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Advent: A Time of Listening
Published on 13 Dec 2018
'In Advent we practise listening for Him, so that we will learn to listen to Him.' The gospel readings of the four Sundays of Advent invite us to listen, in different ways, for the coming of Christ, writes Sr Margaret Atkins. Just as we have different modes of listening in our everyday lives, we find this reflected in the invitations to attentiveness that we hear in the Advent scriptures.
Finding stillness
There are different ways of listening. One is, very simply, to listen. You switch off the appliances, sit absolutely still, and let yourself hear all the little sounds you have forgotten about: the ticking of the clock, the thin autumn song of a robin, the beating of your own heart. You are no longer absorbed by the noise that belongs to busyness, the noise that you choose for yourself. Instead, you begin to hear what just happens to be there.
The reading from the Gospel of St Matthew for the first Sunday of Advent this year invited us just to listen. It offers a general warning: 'Stay awake!' In the days of Noah most people were too engrossed in the distractions of everyday life to notice what was going on, and 'the flood came, and swept them all away.' When the Son of Man appears, the men will be engaged in the fields; the women will be grinding corn. Will they be so wrapped up in what they are doing that they miss what is happening? (Mt 24:37-44). The first thing to do, the reading suggests, is to draw back from our busyness so that we can start just to listen.
The recent series on BBC2, The Big Silence focused on five people who wanted to find silence in order to change their stressful lives. In introducing the project, Fr Christopher Jamison called silence 'the gateway to the soul, and the soul is the gateway to God'. For the five participants, however, the hardest thing was not to seek the soul they did not yet know, but to withdraw from the noise they already knew so well. After a weekend at Worth Abbey, Fr Christopher invited them to go back to their normal lives for a week and carry out one simple exercise: he asked them to switch off, for an hour a day, their computers, their televisions, their radios and their mobile phones. Nearly all of them failed completely. The first thing that they needed to do was to learn simply to listen.
Listening through the noise
Sometimes, instead, we listen for something specific. Then, we need to filter out the noises that obscure what we are trying to hear. In the railway station, we strain our ears to hear past the rush-hour crowds and the background traffic and catch the announcement of our train. Amid the laughter and music of a party, we struggle to receive an old friend's news. We sift out the racket and try to grasp what is really significant.
In the gospel reading of the second Sunday of Advent, John the Baptist arrives to take our listening further: 'Repent!' he proclaims. He then berates the Pharisees, who here, as often in the gospels, represent self-righteousness. The listening of repentance teaches us to be honest about ourselves. We have to learn to calm the bustle of anxieties and memories and plans that invade our minds, and then to reject those inner voices of hasty self-defence, to distrust our easy indignation and our petty resentments; we have to put these aside, and wait, in the silence, until we can hear, and accept, the truth (Mt 3:1-12).
That, however, is not an easy thing to do. As The Big Silence progressed, it was striking how painful the participants found it simply to be in silence and stillness. They are not unusual: most of us can acknowledge that addictive impulse to fill the spaces by switching on the TV or reaching for the mobile phone. Even in the seventeenth-century the French Catholic philosopher Blaise Pascal had understood why. If people stop being busy, he argued, then they would see themselves, and think about what they are, where they come from, and where they are going. That is why men cannot be too much occupied and distracted, and that is why, when they have been given so many things to do, if they have some time off they are advised to spend it on diversion and sport, and always to keep themselves fully occupied.[1]
Unless we distract ourselves, we may have to ask ourselves serious and uncomfortable questions about our lives. Philip Larkin expresses a similar thought from the point-of-view of a modern atheist, in a poem called 'Aubade', which brilliantly evokes the terror of waking in the early hours to face the belief that death will mean annihilation:
Most things may never happen: this one will,
And realisation of it rages out
In furnace-fear when we are caught without
People or drink.
Fortunately, the truth about ourselves is bigger than us. Those who have deliberately embraced long periods of silence regularly report that restlessness and anguish eventually give way to a joyful and intense appreciation of what is around them, and a deep sense of the harmony of things. This was the experience, in different ways, of all the participants in The Big Silence, as they lived through their week's silent retreat at St Beuno's. If the Christian story is true, such experiences make sense. 'Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.' It is through honest self-examination and repentance that we become capable of recognising the fundamental goodness of the created world, and of experiencing it as a gift. Even those who do not explicitly acknowledge God as its Giver can thus begin to exercise the gratitude, appreciation and trustfulness that brings some measure of peace.
Recognising what we hear
At other times again, we are listening out for something which we might not manage to recognise. A birdwatcher pauses to enjoy the singing from the branch above. It is loud and clear – but only half-familiar. Is it a blackcap or not? A lyrical melody floats across the room from the radio. You know it so well – a violin sonata – but is it Beethoven or Brahms? So you listen and rack your memory for the signs that reveal its identity.
In the third week of Advent, the Baptist reappears to send a question to Jesus: who are you? Jesus does not answer directly. This is what he says instead: 'Tell John what you see and hear – the blind, the deaf, the lepers, the lame, are healed and restored to their full place in society. The poor hear good news. Prisoners are set free. Tell John all this, and let him work out for himself what it means.'
For many generations the people of Israel had been waiting for the Messiah. They had not been told exactly what he would be like. Instead, they had been told of the signs that would reveal his presence. So Jesus's answer to John meant, 'You know what the Scriptures tell you to look out for. You can see and hear these things before you. Notice that they are happening, and realise what they mean.' (Mt 11:2-11) In the Gospel of John, of course, Jesus is more explicit: 'I am the Way, the Truth, and the Life' (Jn 14:6).
Of the participants in The Big Silence, one was, and another had been, a regular churchgoer. By the end of the series, these two had committed themselves again to their own Christian tradition. Of the other three, only one could speak explicitly of coming to believe in the presence of God. The others had found something beyond mere materialism, but they could not give it a name. In a post-Christian society, it is notable how often people who experience, in concrete ways, the goodness of God and the grace of Christ are unable to honour the source of these gifts. Parents fight to get their children into Catholic schools, because they value their 'ethos'; yet few of them commit themselves to the faith and worship which foster that ethos. When a child dies, it is taken for granted that the ministers of the Church will be there to provide solace and comfort and a dignified requiem; yet no one asks why the Church is always there. Where the sick in less wealthy countries need healthcare, the Church is by far the biggest private provider; when earthquake or famine strikes, it is Christian charities that do most to respond. Are these merely facts, or are they signs? Do we take the care to interpret them, or help others to do the same?
With due care and attention
Finally, of course, we can listen to someone. Indeed, we seem to be doing it all the time. Isn't that, after all, why we can't manage to switch off the TV or the phone? Perhaps, however, we listen less than we think. When we are 'listening to' each other, we turn away the instant our mobile phone rings. Most of the music from the radio we are 'listening to', we don't even hear. One survey of doctors revealed that they waited, on average, 23.1 seconds before interrupting a patient who was explaining a problem. I doubt that doctors are worse offenders than the rest of us: listening to, really listening to, is a skill we are rapidly forgetting.
On the fourth Sunday of Advent, we hear Matthew's account of Joseph's dream. He had been preparing to deal with the embarrassing problem of his fiancée's pregnancy discreetly and decently. But clearly he wanted to wash his hands of the matter as quickly as he could. The angel's message stopped him in his tracks. He cast aside his fear and embarrassment to welcome Mary as his wife. He embraced his role in the God-given mission of her unborn child. Joseph 'did as the angel of the Lord commanded him'. It was as simple as that (Mt 1:18-24).
Joseph was able to listen to the angel. First of all he had to recognise his words for what they were: a message from God. Then he had to attend to them, to absorb their detail. Then, most difficult of all, he had to take what was said into his heart, and to act upon it. Joseph, St Matthew tells us, was a just man. His justice turned out to be more than mere respectability. His faithfulness to God had enabled him to become the kind of person who could truly listen – who could hear and recognise, could understand and obey.
All serious listening needs silence. The purpose of a regular practice of silence is not simply to listen, but to become a good listener. The silence of stillness calms us, so that we can begin to hear more profoundly. The silence of repentance liberates us to welcome the truth. The silence of expectation prepares us to recognise the voice that deserves our total attention. The Christmas story identifies that voice as the voice of Christ. In Advent we practise listening for Him, so that we will learn to listen to Him. The Word through whom all things were made became human flesh. In listening to that Word, in rediscovering the peace that he brings, we might renew all our listening. Out of our silence, we can then listen, truly listen, with fresh delight and sympathy, to the birds He has created, to the music that celebrates His world, to the human beings that are made in His image; we can listen, and we can hear them as we have not heard them before.
And know the place for the first time.[2]
Sr Margaret Atkins is a member of the Augustinian community at Boarbank Hall in Cumbria. She organises a residential holiday and study week there in July, also called Thinking Faith, for Catholic students and young professionals. For more see: www.boarbankhall.org.uk under 'Events'.
[1] Pascal, Pensées, translated by A.J. Krailsheimer (Penguin1966), no. 139, p.72.
[2] T.S. Eliot, 'Little Gidding'.
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The European Commission suspects Deutsche Bank AG, Credit Suisse Group AG, Crédit Agricole SA and another global bank of colluding to manipulate a multi-trillion-dollar government-backed bond market, escalating a long running probe.
The European Union's executive arm, which opened the investigation almost three years ago, said in a statement Thursday that banks will now lay out their defenses. If found guilty, they could face a fine of up to 10% of their annual world-wide revenue.
The commission didn't name the banks. Deutsche Bank, Credit Suisse and France's Crédit Agricole confirmed they were among the four. Shares of Deutsche Bank were down 5% and Credit Suisse shares were 3.1% lower Thursday. Crédit Agricole shares were down 3.3%.
Other banks including Bank of America Corp. had previously said in filings that regulators had asked for information about their trading of such bonds. Bank of America declined to comment Thursday.
Another bank, Nomura Holdings Inc. that had been probed in the case, said it isn't among the four banks.
Credit Suisse said the case refers to trading by a single employee who left the bank in early 2016.
"We do not believe any Credit Suisse employees engaged in anticompetitive conduct, and we hope to dispel the concerns raised by the EC," a spokesman said in an emailed statement.
The commission said that between 2009 and 2015 the four banks may have exchanged sensitive information and agreed on prices of U.S. dollar-denominated supra-sovereign, sovereign and agency bonds, known as SSA bonds. Those are issued by entities like the World Bank and European government agencies. Contact took place mainly through online chat rooms, it added.
Authorities in Europe, the U.K. and the U.S. started investigating alleged collusion in SSA bonds more than three years ago, in one of a series of alleged market-rigging cases that have sent traders to jail and cost banks billions of dollars in fines.
The cases exposed a culture of back scratching and crude banter between traders carrying out customer orders and stained the reputations of some of the world's largest banks. To avoid repeats, regulators toughened rules, made market reforms around benchmark rate setting and demanded remedial action by banks around their processes.
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The Mets Walk-Offs Player of the Year
I have no interest in awaiting the results of the weekend's games, so I'm declaring the winner of the First Annual Mets Walk-Offs Player of the Year competition right now.
This year's recipient is Omir (President) Santos.
Being named the most valuable player on this team is an honor of which VERY few are worthy, but I find that Santos is the most deserving.
Santos received four fistbumps this season, with those being awarded to the player whose contributions were extremely valuable to a walk-off, walk-up (bottom of 8th) or walk-down (top of 9th/extra innings) victory.
Santos made his 2009 debut in the Mets first walk-off win of the season. With runners on first and second and one out in a tie game on April 17 against the Brewers, Santos did the best possible thing he could, without getting a hit. He dribbled a grounder too slow for the Brewers to start a double play. Milwaukee could get only one out, and the Mets subsequently won the game on Luis Castillo's base hit. The next day, Santos finished off a 1-0 win by completing a strikeout-throwout double play with an impressive peg to second base. A new star was born.
Too often this season, the Mets were rally killers, specializing in making nothing out of something. Santos, for the most part, was an exception to the rule- a guy you could count on to get the runner home with a runner on third and less than two outs. He enters the weekend tied for the team lead with six sacrifice flies.
Entering Friday, the Mets were 33-40 in games that Santos started. They were 34-52 when he didn't start, so the benefits to his presence were significant.
The Mets had one month in which they were a worthy baseball team. In May, they went 19-9 and Santos was an important reason why. They went 12-3 in his 15 starts at catcher. It was a month in which he hit .278 with 14 RBI.
David Wright, Carlos Beltran, and Gary Sheffield all had better numbers that month, but that's something you would expect. The emergence of Santos was totally unexpected.
It's rather frightening when the best thing you can say about a season is that the Mets found themselves a decent backup/platooning catcher for 2009, but that is the case in this season of horrors and hardships.
So we congratulate Omir (President) Santos. He gets our vote for 2009 Mets Walk-Off Player of the Year.
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The Patriot Post® · Clinton: Religion Must Surrender to Progressive Ideology
By Arnold Ahlert · May 4, 2015
https://patriotpost.us/articles/34968-clinton-religion-must-surrender-to-progressive-ideology-2015-05-04
There is little question the American Left is arrogant. It is an arrogance suffused with a self-aggrandizing worldview that begins and ends with the simplest premise: You either agree with us, or you're wrong. But not just wrong in the sense of having a different opinion. Wrong in the sense that you're a knuckle-dragging Neanderthal at best, or the embodiment of evil itself at worst. In other words, you're either on board with us, or you're completely illegitimate.
The above explanation fits Hillary Clinton to a tee. At the sixth annual Women in the World Summit, Clinton brought up one of the Left's most cherished planks, abortion on demand. "Far too many women are denied access to reproductive health care and safe childbirth," she insisted, "and laws don't count for much if they're not enforced. Rights have to exist in practice, not just on paper."
One is left to wonder what denial of access Clinton bemoans. It can't be Planned Parenthood (PP), an organization whose name completely belies its true function. As its 2013-2014 Annual Report reveals, PP received more than $528 million in taxpayer funds in the form of government grants, contracts and Medicaid reimbursements that accounted for 41% of its total resources. And despite its ostensible non-profit status, the abortion giant has $127 million in excess revenue and more than $1.4 billion in net assets.
Where does the money go? According to a fact sheet disseminated by the pro-life Susan B. Anthony List, PP devoted 94% of 2013 "pregnancy services" to performing abortions. Prenatal care and adoption services accounted for 5% and 0.05% of its activities, respectively. Moreover, between the years 2011-2013 for which figures are available, PP performed 988,783 abortions.
PP chair Alexis McGill Johnson and president Cecile Richards couldn't be happier. "We've come a long way since Margaret Sanger was jailed in 1916 for opening America's very first birth control clinic," they explained at the report's release. "Today, 99 percent of sexually active American women at some point in their lives use birth control — and, thanks to Planned Parenthood and the Affordable Care Act, more than 48 million women are now eligible to receive it with no copay."
Sounds like a boatload of access, at least to "reproductive" health care. Safe childbirth? Not so much, a reality that deeply troubles people of faith — a group with this "crazy" notion that abortion constitutes the wrongful termination of a human life.
Not to worry, though. Hillary has a "solution" for their concerns. "Laws have to be backed up with resources and political will," she declared. "And deep-seated cultural codes, religious beliefs and structural biases have to be changed. As I have said and as I believe, the advancement of the full participation of women and girls in every aspect of their societies is the great unfinished business of the 21st century and not just for women but for everyone — and not just in far away countries but right here in the United States."
If that sounds like people of faith must either abandon that faith or be considered wholly illegitimate, or "structurally biased" as it were, it's because that's exactly what Clinton proposes. In short, you're either pro-abortion or a "bitter clinger." That euphemism entered the national zeitgeist courtesy of Barack Obama, whose administration has made it clear that the only thing standing between it and the evisceration of the First Amendment's Freedom of Religion clause is a 5-4 Supreme Court decision in the Hobby Lobby v. Burwell case. The Court decided corporations with sincerely held religious beliefs are under no obligation to provide a full range of contraceptives — including abortifacients — at no cost to their employees as mandated by ObamaCare.
Yet abortion is only one arena where people of faith are being steamrolled. As Solicitor General Donald Verrilli made clear during oral arguments before the Supreme Court on the subject of same-sex marriage, the heavy hand of government will be imposed on those who refuse to embrace progressive "values." When asked by Justice Samuel Alito if the Obama administration would be willing to impose penalties on institutions that refuse to abide same-sex marriage, Verrilli admitted as much. "It's certainly going to be an issue," he conceded. "I don't deny that."
Family Research Council's Tony Perkins spells out the inevitable, writing, "Translation: If churches, religious groups, schools, or nonprofits won't surrender their beliefs on marriage, the government will make it hurt." And regardless of what the Court decides, Justice Anthony Kennedy illuminated the stakes with a simple remark, noting the definition of marriage as between a man and a women "has been with us for millennia." Therefore, he said, "[I]t's very difficult for the Court to say, 'Oh well, we know better.'"
Progressives have no such inhibitions. And that would be fine were it not for the reality that they are determined to forcibly impose their worldview by any means necessary on those who disagree.
How arrogant is Clinton in that regard? As recently as 2013 she opposed same-sex marriage, and in 2004 she called traditional marriage a "fundamental bedrock principle." How hypocritical? "I am sick and tired of people who say that if you debate and you disagree with this administration somehow you're not patriotic," she huffed in 2003.
Not patriotic? Now if you disagree with the leftist onslaught, you're a homophobic, religiously impaired bigot who must abandon millennia of traditional beliefs — or be deliberately targeted if you don't.
Live and let live? A concept for which those who profess to be the most tolerant among us have zero tolerance. "Evolving" on issues as Clinton and Obama have on same-sex marriage? Embrace progressive ideology right now or be penalized in every way possible.
A number of Christian leaders are fighting back with a pledge defending traditional marriage. One of their reasons for doing so stands out. "Family is the first vital cell of society, the first government, and the first mediating institution of our social order," the pledge states. "The future of a free and healthy society passes through marriage and the family." Anyone else think this is a message that might resonate in Baltimore right about now?
One last thought regarding abortion: Perhaps the debate on the issue might be imbued with far more honesty if the phrase "a woman's right to choose" included the first choice, as in the decision to have unprotected and/or irresponsible sex leading to an unwanted pregnancy.
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An eyebrow-raising week in the world of cryptocurrency
Bitcoin, CryptoAM
Data from CryptoCompare shows that the price of Bitcoin started last week at around $46,000 and saw a significant sell-off throughout the seven days, to at one point test the $40,000 mark. At the time of writing it recovered to trade close to $42,000 per coin.
Ethereum's Ether – the second-largest cryptocurrency by market capitalisation – moved in a similar way, dropping from $3,800 to a $3,000 low throughout the week, before recovering to now trade at $3,150.
Headlines in the cryptocurrency space last week focused on celebrating Bitcoin's 13th anniversary, as on January 3, 2009 the cryptocurrency's pseudonymous creator, Satoshi Nakamoto, minted the Bitcoin network's first block, known as the genesis block.
Bitcoin celebrated its anniversary with a new all-time high in its hashrate, which then stood at around 203.5 exahashes per second (EH/s), up 49% from the 136.5 EH/s recorded in January 2021, even after China cracked down on cryptocurrency mining within its borders.
Hashrate refers to the combined computational power used to mine and process transactions on the network. The higher the hashrate, the more secure it is as the computing power necessary to attack it also grows.
Bitcoin is 13 years old today, the anniversary of the genesis block. It's an angsty teenager now, I suppose, which actually kind of fits.
The US dollar in its current fiat form is 50 years old, born in 1971.
Bitcoin is now more than 1/4th as old as the current US dollar. pic.twitter.com/TJxHQcQx0m
— Lyn Alden (@LynAldenContact) January 3, 2022
Over the week, an Italian bank with more than $87 billion in assets, Banca Generali, revealed it's set to allow its over 300,000 customers to buy and sell Bitcoin through an integration with crypto firm Conio. The firm's customers will be able to create a BTC wallet directly in their bank accounts.
Banca Generali is a major investor in Conio, and the two companies formed a partnership in December 2020 to launch the new offering. Using the wallet, customers will be able to directly buy and sell Bitcoin with their account balance, without having to rely on payment cards or third-parties.
In a report, Goldman Sachs analysts have estimated that Bitcoin's rise could cost gold additional market share of the so-called "store of value" market, of which Bitcoin currently accounts for 20%. If BTC were to grow to 50% of that market, the analysts wrote, its price could soar to $100,000.
.@GoldmanSachs is once again bullish on #Bitcoin
A research note from the bank said #BTC currently holds 20% market share of the 'store of value' market, with 80% held by gold
Goldman predicts bitcoin gaining market share. A 50% share would equate to $100K bitcoin by 2027 📈 pic.twitter.com/4CTZMnRnJh
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Adoption hasn't moved up over the week as much as it could, however, as the nonprofit organisation behind the Firefox browser, Mozilla, announced it's halting cryptocurrency donations following significant backlash from the community and a Mozilla founder, Jamie Zawinski.
Zawinski, who helped build the Mozilla Project that was released in 2002, responded to a tweet from Mozilla late last year touting it accepted cryptocurrency donations saying that everyone in the project "should be witheringly ashamed of this decision to partner with planet-incinerating Ponzi grifters".
Mozilla first started accepting Bitcoin donations in 2014, but over the last few months, cryptocurrencies have come under significant scrutiny over environmental concerns.
Notably, Nasdaq-listed blockchain infrastructure and technology firm BTCS has announced it will become the 'first-ever' company listed on the exchange to offer a dividend payable in bitcoin to its shareholders.
According to an announcement with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), BTCS is set to pay a $0.05 per share dividend in Bitcoin, based on the cryptocurrency's price on its ex-dividend date of March 16. Shareholders will be paid on March 17 and can choose to instead receive the dividend in cash.
El Salvador Moves Forward with Bitcoin Bond Issuance
El Savaldor's Finance Minister, Alejandro Zelaya, has said this week that the government is moving forward with the issuance of its Bitcoin bonds, and is now set to send Congress around 20 bills to get the process started.
According to Zelaya, the bills will "provide legal structure and legal certainty to everyone who buys the Bitcoin bond". The country is set to issue $1 billion in bonds this year, with half of the funds set to be converted into Bitcoin and half set to be used for infrastructure and Bitcoin mining.
Estonia's Ministry of Finance has meanwhile clarified that new draft legislation for virtual asset service providers (VASPs) won't ban cryptocurrencies in the country and will allow their customers to own and trade cryptoassets.
The prices of most cryptocurrencies dropped over the week after minutes from the Federal Reserve's last meeting in December showed that officials discussed shrinking the central bank's swollen $8.3 trillion balance sheet and raising interest rates sooner than expected.
The Federal Reserve's new potentially hawkish stance – in which it allows interest rates to rise and shrinks its balance sheet to control inflation – has seemingly put downward pressure on the price of most cryptoassets. Equities markets also slid on the Fed's stance.
Francisco Memoria is a content creator at CryptoCompare who's in love with technology and focuses on helping people see the value digital currencies have. His work has been published in numerous reputable industry publications. Francisco holds various cryptocurrencies.
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We all know that recycling is a good thing. It requires less energy, uses up fewer natural resources and keeps waste out of our local landfills. Here are some of the top materials you should be recycling right now and the impact it has:
Newspapers. Using recycled newspaper saves 34 to 60 percent of the total energy needed for virgin newsprint, according to Waste Management. Approximately 10 million tons of newsprint is tossed into the trash every year in the U.S. and around 65,000 to 75,000 trees are needed to produce the Sunday edition of the New York Times.
Cardboard. Waste Management says that recycling one ton of cardboard will save more than 9 cubic yards of landfill space, and recycled cardboard saves 24 percent of the total energy needed for virgin cardboard. When recycling your cardboard, make sure you flatten it to save storage space.
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The 2006 Philadelphia Phillies season was the 124th season in the history of the franchise. The Phillies finished in second place in the National League East, 12 games behind the New York Mets, and three games behind the Los Angeles Dodgers in the NL Wild-Card race. The Phillies, managed by Charlie Manuel, played their home games at Citizens Bank Park. Phillies first-baseman Ryan Howard was the National League's Most Valuable Player for the 2006 season, and was the winner of the Century 21 Home Run Derby, held during the All-Star Break at Pittsburgh.
November 25, 2005: Jim Thome was traded by the Phillies with cash to the Chicago White Sox for a player to be named later, Aaron Rowand, and Daniel Haigwood (minors). The White Sox sent Gio Gonzalez (minors) (December 8, 2005) to the Phillies to complete the trade.
March 1, 2006: Alex Gonzalez was signed as a free agent with the Phillies.
May 21, 2006: Alex Gonzalez retired from the Phillies.
July 28, 2006: David Bell was traded by the Phillies to the Milwaukee Brewers for Wilfrido Laureano (minors).
July 30, 2006: Bobby Abreu and Cory Lidle were traded by the Philadelphia to the New York Yankees for minor league prospects.
September 1, 2006: Randall Simon was purchased by the Phillies from the Texas Rangers.
A United States Navy Parachute Team member lands on the field at Citizens Bank Park during the 2006 season.
Ryan Howard won the Players Choice Awards MLB Player of the Year and NL Outstanding Player from his fellow players, the Sporting News Player of the Year Award, the NL Most Valuable Player Award, the NLBM Oscar Charleston Legacy Award (NL MVP), the Babe Ruth Home Run Award (in MLB), the NLBM Josh Gibson Legacy Award (NL home-run leader), the John Wanamaker Athletic Award from the Philadelphia Sports Congress (in summer 2007; for the 2006 calendar year), and the Pride of Philadelphia Award from the Philadelphia Sports Hall of Fame.
The NL Silver Slugger Award was won by Howard (first base) and Chase Utley (second base). The Philadelphia chapter of the Baseball Writers' Association of America (BBWAA) presented its annual franchise awards to Ryan Howard ("Mike Schmidt Most Valuable Player Award"), Tom Gordon ("Steve Carlton Most Valuable Pitcher Award"), Chris Coste ("Dallas Green Special Achievement Award"), and Mike Lieberthal ("Tug McGraw Good Guy Award"). Coste also received the Philadelphia Sports Writers Association's "Good Guy Award.
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Q: Custom Button to validate field values in case object Can anyone suggest me how to validate field values in case object---for example I have 5 fields and I have a custom button named "Open Case" .When I click on these "Open Case" buttton these button has to validate all fields if any field is empty it throws an error other wise it should open that case

A: For this my solution would be to use validation rules.
https://help.salesforce.com/HTViewHelpDoc?id=fields_defining_field_validation_rules.htm&language=en_US
I'm assuming that when "Open Case" is clicked, a field is being updated to indicate that the case is open, we'll call that field Status.
AND(Status = Open OR(ISBLANK(OtherField), ISBLANK(SecondField)))

This error condition formula checks to see if any of otherfield or secondfield is blank, and checks to see if the case status is open.
If anything anywhere in salesforce, be it a button or a bit of apex code tries to change the case status to open while otherfield or secondfield is blank, or tries to blank either of those fields while the case is open, an error will appear.

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// Copyright 1998-2015 Epic Games, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

#include "CorePrivatePCH.h"

#include "ConfigManifest.h"
#include "RemoteConfigIni.h"
#include "EngineVersion.h"

#include "Runtime/Launch/Resources/Version.h"

enum class EConfigManifestVersion
{
	/******* DO NOT REMOVE OLD VERSIONS ********/
	Initial,
	RenameEditorAgnosticSettings,
	MigrateProjectSpecificInisToAgnostic,

	// ^ Add new versions above here ^
	NumOfVersions
};

bool IsDirectoryEmpty(const TCHAR* InDirectory)
{
	IPlatformFile& PlatformFile = FPlatformFileManager::Get().GetPlatformFile();
	struct FVisitor : IPlatformFile::FDirectoryVisitor
	{
		FVisitor() : bHasFiles(false) {}

		bool bHasFiles;
		virtual bool Visit(const TCHAR*, bool bIsDir) override
		{
			if (!bIsDir)
			{
				bHasFiles = true;
				return false;
			}
			return true;
		}

	} Visitor;

	PlatformFile.IterateDirectory(InDirectory, Visitor);

	return !Visitor.bHasFiles;
}

FString ProjectSpecificIniPath(const TCHAR* InLeaf)
{
	return FPaths::GeneratedConfigDir() / ANSI_TO_TCHAR(FPlatformProperties::PlatformName()) / InLeaf;
}

FString ProjectAgnosticIniPath(const TCHAR* InLeaf)
{
	return FPaths::GameAgnosticSavedDir() / TEXT("Config") / ANSI_TO_TCHAR(FPlatformProperties::PlatformName()) / InLeaf;
}

/** Migrates config files from a previous version of the engine. Does nothing on non-installed versions */
void MigratePreviousEngineInis()
{
	if (!FPaths::ShouldSaveToUserDir() && !FApp::IsEngineInstalled())
	{
		// We can't do this in non-installed engines or where we haven't saved to a user directory
		return;
	}

	int32 MinorVersion = GEngineVersion.GetMinor() - 1;

	IPlatformFile& PlatformFile = FPlatformFileManager::Get().GetPlatformFile();
	while(MinorVersion >= 0)
	{
		const FEngineVersion PreviousVersion(GEngineVersion.GetMajor(), MinorVersion--, 0, 0, FString());

		const FString Directory = FString(FPlatformProcess::UserSettingsDir()) / ENGINE_VERSION_TEXT(EPIC_PRODUCT_IDENTIFIER) / PreviousVersion.ToString(EVersionComponent::Minor) / TEXT("Saved") / TEXT("Config") / ANSI_TO_TCHAR(FPlatformProperties::PlatformName());
		if (FPaths::DirectoryExists(Directory))
		{
			const FString DestDir = ProjectAgnosticIniPath(TEXT(""));
			if (PlatformFile.CreateDirectoryTree(*DestDir))
			{
				PlatformFile.CopyDirectoryTree(*DestDir, *Directory, false);
			}

			// If we failed to create the directory tree anyway we don't want to allow the possibility of upgrading from even older versions, so early return regardless
			return;
		}
	}
}

void FConfigManifest::UpgradeFromPreviousVersions()
{
	// First off, load the manifest config if it exists
	FConfigFile Manifest;

	const FString ManifestFilename = ProjectAgnosticIniPath(TEXT("Manifest.ini"));

	if (!FPaths::FileExists(ManifestFilename) && IsDirectoryEmpty(*FPaths::GetPath(ManifestFilename)))
	{
		// Copy files from previous versions of the engine, if possible
		MigratePreviousEngineInis();
	}

	const EConfigManifestVersion LatestVersion = (EConfigManifestVersion)((int32)EConfigManifestVersion::NumOfVersions - 1);
	EConfigManifestVersion CurrentVersion = EConfigManifestVersion::Initial;

	if (FPaths::FileExists(ManifestFilename))
	{
		// Load the manifest from the file
		Manifest.Read(*ManifestFilename);

		int64 Version = 0;
		if (Manifest.GetInt64(TEXT("Manifest"), TEXT("Version"), Version) && Version < (int64)EConfigManifestVersion::NumOfVersions)
		{
			CurrentVersion = (EConfigManifestVersion)Version;
		}
	}

	if (CurrentVersion == LatestVersion)
	{
		return;
	}

	CurrentVersion = UpgradeFromVersion(CurrentVersion);

	// Set the version in the manifest, and write it out
	Manifest.SetInt64(TEXT("Manifest"), TEXT("Version"), (int64)CurrentVersion);
	Manifest.Write(ManifestFilename);
}

/** Combine 2 config files together, putting the result in a third */
void CombineConfig(const TCHAR* Base, const TCHAR* Other, const TCHAR* Output)
{
	FConfigFile Config;

	Config.Read(Base);
	Config.Combine(Other);

	Config.Write(Output, false /*bDoRemoteWrite*/);
}

/** Migrate a project specific ini to be a project agnostic one */
void MigrateToAgnosticIni(const TCHAR* SrcIniName, const TCHAR* DstIniName)
{
	const FString OldIni = ProjectSpecificIniPath(SrcIniName);
	const FString NewIni = ProjectAgnosticIniPath(DstIniName);

	if (FPaths::FileExists(*OldIni))
	{
		if (!FPaths::FileExists(*NewIni))
		{
			IFileManager::Get().Move(*NewIni, *OldIni);
		}
		else
		{
			CombineConfig(*NewIni, *OldIni, *NewIni);
		}
	}
}

/** Migrate a project specific ini to be a project agnostic one */
void MigrateToAgnosticIni(const TCHAR* IniName)
{
	MigrateToAgnosticIni(IniName, IniName);
}

/** Rename an ini file, dealing with the case where the destination already exists */
void RenameIni(const TCHAR* OldIni, const TCHAR* NewIni)
{
	if (FPaths::FileExists(OldIni))
	{
		if (!FPaths::FileExists(NewIni))
		{
			IFileManager::Get().Move(NewIni, OldIni);
		}
		else
		{
			CombineConfig(NewIni, OldIni, NewIni);
		}
	}
}

void FConfigManifest::MigrateEditorUserSettings()
{
	const FString EditorUserSettingsFilename = ProjectSpecificIniPath(TEXT("EditorUserSettings.ini"));
	if (!FPaths::FileExists(EditorUserSettingsFilename))
	{
		return;
	}

	// Handle upgrading editor user settings to the new path
	FConfigFile OldIni;
	OldIni.NoSave = true;
	OldIni.Read(EditorUserSettingsFilename);

	if (OldIni.Num() != 0)
	{
		// Rename the config section
		MigrateConfigSection(OldIni, TEXT("/Script/UnrealEd.EditorUserSettings"), TEXT("/Script/UnrealEd.EditorPerProjectUserSettings"));

		const FString EditorPerProjectUserSettingsFilename = ProjectSpecificIniPath(TEXT("EditorPerProjectUserSettings.ini"));

		FConfigFile NewIni;
		NewIni.Read(EditorPerProjectUserSettingsFilename);
		NewIni.AddMissingProperties(OldIni);
		if (!NewIni.Write(EditorPerProjectUserSettingsFilename, false))
		{
			return;
		}
	}

	IFileManager::Get().Move(*(EditorUserSettingsFilename + TEXT(".bak")), *EditorUserSettingsFilename);
}

EConfigManifestVersion FConfigManifest::UpgradeFromVersion(EConfigManifestVersion FromVersion)
{
	// Perform upgrades sequentially...

	if (FromVersion < EConfigManifestVersion::RenameEditorAgnosticSettings)
	{
		// First off, rename the Editor game agnostic ini config to EditorSettings
		auto Path = ProjectAgnosticIniPath(TEXT("EditorSettings.ini"));
		RenameIni(*ProjectAgnosticIniPath(TEXT("EditorGameAgnostic.ini")), *Path);

		FConfigFile EditorSettings;
		EditorSettings.Read(Path);
		MigrateConfigSection(EditorSettings, TEXT("/Script/UnrealEd.EditorGameAgnosticSettings"), TEXT("/Script/UnrealEd.EditorSettings"));
		EditorSettings.Write(Path, false /*bDoRemoteWrite*/);

		FromVersion = EConfigManifestVersion::RenameEditorAgnosticSettings;
	}

	if (FromVersion < EConfigManifestVersion::MigrateProjectSpecificInisToAgnostic)
	{
		if (!FApp::HasGameName())
		{
			// We can't upgrade game settings if there is no game.
			return FromVersion;
		}

		// The initial versioning made the following changes:

		// 1. Move EditorLayout.ini from Game/Saved/Config to Engine/Saved/Config, thus making it project-agnostic
		// 2. Move EditorKeyBindings.ini from Game/Saved/Config to Engine/Saved/Config, thus making it project-agnostic

		MigrateToAgnosticIni(TEXT("EditorLayout.ini"));
		MigrateToAgnosticIni(TEXT("EditorKeyBindings.ini"));

		FromVersion = EConfigManifestVersion::MigrateProjectSpecificInisToAgnostic;
	}

	return FromVersion;
}

void FConfigManifest::MigrateConfigSection(FConfigFile& ConfigFile, const TCHAR* OldSectionName, const TCHAR* NewSectionName)
{
	const FConfigSection* OldSection = ConfigFile.Find(OldSectionName);
	if (OldSection)
	{
		FConfigSection* NewSection = ConfigFile.Find(NewSectionName);
		if (NewSection)
		{
			for (auto& Setting : *OldSection)
			{
				if (!NewSection->Contains(Setting.Key))
				{
					NewSection->Add(Setting.Key, Setting.Value);
				}
			}
		}
		else
		{
			// Add the new section and remove the old
			FConfigSection SectionCopy = *OldSection;
			ConfigFile.Add(NewSectionName, MoveTemp(SectionCopy));
			ConfigFile.Remove(OldSectionName);
		}
		ConfigFile.Dirty = true;
	}
}

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El embalse de Kinguele, situado en las cataratas de Kinguele, está en el río Mbei, en Gabón, cerca de Kango (45 km) y a unos 150 km al oeste de Libreville, la capital del país. La presa solo tiene 2 m de altura, con tres puertas de 24,2 m de anchura y otras dos de 14,3 m. Las turbinas tienen una potencia de 57,6 MW. La construcción fue totalmente francesa, tanto la presa (EDF), como la central (TRINDEL).

La catarata de Kinguele (0º 30' N, 10º 20' E), a 25 km de la desembocadura del Mbei en el río Komo, está formada por tres saltos, el superior de 35 m y el inferior de 45 m, aunque el río continúa formando saltos de agua durante unos dos kilómetros.

El complejo hidroeléctrico fue construido entre 1969 y 1973, con el fin de suministrar electricidad a Libreville, junto con el embalse de Tchimbele o Tchimbelé. La visita a este embalse, a 3 h en todo terreno de Libreville, y al cercano de Tchimbele, a 1 h de distancia, necesitan la autorización de la SEEG. Ambos embalses se encuentran en el parque nacional de los Montes de Cristal, que alberga el lago Mbei, en el río del mismo nombre.

Centrales hidroeléctricas de Gabón
Hasta 2009, en Gabón solo hubo tres centrales hidroeléctricas: la del embalse de Kinguele (Kinguélé), la del embalse de Tchimbele (Tchimbélé) y las de Poubara (dos centrales en una con 38 MW conjuntos). En 2009, el presidente Ali Bongo Ondimba decide la construcción de otras tres centrales: el embalse de la Emperatriz (en las cataratas del río Ngounié, en el sur), el embalse de Fé 2 (en Woleu-Ntem, al norte) y el embalse de Grand Poubara inaugurado en 2013 con 160 MW, además de las centrales térmicas de Alénakiri y Port Gentil.

Referencias

Enlaces externos

 https://web.archive.org/web/20140413194917/http://www.industcards.com/hydro-africa-w.htm
 https://web.archive.org/web/20160806194154/http://www.bpetudes.com/bpetudes/en/references/36-barragekingelegabon.html
 http://digicoll.library.wisc.edu/cgi-bin/EcoNatRes/EcoNatRes-idx?type=turn&id=EcoNatRes.MinYB1975v3&entity=EcoNatRes.MinYB1975v3.p0402&isize=text
 http://vivre.au.gabon.over-blog.com/article-18937585.html
 http://www.gabonemergent.org/2013/11/le-gabon-émergent-en-action-la-révolution-électrique-en-marche.html

Embalses de Gabón

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Johannes Reitberger (* 1924 in Aichach) ist ein deutscher Diplomat im Ruhestand.

Leben
Johannes Reitberger studierte nach einem Einsatz im Zweiten Weltkrieg Philologie, Germanistik und Zeitungswissenschaft, wurde 1953 zum Dr. Phil. promoviert, war anschließend Redakteur, trat in den auswärtigen Dienst und wurde in Bonn Canberra, Dakar und Istanbul beschäftigt.

Von 1973 bis 1974 hatte er Exequatur als Generalkonsul in Basel, war zwischen 1975 und 1979 Botschafter in Niamey (Niger) und zwischen 1979 und 1983 Botschafter in Lomé (Togo). Von 1983 bis 1985 war Reitberger Botschafter in Port of Spain (Trinidad und Tobago) sowie zeitgleich bei den Regierungen in Saint John's (Antigua und Barbuda), Bridgetown (Barbados), Roseau (Dominica), St. George's (Grenada), Georgetown (Guyana), Castries (St. Lucia), Kingstown (St. Vincent und die Grenadinen) sowie Paramaribo (Suriname) akkreditiert. In seine Amtszeit fiel am 25. Oktober 1983 die US-Invasion in Grenada.

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Deutscher Botschafter in Niger
Deutscher Botschafter in Togo
Deutscher Botschafter in Trinidad und Tobago
Deutscher
Geboren 1924
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These White Chocolate Nests with Macadamia Nuts are crunchy and delicious. They are the perfect Easter treat. So fun to decorate with Peeps and jelly beans.
Looking for a fun Easter treat? These White Chocolate Nests with Macadamia Nuts are crunchy and delicious. You can get creative and decorate them with your favorite Easter candies like jelly beans, pastel M&M's, or my personal favorite, Mini Cadbury Eggs. Then add some cute Peeps Bunnies or Chicks to make them even more fun. My kids loved playing with these and pretending that they were the little Peeps houses and that they were laying eggs. This is a great recipe to make with children during the Easter holiday season.
I have made chocolate and peanut butter versions of these little bird nests, but this version of white chocolate macadamia nut nests is, in my opinion, by far the best! I love the combo of coconut and macadamia nuts with white chocolate, it reminds me of Hawaii. They are so cute and extremely easy to make!
Pour the white chocolate chips into a microwave safe bowl and melt in the microwave on low, stirring frequently.
Once the chips are melted, add the chow mein noodles, coconut, and nuts. Stir until everything is well coated in the white chocolate. Spoon out large sections and shape into nests onto a cookie sheet lined with wax paper.
In the middle of the nests add your Jelly Beans, M&M's, or Cadbury Eggs. Refrigerate until chocolate is hardened.
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Moldova - Health
Improving health is central to the Millennium Development Goals, and the public sector is the main provider of health care in developing countries. To reduce inequities, many countries have emphasized primary health care, including immunization, sanitation, access to safe drinking water, and safe motherhood initiatives. Data here cover health systems, disease prevention, reproductive health, nutrition, and population dynamics. Data are from the United Nations Population Division, World Health Organization, United Nations Children's Fund, the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS, and various other sources.
Indicators: ARI treatment, Adolescent fertility rate, Adults, Age dependency ratio, Antenatal care, Antiretroviral therapy coverage, Antiretroviral therapy coverage for PMTCT, Assistance during delivery, Birth rate, Births attended by skilled health staff, Cause of death, Children, Completeness of birth registration, Completeness of death registration with cause-of-death information, Completeness of infant death reporting, Completeness of total death reporting, Components of antenatal care, Condom use, Consumption of iodized salt, Contraceptive prevalence, Current health expenditure, Current health expenditure per capita, Current use of contraception, Death rate, Demand for family planning satisfied by modern methods, Desire to stop, Diabetes prevalence, Diarrhea treatment, Domestic general government health expenditure, Domestic general government health expenditure per capita, Domestic private health expenditure, Domestic private health expenditure per capita, Exclusive breastfeeding, External health expenditure, External health expenditure per capita, Family planning messages in print, Female headed households, Fertility planning status, Fertility rate, Heard family planning on radio and television, Hospital beds, Immunization, Incidence of HIV, Incidence of tuberculosis, Increase in poverty gap at $1.90, Increase in poverty gap at $3.10, Infant mortality rate, International migrant stock, Knowledge of contraception, Knowledge of diarrhea care, Life expectancy at birth, Lifetime risk of maternal death, Low-birthweight babies, Malnourished children, Malnourished women, Maternal mortality ratio, Mean number of children ever born to women aged 40-49, Median age at first birth, Median age at first marriage, Median age at first sexual intercourse, Median birth interval, Mortality caused by road traffic injury, Mortality from CVD, Mortality rate, Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution, Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning, Mortality rate attributed to unsafe water, Net migration, Number of deaths ages 5-14 years, Number of infant deaths, Number of maternal deaths, Number of neonatal deaths, Number of people pushed below the $1.90, Number of people pushed below the $3.10, Number of people spending more than 10% of household consumption or income on out-of-pocket health care expenditure, Number of people spending more than 25% of household consumption or income on out-of-pocket health care expenditure, Number of surgical procedures, Number of under-five deaths, Nurses and midwives, Out-of-pocket expenditure, Out-of-pocket expenditure per capita, People practicing open defecation, People using at least basic drinking water services, People using at least basic sanitation services, People using safely managed drinking water services, People using safely managed sanitation services, People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water, Physicians, Place of delivery, Population, Population ages 0-14, Population ages 00-04, Population ages 05-09, Population ages 10-14, Population ages 15-19, Population ages 15-64, Population ages 20-24, Population ages 25-29, Population ages 30-34, Population ages 35-39, Population ages 40-44, Population ages 45-49, Population ages 50-54, Population ages 55-59, Population ages 60-64, Population ages 65 and above, Population ages 65-69, Population ages 70-74, Population ages 75-79, Population ages 80 and above, Population growth, Pregnant women receiving prenatal care, Prevalence of HIV, Prevalence of acute respiratory infection, Prevalence of anemia among children, Prevalence of anemia among non-pregnant women, Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women, Prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age, Prevalence of children with fever, Prevalence of diarrhea, Prevalence of overweight, Prevalence of severe wasting, Prevalence of stunting, Prevalence of underweight, Prevalence of wasting, Probability of dying at age 5-14 years, Problems in accessing health care, Proportion of population pushed below the $1.90, Proportion of population pushed below the $3.10, Proportion of population spending more than 10% of household consumption or income on out-of-pocket health care expenditure, Proportion of population spending more than 25% of household consumption or income on out-of-pocket health care expenditure, Proportion of women subjected to physical and/or sexual violence in the last 12 months, Refugee population by country or territory of asylum, Refugee population by country or territory of origin, Risk of catastrophic expenditure for surgical care, Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care, Sex ratio at birth, Smoking, Smoking prevalence, Specialist surgical workforce, Suicide mortality rate, Survival to age 65, Teenage mothers, Teenage pregnancy and motherhood, Tetanus toxoid vaccination, Total alcohol consumption per capita, Total fertility rate, Treatment of acute respiratory infection, Treatment of diarrhea, Tuberculosis case detection rate, Tuberculosis treatment success rate, UHC service coverage index, Under-5 mortality rate, Unmet need for contraception, Unmet need for family planning, Vaccinations, Vitamin A supplements for children, Wanted fertility rate, Women who believe a husband is justified in beating his wife, Women who believe a husband is justified in beating his wife when she argues with him, Women who believe a husband is justified in beating his wife when she burns the food, Women who believe a husband is justified in beating his wife when she goes out without telling him, Women who believe a husband is justified in beating his wife when she neglects the children, Women who believe a husband is justified in beating his wife when she refuses sex with him, Women who were first married by age 15, Women who were first married by age 18, Women's share of population ages 15+ living with HIV
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TransNet Home
Downtown Rapid Stations
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Mid-City Rapid
South Bay Rapid
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Schedule & Budget
Bus on Shoulders >
South Bay Rapid Full Service Has Started!
After several years of planning and collaboration with South County communities, full service is now available on South Bay Rapid, a $139 million effort to provide travelers with a frequent and reliable transit choice.
The South Bay Rapid route includes 12 stations along a 26-mile route from the Otay Mesa Port of Entry to Downtown San Diego via eastern Chula Vista, connecting to employment and activity centers in Downtown San Diego and South County.
South Bay Rapid operates daily beginning as early as 4:30 a.m. until as late as 11:30 p.m., with service every 15-30 minutes. View the new route map & schedule or use Trip Planner to plan your ride!
At the heart of the project is the dedicated transit guideway – a nearly six-mile-long transit-only lane being constructed in the median of East Palomar Street and along Eastlake Parkway in Chula Vista.
Construction Update: The final segment of the transit guideway construction is currently taking place within the City of Chula Vista along East Palomar Street between I-805 and Heritage Road. It is expected to be completed in late 2019.
Rapid service in the South Bay is operated by the San Diego Metropolitan Transit System.
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The majority of dishes on our takeaway menu are Chinese.
We also prepare some Thai, Singaporean and Japanese dishes.
Our experienced chefs, who have worked in both Chinese takeaways and restaurants, know how to produce tasty food under high pressure.
We always use the best possible sauces and ingredients.
We are confident that the quality of our Chinese takeaway food is second to none in Chelmsford area.
We provide free delivery service within 3 miles (travelling distance by car) subject to a minimum spending of £14.
Delivery between 3 and 4 miles is subject to a delivery charge and driver availability. We do not deliver beyond 4 miles.
From Monday to Thursday, we offer 10% discount for collected meals subject to a minimum spending of £14.
Exclusion: This offer does not apply to orders received from third parties.
When you spend £28.00 or more on hot food, we will compliment your order with a bottle of Diet Pepsi free of charge.
Exclusion: This offer does not apply to set dinners and collection orders when collection discount is applicable. Also, it does not apply to orders received from third parties.
When you spend £45 or more on hot food, we will compliment your order with either a chicken or pork/rib dish free of charge.
Exclusion: This offer does not apply to spending on soft drinks, icecreams, set dinners and collection orders when collection discount is applicable. Also, it does not apply to orders received from third parties.
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Matt Thomson
Associate Professor, Marketing
Richard Ivey Building 3357
Faculty by Expertise
Thomson Google Scholar Profile
To search for publications by a specific faculty member, select the database and then select the name from the Author drop down menu.
Matt Thomson an associate professor in marketing at the Ivey Business School, Western University (Canada). His PhD (University of Southern California) was supervised by Debbie MacInnis and CW Park. He also earned degrees from Indiana University, Bloomington (MBA) and McGill University (BA). His primary research interests lie at the intersection of brands and consumer engagement such as through relationship- and experiential-marketing. He is an editorial board member of the Journal of Consumer Psychology and a fellow at the Brands & Brand Relationships Institute. He directed the PhD program at Ivey from July 2014 to 2017. Before becoming an academic, he worked for the Information, Privacy and Ethics Commissioner of Alberta.
Advertising & Promotions
BA, McGill University
MBA, Indiana University
PhD, University of Southern California
Recent Refereed Articles
Herak, I.; Kervyn, N.; Thomson, M., 2020, "Pairing People with Products: Anthropomorphizing the Object, Dehumanizing the Person", Journal of Consumer Psychology, January 30(1): 125 - 139.
Abstract: We present the first empirical integration of anthropomorphism and dehumanization, two intrinsically linked processes representing the extent to which the concept of humanness is activated for a given target. Across several experiments, we demonstrate that pairing a person and object in an ad, while focusing respondent attention on the object, leads to its being anthropomorphized and evaluated better compared to presenting it alone. However, compared to presenting a person alone, the same pairing leads to inferior evaluations of the person through a process of dehumanization. We rule out two alternative explanations for these effects, namely the transfer of an object's qualities to the person and consumption associations, and conduct a post‐test that provides additional support for our proposed activation/inhibition of humanness account. Finally, we inspect several moderators, finding that anthropomorphism only occurs with moderately and highly functional objects and dehumanization occurs irrespective of the person's gender or fame. By incorporating the literature on dehumanization, we propose new research questions to motivate future inquiry.
Link(s) to publication:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jcpy.1128
Jeffrey, J.; Thomson, M., 2019, "Integrating Negative Social Cues in Tobacco Packaging: A Novel Approach to Discouraging Smokers", Journal of Consumer Affairs, December 53(4): 1380 - 1395.
Abstract: Smoking is an international health crisis. Tobacco packaging is an important vehicle to convey antismoking messages, which to date have been predominantly limited to fear‐based health appeals. Using an experimental approach, we examine whether a novel alternative—using negative social cues on packaging—is effective at discouraging smoking. Our results support the notion that packaging which conveys to smokers that "others" view smoking negatively is sufficient to trigger feelings of self‐consciousness, which in turn reduces smoking intentions. This approach is particularly effective in "isolated" smokers who do not see smoking as identity‐relevant or congruent with their social self. These findings suggest that for a particular segment of the smoking population, the integration of negative social cues on packaging may be an effective complement to current fear‐based appeals.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/joca.12232
Khamitov, M.; Wang, X.; Thomson, M., 2019, "How Well Do Brand Relationships Drive Customer Brand Loyalty? Generalizations from a Meta-Analysis of Brand Relationship Elasticities", Journal of Consumer Research, October 46(3): 435 - 459.
Abstract: To advance understanding of how well different types of brand relationships drive customer brand loyalty and to help companies improve the effectiveness of their relationship-building investments, this article conducts a meta-analysis of the link between five consumer-brand relationship constructs and customer brand loyalty. The analysis of 588 elasticities from 290 studies reported in 255 publications over 24 years (n = 348,541 across 46 countries) reveals that the aggregate brand relationship elasticity is .439. More importantly, results demonstrate under what conditions various types of brand relationships increase loyalty. For example, while elasticities are generally highest for love-based and attachment-based brand relationships, the positive influence of brand relationships on customer brand loyalty is stronger in more recent (vs. earlier) years, for non-status (vs. status) and publicly (vs. privately) consumed brands as well as for estimates using attitudinal (vs. behavioral) customer brand loyalty. Overall, the results suggest that brand relationship elasticities vary considerably across brand, loyalty, time, and consumer characteristics. Drawing on these findings, the current research advances implications for managers and scholars and provide avenues for future research.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jcr/ucz006
Whelan, J.; Hingston, T.; Thomson, M., 2019, "Does Growing Up Rich and Insecure Make Objects Seem More Human? Childhood Material and Social Environments Interact to Predict Anthropomorphism", Personality and Individual Differences, January 135: 86 - 96.
Abstract: Despite broad, multi-disciplinary interest in the phenomenon of anthropomorphism, the psychological determinants of individual differences in anthropomorphic tendencies remain largely unaddressed. In an effort to address this gap, this research investigates the relationship between childhood material and social environments and adult anthropomorphic tendencies. Specifically, we hypothesize that people who grew up wealthy and insecurely attached are the most likely to anthropomorphize because of their simultaneously high needs for effectance and sociality. Consistent with this prediction, three studies find that people with high childhood socioeconomic status (SES) and insecure attachment styles are the most likely to anthropomorphize. Furthermore, in support of our theorizing, we show that childhood SES interacts with attachment style to predict anthropomorphic tendencies because the parents of those who grew up wealthy tended to use a family communication style that emphasized autonomy and mastery. Ultimately, our findings suggest that individual differences in adult anthropomorphic tendencies are rooted in childhood environments.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2018.08.015
Albert, N.; Thomson, M., 2018, "A Synthesis of the Consumer-Brand Relationship Domain: Using Text Mining to Track Research Streams, Describe Their Emotional Associations and Identify Future Research Priorities", Journal of the Association for Consumer Research, April 3(2): 130 - 146.
Abstract: We conduct a text mining analysis of 287 articles representing the consumer-brand relationship (CBR) literature from 1999 to 2015. We propose that the CBR domain is reflected by 71 constructs, of which less than half can be considered important. We structure the domain by identifying its 7 major research streams as well as demarcating their respective evolution and emotional features. Using the original data and incorporating a second corpus based on the articles included in the current issue on Brand Relationships, Emotions, and the Self, we outline a collection of insights that define opportunities for future research.
https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/full/10.1086/696825
Connors, S. C.; Anderson-MacDonald, S. A. M.; Thomson, M., 2017, "Overcoming the Window Dressing' Effect: Mitigating the Negative Effects of Inherent Skepticism towards Corporate Social Responsibility", Journal of Business Ethics, October 145(3): 599 - 621.
Abstract: As more and more instances of corporate hypocrisy become public, consumers have developed an inherent general skepticism towards firms' corporate social responsibility (CSR) claims. As CSR skepticism bears heavily on consumers' attitudes and behavior, this paper draws from Construal Level Theory to identify how it can be pre-emptively abated. We posit that this general skepticism towards CSR leads people to adopt a low-level construal mindset when processing CSR information. Across four studies we show that matching this low-level mindset with concrete CSR messaging works to effectively mitigate the negative effects of inherent CSR skepticism on consumers' attitudes, purchase intentions, and word-of-mouth. The resulting construal-mindset congruency strengthens the favorability of consumer responses through increased positive elaboration and perceptions of CSR message credibility. Furthermore, this congruency effect is shown to persist over time in skeptical domains but to dissipate in less skeptical domains.
Bendle, N. T.; Thomson, M., 2016, "Indirect Prejudice: The Danger in Considering Others' Preferences during a Primary Election", Journal of Customer Behaviour, October 15(3): 239 - 259.
Abstract: In a primary election, the normative advice is for voters to consider a candidate's electability that is, to incorporate others' preferences into their own choice. We identify an ethical problem with considering electability and investigate indirect prejudice, which is the impact of other voters' prejudice on a non-prejudiced person's vote. We use an analytical model to show that indirect prejudice impacts outcomes in a primary election, where considering others' preferences is normatively superior, but not in a general election, where personal preferences dominate. When strategic voters in a primary over-predict the prejudice of general election voters, they can reject a candidate facing prejudice who the majority of voters prefer. We also present the results of an experiment that shows prompting respondents to think about prejudice reduces support for a female candidate but only in a primary election. We conclude by noting the ethical dilemma tied to indirect prejudice and letting others' prejudice impact our decisions.
https://doi.org/10.1362/147539216X14594362873938
Whelan, J.; Goode, M. R.; Cotte, J.; Thomson, M., 2016, "Consumer Regulation Strategies: Attenuating the Effect of Consumer References in a Voting Context", Psychology & Marketing, October 33(11): 899 - 916.
Abstract: Consumption cues (e.g., brands, money, and advertisements) can have powerful effects on cognition, perception, and behavior, yet how people regulate responses to such cues is not well understood. This is surprising given that consumption cues are increasingly present in nontraditional consumer contexts, such as healthcare, education, and politics. This research develops a measure of two types of consumer regulation strategies, cue-based and budget-based (studies 14), and demonstrates that these strategies influence how people respond to consumption cues in a political context (study 5). Specifically, in a study involving the 2012 American Presidential Election, priming survey participants as consumers (versus citizens) influenced both voting intentions and self-reported voting behavior, and the newly developed consumer regulation scale was instrumental in detecting this effect. These findings suggest there may be merit in the escalating debate and concern over referring to voters as consumers.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/mar.20927
Whelan, J.; Johnson, A. R.; Marshall, T.; Thomson, M., 2016, "Relational Domain Switching: Interpersonal Insecurity Predicts the Strength and Number of Marketplace Relationships", Psychology & Marketing, June 33(6): 465 - 479.
Abstract: In this paper, the authors test a compensation model of interpersonal and marketplace relationships. Guided by an attachment theory perspective, the authors argue that reflecting on or experiencing insecure interpersonal relationships can induce consumers to seek surrogate relationship partners in the marketplace. This general prediction is supported by results from an experiment and two surveys. Specifically, results show that interpersonally anxious consumers report more and stronger brand relationships. Furthermore, interpersonally avoidant consumers report more and stronger brand relationships, as well as more numerous but weaker service relationships. These studies support the prediction that people employ marketplace solutions to offset deficiencies in their personal relationships. The paper concludes by contextualizing the results within research on loneliness and materialism.
Goode, M. R.; Hart, K.; Thomson, M., 2016, "Say no more The liability of strong ties on desire for special experiences", Journal of Consumer Psychology, January 26(1): 91 - 97.
Abstract: Interpersonal connections are often involved in the planning, consuming, and reminiscing of special consumption experiences. Yet we have limited understanding of how consumers in different stages (planning versus reminiscing) influence one another and how this might vary as a function of relationship strength. From two experiments, our findings suggest that when planning a novel special experience, consumers should be cautious of others' reminiscences and, specifically, of memories shared by strong ties. In our first study, we found that a memory shared by a strong tie increases a consumer's desire to switch a novel experience. In study 2, we unpacked this effect by examining the role of savoring and internalization of memory details. When a memory was shared by a stronger (versus weaker) tie, the expected utility of savoring was reduced, and desire to switch to a new experience increased. Post analyses suggest this may be due to differences in the extent to which the memory is assimilated as one's own experience.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jcps.2015.04.001
Pirouz, D. M.; Johnson, A. R.; Thomson, M.; Pirouz, R., 2015, "Creating Online Videos That Engage Viewers", Sloan Management Review (MIT), June 56(4): 83 - 88.
Abstract: Most people think that cute babies and sexy bodies are what make online videos go viral. But new research shows that the key driver of engagement for online video content has less to do with what you show than how you show it. By juxtaposing content elements in incongruous combinations or by creating original or exaggerated content, an emotional connection is forged with the viewer, which in turn leads to a more engaged viewer response.
http://sloanreview.mit.edu/x/56406
Johnson, A. R.; Thomson, M.; Jeffrey, J., 2015, "What Does Brand Authenticity Mean? Causes and Consequences of Consumer Scrutiny", Review of Marketing Research, June 12: 1 - 28.
Abstract: Purpose - Brand narratives are created to differentiate brands, and consumers base their assessments of a brand's authenticity on this narrative. We propose that the default consumer position is to accept a brand's narrative, and we find that consumers maintain belief in this narrative even when explicitly reminded that it is manufactured by firms with an underlying profit motive. Because belief seems to be the default position adopted by consumers, we investigate what factors act as disruptors to this default position, thereby reducing assessments of authenticity. Methodology - This research uses a series of studies to investigate when and why consumers view some brand stories as authentic and others less so. In addition, we examine the impact of changes to authenticity assessments on managerially important brand outcomes. Findings - Only when one or more authenticity disruptors are present do consumers begin to question the authenticity of the brand narrative. Disruption occurs when the focal brand is perceived to be nakedly copying a competitor, or when there is a gross mismatch between the brand narrative and reality. In the presence of one or both of these disruptors, consumers judge brands to be less authentic, report lower identification, lower assessments of brand quality and social responsibility, and are less likely to join the brand's community. Implications - Creating compelling brand stories is an important aspect of any marketing manager's job after all, these narratives help drive sales. Care must be taken when crafting narratives however, since consumers use these as the basis of their authenticity assessments, and brands deemed inauthentic are penalized.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/S1548-643520150000012001
Thomson, M.; Whelan, J.; Johnson, A. R., 2012, "Why Brands Should Fear Fearful Consumers: How Attachment Style Predicts Retaliation", Journal of Consumer Psychology, June 22(2): 289 - 298.
Abstract: In two surveys of adult consumers, we find that attachment styles predict consumers' reactions after brand relationships end. Specifically, fearful' consumers those high in both attachment anxiety and avoidance are most likely to complain to third parties, to obsess about harming the brand, and to report seeking payback against brands. Two factors mediate the effect of attachment on reactions: threats to consumers' self-image and the loss of benefits from their relationship. This is consistent with the explanation we propose: specifically, fearful individuals invest in and depend more on consumption relationships and, therefore, lose more when such relationships end.
Johnson, A. R.; Matear, M.; Thomson, M., 2011, "A Coal in the Heart: Self-Relevance as a Post-Exit Predictor of Consumer Anti-Brand Actions", Journal of Consumer Research, June 38(1): 108 - 125.
Abstract: This article extends theory around consumer-brand relationship quality by exploring conditions under which such relationships may be transformed into exceptionally negative dispositions toward once-coveted brands. Survey and experimental results indicate that the more self-relevant a consumer-brand relationship, the more likely are anti-brand retaliatory behaviors after the relationship ends. These anti-brand behaviors are diverse: from complaining to third parties, to negative word of mouth, to illegal actions such as theft, threats, and vandalism. In contrast, post-exit consumer-brand relationships that were low in self-relevance but were high in trust, commitment, and satisfaction are less likely to result in anti-brand actions. The role of a discrete product or service failure is also explored, and results suggest that self-relevance may motivate retaliation even in the absence of a so-called critical incident. Ultimately, this research illuminates previously unexplored mechanismsincluding self-conscious emotional reactionsthat motivate consumer hostility and retaliation.
Fedorikhin, A.; Park, C. W.; Thomson, M., 2008, "Beyond Fit and Attitude: The Effect of Emotional Attachment on Consumer Responses to Brand Extensions", Journal of Consumer Psychology, November 18(4): 281 - 291.
Abstract: In two studies employing fictitious and real brands, this paper shows that brand attachment goes beyond attitude and fit in determining consumers' behavioral reactions to brand extensions such as purchase intentions, willingness to pay, word-of-mouth, and forgiveness. The effect is pronounced at high and moderate, but not low levels of fit. The paper also shows that attachment has an impact on the extent to which the extension is categorized as a member of the parent brand family, which partially mediates attachment's effects.
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The Call Of The East - Live in Japan è un DVD che riprende dal vivo la performance del gruppo hard rock tedesco Fair Warning al Club Città, Kawasaki, Giappone, il 18 aprile 1993.

Tracce
Sunset (Intro)
Out On The Run
Longing For Love
When Love Fails
Eastern Sun
Crazy
Take Me Up
Long Gone
Take A Look At The Future
Children's Eyes
Hang On
The Eyes Of Rock
One Step Closer
A Little More Love

Formazione
Tommy Heart (voce)
Andy Malecek (chitarra)
Helge Engelke (chitarra)
Ule Ritgen (basso)
C.C.Behrens (batteria)

Collegamenti esterni


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Beach House on Teen Dreams, the Class Divide of Hookup Culture, and More: Today's Recommended Reading
By Shane Barnes
Here at Flavorwire, we pride ourselves on not only writing some of the best content on the internet, but keeping an eye on all of the great writing that other folks on the 'net are doing, too. Today we have an advice column from Beach House singer Victoria Legrand, a look at the British bake off phenomenon, the inherent class divide in hookup culture, and a startling look at the way today's reality TV stars resemble Jane Austen characters.
As Sophie Gilbert points out in the beginning of her piece at The Atlantic, it seems absurd to suggest that the real people who appear on Keeping Up with the Kardashians have anything in common with the characters of Jane Austen's work. That reaction — to think it absurd — probably has more to do with our own bias than the facts, though, as Gilbert points out the clear parallels between several characters. We're excerpting a brief bit of general background, but it gets much more serious.
It's possible to imagine Austen, reincarnated with her bonnet and penchant for millinery, being moderately overwhelmed by the various cuts and colors of synthetic fabric worn by the contestants on The Bachelor. But the show's premise would strike her as utterly familiar. Caroline Bingley, one of the least self-aware and most pathetically predatory characters in literature, would adapt in a matter of minutes to being cast in any one of the Real Housewives franchises. When Curtis Sittenfeld sought to write a modern version of Pride and Prejudice, it was almost inevitable that her novel, Eligible, would feature a reality show. Perhaps what's even weirder is that recent adaptations of Austen's work—Whit Stillman's charming new movie Love and Friendship among them—don't really feel like period pieces at all. Almost two and a quarter centuries later, a flourishing television genre peddling "reality," and fantasy, promotes a vision of women if anything more retrograde than Austen's, without any of her irony.
At Fusion, a look at the way college hookup culture is inherently classist, or, readily available to only those who don't have to devote a big portion of their time to worrying about money. For students who don't have to work jobs to pay their way through college, not only does it seem like classes are little more than (free) nuisances, but it also seems perfectly OK to spend four days a week hooking up rather than working or studying. This discrepancy creates a divide between college students, sure, but it also creates an unfair image of students as a whole.
"If you're a working-class student that's pulled into the party scene, your grades suffer, which wouldn't matter if your mom is going to make sure you get a good job afterwards," Wade says. "You kind of have to be squeaky clean to get through college if you're coming out of an adverse circumstance." The stakes are simply far higher if, like Jessica, you're a first-generation college student and that degree may be the only way you'll improve your lot in life. Working-class, risk-averse students—Armstrong and Hamilton call them the "strivers"—are a lot less likely to throw it all away for a series of one-night Tinder flings.
The Great British Bake Off is an odd thing: imported from Britain, it does nothing to water down its very British-ness. On The Awl, here's a look at just why that works to the show's advantage, and why, when the show tried to accommodate an American audience, it just didn't work.
But "Bake Off"'s success has less to do with national identity than with national psyche. The show is a reminder that awfully boring-sounding amateur leisure activities — like knitting or building model trains — can be valuable for a well-balanced spirit. BBC Two is in fact doubling down on "Keep Calm and Carry On" television with somehow even more British-sounding programming like "Great British Garden Revival" and "Great Pottery Throw Down." But in America, where we talk about lengths in football fields and television ratings in fractions of Super Bowls, our entertainment is oriented more toward competition and celebrity rather than deep pleasure in craft.
Lastly, Beach House singer Victoria Legrand participates in Rookie magazine's "Just Wondering" feature, which finds famous adults answering questions from everyday teenagers. Legrand's musical output betrays her especially insightful nature, so to read her thoughts on less complicated matters than the existential is truly a treat.
Your awareness of yourself at this time will need extra perspective and intuition. And not just the acute awareness of how you appear—but that of your spirit, your vibes, the energy you create and what you put out into the world. The energy you give to people in daily interactions, big and small. This, my dear 17-year-old blossom, is a lifelong work in progress. We are never done becoming aware. You may not realize bad habits or "annoying" traits. Equally, you may not yet realize your talents, or gifts. Either way, you will learn about yourself AS you live your life, not before you live it. You'll never be perfect—no one is. You will drive someone crazy and be driven crazy as well. You will lose people, and they will lose you. Just know that loving is also letting go, so if your friend needs a break, let him go. He may come back. Just know you did the right thing. BE brave and take a risk. BE free.