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The Kefahuchi Tract trilogy: A future without nostalgia
Devising new identities with technologies of gene splicing, immersing themselves in virtual reality, Harrison's people are people with an overriding impulse to shape their lives even though they lack any clear idea of how they would like their lives to be
By John Gray
The Kefahuchi Tract trilogy – Light, Nova Swing, Empty Space
All published by Gollancz, £8.99
A place where all the broken rules of the universe spill out, like cheap conjuror's stuff, magic that might work or might not . . . You couldn't make anything of an idea like that, but you couldn't help trying.
The place is a region in deep space called the Kefahuchi Tract, "a singularity without an event horizon", one of the properties of which is that it seems to enter and alter the lives of human beings in ways they cannot grasp. A cipher for whatever is beyond any understanding, the Tract is at the heart of M John Harrison's trilogy Light (2002), Nova Swing (2007) and Empty Space: a Haunting (2012).
Writers who make the unknowable their central focus are a rare breed. There are plenty who have experimented with language in order to demonstrate its limitations –Samuel Beckett with darkly playful mastery, many others more laboriously. There are few who have taken the unknowability of the world as a truth about the nature of things and gone on to explore what that might mean for how we tell our lives.
In Britain you must look to authors who fit into no clearly definable genre, but who embody a recognisable tradition of what might be described as hermetic doubt. With their different styles and outlooks, Arthur Machen and Charles Williams share a mistrust of the solidity of everyday things – but without affirming a reality, somewhere beneath the surface, which is any more substantial. If these writers aimed to lift the veil of appearance it was not in order to reveal any final truth. Instead what emerges is a kind of infinite palimpsest, each page peeling away only to expose another. Other versions of this vision can be found in the early-20th-century Austrian Gustav Meyrink, Borges, Walter de la Mare and some of the French symbolists. A masterpiece of metaphysical suspicion and speculative imagination, Harrison's trilogy seems to me the supreme achievement in this modern hermetic tradition.
Harrison began his writing career with the "new wave" of science fiction that developed in the Sixties around Michael Moorcock's New Worldsmagazine, becoming books editor there in 1968. Harrison's The Centauri Device (1975) is recognised as a science-fiction classic, and the first two volumes of the Kefahuchi trilogy have been awarded sciencefiction prizes. Some have read the trilogy as an impish deconstruction of the genre, with the seedy space colonists, dilapidated interplanetary settlements and rusting star ships acting as ironic rebukes to those who envision the future as a pageant of heroic human self-assertion.
Certainly Harrison displays no nostalgia for such a future. Nova Swing, which unlike the other two volumes in the trilogy is set entirely on Kefahuchi Beach – the planetary margin of the Tract – shows human beings of the far future who are much like the human beings of today. Devising new identities with technologies of gene splicing, immersing themselves in virtual reality, these are people with an overriding impulse to shape their lives even though they lack any clear idea of how they would like their lives to be.
There is a satirical intent at work here, as well as mordant humour, a potent mix that reminds one more of the absurdist fictions of the French jazz musician Boris Vian than of anything in the SF canon. Science fiction is not central in Harrison's work – not even as a target of his sharp wit – and it is a mistake to regard him as being chiefly interested in demolishing a genre that is only one of several he has mastered.
He started by deploying fantastic fiction to resist the charms of alternate worlds. Many writers have shared the Romantic belief that envisioning such worlds is a liberating activity but Harrison seems to see it – rightly, to my mind – as more like a type of solipsism. His novels and short stories set in the Gormenghast- like city of Viriconium have been widely praised for the rigour and beauty of their writing, a feature of all his work. But the rigour of Harrison's prose has a purpose: Viriconium is described with an exactitude that makes its distance from any possible human world unmistakable. Lacking the blurriness of human settlements, the city seems realistic only when shown to be unintelligible.
In The Pastel City(1971), the first in the Viriconium series, Harrison presents a world that is more precisely envisioned than Mervyn Peake's and one that is ultimately more elusive. Hidden away in it are machines that preserve memories too old or dissonant for human brains; but something has broken in them and the record is crumbling away. "A decade is missing here, there a century has slipped quietly away, leaving no clues." The result is a city whose inhabitants are forever getting lost. As one of the characters puts it, "It was a city I knew and yet I could not find my way about it." Each generation learns to operate the machinery of memory, but each is left scraping together an identity from shards of a forgotten past.
The flimsiness of personal identity is a recurring motif in Harrison's work. A strand in the trilogy portrays life in the city of Saudade, a run-down place on a planet on the margins of the Tract that is populated by human beings possessed by visions of people they might have been or wanted to be on the planet they have left behind. "Saudade" is a Portuguese term denoting a melancholy yearning for an absent past, and many of the figures in the series spend their days longing to retrieve a life they cannot remember and that may not have existed.
This is the condition of one of Harrison's most richly realised characters, Anna Waterman, the wife and then widow of Michael Kearney, a physicist who developed the equations that enable humans to reach the edge of the Tract, though the final volume in the trilogy hints that his work may never have been completed. In Empty Space, Anna is shown living in the outer London suburbs in a plausible near future – a sluggish period of semi-stasis that has set in after a Chinese economic collapse – struggling with the help of her daughter and a therapist to make sense of anomalous events that seem linked to the Tract and with her own past. Bushes burst into flame in her garden, but do not burn; a voice announces that it has come from the future.
Whether these events happen in any real world is left open; what is more to the point is that the question will never be answered. Among the fragments of her past Anna is struggling with is that her husband was a serial murderer, who turned to killing in an attempt to escape stalking by the Shrander – a fearful apparition, something like a horseskull clothed in rags, "the colour of tobacco", whose presence pervades Michael Kearney's life from his childhood up to the moment of his death. Kearney and Anna are both haunted, though by what or to what end they cannot tell.
The Tract cannot be understood, but one thing is clear. It is a singularity of a sort diametrically opposite to the kind imagined by the techno-magicians who look forward to a point when the human mind (or some post-human, re-engineered successor to it) can encompass the universe: the dream of Ray Kurzweil, the author of The Singularity Is Near (2005) who was recently appointed director of engineering at Google, and of various trans-humanist cults. Far from manifesting itself in any apocalyptic moment, the Kefahuchi Tract is outside time; if it enters the world it does so in a perpetual present tense. Rather than projecting human meaning into the scheme of things as Kurzweil's Singularity does – by promising deliverance from decay and death in the manner of monotheistic religion – Harrison's Tract appears in the form of unsettling epiphanies, which act to disrupt any meaning that human beings may have found or made. Yet the Tract is far from being only a symbol of senselessness, for it suggests the possibility that humans may find a way of living by falling away from the meanings to which they cling.
A pivotal text in interpreting Harrison's work is Climbers (1989), a naturalistic-seeming novel about rock-climbing set in a landscape that looks a lot like the Peak District. Having been a serious climber in real life, Harrison presents a compelling picture of the milieu. But he goes further than description: it appears he sees in climbing the expression of a fantasy of control that aims to escape human vulnerability and limitation. If there is a master metaphor in his writings it is that of falling, and climbing is the willed antithesis of that condition. His picture of the climbers intimates a deep mistrust of fantasies of self-mastery, and of fantasy itself when it serves to mask the fundamental fact of unknowing.
Climbers offers an insight into the dangers of the human need for order, and in doing so shows the subtlety of the hermetic tradition in which Harrison is working. In the form it assumed as a fin de siècle occultist movement, hermetic thinking revived an idea that shaped the work of early-modern scientists such as Kepler and Newton: the world is a text in invisible writing. It was some such conception that attracted many of those who were associated with the Golden Dawn and similar organisations in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The idea of the world as a secret text suggests that the text, in principle, might be decoded. But for writers such as Machen, Williams and Meyrink – each for a time linked with the Golden Dawn – any such decipherment came to be seen as a distraction, obscuring what was truly mysterious in human experience. Hence the paradoxical quality of their writings, in which the mundane world is punctuated with epiphanies whose origins and significance are left unexplained.
The Kefahuchi trilogy renews the literature of hermetic doubt in the terms of contem - porary science. Most practitioners of ritual magic believe that the mundane world is governed by natural laws, which initiates can transcend; but in a universe that contains anything like the Tract, no such laws can be assumed. When trying to get a grip on his life, Michael Kearney throws dice that he has stolen from the Shrander. For a physicist, this may seem a retrograde step, but the dice exemplify the indeterminacy of a quantummechanical universe:
. . . they were neither ivory nor bone . . . They might have been porcelain. They might have been ancient. In the end they seemed neither . . . They were unreadable. Each time he picked them up, he knew as little as he had the first time. Every day he started new.
The shifting shape of the dice does not come from Kearney's darkened vision. They are illegible by nature. As he is dying Kearney returns them to the apparition, which tells him they are only dice: "People play some kind of game with them." Unlike followers of magical cults, who imagine they can climb out of the unknowable by performing nonsensical ceremonies or re-engineering the human mind, Kearney accepts there is nothing he can do. He realises that he never understood Anna and did not need to spend his life running away. Falling into a velvety blackness, he loses his conscious self and the empty space fills with light. The mystery is not dispelled, but moves to another plane.
John Gray is the New Statesman's lead book reviewer. His latest book, "The Silence of Animals: on Progress and Other Modern Myths", is published by Allen Lane (£18.99)
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Clouds of unknowing: the alternative worlds in these novels remain layered and shifting. Image: Luke Hayes
John Gray is the New Statesman's lead book reviewer. His latest book is The Soul of the Marionette: A Short Enquiry into Human Freedom.
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Lily discusses challenges treating Hepatitis C patients and explains how a specialty patient management platform can improve outcomes.
She introduces Therigy's latest publication series: Specialty Pharmacy Standards of Care. Download the first volume in this series here: Specialty Pharmacy Standards of Care: Hepatitis C.
Therigy, the trusted partner for specialty pharmacy management software and services, has developed a new publication series: Specialty Pharmacy Standards of Care.
With hundreds of thousands of unique patients served and over 100,000,000 patient assessment responses completed, Therigy has enabled pharmacists and patient care providers with a consistent way to care for patients across the nation with our flagship software, TherigySTM™.
The first volume addresses the Hepatitis C virus (HCV) and is available for download: Specialty Pharmacy Standards of Care.
We leveraged our in-depth knowledge gained from serving hundreds of specialty pharmacies and over 75,000 HCV patients over a decade to establish the care guidelines presented in Specialty Pharmacy Standards of Care: Hepatitis C.
Therigy will be releasing additional volumes covering other disease states. We are enhancing our specialty pharmacy management software to execute these standards.
With many physicians prescribing different types of treatment, there is sometimes a gap in determining the correct HCV regimen. Many patients are seeking care from a gastroenterologist or a hepatologist, but many are not. They are left seeking care with their general practitioner or family doctor, who may not be well versed in the HCV regimens. It is extremely important to ensure the correct regimen and duration of treatment to help the patient achieve a sustained viral response. For over 10 years, pharmacists and patient care coordinators have used specialty patient management platforms to ensure that the patient is on the appropriate therapy to combat the virus.
To achieve a sustained viral response, or "cure," the correct treatment needs to be prescribed and adhered to. The newer drugs available today have efficacy rates of 95% or greater. Many patients lack knowledge about the Hepatitis C virus and the importance of treatment. They may fall into old habits of taking medications—missing a dose here or there, not refilling their prescription on time, or not getting the required lab work done in a timely manner to ensure the continuation request of a prior authorization approval. Pharmacists and patient care coordinators play a vital role in educating patients and providing constant support throughout therapy to improve adherence rates and ultimately assist in the sustained viral response.
Outcomes data are extremely important in the evaluation of Hepatitis C treatment. Prior to the advancement of treatments, Hepatitis C had significant impact on reduction of work productivity. Today, treatment outcomes are being monitored for items including: regression of fibrosis/cirrhosis, reduced hospitalization, reduction in urgent care and acute doctor visits, drug resistance, Hepatitis C recurrence, and of course, sustained viral response.
When pharmacists and healthcare providers document patient side effects and adherence—for every HCV patient, month after month—they create meaningful data. Using a robust specialty patient management platform, such as TherigySTM, these data can be used to review trends and to capture patient-specific support measures, which can be quantified into savings.
Understanding the level of care and attention Hepatitis C patients need and wanting to do all that we can to support pharmacists and the entire care team, Therigy has established a pharmacist care plan with specified standards of care for the pharmacy and their staff to use in caring for their HCV patients.
Not every pharmacy is going to provide all the same services through the patient's journey. Each pharmacy can determine the level of service they feel is necessary to support the patient, to achieve optimal outcomes, to satisfy their stakeholders, and to grow their business. At Therigy, we have designed TherigySTM to assist our pharmacy customers at different levels of service, but always with the patient in mind.
Therigy's team of pharmacists have identified three levels of patient care and support to address specific medical needs and diagnoses. Establishing the standards of care for a Hepatitis C patient and understanding the need for that personalized care will immensely improve a patient's quality of life and will inevitably increase the quality of care for the overall patient population.
To learn more about these standards of care and the supporting outcomes data, download Specialty Pharmacy Standards of Care: Hepatitis C.


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KCA Laboratories Awarded Hemp Testing Contracts for Massachusetts, North Dakota
By Cannabis Industry Journal Staff
In a press release sent out last week, KCA Laboratories announced they have been awarded hemp testing contracts for Massachusetts and North Dakota. They received the notices through the North Dakota Department of Agriculture and through the Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources' Hemp Program that they were awarded the contract.
KCA Laboratories is an independent, third-party testing laboratory based in Nicholasville, Kentucky that specializes in hemp testing.
According to Ryan Bellone, Commercial Director for KCA Labs, they started the company to focus strictly on hemp testing. "The team here at KCA Labs is grateful for the opportunity to analyze North Dakota's and Massachusetts' hemp samples for Total THC content," says Bellone. "We started KCA Labs to elevate the quality of testing in the hemp industry. It has been our goal from inception to service regulators, farmers, processors, and retailers with trusted results. KCA is excited to work with North Dakota and Massachusetts as well as the farmers and processors they serve."
Bellone says they have started seeing a backlog of samples in a number of states for hemp regulatory compliance testing. "For years, a lack of laboratory testing was a bottleneck for the industry and now that the market has more options, testing turnaround time should not be a barrier."
First Lab Authorized for Cannabis Testing in North Dakota
By Aaron G. Biros
According to a press release published on April 3, Keystone State Testing (doing business as Dakota State Testing) became the first laboratory authorized to test cannabis in North Dakota. The lab also obtained their ISO 17025 accreditation for cannabis testing from the American Association of Laboratory Accreditation (A2LA), which is another first achievement for cannabis testing in the state of North Dakota.
Dr. Kelly Greenland, chief science officer at Keystone State Testing, says the North Dakota Department of Health set a high standard for the cannabis lab testing industry in the state. "Keystone State Testing is once again proud to of this monumental achievement and critical milestone in the company's history to have met the highest levels of standards set forth by both A2LA and the North Dakota Department of Health," says Greenland. "Keystone chose A2LA as its Accreditation Body due to their reputation in the industry, their diverse clientele, and the quality of their assessors. A2LA's assessors have spent decades in their respective fields, which helps to ensure that Keystone is providing the best services possible to their clients, regulators and patients."
Keystone State Testing's ISO 17025 accreditation scope covers 11 testing methods at their facility in Fargo, North Dakota. Those methods include: Cannabinoid potency analysis, cannabinoid profile, moisture content, residual solvents, water activity, along with microbiological tests like total yeast and mold count, E. coli, Salmonella, total aerobic microbial count, among others.
Midterm Elections Bring Green Wave of Legalization
On Election Night in America, pundits on the news media were reporting on the blue wave of Democrats taking back control of the House of Representatives, a less-discussed green wave made its way through the ballots in a number of states. While not as big of a tidal force as we saw back in 2016, this election still brought a handful of states on the cannabis legalization train.
Measure 3 in North Dakota failed to get enough votes, but many seem to think this was somewhat expected, as the state is still working on implementing their medical framework years later and that this new measure was less than perfect.
However, here comes the good news: Missouri voters passed Amendment 2, which legalizes, regulates and taxes medical cannabis. Very interestingly, this measure includes language allowing for caregivers to grow up to six plants. Check out Tom Angell's article on Forbes to learn more.
In Utah, Proposition 2 passed by a narrower margin than other states, but legislators in the state are already full steam ahead on legalizing medical cannabis. They planned to pass a bill with the same language in Prop 2 if it didn't get enough votes. Regardless, Utah will begin working on implementing a regulatory framework for legal medical cannabis, per the voters' request.
While the 2016 election saw a handful of states legalize recreational cannabis, only one state did so this time around: Michigan. Voters in Michigan passed Proposal 1, making it the ninth state in the country to legalize and regulate recreational cannabis. According to Matthew Schweich, deputy director of the Marijuana Policy Project, Michigan's legalization is a major milestone for the country. "The passage of Proposal 1 is a major milestone for marijuana policy reform in the U.S. Michigan will be the first state in the Midwest to end marijuana prohibition and replace it with a system in which marijuana is regulated for adult use," says Schweich. "Michigan is going to demonstrate that regulating marijuana works, and it will set a strong example for other states in the region and around the country."
Election Day Results for Cannabis: California, Nevada, Massachusetts, Maine Legalize Recreational Cannabis
Update: With 100% reporting (589 of 589 precincts), voters in Maine passed Question 1, legalizing recreational cannabis by a very narrow margin of 50.2% to 49.8% (378,288 in favor and 375,668 against is a margin of only 2,620 votes)
Voters in California, Massachusetts, Maine and Nevada passed ballot initiatives legalizing the recreational use of cannabis, creating huge new markets for the cannabis industry overnight. Voters in North Dakota, Florida, Montana and Arkansas passed ballot initiatives to legalize forms of medical cannabis. Voters by a margin of 52.2% to 47.8% rejected Arizona's Proposition 205, which would have legalized recreational cannabis.
With 100% of the votes in for Maine's Question 1, voters narrowly passed legalizing recreational cannabis, the polls show it won by a very slim margin, less than 3,000 votes.
New Frontier Data and Arcview Market Research released an Election Day update to their growth projections for the cannabis industry by 2020. The release projects: "The legalization of cannabis in California, Massachusetts, Nevada, Florida, Arkansas and North Dakota will result in new markets that account for $7.1 billion in sales by 2020. We project the overall U.S. cannabis market will exceed $20.9 billion by 2020." Those numbers include overall cannabis sales and assume the markets are all fully operational by 2018.
Giadha DeCarcer, founder and CEO of New Frontier (photo credit: Frontierfinancials.com)
According to Giadha DeCarcer, founder and chief executive officer of New Frontier, there is overwhelming support for medical cannabis and a majority of Americans are in favor of legalizing recreational cannabis as well. "The ten initiatives on the ballot reflect the accelerating public debate on legal cannabis access," says DeCarcer. "The passage of California's adult use measure and Florida's medical initiative expand legal access into two of the country's most populous states." The market potential is notably enormous in California, it currently being the 6th largest economy in the world. "Additionally, the passage of the measure in Massachusetts opens the first adult use market in the Northeast extending the reach of legal adult use access from coast to coast," says DeCarcer. "The passage of the measures in Arkansas and North Dakota shows that public support on this issue is not solely confined to urban, liberal markets but extends into conservative rural states as well."
According to the release, by 2020 California could reach a total market size of $7.6B and Massachusetts could grow to $1.1B. Massachusetts being the first mover in the Northeast to legalize recreational cannabis will be watched very closely by a number of surrounding states that appeared bullish on cannabis legalization previously.
Leslie Bocskor, president and founder of Electrum Partners
Leslie Bocskor, president and founder of Electrum Partners, believes the Election Day results will bring an influx of investing opportunities to the industry. "We are going to see a diverse approach from the irrationally exuberant to the sophisticated and experienced investor and entrepreneur getting involved, creating businesses and investing in the industry that will create innovation, jobs, wealth and tax revenue far beyond the consensus expectations," says Bocksor. "The cannabis industry is more than one industry; it is an entire ecosystem, impacting so many verticals, such as agriculture, industrial chemicals from hemp, pharmaceuticals, nutraceuticals and more. We see the funding of innovation that might have been absent without the velocity and heft that has come from this phenomenon," adds Bocksor. As these newly legalized markets begin to launch, it will require a considerable amount of time to see the industry flesh out in each new state.
Tom Lohdan, Flickr
Donald Trump winning the presidential election and the GOP retaining control over the House and Senate could mean a lot of uncertainties for the future of the cannabis industry on a national scale. President-elect Trump has previously flip-flopped on the issue of cannabis legalization, but has said in the past he favors leaving the issue of medical use up to the states, advocating for access to medical cannabis, while recently saying he opposes regulating cannabis for adult use, according to the Marijuana Policy Project. The MPP gave him a C+ grade for his views toward cannabis.
On The O'Reilly Factor in February 2016, Trump told the conservative political commentator that he supports medical cannabis while opposing the recreational use. "I'm in favor of it [access to medical cannabis] a hundred percent. But what you are talking about [recreational use], perhaps not. It's causing a lot of problems out there [in Colorado]," says Trump. It is still unclear at this time exactly what Trump's policy will be for the now 28 states that have some form of legal cannabis.
Aaron Smith, executive director of NCIA
Aaron Smith, executive director of the National Cannabis Industry Association (NCIA), appeared optimistic regarding the outcomes of Election Day. "More than 16 million voters, including in two of the three most populated states in the nation, chose legal, regulated cannabis programs that promote safety, boost the economy, help sick patients and address social injustices," says Smith. In the press release, the NCIA spelled out their priorities for congressional action on cannabis policy: Opening up bank access for state-compliant cannabis businesses, ending the effects of federal tax code Section 280E on cannabis businesses and removing cannabis from the Controlled Substances Act via descheduling. "Last night's results send a simple message – the tipping point has come," says Smith.
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15:1 ¶ And certain men came down from Judaea and taught the brethren, [saying], Except ye be circumcised after the custom of Moses, ye cannot be saved.
15:2 And when Paul and Barnabas had no small dissension and questioning with them, [the brethren] appointed that Paul and Barnabas, and certain other of them, should go up to Jerusalem unto the apostles and elders about this question.
15:3 They therefore, being brought on their way by the church, passed through both Phoenicia and Samaria, declaring the conversion of the Gentiles: and they caused great joy unto all the brethren.
15:4 And when they were come to Jerusalem, they were received of the church and the apostles and the elders, and they rehearsed all things that God had done with them.
15:5 But there rose up certain of the sect of the Pharisees who believed, saying, It is needful to circumcise them, and to charge them to keep the law of Moses.
15:6 ¶ And the apostles and the elders were gathered together to consider of this matter.
15:7 And when there had been much questioning, Peter rose up, and said unto them, Brethren, ye know that a good while ago God made choice among you, that by my mouth the Gentiles should hear the word of the gospel, and believe.
15:9 and he made no distinction between us and them, cleansing their hearts by faith.
15:10 Now therefore why make ye trial of God, that ye should put a yoke upon the neck of the disciples which neither our fathers nor we were able to bear?
15:11 But we believe that we shall be saved through the grace of the Lord Jesus, in like manner as they.
15:12 ¶ And all the multitude kept silence; and they hearkened unto Barnabas and Paul rehearsing what signs and wonders God had wrought among the Gentiles through them.
15:14 Symeon hath rehearsed how first God visited the Gentiles, to take out of them a people for his name.
15:18 Saith the Lord, who maketh these things known from of old.
15:20 but that we write unto them, that they abstain from the pollutions of idols, and from fornication, and from what is strangled, and from blood.
15:21 For Moses from generations of old hath in every city them that preach him, being read in the synagogues every sabbath.
15:27 We have sent therefore Judas and Silas, who themselves also shall tell you the same things by word of mouth.
15:29 that ye abstain from things sacrificed to idols, and from blood, and from things strangled, and from fornication; from which if ye keep yourselves, it shall be well with you. Fare ye well.
15:30 So they, when they were dismissed, came down to Antioch; and having gathered the multitude together, they delivered the epistle.
15:31 And when they had read it, they rejoiced for the consolation.
15:32 And Judas and Silas, being themselves also prophets, exhorted the brethren with many words, and confirmed them.
15:32 Andº Judasº andº Silas,º beingºº prophetsº alsoº themselves,ºº exhortedºº theº brethrenº withº manyº words,º andº confirmedºº [them].
15:33 And after they had spent some time [there], they were dismissed in peace from the brethren unto those that had sent them forth.
15:35 But Paul and Barnabas tarried in Antioch, teaching and preaching the word of the Lord, with many others also.
15:36 ¶ And after some days Paul said unto Barnabas, Let us return now and visit the brethren in every city wherein we proclaimed the word of the Lord, [and see] how they fare.
15:37 And Barnabas was minded to take with them John also, who was called Mark.
15:38 But Paul thought not good to take with them him who withdrew from them from Pamphylia, and went not with them to the work.
15:40 but Paul choose Silas, and went forth, being commended by the brethren to the grace of the Lord.


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module Google
  module Cloud
    module Dialogflow
      module V2
        # A Dialogflow agent is a virtual agent that handles conversations with your
        # end-users. It is a natural language understanding module that understands the
        # nuances of human language. Dialogflow translates end-user text or audio
        # during a conversation to structured data that your apps and services can
        # understand. You design and build a Dialogflow agent to handle the types of
        # conversations required for your system.
        #
        # For more information about agents, see the
        # [Agent guide](https://cloud.google.com/dialogflow/docs/agents-overview).
        # @!attribute [rw] parent
        #   @return [::String]
        #     Required. The project of this agent.
        #     Format: `projects/<Project ID>`.
        # @!attribute [rw] display_name
        #   @return [::String]
        #     Required. The name of this agent.
        # @!attribute [rw] default_language_code
        #   @return [::String]
        #     Required. The default language of the agent as a language tag. See
        #     [Language
        #     Support](https://cloud.google.com/dialogflow/docs/reference/language)
        #     for a list of the currently supported language codes. This field cannot be
        #     set by the `Update` method.
        # @!attribute [rw] supported_language_codes
        #   @return [::Array<::String>]
        #     Optional. The list of all languages supported by this agent (except for the
        #     `default_language_code`).
        # @!attribute [rw] time_zone
        #   @return [::String]
        #     Required. The time zone of this agent from the
        #     [time zone database](https://www.iana.org/time-zones), e.g.,
        #     America/New_York, Europe/Paris.
        # @!attribute [rw] description
        #   @return [::String]
        #     Optional. The description of this agent.
        #     The maximum length is 500 characters. If exceeded, the request is rejected.
        # @!attribute [rw] avatar_uri
        #   @return [::String]
        #     Optional. The URI of the agent's avatar.
        #     Avatars are used throughout the Dialogflow console and in the self-hosted
        #     [Web
        #     Demo](https://cloud.google.com/dialogflow/docs/integrations/web-demo)
        #     integration.
        # @!attribute [rw] enable_logging
        #   @return [::Boolean]
        #     Optional. Determines whether this agent should log conversation queries.
        # @!attribute [rw] match_mode
        #   @return [::Google::Cloud::Dialogflow::V2::Agent::MatchMode]
        #     Optional. Determines how intents are detected from user queries.
        # @!attribute [rw] classification_threshold
        #   @return [::Float]
        #     Optional. To filter out false positive results and still get variety in
        #     matched natural language inputs for your agent, you can tune the machine
        #     learning classification threshold. If the returned score value is less than
        #     the threshold value, then a fallback intent will be triggered or, if there
        #     are no fallback intents defined, no intent will be triggered. The score
        #     values range from 0.0 (completely uncertain) to 1.0 (completely certain).
        #     If set to 0.0, the default of 0.3 is used.
        # @!attribute [rw] api_version
        #   @return [::Google::Cloud::Dialogflow::V2::Agent::ApiVersion]
        #     Optional. API version displayed in Dialogflow console. If not specified,
        #     V2 API is assumed. Clients are free to query different service endpoints
        #     for different API versions. However, bots connectors and webhook calls will
        #     follow the specified API version.
        # @!attribute [rw] tier
        #   @return [::Google::Cloud::Dialogflow::V2::Agent::Tier]
        #     Optional. The agent tier. If not specified, TIER_STANDARD is assumed.
        class Agent
          include ::Google::Protobuf::MessageExts
          extend ::Google::Protobuf::MessageExts::ClassMethods

          # Match mode determines how intents are detected from user queries.
          module MatchMode
            # Not specified.
            MATCH_MODE_UNSPECIFIED = 0

            # Best for agents with a small number of examples in intents and/or wide
            # use of templates syntax and composite entities.
            MATCH_MODE_HYBRID = 1

            # Can be used for agents with a large number of examples in intents,
            # especially the ones using @sys.any or very large custom entities.
            MATCH_MODE_ML_ONLY = 2
          end

          # API version for the agent.
          module ApiVersion
            # Not specified.
            API_VERSION_UNSPECIFIED = 0

            # Legacy V1 API.
            API_VERSION_V1 = 1

            # V2 API.
            API_VERSION_V2 = 2

            # V2beta1 API.
            API_VERSION_V2_BETA_1 = 3
          end

          # Represents the agent tier.
          module Tier
            # Not specified. This value should never be used.
            TIER_UNSPECIFIED = 0

            # Trial Edition, previously known as Standard Edition.
            TIER_STANDARD = 1

            # Essentials Edition, previously known as Enterprise Essential Edition.
            TIER_ENTERPRISE = 2

            # Essentials Edition (same as TIER_ENTERPRISE), previously known as
            # Enterprise Plus Edition.
            TIER_ENTERPRISE_PLUS = 3
          end
        end

        # The request message for {::Google::Cloud::Dialogflow::V2::Agents::Client#get_agent Agents.GetAgent}.
        # @!attribute [rw] parent
        #   @return [::String]
        #     Required. The project that the agent to fetch is associated with.
        #     Format: `projects/<Project ID>`.
        class GetAgentRequest
          include ::Google::Protobuf::MessageExts
          extend ::Google::Protobuf::MessageExts::ClassMethods
        end

        # The request message for {::Google::Cloud::Dialogflow::V2::Agents::Client#set_agent Agents.SetAgent}.
        # @!attribute [rw] agent
        #   @return [::Google::Cloud::Dialogflow::V2::Agent]
        #     Required. The agent to update.
        # @!attribute [rw] update_mask
        #   @return [::Google::Protobuf::FieldMask]
        #     Optional. The mask to control which fields get updated.
        class SetAgentRequest
          include ::Google::Protobuf::MessageExts
          extend ::Google::Protobuf::MessageExts::ClassMethods
        end

        # The request message for {::Google::Cloud::Dialogflow::V2::Agents::Client#delete_agent Agents.DeleteAgent}.
        # @!attribute [rw] parent
        #   @return [::String]
        #     Required. The project that the agent to delete is associated with.
        #     Format: `projects/<Project ID>`.
        class DeleteAgentRequest
          include ::Google::Protobuf::MessageExts
          extend ::Google::Protobuf::MessageExts::ClassMethods
        end

        # The request message for {::Google::Cloud::Dialogflow::V2::Agents::Client#search_agents Agents.SearchAgents}.
        # @!attribute [rw] parent
        #   @return [::String]
        #     Required. The project to list agents from.
        #     Format: `projects/<Project ID or '-'>`.
        # @!attribute [rw] page_size
        #   @return [::Integer]
        #     Optional. The maximum number of items to return in a single page. By
        #     default 100 and at most 1000.
        # @!attribute [rw] page_token
        #   @return [::String]
        #     The next_page_token value returned from a previous list request.
        class SearchAgentsRequest
          include ::Google::Protobuf::MessageExts
          extend ::Google::Protobuf::MessageExts::ClassMethods
        end

        # The response message for {::Google::Cloud::Dialogflow::V2::Agents::Client#search_agents Agents.SearchAgents}.
        # @!attribute [rw] agents
        #   @return [::Array<::Google::Cloud::Dialogflow::V2::Agent>]
        #     The list of agents. There will be a maximum number of items returned based
        #     on the page_size field in the request.
        # @!attribute [rw] next_page_token
        #   @return [::String]
        #     Token to retrieve the next page of results, or empty if there are no
        #     more results in the list.
        class SearchAgentsResponse
          include ::Google::Protobuf::MessageExts
          extend ::Google::Protobuf::MessageExts::ClassMethods
        end

        # The request message for {::Google::Cloud::Dialogflow::V2::Agents::Client#train_agent Agents.TrainAgent}.
        # @!attribute [rw] parent
        #   @return [::String]
        #     Required. The project that the agent to train is associated with.
        #     Format: `projects/<Project ID>`.
        class TrainAgentRequest
          include ::Google::Protobuf::MessageExts
          extend ::Google::Protobuf::MessageExts::ClassMethods
        end

        # The request message for {::Google::Cloud::Dialogflow::V2::Agents::Client#export_agent Agents.ExportAgent}.
        # @!attribute [rw] parent
        #   @return [::String]
        #     Required. The project that the agent to export is associated with.
        #     Format: `projects/<Project ID>`.
        # @!attribute [rw] agent_uri
        #   @return [::String]
        #     Required. The [Google Cloud Storage](https://cloud.google.com/storage/docs/)
        #     URI to export the agent to.
        #     The format of this URI must be `gs://<bucket-name>/<object-name>`.
        #     If left unspecified, the serialized agent is returned inline.
        #
        #     Dialogflow performs a write operation for the Cloud Storage object
        #     on the caller's behalf, so your request authentication must
        #     have write permissions for the object. For more information, see
        #     [Dialogflow access
        #     control](https://cloud.google.com/dialogflow/cx/docs/concept/access-control#storage).
        class ExportAgentRequest
          include ::Google::Protobuf::MessageExts
          extend ::Google::Protobuf::MessageExts::ClassMethods
        end

        # The response message for {::Google::Cloud::Dialogflow::V2::Agents::Client#export_agent Agents.ExportAgent}.
        # @!attribute [rw] agent_uri
        #   @return [::String]
        #     The URI to a file containing the exported agent. This field is populated
        #     only if `agent_uri` is specified in `ExportAgentRequest`.
        # @!attribute [rw] agent_content
        #   @return [::String]
        #     Zip compressed raw byte content for agent.
        class ExportAgentResponse
          include ::Google::Protobuf::MessageExts
          extend ::Google::Protobuf::MessageExts::ClassMethods
        end

        # The request message for {::Google::Cloud::Dialogflow::V2::Agents::Client#import_agent Agents.ImportAgent}.
        # @!attribute [rw] parent
        #   @return [::String]
        #     Required. The project that the agent to import is associated with.
        #     Format: `projects/<Project ID>`.
        # @!attribute [rw] agent_uri
        #   @return [::String]
        #     The URI to a Google Cloud Storage file containing the agent to import.
        #     Note: The URI must start with "gs://".
        #
        #     Dialogflow performs a read operation for the Cloud Storage object
        #     on the caller's behalf, so your request authentication must
        #     have read permissions for the object. For more information, see
        #     [Dialogflow access
        #     control](https://cloud.google.com/dialogflow/cx/docs/concept/access-control#storage).
        # @!attribute [rw] agent_content
        #   @return [::String]
        #     Zip compressed raw byte content for agent.
        class ImportAgentRequest
          include ::Google::Protobuf::MessageExts
          extend ::Google::Protobuf::MessageExts::ClassMethods
        end

        # The request message for {::Google::Cloud::Dialogflow::V2::Agents::Client#restore_agent Agents.RestoreAgent}.
        # @!attribute [rw] parent
        #   @return [::String]
        #     Required. The project that the agent to restore is associated with.
        #     Format: `projects/<Project ID>`.
        # @!attribute [rw] agent_uri
        #   @return [::String]
        #     The URI to a Google Cloud Storage file containing the agent to restore.
        #     Note: The URI must start with "gs://".
        #
        #     Dialogflow performs a read operation for the Cloud Storage object
        #     on the caller's behalf, so your request authentication must
        #     have read permissions for the object. For more information, see
        #     [Dialogflow access
        #     control](https://cloud.google.com/dialogflow/cx/docs/concept/access-control#storage).
        # @!attribute [rw] agent_content
        #   @return [::String]
        #     Zip compressed raw byte content for agent.
        class RestoreAgentRequest
          include ::Google::Protobuf::MessageExts
          extend ::Google::Protobuf::MessageExts::ClassMethods
        end

        # The request message for {::Google::Cloud::Dialogflow::V2::Agents::Client#get_validation_result Agents.GetValidationResult}.
        # @!attribute [rw] parent
        #   @return [::String]
        #     Required. The project that the agent is associated with.
        #     Format: `projects/<Project ID>`.
        # @!attribute [rw] language_code
        #   @return [::String]
        #     Optional. The language for which you want a validation result. If not
        #     specified, the agent's default language is used. [Many
        #     languages](https://cloud.google.com/dialogflow/docs/reference/language)
        #     are supported. Note: languages must be enabled in the agent before they can
        #     be used.
        class GetValidationResultRequest
          include ::Google::Protobuf::MessageExts
          extend ::Google::Protobuf::MessageExts::ClassMethods
        end
      end
    end
  end
end

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CWP's ETF Covered Call Portfolio is designed as a risk management strategy, which means, as the market moves appreciably higher, the resulting risk-reward from market exposure declines as the relationship is inversely correlated. Risk management is one of the most underutilized techniques on the street, as it is unfashionable or not attractive to not be 'all-in' the market as it makes new high after new high. To combat this, CWP has built-in a mechanism to reduce risk profile as the market consistently reaches higher levels. CWP's process of achieving this objective is multi-fold; CWP can either sell or reduce existing positions, buy a non-correlated asset (i.e. bonds), or an inversely correlated asset (i.e. short position on a large index, S&P 500).


Clio has earned the approval and endorsement of law societies across the UK and around the world.
The Law Society of England and Wales, the largest independent professional body of solicitors in the UK, publicly endorses Clio as the recommended choice for small and medium-sized firms. The Law Society recognises Clio for its easy-to-use case management software and significant investment in the success of UK law firms.
Clio is the only cloud-based case management provider to receive the approved supplier status by the Law Society of Scotland. The Law Society recognises Clio as an innovative cloud-based solution for its 11,000 members to improve efficiency, productivity, and profitability.


1. The institution has a conflict of interest policy that ensures that the governing board and the senior administrative personnel act in the best interest of the institution.
2. The institution has ethics policies for faculty and staff regarding conflict of interest, nepotism, recruitment and admissions, financial aid, privacy of personal information, and contracting.
3. The institution provides its students, administrators, faculty, and staff with policies and procedures informing them of their rights and responsibilities within the institution.
4. The institution provides clear information regarding its procedures for receiving complaints and grievances from students and other constituencies, responds to them in a timely manner, and analyzes them to improved its processes.
h. its relationship with any corporate parent and any external provider of its instruction.
6. Any studies the institution makes public regarding student achievement of learning or student persistence, retention, and completion are accurate and complete.
7. The institution portrays clearly and accurately to the public its current status with the Higher Learning Commission and with specialized, national, and professional accreditation agencies.
a. An institution offering programs that require specialized accreditation or recognition in order for its students to be certified or sit for licensing examinations either has the appropriate accreditation or discloses publicly and clearly the consequences to the students of the lack thereof. The institution makes clear to students the distinction between regional and specialized or program accreditation and the relationships between licensure and the various types of accreditation.
b. An institution offering programs eligible for specialized accreditation at multiple locations discloses the accreditation status of the program at each location.
c. An institution that advertises a program as preparation for a licensure examination publicly discloses its licensure pass rate on that examination, unless such information is not available to the institution.
10. The institution documents outsourcing of all services in written agreements, including agreements with parent or affiliated organizations.
11. The institution takes responsibility for the ethical and responsible behavior of its contractual partners in relation to actions taken on its behalf.
* Note: Institutions operating under federal control and authorized by Congress are exempt from these requirements. These institutions must have a public board that includes representation by individuals who do not have a current or previous employment or other relationship with the federal government or any military entity. This public board has a significant role in setting policy, reviewing the institution's finances, reviewing and approving major institutional priorities, and overseeing the academic programs of the institution.


My passion for free flight began when paragliding was not known (or at least had not developed). In 1982, when I was still a child, I built my first hang glider, from reeds, and PVC plastic for agricultural use. Luckily, it broke on the first attempt at flight from a height of 2 m, and nothing happened.
The year 1988 I discover the paragliding, and the following year I took a flying course. I've always found paragliding a great idea, and I have done fantastic paragliding flights. However, my thoughts turn constantly to the delta wing, perhaps because I belong to a generation slightly later than that of the pioneers of the 70s'.
Some thought (including me!) that hang gliding would die soon... But the reality shows otherwise.
- HG development without masts and upper rigging, has created a beautifully clean aerodynamic wings and very attractive.


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Australia & New Zealand New Zealand
The 9 Best Restaurants in Auckland
Elen Turner
University of Otago (B.A.)
Australian National University (PhD)
Elen Turner is a New Zealand resident who covers the country for TripSavvy. She has also spent time living in the United Kingdom, Czech Republic, Japan, Australia, the U.S., and Nepal.
Courtesy of Mudbrick Vineyard and Restaurant
Auckland is New Zealand's largest and most multicultural city, with New Zealanders of Maori and European descent living alongside more recent immigrants from Asia, the Pacific Islands, Africa, and the Americas. So whatever type of cuisine you're looking for you'll likely be able to find it in Auckland. Whether you're in the mood for contemporary Chinese fast food, French-style pastries, or a sit-down meal at a vineyard on the city's rural fringes, there's an option for you. Check out the following recommendations for top places to eat in the big city, from fine dining to casual eats.
Sid at the French Cafe
Courtesy of Sid at the French Cafe
210 Symonds Street, Eden Terrace, Auckland 1010, New Zealand
In-the-know Aucklanders claim that a meal at Sid at the French Cafe might be the best they've ever had. The style can best be described as contemporary New Zealand fare which combines plenty of seafood with Asian-inspired condiments and fresh seasonal vegetables.
Dishes are works of art, so take some time to feast with your eyes before you dig in. Four and seven-course tasting menus are good options if you want to sample many dishes rather than committing to just one. Prices are high but if you're looking to splurge in Auckland, this is the place to do it. Just make sure to book a table well in advance because seats fill up quickly.
Mr. Morris
Courtesy of Mr. Morris
Corner of Galway & Commerce St Britomart, Auckland CBD, Auckland 1010, New Zealand
Located in downtown Auckland's Britomart Transport Centre, Mr. Morris is much more than somewhere to grab a bite before or after catching a train. The intimate restaurant aims to create a modern Pacific and New Zealand experience through its food. The lunch and dinner menus include New Zealand classics like paua (related to abalone), Cloudy Bay clams, snapper, and lamb.
Mr. Morris receives perfect scores from some of New Zealand's top food writers and restaurant magazines, so be sure to check it out when you're in the central city.
Bunga Raya
Courtesy of Bunga Raya
2a/3062 Great North Road, New Lynn, Auckland 0600, New Zealand
Touted as the place to get the most authentic Malaysian food in Auckland, you could almost miss Bunga Raya, which is located inside a shopping mall in the New Lynn neighborhood of western-central Auckland. The service and setting are no frills but the food is exceptional.
Diners love the generously sized dishes and great value for money. The fish curry, XO chicken, satay chicken, egg tofu, and oatmeal prawns all get rave reviews. Bunga Raya is very popular and quite small, so reserve a table if you plan to dine here on the weekend.
Baduzzi
Courtesy of Baduzzi
10/26 Jellicoe Street, North Wharf, Auckland 1010, New Zealand
If you feel like Italian food while checking out the Wynyard Quarter of downtown Auckland's waterfront area, check out Baduzzi. The award-winning restaurant combines traditional Italian favorites with a touch of New York-style Italian inspiration. Baduzzi's meatballs are famous and they run a meatball truck that serves them up at events around the city. If you're not a fan of "regular" meatballs, try the innovative crayfish meatballs instead.
Huami
Courtesy of Huami
SkyCity 87 Federal Street, Auckland CBD, Auckland 1010, New Zealand
Huami Chinese restaurant is heavily patronized by Chinese diners, giving a great indication of the food's quality and authenticity. Located at the foot of the landmark Sky Tower in the central city, Huami serves contemporary Chinese cuisine from across the regions (including Canton, Sichuan, Huaiyang, and Beijing) made with fresh New Zealand produce. It also has the first commercial wood-fired duck-cooking oven in a New Zealand restaurant, so splurge on the whole roasted duck if you're after a treat.
Blue Rose Catering
Courtesy of Blue Rose Cafe
414 Sandringham Road, Sandringham, Auckland 1025, New Zealand
Auckland is home to a large population of Pacific Islanders (people originating from Samoa, Tonga, the Cook Islands, Fiji, and other small Pacific Island nations). However, it can be tricky to find authentic Pasifika food if you don't know where to look. Enter, Blue Rose Cafe.
The pies are highly recommended and include innovative takes including Palusami pie (corned beef, taro leaves, and coconut), Fijian chicken curry pie, hangi pie (pork, potatoes, and sweet potatoes), Lu'au pie (taro leaves, coconut, and cream cheese), and boil up pie (bacon bones and watercress).
Ceviche Bar by Besos Latinos
Courtesy of Besos Latinos
Wynyard Quarter H3/132 Halsey Street, CBD, Auckland 1010, New Zealand
Another great pick in the downtown Wynyard Quarter, Ceviche Bar at Besos Latinos brings authentic Latin American cuisine to the country. It serves traditional dishes (particularly ceviche) from Argentina, Cuba, Colombia, Mexico, Peru, and Venezuela, plus a variety of cocktails. The head chef is Luis Cabrera, a Mexican man who was inspired by his travels around Latin America.
The Hunting Lodge Winery
Courtesy of The Hunting Lodge
305/307 Waikoukou Valley Road, Waimauku 0882, New Zealand
If you want to leave the big city without actually traveling far from central Auckland, a day trip out to the wineries of West Auckland is an easy option. To enjoy a full meal with your wine, check out The Hunting Lodge in Waimauku.
The menu changes with the seasons and features meat, fish, and vegetarian options. Diners can select from the a la carte menu or choose the "Trust the Chef" option, which includes smaller samples of various items on the menu. A Trust the Chef experience with local wine pairings is also available.
Mudbrick Vineyard and Restaurant
126 Church Bay Road, Oneroa, Waiheke Island 1971, New Zealand
Just an hour's ferry ride from downtown Auckland, Waiheke Island is a favorite island getaway famous for its wines as well as its beaches. As such, there are several places to sample wine and take a vineyard tour. Mudbrick Restaurant at the Mudbrick winery is a top-rated place for excellent food and stunning views over the Hauraki Gulf back toward Auckland city. Much of their food is grown in their own garden, and you can choose between the a la carte menu or the chef's degustation menus.
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The extent to which the structure of the education system affects the quality of education that children receive is an important and much debated issue.
Reforms in the English education system over the last few years have had a particular focus on structural reform, offering more autonomy for schools, new types of schools and alliances, and new 'middle tier' arrangements to support school management and improvement. But what impact have they had, and what challenges have emerged? Which elements have been successful, and how do education systems need to evolve? These are questions that NFER has been exploring for a number of years.
what we can learn from international comparisons.


Project ENABLE (Expanding Nondiscriminatory Access by Librarians Everywhere) has launched a training website, made possible by a Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian grant from the Institute of Museum & Library Services. Librarians and other educators can freely access the self-paced learning modules to improve the library and information services to students with disabilities in their schools and districts. Project ENABLE is a collaborative endeavor of the Center for Digital Literacy at the School of Information Studies and BBI.
BBI is seeking law graduates with demonstrated advanced analytical and writing skills for one or two law clerk positions in BBI's Syracuse Office. The work entails analyzing client files and preparing briefs to assist their appeal of denied disability benefits. Law clerks will also be responsible for reviewing and editing briefs prepared by research assistants, and supervising and training RAs.
Katherine McDonald, Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics associate professor and BBI faculty fellow, and other researchers with the Academic Autistic Spectrum Partnership in Research and Education (AASPIRE) have found that autistic adults report significantly worse health care experiences than their non-autistic peers. The article is published in the Journal of General Internal Medicine.
The 2012 issue of Snapshots of Impact, the annual magazine of BBI, received a Platinum Award in the MarCom Awards competition. The Platinum Award recognizes the magazine as one of the most outstanding entries in the competition. Platinum Winners are recognized for their excellence in terms of quality, creativity, and resourcefulness. About 18 percent of entries won this award.
The Veterans Business Fund (VBF), a not-for-profit organization created to provide financial assistance to veterans, announced its formation, and the issuing of the Fund's first low-interest loan to a veteran. VBF was created with the support of BBI, the International Franchise Association's VetFran program, SunTrust, Business Lenders and others.


Hugh Lunn then starts this chapter with a section on Rote Learning.
You learned the alphabet and what each letter looked like off by heart : a is like an apple on a twig, a say ah; b is like a bat and ball, b says buh; f is like a feather; i is like a boy with his hat in the air… good girls could even recite the alphabet backwards.
Transitive verbs were regular. Intransitive verbs were irregular – that is, they changed the spelling with the tense. The transitive verb 'lie' in to tell a lie, goes; lie, lied, lied. Whereas the intransitive verb 'lie' in to lie down, goes lie, lay, lain. These rules were needed to analyse sentences and parse words. Thus you needed to know an adjective from a pronoun, a verb from an adverb, and nominative case from objective. For example, parse the word 'heart' in the sentence : 'The song filled my heart with joy.' 'Heart' is a noun, third person, singular number, objective case governed by the word 'filled'. "The song' is the subject of the sentence and 'filled my heart with joy' is the predicate. If 'heart' were in the subject of the sentence,it would be nominative case, instead of objective.


With this fragrance you get to enjoy the deep woods experience of sitting around a crackling campfire, without getting all smokey. It's perfect for both men and women. We have added Rooibos Tea for a little color. Your green lights will be packaged in a colored organdy bag with a hang tag.


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This vote pledge is now closed. The EU election took place between 23-26 May 2019. Together, we collected pledges to vote from tens of thousands of Europeans, encouraged our friends and families to vote, and coordinated massive elections events across the EU on 19 May 2019. Please take a look at other campaigns that could be of interest to you here: www.wemove.eu
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Sign the Pledge:
I choose hope over fear, and pledge to vote in the 2019 European election that will be held between 23 and 26 May.
I stand for a united Europe that is committed to solidarity, equality, the flourishing of our democracy, the promotion of human rights for all, and the prevention of climate chaos.
This May, there will be an election to determine the future course of the European Union as we know it. The election only happens once every five years, and it decides who will lead the EU and vote on EU-wide laws for the next five years.
But this year's election is different. There's a powerful rising threat, hungry for a different direction. Hateful extremists who want to divide us with their agendas of hate have their eyes fixed on this election. If the election results go in favour of the likes of those who want to destroy Europe, it would have a profound impact on both European and national politics for years to come.
Many of us hope for change. We want a more equal, welcoming and happier Europe where all kids can grow up to meet their potential. We want nature to be treasured and climate change prevented to protect us all. But to achieve this kind of Europe, hope is not enough. We need to act, and that means getting people out to vote in May.
While holding off hateful extremists at the ballot box, we can also use our vote to start changing how decisions are made in Europe. Too many of our current batch of EU leaders – particularly our own heads of states – still make policy and decisions based on fear of losing votes to the extremists or to appease corporate lobbyists. A new European Parliament could change that equation, depending on the kind of leaders we vote in there.
The first step is to sign this pledge. Then inform your family and friends about the election, and get them to pledge to vote too.
A better European Union is worth fighting for and the fight starts here. We need to vote for those who join us in saying: "No to hate, yes to change!"
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Voting for those that can't vote!
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My rights, my freedom as a womab, the freedom of my child, our social system and our good life!
First of all I am European, then I am also a world citizen and culturally Portuguese. Defending an United Europe dream is very important for me.
As a general rule, the more people who turn out to vote, the harder it is for the people who preach hate as a solution for everything to win. So we can ruin their chances if we get a huge number of people to vote for hope on election day.
Your donation will help pay for the equipment, supplies and team we need to get hundreds of thousands of people out across Europe just before the election. It will create a huge, hopeful buzz of excitement to encourage and remind people to get out and vote.
Time is short – can you chip in for the ads in the paper, placards, design, and social media promotion we need?
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Thank you for pledging to vote in the EU election 23-26 May 2019.
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Emma Hayes: Chelsea boss unfazed by prospect of Juventus tie
Chelsea Women boss Emma Hayes believes it is business as usual for her players to prepare for their Champions League match against Juventus just days after they beat Arsenal in the final of the FA Cup. The cup meant that they secured the domestic treble last season. Hayes said that the huge fixture in the Champions League so soon after the final will not faze them. Chelsea top the group currently, leading second-placed Juventus by three points in Group A.
"We've been here so many times and because of that we just know how to do it," Chelsea Women manager Emma Hayes said. "It's not unusual for us anymore to be in a cup final at Wembley or play Juventus three days later. This is normal for us so I just think it's business as usual."
"I love the group stage, it's such a great idea, it's really needed," she added. "It's helped my team, and it will help every team and develop a pool of quality teams across Europe so there's no doubt it's really helped. I love Champions League football, I like big games. I like to test myself and be in those situations where I'm having to improve. I like to get better, I want to keep working as a coach to see different ideas, find different solutions, keep challenging the group to find their best level. (That's) the thing I love the most about coaching."
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'You Will (Not) Remain' is a snapshot of lockdown depression with a Lovecraftian twist
I wish this wasn't relatable.
By Amanda Yeo January 11, 2022
> Games
You aren't meant to envy You Will (Not) Remain's depressed protagonist. Trapped alone in their apartment complex while an eldritch horror overtakes the city outside, there isn't any contentment to be found in their drastically shrunken, dingily claustrophobic world. Still, I felt a twinge of jealousy as I moved them through their monotonous cycle from bed, to kitchen, to balcony, to bed.
"At least," I thought, "nobody expects anything from them."
Created in 48 hours for the 2021 Women Game Jam, Bedtime Phobias' You Will (Not) Remain is a 2D indie game which examines mental health issues such as depression, anxiety, and isolation. The 30-minute roleplaying game doesn't have any puzzles to solve, answers to find, or days to save. There are simply days in which to exist, repeating the same patterns over and again with no anticipation that it might ever change.
It's an experience that is unfortunately familiar in our pandemic-altered world, at least to those of us fortunate enough not to work on the frontlines. Just as You Will (Not) Remain's unspeakable abomination keeps its protagonist confined to their building, the COVID-19 pandemic has also kept us indoors while extracting a similar psychological toll. Even the game's ominous public service announcements are familiar, warning citizens to stay inside and not let anyone in.
The rote rituals carried out in the shadow of inescapable dread and overwhelming depression are easily recognisable. Oh, there's an all-consuming terror engulfing my city and devouring all that was once joyous or comforting? I guess I'll water my plant, because at least that's something to do.
"After facing another lockdown after nearly two years of them, we decided to make a game that explored our collective experiences with isolation from each other and the world," You Will (Not) Remain's narrative designer Gabriella Lowgren told Mashable. Based in Melbourne, Australia, her team had been excited to collaborate in person, but were forced to do so virtually after the city went into lockdown again.
"I felt that writing a story purely about lockdown would be too raw for both us and our audience, so decided the game needed an external reason that could be a stand in for the pandemic," said Lowgren. "I personally love eldritch horror (as does the rest of the team) and our artist [T-Dog eXtreme] knew that it would be a strong visual motif. Thematically it ended up working, and the strong visuals are a key part of that."
While You Will (Not) Remain's focus is clearly on narrative, the mindlessly simple gameplay is effective in reinforcing its dark themes. Walk to the plant, interact with it. Walk to the coffee cup, interact with it. Walk to the strange monster-dog, interact with it. Run out of things to interact with, go to bed because there is nothing else for you to do. Though an omnipresent Lovecraftian being looms overhead, it is simply set dressing to the horror of stark existence. Is this all there is? Is this all there will be?
You Will (Not) Remain is a timely, relatable snapshot of many of our mental states after countless prolonged pandemic lockdowns. Still, despite how relatable and effective its marriage of themes and gameplay is, it does exclude one element that has made the pandemic experience so distressingly unbearable: the expectation that we still function. The protagonist may be starved of human interaction, but they also weren't panicking about their productivity after staring blankly at a coffee cup for an hour.
The world seems to be crumbling before our eyes, but food needs to be cooked, jobs need to be performed, the show must go on. We continue because that is what is done, because that is what is left. In some ways these tasks give us a sense of purpose and structure, a way to mark time amidst a homogenous stream of it. But in others, they narrow our existence to routine labour and weigh down our already crushed souls until we forget we were once more than this.
We are dust and to dust we will return. I just kind of thought I'd be dead when it happened.
Also same.
Lowgren hadn't considered making You Will (Not) Remain's protagonist work from home, but thinks it would have detracted from the sense of solitude they wished to convey.
"I think if they worked from home there would be a clear sign that there was still life in the world, and I wanted them to be completely isolated," said Lowgren.
As such, there is a strange, almost desirable comfort in the certain uncertainty of You Will (Not) Remain's societal collapse. The game's protagonist has no sense of purpose, trapped in hopeless listlessness. But at the same time there are no demands laid upon them, no thought that they should be upskilling or hustling or continuing as normal in abnormal times. They are allowed to break down with little consequence, a luxury few are afforded. It's simultaneously suffocating and freeing.
They don't have a name, but there's nobody who might call it if they did. It's likely been months since they last smiled, with no cause to do so even as a facade. Everything is falling apart, and there is no respite on the horizon. Yet all they need to do is quietly water their plant, feed their dog-monster, care for themselves, and wait for a change. It's far from a good situation. Still, in some respects, it's enviable.
You Will (Not) Remain is currently free to play on Steam.
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Topics: Gaming, Mental Health, Games
Think 'Pokémon Snap' but make it dogs: 'Pupperazzi'
For no other reason than it's fun. Remember fun?
Google Play Games comes to Windows, but only in a handful of countries
You can now play Android games on your PC, but only in Hong Kong, South Korea and Taiwan.
Microsoft set to acquire Activision Blizzard in a blockbuster $68.7 billion deal
A ray of hope for employees of the embattled Call of Duty publisher, if nothing else.
Fortnite returns to iOS after Apple pulled it in 2020
For now, Fortnite will only be available to GeForce Now players on Safari through a limited-time closed beta.
Samsung Odyssey Ark is a curvy monitor gone vertical
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Q: Oxwall - Newsfeed limit on wall How can I increase newsfeed limit on oxwall wall. By default it allows 40 only. Where I can customize code to make it like 100,150??
I know that file which need to modify is : ow_plugins/newsfeed/components/feed_widget.php
But do not know which code need to modify.

A: You can do by following :
Go to : public_html/ow_plugins/newsfeed/components/feed_widget.php
Line 100:
'optionList' => array(2 => '2', 3 => '3', 4 => '4', 5 => '5', 6 => '6', 7 => '7', 8 => '8', 9 =>  '9', 10 => '10', 11 => '11', 12 => '12', 13 => '13', 14 => '14', 15 => '15', 16 => '16', 17 => '17', 18  => '18', 19 => '19', 20 => '20', 25 => '25', '30' => 30, '40' => 40),

Add array till you need like 100,150.

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Patriots, fans celebrate Super Bowl victory at parade
by Opinion Contributor February 7, 2017 February 7, 2017
Thousands of Patriots fans packed the streets of Boston on a cold, snowy Tuesday to catch a glimpse of Tom Brady, coach Bill Belichick and New England's fifth Vince Lombardi Trophy during the team's championship parade.
Riding in the city's signature duck boats, the Patriots slowly made their way down Boylston Street in downtown Boston before making a left turn onto Tremont Street on the way to Boston City Hall.
As the procession reached Copley Square, fans chanted "Brady!" as the smiling quarterback pumped his fist in the air. Once the celebration reached Tremont Street, Brady caught a football from WBZ-TV sports anchor Steve Burton and tossed back a perfect spiral as fans chanted "MVP!"
The day after the Super Bowl win Brady posted on Instagram: "Attention managers of Boston: I hereby declare tomorrow a city-wide holiday. Tomorrow, we DANCE IN THE STREETS."
And dance they did.
"One more!" Brady screamed during a post-parade rally at City Hall. "I told you we were going to bring this sucker (the trophy) home and we brought it home. Thank you guys. We do it for you. You do it for us. Let's go! Let's go!"
Brady added, "These aren't easy to do, but this team gave everything it had and it took — damn, that game was hard. That game was real hard, but you know what we're going to remember this moment for the rest of our lives."
Brady threw for a Super Bowl-record 466 yards, two touchdowns and one interception as New England overcame a 25-point deficit to beat the Atlanta Falcons 34-28 in overtime on Sunday night.
"There's been a lot of talk over the last couple weeks about goats," Patriots owner Robert Kraft said, referring to the acronym for the phrase greatest of all time. And you all know we have the G.O.A.T. when it comes to players in Tom Brady. We have the G.O.A.T. when it comes to coaches in Bill Belichick.
"And I (want) you to know that my family and our organization feel that we have the G.O.A.T. of fans on the planet."
Belichick led fans in chants of "No days off!" and ended his brief address to the crowd by screaming "Let's go Pats!"
"These players, they work harder than any team I've ever coached," Belichick said. "They came to work everyday and there were no days off!"
Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker, a Republican, was met with a smattering of boos as he addressed the crowd, but the boos turned into cheers when Baker officially declared Feb. 7 as "New England Patriots Day."
Kraft said he was inspired by the impact the Patriots' success has had on the region.
"I'm happy, I think this team is a rallying point for a lot of people," Kraft told NBC Boston before the parade began.
Kraft spoke about a young electrician who told him before the parade that he suffered from depression and has identified with the Patriots.
"What we've done over the last two, three years has made a difference in his life, and that makes me feel good," Kraft said.
Before the parade, injured Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski was pictured holding a customized WWE championship belt with Patriots logos on it. Video later showed Gronkowski catching a can of beer that was thrown to him while riding on a duck boat.
Another popular chant from fans was "Roger That!" a nod to the strained relationship between NFL commissioner Roger Goodell and Brady. Goodell suspended Brady four games for his role in the Deflategate scandal.
On Monday, Patriots defensive coordinator Matt Patricia was photographed wearing a shirt with a red clown nose on Roger Goodell's face as he exited the team plane on the tarmac.
One spectator interviewed by NBC Boston, who was accompanied by a person in a wheelchair, voiced his displeasure with the city of Boston's poor viewing conditions for disabled individuals at the parade.
The city set up two accessibility viewing areas at Copley Square and City Hall Plaza.
Another spectator complained about being hit by snowballs.
Brady's wife urges him to retire
If Gisele Bundchen had her way, Brady would have called it a career after winning his record fifth Super Bowl championship on Sunday.
The Patriots quarterback told SiriusXM NFL Radio that Bundchen, his wife of eight years, pleaded with him to retire after the win in Super Bowl LI.
"If it was up to my wife, she would have me retire today. She told me that (Sunday) night three times," the 39-year-old Brady said Monday in the interview. "And I said, 'Too bad, babe, I'm having too much fun right now.'"
The quarterback turns 40 in August and has said he would like to play until he is 45.
Brady missed the first four games of the 2016 season because of his Deflategate suspension, but still threw for 3,554 yards, 28 touchdowns and just two interceptions.
His touchdown-to-interception ratio was the best in NFL history. Brady finished second in the NFL MVP race behind Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan.
"I still plan on playing for a long time."
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Born in Paris in 1936.
He studied at the Ecole Nationale de Photographie and embarked on his career as a reporter photographer working for France-Observateur, La vie catholique illustrée and Réalités.
Since 1962 he has been a freelance reporter.
As a photographer Herschtritt worked in the American movie industry, among other things, on Cleopatra.
In 1963 he made a trip across Africa, from where he brought thousands of photographs which were exhibited at the Musée de l'Homme in Paris and then in many countries the world over.
Herschtritt's photographs were published by newspapers and magazines of more than fifty countries and were also distributed by the London-based Camera Press agency, for which Herschtritt served as a Paris correspondent.
In 1966 Herschtritt won the Gens d'images Prize for Au hasard des femmes and La célébration des putains .
In 1968 he was responsible for the Olivetti advertising campaign in France, Sweden, Denmark and Belgium.
From 1969 he combined reporting photography with film directing.
In the early 1970s Herschtritt opened a bistrot in Paris, where monthly photography shows were staged for four years and where to this day photographers meet collectors.
Between 1976 and 1993 Herschtritt was an antiques dealer, specializing in photo and camera collectibles.
In 1991 he opened the first photography gallery in Paris at the Paul Bert flea market.
In 1998 he helped his son Laurent to open the Laurent Herschtritt gallery at the heart of Saint Germain des Prés.
Together with his son, he became an expert of the first specialized photography auction at the Salle Drouot in 2001.
In 2004, together with his wife, he assumed supervision of the Nicole et Léon Herschtritt gallery.
In 2006 Herschtritt published several books of his photographs, including Paris des années 60, Portraits connus et inconnus, Au hasard des femmes, and Noël à Berlin .
Herschtritt's works are in many museum and private collection the world over.


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Frame have target which is blue. So I use Hsv:
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Hrithik's discharged from the hospital
Last updated on - Jul 11, 2013
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Actor Hrithik Roshan was discharged from the Hinduja Hospital on thursday morning, after he underwent a successful brain surgery
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