This production has now closed. We would like to thank everyone who attended. It was a real joy to bring these stories to you!
ON-AIR/On-Stage is Articulate Theatre Company's exploration into the world of radio plays. Imagine stepping into a room where your imagination is instantly engaged by nothing more than microphones, actors, and an "On the Air" sign that takes you from story to story, effortlessly.
And let's not forget the oh-so-important SOUND EFFECTS TEAM! Watch this talented group transport you from a snowy mountainside, to the not-so-mean streets of Chelsea, to the inside of a drink glass, to a snowy railroad station - all with some shoes, corn flakes, chimes, and a few other "secret" items.
Please join us as we romp through the winter holidays with the talented writers and actors of Articulate!
Elaine Hyman is a dynamo whose career stretches from The Lone Ranger in 1952, to a recurring role on today's Broad City. She has been featured on Law & Order (the original, Criminal Intent and Special Victims Unit), The Sopranos, Toma, and Dark Shadows. On Broadway, she was in The Norman Conquests Series (Living Together, Round and Round the Garden and Table Manners); Children! Children! and General Seeger. In radio, she has been featured in The Lone Ranger, Green Hornet, and The Challenge of the Yukon.
MAC ROGERS is an award-winning audio dramatist and playwright based in New York City. His audio/podcast dramas STEAL THE STARS, THE MESSAGE and LIFEAFTER have been downloaded over six million times, and his TORCHWOOD audio thriller "A Kill To A View" was released through Big Finish and features actors from the acclaimed original television series. His stageplays include THE HONEYCOMB TRILOGY (3-time New York Times Critic's Pick, Time Out New York Critic's Pick, Backstage Critic's Pick, one of The Guardian's top 10 New York shows of 2015, and winner of the New York Innovative Theatre Award for Outstanding Premiere Production), FRANKENSTEIN UPSTAIRS (featured in the New York Magazine Approval Matrix and nominated for the NYIT Award for Best Premier Production), GOD OF OBSIDIAN (CityBeat Critic's Pick), LIGATURE MARKS (CityBeat Critic's Pick), ASYMMETRIC (Time Out New York Critic's Pick), VIRAL (winner of Outstanding Play at FringeNYC 2009), and UNIVERSAL ROBOTS (nominated for four New York Innovative Theatre awards). Mac's audio/podcast dramas have won praise from Vanity Fair (from James Wolcott himself), The New York Times, The Guardian, Ars Technica, The Atlantic, IndieWire, New York Magazine, Popular Science, Doctor Who Magazine, SciFi Bulletin, and numerous others.
BERNADETTE FIORELLA has been performing with her husband, Craig Wichman, and Quicksilver Radio Theater since 1998, both as a singer and doing sound effects for shows including: A Christmas Carol, Julius Caesar, The Speckled Band, Dracula, and most recently in The Cop and the Anthem and The Plot to Overthrow Christmas. She also sang with New York City Opera Chorus for 22 years. She has performed in recital at several New York City venues. For the past three years she has done concerts for seniors in Queens with The Melodians and in Manhattan with The Showstoppers. She is also an active member of the Episcopal Actors Guild.


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Illegal Alien Tried Drawing American Girls Into Prostitution
Crime and PunishmentIllegal Immigration
By Baron Von Kowenhoven	 Last updated May 26, 2017
Authorities from Palm Beach County, Florida have verified that a 34-year-old illegal immigrant named Joel Bautista Trinidad was detained and arrested by law enforcement officials last Monday. His victim's mother reported him to police when she found her 12-year-old daughter had sexually explicit text messages on her phone from Trinidad.
Authorities have admitted to different media outlets that a week or so after meeting the 12-year-old girl and her 2-year-old sister, he met with them again at a donut shop. After sexually abusing them he took them to school. He is also accused of threatening her via text message and telling her that he was spying on her family.
The victims told police officers that they were assaulted twice and that it was the second time that Trinidad actually had sex with them. The pre-teen victim indicated it was a physically painful experience.
WPBF-ABC reported,
"According to the texts in the arrest report, Trinidad asked the girl first if she would have sex for money and then if her friends would have sex with men for money, and told her she and he could make a lot of money by selling the girls."
Once his criminal case has completed the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) indicated they would do an extensive review of his immigration status. Following his arrest ICE placed an immigration detainer on Trinidad. His current charges include sexual battery, human trafficking, as well as lewd and lascivious molestation.
This story is exactly the reason why President Trump noted during his first joint session speech before Congress that he intends on creating an office within the Department of Homeland Security that will be tasked with collecting and making available to the public a database of criminal illegal aliens. This type of database would allow people to remain vigilant to the issue of criminal illegal aliens.
It would also provide people the opportunity to more easily protect themselves and their children by acting as another background check barrier for parents. The issue is not a non-issue. The Texas Department of Public Safety reported that over 212,000 criminal aliens had been arrested since June of 2011. Over 66 percent of those people were here illegally! The end result has been over 251,000 convictions.
This is just in Texas! Allowing criminal illegal aliens to roam free is not an act of mercy or compassion but of utter stupidity. We are only putting our own families and children at risk by allowing these catch and release policies to continue. But President Trump is working to put a stop to that. Between his inauguration and April 29th over 41,000 illegal immigrants were arrested by ICE officers. Approximately 75 percent of those that were arrested were already convicted criminals. Close to 2,700 of them had been convicted of serious felony crimes such as assault, kidnapping, homicide, and rape.
ICE acting director Thomas Homan said the following about the arrests,
"ICE agents and officers have been given clear direction to focus on threats to public safety and national security, which has resulted in a substantial increase in the arrest of convicted criminal aliens. However, when we encounter others who are in the country unlawfully, we will execute our sworn duty and enforce the law."
Increased border security, a border wall, and a national database are just the start to what this administration is going to do to combat the threat of criminal illegal aliens such as Trinidad that try to take advantage of young American children and sell them into prostitution. Unlike the former administration that stood idly by while a crime was committed the new President would never allow that to happen.
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Dain C. Donelson
University of Texas at Austin - Red McCombs School of Business
Rules-Based Accounting Standards and Litigation
Accounting Review, Forthcoming, McCombs Research Paper Series No. ACC-06-10
Number of pages: 61 Posted: 05 Jan 2010 Last Revised: 11 Feb 2012
Dain C. Donelson, John M. McInnis and Richard Mergenthaler
University of Texas at Austin - Red McCombs School of Business, University of Texas at Austin - Department of Accounting and The University of Arizona - Eller College of Management
Securities litigation, safe harbor, rules-based standards, principles-based standards
The Effect of Governance Reforms on Financial Reporting Fraud
Journal of Law, Finance & Accounting, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 66 Posted: 29 Aug 2012 Last Revised: 15 Feb 2016
Fraud, Sarbanes-Oxley, Corporate Governance, Board Independence
Changes Over Time in the Revenue-Expense Relation: Accounting or Economics?
Accounting Review, Vol. 86, pp. 945-974, May 2011, McCombs Research Paper Series No. ACC-08-09
Number of pages: 50 Posted: 13 Aug 2009 Last Revised: 12 Apr 2011
Dain C. Donelson, Ross Jennings and John M. McInnis
University of Texas at Austin - Red McCombs School of Business, University of Texas at Austin - Department of Accounting and University of Texas at Austin - Department of Accounting
earnings persistence, earnings volatility, matching, special items
Discontinuities and Earnings Management: Evidence from Restatements Related to Securities Litigation
Contemporary Accounting Research, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 45 Posted: 01 Sep 2009 Last Revised: 30 Sep 2011
Meet or Beat, Earnings Discontinuities, Earnings Management, Securities Litigation, Restatements
The Timeliness of Bad Earnings News and Litigation Risk
Accounting Review, Forthcoming, McCombs Research Paper Series No. IROM-08-10
Number of pages: 44 Posted: 18 Jul 2010 Last Revised: 01 Jun 2012
Dain C. Donelson, John M. McInnis, Richard Mergenthaler and Yong Yu
University of Texas at Austin - Red McCombs School of Business, University of Texas at Austin - Department of Accounting, The University of Arizona - Eller College of Management and University of Texas at Austin
Securities litigation, disclosure, analyst forecasts, earnings news
Financial Statement Quality and Debt Contracting: Evidence from a Survey of Commercial Lenders
Number of pages: 62 Posted: 02 Sep 2014 Last Revised: 01 Jul 2016
Bank Lending; Debt Contracting; Financial Statement Quality; Conservatism
The Effect of R&D on Future Returns and Earnings Forecasts
Review of Accounting Studies, Forthcoming, Tuck School of Business Working Paper No. 2011-97
Number of pages: 42 Posted: 03 Jun 2011 Last Revised: 31 Aug 2011
Robert J. Resutek and Dain C. Donelson
University of Georgia - J.M. Tull School of Accounting and University of Texas at Austin - Red McCombs School of Business
R&D, value/growth, analyst forecasts, mispricing
Nonrecurring Income Taxes: Highly Predictable Only During Tax Reform
Number of pages: 56 Posted: 23 Jan 2016 Last Revised: 02 Jun 2019
Dain C. Donelson, Colin Koutney and Lillian F. Mills
University of Texas at Austin - Red McCombs School of Business, George Mason University - School of Business and University of Texas at Austin - McCombs School of Business
Nonrecurring Income Taxes, Accounting for Income Taxes, ASC 740
Audit Firm Reputational Consequences of Alleged Non-Accounting Misconduct by Clients: How Bargaining Power Temporarily Shifts Around Securities Litigation
AUDITING: A Journal of Practice & Theory, DOI: 10.2308/ajpt-52405, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 50 Posted: 25 May 2016 Last Revised: 11 Mar 2019
Dain C. Donelson, Matthew Ege and Justin Leiby
University of Texas at Austin - Red McCombs School of Business, Texas A&M University - Department of Accounting and University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Securities Litigation, Reputation, Audit Fees, Audit Pricing
Explaining Rules-Based Characteristics in U.S. GAAP: Theories and Evidence
Journal of Accounting Research, Forthcoming
Rules-based accounting standards, standard setting, litigation, transaction complexity
Journal of Accounting Research, Volume 54, Issue 3, Pages 827–861, June 2016
Requiem for a Regulator: The Office of Thrift Supervision's Performance During the Financial Crisis
North Carolina Law Review, Vol. 89, No. 4, p. 1777, 2011
David T. Zaring and Dain C. Donelson
University of Pennsylvania - Legal Studies Department and University of Texas at Austin - Red McCombs School of Business
Large Market Declines and Securities Litigation: Implications for Disclosing Adverse Earnings News
Management Science, Forthcoming
Dain C. Donelson and Justin Hopkins
University of Texas at Austin - Red McCombs School of Business and University of Virginia - Darden School of Business
Earnings Disclosure, Securities Litigation, Market Returns
Revealing Corporate Financial Misreporting
Quinn Curtis, Dain C. Donelson and Justin Hopkins
University of Virginia School of Law, University of Texas at Austin - Red McCombs School of Business and University of Virginia - Darden School of Business
restatements, governance, disclosure, information environment, regulation
Interpretive Guidance and Financial Reporting Costs: Evidence from Audit Fees
Dain C. Donelson, David Folsom, John M. McInnis, Richard Mergenthaler and Kyle Peterson
University of Texas at Austin - Red McCombs School of Business, University of Texas at El Paso - Department of Accounting & Information Systems, University of Texas at Austin - Department of Accounting, The University of Arizona - Eller College of Management and University of Oregon - Charles H. Lundquist School of Business
Interpretive Guidance, Financial Reporting Costs, Audit Fees
Trends in Tax-Related Litigation and D&O Insurance Pricing: Did Increased Tax Risk Affect Litigation Costs?
Number of pages: 56 Posted: 02 Mar 2018 Last Revised: 25 Sep 2018
Dain C. Donelson, Jennifer L. Glenn and Christopher G. Yust
University of Texas at Austin - Red McCombs School of Business, Texas A&M University - Department of Accounting and Texas A&M University
Shareholder Litigation, SEC Enforcement, Tax Avoidance, Accounting for Income Tax, Directors' and Officers' Insurance
The Cost of Disclosure Regulation: Evidence from D&O Insurance and Nonmeritorious Securities Litigation
Review of Accounting Studies, 23 (2), pp. 528-588, June 2018, Mays Business School Research Paper No. 3112661
Dain C. Donelson, Justin Hopkins and Christopher G. Yust
University of Texas at Austin - Red McCombs School of Business, University of Virginia - Darden School of Business and Texas A&M University
Disclosure Regulation; Directors' and Officers' (D&O) Insurance, Litigation
SEC Non-GAAP Comment Letters and Firm Disclosures
Dain C. Donelson, Antonis Kartapanis and Colin Koutney
University of Texas at Austin - Red McCombs School of Business, Texas A&M University - Mays Business School and George Mason University - School of Business
Non-GAAP earnings, SEC Comment Letters, SEC regulation
Insurers and Lenders as Monitors During Securities Litigation: Evidence from D&O Insurance Premiums, Interest Rates and Litigation Costs
Journal of Risk and Insurance, Forthcoming, Mays Business School Research Paper No. 3028807
Number of pages: 36 Posted: 31 Aug 2017 Last Revised: 12 Jun 2019
Dain C. Donelson and Christopher G. Yust
University of Texas at Austin - Red McCombs School of Business and Texas A&M University
Securities Litigation, Directors' and Officers' Insurance, Interest Rates, Litigation Costs
U.S. Evidence from D&O Insurance on Agency Costs: Implications for Country-Specific Studies
Dain C. Donelson, Brian Monsen and Christopher G. Yust
University of Texas at Austin - Red McCombs School of Business, Ohio State University (OSU) - Department of Accounting & Management Information Systems and Texas A&M University
Directors' and Officers' Insurance; Audit Fees; Agency Costs; Financial Reporting
Creating Quality Courts
Journal of Empirical Legal Studies, Vol. 7, Issue 3, pp. 490-510, September 2010
Frank B. Cross and Dain C. Donelson
Deceased and University of Texas at Austin - Red McCombs School of Business
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The Role of D&O Insurance in Securities Fraud Class Action Settlements
Journal of Law and Economics, Vol 58 (4), pp 747-778, November 2015
Posted: 02 Jun 2015 Last Revised: 30 Jun 2016
Securities Litigation, Directors' and Officers' (D&O) Insurance, Settlements, Fraud
The Predictive Qualities of Earnings Volatility and Earnings Uncertainty
Review of Accounting Studies, Forthcoming
Posted: 01 Oct 2014
Dain C. Donelson and Robert J. Resutek
University of Texas at Austin - Red McCombs School of Business and University of Georgia - J.M. Tull School of Accounting
Earnings Volatility, Information Uncertainty, Earnings Prediction, Analyst Forecasts, Asset Pricing
Internal Control Weaknesses and Financial Reporting Fraud
Auditing: A Journal of Practice & Theory, Forthcoming
Posted: 14 Jun 2014 Last Revised: 30 Sep 2016
Dain C. Donelson, Matthew Ege and John M. McInnis
University of Texas at Austin - Red McCombs School of Business, Texas A&M University - Department of Accounting and University of Texas at Austin - Department of Accounting
internal control weaknesses, Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX), fraud, PCAOB
Litigation Against Auditors
Routledge Companion to Auditing, edited by David Hay, W. Robert Knechel and Marleen Willeken, 2013
Dain C. Donelson, Kathryn Kadous and John M. McInnis
University of Texas at Austin - Red McCombs School of Business, Emory University - Goizueta Business School and University of Texas at Austin - Department of Accounting
Audit Committee Financial Expertise and Earnings Management: The Role of Status
Journal of Accounting & Economics (JAE), Forthcoming
Posted: 07 Oct 2013 Last Revised: 29 Aug 2014
Patrick Badolato, Dain C. Donelson and Matthew Ege
University of Texas at Austin, University of Texas at Austin - Red McCombs School of Business and Texas A&M University - Department of Accounting
audit committees, earnings management, status, financial expertise
Litigation Risk and Agency Costs: Evidence from Nevada Corporate Law
Journal of Law and Economics, Vol 57 (3), pp 747-780, August 2014
Posted: 30 Nov 2012 Last Revised: 03 Nov 2015
Litigation risk, state corporate law, Nevada, agency costs


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Five Children and It (with an Introduction by Quentin Blake)
Chosen by Quentin Blake. Magic and adventure are beautifully combined in this wonderful story about wishes and what ifs? Arriving at the White House for their holiday, Cyril, Anthea, Robert, Jane and their baby brother set about looking for adventure by digging in the gravel pit. Unearthing a strange creature who tells them it is a Psammead who is able to give them one wish a day, the children find themselves in for some very exciting and magical surprises. Quentin Blake reveals his own love of the Psammead' magic in his introduction while notes at the back offer ideas for activities round the story and a useful glossary.
Author: K M Peyton Format: Hardback Release Date: 02/08/2007
Christina is sent to stay with her terrifying uncle and her cousins at Flambards, a rambling house in the country where riding and hunting are the most prized activities. Everything about the countryside - and her relatives - is new to Christina but she soon finds she loves riding. And, in different ways, she begins to love her cousins. The first volume in a hugely romantic trilogy. Flambards in a nutshell: Orphan girl sent to live with cruel uncle in big country house. Learns to love riding and horses. Three boys in her life – horrid cousin Mark, nice cousin Will and poor, but lovely, groom Dick. Which of these super boys will she end up with? Fantastic preworld war one family saga. Just click here to view our range of Children's Classics.
Christina is sent to stay with her terrifying uncle and her cousins at Flambards, a rambling house in the country where riding and hunting are the most prized activities. Everything about the countryside - and her relatives - is new to Christina but she soon finds she loves riding. And, in different ways, she begins to love her cousins. The first volume in a hugely romantic trilogy.
Author: K. M. Peyton Format: Hardback Release Date: 02/08/2007
Flat Stanley - Chapter Book
Author: Jeff Brown Illustrator: Scott Nash Format: Paperback Release Date: 03/07/2003
Stanley is a perfectly ordinary little boy until an extra large notice board falls on top of him and makes him completely flat. Luckily, Stanley is of a cheerful disposition and he adapts readily to his new, flat self and even finds advantages to it. Lots of funny adventures in an easy to read style.
Flat Stanley -The Great Egyptian Grave Robbery
Author: Jeff Brown Format: Paperback Release Date: 06/06/2011
Classic character Stanley - made flat when a billboard fell on him - is back for an exciting new adventure inspired by the original Flat Stanley titles. This time Stanley responds to an archaeologist who wants some help. So Stanley posts himself off to Egypt so that he can set about finding the ancient treasure that is hidden in the pyramid. Stanley has to keep his wits about him to beat the tomb raiders and save the treasure.
Frankenstein - retold by Gill Tavner
Author: Mary Shelley Format: Paperback Release Date: 30/09/2008
When Frankenstein unleashes forces beyond his control, an epic battle of friendship and horror begins between man and monster - and as it reaches fever pitch a tragic chain of events occurs. From Chesca, aged 10: 'The pictures are so detailed and emotional. I really felt I was there.' This and the other retellings by Real Reads are a fantastic way to introduce young children to some of the best-known and best-loved classics; beautifully presented and skilfully retold (and condensed – 64 pages in total) and illustrated, they are true to the original plot, capture something of the flavour and tone of the original work, while simplifying the narrative and dialogue. They're primarily aimed for younger readers – 8-13 year olds but are also a great 'quick fix' for teenagers and adults. This and the other retellings by Real Reads are a fantastic way to introduce young children to some of the best-known and best-loved classics; beautifully presented and skilfully retold (and condensed – 64 pages in total) and illustrated, they are true to the original plot, capture something of the flavour and tone of the original work, while simplifying the narrative and dialogue. They're primarily aimed for younger readers – 8-13 year olds but are also a great 'quick fix' for teenagers and adults. Real Reads will develop a confidence and enthusiasm in some Classic literature and perhaps even to address the original, something that is nurtured in the 'Taking Things Further' section of every Real Read. For others, who might never have tackled the originals, Real Reads make accessible great stories, great characters and important moral debates which they might otherwise never have encountered. To take a look at the other classic novels published by Real Reads click here. Perfect for Reluctant Readers as well as keen readers. To view other titles we think are suitable for reluctant readers please click here.
Gabriel-Ernest and Other Tales
Author: Saki Illustrator: Quentin Blake Format: Paperback Release Date: 15/10/2015
What a treat for readers of all ages is this new collection of Saki's masterly – and frequently macabre – short stories. An unhappy early life spent with cold and neurotic aunts in England while his father was away in India, must surely have given rise to the regiment of monstrous women who feature in these stories, and who suffer come-uppances that vary from the humiliating to the fatal. It's delightfully gruesome and delivered in spell-binding style. Quentin Blake's illustrations catch the light and the dark of the tales and almost quiver with energy, framing characters on the very edge of disaster. A must-have book.
Good Wives
Author: Louisa May Alcott Format: Paperback Release Date: 06/09/2012
The Little Women- Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy - have grown up and are ready to go out and fulfil their childhood dreams. Pursuing ideals of work and love, each takes a slightly different path and each finds hope, happiness in their own way.
Mysteries abound in this superb novel featuring Pip, an escaped convict, the ghostly Miss Havisham, a mysterious benefactor. Pip's life will never be the same again. But who has given Pip his great expectations? This and the other retellings by Real Reads are a fantastic way to introduce young children to some of the best-known and best-loved classics; beautifully presented and skilfully retold (and condensed – 64 pages in total) and illustrated, they are true to the original plot, capture something of the flavour and tone of the original work, while simplifying the narrative and dialogue. They're primarily aimed for younger readers – 8-13 year olds but are also a great 'quick fix' for teenagers and adults. The Lovereading comment: What the Dickens does Dickens mean to you? Oliver's empty bowl? Christmas ghosts? Exciting television dramas? Big books full of long words?Charles Dickens' stories aren't just classics because they're old – they're classics because they are fascinating, exciting and humorous, and because they show a great understanding of something that time can never change – human nature.Charles Dickens was a brilliant story-teller who had experienced every aspect of life in Victorian England. As a child he saw the misery of debtors' prisons and, like Oliver Twist and David Copperfield, survived London's dangerous streets. As an adult, he moved in high circles, amongst top politicians debating in parliament. Largely self-educated, he possessed the genius and the imagination to become the greatest writer of his age.A hundred and fifty years ago, anyone who could read read Dickens. Even Queen Victoria read Dickens. His work, often serialised in newspapers, was easily available. The exciting plots and lifelike characters appealed, as they do today, to young and old, rich and poor. Today, reading Dickens' original novels is more of a challenge, as many of the things he described and the words he used to describe them are no longer part of our everyday experience.However, the things he wrote about – poverty, justice, cruelty, responsibility and love – are just as important today as they were all those years ago. A message from Gill Tavner:How many times have you heard somebody speak fondly about a Dickens, Austen or Hardy novel that they read in school or studied for an exam, yet they have not read another since? As an English Teacher and Head of English, I have witnessed the enjoyment experienced by children of all ages and abilities when guided sensitively through a daunting text. However, only the most confident readers will broaden their reading of classics independently of a teacher, either as children or in their adult life. Most people therefore deprive themselves of the delights offered by some of the most influential writers and thinkers. What a loss for them. What a loss for our society.Surely there is a way to make an abridged version an enjoyable and enriching rather than simply informative reading experience? Surely this is an important distinction if we aim to nurture keen, confident readers? In Real Reads we believe we have found an answer to these problems. For many readers, Real Reads will develop a confidence and enthusiasm to address the original, something we try to nurture in the 'Taking Things Further' section of every Real Read. For others, who might never have tackled the originals, Real Reads make accessible great stories, great characters and important moral debates which they might otherwise never have encountered. To take a look at the other classic novels published by Real Reads click here.
Author: Jonathan Swift Illustrator: Lauren O'Neill Format: Hardback Release Date: 09/11/2015
'My name is Gulliver, and I have a tale to tell that will make your hair stand up and your mouth hang open.' So starts Mary Webb's robust and lively retelling of Swift's classic and it will indeed have children hanging on Gulliver's every word. Two of his best-known adventures are included: his experience in Lilliput, where he is a giant, and in Brobdingnag, where the people are giants. It's fantastical stuff, and often very funny. Webb doesn't duck any of Swift's scatological humour, and she keeps his satire fresh too – sadly many of his digs at human behaviour are as relevant today as they were in the 1700s. Lauren O'Neill's illustrations are equally vigorous and this is a thoroughly handsome edition. ~ Andrea Reece
Hans Andersen's Fairy Tales
Author: Hans Christian Andersen, Jan Pienkowski Format: Paperback Release Date: 23/02/1995
This enchanting collection, retold by writer and critic Naomi Lewis, contains twelve of Hans Christian Andersen's magnificent stories. It includes Thumbelina, a little girl no more than a thumb-joint high, The Emperor's New Clothes , the tale of a man who cares only for his appearance and The Little Mermaid, who longs to one day marry a human prince.
A disappearing father, an unhappy marriage, a handsome suitor and a bank robbery all bring challenges to Louisa's life. Will she be able to control her powerful emotions, or will they lead her to ruin? This and the other retellings by Real Reads are a fantastic way to introduce young children to some of the best-known and best-loved classics; beautifully presented and skilfully retold (and condensed – 64 pages in total) and illustrated, they are true to the original plot, capture something of the flavour and tone of the original work, while simplifying the narrative and dialogue. They're primarily aimed for younger readers – 8-13 year olds but are also a great 'quick fix' for teenagers and adults. The Lovereading comment: What the Dickens does Dickens mean to you? Oliver's empty bowl? Christmas ghosts? Exciting television dramas? Big books full of long words?Charles Dickens' stories aren't just classics because they're old – they're classics because they are fascinating, exciting and humorous, and because they show a great understanding of something that time can never change – human nature.Charles Dickens was a brilliant story-teller who had experienced every aspect of life in Victorian England. As a child he saw the misery of debtors' prisons and, like Oliver Twist and David Copperfield, survived London's dangerous streets. As an adult, he moved in high circles, amongst top politicians debating in parliament. Largely self-educated, he possessed the genius and the imagination to become the greatest writer of his age.A hundred and fifty years ago, anyone who could read read Dickens. Even Queen Victoria read Dickens. His work, often serialised in newspapers, was easily available. The exciting plots and lifelike characters appealed, as they do today, to young and old, rich and poor. Today, reading Dickens' original novels is more of a challenge, as many of the things he described and the words he used to describe them are no longer part of our everyday experience.However, the things he wrote about – poverty, justice, cruelty, responsibility and love – are just as important today as they were all those years ago. A message from Gill Tavner:How many times have you heard somebody speak fondly about a Dickens, Austen or Hardy novel that they read in school or studied for an exam, yet they have not read another since? As an English Teacher and Head of English, I have witnessed the enjoyment experienced by children of all ages and abilities when guided sensitively through a daunting text. However, only the most confident readers will broaden their reading of classics independently of a teacher, either as children or in their adult life. Most people therefore deprive themselves of the delights offered by some of the most influential writers and thinkers. What a loss for them. What a loss for our society.Surely there is a way to make an abridged version an enjoyable and enriching rather than simply informative reading experience? Surely this is an important distinction if we aim to nurture keen, confident readers? In Real Reads we believe we have found an answer to these problems. For many readers, Real Reads will develop a confidence and enthusiasm to address the original, something we try to nurture in the 'Taking Things Further' section of every Real Read. For others, who might never have tackled the originals, Real Reads make accessible great stories, great characters and important moral debates which they might otherwise never have encountered. To take a look at the other classic novels published by Real Reads click here.


Our client was referred to us by FMI. We have remained on Fails Management Institute's preferred executive search firm list for over 20 years.
Our client had entered a very provincial southwest market a number of years ago through an acquisition. The SVP that they hired after acquiring the company was underperforming and needed to be replaced.
Our client needed an executive search firm with a strong background in recruiting construction leaders in the southwestern United States. They also needed a firm who could conduct the search confidentially as they did not want the incumbent to know he was being replaced. The client needed a local candidate who knew the market and could gain instant credibility and hopefully a few new clients and personnel.
We needed to conduct the search confidentially in a market where reputation is everything and outsiders are not welcome. We sent out a confidential position and company profile and then talked with prospects about the opportunity without revealing our client's identity. Before submitting our short-list we personally conducted a round of first interviews at an off-site location to maintain confidentiality. Only those candidates that fit the role and were interested were told of our client's identity.
We were able to conduct the entire search confidentially. Our client was pleased with the short-list. They choose an established manager from a local competitor who has since integrated himself into the company and has become instrumental in helping them grow market share.
This client was referred to us by another client who sits on their board of directors.
Our client is a leader with an impeccable reputation in their geographic markets they serve as well as their construction specialty of paving, roads and bridges. Part of their long range strategic plan was to diversify into other markets utilizing their reputation as a heavy civil contractor. The industrial market in their state has very few respectable contractors with the reputation and resources they have to offer. The issue became how to get into that market while maintaining the high quality of their core markets.
It would be understandably tough to convince established senior level and general superintendent level candidates with industrial experience to consider a company with very little industrial experience. To counter this, we kept the client's identity confidential and focused on the opportunity to become a leader in a growing division. We targeted primarily "No.2" managers who were limited in advancement opportunities with their current employer. With a combination of the great opportunity and the client's favorable reputation, they were able to attract and hire a Vice President for the group as well as General Superintendent.
Our client made a strategic decision to bring their MEP and Structural Engineering in-house. To do this they needed the support of their MEP and Structural Engineering suppliers. Before the search we were asked to meet and consult with the respective leaders of the two engineering firms as they would be involved in the selection process of the new in-house MEP and Structural leaders. Understandably this situation needed to be handled delicately. Both of the respective firm leaders had a vested interest in helping their client find the right person.
We first worked with the client to help them define the candidate profiles for the MEP and Structural Engineering searches. The candidates needed to come from local competitors with experience in the markets our client worked in. They needed to be creative solutions oriented engineers, proven managers, have superior communication skills, be client focused, be able to participate in BD, and most importantly have the motivation and ambition to build an engineering department from scratch.
We decided to take advantage of our client's positive reputation to attract the best engineering talent in the market. We marketed the opportunity to firm principals and senior leaders who were attracted to the opportunity to build their own engineering groups while playing an integral part in defining the future of our client as a top AEC firm.
We conducted both assignments simultaneously marketing the opportunity to a local candidate pool. We successfully completed both assignments in less than four months.


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Ilka Ruby is a Berlin-based publisher and curator. Together with her partner Andreas Ruby, she founded textbild, an office for architectural communication, and Ruby Press, a publishing house with a focus on architecture, and other cultural practices engaged in the production of space. Ilka Ruby has realized a number of exhibitions, such as the exhibition "Druot, Lacaton & Vassal – Tour Bois le Prêtre" for the German Architecture Museum in Frankfurt (2012); and Treasures in Disguise, the Pavilion representing Montenegro at the 14th Architecture Biennale in Venice (2014). She has taught at Cornell University, Berlin University of the Arts, and the Peter Behrens School of Architecture in Düsseldorf.
Andreas Ruby is an architecture critic, curator, moderator, teacher and publisher. He has taught architectural theory and design at Cornell University, ENSAPM Paris Malaquais, the Metropolis Program Barcelona and Umea School of Architecture among others. Aside from regularly contributing to selected international architecture magazines, he has published about 20 books on contemporary architecture.
In 2008 he co-founded together with Ilka Ruby the award-winning architecture publishing house Ruby Press. He has organized several international symposiums and exhibitions on architecture and design, such as the traveling exhibition "Druot, Lacaton & Vassal – Tour Bois le Prêtre" launched in 2012, the Montenegro Pavilion at the 14th Venice Architecture Biennial in 2014, and most recently "Together. The New Architecture of the Collective" at the Vitra Design Museum. Since 2016 he is the director of the SAM Swiss Architecture Museum in Basel.
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A couple of days ago I was trying to clear my laptop of excess files and was happy to find many memories of what really matters in life. It helped remind me of my life basics.
This is particularly appropriate for today, September 11. It is a post I made on a classmates website on September 12, 2001. It was an attempt to remind myself and my friends of what really matters.
D. Supportive of the the greed and arrogance that led us to the discovery of our all too evident vulnerabilities.
When we feel vulnerable, we think we can focus our anger and confusion at the events and perpetrators of our hurt, but that is a delusion. Anger mixed with confusion creates a dangerous cocktail that ignites sparks of discontent in families, neighborhoods and businesses. The spirit of anger does not stop with the perpetrators.
Feeling vulnerable is human, yet not our greatest asset. It is a survival mechanism that kicks in, suited for an angrier and more confused era in human history. And when we begin to awake from that reactionary state, we can choose a better response, one that has no association with weaponry or retribution. The better response is spiritual–kindness, tolerance, service, awe and a hefty portion of experienced beauty. If we take this awe-full event of September 11th, 2001 as a call to spiritual values, it need not become a matter of greater loss, but an experience of higher consciousness.
May all beings be happy, content, fulfilled and never lonely.
May all beings be healed, whole and harmonious.
May all thrive in abundance & be renewed by constant change and diversity.
May all enjoy connectedness in response to their needs and desires.
May all be protected from harm and free of fear, safe in the arms of Love.
May all beings know inner peace & ease, aware this is a safe cosmos.
May all be awakened and liberated to be themselves.
May there be abundant, peaceful harmonies throughout this world.
And may this embrace echo ceaselessly across the Multi-verses.
As you rummage through your memories, I hope you find treasures that remind you of who you are and what matters most. A life nurtured by these treasures is a life fully lived.
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There are many types of dementia, with the most common being Alzheimer's disease, which accounts for around 60 per cent of cases in older people.
Dementia is progressive and is caused when the brain is damaged by diseases such as Alzheimer's disease or strokes. Everyone is unique and will experience dementia in their own way. Different types of dementia will affect people in different ways. How people respond to the person with dementia and their environment are other factors that will impact on how well someone lives with dementia.
It's important to realise that each type of dementia has different traits. For example, memory problems feature quite strongly with Alzheimer's disease whereas hallucinations are more common with dementia with Lewy bodies.
If you suspect someone close to you is developing Alzheimer's disease or another type of dementia, you should encourage them to seek medical advice and receive a diagnosis as soon as possible. Dementia usually progresses through stages and an early diagnosis means you can help your loved one by understanding how their condition may develop.
Every person living with dementia is unique and no two people have the same journey with their condition.
Often the very early stages are only apparent in hindsight. At the time, things that happen are put down to old age, over tiredness, stress or other factors. The onset of dementia is usually gradual, and it is often impossible to identify an exact moment when the symptoms, such as memory problems, began to appear.
The middle stages of dementia are when the problems of memory impairment, cognitive impairment or confusion may become more apparent and may have a greater impact on a person's ability to maintain independence and take care of themselves. Symptoms vary by type of dementia, for example, with Alzheimer's disease, they may forget familiar faces, repeat themselves and have problems sequencing tasks such as getting dressed or taking a bath.
This stage is when a person may need more support, possibly round the clock, with the tasks of daily living such as eating, dressing and maintaining personal hygiene. Sometimes the effects of the dementia may cause someone to become unable to move easily or consume food and drinks unaided. It is important to remember that throughout every stage, there is a way to provide dignified care and support and encourage someone to continue with social interaction.
If you suspect a family member may be developing dementia and would to find out how Home Instead can help, check out our dementia care resources or book a care consultation with your local office.


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AstraZeneca boss says firm has 'winning formula' for Oxford vaccine
AstraZeneca boss says firm has worked out 'winning formula' to boost Oxford vaccine's efficacy with jab set to roll out next week – as ministers target 15million people to vaccinate to end cycle of lockdowns by February
The 'game changing' Oxford jab is expected to be rolled out within days in UK
Enough doses will soon be available to inoculate the most vulnerable in society
Rishi Sunak says Covid breakthroughs signalled optimistic new era for the UK
CEO of Astrazeneca Pascal Soriot told Sunday Times they had 'winning formula'
The top boss of Oxford vaccine maker AstraZeneca says researchers have worked out a 'winning formula' to boost the jab's efficacy.
Pascal Soriot, chief executive of the British-Swedish pharmaceutical firm, says a two-dose method can push the vaccine's efficacy rate towards that of rivals Pfizer and Moderna.
His comments come as officials reportedly prepare to approve the firm's jab, which was developed alongside Oxford University.
Ahead of the approval, expected on Monday, ministers are targeting 15million people to vaccinate in the hope of ending the cycle of lockdowns by February.
The Government has pre-ordered 100million doses of the Oxford vaccine so far. That will be enough to inoculate 50million people, because Britons will need to take two doses of the vaccine.
Though it is cheaper per dose and easier to store than the rival Pfizer vaccine – which is currently being rolled out in the UK – initial tests suggest when two full doses were given at least a month apart, the vaccine was 62 per cent effective.
However, this rose to 90 per cent when people were given half a dose followed by a whole dose at least a month later.
The Pfizer and Moderna vaccines were both shown to be 95 per cent effective respectively.
Speaking to the Sunday Times, Mr Soriot said: 'We think we have figured out the winning formula and how to get efficacy that, after two doses, is up there with everybody else. I can't tell you more because we will publish at some point.
On the test results, he said: 'We would have preferred a simpler set of results, but overall we thought these are positive.'
He added that the vaccine provides '100% protection' against severe disease needing hospitalisation.
Pascal Soriot, chief executive of the British-Swedish pharmaceutical firm AstraZeneca, says a two-dose method can push the vaccine's efficacy rate towards that of rivals Pfizer and Moderna
The Government has pre-ordered 100million doses of the Oxford vaccine so far. That will be enough to inoculate (pictured: Library image) 50million people, because Britons will need to take two doses of the vaccine
Rishi Sunak during a visit to Imperial Clinic Research Facility at Hammersmith Hospital in west London
It comes as it is hoped Britain could be free of tight Covid restrictions by the end of February, after Ministers pinpointed the 15 million people who would need vaccinations to end the cycles of crippling lockdowns.
With the 'game-changing' Oxford jab expected to be approved within days, the Government hopes that enough doses will soon be available to inoculate those most vulnerable to coronavirus within weeks.
Vaccines Minister Nadhim Zahawi told The Sun that approval would likely be granted on Monday, with plans to roll out jabs to the entire country starting January 4, according to The Telegraph.
Sports stadiums and conference centres would be comandeered to help the effort, with ministers planning to have 2million jab administered within a fortnight.
Writing in today's Mail on Sunday, Chancellor Rishi Sunak says the Covid breakthroughs – combined with the newly minted post-Brexit trade deal with the EU – signalled an optimistic new era for the UK.
Hailing the 'early roll-out of vaccines and the incredible work of our scientists and NHS', Mr Sunak pledges that next year will be the first in a 'new era of global Britain'. He also hopes to consign the rancour of the Brexit feuds to history, writing: 'In 2021 we won't be Remainers or Leavers – only believers in Britain.'
The Medicines and Healthcare Regulatory Agency could authorise the vaccine developed by Oxford University and AstraZeneca as early as New Year's Eve.
Britain has an advance order for 100 million doses of this jab, to join a further 40 million doses of the approved Pfizer vaccine which are already being rolled out.
Boris Johnson said last week that 800,000 vaccinations had been administered so far.
Government sources say that between 12 million and 15 million people have been identified as likely to require hospital treatment if they contract coronavirus, or be at risk of dying from it.
Once this group has received the vaccine – which some officials hope could be achieved by the end of February – then the NHS would no longer be at risk of being overwhelmed if the virus spread through the greater population.
That would remove the main argument for shutting the economy at a stroke.
A source said: 'The path to liberation is finally becoming clear.'
This newspaper also understands that the Government is examining the possibility of accelerating the vaccination programme by giving just single rather than double doses.
The plans emerged as:
The number of new Covid cases in Britain rose 34,693 yesterday, an increase of 1,968 on the number for the previous 24 hours, while daily deaths fell to 210 from 570;
A further six million people in East and South-East England entered tier four, England's highest Covid level, which includes a 'stay at home' order;
Ministers privately admitted concern about the 'theoretical possibility' that a virulent new South African strain of the virus could render the vaccines less effective;
Infections linked to the mutant strain previously found in London and the South East were detected in Spain, Sweden and Switzerland, linked to people who had travelled there from the UK;
It was announced that a new antibody treatment with the potential to give instant immunity after exposure to coronavirus was being trialled by British scientists;
A Mail on Sunday poll found that 85 per cent of people obeyed Mr Johnson's tighter Christmas restrictions, and nearly three-quarters said that they agreed with the decision to ban family mixing;
Former Defence Minister Tobias Ellwood called on the Government to deploy troops to carry out tests on pupils so that more schools can remain open next month;
More than 8,000 lorry drivers who had been stuck in Kent since Christmas Eve crossed to France after the Army helped to organise a mass testing programme;
Shoppers queued round the block on a £3 billion Boxing Day shopping spree – but only in areas which have escaped tier 4 restrictions.
The first public Pfizer vaccine was given to British patient Margaret Keenan, 91, earlier this month, but the Oxford vaccine is regarded as the game-changer because it is cheaper and easier to distribute. The new jab can be stored at normal fridge temperatures rather than the minus 70C required for Pfizer.
Football stadiums, conference centres and racecourses are expected to become makeshift vaccination hubs within days of the regulator granting approval.
The University of Oxford samples from coronavirus vaccine trials are handled inside the Oxford Vaccine Group laboratory in Oxford
A health professional administering a dose of the COVID-19 vaccine during its trial in November
The idea of administering one jab rather than two, as former Prime Minister Tony Blair called for last week to accelerate the programme, also gained more support yesterday.
Pfizer says that two doses of its jab are necessary to 'provide the maximum protection', but Professor David Salisbury, who was in charge of immunisation at the Department of Health until 2003, supported the idea of a single dose.
'You give one dose you get 91 per cent [protection]. You give two doses and you get 95 per cent,' he said. 'You are only gaining 4 per cent for giving the second dose.'
Mr Sunak's vision of a 'new era' for Britain as it finally emerges from the EU and, eventually, from the Covid crisis, reflects the desire among ambitious Cabinet Ministers to take credit for the nation's recovery.
Mr Sunak has been one of the leading anti-lockdown voices in Cabinet, appalled at the multi-billion-pound cost of shutting the economy for months at a time.
His ruinously expensive furlough scheme for workers is due to run until April.
But colleagues of Health Secretary Matt Hancock, one of the leading pro-lockdown 'doves', also believe that he is now preparing to change his position – and try to claim credit for the vaccine programme which could 'liberate' the population from the misery of endless confinements.
Mr Johnson's chief Brexit negotiator Lord Frost echoed Mr Sunak's clarion call about the twin boosts of a vaccine and the UK's new trade deal with the EU, saying the country – which yesterday became the world's fifth-largest economy after overtaking India – stood at 'the beginning of a moment of national renewal'.
Meanwhile, sources told this newspaper how Lord Frost's team succeeded in the trade talks by adopting the axiom of 19th Century German Chancellor Otto von Bismarck, who once said of his diplomatic strategy that combined charm and menace: 'With a gentleman I am always a gentleman and a half, and when I have to deal with a pirate, I try to be a pirate and a half.'
The powerful European Research Group of backbench Brexiteer Tory MPs indicated it would deliver its verdict on the deal on Tuesday – just 24 hours before the Commons debate on the deal.
ERG chairman Mark Francois said a last-minute decision was needed so they could carry out a line-by-line study of the deal.
Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer said he would back the deal in the Commons, but faced a rebellion by about 20 of his Europhile MPs who indicated that they would abstain or vote against the agreement because they didn't want 'Brexit blood on our hands'.
Brexit Party leader Nigel Farage, writing in today's Mail on Sunday, told Mr Johnson that the Brexit 'war is over'.
RISHI SUNAK: In 2021 we won't be Remainers or Leavers – only believers in Britain
This has been a tough year for everyone in this country. We all know businesses which have had to close or friends who have lost their jobs. We all have loved ones we've not been able to see, and just two days ago we all celebrated a Christmas sadly unlike any other.
There will be tough days and months ahead, but there are reasons to look ahead to a brighter future and what 2021 promises. The early roll-out of vaccines – and the incredible work of our scientists and NHS – means we can now see light at the end of the tunnel with this pandemic.
Brexit and jabs a £145bn shot in arm for investors
Pension funds and investors on the London stock market are expecting a £145 billion boost following the Brexit accord, according to a top City firm.
Businesses and financial markets experts greeted Boris Johnson's agreement with the European Union with relief.
Analysts at financial data giant Bloomberg said the deal was a 'double dose of good news' for the country as excitement also swept the market over the anticipation that vaccines would begin to turn the tide against Covid.
The analysts said the markets may remain subdued for the first six months of next year until the pandemic receded, but the value of shares listed on the FTSE should increase eight per cent during 2022 as markets gain fresh confidence.
The same analysts had been predicting a crash in shares if a No Deal had been declared, even with a pandemic recovery. Economist and Brexit advocate Gerard Lyons said: 'The Brexit deal should be a positive for the UK. The deal has also relieved a degree of uncertainty that impacted us for a period.'
Mr Lyons said the deal was 'not just about leaving the EU – it's about the policies we implement once we have left'.
The free-trade deal the Prime Minister has negotiated with the EU means we can, after four years of debate and dither, move on from Brexit and toward a future in which we can now take the right long-term decisions for our country.
I campaigned to leave the EU, and I was always clear that leaving on World Trade Organisation terms would be necessary if we couldn't secure an agreement which respected the fundamental principle of the United Kingdom's sovereignty. But leaving with a deal is better for us and better for our friends across the Channel.
This is the largest free trade agreement in history, covering trade that was worth £668 billion in 2019. It's the first free trade agreement the EU has struck based on zero tariffs and zero quotas – meaning our businesses can export easily and we keep prices down in our shops.
At a time when our number one priority has been protecting jobs, when we've taken the unprecedented step of paying people's wages through the furlough scheme, this deal will also help keep people in work.
And this is a deal which works for all nations of our Union – for Welsh farmers, for Scottish distilleries, Northern Irish fishermen and English cheesemakers.
Most importantly, this deal delivers on the instruction of the British people from the 2016 referendum and the General Election last year. We will take back control of our money, borders, laws, trade and our fishing waters.
We will have full flexibility to implement our points-based immigration system to welcome in talented people from all around the world as free movement ends.
But I don't want 2021 to just be the year we delivered on promises made in 2016. I want next year to be the start of something much more meaningful for all of us. A moment to look afresh at the world and the opportunities it presents, and to consider how to take advantage of them.
In 2021 we won't be Remainers or Leavers – only believers in Britain. We will benefit from our new-found freedom and autonomy outside of the EU, as we rebuild our economy and recover from Covid.
Next year is the first in a new era of global Britain and all it has to offer. We will strike trade deals with new markets, reasserting ourselves as a liberal and free trading nation; and acting with a strong moral anchor, as a force for good in the world. And we will invest in our country to build opportunity for everyone. Whether it be new roads or rail connecting our towns and cities, leading the world in creating green jobs, or rewarding risk-takers and entrepreneurs who want to invest in the new freeports we will open next year, this is a new start for us all.
This deal has got Brexit done. Now let's move on together.
Euphoric negotiator Frost hails 'moment of renewal'
Britain's deal with Brussels is the 'beginning of a moment of national renewal', according to the UK's chief negotiator.
Lord Frost hailed 'one of the biggest and broadest agreements ever', saying it ensured the UK 'sets its own laws again'. He added: 'All choices are in our hands as a country and it's now up to us to decide how we use them and how we go forward in the future.'
Lord Frost's euphoria follows almost 12 months of gruelling negotiations, culminating in an all-night haggling session over the quotas for individual species of fish.
MPs will vote on the deal in Parliament on Wednesday, with the UK to exit existing trading rules on Thursday. The European Parliament also needs to ratify it, while EU ambassadors received a Christmas Day briefing on the trade deal from EU negotiator Michel Barnier.
A 1,246-page document, including 800 pages of annexes and footnotes, setting out the post-Brexit relationship with the EU, has been published on the UK Government's website.
Lord Frost said: 'There's no more role for the European Court of Justice, there's no direct effects of EU law, there's no alignment of any kind, and we're out of the single market and out of the customs union, just as the manifesto said we would.' Senior members of the UK negotiating team said the deal allowed for a 'managed divergence' from EU rules and standards.
A free trade agreement usually rules out tariffs being applied to imported goods. Under the terms of this deal, if either party acts in a way the other views as anti-competitive, it can go to an independent arbitrator. If that doesn't resolve the complaint, either party can impose tariffs.
Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer – who campaigned against Brexit – said the deal did not provide adequate protections for jobs, manufacturing, financial services or workplace rights.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said the deal was 'fair', adding that it was 'time to turn the page and look to the future'.
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Background: Cell phones have come to stay. Their use without any knowledge of their harmful effects like cancers and other health effects is not 'quite' safe. Studies on cancers due to electromagnetic radiations from cell phones are available but there is a need to research on the detrimental physical and psychological effects esp. on rampant users like college-goers. This study focused on certain psychological or mental health effects of cell phone usage amongst students pursuing professional courses in colleges in a big city. Materials and methods: Students of both sexes in the age group 17-23 yrs from urban and rural backgrounds were selected at random and administered a pre- tested questionnaire which included aspects related to few common adverse psychological health signs and symptoms attributed to cell phone over-usage. Results: Headache was found to be the commonest symptom (51.47%) followed by irritability/anger (50.79%). Other common mental symptoms included lack of concentration and academic performance, insomnia, anxiety etc. Suggestions: This study confirms that the younger generation, who are the most frequent cell phone users, needs to be aware about the adverse health effects of cell phone usage esp. the mental aspects and take preventive measures to minimize and control the same. Less dependence on the device, a curtailing time period spent on talking, communicating more by texting, etc. are some of the practical measures suggested.


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Pac-12.com has gone live
By JazzyUte Aug 15, 2012, 4:38pm MDT
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The Pac-12 Network is set to launch tonight
As I've told you, the Pac-12 Network is set to start airing content later tonight (Comcast HD Channel 757 in SLC). Along with that launching, the conference has updated its website and released a statement to keep you updated on all the changes so that you're not overwhelmed or confused.
You can view the release after the jump...
We're proud to report that Pac-12.com is live!
And to help celebrate this occasion for Utah fans everywhere, Pac-12 is proud to share an exclusive two-minute football preview show, which you can find here.
Pac-12.com gives fans 24/7, personalized access to hundreds of live events, feature stories and other thrilling content – at home or on the go. The website is the online home of Pac-12 Networks, which begins broadcasting at 6 p.m. PT from San Francisco. Here's what you can expect to find on Pac-12.com.
Thrilling sports. And lots of it. Pac-12.com will offer thousands of hours of live streaming events, off-the-field reporting and pre- and post-game analysis.
Pac-12 Now, our new TV Everywhere experience, gives fans who subscribe to one of Pac-12's 24 television distributors access to more than 850 live events and other programs. Fans can begin watching at video.pac-12.com, through a new iPad app in the coming weeks or through mobile devices later this fall. Fans simply authenticate with the credentials provided by their television provider.
A schedule to end all schedules. We've introduced a comprehensive schedule that helps fans find out when their favorite Pac-12 team plays and where they can find them on their television dial or on Pac-12.com.
Help for getting Pac-12 Networks. Want to find out if your television provider is offering Pac-12 Networks? Our interactive channel finder helps you find out whether any of our seven networks are on your television dial and, if not, how you can contact your television provider to sign up.
We'll continue introducing new Pac-12.com features and content in the coming weeks, so check back for more information.


Anyone who's been checking in with my Veggie Challenge blog will know that I was in a mega, bread and cheese induced slump, right up until yesterday. I'm trying (I've failed once) to go vegetarian for October, and somewhat struggling with the lack of food variety.
And then a vegan saved my life. Okay, maybe not exactly, and maybe that's just the title of a great feature that you should really read. But he did sort of rescue my faith that food without meat or fish, and now, dairy or anything produced by an animal, could be delicious.
It all started with a salad, a fresh, crunchy, fruit infused salad from Mr Watson (Gin Michaels) at one of his Vegan Pop-up Nights. There were so many great, complimentary flavours in action on the plate. Back in my meat-eating days, if I was getting too full, I'd search my food for what I thought of as 'treats', little chunks of meat swimming in my curry etc. I didn't think I'd ever consider every sweet bite of a salad a treat. But here we are, especially after the past carb-loading two weeks, it was a reviving delight. I loved the lychee and juicy mango against the chilli hit. For the first time, now coated in papaya yoghurt, I enjoyed radish.
Then the thai curry with coconut rice arrived, and my mood continued to improve. The rice was fluffy and perfectly cooked, accompanied by a large dish of wonderfully fragrant, just rich enough curry. The man can really cook. My husband and I stopped talking entirely and focused on tucking in. He invited me to try his meal and I eagerly stuck my fork in – Allotment Stew – 'A blend of root vegetables, served with herb dumplings and a light pesto drizzle.' We were both truly chuffed with our lot, but also continued to pick at one another's plate – a real perk of marriage.
The night had been so popular that initially Gin had said, 'Unfortunately only the brownie is available for dessert.' The best bad news I'll ever receive. Later on he managed to salvage one portion of the Upside Down Toffee Apple cake. Thank God. Again, this meant we got to try everything. The desserts were a collaboration between Gin and our Undercover Baker – what a talented team. The apple cake tasted like Christmas. It transported me through a mulled wine, cinnamon coated, front of the fire day dream. One of the bar staff overheard our over-excited chatter about the desserts and joined in – also amazed (and also a meat-eater) that such incredible food could spring forth from veganism (lucky him – he gets to be an early test bunny on nights like this).
I don't know what I was expecting, but it wasn't this. It just goes to show that it probably isn't the fault of the restrictions of a vegetarian diet that I've not been enjoying my food, just the lack of imagination and effort going into it. This whole time all I really needed was a full-time live-in Chef. I'll ask Gin if he fancies it.
We were so in love with the brownie that Gin let us take some home. Other tables saw and kicked off – no one wanted to miss out on the opportunity to take the best part of the night away with them. At only £20 for three courses, the experience is already a real steal.
We simply couldn't eat another bite. We leant back in our chairs, sleepy and full. Then the truffles came out – coated gold, reminiscent of the Harry Potter snitch, full of delectable dark chocolate. Well, I thought, it would be rude not to.
Follow Mr Watson's here, to keep abreast of his future, and no doubt fabulous, events.
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No Chambers In Beijing, News Around the World, by Alfons Juck, EME News, Notes by Larry Eder
By Larry Eder on July 18, 2008 8:36 AM | 0 Comments
While Dwain Chambers will not be in Beijing, neither will a French women's 4 x 100 meter relay team, with Christine Arron's insistence on no relay this year and the sporadic performance levels of French women sprinters ( with the exception of Muriel Hurtis).
The big news is that Tyson Gay and Asafa Powell are both training for their showdown in London next Friday!
EME NEWS (JULY 18, 2007)
CHAMBERS NO TO BEIJING
LONDON (GBR): British sprinter and European leader (10.00) Dwain Chambers has failed in his legal bid to overturn the British Olympic Association (BOA) ban on him competing in the Beijing Games next month. Informs www.insidethegames.com. Chambers took his case to secure an injunction against the BOA by-law to the High Court, but the ruling has gone against him. The ban was imposed by the BOA because of the sprinters's self-confessed past use of performance-enhancing drugs. Justice Sir Colin Mackay issued his ruling this morning after spending yesterday listening to the conflicting arguments over the athlete's attempt to win an injunction suspending the by-law before a full trial of the issues in March next year. Chambers still has the right of appeal against the decision, but the clock is against him with any hearing having to take place before the end of the Court's proceedings today. Chambers left the High Court without saying anything and was pursued away from it by a scrum of photographers and television crews.
FAVORITES QUALIFIED
KAZAN (RUS, July 18): Former world champion in javelin Sergey Makarov easily qualified during morning program of second day of Russian National Championships with longest throw of 76.80. Former European champion Tatyana Kotova is heading the long jump prelim with 665 ahead from Anna Nazarova (664) and European Champion 2006 Lyudmila Kolchanova (664). Also qualified is 40 years old Tatyana Ter-Mesrobyan (655). Athens medalist Irina Simagina did not compete due to injury. World champion Tatyana Lebedeva is already having the place in the team in this event secured so in the finals the fight will be for top two places. Bogdan Pishchalnikov was the best in discus qualification with very solid 65.00 m. All favorites advanced in women high jump as Yelena Slesarenko and Anna Chicherova jumped the required 179 in first attempt.
ICELAND WITH THREE ATHLETES FOR OLYMPIC GAMES
REJKJAVIK (ISL): Three Icelandic record holders will make their way to Bejing: 22-year-old Ásdís Hjálmsdóttir's 57.49m throw in Tallinn last month, won her the title of Iceland Javelin record holder and a place on the plane to Beijing. Hammer thrower Bergur Ingi Pétursson also boasts a lifetime best and national record performance this year, with his 74.48m throw in Hafnarfjördur in May. Finally, Iceland's 31-year-old indoor and outdoor Pole Vault record holder Thórey Edda Elísdóttir will contest her third Olympics.
KOECH TO ATTEMPT WORLD RECORD
HEUSDEN (BEL): Kenyan steeplechaser Paul Kipsiele Koech will attempt to break the 3000m steeplechase world record to get over his disappointing fourth place at the Kenyan Olympic trials at the KBC Night of Athletics in Heusden-Zolder on Sunday (European Athletics Premium). While Koech will likely find himself running alone against the clock the middle-distance races will be more disputed with Osaka's silver medallist Gary Reed of Canada, Sudanese Ismail Ahmad and reigning European champion Bram Som in the 800m and five athletes having already run below 3:35 this season in the 1500m (Algerian Kamel Boulhafane and Nabil Madi, Saudi Mohammed Shaween, Kenyan Suleiman Simotwo and Juan van Deventer of South Africa). The 5000m, to be renamed Tom Compernolle to honor the Flemish athlete who died tragically last month will feature amongst others Kenyan Silas Kipruto (13:02.06 in Berlin) and Mangata Ndiwa, Qatari James Kwalia, Sultan Khamis Zaman and Abdullah Ahmad Hassan and Ali Abdosh of Ethiopia. The women's 100m promises to be exciting with a showdown between home-star Kim Gevaert, Americans Carmelita Jeter and Angela Williams, as well as Chandra Sturrup from the Bahamas. The 100m hurdles will also be highly disputed, with Nicole Denby (4th at the US trials) leading the field ahead of Turkey's Nevin Yanit, while American Lashinda Demus will be the favorite in the 400m hurdles. Jamaican Marvin Anderson and Brian Dzingai of Zimbabwe are the top names in the men's sprints. In the 400m, Kevin Borlée will try to punch his Olympic ticket just a week after missing the standard by one hundredth of second in Brussels (45.21). He'll be facing twin brother Jonathan who also clocked his PB (45.38) in Brussels while Cédric van Branteghem decided to withdraw, his tendons not having yet recovered from his previous races. In the women's high jump, Nicole Forrester of Canada and American Chaunté Howard will provide competition to the crowd's favorite, Tia Hellebaut while American champion Derek Miles will lead the field in the men's pole vault.
VROEMENS B-SAMPLE ALSO POSITIVE
AMSTERDAM (NED): The B-sample of Simon Vroemen, European 3.000m steeple record holder from the Netherlands, is also positive for Metandienon (an anabol steroid). The 39-year-old will most probably be banned for two years.
OLSSON'S COMEBACK IN STOCKHOLM
STOCKHOLM (SWE): Swedish triple jump Olympic champion Christian Olsson plans to have his comeback next Tuesday at the Grand-Prix-Meeting in Stockholm. The 28-year-old has not participated at a competition since last year's Golden-League-Meeting in Rome.
FELIX TO RUN THREE RACES BEFORE OLYMPICS
STOCKHOLM (SWE): Triple world champion Allyson Felix who aims to repeat that feat also in Beijing is planning three more races before Olympic Games. She will run the 400 m at DN Galan in Stockholm next Tuesday and then both sprints on two days in London at Aviva Grand Prix.
LAGAT TWICE TO RUN
LONDON (GBR): Double world champion Bernard Lagat who will try for 1500/5000 double also in Beijing is planning two races ahead of Olympic Games. He needed a rest after tough program at US Olympic Trials. He will run a mile in London and then 1500 m at Herculis meeting of Monte Carlo on July 29. The other 5k Olympic medal contender Australian Craig Mottram will run 3000 m in Stockholm and then will meet Lagat in London Mile race.
GAY IN GOOD TRAINING
PARIS (USA): Osaka world champion Tyson Gay is in good training since his injury in Eugene during the quarterfinal of 200 m. His agent Mark Wetmore confirmed that he is ready to run and will face his rival Asafa Powell in London next Friday. The same news are coming from the camp of Powell who after a slight injury in Rome is also back in good training and ready to run already on Tuesday in Stockholm.
NIETO APPEALING
INDIANAPOLIS (USA): High Jumper Jamie Nieto is appealing to a arbitration panel for his non-selection to Olympic Games. He was second at US Trials with 227 and did not had the required A-standard at the time of the competition what was decisive factor for the team selection. But he achieved the 230 on July 12 in Cork and is trying to overturn the USATF decision.
SEBRLE THE REAL MAN
PRAHA (CZE): Czech decathlon world record holder and Olympic gold defender
Roman Sebrle earned an interesting victory. He won the public poll about the
"Real Man". It was organized for the Old Spice brand. Second was popular singer Karel Gott, third current Czech president Vaclav Klaus. Within top ten also famous Chelsea goal-keeper Petr Cech and former president of the country Vaclav Havel.
PORT-LOUIS (MRI): Mauritius' quartermiler Jean-François Degrâce failed a drug test for norandrosterone on June 28 in Nivelles (Belgium) where he recorded a personal best of 47.09. The athlete is apparently blaming food supplements.
PARIS (FRA): The French Federation is hesitating to send the women's 4x100m team to Beijing because of poor results both individually and collectively. No French sprinter has run below 11.30 this summer and the relay team has failed to perform in its last outings (eliminated in the heats in Osaka and disqualified at the European Cup last June). Without Christine Arron who said she wasn't interested in the relay this year, the only athletes of the team to have shown some consistency are Muriel Hurtis (22.50 in the 200m) and Carima Louami (11.30 in the 100m). Sprint events are to be held today in the early part of the Saint-Denis Golden League program and a decision will be taken shortly after. France had clinched the bronze medal four years ago in Athens. If France will not send a team next in a row are Thailand and Nigeria.
LOUGHBOROUGH: Time of British 400 m runner Graham Hedman 45.91 was not correct, it was actually 47.18.
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MANSFIELD, TX — It takes dedication and compassion to be a great physician, and Sam Keltner already has those traits down. That's what makes him our Class Act of the Week, brought to you by Time Warner Cable.
Sam is a senior at Mansfield High School and he's a super volunteer, sharing his time with the community through the National Honor Society, his church, and even the Special Olympics.
"During my three years [with the Special Olympics team], we won our area championship once and we made it to the championship game twice, so it's been a real honor working with those guys." Sam recounted.
But his biggest passion is in the medical field! After graduation, Sam is off to OU where he has already been accepted into the school's honors program. There he plans on studying biochemistry and becoming a doctor.
He already has a ton of experience through the junior volunteer program at Methodist Mansfield Medical Center.
"To see somebody that is so into contributing in his life to the medical field has been outstanding, said Methodist Mansfield Medical Center president John Phillips.
"As a doctor you have to want to serve people, that's part of your job," Sam said.
And the way Sam serves everyone around him makes a big impact.
"I get lots of really great students, but Sam is exceptional in that he is not only brilliant, but he's insightful, he's creative, he's a leader -- but he's completely humble as well." Michael Withers, a teacher at Mansfield, said of Sam.
Humble, but the master of his own destiny!


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Momias 317a y 317b son los cuerpos de las hijas del faraón de la XVIII dinastía Tutankamón; su madre probablemente fue su Gran esposa real Anjesenamón, que ha sido identificada tentativamente como la momia KV21A. Fueron enterradas en la tumba de su padre, que fue descubierta por Howard Carter y George Herbert de Carnarvon en 1922. La momia referida como 317a es de una niña nacida prematuramente a los cinco o seis meses de gestación, y la momia 317b es de una mortinata nacida a término.

Descubrimiento y descripción
Las momias fueron encontradas en una caja de madera sencilla en la esquina noreste del Tesoro. La tapa había sido retirada en la antigüedad por los ladrones de tumbas. Los pequeños sarcófagos momiformes estaban uno al lado del otro. Los cierres de los pies del ataúd de 317b habían sido retirados para que cupiera en la caja. Ambas momias estaban contenidas dentro de dos ataúdes de madera: el ataúd exterior estaba cubierto de resina negra, con bandas doradas que nombran al difunto solo como 'el Osiris'; los ataúdes interiores estaban cubiertos con láminas de oro. Bandas de lino con sellos de arcilla del chacal con los nueve cautivos maniatados sellaban los ataúdes exteriores. La tapa del ataúd exterior estaba unida a la base por ocho espigas.

317a
Carter desvendó esta momia en 1925. La cabeza estaba cubierta por una máscara funeraria dorada demasiado grande. Las envolturas de lino fueron aseguradas con cinco bandas transversales y dos bandas longitudinales triples delante, detrás, y a los lados. Las vendas tenían 1,5 centímetros de grosor, con almohadillas sobre el pecho, piernas, y pies. Durante la autopsia de Douglas Derry en 1932, se encontró que la momia medía 25,75 centímetros de largo. Se observó que la piel estaba muy quebradiza y de color gris pero en general se encontraba en buen estado. Derry concluyó que la momia era probablemente femenina y correspondiente a un feto de cinco meses de gestación. No se encontró ninguna señal de la incisión abdominal. Las manos estaban colocadas sobre los muslos. La momia carecía de cejas y pestañas, presumiblemente debido a su temprana edad gestacional, pero había un ligero lanugo presente en la cabeza. Los párpados estaban ligeramente abiertos. Los restos del cordón umbilical estaban preservados a una longitud de 21 milímetros.

En la tomografía axial computarizada realizada como parte del 'Proyecto Momia Egipcia' en julio de 2008, se observó que ahora la momia estaba en una condición muy pobre, lo que significó que no se pudo determinar el género. Una edad gestacional de 24,7 semanas (5-6 meses) fue inferida de la longitud del húmero. El cráneo estaba relleno de material denso, que podía ser el cerebro o material de embalsamamiento. El torso también estaba relleno de material denso que resultaron ser varios paquetes de lino utilizados en el embalsamamiento para rellenar. No se encontró ninguna deformidad ni se pudo determinar la causa de muerte.

317b
Esta momia carecía de máscara, aunque su máscara prevista probablemente fuera la que se encontró anteriormente en el escondrijo de embalsamamiento de Tutankamón, la KV54. La longitud del cuerpo era de 36,1 centímetros. Estaba envuelta de manera muy similar a la momia más pequeña - dos bandas longitudinales triples y cuatro bandas transversales alrededor de la cabeza, cuello, abdomen, y tobillos - sobre una mortaja. Bajo esta, había varias capas de almohadillas y vendajes en los pies, piernas, abdomen, y pecho para proporcionar forma. Se observó que estaba peor conservada que la momia más pequeña. Se anotó que era femenina y se estimó que tendría siete meses de gestación. La piel era del mismo color gris y condición quebradiza que la momia más joven. El cabello fino permanecía en la parte posterior de la cabeza, y las pestañas y las cejas estaban presentes. Los ojos estaban abiertos, y los globos oculares secos en el fondo de las cuencas. Las manos estaban junto a los muslos. El interior del cráneo fue examinado a través de la fontanela y se encontró que estaba relleno de lino que había sido insertado a través del agujero derecho de la nariz. El cordón umbilical no fue preservado pero el ombligo no se retrajo indicando que el cordón umbilical había sido cortado en lugar de secar naturalmente. Una incisión de 18 milímetros cerca de la ingle había sido sellada con resina. La cavidad del cuerpo había sido rellenada con lino.

La momia fue de nuevo examinada en 1978 utilizando radiografías y se descubrió que había sufrido daños desde su hallazgo, con el cráneo aplastado, y las costillas rotas. La edad ahora se estimó en treinta cinco semanas de gestación, a término, y se le diagnosticó deformidad de Sprengel, espina bífida, y escoliosis. El análisis serologico determinó que esta momia tenía grupo sanguíneo O. Un examen posterior de las radiografías sugirió que la niña podría tener 31 semanas de gestación basándose en el grado de osificación.

También se ha llegado a sugerir que se trataba de gemelas que habían sufrido el Síndrome de transfusión fetofetal que resultó en una hermana grande para su edad gestacional y otra mucho más pequeña. No se ha probado o refutado de manera concluyente que este fuera el caso pero la posibilidad se considera remota.

Una tomografía computerizada de esta momia en julio de 2008 como parte del 'Proyecto Momia Egipcia' también se efectuó. Se observó que ahora estaba mejor preservada que 317a y así pudo ser examinada más exhaustivamente. Se confirmó que la momia era femenina. La edad de muerte fue estimada en 36,78 semanas. El diagnóstico de deformidad de Sprengel fue rechazado. La columna vertebral se encontraba en pobre condición y fracturada post mortem con varios fragmentos desaparecidos; esto daba el aspecto de una espina deformada con defectos del tubo neuronal, pero ninguna anomalía fue encontrada. Es posible que el daño causado por la carencia de preservación en la edad moderna haya causado un daño espinal post mortem indistinguible de una espina bífida de nacimiento. La espina bífida, junto con otras afecciones del tubo neuronal, se puede heredar genéticamente, y Tutankamón tenía un caso de leve paladar hendido y un pie zambo, condiciones que pueden relacionarse con la espina bífida. La momia femenina denominada KV21A, posiblemente la madre de ambas niñas, también tenía ambos pies zambos. Un niño con espina bífida nacido en el antiguo Egipto podría haber sobrevivido al nacimiento pero no sobreviviría más allá de la primera infancia, debido a que ninguna cirugía estaba disponible. Esto puede explicar la supervivencia de esta criatura a término, seguida de su fallecimiento al poco. Las piernas fueron rellenadas con lino para dar una apariencia más realista, pero resultó en que el muslo izquierdo quedó más grande que el derecho.

Parentesco
Los análisis de ADN realizados como parte del proyecto sobre la familia de Tutankamón y a pesar de que solo se obtuvieron resultados parciales, fueron suficientes para concluir que ambas momias eran hijas mortinatas de Tutankamón. Solo se pudo obtener un perfil de ADN parcial de la momia KV21A, pero  sugiere que era la madre de las dos niñas. Sin embargo, los resultados no fueron estadisticamante significativos para ser confirmados.

Véase también

 Tutankamón
 Anjesenamón
 Dinastía XVIII de Egipto
 Anexo:Árbol genealógico de la Dinastía XVIII de Egipto

Referencias

Amarna
Momias del Antiguo Egipto
Niños fallecidos
Tutankamon
Egipcias del siglo XIV a. C.


Because God made humans in His image, we share a love and appreciation for music with all His created beings. In fact, music can touch and move us with a power that goes beyond words or most other types of communication. At its purest and best, music lifts our beings into the very presence of God where angels and unfallen beings worship Him in song.
But sin has cast blight over the Creation. The divine image has been marred and well-nigh obliterated; in all aspects this world and God's gifts come to us with a mingling of good and evil. Music is not morally and spiritually neutral. Some may move us to the most exalted human experience, some may be used by the prince of evil to debase and degrade us, to stir up lust, passion, despair, anger, and hatred.
The Lord's messenger, Ellen G White, continually counsels us to raise our sights in music. She tells us, "Music, when not abused, is a great blessing; but when it is put to a wrong use, it is a terrible curse"."Rightly employed, . . . [music] is a precious gift of God, designed to uplift the thoughts to high and noble themes, to inspire and elevate the souls."
Of the power of song, she writes: "It is one of the most effective means of impressing the heart with spiritual truth. How often to the soul hard-pressed and ready to despair, memory recalls some word of God's,--the long-forgotten burden of a childhood song,--and temptations lose their power, life takes on new meaning and new purpose, and courage and gladness are imparted to other souls! . . . As a part of religious service, singing is as much an act of worship as is prayer. Indeed, many a song is prayer. . . . As our Redeemer leads us to the threshold of the Infinite, flushed with the glory of God, we may catch the themes of praise and thanksgiving from the heavenly choir round about the throne; and as the echo of the angels' song is awakened in our earthly homes, hearts will be drawn closer to the heavenly singers. Heaven's communion begins on earth. We learn here the keynote of its praise."
We believe that the gospel impacts all areas of life. We therefore hold that, given the vast potential of music for good or ill, we cannot be indifferent to it. While realizing that tastes in music vary greatly from individual to individual, we believe that the Scriptures and the writings of Ellen G White suggest principles that can inform our choices.
In this document the phrase "sacred music"--sometimes referred to as religious music--designates music that focuses on God and on biblical and Christian themes. In most cases, it is music composed and intended for worship service, evangelistic meetings, or private devotion and may be both vocal and instrumental music. However, not all sacred/religious music may be acceptable for an Adventist. Sacred music should not evoke secular associations or invite conformity to worldly behavioral patterns of thinking or acting.
"Secular music" is music composed for settings other than the worship service or private devotion. It speaks to the common issues of life and basic human emotions. It comes out of our very being, expressing the human spirit's reaction to life, love, and the world in which the Lord has placed us. It can be morally uplifting or degrading. Although it does not directly praise and adore God, nevertheless it could have a legitimate place in the life of the Christian. In its selection the principles discussed in this document should be followed.
1. All music the Christian listens to, performs or composes, whether sacred or secular, will glorify God: "So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God."--1 Corinthians 10:31 This is the over-riding biblical principle. Anything that cannot meet this high standard will weaken our experience with the Lord.
2. All music the Christian listens to, performs or composes, whether sacred or secular, should be the noblest and the best: "Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is pure, whatever is right, whatever is admirable--if anything is excellent or praiseworthy--think about such things."--Phil 4:8 As followers of Jesus Christ who hope and expect to join the heavenly choirs, we view life on this earth as a preparation for, and foretaste of, the life to come.
On these two foundations--glorifying God in all things and choosing the noblest and the best--depend the other principles listed below for the selection of music by Christians.
3. It is characterized by quality, balance, appropriateness, and authenticity. Music fosters our spiritual, psychological, and social sensitivity, and our intellectual growth.
4. It appeals to both the intellect and the emotions and impacts the body in a positive way. It is wholistic.
5. Music reveals creativity in that it draws from quality melodies. If harmonized, it uses harmonies in an interesting and artistic way, and employs rhythm that complements them.
6. Vocal music employs lyrics that positively stimulate intellectual abilities as well as our emotions and our will power. Good lyrics are creative, rich in content, and of good composition. They focus on the positive and reflect moral values; they educate and uplift; and they correspond with sound biblical theology.
7. Musical and lyrical elements should work together harmoniously to influence thinking and behavior in harmony with biblical values.
8. It maintains a judicious balance of spiritual, intellectual, and emotional elements.
9. We should recognize and acknowledge the contribution of different cultures in worshiping God. Musical forms and instruments vary greatly in the worldwide Seventh-day Adventist family, and music drawn from one culture may sound strange to someone from a different culture.
Seventh-day Adventist music-making means to choose the best and above all to draw close to our Creator and Lord and glorify Him. Let us rise to the challenge of a viable alternative musical vision and, as part of our wholistic and prophetic message, make a unique Adventist musical contribution as a witness to the world regarding a people awaiting Christ's soon coming.
"It [music] is one of the most effective means of impressing the heart with spiritual truth" (Education, p. 168).
Testimonies, vol. 1, p. 497. She also states that in the future, " just before the close of probation," 'there will be shouting, with drums, music, and dancing. The senses of rational beings will become so confused that they cannot be trusted to make right decisions. And this is called the moving of the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit never reveals itself in such methods, in such a bedlam of noise. This is an invention of Satan to cover up his ingenious methods for making of none effect the pure, sincere, elevating, ennobling, sanctifying truth for this time" (II SM 36).
We acknowledge that in some cultures harmonies are not as important as in other cultures.
These guidelines were approved and voted by the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists Annual Council on October 13, 2004.