Josh Mathews and D'Angelo Dinero are on commentary.
TNA X Division Champion Tigre Uno defeats Andrew Everett, DJ Z and Manik in an Ultimate X match at 8:59 to retain the title. Uno has been the Champion since 6.24.15, and this is his fifth defense. I didn't realize there was a period of time where Manik wrestled without the mask on, so I'm really not sure why he isn't just TJ Perkins, but hey, it's TNA. The action is fast and furious here, with all four men flying around, showing off their skills. In the end Uno and Everett wind up on top of the cables near the belt, and Uno kicks Everett in the head to knock him all the way down, and Uno retrieves his title to retain. There wasn't much rhyme or reason to it, but all four men worked hard and did what they could with what little TNA gives them.
For some reason, Shane Helms comes out after the match and stares Uno down, and then raises his hand. Wow, what a special endorsement.
TNA World Heavyweight Champion Ethan Carter III then comes out to cut a promo in front of the live crowd, complaining that tonight's title match is a three-way instead of a singles match, but promising to win anyway. Yes, they used PPV time for that.
Tyrus won the 12-man Bound for Gold Gauntlet Battle Royal at 24:30. Mr. Anderson is #1, and "The Man" Jessie Godderz is #2. Not much happens and Eli Drake is out at #3, and Al Snow of all people is the #4 entry. No eliminations yet as Aiden O'Shea is #5. Next up at #6 is Robbie E, former X Division, Television, and Tag Team Champion. Now eliminates Drake as Mahabali Shera is #7. Shera's music continues to play and he gets everyone in the ring to do whatever his little dance is called. The fighting resumes and Shera eliminates O'Shea. Tyrus is #8. Chris Melendez is #9. Tyrus gets rid of Snow, Melendez, and Shera in short order. Tommy Dreamer is entrant #10, for some reason. Dreamer is leeching heat from the recently deceased Dusty Rhodes here. Abyss is #11, and he's done very well in matches like this in the past. The final entrant at #12 is D'Angelo Dinero, who gets up from the announce table and eliminates himself rather than square off with either Abyss or Tyrus. Speaking of those two monsters, Tyrus eliminates Abyss. Godderz brings E to the apron and is able to eliminate his former partner. Anderson hits Dreamer with the Mic Check and dumps him out. Anderson dishes out another Mic Check, this one to Godderz, and then throws him out. We're down to Tyrus v Anderson in a regular match now. Anderson tries to clothesline Tyrus to the floor but he can't do it. Tyrus pushes Anderson off via the ICU Spike, and that gets the pin. This was the usual TNA gauntlet nonsense, with failed comedy and a winner no one wanted to see. But It's not like there were better choice in the other 11 guys anyway.
After the match, EC3 comes back out and congratulates his bodyguard. Tyrus tells the Champ that he's coming for the title, but he still has his back.
TNA World Tag Team Champions The Wolves (Davey Richards & Eddie Edwards) defeat Brian Myers & Trevor Lee at 14:03 to retain the titles. Richards and Edwards have been the Champions since 9.9.15, and this is their first defense. Myers and Lee won the belts from the Wolves on September 2 and held them for one whole week, and this is their rematch. The challengers attack from behind and control most of the early going. Myers and Lee try to focus on Edwards and keep him isolated, but they can only keep that up for so long. The action gets fast and furious and the referee has a hard time keeping control. Eventually the Wolves finish Lee off, and I was hoping Wikipedia would have the name of the move they used. Instead, they call it "Vertical suplex lift by Richards followed by a superkick to the opponent's head by Edwards followed by a Brainbuster by Richards." This was good tag action and it would've been nice if Myers and Lee stuck around, but since they were part of the stupid GFW "invasion" storyline there was no drama here as they had no chance of winning.
TNA King of the Mountain Champion Bobby Roode defeats Lashley at 14:17 to retain the title. Roode has been the Champion since 9.2.15, and this is his first defense. The challenger uses his brute strength and Roode counters with his wrestling acumen. Lashley is no slouch as a wrestler though either, so this is a very competitive matchup. Late in the match Lashley catches Roode coming off the second rope and hits a powerslam. Lashley follows up with a Spear but Roode kicks out! That frustrates Lashley and allows Roode to pick him up for a Roode bomb, which only gets two. They trade each other's finishers but still neither can put the other away. After a series of reversals Roode is able to hit another Roode Bomb and this one is enough to get the pin. That started somewhat slowly but they built nicely and on their way to a nice clean finish. These two are just really good and it would be hard for them to have a bad match with each other.
TNA Knockouts Champion Gail Kim defeats Awesome Kong at 10:05 to retain the title. Kim has been the Champion since 9.16.15, and this is her second defense. These two have wrestled each other many, many times. That familiarity allows the two competitors to trade control in the early going, with the Champion using her speed and the Challenger using her power. After their usual, the battle spills to the floor and Kim's husband tries to stop Kong from using a steel chair. That doesn't work, and Kong hits the Implant Buster onto two chairs, but back in the ring that's not enough to get a three-count. Eventually Kim is able to get in position to hit a super Eat Defeat and she rolls that into an inside cradle to get the pin and retain the title. This just lacked the spark their earlier matches had, and felt like they were just going through the motions. For a pay-per-view (a real one, not those stupid One Night Only) shows) that's just weird.
Kurt Angle beat Eric Young at 13:10 in a No Disqualification Match. Young has injured Angle's neck with multiple piledrivers in the past, so Angle made sure to make this a No-DQ Match. Wisely, Young goes right for the weak point and hits Angle with an early Piledriver! That sends the Olympic champion rolling to the floor, where medical personnel check him out and say he cannot continue. That doesn't work for Young though, so he brings Angle back to the ring and blasts him with a steel chair. Angle does some fighting back, but Young controls the bulk of the contest. Young continues going after the neck and tries a super piledriver, but Angle avoids it and rolls through a sunset flip right into the Ankle Lock! The determined Young makes it to the ropes but it's No-DQ so that doesn't break the hold. Angle holds on and Young taps out. That would've been a great time for Angle to put Young over since he was on his way out, but Young left the company shortly after Angle did too, so I guess it doesn't make a huge difference. This was a solid match all in all, though not super engaging or compelling.
Matt Hardy defeats TNA World Heavyweight Champion Ethan Carter III (w/ Tyrus) and Drew Galloway in a Three Way Match at 20:04 to win the title. EC3 has been the Champion since 7.1.15 and this is his ninth defense. Jeff Hardy is the Special Guest Referee, and he throws Tyrus out before the match can even really begin. Hardy and Galloway both go after EC3 right from the start, which makes sense since he's the Champ. TNA really built Galloway well leading into this title match, and then awkwardly shoehorned Matt Hardy into it at the last minute. #BecauseTNA. All three men are plenty aggressive, and referee Jeff Hardy calls it right down the middle for them. EC3 tries his best to get disqualified but Jeff won't let it end that way. The Champ brings a chair in the ring and Jeff takes it away so EC3 slaps him. Jeff then hits EC3 with the chair and a Twist of Fate, and Galloway follows in with a Claymore. Matt then hits Galloway with a big Twist of Fate and his brother counts the pin and awards him the title. So here's an opportunity to put Galloway over as your top guy, after months of buildup, but they went with actual Matt Hardy instead, because he lives 100 miles away from where the show took place. This is beyond a bad decision and really sullies up what was otherwise an entertaining three-way match. The action was fast-paced, the crowd was into it, and it felt like a big-time match, even with Matt out there. And then they actually had him win. It just still boggles my mind.
The main event was a lot of fun until the finish, and the undercard is surprisingly solid most of the way through. Five of the seven matches on the card reached three stars or higher, which is a really good percentage for TNA. But it's same old same old as far as the booking. Real bummer to end the show.


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When it comes to the Google search box, you already know the tricks: finding exact phrases matches using quotes like "so say we all" or searching a single site using site:wikipedia.com gmail. But there are many more oblique, clever, and lesser-known search recipes and operators that work from that unassuming little input box. Dozens of Google search guides detail the tips you already know, but today we're skipping the obvious and highlighting our favorite obscure Google web search tricks. Using a combination of advanced search operators that specify music files available in an Apache directory listing, you can turn Google into your personal Napster. Go ahead, try this search for Nirvana tracks: -inurl:(htm html php) intitle:"index of" -"last modified" -"parent directory" -description -size -(wma mp3) "Nirvana". (Sub out Nirvana for the band you're interested in; use this one in conjunction with number 7 to find new music, too.) The same type of search recipe can find comic books as well.


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Making the Image: Mother and Daughter by Alec Soth
The photographer explains how the 'key image' from his book, Sleeping by the Mississippi, came to be made
Alec Soth Mother and daughter. Sleeping by the Mississippi. Original negative with photographer notes. Davenport, Iowa. USA. 2002. © Alec Soth | Magnum Photos
Contact sheets: direct prints of sequences of negatives were – in the pre-digital era – key for photographers to be able to see what they had captured on their rolls of film. They formed a central part of editing and indexing practices, and in themselves became revealing of photographers' approaches: the subtle refinements of the frame, lighting and subject from photograph to photograph, tracing the image-maker's progress toward the final composition that they ultimately saw as their best. There is a voyeuristic aspect to looking at a contact sheet also: one can retrace the photographer's movements through time and space, tracking their eye's smallest twitches from left to right as their attention is drawn. It is as if one were inside their head, offered a privileged view through their very eyes from the front row of their brain.
As Kristen Lubben wrote in her introduction to the book, Magnum Contact Sheets, first published in 2011 by Thames and Hudson:
"Unique to each photographer's approach, the contact is a record of how an image was constructed. Was it a set-up, or a serendipitous encounter? Did the photographer notice a scene with potential and diligently work it through to arrive at a successful image, or was the fabled 'decisive moment' at play? The contact sheet, now rendered obsolete by digital photography, embodies much of the appeal of photography itself: the sense of time unfolding, a durable trace of movement through space, an apparent authentication of photography's claims to transparent representation of reality."
You can read other entries in Magnum's series on contact sheets, and the making of iconic images here.
Sleeping by the Mississippi, Alec Soth's first photobook project, is comprised of images made during his travels along that storied river's course. The project saw the photographer using the river's winding course as a metaphor for his own wandering, from Minnesota down southward toward the river's mouth, using the river as a guide. The project's making was influenced by an air of freedom, 'In a boyish – I want to go rafting down the river, sort of way,' Soth explains. This sense of freedom was further fed by the work being made during a period of the Soth's life which he considers uniquely suited to the task: a point at which he had the photographic skills to make work he liked, but was yet to gain an audience or following that could exert pressure upon him. So, he wandered through America unfettered by expectation.
One of the key images from Sleeping by the Mississippi – according to Soth – is his portrait of a mother and daughter side by side on a sofa. The picture was made in a brothel in Davenport, Iowa. Here, Soth explains how the image came to be made. You can see the final image from the book at the bottom of this page.
Our latest online education course, Alec Soth: Photographic Storytelling, sees the photographer discussing numerous of his books, including Sleeping by the Mississippi, at length. You can find out more about the new course on the Magnum Learn site.
Alec Soth Davenport, Iowa. USA. 2002. © Alec Soth | Magnum Photos
"I was working on Sleeping by the Mississippi – a project along the entire Mississippi River. While I was in Davenport, Iowa, I saw a building that clearly looked like a brothel. I was just curious. I got up my nerve and went inside. A little old lady worked the front desk. I told her that I was a photographer and that I would pay to take pictures. She said, 'No need to pay. It's good advertising.' I spent hours there. I photographed the various rooms. I photographed several clients. And I photographed a variety of women, including this mother and daughter.
I was working with an 8×10-inch view camera, which is a slow process and also expensive, so I wouldn't shoot much. But when something was really juicy, I'd take a few more exposures. It's impossible to explain why I chose the final frame. It's like asking a painter, why did you choose that stroke? It just felt right. It's incredible how subtle and intuitive these decisions can be.
The portrait turned out to be one of the key pictures in Sleeping by the Mississippi, and it's been exhibited around the world. There's a toughness and a vulnerability to it. A couple of years ago a newspaper in Iowa contacted me. They wanted to meet and interview the women, but I didn't give him their information. I once sent them a copy of the picture, but I have no idea what they thought of it. I don't know if they even know about the book. When I was working on the project, I used to have the models write down their 'dream' on a sheet of paper. The mother didn't do it: 'I'm too old for dreams,' she said. But the daughter did write on the sheet. She said her dream was to be a registered nurse."
Alec Soth on Learning From Failure
Alec Soth Mother and daughter. Sleeping by the Mississippi. Davenport, Iowa. USA. 2002. © Alec Soth | Magnum Photos
Alec Soth , contact sheets , Editing , magnum learn , Magnum Photos , Negative , sleeping by the mississippi
- Written by BrunoB · Nov 13, 2019
Making the Image: Susan Meiselas' Carnival Strippers Contact Sheet
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Magnum Contact Sheets
Making the Image: Richard Kalvar's Woman in the Window
Richard Kalvar
Access to Ideas: Alec Soth in conversation with Michael Mack
Sleeping By The Mississippi
Watch: Susan Meiselas on Building Relationships With Subjects
Alec Soth's Secret Farmhouse Project
Richard Kalvar: A Question of Feeling

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Magazine Template 1 is the First generation of magazine template, because at next time i will made much of variation of magazine template. This template designed for you who want a template with much column. There is 1 column at right sidebar, 2 column at the left, 4 column at the bottom and 1 column at the footer. And of course 1 column for posting. Magazine template is free template from uniQue template and Blog tutorial. Header photo from PdPhoto, and menu header from CSSplay.
But when the other version would be published? I'm sure it would be much more attractive, wouldn't it?
I'm waiting for the next version. So I would have some options to choose.
Thanks, template-nya langsung aku pake nih mas. Tapi ya masih banyak diperbaiki, biar menarik spt contohnya.
HOW DO I PUT "READ MORE" LINK TO THE MAIN POST USING THIS TEMPLATE?
I'm already using this template at Who Are Sikh?
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This article reviews the basic fundamentals of sedational anesthetic techniques. In addition, current concepts on local anesthesia administration are reviewed, including a description of newer techniques to allow for wide awake surgery. A brief review of postoperative pain management, and the management of postoperative nausea and vomiting, is also included.
1. Describe the fundamentals of conscious sedation and deep sedation techniques.
2. Describe the basic principles of effective local anesthesia, as well as the "wide awake approach" and monitored anesthesia care.
3. Identify current methods for achieving postoperative pain control.
4. Evaluate and manage postoperative nausea and vomiting.


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The Foods Meghan Markle Cannot Eat As A Royal
By Rachel Lewis - July 15, 2018
Since becoming a Princess – or The Duchess of Sussex – Meghan Markle has had to forgo her rights as an ordinary civilian and abide by the laws of the British Royal family. While little girls may dream of one day becoming a real-life Princess, a dream which has since become a reality for this former actress, discovering the fact that Royals cannot eat garlic may change their minds.
That's right, as well as saying goodbye to certain clothing, her house in Canada, and even one of her dogs, Meghan Markle has also had to give up a key ingredient – garlic! "We can never serve anything with garlic or too much onions," Darren McGrady, the royal chef at Buckingham Palace, told British newspaper, the Express.
"The Queen would never have garlic on the menu." While we understand garlic is known to leave a bad smell and can leave your breath smelling bad, more importantly, it is a shame the Royals have to miss out on such deliciousness.
Moreover, Meghan must also now stay clear of shellfish. According to the BBC, Royals must stay clear of anything which could give them food poisoning and disrupt their attendance at a Royal engagement. Additionally, they must also avoid "any food that is too spicy or exotic," and are not allowed to drink tap water. As for the Queen's diet, McGrady reported that Her Royal Highness bans starches such as potatoes or pasta, and sticks to salad, vegetables, and poached fish.
While the Queen also enjoys finger sandwiches without the crust, one thing we can relate to the Queen with is her love for chocolate. Meanwhile, when the Royals are off the clock and not acting in official Royal capacity, they can eat whatever their heart desires, so no need to feel too bad for Meghan Markle!
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Oliver Hamilton
Ramen is one food that has quickly become popular around the world, with every place giving its own ...
What Is The Pegan Diet And Why Is Everyone Talking About It?
In this day and age, it seems as though everyone is on a new diet. One minute you hear about the ...
The New Shake Shack Eel Burger Is Not For Everybody
Harvey Princeton
Shake Shack is one of the most popular burger joints that started in in New York City. Since its ...


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Thomas Tallis
Men's chorus
Sacred hymns
2 In Nomines3 Organ Hymn Verses and 4 Antiphons9 Psalm Tunes for Archbishop Parker's Psalter
A Solfinge Song
Cantiones quae ab argumento sacrae vocantur
Derelinquit impiusDorian Service
Felix Namque I, FVB 109Felix Namque II, FVB 110
Gloria PatriGloria tibi TrinitasGod Grant with Grace
Hear the Voice and Prayer
If Ye Love MeIn manus tuas, Domine
Lamentations of Jeremiah
Mass Puer Natus
Natus est nobis
O Lord in Thee is All My TrustO Lord, Give Thy Holy SpiritO Nata LuxO sacrum conviviumOut from the Deep
Praise the Lord O Ye Gentils AllPurge Me O Lord
Salvator mundiSpem in alium nunquam habui à 40
Veni Redemptor GentiumVerily I say unto You
Thomas Tallis (c. 1505 – 23 November 1585; also Thomas Tallys or Thomas Talles) was an English Renaissance composer who occupies a primary place in anthologies of English choral music. He is considered one of England's greatest composers, and he is honoured for his original voice in English musicianship.
As no records about the birth, family origins or childhood of Thomas Tallis exist, almost nothing is known about his early life or origins. Historians have calculated that he was born in the early part of the 16th century, towards the end of the reign of Henry VII of England, and estimates for the year of his birth range from 1500 to 1520. His only known relative was a cousin called John Sayer. As the surnames Sayer and Tallis both have strong connections with Kent, Thomas Tallis is usually thought to have been born somewhere in the county.
There are suggestions that Tallis sang as a child of the chapel in the Chapel Royal, the same singing establishment which he joined as an adult. He was probably a chorister at the Benedictine Priory of St. Mary the Virgin and St. Martin of the New Work, in Dover, where he was employed at an early age, but it is impossible to know whether he was educated there, or he may have sung at Canterbury Cathedral.
Tallis served at court as a composer and performer for Henry VIII, Edward VI, Mary I, and Elizabeth I. He was first designated as an organist at the chapel after 1570, although he would have been employed as an organist throughout his career.
He avoided the religious controversies that raged around him throughout his service to successive monarchs, though he remained, in the words of the historian Peter Ackroyd, an "unreformed Roman Catholic". Tallis was capable of switching the style of his compositions to suit each monarch's different demands. He stood out among other important composers of the time, including Christopher Tye and Robert White. The author and composer Ernest Walker wrote that "he had more versatility of style" than Tye and White, and "his general handling of his material was more consistently easy and certain." Tallis taught the composer William Byrd and Elway Bevin, an organist of Bristol Cathedral and Gentleman of the Chapel Royal.
No record of Tallis exists before 1531, when he is named in the accounts of Dover Priory, a Benedictine priory in Kent. He was employed there as the organist, tasked with directing chants from the organ A "Thomas Tales" is named as the "joculator organorum" at the priory who received an annual payment of £2. The priory was dissolved in 1535; there is no record of Tallis's departure.
Tallis' whereabouts are not known for the next few months until his employment at St Mary-at-Hill in London's Billingsgate ward. Records show he was paid four half-yearly payments from 1536 to 1538, with the last one being for services—as either a singer or an organist—for the year up to 25 March 1538.
Towards the end of 1538 Tallis moved to the large Augustinian monastery Waltham Abbey, Essex, through contact with the abbot, whose London home was near to St Mary-at-Hill, becoming a senior member there. When the abbey was dissolved in March 1540, Tallis left without receiving a pension (being recently employed there), and was instead given a one-off payment of 40 shillings. He took away a volume of musical treatises copied by John Wylde, once a preceptor at Waltham. It contained a treatise by Leonel Power that prohibited consecutive unisons, fifths, and octaves; the last page is inscribed with his name.
By the summer of 1540 Tallis had moved to the recently secularized Canterbury Cathedral, where his name heads the list of singers in the newly expanded choir of ten boys and twelve men. He remained there for two years.
Tallis's employment in the Chapel Royal probably began in 1543. His name appears on a 1544 lay subsidy roll and is listed in a later document. It is possible that he was connected with the court when at St Mary-at-Hill, as in 1577 Tallis claimed to have "served yo[u]r Ma[jes]tie and yo[u]r Royall ancestors these fortie yeres". He may have been responsible for teaching the boys of the choir keyboard and composition.
Tallis married, probably for the first time, in around 1552. His wife Joan was the widow of a gentleman of the Chapel Royal. Like many other members of the royal household choir, Tallis and his wife lived in Greenwich,although it is not known if he ever owned his house there. He probably rented a house, by tradition in Stockwell Street. There seem to have been no children of the marriage.
Mary I granted Tallis a lease on a manor in Kent which provided a comfortable annual income. He was present at her funeral on 13 December 1558 and at the coronation of Elizabeth I the following month.
Tallis was an eminent figure in Elizabeth's household chapel, but as he aged he become gradually less prominent. In 1575, Elizabeth granted Tallis and Byrd a 21-year monopoly for polyphonic music and a patent to print and publish "set songe or songes in parts", one of the first arrangements of its kind in England. Tallis composed in English, Latin, French, Italian, and other languages. He had exclusive rights to print any music in any language, and he and Byrd had sole use of the paper used in printing music. Amongst the collection of works they produced using their monopoly was the 1575 Cantiones quae ab argumento sacrae vocantur, but it did not sell well and they were forced to appeal to Elizabeth for support. People were wary of the new publications, the sale of which was not helped by both men being Roman Catholics. Byrd and Tallis were forbidden to sell imported music, and were refused any rights to music fonts, or printing patents not under their command. They lacked their own printing press. A second petition in 1577 resulted in the grant of a joint lease to the two composers of crown lands. After the 1575 publication, Tallis is thought to have ceased active composition, as no surviving works from these final years survive.
Late in his life, Tallis lived in Greenwich, possibly close to the royal Palace of Placentia; tradition holds that he lived on Stockwell Street. He was recorded as a member of Elizabeth I's household in June 1585, and wrote his will in August that year. He died in his house in Greenwich on 20 or 23 November; the different dates are from a register and the Chapel Royal.
He was buried in the chancel of the parish of St Alfege Church, Greenwich. A brass memorial plate placed there after the death of his wife (but before the death of Elizabeth (ONDB)) is now lost. His remains may have been discarded by labourers during the 1710s, when the church was rebuilt.
His epitaph on a brass plaque, lost in the subsequent rebuilding of the church, was recorded by the English clergyman John Strype in his 1720 edition of John Stow's Survey of London
Entered here doth ly a worthy wyght, Who for long tyme in musick bore the bell: His name to shew, was THOMAS TALLYS hyght, In honest virtuous lyff he dyd excell. He serv'd long tyme in chappel with grete prayse Fower sovereygnes reygnes (a thing not often seen); I meane Kyng Henry and Prynce Edward's dayes, Quene Mary, and Elizabeth oure Quene. He mary'd was, though children he had none, And lyv'd in love full thre and thirty yeres Wyth loyal spowse, whose name yclypt was JONE, Who here entomb'd him company now beares. As he dyd lyve, so also did he dy, In myld and quyet sort (O happy man!) To God ful oft for mercy did he cry, Wherefore he lyves, let deth do what he can.
William Byrd wrote the musical elegy Ye Sacred Muses on Tallis's death.CITE His widow Joan, whose will is dated 12 June 1587, survived him by nearly four years.
The earliest surviving works by Tallis are Magnificat for four voices, Salve intemerata virgo, Ave rosa sine spinis and Ave Dei patris filia, both devotional antiphons to the Virgin Mary which were sung in the evening after the last service of the day; they were cultivated in England at least until the early 1540s. Henry VIII's break from the Roman Catholic church in 1534 and the rise of Thomas Cranmer noticeably influenced the style of music being written. Cranmer recommended a syllabic style of music where each syllable is sung to one pitch, as his instructions make clear for the setting of the 1544 English Litany. As a result, the writing of Tallis and his contemporaries became less florid. Tallis' Mass for Four Voices is marked with a syllabic and chordal style emphasising chords, and a diminished use of melisma. He provides a rhythmic variety and differentiation of moods depending on the meaning of his texts. Tallis' early works also suggest the influence of John Taverner and Robert Fayrfax. Taverner in particular is quoted in Salve intemerata virgo, and his later work, Dum transisset sabbatum.
The reformed Anglican liturgy was inaugurated during the short reign of Edward VI (1547–53), and Tallis was one of the first church musicians to write anthems set to English words, although Latin continued to be used alongside the vernacular. Mary set about undoing some of the religious reforms of the preceding decades, following her accession in 1553. She restored the Roman Rite, and compositional style reverted to the elaborate writing prevalent early in the century. Two of Tallis's major works were Gaude gloriosa Dei Mater and the Christmas Mass Puer natus est nobis, and both are believed to be from this period. Puer natus est nobis based on the introit for the third Mass for Christmas Day may have been sung at Christmas 1554 when Mary believed that she was pregnant with a male heir. These pieces were intended to exalt the image of the Queen, as well as to praise the Virgin Mary.
Some of Tallis's works were compiled by Thomas Mulliner in a manuscript copybook called The Mulliner Book before Queen Elizabeth's reign, and may have been used by the queen herself when she was younger. Elizabeth succeeded her half-sister in 1558, and the Act of Uniformity abolished the Roman Liturgy and firmly established the Book of Common Prayer. Composers resumed writing English anthems, although the practice continued of setting Latin texts among composers employed by Elizabeth's Chapel Royal.
The religious authorities at the beginning of Elizabeth's reign, being Protestant, tended to discourage polyphony in church unless the words were clearly audible or, as the 1559 Injunctions stated, "playnelye understanded, as if it were read without singing". Tallis wrote nine psalm chant tunes for four voices for Archbishop Matthew Parker's Psalter published in 1567. One of the nine tunes was the "Third Mode Melody" which inspired the composition of Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis by Ralph Vaughan Williams in 1910. His setting of Psalm 67 became known as "Tallis's Canon", and the setting by Thomas Ravenscroft is an adaptation for the hymn "All praise to thee, my God, this night" (1709) by Thomas Ken, and it has become his best-known composition. The Injunctions, however, also allowed a more elaborate piece of music to be sung in church at certain times of the day, and many of Tallis's more complex Elizabethan anthems may have been sung in this context, or alternatively by the many families that sang sacred polyphony at home. Tallis's better-known works from the Elizabethan years include his settings of the Lamentations (of Jeremiah the Prophet) for the Holy Week services and the unique motet Spem in alium written for eight five-voice choirs, for which he is most remembered. He also produced compositions for other monarchs, and several of his anthems written in Edward's reign are judged to be on the same level as his Elizabethan works, such as "If Ye Love Me". Records are incomplete on his works from previous periods; 11 of his 18 Latin-texted pieces from Elizabeth's reign were published, "which ensured their survival in a way not available to the earlier material".
Toward the end of his life, Tallis resisted the musical development seen in his younger contemporaries such as Byrd, who embraced compositional complexity and adopted texts of disparate biblical extracts. Tallis was content to draw his texts from the Liturgy and wrote for the worship services in the Chapel Royal. He composed during the conflict between Catholicism and Protestantism, and his music often displays characteristics of the turmoil.
Tallis is remembered as primarily a composer of sacred vocal music, in part because of his lack of extant instrumental or secular vocal music.
No contemporaneous portrait of Tallis survives; the one painted by Gerard Vandergucht dates from 150 years after the composer's death, and there is no reason to suppose that it is a fair likeness. In a rare existing copy of his blackletter signature, he spelled his name "Tallys".
Tallis is honoured with a feast day, together with Byrd and the musician John Merbecke, on the liturgical calendar of the American Episcopal Church on 21 November.
A fictionalised version of Thomas Tallis was portrayed by Joe Van Moyland in the 2007 BBC television series The Tudors.


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Suite Française - Blu-ray Review
'the characterisation , in partnership with the terrible voiceover contributes to the fairy tale aspect of what should be a more complex, serious and heartfelt piece'
Adapted from the Irène Némirovsky novel of the same name, Suite Française eventually reveals itself to be too obsessed by its protagonist's voice to structure itself into a film of much meaning.
Written around 1942, the novel lay undiscovered until Némirovsky's daughters unearthed the manuscript for eventual publication in 2004. As such, the text offers a rather wonderful delayed look back into the past, delivered as a contemporary piece, an effect many novels both written and published in recent years have attempted to capture.
Writer/director Saul Dibb attempts to relay this feeling to his audience by way of voiceover from protagonist Lucile (Michelle Williams) and therein seals at least part of his film's fate. Lucile's interdicts are rarely anything other than devices to state the obvious about what's happening or how she is feeling. Not all voiceovers are like this, but we do seem currently to be in a reverse golden age for the voiceover (see, recently: Narcos, Legend). Time and time again we are told by Lucile how she is feeling, despite having seen exactly the same thing happen in a previous scene. It ruins the film's visual impact and leaves you feeling not unlike you are in the presence of a very simplistic tale indeed.
That effect is heightened by the characterisation which, without the voiceover, would probably survive without blemish, but with it contributes to the fairy tale aspect of what should be a more complex, serious and heartfelt piece. Most criminally underserved is Kristin Scott Thomas, as Lucile's evil mother-in-law, Madame Angellier. Depicted as a one-note tyrant, Madame's sweeping evil-isms are at first difficult to believe, later graduating to feeling matronly, as Lucile and German love interest Bruno von Faulk (Matthias Schoenaerts), sneak around under windows.
It's not all bad however and Dibb's occasionally heart-fluttering and layered story does occasionally emerge from underneath some of its more problematic aspects. The final third, for example, sends Lucile into new territory in defence of Benoit (a miscast Sam Riley) and his wife Madeleine (Luther's Ruth Wilson). It's a smart and natural move, completely un-telegraphed by events which passed before it. Von Faulk, meanwhile, gets to keep his pacifist characterisation, in the face of increasing conflict, marking a success for Suite Française's ability to handle people, which at least partly balances out its failures.
By Sam Turner. Sam is editor of Film Intel, and can usually be found behind a keyboard with a cup of tea. He likes entertaining films and dislikes the other kind. He's on Google+, Twitter and several places even he doesn't yet know about.
Film Intel article for Wednesday, January 27, 2016
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Description of the project: The EDIC Auch-Gascogne, in south west France, is working with a group of young people who want to organize or participate in a youth exchange (action-key 1 in Erasmus + programme).
These people have between 14 and 17 years old. They planned the exchange for summer 2016.
The topic could be about European citizenship, solidarity in a (hyper) rural context.
Partner sought: They are looking for a partner(s) in Europe who want to share about this and/or they can join an existing project.


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JAGUAR CLASSIC WILL CELEBRATE 60 YEARS OF E-TYPE IN 2021 WITH ANNIVERSARY TRIBUTE EDITION
Jaguar Classic will create six matched pairs of E-types to celebrate the iconic sports car's 60th anniversary in 2021: the E-type 60 Collection.
In March 2021 Jaguar will celebrate the 60th anniversary of the iconic E-type
Jaguar Classic is creating six limited-edition matched pairs of restored 3.8 E-type models
E-type 60 Edition specification includes commemorative detailing and exclusive paint colors, paying tribute to two of the most famous examples: '9600 HP' and '77 RW'
The E-type 60 Collection is available to order now. Customers interested in this unrepeatable opportunity should contact Jaguar Classic directly: www.jaguar.com/classic, +44 (0) 2476 566 600, sales@classic-jaguarlandrover.com
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(MAHWAH, N.J.) – August 12, 2020 – Jaguar Classic will create six matched pairs of E-type cars to celebrate the iconic sports car's 60th anniversary in 2021: the E-type 60 Collection.
Each pair of E-type 60 Edition cars pay tribute to two of the oldest and most famous Jaguar E-type sports cars: '9600 HP' and '77 RW', which played pivotal roles in the unveiling of the car at its world debut in Geneva, Switzerland in March 1961.
An Opalescent Gunmetal Grey 3.8-liter Fixed-Head Coupe registered '9600 HP' was one of the first two E-type cars unveiled to specially-invited guests at the Parc des Eaux Vives. Driven 'flat out' to Switzerland from Coventry the night before the launch, public relations manager Bob Berry arrived with minutes to spare for demonstration drives.
With an outstanding reaction to the E-type resulting in overwhelming demand for drives with Berry, legendary Jaguar Test and Development Engineer Norman Dewis was told to 'drop everything' and drive a British Racing Green 3.8-liter roadster registered '77 RW' overnight from Coventry to Geneva. Both cars were also used for media road tests, which proved the car's sensational performance – including its 150mph top speed – matched its jet aircraft-inspired lines honed in a wind tunnel by aerodynamicist Malcolm Sayer.
Every E-type 60 Edition built by the team at the Jaguar Classic Works facility in Warwickshire will be an existing 1960s 3.8-liter E-type fully-restored to exclusive 60th anniversary tribute specification.
Each E-type 60 Collection pair will include one Flat Out Grey '9600 HP' coupe and one Drop Everything Green '77 RW' roadster, with unique paint formulations exclusively reserved for these cars. Each E-type 60 Edition will feature a number of 60th anniversary commemorative design details created in conjunction with Jaguar Design Director Julian Thomson.
Synonymous with the revolutionary zeitgeist of the Swinging Sixties, E-type sports cars were owned by celebrities including Steve McQueen, Brigitte Bardot, Frank Sinatra, George Harrison, Tony Curtis and Britt Ekland. And, thanks to the beauty of its sculptural forms, its functionality and its impact on design, an E-type became only the third car to join The Museum of Modern Art's design collection in 1996.
"The Jaguar E-type is a genuine icon, as sensational today as the moment it was unveiled in 1961. It is a testament to the E-type's advanced design and engineering that it can still be enjoyed and admired as passionately almost 60 years on. The E-type 60 Collection is a lasting tribute for E-type admirers, honoring the car's legacy and the achievements of the team that created it – many of whom have descendants working for Jaguar Classic today, expertly restoring, maintaining and future-proofing enjoyment for generations to come."
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Jaguar Classic is the world's number one source of genuine parts and owner services for the E-type – from health-checks and sympathetic upgrades to restoring expertly selected examples to 'Reborn' specification, meticulously returning them to as-new condition.
For more information on the full range of cars, services, parts and experiences offered by Jaguar Classic, visit: www.jaguar.com/classic
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Jaguar Classic is the official source of authentic cars, expert services, genuine parts and unforgettable experiences for classic Jaguar enthusiasts worldwide. Our team of highly-skilled engineers at the Jaguar Land Rover Classic Works facility in Coventry specialises in outstanding E-type Reborn restorations and building exclusive New Original Jaguar D-type continuation cars.
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If "digital" is how we write, share, and participate today and into the future, what does that mean for the teaching of writing and for learning?
Join a National Writing Project study group as we explore these questions together through our own experiences and those of the NWP Digital Is community. Each week we'll focus on a different aspect of inquiry and practice related to writing, teaching and connected learning.
July 9: What writing and literacy learning connections do you make?
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Janet Ilko July 10, 2012, 12:03 a.m.
Hi, my name is Janet Ilko, and I am excited to be part of this discussion group. I am a fellow in the San Diego Area Writing Project, and I currently teach middle school youth in grades 7 and 8. I have 3 classes of English Language learners who need extra support in reading and/or writing. I also teach two AVID leadership classes that also will focus on technology in the fall.
I am currently working with middle school students through a partnership with the San Diego Area Writing Project. Our camp is called Writing for Change Academy. The focus of this work has taken an interesting turn this year, we are creating blogs with a writing group based in Australia and using that blog space to house our work so students can collaborate, comment, and eventually curate that space. We are also going to work on some projects using the work of Youth Voices, inspiring students to hopefully create some digital work to share on that site as well.
I am focusing this work on exploring how student blogging impacts their writing process. How or will students revise in different ways if the work is published for a larger audience? We are also creating a space for students to continue the work into the school year, in the hopes of tracking who stays part of the project long after the academy fades.
Looking forward to working with everyton.


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MSC's information hub aims to help manufacturers solve problems
by Rich Vurva
To thousands of customers throughout North America, MSC Industrial Supply is their go-to source for spot buys of metalworking products and other MRO supplies. Thanks first to its iconic Big Book catalog, and more recently to its online presence—more than 60 percent of the $3.2 billion distributor's transactions are conducted digitally—MSC has earned a reputation as one of the leading industrial distributors serving manufacturers.
For more than 75 years, customers have come to MSC for the products they need to buy to keep their factories and facilities running. Whether they prefer to use the 4,500-page "Big Book" print catalog, visit MSC's world-class eCommerce platform to select from more than 1.6 million SKUs, or be among the million-plus customers each month who interact with MSC representatives over the phone, email or chat for sales needs, service help or to solve product-related or application-specific questions, the emphasis has been on making it easy for customers to do business with MSC.
That's why it might seem counterintuitive that one of the newest initiatives at MSC is a website focused on pushing information, not product sales. Better MRO (mscdirect.com/betterMRO) is an online information hub intended to be the go-to resource for the kind of information that customers need to do their jobs better. Launched in late 2017, it includes articles, research and webinars on manufacturing, inventory management, metalworking solutions, safety practices, jobs skills training and more. In addition, there's information on topical subjects in the news such as trade wars, tariffs and tax reform.
The purpose of the site, explains Steve Baruch, executive vice president of strategy and marketing, is for MSC to be viewed by customers not only as a trusted source for products but also as a trusted advisor to help solve their mission-critical challenges on the plant floor.
"We want to continue to be that provider of spot buys and the things customers need, but now we're filling this other gap that we've identified to help them be more productive and help them drive better output," he says. "When they come to us, users are getting objective, non-biased, valuable information answering questions that they have that is not linked to anything we're trying to sell."
Baruch says the Better MRO website is one example of how the company fulfills on the promise made in its "Built to Make You Better" tagline introduced in 2017.
An idea is born
Baruch says the idea for the website was formulated about three years ago when research indicated that a skills gap in manufacturing will result in 2.5 million unfilled manufacturing jobs in the next three to five years.
"We started to think about how we could help customers close that skills gap," he says. "Our customers are finding it harder to get trustworthy information. The questions that our customers are coming to us and asking really transcend the product, and we realized that we can't be just a transactional provider of products anymore," he says.
The site includes information on proven methods for filling local manufacturing jobs, tips for recruiting millennials, the importance of jobs training and apprenticeship programs and similar topics.
Kathryn Nerko, MSC's eCommunity marketing manager, says the information on the manufacturing skills gap is just one example of how content on the site is designed to fill the informational needs of users.
"All of the information on the site is based on the needs of our customers. As their needs change, the content they gravitate to will also change and we'll pivot to meet those needs," she says.
MSC recently surveyed customers to determine the types of issues they struggle with in their jobs. Nerko compared those results to external studies conducted in the industry and discovered a similarity in findings. "When we look at the results of those two surveys, and pay attention to the customer engagement that's happening on the site, we get a sense for the 'pain points' that people are having, so we can focus in on those areas," she says.
If the site provides value to customers, Nerko says, the number of unique visitors will grow, they'll return more often and spend more time on the site. In its first year live, Better MRO reached more than 250,000 unique users and continues to grow by about 20 percent from month to month.
Content is written or curated by MSC editorial staff and other subject matter experts. Articles may reference new studies and research impacting manufacturing, present case studies about successful manufacturers or offer tips on plant or machine maintenance. All of the content is aimed at helping customers be more productive, reduce cycle times, increase output and reduce costs.
"In addition to having the content that MSC creates with our editorial staff, we have supplier partners who have seen Better MRO and want to be a part of it. So they share their content with us," says Nerko.
Technical resources include a metalworking productivity calculator where users can input current and potential cutting tool parameters to estimate possible savings, a machining calculator to help with speeds and feeds and a list of metalworking resources from suppliers and other industry experts such as Tooling U-SME.
Site visitors can exchange ideas and ask questions on forums with a growing list of machining, manufacturing, safety and other topics. Some forums are monitored by MSC metalworking tech experts who answer application questions concerning machining difficult materials, for instance, or safety and compliance issues. In some cases, users will post follow-up questions or comments and begin sharing advice with other machinists, plant managers, safety managers or maintenance professionals. The hope is that, over time, the forums become a place that a variety of people employed in manufacturing look to first when they have a question to ask or a problem to solve.
"The forums are available 24/7 so people can search the archives and look for topics that may have come up previously," says Baruch.
Since the site's primary purpose is not to spur transactions, Baruch says success isn't being measured by traditional metrics such as average order size and conversion rates. "We've shifted to things that help us understand how much that piece of content resonated with visitors. Are we talking about the right topics? Are they topics that our customers care about? Is it presented in a style that they appreciate and understand? Are they engaged with the material?" he says.
While the site wasn't designed to push product sales, it has proved to be a useful sales tool for MSC salespeople. Customers appreciate a quick email from a salesperson with a link to an article of interest and a note saying, "I thought of you when I read this. I know it's a subject that you've been thinking about at your company."
MSC tracks how often customers navigate from Better MRO to mscdirect.com, but that is not a closely followed key performance indicator.
"You won't find promos, marketing campaigns or advertisements at Better MRO. We have a great transactional site at mscdirect.com to sell stuff," says Baruch. "We go to great lengths to make sure that the site is built purely around edification, education and information."
Today, Better MRO currently focuses primarily on metalworking, safety and general manufacturing subjects. Over time, it will likely expand into other areas of interest to manufacturers.
"From ideation to where we are today has been a fairly short period of time," says Baruch. "We're still learning and testing things. I think you'll find that the site will continue to evolve as we gain more traction."
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Giving 'Lectures' To Terror Funders Is What Saved Pakistan From FATF Blacklist
Sunday, October 20, 2019 by Indian Defence News
Pak failed at the FATF plenary by passing only five of the 27 parameters in its outcome report. Pakistan has been under the 'Enhanced Monitoring Process' (Grey list) since June 2018. In a clear warning of blacklisting, FATF President said, "Pak needs to do more and it needs to do it faster". Pakistan failed miserably at the FATF plenary by passing only five of the 27 parameters in its outcome report
Paris: In a clear warning of blacklisting, Pakistan that has been under the 'Enhanced Monitoring Process' (Grey list) since June 2018, FATF President Xiangmin Liu at the concluding press briefing said, "Pakistan needs to do more and it needs to do it faster. The FATF is giving a very clear warning that if by February 2020 the country has not made significant progress, we would consider further actions that potentially includes placing the country on the public statement, also referred to as the blacklist."
Giving lectures has been considered a virtue in the fight against terrorism. India Today has learned that of the five parameters that Pakistan managed to pass, one was, lectures to bankers regularly and the other was placing terrorist names on the website.
On all actionable parameters, Pakistan failed at very poor rate of convictions in TF (Terrorist Financing) cases, very low level of TF cases registered against UN-designated entities (UNDEs), incomplete seizure of terrorist properties, inadequate understanding of transnational risk especially of those UNDEs based in Pakistan but operating outside, no action at all regarding registration of TF cases against its own UNSR 1373 list ie Schedule 4, of 7600 terrorists, zero properties seized.
No sustainable action against the top leadership of UNDEs, no action on those who raised TF funds over the last 20 years to build the 1000 properties seized.
Sources say, Pakistan only needed the support of three countries to stay off the blacklist which they got from Malaysia, Turkey, and China.
The focus of countries such as France, the US, UK, and others was to ensure that the outcome statement is a strongly worded one. In fact, an official privy to the proceedings pointed out that there is hardly any difference in language between grey listed Pakistan put on notice and Iran which is already on the blacklist.
"...Should significant and sustainable progress not be made across the full range of its action plan by the next Plenary, the FATF will take action, which could include the FATF calling on its members and urging all jurisdictions to advise their financial institutions to give special attention to business relations and transactions with Pakistan, read the outcome statement of the FATF on Pakistan."
India is represented by its top Counter-Terrorist Financing (CFT) experts from MHA and Anti-Money Laundering (AML) specialists from Ministry of Finance at the FATF, who have worked assiduously since June 2018 to provide FATF with credible resources and evidence on Pakistan and have worked with the international financial watchdog for years on other aspects of CFT/AML.
The past week they worked tirelessly with India's strategic partners to hold Pakistan accountable.
Terming it a huge political and diplomatic victory, French diplomatic sources told India Today, "We are very happy. Negotiations were hard. We worked very closely with the European partners and the US to obtain a strongly worded statement. The wording of the statement was critical. Pakistan has been warned in the strongest manner possible leading up to blacklisting in February 2020 plenary if they do not comply."
These nations also tried to find consensus in getting the President to move a motion to blacklist Pakistan. Since there was no consensus, they wanted a stern warning issued leading up to blacklisting if they don't comply by February.
"Our strategy was to first get an objective assessment of what Pakistan has done and what Pakistan has not done. We want the situation to change and want Pakistan to change and therefore there is a timeline in place for them to show credible action," said the French diplomat.
To a question on global politics trumping real cinema for terrorism and the future of Pakistan, Michael Kugelman of the Wilson Centre said, "Pakistan avoided the blacklist with a little bit of help from its friends... Islamabad is still in a tough spot because it runs the risk of being blacklisted in February. Given the deep tensions in India-Pakistan relations, Islamabad has little incentive to cut off ties with the militant proxies that can be used to push back against India. But it is those very ties that concern FATF, and that could prompt it to blacklist Islamabad down the road."
While the next plenary is in February 2020, Pakistan would be up for a review by the Asia-Pacific Joint Group (APJG) of the FATF as early as in January of 2020 when they meet in Bangkok, Thailand.
The summary of the APJG meeting held in Bangkok, Sept 2019, said that of the 27 Action Plan items, Pakistan only 6 cleared with 21 items pending. The final outcome of the FATF says five, one less than before.
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"Not Being Methodist Enough" — Funny or Sad?
I knew a pastor who decided to preach Wesley's 52 sermons and was asked to move for not being Methodist enough. True.
— So…is that funny, or is that sad? You tell me.
Backstory: I've been given to believe that the small book titled John Wesley's 52 Standard Sermons was a regular resource for early Methodist circuit riders and lay preachers.
Somewhere along the way I picked up the notion that if all one had were a Bible, a Hymnal, and John Wesley's 52 Standard Sermons, one was good to go for a year. The joke went that after a year the Bishop and District Superintendent would move that pastor in a year anyway, so 52 sermons was all that were needed.
Always seemed to me that if a current copy of The United Methodist Book of Discipline, our ever-changing policy and polity guide, were added to make a pastoral library of four rather than three books, things might have gone smoother for that pastor facing a move every year. But what do I know? And I digress.
As Randy said, he knows a pastor who decided to preach Wesley's 52 sermons and was asked to move for not being Methodist enough. True. Imagine that.
And again, I ask you: is that funny or sad?
I didn't realize our primary goal is to be Mefhodists…I sure have ennui doing it wrong. My primary goal is to help believers grow in faith so they can are the message of the gospel out into the world around us. I just stay within the doctrine, theology and doctrinal statements of the church. I do not build Methodists I try to build into God's kingdom.


A Tarte Tatin is usually made with apples, but this is a savory version, perfect for a summer dinner. Most of it can be made ahead, before your guests arrive, but a Tarte Tatin is baked upside-down, with the crust on top, and then you have to flip it in an exciting and dangerous moment just before serving. Amaze your company with your skill!
Take a pound of the best cherry tomatoes you can find and cut each of them in half. Heat 1/8 cup of olive oil over medium heat in a medium-size oven-proof frying pan. Add 1 chopped onion, and cook slowly, stirring often, until the onions are caramelized (brown), about 15-20 minutes. Add two tablespoons of water and cook the water off, scraping the brown bits from the bottom of the pan. Pour the onions into a bowl and wash and dry the frying pan.
Put 1/4 cup of sugar and 3 tablespoons of water in the clean frying pan. Cook the sugar-water over medium heat, swirling the pan gently (but *do not stir*) until the sugar melts and turns amber brown, about 5-10 minutes. It will seem like it is never going to turn brown, but then it suddenly does. When the sugar browns, add 1/2 teaspoon a vinegar and swirl gently to mix. Scatter the tomatoes on top of the caramelized sugar (do not mix), then scatter the caramelized onions on top of the tomatoes. Add 1 teaspoon of chopped thyme leaves from your garden, and salt and pepper to taste.
Preheat the oven to 425 F while you make phyllo dough. Lay one layer of phyllo dough on top of the tomatoes, tucking in the edges. Brush generously with olive oil and put on another layer of phyllo dough. Continue for four or five layers. Make several long gashes in the dough to let steam out while your tart is baking, and bake for 30 minutes.
Remove the tart from the oven and let stand for five minutes to cool. Run a knife around the edges of the pan to loosen the tart. Put a large plate over the frying pan, hold the plate and the frying pan tightly together using oven mitts, take a deep breath, and flip the whole thing over. Lift off the frying pan, and you should have a lovely tomato tart on your plate.
Note: be careful! The tart is hot! Though usually I don't get burned during the actual flipping, but earlier, right after I take the frying pan out of the oven, when I forget that the handle is hot. So be careful of that, too.
Naturally vegan, and a great fancy main dish for company!
How long will Tomato Tarte Tatin keep?
Tomato Tarte Tatin will be good the next day, but after a while it may get soggy and unappetizing. To serve to company, you want to serve it immediately after flipping it.


With childhood obesity on the rise and too many children being less active by playing computer games or apps on smartphones and tablets children need more help to be encouraged to play inside or outside (depending on the weather) and get active. We were delighted when we received the Gotrovo Original Treasure Hunt Game, Clue Card Expansion Set and Gotrovo Treasure Hunt Game Mini for review which encourages children to put down their electronic devices, get up from in front of the television and Get Active!
The Gotrovo Treasure Hunt Game promotes imagination, reading skills, co-operation & team play and problem solving skills all in a fun way while getting the kids active.
On opening the Gotrovo Original Treasure Hunt Game we found; 1x double sided treasure map, 100x clue cards, 2x sheets of black sticky Velcro dots, 1x loot bag, 10x gold golden coins, 1x golden treasure bar and an instruction leaflet.
As it was raining we decided to play indoors rather than in the garden so used the blue clue cards for indoor trails (the cards are colour coded; Red for outdoors, Blue for indoors, Green for indoor and outdoor trails and Gold for role play games). Setting up the game was very easy; you affix the black dots to the numbered points on the treasure map and attach dots to the back on the clue cards (there are circles on the cards on where to affix them). Then lay a trail of trail of cards, we used the pictures cards but if using with older children you can use word clues (helps with their reading) or riddle clues (all depends of the age and ability of the children that are playing). You stick the first clue card to the map and hide the subsequent clue cards to where the card directs them to go, along with a gold coin). Hide the golden treasure bar in at the end where the last clue card directs them to go (we used 10 clue cards for our games).
Now the idea of the game is for the children to follow the clue cards to get to the next one, collecting gold coins for their loot bag with the ultimate aim of finding the golden treasure bar (I added a small snack to the box for them to have when finished).
Off we went. So the first clue card (we were using picture cards) was a picture of a shoe (has the word of the picture on the reverse), so the boys had to find the correct shoe in the house where the next clue card was hidden. This set them off on a hunt around the house (and they haven't stopped since!). Eventually after a lot of talking, giggling and running around they reached their goal (with a little bit of help, after all they are only 4!) and found the treasure bar with their treat. They now want to play all the time!
We also received a pack of extra clue cards to give more variety to the game.
We also received the Mini version of the game which is a basically a travel version so only has clue cards and reward stickers in a handy travel carry bag. It is played the same way by hiding clue cards and following the clues with the winner getting a reward sticker. This makes it great to take to the park of friends' houses.
Overall, we had great fun playing this game. It promotes an active lifestyle, thinking, reading, team work and talking and social skills. So while in essence it is an easy concept, it has lots of educational qualities (reading, logical thinking and communication skills) and health benefits (walking or running around), which has to be a winner in anyone's book.
While we prefer the full version of the game with the map and treasure box as it gives added value and the idea of hunting for a treasure the Mini version in also brilliant for on the go and travelling about. We had lots of #GotrovoFun with both versions.
This would make a great game for families, a group of friends or a great game for children's birthday parties! We love it. It's a fun and educational game. Easy to follow and understand with different ways to play depending on the age and understanding of the children playing.
I would rate the full and mini version of the game as 5 out of 5 as the educational and fun factor and excellent and the fact that the children have to get up and move around is perfect. We look forward to playing more games in and out of the house.
For more information or to buy visit www.gotrovotreasurehunt.co.uk.


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Populism and the Decline of Social Democracy
Democracy may be receding somewhat in practice, but it is still globally ascendant in peoples' values and aspirations.
Despite the Europe-wide nature of this trend, most explanations of the left's problems focus on idiosyncratic region-specific factors. For example, many analyses of diminishing support for leftist parties in Western Europe emphasize changing class and value structures. The decline of West European manufacturing during the late twentieth century weakened the working class and unions, shrinking the left's traditional voting base and reducing the heft of the organizations that had been its most important affiliates.
During the same period, postmaterialist values such as self-expression, environmentalism, cosmopolitanism, sexual freedom, and gender equality took on a new prominence in Western societies. Voters holding such values considered themselves to be on the left, but they differed from longtime leftist voters who remained wedded to national identities, prioritized law and order, and favored growth over environmental protection. The divisions between "new" and "old" left voters rendered socialist and social-democratic parties conflicted and confused.
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Distinguished Professor Michael Chopp receives the Thomas Willis Lecture Award
Distinguished Professor Michael Chopp, of the Department of Physics, has been awarded the Thomas Willis Lecture Award by the American Heart Association. Each year the recipient of this award presents a lecture at the annual International Stroke Conference. The award recognizes contributions to the basic science underlying stroke, and is named in honor of Thomas Willis (1621-1675), an English doctor and founding member of the Royal Society who made significant contributions to our understanding of the neurophysiology of the brain.
In addition to his position at OU, Chopp is the scientific director of the Neuroscience Institute at Henry Ford Hospital. There he leads an outstanding group of investigators who have examined many facets of stroke, brain trauma, and brain tumors. In his laboratory at Henry Ford, Chopp has trained several graduate students in the Biomedical Sciences: Medicine Physics PhD program. For example, Mark Katakowski and Ben Buller both obtained their PhDs under Chopp's guidance, and recently they published a study with Chopp to test if small vesicles called exosomes from stem cells can be used to deliver micro RNA molecules to brain tumor cells (Katakowski et al., "Exosomes From Marrow Stromal Cells Expressing miR-146b Inhibit Glioma Growth," Cancer Letters, Volume 335, Pages 201-204, 2013). A summary of the stroke research carried out by Chopp's team can be found in the review article "Neurorestorative Therapy for Stroke" (Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, Volume 8, Article Number 382, 2014), coauthored with OU Adjunct Professor and Henry Ford Hospital researcher Jieli Chen, and Medical Physics PhD student Poornima Venkat. Venkat will be presenting part of her dissertation research at the same Conference where Chopp will receive his award, to be held February 11-13 in Nashville, Tennessee. Chopp has also collaborates with Katakowski, Associate Professor Evgeniy Khain of the Department of Physics, and Medical Physics graduate student Nicholas Charteris to study the basic mechanisms determining how brain tumors grow (for example, see "Migration of Adhesive Glioma Cells: Front Propataion and Fingering," Physical Review E, Volume 86, Article Number 011904, 2012).
OU graduate students benefit tremendously by having a researcher of Chopp's caliber as a mentor. Although the Thomas Willis Lecture Award was granted primarily to recognize Chopp's own contributions to stroke research, it is also reflects his role as teacher and trainer of graduate students who subsequently become his collaborators in his quest to improve treatments for terrible and frightening illnesses such as stroke.
Summary Distinguished Professor Michael Chopp, of the Department of Physics, has been awarded the Thomas Willis Lecture Award by the American Heart Association.
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Meet the Spring 2019 Chapman Impact Scholars
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Semester at Sea is always seeking to strengthen the lasting impact of in-country programming by partnering with organizations that help support their communities and change the lives of Semester at Sea's students.
The Chapman Impact Project is the latest example of voyagers working to support long-term in-country partners who have welcomed and enlightened Semester at Sea students for years. At its core, the project is about positively impacting port countries via long-term, mutually-beneficial partnerships and the creation of field programs that provide unique and meaningful opportunities for voyagers to deeply engage with the host community.
Thanks to the generous donation of a Semester at Sea alumnus and former Lifelong Learner, this project provides scholarship opportunities and two free impact-focused field programs to 16 students on the current voyage. Students were selected for this merit-based scholarship and start their inaugural field program in India in just a few days!
Vicki Apostolou
One Spring 2019 Impact Scholar and gap-year student, Vicki Apostolou of Greece, noted that the scholarship program allows her to "exercise my Semester at Sea values to the greatest extent possible. Having participated in community work in the past, I am very excited to get familiar with different approaches to it on this voyage and what the involvement of outsiders like us can have without being ignorant or invasive. Working on our active listening skills, using our cultural relativist lenses, and being continuously willing to share our stories and even get uncomfortable are all going to be valuable experiences during our trips."
A group of 16 student scholars and three faculty and staff members will be traveling to NGO partners in India and South Africa, which were selected from a pool of over 50 projects. The intent of these partnerships is to broadly support the mission and long-term success of the loacl organizations through grant funding and student service.
Bethan Evans
"I applied for the Impact cohort because the ideals of the project really resonated with me. Throughout my life, I have been passionate about environmentalism and service, and I think that it will be very interesting to gain a more global perspective on both of these issues. I think it's important to learn how we can be responsible travelers and to understand different social issues that are happening in the countries that we visit," said Impact Scholar and gap-year student Bethan Evans of the United Kingdom.
Impact Scholar Riley Killian of Christopher Newport University said, "I applied and joined the Impact cohort because service has always been a large part of my college experience and I wanted to continue that while I was abroad. I also really wanted to see a different part of the countries we were going to visit. It is amazing to be able to travel to all of these countries but I also wanted to have a deeper understanding of some of the countries that I would visit."
Kranti was selected as the NGO partner in India. Its program empowers girls from Mumbai's red-light district to become agents of social change. It currently work with 25 girls ages 13 to 23 who are daughters of sex workers, survivors of sex trafficking, or born and raised in the red light district. Kranti provides housing, mental health services, education, and job training to the girls of their center.
Diana Musco
Diana Musco of SUNY College – Geneseo, another Impact Scholar, is looking forward to the transformations she expects to undergo in India. "After the program in India, I hope to gain more knowledge and become educated about the experiences that the women and girls have had during their lifetime with the challenges they have faced. I would love to think of new ways to fundraise for the organization and for victims of sex trafficking in the future, as well as continuing to listen to their stories and providing support."
In South Africa, the selected NGO partner is Grootbos Foundation, a nonprofit arm of the Grootbos Private Nature Reserve. This organization works to conserve the critically endangered fynbos ecosystem, while also focusing on training and skills development for the surrounding communities. It is dedicated to empowering others through ecotourism, enterprise development, and education.
Collins Kalyebi of Wartburg College hopes to bring home the impact he experiences to his home community in Uganda.
"I am also a social entrepreneur who hopes to learn from the organizations that we will be visiting. I have been involved with a couple of community initiatives, some similar to the organizations we will be working with both in India and South Africa and am hoping to learn from them. You never know if I can use some of their ideas to help with similar challenges within my community."
To follow along with the Impact Scholars during their time in India and South Africa, follow Semester at Sea on Instagram.
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Love Urban Fantasy? Don't Miss Out on the Blog Tour with Excerpt for Mastering the Flames (The Beacon Hill Sorcerer #4) by S.J. Himes
Mastering the Flames
The Beacon Hill Sorcerer Series
S.J. Himes
M/M Urban Fantasy
Release Date: 10.04.19
Guilt-ridden after the massacre of his family, Isaac Salvatore turned to binge drinking to escape the pain. Now twenty-four years old, Isaac is a recovering alcoholic woefully out of practice in the magical arts, leaving his fire affinity hanging on the edge of disaster. After a month of rehab, he returns to Beacon Hill and his family, determined to remain sober, learn to control his magic, and figure out a plan for his life that doesn't involve drinking.
Constantine Batiste is the oldest, most powerful vampire in the city. Born in ancient Gaul, the bastard son of a Celtic king, his long life has been shrouded in tragedy and horrors. Recent mistakes have left him wary and determined to guard his clan from all foes. When two of his clan members fall victim to an ancient evil, he summons the Necromancer of Boston for aid. Accompanying his older brother to the Tower is the handsome young fire mage once wounded by Constantine's arrogance, and their encounter reignites an attraction that burns within both Constantine and Isaac.
The answer to who is targeting the vampires of Boston is buried in the dark, early days of Constantine's transition to an immortal life. Isaac finds himself saddled with a painful insight into the evil cutting a swath through the supernatural population of Boston. While his brother, Angel, takes over the hunt to find and stop the threat to the city, Isaac struggles to find a balance between helping his brother and finding his own purpose and place in the world, free from his brother's shadow.
Falling in love wasn't part of his plan, but mastering the flames that burn between him and Constantine soon becomes the most important thing in his life, even as an ancient evil seeks to destroy them.
Mastering the Flames is the fourth book in The Beacon Hill Sorcerer series and is not a standalone. The series should be read in order for maximum enjoyment and understanding of the plot and characters.
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Isaac woke to an incessant pounding in his head. He groaned, sat up, and realized his mistake. Someone was pounding on his door and he wasn't hungover. Being back in his bedroom in the apartment after so long was fucking with his mind.
He tossed back the covers, brushed his long brown hair out of his eyes, and got out of bed. The sun poured through the bedroom window, warming the floor beneath his bare feet as he went to the door. He flung it open and scowled at the impish grin on his best friend's face. Daniel flung himself forward and Isaac caught him, hugging the apprentice tightly. They were nearly the same height, and both were built lean with similar frames. If not for the hair and skin coloring, they could pass for brothers. Daniel was fair and bright, and Isaac had naturally darker skin that was tanned as if he spent his days under the sun, his hair dark brown with remnants of fire-red highlights.
"You're home! I'm so glad!" Daniel cried, and Isaac chuckled.
"Hey, Danny," Isaac replied in greeting. "Angel said he made you go out last night. Lemme guess, Rory was lonely again?"
Daniel pulled back, Isaac's teasing making him blush. Daniel was a pretty man. Isaac suspected Daniel was entirely unaware of just how gorgeous he was, as there wasn't even a hint of vanity to be seen in his personality.
"I wanted to stay and see you when you got home, but Angel said you were probably going to crash." Daniel hedged, biting his lip. "Rory is all alone out there. He still refuses to stay in the Mansion, sleeping in the greenhouse instead. I feel bad for him."
"I'm sure that's all you feel," Isaac teased, and Daniel's blush went inferno. "My first night home and my best friend bails to hang with a super-hot fae."
"Hey!" Daniel glared, but his eyes were twinkling. "I am glad you're home. Going to Nevermore to visit was awkward."
After the chaos of the first week of his stay, and when his horrific withdrawal was over, Daniel came to visit three times a week, bringing news from home. The High Council was booted from New York City, Portland, Seattle, and Miami, after those cities refused to cooperate with the consulates and magisters stationed therein. They took the chance after Angel defeated the High Magister, forcing the Council to abandon their footholds in Montreal and Boston. In two weeks' time, half a dozen American cities declared their independence, and rumors swirled that New Orleans was next, with a certain female necromancer and her undead army leading the charge. Angel was being credited with a major shake up in world governments, and he was grumpy about it.
Isaac grabbed his shower kit and a towel and left his room for the bathroom down the hall. He and Daniel shared the hall bath, since Angel had his own in the master bedroom. Daniel followed him in and sat on the sink while Isaac used the toilet then stripped, turning on the shower and waiting for the hot water to start. They didn't really have any boundaries, not like Isaac and Angel did. Angel was big on personal space and privacy. Isaac really didn't care. Daniel chatted away, sharing that he'd taken Rory to the City Museum, watched the Marathon at the finish line, and convinced the fae to let Angel front him some money and a credit card.
Isaac hopped in the shower, but left the curtain partially open, listening to Daniel. "I'm with Rory in the bank, and he drops a pouch of gold on the counter, and the teller's eyes get huge! Some nuggets were bigger than a tennis ball! It was a mess though, since the bank manager thought Rory was his crazy brother, then the cops got called and I had to use the SOS on my phone and Angel came and made everyone leave us alone…." Daniel was excited and his run-on sentence was a non-stop adventure from beginning to end. "Angel puts his foot down, though by this time O'Malley has shown up, the cops are all like, 'Where did all this gold come from, how'd ya get it?' Some of them seemed to think Rory was suspicious—he told them his last name, and tons of the police know what Cian looks like, so things got really tense. Rory got all haughty and declared he'd got it from a Roman Caesar for dispatching an orc raid pillaging through a province over 1,800 years ago."
Daniel shook his head, sighing. "When Angel arrived, I'd never seen humans get so quiet before. Everyone shut up, let Rory gather up his gold, and Angel gave Rory an account in his name from the Salvatore fund and the bank gave him a debit and credit card and a pile of cash." Daniel was animated, talking with his hands, heels kicking against the cabinet under the sink.
Isaac laughed while he washed, dunking his head under the spray. Watching Daniel talk with so much emotion was enjoyable. His friend was blooming. There was a huge difference in him even in the last month.
Isaac rinsed, then hopped out, Daniel tossing him the towel. He dried off while thinking about the shenanigans his family experienced while he was going through boring group therapy and meditation sessions. "How did Angel get Rory out of the bank?"
Daniel grinned and flipped back a strand of bright blond hair from his eyes. "Eroch saw the gold, curled up on the pouch in Rory's arms, and hissed at anyone who got too close. No one wanted to piss off the fire-breathing dragon, so Angel declared we were leaving. We went out to eat then took Rory home. Angel refused the gold in exchange for the modern currency, saying the currency was payment for restoring the gardens and the greenhouse. Rory gave Eroch a huge nugget of gold in thanks, and Eroch has it stashed in Angel's bathroom on a stack of towels in the corner behind the toilet."
"What? Oh, I bet Angel loves that!" Isaac laughed at the image of Eroch nesting on a gold egg, grumbling whenever Angel went in to use the toilet. Isaac stopped laughing, a sudden thought worrying him. "Wait. Eroch doesn't think it's an egg, right?"
Daniel shrugged, and his face fell with sympathy. "No idea. That would be sad, though. Maybe Angel knows. Poor Eroch, if he does." Daniel paused, eyes wide in alarm. Isaac stopped drying himself, wondering what was wrong. Daniel leaned in and whispered, "What if we got Eroch's gender wrong? What if he isn't a he? What if he's a girl?"
Isaac wrapped the towel around his waist. "We've been calling him a male for a year, Danny. If he cared at all, he would have made it known. I think we're okay."
"I don't wanna assume. We've been so rude."
"If he were humanoid and had human ideas of gender, then yes, we've been rude." Daniel rolled his eyes at Isaac then slid off the sink. "Ok, fine. We can ask him at breakfast." Daniel waved at Isaac over his shoulder as he left the bathroom, dismissing him. "What did I say? Make me some tea!" Isaac called after Daniel who grumbled back at him about being rude, but the water running and the clicking of the stove burner told him Daniel heard him.
Hopefully they didn't make anything explode this time.
My name is Sheena, and I have more pen names than I probably should. I write as SJ Himes, Revella Hawthorne, and Sheena Himes. I reside in the mountains of Maine (closer to Canada than I am to fresh lobster) on a 300-year-old farm beside a river in the woods.
My companions are my furbabies: Micah, my large dog who hates birds; and Wolf and Silfur, two cats who love me but hate each other. I write romances with an emphasis on plot and character development, and almost all my characters are LGBTQ+ and that's on purpose.
To keep current on what I'm working on and where to find me on social media, go to my website: http://www.sjhimes.com
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Full of Hope & Fear
The First World War has survived as part of our national memory in a way no previous war has ever done. This collection of letters – which lay untouched for almost ninety years – allows a unique glimpse into the war as experienced by one family at the time, transporting us back to an era which is now slipping tantalizingly out of living memory.
The Slaters – the family at the heart of these letters – lived in Oxford. Like most families, they were both typical and unique. Gilbert, the father of the family, had been head of Ruskin College in Oxford, and during the war found work as the first Professor of Indian Economics in Madras. His wife, Violet, grew to detest the war and became an increasingly vocal pacifist as the slaughter continued. Owen, their eldest son, a schoolboy in 1914, was fighting in France by war's end.
In the letters they wrote to each other and their friends at this time we see how the war increasingly impacted upon each of their lives and the life of the world around them – rationing, Violet's increasing involvement in radical politics, the deaths of friends, the fear of Zeppelin raids when in London, the endless discussions between Violet and Gilbert about how to keep their son out of the trenches – and the growth of Owen from schoolboy to soldier, serving as a junior officer on the Western Front.
Above all, in their privacy and immediacy, their inconsistencies and false hopes, these letters bring us as near as we can ever be to understanding what people thought, feared, and hoped for during these momentous years.
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Being a small farm, we have developed quite a few innovative strategies to maximize our space and to keep work (and stress) to a minimum.
Coming soon.... Great tips on pasture rotation, barn layout, multi-use pen design, feeder design, and other time and space saving ideas.
The above photo was snapped at our farm recently by some visitors who enjoyed meeting our alpacas. Digger Dave put on quite a show, impressing guests with his high flying antics!
Because we are a smaller operation, we are able to spend considerable time with each of our alpacas, enabling them to feel more comfortable with humans and training them to lead well on halter. As you can see, some are even trained to conquer obstacles! This helps to build their confidence so that they are less skittish in unusual situations. The added bonus... it is fun!!


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