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Super Bowl's Over...So, Now What?
This Sunday will be an epic meeting of two icons, squaring off on national TV. And it's too bad there can be only one winner.
Oh, and there's a Super Bowl going on afterwards.
Confused? If so, then you haven't noticed in the past ten days of intense coverage and sudden announcement, that President Barack Obama will be interviewed by Bill O'Reilly. If you're wondering why this is occurring before a major sporting event then you haven't been watching CNN/MSNBC/Fox News over the past decade have you?
Of course you'll tell me that there are no winners interviews. It's an interview. O'Reilly is going to ask Obama tough and honest questions, get to the truth on some issues, possibly "call him out" on decisions he's made as leader of our country. Obama, likewise, will answer truthfully, be sincere and thoughtful. And, like all interviews, we will take him on his word.
Not likely? I was pretty sure that's what it means to interview someone. But I can understand your skepticism. So how about this instead: in the days leading up to this interview there is a high likelihood that pundits (on all sides) are predicting the outcome; furthermore, there is high likelihood that the Newz Big Three (see above) will pull out their expert panels and break down the interview telling us who they thought handled themselves better.
And that week, the debate will continue.
It will continue until the next large (or small, really...we've grown accustomed to even the slightest tweet building into national attention) soundbite falls out of the sky, only for it again to be scrutinized. My favorite part is that after the scrutiny of the quote, gaff, edited clip, full clip, contextual moment, non-contextual moment, speech transcript...then the Big Three will invariably turn on each other. Sometimes it's generally done, sometimes specifically done, rarely entirely ignored.
I kinda wish Sportscasters would adopt the same coverage. I'd love to see Terry Bradshaw call Dan Marino out on incorrectly predicting a game outcome. Or Shannon Sharpe mock Jimmie Johnson for analyzing a poorly designed play after the game. Chris Collinsworth get all mean on Ron Jaworski for talking about how much he likes Brett Favre.
I don't have a problem, ever, with Sportscasters "Expert Picks" for games. In fact, I'm frequently entertained by that concept. I podcast a Green Bay radio show were "Joe and Jane Six-Packs" call in all the time to prognosticate. Sometimes their rationale is based on stats, previous similar situations, and the occasional gut feeling. Every once in a while, they're based upon the fact that they saw the letter "G" appear fifteen times in a ten second span. Admittedly, it's also equally entertaining when there's a debate. One of their callers is a Chicago Bears fan. He's well respected, and needles when necessary, gets ribbed back when necessary as well, but at the end of the day, he knows, and the hosts know that there's only one outcome. Only one winner.
That's how it goes down in sports. It's final. No debate.
Sure, you can spend some discussing why such a team won, or what strategy might've proven effective, or who the impact player was. Even the close calls. Those moments where it took a mad genius with Superman's vision to make the correct all. Or even the debatable "What Ifs?" What if Steve Bartman didn't attempt to grab the ball? No matter what though...it's just talk...and the game is final.
One team got a W, one got an L. Even throughout a season where Ts can be given out, eventually, it comes down to one team. One champ. And they stay champs until some team becomes the new champs.
Then we have off-season. Thank the heavens for the off-season. A time when fans sort of sift out into three different groupings: The bandwagon, those folks who got swept up into the story lines of the post-season which have faded out because only one team can win; The average fan who may tune into a breaking story about some player getting traded or retiring (again) but who for the most part knows this is all speculation; The die-hard who can't wait until Draft Day, watching 48 hours sports news coverage, simultaneously checking online stats, sizing up the current roster, predicting that their team is going to win this season...THIS WILL BE THE ONE!
I have respect for all three.
A bandwagon fan, while slightly dubious in dedication, enjoys the moment, but has no problem detaching and realizing that sports is only one component of their life. The casual fan might feel a bit hurt, or sad, or down for a work week (or two) but on the whole can also let go of a loss. The die-hard fan may be draining as all get up when it comes to their over-analysis of what could have been, but you know what...they hold a lot of history, tell great stories of the experience (highs and lows).
They all watch sports news, but in varying capacities. Again, the bandwagon folks check-in when it's easier to keep track of the few teams (or individual players) left in a season. They buy into the storylines that are discovered/created/twisted/spun/sincere/exaggerated; no need to convince them of the real truth, they're just in it for the moment, let them have their fun. The casual fan who, again, will check-in on a breaking story, but otherwise disconnect. During the season they might be convinced to see the faults of their team, but they hope...HOPE...that another outcome prevails. And the die-hard...they're the person twittering you at 3am telling you that Derek Jeter has a hangnail. Convincing them is about as effective baking a potato in the sun...in Green Bay...in the winter time.
On a political level, I'm sure our country has the same styles of engagement.
The bandwagon people are likely your people who may or may not vote, are most informed around election time or when some large story breaks, and soon after their candidate wins (or doesn't) goes back to working the good work. The casual fan likely leans one way or the other; they probably read the news (which these days, according to the Big Three, there's not really one trusted news source out there...so I'm wondering who/what they listen to), they're going to vote, they'll do what they feel is best (don't we all?), and then may feel slightly triumphed or defeated depending on an election outcome. When a major bill gets passed or failed they're probably interested because it either directly effects them or effects a friend.
The die-hard political folks? You've seen a lot of them the past decade. And just like their Sports cousins, they're intense. And their minds are not likely to change on any given issue or political stance. Yet, also like their cousins, I give them credence because they're the ones likely to first start volunteering for a campaign. Or go to a caucus. Or practice the right to assemble.
They follow the ebb and flow the political season as well. But wait...political season? This isn't sports? This is our lives! Our country! Our way of life!
Of course it is, so shouldn't it be taken with a measure of respect and a measure sacrifice?
The sports season comes to an end. As I said earlier, a champion is eventually crowned. While I'd like to say that elections are similar concept (since there is only one winner), these days elections, at all points in time, are given a lot of attention. And in a way, that's great!
If it weren't for the fact that after the election, it seems that all sides are finding ways to explain why their side won or lost, in the constant tone of "hey this was a moral victory for us." I'm all for positive thinking but...your candidate lost.
Moreover, since we do have a 24 hour news cycle, every piece of legislation, and every national or international event (whether it has a political nudge or not) gets brought in to this huge conversation; and it's taken into context, out of context, edited, chopped, spun, reported fairly, reported unfairly, backed with research, backed with no research...and I get it...CNN/MSNBC/Fox News are cable networks. They've got to make money; or at least be focused on their ratings. So, shit, might as well cover...everything.
ESPN is also a 24 hour news network. But there are some differences. For starters, they have no competitors. This is why you don't see Chris Berman with a Pinheads and Patriots segment, or a Worst Person in the World listing. Second, they highlight the winners. They even have a top 5 (top 10) with highlights of...winners. Once in a while they do have a bottom five, yet we're talking the strangest aspects of human athletic error possible; and they don't focus a lot on why someone sucks. Third, did you ever watch the network for 24 hours? What do you see? Only two real different Sportscenters (their major news show, which they loop for hours afterward); a couple of debate shows (PTI, Around the Horn, Sportsnation); specialty shows (NFL Primetime, Baseball Tonight, NBA Midday...no the last one doesn't exist but it should); and games...actual real live games. No filters, just the games. And crappy commentary with those games. But you can turn down the volume.
CNN/MSNBC/Fox News have no live coverage of our leaders doing their work. None. They have election coverage (and strangely enough cover it in the same manner and tone that sporting news agencies do the Super Bowl...a lot of weeks of intense debate, constantly polling, and final thoughts...all which mean nothing, because one person's going to win anyway). Otherwise, all of their shows are news magazine shows. Not a bad concept if you think about it.
Started with Walter Cronkite, 60 Minutes, Edward R. Murrow, Barbara Walters. Investigative journalism. Interviewers and researchers and producers working to get the full story. Or the story that someone will tell them. But do you really watch those shows because you're hoping someone will get to the truth? Or do you watch them because they validate what you already believe? Or piss you off to the point of over-criticizing their methods?
The fourth and final and obvious difference with ESPN is that they cover sports. Sporting events are meant for our entertainment. For the athletes they're opportunities to showcase the best examples of tenacity, and spirit, and hard work (which we don't often see), and teamwork. People actually sacrificing themselves for the good of a group. Thankfully, a sports season comes to an end. And like each of those fan types, I appreciate their roller coaster ride getting pumped up during pre-season, the coquettish push/pull of hope/let down during the regular season, the dramatic resolution of post-season, but mostly...I love the fact that there's an off season.
Months...off...no contests...no matches...just peace.
Politics, not government...because government goes in and out of session to make policy, agencies are ongoing but don't make policy, and elections are only a couple times a year...but politics have no off season. Maybe it's always been that way...but we used to have the maxim to avoid politics, sex, and religion at social gatherings...nowadays with the Big Three and the internet with semi-professionals and professionals and amateurs writing and researching whatever they want, when don't we talk about politics?
Clearly not on Super Bowl Sunday.
I grew up in Wisconsin and I've seen those three sides of packer fans. I've been each of them at least once. I don't know how or where I cultivated this philosophy, but I promised myself that once I witnessed a Wisconsin sports team win, I would be satiated, and find another team to cheer, and have the Pack be a very fond second. And while I waited ten years for the Arizona Cardinals to make it, make it they did. They didn't win, but they played hard, and played against expectations.
No one wants to lose. But loss and sacrifice are a part of our life whether or not we choose to embrace that (or acknowledge it for that matter). And I'm all about a positive or optimistic outlook, and hope, but we can learn a lot from loss. We can blame, point fingers, be miserable and bitter, be crabby, feel slighted...those are natural responses. But give yourself an emotional Off Season with your politics. Or rather, with your government. And during your off season, as you plan for future, plan for a future that includes everyone (Democrats, Republicans, Independents, the Rando-Rando Association).
I know the truth is hard to seek these days, and sitting around watching C-Span isn't always the easiest thing (admittedly, I like it, I like listening to our leaders talk, but it is time consuming). Find ways to overcome outside filters. And when your candidate loses, or you policy fails, or a law changes, roll with it, find proactive ways to deal with it. And when your candidate wins, or policy passes, or law arcs your way, be gracious, humble, and a good sport. Find proactive ways to support your cause, follow your elected leader.
On a final note, since this post has become longer than I think any of them, and C-Span is currently airing British Parliament which is a complete trip, one last thought: leadership, like quarterbacking, or being an offensive lineman, is hard work. If you give yourself an emotional off season, give them one every once in a while.
Yes, I get the multiple invisible strands which connect leadership and role-modeling. It's true for athletes, it's true for celebrities, it's true for our leaders (who, in a weird way, are both of these categories according to my choice of sports metaphor). And no, I too would be disappointed in a leader who mishandled a decision or said something unintended. But at what point do we see that these folks are people? And at what point do we challenge them ourselves, not just in critical words, but elective actions?
And I don't mean rallying for Bill O'Reilly to stick it to Obama. Or cheering on Obama if he defensively responds well. I mean run for office yourself. Or volunteer for a government program or agency for a cause you believe in. Or having open dialogue (not discourse) about policies. Or simply saying "hey, I can't have everything the way I want it, so I'm gonna make do, and when things do turn my way, find a way to help out someone else."
Please, let's get to our emotional off season soon; our future awaits.
posted by Peter Brooks at 12:59 AM


The Island That Feels Like Home.
"Power. This island is one hundred percent power. A place that amplifies both the chaotic and the calm. A place where you can walk down the harbor and see million-dollar yachts, but walk a little further and you will hear the Ibicenco children playing in the modest school yards. For the last year this island was my home and what a home it was. Ibiza is a lot of things but in reality Ibiza is quite simple. Ibiza will give back what you have first given the island.
For the love, the healing, the friendships, I owe this island everything.
About two years ago I made a last minute, post grad decision and applied to teach English in Spain. It was one of the best decision I ever made. I was placed on a tiny island off the east coast of Spain. I spent the year teaching and growing as an individual. I met amazing people and spent most weekends at the beach, relaxing after a "long" 4-day work week. It felt like I had one the lottery.
This past weekend I found a cheap ticket and had to " lo aprovechó". This was my second trip back after having moved away. I usually travel alone to Ibiza but when I arrive I feel anything but lonely. Teachers, friends and families of former students always offer a place for me to stay. They also SPOIL me! I think I gain weight when visiting with all the meals and parties I am invited to. I love meeting up with old friends. Friends from all over the world who decided to make their home in Ibiza. Never a boring conversation to be had.
Ibiza also has a funny way of making new introductions. Every time I come to the island I meet one or two new characters. And when I say characters, I mean characters. Personalities you will only find in a story book or a movie script. One day it's a street performing Spanish duo and the next it's a reiki master offering crystal healings on the beach.
Characters colliding into my world and the world of other's. Colliding to bring new life and inspiration. Colliding to stir things up a bit. It all feels very fluid and connected. It reminds me how fluid and connected I am as well. Not just in Ibiza but in any new city I decide to call home.
Interested in teaching abroad and creating a similar reality?
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Now Android App developers can upload apk files to the Google's Play Store with a size of upto 100Mb previous limit 50mb.
As the number of developers are developing richer applications that supports High Definition smartphones and tables, Google has raised the package size limit to 100MB. The users will get a warning when the app exceeds the 100Mb quota for apk when being downloaded from the Play Store.
Mobile data connectivity : Not all users have a good network connection also more data => more additional charges.
Mobile data caps : There is a monthly limit to amount of data.
App performance : May utilize more RAM and Storage, hence may cause performance issues on older devices.
Install time : The App with larger load will take longer time to get installed on people with low internet connection (edge, 2g). People want apps to be installed quickly to get started.


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#include <bsls_assert.h>
#include <bsls_atomicoperations.h>
#include <bsls_objectbuffer.h>

#include <new>

namespace BloombergLP {

typedef bsls::ObjectBuffer<bslma::NewDeleteAllocator>
                                        bslma_NewDeleteAllocator_Singleton;
    // A 'bslma_NewDeleteAllocator_Singleton' is a buffer with the right size
    // and alignment to hold a 'bslma::NewDeleteAllocator' object.

static bslma_NewDeleteAllocator_Singleton g_newDeleteAllocatorSingleton;
    // 'g_newDeleteAllocatorSingleton' is a global static buffer to hold the
    // singleton.

static bsls::AtomicOperations::AtomicTypes::Pointer
                                         g_newDeleteAllocatorSingleton_p = {0};
    // 'g_newDeleteAllocatorSingleton_p' is a global static pointer to the
    // singleton, which is *statically* initialized to 0.

static inline
bslma::NewDeleteAllocator *
initSingleton(bslma_NewDeleteAllocator_Singleton *address)
    // Construct a 'bslma::NewDeleteAllocator' at the specified 'address' in a
    // thread-safe way, and return 'address'.
{
    // Thread-safe initialization of singleton:
    //
    // A 'bslma::NewDeleteAllocator' contains no data members but does contain
    // a vtbl pointer.  During construction, the vtbl pointer is first set the
    // base class's vtbl before it is set to its final, derived-class value.
    // If two threads try to initialize the same singleton, the one that
    // finishes first may be in for a rude awakening as the second thread
    // temporarily changes the vtbl ptr to point to the base class's vtbl.
    //
    // We solve this problem by initializing the singleton on the stack and
    // then bit-copying it into its final location.  The stack initialization
    // is safe because each thread has its own stack.  The bit-copy is safe
    // because the only thing that is being copied is the vtbl pointer, which
    // is the same for all threads -- i.e., in case of a race, the second
    // thread copies identically the same data over the results of the first
    // thread's copy.

    bslma_NewDeleteAllocator_Singleton stackTemp;
    void *v = new(stackTemp.buffer()) bslma::NewDeleteAllocator();

    // Note that 'bsls::ObjectBuffer<T>' copy-assignment is a bit-wise copy.
    // Also, it's imperative to use 'v' here instead of the 'stackTemp' object
    // itself even though they point to the same object in memory, because that
    // creates a data dependency between the construction of the
    // 'NewDeleteAllocator' and this copy-assignment.  Without this dependency
    // the construction of the 'NewDeleteAllocator' can be reordered past the
    // copy-assignment or optimized out (as observed for Solaris optimized
    // builds)
    *address = *(static_cast<bslma_NewDeleteAllocator_Singleton *>(v));
    return &address->object();
}

namespace bslma {

                        // ------------------------
                        // class NewDeleteAllocator
                        // ------------------------

// CLASS METHODS
NewDeleteAllocator& NewDeleteAllocator::singleton()
{
    // This initialization is not guaranteed to happen once, but repeated
    // initialization will be safe (see the comment above).

    if (!bsls::AtomicOperations::getPtrAcquire(
                                           &g_newDeleteAllocatorSingleton_p)) {
        bsls::AtomicOperations::setPtrRelease(
                &g_newDeleteAllocatorSingleton_p,
                initSingleton(&g_newDeleteAllocatorSingleton));
    }

    return *static_cast<bslma::NewDeleteAllocator *>(
                const_cast<void *>(
                    bsls::AtomicOperations::getPtrRelaxed(
                                           &g_newDeleteAllocatorSingleton_p)));
}

// CREATORS
NewDeleteAllocator::~NewDeleteAllocator()
{
}

}  // close package namespace

}  // close enterprise namespace

// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Copyright 2013 Bloomberg Finance L.P.
//
// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
// You may obtain a copy of the License at
//
//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
//
// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
// limitations under the License.
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I looked through the forums but I couldnt find a similar issue to the one I am facing.
I'm new to Ubooquity but I'm fairly tech savvy I think.
1st - When I run Ubooquity in a headless server environment I was getting an error displayed for the cover art I was getting an error, after a bit of googling and digging around it appears to be related to how its trying to get to the x11 display that doesnt exist in the environment (due to it being headless) and I added -Djava.awt.headless=true to the start up and it now displays the default cover art but it doesn't display the cover art that is installed.
I got the epub files from project gutenberg to test so I could determine if Ubooquity would be right for me.
(http://vaemendis.net/ubooquity/downloads/scripts/) if you would like updated scripts let me know and I can send them to you but this is using out dated options as well as not set to log.
Oh and I tested it in the direct Ubuntu environment and it did show the covers with the same files so I am not sure if it is something specific to how LXC is handling it or debian stretch etc.
After a little more testing this does appear to be a problem with the Calibre Project Gutenberg books, as I have a few other private epubs that have working cover pages.
Then it's probably either a problem with the ebook "format" (like SVG instead of jpg/png), or something you should be able to fix, if you can, by just "upgrading" the format of the book to epub 3.x (i've got quite a lot of epub that didn't display cover and i fixed them by converting those epub to v3 and then "tadaa" cover showed up in ubooquity).
Thanks, do you have any recommendations for how to get them to epub v3? i dont see a version option in calibre.
Indeed, Ubooquity does not support SVG covers.
But it does not require epub v3 either. So I guess that the conversion had another side effect that fixed the files.
As for the launch script, if you have a better version I'd be happy to replace the current one with yours (as long as it remains simple, I want it to be an understandable entry point for users).
Here is the file on my github, ubooquity.sh. I couldnt figure out how to upload it directly here.
I haven't had a chance to take a look at the log reading file (I typically have a tail -f rather than a script to read). I am not much of a programmer so not much has changed the only other thing I would request is a restart command as well.
I added an admin port line as I am running of the CLI and I would think others who use it would be as well.
and the Java start line I added a headless command as well as fixed the arguments that were old (like the webadmin one). I also changed the logging to log to the regular log file as it was going to /dev/null I believe (which is how I figured out the problem with the commands).
You're right, the script on the site is completely obsolete !
Thanks for the suggestions, I'll include them (without "-Djava.awt.headless=true" as it is redundant with "--headless").
Sparky: When you convert to the epub format in Calibre, the top bottom menu/dialog on the left side contain the "target" epub version in a dropdown menu.


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Review - The Taming of the Shrew: a novel adaptation
Above: Cameron Gaffney as Vincentio, David Bentley as Gremio, Garry Condoseres as Hortensio. Right: Isaac Barnes as Petruchio, Hannah Martin as Katherina Minola (Kate)
Directed by Jason Nash
Presented by Nash Theatre
Merthyr Uniting Church
Season runs until June 3. Bookings: nashtheatre4@bigpond.com.au or Phone: (07) 3379 4775
Who doesn't love a good old fashioned Shakespeare production? But when keeping up with the times, his oft quoted lines seem to lose meaning in this day and age. While I firmly believe his works will never go out of style, seeing modern re-tellings of his plays is somewhat refreshing and revives that magical spark that is present in all the Bard's words.
Nash Theatre's second production of the year, the comedic Taming of the Shrew, provides an opportunity for that refreshed feeling and delivers a somewhat novel adaptation of one of Shakespeare's classics that has perhaps lost its relevance in this day and age.
Petruchio's wooing and subsequent marriage to Katherina can be interpreted as being a tad too violent and sexist. In fact, most of the attitudes towards each woman in this work from the men can be seen as having varying degrees of misogynistic qualities. I understand that the controversy surrounding the validity of this "misogyny" claim is real and that it is debatable, however I had never seen this work before and my interpretation of the text led me to side with the misogyny camp.
Nash does a commendable job with the play. Director Jason Nash isn't new to the directing scene or the Nash Theatre community and so his experience lends itself to an insightful eye into the world of Shakespeare.
Jason is a director that understood the text well and this, in turn, led to the actors understanding and interpretation. This play is long. Falling just shy of three hours including the interval, it seemed a bit too long at times, but it was made up for by the well-interpreted verse and a cast that extolled their lines with and ease and good energy.
The tragic twist at the end was an interesting surprise as well. For those of you who are unfamiliar with the plot, it involves primarily the Minola family. The head of the Minolas, Baptista, is a woman in this production and so lends, as the director puts it, a more "balanced" ideal to the show.
It also brings it more to the times, which suited the rest of the setting which was in a bar, yet still in Padua. It follows Baptista's two daughters, Bianca and Katherina. Bianca is what every woman should aspire to be: young, virtuous, beautiful and well-educated. Katherina, on the other hand, is the complete opposite in temperament. Being a veritable fire-cracker, no man would dare marry her, so the story goes.
Two young men arrive in Padua and one, Lucentio, immediately falls in love with Bianca. Baptista has, however, ordered Bianca marry no one before her sister. When Petruchio comes into the picture, things change. Katherina is wed to him and then a complicated plot occurs where, much later in the play, Lucentio manages to marry Bianca, despite her long line of suitors. Katherina changes her ways, through a series of instances where she is refused food and suitable clothing. Her fiery nature is subdued and in the end, it is she that defines the perfect image of a bride. The play ends with all marvelling at her change in demeanour, however, an added twist at the end lends a tragic note that is very much in keeping with the Bard's style, if somewhat confusing at first.
I quite liked this interpretation. I found the cast well matched to their characters and that the dialogue flowed well, with nary a stumble or fumbled line. Hannah Martin as Katherina really captured the essence of her contentiousness and fit right in to the Biker gang inspired theme. Isaac Barnes as Petruchio was perhaps the most charismatic and best interpreter of the language throughout the entire show.
His acting style was natural, he moved with ease across the stage and the words seemed to fly off his tongue. John Tiplady, a Nash theatre regular, was for me, the cult favourite of the night, nailing his drunken barfly persona and adding quite a bit of humour to the production. So, looking for a night out but unsure what to do? Give Nash Theatre a go.


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Robert Spencer, the publisher of the JihadWatch.com website and the author of a number of volumes attacking Islam, bridled at my comment in last week's essay (Are the Arabs already extinct?, May 8):
The available literature on Islam consists mainly of a useless exchange of Koranic citations that show, depending on whether one is Karen Armstrong or Robert Spencer, that Islam is loving or hateful, tolerant or bigoted, peaceful or warlike, or whatever one cares to show. It is all so pointless and sophomoric; anyone can quote the Koran, or for that matter the Bible, to show whatever one wants.
Spencer protests that I misrepresent his view; his considered response can be found on his webpage. [1] I was referring to a review of his most recent book [2] by the odious Karen Armstrong, a renegade nun who attempts to reduce all religions to an indistinguishable and insipid spiritual gruel. Armstrong opined in the April 27 Financial Times:
The traditions of any religion are multifarious. It is easy, therefore, to quote so selectively that the main thrust of the faith is distorted. But Spencer is not interested in balance. He picks out only those aspects of Islamic tradition that support his thesis. For example, he cites only passages from the Koran that are hostile to Jews and Christians and does not mention the numerous verses that insist on the continuity of Islam with the People of the Book: "Say to them: We believe what you believe; your God and our God is one."
It irks me no end when people with whom I would like to agree, such as Spencer, are wrong, and people whom I despise unconditionally, such as the odious Ms Armstrong, are right. Fiat justitia, ruat coelum: judge fairly even if the heavens fall in consequence.
Islam-bashing, whether justified or not, is a waste of time. Armstrong is quite correct that the statements of the Koran are multifarious, ranging from direct instruction to kill unbelievers to the peaceable sound-bite quoted above. Spencer has missed his adversary's mortal weakness: by insisting that the Koran is clear, consistent and unambiguous in preaching violence, Spencer has conceded the most important weapon in the arsenal of Islam's critics, namely the integrity of the Koran. It is possible to admit multiple authorship of the Hebrew Scriptures and remain a believing Jew, just as it is possible to concede inconsistencies among the Gospels and remain a believing Christian. But the premise of Islam is that the Archangel Gabriel dictated the Holy Koran to Mohammed as the final revelation to humankind. Therefore it is extremely difficult, perhaps entirely impossible, for Muslims to concede multiple authorship of the Koran and remain believers.
Pope Benedict XVI made just this point at a private seminar at his summer residence during the summer of 2005. As Father Joseph Fessio reported his comments:
The Holy Father, in his beautiful calm but clear way, said, well, there's a fundamental problem with that because, he said, in the Islamic tradition, God has given his word to Mohammed, but it's an eternal word. It's not Mohammed's word. It's there for eternity the way it is. There's no possibility of adapting it or interpreting it, whereas in Christianity, and Judaism, the dynamism's completely different, that God has worked through his creatures. And so it is not just the word of God, it's the word of Isaiah, not just the word of God, but the word of Mark. He's used his human creatures, and inspired them to speak his word to the world, and therefore by establishing a Church in which he gives authority to his followers to carry on the tradition and interpret it, there's an inner logic to the Christian Bible, which permits it and requires it to be adapted and applied to new situations.
Under the title "When even the pope has to whisper", I reported Father Fessio's comments, originally made to an American radio interviewer. He afterward apologized for speaking out of turn. [3]
As I wrote on Spencer's website, there are any number of factual problems in his approach, of which two stand out:
1) Mohammed may never have existed, and
2) If he existed, he may have had nothing to do with the Koran, which well might be an 8th- or 9th-century compilation.
If that is the case, writing biographies of Mohammed and citing the Koran may be entirely beside the point. I do not know whether this is the case, partly because the threat of violence has driven
Koranic text criticism underground and it is difficult to get qualified scholars to address the issue. I have not reviewed the literature, because I lack the specialist skills to judge the scholarly arguments. On my desk is a remarkable volume by Yehuda D Nevo and Judith Koren, Crossroads to Islam (Prometheus Books, 2003), offering a persuasive case that Mohammed never lived (at least in any way resembling the stories of the Koran and Hadith), and that the Muslim conquests as reported by later historians never occurred.
Nevo, an Israeli archeologist, has examined the historiographical record and shown that 7th-century writers, Mohammed's presumed contemporaries, did not notice an Arab invasion of formerly Byzantine lands. The accounts of the Muslim conquest begin a century or more afterward, and offer highly contradictory, boilerplate accounts. It is not necessarily the case that ancient reports of battles cannot be verified. The details of the battle between Syrians and the ancient Hebrews under Barak and Deborah, for example, are consistent with features of local geography mentioned in detail in the Book of Judges. But no such supporting detail can be found in any of the Islamic accounts. Nevo concludes that battles were never fought, armies never marched, generals never commanded, cities never conquered.
It brings to mind Heinrich Heine's comment about Jean-Jacques Rousseau's Confessions: the French philosopher, Heine asserts, made himself out to be a monster who consigned his natural children to an orphanage to suppress an even nastier truth, namely that the children were not his in the first place. Better a monster than a cuckold, thought Rousseau. The sort of behavior that Spencer and other critics of Islam find most objectionable well may have been invented by the court historians of later rulers to suppress an even more subversive truth.
One reason that the Koran contains so much contradictory material (such that the odious Karen Armstrong can quote it as readily as the estimable Mr Spencer) might well be that it is a later compilation derived from disparate sources. Ibn Warraq, the scholar of Islam who wisely employs a pen name, has assembled the scholarly evidence to this effect in a single convenient volume. [4] Part of the problem in addressing this issue is that Christians and Jews are uncomfortable with text criticism of their own Scriptures. I do not believe that the Documentary Hypothesis destroys biblical authority (as the German-Jewish theologian Franz Rosenzweig said, the critics "R", for "redactor", also can stand for rabbeinu, "our teacher".
The trouble is that apart from Pope Benedict, who threw a few pebbles into the minefield and then backed off, Western theologians have not had the temerity to pursue the direction of theological analysis that Rosenzweig set forth. The heavy divisions of the West have sat in reserve, leaving skirmishers like Spencer to throw themselves into the breach with inadequate intellectual armament.
For purposes of argument, let us consider the implications of affirming the hypothesis that the Koran is an incoherent, contradictory muddle stitched together out of a variety of contemporary sources, including (as the pseudonymous German scholar Christoph Luxenberg argues) Christian material in Syriac. If that is the case, then it would be impossible to derive any formulation of Islam from the Koran. Should we conclude that Islam is whatever anyone says it is? Not in the least.
A religion is not a text but a life. In his chapter on the Jewish religion in The Star of Redemption, Rosenzweig begins not with an analysis of the biblical commandments, but rather with the Sabbath service recited in Jewish synagogues. After each section of the weekly Torah portion is concluded, the reader thanks God "who has given us the Torah of truth, and planted eternal life amongst us". By what means do the Jews believe that God plants eternal life amongst them? Rosenzweig explains that the sanctification of daily life attempts to bring the Kingdom of Heaven into ordinary existence. Christians, by contrast, bring themselves to the portals of the Kingdom of Heaven through Communion, through the miracle of Christ's blood.
What is it that Muslims do to bridge the great gulf fixed between the eternal realm and ordinary human existence? I elaborated this point in a recent essay titled "Not what it is, but what it does". [5] My conclusion was that Muslims sacrifice themselves, in a benign way through pilgrimage to Mecca, but also in a malignant way through jihad. It is not simply that superstitious fellows blow themselves up as a way of obtaining 72 virgins in paradise (as Christoph Luxenberg observes, the Christian source whence this is derived was referring to raisins, not virgins). It is that self-sacrifice in the form of violent death in warfare is the Muslim equivalent of a sacrament. As noted, I have elaborated this point elsewhere.
This bears upon the misery of US policy in the Middle East. No US strategist yet has attempted to address the question of how to defeat an enemy that is not only willing, but in many cases eager to sacrifice itself to the last man. The intellectual poverty of US policymaking on the right is to some extent responsible for the setback that the West has suffered in Iraq. By failing to understand what it was dealing with, the US administration lost popular support for the "war on terror" (a fuzzy concept to begin with) and has greatly restricted the options of the West. Unless it learns better, the United States is likely to make more mistakes, and risk losing the great civilizational war now in progress.
1. Spengler's immense confusion, Jihad Watch, May 9.
2. The Truth About Mohammed, Founder of the World's Most Intolerant Religion (Regnery 2007).
3. When even the pope has to whisper, Asia Times Online, January 10, 2006.
4. Ibn Warraq, What is the Koran? (Prometheus Books, 2002).
5. Not what it was, but what it does, ATol, October 3, 2006.
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The toddlers of Playgroup WIS Bhilwara celebrated black and white colour day on Wednesday, February 24, 2016 with a lot of exciting activities. The entire class room was decorated with black and white objects such as balloons, balls etc.Kids and teachers came to school in black and white coloured clothes and they also brought their favourite black and white objects such as ball, bottle, box , car ,etc.They also stuck black paper on Zebra worksheet. The toddlers could recognize the black and white colour in an interesting way.


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by HELMI YUSOF / May 29, 2020
Can the jewellery market rise from the ashes of the pandemic to stage its own rebirth? Some industry players think so. Just last week, Bain & Company gave a grim assessment of the luxury market, predicting a contraction of between 20 to 35 percent for the full year.
But in China, wild post-lockdown shopping sprees have given players reasons to believe a global rebound is just around the corner.
Jean-Christophe Babin, Bvlgari's CEO, says: "We initially closed 50 percent of Bvlgari stores in China's peak, while the rest of the world went on. After the crisis had passed in China, we reopened everything and saw excellent results – greater than the previous year. At the same time, however, our business in other countries has had to stop while we wait for their peaks to pass."
Bvlgari China reported excellent sales when stores reopened after the coronavirus situation eased there, with results said to be better than the previous year.
Whether China's "revenge spending" spikes can make up for the global shortfall these past two months – or even possibly in the coming months – is another matter. Like Cartier, Tiffany's, Van Cleef & Arpels and other jewellery houses, Bvlgari played its cards carefully in China, offering donations and support in the country's fight against the virus and earning Chinese consumers' goodwill. It also converted its production of fragrances into hand sanitiser gel, distributing thousands of bottles across Europe.
Bvlgari donated hand sanitisers to every hospital in Italy and the Swiss cantons of Neuchatel, Geneva and Vaud which are affected adversely by the Covid-19 pandemic.
For Mr Babin, the pandemic is not just a chance to showcase his company's mission and shared humanity, but also spur its own "rebirth": "The pandemic must help us accelerate (our connection with) the client's inevitable new approach to luxury. We want to give more information on the product, the supply of raw materials and the various stages of production. We want to move ever closer to issues such as sustainability and the circular economy."
The pandemic must help us accelerate (our connection with) the client's inevitable new approach to luxury.
– Jean-Christophe Babin, Bvlgari's CEO
Here in Singapore, a similar rethinking is also underway among jewellers during the circuit breaker. Michael Koh, founder of the award-winning Caratell, says: "I'm spending half my time revamping our website and creating bite-size articles on rare gemstones as a form of knowledge building for our clients and beyond. I'm spending the other half gathering donations for affected migrant workers. The project is called 'Apples from Our Hearts' and we have raised money from our contacts and clients for 300 cartons of fruits – or a total of 32,700 apples and oranges. We want to show our foreign workers we care."
A rebound right after the circuit breaker might be harder for local companies as there'll be competition for the supply of pure gold, gemstones and other materials. But Mr Koh expects "business as usual" to return by August.
Veteran jeweller Marilyn Tan of Marilyn Tan Jewellery has weathered two economic crises before, the 2003 Sars outbreak and the 2008 Financial Crisis, and "each crisis pushed me to think of ways to do things differently, such as learning new jewellery-making techniques and dreaming up new designs, initiating more interaction with clients and becoming more aware of cultural and lifestyle changes."
Homegrown fine jeweller Caratell believes business will rebound by August. In the meantime, its founder Michael Koh is spending half of his time revamping the company's website and creating bite-size articles on rare gemstones as a form of knowledge-building for clients.
Like Caratell, Marilyn Tan is still getting commissions from longtime clients for upcoming occasions such as weddings and anniversaries. "It gives them something to discuss and look forward to," says Ms Tan. "And they've been very understanding about the challenges of the situation."
Each crisis pushed me to think of ways to do things differently, such as learning new jewellery-making techniques and dreaming up new designs, initiating more interaction with clients and becoming more aware of cultural and lifestyle changes.
– Marilyn Tan, jewellery designer
Meanwhile, Clarence Yee of Gioia Fine Jewellery, one of the scene's younger players, says: "We've lost 50 percent of our revenue in April and May, and the fixed operating costs are indeed a challenge – despite the existing government tax rebates and a 15 per cent rental reduction in the spread of three months by our landlord at International Plaza.
"Unfortunately, bespoke services do require the client to actually view the gemstone in person, as well as personal interaction and discussions – all of which can't be replaced by Zoom meetings. So we're just trying to stay active on social media and posting images of new jewellery pieces we've completed based on existing commissions, and staying alert to online enquiries."
This article was first published in The Business Times.
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So I have this terrible habit. Both our current laptop and my old laptop had the wonderful/terrible little memory card slot. It is wonderful because I don't have to ever find my camera cord, it is terrible because I always leave my memory card in it and then take my camera somewhere important (like our wedding venue) without a card. I bought a backup card so I would stop doing this…but now I just leave one on the table next to the computer and one in the slot. I'm thinking of getting a camera strap cover with a pocket and leaving a card in there, but it will only be a matter of time before I leave that one somewhere.
So now that I have multiple cards, I take pictures on one card, switch it out and completely forget about those pictures. Just the other day, I popped in a memory card and found pictures I took back in March.
Whenever I visit my family, I have to drive down 910 to get to 79. On the way, I pass this big barn and they always have furniture and stuff outside for sale. I've been saying to Keith for a while that we needed to go check it out and we finally did. I had also seen some of the stuff on craigslist, the guy posts under Reclaimation Nation.
This punching bag thing had a "sold" sign on it, otherwise Keith would have claimed it as his own.
There was also an entire basement.
Things were pretty reasonably priced, I'm sure I would have found lots of things to take home if we had looked a bit more (it was pretty cold in there)!
They also had things like antique doors and columns in case you're feeling a little DIYey.
There was another little building off the barn that had these fellas. Not sure if they were for sale, I didn't want to ask because I didn't want to end up with one in my living room. Still pretty cool!


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beat/blink/sync is a book about audiovisual culture, aiming to explain vjing as a form of synaesthetic performance. Unfortunately this book is written in german, as it is closely related to a part of Maximilian Mittermeiers thesis in communication design at Georg-Simon-Ohm Hochschule Nürnberg, Germany. But anyway, it has many colorful pictures and schematics, that might be easy to understand even for non-german speakers.
In the first chapter historical context is given as ideas and concepts, that are part of vjing, are traced back in the history of popular culture and the arts. In parallel, technological developments are shown, that were necessary for the emergence of visual performances throughout the times as well as vjing today.
The second chapter narrows the focus on one of the most common instances of audiovisual performance: The combined DJ/VJ set at nightclubs. Here, the situation in which the VJ performs in the club is analyzed on various levels to derive and make clear the function of the VJ in the context of the club night.
Following in the third, and last, chapter is a reflection on the act of vjing itself, i.e., how the creation of live visuals is done. To this end, the distinction between the basic concepts of sampling vs. generative visuals is made and rounded off with a detailed description of the authors' own theoretical system for making visuals.


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The town's name is linked to the cult of San Marzano, Bishop of Tortona, while the second part of its name, probably derives from the ancient olive cultivation, widespread in the area, but there is no harmony about these definitions among the local historians. It is a municipality in the province of Asti, located in a high position: it stands out as a small group of houses between the green of the nearby environment, dominated by the steeple of the local parish church. From its privileged position, the town features a spectacular panorama on the Monte Viso and the surrounding hills. The tranquility and beauty of the landscape have always been a strong draw for tourists from around the World. It was chosen as residence by the famous German artist Mollerstaedt, whose works are often on exhibition in the town. San Marzano is also famous for the production of apples and important wines, including Barbera.
It is believed that the first inhabitants of the area were the Ligurian, expelled by the Romans that conquered and colonized the area. It is widely believed that the ancient castle was built in the place of settlement of the Roman era. During the medieval period the town and other nearby municipalities were involved in the contrasts between the Marquis of Monferrato and the Lords of Asti and Alessandria. During the XIV century it was under the rule of local Lords of the Asinari Family. Their dominion resisted throughout the following centuries and in 1808 Filippo Antonio Maria Asinari was proclaimed Senator and Regent of the Region.
- the Parish Church of San Marzano, located in the courtyard of the castle. it was built in the XIII century, enlarged in the second half of the XVIII and finally restored in 1843. Built in Renaissance style, it features a single nave plan and preserves inside paintings dating from the XIX century attributed to the artist Ivaldi;
- the Church the Battuti, a church formerly entitled to Saints Peter and Paul, it was built under the stables of the castle in the early XVIII century and later enlarged by the addition of the sacristy;
- the four rural Churches of St. Anthony, the Santissima Annunziata, San Rocco and Santa Libera;
- the Castle, perhaps of Roman origins, it was built before the year 1000 and was enlarged and fortified in 1217 by the Lords of the Asinari Family, that had the four towers built, one at each corner. In the second half of the XVII the heirs of the same Asinari Family transformed it into the private residence.


Ronald Reagan's wife and closest adviser passed away following protracted health issues in her Bel Air home.
Former First Lady Nancy Reagan died Sunday at the age of 94. Reagan had been battling health issues for some time, and reportedly died in her Bel Air, California, home.
Nancy Reagan was also a driven and powerful political operator in her own right. She spearheaded the War on Drugs as her cause célèbre during her tenure as First Lady, famously imploring the youth of the nation to "Just Say No." Though recent reconsiderations have cast a harsh light on the War on Drugs, many Republicans still hold up the Reagan presidency as a shining beacon of conservatism put into action.
Reagan occasionally attracted criticism over her taste for fine china, haute couture, and other material luxuries, but the attention she drew to the cause of breast-cancer research following her own diagnosis and mastectomy in 1987 was an unambiguous good.
Nancy Reagan became an icon of style and influence during her time in and out of the White House. Many of her policies may have fallen out of vogue in the past few years, but even so, she was a leading example of the influence that the First Lady can wield in Washington, D.C., and, indeed, throughout the world.


Sometimes smiling can be tough. Sometimes it's raining outside, you're running on three hours of sleep, you can't find your keys, your commute was heinous, Starbucks is out of pumpkin spice lattes, and you think to yourself you may never smile again. But today is World Smile Day — an entire holiday dedicated to the sole happy mission of spreading cheer and kindness around the globe — and not smiling is kind of not an option. That's why I'm here to help.
Celebrating World Smile Day is surprisingly easy. All you have to do is perform one kind act that causes someone to flash their pearly whites in unbridled joy, and that's it! You're done! And what's the best way to get people to smile? By sharing photos of animals who are smiling too — duh. Look, they say a smile is contagious, and if these beaming little creatures are any indication, we'll all be chuckling to ourselves in no time.
But hey, if you're still feeling stony-faced after seeing these freaking adorable animals light up the Animal Kingdom with their happiness, that's fine. Just know that at some point later today, when you and your grumpiness least expect it, an image of a snickering pug is going to flash across your brain, and without even thinking twice, your eyes will crinkle, your cheeks will tingle, and you will crack a tiny little grin, whether you want to or not. Just roll with it, okay? Because that's what World Smile Day is all about.
Birds of a feather smile together.
Prepare for a bear hug.
Seriously, the friendliest feline you've ever met.
He knows he's a stud.
I repeat: a SMILING LLAMA.
Double the cuteness, double the fun.
When it comes to spreading smiles, this guy doesn't kid around.
She lives every day like it's World Smile Day.
We're smiling so hard we're seeing spots right now.
So what are you waiting for? Go share that smile with someone who needs it! Happiness is beautiful.


I am hosting a 1-day food photography workshop on April 7, 2019, on campus at Stanford University in Palo Alto, CA. Last time was so fun…we had an amazing group! A few photos below of my outdoor shooting demo. Click here for more info and to register!
Tonight we are making heart-shaped individual pizzas at home with the boys. I just bought some already-baked pizza crusts and use scissors to cute them into hearts. Then I put out bowls with toppings so the boys can make their own, and sip pink bubbly while they bake!
Here's are a few more Valentine favorites from previous years….
A holiday favorite in my family, this recipe from The Forest Feast cookbook has loads of garlic and goes quickly! Any herbs work, and brush it with egg for extra shine.
Hanukkah has just passed and Christmas is next week! Here are a few things that either I have (and love) or want, plus a fun gift wrapping idea. Most of these items can arrive before Christmas if you act fast!
The thinnest, most delicate rose gold ring from Ariel Gordon. I now wear mine daily and sleep in it too.
CANON SELPHY PRINTER: I use mine to print 4x6s from my phone in an instant. I put them on the fridge and mail them to the grandparents so easily!
CANDLES: I light a candle at dinner every night and try to use natural toxin-free beeswax candles. I can never have enough!
BEES WRAP: I was recently gifted some of this sustainable plastic wrap alternative and I love it!
SWISS-STYLE WOOL BLANKET. This has been on our couch for a couple years now, love it.
a membership to a meditation app like Calm. I like to listen before bed.
My favorite crimson-red holiday party dress I find it pretty flattering & forgiving. And warm. My mom borrowed mine to wear to a party last week and she looked great!
Moroccan Slippers - a friend brought me some from Morocco recently and I live in them around the house.
I want these leopard yoga pants!
Wishing you and yours a warm and happy holiday!
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Underlying or operating profit was down 26 percent at 2.148 billion euros, while sales edged up two percent to 35.047 billion euros in the three-month period, Daimler said.
FRANKFURT: German carmaker Daimler, owner of Mercedes-Benz, said Friday that its bottom-line profit slumped in the first three months of this year due to falling sales of two of its main model ranges.
Daimler said in a statement that net profit fell by 31 percent to 1.353 billion euros ($1.5 billion) in the period from January, "impacted primarily by a life cycle-related decrease in unit sales of the S- and E-Class at the Mercedes-Benz Cars division."
Unit sales rose by seven percent to 683,885 vehicles.
"Daimler is on a successful path. Our growth in unit sales clearly shows that we are following the right strategy and have the right products in the market," said chief executive Dieter Zetsche.
"The model offensive is continuing at the same speed. We will continually improve as the year progresses and will make 2016 into another successful year for Daimler," Zetsche said.


Elementary School Garden: HUGE Back to School Giveaway!
It's finally week 5 of my Back 2 School Link-Up!
It's time for some back to school freebies . . .
. . . a HUGE Back 2 School GIVEAWAY!!!
In fact, this giveaway is so HUGE that I've had to split all the fabulous prizes into 6 prize packs. That means we are going to have 6 winners!
This pack includes . . .
The web series connected with the app (with a math lesson in each short episode) can be viewed for free on Youtube . Stay tuned for a new Digits album which will be available for download coming in September.
Enter to win Prize Pack 1 here!
So, what are you waiting for? Enter our Huge Back 2 School Giveaway now!
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Thank you for an amazing giveaway! I'm your newest follower and found your link on Pinterest. On the first day, I most look forward to getting to know my new students.
So excited about these giveaways. I'm a first year teacher, so I've been on the look out for giveaways to help me build my classroom :). Can't wait to meet my students and share my passion for learning!
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Wow - this is an absolutely amazing giveaway! Thanks for organizing all these prizes!
What a GREAT giveaway! On the first day, I look forward to meeting all of my new kiddos and finally getting started on all of the new things I thought about all summer.
Thank you for putting together such amazing giveaways! I love seeing all the smiling faces get off the buses & the hugs from former students. Meeting my new students is also wonderful.
Everything looks great! So happy to be a part of this great giveaway!
Wow! You've been working hard! On the first day I look forward to how excited all the kids get!
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A fresh start with a new group of firsties!
Wow! These are amazing giveaways :) Thank you!
Thanks for the great giveaways. I look forward to their smiling faces and eagerness to learn. Wish I could bottle that!
What a fabulous giveaway! I am looking forward to see smiling faces and little firsties who are eager to please and learn.
Meeting the new batch of kids!
I am looking forward to the excitement of the children in their new clothes and bringing their new supplies to school!
Thanks for your hard work in putting this together and for including me! I have already gained several followers on TpT!
I look forward to meeting my new students.
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C2G Recognized in the 2020 CRN® Partner Program Guide
The IT Channel's Top Partner Programs are Highlighted
Dayton, OH — June 02, 2020 — C2G, a brand of Legrand, is being recognized by CRN®, a brand of The Channel Company, in its 2020 Partner Program Guide. This annual guide is the definitive listing of the most rewarding partner programs from technology companies that provide products and services through the IT channel.
The Channel Company's research team analyzed each vendor's partner program to compile this guide. Each was scored based on several factors, including investments in program offerings, partner profitability, partner training, education and support, marketing programs and resources, sales support, and communication. Based on that assessment, the partner program with C2G stands among the top technology suppliers in the IT channel, providing excellent value and support for solution providers.
The C2G Reseller Partner Program, also known as the Thrive Partner Program, has been equipping resellers to best sell C2G and succeed for years. It is a robust program that offers sales support, training, online tools, marketing resources, project deployment support and the opportunity to qualify for pricing discounts and incentive programs.
"With the speed and complexity of technology today, solution providers need partners that can keep pace and support their growing business." said Bob Skelley, CEO of The Channel Company. "CRN's Partner Program Guide features insight into the strengths and benefits of each company's program to identify those that truly support and drive positive change within the IT channel."
"We are excited to be a part of the CRN 2020 Partner Program Guide," shared Gary Hess, VP and General Manager C2G. "Our partner program has been helping customers grow their connectivity business for years and has proven C2G to be a dependable connectivity provider that is always looking for new ways to support our partners."
The 2020 Partner Program Guide was featured in the April issue of CRN® and online at www.crn.com/partner-program-guide/ppg2020.htm.
About C2G
C2G, a brand of Legrand, is a global leader in Audio/Video and PC cabling and connectivity solutions since 1984. C2G delivers connectivity solutions renowned for superior quality, value, and innovation—all backed by an uncompromising commitment to customer service. C2G is widely known as the cabling and connectivity supplier of choice for industry leading integrators, technology resellers, and distributors across North America, EMEA, and Asia. In 2019 C2G joined Legrand | AV, a leading provider of innovative connectivity, mounting, racks, and display solutions for various audio video technologies. For more information, please visit C2G.
Stacy Hopkins
C2G, a Brand of Legrand
stacy.hopkins@legrand.com
About The Channel Company
The Channel Company enables breakthrough IT channel performance with our dominant media, engaging events, expert consulting and education, and innovative marketing services and platforms. As the channel catalyst, we connect and empower technology suppliers, solution providers, and end users. Backed by more than 30 years of unequalled channel experience, we draw from our deep knowledge to envision innovative new solutions for ever-evolving challenges in the technology marketplace. www.thechannelcompany.com
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With spring ski season upon us it's time to tune up your equipment and prepare for the big trip. While skiing can be an amazing way to enjoy the outdoors and burn a lot of calories, injuries are very common, but there are some things you can do to avoid coming home on crutches.
Take a walk or run outside.
Fall is the perfect time start a walking or running program at your local park.
Running is an enjoyable form of exercise that can help with cardiovascular health and general well being. Beginners often initiate a program because it is a low cost form of exercise that can be performed outdoors or on a treadmill. More advanced runners often compete in 5k's, half marathons, and marathons which requires more intense training.
PT 360 physical therapist, Sam Kridl, is a Titleist Performance Institute (TPI) certified professional and currently works with golfers at Cherokee Town and Country club in Buckhead to help improve their golf game. By assessing the body-swing connections through the TPI physical screening Sam is able to analyze how physical limitations in the player's body can adversely affect their golf swing and potentially lead to poor performance and/or injury.
PT360 therapist Sam Kridl and his wife, Terri, are thrilled to announce the birth of their daughter. Kennedy Elizabeth Kridl was born on Tuesday, November 21st at 19 inches, 7 lbs 10 oz. This is their first child and they couldn't be happier and more exhausted!
We are very excited to announce that PT360 has been named Best Physical Therapy Center of 2017 with Best Self Atlanta Magazine ! Thank you so much to everyone that voted and for your continued support. Be on the lookout for our spread in Best Self Magazine's "Best of 2017" issue. We look forward to seeing you soon!
PT 360 is nominated as the Best Physical Therapy Center in Atlanta for 2017. Voting is now open and will end on October 15, 2017!
See our patient's amazing transformation using a combination of Pilates and Physical Therapy! We are so thankful for our collaboration with Pilates of Dunwoody and their tremendous help in the process!
PT360 is Now Offering Personalized Golf Assessments!
PT360 is excited to announce that we are now offering golf assessments with Sam Kridl our TPI certified physical therapist!
PT360 is now offering Physical Therapy at Cherokee Town and Country Club!
Cherokee Town & Country Club Members: PT360 is now offering physical therapy sessions conveniently located at Cherokee! Our therapist, Sam Kridl, PT, DPT, OCS, will be working out of the Therapy Room at Cherokee Country Club (Buckhead) Tuesdays and Thursdays from 7:30AM-3:30PM! If you are a member at Cherokee Town & Country Club please stop by and schedule a tune up.
Pilates of Dunwoody is the official Pilates studio of PT360.
Our affiliate Pilates of Dunwoody offers great one-on-one sessions for all levels of experience. Their instructors are experienced and highly qualified to help you achieve a more balanced healthy lifestyle. Contact Holly at 770-522-0252 for information.


The Detroit International Wine Auction is one of the longest-running wine auctions in the country. With proceeds benefitting scholarship and community outreach programs at the College for Creative Studies, the night is one not to be missed. Drawing from the lush visual vocabulary of the wine industry for the typography, color palette, and geometric grapevine pattern, this event identity captures the warmth and elegance of the annual event, preparing guests' palates for the delicious vino.
After a decade away, the world-renowned Paris Opéra Ballet launched its North American Tour, at the Harris Theater for Music and Dance, in Chicago. This multi-phase campaign was created to build excitement for the arrival of the French. The country's iconic red, white, and blue unified all three phases of the campaign with modern sans serif typography set on an angle. French exclamations pique interest. Overlapping dancer silhouettes capture the movement and beauty. And, lastly, dramatically-colored ballet slippers celebrate the gorgeous rhythm of a not-to-be-missed performance.
The University of Chicago Medicine Comprehensive Cancer Center is working to end cancer at home and around the world. Inspired by this central mission, the annual report Cancer Care and Discovery: Near and Far shares their year's progress and highlights with the larger medical community and donor base. Contrasting visuals of pixelated color blocks and crisp photography throughout the report, along with the smart use of a transparent cover stock, embody the theme's duality. The local, regional, global, and center sections are populated with a mix of infographics, feature articles, donor spotlights, and patient stories, that underscore the Comprehensive Cancer Center and their important work.
Victory Ranch & Conservancy, a Sterling Bay Companies property, is a private community set on 6,700 stunning acres, near Park City, Utah. The brand identity for the property needed to capture its innate rustic luxury, nodding to both the development's rugged setting as well as the world-class amenities available on-site. An earthy yet elegant color palette, a contemporary mixture of sans serif and serif typography, luxe materials, and vibrant scenic imagery evoke the spirit of the land, while select quotes from noted authors speak to the human spirit's need to be close to nature.
Axio is solving cyber risk. As an industry leader, the Axio brand needed to be global and scalable. The logotype is rooted in traditional forms, with modern finishes that allude to Axio being the missing piece in their clients' cyber puzzle. The square, or pixel, is a repeating brand element that represents technology, data, and activity around the world. This methodical geometry, paired with dynamic industry-specific and cityscape photography, along with approachable messaging set a powerful and credible tone.
Threads of Vision: Towards a New Feminine Poetics, the gallery book for the exhibit of the same name, features the artwork of five celebrated female artists from around the world. As their artwork explores common themes of politics, feminism, religion, and culture, a graphic "thread" weaves its way through the book, nodding to the shared metaphorical and literal threads within the pieces. Inspired by the stitching within many of the pieces, the typography alludes to traditional sewing patterns. And a mix of detail and complete images highlight the richness and depth of each body of work, while artist interviews reveal their varied backgrounds and overlapping experiences.
After consecutive years of financial strength and strong performances, the American Agricultural Insurance Company (AAIC) wanted an annual report format that spoke to their position as a thought-leader in the industry. This newspaper format highlights their dedication to forward-thinking solutions and current market trends. Feature stories, technological advances, team member insights, and financial charts tell the year's story. The green color palette and agricultural imagery serve as subtle nods to AAIC's roots, while team portraiture and insights capture the passion and dedication behind AAIC's success.
The Microsoft Technology Centers (MTCs) are collaborative environments that help their clients craft a truly tailored technology solution for their businesses' needs. As an internal division within Microsoft, the MTC brand needed to both align to the overarching parent brand as well as create an identifying look for the group's materials worldwide. Through the use of a bold, targeted color palette, city imagery, and original center photography, the materials for the 40+ locations are identifiable and cohesive, while also staying true to Microsoft's simple and clean look.
Just Like Me (JLM) is a biannual magazine, published by Baxalta healthcare, for people with primary immunodeficiency (PI), their families, and the community. Approachable and easy to understand, the magazine arms those affected by the disease with the knowledge and support necessary to take charge of their journey. Given the broad age range of the subscribers, the publication is broken into two parts for the adult and child audiences, with JLM Junior bound into JLM. Large full-color photography, custom illustrations, a bright color palette, and modern typography create an approachable, credible and engaging magazine. Sections include About PI, Tips, Community, Insurance, Features, Comics, and Activities.
The Association of College & Research Libraries (ACRL) Conference brings together librarians from around the world to collaborate with leaders of their profession. The ACRL 2017 theme, At the Helm: Leading Transformation, is brought to life through a nautical color palette, geometric abstract "sails," full-color conference and scenic photography, and custom maritime iconography, all set against the backdrop of the Baltimore harbor. And for those in the know, the nautical flags spelling "ACRL" further nod to the theme and appear as subtle sign-offs on all pieces, including enamel pins for attendees to wear on their popped collars.
Wintry fauna and flora, brilliant and bright stars, and gilded poinsettia petals capture the spirit of the season in this series of three annual holiday cards for Metro Detroit-based publisher HOUR Media. Working within a two-color palette, shimmering metallics pair with seasonal hues to complement the elegant linework of the illustrations. Custom-made A7 envelopes with a hidden interior glue panel complete the design as well as offer a cost-efficient postage option for the joyful tidings.


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Met Announces Extended Closing Weekend Hours for 'Manus x Machina'
The exhibit will be open until midnight during its closing weekend.
By Kristen Tauer on August 25, 2016
The show is structured around métiers, or trades, of dressmaking. Here, featherwork from Yves Saint Laurent, Iris van Herpen and Prada.
Nicholas Calcott
The curtain will soon fall on "Manus x Machina: Fashion in an Age of Technology," but visitors planning a last-minute trip to the exhibit over Labor Day weekend are in luck: The Metropolitan Museum of Art has announced extended hours for The Costume Institute exhibition during closing weekend. The show will remain open until midnight on Sept. 2 and 3 before closing for good on Sept. 5. "Manus x Machina" opened on May 5 with an annual starry party, and has already extended its run by three weeks from the original Aug. 14 closing date.
This is the second year that the Met has extended the run of a Costume Institute exhibit and tacked on late hours during closing weekend; last year's "China: Through the Looking Glass" also added three weeks and remained open until midnight during its final days. "China: Through the Looking Glass" drew 815,992 visitors and remains the department's most popular show to date, as well as the museum's fifth most-visited exhibition. "Manus x Machina" is the Costume Institute's second most-attended exhibition, counting more than 664,328 visitors so far. Andrew Bolton curated both shows.
"Manus x Machina" examines how designers reconcile the handmade and the machine-made through 170 couture and ready-to-wear ensembles on display. The exhibit includes pieces from Yves Saint Laurent, Iris van Herpen, Prada, Chanel, Gareth Pugh and Givenchy.
During a preview of the exhibit earlier this year, Bolton told WWD that "What all of these examples reveal is that the hand and the machine work in tandem in the creation of fashion for haute couture or rtw. By attempting to unravel as well as to reconcile the oppositional relationship between the hand and the machine, the exhibition intends to advance a new paradigm for fashion, which is more germane to our age of technology."
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I've been very into Art Journals lately. I've started several of my own, but have been most focused on my nature journal. There is always so much I want to capture about Alaska in the summer, but I let it slip past me and by January I wish I had recorded the greenness that I have started to miss. A trip to the zoo recently sparked this particular journal. It wasn't so much the animals, but the beauty of the zoo itself. If you've been the Alaska Zoo, you will understand. Here are the pages I've completed so far. Feel free to comment and leave suggestions. I'm new to this and welcome criticism.