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Ramón del Castillo, Ángel M. Faerna, & Larry A. Hickman (eds.), Confines of Democracy. Essays on the Philosophy of Richard J. Bernstein
Leiden-Boston, Brill Rodopi, 2015, 260 pages
Michela Bella
Ramón del Castillo, Ángel M. Faerna, & Larry A. Hickman (eds.), Confines of Democracy. Essays on the Philosophy of Richard J. Bernstein, Leiden-Boston, Brill Rodopi, 2015, 260 pages
1This significant book is the main outcome of an international research program on "Public Sphere, Value-Conflict, and Social Experience: A Pragmatist Approach," conducted in 2008-11 by Ramón del Castillo. Within this framework, the editors of the book organized, in 2010, an international conference on the philosophy of Richard J. Bernstein. The conference became the highlight of the program as far as the American philosopher not only represents a key-figure of the American philosophical tradition, but he also embodies the core intuition of the program. His philosophical style is a paradigm, and a source of inspiration, for contemporary philosophical reflections on ethical, social, and political "confines" issues.
2The book is a collection of fifteen essays by international scholars accompanied by separate replies from Bernstein. It is subdivided into four sections; each one is focused on a specific aspect of his work or a confrontation with a particular author. The topics are chosen among the plurilateral and multifaceted reflections of Bernstein on democracy. The first section addresses the relationship between "Bernstein and American Pragmatism," particularly focusing on his association with Richard Rorty. Robert Westbrook tells an affectionate tale of these two philosophers ("A Tale of Two Dicks"). His close examination of their biographical and intellectual background arrives at pointing out shared convictions and significant disagreements. In particular, considering Rorty's and Bernstein's presidential addresses, respectively given in 1979 and 1988 to the Eastern Division of the American Philosophical Association, Westbrook argues that the essential components of their views can be gathered under the label of a "pragmatic ethos" (6). They both subscribed anti-foundationalism, as a way to deny that knowledge can be founded upon fix basements and that we have a special faculty to intuit these foundations; fallibilism as a constitutive element of inquiry that enables us to correct and enhance our "beliefs and thesis" through a continuous process of interpretation and criticism. Then, sociality, as a constitutive aspect of the self as well as a necessary requisite for scientific inquiries; and the pragmatist attention toward the radical contingency and pluralism that mark our lives and universe. As to the persistent differences that 'make the difference' between Bernstein's and Rorty's perspectives, Westbrook includes the aversion of Bernstein for Rorty's insistent critiques against representationalist view of knowledge and traditional epistemology. This was only the pars destruens of the task indicated by Dewey to reconstruct philosophy. But in Westbrook's view, the words of Bernstein hide both a more profound agreement and a more profound disagreement with Rorty's claim for the abandonment of the concept of "experience." Bernstein not only believed that Rorty had to move on to a constructive phase, but he was also worried by his friend's too unkind treatment of the "realist intuitions" (7). In fact, Rorty was deeply concerned by the possible revive of foundationalist claims through pragmatism concepts. Bernstein and others worried that Rorty fell easy prey to the accusation of "bad relativism" by pressing pragmatism in the direction of a radical linguistic constructionism, or "linguistic idealism" (8). Relying upon Davidson, James, and Dewey's conceptions of the relationship between causal pressures from non-human world and beliefs, Westbrook considers Rorty's position as neither naïve nor at odds with Bernstein's criticism of the misleading confusion between brute constraint and epistemic authority. The more profound disagreement was more general than the measure in which independent-world plays a constraint role in the formation of beliefs. Rorty's insistence on epistemological concerns, in Bernstein and Westbrook's reading, went hand in hand with "a misleading conception of human being-in-the-world as ubiquitously a knowledge-affair" (9). Bernstein claimed for an "enriched pragmatism" in the line of James, Dewey, and Mead, thus sharing the classic pragmatists' insistence on the priority of conduct upon knowing.
3The second main disagreement focused by Westbrook between Rorty and Bernstein regards their views of politics. As known, Rorty's liberalism was at odds with Bernstein's democratic stance. In his review of Contingency, Irony, and Solidarity, Bernstein even went so far to assimilate Rorty's irony to Mussolini's cynism. Quite apart from inexact exaggerations, as he explains in his reply to Westbrook, anti-authoritarianism and creative private self-fulfillment were fundamental aspects of Rorty's thinking. Bernstein instead confirms the description of himself made by Westbrook as an egalitarian democrat in the first instance. Unlike Rorty, his temperament and his engagement in Civil Rights movement, anti-Vietnam war movement, etc. testimony his faith in "creative participatory democracy." Bernstein suggests that his commitment to democracy goes back not only to Dewey's understanding of democracy as "primarily an individual way of life in a dialogical community" (43) but in a way also to his liberal Jewish background. In his essay, Gregory Pappas sharply criticizes Bernstein's recently more conciliatory stance toward the neopragmatism of Rorty and Brandom. The desirable possibility to recollect classic and neo-pragmatism under the same umbrella is complicated, as aforementioned, for the radical stance of the latter against the notion of experience. Pappas sees two parties confronting on hardly reconcilable positions so that his opinion about the possibility of fostering a constructive conversation is less optimistic. In this respect, Bernstein reaffirms his pragmatist anti-dichotomist stance. He agrees with Pappas on the necessity of the concept of experience to pragmatism but does not abandon the contention he made in The Pragmatic Turn (2010). The task of the young scholars is now to look for creative ways to rethink and overcome theoretical conflicts internal to pragmatism. Integration, not division is the real challenge in the next future.
4In the second section, on Epistemology and Hermeneutics, Núria Sara Miras Boronat recovers Bernstein's diagnosis of the Cartesian pathology affecting modern epistemology. In his masterpiece, Beyond Objectivism and Relativism (1983), Bernstein warned against the paralyzing effects on philosophical practices of a dichotomist interpretation of these terms. He uses Adorno's metaphor of constellation and that of conversation as therapy to the single approach to philosophical issues adopted by modern thinkers. The individualistic examination of traditions, opinions, and prejudices affecting our perspectives is only apparently dissolved in the "linguistic turn" of the Twentieth Century. The "Cartesian anxiety" to reach foundational certainties through solipsistic investigation risks to be merely replaced by what may be called a "cultural solipsism" in the linguistic turn epistemology. Boronat introduces here her original argument about the negative and positive connotations of the "ontology of community." On the one hand, she uses Alexander's label to criticize the "theoretical reification of a communal identity" (126) for it makes impossible to overcome the confines of our culture. On the other, she offers positive examples of philosophical hermeneutics' use of this label that moves in the opposite direction. This direction is that of a pluralistic and dynamic transformation of communities according to Bernstein's invitation to a philosophical pragmatic turn, and to Dewey's precedent claim for a creative reconstruction of democracy. Following Bernstein's encouragement to elaborate a "new conception of practical reason, more fallible and praxis-rooted" (130), Boronat's anti-Cartesian strategy is to put in conversation theoretical conceptions useful to outline creative, pluralistic, and dynamic reconstructions of democracy. In particular, she uses Wittgenstein's conception of "form of life" to reduce knowledge to a human practice among other human practices and to show our ease with the ordinary paradox to "act exercising reason without possessing ultimate reasons" (128). Against the claim of traditional epistemology, Gadamer denied the essential identification of truth and method (1960). His notion of "tradition" as something fluid and dialogical is another important notion of bearing in mind to avoid negative reification of communities. The last theoretical tool considered is Bernstein's pluralism. As Boronat concludes, the lesson that Bernstein learned from pragmatism, and also from Arendt is crucial and adds personal responsibility and commitment. An "engaged fallibilistic pluralism" is the way to escape ideological pluralism as well as to cope with the irreducibility of human conditions.
5The issue of the Cartesian anxiety is also addressed in Heidi Salaverría's essay on "Critical Common Sense, Exemplary Doubting, and Reflective Judgment." This essay is part of the third section of the book: "Good, Evil and Judgment." Moving from Bernstein's claim that uncertainty and fallibility are respectively requirements of a coherent epistemology and a responsible action, Salaverría proposes to investigate, from a pragmatist perspective, the relationship between uncertainty and responsible action. To this extent, she shows significant interconnections existing between the three subjects mentioned in the title as elaborated by the pragmatist tradition, Hanna Arendt, and Kant. The dynamic tension between common sense beliefs and doubting – what Peirce called critical commonsensism – is a powerful antidote against any form of dogmatic thinking, but leave us in the ordinary paradoxical situation of establishing criteria for judgment within our contingent and fallible common sense view. Salaverría explores through pragmatist glasses the state of uncertainty, "best described as exemplary doubting," as investigated by Bernstein, Arendt, and Kant. She aims to develop the "enabling dimensions" (158) of uncertainty by showing its profound connection with common sense and reflective judgment. In this regard, the tension between action and contemplation that Bernstein detected in Arendt's analysis of judgment results in an "ethical punchline" (159). Arendt's hermeneutic interpretation of Kant's sensus communis is relevant, and it might have been interesting to compare her view with Meads's notion of "generalized other." However, like Dewey, Arendt extends Kant's aesthetic judgment to other fields of human life. Salaverría points out similarities and differences of Kant's description of reflective judgment in uncertain situations concerning Dewey's practical judgment and Peirce's abduction. In particular, she stresses the enjoyment of the uncertain situation, and the function of exemplarity of the reflective judgment taken as a "whole situation, including the self" (163). Within the concrete context of the sensus communis, the experience of exemplarity brings in personal responsibility towards others as well as the connected problem of the identification of the self with a common sense view. Bernstein's pragmatic interpretation of Arendt opened the way for a closer reading of Kant's Third Critique by pragmatist scholars. Salaverría reaffirms the need to use Kant's Third Critique, and Arendt's reading of sensus communis, to deepen the enjoyable dimension of doubting as a way to change commons sense.
6In his reply, Bernstein agrees with Salaverría that Kant's Criticism of Judgment is too often overlooked by pragmatism scholars. As known, the quarrel about if and how Kantianism is compatible with pragmatism fundamental statements is a matter of current debate. Their common suggestion is to look for more consistent connections in another direction.
7In the fourth and last part, on Democratic Vistas, Alicia García Ruiz opens her essay "Reconstruction of Democratic Experience" with a core question: "What does it mean to call oneself a democrat?" (199). According to Wendy Brown, democracy is now "an empty signifier to which one and all can attach their dreams and hopes." This harsh conviction is the starting point of García Ruiz's attempt to put Bernstein and Lefort in a dialogue. She points out three main features of Bernstein's political view that seem to meet Lefort's view. Democracy, for Bernstein, is "antifoundationalist, radical and creative" (202). By developing these characters, García Ruiz specifies that Bernstein's abandonment of the quest for certainty is different from Rorty's antifoundationalist view of democracy. The nature of radicalism deals instead with the kind of liberalism that a democrat should endorse. In this regard, Bernstein and Lefort' analysis of the contemporary connection between democracy and a degenerated form of liberalism tackle a crucial point of current debate. At last, for Bernstein, the Deweyan aspect of creativity claims for personal ethical engagement in democracy. Institutions are not divinities, and our responsibility is an unavoidable factor if we take democracy as a praxis to endorse.
8The book is included in the Value Inquiry Book Series (VIBS), published by Brill Rodopi. This series collected some titles that explore contemporary problems of values and valuation in their embeddedness within particular fields and contexts. The editorial intention of the book is not merely to pay tribute to a great American philosopher. From the passionate style of the contributors' essays, that is conveyed by the careful attention with which they confronted Bernstein's works, as well as from Bernstein's intense and honest replies, it is evident that a serious philosophical conversation continues to advance. The typical forward-looking attitude of Bernstein on democracy and social and political issues is in the line of Dewey. He envisioned democracy as a "task" to accomplish in creative ways and to pursue looking at its possible future steps. This classic American philosophical tradition finds a most convenient application in this book. A famous title of James's works returns to my mind. What if to consider this book as Essays in Democracy or Essays in the Philosophy of Bernstein? According to a genuine Deweyan style – one that Bernstein declares to be most affectionate to as having influenced his reflections since he was writing his thesis – democracy is a "life style" and therefore a narrative, social, and dialogical style of dealing with human problems, precisely as Bernstein keeps doing in his life and work. His reflections on the confines of social and political terms as the public sphere, the role of knowledge and technology, the relationship between identity and community all go in the direction of anti-dichotomist pragmatism approach. As shown in this book, his lifelong efforts to bridge different continents of tradition, with a critical look, encourage younger scholars to walk his ways in favor of always more concrete, engaged, and passionate confrontation with different contextual aspects of the human life from an unavoidable, and fallible, pluralism of perspectives.
Michela Bella, "Ramón del Castillo, Ángel M. Faerna, & Larry A. Hickman (eds.), Confines of Democracy. Essays on the Philosophy of Richard J. Bernstein", European Journal of Pragmatism and American Philosophy [Online], IX-2 | 2017, Online since 22 January 2018, connection on 17 January 2021. URL: http://journals.openedition.org/ejpap/1049; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4000/ejpap.1049
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The Mennel Milling Company's Candice Wilson was reappointed to the Virginia Small Grains Board by Governor Ralph Northam April 5, 2019.
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There are 5 subjects that are covered on the GED exam. The purpose of the GED exam is to assess whether a student has the academic skills of a typical high school student. Passing the GED requires that a student score higher than sixty percent of the high school seniors who are graduating across the country.
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As you can see below, the extra walls closed in the space, making it feel much smaller than it really is. To open up the flow, we eliminated both walls and repositioned the fridge against the back wall. This allowed up to accommodate an island that houses a drawer microwave, making room for a true hood over the range.
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As local grocers turn their focus to increasing their online services, the dreadful trip to the grocery store has been boiled down to a simple scroll through a shopping app.
According to Forbes.com, Kroger is the number one largest traditional grocery company, with $121 billion in annual sales, while Walmart is the largest overall retailer with $514 billion.
Oxford's Walmart and Kroger locations have both seen an expansion in online grocery shopping over the past year since launching their curbside pickup of online orders.
Walmart Assistant Manager of E-Commerce Lavina Woodfin said that they see a mix of locals and college students using the service, with no decline in the in-store shopping revenue. Walmart curbside pickup started in June of 2018, and they are projecting even more growth by June of 2019.
According to a 2018 survey by the Food Marketing Institute, 2022 consumers could be spending $100 billion a year on online groceries–the equivalent of every U.S. household spending $850 online for food and beverage annually.
Walmart is currently handling around 30 online orders a day with a staff of 17 people. They're hoping to add five or six more positions to join their team with hopes of being able to fulfill 90 orders per day by July of 2019.
Kroger in Oxford plans to expand into the retail space next door where Tequilas and PJ's Wine and Liquor were previously located. The expansion is set to be completed by the end of 2020 and will make room for more online orders as well as additional grocery shopping methods such as Scan, Bag and Go. Scan, Bag and Go allows people to pick up portable scanners at the store entrance and scan and bag items as they place them in their cart, allowing for a quicker check out.
A common practice in a college town is for student to use a photo of a credit card or have a number called in to charge for groceries, gym fees, or boutique purchases.This was not permitted at Walmart, but online shopping avoids the issue altogether. Parents even order online for them.
"Even though we are a college town, it is against company policy to take someone's credit card number over the phone or through a picture," said Department Manager of E-Commerce Kandace White. White said that this was an obstacle for students who relied on their parents for purchases.
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"It keeps me from buying unnecessary things I see on my way to get what I came for," said student Alise McCreary.
According to Food Marketing Institute, 63 percent of food retailers sell food online. As consumers embrace more online services, grocers are working double-time behind the scenes to meet demand.
On a recent Monday, workers at Walmart were scrambling to fill online orders. The moment that an order is placed it is put into three categories; frozen, chilled and nonperishable. Every order is placed in these three large lists that have upwards of 2,500 items on it for the day. The pickers are designated to one category and shop throughout the store to put together orders.
"Our pickers easily walk 5 miles a day to put together orders," said Woodfin.
Pickers who pull frozen and chilled food especially get their steps in because of Walmart shopping code. When a frozen or chilled item is picked from the self, the picker has only a 30-minute window to get all the items in the cart and back to the E-Commerce frozen and chilled freezer before it is no longer viable for the customer.
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The second half of the job is a dispenser. The dispenser is the person who is designated to bring out the groceries and load them into the vehicle as well as to go over any substitutions. At this point, the user can accept or decline any changes that were made. At both Walmart and Kroger, the users can choose which items can be substituted for, and any substitutes are made up, and no additional charge is placed.
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Walmart will offer delivery in July of 2019 with a $7.99 to $9.99 delivery fee through a third party app called DoorDash.
Currently, Kroger offers grocery delivery through InstaCart, a third party service that shops for ordered items and delivers them within an hour for a $2 fee.
Student McKenna Adams says she prefers to use this because it delivers directly to her door rather than getting out to pick up her groceries.
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I've been scouring all the documentation, trailhead, and here and I can't get this to work. I'm running into a wall in test class where I'm using the HttpCalloutMock method, but I can't return the response because my class that I am calling returns void and I'm getting "Illegal assignment from void to System.HttpResponse". I can't make it not void because it is a @future callout. Is there just another place I need to be looking? I can post code if needed but I think this is more of a general question of testing @future callouts.
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Future methods are asynchronous so they cannot return a value (hence the void return type). Instead you need to do something in the future method with your HTTP response (like put it in the database). In your test, calling Test.stopTest() will ensure that the @future method completes. Then, you can query for the result you updated in the @future method to ensure the update took place successfully.
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Former player turned Sky Sports pundit and presenter David Prutton has thrown together his usual Championship prediction piece for the weekend and has had his say on the entire league.
There is plenty to still decide in the Championship in regards to the promotion battle, race for the top six and the fight for survival.
Seven matches remain as we get into the business end of the season and it's looking more and more like a two-horse race for second, with first-place Norwich City seven points clear of third and fourth-place West Bromwich Albion six points back.
After this weekend, Prutton is predicting West Bromwich Albion, Bristol City and Derby County to make up the top six, with the Rams jumping above Aston Villa.
The Baggies are backed to beat Millwall 2-1 on the road, Bristol City are predicted to defeat Wigan Athletic 3-1 at home, while Prutton think Derby will edge out Brentford 2-1 away from home.
Villa's 2-2 draw with Sheffield Wednesday would drop them down to seventh and simultaneously dash Wednesday's play-off hopes.
Nottingham Forest will move within two points of the play-off spots with a predicted 2-0 success at Rotherham United.
Prutton believes Middlesbrough will lose ground on the play-offs by losing 1-0 at Swansea City but Hull City will move closer thanks to a 2-0 win over Reading.
Championship top 12 after this weekend based on Prutton's predictions: Norwich 84, Leeds 79, Sheffield United 77, West Brom 73, Bristol City 64, Derby 62, Aston Villa 61, Nottingham Forest 60, Middlesbrough 58, Preston 57, Hull City 57, Sheffield Wednesday 57.
When it comes to the relegation battle, Birmingham City's aforementioned loss to Leeds will still see them five points clear thanks to Rotherham's predicted loss at Forest. Reading, Wigan and Millwall will still be clear of the relegation zone according to the prediction as well despite defeats for all three.
Meanwhile, Bolton are predicted to earn a reprieve by beating basement dwellers Ipswich 1-0 at home.
Bottom seven after this weekend according to Prutton's predictions: Birmingham City 41, Reading 40, Wigan 40, Millwall 37, Rotherham 36, Bolton 35, Ipswich 24.
Prutton's Championship predictions in full : Norwich 3-0 QPR, Birmingham 1-2 Leeds, Millwall 1-2 West Brom, Preston 2-3 Sheffield United, Rotherham 0-2 Nottingham Forest, Sheffield Wednesday 2-2 Aston Villa, Blackburn 0-1 Stoke, Bolton 1-0 Ipswich, Brentford 1-2 Derby, Bristol City 3-1 Wigan, Hull City 2-0 Reading, Swansea 1-0 Middlesbrough.


SMB Multichannel, a feature included with Windows Server 2012 R2 and Windows Server 2012 and part of the Server Message Block (SMB) 3.0 protocol, increases the network performance and availability of file servers.
SMB Multichannel enables file servers to use multiple network connections simultaneously. It facilitates aggregation of network bandwidth and network fault tolerance when multiple paths are available between the SMB 3.0 client and the SMB 3.0 server. This capability allows server applications to take full advantage of all available network bandwidth and makes them resilient to network failures.
Increased throughput. The file server can simultaneously transmit additional data by using multiple connections for high-speed network adapters or multiple network adapters.
Network fault tolerance. When clients simultaneously use multiple network connections, the clients can continue without interruption despite the loss of a network connection.
Automatic configuration. SMB Multichannel automatically discovers multiple available network paths and dynamically adds connections as necessary.
At least two computers that run on Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2012, or Windows 8 operating systems are required. No additional features have to be installed—SMB Multichannel is enabled by default.
For detailed information, see Example configurations.
Because SMB Multichannel is enabled by default, you do not have to install additional roles, role services, or features. The SMB client automatically detects and uses multiple network connections when the configuration is identified.
Disabling SMB Multichannel on either the client or the server blocks both systems from using it.
You have to re-enable SMB Multichannel on both the client and the server to start using it again.
This section describes some configuration options for deploying SMB Multichannel by using an array of network adapters. These configurations are only example configurations. There are many other possible configurations that are not included in this topic.
In this typical configuration, an SMB client and an SMB server are configured by using a single 10-gigabit Ethernet (10 GbE) network adapter. When SMB is deployed without SMB Multichannel, and if there is only one SMB session established, SMB creates a single TCP/IP connection. With only a single CPU core, this configuration inherently leads to congestion, especially when many small I/O operations are performed. Therefore, the potential for a performance bottleneck is significant.
Most current network adapters offer a capability called Receive Side Scaling (RSS), which enables multiple connections to automatically spread across multiple CPU cores. However, if you use a single connection, RSS cannot help. When you use SMB Multichannel with a RSS-capable network adapter, SMB creates multiple TCP/IP connections for that particular session. This configuration avoids a potential bottleneck on a single CPU core if many small I/O operations are required.
In this configuration, an SMB client and SMB server are configured by using multiple 10 GbE network adapters. When SMB is deployed without SMB Multichannel, and if there is only one SMB session established, SMB uses one of the available network adapters to create a single TCP/IP connection. In this scenario, it is not possible to aggregate the bandwidth of the multiple network adapters; for example, you cannot achieve 2 gigabits per second (Gbps) when you use two 1-GbE network adapters. There is also a potential for failure if the selected network adapter is disconnected or disabled.
When SMB is deployed with SMB Multichannel, SMB creates multiple TCP/IP connections for a single session with at least one or more connections per interface if the network adapters are RSS-capable. This configuration enables SMB to use the combined network adapter bandwidth that is available and makes it possible for the SMB client to continue without interruption if a network adapter fails.
Windows Server 2012 R2 and Windows Server 2012 support the ability to combine multiple network adapters into one network adapter by using a feature called NIC Teaming. Although a team always provides fault tolerance, when SMB is deployed without SMB Multichannel, SMB creates only one TCP/IP connection per team. This configuration leads to limitations in both the number of CPU cores that are engaged and the maximum use of the team bandwidth.
When SMB is deployed with SMB Multichannel, SMB creates multiple TCP/IP connections for a single session to achieve a better balance across CPU cores and better use of the available bandwidth. NIC Teaming continues to offer the failover capability, which works faster than using SMB Multichannel by itself. We also recommend NIC Teaming because it offers failover capabilities to other workloads that do not rely on SMB, because those workloads cannot benefit from the failover capabilities of SMB Multichannel.
A team of RDMA-capable network adapters is always reported as non-RDMA capable. If you intend to use the RDMA capabilities of the network adapters, do not team them.
SMB Multichannel detects the RDMA capabilities of network adapters, which enables the SMB Direct feature, SMB Direct over RDMA. Without SMB Multichannel, SMB uses regular TCP/IP connections with the RDMA-capable network adapters where all network adapters provide a TCP/IP stack that exists side-by-side with the new RDMA stack.
When SMB is deployed with SMB Multichannel, SMB detects the RDMA capability of a network adapter and creates multiple RDMA connections for that single session, with two RDMA connections per interface. This configuration enables SMB to take advantage of the high throughput, low latency, and low CPU utilization that is offered by the RDMA-capable network adapters. It also offers fault tolerance when you use multiple RDMA interfaces.
A team of RDMA-capable network adapters is always reported as non-RDMA capable. If you intend to use the RDMA capabilities of the network adapters, do not team them. After a RDMA connection is created, the TCP/IP connection that is used for the original protocol negotiation is no longer used. However, that connection is maintained in case the RDMA connections fail.
The following table summarizes the different capabilities that are available when you combine SMB Multichannel, RDMA (SMB Direct), and NIC Teaming.
For non-RDMA network adapters, the ideal solution is to combine NIC Teaming with SMB Multichannel. This combination provides the best throughput and also provides fault tolerance for applications that use SMB and other protocols.
When you use RDMA-capable network adapters, NIC Teaming is not a good option, because it disables the RDMA capability of the network adapter.
If you plan to use a single network adapter without RSS, you do not benefit from multiple network connections, and therefore, SMB Multichannel is not used. Also, if you plan to use network adapters of different speeds, SMB Multichannel automatically selects the fastest network adapter because network adapters that are the same type, such as RDMA, RSS, or none, and have the same speed are simultaneously used by SMB Multichannel. The slower network adapters are idle.
This section describes some scenarios for testing SMB Multichannel, which includes comparing a file copy with and then without SMB Multichannel and intentionally causing a network adapter to fail during a file copy operation.
Configure SMB Multichannel by using one the previously described configurations.
Measure the amount of time that it takes to perform a long-running file copy operation by using SMB Multichannel.
Disable SMB Multichannel. For instructions, see Disable SMB Multichannel.
Measure the amount of time that it takes to perform the same file copy without SMB Multichannel.
Copy a large amount of data that exceeds the size of available memory.
Perform the copy operation twice, where the first copy serves as a warm-up. Time only the second copy operation.
Restart both the server and the client before each test to make sure that they operate under similar conditions.
Make sure SMB Multichannel operates in a multiple network adapter configuration.
Perform a long-running file copy operation.
While the file copy operation is running, simulate a failure of one of the network paths by disconnecting one of the cables or by disabling one of the network adapters.
Confirm that the file copy continues to use the remaining network adapter and operates without any file copy errors.
Make sure there are no other workloads that use the disconnected network connection path. This precaution avoids a possible failure in workloads that do not leverage SMB Multichannel.
Use the following procedure to verify that SMB Multichannel works.
To verify network adapter configuration is correct, type the following in Windows PowerShell on both the SMB server and the SMB client.
On the SMB client, perform a long-running file copy operation that creates an ongoing session with the SMB server. While the copy operation is running, type the following in Windows PowerShell to verify that the connection uses the right version of SMB and that SMB Multichannel works.


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Dual 4K 60Hz USB C KVM Switch 2 Computers / KVM Switch USB C with HDMI, DisplayPort and 4x USB 3.0 Ports – Remote Control Switching
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USB 3.0 KVM Switch for 2 Computers with HDMI and 3 x USB 3.0 Ports
201085 2-Port USB-C Switch with Remote Control User Manual.pdf
What is a KVM switch?
KVM stands for Keyboard, Video, and Mouse. A KVM switch is a connectivity device that allows multiple laptops, computers, or hosts to share a multitude of USB peripherals and monitors. It allows the user to easily switch between hosts with a press of a button, without the need to unplug any cables, creating a highly efficient and effective work station.
How does a KVM switch work?
A KVM switch works by allowing you to select which host has access to the devices connected to the switch. When you select host "1", then all the monitors, and USB peripherals that are connected to the switch will be accessible to host "1", and inaccessible to host "2". When you select host "2", all monitors and USB peripherals will be disconnected from host "1" but will instead now be accessible to host "2".
Can I use this KVM switch with dual monitors?
Yes. The Cable Matters USB-C KVM Switch allows you to connect two USB-C hosts to share two monitors on all Operating Systems except Mac OS with resolutions up to 4K@60hz on each monitor. The switch supports only one single external display up to 4K@60Hz resolution on MacOS and can only output the identical display up to 4k@60Hz resolution even if two monitors are connected at the same time. Please refer to the following illustration for the resolution support on all Operating Systems excluding Mac OS.
Does this KVM switch work with all USB-C ports?
No. This KVM switch is compatible only with USB-C ports that support video. Video support requires hosts with DisplayPort (DP) Alt Mode support. Without DP Alt Mode support, this KVM switch will function as a USB switch.
Does this KVM switch work with all Thunderbolt 3 or Thunderbolt 4 ports?
Does this KVM switch support 4K resolution?
Yes. The Cable Matters USB-C KVM Switch supports up to 8K@30hz with a single monitor connected to the DisplayPort port. With a single monitor connected to the HDMI port, the maximum supported resolution is 4K@60hz.


*new pattern!* ~fern shawl~ and a KIT giveaway!
Leave a comment below to be entered to WIN the fern shawl KIT from Kitterly!
I'll pick the winners on Monday so you have all weekend to play.
CONGRATULATIONS to the KIT WINNER!
I'm sending you an email to get your address dear one. check your junk mail if you don't hear from me! congratulations again!
Extra special thanks to my photographer Lizzie Carter!
303 Responses to *new pattern!* ~fern shawl~ and a KIT giveaway!
Oh, wow that is just LOVELY! (: I think ferns are the best – certainly for fairy camouflage.
This is beautiful I can't wait to make a ton of these.
this pattern makes me absolutely swoon!
My favorite patterns are the ones with leaves knit into them! And this one is perfect!
Wow, it's beautiful! Beautifully knit, pauline & lovely design! I'd love to win the kit!
Love the design and especially the long wrap ends so the shawl stays on. Once again – bravo on a beautiful design.
Another stunning pattern!! My wooded backyard is FILLED with ferns and it's perfect for all my woodland faeries and friends! I have discovered many of their houses!!
I LOVE ferns & can't wait to make this shawl – so simple and beautiful!
another beautiful pattern from you! that has indeed made my weekend!
How cozy that looks. Perfect for the fairy in me.
So lovely! I'd be so excited to win one!!
Rabid loops! It's like Fruit Loops with a touch of toxic waste and even more sugar. 🙂 More to the point, it's a gorgeous shawl. I love the little tendrils still unfurling.
I really feel the need to be a faery in this ferntabulous shawl. I sooooooo want to make this and hide out in the woods in spring. Well done to you.
What a beautiful pattern! The colors are great. I do get rabid holes when I knit too, but I've learned the art of fixing things after I'm done.
P.S. I love the idea of faerie camo too!
Beautiful! My daughter loves ferns… Especially sword ferns. I can totally see her cuddling up in this!
This is so lovely…another fabulous design, and another perfect knit by sweet Pauline!
Oh wow, I love it! It's beautiful!
Please enter me in this drawing! What a beautiful shawl. I'd love to try to make this myself.
~ Ferns, . . . so perfectly forest & woodlands cozy ! ~ Fabulous design tinyowlknits !
I know at least ten fairy folk friends who would loVe this !
Most especially me. Maybe I'll even knit a smaller version for my Cat.
Oh yes how I love this, Hope to win, would make me a very lucky girl….
It is beautiful and I would love to win it!
My fiancé and I just bought a house in the Chattahoochee National Forest, in GA. I think this shawl would definitely be a necessary garment for my morning walks. So beautiful!
A beautiful pattern. I would love to win the kit!
I completely adore this shawl! It reminds me of where I grew up as a child, we had so much space and the ferns were always so lush and green. I miss being able to wander through the woods on my own little adventure through the forest. Sturbridge MA was and still is such a magical place suspended in time. I love your designs so much!
Oh, it's CHARMING! with tassels!
This shawl is so cute and just calls the fay in! I love your work and will throw my name into the giveaway hat!
Big shawls are the best, as are ferns.
What a lovely pattern, and lovely offer! I know someone for whom this would be a perfect gift!
As always your work is so beautiful!!! I love this pattern so much! It is on my wish list for sure!
SO absolutely delightful! I love the colors too.. It reminds me of my childhood romps through the forests !
Getting messages from you brings me such joy. And this pattern is wonderful! What a lovely shawl to wrap around my shoulders when I go greet the unfurling ferns on an early spring day.
Yay! Another piece to wear when running about the forest chasing fairies!
I love every one of your patterns!
A very true to life version of the fern. Beautiful pattern for this shaw.
This shawl is soooo beautiful , just really amazing! would so love to win the kit !
Oh thanks for explaining about fairy camp! And pkease pick me!!
i get teased because the back of my work looks so much like the front. i guess a combination of control freak and OCD.
All of your patterns are amazing !!! If I had this one I would feel like I just fell out of the move fern gully.
Wow! Absoluely gorgeous! Just love all your unique patterns. You're my new Winter obsession. Hoot. Hoot. Hoot!!!!
How perfect! I'd love to win this pattern and a cat I am just finishing up my trip to New Zealand the land of the Silverfern! I love your designs!
Oh my goodness! faery wings to snuggle up in how perfect x.
Absolutely gorgeous. Finely ferned fairies are always a good thing! Another winner, Steph!
This is another beautiful pattern. Love how it's so long and the fern leaves are outstanding! 🙂 Would love to win this kit! Here's hoping….
This is so beautiful – and I love the tassels!
Wrapped in leaves so the faeries, gnomes and deva's kan find me easily 🙂 I couldn't imagine a more perfect dis-… eh… "true-guise".
Ferns are my favorite plants! I would love to be draped in them. So kind of you to offer a give away!!!
Will we be able to purchase just the pattern?
I love this! I've been looking for a shawl pattern to start!
Beautiful shawl! I haven't done much colorwork, but this pattern makes me want to try!
Lovely! It looks like my back yard. And I LOVE my back yard.
Ooooh, I'm seeing this in pale pink and vintage green!
Ferns are divine. ❤ I got to see this in person at Stitches West and it looked oh-so-lovely.
I can see myself wearing this shawl and strolling among the ferns along our creek bank.
Beautiful! Love all your stuff and your creativity.
Simply gorgeous! It is on my list of things to knit my Mom.
I was thinking of dyeing my yarn with ferns for a soft spring green, they'll soon be unfurling their fronds to the lighter days. How lucky we are to have found you.
This is such a beautiful shawl! It reminds me the deep forest at my village and old times me and my sister played hide and seek!
So beautiful! Could I possibly make this?
Who doesn't love a good shawl and a good kit and a good give a way?
Love this shawl. Can't wait to cast on.
This is a beauty! Love it!
This is a shawl I would love to knit and wear.
I am so impressed that you'd share with us that you have the occasional (rare) knitting mishap. Encouraging to a hit-or-miss knitter like me. Thanks!
Everything you design is stunningly beautiful, and this is no exception. I have to make it!
I think i'm going to have to pick up this pattern and make it for next fall!
Pretty! I would love to make one.
I too will be invisible when I wear this, no-one will look at me in the most beautiful fairy shawl I have ever seen.
What a neat idea! Why didn't I think of that? Love this shawl!
A beautiful shawl that any fairy would surely adore!
Ha! I suffer from "Raid Loopology" I gotta tell ya! This is really pretty.
Wow! I believe I would knit this for me and my daughter!
I love it! Ferns are my favorite!!
Ooh, definitely entering to win! This is insanely beautiful and amazing.
So sweet of you to give away a kit!
What a beautiful shawl! I will definitely have to knit this at some point. A few years ago I was writing my dissertation on faeries and lamenting that there wasn't a shawl which matched, or indeed could keep me warm during my research. This more than makes up for it!
Pretty, pretty! Hope I win!
What a lovely way to keep the winter chill off. I just love all your patterns.
I'd love to make this for my friend for her birthday. I'm hoping I can finish this in a month.
Gorgeous!! On my list to knit for my Mom!
Such a lovely design, the fern is beautiful!!
I think that's possibly cool enough for even me to pull off.
Fairy camo! I love it!
Another fabulous, magical piece! I love everything about it!
Beautiful piece. You are always so creative. Thanks for inspiring others!
So very gorgeous and evocative. Your storytelling (or fairytaling?) make these so much the sweeter!
Ohhh, this is so beautiful!!!
Now, that is a solid knitting pattern.
This is lovely! I would love to give it a go!
When the camouflage fails they must use all,those feathers to fly away! What a fun pattern….
Oh wow! This might just be one of my favorites yet! How do you do it? Leaves are my favorite! And tassels? Perfection!
Inspiring, this is truly gorgeous and I would wear it morning noon and night!
Oops…faeries hehe sorry little ladies!
Oh dear faerie queen, please let me win!
Love this shawl, and looking forward to making one. Thanks for giving me a chance to win a kit!!
I have always loved ferns and would LOVE to win this kit!
So beautiful! Love the fun tassels!
This shawl is so magical! I would love to knit this 😊 Keeping my fingers crossed.
What a lovely shawl! I just love ferns.
I always wonder how the faeries hid from us. This makes perfect sense. I love it. It's beautiful.
I love anything with ferns! This is such a lovely shawl!
Oooo…what a lovely shawl! It reminds me of the the ferns that grow in the woods along the river.
I have some special dk weight yarn that I inherited from my aunt and am finally ready to knit. I had a few potential patterns in mind but did a last search of dk weight patterns today and found this beautiful shawl. As a botanist who explored many a fern-lined dale with my aunt when I was a child this is the perfect tribute. Thank you for your beautiful and whimsical patterns.
oh, lovely pattern, ferns are always a bit of imagination… whould be very happy to knit them with the kit!
Wow another beautiful design~ I especially ❤ the tassels!!
it is really beautiful, I don't usually make shawls but this one I absolutely must make! It's just wonderful.
Hello from New Zealand, where one of our emblems is… the Silver Fern. Recently, it's even been suggested that we change our flag to the fern because everyone gets us confused with Australia. (This is a major faux pas, like when people mistake Canadians for Americans.) We need a new flag… you have a lovely new Fern Shawl… coincidence? Let's just say I would wear it with pride!
What a beautyful shawl! I would like to start it right now!
This wood be the perfect project for my recovery". Always beautiful!
Beautiful shawl. I would love to win the kit.
Stephanie… You're designs are so magical and you have such a following of little hooters in the forest. What a magical world you have created!!! I will definitely make this one.
herbs and their magical uses is one of my most favorite subjects!
It is said if you carry fern "seeds" on Midnight Summer's eve you will be invisible.
Eeeee! So so lovely! Fern Gully here we come!!
So Beautiful! Wearing this I'm sure to find some faeries in Muir Woods.
Jiiiwhaahhhhhhh..I would like to go into the spring awakening bright green woods with this shawl! Lovely greetings from Germany!
Wow! Love this shawl kit! Beautimous!
Wow! Ferns are some of the oldest life forms on earth. ThAt shawl has got to have some ancient magic in it. Super design Stephanie!
So gorgeous! The perfect shawl!
Beautiful! I'd love to have a chance to make this!
Oh that is so beautiful! I have three daughters all cooing over my shoulder! I have never gotten brave enough to try real colour work but I have been building up my courage to try it since I saw some lovely Beekeeper with a colour work owl hexipuff! This looks right! So exciting!
That is truly a thing of wonder!!!!!
OOOOoooohhhhh Supercute!!! I Love it!!
Magical!!! I love your designs!
That is beautiful! I would love to make one.
I would love to win this kit, I would cast on right away!! Even though I already have a *few* other WIPS…….
I saw a dream last night that I was walking in the woods, wearing a scarf wrapped up around my shoulders and holding my kitty in my arms. Kitty's attention was taken by something and I was sure that he was hearing the fairy bells somewhere. Then I was turning my head to the left as kitty was looking that way and …THEN I woke up, my kitty was touching my face with his furry paw! So I missed seeing a fairy in my dream but I'm pretty sure that it was there in the woods.
I love this beautiful design, shawl and photograps. Thank you Stephanie for sharing your designs with us!
So lovely. I especially like the little dangly tassels!
PS. Crossing my fingers, toes and wings to win a kit. If not, drastic action is going to need to be taken!!
I love this shawl. It's gorgeous!!
It's a hooty great shawl. I am presently knitting a big old fashioned one to wear in my reading corner near a big old drafty window.
This one would be oh so wonderful with my long denim skirt come spring and bunny rabbits.
All the best to you and your creative personality.
That's a very interesting pattern.
Gorgeous! And it looks super cozy!
It looks so refreshing with a touch of spring in the air. Great work as usual !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Beautiful pattern! Thanks for creating another great pattern.
Lovely! And I've definitely been getting rabid loops when doing colourwork. Like, it takes me forever because at the end of each row I have to tighten them up (but not too much!) or sometimes even loosen them a little!
LOVE !!! The beautiful fern pattern also looks like feathers. ust right for an owl.
I saw this in the Stitches West Fashion Show last week! Love!!
Do you ever walk through the world in the magical dusk? That's when I see the fairies! I would love to win the kit and knit this beautiful shawl. Thank you for the give-away!
Splendidly beautiful, as always! I love the curly fern tips the best.
This is a gorgeous shawl. I love the dimensions – they work so well together as though the Golden Ratio is somehow involved, and the intarsia is lovely. But the tassels just *make* it. Lovely.
This is just stunning!!! Looks like you would be constantly surrounded by the forest!
This is absolutely gorgeous and I know just the person in my life who needs one!
What a gorgeous shawl! I'd love to hide in the forest with that one!
I love this shawl! Bringing springlike thoughts on this cold, snowy day!
Oh, wow. Beautiful. Such great color choices. And I am a sucker for ferns.
This is beautiful!! I I love it!!
Love the shawl, your creations are always so beautiful.
pretty! I have made one shawl but I have 4 more that I am planning on knitting just as soon as I finish my current project!
I've got a thing for ferns, so this shawl is calling out to me! Love every aspect of it…the design, colors, and alpaca/silk?!…yummmm!!!
eeep, this is so sweet! what a perfect thing to start knitting as the snow melts and to welcome the beginning of spring!
gorgeous – I would love this!
Beautiful, beautiful shawl! Would be great in green, would be great in yellow, would be great in blue….
"Fern Faery Wings" I'm in Love!
This is such a beautiful pattern! Thank you for sharing your wild magics with us!
This is so beautiful, I really love the shape and the fern motif. I will definitely be downloading this one and raiding my stash to get this on the needles. It would make a lovely present for a special friend.
I love it- so original!
Amazingly beautiful! I love it!
Wow, your new Fern shawl is so magical! I love the delicate fronds in the beautiful contrasting colorwork.
This is so lovely, the colors are also so divine. Would love to knit this up right away!
Lovely accompaniment to your other knits. Just perfect!
Love the shawl, so perfect for a woodland walk.
So super ca-hoot! ❤ This is too perfect. And Pauline's sample turned out so gorgeous!
Stunning and magical design! It looks like the ferns are keeping you under their protection when the shawl is wrapped around the shoulders.
Waow! Fern is my "familiar" plant! I love it!
Hoot hoot hoot – I would so love to try this pattern – what a gorgeous shawl – love the color !
This is stunning! I love the tassels and it is just the right size.
Oh how springy! Ferns remind me of my father. He has a fern plant that winters in the garage–he takes it out on the warmer, sunny days and it Suns at the bottom of the driveway.
This looks so amazing. Usually I crochet items, but this would make me pick up the knitting needles again.
This is so lovely! I really like the little curls on the ends of the ferns. I'm often afraid of colourwork, but this looks so cool I'd definitely give it a go!
this is just the most clever 🙂 i love that it uses colour work instead of texture, even though i almost never prefer colour work. a lovely surprise!
What a great pattern. I live the colours too.
Hi Stephanie ~ This is super cute!!!!!
Paypal is giving me endless hassle, not wanting to finalize purchases, any purchases this week. Is there anyway I can purchase this without going through paypal? Ravelry takes me to paypal direct… I really would like this pattern!
This is so sweet! I love to imagine walking through the woods wearing this and watching children exploring mosses and slippery logs, joining them quietly. I'm sure the fern scarf smells good just by association to the beautiful places it brings my thoughts to.


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Nava Semel
Nava Semel (1954-2017) was born in Tel Aviv. She had an MA in art history from Tel Aviv University and worked as a journalist, art critic and TV, radio and recording producer. Semel published novels, short stories, poetry, plays, children's books and a number of TV scripts. Many of her stories have been adapted for radio, film, TV and the stage in Israel, Europe and the USA. Her novel, And the Rat Laughed, has been made into an opera; it is also being made into a feature film, directed by David Fisher. Her children's book, The Girl in the Gong, was performed on stage as a very successful musical in a co-production between Beit Lessin Theater and the Holon Mediatheque in 2012. Semel was a member of the Massua Institute of Holocaust Studies and was on the board of governors of the Yad Vashem Holocaust Museum.
Semel received several literary prizes, including the American National Jewish Book Award for Children's Literature (1990), the Women Writers of the Mediterranean Award (1994), the Prime Minister's Prize (1996), the Austrian Best Radio Drama Award (1996), the Rosenblum Prize for Stage Arts (2005), and Tel Aviv's Literary Woman of the Year (2007). Most recently, her y/a book, Love for Beginners, received the One of the Best Seven Prize awarded by Radio Germany (2010) as well as the Educators and Scientists Association Award (Germany, 2010).
See also Nava Semel's website:
http://www.navasemel.com/index.php?page_id=1&lang_action=change_lang&to_lang=en
The Girl in the Gong (children) , Dani Sfarim, 2015 [Yaldat Ha-Pa'amon]
Poems of Pregnancy and Birth, Sifriat Poalim, 1982 [Shirei Herayon Ve-Leida]
Hat of Glass (stories) , Sifriat Poalim, 1985; new ed. 1998 [Kova Zchuchit: Kovetz Sipurim Shel Ha-Dor Ha-Sheni]
The Child Behind the Eyes; An Old Woman (plays), Adam, 1988 [Ha-Yeled Me-Achorei Ha-Einayim; Achat Zkena]
Night Games (novel) , Am Oved, 1994 [Rally Masa Matara]
Bride on Paper (novel) , Am Oved, 1996 [Isha Al Ha-Neyar]
Zionist to the End [by Yitzhak Artzi with Nava Semel] (autobiography), Yedioth Ahronoth, 1999 [Davka Zioni]
And the Rat Laughed (novel) , Yedioth Ahronoth, 2001 [Tzchok Shel Achbarosh]
Isra Isle (novel) , Yedioth Ahronoth, 2005 [Eesrael]
Australian Wedding (autobiographical fiction) , Am Oved, 2009 [Chatuna Ostralit]
Flying Away [with Ella Milch-Sheriff] (libretto), The Institute of Israeli Drama, 2010 [Laʹuf Mi-Kan]
Head on Backwards (novel) , Zmora-Bitan, 2011 [Rosh-Akom]
Hymn to the Bible (poetry) , Even Hoshen, 2015 [Mizmor La-Tanach]
Fanny and Gabriel (novel) , Zmora-Bitan, 2017 [Fanny Ve-Gavriel]
Becoming Gershona (youth) , Am Oved, 1988 [Gershona-Shona]
Flying Lessons [Flying Away] (youth) , Am Oved, 1990; Yedioth Ahronoth, 2004 [Morris Chavivʹel Melamed Laʹuf; Laʹuf Mi-Kan]
Who Stole the Show? (children) , Yedioth Ahronoth, 1997 [Mi Ganav Et Ha-Hatzaga]
Nighty Nite (lullabies), Yedioth Ahronoth, 1998 [Lailuna]
Awake in My Sleep (lullabies), Sifriat Poalim, 2000 [Yashen Hu Er Be-Makom Acher]
The Courage to be Afraid (children) , Sifriat Poalim, 2004 [Ha-Ometz Lefached]
Love for Beginners (youth) , Yedioth Ahronoth, 2006 [Eich Matchilim Ahava]
The Backpack Fairy (children) , Sifriat Poalim, 2011 [Fe-Yaya Ve-Ha-Tarmish]
The Bell Maiden (children) , Dani Sfarim, 2015 [Yaldat Ha-Pa'amon]
Taking Wing (Mercurium Trilogy, 1) [under the name: Huan B. Landi] (fantasy novel) , Kinneret, Zmora-Bitan, 2016 [Me'ofefet: Mercurium: Sefer Rishon]
Our Candles (children) , Yedioth Ahronoth, 2018 [Ha-Pamotim Shelanu]
PERFORMED PLAYS
An Old Woman [Haifa, 1983]
The Child Behind the Eyes [Haifa, 1986; Rome, 1990; New York, 1991; Los Angeles, 1996; Prague, 1997; Arab Theater of the Galilee, 2001; Romania (Sibiu Theatre Festival), 2004; Romania (Resita), 2005; Ankara, 2005; Lodz, 2006; Bucharest, 2007; Amsterdam, 2012]
Hi Old Man [The State Youth Theatre, 2003]
And the Rat Laughed [with Ella Milch-Sheriff] (opera) [Cameri, 2005; Warsaw, 2006; Bucharest, 2007; Toronto, 2009]
Flying Away [with Ella Milch-Sheriff] (opera) [Cameri, 2010]
The Bell Maiden [with Ben Artzi] [Beit Lessin & Holon Mediatheque, 2012]
Back to Isra Isle [Theatroneto Festival, 2013; Itim Ensemble, 2015]
Hat of Glass
Italian: Naples, Guida, 2002
German: Frankfurt, Dr. Orgler Verlag, 2000
Romanian: Bucharest, Hasefer, 2003
Bride on Paper
German: Weinheim, Beltz & Gelberg, 2003; pback: 2005
Romanian: Bucharest, Pandora, 2000
English: Victoria, Austr., Hybrid, 2012
Turkish: Istanbul, Cizmeli kedi, forthcoming
And the Rat Laughed
German: Mannheim, Persona, 2007
Italian: Rome, Atmosphere Libri, 2012
Isra Isle
English: Simsbury, CT, Mandel Vilar Press, 2016
Head on Backwards
Italian: Livorno, Belforte, 2013
Becoming Gershona
English: New York, Viking Penguin, 1990; pback: New York, Puffin (Penguin), 1992
Italian: Florence, La Casa Usher, 1990; pback: Verona, Mondadori, 1999
German: Frankfurt, Alibaba, 1993; pback: Frankfurt, Fischer, 1995; 2004; 2005
Romanian: Bucharest, Fiat Lux, 1995
Dutch: Baarn, Fontein, 2000
Flying Lessons [Flying Away]
English: New York, Simon & Schuster, 1995
German: Berlin, Elefanten Press, 1995; Pback: Weinheim, Beltz & Gelberg, 2000
Italian: Verona, Mondadori, 1997
Czech: Prague, Albatros, 1998
Spanish: Madrid, Loguez, 1998
Serbian: Belgrade, Book & Marso, 2008
Chinese: Nanjing, Jiangsu Children's Pub., 2016
Who Stole the Show?
Romanian/English: Bucharest, Hasefer, 2007
Love for Beginners
Italian: Casale Monferrato, Sonda, 2007
Czech: Praque, Albatros, 2009
German: Berlin, Jacoby & Stuart, 2010
Slovak: Bratislava, Q111, 2011
Our Candles
Zionist to the End [by Yitzhak Artzi with Nava Semel]
Shira Geffen
Tal Nitzan


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With Renters Insurance, Benefits Outweigh Costs: Officials
By Christiane Cordero	• Published July 21, 2016 • Updated on July 22, 2016 at 8:50 am
Renters lost more than $13 million worth of belongings to fires in the last three years because they did not have renter's insurance, according to the Hartford Fire Department.
Raul Irizarry is one of hundreds of displaced tenants in Hartford. When he lost his home and approximately $25,000 worth of personal items in a structure fire last month, he immediately knew he did too little too late.
"The day before, I was switching car insurances," Irizarry said. "So I thought, let me just fill out a renter's insurance quote at the same time."
He figured he'd sleep on it, unable to predict how much he'd regret that decision as soon as he woke up.
"(The) day after, the fire happens at 8 in the morning," Irizarry said.
Only 22 renters of 320 Hartford structure fires had insurance last year, Hartford Fire Chief Reggie Freeman said. Nationwide, only 43 percent of renters are insured.
"I think in the majority of instances, (Hartford residents) just don't know that having renter's insurance is an option," said Chief Freeman.
One of the biggest misconceptions, Chief Freeman said, is people tend to think they are covered if their landlord has insurance. However, a landlord's insurance only covers the structure itself. All the belongings inside the home would only be covered under renters insurance.
It includes three basic types of protection: personal belongings, additional living expenses and liability in case the renters or pets are at fault. The price varies by policy. The average renters insurance costs between $15 and $30 per month, so $180 a year could protect the value of most everything in a home.
"Renter's insurance is one of the best values for your dollar you can get," Gerard O'Sullivan, director of consumer affairs for the State Department of Insurance, said. "No one ever thinks that they're going to have a fire or a theft or anything, but when those things do happen, think about how much you will be out to replace everything."
Going forward, Irizarry knows he won't have to learn that lesson twice.
"I'm actually in the middle of creating a quote because I'm most likely going to buy a car today," Irizarry said. "And there will definitely be renter's insurance attached to that quote."


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The First Lady Addresses Kidnapped Nigerian Girls, the NFL Drafts the First Openly Gay Football Player, and Other News You Should Know
It's Monday! While you're settling back into work, here's the news you may have missed over the weekend. For starters, First Lady Michelle Obama took over the President's weekly video address on Sunday to add her voice to the rallying cry against the horrific kidnapping of more than 270 Nigerian schoolgirls. "In these girls, Barack and I see our own daughters. We see their hopes and their dreams. And we can only imagine the anguish their parents are feeling right now," Mrs. Obama said. Watch the full video below: Last week, the U.S. joined international efforts to help locate the missing girls. It is still unknown where they are being held, but this morning, Boko Haram released a video showing approximately 130 of the Nigerian schoolgirls wearing full-length hijabs. One of the group's leaders, Abubakar Shekau, claims that the girls have been converted to Islam and that they will be freed in exchange for the release of captured militants. In other news: First Openly Gay NFL Player Drafted Michael Sam was drafted on Saturday afternoon by the St. Louis Rams, making him the first-ever openly gay player to be drafted into the NFL. A successful defensive end, Sam was named
By Maggie Mertens
It's Monday! While you're settling back into work, here's the news you may have missed over the weekend. For starters, First Lady Michelle Obama took over the President's weekly video address on Sunday to add her voice to the rallying cry against the horrific kidnapping of more than 270 Nigerian schoolgirls. "In these girls, Barack and I see our own daughters. We see their hopes and their dreams. And we can only imagine the anguish their parents are feeling right now," Mrs. Obama said. Watch the full video below:
Last week, the U.S. joined international efforts to help locate the missing girls. It is still unknown where they are being held, but this morning, Boko Haram released a video showing approximately 130 of the Nigerian schoolgirls wearing full-length hijabs. One of the group's leaders, Abubakar Shekau, claims that the girls have been converted to Islam and that they will be freed in exchange for the release of captured militants.
In other news:__
First Openly Gay NFL Player Drafted
Michael Sam was drafted on Saturday afternoon by the St. Louis Rams, making him the first-ever openly gay player to be drafted into the NFL. A successful defensive end, Sam was named SEC Defensive Player of the Year and a unanimous all-American in 2013. ESPN showed Sam and his boyfriend embrace and share a kiss after he received the call saying he'd been drafted. Now, Sam says he can't wait to just focus on his new job and move on from the hype around his coming out: "Since February and my big announcement, this has been a whole [lot of] speculation of the first openly gay football player, but you know what? It's not about that. It's about playing football." Good luck, Michael Sam—we're rooting for you! (You can see the sweet moment below):
Nicholas Kristof Writes About "Smart Girls"
As usual, Nicholas Kristof is on point in his New York Times column about the tragedy of continued violence against schoolgirls around the world. "What saddens me is that we in the West aren't acting as rationally. To fight militancy, we invest overwhelmingly in the military toolbox but not so much in the education toolbox that has a far better record at defeating militancy," he writes. Read the rest on nytimes.com.
__Coding is Catching On
At Glamour, we've been writing about awesome programs that teach kids (and especially girls) computer coding for years. But it seems that schools are finally catching on. According to the New York Times, New York City and Chicago public schools, along with some 30 other districts, will add coding classes to the curriculum this fall. In the meantime, 20,000 teachers have taken the initiative to introduce coding lessons in their classrooms themselves. This is great news for kids everywhere but especially for girls, since making computer science part of the standard curriculum could help (eventually) even out a field now mostly dominated by guys.
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Millions of three- and four-year-old PCs are being blocked from installing the latest Windows 10 feature update. Is your PC at risk? Here are two ways to check for potential problems.
How to upgrade an old PC to Windows 10 - free Microsoft's much-hyped free upgrade offer for Windows 10 ended last year, right? Maybe not. Here's how to get yours.
If you own a PC or tablet that's powered by an Intel Clover Trail processor , you're part of an exclusive and unlucky fraternity. For now, at least, Microsoft has cut off Windows 10 support early for your device.
If Microsoft doesn't deliver a patch within the next six to nine months, those PCs could be cut off from security fixes.
Any Clover Trail-based device currently running the Windows 10 Anniversary Update, version 1607, will be blocked from upgrading to the latest version: Creators Update, version 1703. And under Microsoft's new support calendar, that means you'll stop getting security and reliability updates for version 1607 sometime in the first quarter of 2018.
I've asked Microsoft for more details on why this problem is occurring and whether owners of affected devices can expect a software patch to resolve the incompatibility. Earlier today a spokesperson declined to provide any details, saying only, "We are aware of this and investigating the matter."
The population of devices that are being cut off from support is a tiny fraction of the installed base of Windows 10 PCs, but it's still a large number. Ben Bajarin of Creative Strategies, who tracks PC and tablet sales closely, estimates that the number of affected devices is probably more than 10 million.
So how can you tell whether your PC is one of them?
Start by looking in Settings > System > About. If the processor is identified as an Intel Atom Z2520, Z2560, Z2580, or Z2760, as shown here, your device is blocked from the Windows 10 Creators Update.
If you see a different processor, including later Atom variants such as the Z3700 or x5-Z8500, you should be in the clear.
But even on a PC running a fully supported processor, you are potentially at risk of being blocked for other issues, including serious incompatibilities associated with specific devices or installed programs.
To check for potential problems before you spend hours attempting to update to the latest Windows 10 release, there's a simple option: Run the Setup program with a pair of switches that instruct it to perform a compatibility check and return the results.
For this compatibility test, you need installation media for the Windows 10 version you want to test. If you've already downloaded the Creators Update, you can use that media; just make sure it matches the architecture - 32-bit or 64-bit - of the system you plan to test.
If you don't have the latest Windows 10 installer files, use the Media Creation Tool to download a fresh copy, as I describe in my FAQ: How to install, reinstall, upgrade and activate Windows 10.
Double-click the ISO file to mount it as a virtual drive with its own drive letter, or insert a USB flash drive containing the installation files. Make a note of the drive letter.
Next, open a command prompt window (the easiest way is to type cmd.exe in the Run box and then press Ctrl+Shift+Enter to run it as an administrator.
At the command prompt, type the following command, substituting the drive letter where your installer files are located in place of d:.
Press Enter and follow the setup screens just as if you were performing an upgrade. When you get to the final screen, click Install. The program should end at that point rather than beginning the upgrade. When it does, it writes some information to a file called BlueBox.log, which you'll find in the C:\Windows\Logs\MoSetup folder.
Double-click that file to open it in Notepad and then scroll to the bottom and look for the final error code. If you see 0xC1900210, you're good to go. That means there are no blocking compatibility issues.
There are other, less common error codes you might encounter. For information on what these codes mean, see this official Microsoft support document: Resolve Windows 10 upgrade errors : Technical information for IT Pros.
That article also explains how to use the echo %errorlevel% command to return a result that can be converted into a hexadecimal equivalent using a toll like the Windows Calc program.


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ThomASS 'unhappy' with performance of the Bulls in the preseason »
So nice of you guys to show up. Sort of.
Well, it wasn't dominating (it never is), but the Bears pulled this one out. As usual, it should have been by more but as fans, we'll take wins any way they can get them. For the last year or two, some of us were always thinking why the Bears can't play a game where they show up and play well from start to finish. We should expect this but we know it won't happen because, let's face it, it's the Bears. Like I said though, there is a long way to go but they won today.
Offense: First, we have to look at what Trestman did at the end of the half. For the second or third time this season, he was shitty with clock management. The Bears lost about 20 seconds or so while driving and only picked up a field goal out of it because time was running out. That really has to stop. However, the play selection the entire game was solid. Finally, they ran the ball like I have been bitching about all year. How fucking hard is it to do what Trestman did today with the play-calling? Forte and Carey were lights out carrying and receiving for Forte. There is nothing wrong with passing more than running in games, but when the right kind of plays aren't called in certain situations, that's what pisses me off. I like the even balance of pass/run but today works well too.
Because of these plays that were called, Dickface didn't turn the ball over and everybody contributed in big ways. When the Bears run the ball and run it efficiently, this opens up the pass game and allows the Bears to use their threats properly. Thus, Brandon Marshall, Alshon Jeffery and Martellus Bennett. There were some third downs in which Cutler was able to find any of those three receivers to get first downs. Yes, they could have scored another touchdown or two but overall, it was solid. Had this happened in two other games this season, the Bears are 5-1.
Defense: No Lance Briggs? No problem. Also, Chris Conte continued his streak of getting hurt in every game. I think he should just retire. I thought the linebackers played well. Backups Daryl Sharpton and Khaseem Greene played very well. And another backup who they found on the street, Demontre Hurst, had an interception late in the game. The front four finally played like it was expected before the season started. Matt Ryan was sacked four times. The line of Allen, Paea, Young, Ratliff and Houston all contributed by getting pressure on Ryan the entire game. And speaking of Willie Young, there isn't much to be happy about still, but Young is earning his money and has been the Bears most consistent player on defense.
Special Teams: Our old friend Devin Hester returned but didn't do much, so that's encouraging. I was driving home when the Bears scored the go-ahead touchdown and heard that Robbie Gould's extra point was blocked. So the overpaid and overrated kicker now gets an extra point blocked? Kick it high and kick it far, Robbie. Or else, you won't get that next contract so you can feed your family. I know, I keep bringing that up. But hey, he said it. Not me. If he actually makes those field goals when they count, then, I wouldn't be spending my time doing this.
If someone can answer this question about the special teams, feel free. But why do the Bears get so many damn penalties of holding and illegal blocks in the back? Does someone have a stat (cue Yeti) on who leads the league in penalties on special teams? I would think the Bears are in the top part of that category.
Next up: The Bears are still in the hole. The Lions disposed of the Vikings and Aaron Rodgers decided to fuck around with the Dolphins before saying enough is enough. The Bears are two games out of first (Packers are one game ahead plus the tiebreaker) with those same Dolphins coming up at home. I think that would be a nice time for the Bears to get their first home win of the season.
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4 Responses to "So nice of you guys to show up. Sort of."
Kevin Hill Says:
lamarr houston finally showed up.
Cubs Bears Sox Suck Says:
Andrew Shaw kinda had that coming…
From NBA.com…..
"The Chicago Bulls climbed to .500 in the preseason after last night's 110-90 win against the Denver Nuggets, but the team's perfectionist coach, Tom Thibodeau, wasn't exactly thrilled with the outcome. According to Joe Cowley of the Chicago Sun-Times, Thibodeau is wanting a San Antonio Spurs-like focus from his team as the preseason wears on and he just hasn't seen that yet from them. As well, Thibodeau thinks stars Derrick Rose and Joakim Noah have a lot more work to do"
Coach ThomASS had this to say…..
''I'm watching San Antonio, and they're going after it,'' Thibodeau said. ''Parker, Duncan, they're playing huge minutes right off the start. I think it's a strong message what they're saying right now. They're preparing themselves to defend their championship. And so in order to get that way from them, you're going to have to wrestle it away from them. They're not just going to give it away. Your mind-set has to be right.''
Watch out boys, now that ThomASS has seen the Spurs play some minutes in a preseason game he can justify running his team in the ground some more.
Damn. The replay in Chicago didn't show that Shaw hit him in the nuts. Don't get me wrong, I love Shaw, but that was a stupid thing to do.


Millard Fuller, the founder of Habitat for Humanity and The Fuller Center for Housing, died early Tuesday morning after a brief illness. An autopsy revealed the cause of death to be an aortic aneurysm. He was 74. Family and friends are mourning the tragic loss of a true servant leader and a genuine heart.
Millard was buried humbly on Picnic Hill at Koinonia Farm on February 4 at 11 a.m. Millard wished to be buried in the same manner as his spiritual mentor and friend Clarence Jordan, Koinonia's founder. Like Clarence, Millard was laid to rest in a simple box and has no headstone on his grave.
To view photos from the funeral and burial, visit our photo gallery. More stories and photos will be posted in the days ahead.
Linda Fuller, Millard's wife of 49 years and the co-founder of Habitat and The Fuller Center, said that great strides have been made toward fulfilling Millard's vision of eliminating poverty housing around the world, but that there is still tremendous work to be done.
Former President Jimmy Carter issued a statement in which he called Fuller "one of the most extraordinary people I have ever known.
After pausing on Wednesday to honor the leader who inspired us all, Fuller Center staff in 25 states and 15 countries are back at work, raising funds and awareness and building and repairing houses, as we have done since 2005. The family and staff kindly request that donations be made to The Fuller Center in lieu of flowers to help us continue the great work that is Millard's legacy.
For more on Millard's life and work, click here to read Millard's biography.


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GPAC receives $2.5 million state grant for outdoor venue
Germantown Performing Arts Center Executive Director Paul Chandler announced last week that the facility has been awarded a $2.5 million grant on behalf of the state to support the construction of a future outdoor performance venue, which will be called The Grove.
The State Legislature voted on the measure just days before adjourning for the year.
The state will be joining a host of major foundations, corporations and individuals, including the Plough Foundation, the Assisi Foundation, the City of Germantown, First Tennessee Foundation, FedEx, AutoZone,
Methodist Lebonheur Healthcare, TruGreen and nexAir, that have made financial contributions to the world-class outdoor performance venue.
Sen. Brian Kelsey (R – District 31) and Rep. Mark White (R – District 83) identified the grant opportunity and advocated for GPAC in committee meetings, conference committees and on the floor of the General Assembly.
"GPAC is a gem for the entire Mid-South. I've enjoyed watching shows there from local artists to international acts," said Kelsey.
With the completion of The Grove, GPAC will join the ranks of the "most innovative performing arts and culture centers in the nation."
The Grove will incorporate the ability to simulcast programming from the indoor venue to an outdoor screen.
"With this capability," said Chandler, "The Grove will help GPAC and its local arts partners attract new audiences with new types of experiences and expand their already important role as a regional economic and tourism driver."
"I'm proud to garner state support to reach even more Tennesseans with quality artistic programming," Kelsey added.
Funds will not be diverted from Gov. Bill Lee's Memphis riverfront redevelopment grant.
"We are thrilled to receive the state grant for The Grove and very pleased that our project was not funded at the expense of any of our community partners," Chandler said.
A 501©3 non-profit, GPAC is governed by an 18-member board of directors and is entering its 25th year of operations. For more information about GPAC and The Grove, visit gpacweb.com.
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First picture of our new truck, the day after she arrived home.
So, we did it. We bought a pickup truck!
A brand new, fully-loaded, Ford F-150 XLT SuperCab.
It drives like a car, very smooth, has a great sound system, powerful 3.5 liter Eco-Boost V6 engine, a special-ordered 36-gallon fuel tank, power everything, back-up cameras, twin turbos (whatever that means), and among all the other bells and whistles, can tow 12,000 pounds.
Now Ed is searching for something to tow - boat, fifth-wheel, utility trailer, etc.
The color is Tuxedo Black, which is a metallic black just like our big rig. So now we have the big truck and the little truck.
2006: Can Someone Define Their Purpose??
2005: Sorry, no post for this day.


Such a generous giveaway. Can't wait to see what they are filled with!
And I'll "tag" my sweet aunt who is hands down the best aunt ever! Joyce Hendricks!
What a fun giveaway!..especially since I was out of town for Tinsel and Tables!
My mom would love this! I'm tagging her because she wanted to go to tinsels and tables but she was out of town!
Oh I love these! Nicole was right! Tagging my other daughter right now!
I love this website! All your designs are phenomenal!
Mom, thank you for tagging me! I'm going to text this link to my best friend, Michayla Moss!
I am really sorry to bother you. I am just worried I am going to miss out on this prize since I have to claim it by today. Please let me know if you received my email!
This is adorable. Sign me up!
I love this! Absolutely adore!
I've been debating ordering this book, so I would love to win it instead!
Chocolate chip are my favorite to make! And eat!
This is just the cutest apron!
Ok this one definitely has my daughters name on it. I whip up things without recipes. She is dumbfounded by my skills. LOL….
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I love seeing Little Miss grow and develop her own personality and boy oh boy does she have a personality. She is kooky, silly, funny, and sassy all rolled into one. She is constantly making silly faces and she just lights up the room with her smile. She thinks she is hilarious when she throws up on you or pulls your hair. If you do something that she does not like she will jabber on for what seems like forever letting you know that you made her mad. It is so funny to listen to her complain because she just gives you the most serious look and has such a complaining tone when she is jabbering. She already knows how to fake cry and it is so funny when she wants to but you are making her laugh and she doesn't know which to do. She is daddy's best friend if mommy is in the other room, but the minute she sees me she looks at him and tries to make a whine so she can come back to me. She already wants to crawl so bad so I know once she actually becomes mobile I am going to have my hands full. She is a little spitfire already but we love watching her, she lights up our days.
These pictures show her personality so well. I love them.
Aw, she is so sweet! Hope she enjoyed her first Christmas!


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Littered rail tracks reopened following weekend train derailment in Lincoln Heights
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