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The team from the mighty Greater West fell short in the finals yet again, with the Giants coming close - but not close enough - to Collingwood in the Semi-Final.
Cruelled by injury throughout the year, GWS never really got their best 22 on the park - making it hard to judge the Giants on season 2018.
But judge we must, and even when the Giants were playing well, they were a level below their best. The late-season return of superstar Toby Greene bolstered the forward-line, as did the return of Jeremy Cameron from suspension.
In terms of the youth, Harry Himmelberg and Zac Langdon stepped up as forwards, while Sam Taylor proved handy down back.
Aiden Bonar, the Giants' first pick at the 2017 draft, also proved capable at the highest level and will be better for the run. Tim Taranto only enhanced his repuation as a talented young mid.
Phil Davis remained solid down back, and dashing winger Lachie Whitfield successfully transitioned to the half-back line, earning his first All-Australian guernsey.
At some point the Giants will have to replace dashing backline play-maker Heath Shaw, with the premiership Pie and now veteran GWS defender reaching the final stages of his career.
Jon Patton has not quite made the most of his height and talent, and it may have GWS thinking about slotting in another key forward. For now though, you'd think they would persist with the former number one pick.
It seems likely that Shane Mumford will make a return to footy to fill the number one ruck position, but at 32 years of age, and with back-up in Dawson Simpson, the Giants will be looking for someone to step into the ruck long-term.
The Giants' short-term needs are simple: keep their gun players on the park and avoid any injuries. Looking at their best 22 - and assuming Mumford returns and they draft wisely - the Giants have a team bound for finals in 2019.
They lost two gun midfielders in Tom Scully and Dylan Shiel, but the return of Zac Williams to the half-back line allows Lachie Whitfield to push back into the midfield. They'll still need to draft young mids to bolster depth in that area of the ground.
Jye Caldwell may well be the third-best midfielder in this year's draft, according to AFL Draft Central, and the flexible Victorian seems to have great leadership skills on top of his on-field talent. He has been hampered by injuries, but this may not scare away the Giants.
Jackson Hately also looms as a potential pick-up, with the 190cm midfielder performing strongly for South Australia and Central District.
The Giants other need is in the ruck, and their top Academy prospect Kieran Briggs fills this need perfectly.
The AA Under-18 ruck for 2018, Briggs has great second efforts, good defensive pressure and is strong in the contest.
Briggs won the MVP for the Giants and the Allies side and looks like he'll be joining GWS and learning his ruck craft from the likes of Shane Mumford.


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Commons: 11 December 2006
Written Answers toQuestions
Volume 454: debated on Monday 11 December 2006
Mr. Clifton-Brown
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent representations she has received on the position of the Dalits in India; if she will make representations to the Indian Government on the upholding of the Indian constitution with regard to treatment of the Dalits; and if she will make a statement. (108053)
Dr. Howells
Officials from the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and our high commission in New Delhi are in contact with a range of civil society organisations in the UK and in India and regularly receive representations on issues relating to minority rights in India, including the position of Dalits.
Officials at the high commission also have regular discussions on minority rights, including Dalit rights, with the Government of India at central and state level. They have held discussions with national level bodies such as the National Human Rights Commission, the National Commission for Scheduled Castes (Dalits) and Scheduled Tribes and the National Commission for Minorities, most recently in June 2006.
In December 2005, as presidency of the EU, the UK led a constructive and positive EU-India human rights dialogue with the Government of India.

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Mary, in Her solitary little room, on the high terrace, all dressed in white linen, both in the dress that covers Her body, and in the mantle that, fastened at the nape of Her neck, falls down Her back, and in the very thin veil that hangs from Her head, is arranging Her garments and Jesus', which She has always kept. She picks the best ones. And they are few. Of Her own She takes the dress and the mantle She had on Calvary; of Her Son's, a linen tunic that Jesus used to wear on summer days, and the mantle that was found at Gethsemane, still stained with the blood He shed with the bloody perspiration of that dreadful hour.
After folding these garments carefully and kissing Jesus' mantle stained with blood, She goes towards the chest, in which for years have been gathered and kept the relics of the Last Supper and of the Passion. She gathers all these things in one compartment, the upper one, and She lays the clothes in the lower one.
« Why, Mother, do You reopen the wounds of Your heart by looking again at these sad things? You are pale and Your hand is trembling… So You suffer seeing them » John says to Her, approaching Her, as if he were afraid that, wan and trembling as She is, She might feel ill and fall on the floor.
« Yes, John. A joy incomprehensible to men. But comprehensible to the spirits that already live in the light of God and see the deep things hidden under the veils that the Eternal spreads over His secrets as King, thanks to that Light. I, so distressed, so upset by those events, associated with Him, My Son, in the abandonment of the Father, did not understand then. The Light was extinguished for the whole world in that hour, for the whole world that had not wanted to receive it. And also for Me. Not as a just punishment, but because, as I had to be the Co-Redeemer, I also had to suffer the anguish of the abandonment of divine comforts, the darkness, the desolation, the temptation of Satan of not making Me believe any longer that what He had said was possible, everything that He also suffered, in His spirit, from Thursday to Friday. But later I understood. When the Light, that had risen for ever, appeared to Me, I understood. Everything. Also the secret extreme joy of the Christ, when He was able to say: "I have accomplished everything that the Father wanted Me to accomplish. I have filled the measure of divine charity by loving the Father even unto the sacrifice of Myself, by loving men even unto dying for them. I have accomplished everything that I had to accomplish. I am dying happily in My spirit, although lacerated in My innocent flesh". I also have accomplished everything that, ab aeterno, was written I should accomplish. From the generation of the Redeemer, to the help given to you, His priests, for your perfect formation. The Church is now formed and strong. The Holy Spirit enlightens it, the blood of the first martyrs cement it and multiply it, My assistance has cooperated in making It a holy organism, that the love towards God and the brothers nourishes and fortifies more and more, and in which hatred, ill-feelings, envy, slander, wicked plants of Satan, take no root. God is pleased with that, and He wants you to know that from My lips, as He wants Me to tell you to continue to grow in love in order to grow in perfection, and so also in number of Christians and in power of doctrine. Because the doctrine of Jesus is the doctrine of love. Because the life of Jesus, and also Mine, have always been guided and urged by love. We rejected nobody, we forgave everybody. One only we did not forgive, because he, already a servant to the Hatred, did not want our love that had no limits. Jesus in His last farewell before His death, gave you the commandment to love one another. And He also gave you the measure of the love that you had to have for one another, saying: "Love one another as I have loved you. From this it will be known that you are My disciples". The Church in order to live and grow, needs charity.
« I shall lose You just the same, even if You remain incorrupt. I feel it. And I feel as if I were caught in a hurricane of sorrow. A hurricane that breaks me and knocks me down. You were everything for me, particularly since my relatives died, and the other brothers, both by blood and by mission, are far away, also beloved Marjiam, whom Peter has taken with him. I shall now be left alone, and in the strongest storm! » and John falls at Her feet, weeping even more bitterly.
John, who had calmed down a little, although still somewhat upset, listening to Mary, and who at the last part of Her speech was looking at Her ecstatically, and almost enraptured as well, as pale in his face as Mary, Whose pallor, however, changes into a very white light, rushes towards Her to support Her, and in the meantime he exclaims: « You are like Jesus when He became transfigured on Tabor! Your flesh is shining like the moon, Your garments are as bright as a diamond sheet placed before a very white flame! You are no longer human, Mother! The heaviness and opacity of the flesh has disappeared! You are light! But You are not Jesus, He, being God, besides being Man, could stand also by Himself, there, upon Tabor, as He did here, on the Mount of Olives, when He ascended. You cannot. You cannot stand. Come. I will help You to lay Your tired blessed body on Your little bed. Rest. » And he lovingly leads Her towards the poor bed, on which Mary lies, without taking off even Her mantle.
John, struggling against the tears that rise from his heart, striving to control the emotion that upsets him, in his beautiful voice, which, as years have gone by, has become very like Jesus'- which Mary notices with a smile, saying: I seem to have My Jesus beside Me! » - intones psalm one hundred and eighteen, which he says almost entirely, then the first three verses of psalm forty-one, the first eight of psalm thirty-eight, psalm twenty-two and psalm one. He then says the Our Father, the words of Gabriel and Elizabeth, the canticle of Tobias, the twenty-fourth chapter of Ecclesiasticus, from verse eleven to forty-six. Lastly he intones the "Magnificat". But when he arrives at verse nine, he notices that Mary does not breathe any more, although She is still natural in Her posture and appearance, smiling, peaceful, as if She had not noticed that life had stopped.
John, with a heart-rending cry throws himself on the floor against the edge of the bed, and calls and calls Mary. He cannot convince himself that She is no longer able to reply to him, that Her body is now deprived of the vital soul. But he has to surrender to evidence! He bends over Her face, still fixed in an expression of supernatural joy, and tears stream copiously from his eyes on that sweet face, on those pure hands so gently folded on Her breast. It is the only washing that Mary's body had: the tears of the Apostle of love and of Her son of adoption by Jesus' will.
When the first transport of sorrow is over, John, remembering Mary's wish, picks up the edges of Her wide linen mantle, which were hanging from the sides of the little bed, and those of the veil, which were also hanging from the pillow, and he spreads the former over Her body, and the latter on Her head. Mary is now like a statue of white marble, laid on the cover of a sarcophagus. John contemplates Her at some length, and more tears fall from his eyes as he does so.
Then he rearranges the room, removing all superfluous furniture. He leaves only the bed, the little table against the wall and he places the chest with the relies on it, a stool, that he places between the door leading to the terrace and the bed on which Mary is lying, and a shelf, on which there is a lamp that John lights, as it is beginning to get dark.
Then he hurries down to Gethsemane, to pick as many flowers as he can, and some branches of olive-trees, with olives already on them. He goes back up to the little room, and in the light of the lamp he arranges the flowers and the branches around Mary's body, as if it were in the centre of a huge wreath.
John, who has finished arranging everything, sits on the stool, placing the lamp on the floor, near the little bed; and he contemplates the body lying on it, praying.
How many days have gone by? It is difficult to ascertain it. If one judges by the flowers that form a crown around the dead body, one should say that only a few hours have gone by. But if one judges by the olive branches on which the fresh flowers are lying, branches with leaves already withered, and by the other withered flowers lying like relics on the cover of the chest, one must conclude that some days have by now gone by.
But Mary's body is exactly the same as it was when She breathed Her last. There is no trace of death on Her face or on Her little hands. There is no unpleasant smell in the room. On the contrary an undefinable scent like that of incense, of lilies, of roses, of lilies of the valley, of mountain herbs, all mixed together, hangs in the air of the room.
John, who I wonder for how many days has been awake, has fallen asleep, overcome by tiredness, sitting on the stool, his shoulders leaning against the wall, near the open door that leads to the terrace. The light of the lamp, which from the floor shines upwards on him, allows one to see his tired face, which is also very pale, except around his eyes, red with weeping.
It must be already dawn, because in its faint light the terrace and the olive-trees surrounding the house are visible, a light that becomes stronger and stronger and that, penetrating through the door, makes more distinct also the objects in the room, of which, being far from the little lamp, it was previously possible to catch only a glimpse.
All of a sudden a strong light fills the room, a silvery light, shaded with blue, almost phosphoric, and it becomes more and more intense, making the light of dawn and of the lamp vanish. A light like the one that flooded the Grotto in Bethlehem at the moment of the divine Nativity. Then in this paradisiac light, angelic creatures show themselves, a light even brighter in the already strong light that appeared first. As it already happened when the angels appeared to the shepherds, a dance of sparks of all shades bursts forth from their gently moved wings, which emit a harmonious murmur, as sweet as if it were played by a harp.
The angelic creatures place themselves around the little bed, they bend over it, they lift the immobile body, and flapping their wings more vigorously, which increases the sound existing previously, through a passage opened miraculously in the roof, as miraculously Jesus' Sepulchre was opened, they go away, taking with them the body of their Queen, a Most Holy Body, it is true, but not yet glorified, and therefore still subject to the laws of matter, to which the Christ was not subject, because He was already glorified when He rose from the dead. The sound made by the angelic wings increases and it is now as powerful as the sound of an organ.
John, who, although still asleep, had moved twice or three times on his stool, as if he had been disturbed by the strong light and by the sound of the angelic wings, awakes completely because of that powerful sound and because of a strong current of air that, descending from the opened roof and going out through the open door, forms a vortex that shakes the covers of the bed, by now empty, and John's garments, blowing out the lamp and closing the door with a loud bang.
The apostle looks around, still half asleep, to realise what is happening. He notices that the bed is empty and that the roof is open. He understands that a wonderful event has taken place. He runs out on the terrace, and as if by spiritual instinct, or by a heavenly call, he raises his head, shading his eyes from the sun, in order to see, without being prevented from doing so by the rising sun.
And he sees. He sees the body of Mary, still deprived of life, and completely identical to that of a person asleep, that ascends higher and higher, supported by the angelic group. As a last gesture of farewell, a hem of the mantle and of the veil are agitated, probably by the wind caused by the rapid assumption and by the movement of the angelic wings; and some flowers, the ones that John had placed and renewed round the body of Mary, and that have certainly remained among the folds of the garments, rain on the terrace and on the ground of Gethsemane, while the mighty hosanna of the angelic group moves farther and farther away and thus becomes fainter.
John continues to stare at that body that rises towards Heaven and, certainly through a prodigy granted to him by God, to comfort him and to reward him for his love for his adoptive Mother, he distinctly sees Mary, enveloped now in the beams of the sun that has risen, come out of the ecstasy that had separated Her soul from Her body, become alive, stand on Her feet, as She also now enjoys the gifts typical of bodies already glorified.
John looks and looks. The miracle granted to him by God enables him, against all natural laws, to see Mary as She is now, while She rapidly ascends towards Heaven, surrounded, but no longer helped to ascend, by the angels singing hosannas. And John is enraptured by that vision of beauty that no pen of man, or human word, or work of artist will be ever able to describe or reproduce, because it is of indescribable beauty.
John, still leaning against the low wall of the terrace, continues to stare at that splendid shining form of God - because Mary can really be said to be so, formed in a unique manner by God, Who wanted Her immaculate, so that She might be the form for the Word Incarnate - while it ascends higher and higher. And the God-Love grants a last supreme prodigy to His perfect loving disciple: to see the meeting of the Most Holy Mother with Her Most Holy Son, Who splendid and shining as well, handsome with indescribable beauty, descends rapidly from Heaven, arrives at His Mother, presses Her to His heart, and together, more refulgent than two major planets, returns with Her whence He came.
John's vision is over. He lowers his head. On his tired face are visible both his sorrow for the loss of Mary and his joy for Her glorious destiny. But by now joy exceeds sorrow.
John now gathers in a piece of cloth the flowers and branches that were still on the little bed, he adds to them those that he had gathered outside, and lays them all on the cover of the chest. He then opens it and puts the little pillow of Mary and the coverlet of the little bed into it; he goes down into the kitchen, he collects other utensils used by Her - the spindle and distaff and Her kitchenware - and adds them to the other things.
« Did I die? Yes, if you call death the separation of the choice part of the spirit from the body. No, if by death you understand the separation of the vivifying soul from the body, the corruption of the flesh no longer vivified by the soul, and before that, the lugubrious sepulchre, and before all these things, the pangs of death.
How did I die, or better, how did I pass from the Earth to Heaven, first with My immortal part, then with the perishable one? As it was fair for Her Who did not become acquainted with the stain of sin.
That evening, the Sabbatic rest had already begun, I was speaking to John. About Jesus and His things. The evening hour was full of peace. The Sabbath had abated all noises of human works. And the hour was abating every voice of man and bird. Only the olivetrees around the house were rustling in the evening breeze, and a flight of angels seemed to graze the walls of the solitary house.
We were speaking of Jesus, of the Father, of the Kingdom of Heaven. To speak of Love and of the Kingdom of Love, is to become lit with the living fire, consuming the bonds of matter to let the spirit free for its mystic flights. And if the fire is contained within the limits fixed by God to preserve creatures on the Earth, at His service it is possible to live and bum, finding in the ardour not the consumption, but the completion of life. But when God removes the limits and gives freedom to the divine Fire to assail and attract the spirit to Itself without any measure, then the spirit, replying in turn without measure to the Love, detaches itself from matter and flies where the Love urges and invites it. And it is the end of the exile and the return to the Fatherland.
That evening, the incontainable ardour, the measureless vitality of My spirit was joined by a sweet languor, by a mysterious sensation that matter was moving away from what surrounded it, as if My body, tired, were falling asleep, whilst My intellect, even livelier in its reasoning, was sinking, into the divine brightness.
John, the loving prudent witness of every action of Mine, since he had become My adoptive son, according to the will of My Only-Begotten Son, kindly convinced Me to rest on the little bed and he watched Me praying. The last sound I heard on the Earth was the murmur of the words of John, the virgin apostle. They were for Me like a lullaby of a mother near a cradle. And they accompanied My spirit in its last ecstasy, too sublime to be describe. They accompanied Me as far as Heaven.
John, the only witness of this sweet mystery, arranged Me by himself, enveloping Me in My white mantle, without changing My dress or veil, without any washing or embalming. The spirit of John, as is evident from his words of the second episode of this cycle that goes from the Pentecost to My Assumption, already knew that I would not decay, and it taught the Apostle what to do. And he, chaste, loving, prudent with regard to the mysteries of God and his remote companions, decided to keep the secret and to wait for the other servants of God, so that they could see Me again, and draw comfort and assistance from that sight for the pains and hardships of their mission. He waited, as if he were certain of their coming.
life granted to the just, in the most mighty and pleasant truths of the New Testament: My Immaculate Conception, My Divine virginal Maternity, in the divine and human Nature of My Son, true God and true Man, born not by human will but through divine nuptials and divine seed laid in My womb, and lastly, that they might believe that in Heaven there is My Heart of the Mother of all men, palpitating with anxious love for everybody, just people and sinners, eager to have you all with It in the blessed Fatherland for ever.
« When Her last hour came, like a tired lily that, after exhaling all its scents, bends under the stars and closes its snow-white calyx, Mary, My Mother, lay on Her little bed and closed Her eyes on everything surrounding Her, to collect Her thoughts in a last serene contemplation of God.
Bending over Her rest, the angel of Mary was anxiously waiting for the climax of the ecstasy to separate that spirit from the flesh, for the time decreed by God, and to separate it for ever from the Earth, while the sweet inviting command of God was already descending from Heaven.
John, an earthly angel, bent, in his turn, over that mysterious rest, was watching the Mother Who was about to leave him. And when he saw that She had breathed Her last, he continued to watch Her, so that, not violated by profane curious eyes, She should remain, even beyond death, the Immaculate Spouse and Mother of God, so placid and beautiful in Her sleep.
A tradition says that only flowers were found in the urn of Mary, when it was opened by Thomas. It is a sheer legend. No sepulchre swallowed the corpse of Mary, because there never was a corpse of Mary, according to human sense, because Mary did not die as whoever lived dies.
Her most holy flesh once again joined the spirit that had preceded it. By inverting the habitual laws, according to which an ecstasy ends when the rapture ceases, that is, when the spirit returns to its normal state, it was Mary's body that went to join the spirit, after a long rest on the funereal bed.
Everything is possible to God. I came out of the Sepulchre with no other help than My own power. Mary came to Me, to God, to Heaven, without experiencing the sepulchre with its horror of lugubrious rottenness. It is one of the most refulgent miracles of God. Not the only one, really, if we remember Enoch and Elijah who, being dear to the Lord, were abducted from the Earth, without experiencing death, and translated elsewhere, to a place known only to God and to the celestial inhabitants of Heaven. They were just, but always nothing as compared with My Mother, inferior, in holiness, only to God.
8th and 15th July 1944.
« The conception of My Son was an ecstasy. A greater ecstasy to give birth to Him. The ecstasy of ecstasies My passage from the Earth to Heaven. Only during the Passion no ecstasy made My cruel suffering endurable.
« As the birth of My Son was an ecstasy to Me, and from the rapture in God that seized Me in that hour, I came to Myself and to the Earth with My Child in My arms, so My improperly called "death" was a rapture in God.
Relying on the promise I had received on the bright morning of Pentecost, I thought that the approaching of the last coming of the Love, to abduct Me with Him, should manifest itself with an increase of the fire of love that always burnt in Me. And I was not wrong.
As far as I was concerned, the more time passed, the more My desire to blend with the Eternal Love increased. I was urged by the desire to join My Son and by the certainty that I could never do so much for men as when I was at the foot of the Throne of God, praying and operating on their behalf. And with a motion more and more inflamed and rapid, I used to cry to Heaven with all the strength of My soul: "Come, Lord Jesus! Come, Eternal Love!".
The Eucharist, that was for Me like dew for a parched flower, was indeed life, but the more time passed the more it became insufficient to satisfy the irrepressible eagerness of My heart. It was no longer sufficient for Me to receive My Divine Creature in Me and carry Him within Me in the Sacred Species, as I had carried Him in My virginal body. My whole self wanted the God One and Trine, but not under the veils chosen by My Jesus to hide the ineffable mystery of the Faith, but as He was, is, and will be in the centre of Heaven. My Son Himself, in His Eucharistic transports, inflamed Me with embraces of infinite desire, and every time He came to Me, with the power of His love, He almost eradicated My soul at first, then He remained calling Me with infinite fondness: "Mother!", and I felt that He was anxious to have Me with Him.
I longed for nothing else. Even the desire to protect the newborn Church was no longer in Me, in the last days of My mortal life. Everything was cancelled by the desire to possess God, as I was convinced that one can do everything when one possesses Him.
Endeavour, O Christians, to arrive at such total love. Let all earthly things be of no value. Aim only at God. When you are rich in this poverty of desire, which is an immeasurable wealth, God will bend over your spirits, to teach them first, to take them later, and you will ascend with them to the Father, to the Son, to the Holy Spirit, to know them and love them for the blessed eternity and to possess their riches of graces for your brothers. Men are never so active for their brothers as when they are no longer among them, but they are lights reunited to the Divine Light.
The approach of the Eternal Love had the sign that I expected. Everything became devoid of light and colour, voice and presence in the brightness and the Voice that, descending from Heaven, open to My spiritual sight, were coming down upon Me to take My soul. People say that I would have rejoiced at being assisted, in that hour, by My Son. But My sweet Jesus was indeed present with the Father when the Love, that is the Holy Spirit, the Third Person of the Eternal Trinity, kissed Me for the third time in My life, with a kiss so powerfully divine that My soul exhaled, becoming lost in contemplation, like a drop of dew absorbed by the sun in the calyx of a lily. And I ascended with My spirit singing hosannas to the feet of the Three, Whom I had always worshipped.
« There is difference between the separation of the soul from the body, through real death, and the temporary separation of the spirit from the body and from the vivifying soul, through ecstasy or contemplative rapture. While the separation of the soul from the body brings about death, the ecstatic contemplation, that is, the temporary flight of the spirit outside the barriers of senses and matter, does not bring about death. And that because the soul does not become completely detached and separated from the body, but it does so only through its better part, that plunges into the fire of contemplation.
All men, as long as they live, have a soul within themselves, dead or alive as it may be, through sin or justice; but only the deep loving souls of God arrive at real contemplation.
This proves that the soul, that keeps the body alive while it is united to it - and this peculiarity applies to all men in the same way - has in itself a more noble part: the soul of the soul, or spirit of the spirit, which in just people is very strong, whereas in those who cease to love God and His Law, even if only through their tepidness and venial sins, it becomes weak, depriving the person of the capability to contemplate and know God and His eternal truths, as far as a human creature can do so, according to the degree of perfection achieved. The more a creature loves and serves God with all its strength and power, the more the nobler part of its spirit increases its capacity to know, to contemplate and penetrate the eternal truths.
Man, gifted with a rational soul, is a capacity that God fills with Himself. As Mary, after the Christ, was the most holy of all creatures, She was a capacity so full of God, of His graces, charity and mercy, as to overflow on the brothers in Christ of all ages and until the end of time.
« My humility could not allow Me to think that so much glory was reserved for Me in Heaven. In My mind there was the almost certainty that My human flesh, made holy by carrying God, would not have experienced decay, because God is Life, and when He sates and fills a creature with Himself, this action of His is like an aroma that preserves from the corruption of death.
I had remained not only immaculate, not only I had been united to God with a chaste prolific embrace, but I was sated, even as far as My innermost recesses, with the emanations of the Divinity concealed in My womb and intent on being veiled with mortal flesh. But that the kindness of the Eternal Father had reserved for His maid the joy of feeling again the touch of My Son's hand on My body, His embrace, His kiss, and of hearing again His voice with My ears, of seeing His face with My eyes, I could not think that this would be granted to Me, neither did I wish it. It would have been sufficient if these beatitudes had been granted to My spirit, and that would have filled My ego with blissful happiness.
But, in witness of His first creative thought concerning man, whom He, the Creator, had destined to live, passing away without death, from the earthly Paradise to the celestial one, in the eternal Kingdom, God wanted Me, the Immaculate, in Heaven, in body and soul, as soon as My earthly life ended.
I am the certain witness of what God had thought and wanted for man: an innocent life and unaware of sin, a placid passage from this life to eternal Life, whereby, like one who passes over the threshold of a house to enter a palace, man with his complete being, made of a material body and a spiritual soul, would pass from the Earth to Paradise, increasing the perfection of his ego, given to him by God, with the complete perfection, both of the body and of the spirit, which was, in the divine mind, destined to every creature who had remained faithful to God and to Grace. Man would have reached this perfection in the full light that is in Heaven and fills it, coming from God, the eternal Sun Who illuminates it.
"Here is the perfect work of the Creator. This is what I created in My truer image and likeness among all the sons of man, the fruit of a divine creative masterpiece, the wonder of the Universe that sees closed in one only being the divine, in the eternal spirit like God and like Him spiritual, intelligent, free, holy, and the material creature in the most holy and innocent body, to which every other living being, in the three kingdoms of creation, is compelled to bow. This is the witness of My love for man, for whom I wanted a perfect organism and a blissful destiny of eternal life in My Kingdom. This is the witness that I have forgiven man whom, by will of the Trine Love, I granted to be reinstated and recreated in My eyes. This is the mystic stone of comparison, this is the link of junction between man and God, it is She Who takes the times back to the early days and gives My divine Eyes the joy of contemplating an Eve as I had created her, and now made even more beautiful and holy, because She is the Mother of My Word, and because She is the Martyr of the greatest forgiveness. For Her Immaculate Heart that never knew any stain, not even the lightest, I open the treasures of Heaven, and for Her head, that never knew pride, I make a wreath of My brightness and I crown Her, because She is most holy to Me, so that She may be your Queen".
Written by Maria Valtorta. From POEM OF THE MAN-GOD, volume #5, pages 924-945.
Copyright 1990 by Centro Editoriale Valtortiano, Isola del Liri, Italy. All rights reserved in all countries.


it is something that i am not very good at doing.
because it opens my heart and mind up to rejection.
and i hate being rejected.
it keeps me up in night.
filled with fear and angst.
it breaks my heart into a million pieces.
recently i read the book Every Bitter Thing is Sweet by Sara Hagerty. i sat completely stunned at one concept i picked up on in the book. i am not even sure where it is or which chapter the words are etched into, however the idea behind the words has stuck with me. it was simple, how are people going to know you need help if you don't ask or make your needs known.
and boldness to ask for others to help.
the FIRST fundraiser we are putting together a raffle that will feature something amazing. i am patiently waiting to hear from some wonderful people who are going to contribute... but you will not want to miss it.
the SECOND is an online auction that will take place towards the end of february. i am in the process of collecting amazing items & am so overwhelmed by what God is doing through those that are perfect strangers & beautiful friends. in just 36 hours (yes you read that right... just 36 hours) i have received confirmation of donations from these beautiful and amazing artists. i am blown away and completely in awe.
i am patiently waiting to hear if other amazing artists will donate too... i know God is going to do amazing things with this fundraiser. i seriously have cried every time i have received an email.
you also can donate (a tax deductible donation) towards our adoption through adopt together how awesome is that? i am so encouraged and in awe as i continue to watch God simply show up & do amazing things.


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The 5 Podcasts that Every Govtech Entrepreneur Should Follow
Ryan Gayman
Jul 6 · 4 min read
Startups and age-old mega corporations across the US are clamoring to develop tech solutions that tackle government's biggest challenges. And for good reason. These 'govtech' companies recognize that in the US alone, states and local municipal governments spend a total of $3.25 trillion annually. e.Republic reports that from 2017 to 2018 the govtech market rose from $101.3B to $103B. Ambitious entrepreneurs and venture capitalists alike are drawn to solving the big, seemingly intractable government problems.
Alongside the increase in investment and growth in govtech companies, a number of podcasts have emerged that delve into this emerging world of technology, government and policy. The following podcasts are the best ones I have found to stay up to date on the ideas, leaders and companies that are driving the world of govtech.
(1) GOVTECH 360
GovTech360 is the marquee podcast from the leading tech publication Government Technology. The show "takes the two dullest subjects in the world, government and technology, and makes them irresistibly relevant and undeniably fascinating." What more could you want?!
Co-hosts and government technology experts practitioners Dustin Haisler, Paul Taylor, Noelle Knell and Joe Morris dive into a variety of topics ranging from civic tech blockchain to AI and big data in the modern smart city. Listen to GOVTECH 360 regularly and you'll be tapped into the technology trends that are driving the future of state and local governments across the US.\
Listen at: https://www.govtech.com/podcasts/360/
(2) GovLove
GovLove is the core podcast from the bright minds at ELGL — a digital platform for a community of local government leaders committed to reshaping local government through new ideas and technology. If you are a govtech entrepreneur or investor interested in learning about the pain points faced by local government officials, then GovLove is a must listen for you.
Typically, media sources focus on illuminating national and state-based issues — leaving out voices from municipal government that impact a majority of people in their local communities. GovLov changes all of that. Each week, they bring you interviews and compelling stories about the people, policies and technologies that are at the heart of making local government work.
Listen at: https://elgl.org/govlove/
(3) Technopolis
Technopolis brings a fresh and critical eye to the trends in technology that are forever changing cities and urban life. This new podcast from the urbanists at CityLab provides urban innovation expert Molly Turner and startup advisor Jim Kapsis with a platform to dig into how technology companies need to change in order to 'help solve more problems than [they] create.
This podcast breathes a healthy dose of criticality and fresh air into what can be a stale 'tech will save the world' echo chamber. Listen each week as Technolopolis sheds light on compelling stories that represent the biggest tech trends impacting government and urban life.
Listen at: https://www.citylab.com/solutions/2019/02/podcast-technopolis/583096/
(4) Autonocast
Autonocast is a weekly podcast show where mobility-tech journalists Kirsten Korosec, Alex Roy and Ed Niedermeyer bring you the latest in transportation technology news. You might be asking yourself why a podcast about self-driving cars and the future of transportation makes the list for govtech podcasts.
Put simply, the massive, seemingly intractable problems of mobility and infrastructure are domains deeply connected to government. Govtech entrepreneurs and investors alike are flocking to be the front runners in the mobility technology revolution. Check-in each week to stay up to date on topics ranging from autonomous vehicles to urban transportation data and micro-mobility.
Listen at: http://www.autonocast.com/
(5) a16z
So far, this list has covered the perspectives of government officials, govtech entrepreneurs and policy wonks. But it would be an incomplete list if we did not include a podcast that captures the views of investors that are pumping money into the govtech industry. A16z is the podcast that brings you the investor perspective on all things tech and government.
Produced by Andreessen Horowitz, a Silicon Valley-based venture capital firm, a16z gives you a peak at how venture capital funds view trends in technology — especially as 'software eats the world'. Learn about cutting edge technology trends in government from industry experts, business leaders and other investors in a16z's influential orbit.
Listen at: https://a16z.com/podcasts/
The library of podcasts for govtech entrepreneurs continues to grow. Please let me know if there is a podcast that I've missed!
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Background in academia, government & startups. Focused on scaling tech that solves real problems. Currently VP of Partnerships for GovTech company RoadBotics.


Looking to support sales force mobility and on-site customer service, Springer Healthcare re-built an existing database and sales application on Mendix in order to provide unified, multi-platform access. The company has found that the rapid, agile and iterative development process enabled by its use of Mendix is encouraging continuous innovation and ever improving digital services for its sales teams and customers.
Healthcare professionals need speedy access to the latest medical research, articles and information. The breadth of content available is vast, while the needs of the reader are often very precise. Springer Healthcare provides customized scientific content using online and mobile solutions that fit the specific needs and objectives of its clients throughout the world.
With a team of more than 200 sales and operations people working remotely via 20 offices worldwide, Springer Healthcare needed to provision staff with unified access to client information, quotes and to a content database of saleable article reprints and books. To support sales force mobility, access needed to be offered via desktop, tablet and mobile devices (Android, Apple, Blackberry and Microsoft-based platforms).
The company already offered staff a desktop-only information service. But today's management recognized that a modern multi-channel digital application would be more supportive of real-time, on-site customer dialogues and a drive to increase sales.
"The team is flying through developments like never-before, continuously delivering new business and customer benefit. We're turning ideas into new applications, adding step-by-step enhancements, faster than ever."
One of Springer's developers suggested the Mendix visual, model-driven development approach. He had used the platform elsewhere to create an application quickly, no coding needed. Springer Healthcare investigated and was impressed with the agile and iterative way applications could be built; innovated step-by-step towards meeting users' needs, then enhanced over time as needs evolve. Scalability and maintainability were also important to Springer Healthcare and proven in Mendix.
A team of only two developers, one from Springer Healthcare and another from Mendix implementation partner AuraQ, delivered the application, now known as 'SMART' in just 12 weeks; some four times faster than had been estimated for traditional approaches. In addition to speed, Mendix helped Springer Healthcare ensure high adoption since the platform's visual models helped developers collaborate with marketing, sales and other relevant business units throughout the requirements specification and development process. The development team built small pieces of functionality, engaged with users for feedback and iterated towards testing and production. The target go-live date having been met, users have since been continually encouraged to give feedback, inject ideas and request any changes and enhancements.
Ideas for new and improved capabilities are captured and considered for immediate, short-term or longer term incorporation. 'SMART' has been integrated with SAP CRM (via routines also built on Mendix) and also with the company's project management system, creating efficiencies by eliminating duplicate data entry and streamlining the sales process from quote to invoice. The application today serves some 70-100 users per week, via their mobile devices. Springer Healthcare now considers 'SMART' to be of significant value to the business.
"C3" is a database of custom content projects created for customers, which can be re-sold to others. Previously a desktop-only resource, it too has been re-built on Mendix. Sales people looking to serve a customer with topic-specific content can now search both the 'SMART' (articles and books) database and 'C3' database simultaneously.
A self-service portal into 'SMART' for specific customers is under development, giving them a window into specific content areas relevant to them and a purchase and download facility.
An internal pricing intelligence application is in the pipeline and a service consolidating industry news alerts is being considered.
With confidence high and Mendix-based work growing, Springer Healthcare needed to expand the development group. But it wasn't somebody skilled at coding that they sought – rather a person who could understand the company's sales and customer relationship management processes and who could express that logic in visual workflows. An individual was recruited internally. Within two months he had become an invaluable member of the team.
"The team is flying through developments like never-before, continuously delivering new business and customer benefit," said Ben Franks, systems project manager, global operations at Springer Healthcare. "We're turning ideas into new applications, adding step-by-step enhancements, faster than ever.
For the 'SMART' application, Springer Healthcare won the Gold Award (operations category) in the 2015 UK App Design Awards.


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The Best of GemuBaka in 2022
I spent 2022 quite differently than 2021, opting to greatly reduce my travels for the year, and this resulted in a shift in GemuBaka's content. I've spent time since 2020 ...
Combing Through the Pages: Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine Issue #1
Every now and again, I think about how the debut issue of the Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine rolled out with a "Ghost in the Shell" cover. I always keep this ...
70 Years of Geese! – A tribute to Young Geese Howard
"Die like your father, you pin-headed son of an icecream maker." – Geese Howard, now 70 years young as of Jan. 23, 2023. I've spent the past few years marking ...
GemuBaka Feature The Best of GemuBaka in 2022
GemuBaka Feature Combing Through the Pages: Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine Issue #1
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I spent 2022 quite differently than 2021, opting to greatly reduce my travels for the year, and this resulted in a shift in GemuBaka's content. I've spent time since 2020 making plans to greatly ease off my use of social media, and this has fully kicked in for 2023. The motivation behind that is in […]
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Every now and again, I think about how the debut issue of the Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine rolled out with a "Ghost in the Shell" cover. I always keep this among a group of sleeved and protected magazines. Even though this likely isn't all that valuable compared to something like Nintendo Power #1, I have […]
Visiting Boss Battle Games
Traveling for me often involves searching out any arcades or local video game stores I can find. Boss Battle Games in Indianapolis recently came to my attention, and it was worked in as part of a trip I took in November. Boss Battle Games is an arcade that has jumped on the bandwagon of eliminating […]
"Die like your father, you pin-headed son of an icecream maker." – Geese Howard, now 70 years young as of Jan. 23, 2023. I've spent the past few years marking Geese Howard's birthday on Twitter, usually highlighted by his Fatal Fury challenge quote that could only come from a 1990s U.S. SNK game translation. It's […]
The 2022 "Year-end 'kuso' combo festival"
As much as I've soured on social media over the past couple of years, I still love a good fighting game combo tag. The first favorite I found a few years ago was #日めくり即死ぬ – summed up as a 100% damage combo tag. More literally translated, that tag was started by a Japanese player who […]
I predominately keep my focus on older fighting games, because the arcade format still intrigues me to this very day. Still, when one of the most popular fighting franchises in the world gears up for a sequel, it's difficult to ignore it. Doubly so for Capcom's Street Fighter 6, as the company looks to move […]
Santa Claus grapples in WCW Nitro
Inland Productions produced two WCW Wrestling video games for the PlayStation, and I have documented quite well how a single change can completely flip the gameplay of WCW/NWO Thunder. While WCW Nitro isn't quite as feature rich as its sequel, the gameplay is a little more strait-laced. More importantly for December, though, WCW Nitro is […]
Rhythm Game Roundup: Melatonin, Theatrhythm, God of Rock
I'm a big fan of rhythm games, and it seems like those that enjoy the genre have a slate of interesting titles to enjoy into early 2023. First is a game that is now released on Steam (PC) but will also make its way to the Nintendo Switch – Melatonin by Half Asleep Games. Since […]
The Birth of Bemani: Beatmania turns 25
GemuBaka readers and viewers will have likely seen the occasional piece on music and rhythm games, but these have largely fixated on more recent arcade releases. Those with a keen eye on my Round One videos will have noticed short clips of game play on Konami's beat mania IIDX – which is now on its […]
New Street Fighter 6 images
As part of the Video Game Awards, Capcom released a batch of new information and images based on Street Fighter 6. The game has been officially announced to release June 2, 2023, for PlayStation 4 and 5, the Xbox Series X/S and PC.


Cute thermal mugs – These are thermal porcelain mugs, which can be integrated into a house to add color and functionality. These thermal cups are made of porcelain, and covered with original silicone cases in different colors and vivid colors, this detail gives a nice finish, but at the same time very practical to each piece. With these silicone covers that cover each colorful cup, it is possible to drink hot or cold drinks, but without our hands being noticed. In addition, as it is a non-slip surface you can avoid any unforeseen, and for all this, we can say that it is a practical thermal cups.
Cute thermal mugs can be found in a variety of eight different colors , all of them striking and bright, among them turquoise, yellow, green, red, orange, among others. All colors can be combined between them, and create a composition on a table, or on a shelf or shelf in the kitchen, which without doubt, will bring color to the decoration of an environment.
Dishware, utensils, cutlery, kitchen accessories, and even appliances, are options of elements that we must always take into account for the decoration of this space of the house, if you choose proposals like these cute thermal mugs, with a colorful and current spirit, we will endow To an environment with a fresh and youthful aesthetic.


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As you go about your daily business FreeAgent works away, calculating your Self Assessment liability. When it's time to file, FreeAgent fills up to 90% of the Sole Trader Self Employment form, and you can submit your tax return directly to HMRC!
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February 14, 2017 By Nell Edgington 1 Comment
How Funders Can Help Overcome the Overhead Myth
Note: In April I will be moderating a panel at the Center for Effective Philanthropy Conference about what funders can do to support nonprofit sustainability. To promote that panel and the conference, the Center for Effective Philanthropy asked me to write a post for their blog, which is reprinted below. You can see the original post at the CEP blog here.
Among the many myths that pervade the nonprofit sector, the Overhead Myth is perhaps the most destructive. It is the erroneous idea that nonprofits must keep their fundraising and administrative costs cripplingly low, which leads to anemic organizations that are not as effective as they could be.
In fact, the disparity between the nonprofit and for-profit sector in investment in strong organizations is striking. As just one example, research from the Foundation Center found that in 2011, the business sector spent $12 billion on leadership development, whereas the nonprofit sector spent $400 million. Or, viewed another way, businesses spent $120 per employee on leadership development, whereas the nonprofit sector spent $29 per employee.
But the reality is that nonprofit organizations are no different than for-profit organizations in terms of overhead. Last summer a Bridgespan study analyzed the indirect costs of 20 different nonprofit organizations and found, not surprisingly, that overhead rates vary greatly depending on the business model and industry of a given organization (just as it does in the for-profit sector).
Some nonprofit, philanthropic, and government leaders are recognizing that we must move beyond the Overhead Myth and start building stronger nonprofit organizations. This is partly due to the Overhead Myth campaign, launched in 2014 by GuideStar, CharityNavigator, and BBB Wise Giving Alliance with their famous "Letter to the Donors of America" and follow up "Letter to the Nonprofits of America," which argue that nonprofit leaders and funders must stop judging nonprofits by their overhead rate — and instead focus on a nonprofit's results. So the idea is that instead of evaluating the effectiveness of a nonprofit organization based on how it spends money, funders would move to evaluate the effectiveness of a nonprofit based on the results it achieves.
This campaign has gained some traction. The federal government and some local governments have moved to increase the indirect costs paid to nonprofits, which means more money for things beyond direct program costs.
But unfortunately, we are far from overcoming the Overhead Myth. An article just this month in Philanthropy Daily extoled the virtues of the Salvation Army because "the most effective nonprofits are those with lean management. The Salvation Army is a constructive example of an effective charity with very low overhead." And a recent article in Forbes profiled five nonprofit leaders advising other nonprofit leaders about how to keep overhead costs low.
There is still much work to be done in recognizing the need for and investing in strong, effective nonprofit organizations.
Which is where progressive funders, like those who will be attending the 2017 CEP Conference in Boston in April, come in. If a critical mass of funders could start supporting nonprofits to create strong and effective organizations, we could perhaps overcome the Overhead Myth once and for all.
But what does that look like? In my mind, funders can lead the effort to eradicate the Overhead Myth by:
Working with their nonprofit grantees to uncover the full costs of their work. Instead of hiding or severely limiting non-program costs, nonprofit leaders must fully analyze, report on, and fund ALL of the expenses necessary to achieve results.
Uncovering the capacity constraints that impact their grantees. Funders must actively work with their grantees to determine what is standing in the way of building stronger, more effective organizations — and then fund the solutions to those hurdles.
Moving from program-specific funding to unrestricted, general operating support of the organization.
Investing in the revenue-generating functions of their grantees. It takes money to create mission, so we need more investments in sustainable financial models, which includes (among other things) smart plan development, recruitment of effective revenue-generating staff, and training of board members on their role in the financial model.
The good news is that there are already funders who are doing these things. For example, there is the collaboration of California grantmakers who lead the Real Cost Project aimed at helping grantmakers understand "what it would take to fund the real costs of the organizations they support — that is all of the necessary investments for a nonprofit organization to deliver on mission and to be sustainable over the long term."
So to help move this conversation and work further, I will be moderating a breakout session at the 2017 CEP Conference titled "Supporting Nonprofit Sustainability," where Jacob Harold, president and CEO of GuideStar, Vu Le, nonprofit blogger and executive director of Rainier Valley Corps, and Pia Infante, co-executive director of The Whitman Institute, will be discussing how foundations can start advocating for and investing in stronger, more effective nonprofit organizations.
If nonprofits and those who fund them could overcome the Overhead Myth once and for all, it could be a watershed moment for social change. It would be the point at which we move from a nonprofit sector that is just trying to get by to a nonprofit sector that is armed with the people, infrastructure, and systems necessary to deliver on lasting social change.
I hope you'll join us for what promises to be an exciting conversation.
Photo Credit: Mike Baird
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Ashford and St Peter's Hospitals, Momentum Children's Charity and Berkeley Homes come together to celebrate the opening of the Playroom and Sensory Room in the Paediatric Unit at St Peter's Hospital.
Over the last few months Momentum Children's Charity and the Play Specialists at St Peter's have worked in partnership to plan, design and implement significant changes to the Playroom and Sensory Room. The aim of the project was to create environments that help ease children's anxiety while receiving medical treatment and help children find a sense of normality during their visit to the hospital.
Izabela Wakula, Play Specialist at St Peter's Hospital says, "At a time that's stressful and full of uncertainty for the children on the ward, we wanted to create an area that would remind them of who they are, a place that they can find support and understanding, a space intended solely for play".
The walls are now full of life and colour but there was a lot more to the project than just the aesthetic changes; there were a number of elements that needed careful consideration. It was imperative that the rooms catered for children of all ages, from newborn babies right through to 18-year-olds. The Sensory Room, used for one-to-one sessions with children, features a soft play area and a beautiful star light projector. The Playroom, which was designed to suit a teenage audience, includes an arts and crafts area and a gaming station, which usually proves very popular with patients and visiting siblings.
Bianca Effemey, CEO of Momentum Children's Charity, says, "This project would not have happened if it weren't for our corporate partner Berkeley Homes (West London), whose incredible fundraising has been put towards the refurbishment that the charity implemented. It will make a huge difference to all children that visit the hospital, especially those on the oncology ward who can spend months in the same environment, bored and frustrated."
Over £60,000 has been raised by Berkeley for Momentum.


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Clearlake Capital-Backed Discovery Education Acquires DoodleLearning
Discovery Education—the worldwide edtech leader backed by Clearlake Capital Group, L.P.—today announced the acquisition of DoodleLearning. The United Kingdom-based DoodleLearning's Math and English Language Arts products create personalized learning experiences that help improve students' academic achievement and confidence. Terms were not disclosed.
The acquisition of DoodleLearning supports Discovery Education's mission to prepare learners for tomorrow by creating innovative classrooms connected to today's world. DoodleLearning complements Discovery Education's other award-winning digital services, which include Discovery Education's K-12 platform, Mystery Science, STEM Connect, and the Math, Science, and Social Studies Techbooks.
"Discovery Education is dedicated to creating a best-in-class edtech ecosystem that supports our mission to prepare today's students for future success," said Discovery Education Chief Executive Officer Scott Kinney. "This acquisition is an important milestone in that effort, and we look forward to both partnering with the talented DoodleLearning team and scaling the reach of their innovative, adaptive Math and English Language Arts products."
Prior to founding DoodleLearning, Chief Executive Officer Nicola Chilman and Chief Operating Officer Tom Minor taught Math in Great Britain. In 2011, after experiencing firsthand technology's ability to accelerate student learning, Chilman and Minor created an app combining high-quality digital content and educational supports that encouraged children to learn in an engaging and personal way.
Today, DoodleLearning offers four products supporting instruction in Math and English Language Arts for grades Pre-K to 9 that have been used by over one million children in the U.K. and around the world. As part of the Discovery Education family of services, DoodleLearning will continue to apply its educational ability to building and deploying affordable learning solutions for students worldwide.
"The entire DoodleLearning team is excited to join Discovery Education's efforts to build and scale a powerful edtech ecosystem of digital resources serving teachers and learners worldwide," said Nicola Chilman, DoodleLearning Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder. "Our team will naturally fit into Discovery Education's mission-driven culture, and we look forward to working with our new colleagues on our joint mission to prepare today's students for future success."
"DoodleLearning is excited to join the Discovery Education team," said Tom Minor, Chief Operating Officer, and Co-Founder of DoodleLearning. "The company has laid out exciting plans to increase the number of instructional minutes it supports each day, and DoodleLearning is poised to play a significant role in this effort."
DoodleLearning is Discovery Education's latest acquisition. In October of 2020, Discovery Education acquired Mystery Science and in July of 2020, Discovery Education purchased Spiral. In August of 2019, Discovery Education announced the acquisition of Inspyro.
For more information about Discovery Education's award-winning digital resources and professional learning services, visit www.discoveryeducation.com, and stay connected with Discovery Education on social media through Twitter and LinkedIn.
About Discovery Education
Discovery Education is the worldwide edtech leader whose state-of-the-art digital platform supports learning wherever it takes place. Through its award-winning multimedia content, instructional supports, and innovative classroom tools, Discovery Education helps educators deliver equitable learning experiences engaging all students and supporting higher academic achievement on a global scale. Discovery Education serves approximately 4.5 million educators and 45 million students worldwide, and its resources are accessed in over 100 countries and territories. Inspired by the global media company Discovery, Inc., Discovery Education partners with districts, states, and trusted organizations to empower teachers with leading edtech solutions that support the success of all learners. Explore the future of education at www.discoveryeducation.com.
About Clearlake
Clearlake Capital Group, L.P. is an investment firm founded in 2006 operating integrated businesses across private equity, credit, and other related strategies. With a sector-focused approach, the firm seeks to partner with management teams by providing patient, long-term capital to businesses that can benefit from Clearlake's operational improvement approach, O.P.S.® The firm's core target sectors are technology, industrials, and consumer. Clearlake currently has over $72 billion of assets under management, and its senior investment principals have led or co-led over 400 investments. The firm is headquartered in Santa Monica, CA with affiliates in Dallas, TX, London, UK and Dublin, Ireland. More information is available at www.clearlake.com and on Twitter @Clearlake.


May 22, 2013 — Researchers at North Carolina State University have developed a new technique for creating high-quality semiconductor thin films at the atomic scale -- meaning the films are only one atom thick. The technique can be used to create these thin films on a large scale, sufficient to coat wafers that are two inches wide, or larger.
"This could be used to scale current semiconductor technologies down to the atomic scale -- lasers, light-emitting diodes (LEDs), computer chips, anything," says Dr. Linyou Cao, an assistant professor of materials science and engineering at NC State and senior author of a paper on the work. "People have been talking about this concept for a long time, but it wasn't possible. With this discovery, I think it's possible."
The researchers worked with molybdenum sulfide (MoS2), an inexpensive semiconductor material with electronic and optical properties similar to materials already used in the semiconductor industry. However, MoS2 is different from other semiconductor materials because it can be "grown" in layers only one atom thick without compromising its properties.
In the new technique, researchers place sulfur and molybdenum chloride powders in a furnace and gradually raise the temperature to 850 degrees Celsius, which vaporizes the powder. The two substances react at high temperatures to form MoS2. While still under high temperatures, the vapor is then deposited in a thin layer onto the substrate.
"The key to our success is the development of a new growth mechanism, a self-limiting growth," Cao says. The researchers can precisely control the thickness of the MoS2 layer by controlling the partial pressure and vapor pressure in the furnace. Partial pressure is the tendency of atoms or molecules suspended in the air to condense into a solid and settle onto the substrate. Vapor pressure is the tendency of solid atoms or molecules on the substrate to vaporize and rise into the air.
To create a single layer of MoS2 on the substrate, the partial pressure must be higher than the vapor pressure. The higher the partial pressure, the more layers of MoS2 will settle to the bottom. If the partial pressure is higher than the vapor pressure of a single layer of atoms on the substrate, but not higher than the vapor pressure of two layers, the balance between the partial pressure and the vapor pressure can ensure that thin-film growth automatically stops once the monolayer is formed. Cao calls this "self-limiting" growth.
Partial pressure is controlled by adjusting the amount of molybdenum chloride in the furnace -- the more molybdenum is in the furnace, the higher the partial pressure.
"Using this technique, we can create wafer-scale MoS2 monolayer thin films, one atom thick, every time," Cao says. "We can also produce layers that are two, three or four atoms thick."
Cao's team is now trying to find ways to create similar thin films in which each atomic layer is made of a different material. Cao is also working to create field-effect transistors and LEDs using the technique. Cao has filed a patent on the new technique.


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	SetPlaneDistances(0.1f, 1000.0f);

	_frustum.SetKind(FrustumSpaceGL, FrustumRightHanded);

	_frustum.SetVerticalFovAndAspectRatio(DegToRad(60), 1.f);
}

CameraComponent::~CameraComponent()
{
}

void CameraComponent::Update(float dt)
{
}

void CameraComponent::SetFOV(float fov)
{
	_frustum.SetVerticalFovAndAspectRatio(fov, _frustum.AspectRatio());
}

void CameraComponent::SetAspectRatio(float ratio)
{
	_frustum.SetVerticalFovAndAspectRatio(_frustum.VerticalFov(), ratio);
}

void CameraComponent::SetPlaneDistances(float near, float far)
{
	_frustum.SetViewPlaneDistances(near, far);
}

float3 CameraComponent::Position() const
{
	return _frustum.Pos();
}

float3 CameraComponent::Orientation() const
{
	return _frustum.Front();
}

void CameraComponent::LookAt(float x, float y, float z)
{
}

float* CameraComponent::GetProjectionMatrix() const
{
	static float4x4 proj;

	proj = _frustum.ProjectionMatrix();
	proj.Transpose();

	return reinterpret_cast<float*>(proj.v);
}

float* CameraComponent::GetViewMatrix() const
{
	static float4x4 view;

	view = _frustum.ViewMatrix();

	view.Transpose();

	return reinterpret_cast<float*>(view.v);
}

void CameraComponent::SetFront(const vec& front)
{
	_frustum.SetFront(front);
}

void CameraComponent::SetUp(const vec& up)
{
	_frustum.SetUp(up);
}

void CameraComponent::SetPos(const vec& pos)
{
	_frustum.SetPos(pos);
}

const vec& CameraComponent::GetUp() const
{
	return _frustum.Up();
}

vec CameraComponent::GetWorldRight() const
{
	return _frustum.WorldRight();
}

AABB CameraComponent::GetFrustumAABB()
{
	return _frustum.MinimalEnclosingAABB();
}

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Background and objective: The growing numbers of kidney transplantations in recent years mainly focus our attention on the possibilities to prolong kidney graft and recipient survival, searching for methods to minimize post-transplant complications, which may have an adverse effect on outcomes of kidney transplantation. Despite innovations in the field of immunology and modern diagnostic and therapeutic novelties in recent years, the main challenge remains the improvement of a long-term kidney transplant and recipient survival. The outpatient period is very important to long-term kidney transplant survival. The aim of our study was to analyze outpatient period complications after kidney transplantation and identify factors during the outpatient period influencing kidney transplant and recipient survival.
Materials and methods: We analyzed the rate of outpatient period complications, their dependence on the time after transplantation and influence of these complications on the graft and recipient survival in 249 renal transplant patients.
log-rank P = 0.004, respectively).
Conclusions: Infectious complications were the most common complications of the outpatient period. Urinary tract infections were diagnosed in more than a half of our patients after kidney transplantation. During the first year after transplantation, sepsis was diagnosed in 11.6% of the recipients and the main gate of infection was urinary tract. Acute rejection was diagnosed in 12% of our recipients during the outpatient period. Outpatient post-transplant period complications, such as sepsis, acute rejection, pneumonia and urinary tract infections (first year after transplantation), were significantly negatively associated with graft survival. Recipient survival was negatively associated with sepsis. The main reasons for graft loss in our recipients were infectious complications, chronic allograft nephropathy, and glomerular diseases. The main reasons for mortality after kidney transplantation were infectious complications and cardiovascular events.


As a health home agency, the coordination of care is of the utmost importance, and what better tool to utilize than the Health Information Exchange (HIE). Currently, there are six health homes that utilize the HIE to better coordinate care for their clients as their clients receive care from various providers throughout the community.
It's easier to coordinate care. The HIE improves a health home coordinator's ability to manage care. With the HIE, you can: see if clients make it to their appointments; receive an alert if they are admitted to a hospital: assist with referrals: see test results; and much more. Connecting to the HIE helps fill in the knowledge gaps about your patients.
HealthlinkNY streamlines intake. The myConnections clinical portal has a complete picture of the client's health. Within minutes of a client signing the HealthlinkNY consent form, the coordinator can determine if they are eligible for the program or not.
You can receive instant alerts on your clients. With myAlerts, care coordinators can receive alerts whenever one of their clients is admitted or discharged from an in-patient facility or hospital. These alerts allow the care manager to stay continually updated, collaborate with hospital staff, and coordinate discharges.
You'll have better coordination of care between physical and behavioral health care teams. As a health home, your clients have complex treatment plans that often involve both their physical and mental well-being. With HealthlinkNY Powered by HealtheConnections, you can develop a more informed treatment plan more quickly, and adjust it as necessary based on other medical interventions.
You can save both time and money. Using the myConnections clinical portal and receiving alerts can dramatically reduce the time a care coordinator spends on calling providers, waiting for faxes, and investigating episodes of care.


The Manchester headquarters of one of the largest property consultants in the UK has achieved a RICS Gold Ska rating.
This represents the first office fit-out in the North West region to be recognised in this way.
The highest possible award for such works, it shows that the Norfolk House offices have been fitted out to defined sustainable standards.
In order to achieve the award, fit-outs must recycle much of the waste generated by the works. The GVA offices saw 88 per cent of its waste material recycled or diverted from the landfill.
The new offices also use lighting controls, which minimise energy consumption, and used only sustainable sources of timber. Wall coverings on the project met standards set out by ISO 14025.
A complex task, it was essential the project was delivered to time and to budget. The complexity of the job was made all the more challenging through the sourcing of materials which met the tough sustainable standards.
It was also seen as an important project for the reputation of GVA.
"As property consultants it was important to us to lead by example by putting sustainability at the core of our office move.
Rawstron went on to say how proud the company was to have achieved the North West's first ever Gold Ska rating on a refurbished and renovated building.


Norwich Outfit is a store forming a part of Burton brand. It is open on: Monday 09:00-20:00, Tuesday 09:00-20:00, Wednesday 09:00-20:00, Thursday 09:00-20:00, Friday 09:00-20:00. At weekends its working hours are: on Saturday 09:00-19:00, on Sunday 10:30-16:30. This store's address is: c/o Outfit, Unit 6b, Riverside Retail Park, Norwich, Norfolk, NR1 1WR. In order to contact the customer service directly please call the number 01603 611947. Norwich Outfit is attended by many people living in neighbouring towns like Thorpe Hamlet, Norwich city centre.


The H-2B visa allows foreign nationals who are citizens of certain named counties, with limited exceptions, to accept temporary non-agricultural employment in the United Sates, after the employer has obtained temporary labor certification by establishing that there were no willing, able, and qualified U.S. workers available during the period of recruitment.
There are not enough U.S. workers who are able, willing, qualified, and available to do the temporary work as evidenced by a valid temporary labor certification from the Department of Labor.
There is a 66,000 statutory numerical limit, or "cap," on the total number of individuals who may receive H-2B nonimmigrant classification during a fiscal year.
H-2B classification may be granted for up to the period of time authorized on the temporary labor certification. H-2B classification may be extended for qualifying employment in increments of up to 1 year each. A new, valid temporary labor certification covering the requested time must accompany each extension request. The maximum period of stay in H-2B classification is 3 years.
Dependent Spouses and Children of H-2B nonimmigrants may qualify for H-4 dependent status.
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Sometimes when I am trying to do something, I get a popup that says,"You do not have permission to perform that action." Or something along that line. How can this be? I am the administrator of this computer. It is a home computer and no one else lives here to use it. Is there a way to change this setting?
The actual admin account was hidden in Vista and on installation created a user account with admin privileges. You are saying if I understand you, that you unhid the account sometime ago yourself and you are using only the actual administrator account? If that were correct I can't understand why you see those warnings, either.
To err is human but to really screw things up, you need a computer!
Turn off the UAC user account control.
Bear in mind that if you turn off UAC you turn off some protection from others.
Please provide an example of something you try to do that causes this, together with the "exact" message?
It mostly only stops you continuing if you are doing things in system areas. At other times it is a just a prompt which you can discard and carry on. Sometimes you can right click and Run as Administrator. It all depends - hence the question.
I run on the admin account. I don't have a separate user account. I do have the UAC off. Yes, Derek, i need to get to a point where it comes up again and screenshot it. I will follow up when that happens. Thanks both of you for your responses. I will let you know when I have further info.
Yep, a screenshot would probably help, together with an explanation of exactly what you were trying to do at the time and where. We'll be watching - thanks.
You were right HopperRox. I haven't been using the actual admin account. It did unhide it when I followed your instruction. Is there a way to go into set the rules that I have access to all the properties of this computer without running on the actual admin account? I thought I saw somewhere that you could set who can read, write etc to computer content. is this possible? Like I would set me to be able to do it all but say a guest would only be able to read stuff but not write to it. I don't know. Thanks for your help tho.
You should not be being pestored very often, you do have an admin account, with the UAC turned off (you may want to double check it) . As for permissions settings and security settings yes those are possible. You have better control with the professional version but you can certainly control access. You need to look up vista folder permissions and security options. Try the built in help menu. Right click on a folder and click properties you'll see the security tab and sharing tab, all which you should be able to control with your usual account.
Also check in folder sharing in the network and sharing center. Again the help menu in Vista is pretty good if you can ask the right questions.
Thank you very much, I will try that.


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Ferguson and the Long Life of Slavery
Posted on November 27, 2014 by Routes	Leave a comment
"We who believe in freedom cannot rest until it comes." – Ella Baker
Darren Wilson, a white police officer who shot an unarmed black, eighteen-year-old Michael Brown on August 9, 2014, in Ferguson, a suburb of St. Louis, Missouri, said in his defense that he was attacked by Brown. "It looked like a demon," he said. He referred to his victim as "it". The evidence considered by the grand jury that decided not to indict him is available here.
A day after the announcement of the decision of the jury – which has led to widespread protests across the country – DeAndre Joshua, a black 20-year-old, was found dead under mysterious circumstances in the same neighbourhood that Brown was killed. DeAndre was a friend of Dorian Johnson, principal witness of Brown's murder. A man who drove his car into an ensuing protest in Minneapolis, injuring one, was questioned but not arrested. The church in which Michael Brown's father had been baptised recently was also destroyed by a mysterious fire. The media has produced a stream of reports of looting and vandalism. Few are asking questions about the mysterious death of a friend of a murder witness and the equally mysterious fire at the victim's father's church, that occurred under an alleged 'state of emergency' with the National Guard on standby to quell protests.
Shortly after the murder of Michael Brown, the police proceeded to produce conflicting narratives, first claiming that Wilson knew Brown to be a suspect in a strong-arm robbery, then conceding that Wilson didn't know about the robbery at the time of the shooting, then proceeding to release a security video showing Brown shoving a clerk at a store. The narrative defending a similar murder of Vonderrit Myers shot from behind by an off-duty police officer on October 9, also intends to paint the victim of murder as deserving an extra-judicial execution. The owner of the store, which Myers visited before he was murdered, promptly released footage from security cameras to ensure that the police would not be able to give their latest victim the same post-mortem character assassination that they gave to Brown. About a month after the New York Times ungraciously back-pedalled from describing the murdered 18-year-old Brown as 'no angel' (presumably they meant that he hadn't ascended to heaven yet), the St. Louis police union held a press-meet to defend (yet) another murderer by claiming that his victim, Vonderrit Myers, was 'no angel'. Both victims, who were no angels, were unarmed and running away from the policemen who murdered them when they were gunned down. Maybe African-Americans require angelic status to remain alive in the United States. Or maybe only white people can be angels.As Eartha Kitt asked, asked, "When I walk into a church, I only see paintings of white angels, why?"
Surely the heavenly ranks must have swelled during that gigantic and forcible transfer of around 12 million Africans to the Americas through four centuries. That genocidal trade deprived millions of their lives and millions more of their homes and languages. The genocidal slave trade was a source of great profit to Europeans who conducted it and to their settler colonies. Systemic prejudice against dark skin is ingrained across countries that were built by slaves of African origin and descent. The abolition of slavery is rendered meaningless by these constant reminders of how race continues to stratify American societies. Stark racial wealth gaps persist. Black people continue to be incarcerated at staggeringly disproportionate rates. Michelle Alexander has named the disproportionate confinement of black bodiesthe new Jim Crow,– the set of rules that were once used to enforce segregation in the southern United States. The repeated and violent enforcement of racialized hierarchies is reason enough, as Ta Nehisi Coates cogently argues, to provide reparations to the descendants of the enslaved, to pay them back for the theft of their ancestors' bodies and labor; for the continued theft of their right to life and dignity.
Several commentators and activists have linked the murder of unarmed teenager Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, to the long history of slavery and racist violence in the United States. Sharifa Rhodes-Pitt sees the murder and the protests that followed as one more instance in the "struggle to assert the humanity of black bodies in a country built on its denial". The tiresome and heartlessly racist parade of a murder victim's minor misdemeanours is used to devalue their lives, to justify their murders and to insidiously hint that the murderer had sufficient reason to commit murder, even when ignorant of his victim's history. The most shocking recent instance of this criminal attitude towards human life was when the police in Cleveland, Ohio, murdered 12-year-old Tamir Rice for daring to carry around a toy gun and then proceed to justify the murder by claiming that he reached for his waistband when ordered to put his hands in the air. (Of course white 'gun rights' fanatics have been known to visit shopping malls and restaurants carrying war weaponry with no repercussions.)
Outrage at these continued violations of human rights has taken the shape of creative and powerful protests across the country. Journalists who suffered the might of the militarized police were the most vocal about the heavy-handed suppression of protest that followed. Other coverage had an emphasis on 'unrest' and the sporadic instances of looting. Spaces of consumption were clearly of higher priority to such coverage than black lives, shopping malls more important than the slow overflow of anger at one too many deaths, one too many racist murderers set free.
The question remains: What does freedom mean? Does freedom mean the absence of slavery? Or does it mean the right to live with access to food, housing, shelter, healthcare and education, without fear of sudden and meaningless incarceration or executions?
The Civil Rights movement in which Ella Baker played a quiet, yet powerful,role to secure basic rights for African-Americans in the United States shows that freedom is forged in the crucible of social movements. The 'emancipation' that followed the Civil War in the nineteenth century did nothing beyond providing a hollowed-out status of 'free' to African-Americans, a status devoid of many rights. While dominant narratives about emancipation claim that the Civil War was a defining moment, Ferguson shows us how little has changed, how deep inequalities persist. While many critics of Barack Obama, the first black president of the United States, have both pointed to his shortcomings and acknowledged how racism constrains his actions, Angela Davis sees the problem as lying elsewhere. Popular movements are needed to guide leaders and their actions, she points out. "The problem was that people who associated themselves with that movement [to elect Obama] did not continue to wield that collective power as pressure that might have compelled Obama to move in more progressive directions," she said in her interview with Jadaliyya. As protests against the exoneration of Darren Wilson continue with the heart-breaking slogan 'Black Lives Matter!' (why do we need to say this at all?), her words show the way forward. They remind us that qualitative change only occurred for black America through the struggle for civil rights. Today again it is through protest – through protests that looks terrifyingly similar to those of the 1960s – that justice may well be won again.
This post was written by Malarvizhi Jayanth.
Malarvizhi is a PhD candidate in South Asian Languages and Civilization at the University of Chicago.
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Break off ¼ of the CandiQuik bar and set aside in a mug or small bowl.
Melt remaining CandiQuik in the microwavable tray according to package directions. Once melted, add orange candy color until desired color is reached.
Coat Nutter Butter cookies in orange CandiQuik (I like to use two forks to do this) and set on waxed or parchment paper, add two candy eyes, and allow to dry.
Melt ¼ set aside in a mug or small bowl for 45 seconds followed by 15-second increments, stirring between each increment. Once melted, add yellow candy color until desired color is reached.
Pour yellow CandiQuik into a pastry bag or Ziploc bag with a small corner cut off. Pipe Lorax mustache and eyebrows onto cookies and allow to dry.


Opinions expressed below are for information only. Delegates are responsible for making their own travel and accommodation arrangements and may find the links and information provided below helpful in organising their journey. Any accommodation complaints/comments should be sent directly to your accommodation provider and not to the congress organisers.
There are several hotels and B&Bs on a few minutes walking distance from St Hilda's College, for example, in Iffely Road, St Clement's Street and High Street. However, March/April is a busy time of the year and accommodation can be difficult to find and can also be expensive, if not booked early.
Youth Hostel, Oxford backpakers Hostel and Central Backpackers Hostel offer bed & breakfast accommodation at as little as from £20 per night. Please contact them directly for further pricing information.


Back to Life is a platform game based on physics. The setting is biological / cell and the protagonist is a beneficial cell that needs to revive the dying cells of a tissue . In each level you will need to bring back to life at least 90 % of the cells , and to do this the player must jump over them or fly over . FULL MOUSE CONTROL FOR THE MOVEMENT AND FOR BUTTON.


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Shahida Tareque Dipti is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and the former Member of Parliament from a reserved seat.

Career
Dipti was injured in the 2004 Dhaka grenade attack on Bangladesh Awami League rally led by Sheikh Hasina. She was elected to parliament from reserved seat as a Bangladesh Awami League candidate in 2009. She is the President of Dhaka North unit of Bangladesh Mahila Awami League.

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Awami League politicians
Living people
Women members of the Jatiya Sangsad
9th Jatiya Sangsad members
21st-century Bangladeshi women politicians
21st-century Bangladeshi politicians
Year of birth missing (living people)

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Al-Rayyan Sports Club is a Qatari professional sports club fielding teams in a number of sports including: football, futsal, basketball, volleyball, handball, athletics, table tennis and swimming. The club is based at the Ahmed bin Ali Stadium in Omm Alafai in the city of Al-Rayyan. The club was founded in 1967 after merging the old Rayyan team with Nusoor Club. The official team colours are red and black. The team is nicknamed is 'The Lions' and also 'Al-Raheeb' which means The Fierce.
The club has won numerous titles in all sports, including two Asian championships in basketball, the Arab championship in handball, futsal domestic titles, table tennis and volleyball, as well as numerous GCC basketball, handball and volleyball championships. Both the basketball and handball teams have qualified for the world championships. However, the football team gets most attention from club officials as well as the media and the fans.
In 2010, the club had the highest attendance in the Qatar Stars League due to being the most well supported club in Qatar. The Fan club won the QFA-sanctioned award of Best fans in the 2008/09 season, and shared the award with Al Sadd in the 2012/13 season. In 2014–15 the club won the Qatargas League and returned to Qatar Stars League. In 2015, Al-Rayyan Broke the record of most consecutive league matches won to 11. In 2016, after 21 years, Al-Rayan won the league once again, and became the first ever team to win both leagues in two years.
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Me and Earl and the Dying Girl – Film Review
By No More Workhorse on September 1, 2015 • ( Leave a comment )
Me and Earl and the Dying Girl – Film Review by Emily Elphinstone
Writers: Jesse Andrews (novel), Jesse Andrews (screenplay)
Stars: Thomas Mann, RJ Cyler, Olivia Cooke
In an age of cinema rife with mentions of 'Coming of Age Drama', and 'Young Adult Novel'; neither term fills one with anticipation. Refreshingly, Me and Earl and the Dying Girl avoids all the usual melodramatic pitfalls, to create a film that is genuinely heartfelt and entertaining.
Greg (Thomas Mann) is the unlikely hero of the piece, manoeuvring his way through High School by becoming acquainted (but not too familiar) with each subculture of student life, from the jocks to weedy rap fan 'Ill Phil'. In fact, he is so determined to remain at a polite distance, that he calls his best friend Earl (a brilliant, if underused RJ Cyler), his 'co-worker'. Introduced to bizarre foreign films at a young age by Greg's father (Nick Offerman), their only real interest lies in making budget spoofs of the films they love (including A Sockwork Orange, and 2.48pm Cowboy).
This delicate balancing act is upset in his final year, however, when his mother forces him to spend time with Rachel (Olivia Cooke), a girl in his class who has just been diagnosed with Leukaemia. After admitting that this was the reason for his visiting, an unlikely friendship forms.
With an excellent cast and suitably flawed characters, Alfonso Gomez-Rejon's film is refreshingly humorous, while not shying away from the heavy subject matter. Even the supporting characters, from their genuinely cool history teacher Mr McCarthy (Jon Bernthal) to Rachel's Mother Denise (Molly Shannon) who is only just holding it together with a glass of wine and a slightly over-familiar tone; all seem well-rounded enough to be the stars of their own films.
There are moments when the trendy camera moves, chapter headings, and self-deprecating narration lean a bit too close to hipster territory. However, this is saved by an effortlessly cool soundtrack by Brian Eno and Nico Muhly; paired with the bizarre genius we see both in Greg and Earl's films, and Gomez-Rejon's stop-motion illustrations of Greg's imagination. Overall, Indie hit Me and Earl and the Dying Girl has managed to find the balance between entertainment, and being emotional honesty. It is undoubtedly one to look out for when it hits cinemas on Friday 4th.
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