Wholesale suppliers and exporters of Myrrh Oil, Myrrh Gum, Myrrh Gum Resin and Frankincense Myrrh.
A small tree which is the source of Herabol myrrh. The gum resin exudate from wounds in the stem is pale yellow at first and later solidifies to brown-black.
Indigenous to north-east Africa especially Somalia Island, Collected in Saudi Arabia, Abyssinia, Iran, Thailand and sold in India bazaars.
the oil of myrrh was reported to contain 1-pinene, cadinene, limonene, cuminaldehyde, eugenol, m-cresol, a tricyclic susquiterpene hydrocarbon acetic acid, formic acid, and some other unidentified sesquiterpenes and acids.
Myrrh is used in perfumery, mouth washes, Massage, diffuser, denifrices and in religious ceremonies as incense. Because of its ability to preserve the flesh myrrh oil was used as a cosmetic ingredient. It is reputed to reduce wrinkles and preserve a youthful complexion. Egyptian women used myrrh in their facial preparations. It has a slightly cooling effect on the skin, and so would be especially useful in a hot dry climate. It has been used since ancient times to prevent ageing and rejuvenate body and mind, it is very specific for skin diseases. This is reported to be used by ancients for embalming. Gum is stimulating, draining, purifying, toning, moderately warming.
It is noteworthy that frankincense and myrrh were offered to Jesus Christ in his infancy by the Eastern Sages. It is also used in athlete's foot, coughs, cuts, eczema, irritated skin, mouth and gum infections, ringworm, scanty periods, weeping sores and wrinkles. It promotes the growth of new tissues, cicatrizes sores and wounds, calms pain. It is an important rasayana. It is specially valuable for wounds that are slow to heal, for weepy eczema, athlete's foot, ideal in skin creams for deep cracks on the heels and hands.
The Egyptians used oil of myrrh for embalming, and later on their priesthood discovered other ritual, medical, and cosmetic uses. The world trade in such scents from nature has never declined since that time.
The gum is bitter, acrid and astringent, acrid after the process of digestion, thermogenic, digestive, carminative, expectorant, intellect promoting, aphrodisiac, anthelmintic, depurative, anti-inflammatory, diuretic, sudorific, deodorant, ophthalmic, antiseptic, stimulant and tonic, and is useful in vitiated conditions of vata, pitta and kapha, stomatitis,dyspepsia, heminthiasis, amenorrhoea, dysmenorrhoea and other menstrual disorders, bronchitis, asthma, phthisis, ophthalmia, spongy gum, pharyngodynia, rheumatoida arthirits, sciatica, wounds and ulcers, inflammations, strangury and skin diseases.
Myrrh had many uses, in ancient Egypt and in modern aromatherapy. Then, as now, Myrrh was indicated for healthy gums. Papyrus scrolls dating back to 2800 BC describe the use of many medicinal herbs, fine oils, incense and perfumes; gums and oils like cedar and myrrh were used to embalm bodies.
The journey celebrated by all Christians recounting the birth of Jesus is also believed to have begun in these parts. The Bible wrote of the three wise men who brought gold, frankincense and myrrh to the manger in Bethlehem where Jesus was born.
Myrrh is one of the few essential oils whose fragrance is said to improve with time - so, age it well. However, be aware the oil can become gummy and sticky possibly due to polymerization. The efficacy of myrrh for the treatment of chronic wounds and ulcers is legendary. This is due to its antiseptic, astringent, anti fungal (blended with tea tree) and anti inflammatory properties.


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Simulating potential structural and operational changes for Detroit Dam on the North Santiam River, Oregon-Interim Results
Open-File Report 2011-1268
Prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
By: Norman L. Buccola and Stewart A. Rounds
https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr20111268
More information: USGS Index Page (html)
This publication has been superseded. The superseding publication is available here.
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Simulating potential structural and operational changes for Detroit Dam on the North Santiam River, Oregon, for downstream temperature management(2012)
Prior to operational changes in 2007, Detroit Dam on the North Santiam River in western Oregon had a well-documented effect on downstream water temperature that was problematic for endangered salmonid fish species. In this U.S. Geological Survey study, done in cooperation with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, an existing calibrated CE-QUAL-W2 model of Detroit Lake (the impounded waterbody behind Detroit Dam) was used to determine how changes in dam operation or changes to the structural release points of Detroit Dam might affect downstream water temperatures under a range of historical hydrologic and meteorological conditions. Many combinations of environmental, operational, and structural options were explored with the model. Two downstream temperature targets were used along with three sets of environmental forcing conditions representing normal, hot/dry, and cool/wet conditions. Three structural options were modeled, including the use of existing outlets, one hypothetical variable-elevation outlet such as a sliding gate, and a hypothetical combination of a floating outlet and a fixed-elevation outlet. Finally, four sets of operational guidelines were explored to gain an understanding of the effects of imposing different downstream minimum streamflows or managing the level of the lake with different timelines in autumn. Several conclusions can be made from these interim model scenarios: * Temperature targets just downstream of Detroit Dam can be met through a combination of new dam outlets or a delayed drawdown of the lake in autumn. * Spring and summer dam operations greatly affect the available release temperatures and operational flexibility later in the autumn. Releasing warm water during mid-summer tends to keep more cool water available for release in autumn. * The ability to meet downstream temperature targets during spring depends on the characteristics of the available outlets. Under existing conditions, for example, although warm water sometimes is present at the lake surface, such water may not be available for release if the lake level is either well below or well above the spillway crest in spring and early summer. * Managing lake releases to meet downstream temperature targets depends on having outlet structures that can access both (warm) lake surface water and (cold) deeper lake water throughout the year. The existing outlets at Detroit Dam do not allow near-surface waters to be released during times when the lake surface level is below the spillway (spring and autumn). * Model simulations indicate that delayed drawdown of Detroit Lake in autumn would result in better control over release temperatures. * Compared to the existing outlets at Detroit Dam, floating or sliding-gate outlet structures can provide greater control over release temperatures because they provide better access to warm water at the lake surface and cooler water at depth. This report provides interim study results to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The full study will be completed in 2012.
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With a goal of one million signatures, the petition will be presented to the new U.S. Secretary of Education during a rally that will take place as part of MENC's Music Education Week in Washington, D.C. from June 17-23. Recently made available online, it's now easier than ever to make your mark in support of music education.
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May was another decent month. I have to give a shout out to Hilton: I received a $458 refund for a prepaid hotel reservation I had to cancel. It was for a conference for my job, which I lost a few weeks before the conference started last September. While the rate was supposed to be non-refundable, I made a plea with Hilton for the refund and explained my situation. I had given up on getting it, and then without so much as an email notice, the refund just appeared on my credit card - nearly 9 months after the fact!
*note that the mystery shopping income will always vary from the monthly summary amounts I post. Here I report actual payments received (cash basis accounting) whereas in my monthly mystery shopping update I report the amount I earned for that month.
There was a little drama with the vacant townhouse. In mid-May I found a tenant who placed a small, non-refundable deposit. She was to pay the first month's rent the day before moving in. Instead she emailed me to apologize and explain she had run into some financial issues. I wasn't surprised - nothing tenants do surprises me anymore. Still, I had to scramble to find a new tenant. Fortunately, an acquaintance asked to sign a lease and should be moving in this weekend. Later this month my most expensive property will become vacant.
The category "Other Sources" includes non-recurring (or semi-recurring) income since I always seem to have a little something that doesn't fall into the other buckets. For example, I included the $458 refund from Hilton in this bucket.
In June I will be paying property insurance for all my properties. Since I don't accrue this expense, I will likely have negative income in the Rental Income category in June. I really should recognize this expense on a monthly basis, but that makes things too complicated for personal finances.


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Арсен Борисович Слотюк ( 28 грудня 1993, Тернопіль, Україна) — український футболіст, захисник.

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Футбольну кар'єру розпочав 2010 року в аматорському клубі «Топільче», у футболці якого зіграв 3 матчі. Наступного року перейшов до «Ланівців» з чемпіонату Тернопільської області, у футболці якого виступав до 2013 року. У 2014 році виступав за «Полонне» в чемпіонаті Хмельницької області, а наступного року в старокостянтинівський «Случ» з обласного чемпіонату.

У 2016 році приєднався до «Агробізнеса». Спочатку грав за волочиський клуб в аматорському чемпіонаті України. На професіональному рівні дебютував 9 липня 2017 року в переможному (5:3, серія післяматчевих пенальті) поєдинку 1-го попереднього раунду кубку України проти «Тернополя». Арсен вийшов на поле в стартовому складі та відіграв увесь матч. У Другій лізі України дебютував 14 липня 2017 року в переможному (5:2) виїзному поєдинку 1-го туру групи «А» проти франківського «Прикарпаття». Слотюк вийшов на поле в стартовому складі та відіграв увесь матч. Дебютним голом за волочиську команду відзначився 1 жовтня 2017 року на 84-й хвилині переможного (4:0) домашнього поєдинку групи А Другої ліги проти білоцерківського «Арсеналу-Київщина». Арсен вийшов на поле в стартовому складі та відіграв увесь матч. За підсумками сезону 2017/18 років разом з «Агробізнесом» став переможцем Другої ліги чемпіонату України. Наприкінці листопада 2021 року покинув волочиський клуб.

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Ind vs Aus: Gavaskar entitled to his opinion, doesn't affect us one bit, says Paine
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Brisbane, Jan. 14 -- : Australia Test skipper Tim Paine on Thursday said former India great Sunil Gavaskar is entitled to his opinion, but it does not affect the Australian team one bit.
As the third Test between India and Australia ended as a draw, Sunil Gavaskar had openly criticised Paine and he even went on to say that the wicket-keeper batsman has his days numbered as the Test skipper.
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'Art Of Banksy' Exhibition Opens In Budapest
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'Aunt Holle' Dance Play For Children @ National Dance Theatre, 29 January
'End Of Time' Contemporary Dance @ National Dance Theatre, 23 January
Our Love: Kalotaszeg @ Palace Of Arts, 13 February
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Hungary Committed To Fighting Violence Against Women
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Erwin Wurm: "One Minute Sculptures" Interactive Exhibition, Ludwig Museum
On view until 23 September. "Deception engenders creative emotions." - How does an object, especially an article, become a statue? How does a huge cardboard box become an overcoat, and what is the viewer's role in the process of becoming a statue?
World-renowned Austrian artist Erwin Wurm seeks answers to such questions having queried the genre of sculpture for about a quarter of a century.
His "One Minute Sculptures" are based upon our most casual items: slightly transformed garments, furniture, home accessories, or just a means of transport, which are presented by drawings characteristic of "user guides".
As black lines, they prompt the viewer to act, who, at the time of the act of participation, becomes a creator and actor, and, if only for a moment, an artwork.
His works do not follow the traditional expectations of the genre, what's more, the artist attempts to fundamentally rethink sculpture. With his works, Erwin Wurm asks what happens to everyday objects when they are deprived of their function and, by transforming them, he presents them in a way that makes the viewer part of a true artistic performance, liberating her from her passive "art consumer" position.
In addition to the pieces of the series that have been continuously expanding for ten years, the large-scale exhibition will also feature objects and clothes that, as a result of smaller but specific artistic interventions, are sometimes an absurd, sometimes ironic criticism of consumer society.
Erwin Wurm is a real star, who captivates the audience with his works. His works were displayed in the Austrian Pavilion, at the 57th Venice Biennale.
The exhibition is in line with the Ludwig Museum's ambition to regularly display the artworks presented at the Venice Biennale.
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MEMO: North Macedonia's road to Euro-Atlantic institutions
North Macedonia became a full member of the Alliance on March 27, 2020.
The accession of a country with a small army and a population of two million is rather symbolic for the Alliance. As a member, North Macedonia can act as a stabilizing element in the Balkans, especially for Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina or Kosovo, whose cooperation with the Euro-Atlantic institutions has not yet been completed. For domestic supporters, joining the Alliance is perceived as a possible reduction of the Russian influence in the republic. Critics, meanwhile, fear that the membership comes with major costs and claim that it would involve Macedonia more deeply in the dispute between Russia and the West.
Although Skopje joined the NATO program Partnership for Peace in 1995 and became a European Union candidate a decade later, its perspective of joining these organisations was bleak, due to long-standing disputes over the name of a country with neighbouring Greece. The situation shifted in June 2018 when the country changed its name from Macedonia to North Macedonia by signing the Prespa agreement. The new name of the country no longer coincides with the name of the neighbouring Greek region and in return, Greece stopped blocking the country's entry into the EU and NATO.
Unlike joining the Alliance, North Macedonia's accession to the EU is still not guaranteed. Although the EU started accession talks with Macedonia and Albania in March 2020 after France and The Netherlands eased their objections, the Prime Minister of North Macedonia, Zoran Zaev, in the meantime resigned and declared early parliamentary elections. The main rival of the Social Democrats is the right-wing opposition party VMRO DPMNE, and Zaev said he would leave to the voters what geopolitical direction of the country they would choose. The elections were scheduled for April 12, 2020 but were postponed due to coronavirus.
In the case of continued efforts to join the EU, the country will face a large number of complicated reforms, especially the judicial reform, with the prospect of becoming a member within a few years. Unlike Serbia, where interest in EU membership has declined sharply in recent years, the 83 % of the people of North Macedonia support such a move. However, as many as 22% of citizens do not believe that their country will ever join the Union.
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HTC Sensation 4G Review: Prettier than Pictures
By Jared Newman @OneJaredNewmanJune 15, 2011
As usual, HTC has plunked its Sense user interface on top of the stock Android 2.3 experience, and that's mostly a good thing. I like how Sense comes pre-loaded with useful widgets for e-mail and Twitter, so you needn't venture into the Android Market to find them yourself. The web browser is among the smoothest I've seen on an Android handset, and in a nod to iOS, it lets you return to the top of a page by tapping the top of the screen.
The latest version of Sense gets some other useful changes, including a redesigned lock screen with widgets and quick links to favorite applications. To unlock the phone, you drag a ring from the bottom of the screen upwards, but to open one of these apps, you drag the icon into the ring. Clever. The Sensation also lets the user swap between multiple home screen layouts, with preset options like Work, Play and Social.
(More on TIME.com: HTC Flyer Touches Down at Best Buy on Sunday)
But the best tweak HTC has introduced with the Sensation is to the camera. The 8-megapixel sensor snaps nice pictures, but more importantly, there's hardly any lag between tapping the shutter button and getting the photo. I went to a Los Angeles Dodgers game on Monday night, and had no problem catching the action mid-pitch. I'd show you, but that'd probably violate Major League Baseball licensing rules, so here's a pretty picture of the Los Angeles skyline instead, taken from the Dodger Stadium parking lot:
Of course, you'll find some bloatware on the Sensation, most prominently HTC's Watch app for videos and T-Mobile's TV app for free and premium streaming television, which requires you to sign up for a premium trial to access to the free stuff. And as with most bloatware, I didn't care to spend much time with either app. If users can find some utility in this stuff, more power to them.
The only thing that really bothers me about the Sensation, and that cannot be tested in a review, is the paltry amount of storage you get with the phone. Internally, there's only 1 GB of storage, and T-Mobile's throwing in a mere 8 GB microSD card. For such a powerful smartphone, I'd at least like the option to pre-load a 16 GB or 32 GB card. Storage is not something I want to worry about later.
But in nearly every other area, the HTC Sensation 4G excels as a thin, touch-screen slab with solid hardware and no gimmicks. There's always a better Android smartphone right around the corner, but for T-Mobile subscribers, I don't hesitate to recommend this one right now.
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Lessons, Thoughts from the Aldermanic Runoffs
I tracked all 14 aldermanic runoff races closely most of the day and late into the evening on Tuesday. Sound boring? Not for me—not with a new mayor coming in and the possibility, slim as it might be, that aldermen under Mayor Emanuel may morph into something more lively than potted plants. Here, some lessons and thoughts I had along the way…
By Carol Felsenthal
I tracked all 14 aldermanic runoff races closely most of the day and late into the evening on Tuesday. Sound boring? Not for me—not with a new mayor coming in and the possibility, slim as it might be, that aldermen under Mayor Emanuel may morph into something more lively than potted plants. Here, some lessons and thoughts I had along the way:
A return to the limelight, sort of, for Burris
In the 6th Ward, which includes Chatham and Englewood, the expectation was that 13-year incumbent Freddrenna Lyle would easily survive a challenge from Roderick Sawyer, son of the late Mayor Eugene Sawyer (who was also a former alderman in the 6th). Lyle had Rahm behind her, as well as Ed Burke, unions, business and big money ($24,726 in in-kind contributions from Rahm's New Chicago Committee). So how did Sawyer eke out a narrow win? According to Sawyer, an endorsement from Roland Burris—a family friend and ward resident for more than 50 years—helped a lot. There was the former U.S. senator, smiling happily for the cameras at Sawyer's emotional victory.
Why the low turnout?
In the 15th Ward, 3,512 people voted yesterday; in the 16th, 3,613. For comparison's sake, the 36th Ward runoff brought out 10,007 voters; the 46th, just 9,924. (Wards have approximately 55,000 people). The overall voter turnout was 26.6 percent. Given how important the alderman is to the neighborhood, why did so few people vote? I, for one, have never been in my congressman's office here, but I am often in my alderman's—most recently to rant about rats in the alley.
Not exactly a kingmaker
Downtown 42nd Ward Alderman Brendan Reilly ran unopposed in February. He had lots of money in his campaign fund, so he decided to put it to use. If he hoped to be a kingmaker—or rather, queenmaker—he failed. His pick in the 24th Ward, incumbent Sharon Dixon, lost, as did his pick in the 46th Ward, Molly Phelan.
Chinatown lopsidedly for Solis
In the 25th Ward, which includes Pilsen and Chinatown, incumbent Danny Solis, who had the backing of Rahm, Ed Burke and the unions, ended up in an unexpectedly tough race against Cuahutémoc 'Témoc' Morfin. In the primary, Morfin, who made pollution in Pilsen a major issue, lost to Solis by 21 points; yesterday he lost by 8, coming within 595 votes. Until the Chinatown precincts reported, Morfin's people thought he might pull an upset. "According to the numbers we have now," a Morfin staffer told me, "the three Chinatown precincts produced 98 votes for Morfin and 716 for Solis." The staffer says while those votes could have constituted Solis's margin of victory, so could a number of other factors, such as the Service Employees International Union support for Solis and the money from Rahm's PAC—more than $45,000. Morfin issued a written concession urging Solis, who took campaign contributions from two companies charged with polluting the air, "to protect the health of the residents of the 25th Ward ahead of his own campaign coffers." but Morfin never called Solis. Morfin's aide says the candidate plans to try again in four years.
Out from under the table in the 43rd
In the 43rd Ward, Lincoln Park, both candidates, Michelle Smith, who eked out a 200-vote victory, and her opponent, Tim Egan, told me that they talked to Rahm during the campaign, but that he was not going to endorse. The reason? His friendship/donor base was split between the two candidates. Smith had, among others, Marty Oberman, Bill Singer, Forrest Claypool, and David Hoffman. Egan's supporters included Jesse White, Ron Gidwitz, and Jim Houlihan. So Rahm, in effect, did what he did during the primary battle between Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton: he hid under the table. Now, with the new City Council set, Rahm is free to jump on top of the table if he wishes, and express himself however he wants. Should be interesting. (Am I the only one who will miss the old Rahm?)
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Реквием (), Ре минор, Op. 48 для солистов, хора, органа и оркестра — заупокойная месса французского композитора Габриэля Форе, сочинённая первоначально в 1887—1888 годах. Композитор создал это произведение в трёх авторских редакциях: первая (в пяти частях, 1888 год), вторая (в семи частях, 1893 год) для камерного оркестра, третья (1900) — для большого оркестра, с органом. Отличается оригинальной стилистической трактовкой этого традиционного жанра духовной музыки. Считается одним из самых известных и исполняемых произведений композитора.

История создания
Реквием существует в трёх авторских редакциях: первая (в пяти частях, 1888 год), вторая (в семи частях, 1893 год) для камерного оркестра, третья (1900) — для большого оркестра, с органом. Черты музыки предшествующих эпох сочетаются здесь с предвестиями импрессионизма и интонациями французской мелодики.

Видимо, одной из побудительных причин к созданию Реквиема послужила смерть родителей Форе: в 1885 году — отца, а в 1887 году — матери. Уходят из жизни Ф. Лист (1886) и С. Франк (1890) — композиторы и музыканты, оказавшие значительное духовное влияние на молодого Форе. Сам Форе в этот период пережил болезненный разрыв со своей невестой Марианной Виардо. Однако сам композитор в письме музыковеду Морису Эммануэлю писал, что «создал реквием просто так — ради удовольствия, если можно так сказать!».

В 1887—1888 годах Форе создал первую версию Реквиема, названную им «un petit Requiem» в пяти частях (Introit и Kyrie, Sanctus, Pie Jesu, Agnus Dei и In Paradisum). Оркестровая версия первой редакции была предельно лаконичной по составу и камерной по звучанию. Оркестр состоял из струнной группы без скрипок (единственная солирующая скрипка звучала только в «Sanctus»), арфы, литавр и органа. В этой редакции Реквием был исполнен 16 января 1888 года под управлением композитора в Париже при погребении архитектора Жозефа Суфаше (Joseph-Michel Le Soufaché). Однако композитор остался не удовлетворён первой версией Реквиема и в 1889 году дополнил и доработал его. Во второй редакции композитор добавляет две части — офферторий и «Libera me», написанную ранее как самостоятельное произведение — и вводит в оркестр группу духовых. Эта вторая версия, известная как камерно-оркестровая, прозвучала впервые 21 января 1893 года, также в Париже под руководством автора. В 1899—1900 годах Форе переработал партитуру для большого симфонического оркестра с органом.

Лиризм и интимность реквиема Форе были необычны для данного духовного жанра, особенно в первоначальной оркестровой версии (1888), предельно камерной по звучанию и составу. Оригинальный замысел композитора в Реквиеме, который, по его собственным словам, «проникнут от начала и до конца верой в вечный покой», не был понят современниками, что побудило Форе публично выступить в его защиту:

По словам композитора, при создании Реквиема он был взволнован образом Парсифаля Р. Вагнера: «Мистицизм в музыке неизбежно ограничен в своих проявлениях: паломники Тангейзера (насколько же наши крестоносцы похожи на них!), рыцари Грааля, детские голоса под куполом храма представляются мне высшим достижением в этом стиле, неизбежно величественном, торжественном, таинственном. Большее обновление здесь невозможно!». По поводу исполняемой соло сопрано части Pie Jesu (на текст последних строк традиционной для ординария реквиема секвенции «Dies irae», полностью не включённой композитором) Камиль Сен-Санс (учитель Форе) заметил: «так же, как Моцарту принадлежит единственное Ave Verum, так же — это единственный Pie Jesu».

Габриэль Форе умер 4 ноября 1924 года. Отпевание состоялось в церкви Мадлен, где он ранее работал, под звуки его собственного Реквиема, когда-то здесь же впервые прозвучавшего под управлением автора.

Франсис Пуленк, признанный мастер духовной музыки, на вопрос Стефана Оделя о том, существуют ли композиторы, музыку которых ему трудно переносить, ответил: «Да, есть — Форе. Само собой разумеется, я признаю, что это большой музыкант, но некоторые его произведения, как, например, Реквием, заставляют меня, как ежа, сжиматься в комок. Чисто непроизвольная реакция, как от прикосновения».

Структура Реквиема
Музыка Форе написана на неполный текст канона. Его Реквием состоит из семи частей:

 I. Introit и Kyrie (D minor)
 II. Offertoire (B minor)
 III. Sanctus (E flat major)
 IV. Pie Jesu (B flat major)
 V. Agnus Dei et Lux Aeterna (F major)
 VI. Libera me (D minor)
 VII. In Paradisum (D major)

Две из них, Libera me и In Paradisum, не входят в структуру традиционной мессы; в то же время Форе не включил в свой Реквием традиционные Dies irae и Benedictus. Возможно, он считал, что часть Dies irae, повествующая о гневе Господнем, дисгармонировала бы с общим мягким, лирическим характером произведения. Возможно также, что, желая отойти от освящённой веками традиции, он исключил эту часть именно потому, что она в первую очередь ассоциировалась с жанром реквиема. Форе также позволил себе небольшие вольности с каноническим латинским текстом, исходя в первую очередь из логики развития мелодии.

Примечания

Литература
 Сигитов С. М. Габриель Форе. — М.: Советский композитор, 1982. — 280 с.
 Сигитов С. М. В поисках нового гуманистического идеала: Messe de Requieme Габриеля Форе // Известия Российского государственного педагогического университета им. А. И. Герцена. — 2007. — Т. 7, вып. 28. — С. 50—58. — ISSN 1992-6464.

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Strategic Command WWII: War in Europe - Post Mortem?
Author Topic: Strategic Command WWII: War in Europe - Post Mortem? (Read 4876 times)
solops
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OK, Strategic Command WWII: War in Europe has been out for a bit. What is the scoop on it? Is it any good? I have severe reservations about it and I have seen little discussion about the combat system or the AI.
Quick edit: I am looking at solitaire play only.
« Last Edit: January 31, 2017, 10:40:52 PM by solops »
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Re: Strategic Command WWII: War in Europe - Post Mortem?
OK. The fact that my post has had so many views with no comments in THIS community is very telling.
Don't own it. Have no plans to purchase it.
acctingman
I was wondering about this game too. I tried HoI4, but I'm just too impatient or too stupid to understand that game
bobarossa
Master of Oreos
Well I really enjoyed playing it for 3 weeks solid. There are a couple of annoying bugs that need squashing that were hampered by the AI coder having pneumonia but they're working on the patch. I stopped playing about a week ago to wait for the patch. I don't think it is comparable to the HOI series at all. It is somewhere between HOI and Panzer Corps (if PC was at a strategic level).
Bugs that annoyed me were that occasionally the soviet mobilization that occurs when Germany invades would be missing units; reconquering Iraq does not restore resource(oil) production for UK, and some people occasionally have there capital city lose its 'capital-ness' resulting in a loss of supply throughout the country. However, the developers would personally fix your save file so you could continue! I've never seen that kind of support before.
« Last Edit: February 01, 2017, 10:18:08 AM by bobarossa »
WargamerJoe
Yeah I think it's in a kind of limbo state where it's functional, but needs work, and there's not much to say until that work is done. Even my guy is finding article research slow atm.
They're been really nice about things though, so that's something.
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Played it solo for a while and had fun with it. Waiting on MP to start a game with a buddy of mine.
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It's a good game. I think 2 things I would like is a editor function that can open up a game that is currently being played. The other is the PBEM ++that is suppose to be implemented soon. I do like the hexes instead of the old squares. The color scheme is not that electric neon that the other SC games had when with battlefront. It has given me a lot of hours of play, the AI is pretty good and will give you a challenging game. I think some quirkiness is with the supply points involving cities. But overall the price is right and Matrix will not abandon this game, and keep improving it.
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Quote from: solops on January 31, 2017, 10:19:03 PM
I'm currently in process of writing an article for it, but RL and health issues have conspired to interfere, so it's about half way done. Graphically it's very pretty and there are several new additions to the rules over and above their last opus of WW1:Breakthrough. If you've played SC before, I don't really think it is all that ground breaking other than the vastly improved graphics, although gameplay is pretty similar to Breakthrough (which also has many more scenarios and a WW2 scenario).
The game is certainly solid single player, although I think that the comparative shortage of scenarios (5/6 IIRC)will put a ceiling on replayability. All the same if you want something that plays fast, and is easy to pick up while having a deeper layer of complexity (within the engine) enough to provide a decent challenge, then I'd certainly consider buying it.
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Quote from: Boggit on February 02, 2017, 10:34:57 PM
But why oh why didn't they do something with the naval aspects of the game? It cries out for fleets in one hex rather than a continuation of the old process.
Quote from: Rayfer on February 03, 2017, 05:47:13 AM
Because the developers seem to have an aversion to having any kind of stacking in the game, which leads to some pretty odd game conventions.
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I think the game is fantastic. I've been playing for multiple hours each night since its release. Like others have said, there are a few kinks left to be ironed out(Why the Axis AI won't attack Malta in the Barbarossa campaign). But the balance and myriad of strategic options that a player has is very good.
Here's an example of what I mean. I'm playing the Barbarossa campaign, which begins on June 22, of course. I'm playing as the Allies. In my first game, fighting against Rommel and the Afrika Corps in the desert, I did well and managed to push the Germans all the way back across North Africa until I kicked them out of Tunis. I did send an American task force of Transports loaded with tanks, troops and headquarters units a bit earlier, all escorted by what I thought was a powerful battle group of 2 BBs, 2 CAs, 5 DDs and 1 CV.
Here's where I made a huge mistake. Instead of landing at the NW coast of North Africa as Operation Torch did in the real war, I decided that I would go all the way into the Mediterranean and land near Tripoli in a bold coup-de-main. Haha, very funny. The Italian Navy discovered me before I got to Tripoli, and kicked my ass. All of my transports were sunk, along with the majority of warships. I think one BB and one CA managed to limp back to Gibraltar.
So, I would say that this game is a lot of fun in single-player mode, but it's going to be awesome in multi-player, once that gets added. There are going to be so many sneaky things to attempt to do to your opponent.
If you can live without stacking, it's a great game.
Quote from: Slick Wilhelm on February 03, 2017, 07:30:09 AM
If you can live without stacking
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I'd firstly like to say thank you to everyone who voted to place our game second in the Digital Game of the year category, that is great to see!
Work on the first patch and Multiplayer is progressing, I can't give any timelines but Hubert is back to health now and we are working hard on it all. I can't wait to have them both rolled out, partly because like many others, I'm also itching to get some Multiplayer games in!
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From what I have read there is no stacking, just one unit per hex. And there is no multi-hex combat. So, someone explain to me how this can possibly work. The combined arms concept must be completely absent, unless units are some generic mix of infantry, armor, artillery and AA. And massing forces seems absent as well. Something must be missing from the sources available to me


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What Does Russia Expect from the Putin-Zelensky Meeting?
December 7, 2019 Topic: Security Region: Eurasia Tags: Volodymr ZelenskyVladimir PutinRussiaUkraineMinsk Agreements
At first glance, the upcoming Putin-Zelensky summit appears to have all the necessary ingredients for a potential breakthrough meeting. But can the Putin-Zelensky summit live up to these high expectations?
by Dimitri Alexander Simes
Russian president Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky will come face to face for the first time during the Normandy Format peace talks in Paris on Monday.
At first glance, the upcoming Putin-Zelensky summit appears to have all the necessary ingredients for a potential breakthrough meeting. The last gathering of the Normandy Format—four-way meetings between Russia, Ukraine, Germany, and France aimed at ending the war in eastern Ukraine—took place in 2016. Much has changed since then. Over the past several months, Moscow and Kyiv have held a historic prisoner swap and brokered a troop withdrawal deal between Ukrainian government forces and pro-Russian separatists.
But can the Putin-Zelensky summit live up to these high expectations? The National Interest spoke with several prominent Russian foreign policy analysts to better understand Moscow's goals and expectations for the latest round of the Normandy Format peace talks.
Zelensky won a landslide victory in Ukraine's presidential election back in April on a pledge to fight corruption and restart dialogue with Russia to end the war in eastern Ukraine. The comedian-turned-politician demonstrated his strong popular backing again in July, which is when his Servant of the People party captured a majority of seats in the country's parliamentary elections. With this mandate from the Ukrainian public, Zelensky has been able to take the first steps in easing tensions with Moscow.
In September, Russia and Ukraine exchanged dozens of prisoners. Then on October 1, the two countries and Moscow-backed separatist groups signed a peace roadmap that called for all sides to withdraw their troops from the front line to pave the way for elections conducted under Ukrainian law in the separatist-controlled territories.
But Zelensky's overtures toward Moscow have not been popular with everyone. Following the announcement of Zelensky's deal with Russia and the separatists, thousands of demonstrators rallied across Ukraine to accuse their president of "capitulating" to the Kremlin. Soldiers from ultra-nationalist Azov Battalion went so far as to initially refuse to obey Zelensky's orders for withdrawal.
A recent poll from the Kyiv International Institute of Sociology found that Zelensky's approval rating dropped by 21 percent over the past two months, from 73 percent in September to 52 percent by the end of November. The pollsters noted that Zelensky's handling of the conflict in eastern Ukraine, along with some unpopular reforms, was part of the reason why the president's support fell so rapidly.
This backlash has convinced many in Moscow that while Zelensky may have good intentions, he lacks the political leverage to pursue a detente with Russia.
"Although Zelensky won more than 70 percent of the vote, he still has yet to consolidate his power and the aggressive nationalist minority is able to dictate its conditions to the current government," said Andranik Migranyan, an informal advisor to the Russian presidential administration and a professor at the Moscow State Institute of International Relations.
Even Putin appears to have some misgivings about his Ukrainian counterpart's political vulnerability. During an investment forum in Moscow on November 20, the Russian leader explained that while he does not doubt Zelensky's sincerity, he questions whether the comedian-turned-president can actually follow through on his promise to bring peace to eastern Ukraine.
"What is my relationship with Zelensky? There isn't one. I have never seen him. I don't know him. We spoke over the phone. I think he is a nice man, an honest one. I think that he really wishes to change the situation for the better, especially in Donbass," the Russian president said.
"Whether he will be able to do it, I don't know yet," Putin added.
But while many in Moscow sympathize with Zelensky's political predicament, there is little appetite for Russia to help relieve the Ukrainian president's domestic pressure by offering him major concessions. On the contrary, some of the experts interviewed by The National Interest argued that Putin should adopt a tough negotiating stance with Zelensky.
"My opinion is that Russia should not give Zelensky any serious concessions or make any major steps to meet him halfway because there's no guarantee that he won't be a lame-duck by the end of next year," said Alexei Chesnakov, Director of the Russian Center for Current Politics.
Chesnakov also explained that in Moscow there is growing doubt about whether Zelensky has a clear game-plan for addressing the most contentious issues in the conflict.
"For the two sides to even trust each other, it is important to understand whether Ukraine can implement the political points of the Minsk agreements—law on a special status for the Donbass, ratifying that law into the constitution, amnesty, etc.," he said.
"As of now, Ukraine does not have any idea on how to resolve these questions that would be acceptable to Russia," Chesnakov added.
Even more alarming for Moscow are recent signals from Kyiv that the Zelensky administration could walk away from the Minsk agreements. On October 10, Zelensky declared that Ukraine would pull out of the agreements as early as next year if the country's parliament fails to adopt a law on a special status for the separatist-held territories. A month later, the head of Zelensky's Servant of the People party in parliament stated that the purpose of meeting with Putin was for Ukraine "to get away from the Minsk agreements," which he said were "enslaving" the country. Ukrainian Foreign Minister Vadym Prystaiko announced that Ukraine might withdraw the agreements if it leaves the Normandy Summit dissatisfied.
Such an outcome would be unacceptable for Russia, explained Dmitry Suslov, an expert on U.S.-Russian relations at the National Research University Higher School of Economics.
"It is important for Russia to keep the Minsk agreements intact because otherwise it raises the question: For what did we endure all these years of American and European sanctions for," he said.
The Minsk agreements refer to two deals signed by Russia, Ukraine, eastern Ukrainian separatists in September 2014 and February 2015 in the Belarusian capital of Minsk. The agreements attempted to provide a roadmap to ending the war in eastern Ukraine and reintegrating the separatist republics into Ukraine by mandating demilitarization of the conflict zone, amnesty for combatants, and constitutional reform that would provide the separatist regions with greater autonomy within Ukraine. More than five years after the second Minsk agreement, however, both Russia and Ukraine accuse each other of not honoring their commitments.
If Moscow is so pessimistic about the upcoming talks in Paris, then why did it agree to take part in them? The Russian experts interviewed by the National Interest stated that Putin is less interested in winning over Zelensky, than in gaining the support of French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel.
"I think that Putin is hoping that Macron and Merkel will explain to Zelensky why he has to implement the Minsk agreements, which many in Kyiv don't like," Migranyan said.
"The outcome of the Normandy talks will greatly depend on what Macron and Merkel will do," Suslov agreed.
"If they support Putin, then Zelensky will have no choice but to acquiesce. But if they side with Zelensky, I don't exclude the possibility of renewed fighting in eastern Ukraine," he said.
Dimitri Alexander Simes is a contributor to the National Interest.
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Stop Calling It White Privilege
by Michelle Elizabeth
Written by Michelle Elizabeth
It's time to declare that racism exists and move on.
Privilege is an exclusive right, advantage, or immunity that is given to a particular person or group. At first, I had subscribed to this idea of white privilege. I've grown up black in America, and there's no doubt that in most places, there's still the idea that white is right. But it's with people, not institutions. It's not with the things that matter. White Privilege is just another way to say racism and heaven forbid we use the R-word.
I do not deny that racism exists. I grew up in one of the most segregated and racist cities on the East Coast. I understood that words like a drug dealer, thug, and crack hoe were all code words for black people. Racism is buried deep in the hearts of every man and woman on this planet.
The people who say they don't see color are lying to you. They see it, everyone sees it, they decide to react in a non-racist way. The problem is when you start making racism politically correct by calling it White Privilege. You negate everything our ancestors, all those people who protested before us, died to achieve.
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits employment discrimination based on sex, race, religion, color, and national origin.
The Equal Credit Opportunity Act grants all applicants the ability to obtain credit through anti-discrimination provisions.
Title 42, Chapter 21 of the U.S. Code prohibits discrimination in education, employment, public accommodations, and all Federal services.
The Fair Housing Act prohibits discrimination in the arena of obtaining financing, purchasing or renting a home.
The Voting Rights Act of 1965 prohibits discrimination in voting practices.
Even the Disaster Relief and Emergency Act has provisions that prohibit discrimination in providing relief after a disaster.
It is literally against the law to discriminate.
If it's against the law to discriminate, then why do we still have racism?
Because you can't change people's hearts, they have to do it if for themselves. That's why I have a problem with the phrase White Privilege. What advantages do white people have over anyone? The laws prohibit it.
There is nothing stopping you but you in attaining whatever your dreams are.
I wish I could punch whoever coined the phrase White Privilege in the throat so they would never have uttered those words. Their very delivery negates all that black people have achieved in the sixty-plus years since the Civil Rights Movement began.
Have you ever been to Atlanta? The last U.S. census states that 2.5 million businesses are owned and operated by black people and continues to rise. I think Martin Luther King Jr. would be proud of that.
We all hold power. If anything, the peaceful protests showed that when we all band together, how strong and beautiful it is. It also showed us that more people truly believe that black lives matter than we might have been raised to believe. There are more people for us than against us but the media won't show you that. The problem is, is that black people are stuck in this slave mentality.
We've all gotten "the talk" from our parents. We may have even given it to our children. The talk of white people view you as inferior, but you're not. How can anyone not internalize that? No matter how black and proud your family might have been. Just the idea, the seed being planting at such a young and impressionable age that there are people in the world that look down on you and treat you differently are going to tell that kid he or she is different.
I grew up hearing stories from the Civil Rights Movement. I listened to my grandparents and parents tell me of a time where they couldn't eat where they wanted to and had prohibitions on travel and everyday life.
During that time in our history, there was such a thing as white privilege. The white community had advantages that weren't given to the rest of the population. But Rosa Parks, Martin Luther King Jr., Malcolm X, Medgar Evers, W.E.B DuBois, and hundreds more in cities all over America marched, led rallies, and refused to move to bring us where we are today.
And you want to negate all that by saying there's still white privilege?
You want to teach your sons and daughters that they are still different. Of course, they're different from everyone else. They're black in the same way that the Japanese are different from the Chinese in traditions and culture.
Stop telling our black children that white people stripped away our culture when it is alive and well and appropriated all the time. You can't yell racial appropriation and then say our culture was stolen from us in the same breath. You can't tell your children that we're not allowed to succeed unless it's in sports or music when there are 2.5 million black-owned businesses in this country, and that count is a decade old.
As long as we live with the mentality that we are still oppressed, we will only see the instances of racism that occur. We won't see all of our successes. We won't see our greatness. And we'll keep teaching our children that no matter what they do, they'll never succeed because that's the lie that the term white privilege says. It tells that world that no matter what we do as black people, we will never succeed, and that's just not true. Not anymore.
If everything is so equal and white privilege doesn't exist, then why are black men incarcerated for longer than their white counterparts?
The answer is racism. It's that long-held belief that black men are dangerous. That's the judge's heart. That's the problem, and you can't change a person's heart, they have to do that for themselves. No rally, march, protest, or sit in is going to change that until the person wants to change it.
It's unfair and should be unconstitutional for a black man charged with a first offense to x number of years and a white man charged with the same first offense to get y number of years or nothing at all.
I hate when I read a judge's argument in defense of their sentence, and it says, "I didn't want to ruin the boy's future." This inherently suggests that a black man who did the same crime either doesn't have a future or doesn't deserve one. That is the only arena where you will hear me emphatically agree that there is white privilege.
There is a particular advantage to being white and committing a crime. Judges tend to view white people as people who just made a mistake. The judicial system for them is used as it was intended, as a place to be reformed. Sentences are handed down with that regard in mind, whereas the incarceration of black males can only be seen as a method of population control.
We all know the criminal justice system needs to be reformed.
Even when I was in school studying Criminology and reading the statistics, I knew that reform needed to happen, and that was twenty years ago. Maybe that's what we should be marching for because, in every other facet of life, we have legal equity.
When we ask the question, where do we go from here? The answer is simple, judicial reform. The ACLU published a paper in 2014 called Racial Disparities in Sentencing. In it, they stated that the sentences of black males are twenty percent longer than white males convicted for the same crime.
Now judges will argue that there are guidelines in place that give judges a limit on what they can impose for a particular crime. But what we need is a Federal mandate that states if you commit this crime, you receive this sentence. Period. But what I don't know is if such an order would be unconstitutional under the provisions of State's rights. In that arena, we may be at a stalemate where we're relying on changing people's hearts, the judges who preside over these cases, to see black men as just men.
You can't stop racism, but you can make it illegal for people to act in a discriminatory manner in ways that bar people from achievement. That's what the Civil Rights Movement did. Their goal wasn't to change people's hearts. They understood that you couldn't do that. But you can change the system. You can make it harder for people to be racist. You can clear the path for everyone of color to achieve and live a life that they can be proud of.
So again, the only thing stopping you is you. The only thing holding you back from the "American Dream" is your lack of hustle. It's time to release that mentality that white privilege is holding us back. The Federal Government took all of their privileges away. Use the laws that are in place to protect you. Take your privilege, use it, and rise up.
A Lifetime of Being Black
Guilt, Christianity and the worship of Holy Holocaust, Magic Negroes, and Glory of Gays.
Michelle Elizabeth
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And for the first time I actually want all 3 covers. I love them all! But Ill stick with the jo cheng (is that right?) cover so it matches my other 4.
Wow. I didn't even realize that the 25th is tomorrow! Awesome!
I'll have to go to the comic shop after work, woo!
Only thing is, I'll be getting either the variant (Jeanty) or the regular in the mail via TFAW since they don't allow one to cancel their preorder. So I hope the comic shop has the Paul Lee cover, since I want all three.
'Not to poop on the party here' but something is at the back of my mind still as to why there hasn't been any official announcements by Joss or Dark Horse. I mean why haven't Dark Horse updated their website to show that this issue comes out 25th July??? I'll just have to wait till tomorrow evening, as that is when everyone will be talking about it... I have to get mine on thursday (stupid UK!!!) I haven't even spoilt myself, all i have seen of this issue is the two sketch pages of Paul Lee's from his interview, which will probably look completely different when inked and coloured... Sorry about the rant!!!
PREVIEW AT WHEDONESQUE!!! I... CAN'T... RESIST!!!
Loved the preview! Looks interesting!!
Who gets the eggs line... I really don't get it!!!
I love the preview pages. They look great. The opening lines the decoy slayer says sound exactly like something from the show. Very bittersweet. And I thought the exact same thing about the Fairy! Faerie eggs!?
I hope the fairy is a hallucination or some such. Ich.
The preview was interesting, though. The page with the girl turning into the Slayer - with cameos from all the girls from Tales of the Slayer - was a nice touch.
Looking forward to picking this on up tomorrow.
Preview was pretty amazing like.
I'm so happy with this preview. So far the comic looks deadly serious and about the things that are going on in society today, such as fascism...Go Joss!!! I believe the darkness of this issue could be like that of 'The Body' and 'Hush', standalone episodes that have a big impact on things in the buffyverse...Can't wait till tomorrow to get it!!!
I kept myself away from the preview but its taking every ounce of my will power to...I glanced across something about fairy eggs or something so its hard not to look at the preview pages!!
fingers crossed itll be on ebay very soon so I can snap it up.
Has anybody snapped it up yet because until somebody purchases it, i'm still unsure about it coming out today... I'll (and everyone) will be so disappointed if it doesn't come out till next week... What time is it where you are in America and what time are people able to buy it?!?!?
I'm on my way to get it in about an hour!
Lucky! I won't be getting mine until tonight.
It was good. I enjoyed the narrative flow of it. I was expecting something STELLAR because of the way Dark Horse was talking about it, but it wasn't really. It was still good though. I really liked the decoy Buffy's character and I thought Paul Lee's art was great. There is an amazing little part with Andrew and Vi. One thing that annoys me though is the fairies! I just didn't get them!
I'm so on edge i gotta wait till tomorrow...but I am gonna avoid ruining it for myself and read speculation and that... Cya tomorrow to speculate!!!
Well, personally, I wasn't expecting this to be that great...but, to me it was. It wowed me, really! I thought the fairies were stupid, but other than that I felt this was beautifully told. I still prefer Georges Jeanty's art, but Paul Lee's work was great too. Best of Season 8, definitely. Hopefully they'll be this great in the future.
Oh yeah, and I snagged a Paul Lee variant for $12.


Since releasing her debut LP Diamond Street in 2014, singer/songwriter Sara Rachele '13 has received praise from the likes of NPR and SPIN for her heartfelt songs rooted in Americana, alternative rock, and folk. Now based in New York City, Rachele (pronounced ra-kelly) grew up a self-described studio rat and folk child in Atlanta, Georgia, working for free at famed music club Eddie's Attic. There she met countless musicians and songwriters and eventually became a side player herself. As a teenager, she was backing vocalist and keyboard player for the Love Willows, signed with Decca/Universal, and worked with producer and fellow Berklee alumnus Mike Daly '96.
Watch a live acoustic performance of "Listen, Judas:"


Every year at this time I say I'm not going to get crazy with all the holiday this and that, and every year I really try to keep it under control. But the gatherings and the baking and the making and organizing is just part of the season, part of the harvest time of a rich relationship filled life and really I wouldn't want it any other way. This year as in past years, I gravitate to the pomegranate as a symbol of the season. My pomegranate tree is hanging heavy with this wonderful fruit. It is like locked treasure chest with a thick leather case. Opening it is always fraught with the possibility of juice and jewels everywhere, but once it is open the reward is evident. The color, the shine, the multifaceted jewels filled with sweet, sweet juice there is nothing else quite so wondrous to me. So here's to the season of abundance and wonder and a bit of hard work too, enjoy its sweet, sweet pleasures.
Here is a page from my art journal. I am excited to say I'll be teaching a class in Mixed Media Art Journaling at the Mendocino Art Center the 1st weekend in August. I would like to teach more workshops like this if any of you have a suggestion of a retreat or art center that would be a good fit for my offerings please let me know and even better if you have a personal contact for me, I would really appreciate it!


Big Labor-Backed political activists anxiously await Janus ruling.
On February 26, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in what Washington Post editors call "the most important labor case of the 21st century to date," Janus v. AFSCME.
Mark Janus, the plaintiff in this case, is an Illinois civil servant and union nonmember compelled by state law to pay monthly fees to officers of the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees union and its Chicago-based AFSCME Council 31 affiliate.
If he refused, he would be fired.
At the hearing, Mr. Janus' counsel of record, Right to Work staff attorney Bill Messenger, and U.S. Solicitor General Noel Francisco argued that pro-Big Labor laws in Illinois and other states are unconstitutional.
Such laws violate the First Amendment, explained Mr. Messenger and Mr. Francisco, when they force public servants like Mr. Janus to support union-boss political and ideological advocacy directed at public officials.


Howdy Hoe Down Lunch - Interact Event Productions - Corporate Event Planning at Wholesale Prices!
During our 30 min lunch service, guests will listen to announcements, Interactive Station rules and procedures as well as prize information from our very own entertainment host Tim Ward.
After lunch commences participants will head out to the exciting Western Themed Attractions to play and compete against one another for various prizes, incentives and of course, bragging rights!


text:
Jin County or Jinxian may refer to:

Jinzhou, Hebei, formerly Jin County (晋县)
Jinzhou District, Dalian, Liaoning, formerly Jin County (金县)
Linghai, Liaoning, formerly Jin County (锦县)

See also
Jing County (disambiguation)
Jinxian County


Speaking of feast, there is food and hot drinks available to buy on the night (cost £10) however they accept CASH payments only.
Ice sculpture. Luminaries Woburnensis. Woburn Abbey. February 2012.
Meal provided?: No but you can buy hot drinks and food there.
Gear: Please wear appropriate clothing. This is an outdoor event and the route through the gardens will include walking on grass – which can get muddy in winter conditions. Bring a torch if you want.
Other information: There will be a lunchtime meet-up to collect money, if I have 20 names before 29th November I will email them with the date/time to meet. Find here the original description of the event in the Woburn website.
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Hmalan is of Tiwi/Iwaidja and Kaytej/Warlpiri descent (Northern Territory, Australia) and Drehu descent (Lifou Island, New Caledonia). She works primarily on projects regarding Indigenous engagement within RIEL and is the coordinator of the Aboriginal Research Practitioners' Network. She is interested in natural resource management and its connections with top end Indigenous communities.
Through her work she has increased her understanding of Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA) techniques and their applications within an Indigenous research context in the Northern Territory, Australia. PRA is an approach that aims to incorporate the knowledge and opinions of communities in the planning and management of development projects and programs.
She is involved in supporting and strengthening Indigenous engagement in research. In the last nine years she has participated in projects focusing on the use of participatory evaluation, participatory visioning and planning, participatory monitoring and evaluation, 'training for transformation' and 'significant change' techniques, working with Indigenous communities in Western Australia, the Northern Territory, Queensland and internationally in New Caledonia.
In May I found out about the 5th Biennial International Indigenous Development Research Conference being held at the University of Auckland, 27-30 June 2012.
In December, 2011, several staff members were forwarded information from Dr Stephen Wyatt (Université de Moncton) regarding a specific call for Aboriginal themed presentations at the upcoming 18th International Symposium on Society and Resource Management (ISSRM).


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Chiuri at Dior targets Millennials with eclectic wardrobe
By Astrid Wendlandt, Pascale Denis
PARIS (Reuters) - Maria Grazia Chiuri, Dior's first woman designer, on Friday took the fashion brand in a new direction with a maiden eclectic collection aimed at connecting with young consumers and re-invigorating sales.
Chiuri, who arrived at Dior in July after two decades at Valentino, put together in five weeks a wardrobe that mixed "sport couture" with street style and fairy tales.
"The collection is eclectic just like women are eclectic, they like to mix different things and create their own personal style," Chiuri said after the show.
The show opened with all-wite looks featuring quilted cotton fencing plastrons and long, romantic tulle skirts.
Later on, models strutted down the runway in biker jackets, long skirts and T-shirts saying "J'adiore," or "We should all be feminists" or "Dior Revolution."
"It was a very rich and desirable collection," said former Lanvin designer Alber Elbaz who was sitting next to celebrities such as singer Rihanna, shoe maker Christian Louboutin and France's former first lady Carla Bruni.
The show closed with a series of long black and nude tulle dresses with knit lingerie and embroideries of a moon, stars, the devil and the sun.
"She has a global vision for the brand," Dior Chief Executive Sidney Toledano told Reuters, adding that he thought Chiuri felt and understood what young consumers wanted.
Dior's priority - as for all of its luxury peers - is appealing to the consumers of tomorrow, the so-called Millennials - people born after 1980, who grew up with the Internet and for whom social media is part of their life.
According to some analysts, Millennials already represent around half of luxury buyers today.
Toledano said Chiuri's spirit was empowering women and nurturing a dialogue with consumers on social media. Right before the show, Chirui posted on Instagram interviews of Dior staff citing which women they admired the most.
Dior is the second biggest fashion brand behind Louis Vuitton within the LVMH LVMH.PA luxury empire of more than 70 brands and generates more than 5 billion euros($5.62 billion)in annual sales.
Dior took nine months to settle on Chiuri after last year's unexpected departure of Raf Simons, now at Calvin Klein.
It is expected that Chiuri's power and oversight at Dior will be greater than was Simons.' Unlike Simons, Chiuri will have a say about advertising campaigns, store atmosphere and other aspects of Dior's image.
One of Chiuri's strengths is designing leather goods, the biggest business for Dior after perfume and cosmetics and where it makes the bulk of margins.
The 52-year-old designer joins at a time when Dior's sales have been hit hard by the global luxury spending downturn and consumers' appetite for smaller, original and less well distributed brands.
Dior's couture's profit from recurring operations fell 30 percent in the six months to June 30 to 74 million euros against the same period last year while revenues fell 2 percent to 893 million euros.
Annual like-for-like sales growth in the year to June 30 reached 2 percent, down from 10 percent the previous year and 19 percent in 2013-2014. Dior has around 200 boutiques in the world.
Reporting by Astrid Wendlandt