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Quaker Baptism
[This is taken from Thomas Clarkson's A Portraiture of Quakerism, Volume II.]
Quakers reject Baptism and the Lord's Supper—Much censured for it—Indulgence solicited for them on account of the difficulties connected with these subjects—Christian Religion spiritual—Jewish types to be abolished—Different meanings of the word "Baptise"—Disputes concerning the mode of Baptism—Concerning also the nature and constitution of the Supper—Concerning also the time and manner of its celebration --This indulgence also proper, because the Quakers give it to others, who differ from them as a body on the subject of Religion.
The Quakers, among other particularities, reject the application of water-baptism, and the administration of the Sacrament of the Supper, as Christian rites.
These ordinances have been considered by many as so essentially interwoven with Christianity, that the Quakers, by rejecting the use of them, have been denied to be Christians.
But whatever may be the difference of opinion between the world and the Quakers, upon these subjects, great indulgence is due to the latter on this occasion. People have received the ordinances in question from their ancestors. They have been brought up to the use of them. They have seen them sanctioned by the world. Finding their authority disputed by a body of men, who are insignificant as to numbers, when compared with others, they have let loose their censure upon them, and this without any inquiry concerning the grounds of their dissent. They know perhaps nothing of the obstinate contentious; nothing of the difficulties which have occurred; and nothing of those which may still be started on these subjects. I shall state therefore a few considerations by way of preface, during which the reader will see, that objections both fair and forcible may be raised by the best disposed Christians, on the other side of the question; that the path is not so plain and easy as he may have imagined it to be; and that if the Quakers have taken a road different from himself on this occasion, they are entitled to a fair hearing of all they have to say in their defence, and to expect the same candour and indulgence which he himself would have claimed, if, with the best intentions, he had not been able to come to the same conclusion, on any given point of importance, as had been adopted by others.
Let me then ask, in the first place, what is the great characteristic of the religion we profess?
If we look to divines for an answer to this question, we may easily obtain it. We shall find some of them in their sermons speaking of circumcision, baptismal washings and purifications, new moons, feasts of the passover and unleavened bread, sacrifices, and other rites. We shall find them dwelling on these as constituent parts of the religion of the Jews. We shall find them immediately passing from thence to the religion of Jesus Christ. Here all is considered by them to be spiritual. Devotion of the heart is insisted upon as that alone which is acceptable to God. If God is to be worshipped, it is laid down as a position, that he is to be worshipped in spirit and in truth. We shall find them also, in other of their sermons, but particularly in those preached after the reformation, stating the advantages obtained by that event. The Roman Catholic system is here considered by them to be as ceremonial as that of the Jews. The Protestant is held out as of a more spiritual nature, and as more congenial therefore with the spirit of the gospel. But what is this but a confession, in each case, that in proportion as men give up ceremonies and become spiritual in their worship, their religion is the best, or that spirituality is the grand characteristic of the religion of Jesus Christ? Now there immediately arises a presumption, if spirituality of feeling had been intended as the characteristic of any religion, that no ceremonious ordinances would have been introduced into it.
If, again, I were to make an assertion to divines, that Jesus Christ came to put an end to the ceremonial parts of the Jewish law, and to the types and shadows belonging to the Jewish dispensation, they would not deny it. But baptism and the supper were both of them outward Jewish ceremonies, connected with the Jewish religion. They were both of them types and shadows, of which the antetypes and substances had been realized at the death of Christ. And therefore a presumption arises again, that these were not intended to be continued.
And that they were not intended to be continued, may be presumed from another consideration. For what was baptism to any but a Jew? What could a Gentile have understood by it? What notion could he have formed, by means of it, of the necessity of the baptism of Christ? Unacquainted with purifications by water as symbols of purification of heart, he could never have entered, like a Jew, into the spiritual life of such an ordinance. And similar observations may be made with respect to the Passover-Supper. A Gentile could have known nothing, like a Jew, of the meaning of this ceremony. He could never have seen in the Paschal Lamb any type of Christ, or in the deliverance of the Israelites from Egyptian bondage, any type of his own deliverance from sin, so clearly or so feelingly as if the facts and customs had related to his own history, or as if he had been trained to the connexion by a long series of prophecies. In short, the passover could have had but little meaning to him.
From these circumstances, therefore, there would be reason to conclude, that these ceremonies were not to be continued, at least to any but Jews; because they were not fitted to the knowledge, the genius, or the condition of the Gentile world.
But, independently of these difficulties, which arise from a general view of these ordinances as annexed to a religion which is confessed to be spiritual, others arise from a particular view of each. On the subject of baptism, there is ground for argument, as to the meaning of the word "baptize." This word, in consequence of its representation of a watery ceremony, is usually connected with water in our minds. But it may also, very consistently, be connected even with fire. Its general meaning is to purify. In this sense many understand it. And those who do, and who apply it to the great command of Jesus to his disciples, think they give a better interpretation of it, than those who connect it with water. For they think it more reasonable that the Apostles should have been enjoined to go into all nations, and to endeavour to purify the hearts of individuals by the spirit and power of their preaching, from the dross of Heathen notions, and to lead them to spirituality of mind by the inculcation of Gospel principles, than to dip them under water, as an essential part of their new religion.
But on a supposition that the word baptize should signify to immerse, and not to purify, another difficulty occurs; for, if it was thought proper or necessary that persons should be initiated into Christianity by water-baptism, in order to distinguish their new state from that of the Jews or Heathens, who then surrounded them, it seems unnecessary for the children of Christian parents, who were born in a Christian community, and whose ancestors for centuries have professed the Christian name.
Nor is it to be considered as any other than a difficulty that the Christian world have known so little about water-baptism, that they have been divided as to the right manner of performing it. The eastern and western churches differed early upon this point, and Christians continue to differ upon it to the present day; some thinking that none but adults; others, that none but infants should be baptised: some, that the faces only of the baptized should be sprinkled with water; others, that their bodies should be immersed.
On the subject of the sacrament of supper, similar difficulties have occurred.
Jesus Christ unquestionably permitted his disciples to meet together in remembrance of their last supper with him. But it is not clear, that this was any other than a permission to those who were present, and who had known and loved him. The disciples were not ordered to go into all nations, and to enjoin it to their converts to observe the same ceremony. Neither did the Apostles leave any command by which it was enjoined as an ordinance of the Christian church.
Another difficulty which has arisen on the subject of the supper, is, that Christians seem so little to have understood the nature of it, or in what it consisted, that they have had, in different ages, different views, and encouraged different doctrines concerning it. One has placed it in one thing, and another in another. Most of them, again, have attempted in their explanation of it, to blend the enjoyment of the spiritual essence with that of the corporeal substance of the body and blood of Christ, and thus to unite a spiritual with a ceremonial exercise of religion. Grasping, therefore, at things apparently irreconcilable, they have conceived the strangest notions; and, by giving these to the world, they have only afforded fuel for contention among themselves and others.
In the time of the Apostles, it was the custom of converted persons, grounded on the circumstances that passed at the supper of the passover, to meet in religious communion. They used, on these occasions, to break their bread, and take their refreshment and converse together. The object of these meetings was to imitate the last friendly supper of Jesus with his disciples, to bear a public memorial of his sufferings and his death, and to promote their love for one another. But this custom was nothing more, as far as evidence can be had, than that of a brotherly breaking of bread together. It was no sacramental eating. Neither was the body of Jesus supposed to be enjoyed, nor the spiritual enjoyment, of it to consist in the partaking of this outward feast.
In process of time, after the days of the Apostles, when this simple custom had declined, we find another meeting of Christians, in imitation of that at the passover supper, at which both bread and wine were introduced. This different commemoration of the same event had a new name given to it; for it was distinguished from the other by the name of Eucharist.
Alexander, the seventh bishop of Rome, who introduced holy water both into houses and churches for spiritual purposes, made some alterations in the ingredients of the Eucharist, by mixing water with the wine, and by substituting unleavened for common bread.
In the time of Irenaeus and Justin the Martyr, we find an account of the Eucharist as it was then thought of and celebrated. Great stress was then laid upon the bread and wine as a holy and sacramental repast: prayers were made that the Holy Ghost would descend into each of these substances. It was believed that it did so descend; and that as soon as the bread and wine perceived it, the former operated virtually as the body, and the latter as the blood of Jesus Christ. From this time the bread was considered to have great virtues; and on this latter account, not only children, but sucking infants, were admitted to this sacrament. It was also given to persons on the approach of death. And many afterwards, who had great voyages to make at sea, carried it with them to preserve them both from temporal and spiritual dangers.
In the twelfth century, another notion, a little modified from the former, prevailed on this subject; which was, that consecration by a Priest had the power of abolishing the substance of the bread, and of substituting the very body of Jesus Christ.
This was called the doctrine of Transubstantiation.
This doctrine appeared to Luther, at the dawn of the reformation, to be absurd; and he was of opinion that the sacrament consisted of the substance of Christ's body and blood, together with the substance of the bread and wine; or, in other words, that the substance of the bread remained, but the body of Christ was inherent in it, so that both the substance of the bread and of the body and blood of Christ was there also. This was called the doctrine of Consubstantiation, in contradiction to the former.
Calvin again considered the latter opinion erroneous: he gave it out that the bread was not actually the body of Jesus Christ, nor the wine his blood; but that both his body and blood were sacramentally received by the faithful, in the use of the bread and wine. Calvin, however, confessed himself unable to explain even this his own doctrine. For he says, "if it be asked me how it is, that is, how believers sacramentally receive Christ's body and blood? I shall not be ashamed to confess, that it is a secret too high for me to comprehend in my spirit, or explain in words."
But independently of the difficulties which have arisen from these different notions concerning the nature and constitution of the Lord's supper, others have arisen concerning the time and the manner of the celebration of it.
The Christian churches of the east, in the early times, justifying themselves by tradition and the custom of the passover, maintained that the fourteenth day of the month Nissan ought to be observed as the day of the celebration of this feast, because the Jews were commanded to kill the Paschal Lamb on that day. The western, on the other hand, maintained the authority of tradition and the primitive practice, that it ought to be kept on no other day than that of the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Disputes again of a different complexion agitated the Christian world upon the same subject. One church contended that the leavened, another that unleavened bread only should be used upon this occasion: others contended, whether the administration of this sacrament should be by the hands of the clergy only: others, whether it should not be confined to the sick: others, whether it should be given to the young and mature promiscuously: others, whether it should be received by the communicant standing, sitting, or kneeling, or as the Apostles received it: and others, whether it should be administered in the night time as by our Saviour, or whether in the day, or whether only once, as at the passover, or whether oftener in the year.
Another difficulty, but of a different nature, has occurred with respect to the Lord's supper. This has arisen from the circumstance, that other ceremonies were enjoined by our Saviour in terms equally positive as this, but which most Christians, notwithstanding, have thought themselves at liberty to reject. Among these the washing of feet is particularly to be noticed. This custom was of an emblematic nature. It was enjoined at the same time as that of the Lord's supper, and on the same occasion. But it was enjoined in a more forcible and striking manner. The Sandimanians, when they rose into a society, considered the injunction for this ordinance to be so obligatory, that they dared not dispense with it; and therefore, when they determined to celebrate the supper, they determined that the washing of feet should be an ordinance of their church. Most other Christians, however, have dismissed the washing of feet from their religious observance. The reason given has principally been, that it was an eastern custom, and therefore local. To this the answer has been, that the passover, from whence the Lord's supper is taken, was an eastern custom also, but that it was much more local. Travellers of different nations had their feet washed for them in the east. But none but those of the circumcision were admitted to the passover-supper. If, therefore, the injunction relative to the washing of feet, be equally strong with that relative to the celebration of the supper, it has been presumed, that both ought to have been retained; and, if one has been dispensed with on account of its locality, that both ought to have been discarded.
That the washing of feet was enjoined much more emphatically than the supper, we may collect from Barclay, whose observations upon it I shall transcribe on this occasion.
"But to give a farther evidence, says he, how these consequences have not any bottom from the practice of that ceremony, nor from the words following, 'Do this in remembrance of me,' let us consider another of the like nature, as it is at length expressed by John. 'Jesus riseth from supper and laid aside his garments, and took a towel, and girded himself: after that, he poureth water into a bason, and began to wash the disciples' feet, and to wipe them with the towel wherewith he was girded. Peter said unto him, Thou shalt never wash my feet. Jesus answered him. If I wash thee not, thou hast no part with me. So after he had washed their feet, he said, Know ye what I have done to you? If I then, your Lord and master, have washed your feet, ye also ought to wash one another's feet: for I have given you an example, that ye should do as I have done to you.' As to which let it be observed, continues Barclay, that John relates this passage to have been done at the same time with the other of breaking bread; both being done the night of the passover, after supper. If we regard the narration of this, and the circumstances attending it, it was done with far more solemnity, and prescribed far more punctually and particularly, than the former. It is said only, 'as he was eating he took bread;' so that this would seem to be but an occasional business: but here 'he rose up, he laid by his garments, he girded himself, he poured out the water, he washed their feet, he wiped them with a towel.' He did this to all of them; which are circumstances surely far more observable than those noted in the other. The former was a practice common among the Jews, used by all masters of families, upon that occasion; but this, as to the manner, and person acting it, to wit, for the master to rise up, and wash the feet of his servants and disciples, was more singular and observable. In the breaking of bread and giving of wine, it is not pleaded by our adversaries, nor yet mentioned in the text, that he particularly put them into the hands of all; but breaking it, and blessing it, gave it the nearest, and so they from hand to hand. But here it is mentioned, that he washed not the feet of one or two, but of many. He saith not in the former, that if they do not eat of that bread, and drink of that wine, that they shall be prejudiced by it; but here he says expressly to Peter, that 'if he wash him not, he hath no part with him;' which being spoken upon Peter's refusing to let him wash his feet, would seem to import no less, than not the continuance only, but even the necessity of this ceremony. In the former, he saith as it were passingly, 'Do this in remembrance of me:' but here he sitteth down again; he desires them to consider what he hath done; tells them positively 'that as he hath done to them, so ought they to do to one another:' and yet again he redoubles that precept, by telling them, 'that he has given them an example, that they should do so likewise.' If we respect the nature of the thing, it hath as much in it as either baptism or the breaking of the bread; seeing it is an outward element of a cleansing nature, applied to the outward man, by the command and the example of Christ, to signify an inward purifying. I would willingly propose this seriously to men, that will be pleased to make use of that reason and understanding that God hath given them, and not be imposed upon, nor abused by the custom or tradition of others, whether this ceremony, if we respect either the time that it was appointed in, or the circumstances wherewith it was performed, or the command enjoining the use of it, hath not as much to recommend it for a standing ordinance of the Gospel, as either water-baptism, or bread and wine, or any other of that kind? I wonder then, what reason the Papists can give, why they have not numbered it among their sacraments, except merely Voluntas Ecclesiae et Traditio Patrum, that is, the Tradition of the Fathers, and the Will of the Church."
The reader will see by this time, that, on subjects which have given rise to such controversies as baptism and the Lord's supper have now been described to have done, people may be readily excused, if they should entertain their own opinions about them, though these may be different from those which are generally received by the world. The difficulties indeed, which have occurred with respect to these ordinances, should make us tender of casting reproach upon others, who should differ from ourselves concerning them. For when we consider, that there is no one point connected with these ordinances, about which there has not been some dispute; that those who have engaged in these disputes, have been men of equal learning and piety; that all of them have pleaded primitive usage, in almost all cases, in behalf of their own opinions; and that these disputes are not even now, all of them, settled; who will take upon him to censure his brother either for the omission or the observance of one or the other rite? And let the Quakers, among others, find indulgence from their countrymen for their opinions on these subjects. This indulgence they have a right to claim from the consideration, that they themselves never censure others of other denominations on account of their religion. With respect to those who belong to the society, as the rejection of these ceremonies is one of the fundamentals of Quakerism, it is expected that they should be consistent with what they are considered to profess. But with respect to others, they have no unpleasant feelings towards those who observe them. If a man believes that baptism is an essential rite of the Christian church, the Quakers would not judge him if he were to go himself, or if he were to carry his children, to receive it. And if, at the communion table, he should find his devotion to be so spiritualized, that, in the taking of the bread and wine, he really and spiritually discerned the body and blood of Christ, and was sure that his own conduct would he influenced morally by it, they would not censure him for becoming an attendant at the altar. In short, the Quakers do not condemn others for their attendances on these occasions. They only hope, that as they do not see these ordinances in the same light as others, they may escape censure, if they should refuse to admit them among themselves.
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Title 16. CONSERVATION
Chapter 55. COASTAL BARRIER RESOURCES
Section 3510. Authorization of appropriations
16 U.S. Code § 3510 - Authorization of appropriations
There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this chapter $2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2006 through 2010.
(Pub. L. 97–348, § 10, formerly § 12, Oct. 18, 1982, 96 Stat. 1659; Pub. L. 101–591, § 13(a), Nov. 16, 1990, 104 Stat. 2941; Pub. L. 103–461, § 1(c), Nov. 2, 1994, 108 Stat. 4804; renumbered § 10 and amended Pub. L. 106–514, § 5, Nov. 13, 2000, 114 Stat. 2396; Pub. L. 109–226, § 5, May 25, 2006, 120 Stat. 384.)
A prior section 10 of Pub. L. 97–348 was classified to section 3509 of this title prior to repeal by Pub. L. 106–514.
2006—Pub. L. 109–226 substituted "2006 through 2010" for "2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, and 2005".
2000—Pub. L. 106–514 amended section generally. Prior to amendment, section read as follows: "There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary for carrying out this chapter $2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1995 to 1998."
1994—Pub. L. 103–461 amended section generally. Prior to amendment, section read as follows: "There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary for carrying out this chapter not more than $1,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1990, 1991, 1992, and 1993."
1990—Pub. L. 101–591 amended section generally. Prior to amendment, section read as follows: "There is authorized to be appropriated to the Department of the Interior $1,000,000 for the period beginning October 1, 1982, and ending September 30, 1985, for purposes of carrying out sections 3503 and 3509 of this title."
Coastal Barrier Improvement Act of 1990
Coastal Barrier Resources Act
Coastal Barrier Resources Reauthorization Act of 2000

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Eric Rivera to retire in December
Eric Rivera will retire in December following many years of commitment to the CSU system.
After nearly a quarter-century serving the California State University system, Vice President for Student Affairs Eric Rivera will retire at the end of the fall semester, university officials announced on Sept. 5.
"As I look back at my higher education career, spanning four institutions across the country, I am most proud of the past 22 years spent at SDSU and the contributions I have made to our students' achievements," Rivera said in a statement.
San Diego State President Adela de la Torre said Rivera has made notable achievements in areas like the increase of graduation and retention rates, the expansion of student support centers and in his development of parent programs on campus.
Beginning Dec. 13, de la Torre said current Associate Vice President for Student Affairs Christy Samarkos will serve as the interim vice president for student affairs until a permanent one is selected through a nationwide search.
Students may not know Rivera's name, but they're sure to be familiar with his work. Popular student support centers such as the Commuter Resource Center, the Pride Center, Women's Resource Center, Black Resource Center and the Undocumented Resource Area all can be tied back to Rivera, according to de la Torre.
Looking beyond just the students, de la Torre said Rivera made notable strides in programming for the parents of Aztecs. The Aztec Parents Association, previously sitting at about 700 members, grew up to 20,000 members and increased funding six-fold under his watch.
De la Torre continued to highlight Rivera's success in supporting students in their academic pursuits.
"These efforts contributed to raising retention and graduation rates for all students while nearly eliminating achievement gaps among ethnic and racial groups," de la Torre said.
In a statement, Rivera said he plans to move back to the East Coast to focus on his family.
"There's something happening here that's really special," Rivera said. "And I will miss collaborating with our students, faculty, staff, parents and alumni on a daily basis. However, as our parents are getting older, I am at a time when my time and energy need to be focused on family. While I am an Aztec for Life, I am moving back to the East Coast to be with them."
De la Torre said Rivera's final day will be Dec. 13, with a special event currently being planned in his honor.
"I look forward to seeing the university continue on its upward trajectory, and will forever support SDSU and our students as a member of our coast-to-coast Aztec family," Rivera said.
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One Response to "Eric Rivera to retire in December"
Pat on September 17th, 2018 9:13 am
No one is questioning why a top SDSU administrator, making $240K a year, who is at least 10 years too young for retirement, is leaving so suddenly? No one gives up a job like that to "focus on family." Maybe The Daily Aztec should look a little harder at the incredible rate of overturn of administrators on this campus over the last year.


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I will take this. and make it mine.
don't wait for your turn. it won't come for you.
too late now. only dust now. it's pulverized.
and I will make this mine. now.
pushing through the mire. once again.
don't lag far behind. you'll be left alone.
this place is. devastated. it's pulverized.
a game to quiet your mind. now.
freezing all this time. and make it.
broken bones and all these cuts will heal.


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Amazon Adding 67 New Titles This Week
Date: February 26, 2018Author: TV Answer Man 0 Comments
Amazon this week plans to add 67 new TV shows and movies to its Prime streaming lineup, including an original movie from Amazon Studios.
The new title list is headed by Brad's Status, an Amazon original movie starring Ben Stiller as the chief of a non-profit group who questions his life choices during a college trip with his son.
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The comedy/drama, which debuted in the theaters in 2017, received a score of 82 out of a possible 100 at RottenTomatoes.com, which tracks critical reviews. Of 153 critics surveyed by the site, 125 said they liked the film.
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"Brad's Status transcends its familiar premise with insightful observations and affecting interplay between stars Ben Stiller and Austin Abrams," states RottenTomatoes.com, summarizing the reviews.
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Here is the complete list of new titles coming this week to Amazon Prime streaming:
Human Trafficking (Season 1)
The Color of Magic (Season 1)
The Infinite Worlds of H.G. Wells (Season 1)
The Odyssey (Season 1)
A Feast at Midnight (1997)
A Guy Thing (2003)
A View to a Kill (1985)
Antitrust (2001)
Bad Influence (1990)
Bad News Bears (2005)
Billy the Kid (2013)
Body of Evidence (1993)
Breakdown (1997)
Bye Bye Birdie (1995)
Captivity (2007)
Carriers (2009)
Chaplin"(1992)
Criminal Law (1989)
Die Another Day (2002)
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (1988)
Dreamkeeper (2003)
Earth Girls Are Easy (1988)
F/X (1986)
F/X 2 (1991)
Fatal Instinct (1993)
Finder's Fee (2003)
Fire With Fire (2012)
Fluke (1995)
For Your Eyes Only (1981)
Forces of Nature (1999)
Goldeneye (1995)
Hackers (1995)
Hanoi Hilton (1987)
Hart's War (2002)
Home of the Brave (2006)
I'm Gonna Git You Sucka (1988)
Imagine That (2009)
Jeff Who Lives at Home (2012)
Jennifer 8 (1992)
Licence to Kill (1989)
Little Ghost (1997)
Moonraker (1979)
Mr. Majestyk (1974)
National Lampoon's Dirty Movie (2011)
National Lampoon's Dorm Daze 2: College @ Sea (2006)
On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969)
Regarding Henry (1991)
Southie (1998)
Sprung (1997)
The Accused (1988)
The Devil Inside (2012)
The Doors (1991)
The Million Dollar Hotel (2001)
The Music Never Stopped (2011)
The Secret of N.I.M.H. (1982)
The World Is Not Enough (1999)
Tomorrow Never Dies (1997)
Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets (2017)
XXX (2002)
XXX: State of the Union (2005)
Young Adults"(2011)
Zathura: A Space Adventure (2005)
Brad's Status (2017, Amazon original movie)
The Nut Job 2 (2017)
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Amoroso: Cecilia Str. Qt.: Janacek, Berg, Webern
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Love stories – literary, clandestine and youthful – provide an intense background for the three works on this recording, and each one dates from the beginning of the 20th century. Under the Analekta label, the Cecilia String Quartet has Love and all its meanings, vibrating through their strings, thanks to their "opulent sonority... deeply felt imperativeness and affection" (The Strad). AMOROSO is an album that goes up and down the musical path through a wide range of emotions: passion, pleasure, jealousy, betrayal... This string quartet, composed of Min-Jeong Koh (violin) Sarah Nematallah (violin), Caitlin Boyle (viola) and Rachel Desoer (cello), gives us, with all the expressiveness of their extraordinary talent, the different facets of love, as they were perceived by three composers from the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century: Czech composer Leoš Janáček, as well as Alban Berg and Anton Webern, both representing the Second Viennese School. Inspired by Léon Tolstoy's novella The Kreutzer Sonata (itself written in reference to Beethoven's sonata for violin and piano bearing the same name), Czech composer Leoš Janáček depicts, in all four movements of his First quartet, the consuming and murderous passion that subjugates the 19th century woman. "I had in mind a poor woman, tormented, beaten, battered to death...", he wrote to Kamila Stösslová, his confidante who would later become his mistress. Alban Berg's Lyric Suite evokes his own clandestine love stories through a four-note musical cell that is at the heart of the suite's six movements. The notes of this suite are derived from the initials of Berg and Hanna Fuchs-Roberttin, the wife of an industrialist from Prague, with whom he had discreet love affair that lasted ten years. All six states of love describe a plethora of emotions – jovial, amorous, mysterious, passionate and delirious – and are similar to a "wordless opera". In the unique slow movement embedded in tonal music (unlike the majority of his work), Anton Webern is inspired by his own personal true story: the Langsamer Satz begins with nostalgia and dramatic agitation and ends with a peaceful and smooth conclusion


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Qumu Announces Inducement Grant Under Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4)
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Minneapolis, MN – July 24, 2020 – Qumu Corporation (Nasdaq: QUMU), the leading provider of best-in-class video technology for the enterprise, today announced that Qumu has granted a non-qualified stock option award to purchase an aggregate of 457,692 shares of its common stock to TJ Kennedy, Qumu's new President and Chief Executive Officer. The stock option award was made pursuant to the company's previously-announced offer letter with Mr. Kennedy, and as a material inducement to Mr. Kennedy joining Qumu as President and Chief Executive Officer and a member of the board of directors.
In accordance with the offer letter with Mr. Kennedy and Qumu's policy regarding the granting of equity-based compensation awards, the grant date of the stock option to Mr. Kennedy was July 22, 2020. The stock option has a seven-year term, an exercise price of $4.90 per share, and will vest in equal annual installments over a three year period, subject to Mr. Kennedy's continued service with Qumu through the applicable vesting dates. The exercise price of the stock option was the last reported sale price of Qumu's common stock as reported by the Nasdaq Stock Market on the grant date, which is the same method for setting the exercise price of stock options granted under Qumu's shareholder-approved 2007 Stock Incentive Plan. The stock option has other terms that mirror in all respects those of stock options granted under the 2007 Stock Incentive Plan and Qumu's standard form of non-qualified stock option agreement. The stock option award was approved by the compensation committee of the Qumu board of directors on July 14, 2020 and granted as an inducement equity award outside Qumu's 2007 Stock Incentive Plan in accordance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4).
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Back during 9/16/2020, I posted a column titled My Job Application to Join WWE Creative and many of you panned my specific idea of bringing back iconic WWE intellectual properties like NWO, DX, Evolution, 4 Horsemen, the Shield, etc. Here is what I specifically wrote in case you missed it:
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Bring Back the Top Brands (Four Horsemen, DX, NWO, Evolution, the Shield) like NASCAR Owned Teams
WWE has amazing brands... From the past. And yet, most of those brands are on ice right now including the greatest stables of all time from Four Horsemen to NWO to DX to Evolution and even the Shield. To this day, those brands still sell lots of merchandise even though those stables are completely inactive. I propose bringing ALL OF THEM back but have its structure similar to NASCAR with owners having multiple racers within a team.
What I propose is to have "owners" of each Brand, such as Ric Flair and Barry Windham for the Four Horsemen, Scott Hall & Kevin Nash (maybe Hogan, maybe Sean Waltman) for the New World Order (NWO), Road Dogg & Shawn Michaels & Sean Waltman for Degeneration X (DX) with Triple H being conflicted, and Evolution with Batista (maybe Triple H, maybe Ric Flair)... And those NASCAR owners can recruit up to 4 team members... Active WWE wrestlers can wear the Horsemen, DX, NWO, and Evolution brands and their older owners can make periodic appearances to support their teams. The prestige of being a Horsemen would elevate any wrestler and it gives Ric Flair's appearances a purpose. I would LOVE to see Kevin Nash and Scott Hall appearing to give pep talks to their "new" New World Order. You could also create storylines based on "conflicts of interest" if Sean Waltman has ownership interests in both DX and NWO or if Ric Flair is part-owner of the Horsemen and Evolution... If Triple H is involved with both managing the WWE and owning DX and/or Evolution teams partially, it plays great in the storylines.
And you could go further... If Hulk Hogan wanted to come back and have a "NASCAR" like team of 4 wrestlers to call it "Team Hogan" or "Team Hulkamania", that's possible. Sting could appear and have 4 wrestlers called "The Stingers". "Team Angle" could reform under Kurt Angle. Paul Heyman could reform the Dangerous Alliance. John Cena could form his own team to allow him to make various WWE appearances, "Cenation"?
It's a perfect way to re-use past old brands (Horsemen, DX, NWO, Evolution), putting current or new wrestlers in the spotlights under major brands, and incorporating stars of the past in mentor roles.
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Many of you were like "why would you do that" and "those brands are old". And what have we seen lately?
(a) WWE Legends Night netting 500,000 more than they have recently drawn for RAW.
(b) Bill Goldberg's return.
Sorry, but in case you haven't noticed for the last 5 years, the WWE has lost more than HALF of its viewing audience for WWE RAW. They used to average just over 4 million viewers through early 2015 and now they draw under 2 million. DVR numbers are down, Hulu numbers are insignificant, and YouTube numbers are 70% International Viewers. If the WWE were allowed to do live shows, much of the stands would be empty and/or tarped off.
Because the WWE consistently FAILS to get new talent over and FAILS to get new gimmicks or brands over, what consistently draws short-term pops? Oh, bringing back the old guys... Granted, it only works a week or two because the WWE Legends that are brought have no attachment to the current storylines. Most people tune in because they are happy to see their old stars remaining alive...
What if the use of WWE Legends was much more than a one-time thing? What if they were used regularly in a NON-WRESTLING ROLE and they were there to help mentor and manage the current roster of wrestlers?
That is exactly what I proposed with my 9/16/2020 idea... The older wrestlers would be like NASCAR owners and they would form teams based on their old stable names. Kevin Nash and Scott Hall would be owners of the New World Order (nWo) team. Shawn Michaels and Road Dogg could be owners of the Degeneration X (DX) team. Ric Flair and Barry Windham would own the Four Horsemen team. You could have WWE producer D'Von Dudley reform the Dudleys with younger wrestlers! Hulk Hogan forms Team Hulkmania or he could get in on the NWO action. Get Steve Austin to make more appearances to occasionally lead "Team 3:16". And then, you get into great conflicts of interest with wrestlers like Triple H who is corporate, former member of DX, and former member of Evolution. Ditto with Sean Waltman who belonged to both NWO and DX.
You would use these old, established brands to get current talent over. These older, iconic brands still sell a ton of WWE merchandise and bringing them all back would sell even more merchandise. It puts more older eyeballs on the WWE roster and the classic brands will attract younger eyeballs by getting the younger talent over.
If you think that Mr. Tito is absolutely crazy, then please watch Disney+'s show Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Netflix's (formerly YouTube Red) Cobra Kai and get back to me.
Both of those shows PERFECTLY having older, iconic names and characters existing in a universe where their contributions to society are still relevant while introducing and putting over an entire new cast of characters.
Take Cobra Kai for example... The show is centered around Danny LaRusso and Johnny Lawrence's lives 30 years after their famous Karate Tournament showdown from the first Karate Kid movie. That rivalry is still hot and both guys go at each other constantly. However, Johnny looks after a local neighborhood kid named Miguel whom he trains and Daniel looks after a kid in his auto dealership whom he eventually trains. Meanwhile, Daniel has a daughter Samantha who plays a big role. Meanwhile, Miguel and Samantha have lots of friends in high school whom they get involved with the Cobra Kai and the Miyagi-Do dojos. This show succeeds because it (a) makes Daniel & Johnny very relevant while (b) introduces new characters who are involved directly with Daniel & Johnny.
And then Cobra Kai just milks your nostalgia by introducing more and more characters from the extended Karate Kid universe. I'm a nice guy, I won't reveal spoilers, but damn this show FEELS like it links to the older movies by honoring the past so well and using that as vehicle to introduce new stars. This show even effectively puts over a cast member who is no longer with us, Mr. Miyagi (actor Pat Morita died during 2005). Miyagi's spirit is very present in this show and spoken about positively.
Compare that to the trainwreck known as the Star Wars Prequels, the Force Awakens, Last Jedi, and Rise of Skywalker. Now, for the record, I liked Force Awakens but that was primarily due to nostalgia of Han Solo and Chewbacca being back. Love those guys... The trailer of them getting back on the Millennium Falcon and proclaiming "we're home" probably sold at least $500 Million in tickets alone. But then, what does Force Awakens do? They have Solo killed by his own son, Kylo Ren, despite NEVER being in any scene previous to their encounter where Solo gets killed. Huh? And then on top of that, we barely see Luke Skywalker until the very end. Fine, we have something to look forward to on Last Jedi, right?
Oh, you're very wrong... Luke is a bitter, bitter old man in the Last Jedi and flashbacks are shown that Luke tried to execute his own nephew Ben Solo (who turns out to become Kylo Ren). This goes 100% against the Jedi way and the wholesome character that Luke becomes by Return of the Jedi. That's on top of the negativity of Luke's character throughout the Last Jedi and then somehow using the force to project himself lightyears away... It was all CRAP. Meanwhile, Last Jedi tried to poke the nostalgic bone by bringing back Yoda. Loved seeing that but what does he do? Somehow, if Yoda he can summon lightning, why can't these Force Ghosts be able to attack the Sith Lords that they oppose? Makes zero sense... And that's on top of the many plot and character problems that Last Jedi had. By Rise of Skywalker, they tried to use duct tape to repair the damage done but it was too late. They brought back an old name in the Emperor but his return was ridiculous and made no logic (his body was incinerated in Return of the Jedi).
The Star Wars franchise that Disney bought for $4.2 Billion could have been ruined... But then you had the Mandalorian... This show figured out how mix in the nostalgia perfectly with new characters. Obviously, you have the Mandalorian or "Mando" who looks very much like Boba Fett. It's a new character but he looks like an older character. Then, you have Baby Yoda or "the child"... He looks like Yoda and the mysterious surrounding him inquires viewers to keep watching to see who he really is. They are constantly moving to and from iconic Star Wars scenery and encountering groups of Stormtroopers. It FEELS like Star Wars and doesn't rely heavily on CGI like the Prequels and Sequels did before it.
But then for Season 2 of Disney+'s Mandalorian... They really tickled that nostalgic funny bone. Oh my... I'm not going to get into spoilers here, but there are 3 significant characters who make their Mandalorian debut that will BLOW YOUR MIND as a long time fan of Star Wars. If you've watched Season 2 of this show, you KNOW what I'm talking about.
And then the Mandalorian made 2 very simple casting decisions... They have Carl Weathers as a recurring character, as he was Apollo from the Rocky movies. Then, as the lead villain, you have Giancarlo Esposito from Breaking Bad/Better Call Saul fame who was the Gustavo Fring character. To me, that is mind blowing because I'm already connected to those actors and I'm so happy to see them in the Star Wars universe.
Jon Favreau (got the Marvel Universe started with Iron Man) and Dave Filoni (Clone Wars animated series) are killing it with the Mandalorian. This FEELS like Star Wars and something that would take place in the same universe as New Hope, Empire Strikes Back, and Return of the Jedi. These guys aren't killing off top names as the Sequel Trilogy did... No, they are honoring them and giving older names a bigger role. Meanwhile, they are using those older names to interact with new characters. Favreau and Filoni are taking a step further by incorporating actors who played Apollo from Rocky and Gus from Breaking Bad into this universe that you love so much. Hell, they'll even make comedy fans happy by incorporating Bill Burr!
Do you see where I'm getting at, folks?
I am NOT saying that the older names should be brought back in full force and actually wrestling. No, what I'm saying is give them a presence as non-wrestlers and make them leaders of top level brands (NWO, DX, Four Horsemen, etc.) that incorporate younger wrestlers. What the younger wrestlers LACK is what the older wrestlers still HAVE: personality, character, charisma, and timing.
And by having the older names around, they can help re-teach the wrestling business and how to work to the younger stars. WWE needs that right now, as the NXT training system is proving to not be the best training grounds for wrestlers and the backstage agents at WWE shows are proving to not give the best advice.
Pushing these older brands will certainly work towards the WWE's reported median age of 54, as reported by Forbes magazine during 2016. WWE is already thick on that demographic but weak on the younger one. But the WWE doesn't understand its own business model.
How did the WWE make money for YEARS at live shows? Well, from tickets purchased and merchandise sold... Oh, and who bought those tickets and who buys the majority of merchandise at events? Oh, that's right, DADS do!
See, the WWE doesn't realize is that Pro Wrestling grows when families get heavily into it... The Dad who brings their kids to events, forces them to watch on television.
WWE's existing programming has scared away most young viewers because the shows' quality isn't "hip" to younger viewers. However, the shows have also been insulting to the latter half of the 18-49 Demographic and the 50+ year olds as well. WWE has lost a ton of those fans in their 2 million viewer+ decline over the last 5 years. They've lost DADS with lots of extra disposable income at their peak earnings to (a) buy tickets, (b) buy merchandise for their kids, and (c) keep paying for Cable/Satellite to keep watching Monday Night RAW live as it happens.
These older brands (DX, NWO, Horsemen, etc) will tap into the nostalgia of the older fans and give them some comfort in seeing old names. However, it's the interaction with the older wrestlers + incorporating them within the iconic brand that will get younger talent over and thereby begin to attract younger fans. Could you imagine if Scott Hall and Kevin Nash walked up to Retribution and said "hey yo, you guys are doing this all wrong. Take off those stupid masks, change those stupid outfits... Here is a NWO shirt, you're working for us now". The next week, the entire group comes out with NWO gear on and that music plays... Rockhouse from Frank Shelley hits and it is badass. Nash and Hall are there and they help the team cut promos and they are advising WHEN to make attacks of other WWE stars.
Could you imagine if D'Von Dudley grabs a pair of guys from NXT who just aren't cutting it... Maybe they lack the ability to intrigue fans or they are a little thicker with their look. Then, imagine if they put on bibs and wore glasses with tape in the middle? They are introduced as the "next generation of Dudleyville" and they are able to use the 3D as their finisher. Holy cow, if done right, that would be wonderful. And you could use D'Von as their manager and promo guy to make them feel like the Dudleys. OH TESTIFY!!!!!
And then you have Ric Flair... I said this when the League of Nations stable formed (Del Rio, Sheamus, Rusev, Wade Barrett). Have them hold up the 4 fingers and you're set. We have not had a stable called the "Four Horsemen" since the late 1990s when it was limping along during the NWO era with WCW. Ric Flair and possibly Barry Windham could be their "NASCAR owners" and encourage 4 new younger talents to work as a group. I was suggesting this with Hurt Business, as they could be the new Horsemen as they were already assembled as 4... However, I like the Hurt Business and love that stable name.
It would be a better use of Ric Flair than being a "Sugar Daddy" to Lacey Evans. During last year's Rumble, didn't the WWE display her family ringside? You know, her HUSBAND and her DAUGHTER? And doesn't she display her family often all over her social media? So what is the deal with her and Ric Flair? It would be odd if they pushed a weird love relationship between the two. Secondly, we know that Ric and Charlotte are actually related and are on great terms in real life. So why on earth would we believe that they are actually feuding in a wrestling arena? It's just stupid...
UNLESS, this whole Lacey-Charlotte storyline is just an early gateway for introducing Tessa Blanchard into the WWE. Lacey is just the pawn in Ric Flair's scheme to get revenge on his disrespecting daughter. And again, as I keep saying with that column, Tessa being brought in makes sense because she's a princess of one of the original Four Horsemen in Tully Blanchard. If Charlotte won't listen to Ric or require the help of her dad, then fine... He'll utilize someone who is LIKE family to him in a former Horsemen teammate's daughter. Then, we'd just let the money roll in for Charlotte Flair vs. Tessa Blanchard. It would work so well by pushing older nostalgia of the Four Horsemen with Ric Flair and with newer characters in Charlotte and Tessa. Money, money, money...
USA Network has talked about letting the WWE push some Adult Themed boundaries again... Well, bring back a newer version of Degeneration X and let them be like the late 1990s version, not the family friendly mid to late 2000s version. Crotch chops, hot women, foul language, disrespecting authority... All of that good stuff.
WWE has all of these unused intellectual properties that they are paying top dollar to remain as registered copyrights with the United States Patent Office. Why not use them? If your current gimmicks SUCK and nobody is getting over, then use what your 40-65 year old audience knows. Let the nostalgia really flow and use the older brands to help get the younger talents over.
And then, you can have wrestlers who rebel against older brands like Roman Reigns... Right now, he's starting to get over on his own and his stable is technically his family by being the "head of the table". What if he runs into the new NWO, the new Four Horsemen, the new DX, or what if the Usos have to deal with a newer version of the Dudley Boys? All I see is dollar signs.
Hell, you could push that Shield nostalgia with Roman, too... Right now, you have Seth Rollins who is completely lost in the WWE. Put him with Roman Reigns and have him act as Roman's enforcer. I can imagine Roman just sitting in the corner while Seth Rollins does his dirty work by Curb Stomping everyone in sight. Seth Rollins has been a major victim of the bad Creative Team giving him awful gimmick and storyline ideas. Just let him be a member of the new Roman family stable and it gets over instantly because Seth and Roman have history. Seth's career in the WWE is heavily damaged and him laying down at Survivor Series was embarrassing. Put him with Roman as his enforcer, and we're good... You'll get "Shield like vibes" from the Roman family stable but Roman is clearly in charge.
And I'm sure I'll get criticized for my ideas of pulling out the ICONIC brands of the WWE and using them as vehicles to get current wrestlers over... My stance is "why not"? Because until any of you present a better idea, this is obviously better than what the WWE is doing right now. Gimmicks aren't sticking, new stables created aren't capturing fans' attention, and there aren't established brands right now that sell merchandise. Yet, if you look at the WWE Shopzone, all of the older merchandise is still there... NWO, DX, Four Horsemen... Just saying.
Cobra Kai and Mandalorian are doing AMAZING business right now and both shows honor the past while simultaneously using that to get newer characters over. Why can't the WWE do the same in a much grander way?
Very simple idea... Older wrestlers are like NASCAR Team Owners. Nash & Hall oversee the NWO team, Road Dogg/Shawn Michaels oversee DX, Flair & Windham oversee the new 4 Horsemen, D'Von Dudley creates a new Dudley Boys Tag Team and manages them, maybe Ron Simmons creates a pair of Acolytes or APA team members?, while Triple H and Sean Waltman are conflicted over multiple stables. Triple H would be really conflicted because he's a WWE Official and a part owner in the DX or Evolution stable?
And then you could have Vince McMahon reviving the Corporation stable to fight against all of them, too...
Older brands WORK when the majority of your fans are highly nostalgic for the past. Right now with a median age of 54 (according to Forbes from their 2016 study), the older fans would be welcome to the nostalgia that is done right. That's why Cobra Kai and Mandalorian are working so well. Both are bringing back iconic characters that everyone loved from the 1980s and not embarrassing them like the Star Wars Sequel Trilogy did with Luke Skywalker, Emperor, and Han Solo and then using the older characters to introduce newer characters. Mandalorian had a good season 1 and had an explosive season 2 with the nostalgia that they pushed... Cobra Kai has been great from DAY ONE and have 3 full seasons of greatness where you follow the lives of Daniel and Johnny who pull in a bunch of younger talent into their feud. It's magical...
You have to play to what your audience wants... Males care most about nostalgia (besides women). What was COOL during their childhood and teenage years is still important to them now. That is just the way that males are wired and it cannot be undone. WWE doesn't know their audience and that is why they keep trying to shove newer characters and storylines down their throats. They always reject it unless a wrestler reminds them of someone. That's why CM Punk got so over during 2011 because his rebel attitude towards WWE management reminded them of Stone Cold Steve Austin. Then, when the WWE pulled the rug from underneath of him, many older WWE fans began leaving. Brock Lesnar, also pushing nostalgia, brought them back here and there and same thing with the Rock, but those fans never stuck around. WWE has lost over 2 million RAW viewers since early 2015, FACT. And it wasn't just younger fans, as many older fans finally gave up on the WWE.
RAW's highest demographic, still, is 50+... Just saying...
So just chill... Until the next episode!
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Almost every part of the coconut provides its own set of health benefits.
If you are looking for natural ways to improve your well-being, chances are you know at least some of the health benefits of coconuts. This wonder fruit is making waves in the world of natural health because of the vast array of uses it has. In fact, almost every part of the coconut, including the "meat" of the fruit and the juice can be used to improve health. There is no doubt that awareness of the health benefits of coconuts will continue to grow as more people realize their potential.
In recent years, the dental health benefits of coconuts have begun to gain traction in the medical world. This is not a new discovery, however, as coconut oil was used by many ancient civilizations as a way to improve dental health. In fact, swishing coconut oil in one's mouth for 15 minutes can significantly decrease the amount of unwanted bacteria that is present. Coconut oils works by binding to the bacteria, and when the oil is spit out, the bacteria goes with it.
If you suffer from acne, then chances are you have noticed all of the chemicals on the market to cure acne. While many of these acne treatments do relieve acne symptoms, many of them are harsh, and can actually harm your skin. The oil that is derived from coconuts contains a natural antibacterial agent known as lauric acid. This acid works by fighting the bacteria that clogs pores, irritates skin, and often times results in breakouts. If you are struggling to deal with acne, consider the health benefits of coconuts as a natural way of clearing acne.
Perhaps one of the most beneficial aspects of coconuts is the role they play in reducing the inflammation often caused by arthritis. As people grow older, the probability of suffering from arthritis increases significantly, and therefore, more and more people find themselves seeking alternative treatments. Coconut oil contains antibiotic agents which work well in helping eliminate bacteria that can lead to symptoms of arthritis. Many medical professionals are now recommending patients make use of the health benefits of coconuts and their oil.
High blood pressure affects millions of people around the world, and it usually becomes more problematic as people age. Coconuts contain a fluid inside known as coconut water, and this fluid has been shown to reduce blood pressure levels. Coconut water works by boosting the body's ability to metabolize vital minerals and nutrients, such as calcium and magnesium. In addition, the water from coconuts helps the liver function properly, thus reducing inflammatory substances naturally released by the liver. When trying to lower blood pressure, consider the health benefits of coconuts.
The causes of dry skin can range from natural factors within the body to problems caused by the environment or the weather. Perhaps one of the most widely regarded health benefits of coconuts is the ability the oil has as a moisturizer. It is no secret that many lotions that are available in the store utilize coconut oil, and there is a good reason for this. Coconut oil has qualities that will improve the texture of skin and can actually help as an anti-aging agent. Coconut oil offers users a way of alleviating dry skin that does not leave an oily film after use, as the name suggests, but instead is absorbed completely. When skin feels dry, you may want to apply coconut oil to the afflicted area, and enjoy some of the health benefits of coconuts for yourself.
One of the more recent discoveries in relation to the healthy properties of coconuts is the ability of the oil to increase brain function. In fact, even one dose of coconut oil has been shown to significantly increase brain function. While researchers are still uncovering the reasons that coconut oil helps the brain, it is believed that the Medium Chain Triglycerides found in the fat of coconut oil improve cognitive functioning. In addition, coconut oil helps the brain produce ketones which can help patients recovering from a lack of oxygen in the brain. While there is still more research required before the medical community knows the extent to which coconut oil aids brain function, there is no doubt that the health benefits of coconuts in brain function are worth exploring.
Coconut oil plays an important role in increasing the amount of calcium the body produces, which in turn helps bones stay healthy. Furthermore, coconut oil contributes to the level of antioxidants that the body produces naturally. In turn, these factors help the bone structure of the body and even work in preventing osteoporosis. This is especially critical in adults over the age of sixty-five, when the body has more difficulty producing the nutrients that are critical for bone strength. If you are suffering from decreasing bone mass, it may be time to consider the health benefits of coconuts.
One of the least understood diseases is Alzheimer's, which affects millions of people around the world. There is no definitive cure for Alzheimer's and researchers are constantly testing new methods of slowing the progression of the disease. A recent addition to the arsenal of possible treatments is coconut oil. In fact, coconut oil has been found to work better than many alternative Alzheimer's treatments that are available, with significant improvement being shown after only a single dose. This adds hope to the eventual eradication of the disease, and provides a more natural cure. While the health benefits of coconuts in regard to Alzheimer's are still being studied, there is no doubt that oil could be integral in fighting the disease.


The bank provides payment services through online banking, phone banking, check, cashier check and money order. For payment through check and money order, the portion of the statement that has the relevant details (Payee information, amount etc) should be included and mailed to Merrick Bank, Payment Processing Center, PO Box 30537, Tampa, FL 33630-3537. For assistance with phone banking the customer support number to call is 1-877-790-5648.
Online bill payment is the most widely used payment method because of its convenience. In order to pay online, a payment account needs to be set up. This is done by first enrolling in the service and agreeing to accept the terms and conditions both for online and basic payments. After this is done the customer can set up one or multiple payment accounts. The payment is made from the payment account. A valid email address is also required for this service. If the customer does not accept the terms and conditions in the first place, he/she cannot use the online bill pay service.
This service enables the customer to view the account summary. It also enables the one time and recurring payments by scheduling them. The customer can also view, edit and cancel payments that had been set up previously.
Let's say a payment has to be made to a mortgage account on a monthly basis. That account must be set up as a payment account within the customer's current account portfolio. The details of the mortgage account must be set up using the account number, type of account and the routing/transit number. These details are securely saved and the customer can assign a nickname to this payment account so that one time entry of the details can be reused repeatedly. After that he/she can schedule a recurring payment, of certain amount, on a certain day of every month. The same can be done for credit cards, utility bills etc. One time payments can be made by selecting the payment account, the amount to be paid (should be at least $15 or less than the current account balance) and the date of payment. These details can be reviewed and after submission the payment is routed to the destination account through a secure connection. Payment accounts can be edited, saved or deleted. If a certain payment account is deleted all payments linked from that account will cease to exist.


France — the land of haute cuisine, fine wine and cheese — would be the last place you would expect to find a thriving fast-food market. In a country known for its strong national identity and anti-globalization movement, it seems improbable that McDonald's could have survived the onslaught of French social and political activism. In 1999, José Bové, an agricultural unionist, became a hero to anti-globalization supporters when he and his political group, Confédération Paysanne, bulldozed a McDonald's in Milau, France, to protest against U.S. trade restrictions on French dairy products. With bullhorn in hand, he declared to the television news cameras: "We attacked this McDonald's because it is a symbol of multinationals that want to stuff us with junk food and ruin our farmers." In 2004, amid the nutritional controversy sparked by Morgan Spurlock's documentary Supersize Me, McDonald's was declared in French media to be the epitome of malbouffe, or "junk food" and deemed partly to blame for the nation's rising obesity rate.
And yet McDonald's, the world's largest fast-food corporation, with a global presence in 119 countries across all six inhabited continents, has turned the home of Le Cordon Bleu cooking academies and the Michelin Guide of world-renowned restaurants into its second-most profitable market in the world. The chain has more than 1,200 restaurants in France — all locally owned franchises — and a growth rate of 30 restaurants per year in the past five years alone. What is at the heart of this impressive growth that has stunned French observers and surprised business analysts? The three main reasons for McDonald's success are local responsiveness, rebranding and a robust corporate ecosystem.
Burger King — arguably McDonald's largest competitor in the world — entered the French market in 1981 but closed its 39 stores in 1997. Its strategy of directly transplanting the American restaurants,, with no local adaptation, resulted in weak sales. A French hotel and restaurant journal remarked at the time of the brand's closing that "Burger King faced no significant handicap against its rivals McDonald's and Quick. Despite the three companies entering the French market around the same time, McDonald's has grown to 542 restaurants and Quick [to] 258." To put Burger King's failure into context, from 1983 to 1996, the French fast-food market grew by nearly 1,450 restaurants, and total market value increased fivefold. The different growth trajectory of McDonald's France is largely attributed to the age-old American adage, slightly refined: The customer — the French customer, to be exact — is king. At every turn, the management of McDonald's France has been sensitive to the preferences of French consumers, both inside the restaurants and in their daily lives.
Since opening its first French restaurant in Strasbourg in 1979, McDonald's has sought to leverage the strength of the global conglomerate while tailoring its menu to the French palate. Although some elements of an international strategy were apparent in McDonald's French entry, overall the chain was not responding to local market needs and opportunities. Strasbourg was chosen as the initial location in order to leverage the brand recognition that already existed in Germany, while keeping the same restaurant décor and recipes for France. According to Nawfal Trabelsi, senior VP for McDonald's France and Southern Europe, "For the first 15 years, from 1980, what we did above all was offer people a slice of America." However, in 1995, McDonald's started using French cheeses such as chevre, cantal and blue, as well as whole-grain French mustard sauce. By changing the recipes in France, McDonald's started executing a multidomestic strategy and winning the hearts of French consumers.
McDonald's also demonstrated the power of understanding the cultural particularities of consumers across national boundaries. In France, barely 10% of meals are eaten outside the home, compared to nearly 40% in the U.S. and the U.K. Unlike their Anglo-Saxon counterparts, French consumers rarely snack between breakfast, lunch and dinner. As a result, French meal times also last longer, and more food is consumed through multiple courses, creating unique opportunities and challenges for fast-food dining. McDonald's decided to capitalize on the opportunity. Rather than run promotions that encourage snacking, the company freed up valuable labor by installing electronic ordering kiosks, which are used by one out of every three customers in more than 800 of its restaurants. McDonald's has capitalized on the French cultural preference for longer meals by using surplus labor to provide table-side service, particularly in taking orders from lingering diners inclined to order an additional coffee or dessert item. Thanks to such initiatives, the average French consumer spends about US$15 per visit to McDonald's — four times what their American counterparts spend.
Moreover, to solve the issue of empty tables during non-meal times, McDonald's introduced McCafé in France — a range of high-end coffees and pastries available from a separate counter. McCafé pastries come from the Holder Group, a baking conglomerate that operates the popular Paul and luxury Ladurée brand stores in France. According to McDonald's France chief of staff Alexis Lemoine, "I set up taste tests for my friends between McDonald's macaroons and those of Ladurée, and almost no one can tell the difference." This unorthodox move from the most traditional purveyor of burgers and fries not only increased revenues by 5% — by adding products with over 80% profit margins — but also contributed to the embourgeoisement (gentrification) of the chain's image.
As a response to the growing trend for healthy eating in France, McDonald's introduced the McSalad. The new concept store, designed and implemented by McDonald's France as an all-salad restaurant, is the first of the company's 32,000+ global restaurants where customers will not find any of the traditional burgers, fries or shakes. Situated in the heart of La Défense, Paris's massive corporate office park, the McSalad is targeted at the upscale clientele of the area's 200,000 daily business workers who can place their orders online from their desks to maximize their short lunch breaks. According to Elizabeth Rosenthal, a New York Times contributor and researcher on food trends, the French spent an average of 38 minutes per meal in 2005, down from an average of 82 minutes in 1978.
The second major success factor could be headlined "progressive marketing." Perhaps the most striking aspect about McDonald's restaurants in France is not found on the menu — it is the restaurants themselves. McDonald's franchisees have invested heavily in their ambiance and spent approximately US$5 billion in renovations in less than a decade. The most noticeable innovation has been the refinement of the restaurant interiors to create a welcoming environment where customers linger — a stark departure from the American restaurants' strategy to minimize customer visiting time and maximize purchasing turnover. Sleek, modern tables with plush, comfortable chairs and high-impact wall graphics are more reminiscent of Starbucks than a traditional fast-food chain. Outside, the store's visual profile and signage are so subdued as to be practically invisible to passers-by until customers are directly in front of the restaurant itself. This contrasts strongly with the chain's style of buildings in the U.S., where the lighted golden arches logo is hoisted high in the air in order to be seen from a distance.
Far from the homogenous design layouts throughout the U.S., French franchise owners have opted for tasteful, diverse and regionally appropriate restaurants. McDonald's Alexis Lemoine notes that, even within Paris, restaurants varied tremendously according to target demographics. In 2005, free wifi was implemented in all McDonald's restaurants in France — a move not followed by their U.S. compatriots until 2010.
In trying to appeal to the modern French restaurant goer, McDonald's has also pushed to publicize the "greening" of its image. In France, the golden arches are not surrounded by the familiar red background, but by a forest green color. Although initially controversial with the head U.S. office, this branding has already been followed by several of its European subsidiaries. Furthermore, McDonald's advertises that it aims to reduce gas emissions by more than 50% over the next 10 years and already recycles 7,000 tons of frying oil to be used as bio-diesel fuel. Steps have yet to be taken to recycle the many tons of paper and plastic produced in-store. Lemoine claims it has proven "too difficult," but it clearly seems a logical next step for the "green" company to take.
In line with the strategy of redefining its image, McDonald's reviewed its reputation for unhealthy food. Jean-Pierre Petit, the CEO of McDonald's France, put his decades of marketing skills to good use. Although not required, nutritional and caloric information were added to all food packaging. Other health-friendly features of McDonald's France include reducing salt on french fries, fresh fruit packets (introduced in 2007), and "le Big Mac" with a whole-wheat-bun option. Although the lion's share of McDonald's revenue will continue to be burgers and fries, the company has taken steps to show that it is committed to healthy eating and using French fare.
Perhaps the greatest strength of McDonald's France, in addition to its uncanny ability to predict French consumer preferences, is its ability to redefine the American model that has worked so well in the U.S. McDonald's France has created an entire ecosystem that has been critical to its current success. After the José Bové bulldozer incident, McDonald's France introduced ad campaigns to tell customers more about itself, where it came from, what ingredients it used, and who it employed — just how French it had actually become. It then strengthened ties to French agribusiness, advertising widely that 95% of the company's ingredients come from France, with the rest coming from the European Union.
Employees are supported through programs to give them particular qualifications, such as nationally recognized diplomas and certifications, and in turn, employees regularly have been found supporting McDonald's and protecting its brand on Internet forums and blogs. McDonald's leverages its franchises and their proximity to customers by ensuring that 20 elected franchisee representatives vote on every marketing campaign and product launch before they are implemented. French doctors were consulted when discussing how to improve McDonald's nutritional content, and Greenpeace was engaged to discuss its environmental strategy.
In their book, The Soul of the Corporation, Hamid Bouchikhi, a professor at ESSEC business school in France, and John Kimberly, a professor at Wharton, examine the challenge of both corporate and national identity in multinational corporations. Ask any French person the "nationality" of McDonald's, and he or she will most certainly say it is an American brand. However, 95% of all McDonald's France products are sourced from French farms. The company's management, employees and franchisees are 100% French and operate nearly autonomously from the U.S. parent organization. Its menu items, designed by French chefs and featuring regional specialties, such as Roquefort cheese sandwiches and Parisian macaroons, are found nowhere else in its global network of restaurants.
Can McDonald's France still be considered an "'American'" company? Can its unique French characteristics explain its success there? Although McDonald's France leverages the power of the global network — contributing to, and benefiting from, the brand and innovation — it has redefined itself as a French company that is constantly looking to adapt to the needs and preferences of the French culture.
This article was written by Lucy Fancourt, Bredesen Lewis and Nicholas Majka, members of the Lauder Class of 2013.
Great info! I want to teach my students in China about companies localizing their products and brands and this provides some excellent examples.


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Southwark NewsNewsKing's doctor challenges health secretary Javid over NHS vaccine requirement
King's doctor challenges health secretary Javid over NHS vaccine requirement
Kit Heren (08 January, 2022)
The doctor said 'the science isn't strong enough' to require NHS workers to get the vaccine
Sajid Javid and the doctor
A senior King's College hospital doctor has challenged health secretary Sajid Javid over the government's new rule requiring NHS staff to get the Covid-19 vaccine.
The doctor, a consultant anaesthetist who has worked on the Denmark Hill hospital's intensive care unit (ICU) for Covid patients since the start of the pandemic, was among several staff members asked by Javid what they thought of the new rule on an official visit on Friday (December 7).
He told the health secretary in a video published by Sky News: "I'm not happy about that," he said. "I had Covid at some point, I've got antibodies, and I've been working on Covid ICU since the beginning.
"I have not had a vaccination, I do not want to have a vaccination. The vaccines are reducing transmission only for about eight weeks for Delta, with Omicron it's probably less.
"And for that, I would be dismissed if I don't have a vaccine? The science isn't strong enough."
The doctor told Javid that he thought the protection he got from his previous Covid infection would be the same as someone who had the jab.
Javid replied: "I respect that, but there's also many different views. I understand it, and obviously we have to weigh all that up for both health and social care, and there will always be a debate about it." He added that the doctor's protection from his previous infection would wane.
A spokesperson for King's said: "While currently it is not a mandatory requirement for staff to get their Covid-19 vaccination or disclose vaccine status to patients, we strongly support and encourage all our staff to get their jab, in line with national guidance – and nearly 90 per cent of our staff have already done so."
Javid announced the rule requiring NHS staff to get the jab in November 2021, but it will not come into force until April this year. Vaccines for care home staff are already compulsory.
More than 90 per cent of NHS staff have had two jabs, and about 60 per cent have had their booster, according to the latest available figures.
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