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IHS Commisions a Major New Work
Beyond Autumn, a critically acclaimed work by Joseph Schwantner.
William Scharnberg
(Excerpted from the original article which appeared in the pdf November 1999 issue of The Horn Call)
Jospeh Schwantner
An important ten-year project has finally come to fruition and it is with great pleasure that I was asked to review the premiere of the first major concerto commissioned by the International Horn Society. The courage of the officers and members of the IHS Advisory Council over the course of the past decade, any one of whom could have bailed out on this project, should be lauded. It was a great gamble, but with the International Horn Society's mighty financial and artistic bow and Joseph Schwantner's true compositional arrow, we have hit the bull's-eye!
Thursday evening, September 30, 1999, in the Eugene McDermott Concert Hall of the Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Hall in Dallas, a beautiful building designed by I. M. Pei, an audience gathered for a performance by the Dallas Symphony Orchestra, including the premiere of Beyond Autumn: Poem for Horn and Orchestra by Joseph Schwantner. Also on the menu were Haydn's Symphony No. 82 and Tchaikowsky's Symphony No. 2, wisely programmed to contrast the premiere and afford the orchestra a good amount of rehearsal time on the difficulties of the new concerto. The soloist was Gregory Hustis and the conductor, Andrew Litton.
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E.C. Lewy and Beethoven's Ninth Symphony Premiere
by Theodore Albrecht
*A fully footnoted version of this article may be found in The Horn Call: pdf Volume XXIX, No. 3, May 1999
Premiere performances of soon-to-be-recognized masterpieces often gather about them a body of legend colored by hindsight and more than a little wishful thinking. After its first performance on May 7, 1824, Beethoven's Ninth Symphony soon became the subject of many such reminiscences and reports.
By the end of the nineteenth century, the fourth horn solo in the third movement of the Ninth had developed its own lore. As Richard Hofmann recounted in his 1893 Praktische Instrumentationslehre:
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Biking Across North America With a Horn
by Christopher Owen
I am what you would call an "advanced amateur," meaning that if I clam, I still have my day job. I play first horn in an excellent community orchestra, in Keene, New Hampshire, where we perform for a loyal and enthusiastic audience, in a refurbished theater with a flashing marquee.
It's a great gig. My colleagues in the orchestra are witty and serious; those qualities produce both warm-hearted laughter and inspired music-making. Sometimes in rehearsal I pray a thanks to God for the gift of music and for the opportunity to play.
I wasn't always an advanced amateur. When I started on the horn again in my late twenties, after a fifteen year hiatus, I was just plain bad. The only prayers of thanksgiving in those days came from my neighbors--when I was done with my daily half-hour honk. Still, I improved, and with lessons I improved even faster. Therefore, when I decided I wanted to ride my bicycle across the United States from the Pacific Ocean to the Atlantic, I also decided that I would need to take my horn. I was determined not to lose any ground in my quest to be a good horn player, and I felt that two months without playing would be too long. The horn would come with me on the bike.
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Birth of the Gliere Concerto
Valeriy Polekh
Reinhold Gliere was a modest, reserved, and refined person. No carelessness either in his clothes or in his manners. Thick eyebrows. A tender and friendly look in expressive brown eyes, lips ready for a smile.
By 1951, the year in which Gliere wrote his concerto, I had already been a performer for ten years. I started in March 1941 after I won a prize at the Moscow competition, and, though still a student at the Moscow Conservatory, I dreamt of playing solo and performing in concerts. In the Moscow competition, I played Variations Brillantes by Henry Gottwald and Les Dernieres Pensées by Weber. I had the full command of a virtuoso and was able to play with sounds as I liked, but my colleagues reproached me for insufficient care for the beauty of the sound. Because I wanted to become a solo performer, I had to learn how to sing on the horn. So I began taking vocal lessons. I mastered bel canto and strong breath, and then applied all that to the horn. I was awarded first prize at the 1949 International Competition in Budapest. By that time I had a fairly broad repertoire, but today it seems to have been just a prelude to a great composition--that superb concerto which Gliere wrote for the horn.
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by Kerry Geddes and Kieg Garvin
I am an amateur musician whose musical experience prior to February 1996 had amounted to two years of piano lessons as a child, twenty-one years of amateur choral singing, and a university music degree in which my 'instrument' was the voice.
In those days, singing was my musical passion, but I had often contemplated the idea of playing some type of brass instrument. There were various amateur choirs, both university-based and others, which anyone with limited vocal experience could join, in order to ease themselves into a satisfying and ultimately rewarding musical activity, and this was the way I started. However there were no equivalents that I knew of in the instrumental field. As we all know, normally an instrumental musician must be of a satisfactory proficiency level before having any hope of joining an orchestra or other ensemble.
Realistically then, as a mature adult I could not see myself becoming proficient enough with an instrument to be able to successfully audition for a position in any skilled ensemble, so I never acted upon my instrumental contemplations. Then in 1996, a friend who was the musical director at a local high school, in an attempt to encourage me further, gave me the chance to try out some of the school's brass instruments on my own. I was initially apprehensive about his suggestion to try the horn, because I had heard that it was a difficult instrument to learn, but I had always loved its sound, so when I was shown the rudiments of how to blow it and actually managed to produce a tentative C major scale, I was well on the way to becoming hooked.
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Trashing the Valved Horn?
Median & Ulnar Neuropathies in University Brass Players
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The solution would be to disable the extension when devtools is used to inspect an internal chrome:// page. But there isn't a clear way to check for this. I suppose I could evaluate code in the inspected window to check for the URL; this seems a bit messy. Is there a better way?

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We've recently written about ways to fit in your workout, whether you're hitting the gym or prefer to stay fit from the comfort of home. But even if you're working out on a regular basis, studies show that sitting for long periods of time can still hurt your health in the long run – and that's exactly what many of us do five times a week at the office.
Email less, talk more: There are times when emails are necessary, but oftentimes a quick chat with someone will work just as well – if not better! So next time you're tempted to shoot Jane in accounting a quick email, get up and go ask her in person instead. Your step count will thank you.
Stand or walk during meetings: If you have willing participants, encourage them to stand up throughout the meeting. Or, if your meeting doesn't require your computers, take things outside by going for a short walk.
Stand up every 1/2 hour: Make sure you get up every thirty minutes, even if just to stretch or walk around for a few minutes. Walking to meetings or grabbing another cup of coffee totally counts. Need help staying on track? Fitbit reminders to move will nudge you to get in 250 steps before the hour ends.
Practice stretching: Stretching can be a good way to wake yourself up if you're in need of a boost but are done with coffee for the day. It's also a good excuse to get up for a few minutes.
Try our 5-minute yoga moves: Last summer we shared out yoga moves you can do at your desk. It's not standing, but it's a great way to get a little more exercise in during your day, and you can always stand up before or after you try them!
Find space to try your favorite exercises: Sometimes it can be hard to fit in a full workout at any point of your day, but that doesn't mean the little things won't add up. If you can, find a quiet spot at the office you can fit in a few squats or lunges—something that won't disturb others—to help you take advantage of any small break.
How do you stay active at the office? Let us know in the comments!


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Top 20 Most Irritating Movie Characters of All Time Part 1 (20-11)
By Chris van der Watt on December 14, 2010 2 comments
You know the kind of movie characters that just get on your nerve so badly, you spend a large part of the film wanting to throw acid/lava all over their possibly smirking faces? Well to clarify exactly who deserves that fate, here are the Top Twenty Most Irritating Movie Characters of All Time Part 1!
Megamind 3D
By Steven Neish on December 06, 2010 0 comment
Having largely dropped the slapstick and pop-culture references for one-off masterpiece How To Train Your Dragon, DreamWorks return to what is ostensibly their comfort zone with Megamind, a post-modern take on a genre previously tapped by rival animation studio Pixar. Mindful of their past mistakes however, Megamind is another animated heavyweight that should have Pixar stand up and take notice.
Top 30 Films of the Decade
Ten years of film all neatly rolled into one awesomely epic list of greats! Feast your eyes on the Top 30 Films of the Decade.
Ryan Reynolds is World's Sexiest Man. Obviously.
By John Underwood on November 19, 2010 0 comment
Ryan Reynolds is officially People's Sexiest Man Alive 2010. Big deal. We've been lusting after him since Scarlett Johansson's horrible pop eyes were bigger than her stupid tits.
The Rubik's Cube Is Ready For Its Close Up
By Steven Neish on November 10, 2010 0 comment
Not satisfied with bit parts in every 80s movie ever made, Rubik's Cube might soon get a movie to itself.
Christmas Movies Coming Out In 2010… Sort Of
Everybody knows Christmas is a time for cinema, but this year there aren't many fresh festive treats being served up. So in the spirit of charity and knowing what it's like not to want to talk to your family, we've scoured the charts for December and found the films most likely to placate your clan for most of the festive season. Did someone say 'eye-popping CGI and childish plotlines'?
Sherlock 2 casts its Moriarty
By Natasha Hodgson on September 29, 2010 0 comment
Crimety, the Sherlock Holmes 2 news just keeps on coming. Yesterday we leant (with great learning joy) that Stephen Fry was to take the role of Holmes's brother Mycroft in the Guy Richie sequel. Today, we have a Moriarty. Mad Men's Jared Harris has bagged the role of the Sherlock's arch-nemesis, apparently plucking the part away from the likes of Brad Pitt and Gary Oldman.
Jennifer Aniston to get her raunch on
By John Underwood on August 27, 2010 1 comment
Jennifer Aniston hopes her breasts will be more interesting than her acting.
Friday Face/Off: Tom Cruise
By John Underwood on August 13, 2010 2 comments
Do you have a favourite actor? How about a least favourite? In our semi-regular J'Accuse feature, two of Best For Film's most opinionated writers go head to head in a no-holds-barred tussle over an actor or film which one thinks is super and the other reckons to be shite. This week: everyone's favourite couch-jumping superstar, Tom Cruise!
News of the World pays out to Brad and Angie
By Natasha Hodgson on July 23, 2010 3 comments
No-one messes with the world's most beautiful couple. Yesterday it was announced that Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie accepted undisclosed damages at the high court in London to settle their privacy claim against the News of the World.
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El Niño Ventures Inc. Announces New Independent Director
April 20, 2012 Vancouver, Canada -- El Niño Ventures Inc. ("ELN" and the "Company") (TSX.V: ELN; Frankfurt: E7Q; OTCQX: ELNOF) is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Michael Neumann P. Eng. to its Board of Directors.
Mr. Neumann brings significant experience in the mining arena and has been Proprietor of Neumann Engineering and Mining Services, Inc. since 1993 providing international engineering services focusing primarily on underground hard rock engineering facets such as mine design, productivity improvements, rock mechanics, second opinions, peer reviews and other types of studies.
Mr. Neumann is a graduate of Haileybury School of Mines and Michigan Technological University (Mining Engineering Degree) a member of the Canadian Institute of Mining, the International Society of Rock Mechanics and the Association of Professional Engineers of Ontario. Concurrent with his current position, from 2003 to 2006, Mr. Neumann was Director and Chief Operating Officer of Silver Eagle Mines Inc., (now Excellon Resources Inc.) a TSX listed Canadian-based silver exploration and development company focused on acquiring, exploring and developing high grade silver deposits among the silver mines of the Mexican mineral belt. Prior to this Mr. Neumann was Co- Founder and Director of the Engineering Seismology Group Inc. based in Kingston, Ontario. His early industry experience includes positions of Chief Engineer at Campbell Red Lake Mines and Underground Superintendent at Barrick's Holt McDermott Mine.
Mr. Harry Barr, Chairman and CEO of El Nino Ventures states, "We are pleased to welcome Michael Neumann to our Company's Board. His experience in the mining industry will further enhance the strength of our Board of Directors."
About El Niño Ventures Inc. Bathurst Projects
Bathurst Mining Camp Project: (Tri-Party Agreement)
Consists of an initial 4,712 claims in the Tri‐Party Agreement with Xstrata & VM Canada whereby VM Canada may incur exploration expenditures of $10 million over a period of 5 years to earn a 50% interest. VM Canada may further increase its interest to 70% by spending an additional $10 million over 2 years.
In February 2011, ELN announced that a $5,000,000 exploration program on the Bathurst Mining Camp Base Metals Project has begun consisting of airborne and ground geophysics and will include a 10,000 metre drill program which is currently underway. (See news release dated February 23, 2011). Airborne geophysics survey has been completed and survey results are pending.
Murray Brook Project: Under Votorantimʹs Option and Joint Venture Agreement with Murray Brook Minerals and Murray Brook Resources, both privately held companies, Votorantim can earn a 50% interest in the properties by funding $2,250,000 in exploration expenditures and making payments totalling $300,000 over a three year period that commenced November 1, 2010. Votorantim can earn an additional 20% interest in the properties by funding an additional $2,250,000 in exploration expenditures over an additional two year period. ELN has elected to enter into a participation agreement wherein it can earn 50% of Votorantim's interest by paying 50% of the costs incurred by Votorantim in the Option and Joint Venture Agreement.
The Murray Brook Deposit
The Murray Brook deposit is a polymetallic, volcanic hosted massive‐sulfide deposit in the Bathurst Mining Camp, New Brunswick. The property is located approximately 60 km west of the town of Bathurst. A gravel road links the property to a paved highway. An electricity grid is nearby, as are communities with goods, services and skilled labor. The Gossan Zone overlying the massive sulfide deposit was mined for gold and silver during the open‐pit mining operations carried out by Novagold Resources Inc. during the early 1990s. The hanging wall is moderately chloritic and is locally intensely deformed. The foot wall consists of fine grained, felsic tuff and tuffaceous sediments with moderate to strong chlorite and sericite alteration. Sulfides are mainly fine grained, massive, weakly laminated pyrite with disseminated and banded sphalerite, chalcopyrite and galena.
Figure 1- Land tenure map showing the location of the Murray Brook Project in the Bathurst Mining Camp
The first phase of the 2011 drill program was completed in spring/summer 2011 and significant intersections of zinc, copper, lead, gold and silver were reported. The second phase of the drilling program was initiated in September 2011 and the results announced (please see news releases dated August 30, 2011, November 28, 2011, January 16th and January 23, 2012).
About VM Canada (Votorantim Metals Canada Inc.)
Votorantim Metals Canada Inc. is a subsidiary of Votorantim Metals, a company that is part of the Votorantim Group that was founded in Brazil in 1918, operates in twenty countries and has over forty thousand employees. Votorantim Metals is the largest electrolytic‐nickel producer in Latin America and one of the world's leaders in the production of zinc, aluminum and nickel.
About El Niño Ventures Inc.
El Niño Ventures Inc. is an international exploration company, focused on exploring for lead, zinc, copper, gold and silver in New Brunswick, Canada and copper in the Democratic Republic of Congo ("DRC").
Harry Barr
Further Information: Tel: +1 604 685 1870 Fax: +1 604 685 8045
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Seven Modern Science Fiction Books: Page Turnings Reads with Big Ideas
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My recent reads and why I have prioritized female science fiction authors in my library
The most enduring hobby I've had over my life is a love of reading. Whether it was college or early career or the time with newborns when most of my personal life stopped, I've always kept up the habit of reading before bedtime even as other things went by the wayside. This is a habit we hope to pass on to our own kids and I've talked about this a few times before in The Gifts We Hope to Give as well as How We Approach Reading to Our Kids.
Over the past decade, I've gravitated more towards science fiction. I figured it was just the techie in me who likes spaceships and light swords. However, I was discussing it recently with a leadership coach who was fitting me to a personality profile. He asked me if I like to dream about big ideas more than others, did I create my own worlds when I was a kid, and if my self-defense mechanism under stress was to retreat from reality and process on my own time. And then he asked me if I liked to read science fiction. This was an "Aha!" moment as to why this has been my durable pastime: More than others, I process my own life through the lens of exploring fantastical ideas and I recharge by escaping into the narratives of other lives.
In any case, who doesn't like a good list of book recommendations, especially with the weather turning nice and vacation plans back again thanks to the vaccination campaigns. Here's what I've read recently. All of these are fun, engrossing "Summer Reads" – quick page turners that will pull you in but also leave you with some new perspectives and mind-expanding thoughts. Who has time to choose between pulp and reflective literature? Read these and you can get both!
Susanna Clarke's Piranesi
Premise: What if there was someone trapped in a mysterious world with seemingly little purpose but to explore and map it? Start your journey from the same veil of ignorance as the narrator and unlock the mysterious puzzle of the world, and the book's purpose, alongside the characters.
Keywords: Progressive disclosure world-building, sins of our fathers motif, can-you-trust-the-narrator themes
What I'll remember: The writing style & premise is so fully immersive – my quest to understand this world was inhibited by the narrator's lack of legitimacy as a mentally stable truth teller. For anyone who likes to explore worlds and feel a personal attachment to them, this book is the master class.
Other things you should know: Just nominated for this year's Hugo award. Also, a short read, almost a novella.
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Martha Well's Muderbot Series
Premise: What if a soldier-robot with terrifying amount of violence potential became self-aware? Join them on their journey as they explore their relationship to morality and taming of their own inner demons. Also, the robot is the most sarcastic introvert you will ever meet.
Keywords: Clever and funny, saving others through violence, mind bending characters, fish-out-of-water trope.
What I'll remember: The diary and inner monologue style that directly speaks to the reader works perfectly for the shockingly sarcastic and neurotic main character.
Other things you should know: Won many accolades, including the Hugo. The irrelevant tone reminds me of Christopher Moore's Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal. 6 books in series (and counting).
NK Jemisin's Broken Earth Series
Premise: What if there was a world that experienced near-extinction climate destruction every 100 years and society's survival depended on a class of people with terrifying abilities, where this class is both ostracized yet exploited for their power? Let us explore this from the perspective of the oppressed.
Keywords: Haves and have nots, expansive world building, book with its own vocabulary, technology from the forgotten past
What I'll remember: It's rare for a book to tackle both overarching concepts of power and class in society alongside deep and meaningful everyday struggles in the lives of the characters.
Other things you should know: All three books in the series won the Hugo Award for best novel.
Naomi Novik's Temeraire Series
Premise: What if dragons existed during the Napoleonic wars and humans learned to tame them and create an "air force." Also, the dragons can talk.
Keywords: Humorous, heartwarming, grand world building, lots of swashbuckling!
What I'll remember: The development of the main character (a dragon!) from wide-eyed innocent to a warrior for justice for his kind.
Other things you should know: 10 books (!!) in the series. Also, I, too, still don't know how to pronounce the series name.
R.F. Kuang's Poppy War
Premise: What if you went down the familiar path of a coming-of-age chosen-one saga with a strong central female character but were not afraid to deeply explore inequality & justice as central themes instead of background noise?
Keywords: From outcast to chosen-one, the enemy threatens our existence, coming of age in a martial academy theme, hero's journey and mysterious father figure tropes.
What I'll remember: An imaginative and fresh take on the Hunger Games style "throw teenagers together and let them learn how to fight" novel. Feels very non-commercial in its sophistication and non-reductionist approach to the world and its problems. In particular, the enemies are more than just one-dimensional monsters. I found the non-Western based world refreshing.
Other things you should know: 3 books in series, although I have only read the first one
Ann Leckie's Ancillary World Series
Premise: What if you set out to write a grand, planet-spanning empire building space opera that focuses less on the power dynamics of it all but more on the fight for justice from inequality and the power of people to define their own destiny?
Keywords: Space empires, justice through violence, "never tell me the odds," AI & human co-existence
What I'll remember: A uniquely empathetic, justice-oriented perspective on the space empire trope.
Other things you should know: Only novel ever to sweep the Hugo, Nebula, and Arthus C. Clarke awards. 3 books in series.
Becky Chamber's Wayfarers series, starting with The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet
Premise: What if you took a completely standard "rag-tag, close knit spaceship crew must complete a crazy job for a score of a lifetime" plot but infused it with a world that made us reflect on our own social biases on gender, race, and equality?
Keywords: Space opera, this-type-of-alien-makes-a-point-about-us-as-humans, society from the view of the underdog and downtrodden
What I'll remember: The exploration of gender identity and our own biases by introducing a world and race of aliens so very much unlike our own that it makes us reflect on why our world must be the way it is
Other things you should know: 4 books (and counting) in series. The first novel in this series was self-published after a Kickstarter campaign.
Coda on Privilege
We conclude every Mind the Beet post with a reflection on privilege and allyship. You may have noticed something about the list I provided here – all the choices are from female science fiction authors and represent a collection of diverse backgrounds. On the one hand this shouldn't be surprising – women swept the list of Hugo award nominees in 2020 – although sadly only two women authors are in the the top 30 science fiction books on Amazon right now.
There are more reasons though why I've prioritized women and diverse voices in my library these past couple years. As a tech industry, we must make more progress in recruiting and retaining a workforce that represents our customers – that's not true today and it's an urgent priority to empower women and underrepresented minorities in engineering and decision-making roles throughout our industry. I talk about this more in my 15 year career retrospective when I mention that allyship, empathy, vulnerability are the key to modern leadership. This is how we create a way for more people to thrive in their careers so more diverse voices are listened to.
This is not "just another" problem to tackle in our industry; it's the most important one. We've already seen the far-reaching impact of technology on society, economic disruption, and information flow and we need to make constant progress on bringing in many perspectives if we are to remain the most important industry on the planet.
One of the ways I practice this is by trying to incorporate diverse perspective into my everyday routines. The Better Allies newsletter is a great resource, but I also found that prioritizing authors who are different than myself in my reading list has been a great way of getting a drip, drip, drip of empathy that changes norms and habits. Every one of these books explores ideas that are central to the lived experience of women in our industry or society at large, such as:
The notion of interacting in a world systemically designed for someone else's success.
Introspection about the impact of the use of violence vs. it is an assumed and unexplored fact of life.
An avoidance of the "lone wolf" trope and instead a constant quest for companionship and alliances.
Use of alternative world building to make us reflect on our biases on gender and equality.
In general, an intrinsic sense of caution about the world and its impact instead of an implied cruise control that comes with unearned and unexamined privilege
I don't pretend that reading a couple books makes me the perfect ally. Quite the opposite – allyship's core concept is about taking action towards meaningful change. But allyship is a journey and it starts with empathy for lived experiences other than your own. I speak 2-3 times a year at various diversity and inclusion panels and one of the points I like to make is this behavior change I took to prioritize female authors. I feel like my role in these forums is often to speak to a silent but sympathetic majority who are open to being spurred to action but need to figure out how to start. All too often people are intimidated by the notion that allyship must start with sacrifice or radical zero-sum tradeoffs. That's a terrible way to start with a cause – or build a product for that matter. It starts with establishing learning and empathy and fit before growth and scale. So my advice for those beginning the allyship journey is to think carefully about the routines and habits you have and if you can incorporate more empathy for others' lived experiences into them. Just see what it spurs you to do.
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Inotrechus is een geslacht van kevers uit de familie van de loopkevers (Carabidae). De wetenschappelijke naam van het geslacht is voor het eerst geldig gepubliceerd in 1989 door Dolzhanski & Ljovuschkin.

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Het geslacht Inotrechus omvat de volgende soorten:
 Inotrechus injaevae Daizhanski et Ljovuschkin, 1989
 Inotrechus kurnakovi Dolzhanski et Ljovuschkin, 1989

Loopkevers

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William Buck and James Pendleton viewed the issue of slavery in two different lights. Buck saw the issue as permissible and positively acknowledged by the accounts of Scripture. Pendleton saw the issue as deeply condemnable and views Buck's applications of Scripture to be inherently wrong considering the issue at hand. I believe that Buck was wrong in his hermeneutics and Pendleton was correct to not only correct Buck in his views of Scripture but to argue his points for the emancipation of slavery.
He viewed the politicians okay as long as their stance as church members were not disrupted by the issue. Again, this seems to say that Buck thought that the ethics of the situation were not the same as the politics.
I agree with Pendleton that the political question of slavery can not be separated from the moral. As Christians, we must place our views under the complete authority of God and Scripture. In Genesis 1, we know that God created mankind in His own image. Slaves coud not be viewed as anything otherwise due to this fact. This should have been a foundational doctrine in the faith of Buck. It seemed that the norms of society were what directed his views towards Scripture and not the other way around. It seemed that Buck wanted to ignore the question and allow the politics answer the question. I don't believe that this is much different in the way many see question of abortion today. Many feel that the issue should be addressed at the political level and allow them to deal with it.
One of the main problems that Pendleton saw with Buck's view of Abraham was that the term "slave" was not present in the way that Buck was comparing it. He stated, "If the term 'servant' as used in the Scriptures, is synonymous with the term 'slave' as used among us, is it not remarkable that the Hebrew and Greek words translated servant are in no instance rendered slave?" Further proof for Pendleton that the Biblical understanding of servitude and the American institution of slavery was that Abraham's servants were able to carry weapons and that his servant, Eleazor, would be his heir. These were privileges that were unheard of in the American system of slavery.
I agree with Buck in that the law of was created to bring benevolence to the poor and the defenseless. It was created by God to protect the servants from abuses that were brought on by sin. However, I disagree with his application of them and his interpretation of Abraham's possession of servants. Once again, I must agree with Pendleton in the matters of discerning the differences found in Scripture and the American idea slavery. In Genesis 16, nowhere does it address Hagar as a slave to Abraham or Sarah but as a maidservant or a maid. It states, "So Sarai said to Abram, 'Now behold, the Lord has prevented me from bearing children. Please go in to my maid; perhaps I will obtain children through her." And Abram listened to the voice of Sarai" (Genesis 16:2 NASB). Likewise, the understanding that Pendleton has towards Eleazor, Abraham's servant, is correct as well. It is clearly seen in Genesis 15:2 that he would become the heir of Abraham's household if he didn't have a child. This is a clear indication that the way in which Abraham viewed his servants were different than the way Buck was interpreting it.
Once again, I believe that Pendleton argues correctly on these situations. Buck presumes on the providence of God for the slaves themselves. While God uses Joseph's situation to bring about good, nowhere in Genesis does it allow for such evils to take place. In fact, I would argue that the author would intend for his readers to react in disgust of the brother's actions. Romans 8:28-29 states that God does cause all things to work together for good but it is for those who love God and for the intentions of conforming them to the image of God. The gospel of Jesus Christ calls for freedom, an emancipation from sin. I believe that if Buck would lay aside his worldview and all the meta-narrative to speak, he would recognize his faults. However, he doesn't and Pendleton is right to confront such erroneous interpretations.
Buck, William. "The Question of Slavery". Kentucky, 1849. 3.


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Assisting the surgical team in making sure that a patient is properly cleaned and medicated after a procedure.
When you are trained, you'll be able to assist surgeons in operating rooms and obstetricians in delivery rooms. As a surgical technician or technologist, you can also assist surgical assistants in a medical clinic as well as provide help to an anesthesiologist. Since there are often many people who need to take care of a patient in what is often referred to as an operating room "theatre," you would play an essential role within this important team.
The skills you learn, notably precise hand-eye coordination, are key to assisting in any type of surgical procedure. Hand-eye coordination involves using one's eyes to focus on a thing or a specific task, and then using one's hands to accomplish that task. While generally developed as an infant, the important correlation between seeing and doing increases as an infant goes through the various stages of childhood and is able to have better dexterity. Therefore, it's imperative that an individual possess extremely strong hand-eye coordination in order to excel in this field.
If you're wearing eye glasses or contact lenses, make sure that your prescription is correct. You'll want to be able to clearly see the tool or object the surgeon may need during a procedure.
Once your eyes are able to see the object you need, don't rush to grab it. It may fall out of your hand during a procedure and become unsterile.
A firm clasp of a tool from your hand to a surgeon's hand when passing an object is also crucial.
Finally, as a surgical technician who plays a vital role in assisting patients and doctors in an operating room, it's your responsibility to make sure that your vision is perfect or corrected and that your hands are steady at all times. Since many surgical tech jobs also require working all hours (including nights, weekends and holidays) and fatigue could potentially be a problem, it's also good to routinely schedule a hand-eye coordination test to keep you in top shape.


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Marvel 'legalises' cannabis
On the cutting edge of news and current affairs, Marvel introduces the hot topic of the legalisation of marijuana in Issue #12 of its comic book saga, following the change in law in New York State last August.
The state of New York changed its stance on the possession of cannabis and has since proposed expunging minor convictions for possession. Thus, those caught with small amounts do not run...
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Lowell Farms, the first Cannabis Cafe in the United States
Huge expectation and long queues to get inside: the opening of Lowell Farms was a success!
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What is happening in the EU and why it matters to you!
As commenly known, the Community trade mark (CTM) gave its proprietor a uniform right applicable in all Member States of the European Union*.
On March 23, 2016, the Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market (OHIM) officially changes its name to the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO), as set out in the amending EU Trade Mark Regulation (Regulation (EU) No. 2015/2424). In the same vein, the Community Trade Mark (CTM) now becomes the EU Trade Mark or EUTM. The Regulation has no impact on the Registered Community Design.
The European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) in Allicante is the European Union authority responsible for managing EUTM's (formerly CTM's). The basic idea of CTM originated in 1964 with the first steps to the "Convention on European Trademark Law". OHIM filed the first registration of the Community Trademark in 1996, and since then a number changes have taken place. These changes have been primarily technical in nature, and in the area of taxes. In 2016, after 2 years of complex discussions, a major overhaul will take place which will effect users of the CTM system both inside and outside the EU.
The name CTM is replaced in 2016 by the EUTM, European Trademark. Also, OHIM is renamed to EUIPO, the European Intellectual Property office. Some of the changes are highlighted below.
For trademark owners it is important to know that the requirement for a trademark to be capable of graphic representation is eliminated, opening the door to the registration of more types of nontraditional trademarks, albeit extending existing grounds for refusal of shapes to "other characteristics"; by bringing forward the opposition period, International Registrations designating the European Union proceed to grant much more quickly. And from now on, trademark owners can seize counterfeit goods in customs situations in the European Union under defined circumstances.
Some of the goals that will take place, and the more substantive changes in this more flexible approach are: "…support innovation and economic growth by making the national trademark systems throughout Europe more accessible, more efficient and more effective for businesses…". Another aim is to ensure and develop a better matching between the EU and national Trademark offices. As stated before, the goal is to have a better balance of national law in the Trademark Directive. This will improve the situation in areas such as the protection for goods in transit, the protection of trademarks with reputation, transfer and licencing of trademarks and collective marks.
The IP Translator case is implemented in respect of registrations filed before 22 June 2012.
Trademarks filed before 22 June 2012 and that cover entire class headings now only cover these specific goods and services and not the entire class, unless Article 28(8) Declarations were filed before 23 September 2016 deadline.
Filing of an application through National Offices will no longer be possible. There will be the new ability to file and represent in Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway (the non EU EEA countries). Cancelation procedures can be filed in the new situation also at the EUIPO, so one will not need to go to a court for these cancelations. Also, the EUIPO will create a mediation center which is an interesting way to resolve disputes.
Also relevant to know is that the 3 class system per filing system will be abandoned and there will be a new 'one-fee-per-class' system. Each additional class after the first one will require an extra fee. The official application taxes for one class will be 5,5% lower compared to the current 3 classes official fee. The official renewal taxes will be 37% lower for one class compared to the current 3 classes official renewal fee. There will also be a decrease in opposition, cancellation and appeal official fees.
The regulations entered into force on March 23, 2016 as well as those that enter into force on October 1, 2017. Implementation took place very soon after that.
All in all, this even more solid single procedure in the EU simplifies your trademark strategy at the European level. EU filings will identify very solid the origin of your activities. And it shows the company's commitment to its clients, and last but not least it can be used to strengthen marketing.
* The EU Countries are: Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Denmark, Germany, Estonia, Finland, France, Greece, United Kingdom, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, The Netherlands, Austria, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, Slovakia, Spain, Czech Republic and Sweden.
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I brought my family and grandkids on a ski vacation. The unit has a good location and many benefits such as local transportation, nice pools and hot tubs.
Very good location -- short walk to gondola via a tunnel to avoid traffic. You ski back in right next to the parking lot of the complex. Very easy. Only issue we had was with card keys not working consistently, especially for the garage door. The "walk to town" location was really nice as parking and traffic were a hassle. Grocery store and liquor store are very close which is nice too.
This condo is fantastic--a great gathering space, very clean, big rooms, and a nice balcony for morning coffee and evening drinks. Location is great, we walked into town many many times, and also walked to the chair lift that goes up the mountain to the Adventure Park. The kitchen was well stocked with dishes, pans, coffeemaker, etc. I would definitely stay here again.
Hello Jenny, Thank you for your review. We are all very happy that you had a great time in Breckenridge. We hope that you will continue to use Summit Mountain Rentals for your next vacation. We offer a 10% discount for return guests.
Stayed 7/26-30/18 for my son's wedding at MTL. The location could only have been better if it had been in the main building. However, I had the opportunity to view one of the 3BR condo units in the main lodge...the living area of #5402 is much more spacious so we were very pleased! The master BR has a plush king bed as well as a twin-twin daybed, which is not mentioned in the description. BR #2 has a twin over queen bunk and is also very spacious. BR #3 has side by side twins. This room is a bit small but all 3 rooms have TVs (which we didn't even use!) With 3 full bathrooms, a well-equipped full kitchen w/W&D and breakfast bar w/3 stools, large dining room table w/8 chairs, a large living room which easily seats 8 (2 sofas & 2 comfy chairs), and a decent size balcony w/mountain view (not pool side) & seating for @ least 6...this is a superb choice in accommodations for a large family or several families! The unit does NOT have a/c so in summer you will need to open the windows, which all have screens. We also utilized the box fans (1 provided in each bedroom) to enhance the air flow. As an added benefit, the white noise helped us sleep through various party-goers traversing noisily through the parking lot below or loud neighbors on their balconies. One unfortunate thing was that the people immediately below us on our last night were chain smoking on their balcony...this completely ruined our last night on our balcony and we had to close the windows to keep the smoke out of our unit, hence we were a little warm. Since there is a 100% smoking ban, we could have reported them to the main lodge lobby personnel but our unit phone wouldn't connect. I rate this unit 5 stars across the board with the exception of cleanliness, only because some of the furniture, particularly the dining chairs, could use a good upholstery cleaning, & if you move any furniture, there is likely to be debris. However, the rest of the unit was very clean! Overall, outstanding stay!
We were very happy with our stay and rental experience. Mountain Thunder was a nice facility, with excellent location to Main St. and gondolas. The ski-in path was also nice at the end of the day. Highly recommend!
Mountain thunder is in the most perfect location in Breckenridge. There is an underground tunnel leading to the gondola just steps from the front door. In my opinion no better place exists. It is literally only 2 blocks to the grocery store and also Main St.! Don't pass this place up. The price is also awesome.


Naturally, the larger the M&A project, the more limited will be the possible buyer-seller combinations; therefore, after negotiations begin, the importance of execution (negotiation and documentation work) will grow, as will that of post-merger integration (PMI). In medium-sized and smaller M&A projects, the possible buyer-seller combinations greatly increase and the synergistic effect is also greatly affected by such combinations; thus, the project sourcing and matching stage prior to the start of negotiations is the key to success. We believe that the greatest added value we should provide is that of sourcing prominent domestic and foreign sale projects for companies that wish to buy (acquire), and matching prominent potential buyer candidates for companies that wish to sell (be acquired).
Good M&A projects are not easy to find. Prominent M&A companies have a store of information on good M&A projects. As Japan's largest M&A organization, we have developed a first-class network with many of the leading financial institutions, M&A companies, and consulting firms of not only Japan but the world and chiefly Asia. Also, to improve project quality, we have created a mechanism for successful project sourcing through our unique project development process.
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Have you heard Sam Harris' take on this?
yes, I read his book and watched his lecture, his insights about the truth of the human mind are very interesting.
I dont believe my life is planned out. Sure there may be a plan but as you mentioned free will and i do alot that isn't gods will so to speak which goes against the plan but i think redemption is possible. I think we can join in with god and his mission but many are invited but few take up the challenge….
I hope you write more and look forward to seeing where you go with this…..
Are you saying that you can't believe in free will and God at the same time?
Well, God has different meanings to different people.
No one can logcically definitely define or repudiate God, since no one actually knows, met him/her/it.
Although some people receive notifications.
Even when they are not psychotic.
God is a guessing game, whose probability may be more valid than total chaos, because underneath the horrifying human created chaos on this planet, there is natural order.
It may not be of the presence of God.
Or maybe it might be.
even if we say we believe in him.
In a Christian sense our will is to be subordinated to God's will. Once we do this we no longer have the burden and agony of choice. We walk in the Light and Path of the Holy Spirit. No longer having choice is a liberation and only the true path remains. That is salvation. Freedom from free will is true freedom.
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Come to think of it, HR and in particular talent acquisition as a function, have clearly matured from what it traditionally was in the form of a cost centre to now a booming and often game changing, profit centre.
Come to think of it, HR and in particular talent acquisition as a function, have clearly matured from what it traditionally was in the form of a cost centre to now a booming and often game-changing, profit centre.
While in the 1990s, typically hiring meant laying out large scale advertisements in India's major newspapers, followed by scores of resumes coming into offices by hand mail and often hiring cycle times took almost four to six months – simply because of process lags and inefficiencies in handling volumes of applicants. Classifieds took a major wallet share of employers' city wise to get the attention of job seekers and MBA students were often found encircling advertisements in classifieds and applying to dozens of them via hand mail.
While offline recruiting was still mainstream in India in the 1990s, in the United States, things started to change. In 1994, Robert J. McGovern began NetStart Inc. as software sold to companies for listing job openings on their websites and manage the incoming e-mails those listings generated. After an influx of two million dollars in investment capital, he then transported this software to its own web address, at first listing the job openings from the companies who utilized the software. NetStart Inc. changed its name in 1998 to operate under the name of their software, CareerBuilder. Thus, began the job board era which well went on to see giants in the form of HotJobs, Dice, Monster and India's marquee player Naukri rule the roost and turn the tides of how recruiting was done.
While the world adapted to job boards and welcomed the internet as a way of life, things around 2010 began to change. What started as Web 2.0 around the 2004 time-frame, saw the rise of specific talent communities come to life. Google quietly launched Orkut on January 22, 2004 and in no time – Orkut was beaming into every teenagers' computer. In came Myspace then quickly followed by Facebook in February 2004 and Twitter in March 2006. The world witnessed a new medium not just to interact and exchange thoughts and to be known as Mr. Somebody – but also to be discovered – which brought a smile to the recruiting community.
LinkedIn brought in the concept of professional networking along with players like Ryze and Xing and thus gave rise to a whole new way of recruiting. Skills like sourcing were formed and developed, reference checks came to life via mutual connections, staffing firms began mapping companies all the way from top to bottom and leaders began to be accessible to the world at large by showcasing their thought leadership and participating in online communities.
Late 2015 is where we see the next big shift happening in the recruiting world. Data says that humans spend 60% of their waking lives working. And for any two people to come together and collaborate on a project, work on a hobby, build company or even a movement for that matter, they need to align beyond just tech skills. Their ideas, ethos, culture and vision should align. Essentially, they must belong. While tapping into passive candidates was the mantra earlier, today it's about using new age tech in the form of artificial intelligence, machine learning and applying the science of big data and multiple sources of data to recruit not just top performers, but people that belong at workplaces.
Today, the best candidates don't apply. They discover new opportunities through personal and social networks, respond to companies that value them for more than their skills and expect personalized experiences, not transactional engagement. With no dearth of choices, the best candidates today are no different from your best customers. To capitalize on these megatrends, HR and business leaders will have to fundamentally re-evaluate their talent acquisition capabilities. This warrants the need for recruiters to move from the traditional inbound method of hiring to the future of recruiting - outbound hiring.
Forward thinking firms have already started to use outbound hiring solutions where discovery of top talent is completely automated and the use of predictive analytics, artificial intelligence and machine learning helps learn recruiting behavior from users and delivers better results day on day thanks to automation.
On the engagement side as well, outbound hiring trumps inbound, as engagement moves from static to personalized – where candidate delight is at the forefront of recruiting objectives. Every candidate receives super personalized communication that appeals to his / her career objectives and passions. The best part – all this is completely automated thanks to new age tech in the form of AI. Recruiters can thus focus their time and energy, where it matters most – understanding what the hiring manager needs and ensuring that candidates have a great time as part of the recruiting process.
Savita Hortikar, India Head of Talent Acquisition at Thoughtworks recently mentioned that "Today's technology makes outbound hiring the most intelligent and scientific way to scale recruiting".
Suman Arunagiri, Head of Talent Acquisition India at Tavant Technologies along with recruiting team have not only been core custodians of outbound hiring but also have demonstrated the same with impact in metrics. Tavant was able to demonstrate 20% reduction in Time to Hire and 55% increase in candidate response rates by embracing outbound hiring.
As business needs get more complex in this VUCA world, hiring teams will have to beef up their recruiting play and use the hiring maturity quadrant to move in a planned manner to outbound hiring to ensure their recruiters remain competitive and have a proactive recruiting strategy. However, when it comes to choosing the right solution for your hiring needs, it's easy to be overwhelmed by the sheer number of players in the market.


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Джон Гэвин (, при рождении Хуан Винсент Апабласа — ; 8 апреля 1931 — 9 февраля 2018) — американский киноактёр, бывший посол Соединённых Штатов в Мексике.

Ранние годы
Получил степень бакалавра в Стэнфордском университете. Специализировался на экономике и латиноамериканских отношениях. Во время Корейской войны служил в ВМС США на борту авианосца «Принстон» с 1951 по 1953 год. Благодаря свободному владению испанским и португальским языками до 1955 года служил помощником адмирала Мильтона Майлза.

Карьера

Актёрская карьера
Вскоре после окончания службы Гэвин предложил себя в качестве технического консультанта другу семьи Брайану Фою, который собирался снимать фильм о «Принстоне». Вместо этого Фой организовал пробы на Universal. Гэвин пробовал отказаться — у него не было никакого актёрского опыта, — но отец переубедил его. Пробы прошли успешно, и Гэвин подписал контракт со студией.

Изначальное амплуа Гэвина — красивый, мужественный герой на манер Рока Хадсона. Свои первые опыты актёр называл ужасными. Прорывом для него стала главная роль в драме Дугласа Сирка «Время любить и время умирать» (1958) по роману Э. М. Ремарка, оставившего положительный отзыв о его работе.

Гэвин был приглашён на роль Джеймса Бонда в фильме 1971 года «Бриллианты навсегда» после того, как Джордж Лэзенби отказался сниматься, однако не приступил к съёмкам.

С 1971 по 1973 годы занимал должность президента Гильдии киноактёров США.

Политическая карьера
Гэвин был назначен послом США в Мексике в июне 1981 года президентом Рональдом Рейганом и находился на этом посту до 12 июня 1986 года. Во время своего пребывания в качестве посла он был вовлечён в инцидент: избил местного оператора телевидения. После ухода с государственной службы стал успешным бизнесменом и общественным деятелем.

Личная жизнь
В 1957 году Гэвин женился на актрисе Сесили Эванс. В браке родились две дочери: Кристина (стала актрисой) и Мария (стала телепродюсером). В 1965 году Гэвин и Эванс развелись.

Какое-то время встречался с итальянской актрисой Лучаной Палуцци.

C 1974 года и до смерти был женат на актрисе Констанс Тауэрс. Они впервые встретились в 1957 году на вечеринке, где их познакомил его крёстный отец, Джеймс Макхью. У Тауэр на тот момент аналогично было двое детей от предыдущего брака.

Гэвин умер в возрасте 86 лет в своем доме в Беверли-Хиллз, Калифорния от осложнений пневмонии.

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Date: Wednesday, July 22, 2009
Location: Hamilton Theatre Inc,
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Our 2009 Hamilton Fringe Festival Show Synopsis
"Type 2- A Tragic Comedy" is a sensitive, realistic portrayal of the highs and lows of bipolar disorder. The story chronicles the career of a stand up comic who suffers from the illness. We also see how her periods of depression and mania affect her husband and their relationship. "Type 2" is a rags to riches to reality tale that pulls no punches from either viewpoint. The show features the re-teaming of comic genius Michelle Mainwaring, who won WODL Best Actress award for her dark,dramatic portrayal of Annie Wilkes in "Misery" and her partner in that production Jason Gale who was nominated for best actor. Gale wrote the script, utilizing his research and personal battle with the illness. If you know or think you know someone who is bipolar, you must see this show. * Warning-Strong language and mature content
This Show Runs One Hour.
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The way your brain responds to happy and sad faces may be an indicator of how innately empathic you are, new research finds.
Previous studies have suggested that sensory processing sensitivity (SPS) is an innate trait associated with greater sensitivity, or responsiveness, to environmental and social stimuli.
Stony Brook University psychologists Arthur and Elaine Aron report, in a recent study published in Brain and Behavior, that functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) of brains provides physical evidence that the "highly sensitive" brain responds powerfully to emotional images.
According to Arthur Aron, the trait is becoming increasingly associated with identifiable behaviors, genes, physiological reactions, and patterns of brain activation. Highly sensitive people (HSP), those high in SPS, encompass roughly 20 percent of the population.
Elaine Aron originated the HSP concept. People characterized as HSPs tend to show heightened awareness to subtle stimuli, process information more thoroughly, and be more reactive to both positive and negative stimuli.
In contrast, the majority of people have comparatively low SPS and pay less attention to subtle stimuli, approach situations more quickly, and are not as emotionally reactive.
The Arons and colleagues, including Bianca Acevedo of the University of California, Santa Barbara, used fMRI brain scans to compare HSPs with low SPS individuals. The analysis is the first with fMRI to demonstrate how HSPs' brain activity processes others' emotions.
The brains of 18 married individuals, some with high and some with low SPS, were scanned as they viewed photos of either smiling faces or sad faces. One set of photos included the faces of strangers, and the other set included photos of their husbands or wives.
"We found that areas of the brain involved with awareness and emotion, particularly those areas connected with empathetic feelings, in the highly sensitive people showed substantially greater blood flow to relevant brain areas than was seen in individuals with low sensitivity during the twelve second period when they viewed the photos.
The brain activity was even higher when HSPs viewed the expressions of their spouses. The highest activation occurred when viewing images of their partner as happy. Most of the participants were scanned again one year later, and the same results occurred.
Areas of the brain indicating the greatest activity—as shown by blood flow—include sections known as the "mirror neuron system," an area strongly associated with empathetic response and brain areas associated with awareness, processing sensory information, and action planning.
Arthur Aron believes the results provide further evidence that HSPs are generally highly tuned into their environment. He says the new findings via the fMRI provide evidence that especially high levels of awareness and emotional responsiveness are fundamental features of humans characterized as HSPs.


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How To Play Minecraft On The Computer
Last Updated on: October 1, 2022 by Diksha | Fact Checked
Minecraft is one of the most famous games of all time which has over 100 million players worldwide. It's sandbox independent video game which was originally created by Swedish programmer Markus "Notch" Persson. Then later on its was taken and developed by Swedish company Mojang, this is where we can get Minecraft to play and download.
With being this game so popular among the kids to the retirees, if you want to know how to play Minecraft on the computer, stay tuned till the end we are gonna go in the depth of this game and know some facts of it. .
Before getting into how to play Minecraft, let's assemble some information on how to get it on PC, how to download it and what are the prerequisite for the game.
How To Download Minecraft
Minecraft to play on PC, first you need to download it. But before you start building the castles in the air, let me inform you Minecraft is not a FREE game. You have to buy it on $26.95 before you could get your hands on it. So, whats the procedure to get Minecraft, let's find out.
First you need to go to officlal Mojang website to download the game.
Click on Account> Register an Account.
Fill all the requested fields and click on Register. With this, you successfully create your account but your email ID verification is still left. A mail would be sent to your inbox to confirm your email address. Verify your email address and you are done.
Now hover your cursor over the games on the top left and go to Minecraft.
You'll be immediately redirected to the official Minecraft website, where you would see a yellow Get Minecraft button. Click on it and login with the account credentials. (You can directly register yourself on www.inecraft.net).
Now enter your credentials and you'll be landed to this page(see below). Fill the card details and do as requested. Once the payment formalities are done, you can download the game.
How To Play Minecraft
Once you have Minecraft for PC, you are all ready to play it. But remember, you need to have a working internet connection to play it for the first time. And other prerequisites for this game to work fine for you, you need a laptop or a PC with 2GB RAM, 150 MB hard drive space and Intel P4 or newer.
Once we have that, we are ready to play the game. There are two game modes Creative and Survival to play. Among which you have to decide which one to choose. In survival mode, you have to gather resources to survive and build the world. Which includes gathering food supplies, mining materials etc. Whether in the creative mode, you get the ability to fly and build in with the resources.
How To Play Single Player On Minecraft
To play Single player on Minecraft, you don't have to put any extra efforts. Just launch the game, select the single-player mode and start playing. Single player has local area network support, allowing players to join worlds on locally interconnected computers without the need of a server setup.
How To Play Multiplayer On Minecraft
On contrary to single player, to play Minecraft multiplayer you need to find a player-hosted servers suitable server like this, through which players can interact and communicate with each other under a single world. You can find many other servers on the web in the google search. Now follow the below steps.
Once the right server has been found, copy servers address to your clipboard to connect to the server.
Now start the Minecraft Launcher and set your game to the similar version as server's. For this go to your profile, edit it, select the correct version from Use version drop down menu and save the profile.
After the above setting, launch the Minecraft game and select Multiplayer. Edit the server info, Paste server's address (that you copied on your clipboard) in the Server Adress field and you are done.
Now, the server you just edited will start appearing in the games list.
Now, select the server and click on join server. That's it! Now, you can play with multiplayer under the same server.
This is how we play single player and multiplayer on Minecraft. After reading the complete article, I'm sure you have successfully managed to Minecraft PC download and have learnt how to play Minecraft. I've provided the basic information about the game and rest you can know once you play it by yourself.
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Unnao rape survivor's security kept jailed BJP MLA informed about their movement: FIR
Unnao rape survivor's security kept jailed BJP MLA informed about their movement: FIR
The FIR also accused Kuldeep Singh Sengar's supporters of making calls to the survivor's family and building pressure on them to change their statement in the court.
By: Express Web Desk
New Delhi | Updated: July 30, 2019 17:43 IST
BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar. (Express photo)
In a fresh setback to Kuldeep Singh Sengar, an FIR was registered against the BJP MLA and nine others Monday on charges of murder after the Unnao rape survivor's family alleged a conspiracy behind Sunday's car accident in which two women were killed.
"FIR has been registered under the Indian Penal Code's sections 302 (murder), 307 (attempt to murder), 506 (criminal intimidation), 120b (criminal conspiracy) against 10 named persons, including the BJP MLA, and 15-20 others," a police officer said.
The complaint was filed by the victim's uncle who is lodged in Rae Bareli jail. The FIR also said that the cops belonging to Unnao police, who were deployed to ensure the security of the rape survivor, had informed the MLA's men of the family's movement to Rae Bareli. The victim's uncle said that he had asked his kin to visit in with the case papers, in case they wish to hire a lawyer from the district.
After this, the accused caused the accident with an intention to kill the victim and family members, the FIR noted.
The complainant also accused Sengar's supporters of making calls to the survivor's family and building pressure on them to change their statement in court. "I am sure that the car was hit for killing all of them by the BJP MLA and his men," the uncle said.
The FIR came hours after the rape survivor's mother termed the incident a conspiracy to "wipe out her family". The rape victim is in critical condition and undergoing treatment at the trauma centre of King George's Medical University in Lucknow.
"It was not an accident but a conspiracy to eliminate all of us," the victim's mother was quoted as saying by PTI.
"The son of a co-accused in the case, Shahi Singh, and another youth of the village had threatened us. They said that they will deal with us," she added.
On Sunday afternoon, the Unnao rape victim, who had accused BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar of sexually assaulting her in 2017, and her lawyer were critically injured and two of her aunts were killed when the car in which they were travelling collided with a truck in Gurubakshganj area of Rae Bareli. Police said they were going to Rae Bareli district jail, where the rape victim's uncle is lodged.
The victim's family has accused MLA Sengar of planning the accident. Sengar, MLA from Bangarmau in Unnao, is lodged in Sitapur district jail. "MLA Kuldeep Singh and his associates planned the attack to threaten us so that we stop pursuing the case. Everyone in the village knew they were going to Rae Bareli jail," said the rape victim's cousin in Unnao.
Uttar Pradesh Director General of Police O P Singh said the state government is ready to transfer the case to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).
Addressing a press conference in Lucknow earlier in the day, the DGP said that the woman was provided with three security guards but they were unable to accompany her as there was no place in the car. Prima facie, Singh said, it appears to be an accident and an "unbiased" probe is on.
"The state government is ready for recommending a CBI probe into the Sunday's mishap in Raebareli if the victim's mother or any relative makes any request in this regard," the officer was quoted as saying by PTI.
The National Commission for Women also expressed concerns over the incident and directed UP DG to ensure fair and speedy investigation into the matter.
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Star Wars Fans, Are You Ready For Another TEN Films?!
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If you're a fan of the Star Wars flicks, then today is a good day for you, with Disney apparently in talks to bust out another ten of the money-making bad boys.
Executives are in talks for five more films after 2020, with two trilogy episodes and three spin-offs already in the works.
The next film on the line-up includes Star Wars: Episode VIII, featuring Daisy Ridley and all the usual suspects, with the release date set around December 15 2017.
The two other agreed movies have not been revealed, although rumours suggest there will be a Star Wars IX in 2019, with the third movie out the following year.
Disney are now working on more projects that explore characters new and old, with solo movies for Jedi Masters Obi-Wan Kenobi and Mace Windu among the plots currently on the table.
Executive producer JJ Abrams told The Sun, "There are some really cool things being discussed. It is very exciting to see how it is being put together."
Another 'source', who of course is reliable and real, also added, "The success of The Force Awakens has given executives much to think about.
"So many characters' backstories and futures can now be brought to life. When these ideas came from George Lucas 40 years ago, technology was lagging behind. Now they can be turned around in a year."
Disney paid Lucas a cool $5. 3 billion for the rights in 2012, and banked $2.9 billion from the 2015 movie The Force Awakens even before DVDs hit the stands. The Force Awakens currently stands as the highest grossing movie in US history and the third highest worldwide.
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Though they have mixed views about their upbringing in the sect, one ISKCON couple keeps their faith.
Subal Smith was only 6 months old when his parents left New York and joined the great hippie migration, heading "straight to the Haight." It was the early 1970s, and the peaceful glow had already faded from San Francisco's counterculture scene, replaced by hard drugs and harder hearts.
Smith's parents headed south to Santa Cruz, in search of mellower climes. There, they stumbled upon a band of ecstatic, chanting converts–blissfully on the road to cosmic consciousness.
Hare Krishna. Krishna, Krishna. Hare, Hare. Hare Rama.
Meanwhile, out in Texas, Tulsi Briones looked out the window of her mother's Austin home. Five Hare Krishna buses were parked outside.
It was 1979, Briones was 6 years old, but she remembers it like it was yesterday.
Briones and Smith both wound up in Hare Krishna schools–one in Dallas and the other in the Sierra foothills–and both drifted away from the Hindu sect once they were out on their own.
Six years ago, they crossed paths at a festival at the Krishna temple in Los Angeles, a kind of reunion for kids who grew up in the movement.
"My friends convinced me to go to the festival in L.A. I went with an open heart, to be with Krishna," said Briones, who had recently moved from Texas to Southern California.
Briones hadn't been to a Hare Krishna temple since she was 11 years old. But she never really stopped being a believer.
After Briones had attended the Krishna school to age 11, her mother sent her to a Montessori school, then a Catholic school, then a public high school in Texas.
Shortly after the L.A. festival, Briones and Smith moved in together.
"His parents loved me because I was a Krishna girl," she said. "I loved him because he was a real guy, not some devotee man who was, like, you're a wife and that's your only position." They were married in a traditional ceremony in the Hare Krishna temple in Berkeley, with Indian garb and a fire ritual.
In 1999, their daughter was born, Radha Luna Smith.
Smith has good memories of growing up with the Krishnas.
In the mid-1970s, his parents wound up at the Hare Krishna temple in Los Angeles, where his mother taught at the ashram school. Later, he was sent to a Krishna boarding school in the Sierra foothills.
At age 13, Smith went back to Los Angeles, attended a public high school, and lost interest in the Hare Krishnas.
Today, the young Smith family lives in a small cabin in the Santa Cruz Mountains. There's an altar with Buddha next to the TV, and one with Krishna in the hall leading to the kitchen.
Despite his good times as a Krishna kid, Smith doesn't consider himself a believer.
Neither he nor his wife makes a point of trying to visit the Berkeley temple. Nevertheless, it's a part of their lives.
" happy with the way i am raised" is the statement which struck me.