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The Voyage of Life: Manhood
Painting Analysis
In the year of 1839, The English-American artist Thomas Cole , arguably one of the most famous painters of the Hudson River School, was commissioned by the staunchly religious New York banker Samuel Ward to produce a series of allegorical works representing in a moralistic way the path traveled by a human in their life. The set of paintings had been conceived three years earlier, in 1836, and would have the objective of developing the landscape painting genre, the most crucial aspect of the Hudson River School painters, by employing it to convey what they believed to be transparent truths about human life, Christian spirituality, and the natural world. The result of that was the painting, in 1839, of four pictures which allegorically depict the path of human life from a spiritual point of view: Childhood, Youth, Manhood, and Old Age.
In this third painting of the series, we have the depiction of Manhood, a time of troubles and tribulations. All of the standard signs present in the other paintings are present. In the focal point of the picture is the voyager, the painting's protagonist, now a middle-aged man who begs the heavens for deliverance from the situation he finds himself in. He continues to sail his golden boat with the Hours holding an hourglass in its hands, but now most of the sand has flowed, and the ship is missing its helm, left to the taste of the roiling currents that surround him, turning the once placid River of Life into a treacherous rapid. The guardian angel who once accompanied him now is far away, observing from the clouds. Also in the clouds is a new sign which hadn't appeared this far in the series, the silhouette of three demons, which Cole named as Suicide, Intemperance, and Murder, the most significant perils that would jeopardize a man's life.
The scenery is profoundly changed from that of Youth, and where there was lush vegetation now, there are dried leaves and crooked, jagged trees. It is the Autumn of life, the time of decay, the arrival of the cold. Without a helm of a guardian angel, the voyager now understands that the only thing that can save him from his tribulations is the prayer to a superior being.
Along with the other paintings in the first set of Voyage of Life paintings, this oil on canvas is in the Munson Williams Proctor Arts Institute, in Utica, New York.
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Lagos moves to ensure safety compliance in hotels
The Lagos state government has said it will intervene in the hospitality industry to ensure that hotels in the state comply with safety practices.
The Director General of the Lagos State Safety Commission, Mr. Lanri Mugola, said this Thursday during a stakeholder forum on hotel safety, on Victoria Island.
He said: "Hotels never close and they are places one visits to get an experience one cannot get at home, hence there is a need to educate stakeholders on safe hotel practices, ensure proper cooperation and coordination of business activities within the sector and provide stakeholders with relevant information on any risks to their health and safety.
"As safety professionals, our eyes are on training to identify and manage these hazards. This includes conducting risk assessments such as monitoring stranded wires, valves entering the building, a broken chair, or unsuitable atmospheres."
The head of the college, OSHversity, Mr Ehi Iden, noted that many accidents in hotels could be prevented by conducting audits of hotels and equipment in them.
Accidents commonly associated with hotels include musculoskeletal disorders, food poisoning, drowning, electrocution, and fire accidents. This is why there is a need to conduct an audit and inspection of hotels in the state, especially since Lagos has the largest number of hotels," said Eden.
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Papua New Guinea (MNN) — If you ever felt God calling you to go somewhere else, would you be willing to sell everything you had and go?
That's what Tim and Gina Matthews did to become Wycliffe Bible Translators missionaries in Papua New Guinea.
When Tim retired from being a marine law enforcer in 2010, the Matthews decided to sell everything they had, buy a sailboat, and sail to an undecided destination to serve others in the name of Jesus.
After a bit of time, they found themselves helping to build an orphanage in the Bahamas.
But, their adventure was just beginning.
Last summer, the Matthews returned to America, asking God to show them a clear path of where He wanted them to go next. They started meeting different missionary couples, one of which directed them toward Wycliffe.
They found that there was a need for someone to help with safe water transportation for the Bible translation teams in Papua New Guinea. The job description fit perfectly with what Tim had done as a marine law enforcer.
What really pushed the Matthews to go was the extreme need for translation and sharing the Gospel.
"We just know that the Bible changes people's lives. In this world, our solution is God's Word," says Tim. "We'd do anything we could to support Bible translation.
Early this year, the Matthews ventured to the Oceania country.
A church service where over 100 people came to Christ.
Over the last few months, the couple has enjoyed getting to see what life is like in the country. Currently, they are living in a village and getting involved with the people and translators.
"We got to be part of a lot of different training courses where we're training the Papua New Guineans to become translators; and by doing that, we're multiplying our efforts," Gina says.
With translation help coming from the locals, it makes the load lighter on Wycliffe translators.
Gina explains that many Papua New Guineans have Bibles, but most of them have not learned how to read it yet. Audio Bible recordings enable them to hear the Gospel in their heart language.
Gina teaches children about Jesus at a public school.
In addition to that, the Matthews have been working with schools and churches. They've been guiding Sunday school teachers on sharing the story of Jesus with the kids.
If you feel God urging you to go and serve, don't be afraid to trust Him.
"[The Bible] says not to sit. It says to go and make disciples, and baptize them in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. These are things that all Christians are commanded to do," Tim says.
Tim with children from the Matthews' village.
Find out how to serve in another country here.
Want to know how you can make an impact in the Matthews' lives?
This is an amazing real life story. I encourage you to continue the good work and I pray that God will continue to use you mightily for his honor and glory as you continue to make yourselves available to Him. We are all labourers in His Kingdom.
Pls pray for land and church hall for worship in India.
We're excited to see how God is using Tim and Gina Matthews in Papua New Guinea. As key players on the JAARS maritime services team (see http://www.jaars.org), they're an excellent example of the 65-year partnership – particularly in the areas of transportation and technical/media support solutions –between Wycliffe Bible Translators and JAARS.


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Voice messaging provides an enriching chat experience, an opportunity to deliver important and time-sensitive information. But the biggest fans of WhatsApp voice messages will tell you about the pain of holding the mic button to record a note, however long it may have to take. This has now been made much easier and simpler, thanks to the voice recording lock feature introduced in WhatsApp.
May be you don't know you can lock the mic so as to freely move your finger and as well continue your voice messages on WhatsApp. I am glad to tell you, WhatsApp voice recording are much easier this day as you don't need to hold the recording button (mic) before you complete your long voice messages.
Now that you have pre-knowledge of what this article is about. Then there is no reason we should waste much of our time, let continue the process in details.
Step 3 ====> Now tap and hold the mic icon at the left right hand side for two to five seconds, then a key will appear at the top side, slid up along the key to lock the voice message feature.
Step 4 ====> A user can Tap on Cancel if they do not wish to share this, and it will automatically get trashed. However, if a user wants to send the voice message, they can just press on the send option, which is the green arrow box next to cancel. This has does away with the earlier norm of having to slide in order to delete the voice message.


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Chidi Mokeme Reveals Why He Took A Break From Movie Industry
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Nigerian actor, Chidi Mokeme has revealed why he took a break from the movie industry.
It's no news that the legendary actor has been away from the screens and spotlight.
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Revealing why he has been away in an interview with Channels Television, the movie star stated that he was battling Bell's Palsy.
Bell's palsy may be a reaction to a viral infection. It rarely occurs more than once. It is a sudden weakness in the muscles on one half of the face.
Likening the infection to stroke, Chidi revealed that it affected one side of his face, and as an actor, he couldn't make public appearance.
To worsen things, doctors said the infection was something that is incurable and didn't have treatment.
"I have been off the scene for a while after we did the promotional tour for 76. Before that when we were preparing to go to the UK on a trip for British International Film Festival. I came down with something called Bell's Palsy. It comes like a stroke and affects one side of your face. And this was something the doctor said was incurable. They didn't know what caused it and how to treat it.
As an actor you can imagine what I was going through".
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Making a pair of Iron Man gloves was a no-brainer for us, though we soon realized interpreting a high-tech suit into a glove would be a challenge. Tony thinks of everything when it comes to his Iron Man suits. All of its mechanical components are hidden underneath sharp, yet clean reflective armor in his famous Hot Rod red. We followed Tony's lead by drafting concepts for what tech this glove would need if it were part of a full suit. This gave us the idea for a mechanical compartment on the top of the hand which housing thruster vents, giving you maximum velocity and precision behind your punch.
Our Iron Man Boxing Gloves get its flashy look thanks to unique metallic leathers, which produce a natural shine similar to Tony's armor. The sharp detail lines and grey trim add to the mechanical look of the glove, giving you the impression that there's more than meets the eye. This caused difficulties during manufacturing due to the precise printing and embossing specifications put in place. The colors and arrangement had to be true to our design, or else it would run the risk of not looking like Iron Man.
Collaborating with Marvel has inspired us to push our limits. Our top-of-the-line Tokushu gloves were transformed to reflect the design and style of Marvel universe heroes. The craftsmanship and our obsession with detail paid off; the results are stunning. High-performance superhero inspired gear you can wear to push yourself to new limits.
This series intends to give you a glimpse into the design and production side of boxing gloves throughout our collaboration with Marvel. Each article features one hero inspired glove in our Marvel Hero Elite line, giving you a breakdown of the character, our design inspirations, and info about the glove's production.


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Our History - Windham Hospital
By the turn of the century, hospitals had become an integral part of American community life and in1908, St. Joseph Hospital in Willimantic was opened by the Sisters of Charity of the St. Joseph parish. By July 1926, heavy utilization of the 40 bed hospital and the need for modernization was discussed by the Hospital Directors and the Trustees of the St. Joseph Catholic Congregation. However, the Sisters of Charity, based in the Netherlands, had decided to recall their staff from St. Joseph's and there was concern that the necessary funding could not be raised from within the Congregation alone. As a result, St. Joseph's asked that a new hospital be built as a community effort. On October 1, 1930 an incorporator's meeting was held and it was decided that the new hospital would be a non-sectarian community hospital with a non-sectarian Board. To reflect this change they proposed the name Windham Community Memorial Hospital.
Windham area residents enthusiastically supported the new hospital building program raising $450,000 over a two month period ending December 31, 1930. This accomplishment is noteworthy given the fact that the Great Depression was underway; over 3,700 people pledged their financial support for the new hospital.
Construction of the new hospital began in 1931 and on April 12, 1932 the cornerstone of the building was laid. The formal dedication of Windham community Memorial Hospital took place in the main lobby on April 5, 1933. On that same day Windham began accepting maternity patients and at 6:00 p.m. the Accident Room, precursor to our Emergency Department, was opened. On April 25th the first birth occurred at the new hospital: Edna Gile and the next day, the eight patients remaining at St. Joseph Hospital were transferred by ambulance to Windham.
The foresight and enthusiasm of community planner created a health institution that was remarkable for its time, gaining national recognition. Windham Community Memorial Hospital was featured in an article in the November 1933 issue of Modern Hospital, a journal well-known in the health care field. The article was complimentary of the interior design and amenities, citing the many "modern innovations" of the new hospital.
The size and shape of the building has changed, and the services offered at Windham Hospital have kept pace with the needs of the community. Today we offer the latest medical technologies to 19 communities in eastern Connecticut. The one constant is the people that have devoted their lives to helping others. Our staff is among the most caring and compassionate and the personalized care that is offered at Windham Hospital is our hallmark looking back and into the future.


LOU DOBBS… WHO'S BEHIND IT?
THIS IS HUGE! Lou Dobbs joined Sean Hannity to discuss the constant effort to destroy President Trump. Dobbs has mentioned a coup before (SEE BELOW) but is doubling down on his concern that the deep state and lefty media are in a full court press to get Trump out of office ASAP.
Lou Dobbs had this to say about the effort to destroy Trump: The double standard is more than that by a long measure. This is an effort to subvert the administration of President Donald Trump. It is nothing less. It is an effort by the Deep State to roll over a duly elected president and a legitimate government and to break the will of the American people. This is no longer about Republicans and Democrats, conservatives and liberals, this is about a full-on assault by the left, the Democratic party to absolutely carry out a coup d'etat against President Trump.
Never in American history has there been a more highly organized group of people, the 'deep state', attempting to subvert the will of the American people, in this case, the Trump presidency. Peter Schweizer discusses the efforts of the 'deep state', their conspiracy campaign against Donald Trump and its' potential impact on President Trump's administration.
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Výfukové plyny jsou komplexní směsí chemických látek, které unikají ze spalovacích zařízení jako jsou např. spalovací motory automobilů, lodí či letadel, turbíny vozidel či elektráren. Jejich složení závisí na typu paliva, typu a stavu spalovacího zařízení a na užití zařízení ke snížení emisí (filtry, katalyzátory, odlučovače, pračky plynů aj.).

Složky

Součástí výfukových plynů jsou obvykle vodní pára, plynný dusík (N2), oxid uhličitý. Mohou též obsahovat oxid dusný, oxid dusičitý, oxid uhelnatý, prachové částice, popílek, benzen, formaldehyd, benzopyren a další polyaromatické uhlovodíky, olovo, rtuť, arzen, dioxiny a mnohé další.

Negativní dopady

Nákladní automobily mohou výfukovými plyny způsobit každoročně škody na lidském zdraví a životním prostředí za desítky miliard korun. Mezi tyto škody jsou zahrnuty např. zvýšené náklady státu na léčení nemocných lidí, sociální dávky pro nemocné nebo poškození přírody jedovatými látkami.

Zdravotní rizika

Výfukové plyny se významně podílejí na znečištění ovzduší a obsahují látky postihující převážně dýchací cesty (např. oxidy dusíku, prachové částice), látky s toxickými účinky (např. oxid uhelnatý blokující schopnost hemoglobinu přenášet kyslík) a látky vyvolávající rakovinu (např. toluen, styren, formaldehyd, benzopyren)

Ekologická rizika
Výfukové plyny představují významný ekologický problém, neboť se podílejí na vzniku smogu a přízemního ozonu. Mnohé z nich jsou skleníkovými plyny, které se podílejí na globální změně klimatu. Evropská agentura pro životní prostředí (EEA) ve zprávě z roku 2007 uvádí, že emise skleníkových plynů způsobené dopravou jsou hlavní překážkou k tomu, aby Evropská unie splnila závazky, které pro ni vyplývají z Kjótského protokolu.

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In the Caviar Flying Tourbillon Collection, Jacob & Co., as both watchmaker and jeweler, combines these two worlds with effortless ease, giving birth to luxurious, priceless timepieces.
These veritable works of watchmaking art feature a sophisticated tourbillon movement with a stunning case and dial adorned with precious and rare diamonds, sapphires, or rubies in colors inspired by the rich, lustrous translucence of the finest caviar. The precious gemstones are invisibly set after an arduous and lengthy process to source and select the perfect stones to match each other in color and cut.
FLYING TOURBILLON MOVEMENT
Until the creation of the exclusive JCAA43 caliber, no movement could have hoped to keep pace with the intense brilliance of the Caviar Flying Tourbillon Baguette Orange Sapphires' exterior. Matching the intricate gem-setting with the beautiful complication of a one-minute flying tourbillon, the JCAA43 has bridges specifically designed to be able to accommodate gem setting.
The tourbillon was designed to offset the effect of gravity on a watch movement. The tourbillon used in the Caviar is of the flying variety, meaning that it is supported from underneath, which is far more difficult than a traditional tourbillon. It features a wide, openworked cage. The tourbillon has long been considered the king of complications, with its spinning and turning movement. Only the best companies can accomplish this feat of high watchmaking.
The hand-wound caliber, which may be further admired through a sapphire crystal caseback, with its plates adorned with 338 white diamonds, complements its one-minute flying tourbillon. Composed of 216 parts, the 4 Hz movement drives a two-hand dial display.
Having started out as a jewelry company, Jacob & Co. has been working in the gemstone trade for more than thirty years. As a result, the brand's gem experts know where to find the best gemstones.
With unique pieces like the Caviar Flying Tourbillon Baguette Orange Sapphires, matching the high quality of the stones is incredibly important. It can take up to three years to find the right stones, with exactly the right tones.
All the 389 baguette-cut orange sapphires in the Caviar Flying Tourbillon Baguette Orange Sapphires are of the highest quality.
When it comes to setting, Jacob & Co. works with the very best craftspeople in the world. The diamonds in this timepiece are invisibly set, side by side, which hides the metalwork underneath. The diamonds are set into the gold from underneath, making the surface smooth and the diamonds appear to be floating on the case. The result is mesmerizing and magical.
One look at the Caviar Flying Tourbillon Baguette Orange Sapphires and you know how rare and special it is.
The 47mm 18K rose gold case, dial, buckle and lugs are invisibly set with 389 of the highest-quality orange sapphires, all of which are baguette-cut. The flying tourbillon is visible in an aperture at six o'clock, and the white diamond-set rear of the manual winding movement is visible through the exhibition case back.
The Jacob & Co. Caviar Flying Tourbillon Baguette Orange Sapphires is a tour de force in both high jewelry and high watchmaking, taking both to an extreme never seen before.
Item Number: CV210.40.BO.BO.ABALA
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Water resistance: 30m.
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And all these characters together form one society, with powerful people and powerless ones, with different economic, political and military structures. Peaceful cities and imperialistic ones. Wealthy and poor ones.
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Prague sees biggest building boom in a decade, but new flat prices won't fall anytime soon
There are 137 building projects currently underway to create 14,450 flats in the city.
Visualization of the Rohan City project. (photo: Sekyra Group)
Prague is currently seeing the biggest boom in construction in the past decade, according to a report from the Prague Institute of Planning and Development (IPR Praha).
The city has long faced a housing shortage due to the slow increase in the number of new flats, which in recent years has been made even worse by the conversion of thousands of residential flats into short-term housing made available over web platforms. The lack of flats combined with high demand has been pushing up prices.
IPR Praha has released an analysis of residential development projects in Prague in 2020, and it was a mix of good and bad news.
"According to the analysis, we are experiencing the most intensive construction boom in the last 10 years, which is, of course, good news. The prices of apartments, however, are not falling, and people must save for an average of 12 years simply to buy an apartment — without spending money on anything else," IPR Praha director Ondřej Boháč said in press release.
"That is why we urgently need a new Building Act, to facilitate affordable housing and accelerate the construction process in the future," he added.
IPR Praha found that as of September 2020, apartments in the city are being constructed more intensively than at any other time over the last 10 years. A total of 137 apartment construction projects are currently underway, which will create 14,450 new apartment units.
Roughly 5,500 to 6,000 apartments will be completed each year between 2020 and 2022, the report concluded.
Visualization of part of Smíchov City. (photo: Sekyra Group)
Compared to September 2019, the number of current development projects has increased by 3%, from 133 to 137, and the number of apartment units to be created by these projects has increased by nearly 9%, from 13,293 to 14,450.
Of the total 14,450 new apartments to be built, one-third have yet to be sold. Potential buyers in September 2020 thus had nearly 4,800 apartments to select from, which is the greatest number available since 2011.
Despite the coronavirus pandemic having a large impact on flats that were being used for short-term accommodation, prices of flats have not fallen, but instead have even risen. The average price of apartments offered in these development projects was CZK 95,904 per square meter. A new apartment cost an average of CZK 8,455,226, which is roughly 1 million CZK more than in 2019.
As was the case last year, the most intensive area for apartment construction was Prague 5, which currently has 20 development projects with a total of 2,270 apartments in the pipeline. There were also major construction volumes in the districts of Prague 8, with 17 projects accounting for 1,610 apartments and Prague 9, with 13 projects accounting for 1,536 apartments.
The IPR PRaha survey only takes into account projects that were actually under construction in September 2020. Many other projects are in various stages of planning.
The largest development in Prague's history is the new Smíchov City district in Prague 5. After 15 years of planning, construction work began on September 30. The construction of the first stage will take 28 months to complete. The entire new neighborhood will take 12 years to finish.
Several project are also in various stages of development in Prague's Karlín area such as the Nová Invalidovna project and Rohan City, which together with other projects in the long run will create up to 1,750 flats and new parks.
In Holešovice, a project in the Bubny-Zátory former rail area is in the planning stages. It could eventually have 11,000 apartments.
Visualization of Nová Invalidovna. (photo: Trigema)
The tallest building in the Czech Republic is planned for the Nové Butovice neighborhood, and could be completed in three years if the permits are obtained quickly.
The future of the former Žižkov Freight Station (nákladové nádraží Žižkov) is one of several projects that will add more housing and shops to the Prague 3 district. Another is planned for the site of the former Central Telecommunications Building complex.
The new development next to Masarykovo nádraží, now called Masaryčka, was originally planned as an office complex but now will include 40% residential space. Construction is planned to start on two office buildings designed by British-Iraqi architect Zaha Hadid in 2021. Designs for the residential sections will come from a new architectural competition.
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The Fiume Crisis: Life in the Wake of the Habsburg Empire
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SKU: 9780674244245 Categories: History, Non-Fiction Tags: Belknap Press, Fiume, Gabriele D'Annunzio, World War I
The Fiume Crisis recasts what we know about the birth of fascism, the rise of nationalism, and the fall of empire after World War I by telling the story of the three-year period when the Adriatic city of Fiume (today Rijeka, in Croatia) generated an international crisis.
In 1919 the multicultural former Habsburg city was occupied by the paramilitary forces of the flamboyant poet-soldier Gabriele D'Annunzio, who aimed to annex the territory to Italy and became an inspiration to Mussolini. Many local Italians supported the effort, nurturing a standard tale of nationalist fanaticism. However, Dominique Kirchner Reill shows that practical realities, not nationalist ideals, were in the driver's seat. Support for annexation was largely a result of the daily frustrations of life in a "ghost state" set adrift by the fall of the empire. D'Annunzio's ideology and proto-fascist charisma notwithstanding, what the people of Fiume wanted was prosperity, which they associated with the autonomy they had enjoyed under Habsburg sovereignty. In these twilight years between the world that was and the world that would be, many across the former empire sought to restore the familiar forms of governance that once supported them. To the extent that they turned to nation-states, it was not out of zeal for nationalist self-determination but in the hope that these states would restore the benefits of cosmopolitan empire.
Against the too-smooth narrative of postwar nationalism, The Fiume Crisis demonstrates the endurance of the imperial imagination and carves out an essential place for history from below.
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The Childishness of the American Left
By Steve McCann
The American left is the most self-indulgent, arrogant, and spoiled group of people on the face of the earth. They live in a nation facing national bankruptcy and societal upheaval -- a country presently subsisting on the residue of past economic achievements. Yet the only things that matter to them are their lifestyles and imposing their self-determined superiority on rest of the American people.
The true indebtedness of the United States now exceeds $222 trillion. Appearing on National Public Radio in August of 2011 Professor Laurence J. Kotlikoff of Boston University said:
If you add up all the promises that have been made for spending obligations, and subtract all the taxes we expect to collect, the difference is $211 Trillion. This is the fiscal gap. That is our true indebtedness.
Since that interview, the indebtedness has increased by another $11 trillion. Yet these estimates do not include the full impact of ObamaCare, which could add another $17+ trillion. On the other side of the ledger: the annual Gross Domestic Product (the value of all economic activity in the U.S.) is $15.6 trillion. The indebtedness to GDP ratio is a staggering 14.2 to 1 and guaranteed to further accelerate if Barack Obama is re-elected.
The United States is not facing bankruptcy, it is bankrupt. The primary factor that has kept the nation afloat over the past four years is that the dollar, albeit temporarily, remains the world's reserve currency, thus allowing the Federal Reserve to print enormous sums of money to cover the Obama budget deficits and flood the global market with near worthless cash. Today it requires $100.00 to purchase the same goods $10.00 purchased in 1950.
As a further comparison, the total annual GDP of all the countries on earth is $70 trillion. The American indebtedness alone exceeds that amount by a factor of 3 -- which contributes mightily to a world drowning in debt and facing an inevitable debt crisis and financial collapse, which will trigger a massive global depression.
Currently, just 58.4% of the civilian population is employed, as compared to 64.3% twelve years ago. Factoring in the growth of the population during that period, this drop represents over 22 million Americans unable to find work. Since January 2009, 74% of all new jobs created in the U.S. were in the lowest-paying sectors of the economy, thereby stifling any chance of upward mobility and growth in median income which has fallen by 9% since January 2009, and average household wealth that has declined by nearly 40% over this same period. This failure is a byproduct of a tsunami of government regulations, mandates, and taxes which has nearly destroyed the innovation and business and job-creation that made the American economy so vibrant over the latter part of the 20th century. That innovation has now moved overseas, along with over 7.5 million high-paying goods-producing jobs since 2000.
The reaction of the self-described progressives to this dire scenario? Sweep the facts under the rug or ignore them completely, as it appears that the most important things in their lives are the legalization of gay marriage, free contraceptives and abortifacients, worshiping at the altar of extreme and discredited environmentalism, mocking and undermining all organized religion (except Islam), and telling the American people what they can eat, where they can live, what may be taught in their schools, how they must operate their businesses, and what health care they can access.
To the true believers on the left, re-electing Barack Obama is not a matter of what is or is not good for the country; rather, for the majority on the left, the primary motivation is geared solely toward defeating their sworn enemy: conservatives and Republicans, whom many falsely believe are a right-wing horde determined to create a theocracy and impose old-fashioned morality. But what they fear most from the right is a determination to reinstitute unfettered individual freedom and concomitant economic growth, which would relegate the American left to the back bench of American society.
Thus, to them, what the policies of Barack Obama and his radical minions are doing to the long-term fate of nation is immaterial as long as Obama regurgitates his support for the various causes that are near and dear to the coalition that makes up the left. There are two common threads to the belief system of American progressives: 1) an omnipotent central government controlled by them, and 2) an assumption that there is a bottomless pit of money to be siphoned from an equally bottomless pit of wealth. But this is not the same nation that experienced unprecedented prosperity from 1946 to 2007. It is not the same nation in which these narcissists on the left grew up, never knowing national adversity or trauma.
The manner in which these progressives, and their titular leader Barack Obama, are conducting themselves in the current campaign season is indicative of their arrogant and immature mindset. To the vast majority on the left, this campaign is merely a game played out on the playground of American politics, wherein they childishly engage in name-calling and temper tantrums reminiscent of spoiled brats determined to get their way, regardless of the consequences.
It is time to grow up and understand that the America that could absorb all the excessive spending, promises, and left-wing fun and games is no more. This nation cannot survive on its present course, and if that course is not dramatically reversed, those on the left will suffer as much as if not more than the bulk of the American people they are trying to rule. History has shown repeatedly that when an overwhelming political and social catastrophe strikes a nation, the people turn against the ruling class, often with a vengeance. In the United States, that ruling class is presently dominated by the American left.


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12 Caprices Opus 25
Piatti's Twelve Caprices, Op. 25, are the daily bread of all advanced players of the cello: Sir Yehudi Menuhin mentioned them in the same breath with the Bach Suites. Now Henle is presenting the very first urtext edition of this opus, with information on sources and alternative readings and with fold-out pages to solve the previously knotty problem of page turns.
(ed. Christian Bellisario)
PIATTI, ALFREDO (1822-1901)
Cello Solo Repertoire
12 Variations on Ah Vous Dirai-je Maman (Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star) K265 (300e)
Henle Facsimile
Introduction Ulrich Konrad
15 Hungarian Peasant Songs Piano Solo
BARTOK, BELA (1881-1945)
24 Capricci for Solo Violin. (Study Score)
Paganini's milestone in violin literature is now not only available in a practical Urtext edition (HN 450) but also as a study score. Published in 1820 as his Opus 1, Paganini gave the violin world a timeless masterpiece, which no up-and-coming violin virtuoso can ignore. As well as the musical text, our edition also contains a must for all interested performers: a detailed commentary by the Paganini expert Renato de Barbieri. With numerous examples and illustrations for each of the 24 Capricci from the autograph, he knowledgeably explains the characteristics of Paganini's notation and its significance for its interpretation today.
Henle Study Scores
(ed. Ernst Herttrich, Alberto Cantú, Renato de Barbieri; fing./bowing: Renato de Barbieri)
PAGANINI, NICCOLO (1782-1840)
24 Caprices, Op.1 (Urtext edition)
Without and with annotations.
Violin Solo Repertoire
24 Preludes, Op.11 (Urtext)
(ed. Valentina Rubcova, fing. Michael Schneidt)
SCRIABIN, ALEXANDER (1872-1915)
30 Short Choral Preludes, Op. 135a
Max Reger, the creator of forbiddingly difficult organ music, could also take a different tack. His Thirty Little Chorale Preludes are intended for semiprofessional organists always on the lookout for good organ chorales for use in Sunday church services. Reger selected the best-known tunes of his day from the Lutheran hymnal. Most of them are still in use today and form excellent additions to modern services. Michael Kube, in a detailed preface, draws a vivid picture of the composer and his superhuman creative powers.
(ed. Michael Kube)
REGER, MAX (1873-1916)
HN0761
3 Chorals pour Grand Orgue
This edition takes two previously unknown autographs of the 1st and 3rd chorales into account for the first time.
(ed. Friedemann Winklhofer)
FRANCK, CESAR (1822-1890)
3 Duos for Clarinet and Bassoon WoO 27 - Score and Parts
This edition follows the musical text in the Beethoven Complete Edition (Volume VI/1). With alternate parts for clarinet in B-flat and C, and a performance score for bassoon. The welcome addition to woodwind chamber repertoire has carefully prepared material for clarinet and bassoon. The parts are of equal difficulty and have been edited to help performers with the period style. Both parts explore the full range of the instruments and use varied articulations.--The Instrumentalist
Score and Parts
ed. Egon Voss
3 Intermezzi, Op. 117 - Revised Edition
The three popular Intermezzi op. 117 can be seen as the epitome of Brahms' late work for piano. Clara Schumann confessed: In these pieces I at last feel musical life stir once again in my soul. Brahms reacted, as he often did, in a rather brusque manner. Although he sometimes described the three Intermezzi as being Wiegenlieder (lullabies), he formally rejected this title: It should then say, lullaby of an unhappy mother or of a disconsolate bachelor. The new edition of these moderately difficult Intermezzi (level of difficulty 5/6) has now been revised following the musical text of the Brahms Complete Edition, and has fingerings by Andreas Boyde.
(ed. Katrin Eich, fing. Andreas Boyde)
3 Intermezzi, Op. 117. Revised Edition 3 Intermezzi, Op. 117 Three Intermezzi
BRAHMS, JOHANNES (1833-1897)
3 Pieces for the Grand Organ - Organ Solo
When the Palais du Trocadéro was built in 1878 on the occasion of the World Exhibition in Paris, the first large concert organ in France was given pride of place in the Salle des Fêtes. Franck wrote his Trois pièces (one of which is the famous Pièce héroïque) for this instrument with its 66 stops. The autograph score contains detailed instructions for the use of the stops. When the work was published five years later, Franck was already organist at the Ste. Clotilde Church and so the indications in the first edition referred to much smaller organs. Our edition makes the most of the opportunity to give both the musical text for the first edition as well as the original registration for the Trocadéro organ. Thus, Franck's ideas for the way this magnificent work was to sound is illuminated in two different ways.
ed. Friedemann Winklhofer
4 Duets BWV 802-805 - Edition without fingering
Some teachers and pianists prefer a clean musical source. Henle has released these new versions of Urtext Editions without fingering to accommodate that. The normal Urtext Editions with fingering also remain available.
Edition Without Fingering
ed. Rudolf Steglich fing. Hans-Martin Theopold
60 Variations on Barucaba, Op. 14
Violin and Guitar
(ed. Alberto Cantù, Renato de Barbieri)
Violin w/Guitar
Adagio and Allegro Op 70
In 1849, Schumann turned to a new genre: works for piano and an accompanying instrument. The first works he composed were the Fantasy Pieces for piano and clarinet opus 73, immediately followed by opus 70. Schumann drew his publisher's attention to the brilliant allegro, whose solo part is so virtuosic that opus 70 is one of the showpieces for horn players even today.
ed. Ernst Herttrich fing. Klaus Schilde
SCHUMANN, ROBERT (1810-1856)
French Horn w/Piano
Adagio And Allegro Op. 70 For Piano And Horn
Adagio And Allegro Op. 70 For Piano And Horn Version For Violin
In 1849, Schumann turned to a new genre: works for piano and an accompanying instrument. The first works he composed were the Fantasy Pieces for piano and clarinet opus 73, immediately followed by opus 70. Schumann drew his publisher's attention to the brilliant allegro, whose solo part is so virtuosic that opus 70 is one of the showpieces for horn players even today. Schumann also created a part for violin.
ed. Ernst Herttrich piano fing.: Klaus Schilde violin fing./bowing: Ernst Schliephake
Adagio And Allegro Op. 70 For Piano And Horn Version For Violoncello
In 1849, Schumann turned to a new genre: works for piano and an accompanying instrument. The first works he composed were the Fantasy Pieces for piano and clarinet opus 73, immediately followed by opus 70. Schumann drew his publisher's attention to the brilliant allegro, whose solo part is so virtuosic that opus 70 is one of the showpieces for horn players even today. Schumann also wrote a part for violoncello. I imagine that most cellists are clamoring to buy the recently released Henle edition of Schumann's Adagio and Allegro. It's a welcome and needed addition to the publications available of this two-part composition that captures both the lyricism and fiery drama of Schumann's writing...this new Schumann edition is an important choice for any cellist's music library.--Strings magazine
ed. Ernst Herttrich piano fing.: Klaus Schilde violoncello fing./bowing: Sebastian Hess
Adagio and Allegro Op. 70 (Version for Cello and Piano)
Cello w/Piano
Adagio and Allegro Op. 70 (Version for Violin and Piano)
Adagio and Rondo K. 617 for glass harmonica (piano), flute, oboe, viola and cello
A genuine discovery! Written at the same time as the Magic Flute, this is Mozart's final piece of chamber music. Anyone lacking a glass harmonica should try it with a piano or a harp (it has even been heard with a marimba!). It's worth the effort and Henle's scholarly-critical urtext material offers a 100% reliable musical text.
(ed. Henrik Wiese, Wolf-Dieter Seiffert)
MOZART, WOLFGANG AMADEUS (1756-1791)
Piano Quintet
Adagio and Rondo K. 617 for glass harmonic (piano), flute, oboe, viola, cello
Adagio in B Minor, K.540
Mozart composed his Adagio in B minor K540 at a time when his financial situation was steadily deteriorating. The war against the Turks was constraining the Viennese people's interest in music - works were not commissioned and concerts did not take place. It was of no matter that Mozart had shortly before (in 1787) been appointed a salaried k.k. Kammer-Kompositeur. Nevertheless in this year he composed several of his most important works: the Coronation Concerto K537, the three late symphonies as well as several piano trios. And he also composed this tender Adagio in B minor with its captivating expressiveness. Our single edition uses the musical text from the revised Edition Piano Pieces (HN 22).
(ed. Ullrich Scheideler, fing. Walther Lampe)
Adelaide Op. 46 Original Key for High Voice and Piano
No singer is able to ignore Beethoven's Adelaide. There are thousands of recordings, and many amateurs also love this lyrical setting of Friedrich von Matthisson's poem. Matthisson himself said of it: Several composers have breathed life into this little lyrical fantasy with music; but none of them have, I deeply believe, so put the text into the shade with their melody as the genius Ludwig van Beethoven in Vienna. Henle has published the Lied in a new practical single edition that follows the musical text of the Beethoven Complete Edition, with a detailed preface by the specialist on Beethoven' lieder Helga Lühning.
(ed. Helga Lühning)
BEETHOVEN, LUDWIG VAN (1770-1827)
Vocal, Secular
Ah! Perfido Op. 65 for Soprano and Orchestra. Soprano and Piano Reduction
The origin of this famous concert aria is swathed in mystery. Includes critical commentary which gives detailed information on sources and all aspects of the edition.
Soprano and Piano Reduction
ed. Ernst Herttrich piano red. Joseph Kanz
Ah! Perfido Op. 65 - Soprano and Orchestra Soprano and Piano Reduction
Air with Variations
(ed. Anthony Hicks, fing. Hans-Martin Theopold)
HANDEL, GEORGE FREDERICK (1685-1759)
In his Autobiographical Sketch Ravel looks back and stresses the importance of his Miroirs (51480842), published in 1906, for his harmonic evolution. He said that they had disconcerted even those musicians who had been most familiar with my compositional style up to then. This is particularly true of the fourth piece in the collection, Alborada del gracioso (Morning song of the court jester), with its frequent employment of harsh dissonances. This both technically and musically charming genre scene, full of rousing ideas and rhythms, is one of the French composer's best-known piano pieces today. Henle now issues it in a single Urtext edition.
(ed. Peter Jost)
RAVEL, MAURICE (1875-1937)
Alborada Del Gracioso Piano Solo
Album for the Young, Op.68
Initially only conceived as a birthday album for his daughter Marie, Schumann's Pieces for Piano op. 68 received tremendous acclaim throughout the world. Is there a piano student who has not played part of them? It is, however, a less well-known fact that Schumann also composed a music historical course of instruction for the piano in this connection. We have included this and other pieces originally intended for the Album in the appendix to our painstakingly revised edition. Rounded off by the inclusion of Ludwig Richter's illustration for the title page of the first edition and the trilingual print of the Advice to Young Musicians, our Urtext edition offers a vivid picture of middle-class musical culture in Schumann's times.
(ed. Ernst Herttrich, fing. Walther Lampe)
Album Leaves, Op.124
The high opus number suggests that it is a late work, yet in reality the work comprises twenty single movements which were composed 10 to 15 years before publication. This means that they were written around the time of Schumann's early masterpieces such as Carnaval op. 8 or the Romances op. 28 in the 1830s; but they remained unpublished. Following the tremendous success of the Album for the Youth op. 68 in 1848, Schumann's piano music was once again in high demand. The composer therefore published a second selection of works, enabling him to supplement his earnings. Thanks to this, we have a charming collection of easy-to-play pieces, of which the Little Lullaby (no. 6) has become the most famous.
Allegro Appassionato Op. 43. for Cello and Piano. Editor: Peter Jost.
At the beginning of the 1870s, Saint-Saëns displayed a particular partiality for the violoncello. He composed his first cello sonata in December 1872, immediately after having completed the first cello concerto. It was presumably directly after this that he wrote the Allegro appassionato for cello and piano op. 43 that also appeared in a version for orchestra three years later. We do not know why he wrote the work, but it is likely that after having written two weighty works for cello, Saint-Saëns wanted to write something easier that was also suitable as an encore. David Geringas kindly provided the fingering and bowing for the brilliant cello part.
Score and Solo Part
(ed. Peter Jost; fing. vc. David Geringas)
SAINT-SAENS, CAMILLE (1835-1921)
Allegro Appassionato Op. 43 For Violoncello And Piano W/ Marked And Unmarked Str Pt
Allegro Barbaro
Composed in 1910/11, Bartók's Allegro barbaro is one of his best-known and most popular works for piano. The composer himself enjoyed performing it in concerts, and recorded it several times. The recording from 1929, which he referred to as the authentic recording, contains very interesting divergences from the printed version as far as articulation, tempo and even the number of ostinato measures. For the first time, these have been included in the musical text of Henle's Urtext edition, and also annotated. With this first Bartók Urtext edition, László Somfai gives an insight into the many and varied musical impulses awaiting us in the Béla Bartók Complete Critical Edition, which will be jointly published by Editio Musica Budapest and G. Henle Publishers in 2016.
(ed. László Somfai)
Allegro Barbaro - Piano Solo
Allegro in B Minor, Op.8 Revised Edition 2008
Everywhere only confused combinations of figures, dissonances, passages - in short, for us torture. - Schumann certainly did not deserve this contemporary slating. He only published the opening movement Allegro di bravura of what was originally meant to be a sonata - the other parts were apparently destroyed. Clara, who was otherwise rather reserved as far as Schumann's early works were concerned, soon incorporated this piece into her repertoire. Ernestine von Fricken, the dedicatee and with whom Schumann was still engaged at its time of composition, often played it after their separateion, even if with quite curious expression. Our edition is the result of a thorough revision to incorporate the latest scholarly findings.
(ed. Ernst Herttrich, fing. Klaus Schilde)
A Musical Joke K. 522 for 2 Violins, Viola, Bass and 2 Horns in F (Set of Parts)
This Henle edition is full of mistakes! The publisher can freely admitt this, because the odd notes here all come from Mozart himself - he consciously inserted them into his Musical Joke. In this amusing and mischievous piece, Mozart does not chiefly parody musicians who play wrong notes (the later title Village Musicians was not his). Rather, in this chamber music joke he aims an angry side-swipe at dilettante composer-colleagues of his time, whose lack of imagination and artless compositional technique are here mercilessly demonstrated. A musical and intellectual delight for today's performers and audiences alike, now performable for the first time using a genuine Urtext quality edition based on the autograph in Berlin.
(ed. Felix Loy)
A Musical Joke K. 522 - for 2 Violins, Viola, Basso and 2 Horns in F Parts
A Musical Joke K. 522 - for 2 Violins, Viola, Basso and 2 Horns in F Study Score
A Musical Joke K. 522 for 2 Violins, Viola, Basso and 2 Horns in F Study Score
Andante Favori in F Major, WoO57
(ed. Otto von Irmer, fing. Walther Lampe)
Andante for a Small Mechanical Organ, K.616
(ed. Bertha Antonia Wallner, fing.Walther Lampe)
Andante in C Major, K.315 for flute and orchestra (piano reduction)
Edited by Henrik Weise. Piano reduction by Jan Philip Schulze. Cadenzas by Robert D. Levin.
ed. Henrik Wiese
Flute w/Piano
Andante Spianato and Grande Polonaise Brillante in Eb Major, Op. 22
ed. Ewald Zimmermann fing. Klaus Schilde
CHOPIN, FREDERICK (1810-1849)
Anna Magdalena Bach edited by Ernst-Gunter Heinemann
Some teachers and pianists prefer a clean musical source. Henle has released these new versions of Urtext Editions without fingering to accommodate that. The normal Urtext Editions with fingering also remain available. Bach gave his wife Anna Magdalena two handwritten books of music. The second one is of particular value with its gilt-edged, vellum-covered binding. In this little book of 1725 he noted down numerous piano works in the most different styles - both his own and by other composers. The Henle Urtext edition, which incidentally is one of our bestselling titles, faithfully reproduces the complete contents of this manuscript, aside from the movements from the French Suites (HN71) and Partitas (HN28) in the notebook, which can be found elsewhere in the Henle catalogue. It is also an example of beautiful engraving by hand.
ed. Ernst-Günter Heinemann fing. Hans-Martin Theopold
BACH, JOHANN SEBASTIAN (1685-1750)
HN1349PS
Anna Magdalena's Notebook
Bach gave his wife Anna Magdalena two handwritten books of music. The second one is of particular value with its gilt-edged, vellum-covered binding. In this little book of 1725 he noted down numerous piano works in the most different styles - both his own and by other composers. The Henle Urtext edition, which incidentally is one of our bestselling titles, faithfully reproduces the complete contents of this manuscript, aside from the movements from the French Suites (HN 71) und Partitas (HN 28) in the notebook, which can be found elsewhere in the Henle catalogue. It is also an example of beautiful engraving by hand.
(ed. Ernst-Günter Heinemann, fing. Hans-Martin Theopold)
Annees de Pelerinage (Years of Pilgrimage) Deuxieme Annee: Italie
Between 1837-39 Liszt was travelling through Italy with Marie d'Agoult. As was the case with the first volume of the Années de Pèlerinage, Schweiz (1835/36) he once again recorded his travel impressions in musical form. He devoted himself to subjects from literature (Petrarca, Dante) and the visual arts (Raffael, Michelangelo). Many years later Liszt reworked the pieces, publishing them in 1858 as Années de Pèlerinage, Zweites Jahr, Italien. The central work in this volume is the large-scale so-called Dante Sonata (Après une Lecture de Dante, see also single edition HN 981). The Sonetto 104 del Petrarca (also available as a single edition HN 982) is just as popular. In 1861 Liszt published an appendix to Volume II, Venezia e Napoli, which is also available as a separate edition HN 985.
(ed. Ernst Herttrich, fing. Hans-Martin Theopold)
LISZT, FRANZ (1811-1886)
Annees de Pelerinage (Years of Pilgrimage) Premiere Annee: Suisse
In 1835/1836 Liszt was staying in Switzerland with his mistress Marie Comtesse d'Agoult. He published his bold, avant-garde musical portrayal of his travels in the Swiss mountains in 1842 under the title Album d'un Voyageur. Around 1850 the one-time enfant terrible had become a mature composer. Liszt reworked his early compositions and published them in 1855 as Années de Pèlerinage, Erstes Jahr, Schweiz. The showpiece in the collection is the naturalistic and poetic Vallée d'Obermann after the novel by Senancourt; the early version is also reproduced in the appendix to our edition (single edition with extensive commentary of the 1855 version HN 813).
Annees de Pelerinage (Years of Pilgrimage) Troisieme Annee
In 1883 the third volume of Années de Pèlerinage was published. Whereas the pieces in Volumes I and II were recollections of early travels in Switzerland and Italy, the new works, composed between 1867 and 1877, were more of a religious pilgrimage. Some parts already reflect Liszt's austere later compositional style. With the visionary Jeux d'eaux à la Villa d'Este, on the other hand, he almost enters the world of Impressionist sounds (it inspired Ravel to write his Jeux d'eau). The Bible quotation about the water of life, contained in a footnote, leaves no doubt as to the spiritual dimension of the piece (also available in a separate edition HN 983).
Antonín Dvorák Music Manuscript Poster - Piano Concerto in G minor, Op. 33 Finale (Allegro con fuoco)
G. Henle Verlag is known the world over for creating the best possible editions of music by master composers. As a natural outcome of its research with composers' manuscripts, Henle is proud to offer an exclusive line of deluxe posters and greeting cards. They are printed on premium paper, presenting the best possible images of sample pages from original music manuscripts by Beethoven, Brahms, Chopin, Dvorák, Liszt, Schubert, and Schumann. How often does anyone have the opportunity to see a page of Mozart's original manuscript in full color, exactly the way the composer wrote it? Access to these valuable, protected sources has been confined only to elite scholars. There are ten different manuscript images. Each is available as a poster (23-3/8 inch. x 33 inch.), or as a greeting card (Blank inside. Includes envelope. Each card is individually sealed in protective plastic. 4-5/8 inch. x 6-1/2 inch.). Manuscript from 1876/1883, National Museum, Prague Dvorák-Museum.


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Today I'm excited to welcome Susan Simpson for an author spotlight and book excerpt.
Susan Lantz Simpson has been writing stories and poetry ever since she penned her first poem at the age of six. She has always loved the magic of words and how they can entertain and enlighten others. Her love of words and books led her to earn a degree in English/Education. She has taught students from Prekindergarten to high school and has also worked as an editor for the federal government. She also holds a degree in nursing and has worked in hospitals and in community health. She writes inspirational stories of love and faith and has published a middle-grade novel (Ginger and the Bully). She lives in Maryland and is the mother of two wonderful daughters. She is a member of ACFW and Maryland Christian Writers Group. When she isn't writing, she enjoys reading, walking, and doing needlework.
How many times in your life have you been told, "wait a minute," or "wait until later," or "not now"? I think that has often been the answer to my prayers, as well.
I have wanted to be a writer for as long as I can remember. I've written poems and stories since I was able to string words together. Surely, this must have been my calling! I'd write. I'd submit my work. I'd be published. Easy. Right?
I wrote. I worked. I wrote. I cared for children. I finally submitted a few stories at a time when magazines published short fiction. I promptly received notes like, "the story is good but isn't what we're looking for right now." I took some small comfort in the fact that the editors didn't tell me my writing was awful. I'd put my stories and ideas on hold and pursue other interests.
Inevitably, my heart and mind returned to writing. I'd haul out all the stories and begin again. I communicated with authors I admired and received so much helpful advice and encouragement. I rewrote, resubmitted, and waited. And waited.
At the urging of one well-known author, I contacted an agent and held my breath waiting for her reply. Agents are busy people. They can't accept every writer who reaches out to them. I was an unknown. I knew my chances were slim. To my amazement, the agent loved my story and my writing! She offered me a contract. Yea! Now I would have my book(s) published.
But the wheels of publishing turn slowly. I waited while my agent sought an interested publisher. Several months and several rejections later, she found publishers for my two proposed series. Yet, books are not published overnight. I had to wait some more. Maybe I should never have prayed for patience years earlier because God certainly gave me plenty of opportunities to learn that virtue. At last, my books are seeing the light of day. Hallelujah!
Moral of the story: Persevere. Follow your dreams. Believe in yourself. Believe God will lead you where He wants you to go—if you let Him. Prepare for bumps in the road so they don't surprise you. Plan to wait . . . and wait some more. You can accomplish your goals and achieve your dreams if you hang in there.
P.S. You might not want to pray for patience!
What fun or unique things can you tell us about yourself?
I'm a regular "Jack of All Trades." I am a certified teacher for early childhood education as well as for middle/high school education. I am a registered nurse. I am a writer, and I have also worked as an editor and a photographic researcher.
I love creating plots and scenes. I especially love listening to the characters in my head. They tell me so much.
What can readers who enjoy your book do to help make it successful?
The best thing readers can do is talk about the book with friends, relatives, coworkers, everyone. Recommend the book to others, and please, please post reviews on Amazon, Goodreads, Barnes & Noble, or anywhere that accepts reviews. Also, ask your local library and bookstore to carry the book. All help is greatly appreciated!


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Q: ActiveRecord: Best way to add a 'fake' model class? In our Rails application, the Post resource can be made by either a User or an Admin.
Thus, we have an ActiveRecord model class called Post, with a belongs_to :author, polymorphic: true.
However, in certain conditions, the system itself is supposed to be able to create posts.
Therefore, I'm looking for a way to add e.g. System as author.
Obviously, there will only ever be one System, so it is not stored in the database.
Naïvely attempting to just add an instance (e.g. the singleton instance) of class System; end as author returns errors like NoMethodError: undefined method `primary_key' for System:Class.
What would be the cleanest way to solve this?
Is there a way to write a 'fake' ActiveRecord model that is not actually part of the database?

A: There's two ways that I see that make the most sense:
Option A: Add a 'system' Author record to the DB
This isn't a horrible idea, it just shifts the burden onto you making sure certain records are present in every environment. But you can always create these records in seed files if you want to ensure they're always created.
The benefit over option B is that you can just use standard ActiveRecord queries to find all of the system's Posts.
Option B: Leave the association nil and add a new flag for :created_by_system
This is what I would opt for. If a Post was made by the system, just leave the author reference blank and set a special flag to indicate this model was created internally.
You can still have a method to quickly get a list of all of them just by making a scope:
  scope :from_system, -> { where(created_by_system: :true) }

Which one you choose I think depends on whether you want to be able to query Post.author and get information about the System. In that case you need to take option A. Otherwise, I would use option B. I'm sure there's some other ways to do it too but I think this makes the most sense.

A: Finally I ended up with creating the following 'fake' model class that does not require any changes to the database schema.
It which leverages a bit of meta-programming:
# For the cases in which the System itself needs to be given an identity.
# (such as when it does an action normally performed by a User or Admin, etc.)
class System
  include ActiveModel::Model
  class << self
    # The most beautiful kind of meta-singleton
    def class
      self
    end

    def instance
      self
    end

    # Calling`System.new` is a programmer mistake;
    # they should use plain `System` instead.
    private :new

    def primary_key
      :id
    end

    def id
      1
    end

    def readonly?
      true
    end

    def persisted?
      true
    end

    def _read_attribute(attr)
      return self.id if attr == :id

      nil
    end

    def polymorphic_name
      self.name
    end

    def destroyed?
      false
    end

    def new_record?
      false
    end
  end
end

Of main note here is that System is both its own class and its own instance.
This has the following advantages:

*

*We can just pass Post.new(creator: System) rather than System.new or System.instance

*There is at any point only one system.

*We can define the class methods that ActiveRecord requires (polymorphic_name) on System itself rather than on Class.

Of course, whether you like this kind of metaprogramming or find it too convoluted is very subjective.
What is less subjective is that overriding ActiveRecord's _read_attribute is not nice; we are depending on an implementation detail of ActiveRecord. Unfortunately to my knowledge there is no public API exposed that could be used to do this more cleanly. (In our project, we have some specs in place to notify us immediately when ActiveRecord might change this.)

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Most Interesting People 2015: Tony Madalone
Fresh Brewed Tees owner, 30
Why he's interesting: Starting with his first hit T-shirt, 2010's Pay Cribbs!, to the meteoric popularity of 2014's Johnny Manziel Money and LeBron James For6iven shirts, Madalone's creations capture Cleveland's attention with a swell of social media immediacy and fanfare. They are quickly made available thanks to his mobile retail truck. Last year, he also opened a permanent retail store at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport and launched a Seattle T-shirt truck to complement the ever-present Cleveland rig.
Forgive him: Lost in the rush of sales of the For6iven shirt in July was Madalone's blog post two days before James' announcement. "It was about forgiveness and forgiving him regardless of his decision." Because of the excitement, it wasn't until the next day that Madalone even read James' Sports Illustrated letter. "I was almost in tears. It was sincere. We are here, and we know what it feels like, and you couldn't have faked that."
Seattle calling: Madalone witnessed the Seattle Seahawks' famed home crowd — popularly dubbed the 12th Man as an extension of the 11 players on the field — in person at a January 2014 playoff game. While at a Starbucks after the game, he came up with a 12>49 shirt for the team's next game against the San Francisco 49ers. He canceled his Monday morning flight home, found a local print shop and stayed 18 days. "We launched 11 shirts. I was all over local media. It dawned on me that it would be the perfect second market — and then they won the Super Bowl."
Momma's boy: Follow Madalone on Instagram, and you'll see just as many pictures of his mom, Pam, as you do T-shirts. Madalone, an only child, has never met his dad. His mom introduced him to sports, taking him to Cleveland Indians games during the 1990s. "Most people want to hang out and drink with buddies. I'd rather hang out with my mom."
Get buckets: Madalone captained Open Door Christian Schools basketball team to the Division IV state final four and played NCAA Division II basketball all four years at Ashland University. "My mom will tell you it's all I do — play ball. It's one of the reasons I have the dedication and persistence I do."
Welcome mat: Madalone is the chair of the organizing committee for Ohio Homecoming's Cleveland Rocks New Year's Eve celebration. Because he was so focused on the inaugural 2014 event, he didn't realize how big the crowd was. "From 11 to 11:40 p.m., I was down the street. I didn't see how many people had showed up. We walked with Drew Carey from the VIP party and walked up onstage, and it was incredible. There were like 10,000 people with the snow coming down. It was perfect."
Jason Brill


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RSV challenge data analysis

# HJ_Habibi_040913_Sep13_Analysis1_2.R
Sep 2013 dataset

# HJ_Habibi_Joint_Apr13_Sep13_import.R
Joint analysis of both april and september datasets, merging using Combat.
## HJ_Habibi_Joint_Apr13_Sep13_Analysis1.R
Main analysis after creating joint lumi object

# viral_load_clustering.R, antibody_clustering.R
Scripts to cluster the data based on viral load or antibody responses, in order to define groupings for the microarray analysis.
https://www.evernote.com/shard/s288/nl/38698211/e9c026fa-1e40-4389-814f-b9e5a1bc50e8?title=New%20Groupings%20with%20PCR%20Results

# antibody_clustering_inf_uninf.R
extension of the antibody_clustering.R script with both infected and uninfected groups, and creating AB1, AB2, AB3 groups.
https://www.evernote.com/shard/s288/nl/38698211/16a94625-014e-46d2-96dc-eef8872ed29c?title=Antibody%20clustering%2C%20infected%20and%20uninfected

# Redundant_Scripts
# HJ_Habibi_200213_Apr13_No.R
Dataset 1, /home/uniazi/Data/R/HPRU_RSV/Data_external/Original/RSV_Challenge_for_Umar/RSV_Expt 1_Training Set_parameters.csv
The following steps are done for analysis:
1- Data loading, formatting, normalization using lumi.
2- Removing outliers using PCA.
3- Removing genes with 0 detection calls and no annotation.
4- Selecting factors, creating design matrix, limma to call DE.
5- Selecting Differentially expressed genes in each factor level compared to base line.
6- Producing volcano plots, heatmaps, csv files and a graph. GO term enrichment analysis done using innate db.

# HJ_Habibi_200213_Apr13_No_Grps_1_2_3.R
Same dataset as HJ_Habibi_200213_Apr13_No.R, however the grouping factor was Study Group 1, 2 and 3.
The analysis was similar to the previous script. However as there were more DE genes in this case, a more detailed CGraph based
clustering was performed, with various summary plots, particularly the top genes based on centrality scores.

# HJ_Habibi_200213_Apr13_No_Symptoms.R
Same dataset as HJ_Habibi_200213_Apr13_No.R, however the grouping factor was Symptoms based on viral load.

# aggie_pcr.R
Analysis of some qpcr ct values, and generating missing data using a posterior predictive distribution and non-informative prior.

# HJ_Habibi_200213_Apr13_Analysis10.R and Analysis11
Both the analyses are similar, but we remove asymptomatic infected in analysis11 and do a joint analysis.
see https://www.evernote.com/shard/s288/nl/38698211/b308257b-2786-4e94-8b7e-485ac12272e2 and end of report for analysis 11.

# HJ_Habibi_040913_Sep13_Analysis1_2.R
Analysis 1 for the second data set. Details here: https://www.evernote.com/shard/s288/nl/38698211/43a5359b-fce7-4dad-8b92-36a75e4b4623

# HJ_Habibi_Joint_Apr13_Sep13_import.R
import and merging of the 2 data sets using combat

# HJ_Habibi_Joint_Apr13_Sep13_Analysis1.R
analysis of the joint data set, with graph analysis and some variable selection for class prediction and roc curves.

# viral_load_clustering.R, antibody_clustering.R
various unsupervised clustering methods to identify groups in the data.

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Corporate communal responsibility- Corporate communal responsibility, often abbreviated "CSR, " is a corporation's initiatives to evaluate and take responsibility for the business's effects on environmental and sociable wellbeing. The term generally pertains to efforts that go beyond what may be required by regulators or environmental safety groups.
CSR may also be known as "corporate citizenship" and can involve incurring short-term costs that not provide an immediate financial gain to the company, but instead promote positive sociable and environmental change.
ECONOMIC Obligations- This should be the first thing a firm should think of but it is not true if the business is not gaining much income then it is very hard with the organization to survive and take part in communal things. Because if the company is in loss than the employees would lose careers. So before being a good corporate resident, an organization should make sure that is it profitable or not.
LEGAL Obligations- The company's legal obligations are placed on by the law itself. After ensuring that the company is going in revenue, is the company running according to the regulations is more important thing based on the theory of commercial social obligations.
ETHICAL Tasks- Ethical and legal duties are two main and important responsibilities of an company's. Before taking part in social responsibilities a business should meet both of these responsibilities first. Moral responsibilities are those that the company puts on itself not because they are required to because the dog owner find it good thing to do. This include becoming environmentally friendly, paying salaries based on the wages react.
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RIGHT THEORY: Rights are generally justified statements that protects the overall hobbies. This theory contain that there are thing which we can't do against anyone because they are moral protection under the law holders. Unless you have any right you mustn't frustrate that interest.
Rebel activities is one of the famous brand name in New Zealand which is principally for the sports stuff such as fitness center clothes, swimming suits etc. Rebel is very pleased partner with community groups and charities that promote a dynamic healthier lifestyle for all your families. Rebel athletics support the heart and soul foundation and its leap rope activity for heart and soul program. Rebel sports activities support jump rope program because the money raised from retailing the gears for the jump rope activity is immediately sent to charity accounts and raise awareness on the list of people concerning this thing as well.
In New Zealand, Briscoe is the brand know by every single one. This brand is famous for the house ware & accessories. Detailed in the currency markets of New Zealand. Briscoe Group has been essential spouse of Cure Kids since 2004, was a groundwork partner of the "Add a Dollar to Treat Kids" marketing campaign and enters groups in the "Accor hotel $10 buck Queenstown Obstacle to Get rid of Kids" and 'Great Excursion Race to Get rid of Kids". Once they became companions, Briscoe raised 4. 86million, including by way of annual golf day, which also offers added $1. 8 million in previous nine years.
The warehouse is well known for all in a single shopping place in new Zealand. It's the founding person in People Place Recycling Scheme, which funds the recycling bins placed on the public places around the country which helps in lowering the landfills. This can help in minimizing the landfill throw away by 30% in some places.
Air New Zealand brand may almost everyone in the world. This company is also focused on communal responsibility which is reducing the emission of carbon dioxide from the aircrafts worldwide and keeping energy as well. The top priority of this company is to save lots of gasoline and environment first. Air New Zealand forecast the fuel utilization with high accuracy and reliability. By this the utilization of gas by Air New Zealand is 15% which is big achievement. On the other hand the vehicles used on the international airports of Auckland, Blenheim and Christchurch runs on biodiesel.
Cotton on is one of the famous brand in whole New Zealand for clothing. Silk cotton on is also taking part in social responsibilities in 2007 November a team from organic cotton on stopped at in Mannya village in Uganda, area with almost 90% of HIV/Assists. Now, egyptian cotton on is dealing with the areas in Uganda. You can find almost 1000 stores globally and the earnings from all the stores sent to the egyptian cotton on foundation to help those who require it. Their future goal are to develop 20, 000 education providers by 2020.
DEVELOP Command CAPACITY- "One of the main task of the first choice is to build up another leader. That is business issue. You are the only one who's responsible not just for the business enterprise result but for developing future leader as well.
IMPROVISATION- This is the most important stage to become a good and successful head by displaying his/her skills in controlling the staff, distributing the jobs among the personnel and providing right activity to right staff for example: if you ask to do some office work to personnel worker rather than supervisor either he is heading to do it incorrect or not with time.
Respecting the order distributed by the older.
RECOMMENDATION- From my viewpoint to open an enterprise, right theory is the theory that I would recommend because everyone has equal protection under the law to do whatever they want.
These theories helps the business to improve, give necessary information and the lawful restrictions which apply on the work place.
CONCLUSION- In the end, i'd like to conclude that this report implies that how the company get successful in the todays time and the firms that are good in public duties as well. At last, it demonstrates how to became a good innovator for the business.
stoner, j. l. (2015, 4 1). http://seapointcenter. com/essential-leadership-strategies/.


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Our Favourite David Attenborough Moments
WEDNESDAY 10 OCT, 2018
As a man who has shown us the far reaches of the earth and introduced us to creatures and natural beauty we didn't even know existed - we have to assume that you have at least one awe-inspiring moment that you have shared with the great broadcaster and naturalist, David Attenborough. We certainly do! Here's a few of our favourite David Attenborough moments . . .
There are always jaw-dropping scenes in David Attenborough's nature programs but the Killer Whales (in Frozen Planet) working as a pack to hunt a seal off the ice is the one that sticks in my mind. I remember the hunting scene being described as wave washing, and whilst it was a nerve-wracking scene (it's never easy watching animals hunt), it was also an incredible, mesmerizing piece of footage. 7 years later people still refer to that scenes as an eye-opener to how whales hunt and how sophisticated it is. Go see it for yourself.
Ella C - Head of Consumer Marketing
I remember watching Life in the Undergrowth with my small son and getting to the part where the leopard slugs mate and being completely transfixed/repulsed while worrying my son was going to ask questions I didn't want to answer.
Chris K - Head of Children's Publishing
This quote is probably too much but I love it
When Creationists talk about God creating every individual species as a separate act, they always instance hummingbirds, or orchids, sunflowers and beautiful things.
But I tend to think instead of a parasitic worm that is boring through the eye of a boy sitting on the bank of a river in West Africa, [a worm] that' going to make him blind.
And [I ask them], 'Are you telling me that the God you believe in, who you also say is an all-merciful God, who cares for each one of us individually, are you saying that God created this worm that can live in no other way than in an innocent child's eyeball? Because that doesn't seem to me to coincide with a God who' full of mercy.'
Dan P - Sales Director
This footage of great white sharks is completely fascinating and extraordinary. They are such majestic and wonderous creatures, but I hope to never be mistaken for a seal!
Louise SS - CEO
Attenborough completely ripping into a sloth and slinging insults such as 'moving compost heap' and creeps on Mr. Sloth to just yell 'BOO' in his face. The sloth's reaction makes this moment.
Sarah H - Marketing Executive
Just hilarious.
Kelly J - Campaign Manager
The odds are stacked against these baby iguanas who, to begin their life, have to escape to the ocean by crossing a sandy, snake-infested area. The tension in this heart-pounding race for survival is up there with the best thrillers i've seen. My knuckles were white!
Louise M - Campaign Manager
Journeys to the Other Side of the World - David Attenborough
Following the success of the original Zoo Quest expeditions, in the late 1950s onwards the young David Attenborough embarked on further travels in a very different part of the world. From Madagascar and New Guinea to the Pacific Islands and the Northern Territory of Australia, he and his cameraman companion were aiming to record not just the wildlife, but the way of life of some of the indigenous people of these regions, whose traditions had never been encountered by most of the British public before. From the land divers of Pentecost Island and the sing-sings of New Guinea, to a Royal Kava ceremony on Tonga and the ancient art of the Northern Territory, it is a journey like no other. Alongside these remarkable cultures he encounters paradise birds, chameleons, sifakas and many more animals in some of the most unique environments on the planet.
Adventures of a Young Naturalist - David Attenborough
In 1954, a young television presenter was offered the opportunity of a lifetime - to travel the world finding rare and elusive animals for London Zoo's collection, and to film the expeditions for the BBC. This is the story of those voyages. Staying with local tribes while trekking in search of giant anteaters in Guyana, Komodo dragons in Indonesia and armadillos in Paraguay, he and the rest of the team battled with cannibal fish, aggressive tree porcupines and escape-artist wild pigs, as well as treacherous terrain and unpredictable weather, to record the incredible beauty and biodiversity of these regions. The methods may be outdated now, but the fascination and respect for the wildlife, the people and the environment - and the importance of protecting these wild places - is not. Written with his trademark wit and charm, ADVENTURES OF A YOUNG NATURALIST is not just the story of a remarkable adventure, but of the man who made us fall in love with the natural world, and who is still doing so today.
Monday 20 Apr, 2020
Our Top Moments from TOP END WEDDING
The only thing we love better than a rom-com, is an Australian rom-com starring Miranda Tapsell!
Friday 06 Oct, 2017
5 minutes with ... Hugh Riminton
Hugh Riminton is a familiar face to millions of Australians. Awardwinning journalist, humanitarian, news presenter and foreign correspondent and now author.
Thursday 24 Dec, 2020
Best-Self
Want to make some positive changes with the start of the new year? We hand-picked this literary list with you in mind.
Senior Moments in Literature
How to avoid 'Modern Classics' and enjoy yourself with Safe Classics For Seniors
Friday 08 May, 2020
Nirmal ('Nims') Purja remarkable memoir BEYOND POSSIBLE coming September 2020
A record-breaking conquest of all 14 of the world's 8,000m 'Death Zone' peaks in 7 months: Nirmal ('Nims') Purja tells his remarkable story.


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Scarring alopecia is not a single problem, rather a group of disorders that may destroy the hair follicle. There are no certain causes that can define various kinds of scarring alopecias. However, inflammation in the upper part of the hair follicle, where the stem cells and sebaceous gland (oil gland) are located, is the most probable cause.Not only that, scarring alopecia replaces it with a scar tissue, that might cause long term hair loss as well .Scarring alopecia is also known as cicatricial alopecia.
How is scarring alopecia different from normal hair fall?
Scarring alopecia destroys follicle , leaves scar tissue , causes long term damage and needs prompt treatment, unlike regular hairfall which is asymptomatic. There are different types of scarring alopecia- lichen Plano pilaus , discoid lupus, trichotillomania , folliculitis decalvans name a few. Diagnosis would depend on the clinical examination by an expert dermatologist . Few cases may require skin biopsy .
Treatment option include : corticosteroids in topical creams, anti malarial, retinoids, antibiotics, calcineurin inhibitor. Hair transplantation can be done in select cases to restore lost hair .


1. PULL UPS. Inboard- Mount the bar with the palms of your hands facing you. You will start at a complete dead hang; your elbows will be completely locked out with no muscle tension in your arms. From that position you will initiate your pull up continuing to pull your body upwards until your chin breaks the plane of the bar and then lowering your body back to the dead hang position. Outboard- Mount the bar with the palms of your hands facing towards the bar. You will start at a complete dead hang; your elbows will be completely locked out with no muscle tension in your arms. From that position you will initiate your pull up continuing to pull your body upwards until your chin breaks the plane of the bar and then lowering your body back to the dead hang position.
2. PUSH UPS. Start in the up position, with your arms locked out and your hands slightly wider than shoulder width and your feet together. Roll your shoulders towards the ground to create active shoulders while keeping your body rigid in a straight line with your head up looking forward. From that position lower your body to the ground until your chest touches the desk. As soon as your chest touches, push your body back ot the upright position maintaining straight alignment until you once again are in the upright position.
3. TRICEP PUSH UPS. Start in the up position with your arms locked out and your elbows close to your rib cage. Your hands should be approximately 12 inches apart and your feet together. Roll your shoulders towards the ground to create active shoulders while keeping your body rigid in a straight line with your head up looking forward. From that position, lower your body to the ground until your chest touches the deck keeping your elbows in contact with your rib cage. As soon as your chest touches, push your body back to the upright position, keeping that straight alignment until you once again are in the upright position.
4. DIAMOND PUSH UPS. Start in the up position with your arms locked out, your elbows close to your rib cage, your hands directly underneath your chest with your index fingers and thumbs touching (creating a diamond), and your feet spread slightly wider than shoulder width. Roll your shoulders toward the ground to create active shoulders while keeping your body rigid in a straight line with your head up looking forward. From that position lower your body to the ground until your chest touches the deck. Keep your elbows in contact with your rib cage as your body lowers. As soon as your chest touches, push your body back to the upright position keeping that straight alignment until once again in the upright position.
5. PLYOMETRIC JUMPS. Stand behind a sturdy surface approximately 12 inches high with your feet spread in a natural stance. Lower your body by bending at the knees at a 45 degree angle, then explode upwards with both feet leaving the ground at the same time and landing on top of the surface. The entire soles of both feet should impact the surface at the same time; as soon as contact is made, immediately jump again to travel back to the ground.
6. MILITARY PRESS. Stand with your back straight and feet spread shoulder width apart, your arms bent at your sides with palms facing forward and the bar touching your chest. Push the bar upwards until your arms are fully extended and locked out above your head. Then proceed to lower the bar back to the starting position.
7. BICEP CURL. Stand with your back straight and your feet shoulder width apart, your arms fully extended at your sides with the bar touching your legs. Bending your arms at the elbow, pull the weight upwards to your chest while keepiung your back straight. Continue upwards until the bar touches your chest. Lower the bar until you are back to your starting position.
8. CRUNCHES. Lay down with your back flat on the ground and your feet in the air with your knees bent at a 90 degree angle. Your hands should be cupping your ears without your fingers touching. Flex your abdomen and pull your shoulder blades off the ground. When both shoulders blades are off the ground and your elbows come even with your thighs, lower yourself back to the starting position. Note - this is not proper form for crunches on the Physical Fitness Test.
9. FROG SIT UPS. Lay down with your back flat on the ground, bend your knees and turn the soles of your feet inboard so that they touch. Place your hands on your chest. Flex your abdoment while pushing your hands forward until you are in the sitting position and your hands are touching your ankles. Lower your torso and pull your hands back to return to the starting position.
10. SIT UPS WITH A TWIST. Lay down with your back flat on the ground. With your feet flat on the ground, bend your knees and cup your ears with your hands. Flex your abdomen so that you come to a sitting position. As you are coming up, rotate your torso so that your left elbow touches your right knee. Then lower your body while rotating your torso back to the starting position. Repeat to the opposite side.
11. LUNGES. Stand with your feet spread naturally, back straight, and your hands on your hips. Step out with your left foot, lowering your body until your right knee comes close to the ground but does not touch. Keeping that left foot in place, raise your body forward to the standing position. Change legs and repeat.
12. SQUATS. Stand with your feet spread naturally and your arms straight out in front of your body. Lower your body by bending your knees to approximately 90 degrees, keeping your back straight. Return to starting position and repeat.
13. STAR JUMPS. Stand with your feet together and your back straight, bending at the knees and waist. Lower your body until your hands touch the floor. From that position, explode upwards, jumping into the air so that your body is fully extended with your legs flared out to the sides and your arms to the sky. Return to the starting position and repeat.
14. BEND AND THRUST. Stand with your feet together and arms hanging down at your sides, bend at the knees and lower your body until you are in the crouched positiong with your hands touching the ground. Thrust your legs out straight behind you so that you are in the push up position. Pull your legs back to the crouched position so your knees are directly under your chest. Then return to the starting position.
15. DORSAL RAISES. Lay flat with your chest on the ground and your legs spread naturally. Cup your ears with your hands with your elbows pointed outboard. Keeping your abdomen on the ground, raise your chest and legs off the ground. Then lower your chest and legs back to the starting position.