awful lot over the years but has never been better than it is now, with this new console release.
The one unfortunate problem with the console versions is that they're being released just as summertime gets into gear, when clearly the best way to play it would have been on a cold winter's night. Darkwood is a horror game, but one very different to the zombie-fighting norm. It has elements of survival gameplay and normal combat but since the true evils of the forest only come out at night there's also lots of quieter moments where you're exploring and interacting with other people.
Darkwood is an impressively malleable game in terms of style and pacing and always makes it as difficult as possible to guess what's going to happen next. Not least at the start of the game, where the rug is pulled out from under you at the end of the prologue, in what is a very accurate indication of the terrors to come.
What we can say about the start, without fear of spoilers, is that it begins with a warning of a virulent plague and the woods coming alive and claiming everything around them. You begin in a small, boarded-up cabin, were you've apparently learned how to survive in the short term but lack a plan on how to escape. Exploring outside, where the forest has overtaken the roads and buildings, and corpses, both human and otherwise, litter the ground, it's made clear that there is no obvious answer to that problem.
Darkwood is a very low-tech game, with the top-down, 2D viewpoint offering little in the way of visual spectacle. There are some nice lighting effects, as the first rays of sunshine creep through the windows at the break of dawn, but also some distractingly poor character animation. But, like a low budget horror movie, most of the time that's a benefit to the oppressive air of inevitable doom and uncertainty.
In terms of gameplay, much of your time is split between exploring the game world and fortifying your safe house. A map is auto-generated as you wander around but it's not annotated in any way, so you have to work out where you are by orientating yourself via prominent landmarks. You also have to keep a constant lookout for any useful items left hidden or laying around, as you learn to craft torches, bandages, lockpicks, traps, and barricades.
The game's structure is split up into discreet chapters and eventually you begin to think and plan ahead but preparing for the night is always at the back of your head. As well as items and equipment you can also cook up alchemic buffs to prepare for the long night ahead, as well as try and keep a generator topped up with scavenged oil.
As apocalyptic as the situation seems it's clear from the start that you're not the only survivor in the woods. Unfortunately, most have been driven mad by what's going on and while some are relatively coherent most have given up hope and you take a great risk in trusting any of them. It's relatively rare to have a lot of speaking characters in a horror game, but the ambiguous nature of most of the people you meet adds greatly to the sense of tension and paranoia.
Even surprisingly small decisions or interactions can come back to haunt you later, but what's most fascinating is the nagging feeling that you're better off trying to survive on your own – something the game constantly tempts you into believing but always provides reason to doubt.
Although the gameplay is very different it's clear that Dark Souls was a great influence here, especially in terms of the opaque storytelling and the decaying, doomed world you and the other survivors are trapped in. Predictably, that means Darkwood is not an easy game, although there are difficulty settings – so it's up to you whether you play with full-on permadeath or not.
The game's only real flaws are a fiddly interface, whose PC origins are very obvious in the sense that it was clearly designed around using a mouse and keyboard. But there are also some unfortunate bugs, including inexplicable bouts of slowdown. The game has a physics engine of sorts, where you can push and drag objects around, but it can be rather temperamental and it's easy to get stuck behind furniture and other obstacles.
Some may also be frustrated by the roguelike elements, where the map is randomised each time you play, and the purposefully clunky combat, but Darkwood's great achievement is not only that it's scary but that it's scary in a very different way to most other games.
Some of the most terrifying moments involve you simply sitting in the corner of the room, in the pitch black, hoping the demonic horrors you can hear outside never find you. This doesn't involve any gameplay, just blind hope that the monsters won't get you. And that's a marvellously horrible feeling.
In Short: An impressively original horror game whose doom-laden atmosphere and relentless day/night cycle is more terrifying than any jump scare.
Pros: A clever mix of survival elements, traditional horror, and tense character interactions, with distinctive visuals, excellent sound design, and a constant sense of dread.
Cons: Interface could've done with a bit of streamlining and the randomised levels can cause frustration. Some bugs.
Score: 8/10
Formats: PlayStation 4 (reviewed), Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and PC
Publisher: Crunching Koalas
Developer: Acid Wizard
Release Date: 14th April 2019
Age Rating: 18
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I have a cup... one wee cup.. and it has an eagle holding an American Flag on the front. It's pretty.. rimmed in gold, and in excellent condition.
Can anyone identify this pattern for me?
: I have a cup... one wee cup.. and it has an eagle holding an American Flag on the front. It's pretty.. rimmed in gold, and in excellent condition. : Can anyone identify this pattern for me? : Help?


A first book of the Hollywood actress Mayim Bialik Girling Up: How to be Strong, Smart and Spectacular translated into Ukrainian was presented at the 25th Lviv Book Forum. A book by the author who is more known as Amy Farrah Fowler from TV series The Big Bang Theory was published by Osnovy Publishing House within the charitable project LuckyBooks.
The book differs significantly from many other editions "for girls" since it doesn't teach how to become a princess, to cook borsch in the tastiest way or to keep order at home. The author tells how to fight for one's own convictions, change the world, get a good education, experience complicated feelings and reach any set goals.
The book provides readers with several components necessary for success: to know well and love one's body, learn the ways to overcome stress and fears, advocate one's own opinion whatever happens. And when you manage to do this there are no peaks you cannot conquer, - says a literature critic and department coordinator from IT-company Lucky Labs Iryna Nikolaichuk.
Nonmentor style in which the book is written also distinguishes it from the other similar ones.
The most interesting thing regarding the book is the author's sense of humor, her story of growing up and success - the story of a girl with a Jewish appearance which is non typical for American TV. She writes about not only the body structure but also stresses that it is quite normal to have breasts of different shapes. Her humor helps break stereotypes, overcome shame and doesn't make fun of all these things, - notes a practice psychologist Nataliia Pashko.
There was a public discussion during the presentation, the topic of which can be defined as follows: What books do girls need in the 21st century in general? Another issue was the reason why the books like Girling up are so rare to appear on bookshelves.
Book publishing is a market and our market is not already ready for many beautiful texts, beautiful ideas, and beautiful illustrations. They require pedagogical work, they require education, and they require education both for children and parents.
This topic of how not to scare adults away from children's books was discussed deeply. Since topics that are interesting and necessary for teenagers, such as development of sexuality, borders of one's own self-dependence, acceptance of death, harassment, often frighten parents. All speakers reach the same conclusion - one should not be silent about things that hurt or scare. It is difficult but at the same time necessary to become strong enough to speak about such issues.
We can be very progressive parents but children live in the society and it influences them, - says Olha Kupriyan, an editor of BaraBooka project and writer.
The mass culture forms a new generation, while the mass culture is moved by small things - lone authors and critics, small publishers, which hurt themselves to please others. It is they who change the overall picture.
It was as well discussed whether gender division should exist in children's literature. However there was no unity between the participants - the first group advocated the necessity of such division, the second one proposed to leave it only for non-fiction books, the third one believed that it was artificial and dangerous. Finally, everyone agreed that the main criteria should be the quality of a book.
Good literature is similar to the Troy horse which we are pushing through under the cover the users want, - Tetiana Petrenko, an editor of Chytomo, believes.
Of course, the necessity of more diversity of girls' images in modern literature was also noted.
We should provide the greatest diversity of girls' images in literature so that every girl can see something that fits her, something that is in harmony with her, and see herself while reading. That is why we should show different images of girls, - noted Tetiana Stus, an author of books for children and teenagers, founder of the project aimed at supporting children literacy BaraBooka.
In foreseeable future, the book by Mayim Bialik Girling Up: How to be Strong, Smart and Spectacular will be sent to children's libraries in the Eastern and Southern parts of Ukraine.


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Our production is managed in a way that waste is minimal and every possible by product is re-used.
For example, we produce briquettes from the sawdust that is created in manufacturing. We introduced this process with a grant from the EU Cohesion Fund in 2008.
The process of manufacturing creates wood by products such as wood chips and sawdust. Earlier these by products were disposed of to open dumps and the air. In 2008, the factory implemented a project that created a system of recycling wood by products and introduced a new product – bio gradable briquettes.
-gathered saw dust is used in the production of bio gradable briquettes.
Wood shavings are also reused for the heating of the production premises and powering our wood drying facilities. Bio gradable sawdust briquettes are more ecological material then coal, as it does not release SO2 compared to coal.
Another by product of our production comes from the solvents that are used in the finishing of the furniture. We use acid and nitrogen based lacquers that release some chemical by products. The factory acquired an UV finishing line that uses water-based lacquers that are much more eco-friendly. Over 50% of all our products now are finished with water-based lacquers.
– We strictly follow the TIPK principles in our production.
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– We save electricity. Our electricity consumption was reduced by 27% without reducing production volumes, by building a modern wood drying kilns that have the capacity of 1000 m3 of wood.
– Ecological finishing is a requirement of our discerning quality Western buyers. We use glue which contains low amount or no formaldehyde.


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Bro Gary Hawkins
Bro Gary Hawkins 18: Bro In My State...State of the Bro
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By samurai_sarah,
June 29, 2021 in Bro Gary Hawkins
Location: Trapped in the bottom bunk by excess furniture
What exactly do you mean by being touched "in a special way", Gar?
thoughtful 262 posts
Xan 69 posts
AmazonGrace 67 posts
postscript 62 posts
quiversR4hunting
?? That is how I translate Gary.
Eventually, we'll just get: "OK ???, the Hawkins family will be ? to OH today. We will put up the ⛺ at Grace Baptist ⛪. Come and ? with us. We need to ?♂ up ✝. We need to save souls."
Dysfundamental
I don't know how to carry quotes over from the last thread, but thoughtful's heroic summary of Bro Gary's nonsense included this: The Reverend Mr. Greene died in 1976, so I don't exac
"Touch them in a special way" - somehow, every time Gary asks for prayers, he manages to make them sound dirty.
Location: Looking for my axe.
1 hour ago, postscript said:
Thinking of him saying it works well with your avatar.
AmazonGrace
Location: Ministry of Piloting
"I am ask" sums up grifter life.
Bluebirdbluebell
Location: social distancing from fundies
5 hours ago, AmazonGrace said:
"I am ask, therefore I am."
Edited July 3, 2021 by Bluebirdbluebell
It's Theological Fight Saturday on Gary's FB again and Gary wins it by throwing out irrelevant Bible punches, calling other fighters names and saying the world is going to hell because of them.
We also learn that if no one tries to kill you after your sermon it's a good day.
And bro is mad that people work.
I think when people talk about preachers treating the altar calls as ego boosters they mean Gary.
I love that, in all of that argument, two people try to remind the rest how to spell altar.
Also, "my altar was a grape stain in a living room" has potential as a country song lyric.
I don't want to think about what kind of song would have the lyric "get their little bottle out and rub it."
Edited July 3, 2021 by thoughtful
removing pic
13 minutes ago, AmazonGrace said:
I love that the verses Gary tossed out don't support his case. He's all about the KJV Bible being the final word and he can't even find support for his arguments. Then he resorts to, "No wonder the world's going to hell. Sad day where in. I guess if it doesn't say the word it's not there..."
Okay, Gary. Either the Bible tells you what to do or it doesn't. You can't have it both ways.
I looked Gary's verses up (assuming he quoted the correct verses...)
Romans 12: 1-2
12 I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.
2 And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.
James 4:10 10
11 For the scripture saith, Whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed.
I guess presenting your bodies as a living sacrifice could be an altar call in some sort of human sacrifice ritual.
8 minutes ago, Xan said:
He is a four year old who won't play if other children don't accept his rules.
1 hour ago, AmazonGrace said:
I think Gary does see the altar call as having replaced animal sacrifice, and so sees it as symbolic of sacrificing oneself. But, of course, he will never admit that he is interpreting something in the Bible to suit himself and his practices.
The idea that the particular rituals that are not described anywhere in the Bible that he likes are essential, but the ones he doesn't like (someone in that argument mentioned the rosary, for example) are unnecessary or even evil, is pretty much basic Gary (and basic fundy).
He had the exact opposite argument a week ago or so when people were saying that the words of the Sinner's prayer isn't in the Bible but the idea is, and he was adamant that if it isn't in the KJV it's rubbish.
PumaLover
Location: lounging in my faux leather recliner, watching the map
That paragraph took me entirely too long to read. When on vacation they want even find time for church. People get their little bottle and rub it!? ??♀
Also I'm at a tie dye show right now and the booth next to me is selling Paparazzi. I'm guessing Becky doesn't sell it anymore since I haven't seen any posts in awhile. Also I have a friend who keeps inviting me to join various MLMs and I just keep ignoring them. She's an intelligent person too. I can't figure out why she keeps falling for all of them and expecting to make money.
1 hour ago, PumaLover said:
Also I'm at a tie dye show right now and the booth next to me is selling Paparazzi. I'm guessing Becky doesn't sell it anymore since I haven't seen any posts in awhile
Yes - Becky is Tupperware is good, all the time, all the time, Tupperware is good, now.
Gary has rejoined the mighty fight for being altered - er, for coming to the altar. Yes, really, this is his latest contribution to that argument:
They or sodimutes, folks. Sounds like people living near Gomorrah who can't talk. Or large furry sled-pulling dogs that put down turf (probably because it's way too hot near Sodom for furry dogs).
Further down:
I may faint - Gary used "it's" correctly.
Stopped clock . . .
Never mind - I misunderstood something from one of Gary's commenters.
1 yr Coconut Flan changed the title to Bro Gary Hawkins 18: Bro In My State...State of the Bro
Sodimutes? Gary delivers with another Garyism. And Gary attempting to shut down theological debates with "it KJB" will never not be funny.
Seriously, someone ought to do a Bro Gary lexicon.
He hasn't posted pictures of his lobster dinner? Maybe he had to pay for it himself.
24 minutes ago, postscript said:
It's on my "to do" list.
The noble fight continues, but Gary wants to take his ball and go home. Arthur is oblivious to the whole controversy and just wants to say hi, I guess.
I looked at Arthur's facebook page, and it has nekkid people on it! Really! Not just what Gary calls nekkid, really nude!
I wonder what Gary thinks of that!
ETA - oh, and Gary is petulant and cranky about people going to church. Again.
forgetmenow
2 hours ago, postscript said:
And Gary attempting to shut down theological debates with "it KJB" will never not be funny.
Seriously, I always think of this when he says that (video under spoiler)
Aww rhyming Gary ..."sad most aren't glad they are mad"
First I read this as Gary lamenting that people don't rejoice in their insanity.
Re:Gary's comments in the altar debate, his every word shows his petulance.
I think Arthur meant to reply the original question and say it's been a while since he responded to an altar call
EyesOpen
Oooh I think he is mad! Took his dollies and went home! Nice… *chef's kiss
Oh yeah - I guess I was so dazzled by Gary's eloquence, I didn't even think of that.
Black Aliss
Location: A tiny flat in the Land Of Diseased Fireflies
On 7/3/2021 at 6:08 AM, thoughtful said:
I wonder if Cletis Titus (one of the people who tried to get the commentariat on the same page) is a real person. For one of GHaw's followers, the name is just too perfect
ETA: I looked him up and he is real!
https://www.tbcnow.org/cletis-titus---keynote-speaker
18 hours ago, thoughtful said:
When I played the cornet in HS band the director wanted me to have a Sodi mute, but my parents said they were too expensive, just stick a sock in it.
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8 hours ago, Black Aliss said:
When I played the cornet in HS band the director wanted me to have a Sodi mute
Made by this guy, no doubt:
https://rammuseum.org.uk/conserving-the-vincenzo-sodi-harpsichord/
Here's how Gary is described on the church Facebook page. If he understood punctuation, he might be offended:
They should have saved the lonely quote mark from Sunday, given it it's partner, and put them around "singers," as well.
The video of the Sunday morning service at Heritage Baptist Church in Nashua NH starts with all singing America. Then Pastor Hileman comes up, and yells some stuff, including teasing them about bringing people into church "Go get 'em, bring 'em in, hook 'em, crook 'em, bribe 'em, threaten 'em," He changes to an accent - I think he's trying to imitate a Nazi in a WWII film: "You vill come to church wif me,"
Someone calls out "Jah vohl!"
Pastor continues, "Or I will ____________ (gobbledeegook I can't understand) good ta see ya, hello!" He teases someone about ruining a business, notices that "the older boy" is no longer with the Hawkinses, and has to be reminded of Becky's name.
Another pastor who thinks he's funny. Great.
Brother Hal tells them about how Gary hasn't missed a service since the beginning of Covid. He also says that Gary told him that, in the last two years, he's "spent no more than 13 hours" in his home town. After lots of "God bless" calling, Pastor Hileman offers Gary a picture of Brother Hal as a reward. He says they had cephalopods in the mailbox until he put a picture of Brother Hal in there, now there are no bugs.
Yeah, but are there still squid?
Pastor prays, Gary moans and repeats "yes," especially when he and his needs are mentioned.
The Hawkinses come up, Gary gets loud screams and whoops when he asks who's glad to be in church, and I fast-forward past the singing, but hear that Becky is still ending with Preach On.
Pastor Hileman leads them all in a reading, after lecturing them for a while about reading very slowly, and how "you are nawwt a Christian - you are nawwt a Christian, if you don't have some connection - with the word of God."
He reads very slowly, in a condescending, sing-song voice I wouldn't use to talk to a small child or animal, let alone a congregation of adults.
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=deuteronomy+4%3A1-9&version=KJV
Without pause after that last verse, he says "How many think America is a great nation?" Amens from the congregation. "It's a great country, I love it, God bless 'em, I pray God bless the other countries as well, but I thank Gawwd for America."
And he goes on to tell them that "Gawwd gave us this place," and did lots of other good things, as well. He mentions a mentor who taught him to choose which hill to die on, and not waste his time on unimportant arguments.
He goes on to talk about the US flag, telling some of it's history, and saying how now "we have important (? somebody coughed) figures openly criticize our flag." And he keeps repeating the "hill worth dying on" phrase.
He rattles on pretty predictably - at least he isn't trying to be funny for a while. After making sure they agree that the country is worth fighting for, he goes on to fighting for the right to worship and Godbother, and fighting for family.
"The United States is a dream, a destination. For. An impoverished immigrant who are tired, hungry, they're huddled masses yearning to be free."
You misquoted Emma Lazarus there, pastor. And I hope you are thinking of recent immigrants and those still wanting to come here, and not just your European ancestors.
He tells us that the founding fathers pledged "their sacred orner to preserve this bastillion of freedom." He also says it's evident from the founding documents that "America was to be a nation whose God is the Lord."
And he ends by telling them that Calvary was a hill worth dying on.
So clever. ?
They stand and recite the Pledge of Allegiance.
Pastor makes a big show of giving Gary the lapel microphone, and tells him it's also an "electronic tazer - when you get close to the people, they will shock you."
Gary announces "1 Timothy - 2 Timothy, chapter 4," but before he reads, we hear the usual lie about his message being something he just thought of, USA in the middle of the word Jerusalem, US founded on religious freedoms, anyone who doesn't want to stand up for America needs a "one way ticket to a communism country."
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2+timothy+4%3A1-8&version=KJV
He thinks another round of "the Covid" (which he makes sure they know he never made light of) is comin' around. He says it has "more to do with the government than people wanna put up for, an' it's got somethin' to do with the part listen hey, ah pers'nally believe that maybe God allowed this to come, to see what His people was gonna do, in these days.
No, Gary, it has to do with viruses mutating, and shit-for-brains people like you who refuse to get vaccinated.
"They're listen hey they're in the White House, raht now, tryin' to figure out any way, any shape and form they can to close our churches down. They're tryin' their best to git it to where we will never ever step in a pulpit or step on the street or go to a door and knock on doors to take our freedoms away."
No, Gary, they really aren't - and you might want to review how you worded that.
Gary asks if they're ready. So I guess this is the Are You Ready message again.
More old Garyshit follows, and this crowd is eating it up. Many of the responses have that feel of people trying to whip themselves up into a frenzy, rather than having genuine reactions to what Gary is saying. And it gets him going, into full quaky-voice screaming.
Sinners know their sins are wrong, even if the country is legalizing pot. "Ah just thought 'bout sumpin' - it'll prob'ly be so legalized the preacher's'll be for it, maybe they'll go to smokin' some of it amen."
Gary says he heard someone give an estimate of 25% of people "that got outta church during this Covid" not coming back. "That ain't even - that ain't even a tenth of what ah b'lieve it is - ah b'lieve there's about 70-80%."
Math - how do it work?
He tells people watching on Facebook that, if they're sick, they should stay home. But, "if you're stayin' home 'n' watchin' Facebook, or watchin' any other thing, an' you're watchin' that fer your thing, an' you're not comin' to church, you will stand before God wonna these days, and you will send your family to Heyull! HAYMAYUN!"
He asks if he's making sense, gets loud amens, and complains "Got about two of ya," as usual.
He picks up on the pastor's opening exhortation to get people into church, even if you have to bribe them, and says "Our government is bribin' ev - hey, you kin do whatever you want to w'this, but our government is bribing people to give 'em uh uh guns, 'n' give 'em shoppin' certificates if they'll take this shot. Mebbe our churches should take some bribes, and give somebody somethin' to get 'em to come to church."
Gary gets into the part of this message about how being saved doesn't mean you won't have pain and illness, and tells them about Marie (the pastor's wife from last week's revival) and her seizures.
"Now ah've only seen one person, this was prob'ly in mah early 20s, no, ah guess a mid-20s, that ah seen somebody have a seizure, an' it took about fahve or six people to hold him down. Ah dunno what kinda seizure that's called, but ah don't want it. Now she has a lighter version, an' she knows she has 'em, but ah watched her have prob'ly ten or 15, maybe 20 - uh - seizures. An' the last day that we was there with her, we took her to the hospital. An' ah'm drivin' down the road, ahwahnna say somethin' ah hate pain, ah listen hey - if - listen hey, if you go to gittin' - git bloody, let me know, 'cause ah'm gittin' out the room. But she got ta - she got ta hollerin' an' screamin' an' how the pain that she was in, ah got to thinkin' listen hey, this is a woman that loves God, this is a woman that wohnts t'do somethin' for God, but wha all of a sudden does she got all these things? Ahmahnna tell ya raht now - yer gonna have afflictions."
Ah, Gary - the soul of discretion and empathy.
And he goes right to his electric chair fantasy.
Because Gary.
Then he tells them, re Marie, "At the end of every seizure, she had a smile." Because "she was sayin' 'Thank you, Lord, it's over.'"
He tells the story of the bathroom problems at the camp meeting in Texas - this time he says it was an "explosion," and says he "thought we was gonna haveta build another Ark."
"You see what's goin' ohn in our country, it's a mess. They're sayin' out west that the whole - part of out west is just burnin' up. It's burnin' our crops up, an' we're fixin' t'be without - food."
Gary's not so sure there's going to be a food shortage, because he knows that "not mah president" ordered trucks to sit where they were to create the fake gas shortage and scare America.
Gary never went by a gas station that he didn't "get gas at." Because he had faith in God.
Gary is so tangled up in conspiracy theories that he can't straighten out whether crises are real or invented, whether the government is out to get him, or just pretending there's a problem.
Daniel was "hangin' out with a buncha lions." But, because he had faith, God gave them "jocklaw."
He also tries to do his usual prelude to the mustard seed bit, and screws that up. When up north, he says he figures they don't know what mustard greens are, then tells them how tiny a mustard seed is. But today, he says "collard greens" instead of mustard greens.
In the middle of his wild preaching about faith, he suddenly tells them he found some gas that wasn't too expensive there in New Hampshire, and complains about what he paid in New Mexico.
Examine yourself . . . reptobate. Be sure you're saved - eternity's a long time. Sounds like the end. But he goes on for a few more minutes - I think it's just because he's having such a good time.
As the video cuts off, the congregation is applauding.
Not entertainment, my ass.
Hey, guess what? Gary is cranky and pissy because he is imagining people not going to church.
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Game of Thrones: Our Weekly Westeros Scorecard
by Ethan Alter June 10, 2013 9:08 am
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The Regulatory Genome Project – a key bridge between research and impact
The Regulatory Genome Project is a unique initiative that underscores the role universities play in knowledge transfer to address crucial issues, says Professor Mauro Guillén, Dean of Cambridge Judge Business School.
by Professor Mauro F Guillén, Dean of Cambridge Judge Business School
Professor Mauro Guillén
There is no greater purpose for a business school, and particularly one in a fabled 800-year-old university, than to apply our knowledge and teachings to address important global issues in order to better society.
Universities play key role in knowledge transfer
Cambridge Judge Business School is thus very proud to pioneer the Regulatory Genome Project (RGP), an ambitious initiative to reduce fragmentation in how information about regulatory requirements is shared globally – to benefit companies, regulators and individuals around the world.
This project serves as a crucial bridge between cutting-edge research at Cambridge Judge and demonstrable social and economic impact, underscoring the crucial role that universities play in transferring their knowledge and intellectual property far beyond the walls of academia to every corner of our society, culture and economic life.
A collaboration between Cambridge Judge Business School and RegGenome
The RGP is a collaboration between Cambridge Judge Business School and RegGenome, a spin-out company from the University of Cambridge. The Project supports the adoption of the Cambridge Regulatory Genome, an open information structure being developed by the Business School in collaboration with regulators. This structure is designed for machine learning and enables regulatory requirements to be organised and compared across jurisdictions, thus helping to level the playing field among regulators in both mature and emerging economies.
RegGenome has been licensed by the University to create its own data layer on top of the Cambridge Regulatory Genome, and it is building a repository of machine-readable regulatory requirements. RegGenome has just announced completion of a $6m seed funding round led by Evolution Equity Partners with participation from AlbionVC, Cambridge Enterprise, and Mastercard.
You may remember the sports fantasy movie Field of Dreams, in which a baseball field was carved out of an Iowa cornfield in the belief that: "If you build it, they will come". But regulation is very different from sport, so building the regulatory genome requires the equally important tasks of developing and supporting its use in public and private settings around the world, and this is why Cambridge Judge has joined with RegGenome to forge this unique public-private project.
Modelled after Human Genome Project
The choice of the Regulatory Genome Project's name was no accident: it was modelled after the ground-breaking Human Genome Project, a transformational programme inspired by the scientific and commercial innovation that followed the collective effort to map and understand the human genome – the name given to all human genes.
Similarly, the Regulatory Genome Project aims to help society keep track and make sense of the vast body of regulatory information around the world. Such information is exploding in the digital age at a dizzying pace, making it difficult for policymakers and organisations to keep up with this burgeoning body of information through human brainpower alone. This in turn impedes policymaking and makes it difficult to keep up with and follow this cascade of new and existing regulation.
Cambridge Judge is very proud that the seeds of the RGP were planted in one of our research centres, the Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance. The centre's RegSimple Project developed a software tool (RegSimple) to allow fintech firms a simple way to understand their regulatory obligations in various countries. Through this project, researchers at the business school identified a structural problem that was hindering policymakers and firms alike: the lack of a standardised information structure representing regulatory information in a machine-readable form.
Developing set of taxonomies
So, the RGP set out to develop a set of taxonomies that create an information structure that enables the organisation of regulatory content, thus making it machine-readable, with the first set comprising such areas as cybersecurity, data protection, environment and cryptocurrencies. Many more taxonomies, continually updated, will follow this initial tranche in the months and years ahead.
The RGP is a signature initiative for Cambridge Judge Business School and for me personally in my first year as Dean. Inside the business school we have long known the immense value of the knowledge of our faculty and research centres, and we are very excited how this project unlocks that knowledge and know-how with global practical implications.
Learn more about the Regulatory Genome Project
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Rabbi Allouche was born in Toulouse, France and grew up in Johannesburg, South Africa and Jerusalem, Israel. His travels have also taken him to Geneva, Switzerland where he provided Jewish Learning Opportunities and activities to adults and youth alike, and to Milano, Italy where he received his rabbinic ordination.
From 1999 until 2002, Rabbi Allouche served as a teacher and educator in the Mekor Chaim School in Jerusalem and in the Jerusalem Seminaries for young Jewish Women, "Torat Chesed" and "Tikva". Prior to joining our community, Rabbi Allouche served as a Rabbi, Youth & Programming Director in Congregation Beth Tefillah of Atlanta, GA.
Besides his academic pedigree, Rabbi Allouche is highly respected and tremendously involved in the Jewish community of Greater Phoenix. He is a member of the Think Tank Committee of the Jewish Federation of Greater Phoenix, and he teaches middle-school Judaics at the Pardes Jewish Day School.
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"Poms" It's Never Too Late To Chase A Dream
From the studio that brought you "Bad Moms" and the producer of "Book Club," "POMS" is an uplifting comedy that proves it's never too late to follow your dreams.
By Chris Kelly
A bit of a slow start that turns into a bit of a love story. Not in the traditional way of love stories though. The love between newfound female friends, a sisterhood, actually a cheerleading squad of senior citizens which was inspired by the "Sun City Poms" from Sun City, Arizona.
Martha (Diane Keaton) sells her belongings and moves from city living to a senior citizen planned community with lots of rules, requirements and stuffy management. Martha ends up the next door neighbor to Sheryl (Jacki Weaver) who is the rule breaker in the community having poker parties and providing a home for her under 55 grandson. When Sheryl finds an old cheerleading uniform of Martha's in a box, they decide to start a cheerleading squad in lieu of joining a "group." They fight together around every corner to accomplish their goal, as a "club" of wacky warrior women. It isn't until they head into their last hurdle to show they world they're not a joke that Martha's truth is revealed.
There are tryouts, pep rallies, injuries, and disqualifications; all while deep-rooted, newfound friendships are formed. Together the women experience life and death in so many ways both literally and figuratively.
As my friend said, "It was beautiful, the friendships and love between women as friends." All too often women find themselves alone later in life, this movie imparts the importance of lifting one another and connecting with those who you may see not immediate commonality.
You will laugh and perhaps as I did, you may shed a tear. This film is a reminder that tomorrow is not promised, we don't know what the future holds and it's never too late to do something you always wished you had done. Until it is too late.
Another viewer who remained until the end of the credits, in the front row, an older gentleman, applauded at the end. I asked across the theater, in the dark, what he liked about the movie, "The love and the friendships." He then said, "It's the time for women, it's your time." I don't know who this man was, but thank you. For me, this is a reminder that we never know what someone else is going through and we always have the opportunity to accept and support one another.
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Run Time: 1 hr, 31 min
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Clay Minerals (1999) 34 (3): 429-438.
Infrared reflectance spectra of Li-, Na-, K-, Rb- and Cs-saturated samples of montmorillonite Zenith-N (Milos, Greece) have been measured in the 400-1300 cm (super -1) region in an attempt to elucidate the behaviour and migration properties of alkali cations after heating the montmorillonites at 300 degrees C for 24 h. Deconvolution of the complex Si-O stretching band reveals that the component band that arises from the asymmetric stretching vibrations of the silicon-apical oxygen units exhibits the biggest change upon heating the montmorillonites. The normalized absorption area of this band has been correlated with the decrease in the layer charge due to the cation migration. Analysis of the IR data for each alkali-saturated montmorillonite has shown that only Li (super +) migrates near, or to, vacant octahedral sites.