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I've had the opportunity to spend several days recently with a person recently promoted to a leadership position. He was very good at what he did and earned his promotion. His promotion came with a new title and higher income, unfortunately what it didn't come with was any hint of how to actually lead. So he doesn't lead, he just tries to get by managing his new team.
I've seen the same scenario play out literally hundreds of times through the years. A person is good at what they do so they are promoted into a leadership role even through they have little, or more commonly, no leadership experience or skills at all.
I call them common leaders. I don't mean to be disparaging here but it is what it is… common leadership really isn't leadership at all. At its best it's just managing and and at it's worst it's something much worse. That something involves fear, coercion and sometimes even outright abuse.
Absent any real leadership skills people in leadership positions too often tend to use intimidation, coercion, threats and punishment to force the compliance of their people. 99.9% of the people in leadership positions who use those tactics are not bad people, it's just that in many cases that's how they were taught to "lead." Sadly, they were likely taught to lead by people who themselves had few if any leadership skills. So the cycle of common leadership simply repeats itself.
Individuals who do manage to break the cycle of common leadership and become uncommon leaders don't do so on their own. They most often have a mentor or are led by someone who has broken through the common cycle themselves.
Here's one of the most interesting aspects of leadership: it can't actually be taught but it can be learned. It is learned not so much by listening to a true leader but by watching them.
Authentic leaders lead by example. They show the way to true uncommon leadership. I can tell people what to look for in a leader, I can share with them the characteristics that make a good leader, and I can even help them judge whether or not someone in a leadership position truly processes those characteristics but a person must teach themselves to lead.
Caring for people, truly caring and investing yourself in another person's success and well-being is an absolute characteristic of an uncommon, authentic leader. I can tell someone that, I can point out a person who has that characteristic but I know of no way to teach someone how to care. They must develop that caring nature on their own. The quickest way to do that is to see someone else display their own caring nature and decide if the results they see are something they want in their own life.
If you were taught to lead by someone who did not develop those uncommon leadership skills then my very best advice to you would be to find a mentor who has. Find a coach or hire a coach who will help you break that cycle of common leadership and become a leader who can actually make a positive difference in the lives of those they would lead.
Never assume that a leadership position makes you a leader. A leadership position doesn't come with the right to lead, that must be earned by demonstrating consistent leadership skills.
Develop those skills and people will naturally follow you.
If you had no title of consequence, if you had zero power to punish and reward people – would they still follow you? Would you still get positive results from them?
The answer to that question is yes if, IF, you are actually a true leader.
At it's core leadership is about influence. If you have the ability to influence others then you have the ability to lead. It is not your title or lofty position within an organization that makes you a leader, it's your level of influence.
If you're truly leading people they will commit to you. People don't commit to companies, they don't commit to positions and they certainly don't commit to titles. People commit to other people, period.
The foundations that support influence are perception and visibility. Influence doesn't happen unless you have improved others' perception of you and increased your visibility. Once you've established the appropriate level of perception, you will have gained a solid reputation and foundation of respect. After you've increased your visibility, you'll become known and valued in your organization. Influence now becomes possible.
Intentionally plan your day. Most people sadly just let their day happen to them. People of influence happen to their day. They focus on the outcome they need from their day and not all the small events that may happen to them during it. They leverage the events that get them closer to their desired outcome while minimizing the impact of the events that don't.
Choose to help. My better days are the days I help others be better. My best days are the days when almost no one knows I did it. If you have to tell people that you're helping others you're still missing the influence mark; help enough people and you won't have to tell anyone because lots of people will notice the difference that you make.
Accept responsibility for the outcome. Don't blame others for your mistakes. You will never learn from a mistake that you won't admit and when you don't accept responsibility for your mistakes you at least inadvertently shift the blame to someone else; that does not improve other people's perception of you. Mistakes happen, they are a part, an important part, of growing. I wouldn't recommend highlighting your mistakes but don't try to hide them either.
Recognize others….for their success and yours. People crave recognition! Even people who say that don't need any recognition literally crave it. It's a basic human need. So fill that need for others, praise them early and often. Be intentional about looking for good things other people do and be lavish in your recognition. Also remember that it's very likely that others contributed to your success, don't forget to share your success with them through public recognition. No one, I mean no one, succeeds completely on their own. So don't behave as though you did.
Influence is built, little by little, day after day. If you want to earn the commitment of your people then commit to build your influence every single day.
Most of us, myself included, tend to take the ability to hear for granted. We also too often confuse the ability to hear with the ability to listen.
Hearing is simply the act of perceiving sound by the ear. If you are not hearing-impaired, hearing simply happens. Listening, however, is something you consciously choose to do. Listening requires concentration so that your brain processes meaning from words and sentences.
The best leaders listen. They are always listening. They even listen to things that they would just as soon not hear.
Leaders make themselves available to hear the "noise" in their organizations because that's like inside information.
Weak leaders try to silence the noise, better leaders encourage it and find a way to turn even negative noise into useful information. Think about it, would you as a leader rather pretend all is well or would you rather know where your opportunities for improvement might be?
Authentic Servant Leaders know that good listening is the beginning of great ideas so they listen at every level of their organization.
They also listen with more than their ears. They "listen" with their eyes to determine if what they are hearing matches with what they are seeing. They "listen" with their heart as well to determine the level of emotion attached to what was said.
Authentic Servant Leaders understand that communication is a participative endeavor and that actually communicating requires them to listen more than they talk.
If you're a true leader then you certainly know that you still have much to learn. Hopefully then you also know that you'll learn more in a few minutes of listening then you'll learn in hours of talking.
So listen up. Listen to what was said, listen to how it was said, listen to when it was said, and listen to whoever said it.
You'll never know where your next learning opportunity will come from unless you're always listening. Anyone can teach everyone something and that means as a leader you should invest the time to hear from all of your people.
Everyone is familiar with the term "middle management" but the term "middle leadership" is rarely heard.
But the vast majority of leadership actions come not from the top but from the middle of an organization. That a person needs a high position or important sounding title in order to lead is perhaps the single greatest leadership myth of all.
The top leaders in an organization may indeed make the biggest decisions but it's all the daily decisions made by people in the middle leadership roles that make those big decisions possible.
Top leaders who forget that do so at their own peril.
Many people in the middle of an organization believe that they can't lead because they don't have a position or title of leadership. That's just not so!
Not only can you lead, you can lead in all directions. You can of course lead down the organizational chart, you can lead across and you can even lead up. You don't need anything other than influence and a desire to make a difference from wherever you are in your organization.
The key to leading from the middle, well really leading from anywhere, is to first lead yourself exceptionally well. To lead yourself you must be able to make your own decisions. You also must be able to complete your work without requiring a ton of help and input from those around you.
You must be able to manage your emotions and attitude in such a way that your presence adds value to those around you. I understand that no one can do that 100% of the time but putting a little focus in that attitude control area will make a big difference in creating a positive influence with those individuals you would hope to lead.
Never never forget, your attitude is your choice and it is one of the most important choices you'll ever make.
Integrity is an absolute must for Authentic Servant Leadership and the ability to control your emotions and maintain a positive attitude are not far behind.
Authentic Servant Leaders know that if they don't have integrity all the time then they don't have integrity at all.
Without integrity you will find it very difficult, I would say virtually impossible, to truly lead. You may be able to manipulate, you may be able to coerce, and you may be able to force compliance but none of that has much to do with true leadership.
Leadership posers, people who occupy positions of leadership without really leading can at best get the compliance of their people. True leaders, especially Authentic Servant Leaders, earn the commitment of their people.
Untrusted leaders are unfollowed leaders and if no one is following… well then they're really not leaders at all.
Integrity is the foundation on which all other leadership characteristics are built. There are many leadership qualities and characteristics that matter it's just that they all matter less, much less, if integrity is lacking.
Follower-ship requires the follower to have some level of commitment to the leader. It is almost humanly impossible to commit to a person we don't trust. Trust comes straight from the integrity tree.
No integrity means no trust, no trust means no commitment, no commitment means no follower-ship.
Authentic Servant Leaders know that it's a waste of time to talk about their integrity. They also know that people of high integrity don't need to talk about it because they are showing it all the time.
Demonstrating integrity means making certain that your thoughts, word, and actions are all in alignment. Demonstrating integrity means showing that you do what's good for all, not for one.
We've all seen too many people who have sacrificed their integrity for a shot at the top spot of an organization (or a country) and in doing so also gave up their opportunity to truly lead. If you've seen it happen to other people then you know it happens.
Only you can make certain that it doesn't happen to you!
You can be promoted to a management position and that makes you a manager. It doesn't necessarily make you a good manager but it does make you a manager. It does not, it absolutely does not, make you a leader.
You can be promoted to a leadership position as well but that absolutely DOES NOT make you a leader. Not even a bad leader, no promotion, no matter how high up in an organization, makes you a leader.
Followers make you a leader. Turn around sometimes and see if anyone is following you. If they are not then you might be going somewhere but you're not leading.
Two of the biggest leadership mistakes that an organization or person can make is believing that management and leadership positions are automatically one and the same and thinking that having a leadership position makes you a leader.
As I've written a thousand times, you manage stuff and you lead people. The skill sets and more importantly, the mindsets, are very different. Yes, one person can possess both but that is far rarer than many people think.
You do not need a title or position to lead. Leadership is far more about disposition than it is position.
Leading requires that you make a decision to influence others to your way of thinking and doing.
Authentic Leadership requires that you make a decision to influence others to your way of thinking and doing and to do so in as a transparent and consistent method as possible.
Authentic Servant Leadership requires that you make a decision to influence others to the best way of thinking and doing and to do so in as a transparent and consistent method as possible. It also requires that you truly care about the people you lead and that your actions frequently put your people ahead of yourself.
You might not be sure if you're talking to a leader or if the leader you're talking to is an Authentic Leader but you will most certainly know when your interacting with an Authentic Servant Leader, their caring nature and concern for your well-being is almost constantly on display.
If you've earned a leadership position then congratulations. Your first task should be to also earn the right to truly lead. The next handful of posts will discuss what skills and characteristics you'll need to earn that right.
Step one to earning the right to lead is realizing that your position or title merely gives you a head start. It's your actions and how people respond to them that will determine if you're actually a leader.


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This bag shows the graph of the tangent function. Tuck inside your backpack or purse for a spare bag you might need later.


Nine years. You've be home with Jesus for nine years now.
I got blind-sided by my grief yesterday at church. The second song began and the floodgates opened; I was a blubbering mess. It actually caught me a bit by surprise, as though I was a piñata—suddenly struck—and all that's held inside came tumbling out. I couldn't stop. Sorrow spilled from me.
And those emotions are always inside. The triggers vary. But the contents of grief are ever-present in my heart. I miss you. I yearn for you.
And my yearning led me to watch several of your videos today…it wrecked me. I vividly remember each of those moments like they were yesterday and I delight in the memories, but at the same time you feel so heartbreakingly distant. The life I am living is thousands of miles from the life I lived with you. And my path took another big turn this year which necessitated more surrender. This journey continues to require me to open my hand to God and release you; letting go remains part of my process.
But I will never let go of the essence of you, Judson. My world is colored by you, like a dull painting that was brought to life. You make the blues of the ocean brighter, the reds of the sunset deeper, and floral yellows, oranges, and greens more vibrant. My world is saturated with especially radiant shades because of you.
I breathe you in with every breath as I cling to the God who made you. He has used you to bring eternity near; it's palpable in a way I could never have grasped without you. I want Jesus. I've gained more of Jesus because of you, Juddy. This is the good gift. This is the joy. This is the peace, the grace, the hope, the life…more of Jesus. And He used YOU, to reveal himself to me.
I am so proud to be your mama, my sweet man. Thank you for coloring my world until I am in the world of perfect color.
Just a few more weary days until I see you, Jud Bud.


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Public displays of sculptures rarely evoke discussions of who sits on the board of directors of corporate boardrooms, or gender equality within financial services firms. This week that has changed as Boston-based State Street Global Advisors, working with their agency McCann, commissioned a head-turning statue that now sits in the heart of New York City financial district. This relatively small piece of art and the message it carries has captured public interest across the country.
The art is a bronze statue titled Fearless Girl, and it was placed on Wall Street earlier this week so that on International Women's Day those visiting lower Manhattan would see her staring down another bronze statue, the familiar Charging Bull. With the placement of the Fearless Girl, a work of art is propelling a discussion about the lack of female presence in corporate boardrooms and female representation within the financial services industry as well.
The statue was placed by State Street Global Advisors as a way of highlighting the lack of women on corporate boards of directors. State Street is encouraging the public companies where they have invested funds to place more women in director's roles. Although their effort is focused on the 3,500 companies in which State Street has invested, it sends a message to all organizations to be mindful of their leadership structure. State Street points to data showing the value of diversity on corporate boards. They list benefits ranging from higher stock prices, better valuations as well as returns on equity.
While digital technologies have changed the process for art and design in recent years, the artistic process involved with creating sculptures has not evolved much in recent years. Artists and designers who tend to spend their day in Creative Cloud apps can see a behind-the-scenes look at the creation of the bronze statue to gain an appreciation for the craftwork involved.
On its own board, State Street has more than 25% of its board seats held by women, and also has an exchanged traded fund that trades under the ticker symbol SHE, which is focused on investing in companies led by women. The fund also supports developing opportunities for female investment professionals.
Both State Street and McCann are clients of American Graphics Institute. Although AGI had no involvement with this project, we are certainly proud to work with organizations that have produced such a powerful piece of art.


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Christmas 2020 at St George's Hanover Square
In 2012 we were honored to build a new organ for St George's Hanover Square in London. Since then, we have felt a very close connection to the church and its music program. Every year since 1977, The Story of Christmas Appeal has been presented at St George's, which raises donations for a wide variety of charities. With the COVID-19 restrictions and social distancing in place this year, many of us are feeling a need for a little more Christmas light in our lives. May your Christmas be happy and we all look forward to the new year.
We invite you to enjoy this special video production for 2020.
Opus 24 — Cincinatti, OH
Tonal Finishing Progress
After interruptions in our installation schedule due to COVID-19 we are nearing the end of the voicing of our new organ in Cincinnati. Bruce is completing the mixtures (there are a LOT) and is part way through finishing the reeds (there are 14). We are very excited about the sound of the organ and there has been an excellent reception to the Art Deco casework. We are hoping to finish everything in January 2021.
We have included a couple of photos of the completed casework and there are links in the right column to high resolution version. Sound samples are coming soon!
All Saints' Chapel
Trinity Church Wall Street
We are pleased to announce a contract with Trinity Church Wall Street for our Opus 26, to be installed in All Saints' Chapel, adjacent to the main nave.
Trinity Church was granted a charter from King William III of England in 1697 and the first Trinity Church was erected at the head of Wall Street facing the Hudson River. Although Anglican services had been held in the colony's fort chapel, the building was the first Anglican Church on the island of Manhattan. The present structure, designed by architect Richard Upjohn and consecrated in 1846, is the parish's third building. Added in 1912, All Saints' Chapel was designed by architect Thomas Nash in a 14th century English Gothic Style. Boston organ-builder Hook & Hastings provided the original nine-stop organ, housed in casework also designed by Nash.
The new organ will retain the Nash case in a slightly modified form, supplemented with new woodwork at either side, along with significant modifications to the chamber to improve the environment and tonal egress. The manuals will have 50 keys controlling 61 notes, while the pedal clavier will contain 26 keys controlling 31 notes. These unusual appointments pair to quarter-comma meantone tuning with 15 pipes for each 12 note octave. The enharmonic notes of D#/Eb, G#/Ab, and A#/Bb will be selected by individual mechanical switching.
Delivery of the organ is expected in Spring 2022, with completion later that year. Click here for full details and stop list.
Opus 24 Open House
We invite everyone to an open house at our shop for our Opus 24 for Christ Church Cathedral in Cincinatti. This organ represents two and a half years construction time in our shop and is the largest instrument we have built.
Opus 24 rendering
Autumn is here and for many it marks the transition from summer holidays to the beginning of the school year. We at Richards, Fowkes & Co. are anticipating the arrival of cooler temperatures and opening the doors and windows for an al fresco workshop as we push toward the completion of our largest organ to date for Christ Church Episcopal, Cincinnati OH, our Opus 24.
While the current project has a nearly identical disposition and footprint to our Opus 22 in Kansas City, the white oak casework is nearly 12 feet taller, the center tower being taller than our erecting room. This allows for an enclosed Positive division above the console for choral work, a generous Great front and center, and an elevated Swell behind. The ample height of the church sanctuary meant we could design the major sections of the instrument to the tested acoustics of the room. We thoroughly examined the height and placement of the elements and then looked to Art Deco skyscrapers for massing and details that emphasize lightness and verticality of the organ within the space. The black backgrounds and blond maple elements articulate and streamline richly stained white oak of the cantilevered pedal towers and forward-angled center section to unify the Deco concept as a coherent vision. Click here for full details and stop list.
Opus 23 in Stonington, CT
The second photo is of our completed Opus 23 in Stonington, CT. The handsome warm case is inspired by extant American organs of the 1840's. Click here for full details and stop list. Thanks to Christopher Greenleaf for the professional photo.
Our shop has also experienced a few departures and arrivals along the way; welcoming Alex Haas and Nathan Govig, who come to us via the Chattanooga Woodworking Academy, Rick Mcusic's move to full time, and the addition of our newest apprentice Jacob Barger.
Please be sure to friend us on Facebook and keep up to date with more of the day-to-day activities of the shop as well as an upcoming open house for the instrument being assembled (date TBA).
In the last couple of years we have been very lucky in having three new people join our team. Two of them, Nathan Govig and Alex Hass trained at the Chattanooga Woodworking Academy. The incredible training has helped us tremendously and it is also a chance for all of us to renew our own training. The third addition, Jakob Barger, comes with experience in music and excellent hand skills.
Be sure to friend us on Facebook and keep up to date with more of the day-to-day activity in the shop.
After a reasonably mild winter the Tennessee River Valley has ushered in an early spring with blossoms, flowers, and trees in full bloom. This week delivered the first temperatures above 80 degrees.
We have continued to enjoy the additional space of our new expanded shop. The flexibility and breathing room has proven very helpful in enhancing the workflow in each area of the shop. With a 59 stop organ underway the additional space has made our biggest project to date much more manageable and efficient.
The work on Op. 22 is going very well. We are currently preparing the case for painting and finishing while the key and stop action are moving forward. The pipework is complete so we're in the final push to prepare the instrument for delivery to Village Presbyterian in early summer.
Some work has also begun on Op. 23, our next project for Calvary Church in Stonington, CT. We look forward to the challenge of a smaller instrument which we hope to deliver in early 2017.
New shop buildings
Our new buildings, part of our expansion, were recently completed. We could not be more happy to have space!
New recordings…
Recently, there have been three new releases of recordings on our instruments. Thanks to each of the artist for their contributions to the discography of our organs. The links to each of the recordings are listed below.
A special thanks to Simon Thomas Jacobs for his recording on the organ at St George's, Hanover Square, London. The recording and the instrument are garnering some great reviews!

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Mental Health, Sport
When "toxic masculinity" is just not cricket
David Burt has endeavoured to create meaningful cultural change in sporting clubs. Photo Ryan Malcolm.
Cricket clubs are shedding their tough exterior and opening up about mental health. Ryan Malcolm reports.
Cricket clubs have long been a staple in Victorian communities, a hub of activity that is welcoming to players, fans and onlookers alike, culminating in competition on a sunny Saturday or Sunday afternoon. A cricket club is a haven, invariably an escape from the pressures that life throws at thousands of men throughout the state.
Unfortunately, underlying cultural issues within most cricket clubs centred around binge drinking and "toxic masculinity" have led to an emotionally-detached environment where mental illness has often gone undiscussed.
These sporting clubs are the heartbeat of the community, according to David Burt, who has prioritised education on mental illness prevention within sporting clubs through his role as CEO of Sport and Life Training (SALT), in an attempt to create positive cultural change.
Founded in the middle of 2015, SALT has gone from strength-to-strength, presenting to over 1500 organisations, from football clubs to gymnastics teams, about the importance of being open with those that are an extension of your family for large portions of the year.
"We always talk about how sport's not about sport it's about the people and relationships, we come together with a common enjoyment," says Mr Burt.
"Every single club we've been into and we've dug just beyond the surface, players will always tell us that they come back because of the people."
A recent study by Beyond Blue showed that one in every seven Australian men will experience depression, anxiety, or both in any given year, an alarming statistic that has gradually risen over recent years.
By placing a focus on "preventative work, rather than restorative", and targeting organisations rife with young people, SALT aims to create positive change in an environment where men "were three times more connected than at school or work, because they really wanted to be there".
"Before us it was typically an ex-AFL player telling some stories, there was almost an undertone that they need to do this to tick a box."
"A lot of the boys have their identity tied up with sport, rather than who they are as people," says Mr Burt.
"You can get to the top of the ladder and then realise it's up against the wrong wall and you didn't actually develop some of the things you really needed to."
Tony Glynn's six years of experience as Cricket Victoria's resident psychologist has meant he's witnessed the culture change at the elite level.
"(Cricket culture) has changed a lot in the last five years, and I think that's a lot to do with a number of high-profile athletes coming out and saying that they have mental health-related concerns," says Mr Glynn.
"Athletes have really led the way in normalising that (mental illness) is a part of life."
The bravery of these athletes as role models, combined with their alignment with organisations such as Beyond Blue and the Black Dog Institute has been integral to the gradual culture shift within sporting clubs, according to Mr Glynn.
"People will start to listen, I've already seen it in the 18, 19, 20-year-olds coming through (Cricket Victoria) that really have a good appreciation for that side of things."
This cultural change is also occurring in Victorian high schools, who have become increasingly "proactive in providing support", according to Steve Pinner.
"I look back to when I started my teaching career back in 2006, the kids that were in touch with the welfare officer then were at-risk and into some serious stuff," says Steve.
"Now for a kid to walk out of class and go and see the counsellor is just nothing, there might be seven or eight kids in the class that are going to see the counsellor about something."
While still working as a casual relief teacher, Steve has committed the majority of his time to his website, Man:Restarted, which is designed to "help guys between the ages of 35 and 55 that might be going through the motions and struggling a little bit but they're not in need of really drastic interventional help".
This year he also became Banyule Cricket Club's Player Welfare Officer, acting as counsel for a club that had experienced a mental health-related tragedy three years earlier, as part of a focused initiative to prevent mental illness festering amongst its players.
"The amount of people that approached me quietly and wanted to talk was the most important thing. Probably seven or eight people approached me over the 6-month period and some of them I'm still talking with now and checking in with during the off-season."
"Obviously having me there and knowing that was my role helped a lot of people out."
If you or someone you know is currently struggling with a mental illness, call Beyond Blue on 1300 22 4636 or seek help online at https://www.beyondblue.org.au/get-support/get-immediate-support
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'The system isn't an accident': How a playwright is forcing us to ask questions about the hostile environment
Sami Ibrahim's father was stateless until he was 40. Now Ibrahim wants audiences to confront the reality of citizenship
by: Greg Barradale
Sara Hazemi in A Sudden Violent Burst of Rain. Image: Craig Fuller
What would you go through for a piece of paper? And what does it mean to be a citizen – or not – of somewhere? With migration never far from the headlines, and a government intent on deporting asylum seekers to Rwanda, those questions inspired Sami Ibrahim to write A Sudden Violent Burst of Rain.
Ibrahim's father, a Palestinian born in Lebanon, was stateless until he was 40, when he married a Brit – Ibrahim's mother.
That background, coupled with Ibrahim watching the case in which Shamima Begum was stripped of her British citizenship, planted a seed.
"I was interested in that question of citizenship, what it means to be a citizen of a country. It's something I felt isn't interrogated very often," Ibrahim tells the Big Issue.
Told as a fable of an immigrant mother and daughter battling to stay in the country, A Sudden Violent Burst of Rain charts the work mum Elif must do to survive, the faceless bureaucracy they come up against, and the stories passed from generation to generation. In other words, a life lived against a hostile environment.
After a run at the Edinburgh fringe, A Sudden Violent Burst of Rain is the first play at the Gate Theatre, which has moved from Notting Hill to a new home in Camden.
Played out with a three-person cast, it's hard to talk about an hour-long play without giving the game away.
It's resonant and relevant – but not autobiographical. You see Elif work, trapped in a job for a boss who insists they're "taking a risk" employing someone without the correct papers, hoping it might lead to a better future. Meanwhile daughter Lily doesn't quite see the sacrifices her mum has made – or what's at stake if it all goes wrong.
"The system isn't an accident. It's there as a result of active decisions and choices made by many people over many years," he says.
What does Ibrahim want audiences to leave the theatre thinking? "I don't feel like there's anything set and clear. It's clear the play's going: 'Oh we have a messed up immigration system'. But I sort of take that for granted – that is the state of our immigration system," he says.
"I think I'd like the audience to be thinking about the questions that come from that. What are the effects of that system on people? Different worldviews clashing – the value of citizenship, the value of migration, and how different generations will see it in different ways"
Since Ibrahim began work on the play last year, its themes haven't been far from the headlines. The play began its run on the evening Suella Braverman was fired as home secretary. In her short tenure, she spoke of her "dream" of a deportation flight to Rwanda leave by Christmas. It took a campaign for the government to stop charging £1,012 to children applying for citizenship.
"Conversations about immigration keep emerging in increasingly unhealthy ways," says Ibrahim.
"We like the idea that there can be justice for everyone, and that we can have an equitable society. There's something in the play that's cynical, and I think is trying to confront the reality of saying 'for me to be safe you have to be in danger, for me to benefit you have to be disadvantaged'."
"Society is sometimes a bit of a zero-sum game, and it's trying to prod that a little bit."
A Sudden Violent Burst of Rain is at the Gate Theatre until November 5.
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Region: Tuscany
Province: Siena
Municipality: Montepulciano
External surface: 3.6 ha
7 apartments
Siena 60 km - Arezzo 50 km - Florence 110 km - Grosseto 95 km - Perugia 65 km - San Marino 180 km - Rome 175 km - Castiglione della Pescaia 115 km
This cozy farmstead for sale is in Montepulciano, surrounded by a hilly landscape and by the warm colors of the Chiana Valley.
This hamlet, which was home to a monastery in the 18th century, was built in the typical Tuscan style, is surrounded by vineyards and olive trees, and is currently a luxury tourist accommodation facility.
This property, measuring approximately 850 m2 overall, is composed of three separate buildings and features a total of seven apartments of different kinds and sizes, but all in the same, typically-Tuscan style.
The rooms are warm, welcoming and cozy, and feature refined details such as exposed wooden beams on the ceilings, stone walls, cotto-tiled floors and wooden furniture.
Each apartment is equipped with all the comforts needed to ensure guests have a lovely, exclusive stay; some are even equipped with verandas where it is possible to dine in the open air.
A park measuring over 3.6 hectares and studded with linden, cypresses and fragrant flowers surrounds this estate and is home to a swimming pool with a relaxation area offering a view of the vineyards, olive groves and cultivated fields surrounding it.
This estate's position is perfect for those who wish to enjoy the authentic Tuscan countryside and as a base to explore this region's interesting cultural itineraries.
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In 1995 the historic centre of Siena was named a UNESCO World Heritage Site for its charming beauty. There are various religious and civilian buildings of great interest here, like the Cathedral, the church of San Domenico, the church of San Francesco, the Basilica dell'Osservanza, Palazzo Bargagli, Palazzo Bichi Ruspoli, and many others.
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Listed under Works of Art in Washington D.C., United States.
Highly critical comments directed at Edouard Manet's painting Incident in a Bullfight, which he had entered in the Salon of 1864, prompted him to cut the painting apart...The Dead Toreador in the National Gallery of Art would have made up most of the lower left part of the original composition.
This painting can be seen at the National Gallery of Art in Washington DC.


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Ulrich Stadler (Brixen, Tirol ? - Bučovice, Moravia, 1540) fue un anabaptista, líder de los cristianos huteritas.

Fue funcionario de una empresa minera en Sterzing. A principios de 1520 se hizo luterano, pero poco después se unió a los anabaptistas de Sterzing. Cuando la persecución se hizo insoportable, se trasladó a Moravia.

En 1535, cuando la persecución a los anabautistas se desató en Moravia, Stadler y sus compañeros de hermandad se refugiaron en Polonia. Se establecieron allí, bajo su supervisión, hasta 1537, en Ladomir, en Podolia, al sur de Volinia, cerca de la frontera con Galicia y también, en el principado Krasnystaw, en Volinia. Una carta "A las autoridades de Polonia", muestra que se encontraron con muchas dificultades también en ese país, a pesar de la tolerancia de los nobles polacos.

En 1537, cuando la persecución en Moravia cesó, regresó a Moravia con un centenar de personas, las cuales sobrevivieron a muchos peligros en la marcha de regreso. En Bučovice, al oriente de Austerlitz, estableció una hermandad cristiana. En ese momento Hans Amon era el jefe de los huteritas; Stadler le visitó y después de largas conversaciones se unió orgánicamente a la hermandad huterita. Luego se desempeñó como jefe de la hermandad de Bučovice, hasta su fallecimiento en 1540.

Escritos
Stadler fue un escritor prolífico y numerosos textos suyos se encuentra en los códices huteritas. Su obra Una amorosa instrucción puede considerarse como la expresión original, desde una alta espiritualidad, de la idea de compartir plenamente en la fraternidad cristiana; trata sobre la vida de la comunidad cristiana, la necesidad de la comunidad de bienes, el amor, el orden de la santidad, el pacifismo y la serenidad cristiana.

Stadler en esa obra llama a "que la propiedad, el suyo, el tuyo y el mío, no puedan encontrarse en la casa del Señor y en su lugar encontremos un mismo amor". Según él, "los verdaderos amigos tienen todas las cosas en común... Vemos esto en los santos apóstoles, un hermano sirve al otro, una comunidad a la otra y se prestan ayuda mutua en el Señor."

La Comunidad de Cristo en su cuerpo y la sangre, un orden en la casa de Dios y muchos artículos suyos se refieren a la vida de la iglesia y a sus normas, así como al ministerio de los líderes. Introducción al Cristianismo y ¿Qué Bautismo? son textos básicos.  En Sobre el estado matrimonial, expone la concepción huterista sobre el matrimonio, la familia y la vida matrimonial.

En La Palabra Viviente y Escrita, explica que hay una Palabra de Dios interior además de la Palabra exterior leída o predicada y que, es necesario "recibir la verdadera Palabra de Dios en el fondo del alma", viviéndola; es la Palabra que gobierna la vida de quien realmente la acepta. Es el Nuevo Testamento que "se siembra en nuestros corazones" y hace nacer "un hombre nuevo en Jesucristo"; "la palabra externa da testimonio de esta Palabra viviente, si uno le presta atención", como el rótulo de la botella anuncia el vino, "pero el letrero no es el vino".

Fuentes
Friedmann, Robert (1959) "Stadler, Ulrich (d. 1540)"; Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Consultada el 3 de enero de 2012.
Müller, Lydia (1938) Glaubenszuegnisse oberdeutsher Taufgesinnter I: 215-236. Leipzig.
Stadler, Ulrich "De la verdadera comunión de los santos"; Yoder, John Woward (comp.) Textos escogidos de la Reforma Radical: 267-278.

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Police Accountability Clinic Launches Unprecedented Database of Chicago Police Misconduct Records
Becky Beaupre Gillespie
Note: This story has been updated with links to the just-released database.
The Law School's Civil Rights and Police Accountability Clinic has launched an interactive online database that, for the first time, gives the public access to tens of thousands of Chicago police misconduct complaints, a release possible because of a precedent-setting clinic victory that opened up police misconduct records throughout Illinois.
"This is historic: nothing like this exists or has existed before," said Craig Futterman, Director of the Police Accountability Clinic. "The whole nation is saying we need this kind of data, and the Law School is helping make it available."
The Citizens' Police Data Project was created jointly with the Invisible Institute, a journalistic production company. It includes more than 56,000 complaints filed against more than 8,500 officers, including every allegation of police misconduct within the Chicago Police Department filed between March 2011 and September 2015. In addition, the database contains records on officers who were repeatedly accused of abuse between 2000 and 2008. Eventually, Futterman hopes the database will include the complete list of abuse allegations against Chicago officers going back to 1967. The full dataset, which is more than 7,000 pages, is the subject of ongoing litigation between the City of Chicago and the police union, which is seeking to block the release.
Police misconduct records became public information in 2014 when the clinic won the landmark Illinois appellate case Kalven v. Chicago. To bring the legal victory home, the clinic teamed up with the Invisible Institute to collect the data and make it accessible to the public. The new user-friendly website, which will be regularly updated, offers a variety of tools for sorting, filtering, and mapping the data. Each record contains information about the complaint and its outcome; the accused officer, including the officer's name, race, age, gender, and unit of assignment; demographic information on the complainant, including race, age, and gender; and geographic information on where the incident occurred.
"This is what the Law School does best," Futterman said. "It generates the knowledge to enable scholars, policymakers, and ordinary citizens to address the fundamental issues of our time."
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Rihanna's Los Angeles home targeted by intruder
The singer was not at the property during the time of the incident.
Rihanna's security helped to prevent the burglary of her Los Angeles home. As TMZ reported, the singer's guards called police last week to report a man who jumped one of her walls in an attempt to make his way into her house. Unfortunately, the intruder managed to escape by the time authorities arrived at the property.
Rihanna — who has been pictured in New York in recent days — was not present during the time of the attempted burglary as the home is often rented out to other people. An investigation into the incident is underway.
Sadly, Rihanna is no stranger to home invasion attempts. In 2015, an alleged stalker became the target of a police search after he posted a selfie outside of her former home.
The search intensified when he threatened her life on social media. "Should of killed @rihanna a minute back I would be good right now," he wrote on Twitter at the time. "Sorcery is a weapon. I use guns, bout to get a gun license, can't use my hands."
Three years later, suspect Eduardo Leon was charged with felony counts of stalking, burglary and vandalism, and a misdemeanor count of resisting arrest after he climbed over Rih's fence, broke into her mansion and spent 12 hours in the residence. In another instance, three Black men were reportedly spotted fleeing from Rihanna's Hollywood Hills home.
Luckily, Rih hired security that have protected her considering robberies in L.A. are rampant and can, at times, be deadly. Last month, for example, Fashion Nova CEO Richard Saghian was targeted by three suspects who followed him to his Hollywood Hills home. A shootout ensued, but Saghian, who had already entered his home before shots fired, was reportedly left unharmed.
One of his security guards was shot in the stomach, but he returned fire. Of the three suspects, one was killed and another was left injured. The third walked away unscathed but was taken into custody.
Fashion Nova CEO targeted in attempted robbery, one suspect dead
By Peter A. Berry
Floyd Mayweather offers $100,000 reward following burglary of Las Vegas home


23-2702. Grounds for annulment. (a) The district court shall grant a decree of annulment of any marriage for either of the following grounds: (1) The marriage is void for any reason; or (2) the contract of marriage is voidable because it was induced by fraud.
(b) The district court may grant a decree of annulment of any marriage if the contract of marriage was induced by mistake of fact, lack of knowledge of a material fact or any other reason justifying recission of a contract of marriage.
History: L. 1963, ch. 303, 60-1602; L. 1982, ch. 152, § 2; Jan. 1, 1983.


A natural "connector," Bill Bladykas has been a real estate investor and landlord for over 30 years. His enthusiasm for building relationships and encouraging collaboration has placed him everywhere from President of the Chamber of Commerce to board member for the Coalition for the Homeless.
Bill discovered Charleston during his 25th wedding anniversary celebration, and he immediately knew this would be his new home! After the sale of his successful small business in New York, Bill and his wife, Lauren, moved to Charleston.
There are few who enjoy Chucktown as much as Bill. He has quickly made connections in his new city by the sea. Each season Bill celebrates all that Charleston has to offer. In the summer you will find him down at the Riverdog's Stadium enjoying a hot dog and cheering on his hometown baseball team. Fall brings football season, an especially exciting time in South Carolina for college football. Winter is a welcome change from the New York snow, and Bill and Lauren often take advantage of the weather to enjoy a walk on the beach. Spring means golf with his son, Dan, and a visit from his daughter and her husband from New England. The best part of Charleston living for Bill and Lauren - you don't need a season or a reason to enjoy the incredible cuisine at the many famous restaurants in the area!
Bill specializes in relocation. His own experience and transition from a "New York State of Mind" to the relaxed South Carolina pace will surely help anyone who is looking to call Charleston home.
A graduate of CW Post at Long Island University, Bill earned his BS in Business Administration. He has been married to his wife, Lauren, for 29 years, and they have three children.
Some of Bill's past board associations are president and long-term board member of the Mattituck Chamber of Commerce, board member of the North Fork Promotion Council, Mattituck Stakeholders Committee, NY Congressman Tim Bishop's Small Business Advisory Committee, board member of the Huntington Coalition for the Homeless, and past chair of St. Anthony's Parish Outreach Program in East Northport, NY.


I've told myself that a hundred times.
Has Alex told you about the party?
They told him about the wonderful things they had seen there.
Mom told me that Dad forgave her for her affair with Señor Medena.
Has anybody ever told you that you're beautiful?
"I told her I would be here," Carmen said.
He knew exactly what he wanted and I told him we would buy it for him.
At first, when my teacher told me about a new thing I asked very few questions.
"That is quite a history," said Ozma; "but there is a little more history about the Land of Oz that you do not seem to understand--perhaps for the reason that no one ever told it you.
Because you told me to, remember?
"If you wake me up early, I'll help you with the chores too," Jonathan told Alex.
On moving to the drawing room he handed the letter to Princess Mary and, spreading out before him the plan of the new building and fixing his eyes upon it, told her to read the letter aloud.
He didn't act concerned when she told him she had looked at them - not until she questioned the source.
Alex must have told the carpenters to stop working so she could sleep during the day.
I told Morino last night that I would look at them before we left.
Towards evening he told his men to ride home by the main road while he went by another way that was somewhat longer.
How much had he told Señor Medena - or how little?
She told him about everything but the kiss.
The man told him he needed to get rid of me and Yancey told him he'd deal with me in his own way.
Dulce motioned to Carmen from a hallway, so Carmen told Alex to take the children up and she would be up shortly.
I asked a few questions and was quickly told to mind my own business.
Maybe she should have told Len about the exchange.
He simply said he would have told her to bring something else.
Some time later, the shepherd went to the city and told the king that the children had learned to speak one word, but how or from whom, he did not know.
I told you that I was very happy because of your happiness.
Once she asked for daddy, but went back to sleep when Carmen told her he was asleep.
I told you there was nothing going on between us.
"This is a fine country, and I like all the people that live in it," he told Dorothy.
Men have told me that there is no riddle so cunning that you can not solve it.
He told his wonderful story to the king; but the king would not believe him.
And many other stories are told of this man's great love and pity for the timid creatures which lived in the fields and woods.
Many other stories are told of this wonderful slave.
Each one told of some plan by which to keep out of her way.
They told him about the strange lands they had visited far over the sea.
Then the merchant told him how the eagle had flown away with his money.
They told him that there were beautiful things at home--why go away to see other things less beautiful?
"And is this the great, beautiful, happy world that I have been told about?" cried the prince.
So they carried the tripod to the governor, and each told his story.
So the governor called two of his trusted officers and told them to carry the tripod to Priene and offer it to Bias.
They told him about their errand and showed him the beautiful prize.
As my professors told me the first day I started studying economics in college (and never tired of repeating), scarcity is the central underlying assumption of all economic theory.
Imagine if all the people with boring, dead-end machine jobs were told they never had to work another day in their life at a job they did not like.
So yeah, if you told them to choose between working and not working, many would choose to relax.
He told Simonides he was only going to pay him half the fee and if he wanted the other half, he should collect it from Castor and Pollux.
I am told that while I was still in long dresses I showed many signs of an eager, self-asserting disposition.
Mr. Endicott told me about the great ships that came sailing by from Boston, bound for Europe.
Then she told me that she had a beautiful story about a little boy which she was sure I should like better than "The Scarlet Letter."
There was an odour of print and leather in the room which told me that it was full of books, and I stretched out my hand instinctively to find them.
I told them all I knew about them.
My teacher told me Tuesday that you wanted to know how I came to wish to talk with my mouth.
Once the Earl of Meath came to see me, and he told me that the queen was much beloved by her people, because of her gentleness and wisdom.
I have told Captain and Mrs. Keller that they must not interfere with me in any way.
She remembers all that I told her about it, and in telling her mother REPEATED THE VERY WORDS AND PHRASES I HAD USED IN DESCRIBING IT TO HER.
After a time I became discouraged, and told her I was afraid she could not make it stand, but that I would build it for her; but she did not approve of this plan.
You know I have told him all about it.
And Bogdanich was a brick: he told you you were saying what was not true.
Had he not told her, yes, told her to make a list, and not to admit anyone who was not on that list?
No, I told him about them.
Others joined those men and stopped and told how cannon balls had fallen on a house close to them.
Alpatych went back to the house, called the coachman, and told him to set off.
I told them his election as chief of the militia would not please the Emperor.
Napoleon told him to ride by his side and began questioning him.
Alex should have told you all this.
When Alex came home that evening, Carmen told him about it.
For the first time the memory of how he reacted when she told him she was pregnant wasn't a painful one.
Wouldn't it have been easier if you had told me?
I've already told her, but she won't listen to me either.
Len told me about your car.
Well, if that was what worried you, I'd have told Mom to bring a steak.
But then, he didn't actually say he told her.
She thought he was a friend and told him you were at the house.
You told her you weren't going to let me go back to college.
Ironically, it was something he told me Lisa said that gave me the idea to search somewhere else.
I told them I was a Wizard, and showed them some easy tricks that amazed them; and when they saw the initials painted on the balloon they called me Oz.
I cannot begin to tell you how delighted I was when Mr. Anagnos told me that you had sent him some money to help educate "Baby Tom."
You remember teacher and I told you Sunday that I wanted to have a little tea in aid of the kindergarten.
Mr. Bell and I planned it together, and Mr. Bell made all the arrangements before we told teacher anything about it.
Mr. Burroughs told me about his home near the Hudson, and what a happy place it must be!
Besides, I have been told that "sociables" cost more than other kinds of bicycles.
Why, bless you, I thought I wrote to you the day after the "Eclogues" arrived, and told you how glad I was to have them!
Miss Sullivan always sat beside me, and told me what the teachers said.
I do not think I have told you that my dear teacher is reading "The Faery Queen" to me.
I was in New York not long ago and I saw Miss Rhoades, who told me that she had seen Katie McGirr.
When she was told of the surrender of the brave little people, her face clouded and she was silent a few minutes.
He saw a gentleman whom he presumed to be the director, and told him about Helen.
I told her to shut the door, and she added, "and lock."
I told her to ask her father, and she said, "No--mother."
Near the landing there is a beautiful little spring, which Helen calls "squirrel-cup," because I told her the squirrels came there to drink.
I told her that she had better not talk about it any more, but think.
But I told her that my heart was sad, and I didn't feel like eating.
I reminded her of the corn, beans and watermelon-seed she had planted in the spring, and told her that the tall corn in the garden, and the beans and watermelon vines had grown from those seeds.
I told her that she could call the egg the cradle of life.
I told her that her hair was brown, and she asked, "Is brown very pretty?"
I told her that when we are happy our thoughts are bright, and when we are naughty they are sad.
I told her that I could see things with my eyes, and that she could see them with her fingers.
They were as gentle as kittens; but I told her they would get wild and fierce as they grew older.
Helen is as eager to have stories told her as any hearing child I ever knew.
When I told her that Mildred's eyes were blue, she asked, "Are they like wee skies?"
I told her they were tulips; but of course she didn't understand the word-play.
She seemed to think at first that the children all belonged to the visiting ministers; but soon she recognized some little friends among them, and I told her the ministers didn't bring their children with them.
I was incredulous when he first told me the secret.
At last it became necessary to kill him, and, when Helen next asked to go and see him, I told her that he was DEAD.
But after a great deal of thought and study, I told her, men came to believe that all forces were manifestations of one power, and to that power they gave the name GOD.
I have already told her in simple language of the beautiful and helpful life of Jesus, and of His cruel death.
When told of the instance in which Jesus raised the dead, she was much perplexed, saying, "I did not know life could come back into the dead body!"
When told recently that Hungarians were born musicians, she asked in surprise, "Do they sing when they are born?"
I am told that Miss Keller speaks better than most other deaf people.
Miss Keller has told how she learned to speak.
"He will know how to make good use of the treasure," added Jack Frost; then he told the fairies not to loiter by the way, but to do his bidding quickly.
Helen told me that for a long time she had thought of Jack Frost as a king, because of the many treasures which he possessed.
Suddenly we stopped, and I knew, without being told, the Sea was at my feet.
They have told me nothing, and probably cannot tell me anything to the purpose.
I told them that I drank at the pond, and pointed thither, offering to lend them a dipper.
And when the sound died quite away, and the hum had ceased, and the most favorable breezes told no tale, I knew that they had got the last drone of them all safely into the Middlesex hive, and that now their minds were bent on the honey with which it was smeared.
In the spring of '49 I talked with the man who lives nearest the pond in Sudbury, who told me that it was he who got out this tree ten or fifteen years before.
Here then men saluted one another, and heard and told the news, and went their ways again.
But I fear that he was not the wiser for all I told him, for every time I attempted to answer his questions he interrupted me by asking, "What do you do here?"
The Concord hunter told him what he knew and offered him the skin; but the other declined it and departed.
One man still preserves the horns of the last deer that was killed in this vicinity, and another has told me the particulars of the hunt in which his uncle was engaged.
They told me that they had some in the ice-houses at Fresh Pond five years old which was as good as ever.
I was told a charming Moscow story today and must treat you to it.
I know it all very well for Prince Vasili told me himself.
"I have already told you, Papa," said his son, "that if you don't wish to let me go, I'll stay.
"Nicholas is going away in a week's time, his... papers... have come... he told me himself... but still I should not cry," and she showed a paper she held in her hand--with the verses Nicholas had written, "still, I should not cry, but you can't... no one can understand... what a soul he has!"
Mamma told me to ask you to join the dancers.
On waking in the morning she told the Rostovs and all her acquaintances the details of Count Bezukhov's death.
A propos of marriages: do you know that a while ago that universal auntie Anna Mikhaylovna told me, under the seal of strict secrecy, of a plan of marriage for you.
My father has not spoken to me of a suitor, but has only told me that he has received a letter and is expecting a visit from Prince Vasili.
The captain's face showed the uneasiness of a schoolboy who is told to repeat a lesson he has not learned.
You told me to remind you of the officer Dolokhov, reduced to the ranks in this regiment.
You yourself told him to come.
He told me I lied, and I told him he lied.
We had expected, as I told you, to get at their rear by seven in the morning but had not reached it by five in the afternoon.
The French entered Vienna as I told you.
Kutuzov himself, he was told, was in the house with Prince Bagration and Weyrother.
He still looked ahead while Prince Andrew told him what he had seen.
Anatole kissed the old man, and looked at him with curiosity and perfect composure, waiting for a display of the eccentricities his father had told him to expect.
"I told you it was all lumps and holes!" the little princess repeated.
The old prince knew that if he told his daughter she was making a mistake and that Anatole meant to flirt with Mademoiselle Bourienne, Princess Mary's self-esteem would be wounded and his point (not to be parted from her) would be gained, so pacifying himself with this thought, he called Tikhon and began to undress.
And the two friends told each other of their doings, the one of his hussar revels and life in the fighting line, the other of the pleasures and advantages of service under members of the Imperial family.
And so he told them all that.
It's all up now! he was told in Russian, German, and Czech by the crowd of fugitives who understood what was happening as little as he did.
His looks thanked her for offering him his freedom and told her that one way or another he would never cease to love her, for that would be impossible.
In the night he called his valet and told him to pack up to go to Petersburg.
"The countess told me to inquire whether your excellency was at home," said the valet.
Tikhon went and told the prince.
He looked up joyfully at the baby when the nurse brought it to him and nodded approval when she told him that the wax with the baby's hair had not sunk in the font but had floated.
"I told you, but you would not believe it," she said triumphantly.
Denisov sat down by the old ladies and, leaning on his saber and beating time with his foot, told them something funny and kept them amused, while he watched the young people dancing, Iogel with Natasha, his pride and his best pupil, were the first couple.
I told you it would not be enough.
The candles were then extinguished and some spirit lighted, as Pierre knew by the smell, and he was told that he would now see the lesser light.
Then the candles were relit and he was told that he would see the full light; the bandage was again removed and more than ten voices said together: "Sic transit gloria mundi."
He was told that the prince had gone to the nursery.
"And who has told you what is bad for another man?" he asked.
And during the two days of the young man's visit he was extremely kind to him and told him to visit them again.
You know the auditor told you it was a bad business.
Prince Andrew for the second time asked the adjutant on duty to take in his name, but received an ironical look and was told that his turn would come in due course.
He was told that it would not, and without waiting for the usual formalities he left the lodge and went home.
I told him everything as best I could, and told him what I had proposed to our Petersburg lodge, of the bad reception I had encountered, and of my rupture with the Brothers.
Joseph Alexeevich, having remained silent and thoughtful for a good while, told me his view of the matter, which at once lit up for me my whole past and the future path I should follow.
Talking of my family affairs he said to me, the chief duty of a true Mason, as I have told you, lies in perfecting himself.
He told me of the Emperor's new projects.
I expect he has told you of his childish love for Natasha?
She told her how he had complimented her, how he told her he was going abroad, asked her where they were going to spend the summer, and then how he had asked her about Boris.
Pierre was the only person to whom he made up his mind to speak openly; and to him he told all that was in his soul.
"I should not have believed anyone who told me that I was capable of such love," said Prince Andrew.
In 1810 he received letters from his parents, in which they told him of Natasha's engagement to Bolkonski, and that the wedding would be in a year's time because the old prince made difficulties.
She told him about her romance with Prince Andrew and of his visit to Otradnoe and showed him his last letter.
Mitenka has told me all about it.
Then she told him that she knew of a splendid girl and tried to discover what he thought about marriage.
She told him that her only hope of getting their affairs disentangled now lay in his marrying Julie Karagina.
Her maternal instinct told her that Natasha had too much of something, and that because of this she would not be happy.
Everyone told her she looked very handsome, and she was in a spirited and energetic mood unusual with her.
"Have you told her?" asked Natasha, suddenly beaming all over with joy.
When they reached home and had told their mother how they had spent the evening at the Melyukovs', the girls went to their bedroom.
Metivier, who came in the morning with his felicitations, considered it proper in his quality of doctor de forcer la consigne, * as he told Princess Mary, and went in to see the prince.
The whole expression of his face told her that he had not forgotten the morning's talk, that his decision remained in force, and only the presence of visitors hindered his speaking of it to her now.
I was told they are coming soon.
He spent every day and whole days at the Karagins', and every day on thinking the matter over told himself that he would propose tomorrow.
The princess told the count that she would be delighted, and only begged him to stay longer at Anna Semenovna's, and he departed.
Natasha's looks, as everyone told her, had improved in the country, and that evening thanks to her agitation she was particularly pretty.
Oh, better not think of it--not till he comes back! she told herself, and began looking at the faces, some strange and some familiar, in the stalls.
Kuragin asked her opinion of the performance and told her how at a previous performance Semenova had fallen down on the stage.
Only to the old countess at night in bed could Natasha have told all she was feeling.
Anatole asked Natasha for a valse and as they danced he pressed her waist and hand and told her she was bewitching and that he loved her.
"I told you that I have no will," Natasha replied.
Fool, I told you the sable one!
That morning Natasha had told him that she had rejected Bolkonski.
Let him tell you whether I have told the truth.
One man told him he had not come yet, and another that he was coming to dinner.
Balashev told him why he considered Napoleon to be the originator of the war.
I've told the countess she should not speak French so much.
He woke him up, told him to harness, and went into the passage.
The fact that he did not, as she had feared, order her to be carried away by force but only told her not to let him see her cheered Princess Mary.
He had told her that after the sixteenth he could not be responsible for what might happen.
Alpatych named certain peasants he knew, from whom he told him to take the carts.
I was told it would be dangerous because of the enemy.
He looked askance at Princess Mary and said: "There are no horses; I told Yakov Alpatych so."
Princess Mary listened attentively to what he told her.
"But I never told them to come," said Princess Mary.
I only told Dron to let them have the grain.
"Even then he wanted to tell me what he told me the day he died," she thought.
Prince Andrew knew Denisov from what Natasha had told him of her first suitor.
Prince Andrew told Kutuzov all he knew of his father's death, and what he had seen at Bald Hills when he passed through it.
Barbara Ivanovna told me today how our troops are distinguishing themselves.
Barbara Ivanovna told me the mob near killed her because she said something in French.
He was driving toward Pierre in a covered gig, sitting beside a young surgeon, and on recognizing Pierre he told the Cossack who occupied the driver's seat to pull up.
Julie Drubetskaya told me so.
"He was here a minute ago but has just gone that way," someone told him, pointing to the right.
Soon after the duke's departure--before he could possibly have reached Semenovsk--his adjutant came back from him and told Kutuzov that the duke asked for more troops.
"All right, immediately," he replied to a dresser who pointed Prince Andrew out to him, and he told them to carry him into the tent.
On the way Pierre was told of the death of his brother-in-law Anatole and of that of Prince Andrew.
"The count had a sty," replied the adjutant smiling, "and was very much upset when I told him people had come to ask what was the matter with him.
"Your Papa must be told, though," said Mavra Kuzminichna.
At dinner Petya having returned home told them the news he had heard.
The old servant returned to the caleche, looked into it, shook his head disconsolately, told the driver to turn into the yard, and stopped beside Mavra Kuzminichna.
I have just been told that nothing is ready yet.
"He will have to be told, all the same," said some gentlemen of the suite.
They told you that for fun, and you believed it!
A painstaking police officer, considering the presence of a corpse in his excellency's courtyard unseemly, told the dragoons to take it away.
He told Kutuzov that he had come because Moscow, the capital, was no more and only the army remained.
Murat approached the interpreter and told him to ask where the Russian army was.
Well, if you hadn't told me you were Russian, I should have wagered that you were Parisian!
Urged on by Ramballe's questions he also told what he had at first concealed--his own position and even his name.
He cried like a child when the doctor told him the case was dangerous.
I never told this to anyone and never will, only to you.
When Princess Mary had left Prince Andrew she fully understood what Natasha's face had told her.
At the Troitsa monastery they had spoken of the past, and he had told her that if he lived he would always thank God for his wound which had brought them together again, but after that they never spoke of the future.
Sokolov, one of the soldiers in the shed with Pierre, was dying, and Pierre told the corporal that something should be done about him.
Pierre told him about the sick man.
Yes, I told you--the whole quarter beyond the river, and so it is.
Bolkhovitinov told him everything and was then silent, awaiting instructions.
Infantry regiments, we are told, advanced to the attack with music and with drums beating, and killed and lost thousands of men.
And turning to his men he directed a party to go on to the halting place arranged near the watchman's hut in the forest, and told the officer on the Kirghiz horse (who performed the duties of an adjutant) to go and find out where Dolokhov was and whether he would come that evening.
At night he would go out for booty and always brought back French clothing and weapons, and when told to would bring in French captives also.
Denisov told him of the designs the large detachments had on the transport, of the message Petya had brought, and his own replies to both generals.
Then he told him all he knew of the French detachment.
On reaching the bottom, Dolokhov told the Cossacks accompanying him to await him there and rode on at a quick trot along the road to the bridge.
Then we are told of the greatness of soul of the marshals, especially of Ney--a greatness of soul consisting in this: that he made his way by night around through the forest and across the Dnieper and escaped to Orsha, abandoning standards, artillery, and nine tenths of his men.
Before Pierre left the room Princess Mary told him: "This is the first time she has talked of him like that."
"And did you really see and speak to Napoleon, as we have been told?" said Princess Mary.
They talked of what Pierre had told them.
"Strange and impossible as such happiness seems, I must do everything that she and I may be man and wife," he told himself.
No, it can't be, he told himself at every look, gesture, and word that filled his soul with joy.
And with a sad and rather stern look she told Natasha all that Pierre had said.
"I expected nothing else," she told herself, calling her pride to her aid.
And he told her of his intention to persuade Pierre to stay with them till spring.
Pierre told her the price.
Denisov, dissatisfied with the government on account of his own disappointments in the service, heard with pleasure of the things done in Petersburg which seemed to him stupid, and made forcible and sharp comments on what Pierre told them.
I told them just one thing in Petersburg.
That is not enough, I told them.
When I told him that duty and the oath were above everything, he started proving goodness knows what!
As I see it you were quite right, and I told Natasha so.
This evening he listened to Pierre in a sort of trance, and fancy--as we were going in to supper I looked and he had broken everything on my table to bits, and he told me of it himself at once!
It wouldn't have been so much fun for him if she had reacted the way he did when she told him she was pregnant.
Had anyone actually told her that or had she merely assumed it?
I guess I should have told you that.
I told you, he told you... as you said, he even offered to let you look at his files.
When I told her about Destiny, she asked if she could come up and help.
Yet someone had told him that she was working for Sarah.
I came in a few minutes later and she told me.
I told him I didn't know anything and he tried to strangle me.
Then the crowd cheered lustily and Dorothy hugged the kitten in her arms and told her how delighted she was to know that she was innocent.
Then he told her all that had happened.
They told him how the lad was always trying to draw something.
He was a great hunter, I have been told, and a celebrated shot.
Finally Miss Keller told him to "fire both barrels."
Yesterday I read to her the story of 'Macbeth,' as told by Charles and Mary Lamb.
So, we are told, the New Hollander goes naked with impunity, while the European shivers in his clothes.
The story told about him at Count Rostov's was true.
My wife has told me everything!
Alpatych replied that the Governor had not told him anything definite.


What lies far beyond Earth's boundaries? What is life like aboard the International Space Station? What gives Mars its reddish color? Who were the first people to set foot on the moon? This volume provides kids with the answers to these and other questions as it tours the history of human space exploration, from the earliest imaginings of space travel to recent missions that may reach beyond the solar system. Space Exploration provides information about the first people in space, space stations, the space shuttle, and missions to the moon, planets, and other bodies in the solar system.


Tech Access Blog: How do Instant Cameras work?
How do all these work together? Once the photo has been captured, the film gets coated with the reagent material, as it passes through rollers. These reagent particles move through the film and each exposed particle gets converted into metallic silver. The dissolver dye is absorbed by these metallic silver particles and the picture is formed but it is not visible. So the next step is to make it visible and this is handled by the acids in the film. One gets instant photos after such an amount of processing. So the next time you pick up a Polaroid photo, just imagine the amount of processing that it has undergone.


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Neely's Bend Leader Named to Governor's Academy for School Leadership Program
Congratulations to Meghan Stowe, an assistant principal of instruction at LEAD: Neely's Bend in Madison, who was recently named as one of the Tennessee educators in the 2019 Governor's Academy for School Leadership (GASL) program, a one-year fellowship program designed to cultivate and develop future school leaders across Tennessee and to improve school effectiveness and student performance.
Stowe was named last week to the prestigious program. She joined the team at LEAD Public Schools in Nashville, a 5-12 charter network with 2,400 students across the city whose mission is to prepare all students with the knowledge and skills to succeed in college and in life, in 2015 as a social studies content leader and teacher at LEAD Cameron, a middle school in South Nashville that has been named a Reward School three times since 2014.
Stowe became the assistant principal of instruction at LEAD Neely's Bend this summer as a key member of principal Dr. Tait Danhausen's leadership team. In the 2017-2018 school year, Neely's Bend jumped from a Level 1 to a Level 5 on the Tennessee Value-Added Assessment System (TVAAS).
Stowe is joining the program as it begins its fourth year as a unique partnership between the state of Tennessee, Vanderbilt University's Peabody College and local school districts, providing an opportunity for exceptional assistant principals to increase their leadership skills.
"The success of our students and our schools starts at the top, so it's critical to identify and build future school leaders ready to guide our students and teachers to greatness in the classroom," Gov. Bill Haslam said in a news announcement on Nov. 29. "We've made record investments in K-12 education, raised our standards, and increased accountability, and, while our students and teachers are rising to the challenge, we must have strong principals to support them and continue the momentum."
The academy's goal is for all participants to be promoted to principal within three years of completion. The program has impacted 32 partnering school districts representing all regions of the state.
Each assistant principal selected for the 2019 GASL class will be paired with an experienced principal mentor, will attend monthly group training sessions and a week-long summer institute at Vanderbilt, and will intern three days a month at his or her mentor's school. Upon completion of the academy, participants will be expected to pursue placement as a school principal in their districts or regions.
Congratulations once more, Ms. Stowe! To read more about the program, please visit this link.
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Join us for a female yoga workshop and women's circle towards the end of this year !
In this 2,5 hour workshop, we will follow our intuitive flow together, practice asanas which are supportive throughout the whole cycle, particular ones for PMS and during menstruation. We'll exchange about how a yogic lifestyle can balance the female cycle and we'll have some time afterwards for a chat with tea, coffee or else.
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Q: Cannot add T with K because it returns T (or generic for numeric) I'm developing a class library with C#, .NET Framework 4.7.1 and Visual Studio 2017 version 15.6.3.
I have this code:
public static T Add<T, K>(T x, K y)
{
    dynamic dx = x, dy = y;
    return dx + dy;
}

If I use with this code:
genotype[index] = (T)_random.Next(1, Add<T, int>(_maxGeneValue, 1));

genotype is a T[].
I get the error:

Argument 2: cannot convert from 'T' to 'int'

But if I change the code:
public static K Add<T, K>(T x, K y)
{
    dynamic dx = x, dy = y;
    return dx + dy;
}

I get the error:

CS0030    Cannot convert type 'int' to 'T'

When I get this error T is a byte.
How can I fix this error? Or maybe I can change random.Next to avoid doing the Add.
The minimal code:
public class MyClass<T>
{
    private T[] genotype;
    private T _maxGeneValue;

    public void MinimalCode()
    {
        Random _random = new Random();
        genotype = new T[] {0, 0, 0};
        int index = 0;
        _maxGeneValue = 9;

        genotype[index] = (T)_random.Next(1, Add<T, int>(_maxGeneValue, 1));
    }
}

It is a generic class because the genotype array can be of bytes or integers or floats. And I use the random to generate random values between 1 and _maxGeneValue. I need to add one because the maxValue in Random is exclusive.
The elements in the genotype array could any of the built-in types, as far as I know numerics. And I don't want to create a class for each of the types I'm going to use (and use the biggest one in array declaration, i.e. long[], is a waste of space).

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T is a generic class because the genotype array can be of bytes or integers or floats

That is not what generic means. Generic means that there is an unbound number of valid types. You only have 3, that does not qualify for a generic solution at all.
A major lesson learned here is: if the type system fights against you, stop and think it over, you are probably doing something wrong; the cast to dynamic should have been a huge red flag.
The solution to your problem is to simply overload. You have 3 valid types: byte, int and float. I'm guessing you want to avoid losing information so the following should hold:

*

*If adding integral types, use the "smallest" possible type (this can be potentially "unsafe" in the sense that it can overflow).

*If one of the operands is a float, use floating point arithmetics.

OK, so we need:
public byte Add(byte left, byte right) { .... }
public int Add(int left, int right) { .... }
public float Add(float left, float right) { .... }

And now think about something else: do you want the sum of two bytes to overflow? Or do you want to return an int? What I mean is: what should byte 250 + byte 10 return? A byte or an int? If its an int, remove the first overload. Now think about the same issue with ints. If you don't want any overflows, then remove the second overload too.

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The latest slew of celebrities on the red carpet have proven that the ultimate accessory isn't a gorgeous girl tucked under the arm (although that never hurts), but a neat arrangement of facial hair right above the top lip – aka a moustache. And the reason is simple; a nicely groomed moustache can seriously add character and attitude to an otherwise ordinary tuxedo.
And before you dive head first into getting a mo, there is a craft to growing one; there's much more to it than just waiting for the hair to sprout and trimming around it. Our best tip is to visit a specialist who can tailor the right style for you, according to the length of your facial hair and the look you're after. (For those that dare, 'twizzling' is the latest trend to try - it features hair twisted upwards at the end, held by a strong styling wax to hold its shape).
Most guys are capable of growing a moustache, you just need a bit of patience to get to where you want to go with the style.
Ready to take on the task? Here are the top tools you'll need to maintain your moustache at home.
A set of electric clippers will trim facial hair effectively and quickly - just look for one with a smaller head so you can navigate around the lip area with precision. Try VS For Men Metro Precision Beard Trimmer.
For hard to reach places, use a pair of small scissors to shape your moustache. The difference between scissors designed specially for facial hair, and normal ones you can get from a stationery store? Teensy serrations etched into the blade that can hold the hair in position before it gets trimmed. Try Dovo Solingen Stainless Steel Beard & Moustache Scissors.
A nourishing formula can soften the hair on your face, nix flaky or itchy skin underneath and add a healthy sheen to your moustache. Try Tom Ford Conditioning Beard Oil.
Just like the hair on your head, your moustache requires daily brushing too. A small comb with finer teeth is just the thing to use after massaging a beard oil in. Try Wahl Traditional Barbers Moustache Comb.
If you've got longer facial hair, a good quality beard balm is just the thing to tame stray hairs, all thanks to its stronger hold. Try Milkman Grooming Co Beard Balm.
Shampoo designed for facial hair is formulated to clean without stripping your skin of its natural oils. Plus, they also don't have that bitter taste that regular hair wash has (just in case you get it in your mouth). Try Beardsley Wild Berry Beard Shampoo.
Is Chris Hemsworth bringing back the '60s 'stache?


35% of the way there! And, well, I hate press releases!
Meanwhile, most of my Jumpman Forever time is spent on PR (keeping in mind I've got other projects I've got to work on - I've got to keep my income going during the Kickstarter, plus I need to get some contract work completed so when the Kickstarter is done I can dedicate myself to Jumpman Forever!) And, one of the things that goes with Kickstarters and video game projects is Press Releases. I have to write them from time to time, and I always hate writing them. Heck, I hate reading them - they are always devoid of real content, and instead have a sort of glossy marketing feel to them without saying anything really important about the project. It's not just my press releases I hate, it's everyone's press releases.
But, attached here is a copy of the press release that's making it's rounds right this minute, just so ya'lls can see what I'm up to :-) Plus, let's throw a quick little development shot in here: this is one of the sprite sheets for Jumpman Forever, showing Jumpman in his "revamped" glory. The sprites are still kept intentionally small, even if we have a lot more pixels to work with than Randy did back in the Commodore 64 era - they'll be stretched on the fly, to give it a retro feel while keeping a lot of the original "charm". This is only one of the sheets, of course - there's quite a few involved, and more of 'em to go before it's a finished game!
I think you've got a valid concern there - so, I made the next update about that specific thing. Thanks for pointing it out!


Barks includes an Introduction that sets Rumi in his context and an Afterword musing on poetry of the mysterious and the sacred. Join Coleman Barks and Rumi for a year-long journey into the mystical and sacred within and without. Join them in recognizing and embracing the divine in the sublime, in the ordinary, and in us all.