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Nevis Tourism Authority Launches Series Of Activities To Celebrate World Meditation Day
The following is a press release from the Nevis Tourism Authority (NTA) regarding its activities to celebrate World Meditation Day 2021.
Nevis Education Official Pleased With Progress To Facilitate Equitable Education For…
An education official in the Nevis Island Administration (NIA) says the thrust toward providing equitable education for students in St. Kitts and Nevis is forging ahead satisfactorily.
Nationals Awarded Star Of Merit At Investiture Ceremony
7 nationals were rewarded for their service to the federation on Wednesday with the presentation the Companion of the Star of Merit.
Ministry Of Agriculture Abuzz With Developing Beekeeping Sector Says Minister Jeffers
During his speech at a beekeeping exhibition at the National Museum on May 18, 2021, Minister of Agriculture, Honourable Alexis Jeffers, said his ministry is committed to the beekeeping sector in the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis.
SEDU Disburses More Than $1 Million In Small Business Loans
The Small Enterprise Development Unit (SEDU) in the Nevis Island Administration's (NIA) Ministry of Finance has disbursed in excess of EC $1 million in loans to entrepreneurs in Nevis over the past 13 months.
OAS Programme: 2021 Calls For Applications Of The Academic Scholarship
The Human Resource Management Department is pleased to announce that the call for Undergraduate and Graduate Academic Studies and/or Research leading to a degree is open for the 2021 selection process.
Mediation Training Is Useful to Solving Issues in All Walks of Life, Says Dennis "Freddie" Knight
St. Kitts and Nevis is ramping up its alternative dispute resolution process by training 26 additional persons to become Court-connected Mediators.
ZIZ Midday News – May 19, 2021
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Basketball Results For Tuesday 18 May, 2021
Two games were played on Tuesday in the SKNABA National Bank Senior League.
Development Bank's 40th Anniversary Stands For A New Beginning, Says Chairman Thompson
As the Development Bank of St. Kitts and Nevis celebrates its 40th anniversary, Chairman of the Board of Directors Mr. Warren Thompson is challenging members of the Board, Management, and Staff to work on improving the Bank's success and…
Woman Charged For Money Laundering And Larceny By Servant
Thirty-three-year-old Latoya Rawlins of Buckley's Estate was arrested and charged by the Police.
Premier Brantley Lauds The New Fruit Garden Tour As A Boost To Nevis' Tourism Product
The recently launched "Around the Garden Tour" at the Cades Bay Food Orchard is being lauded as the latest addition to Nevis' authentic tourism experiences.
Grade 6 Teachers Participate In Assessment Development Workshop
The Curriculum Development Unit (CDU) hosted a one-day workshop for grade six teachers within the Federation. The workshop, on Monday, May 17 at the Windsor School of Medicine Conference room was held under the theme 'Preparing Fair and…


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A common concern is whether or not Probate will be required when a person passes away. The good news is that there are only two situations that require Probate. The bad news is that a majority of adults meet at least one of the situations.
Idaho Code, or law, dictates that upon a person's passing, their estate is required to go through the Probate process if one of these two conditions are met: 1) that person owns an interest in real property (ie land, home) regardless of its value; or 2) that person owns more than $100,000 in total assets. If a person meets one of these requirements, then they are forced to go through Probate unless they have taken special steps.
If a person does not meet either of these conditions, then Probate is not required. If there are no concerns, you can operate with a Small Estate Affidavit. If there are concerns, such as family disputes or creditors, you can still apply for Probate.
If you are certain that Probate would be required for you after reading the minimal requirements that trigger Probate, a competent attorney could explain to you the possibility of avoiding Probate and the pros and cons of using one or more of these options; a Living Trust, payable-on-death beneficiary designations, joint tenancy ownership, community property ownership, or life estate ownership. All of these options have limitations and a conversation with a lawyer is recommended concerning your personal situation.
Ultimately, where a person owns property worth more than $100,000, or where he or she owns any real estate, the most effective means of avoiding Probate is through the use of a Living Trust. Properly prepared with the assistance of a skilled attorney or lawyer, it is the best way to avoid probate.
Justin Jeppesen: What Is Probate?


Feud: Bette and Joan, Chicago Justice and two time-travels shows—Making History and Time After Time—sit atop the heap of March 2017 TV premieres calendar. And they all debut on the same night.
March 5 is one of those overloaded TV nights, with at least six new shows premiering. At least five shows return for new seasons, too.
Keep reading for more March 2017 TV premieres. I highlighted in bold the titles I'm looking forward to watching. I'll continue to add new ones throughout the month.


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INTEGRATING PALLIATIVE MEDICINE INTO MBBS UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULUM
From 2019 onwards, the MCI has revised the MCI curriculum and has introduced several new topics relating to palliative medicine. It has introduced an entirely new section called AETCOMS (Attitude, Ethics and Communication) which has aspects related to principles and practice of palliative care. The topics relate to managing pain and symptoms, principles of palliative care, ethics and decision making, end of life care and communication skills.
Dr. Sushma Bhatnagar and Dr. Naveen Salins identified the topics related to palliative care by screening through all years of MBBS curriculum. The set of topics identified through screening was presented to Dr. Vinod K Paul, Chair of the Board of Governors of Medical Council of India. It has been approved by the chair of MCI that these topics are palliative medicine related topics and preferably taught by the palliative medicine professionals when available.
We must congratulate Prof V. K. Paul and his team for this achievement. This was long awaited. We hope we will produce doctors who will have knowledge of holistic care of patients full of compassion, empathy and humanity.
The link to the AETCOMS curriculum can be found here: https://www.mciindia.org/CMS/information-desk/for-colleges/ug-curriculum
Palliative Care program started in all six AIIMS of the country and many more leading medical Institutions
The All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) is in collaboration with the Asia Pacific Hospice Palliative Care Network (APHN) to provide a Palliative Care Training Program aimed at Cancer Treatment Centres (CTCs) in India. This has the support of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India (MOHFW) as part of the implementation of the National Program for Palliative Care (NPPC) of the Government of India, which mandates that all institutions dealing with cancer and non-communicable diseases have palliative care services.
The program has four important outcome criteria, to begin with, at the end of one year the Institute should start:
Regular Out-Patient Services for Pain and Symptom Management.
Should have an uninterrupted supply of Oral Morphine for intractable cancer pain management.
Should start consultative services in the whole of the respective institute for all those patients suffering from a chronic debilitating condition and need help.
Must integrate Palliative care education in medical and nursing curriculum.
The training is taking place over 12 months. There is a total of 19 training days comprising of:
a 5-day centralized Foundation Course,
a 5-day clinical attachment at AIIMS, Delhi
ongoing mentoring by email & teleconferencing
2 x 3 days of follow-on clinical training at the respective CTCs
a 3-day centralized follow-on training (Refresher Course)
The master trainers and mentors are expert palliative care physicians and nurses in India who are part of a team supported by international faculty from Asia Pacific countries such as Australia, Singapore and the United Kingdom. The curriculum will cover pain and symptom management, communication skills to enable participants to give psychosocial support to patients and their families, ethical issues at the end of life, how to start and manage palliative care services in different settings of care, monitoring standards and auditing treatment outcomes.
On completion of training, the teams will enable the CTC to achieve Recognized Medical Institute (RMI) status for the procurement, storage and dispensing of strong opioids needed for pain and symptom control, according to the amended Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substance (NDPS) Act.
To strengthen this program further AIIMS, New Delhi started combined teaching program through telemedicine services in all six AIIMS of the country. Every Friday at 8-9AM AIIMS, New Delhi is conducting seminars on topics related to Palliative Medicine and there is live telecast of the lectures to all six AIIMS of the country. Any Institutions where telemedicine facilities are available can join this continuum Medical Education program by sending a request to Director's AIIMS with a copy to Dr Sushma Bhatnagar. Recently Manipal Institute of Medical Sciences has joined hands to strengthen this program.
We are grateful to AIIMS, administration, Mr Lee Poh Wah, CEO of Lien Foundation, Dr Cynthia Goh, and our Brilliant faculty Dr Jeremy Johnson, Dr Santosh Chaturvedi, Dr Naveen Salins, Dr Anjum Joad, Dr Priya Kulkarni, Dr Charu Singh, Dr Seema Roa, Dr SPS Rana, Dr Roopesh Jain, Dr Savita Butola, Dr Mayank Gupta, Dr Aditi Chaturvedi, Sister Stella, Sister Govindi, Sister Nelimma Shinde and many more.
AAHPM Annual Assembly at Orlando, Florida
International Scholars with their mentors.
Dr. Mohd. Yunus Khilji from Bikaner, an active member of IAPC, Dr. Sunil Kumar M. M. from Pallium India and Dr. Spandana Rayala from Hyderabad represented India at AAHPM Annual Assembly at Orlando, Florida, USA from 13th to 16th march 2016. They were selected as international scholars by AAHPM to represent their country and speak about status of palliative medicine in their respective regions.
With AAHPM President Dr. Tammie Quest
There were many scientific sessions particularly focusing on quality of delivered care and other important topics in palliative care. There was a session on last day which was focusing on last year's research to come up with some recommendations on certain topics.
Dr Sunil Kumar spoke about community based Palliative care model of Kerala and global collaboration of Pallium India, Dr Spandana about hospital based palliative care and global research partnerships and Dr Khilji about partnership with unique CTC program in India and efforts to develop MD program at SP Medical College Bikaner.
Bright Spot in Jammu & Kashmir
The first Palliative Care Center for cancer, terminally ill patients inaugurated at District Hospital, Gandhi Nagar, on 12th March.
First center for Palliative care programme and treatment of cancer patients was inaugurated by Principal Secretary,Health and Medical Education, Atul Dullo at district hospital, Gandhi nagar in Jammu.
Dr. Rohit Lahori, Head of Center and Pain treatment said that this is the first center that would provide palliative care to patients with cancer. The center would be treating patients suffering from cancer and terminally ill on daily basis. The centre has an attached 10 bedded ward with state of art facilities and trained staff from the Govt. Hospital, Gandhi nagar, Jammu would be deployed here. It has been set up under the national palliative care programme, AIIMS, New Delhi, in collaboration with the Union Health Ministry APHN, Singapore. He added further that the power pf healing does not lie in just prescribing drugs and medical treatment and that caring is what is essentially required.
Apart from cancer it deals with diseases like HIV/AIDS, dementia, stroke, end stage and renal diseases as well.
Courtsey: The Kashmir Monitor. For more details visit: http://www.thekashmirmonitor.net/jk-gets-its-first-palliative-care-center-for-cancer-patients/amp/
Blue Maple
A booklet on Procedural Guide for Limitation of Life Sustaining Treatment and End of Life Care was be released by Dr. B. N. Gangadhar, Director of NIMHANS and Member Board of Governer, Medical Council of India on 24th March Sunday 9:30 AM, University Senate Hall, Manipal Academy of Higher Education.
PRESPECTIVE: My interest in Palliative Care. Why? Find the purpose and the means follow.
Before Life Ends, Understand and Evaluate the Choice of Medical Treatment offered Methodised Action Plan for Limitation of Life-Sustaining Treatment and End of Life
Mr. K. V. Ganpathy, Volunteer Counseller, TMH, Mumbai
As a unit of family care giver, seeing your sibling go through physical and psychological distress is indeed too overwhelming.
I can say this, as I had the misfortune of playing the role of care giver to my sister who died of cervical cancer way back in 1999. The illness spanned for four months, from diagnosis on June 26th to her death on November 1st.
Mr. K. V. Ganpathy, has also given valuable inputs in the Volunteers Handbook which was published in 2018 by IAPC.
But the suffering of these four months left its mark for life time. Also, as a clinical psychologist, I realized how dimension of one's personality has its take on illness. The person referred here was my sister, highly social in nature with food and feeding as prime passion. To see the disease restricting her fundamental desire, only added to the distress of the patient and the care givers. I had absolutely no idea that there could still be ways to help a patient and address these distresses.
That is when I decided my calling to help those afflicted by cancer, in my own little way. When I say this, I fully understand the scale of help one individual can offer to a person afflicted by enormity of the disease.
However, true to the belief that 'if one finds a purpose, means follows' and that is exactly what happened to me.
In the November of 2011, after due considerations, I chose to head one of the NGO's called JASCAP (Jeet Association for Support to Cancer), primarily into cancer education and financial assistance to patients. The NGO has its office in Tata Memorial Hospital, Parel, Mumbai. As an academician, I always believed in the power of information and hence I was able to identify with the organization's goal of educating cancer community.
The NGO has to its credit app 200 titles of various kinds of cancers, some of them in different in Indian languages ranging from Hindi to Assamese.
By sheer coincidence, I was introduced to the department of Palliative Medicine of the hospital where I saw the families and patients going through similar suffering that I could easily identify with. From then there was only moving forward to helping the department advocate the palliative care services through various interventions, one of them being an active counsellor.
Since then, for about 8 years I have been counselling patients and family caregivers, of Tata Hospital, both paediatric and adult. I have further made myself aware about different dimensions of help to palliative patients through my participation in the IAPCON all these seven years.
Moving ahead, I helped the department run two Home Care services, one out of hours, and one regular plus out of hours, providing financial support to patients and free ambulance service and providing educational support to children of the patients, both deceased and surviving.
That apart I have also been actively participating in the volunteers / doctors six weeks training programme by delivering sessions on some of the psychological and counseling issues. Actively followed up with resource persons for getting their chapters to form a composite syllabus for the volunteers training programme. Conducted a sixteen hours pilot programme at CIPLA Pune from January 5th to 8th, 2019.
My goal is to rope in more community support for sustaining the pall care services throughout Mumbai at least. In the entire process, I have received significant encouragement from the doctors of the department and my counsellor colleagues.
Today as a member of Central Council, my objectives are:
Find opportunities for running more training programmes for volunteers.
Creating a network that can help family rehabilitation.
Students Association of Palliative Care
4th National Conference 16, 17, &18 August 2019, Thrissur, Kerala
Pre-Conference on 2019 August 14th & 15th, 2019.
Theme: "Rehabilitating the Physically Challenged"
Students Association of Palliative Care, an initiative of Alpha Charitable Trust, the parent organization of Alpha Palliative care, has been mobilizing students, teachers and youth for Palliative Care, from October 2006. The Initiative has achieved its initial objective of enhancing awareness and commencing small projects in the educational institutions through Palliative Clubs. The geographical reach is now increased to cover many states in India and Gulf Countries.
Objectives of Students Association of Palliative Care
SAPC has a mission to make youth aware of the compassionate needs of the community;
Offers opportunities to students to serve the community without discrimination irrespective of cast, creed, race, religion and political affiliation;
Inculcate the qualities of leadership in Palliative Care and Social Service in India;
Change the outlook of the community towards the people suffering from pain and distress especially those at the bottom of the socioeconomic pyramid;
To transform the youth as a corrective and unifying force based on mutual love, respect, understanding and selflessness.
SAPCON 2019
We are pleased to announce the 4th Conference of Students Association of Palliative Care (SAPC), the one and only Students Association dedicated to Palliative Care! The conference will be held in Thrissur in Kerala on August 16th, 17th, and 18th, 2019. The pre-conference workshop will be on August 14th and 15th, 2019.
The national and international delegates must participate in the pre-conference workshop which will give them an opportunity to participate in the "homecare visit" of different Alpha link centers.
SAPC Conference will have various competitions to enhance the awareness and increase the student's participation. The conference proceedings has started with launching of SAPC Conference Logo at Punarjani Karunya Sangamam conducted for the physically challenged patients on December 31st.
Competitions with the theme will be held during the 4-month period starting from May 2019 and run up to the SAPC Conference in August 2019.
For further details of participation, kindly contact:
Venus Thekhala,
Chief Project Coordinator,
Emails: venus.alphasapc@gmail.com, sapckerala@gmail.com
Please click the link to learn about the history and evolution of SAPC: SAPC EVOLUTION & HISTORY Youtube video link.
Kochi Home Care Experience
Hindi version of Palliative workbook of carers

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In an informative article that appeared in the recent issue of Stanford Social Innovation Review (SSIR), authors William F. Meehan III and Kim Starkey Jonker discuss the difficulties many nonprofits face when attempting to scale up, and the qualities necessary for an organization to expand its impact successfully.
"Strategic leadership," they explain, consists of seven elements: mission, strategy, impact evaluation, insight & courage, organization & talent, funding, and board governance. The first four elements comprise strategic thinking while the remaining three components make up strategic management.
In the article, Meehan and Jonker also cite the qualities that differentiate Pratham from other NGOs.
The authors, who have closely examined numerous high-impact organizations including Pratham, offer a "Readiness to Scale Matrix," which illustrates the five categories of scale-readiness. They also provide an online diagnostic tool based on this matrix to help nonprofit leaders determine whether they have earned the right to scale.
SSIR is a social innovation quarterly published by the Stanford Center on Philanthropy and Civil Society at Stanford University. Read the full article here.


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Florida wants to import medicine from Canada. But how would that work?
In Florida, Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill last week that, if federal authorities give it their go-ahead — still a very big if — would allow his state to import prescription drugs from Canada. That makes Florida the third state to pass such a law, joining Vermont and Colorado. More such legislative attempts are in the works. So what exactly is Florida's plan to import certain drugs from Canada, and how would it work? [Source: NPR]
» New survey suggests some Floridians skeptical of the idea of importing prescription drugs in an effort to lower prices
Florida's timber industry literally rotting away after Hurricane Michael
The Florida Forest Service estimates that Michael left roughly 72 million tons of rotting timber on the ground. About 13 percent has been cleared in what is expected to be a five to seven-year effort. On June 6, President Trump signed a federal aid package worth billions for recovery from catastrophic disasters, allotting nearly $500 million to help timber farmers in the Florida Panhandle. The package covers 75 percent of the damage, recovery and reforestation costs, leaving farmers responsible for the remaining 25 percent. But after living through the worst storm to ever strike the Panhandle, some farmers are already fighting for economic survival. [Source: FOX News]
Medical marijuana: A Catch-22 for Florida residents, researchers
Ask nearly any scientist in Florida who wants to conduct clinical research on cannabis, and expect to hear echoes of a similar strain: The status of medical marijuana in the Sunshine State is currently hazy -- ask again later. But for thousands of chronically ill patients who rely on the relief they insist cannabis provides, waiting on science is not an option when quality of life is at stake. [Source: 83 Degrees Media]
What a vast plume of Saharan dust means for hurricane season
A vast field of Saharan dust has overtaken the Atlantic basin in a brown plume clearly visible on GOES East satellite imagery. The aerosolized soil from west Africa dries out the atmosphere over the percolating cyclone zone and is an indicator of a punchy wind shear that discourages tropical development. While Saharan dust may be playing a role in quashing some tropical activity, it's also early in the season. The active part of the year doesn't really begin until August when tropical waves start cartwheeling off the west coast of Africa with the potential to become big Cabo Verde hurricanes. [Source: Palm Beach Post]
Proposed constitutional amendment on Florida consumer "energy choice" gets fire from all sides
A proposed state constitutional amendment promising choice to electricity consumers has achieved the rare feat of alienating nearly everyone in Florida politics, from the GOP establishment that runs Tallahassee to progressive environmental groups that traditionally challenge utility monopolies. [Source: Florida Phoenix]
Serving families, helping his neighbors
Miami doctor Inaki Bent, the first in his family to attend college, has dedicated his career to caring for the underserved. He's grateful to the Florida Lottery's Bright Futures Scholarship for helping make it possible for him to give back to the community. He's now an active volunteer in the community where he grew up, inspiring kids who may not have other role models. [Sponsored report]
ALSO AROUND FLORIDA:
› In the Miami suburbs, trash days will be a bit more expensive this fall [Miami Herald]
Miami-Dade residents who rely on the county for trash pick-up will pay more in the fall after a Tuesday vote to increase garbage fees by about 4 percent. The charge, added to property tax bills each year, goes into effect Oct. 1. The typical property will pay an extra $20 a year under the new fee schedule approved by Miami-Dade commissioners in a narrow vote.
› Fattmerchant named Fastest Growing FinTech Company in Central Florida [Florida Trend]
Fattmerchant, an integrated payment solution with omni-channel technology and a disruptive subscription-based pricing model, has been selected as a recipient of Orlando Business Journal's 2019 Fast 50: Central Florida's Fastest Growing Companies award. The annual list recognizes the region's fastest-growing firms, ranked by percentage of revenue growth between 2016 and 2018.
› New business-backed initiative seeks investors to revive Florida's film industry [South Florda Business Journal]
Since the credits rolled on state incentives for filming in Florida, the economic impact from big-ticket productions that left the Sunshine State, such as "Ballers" and "Bloodline," have yet to be replaced. A new initiative aims to change that. Feature Florida Partnerships is seeking dollars from private-sector investors who can help attract independent feature films valued between $2 million and $12 million to South Florida and other regions across the state.
› Payne to retire from UF/IFAS [Gainesville Sun]
The top agriculture official at the University of Florida plans to retire within the next year. Jack Payne, senior vice president for agriculture and natural resources, plans to retire next June. UF President Kent Fuchs released an administrative memo on Friday announcing Payne's retirement and that UF officials will start a search for his replacement.
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He exists! I can't include many pics of him during the renovations because we are air conditioning-less in the townhouse and much of the major work happened during the (super humid) summer months, so it was a shirt-free zone for him–not something he is eager to share with the world! But here he is, getting in my pictures as he wandered about with a snack.
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Zoo Adventures - Argentina Edition
Dearest Maroon,
I am back! After a lot of traveling followed by nonstop work after I got off the plane I feel like my brain functionality is that of a five-year-old. Not a smart one. Like the kid who eats paste or tubes of chapstick in kindergarten glass. I will be regaling you with tidbits from the trip, but first I want to mention the Buenos Aires zoo. I know you probably think that I have an unnatural obsession with zoos these days (and I do), but the one in Buenos Aires rules.
This picture here is of a mara, a crazy rabbit-deer hybrid thing a few feet long. They are everywhere in the zoo, lounging on any grassy spot available and I really wanted to grab one and take it home. Also plentiful were the nutria that swim around in the many koi ponds and will come out to eat food from your hand. They sell buckets of animal food at every corner and apparently all of the zoo animals eat the same things (except the sea lions but they sell buckets of small fish to throw to them). The only animals you are not allowed to feed are the big cats and the bears (I suspect the bears could easily get across the shallow moat and maul a person).
The Buenos Aires zoo has been around since about 1875 and has a lot of architecturally beautiful buildings. In the 1800's they didn't put the crazy large barriers and moats around all of the animals that one sees today, so you can get really close to all of them. Animal of the day was a pygmy hippopotamus that Brian named Morcilla (because he did look sort of like a blood sausage). He was only about 6 feet from us and was eating all of the food people were throwing on the ground until a group of people starting throw food directly at him. They hit his sides and head a few times and the hippo stopped and turned toward the crowd. He stared for a few moments and then just opened his mouth really wide so that people could throw food directly into his mouth. It was awesome. I died laughing for a few minutes and even when we passed by a little later he was still standing there with his mouth open.
Also of note was a masturbating monkey and in the amazon aquarium section a fish named after me. All of the tanks in that sections had labels above them with the Latin names for all of the fish that resided in them. At the very end of the row, there was just a placard that said 'Lisa'. Nothing else, just Lisa and a picture of a puffer fish. I will send it to you.
I have to go back to work now but will continue with more later. I miss you!!
I want to see more subway stalker pictures!
Bureau Of Unknown Destinations
Gorillas Masturbating
Gowanus Canal
Museum Of Matches
Orchid Bridal Hair
Proteus Gowanus
Stickey Bra
The Lodge At Koele


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Is that a modded Technics deck?
this is the chap being built..
where did you get the storage unit from buddy?
One of my fave threads this even if I do get a bit jealous as always want a bigger one!
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Just updated my decks photo theirs a mixer in their now.
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Tristan and Isolde at the English National Opera
The new production of Tristan at the English National Opera (seen June 15, 2016) is very good indeed, and I'm sure a relief to all fans of this wonderful institution. It was in this auditorium that I first experienced the Ring under Goodall – and, ironically, this performance of Tristan was dedicated to Alberto Remedios, Goodall's Siegfried, who died on June 11. I also saw a Tristan here 20 years ago, far less successful than this one. With this production, performed in translation by Andrew Porter, the recently beleaguered ENO affirms its unique stature as a contributor to the English-language Wagner scene, and claims its right to continued support.
The production, by recently-appointed Artistic Director Daniel Kramer, is in general clear and direct. Sets by sculptor Anish Kappor, with extraordinary lighting by Paul Anderson, were assertive but not intrusive. That can't be said for Christina Cunningham's costumes, which at the most garish moment at the end of Act I included Isolde in a 17th century farthingale, Kurvenal in a duck-tailed 18th century fop's outfit, a similar School-for-Scandal get-up for Brangane (made of a leather-like fabric that might suggest erotic playtimes), Tristan in full samurai warrior gear, and King Marke entering with a very high Imperial Japanese headpiece. It obscured rather than revealing the characters and their circumstances.
Certainly the most interesting interpretation that Kramer offers in this production is the idea that the lovers meet in Act II with the intention of fulfilling a suicide pact. Isolde is seen cutting herself in Act I, and both engage in deliberate vein-opening towards the end of the duet in Act II, requiring immediate medical attention upon their discovery. It is a perfectly legitimate reading of the text – they do, after all, state continually that they yearn for darkness and death together, and seek to avoid the day's approach. I'm not sure whether actually depicting these yearnings perhaps oversteps taste and risks redirecting the audience away from mysticism and towards tourniquets, but I do like legitimate new interpretations and this certainly was one.
The level of music-making throughout the evening was very satisfying, and during Act II positively inspirational. Conductor Edward Gardner seemed arterially connected with the excellent Stuart Skelton and the attentive and gifted Heidi Marton, and with such careful and full-blooded attention the constantly surprising score shone through with all its intrigue. Matthew Rose, who played the Watchman at the Met's Meistersinger last December, was a superlative King Marke, and Stephen Rooke repeated the excellent Melot that I saw last July in Longborough. Craig Colclough was encouraged to approach Kurwenal as the Fool to Tristan's Lear. At times it worked and at times it didn't. No such variability in his singing, though, and he and Karen Cargill (as a splendid Brangane) offered performances of international quality.
Skelton is now firmly of that stature, and his Tristan was exactly what you hope to hear when you buy a ticket. Perhaps not more, but that accomplishment alone is sufficient to merit the loud ovations he received. Heidi Melton was criticized in the opening night reviews for flagging as the evening wore on, and I detected not a bit of it throughout her extraordinarily powerful and musical performance – until the Liebestod itself, which she was unable to deliver adequately for reasons that I cannot possibly speculate upon. The powerful and sensitive work of the ENO orchestra was enthusiastically and deservedly acknowledged by the crowd.
As I say, the ENO has been sorely tested in recent years and one hopes that the home of Reginald Goodall can survive these troubled times and, with this and subsequent productions, reassert itself once again as the uniquely exciting home of English-language Wagner performed at an international level of quality.
Production Review Tristan und Isolde
By PeterP June 17, 2016
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Every family portrait speaks a lot of how large, small or funky a family is. In every portrait hanging on the wall depicting the smiling faces of a father, mother and their children or even family photos printed in album style through some of the best photobook site, a spirit of kindred and love can be felt. True enough, a picture speaks a thousand words about a family. That is why several notable family psychologists have agreed and concluded that there is a powerful connection between family photography and the reliance or confidence of family members, most especially children.
In 1975, several psychologists from Tulane University have conducted a research experiment on a population of fourth graders of Tennessee. For a span of five (5) weeks, the children received cameras and were to take photos of themselves and their activities. The Polaroid photos created by the children were then compiled every week. At the end of the experiment, the experts and even the teachers of the children themselves noticed a significant spike in the children's self-esteem patterns. The 37% increase led the experts to the generalization that personal photography in children, when appreciated and seen, can help improve self-esteem.
In addition, Dr. Krauss from Ohio has once inferred that the unity or singlehood of any family is very important to be portrayed, especially to children. In a child's point of view, he feels more valued as a significant member of the family unit when he see himself a part of it. Thus, family photographs have the overall effect of making anyone feel like such family is a safe haven for the kids. In fact, in 1983, licensed psychologist Dr. Krauss has co-authored a reference text entitled "Photo Therapy and Mental Health" as a pioneer of this belief and connection between family portraits and boosting a child's self-worth.
Here are some noteworthy reasons why and how portraying family portraits can elevate a child's outlook of himself.
Family portraits speak of origin and belongingness.
Children can learn about the family's lineage and remember their family ties easily because of family portraits. Today, with the increase advancement in digital photography, the emergence of the best photo book sites that prints important compilation of photos into a single, high resolution photo book album is quite alluring. Parents can introduce to young kids the unique stories about their family through portraits. Likewise, when a child sees himself a part of a family portrait with many matchless stories, he sees himself a part of some origin. Thus, his sense of belongingness improves the way he sees himself as a person.
Family portraits hung on the wall speak of importance.
There is more to a photograph especially when it is placed somewhere always visible like living room walls. When family portraits are hung on the wall, a child who is a part of those photos get the intentional message that the family is important. And because the family is important, he is also important. A sense of significance in any person's life, particularly among children, is one of the first few critical milestones to developing and boosting self-worth.
While there is basically no difference between a family portrait saved on a mobile device and those printed and hung on the walls, the latter places more significance to the people who are in the pictures.
Family portraits displayed in a child's bedroom are special.
Dr. Krauss even recommended that more than displaying family portraits in the living room for everyone to see, hanging pictures of the family in the child's bedroom means a lot. Particularly when these photos include the kids themselves, it sends the message to the children that they are special and dearly loved. Having those family portraits as a part of every waking day of children can signal them the idea that the family loves and cares for them. It is when children feel loved and cared for that they are most prone to express themselves openly and share their talents and gifts to everyone.
Certainly, family portraits can give kids a rich understanding of themselves. Powerful family photography can definitely boost self-esteem in children.


Simulating the behavior of solar-planetary flux could help predict geomagnetic storms and forecast space weather, which has implications for ordinary weather and climate change down here on Earth.
Flux ropes are a spiralling vorticular extrusion of energetic plasma that originate from inside the sun were they sift around in quasi-periodic cycles transporting super-heated mass . When solar energetic flux rope becomes entangled it will eventually lead to a coronal mass ejection during which interplanetary flux rope are shot out of sunspots and in to outer space.
After a Coronal mass ejection flux rope is shot far enough away from the sun to eventually collide with a planets outer magnetosphere and frontal bowshock – a thicker boundary that shields the lower equatorial layers from the complete spectrum of solar radiation.
Based on the position of our polar axis in relationship to the suns equatorial elliptical plane interplanetary flux rope" shot out from the suns corona can adapt to various angles of entry along our planets torus shaped magnetic field. During an event called magnetic re-connection flux rope actually collide with the earths own EM field and find their way around to the polar axis, where they rush through our atmosphere as the "Aurora Borealis.
This phenomena is called a "Flux Transfer Event" and the resulting influx of free electrons, ions, alpha particles and plasma rope create the beautiful Aurora Borealis.
We know that most Geomagnetic Storms are associated with high intensity flux transfer events and so a better mathematical understanding could mitigate the damage of power failure. Erratic geomagnetic activity also provokes the cardiovascular system leading to an increased change of myocardial infarction (heart attack) among other symptoms.
The Canadian Institute of Applied Astronomy commenting on research published by the NOAA report that flux transfer events trigger the most powerful geomagnetic storms when our moon/Earth align to another planetary body every 15 degrees along the celestial equator. This what is referred to as the "24th harmonic".
"Harmonics" are geometric terminology for the subdivision of degrees to create some sort of whole integer fraction – in this case 360/24 is 15 degrees. In other words, when two planets align to Earth at an angle divisible by 15 – 30, 45, 60 etc flux transfer events are more likely to create powerful geomagnetic storms.
This is further complicated by the position of Jupiter and Saturn in relationship to the sun. Strength of the geomagnetic storm is calculated by multiplying the sum of the sine angle towards galactic centre (sagittarius a 359° 56′ 39.5″ and galactic latitude is −0° 2′ 46.3″) times the relative mass of the planet based on work from the Canadian institute of Applied Astronomy.
12/2016 How much does a flux transfer event transfer?


HALLE, Germany (REUTERS) - Top seed Roger Federer will challenge for a ninth Halle Open title against Alexander Zverev after reaching the Wimbledon warm-up event final with a 6-4 7-6(5) win over rising Russian talent Karen Khachanov on Saturday (June 24).
The 18-times grand-slam champion, who captured the Australian Open, Indian Wells and Miami titles this year, skipped the entire claycourt season to improve his chances of winning a record eighth title at the All England Club.
He will now face 20-year-old Zverev in a rematch of last year's semi-final, which the German won. Zverev booked his second successive final spot when he beat Frenchman Richard Gasquet 4-6 6-4 6-3.
Gasquet, a two-time Wimbledon semi-finalist, grabbed the first set against Zverev with a break at 5-4.
But he quickly fell behind in the second as Zverev, a finalist last year, who has already won three titles in 2017, charged to a 4-2 lead and held on to take the set.
The world number 12 booked his final spot after breaking at 3-3 and finishing the Frenchman off with another break to set up the showdown with Federer.
Despite a shock exit from Stuttgart on his comeback last week, Federer has improved in Halle and has not lost a set.
"I thought it was extremely close, especially that second set," Federer, who has never won a tournament nine times, told reporters.
"I'm still just very happy how I was able to close it out in the (tie-)breaker," said the 35-year-old.
He and Khachanov, 21, traded breaks in the first two games but Federer grabbed a second one to restore his advantage and clinch the first set on his second set point.
The Swiss lured the youngster to the net on several occasions, including at 4-4 in the second set when the Russian dumped a forehand volley into the net to give Federer two break points.
But instead of serving out the set, the top seed was broken again and the Russian even held two set points at 6-5 before the world number five recovered and forced a tiebreak.
He converted his first match point to reach an 11th Halle final.


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A. Classes are continuous and run year round. You can start any time. Our typical hours are from 9am to 8pm, Monday through Friday and from 9am to 6pm on Saturday. Private off time appointments may be arranged.
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A. The age ranges from as young as 4 years old (depending on the child) to senior citizens. We have something for everyone. Our 5 Star Method was created as a means for beginners to get-up and play quickly and we teach all skill levels from complete beginners to experienced musicians.
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Pygmalion – Greek Sculptor of Galatea
Who was Pygmalion?
Pygmalion and Women
Pygmalion and Galatea
Similar Greek Stories
Pygmalion in the Arts
Pygmalion, a legendary figure of Cyprus, was a king and a sculptor. He's known for falling in love with a statue he had sculpted. This romance inspired several notable literary works, making Pygmalion's name famous. Here's a closer look.
According to some sources, Pygmalion was a son of Poseidon, the Greek god of the sea. But there are no records of who his mother was. He was the king of Cyprus as well as a famous ivory sculptor. His artworks were so fantastic that they seemed real. He lived in the city of Paphos in Cyprus. Other stories propose that Pygmalion was not a king, but just a common man, whose skills as a sculptor were superb.
After watching women working as prostitutes, Pygmalion started despising them. He felt shame for women and decided that he would never marry and waste time with them. Instead, he delved into his sculptures and created beautiful depictions of perfect women.
His best work was Galatea, a sculpture so gorgeous that he could not help but fall in love with her. Pygmalion dressed his creation in the finest clothes and gave her the best ornaments he could find. Every day, Pygmalion would adore Galatea for hours.
Pygmalion decided to pray to Aphrodite, the goddess of beauty and love, to give him her favor. He asked Aphrodite to give life to Galatea so that he could love her. Pygmalion prayed in Aphrodite's festival, a famous festivity in all Cyprus, and made offerings to Aphrodite. When Pygmalion returned home from the festival, he hugged and kissed Galatea, and suddenly the ivory statue started to soften. Aphrodite had favored him with her blessing.
In some myths, Aphrodite granted Pygmalion his wish due to the resemblance Galatea had with her. Galatea came to life thanks to Aphrodite's powers, and the two of them married with the blessing of the goddess. Pygmalion and Galatea had a daughter, Paphos. A coastal city in Cyprus was named after her.
There are several other Greek stories where inanimate objects come to life. Some of these include:
Daedalus used quicksilver to give his statues voices
Talos was a bronze man who was had life but was still artificial
Pandora was created out of clay by Hephaestus and given life by Athena
Hephaestus would create automata in his workshop
People have also drawn comparisons between the myth of Pygmalion and the story of Pinocchio.
Ovid's Metamorphoses details Pygmalion's story and made it famous. In this depiction, the author describes all the events of Pygmalion's story with the statue. The name Galatea, however, does not come from Ancient Greece. It appeared most likely during the renaissance.
Pygmalion's and Galatea's love story became a theme in later artworks, such as Rousseau's 1792 opera, titled Pygmalion. George Bernard Shaw based his 1913 play Pygmalion on Ovid's tragedy.
In recent times, Willy Russel wrote a play named Educating Rita, taking the Greek myth as his inspiration. Several other authors and artists have based their works on the myths of Pygmalion.
Some authors have used the story of Pygmalion and Galatea to show not the coming to life of an inanimate object, but the enlightenment of an uneducated woman.
Pygmalion was an intriguing character for how he received Aphrodite's favor thanks to his abilities. His myth became influential in the artworks of the renaissance and recent times. Although he was not a hero or a god, Pygmalion's love story with his sculpture makes him a famous figure.


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Latest Review: "Yingelishi: Sinophonic English Poetry and Poetics" by Jonathan Stalling
The latest review to our Reviews Section is a piece by Lucas Klein on Jonathan Stalling's Yingelishi: Sinophonic English Poetry and Poetics, which is available from Counterpath Press.
Jonathan Stalling is an Assistant Professor of English Literature at the University of Oklahoma. He is the author of Poetics of Emptiness: Transformations of Asian Thought in American Poetry (Fordham University Press, 2010), and a co-editor of The Chinese Written Character as a Medium for Poetry, A Critical Edition (Fordham, 2008). He is also the author of a books of poetry GROTTO HEAVEN (Chax Press, 2010).
Here is part of his review:
If poets are, as P. B. Shelley wrote, "the unacknowledged legislators of the world," then translation must be one of the unacknowledged legislators of poetry. Certainly translation of Chinese poetry has been essential to modern American writing: Ezra Pound's Cathay didn't just invent, as T. S. Eliot put it, "Chinese poetry for our time," it invented the possibility within English for modes of writing recognizable as somehow Chinese. Poets as dissimilar as Charles Reznikoff and Stanley Kunitz, or Charles Wright and J. H. Prynne, have built careers inhabiting these modes; from Gary Snyder's Mountains and Rivers Without End to John Ashbery's Mountains and Rivers, we know Chinese whispers when we hear them in American poetry because we have read Chinese poetry in an English first invented by Pound.
Never mind the inaccuracies that have often come with translating poetry from Chinese to English; inaccuracies have been one of poetic translation's more fruitful possibilities: Aramaic gamla may mean both "camel" and "rope," but would we cite the Bible's suspicion of the rich entering heaven if not for the striking surrealism of camels passing through needle-eyes? Or, in that case, mind the inaccuracies, because through them a kind of poetry is born. And this is the kind of poetry that Jonathan Stalling brings us with Yingelishi: Sinophonic English Poetry and Poetics.
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The Walking Dead: The Telltale Definitive Series Now Available
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If you enjoy narrative-driven video game titles then chances are you've dabbled with a few Telltale Games releases. Undoubtedly, one of those was The Walking Dead and if by some chance you missed the game when it first released back in 2012, then do yourself a favor and pick up this definitive edition that just released. The Walking Dead is already a world-renown drama series that got its start with a comic book authored by Robert Kirkman. Since then, it became a massive franchise and while we've seen a few video game titles released, the mainline series you'll want to stick with is the Telltale Games adventure series.
You don't have to know anything about The Walking Dead franchise in order to get into this series lineup. Without spoiling the adventure that awaits ahead, players follow the story of a young little girl named Clementine who ends up alone after the zombie apocalypse strikes. Now, it's a brand new world for humanity to survive and as a result, morals may start to shift.
As mentioned, this video game series got its start back in 2012 but has since received a total of four seasons that follows Clementine's adventure. Since Telltale Games closed its doors, the franchise was picked up by Skybound Games, a company owned by Robert Kirkman in order to conclude this series properly.
Now, as a result, players can enjoy the full story through The Walking Dead: The Telltale Definitive Series which not only offers an enhanced version of the games but comes packed with all the episodes to play seamlessly. Players interested in the game can pick a copy up for the PC, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One platforms.
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Confused Minds Or Political Manoeuvre
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The Discussion On Restriction Of Religions In Fiji
The Methodist Church of Fiji and Rotuma recently called for a restriction of churches in Fiji (Fiji Times, 12.08.03). It is not the first time over the past ten years and probably will not be the last time for such an appeal. From the point of view of the Methodist Church it is very understandable that they are concerned since they are the most affected of the established churches in Fiji by the growth of other Christian denominations. Since 1966 the ratio of Methodists in the population of Fiji is constantly decreasing, while other denominations, especially Pentecostal and Charismatic Churches experience high growth rates (Manfred Ernst 1994, p.202). The number of Christian denominations has risen from about 25 in 1992 to over fifty at present, not taking into account the 60 para-church organizations that are working alongside the churches and are basically involved in evangelism.
It would probably be of little comfort to the General Secretary of the Methodist Church that his Church and the Fiji Islands are not alone in this. Especially over the past three decades Pentecostal and Charismatic Churches are growing worldwide with astonishing speed and the rise of this new form and expression of the Christian religion is already reshaping the religious landscape in Africa, Latin America, the Pacific Islands, Eastern Europe and Russia and parts of Asia (Harvey Cox, 1995).
As we all know there is always a cause for something we observe or feel. One question that should be looked at before claims for more control of religions are made is what causes this massive reshaping. After having got an idea about that then maybe the Methodist Church and others concerned would be in a better position to think about what can or should be done to prevent the massive loss of members to the newcomers. As it was rightly pointed out in the editorial comment in the Fiji Times this is not an easy or simple matter (Fiji Times, 12.08.03).
There is no doubt that in the context of the Pacific Islands, where Fiji belongs to, with the very closely interwoven relations between church and culture and in consideration of the state of the historical mainline churches the massive changes in religious affiliation are affecting social relations and social structures. However, the Methodist Church falls short in looking beyond the obvious. There is a growing understanding in academic circles of sociologists, anthropologists, historians and theologians about a clear correlation between the rise of new forms of religious expression and modernization processes, that are usually referred to as globalization. A growing number of publications are trying to define globalization and to describe its effects on people, states, societies, cultures and religions.
The range of views reaches from very positive to very negative views on the process of globalization. Maybe a simple way to describe globalization is that it is the process where by the world in which we live is becoming more connected and unified (Jenny Willsher, 2003). Using this definition, we need to recognize that globalization is nothing completely new. The process of globalization started already with the ancient Egyptian, Babylonian, Greek and Roman Empires, which politically and culturally, united the people of their time. What is new is that we are dealing now with processes that involves and affects the whole of the earth. Christianity itself is probably a very early global worldwide movement with spreading from Jerusalem, to Rome and eventually to every corner of the globe. No one can doubt that the coming of Christianity have had a lasting affect and led to radical changes in the social fabric of societies wherever it took roots.
What history reveals clearly is that the dynamic and expansive growth of Christianity all over the world was from the very beginning accompanied by an increasing diversity and a splitting up into thousands of denominations and groups that claim their origins all back to the birth, dead and resurrection of Jesus Christ. What most adherents of one or another Christian denomination tends to ignore is the fact that their denomination started originally as a schism or breakaway from previously existing churches. John Wesley, the founder of worldwide Methodism was not born as such but was raised in a family of the Church of England and ordained as an Anglican Priest at the age of 25. In sociological terms Christianity itself started as a schism from Judaism. So what we observe today is a continuation from the very beginnings of the Christian faith with a new development characterized by the rapid and expansive growth of new forms of Christianity as expressed by Pentecostals and Charismatic believers, the majority here in Fiji belonging to the Assemblies of God, Christian Mission Fellowship and All Nations. All of them have drawn the majority of converts from the Methodist Church. Another lesson from history is that all attempts made by world rulers to stop a religion through legislation or open persecution has failed.
The Roman Emperors Nero, Domitian, Trajan and others could not stop the Christians, somewhat similar to the current rapid growth of Christianity in the People's Republic of China. Jehovah's Witnesses have been persecuted and are persecuted in different contexts and still continue to grow worldwide. There is a good reason that in most constitutions of states worldwide, including the constitution of the Republic of Fiji, religious freedom is guaranteed as a basic human right. The practice of religious freedom in the USA has not led to chaos and disintegration or the disappearance of established religions but may have contributed significantly to the dominant status of the USA in the world today. There is no doubt that globalization processes, very powerfully promoted by the same country effects the lives of people all over the world and most clearly by its economic consequences.
As one example applicable to Fiji, multi-national companies produce their goods in the parts of the world where resources and labour are cheap, where governments offer tax and other incentives and by doing this provide an environment that guarantees a maximum of profit with a minimum of risks. The current government has fully subscribed to the idea of free trade and is a faithful follower of policies recommended by powerful world organizations such as the WTO, IMF or the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development. The current government does everything to promote globalization but does very little or nothing to deal with the negative consequences of such policies. With a clear correlation between globalization and the rise and growth of new forms of spirituality it is a contradiction to ask those that are part of the problem to solve the problem.
It will be very interesting what actions will follow the announcement of the Attorney General (Fiji Times 14.08.03) to look at the issue because he is clearly bound by the constitution. First of all there are very practical questions that need to be answered such as who is going to make the final decision whether a new religion can get registered or not? Maybe the Methodist Church would like to take over this responsibility but on what basis such responsibility should and could be given to them. We have to remember that Methodism represents only one third of the total population in the Fiji Islands. Previous attempts where the Immigration Department asked the Fiji Council of Churches for advise before they issued work permits for missionaries or granted permission for the establishment of new churches have failed completely because no one within the FCC or the Methodist Church has the background knowledge and expertise on the variety of religious groups that are active in proselytizing.
What would be the theological criteria? Maybe for any new religion to subscribe to some essentials of the Christian faith such as the Triune God, the virgin birth of Jesus, the bodily resurrection of Jesus? If so, what then will happen to those religions already in the country that cannot subscribe to that? If the latter is the mark to pass than some of the already established denominations should not be here because their doctrines differ in a variety of areas. Does that mean that Mormons, Jehovah's Witnesses, Hindus, Muslims, Bahai'is and others are less worthy citizens, neighbours or taxpayers because of their different beliefs? However, any policy or legislation that would seek to restrict the freedom of choice of citizens to practice any religion they want as long as it is not violating the laws of the country would not pass the High Court without a major constitutional change and – as it is already clear – would not be supported by the majority of the citizens of Fiji. Any such policy or legislation would certainly not prevent people to leave the Methodist Church because besides the external reasons for conversions there are also internal reasons that the Methodist Church has not dealt with effectively in the past years. Based on research carried out (Ernst 1994, Ryle 2001, & ECREA 2002) there is clear evidence that Methodists are not leaving the Methodist Church because they are forced, lured by money as many high rank Methodists still tend to make us believe. Painting such a picture of the thousands of Christians that worship week by week with the Assemblies of God, Christian Mission Fellowship, All Nations – the vast majority of them belonging to the Methodist Church before conversion, is not only an insult but lacks any substance and evidence. But there is substantial evidence that there are other reasons for conversions from Methodism in Fiji to one or the other of the new religious groups (some of them like the AOG, SDA or LDS of course not so new at all).
These reasons can be summarized as follows:
The new religious groups are far advanced in their pastoral concern for people both as individuals and as resource for growth.
The Methodist Church has failed to meet the changing spiritual and material needs of their followers in times of rapid social changes and globalization.
Converts are describing the mode of worship in the Methodist Church as static, boring and irrelevant to their spiritual needs. This was frequently described as dogmatic petrifaction and abstract thinking that left little room for individual participation and expression. The Fijians natural need for spontaneity and emotional experience is usually not met. Preaching fails too often to hold the congregation's attention, it seldom delivers a memorable message, its context predominantly expresses the interest of the clergy, and sermon seldom deal with everyday experiences.
Former Methodists were dissatisfied with ambitions and conduct of Methodist Ministers that do not live out what they preach. Excessive Kava drinking by church ministers, which is banned effectively in the new religious groups, does not help to improve the image of the Methodist ministers.
The Methodist Church has for too long neglected the ambitions and pleas of women and youth, that form the majority of their membership. Subsequently the majority of converts are exactly women and youth. Bureaucratic structures and formal authorities create obstacles to active commitment for participation in church life.
There is a lack of transparency in the use of the huge amounts of funds raised annually through offerings, levies and bazaars and other activities. The Methodist Church has failed so far to explain satisfactorily to their members how the money is used. The accounts of the church might be audited but the Methodist Church is very poor in any public relations and the use of modern communication tools to highlight the variety of social projects and programs that are laudable and are directed to the grassroots people.
The Methodist Church has no clear stand in their relations to other churches. Being a founding member of the ecumenical Fiji Council of Churches, the Methodist Church was instrumental in the establishment of the Assembly of Christian Churches as a second umbrella organization which consists basically of Pentecostal and charismatic denominations that are drawing their members from the Methodist Church.
The active involvement of the Methodist Church in ecumenical programs has been seemingly shifted to an intensified cooperation with the non-ecumenical ACCF.
While the Methodist Church and the majority of members in the ACCF do not share very much in terms of doctrines and religious practices they obviously share a common political agenda with regard to views and perspectives on the political upheavals in May 2000, and the approach towards reconciliation. In summary it can be said that there is little the Methodist Church can do with regard to external factors as described above. Globalization is part and parcel of development whether one wants it or not. Globalization processes will intensify over the coming years and the Methodist Church could join those that are opposing the most negative effects of these processes on the Fijian people. This would involve distancing from the government and to some extend criticism of certain politics. On the other hand there is a lot the Methodist Church could do with regard to the internal factors for conversions as described in the latter part above but this would mean to initiate a deep and critical self reflection on the Mission of the Church in the age of increased globalization pressures. If the Methodist Church is either not willing or able to adapt itself to a fast changing environment it will continue to suffer from losing members.
Publicized claims to control the registration of new churches are in this context pointless and misguided. It must be seen as an attempt to distract the attention of the public from the real issues and problems that are to some extent, as already being pointed out, self inflicted.


Mail repeatedly to the best attendee prospects until they say, "Stop! I'll come." Usually these are past attendees and this year's inquiries.
But you must vary the look or message each time. For example, begin with a conference brochure and cover letter. Then do an e-mail broadcast. Next, a conference brochure without cover letter. Finally, an exhibits-only piece that screams, "Last Chance! Act Now!" It's a fact: even the third or fourth mailing to prior attendees and inquiries has a better response rate than the first mailing to other lists.


My three year old male Eclectus has black tips on his feathers.He acts ,eats and poops normal. I just ordered some full spectrum cfs's hoping that will help.
Yes the full spectrum lights are a must for birds, reptiles and fish. the light coming through windows is not anywhere close to full spectrum and will barely support plant life. The full spectrum lights do not have to be used all day long, and if they are on all day, it won't hurt your bird. If you notice him becoming hyper active, then use them a few hours a day and not all day. Reptiles are especially sensitive to the effects of full spectrum light and if they have too much they will become hyper active and even aggressive. Birds are much the same.
Diet is also of paramount importance, and part of your bird's diet needs to be high quality organic pellets like Harrison's or one of the other organic ones found here. Birds' immune systems, nervous systems and skin/feathers are only as healthy as their diet and other environmental factors.
Keep in touch and thanks for caring enough about your bird friend to ask the right questions.


LL Cool J as a deathrow inmate, i wasn't sure he could pull it off, but he actually wasn't bad. He is a good actor and it was good to see him on the show.
Is it me or did I miss something last season about Omar Epps being a car thief ..I must have unless they just threw it in.
I have a feeling that Luke and Lorelai's engagement is not going to go so easily and it annoys me. I wish that some of the plot lines weren't so obvious. Don't get me wrong I am glad the show is back on and happy that they are now engaged.
Also, did Rory really think she would only get 10 hours of community service and what is with her clothes...How could she wear those things.


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Bothriothorax is een geslacht van vliesvleugeligen uit de familie Encyrtidae. De wetenschappelijke naam van dit geslacht is voor het eerst geldig gepubliceerd in 1844 door Ratzeburg.

Soorten
Het geslacht Bothriothorax omvat de volgende soorten:
 Bothriothorax altensteinii Ratzeburg, 1844
 Bothriothorax aralius (Walker, 1837)
 Bothriothorax arceanus (Walker, 1837)
 Bothriothorax californicus Howard, 1895
 Bothriothorax callosus Thomson, 1876
 Bothriothorax claridgei Khlopunov, 1980
 Bothriothorax clavicornis (Dalman, 1820)
 Bothriothorax cyaneus Nikol'skaya, 1952
 Bothriothorax faridi Kamal, 1926
 Bothriothorax flaviscapus Girault, 1915
 Bothriothorax ghesquieri Ferrière, 1956
 Bothriothorax icelos Trjapitzin, 1967
 Bothriothorax igneus Nikol'skaya, 1952
 Bothriothorax intermedius Claridge, 1964
 Bothriothorax kasparyani Khlopunov, 1979
 Bothriothorax kazirangaensis Hayat & Singh, 2002
 Bothriothorax koponeni Khlopunov, 1984
 Bothriothorax macroglenes Ashmead, 1888
 Bothriothorax mayri Mercet, 1921
 Bothriothorax nigricornis Xu & He, 2003
 Bothriothorax nigripes Howard, 1895
 Bothriothorax noveboracensis Howard, 1895
 Bothriothorax paradoxus (Dalman, 1820)
 Bothriothorax peculiaris Howard, 1885
 Bothriothorax phineus Trjapitzin, 1967
 Bothriothorax proximus Nikol'skaya, 1952
 Bothriothorax rotundiformis Howard, 1895
 Bothriothorax serratellus (Dalman, 1820)
 Bothriothorax trichops Thomson, 1876
 Bothriothorax trjapitzini Khlopunov, 1980
 Bothriothorax virginiensis Howard, 1885
 Bothriothorax wichmani Ferrière, 1956

Encyrtidae

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Arizona Vengeance Books In Order
Publication Order of Arizona Vengeance Books
Bishop (2018) Hardcover Paperback Kindle
Erik (2018) Hardcover Paperback Kindle
Legend (2019) Hardcover Paperback Kindle
Dax (2019) Hardcover Paperback Kindle
Tacker (2019) Hardcover Paperback Kindle
Dominik (2020) Hardcover Paperback Kindle
Rafe (2020) Hardcover Paperback Kindle
Wylde (2020) Hardcover Paperback Kindle
Kane (2020) Hardcover Paperback Kindle
Steele (2020) Hardcover Paperback Kindle
Jett (2021) Hardcover Paperback Kindle
Riggs (2021) Hardcover Paperback Kindle
Sawyer Bennett is a published American author of fiction. It is the pen name used by a Southern woman, who also writes under the pen name of Juliette Poe for some of her more fun and light romantic reads, like the Sex and Sweet Tea series.
The author was born in Jacksonville, North Carolina. She used to be a trial lawyer and now she is a published author. One day, Sawyer decided that she was going to finally begin taking all of those stories that she had in her head and putting them down on paper. Things worked out and she hasn't looked back since. Sawyer has relatable stories for her readers that hopefully appeal to a variety of them and draws from her own experience in life to try and make them realistic.
Bennett is a best selling author that has been featured in the likes of publications such as the Wall Street Journal, USA Today, and the New York Times. She writes in a variety of fictional genres and in particular romance stories. Her romance stories are often contemporary or fantasy. She loves bringing all of her stories and her fictional characters to life and hopes to write something that can be appealing to everyone.
The author is married and has a daughter with her husband as well as three dogs that tend to take over the bed. Her husband works as a market researcher. Even though she is a full time author, Sawyer also serves as a full time mother. She is often a personal assistant, chef, stylist, maid or chauffeur on a daily basis for her daughter, who is adorable. She also stands in much of the same position when it comes to caring for the dogs. She says that she does not have 'many weaknesses' but milk chocolate as a bribe could be one of them.
Sawyer Bennett is the creator and the author of the best selling Arizona Vengeance series. This series of novels kicked off in 2018 with the publication of the debut novel, titled Bishop. It was quickly followed by the sequel, Erik. If you like romance stories or books that feature sports, this is the right series for you! Fun and with plenty of sparks, this is a great series to check out whether you're a fan of the genre or looking for something new to read.
Bishop is the first book in the Arizona Vengeance series by author Sawyer Bennett. The hottest team on the ice right now is the Arizona Vengeance. This hockey team has been setting the ice on fire. But a romantic entanglement may spell trouble for one of their players.
Main character Bishop Scott is a great player. He's the co-captain of the Arizona Vengeance. He's happy with the position, which is part of him starting over with the most recent expansion team from the NHL. The transition means that a lot of things are going to be new, from the city to his contract, his teammates, and his coach.
Bishop is excited about the change, though, and also wants to show up his old team and make them see that they're missing out. Before it all gets started, however, Bishop wants to see what's going on locally. He hits the town and finds out that the girls in Arizona are attractive indeed. When he makes the acquaintance of a girl that wants a night of sex without any strings attached, he figures it's a match made in heaven.
Later, the hockey player is in an office at the Vengeance arena, and Bishop's surprised to see the woman again. Then it all fits together as he realizes who she is. Brooke Perron is the woman that he met and the daughter of the coach of his new team. While this should be information that he puts to good use, the two end up having another rendezvous, just as her father enters the office. Just like that, Brooke's saying that she and Bishop are engaged.
It's a lie to save them both in the moment, but could this false relationship develop into something real? Is attraction about to become something more? Find out by reading the first book in this series!
Erik is the second book in the Arizona Vengeance series by Sawyer Bennett. If you loved the first book or are a fan of the author or sports and romance stories, check this sequel out!
Hockey is seeing a new team come up as the Arizona Vengeance starts to make a name for themselves as one of the top teams in the league. But while their reputation on the ice may be strong, one of their players may be running into trouble with their reputation outside of the rink.
Main character Erik Dahlbeck is trying to make a name for himself in the league. He's part of the expansion team the Arizona Vengeance, and is loving playing with his teammates. They've earned some victories, and now they're carrying that momentum forward. Erik wants to make sure that everyone in the league knows that they should watch out for them.
But Blue Gardner doesn't seem to care that he's a hockey star at all. The team plane's flight attendant is gorgeous, but doesn't seem to be interested in Erik at all. His teammates think it is really funny that she wants nothing to do with him. Hockey players usually get a lot of attention, but not in this case.
Erik is surprised when he runs into her and finds that she's caring for her handicapped brother. Just like that, he's intrigued by who she is and what she's like as a person. He needs to try and warm through the ice first, however. He's really crushing on Blue, but will she ever feel the same? This hockey player is not going to be able to rest until she likes him back and gives him a chance. Can the girl of his dreams ever return his affection? Read the second book in this series to the end to find out!
Book Series In Order » Characters » Arizona Vengeance


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Kids for Cash
With parents increasingly on edge about violent delinquency in the wake of the Columbine school shooting, Pennsylvania judge Mark Ciavarella promised that he would do everything in his power to scare the kids in his district straight. This resulted in one of the largest waves of youth incarceration ever seen in America. Didn't matter if the offenders got into a fight, unknowingly owned a stolen scooter or created a jokey MySpace page about a school administrator. The verdict was almost always the same: off to juvie hall in shackles. Yet it quickly emerged that Ciavarella's hands were not entirely clean themselves.
As Robert May's moving documentary shows, in scattershot yet engrossing fashion, this wasn't a simple case of overly harsh sentencing, but a systemic tragedy whose echoes are still being felt by all involved. May speaks to several of the kids who found themselves on the wrong side of Ciavarella's gavel, their lives forever marked by social anxiety, PTSD or worse. The filmmaker also widens his scope to take in the testimonies of numerous Luzerne County residents, like reporter Terrie Morgan-Besecker, who relentlessly followed the case, as well as the advocacy group that sparked federal involvement. May's biggest get, however, is Ciavarella himself—a man forever rationalizing his shady actions, who emerges as a more complexly tragic figure than you'd think possible.
Follow Keith Uhlich on Twitter: @keithuhlich
Written by Keith Uhlich Monday 24 February 2014
Director:Robert May


Diabetes is a disease typified by excessive levels of blood sugar, often a result of a lack of sufficient insulin produced by the body. A new study has shown that alcohol consumption may lead to increased long-term weight gain among sufferers.
The study, led by researchers from the University of Pennsylvania, showed that losing weight can help prevent or delay the onset of diabetes.
"Patients with Type 2 diabetes who are trying to lose weight should be encouraged to limit alcohol consumption," said lead investigator Ariana M Chao, assistant professor from the University's Department of Biobehavioural Health Sciences.
In the study, published in the journal Obesity, the team followed nearly 5000 people who were overweight and had diabetes for four years.
Data showed that participants in the ILI group who abstained from alcohol consumption over the four-year period lost more weight than those who drank any amount during the intervention.
Results also showed that heavy drinkers in the ILI group were less likely to have clinically significant weight loss over the four years.
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Bernswood Bed and Breakfast is conveniently situated to the business district of Randburg and is therefore well positioned to meet the needs of the busy executive. The holiday maker will find comfort in the beauty and serenity of the surroundings and the many amenities in the area.
At Bernswood B&B you can choose between two charming secluded cottages or a spacious executive poolside cottage set in a lush tropical garden. All ideal for bed & breakfast or the interested self caterer. Stylish accommodation with classic contemporary decor with their own entrances and secure parking.
Lounge with sleeper couch, satellite TV with M-Net and DSTV, ADSL Internet connection, fully equipped kitchenette, elegant bedroom with queen size bed and en-suite bathroom. Bernswood has its own private patio and walled garden, while poolside cottage has a patio overlooking the pool and tropical garden. Private metered telephone, mini bar fridge, selection of hot beverages and laundry service. Driver available to assist with transport during office hours.
Airport transfers may also be arranged.
Deluxe continental or cooked breakfasts are served in the cottages. Dinner is available by prior arrangement.
It has easy access to Johannesburg city centre, Braamfontein and main highways to the airport and outer city. It is also within walking distance of a major bus route and is conveniently located to Cresta, Hyde Park, Sandton and Rosebank.
Delta Park, the Emmarentia Dam and an 18 hole golf course are in proximity. The hustle and bustle of the Randburg waterfront with about 57 restaurants, night spots and flea market is virtually on your doorstep.


Integrated Visions designed a video mapped projection system and custom projection mapped animations for Val Kilmer's theatrical production, "Citizen Twain". In "Citizen Twain", Val Kilmer resurrects an American hero, Mark Twain, for a 90-minute one man performance. At key moments in the play, video mapped projections transform the set in theme with the story. During the famous scene from the Adventures of Tom Sawyer, the set turns into a picket fence as it is slowly white washed. For another scene in the play, the set is transformed into a swimming hole in the Sandwich Islands. In order to achieve these transformations, IVP utilized 3 projectors to cover the entire set with video mapped projections including a plank platform, steamer trunks and a circular portal.


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Q: Azure devops pipelines cache python dependencies I want to cache the dependencies in requirement.txt. See https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/release/caching?view=azure-devops#pythonpip. Here is my azure-pipelines.yml
# Python package
# Create and test a Python package on multiple Python versions.
# Add steps that analyze code, save the dist with the build record, publish to a PyPI-compatible index, and more:
# https://learn.microsoft.com/azure/devops/pipelines/languages/python

trigger:
- master

pool:
  vmImage: 'ubuntu-latest'
strategy:
  matrix:
    Python38:
      python.version: '3.8'

variables:
  PIP_CACHE_DIR: $(Pipeline.Workspace)/.pip

steps:

- task: UsePythonVersion@0
  inputs:
    versionSpec: '$(python.version)'
  displayName: 'Use Python $(python.version)'

- task: Cache@2
  inputs:
    key: 'python | "$(Agent.OS)" | requirements.txt'
    restoreKeys: |
      python | "$(Agent.OS)"
      python
    path: $(PIP_CACHE_DIR)
  displayName: Cache pip packages

- script: |
    python -m pip install --upgrade pip
    pip install -r requirements.txt
  displayName: 'Install dependencies'

- script: |
    pip install pytest pytest-azurepipelines
    pytest
  displayName: 'pytest'

The dependencies specified in my requirements.txt are installed in every pipeline run.
The pipeline task Cache@2 gives the following output.
Starting: Cache pip packages
==============================================================================
Task         : Cache
Description  : Cache files between runs
Version      : 2.0.1
Author       : Microsoft Corporation
Help         : https://aka.ms/pipeline-caching-docs
==============================================================================
Resolving key:
 - python           [string]
 - "Linux"          [string]
 - requirements.txt [file] --> EBB7474E7D5BC202D25969A2E11E0D16251F0C3F3F656F1EE6E2BB7B23868B10
Resolved to: python|"Linux"|jNwyZU113iWcGlReTrxg8kzsyeND5OIrPLaN0I1rRs0=
Resolving restore key:
 - python  [string]
 - "Linux" [string]
Resolved to: python|"Linux"|**
Resolving restore key:
 - python [string]
Resolved to: python|**
ApplicationInsightsTelemetrySender will correlate events with X-TFS-Session 85b76fe3-b469-4330-a584-db569bc45342
Getting a pipeline cache artifact with one of the following fingerprints:
Fingerprint: `python|"Linux"|jNwyZU113iWcGlReTrxg8kzsyeND5OIrPLaN0I1rRs0=`
Fingerprint: `python|"Linux"|**`
Fingerprint: `python|**`
There is a cache miss.
ApplicationInsightsTelemetrySender correlated 1 events with X-TFS-Session 85b76fe3-b469-4330-a584-db569bc45342
Finishing: Cache pip packages

A: Enabling system diagnostics and viewing the log of Post-job: Cache pip packages showed the reason why no cache was created.
##[debug]Evaluating condition for step: 'Cache pip packages'
##[debug]Evaluating: AlwaysNode()
##[debug]Evaluating AlwaysNode:
##[debug]=> True
##[debug]Result: True
Starting: Cache pip packages
==============================================================================
Task         : Cache
Description  : Cache files between runs
Version      : 2.0.1
Author       : Microsoft Corporation
Help         : https://aka.ms/pipeline-caching-docs
==============================================================================
##[debug]Skipping because the job status was not 'Succeeded'.
Finishing: Cache pip packages

There were failing tests in the build pipeline. The cache was used after I removed the failing tests.

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Hydnum rufescens, commonly known as the terracotta hedgehog, is an edible basidiomycete of the family Hydnaceae. It belongs to the small group of mushrooms often referred to as the tooth fungi, which produce fruit bodies whose cap undersurfaces are covered by hymenophores resembling spines or teeth, and not pores or gills.

It is very similar to the commoner hedgehog fungus (Hydnum repandum), and was previously sometimes considered a variety of that species.  However, the following differences have been noted:

the cap of H. rufescens is russet rather than beige,
the overall dimensions are smaller and more regular in shape, with a central stipe,
the spines are not decurrent, and
the spores are slightly larger.

Both species are found in European coniferous and deciduous forests growing on soil. It is reportedly ectomycorrhizal with Picea abies, Pinus sylvestris, Fagus sylvatica and Quercus robur.

References

Hydnum rufescens  at Northern Ireland Fungus Group URL accessed 11 June 2007

Edible fungi
Fungi described in 1800
Fungi of Europe
Taxa named by Christiaan Hendrik Persoon
rufescens


One of the Lower Mainland's hidden treasures has been right under our noses for some time! Nestled mid-hill on uptown Sixth Street, the Royal Tandoori Indian Restaurant serves delicious Indian cuisine in New Westminster and continues to grow under the direction of Chef Jasminder Singh with 20 years of experience from the province of Punjab.
Customer satisfaction is No. 1 for us. We've been voted one of the finest in Indian cuisine restaurants fourteen years in a row.
The food is delectable, and the quantities are generous. The dining room is spacious with a casual west coast theme and full liquor menu. Visit once and you'll be sure to come back many times with friends and family.
Need Dinner for a Group?
We have dinner options and specials for two or four people.