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The diocese offers several forms of financial assistance to congregations and individuals, in the form of grants, loans or scholarships.
Funds are available to help support campus ministry initiatives in the diocese. Please complete the grant application form and email it to the Rev. Deborah Woolsey at revdebwoolsey@gmail.com no later than June 21. Note that recipients of the Campus Ministry Grants are required to participate in the Campus Ministry Collaborative.
Campus Ministry Grant application
Church Foundation
The Church Foundation, an elected body of the diocese, awards grants primarily for one-time capital projects and/or emergency assistance for facility improvements.
To apply for a Church Foundation grant:
Complete the online application. Have the Vestry/Mission Council pass a resolution allowing the church to ask for the funds. Send the resolution and other requested supporting documentation to the Diocese of Southern Ohio, 412 Sycamore Street, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202.
The Secretary (diocesan finance officer) reviews the paperwork for completeness. The congregation's history of diocesan support, the payment of pledges and assessments, will be examined. The Secretary places the request on the next quarterly meeting's agenda. Only in rare instances, such as emergency situations, is the request voted on by the Trustees through a mail poll or telephone poll. Applicants should verify they are in compliance with the Bishop's letter dated May 7 2012 and the requested title and deed information be on file or accompanies the grant application.
The Trustees of Church Foundation review the request. If approved, the secretary will notify the church, and the funds will be disbursed. If not approved, the secretary will inform the congregation as to why the request was denied.
Contact the Finance office at 800.582.1712 for any further information.
2020 Grant application
Bishop's letter
Commission on Congregational Life
The Commission on Congregational Life is responsible for developing and implementing a mission strategy for the diocese. The commission is charged with encouraging, supporting, evaluating and seeking opportunities for development and growth of all fellowships, missions and parishes of the diocese.
CoCL offers Congregational Mission Grants (CMG) and New Initiative grants to congregations for this purpose.Please send all documents back electronically.
Questions may be directed to the Rev. Seth Wymer at rector@stjohnlancaster.org.
Submit online grant request
Continuing Formation (Professional Development)
It is expected that clergy serving full-time in congregations or other communities of faith be granted two weeks leave (separate from vacation leave) for professional development. The cost of continuing education courses and programs usually are divided between the clergyperson, the congregation or other community of faith he or she serves, and the diocese.
Episcopal Community Ministries awards grants to congregations and affiliated ministries in addressing the issues of poverty.
Episcopal congregations, teams, task forces or commissions of the diocese are encouraged to apply for grants to support and create opportunities for ministries and programs that meet human need within the Diocese of Southern Ohio.
To see ECM's funding criteria, grant application instructions and to download a copy of the grant application visit their website.
Now accepting ECM Grant Applications for 2021
Application deadline 10/31/2020
Faith-in-Life was established as a commission of the diocese to administer an endowment fund set up as a result of the Second Century Campaign of the Diocese of Southern Ohio in 1974. The income of the trust has funded many programs and projects through the oversight of the Faith-in-Life commission.
Faith in Life grants funded the Hobson Lectures, various Theologians in Residence, many Kenyon Conferences, a variety of formation programs, and grants for laypeople pursuing theological education (e.g. Catechesis of the Good Shepherd and nonviolent conflict resolution) with the understanding that the grant recipients would share what they learned with other congregations.
The purpose of Faith-in-Life is to consider major faith and/or ethical questions as they relate to Christians' ability to live their faith day-to-day. To fulfill this purpose Faith-in-Life grants will be used to stimulate conferences, produce published materials in printed and digital form, provide expert informed leadership, and subsidize meetings on topics of faith and/or ethics in daily life.
Priority in awarding grants will be given to those conferences, published materials, leadership and meetings that have the broadest reach to members of the diocese and its geographic locale and which align with our diocesan formation objective to encourage intentional formation in communities of faith by creating, developing, and enhancing discipleship resources for people of all ages.
Who may apply?
Any member of any congregation or community of faith of the diocese, any member of the clergy active within the diocese, and any staff person of the diocese may apply for a grant as long as it corresponds to the objectives listed above. A committee appointed by the bishop reviews applications on a quarterly basis and makes decision on awards. No more than $2,000 is available for an individual and no more than $5,000 for a congregation or multi-congregation endeavor.
For more information please contact the Rev. Karl Stevens, committee chair, at kpbstevens@gmail.com.
Faith in Life Grant Application
The 141st Convention of the Diocese of Southern Ohio passed a resolution to support the new Sustainable Development Goals adopted in 2015 by the United Nations. As affirmed at the 145th annual convention in 2019, the diocese will continue designating 0.7% of our mission share budget for annual grants to organizations and groups that are affiliated with The Episcopal Church or are working in partnership with a parish, organization or individual in the Diocese of Southern Ohio that is involved in mission that support the SDGs and has been granted 501(c)(3) non-profit status by the Internal Revenue Service. The Canon to Formation has been tasked with managing the grant process.
The SDGs expand upon the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and create a broader range of mission that might be supported by a SDG Grant.
Funds must be used only as specified in the mission project proposal. Any unused funds must be returned to the diocese. Grants are only awarded for mission work outside of the United States in developing nations. Grants are not renewable, but new grant applications may be submitted in subsequent years. The maximum grant amount is $7,000.
Grants are awarded twice a year:
· January 1
· July 2
A report is required upon completion of the mission project and is due by December 1 for all grants and must be submitted before applications can be submitted for the following year.
Inquiries, applications and reports should be sent to:
Ann Sabo
Diocese of Southern Ohio
asabo@diosohio.org
800.582.1712 or 513.421.0311 ext. 103
Sustainable Development Goals grant application
William Cooper Procter Memorial Fund
Through a trust fund established by William Cooper Procter, the Diocese of Southern Ohio has a unique opportunity to reach out in areas of special ministry, providing "…support for innovative activities which go beyond the day to day operations of the church." The Procter Fund earnings are allocated annually by the Bishop and Trustees of the Diocese, subject to program evaluation, in four distinct areas of activity following the four criteria as determined by the terms of the bequest.
Under the terms of the bequest, annual budget and grant decisions as well as oversight of the investment of the Procter Fund are the responsibility of the Bishop and Trustees.
The Four Criteria
William Cooper Procter
"The giving of relief to those in trouble and need, especially where there would be an opportunity for restoring physical, mental or spiritual well being."
"The building up of the quality of the clergy in the Diocese by perpetuation of the plans for grants to supplement salaries in churches where there is real promise for the future."
"The development of a more widespread sense of responsibility in the parishes and missions of the Diocese for the support of the missionary work of the Church. Grants should be made on the same such basis as was used in connection with the refinancing fund given by Mr. Procter in 1933: aid is given to certain churches in time of emergency in return for an agreement pledging those churches to adequate support of the Church's program."
"The use of grants to take advantage of unusual opportunities for advance work in the Church's as distinct from the regular running expenses covered by the budget. The responsibility for the maintenance of the regular work must be borne by the rank and file of its membership, but opportunity should be offered to support any experiments which would afford a chance to take a step forward. The essential unity of the Church's work requires that there should be no geographical limitations upon these grants so long as the purposes of the fund, as described above, are expressed in the use of this income. Part of the annual income from this fund shall be used for the work of the Church outside of the Diocese of Southern Ohio.
Applications may be submitted at any time during the year. Regular onsite visits are part of the ongoing evaluation of Procter Fund projects. The Bishop and Trustees seek to support the best possible projects linking the diocese and its congregations to the community within the guidelines of the four criteria. The goal is to help strengthen the work of the Church by supporting innovative projects.
Project planners are encouraged to seek advice from the Procter Fund consultants in writing proposals. The completed application should be mailed to:
The William Cooper Procter Fund
Diocese of Southern Ohio
Attn: The Bishop's Office
412 Sycamore Street, Cincinnati, OH 45202-4179
For more information, contact Ann Sabo at asabo@diosohio.org or 800.582.1712. ext 103.
William Cooper Procter Memorial Fund application
412 Sycamore, Inc.
Before applying to the 412 Sycamore, Inc. Trustees for a mortgage, the congregation must have the approval of the Diocesan Standing Committee for an encumbrance on their church property. See policy on Resource Page
Once the Church has received the Standing Committee's approval for an encumbrance, the application is submitted to the Diocesan Financial Officer. The Diocesan Financial Officer is also Corporate Secretary for 412 Sycamore, Inc. The Financial Officer, usually, automatically submits the request to the Trustees of 412 Sycamore, Inc. once the Standing Committee has approved. Most of the documents required have already been given to the Financial Officer, when the congregation requested the encumbrance from the Standing Committee. Some paperwork might need to be updated or more recent financial statements might be required.
The approval or disapproval of the mortgage by the Trustees of 412 Sycamore, Inc. will be communicated to the congregation by the Financial Officer.
The law firm of Porter, Wright, Morris & Arthur in Columbus will prepare the necessary legal documents including the title opinion, Promissory Note and Mortgage Deed. The Note and Mortgage will then be sent to the congregation for execution and return. The Senior Warden and Junior Warden are responsible for signing the note and loan documents. The congregation should also furnish a copy of its fire and extended coverage insurance policy with "loss payable" endorsement naming 412 Sycamore, Inc. as mortgagee to the Financial Officer. The amount of the insurance coverage should not be less than the amount of the loan.
Upon receipt of the executed documents, the Financial Officer is authorized to release the loan proceeds to the congregation. All legal fees are the responsibility of the church.
The Finance Department at the Diocese will set up the monthly invoicing of the loan. Mortgage payments are due monthly, normally the first of the month.
In the event of a parochial housing loan, the 412 Sycamore, Inc. loan is to the church, with the mortgage recorded on the church property. The church is responsible and required to lend the proceeds to the minister, and duly secure and record a mortgage on the priest's house. Proof of the legal documents securing the church's loan is required before release of diocesan money.
The Diocese of Southern Ohio offers scholarship assistance to women and minority students who qualify under certain guidelines.
Book of Remembrance Memorial Scholarship Fund
The Book of Remembrance Scholarship Fund provides scholarships for lay and ordained women of the diocese to do graduate study in areas related to church work, special ministries, and helping professions. Funds are also available for short-term non-degree training in workshops, special seminars and skills training, in church related or social service fields.
The Book of Remembrance, started in 1926 by women of the diocese, is a listing by parish of deceased women whose congregations want to honor their memory. The request for entry of a name can be submitted by a congregation, ECW or individual, along with a donation of at least $15. Donations are added to a trust fund which provides the scholarships.
Every parish benefits from the work of women who serve God and church without thought of reward. We hope that your congregation or ECW will support the Book of Remembrance Memorial Scholarship Fund and honor the memory of cherished deceased women of your congregation by submitting their names for inclusion in the Book of Remembrance. The names of women added to the Book by August 31 are read during the celebration of the Eucharist at the annual ECW conference held each Fall, at which time the Book is placed on display.
Checks should be payable to Book of Remembrance. Scholarship applications should be requested in time to submit them by March 1. Applications for assistance for short-term training can be submitted at any time.
To get a scholarship application or to submit a name for the Book of Remembrance, please contact:
Amy Baird
1317 Trinity Place 1A, Middletown OH 45042
amyknits2much@gmail.com
Lawrence Home Association Academic Grant for Minority Women
The Lawrence Home Association, founded in 1896 under the will of philanthropist Eleanor Earnshaw, was started to "provide a Christian home for self-supporting, young women on limited means, the most important aim being to help them elevate their standard of life." To this day, the Lawrence Home Association provides opportunities for young women.
An eight-member board of women, appointed by the bishop, meets once a year to vote on recommendations for academic grants for minority women, scholarships for clergy daughters and funding for social-service agencies whose mission is to serve women of limited means and help them move out of conditions related to poverty, abuse, etc.
The purpose of the Academic Grant for Minority Women program is to help finance the postsecondary education of minority women, regardless of age, who are affiliated with an Episcopal church within the Diocese of Southern Ohio.
The association expects to make eight grants in 2021. The application deadline is March 15, 2021. All applicants for the 2021-22 grant period will be selected by April 15, 2021, and notified by May 15 about the status of their applications.
Grant criteria
The Academic Grant for Minority Women is open to all minority women who are affiliated with an Episcopal church in the Diocese of Southern Ohio.
Applicants must be in pursuit of a postsecondary education in a degreed program or on a postsecondary track toward a professional certification.
No age restrictions apply.
No socioeconomic criteria apply.
Applicants must fill out a brief application (links below) that includes a biography and an essay to be considered.
Applications must be signed by a member of the clergy in the Diocese of Southern Ohio.
Grant awards are limited to four consecutive years.
Grant awards are based on the availability of funding for the Lawrence Home Association's Academic Grant for Minority Women program.
Upon award, applicants must present a class schedule or school registration.
Print grant criteria
Download an application
Download a fill-in, mail-in application
Lawrence Home Association tuition assistance for clergy daughters
Tuition assistance is available for daughters of priests who are in active service in the diocese. The grants are offered by the Lawrence Home Clergy Daughters Tuition Assistance program. Candidates must be undergraduate students in the 2021-2022 academic year.
Priests who have a daughter who meets these qualifications should contact Ann Sabo at asabo@diosohio.org by April 1, 2021 with the following information:
Daughter's name
Academic status year i.e. sophomore, etc.
Name of college/institution
Students are eligible to receive a grant each year for up to four years. Last year's recipients must resubmit their names to be considered for the 2020-21 grant. Requests arriving after the deadline will not be considered for assistance.
Please contact Ann Sabo with any questions at asabo@diosohio.org or 513.421.0311 ext 103.
Minority Empowerment Initiative Trust
The Minority Empowerment Initiative Trust awards scholarships to minority students. Black high school graduates living in the Diocese of Southern Ohio, who have been admitted to an accredited school or program of advanced learning are eligible to apply for a grant. Priority is given to those students with the greatest economic need, as judged by the MEIT board.
PELL Grants
These federal funds are available to all eligible students who are pursuing higher education. All MEIT grant applicants must provide a copy of an approval or disapproval letter for a PELL Grant. if an applicant is not eligible for a PELL Grant, information verifying the family income must accompany their application, i.e., current tax and payroll statements.
MEIT grants are designed to leverage the applicant's available school resources and ensure the student's ability to attend school. Before consideration can be given to a grant request, applicants are required to show that the majority of the funds needed for school are available. If there is a significant difference between what is available to the student and what is needed, the application is likely to be rejected.
Applicants must provide written evidence, as requested, to confirm compliance with the above statements. Subsequent yearly grants are not automatically given. A new application must be filed each year.
Application must be typed and completed. Any omissions must be explained in writing. Unexplained omissions will result in the application being rejected
All figures must be legibly recorded and added and/or subtracted correctly. Mathematical errors will result in the application being rejected.
All required documentation must be attached to the application. Documentation includes:
A signed copy of a current income tax return
A written statement from the academic institution verifying all school costs listed in the application
A copy of your PELL Grant Award or rejection letter, if applicable.
The information should be believable. For example, an application showing expenses that far exceed the income shown, raises suspicions about the authenticity of the information provided. If the above situation is determined, the application will be rejected.
All grants are paid directly to the school by academic quarter or semester, upon reciept of a billing statement from the school.
If there are unusual extenuating circumstances that you wish to share regarding an application, please attach an additional page.
Limited staff will not allow continuous debate about any aspect of the application. All decisions by the MEIT Board are final. Applicants are strongly encouraged to ask questions before submitting their application. Questions should be directed to Ms. Milicent Eason at 614.252.1916.
Timeline for submitting applications: May 1 until funds are exhausted.
MEIT Scholarship application (pdf)
MEIT Scholarship application (Word doc)


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The Ranch Season 7 Cancelled: Subscribers To Unsubscribe From Netflix
June 8, 2019 by Vibhav Pandey
Actor Ashton Kutcher tweeted massive news, which shook an entire fan base. On June 4th, the actress tweeted The Ranch would no longer be in production and Season 7 will be the final season produced by the streaming giant. The Ranch Season 7 is something that fans were excited about as it was almost time for the show's come back.
Lead actor Ashton Kutcher tweeted that the Ranch will be ending after four season run, that is upcoming parts 7 and 8 would be last for the show. The Ranch Season 7(part 1 of season 4) would be 10 episodes long and would be coming soon in 2019 and The Ranch Season 8(part 2 of season 4) would be the final season of the show beginning in 2020.
@theranchnetflix is coming to an end, but not just yet. We're excited to bring you the final 20 episodes — 10 streaming later this year (2019) on @netflix, and then 10 more in 2020. Stay tuned! pic.twitter.com/dX9vzjHm4T
— ashton kutcher (@aplusk) June 4, 2019
Netflix subscribers are looking to cut their subscriptions after Ashton tweeted out and streaming giant has yet not stated out any denying news regarding show's last season.
News of the series' upcoming end not only devastated fans but also caused some to go up in arms with threats that their Netflix subscription will fade away as the end credits on the final episode roll.
"Dropping my subscription, because Netflix canceled The Ranch,"
"As Netflix is ending The Ranch in the coming year and has already canceled all the Marvel shows after Jessica Jones, Is there a reason to watch Netflix after that?"
"This news makes me very sad that it is coming to an end. The Ranch is the only reason I am still subscribing to Netflix".
These are responses from Netflix subscribers, and they sure don't look happy about it. Although again at the time of writing streaming giant, Netflix has yet not released a statement about why The Ranch. The only official word we've received so far is from actress Ashton Kutcher. Netflix is expected to announce an official word regarding this soon.
Keep following us here, and we'll keep you updated. You can also follow me on social media to keep up with the latest regarding upcoming news and comic culture.
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Beyond Burning our World. A Review of Energy Dreams: Of Actuality.
02 Saturday Sep 2017
Posted by J Paetkau in Uncategorized
Works Reviewed. Marder, Michael. Energy Dreams: Of Actuality. New York: Columbia University Press. 2017
One needs little convincing, these days, that our world is burning. While the concept of hell no longer plays a significant role in religious piety – at least in the North Atlantic world – the daily news tells a different story. From the images of North Korean missiles over Japan to tiki torch wielding protestors in the United States the state of our political realities, at least, seems to be threatened by the blaze of anger and revolt. Is it really the case, though, that the burning fires of hell have merely been transported from the realm of religion to the domain of politics? Michael Marder, in his book Energy Dreams: Of Actuality suggests that the problem is much deeper and comprehensive than a simple analysis of political space allows. His work begins in the sphere of political philosophy, with a particular focus on the "existential energy boiling under or extinguished in the structures of state," but quickly moves beyond to take up the task of coming up with a nonviolent and non-destructive way of thinking about and relating to energy. 'It quickly became apparent that a fiery constitution of reality, rather being limited to a single sphere of human activity, applied to our epoch as a whole.' (ix)
The challenge that Marder offers to his readers – his stated hope that they will experience a 'visceral need.. for another energy, irreconcilable with the destructive-extractive procurement of potentiality – is reminiscent of Ivan Illich's distinction between Promethean and Epimethean man. Prometheus, who introduces the element of fire thereby furnishing the pyrological blueprint for our understanding of power and human develpment, warned his brother Epimetheus to stay away from Pandora. Instead he married her. Illich tells the story of a metal casket that he once saw in New York. Inside was a mechanical hand which would come out of the casket and close the lid. This toy, said Illich, was the exact opposite of Pandora's box. It represents the Promethean ethos of expectation, of self-mastery and the eclipse of hope. The final overcoming of all that is wild and unexpected. (Ivan Illich, Deschooling Society.)
The Greek name Epimetheus means hindsight. Like Illich, Marder draws on the valuable wisdom of hindsight and, particularly on the Greek origins of our metaphysical tradition and our conception of energy. He is attentive to the power of myth and dreaming in our thought and in our action. "Myths do not magically melt away immediately after they are spotted and named as what they are. As far as energy is concerned we cannot stop dreaming of it, and it cannot cease dreaming us." The ambiguity of the phrase energy dreams provides the framework for Marder's engagement with energy – an engagement which invites the reader to think alongside Marder, and to be energized by his consideration of the crisis of energy. This crisis of energy, which he finds to be a theoretical framework underpinning our own energy crises, is to be found in the equivocation in the very word energy between its form as a verb and a noun. Our habit, he argues, is to think of energy as a resource, as something to be extracted, to lay claim to, and as a substance to fight over. What this leads us to ignore, however, is that energy is not merely an object to be appropriated. It alsso energizes us, and activates us. "The crisis of energy is that, though treated as a finite resource to be seized in a made race withh others who also desire it, it seizes both 'us' and 'them,' taking, first and foremost, our fantasies and dreams hostage."
The fact that we blithely assume energy as a resource to be extracted, and ignore its grammatical and philosophical ambiguities, is at the heart of our present inability to escape the violent and destructive forms of energy procurement. Marder articulates a role that deconstrutive philosophy played in abdicating from energy, noting that Jacques Derrieda identied it as a fundamental principle akin to God, man, telos, and so forth. In the wake of deconstruction, then, energy became a word that was too metaphysical or economist. "Such stigmatization is inexcusable," writes Marder. "The desistance from energy at the theoretical level silentlyy sanctions the most ecologically detrimental means of procuring it." (5) What is needed is to recover the ambiguity of energy, which Marder finds in its very Aristotelian origins of energeia.
Energeia, as a philosophical concept, is one that Aristotle purposely leaves with some ambiguity, but still manages to say a great deal about. Perhaps most saliently, for Marder's purposes, Aristotle writes that energeia "means the presence of a thing, not in the sense which we mean by potentiality." The Aristotelian definition of energeai, then sides with actuality, where our modern interpretations of energy seem to be almost the inverse – a potentiality waiting to be activated. Far from suggesting a boring, metaphysical presence, argues Marder, Aristotle's definition allows for a broader consideration of energy which does not limit it to the form of dunamis, the dynamic extraction of energy through force. Marder introduces plants as a significant alternative example of energy engagement. They are an example of beings that do not need to devastate the interiority of another being in order to procure energy.
Plant life thus become a primary, and fitting metaphor, for the consideration of energy in a way that is non-destructive, and not oriented toward productivist modes of thinking or working. Energeia, which could also mean enworkment, finds itself split between substantive and subjective modes. From Aristotelian energeia Marder moves to consider theological promise of Gregory Palamas' defence of hesychasm. Hesychasm, a spiritual practice of stillness, is defended by Palamas on the basis of a theological distinction between the essence and energies of God. Palamas is led to defend a notion of uncreated works, and the practice of hesychasm as a way to receive the "energies of the divine surface." The notion is, to be sure, at odds an understanding of energy in terms of a fuel or exhaustible resource. Marder finds a kinship between the Hesychastic practice of bodily stillness and the traditions of ashtanga yoga. The bodily conception of energy that occurs with Palamas, however, he views as threatened by the allegorical method of Augustine, wherein he perceives the dream of a purely spiritual energy that desires to be shed from its physical body. (47)
This dualism of body and mind, or spirit,is at the heart of much of Marder's discussion as he moves through domains of theology, economics, politics, and physics. This dualism is reflected in the anti-theoretical attitude that Marder perceives as the root of the applied damage that energy extraction is doing to the world. "Scientists" for example, "are discouraged from dreaming, least of all about that which deviates from the stipulations of ecnomic efficienty and profitability. The wings of their imagination are clipped, on the one hand, by the technocratic procedures that predetermine the outcomes of their research and, on the other , by their own disillusionment wth the distastrous consequences wrought by 'applied sciences.' (145) This failure to dream, however, is precisely what condemns us to the old nihilistic, death-ridden dreams of 19th century physics given their most terrifying expression in the nuclear devastation of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
We are called, then, to move beyond our hellish fantasies, and not only in the realm of religion or politics. If energy is a subject that dreams, in and through us, and what it dreams about is actuality, then the way we think about energy matters. Thought and dreaming matter, because they are manifested in the world. Michael Marder offers his book as an invitation and encouragement to begin to dream and think about energy differently. In the midst of a world where we have come to expect the sacrificial burning of resources, the stifling politics of oppression or the blazing furnace of revolt, the incessant economic drive to consume and produce without end and without thought, it is a welcome invitation indeed.


Published on 9 September 2006 in Snippets, Society and War on Terror. 0 Comments Tags: airline-plot, anti-semitism, bigotry, ignorance, xenophobia.
A reminder that xenophobia knows no bounds. Following the recent spate of "Muslim-looking" asians being thrown off planes, Saracen.nu is reporting that a Jewish man was thrown off a plane for praying – unbelievable! Bigotry and ignorance must be stopped, for all our sakes.


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A frame story (also frame tale, frame narrative, etc.) is a narrative technique whereby a main story is composed, at least in part, for the purpose of organizing a set of shorter stories, each of which is a story within a story—or for surrounding a single story within a story. Early examples include Panchatantra and Arabian Nights. Classic frame tale collections are the One Thousand and One Nights (Arabian Nights), The Decameron, and Canterbury Tales.
The earliest known frame stories can be traced back to ancient India sometime in the first millennium BCE, when the Sanskrit epics Mahabharata and Ramayana, Vishnu Sarma's Panchatantra, Syntipas' The Seven Wise Masters, and the fable collections Hitopadesha and Vikram and The Vampire were written. This form gradually spread west through the centuries and became popular, giving rise to such classic frame tale collections as the One Thousand and One Nights (Arabian Nights), The Decameron, and Canterbury Tales. This format had flexibility in that various narrators could retain the stories they liked or understood, while dropping ones they didn't and adding new ones they heard from other places. This occurred particularly with One Thousand and One Nights, where different versions over the centuries have included different stories.
This literary device acts as a convenient conceit for the organization of a set of smaller narratives which are either of the devising of the author, or taken from a previous stock of popular tales slightly altered by the author for the purpose of the longer narrative. Sometimes a story within the main narrative can be used to sum up or encapsulate some aspect of the framing story, in which case it is referred to in literary criticism by the French term mise en abyme.
An early example of the frame story is The Book of One Thousand and One Nights, in which the character Scheherazade narrates a set of fairy tales to the Sultan Shahriyar over many nights. Many of Scheherazade's tales are also frame stories, such as Tale of Sindbad the Seaman and Sindbad the Landsman is a collection of adventures related by Sindbad the Seaman to Sindbad the Landsman.
An extensive use of this device is Ovid's Metamorphoses where the stories nest several deep, to allow the inclusion of many different tales in one work. Emily Brontë's Wuthering Heights uses this literary device to tell the story of Heathcliff and Catherine, along with the subplots.
Mary Shelley's novel Frankenstein is another good example of a book with multiple framed narratives. In the book, Robert Walton writes letters to his sister describing the story told to him by Victor Frankenstein; Frankenstein's story contains the monster's story; the monster's story even briefly contains the story of a family he had been living among.
Frame stories are often organized as a gathering of people in one place for the exchange of stories. Each character tells his or her tale, and the frame tale progresses in that manner. Historically famous frame stories include Chaucer's Canterbury Tales, about a group of pilgrims who tell stories on their journey to Canterbury; and Boccaccio's Decameron about a group of young aristocrats escaping the Black Death to the countryside and spending the time telling stories.
Sometimes only one storyteller exists, and in this case there might be different levels of distance between the reader and author. In this mode, the frame tale can become more fuzzy. In the case of Washington Irving's Sketch Book, which contains "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" and "Rip Van Winkle" among others, the conceit is that the author of the book is not Irving, but a certain gentleman named Crayon. Here the frame includes both the world of the imagined Crayon, his stories, and the possible reader who is assumed to play along and "know" who Crayon is.
When there is a single story, the frame story is used for other purposes -- chiefly to position the reader's attitude toward the tale. One common one is to draw attention to the narrator's unreliability. By explicitly making the narrator a character within the frame story, the writer distances himself from the narrator; he may also characterize the narrator to cast doubt on his truthfulness. In P. G. Wodehouse's stories of Mr Mulliner, Mulliner is made a fisherman in order to cast doubt on the outrageous stories he tells.
Another use is a form of procatalepsis, where the writer puts the readers' possible reactions to the story in the characters listening to it. In The Princess Bride the frame of a grandfather reading the story to his reluctant grandson puts the cynical reaction a viewer might have to the romantic fairytale into the story in the grandson's persona, and helps defuse it. This is the use when the frame tells a story that lacks a strong narrative hook in its opening; the narrator can engage the reader's interest by telling the story to answer the curiosity of his listeners, or by warning them that the story began in an ordinary seeming way, but they must follow it to understand later actions, thereby identifying the reader's wondering whether the story is worth reading to the listeners'.
A specialized form of the frame is a dream vision, where the narrator claims to have gone to sleep, dreamed the events of the story, and then awoken to tell the tale. In medieval Europe, this was a common device, used to indicate that the events included are fictional; Geoffrey Chaucer used it in The Book of the Duchess, The House of Fame, Parlement of Foules, and The Legend of Good Women (the last also containing a multi-story frame story within the dream). In modern usage, it is sometimes used in works of fantasy as a means toward suspension of disbelief about the marvels depicted in the story. J.R.R. Tolkien, in his essay "On Fairy Stories" complained of such devices as unwillingness to treat the genre seriously. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland includes such a frame, but unlike most usages, the story itself uses dream-like logic and sequences; most dream frames frame stories that appear exactly as if occurring in real life.
As with all literary conceits, the frame tale has many variations, some clearly within the confines of the conceit, some on the border, and some pushing the boundaries of understanding. The main goal of a frame tale is as a conceit which can adequately collect otherwise disparate tales. It has been mostly replaced, in modern literature, by the short story collection or anthology absent any authorial conceit.
Another notable example that plays with frame narrative is the film Forrest Gump. Most of the film is narrated by Forrest to various companions on the park bench. However, in the last fifth or so of the film, Forrest gets up and leaves the bench, and we follow him as he meets with Jenny and her son. This final segment suddenly has no narrator unlike the rest of the film that came before it, but is instead told through Forrest and Jenny's dialogues.
A famous literary example is Emily Brontë's Wuthering Heights, whereby we learn events through a visitor to the house of the title, who in turn has been told these events by the housekeeper of the Linton family. None of the main characters ever directly narrate.
Frame stories are found in many computer role playing games, such as the early Dragon Quest IV, released in 1990. This literary device can also be sparingly used to achieve secondary ends. For instance, the Shining Force series of RPGs use narrators within frame stories to implement things like starting, saving and exiting the game without breaking the fourth wall entirely, or rather by constructing a second fourth wall to shield the player from having to suspend his/her disbelief as much.
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Frank Clegg crafts luxurious leather goods in his Fall River workshop.
By Lindsay Tucker·	 6/4/2013, 4:26 a.m.
"That was the heyday of leather shops," Clegg says. "Everyone was obsessed with making a good product. There wasn't room for compromise. You did the best you could with what you knew, and what you had." That year, Clegg serendipitously met a Boston couple looking to outfit their boutique in St. Croix. When they placed a $3,500 order (roughly equivalent to $20,000 today) on the spot, Clegg knew he had a viable business.
In his partially unbuttoned, plaid Carhartt shirt and jeans, Clegg seems like an unlikely style expert, but over the years he and his handful of employees have made bags, belts, wallets, and more for big-name fashion brands like Cole Haan. "They would call and say, 'We need five different ladies' bags that look like they go with the collection,' and that was easy for me to do," he says. Even as he worked with major designers, Clegg continued to focus on his brand, eventually parting ways with Cole Haan after Nike took over the company in 1988.
The process Clegg uses to create his signature pieces hasn't changed much since the '70s. He first cuts the basic parts out of chemical-free, vegetable-tanned leather. When an order comes in, those pieces are run through a leather splitter to achieve the desired thickness, then beveled on a tapering machine if binding or pockets are required. After the raw leather edges are sanded and polished, they're either bound by a thin piece of leather that's folded over the end and stitched, or polished and dyed with Italian edge paint. Though it's four times the price, Frank says good edging is the key to a top-quality piece. "When everything's finished nicely, the whole effect of the bag is better," he says. Workers then use hammers and other hand tools to add hardware to the item before it's stitched together on a sewing machine. Shiny shell cordovan and speckled stingray skin are just a few of the exotic leathers Clegg sources for his goods.
Today, website orders come in from as far away as Asia and Europe. From the 1,000-plus patterns Clegg has made, bestsellers include satchels, duffel bags, weekenders, totes, and, of course, briefcases. He offers a classic English brief, a more-modern captain's brief, and an oversize lawyer's brief.
Leather pieces await incoming orders.
A craftsman uses a spindle sander to polish the leather.
Various stains are used to finish the wares before they're sent to customers.
Clegg shows off an English briefcase in his workshop.
Clegg uses solid brass rivets and heavy Swiss-made zippers on his bags to increase their longevity.
Each piece is adorned with Clegg's signature and a serial number.
A craftsman carefully stitches a piece together.
Metal stamps engraved with Clegg's logo and signature are used to mark all of his original designs.
An American flag proudly hangs above Clegg's workshop.
Clegg recently purchased a computer-guided cutting machine, though many of his patterns are still cut by hand.
Right, an employee carefully hammers metal rivets into a piece of leather.


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Susan has edited the complete works for violin and piano by the Australian composer Raymond Hanson in a major project of reconstruction. She has recorded these works with pianist David Miller for a CD released by the Tall Poppies label.
As soloist, Susan has appeared with many orchestras including the Sydney Symphony Orchestra, the Australian Opera and Ballet Orchestra, Orchestra Victoria and the Berlin Chamber Orchestra. She has recorded many times for ABC-FM, 2MBS-FM and 3MBS-FM radio stations in live performance broadcasts as well as studio recorded recitals, and has performed as recitalist throughout Australia, in Europe and in the USA.
In 1992, Susan accepted the position of Deputy Concertmaster of the Australian Opera and Ballet Orchestra. While holding this position, Susan acted regularly as Concertmaster for the AOBO. She has also been engaged as Guest Concertmaster for the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, Queensland Symphony Orchestra, Adelaide Symphony Orchestra and Orchestra Victoria. In 2003, she was awarded the Australian Centenary Medal for "contribution to Australian society through opera and ballet".
In 2005, Susan was awarded the Doctor of Creative Arts through the University of Wollongong. She also holds a Master of Music from Indiana University at Bloomington. In 2009, she was nominated by her students at University of Newcastle for, and was awarded, an Australian College of Educators teacher recognition award.
Susan's most recent projects include the making of two CDs - one containing works by Schumann with The Kingfisher Trio, the other works by Schubert with pianist Paul Virag. Both albums are to be released in 2010.


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CIBOS are small aliens who live for their work. Your mission will be to get your hands on as many cogs and bolts as possible in a company that deals with waste treatment and recycling. If you do your job well, you may see yourself become the employee of the month, or even the employee of the galaxy!
CIBOS is the first part of a triptych focusing on the fascinating world the CIBOS live in. Each game will have a different sort of Gameplay. This first part is a very fun and dynamic Casual "Action Plateformer".
The second opus is an adventure game: CIBO takes some vacation! Every year, the international lottery lets one of the 50 billion CIBOS unwind in the nicest holiday resort of the entire galaxy. Isn't it swell to be a CIBO???
In the last game, CIBO gets back from his break. He struggles with the prospect of getting back to work, and as if that weren't enough, he gets locked up as soon as he returns. You will fight to ensure every CIBO is entitled to some vacation. Paid leave for the win!
You're competing with all the other employees! As you may have guessed, there's no being the galaxy's best without a fight.
Steal your opponents' cogs and bolts by charging at them with lightning speed (testers have been calling this move the "Daashhh"). Push them into the trash and other dangerous elements of the stage so they lose their earnings.
Become the BOSS thanks to an ability that automatically collects your opponents' cogs and bolts as if they had worked for you.
You can also work hard to get your hands on the platinum bolt which will greatly increase your productivity!
But be careful, a burn-out will make you idle for a moment and a coffee break will require you to press your controller's action button as fast as possible to drink coffee quickly and get back to work before everyone else.
Remember, your job is a dangerous one, accidents can happen anytime. Luckily the medic robot will always nurse you back to work! There are no such things as sick leaves!
The settings are dynamic and the sights are varied throughout the game: machines, robots, spaceships and a multitude of platforms will bring you diversity and a difficulty that increases every level. The Gameplay is always fresh!
The progression is scenario-dependent, each level is unlocked by objectives. Online, you will play versus the other world's players, and your score will appear on the global scoreboard. You will start the adventure as an intern, then fight for better titles: become an apprentice, an employee, a supervisor, the employee of the day, of the week, of the month, of the year and even perhaps, of the galaxy!
The Multiplayer Mode can pit up to 4 people against each other. The Team Mode is 2 versus 2 and lets you create your own tournaments! We've been telling the early testers of the first CIBOS levels that it's a "sofa" game. All you need is to get together with some friends, grab some drinks (whichever you're into, that's cool) and snacks to spend a great night together around CIBOS.
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The game will be available for PC/MAC/LINUX at first. Then, it will come to console! An Xbox One release has already been confirmed, and we'd also like to release it for the PlayStation 4 and Wii U.
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I lové this game !!!
This isn't my kind of game, but I can certainly see a lot of people enjoying this. The graphics are great, and it looks like fun competition. Best of luck!
Thank you for your frankness and your encouragement.
Excellent ! l'univers est juste magnifique ! Bien joué !
Graphisme haut de gamme, univers bien barrés, tout y est, bravo !!
This is so good i cannot stop!! trop bon,super,cool! bravo!
Hâte de pouvoir y jouer :) et félicitations à toute l'équipe!
On est d'accord ;) Merci!!!
Direction artistique original, contexte sympa, et gameplay énergique vivement un Kickstarter ! Beau boulot.
J'attend avec impatience cette petite merveille !!! Félicitation pour tout le travail accompli jusqu'à présent et très bonne idée d'y avoir intégrer un mode multijoueur... A très vite sur CIBOS !!!
Beautiful art direction that comes strengthen the oniric vision of a universe where people like to work a little to much, makes sense they are aliens :) There is also something in the atmosphere, maybe from the grunge or steam aesthetics that makes me remember Oddworld, which is a good thing i guess. Well I already had the chance to play it, felt dynamic at the time and very fun in group, can't wait for the following games that take place in this world, wish you the best !
Bravo, c'est magnifique, ca a l'air drôlement dynamique. J'espère pouvoir y jouer dans pas trop longtemps.
Hey friends, good luck with your collective campaign ^^ I played this game on a video games event in Paris and it's really really fun, specially when played with 2 players. Great job!
I tried it during a major event in France, and it was just perfect. it is really easy to understand and when you play it with a friend it's become really addictive. I can't wait to play with CIBOS again, The Best Employee of the Universe !!!!
Excellent ! J'ai pu l'essayer à la PGW avec des amis, c'était un moment très sympathique ^^ il faudra que je me l'achète !
This version of the game will only be available until the end of the campaign.
In this demo you will find a playable level for 1 to 4 local players.
For none AZERTY keyboard, hold the ALT key during the game's launch to remap Keys or change Screen Resolution.
For windows users DirectX 9.0c required.
Laurent Siefer, the inventor of Cibo and the game designer, has worked for Ubisoft and other studios as well, as a graphist on Rayman Revolution. After that, he became a graphic novel writer and illustrator before returning to the video game industry.
Lionel Courgnaud, co-founder of the studio and developer of Cibo. He started his career in the video game industry and the new technology enterprises. After that, he became a graphic novel writer and illustrator. He returns to his first love with "I am a dog – Studio".
Thierry Mary is the founder of the graphic novel school l'Iconograf, of Watch Digital Comics and Asteure and he's the friend and partner of Laurent. He's the one doing the job the others don't care for and in return they let him think he's in charge.
Manuel Hauss has also worked for Ubisoft. He creates images, animations and invents concepts. He's the animator and model creator of Cibo and of another of the game's character.
Jérémy Langard, having completed his studies in the domain of visual arts, is now a graphic novel writer for Watch Digital Comics. He's the creator of the audio environment for Cibo.


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An over 55s retirement village in Gilleston Heights has fallen into receivership, but managers have assured residents that it is 'business as usual'. Settlers Ridge Estate in Gillieston Heights is one of five over 55s retirement villages in the Settler Lifestyle group including two in Western Australia and two in Queensland. Damien Hodgkinson, of DEM Asia Group, was appointed voluntary administrator of the retirement village group and appointed receivers last month. Joseph Hansell, Ian Frances and John Park of FTI Consulting were appointed receivers and managers late last month, and issued a statement confirming the business has entered receivership. "The receivers and managers have taken control of the Settlers Group and intend to conduct the operations of the facilities on a business as usual basis, while a sale campaign for the whole group is conducted on a going concern basis," the statement said. In other news: The first Maitland heat of the 2019 Hunter Poetry Slam has been hailed a success "The receivers and managers intend to work with all stakeholders and Settlers Group service providers to ensure that there is no interruption in the delivery of services to the facilities operated by the Settlers Group or the residents." "The receivers and managers, intend to engage directly with the respective managers at each of the facilities in order to explain the nature and the expected outcome of the appointment. "At this stage it is too early to provide an estimate of the amount of time it will take to complete the receivership. "Timing of this process is ultimately determined by how long it takes to bring the properties to market, conduct an orderly marketing campaign and then to assess and decide upon the final offers that have been submitted. "Regardless, the receivers and managers will ensure that residents are kept informed during the sale process."
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An over 55s retirement village in Gilleston Heights has fallen into receivership
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Settlers Ridge estate at Gillieston Heights
An over 55s retirement village in Gilleston Heights has fallen into receivership, but managers have assured residents that it is 'business as usual'.
Settlers Ridge Estate in Gillieston Heights is one of five over 55s retirement villages in the Settler Lifestyle group including two in Western Australia and two in Queensland.
Damien Hodgkinson, of DEM Asia Group, was appointed voluntary administrator of the retirement village group and appointed receivers last month.
Joseph Hansell, Ian Frances and John Park of FTI Consulting were appointed receivers and managers late last month, and issued a statement confirming the business has entered receivership.
"The receivers and managers have taken control of the Settlers Group and intend to conduct the operations of the facilities on a business as usual basis, while a sale campaign for the whole group is conducted on a going concern basis," the statement said.
In other news: The first Maitland heat of the 2019 Hunter Poetry Slam has been hailed a success
"The receivers and managers intend to work with all stakeholders and Settlers Group service providers to ensure that there is no interruption in the delivery of services to the facilities operated by the Settlers Group or the residents."
"The receivers and managers, intend to engage directly with the respective managers at each of the facilities in order to explain the nature and the expected outcome of the appointment.
"At this stage it is too early to provide an estimate of the amount of time it will take to complete the receivership.
"Timing of this process is ultimately determined by how long it takes to bring the properties to market, conduct an orderly marketing campaign and then to assess and decide upon the final offers that have been submitted.
"Regardless, the receivers and managers will ensure that residents are kept informed during the sale process."


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Pistons' Bojan Bogdanovic avoids serious injury: 'Not as bad as it seemed'
Detroit — The Pistons suffered another blow to their starting lineup when Bojan Bogdanovic went down with a leg injury with 24 seconds left in the Pistons' loss to the Phoenix Suns on Friday.
Bogdanovic was about to initiate a fast break when Suns forward Torrey Craig stepped on his ankle, causing Bogdanovic's knee to buckle. He clutched his knee for nearly a minute before he was helped to his feet and escorted to the Pistons' bench.
Following the game, Pistons coach Dwane Casey was under the belief a foul should've been called on Craig. Saturday's injury report revealed Bogdanovic's injury was right knee and ankle soreness, a relief for the Pistons because the injury appeared to be more severe.
"Very serious," Casey said. "It was a torque action where he stepped on his ankle and it went to his knee. But it's not as bad as it seemed, but it's still sore and still hurting. But Bogey's a tough kid, a tough guy. He'll fight through it and come back from it."
After a couple of days to review the play, Casey also stood firm in his stance and revealed the Pistons submitted the play to the league for review.
"I thought it was a foul. We turned it in. Haven't heard anything back," Casey said. "I thought (Craig) stepped on his foot and it impeded him from starting the fast break. It made him lose the ball, but his foot was directly on his ankle. I haven't talked to the officials to find out what the interpretation was. I haven't read the last two minute report, so I assume they didn't see a foul. I thought at the time, and I still think it is a foul."
Bogdanovic is being held out of Sunday's game against the Cleveland Cavaliers, alongside Jaden Ivey (right knee soreness), Isaiah Stewart (right big toe sprain) and Cade Cunningham (right shin soreness).
Pistons forward Saddiq Bey, who has missed the last four games due to a right ankle sprain is available for Sunday's game against the Cavaliers.
"I was texting with him and also Austin. They were back in the gym at 9, 10 o'clock the other night getting shots up. I don't know how much he was doing with the ankle, but he's putting in the work trying to get back and get his ankle ready. Saddiq Bey is a worker, so whatever he has to do to get back he will."
Casey was also asked about Cunningham, who is currently weighing treatment options for his right shin soreness, which has bothered him since the preseason. The second-year guard mulling options to determine if surgery is needed to treat his left shin injury.
"I have no clue," Casey said when asked when he expects Cunningham to be back. "It's up to the medical group and to Cade. Whatever's best for his health, I'm all for it. One way or the other, whatever he decides to do, I'm 100% behind him, his family, his people. I'm worried about Cleveland's transition defense tonight. When it happens, it happens."
Cunningham didn't play during the Pistons' six-game road trip, but he played his part by cheering his teammates on and adding energy from the bench.
"Cade was on the bench talking and observing," Casey said. "I would ask him what he saw and he would give his three cents worth but we're trying to keep guys engaged and mentally focused while they're not playing."
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Autism spectrum disorder occurs more often in children with Down syndrome than in other children. Prevalence may be as high as 10. The dual diagnosis of autism and Down Syndrome can be extremely disabling.
Children with Down syndrome, who also have the dual diagnosis of an autistic spectrum disorder, tend to receive a diagnosis at an older age than their peers. Their parents and carers may experience a long wait and considerable difficulty in obtaining the diagnosis .
lack of awareness of the usual developmental profile of children with Down syndrome.
Children may display behaviours typical of autism in infancy or as toddlers, and follow a course similar to that seen in other children. However it is not unusual for the condition to be heralded by regression of social and communication skills noted in later childhood.
The possibility of Autism spectrum disorder must be considered in any preschool child with Down syndrome who is failing to make expected progress in speech and language, social communication and social interaction skills, and in any older child who shows regression of these skills.
Diagnosis is critically important because when the two conditions coexist autistic disorder takes precedence in terms of educational and management needs.
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Q: Generate xml from existing xml without one node I want to generate an xml from existing one but remove one node by Id:
My xml is:
<PartyList>
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  <Party Id="2" In="true" Out="false"/>
  <Party Id="3" In="true" Out="true"/>
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and tried to select the node by using the following but cant remove it:
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how can I remove it? and is there a better way by using linq to xml?

A: Removing selected element from the XmlDocument can be done as follow :
xmlNode = xmlDoc.SelectSingleNode("/PartyList/Partyx[@Id='3']");
xmlNode.ParentNode.RemoveChild(xmlNode);
xmlDoc.Save("path_for_the_updated_file.xml");

Or using LINQ-to-XML's XDocument :
var doc = XDocument.Load("path_to_your_xml_file.xml");
doc.Root
   .Elements("Partyx")
   .First(o => (int)o.Attribute("Id") == 3)
   .Remove();
doc.Save("path_for_the_updated_file.xml");

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Hodgson Questions 'Lies, Damned Lies and Statistics'
After being told his team had more shots on goal and possession than Southampton in their last Premier League outing, Roy Hodgson has urged supporters to look beyond statistics to analyse a team's performance.
Hodgson graciously admitted that his team deserved to fall to defeat against the Saints a fortnight ago, despite the stats showing Palace had more of the ball, more shots (including on target) and more corners than opponents, but watching from the sidelines with over 40 years of coaching experience behind him, Hodgson is well-placed to judge who should be winning the contest without needing the numbers.
Discussing the ever-increasing deluge of statistics in the game now, he said: "We rely more and more upon statistics in football – it wasn't that long ago that we didn't know how many shots a team had or how many were on target, it's quite a recent thing.
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"I'm not sure who coined the quote about 'lies, damned lies and statistics' but I definitely have a lot of sympathy for them because I think a lot of noise can be made around a statistic, and then when you analyse what has gone on turns out to be less than proof.
"You do look at statistical evidence such as the data we get from our training sessions, but the things I don't pay any attention to are shots on goal or shots on target. Quite often, I'm happy for a team to have a shot at goal because it doesn't worry me at all that it's going to go into the back of the net, whereas there are a lot of situations in the game where I'm on tenterhooks thinking 'this is a going to be a goal against us' and we get away with it."
Palace head into Saturday's game against Huddersfield Town with the stats showing that so far this season the Eagles have mustered 20 more shots, average 5% more possession, have played nearly 250 more passes and faced less shots than David Wagner's team, but Hodgson doesn't believe in their relevance ahead of the game.
Continuing his point, he said: "We don't count a shot that hits the post as a shot on target, or a ball that wizzes across the six-yard box where the guy is a millimetre away from putting his foot on it, so if I was really going to want a detailed statistical analysis of our performance, I'd have someone looking at all of those things and not just putting up 60% v 40%.
"Where was the possession? Who is making the passes – the centre-back or the central midfield player? It's just 'we had 60% and they had 40% so we must be better', it's just naïve and lacking in nuance."


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Brad Bergfeld, President of Bergfeld Agency LLC, was born in Tyler and attended Robert E. Lee high school. He graduated from Texas Tech University with a BBA degree in Finance and then went on to receive his Master's in Business Administration from Texas Tech. Brad was also a member of the Texas Tech Football team from 2002-2005 and was named to the Academic All Big XII team 3 years in a row.
After completing his MBA Brad moved back to Tyler in the summer of 2008 and began working at Bergfeld Agency.
Since coming back to Tyler he has received his Texas Insurance License and his Real Estate Salesperson license. In 2014 Brad became a Certified Insurance Counselor. Brad is a past President of the Independents Agents of Tyler Board of Directors and also serves on the Board of Directors at Tyler House of Faith and Historic Tyler.
Julius L. Bergfeld, Jr. was born in Tyler and attended Tyler Public Schools. He graduated from the University of Texas in Austin with a BBA Degree in Insurance and was on the Dean's Honor Roll.
After attending college he went on to South Texas College of Law earning the degree of Juris Doctor and was an American Jurisprudence Award Winner and ranked number fived in his graduating class.
He was licensed by the Supreme Court of Texas to practice law in 1969 and also received his Texas Insurance License and his Real Estate Broker license in that same year. He has been involved in the insurance business throughout his career.
He has served as president of the Independent Insurance Agents of Tyler. His civic activities have included serving on the Vestry of Christ Episcopal Church, Salvation Army Advisory Board, Mother Frances Hospital Advisory Board, Citizens 1st National Bank and First City National Bank Boards. Additionally, he was Co-Chairman of the Robert E. Lee Cox Communications Athletic Center fund-raising committee.
Courtney started working at Bergfeld Agency in February 2015 as the personal lines account manager. Courtney has an Associate's Degree in general studies and is now a licensed insurance agent. Before working at Bergfeld Agency she was a certified medical and x-ray assistant at a pain management clinic in Tyler, TX. When Courtney is not busy at the agency, she enjoys quality time with her husband, Logan and her son Weston.
Ashly started working at Bergfeld Agency in September 2017 as the commercial lines account manager. Ashly has a Bachelor's Degree in Psychology from Texas Tech University and is a licensed insurance agent with experience in the insurance industry dating back to 2006. In Ashly's spare time she enjoys developing her photography business and spending time with friends and family.


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Demographic and Economic Trends in the Nordic Countries
Urban landscape of Nordic countries is dominated by the respective capital cities of Sweden, Norway, Finland, and Denmark. For example, the size of consumer markets (as measured by total annual household disposable income) of the capital cities was as much as three to five times as large as the second largest cities in the respective country.
While the dominating role of capital cities is similar across Nordic countries, development of regional differences is forecast to follow different paths in Nordic countries. Norway and Denmark currently face the largest regional disparities among Nordic countries, and Oslo and Copenhagen will further distance themselves from smaller cities thanks to their fast growth of average income over 2014-2030. In contrast, Sweden and Finland are expected to continue convergence of among their regions and cities as smaller cities are forecast to perform better than the capital cities in terms of annual income growth.
Figure 1: Future Demographic Trends in Sweden and Denmark, 1980-2030
Over the last decade (2004-2014) population by age in Sweden was most similar to Denmark's demographic structure. Both countries had population peaks in the cohorts of 35-45 and 55-65 years of age and the average age in both countries was around 40 years. However looking into the coming years, the similarity is going to fade away: over 2016-2026 Sweden will be more similar to Norway, France, Azerbaijan or Belgium than to Denmark, which would only rank as number 13 among all countries in terms of similarity to Sweden's age structure. The differences will only increase with time. Why do we see such a trend?
The reason for this lies in immigration flows and particularly – the age structure of immigrants (datagraphic). While Sweden attracts more immigrants (relative to its population), it is also a country popular among younger immigrants of 20+ years of age. Immigration rates to Denmark are slightly lower, besides immigrants to Denmark are slightly older – mostly of the age 30+. This minor age difference has a large impact on fertility rates. Even though historically, index of aging (% of persons aged 65+ per children aged 0–14) was always higher in Sweden than in Denmark, due to the above-mentioned tendency Denmark is expected to become "older" than Sweden in 2017. This will result in diverging population structures in both countries over the next decade and further.
Figure 2: Russian Slowdown Scenario, Effect on GDP for Nordic Countries, 2015-2019
Source: Euromonitor International
Among Nordic countries, Finland would be the most affected by a recession in Russia. However, the effects would not be especially large for Finland either. In the Russian recession scenario, where Russia's real GDP contracts by -2.9% in the first year, Finland's real GDP growth would only be 0.2 % slower relative to the baseline.
There are various reasons why a recession in one country has an effect on economic growth in another country – trade linkages, financial flows, consumer confidence spill-overs, etc. Euromonitor International's Macro Model allows quantifying how a boom or slowdown in one country might affect another country described by four key macroeconomic variables – real GDP growth, inflation, unemployment and interest rates.
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Boston has a rich history dating back to the birth of the United States of America. Some of the things Boston is most proud of are its sports teams. The Patriots, Celtics, Red Sox, and Bruins all have rich history and a dedicated fan base to match. A place that displays every memorable moment for these teams is The Sports Museum located in the TD Garden, the home stadium for the Bruins and Celtics. This exciting museum covers everything from the evolution of women's basketball to the original football team, the Boston Redskins. If it involves Boston and sports, chances are it's there.
The museum was founded in 1977, five years after the Bruins won their last Stanley Cup, before winning in 2011. This interesting museum features many different kinds of memorabilia, from several legendary events in Boston sports history.
Such items include Patriot's kicker Adam Vinatieri's cleats from 2002 Super Bowl XXXVI, where Vinatieri hit a 48-yard game winning field goal against the St. Louis Rams.
The museum is great for all ages. It holds and participates in many different kinds of events, including charity events like a celebrity golf classic at the Andover Country Club, and the Rodman Ride for Kids, which has raised over $93 million for at-risk kids in Massachusetts. In addition to these events, the museum also has educational programs ranging from sports to bullying.
Admission is $12 for adults and $6 for students and seniors. If you are a fan of Boston professional or college sports, this is the place to go. There is no better place possibly in the world for a die-hard Boston fan.


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African American History Museum Pass Guidelines to Change in January
The new guidelines take effect in January 2019
By Gina Cook	• Published at 8:43 pm on December 13, 2018
The National Museum of African American History and Culture is launching new visitation guidelines starting next year.
NMAAHC announced on Twitter it will introduce guidelines for peak and off-peak seasons.
During peak season, advance timed passes and same-day online timed passes are required for entry before 1 p.m. and on the weekends. Walk-up entry is available Monday through Friday from 1 p.m. until close.
Peak season runs from March through August.
For the rest of the year, September through February, the museum says walk-up entry begins at 10 a.m. each weekday. Timed passes will only be required on weekends.
How to get advanced timed passes:
Advance timed entry passes are released on the first Wednesday of each month.
The next time to sign up for passes is on Wednesday, Jan. 2 at 9 a.m. EST for the month of April 2019. You can get up to six advance passes per order. Advance passes typically go very fast. Sign up for them here.
Same-day online passes:
Same-day timed entry passes are available online beginning at 6:30 a.m. EST daily until they run out. You can get up to four same-day passes per order. Same-day passes are not available via phone. See here for same-day passes.
Group passes for 10 people or more are required every day of the year, during both peak and off-peak seasons.
On Jan. 7, 2019, the museum will launch its online system for group visits. Groups of 10 or more people will be able to view the dates and times available for any particular day. The museum provides group entry for about 75,000 people each month, with more available on weekends when groups frequently visit.
Visit the museum's website for more information.


Netherlands Tri Series 2018 Live Scores : Welcome to OyeCricket.com's coverage of the Netherlands vs Scotland Match 5 of the Netherlands Tri Series 2018 at the VRA Cricket Ground in Amstelveen. Follow here Ned vs Sco Live Score and check out the full Netherlands vs Scotland scorecard in this post . This is the Match 5 of Netherlands and Netherlands as part of the Netherlands Tri Series 2018. In case, you do not get to watch the live action of the Ned vs Sco Tri Series Match, then you can always get the Ned vs Sco live scores and may be even the Ned vs Sco highlights later on. Keep browsing OyeCricket.com for extensive coverage of Netherlands Tri Series 2018 and also for the Netherlands vs Scotland Live Score.
Ned vs Sco Match 5 of Netherlands Tri Series 2018 begins at 20:30 IST which is 17:00 local time.
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The Delights of Distraction No.5
In April, we - Vivita and Avneet, the co-founders of The Wishing Chair, released the "Delights of Distraction" newsletters; a grab-bag of some of our favorite links across the internet that lent some diversion, inspiration and solace during these unsettling times. We hope to continue this weekly correspondence as long as it resonates with you, our readers - our true sources of joy and delight.
It's been almost a week since Lockdown 4.0 was announced and going by some of the traffic on the streets, you'd think COVID19 never happened. Everything has changed, but we remain the same. Does that mean we would ever go back to the way things were? The new normal still feels a little unsettling, like walking from life before lockdown to life after, on a creaky wooden bridge.
As we intrepidly stumble into this evolving new world: some good news - we are now shipping ACROSS India. But our stores are still closed except our Bangalore outlet, so keep shopping with us online if you're so inclined.
Alright, enough chitter chatter from us, here are some of our favourites this week:
To Read: As a women-led, women-driven brand, we have been following the debate on why women-led countries were better at handling the pandemic. Here's a perspective which we felt explained why in a holistic way: It has less to do with the leaders themselves and more to do with the kind of societies that elect them.
To Marvel: Miniatures have had our hearts since our dollhouse years, as we would collect every tiny object that could furnish our mini-me version of home. When we discovered the work of ceramic miniaturist Troy Schmidt, our awe was anything but mini! Scroll through his insta feed for some pure joy.
To Watch: Chris and Liam Hemsworth, Ryan Reynolds, Meryl Streep and Benedict Cumberbatch are among stars taking part in a group reading of Roald Dahl's beloved classic James and the Giant Peach to raise money for the fight against coronavirus. The book is a fab nostalgic narration, enjoyable for you (if you're child-adults like us) but especially for your little ones, as it's a wacky and wonderful tale about resilience in children, triumph in adversity and dealing with a sense of isolation (relevant, much?). Roald Dahl also happens to be one of our top favourite authors, for imbuing the idea that with a little imagination, the world is filled with endless possibilities. Watch it here.
To Cook: Now that lockdown is easing, you might look forward to hosting a few of your long-lost friends, for a fun little mask&santizer, social-distancing lunch! Don't stress about dessert, as this is a list of 10 easy desserts that take less than 30 mins to make: cakes that bake up in a flash, cookies that require little more than stirring and scooping, all come together with ease and bakery-level yumminess. We tried the brownie cookies which were lip-smackingly good. Check them out here.
To Ponder: Though the last two months have been devastating, the virus has shone awareness on personal and public hygiene - we could do with less spitting on streets and BO! If like us, you have wondered about these changes becoming permanent or whether we will go back to our filthy ol' ways - this article may have some answers. Christina Gravert explains how we can convert the initial emotional high toward new public health behaviors into long-term change, through "nudges". Now if all men on public transport can be "nudged" into permanently social distancing from me, that would be great!
To Learn: If you have always wanted to improve core, flexibility, and mobility and never got around to it, or if you have never worked out or are new to movement. Sanctum Pilates is offering FREE virtual studio classes till the end of the month via zoom. Their classes are starting with the basics so they are suitable for all levels. Learn the ABC's of pilates free while you can, she's one of the most patient, gentle trainers out there! Find them on Instagram here.
And finally, a quote we read recently that has stuck with us - 'the pandemic is undeniably collective, yet distinctly personal'. How it's affected us and what we are going to take from it is unique to each one of us. We're all rocked by the same storm, but we're all in very different boats (some of us in cruise ships - some in barely a raft!). We would love to hear how the storm has impacted you and what positive changes you're going to be making for yourself going forward, as you row safely, to shore.
As always, stay safe and keep carrying your light,
Vivita and Avneet
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One year on from the World Humanitarian Summit Charter4Change signatories share progress made, and challenges encountered, in implementing the Charter's commitments by May 2018.
The report in its entirety can be accessed here. For further information please contact admin@charter4change.org.


International Exhibition Centre "Moldexpo" S.A.
MOLDMEDIZIN & MOLDDENT is the most important event for the health care sector in Moldova, which aims to develop local market medical products and services . The exhibition aims to contribute to equipping medical institutions in the country with technology and advanced equipment for diagnosis and treatment.
The exhibition is held with the official support of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Social Protection of the Republic of Moldova and professional medical associations.
Traditionally , the exhibition takes place at "Moldexpo " , a leader in organizing exhibitions and fairs in Moldova. MOLDMEDIZIN & MOLDDENT is part of the national program to improve the quality of medical services rendered .
The situation in the Republic of Moldova does not have their own industry production of machinery and medical equipment and pharmaceuticals production remains insufficient , the exhibition draws on the local market high quality medical products and advanced technologies for diagnosis and treatment. For three days "Moldexpo " becomes the focus of the medical community in the country , a veritable school of experience exchange, where one could get familiar with the latest developments in medicine .
We hope that the International Specialized Exhibition MOLDMEDIZIN & MOLDDENT will interest you and become a part of your marketing plan.


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