South Africa is marking the centenary of late President Nelson Mandela's birth, including the South African Reserve Bank who have released a commemorative banknotes series and R5 coin.
The new commemorative banknotes are known as the South Africa Madiba series, so called from Mandela's clan name.
The notes have been designed by De La Rue, with the reverse of each denomination depicting different elements of Mandela's life from a young man to President. The front of the notes continue to use the same design shown on the front of the 2012 series currently in circulation.
The banknotes include similar security features used in the currently circulating series including an upgraded colour changing security thread and SPARK® Live optically variable ink instead of the previously used SPARK® rolling bar.
The new R5 bimetallic coin consists of a gold core featuring a portrait of Mandela, with a silver ring displaying the text 'NELSON MANDELA CENTENARY" and the central bank initials 'SARB'. The coin forms part of the 'Celebrating South Africa' series introduced in 2017.
The SARB has released several public education films to inform the public on how to authenticate the new banknotes.
For further images on the new Madiba commemorative banknote series and R5 coin, go to the SARB website.
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Luke Rockhold details past clashes with Dana White, UFC – and when he finally got some respect
Farah Hannoun and MMA Junkie Radio
October 13, 2022 4:15 pm ET
Luke Rockhold received some nice UFC parting words from Dana White, which he says he appreciated.
Rockhold has been vocal about fighter pay, among other things, which has caused the UFC president to fire back at him. Rockhold says the relationship between the two heavily soured after he lost his UFC middleweight title in 2016, but after a blood-and-guts war with Paulo Costa at UFC 278, White paid his respect to the middleweight great.
"I'll never say anything (bad) about him. I totally respect him," White said after Rockhold's gutsy loss to Costa.
In an emotional post-fight interview, Rockhold (16-6 MMA, 6-5 UFC) decided to retire. Speaking to MMA Junkie Radio, Rockhold reflected on where things went wrong with White and the unfair criticism he thinks he got over the years.
"It definitely felt good to get that respect I felt I always deserved, but I guess you've got to get dirty and nasty sometimes to show people who the f*ck you are," Rockhold said. "People want to assume I'm this, people want to assume I'm that. I'm sure the Polo (modeling) deal didn't help – people just hated me even more. But that was the thing with Dana in the first place. He disrespected me when I lost the title and said, 'You ain't shit. You weren't this, you weren't that.' I'm like, 'F*ck you, dude. I'll go make my money elsewhere.'
"He's like, 'F*ck, fine, go do it,' and guess what? I became the face of Polo Ralph Lauren, I had a worldwide commercial, I had (my face in) every airport in the world, and then Dana and the UFC were like, 'Oh, can we give you this? Can we give you that?' I did it so I could have leverage and respect. That's why I did that. That was the whole point of that situation, and I got some back. But then I got a lot of disrespect from it because the whole world is just naive and they paint the picture for what they want the world to believe."
Rockhold's return against Costa came after a layoff of more than three years. Although Rockhold said he can't do it anymore and he's too old, he finds himself constantly in the gym after undergoing ankle surgery.
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The Road to Disunion What caused the Civil War? To many, this is a simple question to answer; slavery was the cause of the Civil War. However, there was more than just slavery that led the Union to the Civil War. The Kansas-Nebraska Act was significantly influential to that start of the Civil War because of the hypothetical repeal of the Missouri Compromise, the issues with voting, and Bleeding Kansas. Stephen Douglas came up with the idea of the Kansas-Nebraska Act. He based his idea off of popular
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Opinion: The economics of inclusion: it pays
There is a clear and compelling link between companies with the highest representation of women on their top management teams and financial outperformance
Tony Comper, Special to Financial Post
Former BMO CEO Tony Comper started several initiatives to support the advancement of women in their careers and into leadership roles. Photo by Getty Images/iStockphoto
In 1955, Gary Becker, who went on to win the Nobel Prize for economics, earned a PhD from the University of Chicago, with a thesis entitled The Economics of Discrimination. Becker argued that discrimination was bad for business in that it raised costs.
When I started working at Bank of Montreal in the late 1960s, unconscious systemic discrimination was still keeping women out of the executive ranks: they were restricted to the lower levels of the organization without much appreciation for their talents, potential or opportunities for advancement.
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I was lucky to have worked closely with two strong, influential women early in my career. I saw quickly that they were the equal of any man and that there was the potential to tap into far more female talent.
So, when we came to address the issue of women in the upper ranks of the bank, it was not just a do-good argument — the argument was also an economic one, just as Gary Becker had realized in the mid-1950s. Not tapping into the potential of the talented women in our company meant that we were under-leveraging a tremendous economic resource. That's a huge disservice to the shareholders as well as to the women who were being held back.
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In my view, talent meant everything, and gender meant nothing when it came to talent, so I started several initiatives at BMO to support the advancement of women in their careers and into leadership roles.
When I became president and COO in 1990, I said to our chairman and CEO, Matt Barrett, "When you look at our work force, it's primarily women, but women are hardly anywhere to be seen at the management level. This is really ridiculous. Seventy-four per cent of our employees are women. But at the executive level only six per cent are."
To even begin to create a more equitable workplace, we first had to defeat several deeply ingrained stereotypes. First, the conventional wisdom that women joined the bank for a short time, then quit to have kids. Second, that women's tenure in the bank was dramatically lower than men's. Third, that their education levels were dramatically lower than those of men. Finally, that their performance levels were probably not at the same level as men.
We created the "Task Force on the Advancement of Women in the Bank," and began the process of collecting data. The facts were compelling: women's tenure at the bank was equal to, or better than, men's, at 16 to 17 years on average. Their education level was equivalent to men's: just as many female employees had undergraduate degrees as men, and many also had graduate degrees. Performance levels were also equal to or better than men's.
Our research culminated in a detailed report that we published both internally and to the world in 1991. It concluded that discrimination against women in our culture was endemic. It wasn't a deliberate, conscious kind of thing; it was just the way it had been for many, many years. Self-perpetuating. That may seem so obvious today, but it was pretty advanced thinking at the time and, more importantly, it was backed up by strong empirical evidence.
Endemic discrimination is not necessarily intentionally malicious or even conscious, although sometimes it is. People will naturally hire people who are like them. But the net effect is still the same: inequity, injustice and serious economic consequences, both for the affected individuals and for organizations and society at large.
We had to walk a very fine line, because the inevitable reaction when using data is, "You're going have a quota system?" My standard response was, "No, because we're never going to give up on merit as the principal criterion for who gets hired and promoted. If you cast the net wide enough to include women, you will find even more people who have the skills we're looking for."
Making change can be a slow, painful, process. I countered resistance by saying, "You've got to give everyone an equal chance. So, whenever you come to me with a recommendation for a promotion to a senior job, I want to see who the women candidates for that job are. These need to be legitimate candidates with the same skill levels as the men. Put those candidates down on a sheet of paper." The idea was that forcing managers to go through the process of actively considering female candidates would start to have an impact.
We had done some very important work and then an amazing thing started to happen. Women at all levels in other banks went in to see their bosses, telling them, "If you don't start doing something the way BMO has done, we're out of here." So instantly the other banks got the religion, which is a wonderful thing.
Today, no fewer than 40 per cent of senior roles at BMO are filled by women. To put that in perspective, in 2019, only 17.9 per cent of executive team members at other S&P/TSX composite index companies were women.
Catalyst, the leading global research and advisory organization working to advance women in business, found a clear and compelling link between companies with the highest representation of women on their top management teams and financial outperformance. On average, return on equity was 35.1 per cent higher and total return to shareholders was 34.0 per cent higher for these forward-thinking companies.
It was the right thing to do and it created value for shareholders. Today, the challenge for all organizations is to ensure that they are harnessing the skills and talents of the entire community and are not only diverse and inclusive, but equitable at all levels — right up to the C-suite. It's an economic and social imperative.
Tony Comper was CEO of BMO from 1999 to 2007 and is the author of Personal Account: 25 Tales About Leadership, Learning, and Legacy from a Lifetime at Bank of Montreal, published by ECW Press.
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  Write a program that reads an unspecified number of integers, determines
  how many positive and negative values have been read, and computes the
  total and average of the input values (not counting zeros). Your program ends
  with the input 0. Display the average as a floating-point number.
*/

import java.util.Scanner;

public class E5_01 {
  public static void main(String[] args) {
    Scanner input = new Scanner(System.in);
    System.out.print("Enter a series of integers, input ends with 0: ");
    int entry;
    int posCount = 0;
    int negCount = 0;
    double sum = 0.0;
    do {
      entry = input.nextInt();
      if (entry > 0) { posCount++; };
      if (entry < 0) { negCount++; };
      sum += entry;
    } while (entry != 0);

    double average = sum / (posCount + negCount);

    if (posCount == 0 && negCount == 0) {
      System.out.println("No numbers are entered except 0");
    } else {
      System.out.println("The number of positives is " + posCount);
      System.out.println("The number of negatives is " + negCount);
      System.out.println("The total is " + sum);
      System.out.println("The average is " + average);
    }
  }
}

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This essay is an exchange between a law professor and law school dean about whether a lawyer's personal conscience can trump the lawyer's professional duty. The issue is considered after a student approaches the law professor asking, "Do you think I'll ever have to do something I just don't think is right? Did you ever do something as a lawyer that bothered your conscience?" The law professor seeks advice from the dean (who also happens to be her mentor and brother) in deciding how to answer the student. Conscience is defined in this essay as the individual's internal guide about what is right and what is wrong. The authors consider the two opposing traditional approaches: zealous advocacy versus personal conscience. The authors discuss both potential conflicts between conscience and professional duty and possible solutions. The authors ultimately recommend a middle-ground approach. The student is advised to carefully consider an area of practice that comports with her values and to choose her colleagues with care. When the inevitable conscience conflict arises, the authors tell the student that in rare circumstances her personal conscience may trump her professional duty.


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package com.amazonaws.services.alexaforbusiness.model;

import java.io.Serializable;
import javax.annotation.Generated;

import com.amazonaws.AmazonWebServiceRequest;

/**
 *
 * @see AWS API Documentation
 */
@Generated("com.amazonaws:aws-java-sdk-code-generator")
public class UpdateBusinessReportScheduleRequest extends com.amazonaws.AmazonWebServiceRequest implements Serializable, Cloneable {

    /**
     *

     * The ARN of the business report schedule.
     *

     */
    private String scheduleArn;
    /**
     *

     * The S3 location of the output reports.
     *

     */
    private String s3BucketName;
    /**
     *

     * The S3 key where the report is delivered.
     *

     */
    private String s3KeyPrefix;
    /**
     *

     * The format of the generated report (individual CSV files or zipped files of individual files).
     *

     */
    private String format;
    /**
     *

     * The name identifier of the schedule.
     *

     */
    private String scheduleName;
    /**
     *

     * The recurrence of the reports.
     *

     */
    private BusinessReportRecurrence recurrence;

    /**
     *

     * The ARN of the business report schedule.
     *

     *
     * @param scheduleArn
     *        The ARN of the business report schedule.
     */

    public void setScheduleArn(String scheduleArn) {
        this.scheduleArn = scheduleArn;
    }

    /**
     *

     * The ARN of the business report schedule.
     *

     *
     * @return The ARN of the business report schedule.
     */

    public String getScheduleArn() {
        return this.scheduleArn;
    }

    /**
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     * The ARN of the business report schedule.
     *

     *
     * @param scheduleArn
     *        The ARN of the business report schedule.
     * @return Returns a reference to this object so that method calls can be chained together.
     */

    public UpdateBusinessReportScheduleRequest withScheduleArn(String scheduleArn) {
        setScheduleArn(scheduleArn);
        return this;
    }

    /**
     *

     * The S3 location of the output reports.
     *

     *
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    public void setS3BucketName(String s3BucketName) {
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     * The S3 location of the output reports.
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     *
     * @return The S3 location of the output reports.
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    public String getS3BucketName() {
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     * The S3 location of the output reports.
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     *
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     * @return Returns a reference to this object so that method calls can be chained together.
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     * The S3 key where the report is delivered.
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     * The S3 key where the report is delivered.
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     *        The S3 key where the report is delivered.
     * @return Returns a reference to this object so that method calls can be chained together.
     */

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    /**
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     * The format of the generated report (individual CSV files or zipped files of individual files).
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     *
     * @param format
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     * @see BusinessReportFormat
     */

    public void setFormat(String format) {
        this.format = format;
    }

    /**
     *

     * The format of the generated report (individual CSV files or zipped files of individual files).
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     *
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     * @see BusinessReportFormat
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     * The format of the generated report (individual CSV files or zipped files of individual files).
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     * @param format
     *        The format of the generated report (individual CSV files or zipped files of individual files).
     * @return Returns a reference to this object so that method calls can be chained together.
     * @see BusinessReportFormat
     */

    public UpdateBusinessReportScheduleRequest withFormat(String format) {
        setFormat(format);
        return this;
    }

    /**
     *

     * The format of the generated report (individual CSV files or zipped files of individual files).
     *

     *
     * @param format
     *        The format of the generated report (individual CSV files or zipped files of individual files).
     * @return Returns a reference to this object so that method calls can be chained together.
     * @see BusinessReportFormat
     */

    public UpdateBusinessReportScheduleRequest withFormat(BusinessReportFormat format) {
        this.format = format.toString();
        return this;
    }

    /**
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     * The name identifier of the schedule.
     *

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     */

    public void setScheduleName(String scheduleName) {
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     * The name identifier of the schedule.
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    public String getScheduleName() {
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     * The name identifier of the schedule.
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     *        The name identifier of the schedule.
     * @return Returns a reference to this object so that method calls can be chained together.
     */

    public UpdateBusinessReportScheduleRequest withScheduleName(String scheduleName) {
        setScheduleName(scheduleName);
        return this;
    }

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     * The recurrence of the reports.
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     *        The recurrence of the reports.
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    public void setRecurrence(BusinessReportRecurrence recurrence) {
        this.recurrence = recurrence;
    }

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     * The recurrence of the reports.
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    public BusinessReportRecurrence getRecurrence() {
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     * The recurrence of the reports.
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     * @return Returns a reference to this object so that method calls can be chained together.
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    public UpdateBusinessReportScheduleRequest withRecurrence(BusinessReportRecurrence recurrence) {
        setRecurrence(recurrence);
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     * @return A string representation of this object.
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        if (getScheduleArn() != null)
            sb.append("ScheduleArn: ").append(getScheduleArn()).append(",");
        if (getS3BucketName() != null)
            sb.append("S3BucketName: ").append(getS3BucketName()).append(",");
        if (getS3KeyPrefix() != null)
            sb.append("S3KeyPrefix: ").append(getS3KeyPrefix()).append(",");
        if (getFormat() != null)
            sb.append("Format: ").append(getFormat()).append(",");
        if (getScheduleName() != null)
            sb.append("ScheduleName: ").append(getScheduleName()).append(",");
        if (getRecurrence() != null)
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        sb.append("}");
        return sb.toString();
    }

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        if (obj == null)
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            return false;
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        if (other.getScheduleArn() != null && other.getScheduleArn().equals(this.getScheduleArn()) == false)
            return false;
        if (other.getS3BucketName() == null ^ this.getS3BucketName() == null)
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        if (other.getS3BucketName() != null && other.getS3BucketName().equals(this.getS3BucketName()) == false)
            return false;
        if (other.getS3KeyPrefix() == null ^ this.getS3KeyPrefix() == null)
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        if (other.getS3KeyPrefix() != null && other.getS3KeyPrefix().equals(this.getS3KeyPrefix()) == false)
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        if (other.getFormat() == null ^ this.getFormat() == null)
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        if (other.getFormat() != null && other.getFormat().equals(this.getFormat()) == false)
            return false;
        if (other.getScheduleName() == null ^ this.getScheduleName() == null)
            return false;
        if (other.getScheduleName() != null && other.getScheduleName().equals(this.getScheduleName()) == false)
            return false;
        if (other.getRecurrence() == null ^ this.getRecurrence() == null)
            return false;
        if (other.getRecurrence() != null && other.getRecurrence().equals(this.getRecurrence()) == false)
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        int hashCode = 1;

        hashCode = prime * hashCode + ((getScheduleArn() == null) ? 0 : getScheduleArn().hashCode());
        hashCode = prime * hashCode + ((getS3BucketName() == null) ? 0 : getS3BucketName().hashCode());
        hashCode = prime * hashCode + ((getS3KeyPrefix() == null) ? 0 : getS3KeyPrefix().hashCode());
        hashCode = prime * hashCode + ((getFormat() == null) ? 0 : getFormat().hashCode());
        hashCode = prime * hashCode + ((getScheduleName() == null) ? 0 : getScheduleName().hashCode());
        hashCode = prime * hashCode + ((getRecurrence() == null) ? 0 : getRecurrence().hashCode());
        return hashCode;
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    @Override
    public UpdateBusinessReportScheduleRequest clone() {
        return (UpdateBusinessReportScheduleRequest) super.clone();
    }

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If you're feeling depleted and worn out you may be emotionally broke. If any of these 5 signs are familiar, please deposit love and care into YOURSELF immediately!
1, 2 and 5 are especially true which is when you should see a doctor or therapist because you're probably suffering from depression.
What do you do when you feel this way and you are already on meds for depression???
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Fibromyalgia, Depression. Difficut to diagnose the difference. All seem to be overlapping.
So true. I think only a very skilled professional can make the distinction between these.
My pleasure. I'm just happy to help a fellow sufferer.
Wonderful advice, Rose. And I agree with davesdining to discern if medical/therapeutic intervention is indicated. Thank you for your terrific posts!
Thank you Dr. Segal. I always appreciate your comments.
have been on ads for oso long.
pj even when sitting with grandchild.
Hi Cathy, try to make one day this week a NON PJ day. Even if it's just showering and changing into an oversized tee shirt. Start really simple. Also, getting outside helps regain some emotional strength. Sending you hugs and love <3 Rose Gardner.
Wow.. this is so me. All 5 and with my hair up in a ponytail and no makeup everyday. I used to do my hair and makeup everyday and dress nice and go do stuff . Now.. I only go out if i have to go to the store. I don't interact with my friends anymore.
You are not alone kickingk, many struggle during the holidays. Don't be hard on yourself. Do something special for yourself at least once a day. It can be small, but take time just for YOU. <3 Rose G.
One very important weight to drop is feeling guilty for feeling this way. I think accepting the truth actually somehow starts a healing process which makes it less true. Seems to be a paradox. Thanks for speaking truth so we can embrace it.
I can totally relate, I've had 3 straight pajama days this week. Alone, depressed feeling horrible and unwanted or needed. Like I don't matter to anyone. People sure can make you feel low and unloved.


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Halopeplis is een geslacht uit de amarantenfamilie (Amaranthaceae). De soorten uit het geslacht komen voor van in het Middellandse Zeegebied tot in Xinjiang en Pakistan, en van in de Sahara en de Sahel tot op het Arabisch schiereiland.

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 Halopeplis amplexicaulis (Vahl) Ung.-Sternb. ex Ces., Pass. & Gibelli
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 Halopeplis pygmaea (Pall.) Bunge ex Ung.-Sternb.

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When customers visit Specsavers, it's our optical assistants who welcome them in to the store, listen to their individual needs and find a solution that's right for them. Join us in this role and you'll have a huge part to play in our success.
In what is very much a frontline role, an optical assistant can make a real difference to our customers' experience. You'll also be perfectly placed to learn about the business and what makes Specsavers tick.
We don't always look for technical know-how or experience of optics. What we really want is people who care about the customer journey and getting it right.
No two days are ever the same. One minute you could be helping a customer choose their perfect frames, and the next talking them through our clear price structure or answering a query about hearing services.
Optical assistants are often the first people our customers meet when they walk through the door. As such, they have a key role to play in creating that all-important first impression.
If you decide you want to develop your knowledge of optics further, we offer sponsored training leading to externally-accredited Level 3 and Level 4 qualifications.


The Father's House has been serving the spiritual, physical, and emotional needs of the San Saba community and surrounding area for over three-quarters of a century. Since its foundation, this fellowship has based its doctrine on the trinity of the God-head: the Father, His Son Jesus Christ, and the Holy Spirit. In 1926, after several San Saba residents had a life-changing encounter with the Holy Spirit, the San Saba Full Gospel Church was founded. The church originally met in a tabernacle that was later enclosed and was affectionately called "the old rock church." It was located at the corner of 9th & Storey in San Saba. Since its inception, The Father's House has been an independent fellowship under the local leadership of ordained elders.
The Father's House is a non-denominational church made up of people from all walks of life. We believe that we exist to honor God and to advance His Kingdom by becoming disciples of Jesus. We have a simple desire to worship God in spirit and truth, to live by the Word of God, and to minister by the power and manifestation of the Holy Spirit. We believe that anyone who has a personal relationship with Jesus is a part of the Kingdom of God regardless of where he/she chooses to worship. The Father's House encourages unity and fellowship among all believers.
To grow in our relationship with God • To grow in our relationship with one another • To grow in numbers by demonstrating the Father's love.


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Martech: Marketing
Campaign Monitor buys customer data platform Tagga
With the addition of the Vancouver-based company, Campaign Monitor is looking to expand beyond email marketing.
Barry Levine on March 15, 2017 at 4:09 pm
A screen from the Campaign Monitor website, showing post-acquisition unified customer profiles
Campaign Monitor is taking a step toward becoming more than an email automation provider, with its announcement today that it has purchased customer data platform (CDP) Tagga.
The San Francisco-based Campaign Monitor has its own extensive set of profiles, built from users who have opted in with their email addresses.
Those profiles largely consist of behavioral data from user activity on apps or websites, such as whether the person with email address abc@gmail.com has visited a page showing red sneakers. A marketer could then send a follow-up email featuring a discount on those red sneakers.
"The more personalized the message," Campaign Monitor CEO Alex Bard told me, "the higher the engagement rate," adding that "email is still the thoroughbred of engagement."
But, he noted, Campaign Monitor's profiles are "not as rich or as powerful as a CDP."
A customer data platform like the Vancouver-based Tagga is intended as the single location for all customer-related info, combining data from any structured or unstructured source. Typically, a CDP contains a much richer set of data about users than what is available from an email automation platform.
Bard said that the integration of the two sets of profiles will be connected largely through common email addresses, for which all users have opted in.
Some of those combined profiles may be identified, with actual names of the users, while others may have only the email address as identifier. All customer profiles are siloed to the particular brand where the user signed up.
The larger intention, Bard said, is for his company to evolve into a marketing platform that is oriented toward one-to-one marketing, moving beyond email into SMS text or messaging apps, but still keeping the interface simple.
Terms of the acquisition were not made public.
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GODOLPHIN TRAINER GETS EIGHT YEARS
A LEADING trainer for the powerful Godolphin operation has been banned for eight years for his part in a major doping scandal that has rocked British horse racing.
STEVE DOUGLAS reports for ASSOCIATED PRESS that Mahmood al-Zarooni admitted to giving 15 horses anabolic steroids at his stables in Newmarket, England, when he attended a disciplinary hearing of the British Horseracing Authority.
All 15 horses were banned from racing by the BHA for six months in a case that has brought embarrassment to Sheik Mohammed bin Rashid al Maktoum, the owner of Godolphin and the ruler of Dubai.
"Mr. al-Zarooni acted with awful recklessness and caused tremendous damage, not only to Godolphin and British racing," said Godolphin racing manager Simon Crisford, who attended the hearing with al-Zarooni.
"I think it will take a very long time for Godolphin to regain the trust of the British public. We're shocked and completely outraged by the actions he has taken."
Al-Zarooni was charged with violating multiple rules related to banned substances, as well as failing to keep medication records and with conduct prejudicial to the sport.
At a routine visit of al-Zarooni's Moulton Paddocks stables on April 9, the BHA tested 45 horses. Seven tested positive for ethylestranol and four for stanozolol - the same steroid found in the urine of Canadian sprinter Ben Johnson in his positive test at the 1988 Olympics in Seoul.
The 37-year-old al-Zarooni told investigating officers that he administered four more horses with the prohibited substances, but they weren't tested when the BHA visited the stables. He said Monday the horses he doped weren't racing at the time so he "did not realize that what I was doing was in breach of the rules of racing."
"I would like to apologize to Sheik Mohammed, as well as to all those involved with Godolphin and the public who follow British racing," al-Zarooni said in a statement released on his behalf by the BHA. "I accept that it was my responsibility to be aware of the rules regarding the use of prohibited substances in Britain.
"I can only apologize and repeat what I said in my statement earlier in the week - I have made a catastrophic error."
Crisford said al-Zarooni had mentionedin the hearing the names of three other people - two foremen and a veterinary assistant - who were "involved" in the scandal. However, Crisford said the assistant had not broken any rules because he was unaware what substance he was administering.
The scandal has already caused Sheik Mohammed, arguably horse racing's most illustrious owner, to lock down al-Zarooni's stables and order a round of blood tests for all his horses.
"We believe that it is recognized by all who follow our sport that the circumstances in this particular case are exceptional, not only on account of the profile of the owner in question, but also the number and caliber of the horses involved," BHA chief executive Paul Bittar said in a statement.
Among the banned horses is Certify, who had been the favorite for the 1,000 Guineas at Newmarket next month before being pulled out of the race on Monday.
Al-Zarooni, a former stable groom, has trained some high-profile winners, notably Monterosso in the 2012 Dubai World Cup - the world's richest horse race - since being employed by Godolphin in 2010. He also had surprise winners in two of Britain's classics - Blue Bunting in the 1,000 Guineas in 2011 and Encke in the St. Leger in 2012.
He was fined 2,000 pounds ($3,000) in August of last year after urine samples taken from two of his horses were found to contain a banned substance.
Bittar said the latest case highlighted that "there are inconsistencies across international racing jurisdictions regarding what substances are permitted to be used in training."
"While around the world, horseracing bodies quite rightly adopt a zero tolerance policy to the presence of anabolic steroids when carrying out post-race testing, the approach is not so consistent for horses in training," Bittar said. "In an age of increasing international travel and competition we will put the subject on the agenda for discussion with our international colleagues."
STORY SOURCE: ASSOCIATED PRESS - BRITAIN.


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Home > News > Local News > Southern Co-Op stores donate £35,000 to Hampshire charities
Southern Co-Op stores donate £35,000 to Hampshire charities
Wednesday, January 15th, 2020 12:47pm
Southern Co-Op is a member of the Co-Operatives UK group
Staff and customers of Co-Op shops across Hampshire have raised over £35,000 for local causes.
The money will go towards 53 different organisations across the county.
Jessica Hughes, Community Investment Manager at Southern Co-op, said: "Every penny has been raised by colleagues and customers who want to help the store's current charity partner.
"A lot of the causes are really small and may simply need help letting people know what they do.
"Then others have been running for years, supporting hundreds of residents in their time of need."
What a result! Our retail stores raised £105,000 in 2019 🤩 Thank you to every colleague & customer who took part ❤ Half of our stores are now in search of their next partner in 2020. Click the link below for the full list of stores on the lookout: https://t.co/8om9nr9djG pic.twitter.com/DMqR4Rg714
— Southern Co-op (@TheSouthernCoop) January 14, 2020
In 2019, Southern Co-op stores raised a total of £105,000 across the region.
Mrs. Hughes explained that she was delighted: "We are so proud of our colleagues who work tirelessly to give back to these causes. Thank you."
51 Co-op stores in Hampshire are now searching for next year's charity partner.


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San Diego Comic Con 2016 – Con Review
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By Thomas Litza
So…another Comic Con is in the books. 2016 was, really much like 2015..or 2014, or 2013. Which is not necessarily a bad thing, when you are doing something right, usually the best course is to not "fix it". Comic Con has turned their massive undertaking into a fine science. And while they may occasionally be a misstep or two, considering the sheer size, scope and number of people involved, they manage to pull it off year after year without out fail.
FINAL THOUGHTS (First)
When reflecting over the whole San Diego Con experience, a number of different (and sometimes conflicting) thoughts come up. As someone who has been going to the convention for over 25 years I've seen the changes. I would be hard pressed to say that all of the changes were for the best (more on this later)….it's simply not the convention it use to be. It's more crowded, the focus is clearly media driven and comics. In talking with the veteran dealers, there is a pretty much a consensus that the show is worst than it use to be.
I have to disagree. Let me explain.
Most of the people who complain that the show was better back before it became a cultural phenomenon suffer from the "be careful of what you wish for" syndrome. In years past, everyone would bemoan the fact that not enough of the general public would attend these conventions. The logic was that it would just take exposure to the world of comics to make new fans and grow the hobby/art form.
Well, that's what happened… and now the same folks are complaining that too many non-fans/non-serious fans, etc have taken over the show.
I say… relax, don't worry about it. There is bound to be a couple of Twilight fans who will invariably wander off the beaten path finding themselves in Artists Alley and from there…who knows what will happen. If even 1% of the people who are there to see the panels for their favorite TV shows and upcoming blockbuster films pick up a graphic novel they never heard of before, that's a win. Heck, That's a thousand new fans.
And you know what? The way I look at it, even if there is not a single new comic book reader created by the attending the convention, it's still a win. As anyone who has attended Comic Con can tell you, it's a place where it seems as though everyone is smiling and happy. It would be hard to deny that Comic Con brings a lot of happiness and joy to over 100,000 people every year. That can't be a bad thing.
So yeah, maybe the number of original art dealers has shrunk. Maybe fewer artists attend. Pick your complaint. The convention may not be what exactly what YOU wish it was. The fact is the convention appears to be exactly what 100,000's of thousands of people want….and as far as I can see, that's a very good thing.
Me. As I stated above, I've been going to the Con for about 25 years. I can't recall exactly when my first convention was….but it was a LONG time ago. Before that, growing up in Wisconsin, the San Diego Comic Con was a mythical event. Even in the pre-Internet days, every comic book fan knew that the one convention to go to was the San Diego Comic Con.
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A Critical Thought on the Survival of Small Games
Role-playing survival game is willing to take risks
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Today's Critical Thought is about the concern over small games: Titles designed around a cheap price and only a few hours or less of gameplay. With the concern about the race to the bottom, can games that are already at the bottom survive in today's market?
Also, I talked about a new idea for a Patreon goal to add more content to the channel, let me know what you think in the comments.
Tags: game-development, indie development, Indie Game Development, selling games on steam, small game, small game design, small games, Steam
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Indie Dev Showcase #42
Another episode of our weekly showcase of indie games. Unless otherwise noted, all games were played with press keys provided by the developer. We are always looking for new games to check out for the channel.
Early Access, just like Kickstarter, requires proper planning for it to work right. Many developers when early access began immediately pushed whatever their first prototype was onto the platform hoping to get paid for it. What we have seen is that the games that succeed in early access plan things out before they go on to early access.
Six Reasons Why Psychologists Suggest Playing Solitaire Game
Can you ever imagine that a habit to play Solitaire from time to time can be helpful? Still, it is true! Solitaire is one of the most famed card games not only because it is interesting but because of the positive impact it has on the player's mind as well. Psychologists have impressive reasons to […]
The Joys of Job Systems in RPG Game Design
For this critical thought, we're talking about job systems in rpg design and the right and wrong ways of designing them.
Getting a Grip With Chip and Platformer Design
An interview with Redstart Interactive about the game Get a Grip Chip. We spoke about the design and development of the game Get a Grip Chip. From concept to finish, we discussed how the balance of the game came about and what it was like balancing the game for multiple skill levels.
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Present: Meg, Evie, Mary, and Ann.
* MARY is in charge of the trip to Hidden Villa, Saturday, October 24th.
* EVIE will report in October about a venue for the quilt fundraiser. She will also make copies for the group to look at the Heifer Cornerstones.
* ANN will be our Treasure (her concerns follow).
Introductions: First we had introductions and chatted.
Our first discussion was about Hidden Villa which is scheduled for Saturday, October 24th. So far the people going are: Mary Meg, Julie, Caroline and possibly Ann. If anyone is interested, please call or email Mary Blom at 823-6616 EHFARMS@aol.com Please let her know as soon as possible so she can notify Hidden Villa.
We have no venue for a fall quilt auction. We still need to connect with the winery in Napa that showed an interest. They are out of the country at present. Evie will connect with them when they return and report back when she can.
ISAAK says that there is going to be some information coming from Heifer concerning the standardization of websites for Heifer groups. More to follow on that.
Who's interested in going to NAPAL? Could Caroline give us a run down on the cost of the proposed trip?
ANN said she would be our treasurer. She wants us to get a bank account for our group funds. The Heifer donations will be mailed in when received. The $300 we have collected will be sent in to Heifer right away.
EVIE has done research on studying the Heifer Cornerstones. She feels that the pamphlet does a great job. It is interesting to study how helping others has evolved throughout the years. How will we consider these cornerstones on our personal lives? What do they mean to us as a group? What do they mean to us in how we live our lives?
EVIE passed out the phone lists. Thank you, Evie! She was going to try to e-mail the list to everyone.
Next meeting is our trip to Hidden Villa on October 24.
Our November meeting will be in Napa at Evie's house.
Her number is 707 255-3388.
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This comes to us from Abbot Tryphon of All Merciful Savior Monastery. With all the conspiracy theories regarding 9/11, the banking industry, and the takeover of our American government by Jews, it is time, I believe, to read the words of this holy hierarch, an address made from the steps of a synagogue to a mob following a pogrom against the Jews in Kiev. We should take to heart these words of Metropolitan Anthony for this present age, for the economic crisis, together with the mass unemployment stats, as our world is in the same dangerous state that was found in Germany, just prior to the rise of Adolf Hitler. Never again can any of us sit by in silence, and allow any people to be scapegoated for the sins of all.
Metropolitan Anthony (Khrapovitsky) of Kiev and Galicia was one of the most famous 20th century hierarchs of the Russian Orthodox Church. A renowned author and theologian, he received the majority of votes for the office of Patriarch of Moscow, but the future confessor and martyr Patriarch Tikhon was to be enthroned, instead. Fleeing in 1918 from the advancement of the Bolshaviks, as large numbers of his fellow bishops were being executed, Metropolitan Anthony was charged with leading the Russian Church in Exile, by Patriarch Tikhon.
Even the angels could not have done that which you would voluntarily have done for the sake of the salvation of the Jews – those who were your enemies, your betrayers, they who beat you with whip, chained you in prison, exiled you and condemned you to death. Behold, brethren and marvel: these words of Apostle Paul are spoken concerning the Jews, even though they were opposed to Christ's faith. Lest your perplexity i continue, that same apostle and martyr explaining in the following chapter, the reason for his love of the house of Israel!
"For I would not, brethren, that ye should be ignorant of this mystery, lest ye should be wise in your own conceits; that blindness in part is happened to Israel, until the fullness of the Gentiles be come in. And so all Israel shall be saved: as it is written. There shall come out of Sion the Deliverer, and shall turn away ungodliness from Jacob: For this is my covenant unto them, when I shall take away their sins" (11:25-27).
Let the savage know that they have slain future Christians who were yet in the loins of the present day Jews; let them know that they have shown themselves to be bankrupt opponents of God's providence, persecutors of a people beloved by God, even after its rejection (11:28). How sinful is enmity against Jews, based on an ignorance of God's law, and how shall it be forgiven when it arises from abominable and disgraceful impulses. The robbers of the Jews did not do so as revenge for opposition to Christianity, rather they lusted for the property and possessions of others. Under the thin guise of zeal for the faith, they served the demon of covetousness. They resembled Judas who betrayed Christ with a kiss while blinded with the sickness of greed, but these murderers, hiding themselves behind Christ's name, killed His kinsmen according to the flesh in order to rob them.


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It was a brutal day at Western States. Toughest conditions I have ever seen. The temps made it a day of survival and those who didn't adjust early paid very dearly. Temps reached 110 in the mountain canyons. Some of the aid stations in the high country looked liked MASH units and nearly half the field DNF'd. Friends who worked some aid stations relayed that runners were throwing up everywhere due to the heat index and the inability to keep food down. I was lucky and caught up with Bryon Powell (a good and talented ultra running friend from Virginia whom I had trained with over the last several years) at about 30 miles into the trail. We decided at that point to work together in a conservative approach to stay ahead as possible on hydration and nourishment. We stopped at every river and stream and went for swims to cool off......it took a major effort just to drag ourselves out of the cool water back onto the dusty hot trail. When I was feeling bad, Bryon pulled me along and vice a versa.
John Demorest, who is a four time WS finisher and the best pacer anyone could hope for, met me at mile 62 and paced me as day waned into night. The temps remained high even though the sun went down. I felt as good as could be expected until mile 93 and then started to list to the right...very dizzy too. Have never had that happen before but I was still able to run so Bryon slowed a bit and helped and encouraged me to the finish line. Another good friend from San Diego (Tracy Moore) also paced me in the last seven miles and worked me hard as the wheels started to come off. Bryon clearly could have finished ahead of me but stayed back out of friendship and concern for my safety. We entered the stadium together and crossed the line with a smile.
It goes without saying that none of us could finish these events without the support and encouragement of crews. What a day...hope to never deal with those conditions again. To keep things in perspective ... Bryon ran 19:30 last year and finished in 21st place ... this year we ran 22:11 and again finished in 21st ... 2:41 slower than his time of last year!
On another note ... the first person across the finish line on Saturday was disqualified in a very sad but appropriate ruling. He (Brian Morrison from Seattle) ran himself into the ground the last 25 miles to take the lead after being in about 5th place most of the day. He gained an amazing 40 minutes over the eventual winner in a section of about 16 miles ... inconceivable to me. As Brian entered the stadium with less than 300 yards to the finish line, he collapsed on the track from total exhaustion. The stadium was filled with cheering spectators who went silent at what was happening before their eyes. Brian's pacer and crew instinctively helped him back up to his feet and urged him on. He collapsed five more times as he tried to make it to the finish line ... each time he fell his crew helped him back up to his feet. He was clearly incapable of finishing on his own accord. At the point he finally made it across the line ... he again collapsed into unconsciousness and was rushed to the hospital. He does not remember anything that happened to him from the time he first faltered. By his own admission, he accepted that he could not have finished without help from his pacer and that is against the rules. Fortunately, he is doing well and was released today [June 27] from the hospital. The interesting spin to this is story is that Brian's pacer is the former seven time winner of WS, Scott Jurek.
In spite of a great deal of hype and self promotion, to me, Western States still represents a great challenge and an unparalled event due to its long history, the beauty of the course, and the friends, athletes, and volunteers that keep coming back each and every year. This year was even more special as nine VHTRC members bested the toughest conditions that nature could throw at us. It doesn't get any better than spending the weekend in the high Sierra with great friends and family that share such a special bond.


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Training to kill with bare hands
Writing about what matters: Heart's Needle
WD Snodgrass	Poet
21. My treatment in experimental psychology 327 04:04
22. The influence of Hugues Cuénod 237 02:21
23. Writing about what matters: Heart's Needle 541 05:11
24. Training to kill with bare hands 246 02:31
25. I failed as a conscientious objector so became a brig guard 1 185 02:23
26. Working as a brig guard in the Navy 174 02:36
27. War guilt caused writer's block 187 04:44
28. Translating my experiences into poetry 259 03:02
29. 'Professors aren't supposed to have any private life' 371 02:46
30. Repercussions of winning the Pulitzer Prize 1 264 05:59
The other… the other thing is that… the breaking up of that marriage — which did then break up completely — took my daughter, and that really ripped me. You know, our teachers had been telling us that we had to write about the things that TS Eliot was supposed to be writing about; they weren't really what he was writing about, he was writing about his own fear of sex and his own hatred of it and so forth; but they… they all believed the critics who said, 'Oh he's writing about the loss of myth in our time, how we must all have a myth', you know, 'Go back to God'. I'd been trying so hard to get rid of that stuff, I mean ever since I was in the war, you know. That… that changed my… my beliefs totally right then. It wiped them out. I thought, you know, every… there's 5000 sailors on this ship alone and how many ships are in this convoy? One… one Japanese torpedo sends 5000 of us in the water at once, and we're all clamoring all over each other and drowning each other, and I'm supposed to pray? Didn't everybody prayed, whoever went… whoever went down with a ship, and how the hell many ships are there in the bottom of that ocean? So, you know, the whole thing just died right then; this is nonsense and I don't want any of it. But my teachers were telling me I must… get myths back into my life; I said, 'Jesus Christ I grew up with lies, I don't need any more', and, so I… I started… the break-up of that marriage was… that you know…I talked about this with my doctor that, you know; I don't give a damn about those ideas, why am I trying to write about them? Now, that of course, is the reason I'd been for two years unable to write.
What do I care about? Losing my daughter. And I think I was much closer to her then probably than my wife was. But she had recognized, as most wives do in that situation, that suddenly that child was valuable to her as a weapon, that she could keep me from seeing that child. So I started writing poems about that. Oh, but there's a… there was another piece of music behind that and that's Mahler's Kindertotenlieder, — Songs for the Death of Children — and I thought: Jesus, after all, things like this, the people that you love, the death of somebody dear to you, this is what poets have always written about. It's only after TS Eliot misled everybody and so did Robert Frost about what he's writing about, that people thought you ought to write about something else. You ought to write about what you really do care about, so I started writing the poems about my daughter and those were the ones that first got me any kind of notice. Much of it disapproval, as a matter of fact I went to Lowell with these and showed them to him and he said, 'Snodgrass…' —I had become a kind of favorite pupil of his and I…I quite adored him, I… I thought he was a wonderful man, well he was. He had some terrible aspects but… but he also… he also… he's the biggest brain I've ever been around — He looked at it, he said, 'Snodgrass, you can't write this kind of tear-jerking stuff; you've got a brain'. I thought: He's probably right, at least about that… that I shouldn't do this, but it… it's sort of what I have to do right now, and so I went ahead and did it.
And, you know, about two years later he changed his mind and wrote me a letter saying, 'I'm… I'm taking you as my model'. And that scared me so bad, I mean, this, you know, to have somebody that you've adored as I had, almost worshipped him, say that… oh Jesus, it really… it really kind of flipped me. Anyway, those poems at first didn't… didn't get any notice. Finally Donald Hall and Louis Simpson and Bob Pack brought out an anthology where they put some… some of that cycle, and that, that's where I began getting some notice and got the first prize that I… the first big prize that I got.
American poet WD Snodgrass, entered the world of poetry with a bang winning several awards, including the Pulitzer Prize, for his first collection of poetry, Heart's Needle. A backlash followed his controversial fifth anthology "The Fuehrer Bunker", but in recent years these poems have been reassessed and their importance recognised.
Title: Writing about what matters: "Heart's Needle"
Listeners: William B. Patrick
William B. Patrick is a writer and poet who lives in Troy, New York. Among his work are the poetry volumes "We Didn't Come Here for This" and "These Upraised Hands", the novel "Roxa: Voices of the Culver Family" and the plays "Rescue" and "Rachel's Dinner". His most recent work is the non-fiction book "Saving Troy", based on the year he spent following the Troy Fire Department.
Mr. Patrick has been Writer-in-Residence at the New York State Writers Institute and has taught at Old Dominion University, Onondaga Community College, and Salem State College, and workshops in Screenwriting and Playwriting at the Blue Ridge Writers Conference in Roanoke, Virginia. He has received grants from the Academy of American Poets, the National Endowment for the Arts, the Massachusetts Artists Foundation, and the Virginia Commission for the Arts.
Tags: Kindertotenlieder, Songs for the Death of Children, New Poets of England and America, TS Eliot, Gustav Mahler, Robert Frost, Robert Lowell, Donald Hall, Louis Simpson, Bob Pack
Duration: 5 minutes, 12 seconds
Date story recorded: August 2004
Date story went live: 24 January 2008