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DACP Mechanism Vs. Recruitment Regulations
(Traditional literature permitted historical fictions both as stories or plays. But, the modern literature permits stories and plays based on contemporary history. The present one is an imaginary play based on contemporary history with the intention of clearing many a doubt on the part of various persons working in various organisations where the DACP is implemented).
Act I : Scene I
Scene: Office of a busy lawyer at 7'O clock in the morning.
Cast: Mr. A, Mr. B, Mr. C and Ms. D, working as Assistant Professors in an ESIC PGMSR and a lawyer.
(The lawyer is going through the sheaf of papers presented by the Assistant Professors. Sullen silence prevails after a long discussion. The lawyer breaks the ice.)
Lawyer: (Placing the papers on his table) Yes. I went through your papers last night. Your grievance is genuine. I shall take up your case. My fee is about twenty per cent of your estimated arrears. You must know that I always charge very reasonably.
(The Assistant Professors are shocked and have been rendered speechless for a moment. Dr. A then recovers from the jolt first.)
Dr. A: Sir, the fee seems to be very huge.
Lawyer: Huge? You know what huge means? Conduct a survey. You will know yourself. My charge is very moderate. That is what I feel.
Dr. A: OK Sir, we have to discuss the issue among ourselves and other colleagues. Let us come back in a few minutes.
Lawyer: Yeah, that is fair. (The Assistant Professors leave the room. When they are about to be out of sight, the Lawyer shouts). Hello, keep in view the fact that I have not charged you the Consultation Fee. If you decide on engaging me, the consultation is free. (Ms. D, who leaves last nods her head).
Act I Scene II.
Scene: Garden in front of the office of the lawyer.
Cast: All the four Assistant Professors.
(The Assistant Professors discuss in a low hush-hush voice among themselves)
Dr. A: Friends, the lawyer wants 20% of our estimated arrears. Is it not a huge fee? Can we afford it?
Dr. B: It is huge, indeed. But, how will he calculate our arrears? We ourselves do not know.
Dr. C: Did you hear him right. He did not say 20%. He said that his fee was "about" 20 %. It seems he would make some calculation, arrive at an imaginary figure and ask us to pay it in advance.
Dr. B: Why not we go and meet some other lawyer who would charge less?
Dr. D: Of course, there are some lawyers who do it for free too.
Dr. C: But, they are not useful to us.
(Mr. A talks to some of his colleagues over mobile. Folds it up and looks at his friends)
Dr. A: Our friends say that we may engage this lawyer himself. Shall we move in?
(They move inside the chamber of the lawyer)
Act II: Scene I
Scene: Office of the lawyer.
Cast: The Assistant Professors and the lawyer.
Dr. A: Yes sir ! We agree to your terms.
(They hand over a wad of currency notes to the lawyer. He keeps the currency bundle in his drawer, feels invigorated, sits up in his chair and looks at them, cheerfully beaming with energy)
Lawyer: Yes, let us go ahead ! Let us analyse the case. You are all working in the ESIC Medical College as Assistant Professors from the year 2011 onwards, and some of you from 2013 onwards.
At the time of inviting applications for the post of the Assistant Professor, the ESIC had, in Para B (v) of its advertisement dated 05.11.2012, held out a categorical, clear and unambiguous promise that the "promotional avenues in the Department are available under DACP guidelines of the Government of India".
As per Para 2. B of the DACP guidelines of the Government of India, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, O.M. F.No. A-45012/2/2008-CHS. V dated 29.10.2008, the first benefit of DACP would be given to those in the Teaching Sub Cadre who have completed two years of regular service in the Grade pay of Rs. 6600 in PB-3.
Accordingly, you should have been promoted as Associate Professors in the pay band of Rs. 15600-39100 with Grade Pay of Rs. 7600, in the years 2013 and 2015 respectively, after completion of two years of regular service as Assistant Professor. But, the ESiC has not given that benefit of Assured Career Progression till date. Right?
Dr. A: Yes sir.
Lawyer: You have given representations also individually seeking such promotion to the post of Associate Professor. Yet, there is no positive result yet. Right?
Lawyer: The position of law on the subject is that as per Sec. 17 (2) (a) of the existing ESI Act, 1948, "The method of recruitment, salary and allowances, discipline and other conditions of service of the members of the staff of the Corporation shall be such as may be specified in the regulations made by the Corporation in accordance with the rules and orders applicable to the officers and employees of the Central Government drawing corresponding scales of pay". Consequently, it is mandatory on the part of the ESIC to enforce in the ESI Corporation, the orders of the Central Government which are applicable to the officers of the Central Government drawing corresponding scales of pay. The rules and orders pertaining to the salary and allowances, method of recruitment and other conditions of service of the employees become applicable to the employees of the ESI Corporation also automatically, by virtue of the aforesaid Sec. 17(2)(a). Right?
Lawyer: The Proviso to the said Sec. 17 (2) (a) mandates that "where the Corporation is of the opinion that it is necessary to make a departure from the said rules or orders in respect of any of the matters aforesaid, it shall obtain the prior approval of the Central Government". If at all the ESIC wants to deviate from the directions given in those Rules and Orders of the Government of India, it must obtain the prior approval of the Government, explaining proper reasons which are not arbitrary.
Lawyer: The Administration says now that the Recruitment Regulations for the Medical Teaching Faculty Posts which had been amended and brought into force w.e.f. 03.07.2015 specified that for promotion to the post of Associate Professor one should have put in five years of regular service in the feeder cadre of Assistant Professor. Citing this, they convince you that you could not be promoted as Associate Professor until you complete five years of service as Assistant Professor. Yes?
Lawyer: What was the provision in the Recruitment Regulations which were in force when the Advertisement was given on 05.11.2012?
Dr. A: Sir, there existed another set of Recruitment Regulations dated 02.05.2009 for the Medical Teaching Faculty Posts, when the authorities invited applications for the post of Assistant Professor on 05.11.2012. Those Recruitment Regulations provided for time-bound promotion for Assistant Professors to the post of Associate Professors after they put in four years of regular service as Assistant Professors.
Lawyer: But, now you know that the ESIC authorities advertised for the post of Assistant Professors on 05.11.2012 promising time bound promotion to the post of Associate Professor after two years of regular service, knowing full well that the then existing Recruitment Regulations prescribed four years of regular service as the Essential Qualification for promotion to that cadre. Okay?
Dr. A: Yes, sir.
Lawyer: What does it imply? It implies that the officials who dealt with the issues at that time, knew the concept clearly. The officials who deal with the issue now do not understand the concept and make a mess of it.
Dr. A: How?
Lawyer: yes. The fact is the officials who deal with the issue now have, simply, forgotten the fact that the ACPS (Assured Career Progression Scheme), MACPS (Modified Assured Career Progression Scheme) and DACPS (Dynamic Assured Career Progression Scheme) are there only to supplement and improve upon the already existing Recruitment Rules / Recruitment Regulations. The Recruitment Regulations, which provide only for the normal promotional avenues, cannot be invoked to deny and supplant the DACPS or ACPS or MACPS. So, the contents of the MOH&FW order dated 29.10.2008 on DACPS would prevail over the said Recruitment Regulations. But, the officials in the Hqrs. are ignorant of these rudimentary facts.
Dr. A: I see.
Lawyer: So, it is unlawful for the authorities to cite the Recruitment Regulations (either the present one dated 03.07.2015 or the earlier one dated 02.05.2009) to deny the benefit of DACP for which you became entitled to on completion of two years of regular service as Assistant Professor.
Dr. A: Yes.
Lawyer: Moreover, the DACPS benefit is not linked to vacancies but is akin to time-bound promotion, which has to be given with retrospective effect too, if there had been delay in convening the meetings of the DPCs / Review Committees under the DACP Scheme. The authorities cannot, therefore, hold out the later-day Recruitment Regulations of 03.07.2015 to deny the benefit that accrued to all of you already on 22.03.2015 FN. This is only an additional argument, because the RRs do not have the effect of supplanting the DACP guidelines of the Government of India.
Dr. A: I find substance in your argument.
Lawyer: We must stress on the fact that the authorities had offered through their advertisement dated 05.11.2012, to implement the DACP guidelines in respect those who opt for service in the ESIC Medical Colleges, in spite of their being aware of the contents of those Recruitment Regulations dated 02.05.2009 which were in force as on 05.11.2012.
Lawyer: Another additional point is that there is no reason for the authorities to deny DACP benefits to those who completed two years of regular service even before the later amendment came into force on 03.07.2015. Seen in the light of this fact, the Speaking Order issued by the Hqrs. in C-18/11/7/16- Med VI dated 03.07.2017 is patently incorrect.
Dr. A: Is it?
Lawyer: Yes. I do not know whether you have seen it. It is a case of Assistant Professors (Dental) in the ESIC Dental College. As per the DACP guidelines for Assistant Professors (Dental), promotion will have to be made without linkage to vacancies, for those who have completed two years of regular service in that cadre. "Other conditions for effecting promotion will be governed by the respective Recruitment Rules as amended from time to time and DOPT instruction in this regard". The Assistant Professors (Dental) in that case had joined in the year 2011. They had completed two years of service in the year 2013. They had become entitled to the DACP in the year 2013 itself. If the DPC had met in the year 2013 they would have got their benefit under the DACP. But, there had been delay and the RRs had later been amended on 23.12.2014. This RR which came into force on 23.12.2014 cannot deny the benefit that accrued to the Assistant Professors (Dental) in the year 2013, which can be and has to be given with retrospective effect, as the DACP, ACP, MACP are not linked to vacancies. This is only an Assured career progression and not a vacancy-based promotion, which alone can have prospective effect from or after the date of DPC. The speaking order dated 03.072017 is clearly wrong.
Dr. A: I see your point.
Lawyer: There is a possibility that similar unlawful and unjustifiable stand would be taken in your cases also. You have to pre-empt it. Or you must complain against the officials of the Hqrs. Office who misguide the Medical Commissioner to issue such a patently wrong order.
Dr. A: I agree.
Lawyer: Moreover, there is the theory of Promissory Estoppel. The promise made by the authorities in their advertisement dated 05.11.2012 falls very clearly within the definition of the term 'Promissory Estoppel'. The authorities are, by law, prevented from breaking it, especially when you had acted upon that promise. The promise given by the authorities on 05.11.2012 was an enforceable promise, a clear and definite one at that. There is nothing on record to show that the promise was given only with the intention of breaking it later.
Dr. A: I understand.
Lawyer: That promise made by the authorities on 05.11.2012 prevents them from going back on it, especially after the Applicant had acted on it. It had been made with intent to make you to rely upon that promise. You had not only relied upon it but acted upon it too for a continuous period of two years. You had (i) acted on that promise held out on 05.11.2012, (ii) applied for the post of Assistant Professor, (iii) joined the services of the institute and (iv) rendered service for two years hoping all along that the authorities would fulfil their promise on completion of two years' service. The authorities ought, therefore, to fulfil that promise. They are estopped from reneging from their earlier stand as communicated, on 05.11.2012, to you as one of the terms and conditions of appointment.
Dr. A: When this being the position of law, how come they issued an order like the one dated 03.07.2017 in the case of Assistant Professors (Dental)?
Lawyer: That was a clear case of negligence on the part of the officials who processed the case. A copy of the filenoting, if obtained under the RTI Act, would show who had misled the Medical Commissioner thus. Depending upon the material evidence available thus, you can proceed against the concerned officials under Sec. 24 of the IPC too, after obtaining permission from the Director General to prosecute them for having caused wrongful loss to you.
Dr. A. Why are they not understanding the concept of DACP then?
Lawyer: It is just unwillingness to read the instructions. The orders of the Central Government on the DACPS (just like the ACP and MACP) are intended to improve upon the normal promotional avenues contemplated under the Recruitment Regulations notified in the Gazette for each cadre. This has been repeatedly made clear by the DOPT also right from the year 1999, when the ACP was introduced. The order dated 29.10.2008 cannot, therefore, be refused to be enforced in the ESI Corporation by citing the later day Regulations of 03.07.2015.
Dr. A: Are we entitled to the benefits available to those who are under the CHS?
Lawyer: Yes, of course. The All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) and the Jawaharlal Institute of Post-Graduate Institute of Medical Education & Research. Puducherry (JIPMER) are also Central Autonomous Bodies like the ESI Corporation. The orders dated 29.10.2008 of the Department of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India regarding DACPS have already been enforced in those Central Autonomous Bodies. There is, therefore, no justification in denying the benefit to the teaching faculty in the Medical institutions of the ESIC, when Sec. 17(2) (a) of the Act mandates such benefit to be conferred on them.
Moreover, the Principal Bench of the Hon'ble Central Administrative Tribunal, Delhi has in the case involving the conditions of service of the Pharmacists of the ESIC, ruled that the ESIC "cannot claim immunity from creating proper cadre structure", especially when various State Governments and the AIIMS have a well-defined cadre structure. Hon'ble Principal Bench made such an observation in the light of the fact that the "Pharmacy Council of India, the Apex Statutory Body to regulate the Pharmacy in the country has itself recommended that every health delivery agencies should have a well-defined cadre structure for their Pharmacists". (Udhay Veer Singh Vs. ESIC – 06.05.2015). The same ratio is applicable to the teaching faculty also in the ESIC, whose cadre structure has all along been on the lines of the structure in the CHS. The authorities are, therefore, required to confer the benefit of DACPS on the teaching faculty of the ESIC Medical institutions, as per the orders of the Department of Health & Family Welfare dated 29.10.2008.
Lawyer: Besides, as per Sec. 17 (2) (a) the pay and allowances and other conditions of service of the employees of the ESI Corporation are to be in accordance with the rules and orders applicable to the corresponding category of central government employees. Any denial of the benefit of the orders dated 29.10.2008 of the Department of Health & Family Welfare on the DACPS would be in clear violation of the provisions of the aforesaid Sec. 17 (2) (a) of the ESI Act, 1948, which is not permissible in law.
To sum up, you are all entitled to the benefit of Dynamic Assured Career Progression Scheme and get promoted to the post of Associate Professor in the pay band of Rs. 15600-39100 with Grade Pay of Rs. 7600 with effect from the date succeeding the day on which you had completed two years of regular service in the cadre of Assistant Professor in the ESIC PGIMSR. (At this moment, the ten-years old daughter of the Lawyer enters into the room. The lawyer looks at the wall clock. It is 7.45 AM. Time for him to go to a nearby town for a family function for which his wife has left already. His ten-years old daughter would not go with mother. She wants to accompany her indulgent father and has, therefore, entered into the office of the lawyer to remind him. The lawyer rises up. The doctors understand that their appointment is over)
Dr. A, B, C & D: Thank you, sir ! (The lawyer reciprocates their gesture. The doctors get up and move outside)
Act III Scene I
Scene: Near the exit gate of the house of the lawyer.
Cast: The Assistant Professors and the lawyer and his daughter.
(When the Assistant Professors are walking across the garden in front of the house of the lawyer, the car of the lawyer overtakes them. Suddenly, Mr. C, waves at the car to stop it. The car stops near them and the lawyer peeps out with an inquiring glance.)
Dr. C: Sir, when we pay, will you give receipt so that we could account for it before our friends?
Lawyer: Yes, of course ! And, you will have to pay 20% more for that.
(All the Assistant Professors are gasping in unison)
Lawyer: Hey, What happened? Shocked? No. Be happy! I haven't charged 20% on that 20%, you know. I am, always, reasonable. Charging only 20 instead of 30%. (The Lawyer drives the car on. But, the car stops at a distance. He peeps out of the car and shouts at the Assistant Professors there). Hey, GST, GST ! Keep that in view too !!
(The car glides away and disappears at a distance. The shell-shocked doctors take some time to recover.)
Dr. Ms. D: I didn't know, yaar! Had I known, I would also have gone for advocacy.
Act III Scene II.
Scene: A highway.
Cast: The lawyer and his daughter in their car.
No traffic rush is there on the highway. Only a few vehicles in sight sporadically. The Lawyer drives the car at slow speed. He switches off the AC and downs the window facilitating his daughter enjoy the cool morning breeze. His daughter prefers travelling in open car, always.
ACPS and DACP are different from normal promotions. It is for the normal vacany-based promotions or normal time-bound promotions, the provisions of the RRs have to be invoked and the condition regarding the period of residency mentioned in the RRs required to be fulfilled. Introduction of ACP or DACP schemes was in addition to the avenues of promotion prescribed in the RRs. These schemes are not to affect normal promotional avenue. While elaborating these facts pertaining to the ACP in its O. M. dated 09.08.1999, the DOPT had said, "The Fifth Central Pay Commission in paragraph 52.15 of its Report has also separately recommended a "Dynamic Assured Career Progression Mechanism" for different streams of doctors. It has been decided that the said recommendation may be considered separately by the administrative Ministry concerned in consultation with the Department of Personnel and Training and the Department of Expenditure." The Press Information Bureau of the Government of India has also said, in its bulletin dated 07.08.2013,
"Central Health Service (CHS) Officers in Central Government are governed by the Dynamic Assured Career Progression (DACP) Scheme, which was implemented by Government of India based on the recommendations of Vth Central Pay Commission providing promotion to the CHS officers without linkage to vacancies upto the level of Chief Medical Officer – Non-Functional Selection Grade (CMO-NFSG)/ Specialist Grade I/ Professor w.e.f. 5.4.2002. The benefit of promotion under DACP Scheme was extended to Dental Officers under Ministry of Health and Family Welfare without linkage to vacancies upto the level of Staff Surgeon (Dental) (NFSG)/ Professor/ Maxillofacial Surgeon w.e.f. 25.8.2006.
Based on the acceptance of VIth Central Pay Commission's the Government of India further extended the Dynamic Assured Career Progression (DACP) Scheme upto the Senior Administrative Grade (SAG) level without linkage to vacancies in respect of Medical and Dental Doctors in the Central Government, whether belonging to Organised Service or holding isolated posts w.e.f. 29.10.2008 .All Ministries/ Departments of the Central Government are required to implement the DACP Scheme accordingly in respect of Medical/ Dental Doctors under their control. This benefit of promotion upto the level of SAG without linkage to vacancies under DACP Scheme was also extended to the officers of various sub-cadres of Central Health Service (CHS) and Dental Doctors under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare w.e.f. 29.10.2008." (http://pib.nic.in/newsite/mbErel.aspx?relid=98744)
The lawyer is lost in thoughts: "Unless the DACP Mechanism has been done away with, the authorities cannot deny the Assured Career Progression to his clients. They knew that and that was why they made this promise in the advertisement and in the offer of appointment to his clients in the year 2012. They knew that the earlier RR of 2009 had specified four years as the period of residency. And, yet, if the promise of DACP had been made in the year 2012, it implies that the Administration was aware of the fact that the DACP was an additional feature taking the promotional avenues beyond the provisions of the RRs". The lawyer is not able to comprehend how the officers dealing with the case, at present, arrived at a different and strange conclusion that the RRs amended in 2014 would supersede the provisions of the DACP. How did they do it? How did they issue an order like the one dated 03.07.1017 in the case of Assistant Professors (Dental)? The lawyer is puzzled.
The chain of thoughts of the lawyer gets disrupted by his daughter who prods him to look at the parrots sitting on a roadside tree. 'Hm, that was a good case', the ruminating lawyer throws a beaming smile at his daughter sitting near him. The kid responds with a smile too.
She does not know that that beaming smile of her father is the outward expression of his inner joy at the erroneous notes submitted by the officials to mislead the Medical Commissioner of the Hqrs Office. She also does not know that her father wishes the officials to commit more such blunders. She is fascinated by the pandemonium of parakeets and the flutter of sparrows flying in the sky.
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Gurusamy
It is evident that there are certain officers who think that they are above
law/rules/instructions and delibrately following the policy of "Erring on the
Safeside" and intentionly doing harm the interest of their collegues and
make the Corporation an unwaranted litigant at the cost of the poor
workers' contributions.
P.Gurusamy from U.S.A.
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Himmler's Report to the Fuhrer on fighting against gangs, presented to Hitler on 29 December 1942, proves Hitler knew of the mass murder of Jews
I don't remember hearing about this document, which Himmler presented to Hitler on 29 December 1942.
The "Report to the Führer on fighting against gangs" Nr. 51., which covered the period from August to November 1942 and which referred only to a part of the occupied Soviet area, (southern Russia, Ukraine and the district of Bialystok); included the following numbers concerning persons imprisoned or executed:
1. Bandits
a) Established number of deaths after combat 1,337
b) Prisoners executed immediately 737
c) Prisoners executed after lengthy thorough interrogation 7,828
2. Gang helpers and suspects
a) Arrested 16,553
b) Executed 14,257
c) Jews executed 363,211
This is one of the very few records that explicitly mentioned the killing of Jews, without euphemisms.
In fact, are there any others?
And it was seen by Hitler himself.
It seems to make it hard to argue that Hitler was ignorant of the murders of large numbers of Jews, as some have done, even though there is nothing in writing from him authorising the massacres.
I suppose obstinate revisionists can argue that these Jews were killed because they were partisans behind the lines or Communist sympathisers (in a war between Communists and Nazis Soviet Jews could only take the Communist side), but the numbers of Jews killed compared with the others makes this explanation unconvincing.
The report was mentioned by the defence barrister, Richard Rampton, KC, in the libel trial David Irving v Penguin Books and Deborah Lipstadt, when Mr Irving denied it could be shown that Hitler knew about the mass murder of Jews.
Mr Irving then rather lamely replied that the document was "an orphan" and no other reports of this nature were given to the Fuhrer.
David Irving of course knew all about the report, as the defence barrister in the trial pointed out but preferred to ignore it.
I did know that early in 1943 Himmler received a report detailing how many Jews were in the Eastern occupied territories from his statistician Richard Korherr. He counted the Jews who had died due to "natural attrition," ones who had emigrated and, separately, 2.4 million Jews whom he classified as abgang—dispatched, disposed of, departed—in Poland and Ostland (the Baltic States and Western Belorussia). Korherr specifically listed them as todesfällen, a word the Collins German-English Dictionary translates as deaths.
Anyone who argues that these Jews were evacuated, not killed, has to explain what happened to them.
The number is not necessarily accurate, but the exact number is not the point. Himmler complained that 95% of the reports he received were greatly exaggerated or unreliable.
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This is a simple Docker container for running the [MkDocs](http://www.mkdocs.org) documentation site builder tool

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Pussy Riot, Robert Redford and Marilyn Monroe to Feature During Stockholm Film Fest
7:38 AM PDT 10/3/2012 by Stuart Kemp
Russian feminist punk band Pussy Riot wasn't well known around the world until a court sentenced three members to two years in prison for a "punk prayer" at Moscow's Christ the Savior Cathedral last February that was planned in protest of the country's political strong man Vladimir Putin. A global uproar, including contributions from Madonna, protest marches and social media campaigns, followed. Late in the year, one of the three women, Yekaterina Samutsevich, was freed. While Nadezhda Tolokonnikova and Maria Alyokhina continue to serve their jail sentences, an appeal to the European court of human rights in Strasbourg is pending.
This year's Swedish shindig will include a sidebar called Spotlight: Power including Redford's "The Company You Keep," Liz Garbius' "Love, Marilyn" and Andrey Gryavez's "Tomorrow."
LONDON – Robert Redford, Marilyn Monroe and Pussy Riot will all feature in films during this year's Stockholm International Film Festival.
The 23rd edition of the Scandi event will feature a sidebar named Spotlight: Power with titles with the trio of headline grabbers.
Redford's The Company You Keep, in which he also stars alongside Shia LaBoeuf will play out in the sidebar designed to look at the relationship between power, authority and those chanllenging that.
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"Making Today a Perfect Day" is a song from the 2015 Walt Disney Animation Studios computer-animated short film Frozen Fever, with music and lyrics by Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez and performed throughout most of the short. It was released as a single in the United States on March 12, 2015.

Production and writing
On September 2, 2014, during the ABC airing of The Story of Frozen: Making a Disney Animated Classic, Walt Disney Animation Studios' chief creative officer John Lasseter announced that a Frozen short film with a new song would be released in the future. On the same day, Variety announced that the short would be released in early 2015 under the title Frozen Fever, with Chris Buck and Jennifer Lee returning as co-directors, Peter Del Vecho returning as producer and a new song by Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez. In a mid-October interview, Idina Menzel revealed that the cast had already recorded their vocal tracks, stating "We just worked on a short for Frozen." On December 3, 2014, it was announced that Aimee Scribner would be a co-producer and that Frozen Fever would debut in theaters alongside Walt Disney Pictures' Cinderella on March 13, 2015. In late December, the co-directors told the Associated Press "There is something magic about these characters and this cast and this music. Hopefully, the audiences will enjoy the short we're doing, but we felt it again. It was really fun." Around the same time, Dave Metzger, who worked on the orchestration for Frozen, disclosed he was already at work on Frozen Fever.

In March 2015, the directors revealed that Walt Disney Animation Studios had brought up the possibility of creating a short film in April 2014. Buck and Lee were initially reluctant because they were still trying to determine why Frozen had been such a success, but agreed to start brainstorming possibilities.  After early discussions about Olaf, head story artist Marc Smith  pitched the idea of what might happen if Elsa had a cold, which became the basis for the short's plot.  The directors began working on the short in June and by August were back in the recording studio with the cast to lay down vocal tracks.

The short features the song "Making Today a Perfect Day", by Anderson-Lopez and Lopez. At the premiere of Cinderella and Frozen Fever at the El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood, California, on March 1, 2015, Josh Gad told USA Today, "I want to apologize to parents everywhere for the fact that children are going to be singing a whole new Frozen song..." Gad's wife noticed he was still humming it two days after he recorded his lines.

Composition
In "Making Today a Perfect Day" there is a lyrical reference to "Let It Go"—Elsa notes to Anna that "a cold never bothered me anyway", this time re-purposing the line by referring to an actual cold. Billboard suggests that the songwriting duo included this Easter egg because they "know exactly what the fanbase wanted".

The beginning of the song also includes a passage to the tune of Life's Too Short, one of the songs that were deleted from the film after the prophecy storyline and Elsa's role as a villain were dropped. The Los Angeles Times said that "dedicated Frozen fans" have pointed out similarities between the two songs. Robert Lopez said via Twitter: "To everyone who's noticed Life's Too Short in Frozen Fever, good ear. We wrote the lyric for the intro, and then realized it would fit the old tune, so we couldn't resist using it. It's our favorite cut song and the one we bled most for."

Release
Though the short was only officially released alongside the 2015 film Cinderella, the audio was released online on March 12. The lyrics was posted by the official Disney blog on March 13, and the lyric video was released online on March 20.

The song is heavily advertised on the front cover of the Cinderella soundtrack CD.

The song was also sung by the cast of the Disney Channel show Best Friends Whenever.

Critical reception
The song has received mixed to positive reviews. Though deemed a lesser effort than "Let It Go", it is still praised as being a competent catchy piece that adequately furthers the narrative of the short.

USA Todays Claudia Puig described the new song as "pleasant", and noted its potential as a song to be played at young girls' birthday parties, while noting it's not as catchy as the majority of the Frozen soundtrack. Natalie Jamieson, writing for Newsbeat, called the new song "catchy and fun", though stated that it is unlikely to emulate the "phenomenal success" of "Let It Go". Danny Walker of the Daily Mirror compared the catchiness of this "new favourite" to its predecessor "Let It Go", writing "everyone will be singing '[Making] Today a Perfect Day' once it hits the big screen"; he added it will make the former hit "a thing of the past". While noting that it isn't the same calibre of smash as "Let It Go", "upbeat", "peppy", and "catchy" were some of the words Billboard used to describe the number. PopSugar deemed the song "cute", "original", "happy" and "upbeat", and suggested it "borrows distinctively from 'Let It Go'". Music Times notes that the song has been released "just when you thought you got a break from Frozen tunes". Kat Brown of The Daily Telegraph referred to the short film as a "musical video", due to such a large proportion of it being taken up by this song. Us Weekly negatively compared its catchiness to "Let It Go", though described the ditty as "fresh", "bright", and "fun".

In a negative review, Slate felt that "the song itself, while hummable, is fatally damaged by its need to do too much."

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It's Not Harmless: A Case for Legalizing Cannabis
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June 14, 2014 12:14 EDT
The campaign against legalizing cannabis in Britain is based on misleading and deceiving the public.
More than 30% of everyone who lives in the UK will use cannabis in their lifetime. About 5% of the population uses cannabis regularly. That's 3 million people using cannabis at least once per month, three times as many people as regularly attend the Catholic Church.
We cannot stop the demand for cannabis and it is naïve to think that we can. It is deeply ingrained in our culture and it is not something new. From earliest times, through the Middle Ages and right up to the early 20th century, cannabis was one of the most widely cultivated agricultural crops.
Yet millions of us have been denied access to a medicine that for many conditions is safer, more effective, less toxic and less debilitating than pharmaceutical products. We have wasted billions on futile law enforcement efforts, which have achieved nothing except to create a £6 billion criminal market and we have abandoned our children and our communities to street dealers, dangerous, hidden cannabis farms and the evil of human trafficking.
Cannabis in History
Before the 1960s, cannabis was better known as hemp, and was grown mainly for its fiber for use in making rope and textiles. There are hundreds of towns and villages all over Britain that incorporate the word hemp into their name.
We still grow industrial hemp today and now it is defined as having less than 0.2% THC (the principal psychoactive ingredient), but in the past there was no such control and flowering hemp plants have been used in traditional medicines for thousands of years. In fact, if you go back just 100 years, more than half of all medicines in the British pharmacopeia contained cannabis. Famously, Queen Victoria's doctor, Sir Russell Reynolds (no relation), prescribed her cannabis for menstrual pain and arthritis.
Archaeological excavation has unearthed clay pipes containing the residue of psychoactive cannabis in the garden of William Shakespeare's home. Potentially even more uncomfortable for those who try to demonize the plant, several biblical scholars now argue that cannabis may have been a key ingredient in the anointing oils that Christ and his disciples used for healing.
About 9% of users develop a mild dependency but, coincidentally, this is the same proportion of coffee drinkers who rely on their "fix" of caffeine.
Cannabis was first banned in Britain in 1928, although cannabis tincture was still available in pharmacies until 1971. This 86-year experiment has been a disaster. We are now spending £500 million each year on law enforcement for cannabis alone and yet the UK has one of the highest rates of use in Europe and one of the lowest ages at first use. By contrast, in the Netherlands, where adults can purchase up to five grams and grow up to five plants, overall use is lower and age at first use is higher. This is the disaster that is UK policy.
Cannabis is Not Harmless
Are we so stupid in Britain that we cannot learn the lessons of history? If we prohibit something for which there is huge demand then the price rises and violent criminals become involved. This is what happened with alcohol prohibition in the US and exactly the same thing is now happening with cannabis.
Cannabis is not harmless, but it is probably the safest psychoactive and therapeutic substance known to science. The most dangerous thing about cannabis is smoking it with tobacco, so that is the first and most important thing to avoid.
Children should not use cannabis. While the brain is growing and developing it has a property called "plasticity," which means the way it develops can be altered by any substance use or life experience. This danger reduces once you enter your early twenties. Until then it is better to avoid anything, even strong coffee, that can affect the brain.
Cannabis is also an intoxicant, so using it too much is never going to be good and could lead to a downward spiral of demotivation and dependency. About 9% of users develop a mild dependency but, coincidentally, this is the same proportion of coffee drinkers who rely on their "fix" of caffeine.
Minimizing Risks
It is children that are the only group at any significant risk of harm from cannabis. Even then, the risk is very small and far less than the risks associated with all prescription and over-the-counter medicines, and of underage drinking or smoking tobacco. However, we should do all that we can to keep cannabis out of the hands of children.
At present, it is easier for children to get hold of than alcohol or tobacco because the only ID a dealer asks for is a £20 note. We should legalize cannabis, and regulate and tax its use to make Britain a safer, healthier place for everyone. That wouldn't eliminate underage use but it would minimize it. Cannabis should be sold through licensed outlets to adults only with harm reduction information, quality control and proper labeling of contents.
Another issue is that illegal cannabis farms are hidden away in lofts and rented property. Dangerous electrical installations enable electricity to be stolen but are increasingly the cause of fires. Human trafficking, often of Vietnamese children, means they are locked in and forced to tend plants, abused and subject to violence.
It is UK government policy that is responsible for this, just as US government policy on cannabis has led to the death of 60,000 people in Mexico in the last five years.
So what keeps this stupid, irrational and self-defeating policy in place?
The ban was first imposed at the behest of Egyptian cotton farmers whose business was threatened by hemp. They lobbied the League of Nations (forerunner to the United Nations) with the same scare stories about mental illness as we regularly see in the 21st century in The Daily Mail. Without debate or evidence, cannabis was added to a list of "dangerous" drugs, which was incorporated into the Dangerous Drugs Act 1925 that came into force in 1928.
Today, it is the alcohol industry that jealously guards its monopoly of legal recreational drugs. It is terrified of a safer, healthier alternative to its poisonous products and it has government and regulators in its pocket. Just look how David Cameron promised minimum unit pricing as an effort to combat our record levels of liver disease, but when it came close, ministers blatantly suppressed the evidence in its favor.
Meanwhile, "big booze" has seen regulatory control melt away. There are more alcohol outlets than ever before. Products have become stronger, formulated to appeal to children and the consequent health harms have become the most significant public health issue in our country with 1.25 million annual hospital admissions caused by alcohol.
Professor David Nutt says that if cannabis was legally available to adults, he believes alcohol consumption could fall by up to 25%. This would transform public health in Britain and save the National Health Service (NHS) billions.
The truth is that the impact of cannabis on mental health and all aspects of our health services is infinitesimally small. That's not to say it is harmless, but peanut allergy causes more health harms. The facts of hospital admissions and the numbers in treatment show that cannabis is a trivial cause of problems and irrelevant in public health terms.
Last year, just 1,003 people were admitted to hospital for "mental and behavioral problems relating to cannabinoids" and a substantial proportion of these were for synthetic cannabinoids, "legal highs" such as "spice," proven to be far more harmful than real cannabis.
Spice is one of many products that are sold as synthetic cannabis. Sometimes called a "legal high," it often contains substances that have been banned. It is a herbal mixture that looks a little like cannabis and has been sprayed with one or more chemicals known as Synthetic Cannabinoid Receptor Agonists (SCRAs). These are highly toxic, dangerous substances associated with a range of extremely serious, potentially fatal, medical conditions.
Synthetic cannabinoids are intended to mimic the effects of THC but they can be 50 or even 100 times more potent. They also bind more tightly to the CB1 receptor meaning the effect can be more intense and longer lasting. They are nothing like real cannabis. They do not have the balancing effect of CBD and other cannabinoids. There is no "entourage effect" from over 400 compounds in the plant, now known to be the engine of the therapeutic and pleasant effects of real cannabis.
Professor Les Iversen, the government's own chief drugs advisor, says:
"Cannabis is a safer drug than aspirin and can be used long-term without serious side effects. It is never possible for a scientist to say that anything is totally safe. But, at the end of the day, scaremongering does science – and the public – a great disservice. Cannabis is simply not as dangerous as it is being made out to be."
In May, Iversen said that cannabis is no longer an issue for the Advisory Council because it has become politicized and governments simply ignore scientific evidence.
Many scientists now claim that for most adults, in moderation, cannabis is actually good for you. It is a natural supplement to our endocannabinoid system and helps to protect against autoimmune conditions such as diabetes and Crohn's Disease. It also has powerful antioxidant and anti-cancer properties. It is neuroprotective and promotes neurogenesis, which is why it is useful for the treatment of brain injury, stroke, Alzheimer's and Parkinson's. In fact, the US government holds a patent for the use of cannabinoids in the treatment of such conditions.
If we introduced a legally regulated system, we would solve nearly all the problems around cannabis. We would have no more illegal and dangerous cannabis farms destroying property and causing fires. Instead, we would have thousands of new jobs. We would have no more dealers on the streets. Cannabis would be available to adults only through licensed outlets and we would have some control over the THC and CBD content.
Colorado, having legalized cannabis from the beginning of this year, has already collected over $4 million in new tax revenue in the first two months. This money is being ring fenced for schools and hospitals. Similar legal regulation is also being implemented in Washington, and Uruguay has taken the whole cannabis market under government control in order to undermine organized crime.
More than half the US population now has access to legal medicinal cannabis, all of Canada, all of Israel and every country in Europe with the exception of Ireland, France and the UK.
The rest of the word is leaving Britain behind and taking advantage of the huge health and financial benefits of legalizing cannabis.
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#SLS — "Absolutely Sweet Marie," by George Harrison
Posted by msjadeli on June 20, 2020
Jim Adams is the name-promoting host of Song Lyric Sunday. Jim also was kind enough to find a song he knew I would like to meet the prompt as it involves two of my favorite musical artists. Jim says:
This week we have feminine name prompts of Maria/Marie/Mary and hopefully this will fit for everyone.
• Post the lyrics to the song of your choice, whether it fits the theme or not. If it does not fit, then please explain why you chose this song.
• Please try to include the songwriter(s) – it's a good idea to give credit where credit is due.
• Make sure you also credit the singer/band and if you desire you can provide a link to where you found the lyrics.
• Link to the YouTube video, or pull it into your post so others can listen to the song.
• Ping back to this post or place your link in the comments section below.
• Read at least one other person's blog, so we can all share new and fantastic music and create amazing new blogging friends in the process.
• Feel free to suggest future prompts.
• Have fun and enjoy the music.
I have both, "Blonde on Blonde" and "The 30th Anniversary Concert Celebration" albums and so am very familiar with both versions of this hella good song.
"Absolutely Sweet Marie" is a song written by Bob Dylan, released on his 1966 double album Blonde on Blonde. During a 1991 interview published in Paul Zollo's book "Songwriters on Songwriting, Expanded Fourth Edition" (New York: Da Capo Press, 1997), Dylan gives an idea of how he sees the song in his explanation of a line about a "yellow railroad":
That's about as complete as you can be. Every single letter in that line. It's all true. On a literal and on an escapist level…. Getting back to the yellow railroad, that could be from looking someplace. Being a performer, you travel the world. You're not just looking out of the same window everyday. You're not just walking down the same old street. So you must make yourself observe whatever. But most of the time it hits you. You don't have to observe. It hits you. Like, "yellow railroad" could have been a blinding day when the sun was so bright on a railroad someplace and it stayed on my mind…. These aren't contrived images. These are images which are just in there and have got to come out.
"Absolutely Sweet Marie" was recorded on March 8, 1966, in Nashville, Tennessee. Only two complete takes of the song were recorded. The first take was released on The Bootleg Series Vol. 12: The Cutting Edge 1965–1966 in 2015.
Dylan did not perform "Absolutely Sweet Marie" live until 1988, and has intermittently played it since.
The song contains the phrase "To live outside the law you must be honest". Jonathan Lethem points to a very similar line by the screenwriter Stirling Silliphant in the 1958 film The Lineup: "When you live outside the law, you have to eliminate dishonesty"; without attribution, Lethem imagines that Dylan, "heard it…, cleaned it up a little, and inserted it into" this song.
In the 1940s, in notes on his lyrics page for the song "Pretty Boy Floyd", Woody Guthrie wrote: "I love a good man outside the law, just as much as I hate a bad man inside the law." Dylan, who has acknowledged being heavily influenced by Guthrie, may have been honoring his predecessor.
George Harrison covered the song at The 30th Anniversary Concert Celebration.
per wikipedia:
The 30th Anniversary Concert Celebration is a live double-album release in recognition of Bob Dylan's 30 years as a recording artist. Recorded on October 16, 1992, at Madison Square Garden in New York City, it captures most of the concert, which featured many artists performing classic Dylan songs, before ending with three songs from Dylan himself.
The house band for the show were the surviving members of Booker T. and the MG's: Booker T. Jones on organ, Donald "Duck" Dunn on bass, and Steve Cropper on guitar. Joining them was drummer Anton Fig filling in for the late Al Jackson, plus drummer Jim Keltner. Longtime Saturday Night Live bandleader G. E. Smith served as the musical director. I would encourage you to go to wikipedia and see the mind-boggling list of musicians involved in the production of the album.
The 30th Anniversary Concert Celebration, which reached #40 in the US and went gold,was released in August 1993 just before Dylan was about to deliver his second folk studio set inside of a year, World Gone Wrong. The concert was dubbed "Bobfest" by Neil Young at the beginning of his "All Along the Watchtower" cover.
A VHS collection of the same name was released on August 25, 1993. On March 4, 2014, the concert was released in Deluxe Edition 2-DVD and Blu-ray sets with bonus performances and behind-the-scenes rehearsal footage, as well as a 2-CD set with two bonus rehearsal tracks.
Well, your railroad gate
You know I just can't jump it
Sometimes it gets so hard, you see
I'm just sitting here beating on my trumpet
With all these promises you left for me
But where are you tonight, sweet Marie?
Well, I waited for you when I was half sick
Yes, I waited for you when you hated me
Well, I waited for you inside of the frozen traffic
When you knew I had some other place to be
Now, where are you tonight, sweet Marie?
Well, anybody can be just like me, obviously
But then, now again, not too many can be like you, fortunately
Well, six white horses that you did promise
Were fin'lly delivered down to the penitentiary
But to live outside the law, you must be honest
I know you always say that you agree
Alright so where are you tonight, sweet Marie?
Well, I don't know how it happened, but the
Riverboat captain, he knows my fate
But ev'rybody else, even yourself
They're just gonna have to wait
Well, I got the fever down in my pockets
The Persian drunkard, he follows me
Yes, I can take him to your house but I can't unlock it
You see, you forgot to leave me with the key
Oh, where are you tonight, sweet Marie?
Well now, I been in jail when all my mail showed
That a man can't give his address out to bad company
And now I stand here lookin' at your yellow railroad
In the ruins of your balcony
Wond'ring where you are tonight, sweet Marie
Songwriters: Bob Dylan
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Yes! I almost went with the Dylan version for this week. Love it 🙂
it's absolutely sweet, Christine 🙂
I haven't heard this in forever. I forgot he covered it.
Title and lyrics aren't familiar, but the video wouldn't play for me.
Sorry to hear that, Nesie. Could you hear it out on youtube?
CARAMEL says:
Such a great track!
Glad you like it, Mel!
Great choice this week! 🙂
Thank Jim, he found it 🙂
J-Dub says:
Love this song 💕😎
So happy you do, J.
Great song Li and you can't go wrong with George Harrison.
No, you can't. I've been afk all day today. I was working in the yard earlier and with my kids until a couple of hours ago.
Away from keyboard sounds nice.
Great version. He was so handsome….
And that's a good prompt. I would go with John Prine and Lake Marie…"Marie!"
Kerfe, you should do Song Lyric Sunday. We get the prompts from Jim on Saturday night at 10pm, and he always gives a list of the next month's weekly prompts in his post. You have good taste in music!
I can barely keep up with what I'm doing now. But I always enjoy reading your responses. Not that I would rule it out for the future…
aisasami says:
I think someone already mentioned the Bob Dyland version this week but it is wonderful to hear Harrison's version. I can admit that Harrison isn't my favorite Beatle but his version is great.
Glad you enjoyed it, Ai.
🇪🇺 Bee Halton says:
Never heard of it. Thanks for introducing me to it 🙋♀🐝
You're very welcome, Bee 🙂
introgroove says:
What a performance. Damn I miss George.
He's still here, can't you feel him 🙂
freefallin14 says:
It's been a long time since I heard the original. Really nice choice. Columbia studios where it was recorded is still being used today. It's a huge studio. I hope this link works?
That should be where the original song was recorded by Bob Dylan.
In Nashville, yes?
Yes, It's in Nashville. The Boxer by Simon and Garfunkel was also recorded there.
Do you work there? Looks like a close-up shot of the studio.
No, I sure don't I just read up on Nashville studios.
Looks fabulous!
Good song – new to me. Sounds a lot like Dylan on this, and if I hadn't read about the song first, I would have thought it was him. 🙂
So glad you liked it, Barbara.
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Benedict XVI's Legacy to Future Pope: 'My Unconditional Respect and Obedience'
Last Address of His Pontificate to Cardinals on February 28, 2013
February 28, 2017 18:38Anita BourdinBenedict XVI
"Among you, among the College of Cardinals, is also the future Pope, to whom I promise from today my unconditional respect and obedience," said Pope Benedict XVI on the last day of his pontificate, four years ago this February 28, 2017. His words resounded as a precious theological and spiritual legacy for the whole Church.
In two days time, in fact, will be the anniversary of the evening when, at 8:00 pm, the Pope, having renounced the See of Peter after eight years of pontificate, the period of "vacancy" would begin of the Apostolic See until the election of Pope Francis, on March 13, 2013; thereby <enabling> Pope Benedict to "institute" in some way the "retreat" of Popes, under the double sign of "respect" and "obedience" to his successor.
"Before greeting you personally, I wish to say to you that I will continue to be close to you through prayer, in particular, in the course of the coming days, so that you are fully docile to the action of the Holy Spirit for the election of the new Pope. May the Lord show you what is His will. Among you, among you in the College of Cardinals, is also the future Pope, to whom I promise from today my unconditional respect and obedience. To this end, I give you with affection and gratitude my heartfelt Apostolic Blessing," said solemnly Pope Benedict XVI during the last meeting of his pontificate with the College of Cardinals.
He quoted these thoughts of Romano Guardini on the Church as a spiritual legacy that he entrusted to them, and that he also entrusted to every Catholic: "I would like to leave with you a simple thought, which I have very much at heart: a thought on the Church, on her ministry, which constitutes for all of us – we can say – the reason and passion of our life. To help me, I borrow an expression of Romano Guardini., written precisely the year when the Fathers of Vatican Council II approved the Constitution Lumen gentium, in his last book, with an equally personal dedication to me: it is why the words of that book are particularly dear to me.
"Romano Guardini said: The Church "is not an institution conceived and built theoretically . . . but a living reality. She lives in the course of time, becoming, as every living being, being transformed. And therefore, in her nature she remains always the same, and her heart is Christ. It's the experience we had, it seems to me, yesterday at Saint Peter's Square: to see that the Church is a living body, animated by the Holy Spirit, and that she really lives by the strength of God. She is in the world, but she does not belong to the world: she belongs to God, to Christ, to the Spirit. We saw it yesterday. It is why the other famous expression of Romano Guardini is also true and eloquent: "The Church awakens in souls." The Church lives, grows and awakens in souls that – like the Virgin Mary – receive the Word of God and conceive it by the operation of the Holy Spirit; they offer to God their own flesh and, precisely in their poverty and their humility, they become capable of engendering Christ today in the world. Through the Church, the mystery of the Incarnation remains present forever. Christ continues to walk through the times and in all places."
"Dear Brothers, exhorted today's Pope Emeritus, let us remain united in this Mystery: in prayer, in particular in the daily Eucharist, and thus serve the Church and the whole of humanity. This is our joy, which no one can take away from us."
From the beginning of his address, he had already insisted on the communion of the College of Cardinals – in a "unanimous higher harmony" – saying: "It was a joy for me also to walk with you in the course of these years, in the light of the presence of the Risen Lord (. . .). During these eight years, we lived with faith very beautiful moments of radiant light on the path of the Church, as well as moments when some clouds veiled the sky. We sought to serve Christ and His Church with profound and total love, which is the soul of our ministry. We have given hope, that hope which comes to us from Christ who alone can illumine the path. Together, we can give thanks to God who made us grow in communion, and pray to Him together to help you grow again in this profound unity, so that the College of Cardinals is like an orchestra, where the diversities – expression of the universal Church –always contribute to a higher and unanimous harmony."
February 28, 2017 18:38Benedict XVI
About Anita Bourdin
France. Journalist accreditated to the Holy See press office since 1995. Started Zenit in french in january 1999. Classical litterature (Paris IV-Sorbonne). Master in journalism (IJRS Bruxelles). Biblical theology (PUG, Rome).
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Everywhere is Archipelago: A New Song Cycle for Soprano
Commissioned by Terri Eickel on four poems by Margaret Gibson
I'm delighted to announce the completion of a new song cycle, commissioned by my friend, soprano, Terri Eickel. I will never forget our first meeting. It was a piano dress rehearsal for Madam Butterfly, and Cio-Cio-san (sung by Terri) was introduced by Goro (sung by tenor, David Cangelosi) for her aria Ancora un passo or via. Her voice filled Davis Hall, like I had never heard. From that moment I was smitten by that gigantic voice, but even more by Terri's spirit and her empathy which permeate every aspect of her life infusing her advocacy for the causes we face as inhabitants of this planet.
In this case, the cause is the environment. These poems by Gibson are utterly gut-wrenching, and demand that we realize that our success as a species depends upon our advocacy and stewardship of this gorgeous and intricate world we inhabit.
About 23 minutes in length, these four poems are set in four separate songs, intended to be performed one after the next.
From the Very First, Not a Thing Is
These songs will have their premiere this year. Stay tuned for performance venues and times.
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Best of Multimedia: How Women Can "Make It Happen"
A Wall Street Journal video interview with the CEO of a Fortune 500 company reveals insights for the next generation of female leaders.
by Charity Delich
"Make it happen." That was the theme of this year's International Women's Day, celebrated around the world on March 8. And in the United States, March also happens to be Women's History Month.
Inspired by these events, I decided to look at how well my gender has fared when it comes to leading corporations. Despite gains in education and the workplace, fulfilling the "make it happen" mantra has been tough when it comes to moving women into executive leadership. Just 3 percent of 2013's incoming CEO class were women according to a recent Strategy& study. But there's hope: The study predicts that women will make up about one third of incoming CEO appointments in 2040.
Denise Morrison, who as CEO of Campbell Soup Company is one of 24 women who are chief executives of Fortune 500 companies, offers some compelling advice for women hoping to gain an executive seat. As Morrison says in a Wall Street Journal interview, women need to understand the importance of building a network of people who will help them succeed: "[Y]our ability takes you so far, and your relationships take you the rest of the way."
For more insights on practices that empower women at work, watch the full interview. (And, while Morrison's remarks may have been intended for a female audience, they really apply to anyone—man or woman, at any level—who's looking to achieve professional growth.)
Topics: ceo, education, execution, leadership, strategy
Charity J. Delich
Charity J. Delich is the marketing & public relations manager of strategy+business.


Nearly 60 percent of food produced in Canada – amounting to 35.5 million metric tonnes – is lost and wasted annually. Of that, 32 percent – equalling 11.2 million metric tonnes of lost food – is avoidable and is edible food that could be redirected to support people in our communities. The total financial value of this potentially rescuable lost and wasted food is a staggering $49.46 billion.
Is plastic packaging out of control at your supermarket? We challenge two families to help us uncover why supermarkets aren't doing more to reduce plastic waste.
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Sam Cooke's stirring 1964 civil rights anthem, "A Change Is Gonna Come", remains as compelling now as it was when it was first released.
Jorge Ben's samba-based dance number, "Pulo, Pulo", has lit up dance floors from Rio to São Paulo and beyond for decades.
This stripped-down rehearsal-take of Bettye Swann's "Don't Look Back" proves to be the definitive version of the song.
"I Wanna Holler" is a long-unreleased swampy Gary U.S. Bonds rarity that ranks among the great Southern Soul tracks.
Terry Callier's "Can't Catch The Trane" is a gorgeous melding of jazz, folk and soul by the immensely talented singer/songwriter.
Paul Pena's song, "Jet Airliner" became a hit for Steve Miller as a happy accident after a dispute almost ended Pena's career.


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BUCS WRAP UP – DENVER BRONCOS – SEPTEMBER 29
by Leo Haggerty | Oct 1, 2020 | Featured Articles - BREAKING NEWS | 0 comments
BRONCOS POST GAME
The Buccaneers started early and beat the Broncos 28-10 at Empower Field at Mile High for their first road win of the season. That moved Tampa Bay to 2-1 and dropped Denver to 0-3.
Starting with the offense, Pewter Pirates QB Tom Brady had a good afternoon. #12 was 25-of-38 for 297 yards and 3 touchdowns and no interceptions.
The Bucs dominated almost every offensive statistical category with more yards (353 to 226) and 1st downs (17 to 13) as well as time of possession (33:02 to 26:58). One unique stat was the WR Mike Evans had only two catches for a measly two yards but two big touchdowns. Deuces were certainly wild for #13 on Sunday.
Also stepping up on offense was TE Rob Gronkowski. The "Invisible Man" in the Tampa Bay offense for the first two games came through with six catches on seven targets for 48 yards. He's back and that can only mean matchup problems for opposing defenders.
On the defensive side of the ball, the Buccaneers recorded six sacks with two of them coming from LB Shaquil Barrett. Also included in the six QB captures was one each by DBs Antoine Winfield Jr. and Jerome Whitehead. Everyone got involved in the sack attack.
DC Todd Bowles charges also threw a shutout in the second half. Plus, they recorded the only two turnovers of the tilt with interceptions by LB LaVonte David and DB Mike Edwards.
The Bucs special teams got into the act as well and did it early. DL Patrick O'Connor blocked the Denver punt on their first possession of the game. #79 picked up the pigskin and rumbled down to the Broncos 10-yard line. That set up the Pewter Pirates with a short field and Brady found WR Chris Godwin to take an early 7-0 lead.
From there, Tampa Bay sprinted to a 23-10 halftime lead. A Ryan Succop 43 yard field goal and both Evans TD receptions countered a Denver field goal and a late TD pass for the Ponies
The Buccaneers, who now sit alone at the top of the NFC South standings, return home to take on the Los Angeles Chargers. Kickoff at Raymond James Stadium is 1 pm.
Look for Senior Writer Rob Kriete's Buc Up column for a preview of the game. Then, I'll meet you at the TV to see if the Buccaneers can continue their winning ways.


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Adventure games are a great way to break the ice between team members and develop a sense of group identity. These games are typically set up in a single player format with a series of puzzles and tasks to solve. In many cases, the pieces are not complete; instead, they are placeholders that are used to test the mechanics of the game. Other types of adventure games involve gathering information and solving puzzles. This type of game can also be played by women and is very popular with teenagers.
Physical-skill games are cultural universals and are present in every society reported. Societies that lack these games most likely underwent deculturation and lost their games. However, some ethnographers mistakenly reported the absence of these games. Strategy-type and cooperative games are more likely in societies with higher levels of political integration and social stratification. Such games are particularly popular in countries where political leaders manipulate social relations and symbols to consolidate power.
The purpose of videogames varies according to the genre and level of complexity. These games are interactive with other players and may involve other players. They are sustained by a meaningful fictional context and are usually highly addictive. This can make playing a video game an excellent stress reliever. It is also beneficial for the brain. In the long run, it can improve your mood. If you are looking for an engaging and addictive video game, there's no better way to do so than by learning new skills.
Whether you're looking for a fun activity or an escape from reality, there's something for everyone. Casual video games tend to be free and easy to access online. Most casual games are free, and you can sign up for a trial-and-error subscription to get a full game experience. But if you're looking for a challenge, try a massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG), such as World of Warcraft.
There are several types of games. There are physical skill games that require a high level of physical coordination, while others involve a high level of strategy. Both types of these can help you relieve stress and help you deal with daily problems. In addition to these, there are many other kinds of games to choose from. There's a game for everyone. The one you play with your friends or with your family is the best one for you. It's up to you to decide which type of game suits your needs and tastes.
A game is a type of entertainment that involves interacting with other players and machines. The player and the computer will be constantly communicating with each other. Some games may even involve other players. While these are not cultural universals, they can be a great way to relieve stress in adults. These games can be as simple as playing a video game with your spouse or in a group. It is a great way to pass the time between friends and have fun!
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When is a software project done?
A software project is defined, for the purposes of this blog entry, as a set of people working to produce a new software system, or to modify an existing software system.
Document (or wiki etc) describing what the software should do, i.e. requirements. This will include subtle details, about what the system does, that will not immediately be obvious by looking at the front-end, or reading software design documentation. This should be a complete description, which is useful for the future, not just a "delta" from the last version.
Software architecture documentation, in words. Simply looking at 1,000 Javadocs will not enable a new team member to understand the system. Documentation should also include which other options were evaluated and not chosen, and why, to avoid future teams considering the same things.
(Obviously) the source code for the software. Including the front-end, back-end, any HTML, etc.
Unit test scripts for all back-end classes needing them.
Front-end tests. Either a document (simple statements such as "Click on Submit without enough money on account. See error message"), or configuration of a front-end testing program.
Performance tests done and the software to perform them, if appropriate.
Configuration (or creation) of a monitoring system to monitor the system once it's live, if it's a service (e.g. web site).
Administration system for customer care, if it's a service.
Management reporting. Especially just after a system goes live, management are always very curious about key statistics, such as number of users, number of items sold etc. That needs to be analyzed in advance and the system in place when the system goes live.
Javadoc to describe the purpose of individual classes and methods (where this is not obvious from the names). For scripting languages: parameter and return types (as this cannot be deduced from the source code).
If this is not the first version of a system, migration concept including scripts to install software, migrate schema, filesystems containing user data, and anything else.
System uses appropriately international character set such as UTF-8. (This is not particularly modern, the WinNT team decided to do this in 1988.) Java does this out of the box, but it's more than just the programming language. This includes any database, any data stored in flat-files, any APIs (within the system or to/from external systems), and so on.
Not only the software installed on a live system, but also the existence of test and staging systems. If one uses the live systems for testing, then, once one's gone live, one has no way to fix bugs in a testing environment. And bugs will happen, and they need to be fixed fast, so one had better have thought of this in advance.
Bug tracking, or wiki system, or some way that the team is trained and rehearsed in using, to track and assign errors as they occur.


JACKSON COUNTY, MS (WLOX) - Jackson County's "best week of the year" is happening right now at the county fairgrounds. The Jackson County Fair is back with eight straight days of spinning rides, stockyard exhibits, live entertainment, and plenty of good food.
It is Jackson County's largest agricultural and entertainment event of the year and brings people from across the entire Coast together for one week of entertainment, food and October traditions.
Sunday, Oct. 21 -Set up rides and shows during the day. Rides and shows will be open after 4 p.m.
Monday, Oct. 22 - Rides and shows open at 4 p.m. Kiddie Land opens at 4 p.m.
Tuesday, Oct. 23 - Family Night starts at 4 p.m. Ride prices are reduced. Kiddie Land opens at 2 p.m.
Wednesday, Oct. 24 and Thursday, Oct. 25 - Rides will open at 4 p.m. Kiddie Land will open at 4 p.m.
Friday, Oct. 26 - Rides and shows will open at 2 p.m. Children's Day will have reduced prices until 6 p.m. Midnight Madness is from 11 p.m. to 2 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 27 - Rides and shows will be open at 11 a.m.
Sunday, Oct. 28 - Rides open at 12:30 p.m. Super Sunday armbands will be offered in two sessions. The first will last from 12:30-5 p.m. The second session will be good from 5:30-9:30 p.m.
The Commercial Booths in the Civic Center will be open Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. The Livestock Barn will be open Tuesday through Saturday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. It's a great place to meet some of the candidates running for office while shopping for some unique gift ideas for the approaching holidays!
The Livestock Barn opens on Oct. 23-27 at 9 a.m.
The Arts Building opens on Oct. 23-27 at 7 p.m.
Jackson County citizens age 70 and above are invited to the Old Settler's Day Lunch at the fair on Thursday, Oct. 25. Lunch tickets can be picked up from 9-11 a.m. at a tent in front of the Arts Building that day.
The food is another ingredient to the fair's ongoing success. Along with midway food vendors, the food booth pavilion, located at the northwest corner of the fairgrounds, houses 10 individual food booths and room for hundreds to dine comfortably under a single covered facility no matter what the weather is like.
The County Fair will be held until next Sunday at its customary location in Pascagoula at the intersection of Shortcut and Hospital roads. It is free admission. Free parking will be available in the north parking lot along Shortcut Road and along Vega Street south of the Fairground.
For more information about the Jackson County Fair, including rules for the exhibits, click HERE.
The Estate in George County is now in operation. It's a $6 million facility that could save many lives.


and learn how 95% of all of our physical health issues are a direct result of our incorrect thought life? Listen also as Dr Leaf explains how to get rid of toxic thoughts and how to get your prayers answered!
Ever since 1981, Dr. Caroline Leaf has researched the human brain with particular emphasis on unlocking its vast, untapped potential.
She has been received all over the world by a variety of audiences, due to her unique ability to link the scientific principles of the brain to intellectual and emotional issues in simple and practical ways.
Through years of research, she developed the Geodesic Learning™ theory (brain-compatible learning), which is a scientifically and statistically proven approach to thinking, teaching, and learning.
She has also developed the unique Switch On Your Brain™ 5-Step Learning Process and the Metacognitive-Map™ as a learning tool, and she has presented her learning theory and Metacognitive-Map courses to more than 100,000 students worldwide.
She has published articles in academic journals and consumer magazines and has been widely interviewed in newspapers, on radio shows, and on television shows about her research and theories.
Our Thoughts are things, and they have a direct effect on our emotional wellbeing, our inner peace, our mental health, and our outward circumstances!
We are not talking here about any metaphysical nonsense either; but this is the power of faith, that is founded upon God's Word.
Even science is today discovering that our thought life not only influences our inner character, but they are finding that the meaning of this verse of scripture, as it relates to our thought life, is so comprehensive as to also reach out into every condition and circumstance of our life as well.
A man is literally what he thinks, with his character being the complete sum of all his thoughts.
The above interview now shows us that even science today has proven that what the Bible has been saying is true.
I remember reading a book once that described an inner sea that exists in the center of every individual, and at the center of this sea there is an island on which we will find an alter. And on this alter there is this wee small flame of the Holy Spirit, that was first ignited and came alive the moment we were born-again.
It is the mission of every believer to feed that flame and to grow it as we meditate upon God's Word, and there quite our inner self, and to be still and to know God in our inner sanctuary; to quite our inner storms of and our raging seas, and to listen and have communion with God's Holy Spirit, as we bow before His altar.
As the plant springs from the seed, and could not be without it, so every act of man springs from the hidden seeds of his thoughts, and they could not have appeared without them.
Was this not what Jesus was teaching us in the Sermon on the Mount?
This applies equally to those acts which are called "spontaneous" as compared to those which are deliberately executed.
Actions are the blossoms of thoughts; and both joy and suffering are their fruits; and so a man is free to gather either the sweet or the bitter fruit, as he chooses.
It is said that "If a man's mind has evil thoughts, pain comes on him as the wheel comes behind the ox; but if he has pure thoughts, then joy follows him as surely as his own shadow." Which one do we want?
The Bible also teaches us that man will grow and mature according to his willingness, his ability, and also his self-discipline, as he meditates upon God's Word and seeks to be conformed into the image of God's Son, Jesus Christ.
Man is not at all a creation of chance; and we are finding that the hidden things of the spirit are very powerful indeed, especially when directed by the Holy Spirit, and when programmed by God's Word.
It is said that a noble and God-like character is not a thing of favor or chance; but that it is the natural result of a long-cherished association in our spirit man, and our mind, with God's thoughts, as they are revealed to us through His Word and our continued infilling and communion with the Holy Spirit.
By that same token, a low and bestial character is the result of a continued separation and estrangement from both God's Word and His Spirit; and this renewal process of the reprogramming of our mind cannot even begin in the life of an individual until they are Born-again, and are filled with the Holy Spirit.
As it happens, man's life is either made or unmade by his thinking; and it is in the armory of our thought-life that we will either build ourselves up, or we will destroys ourselves.
It is also in our thought-life, when focused and fashioned upon God's Word, that we are also able to build for ourselves, by God's grace and direction, our heavenly mansions of joy, and strength, and of shalom peace.
By the right choices and true application of his thoughts, man may ascend to the divine perfection, through the grace of God through Jesus Christ.
By that same token, by the abuse and wrong application of his thoughts, he descends below the level of the beast.
Between these two extremes are all the grades of character, of which man is both the chooser and the master.
Only by much searching and mining are gold and diamonds obtained, and likewise man can find every truth connected with his being, if he will quiet his inner man, and navigate out to that island of God's inner Spirit, which dwells in the midst of that inner sea, that resides in the heart (the inner most being) of every soul who is Born-again.
Author SPARKS FROM THE ANVIL OF LIFEPosted on September 27, 2010 September 27, 2010 Categories Spiritual Rhema... Sparks from the Anvil!
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Sendai Castle (also known as Aoba Castle) was built by Date Masamune, the powerful local daimyo that ruled in the early 17th century. Although the original castle has not survived the ages, the stone walls have been carefully reconstructed and a statue of Date Masamune riding on a horse overlooks the town. The Aoba Castle Museum is also located here.


"Trinette" [Catherine de Vaux MacKinnon]. "The Tree and The Child." Creative Young Canada: Collection of Verse, Drawings and Musical Compositions by Young Canadians from Seven to Twenty Years of Age. Ed. Aletta E. Marty. Toronto: Dent, 1928. 117.
Catherine de Vaux MacKinnon, the daughter of Lilian Vaux MacKinnon, wrote this in her youth; it is one of her four poems included in Creative Young Canada (1928).