Breaking poverty's grip, ending economic oppression. Those are two noble goals. They may also be too big for me. I've thought a lot lately about WHY. Why is UCOM here? Why am I at UCOM? What are our goals?
By May Day I had broken the "why" of UCOM down to the two lofty goals above, but I couldn't get my teeth into either of them. Neither seemed doable in my lifetime. Breaking poverty's grip and ending economic oppression were jobs many people have worked on for a lifetime. Centuries have come and gone, and still there remains poverty and economic oppression.
Pondering this, I wondered if a smaller goal would still be worthy of a lifetime of effort. Could I be content if I spent the remainder of my productive years helping people to flourish? When I cast the net too widely the effort seems gargantuan. I feel like I am trying to save all the starfish that get stranded on the beach at low tide, but if I can get one and then two and then ten back into the water, it will make a world of difference to those rescued starfish.
I expend more energy than I have when I try to help everyone. I am overwhelmed when I see the world teeming with injustice. What can I do in the face of so many obstacles? What is it that all of struggling humanity needs? How can one person begin to meet all those needs?
When my goal is to help people flourish, I am inviting a deeper relationship with individuals. "We cannot do everything, but we can do something." Helping people to flourish is a goal that invites delving deeper—deeper than what can be seen in the presenting need, deeper than programs can go—all the way into where people feel. That is a place where we all share common human responses. There is the commonality, not in doing for the masses, but in relating to one individual at a time. I can do that.
In thinking that through, I came to another conclusion. UCOM and I have a lot in common. UCOM does not compare in numbers with our big sisters like The Salvation Army Family Services or Goodwill or Hope Network. So what we can't do in width, we try to do in depth. Our staff and volunteers make an effort to know people by name, to listen to the stories they tell, to see behind the curtain. Now what can we do to be present to this one person? After we have addressed the presenting need, can we delve deeper, until we are all the way to the essence of our neighbor?
UCOM is 32 years old this year. We have been doing the same kind of work day after day. Poverty is not eliminated, people are still oppressed, but some people got the deep connection that they needed—that human and divine connection—to help them to flourish. Maybe that's good enough for today.
I especially like your concluding paragraph Bruce. I have worked at UCOM going on 10 years now and one of the things I appreciate about UCOM is that we accept people where they are at in their personal journey through life. My quiet time this morning spoke to that - never turning anyone away. I personally have found myself in situations that I had no control over and needed help. So people that we help are no different - sometimes they need our help just to get a "break" in life! And that often times needs a "Human & Divine" connection! So maybe part of our ongoing mission is "just for today". Helping someone get through just one day! And giving them courage to get through another and another and yet another day! I thank God that we are here to meet "some" of the people's needs! I do know one thing for sure - there are "needs" in the community that UCOM meets some of them that are vital to families future independence! I think that IS good enough!
Jesus assured us that we would always have people in need. That reality has commissioned generations of Christians into action. Any act of mercy is worthwhile, whether it addresses the greater, systemic need or alleviates the immediate concerns of a person. UCOM has offered Christ-like aid and kindness for 32 years, offering hope when there has been little to draw from. This is good ministry and I'm glad to be affiliated with UCOM!
Heavens, your post had me near tears then angry all in a few seconds it took me to read it! I believe that we can each do something to help others. If we each share something, there should be enough. I understand that it seems an endless battle and we don't always see the end results. But it is also such a blessing to me when I am able to help bless someone in need with what they need. Maybe that's enough for each day.
Bruce Roller, I wish more was being done on the justice side of things, I know a lot is being done only it faces an uphill battle with the oppressors. Even so, just think if UCOM did not exist. Sift through your annual reports and remind yourself of how many people UCOM has helped eek thru the month on food, gotten clothing for their kids for school, consider how one of those donated suits helped someone land a job, or the education in budgeting that helped a family turns things around maybe even save a marriage, or the many many other ways UCOM has helped people in times of need and empowered so many.
Sharing your thoughts in your post however does also serve a good purpose. I am glad you shared them, because I hope it encourages those who are working in the justice realm to continue their work too.
I am reminded of the words of Michael W Smith, "Everybody's got a seed to sow."


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I am happy to receive the Novel Sho, as I instinctively called it when, minutes after receiving my astounding news I telephoned my mother, now 91 years old.
I am happy to receive the "Nobel Sho." I instinctively called it the "Nobel Sho." That was when I telephoned my mother, minutes after receiving my astounding news. She is now 91 years old.
Like literature, my own field, the Nobel Prize is an idea that, in times like these, helps us to think beyond our dividing walls, that reminds us of what we must struggle for together as human beings.
...who, in novels of great emotional force, has uncovered the abyss beneath our illusory sense of connection with the world.


The van was built in 2002 at the Wentzville Assembly Factory outside Springfield, Missouri.
In July 2017 the van was sold to a buyer in Phoenix, he posted the van for sale on Craig's List and 2 days later I bought it from him.
The Van Life – Why the van for Travel ?


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House Introduces Music Modernization Act
After a five-year review of U.S. copyright law, the House Judiciary Committee has introduced the Music Modernization Act. The Act will combine previously introduced legislation and reform music licensing laws. The goal is to reward creativity and encourage real innovation in the digital age. This new legislation should have very little impact on radio. Here are the key provisions in the legislation:
The Act creates a blanket licensing system to quickly license and pay for musical work copyrights. It discourages music litigation that generates legal settlements in favor of simply ensuring that artists and copyright owners are paid in the first place without such litigation.
Ends the flawed U.S. Copyright Office bulk notice of intent system that allows royalties to not be paid.
Implements uniform rate-setting standards to be used by the Copyright Royalty Board for all music services.
Shifts the costs of the new licensing collective created by the bill to the licensees.
Updates how certain rate court cases are assigned in the Southern District of New York.
The Act also provides a public performance right for pre-1972 recordings.
And the Act ensures that record producers, sound engineers, and other creative professionals receive compensation for their work.
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte said there is little doubt our copyright system faces new challenges today. "One of the top priorities of my chairmanship has been to conduct a wide review of our nation's copyright laws to determine whether the laws are still working in the digital age. I am pleased that after extensive discussions between members and interested stakeholders, we have produced a legislative package that will make important and long overdue updates to our copyright laws to ensure American music creators are properly recognized and rewarded for their works. The Music Modernization Act, which is the first major update to our music licensing laws in decades, is vital to promoting American creativity and innovation in the digital age."
Ranking Member Jerrold Nadler said, because of loopholes in the law, there has been litigation in federal and state courts with mixed results, and that has put music creators' rights at risk and created uncertainty for digital streaming services. "It is in everyone's interest to come together to finally make some improvements to the Copyright Act, and that is why today's bill is supported by a broad coalition that includes, but is certainly not limited to, the Internet Association, SAG-AFTRA and AFM, the National Music Publishers Association, the Recording Industry Association of America, the Recording Academy, Nashville Songwriters Association International, ASCAP and BMI, C3, A2IM, Songwriters Guild of America, Songwriters of North America, SoundExchange, and the Digital Media Association and its member companies such as Pandora, Spotify, and Amazon. This is an unprecedented level of consensus that hopefully marks a new era of collaboration. Like any compromise, this bill is not perfect, but it is a major improvement over current law. We are about to accomplish something that hasn't been done in decades, and I congratulate all of the parties for coming together."
Following the introduction of the Act, NAB CEO Gordon Smith said the Music Modernization Act represents a level of compromise and consensus on music licensing issues that has eluded lawmakers for decades. "The bill addresses some of the core issues facing songwriters, recording artists, producers, music publishers, record labels, and streaming services to the benefit of the entire music ecosystem. In particular, NAB thanks Chairman Goodlatte, Ranking Member Nadler, and Representatives Collins, Jeffries, and Issa, who worked diligently to ensure that free, local, over-the-air broadcasters would not be harmed by this legislation."
The Content Creators Coalition said it was a momentous day for musicians, songwriters, and everyone who loves music, however, they still took a jab at radio. "For the first time in 20 years, there is real momentum in Congress to pass legislation that will help ensure that artists and songwriters are treated fairly while also ensuring that fans have access to the music they love. The legislation ensures fair pay for older artists, better pay for all performers when music is played on SiriusXM, and moves forward with critical reforms to help songwriters. It will make the music ecosystem stronger and fairer. While we have proposed ways that the legislation can be improved, and it doesn't include some necessary pro-artist reforms – those that would empower artists to fight back against platform monopoly abuses by updating the DMCA or level the playing field with an AM/FM performance right – neither our enthusiasm in support of this legislation nor our fight for those reforms will diminish."
You can read all 153 pages of the proposed legislation HERE.
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Bradley Fry July 11, 2018 At 11:09 pm
What about internet radio stations??
TheBigA July 11, 2018 At 11:32 pm
The are all subject the royalties in the DMCA, so I'd expect rates will increase as a result of this. Pre-1972 songs will be valued the same as post-1972, so that's new, if your station plays older music.
Dave Mack April 11, 2018 At 3:24 pm
I noticed that GMR is not listed as being in support of this legislation. Does this bill address the issues presented by GMR?
GMR is included in the full list of supporters.
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How do I determine my steps per?
The steps per is a calculation that takes into consideration all the components that you use for the axis. The link below brings you to a user support forum thread with an attachment spreadsheet to help you determine your steps per unit. You can also read the Mach3 Manual (link below) starting on page 73 in the pdf for more information. We also have a support video on using the Steps Per Unit Calculator Wizard in Mach4 (link below).


I have set up a handful of WiPy boards to publish data on AWS IoT. I followed the example for the pycom AWS library and standalone, it works. I send a JSON string every 2 s via wifi to an LTE router. In AWS IoT the messages are routed to a DynamoDB. Each board has separate keys which are selected based on the unique ID. On its own, each board works.
Now best of all is that this might move from one board to the other - after a while the one with error starts transmitting, while the error occurs on the board previously working (without restart or reconnect). In the AWS IoT MQTT client I see a "last will" message and the reception switches to the other board.
Did anyone manage to use the pycom AWS library for two or more devices simultaneously?


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Writer/performer Benjamin Scheuer tells a story about love, loss, loyalty and the redemptive power of music. This one-man musical is also a coming of age story, where a son seeks his father's love and goes on a deeply personal journey to become his own man. Scheuer plays and sings the incredible story of his family and his close call with mortality, all while supported by a cast of 6 guitars. Some stories have to be sung.
Genre: Musical
Actor: Benjamin Scheuer
Director: Kevin S. Bright
Quality: HD 1080p
HAM: A Musical Memoir
Challenge Accepted! Disney Channel's Epic Holiday Showdown
Qlimax - The Source
High School Musical: The Musical: The Holiday Special
Christmas on the Square
Marry Harry
This World Won't Break
Trailer: The Lion


I often espouse eating "live" foods and many of my customers then ask "Do you mean I can't cook my food?" Laugh-Out-Loud (lol)! No, I don't mean you can never cook your foods, but I do think we eat too many foods that are overcooked and over processed.
So what does it mean to eat "live" foods? Live foods are food from which the vital nutrients have not been removed. We generally call these types of foods "unprocessed" foods. In order to enhance shelf life for our food products, suppliers remove nutrients that cause shelf life to be shortened. But that causes them to contain fewer vital nutrients and aren't as good for your health.
I'm an advocate of selecting your food from the perimeter of the grocery store – the outside edges. That's where you find the fresh fruits and vegetables, fresh herbs and spices, the cheeses and dairy products, the fresh cuts of meat and fish, fresh eggs and water. And this is where you find the colorful foods. Did you know that there are even books written about "Eating Your Colors"? Every different shade of food provides some different nutrients. For example, deep red and purple foods provide antioxidants to get rid of free radical damage; orange and red food provide carotenoids such as beta-carotene which aids bone and cell growth, and lutein which is important for healthy vision; green foods provide a powerhouse of nutrients such as fiber, folate, potassium, and the A-C-E vitamins; and crimson, blue and brown foods provide flavonoids that contribute to proper brain function and blood flow.
While canned foods still have some nutrients, I put them in the intermediary – the heat of canning kills many vital nutrients, and the added salt used in the canning process preserves the contents from spoilage but adds sodium which can cause several health issues.
And then there are the packaged foods. They have had most of the "live" nutrients replaced with long-lasting preservatives. The focus is on shelf life. And they will fill you up, but they provide little nutrition.
So what are some things you can do to eat better? Eat more fresh fruits and vegetables. Shop from the outer perimeter of the grocery store. Enlarge the variety of foods you eat to get a better variety of nutrients and prepare your own foods as much as your lifestyle will permit.
Consider one of the popular mail-in food programs we see advertised so much now. They ship the fresh foods along with recipes for preparing them. You can involve the family in the preparation to enhance family time and learn to cook together. And you get a freshly prepared meal.
And you might then consider the next step – a small backyard garden to get just the food you enjoy in the freshest form available – pick them from your backyard and take them in and prepare them for a family meal! Whether you dig up the whole back yard, simply prepare a few small raised beds, or put together a collection of pots and pans for a deck or porch container garden, it can be a life-changing and tasty new hobby.
– For more information, contact Naturopathic Doctor Randy Lee, owner of The Health Patch at 1024 S. Douglas Blvd, Midwest City, OK 73130, call 405-736-1030, e-mail pawpaw@TheHealthPatch.com, or visit TheHeathPatch.com.


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I'm Having Contractions
Back by popular demand, I'm going to be putting forth a realignment scenario that involves… Gary, hide your eyes… contraction.
The more I think about it, the more I realize it just won't ever happen. The following forces would rise up to fight it:
The league — it doesn't want that kind of egg on it's face
The NHL Players Association — they REALLY don't want it, because it would force them act like normal human beings and have to deal with a massive job layoff
The many cities that want NHL franchises
The smattering of billionaires out there that want to milk said cities for subsidized funds that they put towards what really is just a fun toy to show off to their other billionaire friends
But, since I am King of North America, let's ignore all those factors and just do it one more time. Here we go…
NHL Realignment Map - Week 42
Since I am a great and kind king (unless you're a Coyotes or Columbus fan), I've tossed Gary a bone by sticking with his 4-Conference set up, and tossed the players (well, the 93.3% percent that didn't get pink slips) one as well by even-ing up the number of teams in each conference and keeping the travel reasonably limited to north-south in nature.
NHL West
Anaheim Ducks Los Angeles Kings
Calgary Flames San Jose Sharks
Colorado Avalanche Vancouver Canucks
NHL Central
Chicago Blackhawks Nashville Predators
Dallas Stars St. Louis Blues
Detroit Red Wings Winnipeg Jets
NHL North
Boston Bruins New York Rangers
Montreal Canadiens Ottawa Senators
New Jersey Devils Washington Capitals
NHL East
Buffalo Sabres Pittsburgh Penguins
Carolina Hurricanes Tampa Bay Lightning
Florida Panthers Toronto Maple Leafs
Phoenix, Columbus
Conference Games: 3 home & 3 away vs. 6 teams = 36 games
Inter-Conference Games: 1 home & 1 away vs. 21 teams = 42 games
An additional Home-and-Away versus a single opponent in each of the conferences not your own (to rotate through the league every 7 years): 1 home & 1 away vs. 3 teams = 6 games
TOTAL = 84 games (a.k.a. still not enough for Gretzky's single season records to be threatened)
Top four in each conference qualify. First two rounds determine Conference Champions. Third round is the semi-finals (with the team with the best regular season record choosing his opponent). Fourth round is the Stanley Cup Finals.
Bonus Note:
Dear, Columbus and Phoenix, I promise you get to keep your teams next week. I've been mean enough for long enough. Everyone deserves a break, right?
(H/T to oilersnation.com for the original map)
Don't forget to share our lil' project with your hockey fan friends. And, as always, thanks for reading. Until next Sunday!
Make sure to check out the entire NHL Realignment Project ».
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West, west, west, west, east
This week we're adding four new teams to the map west of the Gretzky-Orr line (two via expansion and two via relocation). Just to make sure the eastern side of the map doesn't feel completely neglected we've allowed another relocation to stay within the Orr Conference. The Pacific Northwest has a love of hockey that is untapped and the MLS is showing us that the Vancouver/Seattle/Portland corridor has great fans that love great rivalries with their "neighbors". Houston and KC round out the central part of our map and Quebec gets the team they deserve. I also threw Columbus a bone, and let them keep their team this week. Let's check it out.
We're going with a 2 conferences of 2 divisions each format. Again, we've named the conferences are for Gretzky and Orr while the division names are our old favorites—Patrick, Adams, Norris, and Smythe. Eight teams in each division giving us a total of 32 teams.
The Wayne Douglas Gretzky Conference
Smythe Division Norris Division
Anaheim Ducks Chicago Blackhawks
Calgary Flames Colorado Avalanche
Edmonton Oilers Dallas Stars
Los Angeles Kings Houston Aeros
Portland Eagles Kansas City Scouts
San Jose Sharks Minnesota Wild
Seattle Totems St. Louis Blues
Vancouver Canucks Winnipeg Jets
The Robert Gordon Orr Conference
Patrick Division Adams Division
Buffalo Sabres Boston Bruins
Columbus Blue Jackets Carolina Hurricanes
Detroit Red Wings Montreal Canadiens
Nashville Predators New Jersey Devils
Philadelphia Flyers New York Rangers
Pittsburgh Penguins Ottawa Senators
Tampa Bay Lightning Quebec Nordiques
Toronto Maple Leafs Washington Capitals
Seattle, Portland, Kansas City, Houston, Quebec City
Miami, Long Island, Phoenix
• Geography — Like last week, every team has to travel to Canada for divisional games. Every division is stretched vertically (the two easternmost a little less, but still very stretchy), so that is reasonably equal as well. All this means that nobody can whine about "Our travel leaves us at a massive disadvantage".
• Travel — Once again, North-South is the way. Divisional games may necessitate long trips, but again, staying within your time zone or only having to travel one over makes all the difference for player fatigue and for TV ratings.
• Rivalries — Though we lose CHI/DET, we do get TOR/DET… not bad. The NYR/NJD, the Alberta teams, Pennsylvania teams, and BOS/MTL all stay together too, so check that off your list. New teams give us great rivalries too, SEA/POR/VAN, DAL/HOU, KC/STL
• Heritage — C'mon! The division names are awesome. Hockey is special, now the conference and division names reflect that.
Divisional Games: 3 home & 3 away vs. 7 teams = 42 games
Non-Divisional Games: 1 home & 1 away vs. 24 teams = 48 games
TOTAL = 90 games—yay, more hockey.
Top three from each division qualify, plus next two best records from the conference (as wildcards).
Division Champs seeded 1 & 2, based on record. All other qualifiers seeded 3-8, based on record (so yes, a wildcard can have a higher seed than a top-three qualifier. This keeps the regular season more interesting and division-focused, as finishing top-three is the first ticket into the playoffs. Wildcard is just a backdoor option to keep things a little fair for 4th and 5th placed teams in a division who is having "a super-stacked-with-awesomeness year".
Once qualification happens (division-centric), other than division champions getting 1 & 2, it's all about your record for seeding (conference-centric). This way we are more likely to avoid a "two-best-teams-meeting-too-early-in-the-playoffs scenario".
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Oh Six!
This week on the NHL Realignment Project we are finally getting around to creating a scenario where the Original Six get their own division. To get this to work out in a more manageable way, we had to do a major contraction of the NHL… down to 24 teams. It was either this or go up to 36 (can you say, "Week 25 foreshadowing?").
So our new 24-team NHL has four conferences… Original Six, Gretzky, Lemieux and Hull. Each conference would qualify four teams for the playoffs, play down to a conference champion… then we would have a "Final Four" league semi-final where the team with the best regular season record of the four left standing would choose its opponent.
Original Six Conference: Boston, Chicago, Detroit, Montreal, New York, Toronto
Lemieux Conference: Carolina, New Jersey, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Tampa Bay, Washington
Hull Conference: Buffalo, Dallas, Minnesota, Ottawa, St. Louis, Winnipeg
Gretzky Conference: Calgary, Colorado, Edmonton, Los Angeles, San Jose, Vancouver
Anaheim, Columbus, Florida, Nashville, New York Islanders, Phoenix
• Tradition — The Original Six finally gets the recognition they deserve with their own conference. Major rivalries such as PIT/PHI, LAK/SJ, EDM/CGY to name a few have been maintained in-conference.
• Travel — Conferences span no more than two time-zones. Eastern and Central Time Zone teams have a minimized slate of games starting super-late because of Pacific Time Zone locations… the same goes for Pacific and Mountain Time Zone teams playing super-early because of Eastern Time Zone locations.
• Talent — Killing off six teams will result in a major uptick in talent level as the surveying teams split the spoils. Ponder and love on this: the term "Top 9 Forward" will come in to use!
Scheduling Notes:
36 outside conference (1 home/1 away vs each of the 18 opponents)
40 in-conference (4 home/4 away vs. each of the 5 opponents)
6 extra games outside conference (1 home/1 away vs 3 teams in another conference… to rotate through all 18 non-conference opponents every 6 six years)
See you next Sunday!
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Week twenty-two in the NHL Realignment Project has a "country" flavor to it. The main thing we're doing differently this week is how we arrived at our honorific division names. The NHL is mostly made up of North American players and European, right? So I took the two (present-day) countries from each continent that have provided us our leading scorers… Canada/US and Czech Republic/Slovakia. The divisions are named after each of those nation's leading scorer… Wayne Gretzky, Mike Modano, Jaromir Jagr and Stan Mikita.
In addition to the awesome naming, we've gone with a horizontal formatting for dividing up the league. And contracted the two teams that had the lowest average attendance last year (Islanders and Coyotes) to get us to a more divisible 28 teams.
– Gretzky Division: Calgary, Edmonton, Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto, Vancouver, Winnipeg
– Mikita Division: Boston, Buffalo, Chicago, Detroit, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York
– Jagr Division: Colorado, Columbus, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, San Jose, St. Louis, Washington
– Modano Division: Anaheim, Carolina, Dallas, Florida, Los Angeles, Nashville, Tampa Bay
New York Islanders, Phoenix Coyotes
• Respect — Hockey is a global game… and stars from various countries have made the game grow at home and abroad. With these division names, we do a major hat tip to that.
• Division Pride — Having a division that is "Canada-only", one that is "all-South", one that has four of the Original Six, and one that has the leagues two biggest stars (not to mention the most cup-hungry fans (San Jose)) will give each division its own unique brand and identity. The rivalries within each, and the pride across each would be an interesting dynamic to watch.
• Rivalries — I did my best to keep some great rivalries intact. PIT/PHI, NYR/BOS, TOR/MTL, CGY/EDM, ANA/LAK to name a few. I'd build a non-division schedule where everyone played everyone else at least once at home and once away… that way other big rivalries can still live on as well.
• Travel — 3 of the 4 divisions have coast-to-coast representation. So everyone is gonna have to travel a bunch. Only the Mikita Division has just two time-zones represented… but there is a really good chance that in a subsequent (*COUGH* NEXTSUNDAY *COUGH*) NHLRP map, an expansion will remedy this.
• Modano Retirement — Since Modo recently retired, I felt it appropriate to hit him up with a shoutout… thanks for making hockey work in Texas… thanks for being a class act… thanks for inspiring us, Mike.
See you next week (gonna try to post every Sunday moving forward, so put it on your calendar)!
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Champions Leage (Semi) Final
So this is the final iteration of the idea started three weeks ago, that of the "Champions League". We started with a league that consisted of only teams that had won the Cup, and then we expanded it to include teams that had made it to the Stanley Cup finals, but not necessarily won it. This we we push it a bit more, and admit any team who have at least made it to the Conference Finals… 26 teams in all.
Our league is divided them into four conferences, two of six team and two of seven. As per our most common custom in the NHL Realignment Project, the top four teams in each division qualify for the playoffs. Each division determines its champion followed by the two conferences crowning champs who square off for the Stanley Cup
So Here is The Map:
Western Conference:
Gretzky Division: Anaheim, Calgary, Edmonton, Los Angeles, San Jose, Vancouver
Howe Division: Chicago, Colorado, Dallas, Detroit, Minnesota, St. Louis
Eastern Conference:
Lemieux Division: Buffalo, Carolina, Florida, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Tampa Bay, Washington
Orr Division: Boston, Montreal, New Jersey, New York Islanders, New York Rangers, Ottawa, Toronto
Phoenix, Winnipeg, Columbus, Nashville (Can you believe there are only four teams that haven't made it to at least the conference finals?)
• Fairness — While the Western Conference teams have to travel further during the season, the Eastern Conference teams have more opponents in their respective divisions that they have to beat out for the "top four spot" to make the playoffs.
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Champions League Plus
Expanding on the idea that started two week ago, this week we're expanding by six teams (à la 1967). The six teams we've allowed into our "Champions League" are the teams that have be able to make it to the Stanley Cup Finals, but haven't won. They've earned their stripes, and now have the chance to make that final step.
We're a 24-team league in this format, and we've divided them into four conferences, each of which fill out a playoff bracket with their top four teams. Playoffs involve the four teams deciding a Conference Champion which lead to a "final four" that reseed to determine semi-final opponents… best record plays fourth best… second best record plays third best.
Gretzky Conference: Anaheim, Calgary, Colorado, Edmonton, Los Angeles, Vancouver
Hull Conference: Carolina, Dallas, Florida, St. Louis, Tampa Bay, Washington
Howe Conference: Buffalo, Chicago, Detroit, Ottawa, Pittsburgh, Toronto
Orr Conference: Boston, Montreal, New Jersey, New York Islanders, New York Rangers, Philadelphia
San Jose, Phoenix, Winnipeg, Minnesota, Columbus, Nashville
• Talent — While we're not cutting 40% of the teams out of the NHL like the last two weeks, we are still doing some significant chopping. Teams will have plenty of talent to choose from to replace their lesser players with guys from the six shuttered franchises.
• Amazingly Finals — Making the playoffs reseed for the semi-finals, should (more often than not) yield a better Finals matchup. No more "the last round help better matchups than the Finals" talk.
• Tradition — When the league is made up of only teams that have won it all or made it to the Finals, tradition is pretty much built in.
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Champions League (Version 2)
As some of you geniuses may have figured out by the title of last week's post, we are doing a variation this week instead of a full-on new idea. Things are super-busy at work right now, and this is the way we're gonna go. Gotta pay the bills… what can you do?
So this week, our league, comprised of only Stanley Cup Winning teams, is divided by a horizontal demarcation line. Orr to the north and Howe to the south. It seems a little more fair than last week's option since there is at least a little less travel discrepancy between the two conferences.
Howe Conference: Anaheim, Carolina, Chicago, Colorado, Dallas, Detroit, Florida, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh
Orr Conference: Boston, Calgary, Edmonton, Montreal, Ottawa, New Jersey, New York Islanders, New York Rangers, Toronto
Vancouver, San Jose, Los Angeles, Phoenix, Winnipeg, Minnesota, St. Louis, Buffalo, Columbus, Nashville, Florida, Washington
• Talent — Whoa nelly! My math may be off, but wouldn't cutting 40% of the teams out of the NHL mean we'd be leaving the bottom 40% of the talent out of the league too? It'd be like my fantasy league (speaking of, we're desperate for people to join). Basically we'd have an All-Star Game level of talent, but with checks.
• Amazingly Historical Match-ups in the Stanley Cup Finals (potentially) — Lots of potential for old school finals. Lots and lots of potential for never-before-seen finals matchups. Lots of potential for Canadian teams to be in the finals.
• Tradition — When the league is made up of only teams that have won it all, tradition is pretty much built in (*cough cough* tampadallascarolinaanaheim? *cough*)
Check back next week for a bigger vision of this concept!
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Just like, last week, we're gonna go into contraction mode again. But we're pushing it much further this time. In this, the sixteenth week of the NHL Realignment Project, we're going to contract the NHL to only the current teams that have already won the Stanley Cup (yes, I know the NHL doesn't recognize the current Ottawa Senators to be the same as the original, actually-has-won-the-cup team, but I wanted to make it an even split, so I let it slide). That leaves us with eighteen teams. So does that mean all but two teams in the league make the playoffs? My answer to that riddle is a very scientific and well thought out one: "Sure, why not?"
Here's the map with the divisional breakdown (2 Conferences, no divisions):
Gretzky Conference: Anaheim, Calgary, Chicago, Colorado, Dallas, Detroit, Edmonton, Pittsburgh, Toronto
Orr Conference: Boston, Carolina, Montreal, Ottawa, New Jersey, New York Islanders, New York Rangers, Philadelphia, Tampa Bay
• Amazingly Historical Match-ups in the Stanley Cup Finals (potentially) — The Original Six Teams have been divided evenly between the two Conferences. So lots of potential for old school finals. Not to mention the potential for a Pittsburgh/Philadelphia final. I don't know if Pennsylvania would survive that, actually.
Check back for version 2 of this concept next week!
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2011/09/07 by tom 1 Comment
Okay, last week we took things to the limit by having 44(!) teams, so this week we pull back. The number of the week is THREE. We're scuttling the THREE teams that get the most chatter on the internets about being in trouble… The Islanders, The Coyotes and The Blue Jackets.
The thing with this plan is we now have 27 teams… an uneven number. That is true my mathematical mates, but it isn't a prime number so we can still divide. This week's plan calls for breaking the NHL into THREE divisions of 9 teams each… No conferences.
In my new NHL Realignment, the top 5 teams in each of the THREE divisions make the playoffs, and the team with the next best record qualifies for the playoffs as a wildcard. Division champs plus next best record are the #1 seeds in a 16-team playoff bracket. The four #1 seeds go through a "draft-and-position" process to build their respective quadrants of the bracket. Woot!
Columbus, Phoenix, New York (Islanders)
• Travel — Minnesota and Winnipeg won't think so, but there is a better balance of travel than in the current NHL. The Wild and the Jets are playing the role that the Stars currently play as the "WTF is up with our travel" teams… but to be fair, they at least have each other as divisional rivals which isn't that far to travel. No Eastern Time Zone teams have West Coast Conference rivals (hard to compare completely, since there are no more conferences), but the Red Wings would love this.
• Talent — Less teams (theoretically) mean better hockey. The rosters of the three eliminated teams get pilfered for their best talent, who in turn replace the dregs of the teams that are left. I'm of the mind that there is TONS of talent in this league and that this won't be as pronounced an influence as proponents of contraction say it will be, but on the other hand, you can't argue against the fact that A's and B's are better than D's and F's.
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Kang Min Kyung: "25 million won/year for a position requiring experience? A mistake," controversy continues despite her explanation
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Davichi Kang Min Kyung is under fire as the annual salary announced in her company's recruitment notice for experienced employees is the lowest hourly wage.
Àvie Muah, a clothing shopping mall run by Kang Min Kyung, recently offered an annual salary of 25 million won (approximately $20,000/year) for a CS position, requiring a bachelor degree with more than 3 years in experience. Many netizens are criticizing Àvie Muah for paying the minimum hourly wage to experienced staff.
In response, Kang Min Kyung explained on her Instagram on Jan 5th, "I reconfirmed the announcement in surprise because so many DMs came in my inbox," saying that the staff in charge of the announcement made a mistake in writing the new salary.
Controversy still continued despite her explanation, which led to Kang Min Kyung posting a long article on her Instagram on Jan 6th. Kang Min Kyung once again emphasized that the salary announcement was a typo, and explained, "In the case of candidates with experience, we are negotiating based on their previous salary," adding that her company's starting salary is based on the minimum hourly wage and is negotiated every year.
However, despite Kang Min Kyung's explanation that it was a "mistake," the controversy does not seem to die down easily. Even Àvie Muah's past recruitment announcements are being dug back.
Last year, Àvie Muah posted a recruitment announcement for a web designer. The job required too much work for only a three-month internship, and only those with more than a year of experience could apply even though it was an intern position.
Meanwhile, Àvie Muah, which Kang Min Kyung is recruiting for, is a shopping mall she established in 2020. Kang Min Kyung has recently attracted public attention by announcing that she is preparing to relocate Àvie Muah's office. Kang Min Kyung purchased a 6.5 billion won building in Hapjeong-dong, Mapo-gu, Seoul, for the relocation, and also revealed on her YouTube channel how she was decorating the building.
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Academic journal article Federal Reserve Bank of New York Economic Policy Review
Housing Production Subsidies and Neighborhood Revitalization: New York City's Ten-Year Capital Plan for Housing. (Session 3: The Impact of Housing on People and Places)
By Gould Ellen, Ingrid; Schill, Michael H.; Schwartz, Amy Ellen; Voicu, Ioan
A perennial question in housing policy concerns the form that housing assistance should take. Although some argue that housing assistance should be thought of as a form of income support and advocate direct cash grants to needy households, others favor earmarked assistance--but they differ over whether subsidies should be given to the recipients as vouchers or to developers as production subsidies.
The appropriate composition of housing assistance has recently taken on particular import. In 2000, Congress created the Millennial Housing Commission and gave it the task of evaluating the "effectiveness and efficiency" of methods to promote housing through the private sector. As part of its mandate, the commission is examining changes to existing programs as well as the creation of new production programs to increase affordable housing.
This paper reexamines the debate over the appropriate form of housing assistance. First, we briefly summarize and evaluate arguments in favor of demand-oriented housing subsidies (such as Section 8 vouchers) and supply-oriented housing subsidies (such as production subsidies). We conclude that although demand-oriented subsidies are preferable to supply-oriented subsidies on a number of grounds, government support for production may, at least theoretically, be justified as a way to promote positive spillover effects and neighborhood revitalization. Whether sufficient spillovers exist is, in the end, an empirical question. Although much of the existing research finds little evidence of spillover effects, our findings on the New York City experience suggest that spillovers may be significant and large enough to justify government support for production.
Next, we describe the most extensive experiment in the United States in which a city used supply-oriented subsidies to rebuild neighborhoods--New York City's Ten-Year Capital Plan for Housing (the "Ten-Year Plan"). Born out of the necessity to rebuild communities devastated by years of abandonment and arson, the program, launched by New York City in 1986, ultimately led to the investment of more than $5.1 billion in housing in many of the city's poorest neighborhoods.
Finally, we describe the results of several empirical studies we have recently completed on the effect of the Ten-Year Plan on property values in New York City. Our results suggest that the use of production subsidies can indeed generate positive spillovers and contribute to neighborhood revitalization. Furthermore, by comparing and contrasting New York City's experiences with those of other cities, we explain why New York was so successful, and identify aspects of its program that could be transplanted to other cities.
2. JUSTIFICATIONS FOR HOUSING ASSISTANCE: REVISITING THE SUPPLY-VERSUS-DEMAND DEBATE
Although housing subsidies have become commonplace in the United States, it is still worthwhile to consider whether household financial assistance might be tied to housing rather than just provided as unrestricted cash grants. If the only housing-related problem facing Americans was insufficient income among poor families to purchase adequate housing, then a strong argument could be made that unrestricted cash grants would be best. In a liberal society dedicated to free choice, allowing individuals to make their own decisions with respect to consumption would generally seem desirable. Furthermore, considerable evidence suggests that unrestricted cash grants would lead to increases in housing consumption that fall short of the grant amount (Polinsky and Ellwood 1979). The implication is that earmarking subsidies for housing would be a less efficient way than cash grants to enhance household welfare. Finally, earmarked housing assistance carries an additional inefficiency--the cost of administration necessitated by the requirement that the money be spent on a specific good.
Despite the inefficiency, since the end of World War II, federal, state, and city governments have repeatedly tied subsidies to housing consumption. …
Publication: Federal Reserve Bank of New York Economic Policy Review
Volume/issue: Vol. 9, No. 2
Gould Ellen, Ingrid
Schill, Michael H.
Schwartz, Amy Ellen
Voicu, Ioan
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Der Palast des Zimri-Lim ist ein altbabylonischer Monumentalbau in Mari, der bei der Eroberung Maris durch Hammurapi in der Mitte des 18. Jahrhunderts v. Chr. zerstört wurde. Es handelt sich dabei nur um die jüngste Bauphase eines Gebäudes, das bereits zuvor von Šamši-Adad I. und seinem Sohn Jasmach-Addu und davor von anderen Mitgliedern der Lim-Dynastie genutzt wurde.

Bekannt wurde der Palast vor allem wegen seiner Größe und seines guten Erhaltungszustandes, aber auch wegen seiner berühmten Funde wie den Tontafelarchiven, der Wassersprudelnden Göttin und der Wandmalereien auf dem Palmen-Hof. Der Palast ist in mehrere Funktionsbereiche aufgeteilt, die ihrerseits strikt voneinander abgetrennt und oft nur über lange Korridore zugänglich sind. Schaltstelle ist ein zentraler Hof, an welchen sich Administrations- und Magazinräume anschlossen. Die Residenz des Königs und der Harem befinden sich im Bereich eines zweiten Hofes. Eine detaillierte Funktionsanalyse der einzelnen Palastbereiche ist jedoch nicht möglich, da deren Inventar bei der Verwüstung im Rahmen der Eroberung durch Hammurapi über den gesamten Palast verteilt wurde.

In der südöstlichen Ecke des Palastes lag ein Tempel, der jedoch bereits vor der Zerstörung des Palastes profaniert war. Der Komplex bestand aus mehreren in der Art eines Hürdenhauses um einen Hof gruppierten Räumen, wobei die Fassade der Cella mit dem für Tempel in Mesopotamien typischen Pfeiler-Nischen-Dekor versehen war.

Literatur
 André Parrot: Le palais. (Mission archéologique de Mari Bd. 2, 1–3). Geuthner, Paris 1958–1959.
 Jena Margueron: Quelques remarques concernant les archives retrouvées dans le palais de Mari. In: Klaas R. Veenhof (Hrsg.): Cuneiform Archives and Libraries (= Uitgaven van het Nederlands Historisch-Archaeologisch Instituut te Istanbul Bd. 57). Nederlands Historisch-Archaeologisch Instituut te Istanbul, Istanbul 1986, ISBN 90-6258-057-2, S. 141–152.
 Agnès Spycket: Mari B – Archäologie. In: Dietz-Otto Edzard (Hrsg.): Reallexikon der Assyriologie und vorderasiatischen Archäologie. Band 7: Libanukšabaš – Medizin. de Gruyter, Berlin u. a. 1987–1990, ISBN 3-11-010437-7, S. 399–401.
 Jean-Marie Durand: Les documents épistolaires du palais de Mari (= Littératures anciennes du Proche-Orient Bd. 16). Band 1. Paris, Les Éditions du Cerf 1997, ISBN 2-204-05685-5.

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A load is on his mind.
And leave his wealth behind.
Somehow it passed me by.
When I must say goodbye.
When they were sweet sixteen.
As toward the end they plod.
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New paintings by Lucian Freud join work by Emily Dickinson, Sigmund Freud and John Berger in a new exhibition at IMMA curated by Irish artist Daphne Wright
Tuesday, 13 February, 2018: Minister for Culture, Heritage & the Gaeltacht, Josepha Madigan T.D., was in IMMA to preview The Ethics of Scrutiny, curated by Daphne Wright, the second exhibition to be presented as part of the ground-breaking IMMA Collection: Freud Project – a five-year loan of 52 works by renowned artist Lucian Freud (1922-2011); one of the greatest painters of the 20th-century.
The Ethics of Scrutiny will be opened by Minister Madigan on the evening of Wednesday 14 February 2018 and will open to the public on Thursday 15 February at 11.30am.
In 2016 IMMA secured the loan of 50 works on a five-year loan to the IMMA Collection from a number of private lenders. The IMMA Collection: Freud Project 2016 – 2021 presented all 50 works in the first year, 30 of the artist's finest paintings alongside 20 works on paper, in a dedicated Freud Centre in IMMA's Garden Galleries. For the second exhibition in this unique project IMMA invited visual artist Daphne Wright to curate an exhibition in response to Lucian Freud's works. The Ethics of Scrutiny takes aspects of Freud's intimate studio practice as a starting point to explore themes of vulnerability, longing and loss that permeate the painter's work. Two new paintings by Lucian Freud will be exhibited at IMMA for the first time, alongside work by other artists including Emily Dickinson, Sigmund Freud, Marlene Dumas and John Berger.
The establishment of the Freud Centre in IMMA's Garden Galleries was made possible through capital support from the Department for Culture, Heritage & the Gaeltacht to carry out essential improvement works at the Garden Galleries in 2016.
Minister Madigan, speaking at the preview said: "The IMMA Collection: Freud Project is an outstanding resource for Ireland. Not only does it give us the opportunity to see up close the work of this incredible, world-class artist through exhibitions such as this one, but IMMA is also building a body of knowledge and interpretation of his work that will be globally relevant for the future. It is fitting that IMMA, as a National Institution for contemporary culture, are approaching this great artist's work by inviting living artists to offer a fresh perspective on Lucian Freud. The first exhibition was visited by tens of thousands of visitors, including thousands of school-children and students around Ireland, and I am sure they will find much to inspire them again in this latest exhibition, curated by Irish artist Daphne Wright."
The ambitious Freud Project includes exhibitions, artist residencies research partnerships, talks, lectures and other events that offer a host of ways to connect with this celebrated artist. The project has been made possible by the generosity of the lenders and the support of the Department in conjunction with support from the visionary members of the Freud Circle; BNP Paribas and Credit Suisse who have each committed to the project for a period of three years. This commitment will ensure free access for audiences every Tuesday, in addition to the customary free access for full time students and those under 18.
Over the five-years of the loan the display in the Freud Centre will change at least once a year, bringing in new works by Freud and by other artists to offer new ways of looking at, and thinking about, Lucian Freud's work. Artist Daphne Wright describes what drew her to curating this particular exhibition: "When I was approached by IMMA to curate this show I was fascinated and pleased, but also very aware of the challenging complexities of Freud's work. I knew I would be consumed by dealing with these, and I have been both resentful and captivated by wrestling through issues he brings related to the psychology of looking. It has been an incredibly engrossing and deeply interesting experience, particularly when I have explored the links between Freud's practice and that of contemporary artists, writers and scientists who have influenced my own."
Lucian Freud chose his subjects from people who entered his life through various means from the acquaintances he encountered regularly during his gambling days, to the members of his own family and inner circle of friends who all modelled within the tight constrains of his studio. In his portraits, some painted over many months or even years, we see a body of work that examines the complex relationships between an artist and their sitter or, more broadly, we see paintings that deal with the psychology of looking.
Taking these specific aspects of Freud's intimate and insular studio practice as a starting point, The Ethics of Scrutiny explores themes of vulnerability, longing and loss that permeate the painter's work, while also looking to the works of other artists who address on a wider scale the complexities of representation. Placing Freud's paintings alongside the work of writers Emily Dickinson, John Berger and Lydia Davis, psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud, and artists Gwen John, Kathy Prendergast, Wiebke Siem, Marlene Dumas and Thomas Schütte, The Ethics of Scrutiny calls into question how we see ourselves, how our gazes fall onto one another, and importantly how our identities shift over the cycle of time. The exhibition also sees the addition of two major works by Freud, Two Brothers from Ulster, 2001, and Man in a Silver Suit, 1998.
IMMA's Head of Collections Christina Kennedy said: "The intention of the five year IMMA Collection: Freud Project is to explore Lucian Freud's processes and motivations and how they link to contemporary life, both within and beyond the art context. We are delighted that Daphne Wright accepted our invitation to curate this exhibition. Daphne's own work is renowned for the manner in which it excavates the emotional archaeology that lies beneath the surface of everyday life and relationships; the tension between the appearance of things and what they reveal on closer inspection. With The Ethics of Scrutiny Wright has selected material by artists, writers, scientists and others which she has interwoven among Freud's paintings to great effect, exploring the human psyche and the challenges of its representation. Throughout the exhibition she probes Lucian Freud the artist, the times he lived in, the impact of his own life story on his work and what drove him to paint as he did."
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For further information and installation images please contact
Monica Cullinane E: monica.cullinane@imma.ie T:+353 (0)1 612 9922
For Freud images please contact John Moelwyn-Hughes, Bridgeman Images, London
E: john.moelwyn-hughes@bridgemanimages.com T: +44 (0)20 7727 4065
Additional Notes for Editors
The exhibition will be formally opened by Minister Josepha Madigan T.D. on Wednesday 14 February at 6.00pm (invitation only event). The exhibition opens to the public on Thursday 15 February at 11.30am.
Admission for this exhibition is €8/5 (concession) with free admission for IMMA Members, full-time students and under 18's. There will be free admission for all every Tuesday. Monies raised through admission charges will directly contribute to the care and development of the IMMA Collection. Due to the number and delicate nature of the works and the limited circulation space of the historic Garden Galleries, admission will be by timed entry. To avoid disappointment please pre-book your preferred time-slot online in advance of visiting. Online booking will be available from Wednesday 14 February.
The exhibition made possible by the Freud Circle – BNP Paribas and Credit Suisse – and those donors who wish to remain anonymous.
Daphne Wright, born 1963, Ireland, is represented by Frith Street Gallery, London, and was elected as a member of the Aosdána, in 2011. She lives and works in Dublin and Bristol. Wright's work manoeuvres things into well-wrought but delicate doubt – shifting between taughtness and mess, it sets imagery, materials and language in constant metaphorical motion. Using a wide range of materials – plaster, tinfoil, video, printmaking, found objects and performance – she creates worlds that are beautiful and rather eerie which feel like the threshold to somewhere new.
Wright has exhibited extensively in England and Ireland since 1994, with solo exhibitions at many venues including, Emotional Archaeology, R.H.A Gallery, Dublin, 2017 and The Arnolfini, Bristol, 2016, Where Do Broken Hearts Go, Douglas Hyde Gallery, 2002, Nonsense with Death, Sligo Art Gallery, 2001, and Daphne Wright, Limerick City Art Gallery, 2006, Cornerhouse, Manchester, 1994, The New Art Centre Sculpture Park and Gallery and The Lowry, 2001. She has also participated in various group exhibitions at the Hamburger Kunsthalle, 2008, the Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston, 2000, P.S.1, New York, 1999, Ikon Gallery, Birmingham, 1997, and Tate Liverpool, 1995. Commissions include Ham House, Trust New Art, Hanbury House, Worcester and Carlow County Council, South Tipperary County Council and Cork City Council.
Works by the artist are held in the following collections: Gallery of Modern Art, Glasgow; Hamburger Kunsthalle, Hamburg; Irish Museum of Modern Art, Dublin; Rhode Island School of Design Museum; Towner Art Gallery, Sussex and private collections in Ireland and the UK.
About Lucian Freud
Lucian Freud was born in Berlin to Ernst, the architect son of psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud and his wife Lucie Brasch. In 1933, age ten, Freud fled with his family to England, ahead of the rise of Nazism. The family settled in London where Freud lived for the rest of his life.
Freud studied at the Central School of Arts and Crafts, London and Cedric Morris's East Anglian School of Painting and Drawing in Dedham. His first solo exhibition, at the Lefevre Gallery received critical acclaim in 1944, followed by a number of hallucinatory, finely-painted portraits that marked him as an artist to watch. Freud's adherence to realism and focus on the human figure, when abstraction and other progressive forms of practice were more prolific, moved him in and out of the spotlight until the 1980's when renewed international interest in painting and figuration gave his work a new significance. Since then Freud has become one of the best-known and most highly-regarded British artists of the 20th century. He was awarded the Companion of Honour and the Order of Merit. Major retrospectives of his work were held in Tate Britain, 2002, IMMA 2007, MOMA, 2008 and the National Portrait Gallery, London in 2012.
Freud visited Dublin and Connemara in Ireland in the late 1940s, partly on a pilgrimage to Jack B. Yeats whom he considered the greatest living painter and later when married to Caroline Blackwood of the Guinness family. From the 1950s he connected with Irish artists such as Patrick Swift whose Dublin studio he used and Edward McGuire whose tutor he was at the Slade Art School, as well as the literary circle of Patrick Kavanagh, John Montague, Brendan Behan, Anthony Cronin and their Soho milieu. An in depth account of Freud and Ireland will be explored through the Freud Project, including his close links with the other great figurative painter of the 20th century, Irish-born and London-based, Francis Bacon – his friend, mentor and great rival of thirty years and whose studio you can visit in Dublin City Gallery the Hugh Lane.
Associated Talks and Events
Lucian Freud Lecture Series
IMMA is presenting a Lucian Freud Lecture Series in collaboration with The Irish Art Research Centre, Trinity College, Dublin (TRIARC). IMMA and TRIARC have invited leading artists, critics and cultural researchers to offer new perspectives on Freud's work from October 2017 to April 2018, concluding with a major symposium in April 2018. The next lecture in the series is a keynote lecture by Isabelle Graw, Professor, Städelschule, Frankfurt on 7 March 2018.
Rethinking Freud: Contemporary Perspectives
13 and 14 April 2018
IMMA builds on longstanding partnerships and develop new ones with colleges and universities, this symposium explores the themes, methods, motivations, milieu and multifaceted contexts of this important artist's work in terms of contemporary art practice. The symposium takes its cue from several exhibitions themes comprising IMMA Collection: Freud Project, The Ethics of Scrutiny,
Speakers will present their research on the role of painting in art today; the anthropological and ethnographic content that Freud's work elicits and revisit the critique of Freud's art, in the context of his relationship with Ireland and Irish Modernism. Amongst the speakers taking part are: Catherine Lampert, Curator and Leading Specialist advisor on Freud's work and former Director of the Whitechapel Gallery, London; Elena Crippa, Curator, Modern and Contemporary British Art, Tate Britain; Brian Dillon, writer, critic, and UK editor of Cabinet magazine and Head of Programme, Critical Writing in Art & Design, Royal College London; Daphne Wright, Artist and curator of The Ethics of Scrutiny; Angela Griffith, (TRIARC) TCD; as well as contemporary artists taking part on the IMMA Freud Residency.
Programmed in association with (TRIARC) TCD. Tickets are €8 and will be available to purchase at www.imma.ie
Curator Lunchtime Talk
Friday 20 April / 1.15 – 2pm / Drop-in / Meeting Point – IMMA Main Reception
Join curator Johanne Mullan for an insightful walkthrough of The Ethics of Scrutiny to hear more about the key themes and artworks featured. Each tour is free of charge. No need to book in advance, just come to the Meeting Point in IMMA Reception
Additional talks and events will be announced throughout the Freud Project. See www.imma.ie for the most up to date events and for booking.
IMMA Collection: Freud Project is made possible through the visionary support of the Freud Circle listed below, and those donors that wish to remain anonymous.
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Manila has dispatched a coast guard vessel to the Middle East to evacuate Philippine citizens.
Asian Countries Brace to Evacuate Workers in Iraq, Iran
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It is often found that interventional equipment inspections are a frequent activity conducted for medical imaging equipment. However, not many people are aware of what a thorough inspection looks like. For medical practitioners to be mindful of the steps conducted by an engineering team for a cath lab inspection, the more significant elements of the process can be found below.
By conducting this part of the process, the current and recurring issues can be seen. By being able to note the recurring issues, the potentially failing areas can be inspected, analyzed, and worked on.
Keeping track of the detector.
The detector is the most expensive and delicate component in a cath lab procedure. For evaluating the condition of the digital detector, a test known as the "dark image" test is run. This pre-calibration step focuses on the pixels of the detector. Every detector would have bad pixels; however, by running the test, the bad pixels would be nullified during the calibration process.
The key to inspection is to perform a thorough one. The machine should be put through all the mechanical paces and take each articulated piece through the entire range of motion. The parts should be moved beyond the most commonly used positions to ensure there is a full range of motion.
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Audiobook Review: Glimpses by Lewis Shiner
Glimpses by Lewis Shriner
Read by Stefan Rudnicki
Skyboat Media
Genre: Rock and Roll Science Fiction
Quick Thoughts: Lewis's tales of a time bending rock fan gives us an intimate look at rock legends as well as a realistic portrayal of a middle aged man whose faith in rock and roll to change the world is put to the ultimate challenge.
There is a sort of almost religious metaphysical state of being that overcomes certain people when talking about music. I was never one of those music guys like that. Oh, I love music, and faithfully follow an eclectic group of musicians, most of whom I have been fans of since my high school and college days. But I don't worship them. Maybe it's because I have no musical talent of my own. I will never really understand the high that is performing before a crowd, or even in you own basement. The closest I ever got to being a musician was the years early in my life that I spent working sound for my church, and college, and doing some DJing. Working with some musicians over the years, I see how some would reach this almost transcendence state when performing. For me, sure, I had a few moments at concerts where I was emotionally affected, perhaps even moved, but it was short lived. Lewis Shiner's Glimpses is a novel written for the truest of music guys. Those that believe that music is more than just an enjoyable art form, but something that has the power to change people at a fundamental level, to perhaps even change the world.
Glimpses is the tale of Ray Shackleford, a middle aged man stuck in a dying marriage and just unhappy in life. Ray looks back at his life to the days of his youth, when he was in a band, and music really meant something. Ray becomes obsessed over the Beatles, remembering not just the greatness they achieved but the potential they had for even greater things, if they didn't allow corporate entities to take advantage of them. As Ray fantasizes about a recording session that could have been, the music on his stereo begins to reflect the changes. This begins a tale that takes us on an intimate tour of rock and roll history as well as the midlife crisis of an unhappy man dwelling on his recently deceased father. It's easy to write Glimpses off as a rock and roll fantasy novel. I grew up in the era of U2 and Nirvana, with my musical obsessions being far from the mainstream, yet despite the generational difference I was amazed by the amount of love and detail Shiner presented his rock and roll idols with. He humanizes rock legends like Brian Wilson and Jimi Hendricks in a way I have never seen before, giving them such depth of character that even someone like me, who admires their work but was never truly a fan, is easily pulled into the tale. Yet, despite their importance to the overall story, this is Ray's tale, and Shiner gives us an honest, unapologetic look at a man disappointed by his dreams. It is hard not to feel for Ray, while at the same time being frustrated by his passive aggressive attitude and penchant for blaming others for his faults. Shiner's Glimpses comes together well as Ray attempts to deal with his life changes as well as his fantasies about the powers of rock and roll.
You can truly feel the passion for the material in narrator Stefan Rudnicki's performance of Glimpses. Rudnicki's iconic deep bass voice perfectly fits main character Ray Shackleford, yet where he truly excels is in his ability to give a full range of performances, including iconic rock stars, and complicated women. Rudnicki totally brings this tale to life for the listener, giving a no holds barred performance, which truly allows us to see Ray for what he truly is, a deeply flawed man who is earnestly trying to understand his deficiencies, while taking on an incredible task. Fans of Woodstock Era rock will delight in this audiobook and for the rest of us born just a bit after the age of peace and love, well, there is plenty here for us as well.
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Date : August 30, 2011
Tags: audiobook, Lewis Shriner, Skyboat Media, Stefan Rudnicki
Categories : Book Review
Ray Shackleford (01:53:51) :
This is one of my favorite books of all time. My online handle is from this book and I can't believe it hasn't been made into a movie yet!
The Literary Horizon: Glimpses « The Literary Omnivore (06:00:33) :
[…] The proprietor of The Guilded Earlobe enjoyed it, despite not having any personal connection to the music covered, proving it can work on its own. Kirkus Reviews finds it authentic, if a bit transparent in its target audience. J. Stephen Bolhafner, writing for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, found it satisfying, although he sounds very dismissive of its speculative elements. Publishers Weekly very much enjoyed it, especially its emotional content. […]


CellBank is funded by the charity Bloodwise. It is a national collection of blood and bone marrow samples from children and young people with leukaemia and other, similar disorders. Samples from CellBank can be used by UK-based scientists in research projects to find new ways to diagnose, treat and prevent these disorders.
With permission from patients or parents, clinical teams take small samples of bone marrow, blood and sometimes other tissues, such as spinal fluid, to be stored by CellBank for use in research. These samples are taken at the same time as those taken to make a diagnosis or to help guide treatment decisions, or can be leftover tissue after testing. We don't need much – around a teaspoon of blood or bone marrow or just a few drops of spinal fluid.
We work closely with clinical teams in hospitals around the UK so that children and young people having diagnostic tests done are invited to donate samples to CellBank.
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Contact Manhattan Wills & Trusts Attorney Jules Haas
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Meet New York Attorney Jules M. Haas
Today, more than anything, Jules enjoys being successful on behalf of a client. "I enjoy helping clients resolve their legal issues successfully," he notes, "especially when things looked bad at the outset."
His positive attitude and determination are a couple of things that helped Jules graduate in the top 10% of his class at New England School of Law in Boston where he also served on Law Review. While in college, Jules was the local winner in a national contest sponsored by the United Nations Association. That essay appears in the Congressional Record.
As a student, Jules enjoyed history, politics, English, political science, and learning about the workings of government. He was fortunate that his Grandfather Lew Haas - a New York City Alderman and the man responsible for passing legislation that required Manhattan taxis to display medallions - helped Jules gain a hands-on understanding of the local political machinery. That proximity to government led Jules to become involved with various political campaigns and, during law school, to work for a State Senator.
Among Jules' major accomplishments was opening his own law practice, serving on the staff of a NYC Councilperson and NYS Assemblyman, and being elected as a State Committee Member.
Jules enjoys the time it takes to work through the nuances of case details, uncovering the information that didn't initially seem obvious, understanding the process it takes to come to grips with things that can't be controlled, and most importantly hearing a happy client say, "Thanks, Jules."
Started his own law practice in New York City in 1985
Admitted to the New York State Bar in 1979
Admitted to the Supreme Court of the United States in 1982
Admitted to the United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
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New York University School of Law, New York: Attended Master of Laws Program (LL.M.) in taxation
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Hofstra University, Hempstead, New York: B.A. in Social Science with a political science concentration, Dean's List
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In competitive bodybuilding, bodybuilders aspire to develop and maintain an aesthetically pleasing body and balanced physique.[16][17] In prejudging, competitors do a series of mandatory poses: the front lat spread, rear lat spread, front double biceps, back double biceps, side chest, side triceps, Most Muscular (men only), abdominals and thighs. Each competitor also performs a personal choreographed routine to display their physique. A posedown is usually held at the end of a posing round, while judges are finishing their scoring. Bodybuilders usually spend a lot of time practising their posing in front of mirrors or under the guidance of their coach.
Unintentional weight loss can occur because of an inadequately nutritious diet relative to a person's energy needs (generally called malnutrition). Disease processes, changes in metabolism, hormonal changes, medications or other treatments, disease- or treatment-related dietary changes, or reduced appetite associated with a disease or treatment can also cause unintentional weight loss.[25][26][27][31][32][33] Poor nutrient utilization can lead to weight loss, and can be caused by fistulae in the gastrointestinal tract, diarrhea, drug-nutrient interaction, enzyme depletion and muscle atrophy.[27]
The environment is often cited as an important factor influencing the health status of individuals. This includes characteristics of the natural environment, the built environment and the social environment. Factors such as clean water and air, adequate housing, and safe communities and roads all have been found to contribute to good health, especially to the health of infants and children.[18][29] Some studies have shown that a lack of neighborhood recreational spaces including natural environment leads to lower levels of personal satisfaction and higher levels of obesity, linked to lower overall health and well being.[30] This suggests that the positive health benefits of natural space in urban neighborhoods should be taken into account in public policy and land use.
If you have high blood pressure, diabetes, or heart problems, ask your doctor what you can do. You may need to avoid certain postures, like those in which you're upside down or that demand more balance than you have right now. A very gentle program of yoga, coupled with a light aerobic activity like walking or swimming, may be the best way to start.
According to Geoffrey Samuel, our "best evidence to date" suggests that yogic practices "developed in the same ascetic circles as the early śramaṇa movements (Buddhists, Jainas and Ajivikas), probably in around the sixth and fifth centuries BCE." This occurred during what is called the 'Second Urbanisation' period.[9] According to Mallinson and Singleton, these traditions were the first to use psychophysical techniques, mainly known as dhyana and tapas. but later described as yoga, to strive for the goal of liberation (moksha, nirvana) from samsara (the round of rebirth).[78]
One of the best known early expressions of Brahmanical Yoga thought is the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali , the original name of which may have been the Pātañjalayogaśāstra-sāṃkhya-pravacana (c. sometime between 325 - 425) which some scholars now believe included both the sutras and a commentary.[129] As the name suggests, the metaphysical basis for this text is the Indian philosophy termed Sāṃkhya. This atheistic school is mentioned in Kauṭilya's Arthashastra as one of the three categories of anviksikis (philosophies) along with Yoga and Cārvāka.[130][131] The two schools have some differences as well. Yoga accepted the conception of "personal god", while Samkhya developed as a rationalist, non-theistic/atheistic system of Hindu philosophy.[132][133][134] Sometimes Patanjali's system is referred to as Seshvara Samkhya in contradistinction to Kapila's Nirivara Samkhya.[135] The parallels between Yoga and Samkhya were so close that Max Müller says that "the two philosophies were in popular parlance distinguished from each other as Samkhya with and Samkhya without a Lord."[136]
During the Gupta period (4th to 5th centuries), a movement of northern Mahāyāna Buddhism termed Yogācāra began to be systematized with the writings of the Buddhist scholars Asanga and Vasubandhu. Yogācāra Buddhism received the name as it provided a "yoga," a systematic framework for engaging in the practices that lead through the path of the bodhisattva towards awakening and full Buddhahood.[168] Its teachings can be found in the comprehensive and encyclopedic work, the Yogācārabhūmi-Śāstra (Treatise on the Foundation for Yoga Practitioners), which was also translated into Tibetan and Chinese and thus exerted a profound influence on the East Asian Buddhist and Tibetan Buddhist traditions.[169] According to Mallinson and Singleton, the study of Yogācāra Buddhism is essential for the understanding of yoga's early history, and its teachings influenced the text of the Pātañjalayogaśāstra.[170]
The best diet for losing weight is Weight Watchers, according to the experts who rated the diets below for U.S. News. Volumetrics came in second, and the Flexitarian Diet, Jenny Craig and the vegan diet were third on this overall weight loss ranking list, which takes into account short-term and long-term weight loss scores. Some other diets performed as well or better in our rankings for enabling fast weight loss, but long-term weight loss is more important for your health.
Public health also takes various actions to limit the health disparities between different areas of the country and, in some cases, the continent or world. One issue is the access of individuals and communities to health care in terms of financial, geographical or socio-cultural constraints to accessing and using services.[54] Applications of the public health system include the areas of maternal and child health, health services administration, emergency response, and prevention and control of infectious and chronic diseases.
a technique for entering into other bodies, generating multiple bodies, and the attainment of other supernatural accomplishments; these are, states White, described in Tantric literature of Hinduism and Buddhism, as well as the Buddhist Sāmaññaphalasutta;[41] James Mallinson, however, disagrees and suggests that such fringe practices are far removed from the mainstream Yoga's goal as meditation-driven means to liberation in Indian religions.[42]
Although muscle stimulation occurs in the gym (or home gym) when lifting weights, muscle growth occurs afterward during rest periods. Without adequate rest and sleep (6 to 8 hours), muscles do not have an opportunity to recover and grow.[citation needed] Additionally, many athletes find that a daytime nap further increases their body's ability to recover from training and build muscles. Some bodybuilders add a massage at the end of each workout to their routine as a method of recovering.[51] https://buzzingofferdigitalmarketing.tumblr.com/


It is great to be back in the triangle and starting my plastic surgery practice, Tannan Plastic Surgery. My husband and I met not far from here at the North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics. We both spent nearly a decade at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill for my undergraduate and medical studies, and for his undergraduate and doctoral studies. Yes, we are a family of proud Tarheels, and our blood runs Carolina blue!
Plastic surgery training led our family on a tour of the south. I did my plastic surgery residency at the University of Virginia, followed by fellowship training in hand surgery and microsurgery at the Hand Center of San Antonio, in Texas. I returned to North Carolina to Wake Forest University of School of Medicine. Here I joined plastic and orthopaedic surgery as the first faculty member jointly appointed to both departments. I was active in academic pursuits training the next generation of plastic surgeons, while maintaining a busy practice collaborating with some of the nation's finest physicians and staff.
The pull of my family in the triangle was strong, and we are happy to be back home in the Chapel Hill, Raleigh and Durham area. We are proud parents of a bright young girl and look forward to putting down roots where this journey originally began!
Plastic surgery procedures are the quintessence of creative problem solving in situations where no two patients are treated the exact same way. Every person is unique, presenting with different concerns, and no two surgeries are exactly alike! I love being able to listen to my patients — each individual story — and identify and carry out the solution that best meets his or her needs.
The ability to literally shape a woman's confidence when she feels like she cannot recognize herself after childbirth is empowering and inspiring. The ability to restore function to the same hands that care for an ailing, loving grandmother humbles me. The practice of plastic surgery is a privilege and a passion.
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