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This library is affiliated with St. Louis Public Library (view map) . The collection of the library contains 2,759,642 volumes. The library circulates 2,093,656 items per year. The library serves a population of 319,294 residents .
Administration: The director of the library is Waller McGuire, Executive Director .


Honey vs Sugar: Should You Really Choose Honey over Sugar?
Honey Vs Sugar: Which Is Better?
Honey vs Sugar has been a hot topic of debate for people with a sweet tooth since time immemorial. But in vain. While doctors, nutritionists and dieticians swear by the health benefits and natural sweetness of honey, there still are people who prefer to add sugar to their drinks and desserts because they think it tastes better. So, is sacrificing one's health for taste a wise thing to do? Does sugar actually taste better than Honey? Questions we need to find answers for!
Honeybees use nectar, sucked from various variety of flowers, to produce Honey . The nectar collected by them gets broken down into simple sugar, through a natural process, which is then stored in a honeycomb. The unique design of honeycomb coupled with constant fanning of bee's wings, which causes the evaporation to take place, ultimately results in the final product that we know as Honey.
Fruit sugar, also known as fructose and amounts to a total of 41% of the total sugar. It is fructose that provides sweetness to Honey.
Though honey is a preferred choice, it still has to be consumed with certain limitations for it to effectively work wonders.
Honey is high in calories. Since, 1 teaspoon of honey has approximately 22 calories, it should be consumed moderately.
It may not be safe for infants' younger than a year. This is because it contains bacterial spores that can cause botulism or food poisoning in them.
Sugar is made up of a combination of glucose and fructose, which bond together to form sucrose. It has no added vitamins or nutrients.
It is derived from sugar beet and sugar cane plants and requires multistep processing before it finally takes the form of the granulated table sugar.
With no added vitamins or nutrients in it, sugar still carries some pros.
Sugar is a potential source of fast fuel, filling in the required amount of carbohydrates for our brain to function better.
It has a long shelf life and goes well with baking and cooking.
Sugar can increase your risk of a lot of diseases. Excess quantities can lead to type 2 diabetes and heart ailments.
It may be harder to digest as compared to honey as it doesn't contain enzymes.
If both honey and sugar contain glucose and fructose, then how is it that Honey still manages to take precedence over sugar as a preferred choice of sweetener?
Both Honey and sugar differ in their process of manufacturing. Sugar manufacturing process destroys the organic acids, protein, nitrogen elements, enzymes and vitamins in it. Whereas Honey, a natural sweetener, subjects only to minimal heating. Also, honey has been a source of certain beneficial antioxidant and antimicrobial properties which the table sugar lacks.
Honey and sugar both fall under the category of sweeteners. However, the theory of "not all sugars are created equal" comes to the helm of affairs when the question arises about how honey being healthier than sugar.
Honey, being a natural sweetener, contains protective nutrients and amino acids that work together to maintain metabolic functions. With lesser glycemic index (GI) than sugar, it does not rush sugar into the body as fast as processed sugar.
Honey is sweeter than sugar, which means one would add lesser amount of it in their tea or dessert as compared to the amount of sugar they would want. This would lead to lesser consumption of calories as well as cutting down on consumption of sweet from the daily diet.
For all the privileges that Honey enjoys (over table sugar), it certainly bears the brunt of a lot of misconceptions.
A lot of people think that Honey comes with an expiry date and should be thrown away once it has passed its expiry date. The fact remains that if stored well and as per the instructions mentioned on the bottle, Honey never goes bad. You can safely use way past its expiry date.
Another popular thought is that crystallization of Honey is a sign of it being spoiled. It is not the sign of it being spoiled but of it containing more sugar than it naturally holds. An over-saturated sugar solution is bound to get crystalized. Therefore, one must always opt for organic or raw honey to make sure that whatever they are buying is best for their health.
If you are suffering from diabetes your immediate reaction would be to shun everything sweet from your diet. On the contrary, depending on the type of diabetes you have, you can continue eating sweet things but only if they have natural form of sweetness in them and are eaten in moderation. Replacing sugar with Honey will still add sweetness to your meal, albeit in a more natural form.
In conclusion, Honey is no longer just a storehouse of health benefits. It is also a healthy substitute for refined sugar. While both honey and sugar contain glucose and fructose, honey additionally contains a special enzyme that the bees add to it while the liquid is being made. Moreover, sugar lacks proteins, enzymes and vitamins, which get destroyed during the process of manufacture. Honey, on the other hand, is a natural sugar and hence retains its nutrients. Being a reservoir of so many health benefits, honey surely sounds like a convincing switch. Try Dabur's tasteful honey that combines the best of taste with the best of health. Learn about the various honey benefits today.
Is honey as sweet as sugar?
No. In fact, honey is sweeter than sugar.
Is honey a simple sugar?
Honey isn't just sugar. It is super-saturated sugar which contains high amount of water that makes it easy to digest as compared to regular sugar.
Is it better to use honey or sugar in tea?
Honey definitely is a better option. A small amount of honey (1 gm) works rather well than consuming the same of amount of sugar.
Honey or sugar for diabetics- which is better?
A diabetic can very easily enjoy honey when taken in a controlled way, thereby calculating the sugar and mineral compounds intake. However, it is advisable to get in touch with your doctor before adding it to your diet.
Same as what makes sugar sweet. It is made up of fructose, glucose and traces of sucrose, from where it gets its sweetness.
Yes. Raw honey is the sweetest and purest form of Honey that honeybees produce from the nectar of flowers.


South Africa is one of Africa's most culturally diverse nations with 11 official languages and 5 racial groups, which include black African, white, coloured, Indian and Asian. According to the last census in 2013, South Africa is also the home to nationals from 53 African countries giving the country a wider range of ethnic variety than the rest of the continent.
As one of Africa's leading economies, South Africa is not only supposed to take the mantle of a continental leader but should also provide the basis of Africa's socio-economic integration. Post-colonial Africa should be more focused on economic prosperity through increased intra-African trade and local investment. The NEPAD initiative which was founded to accelerate continental development and the African Union (AU), have just launched Africa's Agenda 2063 which is a 50 year roadmap to Africa's economic success and envisions a continent united in its identity, vision and progression.
The recent xenophobic attacks not only have an immense negative effect on South Africa's economy but it will also stifle the growth of local companies in their efforts to expand into other African countries. According to a report by PwC, more South African companies are either already expanding or considering expansion of their business operations across Africa. The report also states that foreign multinational companies seeking to invest in Africa are more likely to use South Africa as a base to 'explore' business opportunities in other African countries. These recent attacks are threatening to undo the repair done after similar attacks in 2008 and have the potential of further lowering foreign investor confidence not only in relation to South Africa but the continent as a whole.
Rating companies, Standard & Poor's and Fitch recently downgraded South Africa's sovereign credit rating to BBB- and warned of further downgrades if the economy does not improve. Citing concerns of South Africa's inability to tackle its deeply rooted structural problems, Moody's has followed suit and has downgraded South Africa's major banks to BAA1. If not resolved quickly, the disruptions caused by the xenophobic attacks to normal business operations and the threat of more widespread attacks across the country will exacerbate the financial position of the South African economy and may add to the factors that will result in further downgrades.
In last year's budget speech, Finance Minister, Pravin Ghordon anticipated a steady employment gain of some 2% a year, with the government having committed to creating 5 million jobs in ten years through sizable cash injections into job creation programmes and initiatives. The recent attacks on foreigners (who are also the owners of most small business operations in high-density suburbs) are going to counter the government's plans and negatively impact employment projections. The lack of jobs and a deep sense of disappointment by South Africans of non-delivery of promises by the government, has created the frustration which is at the root cause of these attacks as the perception is that foreigners are taking opportunities from South Africans.
South Africans have to remain cognisant of the fact that African countries united to fight against the apartheid regime and that it was through their support that South Africa attained its liberation in 1994. In 1961, the Organisation for African Unity (OAU) now the AU, under pan-Africanist Kwame Nkrumah imposed sanctions, which closed Africa's harbours and airports to South Africa because of the atrocities committed by the apartheid regime. Neighbouring nations, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Malawi, Botswana, Tanzania and Namibia supported South Africa's liberation movements as they hosted South African exiles and the country owes much of its freedom to the support provided by other African nations during this period. These African countries are repatriating their citizens and are planning on boycotting South African businesses and retailers that have set up operations in their countries.
It is sad that South African nationals are welcomed in other African countries yet the same courtesy is not being afforded to foreign nationals in South Africa. The whole world is watching in horror as a people that were once segregated and victimised for being different, are now the perpetrators of violence against migrants in South Africa.
The NEPAD Business Foundation does not condone the aggressive violence and looting that is being meted out by the people of South Africa against foreign nationals.
We therefore call for all NBF members, stakeholders, partners and the South African people to support initiatives that are driving campaigns against the attacks such as : Lead SA's #NoToXenophobia (on twitter) and Khaya Dlanga and Shaka Sisulu's Durban Peace March. We also urge corporates to offer financial support to the organisations such as Gift of the Givers Foundation and Churches which have been working tirelessly to provide food and shelter to those affected by the xenophobic attacks. Finally, we ask that we all to stand in solidarity and to post your comments on our 'Unite Against Xenophobia' Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Unite-Against-Xenophobia/958405090860656?ref=hl and follow us on twitter @TheNBF.


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Lucy Wood joins Roundhouse as head of music
Former Festival Republic booker Lucy Wood has joined iconic London venue the Roundhouse (1,700-seat) as head of music, effective from the end of March.
Wood succeeds Jane Beese in the role, who left the Roundhouse at the end of last year to take up the position as head of music at Manchester International Festival (MIF) after five years at the venue.
Having previously led the music programming for Latitude Festival, which last year saw performances from Lana Del Rey, George Ezra, Snow Patrol, Loyle Carner and Primal Scream, Wood will now head up the music team at the Roundhouse, which hosts over 100 shows a year, as well as in-house festivals In the Round and Roundhouse Rising.
With 15 years' experience in the music industry, Wood has previously held roles at 19 Entertainment, Warp Records and Eat Your Own Ears, working on festivals such as Field Day and promoting shows by Grimes, the xx and Four Tet.
As part of her Roundhouse role, Wood will help expand the venue's onsite music programme for 11 to 25 year olds, developing the current site with a new talent development centre.
"We are really looking forward to welcoming Lucy to the team at such an exciting time for the Roundhouse"
"We are really looking forward to welcoming Lucy to the team at such an exciting time for the Roundhouse," says the Roundhouse programmes director Delia Barker.
"She has a great track record and is well respected across the industry and will bring an incredible energy to support our emerging artists – all whilst programming some of the biggest names in the world on our iconic stage."
Wood comments: "I've had a brilliant three years working with amazing music from across the spectrum of genres at Latitude, as part of Festival Republic – building on my time promoting at London's cherished Eat Your Own Ears.
"I'm thrilled to be joining the team at the Roundhouse, a world-class arts institution with incredible history, and to be supporting its exceptional work with young people."
Upcoming acts playing at the Roundhouse include Sigala and the Growlers, as well as shows by Sports Team, Michael Kiwanuka, Kate Tempest and Roisin Murphy as part of the 6 Music Festival. The Strokes performed a special, intimate show at the venue last night (19 February).
Jane Beese exits the Roundhouse for MIF
Manchester International Festival (MIF) has announced the appointment of Jane Beese, currently of London venue the Roundhouse, as head of music.
Beese is currently head of music at the 1,700-seat Roundhouse, in Camden, which she joined from the Southbank Centre/Meltdown Festival in 2015.
She joins MIF as it prepares to move to the Factory, a new arts venue being built in Manchester, which in addition to the festival will host around 80 music events annually.
Beese will work with external companies and the Factory's artistic team to commission, present and co-promote a range of musical events, including both larger commissioned/interdisciplinary work and projects focused on emerging talent.
John McGrath, artistic director and chief executive of MIF and the Factory, says: "We're delighted that Jane is joining the team as we get ready for the Factory. She has a fantastic track record that includes some of the most memorable live events of the last decade and relationships across the music industry, which will ensure the Factory is able to create a strong and distinctive music programme that will add to Manchester's reputation as one of the greatest music cities in the world."
"We're of course sad to see Jane go, but we are excited for her"
"It's a huge honour to be accepting the new role of head of music at Manchester International Festival and the Factory," adds Beese, who moves into her new role next April. "Manchester has been responsible for all my formative music experiences and I'm really happy to be returning to a city that has always inspired me.
"I've had an amazing time working at the Roundhouse and I will miss it and the team deeply. But this is an opportunity like no other and I'm really excited to be joining the exceptional team at MIF at this pivotal juncture as we move toward the next Festival in 2021 and the historic opening of the Factory.
"The ethos and ambitions of the MIF are unparallelled, and I am most looking forward to engaging firsthand with the brilliant and visionary music community in Manchester."
Notable past musical performances at MIF include Kraftwerk performing Tour de France alongside the British cycling team, Massive Attack collaborating with film director Adam Curtis, Kanye West's first Manchester performance, a seven-day FKA Twigs residency and Gorillaz's Demon Dayz Live.
Delia Barker, programmes director at the Roundhouse, says the venue will appoint a new head of music in the coming months. "We're of course sad to see Jane go, but we are excited for her," she tells IQ. "We'll be looking to appoint to the role of head of music soon."

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Школа Севеноукс () — це державна школа загального навчання у місті Севенокс у графстві Кент, Англія. Заснована у 1432 році, вона є найстарішою світською школою у Великій Британії. У школі навчається майже 1 000 учнів, денних, напівпансіонних і пансіонних, віком від 11 до 18 років, причому хлопчиків і дівчаток приблизно порівну.

У 1960-х роках школа була піонером у прийомі учнів із інших країн. Сьогодні тут представлено понад 40 національностей. У той же час школа залишається міцно вкоріненим у місцевому житті та підтримує такі традиції, як фестиваль Sevenoaks та музичні концерти в обідню пору, також розпочаті у 1960-х роках. У 1966 році були утворені «французько-англійський класи» спільно зі школою Сен-Мартен-де-Франс у Понтуазі, в якому учні, еквівалентні четвертому класу, проводять свій останній семестр, чергуючись між двома школами.

У 1999 році школа перейшла з англійської системи іспитів Advanced Level або A level на Міжнародний Бакалавріат. Вона є членом групи шкіл G20.

Історія
Школа була заснована у 1432 році Вільямом Севеноком відповідно до його заповіту з метою дати хлопчикам із міста Севеноукс класичну освіту, вільну від релігійних обмежень. Таким чином, це один із найстаріших світських фондів в Англії.

Школа розміщувалася в невеликих будинках у місті, поки в 1730 році не було збудовано постійну будівлю з ініціативи Річарда Бойла, графа Берлінгтона, друга тодішнього директора школи Елайджі Фентона.

До кінця 19 століття школа залишалася скромною за розмірами. У свій час було всього чотири учні.

В 1884 директор школи Джеймс Біркетт почав роботу з підвищення статусу Sevenoaks School до рівня класичної школи першого класу. Коли він пішов у відставку у 1890-х роках, у школі було понад 100 учнів.

У 1920-х роках директор школи Джеймс Хіггс-Уолкер відкрив денну школу, розширив спортивні споруди школи та розвинув позакласну діяльність. Чарльз Пламптр Джонсон та його брат Едвард зробили численні пожертвування школі Sevenoaks:

 Флагшток, 1924 рік,
 Торнхілл, 1924 рік, який став Будинком Джонсона для інтернів,
 Зал Джонсона, 1936 рік, нині бібліотека Джонсона,
 Санаторій, 1938 рік,
 Парк Ґрейндж, 1946 рік.

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Школи міжнародного бакалаврату в Англії
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Навчальні заклади, засновані в XV столітті
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Ли́га Евро́пы УЕФА () — ежегодный международный турнир по футболу среди клубов, основанный в 1971 году под названием Кубок УЕФА (). Считается вторым по значимости турниром для футбольных клубов, входящих в УЕФА (Союз европейских футбольных ассоциаций), после Лиги чемпионов. В розыгрыше Лиги Европы принимают участие клубы, занявшие по окончании сезона национального чемпионата определённые места в турнирной таблице, в зависимости от рейтинга УЕФА, а также победители национальных кубков, если они не завоевали право участия в Лиге чемпионов по итогам национального чемпионата (с сезона-2015/16 финалист национального кубка не попадает в Лигу Европы (по линии кубка) ни при каких обстоятельствах, даже если победитель кубка завоевал право на участие в Лиге чемпионов по итогам национального чемпионата).

С момента первого розыгрыша в сезоне 1971/72 и по сезон 2008/09 турнир назывался Кубком УЕФА (). До сезона 1998/99 в этом турнире не принимали участие клубы-обладатели национальных кубков, так как существовал Кубок обладателей кубков УЕФА, который на то время считался вторым по значимости после Лиги чемпионов УЕФА, но в результате слияний Кубка УЕФА и Кубка обладателей кубков УЕФА появился единый турнир со старым названием — Кубок УЕФА. С сезона 2009/10 он получил название Лига Европы УЕФА с изменением формата турнира по аналогии с Лигой чемпионов.

Предшественником Кубка УЕФА считается Кубок ярмарок, но УЕФА официально не признаёт этот турнир, и, следовательно, победы в этом турнире не признаются победами в Кубке УЕФА. Ярким примером тому является «Лидс Юнайтед», который является дважды обладателем Кубка ярмарок, но не признаётся УЕФА как клуб, выигравший еврокубок.

С сезона 2004/05 в розыгрыше турнира был добавлен групповой этап, перед стадией плей-офф. С 2009 года в результате ребрендинга еврокубков, произошло объединение Кубка УЕФА с Кубком Интертото, произошло расширение формата конкурса, в результате добавления команд из Кубка Интертото, которые начинают розыгрыш с четырёх квалификационных раундов. Победитель Лиги Европы имеет право участвовать в Суперкубке УЕФА и Лиге чемпионов следующего сезона.

Первым победителем турнира является лондонский «Тоттенхэм Хотспур», обыгравший по результатам двух матчей другой английский клуб «Вулверхэмптон Уондерерс» с общим счётом 3:2 в 1972 году. В общей сложности титул победителя этого турнира был завоёван 26 различными клубами, 11 из которых завоевали его более одного раза. Испанская «Севилья» является обладателем рекорда по количеству побед в турнире, выиграв его 6 раз (при этом не проиграв ни одного финала, в котором участвовала): в 2006, 2007 и 2014, 2015, 2016, 2020 годах. Испанские клубы являются рекордсменом по количеству побед в турнире — 13 раз.
Испанский футбольный клуб «Атлетико Мадрид», английский «Ливерпуль», а также итальянские клубы «Ювентус» и «Интернационале» выигрывали данный турнир по 3 раза. Французский клуб «Олимпик Марсель» и португальская «Бенфика» проигрывали в финальных матчах чаще других клубов — 3 раза, также шесть других клубов проигрывали в финальных матчах по 2 раза: «Атлетик Бильбао», «Эспаньол», «Арсенал», «Боруссия Мёнхенгладбах», «Боруссия Дортмунд» и «Интернационале».

Действующий победитель турнира — немецкий клуб «Айнтрахт».

История

Предыстория

Предшественником Кубка УЕФА является Кубок ярмарок, который был организован 18 апреля 1955 года. Турнир проводился с 1955 по 1971 год. Идея создания этого турнира принадлежит Эрнсту Томмену, совместно с Отторино Баррази и Стэнли Роузом. В первом розыгрыше действовал принцип «Один город — одна команда». В нём приняли участие команды Барселоны, Базеля, Бирмингема, Копенгагена, Франкфурта, Лозанны, Лейпцига, Лондона, Милана и Загреба. Первый розыгрыш длился три года с 1955 по 1958 год, поскольку матчи проводились во время ярмарок. В Кубке ярмарок сезона 1955/58 участвовало 10 команд, между которыми было сыграно 23 матча. Сборная Барселоны является первым обладателем этого кубка, одолев в финале Сборную Лондона с общим счётом 8:2 по результатам двух матчей.

Во втором розыгрыше Кубка ярмарок сезона 1958/60 организаторы решили задействовать только профессиональные клубы, причём команды по-прежнему должны были представлять города, где проходили ярмарки. Число команд увеличилось до 16, после чего турнир стал проводиться каждый год. К 1962 году количество участников возросло до 32, а в сезоне 1968/69 в розыгрыше участвовало 64 команды. Поначалу в Кубке Ярмарок доминировали команды с юга Европы. «Барселона» выиграла 3 раза, «Валенсия» — 2 раза. В 1968 году «Лидс Юнайтед» стал первым клубом из северной Европы, который завоевал трофей, после чего в Кубке ярмарок в течение пяти лет побеждали английские команды. Этот турнир достиг такой важности на европейской футбольной арене, что в конце концов он был «захвачен» УЕФА, и в следующем сезоне он стал проводиться под новым названием, Кубок УЕФА. УЕФА не признаёт кубок ярмарок официально только потому что турнир проходил не под их эгидой.

С 1972 по 2009 год
В сезоне 1971/72 прошёл первый розыгрыш Кубка УЕФА. Победителем турнира стал лондонский «Тоттенхэм Хотспур», обыгравший по результатам двух матчей другой английский клуб «Вулверхэмптон Уондерерс» с общим счётом 3:2. Турнир сменил название, поскольку отныне проводился под эгидой УЕФА и больше никак не был связан с ярмарками. В 70-е годы в рамках этого турнира клубы из Германии, Нидерландов, Бельгии и Швеции успешно соперничали с английскими командами. С 1968 по 1984 год лишь один итальянский клуб, туринский «Ювентус», сумел прервать гегемонию клубов с севера, выиграв Кубок УЕФА сезона 1976/77.

После двух подряд побед «Реал Мадрида» в 1985 и 1986 годах, на первый план вышли итальянские клубы. Победа «Наполи» в 1989 году положила начало восьми триумфам и ещё шести финалам итальянских команд в Кубке УЕФА в течение 11 сезонов, причём «Интернационале» завоёвывал кубок трижды, однако после 1999 года представители Италии ни разу не доходили до финала. В 2000 году победу одержал «Галатасарай», который стал первым турецким клубом, выигравшим турнир на европейской арене.
Первые 25 лет розыгрыша турнира, за исключением 1964 и 1965 годов, победитель определялся по результатам двух матчей, по одному на стадионе каждого участвующего клуба, но в 1998 году был введён одноматчевый финал на нейтральном поле. «Интернационале» победил «Лацио» на стадионе «Парк де Пренс» в Париже. «Ювентус», «Интернационале» и «Ливерпуль» являются обладателями рекорда по количеству побед в турнире, выиграв его по три раза.

Начиная с сезона 1999/00 в Кубке УЕФА стали принимать участие и победители национальных кубков, поскольку Кубок обладателей кубков УЕФА был упразднён. Кроме того, в Кубок УЕФА стали попадать клубы, потерпевшие неудачу в третьем квалификационном раунде Лиги чемпионов УЕФА, и те, кто занял третьи места в своих группах (кроме того, в сезонах 1994/95—1996/97 чемпионы стран (национальных футбольных ассоциаций), чьи национальные футбольные ассоциации занимали в таблице коэффициентов УЕФА места с 25-го по 48-е, не играли в Лиге чемпионов, а попадали в Кубок УЕФА). В сезоне 2004/05 в Кубке УЕФА появился групповой этап на 40 клубов, каждый из которых проводил на данной стадии по четыре игры.

Четыре команды выиграли Кубок УЕФА, а также их внутренний чемпионат и национальный кубок в одном сезоне, это, «Гётеборг» в 1982, «Галатасарай» в 2000, «Порту» в 2003 и 2011 и ЦСКА Москва в 2005 годах. Это достижение называется «требл», а «Галатасарай» выиграл ещё и Суперкубок УЕФА. Кроме того, «Тоттенхэм Хотспур», «Боруссия Мёнхенгладбах», «Гётеборг» (дважды), «Аякс», «Галатасарай» и «Фейеноорд» являются командами, которые выиграли кубок без единого поражения в победной кампании. «Эспаньол» является единственным финалистом, который дошёл до финала без поражений, но проиграл в финале. «Гётеборг» сыграл 25 матчей подряд в Кубке УЕФА в период с 1980 по 1987 год без единого поражения, в том числе.

Трофей

Трофей представляет собой серебряную чашу весом 15 килограммов. Оригинальный кубок на мраморной подставке был изготовлен в миланской мастерской Бертони к финалу 1972 года. У него нет ручек, благодаря чему трофей выглядит просто и элегантно. Фигуры ведущих борьбу за мяч игроков в основании несут не только декоративную функцию, но и придают устойчивость конструкции — на их плечи опирается восьмигранный кубок с эмблемой УЕФА.

Интересным фактом является то, что сам сосуд Кубка УЕФА не является герметичным, в связи с чем в него невозможно налить какую-либо жидкость, поэтому игроки команды-победительницы данного соревнования лишены возможности традиционного распития шампанского из завоёванного трофея.

Трофей Лиги Европы УЕФА является переходящим кубком. До реформы соревнования в соответствии с правилами УЕФА победитель турнира получал оригинал кубка после трёх побед в турнире подряд или после пятой победы, независимо от того, были ли они одержаны одна за другой. Отсчёт цикла побед производился с момента предыдущей передачи трофея на вечное хранение. После этого начинался новый цикл. До настоящего момента выполнить указанные требования смогла только испанская «Севилья», 19 мая 2016 года выиграв третий финал подряд. Клуб, выигравший Лигу Европы УЕФА и не соответствующий перечисленным выше критериям, имел право хранить трофей у себя в течение следующего сезона и должен был вернуть его УЕФА за два месяца до следующего финала. Также победитель турнира получал копию трофея размером в 4:5 оригинала. По новым правилам, вступившим в силу с сезона 2009/10, трофей хранится в УЕФА вечно, каждому победителю вручается полноразмерная копия кубка. Клуб, становившийся победителем турнира три сезона подряд или одержавший всего пять побед, особо отмечается в признании заслуг, оригинальный трофей, в отличие от действовавших ранее правил, клубу не оставляется.

Гимн
С марта по май 2009 года в Парижской опере под руководством композитора Йохана Цвейга, был записан Гимн Лиги Европы УЕФА. Эта композиция для обновлённого турнира впервые была официально представлена на Форуме Гримальди 28 августа 2009 года, перед розыгрышем группового этапа.

Гимн звучит на стадионе перед каждой игрой Лиги Европы УЕФА, а также перед каждой телевизионной трансляцией матчей Лиги Европы — как музыкальный элемент открытия турнира.

Йохан Цвейг сам надеется, что его гимн добьётся, с точки зрения мирового признания, таких же успехов, как и Гимн Лиги чемпионов УЕФА.

В связи с ребрендингом компетенции турнира, с сезона 2015—2016 года используется новый гимн, записанный в Берлине Михаэлем Кадельбахом.

Формат

Квалификация

Квалификация для участия в конкурсе базируется на основе таблицы коэффициентов УЕФА, старт в турнире с более высоких раундов предоставляется командам из стран, которые являются по рейтингу более успешными. Но на самом деле каждая ассоциация имеет стандартное количество квалифицируемых команд, в количестве трёх клубов, за исключением стран в рейтинге с 7 по 9 место, у которых в сезонах 2009—2015 годов имелось четыре представителя, стран с 52 по 53 место, выставляющих по два клуба, и страны, замыкающей рейтинг (54-е место), которая наряду с Лихтенштейном делегирует по одному клубу. Представительство одной из ассоциаций с рангом 1—3 в таблице коэффициентов УЕФА может возрасти до 4-х команд в ситуации, когда оба победителя Еврокубков предыдущего сезона, представляющие эту ассоциацию, попадают в Лигу чемпионов, но не квалифицируются в Еврокубки через национальные турниры данной ассоциации, что приводит к переводу 4-й команды чемпионата этой ассоциации в групповой этап Лиги Европы УЕФА из Лиги чемпионов УЕФА (но для топ-4 стран общая квота не может больше 7 команд, не считая команды, отобранных по Рейтингу Fair play) . Как правило, путёвки в Лигу Европы УЕФА получают клубы, которые заняли во внутреннем чемпионате места после команд, квалифицировавшихся в Лигу чемпионов УЕФА, и победители национальных кубков. В некоторых странах путёвки в Лигу Европы получают победители национальных Кубков лиги, например, Англия и Франция.

Действующий победитель турнира вплоть до начала сезона 2014/2015 имел право квалифицироваться в следующий розыгрыш, если он не смог квалифицироваться по итогам сезона в национальном чемпионате или кубке.

Возможны ситуации, когда одна из команд имеет право на участие сразу в двух турнирах — в Лиге чемпионов УЕФА и Лиге Европы УЕФА, например, когда клуб выигрывает «золотой дубль» во внутреннем первенстве. В подобных случаях приоритет отдаётся участию в Лиге чемпионов УЕФА. Если клуб выиграл национальный чемпионат и кубок, то вплоть до сезона 2014/2015, «путёвку» в Лигу Европы УЕФА получал второй финалист национального кубка, а начиная с сезона 2015/2016 в этом случае все места в Лигу Европы УЕФА распределяются между командами, занявшими во внутреннем чемпионате места вслед за командами, квалифицировавшимися в Лигу чемпионов УЕФА.

До сезона 2015/2016 включительно, ещё три «путёвки» в Лигу Европы УЕФА получают национальные ассоциации, которые являются лидерами в Рейтинге Fair Play. Три ассоциации автоматически получают места в розыгрыше, если их рейтинг составляет не менее 8. Критериями оценки рейтинга являются: приверженность к атакующему футболу, уважение по отношению к сопернику и судьям, поведение зрителей и представителей команды, а также количество полученных жёлтых и красных карточек. Национальная ассоциация предоставляет «путёвку» клубу, который в национальном рейтинге Fair Play занимает наивысшее место. Если в национальном рейтинге Fair Play лидером является клуб, который уже квалифицировался в еврокубки, то «путёвку» получает следующий клуб из рейтинга, не попавший в зону еврокубков. В начале применения данной практики команда национальной ассоциации — лауреата Рейтинга Fair Play отбиралась, исходя из турнирной таблицы национального чемпионата: место в Кубке УЕФА получала лучшая из не попавших в «зону Кубка УЕФА» команда.

В последнее время клубы, потерпевшие неудачу в Третьем квалификационном раунде и раунде плей-офф Лиги чемпионов УЕФА, а также занявшие третьи места в своих группах, присоединяются к Лиге Европы УЕФА на различных этапах.

Исторические форматы
Турнир традиционно проводился по системе плей-офф. Все раунды проводились по результатам двух матчей, включая финал. Начиная с сезона 1997/98, стал проводиться одноматчевый финал на нейтральном поле.

До сезона 2004/05 турнир состоял из одного отборочного раунда и серии плей-офф. 16 проигравших команд в третьем квалификационном раунде Лиги чемпионов УЕФА вступали в первом раунде Кубка УЕФА, а позже в турнир добавлялись команды, занявшие третье место в групповом этапе Лиги чемпионов УЕФА.

С сезона 2004/05 турнир начинался с двух квалификационных раундов, которые проводились в июле и августе. Клубы из национальных ассоциаций, занимавших в таблице коэффициентов УЕФА места ниже 18-го, участвовали в первом отборочном раунде, затем во втором отборочном раунде добавлялись клубы из стран с 9-го по 18-е место. Кроме того, три места в первом отборочном раунде были зарезервированы за победителями рейтинга Fair Play и одиннадцать мест во втором отборочном раунде — за победителями третьего раунда Кубка Интертото.

К победителям отборочных раундов добавлялись команды стран с 1-го по 13-е места, которые выступали в первом раунде. Кроме того, на этом этапе присоединялись клубы, проигравшие в третьем квалификационном раунде Лиги чемпионов УЕФА и действующий обладатель Кубка УЕФА, если он не получил право на участие в Лиге чемпионов УЕФА. В общей сложности в первом раунде участвовало 80 команд.

После первого раунда 40 победителей разделялись на восемь групп по пять команд в каждой. В отличие от Лиги чемпионов УЕФА, на групповом этапе Кубка УЕФА клубы играли с каждым соперником по одной игре, при этом каждый клуб играет две домашние и две выездные игры. Первые три команды в каждой из восьми групп квалифицировались в плей-офф, а также восемь команд, занявшие третьи места в групповом этапе Лиги чемпионов УЕФА. После чего 32 клуба играли в 1/16 финала, где победитель каждого раунда определялся по результатам двух матчей, а финал проводился в мае в среду, непосредственно перед финалом Лиги чемпионов УЕФА, ровно за неделю до его проведения.

Текущий формат

С сезона 2009/10 турнир был переименован в Лигу Европы УЕФА в попытке расширить турнир. Матчи Лиги Европы УЕФА играются по четвергам в игровые недели Лиги чемпионов и по средам и четвергам в недели, когда в Лиге чемпионов матчей не запланировано. В зависимости от места проведения матча он будет начинаться либо в 19:00, либо в 21:05 по европейскому времени. Формат розыгрыша таков:

 На групповой стадии существует 12 групп из четырёх команд. Каждый клуб проводит по три матча дома и на выезде, а в 1/16 финала попадают обладатели первых и вторых мест.
 Десять команд, которые не смогли преодолеть 4-й квалификационный раунд (плей-офф) Лиги чемпионов УЕФА, попадают в групповой этап Лиги Европы напрямую. Кроме того, начиная с сезона 2012/13 с группового этапа стартуют обладатели национальных кубков 6 ведущих ассоциаций согласно рейтингу УЕФА, а с сезона 2015/16 — двенадцати наряду с четырьмя командами, по одной от каждой из четырёх ведущих ассоциаций, первыми квалифицировавшимися в Лигу Европы через свой национальный чемпионат.
 До группового этапа проводится четыре отборочных раунда, число стартующих команд в каждом из которых менялось с 2009 г., дважды в 2012 и 2015 годах по утверждении УЕФА регламента проведения турнира на очередной трёхлетний цикл. В четвёртом отборочном раунде (плей-офф) добавляются 15 команд, которые не смогли преодолеть 3-й отборочный раунд Лиги чемпионов УЕФА.
 Начиная с сезона 2015/16 22 победителя раунда плей-офф проходят в групповой этап.
 В 1/16 финала попадают по две лучшие команды из 12 групп, а также восемь клубов, которые финишируют третьими в своих группах Лиги чемпионов УЕФА. 16 сильнейших команд проходят в 1/8 финала, после чего проводятся четвертьфиналы и полуфиналы.
 Финал состоит из одного поединка, который играется на нейтральном стадионе в среду в 20:45 по европейскому времени.

В сезонах 2019/20 и 2020/21 из-за ситуации, сложившейся вследствие пандемии коронавируса на ряде стадий победитель выявлялся по результатам одного матча (2 противостояния 1/8 финала, четвертьфиналы и полуфиналы в сезоне-2019/20 и квалификация в сезоне-2020/21).

С 2021 года
В связи с вводом нового турнира — Лиги конференций — количество команд на групповом этапе сократится до 32. Изменяется схема выхода из группы: победители групповых турниров выйдут в 1/8 финала, игры которой пройдут в марте. Занявшие вторые и третьи места в группе в феврале сыграют в предварительном раунде плей-офф Лиги Европы и Лиги конференций, соответственно: вторые места с командами, занявшими третьи места в группах Лиги чемпионов — за выход в 1/8 финала Лиги Европы, третьи места с командами, занявшими вторые места в Лиге конференций — за выход в 1/8 финала Лиги конференций.

Исполнительный комитет УЕФА в сентябре 2009 года принял дополнительные правила судейства в Лиге Европы УЕФА. Согласно правилам, в общей сложности на матчах должно быть шесть должностных лиц: судья, двое помощников, четвёртый судья на боковой линии и два дополнительных помощника (по одному рядом с каждыми воротами).

Призовые
Как и в Лиге чемпионов УЕФА, клубы получают фиксированные призовые платежи на основе участия и результатов, которые зависят от стоимости трансляций матчей.

За сезон 2020/21 участники Лиги Европы получили следующие призовые:

 Участие в предварительном раунде: 220 000 €
 Участие в 1-м квалификационном раунде: 240 000 €
 Участие во 2-м квалификационном раунде: 260 000 €
 Участие в 3-м квалификационном раунде: 280 000 €
 Участие в 4-м квалификационном раунде: 300 000 € (только выбывшим клубам)
 Участие в групповом раунде: 2 920 000 €
 Победа в групповом раунде: 570 000 €
 Ничья в групповом раунде: 190 000 €
 Первое место в группе: 1 000 000 €
 Второе место в группе: 500 000 €
 1/16 финала: 500 000 €
 1/8 финала: 1 100 000 €
 1/4 финала: 1 500 000 €
 1/2 финала: 2 400 000 €
 Финалист: 4 500 000 €
 Победитель: 8 500 000 €

Спонсоры
Лига Европы спонсируется семью транснациональными компаниями, текущими спонсорами турнира являются:
 Heineken
 Hankook
 Engelbert Strauss
 Enterprise Rent-A-Car
 Swissquote
 Just Eat Takeaway.com
 bwin
Adidas является вторичным спонсором и поставляет официальные мячи, так же как и для всех других соревнований под эгидой УЕФА. Компания Electronic Arts, занимающаяся разработкой игр FIFA, также является вторичным спонсором в качестве официального издателя компьютерных игр.

Также клубы могут иметь на футбольной форме рекламу, однако разрешено иметь только изображение одного спонсора, не считая логотип производителя экипировки. Если клубы играют матч в стране, где соответствующая категория спонсора ограничена (например, во Франции запрещена реклама спонсоров-производителей алкогольных напитков и азартных игр), то клубы обязаны удалить этот логотип со своих футболок.

Трансляция

Лига Европы УЕФА привлекает обширную телевизионную аудиторию, не только в Европе, но и во всём мире. До мая 2009 года (реорганизации турнира) права на показ матчей по телевидению распространялись через футбольные клубы, что давало возможность вести трансляции совершенно разным вещателям. Полуфиналы и финалы показывали только каналы-члены Европейского вещательного союза (EBU, ). С розыгрыша 2009/2010 годов система распространения прав стала носить централизованный характер (начиная с группового этапа), по аналогии с Лигой чемпионов.

Статистика

Первые 25 лет розыгрыша турнира победитель определялся по результатам двух матчей, по одному на стадионе каждого участвующего клуба. Первый финал прошёл в 1972 году, по результатам двух матчей победителем стал лондонский «Тоттенхэм Хотспур», обыгравший другой английский клуб «Вулверхэмптон Уондерерс» с общим счётом 3:2. В первом матче «Вулверхэмптон Уондерерс» потерпел домашнее поражение со счётом 1:2, а в ответной игре команды сыграли вничью 1:1.

В 1998 году был введён одноматчевый финал на нейтральном поле. Стадион для проведения финала заранее выбирается комиссией УЕФА, который должен отвечать всем нужным требованиям. В двух случаях за всю историю одноматчевых финалов, клуб-хозяин стадиона выходил в финал: в 2002 году «Фейеноорд» победил «Боруссию» Дортмунд на стадионе «Фейеноорд» в Роттердаме, и в 2005 году «Спортинг» Лиссабон проиграл ЦСКА на своём собственном стадионе «Жозе Алваладе» в Лиссабоне.

Победителем последнего розыгрыша Кубка УЕФА, до переименования его в Лигу Европы, стал «Шахтёр» Донецк, который 20 мая 2009 года победил бременский «Вердер» со счётом 2:1 на стадионе «Шюкрю Сараджоглу» в Стамбуле.

Первый в истории победитель обновлённой Лиги Европы УЕФА стал «Атлетико Мадрид», который обыграл в финале 2010 года английский «Фулхэм» со счётом 2:1 в дополнительное время на стадионе «Гамбург Арена».

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As a Social Media aficionado, I usually spend few hours exclusively to update myself with the latest in Social Media world, especially through Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn. While Twitter and Facebook gives me an opportunity to be updated with both personal and real time happenings in my network, I use LinkedIn not only to connect with like-minded individuals, but also to dive deep into quality discussions, something that has helped me evolve better.
Social media and community managers today are entrusted to build an effective online community, and while doing so most of them are all turning to the big 3 – Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. This aspect provokes me to think about the role that LinkedIn plays for a brand and how do Community Managers dabble in the same? Surely it could be more than just a platform to publicize your company to professionals?
Brands can use LinkedIn to increase ROI through channels such as LinkedIn Ads, LinkedIn display ads and Custom Groups.
Here's a community manager\'s guide to LinkedIn – a 5-step checklist (with inputs from best in the industry!) on how to maximise this social media platform.
They say charity begins at home; hence as a Community Manager ensure that as the face of the brand your personal profile is up-to-date as this builds more credibility for job seekers, employees, potential partners and customers. It's also a great idea to make sure that the employees too have an active profile since it validates the quality of an organisation's workforce and strengthens its employer brand.
Have an updated company page is important for a brand. A lot of brands today do not understand that LinkedIn is a bona-fide platform for brand and employers alike since it showcase your brand to the world in a more businesslike light. The company page should therefore clearly mention the details about the objectives and vision of the brand, its employee strength etc.
As a Community Manager involve your followers by introducing superior content. This may include business blogs, updates and job postings. Interact with other people's post and join and contribute in groups by sharing interesting articles that you stumble upon! This would help you to increase your reach and have a greater chance of reaching an audience that will interact with your business on LinkedIn. LinkedIn is a great place to get involved with communities of likeminded people. Chances are that there is a community set up for your interest. Join it and get in the conversation!
Some of the best minds are on LinkedIn. Follow LinkedIn influencers and you\'ll be on top of the latest trends. In case of a noteworthy announcement, (New COO, change in policy etc) one can also look at tapping this network for e-mail marketing and notifying the people who really matter to the business first!
Did you know that an optimised LinkedIn page can boost SEO for your brand, thereby better visibility? Well now you know! And the task does not require high level of intelligence. Simple activities like adding website address, blog address, Twitter details etc can get the desired outcome. Of course since it is a two way street this would have better results when the company page as well as employee profiles are updated.
Clearly LinkedIn is a great platform for Community Managers for both professional and personal enhancement and if you are avoiding these slipshod mistakes, I am sure you are on the right track. Community managers who\'ve got more tips that might be missing from this guide, do share your ideas with us!


During a champagne-laced soiree at Shanghai's flagship Louis Vuitton boutique at this year's ILTM Asia, Cheval Blanc management discussed the growth and evolution of the group's three properties, including the recent awarding of a third Michelin star for Le 1947 restaurant at Cheval Blanc Courchevel.
The restaurant, headed by chef Yannick Alléno, received its third star in the 2017 Michelin Guide, an accolade that has honored the creativity of the resolutely modern cuisine created by chef Alléno and his teams since his arrival at the alpine resort in 2008.
Since 2008, Alléno has revolutionized the codes of gastronomy to delight guests with unprecedented experiences. At Le 1947, the chef draws inspiration from the rich diversity of local Savoie ingredients to craft a cuisine that celebrates flavor and taste at the heart of every dish. The dishes are a culinary score where each nuance is flawlessly executed.


The items I sell are almost 200g in weight, and I can sell 10 of them and still be under the basic cost in the UK. How do I set OC so that if someone orders any amount up to 10, it would still be the same price, whether they bought 1 or 10?
Just use Weight Based Shipping - it's built in.
Thanks Paul. How do I set the postal price just per number of items please? For example 1-10 items £3 per order (not per item) then 11-20 items £5 per order (not per item)?
That would be £3.00 for up to 10 items, £5.00 for up to 20 items, and £10.00 for 21+ items.
Thanks Johnathan, do you think you could post a screengrab of that please? I think I'm possibly looking in the wrong places!
Navigate to Extensions > Extensions in the left-hand menu, then on the next page, choose "Shipping" from the dropdown at the top, and you'll find Weight Based Shipping at the bottom. You'd then set it up like in the attached screenshot.


Unlike during the run up to the U.S. presidential election, President Donald Trump's recent threats against terminating the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and shutting down the U.S. government if Congress doesn't pass funding for a border wall with Mexico have had minimal impact on the Mexican peso.
The markets have been unwinding the so-called Trump Trade for most of this year, with the Mexican peso back to where it was several months before Trump's election, Tom Clarke, co-portfolio manager on William Blair's Dynamic Allocation Strategies team, said in a recent Bloomberg Radio "Daybreak Europe" interview. "The market has become deadened" to these tweets and comments, Clarke told Bloomberg Radio, because the market has priced out the likelihood of the Trump administration implementing most of its proposed policy changes.
Euro: Markets are wondering if the European Central Bank will try to weaken the euro, which has been strengthening for several months. "I think the consensus is generally right that [Mario] Draghi is unlikely to puncture the euro's buoyancy for some time to come," Clarke said.
He's not surprised that the United Kingdom is backtracking because when viewed in a game theoretical context, its bargaining power has been dramatically reduced since the recent U.K. election.
And the United Kingdom's ability to influence negotiations with the EU will continue to weaken as the Brexit deadline approaches.
"It's fundamentally cheap and very few developed world currencies are fundamentally attractive," Clarke told Bloomberg Radio, which means it also provides diversification benefits in their portfolios compared to other currencies in the investment landscape.
"None of these currencies are without risk, but they tend to be idiosyncratic risks, which mean they aren't cutting across the currency landscape and pushing prices around in the same direction," Clarke said.


You like golfing and have a little spare time? Then visit the golf course next door.
The lobby contains a display case with a small selection of souvenirs for the beloved ones at home.
Out of love for the environment! Do you also believe that a daily room cleaning is not necessary?


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† " ...go and tell him ..."
†Saint Quote "To convert somebody, go and take them by the hand and guide them." — St. Thomas Aquinas † MEDITATION OF THE DAY "We trust ourselves
"To convert somebody, go and take them by the hand and guide them."
"We trust ourselves to a doctor because we suppose he knows his business. He orders an operation which involves cutting away part of our body and we accept it. We are grateful to him and pay him a large fee because we judge he would not act as he does unless the remedy were necessary, and we must rely on his skill. Yet we are unwilling to treat God in the same way! It looks as if we do not trust His wisdom and are afraid He cannot do His job properly. We allow ourselves to be operated on by a man who may easily make a mistake—a mistake which may cost us our life—and protest when God sets to work on us. If we could see all He sees we would unhesitatingly wish all He wishes."
— Fr. Jean Baptiste Saint-Jure, p. 90
Trustful Surrender to Divine Providence
"The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?"
ST. CLARE OF ASSISI
St. Clare (1194–1253) was born in Assisi, Italy, to an aristocratic family, the daughter of a wealthy count. From childhood she was pious after the example of her mother, and as she grew up her longing for God increased. When she was eighteen she heard St. Francis of Assisi preach a Lenten mission in the local church. His holy example kindled her desire to renounce the world and follow Christ. She secretly begged Francis to help her live as he did, in simplicity according to the Gospel. St. Francis agreed. On Palm Sunday, Clare attended High Mass in all her finery for the final time. There she received a mystical experience which confirmed her desire to renounce the world and follow Christ after the example of St. Francis. That same night she secretly fled her father's house, along with two companions, to a chapel where St. Francis awaited her with his friars. She exchanged her fine clothes for a rough tunic and veil, and had her hair cut off. Francis placed Clare for a time with Benedictine nuns to escape the wrath of her family. She was soon joined by her sister, Agnes, and other young women whom St. Francis inspired. He permanently housed the women, with Clare as abbess, in the Church of San Damiano outside Assisi. This became the first foundation of the Poor Clare nuns. St. Clare lived there for the next forty years in prayer, penance, and fasting. She is the patroness of eyes and eye diseases, the telephone, and television. Her feast day is August 11th.
Memorial of Saint Clare, Virgin
Dt 34:1-12
Moses went up from the plains of Moab to Mount Nebo,
the headland of Pisgah which faces Jericho,
and the LORD showed him all the land—
Gilead, and as far as Dan, all Naphtali,
the land of Ephraim and Manasseh,
all the land of Judah as far as the Western Sea,
the Negeb, the circuit of the Jordan
with the lowlands at Jericho, city of palms,
and as far as Zoar.
The LORD then said to him,
"This is the land
which I swore to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob
that I would give to their descendants.
I have let you feast your eyes upon it, but you shall not cross over."
So there, in the land of Moab, Moses, the servant of the LORD,
died as the LORD had said; and he was buried in the ravine
opposite Beth-peor in the land of Moab,
but to this day no one knows the place of his burial.
Moses was one hundred and twenty years old when he died,
yet his eyes were undimmed and his vigor unabated.
For thirty days the children of Israel wept for Moses
in the plains of Moab, till they had completed
the period of grief and mourning for Moses.
Now Joshua, son of Nun, was filled with the spirit of wisdom,
since Moses had laid his hands upon him;
and so the children of Israel gave him their obedience,
thus carrying out the LORD's command to Moses.
Since then no prophet has arisen in Israel like Moses,
whom the LORD knew face to face.
He had no equal in all the signs and wonders
the LORD sent him to perform in the land of Egypt
against Pharaoh and all his servants and against all his land,
and for the might and the terrifying power
that Moses exhibited in the sight of all Israel.
66:1-3a, 5 and 8, 16-17
R. (see 20a and 10b) Blessed be God who filled my soul with fire!
Shout joyfully to God, all the earth;
sing praise to the glory of his name;
proclaim his glorious praise.
Say to God: "How tremendous are your deeds!"
R. Blessed be God who filled my soul with fire!
Come and see the works of God,
his tremendous deeds among the children of Adam.
Bless our God, you peoples;
loudly sound his praise.
Hear now, all you who fear God, while I declare
what he has done for me.
When I appealed to him in words,
praise was on the tip of my tongue.
2 Cor 5:19
God was reconciling the world to himself in Christ,
and entrusting to us the message of reconciliation.
Mt 18:15-20
Jesus said to his disciples:
"If your brother sins against you,
go and tell him his fault between you and him alone.
If he listens to you, you have won over your brother.
If he does not listen,
take one or two others along with you,
so that every fact may be established
on the testimony of two or three witnesses.
If he refuses to listen to them, tell the Church.
If he refuses to listen even to the Church,
then treat him as you would a Gentile or a tax collector.
Amen, I say to you,
whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven,
and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.
Again, amen, I say to you, if two of you agree on earth
about anything for which they are to pray,
it shall be granted to them by my heavenly Father.
For where two or three are gathered together in my name,
there am I in the midst of them."
Daily Meditation: Deuteronomy 34:1-12
You shall not cross over. (Deuteronomy 34:4)
Do you ever dream of your own "promised land"? For some of us, it may be that bucket list of things we hope to have accomplished before we die. For others, it's more poignant, like getting debt free or reconciling with an estranged family member. Whatever it is, we all understand that getting to our promised land requires hard work—and that it isn't guaranteed.
Moses is the perfect example of someone who worked hard to get to his—literal—Promised Land but who didn't make it. It's true, he got to gaze on the land before he died, as today's first reading tells us, but he never set foot in it.
Isn't this remarkable? No one would call Moses a failure. We don't look at him and shake our heads in disappointment. Instead, we recall his dedication, his humility, and his courage and wish that we could be a little more like him.
We all have times when it feels as if we're stuck in the desert and our promised land seems far out of reach. Our debt may not have diminished much, despite our best efforts, or our distant family member may still refuse to take our phone calls. Through it all, we yearn for some kind of sign that we're on the right path and that we'll finally get there.
But sometimes the journey matters more than the destination. Sometimes we learn lessons along the way that bring us closer to our one true promised land: heaven. Sometimes we have to leave our dreams in God's hands and trust that he will continue to work even after we have gone to be with him. Just ask Moses, who never entered the Promised Land but who had to leave it to Joshua to finish the journey.
This is God's promise for us today: even if we never see all of our dreams come true, he will still bless our dedication to him. We don't need to enter our earthly promised land in order to find our true Promised Land. God loves us deeply, he treasures our obedience to him, and he honors every good thing we try to do for him. And in the end, that's what matters most.
"Lord, help me find peace in my journey to the land you have promised me."
Psalm 66:1-3, 5, 8, 16-17
From today's first Holy Scripture:
"The LORD then said to him,
""This is the land
Feast your eyes on this, says our Lord. The next step of the journey, and how does it look? They said it was a land flowing with milk and honey. He said it was the promised land. And the next generation would inherit the land. Now we are speaking about faith for Moses, and faith for the next generation. Now we are speaking about you and me.
We pray today:
"Blessed be God who filled my soul with fire!
Come and see the works of God, his tremendous deeds among the children of Adam.
Bless our God, you peoples; loudly sound his praise.
Blessed be God who filled my soul with fire!"
Towards the end of today's 1st Holy Scripture, it said about Moses,
"Moses was one hundred and twenty years old when he died,
yet his eyes were undimmed and his vigor unabated."
For God had lit a fire in his soul, from the moment they met at the burning bush...a new desire for God and His will. And the light was never dimmed, and that vigor is what the world desires to see, to follow..to God's heart.
In the Holy Gospel we heard:
"Jesus said to his disciples:
then treat him as you would a Gentile or a tax collector."
Our Lord lays out the law, on how to reconcile. The first step is the hardest:
1.) If they sin against you, go and tell him/her.
So, how often do we do that? Let's say, someone stole something from you. Let's say, someone took your loved one from you. Let's say, someone killed someone. Let's say, someone called you names or lied about you. Now our Lord says to approach them, didn't say confront or fight or argue. Pray for grace on the approach, that they might be saved. But if they deny you- Now go to step 2.
2.) Take one or two others along with you, so that every fact may be established on the testimony of two or three witnesses. Sounds like court, right? But who is the judge? The offender? Pray for grace in the approach. Apparently, they are being offered mercy, as is evident in the first case. A chance to make amends. Now we got a group effort in reconciliation. And if denied the offer, go to step 3.
3.) "If he refuses to listen to them, tell the Church. If he refuses to listen even to the Church, then treat him as you would a Gentile or a tax collector." Pray for grace to approach them as a merciful church. Now we have to present the offender, the thief, the adulterer, the blasphemer, the scandal, to the church. 3rd time for mercy. Years and years ago, I heard a secretary was stealing from church. They left the church after being found out. Where was mercy? Years ago, a priest was said that was stealing money. I asked the councils to forgive the debts. The priest was removed from our parish. I desire mercy more. I desire unity more. There are people bad mouthing me, and how I wish they'd just repent and unite. You see, it's not about Me, but God's will.
All in hopes that you will relent, and repent. What if God is asking you to repent today? To give up one of your two faces? Let's not point the finger now!
And it goes deeper when our Lord continues in the Holy Gospel:
"Amen, I say to you,
Notice from the first part, where one person praying wasn't enough?
Now you got two or 3 praying in His name, right?
Notice it's not all about living faith alone. We are Church. We are the body. We are stronger together. A man on an island can die alone easier, but not so if two or three are together, helping each other to the other shore.
If you've ever studied exorcisms, the extreme form of deliverance, there, the exorcist has people praying with him and for him, and for the person needing deliverance.
Do you see the absolute crucial truth of our Lord now? We are not our Lord who needs nothing or nobody to deliver someone, we need each other and a group of faithful to be with, to live with in prayer.
Now let's sum things up. Moses was invigorated. Moses is motivated. My sole purpose is to invigorate you. I noticed something here lately, that those whom I have helped invigorate, later on, they in turn, invigorate me! What fire you put forth now, will help you reignite yours if need be, later.
So for our Lord's Kingdom's sake, keep the fire flowing, and going, spreading into people's souls.
Not only would they be saved, but you as well, and perhaps even, the whole world!
Let us pray:
Lord, Moses had that fire You induced Him with. I pray for that fire for all of us here, taking in this message. I pray for that fire that is ushered forth from Thy Holy Throne of fire. That which emanates and permeates, and becomes the living being You desire to be. I was made for this, we were made for this, to show God that God is True, and not only that, but MY FATHER. OUR FATHER in Heaven is all truth and therefore, true Love.
13 Jesus said to her, "Everyone who drinks of this water will be thirsty again, 14 but whoever drinks of the water that I will give him will never be thirsty again.1 The water that I will give him will become in him a spring of water welling up to eternal life."


For James and Sarah Chan, their struggle began on 19th September 2011, after receiving a troubling phone call from their daughter, Joanne. She was incoherent and obviously not herself. She was in Bangkok having just enrolled into the masters program in International Development Studies. Joanne's desire was to work with the United Nations and was hoping for a work placement in Myanmar, a country she was passionate about since she was 16 and had already spent considerable time in on short-term mission trips and extended visits.
Joanne was admitted to hospital and began undergoing tests. She was diagnosed with a cyst in her womb that was producing antibodies that were attacking her brain, a condition called autoimmune encephalitis. There were multiple treatments and constant seizures and this caused the family to suffer deep pain and they feared for her life. The battle lasted 6 weeks.
On 25th October 2011, Joanne went home to be with the Lord. She was 25-years-old.
How do you let go of your daughter? How can you believe that God is good and great when circumstances tell you otherwise?
These are the tough questions this family has had to face.
But in the midst of grief, the fruits of Joanne's life are starting to be seen.
Joanne had so many friends, from all walks of life. She was known for her love and acceptance for those around her. She was fun, and brought so much life to those she came in contact with. And adventure was close to her heart. She was not afraid to take a risk and to step off the expected social ladder of success, preferring to walk the road less travelled. But above all this, God was at the very centre of who she was. He was the reason for her life and choices.
Financial gain was not her goal. Rather, she wanted to impact people's lives for the better.
For the Chan family, their grieving has not ended. They are still struggling to accept the passing of their daughter. But in the midst of their great anguish and sorrow, they are clinging to God. He is the source of their strength and comfort during this time, even though they don't have all the answers to their questions. They are grateful for the time they did have with Joanne.


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The Story of the Treasure Seekers
by E. Nesbit
Chapter 3. Being Detectives
The next thing that happened to us was very interesting. It was as real as the half-crowns—not just pretending. I shall try to write it as like a real book as I can. Of course we have read Mr Sherlock Holmes, as well as the yellow-covered books with pictures outside that are so badly printed; and you get them for fourpence-halfpenny at the bookstall when the corners of them are beginning to curl up and get dirty, with people looking to see how the story ends when they are waiting for trains. I think this is most unfair to the boy at the bookstall. The books are written by a gentleman named Gaboriau, and Albert's uncle says they are the worst translations in the world—and written in vile English. Of course they're not like Kipling, but they're jolly good stories. And we had just been reading a book by Dick Diddlington—that's not his right name, but I know all about libel actions, so I shall not say what his name is really, because his books are rot. Only they put it into our heads to do what I am going to narrate.
It was in September, and we were not to go to the seaside because it is so expensive, even if you go to Sheerness, where it is all tin cans and old boots and no sand at all. But every one else went, even the people next door—not Albert's side, but the other. Their servant told Eliza they were all going to Scarborough, and next day sure enough all the blinds were down and the shutters up, and the milk was not left any more. There is a big horse-chestnut tree between their garden and ours, very useful for getting conkers out of and for making stuff to rub on your chilblains. This prevented our seeing whether the blinds were down at the back as well, but Dicky climbed to the top of the tree and looked, and they were.
It was jolly hot weather, and very stuffy indoors—we used to play a good deal in the garden. We made a tent out of the kitchen clothes-horse and some blankets off our beds, and though it was quite as hot in the tent as in the house it was a very different sort of hotness. Albert's uncle called it the Turkish Bath. It is not nice to be kept from the seaside, but we know that we have much to be thankful for. We might be poor little children living in a crowded alley where even at summer noon hardly a ray of sunlight penetrates; clothed in rags and with bare feet—though I do not mind holes in my clothes myself, and bare feet would not be at all bad in this sort of weather. Indeed we do, sometimes, when we are playing at things which require it. It was shipwrecked mariners that day, I remember, and we were all in the blanket tent. We had just finished eating the things we had saved, at the peril of our lives, from the st-sinking vessel. They were rather nice things. Two-pennyworth of coconut candy—it was got in Greenwich, where it is four ounces a penny—three apples, some macaroni—the straight sort that is so useful to suck things through—some raw rice, and a large piece of cold suet pudding that Alice nicked from the larder when she went to get the rice and macaroni. And when we had finished some one said—
'I should like to be a detective.'
I wish to be quite fair, but I cannot remember exactly who said it. Oswald thinks he said it, and Dora says it was Dicky, but Oswald is too much of a man to quarrel about a little thing like that.
'I should like to be a detective,' said—perhaps it was Dicky, but I think not—'and find out strange and hidden crimes.'
'You have to be much cleverer than you are,' said H. O.
'Not so very,' Alice said, 'because when you've read the books you know what the things mean: the red hair on the handle of the knife, or the grains of white powder on the velvet collar of the villain's overcoat. I believe we could do it.'
'I shouldn't like to have anything to do with murders,' said Dora; 'somehow it doesn't seem safe—'
'And it always ends in the poor murderer being hanged,' said Alice.
We explained to her why murderers have to be hanged, but she only said, 'I don't care. I'm sure no one would ever do murdering twice. Think of the blood and things, and what you would see when you woke up in the night! I shouldn't mind being a detective to lie in wait for a gang of coiners, now, and spring upon them unawares, and secure them—single-handed, you know, or with only my faithful bloodhound.'
She stroked Pincher's ears, but he had gone to sleep because he knew well enough that all the suet pudding was finished. He is a very sensible dog. 'You always get hold of the wrong end of the stick,' Oswald said. 'You can't choose what crimes you'll be a detective about. You just have to get a suspicious circumstance, and then you look for a clue and follow it up. Whether it turns out a murder or a missing will is just a fluke.'
'That's one way,' Dicky said. 'Another is to get a paper and find two advertisements or bits of news that fit. Like this: "Young Lady Missing," and then it tells about all the clothes she had on, and the gold locket she wore, and the colour of her hair, and all that; and then in another piece of the paper you see, "Gold locket found," and then it all comes out.'
We sent H. O. for the paper at once, but we could not make any of the things fit in. The two best were about how some burglars broke into a place in Holloway where they made preserved tongues and invalid delicacies, and carried off a lot of them. And on another page there was, 'Mysterious deaths in Holloway.'
Oswald thought there was something in it, and so did Albert's uncle when we asked him, but the others thought not, so Oswald agreed to drop it. Besides, Holloway is a long way off. All the time we were talking about the paper Alice seemed to be thinking about something else, and when we had done she said—
'I believe we might be detectives ourselves, but I should not like to get anybody into trouble.'
'Not murderers or robbers?' Dicky asked.
'It wouldn't be murderers,' she said; 'but I have noticed something strange. Only I feel a little frightened. Let's ask Albert's uncle first.'
Alice is a jolly sight too fond of asking grown-up people things. And we all said it was tommyrot, and she was to tell us.
'Well, promise you won't do anything without me,' Alice said, and we promised. Then she said—
'This is a dark secret, and any one who thinks it is better not to be involved in a career of crime-discovery had better go away ere yet it be too late.'
So Dora said she had had enough of tents, and she was going to look at the shops. H. O. went with her because he had twopence to spend. They thought it was only a game of Alice's but Oswald knew by the way she spoke. He can nearly always tell. And when people are not telling the truth Oswald generally knows by the way they look with their eyes. Oswald is not proud of being able to do this. He knows it is through no merit of his own that he is much cleverer than some people.
When they had gone, the rest of us got closer together and said—
'Now then.'
'Well,' Alice said, 'you know the house next door? The people have gone to Scarborough. And the house is shut up. But last night I saw a light in the windows.'
We asked her how and when, because her room is in the front, and she couldn't possibly have seen. And then she said—
'I'll tell you if you boys will promise not ever to go fishing again without me.'
So we had to promise.
Then she said—
'It was last night. I had forgotten to feed my rabbits and I woke up and remembered it. And I was afraid I should find them dead in the morning, like Oswald did.'
'It wasn't my fault,' Oswald said; 'there was something the matter with the beasts. I fed them right enough.'
Alice said she didn't mean that, and she went on—
'I came down into the garden, and I saw a light in the house, and dark figures moving about. I thought perhaps it was burglars, but Father hadn't come home, and Eliza had gone to bed, so I couldn't do anything. Only I thought perhaps I would tell the rest of you.'
'Why didn't you tell us this morning?' Noel asked. And Alice explained that she did not want to get any one into trouble, even burglars. 'But we might watch to-night,' she said, 'and see if we see the light again.'
'They might have been burglars,' Noel said. He was sucking the last bit of his macaroni. 'You know the people next door are very grand. They won't know us—and they go out in a real private carriage sometimes. And they have an "At Home" day, and people come in cabs. I daresay they have piles of plate and jewellery and rich brocades, and furs of price and things like that. Let us keep watch to-night.'
'It's no use watching to-night,' Dicky said; 'if it's only burglars they won't come again. But there are other things besides burglars that are discovered in empty houses where lights are seen moving.'
'You mean coiners,' said Oswald at once. 'I wonder what the reward is for setting the police on their track?'
Dicky thought it ought to be something fat, because coiners are always a desperate gang; and the machinery they make the coins with is so heavy and handy for knocking down detectives.
Then it was tea-time, and we went in; and Dora and H. O. had clubbed their money together and bought a melon; quite a big one, and only a little bit squashy at one end. It was very good, and then we washed the seeds and made things with them and with pins and cotton. And nobody said any more about watching the house next door.
Only when we went to bed Dicky took off his coat and waistcoat, but he stopped at his braces, and said—
'What about the coiners?'
Oswald had taken off his collar and tie, and he was just going to say the same, so he said, 'Of course I meant to watch, only my collar's rather tight, so I thought I'd take it off first.'
Dicky said he did not think the girls ought to be in it, because there might be danger, but Oswald reminded him that they had promised Alice, and that a promise is a sacred thing, even when you'd much rather not. So Oswald got Alice alone under pretence of showing her a caterpillar—Dora does not like them, and she screamed and ran away when Oswald offered to show it her. Then Oswald explained, and Alice agreed to come and watch if she could. This made us later than we ought to have been, because Alice had to wait till Dora was quiet and then creep out very slowly, for fear of the boards creaking. The girls sleep with their room-door open for fear of burglars. Alice had kept on her clothes under her nightgown when Dora wasn't looking, and presently we got down, creeping past Father's study, and out at the glass door that leads on to the veranda and the iron steps into the garden. And we went down very quietly, and got into the chestnut-tree; and then I felt that we had only been playing what Albert's uncle calls our favourite instrument—I mean the Fool. For the house next door was as dark as dark. Then suddenly we heard a sound—it came from the gate at the end of the garden. All the gardens have gates; they lead into a kind of lane that runs behind them. It is a sort of back way, very convenient when you don't want to say exactly where you are going. We heard the gate at the end of the next garden click, and Dicky nudged Alice so that she would have fallen out of the tree if it had not been for Oswald's extraordinary presence of mind. Oswald squeezed Alice's arm tight, and we all looked; and the others were rather frightened because really we had not exactly expected anything to happen except perhaps a light. But now a muffled figure, shrouded in a dark cloak, came swiftly up the path of the next-door garden. And we could see that under its cloak the figure carried a mysterious burden. The figure was dressed to look like a woman in a sailor hat.
We held our breath as it passed under the tree where we were, and then it tapped very gently on the back door and was let in, and then a light appeared in the window of the downstairs back breakfast-room. But the shutters were up.
Dicky said, 'My eye!' and wouldn't the others be sick to think they hadn't been in this! But Alice didn't half like it—and as she is a girl I do not blame her. Indeed, I thought myself at first that perhaps it would be better to retire for the present, and return later with a strongly armed force.
'It's not burglars,' Alice whispered; 'the mysterious stranger was bringing things in, not taking them out. They must be coiners—and oh, Oswald!—don't let's! The things they coin with must hurt very much. Do let's go to bed!'
But Dicky said he was going to see; if there was a reward for finding out things like this he would like to have the reward.
'They locked the back door,' he whispered, 'I heard it go. And I could look in quite well through the holes in the shutters and be back over the wall long before they'd got the door open, even if they started to do it at once.'
There were holes at the top of the shutters the shape of hearts, and the yellow light came out through them as well as through the chinks of the shutters.
Oswald said if Dicky went he should, because he was the eldest; and Alice said, 'If any one goes it ought to be me, because I thought of it.'
So Oswald said, 'Well, go then'; and she said, 'Not for anything!' And she begged us not to, and we talked about it in the tree till we were all quite hoarse with whispering.
At last we decided on a plan of action.
Alice was to stay in the tree, and scream 'Murder!' if anything happened. Dicky and I were to get down into the next garden and take it in turns to peep.
So we got down as quietly as we could, but the tree made much more noise than it does in the day, and several times we paused, fearing that all was discovered. But nothing happened.
There was a pile of red flower-pots under the window and one very large one was on the window-ledge. It seemed as if it was the hand of Destiny had placed it there, and the geranium in it was dead, and there was nothing to stop your standing on it—so Oswald did. He went first because he is the eldest, and though Dicky tried to stop him because he thought of it first it could not be, on account of not being able to say anything.
So Oswald stood on the flower-pot and tried to look through one of the holes. He did not really expect to see the coiners at their fell work, though he had pretended to when we were talking in the tree. But if he had seen them pouring the base molten metal into tin moulds the shape of half-crowns he would not have been half so astonished as he was at the spectacle now revealed.
At first he could see little, because the hole had unfortunately been made a little too high, so that the eye of the detective could only see the Prodigal Son in a shiny frame on the opposite wall. But Oswald held on to the window-frame and stood on tiptoe and then he saw.
There was no furnace, and no base metal, no bearded men in leathern aprons with tongs and things, but just a table with a table-cloth on it for supper, and a tin of salmon and a lettuce and some bottled beer. And there on a chair was the cloak and the hat of the mysterious stranger, and the two people sitting at the table were the two youngest grown-up daughters of the lady next door, and one of them was saying—
'So I got the salmon three-halfpence cheaper, and the lettuces are only six a penny in the Broadway, just fancy! We must save as much as ever we can on our housekeeping money if we want to go away decent next year.'
And the other said, 'I wish we could all go every year, or else—Really, I almost wish—'
And all the time Oswald was looking Dicky was pulling at his jacket to make him get down and let Dicky have a squint. And just as she said 'I almost,' Dicky pulled too hard and Oswald felt himself toppling on the giddy verge of the big flower-pots. Putting forth all his strength our hero strove to recover his equi-what's-its-name, but it was now lost beyond recall.
'You've done it this time!' he said, then he fell heavily among the flower-pots piled below. He heard them crash and rattle and crack, and then his head struck against an iron pillar used for holding up the next-door veranda. His eyes closed and he knew no more.
Now you will perhaps expect that at this moment Alice would have cried 'Murder!' If you think so you little know what girls are. Directly she was left alone in that tree she made a bolt to tell Albert's uncle all about it and bring him to our rescue in case the coiner's gang was a very desperate one. And just when I fell, Albert's uncle was getting over the wall. Alice never screamed at all when Oswald fell, but Dicky thinks he heard Albert's uncle say, 'Confound those kids!' which would not have been kind or polite, so I hope he did not say it.
The people next door did not come out to see what the row was. Albert's uncle did not wait for them to come out. He picked up Oswald and carried the insensible body of the gallant young detective to the wall, laid it on the top, and then climbed over and bore his lifeless burden into our house and put it on the sofa in Father's study. Father was out, so we needn't have crept so when we were getting into the garden. Then Oswald was restored to consciousness, and his head tied up, and sent to bed, and next day there was a lump on his young brow as big as a turkey's egg, and very uncomfortable.
Albert's uncle came in next day and talked to each of us separately. To Oswald he said many unpleasant things about ungentlemanly to spy on ladies, and about minding your own business; and when I began to tell him what I had heard he told me to shut up, and altogether he made me more uncomfortable than the bump did.
Oswald did not say anything to any one, but next day, as the shadows of eve were falling, he crept away, and wrote on a piece of paper, 'I want to speak to you,' and shoved it through the hole like a heart in the top of the next-door shutters. And the youngest young lady put an eye to the heart-shaped hole, and then opened the shutter and said 'Well?' very crossly. Then Oswald said—
'I am very sorry, and I beg your pardon. We wanted to be detectives, and we thought a gang of coiners infested your house, so we looked through your window last night. I saw the lettuce, and I heard what you said about the salmon being three-halfpence cheaper, and I know it is very dishonourable to pry into other people's secrets, especially ladies', and I never will again if you will forgive me this once.'
Then the lady frowned and then she laughed, and then she said—
'So it was you tumbling into the flower-pots last night? We thought it was burglars. It frightened us horribly. Why, what a bump on your poor head!'
And then she talked to me a bit, and presently she said she and her sister had not wished people to know they were at home, because—And then she stopped short and grew very red, and I said, 'I thought you were all at Scarborough; your servant told Eliza so. Why didn't you want people to know you were at home?'
The lady got redder still, and then she laughed and said—
'Never mind the reason why. I hope your head doesn't hurt much. Thank you for your nice, manly little speech. You've nothing to be ashamed of, at any rate.' Then she kissed me, and I did not mind. And then she said, 'Run away now, dear. I'm going to—I'm going to pull up the blinds and open the shutters, and I want to do it at once, before it gets dark, so that every one can see we're at home, and not at Scarborough.'
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Powerful learning environments occur when three key elements connect: effective teachers, engaged learners and meaningful content. I have created the picture below to visualise this thinking.
In my opinion, the adjectives are important here. A powerful learning environment doesn't just happen when you throw together teachers, learners and content in a blender. The creation of a powerful learning environment relies heavily on the individual qualities of these elements.
There is so much evidence and research which proves that great teachers get great results. I like to think of teachers as "master learners" and in being these masters, exhibit all the characteristics of what makes a great learner. Effective teachers are mindful about the needs of their students. They are constantly innovating, reflecting and seeking to improve their practice.
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This week I wanted to explore how a digital system communicates with a peripheral device (such as a printer). We started discussing binary and how 1's and 0's represent on and off electrical states. Australian National Curriculum in upper primary requires only a rudimentary understanding of binary, so to help demonstrate this process we completed the following activity using the Collaboration Space in our OneNote Class Notebook.
Students worked in teams. Half of the team pretended to be a "computer" with a picture to send to the other half of the team who were the "printer". The computers recorded the picture in the Collaboration Space as 1's and 0's. The printing team interpreted the code and recreated the picture on the other side of the room using a laminated grid and cards. Both parts of the team took a photograph of their image to check their work.
I found this worked really well and promoted a good conversation about data transmission.
I was flattered to be invited to return to ISQ recently to speak about my experiences in Action Research. Last year, along with two of my colleagues, I conducted an inquiry into how to best leverage 1:1 devices in upper primary classrooms and investigate the impact they had on pedagogical approaches and outcomes.
Maintain regular team meetings - regular team meetings keep team members accountable and help push actions forward.
Work within a shared space - my team found a shared OneNote Notebook a fantastic place to document our findings, keep reflective journals, keep meeting records and share materials.
Base your research and direction on data - It's well and good to research something of interest, but researching a solution based on a need identified through collected data is more valuable and will have a greater impact in your school.
Set aside time for relevant academic reading and connect with other teaches online - there is a world of experience out there. Chances are that you are not the first teacher to experience a particular difficulty with something. There are great teachers filling social media spaces such as Pinterest, Twitter and Instagram with great ideas.
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Promote your work and findings - Teachers rarely promote the great work that they do. Sharing your experiences can engage others in your research and pique curiosity.
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implement and train in your network.
which is the idea of random initialization.
it assumes you will pass it some initial value for the parameters theta.
Now let's consider a gradient descent.
then we can slowly take steps to go downhill using gradient descent.
To go downhill, to minimize the function j of theta.
So what can we set the initial value of theta to?
Is it possible to set the initial value of theta to the vector of all zeros?
when you are trading on your own network.
let's say we initialize all the parameters of the network to 0.
this blue weight, colored in blue is gonna equal to that weight, so they're both 0.
which I'm coloring in green is going to equal to the value of that weight.
are going to be computing the same function of your inputs.
you end up with A 2 1 equals A 2 2.
that the delta values are also gonna be the same.
breaking out the derivatives respect to these two blue waves in your network.
and you're gonna update the second blue rate with some learning rate times this.
rates, those two blue color parameters will end up the same as each other.
So there'll be some nonzero value, but this value would equal to that value.
even after one gradient descent update, this value would equal to that value.
just that the two red values are equal to each other.
And similarly, the two green ways.
they'll both end up with the same value as each other.
each of the two hidden units are identical.
means is that even after one iteration of say, gradient descent and descent.
You still have the a1(2) = a2(2).
And so you're back to this case.
will stay the same as each other.
the two green waves will stay the same as each other.
imagine that you had many, many hidden units.
All of your hidden units are computing the exact same function of the input.
because you find the logistic progression unit.
It really has to see only one feature because all of these are the same.
And this prevents you and your network from doing something interesting.
a neural network therefore is with random initialization.
called the problem of symmetric ways, that's the ways are being the same.
So this random initialization is how we perform symmetry breaking.
So this is a notation to b numbers between minus epsilon and plus epsilon.
randomly initialized between minus epsilon and plus epsilon.
that's how you compute a random 10 by 11 dimensional matrix.
raw numbers that take on any continuous values between 0 and 1.
then you end up with a number that's between minus epsilon and plus epsilon.
do with the epsilon that we were using when we were doing gradient checking.
there we were adding some values of epsilon and theta.
This is your unrelated value of epsilon.
from the value of epsilon we were using in gradient checking.
matrix you can do so using this piece of code here.
between -epsilon and +epsilon say.
randomly chosen initial value for the parameters.
the advanced optimization algorithms will be able to find a good value of theta.


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