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Playlisting the gallery: 8 DJs and producers on the art of soundtracking
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How do you go about soundtracking an art exhibition?
Despite their obvious overlaps, music and art are not always the most comfortable of bedfellows. As sound artist Haroon Mirza told us last year in conversation with Django Django's Dave McLean, music played in a gallery can utterly alter its reception and its meaning. By the same token, when Warp Records invited a handful of precocious producers to soundtrack a series of audio/visual installations at Tate Britain for an ambitious evening spent grappling with the finer points of the acid house/pre-Raphaelite crossover, the music radically shifted the way in which some of the most well-known paintings were appreciated.
Finding a balance between the two, The Vinyl Factory have teamed up with Something In The Attic to explore the sensitive art of curating music for an art gallery, with 8 DJs and producers explaining their choices in response to a series of fine pencil portraits.
Edited by Cedric Bardawil
Something in the Attic is pop-up gallery established in 2012 to provide an alternative to traditional art exhibitions by showcasing emerging talent in unconventional spaces and combining visual art with music. Founder, Cedric Bardawil explains that from inception, music was the differentiating factor for their exhibitions. For their latest show Back to Front he carefully selected 8 different DJs/producers to playlist for the gallery and respond musically to the series of drawings on display by Nettie Wakefield (b. 1987) and Ed Haslam (b. 1988). The selectors were briefed to create a sound that would complement the artwork rather than distract from it: for the most part without a strong beat or vocals. Due to the scale of the project (8 hours of music per DJ) the sound was created by programming albums, treating them as individual tracks so they led up to one another. For this feature we have asked each DJ to select one album that was representative of their playlist, with some background on why the album was chosen.
Andrew Ashong (Sound Signature) chose:
She's Gotta Have It OST
(Island Records, 1986)
The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack to Spike Lee's She's Gotta Have It is a favourite of Andrew's. He explains: "Director Spike's father, Bill Lee, a prolific bassist and composer, delivered this body of work with what sounds like great love and sincerity. Just like the artwork on display, this very graceful modal jazz soundtrack remains aware of tradition without ever feeling dated or tired in any way. Understated and never over-indulgent, the tracks here are surprisingly concise, frustratingly short perhaps, but satisfyingly sweet all the same."
Mark GV Taylor (BBE Records) chose:
Luc Cousineau
(Airedale Records, 1976)
Luc Cousineau originates from Montreal, Quebec. He had success at home in Canada in the early 1970s as the duet 'Les Alexandrins' where he sung alongside his girlfriend Lise Vachon, who later became his wife. In 1976 he released his first album under his own name, and created his own record label called Airedale Records. This LP incorporates jazz, bossa, prog & pop perfectly! Mark explains that listening to the tracks "Valse D'La Baie James" and "La Premiere Fois" highlight why this album was chosen for the gallery.
Alex Black (John Peel Archive) chose:
Visions of the Country
(Windham Hill Records, 1978)
Robbie Basho's Visions of the Country brings back memories of hazy bus rides and late nights in Croatia where Alex first discovered this LP several years ago. He explains: "Luckily late last year Gnome Life records acquired the master tapes and have put together an excellent reissue. As with the best LPs this has to be listened to in its entirety to be appreciated. It's melancholy, uplifting and spiritual in equal measure."
Nick Hadfield (WHO Records) chose:
Alain Goraguer
J'Irai Cracher Sur Vos Tombes
(Phillips, 1959)
Nick recently got into French jazz musician Alain Goraguer through his incredible futuristic jazz funk soundtrack for Le Planete Sauvage which he says "is a little too out there for a gallery setting". However the soundtrack Goraguer produced for J'Irai Cracher Sur Vos Tombes is more traditional, a 1950s sleazy film noir jazz that he felt worked with the art on display.
Cedric Bardawil (Something in the Attic) chose:
Smith & Mudd
Le Suivant
(Claremont 56, 2009)
Cedric felt the British duo, Smith & Mudd's album Le Suivant complimented the aesthetics of the art on display, it brings together old and new: you can hear Ashra-like guitar strings synonymous of the 1970s laid over a modern bassline. The album drifts from ambient sounds to a subtle groove. He explains: "there is also an analogy to be drawn between the traditional draftsmanship of Nettie and Ed's drawings and the production of this album".
Gatto Fritto (International Feel) chose:
James Blackshaw
O True Believers
(Bo'Weavil Recordings, 2006)
James Blackshaw's LP O' True Believers is one of Ben's (Gatto Fritto) favourite records and features the epic track Transient Life in Twilight. He describes it as "hypnotic, melodic, meditative and beautiful" and for those reasons is what he would like to hear in a gallery setting, where visitors are able to appreciate an art form without unnecessary distractions.
David McFarline (Noncollective) chose:
Vangelis Katsoulis
Minimal Suit Double Image
(Praxis, 1986)
David first came across the work of Katsoulis on the Into The Light Record's first compilation Into The Light: A Journey Into Greek Electronic Music, Classics & Rarities (1978 – 1991). Tako Reyenga (Red Light Records) later introduced David to other records by Katsoulis who was won over by the King of Greek Electronics. His ambient and new age compositions from the late 1980's are soon to be reissued on Vangelis Katsoulis – The Sleeping Beauties.
James Cooper (ReviveHER) chose:
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
Trout Mask Replica
(Straight, 1969)
An ingenious album and evolutionary piece of lyrical and musical writing that shocked and disappointed most when it came out, only to be worshipped and fully appreciated in retrospect. James explains: "The band was locked in a house in Cucamonga for 9 months to write the album, only one person was allowed out each day to get the groceries and at this point they were in such belief that they were able to survive with little to nothing. Zappa visited to produce and record the album, which was done in 4 hours and one recording!"
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Hi all - this months theme, keeping things nice and generic is Irish music, in all of its many flavourings.
Here are the other two !
Here are some more Irish polkas , from Clare , learned from Jackie Daly .
Two Reels. Finneys is a working title as the tune was taught to Chris Dove by Finney, and neither know whether it has a 'real' name. (Let us know if you think it has). It came as 24 bars, so doubling on the A pulled it up to 32, and while repetitive seems to jog along nicely. Ships are Sailing is a standard from the 'to do' pile and seems to fit.
Good stuff Bill. And proof that Irish tunes don't need a B/C or similar to sound really good.
Finneys is a working title as the tune was taught to Chris Dove by Finney, and neither know whether it has a 'real' name. (Let us know if you think it has).
Called Colonel McBain, among other names. Good tune!
Hi Pikey, Nice tunes! However, they're not from Clare, they're from Jackie's home area of north Cork, and the second two are sometimes referred to after a town in the area - as the Newmarket Polkas - but then so are some other tunes! The first one I think sometimes goes under the name of Sullivan's if you haven't got anything else with that name. I admire you for having a go at the last one, I've tried it on a couple of different boxes but always seem to run out of air, specially if I put the basses in. I like to play the final A on the G row pull to get the A bass - well whatever the equivalent is on an Bb/Eb. I play the first two tunes and have the middle one in what I think is a really nice set, but I've never yet braved the challenge of the technology needed to put a film up on here. I might get round to it before the month is out though!
"Called Colonel McBain, among other names. Good tune!"
Thanks Stiamh, I think we might just add Finney's to the list!
Feel I ought to contribute something to this theme at least but have no camera to do filming at present, so forgive me for adding this - it's an old tutorial video but I play through the tune 3 times at the start. The Ballintore Fancy (John Fleming's Jig).
Here's a short recording of Miss McLeod's Reel I did when a friend introduced me to the garageband software. Still haven't worked out how to use the software, but I'll try to record some Irish tunes on video later on.
BTW (before someone else raises it) Miss McLeod's is a well-known Scottish tune that has become a standard amongst Irish players. Good tunes travel well.
A favorite of mine, learned from the fiddling of Randal Bays. This is a composition of 17th century Irish harper Thomas Connellan, entitled "Molly St. George". I also added a bit of guitar.
As a resident expert here, could you recommend a couple of tunes to learn? I've looked at quite a few, but so many have contradictory provenance - some claim to be Irish but others say they're Scottish... etc.
I'd be keen to be pointed in a securely Irish direction.
What do you want to tackle? A jig, a reel, a hornpipe, a march, a polka, a slide, a "piece"? What keys do you like to play in? Quart-box players might be better placed to make suggestions, but if you can narrow it down a bit I'll have a go.
Many tunes have been absorbed into the Irish tradition from other countries, not just from the UK, but they can still be played as Irish music. Don't mix 'tunes' up with 'music', it is more to do with the style of how the tunes are produced/ /played.
Let's go with a reel or slip jig. Usual keys for a DG box. Ideally something that might come up at a session.
Far from Home in G, is a good one on a DG box.
I'd second that. But for the C#/D experience, play it on the D row.


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Oppo Overtakes Samsung in Indonesian Smartphone Sales for First Time
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Jakarta. Chinese smartphone maker Oppo dominated the Indonesian market in terms of sales for the first time ever in the second quarter of this year, at the expense of South Korean rival and long-time market leader Samsung, global consumer research firm Canalys said on Tuesday.
Oppo's market share grew 54 percent year-on-year to 26 percent, compared with Samsung's 24 percent. Xiaomi, another Chinese brand, was in third place with 19 percent.
Vivo, Oppo's sister brand aimed at a lower market segment, accounted for 15 percent, while Realmi, Xiaomi's sister brand, came in at 7 percent.
The latest data shows the result of aggressive marketing by Chinese smartphone manufacturers in Indonesia over the past four years.
"It is an honor for us to have reached the top position in smartphone sales in Indonesia in the second quarter. Huge support from consumers and our fans made it possible for us to achieve this position," Aryo Meidianto, public relations manager at Oppo Indonesia, said in a statement on Tuesday.
Aryo said Oppo's strategy to focus on middle-class buyers has paid off. He added that the manufacturer consistently includes features in its handsets that are usually found in premium models – a tactic that appeals to buyers of mid-range devices.
Between 45 million and 50 million mobile phones are sold in Indonesia annually, a fifth of which are imported illegally, according to the Indonesian Mobile Phone Association.
Indonesia requires manufacturers of 4G-capable smartphones to include a certain percentage of local content – either components or software – in their devices before their products may be sold in the country.
To meet this requirement, Oppo started assembling its smartphones at a facility in Tangerang, Banten, in 2015, which was expanded two years later.
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Who is the Winner of the Sanctions Game?
by Kourosh Ziabari / July 14th, 2012
Less than a week ago, the European Union put into effect its comprehensive oil embargo against Iran upon which the member states had reached an agreement on January 23.
The EU's unilateral sanctions come after the United States targeted Iran with a set of sanctions against the country's Central Bank and a number of individuals and companies, and threatened to penalize the foreign firms and banks which have financial transactions with Iranian counterparts.
The sanctions are not unprecedented and unexpected for the Iranians, as the United States began to cut off its economic deals with Iran since the Islamic Revolution of 1979 which toppled the Washington-backed Shah; however, what is new and surprising is that the United States and its European allies are extraordinarily intensifying the sanctions, tightening the noose around the ordinary Iranians who are unquestionably the innocent and silent victims of the West's vitriolic animosity with Iran.
Perhaps what the majority of people in different countries think about Iran's nuclear program, which is the main cause of the West's hostility with Iran, is inspired by the mainstream media's coverage of the developments in the country. After the painful 9/11 attacks, which was followed by George W. Bush's initiation of the War on Terror plan, the corporate media began to disseminate and foster anti-Iranian sentiments as part of their agenda for demonizing the Muslims and Muslim-majority countries. Iran was dubbed as one of the elements of the so-called Axis of Evil by President Bush during his 2002 State of the Union address and a venomous media campaign against Iran was set in motion afterwards.
Aggrandizing the shortcomings and internal problems, frequently accusing the country of violating human rights, propagating the idea that Iran has become an isolated and reclusive country and portraying a distorted and falsified image of Iranian people and their lifestyle constituted the core of Western mainstream media's coverage of Iran over the past years. Such a biased coverage laid the groundwork for the United States and its allies to put an excessive pressure on Iran, work to further isolate the country, adopt crippling sanctions against her and even drum-beat for a possible military invasion with the final objective of a regime change in Tehran.
President Bush and his successor who came to power with the flaunting and pompous slogan of "change" identically pursued a policy of antagonism with Iran and although the latter had vowed to take up reconciliation and détente with Iran, he exactly imitated what his predecessor has done.
On September 30, 2006, the U.S. Congress ratified the Iran Freedom and Support Act which allocated $10 million to anti-Iranian groups both inside and outside the country who were seeking to overthrow the Iranian government.
On May 27, 2007, the Daily Telegraph quoted intelligence sources as reporting that President Bush had given the CIA approval to launch covert "black" operations to achieve regime change in Iran. According to the British paper, Bush had signed an official document endorsing CIA plans for a campaign of propaganda and disinformation intended to destabilize and eventually topple the Islamic Republic government.
Bush's plan also included covert support for notorious terrorist gangs such as Jundallah and MKO which over the past years have carried out several terrorist operations across Iran, claiming the lives of tens of innocent civilians. The main goal of these cults is to sabotage Iran's security and pave the way for the United States and its allies to invade Iran and implement their perilous plans for the country.
According to an ABC News report published on May 22, 2007, some former officials in the Bush administration who spoke on the condition of anonymity revealed that the U.S. government had designed plans for manipulating the value of Iran's currency and damaging its international financial transactions.
They also unveiled that the U.S. government, which has been involved in several regime change operations in such countries as Guatemala, Indonesia, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Greece, Chile, Argentina, Afghanistan, Turkey, Poland and Nicaragua since World War I, had authorized a $400 million covert operation to create unrest in Iran, especially following the 2009 presidential election in which the defeated candidates claimed that the results had been rigged.
At the same time, however, the leaders of the United States and the European states who imposed upon Iran a set of relentless biting sanctions hypocritically talk of friendship with the Iranian nation and state that they seek rapprochement and camaraderie with Iran.
In his March 2009 videotaped message to the Iranian people on the occasion of Persian New Year (Nowrouz), the U.S. President Obama adored Persian culture, civilization, arts and literature and overtly cajoled Iranians with the aim of persuading them to confide in the United States and its policies vis-à-vis Iran:
In particular, I would like to speak directly to the people and leaders of the Islamic Republic of Iran. Nowruz is just one part of your great and celebrated culture. Over many centuries your art, your music, literature and innovation have made the world a better and more beautiful place… Here in the United States our own communities have been enhanced by the contributions of Iranian Americans. We know that you are a great civilization, and your accomplishments have earned the respect of the United States and the world.
Thereafter, he turned to the leaders of Iran to reach out to them directly:
We have serious differences that have grown over time. My administration is now committed to diplomacy that addresses the full range of issues before us, and to pursuing constructive ties among the United States, Iran and the international community. This process will not be advanced by threats. We seek instead engagement that is honest and grounded in mutual respect.
President Obama appreciated Iranian culture and talked of his commitment to diplomacy and negotiations with Iran; however, by the end of the same year, he authorized the renewal of the long-standing U.S. financial sanctions against Iran, provoking a wave of anger and disappointment among Iranians.
In the following years, President Obama recorded similar videotaped messages on the occasion of Nowrouz, and despite the fact that his tone got unsympathetic over time, he still insisted on his being concerned for the Iranians and their "rights."
With regards to Iran, the Western politicians, including President Obama, seemingly follow a modus operandi of "divide and rule". They want to separate the Iranian government and people and pretend that they care for the interests of the Iranians, and at the same time, oppose the policies of the government; a government which they say has long repressed its own people, while the reality proves otherwise.
Now, the gist of Iran-West standoff can be expressed this way: the United States and its allies demand that Iran should give up its nuclear rights and make other concessions. Iran doesn't accept these demands, calling them illegitimate and beyond its liability. The West doesn't spare any effort to punish Iran: sanctions, assassination of its nuclear scientists, passing resolutions in the UN Security Council, psychological operations and other punitive measures. Iranians have firmly tolerated the pressures to show that they don't give in to bullying. The future is unclear and blurred; however, what is certain is that the ones who bear the burden of the West's hostility toward Iran are the ordinary people.
The sanctions have targeted Iran's medical sector. Aside from the official data which show that many European countries have banned the shipment of different medicines to Iran, my personal observations prove that Iran is direly running out of sensitive medical products, including medicine for the psychological patients, those who suffer from various types of cancer, diabetes, hemophilia, thalassemia, multiple sclerosis and heart diseases. I've personally encountered patients who needed medicine from countries such as Canada and Belgium, but as a result of the sanctions, they couldn't find them. Aren't such diabolical sanctions contrary to the principles of human rights? Why don't those who preach human rights and democracy take the fact into consideration that banning the export of medicine to a country whose people are in dire need of such products is simply a collective punishment of the innocent civilians?
Every year, tens of Iranian citizens are killed in painful air accidents, which is a direct result of the U.S.-engineered sanctions against Iran. According to the U.S. sanctions which were implemented almost 30 years ago, the European aviation companies are not allowed to sell aircraft to Iran, and the aging fleet of Iranian airlines cannot accommodate the growing demand of the people for safe and secure air travel. According to the chancellor of Amir Kabir University of Iran, the country needs at least 600 civilian aircraft, but no country sells Iran such a huge number and the people always travel via Iranian airliners in an atmosphere of trepidation and anxiety.
Overall, what is clear is that the sanctions game started by the U.S. and its European allies has no winner. It simply blackens the image of the Western superpowers in the eye of Iranian people and makes them believe that the United States and its cronies cannot be ever trusted
Kourosh Ziabari is an award-winning Iranian journalist and media correspondent. His articles and interviews with prominent world leaders, politicians, diplomats and academicians have appeared on many leading web sites. A collection of his articles and interviews can be found on his website at: www.KouroshZiabari.com
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Q: SafeArgs does not generate any class I am trying to use Safe Args with the NavigationComponent. I have followed a tutorial, but I have problems because any class is generated automatically, so I can't pass any arguments because Classes (obviously) are not recognized
These are my Gradle file
// Top-level build file where you can add configuration options common to all sub-projects/modules.
buildscript {
    repositories {
        google()
        mavenCentral()
    }
    dependencies {
        def nav_version = "2.4.1"
        classpath "androidx.navigation:navigation-safe-args-gradle-plugin:$nav_version"
        classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:7.1.0'
        classpath 'com.google.gms:google-services:4.3.10'

        // NOTE: Do not place your application dependencies here; they belong
        // in the individual module build.gradle files
    }
}

task clean(type: Delete) {
    delete rootProject.buildDir
}

plugins {
    id 'com.android.application'
    id 'com.google.gms.google-services'
    id 'androidx.navigation.safeargs'
}

android {
    compileSdk 31

    defaultConfig {
        applicationId "com.example.frangela"
        minSdk 21
        targetSdk 31
        versionCode 1
        versionName "1.0"

        testInstrumentationRunner "androidx.test.runner.AndroidJUnitRunner"
    }

    buildTypes {
        release {
            minifyEnabled false
            proguardFiles getDefaultProguardFile('proguard-android-optimize.txt'), 'proguard-rules.pro'
        }
    }
    compileOptions {
        sourceCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
        targetCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
    }
    buildFeatures {
        viewBinding true
    }

}

dependencies {
    def nav_version = "2.4.1"

    implementation 'androidx.appcompat:appcompat:1.4.1'
    implementation 'com.google.android.material:material:1.5.0'
    implementation 'androidx.constraintlayout:constraintlayout:2.1.3'
    implementation 'androidx.lifecycle:lifecycle-livedata-ktx:2.4.0'
    implementation 'androidx.lifecycle:lifecycle-viewmodel-ktx:2.4.0'
    implementation "androidx.navigation:navigation-fragment:$nav_version"
    implementation "androidx.navigation:navigation-ui:$nav_version"

    implementation 'com.google.firebase:firebase-database:20.0.3'
    implementation 'com.google.firebase:firebase-common-ktx:20.0.0'
    implementation 'com.google.android.gms:play-services-maps:18.0.1'
    implementation 'com.google.android.gms:play-services-location:19.0.1'
    implementation 'com.google.firebase:firebase-crashlytics-buildtools:2.8.1'
    testImplementation 'junit:junit:'
    androidTestImplementation 'androidx.test.ext:junit:1.1.3'
    androidTestImplementation 'androidx.test.espresso:espresso-core:3.4.0'
    implementation platform('com.google.firebase:firebase-bom:29.0.3')
    implementation "androidx.recyclerview:recyclerview:1.2.1"
    implementation 'com.firebaseui:firebase-ui-database:6.2.1'
    implementation 'com.google.firebase:firebase-auth'
    implementation 'com.google.android.gms:play-services-auth:20.1.0'
}

This is the xml code:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<navigation xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
    xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
    android:id="@+id/mobile_navigation"
    app:startDestination="@+id/nav_home">

    <fragment
        android:id="@+id/nav_home"
        android:name="com.example.frangela.ui.home.HomeFragment"
        android:label="@string/menu_home"
        tools:layout="@layout/fragment_home" />

    <fragment
        android:id="@+id/nav_gallery"
        android:name="com.example.frangela.ui.gallery.GalleryFragment"
        android:label="@string/menu_gallery"
        tools:layout="@layout/fragment_gallery" />

    <fragment
        android:id="@+id/nav_slideshow"
        android:name="com.example.frangela.ui.slideshow.InserisciSpesaFragment"
        android:label="@string/menu_slideshow"
        tools:layout="@layout/fragment_inserisci" >
        <argument
            android:name="descrizione"
            app:argType="string" />
        <argument
            android:name="ammontare"
            app:argType="float" />
    </fragment>
    <fragment
        android:id="@+id/nav_stipendio"
        android:name="com.example.frangela.ui.stipendio.InserisciStipendioFragment"
        android:label="@string/menu_stipendio"
        tools:layout="@layout/fragment_stipendio" />

    <fragment
        android:id="@+id/nav_resoconto"
        android:name="com.example.frangela.ui.resocard.ResocardFragment"
        android:label="@string/Resoconto"
        tools:layout="@layout/fragment_resocard" >
        <action
            android:id="@+id/action_nav_resoconto_to_nav_slideshow"
            app:destination="@id/nav_slideshow" />

    </fragment>

</navigation>

After that I resync my project and rebuild, but nothing changes.
I tried to follow different tutorials and questions but none of them solved my problem. What am I missing?
Thanks in advance

A: After some days, I have found that the code has been generated, but in different folders, so that I cannot see them

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One way to do that is to think out of the box, looking beyond some of the more obvious areas to identify value opportunities.
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Under this federated model, argued Noble, his organization is able to demonstrate a better, more flexible and scalable range of services and lower costs than third-party vendors saddled with cost-of-sales overhead. In addition, he claimed his group responds faster to customer requests while maintaining a "professional, benchmarked, arms-length" relationship with the business units.
The shared services model has helped Noble "raise the agenda of the CIO to the board level" by enabling him to debate investment prioritization with other business unit leaders. He also said it has enabled his organization to deliver in one year what it otherwise would have taken the IT department 5 years to complete.
Still, there are risks to adopting this approach. In shifting to a shared services model, for example, the number of people reporting to Noble plunged from more than 500 people to just 22.
"In most corporate cultures, your clout is often viewed by the number of people you have reporting to you," said Jerry Luftman, director of the Wesley J. Howe School of Technology Management at Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken, N.J. But under the federated shared services model adopted by Philip Morris and other companies, such as IBM, Bristol-Myers Squibb and Prudential Insurance Company of America, the people who continue to report to the CIO "are very strategic people that have gained the recognition of senior management," Luftman said.
To help prove the value of IT to its top executives, Shelley Leibowitz, Morgan Stanley Dean Witter's managing director and company CIO, has leveraged co-sourcing and outsourcing engagements to save money and focus on core competencies while diversifying its IT support. Case in point: Morgan Stanley used to struggle with quality assurance and systems testing in-house, said Leibowitz. By outsourcing those functions to a set of vendors on a project-by-project basis, the New York-based financial services giant has seen the quality of its QA work and systems testing "greatly improve," she said.
For her part, New York University CIO Marilyn McMillan set up an educational portal project beginning in June 2000 "where deliverables were set on a schedule like a vendor product." That approach helped her "earn the credibility" from senior management and gain funding for each new release of the portal, which is now on Version 5.0.
It also helped McMillan gain approval recently for an additional "six-figure investment" to add workflow capabilities for end users to access administrative applications through the portal.


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Highlandtown Line (Fairmount Avenue), a streetcar established in 1897 and converted in 1942 to bus route P, now served by Route 20, 23, and 40 buses

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Q: When was my kernel updated and installed This question is related to Avoid missing kernel linux-modules-extra-XX-generic when updating kernel
The process of updating the kernel takes several steps.
My questions are:

*

*Among all possible ways to update the kernel (e.g., https://ostechnix.com/different-ways-to-update-linux-kernel-for-ubuntu/ and perhaps others not listed), how can I tell which was used in my system?
I actually mean to confirm if it came from an automatic update (unattended-upgrades, or else?)

*How can I tell when did each of the steps that led to the new kernel be current happen (install kernel packages, reboot, etc.)?
I mean to do some "forensics".

A: I list the info I could collect, and how.
Below, the details.

*

*How each package was installed (which method, automatic/manual).

With apt list --installed | egrep '^linux' | grep $(uname -r).

*When and how each package was installed.

With grep $(uname -r) on /var/log/apt/history.log* (I copied and sudo gunzipped somwhere else to keep clean).

*When each package was installed.

With grep $(uname -r) on /var/log/dpkg.log*.

*When the PC was rebooted.
I do not know if this info is complete (e.g., covering shutdowns from power outages, etc.)

With grep reboot on /var/log/kern.log*. This gave the date/time of reboots, along with numbers [    0.18????] which I do not know what they mean.

With grep reboot on /var/log/dmesg*. This gave just the last of the reboots in kern.log* (one per file, so I guess each file starts at reboot), along with only numbers [    0.18????].

With grep reboot on /var/log/syslog*. This gave a few less reboots than dmesg*, along date/time.

grep shutdown on /var/log/syslog* did not give any more info.

How each package was installed (which method, automatic/manual)
From apt list --installed | egrep '^linux' | grep $(uname -r) I get 4 packages:
linux-image-5.4.0-42-generic/focal-updates,focal-security,now 5.4.0-42.46 amd64 [installed,automatic]
linux-modules-5.4.0-42-generic/focal-updates,focal-security,now 5.4.0-42.46 amd64 [installed]
linux-modules-extra-5.4.0-42-generic/focal-updates,focal-security,now 5.4.0-42.46 amd64 [installed]
linux-modules-nvidia-390-5.4.0-42-generic/focal-updates,focal-security,now 5.4.0-42.46 amd64 [installed,automatic]

This shows the kernel was automatically updated.

When and how each package was installed
Grepping /var/log/apt/history.log*.
$ grep -B 4 -A 4 -nH $(uname -r) /var/log/apt/history.log
...
/var/log/apt/history.log-67-Start-Date: 2020-08-06  18:34:47
/var/log/apt/history.log:68:Commandline: apt-get install linux-modules-extra-5.4.0-42-generic
/var/log/apt/history.log-69-Requested-By: user1 (1000)
/var/log/apt/history.log:70:Install: linux-modules-extra-5.4.0-42-generic:amd64 (5.4.0-42.46)
/var/log/apt/history.log-71-End-Date: 2020-08-06  18:35:41
...
$ grep -B 4 -A 4 -nH $(uname -r) history.log.1
...
history.log.1-208-Start-Date: 2020-07-22  06:26:33
history.log.1-209-Commandline: /usr/bin/unattended-upgrade
history.log.1:210:Install: linux-modules-5.4.0-42-generic:amd64 (5.4.0-42.46, automatic), linux-modules-nvidia-390-5.4.0-42-generic:amd64 (5.4.0-42.46, automatic), linux-image-5.4.0-42-generic:amd64 (5.4.0-42.46, automatic)
history.log.1-211-Upgrade: linux-modules-nvidia-390-generic-hwe-20.04:amd64 (5.4.0-40.44, 5.4.0-42.46)
history.log.1-212-End-Date: 2020-07-22  06:27:05
...
$ grep -B 4 -A 4 -nH $(uname -r) history.log.2

When each package was installed
Grepping /var/log/dpkg.log*.
$ grep -B 6 -A 5 -nH $(uname -r) /var/log/dpkg.log
...
/var/log/dpkg.log-318-2020-08-06 18:34:48 startup archives unpack
/var/log/dpkg.log:319:2020-08-06 18:34:54 install linux-modules-extra-5.4.0-42-generic:amd64 <none> 5.4.0-42.46
/var/log/dpkg.log:320:2020-08-06 18:34:54 status half-installed linux-modules-extra-5.4.0-42-generic:amd64 5.4.0-42.46
/var/log/dpkg.log:321:2020-08-06 18:35:00 status unpacked linux-modules-extra-5.4.0-42-generic:amd64 5.4.0-42.46
/var/log/dpkg.log-322-2020-08-06 18:35:00 startup packages configure
/var/log/dpkg.log:323:2020-08-06 18:35:00 configure linux-modules-extra-5.4.0-42-generic:amd64 5.4.0-42.46 <none>
/var/log/dpkg.log:324:2020-08-06 18:35:00 status unpacked linux-modules-extra-5.4.0-42-generic:amd64 5.4.0-42.46
/var/log/dpkg.log:325:2020-08-06 18:35:01 status half-configured linux-modules-extra-5.4.0-42-generic:amd64 5.4.0-42.46
/var/log/dpkg.log:326:2020-08-06 18:35:05 status installed linux-modules-extra-5.4.0-42-generic:amd64 5.4.0-42.46
/var/log/dpkg.log:327:2020-08-06 18:35:05 status triggers-pending linux-image-5.4.0-42-generic:amd64 5.4.0-42.46
/var/log/dpkg.log:328:2020-08-06 18:35:05 trigproc linux-image-5.4.0-42-generic:amd64 5.4.0-42.46 <none>
/var/log/dpkg.log:329:2020-08-06 18:35:05 status half-configured linux-image-5.4.0-42-generic:amd64 5.4.0-42.46
/var/log/dpkg.log:330:2020-08-06 18:35:41 status installed linux-image-5.4.0-42-generic:amd64 5.4.0-42.46

$ grep -B 6 -A 5 -nH $(uname -r) /var/log/dpkg.log.1
...
/var/log/dpkg.log.1:3123:2020-07-22 06:26:33 install linux-modules-5.4.0-42-generic:amd64 <none> 5.4.0-42.46
/var/log/dpkg.log.1:3124:2020-07-22 06:26:33 status half-installed linux-modules-5.4.0-42-generic:amd64 5.4.0-42.46
/var/log/dpkg.log.1:3125:2020-07-22 06:26:36 status unpacked linux-modules-5.4.0-42-generic:amd64 5.4.0-42.46
/var/log/dpkg.log.1:3126:2020-07-22 06:26:36 install linux-image-5.4.0-42-generic:amd64 <none> 5.4.0-42.46
/var/log/dpkg.log.1:3127:2020-07-22 06:26:36 status half-installed linux-image-5.4.0-42-generic:amd64 5.4.0-42.46
/var/log/dpkg.log.1:3128:2020-07-22 06:26:37 status unpacked linux-image-5.4.0-42-generic:amd64 5.4.0-42.46
/var/log/dpkg.log.1:3129:2020-07-22 06:26:38 install linux-modules-nvidia-390-5.4.0-42-generic:amd64 <none> 5.4.0-42.46
/var/log/dpkg.log.1:3130:2020-07-22 06:26:38 status half-installed linux-modules-nvidia-390-5.4.0-42-generic:amd64 5.4.0-42.46
/var/log/dpkg.log.1:3131:2020-07-22 06:26:39 status unpacked linux-modules-nvidia-390-5.4.0-42-generic:amd64 5.4.0-42.46
/var/log/dpkg.log.1-3132-2020-07-22 06:26:39 upgrade linux-modules-nvidia-390-generic-hwe-20.04:amd64 5.4.0-40.44 5.4.0-42.46
/var/log/dpkg.log.1-3133-2020-07-22 06:26:39 status half-configured linux-modules-nvidia-390-generic-hwe-20.04:amd64 5.4.0-40.44
/var/log/dpkg.log.1-3134-2020-07-22 06:26:39 status unpacked linux-modules-nvidia-390-generic-hwe-20.04:amd64 5.4.0-40.44
/var/log/dpkg.log.1-3135-2020-07-22 06:26:39 status half-installed linux-modules-nvidia-390-generic-hwe-20.04:amd64 5.4.0-40.44
/var/log/dpkg.log.1-3136-2020-07-22 06:26:39 status unpacked linux-modules-nvidia-390-generic-hwe-20.04:amd64 5.4.0-42.46
/var/log/dpkg.log.1-3137-2020-07-22 06:26:39 startup packages configure
/var/log/dpkg.log.1:3138:2020-07-22 06:26:39 configure linux-modules-5.4.0-42-generic:amd64 5.4.0-42.46 <none>
/var/log/dpkg.log.1:3139:2020-07-22 06:26:39 status unpacked linux-modules-5.4.0-42-generic:amd64 5.4.0-42.46
/var/log/dpkg.log.1:3140:2020-07-22 06:26:39 status half-configured linux-modules-5.4.0-42-generic:amd64 5.4.0-42.46
/var/log/dpkg.log.1:3141:2020-07-22 06:26:40 status installed linux-modules-5.4.0-42-generic:amd64 5.4.0-42.46
/var/log/dpkg.log.1:3142:2020-07-22 06:26:40 configure linux-image-5.4.0-42-generic:amd64 5.4.0-42.46 <none>
/var/log/dpkg.log.1:3143:2020-07-22 06:26:40 status unpacked linux-image-5.4.0-42-generic:amd64 5.4.0-42.46
/var/log/dpkg.log.1:3144:2020-07-22 06:26:40 status half-configured linux-image-5.4.0-42-generic:amd64 5.4.0-42.46
/var/log/dpkg.log.1:3145:2020-07-22 06:26:41 status installed linux-image-5.4.0-42-generic:amd64 5.4.0-42.46
/var/log/dpkg.log.1:3146:2020-07-22 06:26:41 status triggers-pending linux-image-5.4.0-42-generic:amd64 5.4.0-42.46
/var/log/dpkg.log.1:3147:2020-07-22 06:26:41 configure linux-modules-nvidia-390-5.4.0-42-generic:amd64 5.4.0-42.46 <none>
/var/log/dpkg.log.1:3148:2020-07-22 06:26:41 status unpacked linux-modules-nvidia-390-5.4.0-42-generic:amd64 5.4.0-42.46
/var/log/dpkg.log.1:3149:2020-07-22 06:26:41 status half-configured linux-modules-nvidia-390-5.4.0-42-generic:amd64 5.4.0-42.46
/var/log/dpkg.log.1:3150:2020-07-22 06:26:43 status installed linux-modules-nvidia-390-5.4.0-42-generic:amd64 5.4.0-42.46
/var/log/dpkg.log.1-3151-2020-07-22 06:26:43 configure linux-modules-nvidia-390-generic-hwe-20.04:amd64 5.4.0-42.46 <none>
/var/log/dpkg.log.1-3152-2020-07-22 06:26:43 status unpacked linux-modules-nvidia-390-generic-hwe-20.04:amd64 5.4.0-42.46
/var/log/dpkg.log.1-3153-2020-07-22 06:26:43 status half-configured linux-modules-nvidia-390-generic-hwe-20.04:amd64 5.4.0-42.46
/var/log/dpkg.log.1-3154-2020-07-22 06:26:43 status installed linux-modules-nvidia-390-generic-hwe-20.04:amd64 5.4.0-42.46
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Il paese del sesso selvaggio (The man from deep river - CD) | Beat Records | BCM9536
Composer: - Daniele Patucchi
This release marks the debut of an unreleased ''couple'' in our catalog: director Umberto Lenzi and composer Sergio Patucchi (aficionados of our productions). The latter was given the task of composing the score for The Man From The Deep River (in Italy known as IL PAESE DEL SESSO SELVAGGIO), an adventure movie shot by the great living Tuscan Icon in 1972. The movie starred Ivan Rassimov in the guise of an adventurer in faraway lands. The music? In the director's words, ''The score was given to a young composer, Daniele Patucchi. With enthusiasm, professionalism and a significant degree of knowledge of Oriental sounds, Patucchi composed an intense score, realizing both romantic melodies and colorful rhythms. The result is an effective score that even nowadays, decades later, holds fascination and musical elegance.'' What else can be said?
The CD is presented in a jewel case, with liner notes by Umberto Lenzi and Fabio Babini, mastering by Claudio Fuiano and graphic layout by Alessio Iannuzzi. Limited edition of 500 copies.
Note: The CD could have the Italian title of the movie.
Il paese del sesso selvaggio (1972)
- The man from the Deep River
- Daniele Patucchi
- Umberto Lenzi
- Ivan Rassimov - Me Me Lay - Prasitsak Singhara


Collecting experiences within the electronic music for over a decade, Marcio, the name behind Against The Time, started the project in the end of 2015. His style is always powerful and surprising, searching for melancholic, instrospetive and melodic sounds_ ARTist PResentation - Track? !D.
Collecting experiences within the electronic music for over a decade, Marcio, the name behind Against The Time, started the project in the end of 2015. His style is always powerful and surprising, searching for melancholic, instrospetive and melodic sounds.
As a dj, formed at the renowned course of D-Edge DJ College, played in some of the most important clubs and festivals of South America like Bahrein, D-Edge, Zeitgeist Club and Euphoria Festival.
His talent has proved in your productions that has been supported by some of the most interesting names in the scene, such as Tale Of Us, Pan Pot, Solomun, Victor Ruiz, Scuba, Thomas Schumacher, Agents Of Time.


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IMF programme only option for Pakistan
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday said they had no other option but would have to implement the IMF programme, as he lauded the Pakistani nation for braving the burden of the price hike with patience. Addressing a solarization conference, the prime minister said the coalition government never wanted to transfer the burden of price hike. In the past, the agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) was blatantly breached by the PTI's government, he said, and regretted that if they wanted to give any subsidy in any sector, they had to go to the IMF 'which is a factor and painful reality'.
Addressing the ceremony, the prime minister said they had devised a plan to immediately convert all the Federal Government entities' buildings on solar power by April next year to slash a huge chunk out of the country's costly fuel import bill hovering around $27 billion.
Unveiling details, he said the procedures for conversion of solar power should be fast-tracked as they had set April 2023 as the timeline for the implementation of the plan. He said under the plan, all the Federal Government ministries, departments, authorities and their offshoots in the provinces would immediately shift on solar energy.It would be a model for the provincial governments as the Federal Government would not make additional expenditures over the solarization process, he added.
The prime minister also urged all the relevant authorities and stakeholders to complete the required process by the end of April next year and meet the timeline which had been set. "Consider it as our political, social, national and religious duty to implement it as soon as possible," he opined.
The prime minister said with the urgent measures, they would be able to generate 300 MW to 500MW of cheap power, thus reducing the import bill worth billions of dollars each year. He assured that the whole process would be conducted through transparent bidding via a third party. He also urged the provincial chief ministers to emulate the Federal Government's launched pattern and introduce solar systems in their respective provinces and assured his government's complete assistance in that regard. "It is the only option of our survival as a nation," he added. The prime minister said the process for the generation of 10,000MW solar power in the country had already commenced and such a conversation by the Federal Government buildings would be the first phase.
Enumerating the economic challenges faced by the country due to skyrocketing fuel and gas prices after the Russia-Ukraine conflict, he said developing countries like Pakistan had to bear the brunt as the $27 billion costly fuel import bill was a big challenge for them. The ongoing conflict had also surged prices of gas and worsened its availability as the supply to Europe was disrupted, he added.
The prime minister said during the Covid pandemic, the prices of gas were crashed to the lowest and it was sold at around $2 per unit, the then government committed a criminal negligence by not securing its import and due to it, now the whole nation had been suffering.He said during former prime minister Nawaz Sharif's tenure, a 15-year agreement for the purchase of LNG at 13.2 per cent of the Brent was reached with Qatar, but unfortunately, it was politicized by the subsequent government.
Now due to the global situation, gas was not available while the fuel was being sold at an exorbitant price in the global market, he said, adding they would have to convert to solar and renewable energy with lightning speed. The prime minister said during the previous PML-N government, efforts were made for the production of cheap hydel electricity and land worth Rs100 billion was acquired for the construction of Bhasha Dam, but those were long-term measures to generate affordable power in the country.
He said under the China Pakistan Economic Corridor, coal and gas-fired projects were completed by the PML-N government during 2015 to overcome 20 hours crippling power outages in the country. "The green lands were turned barren, industries came to grinding halt, and the country's exports were nosedived," the prime minister recollecting the past said. In those trying times, former prime minister Nawaz Sharif remained firm and took the bull by the horns with setting up power plants and thus ended the load-shedding, which was a big achievement, "something like the finest chapter in the history of the country, making the nation stronger."
The prime minister said different past governments in the country had not carried out reforms which swelled the circular debt and the costly power was generated. He cited issues like power theft, transmission losses and expensive fuels as the reasons behind power production and said the circular debt in power sector had reached whopping Rs 2.5 trillion. Similarly, the gas circular debt was also spiraling.
The prime minister regretted that lack of responsibility and the backlog of years had turned the circular debt into a huge mountain. Those governments had committed negligence that did not introduce reforms to reduce the circular debt, he added. He said the federal coalition government was an eight-month nascent one facing a mountain of challenges that kept on piling for decades, and expressed the resolve to slowly and gradually overcome those with commitment. Criticizing the PTI's government, the prime minister said the NAB-Niazi connivance had pushed the country into an economic and political turmoil. "Unfortunately, I will sorrowfully state that a witch-hunting was carried out and a vendetta in the name of accountability was unleashed against politicians. The worst kind of vengeance was manifested which amounted to fascism.


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Check it! Mike Proulx, Chief Digital Officer at Hill Holliday and alum of our Training Center, penned this awesome piece for Fast Company on four powerful career lessons he learned while studying improv at Improv Asylum!
Read Mike's Fast Company piece, here.


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The Problems with The Passion of the Christ's Moral Message
Edward Hudgins
March 3, 2004 -- The controversy surrounding Mel Gibson's film The Passion of the Christ reflects a deep divide concerning the moral foundations of our society. The film's supporters maintain that freedom is threatened when a society loses the moral compass traditionally supplied by religion and drifts into moral relativism. The film's critics worry that intolerance is encouraged when a society is based on religious dogma, and many have claimed that the movie itself promotes anti-Semitism.
(It doesn't; after all; Jesus, his mother, and disciples, and not just the religious elites and their supporters who condemned him, were all Jews.)
But neither moral relativism nor religious faith will sustain a free, flourishing society.
Gibson and many Christians believe that human beings are born with original sin and worthy of nothing but death and damnation. But because of his love for us, God sent Christ to our sins upon himself. The Passion of the Christ graphically depicts Jesus's cruel torture and crucifixion—penalties that we all deserve. To avoid hell, we must accept Christ's sacrifice.
In our secular society, many individuals who reject this theology still accept the moral message of Christianity. But the problems with this message—as well as a way to a better moral vision—can be found by examining three themes that are central in Gibson's film: sin, sacrifice, and suffering.
Original sin means that we are all evil not just in any given thought or deed but by our very nature, that we can't help ourselves, that we must act immorally. One of the messages in Gibson's film is that since we are all sinners, we all killed Christ. But this doctrine of inherent and collective guilt means that morally upstanding individuals are culpable for evils that they did not create. Further, this doctrine allows moral slackers to excuse their failing by saying, "I'm only human."
But in any hour or issue we each are responsible for our own actions—and only those actions. We each have a choice to stop the impulse of the moment, to think or not to think, to ask whether our actions are moral or not, and to act either for good or evil. Yes, it takes strength and fortitude to do the right thing. But that is exactly why those who make the most of their lives should feel proud and never accept unearned guilt.
In The Passion of the Christ, we see Jesus passively submitting to his own brutal torture and death, even forgiving his tormenters. Many see Jesus's sacrifice as a moral model: He forfeited his life to save us sinners, we are all responsible for the problems of the world, and thus we each should sacrifice ourselves for the good of others. But this is exactly the wrong moral lesson. A morality of life requires the pursuit of happiness and pride in oneself, not self-abnegation and acquiescing in the role of a sacrificial victim. It requires that we judge both others and ourselves, both their actions and our own, by standards of justice, and not offer moral absolution for the most heinous crimes and criminals.
This is the key to the right moral code: We each have a right to our own lives and should act out of self-interest, not self-sacrifice. True self-interest means seeking rational values that preserve and enrich our lives. It means we should each seek the best within us. It means neither sacrificing ourselves to others nor asking others to sacrifice themselves to us. It means engaging in relations with others because we value them and they value us. For example, when we give up time and money to help a sick spouse—someone with whom we share our values, interests, and deepest thought and feeling, someone to whom we bare our souls, someone whom we love—we are not sacrificing but, rather, affirming our highest values and self-interest.
The Passion of the Christ shows Jesus suffering and facing death with fortitude. Any decent human being would feel pity for an innocent man who is tortured and killed. And each of us will face suffering in our lives. But suffering is the exception, and the world is not a vale of tears. We should plan and expect to achieve our values and goals. We should know that we have the power to understand the world around us and use our knowledge, strength, and fortitude to create the things that allow us to live and flourish: houses and skyscrapers, airplanes and rockets, medicine, works of art, and the like. The essential fact about human life—the fact on which a morality of life should be based—is not the inevitability of suffering but the possibility of achievement.
Gibson's film shows the depths of depravity to which humans can sink and prompts deep reflection. But only a moral code of personal responsibility, not original sin; self-interest, not self-sacrifice; and achievement, not suffering can avoid the dangers of moral relativism and intolerance, and ensure both personal happiness and a free society.
Edward Hudgins is research director at the Heartland Institute and former director of advocacy and senior scholar at The Atlas Society.
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Herd Protection Seen With 4-Valent HPV Vaccination
2006 to 2017 saw increase in vaccination; drop seen in HPV detection in vaccinated, unvaccinated
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 23, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- From 2006 to 2017, there was a decrease in 4-valent vaccine-type human papillomavirus (HPV) detection among vaccinated and unvaccinated women, according to a study published online Jan. 22 in Pediatrics.
Chelse Spinner, from the University of Cincinnati, and colleagues determined the proportion of vaccinated and unvaccinated women who were positive for vaccine-type HPV across studies that recruited women aged 13 to 26 years from hospital-based and community health clinics from 2006 to 2017.
The researchers observed an increase in vaccination rates from 0 to 84.3 percent, and 97 percent of participants received the 4-valent vaccine. Detection of the 4-valent vaccine-type HPV decreased 80.9 percent among women who were vaccinated, from 35 to 6.7 percent (odds ratio, 0.13). There was a 40 percent decrease in 4-valent vaccine-type HPV detection among women who were unvaccinated, from 32.4 to 19.4 percent (odds ratio, 0.50). In waves 3 (2013 to 2014) and 4 (2016 to 2017), the estimated vaccine effectiveness was 90.6 and 80.1 percent, respectively.
"The significant decrease in 4-valent HPV types among women who were unvaccinated suggests herd protection," the authors write. "Although these findings are important for clinical care and public health policy, continued surveillance will be important to assess for waning vaccine effectiveness, herd protection, and the impact of 9-valent vaccine introduction."
Two authors disclosed financial ties to the pharmaceutical industry, including companies involved with HPV diagnostics.


My previous book, Egg Crafts for all Ages, focused only with Egg Crafts. This book continues with more dinosaur eggs, dragon eggs and even an octopus egg. Also included are various Easter crafts, as well as cake, cupcakes and other Easter themed treats.
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Compiled from the private records of Rev. Daniel Sanner, this Evangelical Lutheran church record includes baptisms, deaths, and marriages from 1859-1866. The church is located in Branch Township,k Schuylkill County. Index.


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"It was my idea in the very beginning that Dwight should have a blog," Wilson says. "I think that a blog is a perfect way for Dwight to express himself. Most people's blogs are like boring, pontificating rants, and that is right up Dwight's alley."
For more enlightening commentary, check out Dwight's blog here. Rachel, Carrie, Caroline and other fellow Office enthusiasts....you will love it.
I am so excited...He is just so funny! My Dwight Bobblehead is staring at me right now...thanks for sharing!
So excited!! Thanks for sharing!