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Christmas Stamps 2011
Philatelic bureaus around the world have traditionally issued postage stamps designed to recognise and stimulate the surge in mail associated with the Christmas festive season in December and January. Here's a sample of the designs being offered this year.
The Aland Islands Christmas stamp, designed by photographer Helene Schmitz, depicts a white hyacinth.
The Alderney Christmas stamp series, "Winter Wonderland", was designed by The Potting Shed.
The Andorra Christmas stamps were issued by Correos, Spain.
The Argentina Christmas stamp, depicting the visit of the Magi, was issued by Correo Argentino.
The Ascension Island Christmas stamps, issued by the Ascension Island Post Office, designed by Julian Vasarhelyi, picks up the theme of Christmas Pantomimes.
The Australian Christmas collection, issued by Australia Post, was illustrated by Gavin Ryan and designed by Jo Muré.
The Austria collection, issued by Austria Post and designed by Adolf Tuma, features art from Vienna Cathedral Museum.
The Bahamas Christmas collection, from the Bahamas Post Office, features Christmas Angels watching over familiar scenes from the Nativity Story.
The Belarus collection, designed by Anna Romanovskaya, celebrate Christmas and New Year.
Bosnia and Herzegovina have a Christmas and New Year stamp, designed by Kristina Kramer.
The Brazil Christmas stamps, issued by Correios Brasil, illustrated by Jamile Costa Salum, are issued as a block of commemorative stamps portraying Christian symbols.
The Bulgaria Christmas stamp, designed by Yana Levieva, features a snowman.
The Canada Christmas stamps, issued by Canada Post and designed by Andrew Perro, depict the story of Jesus' birth, as seen in the stained-glass windows of St. Mary's Cathedral in Kingston, Ontario. A fourth stamp, designed by Hélène L'Heureux, brings together holly in a setting of scattered snowflakes.
The Christmas Island stamps, illustrated by Andrew Hopgood and designed by Jennifer Scalzo, feature Father Christmas pulling crackers and arriving on Christmas Island, surrounded by Christmas Island fauna and flora.
Croatian Post (Hrvatska pošta) has issued a Christmas stamp featuring falling snowflakes.
The Czech Republic Christmas stamp, issued by Ceska Posta, designed by Dušan Kállay and engraved by Miloš Ondráček, features a nativity scene.
The Denmark Christmas stamps, issued by Post Danmark, illustrated by Claus Bigum, feature elderly pedestrians with dog and goose.
The Eire Christmas stamps, one based on Jan de Beer's painting The Flight into Egypt and two featuring Christmas tree decorations, were designed by Design Factory.
Estonia Christmas stamps, issued by Eesti Post, designed by Triin Heimann, feature a cherub and a Christmas tree bauble.
The Faroese Christmas stamps, issued by Faroese Post, celebrate the Faroese Christmas carol "Eg eri so spent til jola" (I can't wait for Christmas to come), and Nordic Christmas carol "I rejoice every Christmas Eve"
The Finland Christmas Stamps, issued by Posti, were designed by Kaarina Toivanen.
La Poste in France has issued a book of twelve Christmas stamps featuring classic nativity paintings housed in France: Maître de Flémalle, "Adoration des bergers", Georges de La Tour "Le Nouveau né", Maître de Moulins "L'Adoration de l'Enfant Jésus", Maître de la Nativité du Louvre, "La Nativité", Ecole italienne "Adoration des mages", Francisco de Zurbaran, "Adorations des mages", Maître, "Triptyque de l'Adoration des mages", Pierre Paul Rubens, "L'Adoration des mages", Jean Fouquet, "La Nativité", Mariotto di Nardo, "Scènes de la vie du Christ – Nativité", Maître du Retable de Saint – Barthélémy, "Adoration de l'Enfant", Mathias Stomer, "Adoration des bergers".
Germany's Christmas 2011 stamps, designed by Karen Scholz, feature St Nikolaus and St Martin, two saints traditionally associated with gift giving.
Gibraltar Post has issued a set of five Christmas stamps, designed by Stephen Perera, featuring nativity paintings by Charles Le Brun, Lorenzo Lotto, Agnolo di Cosimo (Il Bronzino), Gerard van Honthorst, and Giorgione.
The Greenland Christmas stamps, issued by POST Greenland, illustrated by Camilla Nielsen, feature two Strawberry Girls examining the Christmas star and carrying gifts on a Greenlandic dog sledge.
The Hungary Christmas stamps, issued by Magyar Posta, photographed by József Hajdú and designed by Eszter Domé, feature nativity scenes from the Nagykaracsony church and the Roman Catholic church in Vors.
The Iceland Christmas stamps, issued by Iceland Post, designed by Gudbjorg Ringsted, feature the craft of goldwork.
Japan Post has issued a series of stamps featuring illustrations dedicated to snow, winter and Christmas, designed by Satoshi Iriyama, Nakamaru Hitomi, Ken Black, Sonoko Arai.
Jersey Post has issued six stamps depicting Christmas tree decorations, designed by Colleen Corlett.
Philatelie Liechtenstein has issued a set of stamps featuring Christmas cribs from the parish church of St. Gallus, Triesen, the St. Florin parish church Vaduz crib, and the Parish church of the Assumption Bendern. The stamps were designed by Stephanie Keiser.
Luxembourg's Christmas stamp, designed by Muriel Moritz, features a family seated around a festive table.
Malta Post has issued three Christmas stamps recreating traditional nativity paintings: "The Holy Family in an interior", "The Madonna and Child with Infant Saint John the Baptist" and "The Rest on the Flight into Egypt".
Monaco's Christmas 2011 stamp, issued by the Office des Émissions de Timbres-Poste, features a Christmas creche scene.
The New Zealand Christmas stamps, designed by Karen Mounsey-Smith, highlight five key moments in the Nativity story.
The Niue Christmas 2011 stamp issue combines photographic scenery of Niue with the Star of Bethlehem, which appeared in the night sky upon the birth of the baby Jesus. The combination of these two elements signifies the importance of the Nativity to the stunning and untouched Pacific island of Niue.
The Norway Christmas stamps, issued by Posten, designed by Kristin Granli, feature children preparing for Christmas and opening parcels.
PhilPost's "Pasko 2011" Christmas stamps come in four designs: Christmas bells, poinsettias, Christmas gifts (cards, candy cane, teddy bear, wrapped boxes), and Christmas lantern.
The Pitcairn Islands Christmas stamps, designed by Karen Mounsey-Smith, features the visit of the Magi.
The Poland Christmas stamps, designed by Marek Kwiatkowski, feature a nativity scene and Mikolaj (Santa) on his sleigh.
The Romania Christmas stamp, available in a book of 9, features a 19-th century Madonna and child icon from the Orthodox church of Satu-Nou-Oltina (Constanta county), designed by Mihai Vamasescu.
Russia's holiday season stamp features a Christmas decoration and a New Year greeting.
The Slovakia Christmas stamp, issued by Posta Slovenska, designed by Marianna Žálec Varcholová, features the early Christian symbol of the fish, prepared in traditional Slovak honey cake bakery.
Spain's Christmas stamps include two traditional stamps, with Luisa Roldán sculpture of the Holy Family with the baby Jesus beginning to walk, and a neoclassical version of the Holy Family by painter J. Carrero.
Sweden's Christmas stamps, issued by Posten, designed by Molly Bark, features four Christmas flowers, arranged by Gunnar Kaj.
Switzerland's Christmas stamps, issued by La Poste, designed by Raphael Volery, feature a chapel, Christmas tree and chalet.
The Tokelau Christmas stamps feature the iconic Christmas tree, bauble, stocking and angel, set against a background depicting the tropical hibiscus flower.
UK Christmas stamps, issued by Royal Mail, feature images inspired by accounts of the Nativity from the Gospels of Luke and Matthew.
US holiday stamps include a Christmas stamp featuring Raphael's painting Madonna of the Candelabra by Raphael, Holiday Baubles deisgned by art director William J. Gicker and illustrator Linda Fountain, a Hanukkah stamp designed by art director Ethel Kessler and illustrator Suzanne Kleinwaks, and a Kwanzaa stamp designed by art director Derry Noyes.
The Correo Uruguayo Christmas 2011 stamp, designed by Maria Martinez, provides a Uruguayan version of Maria, gaucho (shepherd) and baby Jesus in Christmas crib.
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BLK and TEL AVIV HEAT are now partners!
BLK Sport is pleased to announce a long-term partnership with the Tel Aviv Heat, Israel's first professional rugby team and one of the eight founding clubs of the new Rugby Europe Super Cup.
TEL AVIV, Israel, 29 July, 2021
The Rugby Europe Super Cup creates a high-performance pathway for the development of pan-European Rugby talent and represents a critical turning point for the development of professional rugby in Tier 2 rugby nations.
As a member of the Super Cup's Eastern Conference, the first-ever annual European club competition for the continent, the Tel Aviv Heat will compete against clubs from Georgia and Russia while the Western Conference consists of clubs from Spain, Portugal, Netherlands, and Belgium.
Speaking on the partnership, BLK UK's Charles Littlefair said: "We are delighted to welcome the Tel Aviv Heat to the BLK team stable and are very excited about the new Rugby Europe Super Cup."
"As the first professional rugby team in Israel, the Tel Aviv Heat are committed to giving our players and our fans the very best on-field and off-field experiences. We give a warm welcome to BLK Sport as our new official kit supplier and can't wait to run out onto the pitch in our new BLK kit", says Pete Sickle, CEO of the Tel Aviv Heat.
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Visit this wonderful Nature Center with picnic area, playground equipment, and shelter house. Back your car up to the edge of the creek and pull out your lawn chair. Join others sitting in the middle of shallow Shoal Creek or bring along an inner tube to bask in the sun. Shoal Creek is along a wooded area in the Ozark Plateau region just off Route 66.


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In Veerashaiva theology the Panchacharas denote the five codes of conduct to be followed by the devotee.  The Panchacharas include

 Sivāchāra – acknowledging Shiva as the supreme divine being and upholding the equality and well-being of all human beings.
 Lingāchāra – Daily worship of the individual Ishtalinga icon, one to three times day.
 Sadāchāra – Attention to vocation and duty, and adherence to the seven rules of conduct issued by Basavanna:
 (Do not steal)
 (Do not kill or hurt)
 (Do not utter lies)
 (Do not praise yourself, i.e. practice humility)
 (Do not criticize others)
 (Shun anger)
 (Do not be intolerant towards others)
 Bhrityāchāra – Compassion towards all creatures.
 Ganāchāra – Defence of the community and its tenets.

References

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In2:InThinking Network's Steven Byers shares details on a unique educational program hosted by Seattle University that was co-founded by former Forum speaker Oscar Mink.
This past spring and summer, I've had the opportunity to learn about a different kind of interdisciplinary academic program- the Organization Systems Renewal (OSR) hosted by Seattle University. After spending time associating with its students, alumni, and faculty, and attending its workshops, I decided to apply for admission. For 25 years, OSR has provided graduate students with a unique blend of theory and practice in the service of designing and leading organizational change. Students are granted a fully accredited Master of Arts degree from Seattle University.
I had a vague awareness of the program, which was at the time offered through Antioch University in Seattle, but really discovered it in February when I looked up Margaret Wheatley's speaking engagements and found her scheduled to be in Seattle in March to celebrate OSR's transition to an affiliation with Seattle University. Her visit was part of a series of open-to-the-public workshops that included Fritjof Capra, Linda Booth Sweeney, and Peter Senge, as detailed in a previous issue of the newsletter.
Following each meeting, which included conversation with current students and faculty, I thought about whether I could be a part of this program? Would I fit in? Would I be the oldest student? (At the moment, the answer is yes). There was much to weigh, not the least of which is the 22-month commitment, but I admitted to myself that the next step in my personal learning needed to be some formal instruction resulting in a credential. Helpful conversations with current students led me to see this as a meaningful opportunity, but it still felt strange applying to school after so many years.
The OSR program, which counts former In2:InThinking Network Forum speaker Oscar Mink among its founders, covers a range of areas including systems, organizations, leadership, group dynamics, and global/multicultural perspectives, but it joins these diverse fields by focusing their direction on the interconnects between personal, social, business, governmental, and ecological challenges. Broad as the program is, I'm most excited at the prospect of learning consultative skills and how to apply them- translating theories into practical action. Students learn to understand and address these challenges from a systems perspective and by focusing on a preferred future as the means for moving beyond the current situation. The teaching style is collaboration focused and much of the teaching is delivered by students teaching themselves.
The program kicks off with a week long in-residence session near Seattle. In the following months, there are sessions 3-5 days each month with another week long in-residence session the following fall. I invite you to visit the website, www.osr-nw.org, for more information about OSR especially as we explore opportunities to deepen the relationship between OSR and the In2:InThinking Network.
Steven Byers is Director of Quality Assurance at the Western Institutional Review Board.
While reading Thomas Friedman's latest book, The World is Flat: a Brief History of the 21st Century, we were struck by the idea that the 'American Dream' has become the 'World Dream'. Friedman explains how a combination of political events and technological breakthroughs has leveled the playing field allowing enterprising people anywhere in the world to achieve economic success. He also proposes that the driving force behind globalization is the individual.
In the first half of the book Friedman details the ten events which he believes have created the flat world. While this isn't really new material, he does an excellent job of helping the reader visualize the implications of these synergistic events and appreciate how they have significantly changed the way the world operates. In the latter chapters the author discusses the implications of flatness for both individuals and countries covering a wide variety of topics from job security to the war against terrorism. Friedman provides convincing evidence that a major shift will occur in economic development and jobs throughout the world. He also explains how terrorists are making use of flatteners to further their warped causes. Nevertheless, the author suggests that as with all major paradigm shifts the best way to weather it is to embrace change and work with it. Friedman concluded with FDR's famous quote "We have nothing to fear but fear itself."
The book is extremely well written and we highly recommend it to those who want to gain further insight into events occurring both at home and abroad. Whether you agree with Tom Friedman's hypotheses and conclusions or not, the book is guaranteed to provide you with ample food for thought.
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What exactly is a conceptual emergency? Consider the blind men who, touching only one part of the elephant, but could not envision the whole. The International Futures Forum (IFF) suggests we live in the age of the missing elephant. "In today's world the most advanced among us know little more than one small piece of the elephant, and there are now so many different pieces, they change so rapidly and they are all so intimately related one to another, that even if we had the technology to put them all together we would still not be able to make sense of the whole."
That is, we find ourselves in a new world that raises fundamental questions about our competence in key areas such as governance, the economy, sustainability, and even consciousness. "We are losing our bearings." This is the "Conceptual Emergency."
A group of strategic thinkers from all over the world has come up with a response to the emergency and to help restore our effectiveness in action. They have been at this for several years, and this little book describes ten of the strategies that have thus far emerged from their collaboration. The authors also describe applications of the strategies in their own back yard. The words seem familiar but each also provokes the reader to think in a slightly different direction.
Take the long view. We've all heard this before, of course, but here's a different tack. "We relish beginnings, innovation, and growth. We shy away from endings, closure, and withdrawal and do not manage them well: the closing of a factory, the end of an industry, the last days of a life in medical care. Might we find new responsibility in acknowledging the natural life cycle?"
Form and nurture integrities. "The development of a better model [than integration] starts by replacing integration with the more flexible and adaptable notion of integrity. An integrity is not closed: it is constantly in relationship and negotiation with its environment…" The theory of integrity is still an emerging theory.
Practice social acupuncture. "Small interventions skillfully administered to have large systemic effects." Leverage points, of course, but further related to a concept called "holarchy."
In addition to these ten strategies, the second part of the book includes applications delivered as "stories from practice" about IFF work in communities, health care, and other circumstances of social learning. The book would also make a fine textbook for any one of a number of disciplines - economics, business, organization development, systems thinking, and even philosophy.
This book may be purchased directly from the International Futures Forum at their website.
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In2:InThinking Network President Bill Bellows will be taking the stage at the IQPC's Lean Six Sigma West joining other notable industry figures including Jack Welch. Controversially, this session is about NOT doing Six Sigma and Lean. Bill address the notion that every company needs a little fat. Follow this link for more details on his presentation. Conference runs October 26-27 in Las Vegas.


Oslo, already known as a pleasant city to ride bikes may soon take it's cycling-friendly status to a whole new level. City planners have an intriguing plan to ban all cars in the Norwegian capital by 2019. According to Reuters, the city announced plans to cut nearly 350,000 motorists out of the city's center, all while increasing public transport and, naturally, bike lanes. The city also announced intentions to fund subsidies for electric bikes in order to reduce auto traffic.
It's all part of a master plan to cut greenhouse gas emission levels of 1990 by half in 2020. Government officials believe that this step will make quality of life better for people in the city while also stimulating the economy for local shops. However, some shop owners are nervous, since 20 percent of the shopping centers in Oslo are in the proposed banned-car area, making them less accessible for larger-scale shopping trips (if you've ever tried to move a couch with a bike, you know what they mean).
It will be interesting in the next couple years to watch a bustling city shift to being car-free, and hopefully the example set by Oslo will be followed by other cities around the world. Recently, Paris banned cars for a day, but banning cars forever? Let us know what you think—and what kind of cargo bike you'd buy for your travels—in the comments.


Reading the science fiction book Seveneves by Neal Stephenson led me to the Ernest Shackleton Antarctic narrative called Endurance by Alfred Lansing. After reading this third person account researched and written in 1959 I went online and found Shackleton's account that was published in 1919 due to delays caused by the last years of World War I.
The North and South Poles had already been reached, so Sir Ernest Shackleton proposed the 1914 Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition crossing the Antarctic continent 1800 miles from the ice-encrusted shore of the Weddell Sea to the Ross Sea.
Endurance covered the voyage to Antarctica, crossing the ice after the ship was crushed, the survival saga on Elephant Island, Shackleton's epic sail to South Georgia Island, and the rescue. South! went beyond that to include more of Shackleton's thoughts and views, and what happened to the Ross Sea contingent which was placing depots of food and supplies for trans-continental trekking party.
I'm glad I read Endurance first because it gave me a broader overview because it was based on multiple diaries and accounts from participants. Shackleton's South! was more focused because it was based primarily on Shackleton's own records and reflections.
South! is available at Amazon.com in Kindle and print formats.
What does a retired Air Force officer do when he has a spare day during a Baseball Spring Training vacation? Go watch airplanes, of course.
On our "day off" after a few hours soaking up the rays at the pool, we got in our rental car and drove over to Luke Air Force Base near Glendale. Using our trusty iPad GPS and Google map we searched for a good viewing spot to watch takeoffs and landings.
We found a place with other airplane enthusiasts near the approach end of Runway 3. From there we could see landings better than takeoffs, but that was fine with us.
A fighter jet on final approach for Runway 3 at Luke Air Force Base.
Along the side of the road, we could hear the jets approaching from a long ways away.
F-16s and F-35s flew in formation, breaking overhead before landing.
Luke is a fighter training base. To me, they already looked proficient.
An F-35 overhead on final approach.
Then an unexpected surprise. What appeared to be Air Force Two landed in front of us. I wonder who was on board. Air Force Two is designated for the Vice President, but sometimes the First Lady, Secretary of State, and other high ranking elected officials. It's military designation is a Boeing C-32. It's commercial designation is a Boeing 757.


The mosque was built during the Qajar era, and is still in use under protection by Endowment Foundation of Nasir ol Molk. It was built from 1876 to 1888, by the order of Mirzā Hasan Ali (Nasir ol Molk), a Qajar ruler. The designers were Mohammad Hasan e Memār and Mohammad Rezā Kāshi-Sāz e Širāzi.
Restoration, protection, and maintenance of this monument is being continued by the Endowment Foundation of Nasir ol Molk. This foundation is one of the largest in Fars Province, and is under the administration of Mr. Mahmud Qavam. The foundation actively devotes most of its yearly income towards feeding the poor during and after the religious ceremonies of Moharram and Safar, and towards the renovation and upkeep of the mosque.


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What does "of the first/second/third/etc. tone" mean in Iberian keyboard music?
For example, "Tiento de 5° tono" - The fifth tone? Mixolydian? I'm not sure about whether "tono" refers to a scale mode because the music is scattered with accidentals that don't seem to follow the alleged scale mode.
Iberian organ works aren't published with the key signatures I'm used to (in the title) as Bach's or Buxtehude's. The titles often indicate tone, which I cannot, for the life of me figure out, and works that are in the same tone have different key signatures. There is very little info in English on this, so is there someone who can "decrypt" this aspect of the music of Cabanilles, Correa de Araujo, et. al.?
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Mickael CarusoMickael Caruso
This paulayickvintagebrass.com/misc%202/Papers/… describes the French version of "church tones" in some detail. I expect the Spanish version is generally similar. – user19146 May 25 '16 at 4:38
As suspected by alephzero, the word "tono" (in Spanish) or "tom" (in Portuguese) refers in this context to the "church modes", i.e. the Gregorian modes of the plainchant tradition.
In The Evolution of Organ Music in the 17th Century: A Study of European Styles, John R. Shannon describes Musical Flowers for keyboard instrument and harp, the chef d'ouvre of the Portuguese composer Manuel Rodriguez Coelho published in 1620, as "... a well-organized anthology containing the following: twenty-four tentos, three each of the eight church modes;[...]" (p.130).
The tentos in the collection are named in succession "First tento of the first tone", "Second tento of the first tone", etc up to "Third tento of the eight tone" (the scores are available on line here).
The eight tones would be the 4 authentic and 4 plagal Gregorian or church modes, but as the French Baroque Organ Music and the Eight Church Tones paper referenced by alephzero points out, "in many pieces the tonal structures or keys seem to bear little relationship to those of corresponding plainsong tones". For example, the practice of applying a G minor "key signature" to pieces in the second tone is present in Coelho's work:
("IV. First tento of the second tone")
As well as different keys (e.g. D major) for the seventh tone (although not adopted as a "key signature", the accidentals place the piece clearly in that tonality):
("XIX. First tento of the seventh tone")
So judging by the example of Coelho's work ("the first monument of 17th-century Iberian keyboard music" according to Shannon), there seems to be great consistency between Iberian practice and that described in the paper about French Baroque organ music.
José DavidJosé David
I haven't read alphazero's reference yet, in full. But it seems like composers follow the tone in their works' titles for the most part. I see the C/C# and F/F# in XIX above which sort of throw me off. It almost seems like the tone indicated in the title is then somewhat arbitrary. – Mickael Caruso May 25 '16 at 18:49
I would be cautious trying to force a description of these pieces in terms of modern "keys". I'm more familiar with early English keyboard music, but pieces often meander between what we would now describe as closely related keys, and treat all 12 notes of an unequal-temperament scale (e.g. quarter-comma meantone) with almost equal importance. You can see that in the Coelho example with the F and C naturals and sharps. Sharps tend to be used in ascending passages and naturals in descending, as in the modern melodic minor scale, but not restricted to the 6th and 7th degrees of one fixed "key". – user19146 May 25 '16 at 20:06
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